2543 Amendments of Elsi KATAINEN
Amendment 32 #
2023/2059(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas ports play a crucial role for Europe’s economy and energy transition by enabling the production, supply and import of clean energies and technologies, including for hydrogen;
Amendment 51 #
2023/2059(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas, while welcoming the extension of the EU emission trading system (ETS) to the maritime sector, attention should be paid to the negative effects - both in terms of decreasing competitiveness of EU ports and increasing carbon leakages - of evasive behaviours caused by the potential relocation of transhipment activities to ports outside of the Union;
Amendment 101 #
2023/2059(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that limiting foreign investments in an individual port in one Member State can negatively affect the competitive position of that port compared to neighbouring ports that do not have these limitations, which underlines the need for a joint European strategyic approach towards foreign investments in all EU critical infrastructures, including critical port infrastructure;
Amendment 151 #
2023/2059(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to specifically address the need to prevent and reduce the risks of espionage and sabotage in ports with a military function, such as ports that are used by NATO;
Amendment 186 #
2023/2059(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Stresses the vital role ports play in the energy transition as energy hubs for the conversion, conditioning and storing of energy carriers, for the import of critical raw materials, as servicing stationcarbon capture and storage hubs, as servicing stations and manufacturing hubs for offshore energy facilities and as nodes in transport systems supporting the energy transition;
Amendment 194 #
2023/2059(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Amendment 218 #
2023/2059(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Underlines that an energy transition in ports will not be possible without a skilled workforce, easy and swift permitting procedures and adequate public and private funding;
Amendment 234 #
2023/2059(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Stresses that strengthening the economic position of EU ports and improving their competitiveness in a global economy is crucial for limiting foreign influence and security risks; as well as ensuring stable supply chains ;
Amendment 239 #
2023/2059(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Calls on the Commission, in light of the extension of the EU emission trading system (ETS) to the maritime sector, to assess without delay the risks of transfer of container transshipment activities to non-EU ports, and to propose any necessary measure to ensure parity of treatment between EU and non-EU neighbouring ports, including in the context of deep-sea intercontinental voyages, in view to avoid evasive behaviours, prevent carbon leakage and ensure fair competition;
Amendment 3 #
2023/2044(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas rural areas, are more affected than other regions by demographic decline and insufficient talent development, suffering from high numbers of young people leaving, a lack oflow generational renewal, which contributes to ageing demographics and overall population decline;
Amendment 8 #
2023/2044(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Amendment 12 #
2023/2044(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas the CAP 2023-2027 is structured around ten specific objectives, and the objectives related particularly to supporting generational renewal, ensuring vibrant rural areas and fostering knowledge and innovation will support strategies to counteract the talent development trap;
Amendment 15 #
2023/2044(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas farming will require more know-how from farmers and other professionals and constant adaptation, due to the the rapid progress of digitalisation and farming related technologies;
Amendment 22 #
2023/2044(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that a concerted effort is needed to harness the potential of rural people living in rural areas and resources in order to ensure sustainable development; that their communities are vibrant, offering work opportunities and good services and fostering sustainable development and diverse economic activities, both agricultural and non- agricultural;
Amendment 26 #
2023/2044(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recalls that access to basic services of general interest, infrastructure, health and education and a prerequisite to keep communities attractive for residents and potential newcomers; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure appropriate public support and targeted investments to tackle these challenges;
Amendment 40 #
2023/2044(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that the ‘talent development trap’ occurs in many regions with insufficient skilled workers, as well as a lack ofnd constitutes a greater challenge particularly for communities that are far away from universityies and higher education institutions; points out that innova or where effective transport solutions and education play a crucial role in ensuring that all EUre not available to enable access to these. Calls on the Member States to cooperate with regions can build a supportive innovation environment and develop their populations’ talents in order to ensure their future competitiveness; considers it therefore necessary to introduce a range of policied local stakeholders to develop efficient strategies to ensure that suitable transport solutions are in place to allow citizens living in rural areas to tackle depopulation resulting in a loss of talentcess higher education or vocational training;
Amendment 42 #
2023/2044(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. points out that innovation and education play a crucial role in ensuring that all EU regions can build a supportive innovation environment and develop their populations’ talents in order to ensure their future competitiveness; stresses that rural areas face a greater challenge than urban areas in ensuring its population takes up digital skills and calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure broadband connectivity in rural areas and improve the level of digital skills;
Amendment 48 #
2023/2044(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights that regions faced with shrinking regionsworkforce need to develop economic diversification strategies to promofoster local resilience, offer more work opportunities and increase their attractiveness;
Amendment 50 #
2023/2044(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. recognises the importance of the EU Pact for Skills in the agri-food sector and calls on the Commission and the Member States to allocate funding for agicultural and rural development innovation, training & advisory hubs for training on farming skills, digital skills and administrative or financial issues, beyond the compliance with the CAP obligations; stresses that such support could help particularly young farmers, promote greater innovation, entrepreneurship and higher incentives to enter farming;
Amendment 52 #
2023/2044(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Calls on the Member States to strengthen cooperation between vocational training institutions and local businesses, in order to tailor curricula to the labour market, better connect theory with practice on the ground and seize local and regional opportunities.
Amendment 55 #
2023/2044(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recognises the important role women and young people play in areas at risk of depopulation; calls therefore for measures to create economic, social and other opportunities, as well as innovative and sustainable jobs and services, in particular a view to support generational renewal in the farming sector and the set- up of new business in the rural areas;
Amendment 58 #
2023/2044(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission to increase the EU funding for research into support for women in rural areas, to strengthen evidence-based future policies;
Amendment 59 #
2023/2044(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Highlights the economic potential of women in rural areas and calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure targeted support, to facilitate access to funding opportunities and business skills, with a view to increasing female entrepreneurship in rural areas;
Amendment 60 #
2023/2044(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recognises the role played by the CAP in fostering cooperation at local level, by offering the Member States a range of instruments, such as the EIP AGRI Network, LEADER, Smart Villages and the support to producer organisations. Underlines the importance of including young people’s perspectives in relevant strategies, policies, action plans and measures;
Amendment 66 #
2023/2044(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that the establishment of the Rural Observatory should be taken as an opportunity to improve databases and better reflect local realities, especially regarding age and gender-disaggregated data;
Amendment 67 #
2023/2044(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses that the increasing use of digital technologies in agriculture, and in particular space data is helping to address a host of challenges that farmers are faced with, improving farm profitability and resource efficiency whilst contributing to sustainability goals. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to make full use of the potential of space data in agriculture, and in doing so increasing farm profitability and the attractiveness of farming for younger people.
Amendment 69 #
2023/2044(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Stresses the increasing opportunities for rural areas stemming from the digital transition, especially in agriculture, through artificial intelligence, geospatial data, IoT data and high-speed connectivity and warns of the wide rural digital gap in the EU; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure stable, high-speed broadband coverage throughout the EU, including in rural areas, to certify geospatial data usage for precision agriculture, to ensure that digitalisation is inclusive and accessible and to support farmers with training, resources, and incentives to adopt new technologies;
Amendment 70 #
2023/2044(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Points out that EU funding, such as the 2014-2020on the rural development programme, plays a crucial role in the ability of rural regions to react to demographic challenges. Underlines that where national, regional or local strategies allow for synergies between the EU Cohesion Policy and the rural development dimension of the new CAP, the implementation should be carefully planned to maximise simplification and avoid administrative burdens on the beneficiaries;
Amendment 52 #
2023/0265(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) To achieve these objectives, the right balance between economic efficiency, environmental sustainability, protection of road infrastructure and road safety aspects should be struck. Furthermore, to ensure legislative coherence and legal certainty, this Directive should be aligned as closely as possible with the CO2 standards for heavy-duty vehicles Regulation and the Combined Transport Directive.
Amendment 60 #
2023/0265(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The transport of indivisible loads is an important market segment linked with the strategic areas of renewable energy, civil engineering and infrastructure, oil and gas, heavy industry and power generation sectors. Despite the recognised value of the existing European Best Practice Guidelines for Abnormal Transport, adopted by experts designated by the Member States, very little progress has been made towards the simplification and harmonisation of the rules and procedures to obtain permits for the transport of indivisible loads. Without prejudice to the right of Member States to establish the necessary conditions to ensure the safe transport of indivisible loads in their territories, Member States should cooperate to harmonise, to the extent possible, those requirements to avoid the multiplication of diverging conditions serving the same purpose. Member States should also ensure that national requirements are proportionate and non- discriminatory, refraining from imposing unjustified requirements such as fluency in the national language of the Member State concerned. To reduce administrative burden for operators and to ensure efficient, fair and safe operations, it is crucial to put in place a transparent, harmonised, user-friendly system for obtaining permits that is available in the most representative EU languages and accessible by electronic communication means.
Amendment 62 #
2023/0265(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The transport of indivisible loads is an important market segment linked with the strategic areas of renewable energy, civil engineering and infrastructure, oil and gas, heavy industry and power generation sectors. Despite the recognised value of the existing European Best Practice Guidelines for Abnormal Transport, adopted by experts designated by the Member States, very little progress has been made towards the simplification and harmonisation of the rules and procedures to obtain permits for the transport of indivisible loads. Without prejudice to the right of Member States to establish the necessary conditions to ensure the safe transport of indivisible loads in their territories, Member States should closely cooperate to harmonise, to the best extent possible, those requirements to avoid the multiplication of diverging conditions serving the same purpose. Member States should also ensure that national requirements are proportionate and non- discriminatory, refraining from imposing unjustified requirements such as fluency in the national language of the Member State concerned. To reduce administrative burden for operators and to ensure efficient, fair and safe operations, it is crucial to put in place a transparent, harmonised, user-friendly system for obtaining permits that is available by electronic communication means.
Amendment 66 #
2023/0265(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) European Modular Systems (EMS) have been used and trialled at length and have proven to be an interesting solution to improve the economic and energy efficiency of transport operations, while ensuring road safety and protection of infrastructure, thanks to their confinement to adequate parts of the road networks. Given national specificities, different economic interests, transportation needs and diverse transport infrastructure capacities in Member States, they are best placed to assess and authorise the circulation of EMS on their territories. At the same time, to enlarge the positive socio-economic and environmental impacts of the use of EMS, it is crucial to remove unnecessary barriers to their use in cross- border operations between neighbouring Member States that allow such vehicle combinations on their territories, without limitation in the number of borders crossed as long as they comply with the maximum authorised weights and dimensions for EMS established by Member States within their respective territories. This is to ensure that EMS used in cross-border operations comply with the common lowest weight and dimension limit for EMS applicable in those Member States. In the interests of safety of operations, transparency and legal clarity, common conditions should be established for the circulation of EMS in national and international traffic, including providing clear information on the weights and dimensions limits for EMS and on parts of the road network compatible with specifications of such vehicles, and monitoring the impacts of the use of EMS on road safety, on the road infrastructure, on modal cooperation, as well as the environmental impacts of European Modular Systems on the transport system, including the impacts on modal share. Five years after the adoption of this legislation, in order to facilitate the transition towards decarbonisation in the road transport sector in line with the European Green Deal, the Commission should analyse the data collected from European Modular Systems engaged in international traffic and consider, if appropriate, zero emission objectives for EMS vehicles.
Amendment 71 #
2023/0265(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Member States should continue to be allowed to run trials on a temporary basis. Indeed, new technologies allowing for in-motion charging, such as solar panels, pantographs and electric roads, or the progressive introduction of EMS in Member States, may require exceeding the maximum weights and dimensions in a testing environment, including in cross- border sections of the road network. Therefore, Member States should continue to be allowed to conduct such trials and be able to test the compatibility of new technologies and concepts across borders. The temporary and innovative nature of trials needs to be clarified by setting up a maximum period of time to conduct them with a possibility for one-time renewal justified by the Member State to the Commission. At the same time, the number of trials of new technologies and innovative schemes should not be restricted to avoid hampering innovation. Member States should regularly monitor and assess the performance and impacts of testing the new technologies and new concepts on road safety, on the road infrastructure, on modal cooperation, as well as the environmental impacts on the transport system, such as impacts on the modal share.
Amendment 75 #
2023/0265(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) The transport of indivisible loads carried out by vehicles or vehicle combinations exceeding the maximum weights or dimensions and the use of EMS, given their needs for additional safety features and for suitable infrastructure, require that special attention is given to elements such as transparency of relevant information, legal certainty and harmonisation of the permit processes. It is therefore necessary for Member States to establish a single electronic information and communication system containing all the relevant information regarding the operational and administrative conditions for the transport of indivisible loads and for the use of EMS, in a clear and easily accessible manner. This national system should also enable the operators to obtain the information and submit electronically the application, in a standardised format, for special permits for the carriage of indivisible loads in the Member State concerned. These permits should be issued in electronic format and operators should be allowed to carry out abnormal transports using the electronic document.
Amendment 77 #
2023/0265(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) The transport of indivisible loads carried out by vehicles or vehicle combinations exceeding the maximum weights or dimensions and the use of EMS, given their needs for additional safety features and for suitable infrastructure, require that special attention is given to elements such as transparency of relevant information, legal certainty and harmonisation of the permit processes. It is therefore necessary for Member States to establish a single electronic information and communication system containing all the relevant information regarding the operational and administrative conditions for the transport of indivisible loads and for the use of EMS, in a clear and easily accessible manner. This national system should also enable the operators to obtain the information and submit electronically the application, in a standardised format , for special permits for the carriage of indivisible loads in the Member State concerned. These permits should be issued in an electronic format.
Amendment 83 #
2023/0265(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) The artificial barriers to the cross- border transport of heavier lorries primarily used in long distance transport (such as vehicle combinations with 5 and 6 axles), should be removed in a harmonised way to take advantage in the short term of the operational, energy and environmental efficiency linked to the greater loading capacity granted by the Member States, including for intermodal transport. To effectively drive the transition towards zero-emission mobility, it is necessary to phase out the use of such heavier lorries running on fossil fuels, as of 2035, when in line with the mtarkget penetration of zero-emission HDVs is projected to increase significantly up to ars set in the CO2 standards for heavy-duty vehicles Regulation. Therefore, the phase-out shounld 50% of new HDV registrationsbe as of 2040, if enabling conditions are met. After the phasing out, heavier lorries should continue to be allowed in national traffic while, in international traffic, they should comply with the maximum authorised weights set up in Annex I to Directive 96/53/EC, which limits the extra weight allowance to zero-emission vehicles and to vehicles involved in an intermodal transport operation.
Amendment 93 #
2023/0265(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) Similarly to the need for extra space, current standards are also not suitable to compensate for the extra weight of zero-emission heavy-duty vehicles, in particular in long distance transport. Additional weight and axle weight areis necessary for zero- emission vehicle combinations, as well as to the most common passenger vehicles in use in the Union. However, this should be done without increasing axle weights to avoid exponential increase in road wear. Lighter technologies and better aerodynamics will render the use of zero- emission propulsion systems more efficient (for example, to allow for longer range travelled and longer battery life) by reducing their energy consumption. To provide additional incentives to the deployment of zero-emission heavy-duty vehicles, to promote technological development, as well as the equipment of vehicles with improved aerodynamics, extra weight allowances should therefore be disconnected from the weight of the zero-emission technology.
Amendment 97 #
2023/0265(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) Effective, efficient, and consistent enforcement of the rules is of utmost importance to ensure undistorted competition between operators and eliminate risks to road safety and to road infrastructure posed by vehicles unlawfully exceeding the applicable weights or dimensions. To better target roadside controls at overloaded vehicles, and if they choose to use automatic systems on the road infrastructure, Member States should ensure as a minimum the deployment of such systems in the trans-European road transport network. Moreover, for reliability and consistency of the enforcement across the Union, the mandatory minimum level of controls to be performed by Member States should be established in proportion to the level of traffic on their territories by the vehicles within scope of this Directive, including an appropriate number of controls during night hours. The system in place in the respective Member States, if technically possible, should recognise additional allowed weights or dimensions to abnormal transport if a valid permit has been issued, to avoid unjustified fines for these transports.
Amendment 99 #
2023/0265(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) Effective, efficient, and consistent enforcement of the rules is of utmost importance to ensure undistorted competition between operators and eliminate risks to road safety and to road infrastructure posed by vehicles unlawfully exceeding the applicable weights or dimensions. To better target roadside controls at overloaded vehicles, and if they choose to use automatic systems on the road infrastructure, Member States should ensure as a minimum the deployment of such systems in the trans-European road transport network. Moreover, for reliability and consistency of the enforcement across the Union, the mandatory minimum level of controls to be performed by Member States should be established in proportion to the level of traffic on their territories by the vehicles within scope of this Directive, including an appropriate number of controls during night hours. The existing system should recognize permits for exceptional transports if a valid permit has been issued in order to avoid unjustified fines for these transports.
Amendment 110 #
2023/0265(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 22 a (new)
Recital 22 a (new)
(22a) European Modular System vehicles are still relatively novel in the EU, even though they are already in use in some Member States. In order to utilise the insights gained from monitoring and data collection, as well as to share experiences and exchange knowledge on EMS vehicles between different Member States, an EMS Best Practices Forum should be set up, which should meet at least once a year.
Amendment 123 #
2023/0265(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point e
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point e
Directive 96/53/EC
Article 2 – fourteenth indent
Article 2 – fourteenth indent
— ‘alternatively fuelled vehicle’ shall mean a motor vehicle powered wholly or in part by an alternative fuel and which has been approved under the framework of Regulation (EU) 2018/858,;
Amendment 135 #
2023/0265(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Directive 96/53/EC
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – third subparagraph
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – third subparagraph
Member States shall guarantee that the conditions under which the permits or similar arrangements related to the transport of indivisible loads are issued are proportionate and non-discriminatory. In particular, Member States shall cooperate to further harmonise the permit issuing deadlines. Member States shall act jointly to avoid the multiplicity of vehicle markings and signalling, and to favour the use of pictograms over text. Member States shall not impose language requirements related to the transport of indivisible load and further harmonise the appearance, markings and signs of escort vehicles and pilot cars. Member States shall not impose language requirements related to the drivers of indivisible loads transports. Member States are encouraged to provide transparent information on the basic network accessible for indivisible load transports, where this exists.
Amendment 140 #
2023/0265(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Directive 96/53/EC
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – third subparagraph
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – third subparagraph
Member States shall guarantee that the conditions under which the permits or similar arrangements related to the transport of indivisible loads are issued are proportionate and non-discriminatory. In particular, Member States shall cooperate to avoid the multiplicity of vehicle markings and signalling, and to favour the use of pictograms over text and to align the rules for escorting abnormal transports. Member States shall not impose language requirements related to the transport of indivisible loads.
Amendment 142 #
2023/0265(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Directive 96/53/EC
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – first subparagraph
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – first subparagraph
Member States may allow vehicles or vehicle combinations used for transport which carry out certain national or international transport operations that do not significantly affect international competition in the transport sector to circulate in their territory with weights or dimensions deviating from those laid down in points 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4 to 1.8, 2, 4.1, 4.2 and 4.4 of Annex I.
Amendment 148 #
2023/0265(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Directive 96/53/EC
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) the Member State which permits transport operations to be carried out in its territory by vehicles or vehicle combinations with weights or dimensions deviating from those laid down in Annex I also permits the circulation of European Modular Systems pursuant to paragraph 4a, so as to achieve at least the loading length authorised in that Member State, and so that every operator may benefit from equal conditions of competition.
Amendment 170 #
2023/0265(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point c
Directive 96/53/EC
Article 4 – paragraph 4a (new) – seventh subparagraph
Article 4 – paragraph 4a (new) – seventh subparagraph
Member States shall inform the Commission in case they allow the circulation in their territories of European Modular Systems. Three years after the entry into force, the Commission shall present a report on the cross-border circulation of the European Modular System combinations in the EU and shall, if appropriate, make a legislative proposal duly accompanied by an impact assessment to widen the scope of its use.
Amendment 177 #
2023/0265(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point d
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point d
Directive 96/53/EC
Article 4 – paragraph 5 – first subparagraph
Article 4 – paragraph 5 – first subparagraph
Member States may allow for a limited period of time trials of vehicles or vehicle combinations incorporating new technologies or new concepts which cannot comply with requirements of this Directive. Such vehicles or vehicle combinations shall be allowed to carry out certain national or international transport operations for the trial period. In particular, trials with European Modular Systems shall be allowed for a maximum of five years and can be renewed once for another five years. If a Member State decides to renew a trial, it shall provide sufficient justification to the Commission. The number of trials shall not be limited. Member States shall inform the Commission thereof.
Amendment 189 #
2023/0265(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 96/53/EC
Article 4a – paragraph 2
Article 4a – paragraph 2
2. The Commission mayshall adopt implementing acts establishing a common standard vehicle registration and permit application form and harmonising the rules and procedures for the issuing of national permits, including in digital form, or similar arrangements referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article and in Article 4(3) as well as harmonising the rules for escorting abnormal transports. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 10i(2).
Amendment 192 #
2023/0265(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 96/53/EC
Article 4a – paragraph 2
Article 4a – paragraph 2
2. The Commission mayshall adopt implementing acts establishing a common standard vehicle registration and permit application form and harmonising the rules and procedures for the issuing of national permits or similar arrangements referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article and in Article 4(3). Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 10i(2).
Amendment 206 #
2023/0265(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 96/53/EC
Article 4b – paragraph 3
Article 4b – paragraph 3
3. In view of the expected increase in the uptake of zero-emission vehicles, this Article shall apply until 31 December 20349, if enabling conditions are met.’;
Amendment 215 #
2023/0265(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 96/53/EC
Article 8c – paragraph 1
Article 8c – paragraph 1
Vehicle transporters with open bodies may exceed the maximum lengths laid down in point 1.1 of Annex I while loaded, up to a total of 20,75 meters, using authorisedextendable rear load supports.
Amendment 226 #
2023/0265(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point a
Directive 96/53/EC
Article 9a – paragraph 1
Article 9a – paragraph 1
1. Vehicles or vehicle combinations which comply with Regulation (EU) 2018/858 may exceed the maximum lengths laid down in point 1.1 of Annex I to this Directive provided that their cabs deliver improved aerodynamic performance, energy efficiency, improved driver comfort and safety performance. Any excess of the maximum lengths allowed under this Article may also be used to install zero-emission technology. Vehicles or vehicle combinations equipped with such cabs shall comply with point 1.5 of Annex I to this Directive and any exceeding of the maximum lengths shall not result in an increase in the load capacity of those vehicles.
Amendment 239 #
2023/0265(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13 – point a
Directive 96/53/EC
Article 10d – paragraph 1 – second subparagraph
Article 10d – paragraph 1 – second subparagraph
If a Member State chooses to set up automatic systems on the road infrastructure, it shall ensure as a minimum the deployment of such systems in the trans-European road transport network set out in Regulation (EU) 1315/2013*. Automatic systems shall be able to, if technically possible, identify vehicles or combinations with a special permit and link the conditions laid down in the permit with the maximum authorised weights and dimensions.
Amendment 247 #
2023/0265(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Directive 96/53/EC
Article 10da – paragraph 2
Article 10da – paragraph 2
2. When a Member State implements IAP pursuant to paragraph 1, it shall ensure that their IAP schemes comply with Directive 2010/40/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council*. In particular, Member States shall ensure that data related to the IAP scheme and falling within the scope of Directive 2010/40/EU, including weight, length, width or height restrictions, are available in digital machine-readable format and made accessible via the National Access Points established under Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/670**. Member States shall also ensure that the IAP scheme is able to identify vehicles and combinations with a special permit and link the conditions laid down in the permit with the maximum authorised weights and dimensions.
Amendment 252 #
2023/0265(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16 a (new)
Directive 96/53/EC
Article 10 ga (new)
Article 10 ga (new)
(16a) The following Article 10 ga is inserted: Article 10 ga EMS Best Practices Forum 1. An EMS Best Practices Forum shall be set up in order to support dialogue and share experiences and best practices on EMS vehicles in the Union among Member States’ experts and members of the Road Transport Committee. 2. Member States shall delegate as experts to the EMS Best Practices Forum the experts participating in the Road Transport Committee referred to in Article 10i. 3. Stakeholders, representatives of vehicle manufacturers, representatives of transport operators and social partners may be invited to the EMS Best Practices Forum. 4. The EMS Best Practices Forum shall adopt its rules of procedure. 5. The EMS Best Practices Forum shall meet at least once a year.
Amendment 259 #
2023/0265(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall adopt and publish, by [date-of-adoption+21 years] at the latest, the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions. When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made.
Amendment 266 #
2023/0265(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – table – point 1.1 and point 2.5 (new)
Annex I – table – point 1.1 and point 2.5 (new)
1.1 Maximum length — motor vehicle other than a bus 12,00 m — trailer 12,00 m — articulated vehicle 16,50 m — road train 18,75 m — articulated bus with three axles 18,7518,75 m — articulated bus with four axles 21,00 m — bus with two axles 13,50 m — bus with more than two axles 15,00 m — bus + trailer 18,75 m 2.5 Four-axle articulated buses 32 tonnes In the case of alternatively fuelled vehicles other than zero-emission vehicles, the maximum authorised weight of 32 tonnes provided for in Sub-section 2.5 is increased by the additional weight required for the alternative fuel technology with a maximum of 1 tonne. In the case of zero-emission vehicles the maximum authorised weight of 32 tonnes provided for in Sub-section 2.5 is increased by 2 tonnes.
Amendment 269 #
2023/0265(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – table – point 1.1 and point 1.6
Annex I – table – point 1.1 and point 1.6
1.1 Maximum length — motor vehicle other than a bus 12,00 m — trailer 12,00 m — articulated vehicle 16,508,00 m — road train 18,75 m — articulated bus 18,75 m — bus with two axles 13,50 m — bus with more than two axles 15,00 m — bus + trailer 18,75 m 1.6 Maximum distance between the axis of the fifth-wheel king pin and the rear 12,03,50 m of a semi-trailer.
Amendment 271 #
2023/0265(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – table – point 2.2.1 and point 2.2.2
Annex I – table – point 2.2.1 and point 2.2.2
2.2.1 Road trains with five or six axles (a) two-axle motor vehicle with three-axle trailer 40 tonnes (b) three-axle motor vehicle with two or-axle trailer 40 tonnes (ba) three-axle motor vehicle with three-axle trailer 440 tonnes 2.2.2 Articulated vehicles with five or six axles (a) two-axle motor vehicle with three-axle semi-trailer 40 tonnes (b) three-axle motor vehicle with two or three-axle semi-trailer 40 tonnes (ba) trailerthree-axle motor vehicle with three-axle semi-trailer 44 tonnes (c) two-axle motor vehicle with three-axle semi-trailer 424 tonnes involved in intermodal transport operations (d) three-axle motor vehicle with two- or three-axle 44 tonnes semi-trailer involved in intermodal transport operations
Amendment 294 #
2023/0265(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – table – point 3.4
Annex I – table – point 3.4
3.4 Driving axle 3.4.1 Driving axle of the vehicles referred to in points 2.2, 2.3 and 11,5 tonnes 2.4 other than zero-emission vehicles 3.4.2 Driving axle of zero-emission vehicles referred to in points 12.51,5 tonnes 2.2.1 and 2.2.2 3.4.3 Zero-emission two-axle buses 12.1,5 tonnes
Amendment 299 #
2023/0265(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – table – point 3.6 (new)
Annex I – table – point 3.6 (new)
3.6 Tri-axles of motor vehicles The sum of the axle weights per tri-axle must not exceed, if the distance (d) between the axles is: 3.6.1 less than 1,3 m (d < 1,3) 21 tonnes 3.6.2 1,3 m or greater but less than 1,8 m (1,3 ≤ d < 1,8) 24 tonnes
Amendment 302 #
2023/0265(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – table – point 4.3
Annex I – table – point 4.3
4.3 Maximum authorised weight depending on the wheelbase The maximum authorised weight in tonnes of a four-axle or five-axle motor vehicle may not exceed not exceed five times the distance in metres between the axles of the foremost and rearmost axles of the vehicle
Amendment 3 #
2023/0264(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Takes note of the EUR 53,76 million in commitments and EUR 52,58 million in payment for agriculture; nonetheless calls for an increase of the budget considering the challenges that the agri-food sector has faced in 2023 and still needs to tackle in 2024; highlights that generally the size of this budget is smaller compared to 2023 in relation to the GNI of the EU and even if the budget 2024 is EUR 2.7 billion more than the one agreed for 2023, the increase does not compensate for high inflation levels;
Amendment 15 #
2023/0264(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights the role that agriculture plays in achieving the Union objectives of food security, sustainable growth, social inclusion, animal welfare and combating climate change;
Amendment 26 #
2023/0264(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points out the negative effects of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine on food securityon international food security and food affordability, especially in those regions of the world highly dependent on staple food imports from Ukraine;
Amendment 39 #
2023/0264(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines that inflation has been much higher than the 2 % deflator foreseen in the MFF, which will not compensate for the loss of value; highlights in this regard the fact that the CAP budget in the MFF 2021-27 is already lower than in the previous planning period and that the high inflation further depreciates the funding available to farmers; highlights that the revision of the MFF should address all these shortcomings;
Amendment 46 #
2023/0264(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for additional support for Member States with the lowest direct payments in order to strengthen their capacity to withstand inflationary pressures and increased input prices;
Amendment 64 #
2023/0264(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Highlights the importance of making farming a more attractive profession by improving mechanisms that support young farmers through training schemes and calls on the Council and Commission to increase support for young farmers in the General Budget 2024;
Amendment 70 #
2023/0264(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses the importance of funding research and innovation in the agri-food sector and ensuring that farmers are involved in this research; recalls the importance of ensuring that research results reach farm level;
Amendment 76 #
2023/0264(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Welcomes the acceleration of the digital transformation in agriculture and rural areas; notes the continued importance of support for investments in modernisation and innovation if the agriculture sector is to contribute to meeting the targets of the European Green Deal, the Biodiversity strategy and Farm to Fork measures;
Amendment 80 #
2023/0264(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Emphasises the important role of agri-cooperatives, and calls on Member States to provide more support for the cooperative sector while making sure that unnecessary administrative burden is mitigated;
Amendment 103 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) The long-term objective of the Directive is to aim to achieve healthy soils by 2050. As an intermediate step, in light of the limited knowledge about the condition of soils and about the effectiveness and costs of the measures to regenerate their health, the directive takes a staged approach. In the first stage the focus will be on setting up the soil monitoring framework and assessing the situation of soils throughout the EU. It also includes requirements to lay down measures to manage soils sustainably and regenerate unhealthy soils once their condition is established, but without imposing an obligation to achieve healthy soils by 2050 neither intermediate targets. This proportionate approach will allow sustainable soil management and regeneration of unhealthy soils to be well prepared, incentivised and set in motion. In a second stage, as soon as the results of the first assessment of soils and trends analysis are available, the Commission will take stock of the progress towards the 2050 objective and the experience thereof, and will propose a review of the directive if necessary to accelerate progress towards 2050.
Amendment 107 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) Addressing the pressures on soils and identifying the appropriate measures to maintain or regenerate soil health requires that the variety of soil types, the specific local and climatic conditions and the land use or the land cover is taken into account. It is therefore appropriate that Member States establish soil districts. Soil districts should constitute the basic governance units to manage soils and to take measures to comply with the requirements laid down in this Directive, in particular with regard to the monitoring and assessment of soil health. The number, geographic extent and boundaries of soil districts for each Member State should be determined in order to facilitate the implementation of Regulation (UE) …/…. of the European Parliament and of the Council48 . There should be a minimum number of soil districts in each Member State taking into account the size of the Member State. This minimum number of soil districts for each Member State shallmay correspond to the number of NUTS 1 territorial units established in Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council49 . __________________ 48 +OP please insert in the text the number of the Regulation on the carbon removal certification contained in document COM(2022) 672 final and insert the number, date, title and OJ reference of that Directive in the footnote. 49 Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 May 2003 on the establishment of a common classification of territorial units for statistics (NUTS) (OJ L 154, 21.6.2003, p. 1).
Amendment 112 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) In order to ensure an appropriate governance on soils, Member States should be required to appoint a competent authority for each soil district. Member States should be allowed to appoint any additional competent authority at appropriate level including at national or regional levels.
Amendment 115 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) In order to have a common definition of healthy soil condition, there is a need to define a minimum common set of measurable criteria, which, if not respected leads to a critical loss in the soil’s capacity to function as a vital living system and to provide ecosystem services, including agriculture, food production and sustainable soil monitoring. Such criteria should reflect and be based on the existing level of soil science and duly taking into account the socio economic effects.
Amendment 141 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 37
Recital 37
(37) To maintain or enhance soil health, soils need to be managed sustainably. Sustainable soil management will enable the long-term provision of soil services, including improved air and water quality and food security. It is therefore appropriate to lay down an indicative list of sustainable soil management principles to guide soil management practices.
Amendment 144 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 38
Recital 38
(38) Economic instruments, including those under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) that provide support to farmers, have a crucial role in the transition to the sustainable management of agricultural soils and, to a lesser extent, forest soils. The CAP aims to support soil health through the implementation of conditionality, eco-schemes and rural development measures. Financial support for farmers and foresters who apply sustainable soil management practices can also be generated by the private sector. Voluntary sustainability labels in the food, wood, bio-based, and energy industry, for example, established by private stakeholders, can take into account the sustainable soil management principles set out in this Directive. This can enable food, wood, and other biomass producers that follow those principles in their production to reflect these in the value of their products. Additional funding for a network of real- life sites for testing, demonstrating and upscaling of solutions, including on carbon farming, will be provided through the Soil Mission’s living labs and lighthouses. Without prejudice to the polluter pays principle, support and advice should be provided by Member States to help landowners and land users affected by action taken under this Directive taking into account, in particular, the needs and limited capacities of small and medium sized enterprises.
Amendment 162 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 48
Recital 48
(48) Transparency is an essential component of soil policy and ensures public accountability and awareness, fair market conditions and the monitoring of progress. Therefore, Member States should set up and maintain a national register of contaminated sites and potentially contaminated sites which contains site- specific information that should be made publicly accessible in an online georeferenced spatial database, without disclosing the identity of the owner of the site. The register should contain the information that is necessary for the public to be informed on the existence and on the management of potentially contaminated sites and contaminated sites. Because the presence of soil contamination is not yet confirmed but only suspected on potentially contaminated sites, the difference between contaminated sites and potentially contaminated sites has to be communicated and explained well to the public to avoid raising unnecessary concern.
Amendment 166 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 51
Recital 51
Amendment 171 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 53
Recital 53
(53) The Commission should carry out an evidence-based evaluation and, where relevant, a revision of this Directive, 6 10 years after its entry into force on the basis of the results of the soil health assessment. The evaluation should assess in particular the need to set more specific requirements to make sure unhealthy soils are regenerated and the objective to achieve healthy soils by 2050 is achieved. The evaluation should also assess the need to adapt the definition of healthy soils to scientific and technical progress by adding provisions on certain descriptors or criteria based on new scientific evidence relating to the protection of soils or on the grounds of a problem specific to a Member State arising from new environmental or climatic circumstances. Pursuant to paragraph 22 of the Interinstitutional Agreement on Better Law-Making, that evaluation should be based on the criteria of efficiency, effectiveness, relevance, coherence and EU value added and should provide the basis for impact assessments of possible further measures.
Amendment 175 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 54
Recital 54
(54) Coordinated measures by all Member States are necessaryaim to achieve the vision to have all soils healthy by 2050 and to secure the provision of ecosystem services by soils across the Union in the long-term. Individual actions of Member States have proven to be insufficient since the soil degradation is continuing and even deteriorating. Since the objectives of this Directive cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States but can rather, by reason of the scale and effects of the action, be better achieved at Union level, the Union may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 TEU. In accordance with the principle of proportionality as set out in that Article, this Directive does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve those objectives.
Amendment 186 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. The objective of the Directive is to put in place a solid and coherent soil monitoring framework for all soils across the EU and to continuously improve soil health in the Union with the view to aim to achieve healthy soils by 2050 and maintain soils in healthy condition, so that they can supply multiple ecosystem services at a scale sufficient to meet environmental, societal and economic needs, prevent and mitigate the impacts of climate change and biodiversity loss, increase the resilience against natural disasters and for food security and that soil contamination is reduced to levels no longer considered harmful to human health and the environment.
Amendment 206 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 4
(4) ‘soil health’ means the physical, chemical and biological condition of the soil determining taking into account its capacity to function as a vital living system and to provide ecosystem services and improve the vitality of the food production;
Amendment 219 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5
(5) ‘sustainable soil management’ means soil management practices that maintain or enhance the ecosystem services provided by the soil without impairing the functions enabling those services, or being detrimental to other properties of the environmentof soil while duly taking into account the socio economic effects;
Amendment 226 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 8
(8) ‘soil district’ means the part of the territory of a Member State, as delimitfined by that Member State in accordance with this Directive and possibly taking into account the current administrative and territorial governance already established;
Amendment 236 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 18
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 18
(18) ‘transfer function’ means a mathematical rule that allows to convert the value of a measurement, performed using a methodology different from a reference methodology, into the value that would be obtained by performing the soil measurement using the reference methodology;
Amendment 241 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 19
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 19
(19) ‘public concerned’ means the public affected or likely to be affected by soil degradcontamination, or having an interest in the decision-making procedures related to the implementation of the obligations under this Directive, including land owners and land users, as well as non- governmental organisations promoting the protection of human health or the environment and meeting any requirements under national law.
Amendment 263 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. When establishing the geographic extent of soil districts, Member States may take into account existing land use administrative units and shall seek homogeneity within each soil district regarding at least one of the following parameters:
Amendment 280 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Member States shall inform the Commission on designate oned competent authorityies for each soil districts established in accordance with Article 4.
Amendment 290 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – point d
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – point d
(d) the relevant remote sensing data, proven scientifically and products referred to in paragraph 5 of this Article, if any;
Amendment 291 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – point e a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – point e a (new)
(ea) existing national monitoring frameworks should be prioritised;
Amendment 294 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 4
Article 6 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shallmay, subject to agreement from Member States concerned followed by negotiations to determine appropriate location, carry out regular soil measurements on soil samples taken in- situ, based on the relevant descriptors and methodologies referred to in Articles 7 and 8, to support Member States’ monitoring of soil health. Where a Member State provides agreement in accordance with this paragraph, it shall ensure that the Commission can carry out such in-situ soil sampling in the cooperation with the land owners and land managers.
Amendment 299 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 6 – introductory part
Article 6 – paragraph 6 – introductory part
6. The Commission and the EEA shall, on the basis of existing data and within two years of the entry into force of this Directive, establish a digital soil health data portal that shall provide access in anonymized georeferenced spatial format to at leastwithout disclosing the identity of the owner of the site, on the available soil health data resulting from:
Amendment 308 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
When monitoring and assessing soil health, Member States shall apply the relevant soil descriptors and soil health criteria, based on their needs, listed in Annex I.
Amendment 311 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. Member States may adapt the soil descriptors and the soil health criteria referred to in part A of Annex I, in accordance with the specifications referred to in the second and third columns in part A of Annex I.local needs and further justified in line with Article 18:
Amendment 314 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 4
Article 7 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall set soil health criteria for the soil descriptors listed in part B of Annex I in accordance with the provisions basetd out in the third column in part B of Annex I.local needs
Amendment 324 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall determine sampling points by applying the methodology set out in part A of Annex II and taking into account the existing monitoring systems.
Amendment 327 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Member States may apply other equivalent methodologies than the ones listed in the first subparagraph, points (a) and (b), provided that validated transfer functions are available, as required in Annex II, part B, fourth column.
Amendment 330 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall ensure that new soil measurements are performed at least every 510 years.
Amendment 339 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall assess the soil health in all their soil districts based on the data collected in the context of the monitoring referred to in Articles 6, 7 and 8 for each of the soil descriptors referred to in Parts A and B of Annex I and taking account the reasoned changes on land use at the sampling areas.
Amendment 350 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
A soil is considered healthy in accordance with this Directive where the followingrelevant cumulative conditions are fulfilled, based on the local conditions and further justified in line with the Article 18:
Amendment 363 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Amendment 375 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 4
Article 9 – paragraph 4
4. Based on the assessment of soil health carried out in accordance with this Article, the competent authority shall, where relevant in coordination with local, regional, national authorities, identify, in each soil district, the areas which present unhealthy soils and inform the public in accordance with Article 19directly the land owners and land managers and the public when relevant.
Amendment 379 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 385 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 395 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 6
Article 9 – paragraph 6
6. Member States shall communicate automatically soil health data and assessment referred to in Articles 6 to 9 to the relevant land owners and land managers upon their requestwithin relevant timeframe, in particular to support the development of the advice referred to in Article 10(3).
Amendment 401 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
From (OP: please insert the date = 4 years after date of entry into force of the Directive), Member States shall take at least the following measures, taking into account the type,geographical and climatic difference, type, current and planned use and condition of soil:
Amendment 415 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) defining sustainable soil management practices respecting the indicative list of sustainable soil management principles listed in Annex III to be gradually implemented on all managed soils and based on the local needs, on the basis of the outcome of the soil assessments carried out in accordance with Article 9, regeneration practices to be gradually implemented on the unhealthy soils in the Member States;
Amendment 422 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) defining soil management practices and other practices affecting negativesignificantly the soil health negatively to be avoided by soil managers, taking account the difference on different soil types.
Amendment 432 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
When defining the practices and measures referred to in this paragraph, Member States shall take into account the an indicative list of programmes, plans, targets and measures listed in Annex IV as well as the latest existing scientific knowledge including results coming out of the Horizon Europe Mission a Soil Deal for Europe.
Amendment 437 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Member States shall identify synergies with the programmes, plans and measures set out in an indicative list of Annex IV. The soil health monitoring data, the results of the soil health assessments, the analysis referred to in Article 9 and the sustainable soil management measures shall inform the development of the programmes, plans and measures set out in Annex IV.
Amendment 442 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 a (new)
Member State shall ensure that sustainable soil management practices are technically feasible and duly taking into account the socio economic effects.
Amendment 447 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point b
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point b
(b) promoting research and implementation of holisticsustainable soil management concepts;
Amendment 456 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 4
Article 10 – paragraph 4
Amendment 465 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Member States shall ensure thare encouraged to considerate the following principles are reaspecteds in case of land take, while taking into account the specificities of the local level:
Amendment 466 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory part
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory part
(a) avoid or reduce as much as technically, socially and economically possible the loss of the capacity of the soil to provide multiple ecosystem services, including agriculture, food production and sustainable forest management, by:
Amendment 500 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) compensate as much as possiblelandowners the loss of soil capacity to provide multiple ecosystem services.
Amendment 519 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. On the potentially contaminated soils, land owners and land managers must be given opportunity to provide relevant information and justifications in accordance with the Article 14.
Amendment 532 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall lay down the rules concerning the deadline, content, form and the prioritisation of the soil investigations, taking duly into account environmental, economic and social effects. Those rules shall be established in accordance with the risk-based approach referred to in Article 12 and the list of potentially contaminating risk activities referred to in Article 13(2), second subparagraph.
Amendment 544 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 5
Article 15 – paragraph 5
5. The risk reduction measures may consist of the measures referred to in Annex V. When deciding on the appropriate risk reduction measures and timing of the enforcement, the competent authority shall take into consideration the current and planned land use, costs, benefits, effectiveness, durability, and technical feasibility of available risk reduction measures.
Amendment 548 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 6
Article 15 – paragraph 6
Amendment 551 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall make public, when relevant, the register and information referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2. Disclosure of any information may be refused or restricted by the competent authority where the conditions laid down in Article 4 of Directive 2003/4/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council79 are fulfilled. __________________ 79 Directive 2003/4/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2003 on public access to environmental information and repealing Council Directive 90/313/EEC (OJ L 41, 14.2.2003, p. 26).
Amendment 557 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 1 a (new)
By ... [OP : please insert date = 24 months from the entry into force of the Directive], the Commission shall assess gaps between funding needs and the available Union funding, taking into account the synergies between current programmes, necessary for supporting Member States in the implementation of this Directive, paying specific attention to environmental monitoring needs, including LUCAS soil.
Amendment 567 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c – introductory part
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c – introductory part
(c) a general summary of the progress on:
Amendment 573 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) list of cumulative conditions defined for different soil types, based on Article 9(2).
Amendment 581 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall make public the relevant data generated by the monitoring carried out under Article 8 and the assessment carried out under Article 9 of this Directive accessible to the public with the permission by landowners and land managers in the anonymized form, in accordance with the provisions under Article 11 of Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council80 for geographically explicit data and Article 5 of Directive (EU) 2019/1024 for other data. __________________ 80 Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2007 establishing an Infrastructure for Spatial Information in the European Community (INSPIRE) (OJ L 108, 25.4.2007, p. 1).
Amendment 588 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 3
Article 19 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall ensure that the relevant information referred to in Article 18 of this Directive is available and accessible to the public in accordance with Directive 2003/4/EC, Directive 2007/2/EC and Directive (EU) 2019/1024 of the Parliament and of the Council83 . __________________ 83 Directive (EU) 2019/1024 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on open data and the re-use of public sector information (OJ L 172, 26.6.2019, p. 56).
Amendment 595 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 2
Article 20 – paragraph 2
2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Articles 8, 10, 15 and 16 shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminate period of time from the date of entry into force of this Directive.
Amendment 598 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 3
Article 20 – paragraph 3
3. The delegation of power referred to in Articles 8, 10, 15 and 16 may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision to revoke shall put an end to the delegation of the power specified in that decision. It shall take effect the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force.
Amendment 599 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 4
Article 20 – paragraph 4
4. Before adopting a delegated act, the Commission shall consult experts with the expertise of various land uses such as agriculture, forests and urban soils, designated by each Member State in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making.
Amendment 601 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 6
Article 20 – paragraph 6
6. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Articles 8, 10, 15 and 16 shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or the Council within a period of two months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by two months at the initiative of the European Parliament or of the Council.
Amendment 605 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 2
Article 22 – paragraph 2
Member States shall determine what constitutes a sufficient interest and impairment of a right, consistently with the objective of providing the public with wide access to justice. For the purposes of paragraph 1, any non-governmental organisation promoting environmental protection and meeting any requirements under national law shall be deemed to have rights capable of being impaired and their interest shall be deemed sufficient.
Amendment 610 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 23
Article 23
Amendment 620 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. By (OP :please insert the date = 6 years after the date of entry into force of the Directive), the Commission shall carry out an evaluation of this Directive to assess the progress towards its objectives and the need to amend its provisions in order to set more specific requirements to ensure that unhealthy soils are regenerated and that all soils willare aimed to be healthy by 2050. This evaluation shall take into account, inter alia, the following elements:
Amendment 636 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – Part A
Annex I – Part A
Aspect of soil Soil descriptor Criteria for healthy soil Land areas that shall be degradation condition excluded from achieving the the related criterion Part A: soil descriptors with criteria for healthy soil condition established at Union level Salinization Electrical < 4 dS m−1 when using Naturally saline land areas; Conductivity saturated soil paste extract Land areas directly affected by (deci-Siemens (eEC) measurement method,extract (eEC) by sea level rise per meter) or measurement method, or equivalent criterion if using another measurement measurement method Soil erosion Soil erosion ≤ 2 t ha-1 y-1 Badlands and other unmanaged rate (tonnes per unmanaged natural land hectare per areas, except if they per hectare year) they represent a significant per year) disaster risk Loss of soil Soil Organic - For organic soils: respect No exclusion organic Ccarbon targets set for such soils at carbon (SOC) national level in accordanceCarbon (SOC) Member State shall set concentration with Articles 4(1), 4(2), 9(4)the indicator for n (g per kg) of Regulation (EU) …/…+ monitoring nationally - For mineral soils: Non-managed soils in natural SOC/Clay ratio > 1/13; Member States shall natural land areas Member States may apply a monitor a corrective corrective factor where specific soil specific soil types or climatic conditions justify it, taking taking into account the actual SOC actual SOC content in permanent permanent grasslands. Subsoil Bulk density in Soil texture27 range Non-managed soils in natural compaction in subsoil (upper sand, loamy <1.80 natural land areas (upper part part of B or E sand, sandy of B or E horizon6); loam, loam horizon1); Member States Member may replace Sandy clay <1.75 States may this descriptor loam, loam, clay replace this with an loam, silt, silt descriptor equivalent loam with an parameter (g silt loam, silty <1.65 equivalent per cm3) clay loam parameter (g per cm3) Sandy clay, silty <1.58 clay, clay loam with 35-45% clay clay Clay <1.47 In case a Member State replaces the soil descriptor descriptor “bulk density in subsoil” with an with an equivalent parameter, it it shall adopt a criterion for healthy soil condition for the the chosen soil descriptor that is that is equivalent to the criterion set criterion set for “bulk for “bulk density in subsoil”. __________________ + OP : please insert in the text the number of Regulation on nature restoration contained in document COM(2022) 304 16 As defined in the FAO Guidelines for Soil Description, Chapter 5 (https://www.fao.org/3/a0541e/a0541e.pdf ) 27 As defined in Arshad, M.A., B. Lowery, and B. Grossman. 1996. Physical tests for monitoring soil quality. p.123- 142. In: J.W. Doran and A.J. Jones (eds.) Methods for assessing soil quality. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. Spec. Publ. 49. SSSA, Madison, WI.
Amendment 642 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – Part B
Annex I – Part B
Part B: soil descriptors with criteria for healthy soil condition established at Member States level Excess nutrient Extractable < “maximum value”; The No exclusion content in soil phosphorus (mg per “maximum value” shall be kg) laid down by the Member State within the range 30- 50 mg kg-1 or within the range of 30-50 mL/L if using acidic ammonium acetate solution Soil - concentration of Reasonable assurance, No exclusion contamination heavy metals in obtained from soil point soil: As, Sb, Cd, sampling, identification and Co, Cr (total), Cr and investigation of (VI), Cu, Hg, Pb, contaminated sites and any Ni, Tl, V, Zn (µg other relevant any other relevant per kg) information, that no per kg) that no unacceptable risk for for human health and the environment from soil contamination exists. - concentration of Habitats with naturally high a selection of concentration of heavy organic metals that are included in contaminants Annex I of Council established by Directive 92/43/EEC1 shall Member States remain protected. and taking into account existing concentration limits e.g. for water quality and air emissions in Union legislation Reduction of Soil water holding The estimated value for No exclusion soil capacity to capacity of the soil the total water holding retain water sample (% of capacity of a soil district volume of water / by river basin or subbasin volume of saturated is above the minimal soil) threshold. The minimal threshold shall be set (in tonnes) by the Member State at soil district and river basin or subbasin level at such a value that the impacts of floodings following intense rain events or of periods of low soil moisture due to drought events are mitigated. ______________________ 1 Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora (OJ L 206, 22.7.1992, p. 7).
Amendment 652 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – Part A
Annex II – Part A
Part A: Methodology for determining sampling points Activity Minimum criteria for methodology Determination of soil sampling The sample survey shall be designed from a complete sample points (sample survey) and layers (sample frame containing the best available information on the soil survey) properties distribution, including but not limited to information resulting from previous national measurements and measurements under the LUCAS programme. The sampling scheme shall be designed with an unbiased and probabilistic manner and a stratified random sampling optimized on the soil health descriptors. The size of the national sample shall meet the requirement of a maximum percent error (or Coefficient of Variation) of 5% for the estimation of the area having healthy soils. The Commission sample for the survey set under Art 6(4) may may contribute to a maximum of 20 % of the size of national samples. The allocation and size of the sample shall be determined by applying the Bethel algorithm (Bethel, 1989)5 accounting for the required maximum estimation error. ______________________ 5 Bethel, J. 1989. “Sample Allocation in Multivariate Surveys.” Survey Methodology 15: 47–57.
Amendment 654 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – Part B
Annex II – Part B
Part B: Methodology for determining or estimating the values of soil descriptors Soil descriptor Reference Minimum methodological Validated methodology criteria transfer function required (if using a methodology different from the reference methodology6)? Soil texture (clay, silt Preferred method: ISO YES and sand content – 11277:1998 needed for the Determination of determination of other particle size descriptors and related distribution in mineral ranges) soil material – Method by sieving and sedimentation Alternative method: ISO13320:2009 Particle size analysis – Laser diffraction methods Electrical Option 1: saturated soil YES Conductivity paste extract (eEC) measurement method (FAO SOP: GLOSOLAN-SOP- 087) Option 2: ISO 11265:1994 Determination of The Specific Electrical Conductivity; Soil erosion rate Soil erosion rate estimation N/A shall take into account all actions taken to mitigate or compensate the erosion risk, including post-fire mitigation measures. Soil erosion rate estimation shall include all relevant erosion processes such as erosion by water, wind, harvest and tillage. For example RUSLE soil erosion model can be used. Soil erosion by water shall be assessed by considering the following factors: - soil characteristics (e.g. erodibility, soil crusting, soil roughness), - climate (e.g. rainfall erosivity – intensity and duration, considering relevant climate change projections for a given area), - topography (e.g. slope steepness and length), - vegetation cover, crop type, land use and management practices to control or reduce erosion, - management practices (e.g. cover crops, reduced tillage, mulching, etc.), - burned areas. Soil erosion by wind shall be assessed by considering the following factors: - soil characteristics (e.g. erodibility), - climate (e.g. soil moisture, wind speed, evaporation), - vegetation (e.g. crop type), - management practices to control or reduce erosion (e.g. wind breaks). Soil Organic Carbon ISO 10694:1995 YES (SOC) Determination of organic and total carbon after dry combustion Bulk density in subsoil ISO 11272:2017 for YES (B horizon8) or determination of dry equivalent9 parameter bulk density chosen by Member States In case an equivalent parameter is chosen, the methodology shall be either a European or International standard when available; if such standard is not available, the methodology chosen shall either be available in the scientific literature or publicly available. Extractable ISO 11263:1994 for YES phosphorus spectrometric determination of phosphorus soluble in sodium hydrogen carbonate solution (P- Olsen) or using acidic ammonium acetate solution - - Concentration of Potential YES heavy metals in soil: environmental soil: As, Sb, Cd, Co, Cr available content of (total), Cr (VI), Cu, Co, Cr (total), Cr heavy metals in soils Hg, Pb, Ni, Tl, V, Zn (VI), Cu, Hg, Pb, based on ISO Ni, Tl, V, Zn 17586:2016 using dilute nitric acid. - - Concentration of a Use European or N/A a selection of organic International standards contaminants defined organic when available; if such by Member States and contaminants standard is not available, taking into account defined by the methodology chosen existing EU legislation Member States shall either be available in (e.g. on water quality and taking into the scientific literature or or pesticides) account existing publicly available EU legislation (e.g. on water quality or pesticides) Soil water holding Methodology to Minimum criteria for YES (for point capacity determine the value for estimating the total soil value) one sample point: water holding capacity of a soil district on a river basin or sub-basin scale: Option 1: - for the area of land not LABORATORY: ISO taken estimate the total 11274:2019 for value of soil water determination of the holding capacity water-retention characteristic. Option 2: - for the area of land ESTIMATION: apply taken, consider setting methodology described the water holding in the scientific article capacity of impervious “New generation of areas to zero, hydraulic pedotransfer attributing functions for Europe”10 proportionately based on texture (or intermediate values to particle size semi-impervious and distribution) and soil other artificial areas. organic carbon. Nitrogen in soil ISO 11261:1995 for YES determination of total soil nitrogen using a modified Kjeldahl method Soil acidity ISO 10390:2005 for YES determination of pH in H2O and CaCl2 extract (pH-H2O and pH- CaCl2) Bulk density in ISO 11272:2017 for YES “topsoil” (A- determination of dry horizon11) bulk density Soil basal respiration Follow indications YES described in the scientific article “Microbial biomass and activities in soil as affected by frozen and cold storage”13 Member States may also select optional soil biodiversity descriptors such as: - Metabarcoding12 of For other soil bacteria, fungi, biodiversity protists and descriptors: animals; N/A - Abundance and Use European or diversity of international standards nematodes; when available; if such standard is not available, the methodology chosen shall either be available in the scientific literature or publicly available. - Microbial biomass; - Abundance and diversity of earthworms (in cropland) ______________________ 5 Bethel, J. 1989. “Sample Allocation in Multivariate Surveys.” Survey Methodology 15: 47–57. 6 The methodologies different from the reference methodology shall either be available in the scientific literature or publicly available. 7 https://www.fao.org/3/cb3355en/cb3355en.pdf 8 As defined in the FAO Guidelines for Soil Description, Chapter 5 (https://www.fao.org/3/a0541e/a0541e.pdf ) 9 Equivalent according to the EEA report: Soil monitoring in Europe – Indicators and thresholds for soil health assessments — European Environment Agency (europa.eu) 10 11 As defined in the FAO Guidelines for Soil Description, Chapter 5 (https://www.fao.org/3/a0541e/a0541e.pdf ) 12 Sequencing of DNA barcodes for measuring taxonomical and functional diversity of archaea, bacteria, fungi and other eukaryotes as was done for LUCAS Soil Biodiversity based on https://doi.org/10.1111/ejss.13299 13 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0038071797001259
Amendment 657 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – subheading 1
Annex III – subheading 1
INDICATIVE LIST ON SUSTAINABLE SOIL MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES
Amendment 659 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Annex III – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The following principles shallmay apply:
Amendment 663 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point a
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) avoid leaving soil bare by establishing and maintaining vegetative soil cover on agricultural soil, especially during environmentally sensitive periods;
Amendment 677 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point e
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) when fertilization is applied, ensureing the balanced and integrated nutrient adaptation to the needs of the plant and trees at the given location and in the given period, and to the condition of soil and prioritize circular solutions that enrich the organic content;
Amendment 683 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point h
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) use site-adapted species in the cultivation of crops, plants or trees where this can prevent soil degradation or contribute to improving soil health, also taking into consideration the mitigation and adaptation to climate change;
Amendment 684 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point i
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point i
(i) ensure optimisedsufficent water levels in organic soils, based on the scientific knowledge and voluntary manner of land owners and land managers, so that the structure and composition of such soils are not negatively affected while taking account the social and economical effects;110 __________________ 110 This principle does not apply to urban soils
Amendment 690 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point j
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point j
(j) in the case of crop cultivation, ensureLocal climate and other specificities conditions based crop rotation and crop diversity, taking into consideration different crop families, root systems, water and nutrient needs, and integrated pest management;
Amendment 698 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex IV – subheading 1
Annex IV – subheading 1
INDICATIVE LIST OF PROGRAMMES, PLANS, TARGETS AND MEASURES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 10
Amendment 699 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex IV – point 14 a (new)
Annex IV – point 14 a (new)
(14a) The European Bioeconomy Strategy and possible national bioeconomy strategies
Amendment 700 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex VII – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Annex VII – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The design and presentation of the anonymized data in the register shall enable the public, when relevant, to track progress in the management of potentially contaminated sites and contaminated sites, while respecting the property right. The register shall contain and present the following information at site level for the known potentially contaminated sites, contaminated sites, contaminated sites requiring further action, and contaminated sites where action was taken or is being taken:
Amendment 69 #
2023/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – point d a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – point d a (new)
(da) FRM used for non-forestry purposes.
Amendment 75 #
2023/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – introductory part
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – introductory part
(1) ‘forest reproductive material’ (‘FRM’) means cones, infructescenses, fruits and seeds intended for the production of aseed units, parts of plants and planting stock,s that belong to tree species and artificial hybrids thereof listed in Annex I to this Regulation and used for afforestation, reforestation, and other tree planting and direct seeding for any of the following purposes:
Amendment 95 #
2023/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 15
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 15
(15) ‘unit of approval’ means the entire area or individual(s) of basic material for the production of FRM that has been authorised by the competent authorities;
Amendment 99 #
2023/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 16
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 16
(16) ‘unit of notification’ means the entire area or individual(s) of basic material for the production of FRM intended for the purpose of the conservation and sustainable use of forest genetic resources that has been notified to the competent authorities;
Amendment 102 #
2023/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 17
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 17
(17) ‘seed lot’ means a set of extracted and/or cleaned seeds collected from approved basic material and processed uniformly;
Amendment 104 #
2023/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 18
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 18
(18) ‘plant lot’ means a set of planting stock that has been grown from a single seed lot or a set of vegetatively propagated planting stock which has been raised in a delineable area and processed uniformly;
Amendment 108 #
2023/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 19
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 19
(19) ‘lot numbercode’ means the identification numbercode of the seed lot or plant lot, as appropriate;
Amendment 127 #
2023/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 42
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 42
(42) ‘deployment area for seed orchards and parents of family(ies)’ means the area designated by the competent authorities, in which FRM belonging to the qualified and tested categories is adapted to the climatic and ecological conditions of that area, taking into account, as appropriate, the location of the seed orchards and its components, results of progeny and provenance trials, environmental conditions and future climatic change projections;
Amendment 134 #
2023/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 45
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 45
(45) ‘natural regeneration’ means the renewal of athe forest by trees that develop from seeds which have fallen and germinated in situnatural processes.
Amendment 155 #
2023/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. In order to make seeds of the current seasons crop rapidly available, notwithstanding the fact that the examination in respect of germination as laid down in paragraph 1(h)(ii) has not been concluded, Member States may authorise marketing as far as to the first buyer. The respect of the conditions as laid down in paragraph 1(h)(ii) and 1(h)(iv) shall be stated by the supplier as soon as possible.
Amendment 180 #
2023/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. PMember States, in collaboration with professional operators, shall make available to the users of their FRM all necessary relevant information available concerning its suitability for current and projected future climatic and ecological conditions. That information shall, prior to the transfer of the FRM concerned, be provided to the potential purchaser through websites, planters’ guides and other appropriate means.
Amendment 213 #
2023/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a
(a) lot numbercode;
Amendment 232 #
2023/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 1
1. An official label shall be issued by the competent authority or by the professional operator under official supervision of a national authority for every lot of FRM attesting compliance of that FRM with the requirements referred to in Article 5.
Amendment 266 #
2023/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2
Article 19 – paragraph 2
That authorisation shall be subject to approval bynotified to the Commission.
Amendment 290 #
2023/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Part B – point 2 – paragraph 1
Annex II – Part B – point 2 – paragraph 1
The seed source or stand shall consist of one or more groups of trees. Those trees (stands) or an individual stand. Those trees of seed source or stand shall be well distributed and sufficiently numerous to maintain genetic diversity and ensure adequate cross-pollination between the trees in those seed sources or stands.
Amendment 303 #
2023/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 1 – point b
Annex IV – point 1 – point b
(b) The professional operator shall select component clones or families shall be selected for their outstanding characteristics and shall give due weight to the requirements set out in points 4 and 6 to 9 of Section B of Annex III, taking into account the specific purpose for which the resulting FRM will be used.
Amendment 306 #
2023/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 2 – point a
Annex IV – point 2 – point a
(a) The professional operatorarents shall be select parentsed for their outstanding characteristics or for their combining ability. In the case of a selection based on outstanding characteristics, due weight shall be given to the requirements set out in points 4 and 6 to 9 of Section B of Annex III, taking into account the specific purpose for which the resulting FRM will be used.
Amendment 316 #
2023/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – point 1 – point d – point i
Annex V – point 1 – point d – point i
(i) The professional operatorEach sample of FRM shall be raised, planted and manage each sample of FRMd in an identical way as far as the types of plant material permit.
Amendment 317 #
2023/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – point 1 – point d – point ii
Annex V – point 1 – point d – point ii
(ii) The professional operatorEach experiment shall be establish each experimented in a valid statistical design with a sufficient number of trees, in order that the individual characteristics of each component under examination can be evaluated.
Amendment 320 #
2023/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – point 1 – point e – point i
Annex V – point 1 – point e – point i
(i) The professional operatordata from the experiments shall be analyse the data from experimentsd using internationally recognised statistical methods and the results shall be present the resultsed for each characteristic examined.
Amendment 142 #
2023/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point a
(a) represent a significantconsiderable area of production of PRM and a significantconsiderable value of marketed PRM in the Union
Amendment 149 #
2023/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) propagating material of ornamental plants as defined in Article 2 of Directive 98/56/EC and ornamental purposes of agricultural crops in the Part A of Annex I;
Amendment 234 #
2023/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 21
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 21
(21) ‘standard material’ means PRM other than seed, and other than pre-basic, basic or certified material, that is not intended for further multiplication, and satisfies the respective conditions laid down in Part B of Annex III;
Amendment 259 #
2023/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 30 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 30 – point c
(c) their presence has an unacceptabladverse adverse impact on the quality of the PRM, and an unacceptabladverse economic impact as regards the use of that PRM in the Union;
Amendment 264 #
2023/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 31
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 31
(31) ‘practically free from quality pests’ means completely free from pests, or a situation where the presence of quality pests on the respective PRM is so low that those pests do not affect adversely the quality of that PRM;
Amendment 292 #
2023/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b – introductory part
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b – introductory part
(b) it is produced and marketed:
Amendment 313 #
2023/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Amendment 339 #
2023/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
A professional operator may, upon application, be authorised by the competent authority to perform all or certain activities required for certification of PRM under official supervision of the competent authority for pre-basic, basic and certified material or seeds, and to issue an official label for them after an official conclusion according to Article 15(1).
Amendment 345 #
2023/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point a
Amendment 360 #
2023/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
During processing, packaging, storage, or at delivery, lots of PRM may be merged into a new lot only if they. When merged, pre-basic, basic and certified material and seed lots have to belong to the same variety and harvest year.
Amendment 373 #
2023/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
The official label shall be issued by the competent authority and bear a serial number given byor the professional operator, under the official supervision of the competent authority, and bear a serial number given by the competent authority or the professional operator, under the official supervision of the competent authority.
Amendment 374 #
2023/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point a
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point a
(a) the competent authority who issued the official label, if so requested by the professional operator, or if the professional operator is not authorised to carry out certification under official supervision, by the competent authority in accordance with Article 10; or
Amendment 378 #
2023/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 6
Article 15 – paragraph 6
6. By way of derogation from paragraphs 1 to 5, pre-basic, basic material and seed basic material and seed and certified material anand certified seed, imported from third countries pursuant to Article 39, shall be marketed in the Union with the respective OECD label that was accompanying them at import.
Amendment 380 #
2023/0227(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2
Article 16 – paragraph 2
The operator’s label shall be issued, and printed and in the case of seeds also affixed by the professional operator, or by a person acting under the responsibility of the professional opeartor, on the outside of a bundle, package or container.
Amendment 111 #
2023/0226(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and the Council on organic production and labelling of organic products and repealing Council Regulation (EC) 834/2007(47 ) prohibits the use of GMOs and products from and by GMOs in organic production. It defines GMOs for the purposes of that Regulation by reference to Directive 2001/18/EC, excluding from the prohibition GMOs which have been obtained through the techniques of genetic modification listed in Annex 1.B of Directive 2001/18/EC. As a result, category 2 NGT plants will be banned in organic production. However, it is necessary to clarify the statThe use of category 1 NGT plants for the purposes of organic production. The use of new genomic techniques is currently incompatible with the concept of organic production in theshould be clarified in Regulation (ECU) 2018/848 and with consumers’ perception of organic products. The use of category 1 NGT plants should therefore be also prohibited in organic production. _________________ 47 Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on organic production and labelling of organic products and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 (OJ L 150, 14.6.2018, p. 1).
Amendment 175 #
2023/0226(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 40
Recital 40
(40) Given the novelty of the NGTs, it will be important to monitor closely the development and presence on the market of NGT plants and products and evaluate any accompanying impact on human and animal health, the environment and environmental, economic and social sustainability, including the role and impact of patents on breeders' and farmers' access to plant reproductive material, seed diversity and affordable prices, as well as on innovation and particularly on the opportunities for SME. While a balance must be struck to ensure that patents do not unduly hinder the opportunities of SME in the market for NGT plants and products, it must be noted that patents play an important role for SME to facilitate access to finance, particularly in biotechnology. Information should be collected regularly and within five years after the adoption of the first decision allowing the deliberate release or the marketing of NGT plants or NGT products in the Union, the Commission should carry out an evaluation of this Regulation to measure the progress made towards the availability of NGT plants containing such characteristics or properties on the EU market. With regard to the impacts of patents, the Commission should present a first assessment by 2026 in order to ensure that where necessary, changes to the framework for intellectual property rights can be discussed in due time before a significant number of NGT plants can be expected to be placed on the market. The assessment should include an analysis of the functioning of licensing platforms.
Amendment 318 #
2023/0226(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 7
Article 6 – paragraph 7
7. The other Member States and the Commission may make scientifically justified comments to the verification report, with regard to the compliance with criteria set out in Annex I, within 20 days from the date of receipt of that report.
Amendment 363 #
2023/0226(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 10
Article 6 – paragraph 10
10. The Commission, after having consulted the European Food Safety Authority (‘the Authority’), shall prepare a draft decision declaring whether the NGT plant is a category 1 NGT plant within 4520 working days from the date of receipt of the comment(s), taking the latter into account. The decision shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 28(2).
Amendment 491 #
2023/0226(COD)
5 a. No later than 2026, the Commission shall present a report to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on the role and impact of patents on breeders' and farmers' access to varied plant reproductive material, as well as on innovation and particularly on the opportunities for SME. Where appropriate to ensure breeders' and farmers' access to plant reproductive material, seed diversity and affordable prices, as well as the ongoing promotion of innovation, particularly with a view to opportunities for SME, the report shall be accompanied by a roadmap to address necessary adjustments in the intellectial property framework.
Amendment 209 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Directive 2001/113/EC
Annex 1 – part 1 – point a – indent 1 – subparagraph 3 – sub indent 1
Annex 1 – part 1 – point a – indent 1 – subparagraph 3 – sub indent 1
– 4500 g as a general rule,
Amendment 220 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Directive 2001/113
Annex 1 – part 1 – point a – indent 1 – subparagraph 3 – sub indent 3
Annex 1 – part 1 – point a – indent 1 – subparagraph 3 – sub indent 3
– 2150 g for ginger,
Amendment 232 #
2023/0105(COD)
– 5500 g as a general rule,
Amendment 241 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Directive 2001/113
Annex 1 – part 1 – point a – indent 2 – subparagraph 4 – sub indent 3
Annex 1 – part 1 – point a – indent 2 – subparagraph 4 – sub indent 3
– 3250 g for ginger,
Amendment 247 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) A Union-widevoluntary accompanied driving scheme should be introduced for certain driving licence categories, in order to improve road safety. Member States retain the choice to decide if this is applied or not. The rules of such a system should provide the possibility of applicants to acquire driving licences in the relevant categories before the required minimum age limit is reached. However, the use of those driving licences shcould be subject to being accompanied by an experienced driver. In such situations, Member States should be allowed, for reasons of road safety, to define stricter conditions and rules within their territory concerning the driving licences they have issued.
Amendment 249 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 29
Recital 29
Amendment 415 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point h
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point h
(h) two years after a driving licence, granted for category B, was issued for the first time, it shall be valid for driving the alternatively fuelled vehicles referred to in Article 2 of Council Directive 96/53/EC63 and for driving motor caravans as defined in Annex I, Part A, point 5.1 to Regulation (EU) 2018/858 with a maximum authorised mass above 3 500 kg but not exceeding 4 250 kg without a trailer. __________________ 63 Council Directive 96/53/EC of 25 July 1996 laying down for certain road vehicles circulating within the Community the maximum authorised dimensions in national and international traffic and the maximum authorised weights in international traffic (OJ L 235, 17.9.1996, p. 59).
Amendment 440 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) vehicles of category B with a maximum authorised mass of 2 500 kg and a maximum speed phystechnically limited to 45 km/h by drivers below 21 years old holding a driving licence granted for category B1.
Amendment 515 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1
1. By way of derogation from Article 7(1), points (b) and (d) respectively, Member States shallmay issue driving licences, in accordance with Article 10(1), for categories B and C marked with the Union code 98.02 specified in Annex I, Part E, to applicants who have reached the age of 17 years.
Amendment 519 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. HIf a Member State chooses to apply the voluntary accompanied driving scheme, then holders of a driving licence marked with the Union code 98.02 who have not reached the age of 18 years shall only drive when accompanied by a person who meets the following conditions:
Amendment 607 #
2023/0053(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 23 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 23 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Directive (EU) 2022/2561
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – point a
In Article 5, paragraph 3, point a, is replaced by the following: "3. Drivers of a vehicle intended for the carriage of passengers may drive: (a) from the age of 21: (i) a vehicle in driving licence categories D and D + E to carry passengers on regular services where the route does not exceed 50 kilometres and a vehicle in driving licence categories D1 and D1 + E, provided that they hold a CPC as referred to in Article 6(2). Any Member State may authorise drivers of vehicles in one of those categories to drive such vehicles within its territory from the age of 18, provided that they hold a CPC as referred to in Article 6(1); (ii) a vehicle in driving licence categories D and D + E, provided that they hold a CPC as referred to in Article 6(1). Any Member State may authorise drivers of vehicles in one of those categories to drive such vehicles within its territory from the age of 20, provided that they hold a CPC as referred to in Article 6(1). This may be reduced to the age of 18 where the driver drives such vehicles without passengers; (b) from the age of 23, a vehicle in driving licence categories D and D + E, provided that they hold a CPC as referred to in Article 6(2)."
Amendment 27 #
2023/0042(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) All sectors of the economy are expected to contribute to achieving those emission reductions, including the road transport sector, which is the only sector in the EU in which emissions have been trending upwards since the 1990s. The Green Deal has set the ambitious target of a 90% reduction in transport emissions in order to achieve carbon neutrality in the EU by 2050.
Amendment 28 #
2023/0042(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) While the review of this regulation forms part of efforts to meet the environmental objectives of decarbonising road transport in order to combat climate change, it should also take into account the significant industrial and social consequences of this process to ensure employment and accessible mobility for all.
Amendment 50 #
2023/0042(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) The principle of technological neutrality is fundamental to ensure there is efficiency and a plurality of solutions, to preserve and fasten innovation and development, including in disruptive technologies, and to allow market flexibility and a diverse range of social behaviours. It is thus important that we do not limit road transport to a single technology but rather encourage innovation and complementarities between efficient alternative technologies, such as the combined use of hybrid vehicles and low-carbon fuels. Furthermore, a ‘one size fits all’ approach at European level would be compromised by the wide economic, social, geographical and infrastructural diversity within and between Member States, whereas a mix of complementary technologies allows each region to implement the solutions it deems most appropriate to reduce its emissions.
Amendment 53 #
2023/0042(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) Complimentary to the efforts of this regulation towards increasing the availability and uptake of zero-emission vehicles, a carbon correction factor should be introduced to properly reflect the contribution of the use of CO2 neutral fuels, such as biofuels, biogas, biomass fuels and synthetic fuels, when assessing the compliance with CO2 emissions reductions of newly registered heavy-duty vehicles.
Amendment 54 #
2023/0042(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 b (new)
Recital 10 b (new)
(10b) Following consultation with stakeholders, the Commission will make a proposal for registering heavy-duty vehicles running exclusively on CO2 neutral fuels for compliance purposes and in conformity with the Union’s climate neutrality objective.
Amendment 55 #
2023/0042(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 – paragraph 1
Recital 11 – paragraph 1
The updated New Industrial Strategy14 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 is being developed for the mobility ecosystem to accompany the transition of the automotive value chain. The pathway takes particular heed of small and medium-sized enterprizses in the automotive supply chain, of the consultation of social partners including by Member States, and also build 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 and on the Talent Booster Mechanism in the framework of the Harnessing Talents in EU regions initiative. The appropriate actions and incentives at the European and national level to boost the affordability of zero- emission vehicles are also being addressed in the pathway. This could, for example, include the possibility for Member States to use the proposed Social Climate Fund to assist micro-enterprises in the purchasing of zero-emission trucks and lorries. Particular attention should be also given to the impact that this transition will have on SMEs along the supply chain. __________________ 14 Commission Communication on Updating the 2020 New Industrial Strategy: Building a stronger Single Market for Europe’s recovery, COM(2021) 350 final of 5 May 2021.
Amendment 79 #
2023/0042(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) Due to the heterogeneous structure of the total truck fleet, it is not possible to fully predict whether for all niche uses, technological developments will be quick enough to ensure that zero-emission tailpipe technology is a viable choice. This may include uses such as extra heavy duty vehicles and long-haul heavy- duty vehicles in specific territorial morphology and meteorological circumstances, coaches and lorries for critical security and safety applications that cannot be fulfilled by zero-emission tailpipe technologies. The vehicles in question should constitute a limited share of the entire heavy-duty vehicle fleet. In view of such considerations, some margin in the 2040 target should be left to accommodate developments in technology yet to occurthe review of this regulation should take into account the technological development of these vehicles in a possible review of the targets.
Amendment 83 #
2023/0042(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15 a (new)
Recital 15 a (new)
(15a) Extra heavy combinations (EHC) are vehicles with above standard masses and often also dimensions. They have increased energy efficiency gains and lowered relative fuel use due to higher payloads compared to average EU trucks. However, in the current calculation formula related to the CO2 HDV targets, this is not taken into account. In order to correct this and reflect the EHC emissions more realistically, the calculation formula should be modified accordingly.
Amendment 86 #
2023/0042(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15 a (new)
Recital 15 a (new)
Amendment 95 #
2023/0042(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) The possibility of assigning the rRevenue from the excess emission premiums to a specific fund or relevant programme has been evaluated as required pursuant to Article 15(4) of Regulation (EU) 2019/1242, with the conclusion that this would significantly increase the administrative burden, while not directly benefit the automotive sector in its transition. Revenue from the excess emission premiums should therefore continue to be considered as revenue for the general budget of the Union in accordance with Article 8(4) of Regulation (EU) 2019/1242should be considered as revenue assigned to the Innovation Fund in order to support the development of innovative technologies, which is key for the green transition of the automotive sector.
Amendment 127 #
2023/0042(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 39 a (new)
Recital 39 a (new)
Amendment 134 #
2023/0042(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 42 a (new)
Recital 42 a (new)
(42a) In order to speed-up the transition a mechanism, based on a carbon correction factor is introduced that reflects the CO2 intensity and the share of CO2 neutral fuels.
Amendment 135 #
2023/0042(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 42 b (new)
Recital 42 b (new)
(42b) a new definition of "CO2 neutral fuels" is introduced to allow for renewable fuels as defined in Directive 2018/2001, including biofuels, biogas, bioliquids, biomass fuels and renewable fuels of non-biological origin or recycled carbon fuels.
Amendment 143 #
2023/0042(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
Regulation (EU) 2019/1242
Article 2 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Vehicle groups 11, 12 and 16 from N3 category shall not be subject to the CO2 emission targets set out in Article 3a of this Regulation.
Amendment 145 #
2023/0042(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
Regulation (EU) 2019/1242
Article 2 – paragraph 6
Article 2 – paragraph 6
6. The reporting obligations laid down in Articles 13a to 13f shall also apply to the vehicles that are not subject to CO2 emission targets in accordance with paragraphs 4, 4a and 5 of this Article.;
Amendment 159 #
2023/0042(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point i
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point i
Regulation (EU) 2019/1242
Article 3 – point 23 a (new)
Article 3 – point 23 a (new)
(23a) "CO2 Neutral Fuels" means renewable fuels as defined in Directive 2018/20011a, including biofuels, biogas, bioliquids, biomass fuels and renewable fuels of non-biological origin or recycled carbon fuels.
Amendment 162 #
2023/0042(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point i
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point i
Regulation 2019/1242
Article 3 – point 23 b (new)
Article 3 – point 23 b (new)
(23b) "Carbon Correction Factor" means a factor reflecting the CO2 intensity and share of CO2 neutral fuels;
Amendment 172 #
2023/0042(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EU) 2019/1242
Article 3 a – Paragraph 1 – Subparagraph b
Article 3 a – Paragraph 1 – Subparagraph b
(b) for all vehicle sub-groups for the reporting periods of the years 2030 to 2034 by 435 %,
Amendment 179 #
2023/0042(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EU) 2019/1242
Article 3 a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph d
Article 3 a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph d
(c) for all vehicle sub-groups for the reporting periods of the years 2035 to 2039 by 655 %,
Amendment 184 #
2023/0042(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EU) 2019/1242
Article 3 a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph d
Article 3 a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph d
(d) for all vehicle sub-groups for the reporting periods of the years 2040 onwards by 980%.
Amendment 198 #
2023/0042(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EU) 2019/1242
Article 3 b – paragraph 1
Article 3 b – paragraph 1
1. For vehicles referred to in point 4.2 of Annex I, manufacturers shall comply with the minimum shares of zero-emission vehicles in their fleet of new heavy-duty vehicles as laid down in point 4.3 of Annex I. For new urban buses the share of zero- emissions vehicles shall be 10085% as from the reporting period of the year 2030.;
Amendment 223 #
2023/0042(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2019/1242
Article 4 – paragraph1 – point b a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph1 – point b a (new)
(5a) in Article 4, first paragraph, the following point (ba) is inserted: the application of the Carbon Correction Factor
Amendment 224 #
2023/0042(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 b (new)
Regulation (EU) 2019/1242
Article 4 a (new)
Article 4 a (new)
(5b) Methodology for registration of heavy-duty vehicles running exclusively on CO2 neutral fuels the following Article 4a is inserted: Article 4a Following consultation with stakeholders, at the latest one year after the entry into force of the regulation, the Commission will make a proposal for registering heavy-duty vehicles running exclusively on CO2 neutral fuels for compliance purposes and in conformity with the Union’s climate neutrality objective.
Amendment 258 #
2023/0042(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16
Regulation (EU) 2019/1242
Article 13 f – paragraph 4
Article 13 f – paragraph 4
4. The amounts of the administrative fines shall be considered as revenue for the general budget of the Unionassigned to the innovation fund.
Amendment 274 #
2023/0042(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18
Regulation (EU) 2019/1242
Article 15 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 1 a (new)
By 2026 the Commission shall publish a report developing a methodology to assess the life-cycle CO2 emissions of heavy-duty vehicles. The Commission is empowered to delegated acts to set out a methodology for the assessment of the life-cycle CO2 emissions of heavy duty vehicles placed in the Union market.
Amendment 292 #
2023/0042(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2 – point 2.1 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 6 a (new)
Annex I – point 2 – point 2.1 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 6 a (new)
CCFi is the Carbon Correction Factor for the fuel or blend of fuels in use i, as defined in Article 3 point (23b new) and calculated according to paragraph 7 Annex I.
Amendment 294 #
2023/0042(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2 – point 2.1
Annex I – point 2 – point 2.1
2.1. Calculation of the specific CO2 emissions of a new heavy-duty vehicle The specific emissions in g/km of a new heavy-duty vehicle v attributed to a sub- group sg or of its primary vehicle shall be calculated in accordance with the following formula: 𝐶𝑂2𝑣 = ∑𝑚𝑝𝑊𝑠𝑔,𝑚𝑝 × 𝐶𝑂2𝑣,𝑚𝑝 × (𝟏 ― 𝑪𝑪𝑭𝒊 ) 𝐶𝑂2p𝑣 = ∑𝑚𝑝𝑊𝑠𝑔,𝑚𝑝 × 𝐶𝑂2p𝑣,𝑚𝑝 × (𝟏 ― 𝑪𝑪𝑭𝒊 ) Where, ∑𝑚𝑝 is the sum over all mission profiles mp listed in Table 2; sg is the sub-group to which the new heavy-duty vehicle v has been attributed according to Section 1 of this Annex; Wsg,mp, is the mission profile weight specified in points 2.1.1 to 2.1.3; CO2v,mp is the CO2 emissions in g/km of the new heavy-duty vehicle v determined for a mission profile mp, reported in accordance with Articles 13a and 13b and normalised pursuant to Annex III; CO2pv,mp is the CO2 emissions in g/km of the primary vehicle of the new heavy- duty vehicle v, determined for a mission profile mp, reported in accordance with Articles 13a and 13b; CCFi is the Carbon Correction Factor for the fuel or blend of fuels in use i, as defined in Article 3 For zero-emissions motor vehicles the values of CO2v,mp and CO2pv,mp shall be set to 0.
Amendment 319 #
2023/0042(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2 – point 2.7 – paragraph 2 – point 2.7.2 – paragraph 1
Annex I – point 2 – point 2.7 – paragraph 2 – point 2.7.2 – paragraph 1
CO2(NO) = ∑sg sharesg × MPWsg × (avgCO2sg × (1 - sharesgEHC) + αsg x avgCO2sg × sharesgEHC)
Amendment 320 #
2023/0042(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2 – point 2.7 – paragraph 2 – point 2.7.2 – paragraph 14 a (new)
Annex I – point 2 – point 2.7 – paragraph 2 – point 2.7.2 – paragraph 14 a (new)
sharesgEHC is the share in subgroup sg of the manufacturer's new heavy duty category N3 vehicles that are permitted to be used in an EHC
Amendment 321 #
2023/0042(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2 – point 2.7 – paragraph 2 – point 2.7.2 – paragraph 14 b (new)
Annex I – point 2 – point 2.7 – paragraph 2 – point 2.7.2 – paragraph 14 b (new)
αsg is the compensation factor to adjust the effect of the higher payload of a EHC on the manufacturer's trucks, depending on the average in service maximum permissible combination mass, using the weighted value of the result of the following formulae: αsg = 1 + (-3/5*avgGVWsg comb 8x4-30)/100, for 8x4 EHC trucks αsg = 1 + (-3/5*avgGVWsg comb other+19)/100, for other EHC trucks
Amendment 322 #
2023/0042(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2 – point 2.7 – paragraph 2 – point 2.7.2 – paragraph 14 c (new)
Annex I – point 2 – point 2.7 – paragraph 2 – point 2.7.2 – paragraph 14 c (new)
avgGVWsg comb is the manufacturer- specific average in the country of registration for the in service maximum permissible combination mass (tonnes) for EHC trucks in question in the subgroup sg, when the following condition is met: For the purposes of the calculation of CO2 emissions, a truck covered by this Regulation shall be considered part of an EHC if the truck is in category N3 and the in service maximum permissible mass of the vehicle combination in the country of registration is over 60 tonnes and has been reported in accordance with point (q a) of Part A of Annex IV.
Amendment 338 #
2023/0042(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.3.1 – table
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.3.1 – table
Amendment 345 #
2023/0042(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.3.2 – table
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.3.2 – table
The following zero-emission vehicle targets zevMsg pursuant to Article 3b are applicable to vehicles in the sub-group sg for different reporting periods: Zero-emission vehicle mandates zevMsg Sub-groups sg Reporting period of the years before 2030 2030 – 2035 – 2039 As from 2034 2040 Urban heavy 31-LF, 31-L1, 31- 0 1080% 100% 100% buses DD, 33-LF, 33- L1, 33-DD, 35- FE, 39-FE, 31-L2, 33-L2 Or. enJustification A 100% target for 2030 would put high pressure on municipalities and public transport operators in terms of purchase prices for new zero-emission busses but also the necessary charging and refuelling infrastructure. A delay of the 100% target to 2035 is thus preferable. Additionally, only vehicles with urban mission profiles should be covered by Article 3b. Busses of classes 31-L2, 33-L2 on the other hand are mostly used for interurban missions and should thus be included in Article 3a.
Amendment 353 #
2023/0042(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 7(new)
Annex I – point 7(new)
7. CALCULATION OF THE CARBON CORRECTION FACTOR (CCF) For each fuel or blend of fuels i, the CCF shall be calculated according to the following method: 7.1. For CO2-Neutral Fuels, as defined in article 3 point (25) and used in compliance with Art. 4 a, CCFi = 1; 7.2. For fuels other than CO2-Neutral Fuels, CCFi = 0; 7.3. For blends of CO2-Neutral Fuels and fuels other than CO2-Neutral Fuels, the CCF shall be calculated according to the following formula: 𝑺𝑯𝑨𝑹𝑬𝑺𝒏,𝒊 𝑺𝑯𝑨𝑹𝑬𝑺𝒏 ― 𝟏,𝒊 + 𝟏𝟎𝟎 𝟏𝟎𝟎 𝑪𝑪𝑭𝒊 = 𝟐 Where: CCFi is the Carbon Correction Factor for a specific blend of conventional and CO2-Neutral Fuel i SHARESn,i percentage of renewable fuel i reported in Shares database, referred to the last available reporting period n and calculated as the average share over all EU member states. SHARESn - 1,i percentage of renewable fuel i reported in Shares database, referred to the second last available reporting period n and calculated as the average share over all EU member states.
Amendment 356 #
2023/0042(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – Part A – point q a (new)
Annex IV – Part A – point q a (new)
(qa) maximum mass for a category N3 truck in an EHC referred to in Annex I, point 2.7.2. in the truck’s country of registration when the truck is coupled to one or more semi-trailers/drawbar trailers;
Amendment 4 #
2023/0038M(NLE)
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine demonstrated the need to diversify trade agreements, to decrease dependence on imports and exports from a limited number of trade partners, the importance of concluding trade agreements with like-minded partners and expanding the Union's economic relations in other regions, including the Asia-Pacific region;
Amendment 21 #
2023/0038M(NLE)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the inclusion of protection of geographical indications for EU wines and spirits in the trade agreement, as well as other food products and calls on the Commission to also ensure an effective enforcement of GIs protection rules in New Zealand; notes the efforts being made in relation to EU agricultural sensitivities by imposing limited and controlled access to highly sensitive products with the aim of protecting EU farmers through tariff rate quotas (TRQs); notes the progress being made in including sustainability and animal welfare provisions;
Amendment 26 #
2023/0038M(NLE)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Emphasises, however, that the upcoming revision of the animal welfare legislation will increase the burden for the Union livestock farmers, in particular regarding additional investments, putting the Union farmers in comparative disadvantage and reducing the level playing field between the Union and imported products;
Amendment 65 #
2023/0038M(NLE)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses the need to ensure an adequate monitoring framework at Union level on the enforcement of food safety standards for imported products;
Amendment 67 #
2023/0038M(NLE)
6b. Welcomes the cooperation chapter on sustainable food systems and the commitment to engage in the transition towards sustainable food systems;
Amendment 1 #
2023/0000(BUD)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the transport sector is essential for the Union’s economic and social development and cohesion and for ensuring mobility, accessibility and connectivity for all citizens and all regions, with particular attention to peripheral, rural, insular and outermost regions and other disadvantaged areas;
Amendment 11 #
2023/0000(BUD)
Draft opinion
Recital C d (new)
Recital C d (new)
C d. whereas tourism is an essential economic activity for the Union and contributes to the growth of many other sectors by more than 10% of the EU´s GDP; whereas tourism accounts for more than 11% of the workforce and plays an important role in promoting employment and social well-being, especially in those EU regions dependent on tourism;
Amendment 22 #
2023/0000(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Reiterates the crucial role of the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) for the timely completion of the trans-European network and for support under the Solidarity Lanes; strongly regrets the decrease in the CEF-transport budget commitments for 2024 compared to 2023; criticises the reallocation of funds from CEF to areas such as the Chips Act and the Commission’s executive communication budget and calls the Commission to reverse the reallocation; highlights that any new European policy needs to come with a new allocated budget and not a reshuffling of funds within the current MFF; remarks that the oversubscription of CEF funding, and the exhaustion of allocated funding justifies a frontloading of funding for CEF to avoid shortfalls;
Amendment 23 #
2023/0000(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Criticises the lack of increase on the contribution from Connecting Europe Facility (Transport) for military mobility commitments, in light of the Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine; believes that the envelop needs to be further reinforced to strengthen the Union’s security especially in the border-crossing points with Ukraine and Moldova; asks, the Commission and the Member States to further explore and present solutions to increase the military mobility budget line;
Amendment 26 #
2023/0000(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Stresses that the legislative tools adopted to develop and introduce sustainable fuels in the aviation and maritime sector are not matched by the appropriate financial support, in this respect regrets the decreased budget for Clean Aviation Joint Undertaking;
Amendment 28 #
2023/0000(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls the modal shift to rail targets set within the Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy and stresses the importance of this being reflected in the budget; highlights also the need to prioritise investments in sustainable and smart modes of transport and in the deployment of alternative fuel infrastructure throughout the Union;
Amendment 30 #
2023/0000(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the increase in the budget contributions to the Union transport agencies - European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA), European Union Agency for Railways (ERA) and European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) - but reiterates that the funding for these agencies should match their level of responsibility, such new tasks as the support to the uptake of sustainable aviation and maritime fuels, and the EU’s transport policy objectives; remarks that funding for ERA should be increased to more closely match that of EMSA and EASA., especially for the implementation of the TEN-T network, particularly with regard to cross-border interoperability, improving safety, increasing competitiveness and the deployment of the ERTMS;
Amendment 31 #
2023/0000(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Recalls that any new legislation applying to the transport sector, such as the European Green Deal and in particular the Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy, implies additional responsibilities for the Union transport agencies; reiterates that adequate financing of the those agencies is much more needed taking into account their work and contribution to the decarbonisation of the Union’s transport industry;
Amendment 32 #
2023/0000(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. Regrets that yet again there is no proposal on tourism, in spite of the long- lasting and regular calls by the European Parliament; reiterates moreover its call for the creation of a European agency for tourism;
Amendment 42 #
2022/2183(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas on 24 February 2022 the Russian Federation illegally in, the Russian's full scale invasion of Ukraine has seriously aggravadted Ukraine and, as a result, severely disruptedan already difficult and challenging situation in the agri-food sector, which is still recovering from the consequences of the COVID pandemic and is suffering from the on-going climate crisis, leading to an increase in global food insecurity;
Amendment 46 #
2022/2183(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas the effects of the crisis caused by Russian aggression against Ukraine have put food security and the resilience of the global food system at the center of the political agenda; whereas food security, in terms of political importance and urgency of response, is now placed on an equal footing with energy security, defence and the fight against climate change, both at the EU and international levels;
Amendment 58 #
2022/2183(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas the war against Ukraine has brought about an increase in food, energy and input prices and has a severe impact on consumers and the most vulnerable strata of society;
Amendment 66 #
2022/2183(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas, as a result of the war against Ukraine, bottlenecks in critical agricultural infrastructure, in particular transport and storage infrastructure, is hampering the movement of food, feed and other agricultural products;
Amendment 69 #
2022/2183(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas food security goes beyond agriculture and food production and has impacts on several areas, not only on primary producers and consumers, but also on the wider economy, trade, development and humanitarian efforts and on social and regional cohesion;
Amendment 72 #
2022/2183(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
C b. whereas food security is a complex and multifaceted subject and it requires a cohesive and integrated approach. Considering and dealing with these challenges from different perspectives: economic, trade, environmental, regional and the prism of international development;
Amendment 89 #
2022/2183(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas, as a result of the global supply crisis, the FAO estimates that international food and feed prices have continued to rise significantly above their already high levels; whereas, in order to identify and prevent food speculation, operators need to become more transparent with regard to their share of value added throughout the food supply chain; whereas it would also be necessary to assess the reasons why the prices of agricultural inputs have increased and what effect they have on the increase in food prices;
Amendment 147 #
2022/2183(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas generational renewal is one of the biggest challenges for a resilient agricultural sector in the EU; whereas young farmers in particular are innovative and, if properly remunerated, motivated and empowered, are willing to make investments that may increase the sustainability of agriculture and the same time maintain EU’s production capacity and competitiveness;
Amendment 169 #
2022/2183(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the sharp rise in global fertiliser prices, together with the sharp rise in other input costs for farmers, threatens food security; whereas in September 2022 the prices of nitrogen fertilisers increased by 149% on the EU fertilizers market compared to the previous year;
Amendment 185 #
2022/2183(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I b (new)
Recital I b (new)
I b. whereas food security is a key element for ensuring the strategic autonomy and prosperity of the European Union;
Amendment 206 #
2022/2183(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that the COVID-19 pandemic and the illegal Russian invasion of Ukraine have once again demonstratedexposed structural problems faced by the European agricultural sector, namely the need for the EU to strengthen its food security and, reduce its dependence on imports from outside the EU; welcomes the adoption, due to the exceptional current circumstances, of temporary meaith regard to critical production inputs and raw materials, and ensures to increase EU production during the 2022/23 harvest season, which will contribute to food securithe smooth functioning of the internal market, therefore increasing the EU's strategic autonomy;
Amendment 244 #
2022/2183(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to take the necessary measures to provide farmers with planning security and guarantees, making it possible to maintain and, if necessary, increase food production in the EU; calls on the Commission to ensure that farmland is used primarily for the production of food and feed and take this into account in the upcoming legislative proposals;
Amendment 270 #
2022/2183(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that the European Green Deal could be a milestone in the EU transition to a greener and, more sustainable economy, while pointingand resilient economy, which can be partly achieved through the implementation, in a coherent manner, of the Green Deal, the Biodiversity strategy and the Farm to Fork strategy; points out that manysome of the resulting measures might have adverse effects, which have not yet been properly assessed, on EU farms and, food security, including global food security; calls on the Commission to carry out a comprehensive assessment ofto support the feasibility of the targets proposed and the cumulative impact of Green Deal legislative proposals on the EU farming sector; calls on the Commission to note the importance of active training of farmers and support regarding new agriculture practices;
Amendment 301 #
2022/2183(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 d (new)
Paragraph 3 d (new)
3 d. Stresses the importance to make efficient and well-targeted investments in mitigation, as well as adaptation measures in order to reduce risks and avoid significant costs in the long-term, at the same time taking advantage of opportunities; while underlines that the increase of the climate resilience of the European agriculture industry will allow agricultural sector to remain competitive in global markets, providing employment and economic growth;
Amendment 311 #
2022/2183(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to present a comprehensive EU protein strategy that, on the one hand, focuses on domestic production in order to fully exploit its potential, based on the Report on Development of plant proteins in the European Union; the strategy should on the one hand, focuses on domestic production in order to fully exploit its potential, looks into possibilities to tap into different industrial side streams to increase protein availability and reduce dependence on imports from third countries and, on the other, further safeguards income from sustainable production;
Amendment 346 #
2022/2183(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for the EU to speed up the adoption of legislation on the use of new cultivation techniques in order to increase yields and make crops more resilient to climate change and new pathogens, particularly in view of the droughts and water shortages that are afflicting an increasing number of EU Member States; points out that new cultivation targetechniques can promote sustainable agriculture, which is not possible without innovation; reminds of the importance of research and that the research results are brought into farming practices;
Amendment 358 #
2022/2183(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Innovative and resource efficient cultivation practises in controlled, enclosed environments require a secure supply of growing media raw materials. The EU production and supply of these materials should be secured.
Amendment 377 #
2022/2183(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Emphasises that digital technologies and precision crop management can provide forward-looking solutions to the challenges arising when it comes to monitoring deforestation, the use of pesticides and fertilisers or water consumption for agriculture and increase the yield; calls on the Commission to step up and accelerate the use of digital innovation to modernise EU agriculture, with solutions which can be taken into use at reasonable investment costs, enabling farmers to realise their full production potential and safeguard their incomes in the context of green transition;
Amendment 386 #
2022/2183(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Points out that, while that space data and AI technologies can be a source of much valuable information for agriculture and for the whole food chain, i.e. technology enables the movement of information from the producer to the consumer and vice versa, improves the operation of the entire value chain, reduces wastage, lowers logistics costs, just to name a few, it can still only be put to very limited use, as in most cases it is not freely available or is too complex to be processed by farms or local authorities; calls for increased use of such data and technologies to help farmers through the green and digital transitions, while ensuring the resilience of EU agriculture;
Amendment 397 #
2022/2183(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the EU to recognise regional diferences and to take into account sparsely populated areas and their needs; Calls on the EU to recognise the strategic importance of logistics centres as an integral and complementary part of primary agricultural production, without which farmers and transport companies would be unable to ensure consistent supply in line with the needs of consumers; calls for investment in infrastructure for the more sustainable transport of fresh farm products;
Amendment 445 #
2022/2183(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Calls on the Commission to set up a truly long - term vision for a strategic autonomy for fertilizers. A strategy which will incentivise the industry to reorient to more sustainable production;
Amendment 473 #
2022/2183(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 8 a (new)
Subheading 8 a (new)
Notes that, while an estimated 20% of the total food produced is lost or wasted, 36.2million people cannot afford a quality meal every second day[1].Reducing food waste is a shared responsibility and food producers, processors, distributors, retailers and consumers must contribute to it.[1] 1(Eurostat, 2020).
Amendment 478 #
2022/2183(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Reiterates that food losses and food waste can be avoided if measuresholistic approach is taken including measures to educate consumers, sustainable food labelling and use of sustainable renewable and recyclable packaging, are taken to reduce the presence of pathogens in food, for example by ensuring proper hygiene and the use of improved technologies along the entire value chain, as well as the regular publication of information regarding these interrelated factors;
Amendment 499 #
2022/2183(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission to develop a realistic biofuel production scenario, since the discontinuation thereof would also eliminate protein-rich, taking into account EU’s protein strategy, by- products, thereby significantly exacerbating rather than helping to alleviate the food crisis;
Amendment 522 #
2022/2183(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 15 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Farmers and the future of the Common Agricultural Policy
Amendment 525 #
2022/2183(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 – point c (new)
Paragraph 15 – point c (new)
(c) Highlights the importance of ensuring that farmers have a predictable source of income and can make a living from their activity;
Amendment 526 #
2022/2183(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 – point d (new)
Paragraph 15 – point d (new)
(d) Stresses the importance of active training of farmers and support regarding new mitigation and adaptation agriculture practices;
Amendment 527 #
2022/2183(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 – point e (new)
Paragraph 15 – point e (new)
(e) Stresses the importance to invest in empowering women in agriculture and promote measures to attract more women to the agri-food sector in order to close the gender gap;
Amendment 528 #
2022/2183(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 – point f (new)
Paragraph 15 – point f (new)
(f) Notes the importance to ensure that small-scale producers have a say in decision-making process;
Amendment 529 #
2022/2183(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 – point g (new)
Paragraph 15 – point g (new)
(g) Emphasizes that the Commission must take additional measures to introduce a more sustainable, transparent and fairer food chain in order to strengthen producer’s position to enhance EU’s current security of supply and food security;
Amendment 39 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that generational renewal in agriculture is key for the social, economic and environmental sustainability of rural areas and EU food autonomsovereignty, as well as for the future of agriculture and the traditional familythe balance between territories, the adaptation to and mitigation of climate change, the preservation of biodiversity and natural resources and for the diversity of sustainable farming models;
Amendment 64 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that supporting generational renewal in agriculture is an objective of the 2023-2027 common agricultural policy, underlining that the supports have been upgraded compared to the previous CAP;
Amendment 95 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Amendment 106 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Points out that retired farmers are not always in favour of transferring their land to the new generation due to low pensions, land rental income and direct payments;
Amendment 114 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Highlights that farming is not just a job, but a way of life with close ties to nature and, a strong willingness to make an impact for society, while keeping a work- life balance, a strong sense of community belonging, which generates benefits for society as a whole;
Amendment 162 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Member States to develop coherent strategies to promote generational change, combining different measures in a complementary way, such as financial support, tax breaks and incentives, pensions and social measures adapted to farmers, to improve links between EU policies and national and regional policies;
Amendment 169 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Calls on the Member States and Regions to make their generational renewal policy a lever of their national or regional agricultural projects;
Amendment 186 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure that payments under the CAP are only received by farmers that are truly active;
Amendment 191 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Member States to promote innovative models of intergenerational collaboration, such as partnerships, share farming or land- matching services, as well as transmission or pre-retirement schemes and trial periods;
Amendment 202 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Stresses the importance of preserving farmland and the objectives of sustainable food production; calls on the Commission to launch a study on the effects of competing uses for farmland, such as urbanisation and energy, on the quantity and quality of farmland available and on prices and land concentration, while also evaluating the impacts of all relevant EU policy areas, including the CAP, in this regard;
Amendment 216 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission to evaluate the possibility of action at EU level, including through legislative instruments, sharing of good practices, to improve the functioning of farmland markets;
Amendment 239 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Calls on the Member States to design attractive long-term lease construction possibilities to increase the long-term availability of farmland for young farmers, as this also has the potential to improve soil health conditions due to the increased feeling of ownership of the farmer;
Amendment 243 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission to establish an EU observatory on farmland, as part of the Rural Observatory, making the best use of all existing data collection tools, to monitor, in particular, trends and prices for land sale and rental, as well as changes in farmland use;
Amendment 249 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Encourages the Member States to develop and support land banks and land mobility schemes during transition periods to ensure access to farmland for active farmers;
Amendment 252 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Encourages the Member States and the European Union to develop and support land banks and land mobility schemes;
Amendment 263 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Stresses that public support is fundamental in addressing the financing problems affecting young farmers, in particular for women and small farms; underlines the need to support young farmers in accessing information on financing opportunities and the development of business plans as well as getting access to guarantees and risk sharing loans;
Amendment 278 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)
Paragraph 22 b (new)
22b. Invites all stakeholders from the value chains to make generational renewal in agriculture a strategic priority by offering adequate incentives, complementary to public supports
Amendment 287 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Insists that young people must be involved and given the ability to participate in political life and decision-making processes, including by supporting and promoting young farmers organisations at local, regional, national and EU level, to ensure that their specific needs are accounted for and that policies provide effective support for their development;
Amendment 342 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Insists that rural areas must be able to provide adequate and flexible living conditions for young and new farmers and their families, namely better mobility, access to better education, career opportunities, health, leisure and culture services, and broader digital connectivity;
Amendment 5 #
2022/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Whereas to reach climate neutrality requires to attain neutrality in the land sector as well as to reduce GHG emissions of the agriculture sector; Welcomes the launch of the carbon farming initiative as announced in the Farm to Fork strategy and the new EU forest strategy, with the aim of achieving climate neutrality by 2050 as enshrined in the European Climate Law, and by 2035 in the entire land sector;
Amendment 21 #
2022/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines the importance of carbon farming as a new business model for EU agriculture with a view to allowing the sector’s active contribution to the green transition to provide new sources of market based income and business development opportunities;, especially for rural and remote areas, for land managers active in crops and livestock productions as well as forests; stresses that carbon farming must be market based in the long run and not rely solely on public funding
Amendment 39 #
2022/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Stresses the need for a broader understanding of carbon farming entailing farm practices such as manure management and innovative feed additives as enshrined in the Farm to Fork Strategy and the Methane Strategy.
Amendment 44 #
2022/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Considers that carbon farming should be developed on the basis of a credible, fair, efficient and simple policy framework and sees this as a precondition for its success
Amendment 47 #
2022/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the need for Member States and private certifications to establish incentives at the level of land managers, especially farmers and, foresters and cooperatives, to accelerate the uptake of carbon farming by setting up ecosystem services payments under public funding as well as allowing the various benefits of the carbon removal certification for private funding;
Amendment 56 #
2022/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Notes that carbon-farming incentives can take different forms, action-based, result-based or a combination of both; acknowledges the challenges, and limitations of the different schemes and believes in the complementarity of the different systems based on holdings and territorial specificities;
Amendment 68 #
2022/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls the fact that carbon farming practices provide additional environmental co-benefits, such as reducing GHG emissions through land use and farm practices that can sequester carbon in natural sinks, improved biodiversity, enhanced ecosystem services and the increased resilience of EU agriculture;
Amendment 80 #
2022/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses the importance of maintaining consistency in all measures within EU policies, notably the common agriculture policy (CAP), to ensure that enabling conditions are created for the upscaling of carbon farming and to allow equal access for all farmers and foresters across Member states; this notably includes the integration of carbon farming into CAP National Strategic Plans (NSP) in line with Member states assessment and needs to ensure that local natural conditions are adequately reflected, including innovative practices in crop and livestock production such as in animal nutrition and animal welfare;
Amendment 91 #
2022/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Underlines the importance of creating new financial incentives in addition to CAP funds into stimulatinge action on emissions reductions by providing funding to improve knowledge and cooperation among land managers in terms of carbon removals by natural sinks and technological solutions;
Amendment 104 #
2022/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Is of the opinion that the success of carbon farming will be the result of both appropriate supports by various EU funds dedicated to agriculture and climate and private remuneration.
Amendment 106 #
2022/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Amendment 109 #
2022/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the commitment to ensure transparency and accountability by establishing a robust science-based EU regulatory framework for the accounting and certification of carbon removals; in line with Article 6 of the Paris Agreement and outcomes of the 2021 Glasgow Summit to avoid double counting; takes into account that there is a great need for private companies to reliably offset their carbon footprint, but emissions from all sectors must be reduced and compensation with sinks must not diminish this ambition
Amendment 129 #
2022/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Urges the establishment of a robust methodology allowing the objective measurement and certification of additional carbon removals compared to common practice among sectors in order to create harmonised bases for the calculation, capture, use and storage of carbon dioxide; by standardising methodologies and rules for monitoring, reporting and verifying (MRV) in relation to gains, or losses, in carbon sequestering; stresses private certifications schemes need to be able to adapt to local conditions and take in to account the different nature types and common practice over EU;
Amendment 132 #
2022/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Urges the establishment of a robust methodology allowing the objective measurement and globally compatible certification of carbon removals among sectors in order to create harmonised bases for the calculation, capture, use and storage of carbon dioxide; highlights the importance of increased funding on the innovations and research from that light in EU programs;
Amendment 143 #
2022/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Believes that emissions reductions from agricultural activity should also benefit from objective measurement and certification;
Amendment 153 #
2022/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Believes that collective and cooperative approaches, shared training on-farm, soil sampling and analysis, transaction costs, investment on new machinery, measurements, and verifications costs of MRV tools that would upscale carbon farming among land managers particularly in result- based carbon farming schemes;
Amendment 160 #
2022/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 c (new)
Paragraph 9 c (new)
9 c. Asks the Commission to engage with private actors, in particular retail and food processing industries, to make sure that the certification scheme triggers a price premium on the market, which would reward front runners and newcomers on an equal footing;
Amendment 164 #
2022/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses the role of Bio-Energy Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS) through the combustion or fermentation of biogenic carbon, with the aim of providing funding under the CAP tools as an additional means of removing carbon from the atmosphere; stresses also the role of BECCS when it comes to additional removal of carbon from bioenergy, creating truly negative emissions;
Amendment 166 #
2022/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses the role of Bio-Energy Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS) through the combustion or fermentation of biogenic carbon, with the aim of providing funding under the CAP tools as an additional means of removing carbon from the atmosphere; notes that the functional carbon market will create need for better technology and innovations in BECCS practices;
Amendment 170 #
2022/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls for the use of innovative bio- based products to be incentivised, including, if relevant, through appropriately amending the relevant EU legislative framework; The European carbon farming model should cover relevant bio-based products and innovative products, also made from by- products and residues, where there is a scientifically proven, genuine and verifiable carbon sequestration effect.
Amendment 9 #
2022/2051(INL)
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the CAP objectives have remained untouchedrelevant over the last six decades despite the far-reaching changes undergone by it in line with the changes in society’s priorities and expectationsand are today more important then ever, as factors such as climate change, COVID-19 pandemic, rising input prices and the war in Ukraine are strongly impacting the agriculture sector in the EU and worldwide, making it more challenging to guarantee food security and affordability in the future;
Amendment 21 #
2022/2051(INL)
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the Conference puts forward proposals and measures impacting agriculture and rural areas towards more climate and environmental sustainabilitythat are linked to the agriculture sector;
Amendment 31 #
2022/2051(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that the current objectives of the CAP as referred to in the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (‘TFEU’) need no adaptation towards enhanced social, economic and environmental sustainabilityand are today more important then ever faced with the impacts of the on-going war in Ukraine on the food and energy sector and on the EU economy as a whole;
Amendment 41 #
2022/2051(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 – indent 1
Paragraph 2 – indent 1
Amendment 15 #
2022/2020(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Points out the importance of information and awareness campaigns for the reduction of unintentional errors; calls on the Member States to organise such campaigns timely and involve all relevant stakeholders.
Amendment 16 #
2022/2020(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Welcomes in this regard the provision established in the Regulation (EU) No 2021/2116 that give the CAP beneficiaries possibility to retroactively correct errors in their aid application that were done in good faith and similarly welcomes the early awareness mechanism that points out to CAP beneficiaries minor non-compliance without deducting any payments at first.
Amendment 41 #
2022/2020(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Member States to do their utmost to guarantee sound financial management, further reduction of errors and to avoid any delays in the implementation of CAP;
Amendment 47 #
2022/2020(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Encourages Member States to evaluate regularly their audit practices and internal control systems for EU funds under shared management to ensure that they are reliable and function effectively in preventing, detecting and correcting irregularities, including new forms of irregular practises;
Amendment 54 #
2022/2020(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Underlines that the digitalization offers various opportunities when it comes to the management and control of Union’s policies and programmes and in particular in conducting audits; calls on the Member States, the Commission and all relevant authorities to take advantage of new IT tools and techniques to increase the reliability of audits and controls.
Amendment 61 #
2022/2020(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Invites the EPPO, OLAF, the Commission, ECA and the Member States to strengthen their cooperation, including by, for example, creating more training programmes on the use of e-tools and audit practices, as well as on how to improve them.
Amendment 63 #
2022/2020(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Encourages Member States, which have not joined the EPPO yet, to do so to ensure that more cases of fraud are investigated and prosecuted.
Amendment 64 #
2022/2020(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 d (new)
Paragraph 8 d (new)
8d. Welcomes the Commission’s “EU Budget Focused on Results” strategy aimed at to improve efficiency of spending and achieve more with the available resources.
Amendment 65 #
2022/2020(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 e (new)
Paragraph 8 e (new)
8e. Calls on the Commission to continue its efforts in the field of simplification of EU funding, especially with regard to reducing the burden of implementation and management of EU- funded projects;
Amendment 66 #
2022/2020(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 f (new)
Paragraph 8 f (new)
8f. Reiterates that the creation of an integrated, interoperable and harmonised system to collect, monitor and analyse information about final beneficiaries in all Member States can help to further enhance the protection of Union finances and enable even closer scrutiny;
Amendment 15 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)
Citation 12 a (new)
Amendment 18 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 21 a (new)
Citation 21 a (new)
— having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 08/12/2021 on the report from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions entitled ‘New EU Forest Strategy for 2030"’,
Amendment 20 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 21 b (new)
Citation 21 b (new)
— having regard to the number of projects and practices to coordinate forest information in Europe (European National Forest Inventory Network (ENFIN), FUTMON project, DIABOLO project, European Atlas of Forest Tree Species Mapping and Assessment of Ecosystems and their Services (MAES) programme),
Amendment 30 #
2022/2016(INI)
A. whereas the EU has set the binding target of reaching climate neutrality by 20501a; whereas the EU is committed to the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement; whereas forests and forest-based industries will play a major role in achieving these SDGs and Paris Agreement targets; _________________ 1a Regulation (EU) 1119/2021.
Amendment 49 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the TFEU makes no reference to a common EU forest policy and therefore forest policy remains at Member States' competence; whereas Article 4 TFEU provides for a shared competence on environmental policy; whereas due to the specificextremely high diversity of the EU’s forests with regard to bio-geography, structure, size, biodiversity and ownership patterns, where environmental policy touches upon forests, it is necessary to duly apply the principle of subsidiarity and proportionality in the development and implementation of the new EU forest strategy (the strategy) and relevant EU legislation;
Amendment 61 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
C b. whereas the INTEGRATE network is a platform of representatives of different European countries, accompanied by scientific advice, initiated by several Member State governments and supported by the Commission’s Standing Forestry Committee and has served to- date as an important driver of identifying means to integrate nature conservation in sustainable forest management; whereas the platform’s work has played an important role in the exchange of experiences and best practices;
Amendment 63 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C c (new)
Recital C c (new)
C c. whereas the Horizon 2020 funded ALTERFOR project considered the potential to optimise forest management methods currently in use and presented alternative forest management models with opportunities and challenges listed for each alternative;
Amendment 64 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C d (new)
Recital C d (new)
Amendment 65 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C e (new)
Recital C e (new)
C e. whereas wood-based products contribute to climate change mitigation by storing carbon and substituting products with a large carbon footprint, including building- and packaging materials, textiles, chemicals and fuels; whereas wood-based products are renewable and to a large extend recyclable and as such have a huge potential to support a circular bioeconomy; whereas this makes the forestry sector and the forest-based industries key actors in a green economy;
Amendment 67 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C g (new)
Recital C g (new)
C g. whereas forest ownership across Europe is diverse in terms of size and ownership structure, including various forms of private and public ownership, leading to a great diversity of management models; whereas it is important that measures under the strategy take due account of the specific conditions and needs, as well as the protection of property rights and free enterprise in order to be effective;
Amendment 73 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas about 60 % of the EU’s forests are owned by 16 million private forest owners, of whom a significant share are small-holders; whereas involving and motivating these owners through a comprehensive policy and legislative framework, based on the recognition of their property rights, experience as managers and specific challenges, will be key to achieving the strategy’s targets, including the provision of climate and other ecosystem services; emphasizes the need to avoid administrational burden on all actors.
Amendment 74 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas about 60 % of the EU’s forests are owned by 16 million private forest owners1a, of whom a significant share are small-holders1b; whereas involving and motivating these owners through a comprehensive policy and legislative framework, based on the recognition of their property rights, experience as managers and specific challenges, will be key to achieving the strategy’s targets, including the provision of climate and other ecosystem services; _________________ 1a Commission communication of 16 July 2021 on the “New EU Forest Strategy for 2030” (COM(2021) 572). 1b Europe: a majority of private holdings are up to 10 ha, FOREST EUROPE report on the “State of Europe’s Forests 2020” of 2020; DE: 50% of privately owned forest smaller than 20 ha, https://www.bmel.de/SharedDocs/Downlo ads/DE/Broschueren/bundeswaldinventur 3.pdf;jsessionid=972A5297B9463D98948 E787D1AA78F19.live921?__blob=public ationFile&v=3; FR: about 2/3 of private owners have less than 1 ha, https://franceboisforet.fr/wp- content/uploads/2021/04/Brochure_chiffr esClesForetPrivee_2021_PageApage_BD. pdf; FI: about 45% of owners have less than 10 ha, https://www.luke.fi/en/natural- resources/forest/forest-resources-and- forest-planning/forest-ownership/; LV: 50 % of owners have less than 5 ha, https://www.zm.gov.lv/public/ck/files/MA F_parskats_Silava_privat_meza_apsaimn _monitorings.pdf
Amendment 85 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas most recent data gathered under Article 17 of the Habitats Directive indicates that only 49 % of forests habitats have a good conservation status; whereas focusing solely on aggregated data might be insufficient to identify and address key information on the most urgent issues and it is therefore necessary to consult more specific indicators especially created by FOREST EUROPE, on trends in condition and pressures; whereas these indicators do not support an overall negative assessment of the state of the EU’s forests, but show both positive and negative trends that require nuanced responses;
Amendment 86 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas most recent data gathered under Article 17 of the Habitats Directive1a indicates that only 49 % of forests habitats haveare in a good conservation statusdition1b; whereas focusing solely on aggregated data might be insufficient to identify and address key information on the most urgent issues and it is therefore necessary to consult more specific indicators on trends in condition and pressures; whereas these indicators do not support an overall negative assessment of the state of the EU’s forests, but show both positive and negative trends1c that require nuanced responses; _________________ 1a Council Directive 92/43/EEC. 1b Commission communication of 16 July 2021 on the “New EU Forest Strategy for 2030” (COM(2021) 572). 1c Joint Research Centre report “Mapping and Assessment of Ecosystems and their Services: An EU ecosystem assessment” (the MAES report) of 2020, for trends in condition see also FOREST EUROPE report on the “State of Europe’s Forests 2020” of 2020.
Amendment 97 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
E b. whereas in order to deliver on the multiple forest functions including various benefits provided by products of the forest-based industries in an increasingly complex environment, the collection and maintenance of transparent and reliable high-quality data, the exchange of knowledge and best practices, as well as adequately funded and well-coordinated research are of central importance to meet the challenges and yield opportunities;
Amendment 103 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E c (new)
Recital E c (new)
E c. whereas criteria and indicators to define sustainable forest management commonly used in the EU are based on pan-European cooperation within the FOREST EUROPE process to which all Member States and the European Commission are signatories; whereas as part of its ongoing work programme, FOREST EUROPE has initiated a reassessment of the definition of sustainable forest management; whereas FOREST EUROPE collects and provides information on the status and trends in forests and forestry based on the criteria for sustainable forest management;
Amendment 110 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E d (new)
Recital E d (new)
E d. whereas on international level, the FAO is the main forum for the development of internationally agreed definitions on forests and forestry; whereas the FAO collects and provides data on forests and forestry; whereas the European Commission and Member States contribute to the work of the FAO;
Amendment 128 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the new EU forest strategy and its ambition to increase the balanced contribution of multi-functional forests to the targets of the Green Deal and of achieving a circular economy and climate neutrality by 2050; acknowledges that forest-related climate and biodiversity aspects are well reflected in the New EU Forest Strategy, but the total potential of forests and the forest sector, including the economic and social aspects of sustainability are not presented in a balanced way; stresses the need to correct this balance when setting targets for forests and the forest sector as in addition to climate and biodiversity goals, forests provide economic and social benefits and wide range of services from livelihoods to recreation;
Amendment 131 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the new EU forest strategy and its ambition to increase the balanced contribution of multi-functional forests to the targets of the Green Deal and of achieving a circular economy and climate neutrality by 2050; highlight the importance of an balanced and solid scientific based strategy and vision for the forest-based sector, considering all three dimensions of sustainability in an integrated and balanced way;
Amendment 138 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Regrets that the new EU Forest Strategy was not properly developed together with the European Parliament, Member States and stakeholders and that the positions of the co-legislators were not adequately taken into account, stresses the importance of strengthen co-operation in terms of implementing the New EU Forest Strategy for 2030;
Amendment 150 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recognises that the maintenance and, protection and sustainable use of healthy and resilient forests is a fundamental goal of all actors in forestry and the forest-based value chain, as well a key priority for people in the EU;
Amendment 161 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. IHighlights the continuous growing stock in European forests that differs from the global deforestation trend1a; acknowledges the efforts of all actors across the forest-based value chain that contributed to this development; is concerned by the increasing pressure on the EU’s forests and their habitats, mainly driven by climate change, and stresses the urgent need to increase forest and ecosystem resilience; , including by measures for adaptation to climate change, and to reduce pressures where feasible; notes with concern that the vulnerability of Europe’s forests to invasive pests and pathogens seems to have increased and that outbreaks are a threat to sequestered carbon1b; _________________ 1a FOREST EUROPE report on the “State of Europe’s Forests 2020” of 2020. 1b Science for Environment Policy (2021) European Forests for biodiversity, climate change mitigation and adaptation. Future Brief 25. Brief produced for the European Commission DG Environment by the Science Communication Unit, UWE Bristol. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/ science-environment-policy.
Amendment 171 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises that the EU’s forests are characterised by diverse natural conditions, such as biogeography, size, structure and biodiversity, as well as in ownership patterns, forms of governance, challenges and opportunities, and that they have been formed by centuries of human intervention and management; stresses that in implementation all types of forests and situations require differing approaches in terms of forest management and the delivery of ecosystem services;
Amendment 178 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Stresses that forest policy falls firmly within the national competence of Member States, and therefore details related to forest management need to be adjusted at national and regional level with a bottom up approach whereby sustainable forest management happens most effectively through the use of best knowledge of local natural conditions;
Amendment 186 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recognises the complexity of assessing the state of forests, as well as the uneven availability and quality of data and therefore stresses the need for continuous policy and scientific dialogue at all levels to improve data collection and harmonisation where appropriate;
Amendment 189 #
2022/2016(INI)
5 a. Highlights the contribution to-date of forest owners and actors across the forest-based value chain to the efforts to achieve a sustainable and climate neutral economy by 2050 and the value of generational and historic knowledge and expertise in forestry and sustainable forest management;
Amendment 212 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recognises the key role of forests in protecting the climate and biodiversity; underlines that the multi-functional role of forests comprises multiple socioeconomic functions, such as the provision of renewable raw materials, which leads to jobs and economic growth in rural and urban areas, the provision of clean water and air, protection against natural hazards and recreational value; stresses that the implementation of the strategy must ensure a balanced provision of all services and maintain and enhance competitiveness and innovation; underlines that the successful provision of services requires sustainable active management;
Amendment 217 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Believes that the key principle of balancing multiple forest functions and of defining goals and measures towards the achievement of all ecosystem services should be to seek maximising synergies and minimising trade-offs built on evidence-based information;
Amendment 221 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses that forests contribute to climate change mitigation via carbon sequestration, carbon storage and the substitution of wood and wood products for fossil fuels and derived products and other products with high environmental and carbon footprints; notes that the strategy has a particular focus on storage in the construction sector and believes its implementation should clearly support a broader use of different options for storage and substitution, in line with the goals of the bioeconomy strategyregardless of life-span of products and based on science-based and robust life-cycle assessments, in line with the goals of the bioeconomy strategy and the industrial strategy and to unlock the full potential of forest-based products in strengthening the circular economy and in the fight against climate change;
Amendment 227 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses that forests contribute to climate change mitigation via carbon sequestration, carbon storage and the substitution of wood and all wood products for fossil fuels and derived products; notes that the strategy has a particular focus on storage in the construction sector and believes its implementation should support a broader use of different options for substitution, in line with the goals of the bioeconomy strategy; emphasizes the role of research on substitution of fossil-based materials and fossil fuels.
Amendment 233 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Highlights that for wood-based products to contribute optimally to climate change mitigation and a circular economy requires that they be used in the most efficient and sustainable way; believstresses that the cascading principall sustainable wood-based materials and products play an important role8 is a good guideline for efficient use, but must not use a static approach and therefore must be adjusted regularly to reflect innovative usesn the green transition, independently of their lifespans; recalls that long-and short-lived products are produced simultaneously as the whole tree is used in are source efficient way and underline that EU legislation should not define the end-use of raw materials, or set up or define a cascading principle; stresses that a well- functioning, un- distorted market incentivises the efficient use of wood- based resources; _________________ 8 As outlined in the Commission’s ‘Guidance on cascading use of biomass with selected good practice examples on woody biomass’.
Amendment 235 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Highlights that for wood-based products to contribute optimally to climate change mitigation and a circular economy requires that they be used in the most efficient and sustainable way; believes that the cascading principle8 is a good guideline for efficient use, but must not use a static approach and therefore must be adjusted regularly to reflect innovative uses; stresses that a well-functioning, un- distorted market incentivises the efficient use of wood- based resources; _________________ 8 As outlined in the Commission’s ‘Guidance on cascading use of biomass with selected good practice examples on woody biomass’.
Amendment 253 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Underlines the importance of a reliable supply of wood, wood-based products and forest-based biomass to achieve the EU’s sustainability goals, including the green growth and jobs goal of the Green Deal, and notes that the demand is expected to continue to grow1a; believes that the EU’s forestry sector provide some of the most sustainably sourced raw materials; calls on the Commission to consider displacement effects and effects on competitiveness of the forestry sector and the forest-based industries, as well as to monitor any effects on the availability of wood following the implementation of measures under the strategy; _________________ 1a Hetemäki, L., Palahí, M. and Nasi, R. 2020. Seeing the wood in the forests. Knowledge to Action 01, European Forest Institute. ttps://doi.org/10.36333/k2a01; also see WWF Living Forests Report, Chapter 5, https://wwf.panda.org/discover/our_focus/ forests_practice/forest_publications_news _and_reports/living_forests_report/.
Amendment 254 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Underlines the importance of a reliable supply of wood, wood-based products and forest-based biomass to achieve the EU’s sustainability goals and notes that the demand is expected to continue to grow; believes that the EU’s forestry sector provide the most sustainably sourced raw materials; calls on the Commission to consider displacement effects and monitor any effects on the availability of wood following the implementation of measures under the strategy; after the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022, highlights the crucial importance of the EU’s security of supply and own raw material production.
Amendment 263 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Amendment 265 #
2022/2016(INI)
12. Recalls that 2.1 million people work in the forest-based sector, while the extended forest-based value chain supports 4 million jobs in the green economy1a; calls on the Commission and the Member States to monitor and assess the effects of a shift in the balance of forest functions on the overall employment situation; , in rural areas as well as in down-stream parts of the wood-processing industries, and highlights the need to maintain or improve the attractiveness of employment in the sector as well as work-place safety when considering changes in management practices; _________________ 1a Commission communication of 16 July 2021 on the “New EU Forest Strategy for 2030” (COM(2021) 572).
Amendment 286 #
2022/2016(INI)
13. Takes note of the Commission’s announcement on developing additional voluntary indicators and threshold values for sustainable forest management which shall remain voluntary for Member States to implement at national and regional level; underlines the need to align the Commission’s work with that of FOREST EUROPE and the Food and Agriculture Organization, as well as to engage with the Member States to ensure that indicators and value ranges are fit-for-purpose for their application at the local level under specific bio-geographic conditions;
Amendment 295 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Highlights that pressure on forests from natural disasters and other disturbances is being increasingly intensified by climate change and that strengthening forests’ resilience is a matter of urgency and underline that that in order to create more resilient forests, forests needs to be managed by adapting them to a changing climate and emphasis that as forests are biologically very complex, it is not possible to make general claims about, for example, even-aged forests being worse off in relation to climate change than uneven-aged ones; notes the role that restoration and afforestation can play in strengthening resilience and enhancing biodiversity; notes that sustainable forest management consists of a broad array of actions and adaptive practices, many of which can play a key role in climate mitigation; stresses that adaptive forest management is site- specific and acknowledges that varying forest conditions and forest types require different management regimes and that practices should be decided nationally, regionally or locally;
Amendment 296 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Highlights that pressure on forests from natural disasters and other disturbances is being increasingly intensified by climate change and that strengthening forests’ resilience and adaptation is a matter of urgency; notes the role that restoration and afforestation can play in strengthening resilience and enhancing biodiversity; notes that sustainable forest management as a dynamic concept consists of a broad array of actions and adaptive practices, many of which can play a key role in the climate mitigation potential of forests as well as offering measures, such as introducing better adapted species and provenances, strengthening forests’ contributions to the water cycle, sanitary fellings to contain pests, pathogens and invasive species, forest fire prevention and maintenance of protective functions, whilst underpinning their multifaceted nature and other roles;
Amendment 297 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Highlights that pressure on forests from natural disasters and other disturbances is being increasingly intensified by climate change and that strengthening forests’ resilience is a matter of urgency; notes the role that restoration and afforestation can play in strengthening resilience and enhancing biodiversity; notes that sustainable forest management consists of a broad array of actions and adaptive practices, many of which can play a key role in climate mitigation; the Member States’ varying forests and climate conditions require differentiated sustainable forest management practices, that should be developed nationally, regionally and locally.
Amendment 309 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Emphasises that in many cases, forest protection requires sustainable active management, as unmanaged forests more likely suffer from disturbances such as forest fires, pests and other damage; underlines that this includes enhancing biodiversity;
Amendment 311 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Underlines that levels of protection are part of the sustainable forest management toolbox and stresses that as part of protection certain forms of intervention might be required, for instance to address natural disaster hazards or adaptation needs;
Amendment 327 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Takes note of the ongoing work on guidance for ‘closer-to-nature’ forestry by the Working Group on Forests and Nature; believes that to ensure added value, guidance on this concept should incorporate results-oriented, scientifically and locally proven sustainable forest management practices to give managers the tools to yield connections and cooperation on better integrating biodiversity protection with improved management practices; highlights that forests do have very different characteristics within the Union and therefore there is a strong need for different policy and management approaches;
Amendment 330 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Takes note of the ongoing work on voluntary guidance for ‘closer-to-nature’ forestry by the Working Group on Forests and Nature; believes that to ensure added value, guidance on this concept should incorporate results-oriented, scientifically and locally proven sustainable forest management practices to give forest owners and managers the tools to yield connections and cooperation on better integrating biodiversity protection with improved management practices;
Amendment 346 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Reiterates its call for the protection and further research of primary and old- growth forests and stresses the need toat the Member States should create a definition for what constitutes old-growth forests; welcomes the ongoing work of the Working Group on Forests and Nature and underlines the need to consider a diverse set of attributes and ensure flexibility to account for specific conditions in bio- geographic regions and forest types;
Amendment 388 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Notes that the European agricultural fund for rural development is the main source of support for forestry measures; further notes that between 2014 and 2020, Member States only spent 49 % of the available funds, and that the Commission has identified administrative burden, insufficient attractiveness of the premiums and a lack of advisory services as reasons for this low usage; underlines that support to voluntary nature conservation measurement by forest owners achieves several objectives, such as biodiversity preservation, preservation of the carbon stock and habitat conservation, while being in line with the ownerships right and subsidiarity principle;
Amendment 401 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Points out that the forestry sector operates primarily as a market-based sector; stresses that putting a stronger emphasis on other ecosystem services should not lead to an increased dependency on subsidies and encourages the Commission and Member States to further pursue the development of market-based payment for ecosystem services schemes, such as carbon farming; highlight in the light of the initiative on carbon farming that active sustainable forest management is the guarantee for both the carbon stock and the forest growth; stresses that carbon forest removals should focus on incentives for forest owners and managers to invest in active forest management, promoting regeneration and increased growth; emphasises that initiatives should be carefully designed in order to not lead to passive forestry as the capacity to remove carbon declines with the ageing of trees and the closing of forest canopies; stresses that carbon removals are not the only way to incentivise forests´ contribution to climate change;
Amendment 402 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Points out that the forestry sector operates primarily as a market-based sector; stresses that putting a stronger emphasis on other ecosystem services should not lead to an increased dependency on subsidies and encourages the Commission and Member States to further pursue the development of market-based payment for ecosystem services schemes, such as carbon farming; and carbon removal certificates, which should incentivise active and sustainable forest management, new innovations and versatile use of wood in products to sequestrate and storage carbon taking into account the potential of side streams; stresses that carbon removal certificates should be based on solid financial framework, accounting rules, market- based design and funding from public and private resources, while CAP-funding must mainly remain targeted for food production and ensuring food security in the Union;
Amendment 419 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Acknowledges the important contribution of existing market-driven certification schemes to the further uptake of sustainable forest management; takes note of the Commission’s announcement on developing a ‘closer-to-nature’ certification schemrelies on consumer demand and preferences to shape the development on these schemes also in the future; encourages the Commission to cooperate with existing certification schemes and believes that to create added value, the certification must offer foresters a price premium for the provision of ecosystem services;
Amendment 424 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Highlights that to unlock the full potential of forests to contribute to climate and circular economy targets of the EU, further research and development in the field of bio-based alternatives to fossil-based products are required and should be incentivised;and innovation in the fields management practices and of bio-based alternatives to fossil-based products and other products with a large carbon footprint are required and should be incentivised; notes that development cycles in the sector may last 10 years or longer and underlines that a predictable and stable regulatory environment is a precondition to attracting investments; highlights that many innovations in the sector have high added value and provide high quality employment in rural areas as well as in the wood-processing industries and underlines the role of SME in the field;
Amendment 426 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Highlights that to unlock the full potential of forests to contribute to climate and circular economy targets, further research and development in the field of bio-based alternatives to fossil-based products are required and should be incentivised; underlines that a predictable regulatory environment is a precondition to attracting investments; encourages to continue supporting innovations related to wood, such as wood-based textiles that have high potential to substitute synthetic textile fibres and cotton.
Amendment 431 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Believes that to improve the coordinated provision of environmental and economic forest services, relevant EU framework programmes must be better aligned; programmes, including Horizon Europe, LIFE, EIP-AGRI, LEADER and EIT, must be better aligned; welcomes the Commission proposal to enhance EU cooperation by proposing a Research and Innovation partnership on forestry and calls on the Commission to develop comprehensive forest-focussed programmes including different functions and parts of the forest-sector value chain and including living-labs to test and demonstrate solutions for key challenges, building on existing and proven platforms such as the INTEGRATE network, the Forest-Technology Platform and including pan-European and international partners;
Amendment 436 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Stresses thatRecalls that 60 % of EU forests are privately owned and a significant share of forest owners are small-holders; stresses that in order to achieve the Strategy’s goals, the implementation of the strategy must focus on enabling small- holders to deliver on the multiple forest functions and calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that support programmes, payment for ecosystem services schemes and research funding are attractive and easily accessible to small-holders;
Amendment 441 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Highlights that cooperation between all relevant stakeholders, including citizens and civil society will be crucial in fulfilling the objectives of the EU Forest Strategy; Encourages Member States and the European Commission to ensure an inclusive representation of all stakeholders in the consultation process and to urge the environmental and forestry stakeholders to reach out to broader segments of population through various educational tools and programmes.
Amendment 442 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Underlines that the availability of advisory services are an important driver for the dissemination of sustainable forest management practices; encourages Member States to ensure the availability of advisory services, with particular attention to small-holders;
Amendment 443 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Underlines the importance of the forestry sector and the wood-based industries as a provider of jobs in rural communities as well as in urban areas through downstream uses and notes with concern the steady decline in employment and the high number of accidents in the sector1a; calls on the Commission and the Member States to monitor the effects of measures taken under the strategy on employment and work safety and highlights the importance of making this type of employment attractive, taking measures to increase the safety of work and adequately training workers; in the light of changing management practices, considering that discussed options often go hand in hand with higher (physical) labour intensity which also bears more risks for workers, which requires high quality vocational training as well as upskilling and reskilling opportunities; highlights the importance of making this type of employment attractive, taking measures to increase the safety of work and adequately training workers; calls on Member States to assess their advisory services in this respect and re-enforce where necessary; _________________ 1a FOREST EUROPE report on the “State of Europe’s Forests 2020” of 2020.
Amendment 448 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Emphasises that forest ecosystems provide a multitude of services to society. They are not only an important recreational area, but also offer protection against natural hazards, filter air and water, and supply renewable raw materials; calls therefore on the Commission to acknowledges that forest owners and managers need a large extend of freedom in their forest management practise, which should be based on best practices, scientific evidence and national, regional and local experience and knowledge, in order for forest owners and managers to provide all the demanded ecosystem services, for which an active sustainable management is necessary;
Amendment 450 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Stresses the importance of attracting young people and women in the sector and welcomes the Commission proposals to promote the establishment of a skills partnership under the Pact for Skills and make use of the European Social Fund Plus to work together to develop quality jobs and improve working conditions, as well as to increase the number of upskilling and reskilling opportunities in forestry;
Amendment 456 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 b (new)
Paragraph 23 b (new)
23b. Stresses that to attract young people as well as investments to the sector and throughout the value chain, a favourable environment in rural areas including digital, transport and community infrastructure is required and calls on Member States to use available funds to support the rural development in this regard;
Amendment 461 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Stresses the importance of accurate, integrated and up-to-date data on Europe’s forests and takes note of the initiative for a legislative proposal for a framework on forest observation, reporting and data collection; underlines that the broad availability, high quality and transparency of data are preconditions to meeting the goals of the strategy and believes that to deliver added value the framework must build on existing mechanisms and processes through a bottom-up approach to best use the expertise and experience present in the Member Statessuch as the national forest inventories, the Forest Information System for Europe (FISE), the ENFIN network, FOREST EUROPE and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) through a bottom-up approach to best use the expertise and experience present in the Member States and while avoiding the duplication of work and administrative burden and costs; calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure adequate funding and human resources for operative support for the framework;
Amendment 468 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Highlights that forest information should be easily available, and cooperation on harmonisation of reporting should be continued, data collection and analysing should be based on national forest inventories, remote sensing techniques and provide complementary information to field measurements, however many characteristics of forests can be only verified on the ground, and science based- policies need to be based on reality, therefore national capacities on forest monitoring are needed relying the best practices already available at Member State level;
Amendment 470 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
Amendment 479 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Takes note of the idea to introduce strategic plans for forests under the framework on forest observation, reporting and data collection; further notes that several Member States already have national strategies for forests in place; calls on the Commission to ensure that the legislative proposal duly acknowledges work already done at Member State level, and where relevant on local level and to assess how this tool could be used to support particularly those Member States that do not yet have national strategies in place;
Amendment 481 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Takes note of the idea to introduce strategic plans for forests under the framework on forest observation, reporting and data collection; further notes that several Member States already have national strategies for forests in place; calls on the Commission to give priority to the existing national strategies over strategic plans on EU level.
Amendment 489 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. BStresses that the governance of forests and the forestry regulation are responsibilities of the Member States; believes that due to the multi- functional contribution of forests to high- level EU goals and the different administrative levels and stakeholder groups involved, the cornerstones of the strategy’s implementation must be close cooperation and the exchange of best practices with national and regional experts, stakeholders, forest managers, scientists and civil society, and fully and actually comply with the principle of subsidiarity; underlines that governance must take EU and Member State engagement in international processes into account;
Amendment 503 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Underlines that the achievement of the Strategy’s goals depends on measures that are adapted to local conditions and challenges; therefore, calls on the Commission and Member States to facilitate the exchange of best practices at all levels and to strengthen stakeholder dialogue, particularly including forest managers, science and civil society groups;
Amendment 515 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Expresses its concern about reports of illegal logging and calls on the Commission and the Member States to increase their efforts to effectively implement relevant national and EU legislation; Stresses that illegal logging has major economic, social and environmental negative impact and generate revenue losses for local communities; Calls on the European Commission and Member States to expand the European Public Prosecutor Office mandate to environmental crimes, including illegal logging.
Amendment 54 #
2022/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to support SMEs and micro-businesses (including artisans) in the tourism sector, by fostering innovative initiatives, simplifying bureaucracy and encouraging education and training (mainly on new digital skills), to stimulate new tourism offerings in terms of destinations and experiences. Emphasises the need to lower significantly the administrative burden on SMEs and to make the EU regulatory framework better adapted to this end; invites the Commission and the Member States to further include and support measures enhancing the digitalisation;
Amendment 63 #
2022/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recalls that the digital transition is one of the key horizontal EU priorities, which will help to boost competitiveness of the EU business in transport and tourism sectors and further strengthen their resilience to economic or other type of crisis;
Amendment 64 #
2022/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Believes that the strategy should further provide socio-economic prosperity and new job opportunities; Stresses that Europe needs to make full use of its capacities, to encourage manufacturing in key sectors and support upskilling of workers in those fields where jobs are likely to be obsolete due to the transition;
Amendment 85 #
2022/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Supports broader automation in the transport sector with the aim to make it more efficient, sustainable and competitive;
Amendment 90 #
2022/2008(INI)
4e. Recalls the need for comprehensive smart tourism strategies for remote regions and the need to stimulate new tourism opportunities;
Amendment 95 #
2022/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to facilitate multimodal journey planning and ticketingsimplify ticketing procedures through digital services while better regulating the activity of online booking platforms and booking platform intermediaries; calls for the EU framework for short-term rentals to be strengthened and for new policies to be implemented with a view to enhancing transparency;
Amendment 101 #
2022/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Supports broader innovative initiatives and encourage education in digital skills;
Amendment 91 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Plastic packaging is the most carbon-intensive material and, in terms of fossil fuel use, recycling of plastic waste is approximately five-times better than incineration with energy recovery35. Just as the European Strategy for Plastics36states, CEAP commits to increase uptake of recycled plastics and contribute to the more sustainable use of plastics. The Union budget and the system of own resources contribute to reducing pollution from plastic packaging waste37. As of 1 January 2021, the Council Decision (EU, Euratom) 2020/2053 of 14 December 2020 on the system of own resources of the European Union introduced a national contribution that is proportional to the quantity of plastic packaging waste that is not recycled in each Member State. This own resource is part of incentives to reduce the consumption of single-use plastics, foster recycling and boost the circular economy. The availability of high quality recycled plastics should be ensured through mechanical and chemical recycling of plastic waste and sustainable renewable biobased plastics. _________________ 35 Amadei A., Ardente F., Garcia-Gutierrez P., Klenert D., Nessi S., Tonini D., Tosches D., Saveyn H.(2022), Environmental and economic assessment of plastic waste recycling, Mechanical, physical and chemical recycling technologies, publication pending. 36 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions A European Strategy for Plastics in a Circular Economy COM(2018)28 final. 37 Council Decision (EU, Euratom) 2020/2053 of 14 December 2020 on the system of own resources of the European Union and repealing Decision 2014/335/EU, Euratom COM (OJ L 424, 15.12.2020, p. 1).
Amendment 98 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The European Parliament’s Resolution of 10 February 2021 on the New Circular Economy Action Plan39reiterated the objective of making all packaging reusable or recyclable in an economically viable way by 2030 and called on the Commission to present a legislative proposal including waste reduction measures and targets and ambitious essential requirements in the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive to reduce excessive packaging, including in e-commerce, improve recyclability and minimise the complexity of packaging, increase recycled content, phase out hazardous and harmful substances, and promote re-use without compromising food safety or hygiene standards. _________________ 39 https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/doc ument/TA-9-2021-0040_EN.html
Amendment 105 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) In line with the waste hierarchy set out in Article 4(2) of Directive 2008/98/EC, and in line with life-cycle thinking to deliver the best overall environmental outcome, the measures provided for under this Regulation aim at reducing the amount of packaging placed on the market in terms of its volume and weight, and preventing the generation of packaging waste, especially through packaging minimisation, avoiding packaging where it is not needed, and increased re-use of packagingand recycling of packaging while delivering the best environmental outcome. Goals for reducing the amount of packaging and packaging waste must not cause or increase the risk for food waste and food safety. In addition, the measures aim at increasing the use of recycled content in packaging, especially in plastic packaging where the uptake of recycled content is very low, as well as higher recycling rates for all packaging and high quality of the resulting secondary raw materials while reducing other forms of recovery and final disposal.
Amendment 110 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Packaging should be designed, manufactured and commercialised in such a way as to allow for its re-use or high- quality recycling, and to minimise its impact on the environment during its entire life-cycle and the life cycle of products, for which it was designed. Deviations can be justified by the Waste Hierarchy according to Article 4 paragraph 2 of Directive 2008/98/EC.
Amendment 117 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) Designing packaging with the objective of its recycling, once it becomes packaging waste, is one the most efficient measures to improve the packaging circularity and raise packaging recycling rates and the use of recycled content in packaging while ensuring packaging performs its functions as outlined in Article 3(1). A high standard of quality and the protection of intellectual property, which are important to safeguard the reputation which the Union's products have achieved on the global market and prevent the usurpation, imitation, evocation of geographical indication names and trademarks, must also be taken into account. Packaging design for recycling criteria have been established for a number of packaging formats under voluntary industry schemes or by some Member States for the purpose of the modulation of extended producer responsibility fees. In order to prevent barriers to the internal market and provide industry with a level playing field, and with the objective to promote the sustainability of packaging, it is important to set mandatory requirements regarding the recyclability of packaging, by harmonising the criteria and the methodology for assessing packaging recyclability based on a design for recycling methodology at the Union level. In order to meet the objective set out in the CEAP that, by 2030, all packaging should be recyclable or reusable, in an economically viable manner, packaging recyclability performance grades should be established based on design for recycling criteria for packaging categories as listed in Annex II. However, packaging should comply with them only as of 1 January 2030 in order to give sufficient time to the economic operators to adapt.
Amendment 129 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) In order to prevent barriers to the internal market and ensure the efficient implementation of the obligations, economic operators should ensure that the plastic part of each unit of packagingpackaging where plastics is the predominant material contains a certain minimum percentage of sustainable renewable content or recycled content recovered from post- consumer plastic waste calculated as an average of the plastic packaging placed by a producer on the territory of a Member State. This shall not apply to plastic packaging in contact with food if the recycled content poses a risk to food, human or animal safety.
Amendment 137 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
Recital 31
(31) In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of the rules on calculating and verifying, per unit of post-consumer plastic waste in packaging, the share of recycled content recovered from post- consumer plastic waste present and establishing the format for technical documentation, the Commission should be empowered to adopt implementing provisions, in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council55. _________________ 55 Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by Member States of the Commission’s exercise of implementing powers (OJ L 55, 28.2.2011, p. 13).
Amendment 143 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36
Recital 36
(36) For limited packaging applications made of biodegradable plastic polymers, there is a demonstrable environmental benefit of using compostable packaging, which enters composting plants, including anaerobic digestion facilities under controlled conditions. Furthermore, where appropriate waste collection schemes and waste treatment infrastructures are available in a Member State, there should be a limited flexibility in deciding whether to mandate the use of compostable plastics for lightweight plastic carrier bags on its territory. In order to avoid consumer confusion about the correct disposal and considering the environmental benefit of circularity of the carbon, all other plastic packaging should go into material recycling and the design of such packaging should ensure that it does not affect the recyclability of other waste streams or endanger the quality or usability of compost in line with the requirements of the EN 13432.
Amendment 146 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 40
Recital 40
(40) Packaging should be designed so as to minimise its volume and weight while maintaining its ability to perform the packaging functions, including those referred to in Article 3(1), and without compromising the need for a high standard of quality and the recognition and respect of intellectual property rights. The manufacturer of packaging should assess the packaging against the performance criteria, as listed in Annex IV of this Regulation. In view of the objective of this Regulation to reduce packaging and packaging waste generation and to improve circularity of packaging across the internal market, it is appropriate to further specify the existing criteria and to make them more stringent. The list of the packaging performance criteria, as listed in the existing harmonised standard EN 13428:200057, should therefore be modified. While marketing and consumer acceptance remain relevant for packaging design, they should not be part of performance criteria justifying on their own additional packaging weight and volume. However, as set out in Article 9,this should not compromise product or packaging specifications for craft and industrial products and food, wine, spirit drinks, other alcoholic beverages and agricultural products that are registered andor protected under the EU geographical indication protection scheme, products of a distinctive origin as part of the Union’s objective to protect intellectual property cultural heritage and traditional know-how. On the other hand, recyclability, the use of recycled content, and re-use may justify additional packaging weight or volume, and should be added to the performance criteria. Packaging with double walls, false bottoms and other characteristics only aimed to increase the perceived product volume should not be placed on the market, as it does not meet the requirement for packaging minimisation. The same rule should apply to superfluous packaging not necessary for ensuring packaging functionality. The minimisation of packaging should not limit the format of packaging of foodstuffs, which are necessary to protect them from physical shocks contamination and microbes. _________________ 57 Packaging – Requirements specific to manufacturing and composition – Prevention by source reduction.
Amendment 150 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 42
Recital 42
(42) In order to facilitate conformity assessment with requirements on packaging minimisation, it is necessary to provide presumption of conformity for packaging which is in conformity with harmonised standards adopted in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 for the purpose of expressing detailed technical specifications of those requirements and specify measurable design criteria, including where appropriate, maximum weight or empty space limits for specific packaging formats as well as by-default, standardised packaging designs that comply with the packaging minimisation requirement. without compromising the requirements or safety needed for packaging materials in contact with food.
Amendment 152 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 43
Recital 43
(43) To promote the circularity and sustainable use of packaging, reusable packaging and systems for re-use should be incentivised without posing a risk for food safety or food quality. For that purpose, it is necessary to clarify the notion of reusable packaging and to ensure that it is linked not only to the packaging design, which should enable a maximum number of trips or rotations and maintaining the safety, quality and hygiene requirements when being emptied, unloaded, refilled or reloaded, but also to the setting up of systems for re-use respecting minimum requirements as set out in this Regulation. Energy logistics and increased amount of water used should be taken into account and evaluated if the re-use system is economically feasible. Member states should be allowed to deviate from these provisions if justified from the environmental perspective or wide scale recycling systems are applied in the Member state. In order to facilitate conformity assessment with requirements on reusable packaging, it is necessary to provide for presumption of conformity for packaging which is in conformity with harmonised standards adopted in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 for the purpose of expressing detailed technical specifications of those requirements and define reusable packaging criteria and formats, including minimum number of trips or rotations, standardised designs, as well as requirements for systems for re-use, including hygiene requirements.
Amendment 157 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 60
Recital 60
(60) The problem of excessive packaging waste generation cannot be fully addressed by setting obligations on packaging design. For certain packaging types, obligations to reduce the empty space should be set on economic operators in terms of reducing the empty space when using such packaging. In case of grouped, transport and e-commerce packaging used for supply of products to final distributors or end user, the empty space ration should not exceed 40 %. Air between or within particles of packed foodstuff or protective gases are not considered an empty space. In line with the waste hierarchy, it should be possible for economic operators using sales packaging as e-commerce packaging to be exempted from this obligation.
Amendment 162 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 61
Recital 61
(61) In order to ensure a high level of environmental protection in the internal market as well as a high level of food safety and hygiene, and facilitate the achievement of the packaging waste prevention targets, unnecessary or avoidable packaging should not be allowed to be placed on the market unless such packaging is necessary to protect the quality, hygiene and food safety of the product and to avoid food waste and contamination risks. The list of such packaging formats is provided in Annex V of this Regulation. In order to adapt the list to the technical and scientific progress the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission to amend the list.
Amendment 168 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 63
Recital 63
(63) Reusable packaging has to be safe for its users and guarantee that food safety and hygiene requirements are not compromised as packaging plays an important role in the preservation and protection of food and product. Therefore, economic operators offering their products in reusable packaging have to ensure that, before a reusable packaging is used again, it is subject to a reconditioning process, for which requirements should be laid down.
Amendment 171 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 67
Recital 67
(67) In order to reduce the increasing proportion of packaging that is single use and the growing amounts of packaging waste generated, it is necessary to establish quantitative re-use and refill targets on packaging in sectors, which have been assessed as having the greatest potential for packaging waste reduction, namely food and beverages for take-away, large-white goods and transport packaging. This was appraised based on factors such as existing systems for re-use, necessity of using packaging and the possibility of fulfilling the functional requirements in terms of containment, tidiness, health, hygiene and safety. Differences of the products and their production and distribution systems, were also taken into account. The setting of the targets is expected to support the innovation and increase the proportion of re-use and refill solutions. The use of single use packaging for food and beverages filled and consumed within the premises in the HORECA sector should not be allowed, unless the recyclable single use packaging delivers a better overall environmental outcome which is justified by life-cycle thinking and impacts for health and safety is not compromised, in line with Article 4 paragraph 2 of Directive 2008/98/EC.
Amendment 177 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 69
Recital 69
(69) Certain uses of single use transport packaging formats are not necessary, as there is a wide range of well-functioning reusable alternatives. In order to ensure that such alternatives are effectively used, it is appropriate to require economic operators, when transporting products between different sites of the same economic operator or between the economic operator and the linked or partner enterprises, to use only reusable transport packaging with respect to packaging formats such as pallets, foldable plastic boxes, plastic crates, intermediate bulk containers, both rigid and flexible, or drums. The same obligation should, for the same reasons, apply to economic operators transporting products within one Member State. In line with the Article 4 paragraph 2 of Directive 2008/98/EC, deviations must be possible for recyclable single use packaging, if it provides a better overall environmental outcome justified by the life-cycle thinking.
Amendment 179 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 70
Recital 70
(70) Achieving re-use and refill targets can be challenging for smaller economic operators. Therefore, certain economic operators should be exempted from the obligation to meet the packaging re-use targets if they place less than a certain volume of packaging on the market, or fulfil the definition of micro-company under Commission Recommendation 2003/36160, or have the sales area, including all storage and dispatch areas, under a certain surface limit. The power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission to establish re-use and refill targets for other products, to lay down further exemptions for other economic operators or to exempt specific packaging formats covered by the reuse or refill targets in case of severe hygiene, food safety or environmental issues preventing the achievement of these targets. Delegated acts should be in line with Article 4 paragraph 2 of Directive 2008/98/EC by enabling deviations justified by the best environmental outcome and life cycle thinking. _________________ 60 Commission Recommendation of 6 May 2003 concerning the definition of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (notified under document number C(2003) 1422) (OJ L 124, 20.5.2003, p. 36).
Amendment 184 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 90
Recital 90
(90) Waste prevention is the most efficient way to improve resource efficiency and to reduce the environmental impact of waste. It is important therefore that economic operators take appropriate measures to reduce the waste generation by eliminating excessive packaging and restrict the uses of certain packaging formats, unless the packaging is essential in preventing food waste, extending the life span of packaging, re-designing products so that no packaging or less packaging can be used, including bulk sales, and by shifting where beneficial to the environment and where this does not call into question the benefits on the prevention of food waste, from single use packaging to reusable packaging.
Amendment 194 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 108
Recital 108
(108) As a specific packaging waste generation prevention measure, Member States should actively encourage the re-use and refill solutions, unless the use of easily and highly recyclable single-use packaging is shown to be better option according to a life cycle assessment. They should support the establishment of systems for re-use and refill and monitor their functioning and compliance with the hygiene standards. Member States are encouraged to take also other measures, such as setting up deposit and return systems covering reusable packaging formats, using economic incentives or establishing requirements for final distributors to make available a certain percentage of other products than those covered by re-use and refill targets in reusable packaging or through refill provided that such requirements will not result in fragmentation of single market and creation of trade barriers.
Amendment 198 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 3
Article 1 – paragraph 3
3. This Regulation contributes to the transition to a circular economy and achieving climate neutrality by 2050, by laying down measures in line with the hierarchy of waste in accordance with Article 4 of Directive 2008/98/EC and by taking into account the possibilities of a biobased economy in accordance with Bioeconomy Action Plan.
Amendment 199 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2
Article 2 – paragraph 2
2. This Regulation applies without prejudice to Union regulatory requirements for packaging such as those regarding safety, quality, the protection of health and the hygiene of the packed products, or to transport requirements, as well as without prejudice to the provisions of the Directive 2008/98/EC as regards the management of hazardous waste and as regards the requirements regarding the choice of options that deliver the best overall environmental outcome justified by life- cycle thinking provided for in paragraph 2 of Article 4 of Directive 2008/98/EC.
Amendment 200 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point f
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point f
(f) tea orcompostable coffee bags and system single-serve units or tea bags necessary to contain a tea or coffeecoffee or tea product and intended to be used and disposed of together with the product;
Amendment 215 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 32
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 32
(32) ‘recycled at scale’ means collected, sorted and recycled through installed state- of-the-art infrastructure and processes, covering at least 75 % of the UnionMember state population, including packaging waste exported from the UnionMember state that meets the requirements of Article 47(5);
Amendment 225 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 41
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 41
(41) ‘compostable packaging’ means packaging capable of undergoing physical, chemical, thermal or biological decomposition such that most of the finished compost ultimately decomposes into carbon dioxide, mineral salts, biomass and water, according to Article 47(4), and does not hinder the separate collection and the composting process or activity into which it is introduced in industrially controlled conditions and has to fulfil the requirements laid down in the standards of EN 13432;
Amendment 227 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 43 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 43 a (new)
(43a) ‘plastic packaging’ means a packaging that is wholly or predominantly made of plastic;
Amendment 254 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 58 to supplement this Regulation in order to establish design for recycling criteria and recycling performance grades based on the criteria and parameters listed in Table 2 of Annex II for packaging categories listed in Table 1 of that Annex, as well as rules concerning the modulation of financial contributions to be paid by producers to comply with their extended producer responsibility obligations set out in Article 40(1), based on the packaging recycling performance grade, and for plastic packaging, the percentage of recycled content. Design-for-recycling criteria shall consider state of the art collection, sorting and recycling processes and shallensuring that packaging is able to perform its functions as outlined in Article 3(1) and covers all packaging components.
Amendment 273 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. From 1 January 2030, the plastic part in packagingpackaging where plastics is the predominant material shall contain the following minimum percentage of recycled content recovered from post-consumer plastic waste, per unit of packagingor sustainable renewable content, either mechanically or chemically recovered from post-consumer plastic waste calculated as an average of the plastic packaging placed by a producer on the territory of a Member State:
Amendment 280 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) 30 % for contact sensitive plastic packaging made from polyethylene terephthalate (PET) as the major component;
Amendment 283 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 285 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) 10 % for contact sensitive plastic packaging made from plastic materials other than PET, except single use plastic beverage bottles;
Amendment 286 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) 35 % for plastic packaging other than those referred to in points (a), (b) and (c), except for contact sensitive plastic packaging made from plastic materials other than PET.
Amendment 292 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. From 1 January 2040, the plastic part in packagingpackaging where plastics is the predominant material shall contain the following minimum percentage of recycled content recovered from post-consumer plastic waste, per unit of packagingor sustainable renewable content, either mechanically or chemically recovered from post-consumer plastic waste calculated as an average of the plastic packaging placed by a producer on the territory of a Member State:
Amendment 300 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point a
Amendment 301 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) 65 % for plastic packaging other than contact sensitive packaging made from plastic materials other than PET and those referred to in points (a) and (b);
Amendment 304 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point d a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point d a (new)
(da) packaging for infants, baby food and food for special medical purposes as defined in Article 1 point (a), (b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) No 609/2013.
Amendment 311 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4
Article 7 – paragraph 4
4. Paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not apply to compostable plasticor bio-based plastic packaging, as well as inks, adhesives, varnishes and coatings used on packaging.
Amendment 318 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 7
Article 7 – paragraph 7
7. By 31 December 2026, the Commission is empowered to adopt implementing acts establishing the methodology for the calculation and verification of the percentage of recycled content recovered from post-consumer plastic waste, per unit of plastic packaging, and the format for the technical documentation referred to in Annex VII. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 59(3).
Amendment 320 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 329 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. By [OP: please insert the date = 24 months from the entry into force of this Regulation], packaging referred to in Article 3(1), points (f) and (g), sticky labels attached to fruit and vegetables and very lightweight plastic carrier bags shall be compostable in industrially controlled conditions in bio-waste treatment facilities in line with the standard EN 13432:2000 to not to affect the quality of compost or pose contamination risks.
Amendment 343 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. Packaging shall be designed so that its weight and volume is reduced to the minimum necessary for ensuring its functionality taking account of the material that the packaging is made ofas listed in the definition of packaging set out in Article 3(1) taking account of the material that the packaging is made of, a specific shape or design protected by intellectual property rights, to help distinguish and protect a product to ensure the safety of the consumer and to protect the GIs and other products of distinctive origin protected under Union law.
Amendment 355 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
For the purpose of assessing the compliance with this paragraph, space filled by paper cuttings, air cushions, bubble wraps, sponge fillers, foam fillers, wood wool, polystyrene, styrofoam chips or other filling materials shall be considered as empty space. Air between or within particles of packed foodstuff or protective gases are not considered an empty space.
Amendment 358 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Paragraph 4 shall not apply to micro, small and medium sized economic operators that are not part of a large group, in line with Article 3 (1), (2), (3) and (7) of Directive 2013/34/EU.
Amendment 380 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Space filled by filling materials such as paper cuttings, air cushions, bubble wraps, sponge fillers, foam fillers, wood wool, polystyrene or Styrofoam chips, shall be considered as empty space. In addition, if the shape of the product causes a situation where minimizing the empty space would lead to an increase of the amount of packaging material, it is possible to deviate from the principle of an empty space by minimizing the amount of packaging material.
Amendment 386 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1
Article 22 – paragraph 1
1. Economic operators shall not place on the market packaging in the formats and for the purposes listed in Annex V, unless such placing on the market is in line with paragraph 2 of Article 4 of Directive 2008/98/EC.
Amendment 402 #
2022/0396(COD)
4. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 58 to amend Annex V in order to adapt it to technical and scientific progress with the objective to reducing packaging waste and improving the overall environmental outcome in line with paragraph 2 of Article 4 of Directive 2008/98/EC. When adopting those delegated acts, the Commission shall consider the potential of the restrictions on the use of specific packaging formats to reduce the packaging waste generated while ensuring an overall positive environmental impact, and shall take into account the availability of alternative packaging solutions that meet requirements set out in legislation applicable to contact sensitive packaging, as well as their capability to prevent microbiological contamination of the packaged product.
Amendment 406 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 25 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Economic operators shall bear no liability for hygiene or food safety issues that may arise from the use of containers provided by the end user.
Amendment 408 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1
Article 26 – paragraph 1
1. From 1 January 2030, economic operators making large household appliances listed in point 2 of Annex II to Directive 2012/19/EU available on the market for the first time within the territory of a Member State shall ensure that 90 % of those products are made available in reusable transport packaging within a system for re-use or in single-use transport packaging with a minimum of 90% recycled content.
Amendment 409 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1
Article 26 – paragraph 1
1. From 1 January 2030, economic operators making large household appliances listed in point 2 of Annex II to Directive 2012/19/EU available on the market for the first time within the territory of a Member State shall ensure that 90 % of those products are made available in reusable transport packaging, excluding fiber-based cardboard, within a system for re-use.
Amendment 412 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1
Article 26 – paragraph 1
1. From 1 January 2030, economic operators making large household appliances listed in point 21 of Annex II to Directive 2012/19/EU available on the market for the first time within the territory of a Member State shall ensure that 90 % of those products are made available in reusable transport packaging within a system for re-use.
Amendment 417 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2
Article 26 – paragraph 2
Amendment 427 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 3
Article 26 – paragraph 3
Amendment 447 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 26 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 (new)
This provision shall not apply to highly recyclable packaging collected and recycled in close loop or to well- functioning national deposit and return system defined in the Article 3(51).
Amendment 456 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 5
Article 26 – paragraph 5
Amendment 467 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 6 – introductory part
Article 26 – paragraph 6 – introductory part
6. The manufacturer and the final distributor making available on the market within the territory of a Member State in sales packaging non-alcoholic beverages in the form of water, water with added sugar, water with other sweetening matter, flavoured water, soft drinks, soda lemonade, iced tea and similar beverages which are immediately ready to drink, pure juice, juice or must of fruits or vegetables and smoothies without milk and non- alcoholic beverages containing milk fat, shall ensure that:
Amendment 468 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 6 – introductory part
Article 26 – paragraph 6 – introductory part
6. The manufacturer and the final distributor making available on the market within the territory of a Member State in sales packaging non-alcoholic beverages in the form of water, water with added sugar, water with other sweetening matter, flavoured water, soft drinks, soda lemonade, iced tea and similar beverages which are immediately ready to drink, pure juice, juice or must of fruits or vegetables and smoothies without milk and non- alcoholic beverages containing milk fatwith the exception of drinks and beverages that are highly perishable in line with Regulation (EU) 1169/2011 such as fruit juices, smoothies, milk and plant-based drinks, shall ensure that:
Amendment 474 #
2022/0396(COD)
This provision shall not apply to highly recyclable packaging collected and recycled in close loop or to well- functioning national deposit and return system defined in the Article 3(51).
Amendment 479 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 7 – introductory part
Article 26 – paragraph 7 – introductory part
7. Economic operators using transport packaging in the form of pallets, plastic crates, foldable plastic boxes, pails and drums for the conveyance or packaging of products in conditions other than provided for under paragraphs 12 and 13, and which are not in direct contact with food shall ensure that:
Amendment 483 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 8 – point a
Article 26 – paragraph 8 – point a
(a) from 1 January 2030, 10 % of such packaging used is reusable packaging within a system for re-use or contains a minimum of 90% recycled content;
Amendment 488 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 8 – point b
Article 26 – paragraph 8 – point b
(b) from 1 January 2040, 50 % of such packaging used is reusable packaging within a system for re-use or contains a minimum of 90% recycled content;
Amendment 507 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 12 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 26 – paragraph 12 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Amendment 508 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 12 – subparagraph 2
Article 26 – paragraph 12 – subparagraph 2
This obligation applies to pallets, boxes, excluding cardboard, trays, plastic crates, intermediate bulk containers, drums and canisters, of all sizes and materials, including flexible formats not in direct contact with food, including flexible formats. In addition, with accordance with Article 4 paragraph 2 of Directive 2008/98/EC, this obligation shall not apply to economic operators using fully recyclable or recycled transport packaging for which recycling is organized by the economic operator and for which reusable solutions are not economically or technically feasible and whose recycling can be demonstrated that recycling works in practice.
Amendment 515 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 13 – subparagraph 1
Article 26 – paragraph 13 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 516 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 13 – subparagraph 2
Article 26 – paragraph 13 – subparagraph 2
This obligation applies to pallets, boxes, excluding cardboard, plastic crates intermediate bulk containers, and drums, of all sizes and materials, including flexible formats. not in direct contact with food, including flexible formats. In addition, with accordance with Article 4 paragraph 2 of Directive 2008/98/EC, this obligation shall not apply to economic operators using fully recyclable or recycled transport packaging for which recycling is organized by the economic operator and for which reusable solutions are not economically or technically feasible and whose recycling can be demonstrated that recycling works in practice.
Amendment 525 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 15
Article 26 – paragraph 15
15. Economic operators shall be exempted from the obligation to meet the targets in paragraphs 2 to 6 if,: (a) during a calendar year, they have a sales area of not more than 100 m2, including also all storage and dispatch areas; (b) reuse is not the option that delivers the best overall environmental outcome justified by life-cycle thinking provided for in paragraph 2 of Article 4 of Directive 2008/98/EC.
Amendment 527 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 15
Article 26 – paragraph 15
15. Economic operators shall be exempted from the obligation to meet the targets in paragraphs 2 to 6 if, during a calendar year, they have a sales area of not more than 100 m2, including also all storage and dispatch areas. or if it is not technically feasible to use reusable packaging or to obtain access to the infrastructure necessary for the functioning of a reuse system.
Amendment 544 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 17 a (new)
Article 26 – paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. The targets laid down in this Article shall be met by economic operators without prejudice to requirements on health, safety and hygiene, including product safety and provided that this delivers a better overall environmental outcome and is justified by life-cycle thinking, in line with the hierarchy of waste as defined in Article 4 of Directive 2008/98/EC.
Amendment 551 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 27 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
By 31 December 20286, the Commission shall adopt implementing acts establishing detailed calculation rules and methodology regarding the targets set out in Article 26.
Amendment 592 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 12
Annex I – paragraph 12
Beverage system capsules (e.g. coffee, cacao, milk) intended to be disposed empty after use
Amendment 600 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point c
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) it is of biodegradable nature allowing the packaging to undergo physical, chemical, thermal or biological decomposition in line with the standard of EN 13432, including anaerobic digestion, resulting ultimately in conversion into carbon dioxide or methane, in the absence of oxygen, mineral salts, biomass and water,
Amendment 603 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point e
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) its use significantly reduces the contamination of compost with non- compostable packaging and does not cause any problems in biowaste processing; and
Amendment 631 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – table 1 – row 27
Annex II – table 1 – row 27
Other flexible plastics including multilayer plastic Pouches, bags in 27 Plastic Pouches films and multi box bags material materials - flexible
Amendment 635 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – table 1 – row 2
Annex V – table 1 – row 2
Amendment 644 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – table 1 – row 3
Annex V – table 1 – row 3
Amendment 647 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – table 1 – row 4
Annex V – table 1 – row 4
Amendment 94 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) This Regulation should set out the requirements under which carbon removals should be eligible for certification under the Union certification framework. To this end, carbon removals should be quantified in an accurate and robust way; and they should be generated only by carbon removal activities that generate a net carbon removal benefit, are additional, aim to ensure long-term and temporary storage of carbon, and have a neutral impact or co- benefit on sustainability objectives. Furthermore, carbon removals should be subject to independent third-party auditing in order to ensure the credibility and reliability of the certification process. Mandatory Union carbon pricing rules established through Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council26 are in place which regulate the treatment of emissions from activities covered by that Directive. This Regulation should be without prejudice to Directive 2003/87/EC, except in relation to the certification of removals of emissions from sustainable biomass which are zero-rated in accordance with Annex IV thereto. __________________ 26 Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC (OJ L 275, 25.10.2003, p. 32).
Amendment 371 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. An operator or group of operators shall demonstrate that a carbon removal activity aims at ensuring the long-term and temporary storage of carbon.
Amendment 399 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) transition to a circular economybiobased economy and access to renewable raw materials;
Amendment 420 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. For the purposes of paragraph 1, a carbon removal activity shall comply with minimum sustainability requirements laid down in the certification methodologies, set out in the delegated acts adopted pursuant to Article 8 in compliance to national and Union legislation on sustainably requirements.
Amendment 436 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 16No later than one year after entry into force of the legislation the Commission shall present a methodology section in this regulation including principal examples of carbon removal activities, which is prepared with the help of the appointed expert group and member states and if necessary to establish the technical certification methodologies referred to in paragraph 1 for activities related to permanent carbon storage, carbon farming and carbon storage in products. Those certification methodologies shall include at least the elements set out in Annex I.
Amendment 179 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) In case the CommissionThe decarbonisation of the transport sector requires a technologically open framework. In case the Commission should thus deliver on its promise to makes a proposal for registering after 2035 new light-dutynew vehicles running exclusively on CO2 neutral fuels outside the scope of the CO2 fleet standards, and in conformity with Union law and the Union’s climate neutrality objective, t. This Regulation will need to be amended to include the possibility to type approve such vehiclesshould introduce the possibility for manufacturers to designate vehicles equipped with internal combustion engines running exclusively on CO2 neutral fuels. For the purpose of the CO2 fleet standards for light and heavy duty vehicles, the CO2 tailpipe emissions from these vehicles should be considered zero.
Amendment 180 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) In case the CommissionAny Regulation in the transport sector requires a technologically open framework. The Commission should thus deliver on its promise to makes a proposal for registering after 2035 new light-dutynew vehicles running exclusively on CO2 neutral fuels outside the scope of the CO2 fleet standards, and in conformity with Union law and the Union’´s climate neutrality objective, t. This Regulation will need to be amended to include the possibility to type approve such vehiclesshould introduce the possibility for manufacturers to designate vehicles equipped with internal combustion engines running exclusively on CO2 neutral fuels. For the purpose of the CO2 fleet standards for light and heavy duty vehicles, the CO2 tailpipe emissions from these vehicles should be considered zero.
Amendment 184 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18 a (new)
Recital 18 a (new)
(18a) This Regulation should provide for the type approval of new light and heavy duty vehicles that operate solely on CO2 neutral fuels, including synthetic fuels, outside the scope of the CO2 fleet standards. A specific vehicle category for its type approval should be established. Such vehicles using the internal combustion engine should be eligible for registration, even beyond 2035, in order to allow for strictly technologically neutral approach.
Amendment 185 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18 a (new)
Recital 18 a (new)
(18a) Scientific and technological findings prove the sustainability of climate-friendly, CO2-neutral fuels. In order to ensure that no fossil fuels are used in vehicles powered by these fuels, the Commission should work out requirement and rules, in cooperation with manufacturers and suppliers, to find technical solutions (e.g. sensors in fuel tank) that are practical, affordable and suitable for the masses.
Amendment 274 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 78 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 78 a (new)
(78a) "CO2 Neutral Fuels" means fuel which produces no net-greenhouse gas emissions or carbon footprint; including biofuels, bioliquids, biomass fuels and renewable fuels of non-biological origin or recycled carbon fuels, including synthetic fuels.
Amendment 275 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 78 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 78 a (new)
(78a) 'CO2 neutral fuels' means renewable fuels as defined in Directive 2018/2001 including biofuels, biogas, biomass fuels, Renewable Fuels of Non- Biological Origin (RFNBO) or Recycled Carbon Fuels (RCF).
Amendment 276 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 78 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 78 a (new)
(78a) "CO2 Neutral Fuels" means renewable fuels as defined in Directive 2018/2001, including biofuels, bioliquids, biomass fuels and renewable fuels of non- biological origin or recycled carbon fuels.
Amendment 277 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 57 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 57 a (new)
(57a) ‘ CO2 neutral fuel vehicle’ or ‘CNCEV’ means a light or heavy-duty vehicle equipped with a combustion engine running exclusively on CO2 neutral fuel, including synthetic fuels.
Amendment 280 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 78 b (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 78 b (new)
(78b) "Carbon Correction Factor (CCF)" means a factor reflecting the CO2 intensity and share of CO2 neutral fuels;
Amendment 281 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 78 b (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 78 b (new)
(78b) "Carbon Correction Factor (CCF)" means a factor reflecting the CO2 intensity and share of CO2 neutral fuels;
Amendment 381 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Manufacturers may designate vehicles as "Euro 7CN vehicle" where those vehicles are equipped with internal combustion engines running on CO2 neutral fuels, as defined in Art. 3 (78a), either exclusively or as a blend. The tailpipe CO2 emissions from Euro 7CN vehicles running exclusively on CO2 neutral fuels are considered zero for the purpose of Regulation (EU) 2023/851 and [Revision of Regulation 2019/1242]. The tailpipe C02 emissions from Euro 7CN vehicles running on a blend of fossil and CO2 neutral fuels are calculated in accordance with the carbon correction factor, as defined in Art. 3 (78b), for the purpose of Regulation (EU) 2023/851 and [Revision of Regulation 2019/1242].
Amendment 382 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Manufacturers may designate vehicles as "Euro 7CN vehicle" where those vehicles are equipped with internal combustion engines running on CO2 neutral fuels, as defined in Art. 3 (78a), either exclusively or as a blend. The tailpipe CO2 emissions from Euro 7CN vehicles running exclusively on CO2 neutral fuels are considered zero for the purpose of Regulation (EU) 2023/851 and [Revision of Regulation 2019/1242]. The tailpipe C02 emissions from Euro 7CN vehicles running on a blend of fossil and CO2 neutral fuels are calculated in accordance with the carbon correction factor, as defined in Art. 3 (78b), for the purpose of Regulation (EU) 2023/851 and [Revision of Regulation 2019/1242].
Amendment 19 #
2022/0212(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. welcomes the Union's efforts to accelerate the digital transformation in agriculture and in rural areas; notes the continued importance of support for investments in modernisation and innovation if the agriculture sector is to contribute to meeting the targets of the European Green Deal, the Biodiversity Strategy and Farm to Fork Strategy;
Amendment 40 #
2022/0212(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. welcomes the mobilisation of the crisis reserve to finance exceptional measures for Union farmers most affected by the war in Ukraine; calls on the Commission to prepare a detailed analysis into how the Member States have spent their crisis reserve envelopes and investigate whether the support was aimed at the sectors that were mostly hit by the current crisis;
Amendment 43 #
2022/0212(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Welcomes the fact that the Commission proposed in the draft budget that the new agriculture reserve in 2023 is established solely from the availabilities under the EAGF sub-ceilings and that the left over of the 2022 crisis reserve is redistributed back to farmers;
Amendment 51 #
2022/0212(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Stresses that 2023 is the first year of the implementation of the new CAP with a new, performance-based, delivery model; points that it is crucial that the new CAP is supported by a strong budget and that Member States need to be prepared and supported financially to make this transition to a new system; highlights that there is a number of new practices and measures under Strategic Plans, such as new enhanced eco- schemes, but also farm advisory services or practices that will help us achieve also the goals set under the Farm to Fork Strategy, such as carbon farming, agroforestry and paludiculture; if we want to achieve high uptake by farmers, we need them to be supported also financially;
Amendment 321 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
This Regulation lays down rules for the sustainable use of plant protection products by providing for the setting, and achievement by 20305, of reduction targets for the use and risk of chemical plant protection products, establishing requirements for use, storage, sale and disposal of plant protection products and for application equipment, providing for training and awareness raising, and providing for implementation of integrated pest management. (This amendment applies throughout the text. Adopting it will necessitate corresponding changes throughout.)
Amendment 336 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) ‘chemical plant protection product’ means a plant protection product containing a chemical active substance excluding plant products using natural means of biological origin or substances identical to them, such as micro-organisms, semiochemicals, peptide- and protein- based products including enzymes and antibodies, RNA, hormones, dead cells and fermentation products, extracts from plant products as defined in Article 3(6) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, or invertebrate macro-organisms;
Amendment 375 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – introductory part
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – introductory part
(16) ‘sensitive area’ means any of the following 'sensitive area' as defined by the Member State as part of its national action plan, in such a way that the general public, vulnerable groups and ecologically sensitive areas are appropriately protected. The definition shall be made in such a way that the following types of areas are appropriately protected:
Amendment 410 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point f – point i
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point f – point i
(i) any protected area under Directive 2000/60/EC, including possible safeguard zones as well as modifications of those areas following the risk assessment results for drinking water abstraction points under Directive (EU) 2020/2184 of the European Parliament and of the Council81 , excluding those designated pursuant Annex IV 1 part (iv) of Directive 2000/60/EC; _________________ 81 Directive (EU) 2020/2184 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2020 on the quality of water intended for human consumption (OJ L 435, 23.12.2020, p. 1).
Amendment 435 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 23
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 23
(23) ‘biological control’ means the control of organisms harmful to plants or plant products using natural means of biological origin or substances identical to them, such as micro-organisms, semiochemicals, peptide- and protein- based products including enzymes and antibodies, RNA, hormones, dead cells and fermentation products, extracts from plant products as defined in Article 3(6) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, or invertebrate macro-organisms.
Amendment 469 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Each Member State shall contribute, through the adoption and achievement of national targets in accordance with Article 5 to achieving by 20305 a 50 % Union-wide reduction of both the use and risk of chemical plant protection products (‘Union 2030 reduction target 1’) and the use of more hazardous plant protection products (‘Union 2030 reduction target 2’), compared to the average of the years 20151, 20162 and 2017 (collectively referred to as ‘the Union 2030 reduction targets’). 3 or other relevant timeframe defined by Member State and approved by European Commission (collectively referred to as ‘the Union 2030 reduction targets’). (This amendment applies throughout the text. Adopting it will necessitate corresponding changes throughout.)
Amendment 744 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 8 – introductory part
Article 6 – paragraph 8 – introductory part
8. Within onthree months of receiving the recommendation referred to in paragraph 7, a Member State shall take one of the following actions:
Amendment 808 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) a link to the relevant parts of CAP strategic plans, drawn-up in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/2115, which set out plans for an increase in the utilised agricultural area engaged in organic farming and how the plans will contribute to achieving the target set out in the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions A Farm to Fork Strategy for a fair, healthy and environmentally- friendly food system84 of having 25% of the utilised agricultural area devoted to organic farming by 2030; _________________ 84 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions A Farm to Fork Strategy for a fair, healthy and environmentally-friendly food system (COM/2020/381 final).;
Amendment 819 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point g
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point g
(g) national measures for encouraging the use of non-chemical methods and digital and precision-agriculture applications by professional users through financial incentives, in accordance with Union legislation on State aid;
Amendment 821 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point h
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point h
(h) planned and adopted measures to support, or ensure through binding requirements laid down in national law, innovation and the development and use of non-chemical pest control methods, digital and precision-agriculture applications and innovative breeding techniques to improve access to resilient varieties;
Amendment 829 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point h a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point h a (new)
Amendment 963 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) all trends in progress towards achieving an increase in the utilised agricultural area under organic farming referred to in Article 8(1), point (d). progress regarding measures referred to in Article 8(1), point (g), (h), (ha(new)) and (i). Or. en (Point (ha(new)) corresponds to an amendment on Article 8 Paragraph 1.)
Amendment 1088 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 1187 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall adopt agronomic requirements based on integrated pest management controls that must be adhered to when growing or storing a particular crop and are designed to ensure that chemical crop protection is only used after all other non-chemical methods have been exhaustconsidered and when a threshold for intervention is reached (‘crop-specific rules’). The crop-specific rules shall implement the principles of integrated pest management, set out in Article 13, for the relevant crop and be set out in a binding legal act.
Amendment 1327 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Each Member State shall designate a competent authority or competent authorities to establish and maintain an electronic integrated pest management and plant protection product use register or registers. The competent authority shall ensure that the register provides an interface for record-keeping software used by farmers to allow for compliance with obligations under Article 14 by transferring electronic data records to avoid undue additional administrative burden.
Amendment 1387 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1
Article 18 – paragraph 1
1. The use of all plant protection products is prohibited in Member States shall prioritise measures in sensitive areas in the implementation of reduction obligations under Article 5. They shall sensitive areas and within 3 metres of such areas. This 3 metre buffer zone shall not be reduced by using alternative risk-mitigation techniques. (This amendment corresponds to amendments deleting Paragraphs 2-8 of this Article.)ure that risk-reduction measures are taken in sensitive areas to limit the use of plant protection products to a necessary minimum, inter alia by implementing measures to incentivise the use of low risk products and low-input farming practices, including digital and precision agriculture and resilient varieties in sensitive areas as a priority. Member States shall take measures to facilitate cooperation models for land-users and other relevant stakeholders to develop regionally adapted strategies. Or. en
Amendment 1402 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2
Article 18 – paragraph 2
Amendment 1408 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3
Article 18 – paragraph 3
Amendment 1414 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 18 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) there is no technically or economically feasible lower risk alternative control technique to contain the spread of quarantine pests or invasive alien species or avoid the risk of serious damage.
Amendment 1421 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 4
Article 18 – paragraph 4
Amendment 1424 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 5
Article 18 – paragraph 5
Amendment 1435 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 6
Article 18 – paragraph 6
Amendment 1438 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 6 – point a
Article 18 – paragraph 6 – point a
(a) the conditions for limited and controlled use by the applicant;
Amendment 1448 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 7
Article 18 – paragraph 7
Amendment 1456 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 8 – introductory part
Article 18 – paragraph 8 – introductory part
8. Where a permit for use of a plant protection product in a sensitive area is granted, before the first day of its validity, the competent authority referred to in paragraph 3 shall make publicly available the following information:text of the permit.
Amendment 1458 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 8 – point a
Article 18 – paragraph 8 – point a
Amendment 1461 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 8 – point b
Article 18 – paragraph 8 – point b
Amendment 1463 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 8 – point c
Article 18 – paragraph 8 – point c
Amendment 1465 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 8 – point d
Article 18 – paragraph 8 – point d
Amendment 1467 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 8 – point e
Article 18 – paragraph 8 – point e
Amendment 1468 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 8 – point f
Article 18 – paragraph 8 – point f
Amendment 1476 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 1
1. The use of all plant protection products is prohibited on all surface waters and within 3 metres of such waters. This 3 metre buffer zone shall notmay be reduced by using alternative risk-mitigation techniques, if these measures are sufficient to safeguard objectives set out in Directives 2000/60/EC, 2006/118/EC, 2008/105/EC, 2008/56/EC and (EU) 2020/2184.
Amendment 1486 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2
Article 19 – paragraph 2
2. Member States may establish larger mandatory buffer zones adjacent to surface waters, should this be required to safeguard objectives set out in Directives 2000/60/EC, 2006/118/EC, 2008/105/EC, 2008/56/EC and (EU) 2020/2184.
Amendment 1550 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) potential use of unmanned aircraft in conjunction with real time kinematic precision farming in certain caseand associated volume saving potentials;
Amendment 1717 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 3 – point -a (new)
Article 27 – paragraph 3 – point -a (new)
(-a) agronomic and where applicable health benefits of the use of plant protection products;
Amendment 1829 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Each competent authority designated by a Member State pursuant to Article 30 shall establish and maintain a central non-public electronic register to record:
Amendment 1857 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 4
Article 35 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 40 amending this Article and Annex VI in order to take into account technical progress, including progress in the availability of statistical data, and scientific and agronomic developments. Such delegated acts may modify the existing harmonised risk indicators or provide for new harmonised risk indicators, which may take into account Member States’ progress towards achieving the target of having 25% of their utilised agricultural area devoted to organic farming by 2030 as referred to in Article 8(1), point (d).
Amendment 137 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) It is necessary to lay down rules at Union level on the restoration of ecosystems to ensure the recovery to biodiverse and resilient nature across the Union territory, while ensuring food security and the economic viability of sectors concerned by this Regulation. Restoring ecosystems also contributes to the Union climate change mitigation and climate change adaptation objectives.
Amendment 142 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) It is essential to enhance biodiversity worldwide, as degradation of ecosystems is projected to continue in absence of a global action. The Union shall be part of this global effort, however proposal on Nature Restoration Regulation by the European Commission cannot be accepted by the European Parliament as it stands, therefore fundamental changes will be proposed to this end. In particular, the European Parliament seeks to ensure that a balance between social, economic and environmental sustainability will be found, while granting sufficient clarity to this regulation to be implemented in all Member States and give them flexibility to enforce it coherently with respect to their needs.
Amendment 153 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) In its resolution of 9 June 202149 , the European Parliament strongly welcomed the commitment to draw up a legislative proposal with binding nature restoration targets, and furthermore considered that in addition to an overall restoration target, ecosystem-, habitat- and species-specific restoration targets should be included, covering forests, grasslands, wetlands, peatlands, pollinators, free- flowing rivers, coastal areas and marine ecosystems. Furthermore it underlined the importance of taking into account biogeographical regions, adopting a whole-of-government approach to protected areas which involves Member States evaluating the need for financial support and compensation measures in the context of the designation of protected areas, while in parallel involving all relevant stakeholders, landowners included. _________________ 49 European Parliament resolution of 9 June 2021 on the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030: Bringing nature back into our lives (2020/2273(INI)).
Amendment 163 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 sets out a commitment to legally protect a minimum of 30 % of the land, including inland waters, and 30 % of the sea in the Union, of which at least one third should be under strict protection, including all remaining primary and old-growth forests. The criteria and guidance for the designation of additional protected areas by Member States51 (the ‘Criteria and guidance’), developed by the Commission in cooperation with Member States and stakeholders, highlight that, once restoration produces its full effect, if the restored areas comply or are expected to comply, once restoration produces its full effect, with the criteria for protected areas, those restored areas should also contribute towards the Union targets on protected areas. The Criteria and guidance also highlight that protected areas can provide an important contribution to the restoration targets in the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030, by creating the conditions for restoration efforts to be successful. This is particularly the case for areas which can recover naturally by stopping or limiting some of the pressures from human activities. Placing such areas, including in the marine environment, under strict protection, will, in some cases, be sufficient to lead to the recovery of the natural values they host. Moreover, it is emphasised in the Criteria and guidance that all Member States are expected to contribute towards reaching the Union targets on protected areas set out in the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030, to an extent that is proportionate to the natural values they host and to the potential they have for nature restoration, while taking into account the actions already implemented or planned before the entry into force of this Regulation. _________________ 51 Commission Staff Working Document Criteria and guidance for protected areas designations (SWD(2022) 23 final).
Amendment 166 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) The EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 sets out a target to ensure that there is no deterioration in conservation trends or in the status of protected habitats and species and that at least 30 % of species and habitats not currently in favourable status will fall into that category or show a strong positive trend towards falling into that category by 2030. The guidance52 developed by the Commission in cooperation with Member States and stakeholders to support the achievement of these targets highlights that maintenance and restoration efforts are likely to be required for most of those habitats and species, either by halting their current negative trends by 2030 or by maintaining current stable or improving trends, or by preventing the decline of habitats and species with a favourable conservation status. The guidance further emphasises that those restoration efforts primarily need to be planned, implemented and coordinated at national or regional levels, duly consulting affected stakeholders, and that, in selecting and prioritising the species and habitats to be improved by 2030, synergies with other Union and international targets, in particular environmental or climate policy targets, are to be sought. _________________ 52 Available at Circabc (europa.eu) [Reference to be completed]
Amendment 174 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) It is appropriate to set a Union overarching objective for ecosystem restoration to foster economic and societal transformation, the creation of high-quality jobs and sustainable growth. Biodiverse ecosystems such as wetland, freshwater, forest as well as agricultural, sparsely vegetated, marine, coastal and urban ecosystems deliver, if in good condition, a range of essential ecosystem services, and the benefits of restoring degraded ecosystems to good condition in all land and sea areas far outweigh the costs of restoration. Those services contribute to a broad range of socio-economic benefits, depending on the economic, social, cultural, regional and local characteristics.
Amendment 177 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) In order for the implementation of this Regulation to be successful, its socio- economic impact must be taken into account. An impact assessment evaluating socio economic consequences, namely the effect on ownership rights, the overall economy as well as the economic effect on affected sectors, food security, energy production and infrastructure developments, among others, should therefore be carried out before the draft national restoration plan are drafted and submitted, so that findings from the impact assessment can be taken respected in the national restoration plans.
Amendment 184 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) Union climate policy is being revised in order to follow the pathway proposed in Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 to reduce net emissions by at least 55 % by 2030 compared to 1990. In particular, the proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulations (EU) 2018/841 and (EU) 2018/199961 aims to strengthen the contribution of the land sector to the overall climate ambition for 2030 and aligns the objectives as regards accounting of emissions and removals from the land use, land use change and forestry (‘LULUCF’) sector with related policy initiatives on biodiversity. That proposal emphasises the need for the protection and enhancement of nature-based carbon removals, for the improvement of the resilience of ecosystems to climate change, for the restoration of degraded land and ecosystems, and for rewetting peatlands where appropriate. It further aims to improve the monitoring and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions and removals of land subject to protection and restoration. In this context, it is important that ecosystems in all land categories, including forests, grasslands, croplands and wetlands, are in good condition in order to be able to effectively capture and store carbon. _________________ 61 Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulations (EU) 2018/841 as regards the scope, simplifying the compliance rules, setting out the targets of the Member States for 2030 and committing to the collective achievement of climate neutrality by 2035 in the land use, forestry and agriculture sector, and (EU) 2018/1999 as regards improvement in monitoring, reporting, tracking of progress and review (COM/2021/554 final).
Amendment 185 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18 a (new)
Recital 18 a (new)
(18a) In its resolution of 13 September 2022, the European Parliament62a highlighted the importance of a solid science-based forest strategy, considering the environmental, social and economic dimensions of sustainability in an integrated and balanced way, given that, in addition to contributing to climate and biodiversity goals, including through the protection of soils and water, forests provide economic and social benefits and a wide range of services, from a means of livelihood to recreation. _________________ 62a European Parliament resolution of 13 September 2022 on a new EU Forest Strategy for 2030 – Sustainable Forest Management in Europe (2022/2016(INI)).
Amendment 187 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) Geo-political developments have further underlined the need to safeguard the resilience of food systems.62 Evidence shows that restoring agro-ecosystems has positive impacts on food productivity in the long-term, and that the restoration of nature acts as an insurance policy to ensure the EU’s long-term sustainability and resilience. Securing biodiversity and maintaining food production are intrinsically linked. Prime examples of such synergies are the sustainable management of fishing stocks for fisheries and the benefit of soil fertility and pollinators in agriculture. However, those synergies can only be optimised if food producers, such as farmers and fishers, are continuously involved and consulted in relation to the development of relevant measures. _________________ 62 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European, Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, Safeguarding food security and reinforcing the resilience of food systems, COM (2022) 133 final.
Amendment 201 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) A framework and guidance67 already exist to determine good condition of habitat types protected under Directive 92/43/EEC and to determine sufficient quality and quantity of the habitats of species falling within the scope of that Directive. Therefore the definition of good condition should be in line with the definition of a favourable conservation status of a natural habitat set out in art. 1(e) of Directive 92/43/EEC. Restoration targets for those habitat types and habitats of species can be set based on that framework and guidance. However, such restoration will not be enough to reverse biodiversity loss and recover all ecosystems. Therefore, additional obligations should be established based on specific indicators in order to enhance biodiversity at the scale of wider ecosystems, while taking into account local conditions at the level of the Member State. _________________ 67 DG Environment. 2017, “Reporting under Article 17 of the Habitats Directive: Explanatory notes and guidelines for the period 2013-2018” and DG Environment 2013, “Interpretation manual of European Union habitats Eur 28”.
Amendment 210 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) Building on Directives 92/43/EEC and 2009/147/EC and in order to support the achievement of the objectives set out in those Directives, Member States should put in place restoration measures to ensure the recovery of protected habitats and species, including wild birds, across Union areas, also primarily within areas that fall outinside Natura 2000.
Amendment 217 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) Deadlines should therefore be established for putting in place restoration measures within and beyond Natura 2000 sites, in order to gradually improve the condition of protected habitat types across the Union as well as to re-establish them until the favourable reference area needed to achieve favourable conservation status of those habitat types in the Union is reached. In order to give the necessary flexibility to Member States to put in place large scale restoration efforts, it is appropriate to group habitat types according to the ecosystem to which they belong and set the time-bound and quantified area-based targets for groups of habitat types. This will allow Member States to choose which habitats to restore first within the groupMember States should be supported in putting in place restoration measures to meet their obligations, primarily within Natura 2000 sites, to improve the condition of protected habitat types across the Union as their obligation under existing nature legislation such as Directive 92/43/EEC and Directive 2009/147/EC.
Amendment 225 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) It is necessary that the restoration measures for habitat types are adequate and suitable to reach good condition and the favourable reference areas as swiftly as possible, with a view to achieving their favourable conservation status. It is important that the restoration measures are those necessaryprone to achieve the time-bound and quantified area-based targets. It is also necessary that the restoration measures for the habitats of the species are adequate and suitable to reach their sufficient quality and quantity as swiftly as possible with a view to achieving the favourable conservation status of the species, taking into account social and economic consequences.
Amendment 231 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
Recital 31
(31) In order to ensure that the restoration measures are efficient and that their results can be measured over time, it is essential that the areas that are subject to such restoration measures, with a view to improving the condition of habitats that fall within the scope of Annex I to Directive 92/43/EEC, to re-establish those habitats and to improve their connectivity where necessary, show a continuous improvement untiltowards good condition is reached. However, a continuous improvement should not be made legally binding, since Member States cannot always prevent there will be a year in which the conditions of habitats lowers, due to various natural circumstances.
Amendment 233 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32
Recital 32
(32) It is also essential that the areas that are subject to restoration measures with a view to improving the quality and quantity of the habitats of species that fall within the scope of Directive 92/43/EEC, as well as habitats of wild birds falling within the scope of Directive 2009/147/EC, show a continuous improvement to contribute to the achievement of a sufficient quantity and quality of the habitats of such species. However, a continuous improvement should not be made legally binding, since Member States cannot always prevent there will be a year in which the conditions of habitats lowers, due to various natural circumstances.
Amendment 241 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35
Recital 35
(35) It is important that Member States take measures to avoid that the areas covered by habitat types falling within the scope of this Regulation do not deteriorateecrease over time as defined in Article 6 point 4 on Directive 92/43/EEC as compared to the current situation, considering the current restoration needs and the necessity not to further increase the restoration needs in the future. It is, however, appropriate to consider the possibility of force majeure, which may result in the deterioration of areas covered by those habitat types, as well as unavoidable habitat transformations which are for example directly caused by climate change, or as a result of a plan or project of overriding public interest, for which no less damaging alternative solutions are available, to be determined on a case by case basis, or of a plan or project authorised in accordance with Article 6(4) of Directive 92/43/EEC.
Amendment 243 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 37
Recital 37
(37) The marine habitat types listed in Annex I to Directive 92/43/EEC are defined broadly and comprise many ecologically different sub-types with different restoration potential, which makes it difficult for Member States to establish appropriate restoration measures at the level of those habitat types. The marine habitat types should therefore be further specified by using relevant levels of the European nature information system (EUNIS) classification of marine habitats. Member States should establish favourable reference areas for reaching the favourable conservation status of each of those habitat types, in so far as those reference areas are not already addressed in other Union legislation.
Amendment 246 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 42
Recital 42
(42) To support the restoration and non- deterioration of terrestrial, freshwater, coastal and marine habitats, Member States have the possibility to designate additional areas as ‘protected areas’ or ‘strictly protected areas’, to implement other effective area-based conservation measures, and to promote private land conservation measures. Such designation should always be done using an inclusive process, which ensures proper and timely consultation of all relevant actors concerned.
Amendment 252 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 44
Recital 44
(44) Actions to ensure that urban green spaces will no longer be at risk of being degraded need to be strongly enhanced. In order to ensure that urban green spaces continue to provide the necessary ecosystem services, their loss should be stopped and they should be restored and increased, inter alia by better integrating green infrastructure on official buildings and nature-based solutions into urban planning and by integrating green infrastructure, such as green roofs and green walls, in the design of buildings, taking stock of projects developed thanks to EU funding earmarked to invest in sustainable solutions for the urban environment, such as the Commission initiative for a New European Bauhaus and the Missions under the Horizon Europe Programme, in particular the Mission for Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities.
Amendment 254 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 45
Recital 45
(45) The EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 requires greater efforts to restore freshwater ecosystems and the natural functions of rivers. The restoration of freshwater ecosystems should include efforts to restore the natural longitudinal and lateral connectivity of rivers as well as their riparian areas and floodplains, including through the removal of barriers with a viewor, when relevant, through the application of alternative methods with the same effect to supporting the achievement of favourable conservation status for rivers, lakes and alluvial habitats and species living in those habitats protected by Directives 92/43/EEC and 2009/147/EC, and the achievement of one of the key objectives of the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030, namely, the restoration of at least 25 000 km of free-flowing rivers. When removing barriers or applying alternative methods with the same effect, Member States should primarily address obsolete barriers, which are those that are no longer needed for renewable energy generation, inland navigation, water supply or other uses.
Amendment 262 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 48
Recital 48
(48) The proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the sustainable use of plant protection products [for adoption on 22 June 2022, include title and number of the adopted act when available] aims to regulate one of the drivers of pollinator decline by prohibiting the use of pesticides in ecologically sensitive areas, many of whichand many other activities are covered by this Regulation, for example areas sustaining pollinator species which the European Red Lists76 classify as being threatened with extinction. _________________ 76 European Redlist - Environment - European Commission (europa.eu)
Amendment 264 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 49
Recital 49
(49) Sustainable, resilient and biodiverse agricultural ecosystems are needed to provide safe, sustainable, nutritious and affordable food. Biodiversity-rich agricultural ecosystems also increase agriculture’s resilience to climate change and environmental risks, while ensuring food safety and security and, expanding the responsibilities and the investments that farmers undertake to conduct their activities, while creating new jobs in rural areas, in particular jobs linked to organic farming as well as rural tourism and recreational activities services. Therefore, the Union needs to support rural operators, farmers and landowners in implementing measures to improve the biodiversity in its agricultural lands, through a variety of existing practices beneficial to or compatible with the biodiversity enhancement, including extensive agriculture. Extensive agriculture is vital for the maintenance of many species and habitats in biodiversity rich areas. There are many extensive agricultural practices which have multiple and significant benefits on the protection of biodiversity, ecosystem services and landscape features such asinter alia precision agriculture, organic farming, agro-ecology, agroforestry and low intensity permanent grassland.
Amendment 265 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 49
Recital 49
(49) Sustainable, resilient and biodiverse agricultural ecosystems are needed to provide safe, sustainable, nutritious and affordable food. Biodiversity-rich agricultural ecosystems also increase agriculture’s resilience to climate change and environmental risks, while ensuring food safety and security and creating new jobs in rural areas, in particular jobs linked to organic farming as well as rural tourism and recreation. Therefore, the Union needs to improve the biodiversity in its agricultural lands, through a variety of existing practices beneficial to or compatible with the biodiversity enhancement, including extensive agriculture. Extensive agriculture as well invest in innovative practices to enhance productivity and avoid indirect land use change that would have adverse effects on biodiversity outside the European Union, in particular in high value tropical ecosystems. Sustainable agro-ecological intensification is vital for the maintenance of many species and habitats in biodiversity rich areas. There are many extensive agricultural practices which have multiple and significant benefits on the protection of biodiversity, ecosystem services and landscape features such as precision agriculture, organic farming, agro-ecology, agroforestry and low intensity permanent grassland.
Amendment 271 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 49 a (new)
Recital 49 a (new)
(49a) In its Resolution of 13 September 202278a the European Parliament stressed that being land a finite resource, especially in the new geopolitical circumstances, restoration measures should be prioritised outside of productive agricultural land, including pastures and natural grasslands. _________________ 78a European Parliament resolution of 13 September 2022 on a new EU Forest Strategy 2030-Sustainable Forest Management in Europe (2022/2016(INI))
Amendment 272 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 49 a (new)
Recital 49 a (new)
(49a) Furthermore, pastoralism has an undeniable ecological added value, as it contributes to preserving biodiversity and the landscape in many areas subject to strong natural constraints or with low fertility, and to fighting against phenomena such as erosion, avalanches and forest fires.
Amendment 277 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 50
Recital 50
(50) Restoration measures need to be put in place to enhance the biodiversity of agricultural ecosystems across the Union, including in the areas not covered by habitat types that fall within the scope of Directive 92/43/EEC. In the absence of a common method for assessing the condition of agricultural ecosystems that would allow setting specific restoration targets for agricultural ecosystems, it is appropriate to set a general obligationupport Member States in taking measures to improve biodiversity in agricultural ecosystems and measure the fulfilmentprogress of that obligation on the basis of existing indicators.
Amendment 279 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 51
Recital 51
(51) Since farmland birds are well- known and widely recognised key indicators of the health of agricultural ecosystems, it is appropriate to set targets for their recovery. The obligation to achieve such targets would apply to Member States, not to individual farmers. Member States should achieve those targets by putting in place effective restoration measures on farmland and appropriate measures also in other ecosystems used by farmland birds for nesting and feeding, working with and supporting farmers and other stakeholders for their design and implementation on the ground. Since many farmland birds are migratory birds, cooperation at Union level and with third countries should be strengthen to improve the status of these populations.
Amendment 291 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 52
Recital 52
(52) High-diversity landscape features on agricultural land, such as grazing land, contiguous organic farmland, including buffer strips, rotational or non-rotational fallow land, hedgerows, individual or groups of trees, tree rows, field margins, patches, ditches, streams, small wetlands, terraces, cairns, stonewalls, small ponds and cultural features, provide space for wild plants and animals, including pollinators, prevent soil erosion and depletion, filter air and water, support climate change mitigation and adaptation and agricultural productivity of pollination- dependent crops. Productive trees that are part of arable land agroforestry systems and productive elements in non-productive hedges can also be considered as high biodiversity landscape features provided that they do not receive fertilizers or pesticide treatment and if harvest takes place only at moments where it would not compromise high biodiversity levels. Therefore, a requirement to ensure an increasing trend for the share of agricultural land with high- diversity landscape features should be set out, in line with the indicators set up by Member States in their CAP National Strategic Plans to implement the GAEC framework . This target should not include agricultural land where biodiversity is enhanced, such as grasslands dedicated to grazing. Such a requirement would enable the Union to achieve one of the other key commitmentobjectives of the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030, namely, to cover at least 10 % of the Union agricultural area with high- diversity landscape features. Increasing trends should also be achieved for other existing indicators, such as the grassland butterfly index and the stock of organic carbon in cropland mineral soils.
Amendment 297 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 53
Recital 53
(53) The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) aims to support and strengthen environmental protection, including biodiversity. The policy has among its specific objectives to contribute to halting and reversing biodiversity loss, enhance ecosystem services and preserve habitats and landscapes. The new CAP conditionality standard Nr. 8 on Good Agricultural and Environmental Conditions (GAEC 8)77 , requires beneficiaries of area related payments to have at least 4% of arable land at farm level devoted to non- productive areas and features, including land lying fallow and to retain existing landscape features. The 4 % share to be attributed to compliance with that GAEC standard can be reduced to 3 % if certain pre-requisites are met78 . That obligation will contribute to Member States reaching a positive trend in high-diversity landscape features on agricultural land. In addition, under the CAP, Member States have the possibility to set up eco-schemes for agricultural practices carried out by farmers on agricultural areas that may include maintenance and creation of landscape features or non-productive areas. Similarly, in their CAP strategic plans, Member States can also include agri- environment-climate commitments including the enhanced management of landscape features going beyond conditionality GAEC 8 and/or eco- schemes. LIFE nature and biodiversity projects will also help to put Europe's biodiversity on agricultural land on a path to recovery by 2030, by supporting the implementation of Directive 92/43/EEC and Directive 2009/147/EC as well as contributing the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030. _________________ 77 Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 2 December 2021 establishing rules on support for strategic plans to be drawn up by Member States under the common agricultural policy (CAP Strategic Plans) and financed by the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) and by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and repealing Regulations (EU) No 1305/2013 and (EU) No 1307/2013, OJ L 435, 6.12.2021, p. 1, 78 Where a farmer commits to devote at least 7% of his/her arable land to non- productive areas or features, including land lying fallow, under an enhanced eco- scheme or if there is a minimum share of at least 7 % of arable land at farm level that includes also catch crops or nitrogen fixing crops, cultivated without the use of plant protection products.
Amendment 304 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 54
Recital 54
(54) Restoration and rewetting79 of organic soils80 in agricultural use (i.e. under grassland and cropland use) constituting drained peatlands helpis one of the possible actions to achieve significant biodiversity benefits, an important reduction of green-house gas emissions and other environmental benefits, while at the same time contributing to a diverse agricultural landscape. Member States can choose from a wide range of restoration measures for drained peatlands in agricultural use spanning from converting cropland to permanent grassland and extensification measures accompanied by reduced drainage, to full rewetting with the opportunity of paludicultural use, or the establishment of peat-forming vegetation. The most significant climate benefits are created by restoring and rewetting cropland followed by the restoration of intensive grassland. To allow for a flexible implementation of the restoration target for drained peatlands under agricultural use Member States may count the restoration measures and rewetting of drained peatlands in areas of peat extraction sites as well as, to a certain extent, the restoration and rewetting of drained peatlands under other land uses (for example forest) as contributing to the achievement of the targets for drained peatlands under agricultural use. _________________ 79 Rewetting is the process of changing a drained soil into a wet soil. Chapter 1 of IPCC 2014, 2013 and Supplement to the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories: Wetlands, Hiraishi, T., Krug, T., Tanabe, K., Srivastava, N., Baasansuren, J., Fukuda, M. and Troxler, T.G. (eds). 80 The term ‘organic soil’ is defined in IPCC 2006, 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories, Prepared by the National Greenhouse Gas Inventories Programme, Eggleston H.S., Buendia L., Miwa K., Ngara T. and Tanabe K. (eds).
Amendment 305 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 55
Recital 55
(55) In order to reap the full biodiversity benefits, restoration and rewetting of areas of drained peatland should extend beyond the areas of wetlands habitat types listed in Annex I of Directive 92/43/EEC that are to be restored and re-established. Data about the extent of organic soils as well as their greenhouse gas emissions and removals are monitored and made available by LULUCF sector reporting in national greenhouse gas inventories by Member States, submitted to the UNFCCC. Restored and rewetted peatlands can continue to be used productively in alternative ways. For example, paludiculture, the practice of farming on wet peatlands, can include cultivation of various types of reeds, certain forms of timber, blueberry and cranberry cultivation, sphagnum farming, and grazing with water buffaloes. Such practices should be based on the principles of sustainable management and aimed at enhancing biodiversity so that they can have a high value both financially and ecologically. Paludiculture can also be beneficial to several species which are endangered in the Union and can also facilitate the connectivity of wetland areas and of associated species populations in the Union adapted to the local conditions. Such practices should be based on the principles of sustainable management and aimed at enhancing biodiversity so that they can have a high value both financially and ecologically. Funding for measures to restore and rewet drained peatlands and to compensate possible losses of income can come from a wide range of sources, including expenditure under the Union budget and Union financing programmes.
Amendment 318 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 57
Recital 57
(57) RThe need for restoration measures need to be put in place to enhance the biodiversity of forest ecosystems across the Union has to be assessed, including in the areas not covered by habitat types falling within the scope of Directive 92/43/EEC. In the absence of a common method for assessing the condition of forest ecosystems that would allow for the setting of specific restoration targets for forest ecosystems, it is appropriate to set a general obligation to improve biodiversity in forest ecosystems and measure the fulfilment of that obligation on the basis of existing indicators, such as standing and lying deadwood, the share of forests with uneven-aged structure, forest connectivity, the common forest bird index82 , and the stock of organic carbon. _________________ 82 Common bird index (EU aggregate) - Products Datasets - Eurostat (europa.eu). hat Member States select sufficient forest ecosystems indicators from the list developed by Forest Europe, State of Europe's Forests 202084a criterion 1-5. _________________ 84a Forest Europe, State of Europe’s Forests 2020, https://foresteurope.org/wp- content/uploads/2016/08/SoEF_2020.pdf
Amendment 321 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 58
Recital 58
(58) Restoration targets and obligations for habitats and species protected under Directives 92/43/EEC and 2009/147/EC, for pollinators and for freshwater, urban, agricultural and forest ecosystems should be complementary and work in synergy, with a view to achieving the overarching objective of restoring ecosystems across the Union’s land and sea areas. The restoration measures required to achieve one specific target will in many cases contribute to the achievement of other targets or obligations. Member States should therefore plan restoration measures strategically with a view to maximising their effectiveness in contributing to the recovery of nature across the Union. Restoration measures should also be planned in such manner that they address climate change mitigation and climate change adaptation and the prevention and control of the impact of natural disasters. They should aim at optimising the ecological, economic and social functions of ecosystems, including their productivity potential, taking into account their contribution to the sustainable development of the relevant regions and communities. It is important that Member States prepare detailed national restoration plans based on the best available scientific evidence, and that the public, in particular relevant stakeholders affected economically, is given early and effective opportunities to participate in the preparation of the plans. Member States should take account of the specific conditions and needs in their territory, in order for the plans to respond to the relevant pressures,be implemented with the utmost social support and ownership by the subjects directly affected, while responding to threats and drivers of biodiversity loss, and. Furthermore Member State should cooperate to ensure restoration and connectivity across borders.
Amendment 323 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 59
Recital 59
(59) To ensure synergies between the different measures that have been, and are to be put in place to protect, conserve and restore nature in the Union, Member States should take into account, when preparing their national restoration plans: the conservation measures established for Natura 2000 sites and the prioritised action frameworks prepared in accordance with Directives 92/43/EEC and 2009/147/EC; measures for achieving good ecological and chemical status of water bodies included in river basin management plans prepared in accordance with Directive 2000/60/EC; marine strategies for achieving good environmental status for all Union marine regions prepared in accordance with Directive 2008/56/EC; national air pollution control programmes prepared under Directive (EU) 2016/2284; national biodiversity strategies and action plans developed in accordance with Article 6 of the Convention on Biological Diversity, as well as conservation measures adopted in accordance with Regulation 1380/2013 and technical measures adopted in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2019/1241 of the European Parliament and of the Council83 and obligations arising from Regulation 2021/0366 of the European Parliament and of the Council. _________________ 83 Regulation (EU) 2019/1241 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on the conservation of fisheries resources and the protection of marine ecosystems through technical measures, amending Council Regulations (EC) No 1967/2006, (EC) No 1224/2009 and Regulations (EU) No 1380/2013, (EU) 2016/1139, (EU) 2018/973, (EU) 2019/472 and (EU) 2019/1022 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 894/97, (EC) No 850/98, (EC) No 2549/2000, (EC) No 254/2002, (EC) No 812/2004 and (EC) No 2187/2005 (OJ L 198, 25.7.2019, p. 105).
Amendment 325 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 60
Recital 60
(60) In order to ensure coherence between the objectives of this Regulation and Directive (EU) 2018/200184 , Regulation (EU) 2018/199985 and Directive 98/70/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the promotion of energy from renewable sources86 , in particular, during the preparation of national restoration plans, Member States should take account of the potential for renewable energy projects to make contributions towards meeting nature restoration objectives, energy supply and storage, the possibility to fulfil the national energy and climate plans (NECPs) and the security of the Member State’s energy system. _________________ 84 Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources (OJ L 328, 21.12.2018, p. 82). 85 Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the Governance of the Energy Union and Climate Action, amending Regulations (EC) No 663/2009 and (EC) No 715/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Directives 94/22/EC, 98/70/EC, 2009/31/EC, 2009/73/EC, 2010/31/EU, 2012/27/EU and 2013/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Directives 2009/119/EC and (EU) 2015/652 and repealing Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 328, 21.12.2018, p. 1). 86 Directive 98/70/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 1998 relating to the quality of petrol and diesel fuels and amending Council Directive 93/12/EEC (OJ L 350, 28.12.1998, p. 58).
Amendment 333 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 65
Recital 65
(65) The European Environment Agency (the ‘EEA’) should assist the Commission in supporting Member States in the preparingation of their national restoration plans, as well as in monitoring progress towards meeting the restoration targets and obligations. The Commission should assess whether the national restoration plans are adequate for achieving those targets and obligations.
Amendment 335 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 66
Recital 66
(66) The Commission’s State of Nature Report from 2020 has shown that a substantial share of the information reported by Member States in accordance with Article 17 of Council Directive 92/43/EEC90 and Article 12 of Directive 2009/147/EC, in particular on the conservation status and trends of the habitats and species they protect, comes from partial surveys or is based only on expert judgment. That Report also showed that the status of several habitat types and species protected under Directive 92/43/EEC is still unknown. Filling in those knowledge gaps and investing in monitoring and surveillance are necessary in order to underpin robust and science- based national restoration plans. In order to increase the timeliness, effectiveness and coherence of various monitoring methods, the monitoring and surveillance should make best possible use of the results of Union-funded research and innovation projects, new technologies, such as in-situ monitoring and remote sensing using space data and services delivered under the Union’s Space programme (EGNOS/Galileo and Copernicus). The EU missions ‘Restore Our Ocean and Waters’, ‘Adaptation to Climate Change’, and ‘A Soil Deal for Europe’ and ‘Climate Neutral and Smart Cities’ will support the implementation of the restoration targets91 . _________________ 90 Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora (OJ L 206, 22.7.1992, p. 7). 91 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on European Missions COM(2021) 609 final).
Amendment 347 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 73
Recital 73
(73) Pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 of the European Parliament and of the Council106, CAP Strategic Plans are meant to contribute to the achievement of, and be consistent with, the long-term national targets set out in, or deriving from, the legislative acts listed in Annex XIII to that Regulation. This Regulation on nature restoration should be taken into account when, in accordance with Article 159 of Regulation (EU) 2021/2115, the Commission reviews, by 31 December 2025, the list set out in Annex XIII to that Regulation. _________________ 106 Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 of the European Parliament and of the Council (EU) of 2 December 2021 establishing rules on support for strategic plans to be drawn up by Member States under the common agricultural policy (CAP Strategic Plans) and financed by the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) and by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and repealing Regulations (EU) No 1305/2013 and (EU) No 1307/2013.
Amendment 350 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 75
Recital 75
Amendment 355 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 76
Recital 76
(76) In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this Regulation, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission in order to specify the method for monitoring pollinators, to specify the methods for monitoring the indicators for agricultural ecosystems listed in Annex IV to this Regulation and the indicators for forest ecosystems listed in Annex VI to this Regulation, to develop a framework for setting the satisfactory levels of pollinators, of indicators for agricultural ecosystems listed in Annex IV to this Regulation and of indicators for forest ecosystems listed in Annex VI to this Regulation,to develop a framework for setting the satisfactory levels of pollinators, of indicators for agricultural ecosystems to set out a uniform format for the national restoration plans, to set out the format, structure and detailed arrangements for reporting data and information electronically to the Commission. Those powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and the Council108. _________________ 108 Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by the Member States of the Commission’s exercise of implementing powers (OJ L 55, 28.2.2011, p. 13).
Amendment 358 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 77
Recital 77
(77) The Commission should carry out an evaluation of this Regulation. Pursuant to paragraph 22 of the Interinstitutional Agreement on Better Law-Making, that evaluation should be based on the criteria of efficiency, effectiveness, relevance, coherence and EU value added and should provide the basis for impact assessments of possible further measures. In addition, the Commission should assess the need to establish additional restoration targets, based on common methods for assessing the condition of ecosystems not covered by Articles 4 and 5, taking into account the most recent scientific evidence.
Amendment 368 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the continuous, long-term and sustained recovery of biodiverse and, resilient natureand productive ecosystems across the Union’s land and sea areas through the restoration of degraded ecosystems;
Amendment 373 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) achieving the Union’s overarching objectives concerning sustainable development, including climate change mitigation and climate change adaptation, biodiversity protection and food and energy security;
Amendment 384 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. This Regulation establishes a framework within which Member States shall put irepare national restoration placens, without delay, effective and area-based the aim to achieve effective restoration measures which together shallin the EU shall aim to cover, by 2030, at least 20 % of the Union’s land and sea areas and, by 2050, all degraded ecosystems in need of restoration.
Amendment 401 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
(1 a) ‘degraded ecosystem’ means an ecosystem that is not able to provide ecosystem services and host species and habitats characteristic to, it as defined in Article 6 point 2 on Directive 92/43/EEC;
Amendment 409 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3
(3) ‘restoration’ means the process of actively or passively assisting the recovery of an degraded ecosystem towards or to good condition, of a habitat type to the highest level of condition attainablefavourable conservation status as defined in Article 1(e) of Directive 92/43/EEC and to its favourable reference area, of a habitat of a species to a sufficient quality and quantity, or of species populations to satisfactory levels, as a means of conserving or enhancing biodiversity and ecosystem resilience;
Amendment 416 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 4
(4) ‘good condition’ means a state where the key characteristics of an ecosystem, namely its physical, chemical, compositional, structural and functional state, and its landscape and seascape characteristics, reflect the high level of ecological integrity, stability and resilience necessary to ensure its long- term maintenanceowards achieving the status of favourable as defined in Article 1(e) of Directive 92/43/EEC and contribute sustainable development goals, without excluding active land use nor management activities oriented at climate change mitigation or extreme events prevention;
Amendment 424 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5
(5) ‘favourable reference area’ means the total area of a habitat type in a given biogeographical region or marine region at national level that is considered the minimum necessary to ensure the long- term viabilitygood condition of the habitat type and its species, and all its significant ecological variations in its natural range, and which is composed of the area of the habitat type and, if that area is not sufficient, the area necessary for the re-establishment of the habitat typewhile duly taking into account the socio economic effects as laid out in the national restoration plan;
Amendment 427 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 6
(6) ‘sufficient quality of habitat’ means the quality of a habitat of a species which allows the ecological requirements of a species to be met at any stage of its biological cycle so that it is maintaining itself on a long-term basis as a viable component of its habitat in its natural range; The sufficient quality of habitat must be realistically achievable. If the Member State has already set targets on the basis of the Habitats and Birds directive, these areas shall be understood as favourable reference areas;
Amendment 432 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7
(7) ‘sufficient quantity of habitat’ means the quantity of a habitat of a species which allows the ecological requirements of a species to be met at any stage of its biological cycle so that it is maintaining itself on a long-term basis as a viable component of its habitat in its natural rangeis necessary for reaching or maintaining favourable conservation status of species in line with Directive 92/43/EEC Article 1 point (i) and listed in Annex II;
Amendment 439 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 10
(10) ‘local administrative unit’ or ‘LAU’ means a low-level administrative division of a Member State below that of a province, region or state,urban centres’ and ‘urban clusters’ means territorial units, classified using the grid-based typology established in accordance with Article 4b.2 of Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council109; _________________ 109 Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 May 2003 on the establishment of a common classification of territorial units for statistics (NUTS) (OJ L 154, 21.6.2003, p. 1).;
Amendment 440 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Amendment 442 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Amendment 445 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 13
(13) ‘urban green space’ means all green urban areas; broad-leaved forests; coniferous forests; mixed forests; natural grasslands; moors and heathlands; transitional woodland-shrubs and sparsely vegetated areas - as found within cities or towns and suburbs calculated on t including trees, bushes, shrubs, permanent he rbasis of data provided by the Copernicus Land Monitoring Service as established by Regulation (EU) 2021/696 of the European Parliamceous vegetation, lichents and of the Council110; _________________ 110 Regulation (EU) 2021/696 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 April 2021 establishing the Union Space Programme and the European Union Agency for the Space Programme and repealing Regulations (EU) No 912/2010, (EU) No 1285/2013 and (EU) No 377/2014 and Decision No 541/2014/EU (OJ L 170, 12.5.2021, p. 69).mosses, found with urban centres and urban clusters;
Amendment 460 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall put in place the restoration measureappropriate and reasonable restoration measures inside the Natura 2000 network and other protected areas that are necessary to improve towards good condition areas of habitat types listed in Annex I which are not in good condition. Such measures shall be in place on at least 30 % of the total area of each group of habitat types listed in Annex I that is not in good condition and that is situated inside the Natura 2000 network, as quantified in the national restoration plan referred to in Article 12, by 2030, on at least 60 % by 2040, and on at least 90 % by 2050. The restoration target set for a habitat group by 2030 can be achieved by a restoring respective share within another habitats group, when justified by the Member State and quantified in the national restoration plan referred to in Article 12.
Amendment 475 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall put in place the restoration measuresappropriate and reasonable restoration measures inside the Natura 2000 network that are necessary to re-establish the habitat types listed in Annex I in areas not covered by those habitat types, taking into account social and economical assessment in the national restoration plan and provided that when possible competing interests of different species are taken into account. Such measures shall be in place on areas representing at least 30 % of the additional overall surface needed to reach the total favourable reference area of each group of habitat types listed in Annex I, as quantified in the national restoration plan referred to in Article 12, by 2030, at least 60 % of that surface by 2040, and 100 % of that surface by 2050. The restoration target set for a habitat group by 2030 can be achieved by restoring a respective share within another habitats group, when justified by the Member State and quantified in its national restoration plan referred to in Article 12.
Amendment 485 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall, within Natura 2000 sites and other strictly protected areas, put in place the restoration measures for the terrestrial, coastal and freshwater habitats of the species listed in Annexes II, IV and V to Directive 92/43/EEC and of the terrestrial, coastal and freshwater habitats of wild birds covered by Directive 2009/147/EC that are necessary to improve the quality and quantity of those habitats, including by re-establishing them, and to enhance connectivity, until sufficient quality and quantity of those habitats is achieved.
Amendment 495 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Article 4 – paragraph 4
4. The determination of the most suitable areas for restoration measures in accordance with paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of this Article shall be based on the best available knowledge and the latest scientific evidence of the condition of the habitat types listed in Annex I, measured by the structure and functions which are necessary for their long-term maintenance including their typical species, as referred to in Article 1(e) of Directive 92/43/EEC, and of the quality and quantity of the habitats of the species referred to in paragraph 3 of this Article. Areas where the habitat types listed in Annex I are in unknown condition shall be considfirst evaluated so that the Member State concerned as not being in good conditionreports the missing data before considering the restoration measures to be implemented.
Amendment 503 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. When putting in place the restoration measures referred to paragraphs 1, 2 and 3, Member States shall to the maximum extent possible address areas which are not needed or used for renewable energy generation, agriculture production, forestry or infrastructure development, taking into account cost-effectiveness while ensuring flexibility in current and future spatial planning.
Amendment 509 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 5
Article 4 – paragraph 5
5. The restoration measures referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall consider the need for improved connectivity between the habitat types listed in Annex I and take into account the ecological requirements of the species referred to in paragraph 3 that occur in those habitat types.
Amendment 511 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 6
Article 4 – paragraph 6
6. Member States shall aim to ensure that the areas that are subject to restoration measures in accordance with paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 show a continuous improvement in the condition of the habitat types listed in Annex I until good condition is reached, and a continuous improvement of thetotal national area in good condition and the total amount of area with sufficient quality of the habitats of the species referred to in paragraph 31, until the sufficient quality of those habitats is reached. Member States shall ensure that areas in which good condition has been reached, and in which the sufficient quality of the habitats of the species has been reached, do not deteriorat2 and 3, does not decrease over time.
Amendment 524 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 7
Article 4 – paragraph 7
7. Member States shall aim to ensure that areas where the habitat types listed in Annex I occur do not deteriorateobligations arising from Article 6 point 2 of Directive 92/43/EEC are fullfilled inside the Natura 2000 network.
Amendment 526 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 7
Article 4 – paragraph 7
7. Member States shall ensure that areas where the habitat types listed in Annex I occur inside Natura 2000 do not deteriorate.
Amendment 532 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 8
Article 4 – paragraph 8
Amendment 561 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 9 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 9 – introductory part
9. For Natura 2000 sites, the non- fulfilment of the obligations set out in paragraphs 1, 2, 3, 6 and 7, is justified if it is caused by:
Amendment 570 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 9 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 9 – point b
(b) unavoidable habitat transformations which are directly caused by events such as climate change: or nature disaster, storms, wildfires, pests, bugs or other abiotic factors out of human control;
Amendment 582 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 9 – point c a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 9 – point c a (new)
(c a) measures to ensure food security;
Amendment 584 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 9 – point c b (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 9 – point c b (new)
(c b) action or inaction for which the Member State concerned is not responsible;
Amendment 585 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 9 – point c c (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 9 – point c c (new)
(c c) renewable energy production and energy storage in line with the national energy and climate plans, that are importance for securing the energy systems of a Member State;
Amendment 588 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 10 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 10 – introductory part
10. Member States shall ensure thataim that inside the Natura 2000 network there is:
Amendment 589 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 10 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 10 – point a
(a) an increase of habitat area in good condition for habitat types listed in Annex I until at least 90 % is in good condition and until the favourable reference area for each habitat type in each biogeographic region of their territory is reachedbased on the national restoration plan;
Amendment 595 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 10 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 10 – point b
(b) an increasing trend towards the sufficient quality and quantity of the relevant terrestrial, coastal and freshwater habitats of the species referred to in Annexes II, IV and V to Directive 92/43/EEC and of the species covered by Directive 2009/147/ECbased on the national restoration plan.
Amendment 601 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall put in place the restoration measureappropriate and reasonable restoration measures inside the Natura 2000 network and other protected areas that are necessary to improve towards good condition areas of habitat types listed in Annex II which are not in good condition. Such measures shall be in place on at least 30 % of the area of each grouptotal area of habitat types listed in Annex II that is not in good condition and that situated inside the Natura 2000 network, as quantified in the national restoration plan referred to in Article 12, by 2030, on at least 60 % by 2040, and on at least 90 % by 2050. The restoration target set for a habitat group by 2030 can be achieved by a restoring respective share within another habitats group, when justified by the Member State and quantified in the national restoration plan referred to in Article 12.
Amendment 606 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall put in place the restoration measuresappropriate and reasonable restoration measures inside the Natura 2000 network that are necessary to re-establish the habitat types listed in Annex II in areas not covered by those habitat types, taking into account the social and economical assessment in the national restoration plan and provided that when possible competing interests of different species are taken into account. Such measures shall be in place on areas representing at least 30 % of the additional overall surface needed to reach the total favourable reference area of each group of habitat typeshabitat types listed in Annex II, as quantified in the national restoration plan referred to in Article 12, by 2030, at least 60 % of that surface by 2040, and 100 % of that surface by 2050. The restoration target set for a habitat group by 2030 can be achieved by restoring a respective share within another habitats group, when justified by the Member State and quantified in its national restoration plan referred to in Article 12.
Amendment 610 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall, within Natura 2000 sites and other stricly protected areas, put in place the restoration measures for the marine habitats of species listed in Annex III and in Annexes II, IV and V to Directive 92/43/EEC and for the marine habitats of wild birds covered under Directive 2009/147/EC, that are necessary in order to improve the quality and quantity of those habitats, including by re-establishing them, and to enhance connectivity, until sufficient quality and quantity of those habitats is achieved.
Amendment 613 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Article 5 – paragraph 4
4. The determination of the most suitable areas for restoration measures in accordance with paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 shall be based on the best available knowledge and the latest scientific evidence of the condition of the habitat types listed in Annex II, measured by the structure and functions which are necessary for their long-term maintenance, including their typical species, referred to in Article 1(e) of Directive 92/43/EEC, and of the quality and quantity of the habitats of the species referred to in paragraph 3. Areas where the habitat types listed in Annex II are in unknown condition shall be considfirst evaluated so that the Member State concerned as not being in good condition.reports the missing data before considering the restoration measures to be implemented
Amendment 616 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. When putting in place the restoration measures referred to paragraphs 1, 2 and 3, Member States shall to the maximum extent possible address areas which are not needed or used for renewable energy generation, agriculture production or fishery, taking into account cost-effectiveness.
Amendment 617 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 6
Article 5 – paragraph 6
6. Member States shall aim to ensure that the areas that are subject to restoration measuthe total aresa in accordance with paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 show a continuous improvement in thegood condition ofand the habitat types listed in Annex II until good condition is reached, and a continuous improvement of the quality of the habitats of the species referred to in paragraph 3 until the sufficient quality of those habitats is reached. Member States shall ensure that areas in which good condition has been reached and in which the sufficient quality of the habitats of the species has been reached do not deteriorattotal amount of area with sufficient quality of the habitats of the species referred to in paragraph 1, 2 and 3 does not decrease over time.
Amendment 621 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 7
Article 5 – paragraph 7
7. Member States shall aim to ensure that areas where the habitat types listed in Annex II occur do not deteriorateobligations arising from Article 6 point 2 of Directive 92/43/EEC are fullfilled inside the Natura 2000 network.
Amendment 622 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 8
Article 5 – paragraph 8
Amendment 631 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 9 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 9 – introductory part
9. For Natura 2000 sites, the non- fulfilment of the obligation set out in paragraphs 1, 2, 3, 6 and 7, is justified if caused by:
Amendment 633 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 9 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 9 – point b
(b) unavoidable habitat transformations which are directly caused by climate change: orevents such as climate change or nature disasters, storms, wildfires, pests, bugs or other abiotic factors out of human control;
Amendment 638 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 9 – point c a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 9 – point c a (new)
(c a) measures to ensure food security;
Amendment 640 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 9 – point c b (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 9 – point c b (new)
(c b) action or inaction for which the Member State concerned is not responsible;
Amendment 641 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 9 – point c c (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 9 – point c c (new)
(c c) renewable energy production and energy storage in line with the national energy and climate plans, that are importance for securing the energy systems of a Member State;
Amendment 642 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 10 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 10 – introductory part
10. Member States shall ensure thataim that inside the Natura 2000 network there is:
Amendment 645 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 10 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 10 – point a
(a) an increase of habitat area in good condition for habitat types listed in Annex II until at least 90 % is in good condition and until the favourable reference area for each habitat type in each biogeographic region of their territory is reachedbased on the national restoration plan;
Amendment 646 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 10 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 10 – point b
(b) a positive trend towards the sufficient quality and quantity of the relevant marine habitats of the species listbased ion Annex III and in Annexes II, IV and V to Directive 92/43/EEC and of the species covered by Directive 2009/147/EC.the national restoration plan;
Amendment 648 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensureDuly cooperating with regional and local authorities, Member States shall aim to ensure at national level that there is no net loss of urban green space, and of urban tree canopy cov in urban centres and urban clusters by 20305, compared to 2021, in all cities and in towns and suburb. After 2035 positive trend should be attained, where relevant, duly taking into account local conditions.
Amendment 656 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Member States shall ensure that there is an increaseing trend in the total national area of urban green space in cities and in towns and suburbs of at least 3 % of the total area of cities and of towns and suburbs in 2021, by 2040, and at least 5 % by 2050. In addition Member States shall ensure:urban centres and urban clusters when relevant and defined in the national restoration plan.
Amendment 657 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a
Amendment 660 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) Member State shall achieve a net gain of urban green space that is integrated into existing and newofficial and new official buildings and infrastructure developments, including through renovations and renewals, in all cities and in towns and suburburban centres and urban clusters.
Amendment 664 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. The non-fulfilment of the obligations set out in paragraphs 1 to 3 is justified if caused by a) a project of overriding public interest for which no less damaging alternative solutions are available, to be determined on a case by case basis; b) large-scale force majeure, including natural disasters.
Amendment 670 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall remove or when relevant apply alternative methods with the same effect the barriers to longitudinal and lateral connectivity of surface waters identified under paragraph 1 of this Article, in accordance with the plan for their removal referred to in Article 12(2), point (f). When removing barriers, Member States shall primarily address obsolete barriers, which are those that are no longer needed for renewable energy generation, inland naviga or of importance for fulfilling the national energy and climate plans and securing the energy system of a Member State, inland navigation, food production, water supply or other uses.
Amendment 680 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall put in place measures aiming at reverseing the decline of pollinator populations by 2030 and achieve thereafter an increasing trend of pollinator populations, measured every three years after 2030, until satisfactory levels are achieved, as set out in accordance with Article 11(3).
Amendment 700 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall put in place the restoration measures necessary to enhance biodiversity in agricultural ecosystems, in addition to the areas that are subject to restoration measures under Article 4(1), (2) and (3)while taking into account the effects on economically viable food production and food security.
Amendment 707 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Member States shall aim to achieve an increasing trend at national level of each of the followingthe indicators in agricultural ecosystems, as further specifor the relevant Common Agricultural Policy Indicators from the Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 Annex III, defined in Annex IVby Member States in the National Restoration Plan, measured in the period from the date of entry into force of this Regulation until 31 December 2030, and every threfive years thereafter, until the satisfactory levels, identified in accordance with Article 11(3), are reached:
Amendment 713 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point a
Amendment 714 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point a
Amendment 719 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b
Amendment 720 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b
Amendment 725 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point c
Amendment 726 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point c
Amendment 740 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. Member States shall put in place restoration measures to ensure thatachieve a positive trend in the common farmland bird index at national level based on the species specified in Annex V, indexed on … [OP please insert the date = the first day of the month following 12 months after the date of entry into force of this Regulation] = 100, reaches the following levels:
Amendment 745 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point a
Amendment 754 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point b
Amendment 759 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. If the obligations of this paragraph cannot be reached due to action or inaction for which the Member State concerned is not responsible, Member States shall provide an explanation, as part of reporting in accordance with Article 18(2), point (a)
Amendment 766 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 770 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
For organic soils in agricultural use constituting drained peatlands, Member States shall put in place restoration measures, while ensuring synergies with agricultural production. Those measures shall be in place on at least:
Amendment 780 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) 30 % of such areas by 2030, of which at least a quarter shall be rewetted;
Amendment 795 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) 50 % of such areas by 2040, of which at least half shall be rewetted;
Amendment 809 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) 70 % of such areas by 2050, of which at least half shall be rewetted.
Amendment 827 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3
In addition, Member States may put in place restoration measures toincluding rewetting organic soils that constitute drained peatlands under land uses other than agricultural use and peat extraction and count those rewetted areas as contributing, up to a maximum of 20%, to the achievement of the targets referred to in the first subparagraph, points (a), (b) and (c).
Amendment 829 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
The non-fulfilment of the obligation set out in paragraph 2, 3 and 4 is justified if caused by force majeure, including natural disasters; unavoidable habitat transformations which are directly and indirectly caused by climate change.
Amendment 836 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall put in place the restoration measures necessary to enhance, taking into account social and economic requirements, to enhance resilience, vitality and biodiversity ofin degraded forest ecosystems, in addition to the areas that are subject to restoration measures pursuant to Article 4(1), (2) and (3).
Amendment 838 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Member States shall achieve an increasing trend at national level of each of the following indicators in forest ecosystems, as further set out in Annex VI,select the indicators, on which data is attainable at the national level, which best describe forest biodiversity trends that are necessary for resilient, vital and healthy forest and achieve an increasing trend at national level measured in the period from the date of entry into force of this Regulation until 31 December 2030, and every threfive years thereafter, until the satisfactory levels identified in accordance with Article 11(3) are reached: . Member States should select at least six appropriate indicators from the list developed by the Forest Europe, State of Europe’s Forests 2020, criterion 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
Amendment 845 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point a
Amendment 851 #
2022/0195(COD)
Amendment 854 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point c
Amendment 860 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point d
Amendment 865 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point e
Amendment 868 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point f
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point f
Amendment 892 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall prepare national restoration plans and carry out the preparatory monitoring and research needed to identify the restoration measures that are necessaryaim to meet the targets and obligations set out in Articles 4 to 10, taking into account the latest scientific evidence., local conditions, cost- effectiveness and socio economic impact
Amendment 896 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Member states shall quantify the area that needs to be restored to reach the restoration targets set out in Articles 4 and 5 taking into account the condition of the habitat types referred to in Articles 4(1), 4(2), 5(1) and 5(2) and the quality and quantity of the habitats of the species referred to in Article 4(3) and Article 5(3) that are present on their territory. The quantification shall be based on the socio economic impact assessment, amongst others, on the following information:
Amendment 899 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point a – point i
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point a – point i
(i) the total habitat area and a map of its current distribution inside the Natura 2000 network;
Amendment 911 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point a – point iii
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point a – point iii
(iii) the favourable reference area taking into account the documented losses over at least the last 70 years andrelevant best available scientific knowledge and based on the projcollected changes to environmental conditions due to climate changedata on nature restoration efforts since the entry into force of directive 92/43/EEC and Directive 2009/147/EC;
Amendment 920 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point a – point iv
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point a – point iv
(iv) the areas most suitable for the re- establishment of habitat types in view of ongoing and projected changes to environmental conditions due to climate change and possibly competing interests of different habitats and species;
Amendment 939 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3
Article 11 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall set, in collaboration with relevant stakeholders, by 2030 at the latest, satisfactory levels for each of the indicators referred to in Articles 8(1), 9(2) and 10(2), through an open and effective process and assessment, based on the latest scientific evidence and local needs and, if available, the framework referred to in Article 17(9).
Amendment 947 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 4
Article 11 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall identify and map the agricultural and forestdegraded areas in need of restoration, in particular the areas that, due to intensification or other management factors, are in need of enhanced connectivity and landscape diversity.
Amendment 953 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
Article 11 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
5. Member States shall identify synergies and trade-offs with climate change mitigation, climate change adaptation and disaster prevention, disaster prevention and other socio-economic ecosystem services, notably food production and other productive functions contributing to the circular bio-economy, and prioritise restoration measures accordingly. Member States shall also take into account:
Amendment 958 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
Article 11 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
Amendment 960 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 6
Article 11 – paragraph 6
6. Member States shall coordinate the development of national restoration plans with existing and future energy plan including renewable energy the designation of the renewables go- to areas. During the preparation of the nature restoration plans, Member States shall ensure synergies with the already designated renewables go-to areas and ensure that the functioning of the renewables go-to areas, including the permitting procedures applicable in the renewables go-to areas foreseen by Directive (EU) 2018/2001 remain unchanged.as defined in Directive xxx (need to adjust with RED regulation under negotiation)
Amendment 965 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 7 – point a a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 7 – point a a (new)
(a a) the socio economic impact assessment, taking into account the whole society from rural to urban areas;
Amendment 972 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 7 – point g a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 7 – point g a (new)
(g a) conservation, diversification and environmental measures adopted under the Common Agricultural policy, in line with the CAP National Strategic Plans and respecting local needs and farmers’ actual circumstances;
Amendment 975 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 7 – point g b (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 7 – point g b (new)
(g b) Synergies with national energy, climate, forest and bioeconomy plans;
Amendment 976 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 7 – point g c (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 7 – point g c (new)
(g c) implemented or planned projects funded through Horizon Europe 2021- 2027 to enhance the biodiversity;
Amendment 978 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 8
Article 11 – paragraph 8
8. Member States shallmay, when preparing the national restoration plans, make use ofconsider optionally the different examples of restoration measures listed in Annex VII, depending on specific national and local condition, best practices, and the latest scientific evidence.
Amendment 985 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 9
Article 11 – paragraph 9
9. Member States shall, when preparing the national restoration plans, aim at optimising the ecological, economic and social functions of ecosystems, while fully respecting ownership rights, as well as their contribution to the sustainable development of the relevant regions and communities.
Amendment 990 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 9
Article 11 – paragraph 9
9. Member States shall, when preparing the national restoration plans, aim at optimisbalancing the ecological, economic and social functions of ecosystems as well as their contribution to the sustainable development of the relevant regions and communities.
Amendment 1001 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 11
Article 11 – paragraph 11
11. Member States shall ensure that the preparation of the restoration plan is open, inclusive and effective and that the public, especially relevant stakeholders at local and regional level, is given early and effective opportunities to participate in its elaboration. Consultations shall comply with the requirements set out in Articles 4 to 10 of Directive 2001/42/EC.
Amendment 1015 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the quantification of the areas to be restored to reach the restoration targets set out in Articles 4 to10 based on the preparatory work undertaken in accordance with Article 11 and geographically referenced maps of those areas;
Amendment 1018 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) a description of the restoration measures planned, or put in place before the entry into force of this regulation, for achieving the targets and obligations set out in Articles 4 to 10 and a specification regarding which of those restoration measures are planned, or put in place, within the Natura 2000 network established in accordance with Directive 92/43/EEC;
Amendment 1022 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) an indication of the measures that aim to ensure that the areas covered by the habitat types listed in Annexes I and II do not deteriorate in thetotal national areas in which good condition has been reached and that the habitats of the species referred to in Articles 4(3) and 5(3) do not deteriorate in the areas in which the sufficient quality of the habitats of the species has been reached, in accordance with Articles 4(6) and 5(6)and the total national share with a sufficient quality of the habitats of the species referred to 4(3), 4(6), 5(3) and 5(6) do not decrease over time;
Amendment 1028 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) an indication of the measures to ensure that the areas covered by habitat types listed in Annexes I and II do not deteriorate, in accordance withaken and planned for the implementation of Article 4(7) and Article 5(7);
Amendment 1031 #
2022/0195(COD)
(e) the inventory of barriers and the barriers identified for removal in accordance with Article 7(1), the plan for their removal or when relevant apply alternative methods with the same effect in accordance with Article 7(2) and an estimate of the length of free- flowing rivers to be achieved by the removal of those barriers by 2030 and by 2050, and any other measures to re- establish the natural functions of floodplains in accordance with Article 7(3);
Amendment 1034 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point j
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point j
(j) the estimated co-benefits for or trade-offs with climate change mitigation and relevant ecosystem services, notably food production and other ecosystem services contributing to a circular bio- economy, associated with the restoration measures over time, as well as wider socio- economic benefits or trade-offs of those measures;
Amendment 1038 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point j
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point j
(j) the estimated co-benefits for climate change mitigation and food production associated with the restoration measures over time, as well as wider socio- economic benefits of those measures;
Amendment 1041 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point k
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point k
Amendment 1051 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point l
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point l
(l) the estimated financing needs and identified funding outside the Common Agricultural Policy, including where applicable market-based solutions, for the implementation of the restoration measures, which shall include the description of the support to stakeholders affected by restoration measures or other new obligations arising from this Regulation, and the means of intended financing, public or private, including (co-) financing with Union funding instruments;
Amendment 1055 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point l
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point l
(l) the estimated financing and human resources needs for the implementation of the restoration measures, which shall include the description of the financial and other support to stakeholders affected by restoration measures or other new obligations arising from this Regulation, and the means of intended financing, public or private, including (co-) financing with Union funding instruments;
Amendment 1065 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point n
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point n
(n) a summary of the process for preparing and establishing the national restoration plan, including information on public participation and of how the needs of local communities and stakeholders have been considered and how property rights have been respected;
Amendment 1067 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point o
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point o
Amendment 1077 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. The national restoration plans shall, where applicable, include the conservation measures that a Member State has adopted under the Common Agriculture policy, including conservation measures in ecoschemes and other relevant actions under rural development.
Amendment 1079 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 4
Article 12 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall adopt implementing acts to establish a uniform format for the national restoration plans within 12 months of the entry into force of the Regulation. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 21(2). The Commission shall be assisted by national experts from all Member States and the European Environmental Agency (EEA) when drawing up the uniform format.
Amendment 1095 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 2
2. When assessing the draft national restoration plan, the Commission shall evaluate its compliance with Article 12, as well as its adequacy for meeting the targets and obligations set out in Articles 4 to 10, as well as the Union’s overarching objectives referred to in Article 1, and appraise its contribution to the specific objectives referred to in Article 7(1) to restore at least 25 000 km of rivers into free-flowing rivers in the Union by 2030 and the 2030 objective of covering at least 10% of the Union’s agricultural area with high-diversity landscape features.
Amendment 1099 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3
Article 14 – paragraph 3
3. For the purpose of the assessment of the draft national restoration plans, the Commission shall be assisted by relevant experts or the EEA.
Amendment 1103 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 4
Article 14 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission may address duly motivated and detailed observations to Member States within six months of the date of receipt of the draft national restoration plan.
Amendment 1110 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 5
Article 14 – paragraph 5
5. Member States shall take due account of anycan consider the observations from the Commission in its final national restoration plan.
Amendment 1121 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 2
2. WhenIf it becomes apparent that the measures set out in the national restoration plan will not be sufficient to comply with the targets and obligations set out in Articles 4 to 10, based on the monitoring in accordance with Article 17, Member States shall revise the national restoration plan and include supplementary measures.
Amendment 1124 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3
Article 15 – paragraph 3
3. Based on the information referred to in Article 18(1) and (2) and the assessment referred to in Article 18(4) and (5), after having concluded an exchange with the Member State concerned, if the Commission considers that the progress made by athat Member State is insufficient to comply with the targets and obligations set out in Articles 4 to 10, the Commission may request the Member State concerned to submit an updated draft national restoration plan with supplementary measures. That updated national restoration plan with supplementary measures shall be published and submitted within six months from the date of receipt of the request from the Commission.
Amendment 1133 #
2022/0195(COD)
1. Member States shall ensure that members of the public, in accordance with national law, that have a sufficiendirect interest or that maintain the impairment of a right, have access to a review procedure before a court of law, or an independent and impartial body established by law, to challenge the substantive or procedural legality of the national restoration plans and any failures to act of the competent authorities, regardless of the role members of the public have played during the process for preparing and establishing the national restoration plan.
Amendment 1136 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2
Article 16 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall determine what constitutes a sufficient interest and impairment of a right, consistently with the objective of providing the public with wide access to justice. For the purposes of paragraph 1, any non-governmental organisation promoting environmental protection and meeting any requirements under national law shall be deemed to have rights capable of being impaired and their interest shall be deemed sufficient.
Amendment 1145 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the area of urban green space and tree canopy cover in cities and towns and suburbsurban centres and urban clusters where urban green space, as referred to in Article 6;
Amendment 1148 #
2022/0195(COD)
Amendment 1156 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) the indicators of biodiversity in forest ecosystems listed in Annex VIthat the Member State consider appropriate;
Amendment 1158 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point g
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) the area and condition of the areas covered by the habitat types listed in Annexes I and II, across their territory within the Natura 2000 network;
Amendment 1159 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) the area and the quality of the habitat of the species referred to in Article 4(3), and Article 5(3), across their territory. within the Natura 2000 network.
Amendment 1164 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 5
Article 17 – paragraph 5
5. The monitoring in accordance with paragraph 1, points (a), (b) and (cb), of this Article, concerning the stock of organic carbon in cropland mineral soils and the share of agricultural land with high- diversity landscape features, and (e) concerning the standing deadwood, the lying deadwood, the share of forests with uneven-aged structure, the forest connectivity and the stock of organic carbon, shall be carried out at least every three years, and, where possible, every year. The monitoring in accordance with that paragraph, point (c) concerning the grassland butterfly index, that paragraph, points (d) and (e) concerning the common forest bird index, and that paragraph, point (f) concerning pollinator species shall be carried out every year. The monitoring in accordance with that paragraph, points (g) and (h), shall be carried out at least every six years and shall be coordinated with the reporting cycle under Article 17 of Directive 92/43/EEC.
Amendment 1171 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 8
Article 17 – paragraph 8
8. Member State monitoring systems shall operate on the basis of electronic databases and geographic information systems, and shall maximise the access and use of data and services from remote sensing technologies, earth observation (Copernicus services), in-situ sensors and devices, or citizen science data, leveraging the opportunities offered by artificial intelligence, advanced data analysis and processing. Member States can also use national plot inventories in order to collect the data
Amendment 1176 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 17 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Amendment 1179 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 17 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Amendment 1182 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 17 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Amendment 1184 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1
Article 18 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall electronically report to the Commission the area subject to restoration measures referred to in Articles 4 to 10 and the barriers referred to in Article 7 that have been removed or applied alternative methods with the same effect, on an annual basis starting from [OP please insert the date = the date of entry into force of this Regulation].
Amendment 1189 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Member States shall electronically report the following data and information to the Commission , assisted by the EEA, at least every threfive years:
Amendment 1192 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) the updated inventory of barriers or other relevant actions done referred to in Article 7(1);
Amendment 1206 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19
Article 19
Amendment 1211 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 1
Amendment 1218 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2
Article 19 – paragraph 2
Amendment 1222 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 3
Article 19 – paragraph 3
Amendment 1226 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 4
Article 19 – paragraph 4
Amendment 1235 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 5
Article 19 – paragraph 5
Amendment 1241 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20
Article 20
Amendment 1247 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21
Article 21
Amendment 1252 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2
Article 22 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall present a report on the main findings of the evaluation to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee, and the Committee of Regions. Where the Commission finds it appropriate, the report shall be accompanied by a legislative proposal for amendment of relevant provisions of this Regulation, taking into account the need to and when relevant duly detailed and justified possible establishment of additional restoration targets, based on common methods for assessing the condition of ecosystems not covered by Articles 4 and 5, and the most recent scientific evidence.
Amendment 1258 #
Amendment 1262 #
Amendment 1263 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VII – title
Annex VII – title
LIST OF OPTIONAL EXAMPLES OF RESTORATION MEASURES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 11(8)
Amendment 24 #
2022/0192(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The development of the Union agricultural sector and of the common agricultural policy requires objective, harmonized, comparable and relevant information on the performance and sustainability of the Union agricultural holdings. The Farm Accountancy Data Network (FADN) had been established by Council Regulation (EC) No 1217/200925 . _________________ 25 Council Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009 of 30 November 2009 setting up a network for the collection of accountancy data on the incomes and business operation of agricultural holdings in the European Union (OJ L 328, 15.12.2009, p. 27).
Amendment 59 #
2022/0192(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14 a (new)
Recital 14 a (new)
(14 a) As a matter of principle, the overall EU funding for FSDN should increase in proportion to the increased reporting requirements for farmers.
Amendment 67 #
2022/0192(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. The purpose of the data network shall be to meet the needs of the common agricultural policy and to evaluate the impact of future policies on the agricultural sector. The data obtained pursuant to this Regulation shallmay also contribute to the assessment of EU agriculture’s sustainability.
Amendment 84 #
2022/0192(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. The competent authority for FSDN may use other data sources in order to collect and re-use data to feed theto feed the FSDN surveys. The indicators already measured in other data sources regulated by statistical regulations such as IFS and SAIO should not be included in FSDN surveys.
Amendment 30 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 a (new)
Article 1 a (new)
Directive 2010/75/EU
Title
Title
Article 1 a (new) Title of the Directive is modified as following "Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 on industrial and agricultural emissions (integrated pollution prevention and control) " Or. en (2010/75/EU)
Amendment 31 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The European Green Deal55 is Europe’s strategy to ensure, by 2050, a climate-neutral, clean and circular economy, optimising resource management, minimising pollution while recognising the need for deeply transformative policies. The Union is also committed to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development56 and its Sustainable Development Goals57 . The EU Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability58 of October 2020 and the Zero Pollution Action Plan59 adopted in May 2021 specifically address pollution aspects of the European Green Deal. In parallel, the New Industrial Strategy for Europe60 further emphasises the potential role of transformative technologies. Other particularly relevant policies for this initiative include the ‘Fit for 55’ package61 , the Methane Strategy62 and the Glasgow methane pledge63 , the Climate Adaptation Strategy64 , the Biodiversity Strategy65 , the Farm to Fork strategy66 and, the Sustainable Products Initiative67 and the long-term Vision for the EU's Rural Areas communication 67a. Besides, as part of the EU response to the 2022 Russia-Ukraine war, REPowerEU68 proposes a Joint European Action to support the diversification of energy supplies, accelerate the transition to renewable energy and improve energy efficiency. _________________ 55 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions The European Green Deal; COM(2019) 640 final. 56 https://www.un.org/ga/search/view_doc.as p?symbol=A/RES/70/1&Lang=E 57 https://sdgs.un.org/goals 58 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability Towards a Toxic-Free Environment COM(2020) 667 final. 59 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, Pathway to a Healthy Planet for All EU Action Plan: 'Towards Zero Pollution for Air, Water and Soil' COM(2021) 400 final. 60 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, A New Industrial Strategy for Europe COM(2020) 102 final. 61 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, 'Fit for 55': delivering the EU's 2030 Climate Target on the way to climate neutrality COM/2021/550 final. 62 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on an EU strategy to reduce methane emissions COM(2020) 663 final. 63 https://www.globalmethanepledge.org/ 64 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions Forging a climate-resilient Europe - the new EU Strategy on Adaptation to Climate Change COM(2021) 82 final. 65 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 Bringing nature back into our lives COM(2020) 380 final. 66 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions A Farm to Fork Strategy for a fair, healthy and environmentally-friendly food system COM(2020) 381 final. 67 COM(2022) 142 67a Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions empty, A long-term Vision for the EU's Rural Areas - Towards stronger, connected, resilient and prosperous rural areas by 2040 COM(2021)345 68 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions REPowerEU: Joint European Action for more affordable, secure and sustainable energy; COM(2022) 108 final.
Amendment 48 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Rearing of pigs, poultry and cattle may cause significant pollutant emissions into the air and water. In order to reduce such pollutant emissions, including ammonia, methane, nitrates and greenhouse gas emissions and thereby improve air, water and soil quality, it is necessary to lower the threexisting national and European frameworks should above which pigs and poultry installations arebe mobilised and existing good practices should be promoted, includeding within the scope of Directive 2010/75/EU and to include also cattle farming within that scope. Relevant BAT requirements take into consideration the nature, size, density and complexity of these installations, including the specificities of pasture based cattle rearing systems, where animals arupport of national strategic plans of the CAP. In addition to the requirements already set in the CAP to reduce emissions from agriculture, any evolution of the scope of Directive 2010/75/EU or of the relevant BAT requirements should be conly seasonally reared in indoor installations, and the range of environmental impacts they may have. The proportionality requirements in BATs aim tosidered through close dialogue with farmers representatives so as to guarantee the proportionality of the foreseen constraints regarding the expected results and to make sure that farmers are incentivise farmers tod to keep implementing the necessary transition towards increasingly environmentally friendly agricultural practices, taking into account every aspects, beyond the sole issue of emissions.
Amendment 65 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) In light of the high number of rearing installations that shouldmight be included within the scope of Directive 2010/75/EU, andof the relative simplicity of the processes and emissions patterns of such installations, of the specificities of production processes that include living animals and of the limited human resources that farms are able to dedicate to such a procedure, it is appropriate to set out specific administrative procedures for issuing permits and for the operation of the relevant activities which are adapted to the sector, without prejudice to requirements related to public information and participation, montoring and compliance.
Amendment 109 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point a
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. In order to draw up, review and, where necessary, update BAT reference documents, the Commission shall organise an exchange of information between Member States, the industries and farmers concerned, non-governmental organisations promoting environmental protection, the European Chemicals Agency and the Commission.
Amendment 128 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70b
Article 70b
Amendment 162 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70c – paragraph 4a (new)
Article 70c – paragraph 4a (new)
Amendment 175 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70e – paragraph 3
Article 70e – paragraph 3
3. The operator shall, without delay, make available the data and information listed in paragraph 2 of this Article to the competent authority upon request. The competent authority may make such a request in order to verify compliance with the operating rules referred to in Article 70i. The competent authority shall make such a request if a member of the public requests access to the data or information listed in paragraph 2 of this Article.
Amendment 188 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70g – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 70g – paragraph 2 – point d
Amendment 193 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70h – paragraph 1
Article 70h – paragraph 1
Member States shall ensure that, in accordance with the relevant national legal system, members of the public directly concerned have access to a review procedure before a court of law, or another independent and impartial body established by law to challenge the substantive or procedural legality of decisions, acts or omissions subject to this Chapter when one of the following conditions is met:
Amendment 195 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70h – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 70h – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) they have a sufficiendirect interest;
Amendment 202 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70i – introductory part
Article 70i – introductory part
The Commission shall, in cooperation with farmers whose production falls within the scope of this directive, establish operating rules containing requirements consistent with the use of best available techniques for the activities listed in Annex Iarticle 70a, which shall include the following:
Amendment 215 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70i – paragraph 1 – third subparagraph (new)
Article 70i – paragraph 1 – third subparagraph (new)
The operating rules shall incorporate the existence of emerging techniques in animal husbandry and specify the conditions under which the competent authority may grant a permit to an installation using such techniques
Amendment 244 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 32
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 32
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 79a – paragraph 4
Article 79a – paragraph 4
Amendment 43 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas gender equality is a basic value of the EU, recognised in the Treaties and in the Charter of Fundamental Rights, and should be an integral part of the preparation, implementation and evaluation of CAP interventions as laid down in Regulation (EU) 2021/21153, and in the preparation, implementation, monitoring reporting and evaluation of programmes of the cohesion policy as laid down in Regulation (EU) 1303/2013 and Regulation (EU)2021/1060;
Amendment 48 #
2021/2254(INI)
Ab. whereas there has been significant improvement of the level of internet connectivity in the rural areas in the last decade; whereas significant differences among the Member States still persist; whereas in some Member States up to 25 % of the households located in the rural areas still do not have access to the internet 2a. _________________ 2a https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/ view/ISOC_CI_IN_H__custom_2784346/ default/table?lang=en
Amendment 50 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas women in rural areas are often under-represented in decision making bodies such as agricultural cooperatives, trade unions and municipal governments; whereas increasing women’s representation in such bodies is highly important.
Amendment 52 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas access to water services, sanitation, road connectivity, healthcare, education, broadband internet and other basic services is essential for the development of the rural areas; whereas households in some rural areas still do not have access to essential basic services.
Amendment 72 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights the diversity of rural areas across the EU; recalls that rural areas close to urban centres, in remote areas or mountainous zones, and in outermost regions and in sparsely populated areas face different challenges requiring targeted solutions;
Amendment 76 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that policies and actions at EU level combined with national and regional ones are key to securing the prosperity and well-being of rural European citizens, as well as tackling the challenges they face, namely population decline and ageing, fewer quality job opportunities, a lack of access to high- quality services of general interest, climate and environmental pressures, lower connectivity and limited access to innovhigher risk of poverty and social exclusion, fewer quality job opportunities, climate and environmental pressures, lower connectivity, limited access to innovation and in many cases a lack of access to basic infrastructure and services covering health, education or transport; stresses the importance of urgent measures at both EU and national level to tackle these challenges, provide more opportunities especially for youth, increase the attractiveness of rural areas and reverse the downward spiral of demographic decline and workforce migration; .
Amendment 78 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that policies and actions at EU level combined with national and, regional and local ones are key to securing the prosperity and well-being of rural European citizens, as well as tackling the challenges they face, namely population decline and ageing, fewer quality job opportunities, a lack of access to high- quality services of general interest such as access to water services, sanitation, road connectivity, healthcare, education, broadband internet and other basic services, climate and environmental pressures, lower connectivity and limited access to innovation;
Amendment 83 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that policies and actions at EU level combined with local, national and regional ones are key to securing the prosperity and well-being of rural European citizens, as well as tackling the challenges they face, namely population decline and ageing, fewer quality job opportunities, a lack of access to high- quality services of general interest, climate and environmental pressures, lower connectivity and limited access to innovationopportunities for innovation and access to technological developments;
Amendment 87 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Underlines that demographic evolution within rural areas is crippled by population decline; notes that ageing population and youth rural exodus are examples of issues which need to be addressed while carrying out actions for rural areas;
Amendment 118 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that rural areas are particularly vulnerable to the impacts of crisis, such as the COVID pandemic and the war in Ukraine but are also capable of offering new opportunities in response to such crisis; notes that, by virtue of their inherent characteristics and highly valuable resources, rural areas convey solutions to those crises;
Amendment 130 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Acknowledges that one of the main challenges that SMEs face, particularly these operating in rural and remote areas, is the lack of skilled workers; notes that the accelerating evolution of the labour market is exacerbating long-standing skills shortages; calls on the Member States to strengthen their up-skilling and re-skilling initiatives and programmes in order to prepare citizens to respond to the labour market needs and address the shortages that the SMEs are facing and that hinder their competitiveness.
Amendment 135 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Underlines that rural areas can be the scene of significant population variations such as seasonal ones related to tourism;
Amendment 140 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Underlines that Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are essential for achieving economic growth as they are a major source for generating employment, creating wealth and alleviating poverty, particularly in rural and remote areas; a stronger support to SMEs is also a means to maintain and attract skilled workers in rural areas;
Amendment 141 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Insists on the need to improve the participation of women in decision making in rural areas by means of training activities designed to encourage their presence in areas and sectors in which they are under-represented, and by awareness-raising campaigns on the importance of the active involvement of women in management positions; therefore calls on Member States to promote gender equality in the various management and representation bodies to foster equal participation in all types of agricultural organisations, associations and public institutions, and asks for the work of women in farming activities, especially the work of assisting spouses and partners in agriculture, to be fully recognised by granting them legal recognition and full access to social security rights.
Amendment 142 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Is deeply concerned that in some rural areas, people with disabilities still tend to face more challenges than their counterparts in urban areas; calls on the Commission and on the Member States that have not already done so to dedicate special attention to the vulnerable groups, living in the rural areas, such as people with disabilities and ensure that their special needs are being addressed; calls on the Commission to further harmonise practices between Member States in terms of inclusion of people with disabilities;
Amendment 144 #
2021/2254(INI)
5e. Underlines that rural areas are affected by territorial inequalities compared to urban areas; underlines that those inequalities can take the shape of weaker access to quality housing and an efficient transport network; underlines the importance of favouring quality housing for rural area populations by rendering it more independent and resilient and thereby improving their standards of living, for instance, by means of enhanced energy efficiency; underlines the importance of supporting and developing an integrated transportation system which would improve the synchronisation between multiple modes of transportation;
Amendment 158 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Agrees on the need for a common, EU-wide, functional definition of rural areas, and urges the Commission to quickly develop and operationalise such a definition while taking into consideration their diversity; invites, in that sense, the Commission to propose common indicators for all Member States while leaving them in charge of setting relevant thresholds to identify those functional rural areas; notes that this definition could be used to compare and inform the evolutions of European rural areas, or allow a more targeted implementation of policies and measures among those territories;
Amendment 172 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Supports the development of a Rural Pact; considers that it needs concrete objectives, deliverables, governance and monitoring systems, and institutional responsibilities; this Rural Pact should serve the Commission as an opportunity to facilitate the sharing of good practices between rural areas and help them employ the tools at their disposal;
Amendment 186 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls on Member States to adopt national rural agendas; calls on Member States to use those national rural agendas to define the method, the calendar and the means to address the issues faced by rural areas;
Amendment 198 #
2021/2254(INI)
12. Insists that rural citizens must benefit, like any other citizen, from equitable conditions for achieving their professional, social and personal goals, with a particular focus on more vulnerable groups, thereby effectively upholding the European Pillar of Social Rights; stresses that targeted interventions fostering effective generational renewal are essential; importance must be given to the gender dimension in rural areas, to boost women's involvement and innovative spirit in addressing rural community challenges, therefore ensuring the implementation of the European Gender Equality Strategy 2020-2025.
Amendment 200 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Insists that rural citizenthe population living in the rural areas must benefit, like any other citizen, from equitable conditions for achieving their professional, social and personal goals, with a particular focus on more vulnerable groups, thereby effectively upholding; Insists that the European Pillar of Social Rights must be effectively upheld; stresses that targeted interventions fostering effective generational renewal are essential;
Amendment 215 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Underlines that the European Green Deal and the Digital transformation can open up new opportunities in rural areas and a new dynamic for a more resilient future, while ensuring a just and inclusive transition and numerous possibilities for sustainable jobs;
Amendment 246 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. underlines that it is important not to set the preservation of biodiversity against the management of large carnivores; invites the Commission to advance on this topic which is too often left aside and minimized, which is detrimental to the social link; calls on the Commission to ensure a common management of large carnivores while concerting all the concerned actors;
Amendment 248 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Highlights that farmers in remote and rural areas, particularly small farmers, still do not have sufficient access to technologies due to different reasons, such as not fully developed infrastructure and connectivity, limited access to funding, not being equipped with the necessary digital skills; points out that these issues should be addresses at the relevant level.
Amendment 254 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. invites the Commission to encourage a discussion on large carnivores with rural actors, to promote knowledge sharing especially in regions in which large carnivores have previously been absent for centuries and to inform stakeholders and farmers of financing possibilities for preventive measures against attacks on livestock; calls on the Commission to ensure a cross border and cross regional monitoring of large carnivores to promote coordinated approaches across Member States;
Amendment 262 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 c (new)
Paragraph 14 c (new)
14c. Stresses that digital technologies have the potential to increase the attractiveness of the agricultural sector for young farmers, to increase its productivity, to make the sector more efficient, sustainable, and competitive; underlines, in this regard, the importance of furthering the adoption of new technologies and bridge the existing digital divide;
Amendment 273 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Stresses that diversification of and innovation in the rural economy based on local potential and specificities are crucial to drawing opportunities from the digital and green transition; calls on the Member States to put in place measures to support the fair transition and diversification of the rural economy;
Amendment 313 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Highlights the central role of rural areas in the transition to a low-carbon circular economy; stresses that initiatives in rural areas, such as renewable energy infrastructure, must contribute effectively to the economic and social vitality of such areas;
Amendment 318 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Highlights that the production of renewable energy can significantly contribute to the development of rural areas and improve their climate, environmental and economic perspectives;
Amendment 324 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17b. Stresses that sustainable, profitable, clean and efficient farms and enterprises could significantly benefit from renewable energy sources and sustainably produced biofuels; calls on the Commission and on the Member States to enhance the production and use of renewable energy for enterprises located in rural areas, also by means of identifying the main practical barriers and the new and best practices and tools that are already applied; stresses that it has the potential to improve the energy independence of the enterprises and local public authorities located in rural areas, reduce their energy bills and further diversify and increase their income; brings forward the REPOWER EU communication, that focuses on increasing the share of biomethane production in EU to 35 bcm by 2030, stresses that this increase will not be possible without intense investment in the infrastructure but highlights that it can bring many opportunities to rural areas;
Amendment 349 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Stresses that the digital transition brings about new opportunities for rural areas, which are only accessible if there is adequate, stable and accessible broadband coverage; underlines that many households, living in the rural areas across the EU, still do not have internet access; warns of the risks of the widening of the rural digital gap as a result of the lack of 5G coverage, and calls on Member States to mobilise all available instruments to prevent it;
Amendment 351 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Stresses that the digital transition brings about new opportunities for rural areas, which are only accessible if there is adequate, stable and accessible broadband coverage; warns of the risks of the widening of the rural digital gap as a result of the lack of Internet access including 5G coverage, and calls on Member States to mobilise all available instruments to prevent it;
Amendment 357 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Draws attention to the fact that the comparative lack of digital skills in rural areas can preclude rural communities from benefiting from the opportunities of digitalisation; calls for measures that ensure and hinder the development of SMEs; calls for measures that ensure opportunities for the development of appropriate digital skills, digital inclusion and support an enabling environment for rural digital innovation;
Amendment 368 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Calls on the Commission, Member States and local authorities to promote interactions between urban and rural areas; underlines that urban and rural areas would benefit from an improved cooperation; underlines that it would be opportune to develop town-twinning and alliance mechanisms between urban and rural areas;
Amendment 389 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Highlights that Smart City technologies are increasingly present in the population daily living; Stresses that Smart City technologies provide efficient city services, as a central instrument of receiving various services for residents (healthcare, energy and water supply, urban infrastructure, public services transportation etc.); calls on the Commission and on the Member States to dedicate sufficient financial resources for the development of Smart City technologies, taking into account their significant added value for the development of the rural areas, improving citizens' standard of living and the business environment for the SMEs.
Amendment 397 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Urges Member States to address the specific challenges of rural areas, their communities and the SMEs operating there, during the implementation of the current multiannual financial framework programmes and to provide the investments needed for social inclusion and, job creation, and innovation in order to foster competitiveness and enable a just digital and green transition and revive these areas;
Amendment 424 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Amendment 436 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Invites the Commission to adapt the state aid Framework to give Member States the opportunity to help very specific rural areas where population density is very low based on precedents that already exist in some regions;
Amendment 439 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 b (new)
Paragraph 25 b (new)
25b. underlines the success of payments for areas with natural constraints provided by the CAP in terms of economic dynamics and preservation of sustainable activities in those areas; stresses the importance to maintain those payments in the future too;
Amendment 450 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Calls for more community-based policyand less centralized policy and support measures design, involving local actors, authorities and civil society, and insists therefore that they must play an active role from decision-making to policy implementation and evaluation;
Amendment 454 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Calls for more community-based policy design, involving local actors, authorities and civil society, and insists therefore that they must play an active role from developing policies, decision-making to policy implementation and evaluation;
Amendment 459 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Stresses the importance of strengthening the bottom-up approach to rural and local development and the valuable contribution to rural development made by Leader actions; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure a high level of autonomy for local action groups in terms of their constitution (no top-down design of areas and villages to be regrouped into a local action group, but full autonomy) and decision-making, reducing the administrative burden on local authorities and simplifying access, promoting local ownership of community-led development projects and encouraging participation in local action groups.
Amendment 478 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Recalls that the future of rural areasrural areas and their prosperity is of paramount importance for Europe’s food security and food autonomy, as the recent COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine have clearly demonstrated; stresses that they will be even more important in future, taking into account the general decline of the number of farmers and the aging of the population;
Amendment 483 #
2021/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30a. Underlines the importance of generational renewal and the facilitation of access to land for the sustainability and prosperity of the sector; highlights the important role that young farmers play in modernizing EU agriculture and creating more opportunities in rural areas; calls on the Commission and on Member States to develop targeted policies to encourage generational renewal and remove all existing barriers for access to land and funding, as well as to remove the administrative burdens facilitating further development of the sector; stresses that, given the general decline of the number of farmers and the aging of the population, young farmers will play an even more important role in the future;
Amendment 12 #
2021/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas Regulation (EU) 2018/848 on organic production and labelling of organic products obliges farmers to comply with a conversion period during which they have to apply all rules on organic production; whereas this period may last up to 3 years; whereas farmers during this period have to bear higher costs of production without benefiting from higher market prices for organic products;
Amendment 25 #
2021/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas it is essential to ensure that consumers and food services are in a position to make informed choices when purchasing food;
Amendment 73 #
2021/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines that the development and growth of the organic sector must be accompanied by market-driven and accompanied by holistic supply chain developments as well as measures to stimulate further the demand for organic food and ensure consumer trust, in order to safeguard the future profitability of the organic market and organic farming in the EU;
Amendment 76 #
2021/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Highlights that stimulating agricultural sustainability and resilience of the EU foodsystem should be a priority; underlines that co-existence of different farming systems is important as diversity is key to food system security and resilience and benefits sustainable development; points out that there is no single farming model that fits all countries and regions and stresses that the benefits of the different sustainable farming models should be recognised;
Amendment 88 #
2021/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points out that for an EU action plan to succeed, it must stimulate and mobilise the Member States; expresses the view, therefore, that Member States should be encouraged to develop their own national OAPs with concrete, time-bound action objectives, incentives, actions, time-frames and budgets;
Amendment 105 #
2021/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that Member States should engage all stakeholders, especially organic farmers and associations, local and regional authorities, consumer and private sector representatives and, the hospitality and food industryies, in a consultative process when adopting their national OAPs to achieve the best possible synergies;
Amendment 123 #
2021/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recognises the importance of speeding up the development of organic aquaculture and wild organic picking areas in the EU;
Amendment 128 #
2021/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Is of the opinion that legislation and OAPs must provide sufficient room for flexibility for Member States' different organic practices and prerequisites, such as climate zones and length of growing seasons;
Amendment 129 #
2021/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Stresses the need for modern and innovative methods when developing new organic seeds and agriculture practices, maintaining high level of protection of human health and the environment;
Amendment 130 #
2021/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6a. Expresses its concern about misleading labels, packaging and advertising that makes it difficult for consumers to distinguish conventional products from organic products; emphasizes that the terms 'locally produced' or 'regionally produced' should only be used if the main ingredients of the food product concerned are actually from that region, and that the terms 'authentic' or 'natural' should never be allowed for industrially processed foods;
Amendment 133 #
2021/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 d (new)
Paragraph 6 d (new)
6d. Welcomes the launch of an annual EU organic day; believes that it represents an opportunity to improve the visibility and the recognition for organic farming and raise awareness of the benefits of organic production;
Amendment 139 #
2021/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Supports the Commission in further promoting the EU organic logo among consumers, including through organic school schemese promotion of local and organic logos that exists in several Member States and are used together with the EU organic logo; emphasises that it is of paramount importance that consumer surveys on organics are followed by actions to further raise awareness of organic farmingproduction;
Amendment 145 #
2021/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Supports promoting the consumption of organic food in European schools as it can be an important driver for the development of the organic sector;
Amendment 146 #
2021/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Reminds that demands from professional kitchens differ from those of the households; stresses the importance to create added value for the supply chain and increase the processing level of organic products to respond for the needs of professional kitchens;
Amendment 149 #
2021/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Believes that increasing green public procurement (GPP) in the Member States can serve as a strong stimulus for action towards the organic target; believes that the EU institutions should lead by example; calls on the Commission to research current structural and logistical barriers and to promote the use of GPP criteria in the Member States; believes that the increase of the green public procurement should be decided and national level in accordance with the national demand and targets set in the national OAPs;
Amendment 159 #
2021/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Points out that local and regional authorities play an important role in supporting the structuring of the organic sector in terms of production, logistics and trade, facilitating the creation of organised cooperation between producers, food services and consumers, as well as raising public awareness at local levelbout the differences between various sustainable farming methods and developing educational programmes for preschools and schools;
Amendment 183 #
2021/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Considers that concrete action to promote exports of EU organic products is needed; acknowledge, in this regard, the potential of the existing EU promotion policy for organic production; underlines that any promotion policy should recognise the wide range of sustainable production methods, practises and products in the EU; requests that the Commission report regularly on forthcoming negotiations with the EU’s trading partners to inform Parliament about the potential for expansion of the organic market;
Amendment 206 #
2021/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Considers that an adequate common agricultural policy (CAP) budget should be provided to create incentives for farmers to convert to and maintainfurther develop organic farming practices at national level, through rural development measures or newly introduced eco-schemes, or a combination of the two; calls on the Member States to support generational renewal in organic farming;
Amendment 207 #
2021/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Amendment 257 #
2021/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Recognise the potential of a common European agriculture data space to increase the consumer knowledge and trust as well as to make the organic supply chain traceable;
Amendment 264 #
2021/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Stresses the need for research and innovation to overcome restrictions in organic agriculture, such as the availability of organic protein feed, vitamins, plant protection products, fertilisers and genetic resources and to encourage meeting societal expectations on animal welfare and efficient resource use; reminds the importance of livestock manure as an organic fertilizer and encourages its sustainable use in the cultivation cycle; welcomes the Commission’s intention to earmark Horizon Europe funding in this respect; calls on the Commission to stimulate and foster cooperation between research communities working on organic and conventional food and farming;
Amendment 275 #
2021/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Underlines that bio-fertilizers and bio-based soil improvers are important components of organic farming practices; stresses therefore the need to incentivise innovation with regard to the production of bio-fertilizers and bio-based soil improvers from various types of biomass waste such as animal manure and food waste;
Amendment 282 #
2021/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18b. Stresses the need to support the development of safe, effective and affordable alternative to plant protection products as an important element of the development of organic production;
Amendment 289 #
2021/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Highlights the importance of sufficiently available, high-quality organic seeds, heterogeneous material and high- yielding plant varieties, also varieties that are locally adopted; points out their potential in strengthening resilience against plant diseases and the impact of climate change; encourages the Commission and the Member States to step up efforts to improve the functioning of the organic seed market and believes that transitional periods would be helpful in achieving this;
Amendment 4 #
2021/2208(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that a policy on ensuring food security in developing countries must mirror the founding principles of the common agricultural policy, in that its primary goal must be to provide affordable safe food for its citizens while affordguaranteeing a fair standard of living for and the social and economic well-being of its farmers;
Amendment 14 #
2021/2208(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises that agriculture and food security are the foundation blocks for broader economic development, and insists that agricultural development must supp; therefore encourages the transition of developing countries towards morte self-sufficient agricultural production systems and food sovereignty in developing countriecy; notes that this transition should follow sustainable development criteria; highlights that agricultural production area should not be increased at the expense of environment protection and conservation of biodiversity-rich habitats;
Amendment 22 #
2021/2208(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses the need to recognize the leading role of farmers, producer organizations and their representatives in any strategy to enhance food security;
Amendment 35 #
2021/2208(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls the importance of systematically assessing the effects of new policies and strategies on developing countries and taking action in order to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals;
Amendment 46 #
2021/2208(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines that the fFarm to fFork sStrategy is the EU’s most ambitious policy frameworkstrategy to promote a more sustainable and resilient EU agrifood system and support a global transition to sustainable agrifood systems, which benefit people, nature and economic growth;
Amendment 59 #
2021/2208(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the necessity to reinforce research and, share innovations and encourage knowledge exchange between the EU and developing countries to increase agrifood system resilience, especially in the context of climate change;
Amendment 74 #
2021/2208(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Supports the development of trade opportunities between the EU and developing countries, which have the potential to boost local agriculture and enable regions to enhance and extend their production potential; underlines in this regard that trade agreements need to uphold the principle of fair trade and this for both trading partners;
Amendment 83 #
2021/2208(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that while, throughout the history of the common agricultural policy, lifting export subsidies and decoupling direct payments has significantly reduced the risk of dumping practices, some areas of concern persist and should be closely monitored, in particular agricultural sectors still tied to coupled income support in many EU Member States.;
Amendment 90 #
2021/2208(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Deplores the fact that land- grabbing is rife in many developing countries; points out that it is a brutal practice that undermines food security and endangers rural communities;
Amendment 92 #
2021/2208(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Stresses the essential contribution of young girls and women to agricultural and rural economies in developing countries; however regrets that many women do not have the same rights as men, have more limited access to land and face many constraints that reduce their agricultural productivity; considers it therefore of crucial importance to support and enhance the empowerment of young girls and women in developing countries;
Amendment 5 #
2021/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)
Citation 12 a (new)
— Having regard to the Council Recommendations (EU)2021/1004 of 14 June Establishing a European Child Guarantee9a _________________ 9a OJ L 223, 22.6.2021, p. 14.
Amendment 8 #
2021/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 a (new)
Citation 13 a (new)
— having regard to the WHO European Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative (COSI) and its first five surveys carried out between 2007 and 2020,
Amendment 21 #
2021/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas it is hugely important to raise awareness and educate children on matters such as healthy diets supported by scientific research, local food chains, organic farming, seasonality, sustainability in food production and food waste;
Amendment 63 #
2021/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Regrets the fact that in many cases, the amount of EU funding that the Member States receive is insufficient to reach all target groups and generate the desired impact at national level; in order to guarantee the continuation of well functioning programs the current distribution of aid should be taken as a minimal basis for distribution also in the future;
Amendment 64 #
2021/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Deplores the fact that some Member States are not making full use of the budget availableCalls the Commission and the Member States to cooperate in view of the next School Scheme revision, to assess national performances, in order to produce sound analysis of the causes behind Member States displaying different absorption rates of the budget available, and provide more guidance built on best practices from Member States;
Amendment 76 #
2021/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to increase the total budget envelope for the school scheme for fruit, vegetables, milk and dairy products and to consider a redistribution among the participants of the scheme, in case there has been an underuse of the amount allocated to a Member State; emphasises that increasing the budget for the scheme would make it possible to increase the frequency of distribution every week and the duration of distribution throughout the school year;
Amendment 92 #
2021/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Acknowledges the importance of educational measures in the context of achieving the scheme’s objectives; points out that farm visits are a critical tool to enable children and adolescents to reconnect with agriculture and to get to know and experience at first hand the vital role played by farmers in ensuring access to safe, nutritious and sustainable food;
Amendment 98 #
2021/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to increase the uptake of digital tools and digital learning materials, building on the learnings following the COVID-19 pandemic;
Amendment 110 #
2021/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission to provide more guidance on the content of the educational measures, drawing on best practices from Member States, such as a focus on healthy eating habits, agriculture in general and sustainable agriculture in particular, including organic farming and actions to counteract food waste;
Amendment 115 #
2021/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure appropriate involvement of national authorities responsible for health and nutrition, environment, agriculture and education in drawing up appropriate accompanying measures suitable for the age group and local specificities in terms of diet, cultural habits or farming practices;
Amendment 117 #
2021/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Underlines the need to increase the participation of other stakeholders in the educational measures, including greater involvement of parents and teacher, teachers, school staff, local producers, as well as relevant civil society organisations;
Amendment 128 #
2021/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses that the products for distribution should be unprocessed, organtake balanced approach on different kind of production methods, which andre originate in the EU; calls on the Commission to introduce requirements to ensure that the products comply with objective criteria, including health, environmental and ethical considerations, seasonality, variety, the availability of local produce, and giving priority to short supply chains; stresses that in the case of bananas, fair-trade products from third countries may only be given priority when equivalent products originating in the EU are not available; emphasises that products should reflect local eating habits and crop types as far as possible;
Amendment 151 #
2021/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Insists that products containing added sugars, fats, salt or sweeteners should not be permitted within the scheme; urgescalls on the Commission to remov, in cooperation with Member States and health and nutrition authorities, to closely analyse the exceptions that allow for the distribution of certain types of products with limited sugar and fat content, in view of their strict limitation or removal, in order to ensure that the scheme remains aligned with its objectives and wider EU policy goals; calls on Member States to enable close and effective cooperation between health and nutrition, agriculture, environment and education authorities in drawing the list of eligible products and educational activities, in full respect of the objectives of the School Scheme;
Amendment 156 #
2021/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to carry out an evaluation of the quantities of food waste generated by the School Scheme, identify potential causes and provide guidance on curbing food waste associated with the Scheme, in line with Farm to Fork Strategy, while avoiding administrative burdens for Member States, schools or suppliers.
Amendment 172 #
2021/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Calls on the Commission to assess the possibility of synergies with other breakfast initiatives or the distribution of regular school meals, with a view to reach a higher number of children and ensure coordination between initiatives at national, regional, local level or those carried out by NGOs or private entities.
Amendment 177 #
2021/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Recalls that procurement procedures, even simplified ones, should comply with the most economically advantageous tender (MEAT) criteria for award; insists that large suppliers must not have a predominant positionprocurement procedures shall ensure that equal access and fair competition is in place, so that large suppliers are not unfairly advantaged to the detriment of small farmers participating in the scheme;
Amendment 188 #
2021/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Commission to explore the option for schools to have longer- lasting contracts, with the possibility to renegotiate prices, as this would reduce the need for such extensive documentation; highlights that this could be an incentive for smaller producers to participate in the scheme;
Amendment 190 #
2021/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Urges the EU to encourage the Member States to reduce and simplify the level of documentation required of the beneficiaries of the scheme in order to alleviate the administrative burden they face and calls on the Commission and Member States to increase the uptake of digital tools in the management of documentation;
Amendment 196 #
2021/2205(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 6 a (new)
Subheading 6 a (new)
Calls on the European Commission to explore the possibility of launching a School Scheme for candidate countries, financed through existing instruments such as the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance and the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument;
Amendment 15 #
2021/2178(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that better trade opportunities alone will not guarantee food security in developing countries; notes that LDCs often have difficulties in profiting from preferential access to EU markets due to poor price transmission between international and domestic markets, as well as a lack of infrastructure and recurring economic instability;
Amendment 20 #
2021/2178(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines the need for sustainable and innovative policies that enable African states to ‘leapfrog’ older and more polluting technologies and agricultural practices with the goal of an ecological and social transition to sustainable agri-food practices;
Amendment 25 #
2021/2178(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Welcomes the new EU trade strategy, which will promote sustainable trade and investment links both between the continents and within Africa itself, including in the field of agriculture;
Amendment 35 #
2021/2178(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that the EU-Africa relationship must move beyond the donor- recipient relationship; believes that the EU and Africa should cooperate as equals building a genuine partnership, empowering African nations to attain the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs);
Amendment 48 #
2021/2178(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. Notes that in order to make the EPAs more attractive, additional elements need to be covered by the agreements, such as capacity building, encouraging women to participate in the economy, including in agriculture, and investing in the opportunities for youth in the African countries;
Amendment 52 #
2021/2178(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Advocates for stronger policy coherence at EU level in the context of agri-food trade, given the global implications of the common agricultural policy and agricultural trade on the SGDs;
Amendment 64 #
2021/2178(INI)
8 a. Highlights that in order to ensure that agricultural production competes equally on the European market through a level playing field, technical support and training should be offered to ensure that African actors have the opportunity and know-how to meet EU standards;
Amendment 66 #
2021/2178(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8 b. Notes that in EU-Africa trade relations in relation to agriculture, specific attention needs to be given to small- and medium-sized stakeholders on both sides. These actors can be a driver for growth. With tailored programmes for cooperation between European and African farmers and SMEs, knowledge and technology can be exchanged. Furthermore, African SMEs should be offered concrete technical support so as to enable their export of products and services directly to the EU;
Amendment 12 #
2021/2077(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Believes that the deployment of semi-public and private smart charging infrastructure remains a core pre- condition to boost market uptake of e- vehicles;
Amendment 32 #
2021/2077(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Amendment 2 #
2021/2046(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
— having regard to the sustainability initiative of the European Aviation industry: Destination 2050 – a route to net zero European aviation;
Amendment 22 #
2021/2046(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the Green Deal outlines that the transport sector needs to cut at least 90 %deliver a 90 % reduction of its emissions by 2050;
Amendment 52 #
2021/2046(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas road transport is still dominant in freight transport and accounts for more than 73 % of all land transport while rail has only around a 17 % sharen freight accounts for more than 73 % , rail accounts for 17 % and inland waterways a bit more than 5 %;
Amendment 53 #
2021/2046(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas road transport is still dominant in freight transport and accounts for more than 73 % of all land transport while rail has only aroundn freight accounts for more than 73 % , rail accounts for a 17 % share and inland waterways a bit more than 5 %;
Amendment 86 #
2021/2046(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the Commission report on the application of Directive 2014/94/EU on the deployment of alternative infrastructure identified shortcomings that could undermine the overall uptake of low and zero- emission vehicles;
Amendment 143 #
2021/2046(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. CallsNotes that the success of the European Green Deal depends on making transport systems sustainable; calls therefore on the Commission and the Member States to prioritise their support to the sustainable and smart mobility transformation throughboth in the Next Generation EU recovery package and in the national and EU financing programmes;
Amendment 149 #
2021/2046(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point a (new)
Paragraph 2 – point a (new)
(a) Recalls that it is crucial to provide predictability and stability in order to create confidence for all economic actors in transport, including businesses, workers, investors and consumers; takes note of the milestones proposed by the Commission and believes that they should serve as indicative orientations to the overall achievement of the EU Green Deal objectives by 2030 and 2050;
Amendment 150 #
2021/2046(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point b (new)
Paragraph 2 – point b (new)
(b) Believes that the decarbonisation of transport should be carried out in full respect of the principle of technological neutrality, to avoid a lock in effect and to ensure the best technology available, while requiring common technical specifications as well as EU-wide availability for all technologies;
Amendment 156 #
2021/2046(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Recalls the strong lock-in effect due to the long term amortising needed for investments in transport infrastructure, calls on the Commission to ensure that investments already programmed are preserved, at least until the offer has matched the demand during the phase of the transition;
Amendment 165 #
2021/2046(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Urges the Commission to propose specific measures to allow for seamless cross-border car rentals in the Union as today’s car rental market is faced with obstacles when encountering high demands in areas as well as when consumers wish to return a rental car in a country different to the pick-up location;
Amendment 170 #
2021/2046(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Stresses the importance of transitional fuels for transport modes, especially where no other cost-competitive solution is available yet; in this regard, stresses the potential of liquefied natural gas (LNG) and compressed natural gas (CNG) as a transitional solution, while avoiding fossil fuel lock-ins and stranded assets;
Amendment 183 #
2021/2046(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the Commission’s efforts to accelerate the uptake of zero- emission vehicles and zero-emission fuels and low- emission renewable and alternative fuels; calls on the Commission to adopt a technology neutral approach by better recognising the contribution of all these fuels in decarbonising transport; calls on the Commission to aim for higher numbers of zero-emission light- and heavy- duty vehicles by 2030 and to propose more stringent CO2 standards combined with life cycle assessment and air-pollutant emission standards;
Amendment 205 #
2021/2046(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Highlights the importance of a technology neutral life-cycle approach to the uptake of zero and low-emission vehicles, taking into account the use of raw-materials and recyclability of components;
Amendment 208 #
2021/2046(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Underlines that the green transition of the transport sector is a gradual process; acknowledges that electrification of heavy duty vehicles is at a very early stage, and that the transport sector will continue to rely on conventional fuels in the short and medium term, and most probably on other low emission fuels such as bio-methane, other sustainable biofuels and Power-to- X, in the long term;
Amendment 224 #
2021/2046(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to propose binding targets for public charging points as well as for hydrogen refuelling stations; stresses that alternative fuel distribution infrastructure should be comprehensively developed for all modes of transport across Europe; believes that Directive 2014/94/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2014 on the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure2 should be transformed into a regulation; _________________ 2 OJ L 307 28.10.2014, p. 1.
Amendment 230 #
2021/2046(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to propose binding targets for public charging points as well as for hydrogenrecharging and refuelling stations; believes that Directive 2014/94/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2014 on the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure2 should be transformed into a regulation; _________________ 2OJ L 307 28.10.2014, p. 1.
Amendment 234 #
2021/2046(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission to ensure alignment of the revision of the Trans- European Transport Network (TEN-T) Regulation, the AFID and the Trans- European Energy Networks (TEN-E) Regulation in order to boost the synergies and to smartly map out and plan charging infrastructure locations;
Amendment 239 #
2021/2046(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Believes that the success of the uptake of alternative fuels will also depend on the consumers, in particular on the information, access to the infrastructure, prices, payments system they will be confronted with; calls therefore on the Commission to work closely with the Member States to tackle all these key issues to ensure that consumers will be put at the centre of their national policy frameworks;
Amendment 263 #
2021/2046(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Notes that for the moment, an EU energy system having a significant proportion of hydrogen and renewable gases would be more cost-effective than one relying on extensive electrification;
Amendment 266 #
2021/2046(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Underlines that connectivity as well as territorial cohesion of remote and rural areas is guaranteed mainly by bus and coach transport; points out that long- distance buses are still more attractive because they are more affordable and available ; urges, therefore, the Commission to fully recognise the importance of bus and coach transport in its approach to sustainable and smart mobility;
Amendment 299 #
2021/2046(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the announced proposals on sustainable fuels for aviation and maritime; calls for EU wide sustainable aviation fuel minimum blending obligation; underlines that any use of biofuels needs to meet the EU sustainability criteria, which take life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions into account;
Amendment 301 #
2021/2046(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the announced proposals on sustainablerenewable and low-carbon fuels for aviation and maritime; underlines that any use of biosustainable fuels needs to meet the EU sustainability criteria, which takes life- cycle greenhouse gas emissions into account;
Amendment 308 #
2021/2046(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission to provide incentives for, and support research into and the development and deployment of alternative propulsion systems that, such as the use of direct electricity or, fuel cells in the maritime and aviation sectors, and to support the development of more efficient combustion engines as well as dual fuels engines and turbines;
Amendment 314 #
2021/2046(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Takes note of the important role of seaports in the future of zero-emission mobility. Believes that building zero- emission ports will require a holistic approach in which efforts are shared between stakeholders in the port ecosystem. Stresses the importance of port-specific roadmaps, certification tools and sharing of best practice in order to deliver on the ambition of green ports;
Amendment 335 #
2021/2046(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Recognises the potential role of hydrogen in shipping and stresses the role of port infrastructure in supplying and producing hydrogen and renewable electricity for shipping. Underlines that investments are needed in order to future- proof the European port infrastructure;
Amendment 341 #
2021/2046(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 d (new)
Paragraph 8 d (new)
8d. Welcomes the Commission’s recognition of short sea shipping as a sustainable mode of transport. Underlines that ambitions to increase short sea shipping should be accompanied by a strategy taking into account the necessary investments in port infrastructure and the role of ports as multimodal points in the supply chain;
Amendment 345 #
2021/2046(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 e (new)
Paragraph 8 e (new)
8e. Believes that Sustainable Aviation Fuels could greatly contribute to achieve net-zero carbon emission in the sector by 2050, if accompanied by clear regulatory measures, transparent sustainable criteria and financial incentives;
Amendment 364 #
2021/2046(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Welcomes the Commission’s idea to offer consumers carbon-neutral choices for scheduled collective travel by 2030, but; underlines that these choices should be available for as many journeys up to 1 000 kmas possible while taking into account territorial features and cohesion;
Amendment 378 #
2021/2046(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses the need to remove bottlenecks, to ensure interoperability and to complete missing cross-border links to improve interurban cross-country connections; urges the Commission take legislative action to ensure that Member States align their national transport plans or programmes to the TEN-T regulation;
Amendment 461 #
2021/2046(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Calls on the Commission to recognise that urban road goods transport plays a key role in providing essential services and goods in European cities; Therefore, underlines that it is essential that new initiatives do not harm a seamless supply chain;
Amendment 477 #
2021/2046(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Welcomes the Commission’s continued support to shift freight transport towards rail and inland waterways; regrets the fact that, despite these efforts, the share of road freight transport has increased in recent yearscalls on the Commission to propose mechanisms that would support the modal shift whilst ensuring competitiveness and innovation;
Amendment 483 #
2021/2046(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Welcomes the Commission’s continued support to shift freight transport towards rail and inland waterways as well as recognising the contribution of short- sea shipping for the greening of freight transport; regrets the fact that, despite these efforts, the share of road freight transport has increased in recent years;
Amendment 501 #
2021/2046(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls the Commission to recognise the contribution of sustainable alternative and renewable fuels such as hydrogen and biomethane in decarbonising heavy duty road transport;
Amendment 535 #
2021/2046(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Welcomes the inclusion of the maritime sector in the EU emissions trading system (ETS) and the planned reduction of allowances allocated for free to the aviation sector; expects the Commission to present an update impact assessment that justifies the inclusion of the maritime transport sector in the EU ETS;
Amendment 536 #
2021/2046(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Welcomes the inclusion of the maritime sector in the EU emissions trading system (ETS) and the planned reduction of allowances allocated for free to the aviation sector, while preserving the competitiveness of both sectors in EU;
Amendment 541 #
2021/2046(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Stresses that the inclusion of the maritime sector in the EU emissions trading system (ETS) should be seen as the step towards global solution, bearing in mind that the EU ETS needs to be compatible with the global system and take into account geographical conditions, such as ice-covered waters to secure level playing field;
Amendment 545 #
2021/2046(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Stresses that global level playing field is of paramount importance for the aviation and maritime sectors; therefore believes EU should actively engage within IMO, ICAO and other international organisations, to strive for high standards in the field of safety, security, environment and climate;
Amendment 562 #
2021/2046(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Insists on the phasing-out of direct and indirect fossil fuel subsidies by 2022 in the Union and in each Member State, and considers the revision of the Energy Taxation Directive as the best possibility to achieve a stable and predictabl; welcomes the initiative to revise the Energy Taxation Directive and transform it into an instrument aligning taxation policies to the energy and climate ctarbon pricegets for 2030 and 2050;
Amendment 572 #
2021/2046(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Highlights the potential of sustainable aviation fuels, especially in the short term; stresses the need to adopt common definitions on sustainable fuels in aviation and implement regulatory measures and financial incentives to boost both production and demand;
Amendment 585 #
2021/2046(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Welcomes the initiative to implement multimodal ticketing, andStresses that the current ticket distribution barriers hamper the multimodal experience of passengers and constitute market access barriers for new companies; welcomes the initiative to implement multimodal ticketing, where access to traffic and travel information is distributed in real time and granted in a non-discriminatory manner and without undue delay; encourages the Commission moreover to include public service obligations stakeholders in the process from the very beginning;
Amendment 600 #
2021/2046(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Welcomes the strategy’s backing of ongoing efforts to further roll out the European Rail Traffic Management System, the Single European Sky initiative, train automation and air traffic management, especially to increase capacity whilst addressing CO2 emissions;
Amendment 604 #
2021/2046(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Stresses the need for further in- depth-studies, funding and an accelerating rollout of digital coupling and automation technology;
Amendment 606 #
2021/2046(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Amendment 617 #
2021/2046(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Highlights that all means of digitalisation should be used to decrease greenhouse gas emissions and increase transport safety; believes that it is of vital importance to ensure that every step of digitalisation contributes to a lower overall transport volume and capacity;
Amendment 626 #
2021/2046(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Recalls that no mode of transport alone is capable of satisfying all mobility needs; welcomes the Commission’s intention to take action to boost intermodal transport and multimodality; in this respect, call for investments in seamless intermodal links, for instance between airports and the high-speed rail network;
Amendment 650 #
2021/2046(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Notes that the shift towards sustainable and smart mobility requires the sharing of data and proper data-integration between all relevant stakeholders, treating the various modes of transport equally;
Amendment 652 #
2021/2046(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Notes that the shift towards sustainable and smart mobility requires the sharing of data and proper data-integration and quality of data between all relevant stakeholders;
Amendment 657 #
2021/2046(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Stresses that “Mobility as a Service” can contribute to achieving emission reductions in road transport as well as providing a wide range of transport modes for EU citizens; therefore, urges the Commission to present guidelines in the field, ensuring a level playing field between operators;
Amendment 663 #
2021/2046(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Welcomes the Commission’s intention to support the deployment of drones and unmanned aircraft and in this respect calls to provide a robust regulatory and technological framework for the safe integration and sustainable exploitation of unmanned aircrafts, taking into account the research and innovation by SESAR Joint Undertaking;
Amendment 666 #
2021/2046(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Welcomes the Commission’s willingness to explore the benefits and possibilities of new transport modes, such as Hyperloop, unmanned aircrafts and autonomous vehicles;
Amendment 689 #
2021/2046(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Recalls the situation faced by the whole aviation sector as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, welcomes the Commission’s proposal to modernise the aviation sector by revising the Air Services regulation, the Airport Slots Regulation, the Airport Charges Directive and the Code of Conduct for computerised reservation systems; believes moreover that these revisions should include preparedness mechanisms for future global disruptions and to reflect on economic, social, sustainable and connectivity aspects of aviation;
Amendment 695 #
2021/2046(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Stresses the role of well- functioning internal market as a foundation for the international competitiveness of EU transport sector; therefore welcomes the intention of the Commission to prepare a crisis contingency plan to avoid future serious interruptions to functioning of internal market;
Amendment 709 #
2021/2046(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 b (new)
Paragraph 27 b (new)
27b. Believes that the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak has shown the need to improve the legal certainty of passengers’ rights to restore the consumers’ confidence and in this respect welcomes the Commission’s intention review the EU passengers’ rights and supports the development of a simplified, more consistent and harmonised multimodal framework for passenger rights;
Amendment 714 #
2021/2046(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 b (new)
Paragraph 27 b (new)
27b. Stresses the need to support easier access to finance for SME's notably for fleet renewals, retrofitting, and other innovative and green investments;
Amendment 753 #
2021/2046(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Calls for the Commission to recognise and take into account the challenges faced by many transport workers in an inherently international industry;
Amendment 767 #
2021/2046(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30a. Calls on the Commission to pay special attention to rural, peripheral, sparsely populated and remote areas in the shift towards sustainable and smart mobility to guarantee unhindered access to mobility for all;
Amendment 800 #
2021/2046(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Supports the Commission’s efforts to either establish a European Road Safety Agency or task an existing agency with supporting sustainable, safe and smart road transport;
Amendment 9 #
2021/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)
Citation 9 a (new)
– having regard to the Council conclusions of 5 June 2020 on “EU Waterborne Transport Sector – Future outlook: Towards a carbon-neutral, zero accidents, automated and competitive EU Waterborne Transport Sector”1b, _________________ 1b Document 7976/20
Amendment 13 #
2021/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)
Citation 10 a (new)
– having regard to the Council conclusions of 15 November 2018 on Inland Waterway Transport – “See its potential and promote it!,”1a _________________ 1a Document 15144/18
Amendment 16 #
2021/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas European countries have a variety of different fleets of inland vessels, which makes inland waterway transport very convenient and useful for transporting different types and large quantities of cargo to different destinations on either large or small rivers, canals and lakes;
Amendment 24 #
2021/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas, the total share of cross- border freight by our inland waterways is 54% on the Rhine-Alpine corridor, 35% on the North Sea-Mediterranean corridor and even 38% on the North Sea-Baltic corridor and whereas it is important to advance the completion of the TEN-T inland waterways core network as well the connection to the comprehensive network;
Amendment 29 #
2021/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas the modal shift objectives of the 2011 White Paper on transport1c have not been reached; _________________ 1c28.03.2011 White Paper Roadmap to a Single European Transport Area - Towards a competitive and resource efficient transport system
Amendment 35 #
2021/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas drought and climate change are among the major problems for European inland waterway transport. In several European regions, inland waterway transport was hard hit by the long drought period in 2018 with extremely low water levels; whereas the consequences were devastating for the Rhine and its tributaries, the Upper and Middle Danube and the Upper and Middle Elbe; whereas in Germany, this led to a decline of EUR 5 billion in industrial production; whereas furthermore, in Northern Europe, the inland water areas are frozen during the most severe winter months and the traffic season has to be stopped;
Amendment 41 #
2021/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas river cruises, ferries, water taxis and water shuttles should become a cleaner option for tourism and public transport in regions and cities with accessible and navigable rivers and canal, canals and lakes, which would make urban mobility more sustainable and effective;
Amendment 46 #
2021/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas inland waterway transport could play an important role for maritime transport in terms of digitalisation development and creating scale regarding zero-emission propulsion solutions (e.g. electrification as well as hydrogen);
Amendment 49 #
2021/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas the procedures to obtain a certificate for a hydrogen vessel are still very lengthy. In addition, for a series of hydrogen vessels (with exactly the same technical characteristics), applications have to be submitted for every single vessel separately. This kind of administrative burden discourages private investments and therefore slows down the technological progress and thus the improvement of cost-efficiency;
Amendment 50 #
2021/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C c (new)
Recital C c (new)
Cc. whereas the role of contractors in the entire supply chain is important to take into account in order to improve the business case for sustainable investments in the inland waterway transport sector;
Amendment 62 #
2021/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Stresses that regional and (inter-) urban freight transport and logistics by inland waterways should be encouraged in countries and regions where this could become a valuable alternative in order to accomplish the much needed modal shift; in this regard, stresses that investments are needed in more flexible and innovative ship designs and in the greening of the existing inland waterway transport fleet in order to become a serious competitive alternative to road transport;
Amendment 67 #
2021/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that more investment in updating river and canalphysical and digital waterway infrastructure (for example, locks, bridges and interoperable deployment of digital technologies across borders) is key in order to maintain the reliability of inland waterway transport and boost the competitiveness of the sector, while respecting the applicable environmental law;
Amendment 82 #
2021/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that there is not a ‘one size fits all’ solution for tackling the problem of low water levels as a result ofwhich could worsen due to climate change effects; deplores, however, that the problems of the inland waterway sector, caused by the low water levels, have not been taken duly into account while solutions are available; therefore stresses that coherent action needs to be taken, such as fleet adaptation (type of ships, quantity of fleet, spare capacity), optimisation of ship design, taking into account the inland waterway vessel’s versatility, better infrastructure management and development, improved water level information and forecasting as well as cooperation with rail during low water periods, time-charter contracts for vessels which are able to operate during low water tide periods, implementation of digital tools and increasing storage capacity in ports;
Amendment 89 #
2021/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission, Member States' public authorities and stakeholders to cooperate, in order to take the necessary measures to ensure a climate resilient, future proof, year-around and flexible inland waterway infrastructure taking into account aspects and possibilities of multimodality; considers that national and international authorities managing inland waterways should be fully mobilised in the adoption and implementation of any measure aimed to tackle extreme climate conditions in order to enable year round navigation;
Amendment 102 #
2021/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Highlights the importance of further encouraging and supporting initiatives aimed at the use of alternative fuels and propulsion methods for shipping in accordance with the principle of technological neutrality; points out, in this regard, the value of liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a transitional solution to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and other air pollutants in inland waterway transport; notes that the existing, technically mature vessels and distribution infrastructure now based on LNG could be used for biogas and will therefore be essential in scaling up Bio-LNG as a marine fuel;
Amendment 115 #
2021/2015(INI)
5a. Stresses that a European emission labelling scheme for IWT that ensures availability of information on the energy performance of ships, promotes energy efficiency and creates a stable environment for investment decisions, should be assessed; highlights that this scheme must aim to effectively reduce emissions and assist the sector by providing improved access to funding, loans and guarantees based on its emission performance, improve emission monitoring, create benefits by incentivising port authorities to differentiate port infrastructure charges, ultimately raising the sector's attractiveness as a whole;
Amendment 119 #
2021/2015(INI)
6a. Believes that in view of our climate goals, the shipping sector is able to offer more sustainable and future-proof transport; stresses that public authorities should play a connecting and coordinating role in this development phase and engage with all interested stakeholders, including users of inland waterways and the shipbuilding industry; therefore stresses that support for innovation, a European financing plan, the facilitation of certification and permission to sail on alternative fuels are therefore strongly needed;
Amendment 124 #
2021/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Highlights that greening the fleet should focus on reducing other sources of pollution as well, as the pollution of rivers is not limited to CO2 emissions only; therefore, highlights the importance of providing waste discharge facilities in ports as well as promoting the use of innovative anti-fouling paint and advanced hull maintenance technology (e.g. underwater drones);
Amendment 128 #
2021/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Calls on the Commission to provide a practical guide and toolbox on the possibilities of sustainable fuel options and technologies for inland waterway and short sea ships in order to support ship- owners in their decision-making; highlights that it should focus on inland waterway and short sea ship types given their similar technical characteristics;
Amendment 130 #
2021/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that far-reaching digitalisation and data collection contributes to a cleaner environment and improved safety on board and result in more efficient routing and better communication and information exchange between ships, ports and infrastructure; stressespoints out that digitalisation could bring significant benefits for the collection and analysis of data related to the inland waterway transport sector, for the safety and for energy efficiency reasons, contributing to further emission reduction; stresses in this regard the need to further harmonise River Information Services (RIS), which wouldaiming to solve the problems arising from different interpretations of technical standards and the lack of comparable data, and underlines the need to prepare for interoperable data exchange with other modes of transport;
Amendment 135 #
2021/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Commission to ensure a harmonised digital use and acceptance of electronic crew and vessel documents throughout the EU as soon as possible, which ensures improvement of the efficiency and attractiveness of inland waterway transport and its smooth interaction and integration with other transport modes and increases interoperability of data exchange systems in the context of the entire logistics chain;
Amendment 138 #
2021/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Stresses the importance of using space data and services for inland waterway transport services, leading to a safer, more sustainable, efficient and competitive sector; considers that in particular new Galileo, EGNOS and Copernicus services should be included in the review of the ITS Directive and other smart mobility legislative initiatives;
Amendment 139 #
2021/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 c (new)
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7c. Stresses the importance of collecting data on the European logistics system in coordination with relevant stakeholders in preparation for the Combined Transport Directive proposal and other measures leading to more efficient logistics planning and use of physical infrastructure; moreover, calls on the Commission to come up with an intermodal overview on the flow of goods and containers entering Europe as well as the routes the goods follow to their end destination as this could help when drawing up effective modal shift policy;
Amendment 140 #
2021/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses the importance of connecting existing digital transport policy frameworks and of making sure that transport data are available through a single point of access in order to achieve efficiency gains in waterborne freight transport; calls on the Commission in this regard to come up with an EU action plan for multimodal transport data sharing, with the goal of achieving a synchromodal, connected and automated transport system by 2035 at the latest; considers that a dedicated governance structure is needed to continuously and regularly monitor, evaluate and improve in order to use the most updated technologies and innovation;
Amendment 147 #
2021/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Highlights that increased automation brings the reality of synchromodal transport in Europe closer; insists therefore on the need for a European Roadmap for Smart and Autonomous Inland Waterway Transport Systems that supports research, the development and successful implementation of smart ships and ports, and digital interoperability; calls on the Commission, based on an impact assessment and a broad consultation with all relevant stakeholders, to consider the necessary revisions of all related legislation in order to facilitate the uptake of autonomous shipping, particularly concerning the responsibilities of crew in emergencies or system failure, clarification of liability issues in case of damages, and more in general on the safety aspects of autonomous vessels, in order to achieve a certain level of harmonisation at EU level1d; stresses that this would help to ensure the safety of autonomous vessels and thereby increase the uptake of the technology across Europe; insists therefore on the need for a European Roadmap for Smart and Autonomous Inland Waterway Transport Systems that supports research, the development and successful implementation of autonomous ships, smart ports, and digital interoperability, as well as ensures the deployment of remote vessel control and remote lock management; in this regard, stresses the need for smart infrastructure as well as the necessary training, up- skilling and re-skilling of crew, which could be supported under the social investments and skills window in the InvestEU programme; _________________ 1dEuropean Commission Joint Research Centre (JRC) 2021 Report ‘Waterborne transport in Europe - the role of Research and Innovation in decarbonisation - An analysis of waterborne transport, based on the Transport Research and Innovation Monitoring and Information System(TRIMIS)’, p. 53. Furthermore, preliminary results from the Horizon 2020 EGNSS Hull-to-Hull (H2H) project show that the EU navigation systems EGNOS, Copernicus and Galileo contribute to improving navigation decisions and conditions for autonomous vessels: https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/775998 /results.
Amendment 165 #
2021/2015(INI)
10. Stresses the role of inland ports as strategic, multimodal nodes in the logistics system; stresses, therefore, that inland ports as well as sea ports should have efficient connections, including rail infrastructure, with a focus on connecting to the TEN-T core and comprehensive corridornetworks where possible;
Amendment 172 #
2021/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Highlights that the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure should take into account the potential demand and market characteristics of a port; stresses, therefore, that a European rollout strategy of alternative fuels for multimodal use through the TEN-T revision and Directive 2014/94/EU on the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure (AFID) should follow a network approach that leads to an efficiently planned infrastructure, based on the potential market demand characteristics of a port and, where necessary, along water routes; moreover stresses the potential of a flexible infrastructure system, e.g. including mobile generators;
Amendment 178 #
2021/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls on the Commission to promote the concept of Life Cycle Assessment with the goal to start a dialogue and to encourage inland ports to design integrated management systems for water, energy, waste, construction sites, spatial planning and urban green areas;
Amendment 195 #
2021/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Stresses the need to encourage the project development of innovative inland waterway vessels and the corresponding port infrastructure under the Horizon Europe Partnership on zero-emission waterborne transport;
Amendment 196 #
2021/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Stresses the importanceHighlights the possibility of existing EU funding instruments for greening and digitalising our European inland waterway transport sector, such as the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), Horizon Europe and the Structural and Cohesion Funds, and the need to mobilise them to finance investments in alternative fuels and adequate ships and infrastructurthe development and roll-out of alternative propulsion systems for vessels and the necessary infrastructure; stresses, however, that these funding instruments are not suitable for SMEs, family businesses and other micro-sized enterprises, carrying the risk that these smaller projects are not eligible;
Amendment 204 #
2021/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Highlights that the path towards a zero-emission inland waterway sector and the needed energy transition will create a funding gap approaching EUR 10 billion1e, which cannot be financed by the sector alone; moreover, highlights the absence of a business case for private vessel owners to invest in zero-emission propulsion technologies; therefore, stresses the need to mobilise public support and private investments; _________________ 1e DST, “Assessment of technologies in view of zero-emission IWT“, Edition 1, part of the overarching CCNR study “Financing the energy transition towards a zero-emission European IWT sector“, Report No. 2293, p. 95 https://www.ccr- zkr.org/files/documents/EtudesTransEner /Deliverable_RQ_C_Edition_1_Oct2020.p df
Amendment 210 #
2021/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Stresses that the inland waterway sector consists mostly of SMEs, family businesses and smaller ports, which makes it difficult for them to make expensive investments in order to comply with the goals of the Green Deal; considers, therefore, that the administrative burden and cost for access to funding should be significantly reducshould be significantly reduced and access to funding improved;
Amendment 216 #
2021/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. CTherefore, calls on the Commission to set up a dedicated European inland waterway fund, including a one-stop-shop system that is easily accessible for help and assistance and has the possibility to combine projects into a single application, thus increasing the chances for funding; stresses that the fund should be financed through the reserve funds created under Regulation (EU) 546/20149 , where possible complemented with national funds and contributions, and should provide for the possibility of blending with the CEF and the Structural and Cohesion Funds and national funds where possible; _________________ 9 OJ L 163, 29.5.2014, p. 15.
Amendment 217 #
2021/2015(INI)
16a. Stresses that the Fund should focus on ship retrofitting and renewal aiming to improve the energy efficiency of ships and support investments in innovative and energy saving technologies as well as port infrastructure, notably the deployment of alternative fuels, contributing to the objectives of the Green Deal, a green recovery and a more sustainable transport system as a whole;
Amendment 222 #
2021/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Recalls that the European Investment Bank (EIB) provides funding for attractive capital loans, including the shipbuilding industry; considers, however, that the realisation and the effectiveness of EIB funding depends on its accessibility; therefore, insists on: a) ensuring that the Green Shipping Guarantee Programme of the EIB should also be applicable to smaller transactions including more flexible loan conditions, e.g. taking into account the average ship’s service operational life in the payback period; b) ensuring that the EIB provides both pre-delivery financing and post-delivery financing for shipbuilders, in order to guarantee the implementation and the viability of innovative shipbuilding projects; c) funding of research and innovation programmes for green shipbuilding becoming a priority;
Amendment 233 #
2021/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17b. Highlights that 2019 figures for passenger transport demand revealed that the European river cruise sector, including day-trip vessels and ferry services, was in a healthy state before the COVID-19 pandemic and came to an almost complete standstill in the first half of 2020 due to the current health situation resulting in a negative economic impact and financial difficulties for companies, and it remains uncertain whether passenger traffic will return to normal in 20211f; therefore calls on the Commission to include inland waterway tourism in its upcoming European Agenda of Tourism 2050 in order to facilitate a business case for a sustainable, innovative and resilient recovery of river tourism, taking into account the economic impacts of river tourism on port regions in terms of added value, employment creation and port revenues; _________________ 1f https://inland-navigation- market.org/chapitre/8-outlook/?lang=en
Amendment 235 #
2021/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 c (new)
Paragraph 17 c (new)
17c. Calls on the Member States to accept the international Certificate for the Operation of a Pleasure Craft by adopting Resolution 40 of the UNECE Inland Transport Committee, in order to allow the cross-border recognition of licences and to facilitate recreational navigation within Europe;
Amendment 8 #
2021/2014(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the EU is being confronted with new trends and challenges in automation that could have a huge impact on road safety; whereas the growing phenomenon of distraction by mobile devices needs to be addressed; whereas some technological advances, connectivity and automation, create new road safety opportunities to reduce or compensate for human errors; whereas in the near future, the presence of both vehicles with a wide range of automated/connected features and traditional vehicles in mixed traffic will pose a new riskchallenges, especially for vulnerable road users such as motorcyclists, cyclists and pedestrians;
Amendment 10 #
2021/2014(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas automation as well as the sharing economy provide new opportunities to tackle congestion especially in urban areas; whereas developing the synergies between safety and sustainability measures in urban areas, could lead to less CO2 emissions, improved air quality, reduced congestion;
Amendment 13 #
2021/2014(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the share of road deaths of vulnerable road users is increasing, as car users have been the main beneficiaries of improved vehicle safety and other road safety measures; whereas the safety of motorbike riders, cyclists and pedestrians must be urgently addressed;
Amendment 23 #
2021/2014(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas achieving the new EU road safety targets requires more intensive and cooperative efforts to develop strong European road safety policies with stakeholders, research and innovation support, in order to prepare policy based solutions based on solid data and impact analysis, increased and targeted enforcement measures at national level and effective cooperation on cross- border enforcement of penalties;
Amendment 32 #
2021/2014(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the fact that the EU has reaffirmed in the 2021-2030 EU road safety policy framework its long-term visionstrategic goal to get close to zero deaths and zero serious injuries on European roads by 2050, known as Vision Zero, and its medium- term goal to reduce deaths and serious injuries by 50 % by 2030; highlights that these EU goals and targets relating to road safety should be underpinned by a coordinated, well- planned, systematic and well-financed road safety approach at EU, national, regional and local level;
Amendment 34 #
2021/2014(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes in this regard the adoption of the safe system approach at EU level, based on a performance framework and timed targets for the reduction of casualties and serious injuries; welcomes the setting up of key performance indicators (KPIs) established in cooperation with Member States to enable a more focused and targeted analysis of the Member States’ performances and to identify shortcomings; recalls onthat the Commission to set outcome targets by 2023unication “Europe on the Move – Sustainable Mobility for Europe: safe, connected and clean” in 2018 confirmed the EU's long-term goal of moving to zero fatalities in road transport by 2050 and added that the same should be achieved for serious injuries; highlights that the same communication proposed new interim targets of reducing the number of road deaths by 50% between 2020 and 2030 as well as reducing the number of serious injuries by 50% in the same period, as recommended in the Valletta Declaration; underlines the importance of the ongoing cooperation between the EU and the Members States in this regard and urges all Members States to fully commit to this exercise and agree on a harmonised methodology for KPIs that will allow Member States to be comparedcompare data; stresses the importance of promoting best national practices, in order to improve harmonisation and to bring together the existing different national approaches to road safety;
Amendment 41 #
2021/2014(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to further promote the EU funding opportunities through regional and cohesion funds, the Connecting Europe Facility and the “Safer Transport Platform” launched by the European Investment Bank (EIB); stresses the importance of funding and making the eligibility criteria clearer for road safety actions also through future EU instruments, such as Invest EU and CEF2 Regulation; aiming at accelerating the delivery of road safety results; furthermore, calls on all Member States to earmark an adequate part of their national budget, which, coupled with EU funds, should make it possible to implement their national road safety programmes and the new 2021-2030 EU Road Safety Policy Framework;
Amendment 49 #
2021/2014(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to prioritise investments with the greatest benefit in terms of road safety, including investments in maintaining existing infrastructure and in the construction of new infrastructure; welcomes, in this regard, the launch of the Safer Transport Platform initiative and calls on all interested parties to considerthe Commission and the EIB to consider launching awareness-raising and information campaigns in order to ensure that all interested parties are well informed about the conditions of its use;
Amendment 55 #
2021/2014(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Highlights that a proactive assessment of the EU road network will be a useful tool to assess the in-built safety of roads and to target investment; welcomes, in this regard, the risk mapping and safety rating of motorways and primary roads introduced in the recently revised EU infrastructure safety rules4 and calls on the Member States to designate as many primary roads in their territory as possible to increase the road safety potential of the new directive; calls on the Commission and the Member States to agree as soon as possible on a methodology to carry out systematic network-wide road assessments as mandated in the revision of the above- mentioned act; highlights the importance of using infrastructure to introduce self- explaining, self-enforcing roads, specifically in dangerous zones, or zones with a prevalence of vulnerable road users for the safety of all participants in road traffic; recalls the importance of the performance of road signs and markings, including their placing, visibility and retro-reflectivity, especially for the good functioning of driver assistance systems, such as Intelligent Speed Assistance and Lane Keeping Assistance; calls on the Commission and the Member States to speed up the work on the specifications at EU level for the performance of road signs and markings in order to prepare the way for a higher level of automation in vehicles; reminds that according to the Commission’s impact assessment, these new rules have the potential to save up to 3200 lives and avoid 20 700 serious injuries by 2030; _________________ 4Directive (EU) 2019/1936 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2019 amending Directive 2008/96/EC on road infrastructure safety management, OJ L 305, 26.11.2019, p. 1.
Amendment 63 #
2021/2014(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Calls on the Commission to continue working closely with the Member States to define a KPI for road infrastructure, indicating the safety quality of a road network independent of road user behaviour or vehicle technology, based on agreed common rating methodology;
Amendment 79 #
2021/2014(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the recent revision of the General Safety Regulation, which will make new advanced safety features in vehicles such as intelligent speed assistance and emergency lane keeping systems mandatory in the EU as from 2022, with the potential to save around 7 300 lives and avoid 38 900 serious injuries by 2030; calls on the Commission to adopt ambitious and timely secondary legislation, to evaluate future developments and to review the regulation where appropriate in order to keep pace with technical developments; in this regards, recalls the importance of innovation in vehicle technology, which can both help mitigate the severity of crashes and reduce the likelihood of crashes through active and passive safety features;
Amendment 92 #
2021/2014(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Urges the Commission, in line with the TRAN implementation report on the road safety aspects of the Roadworthiness Package, to take due account of the technical progress in vehicle safety features provided for in new General Safety Regulation and to include advanced safety systems in the scope of the next revision of the Roadworthiness Package to ensure they are checked during periodical technical inspections; in this regard, calls on the competent authorities to ensure additional trainings, upskilling and re-skilling of the related inspectors conducting the PTIs.
Amendment 96 #
2021/2014(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission to propose a new harmonised regulatory framework for automated cars in order to ensure, by means of comprehensive tests, including real driving conditions, that automated cars will operate in an absolutely safe manner for their drivers and other road users, in particular concerning their interaction with conventional vehicles and vulnerable road users; in this regard, highlights the importance of ensuring training and qualification to be brought up to date and equip drivers with the necessary skills and knowledge to drive automated vehicles as they emerge onto the market in the coming years;
Amendment 114 #
2021/2014(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Notes that safe road use ( speed, driving without alcohol and drugs, undistracted driving, safety belt and child restraint use, helmet use) is the third pillar for the prevention and mitigation of fatalities and serious injuries in collisions, showing that the human factor in road safety plays a crucial role; notes that according to a Commission study, alcohol is estimated to be involved in around 25 % of all road fatalities, while drugs are involved in 15 % of road fatalities5 ; notes that the EU recommendation on permitted blood alcohol content dates from 2001; calls the Commission to include a zero- tolerance drink-driving limit in its recommendations, and to introduce an EU recommendation for zero tolerance regarding illicit psychoactive drugs and standards on roadside drug-driving enforcement; calls on the Commission to also include in the revised recommendations guidance on the fitting of alcohol interlock devices, with a special focus on repeat offenders, high- level first- time offenders and all professional drivers; in this regards, calls on the Commission to consider the feasibility and the added value of elaborating a harmonised system of mutual recognition of driving disqualifications and of penalty points between Member States, where it exists. _________________ 5Commission study of 18 February 2014 on the prevention of drink-driving by the use of alcohol interlock devices.
Amendment 121 #
2021/2014(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Notes that speeding is a key factor in around 30 % of fatal road crashes and an aggravating factor in most crashes; calls on the Commission to come up with a recommendation to apply safe speed limits in line with the safe system approach for all road types, such as maximum speeds of 30km/h in residential areas and areas where there are high numbers of cyclists and pedestrians, or where there could be potential to increase cycling and walking levels, and to assess the feasibility of limiting the maximum top speed of all new vehicles as an effective way of reducing road casualties, as well as air pollution and carbon dioxide emissions;
Amendment 134 #
2021/2014(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Recalls that the Driving Licence Directive established a harmonised EU licence model and introduced minimum requirements for obtaining licences; notes that the directive will need to be kept up- to-date regarding new technological developments in vehicle and infrastructure technology and vehicle automation; calls on the Commission to consider introducing a graduated licencing system that encourages novice drivers to gain more experience while limiting certain high-risk activities such as driving at night and with passengers; note, while taking into account the mobility needs of people living in areas with cloncern that cases of irregular issuing of driving licences have been reported in several Member States and calls on the Commission to monitor this issueg distances and limited access to public transport; notes that driver licencing, targeted education and awareness raising, supported by strong and sustained compliance and enforcement regimes, have an important role to play in giving road users the capability and willingness to use roads and vehicles safely;
Amendment 146 #
2021/2014(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Notes that the COVID-19 pandemic has led to the expansion of the home delivery sector and specifically the use of vans, powered two-wheelers and bicycles; calls on the Commission to consider introducing a requirement for van drivers to undergo professional driver training and proposing a regulation on working hours and rest periods for van driver, boosting the emergence of new types of platform work and business models; calls on the Commission to assess the introduction of a recommendation on the safety of delivery personnel, including requirements for employers and companies to ensure the provision and use of safety equipment and safe vehicles;
Amendment 169 #
2021/2014(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Stresses that poor enforcement of road traffic rules undermines efforts to achieve Vision Zero; encourages the Member States to set annual targets for enforcement and compliance in their road safety plans and to ensure their adequate funding; underlines that only well- explained and, well-publicised consistent enforcement activities and education by enforcement can have a long- lasting effect on driving behaviour;
Amendment 186 #
2021/2014(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19 a. Underlines that the manipulation and fraud in electronic safety features, such as advanced driving assistance systems, represent a high safety risk and need therefore to be addressed by specific training on the control of software integrity provided to inspectors;
Amendment 191 #
2021/2014(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the Commission, in view of the upcoming revision of the Urban Mobility Package, to promote synergies between safety and sustainability measures in urban areas; calls, in this regard, for the reprioritisation of transport infrastructure in dense urban areas away from individual motorised transport towards public transport and sustainable, safer and healthier transport modes such as walking and cyclingsustainable, safer and healthier transport modes such as public transport, walking and cycling, taking into consideration the special needs of vulnerable road users, such as children, persons with disabilities and elderly persons; encourages further investments and co-funding by EU funding instruments for parking and other mobility connectivity zones in the entry of urban areas, providing for easy access to different modes of public transport, in view of reducing urban congestion and CO2 emissions;
Amendment 4 #
2021/2012(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 6 a (new)
Citation 6 a (new)
— having regard to the European Parliament Committee on Transport and Tourism's competence concerning maritime programming and an integrated maritime policy;
Amendment 13 #
2021/2012(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission’s ambition to reach 340 GW of offshore renewable energy capacity by 2050 as a key element for the successful decarbonisation of transport and tourism; considers the massive expansion of offshore renewable energy generation, storage and distribution, and its full connection and integration into the energy grid, to represent an indispensable precondition for the widespread uptake of electric mobility and clean renewable transport fuels, such as hydrogen and ammonia in particular; calls, therefore, on the Member States to swiftly and massively step up theirfacilitate market-driven investments in offshore renewable energy and to seize, in particular, the opportunity provided by the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) in this regard;
Amendment 38 #
2021/2012(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines the opportunities that offshore renewable energy can offer to coastal tourism regions, both by increasing the energy-related sustainability of tourist stays, enhancing the appeal of the coastline, and by balancing seasonal economic effects, providing stable and predictable jobs and growth in local renewable offshore industries and small and medium- sized enterprises (SMEs) all year round;
Amendment 51 #
2021/2012(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that the need for further offshore renewable energy development applies to all of Europe’s sea-basins and that areas with widely untapped offshore renewable potential, such as the Mediterranean Sea, require special attention, including through the funding of research and development into innovative technologies such as floating offshore wind, wave and tidal energy, while front runners, such as the North Sea, must continue to develop and to defend their leading global position for the benefit of Europe as a whole; considers that the European Union must do everything in its power to retain its position as leader in wind energy;
Amendment 13 #
2021/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Regrets the lack of a comprehensive EU monitoring framework for methane emissions; calls on the Commission, therefore, to improve the measurement, reporting and verification of methane emissions in the agricultural sector; encourages the Commission and Member States to support and apply available mitigation technologies and practices that have the potential to deliver emission reductions decoupled from production;
Amendment 24 #
2021/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Highlights that anthropogenic emissions make up 59% of all methane emissions; notes that agriculture accounts for 53% of the anthropogenic emissions, while 26% originates from waste and 19% from energy;
Amendment 29 #
2021/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Welcomes the Commission’s communication on an EU strategy to reduce methane emissions as a milestone in the governance of non-CO2 greenhouse gases in the Union; Points out that methane emissions from agricultural production are part of a closed cycle that does not increase global stock of methane in the atmosphere as opposed to methane emissions from fossil fuels; therefore, consider that these two should not be accounted for in the same way;
Amendment 72 #
2021/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights that research and investment in mitigation measures and technologies is of paramount importance; considers that there is great potential in adapting diet of and developing feed additives for ruminant and bovine species, which could reduce methane emissions without having negative effects on the livestock sector; Welcomes the plans of the Commission to revise the Feed Additives Regulation to streamline the current costly and unflexible authorisation process;
Amendment 82 #
2021/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Welcomes the study on the status of new genomic techniques (NGT) from the European Commission and strongly supports the findings that NGTs have the potential to contribute to a more sustainable food system; highlights also that the study brings forward opportunities and benefits for the livestock sector: calls for the adapting the legal framework for these biotechnologies to the latest scientific and technological progress, and consider that targeted research within the Horizon Europe programme and the ERI-funds is needed in the this regard;
Amendment 108 #
2021/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that value-added utilisation of agricultural residues and other by-products is an important driver of the circular economy and bio-economy; calls for the acceleration of European biogas production from agriculture waste, as an important tool for reducing methane emissions; and increase circularity in the agricultural sector; stresses the role of permanent grassland for carbon sequestration and points out that the rate of grassland in Europe is tightly linked to livestock numbers;
Amendment 121 #
2021/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Calls for better coordination and improved infrastructure between farmers and renewable energy producers in order to enable the uptake of locally connected production of biogas; furthermore highlights the importance of returning high quality natural fertilizer, which is the by-product of biogas production, to the farms again;
Amendment 122 #
2021/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Notes that measures to reduce methane emissions are not always beneficial for other aspects of sustainability; Calls on the Commission to take into account all aspects of sustainability when proposing best practises and promoting mitigation technologies;
Amendment 127 #
2021/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Finds that renewable energy obtained through agricultural residues have significant potential and should be explored with further research, Investment and a supportive policy framework;
Amendment 129 #
2021/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4 c. Notes that the development of the circular economy and bio-economy will create more jobs in the primary production and stresses that the bio economy requires new skills, new knowledge and new disciplines be developed and/or integrated further in training and education in this sector in order to tackle bio economy-related societal changes, promote competitiveness, growth and job creation, meet the needs of the sector and ensure that skills and jobs are better matched;
Amendment 38 #
2021/0426(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 19 a (new)
Recital 19 a (new)
(19 a) The concept of ‘technical feasibility’ has not yet been defined in Union legislation. With a view to achieving the long-term vision for buildings, parameters of technical feasibility should be defined.
Amendment 40 #
2021/0426(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 20 a (new)
Recital 20 a (new)
(20 a) Emphasises the importance of a market-driven transition in the electrification of transport and the need for this Directive to create a cost-effective framework that does not lead to unreasonable cost increases for citizens. Underlines that energy efficiency measures for buildings should take into account different national and local characteristics, such as sparsely populated areas and already implemented improvements for energy efficiency in Member States.
Amendment 81 #
2021/0426(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13
13. ‘energy from renewable sources’ means energy from renewable non-fossil sources, namely wind, solar (solar thermal and solar photovoltaic) , and geothermal energy , ambient energy, tide, wave and other ocean energy, hydropower, biomass, landfill gas, sewage treatment plant gas,energy recovered from waste incineration plants, non-avoidable waste heat from e.g. industrial processes, PtX and datacenters, sewage treatment plant gas, renewable fuels (biofuels, bioliquids, biomass fuels and renewable fuels of non- biological origin) and biogas;
Amendment 125 #
2021/0426(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. With regard to new non-residential buildings and non-residential buildings undergoing major renovation, with more than fiveten parking spaces, Member States shall ensure:
Amendment 135 #
2021/0426(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) at least one bicycle parking space for every car parking space; subject to local characteristics, including demographical, geographical, population and climate conditions;
Amendment 150 #
2021/0426(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. With regard to all non-residential buildings with more than twenty parking spaces, Member States shall ensure the installation of at least one recharging point for every ten parking spaces, and at least one bicycle parking space for every car parking space if necessary, by 1 January 2027, subject to local characteristics, including demographical, geographical, population and climate conditions. In case of buildings owned or occupied by public authorities, Member States shall ensure pre-cabling for at least one in two parking spaces by 1 January 2033.
Amendment 160 #
2021/0426(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 3
Article 12 – paragraph 3
3. Member States may adjust requirements for the number of bicycle parking spaces in accordance with paragraphs 1 and 2 for specific categories of non-residential buildings where bicycles are typically less used as a means of transport and where ensuring at least one bicycle parking space for every car parking space is not feasible due to local characteristics such as sparse population.
Amendment 168 #
2021/0426(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 4 – point b
Article 12 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) at least twoone bicycle parking spaces for every dwelling., if necessary
Amendment 179 #
2021/0426(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Member States may decide not to lay down or apply the requirements referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 to buildings owned and occupied by small and medium-sized enterprises as defined in Title I of the Annex to Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC, or that have only minor or temporary use or that are located in remote areas.
Amendment 183 #
2021/0426(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 6
Article 12 – paragraph 6
6. Member States shall ensure that the recharging points referred to in paragraphs 1, 2 and 4 are capable of smart charging and, where appropriate, and functionally and technically feasible bidirectional charging, and that they are operated based on non-proprietary and non-discriminatory communication protocols and standards, in an interoperable manner, and in compliance with any legal standards and protocols in the delegated acts adopted pursuant to Article 19(6) and Article 19(7) of Regulation (EU) …/… [AFIR].
Amendment 192 #
2021/0426(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 8 – introductory part
Article 12 – paragraph 8 – introductory part
8. Member States shall provide for measures in order to simplify the deployment of recharging pointencourage, simplify, harmonise and accelerate the procedure for the installation of recharging points via accredited installers in new and existing residential and non-residential buildings and remove regulatory barriers, including permitting and approval procedures from public authorities or grid operators, without prejudice to the property and tenancy law of the Member States. Member States shall remove barriers to the installation of recharging points in residential buildings with parking spaces, in particular the need to obtain consent from the landlord or co-owners for a private recharging point for own use.
Amendment 194 #
2021/0426(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 8 – introductory part
Article 12 – paragraph 8 – introductory part
8. Member States shall provide for measures in order to simplify the deployment of recharging points in new and existing residential and non-residential buildings and remove regulatory barriers, including permitting and approval procedures, without prejudice to the property and tenancy law of the Member States. Member States shall remove barriers to the installation of recharging points in residential buildings with parking spaces, in particular the need to obtain consent from the landlord or co-owners for a private recharging point for own use.
Amendment 286 #
2021/0420(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23 a (new)
Recital 23 a (new)
(23a) The core network should be expanded to sufficiently cover strategically important maritime ports within the European Union, especially geopolitically. The scope of the expansion should be determined by taking into account the role of maritime ports in the security of supply, renewable energy production as well as building and maintenance of those facilities.
Amendment 336 #
2021/0420(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38 a (new)
Recital 38 a (new)
(38a) Because of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, and the position adopted by Belarus in that conflict, cooperation between the Union and Russia and Belarus in the field of the TEN-T policy is neither appropriate nor in the interest of the Union. Hence the TEN-T network in those two third countries should be discontinued. As a consequence, improved cross-border connections to Russia and Belarus are no longer of high priority on the territory of the Member States. Connections currently exist between Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland with those two third countries. To reflect the lesser priority in building and upgrading those connections, the last-miles of all cross- border connections with Russia and Belarus currently included in the core network should be downgraded from the core to the comprehensive network for which only a later deadline of implementation of 2050 is provided for. This downgrade should not endanger the eligibility of these connections from the CEF instrument. In case of a democratic transition in Belarus building and upgrading the country’s cross border connections with the EU in line with the comprehensive economic plan for a democratic Belarus would be a high priority, including through re-inclusion of the country back in the Regulation.
Amendment 338 #
2021/0420(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38 b (new)
Recital 38 b (new)
(38b) The new geopolitical context also showed how important seamless transport connections are within the Union’s territory and with neighbouring third countries. A different railway track gauge from the European nominal standard nominal track gauge of 1 435 mm severely hampers the interoperability of the railway networks across the Union and even impacts the competitiveness of those isolated railway networks. New railway lines should therefore be built in European standard nominal track gauge of 1 435 mm. However, Member States should have the possibility to use a different track gauge in new railway lines but only in duly justified cases. Member States with a different track gauge network should assess the migration of existing lines of the European Transport Corridors. This obligation should not apply to Ireland as its transport network, due to its insular situation, is fully detached from any land-side connection on the Union territory.
Amendment 404 #
2021/0420(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 46 a (new)
Recital 46 a (new)
(46a) The overall scale increase of the maritime and logistics sector, as well as the more extensive role of maritime ports has led to a clustering and merging of European port managing bodies, both of the comprehensive and of the core network. Maritime core and comprehensive ports which are managed by the same legal entity or have a single integrated economic plan, should be considered as a single port for the purpose of this regulation;
Amendment 409 #
2021/0420(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 46 a (new)
Recital 46 a (new)
(46a) Maritime ports play a key role in the import, export, storage, distribution, production and security of supply of energy that should be considered when assessing their role in the network. Synergies between TEN-T and TEN-E should be maximised to ensure the coherence and comprehensiveness of the networks;
Amendment 436 #
2021/0420(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 51
Recital 51
(51) As an effective single framework for tackling urban mobility challenges, urban nodes should develop a Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan (SUMP), which is a long-term, all-encompassing integrated freight and passenger mobility plan for the entire functional urban area22 . It should include objectives, targets and indicators underpinning the current and future performance of the urban transport system, at minimum, on greenhouse gas emissions, congestion, accidents and injuries, modal share and access to mobility services, as well as data on air and noise pollution in cities. However, increased administrative burden on data collection and reporting should be avoided, for example, in cases where some of the data is already collected and reported under another initiative. __________________ 22 The SUMP concept was first proposed in the 2013 EU Urban mobility package (COM(2013)913 final, Annex I)
Amendment 515 #
2021/0420(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 74 a (new)
Recital 74 a (new)
(74a) Maritime ports play a key role in transport connectivity, logistics, imports and export and cohesion. However, ports are also important for emergency supply chains, energy security, security of supply as well as renewable energy production and supply. Furthermore, strategic geopolitical aspects and military mobility are also increasingly relevant. Therefore, other criteria beyond quantitative passenger traffic and cargo volumes should be considered in the TEN-T methodology, especially prior to removing a port from the TEN-T network.
Amendment 560 #
2021/0420(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point g
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) 'isolated network' means the rail network of a Member State, or a part thereof, with a track gauge different from that of the European standard nominal track gauge (1435 mm), for which certain major infrastructure investments cannot be justified in economic cost-benefit terms by virtue of the specificities of that network arising from its geographic detachment or peripheral location;
Amendment 725 #
2021/0420(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) be economically viablehave a positive contribution to the development of the network on the basis of a socio-economic cost-benefit analysis;
Amendment 924 #
2021/0420(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 a (new)
Article 16 a (new)
Amendment 1116 #
2021/0420(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 3 – point d a (new)
Article 24 – paragraph 3 – point d a (new)
(da) it is a critical node for the supply of energy in the EU and is instrumental to reach the ambitions of REPowerEU; it is facilitating the operations and maintenance of installations generating more than 1000 MW renewable energy or enabling a substantial share (at least 10%) of the national renewable energy production;
Amendment 1130 #
2021/0420(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 4 – point d a (new)
Article 24 – paragraph 4 – point d a (new)
(da) it is a critical node for the supply and transport of energy into and in the EU and is instrumental to reach the ambitions of REPowerEU; it is facilitating the connectivity, operations and maintenance of installations generating more than 1000 MW renewable energy or enabling a substantial share (at least 10%) of the national renewable energy production, as well as providing the necessary transport infrastructure within the port;
Amendment 1136 #
2021/0420(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 4 – point d b (new)
Article 24 – paragraph 4 – point d b (new)
(db) it is of geopolitical strategic importance and part of national strategic plans in terms of emergency supply chains, military mobility or energy security.
Amendment 1143 #
2021/0420(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 24 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. At the request of a Member State, in duly justified cases, exemptions from the minimum requirements referred to in paragraph 4, may be granted by the Commission by means of implementing acts. Any request for exemption shall be based on a socio-economic cost-benefit analysis and include the assessment of specific geopolitical and geographical aspects.
Amendment 1252 #
2021/0420(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the airports of the core network with a total annual passenger traffic volume of more than four million passengers are connected with the long- distance rail network, including the high- speed rail network, and road transport infrastructure of the trans-European transport network by 31 December 2030, except where specific geographic or significant physical constraints prevent such connections;
Amendment 1313 #
2021/0420(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 5
Article 37 – paragraph 5
5. At the request of a Member State, in duly justified cases, exemptions from the obligations under paragraphs 1 to 4 may be granted by the Commission by means of implementing acts where investment in infrastructure cannot be justified in socio- economic cost-benefit terms, in particular when the terminal is located in a spatially restricted area, among other things at an urban node.
Amendment 1353 #
2021/0420(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 40 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) by 31 December 2040: the development, where economically viable, of at least one multimodal freight terminal allowing for sufficient transhipment capacity within or in the vicinity of the urban node. One multimodal freight terminal may serve more than one urban node.
Amendment 1392 #
2021/0420(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 44 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) make possible the decarbonisation of all transport modes by stimulating energy efficiency, introduce zero and low emission solutions, including hydrogen, biofuels and electricity supply systems, as well as other new solutions such as sustainable fuels, and provide corresponding infrastructure. Such infrastructure may include grid access and other facilities necessary for the energy supply, may take account of the infrastructure-vehicle interface and may encompass ICT systems for transport. Transport infrastructure may serve as energy hub to serve different transport modes;
Amendment 1585 #
2021/0420(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 56 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 56 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) exclude maritime ports and airports from the comprehensive network, if it is demonstrated that the average of their traffic volume over the last six years is below 85% of the relevant threshold. To ensure a high degree of network stability, the port’s or airport’s development plan, traffic prognosis or geopolitical and strategic importance or role for the energy supply, production and security should be considered prior to the exclusion from the network, in addition to current traffic volumes;
Amendment 1773 #
2021/0420(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 2 - table - section FI (new)
Annex 2 - table - section FI (new)
Node name: Kaskinen Maritime port: Comprehensive
Amendment 1774 #
2021/0420(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 2 - table - section FI
Annex 2 - table - section FI
Node name: Kokkola Maritime port: Comprehensivre
Amendment 1775 #
2021/0420(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 2 - table - section FI
Annex 2 - table - section FI
Node name: Oulu / Uleåborg Maritime port: Comprehensivre (Oulu)
Amendment 1776 #
2021/0420(COD)
Node name: Pietarsaari Maritime port: Comprehensive
Amendment 24 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Digitalisation is changing the world of work, improving productivity and enhancing flexibility, while alsocreating new employment and business opportunities, particularly in the context of the COVID- 19 pandemic, as well as increasing consumers’ choice while also potentially carrying some risks for employment and working conditions. Algorithm-based technologies, including automated monitoring and decision-making systems, have enabled the emergence and growth of digital labour platforms.
Amendment 27 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) Mobility as a Service (MaaS),the Logistics as a Service (LaaS) and the collaborative mobility facilitated by the emergence of platforms with new digital and innovative solutions benefit considerably multimodality and reduces congestion in urban and sub-urban areas, saving time and efforts for consumers and enhancing the competitiveness of the related businesses
Amendment 37 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Platform work can provide opportunities for accessing the labour market more easily, gaining additional income through a secondary activity or enjoying some flexibility in the organisation of working time. In this regard, platform economy has become an integral and rapidly growing part of the European transport and tourism sectors, providing new business models, talent and work opportunities. At the same time, platform work brings challenges, as it can blur the boundaries between employment relationship and self- employed activity, and the responsibilities of employers and workers. Misclassification of the employment status has consequences for the persons affected, as it is likely to restrict access to existing labour and social rights. It also leads to an uneven playing field with respect to businesses that classify their workers correctly, and it has implications for Member States’ industrial relations systems, their tax base and the coverage and sustainability of their social protection systems. While such challenges are broader than platform work, they are particularly acute and pressing in the platform economy.
Amendment 48 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) Stresses the importance to empower the platform workers with data and ensure genuine competition between platforms by providing better access to data and standardizing data connectivity to enhance conditions for self-employed workers while also maintaining the dynamic capacity of the platform economy;
Amendment 56 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) This Directive should apply to all digital labour platforms, irrespective of their place of establishment and irrespective of the law otherwise applicable, provided that the platform work organised through that digital labour platform is performed in the Union. A targeted set of mandatory rules should be established at Union level to ensure minimum rights on working conditions in platform work while ensuring legal certainty and predictability for the most concerned sectors, such as in the fields of transport and tourism .
Amendment 66 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 23 a (new)
Recital 23 a (new)
(23a) Stresses the importance to create a safety nets for self-employed platform workers for protection against accidents, unemployment and pension in line with subsidiarity principle and national competences of Member States whereas the potential of voluntary benefits from digital labour platforms should be taken into account;
Amendment 67 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 23 b (new)
Recital 23 b (new)
(23b) Stresses that the criteria of this directive should respect the unique features of platform work; takes account that the Court of Justice of the European Union has assessed the status of the employment relationship in the Yodel case (C-692/19) in April 2020, and addresses co-legislators to be consistent with obeying this criteria, which identify the specificities of platform work;
Amendment 69 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) When digital labour platforms control certain elements of the performance of work, they act like employers in an employment relationship. Direction and control, or legal subordination, is an essential element of the definition of an employment relationship in the Member States and in the case-law of the Court of Justice. Therefore contractual relationships in which digital labour platforms exert a certain level of control over certain elements of the performance of work should be deemed, by virtue of a legal presumption, to be an employment relationship between the platform and the person performing platform work through it. As a result, that person should be classified as a worker having all the rights and obligations in accordance with that status, as laid down in national and Union law, collective agreements and practice. The legal presumption should apply in all relevant administrative and legal proceedings and should benefit the person performing platform work. Authorities in charge of verifying the compliance with or enforcing relevant legislation, such as labour inspectorates, social protection bodies or tax authorities, should also be able to rely on that presumption. Member States should put in place a national framework to reduce litigation and increase legal certainty. In this regards, national frameworks should take into account the opportunities provided by the collaborative services and platforms in the transport and tourism sectors. Furthermore, the national framework should foresee the necessary autonomy and flexibility for these sectors.
Amendment 83 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. The purpose of this Directive is to improve the working conditions of persons performing platform work by ensuring correct determination of their employment status, by promoting transparency, fairness and accountability in algorithmic management in platform work and by improving transparency in platform work, including in cross-border situations, while supporting the conditions for the sustainable growth of digital labour platforms in the Union, maintaining their development, autonomy and flexibility and providing legal certainty.
Amendment 102 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The contractual relationship between a digital labour platform that controls, within the meaning of paragraph 2, the performance of work and a person performing platform work through that platform shall be legally presumed to be an employment relationship. To that effect, Member States shall establish a framework of measures, in accordance with their national legal and judicial systems, in order to ensure that the legal presumption can be relied upon by competent authorities verifying compliance with or enforcing relevant legislation as well as persons performing platform work who dispute the classification of their employment status.
Amendment 108 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The legal presumption shall apply in all relevant administrative and legal proceedings. Competent authorities verifying compliance with or enforcing relevant legislation shall be able to rely on that presumption.
Amendment 114 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Controlling the performance of work within the meaning of paragraph 1 shall be understood as fulfilling at least two majority of the following:
Amendment 117 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) effectivelyde facto determining, or setting upper limits for the level of remuneration;
Amendment 119 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) requiring the person performing platform work to respect specific binding rules with regard to appearance, conduct towards the recipient of the service or performance of the work beyond what is required by law or necessary to safeguard the health and safety of the recipients of the service or to ensure the essential functioning of the service;;
Amendment 121 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) closely supervising the performance of work or thoroughly verifying the quality of the results of the work including by electronic means beyond what is required by law or necessary to safeguard the health and safety of the recipients of the service or to ensure the essential functioning of the service;
Amendment 124 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) de facto effectively restricting the freedom, including through sanctions, to organise one’s work, in particular the discretion to choose one’s working hours or periods of absence, to accept or to refuse tasks, including from other digital platforms or to use subcontractors or substitutes;
Amendment 127 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) de facto effectively restricting the possibility to build a client base or to perform work for any third party.
Amendment 131 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. Member States shall take supporting measures to ensure the effective implementation of the legal presumption referred to in paragraph 1 while taking into account the impact on entrepreneurs and start-ups, avoiding capturing the genuine self-employed and supporting the conditions for innovation and the sustainable growth of digital labour platforms. In particular they shall:
Amendment 136 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) develop comprehensive guidance for digital labour platforms, persons performing platform work and social partners to understand and implement the legal presumption including on the procedures for rebutting it in accordance with Article 5;
Amendment 139 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) develop guidancecapacity building guidance, training for enforcement authorities to proactively target and pursue non-compliant digital labour platforms;
Amendment 143 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point d a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point d a (new)
(da) (da) develop a consultation mechanism under which persons performing platform work or digital labour platforms can request the relevant authorities to pre-emptively assess, verify and justify the employment status of persons performing platform work on the basis of the control of the performance of work within the meaning of paragraph 2.
Amendment 152 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Where the digital labour platform argues that the contractual relationship in question is not an employment relationship as defined by the law, collective agreements or practice in force in the Member State in question, with consideration to the case- law of the Court of Justice, the burden of proof shall be on the digital labour platform. Such proceedings shall not have suspensive effect on the application of the legal presumption.
Amendment 156 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Where the person performing the platform work argues that the contractual relationship in question is not an employment relationship as defined by the law, collective agreements or practice in force in the Member State in question, with consideration to the case-law of the Court of Justice, the digital labour platform shall be required to assist the proper resolution of the proceedings, notably by providing all relevant information held by it. Member States shall provide the necessary guidance for procedures to rebut the legal presumption.
Amendment 160 #
2021/0414(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 a (new)
Article 5 a (new)
Article 5 a Improvement of working conditions of genuine self-employed persons performing platform work Ensuring correct determination of the employment status shall not prevent the improvement of working conditions of genuine self-employed persons performing platform work. Where a digital labour platform decides, either on a purely voluntary basis or in agreement with the persons concerned, to pay for social protection, accident insurance or other forms of insurance, training measures or similar benefits to self- employed persons working through that platform, those benefits as such shall not be regarded as determining elements indicating the existence of an employment relationship
Amendment 29 #
2021/0366(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Climate breakdown induces the loss of biodiversity globally and biodiversity loss aggravates climate change, they are inextricably linked, as recent studies have confirmed. Biodiversity helps mitigate climate change. Insects, birds and mammals act as pollinators, seed dispersers and can help store carbon more efficiently, directly or indirectly. Forests also ensure a continuous replenishment of water resources and prevention of droughts and their deleterious effects to local communities, including indigenous peoples. Drastically reducing deforestation and forest degradation and systemically restoring forests and other ecosystems is, next to a sustainable bio-economy, the single largest nature-based opportunity for climate mitigation.
Amendment 39 #
2021/0366(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) The Commission should continue to work in partnership with producer countries, and more generally in cooperation with international organisations and bodies, and should be reinforcing its support and incentives with regard to protecting forests and transition to deforestation-free production, acknowledging the role of indigenous people and local communities, improving governance and land tenure, increasing law enforcement and promoting sustainable forest management, climate-resilient agriculture, sustainable intensification and diversification, agro- ecology and agroforestry. In doing so it should acknowledge the role of indigenous people and local communities in protecting forests. Building upon the experience and lessons learned in the context of the already existing initiatives, the Union and the Member States should work in partnership with producer countries, upon their request, to exploit the multi- functionalities of forest, support them in the transition to sustainable forest management, and address global challenges while meeting local needs and paying attention to the challenges faced by smallholders in line with the Communication to Stepping up Action to Protect and Restore the World’s Forests. The partnership approach should help producer countries in protecting, restoring and sustainably using forest, hence contributing to the objective of this Regulation to reduce deforestation and forest degradation.
Amendment 64 #
2021/0366(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) ‘deforestation’ means the conversion of forest to agricultural use, whether human-induced or not; and excludes smaller than 0,5 ha small-scale conversion of forest to agricultural use once per parcel;
Amendment 69 #
2021/0366(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
(1 a) ‘restored agriculture land’ means the conversion of forest to agricultural land, if the forest previously was agricultural land, such as old grazing land or former arable land;
Amendment 75 #
2021/0366(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6
(6) ‘forest degradation’ means harvesting operations that are not sustainable and cause a reduction or loss of the biological or economic productivity and complexity of forest ecosystems, due to human forest use, resulting in the long-term reduction of the overall supply of benefits from forest, which includes wood, biodiversity and other products or services;
Amendment 78 #
2021/0366(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Amendment 85 #
2021/0366(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point a
(a) that the relevant commodities and products, including those used for or contained in relevant products, were produced on land that has not been subject to deforestation after December 31, 2020, andthe entry into force of the Regulation
Amendment 89 #
2021/0366(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point b
(b) that the wood has been harvested from the forest without inducing forest degradation after December 31, 2020;the entry into force of the Regulation
Amendment 115 #
2021/0366(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 6
Article 4 – paragraph 6
6. Operators that have received new information, including substantiated concernsevidence-based information, that the relevant commodity or product that they have already placed on the market is not in conformity with the requirements of this Regulation shall immediately inform the competent authorities of the Member States in which they placed the relevant commodity or product on the market. In the case of exports from the Union market, the operators shall inform the competent authority of Member State which is the country of production.
Amendment 120 #
2021/0366(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4
Article 6 – paragraph 4
4. Traders which are SMEs that have received new information, including substantiated concernsevidence-based information, that the relevant commodity or product that they have already made available on the market is not in conformity with the requirements of this Regulation shall immediately inform the competent authorities of the Member States in which they made available the relevant commodity or product on the market.
Amendment 134 #
2021/0366(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) geo-localisation coordinates, latitude and longitude of all plots of land where the relevant commodities and products of the supply chain were produced, as well as date or time range of production;
Amendment 140 #
2021/0366(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Amendment 143 #
2021/0366(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b
Amendment 153 #
2021/0366(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point f
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point f
(f) the complexity of the relevant supply chain, in particular difficulties in connecting the supply chain of commodities and/or products to the plot of land where they were produced;
Amendment 159 #
2021/0366(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 8
Article 10 – paragraph 8
Amendment 181 #
2021/0366(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 9
Article 14 – paragraph 9
9. Each Member State shall ensure that the annual checks carried out by their competent authorities cover at least 5% of according to the risk-based approach cover bothe operators that are placing, making available on or exporting from the Union market each of the relevant commodities on their market as well as 5% of the quantity of each of the relevant commodities placed or made available on or exported from their market. Having an inflexible minimum level of checks undermines the risk-based approach, and consequently the efficiency of the enforcement.
Amendment 6 #
2021/0227(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights the importance of the transitional common agricultural policy (CAP) measures to bridge the gap to the new legal basis for a strongmeasures to enable a soft landing on the new Common Agricultural Policy reform while contributiong to the European Green Deal; points at the possible strong repercussions of the negotiated compromises on the budget structureachievement of the European Green Deal objectives; welcomes the reinforcement of the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) by EUR 5,7 billion from Next Generation EU (NGEU) in 2022; highlights that NGEU support is not only essential to the recovery of farmers and rural areas from the impact of the pandemic, but also crucial to the Union’s ambitious environmental targets;
Amendment 10 #
2021/0227(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Welcomes the recovery funds which are devoted to support agri-food operators in their efforts to adapt to climate change and to provide European consumers with sustainable and local products; stresses that special attention must be paid to the quality agri-food products hardest hit by the Covid-19 crisis;
Amendment 18 #
2021/0227(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Questions the cost-benefit analysis of the current crisis reserve which has remained unused despite several demands for support during the COVID-19 pandemic; welcomes the political agreement reached in the framework of the CAP reform to improve the crisis reserve, although it has not incorporated more ambitious proposals supported by the European Parliament;
Amendment 37 #
2021/0227(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Fragile agricultural sectors play an important role in economic, social or environmental terms; takes the view that voluntary coupled support to those sectors should be maintained at the same level; therefore opposes to the reduction of 13 million euros proposed in the 2022 draft budget;
Amendment 38 #
2021/0227(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5 c. Underlines the need to firmly support generational renewal in the agricultural sector in order to reverse the aging trend which risks jeopardizing the EU agricultural sovereignty; therefore rejects the reduction of 5 million euros proposed in the draft budget for the young farmers' payments;
Amendment 140 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Regulation (EU) 2019/631 of the European Parliament and of the Council46 and Regulation (EU) 2019/1242 of the European Parliament and of the Council47 already set CO2 emission performance standards for new passenger cars and for new light commercial vehicles as well as for certain heavy-duty vehicles. The revision of those instruments should be aligned with the revision of the current Regulation in order to ensure a coherent framework for the use and deployment of alternative fuels in road transport and in order to accelerate the uptake in particular of zero-emission vehicles and thereby create demand for recharging and refuelling infrastructure. _________________ 46 Regulation (EU) 2019/631 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 setting CO2 emission performance standards for new passenger cars and for new light commercial vehicles, and repealing Regulations (EC) No 443/2009 and (EU) No 510/2011 (OJ L 111, 25.4.2019, p. 13). 47 Regulation (EU) 2019/1242 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 setting CO2 emission performance standards for new heavy-duty vehicles and amending Regulations (EC) No 595/2009 and (EU) 2018/956 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Directive 96/53/EC (OJ L 198, 25.7.2019, p. 202).
Amendment 143 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The initiatives on ReFuelEU aviation48 and FuelEU maritime49 should boost the production and uptake of sustainable alternative fuels in aviation and maritime transport. While the fuel use requirements for the sustainable aviation fuels can largely rely on the existing refuelling infrastructure, investments are needed for the electricity supply of stationary aircraft. Moreover, Member State should assess the current state and future development of the hydrogen market for aviation and should provide for a feasibility study on the deployment of the relevant infrastructure to power aircrafts including, where appropriate, a deployment plan for alternative fuels infrastructure in airports, in particular for hydrogen and electric recharging for aircrafts. The FuelEU maritime initiative sets requirements in particular for the use of on shore power that can only be fulfilled if an adequate level of on shore power supply is deployed in TEN-T ports. However those initiatives do not contain any provisions on the required fuel infrastructure which are a prerequisite that the targets can be met. Furthermore, the Energy Taxation Directive1a recast should incentivise the use of on shore power. Therefore, alignment between this Directive and the current Regulation is necessary in order to ensure a coherent framework for the use and deployment of alternative fuels. _________________ 1a COM(2021) 563 48 COM(2021) 561. 49 COM(2021) 562.
Amendment 165 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) LNG is likely to play a continued role in maritime transport, where there is currently no economically viable zero- emission powertrain technology available. The Communication on the Smart and Sustainable Mobility Strategy points to zero-emission seagoing ships becoming market ready by 2030. Fleet conversion should take place gradually due to the long lifetime of the ships. Therefore, all readily deployable options in reducing maritime emissions, including alternatives to heavy fuel oil such as (bio- and synthetic) LNG, should be used in parallel to finding and financing long-term zero-emission alternatives. Contrary to maritime transport, for inland waterways, with normally smaller vessels and shorter distances, zero-emission powertrain technologies, such as hydrogen and electricity, should enter the markets more quickly. LNG is expected to no longer play a significant role in that sector and could play an important role for maritime transport in terms of creating scale regarding zero-emission propulsion solutions. Transport fuels such as LNG neeshould increasingly to be decarbonised by blending/substituting with liquefied biomethane (bio-LNG) or renewable and low-carbon synthetic gaseous e-fuels (e- gas) for instance. Those decarbonised fuels can be used in the same infrastructure as gaseous fossil fuels thereby allowing for a gradual shift towards decarbonised fuels.
Amendment 174 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) In the heavy-duty road transport sector, LNG trucks are fully mature. On the one hand, the common scenarios underpinning the Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy and the Climate Target Plan as well as the revised “Fit for 55” modelling scenarios suggest some limited role of gaseous fuels that will increasingly be decarbonised in heavy-duty road transport especially in the long haul segment. Furthermore, LPG and CNG vehicles for which already a sufficient growing infrastructure network exists across the Union are expected to gradually be replaced by zero emission drivetrains and therefore only a limited targeted policy for LNG infrastructure deployment that can equally supply decarbonised fuels is considered necessary to close remaining gaps in the main networks. Furthermore, currently bio-LNG and bio-CNG provide cost- competitive solutions, which contributes to decarbonising the existing fleet and decreases CO2 emissions from heavy-duty road transport vehicles in the short term. Therefore, the accompanying infrastructure should be further deployed.
Amendment 182 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The deployment of publicly accessible recharging infrastructure for light-duty electric vehicles has been uneven across the Union and across regions. Continued uneven distribution would jeopardize the uptake of such vehicles, limiting connectivity across the Union. Continuing divergence in policy ambitions and approaches at national level will not create the long-term certainty needed for substantive market investment. Mandatory minimum targets for Member States at national level should therefore provide policy orientations and complement National Policy Frameworks. That approach should combine national fleet based targets with distance-based targets for the trans-European network for transport (TEN-T). National fleet based targets should ensure that vehicle uptake in each Member State is matched with the deployment of sufficient publicly accessible recharging infrastructure, while allowing for the market to self regulate once a certain share of electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid light-duty vehicles has been reached. Distance-based targets for the TEN-T network should ensure full coverage of electric recharging points along the Union’s main road networks and thereby ensure easy and seamless travel throughout the Union.
Amendment 190 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) National fleet based targets should be established on the basis of the total number of registered electric vehicles in that Member State following a common methodology that accounts for technological developments such as the increased driving range of electric vehicles or the increasing market penetration of fast-charging points which can recharge a greater number of vehicles per recharging point than at a normal recharging point. The methodology also has to take into account the different recharging patterns of battery electric and, plug-in hybrid vehicles and solar-electric cars. A methodology that norms national fleet based targets on the total maximum power output of the publicly accessible recharging infrastructure should allow flexibility for the implementation of different recharging technologies in Member States.
Amendment 192 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Implementation in Member States should ensure that a sufficient number of publicly accessible recharging points is installed, in particular at public transport stations, such as port passenger terminals, airports or railway stations. A sufficient number of publicly accessible fast recharging points dedicated to light-duty vehicles should also be deployed to increase consumer convenience in particular across the TEN-T network to ensure full cross-border connectivity and allow electric vehicles to circulate throughout the Union. The deployment of publicly accessible recharging infrastructure should primarily be the result of private market investment; however, in compliance with State aid rules, Member States should support the deployment of the necessary infrastructure in cases where market conditions require public support until a fully competitive market is established.
Amendment 226 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21 a (new)
Recital 21 a (new)
(21 a) Bidirectional charging at both private and publicly accessible infrastructure could encourage people to purchase electric vehicles, as they can then be used for mobility as well as energy storage. Therefore, legislative hurdles such as double taxation should be prevented in order to further develop the business case of bidirectional charging and a sufficient number of private and publicly accessible charging stations should be made available for smart, bidirectional charging.
Amendment 239 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) Price transparency is crucial to ensure seamless and easy recharging and refuelling. Users of alternative fuel vehicles should be given accurate price information before the start of the recharging or refuelling service. The price should be communicated in a clearly structured manner to allow end users to identify the differentapplicable cost components and anticipate the total cost.
Amendment 243 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25 a (new)
Recital 25 a (new)
(25 a) In order to ensure the security and stability of the network of recharging points across the Union, operators of digitally connected recharging points should comply with minimum cybersecurity rules as laid down in the Directive on measures for a high common level of cybersecurity across the Union (NIS2 Directive)1a. _________________ 1a COM/2020/823 final
Amendment 280 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32
Recital 32
(32) Shore-side electricity facilities can serve maritime and inland waterway transport as clean power supply and contribute to reducing the environmental impact of seagoing ships and inland waterway vessels. Under the FuelEU maritime initiative, ship operators of container and passenger ships need to comply with provisions to reduce emissions at berth. Mandatory deployment targets should ensure that the sector finds sufficient shore-side electricity supply in TEN-T core and comprehensive maritime ports to comply with those requirements. The application of these targets to all TEN- T maritime ports should ensure the level playing field between ports. Given the high costs and complexity related to the roll-out of shore-side electricity in maritime ports, it is essential to prioritise investments particularly where it makes the most sense in terms of geographic location and emissions reduction.
Amendment 305 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33
Recital 33
(33) Container ships and passenger ships, being the ship categories which are producing the highest amount of emissions per ship at berth, should as a priority be provided with shore-side electricity supply. In order to take into account power demand characteristics while at berth of different passenger ships, as well as port operational characteristics, it is necessary to distinguish between the passenger ship requirements for ro-ro passenger ships and high speed passenger vessels, and those for other passenger ships. In this roll out process, all relevant public and private actors need to be involved, including but not limited to port authorities, terminal operators, grid operators, OPS operators, shipowners, other relevant maritime market players, and local or regional and national authorities.
Amendment 328 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35
Recital 35
(35) A core network of refuelling points for LNG at maritime ports should be available by 2025. Refuelling points for LNG include LNG terminals, tanks, mobile containers, bunker vessels and barges. An extra effort should be made to increase the share of bio-LNG stations and bunkering facilities across Europe.
Amendment 329 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35
Recital 35
(35) A core and comprehensive network of refuelling points for LNG at maritime ports should be available by 2025. Refuelling points for LNG include LNG terminals, tanks, mobile containers, bunker vessels and barges.
Amendment 381 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 52
Recital 52
(52) In the application of this Regulation, the Commission should consult relevant expert groups, andorganisations and stakeholders, including municipalities, cities and regions, in particular the Sustainable Transport Forum (‘STF’) and the European Sustainable Shipping Forum (‘ESSF’). Such expert consultation is of particular importance when the Commission intends to adopt delegated or implementing acts under this Regulation.
Amendment 385 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 53
Recital 53
(53) Alternative fuels infrastructure is a fast developing area. The lack of common technical specification constitutes a barrier for the creation of a single market of alternative fuels infrastructure. Therefore, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 TFEU should be delegated to the Commission to norm technical specifications for areas where common technical specifications are outstanding but necessary. In particular, this should include the communication between the electric vehicle and the recharging point, the communication between the recharging point and the recharging software management system (back-end); the communication related to the electric vehicle roaming service and the communication with the electricity grid, while ensuring the needed consumer data protection. It is also necessary to define the suitable governance framework and roles of the different actors involved in the vehicle-to- grid communication ecosystem. Moreover, emerging technological developments, such as electric road systems (‘ERS’) have to be accounted for. As concerns data provision, it is necessary to provide for additional data types and technical specifications related to the format, the frequency and the quality in which these data should be made available and accessible.
Amendment 388 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 54
Recital 54
(54) The market for alternative fuels and in particular for zero emission fuels is still in the early stages of development and technology is evolving fast. This should likely affect the demand for alternative fuels and consequently for alternative fuels infrastructure across the modes. The Commission should therefore, based on an analysis of the latest technological developments and market readiness and taking into consideration the national policy frameworks, review this Regulation by the end of 2026 in particular as regards the targets setting for electric recharging points for HDV as well as targets for infrastructure for alternative fuels for zero- emission vessels and aircraft in waterborne transport and aviation, in order to ensure legal certainty and predictability for the industry.
Amendment 400 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a – introductory part
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a – introductory part
(a) ‘alternative fuels for zero-emission vehicles, vessels and aircraft’:
Amendment 406 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a – indent 1 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a – indent 1 a (new)
- in-vehicle (solar-)generated electricity
Amendment 418 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b – indent 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b – indent 1
– biomass fuels and biofuel, (advanced) biofuels, and biogas as defined in Article 2, points (27), (28), (33) and (334) of Directive (EU) 2018/2001,
Amendment 424 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b a (new)
(b a) - biomethane, biopropane, bioLPG, renewable Dimethyl Ether
Amendment 430 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point c – introductory part
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point c – introductory part
(c) ‘alternative fossil fuels’ for a transitional phaseuels’:
Amendment 464 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 43 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 43 a (new)
Amendment 480 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 58
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 58
(58) ‘shore-side electricity supply’ means the provision of shore-side electrical power through a standardised interface to seagoing ships or inland waterway vessels at berth through fixed, floating or mobile installations;
Amendment 484 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 59 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 59 a (new)
Amendment 543 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b – introductory part
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b – introductory part
(b) along the TEN-T comprehensive network, publicly accessible recharging pools dedicated to light-duty road transport vehicles and meeting the following requirements are deployed in each direction of travel with a maximum distance of 60 km in-between them: and heavy-duty road transport vehicles and meeting the following requirements are deployed in each direction of travel; with a maximum distance of 100 km in- between them:
Amendment 560 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Where a recharging station is serving both directions of travel, on roads with low traffic density and where the infrastructure cannot be justified in socio- economic cost-benefit terms, it shall be considered to meet the requirements of this article for both directions, provided that the total installed capacity and number of chargers are as required for one direction of travel.
Amendment 565 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Amendment 628 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Where a recharging station is serving both directions of travel, on roads with low traffic density and where the infrastructure cannot be justified in socio- economic cost-benefit terms, it shall be considered to meet the requirements of this article for both directions, provided that the total installed capacity and number of chargers are as required for one direction of travel.
Amendment 630 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. On roads with low traffic density and where the infrastructure cannot be justified in socio-economic cost-benefit terms, Member States may extend the required distances regarding heavy-duty road transport vehicles in paragraph 1 of this Article, so that the total distances in- between charging pools on average meet the distance requirements.
Amendment 631 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Whenever, due to the insular or sparsely populated1a nature of an area in a Member State, it is necessary and proportionate to install a charging pool that is serving both light and heavy-duty vehicles, the charging pool and related charging points shall be regarded as publicly accessible recharging infrastructure for both light duty and heavy duty road vehicles, provided that the total power output and type of chargers are as required for both light and heavy-duty vehicles. The Member State concerned has to substantially justify this, based on socio-economic cost- benefit terms, and report back to the Commission. _________________ 1a As defined in the guidelines on regional State aid for 2014-2020 (2013/C 209/01): NUTS 2 regions with fewer than 8 inhabitants per km² and NUTS 3 regions with fewer than 12.5 inhabitants per km².
Amendment 643 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 a (new)
Article 4 a (new)
Article 4 a Targets for electric recharging infrastructure dedicated to light and heavy-duty vehicles Where a recharging pool is serving both light and heavy-duty vehicles, the recharging pool and the recharging stations within that shall be regarded as publicly accessible recharging infrastructure for both light-duty and heavy-duty vehicles, when the total installed capacity and type of chargers areas required for both light and heavy- duty vehicles.
Amendment 748 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
To that end Member States shall ensure that by 31 December 2030 publicly accessible hydrogen refuelling stations with a minimum capacity of 2 t/day and equipped with at least a 700 bars dispenser are deployed with a maximum distance of 15200 km in-between them along the TEN-T core and the TEN-T comprehensive network. Liquid hydrogen shall be made available at publicly accessible refuelling stations with a maximum distance of 450 km in-between themnetwork.
Amendment 789 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – title
Article 8 – title
8 CNG and LNG infrastructure for road transport vehicles
Amendment 798 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Member States shall ensure until 1 January 2025 that an appropriatethat a sufficient number of publicly accessible refuelling points for CNG and LNG are put in place, at least along the TEN-T core network, in order to allow CNG and LNG heavy-duty motor vehicles to circulate throughout the Union, where there is demand, unless the costs are disproportionate to the benefits, including environmental benefits.
Amendment 812 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall ensure that a minimum shore-side electricity supply for seagoing container and passenger ships is provided in maritime ports. To that endTEN-T core and comprehensive maritime ports. To that end, pursuant to Article 5 par. 1 and 2 of the proposal for a Regulation COM (2021) 562, Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that by 1 January 2030:
Amendment 850 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. For the determination of the number of port calls and pursuant to Article 5(3) of the proposal for a Regulation COM (2021) 562, the following port calls shall not be taken into account:
Amendment 877 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. Where the maritime port of the TEN-T core network and the TEN-T comprehensive network is located on an island which is not connected directlyor in an outermost region which is not sufficiently connected to the electricity grid, paragraph 1 shall not apply, until such a connection has been completed or there is a sufficient locally generated capacity from clean energy sources.
Amendment 957 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a a (new)
(a a) an assessment of the current state and future development of grid capacity, including the needed improvement and resilience measures as well as financing;
Amendment 963 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) policies and measures necessary to ensure that the mandatory targets and objectives referred to in points (b) and (c) of this paragraph are reached accompanied by a detailed assessment of the investments required, socio- economic and cost-benefit analysis;
Amendment 972 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point i
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point i
(i) measures necessary to ensure that the deployment and operation of recharging points, including the geographical distribution of bidirectional charging points, contribute to the flexibility of the energy system and to the penetration of renewable electricity into the electric system. In this regard, an analysis should be added including a market development analysis, identification of possible legislative obstacles, technical infrastructure building and a geographical distribution plan for smart and bidirectional charging points;
Amendment 992 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point n
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point n
(n) a deployment plan for alternative fuels infrastructure in maritime ports other than for LNG and shore-side electricity supply for use by sea going vessels, in particular for hydrogen, ammonia and electricity. In this process, all relevant public and private actors need to be involved, including port authorities, terminal operators, grid operators, OPS operators, shipowners, other relevant market players, and local or regional and national authorities;
Amendment 998 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point o
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point o
(o) a deployment plan for alternative fuels in inland waterway transport, in particular for both hydrogen and electricity. In this process, all relevant public and private actors need to be involved, including port authorities, terminal operators, grid operators, OPS operators, shipowners, other relevant market players, and local or regional and national authorities;
Amendment 1054 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 5
Article 14 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission shall provide for technical and advisory assistance to the concerned national authorities and shall adopt guidance and templates concerning the content, structure and format of the national policy frameworks and the content of the national progress reports to be submitted by the Member States in accordance with Article 13(1) and six months after the date referred to in Article 24. The Commission may adopt guidance and templates to facilitate the effective application across the Union of any other provisions of this Regulation.
Amendment 1096 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1
Article 18 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall appoint an Identification Registration Organisation (‘IDRO’). The IDRO shall issue and manage unique identification (‘ID’) codes to identify, at least operators of recharging points and mobility service providers, at the latest one year after the date referred to in Article 24.
Amendment 1097 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Operators of publicly accessible recharging and refuelling points or, in accordance with the arrangement between them, the owners of those points, shall ensure the availability of static and dynamic data concerning alternative fuels infrastructure operated by them and allow accessibility of that data through the National Access Points at no costgainst reasonable, non-discriminating and only cost covering prices, while ensuring the minimum level of cybersecurity based on the Directive on measures for a high common level of cybersecurity across the Union (NIS2 Directive)1a. The following data types shall be made available: _________________ 1a COM/2020/823 final
Amendment 26 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) The role and contribution of carbon capture and storage to the renewable energy market should be fully realised and supported. Carbon in biomass has the potential to be converted into biochar through pyrolysis, which can then be stored by land application, thereby making it a negative emissions technology;
Amendment 31 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The rapid growth and increasing cost-competitiveness of renewable electricitnergy production can be used to satisfy a growing share of energy demand, for instance using heat pumps for space heating or low- temperature industrial processes, electric vehicles and biofuels for transport, or electric furnaces in certain industries. Renewable electricity can also be used to produce synthetic fuels for consumption in hard-to-decarbonise transport sectors such as aviation and maritime transport. A framework for electrification needs to enable robust and efficient coordination and expand market mechanisms to match both supply and demand in space and time, stimulate investments in flexibility, and help integrate large shares of variable renewable generation. Member States should therefore ensure that the deployment of renewable electricitynergy sources such as biofuels continues to increase at an adequate pace to meet growing demand. For this, Member States should establish a framework that includes market-compatiblebased mechanisms to tackle remaining barriers to have secure and adequate electricity and bioenergy systems fit for a high level of renewable energy, as well as storage facilities, fully integrated into the electricity system. In particular, this framework shall tackle remaining barriers, including non-financial ones such as insufficient digital and human resources of authorities to process a growing number of permitting applications.
Amendment 43 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) With more than 30 million electric vehicles expected in the Union by 2030 it is necessary where appropriate to ensure that they can fully contribute to the system integration of renewable electricity, and thus allow reaching higher shares of renewable electricity in a cost-optimal manner. The potential of electric vehicles to absorb renewable electricity at times when it is abundant and feed it back into a grid when there is scarcity has to be fully utilised. It is therefore appropriate to introduce specific measures on electric vehicles and information about renewable energy and how and when to access it which complement those in Directive (EU) 2014/94 of the European Parliament and of the Council16 and the [proposed Regulation concerning batteries and waste batteries, repealing Directive 2006/66/EC and amending Regulation (EU) No 2019/1020]. __________________ 16 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 46 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) Recharging points where electric vehicles typically park for extended periods of time, such as where people park for reasons of residence or employment, are highly relevant to energy system integration, therefore smart charging functionalities need to be ensured. Stresses too the importance of increasing the number of recharging points in rural and sparsely populated areas so that the increased use of electric vehicles in the agricultural sector is not hindered by the lack of infrastructure. In this regard, the operation of non-publicly accessible normal charging infrastructure is particularly important for the integration of electric vehicles in the electricity system as it is located where electric vehicles are parked repeatedly for long periods of time, such as in buildings with restricted access, employee parking or parking facilities rented out to natural or legal persons.
Amendment 49 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) Renewable fuels of non-biological origin can be used for energy purposes, but also for non-energy purposes as feedstock or raw material in industries such as steel or chemicals. The use of renewable fuels of non-biological origin for both purposes exploits their full potential to replace fossil fuels used as feedstock and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in industry and should therefore be includacknowledged inas a target for the use of renewable fuels of non- biological origirenewable feedstock which can contribute towards the overall target for renewable energy as well as sustainable raw materials for industrial production. National measures to support the uptake of renewable fuels of non-biological origin in industry should not result in net pollution increases due to an increased demand for electricity generation that is satisfied by the most polluting fossil fuels, such as coal, diesel, lignite, oil peat and oil shale.
Amendment 59 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 31
Recital 31
(31) The Union’s renewable energy policy aims to contribute to achieving the climate change mitigation objectives of the European Union in terms of the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. In the pursuit of this goal, it is essential to also contribute to wider environmental objectives, and in particular the prevention of biodiversity loss, which is negatively impacted by the indirect land use change associated to the production of certain biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels. Contributing to these climate and environmental objectives constitutes a deep and longstanding intergenerational concern for Union citizens and the Union legislator. As a consequence, the changes in the way the transport target is calculated should not affect the limits established on how to account toward that target certain fuels produced from food and feed crops on the one hand and high indirect land-use change-risk fuels on the other hand. In addition, in order not to create an incentive to use biofuels and biogas produced from food and feed crops in transport, Member States should continue to be able to choose whether count them or not towards the transport target. If they do not count them, they may reduce the greenhouse gas intensity reduction target accordingly, assuming that food and feed crop-based biofuels save 50% greenhouse gas emissions, which corresponds to the typical values set out in an annex to this Directive for the greenhouse gas emission savings of the most relevant production pathways of food and feed crop-based biofuels as well as the minimum savings threshold applying to most installations producing such biofuels.
Amendment 79 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 36
Recital 36
(36) Directive (EU) 2018/2001 strengthened the bioenergy sustainability and greenhouse gas savings framework by setting criteria for all end-use sectors. It set out specific rules for biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels produced from forest biomass, requiring the sustainability of harvesting operations and the accounting of land-use change emissions. To achieve an enhanced protection of especially biodiverse and carbon-rich habitats, such as primary forests, highly biodiverse forests, grasslands and peat lands, existing exclusions and limitations to source forest biomass from those areas should be introduced, in line with the approach for biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels produced from agricultural biomassfully implemented with specific measures in all member states in accordance with directive (EU) 2018/2001. In addition, the greenhouse gas emission saving criteria should also apply to existing biomass- based installations to ensure that bioenergy production in all such installations leads to greenhouse gas emission reductions compared to energy produced from fossil fuels.
Amendment 83 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 37
Recital 37
(37) In order to reduce the administrative burden for producers of renewable fuels and recycled carbon fuels and for Member States, where voluntary or national schemes have been recognised by the Commission through an implementing act as giving evidence or providing accurate data regarding the compliance with sustainability and greenhouse gas emissions saving criteria as well as other requirements set in this Directive, Member States should accept the results of the certification issued by such schemes within the scope of the Commission’s recognition. In order to reduce the burden on small installations, Member States should establish a simplified verification mechanism for installations of between 5 and 1020 MW.
Amendment 90 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a a (new)
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 42
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 42
(aa) point (42) is replaced by the following: ‘non-food cellulosic material’ means feedstock mainly composed of cellulose and hemicellulose, and having a lower lignin content than ligno-cellulosic material, including food and feed crop residues, such as straw, stover, husks and shells; grassy energy crops with a low starch content such as ryegrass, switchgrass, miscanthus, silphium, giant cane cover crops before and after main crops, leycrops; industrial residues, including from food and feed crops after vegetal oils, sugars, starches and protein have been extracted; wild flowering plants and material from biowaste, where wild flowering plant are understood to be perennial polycultures, consisting of at least 15 wild flower-rich plant species of annual, biannual and perennial nature;
Amendment 92 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 22 a (new)
Recital 22 a (new)
(22 a) The consumption of decarbonized hydrogen sourced from process gases that are treated while applying carbon capture and storage provides a complementary lever to decarbonise industry and therefore should be excluded from the denominator of the renewable fuel of non-biological origin target for industry so to avoid discouraging investments in these industrial decarbonisation processes.
Amendment 95 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 28 a (new)
Recital 28 a (new)
(28a) While the Union’s renewable energy policy aims to contribute to achieving the Union climate goals, it also contributes to strengthening the Union’s strategic interests, namely technological sovereignty, security of supply, and protection against possible price volatility. The Union's strategic autonomy in the field of energy will ensure that Member States have the ability to guarantee a secure and affordable supply, regardless of exogenous changes such as geopolitical crises.
Amendment 100 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 29 a (new)
Recital 29 a (new)
(29a) The implementation or installation of wind-assisted propulsion and wind propulsion systems is considered as a renewable energy source and one of the decarbonisation solutions for maritime transport.
Amendment 102 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 3 – paragraph 3
Article 3 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall take measures to ensure that energy from biomass is produced in a way that minimises undue distortive effects on the biomass raw material market and harmful impacts on biodiversity. To that end, they shall take into account the waste hierarchy as set out in Article 4 of Directive 2008/98/EC and the cascading principle referred to in the third subparagraph.
Amendment 104 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 30
Recital 30
(30) Electromobility will play an essential role in decarbonising the transport sector. To foster the further development of electromobility in all transport modes, Member States should establish a credit mechanism enabling operators of charging points accessible to the public, where technically possible, to contribute, by supplying renewable electricity, towards the fulfilment of the obligation set up by Member States on fuel suppliers. While supporting electricity in transport through such a mechanism, it is important that Member States continue setting a high level of ambition for the decarbonisation of their liquid fuel mix in transport.
Amendment 108 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point a – point i
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point a – point i
Amendment 122 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 36
Recital 36
(36) Directive (EU) 2018/2001 strengthened the bioenergy sustainability and greenhouse gas savings framework by setting criteria for all end-use sectors. It set out specific rules for biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels produced from forest biomass, requiring the sustainability of harvesting operations and the accounting of land-use change emissions. To achieve an enhanced protection of especially biodiverse and carbon-rich habitats, such as primary forests, highly biodiverse forests, grasslands and peat lands, exclusions and limitations to source forest biomass from those areas should be introduced, when harvesting biomass from countries that do not meet the harvesting criteria at national level in line with the approach for biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels produced from agricultural biomass. In addition, the greenhouse gas emission saving criteria should also apply to existing biomass-based installations to ensure that bioenergy production in all such installations leads to greenhouse gas emission reductions compared to energy produced from fossil fuels.
Amendment 123 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3
Amendment 127 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 37
Recital 37
(37) In order to reduce the administrative burden for producers of renewable fuels and recycled carbon fuels and for Member States, where voluntary or national schemes have been recognised by the Commission through an implementing act as giving evidence or providing accurate data regarding the compliance with sustainability and greenhouse gas emissions saving criteria as well as other requirements set in this Directive, Member States should accept the results of the certification issued by such schemes within the scope of the Commission’s recognition. In order to reduce the burden on small installations, Member States should establish a simplified verification mechanism for installations of between 5 and 120MW.
Amendment 129 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 4
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 4
By 2026 the Commission shall present a report on the impact of the Member States’ support schemes for biomass, including on biodiversity and possible market distortions, and will assess the possibility for further limitations regarding support schemes to forest biomass.;.
Amendment 158 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 1 b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 1 b (new)
Amendment 159 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 1 c (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 1 c (new)
(1c) ‘Solar-electric vehicle’ means a motor vehicle equipped with a powertrain containing only non-peripheral electric machines as energy converter with an electric rechargeable energy storage system, which can be recharged externally, also equipped with vehicle- integrated photovoltaic (VIPV) panels and have a Solar Factor greater than 7 Wkm.
Amendment 161 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 22 a (new)
Article 22 a (new)
Amendment 161 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a a (new)
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 1
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 1
(1) ‘energy from renewable sources’ or ‘renewable energy’ means energy from renewable non-fossil sources, namely wind (wind power and wind propulsion), solar (solar thermal and solar photovoltaic) and geothermal energy, osmotic energy, ambient energy, tide, wave and other ocean energy, hydropower, biomass, landfill gas, sewage treatment plant gas, and biogas; Or. en (Directive (EU) 2018/2001)
Amendment 168 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
1a. Member States shall collectively ensure that yearly biomethane production by 2030 is at least 35 billion cubic meters.
Amendment 173 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
3. Member States shall take measures to ensure that energy from biomass is produced in a way that minimises undue distortive effects on the biomass raw material market and harmful impacts on biodiversity in their support schemes. To that end , they shall take into account the waste hierarchy as set out in Article 4 of Directive 2008/98/EC and the cascading principle referred to in the third subparagraph.
Amendment 186 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point a – point iii
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point a – point iii
Amendment 190 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Directive (EU) 2018/2021
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point b – subparagraph 2
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point b – subparagraph 2
(b) the share of advanced biofuels and biogas produced from the feedstock listed in Part A of Annex IX in the energy supplied to the transport sector is at least 0,2 % in 2022, 0,5 % in 2025 and 2,2 % in 2030, and the share of renewable fuels of non-biological origin is at least 2,6 % in 2030. Member States may exempt, or distinguish between, different fuel suppliers and different energy carriers when setting the obligation on the fuel suppliers, ensuring that the varying degrees of maturity and the cost of different technologies are taken into account.
Amendment 196 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point b – subparagraph 3
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point b – subparagraph 3
When setting the obligation on fuel suppliers, Member States may exempt fuel suppliers supplying electricity or renewable liquid and gaseous transport fuels of non-biological origin from the requirement to comply with the minimum share of advanced biofuels and biogas produced from the feedstock listed in Part A of Annex IX with respect to those fuels. When setting the obligation referred to in points (a) and (b) of the first subparagraph to ensure the achievement of the targets set out therein, Member States may do so, inter alia, by means of measures targeting volumes, energy content or greenhouse gas emissions, provided that it is demonstrated that the greenhouse gas intensity reduction and minimum shares referred to in points (a) and (b) of the first subparagraph are achieved.
Amendment 196 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3
Amendment 203 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 4
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 4
By 2026 the Commission shall present a report on the impact of the Member States’ support schemes for biomass, including on biodiversity and possible market distortions, and will assess the possibility for further limitations regarding support schemes to forest biomass.;
Amendment 238 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 22a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 22a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. Member States shall endeavour to increase the share of renewable sources and carbon neutral hydrogen in the amount of energy sources used for final energy and non-energy purposes in the industry sector by an indicative average minimum annual increase of 1.1 percentage points by 2030.
Amendment 245 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 22a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3– introductory part
Article 22a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3– introductory part
Member States shall ensure that the contribution of renewable fuels of non- biological origicarbon neutral hydrogen used for final energy and non-energy purposes shall be 50 % of the hydrogen used for final energy and non- energy purposes in industry by 2030. For the calculation of that percentage, the following rules shall apply:
Amendment 246 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point b
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 29 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 a
Article 29 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 a
This paragraph, with the exception of the first subparagraph, point (c), also applies to biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels produced from forest biomass originating from a country which does not meet the criteria set out in paragraph 6.;
Amendment 248 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 22a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 – point b
Article 22a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 – point b
(b) For the calculation of the numerator, the energy content of the renewable fuels of non-biological origicarbon neutral hydrogen consumed in the industry sector for final energy and non- energy purposes shall be taken into account, excluding renewable fuels of non- biological origin used as intermediate products for the production of conventional transport fuels.
Amendment 255 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point c
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 29 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2a
Article 29 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2a
The first subparagraph, with the exception of points (b) and (c), and the second subparagraph also apply to biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels produced from forest biomass. from a country which does not meet the criteria set out in paragraph 6;
Amendment 258 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) the share of advanced biofuels and biogas produced from the feedstock listed in Part A of Annex IX in the energy supplied to the transport sector is at least 0,2 % in 2022, 0,5 % in 2025 and 2,2 % in 2030, and the share of renewable fuels of non-biological origin is at least 2,6 % in 2030. Member States may exempt, or distinguish between, different fuel suppliers and different energy carriers when setting the obligation on the fuel suppliers, ensuring that the varying degrees of maturity and the cost of different technologies are taken into account.
Amendment 260 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point d
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point d
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 29 – paragraph 5
Article 29 – paragraph 5
5. Biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels produced from agricultural biomass or forest biomass taken intofrom ac count for the purposes referred to in paragraph 1, first subparagraph, points (a), (b) and (c), shall not be made from raw material obtained from land that was peatland in January 2008, unless evidence is provided that the cultivation and harvesting of that raw material does not involve drainage of previously undrained soil.;ry which does not meet the criteria set out in paragraph 6,
Amendment 266 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
For the calculation of the reduction referred to in point (a) and the share referred to in point (b), Member States shall take into account renewable fuels of non-biological origin also when they are used as intermediate products for the production of conventionaltransport fuels. For the calculation of the reduction referred to in point (a), Member States may take into account recycled carbon fuels.
Amendment 270 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point f
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point f
Direktive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 29 – paragraph 6 – point b – point iv
Article 29 – paragraph 6 – point b – point iv
(iv) that harvesting is carried out considering maintenance of soil quality and biodiversity with the aim of minimising negative impacts, in a way that avoids harvesting of stumps and roots, degradation of primary forests or their conversion into plantation forests, and harvesting on vulnerable soils; minimises large clear-cuts and ensures locally appropriate thresholds for deadwood extraction and requirements to use logging systems that minimise impacts on soil quality, including soil compaction, and on biodiversity features and habitats:;using of locally appropriate sustainable forest management practices based on principles agreed in Forest Europe and FAO,
Amendment 270 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
When setting the obligation on fuel suppliers, Member States may exempt fuel suppliers supplying electricity or renewable liquid and gaseous transport fuels of non-biological origin from the requirement to comply with the minimum share of advanced biofuels and biogas produced from the feedstock listed in Part A of Annex IX with respect to those fuels. When setting the obligation referred to in points (a) and (b) of the first subparagraph to ensure the achievement of the targets set out therein, Member States may do so, inter alia, by means of measures targeting volumes, energy content or greenhouse gas emissions, provided that it is demonstrated that the greenhouse gas intensity reduction and minimum shares referred to in points (a) and (b) of the first subparagraph are achieved.
Amendment 275 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 25 – paragraph 2
Article 25 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall establish a mechanism allowing fuel suppliers in their territory to exchange credits for supplying renewable energy to, the transport sector. Economic operators that supply renewable electricity to electric vehicles through public recharging stations, including in rail, aviation and maritime sectors, through public, semi-public and private recharging stations, where technically possible, shall receive credits, irrespectively of whether the economic operators are subject to the obligation set by the Member State on fuel suppliers, and may sell those credits to fuel suppliers, which shall be allowed to use the credits to fulfil the obligation set out in paragraph 1, first subparagraph.;
Amendment 292 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 20 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 20 – point b
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 30 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 30 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall take measures to ensure that economic operators submit reliable information regarding the compliance with the sustainability and greenhouse gas emissions saving criteria laid down in Articles 29(2) to (7) and (10) and 29a(1) and (2), and that economic operators make available to the relevant Member State, upon request, the data used to develop that information. Member States shall require economic operators to arrange for an adequate standard of independent auditing of the information submitted, and to provide evidence that this has been done. In order to comply with point (a), (b) and (d) of Article 29(3), point (a) of Article 29(4), Article 29(5), point (a) of Article 29(6) and point (a) of Article 29(7), the first or second party auditing may be used up to the first gathering point of the forest biomass. The auditing shall verify that the systems used by economic operators are accurate, reliable and protected against fraud, including verification ensuring that materials are not intentionally modified or discarded so that the consignment or part thereof could become a waste or residue. It shall evaluate the frequency and methodology of sampling and the robustness of the data.
Amendment 298 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 20 – point d
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 20 – point d
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 30 – paragraph 6
Article 30 – paragraph 6
For installations producing electricity heating and cooling with a total rated thermal input between 5 and 120 MW, Member States shall establish simplified national verification schemes to ensure the fulfillment of the sustainability and greenhouse gas emissions criteria set out in paragraphs (2) to (7) and (10) of Article 29.;
Amendment 311 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point a – point ii
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point a – point ii
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
article 29 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point a
article 29 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point a
— (a) in the case of solid biomass fuels, in installations producing electricity, heating and cooling with a total rated thermal input equal to or exceeding 510 MW,
Amendment 317 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point b
This paragraph, with the exception of the first subparagraph, point (c), also applies to biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels produced from forest biomass originating from a country which does not meet the criteria set out in paragraph 6.;
Amendment 324 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Annex V – part C – point 6
Annex V – part C – point 6
6. For the purposes of the calculation referred to in point 1(a), greenhouse gas emissions savings from improved agriculture management, esca, such as shifting to reduced or zero-tillage, storing carbon in soil with biochar, improved crop/rotation, the use of cover crops, including crop residue management, and the use of organic soil improver (e.g. compost, manure fermentation digestate), shall be taken into account only if they do not risk to negatively affect biodiversity. Carbon in biomasses can be converted into biochar through pyrolysis, which can be stored by land application, thereby making it a negative emissions technology. Here, the bonus for the improved agricultural and manure management is returned to the farmer responsible for the negative emissions when sustainability/environmental certificates are issued. Further, solid and verifiable evidence shall be provided that the soil carbon has increased or that it is reasonable to expect to have increased over the period in which the raw materials concerned were cultivated while taking into account the emissions where such practices lead to increased fertiliser and herbicide use37 .; __________________ 37 Measurements of soil carbon can constitute such evidence, e.g. by a first measurement in advance of the cultivation and subsequent ones at regular intervals several years apart. In such a case, before the second measurement is available, increase in soil carbon would be estimated on the basis of representative experiments or soil models. From the second measurement onwards, the measurements would constitute the basis for determining the existence of an increase in soil carbon and its magnitude.
Amendment 324 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point c
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 29 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2a
Article 29 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2a
The first subparagraph, with the exception of points (b) and (c), and the second subparagraph also apply to biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels produced from forest biomass. from a country which does not meet the criteria set out in paragraph 6;
Amendment 329 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point c
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point c
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Annex V – part C – point 18
Annex V – part C – point 18
18. For the purposes of the calculations referred to in point 17, the emissions to be divided shall be eec + el + esca + those fractions of ep, etd, eccs and eccr that take place up to and including the process step at which a co-product is produced. If any allocation to co-products has taken place at an earlier process step in the life-cycle, the fraction of those emissions assigned in the last such process step to the intermediate fuel product shall be used for those purposes instead of the total of those emissions. In the case of biogas and biomethane, all co-products that do not fall under the scope of point 7 shall be taken into account for the purposes of that calculation. No emissions shall be allocated to wastes and residues. Co- products that have a negative energy content shall be considered to have an energy content of zero for the purposes of the calculation. Wastes and residues including all wastes and residues included in Annex IX shall be considered to have zero life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions up to the process of collection of those materials irrespectively of whether they are processed to interim products before being transformed into the final product. Residues that are not included in Annex IX and fit for use in the food or feed market shall be considered to have the same amount of emissions from the extraction, harvesting or cultivation of raw materials, eec as their closest substitute in the food and feed market that is included in the table in part D. In the case of biomass fuels produced in refineries, other than the combination of processing plants with boilers or cogeneration units providing heat and/or electricity to the processing plant, the unit of analysis for the purposes of the calculation referred to in point 17 shall be the refinery;
Amendment 330 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point d
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point d
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 29 – paragraph 5
Article 29 – paragraph 5
5. Biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels produced from agricultural biomass or forest biomass taken intofrom ac count for the purposes referred to in paragraph 1, first subparagraph, points (a), (b) and (c), shall not be made from raw material obtained from land that was peatland in January 2008, unless evidence is provided that the cultivation and harvesting of that raw material does not involve drainage of previously undrained soil.;ry which does not meet the criteria set out in paragraph 6,
Amendment 333 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point e
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point e
(iv) that harvesting is carried out considering maintenance of soil quality and biodiversity with the aim of minimising negative impacts, in a way that avoids harvesting of stumps and roots, degradation of primary forests or their conversion into plantation forests, and harvesting on vulnerable soils; minimises large clear-cuts and ensures locally appropriate thresholds for deadwood extraction and requirements to use logging systems that minimise impacts on soil quality, including soil compaction, and on biodiversity features and habitats:;using locally appropriate sustainable forest management practices based on principles agreed in Forest Europe and FAO,
Amendment 339 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point c
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point c
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Annex VI – part B – point 18 – subparagraph 3
Annex VI – part B – point 18 – subparagraph 3
Wastes and residues including all wastes and residues included in Annex IX shall be considered to have zero life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions up to the process of collection of those materials irrespectively of whether they are processed to interim products before being transformed into the final product. Residues that are not included in Annex IX and fit for use in the food or feed market shall be considered to have the same amount of emissions from the extraction, harvesting or cultivation of raw materials, eec as their closest substitute in the food and feed market that is included in the table in part D of Annex V.
Amendment 344 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point g
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point g
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 29 – paragraph 10 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Article 29 – paragraph 10 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) at least 70 % for electricity, heating and cooling production from biomass fuels used in installations starting operation from 1 January 2021 until 31 December 2025, and at least 80 % for installations starting operation from 1 January 2026.;
Amendment 360 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 20 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 20 – point b
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 30 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 30 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall take measures to ensure that economic operators submit reliable information regarding the compliance with the sustainability and greenhouse gas emissions saving criteria laid down in Articles 29(2) to (7) and (10) and 29a(1) and (2), and that economic operators make available to the relevant Member State, upon request, the data used to develop that information. Member States shall require economic operators to arrange for an adequate standard of independent auditing of the information submitted, and to provide evidence that this has been done. In order to comply with point (a), (b) and (d) of Article 29(3), point (a) of Article 29(4), Article 29(5), point (a) of Article 29(6) and point (a) of Article 29(7), the first or second party auditing may be used up to the first gathering point of the forest biomass. The auditing shall verify that the systems used by economic operators are accurate, reliable and protected against fraud, including verification ensuring that materials are not intentionally modified or discarded so that the consignment or part thereof could become a waste or residue. It shall evaluate the frequency and methodology of sampling and the robustness of the data.
Amendment 367 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 20 – point d
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 20 – point d
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 30 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 4
Article 30 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 4
For installations producing electricity heating and cooling with a total rated thermal input between 5 and 120 MW, Member States shall establish simplified national verification schemes to ensure the fulfillment of the sustainability and greenhouse gas emissions criteria set out in paragraphs (2) to (7) and (10) of Article 29.;
Amendment 380 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 31a – paragraph 4
Article 31a – paragraph 4
4. IfWhen guarantees of origin have been issued for the production of a consignment of renewable gases, Member States shall ensure that those guarantees of origin are registered in the database and are cancelled beforeafter the consignment of renewable gases can be registered in the database. is withdrawn from the European network for renewable gas.
Amendment 390 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point c
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point c
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Annex V – part c – point 18
Annex V – part c – point 18
18. For the purposes of the calculations referred to in point 17, the emissions to be divided shall be eec + el + esca + those fractions of ep, etd, eccs and eccr that take place up to and including the process step at which a co-product is produced. If any allocation to co-products has taken place at an earlier process step in the life-cycle, the fraction of those emissions assigned in the last such process step to the intermediate fuel product shall be used for those purposes instead of the total of those emissions. In the case of biogas and biomethane, all co-products that do not fall under the scope of point 7 shall be taken into account for the purposes of that calculation. No emissions shall be allocated to wastes and residues. Co- products that have a negative energy content shall be considered to have an energy content of zero for the purposes of the calculation. Wastes and residues including all wastes and residues included in Annex IX shall be considered to have zero life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions up to the process of collection of those materials irrespectively of whether they are processed to interim products before being transformed into the final product. Residues that are not included in Annex IX and fit for use in the food or feed market shall be considered to have the same amount of emissions from the extraction, harvesting or cultivation of raw materials, eec as their closest substitute in the food and feed market that is included in the table in part D. In the case of biomass fuels produced in refineries, other than the combination of processing plants with boilers or cogeneration units providing heat and/or electricity to the processing plant, the unit of analysis for the purposes of the calculation referred to in point 17 shall be the refinery;
Amendment 393 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point c
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point c
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Annex VI – point 18 – subparagraph 3
Annex VI – point 18 – subparagraph 3
Wastes and residues including all wastes and residues included in Annex IX shall be considered to have zero life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions up to the process of collection of those materials irrespectively of whether they are processed to interim products before being transformed into the final product. Residues that are not included in Annex IX and fit for use in the food or feed market shall be considered to have the same amount of emissions from the extraction, harvesting or cultivation of raw materials, eec as their closest substitute in the food and feed market that is included in the table in part D of Annex V.
Amendment 1 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The Commission has, in its communication on the European Green Deal31 , set out a new sustainable growth strategy that aims to transform the Union into a fair and prosperous society, with a modern, resource-efficient, circular and competitive economy, where there are no net emissions (emissions after deduction of removals) of greenhouse gases (‘GHG emissions’) in 2050 and where economic growth is decoupled from resource use. The European Green Deal also aims to protect, conserve and enhance the EU’s natural capital, and protect the health and well- being of citizens from environment- related risks and impacts. At the same time, that transformation must be just and inclusive, leaving no one behindcreating sustainable growth and jobs and leaving no one behind. In addition, the European Green Deal aims to support the global efforts towards the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (UN SDGs) and the Paris Agreement. The Commission also announced in its EU Action Plan: Towards Zero Pollution for Air, Water and Soil32 the promotion of relevant instruments and incentives to better implement the polluter pays principle as set out in Article 191(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (‘TFEU’) and thus complete the phasing out of ‘pollution for free’ with a view to maximising synergies between decarbonisation and the zero pollution ambition. _________________ 31Communication from the Commission of 11 December 2019 on the European Green Deal (COM(2019) 640 final). 32Communication from the Commission of 12 May 2021 on Pathway to a Healthy Planet for All (COM(2021) 400).
Amendment 20 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The initiative for a carbon border adjustment mechanism (‘CBAM’) is a part of the ‘Fit for 55 Package’. That mechanism is to serve as an essential element of the EU toolbox to meet the objective of a climate-neutral Union by 2050 in line with the Paris Agreement by addressing risks of carbon leakage resulting from the increased Union climate ambition. That initiative should be combined with incentives for innovation, aimed to facilitate the decarbonisation process and policies aimed at promoting investments in low-carbon industrial processes.
Amendment 24 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Existing mechanisms to address the risk of carbon leakage in sectors or sub- sectors at risk of carbon leakage are the transitional free allocation of EU ETS allowances and financial measures to compensate for indirect emission costs incurred from GHG emission costs passed on in electricity prices respectively laid down in Articles 10a(6) and 10b of Directive 2003/87/EC. However, free allocation under the EU ETS weakens the price signal that the system provides for the installations receiving it compared to full auctioning and thus affects the incentives for investment into further abatement of emissshould be gradually phased-out, in line with Union’s commitment and targets for decarbonisation and in order to comply with the WTO’s trade rules and avoid double compensations.
Amendment 26 #
2021/0214(COD)
(11) The CBAM seeks to replace these existing mechanisms by addressing the risk of carbon leakage in a different way, namely by ensuring equivalent carbon pricing for imports and domestic products. To ensure a gradual transition from the current system of free allowances to the CBAM, the CBAM should be progressively phased in while free allowances in sectors covered by the CBAM are phased out. CBAM should be transparent, proportionate and easy to administer and should avoid any undue financial and administrative burden on enterprises, especially small and medium- sized enterprises (SMEs). The combined and transitional application of EU ETS allowances allocated free of charge and of the CBAM should in no case result in more favourable treatment for Union goods compared to goods imported into the customs territory of the Union nor should lead to any market distortion.
Amendment 29 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) While the objective of the CBAM is to prevent the risk of carbon leakage, this Regulation would also encourage the use of more GHG emissions-efficient technologies by producers from third countries, so that less emissions per unit of output are generated, as well as encourage carbon pricing worldwide, thus enhancing a global level playing field.
Amendment 36 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) As an instrument to prevent carbon leakage and reduce GHG emissions the CBAM should ensure that imported products are subject to a regulatory system that applies carbon costs equivalent to the ones that otherwise would have been borne under the EU ETS. The CBAM is a climate measure which should prevent the risk of carbon leakage, promote carbon pricing globally, enhance decarbonisation in a cost-effective and technology-neutral way and support the Union’s increased ambition on climate mitigation, while ensuring WTO compatibility.
Amendment 68 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 37 a (new)
Recital 37 a (new)
(37a) The Green Deal objectives in the agricultural sector could result in additional carbon leakage to third countries and in a loss of European producers' competitiveness; in addition, the inclusion of fertilisers in the CBAM could lead to a further increase of agricultural production costs; the EU should therefore strengthen its support to promote sustainable fertiliser management by EU farmers and reduce fertiliser consumption through the use of digital systems, improved farming practices, investments in precision farming, increased cultivation of leguminous crops, support for organic farming and the financing of low-carbon agriculture projects.
Amendment 76 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 51 a (new)
Recital 51 a (new)
(51a) To facilitate and ensure a proper functioning of the CBAM and to avoid internal market distortions or excessive administrative burden for enterprises, in particular SMEs, the Commission should provide them with technical advice and technical assistance in order to facilitate their adaptation to the new obligations established by this Regulation and to avoid causing technical obstacles to trade.
Amendment 87 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 53 a (new)
Recital 53 a (new)
(53a) To facilitate the achievement of the objectives of this Regulation, to incentivise global climate action, both within the Union and globally, and to support a market for low-carbon goods, continuous dialogue with all relevant stakeholders and Union’s trade partners should be carried.
Amendment 96 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. This Regulation establishes a carbon border adjustment mechanism (the ‘CBAM’) for addressing greenhouse gas emissions embedded in the goods referred to in Annex I, upon their importation into the customs territory of the Union, in order to prevent the risk of carbon leakage and encourage carbon pricing worldwide.
Amendment 131 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 56 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) In 2013, the Commission adopted a strategy for progressively integrating maritime emissions into the Union's policy for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. As a first step in this approach, the Union established a system to monitor, report and verify emissions from maritime transport in Regulation (EU) 2015/757 of the European Parliament and of the Council47 , to be followed by the laying down of reduction targets for the maritime sector and the application of a market based measure. In line with the commitment of the co- legislators expressed in Directive (EU) 2018/410 of the European Parliament and of the Council48 , action by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) or the Union should start from 2023, including preparatory work on adoption and implementation of a measure ensuring that the sector duly contributes to the efforts needed to achieve the objectives agreed under the Paris Agreement and due consideration being given by all stakeholders. When defining and implementing these actions, the EU should take due consideration the competitiveness of the maritime sector, the competitive position of EU ports as well as avoiding creating carbon and business leakage. __________________ 47Regulation (EU) 2015/757 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2015 on the monitoring, reporting and verification of carbon dioxide emissions from maritime transport, and amending Directive 2009/16/EC (OJ L 123, 19.5.2015, p. 55). 48Directive (EU) 2018/410 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2018 amending Directive 2003/87/EC to enhance cost-effective emission reductions and low-carbon investments, and Decision (EU) 2015/1814 (OJ L 76, 19.3.2018, p. 3).
Amendment 59 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) Pursuant to Directive (EU) 2018/410, the Commission should report to the European Parliament and to the Council on the progress achieved in the IMO towards an ambitious emission reduction objective, and on accompanying measures to ensure that the maritime transport sector duly contributes to the efforts needed to achieve the objectives agreed under the Paris Agreement. EGiven the international character of shipping, efforts to limit global maritime emissions through the IMO are under way and should be encouraged. However, while the recent progress achieved through the IMO is welcome, these measures will not be sufficient to achieve the objectives of the Paris Agreement by establishing a global market-based measure. The European Union should therefore further increase the pressure on the IMO in order to avoid carbon leakage, which would endanger our EU businesses due to unfair international competition vis-à-vis non- EU ports.
Amendment 62 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16 a (new)
Recital 16 a (new)
(16 a) A regional market-based measure such as the ETS could seriously jeopardise the reduction of total shipping emissions since evasive port calls at non- EU neighbouring ports could even increase overall emissions, in particular when evasion leads to longer voyages. To that end, the European Union should avoid possible evasive action and include the evasive call to/from a non-EU neighbouring port, including non-EU transhipment ports, as a call to an EU port when calculating the emissions falling under this Directive. The scope of voyages to be reported in the Regulation 2015/757 should include a requirement to report entire voyages involving these non- EU neighbouring ports. To this aim, the definition of port call applied in the EU ETS Directive and in Regulation 2015/757 should consider the risk of carbon and business leakage arising from the implementation of a regional market- based measure. Accordingly, the definition of port call should include stops in a transhipment port of a non-EU neighbouring country and must account for, and help prevent, vessels evading the EU ETS through evasive port calls on ports in countries neighbouring the EU. Furthermore, a new definition on neighbouring transhipment port should be integrated.
Amendment 69 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) In the European Green Deal, the Commission stated its intention to take additional measures to address greenhouse gas emissions from the maritime transport sector through a basket of measures to enable the Union to reach its emissions reduction targets. In this context, Directive 2003/87/EC should be amended to include the maritime transport sector in the EU ETS in order to ensure this sector contributes to the increased climate objectives of the Union as well as to the objectives of the Paris Agreement, which requires developed countries to take the lead by undertaking economy-wide emission reduction targets, while developing countries are encouraged to move over time towards economy-wide emission reduction or limitation targets.49 Considering that emissions from international aviation outside Europe should be capped from January 2021 by global market-based action while there is no action in place that caps or prices maritime transport emissions, it is appropriate that the EU ETS covers a share of the emissions from voyages between a port under the jurisdiction of a Member State and port under the jurisdiction of a third country, with the third country being able to decide on appropriate action in respect of the other share of emissions. The extension of the EU ETS to the maritime transport sector should thus include half of the emissions from ships performing voyages arriving at a port under the jurisdiction of a Member State from a port outside the jurisdiction of a Member State, half of the emissions from ships performing voyages departing from a port under the jurisdiction of a Member State and arriving at a port outside the jurisdiction of a Member State, emissions from ships performing voyages arriving at a port under the jurisdiction of a Member State from a port under the jurisdiction of a Member State, and emissions at berth in a port under the jurisdiction of a Member State. This approach has been noted as a practical way to solve the issue of Common but Differentiated Responsibilities and Capabilities, which has been a longstanding challenge in the UNFCCC context. The coverage of a share of the emissions from both incoming and outgoing voyages between the Union and third countries ensures the effectiveness of the EU ETS, notably by increasing the environmental impact of the measure compared to a geographical scope limited to voyages within the EU, while limiting the risk of evasive port calls and the risk of delocalisation of transhipment activities outside the Union. Furthermore, in order to prevent carbon leakage due to reallocation of transhipment operation from EU port to transhipment port on non-EU neighbouring countries, the extension of the EU ETS to the maritime transport sector should thus include emissions from ships performing voyages arriving at a port under the jurisdiction of a Member State from a non-EU neighbouring transhipment port and emissions from ships performing voyages departing from a port under the jurisdiction of a Member State and arriving at non-EU neighbouring transhipment port. To ensure a smooth inclusion of the sector in the EU ETS, the surrendering of allowances by shipping companies should be gradually increased with respect to verified emissions reported for the period 2023 to 2025. To protect the environmental integrity of the system, to the extent that fewer allowances are surrendered in respect of verified emissions for maritime transport during those years, once the difference between verified emissions and allowances surrendered has been established each year, a corresponding a number of allowances should be cancelled. As from 2026, shipping companies should surrender the number of allowances corresponding to all of their verified emissions reported in the preceding year. However, measures should be taken to ensure that the extension of the EU ETS to maritime transport affects Member States in a fair and not disproportionate manner, taking into account their specific circumstances, such as those related to their geographical situation, climate and weather. __________________ 49 Paris Agreement, Article 4(4).
Amendment 78 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) The provisions of Directive 2003/87/EC as regards maritime transport activities should be kept under review in light of future international developments and efforts undertaken to achieve the objectives of the Paris Agreement, including the second global stocktake in 2028, and subsequent global stocktakes every five years thereafter, intended to inform successive nationally determined contributions. In particular, the Commission should report any time before the second global stocktake in 2028 - and therefore no later than by 30 September 2028 -regularly to the European Parliament and to the Council on progress in the IMO negotiations concerning a global market- based measure. In its report, the Commission should analyse the International Maritime Organization instruments and, assess, as relevant, how to implement those instruments in Union law through a revision of Directive 2003/87/EC. In its report, the Commission should include proposals as appropriate.
Amendment 82 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) The Commission should regularly exchange with all related port authorities, shipping companies and all related stakeholders and should review the functioning of Directive 2003/87/EC in relation to maritime transport activities in the light of experience of its application, including in relation to possible evasive practices, and should then propose measures to ensure its effectiveness.
Amendment 90 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) Based on experience from similar tasks related to environmental protection, the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) or another relevant organisation should, as appropriate and in accordance with its mandate, assist the Commission and the administering authorities in respect of the implementation of Directive 2003/87/EC. Owing to its experience with the implementation of Regulation (EU) 2015/757 and its IT tools, EMSA cshould assist the administering authorities notably as regards the monitoring, reporting and verification of emissions generated by maritime activities under the scope of this Directive by facilitating the exchange of information or developing guidelines and criteria.
Amendment 92 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 25 a (new)
Recital 25 a (new)
(25 a) To ensure that there is a level playing field for ships that navigate in ice conditions and other ships a specific method should be applied to take into account additional emissions related to navigation in ice conditions and additional emissions of ice-classed ships when sailing in open water, while ensuring that emissions trading through the ETS continues to drive down emissions in the maritime sector. To that end, relevant provisions on the transfer, surrender and cancellation of allowances under Directive 2003/87/EC should be amended accordingly.
Amendment 98 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 32
Recital 32
(32) A comprehensive approach to innovation is essential for achieving the European Green Deal objectives. At EU level, the necessary research and innovation efforts are supported, among others, through Horizon Europe which include significant funding and new instruments for the sectors coming under the ETS. Member States should ensure that the national transposition provisions do not hamper innovations and are technologically neutral, while the Commission should ensure the availability and efficiency of the necessary technical and advisory assistance.
Amendment 104 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 33
Recital 33
(33) The scope of the Innovation Fund referred to in Article 10a(8) of Directive 2003/87/EC should be extended to support innovation in low-carbon technologies and processes that concern the consumption of fuels in the sectors of buildings and road transport. In addition, the Innovation Fund should serve to support investments to decarbonise the maritime transport sector, including investments in sustainable alternative fuels and the related infrastructure, such as hydrogen and ammonia that are produced from renewables, in shore-side electricity supply, as well as zero-emission propulsion technologies like wind technologies. Considering that revenues generated from penalties raised in Regulation xxxx/xxxx [FuelEU Maritime]52 are allocated to the Innovation Fund as external assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(5) of the Financial Regulation, the Commission should ensure that due consideration is given to support for innovative projects aimed at accelerating the development and deployment of renewable and low carbon fuels in the maritime sector, as specified in Article 21(1) of Regulation xxxx/xxxx [FuelEU Maritime]. To ensure sufficient funding is available for innovation within this extended scope, the Innovation Fund should be supplemented with 50 million allowances, stemming partly from the allowances that could otherwise be auctioned, and partly from the allowances that could otherwise be allocated for free, in accordance with the current proportion of funding provided from each source to the Innovation Fund. __________________ 52[add ref to the FuelEU Maritime Regulation].
Amendment 233 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 67
Recital 67
(67) It is necessary to amend Regulation (EU) 2015/757 to take into account the inclusion of the maritime transport sector in the EU ETS. Regulation (EU) 2015/757 should be amended to oblige companies to report aggregated emissions data at company level and to submit for approval their verified monitoring plans and aggregated emissions data at company level to the responsible administering authority, including information on port calls in neighbouring non-EU ports. In addition, the Commission should be empowered to adopt delegated acts to amend the methods for monitoring CO2 emissions and the rules on monitoring, as well as any other relevant information set out in Regulation (EU) 2015/757, to ensure the effective functioning of the EU ETS at administrative level and to supplement Regulation (EU) 2015/757 with the rules for the approval of monitoring plans and changes thereof by administering authorities, with the rules for the monitoring, reporting and submission of the aggregated emissions data at company level and with the rules for the verification of the aggregated emissions data at company level and for the issuance of a verification report in respect of the aggregated emissions data at company level. The data monitored, reported and verified under Regulation (EU) 2015/757 might also be used for the purpose of compliance with other Union law requiring the monitoring, reporting and verification of the same ship information.
Amendment 248 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point d
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point d
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 3 – point v
Article 3 – point v
(v) ‘shipping company’ means the shipowner or any other organisation or person, such as the manager or the bareboat charterer, that has assumed the responsibility for the operation of the ship from the shipowner and that, on assuming such responsibility, has agreed to take over all the duties and responsibilities imposed by the International Management Code for the Safe Operation of Ships and for Pollution Prevention, set out in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 336/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council(*); when the ultimate responsibility for the operation of the ship and the decisions affecting the CO2 emissions of the ship is assumed, by means of a contractual arrangement, by a different entity, this entity shall be directly responsible under this contractual agreement for assuming all the duties, responsibilities and compliance costs under this Directive. Operation of the ship for the purposes of this Article shall mean determining the cargo carried, the route or the speed of the ship.
Amendment 277 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 3g – paragraph 1
Article 3g – paragraph 1
1. The allocation of allowances and the application of surrender requirements in respect of maritime transport activities shall apply in respect of fifty percent (50 %) of the emissions fromthe following pattern: a) ships performing voyages departing from a port under the jurisdiction of a Member State and arriving at a port outside the jurisdiction of a Member State or ships performing voyages departing from a port unoutsider the jurisdiction of a Member State and arriving at a port under the jurisdiction of a Member State, with a stop on a neighbouring transhipment port outside the jurisdiction of a Member State, fifty: i) shall apply one hundred percent (50 100%) of the emissions from ships performing voyage departing from aor the segment of the voyage between the port outsiunder the jurisdiction of a Member State and arriving at athe neighbouring transhipment port unoutsider the jurisdiction of a Member State, one hundred percent (100 %) of emissions from and; ii) shall apply fifty percent (50%) for the rest of the voyage; b) ships performing voyages departing from a port under the jurisdiction of a Member State and arriving at a port under the jurisdiction of a Member State andwith a stop on a neighbouring transhipment port outside the jurisdiction of a Member State, shall apply one hundred percent (100 %) of emissions fromor the whole voyage; c) ships at berth in a port under the jurisdiction of a Member State shall apply one hundred percent (100%) of emissions.
Amendment 304 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 3ga – paragraph 2
Article 3ga – paragraph 2
To the extent that fewer allowances are surrendered compared to the verified emissions from maritime transport for the years 2023, 2024 and 2025, once the difference between verified emissions and allowances surrendered has been established in respect of each year, a corresponding quantity of allowances shall be cancelled rather than auctioned pursuant to Article 10. Member States shall provide at least 30% of the allowances free of charge in the new Emissions Trading System for shipping companies trading on deep-sea routes for those vessels carrying out at least 40% of transhipment operations in a call in a EU port, provided that ships operating in those routes do not develop alternative evasive routes and can demonstrate a high efficiency in accordance with a measurable environmental performance parameter. Those routes shall be incorporated in a list and reconsidered on an annual basis by the Commission.
Amendment 320 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 3ge – paragraph 1
Article 3ge – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall consider possible amendments in relation to the adoption by the International Maritime Organization of a global market-based measure to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from maritime transport in order to ensure a global approach. In the event of the adoption of such a measure, and in any event before the 2028 global stocktake and no later than 30 September 2028, the Commission shall present a report to the European Parliament and to the Council in which it shall examine any such measure. Where appropriate, the Commission may follow to the report with a legislative proposal to the European Parliament and to the Council to amend this Directive as appropriate in order to align EU legislation with measures taken at international level.
Amendment 324 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 3ge – paragraph 1a (new)
Article 3ge – paragraph 1a (new)
1a. By 2023, the Commission shall carry on a full and comprehensive impact assessment, based on real data and in close cooperation with the stakeholders, of the potential impacts and risk of these provisions on carbon leakage, evasion, delocation of calls and port business to ports outside the EU, connectivity of ports in Europe, competitiviness of the EU maritime sector resulting from the Fit for 55-packageand and where relevant on the modal shift. The Commission shall address the negative impacts identified by this assessment through revisions and amendments to Chapter II entitled “Aviation and Maritime Transport” and other provisionsrelevant to the maritime EU ETS. Alignment with a market-based measure developed in the IMO should be closely examined as a means to address potentialnegative impacts.
Amendment 329 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 3ge – paragraph 2
Article 3ge – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall monitor and evaluate the implementation of this Chapter and possible trends as regards companies seeking to avoid, such as significant decrease of transhipment calls or traffic in EU ports, as regards companies seeking to avoid ports under the jurisdiction of a EU Member State being bound by the requirements of this Directive 1 year after its entry into force. If appropriate, the Commission shall propose measures to prevent such avoidance and review the provisions of this Directive in relation to maritime transport activities.;
Amendment 360 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point g
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point g
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 3
Article 10a – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 3
The Innovation Fund shall cover the sectors listed in Annex I and Annex III, including environmentally safe carbon capture and utilisation (“CCU”) that contributes substantially to mitigating climate change, as well as products substituting carbon intensive ones produced in sectors listed in Annex I, and to help stimulate the construction and operation of projects aimed at the environmentally safe capture and geological storage (“CCS”) of CO2, as well as of innovative renewable energy and energy storage technologies; in geographically balanced locations. The Innovation Fund mayshall also support break- through innovative technologies and infrastructure to decarbonise the maritime sector, , where a substantial share of the EU ETS revenues generated by the maritime ETS shall be used to enable the decarbonisation of the sector and for the production of low- and zero-carbon fuels in aviation, rail and road transport. Special attention shall be given to projects in sectors covered by the [CBAM regulation] to support innovation in low carbon technologies, CCU, CCS, renewable energy and energy storage, in a way that contributes to mitigating climate change.
Amendment 382 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15 – point c
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) each shipping company surrenders a number of allowances equal to its total emissions during the preceding calendar year, as verified in accordance with Article 3gc. Shipping companies may surrender fewer allowances on the basis of a ship’s ice class or navigation in ice or both in line with Annex Va.
Amendment 387 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15 – point c
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Member States, administering Member States and administering authorities in respect of a shipping company shall ensure that allowances surrendered in accordance with the first subparagraph are subsequently cancelled.; To the extent that fewer allowances are surrendered compared to the verified emissions from maritime transport, once the difference between verified emissions and allowances surrendered has been established in respect of each year, a corresponding quantity of allowances shall be cancelled rather than auctioned pursuant to Article 10
Amendment 393 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Those implementing acts shall apply the sustainability and greenhouse gas emission saving criteria for the use of biomass established by Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council(*), with any necessary adjustments for application under this Directive, for this biomass to be zero-rated. They shall specify how to account for storage of emissions from a mix of zero-rated sources and sources that are not zero-rated. They shall also specify how to account for emissions from renewable fuels of non- biological origin and recycled carbon fuels, ensuring that these emissions are accounted for and that double counting is avoided. They shall also specify how to account for the well-to-tank emissions of renewable and low-carbon fuels”;
Amendment 460 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph -1 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph -1 a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2015/757
Article 3 – point b
Article 3 – point b
(-1 a) in Article 3, point (b) is replaced by the following: "(b) ‘port of call’ means the port where a ship stops to load or unload cargo or to embark or disembark passengers; consequently, for the purpose of this regulation, stops for the sole purposes of refuelling, obtaining supplies, relieving the crew, going into dry-dock or making repairs to the ship and/or its equipment, stops in port because the ship is in need of assistance or in distress, ship-to-ship transfers carried out outside ports, stops in a transhipment port of a non-EU neighbouring country and stops for the sole purpose of taking shelter from adverse weather or rendered necessary by search and rescue activities are excluded; (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A02015R0757-20161216)Or. en
Amendment 461 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2015/757
Article 3 – points oa new, ob new, s new, t new, w new
Article 3 – points oa new, ob new, s new, t new, w new
(1a) in Article 3, the following points (oa), (ob), (s), (t) and (w) are added: (oa) 'navigating in ice conditions' means navigating of an ice-classed ship in a sea area within the ice edge. (ob) "ice edge" is defined by paragraph 4.4. of the WMO Sea-Ice Nomenclature, March 2014 as the demarcation at any given time between the open sea and sea ice of any kind, whether fast or drifting. (s) “neighbouring transhipment port” means a port located in a neighbouring country of the EU where the movement of one type of cargo to be transhipped exceeds 60 % of the total traffic of that port. It needs to be considered that cargo, container or goods are transhipped when they are unloaded from ship to the port for the sole purpose of loading them on another ship. Such ports shall be incorporated in a list and reconsidered on an annual basis by the Commission. (t) “deep sea routes” means those shipping routes connecting two or more continents and performed by regular services covering more than 3000km long where ships would carry out transhipment operations at any port in its route. Such routes shall be incorporated in a list and reconsidered on an annual basis by the Commission. (w) ”transhipment operation” means an operation in which any cargo, container or good is unloaded from a ship to the port for the sole purpose of loading it on another ship.
Amendment 462 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point -a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point -a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2015/757
Article 6 – paragraph 4
Article 6 – paragraph 4
Amendment 464 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2015/757
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Amendment 468 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 6 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 6 a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2015/757
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – points ga new and l new
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – points ga new and l new
(6 a) in Article 10, first paragraph, the following points(ga) and (l) are inserted: "(ga) aggregated distance travelled separately for voyages between ports under a Member State's jurisdiction, for voyages departing from a port under a Member State's jurisdiction and for voyages arriving to a port under a Member State's jurisdiction, if the shipping company aims to surrender fewer emission allowances on that basis under Directive 2003/87/EC." "(l) ice-class and aggregated CO2 emissions when navigating in ice conditions separately for voyages between ports under a Member State's jurisdiction, for voyages departing from a port under a Member State's jurisdiction and for voyages arriving to a port under a Member State's jurisdiction and aggregated distance travelled when navigating in ice conditions separately for voyages between ports under a Member State's jurisdiction, for voyages departing from a port under a Member State's jurisdiction and for voyages arriving to a port under a Member State's jurisdiction when navigating in ice conditions, if the shipping company aims to surrender fewer emission allowances on that basis under Directive 2003/87/EC.”
Amendment 488 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex – point 4 a (new)
Annex – point 4 a (new)
Directive Directive 2003/87/EC
Annex V a (new)
Annex V a (new)
Amendment 90 #
2021/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) Maritime transport accounts for around 75% of EU external trade and 31% of EU internal trade in terms of volume. At the same time, ship traffic to or from ports in the European Economic Area accounts for some 11% of all EU CO2 emissions from transport and 3-4% of total EU CO2 emissions. 400 million passengers embark or disembark annually in ports of Member States, including around 14 million on cruise ships. Maritime transport is therefore an essential component of Europe’s transport system and plays a critical role for the European economy. The maritime transport market is subject to strong competition between economic actors in the Union and beyond for which a level playing field is indispensable. The stability and prosperity of the maritime transport market and its economic actors rely on a clear and harmonised policy framework where maritime transport operators, ports and other actors in the sector can operate on the basis of equal opportunities. Where market distortions occur, they risk putting ship operators or ports at a disadvantage compared to competitors within the maritime transport sector or in other transport sectors. In turn, this can result in a loss of competitiveness of the maritime transport industry, and a loss of connectivity for citizens and businesses. Therefore, to avoid market distortion and to ensure a fair and level playing field for Member States, measures should be taken to address specific circumstances, such as those related to climate, weather and natural conditions.
Amendment 117 #
2021/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) In order to produce an effect on all the activities of the maritime transport sector, it is appropriate that this Regulation covers a share of the voyages between a port under the jurisdiction of a Member State and port under the jurisdiction of a third country. This Regulation should thus apply to half of the energy used by a ship performing voyages arriving at a port under the jurisdiction of a Member State from a port outside the jurisdiction of a Member State, half of the of the energy used by a ship performing voyages departing from a port under the jurisdiction of a Member State and arriving at a port outside the jurisdiction of a Member State, the entirety of the energy used by a ship performing voyages arriving at a port under the jurisdiction of a Member State from a port under the jurisdiction of a Member State, and the energy used at berth in a port under the jurisdiction of a Member State. Such coverage of a share of the energy used by a ship in both incoming and outgoing voyages between the Union and third countries ensures the effectiveness of this Regulation, including by increasing the positive impact on the environment of such framework. Simultaneously, suchThe framework should limits the risk of evasive port calls and the risk of delocalisation of transhipment activities outside the Union. In order to ensure smooth operation of maritime traffic, a level playing field among maritime transport operators and among ports, and avoid distortions in the internal market, all journeys arriving or departing from ports under jurisdiction of Member States, as well as the stay of ships in those ports should be covered by uniform rules contained in this Regulation.
Amendment 120 #
2021/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) In order to ensure a coherent legislative framework for the decarbonisation of the maritime sector, this Regulation, AFIR, RED, ETS and ETD should be aligned to create legal and investment certainty for the sector. Furthermore, the overarching economic impacts of these legislations should be evaluated comprehensively.
Amendment 140 #
2021/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) Welcomes the Commission REPowerEU Communication's1a recommendation to double the production of biomethane to at least 35 billion cubic meters and encourages the Commission to propose even higher targets to harness the full potential; stresses that in order to ensure a successful acceleration of bio- LNG production for the maritime sector, incentives should be created both in supply and demand side; therefore, adding a multiplier for bio-LNG in this Regulation should be considered;. __________________ 1a REPowerEU: Joint European Action for more affordable, secure and sustainable energy COM(2022)108
Amendment 149 #
2021/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) Development of new innovative technologies, such as wind propulsion and carbon capture and storage, should be fostered, including through the Innovation Fund.
Amendment 158 #
2021/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Development and deployment of renewable and low carbon fuels with a high potential for sustainability, commercial maturity and a high potential for innovation and growth to meet future needs should be promoted. This will support creating innovative and competitive fuels markets and ensure sufficient supply of sustainable maritime fuels in the short and long term to contribute to Union transport decarbonisation ambitions, while strengthening Union’s efforts towards a high level of environmental protection. For this purpose, sustainable maritime fuels produced from feedstock listed in Parts A and B of Annex IX of Directive (EU) 2018/2001, as well as synthetic maritime fuels should be eligible. In particular, sustainable maritime fuels, such as bio- LNG, produced from feedstock listed in Part B of Annex IX of Directive (EU) 2018/2001 are essential, as currently the most commercially mature technology to decarbonise maritime transport already in the short term.
Amendment 162 #
2021/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Indirect land-use change occurs when the cultivation of crops for biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels displaces traditional production of crops for food and feed purposes. Such additional demand increases the pressure on land and can lead to the extension of agricultural land into areas with high-carbon stock, such as forests, wetlands and peatland, causing additional greenhouse gas emissions and loss of biodiversity. Research has shown that the scale of the effect depends on a variety of factors, including the type of feedstock used for fuel production, the level of additional demand for feedstock triggered by the use of biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels, and the extent to which land with high-carbon stock is protected worldwide. The level of greenhouse gas emissions caused by indirect land-use change cannot be unequivocally determined with the level of precision required for the establishment of emission factors required by the application of this regulation. However, there is evidence that all fuels produced from feedstock cause indirect land-use change to various degrees. In addition to the greenhouse gas emissions linked to indirect land-use change – which is capable of negating some or all greenhouse gas emissions savings of individual biofuels, bioliquids or biomass fuels – indirect land-use change poses risks to biodiversity. This risk is particularly serious in connection with a potentially large expansion of production determined by a significant increase in demand. Accordingly, no feed and food crop-based fuelsbiofuels made from feedstocks with high indirect land- use change risk should be promoted. Directive (EU) 2018/2001 already limits and gradually phasets a cap onout the contribution of such biofuels, bioliquids and biomass to the GHG emissions savings targets in the road and rail transport sector considering their lower environmental benefits, lower performance in terms of greenhouse reduction potential and broader sustainability concernshigh indirect land-use change risk biofuels to the GHG emissions savings in the transport sector.
Amendment 163 #
2021/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) However, this approach must be stricter in the maritime sector. The maritime sector has currently insignificant levels of demand for food and feed crops- based biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels, since over 99% of currently used marine fuels are of fossil origin. Therefore, the non-eligibility of food and feed crop- based fuels under this Regulation also minimises any risk to slow down the decarbonisation of the transport sector, which could otherwise result from a shift of crop-based biofuels from the road to the maritime sector. It is essential to minimise such a shift, as road transport currently remains by far the most polluting transport sector and the maritime transport currently uses predominanetly fuels of fossil origin. It is thereforeuse of biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels under this Regulation should be promoted in the decarbonisation of the maritime transport sector. It is however appropriate to avoid the creation of a potentially large demand of food and feed crops-basedunsustainable biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels by promoting their use under this Regulation. Accordingly, the additional greenhouse gas emissions and loss of biodiversity caused by all types of feed and food crop-based fuels require that these fuels be considered to have the same emission f, and therefore it should be ensured that only biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels that comply with the sustainability criteria and greenhouse gas saving criteria set out in the Directive (EU) 2018/2001 and do not pose a high indirect land-use change risk are used. The greenhouse gas emission factors of these fuels shall be determined actcors as the least favourable pathwayding to the methodologies set out in Directive (EU) 2018/2001.
Amendment 175 #
2021/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) This Regulation should establish the methodology and the formula that should apply to calculate the yearly average greenhouse gas intensity of the energy used on-board by a ship. This formula should be based on the fuel consumption reported by ships and consider the relevant emission factors of these fuels. The use of substitute sources of energy, such as wind or electricity, should also be reflected in the methodology. To ensure a level playing field, a specific method should be applied to take into account and adequately compensate the additional emissions resulting from sailing in ice conditions and the additional emissions caused by the ship’s ice-strengthened design when sailing in open water.
Amendment 201 #
2021/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) Exceptions in case of unavailability or incompatibility of OPS should be limited after ship and port operators have had sufficient time to make the necessary investments, in order to provide the necessary incentives for those investments and avoid unfair competition. As of 2035, ship operators should plan carefully their calls on TEN-T ports callsovered by the Regulation XXXX-XXX (Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation) to make sure that they can carry out their activities without emitting air pollutants and GHG at berth and compromise the environment in coastal areas and port cities. A limited number of exceptions in case of unavailability or incompatibility of OPS should be maintained in order to provide the possibility for occasional last-minute changes in port call schedules and calls in ports with incompatible equipment. In order to mitigate stranded assets, incompatibility of OPS infrastructure on board and at berth as well as alternative fuel demand and supply imbalances, frequent consultation meetings between relevant stakeholders should be organised to discuss and take decisions on requirements and future plans.
Amendment 203 #
2021/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24 a (new)
Recital 24 a (new)
(24a) In order to ensure the best possible coordination between ports and ship operators, it is essential that ship operators, prior to stopping at a port of call, inform said port of their intention to connect to shore-side electricity or any other zero-emission technology and of the amount of energy needed during their call.
Amendment 204 #
2021/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24 a (new)
Recital 24 a (new)
(24a) If a port outside of the TEN-T network has voluntarily installed OPS, ships calling at that port should connect to OPS.
Amendment 205 #
2021/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24 b (new)
Recital 24 b (new)
(24b) Shore-side electricity demand in ports is likely to coincide with seasonal or cyclical peaks that may lead to a significant increase in electricity demand that temporarily exceeds electricity generation capacity. Such situations should not be regarded as a failure on the part of the port or the ship operator to comply with this regulation.
Amendment 206 #
2021/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24 c (new)
Recital 24 c (new)
(24c) The construction of infrastructure to provide shore-side electricity in ports needs to be accompanied by an increase in the capacity and connectivity of electricity grids. It is also essential that Member States step up the decarbonisation of their electricity production so that ports are able to provide decarbonised and controllable electricity.
Amendment 230 #
2021/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 37
Recital 37
(37) The revenues generated from the payment of penalties should be used to promote the distribution and use of renewable and low-carbon fuels in the maritime sector and help maritime operators to meet their climate and environmental goals, including by supporting investments in alternative fuels and OPS infrastructure. For this purpose these revenues should be allocated to the the Innovation Fund referred to in Article 10a(8) of Directive 2003/87/EC. It should be ensured that this allocation is earmarked for decarbonisation projects in the maritime sector.
Amendment 241 #
2021/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 41 a (new)
Recital 41 a (new)
(41a) The methodology used to calculate GHG emission intensity reductions in Annex I should be reviewed regularly in order to evaluate, and if necessary amend, this Regulation, in order to include the reductions derived from new technological innovations. For example, the new potential GHG abatement technologies, such as propulsion techniques and carbon capture and storage, could contribute towards achieving the objectives of this Regulation.
Amendment 254 #
2021/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 43 a (new)
Recital 43 a (new)
(43a) The Commission shall comprehensively evaluate the quantity and sustainability of alternative fuels supply in the EU and report the results to the European Parliament and the Council, by 1 January 2028, and every five years until 2050. If needed, the Commission should propose a shared responsibility mechanism between shipping companies and fuel suppliers to ensure adequate volume and sustainability of these fuels.
Amendment 294 #
2021/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) ‘wind propulsion’ or ‘wind- assisted propulsion’ means a propulsion technique that contributes primarily or auxiliary to the propulsion of any type of vessel via the energy of the wind, which is captured when the ship is sailing.
Amendment 315 #
2021/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point m
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point m
(m) ‘ship at berth’ means a ship at berth as defined in Article 3, point (n) of Regulation (EU) 2015/757which is securely moored at the quayside in a port falling under the jurisdiction of a Member State while it is loading, unloading and/or embarking/disembarking passengers or hoteling, including the time spent when not engaged in cargo/passenger operations;
Amendment 320 #
2021/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point r
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point r
(r) ‘on-shore power supply’ means the system to supply electricity to ships at berth, at low or high voltage, alternate or direct current, including ship side and shore side fixed, mobile and floating installations, when feeding directly the ship main distribution switchboard for powering hotel, service workloads or charging secondary batteries;
Amendment 384 #
2021/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Frequent consultation meetings with all relevant stakeholders in individual ports should be organised, to ensure ongoing discussion and cooperation on the alternative fuel supply that is planned and deployed in ports as well as on the demand expected from vessels calling on these ports.
Amendment 393 #
2021/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. From 1 January 2030, a ship at berth in a port of call under the jurisdiction of a Member Statecovered by Article 9 of Regulation XXXX-XXX (Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation) shall connect to on-shore power supply and use it for all energy needs while at berth.
Amendment 401 #
2021/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. If a port outside of the TEN-T network has voluntarily installed OPS, ships calling at that port should connect to OPS.
Amendment 428 #
2021/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – point d
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – point d
(d) that are unable to connect to on- shore power supply due to unavailable connection points in a port or a temporary shortage of capacity in the electricity network;
Amendment 437 #
2021/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Before the vessel arrives at the port of call, the vessel operator shall inform the port manager or, where applicable, the terminal operator, of its request to connect to the on-shore power supply or other zero-emission technology as defined in Annex III of this Regulation and the amount of power required during the call.
Amendment 455 #
2021/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 7 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Frequent consultation meetings with all relevant stakeholders in individual ports should be organised, to ensure ongoing discussion and cooperation on the OPS infrastructure supply that is planned and deployed in ports as well as on the demand expected from vessels calling on these ports. This will mitigate stranded assets and incompatibility of OPS installations available onboard vessels and at berth.
Amendment 473 #
2021/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. Companies shall check regularly, and at least annually, whether a ship’s monitoring plan reflects the nature and functioning of the ship and whether any of the data it contains can be improved, corrected and/or updated.
Amendment 488 #
2021/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) biofuels and biogas that do not comply with point (a) or that are produced from food and feed crops with high indirect land-use change risk pursuant to Directive (EU) 2018/2001 shall be considered to have the same emission factors as the least favourable fossil fuel pathway for this type of fuel;
Amendment 583 #
2021/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1
Article 21 – paragraph 1
1. The penalties referred to in Article 20(1) and 20(2) shall be allocated to support common projects aimed at the rapid deployment of renewable and low carbon fuels in the maritime sector. Projects financed by the funds collected from the penalties shall stimulate the production of greater quantities of renewable and low carbon fuels for the maritime sector, facilitate the construction of appropriate bunkering facilities or electric connection ports in ports, and support the development, testing and deployment of the most innovative European technologies, such as wind propulsion and carbon capture and storage, in the fleet to achieve significant emission reductions.
Amendment 589 #
2021/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 2
Article 21 – paragraph 2
2. The revenues generated from penalties referred to in paragraph 1 shall be allocated to the the Innovation Fund referred to in Article 10a(8) of Directive 2003/87/EC. These revenues shall constitute external assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(5) of the Financial Regulation, and shall be implemented in accordance with the rules applicable to the Innovation Fund. The revenues from these penalties shall be earmarked for the maritime sector and contribute to its decarbonisation, including support for alternative fuels production and deployment, alternative fuels infrastructure and OPS infrastructure as well as new innovative technologies.
Amendment 623 #
2021/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(c a) the methodology specified in Annex I;
Amendment 628 #
2021/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 28 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The Commission shall review and evaluate every five years, starting from the entry into force of this Regulation until 2050, the default values presented in Annex II and amend them, if needed, based on sound scientific research and evidence.
Amendment 666 #
2021/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – table
Annex II – table
Amendment 675 #
2021/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – table – row 4 a (new)
Annex III – table – row 4 a (new)
Any other zero-emission power source Any technology that achieves emissions reductions equivalent to or more significant than would be achieved by using on-shore power supply.
Amendment 86 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
(13 a) Highlights that the Social Climate Fund proposal is not a justified mechanism because of its inconsistence with agreed Multiannual Financial Framework, the unnecessary administrative burden it creates to the Member States and their regions and municipalities; whereas the mechanism would not respect Member States´ national competence on social policy and would not treat the Member States equally and does not take account the efforts and costs Member States have already taken to reach climate target; notes the alarming impact of rising energy prices on citizens; calls on the Member States to implement socially just and economically solid programs to balance rising prices while prioritising the investments to climate- neutral energy system enable affordable and sustainable energy in transport in the long term;
Amendment 117 #
2021/0205(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) Development and deployment of sustainable aviation fuels with a high potential for sustainability, commercial maturity and a high potential for innovation and growth to meet future needs should be promoted. This should support creating innovative and competitive fuels markets and ensure sufficient supply of sustainable aviation fuels for aviation in short and long term to contribute to Union transport decarbonisation ambitions, while strengthening Union’s efforts towards a high level of environmental protection. For this purpose, sustainable aviation fuels, which are produced from feedstock listed in Parts A and B of Annex IX of Directive (EU) 2018/2001, as well as synthetic aviation fuels should be eligible. In particular, sustainable aviation fuels produced from feedstock listed in Part B of Annex IX ofother than high- ILUC risk feedstock and comply with the sustainability and greenhouse gas emissions criteria laid down in Article 29(2) to (7) of the Directive (EU) 2018/2001 are essential, as currently the most commercially mature technology to decarbonise air transport already in the short termnd are certified in accordance with Article 30 of this Directive, as well as synthetic aviation fuels should be eligible.
Amendment 135 #
2021/0205(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) The present Regulation should aim to ensure that aircraft operators can compete on the basis of equal opportunities as regards the access to sustainable aviation fuels. To avoid any distortions on the air services market, all Union airports covered by this Regulation should be supplied with uniform minimum shares of sustainable aviation fuels. While ensuring the achievement of EU harmonised volume shares in accordance with targets of this regulation, Member States may set higher national targets. Whereas the market is free to supply and use larger quantities of sustainable fuel, this Regulation should ensure that the mandatory minimum shares of sustainable aviation fuels are the same across all the covered airports. It supersedes any requirements established directly or indirectly at national or regional level requiring aircraft operators or aviation fuel suppliers to uptake or supply sustainable aviation fuels with different targets than the ones prescribed under this Regulation. In order to create a clear and predictable legal framework and in doing so encourage the market development and deployment of the most sustainable and innovative with growth potential to meet future needs fuel technologies, this Regulation should set out gradually increasing minimum shares of synthetic aviation fuels over time. Setting out a dedicated sub-obligation on synthetic aviation fuels is necessary in view of the significant decarbonisation potential of such fuels, and in view of their current estimated production costs. When produced from renewable or carbon neutral electricity and carbon captured directly from the air, synthetic aviation fuels can achieve as high as 100% emissions savings compared to conventional aviation fuel. They also have notable advantages compared to other types of sustainable aviation fuels with regards to resource efficiency (in particular for water needs) of the production process. However, synthetic aviation fuels’ production costs are currently estimated at 3 to 6 times higher than the market price of conventional aviation fuel. Therefore, this Regulation should establish a dedicated sub-obligation for this technology. Other types of synthetic fuels, such as low carbon synthetic fuels achieving high greenhouse gas reductions, could be considered for inclusion in the scope of this Regulation in the course of future revisions, where such fuels become defined under the Renewable Energy Directive.
Amendment 217 #
2021/0205(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 5
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 5
— ‘sustainable aviation fuels’ (‘SAF’) means drop-in aviation fuels that are either synthetic aviation fuels, advanced biofuels as defined in Article 2, second paragraph, point 34 of Directive (EU) 2018/2001, or biofuels produced from the feedstock listed in Part B of Annex IX to that Directive,with the exception of high ILUC biofuels, such as biofuels produced from ‘food and feed crops’, as defined in Article 26(2) of the same Directive, or synthetic aviation fuels, and which comply with the sustainability and greenhouse gas emissions criteria laid down in Article 29(2) to (7) of that Directive and 25(2) of Directive (EU)2018/2001 and are cvertified in accordance with Article 30 of thisat Directive;
Amendment 231 #
2021/0205(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 8
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 8
— ‘synthetic aviation fuels’ means fuels that are renewable or low carbon fuels of non- biological origin, as defined in Article 2, second paragraph, point 36 of Directive (EU) 2018/2001, used in aviation;
Amendment 258 #
2021/0205(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Aviation fuel suppliers shall ensure that all aviation fuel made available to aircraft operators at each Union airport contains a minimum share of sustainable aviation fuel, including a minimum share of synthetic aviation fuel in accordance with the values and dates of application set out in Annex I. While ensuring the achievement of EU harmonised volume shares in accordance with targets of this regulation; Member States may set higher national targets than the ones prescribed in Annex I for the supply of aviation fuels, including synthetic aviation fuels, which shall be notified to the European Commission;
Amendment 282 #
2021/0205(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
The yearly quantity of aviation fuel uplifted by a given aircraft operator at a given Union airport shall be at least 90% of the yearly aviation fuel required. For flights shorter than 500km, the obligation in paragraph 1 does not apply, if the aircraft operator can show that the corresponding amount has been uplifted at another Union airport.
Amendment 431 #
2021/0205(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 445 #
2021/0205(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point a
Annex I – point a
(a) From 1 January 2025, a minimum share of 25% of SAF, of which a minimum share of 0.03 % of synthetic fuels;
Amendment 452 #
2021/0205(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point b
Annex I – point b
(b) From 1 January 2030, a minimum share of 510% of SAF, of which a minimum share of 0.7% of synthetic aviation fuels;
Amendment 69 #
2021/0203(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) To implement those objectives, the European Commission 2021 Work Programme46 announced a ‘Fit for 55’ package to reduce GHG emissions by at least 55% by 2030, and to achieve a climate-neutral European Union by 2050. This package covers a range of policy areas including energy efficiency, renewable energy, transport, land use, land change and forestry, energy taxation, effort sharing and emissions trading. _________________ 46COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS Commission Work Programme 2021 A Union of vitality in a world of fragility COM/2020/690 final.
Amendment 72 #
2021/0203(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) Highlights the importance to promote efficient energy production and use, carbon-neutral energy production, circular economy and the utilization of industrial by-products, such as sustainable biofuels, taking into account alternative fuels such as carbon neutral hydrogen and synthetic alternative fuels in transport sector that are energy intensive to produce; stresses therefore that capping the energy use is often not a feasible tool in energy efficiency;
Amendment 73 #
2021/0203(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) The transport sector is one of the few sectors that has seen an increase in its energy consumption over the last decade and only a small share of energy savings (5%) reported by Member States under the EED stems from this sector, indicating significant potential for higher energy efficiency efforts. Thus, the “Fit for55” package foresees a number of specific climate-related measures for transport, which should be centred on the principle of energy efficiency, including obligations to reduce the greenhouse gas intensity of aviation and maritime fuels, reinforced CO2 emission performance standards for light commercial vehicles, and the requirement for urban nodes to adopt sustainable urban mobility plans.
Amendment 83 #
2021/0203(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) In order to have an impact, the energy efficiency first principle needs to be consistently applied by decision makers in all relevant policy, planning and major investment decisions – that is to say large- scale investments with a value of more than 50 euro million each or 75 euro million for transport infrastructure projects – affecting energy consumption or supply. The proper application of the principle requires using the right cost-benefit analysis methodology, setting enabling conditions for energy efficient solutions and proper monitoring. Demand side flexibility can bring significant benefits to consumers and to society at large, and can increase the efficiency of the energy system and decrease the energy and transport costs, for example by reducing system operation costs resulting in lower tariffs for all consumers. Member States should take into account potential benefits from demand side flexibility in applying the energy efficiency first principle and where relevant consider demand response, energy storage and smart solutions (such as smart and bidirectional charging) as part of their efforts to increase efficiency of the integrated energy system.
Amendment 97 #
2021/0203(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 28 a (new)
Recital 28 a (new)
(28a) In the transport sector, the obligation for public bodies to reduce energy consumption should stimulate improvements in the energy efficiency of transport modes, but should not lead to a reduction in the level or quality of the connectivity provided by public transport.
Amendment 101 #
2021/0203(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 34
Recital 34
(34) In 2020, more than half of the world’s population lives in urban areas. That figure is expected to reach 68% by 205065 . In addition, half of the urban infrastructures by 2050 are still to be built66 . Cities and metropolitan areas are centres of economic activity, knowledge generation, innovation and new technologies. Cities influence the quality of life of the citizens who live or work in them. Member States should support municipalities technically and financially. A number of municipalities and other public bodies in the Member States have already put into place integrated approaches to energy saving and energy supply, for example via sustainable energy action plans, such as those developed under the Covenant of Mayors initiative, and integrated urban approaches which go beyond individual interventions in buildings or transport modes. The proposed revision of the Regulation on Union guidelines for the development of the trans-European transport network, which would require 424 major cities on the TEN-T network to have sustainable urban mobility plans by 2025, should contribute significantly to reaching the goals of this Directive, in particular by addressing the energy efficiency of urban transport with a coherent, integrated and multimodal approach. _________________ 65https://www.unfpa.org/world- population-trends 66 https://www.un.org/en/ecosoc/integration/p df/fact_sheet.pdf
Amendment 104 #
2021/0203(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 36
Recital 36
(36) All public entities investing public resources through procurement should lead by example when awarding contracts and concessions by choosing products, services works and buildings with the highest energy efficiency performance, also in relation to those procurements that are not subject to specific requirements under Directive 2009/30/EC. In that context, all award procedures for public contracts and concessions with the value above the thresholds set out in Articles 6 and 7 of Directive 2014/23/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council67 , Article 2(1) of Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council68 , and Articles 3 and 4 of Directive 2014/25/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, need to take into account the energy efficiency performance of the products, buildings and services set by Union or national law, by considering as priority the energy efficiency first principle in their procurement procedures, notably for the transport sector. _________________ 67 Directive 2014/23/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the award of concession contracts, OJ L 94, 28.3.2014, p. 1. 68Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on public procurement and repealing Directive 2004/18/EC (OJ L 94, 28.3.2014, p. 65).
Amendment 118 #
2021/0203(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 51
Recital 51
(51) Member States' energy efficiency improvement measures in transport are eligible to be taken into account for achieving their end-use energy savings obligation. Such measures include policies that are, inter alia, dedicated to promoting more efficient vehicles, including those owned by national, regional and local authorities, a modal shift to cycling, walking and collective transport, or mobility and urban planning that reduces demand for transport. In addition, schemes which accelerate the uptake of new, more efficient vehicles or policies fostering a shift to fuels with reduced levels of emissions, except policy measures regarding the use of direct fossil fuel combustion, that reduce energy use per kilometre are also capable of being eligible, subject to compliance with the rules on materiality and additionality set out in Annex V to this Directive. Policy measures promoting the uptake of new fossil fuel vehicles should not qualify as eligible measures under the energy savings obligation.
Amendment 129 #
2021/0203(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 108
Recital 108
(108) Member States and regions should be encouraged to make full use of the European funds available in the MFF and Next Generation EU including the Recovery and Resilience Facility, the Cohesion Policy Fund s , the Rural Development Fund and the Just Transition Fund, as well as the financial instruments and technical assistance available under InvestEU, to trigger private and public investments in energy efficiency improvement measures. Investment in energy efficiency has the potential to contribute to economic growth, employment, innovation and a reduction in energy poverty in households, and therefore makes a positive contribution to economic, social and territorial cohesion and green recovery . Potential areas for funding include energy efficiency measures in public buildings and housing, in tourism, and providing new skills to promote employment in the energy efficiency sector. The Commission will ensure synergies between the different funding instruments, in particular the funds in the shared management and in the direct management (like the centrally-managed programmes: Horizon Europe or LIFE), as well as between grants, loans and technical assistance to maximise their leverage effect on private financing and their impact on the achievement of energy efficiency policy objectives.
Amendment 167 #
2021/0203(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
5. Member States may require that contracting authorities and contracting entities take into account, where appropriate, wider sustainability, social, environmental and circular economy aspects in procurement practices, notably for the transport sector, with a view to achieving the Union’s decarbonisation and zero pollution objectives. Where appropriate, and in accordance with the requirements laid down in Annex IV, Member States shall require contracting authorities and contracting entities to take into account Union green public procurement criteria.
Amendment 188 #
2021/0203(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
Article 22 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. Member States shall establish a network of experts from various sectors such as transport sector, health sector, building sector and social sectors to develop strategies to support local and national decision makers in implementing energy efficiency improvement measures alleviating energy poverty, measures to generate robust long term solutions to mitigate energy poverty and to develop appropriate technical assistance and financial tools. Member States shall strive to ensure a network of experts’ composition that ensures gender balance and reflects the perspectives of people in all their diversity.
Amendment 211 #
2021/0203(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex V – point 2 – point g
Annex V – point 2 – point g
(g) policies with the purpose of encouraging higher levels of energy efficiency of products, equipment, transport systems, vehicles and fuels, including vehicles owned by public bodies, buildings and building elements, processes or markets shall be permitted , except those policy measures regarding the use of direct combustion of fossil fuel technologies that are implemented as from 1 January 2024 ;
Amendment 15 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) In Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 of the European Parliament and of the Council30 , the Union has enshrined the target of economy-wide climate neutrality by 2050 in legislation. That Regulation also establishes a binding Union commitment to reduce net greenhouse gas emissions (emissions after deduction of removals) by at least 55 % below 1990 levels by 2030. All sectors of the economy are expected to contribute to achieving that target, including the land use, land use change and forestry sectorwith the highest priority being the reduction of fossil emissions. The contribution of net removals to the 2030 Union climate target is limited to 225 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent. In the context of Regulation (EU) 2021/1119, the Commission reaffirmed in a corresponding statement its intention to propose a revision of Regulation (EU) 2018/841 of the European Parliament and of the Council31 , in line with the ambition to increase net carbon removals to levels above 300 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent in the land use, land use change and forestry sector by 2030. Stresses that this regulation must remain as a climate accounting framework for carbon emissions and removals in accordance with the IPCC reporting guidelines. To ensure better regulation and avoiding excessive burden and regulatory overlap, LULUCF should not be extended to encompass other policy areas such as measures in agriculture, forestry or transport. __________________ 30Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 June 2021 establishing the framework for achieving climate neutrality and amending Regulations (EC) No 401/2009 and (EU) 2018/1999 (‘European Climate Law’) (OJ L 243, 9.7.2021, p. 1).’. 31 Regulation (EU) 2018/841 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on the inclusion of greenhouse gas emissions and removals from land use, land use change and forestry in the 2030 climate and energy framework, and amending Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 and Decision No 529/2013/EU (OJ L 156, 19.6.2018, p. 1).
Amendment 22 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) In order to contribute to the increased ambition to reduce greenhouse gas net emissions from at least 40 % to at least 55 % below 1990 levels, binding annual targets for net greenhouse gas removals should be set out for each Member State in the land use, land use change and forestry sector in the period from 2026 to 2030 (in analogy to the annual emission allocations set out in Regulation (EU) 2018/842 of the European Parliament and of the Council32 ), resulting in a target of 310 millions of tonnes CO2 equivalent of net removals for the Union as a whole in 2030 and should take into account the principles of sustainable forest management as agreed by Forest Europe and FAO. The methodology used to establish the national targets for 2030 should take into account the average greenhouse gas emissions and removals from the years 2016, 2017 and 2018, reported by each Member State, and reflect the current mitigation performance of the land use, land use change and forestry sector, and each Member State’s share of the managed land area in the Union, taking into account the capacity of that Member State to improve its performance in the sector via land management practices or changes in land use that benefit the climate and biodiversity. __________________ 32Regulation (EU) 2018/842 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on binding annual greenhouse gas emission reductions by Member States from 2021 to 2030 contributing to climate action to meet commitments under the Paris Agreement and amending Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 (OJ L 156, 19.6.2018, p. 26).
Amendment 31 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) In Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 of the European Parliament and of the Council30 , the Union has enshrined the target of economy-wide climate neutrality by 2050 in legislation. That Regulation also establishes a binding Union commitment to reduce net greenhouse gas emissions (emissions after deduction of removals) by at least 55 % below 1990 levels by 2030. All sectors of the economy are expected to contribute to achieving that target, including the land use, land use change and forestry sectorwith the highest priority being the reduction of fossil emissions. The contribution of net removals to the 2030 Union climate target is limited to 225 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent. In the context of Regulation (EU) 2021/1119, the Commission reaffirmed in a corresponding statement its intention to propose a revision of Regulation (EU) 2018/841 of the European Parliament and of the Council31 , in line with the ambition to increase net carbon removals to levels above 300 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent in the land use, land use change and forestry sector by 2030. This Regulation must remain as a climate accounting framework for carbon emissions and removals in accordance with the IPCC reporting guidelines. To ensure better regulation and avoiding excessive burden and regulatory overlap, LULUCF should not be extended to encompass other policy areas such as measures in agriculture and forestry, _________________ 30 Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 June 2021 establishing the framework for achieving climate neutrality and amending Regulations (EC) No 401/2009 and (EU) 2018/1999 (‘European Climate Law’) (OJ L 243, 9.7.2021, p. 1).’. 31 Regulation (EU) 2018/841 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on the inclusion of greenhouse gas emissions and removals from land use, land use change and forestry in the 2030 climate and energy framework, and amending Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 and Decision No 529/2013/EU (OJ L 156, 19.6.2018, p. 1).
Amendment 39 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) In order to enhance greenhouse gas removals, individual farmers or forest managers and owners need a direct incentive to store more carbon on their land and their forests while encouraging to implement sustainable forest management practices. EU should base the LULUCF accounting in line with the Article 6 of the Paris Agreement and outcomes of the Glasgow Summit to avoid double counting and enhance the development of robust and harmonized global accounting of carbon removals.. New business models based on carbon farming incentives and on the certification of carbon removals need to be increasingly deployed in the period until 2030. Such incentives and business models will enhance climate mitigation in the bio- economy, including through the use of durable harvested wood products and all bio-based products, while ensuring new innovative solutions such as lignine in batteries, advanced biofuels as well as components and bio-composites in transport sector taking into account the potential of side streams and residues as well as carbon capture and storage technologies, in full respect of ecological principles fostering biodiversity and the circular economy. Hence, new categories of carbon storage products should be introduced in addition to the harvested wood products. The emerging business models, farming and land management practices to enhance removals contribute to a balanced territorial development and economic growth in rural areas. They also create opportunities for new jobs and provide incentives for relevant training, reskilling and upskilling.
Amendment 41 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) In order to contribute to the increased ambition to reduce greenhouse gas net emissions from at least 40 % to at least 55 % below 1990 levels, binding annual targets for net greenhouse gas removals should be set out for each Member State in the land use, land use change and forestry sector in the period from 2026 to 2030 (in analogy to the annual emission allocations set out in Regulation (EU) 2018/842 of the European Parliament and of the Council32 ), resulting in a target of 310 millions of tonnes CO2 equivalent of net removals for the Union as a whole in 2030 and should take into account the principles of sustainable forest management as agreed by Forest Europe and FAO. The methodology used to establish the national targets for 2030 should take into account the average greenhouse gas emissions and removals from the years 2016, 2017 and 2018, reported by each Member State, and reflect the current mitigation performance of the land use, land use change and forestry sector, and each Member State’s share of the managed land area in the Union, taking into account the capacity of that Member State to improve its performance in the sector via land management practices or changes in land use that benefit the climate and biodiversity. _________________ 32 Regulation (EU) 2018/842 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on binding annual greenhouse gas emission reductions by Member States from 2021 to 2030 contributing to climate action to meet commitments under the Paris Agreement and amending Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 (OJ L 156, 19.6.2018, p. 26).
Amendment 44 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Considering the specificities of the land use, land use change and forestry sector in each Member State caused by fluctuations in the nature, economy and society, as well as the fact that Member States need to increase their performance to achieve their national binding targets, a maximum range of flexibilities within LULUCF-sector and between LULUCF and ESR should remain at the disposal of the Member States, including trading surpluses and the extension of forest- specific flexibilities, while respecting the environmental integrity of the targets.
Amendment 45 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) Stresses the importance of encouraging Member States to ensure good maintenance of existing infrastructure and efficient land use from the climate perspective especially in road transport networks;
Amendment 46 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 b (new)
Recital 11 b (new)
(11b) Highlights the potential of renewable materials with carbon sequestration effect in substituting fossils in the transport sector, especially advanced biofuels and biogas, which should be noted in this regulation;
Amendment 48 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) With the setting of binding national annual targets for greenhouse gas removals based on the reported greenhouse gas emissions and removals from 2026 onwards, the rules for target compliance should be set out. The principles laid down in Regulation (EU) 2018/842 should apply mutatis mutandis, with a penalty for non-compliance calculated in the following way: 108% of the gap between the assigned target and the net removals reported in the given year will be added to the greenhouse gas emission figure reported in the subsequent year by the Member State.Deleted
Amendment 53 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 a (new)
Recital 16 a (new)
(16a) Whereas new transport infrastructure is needed to enhance the connections from urban to sparsely populated areas all over Europe, this land use should be considered in terms of its potential for emissions reduction and climate impact, but also keeping economic, social and environmental dimensions in balance;
Amendment 61 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 2 – paragraph 1– point g a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1– point g a (new)
(ga) carbon storage
Amendment 63 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation 2018/841
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. The 2030 Union target for net greenhouse gas removals is 310 million tonnes CO2 equivalent as a sum of the Member States targets established in accordance with paragraph 3 of this Article, and shall be based on the average of its greenhouse gas inventory data for the years 2016, 2017 and 2018. The conditions on measures for achieving these targets in land use and forestry sectors should be set in other related legislation both at the EU and at national level. This legislation sets the accounting rules and the overall ambition ensuring that every Member States reduces its net greenhouse gas emissions and increases carbon sinks accordingly.
Amendment 65 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The land sector has the potential to become rapidlymake a shift towards climate-neutral by 2035 in a cost-effective manner, and subsequently generate more greenhouse gas removals than emissions. A collective commitmentCombining greenhouse gas removals and emissions from LULUCF and agricultural emissions under ESR to a single accounting system in accordance with the IPCC reporting guidelines would simplify the climate accounting and make it more efficient. Commitment at Member State level aiming to achieve climate-neutrality in the land sector in 2035 at EU level can provide the needed planning certainty to drive land- based mitigation action in the short term, considering that it can take many years for such action to deliver the desired mitigation outcomes. Moreover, the land sector is projected to become the largest sector in the EU greenhouse gas flux profile in 2050. It is therefore particularly important to anchor that sector to a trajectory that can effectively deliver net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. By mid-2024, the Member States should submit their updated integrated national energy and climate plans in accordance with Article 14 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council34 . The plans should include relevant measures by which each Member State best contributes to the collective target of climate neutrality in the land sector at EU level in 2035. On the basis of these plans, the Commission should propose national targets, ensuring that the Union-wideeach Member State´s greenhouse gas emissions and removals in the land use, land use change and forestry sector and the emissions from the agriculture non-CO2 sectors tare at least balanced by 2035. Contrary to the EU level target of climate neutrality for the land sector by 2035, such national targets will be binding and enforceable on each Member Stateget carbon neutrality by 2035. _________________ 34 Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the Governance of the Energy Union and Climate Action, amending Regulations (EC) No 663/2009 and (EC) No 715/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Directives 94/22/EC, 98/70/EC, 2009/31/EC, 2009/73/EC, 2010/31/EU, 2012/27/EU and 2013/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Directives 2009/119/EC and (EU) 2015/652 and repealing Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 328, 21.12.2018, p.1).
Amendment 75 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) In order to enhance greenhouse gas removals, individual farmers or forest managers and owners need a direct incentive to store more carbon on their land and their forests while encouraging to implement sustainable forest management practices. Union should base the LULUCF accounting in line with Article 6 of the Paris Agreement and outcomes of the Glasgow Summit to avoid double counting and enhance the development of robust and harmonized global accounting of carbon removals. New business models based on carbon farming incentives and on the certification of carbon removals need to be increasingly deployed in the period until 2030. Carbon removals should be based on solid financial framework, accounting rules and market based design from public and private resources, whereas CAP-funding must mainly remain targeted for food production and ensuring food security in the Union. Such incentives and business models will enhance climate mitigation in the bio- economy, including through the use of durable harvested wood products and through substitution of fossil-based raw materials, in full respect of ecological principles fostering biodiversity and the circular economy. Hence, new categories of all carbon storage products should be introduced in addition to the harvested wood products all bio-based products, while ensuring new innovative solutions, taking into account the potential of side streams and residues as well as carbon capture and storage technologies. The emerging business models, farming and land management practices to enhance removals contribute to a balanced territorial development and economic growth in rural areas. They also create opportunities for new jobs and provide incentives for relevant training, reskilling and upskilling.
Amendment 76 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point b
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall adopt delegated acts in 3 months from entry into force of this regulation in accordance with Article 16 in order to amend paragraph 1 of this Article and Annex V by adding new categories of carbon storage products, including harvested wood products and all relevant bio-based products, that have a carbon sequestration effect, based on IPCC Guidelines as adopted by the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC or the Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement, and ensuring environmental integrity. The Commission should take into account the life cycle analysis, the substitution effect, the potential of side streams and residues and the inclusion of bioenergy carbon capture, storage and utilization technologies in carbon storage products;
Amendment 80 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point a
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 12 – point a
Article 12 – point a
Amendment 86 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) There are evident benefits of sustainable forest management in increasing the carbon sink targets by enhancing carbon sinks, preventing natural disturbances and increasing biodiversity.
Amendment 86 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 13 c (new) – subparagraph 1
Article 13 c (new) – subparagraph 1
Amendment 87 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 b (new)
Recital 10 b (new)
(10b) It is necessary to underline that there is potential of sustainably sourced growing media constituents for seedlings in carbon sequestration.
Amendment 87 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Amendment 90 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Considering the specificities of the land use, land use change and forestry sector in each Member State caused by fluctuations in the nature, economy and society, as well as the fact that Member States need to increase their performance to achieve their national binding targets, a maximum range of flexibilities within LULUCF-sector and between LULUCF and ESR should remain at the disposal of the Member States, including trading surpluses and the extension of forest- specific flexibilities, while respecting the environmental integrity of the targets.
Amendment 95 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
Amendment 103 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) Due to the change to reporting- based targets, the greenhouse gas emissions and removals need to be estimated with a higher level of accuracy. Moreover, the updated EU Bioeconomy Strategy, the Communication from the Commission on EU Biodiversity Strategy for 203038 , the Farm to Fork Strategy for a fair, healthy and environmentally-friendly food system39 , the EU Forest Strategy40 , the revised Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council41 and the Communication from the Commission on Forging a climate-resilient Europe - the new EU Strategy on Adaptation to Climate Change42 will all require enhanced monitoring of land, thereby helping to protect and enhance the resilience of nature-based carbon removals throughout the Union. The monitoring and reporting of emissions and removals needs to be upgraded, using advanced technologies available under Union programmes, such as Copernicus, and digital data collected under the Common Agricultural Policy, applying the twin transition of green and digital innovation. _________________ 38 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 - Bringing nature back into our lives (COM(2020) 380 final). 39 COM/2020/381 final. 40 […] 41 Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources (OJ L 328, 21.12.2018, p. 82). 42 COM/2021/82 final.
Amendment 117 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) commitments of Member States to take the necessary measures aiming towards the collective achievement of climate- neutrality in the Unionat Member State level by 2035 in the land use, land use change and forestry sector including emissions by the non-CO2 agriculture.’;
Amendment 123 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point g a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point g a (new)
(ga) carbon storage;
Amendment 134 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
2. The 2030 Union target for net greenhouse gas removals is 310 million tonnes CO2 equivalent as a sum of the Member States targets established in accordance with paragraph 3 of this Article, and shall be based on the average of its greenhouse gas inventory data for the years 2016, 2017 and 2018. The conditions on measures for achieving those targets in land use and forestry sectors should be set in other related legislation at both Union and national level. This legislation sets the overall ambition and accounting rules.
Amendment 141 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Each Member State shall ensure that, taking into account the flexibilities provided for in Articles 12 and 13 and 13b, the annual sum of its greenhouse gas emissions and removals on its territory and in all of the land reporting categories referred to in Article 2(2), points (a) to (j), in each year in the period from 2026 to 2030 does not exceed the limit established by a linear trajectory, ending in 2030 on the target set out for that Member State in Annex IIa. The linear trajectory of a Member State shall start in 2022.
Amendment 147 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 Regulation (EU) 2018/841
3. The Commission shall adopt implementing acts setting out the annual targets based on the linear trajectory for net greenhouse gas removals for each Member State, for each year in the period from 2026 to 2029 in terms of tonnes CO2 equivalent. These national trajectories shall be based on the average greenhouse gas inventory data for the years 2021, 2022 and 2023, reported by each Member State. The value of the 310 million tonnes CO2 equivalent net removals as a sum of the targets for Member States set out in Annex IIa may be subject to a technical correction due to a change of methodology by Member States. The method for determination of the technical correction to be added to the targets of the Member States, shall be set out in these implementing acts. For the purpose of those implementing acts, the Commission shall carry out a comprehensive review of the most recent national inventory data for the years 2021, 2022 and 2023 submitted by Member States pursuant to Article 26(4) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999.
Amendment 160 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
4. The Union-wide gGreenhouse gas emissions at Member State level in the sectors set out in Article 2(3), points (a) to (j), shall aim to be net zero by 2035 and the Union shall achieve negative emissions thereafter. The Union and t. The Member States shall take the necessary measures to enable the collective achievement of the target for 2035.
Amendment 176 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point b
Regulation 2018/841
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall adopt delegated acts by ... 3 months after the entry into force of this Regulation in accordance with Article 16 in order to amend paragraph 1 of this Article and Annex V by adding new categories of carbon storage products, including harvested wood products, and all relevant bio-based products that have a carbon sequestration effect, based on IPCC Guidelines as adopted by the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC or the Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement, and ensuring environmental integrity. The Commission shall take into account the life cycle analysis, the substitution effect, the potential of side streams and residues and the inclusion of bioenergy carbon capture, storage and utilization technologies in carbon storage products.;
Amendment 186 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point a
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 12 – paragraph 3
Article 12 – paragraph 3
(a) paragraph 3 is deletedreplaced by the following: “3. To the extent that total removals exceed total emissions in a Member State in the period from 2021 to 2025, and after subtraction of any quantity taken into account under Article 7 of Regulation (EU) 2018/842 or transferred to another Member State pursuant to paragraph 2 of this Article, that Member State may bank the remaining quantity of removals to the period from 2026 to 2030.”;
Amendment 217 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 13c – paragraph 1
Article 13c – paragraph 1
Amendment 220 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 13c – paragraph 2
Article 13c – paragraph 2
Amendment 234 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Following the report, the Commission shall make legislative proposals where it deems it appropriate. In particular, the proposals shall set out annual targets and governance aiming towards the 2035 Member State climate-neutrality target as laid down in Article 4(4), additional Union policies and measures, and a post-2035 framework, including in the scope of the Regulation greenhouse gas emissions and removals from additional sectors, such as the marine and freshwater environment.;
Amendment 239 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) 2018/1999
Article 4 –paragraph 1 – point a – point 1 – point ii
Article 4 –paragraph 1 – point a – point 1 – point ii
the Member State’s commitments and national targets for net greenhouse gas removals pursuant to Article 4(1) and (2) of Regulation (EU) 2018/841 and its contributions aim towards reaching the UnionMember State´s objective of reducing greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2035 and achieving negative emissions thereafter pursuant to Article 4(4) of that Regulation;;
Amendment 251 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III
Annex III
Regulation (EU) 2018/1999
Annex V – Part 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Annex V – Part 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Geographically explicit land-use conversion data in accordance with the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for national GHG inventories. TheMember States are encouraged to develop greenhouse gas inventory shall operate on the basis of electronic databases and geographic information systems, and comprise:
Amendment 254 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III
Annex III
Regulation (EU) 2018/1999
Annex V – Part 3 – paragraph 1 – point d – indent 1
Annex V – Part 3 – paragraph 1 – point d – indent 1
Amendment 255 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III
Annex III
Regulation (EU) 2018/1999
Annex V – Part 3 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Annex V – Part 3 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) areas subject to compensation for natural disturbances under paragraph 5 of Article 13b of Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Amendment 256 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III
Annex III
Regulation (EU) 2018/1999
Annex V – Part 3 – paragraph 4
Annex V – Part 3 – paragraph 4
Member States shall aim at from 2026 for all carbon pool emission and removal estimates falling in areas of high carbon stock land use units referred to in point (c) above, areas of land use units under protection or under restoration referred to in points (d) and (e) above, and areas of land use units under high future climate risks referred to in point (f) above, apply Tier 3 methodology, in accordance with the 2006 IPCC guidelines for national GHG inventories.’.
Amendment 30 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The European Green Deal combines a comprehensive set of mutually reinforcing measures and initiatives aimed at achieving climate neutrality in the EU by 2050, which require consistency between all of them in order to avoid regulatory fragmentation as well as conflicting measures between the emissions Regulation (AFIR, Cars CO2, the regulation on batteries, RED II, LULUCF, etc.) and sets out a new growth strategy that aims to transform the Union into a fair and prosperous society, with a modern, resource-efficient and competitive economy, where economic growth is decoupled from resource use. It also aims to protect, conserve and enhance the Union's natural capital, and protect the health and well-being of citizens from environment-related risks and impacts. At the same time, this transition affects women and men differently and has a particular impact on some disadvantaged groups, such as older people, persons with disabilities and persons with a minority racial or ethnic background. It must therefore be ensured that the transition is just and inclusive, leaving no one behind.
Amendment 35 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) All sectors of the economy, including the road transport sector, which is the only sector that has increased its emissions compared to 1990, accounting for almost 20% of GHG emissions, are expected to contribute to achieving those emissione Green Deal target of a 90% reductions, including the road transport sector. emissions in order to attain carbon neutrality by 2050
Amendment 43 #
2021/0197(COD)
(7b) This regulation forms part of the efforts to meet the Union's wider objective to reduce emissions from passenger cars and light commercial vehicles. With the increasing use of zero- and low-emission vehicles, emission sources will move upstream in the automotive chain. By focusing exclusively on vehicle exhaust emissions, this legislation will therefore become progressively less effective in reducing emissions at EU level. In these circumstances, the Commission needs to come up with, by 31 December 2023 at the latest, a harmonised methodology for reporting the carbon balance of the life cycle of such vehicles (‘manufacture – use – scrapping’) and the energy consumed (‘extraction/production – transportation – consumption’ or ‘Well- to-Tank’) in order to obtain an overall view of their environmental impacts and thus ensure consistency of the means brought to bear in pursuit of the Union’s climate objectives. This regulation should be reviewed in 2027 to incorporate this extended carbon accounting as a new indicator for the reduction of emissions from the sector which is better able to reflect the true carbon balance of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles.
Amendment 44 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) In order to achieve a reduction in net greenhouse gas emissions of at least 55 % by 2030 compared to 1990, it is necessary to strengthen the reduction requirements set out in Regulation (EU) 2019/631 of the European Parliament and of the Council25 for both passenger cars and light commercial vehicles. A clear pathway also needs to be set for further reductions beyond 2030 to contribute to achieving the climate neutrality objective by 2050. Without ambitious action on greenhouse gas emission reductions in road transport, higher emission reductions would be needed in other sectors, including sectors where decarbonisation is more challenging. These measures will have cross-sector consequences, so it will be necessary to work together with the industry and the transport sector and to accompany it with social measures in order to achieve an accepted and orderly transition that will allow us to maintain the competitiveness of the sector, the maintenance of jobs with an effort to incorporate women into the sector. _________________ 25Regulation (EU) 2019/631 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 setting CO2 emission performance standards for new passenger cars and for new light commercial vehicles, and repealing Regulations (EC) No 443/2009 and (EU) No 510/2011 (OJ L 111, 25.4.2019, p. 13).
Amendment 51 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The strengthened CO2 emission reduction requirements should incentivise an increasing share of zero-emission and low-emission vehicles being deployed on the Union market whilst providing benefits to consumers and citizens in terms of air quality and energy savings, as well as ensuring that innovation in the automotive value chain can be maintained. The automotive industry remains one of the pillars of the EU economy, contributing 7% of European GDP, providing 4.6 million jobs and remaining at the cutting edge of technological innovation with EUR 60 billion invested each year in research and development. The industry needs to be supported in its environmental and digital transition, as European manufacturers are now facing a triple bind, with tightened environmental regulations, increasing investment needs in innovation and heightened international competition. Within the global context, also the EU automotive chain must continue to be a leading actor in the on- going transition towards zero-emission mobility. The strengthened CO2 emission reduction standards aremust remain technology neutral in reaching the fleet- wide targets that they set. Different technologies are andmain and need to remain available to reach the zero-emission fleet wide target. Zero-emission vehicles currently include battery electric vehicles, fuel-cell and other hydrogen powered vehicles, and technological innovations are continuing. Zero and low-emission vehicles, which also include well performing plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, can continue to play a role in the transition pathway. running on advanced biofuels or synthetic fuels as defined in Directive (EU) 2018/200111a, that is currently under review, can continue to play a role in the transition pathway. _________________ 1aDirective (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources (OJ L 328, 21.12.2018, p. 82)
Amendment 55 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) While battery-powered electric vehicles have great potential to decarbonise the fleet and should be encouraged, they do not justify abandoning the principle of technological neutrality, and should rather be used in concert with other efficient technologies. It is important to stress that no technology is ‘zero emission’ or without an environmental impact, including this type of vehicle (given the battery’s carbon footprint, the higher weight of vehicles, the origin of the electricity, the extraction of raw materials). In this respect, the risk of supply tensions should be assessed and addressed in order to meet the European demand in a context of increased international pressure to extract the resources needed to manufacture batteries, with projections for battery production increasing twentyfold by 2050. Moreover, the impacts on electricity networks (in terms of decarbonisation, availability, performance and standardisation) or on the rollout of recharging infrastructures (network size correlated with autonomy, high private and public investment requirements) must be considered.
Amendment 57 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 b (new)
Recital 9 b (new)
(9b) The principle of technological neutrality is fundamental to ensure there is a plurality of solutions, to preserve innovation and development, including in disruptive technologies, and to allow market flexibility and a diverse range of social behaviours. It is thus important that we do not limit road transport to a single technology but rather encourage innovation and complementarities between efficient alternative technologies, such as the combined use of hybrid vehicles and low-carbon fuels. Furthermore, a ‘one size fits all’ approach at European level would be compromised by the wide economic, social, geographical and infrastructural diversity within and between Member States, whereas a mix of complementary technologies allows each region to implement the solutions it deems most appropriate to reduce its emissions
Amendment 58 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 c (new)
Recital 9 c (new)
(9c) To ensure all solutions including renewable fuels will help decarbonise the transport sector now and beyond 2035, there is a need to move beyond the pure Tank-to-Wheel approach in measuring emissions and to consider emissions on a Well-to-Wheel or life cycle assessment basis
Amendment 61 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Against that background, new strengthened CO2 emission reduction targets should be set for both new passenger cars and new light commercial vehicles for the period 2030 onwards. Those targets should be set at a level that willrespects the principle of technological neutrality while delivering a strong signal to accelerate the uptake of zero-emission and low-emission vehicles on the Union market and to stimulate innovation in zero- emission technologies in a cost- efficient way.
Amendment 66 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 b (new)
Recital 10 b (new)
(10b) The use of high performance tyres should be further encouraged as they reduce energy consumption and emissions (including rolling noise) while maintaining vehicle safety.
Amendment 73 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 b (new)
Recital 11 b (new)
(11b) It will not be possible to achieve the long-term goal of entirely decarbonising European mobility without technological innovation and technical progress. With that in mind, and in the face of increased international competition, it is essential that the Union and Member States continue their efforts to explore and develop initiatives that promote the synergies possible in the sector, taking as a model the EU Batteries Alliance, and support public and private investment in European automotive research and innovation in order to maintain European technological leadership in that sector, to develop industrial excellence in the technologies of the future on European soil and to ensure the long-term sustainability of its industrial base, keeping it efficient and competitive on the world market
Amendment 76 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) The updated New Industrial Strategy26 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 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. 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 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 and low-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, up-skilling and re- skilling of workers and reconversion of activities. The progress report will also build on the two-year progress reports that Member States submit under the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation. The Commission should consult social partners in the preparation of the progress report, including the results in the social dialogue. Innovations in the automotive supply chain are continuing. Innovative technologies such as the production of advanced biofuels and electro-fuels with air capture, if further developed, could offer prospects for affordable climate neutral mobility. The Commission should therefore keep track of progress in the state of innovation in the sector as part of its progress report. _________________ 26 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 80 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) It is also essential to ensure the future viability of the European manufacturing industry and to strengthen of the Union's strategic autonomy that the Commission works together with Member States and industrial stakeholders to secure the supply chain in the strategic materials
Amendment 87 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) The rollout of sufficient charging and refuelling infrastructure for alternative fuels is an essential prerequisite for the development of the market for zero- and low-emission vehicles and, therefore, for the success of this Regulation; thus, any increase in this regulation’s emission-reduction targets, including on interim objectives, should go hand-in-hand with an increase in rollout targets set as part of the revision of the Directive on the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure; in this connection, it is vital that investment in its deployment should be continued and increased. The Member States should be provided with sufficient support and help to achieve this objective due to their significant investment needs in a decade in which their tax losses and transfers of tax revenues towards alternative fuels will increase. In this context, it is important to underline that the issue of refuelling is intrinsically linked to the very autonomy of vehicles, that, the more the latter increases, the less frequent refuelling will need to be – and that the Commission should therefore take account of technological developments, in particular with regard to the autonomy of batteries, which affect the deployment of infrastructure
Amendment 90 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) Manufacturers should be provided with sufficient flexibility in adapting their fleets over time in order to manage the transition towards zero-emission and low- emission vehicles in a cost-efficient manner, and i. It is therefore appropriate to maintain the approach of decreasing target levels in five-year steps. In order to ensure the effectiveness of the measures adopted in this Regulation taking into account the evolution of the sector and the behaviour of the public, a review of this Regulation shall be carried out in 2027.
Amendment 117 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) The progress made under Regulation (EU) 2019/631 towards achieving the reduction objectives set for 2030 and beyond should be reviewed in 20267. For this review, all aspects considered in the two yearly reporting should be considered.
Amendment 123 #
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 the conclusion 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) 2019/631should be targeted in order to contribute to the transition of the sector.
Amendment 126 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25 a (new)
Recital 25 a (new)
(25a) In determining the average specific emissions of CO2 for all the new passenger cars and new light commercial vehicles registered in the Union for which manufacturers are responsible, all passenger cars and light commercial vehicles should be taken into account irrespective of their mass or other characteristics, as the case may be. Notwithstanding the aforementioned, recognizing the low life-cycle emissions of biomethane and its potential to provide cost-effective CO2 emission reductions, certain number of clearly defined mono fuel new passenger cars and vans would be excluded in determining the average specific emissions of CO2 for all the new cars and vans in a transition period. Although Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 does not cover passenger cars and light commercial vehicles with a reference mass exceeding 2 610 kg and to which type-approval is not extended in accordance with Article 2(2) of that Regulation, the emissions for these vehicles should be measured in accordance with the same measurement procedures as specified pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 715/2007, notably the procedures set out in Commission Regulation (EC) No 692/2008 (14) and in Regulation (EU) 2017/1151,and the correlation procedures adopted on the basis of Regulations (EC) No443/2009 and (EU) No 510/2011, in particular Implementing Regulations (EU)2017/1152 and (EU) 2017/1153. The resulting CO2 emission values should be entered in the certificate of conformity of the vehicle in order to enable their inclusion in the monitoring scheme;
Amendment 162 #
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) for the average emissions of the new passenger car fleet, an EU fleet-wide target equal to a 10095 % reduction of the target in 2021 determined in accordance with Part A, point 6.1.3, of Annex I in order to maintain a residual proportion of low-emission plug-in hybrids, low- emission gas fuelled vehicles and other low-emission vehicles on the market;
Amendment 164 #
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) for the average emissions of the new light commercial vehicles fleet, an EU fleet-wide target equal to a 10095 % reduction of the target in 2021 determined in accordance with Part B, point 6.1.3, of Annex I.
Amendment 175 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Article 1 – paragraph 3 a new
Article 1 – paragraph 3 a new
(1a) -a) the following paragraph is inserted: ‘This Regulation shall be reviewed by 31 December 2027 and supplemented by additional measures to include, in addition to exhaust emissions, the overall carbon balance of the vehicle and fuel used, based on the methodologies set out in Article 7(10) and Article 12(3a), with a view to ensuring that emissions from the sector are in line with the Union's target of carbon neutrality.’
Amendment 177 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a – point aa (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a – point aa (new)
(aa) a new definition is introduced: ‘n (a) ‘plug-in hybrid electric vehicle’ (PHEV): a vehicle powered by a combination of an electric motor with a rechargeable battery and an internal combustion engine, which may operate together or separately.’
Amendment 178 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a b (new)
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Article 3 – paragraph 1 –point a – point ab (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 –point a – point ab (new)
(ab) a new definition is introduced: "n (b) "gas fuelled vehicle' means a vehicle which satisfies the criteria for mono fuel gas vehicle as defined in Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1151, excluding vehicles that run on LPG or hydrogen"
Amendment 181 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point m
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point m
In paragraph 1, point (m) is replaced by the following: (m) ‘zero- and low-emission vehicle’ means a passenger car or a light commercial vehicle with tailpipe emissions from zero up to 50 g CO2/km, as determincalculated ion accordance with Regulation (EU) 2017/1151; well-to-wheel approach;" Or. en (Document 32019R0631)
Amendment 187 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Amendment 191 #
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 7 – paragraph 10
Article 7 – paragraph 10
(5a) (aa) paragraph 10 is replaced by the following: ‘10. The Commission shall draw up, no later than 2023 evaluate the possibility of developing31 December 2023, a common Union methodology for the assessment and the consistent data reporting of the full life- cycle CO2 emissions of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles that are placed on the EUnion market. The Commission shall transmit to the European Parliament and to the Council that evaluationmethodology, including, where appropriate, proposals for follow-up measures, such as legislative proposals. Or. en(Regulation (EU) 2019/631)
Amendment 206 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Article 12 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 3 a (new)
(6a) 6a. in Article 12, the following paragraph is inserted: ‘3a. ‘The Commission shall draw up, no later than 31 December 2023, a common Union methodology for the assessment and the consistent data reporting of the full life-cycle CO2 emissions of fuels and energy consumed by vehicles on the EU market.’
Amendment 218 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Article 14 a – paragraph 1
Article 14 a – paragraph 1
By 31 December 2025, and every two years thereafter, the Commission shall report on the progress towards zero emission road mobility. The report shall assess and ascertain whether this regulation needs to be modified to take a more holistic and comprehensive approach to emissions, on the basis of the methodologies set out in Articles 7(10) and 12(3a). The report shall in particular monitor and assess the need for possible additional measures to facilitate the transition, including through financial means.
Amendment 225 #
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, the transition from a purely exhaust-emissions-based to a holistic life- cycle-analysis-based approach to emissions, the threshold of grams of CO2 used for defining what constitutes a low- emission vehicle and, if necessary, the revision thereof, 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 transition towards zero emission road mobility.;
Amendment 231 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point a
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. The Commission shall, in 20287, review the effectiveness and impact of this Regulation, building on the two yearly reporting, and submit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council with the result of the review.
Amendment 77 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5 a) Welcomes the regulation on artificial intelligence, which aims to create legal certainty and coherence across the EU. Notes however, that the transport and tourism sectors are already regulated by sector specific rules, and recalls the need for ensuring the coherence and complementarity with the existing legislation. To avoid unnecessary overlap and double regulation, this Regulation should only apply when sector specific legislation posing equal or stricter rules is not already in place.
Amendment 103 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 44
Recital 44
(44) High data quality is essential for the performance of many AI systems, especially when techniques involving the training of models are used, with a view to ensure that the high-risk AI system performs as intended and safely and it does not become the source of discrimination prohibited by Union law. High quality training, validation and testing data sets require the implementation of appropriate data governance and management practices. Training, validation and testing data sets should be sufficiently relevant, representative and, up-to-date, free of errors to the best extent possible and as complete as possible in view of the intended purpose of the system. They should also have the appropriate statistical properties, including as regards the persons or groups of persons on which the high-risk AI system is intended to be used. In particular, training, validation and testing data sets should take into account, to the extent required in the light of their intended purpose, the features, characteristics or elements that are particular to the specific geographical, sectorial, behavioural or functional setting or context within which the AI system is intended to be used. In order to protect the right of others from the discrimination that might result from the bias in AI systems, the providers shouldbe able to process also special categories of personal data, as a matter of substantial public interest, in order to ensure the bias monitoring, detection, update and correction in relation to high- risk AI systems.
Amendment 111 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 71
Recital 71
(71) Artificial intelligence is a rapidly developing family of technologies that requires novel forms of regulatory oversight and a safe space for experimentation, while ensuring responsible innovation and integration of appropriate safeguards and risk mitigation measures. To ensure a legal framework that is innovation-friendly, future-proof and resilient to disruption, national competent authorities from one or more Member States should be encouraged to establish artificial intelligence regulatory sandboxes to facilitate the development and testing of innovative AI systems under strict regulatory oversight before these systems are placed on the market or otherwise put into service. It is especially important to ensure that SMEs and start-ups can easily access these sandboxes, are actively involved and participate in the development and testing of innovative AI systems, in order to be able to contribute with their knowhow and experience. Their participation should be supported and facilitated.
Amendment 115 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 76
Recital 76
(76) In order to facilitate a smooth, effective and harmonised implementation of this Regulation a European Artificial Intelligence Board should be established. The Board should be responsible for a number of advisory tasks, including issuing opinions, recommendations, advice or guidance on matters related to the implementation of this Regulation, including on technical specifications or existing standards regarding the requirements established in this Regulation and providing advice to and assisting the Commission on specific questions related to artificial intelligence. In order to ensure a common and consistent approach to the development of AI and ensure good cooperation and exchange of views, the Board should regularly consult other EU institutions as well as all sector-specific relevant stakeholders.
Amendment 116 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 77 a (new)
Recital 77 a (new)
(77 a) To encourage knowledge sharing from best practices, the Commission should organise regular consultative meetings for knowhow exchange between different Member States' national authorities responsible for notification policy.
Amendment 202 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3
Article 10 – paragraph 3
3. Training, validation and testing data sets shall be relevant, representative, up-to- date, free of errors to the best extent possible and as complete as possible. They shall have the appropriate statistical properties, including, where applicable, as regards the persons or groups of persons on which the high-risk AI system is intended to be used. These characteristics of the data sets may be met at the level of individual data sets or a combination thereof.
Amendment 236 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 a (new)
Article 39 a (new)
Article 39 a Exchange of knowhow and best practices The Commission shall facilitate regular consultative meetings for the exchange of knowhow and best practices between the Member States' national authorities responsible for notification policy.
Amendment 239 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 41 – paragraph 2
Article 41 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission, when preparing the common specifications referred to in paragraph 1, shall gather the views of relevant bodies or expert groups established under relevant sectorial Union law, as well as relevant sector-specific stakeholders.
Amendment 253 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 53 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. The organisers of AI regulatory sandboxes shall ensure an easy access for SMEs and start-ups by facilitating and supporting their participation and mitigating administrative burden, which might arise from joining.
Amendment 263 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 1
Article 57 – paragraph 1
1. The Board shall be composed of the national supervisory authorities, who shall be represented by the head or equivalent high-level official of that authority, and the European Data Protection Supervisor. Other national, regional and local authorities may be invited to the meetings, where the issues discussed are of relevance for them.
Amendment 265 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 57 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. The Board shall organise consultations with stakeholders at least twice a year. Such stakeholders shall include representatives from industry, SMEs and start-ups, civil society organisations such as NGOs, consumer associations, the social partners and academia, to assess the evolution of trends in technology, issues related to the implementation and the effectiveness of this Regulation, regulatory gaps or loopholes observed in practice.
Amendment 271 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 60 – paragraph 3
Article 60 – paragraph 3
3. Information contained in the EU database shall be accessible to the public, user-friendly, easily navigable and machine-readable.
Amendment 280 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 69 – paragraph 3
Article 69 – paragraph 3
3. Codes of conduct may be drawn up by national, regional or local authorities, by individual providers of AI systems or by organisations representing them or by both, including with the involvement of users and any interested stakeholders and their representative organisations. Codes of conduct may cover one or more AI systems taking into account the similarity of the intended purpose of the relevant systems.
Amendment 7 #
2021/0055(COD)
(4) Article 118 of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 builds on the One Health Action Plan against antimicrobial resistance (‘AMR’)9 , by enhancing the prevention and control of AMR and promoting a more prudent and responsible use of antimicrobials in animals. This is also reflected in the Commission’s Farm to Fork Strategy10 , in which the Commission has set the ambitious target of reducing by 50% overall EU sales of antimicrobials used for farmed animals and in aquaculture by 2030. Even as the use of antimicrobials in Europe has decreased, the work should continue and the fight against misuse and overuse of antimicrobials should be upheld across the whole world. There is therefore a need for a consistent global approach against AMR that, when possible, sets up reduction targets for countries, taking countries' starting positions and specific prerequisites into account. _________________ 9 European Commission, A European One Health Action Plan against Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), June 2017, https://ec.europa.eu/health/sites/health/files /antimicrobial_resistance/docs/amr_2017_a ction-plan.pdf. 10 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions of 20 May 2020, A Farm to Fork Strategy for a fair, healthy and environmentally-friendly food system, COM (2020) 381 final .
Amendment 9 #
2021/0055(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) In order to ensure an effective implementation of the prohibition of the use of antimicrobials for growth promotion and yield increase and of the use of antimicrobials reserved for treatment of certain infections in humans, official controls for the verification of compliance of animals and products of animal origin exported to the Union with Article 118(1) of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 should be included in the scope of Regulation (EU) 2017/625. The 2017 RONAFA report calls for more preventative measures in the combat against AMR. Higher animal welfare standards and better implementation of animal welfare legislation, together with the use of preventative tools such as vaccines and the use of innovative animal health technologies such as diagnostics, can reduce the need for antimicrobials.
Amendment 19 #
2021/0031(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The regional economic accounts for agriculture (REAA) are a regional-level adaptation of the EAA. National figures alone cannot reveal the full and sometimes complex picture of what is happening at a more detailed level. Therefore, regional- level data help to increase the understanding of the diversity that exists between regions, complementing information for the Union, the euro area and individual Member States. The REAA therefore need to be integrated into Regulation (EC) No 138/2004 both in terms of methodology, transmission programme of data, and appropriate transmission deadlines.
Amendment 24 #
2021/0031(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 b (new)
Recital 4 b (new)
(4 b) Agricultural statistics should provide high-quality statistical evidence for the implementation and monitoring of the CAP, which is an important driver for jobs and sustainable economic growth in the Union.
Amendment 25 #
2021/0031(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 provides the legal framework for European statistics and requires Member States to comply with the statistical principles and quality criteria specified in the Regulation. Quality reports are essential for assessing, improving and communicating on the quality of European statistics. The European Statistical System Committee (ESSC) has endorsed the single integrated metadata structure as the ESS standard for quality reporting, thereby helping to satisfy, through uniform standards and harmonised methods, the statistical quality requirements laid down in Regulation (EC) No 223/2009, in particular those set out in Article 12 (3) thereof. This Regulation shall respect the general statistical principle set out in Regulation (EC) No 223/2009, which provides that the costs of producing statistics are to be proportional to the importance of the results and benefits sought, that resources are to be used optimally and that the response burden is to be minimised.
Amendment 26 #
2021/0031(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 138/2004
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. The first transmission of data for the regional economic accounts for agriculture shall take place by 30 June 2022 at the latestat NUTS 2 level within the meaning of Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 shall take place within 21 months of the end of the first reference year. The first reference year shall be the year during which this Regulation enters into force.’
Amendment 30 #
2021/0031(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EC) No 138/2004
Article 4a – paragraph 3
Article 4a – paragraph 3
3. The Commission (Eurostat) shall assess the quality of the data transmitted. For that purpose, Member States shall transmit a quality report to the Commission (Eurostat), for the first time by 31 December of the year [insert the year starting 1 January following 24 months after the date of entry into force of this Regulation], and every five years thereafter, for the data sets transmitted during the period concerned.
Amendment 33 #
2021/0031(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EC) No 138/2004
Article 4b – paragraph 1a (new)
Article 4b – paragraph 1a (new)
1 a. Where a derogation as referred to in paragraph 1 remains justified by sufficient evidence at the end of the period for which it was granted, the Commission may, by means of implementing acts, grant a subsequent derogation for a maximum period of two years.
Amendment 34 #
2021/0031(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
2. TFor the purpose of a derogation as referred to in paragraph 1, the relevant Member State concerned shall submit a duly reasoned request for such a derogation to the Commission within three months of [insert the date of the entry into force of this Regulation] or six months before the end of the period for which a current derogation has been granted.
Amendment 57 #
2021/0020(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) A statistical knowledge base is necessary to design, implement, monitor, evaluate and review policies related to agriculture in the Union, in particular the common agricultural policy (‘CAP’), including rural development measures, as well as Union policies relating to, among other things, the environment, pesticide and veterinary medicinal usage, climate change, land use, regions, public health and the sustainable development goals of the United Nations.
Amendment 69 #
2021/0020(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) High quality harmonised, transparent and reliable statistical data are important to assess the state and trends of agricultural input and output in the Union, the functioning of markets, and food security and to assess the sustainability as well as the environmental, economic and social impacts of Union and national policies, as well as for the development of new business models, digital services and modern technology. Those data include, but are not limited to, livestock and meat statistics, the production and use of eggs, and the production and use of milk and milk products. Statistics on the area, yield and production of arable crops, vegetables, various permanent crops and grasslands and commodity balances are also important. Increasingly, statistics on the sales and use of plant protection products and fertilisers are needed.
Amendment 98 #
2021/0020(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) Member States or responsible national authorities should endeavour to modernise data collection modes insofar as possible. The use of digital solutions should be promoted. The methods for collection and the collection of the data shall aim to not impose extra cost or administrative burden on Members States or on farmers, especially for SME's.
Amendment 101 #
2021/0020(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) In order to ensure flexibility and to reduce the administrative burden on respondents, NSIs and other national authorities, Member States should be allowed to use statistical surveys, administrative records and any other sources, methods or innovative approaches, such as digital tools and remote sensors, as well as including scientifically based and well documented methods such as imputation, estimation and modelling. The quality, and in particular the accuracy, timeliness and comparability of statistics based on these sources, should always be ensured.
Amendment 126 #
2021/0020(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 5
Article 4 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission may adopt implementing acts further specifying the coverage requirements referred to in paragraphs 2, 3 and 4. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 15(2), and they shall not impose a significant additional burden or costs on farmers or on Member States.
Amendment 167 #
2021/0020(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts referred to in paragraph 1 starting with the reference year [insert 2 years after entering into force of the regulation] and with a minimum of 24 years between each ad hoc data collection.
Amendment 180 #
2021/0020(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) other sources, methods or innovative approaches, such as digital tools and remote sensors.
Amendment 223 #
2021/0020(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 a (new)
Article 14 a (new)
Article 14a Review 1. By December 31 [insert year following 30 months after the date of application of this Regulation] and every five years thereafter, the Commission shall review this Regulation and shall submit a report on its implementation to the European Parliament and the Council. 2. During the first review referred to in paragraph 1, the Commission shall assess in particular: (a) Whether and why there are data gaps and deficiencies in the data collected limiting the ability of public authorities to assess progress towards sustainable agriculture, including data relating to the use of plant protection, biocidal and veterinary medicinal products.
Amendment 12 #
2020/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas increased coordination and cooperation between the Atlantic regions constitute the only way forward towards mitigating the effects of the current COVID-19 crisis and the side effects of Brexit;
Amendment 22 #
2020/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Supports the principle of sustainable development as the main driver for economic growth in the EU and particularly in the Atlantic area, through maritime transport, shipbuilding, biotechnology, fishing and aquaculture, green tourism, offshore wind, wave and tidal energy; calls on the Commission to promote research, development and place based innovation as tools that contribute towards the clean energy transition, in the areas of renewables, alternative fuels and the diversification of the EU’s energy sources as well as to be able to interconnect the territorial smart specialisation strategies pivotal for new industrial value chains;
Amendment 25 #
2020/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Points out that a revamped blue economy in the Atlantic Area can contribute to the clean energy transition, via the rising potential of offshore renewable energies and the more sustainable management of maritime space;
Amendment 28 #
2020/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Recalls the importance of incentivising and investing in value chains for economically viable and sustainable products, processes and businesses aiming at achieving climate neutrality, resource efficiency, circularity, while maintaining and developing international competitiveness;
Amendment 29 #
2020/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to complete priority projects included in the Trans-European Transport Network for the Atlantic Arc, especially in cross border areas and in the context of the future TEN-T guidelines and the Connecting Europe Facility (2021-2027), to promote the development of the TEN-T Motorways of the Sea and a comprehensive multimodal transport system across the Atlantic region; stresses the need to give priority to sustainable modes of transport such as rail and maritime transport; underlines the fact that the various macro- regional strategies have been effective at facilitating cooperation, recovery and the efficient use of EU programmes such as Feder and Interreg or the Smart Specialisation Strategies; calls, therefore, on the Commission to draft an Atlantic macro-regional strategy based on the current sea basin strategy for the Atlantic to harness sustainable and inclusive economic, social and territorial cohesion in this geographic area; stresses that its governance must likewise be based on the principle of multi-level governance to ensure effective regional participation;
Amendment 54 #
2020/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Highlights the fact that investment in coordination and cooperation between seaports, which act as gateways and hubs, is a priority for the blue economy; stresses that ports must play a key role in the shift towards sustainability and achievingof green costal tourism, aquaculture, shipbuilding, logistics and marine renewable industries, to ensure that all parts of the region can benefit from the growth of a Smart and Sustainable maritime transport and achieve balanced growth distribution across the territory;
Amendment 58 #
2020/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Highlights the importance of enhancing the role of Atlantic ports and the need of investments in smart infrastructures, as well as the development and sustainable management of green ports which should enable further capacities to accommodate trade growth; in this regard, stresses the need of installing recharging and refuelling infrastructure for alternative fuels in ports and cargo terminals, which would significantly improve the air and water quality in coastal areas; recalls, in this context, the importance of adopting an integrated approach to the management of maritime, coastal zones and the hinterland, in particular by encouraging blue mobility plans that promote inter- modal transport services, intelligent mobility laboratories and green and sustainable Atlantic tourism routes;
Amendment 65 #
2020/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Urges the European Commission to present a plan at European level, with the collaboration of national, regional and local administrations, to address the effects of climate change on sea level rise and river mouths and to propose solutions to adapt ports, infrastructure and coastal areas to prevent disasters;
Amendment 77 #
2020/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Highlights the need to protect and promote the attractiveness of the Atlantic coastal areas, landscapes and cultural heritage using a holistic approach. which can include the development of alternative and thematic tourism products, with a view to enhancing the region’s profile as a tourist destination and ensuring a sustainable economy; emphasises, therefore, setting up designations of origin and quality labels for agricultural, fishing and aquaculture products produced in the Atlantic regions to further spur gastronomic and cultural tourism;
Amendment 86 #
2020/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Calls on the Commission and Participating Countries to begin negotiations with the UK without delay on an ad-hoc agreement to determine the status, the scope and the terms of its participation as Third Country in the Atlantic Action Plan 2.0;
Amendment 89 #
2020/2276(INI)
6 b. Stresses the importance of a solid governance structure for effective implementation of the Atlantic Action Plan 2.0 involving all relevant stakeholders at EU, national, regional and local levels, backed by all available financial instruments in response to the COVID-19 crisis, and taking as reference the European Green Deal where the pivotal role of the blue economy as a one of the key sectors to reach its objectives is clearly recalled;
Amendment 92 #
2020/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6 c. Believes that the Commission should keep carrying out regular monitoring and reviews of how the Atlantic Action Plan 2.0 thematic pillars and relevant goals are implemented, and provide, together with the Member States involved, necessary funding for proper project implementation; stresses the need to ensure the continuity of territorial cooperation programmes, such as the Interreg Atlantic Area programme, the BlueInvest platform and encourages the public-private partnerships and further possibilities for combination of public investments from national and EU budgets with private funding being able to draw on the resources of all European programmes;
Amendment 95 #
2020/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 d (new)
Paragraph 6 d (new)
6 d. Urges the Outermost Regions to be considered as special areas, where priority should be given to quality employment as well as accessibility and connectivity by sea and air should be strengthened in order to facilitate their development and cohesion on an equal footing with the mainland;
Amendment 97 #
2020/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 e (new)
Paragraph 6 e (new)
6 e. Expresses that the Outermost Regions are offering further opportunities for the development of renewable energies, sustainable tourism and the circular economy, being an environment of excellent marine biodiversity;
Amendment 9 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that agricultural productivity and resilience depend on biodiversity to guarantee the long-term sustainability of our food systems; underlines, furthermore, that much of the biodiversity across Europe has been created by farming and forestry and its survival is dependent on the continued active management of farmland; highlights the fact that sustainable and effective management of natural resources is of the utmost importance for maintaining biodiversity and combating climate change; therefore believes implementation should focus on profitable measures;
Amendment 23 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Notes that the new reform of the common agricultural policy already aims to improve the environmental commitments of farmers and underlines the important positive impact of rotation in the protection of biodiversity;
Amendment 25 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Stresses the importance of genetic diversity, of species and of natural landscapes, and considers that agriculture makes it possible to preserve the biodiversity of many regions, such as open mountain areas, by avoiding the proliferation of invasive plant and animal species;
Amendment 27 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Requires strong support to agricultural practices, such as agroforestry and pastoralism in high value areas, which provide a wide variety of ecosystem services, including biodiversity, landscape, carbon storage, soil protection, and water cycle regulation;
Amendment 34 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the high level of ambition of the EU biodiversity strategy for 2030 in seeking to halt and reverse biodiversity loss in the EU; reminds that effective implementation of the strategy calls also for economic and social aspects to be recognized in a more balanced way; considers that this level of ambition encourages policy action at all levels and promotes the development of research and innovative solutions to tackle biodiversity loss; stresses that the continuous decline in farmland biodiversity is a reality and that bold action is needed to counteract this trend; underlines that prior to expanding the cover of protected areas across Europe a holistic and in-depth evaluation of the effectiveness of current protected land areas is crucial;
Amendment 41 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the high level of ambition of the EU biodiversity strategy for 2030 in seeking to halt and reverse biodiversity loss in the EU; considers that this level of ambition encourages policy action at all levels and promotes the development of research and innovative solutions to tackle biodiversity loss; stresses that the continuous decline in farmland biodiversity is a reality and that bold action is needed to counteract this trend, carefully balancing voluntary and legislative measures;
Amendment 47 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the high level of ambition of the EU biodiversity strategy for 2030 in seeking to halt and reverse biodiversity loss in the EU; considers that this level of ambition encourages policy action at all levels and promotes the development of research and innovative solutions to tackle biodiversity loss; stresses that the continuous decline in farmland biodiversity is a reality and that bold action by society as a whole is needed to counteract this trend;
Amendment 71 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises the strong link with the Farm to Fork strategy, the Forest strategy and the Bioeconomy strategy and the need for a holistic approach to the food system and to the forest value chains, keeping in mind all three pillars of sustainability (environmental, economic and social); calls on the Commission to establish an evidence-based evaluation of the implementation of the Biodiversity strategy’s measures and targets, in particular of the individual and cumulative impacts on the social and economic sustainability of agriculture and forest based sector in the EU, food security and prices, and the potential risks of displacing biodiversity losses abroad by the replacement of local agricultural production with imports; as well as impacts on the wood availability, innovation, competitiveness, resilience and autonomy, including the potential leakage effects of the bioeconomy if the implementation restricts the sustainable usage of natural resources inside EU and which could increase the use of fossil raw-materials;
Amendment 90 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Underlines that for the EU to be climate-neutral by 2050 there is a need for determined shift from the fossil economy to a circular bio-economy requiring investments for example in forest growth and the continued availability of wooden raw material guaranteed by sustainable forest management; highlights that sustainable forest management can support long-term wood availability for bio-based products while enhancing biodiversity and carbon storage; highlights the importance of using internationally recognized definitions to ensure consistency of collected data on global level;
Amendment 100 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Emphasises the importance of thorough and comprehensive impact assessments for any implementation actions related to the Biodiversity Strategy; calls on the acknowledgement of the subsidiarity and proportionality of the implementation measures which should avoid any unnecessary administrative burden; reminds that the consideration of specific national conditions as well as measures already taken by Member States have to be taken into account;
Amendment 102 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that biodiversity conservation is a key societal goal, requiring a broad and inclusive debate, and the effective participation of everyone in society, in particular those more affected by the measures, such as the farming community, landowners, and the forest based sector, while at the same benefiting from their knowledge and experience, avoiding top-down measures; and creating a sense of ownership, vital for the successful implementation of the strategy and generational renewal in the sector; stresses the need to provide remuneration and prioritise positive incentives and voluntary bottom-up participatory process in order to increase the acceptance, motivation and commitment of biodiversity protection, and thus, calls for a careful approach towards any new legally binding instrument; highlights the need to fully respect and support the rights of landowners; taking into account the actual base line at MS level and prioritizing voluntary measures;
Amendment 118 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Emphasises the strong link of the strategy with the post 2020 EU Forest Strategy and the need for a holistic approach to forests; stresses that the future EU Forest Strategy should be used as the main policy framework to coordinate all policies related to forests, forestry and the forest-based sector; Reiterates that Member States continue to decide, as highlighted in the views of the Council and the Parliament on the EU Forest Strategy, on policies on forestry and forests, including on their conservation, protection and restoration measures; stresses that defining forest and forestry related terms and measures, including e.g. protection and strict protection, old-growth and primary forests, afforestation and reforestation, degraded areas and closer to nature forestry, should be done by the Member States;
Amendment 120 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Invites the Commission to consider the need and the possibility for re- evaluating existing protected zones, which could include, inter alia, assessment of their effectiveness; Believes that there should be a possibility for consultation with the Commission for the change of the status of these zones if the evaluation proves it necessary;
Amendment 125 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Considers that the creation of sub- zones or regions, in the existing protected zones, where different range of activities could be permitted, based on the specificities of these areas, would allow for more flexibility while at the same time increase the effectiveness of the protection;
Amendment 131 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses the key role of the common agricultural policy (CAP) in protecting and promoting farmland biodiversity while keeping in mind the main objectives of the CAP stated in the Article 39 of the Treaty; underlines the potential of the green architecture components of the CAP in promoting and providing incentives for the transition to more sustainable agricultural systems for producing food and maintaining high nature valuebiodiversity on farmland; considers that Member States must ensure the timely development and uptake of actions which contribute to enhancing the delivery and potential of biodiversity benefits in line with the required level of ambition while taking account special conditions at national, regional and local level as one size does not fit all;
Amendment 140 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses the key role of the common agricultural policy (CAP) in protecting and promoting farmland biodiversity; underlines the potential of the green architecture components of the CAP in promoting and providing active farmers with individual or collective incentives for the transition to more sustainable agricultural systems for producing food and maintaining high nature value farmland; considers that Member States must ensure the timely development and uptake of actions which contribute to enhancing the delivery and potential of biodiversity benefits in line with the required level of ambition;
Amendment 157 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Highlights the importance of maintaining and restoring high-diversity landscape features in agricultural landscapes for their value in terms of biodiversity, pollinators and the natural biological control of pests; calls on the Member States to develop the necessary measures under their CAP Strategic Plans to promote non-productive areas and features with the aim of achieving an area of at least 10% of high diversity areas beneficial for biodiversity at national level, promoting interconnectivity between habitats and thereby maxas well as agricultural practices which contribute to biodiversity promoting sustainably managed interconnections between habitats and thereby maximising the potential for biodiversity where voluntary measures needs to be taken into account; stresses that dedication to high diversity should not result in the withdrawal of areas from food production, which would put additional pressure on agricultural land availability and prices; reminds that access to land is one of the primary factors limisting the potential for biodiversitsettlement of young farmers and the renewal of generations in European farms, which is an important objective of the European agricultural policy;
Amendment 179 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. takes note of the Commission’s proposal to increase the area under protection and under strict protection; notes with concern that the Commission considers extractive activities such as fishing, hunting or forestry incompatible with strict protection, as expressed in a draft technical note on criteria and guidance for protected areas designations; insists that those activities that are compatible with protection goals or even positively contribute to biodiversity protection must remain admissible in areas under strict protection; echoes paragraph 10 of the Council Conclusions of 16 October 2020 on Biodiversity which highlights that stricter level of protection may allow for certain human activities, which are in line with the conservation objectives of the protected area;
Amendment 184 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls Commission to pay attention to the loss of biodiversity caused by the built environment and urbanization and to take effective measures to enhance biodiversity in urban areas, which should be seen in a holistic way with rural areas;
Amendment 185 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Underlines the importance of stimulating and supporting the rearing and conservation of local autochthonous/indigenous livestock breeds and varieties of traditional seeds, along with the development of modern livestock breeds and seeds;
Amendment 188 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Stresses that where conservation measures restrict the use of privately owned land or negatively affect its value, adequate compensation must be granted to the owner;
Amendment 189 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the recognition of organic farming as a strong component on the EU’s path towards more sustainable food systems; underlines that the development of organic food production, but stresses that besides its generally positive contribution to biodiversity there are disadvantages with regard to efficiency and yields hindering the achievement of other Green Deal and UN SDG targets and that therefore organic farming should be seen as part of the solution, but not as a silver bullet; underlines that the development of organic food production must be based on a supply and demand based approach rather than an area target and must be accompanied by research, innovation and scientific transfer, market and supply chain development, and measures stimulating demand for organic food, ensuring both theaiming to support stability of the organic products market and the fair remuneration of farmers; stresses that an area target approach threatens profitability of organic farming and hence could increase dependency on subsidies which would be in contradiction to the aim of the Farm to Fork Strategy to make sustainable farming a profitable business model for European farmers;
Amendment 202 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the recognition of organic farming as a strong component on the EU’s path towards more sustainable food systems; underlines that the development of organic food production must be market driven and accompanied by research, innovation and scientific transfer, market and supply chain development, and measures stimulating demand for organic food, ensuring both the stability of the organic products market and the fair remuneration of farmers;
Amendment 208 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Notes that soil biodiversity covers different soil types (mineral and organic) which provide ecosystem services and public goods including food production, where organic soils rich in nitrogen supply and water retention capacity provide good conditions for biomass growth under non-rainy periods; therefore underlines that the role of climate change and biodiversity adaptation of drought-resistant organic soils needs to be seen broadly, and their essential importance on food and biomass security and resilience must be recognized;
Amendment 225 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Underlines the importance of sustainable forest management for the health and longevity of forest ecosystems including fauna and flora and the preservation of the multifunctional role of forests as well as for the achievement of the SDGs and for the implementation of the European Green Deal and combating climate change; reminds that the Member States have the responsibility for the implementation of forestry and selection of forestry measures; highlights the potential of agroforestry to improve and boost ecosystem services and farmland biodiversity, while enhancing farm productivity;
Amendment 241 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Highlights the importance of healthy soil for biodiversity, forest conversion and agricultural ecosystem services and takes note of existing knowledge and data gaps in the area; calls on Commission and Member State to support further research in soil ecosystem services and to adjust relevant existing funding programmes in order to facilitate such research projects;
Amendment 243 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls the Commission to ensure that any land protection target is flexible enough to allow implementation to take into account the precise conditions and opportunities of each country, with strict protection being a voluntary option for land and forest owners;
Amendment 245 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Stresses that the promotion of sustainable forest management in the EU has had a positive impact on forests and forest conditions and on livelihoods in rural areas, as well as on the biodiversity of forests in the EU;
Amendment 247 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Recognises that long-term public and private investments in a reinforced sustainable forest management which places equal focus on the social, environmental and economic benefits of forests can help ensure forests´ resilience and adaptive capacity, as well as achieving the transition to a circular bio- economy and the promotion of biodiversity;
Amendment 253 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Underlines the importance of resilient and healthy forest ecosystems including fauna and flora, in order to maintain and enhance the delivery of the multiple ecosystem services that forests provide, such as biodiversity, clean air, water, healthy soil and wood and non- wood raw materials;
Amendment 256 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 d (new)
Paragraph 8 d (new)
8d. Points out that achieving the EU´s goals for environment, climate and biodiversity will never be possible without forests that are multifunctional, healthy and sustainably managed applying a long- term perspective, together with viable forest-based industries;
Amendment 259 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 e (new)
Paragraph 8 e (new)
8e. Points out the need to develop a coherent approach to bring together biodiversity protection and climate protection in a thriving forest-based sector and bio-economy;
Amendment 267 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses the importance of plant protection products and tools for the stability of agricultural production and the sustainability of farmers’ incomes; considers that, although progress has been made, a substantial reduction in the use and risks of chemicalfurther efforts to reduce and mitigate the environmental impacts of pesticides use is needed; stresses the key role of integrated pest management in reducing pesticide dependency, and urges the Member States to ensure it is applied and its implementation is assessed systematically; stresses that farmers need a bigger toolbox of crop protection solutions and methods, as well as bolstered training and advisory systems; underlines that in order to achieve substantial reductions in pesticide use and risk, not only safer alternatives must become available to ensure the availability of a functioning toolbox and more efficient use must be facilitated by tools such as digital and precision farming, but also there is a need for more resistant varieties that require less input to secure stable yields; stresses the importance of new breeding techniques for making such varieties available without undue delay;
Amendment 272 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses the importance of plant protection products and tools for food security, the stability of agricultural production and climate change adaption and the sustainability of farmers’ incomes; considers that, although progress has been made, a substantialfurther reduction in the use and risks of chemical pesticides accompanied with development of alternative sustainable protection technologies is needed; stresses the key role of integrated pest management in reducing pesticide dependency, and urges the Member States to ensure it is applied and its implementation is assessed systematically; stresses that farmers need a bigger toolbox of crop protection solutions and methods, as well as bolstered research, innovation, training and advisory systems; as well as better access to new and better low risk active substances;
Amendment 287 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Welcomes the Commission’s proposal to reduce nutrient losses; stresses that a strategy to reduce nutrient losses should focus primarily on enabling farmers to increase efficiency of nutrient management and highlights the importance of innovative technologies and solutions in this regard; further calls for the strategy to consider the climate and environmental impacts of different fertilisers;
Amendment 292 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Stresses the role of precision agriculture in the protection of biodiversity as it contributes to reducing the use of pesticides, fertilizers and water, and therefore requires strong support for this new production model through the Common Agricultural Policy;
Amendment 306 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Regrets the fact that agricultural production is being increasingly concentrated in a limited range of agricultural crops, varieties and genotypes; underlines that preserving genetic variability in all its components is crucial to promoting the diversity and richness of agricultural ecosystems and to the preservation of local genetic resources, in particular as a repository of solutions to help in facing the environmental challenges that lie aheadand food security challenges that lie ahead; reminds that achieving effective results requires investments in both new plant breeding techniques and the utilization of old varieties.
Amendment 314 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. RegretAcknowledges the fact that European agricultural production is being increasingly concentrated in a limitedkeeps offering a certain range of agricultural crops, varieties and genotypes; underlines that further enhancing and preserving genetic variability in all its components is crucial to promoting the diversity and richness of agricultural ecosystems and to the preservation of local genetic resources, in particular as a repository of solutions to help in facing the environmental challenges that lie ahead.
Amendment 121 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 24 a (new)
Citation 24 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 13 September 2018 on a European One Health Action Plan against Antimicrobial Resistance,
Amendment 169 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the Commission communication on a Farm to Fork Strategy sets out a holistic approach of the European food system, with agriculture, as a provider of food, fibre, renewable energies and fuel, at the centre, while recognising the interconnectedness and shared responsibility of all actors throughout the whole supply chain to achieve the Strategy's objectives;
Amendment 199 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas Europe’s food system should delivers food and nutrition security in a way that contributes to social well- being and maintains and restores ecosystem health; whereas cfurrently,ther efforts are necessary in the food system isto responsible forduce a range of impacts on human and animal health and on the environment, the climate and biodiversity; whereas the way in which we produce and consume food needs to transformevolve further in order to ensure coherence with the SDGs, the Paris Agreement, the Convention on Biological Diversity and EU policies, particularly in the areaas well as in general to achieve a coherent balance between the pillars of sustainability, including the environment, climate, public health, food affordability, animal welfare, food and economic sustainability for farmers and actors further down the food chain, as well as social aspects such as working and employment conditions and health and safety standards;
Amendment 298 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the European model of a multifunctional agricultural sector,-food sector, consisting of various farming models and driven by family farms, continues to ensure diverse quality food production, local and transparent supply chains, good agriculture practices, high environmental standards and vibrant rural areas throughout the EU;
Amendment 320 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the transition of European agriculture towards more sustainable practices and circularity will require substantial investments and adequate access to finance is a precondition; whereas the EIB is committed to increase the share of its financing of investments in climate action and environmental sustainability to reach 50 % of its operations in 2025 and from then on; whereas this could be utilised to roll out technologies that contribute to sustainable practices and to strengthening the link of agriculture to the circular economy;
Amendment 372 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas it is important that consumers are informed and enabled to take responsibility for the consequences of their choice of food stuffs on the whole food system, from production to processing and distribution; whereas this requires a healthy and sound food environment which ensures that the healthy and sustainable choice is also the easy and affordable choice, andthe availability of a wide variety of products to choose from, the availability of comprehensible information on parameters including nutritional and sustainability-relevant facts, as well as well-educated consumers; whereas it is important to fosters and encourages consumption patterns that support human health while ensuring the sustainable use of natural and human resources and animal welfare;
Amendment 379 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas it is important that consumers are informed and enabled to take responsibility for the consequences of their choice of food stuffs on the whole food system, from production to processing and distribution; whereas this requires a healthy and sound food environment which ensures that the healthy and sustainable choice is also the easy and affordable choice, and fosters and encourages consumption patterns that support human health while ensuring the sustainable use of natural and human resources and animal welfare while ensuring economic viability for farmers;
Amendment 417 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the European food system has played a crucial role during the COVID-19 pandemic, demonstrating its resilience with farmers, processors and retailers working together under difficult conditions, including lockdowns, to ensure that European consumers continue to have access to safe, affordable, and high quality products without impediment maintaining the integrity of the Internal Market;
Amendment 435 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas the Farm to Fork Strategy must build on all three pillars of sustainability (economic, social and environmental) and should commit, encourage and incentivise all relevant stakeholders in the food chain for sustainability while taking account the steps already taken;
Amendment 438 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas the Circular Economy Action Plan and Waste Framework Directive act aim to prevent food losses and waste, without endangering food safety; whereas the EU strives to enforce legally binding targets to reduce food waste across the EU, by the end of 2023;
Amendment 461 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
Eb. recognises that EU’s agriculture has reduced the use of antibiotic burden by 35% in the period 2011 - 2018 and that the share of the veterinary burden represents 1/3 of the AMR burden in EU, while the remaining 2/3 of AMR burden is related to human antibiotics use;
Amendment 462 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
Eb. whereas the Covid-19 crisis has highlighted shortcomings in the free movement of goods, due to a lack of coordination between the Member States in the initial phase of the lockdown, leading to a disruption of the internal market;
Amendment 465 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
Eb. whereas the EU strives to increase the competitiveness and economic performance of small and medium-sized farmers;
Amendment 499 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the farm to fork strategy as an important step in ensuring a sustainable, fair, diverse and resilient food system, which is central to achieving the goals set out in the European Green Deal and in the SDGs; emphasises the inextricable links between healthy people, healthy societies and a healthy planet, and the need to achieve a balanced policy approach; encourages the Commission to translate the strategy into concrete legislative and non-legislative action as soon as possible, duly taking into account voluntary measures;
Amendment 500 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the farm to fork strategy as an important step in ensuring a sustainable, fair and resilient food system, which is central to achieving the goals set out in the European Green Deal and in the SDGs; emphasises the inextricable links between healthy people, healthy societies and a healthy planet, encourages the Commission to translate the strategy into concrete legislative and non-legislative action as soon as possiblefollowing scientifically sound impact assessments and duly taking into account the different farming models across EU Member States;
Amendment 529 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Regrets, nevertheless, that the new strategy proposed by the European Commission focuses only on environmental and health aspects, without paying attention to the need to ensure economic and social sustainability throughout the food chain; believes that the socioeconomic prosperity of the various sectors concerned would guarantee the success of the strategy;
Amendment 533 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Highlights that the CAP support to young and new farmers should be better strengthened through promoting policy initiatives to support youth employment, entrepreneurship and digitalisation especially in rural, peripheral and sparsely populated areas;
Amendment 544 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Highlights that the new Common Agricultural Policy reform is in line with the new farm to fork strategy and stresses the efforts already made by many European farmers in order to be more sustainable and reduce their climate and environmental impact; welcomes the introduction of new enhanced environmental measures in the new reform while keeping interventions which have been contributing to improve the agriculture sustainability, including the support to areas with natural constraints;
Amendment 577 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the announcement of an impact-assessed proposal for a legislative framework for sustainable food systems; invites the Commission to use this proposal to set out a holistic common food policy aimed at reducing the environmental and climate footprint of the EU food system in order to make Europe the first climate- neutral continent by 2050 and strengthen its resilience to ensure food security in the face of climate change and biodiversity loss, leading a global transition towards sustainability from farm to fork, based on the principle of a multifunctional and diverse agricultural sector while ensuring consistency between policies by taking into account the existing legislation in order to enable all actors in the European food system to develop long-term plans based on realistic and transparent objectives; suggests that the respective base lines and progress achieved in each Member State be taken into account, while promoting the exchange of know-how and best practices between Member States; insists that framework must be sufficiently flexible to adapt goals and measures to the specific needs and conditions of Member States and regions, which will not be achieved by a one-size-fits-all approach; stresses the need to include the entire food and beverage chains including processing, marketing, distribution and retail;
Amendment 611 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses the importance of policy coherence with existing EU policies and especially between the measures envisaged by the farm to fork strategy and Common Agriculture and Fisheries Policies, EU Trade policies, the EU Bio- economy Strategy and the EU Biodiversity Strategy; therefore underlines that the Commission should base legislative proposals on independent scientific impact assessments taking into account the cumulative effects, and evaluate existing legislation and the efficiency of its implementation and propose action which suits Member States' natural conditions;
Amendment 617 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Acknowledges that there is no universal definition of sustainability as this concept comprehends multiple pillars, including climate- and environmental aspects, economic viability for primary producers and other actors in the food chain, social aspects such as employment prospects in rural areas, food affordability and public health, as well as animal welfare; stresses that there are trade-offs between different pillars that must be managed based on value judgements; calls on the Commission to promote a societal dialogue on a common understanding of sustainability on the path towards its proposal for a legislative framework for a sustainable food system, which ultimately will have to be based on one coherent approach to all aspects of sustainability;
Amendment 670 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Insists that the assessment of the sustainability of products must be based on a life-cycle approach that considers pre- and down-chain aspects such as raw material sourcing, transport and storage requirement, as well as impacts on land use and possible displacement effects that could lead to imported pollution;
Amendment 677 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Underlines that no single farming model can fulfil the various requirements for sustainable production as all models have their specific strengths and weaknesses with regard to the different pillars of sustainability, particularly climate and environmental performance including land-use; calls for a multi- model approach that focuses on exploiting the strengths of different farming models and further improving their weaknesses;
Amendment 681 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 d (new)
Paragraph 2 d (new)
2d. Calls on the Commission to set up a comprehensive governance framework that invites the participation of all stakeholder groups in the further development and implementation of the Strategy and its subsequent measures;
Amendment 721 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 790 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Underlines that in order to achieve substantial reductions in pesticide use and risk, not only safer alternatives must become available to ensure the availability of a functioning plant protection toolbox and more efficient use must be facilitated by innovative tools such as digital and precision farming, but also there is a need for more resistant varieties that require less input to secure stable yields; stresses the importance of new innovative breeding techniques for making available such varieties and calls on the Commission to propose a regulatory framework in this regard;
Amendment 791 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses that organic farming provides reliable environmental benefits, while acknowledges its lower yields and higher yield variability; underlines that the development of organic food production must be market driven and accompanied by research, innovation and scientific transfer, market and supply chain development; believes that organic farming should be further promoted while continuing exploiting the strengths of different farming models and further improving them in order to ensure both the stability of the organic products market and fair remuneration for the farmers;
Amendment 813 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Considers that those objectives should be based on common scientific indicators and calculation methods in order to reach a European Union convergence, taking into consideration the different starting points of each Member State;
Amendment 827 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Welcomes the Commission´s proposal to reduce nutrient losses; stresses that a strategy to reduce nutrient losses should focus primarily on enabling farmers to increase efficiency of nutrient management and highlights the importance of innovative technologies and solutions such as precision and smart farming and plant nutrition advisory services and management support; further calls for the strategy to consider the climate and environmental impact of different fertilisers;
Amendment 843 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Recalls the importance of the One Health approach and of fighting antimicrobial resistance; welcomes the Commission’s initiative to tackle the irresponsible use of antibiotics; believes that the proper implementation of the Veterinary Medicines Regulation will further reduce the use of antibiotics use efficiently; calls on the Commission and Member States to focus on further measures of enabling and incentivising innovative solutions, particularly in prevention tools and alternative therapies and vaccines; stresses that progress made must be taken into account when considering reduction targets and insists that reductions can only be considered to a level that guarantees the availability of antibiotics, if needed to ensure animal health;
Amendment 871 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 e (new)
Paragraph 3 e (new)
3e. Acknowledges the substantial efforts made to reduce the use of antimicrobials for treating animals as highlighted in the 2019 European Court of Auditors report on AMR, further enhanced by the new EU Regulations on Veterinary Medicinal Products and Medicated Feed, contributing to the global effort to reduce antibiotic resistance; underlines that the EU must ensure the treatment of animals with antimicrobials remains possible when needed, in order to ensure that animal health and welfare is protected at all times;
Amendment 878 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 f (new)
Paragraph 3 f (new)
3f. Believes that an EU objective for organic farming should be set in such a way as to ensure a balance between supply and demand, in order to avoid loss of farmers' income and that the distribution of efforts between Member States should be calculated taking into account the progress already made at national level;
Amendment 932 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises the importance of recognising the significant impact of agriculture and especiallyimpact of food waste, agriculture, logistics and animal production on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and land use in the food system; stresses the need to enhance natural carbon sinks and reduce agricultural emissions of carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide, in particular in the feed and livestock sectors and promote and share sustainable agriculture practises such as grass-based livestock farming, precision farming and carbon farming; calls for regulatory measures and targets to ensure progressive reductions in all GHG emissions in these sectors; which ensure profitable, sustainable and competitive food production in all parts of Europe as guarantee of security of supply;
Amendment 958 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Highlights that operators in the agricultural sector and the food chain should ensure the optimised utilisation and recycling of non-renewable resources in order to protect land, biodiversity and water; considers that the circular economy and bio-economy offer great potential for the transition towards a climate-neutral European economy through for example, advanced bio- refineries that produce bio-fertilisers, protein feed, bioenergy, renewable energy and biochemicals;
Amendment 960 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Takes note of promising developments in the area of feed additives that help to reduce the emissions of greenhouse gases and water and air pollutants from animal husbandry; welcomes the Commission’s plans to facilitate the placing on the market of sustainable and innovative feed additives in this regard and calls for relevant research programmes to support the further development;
Amendment 977 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Stresses that agricultural land is limited and hence must be used efficiently; highlights the need to include innovative farming models with low land- use footprints such as horticulture and insect farming into the Strategy;
Amendment 983 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Highlights that besides a low land- use footprint, modern horticulture contributes to different goals of the Strategy such as a low need for input, efficient use of resources and production of fruits and vegetables close to the point of consumption, thereby promoting shorter supply chains and security of supply;
Amendment 1014 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Points out that extensive and permanent grassland-based or organic animal husbandry is a feature of the European food system and a defining element of many traditional rural communities, makes productive use of land that otherwise would be abandoned and that it has multiple positive effects for the environment and against climate change, and contributes to a circular economy; believes that livestock-farming must be seen as part of the solution in a circular food system;
Amendment 1046 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Highlights that the diversity of European farming traditions and practices ensures and incentivises sustainable agricultural production in Europe; furthermore finds that this diversity of traditions and practices is and should remain a key component in the Union's and Member States' efforts to halt and reverse biodiversity loss and to advance climate-friendly production methods;
Amendment 1060 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Considers that EU initiatives within the farm to fork strategy should support a further development of food produced with a low environmental impact per unit in terms of e.g. the use of fertilisers, pesticides, biodiversity loss, antimicrobials and GHG-emissions;
Amendment 1079 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the notion of rewarding carbon sequestration in soils; stresses, however, that intensive and industrial agriculture and farming models with negative Highlights the enormous potential of agriculture and forestry to contribute to carbon sequestration and thus achieving climate neutrality; welcomes the notion of rewarding carbon sequestration in soils under a new carbon farming initiative; invites the Commission to present several options including carbon market approaches; stresses, that all practices that reduce the climate-impacts on biodiversity should not receive climate ff farming should be taken into account in a robust accoundting orframework and be incentivised; calls for the proposals to be in line with the environmental objectives and the ‘do no harm’ principle of the Green Deal;
Amendment 1174 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Underlines the importance of seed security and diversity, notably of ensuring stable yields and promoting EU-grown plant proteins to deliver locally sourced food and feed stuffs with high nutritional value while granting farmers access to quality seeds for plant varieties adapted to the pressures of climate change, including traditional and locally-adapted varieties, while ensuring access to innovative plant breeding in order to contribute to healthy seeds and protect plants against harmful pests and diseases; raises awareness of the potential negative effects of concentration and monopolisation in the seed sector;
Amendment 1181 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Highlights the enormous potential of new varieties to contribute to various targets of the strategy by improving crop resilience, thus reducing plant protection product input, by improving efficient nutrient intake, thus reducing fertiliser input and water consumption, as well as by facilitating mitigation of crop production to different pressures resulting from climate change; stresses the importance of access to new breeding techniques in order to accelerate breeding of new varieties; recalls that achieving any ambitious input reduction target requires access to effective tools beyond merely increasing efficiency of input application; urges the Commission to propose a forward-looking regulatory framework without delay;
Amendment 1183 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Underlines the need to clarify the legal situation of the new breeding techniques on the basis of sound scientific evaluations and considers that the European Union should not be left behind in the development of these innovations as long as they do not present any risk to the health and the environment; considers it necessary to promote a reasoned debate on this topic and to evaluate the contribution that those techniques can make in the fight against climate change, among other agricultural solutions;
Amendment 1218 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for CAP National Strategic Plans to ensure adequate financial support and incentives to promote new ecological ‘green’ business models for agriculture and artisanal food production, notably through fostering short supply chains and quality food production; quality food production and the integration of artisanal food production in other services in rural areas such as tourism or gastronomy; highlights the importance of these new business models in maintaining biodiversity; stresses the importance of directing CAP support to young and new farmers;
Amendment 1224 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. CallsHighlights the central role of the European farmers in realizing the transition into a sustainable food system and that attention must be paid to measures which strengthen farmers' income and the competitiveness of European food production; calls therefore for CAP National Strategic Plans to ensure adequate financial support and incentives to promote new ecological ‘green’ business models for agriculture and artisanal food production, notably through fostering short supply chains and quality food production;
Amendment 1278 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Stresses the importance of food security and a resilient food supply chain in the European Union, particularly in the light of the current COVID-19 pandemic; highlights the need for crisis- preparedness in a robust food system; welcomes a fostering CMO regulation and sectorial support programmes that can be implemented via National Strategic Plans;
Amendment 1291 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Recalls that the European food system delivers a sufficient and varied supply of safe, nutritious, affordable and sustainable food to people at all times and underlines that increasing the economic, environmental and social sustainability of food producers will ultimately increase their resilience; encourages the Commission to consider the food supply chain and its workers as a strategic asset for the safety and well-being of all Europeans; underlines the importance of seasonal workers for a good functioning supply chain and calls for proper working and living conditions for these; encourages retailers to assume responsibility and follow sustainability criteria (social, environmental and economic) in their purchasing practices;
Amendment 1292 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Recalls that the European food system delivers a sufficient and varied supply of safe, nutritious, affordable and sustainable food to people at all times and underlines that increasing the economic, environmental and social sustainability of food producers will ultimately increase their resilience; recalls that in the EU 33 million people cannot afford a quality meal every second day; stresses that food affordability must remain on the political agenda and must be considered when assessing increases in production costs through changing farming practices and the effects on food prices; encourages the Commission to consider the food supply chain and its workers as a strategic asset for the safety and well-being of all Europeans;
Amendment 1306 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Recalls that the European food system delivers a sufficient and varied supply of safe, nutritious, affordable and sustainable food to people at all times and underlines that increasing the economic, environmental and social sustainability of food producers will ultimatelyshould increase their resilience if they are well accompanied and supported; encourages the Commission to consider the food supply chain and its workers as a strategic asset for the safety and well-being of all Europeans and to adapt EU policies accordingly;
Amendment 1321 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Notes that citizens’ expectations are evolving and driving significant change in the food market, with a growing demand for locally produced food as a result; emphasises the importance of locally produced food, the opportunities it offers to our farmers and the significant positive contributions it can deliver to our environment; therefore, encourages the European Commission and the Member States to actively promote the development of local food strategies, together with short supply chain initiatives;
Amendment 1348 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Highlights the contribution of pond fishing with its traditional management practices to the achievement of the targets of the farm to fork strategy and the interlinked biodiversity strategy; underlines that cultivated pond areas provide habitats for rare species, make positive contributions to climate and to water reserves, serve as nutrient sinks and sediment retention and contribute to a sustainable production of regional food; calls on Commission and Member States to consider pond fishing in relevant measures and programmes;
Amendment 1377 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Expresses its deep concern about the emergence of zoonotic diseases that are transferred from animals to humans (anthropozoonoses), such as Q fever, avian influenza and the new strain of influenza A (H1N1), which is exacerbated by anthropogenic climate change, the destructionpressure ofn biodiversity, and environmental degradation; and our current food production systemscknowledges that disease preparedness, i.e. availability of diagnosis-, prevention- and treatment methods, is key to contain emerging threats to human and animal health;
Amendment 1381 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Expresses its deep concern about the emergence of zoonotic diseases that are transferred from animals to humans (anthropozoonoses), such as Q fever, avian influenza and the new strain of influenza A (H1N1), and others, as well non-zoonotic diseases such as the African Swine Fever, which is exacerbated by anthropogenic climate change, the destruction of biodiversity, environmental degradation and our current food production systems;
Amendment 1477 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Urges the Commission to closely follow up onthe effectiveness of Directive (EU) 2019/633 on unfair trading practices22 and to enforce the work with a view to strengthen the position of farmers in the food supply chain with concrete proposals and in line with the farm to fork strategy; therefore reminds the Commission to follow up on the EU code of conduct on responsible business and marketing practices by producing a monitoring framework for the food and retail sectors and providing for legal action if progress in integrating economic, environmental and social sustainability into corporate strategies is insufficient, and in so doing promoting and rewarding the efforts of sustainable agricultural producers while increasing the availability and affordability of healthy, sustainable food options and reducing the overall environmental footprint of the food system; stresses the importance of halting and addressing consolidation and concentration in the grocery retail sector in order to ensure fair prices and stronger role in the food chain for farmers; _________________ 22 OJ L 111, 25.4.2019, p. 59.
Amendment 1500 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls on the Commission to take more action to enhance transparency and consumer information in food markets as the pricing of the food chain should be more transparent and origin labelling requirements should in principle cover all food products;
Amendment 1546 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission to keep including all agricultural products in its promotion policy; Urges the review of the EU promotion programme for agricultural and food products, including the EU school scheme, with a view to enhancing its contribution to sustainable production and consumption, notably by focusing on educational messages about the importance of healthy nutrition and promoting greater consumption of fruit and vegetables with the aim of reducing obesity rates;
Amendment 1560 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Urges the review of the EU promotion programme for agricultural and food products, including the EU school scheme, with a view to enhancing its contribution to sustainable production and consumption, notably by focusing on science-based educational messages about the importance of a balanced and healthy nutrition and promoting greater consumption of fruit and vegetables with the aim of reducing obesity rates;
Amendment 1569 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls for the EU Promotion Policy to include all agricultural products living up to criteria related to sustainability (social, economic and environmental), putting special emphasis on animal welfare, pesticides and the use of antimicrobial substances to encourage all food chain operators and ensure them that they are all supported in becoming more sustainable and can all contribute to enhance global production and consumption sustainability;
Amendment 1574 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Recalls the important role of consumer choice in reaching the Strategy’s targets and highlights the indispensability of well-educated consumers in this regard; calls on Member States and regions to put more emphasis on nutritional and environmental education in their curricula and invites the Commission to develop relevant guidance;
Amendment 1621 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Notes that many regions are currently facing an ageing population, and an ongoing rural exodus; urges the Commission, in developing the subsequent farm to fork policy initiatives, to focus on practical steps to securing existing jobs in those regions, creating new ones, and making them more attractive for skilled workers; underlines that without proper rural infrastructure, no strategy can succeed, regardless of how integrated it would be;
Amendment 1630 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Encourages in particular for small et medium size farmers the uptake of digital tools and novel technologies for more efficient production, better promotion and enhanced communication with the other actors in the food supply chain; highlights that digitalisation could enable stronger cooperation along the food supply chain and better transparency from farmer to consumer; highlights that new technologies should facilitate lifelong learning for farmers and help create new opportunities in rural areas;
Amendment 1660 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls for measures to reduce the burden that highly processed foods with high salt, sugar and fat content place on public health; regrets that the introduction of nutrient profiles is greatly delayed and stresses that a robust set of nutrient profiles must be developed to restrict or prohibit the use of false nutritional claims on highly processed foods high in fats, sugars and/or salt; calls for a mandatory EU-wide front-of-pack nutrition labelling system based on independent sciencerecognises the cost burden that would arise from these requirements to small and medium-size producers and their ability to compete with large manufacturers, therefore invites the Commission to propose a simplified scheme for SMEs participation;
Amendment 1665 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls for measures to reduce the burden that highly processedover-consumption of foods with high salt, sugar and fat content place on public health; regrets that the introduction of nutrient profiles is greatly delayed and stresses that a robust set of nutrient profiles must be developed to restrict or prohibit the use of false nutritional claims on foods high in fats, sugars and/or saltwould help consumers to better understand nutritional claims on foods and particularly to set into perspective claims on foods high in fats, sugars and/or salt; calls for particular attention to be given to food for children and other special purpose foods; calls for a mandatory EU-wide front-of-pack nutrition labelling system based on independent science;
Amendment 1674 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls for measures to reduce the burden that highly processed foods with high salt, sugar and fat content place on public health; regrets that the introduction of nutrient profiles is greatly delayed and stresses that a robust set of nutrient profiles must be developed to restrict or prohibit the use of false nutritional claims on foods high in fats, sugars and/or salt; calls for a mandatory EU-wide front-of-pack nutrition labelling system based on independent science while maintaining national and well-established nutritional labels;
Amendment 1686 #
2020/2260(INI)
16a. Stresses that the EU should establish more precise rules on the labelling of origin of food both in restaurants and in the retail in order to enable more transparent and sustainable choices for consumers;
Amendment 1731 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Welcomes the Commission’s commitment to revise the EU legislation on food contact materials (FCM); calls on the Commission to adopt without further delay measures for harmonising regulation of those materials not yet addressed at EU level; reiterates its call to revise the legislation on FCM in line with the regulation on the registration, evaluation, authorisation and restriction of chemicals (REACH), as well as classification, labelling and packaging regulations, and to insert, without further delay, specific provisions to substitute endocrine disrupting chemicals;
Amendment 1740 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls on the Commission to take measures to promote a decentralised energy system and biogas production on farms, noting that in this context state aid rules must be made more flexible by facilitating the off-farm sale of energy and fuel produced on farms;
Amendment 1774 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Welcomes the fact that the strategy rightly recognises the role and influence of the food environment in shaping consumption patterns and the need to make it easier for consumers to choose healthy and sustainable diets; reiterates the importance of promoting sustainable diets by raising consumer awareness of the impacts of consumption patterns and providing information on diets that are better for human health and have a lower environmental footprint; underlines that food prices must send the right signal to consumers; welcomes, therefore, the strategy’s objective that the healthy and sustare linked to production costs and that price-sensitivity of many consumers is a barrier to the uptake of more sustainably produced foods; reiterates the importance of easily avainlable choice should become the most affordable oneand comprehensible consumer information and market development measures in this regard;
Amendment 1827 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Reaffirms its belief that policy measures that are dependent solely on consumer choice unduly shift the responsibility to purchase sustainable products to consumerscalls that consumer choice is a crucial factor for the economically sustainable uptake of sustainably produced products and healthier diets; underlines the importance of good nutritional and environmental education as well as the availability of easily comprehensible relevant information in this regard; notes that third- party certification and labelling alone are not effective re an important pillar of consumer information and of creating ensuringconomic outlets for sustainabley productioned and consumptionhealthy products;
Amendment 1844 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Emphasises that any EU initiatives on animal welfare should begin by taking into account the work that has already been done by the farmers on that matter, in particular by recognising and sharing existing good practices, and must be based on the results of the assessment on going on the EU animal welfare legislation, including on the conclusions of the EP upcoming implementation report on on- farm animal welfare; Calls on the Commission to base any new framework on animal welfare on a continuous consultation of the farming community;
Amendment 1847 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Highlights that better animal welfare practices used in farming, improve animal health; looks forward to the results of the REFIT of the EU animal welfare legislation and calls on the Commission to further advance animal welfare protection and labelling rules;
Amendment 1848 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19b. Welcomes the ongoing work in the special Committee for Animal Transports in the European Parliament; notes that an updated regulatory framework on driving and rest time rules will improve animal welfare during transports;
Amendment 1892 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Highlights the recognition in the strategy that Europeans’ diets are not in line with recommendations for healthy eating, and that a population-wide shift in consumption patterns is needed towards more healthy and pbalant-based foods and less red and processed meat, sugars, salt, and fats, which will also benefit the environmentced diets with a lower share of sugars, salt, and fats, based on sustainably produced foods; emphasises that EU-wide guidelines for sustainable and healthy diets would bring clarity totaking into account regional conditions and traditions would help consumers onunderstand what constitutes a healthy and sustainable diet and inform Member States’ own efforts to integrate sustainability elements in national dietary advice; calls on the Commission to assist Member States and regions in developing such guidelines and specific actions to effectively promote healthy plant-based diets;
Amendment 1927 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Considers that the further development of plant protein production and alternative sources of protein in the EU is a way of effectively addressing many of the environmental and climate challenges that EU agriculture is facing, as well as preventing deforestation in countries outside the EU; calls on the European Commission and the Member States to work on a solid strategy to boost the production of protein crops, with particular emphasis on leguminous crops, taking into account the benefits they bring to the environment;
Amendment 1937 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Considers that the further development of plant protein production and alternative sources of protein in the EU is a way of effectively addressing many of the environmental and climate challenges that EU agriculture is facing, as well as preventing deforestation in countries outside the EU; reminds the importance of sustainable livestock production for European protein self-sufficiency;
Amendment 1998 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls for a revision of public procurement legislation, including minimum mandatory criteria in schools and other public institutions to encourage organicsustainable and local food production and to promote more healthy diets by creating a food environment that enables consumers to make the healthy choice;
Amendment 2021 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. RHighlights that food waste has enormous environmental consequences, exacerbates climate change and represents a waste of limited resources such as land, energy and water; therefore reiterates its call to take the measures required to achieve a Union food waste reduction target of 30 % by 2025 and 50 % by 2030 compared to the 2014 baseline; underlines that binding targets are needed to achieve this;
Amendment 2044 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Underlines the need to reduce food waste along the entire food chain, from primary production, processing, retail, catering to consumers; takes note of the fact that more than 50% of food waste happens on consumer level and highlights the difficulty of enforcing binding targets under given circumstances; stresses the importance of promoting nutritional education in this regard;
Amendment 2046 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Stresses that, in order to reduce waste at the production stage, innovative techniques and technologies should be used to minimise losses in the fields and convert those crops and products, that do not meet market standards, into processed goods;
Amendment 2048 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 b (new)
Paragraph 23 b (new)
23b. Notes that digitalisation allows for better access to data and demand forecasts, and thereby helps developing advanced production programmes for farmers, enabling them to tailor their production to demand, better coordinate with other sectors of the food supply chain, and minimise waste; stresses that given the challenging nature of reducing food waste, effective use of food waste, including in the bio economy, should be promoted;
Amendment 2051 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 c (new)
Paragraph 23 c (new)
Amendment 2052 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 d (new)
Paragraph 23 d (new)
23d. Considers that the involvement of local stakeholders is paramount in order to reach the Union's food waste reduction targets; calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure adequate financing for research, innovation, engagement of stakeholders and information campaigns through the creation of National Food Waste Funds;
Amendment 2122 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Underlines the importance EU funding for research and innovation as a key driver in accelerating the transition to a more sustainable, healthy and inclusive European food system while facilitating investments needed to encourage agro- ecologicalsustainable practices in both social and technological innovation, and the crucial role of farm advisory services in ensuring the transfer of knowledge to the farming community, drawing on the existing specialised training systems for farmers in Member States; encourages the agri-food sector to actively use the funding earmarked for the sector in Horizon Europe in this regard;
Amendment 2141 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Stresses that innovation is the main driver of resilient growth, of efficient and resource-friendly sustainable farming and of increasing its productivity and profitability; insists that the Strategy should be built on a strong European commitment to the promotion of research and development of innovative solutions and technologies in key areas such as digitalisation, precision farming, new breeding techniques, feed additives, as well as safer effective and efficient means of plant protection, fertilisation and veterinary medicines;
Amendment 2142 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Underlines that we cannot afford to lose time by refraining from using cutting-edge technologies such as new animal and plant breeding techniques, artificial intelligence and digital technologies; in particular, new breeding techniques could improve the tolerance of plant varieties to water stress and pests, as well as the disease resistance of animals; each new breeding technique should be analysed and discussed by experts on a case-by-case basis and according to strict scientific criteria;
Amendment 2171 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 b (new)
Paragraph 25 b (new)
25b. Calls for the establishment and the promotion of multi-stakeholder platforms that increase collaboration and mobilise the sharing of knowledge and technology, across the entire agriculture and food chain, to help scale-up innovation, advance agricultural production systems and overcome the challenges it faces;
Amendment 2178 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 c (new)
Paragraph 25 c (new)
25c. Stresses that meeting the targets of the Strategy will require substantial investments on farm level, particularly burdening small farmers and SMEs; highlights that while the CAP will play an important role in enabling the transition it is designed to stabilise income rather than to finance large investments and stresses the importance of ensuring adequate access to finance in this regard; calls on the Commission to assess the financial impacts of the Strategy on farmers, the availability and conditions of financing for farmers and SMEs in the food chain and if required to assess options such as the InvestEU Fund or setting up an EIB guarantee scheme to improve these;
Amendment 2184 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 d (new)
Paragraph 25 d (new)
25d. Highlights that while new sustainable business models are enormous opportunities for SMEs, several initiatives envisaged under the Strategy could lead to the creation of substantial red tape; welcomes the Commission’s commitment to adhere to the better regulation tools, to assess the impacts on SMEs as well as to take action to promote sustainable and circular business models specifically for SMEs, to utilise the InvestEU Fund to facilitate access to finance for SMEs as well as to offer tailored solutions to help SME to develop new skills and business models;
Amendment 2237 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Recalls the global responsibility of European food systems and their key role in setting global standards for food safety, environmental protection and animal welfare; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that all food and feed products imported to the EU fully meet relevant EU regulations and standards and to provide development assistancecreate partnerships to support primary producers from developingglobal partner countries in meeting those standards; welcomes the Commission’s intention to take the environmental impacts of requested import tolerances into account;
Amendment 2249 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Recalls that trade agreements must ensure that the parties involved participate actively in promoting sustainable development principles; international standards that are in line with European environmental and climate ambitions for sustainable growth must also be guaranteed; in addition, in order to ensure a global transition to sustainable food systems, these agreements should make the Paris Agreement on Climate Change and compliance to this as essential and binding elements;
Amendment 9 #
2020/2221(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that the concentration of agricultural income support is mainly driven by area-based direct payments; underlines the need for more targeted support and a better balance between large and small beneficiaries at Member State level; Recalls that over the last years the number of frauds has been reduced considerably;
Amendment 49 #
2020/2221(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Recalls that under the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), the EU is strengthening its support to managing authorities in their administrative controls and management checks of the European funds notably through the use of the Arachne platform. Underlines the importance of the Arachne platform becoming mandatory for Member States in particular in the context of managing agricultural funds;
Amendment 54 #
2020/2221(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Insists on greater resources for investigation, as well as on stronger coordination between the Member States and EU bodies (OLAF, ECA and EPPO), to ensure that the fight against fraud in agricultural funds is effective; emphasises the need for a comprehensive fraud strategy with a robust fraud risk analysis. Stresses the need to create a continuous EU training programme for employees of paying agencies to improve fraud detection and exchange best practices.
Amendment 4 #
2020/2188(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Highlights the role of the Undertaking in contributing to the objectives of the European Green Deal; welcomes in this respect, the research and innovation efforts of the Shift2Rail to achieve more sustainable, digital, competitive, reliable and attractive railway system to Europe;
Amendment 5 #
2020/2188(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. Believes that the successor of the Shift2Rail should include in the research programme joint work with other modes of transport to pave the way towards seamless and integrated transport;
Amendment 6 #
2020/2188(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6 c. Stresses the resilience of the rail sector and its contribution to maintaining the supply chain during the COVID-19 outbreak; believes however, that the rail sector will not be able to compete on the transport market, without further automation and digitalisation; calls on the Shift2Rail successor to take this challenge as one of its priorities;
Amendment 3 #
2020/2184(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Recalls the essential role played by the Undertaking to ensure net accelerations in green technologies aiming at reducing CO2 gas emissions and noise levels produced by aircrafts; believes that its successor, Clean Aviation, will play important role ensuring aviation sector's involvement in the European Green Deal;
Amendment 1 #
2020/2126(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines that common agricultural policy (CAP) funds make up a significant proportion of the 2021-2027 EU budget and that there is therefore a responsibility to protect them against any type of misuse2021-2027 accounts for about 31% of the EU budget; stresses that when properly implemented, these funds represent a strong support for the food production in the Union, which is at the heart of the CAP, and for the unique European farming model, with an increased focus on the environment and climate, and will contribute to the transition towards a more sustainable agricultural sector and the development of vibrant rural areas; reiterates that the financial interest of the Union and its citizens should be fully protected from fraud, misuse of funds and conflict of interest;
Amendment 8 #
2020/2126(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the study entitled ‘The Largest 50 Beneficiaries in each EU Member State of CAP and Cohesion Funds’ and emphasises the importance of consolidating and harmonising EU reporting systems, including through shared databases to ensure EU-wide data base interoperability, common rules and data exchange between governments and stakeholders; stresses also that reporting systems for CAP and cohesion policy funds should contain information on final beneficiaries; urges the Member States to publish this data in a single, machine readable format and to ensure the interoperability of information;
Amendment 20 #
2020/2126(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Underlines the importance of stronger cooperation and coordination between the Member States and the relevant EU bodies engaged in the fight against fraud and misuse of funding (OLAF, the European Court of Auditors, Eurojust and the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO)); in addition, calls on the Member States to ensure that the competent national authorities are sufficiently funded and well trained to effectively detect and address fraud and misuse of CAP funds;
Amendment 29 #
2020/2126(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Reminds, that the farm structure vary between different Member States a lot; therefore Member States should have a large range of volyntary measures available instead of capping to redistribute payments;
Amendment 50 #
2020/2126(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Notes that the new CAP includes provisions, proposed by the European Parliament, that should further help the effective protection of the financial interests of the Union through collection and publication of data on groups of beneficiaries;
Amendment 65 #
2020/2126(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 73 #
2020/2126(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Emphasises the clear link between respecting the rule of law and the sound implementation of CAP fundsimportance to protect all EU funds, including CAP funds, from infringements of the rule of law; urges the Commission to be extra vigilant on rule of law matters and to activate its proportionate sanction system if needed with regard to EU funds;
Amendment 78 #
2020/2126(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Encourages the harmonisation of cadastral systems at EU levelMember States, which haven’t yet done so, to ensure interoperability between the cadastral systems and the Integrated Administration and Control System in order to facilitate and improve the verification process.
Amendment 9 #
2020/2117(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that, against the background of a sharp economic downturn, EU agri-food trade has remarkably remained broadly stable over the course of 2020, for both exports and imports, thanks in large part to the best efforts of farmers; and operators in the agri-food chain highlights that the Union’s yearly agri-food trade surplus exceeded EUR 60 billion; recalls in this context that agriculture and agri-food are key drivers for EU exports and economic recovery;
Amendment 24 #
2020/2117(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises the remarkable resilience of European agriculture and food production in ensuring food security and security of supply; underlines its socio- economic importance as well as the high number of companies and jobs involved; stresses the importance of Europe’s agri- food production for the vitality of its rural areas;
Amendment 36 #
2020/2117(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls, however, that some European agri-food markets are in a highly vulnerable situation after a significant loss in sales, threatening their long-term sustainability; notes that the pandemic has had a significant impact on agri-food and drink sector such as the wine, spirit and liqueur sectors, among other as well as fresh food, meat and ornamental plants, given the drop in exports in terms of both volume and value, increase in logistics costs and consumption habits; calls for further support to reactivate these exports and regain market share;
Amendment 48 #
2020/2117(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Highlights the fact that the Covid crises have led to a reduction in the consumption of certain agricultural sectors and in this context regrets that the budget allocated to the horizontal promotion programs has been cut by 9% in 2021, well beyond the reduction of 4% decided on the overall agricultural budget; therefore stresses the need to increase the allocation of the 2022 promotion program in preparation at least to the level of the 2020 budget;
Amendment 62 #
2020/2117(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that any EU economic stimulus plans and export support measures need to consider agriculture in view of the importance and diversity of the sector; also stresses that the review and overhaul of EU trade policy, as well as the announced reform of the World Trade Organization, must be an opportunity to better defend the European agricultural model and farmers’ interests and to foster international regulatory co-operation while seeking new export possibilities for EU´s high quality agri-food products; in this regard highlights that trade must be based on balanced, fair and transparent rules to avoid distortion of competition; reiterates firmly that agriculture and agri-food products entering the European market must fully comply with EU rules and standards;
Amendment 72 #
2020/2117(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that any EU economic stimulus plans and export support measures need to consider agriculture in view of the importance and diversity of the sector; also stresses that the review and overhaul of EU trade policy, as well as the announced reform of the World Trade Organization, must be an opportunity to better defend the European agricultural model and farmers’ interests; reiterates firmly that agriculture and agri-food products entering the European market must fully comply with EU food-safety rules and standards;
Amendment 73 #
2020/2117(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Stresses that the implementation of the initiatives and requirements of the European Green Deal should not lead to the leakage of agricultural production and forestry to third countries, which would have negative impact on the environment and climate;
Amendment 79 #
2020/2117(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Highlights the importance of fair, sustainable and active EU trade policy and the role of bilateral and multilateral trade agreements for the European agri- food sector and exports; stresses that the concept of strategic autonomy should not lead to protectionism;
Amendment 94 #
2020/2117(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Highlights the overall importance of a well-functioning internal market in order to, including green lanes and guidelines for seasonal workers, in order to ensure food security and enhance Europe’s export capacity and secure ourEU´s producer network.;
Amendment 97 #
2020/2117(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – point a (new)
Paragraph 5 – point a (new)
(a) Recalls that the EU Promotion Policy can support agri-food products in both the internal market and third- country markets; calls on the European Commission to take into account the contribution that a reinforcement of this policy can provide to counter the trade related implications of COVID-19;
Amendment 100 #
2020/2117(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Emphasizes the importance of transparency and traceability in food supply chain, in particular, in the light of the COVID-19 crisis and zoonotic epidemics and calls the EU to be a forerunner in origin labelling of agri-food products;
Amendment 2 #
2020/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9
Citation 9
— having regard to the Council conclusions of 8 December 2009 on Arctic issues, of 12 May 2014 on developing a European Union Policy towards the Arctic Region, of 20 June 2016 on the Arctic, of 21 November 2019 on Space Solutions for a sustainable Arctic and of 9 December 2019 on the EU Arctic policy,
Amendment 14 #
2020/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 25
Citation 25
— having regard to the statements adopted at the Northern Dimension Parliamentary Forum in Bodø, Norway, in November 2019, in Reykjavik, Iceland, in May 2015, in Archangelsk, Russia, in November 2013, in Tromsø, Norway, in February 2011 and in Brussels in September 2009,
Amendment 19 #
2020/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 25 a (new)
Citation 25 a (new)
— having regard to the statement from the 14th Conference of Parliamentarians of the Arctic Region 13- 14 April 2021,
Amendment 31 #
2020/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas since the end of the Cold War, the Arctic has long been a zone of peace andn area of constructive international cooperation, and the goal of the internatneeds to remain as an area of peace and low-tensional community should be to keep it as suchoperative regional order;
Amendment 52 #
2020/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the effects of climate change in the Arctic and the re-emergence of geopolitical competition in the region may impact theaffect sustainable and economic development ofin the northern hemisphereArctic;
Amendment 55 #
2020/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the Arctic is warming at a rate three times of the global average, resulting in rapid social, environmental, and economic impacts, not only in the region but worldwide;
Amendment 81 #
2020/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
Amendment 110 #
2020/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas Russian obstruction has since 2014the EU has been denied the EU formal observer status to the Arctic Council;
Amendment 150 #
2020/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that the Arctic plays a crucial role in keeping the environmental balance of the planet and aims to maintain the region as a zonen area of peace, low-tension and international cooperation; stresses that the Arctic is disproportionally affected by climate change and pollution;
Amendment 175 #
2020/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises that the Arctic states hold the primary responsibility for tackling issues within their territories; reiterates that international law is the cornerstone of the legal framework regulating inter-state relations in the Arctic and underlines the importance of the UNCLOS and decision- making platforms such as the Arctic Council, The Conference of Arctic Parliamentarians, The Barents Euro- Arctic-Council, the Northern Dimension, the United Nations;
Amendment 178 #
2020/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to take a stronger role in promoting the effective implementation of international conventions such as the Paris Agreement, Minamata Convention, Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution, Gothenburg Protocol, Stockholm Convention, the International Code for Ships Operating in Polar Waters (Polar Code), Århus Convention and Convention on Biological Diversity;
Amendment 198 #
2020/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Urges the Russian Federation to enact its Arctic policies in full respect of international law and to be mindful of the consequences of its actions; is therefore worried by the military build-up pursued by Russia, including the development of anti-access and area denial (A2/AD) capabilities;
Amendment 206 #
2020/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Underlines that constructive cooperation with Russia in the Arctic should be consistent with the principle of selective engagement, also in the areas of climate and environment, and should not jeopardise the goals of sanctionrestrictive measures against Russian actions elsewhere;
Amendment 233 #
2020/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Stresses the need to invest into infrastructure projects in the European Arctic and strengthen regional cohesion policy to support capacity-building;
Amendment 237 #
2020/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Emphasises the role of EU and its Member States to help to prevent and resolve conflicts in the Arctic, help build civilian security mechanisms, enhance crisis management capacities and search and rescue infrastructures;
Amendment 257 #
2020/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Stresses the need to fight climate change by keeping to the goals of the European Green Deal and becoming climate neutral by 2050 following the Paris Agreement;
Amendment 266 #
2020/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Emphasises the usefulness of place-based instruments such as smart specialisation strategies and territorial cooperation for tailoring sustainable investments in the Arctic and believes these EU policies should be further developed and linked to the EU Arctic Policy;
Amendment 279 #
2020/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Notes the signing and entry into force of the CAOF aAgreement, which represents an ambitious and innovative step towards tackle the problems of achieve sustainable development in the Arctic;
Amendment 282 #
2020/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Underlines the importance of takingto implement a precautionary approach toat all stages of Arctic fisheries, at all stages, and encourages the adoption of a sustainable, science-based approach; is concerned by the inability of Arctic coastal states to agree on how to divide quotas on transboundary fish stocks and and encourages a sustainable, scientific based approach. expresses its support for existing regional fisheries management organiszations;
Amendment 304 #
2020/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Reiterates its call to actively involve all the communities and inhabitants of the Arctic, and particularly indigenous peoples, in the decision-makingal processes concerning development choices; stresses the importance to ensure people- to-people cooperation, access to education and business opportunities and support to the youth in the Arctic;
Amendment 324 #
2020/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Emphasises the importance of sustainable development, cohesion policy and cross-border cooperation to tackle geopolitical tension;
Amendment 327 #
2020/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Calls for an increase of the accessibility of digital infrastructure in the Arctic, which promotes entrepreneurship, innovation and helps diversify economic development in the Arctic;
Amendment 353 #
2020/2112(INI)
18. Welcomes the updating of the EU’s Arctic policy, which should alsoneeds to take a proactive role in the Arctic taking account accelerated climate change and exponentially increasing international attention and reflect on new security realities; ichallenges. Is of the opinion that the EU should engagactively engage in policy dialogue with stakeholders which have a vested interest in promoting regional stability and prosperity;
Amendment 360 #
2020/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Calls on the Commission to include the security dimension of the Arctic in EU’s Foreign and Security Policy;
Amendment 367 #
2020/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Regrets Russia’s veto tof EU observer status in the Arctic Council;, supports the EU’s continued de facto membership of Arctic Councilobserver status of working groups;
Amendment 368 #
2020/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Highlights the important role of the Arctic Council as a platform for dialogue between its Members and promote constructive cooperation, low- tension, peace and stability in the Arctic region;
Amendment 397 #
2020/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls for the aims of the new Arctic Strategy to be reflected in the EU’s programmes with dedicated funding, projects, finances and relevant legislation, as well as in the work of the relevant EU agencies;
Amendment 401 #
2020/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Highlights the need for improved synergies between existing financing instruments in order to prevent possible duplications, and to maximise interaction between internal and external EU programmes;
Amendment 404 #
2020/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 b (new)
Paragraph 23 b (new)
Amendment 407 #
2020/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 c (new)
Paragraph 23 c (new)
23c. Calls for the creation of a unit in the EEAS for Northern policies to expand EU’s presence and capacity as well as to provide more security and coherence in its policies;
Amendment 5 #
2020/2091(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Points out that, while transport- related emissions of most pollutants have fallen substantially in recent decades, persistent hotspots remain in the EU, where levels of air pollution are too high – especially in urban areas; , due to congestion, increased use of private vehicles, insufficient emission control measures, reduced green space and other factors; underlines that excessive levels of transport-related air pollution particularly represent a risk for the health of citizens living in urban areas and near transport hubs;
Amendment 31 #
2020/2091(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Encourages Member States to involve actively the local and regional authorities to devise and implement evidence-based, strategic sustainable urban mobility plans, aiming at a coordinated planning of policies, incentives and subsidies that target the various transport sectors and modes, such as measures to encourage the roll-out of e-charging and other alternative fuels, investment in sustainable and accessible public transport, infrastructure for active, shared and zero emission transport modes and demand- related measures, as well as raising public awareness measures and communication activities of the EU’s role in tackling air pollution;
Amendment 58 #
2020/2091(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to address the enforcement of ecological standards for second-hand cars, as well as the implementation gap in the Union's type approval legislation;
Amendment 65 #
2020/2091(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Points out that the proper implementation and enforcement of the Air Quality Directives1 have proved challenging; urges, therefore, that Directive 2008/50/EC and all other existing legislation relating to transport emissions be properly implemented and enforced first before new measures are proposed.in a timely manner; encourages the Commission and the Member States to further cooperate with the WHO on the update of the Global Air Quality Guidelines according to the latest available evidence, so as to launch the subsequent revision of the existing EU legislation in the field of air quality, if needed and following an impact assessment; _________________ 1Directive 2004/107/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 December 2004 relating to arsenic, cadmium, mercury, nickel and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in ambient air, OJ L 023 26.1.2005, p. 3, and Directive 2008/50/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2008 on ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe (OJ L 152, 11.6.2008, p. 1).
Amendment 69 #
2020/2091(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Welcomes the Fitness check of the Ambient Air Quality Directives conducted by the Commission last year; furthermore, calls on the Commission to explore the ways for a swift and more efficient cooperation with national, regional and local authorities to foster the compliance with air quality legislation, i.a. with the use of the EU funding, under the EU Urban Agenda, through the Clean Air Dialogues, and in line with the European Green Deal objectives; calls on the Commission to provide technical assistance and expertise to the national, regional and local authorities encountering difficulties in enforcing and implementing air quality legislation;
Amendment 80 #
2020/2091(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5 c. Encourages the Commission and the Member States to ensure that policies in the field of air quality pursue the zero pollution ambitions, in line with the Green Deal objectives; furthermore, highlights the importance of the recovery plans supporting competitiveness and innovation in the related sectors;
Amendment 19 #
2020/2085(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)
Citation 12 a (new)
— having regard to the Special Eurobarometer 505 entitled 'Making our food fit for the future - Citizens' expectations',
Amendment 20 #
2020/2085(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 b (new)
Citation 12 b (new)
— having regard to the 'Five Freedoms' described by the OIE (World Organisation for animal health), namely : freedom from hunger, malnutrition and thirst, freedom from fear and distress, freedom from heat stress or physical discomfort, freedom from pain, injury and disease, and freedom to express normal patterns of behaviour,
Amendment 22 #
2020/2085(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 c (new)
Citation 12 c (new)
— having regard to the Article 13 of the TFEU 'the Union and the Member States shall, since animals are sentient beings, pay full regard to the welfare requirements of animals, while respecting the legislative or administrative provisions and customs of the Member States relating in particular to religious rites, cultural traditions and regional heritage',
Amendment 56 #
2020/2085(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas European farmers are currently undertaking further action regarding the evolution of breeding and animal housing, with a view to strengthen the convergence with the OIE's 'Five Freedoms';
Amendment 117 #
2020/2085(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q a (new)
Recital Q a (new)
Qa. whereas the European agricultural demography is experiencing an alarming decline; whereas an insufficient generational renewal would have an undesirable effect on the implementation of animal welfare norms;
Amendment 125 #
2020/2085(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital S
Recital S
S. whereas the common agricultural policy (CAP) is one of the regulatory tools that can be used to improve the welfare of farm animals, notably through eco- schemes as well as by means of supporting investments;
Amendment 156 #
2020/2085(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital W b (new)
Recital W b (new)
Wb. whereas the systems observed in the EU are voluntary; whereas most of them include aspects other than animal welfare, such as traceability, sustainability, and health; whereas they vary greatly in terms of operation and design;
Amendment 265 #
2020/2085(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. When enhancing animal welfare legislation in the EU, farmers' income and competitiveness of European livestock producers in the global agricultural market needs to be taken into account;
Amendment 281 #
2020/2085(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Invites the Commission to invest in the welfare of the farmers handling livestock and in the attractiveness of this occupation, with a view to enhancing motivation and productivity amongst settled farmers and future farmers, thereby directly boosting animal welfare;
Amendment 306 #
2020/2085(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Recalls that the full implementation of the current legislation in every Member State is crucial to enhance on-farm animal welfare and to ensure fair level playing field in the internal market;
Amendment 3 #
2020/2077(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that the agriculture, food and forestry sectors and rural areas are essential components of the circular economy, and more specific the circular bioeconomy. Bioeconomy relies on a truly dynamic farming and forestry sector and in order for bioeconomy to reach its full potential, it must continue to be a priority for the EU and coherent measures and funding must be made available;
Amendment 5 #
2020/2077(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that the agriculture, food and forestry sectors and rural areas are essential components of the circular economy; and underlines that the circular economy and bio-economy can provide solutions to the new challenges facing the agricultural sector caused and highlighted by the COVID-19 crisis by reducing the vulnerability of value chains within the EU and globally;
Amendment 15 #
2020/2077(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Takes the view that the announcement of the action plan is a clarion call for profound change to reorient farm production models towards agro-ecology, given the degradation and scarcity both in natural resources and in the rest ofacceleration and realisation of the full potential of the circular economy and the bio-economy in the agriculture sector and across the food- supply chain;
Amendment 28 #
2020/2077(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for the implementation of a European protein plan advocating consumption of legumes, asto become more independent of protein imports; moreover, growing new protein crops in Europe could give an opportunity to farmers; the production of crops that need no nitrogen- based fertilisers has an additional advantage;
Amendment 32 #
2020/2077(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Highlights the important role of bio-based products, including for example, the better recovery and use of bio-waste, in the transition to a circular carbon-neutral economy;
Amendment 34 #
2020/2077(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Sees the circular bio-economy as an opportunity for agriculture, enabling it generate renewable energy from biodegradable farm and municipal waste and its by-products: organic fertilisers; Considers that the circular economy and bio-economy offers great potential for farmers and their cooperatives in the transition towards a climate-neutral European economy through for example, advanced bio- refineries that produce bio-fertilisers, protein feed, bioenergy and biochemicals; highlights that farmers have the potential to produce renewable energy such as biogas from agricultural waste and residues such as manure, or from other sources of waste and residues from the food industry, sewage, wastewater and municipal waste; urges greater research, prioritisation and investment in these options;
Amendment 38 #
2020/2077(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Considers that value-added utilisation of agro-residue and agro- bioenergy are important drivers for the circular economy and bio-economy, and that in the EU, renewable energy obtained through agro-residues have significant potential and should be explored with further research, investment and a supportive policy framework.
Amendment 42 #
2020/2077(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Underlines the essential role of sustainable forest management in circular and bioeconomy, where the wood-based materials function as carbon storages and substitute fossil and other non-renewable materials in many industrial applications such as construction, fibre products, textiles, composites, bioplastics, renewable energy and chemicals while increasing forest resources serve as sinks;
Amendment 45 #
2020/2077(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5 c. Highlights that the transformation towards a circular economy and bio- economy can only be accelerated and scaled when business incentives are aligned with policy goals and a supportive policy framework;
Amendment 46 #
2020/2077(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5 d. Notes that the development of the circular economy and bio-economy will create more jobs in the primary production and stresses that the bio economy requires new skills, new knowledge and new disciplines be developed and/or integrated further in training and education in this sector in order to tackle bio economy-related societal changes, promote competitiveness, growth and job creation, meet the needs of the sector and ensure that skills and jobs are better matched;
Amendment 50 #
2020/2077(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. HopNotes that thee potential of a fully implemented circular economy willto contribute to the relodiversification of agriculture and food producincome for farmers and the contribution ait local level by strengthening regional and local food systemcan make downstream in the rural economy, bringing benefits to both agriculture and rural communities;
Amendment 66 #
2020/2077(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for prevention measures to be stepped up in the fight against food loss and waste; and stresses that food wastage has huge environmental consequences, contributes to climate change and represents a waste of limited resources such as land, energy and water; therefore, urges the Commission via the Farm to Fork Strategy to introduce swift proposals to implement the goal of halving food waste by 2030;
Amendment 73 #
2020/2077(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Stresses that, in order to reduce wastage at the production stage, innovative techniques and technologies should be used to optimise performance in the fields and convert those products that do not meet market standards into processed goods;
Amendment 74 #
2020/2077(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8 b. Notes the benefits of cooperation and digitalisation, which allows better access to data and demand forecasts, and developing advance production programmes for farmers, enabling them totailor their production to demand, better coordinate with the other sectors of the food supply chain, and minimise wastage; given the challenging nature of reducing unavoidable food waste, stresses that effective use of food waste, including in the bio economy, should be promoted;
Amendment 76 #
2020/2077(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8 c. Notes the potential within the circular economy for optimisation of use of food unavoidably lost or discarded and by-products from the food chain, in particular those of animal origin, in feed production, nutrient recycling and production of soil improvers and their importance for primary production;
Amendment 78 #
2020/2077(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 d (new)
Paragraph 8 d (new)
8 d. Notes the potential for optimisation of former foodstuff and by- products from the food chain in feed production and its importance for primary production; calls for an multi-stakeholder approach to collect unsold, unconsumed and inedible food and redirecting it into feed manufacture and also consequently calls on the Commission to analyse legal barriers to the use of former foodstuffs in feed production and to promote research in this area, while at the same time stressing the need for increased traceability, compliance with biosecurity standards and using separation and treatment processes that bring food safety risk down to zero;
Amendment 83 #
2020/2077(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. UrgeSupports the use of bio-sourced and biodegradable materials in agricultural plastics where possible;
Amendment 9 #
2020/2074(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises that cohesion policy must support strong climate mainstreaming in agriculture and food-related sectors, and considers that the agricultural sector is the sector most critically exposed to the consequences of climate change; highlights that namely changes in temperature and precipitation as well as weather and climate extremes are already influencing crop yields and livestock productivity in Europe; moreover notes that the agricultural sector is of strategic importance for EU and global food security;
Amendment 19 #
2020/2074(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Notes that the agricultural and forestry sectors are an important driver in the green transition; therefore highlights that future actions should focus on adaptation, mitigation and biodiversity; furthermore, notes that in order to harvest the full potential of technological innovations, substantial research is needed in order to develop both plant and livestock production, e.g. plant breeding, grass that sequester more carbon, biogas and biomass valorisation;
Amendment 30 #
2020/2074(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines that, in order to reach the target of a 3255% reduction in GHG emissions in 2030, allocations from ESI funds supporting the transition towards climate neutrality in all eligible sectors would have to at least double, and 40% of ERDF resources would need to be allocated to the ‘green, low-carbon objective’1 ; underlines that research and investments in climate-effective agricultural solutions should be integrated into regional environmental strategies; __________________ 1 https://www.caneurope.org/docman/climat e-finance-development/3599-funding- climate-and-energy-transition-in-the-eu/file
Amendment 53 #
2020/2074(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights the importance of linking regional urban and rural environmental strategies to ambitious climate targets that go beyond the overall target ofaim at achieving a climate- neutral EU by 2050, taking into account the potesubstantial contribution of the farming, food and forestry sectors;
Amendment 63 #
2020/2074(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines that regional environmental strategies should support renewable energy production and resource efficiency in the farming, food and forestry sectors; suggests that the relevant authorities prioritise the most sustainable options, such as wind or solar, and subject bioenergy projects to strict sustainability criteria. Urges relevant authorities to further develop the circular economy and bio-economy in their regional environmental strategies; highlights within this context that the agricultural sector has the potential to produce renewable energy such as biogas from agricultural waste and residues such as manure, or from other sources of waste and residues from the food industry, sewage, wastewater and municipal waste. Furthermore consider that regional environmental strategies should enhance efficient and sustainable farm business models for nutrient recovery and recycling. Urges greater research, prioritisation and investment in these options, and calls for a supportive policy framework;
Amendment 76 #
2020/2074(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Notes that the development of the circular economy and bio-economy will create more jobs in the primary production and stresses that the bio- economy requires new skills, new knowledge and new disciplines be developed and/or integrated further in training and education in this sector in order to tackle bio economy-related societal changes, promote competitiveness, growth and job creation, meet the needs of the sector and ensure that skills and jobs are better matched;
Amendment 84 #
2020/2074(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Highlights the importance of re- localising food promoting sustainable agricultural practices and enhancing Europeand feed production, notably the production of plant proteins, in climate change mitigation, as this and effective use crops like perennial grass which contribute significantly to mitigate climate change and restore the environmental balance; finds that investing in perennial grass as an alternative protein source will shortens transport distances and limits deforestation;contribute to the limitation of deforestation; moreover consider that such investments allows for a greening of rural communities and job markets through the establishment of local green biorefineries underlines the opportunities offered by cohesion policy and regional environmental strategies in supporting this re-localisation;
Amendment 124 #
2020/2074(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that EU macro-regional strategies should help build cooperation in order to solve regional issues linked to climate mitigation and adaptation in the farming, food and forestry sectors, in fields such as flood and fire protection, efficient collective waste management, including with the aim of energy production, and the re-localisation ofpromotion of sustainable food production.
Amendment 131 #
2020/2074(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Welcomes the intention of the European Commission to present a strategy for rural areas and stresses the need to reinforce the synergies between the different structural and investment funds with the objective to help agri-food sectors improve their economic resilience and environmental sustainability.
Amendment 138 #
2020/2074(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Highlights the need to strengthen EU investments on broadband in rural areas to enable farmers to integrate digital technologies in order to develop precision farming, as it will be essential for their ecological transition.
Amendment 28 #
2020/2071(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Member States to enhance their cooperation in order to improve the medical supply and distribution chain through better visibility and efficient monitoring, particularly on cross-especially on "green lane" border croutessings, and to establish corridors where medical supplies have priority of deliverycalls on Member States to implement the Green Lanes under the Guidelines for border management measures to protect health and ensure the availability of goods and essential services without unnecessary restrictions across borders;
Amendment 34 #
2020/2071(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Highlights that the air freight is a crucial part of the pharmaceutical supply chain; and therefore calls on the Commission and the Member States to create dedicated hubs in the Union to build receiving points of air freight of medicines, active pharmaceutical ingredients and medical equipment insufficient capacity in order to cover needs of the supply chain as well as creating open routes between the Union and third countries for these essential goods; calls on the Member States to encourage cargo and express airlines to apply reasonable shipping rates for medical and emergency supplies;
Amendment 42 #
2020/2071(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Member States to adopt strategic plans to upgrade their existing infrastructure for an efficient supply of medicines; deems it necessary to remove bottlenecks, boost intermodality (while favouring the shift to rail), finance the main hubs (ports, airports and intermodal platforms), and enhance the delivery of various types of goods, including dangerous goods crucial for the production of the chemical and pharmaceutical industry, in close cooperation with the Commission and with all interested stakeholders involved, to take coordinated measures and to adopt strategic plans to upgrade their existing infrastructure for an efficient supply of medicines; including by foreseeing the creation of European common strategic reserves, building on rescEU stockpile's initiative; deems it necessary to remove bottlenecks, boost intermodality, finance the main hubs, and enhance the delivery of various types of goods, including dangerous goods crucial for the production of the chemical and pharmaceutical industry; calls on the Member States to ensure that medical facilities and medical staff in place are reinforced, in order tobe able to carry out the increasing traffic volumes while restrictions are lifted;
Amendment 64 #
2020/2071(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the importance of catering to specific transport needs at local and regional levels, particularly in rural, mountain, sparsely populated and insular areas that are more difficult to access and involve higher delivery costs; notes that there are new automated delivery tools, such as via drones, available on the market that could help operators to access these areas; e importance of their inclusion to the digital transition and also the need to accelerating the uptake of new solutions adapted to the needs of these areas, allowing connectivity, accessibility and affordability; stresses that the access to medicines in these areas should not in any case be hampered;
Amendment 74 #
2020/2071(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that the COVID-19 outbreak has laid bare the weaknessighlighted the importance of cooperation and solidarity between Member States ofin the Europeanfield of medical production systemand supply, highlighting the importance of delivering medicines swiftly in urgent and exceptional circumstances that could arise in the future.
Amendment 1 #
2020/2058(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas in the field of transport, more than EUR 700 billion in investment is needed for the Trans-European Transport Network alone between now and 2030 and additional investments are required for the deployment of innovative strategies, charging infrastructure and alternative fuels; whereas the modernisation of the EU transport system implies also significant investments into the upgrading and retrofitting of existing transport infrastructure;
Amendment 6 #
2020/2058(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas the EU needs to enable its transport industry to maintain its competitiveness and capacity to invest in Europe and make the transition to sustainable mobility a reality, thereby creating jobs and know-how in the EU;
Amendment 10 #
2020/2058(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Welcomes the Commission’s amended MFF proposal of 27 and 28 May, including the communication entitled ‘Europe’s moment: Repair and Prepare for the Next Generation’, with its provision to increase funding for the Common Agricultural Policy in comparison to the previous MFF proposal;
Amendment 12 #
2020/2058(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Stresses that this increased funding is essential for delivering on the proposed objectives and ambition of the future CAP, achieving the Green Deal objectives in agriculture to strengthen the resilience of the agri-food sectors and to ensure sustainable food production which depends not only on a well-funded CAP but also on other MFF instruments such as research, investment in innovation or digital technology and the facilitation of farmer’s and the agri-food sector’s access to them;
Amendment 14 #
2020/2058(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
A b. whereas sustainable mobility in all modes of transport and an up-to-date multimodal infrastructure including the trans-European transport network (TEN- T) are crucial to reach a climate-neutral economy;
Amendment 14 #
2020/2058(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Welcomes the proposal to top up the Just Transition Fund (JTF), including with additional funds from Next Generation EU, and the two additional pillars of the Just Transition Mechanism, namely a dedicated scheme under InvestEU and a public sector loan facility and stresses that in order for the JTF and green transition to be successful and impactful for agriculture and rural areas, it must be undertaken in a fair, inclusive and scientifically underpinned manner together with stakeholders;
Amendment 16 #
2020/2058(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
A c. whereas one in 10 Europeans work in the wider transport sector, and whereas investing in transport infrastructure will lead to the creation of new jobs as it is estimated that every billion euros invested in the TEN-T core network will create up to 20 000 new jobs;
Amendment 16 #
2020/2058(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Takes note of the Commission communication on the Sustainable Europe Investment Plan (COM(2020)0021), but emphasiszes that the elements proposed within it, including the Just Transition Fund, depend entirely on an ambitious MFF agreement; expresses its deep concern that the front-loading of EU budget funds to cover new spending requirements stemming from the COVID- 19 pandemic may result in a funds shortage in later programming years which may impact on the ability of the agriculture sector to deliver on the objectives and ambition of the Farm to Fork and Biodiversity Strategies and deprive EU farmers of funding in the latter years of the MFF, which would be particularly damaging if they are expected to comply with new obligations under the Green Deal;
Amendment 19 #
2020/2058(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A d (new)
Recital A d (new)
A d. whereas an up-to-date multimodal infrastructure, including the trans- European transport network, is essential for the connection and competitiveness of the EU and an enabler of sustainable and smart mobility;
Amendment 20 #
2020/2058(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Underlines the importance of facilitating access to public and private finance to support increased green investment, development and access to the digitalization tools, modernization and innovation that will enable farmers, the agricultural sector and rural areas to meet the challenges and opportunities of realizing the objectives and ambition of the Green Deal;
Amendment 21 #
2020/2058(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A e (new)
Recital A e (new)
A e. whereas micro, small and medium- sized enterprises (SMEs) in the transport and tourism sectors are being affected severely by the COVID-19 outbreak due to the enforcement of mobility restrictions; whereas the current crisis has demonstrated the transport and logistics sector and its transport workers to be the back bone of the European economy as the uninterrupted freight transport has been essential for the functioning of supply chains;
Amendment 25 #
2020/2058(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Ensure the possibility for small and medium size companies in rural areas, including farms, to make use of investments funds;
Amendment 28 #
2020/2058(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Stress that the differing starting points and potential for development of different regions and Member States must be taken into consideration in the development of national plans, allocation of funding and in the longer term financial perspective;
Amendment 36 #
2020/2058(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls that a significant percentage of the common agricultural policy (CAP) envelope, which represents the largest share of the EU budget, will be set aside to support climate-related objectives and to ensure food security; recalls that the reform of the CAP is still ongoing and that no decision has yet been made on the exact contribution to environmental and climate- related objectives and requirements;
Amendment 101 #
2020/2058(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 e (new)
Paragraph 6 e (new)
6 e. Highlights that the transport and logistics sector is comprised largely out of micro-enterprises and SMEs; therefore urges the Commission to give special attention to these types of enterprises, e.g. by providing better access to funding and retraining of employees;
Amendment 11 #
2020/2039(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas, EU Cohesion Policy makes a key contribution to delivering Digital Single Market objectives on the ground, in particular through significant financial allocations from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF);
Amendment 32 #
2020/2039(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Urges the Commission, in developing the Farm to Fork and Biodiversity strategies, to take practical steps to maintain the rural population, to develop local economies that would create job opportunities;
Amendment 11 #
2020/2038(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises that agrotourism makes a significant contribution to the rural economy, represents an important additional source of income for many farms and, offers a wide range of opportunities to maintain the attractiveness of rural areas and create jobs, improves the business environment for the craft sector, agricultural holdings and rural businesses and prevents depopulation of the rural areas by boosting growth;
Amendment 46 #
2020/2038(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Underlines the importance and the need of better promotion of local tourism, which can significantly contribute to the achievement of some of the goals outlined in the European Green deal by reducing the distance travelled by each person and lowering the climate impact, improving the tourism environmental management by taking the pressure from overly populated tourist sites, while at the same time benefits the rural regions and local communities and helps to reduce the depopulation of these regions;
Amendment 41 #
2020/2023(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Considers that the envisaged partnership should include a level playing field in the areas of, in particular, cabotage, work and rest time, posting of drivers, tachographs, weights and dimensions and combined transport;
Amendment 15 #
2020/2015(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that IP protection strategies will constantly evolve over time as AI evolves, and that it will be necessary to take account of issues such as flexible copyright, patent protection or even trade secrets rules, and to consider what route will provide innovators with the broadest and most robust means of IP protection that combine legal certainty and encourage new investment in private enterprises, universities, SMEs, clusters using public-private collaboration to support for research and development;
Amendment 29 #
2020/2015(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to evaluate the possibility and relevance for companies of obtaining patents based on software or algorithms with a view to ensuring both the protection of innovation and the need for transparency required for trustworthy AI; stresses the need of maintaining a level playing field between these companies, as well as the importance of remaining consistent with competition law. stresses the importance of addressing the AI and IP in the transport sector, in full compliance with the principle of technological neutrality;
Amendment 50 #
2020/2015(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission to pay special attention to access for SMEs and clusters to data that could boost their activity as well as to technology centres and universities to promote their research programmes;
Amendment 3 #
2020/2014(INL)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas across different transport industries, a range of scales of automation and artificial intelligence have been applied;
Amendment 5 #
2020/2014(INL)
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas AI in transport is driving the evolution of the next generation of IT systems and its application involves using many types of technologies such as autonomous vehicles, unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and traffic management solutions;
Amendment 12 #
2020/2014(INL)
Draft opinion
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas Union and national legislation should ensure high product safety and a sound system management both ex ante and throughout a product’s life cycle, while facilitating the compensation of victims ex post;
Amendment 17 #
2020/2014(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines that AI can be applied at different levels in vehicltransport infrastructure and in the transport modes and has an important impact on their autonomy and consequently on civil liability;
Amendment 21 #
2020/2014(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Stresses that safety is of paramount importance in the transport sector and that safety and liability are two faces of the same coin;
Amendment 22 #
2020/2014(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Recalls that the transport sector has been integrating AI technologies for decades, in particular with the introduction of the automation of train operation (ATO), including in urban areas where fully automated, driverless operations have increased system availability, network capacity and operational efficiency;
Amendment 23 #
2020/2014(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines that automated functionalities can bring significant safety improvements in the medium and long term as well as unintended consequences (e.g. cybersecurity, data privacy); notes that AI could also be used for planning and guiding logistics chains, and for increasing efficiency, resilience, reliability, sustainability and flexibility;
Amendment 33 #
2020/2014(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the importance of defining a clear division of responsibilities between software developers, manufacturers of various components, service and data providers and operators and end users;
Amendment 41 #
2020/2014(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines that for AI-related applications in the transport sector with a specific high-risk profile, there is a need for a risk-based approach depending on the levels of automation and self-learning of the system;
Amendment 50 #
2020/2014(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Believes that despite the level of automation and of integration of artificial intelligence of the transport systems and vehicles, liability should always lie with natural and legal persons in order to ensure legal certainty and to encourage investment and the correct uptake of the technology;
Amendment 52 #
2020/2014(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses the importance of ensuring that drivers are always fully aware of a vehicle’s level of automation and their level of liability: drivers should be informed about their vehicles’ AI systems and related limitations of such systems such as activation, deactivation, failure; moreover, in-vehicle features should periodically remind the driver that he or she is in charge of monitoring the vehicle status and give clear warnings to the driver of the approaching limits of AI systems;
Amendment 57 #
2020/2014(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls for further analysis of the need to adapt the European Driving Licence Directive due to automated functionalities of vehicles; urges moreover the Commission to carry out a periodic assessment of transport European regulatory framework to ensure it can respond to the safety and liability challenges related to the integration of AI technologies;
Amendment 58 #
2020/2014(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Believes human-centricity should be the basis for any update and development of regulatory framework related to the automation and AI- integration of transport;
Amendment 59 #
2020/2014(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Underlines that liability schemes in the event of an accident or a violation of traffic legislation need to be carefully designed for each level of automation and AI integration and communicated in a clear way to the users in order to ensure a smooth transition between full driver liability to full manufacturer and road operator liability;
Amendment 60 #
2020/2014(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Notes that automated vehicles deal withthe successful integration of unmanned systems in the transport network, such as automated vehicles and unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) into respectively the land infrastructure and airspace relies on many variable signals and conditions; calls as a result for a regular update of digital maps providing a compulsory minimum set of information about the road network and for the correct development and deployment of the U-space;
Amendment 63 #
2020/2014(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Highlights that AI is one of the most important applications of the data economy; recalls that AI-based systems have a strong data dependency, and rely on data accuracy and relevance; calls therefore the Commission to explore the possibility to include in the Union product safety legislation requirements addressing the risks to safety of faulty data;
Amendment 1 #
2020/2013(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital 1 (new)
Recital 1 (new)
A. Whereas artificial intelligence (AI) is providing unprecedented opportunities to enhance the performance of the transport sector, by addressing the challenges of an increasing travel demand, safety and environmental concerns, while making all transport modes smarter, more efficient, and more comfortable;
Amendment 18 #
2020/2013(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. RPoints out that the railway transport has been one of the first sectors to rely on AI since its emergence; recalls the benefits of the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS), a seamless automatic train protection system replacing incompatible national ones, as regards reliability, capacity, costs, safety, speed and maintenance; supports its full deployment and its continuous establishment as a global automatic train protection (ATP) system; notes the work of the Shift2Rail Joint Undertaking;
Amendment 27 #
2020/2013(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Recalls that autonomous vehicles have great potential to improve mobility, safety, and bring environmental benefits; welcomes in this regard the UNECE World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations adopting the Framework Document for Automated Vehicles; notes the work of the new AI technical committee of the International Organization for Standardization;
Amendment 28 #
2020/2013(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Calls on the European Commission to propose an effective approach to ensure a clear international legal framework for the driver concept, and relevant issues of responsibility and liability, within the meaning of the UN Conventions and other international traffic laws;
Amendment 38 #
2020/2013(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. RPoints out that the global shipping industry has greatly changed thanks to AI integration in the most recent years; recalls the current comprehensive discussions in the International Maritime Organization on integrating new and emerging technologies, such as autonomous ships, in the regulatory framework;
Amendment 44 #
2020/2013(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses how intelligent transport systems mitigate traffic congestion and contribute to improving efficiency and mobility solutions; draws attention to the increased exposure of traditional transport networks to cyber threats; welcomes the Commission’ s intention to include cybersecurity as a regular agenda item for discussion within transport related international organisations;
Amendment 14 #
2020/2007(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas Article 153(5) TFEU makes clear that the setting of minimum wages is a national competence and forbids the EU to intervene directly on the level of pay;
Amendment 15 #
2020/2007(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas agriculture is a sector with a strong reliance on temporary labour, work which is mostly seasonal in nature with peaks and high employment of migrant workers to meet the needs and demands of sector;
Amendment 32 #
2020/2007(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Highlights the important and essential role of migrant and seasonal workers in responding to periodic and seasonal peaks in labour demand in the agricultural sector which local supply cannot meet;
Amendment 37 #
2020/2007(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1 c. Stresses the disproportionately negative impact movement restrictions introduced as a result of the COVID-19 crisis had on the availability of seasonal workers for necessary agricultural work and across the food supply chain as a whole, notes in this regard the importance of a fully functioning internal market with clear guidelines and uniform interpretation by the Member States;
Amendment 42 #
2020/2007(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Amendment 78 #
2020/2007(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Points out that technological innovation is a driver of structural change within farms and agricultural labour markets, and that many holdings across Europe are not sufficiently prepared for taking up technological innovation owing to the low level of agricultural training of their farm managers, a level which differs significantly among Member States; notes that that the current trend towards a technology-oriented agricultural sector has the potential to push labour costs upwards, as farming will demand a higher-skilled labour force; highlights that increased training, education and upskilling will be required by all workers in the sector to meet the challenge of increased technologic innovation and modernisation and notes that this increased training should be planned in close collaboration with social partners within the labour market;
Amendment 100 #
2020/2007(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Highlights that, as enshrined in the TFEU, the EU does not have the competence to intervene on the setting of pay or minimum wages;
Amendment 4 #
2020/2006(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls for binding Union law to be adopted that ensures that allthe supply chains of products imported into the Union and also of those products and services supplied within the Union do not involvedo not lead to deforestation and, ecosystem degradation or conversion, or, human rights violations, and that protects or the violation of rights of indigenous peoples and local communities;
Amendment 14 #
2020/2006(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Calls for the Union to take a leading international role in promoting sustainable forest use and bio-based production; acknowledges that enhanced wood availability is necessary for attracting forest-based investments in the Union and green economic recovery as well as for achieving the targets of the European Green Deal and EU Bioeconomy Strategy, which also ensures halting deforestation;
Amendment 20 #
2020/2006(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Reminds that forests and woodlands cover over 40 % of the Union´s territory and that, despite the global situation, the area covered by forests in Europe is growing;
Amendment 21 #
2020/2006(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Underlines that forest policy is a national competence and that, on the Union level, the Standing Forestry Committee steers the preparation of forest-related views regarding policy initiatives;
Amendment 28 #
2020/2006(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that voluntary measures alone will not stop deforestationre a useful instrument in the efforts to stop global deforestation; highlights that afforestation can partly compensate for problems caused by deforestation by supporting biodiversity and the achievement of climate goals;
Amendment 29 #
2020/2006(INL)
2. Notes that voluntary measures alone will not stop deforestatthe Union contribution to global deforestation caused by demand for imports of deforestation-risk goods into the Union;
Amendment 32 #
2020/2006(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Supports the setting up of “green alliances” with third countries in order to help them put in place sustainable forest value chains and bio-economy activities prioritising the support to small producers, as well as sound policies aiming at avoiding deforestation, such as integrated land planning, land tenure transparency, and prevention of illegal conversion of forest areas into agricultural land;
Amendment 33 #
2020/2006(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Supports regular information exchanges with third countries to promote the consumption and trade of wood and wood derived products coming from forest managed in a sustainable way;
Amendment 42 #
2020/2006(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 h (new)
Paragraph 2 h (new)
2h. Asks the Commission to put in place an information campaign on responsible agri-food consumption in the Union by highlighting the environmental consequences of the embodied deforestation;.
Amendment 43 #
2020/2006(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 58 #
2020/2006(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that improving traceability and transparency can help to ensure that onlyincrease the consumption of sustainably sourced goods are consumed; calls for due diligence obligations to be part of public procurement rules;
Amendment 67 #
2020/2006(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for binding and enforceable environmental and social provisions to be included in free trade agreements (FTAs), such as Mercosur, so as to protect forests, natural ecosystems and human rights, particularly community tenure rights; calls foronsiders that the reospening of FTAs which do not contain such provisions, for example EU-Mercosur FTAct of the Paris Agreement should be a binding condition in all trade agreements with third countries;
Amendment 77 #
2020/2006(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Asks the Commission to integrate deforestation in the assessment of the environmental impact of trade agreements, and to take into consideration the results of ex ante evaluations in trade negotiations;
Amendment 95 #
2020/2006(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for maintaining a coherent legislative framework that brings together and developsbased on existing systems, such as the Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) Action Plan and the Union timber regulation, guaranteeing participation of affected rights holders;
Amendment 106 #
2020/2006(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes the unsustainable level of consumption in the EU, and that, for example, the Renewable Energy Directive (RED II) coStresses that the sustainability of raw material use in the Union could be considerably improved by implementains insufficient sustainability criteria, which both causes and intensifies land-use changeg measures to boost the circular bio- economy, consequently reducing the dependency on deforestation-risk imports;
Amendment 112 #
2020/2006(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the Member States to implement the revised Renewable Energy Directive (RED II), including sustainability criteria for bioenergy;
Amendment 7 #
2020/1998(BUD)
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. Whereas transport will be key to achieving climate neutrality by 2050 and any significant contribution from the transport sector to this goal will require enormousconsiderable and sector-specific financial investments;
Amendment 10 #
2020/1998(BUD)
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
C a. Whereas transport sector is estimated to experience one of the largest losses in real gross value added in 2020 (approx. 20%); whereas tourism ecosystem is estimated to experience the largest losses in equity losses in 2020 (approx. 171bn, 26.4%of the total ecosystems losses) and represents 22% of the investment needs;
Amendment 14 #
2020/1998(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. [02 03 01] Reiterates the crucial role of the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) in fostering the development of a high-performance trans-European network (TEN-T) that is sustainable and interconnected across the areas of transport, energy and digital services infrastructure and in achieving the goals of the Green Deal; Considers unacceptable the drastic reductions in commitments for the Energy and Digital branches of the CEF and the global reduction of the CEF budget resulting from these cutes; Considers that the increase in the CEF transport budget is the step in the right direction but insufficient in view of the needs of the sector; Therefore requests a budget in line with the European Parliament position on MFF1 ; recalls that the CEF’s short-, mid- and long- term planning of spending should take into consideration a result-oriented approach and seek for an EU added value; _________________ 117,746 bn euros for 2021-2027 in 2018 prices (an average of 2,542 billion euros per year).
Amendment 20 #
2020/1998(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Considers that transport projects financed by the European Regional Development Fund(ERDF) and by the Cohesion Fund (CF) must give priority to the development and completion of the TEN-T core and comprehensive networks;
Amendment 21 #
2020/1998(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. [new] Regrets the absence ofCommission’s unwillingness to present a specific allocation and specific programme for sustainable tourism at European level, including the allocation of a budget of EUR 300 million as repeatedly and regularly requested by the European Parliament; Requests that this allocation should be added in order to take into consideration a sector that has strong links to transport, has been severely hit by the COVID-19 crisis and is very important for the Union economyEU economy, competitiveness, employment and social development;
Amendment 28 #
2020/1998(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes with satisfaction the important surge in investment due to the EUR 9,645 billion contribution from the Next Generation EU to InvestEU in 2021; recalls that InvestEU Fund should support investments contributing to greater economic,territorial and social cohesion in the Union and that, in order to maximise the impact and the added value of EU financing support, it is appropriate to maximise synergies across relevant Union programmes in areas such as transport, energy, tourism and digitalisation;
Amendment 34 #
2020/1998(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Reiterates the importance of a simpler, more efficient own resources system able to bring a substantial reduction in the proportion of GNI-based contributions and to guarantee the adequate and result-oriented funding of Union spending;
Amendment 38 #
2020/0374(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2 a) Acknowledges that the digital economy, particularly platforms, can have a significant impact on long-established regulated business models in many strategic sectors such as transportation and hospitality. Stresses the need to foster a level-playing field between gatekeepers and traditional enterprises operating in the transport and tourism sectors. Furthermore, emphasises the need for transparency, for the sake of consumers, in transport and tourism platforms, specifically of algorithms affecting service, pricing, advertising and digital trust building mechanisms such as ratings and reviews.
Amendment 44 #
2020/0374(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) By approximating diverging national laws, obstacles to the freedom to provide and receive services, including retail services, within the internal market should be eliminated. A targeted set of harmonised mandatory rules should therefore be established at Union level to ensure contestable and fair digital markets featuring the presence of gatekeepers within the internal market, and in order to create and maintain a safer environment and legal certainty for the users and public authorities.
Amendment 58 #
2020/0374(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) This should allow the Commission to intervene in time and effectively, while fully respecting the proportionality of the considered measures. It should also reassure actual or potential market participants about the fairness and contestability of the services concerned. In this regard, calls on the Commission to undertake further steps by initiating a more comprehensive data sharing framework for online platforms dedicated to short-term rentals, following consultations with all relevant stakeholders, and to establish an obligation for platforms to hare their data accordingly, in full compliance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679, with Eurostat and the national statistics office of the country where the service providers operate.
Amendment 76 #
2020/0374(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 72
Recital 72
(72) The Commission should be able to take the necessary actions to monitor the effective implementation and compliance with the obligations laid down in this Regulation. Such actions should include the ability of the Commission to appoint independent external experts, such as and auditors to assist the Commission in this procesrequest the active cooperation of the European Court of Auditors, including where applicable from competent national authorities and independent authorities, such as data or consumer protection authorities.
Amendment 82 #
2020/0374(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 78
Recital 78
(78) The Commission should periodically evaluate this Regulation and closely monitor its effects on the contestability and fairness of commercial relationships in the online platform economy, in particular with a view to determining the need for amendments in light of relevant technological or commercial developments. This evaluation should include the regular review of the list of core platform services and the obligations addressed to gatekeepers as well as enforcement of these, in view of ensuring that digital markets across the Union are contestable and fair. In order to obtain a broad view of developments in the sector, the evaluation should take into account the experiences of Member States and relevant stakeholders. The Commission may in this regard also consider the opinions and reports presented to it by the Observatory on the Online Platform Economy that was first established by Commission Decision C(2018)2393 of 26 April 2018, by Eurostat, and by the national statistics offices of the countries where the service providers operate. Following the evaluation, the Commission should take appropriate measures. The Commission should to maintain a high level of protection and respect for the common EU rights and values, particularly equality and non-discrimination, as an objective when conducting the assessments and reviews of the practices and obligations provided in this Regulation.
Amendment 13 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Responsible, transparent and diligent behaviour by providers of intermediary services is essential for a safe, predictable and trusted online environment, for ensuring legal certainty and for allowing Union citizens and other persons to exercise their fundamental rights guaranteed in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (‘Charter’), in particular the freedom of expression and information and the freedom to conduct a business, and the right to non- discrimination.
Amendment 14 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Therefore, in order to safeguard and improve the functioning of the internal market, a targeted set of uniform, effective and proportionate mandatory rules should be established at Union level. This Regulation provides the conditions for innovative digital services to emerge and to scale up in the internal market. The approximation of national regulatory measures at Union level concerning the requirements for providers of intermediary services is necessary in order to avoid and put an end to fragmentation of the internal market and to ensure legal certaintycreate and maintain a safer environment and legal certainty for platforms, users and public authorities, thus reducing uncertainty for developers and fostering interoperability. By using requirements that are technology neutral, innovation should not be hampered but instead be stimulated.
Amendment 15 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) This Regulation should apply to providers of certain information society services as defined in Directive (EU) 2015/1535 of the European Parliament and of the Council26 , that is, any service normally provided for remuneration, at a distance, by electronic means and at the individual request of a recipient. Specifically, this Regulation should apply to providers of intermediary services, and in particular intermediary services consisting of services known as ‘mere conduit’, ‘caching’ and ‘hosting’ services, given that the exponential growth of the use made of those services, mainly for legitimate and socially beneficial purposes of all kinds, has also increased their role in the intermediation and spread of unlawful or otherwise harmful information and activities. In this regard, stresses the importance and the particularities of the transport and tourism online platform market, which require a sector-specific approach and special attention in this regard. _________________ 26Directive (EU) 2015/1535 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 September 2015 laying down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical regulations and of rules on Information Society services (OJ L 241, 17.9.2015, p. 1).
Amendment 17 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) In order to ensure the effectiveness of the rules laid down in this Regulation and a level playing field within the internal market, those rules should apply to providers of intermediary services irrespective of their place of establishment or residence, in so far as they provide services in the Union, as evidenced by a substantial connection to the Union. Considering that the digital economy, particularly platforms, can have a significant impact on long-established regulated business models in many strategic sectors such as transportation and hospitality, the Commission should foster a level-playing field between online platforms and traditional enterprises operating in the transport and tourism sectors.
Amendment 28 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 43
Recital 43
(43) To avoid disproportionate burdens, the additional obligations imposed on online platforms under this Regulation should not apply to micro or small enterprises as defined in Recommendation 2003/361/EC of the Commission,41 unless their reach and impact is such that they meet the criteria to qualify as very large online platforms under this Regulation. This Regulation should highlights the importance of collaborative economy platforms in the Transport and Tourism sectors, on which services are provided by both individuals and professionals and avoid imposing disproportionate information obligations and unnecessary administrative burden on peer-to-peer providers of services. The consolidation rules laid down in that Recommendation help ensure that any circumvention of those additional obligations is prevented. The exemption of micro- and small enterprises from those additional obligations should not be understood as affecting their ability to set up, on a voluntary basis, a system that complies with one or more of those obligations. _________________ 41 Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC of 6 May 2003 concerning the definition of micro, small and medium- sized enterprises (OJ L 124, 20.5.2003, p. 36).
Amendment 68 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 106 a (new)
Recital 106 a (new)
(106 a)In order to enhance the relationship between stakeholders and local authorities in the Short-Term Rental market and mobility services; this Regulation should aim to ensure legal certainty and clarity in this market by creating a governance framework formalising the cooperation between short-term rental and mobility platforms and national, regional and local authorities, aiming especially to share best practices and thus facilitating their daily business;
Amendment 69 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) rules on specific due diligence obligations tailored to certain specific categories of providers of intermediary services, taking into account the sector- specific business model;
Amendment 84 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point n
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point n
(n) ‘advertisement’ means information designed to promote the message of a legal or natural person, irrespective of whether to achieve commercial or non-commercial purposes, and displayed by an online platform on its online interface against remuneration specifically for promoting that information and that is not contingent on the completion of a given transaction;
Amendment 59 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The TEN-E policy is a central instrument in the development of an internal energy market and necessary to achieve the European Green Deal objectives. To achieve climate neutrality by 2050 and higher levels of greenhouse gas emission reductions by 2030, Europe will need a more integrated energy system, relying on higher levels of electrification based on renewable sources and the decarbonisation of the gas sector. The TEN-E policy can ensure that the Union energy infrastructure development supports the required energy transition to climate neutrality in line with the energy efficiency first principle and can support the decarbonisation of the transport sector.
Amendment 63 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) While the objectives of Regulation (EU) No 347/2013 remain largely valid, the current TEN-E framework does not yet fully reflect the expected changes to the energy system that will result from the new political context and in particular the upgraded 2030 targets and the 2050 climate neutrality objective under the European Green Deal. Besides the new political context and objectives, technological development has been rapid in the past decade. That development should be taken into account in the infrastructure categories covered by this Regulation, the projects of common interest selection criteria as well as the priority corridors and thematic areas. Further enhancing the decarbonisation of the transport sector should become one of the criteria for the selection of projects of common interest;
Amendment 67 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
(10 a) The Union’s energy infrastructure should be rolled out in a manner that promotes the synergies and complementarity with the Trans- European Transport Network (TEN-T) and the alternative fuels Infrastructure;
Amendment 79 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12 a) To enable sector integration, to acknowledge changes in consumer behaviour and to increase the demand for green transport, charging infrastructure for electric vehicles should be eligible for the PCI Status;
Amendment 81 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The Commission’s communication on energy system integration underlines the need for integrated energy infrastructure planning across energy carriers, infrastructures, and consumption sectors. Such system integration starts from the point of departure of applying the energy efficiency first principle and taking a holistic approach beyond individual sectors. It also addresses the decarbonisation needs of the hard to abate sectors, such as parts of industry or certain modes of transport, where direct electrification is, currently, technically or economically challenging. Such investments include hydrogen and electrolysers, which are progressing towards commercial large-scale deployment. The Commission’s Hydrogen Strategy gives priority to hydrogen production from renewable electricity, which is the cleanest solution and is most compatible with the EU climate neutrality objective. In a transitional phase however, other forms ofddition, fossil free and low- carbon hydrogen solutions are needed to more rapidly replace existing hydrogen and kick-start an economy of scale.
Amendment 114 #
2020/0360(COD)
(b) facilitates the timely implementation of projects of common interest by streamlining, coordinating more closely, and accelerating permit granting processes and by enhancing public participation both at national and cross border level;
Amendment 121 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 16 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 16 a (new)
(16 a) 'interoperability' means all the regulatory, technical and operational conditions, requirements or characteristics of the energy infrastructure to allow safe and uninterrupted energy flows as well as to achieve the required levels of performance along the European energy network;
Amendment 132 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c – point ii a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c – point ii a (new)
(ii a) enhances the decarbonisation of the transport sector;
Amendment 135 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the project contributes significantly to the decarbonisation objectives, including in the transport sector, of the Union and those of the third country and to sustainability, including through the integration of renewable energy into the grid and the transmission of renewable generation to major consumption centres and storage sites, and;
Amendment 144 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point b – point iii a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point b – point iii a (new)
(iii a) sector integration, through the improvement of the interaction of different energy vectors or energy sectors, for instance through the increase of synergies in adjacent sectors, such as transport and mobility;
Amendment 150 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point d – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point d – introductory part
(d) for new and repurposed hydrogen projects falling under the energy infrastructure categories set out in point (3) of Annex II the project is to contribute significantly to sustainability, including by reducing greenhouse gas emissions, by enhancing the deployment of renewable hydrogen and supporting variable renewable power generation by offering flexibility and/or storage solutions. Furthermore, the project is to contribute significantly to at least one of the following specific criteria:
Amendment 163 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point f – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point f – introductory part
(f) for smart gas grid projects falling under the energy infrastructure category set out in point (2) of Annex II, the project is to contribute significantly to sustainability by enabling and facilitating the integration of renewable and low-carbon gases, such as biomethane, or renewable hydrogen, into the gas distribution and transmission networks in order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Furthermore, the project is to contribute significantly to at least one of the following specific criteria:
Amendment 167 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
(b a) creating synergies with the tran- european transport network and the alternative fuel infrastructure;
Amendment 185 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 11
Article 11 – paragraph 11
11. By [31 December 2023], the ENTSO for Electricity and the ENTSO for Gas shall jointly submit to the Commission and the Agency a consistent and interlinked energy market and network model including electricity, gas and hydrogen transmission infrastructure as well as storage, heat, LNG and electrolysers, covering the energy infrastructure priority corridors and the areas drawn up in line with the principles laid down in Annex V.
Amendment 198 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1
1. By [31 July 2022], Member States, with the support of the Commission, within their specific priority offshore grid corridors, set out in point (2) of Annex I, taking into account the specificities and development in each region, shall jointly define and agree to cooperate on the amount of offshore renewable generation to be deployed within each sea basin by 2050, with intermediate steps in 2030 and 2040, in view of their national energy and climate plans, the offshore renewable potential of each sea basin, environmental protection, climate adaptation and other uses of the sea, as well as the Union’s decarbonisation targets. That agreemdeclaration of intent shall be made in writing as regards each sea basin linked to the territory of the Union.
Amendment 202 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3
Article 16 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3
In allocating costs across borders, the relevant national regulatory authorities, in consultation with the TSOs concerned, shall seek a mutual agreement based on, but not limited to, the information specified in paragraphs 3(a) and (b). Their assessment shall be based ontake into account the same scenario as used in the selection process for the elaboration of the Union list where the project of common interests is listed.
Amendment 236 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b a (new)
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b a (new)
(b a) charging infrastructure for electric vehicles;
Amendment 243 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
(a) transmission pipelines for the transport of hydrogen, giving access to multiple sources of hydrogen (including renewable and low-carbon hydrogen) and multiple network users on a transparent and non-discriminatory basis, which mainly contains high-pressure hydrogen pipelines, excluding pipelines for the local distribution of hydrogen;
Amendment 9 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Network and information systems have developed into a central feature of everyday life with the speedy digital transformation and interconnectedness of society, including in cross-border exchanges. That development has led to an expansion of the cybersecurity threat landscape, bringing about new challenges, which require adapted, coordinated and innovative responses in all Member States. The number, magnitude, sophistication, frequency and impact of cybersecurity incidents are increasing, and present a major threat to the functioning of network and information systems. As a result, cyber incidents can impede the pursuit of economic activities in the internal market, generate financial losses, undermine user confidence and cause major damage to the Union economy and society. Cybersecurity preparedness and effectiveness are therefore now more essential than ever to the proper functioning of the internal market. Moreover, cybersecurity is a key enabler for many critical sectors, such as transport, to successfully embrace the digital transformation and to fully grasp the economic, social and sustainable benefits of digitalisation.
Amendment 18 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Sector-specific legislation and instruments can contribute to ensuring high levels of cybersecurity, while taking full account of the specificities and complexities of those sectors. Where a sector–specific Union legal act requires essential or important entities to adopt cybersecurity risk management measures or to notify incidents or significant cyber threats of at least an equivalent effect to the obligations laid down in this Directive, those sector-specific provisions, including on supervision and enforcement, should apply. In order to avoid overregulation, legal uncertainty and unnecessary administrative burden, in the interpretation and application of this Directive the Commission should ensure coherence between this Directive and the applicable sector-specific legislation. To this end, the Commission should identify duplications/overlapping in the respective legislation, regulatory requirements or procedures, with a view to remove them. In that regard, the Commission action should specifically aim at preventing the proliferation/overlapping/duplication of systems of notification in sectors where EU sector-specific legislation is already applied, such as the transport sector. The Commission may issue guidelines in relation to the implementation of the lex specialis. This Directive does not preclude the adoption of additional sector- specific Union acts addressing cybersecurity risk management measures and incident notifications. This Directive is without prejudice to the existing implementing powers that have been conferred to the Commission in a number of sectors, including transport and energy.
Amendment 20 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) Given the emergence of innovative technologies, such as artificial intelligence, and new business models, new cloud computing deployment and service models are expected to appear on the market in response to evolving customer needs. In that context, cloud computing services may be delivered in a highly distributed form, even closer to where data are being generated or collected, thus moving from the traditional model to a highly distributed one (‘edge computing’).
Amendment 25 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 33
Recital 33
(33) When developing guidance documents, the Cooperation Group should consistently: map national solutions and experiences, assess the impact of Cooperation Group deliverables on national approaches, discuss implementation challenges and formulate specific recommendations to be addressed through better implementation of existing rules. The Cooperation Group should also map the national solutions in order to promote compatibility of cybersecurity solutions applied to each specific sector across Europe. This is particular relevant for the sectors which have an international and cross-border nature such as transport.
Amendment 32 #
2020/0359(COD)
(47) The supply chain risk assessments, in light of the features of the sector concerned, should take into account both technical and, where relevant, non- technical factors including those defined in Recommendation (EU) 2019/534, in the EU wide coordinated risk assessment of 5G networks security and in the EU Toolbox on 5G cybersecurity agreed by the Cooperation Group. To identify the supply chains that should be subject to a coordinated risk assessment, the following criteria should be taken into account: (i) the extent to which essential and important entities use and rely on specific critical ICT services, systems or products; (ii) the relevance of specific critical ICT services, systems or products for performing critical or sensitive functions, including the processing of personal data; (iii) the availability of alternative ICT services, systems or products; (iv) the resilience of the overall supply chain of ICT services, systems or products against disruptive events (iva) the extent to which specific critical ICT services, systems or products directly used by consumers are resilient and compliant with a customer friendly approach; and (v) for emerging ICT services, systems or products, their potential future significance for the entities’ activities.
Amendment 41 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 4 – point b a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 4 – point b a (new)
(b a) mapping the national solutions in order to promote compatibility ofcybersecurity solutions applied to each specific sector across Europe;
Amendment 43 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point iii a (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point iii a (new)
Amendment 44 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
(b a) adoption of programmes for increasing employees competences and practical experience meeting the high cybersecurity standards;
Amendment 57 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 1
Article 21 – paragraph 1
1. In order to demonstrate compliance with certain requirements of Article 18, Member States may requirshall encourage essential and important entities to certify certain ICT products, ICT services and ICT processes, either developed by the essential or important entity or procured from third parties, under specific European cybersecurity certification schemes adopted pursuant to Article 49 of Regulation (EU) 2019/881. The products, services and processes subject to certification may be developed by an essential or important entity or procured from third parti or under similar internationally recognised certification schemes.
Amendment 61 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 2
Article 21 – paragraph 2
Amendment 77 #
2020/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
Having regard to the report of the Joint Research Centre (JRC)23a, _________________ 23a Huisman, J., Bobba, S.,“Available for Collection” study on alternative collection targets for waste portable and light means of transport batteries, EUR 30746 EN, Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg, 2021, ISBN 978-92- 76-39084-8, doi:10.2760/64633, JRC125615.
Amendment 79 #
2020/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Batteries are thus an important source of energy and one of the key enablers for sustainable development, green mobility, clean energy and climate neutrality. It is expected that the demand for batteries will grow rapidly in the coming years, notably for electric road transport vehicles using batteries for traction, making this market an increasingly strategic one at European and the global level. Significant scientific and technical progress in the field of battery technology will continue. In view of the strategic importance of batteries and the battery value chain, and to provide legal and investment certainty to all operators involved and to avoid discrimination, barriers to trade and distortions on the market for batteries, it is necessary to set out rules on sustainability parameters, performance, safety, collection, recycling and second life of batteries as well as on information about batteries. It is necessary to create a harmonised regulatory framework for dealing with the entire life cycle of batteries that are placed on the market in the Union. and ensure that all batteries entering the internal market from non-EU countries also meet the high standards set by this Regulation.
Amendment 128 #
2020/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – indent 4
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – indent 4
— is neither an electric vehicle battery nor a light means of transport battery nor an automotive battery;
Amendment 130 #
2020/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – indent 4 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – indent 4 a (new)
- including toys equipped with a battery as specified in the Toy Safety Directive 2009/48/EC (TSD);
Amendment 135 #
2020/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 9
(9) ‘light means of transport’ means wheeled vehicles that have an electric motor of less than 750 watts, on which travel battery’ means any battery in wheeled vehicles that can be powered by the electric motor alone or by a combination of motor and human power, including vehiclers are seated when the vehicle is moving and that can be powered by the electric motor alone or by a combination of motor and human powerexempted from type-approval legislation or vehicles of type-approved categories provided for in Regulation (EU) No 168/2013 and with a weight below 25 kg;
Amendment 139 #
2020/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 11
(11) ‘industrial battery’ means any battery designed for industrial uses and any other battery excluding portable batteries, electric vehicle batteries, light means of transport batteries and automotive batteries;
Amendment 141 #
2020/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 12
(12) ‘electric vehicle battery’ means any battery specifically designed to provide traction to hybrid and electric vehicles for road transportof category L as provided for in Regulation (EU) No 168/2013 and with a weight above 25 kg, or to a vehicle of categories M, N or O as provided for in Regulation (EU) No 2018/858;
Amendment 144 #
2020/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 22
(22) ‘battery management system’ means an electronic device that controls or manages the electric and thermal functions of the battery, that manages and stores the data on the parameters for determining the safety, the state of health and expected lifetime of batteries laid down in Annex VII and that communicates with the vehicle or appliance in which the battery is incorporated;
Amendment 147 #
2020/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 4 a (new)
The Commission shall set up a regularly updated electronic database for the various batteries belonging to the categories laid down in points (7), (9), (10), (11) and (12) of this Article to support clear and coherent implementation of the Regulation.
Amendment 339 #
2020/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 4 – point a a (new)
Article 48 – paragraph 4 – point a a (new)
(a a) for light means of transport batteries: 50 %1a by 31 December 2023. _________________ 1a 'Available for Collection' methodology
Amendment 341 #
2020/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 4 – point b a (new)
Article 48 – paragraph 4 – point b a (new)
(b a) for light means of transport batteries: 70 %1a by 31 December 2025. _________________ 1a 'Available for Collection' methodology
Amendment 343 #
2020/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 4 – point c a (new)
Article 48 – paragraph 4 – point c a (new)
(c a) for light means of transport batteries: 75 %1a by 31 December 2030. _________________ 1a 'Available for Collection' methodology
Amendment 348 #
2020/0353(COD)
3. Distributors shall hand over waste batteries that they have taken back to the producers or producer responsibility organisations who are responsible for the collection of those batteries in accordance with Articles 48 and 49 respectively , or if nationally decided, to an waste management operator with a view to their treatment and recycling in accordance with Article 56.
Amendment 349 #
2020/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 1
Article 52 – paragraph 1
Operators of waste treatment facilities subject to Directives 2000/53/EC and 2012/19/EU shall hand over waste batteries resulting from the treatment of end-of-life vehicles and waste electrical and electronic equipment to the producers of the relevant batteries or, where appointed in accordance with Article 47(2) of this Regulation, producer responsibility organisations acting on their behalf or if nationally decided, to waste management operators with a view to their treatment and recycling in accordance with the requirements of Article 56 of this Regulation. The operators of waste treatment facilities shall keep records of those transactions.
Amendment 350 #
2020/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 2
Article 53 – paragraph 2
2. Public waste management authorities shall hand over collected waste batteries to the producers or, where appointed in accordance with Article 47(2), to producer responsibility organisations acting on their behalf, or if nationally decided, to waste management operators with a view to treatment and recycling of those waste batteries in accordance with the requirements of Article 56 or carry out their treatment and recycling themselves in accordance with the requirements of Article 56.
Amendment 351 #
2020/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 54 – paragraph 1
Article 54 – paragraph 1
Voluntary waste portable battery collection points shall hand over waste portable batteries to- the producers of portable batteries or third parties acting on their behalf, including producer responsibility organisations, or if nationally decided, to waste management operators with a view to their treatment and recycling in accordance with the requirements of Article 56.
Amendment 354 #
2020/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 55 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 55 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(a a) for light means of transport batteries: 50 %1a by 31 December 2023. _________________ 1a 'Available for Collection' methodology
Amendment 356 #
2020/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 55 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 55 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Amendment 358 #
2020/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 55 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 55 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(c a) for light means of transport batteries: 75 %1a by 31 December 2030. _________________ 1a 'Available for Collection' methodology
Amendment 377 #
2020/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 1
Article 70 – paragraph 1
1. Contracting authorities, as defined in Article 2(1) of Directive 2014/24/EU or Article 3(1) of Directive 2014/25/EU, or contracting entities, as defined in Article 4(1) of Directive 2014/25/EU shall, when procuring batteries or products containing batteries in situations covered by those Directives, make sure that producers of batteries have registered to fulfil their extended producer responsibility for batteries and take account of the environmental impacts of batteries over their life cycle with a view to ensure that such impacts of the batteries procured are kept to a minimum.
Amendment 396 #
2020/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VI – Part A – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Annex VI – Part A – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
2 a. the weight of the battery;
Amendment 397 #
2020/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VI – Part A – paragraph 1 – point 6
Annex VI – Part A – paragraph 1 – point 6
6. chemistry at cell level;
Amendment 74 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The Commission’s evaluation of th the 7 EAP24 concluded that its 2050 vision th and priority objectives are still valid; that it has helped to provide more predictable, faster and better-coordinated action in environment policy; and that its structure and enabling framework have helped create synergies, thus making environment policy more effective and efficient. Moreover, the evaluation concluded that the 7th EAP anticipated the United Nation’s 2030 Agenda by insisting that economic growth and social wellbeing depend on a healthy natural resource base, and facilitated delivering on the Sustainable Development Goals. It also enabled the Union to speak with one voice on the global stage on climate and environmental matters. IEven as EU made progress towards almost all of the 17 sustainable development goals (SDG) based on data from the past five years, in its evaluation of the 7th EAP, the Commission also concluded that progress related to nature protection, health and policy integration was not sufficient. _________________ 24 COM(2019) 233 final.
Amendment 81 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The European Green Deal underpins the Next Generation EU Recovery Plan which promotes the investments in key green sectorsustainable activities needed to build resilience, and create growth and jobs in a fair and inclusive society. The Recovery and Resilience Facility which will power the Union’s economic recovery from the coronavirus crisis together with the Union budget for 2021-2027, is also based on the priority objectives set out in the European Green Deal. Furthermore, all initiatives under Next Generation EU Recovery Plan should respect the European Green Deal’s “do no harm” oath.
Amendment 86 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The 8th EAP should support the environment and climate action objectives of the European Green Deal in line with the long-term objective to “live well, within the planetary boundaries” by 2050, which is already established in the 7th EAP. It should contribute to achieving the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals, while ensuring the achievement of other EU objectives, such as food security.
Amendment 95 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The 8th EAP should accelerate the transition to a regenerative economy that gives back to the planet more than it takes. A regenerative growth model recognises that the wellbeing and prosperity of our societies depend on a stable climate, a healthy environment and thriving ecosystems, which provide a safe operating space for our economies. As the global population and the demand for natural resources continues to grow, economic activity should develop in a way that does no harm but, on the contrary, reverses climate change and environmental degradation, minimises pollution and results in maintaining and enriching natural capital, therefore ensuring the abundance of renewable and non-renewable resources. Through continuous innovation, research, authorisation of research findings, adaptation to new challenges and co- creation, the regenerative economy strengthens resilience and protects present and future generations’ wellbeing.
Amendment 107 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Environment policy being highly decentralised, action to achieve the priority objectives of the 8th EAP should be taken at different levels of governance, i.e. at the European, the national, the regional and the local level, with a collaborative approach to multi-level governance. The integrated approach to policy development and implementation should be strengthened with a view to maximising the synergies between economic, environmental and social objectives, while paying careful attention to potential trade-offs and to the needs of vulnerable groups. Moreover, transparent engagement with non- governmentall actors is important for ensuring the success of the 8th EAP and the achievement of its priority objectives.
Amendment 111 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Enhanced cooperation with partner countries, good global environmental governance as well as synergiescoherence between internal and external Union policies are key to reach the Union’s environmental and climate objectives.
Amendment 129 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. The 8th EAP aims at accelerating the transition to a climate-neutral, resource-efficient, clean and circular economy in a just and inclusive way, and endorses the environmental and climate objectives of the European Green Deal and its initiatives, which should always be preceded by impact assessments.
Amendment 137 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
1. The 8th EAP has the long-term priority objective for 2050 that citizens live well, within the planetary boundaries in a regenerative and circular economy where nothing is wasted, no net emissions of greenhouse gases are produced and economic growth is decoupled from resource usedeterioration and environmental degradation. Underlines the important role of sustainable and circular bioeconomy in achieving these objectives. A healthy environment underpins the well-being of citizens, biodiversity thrives and natural capital is protected, restored and valued in ways that enhance resilience to climate change and other environmental risks. The Union sets the pace for ensuring the prosperity of present and future generations globally.
Amendment 171 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 1
— mainstreaming the priority objectives set out in Article 2 in all relevant strategies, legislative and non- legislative initiatives, programmes, investments and projects at Union, national, regional and local levels so that they and their implementation do no harmcontribute to any of the priority objectives set out in Article 2;
Amendment 175 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 3
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 3
— paying careful attention to synergies and potential trade-offs between economic, environmental and social objectives so as to ensure that citizens’ needs for nutrition, food security, housing and mobility are met in a sustainable way that leaves no- one behind;
Amendment 178 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 4
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 4
— regularly evaluating existing policies and preparing impact assessments for new initiatives, which are based on wide consultations with all actors concerned, including stakeholders, and national, regional and local administrations, following procedures that are accountable, inclusive, informed and simple to implement, and which pay due regard to projected impacts on environment and climate as well as socioeconomic impacts;
Amendment 185 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) mobilising sustainable investments from public and private sources, including of funds and instruments available under the Union budget, via the European Investment Bank and at national level;, while making sure that sufficient funds are allocated, with a special attention to small and medium enterprises.
Amendment 196 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) ensuring that environmental policies and action are based on the best available scientific knowledge and strengthening the environmental knowledge base and its uptake, including by research, innovation, new technologies, fostering green skills, and further building up environmental and ecosystem accounting;
Amendment 197 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
(f a) ensuring the full participation of, and cooperation with, primary producers, businesses and local and regional authorities across all dimensions of environmental policy-making through a collaborative and multi-actor approach;
Amendment 200 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point g
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) harnessing the potential of digital and data technologies to support environment policy, with a special attention to the modernisation of primary sectors and rural communities, while minimising their environmental footprint;
Amendment 231 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
By 31 March 2029, the Commission shall carry out an evaluation of the 8th EAP. The Commission shall submit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council containing the main findings of that evaluation, and taking into account all impact assessments, accompanied, if the Commission deems appropriate, by a legislative proposal for the next environmental action programme.
Amendment 35 #
2020/0264(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) In line with the principles set out above, the Regulatory Board for Performance Review should actbe fully independently and should not seek or follow instructions or accept recommendations from a government of a Member State, from the Commission, from the Agency or any other public or private entity.
Amendment 38 #
2020/0264(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The Management Board of the Agency should have the necessary powers in particular toRegulatory Board of Performance Review should appoint the Director for Performance Review.
Amendment 40 #
2020/0264(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The Director for Performance Review should in particular be the legal representative of the Agency in matters of performance review and be in charge of the day-to-day administration in respect of this matter, as well as of various preparatory tasks. The Director for Performance Review should also draft and submit the section on performance review of the programming document, the annual work programme and the annual activity report of the Agency. The Regulatory Board for Performance Review as an fully independent body should be involved in those activities as necessary.
Amendment 48 #
2020/0264(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) It is appropriate that designated air traffic service providers contribute to the setting uprunning of the operation of the Agency acting as PRB and its continuous functioning. Designated air traffic service providers hold natural monopolies in respect of the services concerned, and those services are remunerated by airspace users. Because of this specific feature, it is necessary that the performance and charging schemes be applied to them, so as to optimise the provision of the services concerned on a number of points. The principal role of the Agency acting as PRB consists in the application of those schemes, and the funds necessary for its setting up can therefore be considered as necessary for reasons linked to the peculiar features and the peculiar position of the providers of the services concerned.
Amendment 55 #
2020/0264(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
Amendment 70 #
2020/0264(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a – point ii
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a – point ii
Regulation (EU) 2018/1139
Article 98 – paragraph 2 – point l
Article 98 – paragraph 2 – point l
(l) take decisions on the establishment of the internal structures of the Agency at directors’ level and, where necessary, their modifications, subject, in the case of internal structures concerning performance review, to a corresponding request by the Director for Performance Review and a positive opinion of the Regulatory Board for Performance Review with the exception of the structure of the agency acting as PRB. Any such decisions shall not affectguarantee the separation between the Regulatory Board for Performance Review, the Director for Performance Review, the Advisory Board for Performance Review, the Appeal Board for Performance Review and the staff working exclusively for the Agency acting as PRB on the one hand, and the other bodies and function holders of the Agency on the other hand;;
Amendment 72 #
2020/0264(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b
Regulation (EU) 2018/1139
Article 98 – paragraph 2a
Article 98 – paragraph 2a
Amendment 82 #
2020/0264(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point a
Regulation (EU) 2018/1139
Article 101 – paragraph 3
Article 101 – paragraph 3
3. The Executive Director of the Agency shall take part in the deliberations, without the right to vote. Upon invitation of the Director for Performance Review, the Executive Director of the Agency may be invited to take part in the deliberations on matters related to the the function of the Agency acting as PRB, without the right to vote.;
Amendment 83 #
2020/0264(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point b
Regulation (EU) 2018/1139
Article 101 – paragraph 3 a
Article 101 – paragraph 3 a
3a. The Director for Performance Review shall take part in the deliberations on areas directly or indirectly related to the function of the Agency acting as PRB, without the right to vote.; Upon invitation of the Executive Director of the Agency, the Director for Performance Review may be invited to take part in the deliberations on matters related to the function of the Agency, without the right to vote.
Amendment 87 #
2020/0264(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Regulation (EU) 2018/1139
Article 101 – paragraph 4
Article 101 – paragraph 4
4. In order for them to be adopted, decisions on budgetary, human resources or administrative matters, in particular matters referred to in Article 98(2), points (d), (f), (h), (m), (n), (o) and (q), Article 98(2a), points (a), (b), (c), (e) and (f)), and Article 98(7) require a positive vote from the representative of Commission in the Management Board.;
Amendment 97 #
2020/0264(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Regulation (EU) 2018/1139
Section II a – Article 114 a – paragraph 1 – point c
Section II a – Article 114 a – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) provide an opinion to the Management Board on the candidate to be appointed asappoint the Director for Performance Review in accordance with point (a) of Article 98(2a) and Article 114g(2), and where applicable his or her removal from office in accordance with Article 114g(6);
Amendment 99 #
2020/0264(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Regulation (EU) 2018/1139
Section II a – Article 114 b – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Section II a – Article 114 b – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(d a) decide, after obtaining the agreement of the Commission, and as regards the revenue and expenditure in respect of performance review, whether to accept any legacies donations or grants from other Union sources or any voluntary contribution from the Member States or from the national supervisory authorities referred to in Article 3 of [Amended SES2+];
Amendment 102 #
2020/0264(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Regulation (EU) 2018/1139
Section II a – Article 114 b – paragraph 1 – point f (new)
Section II a – Article 114 b – paragraph 1 – point f (new)
(f) provide an opinion to the Management Boardelaborate with the Management Board and obtain its approval on the procedures for issuing opinions, recommendations and decisions by the Agency acting as PRB in accordance with point (f) of Article 98(2a119a (4);
Amendment 105 #
2020/0264(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Regulation (EU) 2018/1139
Section II a – Article 114 b – paragraph 1 – point g
Section II a – Article 114 b – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) provide an opinion toon the basis of a proposal by the Director for Performance Review on its proposal for, adopt and regularly update the communication and dissemination plans on performance review referred to in Article 119a(5), in accordance with point (g) of Article 98(2a);.
Amendment 106 #
2020/0264(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Regulation (EU) 2018/1139
Section II a – Article 114 b – paragraph 1 – point h
Section II a – Article 114 b – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) provide an opinion toon the basis of a proposal by the Director for Performance Review on the establishment or modification ofy the internal structures concerning performance review;
Amendment 109 #
2020/0264(COD)
(i) provide an opinion to the Management Board as regards potential actions to be taken pursuant to point (e) of Article 98(2a)exercise disciplinary authority over the Director for Performance Review;
Amendment 110 #
2020/0264(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Regulation (EU) 2018/1139
Section II a – Article 114 b – paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
Section II a – Article 114 b – paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
(i a) on the basis of a proposal by the Director for Performance Review, establish mechanisms and procedures for consultation of stakeholders referred to in Article 38 of [Amended SES2+] and Article 119a of this Regulation;
Amendment 116 #
2020/0264(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Regulation (EU) 2018/1139
Section II a – Article 114 c – paragraph 2
Section II a – Article 114 c – paragraph 2
2. The members of the Regulatory Board for Performance Review and their alternates shall be formally appointed by the Management Board, on a proposal from the Commission, after consultation of Eurocontrol, following a public call for expression of interest. The members of the Regulatory Board for Performance Review shall be appointed on the basis of merit as well as skills and experience relevant to the air traffic management or economic regulation of network industries. In order for it to be adopted, the decision on the appointment of the members of the Regulatory Board for Performance Review requires a positive vote from the Commission representative in the Management Board.
Amendment 119 #
2020/0264(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Regulation (EU) 2018/1139
Section II a – Article 114 c – paragraph 3
Section II a – Article 114 c – paragraph 3
3. When carrying out the tasks conferred upon it by this Regulation, the Regulatory Board for Performance Review shall actbe independently and shall not seek or follow instructions from any government of a Member State, from the Commission, or from the Agency or any another public or private entity.
Amendment 123 #
2020/0264(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Regulation (EU) 2018/1139
Section II a – Article 114 g – paragraph 2
Section II a – Article 114 g – paragraph 2
2. The Director for Performance Review shall be appointed by the Management Board following a favourable opinion of the Regulatory Board for Performance Review, on the basis of merit as well as skills and experience relevant to the air traffic management or economic regulation of network industries, from a list of at least three candidates proposed by the Commission and following an open and transparent selection procedure. In order for it to be adopted, the decision on the appointment of the Director for Performance Review requires a positive vote from the representative of the Commission in the Management Board. For the purpose of concluding the contract with the Director for Performance Review, the Agency shall be represented by the Chairperson of the Management Board.
Amendment 128 #
2020/0264(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Regulation (EU) 2018/1139
Section II a – Article 114 g – paragraph 4
Section II a – Article 114 g – paragraph 4
4. The Management BoardRegulatory Board for Performance Review, acting on a proposal from the Commission and giving the utmost consideration to the assessment referred to in paragraph 3 and following a favourable opinion of the Regulatory Board for Performance Review, may extend the term of office of the Director for Performance Review once by no more than five years. A Director for Performance Review whose term of office has been extended shall not participate in another selection procedure for the same post at the end of the extended period.
Amendment 131 #
2020/0264(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Regulation (EU) 2018/1139
Section II a – Article 114 g – paragraph 6
Section II a – Article 114 g – paragraph 6
6. The Director for Performance Review may be removed from office only upon a decision of the Management BoardRegulatory Board for Performance Review, acting on a proposal from the Commission, after having obtained a favourable opinion of the Regulatory Board for Performance Review.
Amendment 133 #
2020/0264(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Regulation (EU) 2018/1139
Section II a – Article 114 g – paragraph 7
Section II a – Article 114 g – paragraph 7
7. The Management BoardRegulatory Board for Performance Review shall reach decisions on appointment, extension of the term of office or removal from office of the Director for Performance Review on the basis of a two-thirds majority of its members with voting rights. The Director for Performance Review shall not hold any professional position or responsibility with any air navigation service provider after his or her term as Director for Performance Review, for at least a period of two years.
Amendment 136 #
2020/0264(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Regulation (EU) 2018/1139
Section II a – Article 114 h – paragraph 1
Section II a – Article 114 h – paragraph 1
1. The Director for Performance Review shall be accountable to the Management BoardRegulatory Board for Performance Review with respect to administrative, budgetary and managerial matters, but shall remain fully independent concerning his or her tasks under paragraph 3, point (d). Without prejudice to the respective roles of the Management Board and the Regulatory Board for Performance Review in relation to the tasks of the Director for Performance Review, the Director for Performance Review shall neither seek nor follow any instruction from any government, from the Union institutions, or from any other public or private entity or person.
Amendment 142 #
2020/0264(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Regulation (EU) 2018/1139
Section II a – Article 114 h – paragraph 3 – point k
Section II a – Article 114 h – paragraph 3 – point k
(k) preparing a proposal for mechanisms and procedures for consultation of stakeholders referred to in Article 38 of [amended SES2+], to be submitted to the Management Board for adoption following a favourable opinion of the Regulatory Board for Performance Review; for adoption.
Amendment 144 #
2020/0264(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Regulation (EU) 2018/1139
Section II a – Article 114 h – paragraph 3 – point l
Section II a – Article 114 h – paragraph 3 – point l
(l) following a favourable opinion ofrequesting the Regulatory Board for Performance Review, requesting the Management Board to establish or modify the internal structures concerning performance review;
Amendment 145 #
2020/0264(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Regulation (EU) 2018/1139
Section II a – Article 114 h – paragraph 3 – point m
Section II a – Article 114 h – paragraph 3 – point m
(m) preparing the draft communication and dissemination plans concerning performance review referred to in Article 119a(5), to be submitted to the Management Board for adoption following the favourable opinion of the Regulatory Board for Performance Review.
Amendment 147 #
2020/0264(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Regulation (EU) 2018/1139
Section II a – Article 114 h – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Section II a – Article 114 h – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
4. For the purposes of paragraph 3, point (d), opinions, recommendations and decisions of the Agency acting as PRB referred to in [Amended SES2+] and in Article 129a of this Regulation shall be adopted only after having obtained the favourable opinion of the Regulatory Board for Performance Review.
Amendment 155 #
2020/0264(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Regulation (EU) 2018/1139
Section II a – Article 114 l – paragraph 2
Section II a – Article 114 l – paragraph 2
2. The members of the Appeal Board for Performance Review shall be formally appointed by the Management Board, on a proposal from the Commission, following a public call for expression of interest, after consulting the Regulatory Board for Performance Review.
Amendment 157 #
2020/0264(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Regulation (EU) 2018/1139
Section II a – Article 114 l – paragraph 5
Section II a – Article 114 l – paragraph 5
5. The members of the Appeal Board for Performance Review shall be independent in making their decisions. They shall not be bound by any instructions. They shall not perform any other duties in the Agency, in its Management Board, in the Regulatory Board for Performance Review or in the Advisory Board for Performance Review. A member of the Appeal Board for Performance Review shall not be removed during his or her term of office, unless he or she has been found guilty of serious misconduct, and the Commission, after receiving the opinion of the Management Board, has taken a decision to that effect.
Amendment 158 #
2020/0264(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Regulation (EU) 2018/1139
Section II a – Article 114 s – paragraph 1
Section II a – Article 114 s – paragraph 1
Where the Appeal Board for Performance Review finds that the appeal is not admissible or that the grounds for appeal are not founded, it shall reject the appeal. Where the Appeal Board for Performance Review finds that the appeal is admissible and that the grounds for appeal are founded, it shall remit the case to the Agency. The Agency acting as PRB. The Agency acting as PRB shall take a new reasoned decision taking into account the decision by the Appeal Board for Performance Review.
Amendment 172 #
2020/0264(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Regulation (EU) 2018/1139
Article 119 a – paragraph 4 – introductory part
Article 119 a – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. The Agency acting as PRB shall adopt and publish adequate and proportionate procedures for issuing opinions, recommendations and decisions by the Agency acting as PRB, in accordance with the procedure set out in Article 98(2a),114b(1) point (f). Those procedures shall:
Amendment 177 #
2020/0264(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Regulation (EU) 2018/1139
Article 119 a – paragraph 5
Article 119 a – paragraph 5
5. The Agency acting as PRB may engage in communication activities on its own initiative within its field of competence on performance review, and in doing so shall be represented by the Director for Performance Review. The allocation of resources to communication activities shall not be detrimental to the effective exercise of the tasks and powers referred to in [Amended SES2+]. Communication activities shall be carried out in accordance with relevant communication and dissemination plans adopted by the Management BoardRegulatory Board for Performance Review in accordance with point (g) of Article 98(2a114b (1).;
Amendment 182 #
2020/0264(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Regulation (EU) 2018/1139
Article 120 a – paragraph 3 – point a a (new)
Article 120 a – paragraph 3 – point a a (new)
(a a) a financial contribution from the Union for setting up of the Agency acting as PRB for all the expenditures necessary to initiate the supervision by the Agency acting as PRB.
Amendment 185 #
2020/0264(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Regulation (EU) 2018/1139
Article 120 a – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 120 a – paragraph 3 – point b
Amendment 189 #
2020/0264(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Regulation (EU) 2018/1139
Article 120 a – paragraph 8
Article 120 a – paragraph 8
Amendment 207 #
2020/0264(COD)
Amendment 208 #
2020/0264(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18
Regulation (EU) 2018/1139
Article 126 b – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 126 b – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 210 #
2020/0264(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18
Regulation (EU) 2018/1139
Article 126 b – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 126 b – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 214 #
2020/0264(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 20
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 20
2. Subject to the conclusion of an agreement to that effect between the Union and third countries as referred to in paragraph 21, the Agency acting as PRB may also exercise its tasks under [Amended SES2+] with regard to third countries, provided that those third countries have adopted and apply the relevant rules in accordance with paragraph 21 and have mandated the Agency acting as PRB to coordinate the activities of their national supervisory authorities with those of the national supervisory authorities of Member States.
Amendment 217 #
2020/0264(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 20
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 20
Regulation (EU) 2018/1139
Article 129 a – paragraph 3
Article 129 a – paragraph 3
3. The agreements referred to in paragraph 21 shall specify the nature, scope and procedural aspects of the involvement of those countries in the work of the Agency acting as PRB and shall include provisions relating to financial contributions and to staff. Those agreements may provide for the establishment of working arrangements.;
Amendment 134 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) The transition to climate neutrality requires changes across the entire policy spectrum and a collective effort of all sectors of the economy and society, as illustrated by the Commission in its Communication ‘The European Green Deal’. The European Council, in its Conclusions of 12 December 2019, stated that all relevant Union legislation and policies need to be consistent with, and contribute to, the fulfilment of the climate- neutrality objective while respecting a level playing field, and invited the Commission to examine whether this requires an adjustment of the existing rules. Union policies should be designed to minimise the risk of carbon leakage across all sectors.
Amendment 273 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point a a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point a a (new)
(aa) the benefits of active and sustainable forest management and afforestation;
Amendment 312 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point f a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point f a (new)
(fa) the prevention of possible carbon leakage;
Amendment 350 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The Commission shall develop a set of indicators to assess the resilience of society, environment and economy to climate change. The European Environment Agency shall assist the Commission in development of these indicators in accordance with its annual work plan.
Amendment 28 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The transition to a climate-neutral and circular economy constitutes one of the most important policy objectives for the Union. On 12 December 2019, the European Council endorsed the objective of achieving a climate-neutral Union by 2050, in line with the objectives of the Paris Agreement. While fighting climate change and environmental degradation will benefit all in the long term and provides opportunities and challenges for all in the medium term, not all regions and Member States start their transition from the same point or have the same capacity to respond. Some are more advanced than others, whereas the transition entails a wider social and economic impact for those regions that rely heavily on fossil fuels - especially coal, lignite, energy peat and oil shale - or greenhouse gas intensive industries. Such a situation not only creates the risk of a variable speed transition in the Union as regards climate action, but also of growing disparities between regions, detrimental to the objectives of social, economic and territorial cohesion.
Amendment 45 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) This Regulation establishes the Just Transition Fund (‘JTF’) which is one of the pillars of the Just Transition Mechanism implemented under cohesion policy. The aim of the JTF is to mitigate the adverse effects of the climate transition by supporting the most affected territories and workers concerned. In line with the JTF specific objective, actions supported by the JTF should directly contribute to alleviate the impact of the transition by financing the diversification and, modernisation and reconversion of the local economy and by mitigating the negative repercussions on employment. This is reflected in the JTF specific objective, which is established at the same level and listed together with the policy objectives set out in Article [4] of Regulation EU [new CPR].
Amendment 56 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6 a) As the JTF is part of the European Green Deal, a financial allocation under the JTF should be conditional on a Member State having a commitment to a target of climate neutrality by 2050.
Amendment 65 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Transitioning to a climate-neutral economy is a challenge for all Member States. It will be particularly demanding for those Member States that rely heavily on fossil fuels or greenhouse gas intensive industrial activities which need to be phased out or which need to adapt due to the transition towards climate neutrality and that lack the financial means to do so. The JTF should therefore cover all Member States, but the distribution of its financial means should reflect the capacity of Member States to finance the necessary investments to cope with the transition towards climate neutrality, including their promotion of alternatives to the fossil economy through bio-based circular economy.
Amendment 71 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) This Regulation identifies types of investments for which expenditure may be supported by the JTF. All supported activities should be pursued in full respect of the climate and environmental priorities of the Union. The list of investments should include those that support local economies and are sustainable in the long- term, taking into account all the objectives of the Green Deal. The projects financed should contribute to a transition to a climate-neutral and circular economy. For declining sectors, such as energy production based on coal, lignite, peat and oil shale or extraction activities for these solid fossil fuels, support should be linked to the phasing out of the activity and the corresponding reduction in the employment level. As regards transforming sectors with high greenhouse gas emission levels, support should promote new activities through the deployment of new technologies, new processes or products, leading to significant emission reduction, in line with the EU 2030 climate objectives and EU climate neutrality by 205013 while maintaining and enhancing employment and avoiding environmental degradation. In addition, support should be provided for transitioning to innovative practices in land-use and agriculture, thus contributing to reducing the carbon footprint of the Union's agricultural sector. Particular attention should also be given to activities enhancing innovation and research in advanced and sustainable technologies, as well as in the fields of digitalisation and connectivity, provided that such measures help mitigate the negative side effects of a transition towards, and contribute to, a climate- neutral and circular economy. _________________ 13 As set out in “A Clean Planet for all European strategic long-term vision for a prosperous, modern, competitive and climate neutral economy”, Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee, the Committee of the Regions and the European Investment Bank - COM(2018) 773 final.
Amendment 79 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
(10 a) With a view to tackling climate change and to achieving a climate-neutral economy, the JTF should support the development of a strong circular bioeconomy to drive sustainability in the agriculture sector. Sustainably and efficiently produced biomass from the agricultural, forestry and marine sectors, that gives value to side-stream and bio- waste, could contribute significantly to meeting the Union’s climate commitments.
Amendment 84 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) To protect citizens who are most vulnerable to the climate transition, the JTF should also cover the up-skilling and reskilling of the affected workers, with the aim of helping them to adapt to new employment opportunities, as well as providing job-search assistance and counselling to jobseekers and their active inclusion into the labour market.
Amendment 90 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) In order to enhance the economic diversification, modernisation and reconversion of territories impacted by the transition, the JTF should provide support to productive investment in SMEs. Productive investment should be understood as investment in fixed capital or immaterial assets of enterprises in view of producing goods and services thereby contributing to gross-capital formation and employment. For enterprises other than SMEs, productive investments should only be supported if they are necessary for mitigating job losses resulting from the transition, by creating or protecting a significant number of jobs and they do not lead to or result from relocation. Investments in existing industrial facilities, including those covered by the Union Emissions Trading System, should be allowed if they contribute to the transition to a climate-neutral economy by 2050 and go substantially below the relevant benchmarks established for free allocation under Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council14 and if they result in the protection of a significant number of jobs. Any such investment should be justified accordingly in the relevant territorial just transition plan. In order to protect the integrity of the internal market and cohesion policy, support to undertakings should comply with Union State aid rules as set out in Articles 107 and 108 TFEU and, in particular, support to productive investments by enterprises other than SMEs should be limited to enterprises located in areas designated as assisted areas for the purposes of points (a) and (c) of Article 107(3) TFEU. _________________ 14Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC (OJ L 275, 25.10.2003, p. 32).
Amendment 114 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) In order to enhancoptimise the result orientation of the use of JTF resources and to enhance the result orientation of the JTF, the Commission, in line with the principle of proportionality, should be able to apply financial corrections in case of serious underachievement of targets established for the JTF specific objective.
Amendment 124 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. This Regulation establishes the Just Transition Fund (‘JTF’) to provide support to territories facing serious socio-economic challenges deriving fromin the transition process towards a climate-neutral and circular economy of the Union by 2050.
Amendment 126 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
In accordance with the second subparagraph of Article [4(1)] of Regulation (EU) [new CPR], the JTF shall contribute to the single specific objective ‘enabling regions and people, people and companies to address the social, economic and environmental impacts of the transition towards a climate- neutral and circular economy’.
Amendment 134 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
The resources for the JTF under the Investment for jobs and growth goal available for budgetary commitment for the period 2021-2027 shall be EUR 7.5 billion in 2018 prices, which may be increased, as the case may be, by additional resources allocated in the Union budget, and by other resources in accordance with the applicable basic act.
Amendment 137 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Access to the JTF shall be conditional on the Member State having a commitment to a target of climate neutrality by 2050.
Amendment 143 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. The JTF shall only support activities that are directly linked to its specific objective as set out in Article 2 and which contribute to the implementation of the territorial just transition plans established in accordance with Article 7.
Amendment 185 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point f a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point f a (new)
(f a) investments in innovative practices in land-use and agriculture contributing to reducing the carbon footprint of the Union's agricultural sector;
Amendment 190 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point g a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point g a (new)
(g a) investments in innovative projects developing practices which foster increased carbon-neutrality in agriculture;
Amendment 196 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point h a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point h a (new)
(h a) investments in the circular bioeconomy;
Amendment 198 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point i
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point i
(i) job-search assistance toand counselling for jobseekers;
Amendment 238 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The Commission shall only approve a programme where the identification of the territories most negatively affected by the transition process, contained within the relevant territorial just transition plan, is duly justified and the relevant territorial just transition plan is consistent with the National Energy and Climate Plan of the Member State concerned, and corresponds to the objectives of the European Green Deal.
Amendment 247 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall prepare, together with the relevant authorities and stakeholders of the territories concerned, one or more territorial just transition plans covering one or more affected territories corresponding to level 3 of the common classification of territorial units for statistics (‘NUTS level 3 regions’) as established by Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 868/201417 or parts thereof, in accordance with the template set out in Annex II. Those territories shall be those most negatively affected based on the economic and social impacts resulting from the transition, in particular with regard to expected job losses in fossil fuel production and use and the transformation needs of the production processes of industrial facilities with the highest greenhouse gas intensity. _________________ 17 Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 May 2003 on the establishment of a common classification of territorial units for statistics (NUTS) (OJ L 154 21.6.2003, p. 1).
Amendment 4 #
2019/2191(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas important legislative steps have been taken, including the adoption in June 2016 of the Fourth Railway Package, which regulates rail governance issues and reinforces the role of the European Railway Agency (the Agency) as system authority for ERTMS as well as the revision of the Technical Specification for Interoperability for the on-board and trackside Control Command and Signalling (CCS TSI) subsystems adopted by Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/919, which gives legal status to the ETCS Baseline 3 Release 2 and GSM-R Baseline 1 specifications;
Amendment 26 #
2019/2191(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that the European Green Deal calls for a major modal shift to rail and that the new Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy sets the milestones of doubling high-speed rail traffic by 2030 and rail freight traffic by 2050 which require a share increase in rail transport capacity that cannot be obtained without an acceleration of the roll-out of the ERTMS;
Amendment 29 #
2019/2191(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Recalls that the ERTMS was launched in the 1990s and its aim is to ensure safety of the railway traffic, to foster interoperability among national rail networks and cross-border rail transport, to reduce the purchasing and maintenance costs of the signalling systems as well as to increase the capacity of the infrastructure and the reliability of the rail transport system;
Amendment 35 #
2019/2191(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that the ERTMS has become a global standard for train control and communication, and has been deployed in almost 50 countries around the world providing for excellent opportunities to increase high value business and expertise within Europe and for export; calls for the establishment of a European Standardised Traffic Management system, and believes that a European standard must be swiftly developed before a global rail traffic management system standard is imposed on the EU;
Amendment 38 #
2019/2191(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the Commission’s work to establish a Control Command and Signalling (CCS) architecture framework to ensure that rail fully embraces digitalisation that builds the ERTMS which should allow for easier and more affordable updates and upgrades thanks to further standardisation and modularisation, by introducing the “plug- and-play” principle and by working on harmonised data modelling;
Amendment 47 #
2019/2191(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Believes that the Agency should be provided with the appropriate financial and human resources and powerss well as be further empowered in order to overcome the challenges of ERTMS deployment and functioning that still exist (harmonisation of operational rules and requirement, specification maintenance and change, and public procurement procedures etc.); and to lead the technical introduction of new technologies;
Amendment 67 #
2019/2191(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Believes there is a need for a regulatory framework for the digitalisation of the rail system, and welcomes the contribution of Shift2Rail Joint Undertaking (S2R JU) for addressing the removal of remaining technical obstacles holding back the rail sector in terms of interoperability and through the transition to a more integrated, efficient and safe EU railway market, guaranteeing the proper interconnection of technical solutions; strongly supports its new successor initiative, the system pillar, which coordinates the evolution of the system, new technology developments, migration plans, industrialisation and deployment, especially for the ERTMS, with a view to contributing to more efficient collaboration and better use of scarce resources;
Amendment 87 #
2019/2191(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Points out that there are still currently roughly 30 different national signalling systems; highlights that the Class B systems are a bottleneck for ERTMS rollout and for cross-border operations of rail traffic in European network, require a more expensive and difficult safety authorisation for operators, and are a barrier to the competitiveness of the rail transport hampering the technical and operational compatibility of railways across the EU, and resulting in additional costs for the sector, including for maintenance;
Amendment 99 #
2019/2191(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. Reminds that the incompatibilities between the different ERTMS trackside versions already deployed shall be eliminated and future compatibility for all ERTMS lines shall be ensured and in this sense calls for further cooperation between ERA and the infrastructure managers and national safety authorities;
Amendment 111 #
2019/2191(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Deplores the fact that in the five years till mid-2019 almost 80 % of new vehicles introduced in Europe were either subject to a derogation or were exempted from the requirement to fit the ERTMS believes that in view of the ERTMS deployment in the comprehensive network no derogations or exemptions from the requirement to fit ERTMS should be granted to new rolling stock introduced;
Amendment 114 #
2019/2191(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Stresses that the timeframe of authorisation processes for retrofit projects still differ because of diverging assessments by the National Security Agencies (NSAs) on the need to re- authorise certain modifications; calls on the Commission to ensure that the authorisation procedures following type authorisation processes are streamlined by means of fast-tracked control operations believes, moreover, that conformity processes should further strengthen the involvement at an early stage of the industrial suppliers and the NSAs concerned in order to promote the large- scale and ambitious deployment initiatives from the railway undertakings;
Amendment 116 #
2019/2191(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18 a. Recalls that in accordance with the recent business case study on the nine core network corridors, the dual on-board migration strategy for ERTMS deployment, which focuses on equipping the fleet with ERTMS at first, has a better economic outcome, compared to the dual track-side migration strategy; believes that the track-side migration strategy, which focuses on installing ERTMS on installed on top of legacy systems which are kept operational until the whole fleet is equipped, should also be accelerated, especially in light of the upcoming alignment of the Rail Freight Corridor Regulation with the revision of the TEN-T guidelines and, in this respect calls for further cooperation between ERA, the infrastructure managers and national safety authorities to achieve full compatibility of ERTMS trackside versions;
Amendment 120 #
2019/2191(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19 a. Underlines that without standardised interfaces with a “plug-and- play” approach – both trackside and on- board –, the rail system will not be able to introduce and grasp the benefits of the ERTMS game changers like automatic train operation (ATO), future radio mobile communication system (FRMCS), satellite positioning or Level 3;
Amendment 121 #
2019/2191(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19 b. Points out that GNSS signal availability relies on virtual balises, which would be less costly to deploy and to maintain; calls on the EU rail industry to develop technical solutions in order for GNSS to enable ERTMS on a large scale; calls moreover on the Commission to consider the introduction of EGNSS in the upcoming ERTMS TSI CCS revision in order to close the residual technological gaps and to embrace the innovation;
Amendment 132 #
2019/2191(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22 a. Notes that during the period 2014- 2020, the EU budget supported ERTMS deployment with an estimated total budget of EUR 2.7 billion, out of which EUR 850 million from CEF and EUR 1.9 billion from European Structural and Investments Funds (ERDF and Cohesion Fund) in the eligible regions;
Amendment 3 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
— having regard to the European Parliament resolution of the 15 January 2020 on the European Green Deal,
Amendment 29 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union makes no reference to a common EU forest policy, and responsibility for forests lies with the Member States, but whereas the EU has a long history of contributing, through its policies, mainly the Rural Development Policy, to sustainable forest management (SFM) and the Member States’ decisions on forests;
Amendment 43 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas forests and the entire forest-based value chain are fundamental to the further development of the circular bioeconomy as they provide jobs, ensure economic welfare in rural and urban areas, deliver climate change mitigation and adaptation services, offer health-related benefits, and protect the biodiversity and prospects of mountainous, islands and rural areas;
Amendment 47 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas properly funded high- quality research, innovation, collection of information, maintenance and development of databases, best practise and knowledge sharing are of utmost importance for the future of EU´s multifunctional forests and for the entire forest-based value-chain, in light of the increasing demands being placed upon them and the needs to meet the multiple opportunities and challenges facing the society;
Amendment 54 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas there are 16 million private forest owners in the EU, who own about 60 % of EU forests; whereas the average size of privately-owned forests is 13 ha, while about two-thirds of private forest owners own less than 3 ha of forest;
Amendment 56 #
2019/2157(INI)
Ca. whereas climate change mitigation and adaptation measures in forests are interlinked where aspects must be balanced and synergies between them encouraged especially within Member States Adaptation Strategies and Plans;
Amendment 62 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas soil quality plays a crucial role in the provision of ecosystem services such as water filtration and storage and hence flood and drought protection, CO2- sequestration, biodiversity and the growth of biomass; whereas the improvement of soil quality, for instance in some regions by converting coniferous forest to permanent deciduous forest, is an economically challenging process that takes decades;
Amendment 106 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Welcomes the actions taken by the Member States and the Commission to meet the objectives of the EU Forest Strategy and the involvement of the Standing Forestry Committee, the Civil Dialogue Group on Forestry and Cork, the Expert Group on Forest Fires, the Expert Group on Forest-based Industries and Sectorally-related Issues and relevant stakeholders in the multiannual implementation of Forest MAP;
Amendment 110 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recognises that the eight plus one priority areas of the strategy have been implemented with relatively few impediments, with the exception of ongoing challenges in the areas of ‘What forests do we have and how are they changing?’ and ‘Fostering coordination and communication’specifically concerning the public perception and information on the forestry sector and ‘Fostering coordination and communication’, specifically concerning forest-related policies;
Amendment 121 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights the fact that a definition of SFM was internationally agreed as part of the pan- European FOREST EUROPE process; notes that the definition has been incorporated into national legislation and voluntary systems, such as forest certifications, in place in the Member States;
Amendment 127 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Welcomes afforestation and reforestation as suitable tools in enhancing forest cover especially in abandoned lands, close to urban and peri- urban areas as well as in mountainous areas; highlights the importance of protective functions of forests as well as active and sustainable forest management in these areas to enhance health and resilience of the ecosystems; stresses the importance of adapting the species composition to regional and climatic conditions;
Amendment 130 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Concludes that the differences between Member States, including the differences between regions within Member States has been an important factor when considering measures on an EU-level;
Amendment 131 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Commends the forest-related research and innovation already undertaken, especially under the Horizon 2020 and LIFE+ programmes; applauds those cases where the results contribute to the development of the sustainable bioeconomy, seeking a balance between different aspects of sustainable forest management and underlining multifunctional role of forests;
Amendment 138 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Emphasises that the EU’s forests are multifunctional and characterised by great diversity, including differences in ownership patterns, size, structure, biodiversity, resilience and challenges; points out, in addition, that forests offer society a wide variety of ecosystem services including raw materials, improved air quality, clean water, erosion control, and protection from droughts, floods and avalanches; points out that forests are a reservoir of carbon and unique ecosystems, species and genetic resources and nonetheless already absorb around 10% of the European Union´s greenhouse gas emissions;
Amendment 145 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Emphasises that the EU’s forests are multifunctional and characterised by great diversity, including differences in ownership patterns, size, structure, biodiversity, resilience and challenges; points out, in addition, that forests offer society a wide variety of ecosystem services including raw materials, improved air quality, clean water, erosion control, and protection from droughts, floods and avalanches and recreational and cultural benefits;
Amendment 154 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that over the past decades EU´s forest resources have been increasing in terms of forest cover and volume, and currently forests and other wooded areas cover at least 43 % of the surface of the EU and; points out that the sector employs at least 500 000 people directly3 and 2.6 million indirectly in the EU4 and that maintenance of this workforce and the sector´s long-term competitiveness require constant efforts to attract skilled and trained workforce to the sector; _________________ 3 Eurostat database on forestry, available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/forestry/d ata/database 4European Parliament fact sheet of May 2019 on the European Union and forests.
Amendment 160 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that forests and other wooded areas cover at leastround 43 % of the surface of the EU, reaching at least 182 million has thanks to afforestation and natural regeneration, and that the sector employs at least 500 000 people directly3 and 2.6 million indirectly in the EU4 ; _________________ 3 Eurostat database on forestry, available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/forestry/d ata/database 4European Parliament fact sheet of May 2019 on the European Union and forests.
Amendment 162 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Amendment 166 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses that around 60% of the EU´s forests are privately owned; supports all measures improving the exchange of information and best practises as regards the implementation of sustainable forest management;
Amendment 175 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Reiterates that forests and the forest-based sector significantly contribute to the development of local, circular bioeconomies in the EU; stresses that in 2010 the bioeconomy represented a market estimated to be worth over EUR 2 trillion, providing 20 million jobs and accounting for 9 % of total employment in the EU; notes that every euro invested in bioeconomy research and innovation under Horizon 2020 will generate about EUR 10 in added value;
Amendment 184 #
2019/2157(INI)
8. Acknowledges the crucial climate benefits of forests and the forest-based sector; highlights the need to increase CO2 sequestration in forests, carbon storage in wood-based products and the substitution of fossil-based materials and energy; notes however the importance of avoiding unnecessary market distortions for wood- based raw-materials as it comes to support schemes for bioenergy;
Amendment 195 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Amendment 202 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Underlines the importance of resilient and healthy forest ecosystems including fauna and flora, in order to maintain and enhance delivery of multiple ecosystem services forests provide such as biodiversity, clean air, water, healthy soils, wood and non-wood raw-materials; highlights that voluntary tools and legislations in place, such as the EU Birds and Habitats directives, affect land management decisions and must be respected and implemented appropriately;
Amendment 205 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Highlights the suitability and viability of the two-step approach to verify sustainability of forest biomass, as agreed in the recast of Renewable Energy Directive; notes that this should be achieved by continuing the halted development of non-end use specific sustainability criteria by the Standing Forestry Committee and the Commission;
Amendment 209 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Recognises the role of forests as regards provision of recreational values and forest-related activities such as harvesting of non-wood forest products e.g. mushrooms and soft fruits; takes note on the opportunities in enhancing biomass removals as forest fire prevention via grazing but also notes that wildlife grazing have a negative impact on seedlings and therefore notes on the needs for sustainable management of grazing fauna;
Amendment 214 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3
Subheading 3
The future – the crucial role played by the post-2020 EU Forest Strategy and the European Green Deal in meeting the goals of the Paris Agreement and the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
Amendment 229 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Welcomes the Commission’s 2020 Work Programme and especially the acknowledgment of the new EU Forest Strategy’s contribution to the 26th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP26) of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change; stresses, in this regard, that in future, forests should not be considered as the only type of CO2 sink as that would give other sectors less of an incentive to minimise their emissions; highlights, in addition, the need to promote adaptation of forest to climate change and the importance of transitioning from a fossil-based society;
Amendment 256 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Recalls that about 60% of EU forests are privately owned and that about two-thirds of private forest owners own less than 3 ha of forest; stresses that all measures must duly take this into account and hence must be designed in a way that are accessible to and can be practically implemented by small-scale forest owners; recalls that the Commission has identified administrative burden and forest ownership structure as limiting factors for the uptake of certain measures1a; _________________ 1a COM(2018) 811 final, p.3
Amendment 260 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 c (new)
Paragraph 12 c (new)
12c. Stresses that acknowledging and safeguarding property rights is key to achieve a long-term commitment to sustainable forest management;
Amendment 267 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses that an ambitious, independent and self-standing EU Forest Strategy is needed for the post-2020 period which is not subordinate to any other sectoral strategy; calls for a new EU Forest Strategy that builds on the holistic approach to SFM, taking into account all of the economic, social and environmental aspects of the forest-based value chain; stresses that a coordinated and coherent approach to forests, the forest-based sector, including the people directly or indirectly work and live in the forest and the forestry sector, and the multiple services they provide needs to be developed, given the growing number of national and EU policies directly or indirectly affecting forests and their management in the EU;
Amendment 280 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Takes the view that the EU Forest Strategy should act as a bridge between national forest policies and EU objectives relating to forests, recognising both the need to respect national competence and, the need to contribute to wider EU objectives and to ensure long term stability and predictability for sustainable forest management, the forestry sector and the whole bioeconomy;
Amendment 298 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Stresses the importance of evidence-based decision-making with regard to EU policies relating to forests, the forest-based sector and its value-chain; calls for all forest-related aspects of European Green Deal measures to be consistent with the post-2020 EU Forest Strategy, particularly with a view to ensuring that SFM has a positive impact on society, including ensuring long term and stable benefit for the climate and the environment;
Amendment 304 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Highlights the need to take into consideration the links between the forest- based sector and other sectors as well as the importance of digitalisation and investing in research and innovation; stresses the crucial role of wood-based materials in substituting fossil-based alternatives in industries such as the construction industry, the textile industry, the chemical industry and the packaging industry; encourages European Commission to explore different market- based mechanisms to incentivise a substitution from fossil to renewable raw materials such as wood in constructions, which offer climate benefits;
Amendment 307 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Highlights the need to take into consideration the links between the forest- based sector and other sectors as well as the importance of digitalisation and investing in research and innovation; stresses the crucial role of wood-based materials in substituting fossil-based alternatives in industries such as the construction industry, the textile industry, the chemical industry and the packaging industry and the need to fully take into account the climate and environmental benefits of this material substitution;
Amendment 315 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Reiterates the need of fostering environmental, economic and social aspects of forests and forest management in a balanced manner while strengthening the overall climate benefits stemming from forests and the forest-based value chain, namely fostered CO2- sequestration, carbon storage and substitution of fossil-based raw materials and energy; highlights the urgent need to strengthen research efforts as regards especially substitution effects;
Amendment 321 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Stresses the importance of developing and ensure a market based bioeconomy in the EU incentivising innovations and development of new bio based products with an effective supply chain making effective use of the biomass materials;
Amendment 325 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Stresses that due to climate change, natural disturbances such as droughts, floods, storms, pest infestations, erosion and fires will occur more frequently and intensely, causing damage to forests in the EU; emphasises, in this context, the need to better prevent such events by making forests more resilient, for example, by strengthening the implementation of sustainable and active forest management, through research and innovation and by offering better support mechanisms for affected areas and properties so they can be restored; highlighting the need for concrete and effective actions in climate adaptation strategies and plans, incorporating the synergies between mitigation and adaptation;
Amendment 334 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Stresses that due to climate change, natural disturbances such as droughts, floods, storms, pest infestations, erosion and fires will occur more frequently, causing damage to forests in the EU; emphasises, in this context, the need to better prevent such events by making forests more resilient, for example through research and innovation and by offering better support mechanisms for forest owners to apply prevention measures as well as restoration of affected areas and properties so they can be restored;
Amendment 335 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Stresses that due to climate change, natural disturbances such as droughts, floods, storms, pest infestations, erosion and fires will occur more frequently, causing damage to forests in the EU; emphasises, in this context, the need to betterdevelop risk management tools to prepare for and prevent such events by making forests more resilient, for example through research and innovation and by offering better support mechanisms for affected areas and properties so they can be restored;
Amendment 354 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Recognises the role of biodiversity in ensuring that forest ecosystems remain healthy and resilient; highlights the importance of the Natura 2000 sites in which there is a possibility to provide the society with multiple ecosystem services, including raw materials; notes, however, that sufficient financial resources are needed to manage such areas;
Amendment 357 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Recognises the role of biodiversity in ensuring that forest ecosystems remain healthy and resilient; highlights the importance of the Natura 2000 sites; notes, however, that sufficient financial resources are needed to manage such areas; stresses that economic losses caused by protection measures should be fairly compensated;
Amendment 370 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. EHighlights that a growing number of EU policies address forests from different directions; encourages the completion of the ongoing process to develop a non-end-use- driven sustainability approach with the close involvement of the Standing Forestry Committee and the Member States, building on the two-step approach of the recast Renewable Energy Directive; believes that the two-step approach could be used in other policies aiming to improvensure the sustainability of forestry-biomass and the cross-sectorial coherence of EU policies;
Amendment 371 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Encourages the completion of the ongoing process to develop a non-end-use- driven sustainability approach with the close involvement of the Standing Forestry Committee and the Member States, building on the two-step approach of the recast Renewable Energy Directive; believes that the two-step approach could be used in other policies aiming to improve theat ensuring sustainability of forestry biomass material; highlights the importance and encourages the use of market developed tools, such as forest certification systems in place, as suitable means of proof to verify sustainability of forestry resources;
Amendment 380 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Stresses the crucial importance of the CAP and forestry measures in implementing the EU Forest Strategy; encourages the continuity of forestry measures under the 2021-2027 CAP; highlights the need for other easily accessible, well-coordinated and relevant EU funding mechanisms; emphasises the need for reduction of administrative burden in the EU forestry measures and in state aid generally, for example by allowing block exemptions in order to react promptly to challenges for forests;
Amendment 387 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Stresses the crucial importance of forest and agro-forestry measures under the CAP and other forestry measures in implementing the EU Forest Strategy; encourages the continuity of forestry measures under the 2021-2027 CAP; highlights the need for other easily accessible, well-coordinated and relevant EU funding mechanisms;
Amendment 400 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Highlights the importance of strengthened cooperation between Member States in order to enhance the benefits of the new forest strategy;
Amendment 413 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 e (new)
Paragraph 21 e (new)
21e. Supports enhancing relevant governance bodies, in particular the Standing Forestry Committee and the Civil Dialogue Group on Forestry and Cork, to facilitate the exchange of information between Member States, the European Commission and stakeholders;
Amendment 422 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Stresses the need for improved communication regarding the importance of the sustainable management of forest areas, together with the possibility of extending, implementing and coordinating information campaigns on the multifunctional nature of forests and the many economic, social and environmental benefits provided by forest management at all relevant levels of the EU;
Amendment 423 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Calls for the continued funding for research in soils and their role in forests climate change resilience and adaption, biodiversity protection and enhancement as well as the provision of other ecosystem services;
Amendment 424 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)
Paragraph 22 b (new)
22b. Takes note of the Commission’s recommendation that a strong capitalisation of innovation along the value chain would help to support the forest-based sector’s competitiveness1a; welcomes in this regard the EIB’s commitment to allocate 50 % of its funding to climate related projects and underlines the opportunities for the forest-based sector, which plays an important role in the substitution of fossil- based materials and energies; _________________ 1a COM(2018) 811 final, p.7
Amendment 430 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Highlights the fact that global deforestation and forest degradation are serious problems; points out that policy initiatives should be developed to tackle issues outside the EU, with a focus on the tropics and the drivers of unsustainable practices in forests from outside the sector; stresses the need to foster the implementation of the EU Timber Regulation and the FLEGT (Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade) action plan in order to prevent the entry of illegally sourced wood into the EU market; highlights the need for the EUFS to comprehensively include EU’s external objectives and action on promoting SFM worldwide, both bilaterally and through multilateral forest-related processes;
Amendment 433 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Highlights the fact that global deforestation and forest degradation are serious problems; points out that policy initiatives should be developed to tackle issues outside the EU, with a focus on the tropics and the drivers of unsustainable practices in forests from outside the sector; stresses the need to foster the implementation of the EU Timber Regulation and the FLEGT (Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade) action plan in order to prevent the entry of illegally sourced wood into the EU market; calls for concrete requirements avoiding arbitrary interpretation of the EUTR due diligence system;
Amendment 439 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Notes that digitalisation and sustainable technologies play a key role in providing added value in the further development of the forest-based sector; calls on the Commission and the Member States to encourage knowledge and technology transfer and sharing best practises on e.g. sustainable and active forest management;
Amendment 453 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Stresses the need to develop an EU- wide Forest Information System for Europe under the shared responsibility of all of the relevant Commission Directorates-General; stresses the importance of providing real- time, science-based, and balanced information on European forest resources and aiming at forecasting the impact of natural disturbances and their consequences with socio-economic indicators for the development of any forest-related EU policy;
Amendment 457 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Stresses the need to continue the development an EU- wide Forest Information System for Europe under the shared responsibility of all of the relevant Commission Directorates-General and under the framework of the EU Forest Strategy; stresses the importance of science-based, balanced information with socio-economic indicators for the development of any forest-related EU policy;
Amendment 468 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Calls on the Commission’s Standing Forestry Committee to giveUnderlines the Member States acompetence for and central role in the preparation and implementation of the post-2020 EU Forest Strategy and calls on the Commission’s Standing Forestry Committee to support Member States in this task; stresses the importance of the parallel involvement of relevant stakeholders in the Civil Dialogue Group on Forestry and Cork; urges the Commission to involve Parliament in the implementation of the EU Forest Strategy on an annual basis;
Amendment 472 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Calls on the Commission’s Standing Forestry Committee to give the Member States a central role in the preparation and implementation of the post-2020 EU Forest Strategy; stresses the importance of the parallel involvement of relevant stakeholders in the Civil Dialogue Group on Forestry and Cork; urges the Commission to involve Parliament in the implementation of the EU Forest Strategy and at least on an annual basis;
Amendment 475 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Stresses the key role played by forest owners and managers in the implementation of the strategy and therefore calls for their inclusion and consultation;
Amendment 3 #
2019/2156(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises the important role played by farmers in food production and how this is dependent on natural resources such as soil, water and forests; recognises the multifunctionality of forests and the multiple services they provide, going from the traditional production of wood and other products, to environmental benefits such as carbon absorption and storage, preventing soil erosion and improved air and water quality;
Amendment 35 #
2019/2156(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses the crucial role of forestry, along with farming, in the management of natural resources and land use in the EU's and the world's rural areas; hereby recognises the variety in forest management, forest ownership, agroforestry and possibilities between Member States;
Amendment 41 #
2019/2156(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the need to continue to promote the sustainable bioeconomy, needed substitution of fossil based materials and promote the consumption of sustainably sourced goods by introducing a labelling and certification system for deforestation-free products imported into the EU and incorporating the deforestation- free aspect into EU trade deals and other multilateral agreements;
Amendment 73 #
2019/2156(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Takes the view that the drivers of deforestation should be addressed in a EU policy framework, thereby ensuring the coherence of forest-related policiewhile respecting that forest policy is competence of the Member States, thereby ensuring the coherence of policies direct or indirectly affecting forests, reducing the pressure on forests by developing more innovative and efficient farming within and outside the EU, and reducing food losses throughout the food chain through new technologies; considers that the high demand for food should be addressed through technical assistance, cooperation among agricultural organisations and knowledge transfer;
Amendment 92 #
2019/2156(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Emphasises the importance of sustainable forest management within the EU and in third countries as an essential factor in ensuring the income of forest owners and farmers practicing agroforestry and in improving the resilience of forests; Highlights in this regard the importance of supporting forest owners and especially take into account the conditions for small forest owners.
Amendment 95 #
2019/2156(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Emphasises the importance of sustainable forest management within the EU and in third countries as an essential factor in ensuring the income of forest owners, people that live or work in forests and farmers practicing agroforestry and in improving the resilience of forests.
Amendment 18 #
2019/2131(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
A c. whereas the future CAP should focus on supporting small and family farms whilst ensuring that sustainable farming practices are being implemented; whereas such goals can only be achieved by a coherent approach across all EU policies, including competition policy;
Amendment 21 #
2019/2131(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A d (new)
Recital A d (new)
A d. whereas unforeseeable natural disasters and events are likely to make the market for agricultural products even more volatile and subject to crisis; notes, in this regard, the importance of access to exceptional measures which aim to preserve the market stability;
Amendment 60 #
2019/2131(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the adoption of the Directive on unfair trade practices4 in the agricultural and food supply chain and calls on the Commission to monitor closely progress on transposition thereofand functioning thereof; notes that this Directive constitutes a first step towards the protection of farmers and towards addressing the imbalance of power in the EU food supply chain and as such needs to be further enhanced to keep pace with future development of unfair trading practices; _________________ 4Directive (EU) 2019/633 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 on unfair trading practices in business-to-business relationships in the agricultural and food supply chain (OJ L 111, 25.4.2019, p. 59.
Amendment 128 #
2019/2131(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 j (new)
Paragraph 6 j (new)
6 j. Urges the Commission to swiftly unroll the “Farm to Fork Strategy” aiming at achieving sustainability across the whole food supply chain; notes that such a strategy would require a coherent approach encompassing all EU policies; points out, in this regard, that safeguarding fair competition and ensuring a level playing field for all businesses is essential in order to successfully promote the start-ups in the food sector and reach the economic targets;
Amendment 8 #
2019/2055(DEC)
2. Notes that most rural development actions which were audited produced the expected results but regrets that the Court of Auditors identified weaknesses in the use of result indicators; asks the Commission and Member States to improve their performance framework where needed and to introduce further simplification measures, such as simplified cost options; regretnotes that the Court of Auditors identified weaknesses in the use of result indicatorsa common, measurable and fully developed set of result and output indicators and milestones will be the basis for the proposed new delivery model;
Amendment 15 #
2019/2055(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Highlights the Court of Auditors' view, from its own audits, that the Control System (IACS), which incorporates the Land Parcel Identification System (LPIS) has helped to bring down the level of errors in direct payments, with the LPIS making a particularly significant contribution; notes the potential of digitalisation, innovative methods and technology under the New Delivery Model in further reducing the error rate and administrative burden;
Amendment 16 #
2019/2055(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to monitor closelyFully supports the Union's ambition to conclude ambitious, balanced and fair free trade agreements with third countries; urges the Commission to make sure that there is a strong sustainability chapter in all trade agreements and that trade partners comply fully with those requirements; calls also on the Commission to continue to closely monitor ongoing trade agreements with third countries inwith respect of quality, healthto the application of food safety, environmental and animal welfare requirementstandards;
Amendment 30 #
2019/2055(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Reminds the Commission that there is a significant difference in types of errors, for example between unintentional omissions and cases of fraud; recalls that most of the beneficiaries are small and medium-sized farms and complex regulation increases the risk of unintentional omissions, which should also be taken into account while estimating the actual error rate;
Amendment 36 #
2019/2055(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Highlights that increased flexibility of Member States in allocating CAP subsidies risks further aggravating abusWelcomes the fact that the future performance-based CAP will continue to require the legality and regularity of payments; stresses that the shift from compliance to the performance-based model must be reflected in changes in the way in which measures, and urges thereforere monitored; notes with satisfaction theat Commission to avoid renationalisationis proposing the transition to a single audit as part of the new CAP;
Amendment 39 #
2019/2055(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Highlights that increased flexibility of Member States in allocating CAP subsidies risks further aggravating abuses, and urges therefore the Commission to avoid renationalisation of the CAPwithout a strong, measurable, fully developed and common set of output and result indicators and milestones, the increased flexibility of Member States in allocating CAP subsidies may lead to an increase in the error rate;
Amendment 43 #
2019/2055(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Considers it possible that a more results-based CAP based on strategic plans could lead to new types of irregularities and therefore calls on the Commission to take this into account when evaluating the national strategic plans and the measures they contain;
Amendment 51 #
2019/2055(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that support to young farmers from the CAP is essential; encourages the Commission to move towards a greener CAP in line with the Paris Agreement. and notes the importance of a clear definition of active or genuine farmer;
Amendment 2 #
2019/2028(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Notes that budgetary year 2020 is the last one of the current MFF period and therefore stresses the importance of preparation and smooth adaptation to the new financial period, in which a fair standard for living of farmers must be ensured;
Amendment 3 #
2019/2028(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Is deeply concerned about the budgetary consequences of a non-deal Brexit and, since farmers need to plan their activity in advance, strongly opposes any unexpected cut of CAP allocations in 2020 in case there is no agreement between the Union and the United Kingdom;
Amendment 17 #
2019/2028(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the Commission proposal to allocate EUR 50 million to ‘Other measures for beef and veal’ in order to support the sector in case of market difficulties linked to the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the Union; is concerned that that sectorstresses that United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the Union will also have a significant negative impact across several agricultural sectors in the European Union; is concerned that Union producers will face additional stress from the Union’s trade agreement with Mercosur;
Amendment 31 #
2019/2028(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 g (new)
Paragraph 4 g (new)
4g. Is of the opinion that the Commission should keep on reinforcing the promotion campaigns to open new markets for quality products;
Amendment 32 #
2019/2028(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 h (new)
Paragraph 4 h (new)
4h. Regrets the absence of support to farmers for measures, in particular in milk and dairy sector, which face continuing market difficulties due to the Russian embargo;
Amendment 38 #
2019/2028(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the increased support for research and innovation dedicated to the supply of safe and high quality food and food security; stresses that it is essential that funds earmarked for research in the agri-food sector, in particular from the Horizon 2020 budget, remain fully available as such in order to stimulate innovation and smart solutions in the agricultural and rural development sectors.;
Amendment 46 #
2019/2028(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 f (new)
Paragraph 6 f (new)
6f. Encourages Member States to increase the support for establishingt young farmers, in line with the objective of a better contribution to the generational renewal of farmers in the Union;
Amendment 47 #
2019/2028(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 g (new)
Paragraph 6 g (new)
6g. Highlights the importance of rural development commitments and spending for agri-environmental measures and the wider rural economy, particularly the importance of initiatives to target and support young farmers;
Amendment 155 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point 10 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point 10 a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
(10a) in Article 37 paragraph 1, the following subparagraph is added: "Member States granting transitional national aid in 2020 may continue to do so until the end of the transitional period referred to in Article -1 of Regulation (EU) .../... [Transitional Regulation]."
Amendment 185 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 214 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 214 – paragraph 1 a (new)
(2a) in Article 214, the following paragraph is inserted after the first paragraph: "By way of derogation from the first paragraph and subject to authorisation by the Commission, Finland may, during the transitional period provided for in Article -1 of Regulation (EU) .../... [Transitional Regulation], continue to grant national aids which it granted in 2020 to producers on the basis of this Article."
Amendment 238 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
The notification referred to in the second subparagraph shall be without prejudice to the need to submit a request to amend a rural development programme for the year 2021 as referred to in Article 11(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013. Such an amendment shall aim at maintaining at least the same overall levelpercentage of the EAFRD expenditure for the measures referred to in Article 59(6) of that Regulation.
Amendment 5 #
2019/0142M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the US on October 18th 2019, based on the WTO arbitration decision circulated on 2 October 20198 , declared its willingness to impose, in retaliation for illegal EU subsidies granted to the aircraft manufacturer Airbus, tariffs on USD 7.5 billion worth of EU imports also of agricultural and industrial items in addition to aircraft; __________________ 8European Communities and Certain Member States – Measures Affecting Trade in Large Civil Aircraft: Recourse to Article 7.9 of the SCM Agreement and Article 22.7 of the DSU by the United States of 4 October 2019 (WT/DS316/42).
Amendment 17 #
2019/0142M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes and acknowledges the fact that, while it remains unclear whether any compensation has been foreseen, other WTO members that export beef to the EU agreed to support this agreement by accepting that the vast majority of the quota would be allocated to the US;
Amendment 28 #
2019/0142M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Supports the Commission in its efforts to and stresses the importance of finding negotiated solutions, such as this agreement, including this agreement, a fair and balanced solution for our respective aircraft industries and the revocation of the US tariffs on steel, aluminium and olives in order to dilute current trade tensions between the EU and the US; calls on the US to work with the EU in this regard;
Amendment 32 #
2019/0142M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 36 #
2019/0142M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 3 #
2019/0099(NLE)
Draft legislative resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Refuses to gGives its consent to Solomon Islands’ accession to the agreement;
Amendment 9 #
2019/0017(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The European Parliament's Resolution of FebruaryNovember 20149 on a 2030 framework forthe climateic and energy policiesvironmental emergency and its Resolution of January 2020 on the European Green Deal called on the Commission and the Member States to set a binding Union 2030 target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by at least 40 55% compared to 1990 levels and stressed the urgent need for immediate and enterprising initiatives in a bid to achieve climate neutrality. The European Parliament also noted that all sectors of the economy would need to contribute to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions if the Union is to deliver its fair share of global efforts.
Amendment 16 #
2019/0017(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) In its resolution of 14 January 2020 on the European Green Pact (2019/2956), the European Parliament stressed the need for very ambitious EU greenhouse gas reduction targets in the international and European maritime sector and investment for research into maritime transport decarbonisation technology and the development of zero- emission ships;
Amendment 18 #
2019/0017(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) In April 2015, the European Parliament and the Council adopted Regulation (EU) 2015/757 on the monitoring, reporting and verification of carbon dioxide emissions from maritime transport20 (the “EU MRV Regulation”), which was complemented in 2016 with two Delegated Regulations21 and two Implementing Regulations22. The aim of the EU MRV Regulation is to collect data on shipping emissions for further policymaking and to incentivise emission reductions by providing information on ships' efficiency to relevant markets. The EU MRV Regulation obliges companies to monitor, report and verify the fuel consumption, CO2 emissions and energy efficiency of their ships on voyages to and from European Economic Area (EEA) ports on an annual basis, starting from 2018. It also applies to CO2 emissions within EEA ports. The first emissions reports are due by 30 April 2019. EU MRV Regulation was adopted as the first step towards assimilating maritime transport emissions into the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS), in line with EU greenhouse gas reduction commitments. This assimilation process must be based on an impact assessment22a concerning the competitiveness of EU operators and businesses and possible modal shifts, so that the international competitiveness of EU-flagged vessels is guaranteed. Some of the revenue generated by this assimilation process should be invested for research into innovative maritime transport decarbonisation technologies and infrastructures and the deployment of sustainable alternative fuels and zero- emission propulsion technologies. _________________ 20Regulation (EU) 2015/757 of the European Parliament and the Council of 29 April 2015 on the monitoring, reporting and verification of carbon dioxide emissions from maritime transport and amending Directive 2009/16/EC, (OJ L 123, 19.5.2015, p. 55). 21 Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/2072 on the verification activities and accreditation of verifiers pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2015/757 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the monitoring, reporting and verification of carbon dioxide emissions from maritime transport (OJ L 320, 26.11.2016, p. 5); Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/2071 of 22 September 2016 amending Regulation (EU) 2015/757 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the methods for monitoring carbon dioxide emissions and the rules for monitoring other relevant information (OJ L 320, 26.11.2016, p. 1). 22 Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1927 of 4 November 2016 on templates for monitoring plans, emissions reports and documents of compliance pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2015/757 of the European Parliament and of the Council on monitoring, reporting and verification of carbon dioxide emissions from maritime transport (OJ L 299, 5.11.2016, p. 1–21); Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1928 of 4 November 2016 on determination of cargo carried for categories of ships other than passenger, ro-ro and container ships pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2015/757 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the monitoring, reporting and verification of carbon dioxide emissions from maritime transport (OJ L 299, 5.11.2016, p. 22–25) 22aThe most recent impact assessment, Commission working document (SWD2013-237), dates from 2013 and should be reviewed in the light of recent developments.
Amendment 1 #
2018/2166(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the findings of the Court of Auditors confirming that the level of error has continued to decrease, given that the error rate fell from 2.5% in 2016 to 2.4% in 2017 in the ‘Natural resources’ area and its financial impact is reduced further by financial corrections and recoveries, since amounts wrongly paid come back to the budget; notes that agricultural and rural development policies account for 98% of spending in this area and that, in its report, the Court of Auditors used a sample totalling 230 transactions in 21 Member States; expects the error rate to keep decreasing further as beneficiaries complete their adjustment to the new rules of the ongoing CAP period;
Amendment 8 #
2018/2166(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Reminds the Commission that the risk of unintentional errors owing to complex regulation have the effect in the end to the beneficiary; stresses that there is a significant difference in types of errors for example between unintentional omissions and cases of fraud, and that omissions do not as arule, cause financial damage to the taxpayer, which should also be taken into account while estimating the actual error rate;
Amendment 10 #
2018/2166(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Takes account that in agricultural sector the amounts received by the beneficiaries are relatively small compared to other EU-projects and therefore the administrative burden to prove correct use of money is proportionally higher;
Amendment 25 #
2018/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas training and education of drivers to promote careful driving based on which types of animals are being transported would improve the welfare of animals during transport1a; _________________ 1a https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal /pub/1966
Amendment 28 #
2018/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas proper animal handling may result in reduced time to load and unload animals, reduced weight loss, fewer injuries and wounds and better meat quality;
Amendment 33 #
2018/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. Recalls, that transporting sick or injured animals should be avoided when possible to guarantee good living conditions for animals;
Amendment 36 #
2018/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas the quality and the frequency of the Member States’ inspections has a direct impact on the level of compliance with the requirements;
Amendment 44 #
2018/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas Member States are responsible for ensuring correct implementation and enforcement of Regulation 1/2005 at national level, including official inspections while the Commission is responsible for ensuring that Member States implement EU legislation properly;
Amendment 250 #
2018/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Insists that the journey time for all animals being transported must be as short as possible, taking into account the geographical differences at Member State level and in line with recital 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1/2005, which states that ‘for reasons of animal welfare the transport of animals over long journeys … should be limited as far as possible’;
Amendment 323 #
2018/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Welcomes the Commission's commitment to develop animal-based welfare indicators, considers that the Commission should develop these indicators without delay to be used as a complement to current legislative requirements, the animal-based welfare indicators should promote better animal welfare outcomes of animals in transport;
Amendment 344 #
2018/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the Commission to develop a full working definition of what constitutes fitness, and to provide robust training courses regularly to farmers, drivers and veterinarians in order to reduce the high levels of fitness infringement in Member States;
Amendment 352 #
2018/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)
Paragraph 20 b (new)
20b. Calls on the Commission to formulate, based on scientific findings, guidelines regarding water to animals transported in cages and conditions for transporting chicks that promote a high level of welfare;
Amendment 30 #
2018/2102(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Points out that, generally speaking, European competition policy is applied with the aim of systematically defending consumers at the expensefair competition between all actors on the internal market, with special emphasis on the interests of consumers; considers that interests of agricultural producers;, considumers that these two interestand European citizens should be placed on an equal footing;
Amendment 35 #
2018/2102(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Considers that interests of European citizens demanding a sustainable and environmental friendly society should be taken into account; recalls the cooperation of farmers and different entities on energy transition, animal welfare standards and climate mitigation and its friction with competition law; calls therefore on the Commission, taking into account the functioning of the single market and the benefits for the society as a whole, for exemptions from competition rules to facilitate cooperation, both horizontally and vertically, on sustainability initiatives;
Amendment 59 #
2018/2102(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that the inter-branch organisations model is the mosta successful form of organisation, because it provides a structure for all the players in a sector; considers that different models of cooperation, such as this model should be promoted by the CAPfacilitated;
Amendment 87 #
2018/2102(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to ensure that the interests of farmers are protected followwhen assessing thean acquisition of Monsanto by the Bayer group, whichin relation to merger controls, which potentially could damage competition in the field of access to crop protection products and seedessential products for farmers.
Amendment 24 #
2018/2094(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls the importance of the common agricultural policy (CAP) in terms of the budget and of its legacy to the history of the Union; recalls that the CAP is still one of the most important and most integrated policies, which ensure food production and food security in all parts of the Union and that it will continue to contribute to building Europe’s future;
Amendment 40 #
2018/2094(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises that the competitiveness of European agriculture results farmers access to innovations, fair functioning of food chain from the synergy of organic and conventional production and geographical indications, which benefit both producers and consumers; calls for one pillar of the new CAP to be dedicated to the priorities which create jobs and assure the highest quality of Union agricultural products and foodstuffs;
Amendment 69 #
2018/2094(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines the importance of a well reformed CAP to respond to the maximum number of the challenges that will face the Union in the future; stresses the importance of the future CAP in fostering innovation and research and development, inclureminding the agricultural aspects ofat the objectives of the CAP should be taken into account while drafting the future Horizon Europe programme;
Amendment 83 #
2018/2094(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines that structural and, cohesion policies, such as the and CAP, reduce the gap between the Union and its citizens by promoting integration at local level, especially in rural and disadvantaged areas.
Amendment 114 #
2018/2054(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Underlines the very important and positive role of European Territorial Cooperation (ETC) programmes in the economic and social development and cohesion of border regions; including maritime and external border regions, calls on the Commission to preserve ETC as an important objective, with a more distinct role within cohesion policy post- 2020, as well as a significantly increased budget; underlines at the same time the need to simplify the programmes and reduce the administrative burdens for beneficiaries;
Amendment 135 #
2018/2054(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Underlines that the Territorial Impact Assessment contributes to a better understanding of the spatial impact of policies; calls on the Commission to consider agiving Territorial Impact Assessment ultimately being made compulsory before anya stronger role when EU legislative initiative iss are proposed;
Amendment 2 #
2018/2046(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines the importance of cohesion policy as the main investment policy of the Union that helps to reduce economic, social and territorial disparities between and within EU regions, enhances smart, sustainable and inclusive economic growth, improves SMEs competitiveness and access to global markets, fosters innovation in urban and rural areas and encourages local and regional authorities to make the transition towards a carbon freeneutral economy; notes every 1 Euro invested in cohesion policy has a proven return on investment by 174%1 and less investment would mean less growth and jobs for citizens; calls for cohesion funds to maintain their role as the main investment policy of the European Union; _________________ 1 Commission Staff Working Document of 19 September 2016 entitled ‘Ex post evaluation of the ERDF and Cohesion Fund 2007-13’ (SWD(2016)0318).
Amendment 14 #
2018/2046(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Highlights the need for improvements in terms of visibility and communication of EU funding both to potential beneficiaries and to EU citizens in general ; urges Commission together with Member States to raise awareness of the varied EU investment possibilities, to showcase innovative projects and to share good practices.
Amendment 14 #
2018/2046(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Regrets that the support measures for the Russian embargo have not been prolonged given that numerous EU producers are still being negatively affected; calls for support measures for the dairy sector where market difficulties can still be found due to the Russian ban;
Amendment 16 #
2018/2046(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7 b. Calls on the Commission to look for further synergies and complementarities with ESIF and other research, innovation and competitiveness- related EU programs, such as Horizon, for instance to foster innovation and digitalisation in rural areas and rural economies.
Amendment 21 #
2018/2046(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Recalls the accountability to taxpayers and consumers and therefore urges strong annual budget discipline in order to take into account the financial burden of citizens; stresses that the cost effectiveness of current policies, programmes and measures should be reviewed annually and, where necessary, appropriate measures should be taken;
Amendment 11 #
2018/2037(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Affirms that EU trade and agriculture policies are closely intertwined and will remain so in the future, given the important role of agriculture in the context of negotiations both bilaterally for EU free trade agreements and multilaterally at the World Trade Organisation (WTO), on issues such as market access for agricultural products, the protection of geographical indications, sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) rules, harmonisation of animal welfareprudent use of antimicrobial medicines, ensuring that the agricultural products imported to the internal market are produced respecting the rules on animal welfare and other food safety standards of the EU and other standards, and the simplification of import procedures;
Amendment 27 #
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, guarantee the global level playing field and 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 possible exclusion of the most sensitive products from the scope of the agreement after a case-by-case consideration; notes that this predominantly concerns beef, other meat, rice, wheat, other cereals, sugar, and dairy products;
Amendment 30 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)
Citation 10 a (new)
– having regard to the EU Forest Strategy,
Amendment 42 #
2018/2037(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Regrets the lack of progress on domestic support in agriculture at the 11th WTO Ministerial Conference; reiterates that any future EU position on this topic must duly respect the framework of the reformed CAPminds that the EU has run down the export subsidies on its side and there is no budget line left for the export subsidies in the current EU budget; invites EU trading partners, in this regard, to make commitments to reducing trade- distorting domestic support; calls on the WTO members that continue to grant export subsidies to implement the Ministerial Decision on Export Competition adopted in Nairobi on 19 December 2015;
Amendment 43 #
2018/2037(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Regrets the lack of progress on domestic support in agriculture at the 11th WTO Ministerial Conference; reiterates that any future EU position on this topic must duly respect the framework of the reformed CAP;
Amendment 104 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the new delivery model (NDM) is at the core of the Commission’s communication on the Future of Food and Farming, and is to be welcomed, provided that it ensures genuine simplification, not only at EU level but also at Member State and regional level, and flexibility for farmerand simplification for beneficiaries, without adding new constraints on Member States and thus a new layer of complexity, while safeguarding the functioning of the internal market and a level playing field;
Amendment 121 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the CAP must play an important role in strengthening the competitiveness of the sector and enable overcoming stagnation and volatility of farm incomes which, despite the concentration and intensification of production and increasing productivity, are still lower than in the rest of the economy;
Amendment 149 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas agriculture is extremely vulnerable to climate change, as farming depends directly on weather conditions such as rainfall and temperature;
Amendment 157 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas it is essential to ensure a fair standard of living for farmers across regions and Member States ensuring there is agricultural activity in all parts of the Union including in areas with natural constraints, affordable prices for citizens and consumers, and access to high quality food and healthy diets, while delivering on the commitments for environmental care, climate action, and animal and plant health and welfare;
Amendment 195 #
2018/2037(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for a renovated second pillar that is less complex and more efficient, focused on truly incentive territorial and sector development policies that place agro-environmental initiatives, animal welfare, investment, training, research and innovation at the core of local issues;
Amendment 213 #
2018/2037(INI)
I. whereas the emergence of new challenges and opportunities, such as increasing global trade, is necessitating fair and sustainable conditions for the global exchange of goods and services, within the framework of the WTO and in accordance with existing EU social, economic and environmental, sanitary and phytosanitary as well as animal welfare standards, which should be promoted in order to create a genuine level playing field within and outside the EU;
Amendment 270 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas the European Union in the future CAP must strive for a significant limitation in the use of antibiotics in the agriculture and food sector to strengthen sustainable farming;
Amendment 280 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas the European Court of Auditors has underlined the fact that the green payments introduced as part of the 2013 reform create added complexity and bureaucracy, are difficult to understand, and fail to significantly enhance the CAP’s environmental and climate performance; which is important to bear in mind when designing the new green architecture for CAP
Amendment 295 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas the objectives of the Cork 2.0 Declaration for a Better Life in Rural Areas stipulate vibrant rural areas, multi- functionality, biodiversity in and outside agriculture, forestry, rare animal breeds and conservation crops, as well as organic agriculture, less-favoured areas and commitments in the context of Natura 2000;
Amendment 314 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
N. whereas it is essential to ensure fair competition within the single market within the sector and to deal fairly and transparently with other players in the food chain , both up and downstream, and to further strengthen incentives to prevent crises with active management tools to be deployed at sectoral level and by public authorities;
Amendment 320 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital N a (new)
Recital N a (new)
Na. whereas circular economy and bio economy will contribute to new business models of farmers which are often also forest owners whilst fostering rural areas;
Amendment 342 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q a (new)
Recital Q a (new)
Qa. whereas many roles played by women in rural areas help to maintain viable farm businesses and rural communities;
Amendment 349 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q b (new)
Recital Q b (new)
Amendment 363 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the intention to simplify and modernise the CAP, but emphasises that the integrity of the single market and, the position of the farmer and ensuring a truly common policy must be the overriding priorities of reform;
Amendment 394 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses the importance of an equal playing field for farmers;
Amendment 420 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that subsidiarity for Member States should only be granted within a common setframework ofn rules and tools agreed at EU level as part of a uniform approach to all programming efforts and eligibility criteria, should cover both of the CAP’s pillars and ensure, in particular, a European approach in Pillar I and thus a level playing field;
Amendment 446 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the efforts of the Commission to establish programme design, implementation and control ofn an output-based approach for the CAP with less bureaucracy, simplified procedures and greater transparency of objectives and tools, in order to foster performance rather than compliance, while ensuring adequate and proportional risk based monitoring via clearly defined, solid and measurable indicators at EU level, including an appropriate system of quality control and penalties;
Amendment 483 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Considers that all the actors in the process of control of Union finances, including the European Court of Auditors, must have the same understanding on the performance based control system so that the Member States or the beneficiaries are not faced with unexpected financial corrections;
Amendment 487 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses that part-time farmers and farmers with income combination must not be excluded;
Amendment 500 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to grant more flexibility to Member States and regions as well as farmers within the framework of the agricultural de minimis rules;
Amendment 544 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Believes that the current two-pillar structure fits the purpose and meets the challenges of the farmers, but reminds that the two-pillar system needs improvement to allow the CAP to align itself with other EU-policies and objectives;
Amendment 549 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Calls on the Commission for a CAP that achieves more innovation, contributes to advance the bio-economy and to solutions to biodiversity, environment and climate;
Amendment 615 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Believes that more targeted support for family farms is necessary and can be achieved by introducing a compulsorvoluntarily higher support rate for small farmsand medium- sized farms; for which the member states should be able to define the criteria; considers, moreover, that support for larger farms should be digressive, reflecting economies of scale, with the possibility for capping to be decided by the Member States;
Amendment 727 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses the need for a fairmore level playing field distribution of direct payments between Member States, which must take into account the fact that natural conditions, socio-economic differences, general living standards, different production costs and the amounts differenceived by Member States under Pillar IIs in purchasing power are not the same around Europe;
Amendment 762 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Stresses that an EU flat-rate payment system would not quite reflect EU agricultural diversity;
Amendment 781 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Believes that, provided that a level playing field in the single market can be guaranteed, without distortion effect on internal market; voluntary coupled support (VCS) payments should be maintained, as a tool to maintain production in vulnerable sectors, to counteract specific difficulties, particularly those arising from the structural competitive disadvantage of less- favoured and mountainous regions, as well as those which are more temporary in nature and arise from a shift away from the old entitlement scheme, for example;
Amendment 836 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Recalls that generational renewal is a challenge faced by farmers in many Member States and that each national strategy must therefore address this issue through a comprehensive approach, including top-ups in Pillar I and targeted measures in Pillar II, as well as by means of new financial instruments and national measures, in order to incentivise famers to pass on their farming operations, considers that the state aid rules should allow these measures in the future;
Amendment 840 #
2018/2037(INI)
15a. Recalls that the generation renewal and the installation of young farmers must be encouraged by measures of CAP keeping in mind that it is also highly dependent on the overall income perspective, the image of agriculture and the quality of life in rural areas that can be improved through rural development measures like easing their access to land, loans and credits as well as priority access to national reserve funds;
Amendment 881 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Underlines the importance of rural development, including the LEADER initiative, in, to supporting multi-functional agriculture and in, forestry and less favoured areas also with a view to fostering additional entrepreneurial activities and opportunities, in orderpossibilities to generate income fromlike agrio-tourism, and to securefarm diversification, sustainable production of bioenergy, community- supported agriculture and the provision of social services in rural areas;
Amendment 901 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Underlines the importance of the whole forest-wood-chain for rural areas in creating jobs, growth and social stability, renewable energy production and transition to bio economy; highlights in this context also the role of actively managed forests for the use of the renewable resource wood for the reduction of anthropogenic carbon and the creation of new value chains in accordance with circular bio economy;
Amendment 915 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Reminds that the overall objective has to be the improvement of the quality of life in rural areas;
Amendment 943 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Commission to introduce a new and comprehensive legal framework which allows the integration and simplification of the various types of environmental actions at present, such as cross compliance, greening and the good agricultural and environmental conditions (GAEC) standards, as well as agri- environment measures (AEMs) for rural development, so that farmerbeneficiaries can deliver effectively and with less bureaucracyower administrative burden on environmental care, biodiversity and climate action, while ensuring that Member States have adequate control and taking into account local conditions;
Amendment 965 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Stresses the importance to promote and enhance the role of co-operatives, producers groups and small scale organisations over the long term for supporting the implementation of the CAP objectives;
Amendment 976 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17b. Stresses, in the context of rural development, the need to recognise the important role of multifunctional, actively and sustainably managed forests in tackling EU challenges related to climate, environment, and to social and economic sustainability;
Amendment 1017 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 c (new)
Paragraph 18 c (new)
18c. Calls on the Commission to enable Member States to allocate funds in order to support better animal welfare standards and practices that goes beyond the minimum EU-standards;
Amendment 1022 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission to foster innovation, research and modernisation in agriculture by supporting training and agriculturalby supporting a strong advisory system and training better adapted to needs of CAP beneficiaries; training and extension as a pre-condition in programme design and implementation in all Member States, while fostering the transfer of know-how and the exchange ofknow-how transfer and best practice models exchange between Members States;
Amendment 1056 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Reminds that access to advisory services that propose farm-tailored solutions are major drivers for innovation in agriculture and forestry and the rural economy;
Amendment 1060 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Underlines that the Commission should be regularly evaluating such a support and measuring innovation and modernisation wherever possible;
Amendment 1062 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Stresses that investment in innovation is the key for more competitiveness and empowerment of farmers;
Amendment 1075 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19b. Believes that investments in innovation, education and training are vital for the future of European agriculture;
Amendment 1081 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 d (new)
Paragraph 19 d (new)
19d. Notes that each farm is different and therefore individual solutions are needed;
Amendment 1133 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Insists on the critical need for the future CAP to support farmers more efficiently in order to cope with price and income volatility due to climate, health, political crises (such as the Russia ban) and market risks, by creating additional incentives for flexible risk management and stabilisation tools while ensuring broad access;
Amendment 1145 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Amendment 1159 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21b. Believes that farmers should be given all the necessary tools to respond to volatility and market signals through greater transparency of markets and free and fair trade conditions;
Amendment 1250 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Highlights the fact that WTO partners also support their agriculture sector, and that any move towards further liberalisation cannot be made in a purely unilateral way, as it would expose EU farmers to unfair competition;
Amendment 1263 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Reminds that products entering the EU should respect European animal welfare and environmental standards;
Amendment 1271 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 c (new)
Paragraph 25 c (new)
25c. Stresses that it would increase the risk of exporting EU domestic production abroad, at the expense of rural development, the environment, and in certain instances food quality;
Amendment 1272 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 d (new)
Paragraph 25 d (new)
25d. Underlines that this approach should also enlighten the debates surrounding future trade deals (Mercosur, New Zealand, Australia, etc.) and their impact on agriculture in Europe;
Amendment 1278 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Calls for clear and transparent initiatives to promote EU production, safety and environmental standards and quality production schemes, through both labelling and marketing activities on internal and third-country markets;
Amendment 1331 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Calls on the Commission to propose, before the application of the NDM, a transitional period long enough to ensure a soft landing and tond considering the introduction of National Strategic Plans, a transitional period long enough to ensure a soft landing which ensures time for Member States to orderly and properly implement the new policy and avoid any delay in farmers’ annual payments and in the implementation of rural development programmes;
Amendment 1334 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Calls on the Commission to propose, before the application of the NDM, a transitional period long enough to ensure a soft landing and to avoid any delay in farmers’ annual payments and in the implementation of rural development programmmeasures;
Amendment 3 #
2018/2024(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights the important role that both agriculture and rural development play in achieving Community objectives in the fields of food security, forestry, sustainable economic growth, job creation, territorial and environmental balance, animal welfare and combating climate change;
Amendment 25 #
2018/2024(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the European Commission to install compensations for the losses of the past for those affected by the embargo imposed by Russia;
Amendment 31 #
2018/2024(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Questions once more the value of the current crisis reserve and financial discipline mechanism, which in the case of the 2019 budget will again simply create an administrative burden, and hence urges; notes that European agriculture has increasingly been exposed to crisis in recent years; urges therefore to the Commission to look into introducing a multiannual reserve that is decoupled from direct payments and that deals with overheating markets and severe crisis such as one of the dairy sector;
Amendment 38 #
2018/2024(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Takes note of reports on cohesion policy in the Union, that reoccuringly points out shortcomings in efficiency and results;
Amendment 40 #
2018/2024(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Urges the Member States to strengthen support measures for young farmers in 2019, given the lack of to enhance generational renewal in farming, which is currently European agriculture’s main pitfalremains at low level.
Amendment 42 #
2018/2024(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Highlights the importance to invest in new technologies and innovations in order to make European farming more competitive and environmentally sustainable; in this regard calls on the Commission to design an agricultural budget particularly focus on farmer’s needs and policy goals with a higher uptake of smart and innovative practices that assure the viability of EU farming in the long-term;
Amendment 72 #
2018/2024(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22 a. Underlines that in times of rapid technologic development – such as AI – the divide between fast developing regions and lagging ones, might widen if the impact of the structural funds are not enhanced by conditionalities of efficiency;
Amendment 73 #
2018/2024(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Notes that some measures related to the Russian ban and included in the 2018 budget will not be extended (e.g. for fruit and vegetables where the market situation is still difficult), while market difficulties can still be found in the dairy sector; awaits the Commission’s letter of amendment, expected in October, which should be based on updated information on EAGF funding in order to verify the real needs in the agricultural sector; underlines that cases where market intervention is needed under the EAGF remain limited and represent only a relatively small part of the EAGF (around 5.9 %);
Amendment 9 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission communication on a balanced and progressive trade policy to harness globalisation1 ; underlines the importance of this communication for a European agriculture sector that is suffering from unbalanced competition on both the EU and foreign marketswhich needs a balanced trade policy to guarantee a fair global level playing field; _________________ 1 COM(2017)0492.
Amendment 16 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Reminds that EU's agricultural sector has a great export potential, which should be supported by balanced trade agreements with third countries;
Amendment 26 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that harnessing globalisation should involve both strengthening global discipline to prevent unfair competition and distortions of trade in agriculture, and avoiding undue exposure of sensitive EU agricultural sectors to competition from imports of products that are not subject to similar standards, costs and constraints as regards, for example, environmental protectionreminds that all the imports to the EU should comply with EU standards regarding food safety and animal welfare that complies with the European “from Farm to Fork” system;
Amendment 57 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points out that while trade agreements could open up opportunities for the promotion of EU offensive interests with respect to processed and unprocessed food products, they also entail a significant risk for more sensitive EU agricultural sectors thatdo need safeguards as they are already crisis- hit or have been particularly exposed to price volatility;
Amendment 63 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Reminds of the importance of efficient implementation of the concluded trade agreements to guarantee that our farmers can benefit to the full extent from the export opportunities provided by these agreements, such as CETA;
Amendment 78 #
2018/2005(INI)
4. Expresses its serious concerns with respect to the possible conclusion of the ongoing free-trade negotiations with Mercosur involving major concessions in sensitive sectors such as beef, sugar and biofuels which could endachallenger the viability of local production in certain parts of the EU;
Amendment 86 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Welcomes the EU trade agreement with Japan, EU’s fourth biggest agriculture export market, which will provide a good export opportunities for many European agri-products, such as dairy;
Amendment 88 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Expresses its concerns about the results of Brexit on the agricultural sector;
Amendment 95 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls its two resolutions of 26 October 2017 on theminds of the concerns raised regarding negotiationg mandates for trade agreements with Australia and New Zealand2 in its two resolutions of 26 October 20172; _________________ 2 Texts adopted, P8_TA(2017)0419 and P8_TA(2017)0420 respectively.
Amendment 103 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. StressNotes the importance of strong coordination between Member States forongoing discussion on the screening of foreign direct investment (FDI) on the EU market; draws attention to the need to avoid the excessive concentration of farmland and forests in foreign (non-EU) hands; recalls, in this respect, its resolution of 27 April 2017 on the state of play of farmland concentration in the EU3 ; _________________ 3 Texts adopted, P8_TA(2017)0197.
Amendment 109 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to react strongly to US attacks against the WTO- compatible mechanisms of the CAP through the imposition of unjustified trade defence measures; recalls, in this respect, its resolution of 15 March 2018 on US measures on EU farm support under the CAP (in the context of Spanish olives)4 ; _________________ 4 Texts adopted, P8_TA(2018)0091. Texts adopted, P8_TA(2018)0091.
Amendment 111 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Points out that trade barriers create challenges for European farmers by diminishing the exports of agricultural products, bearing in mind that in the long term the import and production structure in the export market change, such as in the case of the Russian embargo;
Amendment 33 #
2018/0358M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that the agreement will ensure a high level of investment protection and legal certainty while safeguarding the right of the Parties to regulate and pursue legitimate public policy objectives, such as public health and environmental protection; emphasises that the agreement will ensure transparency and accountability; asks the Commission to further take into account the fight against climate change and the respect of the Paris Agreement in safeguarding the right of the parties to regulate, as it has been done with CETA;
Amendment 56 #
2018/0358M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Notes that the EU-Vietnam Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA) does not contain a separate trade and sustainable development (TSD) chapter, as the latter applies to investment by virtue of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EUVFTA) that liberalises it; stresses that the EVIPA also contains a provision establishing a legal link to the PCA, as well as specific references in its preamble to the TSD values and principles as enshrined in the EUVFTA and to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; points out that the provisions of the EVIPA and the EUVFTA must be implemented in a complementary manner, especially with regard to human, environmental and social rights and sustainable development;
Amendment 59 #
2018/0358M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Notes with concern that the Vietnamese penal code still allows for serious human rights violations, which have intensified since the entry into force of the PCA; calls on a Vietnam to revise the penal code in line with international standards and welcomes the European Union's assistance in this respects; regrets that the Commission has failed to undertake a comprehensive human rights impact assessment of the EVIPA; calls on the Commission to carry out such an assessment;
Amendment 61 #
2018/0358M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10 b. Points out that a new Vietnamese Cyber Security Law, that entered into force at the beginning of 2019, has attracted a lot of criticism, as an intensified crackdown on human rights activists in the country has been documented, linked to the provisions of this new law which gives the authorities licence to censor content, control information and silence online dissidents; notes with regret that the legislation also raises concerns for EU economic interests, including forced data localisation provisions which are at odds with the EU's liberalisation agenda in this respect; calls on Vietnam to revise this law in line with international standards and welcomes the European Union's assistance in this respect;
Amendment 62 #
2018/0358M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 c (new)
Paragraph 10 c (new)
10 c. Underlines the need for close monitoring of the implementation of the agreement and the human rights developments in Vietnam; Calls for a joint parliamentary scrutiny board, basing itself on the monitoring Group for Vietnam in the European Parliament and its equivalent in the Vietnamese National Assembly, which will be tasked to monitor the implementation of the agreement and the human rights developments in Vietnam;
Amendment 67 #
2018/0358M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. ECalls on the Commission to take accompanying measures for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with this agreement in order to make it transparent and accessible; encourages the Commission to continue its work on making the ICS more accessible to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs);
Amendment 70 #
2018/0358M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Calls on both Parties to undertake to develop programmes of cooperation activities to improve capacity and conditions for women to benefit from opportunities created by the agreement, including encouraging capacity building and skills enhancement of women at work and in business, fostering women's representation in decision making and positions of authority; improving women's access to, and participation and leadership in, science, technology and innovation; conducting gender-based analysis and gender-focused statistics relating to investments;
Amendment 75 #
2018/0358M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. Welcomes the agreement which will create more free and fair trade opportunities between the EU and Vietnam; urges the European Parliament to give it consent to the agreement, given that Vietnam takes steps to improve the civil and labour rights situation as to move in the direction of its commitments;
Amendment 1 #
2018/0356M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
– having regard to the Framework Participation Agreement, signed on 17 October 2019, which will facilitate Vietnam's participation in European Union-led civilian and military crisis management operations and show strong commitment from both sides to a rules- based multilateral approach to international peace and security
Amendment 19 #
2018/0356M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 20 a (new)
Citation 20 a (new)
– having regard to the 2019 Universal Periodic Review on Vietnam undertaken by the UN Human Rights Council
Amendment 30 #
2018/0356M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas 90 % of future world economic growth is predicted to be generated outside Europe, and notablya significant part of this occurs in Asia;
Amendment 34 #
2018/0356M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas Vietnam is a founding member of the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) and a party to the ongoingrecently concluded negotiations on the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP);
Amendment 40 #
2018/0356M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas it is important to maximise the opportunities offered by this agreement in the most inclusive manner for businesses, in particular SMEs;
Amendment 74 #
2018/0356M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the economic and strategic importance of this agreement, as the EU and Vietnam share a common agenda and common values – to stimulate growth and employment, boost competitiveness, fight against poverty and make progress towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); and champion a rules-based multilateral international trade system;
Amendment 85 #
2018/0356M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Is convinced that the agreement will make further strides towards setting high standards and rules in the ASEAN region, helping to pave the way for a future region-to-region trade and investment agreement; stresses that the agreement also sends a strong signal in favour of open and free trade at times of protectionist tendencies and the questioning of multilateral rules-based trade; highlights that the agreement helps the EU to strengthen its presence in the ASEAN region, and allows the EU to promote its standards and values in the region; recalls its full support to multilateralism and the importance to achieve a sustainable and ambitious reform of the WTO able to ensure a rules-based international trade;
Amendment 110 #
2018/0356M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Welcomes the strong SPS chapter which will set up a single and transparent procedure for the approval of EU exports of food products into Vietnam in order to accelerate the approval of EU export applications and avoid discriminatory treatment; commends Vietnam's commitment to applying the same import requirements to like products coming from all EU member states;
Amendment 131 #
2018/0356M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Underlines that the EVFTA includes a robust, comprehensive and binding chapter on Trade and Sustainable Development (TSD) dealing with labour and environmental matters; stresses that the TSD chapter is designed to contribute to broader EU policy objectives, notably on inclusive growth, the fight against climate change and more generally in upholding EU values; emphasises that it is also an instrument for development and social progress in Vietnam to support Vietnam in its efforts to improve labour rights and to enhance protection at work and protection of the environment; calls on the EU to offer its support where necessary to help Vietnam advance in this regard; stresses the importance to ensure a specific and adequate monitoring of the TSD chapter in order to see it respected and implemented;
Amendment 134 #
2018/0356M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Points out that a new Vietnamese Cyber Security Law, that entered into force at the beginning of 2019, has attracted a lot of criticism, as an intensified crackdown on human rights activists in the country has been documented, linked to the provisions of this new law which gives the authorities licence to censor content, control information and silence online dissidents; notes with regret that the legislation also raises concerns for EU economic interests, including forced data localisation provisions which are at odds with the EU's liberalisation agenda in this respect; calls on Vietnam to revise this law in line with international standards and welcomes the European Union's assistance in this respect;
Amendment 140 #
2018/0356M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Notes with concern that the Vietnamese penal code still allows for serious human rights violations, which have intensified since the entry into force of the PCA; calls on a Vietnam to revise the penal code in line with international standards and welcomes the European Union's assistance in this respects; regrets that the Commission has failed to undertake a comprehensive human rights impact assessment of the FTA; calls on the Commission to carry out such an assessment;
Amendment 158 #
2018/0356M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Welcomes the envisaged cooperation on the trade/related aspects of the ILO Decent Work Agenda, in particular the inter-linkage between trade and full and productive employment for all, including youth, women and people with disabilities; calls for a swift and meaningful start of this cooperation;
Amendment 167 #
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; stresses that it is crucial for the EU and Vietnam to ensure full respect and implementation of the Paris Agreement, notably through the EVFTA;
Amendment 182 #
2018/0356M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Underlines the crucial importance of effectively implementing all provisions and chapters of the agreement, ranging from market access to sustainable development and enforcement of all commitments; considers that all of the TSD provisions should be read as providing for legal obligations in international law; highlights in this context the new post of Chief Trade Enforcement Officer, who will work directly under the guidance of the Trade Commissioner; underlines that European companies, especially SMEs, should be encouraged to make full use of the benefits of the agreement and that any hurdle regarding the implementation should be remediated immediately;
Amendment 189 #
2018/0356M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls for enhanced monitoring of the agreement and efforts to ensure that shortcomings are addressed rapidly with our trading partner; calls for specific technical assistance in order to help Vietnam implement some of their commitments via projects and expertise, notably linked to environmental and labour provisions;
Amendment 191 #
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; notes with concern that the Vietnamese independent civil society has been harshly repressed and largely operates underground for fear of persecution and retaliation; encourages the EU institutions to support the independent civil society in Vietnam; calls on appropriate measures to be put in place to ensure that advisory groups can exercise their mandate independently, impartially, thoroughly and safely;
Amendment 200 #
2018/0356M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Calls on both Parties to undertake to develop programmes of cooperation activities to improve capacity and conditions for women to benefit from opportunities created by the agreement, including encouraging capacity building and skills enhancement of women at work and in business, fostering women's representation in decision making and positions of authority; improving women's access to, and participation and leadership in, science, technology and innovation; conducting gender-based analysis and gender-focused statistics relating to trade;
Amendment 202 #
2018/0356M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18b. Underlines the need for close monitoring of the implementation of the agreement and the human rights developments in Vietnam; Calls for a joint parliamentary scrutiny board, basing itself on the monitoring Group for Vietnam in the European Parliament and its equivalent in the Vietnamese National Assembly, which will be tasked to monitor the implementation of the agreement and the human rights developments in Vietnam;
Amendment 210 #
2018/0356M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Welcomes the agreement, which will create more free and fair trade opportunities between the EU and Vietnam; urges the European Parliament to give it consent to the agreement, given that Vietnam takes steps to improve the civil and labour rights situation as to move in the direction of its commitments;
Amendment 16 #
2018/0256M(NLE)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises that there are still major competitiveness issues for European producers owing to the wide divergences compared with Moroccan producers in terms of labour costs, working conditions, food safety, phytosanitary and environmental standards;
Amendment 79 #
2018/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 44
Recital 44
(44) A high level of health protection through the food supply chain is necessary to allow the internal market to operate efficiently. A safe and sustainable food supply chain is a prerequisite for society and for the internal market. Cross border health crises and food scares disrupt the functioning of the internal market by limiting the movements of persons and goods and disrupting production. Therefore prevention of new and unknown pests and diseases should be a key priority.
Amendment 121 #
2018/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) contributing to a high level of health for humans, animals and plants along the food chain and in related areas, including by preventing and eradicating diseases and pests, and to support the improvement of the welfare of animals as well as a sustainable food production and consumption; thereby focusing on stimulating research, innovation and the exchange of best practices between stakeholders in these fields.
Amendment 152 #
2018/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point 1.3 – point 1.3.4 a (new)
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point 1.3 – point 1.3.4 a (new)
1.3.4 a. Measures to monitor the appearance of known as well as currently unknown pests and diseases.
Amendment 160 #
2018/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 11
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 11
11. Technical and scientific work, including studies and coordination activities, necessary to safeguard prevention of the appearance of new as well as unknown pests and diseases and to ensure the correct implementation of the legislation in the area related to the specific objective referred to in Article 3(2)(e) and the adaptation of that legislation to scientific, technological and societal developments.
Amendment 128 #
2018/0229(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
An additional amount of the EU guarantee may be provided for the purposes of the Member State compartment referred to in point (b) of Article 8(1), subject to the allocation by Member States, pursuant to [Article 10(1)] of Regulation [[CPR] number]28 and Article [75(1)] of Regulation [[CAP plan] number]29, of the corresponding amounts. _________________ 28 null 29 nullMember States may allocate, pursuant to Regulation CPR and Regulation CAP, an amount of ERDF, the ESF+, the Cohesion Fund, EARDF and the EMFF to contribute to InvestEU and be delivered through budgetary guarantees. The amount to be contributed to InvestEU shall not exceed 6 % of the total allocation of each Fund, except in duly justified cases.
Amendment 57 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Reflecting the important contribution that research and innovation should make to address challenges in food, agriculture, rural development and the bioeconomy, and to seize the corresponding research and innovation opportunities in close synergy with Common Agricultural Policy, relevant actions under the Specific Programme will be supported with the dedicated EUR 10 billion for the cluster 'Food and Natural Resources' for the period 2021-2027.
Amendment 108 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.1 – paragraph 1
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.1 – paragraph 1
Human activities are exerting increasing pressure on soils, seas and oceans, water, air, biodiversity and other natural resources. Nourishing the planet's growing population is directly dependent on the health of natural systems and sustainable use of resources. However, combined with climate change, humanity's growing demand for natural resources creates environmental pressures that go far beyond sustainable levels, affecting ecosystems and their capacity to provide services for human well-being. The concepts of the circular economy, the bioeconomy and the blue economy provide an opportunity to balance environmental, social and economic goals and to set human activities on a path to sustainability.
Amendment 113 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.1 – paragraph 2
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.1 – paragraph 2
Meeting the goals of sustainable development, guaranteeing the production and consumption of safe and healthy food, promoting sustainable practices in agriculture, aquaculture, fisheries and forestry, ensuring access to clean water, soil and air for all, cleaning up the seas and oceans, preserving and restoring the planet’s vital natural systems and environment requires that we harness the potential of research and innovation. But the pathways for the transition to sustainability and ways to overcome resilient barriers are hardly understood. Making the transition to sustainable consumption and production and restoring planetary health requires investing in technologies, new business models, and socialo-economic and environmental innovation. This creates new opportunities for a sustainable, resilient, innovative and responsible European economy, boosting resource efficiency, productivity and competitiveness, and generating jobs and growth.
Amendment 116 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.1 – paragraph 3
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.1 – paragraph 3
Activities will build a knowledge base and deliver solutions to: ensuring that biodiversity is maintained in the face of growing demand on natural resources, sustainably manage and use natural resources from land and seaaquatic environments - and enhance the role of terrestrial and aquatic systems as carbon sinks; ensure food and nutrition security, providing safe, healthy and nutritious diets; accelerate the transition from a fossil-based linear economy to a resource efficient, resilient, low emission, low-carbon circular economy, and supporting the development of a sustainable bio-based economy and the blue economy; and develop resilient and vibrant rural, coastal and urban areas.
Amendment 124 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.1 – paragraph 4
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.1 – paragraph 4
They will help to maintain and enhance the provision of biodiversity and secure the long-term provision of ecosystem services, climate change adaptation and carbon sequestration (both on land and sea). They will help reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) and other emissions, waste and pollution from primary production (both terrestrial and aquatic), processing, consumption and other human activities. They will trigger investments, supporting the shift towards a circular economy, bioeconomy and blue economy, whilst protecting environmental health and integrity.
Amendment 128 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.1 – paragraph 5
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.1 – paragraph 5
They will also foster participatory approaches to research and innovation, including the multi-actor approach and develop knowledge and innovation systems and distribution of excellence at local, regional, national and European levels. Social innovation with citizens' engagement and trust in innovation will be crucial to encourage new governance, production and consumption patterns.
Amendment 141 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.1 – paragraph 2 – indent 4 a (new)
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.1 – paragraph 2 – indent 4 a (new)
- Strengthening the synergies between different policy sectors utilising the data on environment and natural resources.
Amendment 142 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.2 – paragraph 2 – indent 1
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.2 – paragraph 2 – indent 1
– The state and value of biodiversity, terrestrial and marine ecosystems, natural capital and ecosystem services and sustainability of primary production;
Amendment 154 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.3 – paragraph 2 – indent 1
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.3 – paragraph 2 – indent 1
– Methods, technologies and tools for sustainable and resilient production in farming and forestry and solutions for climate neutral agriculture;
Amendment 173 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.3 – paragraph 2 – indent 10
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.3 – paragraph 2 – indent 10
– Digital innovations in farming, smart farming solutions, forestry and across value chains and rural areas through the use of data and development of infrastructures, technologies and governance models to improve resource efficiency and environmental performance;
Amendment 181 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.3 – paragraph 2 – indent 11 a (new)
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.3 – paragraph 2 – indent 11 a (new)
- Developing new protein sources to improve EU's self-sufficiency in protein production.
Amendment 196 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.5 – paragraph 1
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.5 – paragraph 1
The combined effects of population growth, resource scarcity and overexploitation, environmental degradation, climate change and migration create unprecedented challenges which require food system transformation (FOOD 2030).20 Current food production and consumption are largely unsustainable while we are confronted with the double burden of malnutrition, characterised by the coexistence of undernutrition and obesity. Future food systems need to be carbon neutral and resilient and need to deliver sufficient safe, healthy and quality food for all, underpinned by resource efficiency, sustainability (including the reduction of GHG emissions, pollution and waste production), linking land and sea, reducing food waste, enhancing food production from the seas and oceans and encompassing the entire 'food value chain' from producers to consumers – and back again. This needs to go hand in hand with development of the food safety system of the future and the design, development and delivery of tools, technologies and digital solutions that provide significant benefits for consumers and improve the competitiveness and sustainability of the food value chain. Furthermore, there is a need to foster behavioural changes in food consumption and production patterns as well as to engage primary producers, industry (including SMEs), retailers, food service sectors, consumers, and public services. _________________ 20 SWD(2016) 319 final: European Research and Innovation for Food and Nutrition Security
Amendment 210 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.6 – paragraph 1
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.6 – paragraph 1
Bio-based innovation lays the foundations for the transition away from a fossil-based economy by encompassing the sustainable sourcing, industrial processing and conversion of biomass from land and sea into bio-based materials and products. It also capitalises on the potential of living resources, life sciences and industrial biotechnology for new discoveries, products and processes. Bio-based innovation, including technologies, can bring new economic activities and employment to regions and cities, contribute to revitalising rural and coastal economies and strengthen the circularity of the bioeconomy. Research in primary production is very important and should be strongly interlinked to industrial processing.
Amendment 218 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.6 – paragraph 2 – indent 7 a (new)
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.6 – paragraph 2 – indent 7 a (new)
- Design-driven solid wood products (interior, wood construction, hybrid materials) being efficient carbon sinks should be developed.
Amendment 219 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.7 – paragraph 1
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.7 – paragraph 1
Circular production and consumption systems will provide benefits to the European economy by reducing resource dependency and increasing the competitiveness of enterprises, and to European citizens by creating new job opportunities and reducing pressures on the environment and climate. Beyond industrial transformation, the transition to a low-emission, resource efficient and circular economy will also need a broader system shift that requires systemic eco- innovative solutions, new business models, markets and investments, enabling infrastructure, social innovation changes in consumer behaviour, and governance models stimulating multi-stakeholder collaboration to ensure that the intended system change achieves better economic, environmental and social outcomes22 , e.g. related sustainable and nutritious food systems, sustainable and healthy living and housing, and energy solutions, and new sustainable materials and products. Opening for international cooperation will be important for comparability, generating and sharing knowledge and avoiding duplication of efforts, e.g. through international initiatives such as the International Resource Panel. _________________ 22 The activities in Circular Systems Area of Intervention are complementary to those of Low-Carbon and Clean Industry in the Digital and Industry cluster.
Amendment 220 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.7 – paragraph 2 – indent 2
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.7 – paragraph 2 – indent 2
– Metrics and indicators for measuring the circular economy, its impact on SDG's, and life cycle performance; governance systems which accelerate expansion of the circular economy and resource efficiency while creating markets for secondary materials; multi-stakeholder and cross-value chain collaboration; instruments for investment in the circular economy;
Amendment 77 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Research activities carried out under the pillar 'Excellent and Open Science' should be determined according to the needs and opportunities of science. The research agenda should be set in close liaison with the scientific community. RAll research should be funded on the basis of excellence.
Amendment 95 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15 a (new)
Recital 15 a (new)
(15a) With due respect to the principle of excellence, new mechanisms and ways to engage new research and innovation actors in the Horizon Europe calls should be encouraged also in regional and local level. Regional innovation ecosystems vary greatly based on their location. Ways to activate research institutes of all size involved in European innovation chains and ways to encourage their participation in European level research projects should be supported.
Amendment 105 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) The pillar 'Open Innovation' should establish a series of measures for integrated support to the needs of entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship aiming at realising and accelerating breakthrough innovation for rapid market growth. It should attract innovative companies with potential for scaling up at international and at Union level and offer fast, flexible grants and co- investments, including with private investors. These objectives should be pursued through the creation of a European Innovation Council (EIC). This Pillar should also support the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) and European innovation ecosystems at large, notably through co-funding partnerships with national and regional innovation support actors. Moreover, excellence- driven actions can have positive consequences for the development of innovation capacity of regions across the Union.
Amendment 179 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – introductory part
(1) Pillar I 'Excellent and Open Science', pursuing the specific objective set out in Article 3(2)(a) and also supporting specific objectives set out in Article 3(2)(b) and (c), with the following components:
Amendment 182 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point e
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point e
(e) cluster 'Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources';
Amendment 198 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 8
Article 6 – paragraph 8
8. RWithin the framework of excellence research and innovation activities carried out under Horizon Europe shall have a focus on civil applications.
Amendment 223 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point a – introductory part
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point a – introductory part
(a) EUR 25 800 000 000 for Pillar I 'Excellent and Open Science' for the period 2021-2027, of which
Amendment 226 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b – point 5
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b – point 5
(5) EUR 10 000 000 000 for cluster 'Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources';
Amendment 307 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 4 – point e – introductory part
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 4 – point e – introductory part
(e) Cluster 'Agriculture, Food and nNatural resources': Protecting, restoring, sustainably managing and using natural and biological resources from land and seawater to address food and nutrition security and the transition to a low carbon, resource efficient bio circular economy.
Amendment 310 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 3 – paragraph 1 – point a – paragraph 1
Annex I – point 3 – paragraph 1 – point a – paragraph 1
Areas of intervention: Pathfinder, supporting future and emerging breakthrough technologies; supporting all forms of excellence and innovation, including non-technological and social innovation; Accelerator, bridging the financing gap between late stages of innovation activities and market take-up, to effectively deploy breakthrough market- creating innovation and scale up companies where the market does not provide viable financing, and; additional activities such as prizes and fellowships, and business added-value services.
Amendment 312 #
2018/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – paragraph 1
Annex I – point 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – paragraph 1
Areas of intervention: Connecting with regional and national innovation actors and supporting the implementation of joint cross-border innovation programmes by Member States and associated countries, from the enhancement of soft skills for innovation to research and innovation actions, to boost the effectiveness of the European innovation system. This will complement the ERDF support for innovation eco-systems and interregional partnerships around smart specialisation topics and will increase the impact of research and innovation activities on growth and jobs across regions and cities.
Amendment 489 #
2018/0218(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22 b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22 b (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 149 – paragraph 2 – point c – point (i)
Article 149 – paragraph 2 – point c – point (i)
(22b) In Article 149, paragraph 2, point (c), the point (i) is replaced by the following: “(i) the volume of raw milk covered by such negotiations does not exceed 3,5 % of total Union production, ” Or. en (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32013R1308&from=en)
Amendment 595 #
2018/0218(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 26 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 26 a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 214 a – introductory part
Article 214 a – introductory part
Amendment 597 #
2018/0218(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 26 b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 26 b (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 214 a – point a
Article 214 a – point a
(a) the amount of income aid is degressive over the whole period and in 2020 does not exceed 30 % of the amount granted in 2013; and 26b) In Article 214a, the point a is replaced by the following : “a) the total amount of income aid is degressive over the whole period and” Or. en (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02013R1308- 20180101&from=EN)
Amendment 53 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
The deadline of 15 February referred to in the first subparagraph may be exceptionally extended by the Commission to 1 Marchy, upon request by the Member State concerned, as provided for in the second subparagraph Article 63(7) of the Financial Regulation.
Amendment 56 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. The annual ceiling for EAGF expenditure shall be constituted by the maximum amounts set for it under Regulation (EU, Euratom)[COM(2018) 322 final] that sets the limits for the Member States.
Amendment 61 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 2
2. Until 1 DecNovember of the calendar year in respect of which the adjustment rate applies, the Commission may, on the basis of new information, adopt implementing acts adapting the adjustment rate set in accordance with paragraph 1. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 101(2).
Amendment 70 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The expenditure referred to in Article 5(2) and Article 6 may be financed by the Union only if it has been effected by accredited paying agencies and:
Amendment 71 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 72 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) (a) it has been effected in accordance with the applicable Union rules, or
Amendment 73 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – point c – introductory part
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – point c – introductory part
(c) (b) as regards types of interventions referred to in Regulation (EU) …/… [CAP Strategic Plan Regulation],
Amendment 74 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 2
Article 35 – paragraph 2
Point (cb)(i) of the first paragraph shall not apply to advances paid to beneficiaries under types of interventions referred to in Regulation (EU) No…/…[CAP Strategic Plan Regulation].
Amendment 75 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 38 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Where, in the framework of the annual performance clearance referred to in Article 52, the Commission establishes that the difference between the expenditure declared and the amount corresponding to the relevant reported output is more than 50% and the Member State cannot provide duly justified reasons, the Commission may adopt implementing acts suspending the monthly payments referred to in Article 19(3) or the interim payments referred to in Article 30.
Amendment 77 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point a
Article 42 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point a
(a) prior to 1 December but not before 16 October, pay advances of up to 750 % for direct payments interventions;
Amendment 79 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Article 42 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
In the event of an emergency, the Commission may adopt as soon as possible implementing acts to resolve specific problems in relation to the application of this Article. Those implementing acts may derogate from paragraph 2, but only to the extent that, and for such a period, as is strictly necessary.
Amendment 80 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 45 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 100 in order to supplement this Regulation concerning the conditions of details of expenditure declarations under which certain types of expenditure and revenue under the Funds are to be compensated.
Amendment 81 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 47 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Without prejudice to the checks carried out by Member States under national law, regulations and administrative provisions or Article 287 of the Treaty or to any check organised under Article 322 of the Treaty or based on Council Regulation (Euratom, EC) No 2185/96, the Commission may organise checks in Member States with the exception of conditionality with a view to verifying in particular:
Amendment 82 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 1
Article 50 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 100 supplementing this Regulation with specific obligations to be complied with by the Member States under this Chapter and with rules in particular on the criteria for determining the cases of irregularity within the meaning of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 2988/95 and other cases of non-compliance with the conditions established by Member States in the CAP Strategic Plan, to be reported and the data to be providedconcerning the data to be provided for OLAF purposes.
Amendment 83 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 2
Article 53 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall assess the amounts to be excluded on the basis of the gravity of the deficiencies found. Financial corrections concerning conditionality shall be based on calculated deficiency of the administrative penalties not applied. Where this cannot be identified with proportionate effort, flat- rate corrections are used.
Amendment 89 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 58 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 58 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Member States shall ensure a level of checks needed for an effective management of the risks in form their find most suitable.
Amendment 91 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 60 – paragraph 1
Article 60 – paragraph 1
Without prejudice to specific provisions, Member States shall take effective and proportionate measures to avoid provisions of Union law to be circumvented and ensure, in particular, that no advantage provided for under sectoral agricultural legislation shall be granted in favour of a natural or legal person in respect of whom it is established that the conditions required for obtaining such advantages were created artificially, contrary to the objectives of that legislation. Member States may give further and more detailed national legislation about artificial conditions.
Amendment 92 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 63 – paragraph 4 – point c
Article 63 – paragraph 4 – point c
(c) "system for the identification and registration of animals" means the system for the identification and registration of bovine animals laid down by Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council33 or the system for the identification and registration of ovine and caprine animals laid down by Council Regulation (EC) No 21/200434 ;or the system for the identification and registration of pigs laid down by Council Directive 2008/71/EC and other databases for animals in use. _________________ 33 Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 July 2000 establishing a system for the identification and registration of bovine animals and regarding the labelling of beef and beef products and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 820/97 (OJ L 204, 11.8.2000, p. 1). 34 Council Regulation (EC) No 21/2004 of 17 December 2003 establishing a system for the identification and registration of ovine and caprine animals and amending Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 and Directives 92/102/EEC and 64/432/EEC (OJ L 5, 9.1.2004, p. 8).
Amendment 93 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 63 – paragraph 4 – point f
Article 63 – paragraph 4 – point f
(f) "claimless system" means an prefilled or some other kind of application system for area- or animal- based interventions in which necessary data required by the administration on at least individual areas or animals claimed for aid is available in official computerised databases managed by the Member State. Claimless system enables the administration to make the payments to the farmers concerning all interventions and measures the farmer is eligible for based on the details in the official computerised databases, supplemented with additional information from the farmer, where necessary.
Amendment 94 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 65 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The data and documentation referred to in the first subparagraph relating to the current calendar year or marketing year and to the previous ten calendar years or marketing years shall be accessible for consultation through the digital databases of the competent authority of the Member State. Relevant information from the database can also be provided in form of summaries.
Amendment 95 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 66 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 66 – paragraph 2 – point d
Amendment 96 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 1
Article 68 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall set up and operate an area monitoring system. On duly justified grounds, the Commission may grant a transitional period regarding area monitoring system for Member States that have not used a remote sensing system during the recent years.
Amendment 97 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 74
Article 74
Amendment 98 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 75
Article 75
Amendment 99 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 76
Article 76
Amendment 100 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 77
Article 77
Access to commercial documents 1. The persons responsible for the undertaking, or a third party, shall ensure that all commercial documents and additional information are supplied to the officials responsible for the scrutiny or to the persons authorised to carry it out on their behalf. Electronically stored data shall be provided on an appropriate data support medium. 2. The officials responsible for the scrutiny or the persons authorised to carry it out on their behalf may require that extracts or copies of the documents referred to in paragraph 1 be supplied to them. 3. Where, during scrutiny carried out pursuant to this Chapter, the commercial documents maintained by the undertaking are considered inadequate for scrutiny purposes, the undertaking shall be directed to maintain in future such records as are required by the Member State responsible for the scrutiny, without prejudice to obligations laid down in other Regulations relating to the sector concerned. Member States shall determine the date from which such records are to be established. Where some or all of the commercial documents required to be scrutinised pursuant to this Chapter are located with an undertaking in the same commercial group, partnership or association of undertakings managed on a unified basis as the undertaking scrutinised, whether located inside or outside the territory of the Union, the undertaking shall make those commercial documents available to officials responsible for the scrutiny, at a place and time to be determined by the Member States responsible for carrying out the scrutiny. 4. Member States shall ensure that officials responsible for scrutiny are entitled to seize commercial documents, or have them seized. This right shall be exercised with due regard to the relevant national provisions and shall be without prejudice to the application of rules governing proceedings in criminal matters concerning the seizure of documents.rticle 77 deleted
Amendment 101 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 78
Article 78
Amendment 102 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 79
Article 79
Amendment 103 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 80
Article 80
Amendment 104 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 81
Article 81
Amendment 105 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 82
Article 82
Amendment 106 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 83
Article 83
Amendment 107 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 84 – paragraph 3 – point d
Article 84 – paragraph 3 – point d
(d) establish the control sample for the checks referred to in point (a) to be carried out each year on the basis of a risk analysis and shall include a random component and shall provide the control sample to cover at least 1% of beneficiaries receiving the aid provided for in Section 2 of Chapter 1 of Title III of Regulation (EU) …/… [CAP Strategic Plan Regulation]. By way of derogation from the previous point, Member States may decide to reduce the minimum control rate of 0,5 % at the level of each act or standard or group of acts or standards, if the rate of non-compliances found in the random sample checked on the spot shall not exceed 2 % in the preceding two claim years.
Amendment 108 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 85 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 85 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) shall provide that no administrative penalty be imposed where the non- compliance is due to force majeure.in the following cases:
Amendment 109 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 85 – paragraph 2 – point c – point i (new)
Article 85 – paragraph 2 – point c – point i (new)
i) where the non-compliance is due to force majeure.
Amendment 110 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 85 – paragraph 2 – point c – point ii (new)
Article 85 – paragraph 2 – point c – point ii (new)
ii) where the non-compliance is due to an error of the competent authority or another authority, and where the error could not reasonably have been detected by the person concerned by the administrative penalty.
Amendment 111 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 85 – paragraph 2 – point c – point iii (new)
Article 85 – paragraph 2 – point c – point iii (new)
iii) where the person concerned can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the competent authority that he or she is not at fault for the non-compliance with the obligations referred to in paragraph 1 or if the competent authority is otherwise satisfied that the person concerned is not at fault.
Amendment 112 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 86 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
In those Member States where animal- related voluntary coupled support and animal-related rural development support are applied, an administrative penalty based on non-compliance of animal- related statutory management requirements should apply only to animal- related voluntary coupled support and animal-related rural development support of the beneficiary. Likewise, an administrative penalty based on non- compliance of area-related statutory management requirements and/or good agricultural and environmental standards should apply only to area-related direct payments and area-related rural development support of the beneficiary.
Amendment 113 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 86 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
For the calculation of those reductions and exclusions, account shall be taken of the severity, extent, permanence, or reoccurrence or intentionality of the non-compliance determined. The penalties imposed shall be dissuasive and proportionate, and compliant with the criteria set out in paragraphs 2 and 3 of this Article.
Amendment 114 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 86 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 115 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 86 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Member States may set up an early warning system that applies to individual cases of non-compliance occurring for the first time and which, given their minor severity, extent and permanence, shall not lead to a reduction or exclusion. Where a subsequent check within three consecutive calendar years establishes that the non- compliance has not been remedied, the reduction pursuant to the first subparagraph shall be applied retroactivelyfor the year when the non-compliance was found not to have been remedied.
Amendment 116 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 5
Article 86 – paragraph 5
Amendment 117 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 88 – paragraph 2
Article 88 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall inform the Commission regularly of the application of the integrated system referred to in Chapter II of Title IV. The Commission shall organise exchanges of views on this subjectThe Commission shall organise exchanges of views on the integrated system referred to in Chapter II of Title IV with the Member States.
Amendment 118 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 90 – paragraph 1 – point a – point vii
Article 90 – paragraph 1 – point a – point vii
Amendment 119 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 90 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 90 – paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 123 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 – paragraph 1
Article 103 – paragraph 1
The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 101 supplementing this Regulation with derogations from, and additions to, the rules provided for in this Regulation, where necessary. These acts shall be drafted immediately after the need has appeared.
Amendment 275 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
The deadline of 15 February referred to in the first subparagraph may be exceptionally extended by the Commission to 1 Marchy, upon request by the Member State concerned, as provided for in the second subparagraph Article 63(7) of the Financial Regulation.
Amendment 316 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. The annual ceiling for EAGF expenditure shall be constituted by the maximum amounts set for it under Regulation (EU, Euratom)[COM(2018) 322 final] that sets the limits for the Member States.
Amendment 387 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 2
2. Until 1 DecNovember of the calendar year in respect of which the adjustment rate applies, the Commission may, on the basis of new information, adopt implementing acts adapting the adjustment rate set in accordance with paragraph 1. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 101(2).
Amendment 469 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The expenditure referred to in Article 5(2) and Article 6 may be financed by the Union only if it has been effected by accredited paying agencies and:
Amendment 470 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 499 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 38 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Where, in the framework of the annual performance clearance referred to in Article 52, the Commission establishes that the difference between the expenditure declared and the amount corresponding to the relevant reported output is more than 50% and the Member State cannot provide duly justified reasons, the Commission may adopt implementing acts suspending the monthly payments referred to in Article 19(3) or the interim payments referred to in Article 30.
Amendment 531 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point a
Article 42 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point a
(a) prior to 1 December but not before 16 October, pay advances of up to 750 % for direct payments interventions;
Amendment 538 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Article 42 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
In the event of an emergency, the Commission may adopt as soon as possible implementing acts to resolve specific problems in relation to the application of this Article. Those implementing acts may derogate from paragraph 2, but only to the extent that, and for such a period, as is strictly necessary.
Amendment 555 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 45 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 100 in order to supplement this Regulation concerning the conditions of details of expenditure declarations under which certain types of expenditure and revenue under the Funds are to be compensated.
Amendment 559 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 47 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Without prejudice to the checks carried out by Member States under national law, regulations and administrative provisions or Article 287 of the Treaty or to any check organised under Article 322 of the Treaty or based on Council Regulation (Euratom, EC) No 2185/96, the Commission may organise checks in Member States with the exception of conditionality with a view to verifying in particular:
Amendment 569 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 1
Article 50 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 100 supplementing this Regulation with specific obligations to be complied with by the Member States under this Chapter and with rules in particular on the criteria for determining the cases of irregularity within the meaning of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 2988/95 and other cases of non-compliance with the conditions established by Member States in the CAP Strategic Plan, to be reported and the data to be providedconcerning the data to be provided for OLAF purposes.
Amendment 594 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 2
Article 53 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall assess the amounts to be excluded on the basis of the gravity of the deficiencies found. Financial corrections concerning conditionality shall be based on calculated deficiency of the administrative penalties not applied. Where this cannot be identified with proportionate effort, flat- rate corrections are used.
Amendment 603 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 54 – paragraph 1
Article 54 – paragraph 1
Sums recovered by the Member States following the occurrence of irregularities and other cases of non-compliance by beneficiaries with the conditions of the interventions referred to in the CAP Strategic Plan and the interest thereon shall be made over to the paying agency and booked by it as revenue assigned to the EAGF in the month in which the sums are actually received. Member States may decide amounts that have to be exceeded before the recovery is done. That possibility concerns all interventions and measures separately, including conditionality, and may be uniform concerning all of them.
Amendment 641 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 58 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 58 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Member States shall ensure a level of checks needed for an effective management of the risks in the form they find most suitable.
Amendment 648 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 60 – paragraph 1
Article 60 – paragraph 1
Without prejudice to specific provisions, Member States shall take effective and proportionate measures to avoid provisions of Union law to be circumvented and ensure, in particular, that no advantage provided for under sectoral agricultural legislation shall be granted in favour of a natural or legal person in respect of whom it is established that the conditions required for obtaining such advantages were created artificially, contrary to the objectives of that legislation. Member States may give further and more detailed national legislation about artificial conditions.
Amendment 656 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 63 – paragraph 4 – point c
Article 63 – paragraph 4 – point c
(c) "system for the identification and registration of animals" means the system for the identification and registration of bovine animals laid down by Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council33 or the system for the identification and registration of ovine and caprine animals laid down by Council Regulation (EC) No 21/200434 ;or the system for the identification and registration of pigs laid down by Council Directive 2008/71/EC34a and other databases established by the Member States for animals in use. _________________ 33 Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 July 2000 establishing a system for the identification and registration of bovine animals and regarding the labelling of beef and beef products and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 820/97 (OJ L 204, 11.8.2000, p. 1). 34 Council Regulation (EC) No 21/2004 of 17 December 2003 establishing a system for the identification and registration of ovine and caprine animals and amending Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 and Directives 92/102/EEC and 64/432/EEC (OJ L 5, 9.1.2004, p. 8). 34a Council Directive 2008/71/EC of 15 July 2008 on the identification and registration of pigs (OJ L 213, 8.8.2008, p. 31).
Amendment 657 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 63 – paragraph 4 – point f
Article 63 – paragraph 4 – point f
(f) "claimless system" means an prefilled or some other kind of application system for area- or animal- based interventions in which necessary data required by the administration on at least individual areas or animals claimed for aid is available in official computerised databases managed by the Member State.
Amendment 658 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 63 – paragraph 4 – point f – point i (new)
Article 63 – paragraph 4 – point f – point i (new)
i) Claimless system should enable the administration to make the payments to the farmers concerning all interventions and measures the farmers are eligible for based on the details in the official computerised databases, supplemented with additional information from the farmer, where necessary.
Amendment 668 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 65 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The data and documentation referred to in the first subparagraph relating to the current calendar year or marketing year and to the previous ten calendar years or marketing years shall be accessible for consultation through the digital databases of the competent authority of the Member State. The relevant information from the database can also be provided in the form of summaries.
Amendment 672 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 66 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 66 – paragraph 2 – point d
Amendment 677 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 1
Article 68 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall set up and operate an area monitoring system. On duly justified grounds, the Commission may grant a transitional period regarding area monitoring system for Member States that have not used a remote sensing system during the recent years.
Amendment 681 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 1
Article 70 – paragraph 1
Member States shall set up a control and penalties system for the aid as referred to in Article 63 in form most suitable to them.
Amendment 691 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 74
Article 74
Amendment 699 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 75
Article 75
Amendment 702 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 76
Article 76
Amendment 705 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 77
Article 77
Access to commercial documents 1. The persons responsible for the undertaking, or a third party, shall ensure that all commercial documents and additional information are supplied to the officials responsible for the scrutiny or to the persons authorised to carry it out on their behalf. Electronically stored data shall be provided on an appropriate data support medium. 2. The officials responsible for the scrutiny or the persons authorised to carry it out on their behalf may require that extracts or copies of the documents referred to in paragraph 1 be supplied to them. 3. Where, during scrutiny carried out pursuant to this Chapter, the commercial documents maintained by the undertaking are considered inadequate for scrutiny purposes, the undertaking shall be directed to maintain in future such records as are required by the Member State responsible for the scrutiny, without prejudice to obligations laid down in other Regulations relating to the sector concerned. Member States shall determine the date from which such records are to be established. Where some or all of the commercial documents required to be scrutinised pursuant to this Chapter are located with an undertaking in the same commercial group, partnership or association of undertakings managed on a unified basis as the undertaking scrutinised, whether located inside or outside the territory of the Union, the undertaking shall make those commercial documents available to officials responsible for the scrutiny, at a place and time to be determined by the Member States responsible for carrying out the scrutiny. 4. Member States shall ensure that officials responsible for scrutiny are entitled to seize commercial documents, or have them seized. This right shall be exercised with due regard to the relevant national provisions and shall be without prejudice to the application of rules governing proceedings in criminal matters concerning the seizure of documents.rticle 77 deleted
Amendment 708 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 78
Article 78
Amendment 712 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 79
Article 79
Amendment 715 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 80
Article 80
Amendment 718 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 81
Article 81
Amendment 721 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 82
Article 82
Access to information and scrutiny by the Commission 1. In accordance with the relevant national laws, Commission officials shall have access to all documents prepared either with a view to or following the scrutiny organised under this Chapter and to the data held, including those stored in the data-processing systems. That data shall be provided upon request on an appropriate data support medium. 2. The scrutiny referred to in Article 75 shall be carried out by the officials of the Member States. Officials of the Commission may participate in that scrutiny. They may not themselves exercise the powers of scrutiny accorded to national officials. However, they shall have access to the same premises and to the same documents as the officials of the Member States. 3. In the case of scrutiny taking place under Article 78, officials of the requesting Member State may be present, with the agreement of the requested Member State, at the scrutiny in the requested Member State and have access to the same premises and the same documents as the officials of that Member State. Officials of the requesting Member State present at scrutiny in the requested Member State shall at all time be able to furnish proof of their official capacity. The scrutiny shall at all times be carried out by officials of the requested Member State. 4. Without prejudice to the provisions of Regulations (EU, Euratom) No 883/2013, (Euratom, EC) No 2988/95 (Euratom, EC) No 2185/96 and (EU) 2017/1939, where national provisions concerning criminal procedure reserve certain acts for officials specifically designated by the national law, neither the officials of the Commission, nor the officials of the Member State referred to in paragraph 3, shall take part in these acts. In any event, they shall, in particular not take part in home visits or the formal interrogation of persons in the context of the criminal law of the Member State concerned. They shall, however, have access to information thus obtained.rticle 82 deleted
Amendment 724 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 83 – paragraph 1
Article 83 – paragraph 1
Amendment 741 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 84 – paragraph 3 – point d
Article 84 – paragraph 3 – point d
(d) establish the control sample for the checks referred to in point (a) to be carried out each year on the basis of a risk analysis and shall include a random component and shall provide the control sample to cover at least 1% of beneficiaries receiving the aid provided for in Section 2 of Chapter 1 of Title III of Regulation (EU) …/… [CAP Strategic Plan Regulation]. By way of derogation from the previous point, Member States may decide to reduce the minimum control rate of 0,5 % at the level of each act or standard or group of acts or standards, if the rate of non-compliances found in the random sample checked on the spot shall not exceed 2 % in the preceding two claim years.
Amendment 775 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 85 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 85 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) shall provide that no administrative penalty be imposed where the non- compliance is due to force majeure.in the following cases:
Amendment 776 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 85 – paragraph 2 – point c – point i (new)
Article 85 – paragraph 2 – point c – point i (new)
i) where the non-compliance is due to force majeure.
Amendment 777 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 85 – paragraph 2 – point c – point ii (new)
Article 85 – paragraph 2 – point c – point ii (new)
ii) where the non-compliance is due to an error of the competent authority or another authority, and where the error could not reasonably have been detected by the person concerned by the administrative penalty.
Amendment 778 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 85 – paragraph 2 – point c – point iii (new)
Article 85 – paragraph 2 – point c – point iii (new)
iii) where the person concerned can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the competent authority that he or she is not at fault for the non-compliance with the obligations referred to in paragraph 1 or if the competent authority is otherwise satisfied that the person concerned is not at fault.
Amendment 785 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 86 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The administrative penalties provided for in Section 2 of Chapter 1 of Title III of Regulation (EU) …/…[CAP Strategic Plan Regulation] shall be applied by means of reduction from or exclusion of the total amount of the payments listed in that Section of that Regulation granted or to be granted to the beneficiary concerned in respect of aid applications he has submitted or will submit in the course of the calendar year of the findingnon-compliance.
Amendment 786 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point 1 (new)
Article 86 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point 1 (new)
(1) In those Member States where animal-related voluntary coupled support and animal-related rural development support are applied, an administrative penalty based on non-compliance of animal-related statutory management requirements should apply only to animal- related voluntary coupled support and animal-related rural development support of the beneficiary. Likewise, an administrative penalty based on non- compliance of area-related statutory management requirements and/or good agricultural and environmental standards should apply only to area-related direct payments and area-related rural development support of the beneficiary.
Amendment 787 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 86 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
For the calculation of those reductions and exclusions, account shall be taken of the severity, extent, permanence, or reoccurrence or intentionality of the non-compliance determined. The penalties imposed shall be dissuasive and proportionate, and compliant with the criteria set out in paragraphs 2 and 3 of this Article.
Amendment 789 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 86 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 801 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 86 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Member States may set up an early warning system that applies to individual cases of non-compliance occurring for the first time and which, given their minor severity, extent and permanence, shall not lead to a reduction or exclusion. Where a subsequent check within three consecutive calendar years establishes that the non- compliance has not been remedied, the reduction pursuant to the first subparagraph shall be applied retroactivelyfor the year when the non-compliance was found not to have been remedied.
Amendment 807 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 3
Article 86 – paragraph 3
Amendment 816 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 4
Article 86 – paragraph 4
Amendment 827 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 5
Article 86 – paragraph 5
Amendment 834 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 87 – paragraph 1
Article 87 – paragraph 1
Member States may retain 205 % of the amounts resulting from the application of the reductions and exclusions referred to in Article 86.
Amendment 838 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 88 – paragraph 2
Article 88 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall inform the Commission regularly of the application of the integrated system referred to in Chapter II of Title IV. The Commission shall organise exchanges of views on this subjectThe Commission shall organise exchanges of views on the integrated system referred to in Chapter II of Title IV with the Member States.
Amendment 101 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) Building on the previous system of cross-compliance implemented until 2020, the system of new conditionality links full receipt of CAP support to the compliance by beneficiaries of basic standards concerning the environment, climate change, public health, animal health, plant health and animal welfare. The basic standards encompass in a streamlined form a list of statutory management requirements (SMRs) and standards of good agricultural and environmental conditions of land (GAECs). These basic standards should better take into account the environmental and climate challenges and the new environmental architecture of the CAP, thus delivering a higher level of environmental and climate ambition as the Commission announced in its Communications on the ‘Future of Food and Farming’ and the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF). Conditionality aims to contribute to the development of sustainable agriculture through better awareness on the part of beneficiaries of the need to respect those basic standards. It also aims to make the CAP more compatible with the expectations of society through improving consistency of the policy with the environment, public health, animal health, plant health and animal welfare objectives. Beneficiaries should also be appropriately compensated for delivering these standards. Conditionality should form an integral part of the environmental architecture of the CAP, as part of the baseline for more ambitious environmental and climate commitments, and should be comprehensively applied across the Union. For those farmers who do not comply with those requirements, Member States should ensure that proportionate, effective and dissuasive penalties are applied in accordance with [the HZR Regulation].
Amendment 133 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii
(iii) 'permanent grassland and permanent pasture' (together referred to as 'permanent grassland') shall be land not included in the crop rotation of the holding for five years or more, as well as, where Member States so decide, that has not been tilled for five years or more; and that is used to grow grasses or other herbaceous forage naturally (self-seeded) or through cultivation (sown). It may include other species such as shrubs and/or trees which can be grazed or produce animal feed;
Amendment 135 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) Member States may, for example for climate and environmental reasons, apply further restrictions to the eligibility of agricultural land.
Amendment 138 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) 'genuine farmers' shallmay be defined in a way to ensure that no support is granted to those whose agricultural activity forms only an insignificant part of their overall economic activities or whose principal business activity is not agricultural, while not precluding from support pluri-active farmers. The definition shall allow to determine which farmers are not considered genuine farmers, based on conditions such as income tests, labour inputs on the farm, company object and/or inclusion in registers.
Amendment 140 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) Member States may include other definitions in the CAP Strategic Plans that are considered necessary for the implementation of this Regulation.
Amendment 170 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Amendment 173 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38
Recital 38
(38) Support for management commitments may include organic farming premia for the maintenance of and the conversion to organic land; payments for other types of interventions supporting environmentally friendly production systems such as agro-ecology, conservation agriculture and integrated production; forest environmental and climate services and forest conservation; premia for forests and establishment of agroforestry systems; animal welfare; conservation, sustainable use and development of genetic resources. In justified cases, beneficiaries in forestry may also be compensated for the nature values they commit to protect. Member States may develop other schemes under this type of interventions on the basis of their needs. This type of payments should cover additional costs and income foregone only resulting from commitments going beyond the baseline of mandatory standards and requirements established in Union and national law, as well as conditionality, as laid down in the CAP Strategic Plan. Commitments related to this type of interventions may be undertaken for a pre-established annual or pluri-annual period and might go beyond seven years where duly justified.
Amendment 173 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 177 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 4
Article 12 – paragraph 4
Amendment 183 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shallmay reduce the amount of direct paymentsbasic income support for sustainability to be granted to a farmer pursuant to this Chapter for a given calendar year exceas further specified ing EUR 60 000 as follows: their CAP Strategic Plans.
Amendment 187 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 191 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 195 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 200 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point d
Amendment 218 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 4
Article 15 – paragraph 4
Amendment 246 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 8
Article 28 – paragraph 8
Amendment 251 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) installation of young farmers and, rural business start-up and business development;
Amendment 259 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 68 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Member States shall establish a non- exhaustive list of ineligible investments and categories of expenditure, including at least the following:
Amendment 260 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 68 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) purchase of land with the exception of land purchase for environmental conservation, purchase of land not built on and land built on up to 10 % of the total eligible expenditure for the operation concerned or land purchased by young farmers and other entrepreneurs through the use of financial instruments;
Amendment 262 #
2018/0216(COD)
Amendment 263 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 68 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Points (a), (b), (d) and (gd) of the first subparagraph shall not apply where support is provided through financial instruments.
Amendment 274 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 69 – paragraph 1
Article 69 – paragraph 1
1. Member States may grant support for the installation of young farmers and rural business start-up and development activities under the conditions set out in this Article and as further specified in their CAP Strategic Plans with the view of contributing to the achievement of the specific objectives set out in Article 6.
Amendment 279 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii
(iii) 'permanent grassland and permanent pasture' (together referred to as 'permanent grassland') shall be land not included in the crop rotation of the holding for five years or more, as well as, where Member States so decide, that has not been tilled for five years or more, and that is used to grow grasses or other herbaceous forage naturally (self-seeded) or through cultivation (sown). It may include other species such as shrubs and/or trees which can be grazed or produce animal feed;
Amendment 281 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 69 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 69 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) the start-up and development of rural business activities linked to agriculture and forestry, forestry, bioeconomy, circular economy, tourism and other sectors in rural areas or farm household income diversification;
Amendment 283 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 69 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 69 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) the business start-up and development of non- agricultural activities in rural areas being part of local development strategies.
Amendment 287 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 1
Article 70 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shallmay grant support for risk management tools under the conditions set out in this Article and as further specified in their CAP Strategic Plans.
Amendment 288 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 2
Article 70 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shallmay grant support under this type of interventions in order to promote risk management tools, which help genuine farmers manage production and income risks related to their agricultural activity which are outside their control and which contribute to achieving the specific objectives set out in Article 6.
Amendment 296 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 80 – paragraph 1
Article 80 – paragraph 1
1. Expenditure shall be eligible for contribution from the EAGF and the EAFRD from 1 January of the year following the year of the approval, the date of submission of the CAP Strategic Plan byto the Commission or from 1 January 2021, whichever is earlier.
Amendment 355 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 106 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
The Commission shall provide the Member State with a list of the specific information needed to evaluate the approval of the plan. The Member State shall provide to the Commission all necessarythe additional information requested and, where appropriate, revise the proposed plan. If the Commission deems information provided by the Member State insufficient, the Commission shall provide reasons for the decision.
Amendment 553 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) A smarter, modernised and more sustainable CAP needs to embrace research and innovation, in order to serve the multi- functionality of Union agriculture, forestry and food systems, investing in technological development and digitalisation, as well as improving the access to impartial, sound, relevant and new knowledge and promoting the exchange of existing farmers' knowledge and expertise between farmers, including best practices to boost competitiveness and enhance the performance towards environmental and climate objectives.
Amendment 637 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) Building on the previous system of cross-compliance implemented until 2020, the system of new conditionality links full receipt of CAP support to the compliance by beneficiaries of basic standards concerning the environment, climate change, public health, animal health, plant health and animal welfare. The basic standards encompass in a streamlined form a list of statutory management requirements (SMRs) and standards of good agricultural and environmental conditions of land (GAECs). These basic standards should better take into account the environmental and climate challenges and the new environmental architecture of the CAP, thus delivering a higher level of environmental and climate ambition as the Commission announced in its Communications on the ‘Future of Food and Farming’ and the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF). Conditionality aims to contribute to the development of sustainable agriculture through better awareness on the part of beneficiaries of the need to respect those basic standards. Beneficiaries should also be appropriately compensated to deliver these standards. It also aims to make the CAP more compatible with the expectations of society through improving consistency of the policy with the environment, public health, animal health, plant health and animal welfare objectives. Conditionality should form an integral part of the environmental architecture of the CAP, as part of the baseline for more ambitious environmental and climate commitments, and should be comprehensively applied across the Union. For those farmers who do not comply with those requirements, Member States should ensure that proportionate, effective and dissuasive penalties are applied in accordance with [the HZR Regulation].
Amendment 688 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) In order to ensure a fairer distribution of income support, the amounts of direct paymentsMember State may decide that the amounts of the basic income support for sustainability above a certain ceiling should be reduced and the product should either be used for decoupled direct payments and in priority for the complementary redistributive income support for sustainability, or be transferred to the EAFRD. In order to avoid negative effects on employment, labour shouldand other form of employment at farm shall be taken into account when applying the mechanism.
Amendment 702 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – title
Article 28 – title
Amendment 703 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – title
Article 28 – title
Amendment 712 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 1
Article 28 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shallmay provide support for voluntary schemes for the climate and the environment ('eco- schemes') under the conditions set out in this Article and as further specified in their CAP Strategic Plans.
Amendment 720 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) Small farms and family farms remain a cornerstone of Union agriculture as they play a vital role in supporting rural employment and contribute to territorial development. In order to promote a more balanced distribution of support and to reduce administrative burden for beneficiaries of small amounts, Member States should have the option of offering to small farmers the possibility of replacing the other direct payments by providing a round some payment for small farmers.
Amendment 722 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 2
Article 28 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shallmay support under this type of intervention genuine farmers who make commitments to observe, on eligible hectares, agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and the environment.
Amendment 737 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 3
Article 28 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall establish the list of agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and the environment. Farmers may choose one or more practices they wish to undertake from the list.
Amendment 768 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
5. Under this type of interventions, Member States shall only provide payments covering commitments which: do not provide double financing in respect of which payments are granted under this Regulation.
Amendment 770 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
5. Under this type of interventions, Member States shall only provide payments covering commitmentpractices which:
Amendment 772 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – point a
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – point a
Amendment 775 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – point b
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – point b
Amendment 782 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – point c
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – point c
Amendment 784 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – point d
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – point d
Amendment 795 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 6 – introductory part
Article 28 – paragraph 6 – introductory part
6. Support for eco-schemes shall take the form of an annual payment per eligible hectare and it shall be granted as either:
Amendment 799 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38
Recital 38
(38) Support for management commitments may include organic farming premia for the maintenance of and the conversion to organic land; payments for other types of interventions supporting environmentally friendly production systems such as agro-ecology, conservation agriculture and integrated production; forest environmental and climate services and forest conservation; premia for forests and establishment of agroforestry systems; animal welfare; conservation, sustainable use and development of genetic resources. In justified cases, beneficiaries in forestry may also be compensated for the nature values they commit to protect. Member States may develop other schemes under this type of interventions on the basis of their needs. This type of payments should cover additional costs and income foregone only resulting from commitments going beyond the baseline of mandatory standards and requirements established in Union and national law, as well as conditionality, as laid down in the CAP Strategic Plan. Commitments related to this type of interventions may be undertaken for a pre-established annual or pluri-annual period and might go beyond seven years where duly justified.
Amendment 801 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 6 – point b
Article 28 – paragraph 6 – point b
(b) payments compensating beneficiariefarmers for all or part of the additional costs incurred and income foregone in the same way as a result of the commitments as set pursuant to Article 65.
Amendment 805 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 7
Article 28 – paragraph 7
Amendment 808 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 8
Article 28 – paragraph 8
Amendment 808 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 39
Recital 39
(39) Forestry measures should contribute to the implementation of the Union Forest Strategy, and be based on Member States' national or sub-national forest programs or equivalent instruments, which should build on the commitments stemming from the Regulation on the inclusion of greenhouse gas emission and removals from land use, land use energy and forestry [LULUCF Regulation] and those made in the Ministerial Conferences on the Protection of Forests in Europe. IFor holdings above a certain size, to be determined by the Member States, interventions should be based on forest management plans or equivalent instruments and may comprise forest area development and sustainable management of forests, including the afforestation of land and the creation and regeneration of agroforestry systems; the protection, restoration and improvement of forest resources, taking into account adaptation needs; investments to guarantee and enhance forest conservation and resilience, and the provision of forest ecosystem and climate services; and measures and investments in support of the renewable energy and bio-economy. including one-off investments in silvicurtular measures;
Amendment 884 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 45
Recital 45
(45) Support should enable the establishment and implementation of cooperation between at least two entities in view of achieving CAP objectives. Support can entail all aspects of such cooperation, such as the setting up of quality schemes; collective environmental and climate action; the promotion of short supply chain and local markets; pilot projects; Operational Group projects within the EIP for agricultural productivity and sustainability local development projects, Smart Villages, buyers' clubs and machinery rings; farm partnerships; forest management plans; establishment and further development of forestry mergers; networks and clusters; social farming; community supported agriculture; actions within the scope of LEADER; and the setting up of producer groups and producer organisations, as well as other forms of cooperation deemed necessary to achieve the specific objectives of the CAP.
Amendment 964 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 55
Recital 55
(55) In order to ensure a clear strategic nature of these CAP Strategic Plans, and to facilitate the links with other Union policies, and notably with established long- term national targets deriving from Union legislation or international agreements such as those related to climate change, forests, biodiversity, and water, it is appropriate that there should be one single CAP Strategic Plan per Member State. Taking into account the administrative structure of Member States the Strategic Plan shall, where appropriate, include regionalised rural development interventions.
Amendment 984 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 58
Recital 58
(58) The CAP Strategic Plans should aim to ensure enhanced coherence across the multiple tools of the CAP, since it should cover types of interventions in the form of direct payments, sectoral types of interventions and types of interventions for rural development. They should also ensure and demonstrate the alignment and appropriateness of the choices made by Member States to the Union priorities and objectives. It is therefore appropriate that they contain a result-oriented intervention strategy structured around the specific objectives of the CAP, including quantified targets in relation to these objectives. In order to allow their monitoring on an annual basis, it is appropriate that these targets are based on result indicators. It is necessary to have further clarification of the indicators set in guidelines by the Commission in order to strengthen their link to the achievement of general and specific objectives laid down in Article 5 and 6.
Amendment 1042 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 74
Recital 74
(74) The result-orientation triggered by the delivery model requires a strong performance framework, particularly since CAP Strategic Plans would contribute to broad general objectives for other shared managed policies. A performance-based policy implies annual and multi-annual assessment on the basis of selected outputs, result and impact indicators, as defined in the performance monitoring and evaluation framework. To this end, a limited and targeted set of indicators should be selected in a way which reflects as closely as possible whether the supported intervention contributes to achieving the envisaged objectives while taking into account external factors beyond the influence of beneficiaries. Result and output indicators relating to climate- and environment-related objectives may include interventions set out in national environmental and climate-planning instruments emanating from Union legislation.
Amendment 1044 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) installation of young farmers and, rural business start-up and business development;
Amendment 1075 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) types of interventions and common requirements for Member States to pursue these objectives, including ensuring an European level playing field, as well as the related financial arrangements;
Amendment 1077 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) CAP Strategic Plans to be drawn up by Member States, and where appropriate should do in consultation with regions setting targets, defining interventions and allocating financial resources, in line with the specific objectives and identified needs;
Amendment 1081 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) CAP Strategic Plans to be drawn up by Member States, setting targets, defining interventions and allocating financial resources, in line with the specific objectives and identified needs and in accordance with the EU internal market;
Amendment 1106 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point h – point i
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point h – point i
(i) a public or private law body, an entity with or without legal personality or a natural person, as well as collectives of the aforementioned, responsible for initiating or both initiating and implementing operations;
Amendment 1111 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 8 a (new)
Article 65 – paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Taking into account the long-term nature of forestry, longer commitment periods and a longer extension period after the initial period may be used for the commitments made to achieve or maintain defined environmental benefits in forests.
Amendment 1134 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall provide in their CAP Strategic Plan the definitions of agricultural activity, agricultural area, eligible hectare, genuine farmer and young farmer:
Amendment 1178 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii
(iii) 'permanent grassland and permanent pasture' (together referred to as 'permanent grassland') shall be land not included in the crop rotation of the holding for five years or more, as well as, where Member States so decide, that has not been tilled for five years or more, and that is used to grow grasses or other herbaceous forage naturally (self-seeded) or through cultivation (sown). It may include other species such as shrubs and/or trees which can be grazed or produce animal feed;
Amendment 1212 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(c a) Member States may, for example for climate and environmental reasons, apply further restrictions to the eligibility of agricultural land;
Amendment 1244 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) 'genuine farmers' shallmay be defined, where the Member States so decides, in a way to ensure that no support is granted to those whose agricultural activity forms only an insignificant part of their overall economic activities or whose principal business activity is not agricultural, while not precluding from support pluri-active farmers. The definition shall allow to determine which farmers are not considered genuine farmers, based on conditions such as income tests, labour inputs on the farm, company object and/or inclusion in registers.
Amendment 1249 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(d a) Member States may include other definitions in the CAP Strategic Plans that are considered necessary for the implementation of this regulation.
Amendment 1271 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 86 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
At least 30% of the total EAFRD contribution to the CAP Strategic Plan as set out in Annex IX shall be reserved for interventions addressing the specific environmental- and climate-related objectives set out at least in points (d), (e) and (f) of Article 6(1) of this Regulation, excluding interventions based on Article 66.
Amendment 1378 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) enhance market orientation and increase competitiveness, including greater focus on research, innovation, technology and digitalisation;
Amendment 1461 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) promote employment, growth, social inclusion, gender equality and local development in rural areas, including bio- economy and sustainable forestry;
Amendment 1497 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. When pursuing the specific objectives Member States and the European Commission shall ensure simplification and performance of the CAP support, taking into account evaluations of farmers' organizations.
Amendment 1522 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) impact indicators related to the objectives set out in Articles 5 and 6(1) while taking into account external factors beyond the influence of beneficiaries and used in the context of the CAP Strategic Plans and of the CAP.
Amendment 1534 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Amendment 1576 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 1585 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensure that the iInterventions based on the crop- specific payment for cotton provided for in Subsection 2 of Section 3 of Chapter II of this Title shall respect the provisions of Article 6(5) of the WTO Agreement on Agriculture.
Amendment 1675 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Member States shallmay establish a system for providing the Farm Sustainability Tool for Nutrients referred to in Annex III, with the minimum content and functionalities defined therein, to beneficiaries, who shall use the Tool.
Amendment 1690 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 4
Article 12 – paragraph 4
Amendment 1836 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shallmay reduce the amount of direct paymentsbasic income support for sustainability to be granted to a farmer pursuant to this Chapter for a given calendar year exceas further specified ing EUR 60 000 as follow their CAP Strategic Plans:
Amendment 1857 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 1867 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 1888 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 1900 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point d
Amendment 1932 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Before applying paragraph 1, Member States shallmay subtract from the amount of direct payments to be granted to a farmer pursuant to this Chapter in a given calendar year:
Amendment 1942 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) the salaries linked to an agricultural activity declared by the farmer, including taxes and social contributions related to employment; and
Amendment 1955 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
(b a) c) the costs of contracting linked to an agricultural activity declared by the farmer
Amendment 1965 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 2002 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 4
Article 15 – paragraph 4
Amendment 2190 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1
Article 26 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shallmay provide for a complementary redistributive income support for sustainability (‘redistributive income support’) under the conditions set out in this Article and as further specified in their CAP Strategic Plans.
Amendment 2287 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – title
Article 28 – title
28 Schemes for the cClimate and the environment payment
Amendment 2301 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
By way of derogation from the first sub- paragraph, Member States may compensate, instead of obligatory eco- scheme in Pillar I, the costs of climate and environmental via measures under Pillar II (if necessary and credibly proven)
Amendment 2324 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 2
Article 28 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shallmay support under this type of intervention genuine farmers who make commitments to observe, on eligible hectares, agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and the environment.
Amendment 2341 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 3
Article 28 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall establish the list of agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and the environment. Farmers may choose one or more practices they wish to undertake from the list.
Amendment 2379 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
5. Under this type of interventions, Member States shall only provide payments covering commitments which: do not provide double financing in respect of which payments are granted under this Regulation.
Amendment 2382 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
5. Under this type of interventions, Member States shall only provide payments covering commitmentpractices which:
Amendment 2384 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – point a
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – point a
Amendment 2392 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – point b
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – point b
Amendment 2405 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – point c
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – point c
Amendment 2413 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – point d
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – point d
Amendment 2443 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 6 – introductory part
Article 28 – paragraph 6 – introductory part
6. Support for eco-schemes shall take the form of an annual payment per eligible hectare and it shall be granted as either:
Amendment 2456 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 7
Article 28 – paragraph 7
Amendment 2466 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 8
Article 28 – paragraph 8
Amendment 2501 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 29 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Member States may set an euro threshold and only grant coupled direct payments to farmers whose total amount of coupled direct payments claimed goes beyond this threshold.
Amendment 2736 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 43 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) setting up and/or refilling of mutual funds by producer organisations, interbranch organisations and by associations of producer organisations recognised under Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 in accordance with Article 70;
Amendment 2765 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 1
Article 44 – paragraph 1
1. The objectives referred to in Article 42 and the interventions in the fruit and vegetables sector set out by the Member States in their CAP Strategic Plans shall be implemented through approved operational programs of producer organisations and interbranch organisations and/or associations of producer organisations recognised under Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, under the conditions laid down in this Article.
Amendment 2771 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 4
Article 44 – paragraph 4
4. Operational programs shall be submitted by producer organisations and/or associations of producer organisations and interbranch organisations recognised under Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 to the Member States for their approval.
Amendment 2774 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 5
Article 44 – paragraph 5
5. Operational programs may be implemented only by producer organisations or by associations of producer organisations and interbranch organisations recognised under Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013.
Amendment 2808 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 45 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Producer organisations or interbranch organisations in the fruit and vegetables sector and/or their associations may set up an operational fund. The fund shall be financed by:
Amendment 2810 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
Article 45 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
(i) members of the producer organisation and/or the producer organisation and interbranch organisation itself; or
Amendment 2813 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 45 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) Union financial assistance, which may be granted to producer and interbranch organisations or to their associations where those associations present an operational program.
Amendment 3127 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
Article 59 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
(ha) prevention of tropical and zoonotic diseases as well as antimicrobial resistance, those objectives relate to the specific objectives set out in point (f) of Article 6(1);
Amendment 3184 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 60 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 60 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) setting up and/or refilling of mutual funds by producer organisations and/or interbranch organisations and associations thereof recognised under Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013;
Amendment 3210 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 61 – paragraph 1
Article 61 – paragraph 1
1. In each sector concerned, the objectives and the interventions set out by the Member States in their CAP Strategic Plans shall be implemented through approved operational programs of producer organisations, interbranch organisations and/or associations of producer organisations recognised under Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, under the conditions laid down in this Article.
Amendment 3218 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 61 – paragraph 4
Article 61 – paragraph 4
4. Operational programs shall be submitted by producer and interbranch organisations and/or associations of producer organisations recognised under Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 to the Member States for their approval.
Amendment 3224 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 61 – paragraph 5
Article 61 – paragraph 5
5. Operational programs may be implemented only by producer and interbranch organisations or by associations of producer and interbranch organisations recognised under Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013.
Amendment 3234 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 62 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 62 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Producer and/or interbranch organisations and/or their associations in the sectors referred to in point (f) of Article 39 may set up an operational fund. The fund shall be financed by:
Amendment 3235 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 62 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
Article 62 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
(i) members of the producer or interbranch organisation and/or producer or interbranch organisation itself; or
Amendment 3238 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 62 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 62 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) Union financial assistance, which may be granted to producer and/ or interbranch organisations or to their associations where those associations present an operational program.
Amendment 3273 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) installation of young farmers and, rural business start-up and business development;
Amendment 3275 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) installation of young farmers and rural business start-up and development;
Amendment 3308 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 1
Article 65 – paragraph 1
1. Member States may grant payments for environmental, climate, animal health and welfare and other management commitments under the conditions set out in this Article and as further specified in their CAP Strategic Plans.
Amendment 3329 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 4
Article 65 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall only grant payments to farmers and groups of farmers and other beneficiaries who undertake, on a voluntary basis, management commitments which are considered to be beneficial to achieving the specific objectives set out in Article 6(1).
Amendment 3332 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
Article 65 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
5. Under this type of interventions, Member States shall only provide payments covering commitments which: do not result in double financing in respect of which payments are granted under this Regulation.
Amendment 3333 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 5 – point a
Article 65 – paragraph 5 – point a
Amendment 3335 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 5 – point b
Article 65 – paragraph 5 – point b
Amendment 3347 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 5 – point c
Article 65 – paragraph 5 – point c
Amendment 3348 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 5 – point d
Article 65 – paragraph 5 – point d
Amendment 3375 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 6
Article 65 – paragraph 6
6. Member States shall compensate beneficiaries either in form of incentive based payments or for costs incurred and income foregone resulting from the commitments made. Where necessary, they may also cover transaction costs. In duly justified cases, Member States may grant support as a flat-rate or as a one- off payment per unit. Payments shall be granted annually.
Amendment 3388 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 7
Article 65 – paragraph 7
7. Member States may promote and support collective schemes and result- based payments schemes to encourage farmers or groups of farmers to deliver a significant enhancement of the quality of the environment at a larger scale and in a measurable way.
Amendment 3401 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 8
Article 65 – paragraph 8
8. Commitments shall be undertaken for a period of five to seven years. However, where necessary in order to achieve or maintain certain environmental benefits sought, Member States may determine a longer period in the CAP Strategic Plan for particular types of commitments, including by means of providing for their annual extension after the termination of the initial period. In exceptional and duly justifiedrelevant cases, and for new commitments directly following the commitment performed in the initial period, Member States may determine a shorter period in their CAP Strategic Plans.
Amendment 3402 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 65 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Taking into account the long term nature of forestry and slow development of forest habitats, longer commitment periods and longer extension period after initial period may be used for the commitments made to achieve or maintain defined environmental benefits in forests.
Amendment 3423 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 11
Article 65 – paragraph 11
Amendment 3483 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 2
Article 68 – paragraph 2
2. Member States may only grant support under this type of interventions for tangible and/or intangible investments, which contribute to achieving the specific objectives set out in Article 6. SFor holdings above a certain size, to be determined by the Member States, support to the forestry sector shall be based on a forest management plan or equivalent instrument.
Amendment 3493 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 68 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) purchase of land with the exception of land purchase for environmental conservation, purchase of land not built on and land built on up to 10 % of the total eligible expenditure for the operation concerned or land purchased by young farmers through the use of financial instruments;
Amendment 3503 #
2018/0216(COD)
(d) purchase of animals, annual plants and their planting other than for the purpose of restoring agricultural or forestry potential following natural disaster and catastrophic events or replacement of livestock lost due to attacks by large carnivores;
Amendment 3526 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point g
Article 68 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point g
Amendment 3549 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 68 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Points (a), (b), (d) and (gd) of the first subparagraph shall not apply where support is provided through financial instruments.
Amendment 3583 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – point c
Article 68 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – point c
(c) investments in the restoration of agricultural or forestry potential following natural disasters or catastrophic events and investments in appropriate preventive actions in forests and in the rural environment, such as protective measures against attacks by large carnivores.
Amendment 3584 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – point c
Article 68 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – point c
(c) investments in the restoration of agricultural or forestry potential following natural disasters or catastrophic events and investments in appropriate preventive actions in forests and in the rural environment and investments in maintenance of the health of forests.
Amendment 3611 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 69 – title
Article 69 – title
69 Installation of young farmers and rural business start-up and development
Amendment 3640 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 69 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 69 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) the start-up and development of rural business activities linked to agriculture and forestry, forestry, bioeconomy and circular economy, tourism and other sectors in rural areas or farm household income diversification;
Amendment 3648 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 69 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 69 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) the business start-up of non- agricultural activities in rural areas being part of local development strategies.
Amendment 3679 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 1
Article 70 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shallmay grant support for risk management tools under the conditions set out in this Article and as further specified in their CAP Strategic Plans.
Amendment 3691 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 2
Article 70 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shallmay grant support under this type of interventions in order to promote risk management tools, which help genuine farmers manage production and income risks related to their agricultural activity which are outside their control and which contribute to achieving the specific objectives set out in Article 6.
Amendment 3807 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 72 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 72 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall limit the support to a maximum of 75may provide support up to 100 % of the eligible costs.
Amendment 3855 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 73 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 73 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. By way of derogation from paragraph 5 operations relating to early tending of seedling stands and tending of young stands with ecological, protective and recreational objectives can be selected for support where they had been physically completed before the application for funding is submitted to the authority. Such operations are not required or are deemed to have an incentive effect, if: (i) the aid scheme establishes a right to aid in accordance with objective criteria and without further exercise of discretion by the Member State; a condition for granting the aid is that the budget available for the aid scheme is not exhausted (ii) the aid scheme has been adopted and in force before eligible costs are incurred by the beneficiary; and (iii) the aid scheme only covers such sites where new forest has been established according to the national legislation and the establishment has been notified to the competent authority (iv) the aid scheme only covers such measures that are based on forest management plan or equivalent
Amendment 3882 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 80 – paragraph 1
Article 80 – paragraph 1
1. Expenditure shall be eligible for contribution from the EAGF and the EAFRD from 1 January of the year following the year of the approvalthe date of submission of the CAP Strategic Plan byto the Commission or from 1 January 2021, whichever is earlier.
Amendment 4017 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 86 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
At least 30% of the total EAFRD and of the EAGF contribution to the CAP Strategic Plan as set out in Annex IX shall be reserved for interventions addressing the specific environmental- and, climate-related and animal welfare objectives set out in points (d), (e) and (f) of Article 6(1) of this Regulation, excluding interventions based on Article 66.
Amendment 4018 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 86 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
At least 30% of the total EAFRD contribution to the CAP Strategic Plan as set out in Annex IX shall be reserved for interventions addressing the specific environmental- and climate-related objectives set out at least in points (d), (e) and (f) of Article 6(1) of this Regulation, excluding interventions based on Article 66.
Amendment 4472 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 2
Article 106 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall assess the proposed CAP Strategic Plans on the basis of the completeness of the plans, the consistency and coherence with the general principles of Union law, with this Regulation and the provisions adopted pursuant to it and with the Horizontal Regulation, their effective contribution to the specific objectives set out in Article 6(1), the impact on the proper functioning of the internal market and distortion of competition, the level of administrative burden on beneficiaries and administration. The assessment shall address, in particular, the adequacy of the strategy of the CAP Strategic Plan, the corresponding specific objectives, targets, interventions and the allocation of budgetary resources to meet the specific CAP Strategic Plan objectives through the proposed set of interventions on the basis of the SWOT analysis and the ex-ante evaluatio, EU targets, SDG commitments, the ex-ante evaluation and a statement from farmers' organizations regarding the performance and simplification of the plan.
Amendment 4480 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 106 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
The Commission shall provide the Member State with a list of the specific information needed to evaluate the approval of the plan. The Member State shall provide to the Commission all necessary the additional information requested and, where appropriate, revise the proposed plan. If the Commission deems information provided by the Member State insufficient, the Commission shall provide reasons for the decision.
Amendment 4486 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 106 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Each year, starting from 2022 the European Commission shall provide to the European Parliament and to the Council a summary report of approved and disapproved national CAP Strategic plans, with clearly described evaluations and justified decisions. the European Commission shall organise annually a joint meeting with the European Parliament to discuss the progress in approving the Strategic Plans.
Amendment 4673 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 114 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part
Article 114 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part
EIP Operational Groups shall form part of the EIP and may be established by producer and interbranch organizations. They shall draw up a plan for innovative projects to be developed, tested, adapted or implemented shall be based on the interactive innovation model which has as key principles:
Amendment 4719 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 118 – paragraph 2
Article 118 – paragraph 2
Member States shall ensure that comprehensive, complete, timely and reliable data sources are established to enable effective follow-up of policy progress towards objectives using output, result and impact indicators.
Amendment 4891 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 129 – paragraph 3
Article 129 – paragraph 3
3. Existing administrative registers such as the IACS, LPIS, animal and vineyard registers shall be maintained. The IACS and LPIS shall be further developed to better meet the statistical needs of the CAP. Data from administrative registers shall be used as much as possible for statistical purposes, in cooperation with statistical authorities in Member States and with Eurostat.
Amendment 4898 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 131 – paragraph 3
Article 131 – paragraph 3
3. By way of derogation from paragraph 2, Articles 107, 108 and 109 TFEU shall apply to support provided for an operation falling both within and outside the scope of Article 42 TFEU, save where support for working capital is provided through a financial instrument to primary agricultural production and processing of agricultural products covered by Annex I to the Treaty.
Amendment 4939 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Result indicators – R.1
Annex I – Result indicators – R.1
R.1 Enhancing performance through knowledge and innovation: Share of farmerbeneficiaries receiving support for advice, training, knowledge exchange, or participation in operational groups to enhance economic, environmental, climate and resource efficiency performance.
Amendment 4962 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Result indicators – R.9
Annex I – Result indicators – R.9
R.9 Farm modernisation: Share of farmers receiving investment support to restructure and modernise, including to improve resource efficiency
Amendment 4974 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Result indicators – R.10
Annex I – Result indicators – R.10
R.10 Better supply chain organisation: Share of farmers and SMEs participating in supported Producer Groups, Producer Organisations, local markets, short supply chain circuits and quality schemes
Amendment 5056 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Result indicators – R.30
Annex I – Result indicators – R.30
R.30 Generational renewal: Number of young farmers setting up a farm and new business start-ups with support from the CAP
Amendment 5063 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Impact indicators – I.21
Annex I – Impact indicators – I.21
Amendment 5070 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Result indicators – R.33
Annex I – Result indicators – R.33
R.33 Digitising the rural economy: RShare of rural population covered by a supported Smart Villages strategy
Amendment 5103 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – GAEC 1 – Requirements and standards
Annex III – GAEC 1 – Requirements and standards
As an option for Member States, maintenance of permanent grassland based on a ratio of permanent grassland in relation to agricultural area Maintenance of permanent grassland based on a ratio of permanent grassland in relation to agricultural area
Amendment 5111 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – GAEC 2 – Requirements and standards
Annex III – GAEC 2 – Requirements and standards
As an option for Member States, appropriate protectionmeasures of wetland and peatland
Amendment 5132 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – GAEC 5 – Requirements and standards
Annex III – GAEC 5 – Requirements and standards
Amendment 5141 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – GAEC 6 – Requirements and standards
Annex III – GAEC 6 – Requirements and standards
Tillage management reducing the risk of soil degradation, in most sensitive parcels including slope consideration
Amendment 5150 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – GAEC 7 – Requirements and standards
Annex III – GAEC 7 – Requirements and standards
Amendment 5163 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – GAEC 8 – Requirements and standards
Annex III – GAEC 8 – Requirements and standards
Crop rotation or other practices with an equivalent objective, such as crop diversification
Amendment 5178 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – GAEC 9 – Requirements and standards – indent 1
Annex III – GAEC 9 – Requirements and standards – indent 1
- Minimum share of agricultural area devoted to non-productive features orecological focus area in most appropriate areas
Amendment 5203 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – GAEC 10 – Requirements and standards
Annex III – GAEC 10 – Requirements and standards
Amendment 5210 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – SMR 7 – Additional note (new)
Annex III – SMR 7 – Additional note (new)
Council Directive 2008/71/EC of 15 July 2008 on identification and registration of pigs (OJ L 213, 8.8.2005, p. 31): Articles 3, 4 and 5 This SMR is an option for Member States where animal-related coupled support and animal-related rural development support are applied
Amendment 5213 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – SMR 8 – Additional note (new)
Annex III – SMR 8 – Additional note (new)
Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 July 2000 establishing a system for the identification and registration of bovine animals and regarding the labelling of beef and beef products and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 820/97(OJ L 204, 11.8.2000, p. 1): Articles 4 and 7 This SMR is an option for Member States where animal-related coupled support and animal-related rural development support are applied
Amendment 5216 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – SMR 9 – Additional note (new)
Annex III – SMR 9 – Additional note (new)
Council Regulation (EC) No 21/2004 of 17 December 2003 establishing a system for the identification and registration of ovine and caprine animals and amending Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 and Directives 92/102/EEC and 64/432/EEC (OJ L 5, 9.1.2004, p. 8): Articles 3, 4 and 5 This SMR is an option for Member States where animal-related coupled support and animal-related rural development support are applied
Amendment 5222 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – SMR 11
Annex III – SMR 11
Amendment 37 #
2018/0209(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) For achieving the overarching objectives, the implementation of the Circular economy package11 , the 2030 Climate and Energy Policy Framework12 ,13 ,14 of related policies16 ,17 ,18 ,19 ,20 , is of particular importance. _________________ 11 Union nature legislation15 , as well as ,14 , Union nature legislation15, as well as of related policies16 ,17 ,18 ,19 ,20, including the bio-economy strategy20a, is of particular importance. _________________ 11 COM(2015) 614 final, 02.12.2015. COM(2015) 614 final, 02.12.2015. 12 2030 Climate and Energy Policy Framework, COM(2014)15, 22.01.2014. 13 EU Strategy on adaptation to climate change, COM(2013)216, 16.04.2013. 14 Clean Energy for all Europeans package, COM(2016) 860, 30.11.2016. 15 Action Plan for nature, people and the economy, COM(2017)198, 27.04.2017. 16 Clean Air Programme for Europe, COM(2013)918. 17 Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2000 establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy (OJ L 327, 22.12.2000, p. 1). 18 Thematic Strategy for Soil Protection, COM(2006)231. 19 Low Emission Mobility Strategy, COM/2016/0501 final. 20 Action Plan on Alternative Fuels Infrastructure under Article 10(6) of Directive 2014/94/EU, 8.11.2017. 20aInnovating for Sustainable Growth: A Bioeconomy for Europe, COM(2012) 60 final, 13.02.2012.
Amendment 43 #
2018/0209(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The impact assessments of the Clean Energy legislation estimate that the delivery of the Commission proposed Union's 2030 energy targets will require additional investments of EUR 177 billion annually in the period 2021- 2030. These targets were raised by the co-legislators when finalising the Renewable Energy Directive and the Energy Efficiency Directive, in order to bring the Union's targets closer to the Union's commitments under the Paris Agreement. The biggest gaps relate to the investments in buildings decarbonisation (energy efficiency and small-scale renewable energy sources), where capital needs to be channelled towards projects of highly distributed nature. One of the objectives of the Clean Energy Transition sub-programme is to build capacity for projects development and aggregation, thereby also helping to absorb funds from the European Structural and Investment Funds and catalyse investments in clean energy also using the financial instruments provided under InvestEU.
Amendment 48 #
2018/0209(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Halting and reversing biodiversity loss, including in marineaquatic ecosystems, requires support for the development, implementation, enforcement and assessment of relevant Union legislation and policy, including the EU Biodiversity Strategy to 202022 , Council Directive 92/43/EEC23 and Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council24 and Regulation (EU) 1143/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council25 , in particular by developing the knowledge base for policy development and implementation and by developing, testing, demonstrating and applying best practices and solutions on small scale or tailored to specific local, regional or national contexts, including integrated approaches for the implementation of the prioritised action frameworks prepared on the basis of Directive 92/43/EEC. The Union should track its biodiversity-related expenditure to fulfil its reporting obligations under the Convention on Biological Diversity. Requirements for tracking in other relevant Union legislation should also be met. _________________ 22 COM(2011) 244 final. 23 Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora (OJ L 206, 22.7.1992, p. 7). 24 Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on the conservation of wild birds (OJ L 20, 26.1.2010, p. 7). 25 Regulation (EU) No 1143/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2014 on the prevention and management of the introduction and spread of invasive alien species (OJ L 317, 4.11.2014, p. 35).
Amendment 49 #
2018/0209(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) In the implementation of the Programme due consideration should be given, in accordance with Articles 174 and 349 TFEU, to the strategy for outermost regions30 in view of Article 349 TFEU andand, in general, to the specific needs and vulnerabilities of these regions which suffer from severe and permanent natural or demographic handicaps. Union policies other than environmental, climate and relevant clean energy transition policies should also be taken into account. _________________ 30 COM(2017) 623 final COM(2017) 623 final
Amendment 51 #
2018/0209(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) Promoting the circular economy requires a mentality shift in the way of designing, producing, consuming and disposing of materials and products, including plastics. The Programme should contribute to the transition to a circular economy model through financial support targeting a variety of actors (businesses, public authorities and consumers), in particular by applying, developing, and replicating best technology, practices and solutions tailored to specific local, regional or national contexts, including through integrated approaches for the implementation of waste management and prevention plans. Through supporting the implementation of the plastics strategy, action can be taken to address the problem of marine litterlitter in the aquatic environment in particular.
Amendment 55 #
2018/0209(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) The protection and restoration of the marineaquatic environment is one of the overall aims of the Union's environment policy. The Programme should support the following: the management, conservation, restoration and monitoring of biodiversity and marineaquatic ecosystems in particular in Natura 2000 marine sites and the protection of species in accordance with the prioritised action frameworks developed pursuant to Directive 92/43/EEC; the achievement of Good Environmental Status in line with the Directive 2008/56/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council28 ; the promotion of clean and healthy seas; the implementation of the European strategy for plastic in a circular economy, to address the problem of lost fishing gear and marine litter in particular; and the promotion of the Union's involvement in international ocean governance which is essential for achieving the goals of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and to guarantee healthy oceans for future generations. The Programme's strategic integrated projects and strategic nature projects should include relevant actions aiming at the protection of the marineaquatic environment. _________________ 28 Directive 2008/56/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 2008 establishing a framework for community action in the field of marine environmental policy (Marine Strategy Framework Directive) (OJ L 164, 25.6.2008, p. 19).
Amendment 62 #
2018/0209(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26 a (new)
Recital 26 a (new)
(26a) Evaluation of this Regulation will provide the information needed for the decision-making process to, if necessary, improve the Programme. Besides evaluating the Programme’s fulfilment of the objective in Article 3 of this Regulation, special attention should be given to the application process in order to ensure that these funds are accessible to all relevant projects. Especially ensuring that participation for local communities and civil society is practical and easy is of importance.
Amendment 67 #
2018/0209(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. The general objective of the Programme is to contribute to the shift towards a clean, circular, energy-efficient, low-carbon and climate-resilient economy, including through the transition to clean energand renewable energy, the promotion of the bio-economy, to the protection and improvement of the quality of the environment and, to halting and reversing biodiversity loss, and ambitious climate actions, thereby contributing to sustainable development. The Program shall also contribute to better involvement of all relevant stakeholders in environment, energy and climate action.
Amendment 87 #
2018/0209(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. The Commission should aim for a balanced annual distribution of the funding of traditional projects between the Member States.
Amendment 91 #
2018/0209(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(a a) projects shall have a direct and measurable benefit for the environment of the EU Member States;
Amendment 92 #
2018/0209(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) where appropriate, special regard shall be given to projects in geographical areas with specific needs or vulnerabilities, such as areas with specific environmental challenges or natural constraints, trans- border areas, northern sparsely populated areas or outermost regions.
Amendment 94 #
2018/0209(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
(f a) projects shall respect the general principal of geographical balance;
Amendment 96 #
2018/0209(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) projects financed by the Programme shall avoid underminingcontribute to environmental, climate or relevant clean energy objectives of the Programme and, where possible, shall promote the use of green public procurement;
Amendment 62 #
2018/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) The ESF+ should contribute to the reduction of poverty by supporting national schemes aiming to alleviate food and material deprivation and promote social integration of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion and the most deprived. With a view that at Union level at least 4% of the resources of the ESF+ strand under shared management supports the most deprived, Member States shouldare encouraged to allocate at least 2% of their national resources of the ESF+ strand under shared management to address the forms of extreme poverty with the greatest social exclusion impact, such as homelessness, child poverty and food deprivation. Due to the nature of the operations and the type of end recipients, it is necessary that simpler rules apply to support which addresses material deprivation of the most deprived.
Amendment 189 #
2018/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Member States shallare encouraged to allocate at least 2% of their ESF+ resources under shared management to the specific objective of addressing material deprivation set out in point (xi) of Article 4(1).
Amendment 190 #
2018/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 231 #
2018/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 4
Article 17 – paragraph 4
4. The delivery of food and/or material assistance mayshall be complemented with re-orientation towards competent services and other accompanying measures aiming at the social inclusion of the most deprived persons.
Amendment 21 #
2018/0202(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) In its ‘Reflection Paper on Harnessing Globalisation’20 the Commission identifies the combination of trade related globalisation and technological change as the major drivers of an increased demand for skilled labour and a reduced number of jobs that require lower qualifications. Despite the overall tremendous advantages of more open trade and further integration of world economies, these negative side effects need to be tackled. As the current benefits of globalisation are already unequally distributed among people and regions, causing a significant impact on those adversely affected, there is a danger that the ever faster evolving technological advances will further fuel these effects. Therefore, in line with the principles of solidarity and sustainability, it will be necessary to ensure that the benefits of globalisation will be shared more fairly by reconciling economic opening and technological advance with social protectionre-employment measures. _________________ 20 https://ec.europa.eu/commission/publicatio ns/reflection-paper-harnessing- globalisation_en.
Amendment 35 #
2018/0202(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) As stated, in order to maintain the European nature of the EGF, an application for support should be triggered when a major restructuring event causes a significant impact on the local or regional economy. Such an impact should be defined by a minimum number of job displacements within a specific reference period. Taking into account the findings of the mid-term evaluation, the threshold shall be set at a minimum of 250 jobs displacement within a reference period of four months (or 6 months in sectoral cases). Taking into account that waves of dismissals in different sectors but the same region have an equally significant impact on the local labour market, regional applications shall be possible as well. In small labour markets, such as small Member States or remote regions, including the outermost regions as referred in Article 349 of the TFEU, or in exceptional circumstances, applications could be submitted in case of a lower number of job displacements.
Amendment 39 #
2018/0202(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14 a (new)
Recital 14 a (new)
(14 a) The EGF should remain as a special EU instrument reacting to situations that cause major restructuring events in the European labour market. However, the Union should continue with efforts to find more sustainable ways of tackling the structural change and the challenges that affect labour markets and lead to restructuring events in the Member States.
Amendment 58 #
2018/0202(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24 a (new)
Recital 24 a (new)
(24 a) Financial contributions from the EGF should create real European added value. They cannot replace national measures or measures that are the responsibility of dismissing companies under national law or collective agreements.
Amendment 65 #
2018/0202(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
The EGF shall contribute to a better distribution of the benefits of globalisation and technological advance by helping displaced workers adapt to structural change in order to find a new employment. As such, the EGF shall contribute to the implementation of the principles defined under the European Pillar of Social Rights and enhance social and economic cohesion among regions and Member States.
Amendment 71 #
2018/0202(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. The general objective of the programme is to demonstrate solidarity with and offer support tofinancial support for re- employment measures of displaced workers and self-employed persons whose activity has ceased in the course of unexpected major restructuring events, referred to in Article 5.
Amendment 79 #
2018/0202(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. The specific objective of the EGF is to offer assistance in case of unexpected major restructuring events, particularly those caused by globalisation-related challenges, such as changes in world trade patterns, trade disputes between the EU and third countries, financial or economic crises, the transition to low- carbon economy or as a consequence of digitisation or automation. Particular emphasis shall lie on measures that help the most disadvantaged groups.
Amendment 87 #
2018/0202(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the cessation of activity of more thanat least 250 displaced workers or self- employed persons, over a reference period of four months, in an enterprise in a Member State, including where that cessation applies in its suppliers or downstream producers;
Amendment 92 #
2018/0202(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) the cessation of activity of more thanat least 250 displaced workers or self- employed persons, over a reference period of six months, particularly in SMEs, where all operate in the same economic sector defined at NACE Revision 2 division level and located in one region or two contiguous regions defined at NUTS 2 level or in more than two contiguous regions defined at NUTS 2 level provided that there are more than 250 workers or self-employed persons affected in two of the regions combined;
Amendment 97 #
2018/0202(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) the cessation of activity of more thanat least 250 displaced workers or self- employed persons, over a reference period of four months, particularly in SMEs, operating in the same or different economic sectors defined at NACE Revision 2 division level and located in the same region defined at NUTS 2 level.
Amendment 56 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) Article 176 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union ('TFEU') provides that the European Regional Development Fund ('ERDF') is intended to help to redress the main regional imbalances in the Union. Under that Article and the second and third paragraphs of Article 174 of the TFEU, the ERDF is to contribute to reducing disparities between the levels of development of the various regions and to reducing the backwardness of the least favoured regions, among which particular attention is to be paid to certain categories of regions, among which cross-border regions are explicitly listed; cross-border regions and regions which suffer from severe and permanent natural or demographic handicaps such as the northernmost regions with very low population density.
Amendment 66 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) In order to support the harmonious development of the Union's territory at different levels, the ERDF should support cross-border cooperation, transnational cooperation, maritime cooperation, outermost regions’ cooperation and interregional cooperation under the European territorial cooperation goal (Interreg).
Amendment 73 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The cross-border cooperation component should aim to tackle common challenges identified jointly in the border regions, and to exploit the untapped growth potential in border areas as evidenced in the Communication of the Commission 'Boosting Growth and Cohesion in EU Border Regions’23 ('Border Regions Communication'). Consequently, t. The cross-border component should be limited toinclude cooperation on land borders and cross- border cooperation on maritime borders should be integrated into the transnational component. _________________ 23 Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament 'Boosting growth and cohesion in EU border regions' - COM(2017) 534 final, 20.9.2017maritime borders. It integrates cross-border cooperation on maritime borders as during the programming period 2014-2020.
Amendment 82 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The transnational cooperation and maritime cooperation component should aim to strengthen cooperation by means of actions conducive to integrated territorial development linked to the Union's cohesion policy priorities, and should also include maritime cross-border cooperation. Transnational cooperation should cover larger territories on the mainland of the Union, whereas maritime cooperation should cover territories around sea-basins and integrate cross- border cooperation on maritime borders during the programming period 2014- 2020. Maximum flexibility should be given to continue implementing previous maritime cross-border cooperation within a larger maritime cooperation framework, in particular by defining the territory covered, the specific objectives for such cooperation, the requirements for a project partnership and the setting-up of sub-programmes and specific steering committeooperation not covered by cross-border cooperation programmes.
Amendment 88 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The transnational cooperation and maritime cooperation component should aim to strengthen cooperation by means of actions conducive to integrated territorial development linked to the Union's cohesion policy priorities, and should also include maritime cross-border cooperation. Transnational cooperation should cover larger territories on the mainland of the Union, whereas maritime cooperation should cover territories around sea-basins and integrate cross-border cooperation on maritime borders during the programming period 2014-2020that extend geographically beyond those covered by cross-border programmes. Maximum flexibility shouldmay be given to continue implementing previous maritime cross- border cooperation within a larger maritime cooperation framework, in particular by defining the territory covered, the specific objectives for such cooperation, the requirements for a project partnership and the setting-up of sub- programmes and specific steering committees.
Amendment 103 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Based on the experience with the interregional cooperation programmes under Interreg and the lack of such cooperation within programmes under the Investment for jobs and growth goal during the programming period 2014-2020, the interregional cooperation component should focus more specifically on boosting the effectiveness of cohesion policy. That component should therefore be limited to two programmes, one to enable all kind of experience, innovative approaches and capacity building for programmes under both goals and to promote European groupings of territorial cooperation ('EGTCs') set up or to be set up pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1082/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council24 and one to improve the analysis of development trends. Project-based cooperation throughout the Union should be integrated into the new component on interregional innovation investments and closely linked to the implementation of the Communication from the Commission 'Strengthening Innovation in Europe's Regions: Strategies for resilient, inclusive and sustainable growth'25 , in particular to support thematic smart specialisation platforms on fields such as energy, industrial modernisation or agrifood and to support research, development and innovation (RDI) activities and innovative ecosystems. Finally, integrated territorial development focusing on functional urban areas or urban areas should be concentrated within programmes under the Investment for jobs and growth goal and in one accompanying instrument, the ‘European Urban Initiative”. The two programmes under the interregional cooperation component should cover the whole Union and should also be open for the participation of third countries. _________________ 24 Regulation (EC) No 1082/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2006 on a European grouping of territorial cooperation (EGTC) (OJ L 210, 31.7.2006, p. 19). 25 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions 'Strengthening Innovation in Europe's Regions: Strategies for resilient, inclusive and sustainable growth' - COM(2017) 376 final, 18.7.2017.
Amendment 118 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) It is necessary to continue supporting or, as appropriate, to establish cooperation in all its dimensions with the Union's neighbouring third countries, as such cooperation is an important regional development policy tool and should benefit the regions of the Member States which border third countries. To that effect, the ERDF and the external financing instruments of the Union, IPA27 , NDICI28 and OCTP29 , should support programmes under cross-border cooperation, transnational cooperation and maritime cooperation, outermost regions’ cooperation and interregional cooperation. The support from the ERDF and from the external financing instruments of the Union should be based on reciprocity and proportionality. However, for IPA III CBC and NDICI CBC, the ERDF support should be complemented by at least equivalent amounts under IPA III CBC and NDICI CBC, subject to a maximum amount set out in the respective legal act, that is to say, up to 3 % of the financial envelope under IPA III and up to 4 % of the financial envelope of the Neighbourhood geographic programme under Article 4(2)(a) of the NDICI. _________________ 27 Regulation (EU) XXX establishing the Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (OJ L xx, p. y). 28 Regulation (EU) XXX establishing the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (OJ L xx, p. y). 29 Council Decision (EU) XXX on the association of the Overseas Countries and Territories with the European Inion including relations between the European Union on the one hand and Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark on the other (OJ L xx, p. y).
Amendment 131 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) It is necessary to set out the resources allocated to each of the different components of Interreg, including each Member State's share of the global amounts for the cross-border cooperation, the transnational cooperation and maritime cooperation, the outermost regions’ cooperation and the interregional cooperation, the potential available to Member States concerning flexibility between those components. Compared to the programming period 2014-2020, the share for cross-border cooperation should be reduced, while the share for transnational cooperation and maritime cooperation should be increased because of the integration of maritime cooperation, and a new outermost regions’ cooperation component should be created.
Amendment 147 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) The provisions on the criteria for operations to be considered as genuinely joint and cooperative, on the partnership within an Interreg operation and on the obligations of the lead partner as set out during the programme period 2014-2020 should on be continued. However, Interreg partners, with the exception of external cross-border cooperation, should cooperate in all four dimensions (development, implementation, staffing and financing) and, under outermost regions’ cooperation, in three out of four, as it should be simpler to combine support from the ERDF and external financing instruments from the Union both on the level of programmes and operations.
Amendment 157 #
2018/0199(COD)
Amendment 185 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
(a) internal cross-border cooperation between adjacent land and maritime border regions of two or more Member States or between adjacent land and maritime border regions of at least one Member State and one or more third countries listed in Article 4(3); or
Amendment 201 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2
(2) transnational cooperation and maritime cooperation over larger transnational territories or around sea- basins, involving national, regional and local programme partners in Member States, third countries and partner countries and in Greenland, with a view to achieving a higher degree of territorial integration ('component 2'; where referring only to transnational cooperation: 'component 2A'; where referring only to maritime cooperation: 'component 2B');.
Amendment 224 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. For cross-border cooperation, the regions to be supported by the ERDF shall be the NUTS level 3 regions of the Union along all internal and external land and maritime borders with third countries or partner countries taking into account the continuity of the existing program areas from period 2014-2020.
Amendment 233 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Amendment 245 #
2018/0199(COD)
1. For transnational cooperation and maritime cooperation, the regions to be supported by the ERDF shall be the NUTS level 2 regions of the Union covering contiguous functional areas, taking into account, where applicable, macro-regional strategies or sea basin strategies.
Amendment 252 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Transnational cooperation and maritime cooperation Interreg programmes may cover:
Amendment 296 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b
Amendment 346 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Support from the ERDF shall be granted to individual external cross-border Interreg programmes provided that equivalent. The amount of ERDF allocation can be equal amounts are provided by IPA III CBC and NDICI CBC under the relevant strategic programming document. That equivalence shall be subject to a maximum amount set out in the IPA III or NDICI legislative actIf the amount is not equal, it shall be negotiated between the European Commission and the Member States participating to the programme.
Amendment 349 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point c a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point c a (new)
(ca) (d) ERDF amount allocated to the programme by the Member States can be used for the benefit of the programme after the decision of the Programme Monitoring Committee and the relevant Member State.
Amendment 380 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 4 – point a – introductory part
Article 14 – paragraph 4 – point a – introductory part
(a) under component 1 and 2B Interreg programmes:
Amendment 411 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 4
Article 15 – paragraph 4
Amendment 506 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 23 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Partners shall cooperate in the development, implementation, staffing and/or financing of Interreg operations.
Amendment 542 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1
Article 26 – paragraph 1
1. Technical assistance to each Interreg programme shall mainly be reimbursed as a flat rate by applying the percentages set out in paragraph 2 to the eligible expenditure included in each payment application pursuant to [points (a) or (c) of Article 85(3)] of Regulation (EU) [new CPR] as appropriate. Pre-financing of technical assistance, as an exception to the flat rate reimbursement, can be used in the starting phase of the programmes in order to ensure a smooth launch of programme operations.
Amendment 640 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 5
Article 44 – paragraph 5
5. With regard to an Interreg programme under component 2B or under component 1 where the latter1 coversing long borders with heterogenous development challenges and needs, Member States and, where applicable, third countries, partner countries and OCTs participating in an Interreg programme may define sub- programme areas.
Amendment 674 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 49 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The Commission shall pay an annual pre- financing of 4-7 % based on the total support from each Interreg fund, as set out in the decision approving each Interreg programme under Article 18, subject to available funds, in yearly instalments as follows and before 1 July of the years 2022 to 20268, or, in the year of the approving decision, no later than 60 days after that decision is adopted:
Amendment 675 #
Amendment 682 #
Amendment 687 #
Amendment 695 #
Amendment 703 #
Amendment 710 #
Amendment 753 #
2018/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 58 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 58 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
All of the required procedures shall be completed within 10 months after the financial agreement has entered in to force, otherwise the financial agreement shall be abolished.
Amendment 200 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27 a (new)
Recital 27 a (new)
(27 a) The ERDF should address the problems of accessibility to, and remoteness from, large markets, faced by areas with an extremely low population density, as referred to in Protocol No 6 on special provisions for Objective 6 in the framework of the Structural Funds in Finland and Sweden to the 1994 Act of Accession. The ERDF should also address the specific difficulties encountered by certain islands, border regions, mountain regions and sparsely populated areas, the geographical situation of which slows down their development, with a view to supporting their sustainable development.
Amendment 528 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) investments in both tangible and intangible infrastructure;
Amendment 610 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) investment in airport infrastructure except for outermost regions; and the NUTS level 2 regions fulfilling the criteria laid down in Article 2 of Protocol No 6 to the 1994 Act of Accession.
Amendment 804 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Table 1 – Policy objective 2 – Column 2 – Outputs – RCO 34
Annex I – Table 1 – Policy objective 2 – Column 2 – Outputs – RCO 34
RCO 34 - Additional capacity for waste prevention and recycling
Amendment 808 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Table 1 – Policy objective 2 – Column 3 – Results – RCR -46 a (new)
Annex I – Table 1 – Policy objective 2 – Column 3 – Results – RCR -46 a (new)
RCR -46a – Waste generation per capita
Amendment 811 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Table 1 – Policy objective 2 – Column 3 – Results – RCR -46 b (new)
Annex I – Table 1 – Policy objective 2 – Column 3 – Results – RCR -46 b (new)
RCR -46b – Per capita waste sent to disposal and energy recovery
Amendment 814 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Table 1 – Policy objective 2 – Column 3 – Results – RCR -47 a (new)
Annex I – Table 1 – Policy objective 2 – Column 3 – Results – RCR -47 a (new)
RCR -47a – Biowaste recycled
Amendment 822 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Table 1 – Policy objective 2 – Column 3 – Results – RCR -49 a (new)
Annex I – Table 1 – Policy objective 2 – Column 3 – Results – RCR -49 a (new)
RCR -49a – Population served by waste preparing for re-use facilities
Amendment 823 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Table 1 – Policy objective 2 – Column 3 – Results – RCR -49 b (new)
Annex I – Table 1 – Policy objective 2 – Column 3 – Results – RCR -49 b (new)
RCR -49b – Waste prepared for re-use as defined in the Article 11a.1(b) on the Waste Framework Directive (EU) No 2018/851
Amendment 824 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Table 1 – Policy objective 2 – Column 3 – Results – RCR -49 c (new)
Annex I – Table 1 – Policy objective 2 – Column 3 – Results – RCR -49 c (new)
RCR -49c – Indicators that the Commission has to establish by 31 March 2019 via the adoption of implementing acts to measure the overall progress in the implementation of waste prevention measures (Article 9.7 of the Waste Framework Directive (EU) No 2018/851)
Amendment 40 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) A separate set of rules for the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) and the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) should be established outside the CPR; in order to ensure the strategic and administrative compatibility of the two funds inside the common agricultural policy (CAP).
Amendment 146 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) In order to optimise the investments for regional and local rural development, synergies should be ensured with the funds under the Common Agricultural Policy, in particular with the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development ('EAFRD').
Amendment 1229 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 31 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) for the ERDF support under the Investment for jobs and growth goal, and for the Cohesion Fund support: 2,54 %;
Amendment 1842 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 104 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 104 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) 0.4xx,xx % (i.e., a total of EUR 1 447 0342 170 551 0012) as additional funding for the outermost regions identified in Article 349 of the TFEU and the NUTS level 2 regions fulfilling the criteria laid down in Article 2 of Protocol No 6 to the 1994 Act of Accession.
Amendment 2022 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex XXIV – point 2 – point g a (new)
Annex XXIV – point 2 – point g a (new)
ga) to the amount obtained in accordance with point (g) is added, an amount resulting from the allocation of a premium of EUR 70 per person per year, applied to the population of NUTS 3 level regions with a population density below 12,5 inhabitants/km2
Amendment 2027 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex XXIV – point 8 – introductory part
Annex XXIV – point 8 – introductory part
8. The allocation of resources by Member State, covering the cross-border, transnational and outermost regions’ cooperation cooperation component, the transnational component and the outermost regions’ component, basing on transparent criteria and official data, is determined as the weighted sum of the shares determine of the population of border regions and onf the basisshare of the following criteria, weighted as indicated:total population of each Member State. The weight is determined by the respective shares of the cross- border and transnational strands.
Amendment 2032 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex XXIV – point 8 – point a
Annex XXIV – point 8 – point a
Amendment 2040 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex XXIV – point 8 – point b
Annex XXIV – point 8 – point b
Amendment 2048 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex XXIV – point 8 – point c
Annex XXIV – point 8 – point c
Amendment 2055 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex XXIV – point 8 – point d
Annex XXIV – point 8 – point d
d) total population of all NUTS level 3 regions along border coastlines and of other NUTS level 3 regions of which at least half of the regional population lives within 25 kilometres of the border coastlines. (weighting 9.8%);eleted
Amendment 2058 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex XXIV – point 8 – point e
Annex XXIV – point 8 – point e
Amendment 2067 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex XXIV – point 8 – point f
Annex XXIV – point 8 – point f
Amendment 2071 #
2018/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex XXIV – point 8 – paragraph 1
Annex XXIV – point 8 – paragraph 1
Amendment 150 #
2018/0178(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9 a) In order for the Union to reach its environmental and climate commitments, private investments need to be mobilized. Achieving this requires long-term planning as well as regulatory stability and predictability for investors. In order to guarantee a coherent policy framework for sustainable investments, it is therefore important that the provisions of this Regulation build upon existing Union legislation.
Amendment 171 #
2018/0178(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
(13 a) Setting harmonised criteria for environmentally sustainable economic activities should not undermine the division of competences between Member States and the Union in different policy areas.
Amendment 186 #
2018/0178(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 a (new)
Recital 16 a (new)
(16 a) To avoid harming the innovation climate in the EU and the Member States, this Regulation should be aligned with other Union legislation incentivising innovation, research and development, especially in the area of climate change, where a high level of long-term investments are required.
Amendment 191 #
2018/0178(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) For the purposes of determining whether an economic activity is environmentally sustainable, an exhaustive list of environmental objectives should be laid down, ensuring coherence with existing Union legislation, such as the Clean Energy Package.
Amendment 305 #
2018/0178(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point g
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) 'circular economy' means maintaining the value and usage of products, materials and resources in the economy for as long as possible, and minimising waste, including through the application of the waste hierarchy as laid down in Article 4 of Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council;50 _________________ 50 Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste and repealing certain Directives (OJ L 312, 22.11.2008, p. 3).
Amendment 308 #
2018/0178(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point j
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point j
(j) 'energy efficiency' means using energy more efficientlcy at all the stages of the energy chain from production to final consumptions defined in Article 2(4) of Directive 2012/27/EU;
Amendment 310 #
2018/0178(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point n
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point n
Amendment 395 #
2018/0178(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 4
(4) transition to a circular economy, waste prevention and recycling in line with the EU waste acquis;
Amendment 409 #
2018/0178(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) generating, storing or using renewable energy or climate-neutral energy (including carbon-neutral energy) in line with the Renewable Energy Directive, including through using innovative technology with a potential for significant future savings or through necessary reinforcement of the grid;
Amendment 420 #
2018/0178(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) improving energy efficiency in line with the Energy Efficiency Directive;
Amendment 425 #
2018/0178(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) switching to use of renewableor increasing the use of renewable materials substituting especially fossile based materials;
Amendment 431 #
2018/0178(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) producing clean and efficient fuels from renewable or carbon-neutral sources, in line with the Renewable Energy Directive.
Amendment 456 #
2018/0178(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. An economic activity shall be considered to contribute substantially to the transition to a circular economy and waste prevention and recycling where that activity, in line with the EU waste acquis, contributes substantially to that environmental objective through any of the following means:
Amendment 488 #
2018/0178(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) sustainable forest management in accordance with applicable national legislation in line with the conclusions from the Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe (Helsinki, 1993), the obligations provided by Regulation (EU) 2018/841 (LULUCF) as well as Regulation (EU) 995/2010 (EU Timber Regulation) .
Amendment 551 #
2018/0178(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point j a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point j a (new)
(j a) fully respect the subsidiarity principle, enshrined in Article 69 and protocol no 2 in TFEU and the division of competence between Member States and the Union as enshrined in the Treaties.
Amendment 566 #
2018/0178(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) experts representing relevant private stakeholders representing all parts of society, in particular stakeholders with proven knowledge and experience in the areas of investments and sustainability;
Amendment 587 #
2018/0178(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) advise the Commission on the technical screening criteria referred to in Article 14, especially in order to secure the principle of subsidiarity and within that remit the precautionary principle, and the possible need to update those criteria;
Amendment 615 #
2018/0178(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2
Article 16 – paragraph 2
2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Articles 4(3), 6(2), 7(2), 8(2), 9(2), 10(2) and 11(2) shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminate period from [Date of entry into force of this Regulation]. The power to adopt delegated acts shall not limit national competence or undermine the principle of subsidiarity, especially in relation to national application of the adopted text of the Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe (Helsinki, 1993).
Amendment 625 #
2018/0178(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the progress on the implementation of this Regulation with regard to the development of technical screening criteria for environmentally sustainable economic activities, especially how the principle of subsidiarity and the division of competences between the Union and Member States has been respected;
Amendment 641 #
2018/0178(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(d a) the effects of this Regulation in delivering long-term stability incentivising long-term sustainable investments that are in line with the Union's climate commitments.
Amendment 26 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 31 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Reiterates its consistently held view of the importance of cross-border initiatives for growth; notes with regret that the Commission’s proposals provide for a significant reduction in the financing of Interreg; considers that a level of funding equal at the very least to the 2014-2020 envelope, in constant prices, needs to be programmed under the 2021-2027 MFF; in order to ensure a sufficient funding for existing programmes and for the new initiative 'Interregional Innovative Investments' inside Interreg;
Amendment 49 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Notes that lower EU co-financing rates have been set at the pre-financial crisis level and this might result in difficulties for beneficiaries in the less developed regions to access EU funding;
Amendment 56 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the importance of direct payments as well as second-pillar funds for farmers; deplores in particular the severe cuts envisaged for the second pillar of the CAP, which makes a significant contribution to investment, environment and employment in rural areas, reminds that these cuts are particularly harmful on vulnerable and less favoured areas; stresses that it cannot be taken for granted that national co-funding will fill the budget gap;
Amendment 57 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Welcomes the continuation of the link between EU budget and sound economic governance and the introduction of the rule of law mechanism;
Amendment 88 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that an indirect boost to income can also be achieved through a real reduction in red tape and increased flexibility in controls for farmers in the CAP;
Amendment 102 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The relevant rules should apply to business conduct by larger, that is to say non-small and medium-sized, operators in the food supply chain as they are the ones who normally possess stronger relative bargaining power when trading with small and medium-sized suppliers.
Amendment 130 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12 a) A supplier should be able to require that their trading arrangement with the buyer in agricultural and food chain such as delivery of products be subject to a written contract with all the relevant aspects of the trading arrangement including elements according to Articles 148(1a) and 168(1a) of Regulation No (EU) 1308/2013.
Amendment 138 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) In order to ensure an effective enforcement of the prohibitions laid down in this Directive, Member States should designate an authority that is entrusted with their enforcement. The authority should be able to act either on its own initiative or by way of complaints by parties affected by unfair trading practices in the agriculture and food supply chain. Where a complainant requests that his identity remain confidential because of fear of retaliation, the enforcement authorities of the Member States should honour such a request in accordance with national law.
Amendment 142 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
(13 a) In order to ensure an effective enforcement of the prohibition of unfair trading practices, the designated enforcement authorities should dispose of all necessary resources, staff and expertise.
Amendment 148 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall ensure that the following trading practices arconstitute prohibited trading arrangements:
Amendment 162 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) The enforcement authorities of the Member States should have the necessary powers that enable them to effectively gather any factual information by way of information requests. They should havensure the power to order thefair and proper functioning of agricultural and good supply chain and promptly termination ofe a prohibited practice, where applicable. The existence of a deterrent, such as the power to impose fines or other sanctions and the publication of investigation results, can encourage behavioural change and pre- litigation solutions between the parties and should therefore be part of the powers of the enforcement authorities. Repeated infringements should be taken into account when determining the sanctions to be applied. The Commission and the enforcement authorities of the Member States should cooperate closely so as to ensure a common approach with respect to the application of the rules set out in this Directive. In particular, the enforcement authorities should provide each other mutual assistance, for example by sharing all relevant information and assisting in investigations which have a cross-border dimension.
Amendment 163 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15 a (new)
Recital 15 a (new)
(15 a) The exercise of the powers conferred by this Directive on enforcement authorities should be subject to appropriate safeguards which meet the standards of general principles of Union law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, in accordance with the case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union;
Amendment 200 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Member States shall ensure that the following trading practices arconstitute prohibited trading arrangements, if they are not agreed in clear and unambiguous terms at the conclusion of the supply agreement:
Amendment 210 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. This Directive applies to certain unfair trading practices which occur in relation to the sales of agricultural and food products by a supplier that is a small and medium-sized enterprise to a buyer that is not a small and medium-sized enterprise, as well as to the sales of agricultural and food products by a supplier that is a small-sized enterprise to a buyer that is at least a medium-sized enterprise.
Amendment 225 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 4
Article 3 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall ensure that the prohibitions laid down in paragraphs 1 and 2 constitute overriding mandatory provisions of trading arrangements which are applicable to any situation falling within their scope, irrespective of the law otherwise applicable to the supply agreement between the parties.
Amendment 226 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. A supplier may require that their trading arrangement is subject to a written contract including all relevant aspects of the trading arrangement.
Amendment 245 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. Producer organisations or associations of producer organisations whose member(s) or member(s) of their members consider(s) that they are affected by a prohibited trading practice shall have the right to submit a complaint and to be properly involved in the procedures.
Amendment 267 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) to take a decision, within the framework of the applicable national law, establishing an infringement of the prohibitions laid down in Article 3 and require the buyer to terminate the prohibited trading practice. The authority may abstain from taking any such decision, if such decision would risk revealing the identity of a complainant or disclosing any other information in respect of which the complainant considers disclosure harmful to his interests, provided that the complainant has identified that information in accordance with Article 5(3);
Amendment 308 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall ensure that the following trading practices arconstitute prohibited trading arrangements:
Amendment 349 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) a buyer unilaterally and retroactively changes the terms of the supply agreement concerning the frequency, timing or volume of the supply or delivery, the quality standards or the prices of the agricultural and food products;
Amendment 468 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Member States shall ensure that the following trading practices arconstitue prohibited trading arrangements, if they are not agreed in clear and unambiguous terms at the conclusion of the supply agreement:
Amendment 505 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point d – indent 1 (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point d – indent 1 (new)
- Where a complaint relating to a practice referred in paragraph 2 is submitted to an enforcement authority, the burden of proof that the supply or trading arrangement covers the trading practise at issue in clear and unambiguous terms shall be on the buyer.
Amendment 512 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 4
Article 3 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall ensure that the prohibitions laid down in paragraphs 1 and 2 constitute overriding mandatory provisions of trading arrangements which are applicable to any situation falling within their scope, irrespective of the law otherwise applicable to the supply agreement between the parties.
Amendment 523 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 (new)
A supplier may require that their trading arrangement shall be subject to a written contract including all relevant aspects of the trading arrangement.
Amendment 529 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
The designated authorities shall have the necessary resources to ensure an effective enforcement of the prohibitions of unfair trading practices, in terms of qualified staff able to conduct proficient legal and economic assessments, financial means, technical and technological expertise and equipment including adequate information technology tools.
Amendment 548 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. A supplier may submit a complaint to the enforcement authority of the Member State in which the supplier is established. The enforcement authority of that Member State shall forward the complaint to the enforcement authority of the Member State in which the buyer suspected to have engaged in a prohibited trading practice is established. The enforcement authorities shall facilitate the dialogue and play an active role in the dispute resolution.
Amendment 568 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. Producer organisations or associations of producer organisations whose member(s) or member(s) of their members consider(s) that they are affected by a prohibited trading practice shall have the right to submit a complaint and to be properly involved in the procedures.
Amendment 594 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) to proactively initiate and conduct investigations on its own initiative or based on a complaint;
Amendment 601 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) to take a decision, within the framework of applicable national law, establishing an infringement of the prohibitions laid down in Article 3 and require the buyer to terminate the prohibited trading practice. The authority may abstain from taking any such decision, if such decision would risk revealing the identity of a complainant or disclosing any other information in respect of which the complainant considers disclosure harmful to his interests, provided that the complainant has identified that information in accordance with Article 5(3);
Amendment 606 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) to impose a pecuniary fine or other sanctions on the author of the infringement. The fine in accordance with the national law. The fine and the other sanctions shall be effective, proportionate to the harm caused and dissuasive taking into account the nature, duration and gravity and possible repetition of the infringement;
Amendment 622 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
(fa) Member states shall ensure that the exercise of those powers is subject to appropriate safeguards in respect of rights of defence, in accordance with the general principles of Union law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, including where the complainant requests confidential treatment of information pursuant to Article 5(3).
Amendment 625 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point f b (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point f b (new)
(fb) The Member States may decide that the fines or other sanction are initiated by the enforcement authority and imposed by competent national courts, while ensuring that those fines are effective and have an equivalent effect to administrative fines imposed by enforcement authorities. In any event, other sanctions imposed shall be effective, proportionate and dissuasive taking into account the nature, duration, gravity and possible repetition of the infringement.
Amendment 648 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
To ensure a higher level of protection, Member States may provide for rules designed to combat unfair trading practices going beyond those set out in Articles 3, 5, 6 and 7, which are stricter than those set out in this Directive, provided that such national rules are compatible with the rules on the functioning of the internal market.
Amendment 655 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Proceedings in relation to Article 6 (c-e) shall respect the administrative and legal proceedings and principles in the specific Member State.
Amendment 656 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 b (new)
This Directive shall be without prejudice to national rules aimed at combating unfair trading practices that are not within the scope of this Directive, provided that such rules are compatible with the rules on the functioning of the internal market.
Amendment 10 #
2017/2284(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Regrets that in some Member States the training and certification requirements of the Directive are not fully met; underlines the importance of training of users to ensure the safe and sustainable use of PPPs; considers it fitting to distinguish between professional and amateur users, given that they are not subject to the same obligations; emphasises that professional and non- professional users of PPPs should receive adequate training; stresses that PPPs are not only used in agriculture, but also for weed and pest control in urban areas, including public parks and railways;
Amendment 17 #
2017/2284(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Highlights that sustainable and responsible use of pesticides is a precondition for the authorisation of plant protection products;
Amendment 26 #
2017/2284(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that many Member States have changed their initial targets, focusing more on reducing the risks that pesticide use entails, rather than on actual reductions in the quantities used; regrets the fact that in many Member States there is no real commitment tostresses the importance of commitment from Member States to apply integrated pest management (IPM) and thusto developing a more environmentally- sustainable agriculture with lower costs for farmers;
Amendment 29 #
2017/2284(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Encourages the focus on reducing risks that pesticides entail, as limited use of a high-risk plant protection products can be more harmful then extensive usage of a low-risk plant protection products; underlines that this risk reduction should go hand in hand with use reduction;
Amendment 32 #
2017/2284(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Underlines that there is always a certain amount of risk involved when one interferes in nature, whether it is with chemical, biological or low-risk plant protection products. Risks can never be excluded, however, they can be managed. Therefore, legislation in the field of plant protection products should set up criteria and levels for acceptable risk;
Amendment 78 #
2017/2284(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Underlines the central role IPM plays to reduce pesticide use; acknowledges the willingness of farmers to use IPM, but understands that farmers are reluctant to apply new methods for pest management, if they face an unacceptably high risk to their economic viability in case these methods do not work;
Amendment 82 #
2017/2284(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Stresses the importance of the availability of low-risk pesticides, adequate research and the sharing of best practices within and among Member States to fully utilise the potential of integrated pest management.
Amendment 2 #
2017/2282(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that the EU is Georgia’s largest trade partner, the most significant donor and the EU has the highest proportion of foreign direct investment in the country;
Amendment 7 #
2017/2282(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Believes that further fulfilment of obligation within the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement (DCFTA) will create a new climate for economic relations, for development of trade and investment and contribute to economic restructuring:
Amendment 17 #
2017/2282(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Encourages the Georgian authorities to continue to further develop and implement a comprehensive public awareness programme to ensure that SMEs, farmers and citizens in general are fully informed of the opportunities and benefits offered by the DCFTA and available support programmes, welcomes the effort already made in the form of the information sharing websites;
Amendment 25 #
2017/2282(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Council and the Commission to continue to use all possible leverage to encourage and assist Georgia in its efforts to implement the DCFTA effectively, reminding that a sustainable implementation of the DCFTA cannot rely only on the assistance from the EU side but requires independent administration from the Georgian side; calls on both sides to offer greater support to SMEs and to provide technical assistance.
Amendment 16 #
2017/0035(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The system established by Regulation (EC) No 182/2011 has, overall, proven to work well in practice and struck an appropriate institutional balance as regards the roles of the Commission and the other actors involved. That system should therefore continue to function unchanged except for certain targeted amendments concerning specific aspects of procedure at the level of the appeal committee. These amendments are intended to ensure wider political accountability and ownership of politically sensitive implementing acts without, however, modifying the legal and institutional responsibilities for implementing acts as organised by Regulation (EU) No 182/2011. These amendments should make sure that the reliability of the scientific opinions of independent European scientific bodies is maintained in order to stimulate and assure a science-based approach in the decision making process.
Amendment 48 #
2017/0035(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) A change of procedural rules may possibly lead to an alteration in the decision making process among Member States. Therefore, socio-economic consequences need to be taken into account with the implementation of the proposed amendments.
Amendment 30 #
2013/0186(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) To ensure the consistent and sound oversight of service provision across Europe, the national supervisory authorities should be guaranteed sufficientbudgetary and financial independence and sufficient resources. This should not prevent a national supervisory authority from being part of a regulatory authority competent for several regulated sectors if that regulatory authority fulfils the independence requirements, or from being joined in terms of its organisation with the national competition authority. .
Amendment 34 #
2013/0186(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) The financing of the national supervisory authorities should guarantee their independence, and should allow them to operate in accordance with the principles of fairness, transparency, non- discrimination and proportionality. Appropriate procedures and criteria for appointing staff should contribute to guaranteeing the independence of the national supervisory authorities, ensuring in particular that the appointment of persons in charge of strategic decisions is made by a public authority, which does not directly exert ownership rights over air navigation service providers.
Amendment 56 #
2013/0186(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) The entry of unmanned aircraft operations must lead to a safe and shared use of the European airspace amongst unmanned and traditional operations. The traffic management of unmanned aircraft in an integrated manner requires the availability of common information services in order to create a common understanding of airspace activity in a given piece of airspace. In order to contain the costs of such traffic management, prices for common information services should be based on cost and a reasonable mark-up for profit, and should be subject to approval by national supervisory authorities. To enable the provision of the service, the required data should be made available by air navigation service providers.
Amendment 58 #
2013/0186(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21 a (new)
Recital 21 a (new)
(21a) The traffic management of unmanned aircrafts requires the availability of U-space services. Considering the vulnerability of the counterparty in the provision of U-space services, charging schemes should pay utmost attention to the safeguard of the affordability principle.
Amendment 83 #
2013/0186(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) Mechanisms for modulation of charges to improve environmental performance and service quality, notably through increased use of sustainable alternative fuels, alternative clean propulsion technologies, more direct- routing, increased capacity and reduced delays, while maintaining an optimum safety level, should be set up at Union-wide level given the cross-border nature of aviation. National supervisory authorities should also have the possibility to establish mechanisms at local level regarding terminal services.
Amendment 108 #
2013/0186(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 39
Recital 39
(39) The concept of common projects should aim at implementing, in a timely, coordinated and synchronised manner, the essential operational changes identified in the European ATM Master Plan which have a network-wide impact. In particular the common projects should promote and accelerate the update of new digital technologies that are critical to the future scalability, resilience and sustainability of the ATM system in Europe. The Commission should be charged with carrying out a cost-benefit analysis in respect of the funding with a view to speedying up the deployment of the SESAR project.
Amendment 138 #
2013/0186(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 22 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 22 a (new)
22a. “U-space airspace” means a UAS geographical zone designated by Member States, where UAS operations are only allowed to take place with the support of U-space services provided by an U-Space service provider;
Amendment 139 #
2013/0186(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 22 b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 22 b (new)
22b. “U-space service” means a service relying on a high level of digitalisation and automation of functions designed to support safe, efficient and secure access to U-space airspace for a large numbers of UAS;
Amendment 140 #
2013/0186(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 22 c (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 22 c (new)
22c. “U-space service provider” means any legal or natural person providing or intending to provide U-space services;
Amendment 142 #
2013/0186(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 26
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 26
26. ‘cooperative decision-making’ means a process in which decisions by the Network Manager are made based on interaction and consultation with Member States, operational stakeholders and other actors as appropriate;
Amendment 167 #
2013/0186(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. Without prejudice to paragraph 1, the national supervisory authorities shall be legally distinct and independent from a legal, budgetary and financial point of view from any other public or private entity in terms of their organisation, functioning, legal structure and decision-making.
Amendment 185 #
2013/0186(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 5 – point b a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 5 – point b a (new)
(ba) they shall not be seconded from air navigation service providers or companies under the control of an air navigation service provider.
Amendment 202 #
2013/0186(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2
Persons in charge of strategic decisions, audits or other functions directly linked to performance targets or oversight of air navigation service providers, shall not hold any professional position or responsibility with any air navigation service provider after their term in the national supervisory authority, for at least a period of two year of more than six months, for: (i) at least 12 months for staff in managerial positions; (ii) at least six months for staff in non- managerial positions.
Amendment 210 #
2013/0186(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 7
Article 3 – paragraph 7
7. Member States shall ensure that national supervisory authorities have the necessary financial resources and capabilities to carry out the tasks assigned to them under this Regulation in an efficient and timely manner. The national supervisory authorities shall manage their staff based on their own appropriations, to be set in proportion toaccordance with the tasks to be fulfilled by the authority in accordance with Article 4.
Amendment 213 #
2013/0186(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
The Member State may reobtain the responsibility of the tasks of the national supervisory authority which the Agency acting as Performance Review Body (PRB) was requested to carry out subject to: (i) the submission of proof that the national supervisory authority is capable of performing the reobtained tasks; (ii) the reallocation of tasks starting from the beginning of a given reference period.
Amendment 218 #
2013/0186(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 10
Article 3 – paragraph 10
10. The Commission shall establish detailed rules laying down the modalities of recruitment criteria and selection procedures referred to in paragraph 5, points (a) and (b). Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 37(3).
Amendment 225 #
2013/0186(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) applyimplement the performance and charging schemes set out in in Articles 10 to 17 and 19 to 22 and the implementing acts referred to in Articles 18 and 23, within the limits of their tasks defined in those articles and acts, and oversee the application of the Regulation regarding the transparency of accounts of designated air traffic service providers in accordance with Article 25.
Amendment 297 #
2013/0186(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 6
Article 6 – paragraph 6
6. The Commission shall adopt, in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 37(3), implementing rules regarding detailed requirements on financial robustness, in particular financial strength and financial resilience, as well as in respect of liability and insurance cover. In order to ensure the uniform implementation of and compliance with paragraphs (1), (4) and (5) of this Article, the Commission shall adopt implementing acts, in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 37(3), laying down detailed provisions concerning the rules and procedures for certification and for conducting the investigations, inspections, audits and other monitoring activities necessary to ensure effective oversight and enforcement by the national supervisory authority of the entities subject to this Regulation.
Amendment 386 #
2013/0186(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. Where common information services are provided, the data disseminated shall present the integrity and quality necessary to enable the safe and integrated provision of services for the management of traffic of unmanned aircraft in a way that enables the shared use of the airspace together with manned aircrafts.
Amendment 390 #
2013/0186(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The price for common information services shall be based strictly on the fixed and variable costs of providing the service concerned and may, in addition, include a reasonable mark-up reflecting an appropriate risk- return trade-off.
Amendment 395 #
2013/0186(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. As far as operations in specific volumes of airspace designated by the Member States for unmanned aircraft operations are concernedWhere manned and unmanned operations are expected to take place in specific volumes of airspace, relevant operational data shall be made available in real-time by air navigation service providers. Common information service providers to the U-Space service provider. The providers concerned shall use those data only for operational purposes of the services they provide. Access to relevant operational data shall be granted to common information service providers, on a non- discriminatory basis, without prejudice to security or defence policy interests.
Amendment 470 #
2013/0186(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The draft performance plans shall be adopted after the setting of Union-wide performance targets and before the start of the reference period concerned. They shall contain performance targets for en route air navigation services in the key performance areas of the environment, capacity and cost-efficiency, consistent with the Union- wide performance targets. Those draft performance plans shall take accountcontribute to the implementation of the European ATM Master Plan. The draft performance plans shall be made publicly available.
Amendment 580 #
2013/0186(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The draft performance plans shall be adopted after the setting of Union-wide performance targets and before the start of the reference period concerned. They shall contain performance targets for terminal air navigation services in the key performance areas of environment, capacity and cost- efficiency, consistent with the Union-wide performance targets. Those draft performance plans shall take accountcontribute to the implementation of the European ATM Master Plan. The draft performance plans shall be made publicly available.
Amendment 650 #
2013/0186(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1
1. The Agency acting as PRB shall on a regular basis, once per year, establish a Union-wide overview of the performance of terminal air navigation services and of how it relates to Union-wide performance targets.
Amendment 737 #
2013/0186(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 5
Article 22 – paragraph 5
5. Charges shall be modulated to encourage air navigation service providers, airports and airspace users to support improvements in environmental performance, or service quality such as increased use of sustainable alternative fuels, alternative clean propulsion technologies, or service quality such as increased capacity, reduced delays, more direct-routing and sustainable development, while maintaining an optimum safety level, in particular for implementing the European ATM Master Plan. The modulation shall consist of financial advantages or disadvantages and shall be revenue neutral for air traffic service providers.
Amendment 803 #
2013/0186(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 26 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) management of the delivery of air traffic control capacity in the network as set out in the binding Network Operations Plan (NOP);
Amendment 849 #
2013/0186(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 6 – point a
Article 27 – paragraph 6 – point a
(a) decide on individual measures to implement the network functions and to support the effective implementation of the binding Network Operations Plan and the achievement of the binding performance targets;
Amendment 890 #
2013/0186(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 2
Article 35 – paragraph 2
2. TIn order to support the priorities set in paragraph 1 of this Article, the Commission may also establish governance mechanisms for common projects and their implementation.
Amendment 906 #
2013/0186(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – title
Article 38 – title
Industry Consultation of stakeholdersBody
Amendment 916 #
2013/0186(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 a (new)
Article 38 a (new)
Article 38a Industry Consultation Body Without prejudice to the role of the Committee and of Eurocontrol, the Commission shall establish an ‘industry consultation body’, in which air navigation service providers, associations of airspace users, airport operators, the manufacturing industry and professional staff representative bodies shall participate. The role of this body shall solely be to advise the Commission on the implementation of the single European sky.
Amendment 108 #
2012/0060(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 5
Article 1 – paragraph 5
5. Member States and their contracting authorities and contracting entities shall not apply restrictive measures in respect of third country economic operators, goods and services beyond those provided for in this Regulation except those provided in Directives 2014/23/EU, 2014/24/EU or 2014/25/EU.
Amendment 141 #
2012/0060(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Price adjustment measures shall only apply to contracts with an estimated value equal to or above EUR 5.000.000 exclusive of value-added tax, except to works or concession contracts with an estimated value under EUR 15.000.000 exclusive of value-added tax.