43 Amendments of Jérémy DECERLE related to 2022/0195(COD)
Amendment 230 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30 a (new)
Recital 30 a (new)
(30a) While imposing ambitious restoration measures within the EU, this regulation and its implementation must ensure that the efforts carried out by Member States do not end up reducing our own productivity and hence increasing our imports from abroad. European farmers already comply with high environmental standards and additional measures should not benefit to less regulated products from outside the EU.
Amendment 276 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 50
Recital 50
(50) Restoration measures need to be put in place to enhance the biodiversity of agricultural ecosystems across the Union, including in the areas not covered by habitat types that fall within the scope of Directive 92/43/EEC. In the absence of a common method for assessing the condition of agricultural ecosystems that would allow setting specific restoration targets f, ensuring that adequate funding is available. Farmers and other relevant actors agricultural ecosystems, it is appropriate to set a general obligation to improve biodiversity in agricultural ecosystems and measure the fulfilment of that obligation on the basis of existing indicatorss well as local authorities and stakeholders responsible for managing the ecosystems shall be associated throughout this process of restoration.
Amendment 319 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 57
Recital 57
(57) Restoration measures need to be put in place to enhance the biodiversity of forest ecosystems across the Union, including in the areas not covered by habitat types falling within the scope of Directive 92/43/EEC. In the absence of a common method for assessing the condition of forest ecosystems that would allow for the setting of specific restoration targets for forest ecosystems, it is appropriate to set a general obligation to improve biodiversity in forest ecosystems and measure the fulfilment of that obligation on the basis of existing indicators, such as standing and lying deadwood, the share of forests with uneven-aged structure, forest connectivity, the common forest bird index82 , and the stock of organic carbon. _________________ 82 Common bird index (EU aggregate) - Products Datasets - Eurostat (europa.eu). Foresters and other relevant actors as well as local authorities and stakeholders responsible for managing the ecosystems shall be associated throughout this process of restoration.
Amendment 370 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the continuous, long-term and sustained recovery of biodiverse and resilient nature across the Union’s land and sea areas through the restoration of damaged ecosystems;
Amendment 373 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) achieving the Union’s overarching objectives concerning sustainable development, including climate change mitigation and climate change adaptation, biodiversity protection and food and energy security;
Amendment 384 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. This Regulation establishes a framework within which Member States shall put irepare national restoration placens, without delay, effective and area-based the aim to achieve effective restoration measures which together shallin the EU shall aim to cover, by 2030, at least 20 % of the Union’s land and sea areas and, by 2050, all degraded ecosystems in need of restoration.
Amendment 402 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
(1 a) „degraded ecosystem“ means an ecosystem where a persistent reduction in the capacity to provide ecosystem services occured;
Amendment 409 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3
(3) ‘restoration’ means the process of actively or passively assisting the recovery of an degraded ecosystem towards or to good condition, of a habitat type to the highest level of condition attainablefavourable conservation status as defined in Article 1(e) of Directive 92/43/EEC and to its favourable reference area, of a habitat of a species to a sufficient quality and quantity, or of species populations to satisfactory levels, as a means of conserving or enhancing biodiversity and ecosystem resilience;
Amendment 416 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 4
(4) ‘good condition’ means a state where the key characteristics of an ecosystem, namely its physical, chemical, compositional, structural and functional state, and its landscape and seascape characteristics, reflect the high level of ecological integrity, stability and resilience necessary to ensure its long- term maintenanceowards achieving the status of favourable as defined in Article 1(e) of Directive 92/43/EEC and contribute sustainable development goals, without excluding active land use nor management activities oriented at climate change mitigation or extreme events prevention;
Amendment 435 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 8
(8) ‘pollinator’ means a wild animalinsect which transports pollen from the anther of a plant to the stigma of a plant, enabling fertilisation and the production of seeds;
Amendment 439 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 10
(10) ‘local administrative unit’ or ‘LAU’ means a low-level administrative division of a Member State below that of a province, region or state,urban centres’ and ‘urban clusters’ means territorial units, classified using the grid-based typology established in accordance with Article 4b.2 of Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council109; _________________ 109 Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 May 2003 on the establishment of a common classification of territorial units for statistics (NUTS) (OJ L 154, 21.6.2003, p. 1).;
Amendment 445 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 13
(13) ‘urban green space’ means all green urban areas; broad-leaved forests; coniferous forests; mixed forests; natural grasslands; moors and heathlands; transitional woodland-shrubs and sparsely vegetated areas - as found within cities or towns and suburbs calculated on t including trees, bushes, shrubs, permanent he rbasis of data provided by the Copernicus Land Monitoring Service as established by Regulation (EU) 2021/696 of the European Parliamceous vegetation, lichents and of the Council110; _________________ 110 Regulation (EU) 2021/696 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 April 2021 establishing the Union Space Programme and the European Union Agency for the Space Programme and repealing Regulations (EU) No 912/2010, (EU) No 1285/2013 and (EU) No 377/2014 and Decision No 541/2014/EU (OJ L 170, 12.5.2021, p. 69).mosses, found with urban centres and urban clusters;
Amendment 495 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Article 4 – paragraph 4
4. The determination of the most suitable areas for restoration measures in accordance with paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of this Article shall be based on the best available knowledge and the latest scientific evidence of the condition of the habitat types listed in Annex I, measured by the structure and functions which are necessary for their long-term maintenance including their typical species, as referred to in Article 1(e) of Directive 92/43/EEC, and of the quality and quantity of the habitats of the species referred to in paragraph 3 of this Article. Areas where the habitat types listed in Annex I are in unknown condition shall be considfirst evaluated so that the Member State concerned as not being in good conditionreports the missing data before considering the restoration measures to be implemented.
Amendment 503 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. When putting in place the restoration measures referred to paragraphs 1, 2 and 3, Member States shall to the maximum extent possible address areas which are not needed or used for renewable energy generation, agriculture production, forestry or infrastructure development, taking into account cost-effectiveness while ensuring flexibility in current and future spatial planning.
Amendment 582 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 9 – point c a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 9 – point c a (new)
(c a) measures to ensure food security;
Amendment 648 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensureDuly cooperating with regional and local authorities, Member States shall aim to ensure at national level that there is no net loss of urban green space, and of urban tree canopy cov in urban centres and urban clusters by 20305, compared to 2021, in all cities and in towns and suburb. After 2035 positive trend should be attained, where relevant, duly taking into account local conditions.
Amendment 656 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Member States shall ensure that there is an increaseing trend in the total national area of urban green space in cities and in towns and suburbs of at least 3 % of the total area of cities and of towns and suburbs in 2021, by 2040, and at least 5 % by 2050. In addition Member States shall ensure:urban centres and urban clusters when relevant and defined in the national restoration plan.
Amendment 669 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall remove the barriers to longitudinal and lateral connectivity of surface waters identifiedbased on the inventory under paragraph 1 of this Article, in accordance with the plan for their removal referred to in Article 12(2), point (f). When removing barriers, Member States shall primarily address obsolete barriers, which are those that are no longer needed for renewable energy generation, inland navigation, water supply or other uses, flood protection or other uses. If it turns out that the removal of some barriers identified under paragraph 1 is not possible due to socio-economic, legal or technical factors that could not be anticipated, Member States shall provide justification during the reporting in accordance with Article 18(2), and implement mitigation measures on the barriers that cannot be removed.
Amendment 680 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall put in place measures aiming at reverseing the decline of pollinator populations by 2030 and achieve thereafter an increasing trend of pollinator populations, measured every three years after 2030, until satisfactory levels are achieved, as set out in accordance with Article 11(3).
Amendment 690 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall, with regard to taking into account social and economic considerations, put in place the restoration measures necessaryappropriate and reasonable to enhance biodiversity in agricultural ecosystems, in addition to the areas that are subject to restoration measures under Article 4(1), (2) and (3), while taking into account climate change and ensuring economically viable agricultural production.
Amendment 748 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) 110 by 20305, 120 by 20405 and 130 by 20505, for Member States listed in Annex V with historically more depleted populations of farmland birds;
Amendment 755 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) 105 by 20305, 110 by 20405 and 115 by 20505, for Member States listed in Annex IV with historically less depleted populations of farmland birds.
Amendment 759 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. If the obligations of this paragraph cannot be reached due to action or inaction for which the Member State concerned is not responsible, Member States shall provide an explanation, as part of reporting in accordance with Article 18(2), point (a)
Amendment 829 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
The non-fulfilment of the obligation set out in paragraph 2, 3 and 4 is justified if caused by force majeure, including natural disasters; unavoidable habitat transformations which are directly and indirectly caused by climate change.
Amendment 845 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point a
Amendment 851 #
Amendment 854 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point c
Amendment 858 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) share of forests with uneven-aged structurediversity of tree species ;
Amendment 862 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) forest connectivityfragmentation ;
Amendment 886 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall prepare national restoration plans and carry out the preparatory monitoring and research needed to identify the restoration measures that are necessary to meet the targets and obligations set out in Articles 4 to 10, taking into account the latest scientific evidence, practice and local conditions, the efficient allocation of costs and the prioritisation of restoration measures. At the same time, appropriate stakeholder involvement at each stage of the process is necessary.
Amendment 935 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3
Article 11 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall set, by 2030 at the latest, satisfactory levels for each of the indicators referred to in Articles 8(1), 9(2) and 10(2), through an open and effective process and assessment, based on the latest scientific evidence the progress of climate change, practice and local conditions, the economic viability of agriculture and taking into account food security issues in the European Union, as well as the participation of all relevant stakeholders, and, if available, the framework referred to in Article 17(9) considering the complexity of the financing provided to achieve these driving values.
Amendment 953 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
Article 11 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
5. Member States shall identify synergies and trade-offs with climate change mitigation, climate change adaptation and disaster prevention, disaster prevention and other socio-economic ecosystem services, notably food production and other productive functions contributing to the circular bio-economy, and prioritise restoration measures accordingly. Member States shall also take into account:
Amendment 965 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 7 – point a a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 7 – point a a (new)
(a a) the socio economic impact assessment, taking into account the whole society from rural to urban areas;
Amendment 1000 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 11
Article 11 – paragraph 11
11. Member States shall ensure that the preparation of the restoration plan is open, inclusive and effective and that the public isand notably farmers, foresters and other relevant actors such as advice and extension services, are given early and effective opportunities to participate in its elaboration. Consultations shall comply with the requirements set out in Articles 4 to 10 of Directive 2001/42/EC.
Amendment 1034 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point j
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point j
(j) the estimated co-benefits for or trade-offs with climate change mitigation and relevant ecosystem services, notably food production and other ecosystem services contributing to a circular bio- economy, associated with the restoration measures over time, as well as wider socio- economic benefits or trade-offs of those measures;
Amendment 1051 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point l
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point l
(l) the estimated financing needs and identified funding outside the Common Agricultural Policy, including where applicable market-based solutions, for the implementation of the restoration measures, which shall include the description of the support to stakeholders affected by restoration measures or other new obligations arising from this Regulation, and the means of intended financing, public or private, including (co-) financing with Union funding instruments;
Amendment 1103 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 4
Article 14 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission may address duly motivated and detailed observations to Member States within six months of the date of receipt of the draft national restoration plan.
Amendment 1110 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 5
Article 14 – paragraph 5
5. Member States shall take due account of anycan consider the observations from the Commission in its final national restoration plan.
Amendment 1133 #
1. Member States shall ensure that members of the public, in accordance with national law, that have a sufficiendirect interest or that maintain the impairment of a right, have access to a review procedure before a court of law, or an independent and impartial body established by law, to challenge the substantive or procedural legality of the national restoration plans and any failures to act of the competent authorities, regardless of the role members of the public have played during the process for preparing and establishing the national restoration plan.
Amendment 1145 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the area of urban green space and tree canopy cover in cities and towns and suburbsurban centres and urban clusters where urban green space, as referred to in Article 6;
Amendment 1191 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) the updated inventory of barriers referred to in Article 7(1) as well as a justification for non-removal of certain barriers if applicable under article 7(2) ;
Amendment 1206 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19
Article 19
Amendment 1241 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20
Article 20