15 Amendments of François-Xavier BELLAMY related to 2022/0195(COD)
Amendment 151 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 45
Recital 45
(45) The EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 requires greater efforts to restore freshwater ecosystems and the natural functions of rivers. The restoration of freshwater ecosystems should include efforts to restore the natural longitudinal and lateral connectivity of rivers as well as their riparian areas and floodplains, including through the removal of barriers that have been specifically demonstrated by a local impact study to be harmful for ecosystems, bringing together the local administrative authorities and the stakeholders active in managing ecosystems, with a view to supporting the achievement of favourable conservation status for rivers, lakes and alluvial habitats and species living in those habitats protected by Directives 92/43/EEC and 2009/147/EC, and the achievement of one of the key objectives of the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030, namely, the restoration of at least 25 000 km of free-flowing rivers where relevant. When removing barriers, Member States should primarily address obsolete barriers, which are those that are no longer needed for renewable energy generation, inland navigation, water supply or other uses.
Amendment 153 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 45 a (new)
Recital 45 a (new)
(45a) When considering the destruction of barriers, Member States must also take into account the experiences and measures implemented in that connection previously. They must ensure that destruction of such a kind will not jeopardise the good condition of freshwater ecosystems, wetlands or rivers, by causing, for example, the seasonal drying up of rivers. They must take into account the possible beneficial effects of man-made structures that have been in place for centuries and that contribute to the development of current ecosystems.
Amendment 174 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point a
Article premier – 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 ecosystems to good condition as specified by Directives 92/43/EC and 2009/147/EC;
Amendment 177 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) identifying gaps and prioritising the requirements for research and new data to assess the conservation status of species and habitats of Community interest in order to achieve the current targets of Directive 92/43/EEC and 2009/147/EC.
Amendment 212 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5
(5) ‘favourable reference area’ means the total area of a habitat type listed in Annex II in a given biogeographical region or marine region at national level that is considered the minimum necessary to ensure the long- term viability of the habitat type and its species, and all its significant ecological variations in its natural range, and which is composed of the area of the habitat type and, if that area is not sufficient, the area necessary for the re- establishment of the habitat type, taking into account, in addition, the inevitable deterioration of the areas covered as a result of force majeure events;
Amendment 260 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Member States may put in place restoration measures for the habitats of certain marine species that are not covered by the scope of Annex II, because of their significant role in the ecosystem. Member States shall use the opportunities provided by the common fisheries policy as described in Article 12(3) of this Regulation.
Amendment 273 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Member States shall put in place knowledge acquisition programmes to assess the conservation status of each group of habitats listed in Annex II whose status is still unknown and shall list the relevant data to be collected in order to ensure the monitoring and implementation of the national action plan, as laid down in Articles 11 and 12.
Amendment 280 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Article 5 – paragraph 4
4. The determination of the most suitable areas for restoration measures in accordance with paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 shall be based on the best available knowledge and the latest scientific evidence of the condition of the habitat types listed in Annex II, measured by the structure and functions which are necessary for their long-term maintenance, including their typical species, referred to in Article 1(e) of Directive 92/43/EEC, and of the quality and quantity of the habitats of the species referred to in paragraph 3. Areas where the habitat types listed in Annex II are in unknown condition shall be considered as not being in good condition.
Amendment 338 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall make an inventory of barriers to longitudinal and lateral connectivity of surface waters andwhere such barriers have been specifically demonstrated by a local impact study to be harmful to ecosystems, such a study involving local administrative authorities and the stakeholders active in managing such ecosystems; they shall identify the barriers that need to be removed to contribute to the achievement of the restoration targets set out in Article 4 and following of this Regulation and of the objective of restoring at least 25 000 km of rivers into free- flowing rivers in the Union by 2030 where relevant, without prejudice to Directive 2000/60/EC, in particular Articles 4(3), 4(5) and 4(7) thereof, and Regulation 1315/2013, in particular Article 15 thereof.
Amendment 350 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point a – point ii
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point a – point ii
(ii) the habitat area evaluated as not in good condition;
Amendment 354 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point a – point iii a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point a – point iii a (new)
(iiia) the area of habitats currently not evaluated and that remain classified as having an unknown conservation status;
Amendment 357 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
(aa) an inventory of the gaps in the data required to assess the conservation status of the habitat types and the habitats of the species mentioned that remain unknown, and the measures planned to remedy such gaps. Member States shall estimate the funding requirements for data collection and the evaluation of conservation status through a national or transnational scientific programme.
Amendment 360 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Member States shall list the missing data required to evaluate the conservation status of the habitat types that are not in good condition referred to in Articles 4(1), 4(2), 5(1) and 5(2) and the quality and quantity of the habitats of the species referred to in Article 4(3) and Article 5(3) that are present on their territory. Member States shall include in the list their national restoration plans referred to in Article 12.
Amendment 476 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – title
Annex III – title
Amendment 522 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VII – point 24
Annex VII – point 24
(24) MinimisReduce the negative impacts of fishing activities on the marine ecosystem, for example by using gear with less impact on seabedas laid down by Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013.