Marlene MORTLER, Norbert LINS, Peter JAHR, Christine SCHNEIDER

(10 a) Having regard to the work of the European Economic and Social Committee and the European Food Security Crisis preparedness and response Mechanism, whereby the contribution of packaging in reducing food waste and ensuring food supply and security has been recognised;

2023/11/29
Committee: AGRI

2023/0234(COD)

Marlene MORTLER, Norbert LINS, Peter JAHR, Christine SCHNEIDER

Proposal for a directive
Recital 14 a (new)

(14 a) In order to ensure that actors in the food supply chain and Member State authorities consistently interpret food waste data and reporting monitoring, the Commission shall issue guidelines on the methodology for the measurement of food waste;

2023/11/29
Committee: AGRI

Marlene MORTLER, Lena DÜPONT, Peter JAHR, Christine SCHNEIDER, Norbert LINS

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1

~~Member States shall set up a mechanism for a voluntary soil health certification for land owners and managers pursuant to the conditions in paragraph 2 of this Article.~~deleted

2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI

Peter JAHR, Lena DÜPONT, Christine SCHNEIDER, Marlene MORTLER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)

(1a) Category 1 NGT plants are subject to the same legal framework as conventionally bred plants, in particular with regard to plant breeders’ rights and to self-propagation;

2023/11/14
Committee: AGRI

Proposal for a directive
Recital 3

(3) New and revised limit values should be set out in light of available information, including up-to-date scientific evidence and technical data, based on a thorough assessment of the socioeconomic and cultural impact and availability of exposure measurement protocols and techniques at the place of work.

2023/06/08
Committee: EMPL

Simone SCHMIEDTBAUER, Anne SANDER, Marlene MORTLER, Christine SCHNEIDER, Daniel BUDA, Franc BOGOVIČ, Herbert DORFMANN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Stresses the importance of preserving farmland and the objectives of sustainable, regional food production; calls on the Commission to launch a study on the effects of competing uses for farmland, such as urbanisation ~~and energy,~~, energy and nature restoration 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 in this regard;

2023/05/02
Committee: AGRI

2022/2182(INI)

Simone SCHMIEDTBAUER, Anne SANDER, Marlene MORTLER, Christine SCHNEIDER, Daniel BUDA, Franc BOGOVIČ, Herbert DORFMANN

16. Calls on the ~~Commission~~Member States to evaluate the possibility of action ~~at EU level~~, including through legislative instruments, to improve the functioning of national farmland markets;

2023/05/02
Committee: AGRI

2022/2182(INI)

Marlene MORTLER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Calls on the Member States to regulate agricultural land markets in order to promote land access for young farmers ~~by all means available~~, such as pre- emptive rights in favour of young farmers~~, price controls, acquisition caps or obligations to maintain agricultural activ~~ and appropriate instruments, which the Member States must develop and adapt to the relevant locality;

2023/05/02
Committee: AGRI

2022/2182(INI)

Simone SCHMIEDTBAUER, Marlene MORTLER, Christine SCHNEIDER, Franc BOGOVIČ, Herbert DORFMANN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Calls on the Commission to establish an EU observatory on farmland, as part of the Rural Observatory, to monitor, in particular, trends and prices for land sale and rental, as well as changes in farmland use;deleted

2023/05/02
Committee: AGRI

2022/2182(INI)

Simone SCHMIEDTBAUER, Anne SANDER, Marlene MORTLER, Christine SCHNEIDER, Daniel BUDA, Franc BOGOVIČ, Herbert DORFMANN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Encourages the Member States to develop and support land banks and land mobility schemes if needed by young farmers;

2023/05/02
Committee: AGRI

2022/2182(INI)

Simone SCHMIEDTBAUER, Anne SANDER, Marlene MORTLER, Christine SCHNEIDER, Daniel BUDA, Franc BOGOVIČ, Herbert DORFMANN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Calls on the Member States to make start-up and investment aid for young farmers available throughout the entire budgetary period and to support access to training opportunities, namely on soft skills, diversification possibilities and digital and sustainable farming methods, in particular for new entrants;

2023/05/02
Committee: AGRI

2022/2182(INI)

Simone SCHMIEDTBAUER, Anne SANDER, Marlene MORTLER, Christine SCHNEIDER, Daniel BUDA, Franc BOGOVIČ, Herbert DORFMANN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)

22a. Stresses that without ensuring farm succession many regions of the EU will lose one of their main assets, a cultivated small-structured cultural landscape;

2023/05/02
Committee: AGRI

2022/2182(INI)

Marlene MORTLER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)

26a. Calls, in particular, for support for young farmers’ innovative business ideas stemming not only from traditional primary production itself but also from processing and marketing activities and the upstream and downstream operations of primary production;

2023/05/02
Committee: AGRI

2022/2182(INI)

Simone SCHMIEDTBAUER, Anne SANDER, Marlene MORTLER, Christine SCHNEIDER, Daniel BUDA, Franc BOGOVIČ, Herbert DORFMANN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)

30a. Points out that advisory service as well as training and education are important prerequisites and accompanying measures necessary to prepare and support young farmers in successfully managing their holdings by being able to respond optimally to present and future challenges and opportunities;

2023/05/02
Committee: AGRI

2022/2182(INI)

Simone SCHMIEDTBAUER, Anne SANDER, Marlene MORTLER, Christine SCHNEIDER, Daniel BUDA, Franc BOGOVIČ, Herbert DORFMANN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32

32. Insists that rural areas must be able to provide adequate living conditions for young and new farmers and their families, namely sustainable livelihood through adequate income, better mobility, access to better education, health, leisure and culture services, and broader digital connectivity;

2023/05/02
Committee: AGRI

2022/2171(INI)

Marlene MORTLER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Welcomes the proposal for a Regulation for Ecodesign for Sustainable Products and especially the EU Strategy for Sustainable and Circular Textiles as a step forward in tackling the challenges linked to textile and clothes production~~; welcomes further EU efforts on its commitments towards the UN 2030 Sustainable Development Goals~~, unsustainable consumption patterns, waste, and so-called green-washing; calls on the Commission to publish the proposal on substantiating environmental claims and recalls that sustainability claims in the EU single market should be clear, relevant and substantiated; stresses that actions following the presentation of the EU Strategy should be fully aligned with the Union’s climate and environmental objectives, in particular that of achieving climate neutrality by 2050 at the latest and of halting and reversing biodiversity loss; welcomes further EU efforts on its commitments towards the UN 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, especially SDG 12, responsible consumption and production, and SDG 8, decent work and economic growth, whilst still taking into account the administrative and financial burden for businesses that come along; strongly encourages the international promotion of this approach ~~and~~, including through [AM 8, Renew] strengthening cooperation with partners developing countries with the aim to limit the negative impacts of the worldwide textile industry on climate change and biodiversity, but also to improve the labour and social conditions of this specific market sector;

2023/02/24
Committee: DEVE

2022/2171(INI)

Marlene MORTLER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Recalls the principle of policy coherence for development (PCD) and especially Article 208 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, which states that ‘the Union shall take account of the objectives of development cooperation in the policies that it implements which are likely to affect developing countries’; stresses the importance of minimising possible contradictions and building synergies with development cooperation policy, to the benefit of developing countries and in order to increase the effectiveness of development cooperation; highlights the importance of PCD to enable an integrated approach to achieve the SDGs.

2023/02/24
Committee: DEVE

2022/2171(INI)

Marlene MORTLER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Highlights that the production of textiles and clothing (T&C) often takes place outside the EU and most T&C traded in the EU are imported from ~~third countries;~~ developing countries which generates environmental, labour and human rights risks that need to be identified and addressed; calls on the Commission to ensure a level playing field for products produced within the Union and those exported or imported, promoting green and fair value chains across borders and continents; underlines that moving towards sustainable and circular textiles requires a holistic approach and investment throughout the textile value chain to create opportunities for local high-value circular economic activities; stresses that EU market power must be leveraged to encourage sustainable production practices in the T&C industry, including through the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the Sustainability Compact, as a tool for promoting workers’ rights; recalls the need to promote circularity and to implement a life-cycle approach, taking into account the entire chain, while ensuring traceability as well as supporting innovative textiles that are more durable, reusable, repairable, recyclable and energy-efficient; supports actions aiming at tackling greenwashing and raising awareness concerning the implications that ‘fast fashion’ and consumer behaviour have for the planet;

2023/02/24
Committee: DEVE

2022/2171(INI)

Marlene MORTLER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Stresses that T&C value chains are frequently characterised by social and environmental risks that affect companies and stakeholders along the value chain including farmers, producers and workers; welcomes the Commission proposal for a Corporate Sustainable Due Diligence Directive (CSDD) as an important step to address specific problems in the textile sector; highlights that negative environmental and social impacts in supplier countries cannot be avoided through due diligence legislation alone; calls on the Commission to provide additional support to partner countries, notably for local actors; reminds the EU and its Member states that the proposal for a Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive aims at fostering sustainable and responsible corporate behaviour in global value chains, as a means to protect human rights and the environment; points out that, according to ILO, the current power imbalance between garment buyers and their suppliers, manifested in phenomena such as last minute changes in design or lead times, unilateral amendments to contracts, insufficient purchasing practices and last-minute cancellation of orders, causes overproduction, waste of natural resources and exploitation of workers in the industry, thus increasing the risk of labour and human rights violations; emphasises the need to tackle Unfair Trading Practices (UTPs) in the textile and garment sector, through a regulatory approach;

2023/02/24
Committee: DEVE

2022/2171(INI)

Marlene MORTLER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Points out that T&C from Europe are often exported to ~~third~~developing countries for disposal; stresses that this harmful practice shifts environmental problems arising from the disposal of T&C ~~to third countries; recommends that T&C to be exported for disposal must be prepared for proper recycling~~, caused by overproduction and overconsumption, to developing countries; recommends that proper circularity is established for avoiding this kind of harmful practices; also recommends for the capacity to repair and reuse T&C to be scaled up in Europe; underlines the need to also support investments in recycling/repair infrastructure in developing countries and upgrade their capacities to recycle and repair clothes; urges the EU and its Member states to fundamentally overhaul the linear nature of the textile industry so as to reduce the consumption of resources like water and also to reduce pollution and waste - in particular addressing the huge problem of releasing tonnes of microplastics each year which end up polluting our waters and seas, land and air and cause harm to our ecosystems, notably through improving end-of-life processing - and also to use non- hazardous substances, to create decent jobs in repair, recycling and servicing sectors as well as to contribute to effectively reducing overproduction especially in view of upholding environmental and labour standards in third countries; calls on the EU to set up an effective control mechanism for the export of used textiles in order to prevent illegal shipments to third countries, and to establish EU criteria for the purpose of avoiding the circumvention of controls through the labelling of waste streams as second-hand goods;

2023/02/24
Committee: DEVE

2022/2171(INI)

Marlene MORTLER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Recalls that a separate collection of textiles will be mandatory in the EU from 1 January 2025; underlines that the revision of the Waste Framework Directive planned for 2024 should consider specific separate targets for textile waste prevention, textile reuse, preparation for reuse and recycling; underlines that strongly promoting the re- use sector is essential in order to provide consumers with affordable sustainable clothing options, which in turn is an essential factor in tackling fast fashion;

2023/02/24
Committee: DEVE

2022/2171(INI)

Marlene MORTLER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Welcomes the proposal for a Regulation for Ecodesign for Sustainable Products and especially the EU Strategy for Sustainable and Circular Textiles as a step forward in tackling the challenges linked to textile and clothes production; welcomes further EU efforts on its commitments towards the UN 2030 Sustainable Development Goals whilst still managing the impact on competitiveness and the administrative and financial burden for businesses that come along; points out that these challenges must be affordable for the affected businesses; strongly encourages the international promotion of this approach and strengthening cooperation with partners;

2022/12/12
Committee: DEVE

2022/2171(INI)

Marlene MORTLER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Stresses that working conditions in the textile industry in ~~third~~developing countries are often substandard and have a direct negative impact on workers’ living standards due to, amongst others, low wages, poor working conditions and inadequate safety standards~~; highlights that women are in particular in an even more vulnerable position; is equally concerned about persisting child labour in the industry;~~ , workers’ rights violations, long working hours, limitations to freedom of association and collective bargaining, harmful practices such as the use of dangerous chemicals or other health hazards, gender-based violence and psychological and physical abuse; recalls that human rights violations associated with T&C value chains occurring in producing countries can often be attributed to weak laws or lack of enforcement of existing laws; emphasizes that, when violations do occur, workers face numerous barriers to access or receive remediation for such harm; recalls the importance it has for the sector to reach SDG 5 on gender equality, as an estimated 75% of the employees in the garment sector are women and they are in an even more vulnerable position; recalls that women are hit particularly hard by poverty, economic crises, violence, environmental disasters and climate extremes; denounces the gender-pay gap and the lack of women in senior leadership-roles in the sector worldwide;condemns persisting child and irregular migrant labour, forced labour as well as corruption in the industry; underlines, in this regard, the need for the EU to promote the ratification of all ILO conventions that are relevant for the textile industry in partner countries; reiterates the EU’s responsibility to design partnerships with local actors that promote human rights, democratic processes, good governance, gender equality and sustainability in the textile sector;

2023/02/24
Committee: DEVE

2022/2171(INI)

Marlene MORTLER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Recalls that global textile production almost doubled between 2000 and 2015 while less than 1% of all textiles worldwide are recycled into new products; points out that roughly two thirds of turnover in the EU-27 of textiles and clothing (T&C) are imported with developing countries such as Bangladesh, India, Pakistan or Cambodia holding a sizeable share; notes that most of the environmental impact of EU textile consumption occurs outside the EU, such as 90 % of land use, almost 90 % of water use, 80 % of raw material use, and nearly 75 % of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG); calls for more robust information and disclosure on impacts on the environment and especially biodiversity and also recalls, in this context, with the global T&C industry currently being responsible for 92 million tonnes of waste annually, that developing countries face more difficulties maintaining adequate social and environmental standards in T&C production;

2023/02/24
Committee: DEVE

2022/2171(INI)

Marlene MORTLER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Strongly encourages the Commission, therefore, to supplement the Strategy with corresponding regional and country programming for developing countries in the framework of the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI)-Global Europe and Team Europe initiatives, which should promote and communicate visibly around sustainable projects that help to build T&C production and distribution infrastructure which protects the environment as well as social and labour rights., including through the support and promotion of SMEs and social enterprises and that promote governance reforms and better enforcement of laws, in particular labour laws;

2023/02/24
Committee: DEVE

2022/2171(INI)

Marlene MORTLER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Recalls the principle of policy coherence for development and especially Article 208 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, which states that ‘the Union shall take account of the objectives of development cooperation in the policies that it implements which are likely to affect developing countries’; stresses the importance of minimising possible contradictions and building synergies with development cooperation policy, to the benefit of developing countries and in order to increase the effectiveness of development cooperation;

2022/12/12
Committee: DEVE

2022/2171(INI)

Marlene MORTLER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Highlights that the production of textiles and clothing (T&C) often takes place outside the EU and most T&C traded in the EU are imported from ~~third~~developing countries;

2022/12/12
Committee: DEVE

2022/2171(INI)

Marlene MORTLER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Points out that T&C from Europe are often exported to ~~third~~developing countries for disposal; stresses that this practice shifts environmental problems arising from the disposal of T&C to ~~third~~developing countries; recommends that T&C to be exported for disposal must be prepared for proper recycling;

2022/12/12
Committee: DEVE

2022/2171(INI)

Marlene MORTLER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Stresses that working conditions in the textile industry in ~~third~~developing countries are often substandard and have a direct impact on workers’ living standards due to low wages, poor working conditions and inadequate safety standards; highlights that women are in particular in an even more vulnerable position; is equally concerned about persisting child labour in the industry;

2022/12/12
Committee: DEVE

2022/2171(INI)

Marlene MORTLER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Points out that roughly two thirds of turnover in the EU-27 of textiles and clothing (T&C) are imported with developing countries such as Bangladesh, India, Pakistan or Cambodia holding a sizeable share; notes that most of the environmental impact of EU textile consumption occurs outside the EU, such as 90 % of land use, almost 90 % of water use, 80 % of raw material use, and nearly 75 % of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) and recalls in this context that developing countries face more difficulties maintaining adequate social and environmental standards in T&C production;

2022/12/12
Committee: DEVE

2022/2171(INI)

Marlene MORTLER

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6 a. Encourages the customs and market authorities of Member States, coordinated and supported by the Commission, to improve and increase surveillance of T&C imports and exports in order to prevent that goods produced in developing countries under violation of labour, social and environmental standards enter the single market, as well as to prevent T&C exports to developing countries which are labelled as second- hand products but are actually waste;

2022/12/12
Committee: DEVE

2022/2053(INI)

Norbert LINS, Marlene MORTLER, Alexander BERNHUBER, Jens GIESEKE, Christine SCHNEIDER

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1

— having regard to the Paris Agreement, adopted by Decision 1/CP.21, to the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP21) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and to the 11th Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (CMP11), held in Paris, France from 30 November to 11 December 2015, and in particular to Article 2 and Articles 6.2 or 6.4 thereof,

2022/08/30
Committee: ENVI

2022/2053(INI)

Peter JAHR, Lena DÜPONT, Martin HLAVÁČEK, Herbert DORFMANN, Christine SCHNEIDER, Marlene MORTLER, Norbert LINS, Alexander BERNHUBER, Simone SCHMIEDTBAUER, Colm MARKEY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Stresses that the agricultural and forestry sectors can play a significant role in this process, given that they have the capacity to remove and store carbon through carbon reservoir use and management; underlines that the agricultural and forestry sector contribute to the overall EU goal to be the first climate-neutral continent;

2022/07/22
Committee: AGRI

2022/2053(INI)

Peter JAHR, Lena DÜPONT, Herbert DORFMANN, Christine SCHNEIDER, Marlene MORTLER, Norbert LINS, Alexander BERNHUBER, Simone SCHMIEDTBAUER, Colm MARKEY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1 b. Stresses that each sector must first and foremost reduce its own CO2 emissions independently and only use the storage capacity of other sectors, such as agriculture and forestry, for emissions that cannot be reduced;

2022/07/22
Committee: AGRI

2022/2053(INI)

Peter JAHR, Lena DÜPONT, Martin HLAVÁČEK, Herbert DORFMANN, Christine SCHNEIDER, Marlene MORTLER, Norbert LINS, Alexander BERNHUBER, Simone SCHMIEDTBAUER, Colm MARKEY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Underlines the importance of carbon farming as a new business model for EU agriculture which should be additional and voluntary, and which aims to upscale climate mitigation by paying farmers to implement climate-friendly farm or forest management practices, with a view to allowing the sector’s active contribution to the green transition toby provideing new sources of income and business development opportunities;

2022/07/22
Committee: AGRI

2022/2053(INI)

Peter JAHR, Lena DÜPONT, Herbert DORFMANN, Christine SCHNEIDER, Marlene MORTLER, Norbert LINS, Alexander BERNHUBER, Simone SCHMIEDTBAUER, Colm MARKEY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. Stresses that carbon farming should be market-based; calls on the Commission to create a genuinely new business model for farmers and foresters; notes that financing from the value chain or through the creation of a voluntary carbon market is possible; stresses that the CAP is not a viable source of funding, as the CAP is not a business model;

2022/07/22
Committee: AGRI

2022/2053(INI)

Peter JAHR, Lena DÜPONT, Martin HLAVÁČEK, Herbert DORFMANN, Christine SCHNEIDER, Marlene MORTLER, Norbert LINS, Alexander BERNHUBER, Simone SCHMIEDTBAUER, Colm MARKEY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2 b. stresses the importance, in this context, of public money only being used for research, knowledge transfer and training for farmers;

2022/07/22
Committee: AGRI

2022/2053(INI)

Peter JAHR, Lena DÜPONT, Martin HLAVÁČEK, Herbert DORFMANN, Christine SCHNEIDER, Marlene MORTLER, Norbert LINS, Alexander BERNHUBER, Simone SCHMIEDTBAUER, Colm MARKEY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses the need for Member States to establish new incentives at the level of land managers, especially farmers and foresters, to accelerate the uptake of carbon farming;

2022/07/22
Committee: AGRI

2022/2053(INI)

Peter JAHR, Lena DÜPONT, Herbert DORFMANN, Christine SCHNEIDER, Marlene MORTLER, Norbert LINS, Alexander BERNHUBER, Simone SCHMIEDTBAUER, Colm MARKEY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Stresses the importance of ensuring the social, environmental, and economic integrity of carbon farming, not least with regard to food security, ensuring a decent income for farmers and limiting environmental impact to acceptable levels;

2022/07/22
Committee: AGRI

2022/2053(INI)

Peter JAHR, Lena DÜPONT, Martin HLAVÁČEK, Herbert DORFMANN, Christine SCHNEIDER, Marlene MORTLER, Norbert LINS, Alexander BERNHUBER, Simone SCHMIEDTBAUER, Colm MARKEY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Stresses that carbon farming must be regulated in line with the current CAP and be seen as a complementary and additional topping-up option; underlines, however, that in the longer term carbon farming should be market-based;

2022/07/22
Committee: AGRI

2022/2053(INI)

Peter JAHR, Lena DÜPONT, Martin HLAVÁČEK, Herbert DORFMANN, Christine SCHNEIDER, Marlene MORTLER, Norbert LINS, Alexander BERNHUBER, Simone SCHMIEDTBAUER, Colm MARKEY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)

5 b. stresses the importance of additional funds outside the CAP for a successful carbon farming initiative;

2022/07/22
Committee: AGRI

2022/2053(INI)

Peter JAHR, Lena DÜPONT, Martin HLAVÁČEK, Herbert DORFMANN, Christine SCHNEIDER, Marlene MORTLER, Norbert LINS, Alexander BERNHUBER, Simone SCHMIEDTBAUER, Colm MARKEY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6 a. Stresses that financial incentives should come primarily from private sources, and reward land managers for their management practice or the actual amount of carbon sequestered, or for increasing the storage of atmospheric carbon; underlines that public funding under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and other Union programs, such as the LIFE programme, the Cohesion Fund, the Horizon Europe programme, the Recovery and Resilience Facility, the Just Transition Fund, can already support carbon sequestering and biodiversity-friendly approaches in forests and agricultural lands and should be increased and coherent with the EU CAP's food security;

2022/07/22
Committee: AGRI

2022/2053(INI)

Peter JAHR, Lena DÜPONT, Herbert DORFMANN, Christine SCHNEIDER, Marlene MORTLER, Norbert LINS, Alexander BERNHUBER, Simone SCHMIEDTBAUER, Colm MARKEY

Draft opinion
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; asking the Commission to expand the scope to soil-related GHG abatement through adopting carbon farming friendly practices;

2022/07/22
Committee: AGRI

2022/2053(INI)

Peter JAHR, Lena DÜPONT, Martin HLAVÁČEK, Herbert DORFMANN, Christine SCHNEIDER, Marlene MORTLER, Norbert LINS, Alexander BERNHUBER, Simone SCHMIEDTBAUER, Colm MARKEY

Simone SCHMIEDTBAUER, Marlene MORTLER, Herbert DORFMANN, Petri SARVAMAA, Peter JAHR, Asim ADEMOV, Álvaro AMARO, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Anne SANDER, Annie SCHREIJER-PIERIK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Recognises the complexity of assessing the state of forests, ~~as well as the uneven availability and qual~~given the diversity of data available and therefore stresses the need for continuous policy and scientific dialogue at all levels to improve data collection and if possible its harmonisation;

2022/03/28
Committee: AGRI

2022/2016(INI)

Simone SCHMIEDTBAUER, Marlene MORTLER, Herbert DORFMANN, Petri SARVAMAA, Peter JAHR, Asim ADEMOV, Álvaro AMARO, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Anne SANDER, Annie SCHREIJER-PIERIK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Underlines that the strategy and its implementation must align with the work undertaken inat pan-European level by FOREST EUROPE and other international for~~ums, such as FOREST EUROPE and~~ganisations, such as the Food and Agriculture Organization, and should avoid duplicating work; further believes that, given the EU’s strong commitment to promoting the sustainable production and use of resources globally, the strategy should be implemented in such a way as to serve as a model of best practices;

2022/03/28
Committee: AGRI

2022/2016(INI)

Simone SCHMIEDTBAUER, Marlene MORTLER, Herbert DORFMANN, Petri SARVAMAA, Peter JAHR, Asim ADEMOV, Álvaro AMARO, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Anne SANDER, Annie SCHREIJER-PIERIK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. ~~Recognises the key role of forests in protecting the climate and biodiversity; u~~Underlines that the multi-functional role of forests comprises multiple socioeconomic ~~functions, such as the~~, climate and environmental functions, such as the conservation of biodiversity, climate change mitigation and provision of renewable raw materials, which leads to jobs and economic growth in rural 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;

2022/03/28
Committee: AGRI

2022/2016(INI)

Simone SCHMIEDTBAUER, Marlene MORTLER, Herbert DORFMANN, Petri SARVAMAA, Peter JAHR, Asim ADEMOV, Álvaro AMARO, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Anne SANDER, Annie SCHREIJER-PIERIK

Motion for a resolution
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 derive~~fossil resources by wood and wood products; notes that on substitution 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~~cluding short-lived wood products, in line with the goals of the EU climate policy, the EU bioeconomy strategy and the reality of forest management;

2022/03/28
Committee: AGRI

2022/2016(INI)

Simone SCHMIEDTBAUER, Marlene MORTLER, Herbert DORFMANN, Petri SARVAMAA, Peter JAHR, Asim ADEMOV, Álvaro AMARO, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Anne SANDER, Annie SCHREIJER-PIERIK

Motion for a resolution
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 iscould be a good guideline for efficient use, but must not use a static approach and therefore must be adjusted regularly to reflect innovative uses and should be decided on economic basis and on operational level; 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’.

2022/03/28
Committee: AGRI

2022/2016(INI)

Simone SCHMIEDTBAUER, Marlene MORTLER, Herbert DORFMANN, Petri SARVAMAA, Peter JAHR, Asim ADEMOV, Álvaro AMARO, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Anne SANDER, Annie SCHREIJER-PIERIK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Underlines the importance of a reliable supply of wood, wood-based products and forest-based biomass to achieve ~~the EU’s~~a sustainab~~ility goals and~~le bioeconomy; notes that the demand is expected to continue to grow and that the sustainable use of locally produced wood should be encouraged to meet this demand; believes that the EU’s forestry sector provide the most sustainably sourced raw materials; calls on the Commission to consider ~~displacement effect~~leakage effects and substitution effects of fossil and non-renewable materials and monitor any effects on the availability of wood following the implementation of measures under the strategy;

2022/03/28
Committee: AGRI

2022/2016(INI)

Simone SCHMIEDTBAUER, Marlene MORTLER, Herbert DORFMANN, Petri SARVAMAA, Peter JAHR, Asim ADEMOV, Álvaro AMARO, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Anne SANDER, Annie SCHREIJER-PIERIK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Takes note of the Commission’s announcement on developing additional voluntary indicators and threshold values for sustainable forest management; 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 and forest owners and managers to ensure that indicators and value ranges are fit-for-purpose for their application at the local level under specific bio-geographic conditions; reminds that FOREST EUROPE has set a think tank on sustainable forest management as part of the ongoing four-year working program and that any EU work related to this subject should be aligned with this ongoing work since the Commission and all EU Members States are among Forest Europe signatories;

2022/03/28
Committee: AGRI

2022/2016(INI)

Simone SCHMIEDTBAUER, Marlene MORTLER, Herbert DORFMANN, Petri SARVAMAA, Peter JAHR, Asim ADEMOV, Álvaro AMARO, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Anne SANDER, Annie SCHREIJER-PIERIK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Highlights that pressure on forests from natural disasters and other natural disturbances is being increasingly intensified by climate change and that strengthening forests’ ~~resilience~~adaption and resilience by active management 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;

2022/03/28
Committee: AGRI

2022/2016(INI)

Simone SCHMIEDTBAUER, Marlene MORTLER, Herbert DORFMANN, Petri SARVAMAA, Peter JAHR, Asim ADEMOV, Álvaro AMARO, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Anne SANDER, Annie SCHREIJER-PIERIK

Motion for a resolution
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 forest owners and managers the tools to yield connections and cooperation on better integrating biodiversity protection with improved management practices;

2022/03/28
Committee: AGRI

2022/2016(INI)

Simone SCHMIEDTBAUER, Marlene MORTLER, Herbert DORFMANN, Petri SARVAMAA, Peter JAHR, Asim ADEMOV, Álvaro AMARO, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Anne SANDER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Reiterates its call for the protection of primary and old-growth forests and stresses the need to ~~create a~~set a commonly agreed definition for what constitutes old-growth forests with Members States and forest owners and managers before any designation; 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; stresses the need to duly respect the ”prior and informed consent” principle in the process of designation for protection;

2022/03/28
Committee: AGRI

2022/2016(INI)

Simone SCHMIEDTBAUER, Marlene MORTLER, Herbert DORFMANN, Petri SARVAMAA, Peter JAHR, Asim ADEMOV, Álvaro AMARO, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Annie SCHREIJER-PIERIK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Welcomes that the Commission guidance on new protected areas acknowledges the need for certain ongoing activities, for example, ungulate management through hunting to protect a wide range of forest habitat types;

2022/03/28
Committee: AGRI

2022/2016(INI)

Simone SCHMIEDTBAUER, Marlene MORTLER, Herbert DORFMANN, Petri SARVAMAA, Peter JAHR, Asim ADEMOV, Álvaro AMARO, Annie SCHREIJER-PIERIK

Motion for a resolution
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 and that this should be taken into account when adopting the new CAP strategic plans; highlights the need to include concrete and attractive interventions and measures to enhance sustainable forest management and the multifunctional role of forests in EU in the CAP strategic plans;

2022/03/28
Committee: AGRI

2022/2016(INI)

Simone SCHMIEDTBAUER, Marlene MORTLER, Herbert DORFMANN, Petri SARVAMAA, Peter JAHR, Asim ADEMOV, Álvaro AMARO, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Anne SANDER, Annie SCHREIJER-PIERIK

Motion for a resolution
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 ~~encourage~~supports the Commission and Member States to further pursue the development of voluntary market-based payment for ecosystem services schemes, such as carbon farming;

2022/03/28
Committee: AGRI

2022/2016(INI)

Simone SCHMIEDTBAUER, Marlene MORTLER, Herbert DORFMANN, Petri SARVAMAA, Peter JAHR, Asim ADEMOV, Álvaro AMARO, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Anne SANDER, Annie SCHREIJER-PIERIK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Acknowledges the important contribution of existing certification schemes to the further uptake of sustainable forest management; takes note of the Commission’s announcement on developing a voluntary ‘closer-to-nature’ certification scheme; encourages the Commission to cooperate with existing certification schemes and believes that to create added value, the voluntary certification must offer forest owners a sufficient price premium for the provision of ecosystem services;

2022/03/28
Committee: AGRI

2022/2016(INI)

Simone SCHMIEDTBAUER, Marlene MORTLER, Herbert DORFMANN, Petri SARVAMAA, Peter JAHR, Asim ADEMOV, Álvaro AMARO, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Anne SANDER, Annie SCHREIJER-PIERIK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Highlights that to unlock the full potential of forests to contribute to climate and circular economy targets, further research, innovation and development in the field of forest management, in particular adaptation to climate change and bio-based alternatives to fossil-based products are required and should be incentivised; underlines that a predictable and stable regulatory environment is a precondition to attracting investments;

2022/03/28
Committee: AGRI

2022/2016(INI)

Simone SCHMIEDTBAUER, Marlene MORTLER, Herbert DORFMANN, Petri SARVAMAA, Peter JAHR, Asim ADEMOV, Álvaro AMARO, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Anne SANDER, Annie SCHREIJER-PIERIK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Stresses that the implementation of the strategy must focus on enabling small- holders to continue delivering on the multiple forest functions and calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that support programmes, voluntary payment for ecosystem services schemes and research funding are attractive and easily accessible;

2022/03/28
Committee: AGRI

2022/2016(INI)

Simone SCHMIEDTBAUER, Marlene MORTLER, Herbert DORFMANN, Petri SARVAMAA, Peter JAHR, Asim ADEMOV, Álvaro AMARO, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Anne SANDER, Annie SCHREIJER-PIERIK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Believes that in order to ensure the availability of high-quality data, remote sensing technologies must be combined and proof checked with data acquired by ground-based monitoring and must be interpreted in close cooperation with local experts and that EU legislation should be based in situ on national and regional forest inventories and should encompass appropriate financial means to get access to data and to contribute to their acquisition;

2022/03/28
Committee: AGRI

2022/2016(INI)

Simone SCHMIEDTBAUER, Marlene MORTLER, Herbert DORFMANN, Petri SARVAMAA, Peter JAHR, Asim ADEMOV, Álvaro AMARO, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Anne SANDER, Annie SCHREIJER-PIERIK

Motion for a resolution
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 and that this proposal could increase administrative burden and costs; highlights that the ultimate goal and need of preparing such plans should be clarified; stresses that such plans must remain under the entire decision making of Members States or competent regional authorities;

2022/03/28
Committee: AGRI

2022/2016(INI)

Simone SCHMIEDTBAUER, Marlene MORTLER, Herbert DORFMANN, Petri SARVAMAA, Peter JAHR, Asim ADEMOV, Álvaro AMARO, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Anne SANDER, Annie SCHREIJER-PIERIK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. 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 owners and managers, scientists and civil society; underlines that governance must take EU and Member State engagement in international processes into account;

2022/03/28
Committee: AGRI

2022/2016(INI)

Simone SCHMIEDTBAUER, Marlene MORTLER, Herbert DORFMANN, Petri SARVAMAA, Peter JAHR, Asim ADEMOV, Álvaro AMARO, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Anne SANDER, Annie SCHREIJER-PIERIK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28

28. Highlights the importance of the Standing Forestry Committee as athe main forum for discussing EU policies that impact the forestry sector; believes that to achieve policy ~~alignment~~coherence, the Commission should increase dialogue between the Standing Forestry Committee and other expert groups;

2022/03/28
Committee: AGRI

2022/2016(INI)

Simone SCHMIEDTBAUER, Marlene MORTLER, Herbert DORFMANN, Petri SARVAMAA, Peter JAHR, Asim ADEMOV, Álvaro AMARO, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Anne SANDER, Annie SCHREIJER-PIERIK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)

28a. Highlights the importance of the Civil Dialogue Group on Forestry and Cork to properly involve stakeholders in the development and implementation of EU forest-related policies;

2022/03/28
Committee: AGRI

2022/2016(INI)

Simone SCHMIEDTBAUER, Marlene MORTLER, Herbert DORFMANN, Petri SARVAMAA, Peter JAHR, Asim ADEMOV, Álvaro AMARO, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Anne SANDER, Annie SCHREIJER-PIERIK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29

29. Notes the extensive overlap and sometimes contradicting objectives among policies and legislation that impact forests and the forestry sector and stresses the importance of ~~aligning them~~coherence;

2022/03/28
Committee: AGRI

2022/2016(INI)

Simone SCHMIEDTBAUER, Marlene MORTLER, Herbert DORFMANN, Petri SARVAMAA, Peter JAHR, Asim ADEMOV, Álvaro AMARO, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Anne SANDER, Annie SCHREIJER-PIERIK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30

30. Expresses its concern about ~~report~~the global problems of illegal logging and land use change and calls on the Commission and the Member States to increase their efforts to effectively implement relevant national and EU legislation;

2022/03/28
Committee: AGRI

2022/2016(INI)

Simone SCHMIEDTBAUER, Marlene MORTLER, Herbert DORFMANN, Petri SARVAMAA, Peter JAHR, Asim ADEMOV, Álvaro AMARO, Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ, Anne SANDER, Annie SCHREIJER-PIERIK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)

30a. 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 owners and managers, science and civil society groups;

2022/03/28
Committee: AGRI

2022/0396(COD)

Marlene MORTLER, Lena DÜPONT, Peter JAHR, Norbert LINS, Christine SCHNEIDER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 5

5. In addition to the labelling requirements laid down in Article 11, Member States may provide for further labelling requirements, for the purpose of identifying the extended producer responsibility scheme or a deposit and return system other than those referred to in Article 44(1). This does not apply to micro-enterprises as defined in Article 22(3), first half-sentence.

2023/05/03
Committee: AGRI

2022/0396(COD)

Marlene MORTLER, Lena DÜPONT, Peter JAHR, Norbert LINS, Christine SCHNEIDER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2

For reusable packaging, the assessment of compliance with the requirements set out in paragraph 1 shall take into account the function of reusable packaging as referred to in Article 10. Micro-enterprises as defined in Article 22(3) first half-sentence are exempt from the obligations in this paragraph.

2023/05/03
Committee: AGRI

2022/0396(COD)

Marlene MORTLER, Lena DÜPONT, Peter JAHR, Norbert LINS, Christine SCHNEIDER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2

2. Compliance with the requirements set out in paragraph 1 shall be demonstrated in the technical information concerning the packaging referred to in Annex VII. Micro-enterprises as defined in Article 22(3) first half-sentence are exempt from the obligations in this paragraph.

2023/05/03
Committee: AGRI

2022/0396(COD)

Marlene MORTLER, Lena DÜPONT, Peter JAHR, Norbert LINS, Christine SCHNEIDER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2

Where Union legislation requires information on the packaged product to be provided via a data carrier, a single data carrier shall be used for providing the information required for both the packaged product and the packaging. The obligations referred to in paragraphs 1 to 3 shall not apply to micro-enterprises as defined in Article 22(1), first half- sentence.

2023/05/03
Committee: AGRI

2022/0396(COD)

Marlene MORTLER, Lena DÜPONT, Peter JAHR, Norbert LINS, Christine SCHNEIDER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 9 a (new)

(9a) The obligations referred to in paragraphs 1 to 9 shall not apply to micro-enterprises as defined in Article 22(3), first half-sentence.

2023/05/03
Committee: AGRI

2022/0396(COD)

Marlene MORTLER, Lena DÜPONT, Peter JAHR, Norbert LINS, Christine SCHNEIDER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – point c

(c) the manufacturer and the importer have complied with the requirements set out in Article 13(5) and (6) and Article 16(3) respectively. These inspection obligations do not apply to micro- enterprises as defined in Article 22(3), 1st half-sentence.

2023/05/03
Committee: AGRI

2022/0396(COD)

Marlene MORTLER, Lena DÜPONT, Peter JAHR, Norbert LINS, Christine SCHNEIDER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 2

2. Producers shall be obliged to register in the register referred to in paragraph 1. They shall, to that end, submit an application for registration in each Member State where they make packaging available on the market for the first time. Micro-enterprises as defined in Article 22(3) first half-sentence 1 are exempted. Where a producer has appointed a producer responsibility organisation as referred to in Article 41(1), the obligations set out in this Article shall be met by that organisation, unless otherwise specified by the Member State in which the register is established.

2023/05/03
Committee: AGRI

2022/0396(COD)

Marlene MORTLER, Lena DÜPONT, Peter JAHR, Norbert LINS, Christine SCHNEIDER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 3 a (new)

(3a) Micro-enterprises as defined in Article 22(3) first half-sentence are exempt from the obligations set forth in paragraphs 1 to 3.

2023/05/03
Committee: AGRI

2022/0394(COD)

Marlene MORTLER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2

(2) The ~~Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 16 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 shall be laid down under the ordinary legislative procedure. Those certification methodologies shall include at least the elements set out in Annex I.

2023/05/30
Committee: AGRI

2022/0394(COD)

Marlene MORTLER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – introductory part

(3) When ~~preparing those delegated acts, the Commission~~those acts are being prepared, the following elements shall be taken into account ~~the following elements~~:

2023/05/30
Committee: AGRI

2022/0394(COD)

Marlene MORTLER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2

(2) The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article~~s 8 and~~ 15 shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminate period of time from [PO: please insert the date = the date of entry into force of this Regulation].

2023/05/30
Committee: AGRI

2022/0394(COD)

Marlene MORTLER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3

(3) The delegation of power referred to in Article~~s 8 and~~ 15 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.

2023/05/30
Committee: AGRI

2022/0394(COD)

Christian DOLESCHAL, Marlene MORTLER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2

(2) The ~~Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 16 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 shall be laid down under the ordinary legislative procedure. Those certification methodologies shall include at least the elements set out in Annex I.

2023/06/02
Committee: ENVI

2022/0394(COD)

Christian DOLESCHAL, Marlene MORTLER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – introductory part

(3) When ~~preparing those delegated acts, the Commission~~those acts are being prepared, the following elements shall be taken into account ~~the following elements~~:

2023/06/02
Committee: ENVI

2022/0394(COD)

Christian DOLESCHAL, Marlene MORTLER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2

(2) The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article~~s 8 and~~ 15 shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminate period of time from [PO: please insert the date = the date of entry into force of this Regulation].

2023/06/02
Committee: ENVI

2022/0394(COD)

Christian DOLESCHAL, Marlene MORTLER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3

(3) The delegation of power referred to in Article~~s 8 and~~ 15 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.

2023/06/02
Committee: ENVI

2022/0347(COD)

Norbert LINS, Jens GIESEKE, Christine SCHNEIDER, Marlene MORTLER, Massimiliano SALINI, Christian DOLESCHAL, Alexander BERNHUBER, Peter LIESE

Proposal for a directive
Recital 7

(7) The Commission should regularly review the scientific evidence related to pollutants, their effects on human health and the environment and technological development. To cost-effectively mitigate emissions of air pollutants, best available technologies should be included. Based on the review, the Commission should assess whether applicable air quality standards are still appropriate to achieve the objectives of this Directive. The first review should be carried out by 31/12/2028 to assess whether air quality standards need to be updated based on the latest scientific information.

2023/04/03
Committee: ENVI

2022/0347(COD)

Norbert LINS, Jens GIESEKE, Christine SCHNEIDER, Marlene MORTLER, Pernille WEISS, Christian DOLESCHAL, Alexander BERNHUBER, Peter LIESE

Proposal for a directive
Recital 15

(15) In order to protect human health and the environment as a whole, it is particularly important to combat emissions of pollutants at source and to identify and implement the most effective emission reduction measures at local, national and Union level , in particular when it comes to emissions from agriculture, industries, transport, heating and energy generation . Therefore, emissions of harmful air pollutants should be avoided, prevented or reduced and appropriate standards set for ambient air quality ~~taking into account relevant World Health Organization standards, guidelines and programm~~. Member States shall consider the cost-effectiveness of measures and the best available technologies available for the mitigation of pollutants at the source, such as filtering technologies, when identifying emission reduction measures.

2023/04/03
Committee: ENVI

2022/0347(COD)

Norbert LINS, Jens GIESEKE, Christine SCHNEIDER, Marlene MORTLER, Pernille WEISS, Christian DOLESCHAL, Alexander BERNHUBER, Peter LIESE

Proposal for a directive
Recital 18

(18) The average exposure of the population to the pollutants with the highest documented impact on human health, fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2), should be reduced based on WHO recommendations. This could be done by using best available technologies as identified by the 2022 EU Clean Air Tech Hub report.To this end, an average exposure reduction obligation should be introduced for these pollutants, in addition to limit values.

2023/04/03
Committee: ENVI

2022/0347(COD)

Norbert LINS, Jens GIESEKE, Christine SCHNEIDER, Marlene MORTLER, Massimiliano SALINI, Christian DOLESCHAL, Alexander BERNHUBER, Peter LIESE

Proposal for a directive
Recital 19

(19) The Fitness Check of the Ambient Air Quality Directives (Directives 2004/107/EC and 2008/50/EC)45has shown that limit values are more effective in bringing down pollutant concentrations than target values. With the aim of minimising harmful effects on human health, paying particular attention to vulnerable groups and sensitive populations, and the environment limit values should be set for the concentration of sulphur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, particulate matter, lead, benzene, carbon monoxide~~, arsenic, cadmium, nickel~~ and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and target values for cadmium, arsenic and nickelin ambient air . Benzo(a)pyrene should be used as a marker for the carcinogenic risk of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in ambient air. _________________ 45 Fitness check of the Ambient Air Quality Directives of 28 November 2019 (SWD(2019) 427 final).

2023/04/03
Committee: ENVI

2022/0347(COD)

Christian DOLESCHAL, Marlene MORTLER, Angelika NIEBLER, Markus FERBER, Norbert LINS, Monika HOHLMEIER

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1

1. This Directive sets out a zero pollution objective for air quality, so that within the Union air quality is progressively improved to levels no longer considered harmful to human health and natural ecosystems, as defined by scientific evidence, thus contributing to a toxic-free environment at the latest by 2050.deleted

2023/04/03
Committee: ENVI

2022/0347(COD)

Norbert LINS, Jens GIESEKE, Christine SCHNEIDER, Marlene MORTLER, Massimiliano SALINI, Alexander BERNHUBER, Peter LIESE

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1

1. This Directive sets out a ~~zero~~low pollution objective for air quality, so that within the Union air quality is progressively improved ~~to levels no longer considered harmful to human health and natural ecosystems, as defined by scientific evidence, thus contributing to a toxic-free environment at the latest by 2050~~.

2023/04/03
Committee: ENVI

2022/0347(COD)

Norbert LINS, Jens GIESEKE, Christine SCHNEIDER, Marlene MORTLER, Massimiliano SALINI, Christian DOLESCHAL, Alexander BERNHUBER, Peter LIESE

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 2

2. This Directive sets intermediate limit values, target values, average exposure reduction obligations, average exposure concentration objectives, critical levels, information thresholds, alert thresholds and long-term objectives (‘air quality standards’) to be met by the year 20305, and regularly reviewed thereafter in accordance with Article 3.

2023/04/03
Committee: ENVI

2022/0347(COD)

Norbert LINS, Jens GIESEKE, Christine SCHNEIDER, Marlene MORTLER, Massimiliano SALINI, Christian DOLESCHAL, Alexander BERNHUBER, Peter LIESE

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1

1. By 31 December 202833, and every 510 years thereafter, and more often if substantial new scientific findings point to the need for it, the Commission shall review the scientific evidence related to air pollutants and their effects on human health and the environment relevant to achieving the objective set in Article 1 and present a report with the main findings to the European Parliament and to the Council.

2023/04/03
Committee: ENVI

2022/0347(COD)

Christian DOLESCHAL, Angelika NIEBLER, Marlene MORTLER, Markus FERBER, Monika HOHLMEIER

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1

1. By 31 December 2028, and every 510 years thereafter, ~~and more often~~ if substantial new scientific findings point to the need for it, the Commission shall review the scientific evidence related to air pollutants and their effects on human health and the environment relevant to achieving the objective set in Article 1 and present a report with the main findings to the European Parliament and to the Council.

2023/04/03
Committee: ENVI

2022/0347(COD)

Norbert LINS, Jens GIESEKE, Christine SCHNEIDER, Marlene MORTLER, Massimiliano SALINI, Christian DOLESCHAL, Alexander BERNHUBER, Peter LIESE

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

In order to achieve the objectives set in Article 1, the review shall assess whether this Directive needs to be revised with a view to ensuring a~~lignment with~~pproximation towards the World Health Organization (WHO) Air Quality Guidelines and the latest scientific information.

2023/04/03
Committee: ENVI

2022/0347(COD)

Norbert LINS, Jens GIESEKE, Christine SCHNEIDER, Marlene MORTLER, Christian DOLESCHAL, Alexander BERNHUBER, Peter LIESE

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 – point a

(a) latest scientific information ~~from WHO and other relevant organisations~~,

2023/04/03
Committee: ENVI

2022/0347(COD)

Norbert LINS, Jens GIESEKE, Christine SCHNEIDER, Marlene MORTLER, Massimiliano SALINI, Christian DOLESCHAL, Alexander BERNHUBER, Peter LIESE

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 – point d a (new)

(d a) the proportionality of implementation measures,

2023/04/03
Committee: ENVI

2022/0347(COD)

Norbert LINS, Jens GIESEKE, Christine SCHNEIDER, Marlene MORTLER, Massimiliano SALINI, Christian DOLESCHAL, Alexander BERNHUBER, Peter LIESE

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 35

(35) ‘contributions from natural sources’ means emissions of pollutants not caused directly ~~or indirectly~~ by human activities, including natural events such as volcanic eruptions, seismic activities, geothermal activities, wild-land fires, high-wind events, sea sprays or the atmospheric re- suspension or transport of natural particles from dry regions; emissions caused by indirect human activities shall be counted as emissions from natural sources;

2023/04/03
Committee: ENVI

2022/0347(COD)

Norbert LINS, Jens GIESEKE, Christine SCHNEIDER, Marlene MORTLER, Massimiliano SALINI, Christian DOLESCHAL, Alexander BERNHUBER, Peter LIESE

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 39 a (new)

(39 a) 'Average exposure' means the environmental pollution to which the population in a definable area is exposed over the respective averaging period.

2023/04/03
Committee: ENVI

2022/0347(COD)

Norbert LINS, Jens GIESEKE, Christine SCHNEIDER, Marlene MORTLER, Massimiliano SALINI, Christian DOLESCHAL, Alexander BERNHUBER, Peter LIESE

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1

Member States shall review the classification referred to in paragraph 1 at least every 510 years in accordance with the procedure laid down in this paragraph . However, classifications shall be reviewed more frequently in the event of significant changes in activities emitting air pollutants and modifying the result to the ambient concentrations of sulphur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide and oxides of nitrogen, particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5), lead, benzene, carbon monoxide , arsenic, cadmium, nickel, benzo(a)pyrene or ozone .

2023/04/03
Committee: ENVI

2022/0347(COD)

Norbert LINS, Jens GIESEKE, Christine SCHNEIDER, Marlene MORTLER, Massimiliano SALINI, Christian DOLESCHAL, Alexander BERNHUBER, Peter LIESE

Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1

1. In zones where the levels of sulphur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, particulate matter ( PM10 and PM2.5), lead, benzene, carbon monoxide ~~, arsenic, cadmium, nickel~~ and benzo(a)pyrene in ambient air are below the respective limit values specified in Section 1 of Annex I , Member States shall maintain the levels of those pollutants below the limit values . These limit values shall only apply from 2035 onwards and it has to be ensured that the costs are proportionate to the measures that are necessary.

2023/04/03
Committee: ENVI

2022/0347(COD)

Norbert LINS, Jens GIESEKE, Christine SCHNEIDER, Marlene MORTLER, Massimiliano SALINI, Christian DOLESCHAL, Alexander BERNHUBER, Peter LIESE

Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 2

2. In zones in which ozone, arsenic, cadmium and nickel levels are below the ~~ozone~~ target value Member States shall take necessary measures to maintain those levels below the ~~ozone~~ target value and endeavour to attain the long-term objectives specified in Section 2 of Annex I , in so far as factors including the transboundary nature of ozone pollution and meteorological conditions so permit, and provided that any necessary measures do not entail a disproportionate cost.

2023/04/03
Committee: ENVI

2022/0347(COD)

Norbert LINS, Jens GIESEKE, Christine SCHNEIDER, Marlene MORTLER, Massimiliano SALINI, Christian DOLESCHAL, Alexander BERNHUBER, Peter LIESE

Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 4

4. Member States shall ~~endeavour to achieve and~~ preserve the best ambient air quality and a high level of environmental and human health protection ~~, in line with the air quality guidelines published by the WHO and below the assessment thresholds laid down in Annex II~~ through proportionate measures and costs.

2023/04/03
Committee: ENVI

2022/0347(COD)

Norbert LINS, Jens GIESEKE, Christine SCHNEIDER, Marlene MORTLER, Massimiliano SALINI, Christian DOLESCHAL, Alexander BERNHUBER, Peter LIESE

Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1

1. Member States shall ensure that, throughout their zones , levels of sulphur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, particulate matter ( PM10 and PM2.5), lead, benzene, carbon monoxide ~~, arsenic, cadmium, nickel~~ and benzo(a)pyrene in ambient air, do not exceed the limit values laid down in Section 1 of Annex I. These limit values shall only apply from 2035 onwards and it has to be ensured that the costs are proportionate to the measures that are necessary.

2023/04/03
Committee: ENVI

2022/0347(COD)

Norbert LINS, Jens GIESEKE, Christine SCHNEIDER, Marlene MORTLER, Massimiliano SALINI

Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 2

2.. For ozone, arsenic, cadmium and nickel Member States shall ensure, by taking all necessary measures not entailing disproportionate costs, that throughout the zone levels do not exceed the ~~ozone~~ target values , as laid down in Section 2, Point B, of Annex I .

2023/04/03
Committee: ENVI

2022/0347(COD)

Norbert LINS, Jens GIESEKE, Christine SCHNEIDER, Marlene MORTLER, Massimiliano SALINI, Christian DOLESCHAL, Alexander BERNHUBER, Peter LIESE

Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 3

3. Member States shall ensure that the average exposure reduction obligations for PM2.5 and NO2 laid down in Section 5, Point B, of Annex I, are met throughout their territorial units at NUTS 1 level, where they exceed the average exposure concentration objectives set out in Section 5, Point C, of Annex I. taking into acount proportionality between measures and costs.

2023/04/03
Committee: ENVI

2022/0347(COD)

Norbert LINS, Jens GIESEKE, Christine SCHNEIDER, Marlene MORTLER, Massimiliano SALINI, Christian DOLESCHAL, Alexander BERNHUBER, Peter LIESE

Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 4

4. Member States shall ensure that information about actual ~~or predicted~~ exceedances of any alert threshold or information threshold is provided to the public as soon as possible in accordance with, points 2 and 3 of Annex IX.

2023/04/04
Committee: ENVI

2022/0347(COD)

Norbert LINS, Jens GIESEKE, Christine SCHNEIDER, Marlene MORTLER, Massimiliano SALINI

Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

1. Member States ~~may~~ shall, for a given year, identify :

2023/04/04
Committee: ENVI

2022/0347(COD)

Norbert LINS, Jens GIESEKE, Christine SCHNEIDER, Marlene MORTLER, Massimiliano SALINI, Christian DOLESCHAL, Alexander BERNHUBER, Peter LIESE

Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) zones where exceedances of limit values for a given pollutant are attributable to natural sources and to indirect human activities; and

2023/04/04
Committee: ENVI

2022/0347(COD)

Norbert LINS, Jens GIESEKE, Christine SCHNEIDER, Marlene MORTLER, Massimiliano SALINI, Christian DOLESCHAL, Alexander BERNHUBER, Peter LIESE

Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 2

2. Member States shall provide the Commission with lists of any such zones and NUTS 1 territorial units, as referred to in paragraph 1, together with information on concentrations and sources and the evidence demonstrating that the exceedances are attributable to natural sources and to indirect human activities.

2023/04/04
Committee: ENVI

2022/0347(COD)

Norbert LINS, Jens GIESEKE, Christine SCHNEIDER, Marlene MORTLER, Massimiliano SALINI, Alexander BERNHUBER, Peter LIESE

Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 3

3. Where the Commission has been informed of an exceedance attributable to natural sources and to indirect human activities in accordance with paragraph 2, that exceedance shall not be considered as an exceedance for the purposes of this Directive.

2023/04/04
Committee: ENVI

2022/0347(COD)

Christian DOLESCHAL, Marlene MORTLER, Angelika NIEBLER, Markus FERBER, Norbert LINS, Monika HOHLMEIER

Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

1. Where, in a given zone , conformity with the limit values for particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5) or nitrogen dioxide cannot be achieved by the deadline specified in Table 1 of Section 1 of Annex I, ~~because of site-specific dispersion characteristics, orographic boundary conditions, adverse climatic conditions or transboundary contributions,~~ a Member State may postpone - that deadline once by a maximum of 5 years for that particular zone , if the following conditions are met:

2023/04/04
Committee: ENVI

2022/0347(COD)

Norbert LINS, Jens GIESEKE, Christine SCHNEIDER, Marlene MORTLER, Massimiliano SALINI, Christian DOLESCHAL, Alexander BERNHUBER, Peter LIESE

Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

1. Where, in a given zone , conformity with the limit values for particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5), sulphur dioxode (SO2) or nitrogen dioxide cannot be achieved by the deadline specified in Table 1 of Section 1 of Annex I, because of site-specific dispersion characteristics, orographic boundary conditions, adverse climatic conditions or transboundary contributions, a Member State may postpone - that deadline once by a maximum of 510 years for that particular zone , if the following conditions are met:

2023/04/04
Committee: ENVI

2022/0347(COD)

Norbert LINS, Jens GIESEKE, Christine SCHNEIDER, Marlene MORTLER, Alexander BERNHUBER, Peter LIESE

Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Derogations granted under Article 19, paragraph 5a (new), are not subject to the provisions of Article 18.

2023/04/04
Committee: ENVI

2022/0347(COD)

Norbert LINS, Jens GIESEKE, Christine SCHNEIDER, Marlene MORTLER, Massimiliano SALINI, Alexander BERNHUBER, Peter LIESE

Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1

Where, in given zones the levels of pollutants in ambient air exceed any limit value , laid down in Section 1 of Annex I, , Member States shall establish air quality plans for those zones as soon as possible and no later than 2 years after the calendar year during which that exceedance of any limit value was recorded. Those air quality plans shall set out proportionate and appropriate measures to achieve the concerned limit value and to keep the exceedance period as short as possible, and in any case no longer than 3 years from the end of the calendar year in which the first exceedance was reported . These measures shall only be directed against emissions sources which significantly constribute to the exceedance of the limit values.

2023/04/04
Committee: ENVI

2022/0347(COD)

Christian DOLESCHAL, Marlene MORTLER, Angelika NIEBLER, Markus FERBER, Norbert LINS, Monika HOHLMEIER

Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1

Where, in given zones the levels of pollutants in ambient air exceed any limit value , laid down in Section 1 of Annex I, , Member States shall establish air quality plans for those zones as soon as possible and no later than 2 years after the calendar year during which that exceedance of any limit value was recorded. Those air quality plans shall set out appropriate measures to achieve the concerned limit value and to keep the exceedance period as short as possible~~, and in any case no longer than 3 years from the end of the calendar year in which the first exceedance was reported~~ .

2023/04/04
Committee: ENVI

2022/0347(COD)

Christian DOLESCHAL, Marlene MORTLER, Angelika NIEBLER, Markus FERBER, Norbert LINS, Monika HOHLMEIER

Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1

Where in a given NUTS 1 territorial unit, the levels of pollutants in ambient air exceed the ozone target value, laid down in Section 2 of Annex I, Member States shall establish air quality plans for those NUTS 1 territorial units as soon as possible and no later than 2 years after the calendar year during which the exceedance of the ozone target value was recorded. Those air quality plans shall set out appropriate measures in order to achieve the ozone target value and to keep the exceedance period as short as possible. In the event of an exceedance of the ozone target values, the preparation of a Clean Air Plan pursuant to this paragraph may be waived for territorial units at NUTS level, should Member States be able to ensure that their National Clean Air Programmes in accordance with the requirements of Article 6 of Directive (EU) 2016/2284 contain all measures necessary to address these exceedances.

2023/04/04
Committee: ENVI

2022/0347(COD)

Norbert LINS, Jens GIESEKE, Christine SCHNEIDER, Marlene MORTLER, Massimiliano SALINI, Christian DOLESCHAL, Alexander BERNHUBER, Peter LIESE

Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 4

4. Where from [insert year 2 years after entry into force of this Directive], until 31 December 2029 in a zone or NUTS 1 territorial unit, the levels of pollutants are above any limit value to be attained by 1 January 2030 as laid down in Table 1 of Section 1 of Annex I, Member States shall establish an air quality plan for the concerned pollutant as soon as possible and no later than 2 years after the calendar year during which the exceedance of the was recorded to attain the respective limit values or ozone target value by the expiration of the attainment deadline. Where, for the same pollutant, Member States are required to establish an air quality plan in accordance with this paragraph as well as an air quality plan in accordance with Article 19(1), they may establish a combined air quality plan in accordance with Article 19(5), (6) and (7) and provide information on the expected impact of measures to reach compliance for each limit value it addresses, as required by in Annex VIII, points 5 and 6. Any such combined air quality plan shall set out appropriate measures to achieve all related limit values and to keep all exceedance periods as short as possible.deleted

2023/04/04
Committee: ENVI

2022/0347(COD)

Christian DOLESCHAL, Marlene MORTLER, Angelika NIEBLER, Markus FERBER, Norbert LINS, Monika HOHLMEIER

Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1

Where from [insert year ~~2 years~~two after entry into force of this Directive], until 31 December 2029 in a zone or NUTS level 1 territorial unit, the levels of pollutants are above ~~any~~the limit values to be attained by 1 January 2030 as laid down in Table 1 of Section 1 of Annex I, and where model applications, taking into account the predicted effect of measures already in place by Union, national or regional policies, do not indicate compliance by 1 January 2030, Member States shall establish an air quality plan for the concerned pollutant as soon as possible and no later than 2 years after the calendar year during which the exceedance of the was recorded to attain the respective limit values or ozone target value ~~by the expiration of the attainment deadlin~~as soon as possible.

2023/04/04
Committee: ENVI

2022/0347(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex IV – Part C – paragraph 1 – point b

(b) in general, the sampling point inlet shall be between ~~0,5 m (the breathing zone)~~3 m and 4 m above the ground. Higher siting (up to 8m) may be appropriate if the sampling point is representative of a large area (a background location) or if measurements are to be made in street canyons at a sufficient distance from concentration fluctuations of traffic or in other specific circumstances and any derogations shall be fully documented;

2023/04/03
Committee: ENVI

2122 Amendments of Marlene MORTLER