Activities of María SORNOSA MARTÍNEZ

Motion for a resolution
Indent 4 a (new)

- having regard to its resolution of 18 May 2006 on natural disasters (forest fires, droughts and floods) – agricultural aspects,

2008/06/10
Committee: ENVI

2008/2074(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Recalls the link between climate change, water scarcity and drought and is deeply concerned about the possible impact on public health; calls for account to be taken of their impact on water resources when policies to combat climate change are drawn up: asks that an in-depth study be made of the inter-relationship between the development of biofuels and the availability of water resources; calls, likewise, for a specific assessment to be made of installations with a high consumption of water resources; stresses the need to mainstream the issue of water into all policy areas and to create a truly integrated approach when addressing it, including all of the financial instruments of the EU; underlines that all political levels (national, regional and local) should be involved in the process;

2008/06/10
Committee: ENVI

2008/2074(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Encourages the EU to support technology and innovation aimed at improving efficiency in the use of water; calls on the Commission to promote research, within the framework of the Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration activities, into desalination technologies which reduce the impact on the environment and their cost;

2008/06/10
Committee: ENVI

2008/2074(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Calls on the Commission, bearing in mind that losses owing to leakages in the public water supply network in urban centres may exceed 50%, to look into the possibility of promoting a network of cities to encourage sustainable water use with the aim of exchanging good practices such as re-use, saving and improved water efficiency and jointly carrying out pilot demonstration projects; calls, likewise, on local authorities to improve supply networks for water distribution that have become obsolete;

2008/06/10
Committee: ENVI

2008/2074(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Stresses that 40% of the water used in the EU could be saved; calls for concrete measures and financial incentives to promote a more efficient and sustainable use of water; calls, likewise, for the widespread installation of metering devices to measure water consumption in order to encourage saving, re-use and the efficient and rational use of water;

2008/06/10
Committee: ENVI

2008/2074(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Calls on the Commission to consider financing in 2009 a pilot project intended to cover research, surveying and monitoring for the development of prevention activities to halt desertification in Europe thus preventing erosion, agriculture and biodiversity losses, increasing soil protection and fertility and the soil's capacity to retain water as well as its abilities in carbon capture;

2008/06/10
Committee: ENVI

2008/2074(INI)

Dorette CORBEY, Elisa FERREIRA, Inés AYALA SENDER, María SORNOSA MARTÍNEZ, Dan JØRGENSEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17a. Supports the Commission's commitment to continue to highlight the challenge of water scarcity and drought at international level, in particular through the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change;

2008/06/10
Committee: ENVI

2008/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30

30. Suggests that the Commission ~~rethink the not~~develop scenarions o~~f a~~n fixed quotas for biofuels anused in~~stead develop flexible scenarios~~ transport which take account not only of the growing worldwide need for agricultural land for food and feedstuffs ~~but also of the question~~and the impact on water resources but also of the need to import biofuels into the EU, with a view to meeting the requirements of individual mobility and goods transport in future;

2008/10/10
Committee: CLIM

2008/2015(INI)

Elisa FERREIRA, Evangelia TZAMPAZI, Dorette CORBEY, Inés AYALA SENDER, María SORNOSA MARTÍNEZ, Riitta MYLLER, Åsa WESTLUND

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33

33. Calls on the Commission to reconsider the non-binding nature of the 20% goal for energy efficiency by 2020 and if necessary to propose to the Council that this target be made binding; also stresses the need to explore the possibility of laying down interim reduction objectives;

2008/10/10
Committee: CLIM

2008/2015(INI)

Inés AYALA SENDER, María SORNOSA MARTÍNEZ, Evangelia TZAMPAZI, Dorette CORBEY, Riitta MYLLER, Åsa WESTLUND

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39

39. Calls on the relevant local authorities and professional associations in the Member States to establish the criterion of energy efficiency for new buildings as a leitmotiv for architects and building engineers, with building regulations for the energy efficiency of new buildings as a possible first step in this direction;deleted

2008/10/10
Committee: CLIM

2008/2015(INI)

Inés AYALA SENDER, María SORNOSA MARTÍNEZ, Evangelia TZAMPAZI, Dorette CORBEY, Riitta MYLLER, Justas Vincas PALECKIS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39a (new)

39a. Calls on Member States, together with relevant local authorities and professional associations, to put in place energy efficiency criteria, guidelines and regulations for new buildings and important renovation works, and stresses the fundamental role of the public authorities in encouraging the inclusion of energy efficiency requirements among the rules governing public procurement;

2008/10/10
Committee: CLIM

2008/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44

44. Calls for a comprehensive policy mix of mutually supportive measures towards a sustainable transport policy comprising the development of vehicle technology (eco- efficient innovation), increased use of alternative ~~forms of propulsion, intelligent traffic management, changes in driving styles and car use, and a CO2 tax, which~~energy sources for transport, the creation of distribution networks for clean fuels, increased use of alternative forms of propulsion, intelligent traffic management, changes in driving styles and car use, improved logistics, "green corridors" and TIC for transport, a CO2 tax and the modernisation of public transport in order to achieve the goal of zero emissions without ignoring the increased need for mobility; points out that all of these could be promoted by clear preferences in public procurement;

2008/10/10
Committee: CLIM

2008/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45

~~45. Calls for all modes of transport to be fully involved in the internalisation of their external costs;~~(Does not affect English version.)

2008/10/10
Committee: CLIM

2008/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 51

51. Welcomes the creation and extension of the Trans-European Networks and calls for the priority projects, in particular those which are most climate-friendly, including "green corridors", to be completed as soon as possible, since these are vitally important for freight transport logistics and a sustainable European transport policy;

2008/10/10
Committee: CLIM

2008/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 51

51. Welcomes the creation and extension of the Trans-European Networks and calls for the priority projects to be completed as soon as possible, since these are vitally important for freight transport logistics and a sustainable European transport policy;(Does not affect English version.)

2008/10/10
Committee: CLIM

2008/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 51 a (new)

51a. Regrets that the TEN-e programme has not been used to ensure the necessary infrastructures for the distribution of alternative energy sources for transport (biofuels, hydrogen, electricity, etc.) from renewable energy;

2008/10/10
Committee: CLIM

2008/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53

53. Calls on the Member States and local authorities, by means of pricing measures and other incentives, to promote a modal shift from cars to local public transport and from road to ~~rail~~more environmentally friendly means of transport, and by substantial investments in the necessary infrastructure to massively expand and improve the overall service ~~and make it more attractive;~~ , making public transport more attractive; in the intermediate period, calls for improvements in the integration of private/individual transportation with passenger/freight integrated logistics and public/collective transport systems;

2008/10/10
Committee: CLIM

2008/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 63 a (new)

63a. Calls on all Member States and the EU institutions to give all necessary support to R&D in respect of break- through environmentally friendly transport technologies, such as hydrogen, electric, fuel cells, hybrids or advanced biofuels;

2008/10/10
Committee: CLIM

2008/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 64

64. Calls on the Commission to draw up a report by 2010 on cabotage and other factors in the European Union which lead to unladen journeys and losses of efficiency in the Internal Market; believes that efficient and effective freight logistics based on TICs and systems as Galileo, used as an integral part of the EU transport system, are the key to sustainable mobility in Europe, to economic efficiency and competitiveness, to optimal use of energy resources, to job creation, to the protection of the environment and to fighting against climate change; calls on the Commission to integrate both the logistic approach and the "green corridors" in the next review of the TEN-T strategy;

2008/10/10
Committee: CLIM

2008/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 67

67. Calls on the Commission, the Member States and regions, in climate-sensitive seasonal tourist areas where there are no real alternatives on offer, to take comprehensive adaptation and preventive measures – such as securing water supplies, protecting against forest fires and improving coastal defences – to reflect the economic importance of tourism and of the necessary infrastructure for jobs and incomes, and to counteract significant economic damage along the whole length of the value chain;

2008/10/10
Committee: CLIM

2008/2015(INI)

Riitta MYLLER, Dorette CORBEY, María SORNOSA MARTÍNEZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 69 a (new)

69a. Recommends the development of more ecological types of tourism, such as social tourism, sport tourism or cultural tourism, and stresses that the tourist destinations of excellence should be those which respect and protect the environment;

2008/10/10
Committee: CLIM

2008/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 74

74122a. Considers, particularly with regard to the technological neutrality of the EU approach, that the environmentally safe use of CCS should be discussed without prejudging the outcome; advocates the promotion of international cooperation in order to encourage technology transfer, particularly with those emerging countries which still rely on local coal as a fuel; (Paragraph 76 of the motion for a resolution has been moved here in an amended form)

2008/10/10
Committee: CLIM

2008/2015(INI)

Dan JØRGENSEN, Inés AYALA SENDER, María SORNOSA MARTÍNEZ, Riitta MYLLER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 94 a (new)

94a. Calls on the Council to approve its Common Position on the Framework Directive on soil protection in order to introduce a genuine community instrument to fight against the effects of deforestation, erosion and desertification;

2008/10/10
Committee: CLIM

2008/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 97

97. Takes the view that strategic planning and integrated water ~~management based on present and future~~resources based on supply measures and hierarchy of water ~~need~~uses are key to coping successfully with the effects of climate change on the availableility and variability of water resources;

2008/10/10
Committee: CLIM

2008/2015(INI)

Dan JØRGENSEN, Inés AYALA SENDER, María SORNOSA MARTÍNEZ, Evangelia TZAMPAZI, Riitta MYLLER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 98

98. Considers that integrated water resources management should comprise strategies for the improvement of water use efficiency, water saving, rationalisation and limitation of water consumption, and improved consumer awareness on sustainable water consumption, and should respond to issues concerning the collection and storage of rainwater in natural and artificial reservoirs, as well as to those relating to the risk and impact of floods and droughts; considers that action should be encouraged to establish an effective hierarchy of water uses and recalls that a demand-side approach should be preferred when managing water resources;

2008/10/10
Committee: CLIM

2008/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 99

99. Calls on the Commission to assume an important cross-border coordinating role in water management, particularly by network creation and funding of research into innovative technologies for the desalination of sea water, new irrigation systems and agricultural and urban water consumption, and for pilot projects to reduce damage from drought or flooding; calls for the rapid establishment of the European Drought Observatory and the early warning system;

2008/10/10
Committee: CLIM

2008/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 99 a (new)

99a. Considers that, in order to provide adequate incentives to use water resources efficiently, Member States should, in their water policy, take account of the principles of recovery of the costs of water services and "polluter pays";

2008/10/10
Committee: CLIM

2008/2015(INI)

Inés AYALA SENDER, María SORNOSA MARTÍNEZ, Riitta MYLLER, Justas Vincas PALECKIS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 100

100. Stresses that some of the current fishing practices further decreases the resilience of fish stocks and marine life to the impact of climate change;

2008/10/10
Committee: CLIM

2008/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 104

104. Recognises that the hierarchy of waste forms a leitmotiv in European waste policy; ~~points out, however, that from the point of view of combating climate change the rigid application of this hierarchy is not necessarily helpful~~invites the Commission to propose percentage reduction targets on reducing, reusing and recycling waste; demands that the targets be reviewed and tightened when necessary;

2008/10/10
Committee: CLIM

2008/2015(INI)

Dorette CORBEY, Inés AYALA SENDER, María SORNOSA MARTÍNEZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 141

141. Suggests that the Commission declare a European Year of Energy and Resource Efficiency in order to raise citizens’ awareness at all policy levels of more efficient use of resources and to take climate change as an opportunity to hold an intensive debate on the availability and handling of resources; calls on the Commission and the Member States to fight energy poverty as well as to guarantee the development of a water saving culture and to raise public awareness of water saving through educational programmes; calls on the Commission to look into the possibility of promoting a network of cities to encourage sustainable water use with the aim of exchanging good practice and jointly carrying out pilot demonstration projects;

2008/10/10
Committee: CLIM

2008/2001(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas, since the review period and the subsequent publication of IPCC AR4, numerous new scientific studies have measured and brought forward data confirming the global warming trend and have further assessed the implications of climate change on mankind in social, economic and ecological terms, as well as the need to adapt to it and mitigate it,

2008/02/20
Committee: CLIM

2008/2001(INI)

Dorette CORBEY, Riitta MYLLER, Matthias GROOTE, Åsa WESTLUND, Edite ESTRELA, Dan JØRGENSEN, Evangelia TZAMPAZI, Giulietto CHIESA, Andres TARAND, Inés AYALA SENDER, María SORNOSA MARTÍNEZ, Silvia-Adriana ȚICĂU

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

H. whereas recent scientific studies have delivered further proof of the anthropogenic disturbance of the earth's atmosphere; whereas the physical science of climate change is assessing the concrete implications of already existing levels of global warming caused by historic emissions; whereas the data collected from such studies underline the urgent need for adaptation and mitigation measures to be implemented in order to limit serious risk to humans and the infrastructure, first and foremost in the developing world but also in Europe and other wealthier parts of the world,

2008/02/20
Committee: CLIM

2008/2001(INI)

Dorette CORBEY, Riitta MYLLER, Matthias GROOTE, Åsa WESTLUND, Edite ESTRELA, Dan JØRGENSEN, Evangelia TZAMPAZI, Giulietto CHIESA, Andres TARAND, Inés AYALA SENDER, María SORNOSA MARTÍNEZ, Silvia-Adriana ȚICĂU

Motion for a resolution
Recital J

J. whereas the scientific consensus as expressed in IPCC AR4 leads to the conclusion that the level of global GHG emissions must be ~~at least halv~~reduced by 2050% to ~~avoid serious risks; whereas this target has been endorsed by the EU Heads of State and Heads of Government at the meeting of the G8 at Heiligendamm~~85% compared to 2000 to avoid serious risks; whereas it will be increasingly difficult to achieve this target if global GHG emissions continue to rise until 2020 and beyond; whereas nearly all Member States are making good or even excellent progress in their efforts to comply with their individual EU burden-sharing targets, thus raising the likelihood that the EU will reach its Kyoto target by 2012; whereas, nevertheless, after 2012 Member States will have to reduce GHG emissions in a more ambitious way if they are to meet the targets adopted at the ~~above-mentioned~~ European Council on 8-9 March 2007 ~~and to halve their GHG emissions by 205~~, to be achieved collectively by developed countries, of reducing their GHG emissions by 60% to 80% by 2050 compared to 1990,

2008/02/20
Committee: CLIM

2008/2001(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital La (new)

La. whereas the EU's new maritime policy will require initiatives to reduce the impact of climate change, ensuring sustainable maritime development, including prevention in the face of extreme weather conditions in coastal zones,

2008/02/20
Committee: CLIM

2008/2001(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital M

M. whereas the IPCC AR4 has, for the first time, documented the wide- ranging impacts of changes in current climate patterns in Europe, such as retreating glaciers, increasingly lengthy seasons, shifts in the geographical range of species’ habitats and health impacts caused by a heatwave of unprecedented magnitude; whereas the changes observed are consistent with those projected for future climate change; whereas, throughout Europe as a whole, nearly all regions will be negatively affected by the various future impacts of climate change and these will pose challenges in many economic sectors; whereas these changes will require modifications to the Community policies and, concretely, in the framework of the forthcoming review of the CAP and the new integrated maritime policy; whereas climate change is expected to magnify regional differences in Europe’s natural resources, e.g. water availability,

2008/02/20
Committee: CLIM

2008/2001(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital O

O. whereas the next IPCC assessment report will probably not be published until 2012 or 2013; whereas additional knowledge emanating from scientific reports commissioned by governments or conducted by other international bodies or UN institutions such as the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO), the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), the UN Development Programme (UNDP), the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) or the World Health Organization (WHO) are making a significant contribution to a deeper understanding of the current and future impact of climate change on humans and the environment, as well as to adaptation to and mitigation of climate change,

2008/02/20
Committee: CLIM

2008/2001(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital Q

Q. whereas it is necessary to see global warming and the various dimensions of climate change from the perspective of other global problems such as poverty or global health issues, as these problems will be exacerbated by the effects of rising temperatures, drought, floods and increasingly frequent extreme climate phenomena; whereas climate change could impede the ability of countries to follow sustainable development pathways and attain the Millennium Development Goals; whereas climate change could seriously threaten examples of successful development and should therefore be an overarching issue in international cooperation,

2008/02/20
Committee: CLIM

2008/2001(INI)

Dorette CORBEY, Riitta MYLLER, Matthias GROOTE, Åsa WESTLUND, Edite ESTRELA, Dan JØRGENSEN, Evangelia TZAMPAZI, Giulietto CHIESA, Andres TARAND, Inés AYALA SENDER, María SORNOSA MARTÍNEZ, Silvia-Adriana ȚICĂU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Believes that more scientific research should be focusing on the impact and role of land use and forests and their possible contribution to offsetting GHG emissions, and on the impact and role of oceans and seas;

2008/02/20
Committee: CLIM

2008/2001(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8a (new)

8a. Advocates additional research into the impact of the policy of promoting biofuels and their effects on the increase of deforestation, the expansion of cultivated land and world food supplies;

2008/02/20
Committee: CLIM

2008/2001(INI)

Dorette CORBEY, Riitta MYLLER, Matthias GROOTE, Åsa WESTLUND, Edite ESTRELA, Dan JØRGENSEN, Evangelia TZAMPAZI, Giulietto CHIESA, Andres TARAND, Inés AYALA SENDER, María SORNOSA MARTÍNEZ, Silvia-Adriana ȚICĂU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Believes that the communication of scientific evidence of human impact on the global climate must be the main element of a broader effort to raise public awareness and subsequently gain and maintain public support for political measures to curb carbon emissions; asks the IPCC to publish a summary of its assessment reports for the public; believes, furthermore, that individual changes in lifestyle patterns are necessary and should be a part of educational ~~attempt~~programmes to communicate the causes and effects of global warming~~, but that they cannot be imposed by political decisions~~;

2008/02/20
Committee: CLIM

2008/2001(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Believes that the communication of scientific evidence of human impact on the global climate must be the main element of a broader effort to raise public awareness and subsequently gain public support for ~~political~~(deletion) measures to curb carbon emissions, such as interaction with the various social players; believes, furthermore, that individual changes in lifestyle patterns are necessary and should be a part of educational attempts to communicate the causes and effects of global warming, but that they cannot be imposed by political decisions;

2008/02/20
Committee: CLIM

2008/2001(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Asks its Temporary Committee on Climate Change to continue its work and, at the end of its mandate, to present to Parliament a report containing, as appropriate, recommendations as to actions or initiatives, as well as adaptation and mitigation measures, to be taken on the EU’s future integrated policy on climate change in line with the EU objective of limiting global temperature increases to below 2°C and in accordance with the findings and recommendations of IPCC AR4;

2008/02/20
Committee: CLIM

2008/2001(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11a (new)

11a. Calls on the Commission to review the Union's policy on the use of biofuels in the fight against climate change, placing special emphasis on sustainability criteria in terns of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and the life cycle of individual biofuels, as well as adopting protection measures in this connection;

2008/02/20
Committee: CLIM

2008/0142(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Title

Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the application of patients’ rights ~~in cross-border healthcare~~to access to safe, high- quality and effective healthcare, under equitable conditions

2009/01/21
Committee: ENVI

2008/0142(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Citation 1

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 95152 thereof,

2009/01/21
Committee: ENVI

2008/0142(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 10

(10) For the purpose of this Directive, the concept of "cross-border healthcare" covers the following modes of supply of healthcare: – Use of healthcare abroad (i.e.: a patient moving to a healthcare provider in another Member State for treatment); this is what is referred to as ‘patient mobility’; – Cross-border provision of healthcare (i.e.: delivery of service from the territory of one Member State into the territory of another); such as telemedicine services, remote diagnosis and prescription, laboratory services; – Permanent presence of a healthcare provider (i.e.: establishment of a healthcare provider in another Member State); and, – Temporary presence of persons (i.e.: mobility of health professionals, for example moving temporarily to the Member State of the patient to provide services).

2009/01/21
Committee: ENVI

2008/0142(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 12 a (new)

(12a) In the light of the case-law of the Court of Justice (judgment of 11 March 2004, Commission v France, C-496/01), in the absence of harmonisation measures, Community law does not preclude a Member State from imposing, in the context of an authorisation scheme, its level of public health protection on healthcare providers established in another Member State which wish to offer services to patients insured in the first Member State. However, the conditions to be satisfied in order to obtain such authorisation may not duplicate the equivalent statutory conditions which have already been satisfied in the Member State of establishment.

2009/01/21
Committee: ENVI

2008/0142(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 23

(23) The patient may choose which mechanism they prefer, but in any case, where the application of Regulation (EC) No 1408/71 is more beneficial for the patient, the patient should not be deprived of the rights guaranteed by that Regulation.deleted

2009/01/21
Committee: ENVI

2008/0142(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 25

(25) This Directive does not aim either to create entitlement for reimbursement of treatment in another Member State, if such a treatment is not among the benefits provided for by the legislation of the patient’s Member State of affiliation, or to alter the conditions governing such entitlement, where these are laid down in the legislation of the Member State of affiliation. Equally this Directive does not prevent the Member States from extending their benefits in kind scheme to healthcare provided in another Member State according to its provisions.

2009/01/21
Committee: ENVI

2008/0142(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 31

(31) The evidence available indicates that the application of free movement principles regarding use of healthcare in another Member State within the limits of the cover guaranteed by the statutory sickness insurance scheme of the Member State of affiliation will not undermine the health systems of the Member States or the financial sustainability of their social security systems. However, the Court of Justice has recognised that it cannot be excluded that the possible risk of seriously undermining a social security system’s financial balance or the objective of maintaining a balanced medical and hospital service open to all may constitute overriding reasons in the general interest capable of justifying a barrier to the principle of freedom to provide services. The Court of Justice has also recognised that the number of hospitals, their geographical distribution, the way in which they are organised and the facilities with which they are provided, and even the nature of the medical services which they are able to offer, are all matters for which planning must be possible. This Directive should provide for a system of prior authorisation for assumption of costs for hospital care received in another Member State, where the following conditions are met: had the treatment been provided on its territory, it would have been assumed by its social security system and the consequent outflow of patients due to the implementation of the Directive seriously undermines or is likely to seriously undermine the financial balance of the social security system and/or this outflow of patients seriously undermines, or is likely to seriously undermine, the planning and rationalisation carried out in the hospital sector to avoid hospital overcapacity, imbalance in the supply of hospital care and logistical and financial wastage, the maintenance of a balanced medical and hospital service open to all, or the maintenance of treatment capacity or medical competence on the territory of the Member State concerned. As the assessment of the precise impact of an expected outflow of patients requires complex assumptions and calculations, the Directive allows for a system of prior authorisation if there is sufficient reason to expect that the social security system will be seriously undermined. This should also cover cases of already existing systems of prior authorisation which are in conformity with conditions laid down in Article 8.deleted

2009/01/21
Committee: ENVI

2008/0142(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 31 a (new)

(31a) In the light of the case law of the Court of Justice, Member States may impose a prior authorisation requirement where the national system is called upon to assume the costs of hospital care administered in another Member State. Such a requirement should be considered a reasonable as well as a necessary step. That being the case, the number of hospitals, their geographical spread, the way in which they are organised, and the facilities that they have, and even the nature of the medical services which they are able to offer, are all matters that should be possible to deal with by means of planning, couched in general terms in order to satisfy varied needs. Such planning should, firstly, be intended to ensure that the necessary access is provided at all times to a balanced range of efficacious hospital treatment in the Member State concerned. Secondly, it should help to satisfy the desire for rational use of resources, thus making for social efficiency in terms of financial, technical, and human resources.

2009/01/21
Committee: ENVI

2008/0142(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1

This Directive establishes a general framework for ~~the provision of~~access by EU citizens to safe, high quality and efficient ~~cross-border~~healthcare, under equitable conditions, and establishes mechanisms for cooperation among Member States in the field of health, respecting national competences as regards the organisation and provision of healthcare.

2009/02/02
Committee: ENVI

2008/0142(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2

This Directive shall apply to provision of healthcare ~~regardless of how it is organised, delivered and financed or whether it is public or private~~, defined in Article 4, which is not guaranteed by Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 on the coordination of social security systems.

2009/02/02
Committee: ENVI

2008/0142(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 - paragraph 2

2. When the circumstances under which an authorisation to go to another Member State in order to receive appropriate treatment under Article 22 of Regulation (EC) No 1408/71 must be granted are met, the provisions of that Regulation shall apply and the provisions of Articles 6, 7, 8 and 9 of this Directive shall not apply. Conversely, when an insured person seeks healthcare in another Member State in other circumstances, Articles 6, 7, 8 and 9 of this Directive apply and Article 22 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1408/71 shall not apply. However, whenever the conditions for granting an authorisation set out in Article 22(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1408/71 are fulfilled, the authorisation shall be accorded and the benefits provided in accordance with that Regulation. In that case Articles 6, 7, 8 and 9 of this Directive shall not apply.Deleted

2009/02/02
Committee: ENVI

2008/0142(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 - point (b)

(b) "cross-border healthcare" means healthcare provided in a Member State other than that where the patient is an insured person ~~or healthcare provided in a Member State other than that where the healthcare provider resides, is registered or is established~~;

2009/02/02
Committee: ENVI

2008/0142(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 - point (c)

~~(c) "use of healthcare in another Member State" means healthcare provided in the Member State other than that where the patient is an insured person;~~Deleted

2009/02/02
Committee: ENVI

2008/0142(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 - point (d)

(d) "health professional" means a ~~doctor of medici~~medical practitioner or a nurse responsible for general care or a dental practitioner or a midwife or a pharmacist within the meaning of Directive 2005/36/EC or another professional exercising activities in the healthcare sector which are restricted to a regulated profession as defined in Article 3(1)(a) of Directive 2005/36/EC;

2009/02/02
Committee: ENVI

2008/0142(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 - point (f)

(f) "patient" means any natural person who receives ~~or wishes to receive~~ healthcare in a Member State;

2009/02/02
Committee: ENVI

2008/0142(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 - point (g)

(g) "insured person" means~~: (i) until the date of application of Regulation (EC) No 883/2004:~~ a person who is insured ~~in accordance with~~under the provisions of ~~Articles 1, 2 and 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1408/71, (ii) as from the date of application of Regulation (EC) No 883/2004: a person who is an insured person within the meaning of~~the definition in Article 1(c) of Regulation (EC) No 883/2004;

2009/02/02
Committee: ENVI

2008/0142(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 - point (h)

(h) "Member State of affiliation" means the Member State where the patient is an insured person. If the patient is legally resident in a Member State and not insured by any European social security scheme, but has a recognised entitlement to healthcare, the Member State of affiliation shall be the Member State of residence;

2009/02/02
Committee: ENVI

2008/0142(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 - point (l a) (new)

(la) "Patient's medical records" or "medical history" means all the documents containing data, assessments and information of any kind on a patient's situation and clinical development throughout the care process.

2009/02/02
Committee: ENVI

2008/0142(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Chapter II – title

MEMBER STATE ~~AUTHORITIE~~S RESPONSIBLE FOR COMPLIANCE WITH COMMON PRINCIPLES FOR HEALTHCARE

2009/01/22
Committee: ENVI

2008/0142(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – title

Responsibilities of ~~authorities of~~ the Member State of treatment

2009/01/22
Committee: ENVI

2008/0142(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1

1. Subject to the provisions of this Directive, in particular Articles 7, 8 and 9, the Member State of affiliation shall ensure that insured persons travelling to another Member State with the purpose of receiving healthcare there or seeking to receive healthcare provided in another Member State, will not be prevented from receiving healthcare provided in another Member State where the treatment in question is among the benefits provided for by the legislation of the Member State of affiliation to which the insured person is entitled. The Member State of affiliation shall reimburse the costs to the insured person, which would have been paid for by its statutory social security system had the same or similar healthcare been provided in its territory. In any event, it is for the Member State of affiliation to determine the healthcare ~~that is paid for~~in respect of which the insured person is entitled to assumption of the costs, as well as the level of reimbursement and co-payment to be met by that person, regardless of where it is provided.

2009/01/22
Committee: ENVI

2008/0142(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Subject to the provisions of Articles 8 and 9, the Member State of affiliation shall not make the reimbursement of the costs of healthcare provided in another Member State subject to prior authorisation.

2009/01/22
Committee: ENVI

2008/0142(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7

The Member State of affiliation shall not make the reimbursement of the costs of non-hospital care provided in another Member State subject to prior authorisation, where the cost of that care, if it had been provided in its territory, would have been paid for by its social security system.Article 7 deleted Non-hospital care

2009/01/22
Committee: ENVI

2008/0142(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1

1. For the purposes of reimbursement of the costs of healthcare provided in another Member State in accordance with this Directive, hospital care ~~shall mean: a) healthcare which requires overnight accommodation of the patient in question for at least one night; b) healthcare, included in a specific list, that does not require~~and specialist assistance shall mean, in accordance with the definition of the legislation of the Member State of affiliation, healthcare requiring planning, in that it necessitates overnight accommodation of the patient in question for at least one night~~. This list shall be limited to: - healthcare that requires~~, or calls for the use of highly specialised and cost- intensive medical infrastructure or medical equipment;, or ~~- healthcare~~ involv~~ing~~es treatments presenting a ~~particular~~specific risk for the patient or the population.

2009/01/22
Committee: ENVI

2008/0142(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2

2. This list shall be set up and may be regularly updated by the Commission. Those measures, designed to amend non- essential elements of this Directive by supplementing it, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 19(3).Deleted

2009/01/22
Committee: ENVI

2008/0142(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 3

3. The Member State of affiliation may provide for a system of prior authorisation for reimbursement by its social security system of the cost of hospital care provided in another Member State where the following conditions are met: (a) had the healthcare been provided in its territory, it would have been assumed by the Member State's social security system; and (b) the purpose of the system is to address the consequent outflow of patients due to the implementation of the present Article and to prevent it from seriously undermining, or being likely to seriously undermine: (i) the financial balance of the Member State's social security system; and/or (ii) the planning and rationameet the cost of hospital care and specialist assistance (subject to the definition prevailing in the Member State of affilisation carried out in the hospital sector to avoid hospital overcapacity, imbalance in the supply of hospital care and logistical and financial wastage, the maintenance of a balanced medical and hospital service open to all, or the maintenance of treatment capacity or medical competence on the territory of the concerned Member Sta) under paragraph 1 provided in another Member State, if prior authorisation has been granted.

2009/01/22
Committee: ENVI

2008/0142(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 4

4. The prior authorisation system shall be limited to what is necessary and proportionate ~~to avoid such impact~~, and shall not constitute a means of arbitrary discrimination.

2009/01/22
Committee: ENVI

2008/0142(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 5

5. The Member State of affiliation shall make publicly available the list of hospitals and specialist care services, as well as all relevant information on the prior authorisation systems introduced pursuant to the provisions of paragraph 3.

2009/01/22
Committee: ENVI

2008/0142(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 5a (new)

5a. With regard to any request for authorisation made by an insured person with a view to receiving healthcare in another Member State, the Member State of affiliation shall ascertain whether the conditions laid down in Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 have been met, and, if so, shall grant prior authorisation pursuant to that Regulation.

2009/01/22
Committee: ENVI

2008/0142(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 5b (new)

5b. Member States shall specify in advance and in a transparent way the criteria for refusal of the prior authorisation in the context of overriding considerations of general interest.

2009/01/22
Committee: ENVI

2008/0142(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 5 c (new)

5c. In whatever circumstances, the Member State may refuse to grant prior authorisation if the same treatment can be provided within its own territory within a medically justified time-frame and taking account of the existing state of health of the person concerned and the probable development of that person's illness.

2009/01/22
Committee: ENVI

2008/0142(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1

1. The Member State of affiliation shall ensure that administrative procedures regarding the use of healthcare in another Member State related to any prior authorisation referred to in Article 8(~~3), reimbursement~~2) and the meeting of costs of healthcare incurred in another Member State ~~and other conditions and formalities referred to in Article 6(3),~~ are based on objective, non-discriminatory criteria which are published in advance, and which are necessary and proportionate to the objective to be achieved. In any event, an insured person shall always be granted the authorisation pursuant to Regulations on coordination of social security referred to in Art. 3.1 f) whenever the conditions of Art.22.1 c) and Art. 22.2 of Regulation 1408/71 are met.

2009/01/22
Committee: ENVI

2008/0142(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 2

2. Any such procedural systems shall be easily accessible and capable of ensuring that requests are dealt with objectively and impartially within time ~~limit~~thresholds set out and made public in advance by the Member States. Requests shall take account of degree of urgency and individual circumstances.

2009/01/22
Committee: ENVI

2008/0142(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 3

~~3. Member States shall specify in advance and in a transparent way the criteria for refusal of the prior authorisation referred to in Article 8(3).~~Deleted

2009/01/22
Committee: ENVI

2008/0142(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 4

4. Member States shall, when setting out the time limits within which requests for the use of healthcare in another Member State must be dealt with, take into account: (a) the specific medical condition, (b) the patient's degree of pain, (c) the nature of the patient's disability, and (d) the patient's ability to carry out a professional activity.Deleted

2009/01/22
Committee: ENVI

2008/0142(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 5

5. Member States shall ensure that any administrative decisions regarding the use of healthcare in another Member State are subject to administrative review and also capable of being challenged in judicial proceedings, which include provision for interim measures. They shall facilitate the development of an international out-of- court settlement scheme for disputes arising from cross-border healthcare.

2009/01/22
Committee: ENVI

2008/0142(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1

1. The Member States of affiliation shall ensure that there are mechanisms in place to provide patients on request with information on ~~receiving healthcare in an~~the provision of healthcare to nationals of other Member States, and the terms and conditions that would apply, inter alia, whenever harm is caused as a result of healthcare received in ~~another~~one's own Member State.

2009/01/22
Committee: ENVI

2008/0142(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 3

3. The Member States, with the assistance of the Commission, may, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 19(2), develop a standard Community format for the prior information referred to in paragraph 1.

2009/01/22
Committee: ENVI

2008/0142(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. The national contact point in the Member State of affiliation shall provide patients who so request with contact details for the national contact points in other Member States.

2009/01/23
Committee: ENVI

2008/0142(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point a

(a) provide and disseminate information to patients who are nationals of other Member States, at their request, in particular on their rights related to cross- border healthcare and the guarantees of quality and safety, protection of personal data, procedures for complaints and means of redress available for healthcare provided in ~~another~~that Member State, and on the terms and conditions applicable;

2009/01/23
Committee: ENVI

2008/0142(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point b

(b) help patients who are nationals of other Member States, at their request, to protect their rights and seek appropriate redress in the event of harm caused by the use of healthcare in ~~another~~that Member State; the national contact point shall in particular inform patients who are nationals of other Member States, at their request, about the options available to settle any dispute, help to identify the appropriate out-of-court settlement scheme for the specific case and help patients to monitor their dispute where necessary;

2009/01/23
Committee: ENVI

2008/0142(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point d

~~(d) facilitate the development of international out-of-court settlement scheme for disputes arising from cross- border healthcare;~~deleted

2009/01/23
Committee: ENVI

2008/0142(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – introductory paragraph

3. The Member States, with support from the Commission, shall, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 19(2), adopt:

2009/01/23
Committee: ENVI

2008/0142(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – introduction

2. For facilitating the implementation of paragraph 1, the Member States, with support from the Commission, shall adopt:

2009/01/23
Committee: ENVI

2008/0142(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point a

(a) measures enabling a pharmacist or other health professional to verify the authenticity of the prescription and whether the prescription was issued in another Member State by an authorised person through developing a Community prescription template, establishing the data necessary for its validity and the language requirement, and supporting interoperability of ePrescriptions and the confidentiality of the patient's data;

2009/01/23
Committee: ENVI

2008/0142(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point b

(b) measures to ensure that medicinal products prescribed in one Member State and dispensed in another are correctly identified and that the information to patients concerning the product is comprehensible; where the name of the medicinal product prescribed is an invented name or a trade mark, the international non-proprietary name (INN) shall also be shown;

2009/01/23
Committee: ENVI

2008/0142(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)

(ca) measures to establish cases where medicines may be substituted, for example supply problems and emergencies.

2009/01/23
Committee: ENVI

2008/0110(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 45

(45) Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 allows for the feeding of Category 1 material to endangered species of necrophagous birds living in their natural habitat. In order to provide an adequate tool for the preservation of those or other endangered or protected species, that feeding practice should continue to be permitted under this Regulation, in accordance with conditions laid down to prevent the spread of diseases.

2009/01/30
Committee: ENVI

2008/0110(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a – (i)

(i) which are not suspected of being inaffected ~~with~~by a disease communicable to humans or animals, except for aquatic animals landed for commercial purposes;

2009/01/30
Committee: ENVI

2008/0110(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)

(da) egg by-products generated, kept, disposed of or used on the farm of origin;

2009/01/30
Committee: ENVI

2008/0110(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point d b (new)

(db) small amounts of category 3 by- products produced in retail establishments whose activity is marginal, localised and limited, in accordance with national rules;

2009/01/30
Committee: ENVI

2008/0110(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Member States shall establish, within their territory, the rules governing the activities, establishments and personnel referred to in paragraph 2(db) of this article. These rules shall be aimed at ensuring compliance with the objectives of this Regulation.

2009/01/30
Committee: ENVI

2008/0110(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 4

4. This Regulation shall be without prejudice to ~~Community veterinary legislation having as its objective the control and eradication of animal diseas~~the relevant Community rules on human and animal health, including the more restrictive rules laid down for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies.

2009/01/30
Committee: ENVI

2008/0110(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

1. Member States shall ~~have~~ensure the existence of an adequate infrastructure in place on their territory that ensures that animal by-products are

2009/01/30
Committee: ENVI

2008/0110(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a

(a) ~~provide~~ensure the existence and operation of a system for the collection and disposal of animal by-products~~, which operates efficiently and which is monitored continuously by the competent authority~~;

2009/01/30
Committee: ENVI

2008/0110(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point f

~~(f) the handling or manufacture of petfood as referred to in the third subparagraph of Article 45.~~deleted

2009/01/30
Committee: ENVI

2008/0110(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)

(fa) the handling or manufacture of by- products other than those referred to in Article 2(3) and excepting the handling or manufacture of petfood and the storage of animal products for incorporation as raw materials into the production of feedingstuffs;

2009/01/30
Committee: ENVI

2008/0110(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c

~~(c) biogas and composting plants in which animal by-products or derived products are transformed in accordance with the standard parameters laid down pursuant to Article 9(c) ;~~deleted

2009/01/30
Committee: ENVI

2008/0110(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point f

~~(f) plants and establishments subject to Section 2 of Chapter VI, except plants referred to in Article 6(1)(f).~~deleted

2009/01/30
Committee: ENVI

2008/0110(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – point f

(f) animals and parts of animals, other than those referred to in Article 11 or 13, that died other than by being slaughtered for human consumption or, in the case of game, that died other than by being killed for human consumption, including animals killed for disease control purposes~~, and foeti and embryos of ruminants and pigs and dead-in-shell chicken~~;

2009/01/30
Committee: ENVI

2008/0110(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – point f a (new)

(fa) foeti and embryos of ruminants and pigs and dead-in-shell chicken;

2009/01/30
Committee: ENVI

2008/0110(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – point a

(a) the ~~forma~~minimum content of records to be kept;

2009/01/30
Committee: ENVI

2008/0110(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2

2. Operators shall ensure that no material suspected or known not to comply with this Regulation leaves the plant, unless destined for disposal, before being reprocessed ~~under the supervision of the competent authority and re-sampled officially in accordance with Articles 11 and 12 of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004~~.

2009/01/30
Committee: ENVI

2008/0110(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 a (new)

Article 18a Disposal of by-products Category 1, 2 and 3 material shall be: (a) disposed of as a waste in an approved or registered incineration plant: (i) directly without prior processing; or (ii) following processing in an approved plant, if the competent authority so requires by pressure sterilisation, and permanent marking of the resulting material; (b) in case the material is a waste, disposed of or recovered in an approved or registered co-incineration plant: (i) directly without prior processing; or (ii) following processing in an approved plant, if the competent authority so requires by pressure sterilisation, and permanent marking of the resulting material; (c) disposed of in an authorised landfill, following processing by pressure sterilisation in an approved plant and permanent marking of the resulting material;

2009/01/30
Committee: ENVI

2008/0110(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – point e - point ii

(ii) in the case of manure, digestive tract content ~~separated from the digestive tract~~, milk, milk-based products and colostrum, and eggs and egg products, which the competent authority does not consider to present a risk for the spread of any serious transmissible disease, following or without prior processing;

2009/01/30
Committee: ENVI

2008/0110(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – point f

(f) applied to land without processing, in the case of manure, digestive tract content separated from the digestive tract, milk, milk-based products and colostrums and eggs and egg products, which the competent authority does not consider to present a risk for the spread of any serious transmissible disease;

2009/01/30
Committee: ENVI

2008/0110(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – point e – (ii)

~~(ii) used for the feeding to pet animals;~~deleted

2009/01/30
Committee: ENVI

2008/0110(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – point e a (new)

(ea) used for petfood, in the case of category 3 material and subject to approval by the competent authority;

2009/01/30
Committee: ENVI

2008/0110(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 2

2. The competent authority may authorise, by way of derogation from Sections 1 and 2, and in accordance with conditions laid down pursuant to paragraph 3 of this Article, the feeding of the Category 1 material referred to in Article 11(b)(ii) to zoo animals and to endangered or protected species ~~of necrophagous birds~~ living in their natural habitat.

2009/01/30
Committee: ENVI

2008/0110(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 3 – point b – (i)

(i) the species ~~of necrophagous birds~~ in certain Member States to which such material may be fed;

2009/01/30
Committee: ENVI

2008/0110(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 3 – point b – (ii)

~~(ii) the measures which are necessary to ensure that access of other species to the material fed is being preven~~deleted.

2009/01/30
Committee: ENVI

2008/0110(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 3 – point b – (ii) a (new)

(iia) the conditions required to avoid risks to human and animal health.

2009/01/30
Committee: ENVI

2008/0110(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 2

2. The size of the remote areas in a particular Member State referred to in paragraph 1(b) may not exceed a percentage ~~of the size~~to be determined ofn the ~~surface of its land territory~~basis of geographical criteria and the area's livestock headcount.

2009/01/30
Committee: ENVI

2008/0110(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 4 – point b

~~(b) the maximum percentage of the territory as referred to in paragraph 2;~~deleted

2009/01/30
Committee: ENVI

2008/0110(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Without prejudice to the provisions of this article, methods which do not represent a change in processing methods but a change in the parameters for authorised methods shall be subject to national authorisation by the Member State.

2009/01/30
Committee: ENVI

2008/0110(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1

1. Where an operator intends to ~~dispatch~~receive Category 1 material, Category 2 material or meat and bone meal or animal fat derived from Category 1 material tofrom another Member State, he shall notify the competent authority ~~of the~~in his Member State ~~of destination shall decide upon application by the operator~~which shall decide:

2009/01/30
Committee: ENVI

2008/0110(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2

When informed of the dispatch, the competent authority of the place of destination shall inform the competent authority of the place of origin of the arrival of each consignment by means of the TRACES system.deleted

2009/01/30
Committee: ENVI

2008/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point f

f) ‘ingredient’ means any substance, including food additives and food enzymes, and any ~~constitu~~ingredient of a compound ingredient, used in the manufacture or preparation of a food and still present in the finished product, even if in an altered form; ~~residues shall not be considered as ingredients;~~

2009/01/28
Committee: ENVI

2008/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point s

s) ‘date of minimum durability of a food’ means the date until which the food retains its specific properties when properly stored and after which the product may not be placed on sale;

2009/01/28
Committee: ENVI

2008/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3

3. Food business operators placing on the market ~~for the first time~~ a food intended for supply to the final consumer or mass caterer shall ensure the presence and accuracy of the food information in accordance with the applicable food information law.

2009/01/28
Committee: ENVI

2008/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point l

l) a nutrition ~~declaration~~label.

2009/01/28
Committee: ENVI

2008/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point l a (new)

la) the batch to which the product belongs

2009/01/28
Committee: ENVI

2008/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1

1. Without prejudice to specific Community legislation applicable to particular foods as regards to the requirements referred to in Article 9(1)(a) to (k), when appearing on the package or on the label attached thereto, the mandatory particulars listed in Article 9(1) shall be printed on the package or on the label in characters of a font size of at least 3mm and shall be presented in a way so as to ensure a significant contrast between the print and background. These mandatory particulars must also be printed in Braille so that they can be read by the blind.

2009/01/23
Committee: ENVI

2008/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2

2. The particulars listed in Article 9(1) (a), (e), (f) and (k) shall appear in the same field of vision.

2009/01/23
Committee: ENVI

2008/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 6

6. Mandatory food information shall be marked in a conspicuous place in such a way as to be easily visible, clearly legible and~~, where appropriate,~~ indelible. It shall not in any way be hidden, obscured, detracted from or interrupted by any other written or pictorial matter or any other intervening material.

2009/01/23
Committee: ENVI

2008/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – points (a) and (b)

(a) mandatory food information shall be available before the purchase is concluded and at the time of delivery and shall appear on the material supporting the distance selling or be provided through other appropriate means; ~~(b) the particulars provided in Article 9(1) points (d), (f), (g), (h) and (k) shall be mandatory only at the moment of delivery.~~

2009/01/23
Committee: ENVI

2008/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – point (e)

(e) Categories of wines as defined in Council Regulation (EC) No ~~1493/1999, beer,~~479/2008, products as defined in Council Regulation (EEC) 1601/91 and similar products obtained from fruits other than grapes, beers and spirit drinks as defined in ~~Article 2(1) of~~ Regulation (EC) No~~. […] of […]~~ 110/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council ~~on the definition, description, presentation, labelling and the protec~~; it is proposed that the wording should be changed once the regulations o~~f geographical indic~~n the common organisations of ~~spirit drinks and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 1576/89~~the market in wine and spirit drinks have been adopted. The Commission shall produce a report after [five years of the entry into force of this Regulation] concerning the application of Article 19 on these products and may accompany this report by specific measures determining the rules for labelling ingredients. Those measures designed to amend non-essential elements of this Regulation, by supplementing it shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 49(3);

2009/01/23
Committee: ENVI

2008/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph – subparagraph 1 – point (b)

(b) the amounts of fat, trans fats, saturates, carbohydrates with specific reference to sugars, and salt.

2009/01/23
Committee: ENVI

2008/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 2 – letter (a)

~~(a) trans fats;~~deleted

2009/01/23
Committee: ENVI

2008/0028(COD)

María SORNOSA MARTÍNEZ, Teresa RIERA MADURELL, Inés AYALA SENDER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 - paragraph 4 - subparagraph 1a

The Commission shall adopt implementing rules to establish criteria to determine when values or nutrients are negligible. These measures, which are designed to amend non-essential elements of this Regulation by supplementing it, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 49(3).

2009/02/24
Committee: ENVI

2008/0015(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 7a (new)

(7a) Each of the different components of capture, transport and storage of CO2 has been the object of demonstration projects on a smaller scale than that required for their industrial application. However, they still need to be integrated into a complete CCS process, and technological costs need to be reduced. The main projects for CO2 storage which include the participation of European enterprises are the Sleipner project in the North Sea (Statoil) and the In Salah project in Algeria (Statoil, BP and Sonatrach). The large-scale pilot projects under way are the Schwartze Pumpe project in Germany (Vattenfall), the CCS project in the Lacq basin in France (Total), and the El Bierzo project in Spain (CIUDEN).

2008/07/18
Committee: ENVI

2008/0015(COD)

María SORNOSA MARTÍNEZ, Teresa RIERA MADURELL, Inés AYALA SENDER

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 3 - point 16

(16) 'significant irregularity' means any irregularity in the injection or storage operations or, in the condition of the site itself~~, which impli~~ or in the performance of the storage complex that materially increases the risk of a leakage;

2008/07/18
Committee: ENVI

2008/0015(COD)

María SORNOSA MARTÍNEZ, Teresa RIERA MADURELL, Inés AYALA SENDER

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

1. Member States shall ensure that the operator carries out monitoring of the injection facilities, the storage complex ~~(including where possible~~, especially the CO2 plume), and where appropriate the surrounding environment for the purpose of:

2008/07/24
Committee: ENVI

2008/0015(COD)

María SORNOSA MARTÍNEZ, Teresa RIERA MADURELL, Inés AYALA SENDER

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point f

(f) ~~assessing whether the stored CO2 will be completely contained for~~updating the assessment of the safety and integrity of the storage site in the short and long term based on quantitative assessment criteria to be determined in the guindeflin~~ite future~~es referred to in Article 4(3).

2008/07/24
Committee: ENVI

2008/0015(COD)

María SORNOSA MARTÍNEZ, Teresa RIERA MADURELL, Inés AYALA SENDER

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 15 – paragraph 3

3. Routine inspections shall be carried out ~~at least~~ every year in the first ten years after the injection has started and thereafter as often as deemed necessary by the competent authority. They shall examine the relevant injection and monitoring facilities as well as the full range of relevant environmental effects from the storage complex.

2008/07/24
Committee: ENVI

2008/0015(COD)

María SORNOSA MARTÍNEZ, Teresa RIERA MADURELL, Inés AYALA SENDER

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 16 – paragraph 1

1. Member States shall ensure that in case of significant irregularities or leakages that could have a negative impact on human health or the environment, as defined by the criteria to be determined in the guidelines referred to in Article 4(3), the operator immediately notifies the competent authority and takes the necessary corrective measures.

2008/07/24
Committee: ENVI

2008/0015(COD)

María SORNOSA MARTÍNEZ, Teresa RIERA MADURELL, Inés AYALA SENDER

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Annex I – Step 1 – introductory sentence

Sufficient data shall be accumulated to construct a volumetric and dynamic three-dimensional (3- D)~~- earth~~ model for the storage site and storage complex including the caprock, ~~and~~ the surrounding area including the hydraulically connected areas, and sufficient data for generating the corresponding future evolution scenarios for the site. This data shall cover at least the following intrinsic complex characteristics:

2008/07/24
Committee: ENVI

2008/0014(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 1

This Decision lays down ~~rules on the determination of the contribution of Member States~~Member States' contributions as well as the rules for determining them, to meeting the greenhouse gas emission reduction commitment of the Community and its Member States from 2013 to 2020, for anthropogenic net greenhouse gas emissions and removals from sources and gases not covered under Directive 2003/87/EC, and for the evaluation thereof.

2008/07/09
Committee: ENVI

2008/0014(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 2

In addition,‘anthropogenic net greenhouse gas emissions’ means the emission of carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs) and sulphur hexafluoride (SF6) from sources and sinks, expressed in terms of carbon dioxide equivalent, as determined pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC.

2008/07/09
Committee: ENVI

2008/0014(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – title

GHG Emission levels for the period 2013 to2020 to 2020

2008/07/09
Committee: ENVI

2008/0014(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1

1. Until a future international agreement on climate change has been concluded by the Community leading to emission reductions exceeding those required pursuant to this Article, each Member State shall, by 2020, limit its anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions ~~from sourc~~and removals from sources, sinks and gases not covered under Directive 2003/87/EC by the percentage set for that Member State in the Annex to this Decision in relation to its emissions in the year 2005.

2008/07/09
Committee: ENVI

2008/0014(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1

2. Subject to paragraph 3 and Article 4, each Member State sh~~all~~ould ensure that its total anthropogenic net greenhouse gas emissions in 2013 from sources and sinks not covered under Directive 2003/87/EC do not exceed the average annual greenhouse gas emissions of that Member State from those sources and sinks during the years 2008, 2009 and 2010, as reported and verified pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC and Decision 280/2004/EC.

2008/07/09
Committee: ENVI

2008/0014(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2

Subject to paragraph 3 and Article 4, each Member State shall ~~annually~~in 2016 limit those anthropogenic net greenhouse gas emissions in a linear manner to ensure that those emissions do not exceed the maximum level for that Member State in 2020 as specified in the Annex.

2008/07/09
Committee: ENVI

2008/0014(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) Certified Emission Reductions (CERs), temporary Certified Emission Reductions (tCERs), long term Certified Emissions Reductions (lCERs ) and Emission Reduction Units (ERUs) issued in respect of emission reductions until 31 December 2012 from project types which were accepted by all Member States pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC during the period 2008 to 2012.

2008/07/09
Committee: ENVI

2008/0014(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2

Member States sh~~all~~ould ensure that their policies for purchasing these credits enhance the equitable geographical distribution of projects and the achievement of an international agreement on climate change.

2008/07/09
Committee: ENVI

2008/0014(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 3

3. Once a future international agreement on climate change has been reached, Member States may only use CERs, tCERs,ICERs and ERUs from third countries which have ratified that agreement.

2008/07/09
Committee: ENVI