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Activities of Elena LIZZI

Plenary speeches (39)

The Turkish military operation in northeast Syria and its consequences (debate)
2019/10/23
Dossiers: 2019/2886(RSP)
Situation of migrants in Bosnia, in particular in Bihać (debate)
2019/11/14
Situation in Israel and Palestine, including the settlements (debate)
2019/11/27
Situation in the broader Middle East region, including the crisis in Iran, Iraq and Lebanon (debate)
2019/11/27
Statement by the President
2019/12/11
Situation in Iran and Iraq following recent escalations (debate)
2020/01/14
Gender pay gap (B9-0069/2020, B9-0073/2020, B9-0083/2020, B9-0084/2020)
2020/01/30
Dossiers: 2019/2870(RSP)
Gender Equality Strategy (debate)
2020/02/12
Coronavirus outbreak, state of play and ensuring a coordinated European response to the health, economic and social impact (debate)
2020/03/10
Situation in Belarus - Situation in Lebanon - Situation in Russia, the poisoning of Alexei Navalny (debate)
2020/09/15
Dossiers: 2020/2779(RSP)
Establishing Horizon Europe – laying down its rules for participation and dissemination - Specific Programme implementing Horizon Europe – the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation - European Institute of Innovation and Technology - Strategic Innovation Agenda of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (debate)
2021/04/26
Dossiers: 2019/0151(COD)
European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) 2021-2027 (debate)
2021/04/27
Just Transition Fund (debate)
2021/05/17
Dossiers: 2020/0006(COD)
Digital future of Europe: digital single market and use of AI for European consumers (debate)
2021/05/19
Dossiers: 2020/2216(INI)
The severe impact of the recent spring frost on fruit and wine growers (debate)
2021/05/20
Dossiers: 2021/2696(RSP)
European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) 2021-2027 (continuation of debate)
2021/06/08
Dossiers: 2018/0258(COD)
A new ERA for Research and Innovation (continuation of debate)
2021/07/07
Dossiers: 2021/2524(RSP)
Fair working conditions, rights and social protection for platform workers - New forms of employment linked to digital development (debate)
2021/09/13
Dossiers: 2019/2186(INI)
The role of development policy in the response to biodiversity loss in developing countries, in the context of the achievement of the 2030 Agenda (debate)
2021/10/04
Dossiers: 2020/2274(INI)
European solutions to the rise of energy prices for businesses and consumers: the role of energy efficiency and renewable energy and the need to tackle energy poverty (debate)
2021/10/06
An EU strategy to reduce methane emissions (debate)
2021/10/20
Dossiers: 2021/2006(INI)
Introduction of a European social security pass for improving the digital enforcement of social security rights and fair mobility (debate)
2021/11/22
Dossiers: 2021/2620(RSP)
Common agricultural policy - support for strategic plans to be drawn up by Member States and financed by the EAGF and by the EAFRD - Common agricultural policy: financing, management and monitoring - Common agricultural policy – amendment of the CMO and other regulations (debate)
2021/11/23
Dossiers: 2018/0218(COD)
Data Governance Act (debate)
2022/04/06
Dossiers: 2020/0340(COD)
Revision of the EU Emissions Trading System - Social Climate Fund - Carbon border adjustment mechanism - Revision of the EU Emissions Trading System for aviation - Notification under the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) (joint debate – Fit for 55 (part 1))
2022/06/07
Dossiers: 2021/0204(COD)
Mental health in the digital world of work (debate)
2022/07/05
Dossiers: 2021/2098(INI)
Adequate minimum wages in the European Union (debate)
2022/09/13
Dossiers: 2020/0310(COD)
Establishing the Digital Decade Policy Programme 2030 (debate)
2022/11/24
Dossiers: 2021/0293(COD)
A long-term vision for the EU's rural areas (debate)
2022/12/12
Dossiers: 2021/2254(INI)
Revision of the European Works Councils Directive (debate)
2023/01/19
Dossiers: 2019/2183(INL)
Availability of fertilisers in the EU (debate)
2023/02/16
Dossiers: 2022/2982(RSP)
The role of farmers as enablers of the green transition and a resilient agricultural sector (continuation of debate)
2023/05/10
Geographical Indications for wine, spirit drinks and agricultural products (debate)
2023/05/31
Dossiers: 2022/0089(COD)
Reviewing the protection status of wolves and other large carnivores in the EU (topical debate)
2023/09/13
Improving firefighters’ working conditions (debate)
2023/09/14
Dossiers: 2023/2701(RSP)
Protection of workers from asbestos (debate)
2023/10/02
Dossiers: 2022/0298(COD)
European protein strategy (debate)
2023/10/19
Dossiers: 2023/2015(INI)
Children first - strengthening the Child Guarantee, two years on from its adoption - Reducing inequalities and promoting social inclusion in times of crisis for children and their families (joint debate – International Day of the Rights of the Child)
2023/11/20

Shadow reports (20)

REPORT on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Strategic Innovation Agenda of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) 2021-2027: Boosting the Innovation Talent and Capacity of Europe
2020/06/24
Committee: ITRE
Dossiers: 2019/0152(COD)
Documents: PDF(509 KB) DOC(240 KB)
Authors: [{'name': 'Maria da Graça CARVALHO', 'mepid': 96867}]
REPORT with recommendations to the Commission on the right to disconnect
2020/12/08
Committee: EMPL
Dossiers: 2019/2181(INL)
Documents: PDF(220 KB) DOC(81 KB)
Authors: [{'name': 'Alex AGIUS SALIBA', 'mepid': 197403}]
REPORT on the draft Council decision on establishing the specific programme implementing Horizon Europe – the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation
2021/04/14
Committee: ITRE
Dossiers: 2018/0225(CNS)
Documents: PDF(528 KB) DOC(181 KB)
Authors: [{'name': 'Christian EHLER', 'mepid': 28226}]
RECOMMENDATION FOR SECOND READING on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing Horizon Europe – the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, laying down its rules for participation and dissemination, and repealing Regulations (EU) No 1290/2013 and (EU) No 1291/2013
2021/04/15
Committee: ITRE
Dossiers: 2018/0224(COD)
Documents: PDF(187 KB) DOC(56 KB)
Authors: [{'name': 'Dan NICA', 'mepid': 124784}]
RECOMMENDATION FOR SECOND READING on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers (EGF) and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1309/2013
2021/04/26
Committee: EMPL
Dossiers: 2018/0202(COD)
Documents: PDF(170 KB) DOC(50 KB)
Authors: [{'name': 'Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ', 'mepid': 96681}]
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on European data governance (Data Governance Act)
2021/07/22
Committee: ITRE
Dossiers: 2020/0340(COD)
Documents: PDF(1 MB) DOC(471 KB)
Authors: [{'name': 'Angelika NIEBLER', 'mepid': 4289}]
REPORT on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council to strengthen the application of the principle of equal pay for equal work or work of equal value between men and women through pay transparency and enforcement mechanisms
2022/03/22
Committee: EMPLFEMM
Dossiers: 2021/0050(COD)
Documents: PDF(373 KB) DOC(168 KB)
Authors: [{'name': 'Samira RAFAELA', 'mepid': 197868}, {'name': 'Kira Marie PETER-HANSEN', 'mepid': 197573}]
REPORT on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the 2030 Policy Programme “Path to the Digital Decade”
2022/05/23
Committee: ITRE
Dossiers: 2021/0293(COD)
Documents: PDF(574 KB) DOC(237 KB)
Authors: [{'name': 'Martina DLABAJOVÁ', 'mepid': 124709}]
REPORT on mental health in the digital world of work
2022/06/21
Committee: EMPL
Dossiers: 2021/2098(INI)
Documents: PDF(215 KB) DOC(82 KB)
Authors: [{'name': 'Maria WALSH', 'mepid': 197863}]
REPORT on the New European Bauhaus
2022/07/19
Committee: CULTITRE
Dossiers: 2021/2255(INI)
Documents: PDF(278 KB) DOC(116 KB)
Authors: [{'name': 'Marcos ROS SEMPERE', 'mepid': 204413}, {'name': 'Christian EHLER', 'mepid': 28226}]
REPORT on a long-term vision for the EU's rural areas – Towards stronger, connected, resilient and prosperous rural areas by 2040
2022/11/08
Committee: AGRI
Dossiers: 2021/2254(INI)
Documents: PDF(277 KB) DOC(113 KB)
Authors: [{'name': 'Isabel CARVALHAIS', 'mepid': 199996}]
REPORT with recommendations to the Commission on Revision of European Works Councils Directive
2022/12/14
Committee: EMPL
Dossiers: 2019/2183(INL)
Documents: PDF(215 KB) DOC(79 KB)
Authors: [{'name': 'Dennis RADTKE', 'mepid': 188945}]
REPORT on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on improving working conditions in platform work
2022/12/23
Committee: EMPL
Dossiers: 2021/0414(COD)
Documents: PDF(514 KB) DOC(231 KB)
Authors: [{'name': 'Elisabetta GUALMINI', 'mepid': 197618}]
REPORT on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on a European Year of Skills 2023
2023/02/09
Committee: EMPL
Dossiers: 2022/0326(COD)
Documents: PDF(295 KB) DOC(130 KB)
Authors: [{'name': 'Loucas FOURLAS', 'mepid': 197414}]
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on harmonised rules on fair access to and use of data (Data Act)
2023/02/28
Committee: ITRE
Dossiers: 2022/0047(COD)
Documents: PDF(1 MB) DOC(434 KB)
Authors: [{'name': 'Pilar del CASTILLO VERA', 'mepid': 28390}]
REPORT on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2009/148/EC on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to asbestos at work
2023/04/28
Committee: EMPL
Dossiers: 2022/0298(COD)
Documents: PDF(399 KB) DOC(177 KB)
Authors: [{'name': 'Véronique TRILLET-LENOIR', 'mepid': 197593}]
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on European Union geographical indications for wine, spirit drinks and agricultural products, and quality schemes for agricultural products, amending Regulations (EU) No 1308/2013, (EU) 2017/1001 and (EU) 2019/787 and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012
2023/05/03
Committee: AGRI
Dossiers: 2022/0089(COD)
Documents: PDF(671 KB) DOC(310 KB)
Authors: [{'name': 'Paolo DE CASTRO', 'mepid': 96891}]
REPORT with recommendations to the Commission on quality traineeships in the Union
2023/05/23
Committee: EMPL
Dossiers: 2020/2005(INL)
Documents: PDF(246 KB) DOC(94 KB)
Authors: [{'name': 'Monica SEMEDO', 'mepid': 197418}]
REPORT on fostering and adapting vocational training as a tool for employees’ success and a building block for the EU economy in the new industry 4.0
2023/07/05
Committee: EMPL
Dossiers: 2022/2207(INI)
Documents: PDF(202 KB) DOC(74 KB)
Authors: [{'name': 'Anna ZALEWSKA', 'mepid': 197572}]
REPORT on increasing innovation, industrial and technological competitiveness through a favourable environment for start-ups and scale-ups
2023/12/01
Committee: ITRE
Dossiers: 2023/2110(INI)
Documents: PDF(188 KB) DOC(63 KB)
Authors: [{'name': 'Tsvetelina PENKOVA', 'mepid': 197845}]

Shadow opinions (21)

OPINION on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) for the financial year 2018
2020/01/22
Committee: EMPL
Dossiers: 2019/2071(DEC)
Documents: PDF(140 KB) DOC(64 KB)
Authors: [{'name': 'Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ', 'mepid': 124713}]
OPINION on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop) for the financial year 2018
2020/01/23
Committee: EMPL
Dossiers: 2019/2066(DEC)
Documents: PDF(139 KB) DOC(66 KB)
Authors: [{'name': 'Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ', 'mepid': 124713}]
OPINION on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound) for the financial year 2018
2020/01/23
Committee: EMPL
Dossiers: 2019/2067(DEC)
Documents: PDF(133 KB) DOC(64 KB)
Authors: [{'name': 'Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ', 'mepid': 124713}]
OPINION on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget for the European Training Foundation (ETF) for the financial year 2018
2020/01/23
Committee: EMPL
Dossiers: 2019/2075(DEC)
Documents: PDF(131 KB) DOC(64 KB)
Authors: [{'name': 'Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ', 'mepid': 124713}]
OPINION on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Union agencies for the financial year 2018: performance, financial management and control
2020/01/23
Committee: EMPL
Dossiers: 2019/2098(DEC)
Documents: PDF(133 KB) DOC(65 KB)
Authors: [{'name': 'Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ', 'mepid': 124713}]
OPINION on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2018, Section III - Commission and executive agencies
2020/01/23
Committee: EMPL
Dossiers: 2019/2055(DEC)
Documents: PDF(162 KB) DOC(72 KB)
Authors: [{'name': 'Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ', 'mepid': 124713}]
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Just Transition Fund
2020/06/16
Committee: AGRI
Dossiers: 2020/0006(COD)
Documents: PDF(241 KB) DOC(185 KB)
Authors: [{'name': 'Isabel CARVALHAIS', 'mepid': 199996}]
OPINION on a New Industrial Strategy for Europe
2020/07/16
Committee: EMPL
Dossiers: 2020/2076(INI)
Documents: PDF(147 KB) DOC(80 KB)
Authors: [{'name': 'Jordi CAÑAS', 'mepid': 126644}]
OPINION on the EU Strategy for Gender Equality
2020/07/22
Committee: EMPL
Dossiers: 2019/2169(INI)
Documents: PDF(180 KB) DOC(88 KB)
Authors: [{'name': 'Eugenia RODRÍGUEZ PALOP', 'mepid': 197785}]
OPINION Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 as regards exceptional additional resources and implementing arrangements under the Investment for growth and jobs goal to provide assistance for fostering crisis repair in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and preparing a green, digital and resilient recovery of the economy (REACT-EU)
2020/09/01
Committee: EMPL
Dossiers: 2020/0101(COD)
Documents: PDF(214 KB) DOC(136 KB)
Authors: [{'name': 'Agnes JONGERIUS', 'mepid': 125021}]
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the framework for achieving climate neutrality and amending Regulation (EU) No 2018/1999 (European Climate Law)
2020/09/08
Committee: AGRI
Dossiers: 2020/0036(COD)
Documents: PDF(274 KB) DOC(187 KB)
Authors: [{'name': 'Asger CHRISTENSEN', 'mepid': 197558}]
OPINION on the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2021
2020/10/09
Committee: EMPL
Dossiers: 2020/1998(BUD)
Documents: PDF(145 KB) DOC(75 KB)
Authors: [{'name': 'Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ', 'mepid': 197766}]
POSITION IN THE FORM OF AMENDMENTS on Guidelines for the 2022 Budget - Section III
2021/03/05
Committee: EMPL
Documents: PDF(258 KB) DOC(92 KB)
Authors: [{'name': 'Lucia ĎURIŠ NICHOLSONOVÁ', 'mepid': 197766}]
OPINION on trade-related aspects and implications of COVID-19
2021/05/11
Committee: AGRI
Dossiers: 2020/2117(INI)
Documents: PDF(132 KB) DOC(49 KB)
Authors: [{'name': 'Álvaro AMARO', 'mepid': 197746}]
OPINION on an EU strategy to reduce methane emissions
2021/07/16
Committee: ITRE
Dossiers: 2021/2006(INI)
Documents: PDF(151 KB) DOC(51 KB)
Authors: [{'name': 'Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI', 'mepid': 38420}]
OPINION on addressing food security in developing countries
2022/02/11
Committee: AGRI
Dossiers: 2021/2208(INI)
Documents: PDF(131 KB) DOC(49 KB)
Authors: [{'name': 'Luke Ming FLANAGAN', 'mepid': 124985}]
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a carbon border adjustment mechanism
2022/04/21
Committee: ITRE
Dossiers: 2021/0214(COD)
Documents: PDF(293 KB) DOC(182 KB)
Authors: [{'name': 'Izabela-Helena KLOC', 'mepid': 197520}]
OPINION on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the 2030 Policy Programme “Path to the Digital Decade”
2022/04/28
Committee: EMPL
Dossiers: 2021/0293(COD)
Documents: PDF(301 KB) DOC(178 KB)
Authors: [{'name': 'Dragoş PÎSLARU', 'mepid': 197663}]
OPINION on the New European Bauhaus
2022/06/15
Committee: EMPL
Dossiers: 2021/2255(INI)
Documents: PDF(150 KB) DOC(81 KB)
Authors: [{'name': 'Antonius MANDERS', 'mepid': 4560}]
OPINION Towards equal rights for persons with disabilities
2022/10/24
Committee: EMPL
Dossiers: 2022/2026(INI)
Documents: PDF(201 KB) DOC(95 KB)
Authors: [{'name': 'Jordi CAÑAS', 'mepid': 126644}]
Opinion on Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers – EGF/2022/003 ES/Alu Ibérica - Spain
2023/04/04
Committee: EMPL
Dossiers: 2023/0068(BUD)
Documents: PDF(105 KB) DOC(65 KB)
Authors: [{'name': 'Romana TOMC', 'mepid': 125104}]

Institutional motions (7)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the climate and environmental emergency
2019/11/25
Dossiers: 2019/2930(RSP)
Documents: PDF(126 KB) DOC(43 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION Situation in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and the assassination of the Italian Ambassador Luca Attanasio and his entourage
2021/03/08
Dossiers: 2021/2577(RSP)
Documents: PDF(136 KB) DOC(43 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the need for an urgent EU action plan to ensure food security inside and outside the EU in light of the Russian invasion of Ukraine
2022/03/16
Dossiers: 2022/2593(RSP)
Documents: PDF(147 KB) DOC(51 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the protection of livestock farming and large carnivores in Europe
2022/11/21
Dossiers: 2022/2952(RSP)
Documents: PDF(143 KB) DOC(48 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on an EU strategy to boost industrial competitiveness, trade and quality jobs
2023/01/25
Dossiers: 2023/2513(RSP)
Documents: PDF(138 KB) DOC(46 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on adequate minimum income ensuring active inclusion
2023/02/08
Dossiers: 2022/2840(RSP)
Documents: PDF(147 KB) DOC(51 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on an EU strategy to boost industrial competitiveness, trade and quality jobs
2023/02/08
Dossiers: 2023/2513(RSP)
Documents: PDF(145 KB) DOC(47 KB)

Oral questions (12)

Reinforcing the Youth Guarantee
2020/09/24
Documents: PDF(49 KB) DOC(10 KB)
Reinforcing the Youth Guarantee
2020/09/24
Documents: PDF(48 KB) DOC(10 KB)
Council Recommendation on vocational education and training (VET) for sustainable competitiveness, social fairness and resilience
2020/10/29
Documents: PDF(46 KB) DOC(10 KB)
Council Recommendation on vocational education and training (VET) for sustainable competitiveness, social fairness and resilience
2020/10/29
Documents: PDF(46 KB) DOC(10 KB)
European Skills Agenda for sustainable competitiveness, social fairness and resilience
2021/01/29
Documents: PDF(48 KB) DOC(10 KB)
European Child Guarantee
2021/03/26
Documents: PDF(46 KB) DOC(10 KB)
European Child Guarantee
2021/03/26
Documents: PDF(46 KB) DOC(10 KB)
Putting forward an EU Strategy for Demography
2021/06/07
Documents: PDF(53 KB) DOC(11 KB)
Reversing the negative social consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic
2021/06/15
Documents: PDF(46 KB) DOC(10 KB)
Introduction of a European social security pass for improving the digital enforcement of social security rights and fair mobility
2021/10/27
Documents: PDF(45 KB) DOC(10 KB)
Empowering European youth: post-pandemic employment and social recovery
2021/12/10
Documents: PDF(48 KB) DOC(10 KB)
Empowering European youth: post-pandemic employment and social recovery
2021/12/13
Documents: PDF(49 KB) DOC(10 KB)

Written explanations (405)

European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (2014-2020) (A9-0015/2019 - Vilija Blinkevičiūtė)

Ho votato a favore della relazione che prevede l'accesso al Fondo europeo di adeguamento alla globalizzazione del 2014-2020 per le aziende che verranno colpite dal recesso del Regno Unito dall'Unione europea senza un accordo.È doveroso, infatti, sostenere gli interventi del FEG, in quanto sono da considerare una parziale compensazione - per i nostri cittadini e per i nostri lavoratori - dei dissesti economici e sociali di cui l'Unione europea è responsabile. In questo particolare caso si tratta di tutelare i lavoratori presenti nel Regno Unito che perderanno la propria occupazione in caso di Brexit no-deal .
2019/10/22
Fishing authorisations for Union fishing vessels in United Kingdom waters and fishing operations of United Kingdom fishing vessels in Union waters (A9-0014/2019 - Chris Davies)

Data la continua incertezza sul ritiro ordinato del Regno Unito dall'Unione europea, il progetto di regolamento proposto dalla Commissione mira a prorogare, per l'anno 2020, l'applicazione delle misure di emergenza relative alla gestione sostenibile delle flotte esterne adottate nel marzo 2019 ai sensi del regolamento (UE) 2019/498. Ho votato, quindi, a favore poiché ritengo condivisibile che tale quadro temporaneo istituito per il 2019 rimanga in vigore anche per il 2020.
2019/10/22
Periods of application of Regulation (EU) 2019/501 and Regulation (EU) 2019/502 (Committee on Transport and Tourism)

Ho espresso il mio voto favorevole a tale proposta, con la quale si prorogano di sei mesi le disposizioni transitorie per i collegamenti in autobus e pullman tra Irlanda e Irlanda del Nord e fino al 24 ottobre 2020 quelle per il settore dell'aviazione, per consentire ai rispettivi settori di trasporto merci/passeggeri e aereo di continuare a beneficiare delle misure transitorie in vigore in caso di mancato accordo. Si potranno così evitare i disservizi per i cittadini e per le imprese che potrebbero derivare dai rinvii e dall'assenza di decisioni sulla Brexit.
2019/10/22
General budget of the European Union for 2020 - all sections (A9-0017/2019 - Monika Hohlmeier, Eider Gardiazabal Rubial)

Ho votato contro la risoluzione sul bilancio annuale dell'Unione europea per il 2020 perché, innanzitutto, non solo non viene ridotta la richiesta di fondi, ma sono perfino previste nuove e ingenti risorse, di cui dovranno farsi carico i contribuenti nazionali.Si deve, invero, tenere sempre presente che il nostro Paese è uno dei principali contributori netti al Bilancio UE: è quindi giusto aspettarsi che il bilancio UE sia efficiente, trasparente e, soprattutto, privo di sprechi.Anche la parte relativa alle spese amministrative delle istituzioni dell'Unione europea non può essere condivisa, poiché non vengono messi in discussione alcuni privilegi e vantaggi in termini di salari e pensioni, che sono divenuti oramai difficilmente sostenibili.
2019/10/23
Discharge 2017: European Asylum Support Office (EASO) (A9-0011/2019 - Petri Sarvamaa)

Ho votato a favore della risoluzione che accompagna la decisione di non concedere il discarico all'EASO per il 2017, in quanto la relativa gestione finanziaria risulta caratterizzata da notevoli problematiche in ambito di procedure di appalti e gestione del personale, nonché da gravi carenze ed irregolarità.Inoltre, la gravità della situazione di tale Ufficio è confermata dalla circostanza che, per il secondo anno consecutivo, esso è finito sotto stretta osservazione.
2019/10/23
Discharge 2017: EU general budget - European Council and Council (A9-0010/2019 - Isabel García Muñoz)

Ho espresso voto favorevole alla risoluzione che accompagna la decisione di non concedere il discarico al Consiglio europeo e al Consiglio per l'anno 2017, dal momento che quest'ultimo si rifiuta sistematicamente di rispondere a richieste di maggiori informazioni e trasparenza finanziaria in merito alla propria gestione.Non ritengo accettabile, infatti, che vi sia tale mancanza di trasparenza sull'utilizzo del denaro dei contribuenti europei, ovvero italiani.
2019/10/23
Objection pursuant to Rule 112: Assessment of the impact of plant protection products on honeybees (B9-0149/2019)

Ho votato a favore della presente obiezione alla proposta di modifica del regolamento (UE) n. 546/2011, in cui la Commissione introduce le modifiche indicate nella guida alle api dell'EFSA del 2013 per quanto riguarda la tossicità acuta per le api, poiché tale proposta non disciplina la tossicità cronica per le api, nonché la tossicità per bombi, api solitarie e larve.Tale proposta non rappresenta, infatti, gli sviluppi più recenti nelle conoscenze scientifiche e tecniche e, pertanto, è necessario riformulare i principi uniformi per la valutazione e l'autorizzazione dei prodotti fitosanitari, compresa la valutazione dell'impatto dei prodotti fitosanitari sulle api da miele.
2019/10/23
Objection pursuant to Rule 112: partially granting an authorisation for a use of chromium trioxide (Cromomed S.A. and others) (B9-0151/2019)

Ho ritenuto di non appoggiare l'obiezione con la quale si chiede di ritirare il progetto di atto di esecuzione per l'autorizzazione presentata dalla Cromomed e da altre quattro aziende, per l'uso del triossido di cromo nella cromatura funzionale per una vasta gamma di applicazioni.Si deve infatti, evidenziare che le imprese richiedenti l'autorizzazione forniscono un essenziale servizio di manutenzione per il settore siderurgico, altamente sviluppato in Italia, in quanto sottopongono al processo di cromatura superficiale i cilindri di laminazione utilizzati in siderurgia, finalizzato a contrastare l'usura dei cilindri, e garantiscono così la qualità dei prodotti siderurgici sottoposti a laminazione, nonché la possibilità di riutilizzo dei cilindri stessi.
2019/10/24
Effects of the bankruptcy of Thomas Cook Group (RC-B9-0118/2019, B9-0118/2019, B9-0119/2019, B9-0120/2019, B9-0121/2019, B9-0122/2019, B9-0124/2019)

Ho votato a favore della presente risoluzione, in quanto è incentrata principalmente sulla tutela dei lavoratori e dei consumatori, nel settore del turismo e dei trasporti, in caso di bancarotta e insolvenza. Tra gli elementi più condivisibili vi è sicuramente la richiesta di attivazione del FEG (Fondo Europeo di Adeguamento alla Globalizzazione) per i lavoratori in esubero, nonché la proposta di istituire un fondo di garanzia o di contratti di assicurazione, da parte delle compagnie aeree, che garantiscano assistenza, rimborso, risarcimento e protezione dei consumatori.
2019/10/24
State of play of the disclosure of income tax information by certain undertakings and branches - public country-by-country reporting (B9-0117/2019)

Ho espresso il voto favorevole alla risoluzione riguardante le rendicontazioni paese per paese, il cui obiettivo è aumentare la trasparenza e contrastare l'evasione e l'elusione fiscale internazionale, poiché sarebbero tenute a questa misura, le imprese che registrano nel bilancio di un esercizio finanziario, un fatturato netto consolidato superiore a 750 milioni di euro. Tale cifra piuttosto elevata garantirebbe l'esclusione dalla normativa delle piccole e medie imprese, che non sarebbero colpite da ulteriori oneri burocratici.
2019/10/24
Search and rescue in the Mediterranean (B9-0130/2019, B9-0131/2019, B9-0132/2019, B9-0154/2019)

Lo scopo di questa risoluzione è di raggiungere una posizione del Parlamento europeo sulle operazioni di ricerca e salvataggio nel Mediterraneo. Questo argomento è principalmente sollevato dalle azioni delle ONG, che vengono elogiate nel testo, dall'inizio alla fine.La logica di base di tale risoluzione infatti, è che sia necessario agevolare l'immigrazione, che viene sempre giustificata, finendo per attaccare frontalmente i provvedimenti di contrasto all'immigrazione clandestina attuati dal Governo Conte I.Per tutti questi motivi ho votato contro tale provvedimento.
2019/10/24
Opening accession negotiations with North Macedonia and Albania (B9-0155/2019, RC-B9-0156/2019, B9-0156/2019, B9-0157/2019, B9-0158/2019, B9-0159/2019, B9-0160/2019, B9-0161/2019)

Ho votato contro la risoluzione sull'apertura dei negoziati di adesione con la Macedonia del Nord e l'Albania, essendo contraria ad ulteriori allargamenti dell'Unione europea. Inoltre, nel relativo testo, non si fa alcun accenno ai finanziamenti ottenuti dai due Paesi dall'Unione europea attraverso i Fondi IPA, nonché ai pericoli dell'immigrazione che ci sarebbero con l'entrata nell'Unione europea di questi due Paesi.Si deve altresì rilevare, che la situazione economica in entrambi i Paesi è molto confusa e che le loro istituzioni rimangono fragili, mentre sono stati compiuti pochissimi progressi in termini di riforma giudiziaria e lotta alla corruzione e alla criminalità organizzata.
2019/10/24
EU-Ukraine Agreement amending the trade preferences for poultry meat and poultry meat preparations provided for by the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement (A9-0024/2019 - Enikő Győri)

Ho espresso il mio voto contrario a questa relazione, perché aumenta il contingente di pollame importabile dall'Ucraina verso l'Unione europea.La Commissione, al posto di proteggere il mercato europeo, le sue imprese ed i suoi consumatori, ha proposto di aumentare il volume complessivo delle importazioni di un prodotto fortemente criticato, in quanto non risulta rispettare gli standard europei in termini di controlli sanitari e di benessere degli animali.
2019/11/26
Children rights in occasion of the 30th anniversary of the Convention of the Rights of the Child (B9-0178/2019, B9-0179/2019, B9-0180/2019)

Ho votato a favore della presente risoluzione poiché la tutela dei diritti dei minori merita il pieno supporto di ogni deputato. Tuttavia, il relativo testo presenta anche dei punti non condivisibili: si cela, infatti, dietro una causa inattaccabile, come quella dei diritti dei minori, per introdurre politiche molto più incerte, quali il sostegno ai migranti, l'ideologia del genere, l'interferenza degli Stati membri e dell'Unione europea nell'educazione dei bambini, in particolare in materia sessuale.
2019/11/26
Mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund to provide assistance to Greece (A9-0040/2019 - Eva Kaili)

Ho espresso il mio voto favorevole alla proposta di mobilitare il Fondo di solidarietà dell'Unione europea per la concessione di assistenza finanziaria nei confronti della Grecia, dal momento che ritengo necessario dimostrare solidarietà a tale paese in relazione ai gravi eventi meteorologici che si sono verificati nel febbraio del 2019 nella parte occidentale di Creta. La Commissione ha fissato il contributo finanziario totale del Fondo a 4 552 517 euro e ha concesso anche un anticipo, che è stato versato il 19 luglio 2019.Si tratta, peraltro, dello stesso strumento di cui dovrà essere richiesta l'attivazione per i tragici eventi verificatisi a Venezia negli scorsi giorni.
2019/11/27
Mobilisation of the EU Solidarity Fund to provide for the payment of advances in the general budget of the Union for 2020 (A9-0036/2019 - Monika Hohlmeier)

Ho votato a favore della mobilitazione del Fondo di solidarietà dell'Unione europea per il versamento degli anticipi a titolo del bilancio generale dell'Unione per il 2020, in quanto tale proposta mira ad agevolare e velocizzare la procedura del Fondo di solidarietà dell'Unione europea in caso di catastrofi naturali.In questo modo, si prevede di iscrivere già a bilancio per il 2020 una prima tranche di 50 milioni di euro, al fine di consentire un più rapido versamento di anticipi, qualora dovessero verificarsi catastrofi nei primi mesi del prossimo anno.
2019/11/27
2020 budgetary procedure: joint text (A9-0035/2019 - Monika Hohlmeier, Eider Gardiazabal Rubial)

Ho votato contro l'accordo finale, esito della conciliazione, per il Bilancio UE 2020, dal momento che l'accordo non solo non prevede la riduzione dei fondi, ma prevede perfino un incremento degli stanziamenti di nuove e ingenti risorse, che ha come conseguenza un aggravio per le contribuzioni nazionali. Il livello complessivo degli stanziamenti aumenta, attestandosi a 168,7 miliardi di euro in impegni e 153,6 miliardi di euro in pagamenti.Le maggiori criticità della procedura di bilancio riguardano le questioni climatiche e migratorie, con aumenti considerevoli di risorse non accompagnati, tuttavia, da una chiara volontà politica di affrontare e risolvere tali problematiche alla radice.
2019/11/27
Climate and environmental emergency (RC-B9-0209/2019, B9-0209/2019, B9-0211/2019, B9-0212/2019, B9-0215/2019, B9-0216/2019, B9-0218/2019, B9-0220/2019)

Ho espresso voto contrario alla risoluzione del Parlamento europeo che dichiara un'emergenza climatica e ambientale in Europa e nel mondo, in vista della Conferenza delle Nazioni Unite sui cambiamenti climatici, che si terrà dal 2 al 13 dicembre a Madrid, poiché non ritengo condivisibile l'approccio fortemente ideologico del relativo testo.L'annuncio di un'emergenza climatica in modo quasi frettoloso sembra corrispondere più a un opportunismo politico che rispondere ad una vera minaccia imminente.È bene, infatti, ricordare che gli obiettivi dell'accordo di Parigi (Fondo verde, limitazione del riscaldamento globale di 1,5 °C e neutralità del carbonio entro il 2050, tra gli altri) rimarranno delle chimere, finché non saranno stabiliti su una base realistica e con la sincera collaborazione di tutti gli stati del mondo e non solo dell'Europa.
2019/11/28
2019 UN Climate Change Conference (COP25) (B9-0174/2019)

Ho votato contro la presente risoluzione che chiede all'UE, alla Conferenza delle Nazioni Unite sui cambiamenti climatici (COP 25), di aumentare considerevolmente i propri impegni di riduzione (NDC), per raggiungere la "neutralità climatica" (emissioni zero di GES) quanto prima e comunque non oltre il 2050, poiché chiede agli Stati europei, in modo irrealistico, maggiori contributi al Fondo verde e all'obiettivo della neutralità del carbonio, senza dati scientifici avanzati.Inoltre, vi sono considerazioni irrilevanti relative alla parità di genere, ai diritti umani e allo stato di diritto, mentre desta perplessità l'annuncio di grandi migrazioni verso il Nord integrate in un quadro giuridico internazionale e riconosciute allo stesso modo delle domande di asilo.
2019/11/28
EU accession to the Istanbul Convention and other measures to combat gender-based violence (B9-0224/2019, B9-0225/2019, B9-0226/2019)

Ho votato a favore della risoluzione per l'adesione dell'Unione europea alla Convenzione di Istanbul, perché affronta un tema delicato e importante, come quello della lotta alla violenza contro le donne, che è stato commemorato anche lo scorso 25 novembre (Giornata Internazionale per l'eliminazione della violenza contro le donne).Considero, quindi, di fondamentale importanza, la richiesta del Parlamento europeo sia di concludere con urgenza la ratifica da parte dell'Unione europea della Convenzione sulla prevenzione e la lotta alla violenza contro le donne, sia di esortare i sette Stati membri che l'hanno firmata, ma non ancora ratificata, a farlo senza indugio.
2019/11/28
Measures to address the impact on European agriculture of the WTO ruling on the Airbus dispute (RC-B9-0197/2019, B9-0197/2019, B9-0198/2019, B9-0201/2019, B9-0203/2019, B9-0204/2019, B9-0206/2019, B9-0208/2019)

Ho espresso voto favorevole alla presente risoluzione, poiché contiene elementi diagnostici corretti e propone azioni pertinenti in risposta alle sanzioni statunitensi.Il testo, infatti, rappresenta una risposta del settore primario europeo, alle misure intraprese dall'amministrazione Trump in termini di dazi, ai prodotti europei nel settore agroalimentare, che colpiscono duramente i prodotti di alcuni Paesi, come l'Italia, che non hanno alcun ruolo nella controversia Airbus.
2019/11/28
Macro-financial assistance to Jordan (A9-0045/2019 - Luisa Regimenti)

Ho espresso il mio voto positivo alla relazione che prevede di garantire assistenza macrofinanziaria da parte dell'Unione europea a favore della Giordania perché deve essere sostenuto il suo impegno nella lotta al terrorismo islamico. Invero, la Giordania si è fatta carico più di ogni altro Paese arabo del continuo afflusso di rifugiati siriani, pari a circa 1,3 milioni: la sua stabilità, pertanto, si rivela essenziale per prevenire l'implosione della situazione mediorientale legata alla crisi dei rifugiati.
2019/12/17
EU-Switzerland Agreement on the stepping up of cross-border cooperation, particularly in combating terrorism and cross-border crime (A9-0043/2019 - Roberta Metsola)

Ho votato a favore di tale accordo tra l'Unione europea e la Confederazione svizzera, in quanto ritengo fondamentale perseguire l'obiettivo di rafforzare lo scambio di informazioni tra le autorità nazionali competenti in materia di sicurezza. Sono, infatti, previste una serie di misure volte a favorire la cooperazione transfrontaliera a fini del contrasto della criminalità internazionale, tra cui la possibilità per tutti gli Stati membri e per la Svizzera di accedere reciprocamente alle rispettive banche dati nazionali riguardanti gli schedari di analisi del DNA, i sistemi di identificazione dattiloscopica ed i dati di immatricolazione dei veicoli.
2019/12/17
EU-Liechtenstein Agreement on the stepping up of cross-border cooperation, particularly in combating terrorism and cross-border crime (A9-0044/2019 - Roberta Metsola)

Ho votato a favore di tale accordo tra l'Unione europea ed il Principato del Liechtenstein, in quanto ritengo fondamentale perseguire l'obiettivo di rafforzare lo scambio di informazioni tra le autorità nazionali competenti in materia di sicurezza. Sono, infatti, previste una serie di misure volte a favorire la cooperazione transfrontaliera a fini di contrasto della criminalità internazionale, tra cui la possibilità per tutti gli Stati membri e per il Liechtenstein di accedere reciprocamente alle rispettive banche dati nazionali riguardanti gli schedari di analisi del DNA, i sistemi di identificazione dattiloscopica ed i dati di immatricolazione dei veicoli.
2019/12/17
Protocol to EU-Switzerland Agreement concerning the criteria and mechanisms for establishing the State responsible for examining a request for asylum lodged in a Member State or in Switzerland regarding the access to Eurodac for law enforcement purposes (A9-0025/2019 - Jadwiga Wiśniewska)

Ho votato a favore di tale protocollo tra l'Unione europea e la Confederazione svizzera dal momento che il relativo scopo è consentire alle autorità di contrasto di chiedere il confronto dei dati relativi alle impronte digitali con quelli inseriti dalla Svizzera e conservati nella banca dati centrale dell'Eurodac: le autorità di contrasto avranno, così, la possibilità di stabilire un'identità esatta o di ottenere ulteriori informazioni su una persona sospettata di aver commesso un reato grave o di terrorismo o su una vittima, ai fini della prevenzione, dell'accertamento dell'indagine di reati di terrorismo o di altri reati gravi.
2019/12/17
Accession of Solomon Islands to the EU-Pacific States Interim Partnership Agreement (A9-0050/2019 - Bernd Lange)

Ho espresso voto favorevole alla richiesta di adesione delle Isole Salomone all'Accordo di partenariato economico tra l'Unione europea e gli Stati del Pacifico, poiché tale accordo si inserisce nel quadro delle relazioni economiche e commerciali a lungo termine dell'Unione europea e, nel contempo, non costituisce una minaccia per la produzione europea, e nemmeno per quella italiana, considerato lo scarso volume di scambi tra le Isole Salomone e l'Unione europea.
2019/12/17
Association of the overseas countries and territories with the European Union ('Overseas Association Decision') (A9-0033/2019 - Tomas Tobé)

Trattandosi di un adeguamento tecnico, che assicura l'istituzione e l'applicazione delle disposizioni del sistema degli esportatori registrati, denominato anche "REX", da parte dei Paesi e Territori d'Oltremare, ho ritenuto di votare a favore della presente relazione.
2019/12/17
CAP: Financial discipline as from financial year 2021 and flexibility between pillars in respect of calendar year 2020 (A9-0042/2019 - Norbert Lins)

Ho votato a favore della presente proposta, che prevede l'adattamento di due atti legislativi della Politica agricola comune (PAC), poiché regolamenta gli aspetti puramente tecnici della normativa transitoria, al fine di estendere di un anno, i programmi della PAC, considerata l'impossibilità di approvare e rendere esecutiva, la riforma della PAC stessa, entro il 2021.
2019/12/18
Objection pursuant to Rule 112: Active substances, including dimoxystrobin and mancozeb (B9-0230/2019)

Ho espresso voto favorevole alla risoluzione in esame, con la quale si chiede alla Commissione di non rinnovare l'approvazione delle sostanze attive dimossistrobina e mancozeb, in quanto non sono state fornite le prove, che tali sostanze possano essere utilizzate in modo sicuro, né che vi sia l'urgente necessità di utilizzarle nella produzione alimentare dell'Unione europea.
2019/12/18
Closure of the accounts for the European Asylum Support Office (EASO) for the financial year 2017 (B9-0235/2019)

Ho votato contro la risoluzione, che concede la chiusura dell'Ufficio europeo di sostegno per l'Asilo, per l'esercizio finanziario 2017, dal momento che tale organismo, ha sempre operato in maniera irregolare e poco trasparente, come riconosciuto dalle stesse precedenti relazioni del Parlamento europeo, che aveva manifestato la propria contrarietà all'approvazione di una gestione finanziaria, caratterizzata da notevoli problematiche in ambito di procedure di appalti e gestione del personale.
2019/12/18
Public discrimination and hate speech against LGBTI people, including LGBTI free zones (B9-0234/2019)

Ho espresso il mio voto contrario alla presente risoluzione, in quanto attenta alla sovranità polacca e designa i populisti e l'estrema destra, come responsabili di atti e discorsi omofobici.Inoltre, mentre la condanna della violenza che gli omosessuali possono subire in ragione del loro orientamento sessuale, dovrebbe poter raccogliere un ampio consenso, il testo proposto strumentalizza tale problema e pertanto, non può essere condiviso.
2019/12/18
Enabling the digital transformation of health and care (B9-0239/2019)

Ho votato a favore della risoluzione sulla trasformazione digitale della sanità e dell'assistenza, poiché ne ritengo di fondamentale importanza lo scopo, cioè quello di migliorare l'accesso dei cittadini all'assistenza sanitaria e di ottenere un migliore utilizzo dei dati raccolti, a fini qualitativi e di ricerca, attraverso la digitalizzazione. In particolare, il relativo testo, promuove la messa in comune e l'interoperabilità, sulla base della cooperazione tra gli Stati membri, dei sistemi e dei dati europei, garantendo altresì una rigorosa protezione della privacy dei pazienti.
2019/12/18
Commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the Romanian revolution of December 1989 (B9-0241/2019)

Ho votato a favore della risoluzione in esame, dal momento che il relativo testo, commemora le vittime della rivoluzione del dicembre 1989, che hanno sacrificato le proprie vite per porre fine della dittatura totalitaria in Romania e rende omaggio alle loro famiglie.Si deve infatti riconoscere, che il sacrificio dei manifestanti pacifici del dicembre 1989, ha aperto la strada alla transizione della Romania verso la democrazia, lo Stato di diritto e l'istituzione di un'economia di mercato, nonché alla sua successiva integrazione nell'Alleanza dell'Atlantico del Nord e nell'Unione europea.
2019/12/19
Situation of human rights and democracy in Nicaragua (RC-B9-0251/2019, B9-0251/2019, B9-0252/2019, B9-0253/2019, B9-0254/2019, B9-0255/2019)

Ho espresso voto favorevole, alla risoluzione sulla situazione dei diritti dell'uomo e della democrazia in Nicaragua, in quanto il relativo testo, sollecita il governo nicaraguense a porre fine alla repressione persistente del dissenso e al modello continuo di arresti arbitrari, di uso della tortura e della violenza sessuale, nonché ad astenersi dal criminalizzare, perseguire e attaccare i difensori dei diritti umani, gli oppositori politici, le famiglie delle vittime e qualsiasi altra voce dissenziente e ritirare immediatamente le forze paramilitari, che operano nel paese.
2019/12/19
Protocol to the Agreement between the EU, Iceland and Norway concerning the criteria and mechanisms for establishing the State responsible for examining a request for asylum lodged in a Member State or in Iceland or Norway regarding the access to Eurodac for law enforcement purposes (A9-0053/2019 - Jadwiga Wiśniewska)

Ho votato a favore del protocollo in esame perché il relativo scopo è quello di consentire reciprocamente alle autorità di contrasto degli Stati partecipanti, e dell'Islanda e della Norvegia, di chiedere il confronto dei dati relativi alle impronte digitali con quelli inseriti e conservati nella banca dati Eurodac, nel caso in cui tali autorità intendano stabilire l'identità o ottenere ulteriori informazioni su una persona sospettata di aver commesso un reato grave o di terrorismo o su una vittima.
2020/01/15
EU-China Agreement on certain aspects of air services (A9-0041/2019 - Tomasz Piotr Poręba)

Ho espresso voto favorevole alla modifica dell'accordo bilaterale esistente tra Unione europea e Cina, in quanto le modifiche proposte affrontano questioni giuridiche volte all'allineamento alla giurisprudenza della Corte di Giustizia dell'Unione europea.In particolare, tutti i vettori aerei dell'Unione europea potranno beneficiare del diritto di stabilimento in Unione europea, a seguito del riconoscimento di tale diritto dalla Cina, e si potrà evitare che la Cina possa procedere a rifiuti, revoche o sospensioni di autorizzazioni o di licenze di un vettore aereo stabilito in uno Stato membro basate su questa motivazione.
2020/01/15
Annual report 2018 on the human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union's policy on the matter (A9-0051/2019 - Isabel Wiseler-Lima)

Ho votato contro la relazione annuale del 2018 sui diritti umani e la democrazia nel mondo e sulla politica dell'Unione europea in materia, poiché promuove e difende un'ideologia dei diritti umani che, dietro una cornice di buona volontà, non apporta elementi decisivi e sostanziali per avanzare, né tantomeno proposte concrete, come d'altronde si è già verificato nelle relazioni precedenti.
2020/01/15
Annual report on the implementation of the common foreign and security policy (A9-0054/2019 - David McAllister)

Ho espresso il mio voto contrario alla relazione annuale sull'attuazione della politica estera e di sicurezza comune, dal momento che tale risoluzione è orientata verso l'abbandono delle sovranità nazionali a favore della sovranità europea: non ritengo condivisibile, infatti, che questa possa essere la soluzione proposta dall'Unione europea alla sua acclarata fragilità in materia di sicurezza comune.
2020/01/15
Annual report on the implementation of the common security and defence policy (A9-0052/2019 - Arnaud Danjean)

Ho votato contro, la relazione annuale, sull'attuazione della Politica di sicurezza e di difesa comune, in quanto tale relazione, propone espressamente di costituire una politica di difesa europea da imporre agli Stati membri, chiedendo inoltre agli stessi, uno sforzo maggiore a livello di finanziamenti.
2020/01/15
COP15 to the Convention on Biological Diversity (Kunming 2020) (B9-0035/2020)

Ho votato contro la risoluzione in esame, dal momento che non sono favorevole a soluzioni globali, che pretendono di risolvere problemi locali e/o nazionali e che limitano intenzionalmente la sovranità degli Stati.Pur dovendosi deplorare il degrado degli ecosistemi, delle aree naturali e delle popolazioni animali, qualsiasi obiettivo quantificato a livello di Unione europea, risulta restrittivo e non realistico su scala globale.
2020/01/16
Institutions and bodies in the Economic and Monetary Union: Preventing post-public employment conflicts of interest (B9-0047/2020)

Ho votato a favore della presente risoluzione, poiché si richiede all'Autorità bancaria europea (ABE) di rivedere la sua decisione, di concedere il via libera alle dimissioni di Adam Farkas, dalla carica di direttore esecutivo, con effetto al 31 gennaio 2020, in quanto a partire dal 1° febbraio, lo stesso Farkas, dovrebbe assumere la carica di amministratore delegato dell'Associazione per i mercati finanziari in Europa (AFME), configurando così una situazione di palese conflitto di interessi, sia con riferimento al periodo trascorso alla direzione dell'ABE, che in merito alla futura attività nel settore privato.Si deve infatti, pretendere; un intervento più deciso delle Istituzioni europee; per eliminare o quanto meno limitare adeguatamente, le problematiche legate a questo tipo di situazioni, foriere di palesi conflitti di interessi.
2020/01/16
Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community (A9-0004/2020 - Guy Verhofstadt)

Ho votato a favore della relazione che prevede l'accordo sul recesso del Regno Unito di Gran Bretagna e Irlanda del Nord dall'Unione europea e dalla Comunità europea dell'energia atomica, poiché sostengo la libera scelta del Regno Unito di separarsi dall'Unione europea.Infatti, ho sempre difeso la necessità di garantire che venisse rispettata la volontà sovrana del popolo britannico, avendo ovviamente come primo obiettivo la tutela dei cittadini e delle imprese italiani.
2020/01/29
Objection pursuant to Rule 111(3): Classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures - titanium dioxide (B9-0071/2020)

Ho votato a favore dell'obiezione contro la proposta della Commissione, di classificazione armonizzata del biossido di titanio (TiO2) come sostanza cancerogena di categoria 2, per le miscele sotto forma di polvere, in quanto non vi sono prove sufficientemente attendibili a sostegno e nel contempo, vi è la ferma opposizione di molti Stati membri a causa di preoccupazioni, quanto al fondamento scientifico e le potenziali conseguenze negative derivanti da tale precedente, nella classificazione di altri composti in polvere.
2020/01/30
Conclusion of the EU-Viet Nam Free Trade Agreement (A9-0003/2020 - Geert Bourgeois)

Ho espresso voto contrario alla conclusione dell'accordo di libero scambio tra l'Unione europea ed il Vietnam poiché non sono previste tutele abbastanza forti degli interessi europei e, tanto meno, di quelli dei singoli Stati membri.In particolare, tale accordo rischia di generare concorrenza sleale ai danni delle aziende europee, a causa di profonde disparità in termini di costi produttivi e vincoli ambientali: infatti, in Vietnam i diritti dei lavoratori, gli standard di protezione dei consumatori, gli standard ambientali e le normative di produzione sono significativamente meno esigenti di quelli europei.Infine, a livello agroalimentare, ci sarà una scarsa tutela delle denominazioni di origine italiane e il settore risicolo italiano, la cui produzione di qualità non è nemmeno paragonabile a quella vietnamita, risulta minacciato dalla quantità di riso importabile a dazio zero prevista nell'accordo.
2020/02/12
Conclusion of the EU-Viet Nam Free Trade Agreement (Resolution) (A9-0017/2020 - Geert Bourgeois)

Ho votato contro alla risoluzione che accompagna l'accordo di libero scambio tra l'Unione europea ed il Vietnam, poiché tale risoluzione non mette assolutamente in luce le criticità e le contraddizioni a livello di politiche ambientali, sociali e di strumenti di controllo dell'accordo.
2020/02/12
EU-Viet Nam Investment Protection Agreement (A9-0002/2020 - Geert Bourgeois)

Ho ritenuto di votare contro l'accordo sulla protezione degli investimenti tra l'Unione europea ed il Vietnam, in quanto prevede di sostituire gli accordi bilaterali di protezione degli investimenti che 21 Stati Membri dell'Unione europea hanno attualmente in vigore con il Vietnam con l'istituzione di un Tribunale per gli investimenti e di una Corte d'Appello per dirimere le controversie tra gli investitori e le autorità delle due parti. Dietro le ragioni di tutela degli interessi degli investitori europei in Vietnam, e viceversa, si configura un sistema in cui rimane censurabile la potenziale interferenza alla sovranità di uno Stato membro, la cui capacità di legiferare nell'interesse della collettività potrebbe essere messa in discussione.
2020/02/12
EU-Viet Nam Investment Protection Agreement (Resolution) (A9-0014/2020 - Geert Bourgeois)

Ho votato contro alla risoluzione sulla protezione degli investimenti tra l'Unione europea ed il Vietnam, poiché accoglie con favore tale accordo ed il relativo sistema giurisdizionale degli investimenti (Investment Court System) al quale sono fortemente contraria.
2020/02/12
Objection pursuant to Rule 111: Union list of projects of common interest (B9-0091/2020)

Ho espresso voto contrario all'obiezione alla lista dei Progetti di interesse comune proposta dalla Commissione, poiché tale lista rimane di importanza fondamentale per la sostenibilità del fabbisogno energetico dell'Italia, il quale non può prescindere dal gas naturale nel medio e nel lungo termine.Invero, da una parte, l'opposizione di alcuni gruppi politici nei confronti del gas naturale è smentita da accreditati studi scientifici che testimoniano la sostenibilità ambientale del gas naturale nonché delle sue varianti ecologiche, dall'altra, le più solide valutazioni di impatto sulla sostenibilità economica della transizione energetica dimostrano che la rimozione del gas naturale dal piano economico europeo costerà centinaia di miliardi di euro rispetto ad un'economia che includa il gas.
2020/02/12
Objection pursuant to Rule 112: Lead and its compounds (B9-0089/2020)

La proposta della Commissione, contro la quale l'obiezione è indirizzata, è di consentire tramite deroga temporanea, il riciclo del PVC contenente piombo, per plurimi motivi. Al momento non esiste una tecnologia di riciclo chimico che consente l'estrazione del piombo dal PVC. Tenuto conto del basso tasso di rilascio del piombo dalla matrice PVC, la stessa Agenzia europea delle sostanze chimiche (ECHA) ne ha indicato il riciclo, come la migliore opzione percorribile, sia dal punto di vista ambientale che della salute umana; le alternative al riciclo, sono la discarica o l'incenerimento.Dal momento che si stima che nel giro di circa vent'anni non ci sarà più PVC contenente piombo, l'iniziativa della Commissione risulta condivisibile e, pertanto, ho votato contro l'obiezione in esame.
2020/02/12
An EU strategy to put an end to female genital mutilation around the world (B9-0090/2020, B9-0092/2020)

Ho votato a favore della risoluzione in esame, perché le mutilazioni genitali femminili costituiscono una grave e sistematica violazione dei diritti umani, che interessa almeno 200 milioni di donne e ragazze in tutto il mondo, ed è pertanto importante, sostenere azioni concrete volte a combattere questo fenomeno che lede profondamente i diritti delle donne e ne mina la salute fisica e psicologica.In questo senso è fondamentale che la Commissione provveda affinché, - attraverso l'inclusione di clausole sui diritti umani - gli accordi commerciali e di cooperazione dell'Unione europea con i paesi terzi, siano negoziati e riveduti in base alla loro conformità alle norme internazionali, in materia di diritti umani, compresa l'eliminazione delle mutilazioni genitali femminili, come violazione sistematica dei diritti umani e come forma di violenza, che ostacola il pieno sviluppo delle donne e delle ragazze.
2020/02/12
Automated decision-making processes: Ensuring consumer protection, and free movement of goods and services (B9-0094/2020)

Ho espresso voto favorevole alla risoluzione sul tema dell'intelligenza artificiale, in quanto il relativo testo, mira a sottolineare come, per quanto siano essenziali il progresso tecnologico e i benefici che esso può apportare in termini di servizi e beni, sia altrettanto fondamentale tutelare i consumatori quando, ad esempio, interagiscono con un sistema che automatizza il processo decisionale o acquistano un prodotto con capacità decisionali automatizzate.
2020/02/12
European Central Bank - annual report 2018 (A9-0016/2020 - Costas Mavrides)

Ho votato contro la relazione annuale sull'operato della Banca Centrale Europea, in cui viene esaltato il ruolo della medesima e della moneta unica, giudicate imprescindibili per lo sviluppo europeo, atteso che tali affermazioni sono abbastanza opinabili, poiché la realtà dei fatti mostra una situazione differente. Inoltre, le misure auspicate in tale relazione, cioè l'approfondimento dell'Unione economica e monetaria, il completamento dell'Unione bancaria e la finalizzazione dell'Unione dei mercati dei capitali, rischiano di portare più danni che benefici al nostro Paese.
2020/02/12
The illegal trade in companion animals in the EU (B9-0088/2020)

La risoluzione sul commercio illegale di animali da compagnia nell'Unione europea, propone una serie di misure del tutto condivisibili: identificazione e registrazione obbligatorie di cani e gatti (passaporto associato a microchip), un piano d'azione a livello di Unione europea di contrasto al traffico illecito, maggiori controlli, un'applicazione più scrupolosa della normativa europea da parte delle autorità nazionali competenti, e cooperazione, comunicazione e formazione tra tutti gli Stati membri.Per questi motivi ho votato a favore della risoluzione in esame.
2020/02/12
False and Authentic Documents Online (FADO) system (A9-0022/2019 - Roberta Metsola)

Ho votato a favore della presente proposta, volta ad incrementare l'efficacia dello scambio d'informazioni tra autorità degli Stati membri ai fini della prevenzione e del contrasto all'utilizzo di documenti falsi, poiché una banca dati più efficiente, che consenta di individuare in tempo reale i documenti falsificati, rappresenta uno strumento utile per le autorità nazionali incaricate della pubblica sicurezza per rispondere tempestivamente a fenomeni quali l'immigrazione clandestina, la criminalità organizzata ed il terrorismo.
2020/02/13
Regulation amending the Multiannual financial framework 2014-2020

Ho votato a favore della relazione che prevede la modifica al regolamento sul Quadro Finanziario Pluriennale per poter finanziare misure emergenziali, dal momento che si rende necessaria la mobilitazione di alcuni strumenti speciali, quali lo strumento di flessibilità ed il margine per gli imprevisti. È condivisibile lo scopo di eliminare le limitazioni dell'ambito di applicazione del margine globale per gli impegni, in modo da rendere possibile il finanziamento integrale dei 3,0 miliardi di euro per la risposta alla pandemia di Covid-19 proposti nel bilancio rettificativo.
2020/04/16
Draft amending budget No 2/2020: Providing emergency support to Member States and further reinforcement of the Union Civil Protection Mechanism/rescEU to respond to the COVID-19 outbreak

Ho votato a favore del progetto di bilancio rettificativo n. 2 del 2020, in quanto ho ritenuto di sostenere la proposta della Commissione di riattivare lo strumento per il sostegno di emergenza, mettendo a disposizione di tale strumento 2,7 miliardi di euro in impegni e 1,38 miliardi di euro in pagamenti, e di rafforzare ulteriormente il meccanismo unionale di Protezione civile.Considerata l'urgenza della situazione e la gravità della crisi connessa alla pandemia di Covid-19 che ha colpito la sanità pubblica in tutti gli Stati membri, le azioni descritte tra gli obiettivi dello strumento per il sostegno di emergenza sarebbero sicuramente utili, soprattutto nella misura in cui aiutassero in particolare i territori più colpiti in Unione europea, cioè l'Italia e le sue regioni del Nord.
2020/04/17
Mobilisation of the Contingency Margin in 2020: providing emergency assistance to Member States and further reinforcing the Union Civil Protection Mechanism/rescEU in response to the COVID-19 outbreak

Ho sostenuto la relazione relativa alla mobilizzazione del margine per imprevisti nel 2020 per un importo di 714,6 milioni di euro, al fine di garantire il finanziamento integrale degli stanziamenti di impegno relativi alle spese per l'esercizio 2020 oltre i limiti del massimale d'impegno.Si deve, infatti, rilevare che anche questa misura è direttamente collegata alle altre in votazione e, nel caso specifico, si tratta di attivare l'unico strumento rimasto a disposizione in termini di bilancio.
2020/04/17
Specific measures to provide exceptional flexibility for the use of the European Structural and Investments Funds in response to the COVID-19 outbreak

Ho votato a favore della relazione in esame, poiché le misure in essa previste integrano il primo pacchetto dell'Iniziativa di investimento in risposta al coronavirus (CRII), introducendo un'estrema flessibilità affinché tutto il sostegno finanziario non utilizzato a titolo dei Fondi strutturali e di investimento europei possa essere pienamente mobilitato.La flessibilità è garantita mediante la possibilità di trasferimento tra i tre Fondi della politica di coesione (Fondo europeo per lo sviluppo regionale, Fondo sociale europeo e Fondo di coesione), di trasferimenti tra le diverse categorie di regioni, nonché di flessibilità per quanto riguarda la concentrazione tematica.Inoltre, vi sarà la possibilità di un tasso di cofinanziamento dell'Unione europea pari al 100% per i programmi della politica di coesione per l'esercizio 2020-2021: ciò consentirà agli Stati membri di beneficiare dell'intero finanziamento dell'Unione europea per le misure connesse alla crisi dovuta alla pandemia di Covid-19.
2020/04/17
Introduction of specific measures for addressing the COVID-19 crisis

Ho votato a favore della proposta di modifica del regolamento sul Fondo di aiuti europei agli indigenti, in quanto condivido il relativo scopo, cioè quello di adattare tale strumento per far fronte alla sfida della pandemia di Covid-19.In particolare, le modifiche proposte mirano a consentire alle autorità di gestione, alle organizzazioni partner e agli altri attori coinvolti nell'attuazione del FEAD di reagire rapidamente alle esigenze aggiuntive degli indigenti derivanti dalla pandemia del coronavirus. Tra le misure più importanti rientrano: l'ammissibilità delle spese relative ai dispositivi di protezione per le organizzazioni partner; la possibilità di fornire aiuti alimentari e assistenza materiale di base anche per via elettronica; la possibilità di un tasso di cofinanziamento pari al 100% (anziché l'85%) per i programmi del FEAD da applicare durante il periodo dell'epidemia Covid-19, vale a dire l'esercizio contabile 2020-2021; l'alleggerimento dei requisiti di monitoraggio e controllo per le autorità durante l'epidemia di Covid-19.
2020/04/17
Specific measures to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak in the fishery and aquaculture sector

Il settore della pesca è in crisi in tutta l'Unione europea, ma in particolare in Italia, dove i fattori di rischio si accumulano da molti anni e le incertezze che esistevano già nel settore sono aumentate con le misure di contenimento imposte per rispondere all'epidemia di Covid-19 e hanno fatto precipitare l'intero comparto in una crisi economica senza precedenti.Di conseguenza, ho accolto con favore la proposta della Commissione di prevedere misure specifiche ed urgenti per limitare il danno incalcolabile inflitto al settore europeo della pesca e dell'acquacoltura.
2020/04/17
Medical devices (C9-0098/2020)

Ho sostenuto la proposta in esame, che prevede il rinvio di un anno - al 26 maggio 2021 - della data di applicazione del regolamento sui dispositivi medici, perché è di fondamentale importanza ridurre al minimo qualsiasi rallentamento o disturbo alla fornitura di dispositivi medici essenziali durante l'attuale pandemia di Covid-19.
2020/04/17
EU coordinated action to combat the COVID-19 pandemic and its consequences

Ho votato contro la risoluzione in esame, in cui il Parlamento europeo avrebbe dovuto prendere posizione sull'emergenza Covid-19 a quasi due mesi dall'inizio della crisi, poiché non vi era previsto alcun impegno a carico delle Istituzioni europee a ridefinire le priorità e cercare di mettersi in sintonia con le esigenze di popoli europei stremati dalla lotta al Coronavirus e increduli, ancora una volta, per la poca efficacia, la mancanza di solidarietà, di visione del futuro e di coraggio dell'Unione europea.Non risulta, infatti, meritevole di appoggio la decisione di assecondare la Commissione nel votare solo le modifiche "chirurgiche" ai Regolamenti-quadro, senza formulare la richiesta di rapide modifiche alle normative e di interventi "di settore''.
2020/04/17
The EU’s role in protecting and restoring the world’s forests (A9-0143/2020 - Stanislav Polčák)

In merito alla relazione sul ruolo dell'Unione europea nella salvaguardia delle foreste del pianeta, ho deciso di astenermi in quanto, nonostante sia consapevole dell'enorme valore sociale, culturale e spirituale che le foreste svolgono e, allo stesso tempo, delle numerose funzioni da esse compiute, ritengo che si debba considerare il fatto che la superficie dell'Unione europea ricoperta da boschi e foreste sia la più estesa da alcuni secoli a questa parte e che sia tuttora in fase di crescita. La relazione in questione, infatti, non tiene in considerazione del cambiamento positivo a cui stiamo assistendo nell'ultimo periodo, caratterizzata da iniziative come l'abbandono dell'utilizzo del legno come combustibile e materiale da costruzione.
2020/09/15
Amending Decision No 1313/2013/EU on a Union Civil Protection Mechanism (A9-0148/2020 - Nikos Androulakis)

Sul fronte COVID-19 ho sempre cercato di tutelare nel modo migliore gli interessi del nostro Paese e, per tale ragione, ho ritenuto di votare in maniera positiva alla presente relazione che mira ad apportare miglioramenti significativi al testo originale proposto dalla Commissione. Infatti, fin dalla sua istituzione nel 2013, il meccanismo unionale di protezione civile ha supportato gli Stati membri nel fronteggiare catastrofi naturali, ora sempre più frequenti. Inoltre, tale meccanismo è stato uno dei pochi strumenti di solidarietà a cui si è fatto ricorso per fronteggiare la crisi pandemica dello scorso marzo, la quale ha, inoltre, fatto luce sulla fragilità dell'Europa nel rispondere alle crisi globali.
2020/09/16
Global data collection system for ship fuel oil consumption data (A9-0144/2020 - Jutta Paulus)

Ho votato contro alla proposta di revisione del regolamento oggetto di tale relazione, poiché non solo ritengo che la definizione delle norme di riduzione delle emissioni di CO2 del settore marittimo dovrebbe essere di competenza delle due organizzazioni internazionali di settori, quali OMI e ICAO, ma anche che tale provvedimento avrebbe avuto come conseguenza quella di penalizzare la competitività della nostra economia sullo scenario globale e favorire le delocalizzazioni.
2020/09/16
Determination of a clear risk of a serious breach by the Republic of Poland of the rule of law

Dopo un'attenta riflessione sulle dinamiche concernenti tale relazione, ho espresso il mio voto negativo, dal momento che il testo in questione non si limita soltanto a fornire delucidazioni sulle motivazioni che avevano portato all'avvio della procedura prevista dall'articolo 7 del TUE nei confronti della Polonia, accusata di violazioni dello stato di diritto nell'ambito della riforma della magistratura, ma, allo stesso tempo, propone un'ampia lista di ambiti in cui la Polonia non si adegua agli standard e ai principi europei.
2020/09/17
Strategic approach to pharmaceuticals in the environment

Ho sostenuto in maniera positiva la proposta di risoluzione volta ad assumere un comportamento strategico riguardo all'impatto che i farmaci hanno sull'ambiente, in quanto affronta in maniera organica il problema della creazione dell'antibiotico resistenza derivante dalla possibile dispersione eccessiva di farmaci nell'ambiente. Inoltre, la discussione di tale proposta ha fatto sì che si creassero le basi per l'adozione di posizioni comuni, non solo inclusive ma anche efficaci, basandosi su dati scientifici e incentrata su obiettivi essenziali.
2020/09/17
Shortage of medicines - how to address an emerging problem

Ho votato a favore della relazione in esame poiché ritengo le misure in essa previste altamente positive. In particolare, si sottolinea la necessità geostrategica per l'Unione europea e gli Stati membri di riconquistare le proprie indipendenze in materia di assistenza sanitaria, di garantire una fornitura rapida ed efficiente di medicinali, attrezzature mediche, dispositivi medici, strumenti diagnostici e vaccini a prezzi accessibili e di prevenirne la carenza. E, ancora, sottolinea l'importanza di assicurare che tutti di Stati membri abbiano accesso in modo equo alla catena di approvvigionamento, oltre a conferire a questi ultimi la responsabilità della definizione e dell'organizzazione della propria politica sanitaria.
2020/09/17
Preparation of the Special European Council, focusing on the dangerous escalation and the role of Turkey in the Eastern-Mediterranean

Come hanno mostrato gli avvenimenti degli ultimi mesi, la Turchia ha assunto atteggiamenti aggressivi nei confronti di due Stati membri, quali Grecia e Ciprio, violando, attraverso esplorazioni e attività di trivellazione illegali, la legittima sovranità dei due Paesi europei. Queste problematicità, pertanto, unite ad un lampante deterioramento dei diritti umani e ad una crescente crisi della democrazia nel Paese mediorientale, mi hanno portata ad assumere una posizione favorevole in merito alla relazione del Consiglio Europeo volta a condannare le pericolose escalation turche nell'area geografica del Mediterraneo orientale. Ritengo, infatti, fondamentale continuare a far leva sull'importanza di attuare un'azione decisa nei confronti di un Paese così distante dagli standard europei.
2020/09/17
Amending Regulation (EU) No 514/2014 of the European Parliament and the Council, as regards the decommitment procedure

Ho votato a favore della presente relazione poiché si riferisce esclusivamente al lato tecnico e contabile del regolamento già esistente. Infatti, nonostante non condivida gli obiettivi dei programmi Asilo, migrazione e integrazione (AMIF) e del Fondo Sicurezza interna (ISF), ritengo che lo scopo proposto da tale modifica, ovvero quello di garantire che, a fronte dei ritardi causati della pandemia di Covid-19, tutti gli Stati membri dispongano di tempo sufficiente per attuare le loro dotazioni e dichiarare le spese alla Commissione, sia essenziale e meritevole del mio voto favorevole.
2020/10/05
European Climate Law (A9-0162/2020 - Jytte Guteland)

Dopo un'attenta riflessione ho deciso di non appoggiare la proposta di legge sul clima, in quanto la volontà di ridurre le emissioni di carbonio del 60% produrrebbe come risultato non solo una grave dipendenza di importazione dall'estero, in particolare da paesi in cui tali restrizioni non sono presenti, ma creerebbe un grave danno al nostro sistema industriale e alle piccole e medie imprese, già stremate dalle onerose regole di mercato in vigore e dalla terribile situazione generata dalla crisi pandemica.
2020/10/07
Objection pursuant to Rule 112(2) and (3) and (4)(c): Specifications for titanium dioxide (E 171) (B9-0308/2020)

Ho espresso voto favorevole alla risoluzione riguardante il biossido di titanio, in quanto la Commissione sta cercando di prolungare l'aspettativa di vita di un additivo cosmetico, che la scienza ha dimostrato essere un probabile agente cancerogeno, le cui nanoparticelle sono la causa di disturbi genetici. Infatti, grazie al gruppo parlamentare Identità e Democrazia, è stata portata alla luce tale obiezione che sta alla base della risoluzione in esame. Quindi, poiché è attestato che il TiO2 presenta effetti cancerogeni e genotossici, ho ritenuto opportuno, attraverso il mio voto contrario, manifestare il mio disaccordo nella diffusione di questa sostanza ritenuta pericolosa per i cittadini europei.
2020/10/07
Objection pursuant to Rule 112(2) and (3) and (4)(c) : Maximum levels of acrylamide in certain foodstuffs for infants and young children (B9-0311/2020)

Ho deciso di astenermi nella votazione sull'obiezione in oggetto poiché nonostante ci siano alcuni elementi positivi, come il soggetto stesso di questa obiezione, ovvero i bambini e la loro alimentazione, e il parere dato dall'Autorità europea per la sicurezza alimentare riguardo le prove che mostrano che l'acrilamide sia cancerogena, vi sono, tuttavia, diversi aspetti che lasciano ancora perplessità in merito. Infatti, analisi condotte su esseri umani non hanno generato prove effettive e sufficienti per dimostrare che l'esposizione alimentare all'acrilamide possa provocare il cancro.
2020/10/07
The European Forest Strategy - The Way Forward (A9-0154/2020 - Petri Sarvamaa)

In merito alla strategia europea per le foreste ho deciso di astenermi in quanto, nonostante ci sia nel testo presentato una qualche volontà di armonizzare le politiche forestali nazionali così da allinearle a obiettivi ambientali comuni, la versione in esame presenta numerose criticità per il settore forestale stesso. Infatti, imponendo obiettivi eccessivi all'intero indotto del legname, finisce per privare in questo modo gli Stati membri della loro libertà di azione.
2020/10/07
Application of railway safety and interoperability rules within the Channel tunnel (C9-0212/2020)

Ho sostenuto la relazione in esame, in quanto essa non contiene particolari criticità e fa parte delle conseguenze dell'accordo di recesso del Regno Unito dall'Unione europea.Infatti, il Regno Unito, al termine del periodo di transizione stabilito dall'accordo di recesso (il 31 dicembre 2020), avrà lo status di paese terzo e si propone dunque di consentire all'autorità intergovernativa responsabile per la sicurezza, di applicare il diritto dell'Unione anche alla tratta di competenza del Regno Unito.
2020/10/08
Digital Finance: emerging risks in crypto-assets - regulatory and supervisory challenges in the area of financial services, institutions and markets (A9-0161/2020 - Ondřej Kovařík)

Ho espresso voto di astensione nei confronti della relazione sulla finanza digitale, perché ancora la Commissione non è stata in grado di fornire una risposta esaustiva in merito ad alcune criticità emerse precedentemente, in particolar modo quella riguardante la conversione in euro delle cripto-valute.
2020/10/08
Further development of the Capital Markets Union (CMU): improving access to capital market finance, in particular by SMEs, and further enabling retail investor participation (A9-0155/2020 - Isabel Benjumea Benjumea)

Ho votato contro la relazione in esame dal momento che l'intera proposta si prefigge come obiettivi primari il rafforzamento della vigilanza e la finanza sostenibile, ponendo l'attenzione su una serie consistente di richieste di interventi, in diverse branche del mercato dei capitali, al fine di rafforzare ancora di più l'armonizzazione delle legislazioni degli Stati membri.Al contrario, invece, viene lasciato ben poco spazio ad elementi che ritengo essere più essenziali, quali la sburocratizzazione e la semplificazione della legislazione finalizzate ad incrementare l'accesso al finanziamento delle PMI e delle start-up , così come le proposte riguardanti la maggiore protezione degli imprenditori al dettaglio.
2020/10/08
Reinforcing the Youth Guarantee (B9-0310/2020)

Ho ritenuto di astenermi nei confronti della risoluzione sulla nuova Garanzia per i giovani poiché, nonostante questa nuova proposta vada a coprire una fascia di età più ampia di giovani, rimangono comunque alcune perplessità da risolvere.Infatti, ho sempre ribadito la necessità che la Garanzia per i giovani sia attuata in maniera efficace ed efficiente in tutti gli Stati membri, prima di renderla uno strumento permanente e vincolante e di votarne eventuali rafforzamenti o incrementi di budget.
2020/10/08
Digital Services Act: Improving the functioning of the Single Market (A9-0181/2020 - Alex Agius Saliba)

In merito alla presente proposta di legge ho deciso di astenermi, poiché nonostante il testo finale fosse abbastanza bilanciato e coerente, vi sono alcuni fattori che in sede di negoziato non sono stati adeguatamente modificati e che, pertanto, mi hanno impedito di considerare positiva la legge nella sua totalità. In particolare, mi riferisco allo strumento di opt-in , ovvero al meccanismo che prevede un'iscrizione ad una lista, richiedendo un consenso esplicito del destinatario a ricevere comunicazioni via e-mail o newslette r. La direttiva in materia di servizi digitali ha un valore enorme: essa non solo determinerà il nuovo funzionamento delle imprese digitali, ma anche l'interazione degli utenti on-line nei prossimi decenni e, perciò, ritengo necessario che vengano apportati alcuni cambiamenti in merito.
2020/10/20
Digital Services Act: adapting commercial and civil law rules for commercial entities operating online (A9-0177/2020 - Tiemo Wölken)

Ho ritenuto di appoggiare la legge sui servizi digitali, perché essa affronta in maniera dettagliata il tema relativo alla gestione dei contenuti on-line , argomento fortemente dibattuto di questi tempi.Infatti, all'interno di questa proposta di legge sono stati presi in esame aspetti altamente rilevanti, quali: la protezione dei dati e l'accumulo di essi da parte delle piattaforme di hosting di contenuti, la prevenzione di regole sui termini per l'accumulo di dati a fini pubblicitari, i principi volti alla tutela e al controllo degli utenti/consumatori.
2020/10/20
Framework of ethical aspects of artificial intelligence, robotics and related technologies (A9-0186/2020 - Ibán García Del Blanco)

Ho votato a favore della presente relazione poiché delinea una serie di raccomandazioni per la creazione di un quadro giuridico attinente ai diritti di proprietà intellettuale per lo sviluppo di tecnologie di intelligenza artificiale, oltre che a prendere in esame definizioni comuni indispensabili alla sicurezza giuridica. Inoltre, ritengo tale relazione positiva in quanto prende adeguatamente in conto le differenti specificità dei settori industriali, coinvolgendo anche gli stakeholders nella definizione del futuro quadro normativo.
2020/10/20
Recommendation to the Council, the Commission and the VPC/HR on relations with Belarus (A9-0167/2020 - Petras Auštrevičius)

Dopo un'attenta riflessione riguardo alla risoluzione nei confronti della Bielorussia, ho espresso il mio voto favorevole dal momento che la relazione abbraccia diversi argomenti, quali: la situazione vigente dopo le elezioni politiche nel Paese, i diritti umani, la libertà dei media, così come le dinamiche legate alla cooperazione settoriale ed economica e i contatti interpersonali tra popoli.Pertanto, ribadendo la condanna nei confronti di Lukashenko e l'importanza di principi come la proclamazione di nuove elezioni, libere e regolari, la difesa dei diritti fondamentali e la condanna di ogni violenza e repressione, ho ritenuto giusto appoggiare tale azione nei confronti di un paese che si discosta notevolmente dagli standard e dai principi europei.
2020/10/21
Employment and social policies of the euro area 2020 (A9-0183/2020 - Klára Dobrev)

Ho votato contro la relazione in esame in quanto ritengo che tali iniziative occupazionali e sociali debbano rientrare all'interno della giurisdizione degli Stati membri, a maggior ragione in questo periodo storico in cui stiamo vivendo. Inoltre, per manifestare ulteriormente il mio parere negativo a tale relazione, come membro del gruppo Identità e Democrazia, ho appoggiato la presentazione di una mozione di risoluzione alternativa che riassume alcune delle nostre priorità in ambito occupazionale e sociale.
2020/10/21
Common system of value added tax: identification of taxable persons in Northern Ireland (A9-0200/2020 - Irene Tinagli)

Ho ritenuto di votare a favore della risoluzione riguardante la proposta del Consiglio di correggere la direttiva relativa al sistema comune d'imposta sul valore aggiunto nei confronti dei soggetti passivi nell'Irlanda del Nord, essenziale in seguito alla Brexit, perché in questo modo le imprese, in particolare quelle attive negli scambi di beni da e verso l'Irlanda del Nord, potranno più facilmente comprendere quali siano le norme applicabili.Parte dell'accordo, infatti, prevede che, al fine di evitare una frontiera fisica tra l'Irlanda e l'Irlanda del Nord, la normativa dell'Unione europea sull'IVA troverà ancora applicazione nell'Irlanda del Nord, anche dopo il periodo di transizione, per quanto riguarda i beni.
2020/11/11
Enhanced cooperation between Public Employment Services (PES) (A9-0128/2020 - Manuel Pizarro)

Ho votato a favore della presente relazione, poiché ritengo che il testo finale dell'accordo con il Consiglio, il quale mira a rafforzare la cooperazione tra i servizi pubblici per l'impiego (SPI), sia equilibrato e coerente. Con tale direttiva, infatti, si intende prorogare la cooperazione rafforzata dei Servizi pubblici per l'impiego fino al 2027, la quale genera diversi benefici nei confronti dei cittadini europei.
2020/11/11
General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2021 - all sections (A9-0206/2020 - Pierre Larrouturou, Olivier Chastel)

Ho ritenuto di astenermi in merito alla relazione riguardante il bilancio generale dell'UE, poiché, nonostante vi siano alcuni punti positivi, come per esempio l'aumento delle risorse destinate agli agricoltori e alle piccole e medie imprese, vi sono comunque diverse criticità. Infatti, la volontà di creare un fondo per la ricerca e il salvataggio in mare, il quale costituirebbe un ulteriore incentivo ai traffici di clandestini nel Mediterraneo, così come la realizzazione di una nuova linea di bilancio per proteggere e promuovere i valori dell'Unione, mi hanno lasciato alquanto perplessa nell'appoggiare tale risoluzione nella sua totalità.
2020/11/12
Programme for the Union's action in the field of health for the period 2021-2027 (“EU4Health Programme”) (A9-0196/2020 - Cristian-Silviu Buşoi)

Dopo un'attenta riflessione sulle dinamiche concernenti tale relazione, ho espresso il mio voto favorevole alla proposta del Programma EU4Health, in quanto la visione nel suo complesso può considerarsi positiva. La crisi causata dal Covid-19 ha messo in luce numerose difficoltà, tra cui il fatto che l'Unione europea dipenda da Paesi terzi per garantire la fornitura di beni essenziali, quali materiali chimici, principi attivi farmaceutici e medicinali, tutti elementi necessari durante la pandemia.Il programma, quindi, dovrebbe fornire sostegno alle azioni volte ad incrementare la sicurezza della produzione, dell'approvvigionamento, della gestione e della distribuzione di farmaci e dispositivi medici nell'Unione europea, riducendo così la dipendenza dai Paesi terzi.
2020/11/13
Sustainable Europe Investment Plan - How to finance the Green Deal (A9-0198/2020 -Siegfried Mureşan, Paul Tang)

In merito alla presente relazione ho deciso di astenermi in quanto, nonostante non sia contraria agli sforzi volti alla lotta contro il cambiamento climatico e al sostegno alla transizione Green, mantengo uno spirito scettico rispetto alle diverse criticità della proposta, come per esempio l'appello all'introduzione delle risorse proprie e il riferimento costante alla tassonomia, che si configurano come approcci non realistici.
2020/11/13
InvestEU Programme (A9-203/2020 - José Manuel Fernandes, Irene Tinagli)

Ho espresso voto favorevole nei confronti della proposta della Commissione di creare il programma InvestEU, poiché esso prevede numerosi punti positivi, come quello di rivolgersi ai capitali privati, così da finanziare gli investimenti pubblici e privati all'interno dell'Unione europea e definire una strategia dell'Unione europea volta a colmare le continue lacune in materia di investimenti in diversi settori.Nel complesso, quindi, la proposta si configura come uno strumento efficiente, non solo perché non presenta condizionalità per gli Stati membri, ma anche perché sostiene gli investimenti pubblici e privati, in particolar modo in vista della ripresa dalla crisi pandemica dello scorso marzo, i cui effetti sono ancora evidenti.
2020/11/13
The impact of Covid-19 measures on democracy, fundamental rights and rule of law (B9-0343/2020)

Ho votato contro alla risoluzione in esame, poiché, benché il testo contenga alcune raccomandazioni condivisibili, quali l'invito ai governi a coinvolgere le opposizioni nelle decisioni emergenziali, la riaffermazione di diritti fondamentali come il diritto all'educazione e alla privacy, presenta diverse criticità generate, ancora una volta, dalla volontà dei gruppi di maggioranza di fornire indicazioni univoche per tutti gli Stati membri nell'adeguarsi agli standard e ai valori europei.
2020/11/13
Control of the acquisition and possession of weapons (codification) (A9-0010/2021 - Magdalena Adamowicz)

In merito alla proposta di codificazione della direttiva 91/477/EEC sul controllo dell'acquisizione e della detenzione di armi, ho deciso di votare in maniera negativa, poiché la relazione non fornisce alcun tipo di modifica sostanziale, ma al contrario si limita ad una mera codificazione dei testi già esistenti. Inoltre, con il mio voto sfavorevole ritengo doveroso ribadire la mia contrarietà alle interferenze europee, nelle competenze nazionali, relative al delicato tema dell'acquisto e del possesso di armi
2021/02/08
New Circular Economy Action Plan: see Minutes (A9-0008/2021 - Jan Huitema)

Dopo un'attenta riflessione, ho ritenuto di astenermi nei confronti del "Nuovo piano d'azione per l'economia circolare", in quanto, nonostante condivida elementi come la creazione di un'etichettatura armonizzata, vi sono alcuni punti che non possono trovare il mio sostegno. In particolare, non ritengo condivisibile il fatto che l'economia circolare possa contribuire al raggiungimento degli obiettivi dell'accordo di Parigi e degli obiettivi di sviluppo sostenibile delle Nazioni Unite, così come l'invito alla Commissione di proporre obiettivi vincolanti per il 2030 per ridurre l'impronta materiale e di consumo dell'Unione europea, utilizzando gli indicatori di circolarità da adottare entro la fine del 2021.
2021/02/09
Implementation of the Anti-Trafficking Directive (A9-0011/2021 - Juan Fernando López Aguilar, María Soraya Rodríguez Ramos)

Ho proposto voto di astensione riguardo alla presente relazione perché, nonostante il testo affermi che siano necessari ulteriori sforzi da parte degli Stati membri per contrastare il traffico di esseri umani e presenti numerose proposte condivisibili, per contrastare gli abusi sessuali contro i minori, reati in forte aumento durante la pandemia da COVID-19, vi sono alcuni punti alquanto critici. Infatti, non ho ritenuto opportuno fornire il mio appoggio ad alcune proposte, che potrebbero ulteriormente incentivare la migrazione illegale.
2021/02/09
Implementation of Article 43 of the Asylum Procedures Directive (A9-0005/2021 - Erik Marquardt)

Ho votato in maniera negativa alla presente relazione, che mira ad analizzare lo stato di attuazione delle procedure di frontiera da parte degli Stati membri, in quanto il testo intende fornire orientamenti in vista dei negoziati sul Nuovo Patto sulla migrazione e l'Asilo, in cui la Commissione europea ha proposto che le procedure di frontiera svolgano un ruolo ancora più centrale. Inoltre, la risoluzione non sottolinea sufficientemente che le procedure alle frontiere sono necessarie, per assicurare una gestione sostenibile del fenomeno migratorio.
2021/02/09
Public access to documents for the years 2016-2018 (A9-0004/2021 - Ioan-Rareş Bogdan)

Ho votato a favore della presente risoluzione, poiché ho ritenuto apprezzabile che il testo inviti la Commissione europea ad incrementare il livello di trasparenza in merito alla gestione dei fondi europei ed in particolare, circa i contratti d'acquisto, spesso secretati in assenza di motivazioni sufficienti. Inoltre, è condivisibile anche l'auspicio che la Commissione europea dia maggiore pubblicità alle decisioni in merito alle procedure d'infrazione, nei confronti degli Stati membri, le quali, talvolta, possono apparire avviate, più per motivazioni politiche che tecniche.
2021/02/09
Reducing inequalities with a special focus on in-work poverty (A9-0006/2021 - Özlem Demirel)

Mi sono astenuta sulla risoluzione in esame, perché le proposte ivi contenute per raggiungere l'obiettivo della Commissione europea di ridurre di 20 milioni il numero di persone a rischio di povertà, non sono del tutto condivisibili. Si chiedono, infatti, provvedimenti e quadri legislativi europei su reddito minimo, salari e pensioni. E poi, ancora, su telelavoro, piattaforme digitali e contratti atipici. Sulla base di queste motivazioni ho deciso di porre voto di astensione e appoggiare la risoluzione alternativa presentata dal mio gruppo politico Identità e Democrazia.
2021/02/09
The impact of Covid-19 on youth and on sport (B9-0115/2021)

Ho ritenuto di astenermi, nei confronti della risoluzione in esame, dal momento che presenta aspetti contrastanti. Infatti, da un lato, propone misure positive, come il voler affrontare l'immensa disoccupazione giovanile e sottolinea l'importanza di dare ai giovani una prospettiva per il futuro, ma, dall'altro, contiene alcuni punti critici sui giovani stessi, oltre a diversi richiami alla Commissione europea, quasi a voler scavalcare le competenze degli Stati membri in materia.
2021/02/09
EU Recovery prospectus and targeted adjustments for financial intermediaries to help the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic (A9-0228/2020 - Ondřej Kovařík)

Ho ritenuto di astenermi in merito alla seguente relazione, perché rimane il dubbio che la semplificazione degli obblighi in materia di documentazione possa veramente facilitare la ripresa dell'economia reale, quanto semmai accelerare le operazioni che si svolgono a livello di investitori professionisti. Infatti, il tessuto imprenditoriale italiano, costituito da PMI, si finanzia prevalentemente dal sistema creditizio e non sui mercati. Il testo, peraltro, non specifica se questa semplificazione impatterà o meno sulla clientela retail.
2021/02/10
Slot utilisation rules at Union airports: temporary relief (C9-0420/2020)

Ho deciso di sostenere l'accordo raggiunto informalmente tra Parlamento e Consiglio, che apporta alcune rilevanti modifiche alla proposta iniziale della Commissione. In particolare, tale accordo prevede la riduzione temporale ad un anno per l'adozione di atti delegati, da parte della Commissione, una maggiore flessibilità sulle percentuali delle bande orarie tra 30% e 70% e la deroga estesa alle compagnie che operano su uno stesso aeroporto con meno di 29 tratte settimanali.
2021/02/10
Temporary measures concerning the validity of certificates and licences (Omnibus II) (C9-0004/2021)

Ho votato a favore della relazione riguardante la procedura d'urgenza, per ridurre al minimo la situazione di incertezza giuridica per autorità e operatori e l'accordo raggiunto informalmente tra Parlamento e Consiglio, in quanto la ritengo essenziale per le contingenti misure esistenti. Infatti, la presente modifica di regolamento intende autorizzare, eccezionalmente, nel contesto dell'attuale pandemia COVID-19, l'estensione della validità di certificati, licenze o autorizzazioni in alcuni settori della legislazione sui trasporti, quali quello stradale, ferroviario, vie navigabili interne e sicurezza marittima.
2021/02/10
Safety of the nuclear power plant in Ostrovets (Belarus) (B9-0109/2021)

Ho appoggiato la relazione in esame poiché ritengo che temi, come la salute e la sicurezza dei cittadini, debbano ricevere un'attenzione primaria e che, pertanto, sia fondamentale che vengano preservati i cittadini europei che vivono nelle vicinanze dell'impianto nucleare bielorusso di nuova costruzione. Inoltre, anche la questione legata alla sicurezza della fornitura di energia dalla Bielorussia, non deve passare in secondo piano. Infatti, essa, oltre a non provenire da impianti certificati a norma, non può essere considerata stabile, in quanto soggetta in ogni momento, ad avvenimenti di carattere geopolitico.
2021/02/11
Humanitarian and political situation in Yemen (B9-0119/2021)

Ho ritenuto di astenermi in merito alla risoluzione riguardante la situazione politica e umanitaria nello Yemen, che vede ancora una profonda crisi a seguito del conflitto armato scoppiato nel marzo 2015. In particolare, la risoluzione condanna le numerose violenze in atto nel Paese mediorientale, la cui degenerazione ha dato luogo alla peggior crisi umanitaria mondiale. Il testo ricorda anche che non può esserci alcuna soluzione militare al conflitto e che la crisi può essere risolta in modo sostenibile, solo attraverso un processo negoziale inclusivo che coinvolga tutti i segmenti della società yemenita e tutte le parti del conflitto, invitando tutte le parti del conflitto, inclusa la coalizione a guida saudita, a rispettare i propri obblighi a norma del diritto internazionale umanitario e a porre fine a qualsiasi misura suscettibile di aggravare l'attuale crisi umanitaria.
2021/02/11
The situation in Myanmar (B9-0116/2021)

Ho sostenuto la risoluzione nei confronti del Myammar, in quanto essa condanna fermamente il colpo di Stato militare dello scorso 1° febbraio e chiede il rilascio immediato e incondizionato del Presidente Win Myint, della Consigliera di Stato Aung San Suu Kyi e di tutte le altre persone, che sono state illegalmente arrestate, con il pretesto di false elezioni, di risultati elettorali fraudolenti o sulla base di altre accuse infondate del tutto prive di merito. Inoltre, chiede di rispettare pienamente l'esito delle elezioni democratiche del novembre 2020 ed esorta l'esercito e il governo democraticamente eletto, ad avviare un processo libero ed equo di elaborazione e attuazione di una nuova Costituzione insieme al popolo del Myanmar, per realizzare una vera democrazia e uno Stato che operi per il benessere e la prosperità di tutti i suoi cittadini, compresi i rohingya.
2021/02/11
EU/Norway Agreement: modification of concessions on all the tariff-rate quotas included in the EU Schedule CLXXV as a consequence of the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union (A9-0035/2021 - Jörgen Warborn)

Ho espresso il mio voto favorevole al presente Accordo tra l'Unione europea e il Regno di Norvegia, poiché si tratta di un progetto di raccomandazione di natura prettamente tecnica per poter garantire i flussi commerciali ed evitare che i membri dell'Organizzazione Mondiale del Commercio avviino una procedura di risoluzione delle controversie, contro l'Unione europea in seno alla stessa.Non prevedendo aumenti dei contingenti che possono impattare negativamente il commercio europeo, e in particolare quello italiano, tale progetto di raccomandazione non è risultato essere problematico.
2021/04/26
EU/Honduras Voluntary Partnership Agreement (A9-0053/2021 - Karin Karlsbro)

Ho votato a favore della relazione in esame, perché l'accordo volontario di partenariato tra l'Unione europea e la Repubblica di Honduras ha come obiettivo quello di combattere il disboscamento illegale e assicurare che il legname importato in Unione europea, sia tagliato legalmente. Ritengo, infatti, che accordi di questo genere possano avere un effetto positivo nel garantire un maggiore controllo delle importazioni di legname e dei suoi derivati nell'Unione europea, essendo il sistema di verifica della legalità basato sugli standard di produzione europei.
2021/04/26
Implementation report on the road safety aspects of the Roadworthiness Package (A9-0028/2021 - Benoît Lutgen)

Ho sostenuto la relazione sull'attuazione degli aspetti di sicurezza stradale, in quanto ha l'obiettivo di migliorare le disposizioni esistenti in materia di controlli periodici. Invero, pur valutando gli effetti positivi e negativi del pacchetto sulla sicurezza stradale, il testo chiede ulteriori miglioramenti relativi alla frequenza e al contenuto dei test, alle attrezzature utilizzate e alla formazione degli ispettori, ai controlli tecnici su strada e alla messa in sicurezza del carico, ai registri informativi e allo scambio di dati tra gli Stati membri.
2021/04/26
Chemical residues in the Baltic Sea based on petitions 1328/2019 and 0406/2020 under Rule 227(2) (B9-0224/2021)

Ho votato a favore della presente risoluzione, dal momento che si chiede alla Commissione e al comitato congiunto di programmazione del programma interregionale per la regione del Mar Baltico, di garantire un finanziamento adeguato alla ricerca e alle azioni necessarie per risolvere i pericoli costituiti dalle munizioni riversate nel Mar Baltico, nonché di dedicare sforzi congiunti alla lotta contro l'inquinamento nel Mar Baltico e di promuovere tutti i tipi di cooperazione regionale, nazionale e internazionale a tal fine, ivi compreso attraverso il partenariato con la NATO.Invero, tali munizioni hanno una degradazione lenta e rilasciano sostanze tossiche nell'acqua, costituendo un pericolo per la salute umana, danneggiando gli ecosistemi marini e la biodiversità e mettendo a repentaglio le attività economiche locali, quali la pesca, l'estrazione di risorse naturali e la generazione di energia rinnovabile presso le centrali elettriche.
2021/04/26
Establishing Horizon Europe – laying down its rules for participation and dissemination (A9-0122/2021 - Dan Nica)

Ho sostenuto l'istituzione di Orizzonte Europa, che ha l'obiettivo generale di massimizzare il valore aggiunto europeo degli investimenti in ricerca e sviluppo dell'Unione europea, in quanto è di fondamentale importanza, che l'Unione possa sostenere la creazione, la diffusione e il trasferimento di conoscenze e tecnologie di alta qualità nell'Unione, rafforzare l'impatto della ricerca e dell'innovazione nell'affrontare le sfide globali, tra cui gli obiettivi di sviluppo sostenibile e il cambiamento climatico, nonché nell'ambito dello sviluppo, del sostegno e dell'attuazione delle politiche dell'Unione, sostenere l'adozione di soluzioni innovative e sostenibili nell'industria e nella società dell'Unione, al fine di creare posti di lavoro e potenziare la crescita economica e la competitività industriale.
2021/04/27
Specific Programme implementing Horizon Europe – the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (A9-0118/2021 - Christian Ehle)

Ho espresso voto favorevole alla relazione sul Programma specifico di attuazione di Orizzonte Europa, poiché l'agenda strategica è stata sviluppata in modo equilibrato, per favorire l'ingresso al programma da parte di tutti gli Stati. Nonostante il focus sul cambiamento climatico, ho ritenuto condivisibile l'approccio pragmatico agli strumenti necessari e soprattutto un'allocazione e una razionalizzazione delle partnerships, che dovrebbe portare ad una riduzione della dispersione di denaro.Inoltre, viene ridotta la burocrazia, per facilitare un accesso più fluido anche alle PMI.
2021/04/27
European Institute of Innovation and Technology (A9-0120/2020 - Marisa Matias)

Ho dato il mio supporto alla relazione sull'Istituto Europeo di Innovazione e Tecnologia, che è un organismo indipendente dell'Unione europea, in quanto la sua missione è quella di aiutare le imprese, l'istruzione e le istituzioni di ricerca, a lavorare insieme, per creare un ambiente favorevole all'innovazione e all'imprenditorialità in Europa. Visti i benefici per le imprese nazionali nel campo dell'energia e il sostegno dato al programma di ricerca e innovazione Orizzonte Europa, al quale il regolamento dell'EIT è allineato, è stato ragionevole sostenere una tale struttura.
2021/04/27
Strategic Innovation Agenda of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (A9-0121/2020 - Maria da Graça Carvalho)

Ho votato a favore dell'Agenda strategica per l'innovazione dell'Istituto Europeo di Innovazione e Tecnologia, dal momento che la nuova base giuridica fornisce anche all'EIT, un modello di finanziamento leggero e semplificato, concepito per incoraggiare più efficacemente ulteriori investimenti privati e pubblici.In secondo luogo, sono stati inseriti nel testo alcuni punti che considero fondamentali: tutti quelli che avevano ad oggetto le PMI, il supporto del "geographical balance", il supporto del concetto di meritocrazia tra Paesi e Progetti, l'inizio della KIC sull'industria creativa già alla fine del 2021, invece del 2022, con buone probabilità di allocazione per l'Italia.
2021/04/27
Interinstitutional agreement on mandatory transparency register (A9-0123/2021 - Maria Hübner)

Ho accolto con favore l'Accordo interistituzionale tra Parlamento, Consiglio e Commissione, su un nuovo Registro obbligatorio per la trasparenza, che mira a regolare il dialogo delle istituzioni dell'Unione europea con le associazioni rappresentative e la società civile, con l'obiettivo di garantire che la rappresentanza degli interessi, sia vincolata a standard etici elevati e che i rappresentanti eletti, i Commissari e i funzionari dell'Unione siano indipendenti, agiscano in trasparenza e siano responsabili, poiché la Lega chiede da sempre maggior trasparenza nei processi decisionali dell'Unione europea.La relazione, infatti, insiste particolarmente sull'importanza del nuovo Registro, per coprire le attività rilevanti, comprese quelle di lobbying indirette, alla luce della comparsa, nel contesto della pandemia, di nuove forme di interazione dei rappresentanti di interessi con i decisori dell'Unione europea.
2021/04/27
The EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (A9-0128/2021 - Andreas Schieder, Christophe Hansen)

Ho espresso voto positivo all'Accordo sugli scambi commerciali e la cooperazione tra l'Unione europea e il Regno Unito, dal momento che la Brexit e il successivo accordo di partenariato rappresentano un esempio di come, un Paese possa uscire dall'Unione europea senza perdere la propria rilevanza a livello internazionale, anzi acquisendone maggiore. Le relazioni commerciali tra l'Italia e il Regno Unito risultano essere molto importanti, anche considerando il forte surplus commerciale italiano. Per tale motivo, nonostante l'accordo possa avere alcune debolezze, ritengo sia doveroso evidenziare quanto questo sia necessario poiché, oltre a garantire sicurezza giuridica, permette anche la continuità degli scambi commerciali ed evita perturbazioni del mercato, pericolose per gli investitori italiani ed europei.
2021/04/27
Multiannual management plan for bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean (A9-0149/2020 - Giuseppe Ferrandino)

Ho sostenuto il Piano di gestione pluriennale per il tonno rosso nell'Atlantico orientale e nel Mediterraneo, in quanto, considerando l'impatto dell'epidemia di COVID-19 sulle attività di pesca, il testo consente agli Stati membri di prolungare la stagione di pesca fino a 10 giorni in caso di crisi di salute pubblica (come nel caso delle cattive condizioni meteorologiche). Inoltre, la relazione sostiene l'assegnazione di una quota settoriale specifica per le piccole imbarcazioni autorizzate a pescare il tonno rosso e tiene in particolare considerazione la pesca tradizionale e artigianale, quando si distribuiscono le quote nazionali.
2021/04/28
Digital Green Certificate - Union citizens (C9-0104/2021 - Juan Fernando López Aguilar)

La Commissione europea ha presentato lo scorso 17 marzo, la proposta di creare un certificato verde digitale per facilitare l'esercizio del diritto di libera circolazione nell'Unione europea, durante la pandemia di COVID-19”. In particolare, tale certificato interoperabile, consta di 3 versioni: a) un certificato comprovante che al titolare è stato somministrato un vaccino anti COVID-19 nello Stato membro di rilascio del certificato ("certificato di vaccinazione"); b) un certificato indicante il risultato per il titolare e la data di un test NAAT o di un test antigenico rapido ("certificato di test"); c) un certificato comprovante che il titolare risulta guarito da un'infezione da SARS-COV-2 successivamente a un test NAAT positivo o un test antigenico rapido positivo ("certificato di guarigione").Considerati i potenziali benefici che il certificato potrà generare in termini di armonizzazione delle disposizioni relative ai viaggi e di conseguenza, a favore della ripartenza economica, ho espresso il mio voto positivo.
2021/04/28
Digital taxation: OECD negotiations, tax residency of digital companies and a possible European Digital Tax (A9-0103/2021 - Andreas Schwab, Martin Hlaváček)

Ho votato a favore della relazione in esame, che si prefigge lo scopo di trattare la complessa tematica della tassazione digitale di prossima introduzione a livello europeo, come nuova risorsa propria, che dovrà finanziare il piano NGUE, dal momento che ritengo condivisibile il relativo obiettivo di trovare una soluzione, al fine di superare la sotto-tassazione dell'economia digitalizzata, prendendo in considerazione la mobilità delle multinazionali altamente digitalizzate, e di garantire un'equa distribuzione dei diritti di tassazione tra tutti i paesi in cui si svolge l'attività economica.Nonostante, infatti, la relazione faccia riferimento ad un livello europeo di tassazione che andrebbe a sovrapporsi, anzi a sostituirsi, alla nostra legislazione nazionale, nonché ad implementare il novero delle risorse proprie europee, ho espresso il mio voto favorevole ad una proposta che in teoria, porta in sé, un concetto condivisibile, in attesa degli sviluppi tecnici più concreti: la tassazione di profitti che sfuggono attualmente ai sistemi fiscali tradizionali a scapito delle imprese europee.
2021/04/28
Administrative cooperation in the field of excise duties: content of electronic registers (A9-0121/2021 - Irene Tinagli)

Ho votato a favore della relazione in esame, poiché si tratta di una proposta di modifica del regolamento (UE) n. 389/2012 presentata dal Consiglio, al fine di specificare le informazioni da introdurre nei registri tenuti dagli Stati membri, per quanto riguarda gli speditori e i destinatari certificati che movimentano merci solo occasionalmente.La proposta è da considerarsi solo sul piano tecnico e ne ho condiviso lo scopo dichiarato, ossia quello di voler garantire il corretto funzionamento del sistema informatizzato, assicurando l'archiviazione di dati completi, aggiornati e precisi relativi agli operatori economici, quando questi movimentano prodotti soggetti ad accisa solo occasionalmente.
2021/04/29
Parliament’s estimates of revenue and expenditure for the financial year 2022 (A9-0145/2021 - Damian Boeselager)

Il mio approccio nei confronti delle spese del Parlamento europeo è sempre stato molto critico e quest'anno, non è differente. La relazione che analizza il bilancio del Parlamento europeo, previsto per il prossimo anno, prevede che l'accordo raggiunto in sede di conciliazione tra l'Ufficio di Presidenza e la commissione Bilanci, fissi un importo per il 2022 pari ad euro 2.112.904.198, ovvero un incremento del 2,4% rispetto al 2021.Ho quindi, votato contro, alla presente risoluzione, perché non ritengo opportuno incrementare l'ammontare a disposizione delle istituzioni europee, soprattutto in un momento di profonda crisi, dove le priorità dovrebbero essere molto diverse e si dovrebbero abbattere diversi sprechi.
2021/04/29
European Child Guarantee (B9-0220/2021)

Mi sono astenuta sulla presente risoluzione, che ha l'obiettivo di "accompagnare" la proposta di raccomandazione del Consiglio, che istituisce la Garanzia per l'Infanzia, in quanto, pur condividendo il principio alla base di questa importante iniziativa, il relativo testo ha superato certi limiti, sia in termini di competenze e prerogative (attribuite alla Commissione) sia in termini di oneri amministrativi e burocratici. Tale iniziativa, finanziata anche e soprattutto tramite il nuovo Fondo sociale europeo, mira a prevenire e combattere la povertà e l'esclusione sociale, garantendo il libero ed effettivo accesso dei bambini bisognosi ad alcuni servizi chiave, come l'educazione e la cura della prima infanzia, l'istruzione e l'assistenza sanitaria.Gli aspetti meno condivisibili, invece, sono il collegamento della Garanzia per l'Infanzia al Semestre europeo e alle raccomandazioni specifiche per Paese e la proposta di istituire nuove autorità che si occupino di implementare la Garanzia, fra cui, una nuova Autorità europea per i bambini.
2021/04/29
Just Transition Fund (A9-0135/2020 - Manolis Kefalogiannis)

La proposta di regolamento del Parlamento europeo e del Consiglio che istituisce il Fondo per una transizione giusta è stata caratterizzata fin dall'inizio dalla mancanza di volontà di predisporre strumenti concreti per una transizione che fosse realmente praticabile dalle nostre imprese e che non gravasse con costi ulteriori sulle spalle dei cittadini europei.Nonostante le criticità sollevate anche dalla Lega, è stato ritenuto opportuno un voto a favore, alla luce degli emendamenti proposti dalla Lega e accolti. In particolare:le risorse possono essere trasferite da altri fondi di coesione su base volontaria;gli Stati membri, nei loro piani territoriali per una transizione giusta, devono concentrarsi anche sul sostegno alle isole e alle regioni ultraperiferiche e destinare importi specifici dalle loro assegnazioni nazionali;è stato ampliato il campo di applicazione per finanziare anche microimprese, università e istituti di ricerca pubblici, innovazione digitale e attività nei settori dell'istruzione e dell'inclusione sociale;saranno inoltre finanziati investimenti in energie rinnovabili e tecnologie di accumulo dell'energia, investimenti in efficienza energetica, produzione di calore per il teleriscaldamento basato su fonti rinnovabili e mobilità locale intelligente e sostenibile.
2021/05/18
Review of the European Union Solidarity Fund (A9-0052/2021 - Younous Omarjee)

Ho votato a favore della relazione in esame poiché ne ho condiviso l'approccio e alcune considerazioni. Infatti, è più che fondata la preoccupazione in merito alla fusione del Fondo di solidarietà dell'Unione europea e della riserva per gli aiuti d'urgenza, nella misura in cui ciò rende incerte le possibilità di finanziamento attraverso il Fondo di solidarietà dell'Unione europea, che sono ora legate ai requisiti della riserva, a fronte di un bilancio comune di poco superiore a quello che era stato proposto dalla Commissione nel maggio 2020 per il solo Fondo.Inoltre, nel contesto di una riforma futura del Fondo, è ragionevole anche la richiesta rivolta alla Commissione di soluzioni più reattive per semplificare e velocizzare la procedura e il tempo dei pagamenti anticipati, che oggi è in media di cinque mesi, mentre il tempo necessario affinché il beneficiario percepisca l'intero importo della sovvenzione è in media pari a un anno.
2021/05/18
Exchange, assistance and training programme for the protection of the euro against counterfeiting for the period 2021-2027 (Pericles IV programme): extension to the non-participating Member States (A9-0165/2021 - Clare Daly)

Ho espresso il mio voto favorevole per la presente raccomandazione in quanto l'attuale Programma Pericle 2020 è dedicato alla protezione delle banconote e delle monete in euro contro la falsificazione. La proposta legislativa mira quindi a proseguire le attività del programma Pericle 2020 dopo il 2020, oltre che a contrastare nuove forme di contraffazione (quali ad esempio la crescente disponibilità su internet/darknet di euro contraffatti di alta qualità). Tali fondi, pari a 7,7 milioni di euro per il periodo 2021-2027, potranno essere impiegati per fornire assistenza tecnica, scientifica e operativa nell'ambito del programma, oltre che per finanziare attrezzature che saranno utilizzate dalle autorità specializzate nella lotta alla contraffazione monetaria di paesi terzi.
2021/05/18
EU/Cuba Agreement: modification of concessions on all the tariff-rate quotas included in the EU Schedule CLXXV as a consequence of the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union (A9-0129/2021 - Gabriel Mato)

Si tratta di un progetto di raccomandazione di natura prettamente tecnica che prevede l'adattamento dei contingenti tariffari con la Repubblica di Cuba per poter garantire i flussi commerciali ed evitare che i membri dell'Organizzazione mondiale del commercio avviino una procedura di risoluzione delle controversie contro l'Unione europea in seno all'Organizzazione mondiale del commercio stessa.In questo caso specifico, l'accordo non risulta essere problematico, poiché non prevede aumenti dei contingenti che possano impattare negativamente il commercio europeo ‒ in particolare quello italiano ‒ e ho pertanto votato a favore.
2021/05/18
Protocol to the EU/Central America Association Agreement (accession of Croatia) (A9-0148/2021 - Karol Karski)

Ho votato a favore dell'approvazione della conclusione del protocollo aggiuntivo relativo alla partecipazione della Croazia all'accordo di associazione tra l'Unione europea e i suoi Stati membri da una parte e i paesi dell'America centrale dall'altra dal momento che si tratta di un aggiornamento tecnico al fine di tener conto dell'adesione della Repubblica di Croazia all'Unione europea.
2021/05/18
Agreement EU/USA/Iceland/Norway: Time Limitations on Arrangements for the Provision of Aircraft with Crew (A9-0125/2021 - Maria Grapini)

Ho sostenuto la ratifica del presente accordo dal momento che consente di proseguire i rapporti commerciali in materia di fornitura di aeromobili con equipaggio nel settore dell'aviazione, basandosi su una reciprocità tra Stati Uniti e Unione europea.Infatti, la Commissione ha raggiunto un accordo con gli Stati Uniti sulla fornitura di aeromobili con equipaggio; la modifica del precedente accordo del 2007 si rende necessaria in quanto l'Unione ha rivisto intanto le norme relative alla fornitura di aeromobili con equipaggio nell'ambito del mercato interno dell'aviazione dell'Unione europea, approvando un regolamento che introduce un limite temporale per il noleggio di aeromobili immatricolati in paesi terzi. Tale disposizione non figurava nel regolamento precedente.
2021/05/18
Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: application EGF/2020/002 EE/Tourism - Estonia (A9-0158/2021 - José Manuel Fernandes)

Ho ritenuto di votare a favore della relazione in esame, poiché si tratta della prima richiesta di mobilitazione del Fondo europeo di adeguamento alla globalizzazione connessa alla crisi economica dovuta alla pandemia di COVID-19, a seguito dell'inclusione della possibilità di richiedere questi fondi anche per sostenere i lavoratori licenziati definitivamente e i lavoratori autonomi nel contesto della crisi pandemica. Tale richiesta è, infatti, strettamente legata alla crisi economica dovuta alla pandemia di COVID-19, che ha colpito in modo particolarmente duro il settore del turismo, a supporto del quale saranno destinati questi fondi.
2021/05/18
Mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund to provide assistance to Greece and France in relation to natural disasters and to Albania, Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czechia, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Montenegro, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Spain in relation to a public health emergency (A9-0157/2021 - Eider Gardiazabal Rubial)

Ho espresso voto favorevole alla mobilitazione del Fondo di solidarietà dell'Unione europea di cui alla relazione in esame poiché si tratta di uno strumento di sostegno per affrontare le calamità e, dopo la modifica del regolamento dello scorso marzo nell'ambito dell'Iniziativa di investimento in risposta al Coronavirus (CRII), anche le emergenze sanitarie causate dalla pandemia.In particolare, verrà fornita assistenza finanziaria per un importo complessivo di 484 milioni di euro in relazione alle catastrofi naturali che hanno colpito la Grecia e la Francia, nonché in relazione all'emergenza sanitaria pubblica causata dalla diffusione della pandemia per 17 Stati membri, tra cui l'Italia.
2021/05/18
Challenges of sports events organisers in the digital environment (A9-0139/2021 - Angel Dzhambazki)

La relazione sulle sfide per gli organizzatori di eventi sportivi nell'ambiente digitale si pone l'obiettivo di contrastare la pirateria e la trasmissione illegale degli eventi sportivi online, dal momento che essi non sono soggetti alla protezione del diritto d'autore e che non esistono diritti specifici o una tutela armonizzata a livello europeo per gli organizzatori di eventi sportivi.Ho votato a favore del relativo testo perché appare opportuna un'azione a livello europeo a contrasto della pirateria online e della trasmissione illegale di eventi sportivi: esse causano un danno economico significativo al settore, con perdite in termini di abbonamenti e introiti pubblicitari. Il danno si riverbera, peraltro, anche su utenti finali, tifosi e consumatori, a causa della loro esposizione al furto di dati personali, ai malware o ad altre forme di danno o pregiudizio connesse alla rete.
2021/05/18
Research Fund for Coal and Steel (A9-0102/2021 - Cristian-Silviu Buşoi)

Ho dato il mio supporto alla relazione in esame poiché ne ho ritenuto condivisibile lo scopo, che è quello di emendare la decisione sul programma di ricerca del Fondo di ricerca per carbone e acciaio, prevedendo le linee guida tecniche per i prossimi anni e adeguandolo agli obiettivi climatici come emersi dall'accordo di Parigi del 2015 e dalle politiche del Green Deal .In particolare, il testo si presenta equilibrato in diversi aspetti, perché si chiede di finanziare la ricerca per rendere la produzione dell'acciaio più moderna, efficiente e allo stesso tempo rispettosa dell'ambiente. Per quanto riguarda il carbone, ho considerato fondamentale la richiesta di maggiore ricerca per rendere le condizioni di dismissione delle miniere il meno impattanti possibile e per preservare il territorio in cui si trovano e i posti di lavoro ancora legati a questo settore.
2021/05/18
Artificial intelligence in education, culture and the audiovisual sector (A9-0127/2021 - Sabine Verheyen)

La relazione di iniziativa in esame analizza l'impatto dell'utilizzo dell'intelligenza artificiale nei settori dell'istruzione, della cultura e dell'audiovisivo, i possibili effetti dei futuri progressi tecnologici dal punto di vista sociale e industriale e le sfide che le nuove tecnologie stanno imponendo dal punto di vista normativo.Pur essendoci qualche passaggio, a volte eccessivo, su alcuni dei temi caldi per il Parlamento europeo (in particolar modo il tema del genere), ho sostenuto il relativo testo perché, nel suo complesso, risulta piuttosto bilanciato. Infatti, sono diversi gli aspetti condivisibili: la centralità dell'uomo come ultimo revisore dei sistemi di intelligenza artificiale viene confermata ancora una volta e a gran voce, l'approccio rispetto al tema della tutela del patrimonio e della sua valorizzazione tramite tali sistemi è costruttivo e pragmatico e l'attenzione rivolta al multilinguismo e alla necessità di garantire il pluralismo dei media, passando per il focus sulla libertà di espressione, dimostra come il Parlamento europeo stia finalmente avviando un'analisi più profonda in tema di ingerenza delle grandi piattaforme e del loro impatto sulla società.
2021/05/19
A European Strategy for Energy System Integration (A9-0062/2021 - Christophe Grudler)

Ho votato contro la relazione su una strategia europea di integrazione dei sistemi energetici che ha lo scopo di proporre alla Commissione europea e al Consiglio future iniziative legislative su come poter integrare al meglio i diversi sistemi energetici al fine di raggiungere gli obiettivi previsti dal Green Deal europeo poiché l'intero testo è sbilanciato solamente verso alcune forme di energia rinnovabile. Si rischia, pertanto, di stimolare disequilibri del sistema, cioè il contrario degli obiettivi di questa relazione, e di rendere marginale il ruolo del gas naturale, del nucleare e dell'energia idroelettrica.
2021/05/19
A European Strategy for Hydrogen (A9-0116/2021 - Jens Geier)

Ho espresso il mio voto negativo alla relazione sulla strategia europea per l'idrogeno in quanto dal relativo testo si dimostra che il relatore e la maggioranza che lo sostiene sono stati più interessati all'ideologia green piuttosto che al benessere dei cittadini e della rete energetica a lungo termine.La richiesta portata avanti dal Gruppo Identità e Democrazia di una maggiore integrazione nel testo dell'idrogeno a basso contenuto di carbonio è rimasta disattesa, manifestando la scarsa propensione verso le nuove tecnologie già pronte, come l'idrogeno blu, e puntando solamente sull'idrogeno rinnovabile. Ciò equivale, però, a circoscrivere i settori di applicazione dell'idrogeno, limitando la sua diffusione e lo sviluppo del suo mercato.
2021/05/19
Human rights protection and the EU external migration policy (A9-0060/2021 - Tineke Strik)

La relazione sulla protezione dei diritti umani e la politica migratoria esterna dell'Unione europea affronta il quadro strategico in materia di migrazione e la sua dimensione esterna, il rispetto dei diritti umani e l'attuazione della politica migratoria esterna da parte degli attori dell'Unione europea, la cooperazione dell'Unione europea con i paesi terzi in materia di migrazione e la relativa concessione di aiuti finanziari, nonché la politica esterna dell'Unione europea in materia di diritti umani e gli obiettivi che persegue nell'ambito della migrazione.Il relativo testo, tuttavia, è da considerarsi un testo di parte e molto ideologico che riflette pienamente una certa visione di sinistra sul tema e, pertanto, ho ritenuto di votare contro.
2021/05/19
2019-2020 Reports on Turkey (A9-0153/2021 - Nacho Sánchez Amor)

Le relazioni sul 2019 e sul 2020 della Commissione europea concernenti la Turchia si inseriscono nel discorso più ampio sull'allargamento.Ritengo che vi siano parti del testo nel complesso condivisibili, trattando esse principalmente di stato di diritto, democrazia, diritti umani, politicizzazione della magistratura, non rispetto delle minoranze e violazioni territoriali a opera turca con una forte critica alla Turchia, le principali criticità emergono però in particolare nelle parti sull'allargamento e sui rapporti con l'Unione europea. Infatti nel testo, nonostante si prenda atto della situazione attuale, manca una chiusura netta nei confronti dell'allargamento alla Turchia; per tale motivo mi sono astenuta.
2021/05/19
2019-2020 Reports on Montenegro (A9-0131/2021 - Tonino Picula)

Le relazioni sul 2019 e sul 2020 della Commissione europea concernenti il Montenegro riprendono la struttura di quelle votate di recente sugli altri paesi dei Balcani occidentali analizzando le seguenti voci: impegno a favore dell'allargamento, democrazia e Stato di diritto, rispetto delle libertà fondamentali e dei diritti umani, riconciliazione, relazioni di buon vicinato e cooperazione regionale, economia e pandemia di COVID-19, ambiente, energia e trasporti.Il relativo testo è risultato nel complesso bilanciato e, pertanto, ho espresso il mio voto favorevole.
2021/05/19
The effects of climate change on human rights and the role of environmental defenders on this matter (A9-0039/2021 - María Soraya Rodríguez Ramos)

Ho votato contro alla relazione sugli effetti del cambiamento climatico sui diritti umani e sul ruolo dei difensori dell'ambiente in tale ambito, dal momento che il relativo contenuto è risultato molto ideologico. Si torna a parlare di ecocidio, di Green Deal , di giustizia climatica e si fa riferimento al ricorso alla UNFCCC (convenzione quadro delle Nazioni Unite sui cambiamenti climatici), ma il testo, per rincorrere più che altro il tema ambientale e climatico, perde in molti punti il collegamento tra il cambiamento climatico e il rispetto dei diritti umani.
2021/05/19
Reversing demographic trends in EU regions using cohesion policy instruments (A9-0061/2021 - Daniel Buda)

La relazione in esame si concentra sulla dimensione locale e regionale del declino demografico in determinate zone considerando che le zone rurali, post-industriali e periferiche si trovano ad affrontare una serie di situazioni specifiche: un notevole calo della popolazione, livelli di reddito medi inferiori a quelli nazionali o dell'Unione europea e difficoltà di integrazione territoriale con altre regioni; circostanze, queste ultime, che le espongono maggiormente al rischio di spopolamento. Le regioni rurali, infatti, rappresentano attualmente il 28% della popolazione europea, ma, secondo le previsioni, tale percentuale diminuirà in modo significativo in futuro.Ho sostenuto il relativo testo poiché ritengo condivisile l'invito rivolto agli Stati membri a mobilitare maggiormente le risorse dell'FSE e del JTF e a combinarle con gli investimenti nazionali e locali per combattere l'esclusione sociale e la povertà energetica, contrastare efficacemente il divario digitale e l'esclusione digitale, in particolare nelle zone rurali e tra i giovani, gli anziani e le persone con disabilità, e garantire l'accesso agli strumenti e ai programmi digitali nonché a infrastrutture di comunicazione a prezzi accessibili.
2021/05/19
Impacts of EU rules on the free movements of workers and services: intra-EU labour mobility as a tool to match labour market needs and skills (A9-0066/2021 - Radan Kanev)

La presente relazione di iniziativa si occupa di mobilità lavorativa e, in particolare, delle condizioni di lavoro dei lavoratori mobili (stagionali, frontalieri, distaccati o migranti). La portata del testo è molto ampia poiché si passa dalle condizioni di lavoro alla remunerazione, dalla lotta al dumping sociale alla discriminazione, dal riconoscimento delle qualifiche professionali all'ELA (Autorità europea del lavoro) e dal numero di sicurezza sociale europeo digitale (ESSN) al quadro strategico in materia di salute e sicurezza sul lavoro.Sebbene molti spunti siano pienamente condivisibili, permangono delle criticità e delle incertezze quali, ad esempio, affidare maggiori poteri di ispezione all'ELA, proporre nuove iniziative legislative (telelavoro) e tradurre in obiettivi del mercato unico gli obiettivi del Green Deal , del pilastro dei diritti sociali o degli obiettivi di sviluppo sostenibile delle Nazioni Unite.Per questo motivo ho ritenuto di mantenere il voto di astensione già espresso in sede di commissione occupazione e affari Sociali.
2021/05/19
Accelerating progress and tackling inequalities towards ending AIDS as a public health threat by 2030 (B9-0263/2021)

Ho sostenuto la proposta di risoluzione in esame, in cui si sottolinea il ruolo dell'Unione europea nella risposta globale multisettoriale all'AIDS e si chiede alla Commissione europea di considerare l'AIDS una crisi sanitaria pubblica mondiale e di accelerare tutti gli sforzi per soddisfare gli obiettivi del 2025, dal momento che nel complesso il contenuto è condivisibile.In particolare, meritano supporto le parti inerenti alla protezione sociale per gli affetti da HIV, all'affrontare la carenza nella copertura terapeutica per i bambini affetti da HIV e al garantire l'accesso ai servizi legati all'HIV alle donne incinte e alle madri che allattano al seno, al fine di evitare la trasmissione madre-figlio dell'HIV.
2021/05/19
Digital future of Europe: digital single market and use of AI for European consumers (A9-0149/2021 - Deirdre Clune)

La relazione di iniziativa sul futuro digitale dell'Europa si focalizza principalmente su due macroaree tematiche: le barriere esistenti, soprattutto per le PMI, che impediscono la realizzazione del mercato unico digitale e il miglioramento dell'uso dell'intelligenza artificiale per i consumatori europei.In particolare, il testo affronta in maniera piuttosto dettagliata i diversi aspetti che impediscono alle PMI europee di competere ad armi pari sul mercato globale ed è condivisibile nell'approccio e nella sua impostazione generale.Ho votato, quindi, a favore della relazione, dal momento che è fondamentale richiedere una legislazione chiara ma al tempo stesso flessibile, che stimoli gli investimenti e che garantisca una maggiore agilità nell'utilizzo dei dati, essenziali per la transizione digitale, per poter rendere le nostre imprese più competitive ed evitare che le nostre start-up si espandano nei mercati dei paesi terzi anziché in Europa.
2021/05/20
ETIAS consequential amendments: police and judicial cooperation (A9-0254/2020 - Jeroen Lenaers)

Ho votato a favore della relazione in esame, poiché il relativo testo, introduce modifiche tecniche necessarie a rendere pienamente operativo il sistema ETIAS, modificando gli atti giuridici riguardanti i sistemi informatici dell'Unione europea, consultati dall'ETIAS, specialmente il Sistema d'informazione Schengen (SIS). Si tratta di un sistema informatico finalizzato al contrasto della migrazione irregolare e a tutela della pubblica sicurezza.
2021/06/07
ETIAS consequential amendments: borders and visa (A9-0255/2020 - Jeroen Lenaers)

Ho espresso voto favorevole alla presente relazione, dal momento che anche in questo caso, il relativo testo introduce modifiche tecniche necessarie a rendere pienamente operativo il sistema ETIAS, modificando gli atti giuridici riguardanti i sistemi informatici dell'Unione europea consultati dall'ETIAS ed in particolare, il nuovo sistema denominato Entry/Exit System (EES). Si tratta di un sistema informatico finalizzato al contrasto della migrazione irregolare e a tutela della pubblica sicurezza.
2021/06/07
Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: application EGF/2020/003 DE/GMH Guss - Germany (A9-0189/2021 - Jens Geier)

Ho dato il mio supporto alla richiesta di mobilitazione del FEG da parte della Germania, presentata a seguito di 585 collocamenti in esubero presso quattro controllate della GMH Guss Gmbh, impresa attiva nel settore delle attività metallurgiche, dovuti ad importanti sfide che il settore delle fonderie sta affrontando, quali l'evoluzione degli scambi internazionali di beni e servizi e la sovrapproduzione in Cina, oltre alla delocalizzazione di attività in paesi terzi, in quanto la Lega sostiene da sempre questo strumento ed è a favore di iniziative a supporto dei lavoratori quando motivate.
2021/06/07
Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: application EGF/2020/005 BE/Swissport – Belgium (A9-0188/2021 - Olivier Chastel)

Ho votato a favore della richiesta di mobilitazione del FEG da parte del Belgio, presentata a seguito di 1.468 collocamenti in esubero, presso la società Swissport Belgium, dovuti alla crisi economica legata alla pandemia di COVID-19, al fine di fornire assistenza alle persone interessate per il reinserimento nel mercato del lavoro, per un contributo finanziario pari a circa 3,7 milioni di euro, in quanto la Lega, sostiene da sempre questo strumento ed è a favore di iniziative a supporto dei lavoratori quando motivate, a maggior ragione, quando la richiesta è strettamente legata alla crisi economica dovuta alla pandemia di COVID-19.
2021/06/07
Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: application EGF/2020/004 NL/KLM - Netherlands (A9-0187/2021 - Monika Vana)

Ho votato a favore della richiesta di mobilitazione del FEG da parte dei Paesi Bassi, presentata a seguito di 1.851 collocamenti in esubero presso la compagnia KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, dovuti alla crisi economica legata alla pandemia di COVID-19, al fine di fornire assistenza alle persone interessate per il reinserimento nel mercato del lavoro, per un contributo finanziario pari a circa 5 milioni di euro, in quanto la Lega sostiene da sempre questo strumento ed è a favore di iniziative a supporto dei lavoratori quando motivate, a maggior ragione quando la richiesta è strettamente legata alla crisi economica dovuta alla pandemia di COVID-19.
2021/06/07
Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: application EGF/2020/007 FI/Finnair - Finland (A9-0186/2021 - Eero Heinäluoma)

Ho espresso voto favorevole alla richiesta di mobilitazione del FEG da parte della Finlandia, presentata a seguito di 508 esuberi presso la compagnia Finnair Oyj e presso un subappaltatore, dovuti alla crisi economica legata alla pandemia della COVID-19, al fine di fornire assistenza alle persone interessate per il reinserimento nel mercato del lavoro, per un contributo finanziario pari a circa 1,7 milioni di euro, in quanto la Lega sostiene da sempre questo strumento ed è a favore di iniziative a supporto dei lavoratori quando motivate, a maggior ragione quando la richiesta è strettamente legata alla crisi economica dovuta alla pandemia di COVID-19.
2021/06/07
EU Digital COVID Certificate - Union citizens (C9-0104/2021 - Juan Fernando López Aguilar)

Sebbene l'esclusione dei test sierologici dal testo, possa considerarsi un errore, i miglioramenti ottenuti in sede plenaria e durante il negoziato con il Consiglio, e soprattutto i potenziali benefici che il certificato potrà generare in termini di armonizzazione delle disposizioni relative ai viaggi tra Paesi UE e di conseguenza a favore della ripartenza economica, mi hanno condotta ad una valutazione del testo complessivamente positiva e ho, pertanto, votato a favore.
2021/06/08
EU Digital COVID Certificate - third-country nationals (C9-0100/2021 - Juan Fernando López Aguilar)

Tale proposta di regolamento sui certificati verdi digitali per i cittadini di Paesi terzi che soggiornano o risiedono legalmente nell'Unione europea, è sostanzialmente la proposta gemella, rispetto a quella che istituisce un certificato digitale COVID-19 per i cittadini dell'Unione. La proposta si basa sull'articolo 77 del TFUE, relativo ai controlli e all'attraversamento delle frontiere, con riferimento ai cittadini di Paesi terzi.Le stesse motivazioni, quindi, mi hanno portata ad esprimere un voto favorevole alla relazione.
2021/06/08
Competition policy – annual report 2020 (A9-0168/2021 - Johan Van Overtveldt)

Ho ritenuto di astenermi sulla relazione annuale sulla politica di concorrenza poiché, nonostante la storica posizione contraria della Lega alla politica della concorrenza, sono condivisibili alcuni degli argomenti trattati. In questo senso sono rilevanti, in particolare, le condizioni di parità tra le imprese europee e quelle extra-europee, con la necessità di un rafforzamento dei capitoli sugli aiuti di stato nei trattati commerciali e alle condizioni di equivalenza in generale, il riferimento alla necessità di una autonomia dell'Unione europea in alcune industrie strategiche e, non da ultimo, il riferimento al momento critico che il settore alberghiero e aereonautico stanno affrontando a causa della crisi COVID-19.
2021/06/08
The gender dimension in Cohesion Policy (A9-0154/2021 - Monika Vana)

La questione della disuguaglianza di genere non è stata adeguatamente affrontata nell'ambito degli attuali sforzi a livello dell'Unione europea, a favore della ripresa economica e sociale. Il quadro del Fondo dell'Unione europea per la ripresa, si concentra principalmente sugli stimoli economici per i settori, con un'elevata percentuale di occupazione maschile, mentre molti dei settori profondamente colpiti dalla crisi della COVID-19 hanno quote elevate di occupazione femminile. Ciò rischia di contribuire ad aumentare le disuguaglianze di genere nell'occupazione all'interno dell'Unione europea. Infatti, in assenza di un sostegno adeguato, gli obiettivi in materia di parità di genere sono spesso percepiti come un onere amministrativo aggiuntivo o come concorrenti rispetto ad altri obiettivi dei progetti della politica di coesione, invece di integrarli.Alla luce di queste motivazioni, mi sono astenuta sulla presente relazione.
2021/06/08
75th and the 76th sessions of the United Nations General Assembly (A9-0173/2021 - María Soraya Rodríguez Ramos)

La relazione sulla raccomandazione del Parlamento europeo destinata al Consiglio sulla 75a e 76a sessione dell'Assemblea generale delle Nazioni Unite, contiene numerose raccomandazioni che riguardano temi fondamentali quali: la riforma dell'ONU, il suo ruolo, le sue priorità, il riferimento ad agenzie e a vari organi dell'ONU, la partecipazione dell'Unione europea e la sua cooperazione con l'ONU, e il multilateralismo. Sebbene ritenga condivisibili l'importanza del ruolo dell'ONU e la difesa dei suoi principi e valori, così come l'importanza della difesa dei diritti umani, della democrazia e dello stato di diritto, e la richiesta di un'indagine imparziale, trasparente e indipendente sulla diffusione del virus e sulla gestione della pandemia della COVID-19, anche da parte dell'OMS, nel testo vi sono alcune parti strumentali e ideologiche, quali ad esempio l'esaltazione a tratti di una visione troppo globale ed il riferimento al patto globale sulla migrazione, che mi hanno fatto optare per un'astensione.
2021/06/09
Regulations and general conditions governing the performance of the Ombudsman’s duties (A9-0174/2021 - Paulo Rangel)

La relazione in esame mira a sostituire lo statuto del Mediatore vigente, modificato da ultimo nel 2008, prima dell'entrata in vigore del Trattato di Lisbona, con l'intento di rafforzare e migliorare ulteriormente il ruolo e l'efficacia dell'organo. Invero, nel febbraio 2019 il Parlamento europeo ha approvato una risoluzione recante una proposta di modifica dello statuto e in seguito si è proceduto a consultazioni informali tra questo e le due istituzioni, per raggiungere un accordo sul progetto di regolamento del Parlamento europeo che stabilisce lo statuto e le condizioni generali per l'esercizio delle funzioni del Mediatore (Statuto del Mediatore europeo). Trattandosi di uno strumento anche a disposizione dei cittadini, che dovrebbe contribuire a rendere l'attività della pubblica amministrazione più trasparente e informata al buon andamento, ritengo che il rafforzamento e il miglioramento del ruolo e dell'efficacia dell'organo siano un obiettivo da sostenere, al fine di garantire meccanismi di ricorso accessibili, anche in ottica deflattiva del contenzioso avanti la CGUE (più lungo e costoso), e pertanto, ho votato a favore.
2021/06/09
Meeting the Global Covid-19 challenge: effects of waiver of the WTO TRIPS agreement on Covid-19 vaccines, treatment, equipment and increasing production and manufacturing capacity in developing countries (RC-B9-0306/2021, B9-0306/2021, B9-0307/2021, B9-0308/2021, B9-0309/2021, B9-0310/2021, B9-0311/2021)

Il testo della risoluzione offre una prospettiva equilibrata dello stato attuale della pandemia di COVID-19 e della produzione e dell'accesso ai vaccini e ai prodotti sanitari in generale. Sulla questione specifica della deroga all'accordo TRIPS dell'OMC, il cui obiettivo sarebbe quello di permettere anche ai Paesi attualmente non produttori di vaccini, in particolare quelli in via di sviluppo, di iniziare a produrre vaccini per conto proprio, in modo da aumentare la risposta globale al Covid-19, mi sono espressa a favore, date le circostanze eccezionali, come quelle attuali dovute alla pandemia della COVID-19, e a patto che sia temporanea, dato che l'Accordo TRIPS rimane comunque un importante strumento necessario a proteggere i diritti di proprietà intellettuale.
2021/06/09
Objection pursuant to Rule 112(2) and (3): Maximum residue limit for imidacloprid (B9-0313/2021)

La presente obiezione riguarda l'Imidacloprid, insetticida usato per controllare i pidocchi di mare nell'allevamento di salmoni che risulta dannoso per la vita acquatica e l'ambiente. Come accaduto anche in precedenza, finché la sicurezza di queste sostanze non è stata stabilita, ho votato a favore dell'obiezione e quindi contro la decisione della Commissione.
2021/06/09
Objection pursuant to Rule 112(2) and (3): Active substances, including flumioxazine (B9-0312/2021)

Si tratta di un'obiezione a un atto di esecuzione della Commissione, che prevede l'estensione del periodo di approvazione del flumioxazin, identificato come tossico per la riproduzione (categoria 1B) e come probabile interferente endocrino, a cui ho dato il mio sostegno, poiché occorre attendere di conoscere la pericolosità di tale sostanza.
2021/06/09
The EU's Cybersecurity Strategy for the Digital Decade (B9-0305/2021)

La risoluzione in esame, analizza la nuova strategia di sicurezza informatica dell'Unione europea, presentata nel dicembre 2020 dalla Commissione e dall'Alto rappresentante dell'Unione per gli Affari Esteri e la Politica di Sicurezza. La strategia, che è un elemento chiave della strategia "Shaping Europe's Digital Future", il Piano europeo di ripresa e la strategia dell'Unione di sicurezza dell'Unione europea, mira a preservare un internet aperto e globale, fornendo al contempo garanzie, non solo per assicurare la sicurezza, ma anche per proteggere i valori europei e i diritti fondamentali di tutti.Anche tenuto conto che il testo ha incluso i suggerimenti della Lega sulle PMI, sulla sovranità digitale, sui rischi legati all'applicazione extraterritoriale delle leggi sui dati e sulle prerogative da lasciare agli Stati membri in questo settore, ho ritenuto di esprimere voto favorevole.
2021/06/10
Rule of Law situation in the European Union and the application of the conditionality regulation 2020/2092 (B9-0317/2021, B9-0319/2021, B9-0320/2021)

Ho votato contro la presente risoluzione, il cui testo è fondato sul principio della condizionalità dei fondi, al rispetto dello stato di diritto, in quanto la retorica dello stato di diritto viene abbracciata per poter attaccare paesi che non si uniformano alle linee dettate dalle istituzioni europee e dare maggiori poteri sanzionatori alla Commissione ed al Parlamento, rispetto alle scelte politiche dei singoli Stati membri.
2021/06/10
European Parliament’s Scrutiny on the ongoing assessment by the Commission and the Council of the national recovery and resilience plans (RC-B9-0331/2021, B9-0331/2021, B9-0333/2021, B9-0334/2021, B9-0335/2021, B9-0337/2021, B9-0338/2021)

Ho ritenuto di votare contro la risoluzione sul controllo del Parlamento europeo sulla valutazione in corso,, da parte della Commissione e del Consiglio dei piani nazionali per la ripresa e la resilienza, dal momento che tutto il testo è sbilanciato in favore di un maggiore controllo e modifica dei Piani nazionali da parte della Commissione. Alcuni dei piani, peraltro, vengono ritenuti insoddisfacenti sotto molti punti di vista (riforme a lungo termine, misure con coefficienti verdi alti, consultazione degli stakeholder e delle autorità locali e regionali, gender balance).
2021/06/10
Systematic repression in Belarus and its consequences for European security following abductions from an EU civilian plane intercepted by Belarusian authorities (B9-0328/2021, B9-0330/2021, B9-0332/2021, B9-0339/2021, B9-0340/2021, B9-0344/2021)

Ho votato a favore della risoluzione in esame, in quanto condanna fermamente il dirottamento e l'atterraggio forzato del volo Ryanair FR4978 del 23 maggio a Minsk e la detenzione da parte delle autorità bielorusse, del giornalista Raman Pratasevich e di Sofia Sapega e considera questo atto una violazione del diritto internazionale, che costituisce un atto di terrorismo di Stato, chiedendo il loro rilascio immediato e incondizionato, nonché di tutti gli altri giornalisti e prigionieri politici detenuti in Bielorussia.Si deve inoltre, ricordare la decisione del Consiglio di rafforzare le misure restrittive esistenti introducendo un divieto di sorvolo dello spazio aereo dell'UE e di accesso agli aeroporti dell'UE da parte di vettori bielorussi di ogni tipo, insieme alla richiesta al Consiglio di elaborare un piano per facilitare i tentativi dei bielorussi di lasciare il paese.
2021/06/10
The situation in Afghanistan (B9-0321/2021, B9-0324/2021, B9-0325/2021, B9-0326/2021, B9-0327/2021, B9-0329/2021)

Ho votato a favore della risoluzione sulla situazione in Afghanistan, dal momento che mi trovo d'accordo nel ritenere che l'Afghanistan si trovi in un momento critico. Infatti, la confluenza della fragile situazione interna, il deterioramento della situazione della sicurezza, i colloqui di pace intra-afghani in una situazione di stallo e la decisione di ritirare le truppe USA e NATO, dall'11 settembre 2021, possono portare nuove incertezze, minore stabilità, pericolo di intensificazione dei conflitti interni e un vuoto che nel peggiore dei casi sarà riempito dai talebani.Condivisibile anche sottolineare il reale rischio di maggiore instabilità e violenza mentre le truppe USA e NATO si ritirano, ribadendo l'urgente necessità che l'Unione europea si coordini con le parti interessate, compreso il governo dell'Afghanistan e le forze di sicurezza, gli Stati Uniti, la NATO e le Nazioni Unite per garantire che la transizione sia il più efficace e agevole possibile.
2021/06/10
European Citizens' Initiative "End the cage age" (B9-0296/2021, B9-0302/2021)

Ho ritenuto di astenermi sulla risoluzione in risposta all'iniziativa dei cittadini europei "End the cage age" (Basta animali in gabbia), atteso che, sebbene da un lato il relativo testo chieda implicitamente la fine dell'utilizzo delle gabbie e si esprima con criticità sul rispetto del benessere dei conigli in molti allevamenti, dall'altro esprime la constatazione della necessità di combinare richiesta della società civile e la necessità di aiutare gli agricoltori/allevatori, nella loro conversione
2021/06/10
Promoting gender equality in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education and careers (A9-0163/2021 - Susana Solís Pérez)

Ho dato il mio supporto alla presente relazione, poiché, pur includendo alcuni passaggi critici, è condivisibile l'approccio complessivo volto a promuovere la partecipazione femminile nei settori della scienza, della tecnologia, dell'ingegneria e della matematica (STEM).
2021/06/10
Association of the Overseas Countries and Territories with the European Union (A9-0244/2021 - Tomas Tobé)

Ho votato a favore della relazione sulla decisione sull'associazione d'oltremare, compresa la Groenlandia, poiché l'assistenza finanziaria stanziata dall'Unione europea nel quadro del partenariato dovrebbe conferire una prospettiva europea allo sviluppo dei Paesi d'Oltremare e contribuire a consolidare i legami stretti e di lunga data instaurati con essi, rafforzando al contempo la posizione dei Paesi d'Oltremare in quanto avamposto dell'Unione, sulla base dei valori e della storia comuni che legano i partner.
2021/09/13
Towards future-proof inland waterway transport in Europe (A9-0231/2021 - Caroline Nagtegaal)

La relazione in esame affronta le esigenze del settore della navigazione interna in Europa, riferendosi in particolare al trasferimento modale nel trasporto merci, dalla strada alle vie navigabili interne, l'ecologizzazione di tale trasporto, la digitalizzazione e la navigazione autonoma, il ruolo dei porti tra energia e hub circolari, l'istruzione e la formazione, le condizioni di lavoro, ricerca e innovazione, la necessità di finanziamenti europei, il turismo.La proposta è risultata, nel complesso, sostenibile e non problematica poiché il compromesso finale raggiunto ha stemperato notevolmente alcune proposte eccessive in materia di ambiente. Ho ritenuto, pertanto, di esprimere il mio voto favorevole.
2021/09/14
Towards a stronger partnership with the EU outermost regions (A9-0241/2021 - Stéphane Bijoux)

La relazione sul rafforzamento del partenariato con le regioni ultraperiferiche dell'Unione europea sostiene e chiede che, pur impegnandosi ad attuare un Green Deal , l'Europa debba anche attuare un "Blue Deal " per proteggere, sviluppare e sfruttare il potenziale marittimo e oceanico dei suoi territori.Le regioni ultraperiferiche sono le linee di punta dell'Europa per l'Atlantico e l'Oceano Indiano e la loro importante posizione geostrategica significa che esse devono essere in grado di sviluppare un partenariato regionale e una strategia di scambio con i loro vicini regionali.Ho dato il mio sostegno a tale relazione in quanto è necessario consolidare e recepire in un partenariato rafforzato tra l'Unione europea e le regioni ultraperiferiche tutti gli insegnamenti tratti dalla gestione delle crisi e i risultati ottenuti in termini di innovazione negli orientamenti strategici, di fondamentale utilità dei Fondi strutturali europei e di semplificazione amministrativa.
2021/09/14
A new approach to the Atlantic maritime strategy (A9-0243/2021 - Younous Omarjee)

Ho espresso voto positivo alla relazione in esame dal momento che condivido il giudizio favorevole del relatore sulla prima strategia atlantica e il lavoro svolto da tutti gli attori istituzionali e non istituzionali a diversi livelli e sulla necessità di migliorare l'architettura del futuro piano d'azione, di rafforzarne la governance e di coinvolgere maggiormente le regioni.Infatti, il nuovo piano d'azione è contrassegnato da alcuni miglioramenti: le regioni atlantiche sono maggiormente coinvolte nella governance, il meccanismo di assistenza è stato rafforzato ed è stata ampliata la selettività delle priorità.
2021/09/14
Draft amending budget No 1/2021: Brexit Adjustment Reserve (A9-0263/2021 - Pierre Larrouturou)

Sebbene il testo finale sul regolamento della riserva di adeguamento alla Brexit prevedesse un incremento della dotazione finanziaria destinata all'Italia e, soprattutto, fosse stata accettata la ripartizione del prefinanziamento in tre annualità, come veniva richiesto da alcuni Stati membri, fra cui l'Italia, ho ritenuto che il forte legame commerciale tra il nostro paese e il Regno Unito non fosse adeguatamente riflesso nelle allocazioni finanziarie. Per tale motivo ho espresso un voto di astensione.
2021/09/15
Extension of validity of safety certificates and licences of railway undertakings operating in the Channel tunnel (C9-0314/2021)

Ho votato a favore della presente relazione dal momento che la proposta modifica il regolamento (UE) 2020/2222 al fine di garantire la continuità dei servizi ferroviari transfrontalieri con il Regno Unito oltre il 30 settembre 2021.Al fine di garantire la connettività tra l'Unione europea e il Regno Unito, in seguito al suo recesso dall'Unione europea, il regolamento (UE) 2020/2222 ha, infatti, stabilito misure per garantire la continuità dei servizi ferroviari transfrontalieri, prorogando fino al 30 settembre 2021 il periodo di validità delle licenze rilasciate dal Regno Unito agli operatori ferroviari stabiliti nel suo territorio, nonché quello dei certificati di sicurezza rilasciati a tali imprese dalla Commissione intergovernativa istituita ai sensi del Trattato tra il Regno Unito e Francia per la costruzione e l'esercizio del tunnel.
2021/09/15
Official controls on animals and products of animal origin in order to ensure compliance with the prohibition of certain uses of antimicrobials (A9-0195/2021 - Pascal Canfin)

Ho votato a favore della proposta di regolamento in esame in quanto il relativo obiettivo è quello di consentire controlli ufficiali sull'uso di antimicrobici negli animali e nei prodotti di origine animale che entrano nell'Unione europea ed essa, perciò, si limita a quanto è necessario per conseguire tale obiettivo in ottemperanza al principio di proporzionalità enunciato nello stesso articolo.
2021/09/15
Brexit Adjustment Reserve (A9-0178/2021 - Pascal Arimont)

Nell'ambito dei preparativi per il recesso del Regno Unito dall'Unione europea, nel luglio 2020 il Consiglio europeo ha convenuto di creare una riserva di adeguamento alla Brexit all'interno degli strumenti speciali al di fuori dei massimali di bilancio del quadro finanziario pluriennale dell'Unione europea, con un bilancio di 5 miliardi di euro per far fronte alle conseguenze impreviste e negative negli Stati membri e nei settori maggiormente colpiti.La riserva sosterrà la spesa pubblica sostenuta dagli Stati membri dal 1º gennaio 2020 al 31 dicembre 2023 per le misure ammissibili, che comprendono il sostegno alle imprese per compensare le perdite commerciali, per mantenere posti di lavoro, per supportare le comunità collegate alla pesca e per costruire strutture doganali nei porti.Considerando che da parte italiana l'accordo raggiunto rappresenta un buon passo in avanti rispetto alla proposta iniziale della Commissione del dicembre 2020, ho ritenuto di dare il mio sostegno alla relazione in esame.
2021/09/15
EU Blue Card Directive (A8-0240/2017 - Javier Moreno Sánchez)

Ho votato contro la proposta di direttiva sulle condizioni di ingresso e soggiorno dei cittadini di Paesi terzi che intendano svolgere lavori altamente specializzati poiché, nonostante il compromesso raggiunto con il Consiglio abbia permesso di smussare alcune posizioni del Parlamento e ferma restando la necessità per l'Unione europea di diventare un attore più competitivo nell'attrazione di talenti a livello globale, il testo rimane profondamente problematico.Infatti elementi quali l'abbassamento della retribuzione minima da garantire ai lavoratori o l'accesso al mercato del lavoro per i familiari dei detentori di Carta blu rischiano in effetti di rappresentare ulteriori incentivi alla precarizzazione del mercato del lavoro europeo.
2021/09/15
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (A9-0253/2021 - Joanna Kopcińska)

Nell'ambito degli sforzi dell'Unione volti a migliorare i meccanismi di preparazione e risposta alle crisi sanitarie, il regolamento istitutivo del Centro europeo per la prevenzione e il controllo delle malattie (ECDC), adottato nel 2004, dovrebbe essere sottoposto alla sua prima revisione.La relazione fa parte del pacchetto salute della Commissione europea che, in seguito alla crisi sanitaria del COVID-19, ha deciso di rafforzare il ruolo delle sue agenzie per migliorare la capacità di risposta europea.Laddove c'era la speranza che una revisione del suo mandato avrebbe contribuito a migliorarlo, non è stato così: a questa Agenzia, già sovraccarica, sono stati assegnati nuovi compiti, tra cui il monitoraggio dell'effetto delle malattie trasmissibili su quelle non trasmissibili o la salute mentale degli europei, ed è ora autorizzata ad inviare "missioni" per ispezionare le capacità sanitarie degli Stati membri e verificare l'attuazione delle sue raccomandazioni.Per tutte queste motivazioni ho ritenuto di votare contro la presente relazione.
2021/09/15
Serious cross-border threats to health (A9-0247/2021 - Véronique Trillet-Lenoir)

La presente relazione fa parte del pacchetto salute della Commissione europea che, in seguito alla crisi sanitaria COVID-19, ha deciso di rafforzare il ruolo delle sue agenzie per migliorare la capacità di risposta europea.Il relativo testo intende quindi dare all'Unione europea una maggiore capacità di reagire alle crisi attraverso azioni e decisioni coordinate.Ho votato contro in quanto, se considerato nella sua interezza, è chiaro che ciò che sta emergendo è una politica europea di gestione delle crisi in cui gli Stati membri non hanno voce in capitolo.
2021/09/15
Amending Council Framework Decision 2002/465/JHA, as regards its alignment with EU rules on the protection of personal data (A9-0236/2021 - Jeroen Lenaers)

Ho votato a favore della relazione in esame in quanto si tratta di una modifica mirata e prettamente tecnica.Infatti il testo oggetto di votazione mira ad allineare la decisione quadro 2002/465/GAI relativa alle squadre investigative comuni alla legislazione dell'Unione europea in materia di protezione di dati personali, meglio nota come GDPR (inclusa la direttiva sulla protezione dei dati nelle attività di polizia e giudiziarie).Le modifiche rappresentano, quindi, esclusivamente un allineamento della normativa alle questioni concernenti la protezione dei dati.
2021/09/15
European Investigation Order in criminal matters: alignment with EU rules on the protection of personal data (A9-0237/2021 - Marina Kaljurand)

Ho espresso voto positivo alla presente relazione poiché il testo oggetto di votazione mira ad allineare la direttiva 2014/41/UE relativa all'ordine europeo di indagine penale alla legislazione dell'Unione europea in materia di protezione di dati personali, meglio nota come GDPR (inclusa la direttiva sulla protezione dei dati nelle attività di polizia e giudiziarie).L'aggiornamento della decisione quadro non modifica in alcun modo l'ambito di applicazione della direttiva 2014/41/UE.
2021/09/15
Objection pursuant to Rule 111(3): Criteria for the designation of antimicrobials to be reserved for the treatment of certain infections in humans (B9-0424/2021)

La proposta di risoluzione chiedeva di modificare i criteri stabiliti dalla Commissione europea per la designazione degli antimicrobici destinati esclusivamente all'uomo, invitando a rivedere il nuovo regolamento sui medicinali veterinari.Ho ritenuto di votare contro a tale obiezione perché la sua approvazione avrebbe potuto condurre al divieto dell'uso veterinario di alcune classi di antimicrobici indispensabili per la cura di infezioni batteriche gravi e potenzialmente letali negli animali di tutte le specie.
2021/09/15
A new EU-China strategy (A9-0252/2021 - Hilde Vautmans)

Ho votato a favore della relazione su una nuova strategia UE-Cina in quanto il relativo testo propone di elaborare una strategia UE-Cina più assertiva, che unisca tutti gli Stati membri e definisca le relazioni con Pechino nell'interesse dell'Unione europea nel suo insieme, tenendo conto del carattere pluridimensionale delle relazioni dell'Unione europea con la CinaHo ritenuto inoltre condivisibile evidenziare che la Cina non è solo un partner di cooperazione e di negoziazione per l'Unione europea, ma è anche un concorrente economico e un rivale sistemico in un numero crescente di campi.
2021/09/15
Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States (A9-0262/2021 - Lucia Ďuriš Nicholsonová)

Ho votato contro la relazione sugli orientamenti per le politiche degli Stati membri a favore dell'occupazione dal momento che essi presentano diverse criticità. In particolare, tramite il semestre europeo si punta ad allineare le politiche occupazionali e sociali degli Stati membri agli obiettivi e alle norme stabilite dalla Commissione europea, sottraendo sovranità e capacità decisionale agli Stati membri.
2021/09/15
Fair working conditions, rights and social protection for platform workers - New forms of employment linked to digital development (A9-0257/2021 - Sylvie Brunet)

La relazione in esame affronta il tema sempre più importante e d'attualità delle condizioni di lavoro dei lavoratori delle piattaforme digitali. L'attuale quadro normativo è chiaramente insufficiente e questi lavoratori molto spesso non hanno le stesse tutele e gli stessi diritti di tutti gli altri lavoratori.Pur condividendo pienamente la necessità di sollevare forti preoccupazioni per le condizioni di lavoro (non da ultimo la questione sicurezza) e il problema dei falsi lavoratori autonomi, quello che mi ha convinta meno del testo, portandomi a un voto di astensione, sono alcuni elementi che ne fanno da contorno. Ad esempio: la richiesta alla Commissione di valutare i progressi degli Stati membri nel quadro delle raccomandazioni specifiche per paese del semestre europeo, quella di affrontare il tema dell'istruzione e della formazione dei lavoratori delle piattaforme (il che va al di là delle competenze dell'Unione europea) o quella di istituire un marchio europeo di qualità per le piattaforme digitali.
2021/09/15
Fishers for the future (A9-0230/2021 - Manuel Pizarro)

La presente relazione d'iniziativa mira ad affrontare le questioni relative all'occupazione nel settore della pesca, in particolare il ricambio generazionale dei pescatori.Secondo la FAO, il settore della pesca, compresa l'acquacoltura, è un'importante fonte di occupazione e di reddito per il 10-12 % della popolazione mondiale. Si stima che circa 140 milioni di posti di lavoro aggiuntivi siano collegati al resto della catena del valore della pesca, in particolare alla lavorazione e vendita dei prodotti della pesca.Ho espresso voto favorevole poiché condivido sia il tono generale del rapporto, che è quello di riconoscere il pescatore come "guardiano del pesce e del mare", e non come terrorista ambientale, sia la forte attenzione portata alla piccola pesca, che il testo si propone di sostenere con vari mezzi.
2021/09/15
Situation in Lebanon (RC-B9-0465/2021, B9-0464/2021, B9-0465/2021, B9-0466/2021, B9-0467/2021, B9-0468/2021, B9-0469/2021, B9-0470/2021)

La risoluzione sottolinea come l'attuale situazione in Libano sia estremamente allarmante e profondamente preoccupante a causa della crisi politica, economica, sociale, finanziaria e sanitaria e dello stato di collasso istituzionale.Ho votato quindi a favore, poiché si prende atto della recente formazione del governo, ricordando l'importanza delle scadenze elettorali del 2022, elezioni che non devono essere rinviate e devono essere libere e garantire standard internazionali di trasparenza; a questo scopo, si offre l'assistenza dell'Unione europea tramite una missione elettorale ad hoc, così come una missione di assistenza pre-elettorale.Sono altresì condivisibili la richiesta con urgenza di un'indagine trasparente, indipendente ed efficace sull'esplosione del porto di Beirut, invitando le autorità libanesi ad assistere i giudici, non intralciandone il lavoro e l'l'Unione europea e gli Stati membri ad assistere il nuovo governo libanese nelle riforme, necessarie anche a sbloccare un nuovo piano di assistenza macro-finanziaria UE.
2021/09/16
Environment: The Aarhus Regulation (A9-0152/2021 - Christian Doleschal)

Ho espresso voto contrario alla relazione in esame poiché il relativo scopo è rivedere il meccanismo di riesame amministrativo istituito dal regolamento (CE) n. 1367/2006 in tema di accesso a procedure amministrative o giudiziarie per contestare atti e omissioni dei privati e delle autorità pubbliche che violino il diritto ambientale, mirando a ricomprendervi anche gli atti amministrativi di "portata generale", e non ritengo condivisibile la necessità di ampliare l'ambito di applicazione della procedura di riesame interno prevista da tale regolamento al fine di includere gli atti non legislativi di portata generale.
2021/10/05
Proposal on the setting-up of a delegation to the EU-UK Parliamentary Assembly, and defining its numerical strength (B9-0479/2021)

Ho votato a favore della proposta sulla costituzione e la composizione numerica della delegazione all'Assemblea parlamentare UE-Regno Unito in quanto, essendo la mia posizione sull'Accordo di partenariato per il commercio e la cooperazione con il Regno Unito favorevole, ritengo che tale delegazione sia necessaria.In particolare il testo, nello stabilire l'istituzione della delegazione parlamentare presso l'Assemblea citata, ne indica una consistenza numerica di 35 membri, con un Ufficio di presidenza composto da due vicepresidenti.
2021/10/05
Temporarily suspending autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties on imports of certain industrial products into the Canary Islands (A9-0267/2021 - Younous Omarjee)

Il regolamento (UE) n. 1386/2011 del Consiglio ha disposto la sospensione temporanea dei dazi autonomi della tariffa doganale comune sulle importazioni di taluni prodotti industriali nelle Isole Canarie, al fine di rafforzare la competitività degli operatori economici locali, garantendo così una maggiore stabilità dell'occupazione in tali isole.Tali misure scadono il 31 dicembre 2021 e, per questo motivo, nell'aprile 2021 il governo spagnolo ha chiesto la proroga della sospensione dei dazi autonomi della tariffa doganale comune per una serie di prodotti, in quanto i vincoli cui è confrontata la regione, legati alle dimensioni ridotte del mercato e alla sua frammentazione, sono di natura strutturale e permanente.Oltre alle categorie di prodotti contemplate dal regolamento (UE) n. 1386/2011, il governo spagnolo ha chiesto nello stesso contesto la sospensione dei dazi della tariffa doganale comune per sette nuove categorie di prodotti, tra cui macchinari per uso industriale e materie prime.Ho dato, pertanto, il mio sostegno alla presente proposta, che non ha alcuna incidenza finanziaria sulle spese dell'Unione europea e ha un'incidenza finanziaria molto limitata sulle entrate pari a circa 3,3 milioni di euro all'anno.
2021/10/05
The role of development policy in the response to biodiversity loss in developing countries, in the context of the achievement of the 2030 Agenda (A9-0258/2021 - Michèle Rivasi)

La relazione sul ruolo della politica di sviluppo in risposta alla perdita di biodiversità nei paesi in via di sviluppo nel contesto della realizzazione dell'Agenda 2030 è molto lunga ed articolata e tocca diversi aspetti della perdita di biodiversità nei paesi in via di sviluppo e del ruolo della politica di sviluppo.Data la preoccupazione che la perdita di biodiversità e di servizi ecosistemici stia minando i progressi verso circa l'80% degli obiettivi misurabili dell'Obiettivo di sviluppo sostenibile (OSS), si invita l'Unione europea ad affrontare in modo completo le cause profonde della perdita di biodiversità e ad integrare gli obblighi in materia di conservazione, di sostenibilità nell'uso delle risorse e il ripristino degli ecosistemi nella sua politica di cooperazione allo sviluppo esterna e nei suoi partenariati.Pur condividendo la necessità di evitare la perdita di biodiversità nei paesi in via di sviluppo, ho preferito un voto di astensione come scelta più equilibrata e che tiene conto anche dei vari aspetti critici presenti nel testo.
2021/10/05
Artificial intelligence in criminal law and its use by the police and judicial authorities in criminal matters (A9-0232/2021 - Petar Vitanov)

La relazione sull'intelligenza artificiale nel diritto penale e il suo utilizzo da parte delle autorità di polizia e giudiziarie in ambito penale contiene diversi punti condivisibili riconoscendo, ad esempio, le grandi opportunità che l'Intelligenza Artificiale offre alle forze di polizia per contrastare alcuni tipi di reati tra cui il riciclaggio o gli abusi sessuali sui minori in rete, nonché la necessità di sviluppare un quadro giuridico chiaro e pienamente rispettoso dei diritti fondamentali e procedurali che regoli l'uso dell'IA in ambito penale.Nonostante sia condivisibile prevedere alcune garanzie procedurali che tutelino la privacy, la relazione appare nettamente sbilanciata poiché intende limitare (se non addirittura vietare) l'utilizzo di tecnologie utili in ambito penale per prevenire o perseguire determinati reati, oltre che per gestire il fenomeno migratorio. Per questi motivi ho ritenuto di votare contro.
2021/10/05
EU Road Safety Policy Framework 2021-2030 – Recommendations on next steps towards "Vision Zero" (A9-0211/2021 - Elena Kountoura)

Nella relazione sul quadro strategico dell'Unione europea che la Commissione europea propone per il periodo 2021-2030 vengono analizzati tutti gli aspetti della nuova politica e delle relative modalità di attuazione nonché le priorità politiche e le possibili iniziative a livello europeo e nazionale e si affrontano i temi della sicurezza delle infrastrutture, dei veicoli, dell'utenza stradale e del miglioramento del soccorso post-incidente.Sebbene vi sia qualche elemento problematico, come la richiesta di una nuova Agenzia europea per il trasporto stradale, il testo nel complesso è condivisibile e, pertanto, ho espresso voto positivo.
2021/10/05
Rebuilding fish stocks in the Mediterranean (A9-0225/2021 - Raffaele Stancanelli)

Ho votato a favore della relazione d'iniziativa sulla ricostituzione degli stock ittici nel Mediterraneo poiché condivido l'obiettivo di invitare la Commissione a identificare gli ostacoli al processo di ricostituzione degli stock ittici, compresa la considerazione di misure legislative e non legislative, e a rispondere alle esigenze dei paesi mediterranei fornendo supporto scientifico e tecnico per consentire loro di utilizzare meccanismi di finanziamento regionali e internazionali e sviluppare progetti di sviluppo sostenibile.
2021/10/05
Objection pursuant to Rule 112(2) and (3): Active substances, including chlorotoluron and difenoconazole (B9-0481/2021)

Ho votato a favore dell'obiezione con la quale i deputati firmatari chiedono alla Commissione europea di ritirare le approvazioni di sostanze attive, tra cui il clorotoluron e il difenoconazolo, sospettate di rappresentare un pericolo per la salute umana e ambientale, dal momento che l'elenco degli effetti nocivi di tali sostanze è stabilito da una serie di produzioni scientifiche. Per esempio, il clorotoluron è stato identificato come un probabile perturbatore endocrino, altamente tossico per gli organismi acquatici e probabile causa di cancro e danno al feto.
2021/10/05
The future of EU-US relations (A9-0250/2021 - Tonino Picula)

Il testo della relazione sul futuro delle relazioni UE-USA è molto ampio e affronta tutti gli ambiti in cui è possibile e necessario cooperare con un alleato storico e naturale dell'Unione europea, citando l'importanza delle relazioni transatlantiche e il ruolo della NATO, ma anche l'approccio da mantenere con Cina e Russia e nei Balcani occidentali, così come sulle sfide globali quali ripresa economica, lotta ai cambiamenti climatici e alla disuguaglianza, difesa dei diritti umani (con riferimenti ai rispettivi regimi sanzionatori e alla possibilità di un approccio coordinato sul tema) e dei principi democratici, ritorno al multilateralismo efficace.Nonostante nel testo vi siano alcuni riferimenti strumentali e ridondanti, ho ritenuto la relazione nel complesso condivisibile in quanto ribadisce l'importanza dell'alleanza con gli USA, invitando inoltre le due parti a una collaborazione per rafforzare il multilateralismo e per conseguire obiettivi condivisi in materia di politica estera, sicurezza ed economia, compresi la pandemia, i diritti umani e la riforma fiscale globale.
2021/10/06
Implementation report on the EU Trust Funds and the Facility for Refugees in Turkey (A9-0255/2021 - Öilan Zver, György Hölvényi, Janusz Lewandowski)

Sebbene i fondi fiduciari siano stati istituiti per rispondere alle crisi, non sempre risultano efficaci nell'ottenere gli obiettivi perseguiti, oltre al fatto di non comprendere una procedura totalmente trasparente per l'attuazione dei progetti. Inoltre, lo strumento per i rifugiati continua a essere abusato da parte della Turchia come mezzo ricattatorio.Da un punto di vista strettamente budgetario è doveroso poi ricordare come questi fondi e lo strumento per i rifugiati siano e debbano essere utilizzati come mezzi eccezionali (essendo strumenti fuori bilancio i fondi fiduciari e di carattere straordinario lo strumento per i rifugiati in Turchia), diversamente dall'uso che se ne sta attualmente facendo.Per questa serie di motivi ho ritenuto di astenermi sulla presente relazione di attuazione sui fondi fiduciari dell'Unione europea e sullo strumento per i rifugiati in Turchia.
2021/10/06
State of EU cyber defence capabilities (A9-0234/2021 - Urmas Paet)

Ho espresso voto favorevole alla relazione sullo stato delle capacità di ciberdifesa dell'Unione europea dal momento che il relativo contenuto è nel complesso condivisibile.Infatti nel testo vengono menzionati i conflitti ibridi con avversari geopolitici e le minacce esterne da attori quali Russia, Cina e Corea del Nord, sottolineando a più riprese l'importanza di innalzare il livello di cibersicurezza all'interno dell'Unione europea.Fondamentale il richiamo sia alla cooperazione con la NATO anche in questo ambito sia, ai fini dello sviluppo di un'Unione europea della difesa approfondita e rafforzata, a una politica comune di ciberdifesa e a una notevole cooperazione a livello europeo per la creazione di capacità informatiche militari comuni e per il miglioramento di quelle nazionali.
2021/10/06
The protection of persons with disabilities through petitions: lessons learnt (A9-0261/2021 - Alex Agius Saliba)

La presente relazione di iniziativa analizza gli ostacoli che le persone con disabilità devono affrontare in vari settori (accesso ai trasporti pubblici, ambiente costruito, uso della lingua dei segni, finanziamenti e accesso all'istruzione) e si pone principalmente 3 obiettivi: sensibilizzare riguardo alle questioni affrontate dalle persone con disabilità; sollecitare gli Stati membri dell'Unione europea affinché garantiscano la corretta applicazione delle leggi esistenti dell'Unione che proteggono, promuovono e monitorano i diritti delle persone con disabilità; e sollecitare la Commissione affinché intensifichi il monitoraggio dell'attuazione del diritto dell'Unione europea e migliori la normativa esistente laddove si accerti che non è adeguata a tutelare i diritti delle persone con disabilità.Essendo il testo nel complesso ampiamente condivisibile, ho ritenuto di esprimere voto positivo alla relazione.
2021/10/06
Reforming the EU policy on harmful tax practices (including the reform of the Code of Conduct Group) (A9-0245/2021 - Aurore Lalucq)

Ho votato a favore della relazione sulla riforma della strategia dell'Unione europea sulle pratiche fiscali dannose in quanto non solo la relazione affronta il problema dell'elusione ed evasione fiscale delle multinazionali e quello di una soluzione internazionale (o europea) all'aliquota fiscale minima, ma anche perché esplicitamente evidenzia la questione dei paradisi fiscali, e specie quelli europei, su cui si propone di procedere allo stesso modo che con i paesi terzi in lista nera o le giurisdizioni terze non cooperative.
2021/10/07
European Medicines Agency (A9-0216/2021 - Nicolás González Casares)

Ho votato a favore della presente proposta di regolamento, che prevede che l'Unione si doti di un quadro istituzionale adeguato per far fronte a emergenze, con un mandato chiaro e fornendo un quadro giuridico, affinché le istituzioni dell'Unione europea svolgano un ruolo più attivo, in quanto il testo dell'accordo tra il Parlamento e il Consiglio, presenta miglioramenti rispetto alla versione precedente approvata dal Parlamento, grazie all'azione degli Stati membri. Infatti, il presente regolamento prevede, in seno all'Agenzia europea per i medicinali, un quadro e i mezzi per una serie di azioni tra cui: preparare, prevenire, coordinare e gestire l'impatto degli eventi gravi sui medicinali per uso umano e delle emergenze di salute pubblica sui medicinali per uso umano e sui dispositivi medici a livello di Unione; monitorare, prevenire e riferire in merito alle carenze di medicinali per uso umano e di dispositivi medici; istituire una piattaforma interoperabile e digitale a livello dell'Unione, per monitorare e segnalare le carenze di medicinali; fornire consulenza sui medicinali per uso umano potenzialmente in grado di affrontare le emergenze di salute pubblica.
2022/01/19
Digital Services Act (A9-0356/2021 - Christel Schaldemose)

Ho espresso voto contrario alla relazione in esame, poiché, sebbene il relativo scopo sia la rimozione dei contenuti illegali online per contribuire alla sicurezza online e alla protezione dei diritti fondamentali, il testo presenta una serie di criticità, per quanto migliorato per certi aspetti, rispetto alla proposta iniziale. Le due principali criticità sono: le notifiche presentate dai trusted flaggers, che dovranno essere trattate con priorità e rapidamente, e la valutazione del rischio e l'attenuazione dei rischi, in base ai quali le piattaforme di grandi dimensioni sono obbligate a condurre, almeno annualmente, una valutazione dei rischi sistemici causati da o relativi al funzionamento e all'uso dei loro servizi e ad adottare misure volte a mitigarne i rischi.
2022/01/20
Protection of animals during transport (Recommendation) (B9-0057/2022)

La commissione ANIT è stata incaricata di indagare su presunte violazioni nell'applicazione del diritto dell'Unione in materia di protezione degli animali, durante il trasporto e sulle operazioni correlate all'interno e all'esterno dell'Unione europea. La commissione d'inchiesta si è concentrata sulle modalità di attuazione delle norme dell'Unione europea da parte degli Stati membri e sulla loro corretta applicazione da parte della Commissione europea. Sulla base delle conclusioni dell'inchiesta, i deputati hanno adottato una serie di raccomandazioni, tra cui l'invito alla Commissione e ai paesi dell'Unione europea, a intensificare gli sforzi per rispettare il benessere degli animali durante il trasporto e ad aggiornare le norme europee proponendo: controlli rafforzati, temperatura adeguata e divieto di trasporto di animali vulnerabili; trasporto di carne, carcasse e materiale genetico anziché animali vivi; limiti alle esportazioni di animali vivi; tutela delle specie non coperte dall'attuale regolamento.Nonostante la condivisione di tali proposte, ho ritenuto che le violazioni registrate non rappresentino le negligenze dell'intero settore, soprattutto in virtù del fatto che è interesse degli allevatori assicurare che gli animali arrivino a destinazione nelle migliori condizioni possibili, in quanto di valore commerciale e che è, invece, necessario effettuare controlli rigorosi, dotarsi di mezzi di trasporto tecnologicamente adeguati e affidarsi a professionisti debitamente formati.Alla luce di quanto precede ho espresso un voto di astensione sulla relazione in esame.
2022/01/20
Refugees in Europe: CARE (C9-0057/2022)

Ho sostenuto questa proposta dell'azione di coesione per i rifugiati in Europa (CARE), che è stata presentata in plenaria con voto d'urgenza.Si è deciso di offrire maggiore flessibilità nei finanziamenti della politica di coesione (periodo 2014-2020) per sostenere gli Stati membri e le regioni che accolgono persone in fuga dalla guerra in Ucraina.CARE aiuterà questi Stati e regioni a fornire un sostegno di emergenza per soddisfare le esigenze di base delle persone in fuga dal conflitto, tra cui l'accesso a servizi quali l'alloggio temporaneo, la fornitura di cibo e acqua o l'assistenza medica. Attrezzature infrastrutturali supplementari, personale e investimenti diretti verso un'integrazione di più lungo periodo (scolastica, sociosanitaria, occupazionale) potranno essere sostenuti con questo provvedimento.Il sostegno della politica di coesione integrerà il sostegno del Fondo Asilo, migrazione e integrazione (AMIF) e altre fonti di finanziamento.
2022/03/24
More flexible use of funds under the AMIF Regulations in light of the war in Ukraine (C9-0056/2022)

La presente proposta è volta a sostenere economicamente gli Stati membri, specie quelli che confinano con l'Ucraina, nell'affrontare le conseguenze del conflitto russo-ucraino, tra cui, in primis, il massiccio afflusso di sfollati.Ho votato favorevolmente al testo, che mira a facilitare l'accesso alle risorse finanziarie non spese per il periodo di programmazione 2014-2020 nell'ambito del Fondo Asilo, migrazione e integrazione ("AMIF") e del Fondo Sicurezza interna ("ISF"), dal momento che ritengo condivisibile la volontà di rendere più flessibili dal punto di vista giuridico i fondi già esistenti e ottimizzare l'utilizzo di fondi già allocati.
2022/03/24
Status Agreement between the EU and Moldova on Frontex operational activities (C9-0120/2022)

A seguito dell'invasione dell'Ucraina da parte della Federazione russa, un grande numero di sfollati si e già mosso, e si muoverà, dall'Ucraina verso diversi Stati confinanti, tra cui la Moldavia.Secondo le stime della Commissione europea attualmente una media di 35 mila rifugiati raggiunge ogni giorno la Moldavia, con le autorità doganali che si trovano impegnate a dover regolare l'afflusso e deflusso di centinaia di migliaia di rifugiati, oltre che il monitoraggio del contrabbando di armi.Il Parlamento europeo è stato chiamato a dare il proprio consenso alla decisione del Consiglio di concludere un accordo sullo status (siglato il 17 marzo), per garantire l'immediato dispiegamento del personale della guardia di frontiera e costiera europea (Frontex) sul territorio della Moldavia, al fine di assistere le autorità moldave nell'identificazione e nell'assistenza dei profughi, oltre che per prevenire attività illecite. Ho votato, quindi, positivamente per sostenere tale iniziativa.
2022/03/24
Roaming Regulation (recast) (A9-0286/2021 - Angelika Winzig)

Il Parlamento europeo si è espresso sull'azzeramento dei costi del roaming delle reti di telecomunicazione mobili, per telefonare e navigare all'estero nei paesi dell'Unione europea. Le regole attuali infatti erano in scadenza al 30 giugno 2022 ed era necessaria un'estensione, che è stata stabilita in 10 anni (fino al 2032).Nonostante potesse essere fatto di più sui livelli delle tariffe massime all'ingrosso intra-operatori, è stato di fondamentale importanza sostenere il mantenimento del "Roaming Like At Home " (RLAH), che consente agli utenti di usufruire di un servizio senza costi aggiuntivi rispetto al contratto telefonico del proprio paese.In conclusione, nonostante alcune perplessità, ho espresso il mio sostegno a favore dell'accordo raggiunto tra gruppi politici, istituzioni e operatori del settore, con il fine ultimo del mantenere un servizio che è molto apprezzato e va a beneficio degli utenti.
2022/03/24
Macro-financial assistance to the Republic of Moldova (A9-0043/2022 - Markéta Gregorová)

Il 4 gennaio 2022, la Commissione ha presentato una proposta relativa all'erogazione di un pacchetto di assistenza macrofinanziaria alla Moldavia, che può beneficiarne in quanto paese parte della politica europea di vicinato.Il pacchetto presentato ammonta a €150 milioni, di cui 120 milioni sotto forma di prestiti e 30 milioni sotto forma di sovvenzioni. Si prevedono tre rate condizionate dal raggiungimento degli obiettivi esposti nel programma del Fondo Monetario Internazionale, così come di una serie di ulteriori obiettivi concordati ed elencati in un protocollo d'intesa, che dovrebbe essere basato sull'attuazione di riforme politiche al sistema della giustizia, a quello bancario, a quello degli appalti pubblici, ma anche sull'aumento generale della trasparenza e la lotta alla corruzione.Ho deciso, pertanto, di sostenere l'utilizzo dell'assistenza macrofinanziaria alla Moldavia, anche considerando il recente ruolo attivo di quest'ultima nell'accoglienza dei rifugiati ucraini, in quanto paese confinante.
2022/03/24
Computerised system for the cross-border electronic exchange of data in the area of judicial cooperation in civil and criminal matters (e-CODEX system) (A9-0288/2021 - Emil Radev, Nuno Melo)

Questa proposta di regolamento mira a istituire un sistema informatico decentralizzato per le comunicazioni giudiziarie tra tribunali dell'Unione europea e tra cittadini e tribunali, per facilitare l'invio di documenti e informazioni in modo sicuro nei procedimenti civili e penali transfrontalieri (sistema digitale e-CODEX).La gestione di e-CODEX è stata affidata all'Agenzia europea per la gestione operativa dei sistemi IT su larga scala nello spazio di libertà, sicurezza e giustizia (eu-LISA). L'Italia è stata, sin da subito, favorevole al testo e il governo ha sostenuto come la proposta sia conforme all'interesse nazionale.Ho votato positivamente per l'adozione in prima lettura di tale provvedimento, in quanto esso mira ad efficientare il sistema della giustizia tramite la digitalizzazione, da auspicarsi in Italia, dove la macchina giudiziaria risulta spesso lenta e oberata.
2022/03/24
Automated data exchange with regard to DNA data in Italy (A9-0046/2022 - Juan Fernando López Aguilar)

Nella relazione in esame al Parlamento europeo è stato chiesto un parere meramente consultivo sul rafforzamento dello scambio di informazioni tra le autorità nazionali competenti in materia di sicurezza.La richiesta si inserisce nel contesto della decisione 2008/615/GAI del Consiglio, del 23 giugno 2008, relativa al potenziamento della cooperazione transfrontaliera, soprattutto nella lotta al terrorismo e alla criminalità transfrontaliera.Ho votato positivamente per questi provvedimenti, che hanno l'obiettivo di consentire all'Italia di ricevere e fornire dati personali per fini di pubblica sicurezza, rafforzando lo scambio di informazioni in ambiti specifici come, per esempio, il trasferimento automatizzato dei profili del DNA, dei dati di immatricolazione dei veicoli, nonché dei dati dattiloscopici.
2022/03/24
Automated data exchange with regard to vehicle registration data in Greece (A9-0049/2022 - Juan Fernando López Aguilar)

In tale provvedimento al Parlamento europeo è stato assegnato un ruolo meramente consultivo, nel contesto della decisione 2008/615/GAI del Consiglio, del 23 giugno 2008, sul potenziamento della cooperazione transfrontaliera e della lotta alla criminalità transfrontaliera.Ho votato, perciò, a favore della presente relazione, che ha l'obiettivo di consentire alla Grecia di ricevere e fornire dati personali sullo scambio automatizzato di dati di immatricolazione dei veicoli, per fini di pubblica sicurezza.
2022/03/24
EU-Brazil Agreement on short-stay visa waiver for holders of ordinary passports (A9-0029/2022 - Paulo Rangel)

Ho dato il mio supporto alla raccomandazione sulla decisione del Consiglio di modificare gli accordi attualmente in vigore tra l'UE e la Repubblica del Brasile, relativi alla facilitazione del rilascio dei visti per soggiorni di breve durata a cittadini della Repubblica del Brasile e dell'Unione europea, poiché il Parlamento europeo è stato chiamato ad approvare alcune modifiche di natura tecnica agli accordi attualmente in vigore.Nell'ottobre 2017, infatti, l'Unione europea e il Brasile hanno siglato degli accordi di esenzione dal visto per soggiorni di breve durata per i titolari di servizi diplomatici, di servizio o passaporti ufficiali e per i titolari di passaporti ordinari, anche se gli accordi sono stati firmati solo il 27 settembre 2021.
2022/03/24
Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: application EGF/2021/007 FR/Selecta - FranceFrance (A9-0048/2022 - Eider Gardiazabal Rubial)

Ho votato a favore della richiesta di mobilitazione del FEG (Fondo Europeo di adeguamento alla Globalizzazione) da parte della Francia, al fine di concedere un contributo finanziario per 473 lavoratori del gruppo Selecta, posti in esubero.Per far fronte alla pandemia da Covid-19, infatti, lo Stato francese ha adottato misure di confinamento che hanno causato il crollo delle vendite realizzate dai distributori automatici. Questa diminuzione è inoltre continuata anche con l'allentamento delle limitazioni.La Commissione, infatti, ha valutato la domanda di accesso al FEG e ha ritenuto soddisfatte le condizioni per la concessione di un contributo di circa 4,1 milioni di euro, volto a sostenere il reinserimento nel mercato del lavoro dei 473 lavoratori del settore del commercio all'ingrosso.
2022/03/24
Objection pursuant to Rule 112(2) and (3), and (4)(c): Maximum residue levels for flutianil (B9-0168/2022)

Il Parlamento europeo è stato chiamato ad esprimersi, con potere di veto, sulla proposta di aumentare il limite di flutianil, un fungicida utilizzato contro la peronospora e altre malattie fungine, considerato pericoloso dall'Autorità per la sicurezza alimentare (EFSA) e il cui uso è vietato in Italia.Ho sostenuto, quindi, l'obiezione contro l'aumento dei livelli massimi residui (LMR) di questo prodotto, che avrebbe così adattato il limite dell'UE a quello degli USA e permesso ai prodotti americani di essere venduti sul mercato UE, in concorrenza con quelli prodotti dagli agricoltori europei.
2022/03/24
Need for an urgent EU action plan to ensure food security inside and outside the EU in light of the Russian invasion of Ukraine (RC-B9-0160/2022, B9-0160/2022, B9-0162/2022, B9-0163/2022, B9-0164/2022, B9-0165/2022, B9-0166/2022, B9-0167/2022)

Ho sostenuto la risoluzione in oggetto che, vista la situazione attuale, aveva come obiettivo di dare una risposta affinché il settore agricolo europeo possa trovare delle soluzioni alla mancanza di prodotti primari e alla necessità di aumentare la propria produzione interna per far fronte all'aumento della domanda.Alla luce degli eventi delle ultime settimane, ho ritenuto condivisibile sostenere la necessità di avere un'analisi d'impatto delle politiche connesse al Green Deal, auspicandone una revisione che vada maggiormente incontro alle richieste del settore.
2022/03/24
Election of the Members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage (A9-0083/2022 - Domènec Ruiz Devesa)

Ho votato contro alla proposta di nuova legge elettorale per le elezioni europee per una serie di motivazioni. Innanzitutto, oltre alla classica lista nazionale dei partiti politici, viene aggiunta un'altra lista di tipo transnazionale, che assegnerà 28 seggi a candidati dei gruppi politici europei, con il metodo proporzionale. Ciò mi vede molto dubbiosa, vista la già attuale estensione delle circoscrizioni elettorali a livello nazionale, che rende difficile a un candidato di essere conosciuto in più regioni, e ancora di più in Stati diversi.Viene inoltre stabilito un unico "election day" a livello di Unione europea, proposto per il 9 maggio, giornata dell'Europa. Ciò significa che per la prossima tornata elettorale del 2024 le votazioni si terranno nella giornata infrasettimanale di giovedì, rischiando così di aumentare ancora di più l'astensione, che per le elezioni europee già di per sé risulta elevata.
2022/05/03
Amending Annexes IV and V to Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 on persistent organic pollutants (A9-0092/2022 - Martin Hojsík)

Il regolamento di modifica in oggetto mira a fissare nuovi limiti per sostanze chimiche specifiche, che sono note per essere altamente inquinanti e persistenti e, quindi, mi sono astenuta sulla proposta della Commissione europea, votando così a favore del ritorno in commissione ENVI del testo per nuovi negoziati interistituzionali.
2022/05/03
Common system of value added tax (VAT): extension of the application period of the optional reverse charge mechanism in relation to supplies of certain goods and services susceptible to fraud and of the Quick Reaction Mechanism against VAT fraud (A9-0128/2022 - Markus Ferber)

Ho deciso di astenermi sulla proroga del meccanismo di inversione contabile, in attesa della decisione definitiva del Consiglio europeo sull'IVA. Nonostante sia d'accordo nel volere trovare nuove soluzioni per limitare l'elusione e le frodi IVA a livello dell'UE, è solo all'esito delle negoziazioni che si potrà valutare chiaramente se la nuova normativa sarà volta a semplificare o appesantire gli oneri amministrativi per le dichiarazioni fiscali.
2022/05/03
Application of the provisions of the Schengen acquis in the area of Schengen Information System in Cyprus (A9-0082/2022 - Peter Kofod)

Il Sistema Informazione Schengen (SIS) è una banca dati europea in cui sono segnalati oggetti rubati e persone ricercate dalla polizia a scopo di estradizione, colpite da un divieto d'entrata o scomparse.Ho votato positivamente alla relazione in questione, che ha l'obiettivo di applicare anche a Cipro le disposizioni relative all'applicazione del sistema SIS, specie per verifiche sui migranti in arrivo nel paese, perché, così facendo, si garantiranno livelli più elevati di sicurezza pubblica in tutta l'Unione.
2022/05/03
EU action plan for organic agriculture (A9-0126/2022 - Simone Schmiedtbauer)

Ho votato favorevolmente alla risoluzione sul Piano d'azione dell'Unione per l'agricoltura biologica poiché il relativo testo definisce azioni concrete che coprono l'intera filiera, dalla produzione alimentare al consumo, sottolineando l'importanza dell'agricoltura biologica, con una produzione d'alta qualità a basso impatto ambientale.Si evidenzia, inoltre, il valore di metodi di agricoltura sostenibile, fondamentali per lo sviluppo di un sistema alimentare sostenibile dell'UE.
2022/05/03
Persecution of minorities on the grounds of belief or religion (A9-0071/2022 - Karol Karski)

Ho votato a favore della presente relazione, che analizza le problematiche affrontate dalle principali minoranze di credo e di religione, in quanto il relativo testo mira a rispondere alle principali sfide poste dalla persecuzione nei confronti delle minoranze religiose, condannando le discriminazioni, le repressioni e le violazioni dei diritti umani che queste subiscono.Viene, infatti, più volte evocata la libertà di espressione, di coscienza e di pensiero, sottolineando la necessità di maggior tutela delle donne nell'ambito della religione e di protezione dei siti religiosi.In una seconda parte, si richiede anche di rafforzare la politica estera e le azioni esterne dell'UE in materia di diritti umani, per tutelare la libertà di credo e di religione delle minoranze.
2022/05/03
EU strategy to promote education for children in the world (A9-0058/2022 - David Lega)

Ho votato positivamente alla relazione che affronta le varie problematiche connesse tra l'educazione scolastica dei bambini nel mondo e le conseguenze della pandemia di Covid-19 dal momento che si sottolinea sotto vari punti di vista (sociale, alimentare, educativo) l'importanza dell'educazione scolastica, che deve essere in grado di preparare i giovani al mondo del lavoro e non deve essere discriminatoria, soprattutto nei confronti delle bambine/ragazze.Viene chiesto un impegno all'UE affinché sostenga le autorità di paesi terzi nel garantire il diritto all'istruzione per tutti i bambini e lo sviluppo di metodi di insegnamento e apprendimento digitali, agevolando l'accesso a Internet per tutti.
2022/05/03
Reaching women's economic independence through entrepreneurship and self-employment (A9-0096/2022 - Pernille Weiss)

Ho votato a favore della proposta di risoluzione in oggetto che va nella direzione di una tutela del lavoro femminile, con misure adeguate in grado di garantire parità di partecipazione nel mercato del lavoro, parità di retribuzione, l'accesso a un lavoro dignitoso e la condivisione e il riconoscimento delle responsabilità domestiche e di assistenza.Si pone particolare attenzione alle donne che vivono nelle regioni rurali e svantaggiate, oltre a rimarcare come la pandemia da Covid-19 abbia ulteriormente impattato a livello economico, sociale ed occupazionale sulle donne.Viene, inoltre, affermato come l'indipendenza economica delle donne dovrebbe avvenire tramite programmi in materia di imprenditorialità, istruzione e sviluppo delle competenze, con facilitazioni nell'accesso al capitale, e maggiori tutele a livello di protezione sociale, inclusa la pensione e i congedi.
2022/05/03
Artificial intelligence in a digital age (A9-0088/2022 - Axel Voss)

Nel testo dell'iniziativa in esame ci sono molti aspetti e principi che sono condivisibili, incentrati sui potenziali vantaggi della tecnologia emergente e delle opportunità sociali associate all'adozione dell'intelligenza artificiale (IA), dove tuttavia l'UE risulta in evidente ritardo rispetto a USA o Cina. Permangono dei dubbi invece in tema di utilizzo dei dati e controllo di questi, tutela della privacy e uso dell'IA in campo militare.Ho deciso, quindi, di astenermi, vista la complessità della tematica e l'esistenza ancora di diverse questioni aperte in tema di sovrapposizione della legislazione, frammentazione del mercato, ostacoli burocratici, mancanza di infrastrutture digitali accessibili e competenze digitali nella società in generale, oltre agli investimenti insufficienti nella ricerca e nello sviluppo.
2022/05/03
Strengthening Europol’s mandate: cooperation with private parties, processing of personal data, and support for research and innovation (A9-0290/2021 - Javier Zarzalejos)

Ho votato a favore della proposta di modifica al regolamento in questione in cui, tra l'altro, si prevede l'estensione del nuovo mandato di Europol, affinché l'Agenzia possa continuare a fornire sostegno agli Stati membri nelle sue varie attività di prevenzione e contrasto al crimine.La cooperazione giudiziaria, lo sviluppo di nuove tecnologie, la velocizzazione e l'incremento dello scambio d'informazioni tra le varie autorità, per contrastare fenomeni criminali sempre più transnazionali, non possono che essere pienamente sostenute.
2022/05/04
Distortive foreign subsidies (A9-0135/2022 - Christophe Hansen)

Ho sostenuto la proposta di regolamento relativa alle sovvenzioni estere distorsive del mercato interno, con cui si vengono a colmare alcune lacune normative esistenti nell'ambito degli effetti distorsivi delle sovvenzioni estere nel mercato unico, poiché nella proposta si prevedono, nello specifico, tre diversi strumenti di controllo delle sovvenzioni estere: due ex ante, per quanto riguarda le concentrazioni e gli appalti pubblici al di sopra delle soglie prestabilite, e uno strumento di controllo ex officio, anche su acquisizioni e appalti al di sotto delle soglie.
2022/05/04
Transitional rules for the packaging and labelling of veterinary medicinal products (C9-0054/2022)

Dopo l'entrata in vigore a gennaio 2022 del nuovo regolamento per l'imballaggio e l'etichettatura dei medicinali veterinari (2019/8), le aziende e le autorità nazionali competenti non sono state in grado di rispettare le disposizioni e di rilasciare nuove versioni di etichette e imballaggi in tempo utile. Pertanto, i prodotti non conformi non potrebbero essere immessi sul mercato, con possibile conseguenza di carenze di farmaci veterinari. La Commissione europea ha perciò proposto un periodo di transizione di 5 anni per adeguarsi e controllare le variazioni delle autorizzazioni all'immissione in commercio.Ho votato a favore della proposta in oggetto, considerando che, nonostante la presenza nel mercato di medicinali veterinari con l'etichettatura e l'imballaggio precedenti alla variazione, la salute degli animali e degli esseri umani non risulta in pericolo.
2022/05/05
Threats to stability, security and democracy in Western and Sahelian Africa (B9-0255/2022, B9-0256/2022, RC-B9-0257/2022, B9-0257/2022, B9-0258/2022, B9-0259/2022, B9-0260/2022)

Ho votato a favore della presente risoluzione, riguardante la situazione di instabilità dell'Africa occidentale e del Sahel, considerando che viene espressa profonda preoccupazione per la popolazione civile, per il rispetto dei diritti umani e per lo stato della democrazia nella regione. In questa regione, infatti, si verificano minacce alla stabilità, alla sicurezza e alla democrazia perpetrate generalmente da organizzazioni terroristiche e ribelli per l'accesso alle risorse a al controllo del territorio.
2022/05/05
State of play of the EU-Moldova cooperation (RC-B9-0240/2022, B9-0240/2022, B9-0241/2022, B9-0242/2022, B9-0243/2022, B9-0244/2022, B9-0245/2022)

La risoluzione in esame sottolinea come la Repubblica di Moldova sia stata colpita in modo sproporzionato dall'invasione russa dell'Ucraina, principalmente a causa dell'arrivo di migliaia di rifugiati, della riduzione di scambi commerciali e dell'aumento dei prezzi dell'energia e dei trasporti. Viene rimarcata la grande attività di accoglienza e di controllo del confine orientale europeo da parte della Repubblica di Moldova e la necessità di sostegno, in ambito di assistenza umanitaria, di sicurezza e socioeconomica. Si invitano, inoltre, le istituzioni europee a concedere alla Repubblica di Moldova lo status di paese candidato all'adesione all'UE e, nel frattempo, a continuare il sostegno e la cooperazione, specie in campo energetico.Infine il testo, a cui ho espresso voto favorevole, ribadisce il fermo sostegno all'indipendenza, alla sovranità e all'integrità territoriale della Repubblica di Moldova, entro i suoi confini internazionalmente riconosciuti.
2022/05/05
Revision of the EU Emissions Trading System (A9-0162/2022 - Peter Liese)

Ho votato contro, alla revisione del sistema per lo scambio di quote di emissioni dei gas a effetto serra nell'Unione, che rientra nell'ambito della Legge europea sul clima, volta a ridurre le emissioni nette di gas serra del 55% entro il 2030. Purtroppo il relatore ha accettato molti compromessi che hanno contribuito a peggiorare la proposta iniziale della Commissione. In particolare alcuni punti negativi riguardano l'inclusione del settore Waste to Energy (termovalorizzatori), l'inclusione del trasporto marittimo, con anticipazione dei tempi di riduzione delle emissioni al 2024, e l'inclusione dei settori trasporto su strada ed edifici (ETS2), con un aggravio di costi finali per cittadini e imprese. Vengono, inoltre, inserite condizionalità che vanno ad aumentare sostanzialmente l'incertezza giuridica e gli oneri amministrativi e finanziari.
2022/06/22
Carbon border adjustment mechanism (A9-0160/2022 - Mohammed Chahim)

Ho votato contro alla relazione sulla proposta di regolamento del Parlamento europeo e del Consiglio, che istituisce un meccanismo di aggiustamento alle frontiere per il carbonio (CBAM). Nonostante fossi favorevole all'introduzione di una misura che affrontasse il rischio di rilocalizzazione delle emissioni di carbonio verso Paesi terzi, che hanno politiche ambientali meno rigorose, la proposta adottata dalla commissione ENVI è risultata ancora una volta peggiorativa, rispetto a quella della Commissione.Nel testo rimangono aspetti negativi riguardo l'accelerazione dell'eliminazione delle quote gratuite ETS, l'assegnazione delle entrate generate dal CBAM ai Paesi meno sviluppati, l'espansione dello scopo del CBAM a un numero maggiore di prodotti, così come alle emissioni indirette ed un meccanismo di adeguamento delle esportazioni solo per il 10% delle imprese più efficienti.L'introduzione del CBAM con tali caratteristiche può mettere a serio rischio la produttività e la competitività del settore industriale europeo ed italiano, considerando anche il periodo critico in cui stiamo vivendo, caratterizzato da criticità nelle catene di approvvigionamento delle materie prime e dal conseguente aumento dei prezzi.
2022/06/22
Candidate status of Ukraine, the Republic of Moldova and Georgia (RC-B9-0331/2022, B9-0331/2022, B9-0332/2022, B9-0333/2022, B9-0334/2022, B9-0335/2022, B9-0336/2022)

Ho votato a favore della risoluzione in oggetto che invita il Consiglio europeo, a concedere senza indugio lo status di candidati all'Unione europea, all'Ucraina e alla Repubblica di Moldova e di concedere lo stesso status alla Georgia, una volta che il suo governo avrà espresso le priorità indicate nel parere della Commissione. Il testo sottolinea l'aspirazione europea di questi paesi, il desiderio di vivere pacificamente e in sicurezza e l'impegno ad una cooperazione sempre più stretta con gli Stati membri dell'Unione europea.Viene chiarito, inoltre, che non esiste una "corsia preferenziale" per l'adesione all'Unione europea e come questa rimanga un processo strutturato e basato sul merito, che richiede il rispetto di criteri stabiliti e dipende dall'efficace attuazione delle riforme e dal recepimento dell'acquis dell'Unione europea.
2022/06/23
Exceptional temporary support under EAFRD in response to the impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine (C9-0185/2022)

La presente relazione autorizza gli Stati membri a destinare un sostegno aggiuntivo eccezionale agli agricoltori e alle PMI, maggiormente colpiti dalle perturbazioni del mercato, a seguito della guerra in Ucraina.Ho votato, perciò, a favore di questa misura che va nella direzione di ridurre i costi di produzione e abbassare i prezzi per i consumatori.
2022/06/23
Gas storage (C9-0126/2022 - Cristian-Silviu Buşoi)

Ho votato a favore dell'adozione in prima lettura, della proposta di regolamento in esame sullo stoccaggio del gas, dal momento che il testo mira ad emendare i punti che in altre normative regolavano lo stoccaggio di gas naturale negli Stati membri, raggruppando il tutto in un unico nuovo testo, che è stato migliorato rispetto alla proposta iniziale del Parlamento. Grazie al lavoro della delegazione della Lega, inoltre, è stato possibile inserire nel testo finale, un supporto agli operatori energetici, che potranno ricevere, a norma di legge sugli aiuti di Stato, incentivi o compensazioni in caso vi siano ulteriori aumenti dei prezzi, per poter tenere stabile il livello delle bollette per i propri clienti.
2022/06/23
EU Digital COVID Certificate - third-country nationals (A9-0137/2022 - Juan Fernando López Aguilar)

Ho votato contro la proposta della Commissione europea, di prorogare l'obbligo di presentare il Certificato Covid Digitale ("Green pass") per viaggiare, che prevede un'estensione della validità del regolamento che lo disciplina, di un ulteriore anno, cioè fino al 30 giugno 2023.Considerato che l'utilizzo del Certificato Covid Digitale, ha fortemente limitato il diritto alla libera circolazione, i viaggi e la ripresa del settore turistico, e visto il contesto sanitario attuale, ho ritenuto di non appoggiare il prolungamento di questa misura.
2022/06/23
Draft amending budget No 3/2022: financing reception costs of people fleeing Ukraine (A9-0181/2022 - Karlo Ressler)

Ho espresso il mio voto positivo per la relazione sul progetto di bilancio rettificativo n. 3/2022, che si pone l'obiettivo di contribuire al finanziamento delle risorse da stanziare per i costi di prima accoglienza e di registrazione delle persone in fuga dalla guerra in Ucraina.Per queste necessità, la Commissione europea ha proposto di stanziare un importo totale di 400 milioni di euro.
2022/06/23
Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: application EGF/2022/001 FR/Air France - France (A9-0183/2022 - Fabienne Keller)

La presente relazione riguarda la richiesta di mobilitazione del FEG (Fondo Europeo di adeguamento alla Globalizzazione) da parte della Francia, per ottenere un contributo finanziario, a seguito di 282 esuberi presso Air France. La Commissione ha esaminato la domanda presentata e ha concluso che le condizioni per la concessione di un contributo erano soddisfatte, adottando una proposta di decisione sulla mobilitazione del FEG per sostenere il reinserimento nel mercato del lavoro di 1.580 beneficiari.Ho espresso voto favorevole, anche considerando che l'origine delle espulsioni dal lavoro, è collegata alla crisi economica causata dalla pandemia di COVID—19, che ha inevitabilmente portato un calo dei voli e quindi di lavoro per le compagnie aeree.
2022/06/23
Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: application EGF/2021/008 EL/Attica electrical equipment manufacturing - Greece (A9-0185/2022 - Bogdan Rzońca)

La relazione in oggetto riguarda la richiesta di mobilitazione del Fondo europeo di adeguamento alla globalizzazione (FEG) da parte della Grecia, per ottenere un contributo finanziario, a seguito di 206 esuberi in sei imprese operanti nel settore della fabbricazione di apparecchiature elettriche nella regione dell'Attica.Il motivo principale all’origine degli esuberi è riconducibile alla decisione dell'impresa Pitos di chiudere in Attica lo stabilimento di produzione e di trasferirlo in Turchia, dove i costi di produzione sono ben inferiori rispetto a quelli all'interno del mercato dell'Unione europea.Ho espresso il mio voto positivo a sostegno dei lavoratori interessati, considerando che il settore in questione si trova ad affrontare importanti sfide, legate anche alle conseguenze della pandemia da COVID-19.
2022/06/23
Renewal of the Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation between the European Community and the Federative Republic of Brazil (A9-0176/2022 - Cristian-Silviu Buşoi)

L'accordo di cooperazione scientifica e tecnologica fra Comunità europea e Repubblica federativa del Brasile, in vigore dal 7 agosto 2007, richiede un rinnovo ogni cinque anni ed è attualmente in scadenza al 7 agosto 2022.Entrambe le parti hanno espresso interesse nel rinnovo e il Parlamento europeo è stato chiamato a esprimere la sua raccomandazione a riguardo.Ho votato, quindi, a favore di tale accordo, che rappresenta un risultato importante in termini di collaborazione su determinati progetti, messa in comune di risorse, condivisione di obiettivi di ricerca e sviluppo.
2022/06/23
Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters: accession by the European Union (A9-0177/2022 - Sabrina Pignedoli)

Ho votato a favore della richiesta di approvazione di adesione dell'Unione europea alla Convenzione sul riconoscimento e l'esecuzione delle decisioni straniere in materia civile e commerciale.Garantire una maggiore certezza nella circolazione delle sentenze straniere in ambito civile e commerciale è un tema cruciale per il buon funzionamento del commercio a livello internazionale.Si deve, invero, considerare che, sebbene l'Unione europea già disponesse di una legislazione interna per il riconoscimento e l'esecuzione delle decisioni in tali ambiti (i Regolamenti Bruxelles), nondimeno si rendeva necessario avere uno strumento efficace e condiviso a livello internazionale, applicabile ai rapporti coi paesi terzi, per completare il quadro normativo esistente.
2022/06/23
Future of EU-Africa trade relations (A9-0169/2022 - Helmut Scholz)

La presente relazione di iniziativa mira a delineare le relazioni commerciali fra l'Unione europea e l'Africa.Sebbene si concordi sul fatto che i paesi del continente africano siano dei partner importanti per la cooperazione, specie in ambito energetico e commerciale, purtroppo nel testo si sono legati troppo gli aspetti politici e commerciali a quelli della migrazione.Su quest'ultimo punto il testo non risulta in linea con le idee della delegazione della Lega e, pertanto, ho ritenuto di manifestare un voto di astensione.
2022/06/23
Future of EU international investment policy (A9-0166/2022 - Anna Cavazzini)

Ho espresso un voto negativo alla presente relazione di iniziativa sul futuro della politica dell'Unione europea in materia di investimenti internazionali, poiché il relativo testo, anziché concentrarsi sulle vere priorità della politica dell'Unione europea in materia di investimenti, si focalizza ideologicamente ed esclusivamente su investimenti verdi, sensibili alla dimensione di genere e soprattutto a favore dei Paesi in via di sviluppo, per aiutarli a conseguire gli obiettivi di sviluppo sostenibile.
2022/06/23
Digital Services Act (A9-0356/2021 - Christel Schaldemose)

Il voto in esame riguarda il testo dell'accordo provvisorio raggiunto con il Consiglio per la "Legge sui servizi digitali (DSA)" e ne chiude l'iter legislativo. L'obiettivo del DSA è la rimozione dei contenuti illegali online per contribuire alla sicurezza online e alla protezione dei diritti fondamentali.Pur prendendo atto che il DSA rappresenta un passo avanti nella regolamentazione di tutto ciò che riguarda contenuti online, il testo purtroppo presenta ancora una serie di criticità di tipo tecnico, che mi hanno portato ad esprimere un voto negativo.
2022/07/05
Digital Markets Act (A9-0332/2021 - Andreas Schwab)

La proposta di regolamento sui mercati digitali (DMA) è volta a garantire un mercato unico UE competitivo per i servizi digitali e vuole stabilire divieti e restrizioni nell'esecuzione di specifiche pratiche commerciali.Pur riconoscendo la necessità di tale strumento, sarebbe stato preferibile un approccio in un'ottica di espansione dei mercati online di beni e servizi di più ampio spettro. In particolare, restano dubbi sul campo di applicazione del futuro regolamento e sul controllo del rispetto delle sue disposizioni da parte delle autorità preposte.Viste l'imperfezione del testo e la necessità di attendere l'avvio dei lavori da parte della Commissione per applicare la normativa e monitorarne il seguito, ho ritenuto di astenermi.
2022/07/05
Temporary trade liberalisation measures for Moldova (A9-0201/2022 - Markéta Gregorová)

Ho ritenuto di astenermi sul voto sulla proposta di regolamento in esame, che prevede la liberalizzazione degli scambi per la Moldavia per un anno, attraverso l'aumento dei contingenti tariffari esenti da dazio per 7 prodotti agricoli che ne sono ancora soggetti (pomodori, aglio, uve da tavola, mele, ciliege, prugne e succhi di uva). Tale regolamento, infatti, impatterebbe negativamente sugli agricoltori europei, e in particolare italiani, imponendo ulteriori oneri in un periodo già di difficoltà.Inoltre, la clausola di salvaguardia presente nel regolamento risulta essere difficilmente attivabile viste le lunghe tempistiche previste.
2022/07/05
Women’s poverty in Europe (A9-0194/2022 - Lina Gálvez Muñoz)

Nonostante la condivisione dell'obiettivo di ridurre la povertà femminile in Europa, si riscontrano nella relazione in oggetto diverse criticità, date anche dall'inserimento di tematiche non attinenti e ideologizzate all’interno del testo.L'inserimento del tema della migrazione, del gender, del LGBTQ e la definizione della famiglia come luogo di "conflitto cooperativo" e di "discriminazioni interne" sono i principali punti, tra molti altri, che mi hanno fatto propendere per un voto di astensione.
2022/07/05
Negotiations for a cooperation agreement between the EU and Interpol (A9-0200/2022 - Jadwiga Wiśniewska)

La relazione in esame raccoglie le raccomandazioni del Parlamento europeo in merito ai negoziati relativi ad un accordo di cooperazione tra Unione europea e Interpol, ai fini della lotta al terrorismo e alla criminalità organizzata, basato sul rafforzamento della cooperazione e sullo scambio di informazioni.La collaborazione tra queste istituzioni dovrebbe contribuire a prevenire e combattere reati che assumono sempre più una dimensione transfrontaliera e dovrebbe portare notevoli benefici operativi alle autorità europee. Ho, quindi, espresso il mio voto positivo.
2022/07/05
Indo-Pacific strategy in the area of trade and investment (A9-0170/2022 - Jan Zahradil)

Ho votato favorevolmente alla relazione di iniziativa sulla strategia Indo-Pacifica, che mira a delineare le future relazioni di commercio e investimenti tra l'Unione europea e la regione dell'Indopacifico.L'obiettivo della relazione è di approfondire i legami economici con i partner di questa area sempre più strategica del mondo, in un contesto geopolitico in continuo mutamento.
2022/07/05
EU-India future trade and investment cooperation (A9-0193/2022 - Geert Bourgeois)

Ho espresso voto positivo alla presente relazione, che mira a delineare il futuro dei rapporti commerciali tra l'Unione europea e l'India, importante partner economico, dal momento che il testo vuole gettare le basi per futuri accordi, oltre che in ambito commerciale e sugli investimenti, anche sulle indicazioni geografiche, per proteggere le nostre eccellenze.Il tutto andrà fatto con l'auspicio della creazione di condizioni di parità e di un ambiente normativo e imprenditoriale certo, volto a generare benefici per entrambe le parti.
2022/07/05
Common European action on care (A9-0189/2022 - Milan Brglez, Sirpa Pietikäinen)

La relazione di iniziativa in esame affronta il tema della tutela dei prestatori di servizi di assistenza e sostegno, in termini di condizioni di lavoro e di equilibrio lavoro-vita privata. Si tratta di un tema molto importante e su cui si è fatta luce soprattutto nel periodo della pandemia di Covid-19.Purtroppo, come spesso accade, i buoni propositi iniziali sono stati annacquati dai relatori, sia inserendo nel testo argomenti ideologici e propagandistici, sia proponendo iniziative legislative e indicatori in molte nuove aree della vita sociale che finiranno per sottrarre competenze agli Stati membri. Per tali ragioni ho espresso voto negativo alla suddetta relazione.
2022/07/05
Mental health in the digital world of work (A9-0184/2022 - Maria Walsh)

Ho votato a favore della presente relazione di iniziativa, che ho avuto modo di seguire con particolare interesse in quanto relatrice ombra per il gruppo ID nella commissione per l'occupazione e gli affari sociali.La relazione evidenzia la necessità di una strategia globale dell'Unione europea sulla salute mentale: risultano, infatti, evidenti le carenze di servizi di salute mentale efficienti, di sostegno e investimenti negli Stati membri. Tutto ciò ha condotto all'ampia diffusione di problemi di salute mentale e a tassi di suicidio allarmanti, problemi aggravati ulteriormente dalla pandemia da Covid-19.Nel testo vengono affrontati anche temi quali il diritto alla disconnessione, il telelavoro e l'automazione, ponendo sufficientemente in rilievo la competenza nazionale in materia.
2022/07/05
Banking Union – annual report 2021 (A9-0186/2022 - Bogdan Rzońca)

Il testo in oggetto affronta la relazione annuale sull'Unione bancaria, che prende atto che i problemi del settore bancario potrebbero peggiorare dopo la revoca delle misure di sostegno temporanee introdotte durante la crisi del Covid-19.Considerando che all'interno del testo vi sono alcuni punti negativi o poco chiari, ad esempio sui passaggi relativi ad un quadro di regole per le banche, ai backstop del MES o sulla transizione ambientale, ho ritenuto di votare contro.
2022/07/05
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine: Temporary measures concerning driver documents issued by Ukraine (C9-0201/2022)

L'Ucraina, visto l'attuale contesto di guerra, si trova impossibilitata a rilasciare o rinnovare le patenti di guida e i certificati di idoneità professionale. Con il testo in oggetto si propone che, previe dovute verifiche, gli Stati membri siano in grado di rilasciare patenti temporanee che sostituiscano quelle originali per la durata della protezione temporanea e analogamente, per i certificati di idoneità professionale (CPC) dei conducenti di autobus e di autocarri.Ho votato, pertanto, a favore dell'accordo raggiunto in Consiglio, che introduce maggiori tutele nei controlli a favore degli Stati.
2022/07/07
Identification of the violation of Union restrictive measures as crimes under Article 83(1) of the TFEU (C9-0219/2022 - Juan Fernando López Aguilar) (vote)

Ho espresso voto favorevole sulla proposta che la Commissione ha presentato al Consiglio, di aggiungere la violazione delle misure restrittive dell'Unione, alle aree di criminalità previste dall'articolo 83, paragrafo 1, del TFUE. Nel contesto dell'invasione russa nei confronti dell'Ucraina si rende necessaria l'adozione e l'applicazione di adeguate misure penali, al fine di dissuadere e punire la violazione delle misure restrittive in tutta l'Unione europea.Si presenta, dunque, l'esigenza di garantire un'applicazione omogenea delle sanzioni contro gli oligarchi russi, volta a prevenirne l'aggiramento.
2022/07/07
Exceptional macro-financial assistance to Ukraine (C9-0221/2022)

Ho votato a favore della relazione in oggetto per concedere all'Ucraina, come deciso dal Consiglio europeo, un nuovo pacchetto di assistenza macro-finanziaria di 1 miliardo di euro, in forma di prestito a lungo termine, con tasso notevolmente agevolato. Questo consiste in una prima parte di un pacchetto di 9 miliardi di euro annunciato dalla Commissione, il 18 maggio, durante il lancio del programma di ricostruzione dell'Ucraina.
2022/07/07
Sustainable aviation fuels (ReFuelEU Aviation Initiative) (A9-0199/2022 - Søren Gade)

La presente relazione mira a sostenere una rapida transizione dai combustibili fossili, ai combustibili sostenibili nel trasporto aereo. In commissione TRAN, la Lega ha cercato di migliorare la proposta iniziale della Commissione, includendo per esempio i biocarburanti, fino a fine 2034, tra i carburanti sostenibili per l'aviazione (SAF) e sostenendo la destinazione di fondi per il settore, al fine di favorirne lo sviluppo tecnologico. Purtroppo la tempistica della transizione andrà sicuramente ad impattare sui costi che il settore deve affrontare, sia per gli operatori aerei che per i fornitori di carburante, e di conseguenza per i passeggeri.Ho pertanto, deciso di astenermi sul voto finale.
2022/07/07
Financial activities of the European Investment Bank – annual report 2021 (A9-0165/2022 - David Cormand)

Come ogni anno, il Parlamento europeo ha presentato la propria relazione annuale sull'attività della BEI, la Banca europea per gli Investimenti. Nonostante alcuni interventi positivi, come il pacchetto di sostegno finanziario all'Ucraina, permane nell'operato della BEI, una scarsa trasparenza sulle scelte finanziarie, specie nell'enorme mole di fondi destinati ai paesi extra-UE o ad investimenti in linea con il Green Deal.Per tale motivo ho optato per un voto finale di astensione.
2022/07/07
Uniform procedures for checks on the transport of dangerous goods by road (codification) (A9-0228/2022 - Angel Dzhambazki)

Ho espresso il mio voto favorevole circa la proposta di avviare la codificazione della direttiva 95/50/CE sull'adozione di procedure uniformi in materia di controllo dei trasporti su strada di merci pericolose, in quanto il relativo testo opera un'armonizzazione delle procedure di controllo su tale tipologia di trasporti. La proposta, infatti, prende atto delle modifiche succedutesi nel tempo in materia e si limita a una mera codificazione dei testi esistenti, senza modifiche sostanziali.
2022/09/13
Conclusion of the amendments to the International Sugar Agreement, 1992 (A9-0229/2022 - Bernd Lange)

La relazione in oggetto presenta degli emendamenti volti a modernizzare l'accordo internazionale sullo zucchero del 1992.Come delegazione della Lega abbiamo condiviso in particolare le nuove regole di calcolo per la ripartizione dei voti, e quindi anche dei contributi al budget dell'Organizzazione, con una riduzione del contributo dell'Unione europea, che manterrà comunque la sua influenza in quanto membro con più voti.Ho pertanto votato a favore.
2022/09/13
EU/Mauritius Fisheries Partnership Agreement: fishing opportunities and financial contribution 2017-2021. Extension of the Protocol (A9-0211/2022 - Izaskun Bilbao Barandica)

La relazione in esame riguarda la proroga di sei mesi dell'attuale protocollo sull'accordo di partenariato nel settore della pesca con la Repubblica di Maurizio. Quest'ultimo consente alla flotta dell'Unione europea di aumentare alcune quote di pesca nelle acque di Maurizio e prevede una contropartita finanziaria dell'Unione europea destinata allo sviluppo della politica settoriale della pesca di Maurizio.Mi sono astenuta in sede di voto, considerato che l'accordo non prevede particolari benefici per la pesca italiana.
2022/09/13
Draft amending budget No 2/2022: entering the surplus of the financial year 2021 (A9-0226/2022 - Karlo Ressler)

Ho votato a favore del progetto di bilancio rettificativo n. 2/2022, che iscrive nel bilancio 2022 l'eccedenza derivante dall'esecuzione dell'esercizio 2021, pari a 3 227,1 milioni di EUR, dal momento che questo surplus, determinato da maggiori entrate per gran parte dovute a una riscossione di dazi doganali superiore al previsto, ridurrà in proporzione le contribuzioni nazionali dovute all'Unione europea dai diversi paesi in base al proprio reddito nazionale lordo (RNL); il che è da ritenersi sicuramente positivo.
2022/09/13
Interim report on the 2021 proposal for a revision of the Multiannual Financial Framework (A9-0227/2022 - Jan Olbrycht, Margarida Marques)

Il voto in oggetto riguarda la relazione interlocutoria sulla proposta di revisione del quadro finanziario pluriennale. La proposta, infatti, prende particolarmente in considerazione il Fondo sociale per il clima, a cui il Parlamento europeo ha chiesto di apportare alcune modifiche riguardanti, tra l'altro, la dotazione finanziaria.Ho espresso voto positivo a riguardo, trattandosi di risorse che saranno destinate a famiglie e PMI in difficoltà.
2022/09/13
Deforestation Regulation (A9-0219/2022 - Christophe Hansen)

Mi sono astenuta in merito alla relazione sulla nuova strategia di gestione europea delle foreste poiché, sebbene vari punti siano condivisibili, appare necessario sottolineare come le foreste siano e debbano rimanere una competenza di ambito nazionale, evitando l'aumento di adempimenti burocratici per il settore silvicolo e garantendo i margini di valorizzazione economica della filiera.
2022/09/13
The impact of COVID-19 closures of educational, cultural, youth and sports activities on children and young people in the EU (A9-0216/2022 - Hannes Heide)

Ho votato a favore della relazione, che analizza l'impatto negativo che la chiusura delle attività educative, culturali, giovanili e sportive causata dal COVID-19 ha avuto sui giovani europei, in quanto ho apprezzato in particolare il fatto che il testo inviti gli Stati membri a investire maggiormente nelle scuole in termini di sostegno psicologico, nell'utilizzo sano di Internet e nello sport, sostenendo le realtà locali e il mondo del volontariato.
2022/09/13
Energy efficiency (recast) (A9-0221/2022 - Niels Fuglsang)

La proposta in oggetto concerne la riduzione del consumo nell'intera Unione europea di energia primaria e finale entro il 2030.In uno scenario energetico in fase critica da gestire e con possibili razionamenti dell'energia, si richiede che vengano definiti nuovi scenari per aumentare l'efficienza energetica.Ho ritenuto di astenermi in sede di voto in un'ottica collaborativa, confidando da un lato che ci sia presto l'applicazione di nuove tecnologie per l'efficienza energetica, dall'altro nel conseguente buon uso che le nostre imprese sapranno farne.
2022/09/14
Adequate minimum wages in the European Union (A9-0325/2021 - Dennis Radtke, Agnes Jongerius)

Il voto in questione riguarda l'accordo in seconda lettura sulla proposta di direttiva sui salari minimi adeguati nell'Unione europea.La direttiva non impone un salario minimo legale a tutti gli Stati Membri e non vincola gli Stati dove la tutela garantita del salario minimo viene già fornita per legge oppure mediante contratti collettivi. L'Italia rientra tra questi: infatti, la copertura della contrattazione collettiva nel nostro paese va già ben oltre l'80 % richiesto dal testo.Ho deciso, pertanto, di votare a favore di questo provvedimento volto ad una riduzione della concorrenza sleale e del dumping salariale, nonché, in generale, a migliorare le condizioni dei lavoratori e a portare avanti la lotta alla povertà lavorativa.
2022/09/14
Renewable Energy Directive (A9-0208/2022 - Markus Pieper)

Ho ritenuto di astenermi in merito alla proposta di direttiva sulle energie rinnovabili poiché, nonostante condivida la necessità di investire nello sviluppo delle energie rinnovabili, ho valutato troppo ambizioso il target fissato dal relatore di aumentare l'obiettivo complessivo di energie rinnovabili dal 40 % al 45 % entro il 2030.Inoltre, non può trovare il mio sostegno la volontà di penalizzare una parte del settore della produzione di energia da biomasse e il settore idroelettrico; tale penalizzazione andrebbe a colpire diverse strutture esistenti del nostro paese.
2022/09/14
Renewed partnership with the Southern Neighbourhood – a new agenda for the Mediterranean (A9-0220/2022 - Antonio López-Istúriz White)

Ho sostenuto con voto positivo la raccomandazione sulla nuova agenda per il Mediterraneo, volta a rafforzare il dialogo e la cooperazione tra l'Unione europea e i paesi del vicinato meridionale.Tra le varie cose, infatti, nel testo vengono presi in considerazione specifici ambiti inerenti alla politica, alla sicurezza e alla lotta al terrorismo, oltre che la prevenzione dei conflitti e il consolidamento della pace. Risulta altrettanto importante la parte in cui si evidenzia la necessità di cooperare in ambito energetico, nella lotta ai cambiamenti climatici e in ambito alimentare e sanitario, per garantire una maggiore stabilità alla regione e avere quindi un beneficio reciproco.
2022/09/14
The new European Bauhaus (A9-0213/2022 - Christian Ehler, Marcos Ros Sempere)

Mi sono astenuta relativamente al nuovo Bauhaus europeo, un programma architettonico che risulta ancora troppo orientato verso l'ecologia e privo di contenuti chiari. Tale progetto, infatti, difficilmente raggiungerà gli obiettivi di miglioramento del benessere abitativo delle persone nei territori, anche se, per avere un quadro più definito del tutto, bisognerà attendere di conoscere le modalità operative del programma, oltre a quante risorse saranno previste e come potranno essere utilizzate dai vari paesi.
2022/09/14
Macro-financial assistance to Ukraine (C9-0303/2022)

Ho votato a favore della procedura d'urgenza e della proposta per concedere una seconda erogazione di assistenza macrofinanziaria all'Ucraina per un valore di 5 miliardi di EUR sotto forma di prestiti. Tale finanziamento è, infatti, parte del programma di ricostruzione dell'Ucraina di 9 miliardi stabilito dalla Commissione europea nel maggio 2022.
2022/09/15
Situation of fundamental rights in the EU in 2020 and 2021 (A9-0224/2022 - Juan Fernando López Aguilar)

Ho espresso voto contrario in merito alla risoluzione che analizza la situazione dello Stato di diritto nell'Unione europea per gli anni 2020 e 2021.Purtroppo, il testo finale è sbilanciato in ogni aspetto, con riferimenti puramente ideologici voluti dalla maggioranza. Si criticano le forze dell'ordine per l'uso eccessivo della forza, così come i respingimenti di migranti alle frontiere, mentre non viene citato il terrorismo islamico e si invita la Commissione europea ad attuare nuove sanzioni verso i paesi "non allineati", quali l'Ungheria e la Polonia.
2022/09/15
Economic, social and territorial cohesion in the EU: the 8th Cohesion Report (A9-0210/2022 - Constanze Krehl)

Mi sono astenuta nel voto sull'ottava relazione sulla coesione in quanto permangono nel testo questioni aperte e critiche, come la volontà di classificare le regioni solo in due categorie (più e meno sviluppate, eliminando quelle "in transizione") e la proposta di un nuovo fondo per la transizione climatica e di un nuovo sistema di organizzazione tra politiche e finanziamenti all'interno del regolamento recante disposizioni comuni (RDC).
2022/09/15
EU border regions: living labs of European integration (A9-0222/2022 - Younous Omarjee)

Ho votato a favore della relazione sulle regioni frontaliere, che rappresentano oltre il 40 % del territorio dell'Unione europea e nelle quali vivono più di 150 milioni di cittadini europei, in particolare perché si prende atto che queste regioni accusano, tra l'altro, la mancanza di servizi pubblici transfrontalieri e la presenza di ostacoli amministrativi, giuridici e linguistici che bloccano la loro crescita economica e la loro coesione sociale e territoriale.Il testo richiede, infatti, una revisione dell'ECBM (meccanismo transfrontaliero europeo) per facilitare nuove iniziative transfrontaliere, ricorda la mancanza di una valutazione d'insieme sulla situazione attuale delle PMI frontaliere e, in generale, invita l'Unione europea a tenere maggiormente conto delle specificità delle regioni transfrontaliere nelle sue politiche.
2022/09/15
Statute and funding of European political parties and European political foundations (A9-0223/2022 - Rainer Wieland, Charles Goerens)

Mi sono astenuta in merito alla relazione sullo statuto e sul finanziamento dei partiti politici europei e delle fondazioni politiche europee in quanto, se da un lato è condivisibile la volontà di colmare le lacune in materia di trasparenza dei finanziamenti (specie se provenienti dai paesi terzi), nonché di ridurre gli oneri amministrativi e aumentare la certezza del diritto, dall'altro sono ancora presenti dei punti controversi, come quello riguardante condizioni più severe sul rispetto dei valori dell'Unione europea (ex articolo 2 TUE) anche da parte dei partiti nazionali membri di partiti politici europei.
2022/09/15
Implementation of the Updated New Industrial Strategy for Europe: aligning spending to policy (A9-0214/2022 - Tom Berendsen)

La relazione d'iniziativa in oggetto mira a proporre un aggiornamento della strategia industriale europea alla luce dei recenti avvenimenti geopolitici e delle sfide che ci si pongono dinanzi, tra cui quella climatica e digitale.La volontà del testo è quella di riallineare la strategia, focalizzandosi maggiormente sulla necessità di facilitare investimenti pubblici e privati per migliorare la nostra competitività globale. In particolare, ho apprezzato l'importanza dedicata alle PMI, alla spinta all'innovazione e al protezionismo contro mercati competitivi sleali.Ho pertanto votato a favore.
2022/09/15
Consequences of drought, fire, and other extreme weather phenomena: increasing EU's efforts to fight climate change (RC-B9-0384/2022, B9-0384/2022, B9-0391/2022, B9-0393/2022, B9-0403/2022, B9-0404/2022, B9-0405/2022)

Ho votato a favore della risoluzione riguardante gli eventi estremi come inondazioni, siccità e incendi, che riguarda anche la necessità di continuare la lotta e la mitigazione del cambiamento climatico, poiché il testo analizza in particolare la volontà di sviluppare migliori sinergie, anche tra Stati membri, per la prevenzione, la gestione e la risposta alle catastrofi, tra cui lo sviluppo e il pieno utilizzo della protezione civile dell'Unione europea.Tra i vari aspetti si sottolinea poi l'importanza di avere mezzi, strumenti e uomini (anche volontari) per far fronte alle catastrofi ambientali, oltre che per il ripristino e il rilancio dei territori colpiti, per esempio in ambito agricolo.
2022/09/15
EU/Ukraine Agreement on the carriage of freight by road (A9-0263/2022 - Marian-Jean Marinescu)

A seguito del conflitto in corso in Ucraina, il trasporto di merci è diventato molto difficile all'interno dello Stato, anche per quanto riguarda l'export. La proposta in questione, per cui ho votato a favore, prevede di liberalizzare, per un lasso di tempo limitato, il trasporto di merci su strada tra l'Unione europea e l'Ucraina, per quanto riguarda le operazioni bilaterali e il transito e contiene clausole specifiche relative alle patenti di guida.
2022/11/10
EU/Moldova Agreement on the carriage of freight by road (A9-0262/2022 - Marian-Jean Marinescu)

Il trasporto di merci dalla Repubblica di Moldova è diventato molto difficile nell'ultimo periodo, a causa della situazione attuale in Ucraina. Gli operatori moldavi subiscono l'impossibilità del transito in Ucraina, che mette a repentaglio l'esecuzione di contratti a lungo termine per la fornitura di merci, e in particolare di prodotti agricoli, con i loro partner commerciali nella regione orientale. Ho pertanto, sostenuto la presente proposta, con cui si prevede di liberalizzare il trasporto di merci su strada con l'Unione europea, per quanto riguarda le operazioni bilaterali e il transito, per una durata limitata nel tempo.
2022/11/10
Conclusion of an agreement under GATS on the modification of schedules of specific commitments (A9-0257/2022 - Bernd Lange)

Ho votato a favore della modifica degli elenchi di impegni specifici, nel quadro dell'Accordo generale sugli scambi dei servizi, poiché ho ritenuto positivo, avere norme più chiare e trasparenti che facilitano gli scambi di servizi, specialmente tra i principali attori del commercio mondiale.
2022/11/10
Distortive foreign subsidies (A9-0135/2022 - Christophe Hansen)

Ho espresso voto favorevole a questo regolamento, che stabilisce un nuovo strumento di difesa commerciale, volto a correggere gli effetti distorsivi che le sovvenzioni estere possono avere sul mercato interno dell'Unione europea. Le sovvenzioni provenienti dai governi di Paesi extra-UE sono infatti, ad oggi, ampiamente incontrollate, a differenza di quelle concesse dagli Stati membri dell'Unione europea, che sono soggette ad un attento esame.La proposta mira, quindi, a creare parità di condizioni per le imprese europee che ricevono sovvenzioni estere e per quelle che non ne beneficiano.
2022/11/10
Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (A9-0059/2022 - Pascal Durand)

Ho votato a favore dell'accordo raggiunto in sede di trilogo sulla rendicontazione di sostenibilità delle imprese, con il quale si chiude, in prima lettura, la procedura legislativa. Il testo tocca questioni importanti per la vita delle imprese, come il rispetto dei diritti umani e dell'ambiente, la revisione dei conti e le informazioni sulla sostenibilità. L'accordo risulta infatti, in generale, condivisibile, soprattutto per quanto riguarda il sostegno alle PMI e la necessità di evitare nuovi gravosi oneri per queste ultime.
2022/11/10
Digital finance: Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) (A9-0341/2021 - Billy Kelleher)

Ho votato a favore della proposta di regolamento sulla resilienza operativa digitale per il settore finanziario, poiché il testo in questione, ha l'obiettivo di stabilire requisiti uniformi per la sicurezza delle reti e dei sistemi informativi degli enti finanziari, in modo da migliorare la gestione dei rischi digitali da parte degli stessi.
2022/11/10
Digital Finance: Amending Directive regarding Digital Operational Resilience requirements (A9-0340/2021 - Mikuláš Peksa)

La relazione in oggetto esamina la direttiva sulla resilienza operativa digitale, di cui si propongono una serie di modifiche al fine di chiarificare l'applicazione, da parte dei soggetti finanziari autorizzati e vigilati, di vari requisiti di resilienza operativa digitale in materia di rischio informatico. Ad oggi, anche a seguito del moltiplicarsi degli attacchi cibernetici, risulta quanto più prioritario, il raggiungimento di una maggiore resilienza delle reti, in particolare nel settore finanziario, che contiene dati sensibili per cittadini, governi, aziende ed enti pubblici: ho pertanto votato a favore.
2022/11/10
A high common level of cybersecurity across the Union (A9-0313/2021 - Bart Groothuis)

Con la diffusione del digitale in vari ambiti della società, si è ampliato anche il panorama delle minacce, come gli attacchi informatici interni ed esterni dell'Unione europea, e quindi, delle sfide che richiedono risposte singole e innovative.Ho votato a favore dell'accordo raggiunto in esame sulla sicurezza informatica, poiché tra i vari punti analizzati, è sicuramente positivo il fatto che nel testo ci sia stato un rafforzamento delle garanzie e degli incentivi per le PMI.
2022/11/10
REPowerEU chapters in recovery and resilience plans (A9-0260/2022 - Eider Gardiazabal Rubial, Siegfried Mureşan, Dragoş Pîslaru)

Ho espresso voto favorevole alla presente relazione che stabilisce modifiche al regolamento (UE) 2021/241 sullo strumento di ripresa e resilienza (RRF), al fine di inserire un capitolo dedicato alle riforme e agli investimenti, volti a diversificare l'approvvigionamento energetico, a rafforzare l'autonomia strategica dell'Unione, nonché ad aumentare l'efficienza energetica. Per il finanziamento delle nuove misure di REPowerEU, la dotazione finanziaria dello strumento RRF è stata aumentata di 20 miliardi di euro e sono stati previsti anche dei trasferimenti volontari da parte degli Stati membri, che possono richiedere fino al 7,5% della loro dotazione nazionale iniziale dei fondi di coesione, pari a ulteriori 26,9 miliardi di euro del corrente Quadro finanziario pluriennale 2021-2027.
2022/11/10
Full application of the provisions of the Schengen acquis in Croatia (A9-0264/2022 - Paulo Rangel)

Ho votato favorevolmente alla relazione in oggetto, che mira ad esprimere la posizione del Parlamento, rispetto al progetto di decisione del Consiglio, riguardante la piena applicazione dell'Acquis di Schengen, nella Repubblica di Croazia, in quanto lo scopo del parere del Parlamento europeo, è quello di sollecitare il Consiglio ad adottare la decisione per eliminare i controlli alle frontiere interne con la Croazia, che ha adempiuto a tutte le disposizioni tecniche necessarie ad accedere all'area Schengen. La Croazia, infatti, è uno dei quattro Stati membri, insieme a Bulgaria, Cipro e Romania, in cui i controlli interni alle frontiere, non sono ancora stati eliminati, sebbene si applichi l'Acquis di Schengen.
2022/11/10
Esports and video games (A9-0244/2022 - Laurence Farreng)

Ho espresso il mio voto favorevole alla relazione che analizza il settore europeo dei videogiochi, in quanto il testo offre spunti interessanti su PMI e startup che operano nel settore, sulla tutela del "Made in Europe" e anche sull'utilizzo di videogiochi e sport elettronici a fini didattici, ricordando sempre che non possono sostituire gli sport e l'attività fisica reali. Risulta inoltre, condivisibile, la presenza del tema della sensibilizzazione, soprattutto con partenariati pubblici-privati e il ruolo che il digitale può avere per città e regioni.
2022/11/10
Transport: repealing Regulation (EEC) No 1108/70 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 851/2006 (A9-0286/2022 - Roman Haider)

Ho votato a favore di tale aggiornamento che prevede semplificazioni e correzioni sul tema della raccolta di dati sulle spese di infrastruttura per ferrovie, strade e vie navigabili interne, nonché della raccolta di statistiche sull'uso dell'infrastruttura corrispondente.Date le difficoltà incontrate dagli Stati membri nel comunicare i dati richiesti, la proposta, abrogando i regolamenti in oggetto, semplifica il quadro legislativo e riduce gli oneri a carico degli stessi.
2022/12/13
Civil aviation: repealing Council Directive 89/629/EEC (A9-0287/2022 - Karima Delli)

La proposta in oggetto prevede l'abrogazione della direttiva 89/629/CEE del Consiglio, sul tema delle emissioni acustiche degli aeromobili. Considerato che la direttiva in questione è diventata obsoleta, si era reso necessario procedere con l'abrogazione: ho, pertanto, votato a favore.
2022/12/13
Administrative cooperation in the field of excise duties (A9-0276/2022 - Irene Tinagli)

Ho espresso il mio voto favorevole sulla proposta di modifica del regolamento (UE) n. 389/2012 riguardante la cooperazione amministrativa in materia di accise, il cui fine ultimo è quello di combattere l'evasione e l'elusione fiscale.Si tratta, infatti, di una semplice procedura di consultazione del Parlamento, quindi non vincolante, in merito allo scambio di informazioni in ambito fiscale per tutti gli operatori economici, indipendentemente dal fatto che ci sia un regime di sospensione dell'accisa.
2022/12/13
Application of Articles 93, 107 and 108 of the TFEU to certain categories of State aid in the rail, inland waterway and multimodal transport sector (A9-0285/2022 - Eva Maria Poptcheva)

Ho votato a favore della presente proposta di regolamento in materia di trasporti, che consente alla Commissione di adottare regolamenti di esenzione per categoria per gli aiuti di stato nei settori del trasporto ferroviario, fluviale e multimodale.Si è reso, infatti, necessario esentare dalla disciplina degli aiuti di stato alcune categorie del settore trasporti, vista la necessità di investimenti pubblici in questi settori importanti e considerata la transizione verde e digitale che sta affrontando l'Unione europea.
2022/12/13
Objection pursuant to Rule 112(2) and (3): Genetically modified soybean A5547-127 (ACS-GMØØ6-4) (B9-0548/2022)

Ho votato a favore della obiezione in oggetto non vincolante alla Commissione sull'autorizzazione all'immissione in commercio di prodotti contenenti, costituiti od ottenuti a partire da soia geneticamente modificata, dal momento che la tutela dei nostri prodotti locali rimane una priorità.
2022/12/13
Towards equal rights for persons with disabilities (A9-0284/2022 - Anne-Sophie Pelletier)

Ho votato a favore della relazione in esame, che presenta la posizione del Parlamento europeo in merito ad una strategia europea per conseguire la parità di diritti per le persone con disabilità nell'Unione europea.Si invita la Commissione ad elaborare e promuovere un quadro giuridico europeo per imprese inclusive e creare, quindi, occupazione permanente per le persone con disabilità. Il testo identifica, inoltre, una serie di misure necessarie per migliorare la vita delle persone con disabilità, specie per affrontare le esigenze fisiche e sociali nei diversi aspetti essenziali della vita quotidiana.
2022/12/13
A long-term vision for the EU's rural areas (A9-0269/2022 - Isabel Carvalhais)

La presente relazione affronta la visione a lungo termine per le zone rurali dell'Unione europea, aree fondamentali per il funzionamento economico, sociale dell'Europa, che ospitano il 30,6% della popolazione dell'Unione europea, nonostante coprano circa l'83% della sua superficie complessiva.Purtroppo non ho potuto sostenere il relativo testo, che fa vari riferimenti a migranti, a gender balance e a richieste alla Commissione europea di intervenire: pertanto mi sono astenuta sul voto finale.
2022/12/13
Action plan to boost long-distance and cross-border passenger rail (A9-0242/2022 - Annalisa Tardino)

Ho votato a favore della relazione sul piano d'azione per la promozione del trasporto ferroviario di passeggeri transfrontaliero e a lunga percorrenza poiché il testo fornisce una tabella di marcia e definisce le azioni da intraprendere per incentivare questo tipo di trasporto.Importanti sono i riferimenti agli investimenti infrastrutturali (come l'alta velocità), la sicurezza, sostenibilità, accessibilità, e l'aumento della connettività con il completamento delle reti TEN-T.
2022/12/13
Digital divide: the social differences created by digitalisation (B9-0550/2022)

Ho votato a favore della risoluzione sulle differenze sociali create dalla digitalizzazione, in quanto il testo affronta il tema della sicurezza digitale, dell'attenzione alle fasce più deboli, come i disabili e gli anziani, e delle aree rurali e periferiche, spesso prive delle infrastrutture adeguate.La digitalizzazione sta diventando sempre più importante anche per le strutture scolastiche, così come per i servizi della pubblica amministrazione: si rende, perciò, necessario procedere con la transizione digitale per stare al passo coi tempi, senza lasciare indietro nessuno.
2022/12/13
Mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund: assistance to Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Austria, Luxembourg, Spain and Greece (A9-0282/2022 - Henrike Hahn)

La relazione in oggetto prevede la mobilitazione del Fondo di solidarietà dell'Unione europea (FSUE) al fine di fornire assistenza finanziaria per 718 milioni di EUR in relazione alle catastrofi naturali che hanno colpito la Germania, il Belgio, i Paesi Bassi, l'Austria, il Lussemburgo, la Spagna e la Grecia nel corso del 2021.Ho espresso, pertanto, il mio voto positivo.
2022/12/14
Renewable Energy, Energy Performance of Buildings and Energy Efficiency Directives: amendments (REPowerEU) (A9-0283/2022 - Markus Pieper)

La presente relazione riguarda la quarta versione della direttiva per la promozione dell'energia rinnovabile e modificazioni delle direttive sull'efficienza energetica.Diversamente dalle relazioni precedenti sul tema, in questo caso l'approccio è condivisibile perché si parla principalmente di snellimento della burocrazia e di sviluppo delle energie rinnovabili e, considerata l'esigenza di accelerare lo sviluppo dell'autonomia energetica negli Stati membri, ho espresso un voto favorevole.
2022/12/14
Annual implementing report on the EU association agreement with Georgia (A9-0274/2022 - Sven Mikser)

Ho votato a favore della relazione sull'attuazione dell'accordo di associazione dell'Unione europea con la Georgia, poiché il testo risulta equilibrato e affronta varie tematiche politiche, economiche e sociali in vista di una possibile futura adesione all'Unione europea della Georgia, che sarà comunque valutata nel rispetto dei meriti e dei criteri stabiliti.
2022/12/14
Implementation of the New European Agenda for Culture and the EU Strategy for International Cultural Relations (A9-0279/2022 - Salima Yenbou)

Ho espresso il mio voto negativo all'attuazione della nuova agenda europea per la cultura e della strategia dell'Unione europea per le relazioni culturali internazionali dal momento che, nonostante alcune parti siano condivisibili, purtroppo diverse altre non lo sono, per esempio quelle contenenti riferimenti all'immigrazione, all'integrazione e alla cultura europea a scapito di quella nazionale.
2022/12/14
Suspicions of corruption from Qatar and the broader need for transparency and accountability in the European institutions (B9-0580/2022, RC-B9-0581/2022, B9-0581/2022, B9-0582/2022, B9-0583/2022, B9-0584/2022, B9-0585/2022, B9-0587/2022)

La risoluzione congiunta in esame è stata elaborata a seguito dei fatti riguardanti lo scandalo di corruzione legata al Qatar che ha coinvolto deputati attuali ed ex deputati del Parlamento europeo, nonché organizzazioni non governative, sospettati di aver ricevuto denaro da Paesi terzi in cambio di particolari azioni politiche.Ho votato a favore perché il testo finale sottolinea la necessità di maggiore trasparenza, di istituire una commissione speciale e di inchiesta e una serie di misure volte a contrastare la ripetizione di simili casi di corruzione in futuro. Da notare, tuttavia, la decisione di escludere il gruppo ID dalla firma della mozione comune.
2022/12/15
Upscaling the 2021-2027 Multiannual Financial Framework (A9-0281/2022 - Jan Olbrycht, Margarida Marques)

Da tempo oramai si discute della possibilità di modificare il Quadro finanziario pluriennale (QFP) 2021-2027 per far fronte alle crisi, tra cui la guerra in Ucraina.Il testo affronta diverse tematiche, alcune condivisibili, come un maggior sostegno all'Ucraina e al Fondo di solidarietà UE per supportare i Paesi che hanno subito calamità naturali, mentre altre istanze non sono altrettanto condivisibili, come il finanziare politiche in materia di clima e biodiversità o aumentare gli stanziamenti per l’amministrazione dell'Unione europea: per questi motivi mi sono astenuta.
2022/12/15
Deliberations of the Committee on Petitions in 2021 (A9-0271/2022 - Loránt Vincze)

Ho espresso voto favorevole alla presente relazione che fornisce una panoramica completa dell'attività svolta dalla Commissione per le petizioni nel 2021, in quanto nel testo si descrivono bene i processi delle petizioni ricevute con dati e numeri e si ribadisce l'importanza di un dibattito pubblico continuo sui settori di attività dell'Unione europea, al fine di garantire che i cittadini siano correttamente informati e coinvolti.
2022/12/15
Machinery products (A9-0141/2022 - Ivan Štefanec)

Ho votato a favore del nuovo regolamento in oggetto, che mira a garantire che le macchine immesse sul mercato dell'Unione europea siano pienamente conformi ai requisiti essenziali di salute e sicurezza stabiliti, sostituendo la direttiva "macchine" del 2006, ormai superata.Ritengo che sia decisamente positivo che si stabiliscano regole chiare e proporzionate e che si aumenti, quindi, la certezza del diritto anche per i produttori.
2023/04/18
Revision of the EU Emissions Trading System (A9-0162/2022 - Peter Liese)

Anche in questa sede ho ribadito il mio voto negativo, come espresso nelle precedenti votazioni sul tema degli ETS, ovvero della revisione del sistema per lo scambio di quote di emissioni dei gas a effetto serra nell'Unione europea.La proposta, infatti, risulta ancora troppo drastica e impattante nei confronti di cittadini e imprese europei.
2023/04/18
Monitoring, reporting and verification of greenhouse gas emissions from maritime transport (A9-0134/2023 - Peter Liese)

Per la prima volta il sistema ETS (scambio delle quote di emissioni di CO2) sarà esteso al trasporto marittimo, chiedendo alle compagnie di navigazione di restituire le quote di emissione gradualmente, arrivando al 100 % nel 2027 e negli anni successivi.La normativa si applica per ora limitatamente alle grandi navi, ma con la possibilità di estenderla in futuro.Nonostante in alcune parti il testo sia stato migliorato, ho mantenuto la mia posizione di contrarietà generale al sistema ETS, votando pertanto negativamente all'accordo provvisorio raggiunto dai colegislatori.
2023/04/18
Carbon border adjustment mechanism (A9-0160/2022 - Mohammed Chahim)

Il meccanismo di adeguamento del carbonio alle frontiere (CBAM) mira a creare condizioni di parità tra i produttori dell'Unione europea e dei paesi terzi, imponendo un prezzo del carbonio su determinati prodotti importati e incoraggiando la riduzione delle emissioni globali.Il testo presenta alcuni elementi positivi, come la governance affidata alle autorità nazionali o l'inclusione di un'aliquota più graduale per il primo periodo di applicazione.Rimangono, tuttavia, alcuni elementi critici, come l'assenza di un meccanismo di adeguamento per le esportazioni, la cui mancanza andrebbe a impattare sulle imprese italiane in termini di perdita di competitività sullo scenario internazionale.Ho espresso perciò un voto di astensione.
2023/04/18
Social Climate Fund (A9-0157/2022 - David Casa, Esther de Lange)

Ho votato a favore dell'accordo in prima lettura sulla proposta di regolamento che istituisce il Fondo sociale per il clima.Questo fondo, di cui l'Italia sarebbe il terzo beneficiario tra i paesi dell'Unione europea, sarà destinato alle famiglie vulnerabili, alle microimprese e agli utenti dei trasporti che sono particolarmente colpiti dalla povertà energetica.Il Fondo finanzierà in particolare misure temporanee di sostegno diretto al reddito per far fronte all'aumento dei prezzi dei carburanti e del riscaldamento e riguarderà anche investimenti strutturali di lunga durata, tra cui la ristrutturazione degli edifici e il trasporto a basse emissioni.
2023/04/18
The implementation of civilian CSDP and other EU civilian security assistance (A9-0091/2023 - Alviina Alametsä)

Ho votato a favore del testo in esame, che formula proposte sulla gestione civile delle crisi in ambito di politica di sicurezza e difesa comune (PSDC).La relazione, infatti, si prefigge di migliorare la visione strategica della gestione civile delle crisi, con un nuovo documento strategico da attuare, una pianificazione adeguata e un'attenzione maggiore ai finanziamenti.
2023/04/18
Deforestation Regulation (A9-0219/2022 - Christophe Hansen)

Ho espresso il mio voto positivo per l'adozione in prima lettura del regolamento sulle deforestazioni dal momento che l'iniziativa mira a ridurre al minimo il consumo di prodotti provenienti da catene di approvvigionamento associate alla deforestazione o al degrado forestale, nonché ad aumentare la domanda e il commercio nell'Unione europea di prodotti e materie prime legali e non provenienti da deforestazione.
2023/04/19
Markets in Crypto-assets (MiCa) (A9-0052/2022 - Stefan Berger)

Ho espresso voto favorevole al testo, risultante dai negoziati interistituzionali, sul regolamento che stabilisce norme relative ai mercati delle criptovalute, con cui si viene a regolamentare un settore completamente nuovo, quello delle blockchain e delle criptovalute, in cui l'Unione europea è la prima a introdurre delle norme.Invero, ritengo che anche sul tema della finanza digitale sia importante intervenire nel contrasto al riciclaggio di denaro e al terrorismo.
2023/04/20
Information accompanying transfers of funds and certain crypto-assets (recast) (A9-0081/2022 - Ernest Urtasun, Assita Kanko)

Ho votato a favore della riforma del regolamento dell'Unione europea sui trasferimenti di fondi e determinate criptoattività, al fine di garantire la tracciabilità dei trasferimenti di criptovalute (quali, ad esempio, i bitcoin).I trasferimenti di queste valute virtuali sono al di fuori dell'ambito di applicazione della legislazione dell'Unione europea sui servizi finanziari e tale esclusione aumenta il rischio di riciclaggio di denaro e di finanziamento del terrorismo.
2023/04/20
Parliament's estimates of revenue and expenditure for the financial year 2024 (A9-0153/2023 - Nils Ušakovs)

Ho espresso voto negativo riguardo alla presente relazione, che analizza il bilancio del Parlamento europeo previsto per il prossimo anno, con un incremento del 6,06 % rispetto al 2023.Nonostante qualche elemento positivo, per esempio in materia di cibersicurezza, ho mantenuto una posizione critica, considerato il periodo di crisi in corso e il fatto che si prevedono spese evitabili, come i cospicui investimenti per la campagna di comunicazione per le prossime elezioni europee.
2023/04/20
Labelling of organic pet food (A9-0159/2023 - Martin Häusling)

Ho votato a favore dell'accordo provvisorio raggiunto tra il Parlamento europeo e il Consiglio in merito all'aggiornamento delle norme sull'etichettatura degli alimenti biologici per animali da compagnia.Affinché gli alimenti per animali domestici possano portare il logo biologico dell'UE, il 95 % di tutti gli ingredienti dovranno essere biologici.Il testo è volto ad allineare la normativa sull'etichettatura degli alimenti biologici per animali da compagnia a quella per gli alimenti biologici destinati al consumo umano.
2023/09/12
Standards of quality and safety for substances of human origin intended for human application (A9-0250/2023 - Nathalie Colin-Oesterlé)

Il regolamento in oggetto ha l'obiettivo di assicurare un elevato livello di protezione della salute pubblica garantendo ai cittadini dell'UE la sicurezza dei trattamenti che coinvolgono sostanze di origine umana (SoHO), tra cui sangue, tessuti e cellule.Condivido la necessità di aggiornare il quadro legislativo in materia per restare al passo con i progressi della tecnologia e continuare a garantire standard adeguati di sicurezza. Tuttavia, come Lega, ci siamo opposti all'eventuale utilizzo di embrioni per la preparazione di SoHo; mi sono pertanto astenuta.
2023/09/12
Accession to the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications (A9-0237/2023 - Marion Walsmann)

Ho votato a favore, a sostegno della proposta di decisione del Consiglio che modifica la decisione (UE) 2019/1754 per assegnare all'Ufficio dell'Unione europea per la proprietà intellettuale (EUIPO) maggiori poteri, in particolare per quello che riguarda le indicazioni geografiche dei prodotti artigianali e industriali. La norma è strettamente legata al regolamento sulla protezione delle indicazioni geografiche, che ho sostenuto a tutela al nostro Made in Italy.
2023/09/12
European Defence Industry Reinforcement through common Procurement Act (EDIRPA) (A9-0161/2023 - Michael Gahler, Zdzisław Krasnodębski)

Ho espresso il mio voto favorevole all'accordo politico raggiunto nel corso dei triloghi sullo strumento per il rafforzamento dell'industria europea della difesa mediante appalti comuni (EDIRPA). Questo incentiverà gli Stati membri ad acquistare in comune i prodotti per la difesa più critici e urgenti, permettendo di risparmiare sui costi e aumentando la competitività e l'efficienza dell'industria europea.
2023/09/12
Surface water and groundwater pollutants (A9-0238/2023 - Milan Brglez)

Ho deciso di astenermi in merito a questa proposta di direttiva. Concordo con l'obiettivo di proteggere l'ambiente e la salute umana rivedendo gli elenchi degli inquinanti e gli standard di qualità ambientale, tuttavia, gli standard fissati risultano non raggiungibili con le migliori tecniche disponibili a costi sostenibili e le tempistiche sono ancora troppo stringenti.
2023/09/12
Renewable Energy Directive (A9-0208/2022 - Markus Pieper)

Ho votato contro l'accordo provvisorio raggiunto sulla proposta di direttiva sulle rinnovabili, che ha innalzato l'obiettivo di energie rinnovabili nell'intera Unione al 42,5 % del mix energetico entro il 2030.Questo testo comporterà grandi criticità e costi per il settore energetico e, di conseguenza, per le imprese e le famiglie.Come Lega avremmo preferito avere obiettivi più raggiungibili e considerare diverse soluzioni sostenibili.
2023/09/12
Consumer credits (A9-0212/2022 - Kateřina Konečná)

Ho votato a favore dell'accordo raggiunto sul tema dei crediti al consumo. Nonostante alcune perplessità, nel complesso la direttiva risulta piuttosto equilibrata tra la necessità di proteggere i consumatori dai rischi nel contrarre prestiti in un mercato digitale in evoluzione e l'esigenza di promuovere la competitività del mercato interno.
2023/09/12
Geographical indication protection for craft and industrial products (A9-0049/2023 - Marion Walsmann)

Ho votato a favore dell'accordo raggiunto in prima lettura sulla regolamentazione UE relativa alla protezione delle indicazioni geografiche per i prodotti artigianali e industriali, che i nostri produttori aspettavano da decenni.È fondamentale la protezione del nostro Made in Italy: la norma interesserà infatti prodotti come il marmo di Carrara, il vetro di Murano e i violini di Cremona.
2023/09/12
EU/USA agreement for scientific and technological cooperation: extension (A9-0242/2023 - Cristian-Silviu Buşoi)

Ho espresso il mio voto a favore di questa raccomandazione per l'estensione dell'accordo di cooperazione scientifica e tecnologica fra l'Unione europea e gli Stati Uniti d'America.Gli USA sono un partner storico dell'UE e da tempo partecipano attivamente a programmi come Orizzonte 2020, è pertanto importante continuare questa cooperazione.
2023/09/13
Single market emergency instrument (A9-0246/2023 - Andreas Schwab)

Mi sono astenuta riguardo alla proposta relativa a un pacchetto di strumenti per le emergenze nel mercato unico (SMEI) per rispondere a possibili crisi future.Nonostante il testo sia stato in parte migliorato, per esempio sul garantire informazioni e sulla costituzione di riserve strategiche, permangono ancora alcuni elementi problematici, che speriamo possano essere migliorati nella fase dei negoziati interistituzionali.
2023/09/13
Composition of the European Parliament (A9-0265/2023 - Loránt Vincze, Sandro Gozi)

Ho votato a favore del progetto di decisione del Consiglio europeo sulla composizione del Parlamento europeo per la prossima legislatura.Il testo prevede, in base alle variazioni demografiche intervenute negli ultimi anni, una serie di aggiustamenti con aggiunte di seggi per alcuni paesi. Positivo come nessun paese risulti penalizzato e come all'Italia rimangano i 76 seggi attuali.
2023/09/13
Amendments to Parliament’s Rules of Procedure with a view to strengthening integrity, independence and accountability (A9-0262/2023 - Gabriele Bischoff)

Ho votato a favore di questa relazione sulla riforma del regolamento del Parlamento e del codice di condotta per gli eurodeputati fortemente voluta a seguito del "Qatargate" per avere una maggiore trasparenza delle attività.
2023/09/13
Ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe (A9-0233/2023 - Javi López)

Seppur condivida l'importanza di garantire la salute dei cittadini e quindi la necessità di ridurre l'inquinamento dell'aria, ritengo che la proposta in oggetto contenga purtroppo numerose criticità. Ho votato contro, in quanto ci sarebbero in particolare conseguenze economiche e sociali su vasti territori dell'Italia, che già riscontrano difficoltà nel raggiungere gli attuali limiti a causa delle peculiari condizioni morfo-climatiche dei propri territori.
2023/09/13
Sustainable aviation fuels (ReFuelEU Aviation Initiative) (A9-0199/2022 - José Ramón Bauzá Díaz)

Ho votato a favore dell'accordo provvisorio raggiunto sui combustibili sostenibili nel trasporto aereo.Nel testo si rileva una definizione più ampia dei SAF (carburanti sostenibili per l'aviazione) che include anche i biocarburanti, consentendo dunque una neutralità tecnologica e adottando tecnologie che, a differenza di altri settori, sono effettivamente già presenti sul mercato.
2023/09/13
Framework for ensuring a secure and sustainable supply of critical raw materials (A9-0260/2023 - Nicola Beer)

Ho espresso il mio voto favorevole in meritoal regolamento sulle materie prime critiche.La pandemia di COVID-19 e la crisi energetica hanno evidenziato come l'UE sia dipendente da paesi terzi in materia di approvvigionamento. Questa normativa è volta a ridurre la nostra dipendenza dalle importazioni e incoraggiare una certa autonomia.Avere condizioni per una sostenibilità duratura dell'approvvigionamento porterà benefici all'industria e, di conseguenza, alle famiglie.
2023/09/14
Opening of negotiations of an agreement with the United States of America on strengthening international supply chains of critical minerals (B9-0366/2023)

Ho votato a favore di questa risoluzione, che accoglie con favore l'apertura dei negoziati con gli Stati Uniti sull'accordo sui minerali critici. Il testo risulta bilanciato e condivisibile.È importante che siano garantite condizioni di parità per le nostre imprese e che si cerchi di aumentare la loro competitività a livello internazionale.Si monitoreranno poi i prossimi sviluppi per valutare globalmente l'accordo al termine dei negoziati.
2023/09/14
Amending the proposed mechanism to resolve legal and administrative obstacles in a cross-border context (A9-0252/2023 - Sandro Gozi)

Ho votato a favore di questa relazione per una revisione del meccanismo per eliminare gli ostacoli giuridici e amministrativi in ambito transfrontaliero.Questi ostacoli colpiscono pesantemente la vita dei cittadini nelle regioni transfrontaliere: si tratta, ad esempio, della libera circolazione dei lavoratori transfrontalieri, dell'accesso a strutture sanitarie, della verifica delle qualifiche professionali, della fiscalità e dei pagamenti bancari o pensionistici.Conoscendo in prima persona i territori di confine, condivido pienamente la necessità di un intervento in materia.
2023/09/14
Regulation of prostitution in the EU: its cross-border implications and impact on gender equality and women’s rights (A9-0240/2023 - Maria Noichl)

Mi sono astenuta in merito al voto in oggetto. Nonostante infatti condivida la necessità di proteggere le donne e di contrastare lo sfruttamento, che è spesso legato al fenomeno della prostituzione, un'armonizzazione legislativa in materia a livello europeo non appare essere prudente, in considerazione dei diversi approcci nazionali.Si sottolinea inoltre come già a livello europeo si sia al lavoro per offrire una migliore protezione alle donne, per esempio con la revisione della direttiva contro la tratta di esseri umani e della direttiva sulla protezione delle vittime e con l'adozione della direttiva sulla lotta contro la violenza verso le donne.
2023/09/14
The future of the European book sector (A9-0257/2023 - Tomasz Frankowski)

Ho votato a favore della relazione sul futuro del settore europeo dell'editoria, una delle industrie culturali e creative più vaste dell'UE, con oltre mezzo milione di addetti e circa 600 000 titoli pubblicati ogni anno.Il settore ha visto importanti mutamenti negli anni, anche a seguito della diffusione delle tecnologie digitali e dell'apertura dei mercati online.La relazione esprime punti assolutamente condivisibili, a partire dal tema dell'accessibilità e del sostegno alle PMI nell'editoria.
2023/09/14
Parliamentarism, European citizenship and democracy (A9-0249/2023 - Alin Mituța, Niklas Nienass)

Ho votato contro questa relazione che si concentra sul ruolo dei parlamenti, sulla democrazia e sulla cittadinanza UE.Il testo presenta alcuni passaggi su cui ho delle perplessità, tra cui l'esperienza della Conferenza sul futuro dell'Europa e il superamento dell'unanimità in Consiglio.
2023/09/14
Protection of workers from asbestos (A9-0160/2023 - Véronique Trillet-Lenoir)

Ho votato a favore dell'accordo raggiunto in prima lettura sulla proposta di revisione della direttiva che regola l'esposizione dei lavoratori all'amianto.Ho avuto modo di seguire il testo in qualità di relatrice ombra: si prevedono traguardi importanti con l'obiettivo di migliorare le condizioni dei lavoratori e quindi la battaglia ai tumori professionali, che sono nell'Unione europea la prima causa dei decessi legati al lavoro.Importante l'abbassamento del limite di esposizione professionale e un cambio di metodologia, come inoltre il sostegno alla formazione e alla trasmissione di informazioni sui specifici fondi dell'Unione europea destinati alle piccole e medie imprese e alle microimprese.
2023/10/03
Economic coercion by third countries (A9-0246/2022 - Bernd Lange)

Ho espresso voto positivo in merito a questo regolamento con cui l'Unione si doterà di un nuovo strumento di difesa commerciale grazie al quale dovrebbe essere in grado di dissuadere i paesi terzi non appartenenti all'UE dal tentare di esercitare coercizione economica, evitando possibili escalation dei conflitti e quindi proteggendo gli interessi legittimi dell'UE e dei suoi Stati membri.
2023/10/03
Intelligent Road Transport Systems (A9-0265/2022 - Rovana Plumb)

Ho votato a favore dell'accordo provvisorio raggiunto su questa relazione volto ad aggiornare la direttiva sui sistemi di trasporto intelligenti (ITS) e ad adattarla all'avvento di nuove opzioni di mobilità connessa e automatizzata.Nel futuro sarà sempre più necessario avere comunicazione e interoperabilità tra i veicoli altamente automatizzati al fine di garantire standard di sicurezza adeguati.
2023/10/03
Interim report on the proposal for a mid-term revision of the Multiannual Financial Framework 2021-2027 (A9-0273/2023 - Jan Olbrycht, Margarida Marques)

Mi sono astenuta riguardo a questa relazione sulla proposta di revisione intermedia del quadro finanziario pluriennale (QFP) con cui il Parlamento esprimere la propria posizione da trasmettere al Consiglio.Si chiedono in particolare più fondi su temi come la migrazione e la gestione delle frontiere, la politica di vicinato, il Fondo di solidarietà (FSUE) e lo strumento di flessibilità.Purtroppo non à passato un emendamento che avevamo presentato come centrodestra italiano e che chiedeva più risorse per il meccanismo per collegare l'Europa (MCE).
2023/10/03
European Media Freedom Act (A9-0264/2023 - Sabine Verheyen)

Mi sono astenuta su questa proposta relativa al regolamento EMFA che mira a istituire un quadro comune per i servizi di media nell'ambito del mercato interno, volto a migliorarne il funzionamento e tutelarne la libertà, il pluralismo e l'indipendenza.Se da un lato l'armonizzazione delle normative è auspicata, dall'altro la proposta impone ulteriori vincoli alle politiche nazionali degli Stati membri in ambito culturale, con un evidente tentativo di interferenza delle istituzioni europee in un ambito di libera competenza nazionale.
2023/10/03
Ensuring European transportation works for women (A9-0239/2023 - Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska)

Ho votato a favore di questo testo che propone l'attuazione di misure volte a migliorare l'accessibilità dei trasporti pubblici e la sicurezza per le donne, come inoltre l'accesso delle persone a mobilità ridotta e la mobilità nelle zone rurali.
2023/10/03
Classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures (A9-0271/2023 - Maria Spyraki)

Ho espresso il mio voto contrario al testo in oggetto, sebbene ritenga che sia importante la revisione del regolamento CLP per identificare e classificare meglio le sostanze chimiche pericolose e migliorare la comunicazione per gli utilizzatori.Ho ritenuto che alcune disposizioni adottate dalla commissione ENVI fossero problematiche per le industrie del settore chimico, soprattutto per quanto riguarda le tempistiche di adeguamento delle etichette, le regole di classificazione delle sostanze e le stringenti regole sull'etichettatura.
2023/10/04
Mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund to provide assistance to Romania, Italy and Türkiye (A9-0269/2023 - Katalin Cseh)

Ho votato a favore di questa relazione per mobilitare il Fondo di solidarietà dell'Unione europea (FSUE) per fornire assistenza finanziaria per un importo complessivo di 454 milioni di euro in relazione alle catastrofi naturali verificatesi in Romania (33 milioni di euro) e in Italia (20 milioni di euro) nel corso del 2022 e ai gravi terremoti avvenuti in Turchia (400 milioni di euro) lo scorso febbraio.Per quel che concerne il nostro paese, la mobilitazione riguarda le regioni dell'Italia centrale che sono state colpite da forti precipitazioni che hanno provocato inondazioni, soprattutto le Marche.
2023/10/04
Segregation and discrimination of Roma children in education (B9-0394/2023)

Ho espresso voto negativo in merito a questa risoluzione, che rappresenta la posizione del Parlamento rispetto alla discriminazione che i bambini rom subiscono nel sistema educativo di alcuni Stati membri dell'est Europa che non garantirebbero ai minori rom il diritto all'istruzione.Nonostante alcune parti condivisibili, il testo presenta purtroppo una serie di proposte e conclusioni eccessivamente ideologiche.
2023/10/04
Harmonising the rights of autistic persons (B9-0390/2023)

Ho votato a favore di questa relazione, che vuole dare indicazioni agli Stati membri su come unificare e semplificare il processo di riconoscimento dell'autismo, chiedendo di facilitare l'accesso alle diagnosi sia per i bambini sia per gli adulti.Il tutto dovrebbe inserirsi in un quadro più ampio sulla disabilità, riconoscendo la disabilità alla persona, in modo tale da poter garantire parità di accesso ai diritti e ai servizi in tutti gli ambiti della vita.
2023/10/04
Standardised dimensions for carry-on luggage (B9-0391/2023)

Ho espresso il mio voto positivo in merito a questa relazione, che si propone di semplificare le norme sui bagagli a mano chiedendo che questo sia considerato un "elemento indispensabile" del volo (a determinate condizioni di peso e dimensione) e pertanto sia da ritenere come un servizio gratuito già incluso nell'acquisto del biglietto.
2023/10/04
EU-Switzerland relations (A9-0248/2023 - Lukas Mandl)

Ho votato a favore di questa risoluzione, che ritengo nell'insieme bilanciata, sul quadro istituzionale delle relazioni UE-Svizzera in cui si sottolinea il forte interesse dell'UE a cooperare con la Svizzera in qualità di partner affine in molte materie.
2023/10/04
Uzbekistan (A9-0227/2023 - Ilhan Kyuchyuk)

Ho votato a favore di questa relazione sull'Uzbekistan che affronta diverse tematiche in modo bilanciato, dalla posizione del paese nei confronti della guerra in Ucraina al rapporto con l'Afghanistan, come nelle posizioni verso la crisi idrica che il paese sta affrontando.
2023/10/04
European green bonds (A9-0156/2022 - Paul Tang)

Ho espresso voto positivo in merito al testo risultante dai negoziati interistituzionali sul regolamento che istituisce le obbligazioni verdi europee che perseguono obiettivi di sostenibilità ambientale stabilendo requisiti uniformi per gli emittenti di obbligazioni.Si nota come il testo sia stato notevolmente migliorato rispetto alla versione originale del Parlamento.
2023/10/05
Scheme of generalised tariff preferences (A9-0267/2023 - Heidi Hautala)

Ho votato a favore dell'estensione dell'attuale sistema di preferenze tariffarie generalizzate affinché si possa garantire continuità e nel frattempo procedere nei negoziati in corso per raggiungere un accordo soddisfacente sulla revisione dello stesso regolamento.È importante soprattutto avere le garanzie per i produttori di riso italiani ed europei e l'inclusione del principio di riammissione richiesto dalla maggioranza degli Stati in Consiglio.
2023/10/05
Financial services contracts concluded at a distance (A9-0097/2023 - Arba Kokalari)

Ho votato a favore di questo testo sui contratti di servizi finanziari conclusi a distanza che conclude l'iter legislativo in prima lettura.Si semplifica la legislazione vigente, si aumenta la protezione dei consumatori, specie da pratiche ingannevoli, e si creano condizioni di parità per i servizi finanziari conclusi online, via telefono o mediante altre forme di marketing a distanza.Una volta che la direttiva sarà entrata in vigore i consumatori godranno di un maggiore livello di protezione nell'accedere a nuovi prodotti e servizi finanziari online.
2023/10/05
Urban wastewater treatment (A9-0276/2023 - Nils Torvalds)

Nonostante condivida la necessità di rivedere la normativa sul trattamento delle acque reflue urbane, ho votato contro questo testo, che rimane critico con previsioni troppo restrittive, specie per il nostro paese.La direttiva è stata rivista seguendo una valutazione di impatto con conclusioni non congrue rispetto a quanto evidenziato nei numeri, il che porterebbe a incombenze per le aziende del settore spropositate rispetto alle reali esigenze.
2023/10/05
The new European strategy for a better internet for kids (BIK+) (B9-0386/2023)

Ho votato a favore di questa relazione che approva quella che sarà la nuova strategia della Commissione europea per un internet migliore per i bambini (BIK+). Proteggere i cittadini più giovani, oltreché più vulnerabili, è una priorità in un mondo sempre più digitalizzato.Positivo come si preveda un impegno maggiore da parte degli Stati membri per un'istruzione e una formazione che comprendano protezione dal bullismo, dal ciberbullismo e da altre trappole presenti online.
2023/10/05
Farm Sustainability Data Network (A9-0075/2023 - Jérémy Decerle)

. – Ho votato a favore dell'accordo raggiunto per modificare l'attuale regolamento sulla rete d'informazione contabile agricola (RICA) e trasformare quest'ultima in una rete d'informazione sulla sostenibilità agricola (FSDN). Questa disposizione ha l'obiettivo di migliorare la sostenibilità dei sistemi alimentari dell'UE, rafforzando il processo di raccolta dei dati.
2023/10/17
Union Civil Protection Mechanism (A9-0266/2023 - Sara Cerdas)

. – Ho espresso il mio voto a favore di questa proposta sul meccanismo unionale di protezione civile che rafforza la cooperazione tra l'Unione e gli Stati membri e facilita il coordinamento nel campo della protezione civile per migliorare la risposta dell'Unione alle catastrofi naturali e provocate dall'uomo, inclusa la lotta agli incendi boschivi per cui sono presenti nel testo delle previsioni specifiche.
2023/10/17
Discharge 2021: EU general budget - European Council and Council (A9-0274/2023 - Mikuláš Peksa)

. – Ho dato il mio voto positivo alla relazione per non garantire il discarico al Consiglio europeo. Permane purtroppo da anni una mancanza di cooperazione sulla procedura di discarico da parte del Consiglio, che, così facendo, non riconosce il ruolo del Parlamento, in violazione del principio di leale cooperazione tra le istituzioni.
2023/10/17
Establishing the Ukraine Facility (A9-0286/2023 - Michael Gahler, Eider Gardiazabal Rubial)

. – Ho votato a favore della proposta di istituire uno strumento specifico per sostenere l'Ucraina fino al 2027 per garantire la stabilità macrofinanziaria, promuovere la ripresa e la ricostruzione del paese e, al tempo stesso, attuare le riforme necessarie nel contesto di un possibile percorso di adesione all'UE nel futuro.
2023/10/17
Establishing the Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform (‘STEP’) (A9-0290/2023 - José Manuel Fernandes, Christian Ehler)

. – Ho condiviso, con il mio voto favorevole, questa relazione sulla creazione della piattaforma "STEP", che indirizza risorse economiche e maggiore facilitazione amministrativa alle industrie europee, al fine di agevolare gli investimenti e avere un più alto tasso di sovranità nel campo delle tecnologie critiche (quali quelle ad altissimo contenuto tecnologico e digitale, pulite e biotecnologiche).
2023/10/17
Fisheries control (A9-0016/2021 - Clara Aguilera)

. – Ho votato contro il compromesso raggiunto in fase di trilogo sulla proposta di modifica del vigente regolamento sui controlli della pesca.Purtroppo, nel testo permangono norme volte a complicare il lavoro dei pescatori e ispirate da un pregiudizio nei confronti del mondo della pesca, tra cui l'installazione obbligatoria di telecamere a circuito chiuso sui pescherecci di lunghezza superiore a 18 m.
2023/10/17
Implications of Chinese fishing operations for EU fisheries and the way forward (A9-0282/2023 - Pierre Karleskind)

. – Questa relazione mira a garantire la trasparenza delle attività di pesca della flotta cinese, di cui permane una mancanza di dati che costituisce un ostacolo alla sana gestione della pesca a livello globale. Ho votato quindi a favore di questo testo per proteggere la nostra industria della pesca europea dalle pratiche commerciali sleali, oltre che per salvaguardare la nostra sovranità alimentare.
2023/10/17
General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2024 - all sections (A9-0288/2023 - Siegfried Mureşan, Nils Ušakovs)

. – Mi sono astenuta dal voto sulla proposta per il bilancio 2024, in quanto, nonostante diversi programmi portino benefici alle nostre imprese e territori, permangono al contempo diverse criticità, sia dal punto di vista finanziario che sotto il profilo delle priorità politiche.
2023/10/18
Draft amending budget No 3/2023: Update of revenue (own resources) and other technical adjustments (A9-0287/2023 - Fabienne Keller)

. – Ho votato a favore del progetto di bilancio rettificativo (PBR) n. 3/2023, che ha lo scopo di aggiornare il bilancio sul fronte delle entrate per tenere conto degli ultimi sviluppi economici.È positivo come quest'anno gli adeguamenti richiesti permetteranno all'Italia di avere un lieve decremento di contributi rispetto a quanto fissato al momento dell'adozione del bilancio per l'esercizio finanziario 2023.
2023/10/18
Objection pursuant to Rule 111(3): Additional technical screening criteria (B9-0431/2023)

. – Ho votato a favore di questa obiezione presentata dal gruppo ID sui nuovi criteri per i finanziamenti verdi europei della tassonomia. La Commissione europea attualmente considera solo l'elettrico tra i criteri di ammissibilità dei settori dei trasporti, mentre nel testo in oggetto si chiede che vengano inclusi anche i carburanti alternativi, come l'idrogeno, il gas naturale, il GNV, il GNL e i biocarburanti.
2023/10/18
Objection pursuant to Rule 111(3): European Sustainability Reporting Standards (B9-0426/2023)

. – Ho espresso il mio voto positivo all'obiezione all'atto delegato della Commissione in oggetto, riferito ai requisiti di rendicontazione sulla sostenibilità. Sono contraria all'introduzione di eccessivi oneri per le imprese, e in particolare per le PMI, che andranno ad aggiungersi ai già numerosi obblighi introdotti dalle normative afferenti al Green Deal.
2023/10/18
2022 Report on Montenegro (A9-0277/2023 - Tonino Picula)

. – Ho votato a favore di questa relazione sulla "relazione 2022 della Commissione sul Montenegro". Il testo risulta nel complesso bilanciato e affronta diverse tematiche, come il rispetto della democrazia, dei diritti e delle libertà fondamentali, le relazioni di buon vicinato e aspetti socio-economici e di sviluppo.
2023/10/18
Schengen area: digitalisation of the visa procedure (A9-0025/2023 - Matjaž Nemec)

. – Ho votato a favore di questo testo in materia di digitalizzazione della procedura di visto Schengen. Dall'entrata in vigore del codice dei visti, nel 2010, ad oggi, il contesto è infatti profondamente mutato. Negli ultimi anni le sfide legate alla migrazione e alla sicurezza sono aumentate, così come ci sono stati importanti sviluppi tecnologici legati alla digitalizzazione. Era pertanto necessario procedere a un ammodernamento della procedura di domanda del visto, che porterà una riduzione dei costi e degli oneri, migliorando al contempo la sicurezza dello spazio Schengen.
2023/10/18
Data Act (A9-0031/2023 - Pilar del Castillo Vera)

Ho espresso il mio voto di astensione in merito all'accordo raggiunto tra i co-legislatori sulla proposta di regolamento sull'accesso e l'uso dei dati "Data Act", di cui sono stata relatrice ombra in commissione ITRE.Condivido l'obiettivo della normativa, che mira a rendere i dati più accessibili e a stimolare un mercato dei dati competitivo, facilitando lo scambio tra imprese e favorendo al contempo la ricerca e lo sviluppo.Resto tuttavia dubbiosa sullo scambio di dati con la pubblica amministrazione in caso di emergenza e non, così come sugli obblighi che ne deriveranno per le micro e piccole imprese. Mi ero opposta anche allo scambio dei dati personali e dei dati relativi ai segreti commerciali, che avverranno comunque con specifiche garanzie.
2023/11/09
Amending certain Regulations as regards the establishment and functioning of the European single access point (ESAP) (A9-0024/2023 - Pedro Silva Pereira)

Mi sono astenuta dal voto su questo testo risultante dagli accordi interistituzionali sul punto di accesso unico europeo (ESAP), volto ad armonizzare i requisiti di divulgazione delle informazioni pubblicate dagli enti sulle loro attività e prodotti economici.Positivo come la trasmissione dei dati resti volontaria, per non dare nuovi oneri alle imprese, e come si voglia migliorare l'accesso del pubblico alle informazioni finanziarie e non finanziarie. Problematico invece come sia stato ancor di più ampliato il campo di applicazione alla legislazione green, con possibili ricadute che potrebbero orientare il mercato e influenzare gli investitori.
2023/11/09
Settlement discipline, cross-border provision of services, supervisory cooperation, provision of banking-type ancillary services and requirements for third-country central securities depositories (A9-0047/2023 - Johan Van Overtveldt)

Ho votato a favore di questo testo all'esito dei triloghi sulla modifica del regolamento (UE) n. 909/2014, che revisiona alcuni elementi sui depositari centrali di titoli (CSD), con lo scopo di eliminare alcuni oneri di conformità e costi sproporzionati, nonché di semplificare le norme.
2023/11/09
European environmental economic accounts: new modules (A9-0296/2023 - Pascal Canfin)

Ho votato contro a questa relazione sui nuovi moduli relativi ai conti economici ambientali, che sono un quadro statistico multifunzionale che riunisce informazioni economiche e ambientali. Questo rapporto dovrebbe modificare le statistiche fornite da Eurostat con l'inclusione degli obiettivi climatici. Come Lega, rimaniamo dubbiosi sul fatto che gli Stati membri debbano essere obbligati a divulgare regolarmente l'estensione, le condizioni e i servizi dei loro ecosistemi.
2023/11/09
Conservation and enforcement measures applicable in the Regulatory Area of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (NAFO) (A9-0279/2023 - Grace O'Sullivan)

Ho votato contro questo report, che mira a recepire nel diritto dell'Unione le modifiche alle misure di conservazione ed esecuzione adottate dall'Organizzazione della pesca nell'Atlantico nord-occidentale (NAFO). L'accordo non è di particolare interesse per la nostra flotta nazionale e prevede, con le misure NAFO, dei requisiti per la presentazione di piani di ricerca e molti requisiti in ambito ambientale.
2023/11/09
Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) (A9-0311/2023 - Anna Zalewska)

Ho espresso il mio voto favorevole a questa relazione tecnica sui rifiuti di apparecchiature elettriche ed elettroniche, in cui si prevede la modifica ad alcuni articoli della direttiva RAEE, come richiesto da una sentenza della Corte di giustizia sul tema, e che la relatrice intende applicare in modo completo e accurato. Si sottolinea come positivamente nel testo ci sia l'intenzione di evitare il trasferimento di oneri e costi su cittadini e consumatori.
2023/11/09
EU/Madagascar Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement and Implementing Protocol (2023-2027) (A9-0299/2023 - Clara Aguilera)

Mi sono astenuta sul voto inerente l'accordo e il protocollo tra l'UE e il Madagascar sulla buona governance della pesca, che fornirà un sostegno settoriale destinato al monitoraggio e alla lotta contro la pesca illegale, alla cooperazione per la sostenibilità e la protezione degli ecosistemi, con la possibilità per le navi dell'Unione di accedere alla zona di pesca del Madagascar e di pescarvi tonnidi e specie affini.
2023/11/09
Type-approval of motor vehicles and engines with respect to their emissions and battery durability (Euro 7) (A9-0298/2023 - Alexandr Vondra)

Ho votato a favore del nuovo regolamento Euro 7, che unisce in un unico testo le norme sia per i veicoli leggeri (automobili e furgoni) che per i veicoli pesanti (camion e autobus) venduti nell'UE. Il testo della commissione ENVI, in linea con quanto fatto dal governo italiano in Consiglio, ha migliorato la proposta iniziale della Commissione, che era troppo ambiziosa e problematica per l'intero settore dei trasporti.Positivo come si preveda che gli stessi limiti di emissione si applicheranno a tutti i veicoli della stessa categoria, indipendentemente dalla tecnologia o dal carburante utilizzato. Mentre per quel che riguarda la tempistica, c’è la possibilità di un rinvio di almeno due anni per le auto e almeno quattro per i veicoli pesanti, a determinate condizioni.
2023/11/09
System of own resources of the European Union (A9-0295/2023 - José Manuel Fernandes, Valérie Hayer)

Mi sono astenuta al voto sulla modifica delle risorse proprie, che prevede l'introduzione di un nuovo paniere di risorse strettamente collegato al programma Next Generation EU, affinché possa essere ripagato il prestito che l'UE ha contratto nel contesto della crisi economica collegata alla pandemia da Covid-19.Nonostante comprenda il problema, ci tengo a sottolineare come tali nuove fonti di entrata del bilancio europeo non sono altro che tasse per gli Stati membri, e quindi indirettamente per cittadini ed imprese europee.
2023/11/09
Strengthening the right to participate: legitimacy and resilience of electoral processes in illiberal political systems and authoritarian regimes (A9-0323/2023 - Nacho Sánchez Amor)

Ho votato positivamente a questa risoluzione, che si focalizza sui diritti dei cittadini a partecipare alla gestione degli affari pubblici, compreso il diritto di voto, di candidarsi e di essere eletti in elezioni libere, trasparenti e democratiche. Nel testo si sollecita l'UE a impegnarsi maggiormente per la partecipazione dei cittadini alle elezioni e si chiede maggiore trasparenza per le attività dei media, dai finanziamenti alle influenze esterne.
2023/11/09
High common level of cybersecurity at the institutions, bodies, offices and agencies of the Union (A9-0064/2023 - Henna Virkkunen)

Ho votato a favore dell’accordo inter-istituzionale raggiunto nel mese di giugno volto a definire per la prima volta un livello comune, da considerarsi elevato, di cibersicurezza in tutti gli enti dell’Unione Europea.Era necessario rafforzare gli standard di sicurezza dal punto di vista informatico e stabilire un livello comune di requisiti da rispettare sul tema, inclusa la gestione del rischio e il controllo.
2023/11/21
Catch documentation programme for bluefin tuna (A9-0172/2021 - Gabriel Mato)

Ho votato a favore di questo file sulla documentazione relativa alle catture del tonno rosso. Si tratta di un recepimento altamente tecnico privo di contenuti politici sostanziali.
2023/11/21
Common rules promoting the repair of goods (A9-0316/2023 - René Repasi)

Ho votato a favore della proposta di direttiva volta a promuove la riparazione dei beni acquistati dai consumatori, durante e oltre il periodo di garanzia legale. Lo scopo del provvedimento è senza dubbio condivisibile per spingere il consumatore a riparare i prodotti acquistati piuttosto che sostituirli.É importante poter stimolare il mercato delle riparazioni, che per lo più coinvolge il mondo delle PMI e degli artigiani, oltre che per il valore etico del procedimento.
2023/11/21
Framework of measures for strengthening Europe’s net-zero technology products manufacturing ecosystem (Net Zero Industry Act) (A9-0343/2023 - Christian Ehler)

Mi sono astenuta nel voto sulla normativa sull’industria ad emissioni nette zero (NZIA) di cui condivido l’obiettivo complessivo volto ad avere un’industria europea rafforzata, che aumenti la propria capacità produttiva nei nostri territori e sia ancor più pronta per le sfide future. Positivo anche l’ampliamento delle tecnologie supportabili da questo atto normativo, mentre un po’ carente rimane il supporto finanziario a questi obiettivi.
2023/11/21
Union certification framework for carbon removals (A9-0329/2023 - Lídia Pereira)

Mi sono astenuta nel voto di questa proposta che prevede di armonizzare le regole di certificazione relative ai crediti di carbonio. Si tratta senza dubbio di un passo importante verso un futuro più sostenibile per incentivare pratiche agricole più rispettose dell'ambiente. Tuttavia, è fondamentale prendere in considerazione tutte le diverse realtà del settore agricolo e risolvere la mancanza di definizioni chiare che potrebbe portare a un'applicazione incoerente delle regole.
2023/11/21
Strengthening the CO2 emission performance targets for new heavy-duty vehicles (A9-0313/2023 - Bas Eickhout)

Ho votato contro a questo testo che prevede di rivedere gli standard di prestazione in materia di CO2 per i nuovi veicoli pesanti nell'UE, con l’obiettivo di ridurre le emissioni di CO2 di tali veicoli, per esempio dei nuovi autobus urbani che dal 2030 dovranno essere a zero emissioni.Purtroppo il testo adottato dal Parlamento ha rafforzato ulteriormente l'ambizione della proposta della Commissione Europea in materia di campo di applicazione, obiettivi e governance. Non si tiene conto di un approccio tecnologicamente neutrale e si limita la scelta delle tecnologie ai veicoli con emissioni zero allo scarico, senza tenere conto dei carburanti a basse emissioni.
2023/11/21
Possibilities to increase the reliability of audits and controls by national authorities in shared management (A9-0297/2023 - Monika Hohlmeier)

Ho espresso un voto favorevole a questo testo che affronta il tema dell’armonizzazione dei sistemi di controllo ed audit al fine di rintracciare ed evitare frodi nella gestione dei fondi comunitari.
2023/11/21
EU framework for the social and professional situation of artists and workers in the cultural and creative sectors (A9-0304/2023 - Antonius Manders, Domènec Ruiz Devesa)

Mi sono astenuta su questo rapporto che si concentra sulla situazione degli artisti e dei lavoratori dei settori culturali e creativi. Nonostante condivida la necessità di una maggiore tutela per i lavoratori del settore, permangono nel testo delle criticità in materia di sussidiarietà e proporzionalità sulle condizioni di lavoro dignitose, che dovrebbero stabilire la corretta determinazione dello status occupazionale.
2023/11/21
Implementation of the principle of the primacy of EU law (A9-0341/2023 - Yana Toom, Cyrus Engerer)

Ho votato contro a questa risoluzione sul primato del diritto europeo, sul ruolo della Corte di Giustizia UE e sui limiti imposti dai Trattati.Nonostante alcuni passaggi del report risultino condivisibili, restano dei problemi sui riferimenti alla Rule of law e l’assenza di un’analisi oggettiva dei precedenti giurisprudenziali che hanno chiamato in causa il primato del diritto dell’UE.É fondamentale ribadire il rispetto della sovranità degli Stati membri, anche nel disapplicare una norma europea laddove collida con i propri principi costituzionali, ma anche di vigilare sul rispetto del principio di attribuzione.
2023/11/21
UN Climate Change Conference 2023 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (COP28) (B9-0458/2023)

Ho espresso il mio voto di astensione a questa risoluzione sulla conferenza delle Nazioni Unite sui cambiamenti climatici 2023 a Dubai (COP28), che presenta una serie di punti ambiziosi che mirano a indirizzare la questione del riscaldamento globale e dei cambiamenti climatici. Nonostante molti concetti siano condivisibili, si evidenziano ancora alcune parti problematiche, specialmente in termini di realizzabilità e impatto sull'industria.
2023/11/21
Reducing inequalities and promoting social inclusion in times of crisis for children and their families (A9-0360/2023 - Sandra Pereira)

Mi sono astenuta sul voto di questo report, nonostante condivida la maggior parte delle proposte presenti, per esempio in termini di investimenti in servizi pubblici e di qualità nell'istruzione, nella sanità, nella sicurezza sociale e nello sport. Purtroppo però il testo finale rimane orientato politicamente e finisce con l’attaccare alcuni Stati Membri che non garantiscono alcuni diritti.
2023/11/21
Children first - strengthening the Child guarantee, two years on from its adoption (B9-0462/2023)

Mi sono astenuta su questa risoluzione che, a due anni di distanza dall’istituzione della Garanzia per l’Infanzia, stila un primo bilancio di questo programma, suggerendo già modifiche e correttivi. Positivo come si sottolinei l’importanza di avere procedure snelle e maggiore controllo e trasparenza nell’utilizzo dei fondi. Tra gli aspetti che mi convincono meno c’è la richiesta di aumentare i finanziamenti per la Garanzia europea per l'infanzia, con un bilancio dedicato di 20 miliardi di euro per il periodo 2021-2027, ma senza prima avere una valutazione d’impatto. Siamo contrari inoltre alla proposta di istituire un’Autorità europea del Bambino che sarebbe l’ennesima sovrastruttura comunitaria; sarebbe meglio dedicare questi soldi direttamente ai bambini.
2023/11/21
Implementation of the European Solidarity Corps programme 2021-2027 (A9-0308/2023 - Michaela Šojdrová)

Mi sono astenuta su questa procedura di iniziativa che esamina l'attuazione del programma del Corpo europeo di solidarietà nell'attuale quadro finanziario pluriennale (QFP) 2021-2027.Il Corpo Europeo di Solidarietà è un programma di volontariato internazionale proposto dalla Commissione Europea che offre ai giovani dai 18 ai 30 anni in Europa e nei "paesi partner" dell'UE di recarsi in un altro paese come volontario per una causa no-profit.Il rapporto chiede la creazione di una categoria speciale di visti con procedura rapida e gratuita per i partecipanti provenienti da paesi non appartenenti all'area Schengen e richiede maggiori finanziamenti per le campagne di comunicazione sui programmi.
2023/11/21
Implementation of the Regulation establishing measures for the recovery of the stock of European eel (A9-0353/2023 - Bert-Jan Ruissen)

Ho votato a favore di questo testo che formula diverse raccomandazioni per una migliore attuazione del regolamento sull'anguilla. Tra le varie cose, viene previsto un miglioramento del modello di governance e dei Piani di gestione, con il riconoscimento del ruolo essenziale dei pescatori, il proseguimento della politica di ripopolamento, la promozione della ricerca scientifica e l'adozione di misure per promuovere la lotta contro la pesca INN.
2023/11/21
2024 budgetary procedure: Joint text (A9-0362/2023 - Siegfried Mureşan, Nils Ušakovs)

Ho votato a favore della nuova proposta per il Bilancio 2024 a seguito della procedura di conciliazione, che è sicuramente migliorativa rispetto alla posizione del Parlamento che è stata votata ad ottobre. Nonostante ci sia un incremento al Bilancio UE è pur vero che diversi programmi porteranno benefici alle nostre imprese e ai nostri territori.
2023/11/22
Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund – application EGF/2023/002 BE/Makro - Belgium (A9-0351/2023 - Petri Sarvamaa)

Ho votato favorevolmente alla richiesta di mobilitazione del FEG (Fondo Europeo di adeguamento alla Globalizzazione) da parte del Belgio, per ottenere un contributo finanziario, a seguito di 1431 collocamenti in esubero presso l’impresa Makro Cash & Carry Belgium NV in Belgio causati dal fallimento del marchio dell’azienda.
2023/11/22
Official Journal of the EU: electronic publication (A9-0352/2023 - Adrián Vázquez Lázara)

Ho votato a favore del report concernente la pubblicazione elettronica della Gazzetta ufficiale dell'Unione europea. Condivido lo scopo della proposta volta a semplificare la pubblicazione della G.U. e l'accesso dei cittadini a essa, senza al contempo alterare in alcun modo il principio di autenticità.
2023/11/22
EU/Montenegro Agreement: operational activities carried out by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency in Montenegro (A9-0369/2023 - Lena Düpont)

Ho votato a favore di questa proposta che ha lo scopo di convalidare l'accordo tra l'UE e il Montenegro in merito alle attività operative svolte da Frontex in tale Stato.L'accordo consentirà all’agenzia Frontex di dispiegare le proprie squadre per assistere le autorità Montenegrine nel controllo delle frontiere, particolarmente impegnate visto che lo stato si trova sulla rotta migratoria dei Balcani occidentali che impatta negativamente anche sulle regioni italiane del nord est, tra cui il Friuli-Venezia Giulia.
2023/11/22
EU/New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (A9-0305/2023 - Daniel Caspary)

Ho votato a favore dell’accordo commerciale raggiunto tra UE e Nuova Zelanda che assume soprattutto un valore geopolitico rilevante vista la collocazione strategica della Nuova Zelanda nell’area dell’Indo-Pacifico. Questo accordo può offrire nuove opportunità per le imprese europee, soprattutto per quanto riguarda le esportazioni di prodotti manufatti, ma anche di quelli agro-alimentari, che potranno beneficiare di dazi zero in Nuova Zelanda fin dal primo giorno.
2023/11/22
VAT: rules for the digital age (A9-0327/2023 - Olivier Chastel)

Ho espresso un voto positivo sulla proposta di Direttiva del Consiglio che modifica la Direttiva 2006/112/CE per quanto riguarda le norme IVA per l'era digitale. Questa fa parte di un pacchetto di misure volte ad aumentare la digitalizzazione nel campo della riscossione IVA con lo scopo finale di combattere le frodi e l’evasione fiscale.Condivido nello specifico come si sia intervenuti sulla dilazione delle tempistiche per la trasmissione dei dati, garantendo nel contempo una protezione dei dati personali e con semplificazioni burocratiche per le PMI.
2023/11/22
VAT: administrative cooperation arrangements for the digital age (A9-0324/2023 - Olivier Chastel)

Ho dato il mio voto positivo sul Regolamento del Consiglio che modifica il Regolamento (UE) n. 904/2010 per quanto riguarda la cooperazione amministrativa in materia di IVA, sempre piú necessaria in un'era digitale.
2023/11/22
Sustainable use of plant protection products (A9-0339/2023 - Sarah Wiener)

La proposta di regolamento sull'uso sostenibile dei prodotti fitosanitari prevede un divieto molto esteso, generalizzato e indiscriminato dei prodotti fitosanitari efficaci, che dovrebbero essere sostituiti con quantità maggiori di sostanze significativamente meno efficaci. Nonostante condivida l’obiettivo generale di una moderata riduzione o sostituzione dei prodotti fitosanitari, in base allo stato attuale delle conoscenze scientifiche, la proposta della Commissione ENVI va addirittura a peggiorare quella della Commissione Europea, di conseguenza ho espresso un voto negativo.
2023/11/22
Packaging and packaging waste (A9-0319/2023 - Frédérique Ries)

Ho votato contro a questa proposte legislativa sugli imballaggi e rifiuti da imballaggio, che ha forti ripercussioni sul sistema industriale italiano, data la vasta gamma di settori interessati, tra cui i produttori di imballaggi, di materie prime, la filiera dei trasporti, della logistica, e settori strategici come l'agro-alimentare.Il testo non considera i nuovi costi per le nostre aziende, oltre al fatto che spesso hanno già raggiunto alti obiettivi di riciclo. Inoltre, studi scientifici indicano che il passaggio a imballaggi riutilizzabili potrebbe comportare un aumento significativo dei consumi di energia e acqua, con un impatto ambientale non trascurabile.Andrebbero attenuate le restrizioni e reintrodotti principi flessibili che tengano conto dell'impatto ambientale ottimale.
2023/11/22
Digitalisation and Administrative Law (A9-0309/2023 - Karen Melchior)

Ho votato favorevolmente a questo report che presenta una serie di raccomandazioni alla Commissione per l’adozione di un regolamento su digitalizzazione, efficienza e semplificazione dell’amministrazione e dei servizi pubblici dell’UE. Gli obiettivi risultano nel complesso condivisibili, specie gli auspici dedicati allo sviluppo di servizi della P.A. che tengano conto delle persone più vulnerabili.
2023/11/22
Proposals of the European Parliament for the amendment of the Treaties (A9-0337/2023 - Guy Verhofstadt, Sven Simon, Gabriele Bischoff, Daniel Freund, Helmut Scholz)

Ho votato contro a questa proposta di riforma dei trattati Europei, nonostante in generale sia favorevole a una modifica che sia comprensiva di una redistribuzione di competenze tra UE e Stati membri in vari ambiti. Rimango tuttavia contraria alla possibilità di implementare proposte che stravolgerebbero l’attuale assetto istituzionale e la divisione delle competenze, a maggior ragione alla luce dell’attuale difficile situazione economica e geopolitica.
2023/11/22
Negotiations on a status agreement on operational activities carried out by Frontex in Mauritania (A9-0358/2023 - Tineke Strik)

Ho espresso un voto negativo a questa risoluzione sullo stato dei negoziati in corso per un accordo sullo status relativo alle attività operative svolte dall'Agenzia europea Frontex in Mauritania. Il regolamento istitutivo conferisce all'Agenzia la possibilità di impiegare personale per svolgere attività operative sul territorio di un paese terzo che non condivide frontiere comuni con uno Stato membro dell'UE. Nonostante condivida pienamente la possibilità per Frontex di cooperare con i paesi terzi in ambito migratorio e specie nei paesi di partenza/origine/transito dei flussi migratori, il testo in oggetto risulta influenzato dagli orientamenti dei gruppi di sinistra che invece di sottolineare i benefici di un accordo si sono focalizzati solo sui dubbi nei confronti dell’operato di Frontex e sul tema dei diritti umani.
2023/11/22
Digitalisation of cross-border judicial cooperation (A9-0062/2023 - Emil Radev, Marina Kaljurand)

Ho votato a favore dell’accordo provvisorio risultato dai negoziati inter-istituzionali sulle due proposte legislative aventi per oggetto la digitalizzazione della giustizia.Le proposte mirano a modernizzare il quadro legislativo che disciplina le procedure digitali transfrontaliere dell'Unione in materia di diritto civile, commerciale e penale. Il tutto migliorerà l'accesso alla giustizia e l'efficienza nello scambio d’informazioni.
2023/11/23
Strategic Compass and EU space-based defence capabilities (A9-0334/2023 - Arnaud Danjean)

Ho espresso un voto favorevole a questa relazione che prende spunto dalle raccomandazioni proposte dalla bussola strategica e dalla strategia spaziale dell'Unione in materia di sicurezza e difesa, e chiede un'attuazione rapida ed efficace delle azioni raccomandate.
2023/11/23
Deliberations of the Committee on Petitions in 2022 (A9-0333/2023 - Alex Agius Saliba)

Ho votato a favore di questa relazione che approfondisce lo stato dell’arte delle petizioni nell’anno 2022, spaziando da tematiche inerenti l’ambiente alla sanità, passando per pensioni e informazione.Nel testo si mette in evidenza anche come sia utile migliorare lo strumento delle petizioni online e si ricorda come la commissione per le Petizioni abbia un suo ruolo fondamentale in questo meccanismo.
2023/11/23
Implementation of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (A9-0331/2023 - Seán Kelly, Andreas Schieder)

Ho votato a favore della relazione d’implementazione dell’Accordo sugli Scambi commerciali e la Cooperazione (TCA) tra UE e Regno Unito, dove si valuta lo stato dell’arte delle relazioni tra i due e in particolare l’implementazione del relativo accordo. Nonostante le inutili critiche presenti alla decisione del Regno Unito di lasciare l’Unione, rimango favorevole all’approfondimento delle relazioni e della cooperazione tra UK e EU in tutte le aree chiave di interesse comune, riconoscendo l’importanza di risolvere le tensioni esistenti o potenziali derivanti dall’applicazione dell’Accordo di recesso e del TCA.
2023/11/23
Innovative humanitarian aid strategy: spotlight on current and forgotten crises (A9-0321/2023 - Carlos Zorrinho)

Mi sono astenuta nel voto di questa relazione d'iniziativa volta a fornire un contributo alla creazione di una strategia di aiuto umanitario innovativa e garantire che le crisi siano affrontate per la loro gravità e non soltanto per la loro visibilità politica o mediatica. I principi espressi sono condivisibili, ma permangono alcune perplessità nel fatto che si chieda di aumentare in modo sostanziale i bilanci degli Stati Membri destinati agli aiuti umanitari, oltre a destinare maggiori finanziamenti diretti alle ONG.
2023/11/23
Job creation – the just transition and impact investments (A9-0342/2023 - Sara Matthieu)

Questa relazione di iniziativa, a cui ho votato contro, presenta la transizione verde come un’opportunità per creare nuovi e migliori posti di lavoro di qualità. Rimango dubbiosa su molti punti come la revisione della direttiva sugli appalti pubblici con una clausola sociale rafforzata o la revisione del regolamento sulla governance dell’Unione energetica.
2023/11/23
Harnessing talent in Europe’s regions (A9-0325/2023 - Cristina Maestre Martín De Almagro)

Nonostante condivida lo spirito e la volontà di trattenere i talenti nell’Unione Europea, mi sono astenuta sul voto di questo report che rimane permeato di concetti retorici ed ideologici.
2023/11/23
The lack of legislative follow-up by the Commission to the PEGA resolution (B9-0464/2023, B9-0467/2023)

Ho votato negativamente su questa risoluzione che ribadisce la posizione del Parlamento Europeo rispetto al cosiddetto scandalo Pegasus, ovvero l’utilizzo di spyware di sorveglianza in violazione della sicurezza e della privacy di molti cittadini europei, oltre che in molti altri Paesi del mondo.Nonostante le preoccupazioni forti in materia e la ferma condanna agli abusi, le raccomandazioni formulate dai gruppi di maggioranza appaiono travalicare le competenze della Commissione europea oltre che essere troppo incentrate sugli stati non allineati in materia di stato di diritto.
2023/11/23
Revised pollinators initiative - a new deal for pollinators (B9-0463/2023)

Ho votato a favore di questa proposta di risoluzione che affronta la crescente preoccupazione per il declino degli impollinatori e le sue implicazioni per l'ambiente, la sicurezza alimentare e la biodiversità. Nel testo si esprime l'urgenza di adottare misure concrete a livello dell'UE, degli Stati membri e delle autorità locali per invertire il declino degli impollinatori entro il 2030.
2023/11/23
European Union regulatory fitness and subsidiarity and proportionality – report on Better Law Making covering 2020, 2021 and 2022 (A9-0310/2023 - Catharina Rinzema)

Ho espresso un voto favorevole a questo report che offre spunti interessanti sul tema del legiferare meglio in Europa, con contenuti condivisibili e bilanciati, tra cui il ruolo dei parlamenti nazionali e l’importanza del rispetto dei principi di proporzionalità e sussidiarietà per l’elaborazione della legislazione europea.
2023/11/23
Monitoring the application of EU law in 2020, 2021 and 2022 (A9-0328/2023 - Catharina Rinzema)

Ho votato contro a questa relazione sul controllo dell'applicazione del diritto dell'UE nel corso degli anni precedenti, con cui si esaminano i principali aspetti dell'applicazione del diritto dell'UE da parte degli Stati membri e le azioni intraprese per far sì che sia rispettato nell'anno successivo.Il testo rimane troppo focalizzato sull’analisi delle procedure di infrazione avviate o sul perseguimento della neutralità climatica e delle politiche del Green deal, nonché della Rule of law, in alcuni stati.
2023/11/23

Written questions (164)

Turkey's advance in Syria: what action will the Commission take to ward off the migration fall-out and escape of imprisoned terrorists?
2019/10/09
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Need for Commission inquiry and scrutiny regarding the arrest of three migrants on disembarkation from Sea Watch 3
2019/10/10
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Request for an end to the sale by some EU countries of scrap steel to Turkey
2019/10/18
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Call for scrap steel to be officially recognised as a raw material in exports to non-EU countries
2019/10/18
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Use of European Solidarity Fund and bad weather in Piedmont
2019/10/23
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The need for an intervention to manage the refugee crisis
2019/10/25
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European harmonisation of Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) requirements for the wood industry
2019/11/06
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Swift mobilisation of the EUSF – damage caused by bad weather in Italy
2019/11/20
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Disastrous flooding in Venice: urgent EU action required through deployment of the European Solidarity Fund and special funds
2019/11/21
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EU investigation into the acquisition of British Steel by the Chinese steel maker Jingye
2019/11/27
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Damage caused by bad weather in Emilia-Romagna
2019/11/27
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Repression in Iran
2019/12/05
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Detention of Iranian activist and Sakharov Prize winner Nasrin Sotoudeh
2019/12/06
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Imposition of US trade tariffs in connection with the Airbus dispute
2020/01/10
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Implementation of 5G and its effect and impact on European citizens’ health
2020/02/03
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Failure to suspend the zero-duty import regime for rice from Cambodia
2020/02/04
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Failure of Egyptian ambassador to attend DMAS meeting
2020/02/04
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Algeria’s unilateral establishment of an EEZ
2020/02/06
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Consultation of Parliament on future decisions concerning the multiannual plan for small pelagic fisheries in the Adriatic Sea
2020/02/07
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Foibe massacres – importance of European remembrance and the need to preserve it
2020/02/10
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Traffic bans and measures to combat pollution
2020/02/13
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Rights of protesters in Lebanon
2020/02/13
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Hazards of magnetic fields from mobile phones and other electronic devices
2020/02/18
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EU commitment to remembering the Vajont disaster
2020/02/19
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Cyclamate in food poses a danger to our health
2020/02/19
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Harmonisation or liberalisation of the use of cash among private individuals in the jewellery sector?
2020/02/19
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Risks and damage to European agriculture due to the transmission of the coronavirus via animals and/or animal products of Chinese origin
2020/02/19
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European commitment to projects to exploit water reserves
2020/03/03
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Suspension of flights to and from Italy following coronavirus cases
2020/03/04
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The Greek people really are the European Union’s shield
2020/03/09
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Auchan crisis
2020/03/11
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Spread of COVID-19 and prison guards
2020/03/11
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Amendments to the ESM system: Suspension of the ratification procedure
2020/03/11
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Violence against women on the rise in Pakistan
2020/03/12
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Call for the immediate repatriation of mobile students to their country of origin
2020/03/18
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French government recognition of natural wines contrary to European law
2020/04/15
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Request for results of the European political coordination triggered in order to manage the COVID-19 crisis
2020/04/28
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Management and processing of plastic waste
2020/05/04
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COVID-19 crisis and European digital sovereignty
2020/05/14
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EU funding of Palestinian organisations
2020/05/14
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Need for a health protocol on the systematic prescription of swab tests and serological tests
2020/05/20
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Fibromyalgia: need for research to improve access to diagnosis and treatment
2020/06/02
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Endometriosis: research under the new 2021-2027 health programme
2020/06/15
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Identification of asbestos-based inert waste storage sites
2020/06/15
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Taxation of energy products and Temporary Framework for State aid measures to support the economy in the current COVID-19 outbreak
2020/06/19
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New post Covid-19 skills in the labour market
2020/06/29
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New rules for the car distribution sector: concern about risk of distortion causing possible harm to both SMEs and consumers
2020/07/01
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Statement by the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan, according to which Osama bin Laden is a ‘martyr’
2020/07/09
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Casimirri – the Italian terrorist hiding in Nicaragua
2020/07/17
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Pelješac Bridge in Croatia
2020/09/16
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Issuing of virginity certificates, a practice still authorised in the European Union
2020/09/25
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Nuclear power plant in Krško, Slovenia, to double in size
2020/10/01
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Ammonium nitrate stockpiles in Europe
2020/10/01
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Commission authorisation of GM soybean MON 87708 × MON 89788 × A5547-127
2020/10/06
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Quest for the truth regarding crimes against humanity committed in 1988 in Iran
2020/10/06
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EU verification of the procedure to provide olive oil to the most deprived persons
2020/10/07
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Proliferation of the spruce bark beetle in woods in Carnia in Friuli Venezia Giulia
2020/10/19
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Sexual exploitation by NGO workers in the Democratic Republic of Congo
2020/10/19
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Release of 25 000 civilians from the Syrian al-Hol camp
2020/10/19
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European funding for the Wuhan Institute of Virology
2020/10/21
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Child exploitation in cobalt mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo
2020/10/26
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New tax relief measures in Italy and compliance with state aid and competition rules
2020/10/29
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The militarised educational and training system in Tibet
2020/10/29
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Rehabilitation of soldiers executed by firing squad during the First World War
2020/11/11
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Correct economic and environmental assessments on use of lithium in the Green Deal
2020/11/18
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The detention of Nasibe Semsai and Turkey’s migration policies towards totalitarian regimes
2020/11/19
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Closure of ski resorts
2020/11/25
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Natura 2000 European network: Rosandra Valley at risk owing to construction of the Capodistria to Divača railway line
2020/12/10
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The dual compulsory contribution for salaried Italian pharmacists
2020/12/10
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China preventing the export of Italian pork
2021/01/18
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Devastating project concerning the Tuzla coal-fired power plant
2021/01/18
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EU support for research into Restless Legs Syndrome
2021/01/27
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COVID-19 ‘dark red zone’ classification: Commission parameters unfairly penalise regions with a good track record
2021/01/28
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Measures to protect children on the internet
2021/01/30
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Bride market in Bulgaria
2021/02/04
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Funding the New European Bauhaus project
2021/02/04
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Chinese investment in the Balkans imperilling the EU’s climate objectives
2021/02/05
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Grave impact of COVID-19 on the birth rate in Europe: we must act now
2021/02/08
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The green and digital transitions call for protection of workers and SMEs
2021/02/08
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Proposal concerning a European plan to combat cancer is likely to penalise ‘Made in Italy’ products
2021/02/08
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Further restrictions on the free movement of commercial vehicles in transit through Austria and Germany
2021/02/18
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Protection of Italian balsamic vinegar label
2021/02/26
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Association agreements between the EU and Andorra, Monaco and San Marino
2021/03/01
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COVID treatments and care in the home
2021/03/08
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Exportation of EU-produced vaccines outside the Union
2021/03/16
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EU COVID-19 risk management compensation fund
2021/03/19
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Bringing organic farming back to local level
2021/04/09
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Novavax vaccine negotiations and transparency
2021/04/09
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New post for Carles Esteva Mosso, in light of the sliding doors phenomenon
2021/04/15
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Protection of classical culture on which Europe is based
2021/05/07
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Request for more information on the presence of asbestos in the buildings of the EU institutions
2021/05/11
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Sudden premature halt of call for EIC Accelerator funding
2021/05/12
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Accidents and deaths in the workplace in the European Union
2021/05/12
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Misleading wording on the new pea-based beverage produced by Nestlé
2021/05/12
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Post-pandemic aid for the audiovisual and film sector
2021/05/17
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Inadequacy of the Media and Audiovisual Action Plan (MAAP) to support the audiovisual sector
2021/05/17
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Crisis in the building sector
2021/06/01
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Raw materials crisis and recovery
2021/06/01
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Impact on employment of the final guidelines of Directive (EU) 2019/904 on single-use plastics, published on 1 June 2021
2021/06/07
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Sodium nitrite
2021/06/16
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Breast cancer and diagnosis delays due to COVID-19
2021/06/17
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Statements by Commissioners Schmit and Gentiloni on the possibility of making SURE a permanent instrument
2021/06/30
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Budget cuts for Horizon Europe, Digital Europe and InvestEU
2021/07/16
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Flooding in the province of Como
2021/07/30
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Renovation Wave initiative and the need for a single European certificate
2021/09/06
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New waste flows from renewable energies
2021/09/14
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The new Green Deal could lead to a 15% cut in agricultural production and higher prices
2021/09/15
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Restoration of Tito’s yacht Galeb should not extol the Yugoslav Communist dictator
2021/09/21
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Risk for EU funding for the promotion of wine in third countries
2021/09/29
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E-mobility and its possible repercussions on employment
2021/10/05
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Strategy on COVID-19 therapeutics – latest developments
2021/10/05
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Soaring bills and EU policies to stabilise energy costs
2021/10/11
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REACT-EU funds for companies producing in vitro meat
2021/10/26
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REACT-EU programme and funding for research to reduce the costs of beef cultivation
2021/10/29
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Impact assessment for the Directive on single-use plastics
2021/11/11
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Restoring peatlands
2021/12/13
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Silicon – towards a shortage of an abundant metalloid
2021/12/13
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Increased energy costs
2021/12/22
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Disability and unemployment
2022/01/07
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COVID – trial in Switzerland of experimental vaccine administered via a patch
2022/01/10
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Use of the EU Digital COVID Certificate
2022/01/19
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Tackling veterinarian shortages
2022/01/19
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Use of drones for phytosanitary treatments in agriculture
2022/01/24
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Case of the Rt Hon. Ms Päivi Räsänen and fundamental freedoms
2022/01/25
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Murder of Davide Giri: Europe remembers a European citizen killed on grounds of race in the US
2022/01/26
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Request for information to protect and promote the agri-food sector
2022/01/27
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Rise in cost of raw materials and impact on the wine-growing sector
2022/01/28
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The case of the journalist Sedef Kabas
2022/01/31
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Commissioning of next-generation nuclear reactors
2022/01/31
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Review of legislation on geographical indications
2022/01/31
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Farm to Fork: risky cutbacks in the European agricultural sector
2022/01/31
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Islamic terrorist alert: ISIS using fake passports to come to the EU
2022/02/02
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Means used by President von der Leyen to negotiate deal with Pfizer CEO
2022/02/07
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Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM)
2022/02/10
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Proposal to extend the Nutriscore system to include alcoholic beverages
2022/02/22
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Wombs for rent and the war in Ukraine
2022/03/15
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Request for guidelines on carrying out damming works in EU floodplains and river basins
2022/03/23
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Request for guidance from the EU to support Member States in the recovery, rearing and selling of indigenous livestock breeds
2022/04/06
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Comprehensive assessment of the impact on EU energy policy of the EU sanctions against Russia
2022/04/07
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Call for extraordinary economic measures against the African swine fever outbreak to support EU Member States
2022/05/19
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Monkeypox
2022/05/24
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Controlling legionella outbreaks and the treatment of drinking water
2022/07/05
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Protection of passenger rights from the practice of overbooking
2022/07/12
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‘Uber file’ revelations about ‘revolving doors’ in the EU institutions
2022/07/13
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Fires in Europe – the case of Rome
2022/07/19
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Relocation of Wärtsilä group from Bagnoli della Rosandra site (Trieste, Italy)
2022/07/20
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The case of Mahsa Amini: the Iranian regime’s brutality against women continues unabated
2022/09/22
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Remarks by the President of the European Commission on the Italian elections
2022/09/23
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No to synthetic food: call on the Commission to stop funding for artificial food and to protect agriculture, livestock farming and traditional sectors
2022/12/10
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Protection of disabled passengers by a low-cost airline
2022/12/14
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Doubts over the authorisation for the placing on the market of the house cricket
2023/01/17
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Request for action to protect marine biodiversity from large-scale fishing by the Chinese fleet in open waters
2023/01/25
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Request for guidelines on positive measures to protect coasts from erosion by the sea in order to benefit biodiversity
2023/01/25
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Energy performance of buildings directive: Commission ad hoc measures to support the unique features of Italy’s buildings
2023/01/30
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The involvement of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Horizon Europe
2023/02/09
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Measures to encourage a return to traditional crop varieties
2023/03/02
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Microchip shortage: calling on the Commission to take action to rescue the European automotive industry and take steps to avoid loss of competitiveness and jobs
2023/03/08
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Rising unemployment in a number of EU regions
2023/05/25
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Tackling the shortage of medical specialists
2023/06/21
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Accessibility of next-generation products and services for people living with disabilities
2023/07/18
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Statements by economist Pierre Régibeau on job losses in heavy industry
2023/08/29
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Schengen area: accession of Croatia and consequences for the Western Balkan migration route
2023/09/21
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Possible EU action to tackle illegal immigration from the Western Balkan route
2023/09/21
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European Commission guidelines on implementing the new EU wine labelling provisions
2023/11/29
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Individual motions (11)

Motion for a resolution on the creation of a European database of students on mobility and the introduction of procedures for coordinating their safe emergency repatriation
2020/03/27
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Motion for a resolution on setting up a specific fund to provide funding and support to the European wine sector following the losses caused by the COVID-19 crisis
2020/04/30
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MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on safeguarding free democratic debate on social media
2021/01/28
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MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on establishing a Europe-wide ‘Remembrance Day’ to commemorate the victims of the foibe massacres
2021/02/10
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MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the organisation of events to commemorate, across Europe, the 700th anniversary of the death of Dante Alighieri
2021/04/07
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MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION to prevent misuse of the EU Digital COVID Certificate by some Member States in restricting citizens’ access to certain services and stifling the economic recovery
2021/07/22
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MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on a comprehensive joint action plan for Afghanistan
2021/09/06
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MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the need to promote female entrepreneurship
2021/09/21
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MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the European commitment to safety at work
2021/10/06
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MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on EU-level recognition of care-givers and safeguarding their rights
2022/03/02
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MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on improving firefighters’ working conditions
2023/03/24
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Amendments (2126)

Amendment 14 #

2024/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 a (new)
(8 a) The Commission should ensure that imported products from Ukraine comply with EU standards, especially in the context of the war that could affect the quality of products in terms of toxic traces.
2024/02/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 19 #

2024/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
(11) Subject to an assessment by the Commission carried out in the context of the regular monitoring of the impact of this Regulation and launched either following a duly substantiated request from a Member State or on the Commission’s own initiative, it is necessary to provide for the possibility to take any necessary measures for imports of any products falling under the scope of this Regulation which are adversely affecting the Union market or the market of one or several Member States for like or directly competing products. There is a particularly precarious situation in the markets for poultry, eggs, and sugar, wheat, grain, oat, maize and honey that may harm Union agricultural producers if imports from Ukraine were to increase. It is appropriate to introduce an automatic safeguard for all agricultural products imported in particular for eggs, poultry, and sugar, wheat, grain, oat, maize and honey products that is activated if quantities imported pursuant to this Regulation exceed the arithmetic mean of quantities in 20221 and 20232.
2024/02/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 67 #

2024/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
If, during the period 6 June to 31 December 2024, cumulative import volumes of either eggs, poultry or, sugar, wheat, grain, oat , maize and honey since 1 January 2024 reach the respective arithmetic mean of import volumes recorded in 20221 and 20232, the Commission shall, within 21 days and after informing the Committee on Safeguards established by Article 3(1) of Regulation (EU) 2015/478:
2024/02/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 87 #

2024/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) introduce from 1 January 2025 either a tariff-rate quota equal to five twelfths of that arithmetic mean or the corresponding tariff-rate quota suspended by Article 1(1), point b, whichever is higher.
2024/02/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 96 #

2024/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 2
If, during the period 1 January to 5 June 2025, cumulative import volumes of either eggs, poultry or sugar, wheat, grain, oat, maize and honey for the period since 1 January 2025 reach five twelfths of the respective arithmetic mean of import volumes recorded 20221 and 20232,the Commission shall, within 21 days and after informing the Committee on Safeguards, reintroduce for that product the corresponding tariff-rate quota suspended by Article 1(1), point b.
2024/02/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 112 #

2024/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 3
For the purposes of this paragraph, the terms eggs, poultry and, sugar, wheat, grain, oat, maize and honey refer to all products covered by the tariff-rate quotas in the Appendix to Annex I-A of the Association Agreement for, respectively, eggs and albumins, poultry meat and poultry meat preparations, and sugars, and the arithmetic mean shall be calculated by dividing the sum of import volumes in 20221 and 20232 by two.
2024/02/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 127 #

2024/0028(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. The Commission shall ensure that imported products transit through the EU to third countries as was the initial objective in order to ensure global food security. The increase in imports of Ukrainian agricultural products into the EU has caused serious market disruptions and an unfaire competition for EU farmers.
2024/02/20
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 97 #

2024/0006(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Directive 2009/38/EC
Article 1 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
4. Matters shall be considered to be transnational where they can reasonably be expected to concern the Community- scale undertaking or Community-scale group of undertakings as a whole, or at least two undertakings or establishments of the undertaking or group situated in two different Member States.
2024/02/22
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 108 #

2024/0006(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Directive 2009/38/EC
Article 1 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – point a
(a) the measures considered by management of the Community-scale undertaking or Community-scale group of undertakings can reasonably be expected to affect workers in undertakings or establishments in more than one Member State;
2024/02/22
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 115 #

2024/0006(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Directive 2009/38/EC
Article 1 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – point b
(b) the measures considered by management of the Community-scale undertaking or Community-scale group of undertakings can reasonably be expected to affect workers in an undertaking or establishment in one Member State, and workers in an undertaking or establishment in another Member State can reasonably be expected to be affected by the consequences of those measures.”;deleted
2024/02/22
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 166 #

2024/0006(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b – indent 1
Directive 2009/38/EC
Article 5 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
“These expenses shall include reasonable costs of experts, including for legal assistance, insofar as necessary for that purpose, as well as reasonable costs of legal representation and participation in administrative or judicial proceedings. Expenses shall be notified to central management before they are incurred and will be covered only if approved by the central management.”;
2024/02/22
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 173 #

2024/0006(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b – indent 2
Directive 2009/38/EC
Article 5 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2
– in the second subparagraph, the second sentence is deleted;
2024/02/22
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 238 #

2024/0006(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2009/38/EC
Article 8 a – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall provide, in specific cases and under the conditions and limits laid down by national legislation, that the central management situated in its territory is not obliged to transmit information to members of special negotiating bodies or European Works Councils, or employees’ representatives in the framework of an information and consultation procedure, and any experts who assist them, when its nature is such that, according to objective criteria, it would seriously harm the functioning of the undertakings concernedconfidential following objective criteria.
2024/02/22
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 241 #

2024/0006(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2009/38/EC
Article 8 a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
A Member State may make such dispensation subject to prior administrative or judicial authorisation.deleted
2024/02/22
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 172 #

2023/2811(RSP)


Paragraph 18
18. Reiterates its call for an urgent increase in funding for the European Child Guarantee, with a dedicated budget of at least EUR 20 billioassessment of the implementation of the European Child Guarantee in all Member States in for 2021-2027, and insists that this dedicated budget must be made part of the revised multiannual financial framework and reinforced ESF+der to evaluate an adequate increase in funding at EU level; invites all Member States, not only those with a poverty rate below 5 %, to increase their financial efforts and show greater ambition to invest more in children, given that this is a valuable social investment;
2023/09/22
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 217 #

2023/2811(RSP)


Paragraph 27 – introductory part
27. Asks the Commission to set-up a European children’s authority with a mandate to establish a permanent system of monitoring, support and cooperation between the Commission, the Member States and relevant stakeholders and NGOs in order to:
2023/09/22
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 223 #

2023/2811(RSP)


Paragraph 27 – indent 4
– support Member States in their follow-up on relevant country-specific recommendations within the European Semester;deleted
2023/09/22
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 226 #

2023/2811(RSP)


Paragraph 27 – indent 9
– support the expansion of the European Child Guarantee to the accession countries and encourage them to implement it;deleted
2023/09/22
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 12 #

2023/2110(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas the EU recognises the potential of start-ups and scale-ups to drive innovation, economic growth and job creation within the EU, address societal challenges, promote a sustainability and contribute to the objectives set out le pathway for Europe’s energy transition, as well as recognising the European Green Deal,ir potential in the digital Europe programme, the new European innovation agenda and the updated EU industrial strategy;
2023/10/13
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 53 #

2023/2110(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to develop comprehensive policies, regulations and strategies that are aligned withstrategies that support the European start- up and scale-up initiative, while avoiding overregulation, and foster a favourable environment for start-ups and scale-ups, encompassing access to finance, regulatory simplification, talent retention and acquisition, and support for internationalisation;
2023/10/13
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 73 #

2023/2110(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the creation of the European Innovation Council Fund to support innovative start-ups, designed to ensure easy access, fast transfer and effective use of these means;
2023/10/13
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 96 #

2023/2110(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Encourages the European Investment Fund and national development banks to increase their investments in start- ups and scale-ups, particularly those operating in emerging and high-potential sectors and whose share capital is primarily owned by under 35s;
2023/10/13
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 117 #

2023/2110(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Calls onEncourages the Member States and the Commission, where applicable, to establish entrepreneur-friendly tax regimes, incentives and simplified administrative procedures to attract and retain talent, incentivise investment, also through tax breaks for private investors who decide to support start-ups and scale-ups, and encourage entrepreneurship;
2023/10/13
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 146 #

2023/2110(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Recommends the establishment of regional start-up ecosystems that support local entrepreneurship, innovation hubs and incubators, and leverage each region’s strengths and resources; encourages these regional start-up ecosystems to provide opportunities for ideas and best practices to be exchanged;
2023/10/13
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 152 #

2023/2110(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Encourages the Commission to consideassess the need for further measures to open up government and public sector data sets, in compliance with current regulations and in line with the European data strategy, enabling real-time data insights that empower better decision- making and drive innovation for start-ups and scale-ups;
2023/10/13
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 160 #

2023/2110(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Urges the Commission to consideassess the need for additional measures to ensure that start-ups and scale-ups are able to access and use data for research and to apply AI technology to solve day-to-day challenges, and that they benefit from the widest possible range of public and private data setspublic and private data sets, in compliance with current regulations and in line with the European data strategy;
2023/10/13
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 168 #

2023/2110(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Implores the Commission to develop and adopt a ‘Start-up Test’, along the same lines as the SME Test that it adopted in 2021, in order to better assess the impact of legislation focusing on innovation, financing and competitiveness, and ensure that there is not overregulation discouraging the creation and development of start-ups in Europe;
2023/10/13
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 71 #

2023/0311(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Title 1
Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing the European Disability Card and the European ParkingRoad Transport Card for persons with disabilities (Text with EEA relevance) (This amendment applies throughout the text)
2023/11/23
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 95 #

2023/0311(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
(11) Persons with disabilities moving for longer periods to other Member States for employment, study or other purposes, except where otherwise provided by law or agreed among Member States, may have their disability status assessed and formally recognised by the competent authorities in the other Member State and may receive a disability certificate, a disability card or any other formal document recognising their disability status in accordance with applicable rules of that Member State.deleted
2023/11/23
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 171 #

2023/0311(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 33
(33) In order to ensure the proper application of this Directive, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 TFEU should be delegated to the Commission to supplement the directive to set the digital format of the European Disability Card and the European Parking Card for persons with disabilities, and to amend Annexes I and Annex II in order to modify the common features of the standardised format, adapt the format to technical developments, prevent forgery and fraud and ensure interoperability. The digital format is to be developed in the form of a certified attribute and integrated within national digital wallet projects aimed at flowing into the EUDI Wallet project.
2023/11/23
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 173 #

2023/0311(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 34
(34) In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this Directive, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission with regards to establishing common technical specifications – consistent with the design of the EUDI Wallet - further specifying the respective formats of the European Disability Card and the European Parking Card for persons with disabilities, their respective security and digital features, as well as interoperability matters. Those powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council57 . _________________ 57 Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by Member States of the Commission’s exercise of implementing powers (OJ L 55, 28.2.2011, p. 13).
2023/11/23
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 188 #

2023/0311(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the rules governing the issuance and the effectiveness of the European Disability Card and the European Parking Card for persons with disabilities as proof respectively of a disability status or of a right to parking conditions and facilities reserved for persons with disabilities, in view of facilitating short stays of persons with disabilities in a Member State other than that of which they are a resident, by granting them access to any special conditions or preferential treatment with respect to services, activities or facilities, including when provided not for remuneration, access to limited traffic zones or parking conditions and facilities offered to or reserved for persons with disabilities or person(s) accompanying or assisting them including their personal assistant(s);
2023/11/23
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 193 #

2023/0311(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – indent 1 a (new)
– EU Mobility Programmes
2023/11/23
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 194 #

2023/0311(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – indent 1 b (new)
– Limited Traffic Zones
2023/11/23
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 207 #

2023/0311(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Exceptions to paragraph 2 shall be made by Member States to ensure equal treatment and opportunities between national and other Europeans with disabilities: a) when a European Disability Card holder moves to the Member State with to a work contract or enrolment in an education institution until their disability is re-assessed in the national system, or b) when a European Disability Card holder participates in an EU Mobility Programme.
2023/11/23
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 212 #

2023/0311(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 3
3. This Directive does not affect Member States’ competence to determine the conditions for assessing and recognising disability status, or for granting the right to parking conditions, access to limited traffic zones and facilities reserved for persons with disabilities. It does not affect Member States’ competence to issue in addition at national, regional or local level, a certificate, a disability card or any other formal document for persons with disabilities.
2023/11/23
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 227 #

2023/0311(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) “special conditions or preferential treatment” means specific conditions, including those related to financial conditions, or differentiated treatment related to assistance and support such as free access, reduced tariffs, priority access, offered to persons with disabilities and/or, when applicable, to person(s) accompanying or assisting them including personal assistant(s) or assistance animals recognised in accordance with the national legislation or practicesnational practices of the host Member State as such, irrespective whether provided on a voluntary basis or imposed by legal obligations;
2023/11/23
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 257 #

2023/0311(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that , subject to verification of the validity of the European Disability Card only, the holders of the same holders of a European Disability Card, while travelling to or visiting a Member State other than that of which they are a resident, shall be granted access on equal terms and conditions as those provided to persons with disabilities who are holders of a disability certificate, disability card or any other formal document recognising their disability status in that Member State, to any special conditions or preferential treatment offered with respect to the services, activities and facilities referred to in Article 2(1).
2023/11/23
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 263 #

2023/0311(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that holders of a European Parking Card for persons with disabilities while travelling to or visiting a Member State other than that of which they are a resident, shall be granted access to parkinglimited traffic zones and to parking and the relevant specific conditions and facilities reserved for persons with disabilities on equal terms and conditions as those provided for in that Member State to its holders of parking cards issued in that Member State.
2023/11/23
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 268 #

2023/0311(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) when parking conditithe conditions concerning the access to limited traffic zones and the use of parking facilities referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article include favourable conditions for person(s) accompanying or assisting them including personal assistant(s), these favourable conditions are granted on equal terms and conditions to the person(s) accompanying or assisting them, including personal assistant(s) of the holder of the European Parking Card for persons with disabilities.
2023/11/23
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 274 #

2023/0311(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. Each Member State shall introduce the European Disability Card following the common standardised format set out in Annex I. Member States shall introduce digital features in physical cards using electronic means addressing fraud- prevention as part of the European Disability Card, as soon as the requirements concerning the digital features referred to in Annex I, are laid down by the Commission in the technical specifications referred to in Article 8. The digital storage medium shall not contain more personal data than the data provided for the European Disability Card in Annex I. On the BACK SIDE of the card, Member States shall insert digital means that allow, in accordance with national regulations, limited within the national territory and for nationals of the country that issued the document only, the display of additional and more specific information related to the disability status of the card holder. This information, which is accessible by a computerized tool upon presentation of the BACK SIDE of the physical card bearing the aforementioned digital feature, must be the same as that shown on the digital format of the European disability card. Member states shall then insert on the BACK SIDE of the card the appropriate digital means to allow, in accordance with national regulations, to verify the validity of the card through digital infrastructure, functioning in all member states, the characteristics of which will be specified later by the Commission.
2023/11/23
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 279 #

2023/0311(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. European Disability Cards issued by Member States shall be mutually recognised in all Member States. Member States shall take measures necessary to ensure that presentation of the European Disability Card exempts the holder from presentation of other certification attesting the disability status.
2023/11/23
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 295 #

2023/0311(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 4
4. The European Disability Card shall be issued or renewed by the Member State of residence directly or upon application by the person with disabilities or a delegated person, according to national law. It shall be issued and renewed within the same period set in the applicable national legislation for issuing disability certificates, disability cards or any other formal document recognising the disability status of a person with disabilities.
2023/11/23
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 306 #

2023/0311(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 6
6. The validity of the European Disability Card issued by a Member State shall be at least for the same duration as that of the disability certificate, disability card or any other formal document with the longest duration recognising their disability status issued to the person concerned by the competent authority of the Member State in its territoryis established by the individual Member State in compliance with current legislation. The cards issued up to the time of transposition of the Directive by the countries participating in the pilot project, in accordance with the applicable requirements and based on Council Recommendation 98/376 remain in force until their natural expiration.
2023/11/23
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 309 #

2023/0311(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 7
7. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 11 to supplement this Directive in order to set the digital format of the European Disability Card and ensure interoperability, and to amend Annex I in order to modify the common features of the standardised format, adapt the format to technical developments, introduce digital features in order to prevent forgery and fraud, address abuse or misuse and ensure interoperability. The digital format of the European Disability Card is to be developed in the form of a certified attribute and integrated within national digital wallet projects, aimed at flowing into the EUDI Wallet project.
2023/11/23
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 325 #

2023/0311(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 4
4. The European Parking Card for persons with disabilities shall be issued or renewed by the Member State of residence upon application by the person with disabilities or by a delegated person, according to national law. It shall be issued or renewed within a reasonable period from the date of the application which shall not exceed 60 days. The validity of the Card is equal to the certification of the disability condition, disability cards or any other formal document that recognizes the disability status of a person with a disability.
2023/11/23
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 339 #

2023/0311(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 7
7. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 11 to supplement the Directive in order to set the digital format of the European Parking Card for persons with disabilities and ensure interoperability, including through the development and deployment of digital tools, and to amend Annex II in order to modify the common features of the standardised format, adapt the format to technical developments, prevent forgery and fraud, address abuse or misuse and ensure interoperability, including through the development and deployment of digital tools. The digital format of the European Parking Card is to be developed in the form of a certified attribute to be integrated within national digital wallet projects aimed at flowing into the EUDI Wallet project.
2023/11/23
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 357 #

2023/0311(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall take appropriate measures to raise awareness among the public and inform persons with disabilities, including in accessible ways, about the existence and conditions to obtain, use, or renew the European Disability Card and the European Parking Card for persons with disabilities. Similarly, the Commission is committed to informing the public at the European level about the two documents and specifically their mutual recognition feature within the European Union.
2023/11/23
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 380 #

2023/0311(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 7
7. The information referred to in paragraph 1 and 2 of this Article shall be made available free of charge in a clear, comprehensive, user-friendly and easily accessible way, including through private operators’ or public authorities’ official website where available, or by other suitable means, in accordance with the relevant accessibility requirements for services set in Annex I of Directive (EU) 2019/882. Member States shall undertake the measures derived from paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article in consultation with representative organizations of persons with disabilities.
2023/11/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 394 #

2023/0311(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 6(7) , Article 7(7) and Article 7(715(4) shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminate period of time from [date of entry into force of this directive].
2023/11/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 430 #

2023/0311(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 11 to supplement the Directive in order to set an official EU website, available in all EU languages, to collect information referred to in paragraph 1 of this article, to facilitate the use for Card holders, in accordance with the relevant accessibility requirements for services set in Annex I of Directive (EU) 2019/882.
2023/11/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 454 #

2023/0311(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex I – point 2 a (new)
2 a. To ensure that data are properly secured against attempts at forgery or fraudulent alteration it is very strongly recommended to integrate the biographical data, including the portrait, and main issue data, into the basic material of the document. A variety of technologies are available for personalizing the document in this way (e.g., laser engraving), not precluding the use and development of new technologies. Personalization fields: The layout of the card shall include one white field of 21 x 28 mm used to print the portrait of the holder. The layout of the card shall contain five white fields of 4 x 52 mm. Captions, printed in black, shall be in the national language and in (italic) English, placed on two lines. Font shall be Arial bold 4pt aligned to the left of the field. Personalization data shall be in Arial 12pt, aligned on the right of the field. Data printed on the recto of the document: · The portrait of the solely holder. · Field 1: Forename of the card holder. · Field 2: Surname of the card holder. · Field 3: Date of birth. · Field 4: Document serial number. · Field 5: Expiry date of the document. Note: Maximum number of characters that can be printed for the first name and for the surname is 25. Date shall be in the format DDnMMnYYYY where n is “.”or blank character.
2023/11/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 455 #

2023/0311(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex I – point 3
3. The card shall have: — a picture of the card holder; — the surname and forename of the card holder; — the date of birth of the card holder; — the serial number of the card.deleted
2023/11/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 456 #

2023/0311(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex I – point 4 – introductory part
4. The colour of the card shall be light and dark blue, as set in the picture and with references:background security print shall include a grid pattern printed using one pantone colour. Areas with different colours are achieved and shall be composed of lines with variable thickness and steps. The background shall include microprints with the words “DISABILITY CARD”. The background print shall include a graphical element printed with an invisible UV ink (yellow) representing a circle of 12 stars with repetitions of letters “EU” in the centre.
2023/11/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 457 #

2023/0311(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex I – point 4 – indent 1
– Dark blue: CMYK 100, 90, 10, 0 RGB 0, 68, 148deleted
2023/11/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 458 #

2023/0311(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex I – point 4 – indent 2
– Lighter: CMYK 94, 63, 7, 1 RGB 0, 110, 183deleted
2023/11/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 459 #

2023/0311(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex I – point 5
5. The card shall indicate the expiry dateSee draft suggested in point 3.
2023/11/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 460 #

2023/0311(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex I – point 6
6. The card shall contain a country code with the blue circle around it. ircle with the two letter ISO Country Code of the Issuing Country inside shall be printed with pantone blue reflex. The circle shall be rounded by 12 stars. The two letters of the ISO Country Code are white.
2023/11/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 461 #

2023/0311(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex I – point 8
8. The words European Disability Card shall be displayed using Arial font and in braille using the Marburg code dimensions printed using the blue reflex. Marburg Medium: Dot difference x-axis (a): 2.5 mm. (dot- centre to dot-centre). Dot difference y-axis (b): 2.5 mm. (dot- centre to dot-centre). Width of character (c): 6.0 mm. (dot- centre dot 1 of the first character to dot- centre dot 1 of the following character). The measure (d) between the end- character's dot-centre and the dot-centre of the beginning character of a following word is 2 x c, 6.0 mm. x 2 = 12.0 mm. Line spacing (e): 10.0 mm. (dot-centre dot 1 to dot-centre dot 1 of the following line). Dot-diameter: approx. 1.3 mm. (dot diameter of the basis of an embosser) or 1.6 mm. (dot diameter of a female die). Braille code for “EU DISABILITY CARD” using the Marburg Medium code dimension.
2023/11/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 463 #

2023/0311(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex I – point 10 a (new)
10 a. Hologram A hologram with metallization shall be inserted on the recto side. The hologram shall include the words “EU Disability Card” and a circle composed by 12 white stars.
2023/11/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 468 #

2023/0311(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex II – point 2 – introductory part
2. The colour of the card shall be dark blue and yellow, as set in above picture and with references:Pantone blue reflex and pantone yellow can be used for the right side of the document, since these colours are suggested by the Commission for representing the EU flag. The background security print shall include a grid pattern printed using the pantone colour(s). The background shall include microprints with the words “EUROPEAN PARKING CARD”.
2023/11/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 469 #

2023/0311(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex II – point 2 – indent 1
– Dark blue: CMYK 100, 90, 10, 0 RGB 0, 68, 148deleted
2023/11/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 470 #

2023/0311(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex II – point 2 – indent 2
– Yellow: CMYK 94, 63, 7, 1 RGB 255, 237, 0deleted
2023/11/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 477 #

2023/0311(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex II – point 3 – point c – indent 7 a (new)
– Secondary id card number
2023/11/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 479 #

2023/0311(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex II – point 5 a (new)
5 a. Materials. To ensure that data are properly secured against attempts at forgery or fraudulent alteration it is very strongly recommended to use security materials with anti-forgery security elements. Example 1: Security paper with watermark and security fibres. Holographic feature or equivalent security feature. Lamination can be added to protect the document. Example 2: Polycarbonate or equivalent material. In this case, to ensure that data are properly secured against attempts at forgery or fraudulent alteration it is very strongly recommended to integrate the biographical data, including the portrait, and main issue data, into the basic material of the document. Holographic feature or equivalent security feature can be integrated in the structure of the document.
2023/11/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 1 #

2023/0260R(NLE)

Draft opinion
Recital A
A. whereas Chile is the EU’s third largest trading partner in Latin America and a strategic long-term trading partner, whose primary exports to the EU are fruit, meat, fish, and forestry products;
2023/10/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 8 #

2023/0260R(NLE)

Draft opinion
Recital C
C. whereas the recent global crises and Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine have emphasised the need for diverse trading partners and reliable value chains; whereas one way to meet this need is to achieve EU food autonomy wherever possible and to strengthen trade relations with like-mindedreliable partners;
2023/10/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 13 #

2023/0260R(NLE)

Draft opinion
Recital D
D. whereas trade policy should contribute to raising environmental and animal welfare standards and ensure respect for human rights, particularly indigenous rights, thereby guaranteeing high standards equal to those of the EU and a level playing field;
2023/10/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 23 #

2023/0260R(NLE)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. WelcomNotes the modernisation of trade relations between the EU and Chile through the inclusion of new sustainability provisions in the trade and sustainable development chapter of the EU-Chile Advanced Framework Agreement, plus a review clause to account for changing environmental and social standards; notes, however, that the trade and sustainable development chapter lacks sanctions and genuine mirror clauses;
2023/10/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 40 #

2023/0260R(NLE)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recalls that the Agreement revises existing duty-free quotas granted to Chile for beef and sheep meat, removing the annual growth rate; regrets the increase concerning poultry as well as the increase in existing duty-free quotas for pork, garlic and canned fish;
2023/10/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 44 #

2023/0260R(NLE)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. RecognisesWelcomes the fact that the Agreement protects 216 EU agricultural geographical indications and 18 Chilean geographical indications; hopes that this list of protected indications will be expanded in future negotiations;
2023/10/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 49 #

2023/0260R(NLE)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. WelcomNotes the inclusion of a dedicated chapter on sustainable food systems that promotes bilateral and international cooperation towards a sustainable food system, including provisions on animal welfare; regrets, however, that the ambition falls short of the Farm to Fork Strategystandards imposed at EU level;
2023/10/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 56 #

2023/0260R(NLE)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Insists thatCalls for Chilean producers exporting to the EU to apply the same standards regarding traceability, animal welfare and use of veterinary medicinal and phytosanitary products as EU farmers and for genuine mirror clauses to be implemented.
2023/10/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 18 #

2023/0234(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) Farmers produce for the market and if an agricultural product is not sold, they lose out on income. This basic concept should serve to exclude farmers from any responsibility for the disposal of waste from products obtained from agricultural activity.
2023/11/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 32 #

2023/0234(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) The results obtained by all actors in the agri-food chain to reduce food loss and waste, in line with UN Sustainable Development Goal 12.3.
2023/11/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 45 #

2023/0234(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 14
(14) Based on the harmonised methodology set out in Commission Delegated Decision (EU) 2019/159776, the first year for which data on food waste levels were collected was 2020. Therefore, the year 2020 should be used as a baseline for setting food waste reduction targets. For Member States, which can demonstrate that they performed food waste measurements before 2020, using methods consistent with Delegated Decision (EU) 2019/1597, the use of an earlier baseline should be allowed. However, during the COVID-19 pandemic, most activities were stopped or stalled and consequently establishments closed for several months. What is more, this is the Member States' first experience in this area, and therefore data on food waste levels collected in 2020 cannot be considered as representative and/or relevant. It would, therefore, be logical to apply data derived from the three-year average 2021-2022-2023 as a basis of reference. _________________ 76 Commission Delegated Decision (EU) 2019/1597 of 3 May 2019 supplementing Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards a common methodology and minimum quality requirements for the uniform measurement of levels of food waste (OJ L 248, 27.9.2019, p. 77).
2023/11/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 51 #

2023/0234(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 15 a (new)
(15a) The pursuit of food waste reduction targets must not undermine agricultural production or the food security of the European Union. Recourse to increasing imports from third countries to compensate for decreases in domestic production should be considered unfair competition with EU producers. For that reason, the reciprocity rule should be applied to products imported from third countries.
2023/11/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 57 #

2023/0234(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
(2a) In Article 3, paragraph 4a is replaced by the following: (4a) 'food waste' means all food as defined in Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council that has become waste. Food waste does not include waste from agricultural production and from a production, processing or value-adding process for agricultural products, by farms or other agro-industrial companies, considered by-products within the conditions laid down in Article 5(1) of Directive 2008/98/EC. The agricultural materials referred to in Article 2(1)(f) and the animal by-products referred to in Article 2(2)(b) are also excluded.
2023/11/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 64 #

2023/0234(COD)

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

Article 9 a – paragraph 1

Article 9 a – paragraph 1
(a) developing and supporting behavioural change interventions to reduce food waste, and information campaigns to raise awareness about food waste prevention, ensuring that professional associations and operators in the agri- food sector participate;
2023/11/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 111 #

2023/0234(COD)

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

Article 9 a – paragraph 4

Article 9 a – paragraph 4
4a. With a view to achieving the reduction targets, Member States shall consider in their calculations the collection, processing and use of food waste as by-products for energy or other purposes, such as the production of materials and products. What is more, they shall promote programme agreements with public and private entities, including industry associations, to ensure that food waste is managed efficiently
2023/11/29
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 88 #

2023/0232(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 18
(18) It is necessary to set region-specific measures for monitoring and assessing soil health, managing soils sustainably and tackling contaminated sites to achieve healthy soils by 2050, to maintain them in healthy condition and meet the Union’s objectives on climate and biodiversity, to prevent and respond to droughts and natural disasters, to protect human health and to ensure food security and safety.
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 109 #

2023/0232(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 24
(24) Addressing the pressures on soils and identifying the appropriate measures to maintain or regenerate soil health requires that the variety of soil types, the specific local and climatic conditions and the land use or the land cover is taken into account. It is therefore appropriate that Member States establish soil districts, which are capable of adequately reflecting pedoclimatic conditions and soil variety on their whole territory. Soil districts should constitute the basic governance units to manage soils and to take measures to comply with the requirements laid down in this Directive, in particular with regard to the monitoring and assessment of soil health. The number, geographic extent and boundaries of soil districts for each Member State should be determined in order to facilitate the implementation of Regulation (UE) …/…. of the European Parliament and of the Council48 . There should be a minimum number of soil districts in each Member State taking into account the size of the Member State. This minimum number of soil districts for each Member State shall correspond to the number of NUTS 1 territorial units established in Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council49 . __________________ 48 +OP please insert in the text the number of the Regulation on the carbon removal certification contained in document COM(2022) 672 final and insert the number, date, title and OJ reference of that Directive in the footnote. 49 Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 May 2003 on the establishment of a common classification of territorial units for statistics (NUTS) (OJ L 154, 21.6.2003, p. 1).
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 184 #

2023/0232(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. The objective of the Directive is to put in place a solid and coherent soil monitoring framework for all soils across the EU and to continuously improve soil health in the Union with the view to achieve healthy soils by 2050 and maintain soils in healthy conditionthem, so that they can supply multiple ecosystem services at a scale sufficient to meet environmental, societal and economic needs, prevent and mitigate the impacts of climate change and biodiversity loss, increase the resilience against natural disasters and for food security and that soil contamination is reduced to levels no longer considered harmful to human health and the environment, all while avoiding disproportionate burdens.
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 199 #

2023/0232(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
(1a) ‘soil ecological functions’ means the set of interrelated processes and interactions within the soil ecosystem that sustain life, support food production and are the result of soil biodiversity and maintain the overall health and productivity of terrestrial environments, such as nutrient cycling, organic matter decomposition, soil structure formation, water filtration and purification, carbon sequestration, and the provision of habitats and resources for a diverse range of organisms.
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 420 #

2023/0232(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) defining soil management practices and other practices affecting negatively the soil health to be avoided by soil managers.deleted
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 515 #

2023/0232(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Member States may combine existing requirements under the Union or national legislation to fulfil the requirements laid down in paragraph 2 of this Article and subsequently Articles 13, 14 and 15, inter alia, to avoid duplication of assessment, consultations and management measures.
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 525 #

2023/0232(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
When identifying the potentially contaminated sites Member States shallmay take into account the following criteria:
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 528 #

2023/0232(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
For the purpose of the first subparagraph point (a), Member States shall lay down a list of potentially contaminating risk activities. Those activities may be further classified according to their risk to cause soil contaminationed sites based on scientific evidence.
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 534 #

2023/0232(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall lay down the rules concerning the deadline, content, form and the prioritisation of the soil investigations. Those rules shall be established in accordance with the risk-based approach referred to in Article 12 and the list of potentially contaminating risk actived sities referred to in Article 13(2), second subparagraph.
2023/12/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 38 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
(10) The legal framework for NGT plants should share the objectives of the Union GMO legislation to ensure a high level of protection of human and animal health and of the environment and the good functioning of the internal market for the concerned plants and products, while addressing the specificity of NGT plants. This legal framework should enable theallow for flexibility and adaptation to ensure the continued yet monitored development and placing on the market of plants, food and feed containing, consisting of or produced from NGT plants and other products containing or consisting of NGT plants (‘NGT products’) so as to contribute to the innovation and sustainability objectives of the European Green Deal and the Farm to Fork, Biodiversity and Climate Adaptation strategies and to enhance the competitiveness ofand profitability of companies especially small and medium- sized enterprises in the Union agri-food sector at Union and world level.
2023/11/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 199 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2
(2) ‘NGT plant’ means a genetically modified plant obtained by targeted mutagenesis or cisgenesis, or a combination thereof, on the condition that it does not contain any genetic material originating from outside the breeders’ gene pool that temporarily may have been inserted during the development of the NGT plant;
2023/11/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 214 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5
(5) ‘cisgenesis’ means techniques ofa genetic modification resulting in the insertion, in the genome of an organism, of genetic materialinvolving genetic material obtained from the breeders’ gene pool and transferred to the host using various delivery strategies; the incorporated sequences contain an exact copy of a sequence already present in the breeders’ gene pool;
2023/11/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 215 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)
(5 a) 'Intragenesis': a genetic modification involving genetic material obtained from the breeders’ gene pool and transferred to the host using various delivery strategies; the incorporated sequences contain a re-arranged copy of a sequence already present in the breeders’ gene pool (adopted from EFSA GMO Panel, 2022).
2023/11/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 218 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 6
(6) ‘breeders’ gene poolgene pool for breeding purposes’ means the total genetic information available in one species and other taxonomic species with which it can be cross-bred, including by using advanced techniques such as embryo rescue, induced polyploidy and bridge crosses;
2023/11/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 259 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – title
Status of category 1 NGT plants and category 1 NGT products
2023/11/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 323 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 7
7. The other Member States and the Commission may make commentsreasoned scientific opinion to the verification report within 20 days from the date of receipt of that report.
2023/11/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 336 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 8
8. In the absence of any comments from a Member State or the Commissionreasoned objections from the Commission or Member States, within 10 working days from the expiry of the deadline referred to in paragraph 7, the competent authority that prepared the verification report shall adopt a decision declaring whether the NGT plant is a category 1 NGT plant. It shall transmit the decision without undue delay to the requester, the other Member States and to the Commission.
2023/11/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 345 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 9
9. In cases where a commentreasoned objection is made by another Member State or by the Commission by the deadline referred to in paragraph 7, the competent authority that prepared the verification report shall forward the the comment(s) to the Commissionupon request make the reasoned objections available to the other Member States without undue delay.
2023/11/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 362 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 10
10. The Commission, after having consulted the European Food Safety Authority (‘the Authority’), shall prepare a draft decision declaring whether the NGT plant is a category 1 NGT plant within 45 working days from the date of receipt of the comment(s)reasoned objections, taking the latter into account. The decision shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 28(2).
2023/11/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 501 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1
A NGT plant is considered equivalent to conventional plants when it contains only genetic modifications referred to in points 1 to 5 and when it differs from the recipient/parental plant by no more than 20 genetic modifications, excluded off target modifications, of the types referred to in points 1 to 54, in any DNA sequence sharing sequence similarity with the targeted site that can be predicted by bioinformatic toolsthe targeted site or sites in the monoploid genome.
2023/11/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 517 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 1
(1) targeted substitution or insertion of no more than 20 nucleotides;
2023/11/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 522 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2
(2) targeted deletion of any number of nucleotides;
2023/11/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 534 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 3 – point a
(a) targeted insertion of a contiguous DNA sequence existing in the breeder’s gene pool;
2023/11/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 541 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 3 – point b
(b) targeted substitution of an endogenous DNA sequence with a contiguous DNA sequence existing in the breeder’s gene pool;
2023/11/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 555 #

2023/0226(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 5
(5) any other targeted modification of any size, on the condition that the resulting DNA sequences already occur (possibly with modifications as accepted under points (1) and/or (2)) in a species from the breeders’ gene pool on the condition that the genetic modification does not interrupt an endogenous gene.
2023/11/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 36 #

2023/0155(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
(9) To ensure that greater flexibility in the scheduling of rest periods of drivers engaged in occasional road passenger transport services is not abused, it is essential to clearly delimit the scope of such flexibility and also to provide for appropriate checks. Drivers should therefore be able to postpone the start of their daily rest periods for a maximum period of 1 or 2 hours, in cases where the driving period for that day has not exceeded 5 or 7 hours respectively, and should postpone the start only when carrying out journeys of 8 days or longer. Such flexibility. Such flexibility should not jeopardise road safety and should be further limited to only one of each derogation during the period of the tour. It should be also possible to counter check such circumstances with a printout from the recording equipment or the duty roster, in addition to the tachograph records.
2023/09/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 44 #

2023/0155(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EC) 561/2006
Article 7 – paragraph 4
For a driver engaged in an occasional passenger service the break referred to in the first paragraph may also be replaced by up to three breaks of at least 15 minutes each, distributed over the driving period referred to in the first paragraph, in such a way as to comply with the first paragraph.;
2023/09/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 47 #

2023/0155(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 561/2006
Article 8 – paragraph 2a – subparagraph 1
2a. Provided that road safety is not thereby jeopardised, a driver engaged in an occasional passenger service with a duration of at least 8 days may derogate from paragraph 2, first subparagraph, in the following ways:
2023/09/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 48 #

2023/0155(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
Regulation (EC) 561/2006
Article 8 – paragraph 2a – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) postponing the daily rest period by at most 1 hour, once between two weekly rest periods, provided that the total accumulated driving time for that day has not exceeded 7 hours;
2023/09/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 51 #

2023/0155(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
Regulation (EC) 561/2006
Article 8 – paragraph 2a – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) postponing the daily rest period by at most 2 hours, provided that the total accumulated driving time for that day has not exceeded 5 hours.deleted
2023/09/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 57 #

2023/0155(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
Regulation (EC) 561/2006
Article 8 – paragraph 2a – subparagraph 2
Each of the derogations referred to in the first subparagraph, points (a) and (b), may be used only once during the journey referred to in the first subparagraph.deleted
2023/09/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 66 #

2023/0155(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 561/2006
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article2a Provided that road safety is not thereby jeopardised and to enable the vehicle to reach a suitable stopping place, the driver may depart from Articles 6 to 9 to the extent necessary to ensure the well-being of the passengers, as well as the safety of persons, of the vehicle or its load. The driver shall indicate the reason for such departure manually on the record sheet of the recording equipment or on a printout from the recording equipment or in the duty roster, at the latest on arrival at the suitable stopping place Or. en (REGULATION (EC) No 561/2006)
2023/09/21
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 23 #

2023/0105(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
(3) In light of the close link between the quality of honey and its origin and the need for the consumer not to be misled regarding the quality of the product, Directive 2001/110/EC lays down rules on the labelling of the origin where the honey has been harvested. In particular, Article 2(4) of that Directive requires the country or countries of origin where the honey has been harvested to be indicated on the label and provides that, if honey originates in more than one Member State or third country, the mandatory indication of the countries of origin may be replaced by one of the following, as appropriate: ‘blend of EU honeys’, ‘blend of non-EU honeys’, ‘blend of EU and non-EU honeys’. The different rules adopted on this basis by Member States may have misled consumers and may have hindered the functioning of the internal market. In the light of the Farm to Fork Strategy’s objective of strengthening consumers in making informed choices, including on the origin of their food, and in the interest to preserve the efficient functioning of the internal market throughout the Union through a harmonisation of the labelling rules, it is appropriate to revise the rules for honey origin labelling and provide that the country or countries of origin should be mentioned on the packaging, together with the percentages of honey from each country. In light of the reduced size of the packs containing only a single portion of honey (breakfast packs) and the resulting technical difficulties, it is therefore appropriate to exempt those packs from the obligation of listing all individual countries of origin, where the honey originates in more than one countryf the honey originates from more than one country, it must be ensured that the packaging indicates the countries of origin by displaying at least their national abbreviations.
2023/09/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 16 #

2023/0085(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
(9) Within the context of the European Green Deal, the Farm to Fork Strategy and the Biodiversity Strategy, and in accordance with the target of achieving 25% of EU agricultural land under organic farming by 2030 and a significant increase in organic aquaculture and with the Action Plan on the Development of Organic Production (COM(2021) 141), organic farming and organic production need to be developed further. As regards Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council73 , this Directive should not apply to environmental claims on organically certified products substantiated on the basis of that Regulation, related, for instance, to the use of pesticides, fertilisers and anti-microbials or, for instance, to positive impacts of organic farming on biodiversity, soil or water74 unless the comparative explicit claim relates to a product complying with the requirements of Regulation 2018/848 vis-à-vis a like- product which does not fall within the scope of that Regulation. It also has a positive impact on biodiversity, it creates jobs and attracts young farmers. Consumers recognise its value. In accordance with Regulation (EU) 2018/848, the terms “bio” and “eco” and their derivatives, whether alone or in combination, are only to be used in the Union for products, their ingredients or feed materials that fall under the scope of that Regulation where they have been produced in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2018/848. For instance, in order to call the cotton “eco”, it has to be certified as organic, as it falls within the scope of Regulation (EU) 2018/848. On the contrary, if the dishwasher detergent is called “eco”, this does not fall within the scope of Regulation (EU) 2018/848, and is instead regulated by the provisions of Directive 2005/29/EC. __________________ 73 Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on organic production and labelling of organic products and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 (OJ L 150, 14.6.2018, p. 1). 74 https://agriculture.ec.europa.eu/system/files /2023-01/agri-market-brief-20-organic- farming-eu_en_1.pdf
2023/10/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 20 #

2023/0085(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 16
(16) The assessment made to substantiate explicit environmental claims needs to consider the full or partial life- cycle of the product or of the overall activities of the trader and should not omit any relevant environmental aspects or environmental impacts, taking into consideration long-term business strategies, and all positive externalities of all production systems. The benefits claimed should not result in an unjustified transfer of negative impacts to other stages of the life cycle of a product or trader, or to the creation or increase of other negative environmental impacts.
2023/10/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 23 #

2023/0085(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 19
(19) It would be misleading to consumers if an explicit environmental claim pointed to the benefits in terms of environmental impacts or environmental aspects while omitting that the achievement of those benefits leads to negative trade-offs on other environmental impacts or environmental aspects. To this end the information used to substantiate explicit environmental claims should ensure that the interlinkages between the relevant environmental impacts and between environmental aspects and environmental impacts can be identified along with potential trade-offs. The assessment used to substantiate explicit environmental claims should identify if improvements on environmental impacts or environmental aspects lead to the kind of trade-offs that significantly worsen the performance as regards other environmental impacts or environmental aspects, for example if savings in water consumption lead to a notable increase in greenhouse gas emissions, or in the same environmental impact in another life-cycle stage of the product, for example CO2 savings in the stage of manufacturing leading to a notable increase of CO2 emissions in the use phase. For example, a claim on positive impacts from efficient use of resources in intensive agricultural practices may mislead consumers due to trade-offs linked to impacts on biodiversity, ecosystems or animal welfare. An environmental claim on textiles containing plastic polymer from recycled PET bottles may also mislead consumers as to the environmental benefit of that aspect if the use of this recycled polymer competes with the closed-loop recycling system for food contact materials which is considered more beneficial from the perspective of circularity.
2023/10/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 29 #

2023/0085(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 22
(22) Traders are more and more interested in making environmental claims related to future environmental performance of a product or trader, including by joining initiatives that are promoting practices which could be conducive to a reduced environmental impact or to more circularity. These claims should be substantiated in line with the rules applicable to all explicit environmental claims and may include a time-bound aspiration for improvements inside own operations and value chains.
2023/10/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 33 #

2023/0085(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 28
(28) When setting up the requirements for substantiation and communication and verification of explicit environmental claims, including by delegated acts adopted by the Commission, the difficulties that traders may encounter in gathering information from actors throughout their value chain or on the product’s overall life- cycle, especially for services or where there is insufficient scientific evidence, should be taken into account. This is important for example for services such as electronic communications services, for which it can be difficult to define the scope and system boundaries, e.g. where the life- cycle starts and where it finishes and even more where supply chains are complex and not stable, e.g. in cases where many equipment or components are manufactured by a multitude of enterprises outside the EU, and thus sustainability related information might not be easily accessible to EU traders concerned.
2023/10/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 41 #

2023/0085(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 32
(32) The Commission Recommendation (EU) 2021/2279 contains guidance on how to measure the life cycle environmental performance of specific products or organisations and how to develop Product Environmental Footprint Category Rules (PEFCRs) and Organisation Environmental Footprint Sectorial Rules (OEFSRs) that allow comparison of products to a benchmark. Such category rules for specific products or traders can be used to support the substantiation of claims in line with the requirements of this Directive. Therefore, the Commission should be empowered to adopt delegated acts to establish product group or sector specific rules where this may have added value. However, in case the Product Environmental Footprint method does not yet cover an impact category, which is relevant for a product group, the adoption of PEFCR may take place only once these new relevant environmental impact categories have been added. For example, as regards marine fisheries, the PEFCR should for example reflect the fisheries- specific environmental impact categories, in particular the sustainability of the targeted stock. Concerning space, the PEFCR should reflect defence and space- specific environmental impact categories, including the orbital space use. As regards food and agricultural products, biodiversity and nature protection, as well as farming practices, including positive externalities of extensive farming and animal welfaredifferent farming methods and forest management practices, should, for example, also be integrated before the adoption of PEFCR could be considered. As regards textiles, the PEFCR should for example reflect the microplastics release, before the adoption of PEFCR could be considered.
2023/10/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 44 #

2023/0085(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 35
(35) In order to facilitate consumers’ choices of more sustainable products and to incentivise efforts of traders to lower their environmental impacts, when the claim communicated relates to future environmental performance, it should as a priority be based on improvements inside trader’s own operations and value chains rather than relying on offsetting of greenhouse has emissions or other environmental impacts. Thus, allowing for communication on long-term business strategies.
2023/10/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 51 #

2023/0085(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 52 a (new)
(52a) With a view to facilitating compliance with all the requirements of this Directive, Member States should provide for simplified procedures for micro-enterprises so as to lighten the associated administrative and bureaucratic burdens.
2023/10/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 54 #

2023/0085(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 54 a (new)
(54a) To help micro, small and medium- sized enterprises to apply the rules of this Directive, the European Commission should provide targeted and specialised training, as well as information campaigns to raise companies’ awareness of both how to use these instruments and the specific assistance and support available.
2023/10/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 55 #

2023/0085(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 60
(60) When competent authorities detect an infringement of requirements of this Directive they should carry out an evaluation and based on its results notify the trader about the infringement detected and require that corrective actions are taken by the trader. To minimise the misleading effect on consumers of the non- compliant explicit environmental claim or non-compliant environmental labelling scheme, the trader should be required by the competent authorities to take an effective and rapid action to remediate that infringement. The corrective action required should be proportionate to the infringement detected, the size of the company and its expected harmful effects on the consumers.
2023/10/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 59 #

2023/0085(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 64
(64) When setting penalties and measures for infringements, the Member States should foresee that, based on the gravity of the infringement, the level of fines should effectively deprive the non- compliant trader from the economic benefit derived from using the misleading or unsubstantiated explicit environmental claim or non-compliant environmental labelling scheme, including in cases of repeated infringements. The measures for infringements foreseen by the Member States should therefore also include confiscation of the relevant product from the trader or revenues gained from the transactions affected by this infringement or a temporary exclusions or prohibitions from placingtemporary exclusions of the products or making available services on from the Union market. The gravity of the infringement should be the leading criterion for the measures taken by the enforcement authorities. The maximum amount of fines should be dissuasive and set at least at the level of 4% of the trader’s total annual turnover in the Member State or Member States concerned in case of widespread infringements with a Union dimension that are subject to coordinated investigation and enforcement measures in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2017/239488 . __________________ 88 Regulation (EU) 2017/2394 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2017 on cooperation between national authorities responsible for the enforcement of consumer protection laws and repealing Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004 (OJ L 345, 27.12.2017, p. 1).
2023/10/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 66 #

2023/0085(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council96 , unless the comparative explicit claim relates to a product complying with the requirements of Regulation 2018/848 vis- à-vis a like-product which does not fall within the scope of the above-mentioned Regulation. __________________ 96 Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on organic production and labelling of organic products and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 (OJ L 150, 14.6.2018, p. 1).
2023/10/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 67 #

2023/0085(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council96 ,in respect of the deadlines set out in Annex IV only; __________________ 96 Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on organic production and labelling of organic products and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 (OJ L 150, 14.6.2018, p. 1).
2023/10/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 69 #

2023/0085(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point o a (new)
(oa) Regulations (EU) 2021/2115, 2021/2116, 2021/2117 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and legislative acts based on those Regulations;
2023/10/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 70 #

2023/0085(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point o b (new)
(ob) Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council 109a ; __________________ 109a Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources
2023/10/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 72 #

2023/0085(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point p a (new)
(pa) Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council1 a; __________________ 1 a Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs
2023/10/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 74 #

2023/0085(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) ‘environmental declaimration’ means environmental claim as defined in Article 2, point (o), of Directive 2005/29/EC;
2023/10/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 77 #

2023/0085(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
(2) ‘explicit environmental declaimration’ means an environmental claim that is in textual form or contained in an environmental label;
2023/10/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 79 #

2023/0085(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3
(3) ‘trader’ means trader as defined in Article 2, point (b), of Directive 2005/29/EC, excluding cooperatives and trade associations;
2023/10/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 81 #

2023/0085(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8
(8) ‘environmental label’ means a sustainability label covering only or predominantly environmental aspects of a product, a process or a trader;deleted
2023/10/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 89 #

2023/0085(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) demonstrate that environmental impacts, environmental aspects or environmental performance that are subject to the claim are significant from a life- cycle perspective, taking into consideration long-term business strategies, and all positive externalities of all production systems;
2023/10/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 97 #

2023/0085(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) demonstrate that the declaim is not equivalent toration is related to the requirements imposed by law on products withinfrom the product group, or traders within the sectoron operators in the sector that go beyond the basic standards applied to imported products or common practices for such products;
2023/10/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 102 #

2023/0085(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) identify whether improving environmental impacts, environmental aspects or environmental performance subject to the claim leads to significant harm in relation to environmental impacts on climate change, resource consumption and circularity, sustainable use and protection of water and marine resources, pollution, biodiversity, animal welfare and ecosystems;deleted
2023/10/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 110 #

2023/0085(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 3
3. The requirements set out in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not apply to traders that are microenterprises within the meaning of Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC110 unless they request the verification with the aim of receiving the certificate of conformity in accordance with Article 10. Micro-enterprises may use, upon request, simplified forms to draw up and submit the explicit environmental declarations referred to in these paragraphs. __________________ 110 Commission Recommendation 2003/361/E C of 6 May 2003 concerning the definition of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (OJ L 124, 20.5.2003, p. 36).
2023/10/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 113 #

2023/0085(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
5. When specifying further the requirements for substantiation of explicit environmental claims in accordance with previous paragraph, the Commission shall take into account scientific or other available technical information, including relevant international standards, EU standards included in EU regulations that are stricter than international standards and where relevant consider the following:
2023/10/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 127 #

2023/0085(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 3
3. The requirements laid down in this Article shall not apply to traders that are microenterprises within the meaning of Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC111 unless they request the verification with the aim of receiving the certificate of conformity in accordance with Article 10. If they so request, micro- enterprises may use simplified forms to draw up and submit the comparative explicit environmental declarations referred to in these paragraphs. __________________ 111 Commission Recommendation 2003/361/E C of 6 May 2003 concerning the definition of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (OJ L 124, 20.5.2003, p. 36).
2023/10/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 131 #

2023/0085(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 4
4. Where the eExplicit environmental claim is related to future environmental performance of a product or trader it shall include a time-bound commitmentaspiration for improvements inside own operations and value chains.
2023/10/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 148 #

2023/0085(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Member States may, however, set up new national or regional environmental labelling schemes for types or categories of products for at least one of the following reasons: the protection of public health; the protection of consumers; the prevention of fraud; the protection of organically produced agri- foodstuffs; the protection of industrial and commercial property rights, indications of provenance, indications of origin and the prevention of unfair competition.
2023/10/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 158 #

2023/0085(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Member States shall put in place simplified procedures for verifying the veracity and communication of explicit environmental declarations by traders that are small and medium-sized enterprises within the meaning of Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC in respect of the requirements set out in Articles 3 to 7.
2023/10/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 159 #

2023/0085(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 3
3. The verification and certification requirements shall apply to traders that are microenterprises within the meaning of Commission Recommendation 2003/361/EC only if they so request. Member States shall provide for simplified verification and certification procedures for micro-enterprises to lighten the associated administrative and bureaucratic burdens.
2023/10/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 169 #

2023/0085(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Member StatesThe European Commission shall take appropriate measures to help small and medium sized enterprises apply the requirements set out in this Directive. ThoseSuch measures shall at least include guidelines or similar mechanisms to raise awareness of ways to comply with the requirements on explicit environmental claims. In addition, without prejudice to applicable state aid rules, such measures may includemay include, inter alia:
2023/10/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 172 #

2023/0085(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) specialised management and staff trainingfic tools to facilitate lifecycle- analysis calculations for SMEs;
2023/10/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 173 #

2023/0085(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) organisational and technical assistancepilot projects developed within European programmes.
2023/10/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 181 #

2023/0085(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 16
Complaint-handling and access to jusArticle 1. organisations regarded under Union or national law as having a legitimate interest shall be entitled to submit substantiated complaints to competent authorities when they deem, on the basis of objective circumstances, that a trader is failing to comply with the provisions of this Directive. 2. subparagraph, non-governmental entities or organisations promoting human health, environmental or consumer protection and meeting any requirements under national law shall be deemed to have sufficient interest. 3. the substantiated complaint referred to in paragraph 1 and, where necessary, take the necessary steps, including inspections and hearings of the person or organisation, with a view to verify those complaints. If confirmed, the competent authorities shall take the necessary actions in accordance with Article 15. 4. soon as possible and in any case in accordance with the relevant provisions of national law, inform the person or organisation referred to in paragraph 1 that submitted the complaint of its decision to accede to or refuse the request for action put forward in the complaint and shall provide the reasons for it. 5. person or organisation referred to in paragraph 1 submitting a substantiated complaint shall have access to a court or other independent and impartial public body competent to review the procedural and substantive legality of the decisions, acts or failure to act of the competent authority under this Directive, without prejudice to any provisions of national law which require that administrative review procedures be exhausted prior to recourse to judicial proceedings. Those judicial review procedures shall be fair, equitable, timely and free of charge or not prohibitively expensive, and shall provide adequate and effective remedies, including injunctive relief where necessary. 6. practical information is made available to the public on access to the administrative and judicial review procedures referred to in this Article.6 deleted Natural or legal persons or For the purposes of the first Competent authorities shall assess Competent authorities shall, as Member States shall ensure that a Member States shall ensure that
2023/10/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 188 #

2023/0085(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) confiscation of revenues gained by the trader from a transaction with the relevant products concerndeleted;
2023/10/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 189 #

2023/0085(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) temporary exclusion for a maximum period of 12 months from public procurement processes and from access to public funding, including tendering procedures, grants and concessions.deleted
2023/10/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 192 #

2023/0085(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 2
2. The report referred to in paragraph 1 shall assess whether this Directive has achieved its objective, in particular with regard to: (a) environmental claims made about the environmental performance of a product or trader are based on reliable, comparable and verifiable information; (b) labelling schemes are based on certification schemes and meet the relevant requirements set out in Article 8; (c) environmental labelling schemes concerning products or traders already covered by existing schemes are approved by the Member States only if they provide added value as compared to the existing schemes; (d) communicating explicit environmental claims on the Union market, and avoiding duplication of costs when communicating such claims; (e) the internal market.deleted ensuring that explicit ensuring that environment ensuring that new private setting out the rules for strengthening the functioning of
2023/10/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 194 #

2023/0085(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 3
3. Where the Commission finds it appropriate, the report referred to in paragraph 1 shall be accompanied by a legislative proposal for amendment of the relevant provisions of this Directive, including considering further provisions on: (a) circular, bio and green economy by assessing the appropriateness and feasibility of mandating the use of common, and where relevant life-cycle based, method for substantiation of environmental claims; (b) facilitating transition towards toxic free environment by considering introducing a prohibition of environmental claims for products containing hazardous substances except where their use is considered essential for the society in line with the criteria to be developed by the Commission; (c) requirements on the substantiation of specific environmental claims on environmental aspects or impacts such as durability, reusability, reparability, recyclability, recycled content, use of natural content, including fibers, environmental performance or sustainability, bio-based elements, biodegradability, biodiversity, waste prevention and reduction.deleted unlocking opportunities for the further harmonisation as regards
2023/10/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 203 #

2023/0085(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
They shall apply those measures from [OP please insert the date = 2436 months after the date of entry into force of this Directive].
2023/10/31
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 126 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
(6) The net-zero transformation is already causing huge industrial, economic, and geopolitical shifts across the globe, which will become ever more pronounced as the world advances in its decarbonisation efforts. The road to net zero translates into strong opportunities for the expansion of Union’s net-zero industry, making use of the strength of the Single Market, byand enabling competition to achieve greenhouse gas emission reductions at the lowest cost to society by taking a technology neutral approach. Such an approach includes promoting investment in technologies in the field of renewable energy technologies , electricity and heat storage technologies, heat pumps, grid technologies, renewable fuels of non- biological origin technologies, electrolysers and fuel cells, sustainable fuels fired "recips" (reciprocating engines), and fuel cells, high efficiency cogeneration, efficient destrict heating, hydrogen-ready generators of heat and/or power, fusion, small modular reactors and related best-in- class fuels, carbon capture, utilisation, and storage technologies, and energy-system related energy efficiency technologies and their supply chainscarbon capture and utilisation technologies, other technologies enabling the production and/or storage net zero emission energy carriers and energy-system related energy efficiency technologies and their supply chains, and advance process technologies required for the production of the enavling chemicals and materials needed for the aforementioned technologies, as well as the recycling thereof, allowing for the decarbonisation of our economic sectors, from energy supply to transport, buildings, and industry. A strong net zero industry within the European Union can help significantly in reaching the Union’s climate and energy targets effectively, as well as in supporting other Green Deal objectives, while creating jobs and growth.
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 140 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
(7) To meet the 2030 climate and energy targets, energy efficiency needs to be prioritised. Saving energy, across the whole energy value chain, in energy production, transmission, distribution and end use, is the cheapest, safest and cleanest way to meet those targets. ‘Energy efficiency first’ is an overall principle of EU energy policy and is important in both its practical applications in policy and investment decisions. Therefore, it is essential to expand the Union’s manufacturing capacity for energy efficient technologies, such as heat pumps, high efficiency cogeneration, including stationary fuel cells, efficient district heating and smart grid technologies, that help the EU reduce and control its energy consumption.
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 144 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) The manufacturing of net-zero technologies depends on complex and globally interlinked Supply chains, as the components and final products require high-performing chemicals and materials. To achieve deep emissions reductions, all industrial sectors require large investments. Futher assessment of supply chains is needed, with a view to resolving potential bottlenecks.
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 156 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
(10) To achieve the 2030 objectives a particular focus is needed on some of the net-zero technologies, also in view their significant contribution towards the path to net zero by 2050. These technologies include solar photovoltaic and solar thermal technologies, onshore and offshore renewable technologies, battery/storage technologies, heat pumps and geothermal energy technologies, electrolysers and fuel cells, sustainable biogas/biomethane, carbon capture and storage technologies and grid technologies. These technologies play a key role in the Union’s open strategic autonomy, ensuring that citizens have access to clean, affordable, secure energy. Given their role, these technologies should benefit from even faster permitting procedures, obtain the status of the highest national significance possible under national law and benefit from additional support to crowd-in investments.deleted
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 180 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) Rec. 12 a (new): Carbon dioxide capture and storage (CCS) is a technology that will contribute to mitigating climate change. It consists of the capture of carbon dioxide (CO2) from industrial installation, its transport to a storage site and its injection into a sitable underground geological formation for the purposes of permanent storage. In addition to CCS, negative emissions technologies such as bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS), direct air capture (DACCS) and other carbon dioxide removals (CDR) methods will play a key role to achieve the EU´s net-zero goals.
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 193 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
(14) A key bottleneck for carbon capture investments that are today increasingly economically viable is the availability of operating CO2 storage sites in Europe, which underpin the incentives from Directive 2003/87/EC. To scale up the technology and expand its leading manufacturing capacities, the EU needs to develop a forward-looking supply of permanent geological CO2 storage sites permitted in accordance with Directive 2009/31/EU36 . By defining a Union target of 50 million tonnes of annual operational CO2 injection capacity by 2030, in line with the expected capacities needed in 2030, the relevant sectors can coordinate their investments towards a European Net- Zero CO2 transport and storage value chain that industries can use to decarbonise their operations. This initial deployment will also support further CO2 storage in a 2050 perspective. According to the Commission’s estimates, the Union could need to capture up to 550 million tonnes of CO2 annually by 2050 to meet the net zero objective37 , including for carbon removals. Such a first industrial-scale storage capacity will de-risk investments into the capturing of CO2 emissions as important tool to reach climate neutrality. When this regulation is incorporated into the EEA Agreement, the Union target of 50 million tonnes of annual operational CO2 injection capacity by 2030 will be adjusted accordingly. To ensure the achievement of union´s target Member States shall take the necessary measures to facilitate and incentivize the deployment of carbon capture and storage projects. Such measures may include measures incentivizing emitters to capture emissions, funding support for investors for needed infrastructure to transport CO2 to the storage site and direct funding of CO2 storage projects. _________________ 36 Directive 2009/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the geological storage of carbon dioxide and amending Council Directive 85/337/EEC, European Parliament and Council Directives 2000/60/EC, 2001/80/EC, 2004/35/EC, 2006/12/EC, 2008/1/EC and Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 (Text with EEA relevance), (OJ L 140, 5.6.2009, p. 114). 37 In depth analysis in support of the Commission Communication (2018/773) A Clean Planet for all. A European long-term strategic vision for a prosperous, modern, competitive and climate neutral economy.
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 202 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
(15) By defining CO2 storage sites that contribute to the Union’s 2030 target as net-zero strategic projects, the development of CO2 storage sites can be accelerated and facilitated, and the increasing industrial demand for storage sites can be channelled towards the most-cost-effective storage sites. An increasing volume of depleting gas and oil fields that could be converted in safe CO2 storage sites are at the end of their useful production lifetime. In addition, the oil and gas industry has affirmed its determination to embark on an energy transition and possesses the assets, skills and knowledge needed to explore and develop additional storage sites. To reach the Union’s target of 50 million tonnes of annual operational CO2 injection capacity by 2030, the sector needs to pool its contributions to ensure that carbon capture and storage as a climate solution is available ahead of demanda value-chain approach shoul be fostered by actions taken both at EU and national level in order for licensees of oil and gas production in the EU to take the measures within their power to undertake the necessary investments in carbon capture and storage and inorder to develop a viable business model for the entire carbon dioxide value chain. In order to ensure a timely, Union- wide and cost- effective development of CO2 storage sites in line with the EU objective for injection capacity, licensees of oil and gas production in the EU should contribute to this target pro rata of their oil and gas manufacturing capacity, while providing flexibilities to cooperate and take into account other contributions of third parties.
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 429 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point a
a) that by 2030, manufacturing capacity in the Union of the strategic net- zero technologies listed in the Annex approaches or reaches a benchmark of at least 40% of the Union’s annual deployment needs for the corresponding technologies necessary to achieve the Union’s 2030 climate and energy targets; the 40% target applies to each of the technologies listed in the Annex.
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 437 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
aa) That by 2030, production capacity in the Union of biomethane approches or reaches a benchmark of at least 35bcm, in line with targets set by REPowerEU;
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 449 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
ba) a technologically neutral approach.
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 463 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 a (new)
Article1a Art. 1 (new) The Commission shall review and, if necessary, update the list of net-zero technologies and strategic netzero technologies by [OP please insert: two years after the date of entry into force of this Regulation], and every two years thereafter.
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 474 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 a (new)
Article2a Article 2 (a) new paragraph `blending operation´ means an action supported by the Union budget, including within a blending facility or platform as defined in point (6) of Article 2 of the Regulation (EU) 2018/1046, that combines non-replayable forms of support of financial instruments from the Union budget with repayable forms of support from development or other public finance institutions as well as from commercial finance institutions and investors; for the purposes of this definition, Union programmes financed from sources other than the Union budget, such as revenues stemming from the EU Emission Trading System allowances, may be assimilated to Union programmes financed by the Union budget;
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 475 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) ‘net-zero technologies’ means renewable energy technologies66 ; electricity and heat storage technologies; heat pumps; grid technologies; renewable fuels of non-biological origin technologies; all sustainable alternative fuels technologies67 ; electrolysers, sustainable fuels fired "recips" (reciprocating engines) and fuel cells; advanced technologies to produce energy from nuclear processes with minimal or zero waste from the fuel cycle, including fusion, small modular reactors, and related best-in-class fuels; carbon capture, utilisation, and storage technologies; and energy-system related energy efficiency technologies. They refer to the final products, specific componentscarbon capture and utilisation technologies; other technologies enabling the production and/or storage of net zero emission energy carriers; energy-system related energy efficiency technologies; and advance process technologies required for the production of the enabling chemicals and materials needed for the aforementioned technologies, as well as the recycling thereof. They refer to the final products, specific components, the enabling chemicals and materials, parts, materials, except raw materials identified as critical and strategic raw materials under the Critical Raw Materials Act, and specific machinery primarily used for the production of those products. They shall have reached a technology readiness level of at least 8. _________________ 66 ‘renewable energy' means ‘renewable energy’ as defined in Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources 67 ‘sustainable alternative fuels’ means fuels covered by the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on ensuring a level playing field for sustainable air transport, COM/2021/561 final and by the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and Council on the use of renewable and low-carbon fuels in maritime transport COM/2021/562 final.
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 521 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) ‘component’ means a small part of a net- zero technology that is manufactured and traded by a company starting from processed material, including materials and intermediate products;
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 543 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) ‘net-zero technology manufacturing and deployment project’ means a planned industrial facility or extension or repurposing of an existing facility manufacturing net-zero technologies; or value chains making use of the net-zero technologies, and manufacturing enabling chemicals and materials for these technologies.
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 553 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) 'net-zero technology integration project' means a project building a new industrial facility or a project making changes to an existing industrial facility, that requires the retrofitting of existing production units or/and the integration of new process technologies to use, or increase the use of, net-zero technology final prodicts, which leads to a reduction or avaidance of greenhouse gas emissions from the industrial facility;
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 605 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. By …[3 months after the date of entry into force of this Regulation], Member States shall designate one national competent authority or one authority per competent region which shall be responsible for facilitating and coordinating the permit-granting process for net-zero technology manufacturing projects, including for net-zero strategic projects, and to provide advice on reducing administrative burden in line with Article 5.
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 618 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. The national or regional competent authority referred to in paragraph 1 shall be the sole point of contact for the project promoter in the permit-granting process leading to a comprehensive decision for a given project and shall coordinate the submission of all relevant documents and information.
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 622 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. The responsibilities of the national or regional competent authority referred to in paragraph 1 or the tasks related to it may be delegated to, or carried out by, another authority, for any given project, provided that:
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 635 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 5
5. The national or regional competent authority shall take into consideration any valid studies conducted, and permits or authorisations issued, for a given project before the project entered the permit- granting process in accordance with this Article and shall not require duplicate studies and permits or authorisations, unless otherwise required under Union law.
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 639 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 6
6. The national or regional competent authority shall ensure that applicants have easy access to information on and simple procedures for the settlement of disputes concerning the permit-granting process and the issuance of permits to construct or expand projects, including, where applicable, alternative dispute resolution mechanisms.
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 672 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The permit-granting process for net-zero technology manufacturing projects shall not exceed any of the following time limits:9 months.
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 703 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. For net-zero technology manufacturing projects for which a yearly manufacturing capacity is not measured in GW, the permit-granting process shall not exceed a time limit of 189 months.
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 731 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. The national competent authority shall ensure that the authorities concerned issue a reasoned conclusion as referred to in Article 1(2), point (g)(iv) of Directive 2011/92/EU on the environmental impact assessment within threewo months of receiving all necessary information gathered pursuant to Articles 5, 6 and 7 of that Directive and completing the consultations referred to in Articles 6 and 7 of that Directive.
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 733 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4
4. The timeframes for consulting the public concerned on the environmental report referred to in Article 5(1) of Directive 2011/92/EU shall not be longer than 45 days. In cases falling under the second sub-paragraph of Article 6(4), this period shall be extended to 960 days.
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 747 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. When preparing plans, including zoning, spatial plans and land use plans, national, regional and local authorities shall, where appropriate, include in those plans provisions for the development of net-zero technology manufacturing projects, including net-zero strategic projects and all the necessary infrastructure. Priority shall be given to artificial and built surfaces, industrial sites, brownfield sites, and, where appropriate, greenfield sites not usable for agriculture and forestry.
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 821 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Member States shall recognise as net-zero strategic projects CO2 capture projects, and CO2 infrastructure projects necessary for the transport of captured CO2 to CO2 storage sites, and CO2 storage projects that meet the following cumulative criteria:
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 832 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the CO2 storage site is located in the territory of the Union, the UK and the EEA, its exclusive economic zones or on its continental shelf within the meaning of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS);
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 843 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
(ca) the CO2 capture project and the CO2 infrastructure projects necessary to transport the capture CO2 to CO2 storage sites relevant for the rollout of the plans referred to in Article 18(4).
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 904 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 a (new)
Article12a Art. 12(5) new Net-zero strategic projects shall be considered to contribute to the Union´s 2030 target of reducing net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% relative to 1990 levels and the Union´s 2050 climate neutrality target, as defined by Regulation (EU) 2021/119, and therefore net-zero strategic projects that produce environmental effects during the construction phase of the project, but reduce emissions when the net- zerostrategic projects are in operation, shall be considered to have fulfilled all requirements in Article 6(4) and 16(1) of Directive 92/43/EEC, Article 4(7) of Directive 2000/60/EC and Article 9(1)(a) of Directive 2009/147/EC and competent authorities shall not include these temporary construction emissions in the permit granting decision.
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 913 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The permit-granting process for net-zero strategic projects shall not exceed any of the following time limit9 months:
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 930 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4
4. National competent authorities shall ensure that the lack of reply of the relevant administrative bodies within the applicable time limits referred to in this Article results in the specific intermediary stepsrelevant permit granting application to be considered as approved, except where the specific project is subject to an environmental impact assessment pursuant to Council Directive 92/43/EEC or Directive 2000/60/EC, Directive 2008/98/EC, Directive 2009/147/EC, Directive 2010/75/EU, 2011/92/EU or Directive 2012/18/EU or a determination of whether such environmental impact assessment is necessary and the relevant assessments concerned have not yet been carried out, or where the principle of. In either such event, the administrative tacit approval does not exist in the national legal system. This provision shall not apply to final decisions on the outcome of the process, which are to be explicitperiod shall be extended by a maximum of two months. All decisions shall be made publicly available.
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 976 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1
1. The Net-Zero Europe Platform as established in Article 28 shall discuss financial needs and bottlenecks of net-zero strategic projecttechnologies, potential best practices, in particular to develop EU cross-border supply chains, notably based on regular exchanges with the relevant industrial alliances.
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 984 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The Net-Zero Europe Platform shall, at the request of the net-zero strategic project promoter, discuss and advise on how the financing of its project can be completed, taking into account the funding already secured and considering at least the following elements:
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 994 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Union budget may provide funding to net-zero strategic projects in any of the forms laid down in the Financial Regulation, including financing in the form of financial instruments within blending operations. Blending operations shall be carried out in accordance with Title X of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 (Financial Regulation) and Regulation (EU) 2021/523. A blending facility may be established.
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 999 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. The Net-Zero Europe Platform shall propose the creation of an additional funding instrument at European Union level. This instrument shall provide an ambitious and accelerated financial support for large-scale net-zero technologies projects, both in terms of capital and operational expediture for the entire supply chains, to create a competitivo and attractive environment in the European Union and conditions of fair competition with third countries.
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1035 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) make publicly available data on areas where all potential CO2 storage sites can be permitted on their territory, including saline acquifers.
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1177 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The tender’s sustainability and resilience contribution shall be based ontake account of the following cumulindicative criteria which shall be objective, transparent and non- discriminatory:
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1186 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
(aa) social and governance criteria, based industry best practices on supply chain transparency.
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1215 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. By 1 June 2024, the Commission shall publish guidelines to clarify how contracting authorities and contracting entities should apply criteria for sustainability and resilience contribution in public procurement procedures. In doing so, the Commission shall consult relevant stakeholders.
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1220 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 3
3. Contracting authorities and contracting entities shall give the tender’s sustainability and resilience contribution a weight between 15% and 30% of the award criteria, without prejudice of the application of Article 41 (3) of Directive 2014/23/EU, Article 67 (5) of Directive 2014/24/EU or Article 82 (5) of Directive 2014/25/EU for giving a higher weighting to the criteria referred to in paragraph 2, points (a) and (b). The cumulative weight of sustainability and resilience criteria referred to in paragraph 2 of this article shall not be above 30% of the award criteria.
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1231 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 4
4. The contracting authority or the contracting entity shall not be obliged to apply the considerations relating to the sustainability and resilience contribution of net-zero technologies where their application would oblige that authority or entity to acquire equipment having disproportionate costs, or technical characteristics different from those of existing equipment, resulting in incompatibility, technical difficulties in operation and maintenance. Cost differences above 120% may be presumed by contracting authorities and contracting entities to be disproportionate. No later that [2 years after the date of entry into force of this Regulation], the Commission shall evaluate whether this cost difference threshold needs to be modified to provide for stonger safeguards for contracting authorities and contracting entities. This provision shall be without prejudice of the possibility to exclude abnormally low tenders under Article 69 of Directive 2014/24/EU and Article 84 of Directive 2014/25/EU, and without prejudice to other contract award criteria according to the EU legislation, including social aspects according to Articles 30 (3) and 36 (1), second intent of Directive 2014/23/EU, Articles 18 (2) and 67 (2) of Directive 2014/24/EU and Articles 36 (2) and 82 (2) of Directive 2014/24/EU.
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1256 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2
2. The sustainability and resilience contribution shall be given a weight between 15% and 30% of the award criteria, without prejudice of the possibility to give a higher weighting to the criteria in Article 19(2), points (a) and (b), where applicable under Union legislation, and of any limit for non-price criteria set under State aid rules. The cumulative weight of sustainability and resilience criteria referred to in paragraph 2 of this article shall not be above 30% of the award criteria.
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1264 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 3
3. The Member States, regional or local authorities, bodies governed by public law or associations formed by one or more such authorities or one or more such bodies governed by public law shall not be obliged to apply the considerations relating to the sustainability and resilience contribution of net-zero technologies where their application would oblige those entities to acquire equipment having disproportionate costs, or technical characteristics different from those of existing equipment, resulting in incompatibility, technical difficulties in operation and maintenance. Cost differences above 10% may be presumed by contracting authorities and contracting entities to be disproportionate. No later than [2 years after the date of entry into force of this Regulation], the Commission shall evaluate whether this cost difference threshold needs to be modified to provide for stronger safeguards for contracting authorities and contracting entities.
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1276 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1
1. Without prejudice to Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty and Article 4 of Directive 2018/200173 and in line with the Union’s international commitments, when deciding to set up schemes benefitting households or consumindustrial and private consumers and producers which incentivise the purchase, use, and operation of net-zero technology final products listed in the Annex, Member States, regional or local authorities, bodies governed by public law or associations formed by one or more such authorities or one or more such bodies governed by public law, shall design them in such a way as to promote the purchase, use, and operation by beneficiaries of net-zero technology final products with a high sustainability and resilience contribution as referred in Article 19(2), by providing additional proportionate financial compensation, tax credits, or other forms of state aid. _________________ 73 Directive 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1290 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 2
2. The additional financial compensation granted by authorities in accordance with paragraph 1, due to the application of the criteria referred to in Article 19(2) (b) (c) and (d) shall not exceed 5 % of the cost of the net-zero technology final product for the consumer.deleted
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1297 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall publish on a single free access website all information relating to schemes pursuant to Article 21(1) for each relevant net-zero technology product, and the required upstream manufacturing supply chains, chemicals and materials.
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1315 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The Commission shall support, including through the provision of seed- funding, and building upon relevant existing initiatives such as the EU sectoral skills blueprints, the establishment of European Net Zero Industry Academies, which have as their objectives to:
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1320 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) In full respect of national competences on vocational training as defined in article 166 TFUE, support member states in developing learning programmes, content and learning and training materials for training and education on developing, producing, installing, commissioning, operating, maintaining and recycling net- zero technologies, on raw materials, as well as to support the capacities of public authorities competent to issue permits and authorisations referred to in Chapter II and contracting authorities referred to in Chapter IV of this Regulation;
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1321 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) enable and promote the use of the learning programmes, content and materials by education and training providers in the Member States, and where applicable, associated countries to Eu research and innovation programmes, such as Horizon Europe and Digital Europe, among others by training trainers and develop mechanisms to ensure the quality of the training offered by education and training providers in the Member States based on the above learning programmes, content and materials;
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1337 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The Net-Zero Europe Platform referred to in Article 28 shall support the availability and deployment of skills in net-zero technologies, and in competent authorities and contracting authorities referred to in Chapter II and Chapter IV, through the following tasks - while avoiding parallel structures with national vocational systems:
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1341 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point 2
(2) monitsupport the activity of the European Net-Zero Industry Academies and of education and training providers who offer the learning programmes developed by the Academies, foster synergies with other national and Union skills initiatives and projects, and provide oversight;
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1361 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The modalities and the conditions for the establishment and operation of the net-zero regulatory sandboxes under this Regulation shall be adopted through implementing acts in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 36. The modalities and conditions shall to the extent possible support flexibility for national competent authorities to establish and operate their Net-zero regulatory sandboxes, foster innovation and regulatory learning and shall particularly take into account the special circumstances and capacities of participating SMEs, including start-ups. The implementing acts referred to in paragraph 3 shall include common main principles on the following issues:
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1365 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) eligibility and selection for participation in the net-zero regulatory sandboxes;deleted
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1367 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) procedure for the application, participation, monitoring, exiting from and termination of the net-zero regulatory sandboxes, including the sandbox plan and the exit report;deleted
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1368 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) the terms and conditions applicable to the participants.deleted
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1399 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 3
3. The Platform may advise and assist the Commission and Member States in relation to their actions to reach the objectives outlined in Chapter I of this Regulation, taking into account Member States’ national energy and climate plans submitted under Regulation (EU) 2018/199975 , and to address bottlenecks for the uptake of these technologies, in particular in energy-intensive industries where emissions are hard to abate. _________________ 75 Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the Governance of the Energy Union and Climate Action, amending Regulations (EC) No 663/2009 and (EC) No 715/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Directives 94/22/EC, 98/70/EC, 2009/31/EC, 2009/73/EC, 2010/31/EU, 2012/27/EU and 2013/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Directives 2009/119/EC and (EU) 2015/652 and repealing Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance.), (OJ L 328, 21.12.2018, p. 1).
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1404 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. The Commission and Member States may coordinate within the Platform on the Net-Zero Industrial Partnerships and also with relevant third countries to help promote the adoption of net-zero technologies globally, to collaborate in the development of innovative technologies as defined under this act and to support the role of Union industrial capabilities in paving the way for the global clean energy transition, in line with the overall objectives of this Regulation stemming from Article 1 of this Regulation. The Platform may periodically discuss:
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1423 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 4 – point c – point i
i) the potential contribution to security of supply, taking into account their manufacturing capacity of net-zero and innovative technologies;
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1434 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 5
5. Member States shall support the Commission in the implementation of the cooperation measures set out in the Net- Zero Industrial Partnership. Net-Zero Industrial Partnerships will have the objective of facilitating trade among participants, including by favouring necessary investments within the Union and in third countries, enhancing resilience and sustainability of the supportive value chains promoting industrial application of high-tech strategic options, and guaranteeing a level playing field.
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1448 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 2
2. Each Member State shall appoint a high-level representative to the Platform. Where relevant as regards the function and expertise, a Member State mayshall have more than one representative in relation to different tasks related to the work of the Platform. Each member of the Platform shall have an alternate.
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1454 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 6
6. The Platform may establish standing or temporary sub-groups dealing with specific questions and tasks. The sub- group related to the assistance of the European Net Zero Industry Academies shall include the relevant social partners as well as practitioners from the affected industries.
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1457 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. paragraph 6 a (new) The Platform shall at least establish the following standing sub-groups: (a) a subgroup to discuss and coordinate financing for net-zero strategic projects pursuant to Article15; representatives of national promotional banks and institutions, the European development financial institutions, the European Investment Bank Group, other international financial institutions including the European bank for Reconstruction and Development and, as appropriate, private financial institutions shall be invited as observers;
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1468 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 8
8. Where appropriate, the Platform or the Commission may invite experts and other third parties to Platform andOn a regular basis, the Platform shall organise open sessions, including of the standing or temporary sub- group meetings or to provide writtes referred to in paragraph 6, with representatives of European econtributions. omic operators.
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1470 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 9
9. The Platform shall take the necessary measures to ensure the safe handling and processing of confidential and commercially sensitive informaWhere appropriate, the Platform or the Commission may invite experts and other third parties from Net-Zero Industrial Partnerships countries to Platform and sub-group meetings or to provide written contributions.
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1490 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) net-zero technology developments and market trends, including average manufacturing investment costs and production costs, and market prices for the respective net-zero technologies, and domestic and global demand uptake;
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1517 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 a (new)
Article35a Article 35 a (new) Review and reporting by the Commission By ... [1 year after the date of application of this Regulation], and every 3 years thereafter, the Commission shall present a report on the resilience of supply chains of net zero technologies. (1) This report shall contain an assessment of: a) the Union's production capacity of chemicals, materials, and components for the production and assembly of net-zero technologies, and the competitiveness of the related sectors b) imports in the Union of materials, chemicals, and components for the production and assembly of net- zero technologies, and, in particular, stategic dependencies for such chemicals, materials, and components c) what further regulatory actions will secure achieving a manufacturing capacity in the Union of the stategic net-zero technologies to reach the objective referred to in Article 1(2), point a, of this Regulation and how export markets for such technologies can be developed d) the pathways to achieve net-zero emissions by the entire industry in the Union, and the bottlenecks that may exist (2). This report shall, if sppropriate, be accompanied by a legislative proposal.
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1529 #

2023/0081(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – table 1
1. Solar photovoltaic and solar thermal technologies 2. Onshore wind and offshore renewable technologies 2 ‘sustainable alternative fuels’ means fuels covered by the Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on ensuring a level playing field for sustainable air transport, XXXX/XXXX and by the Regulation of the European Parliament and Council on the use of renewable and low-carbon fuels in maritime transport XXXX/XXXX. 3 ‘sustainable alternative fuels’ means fuels covered by the Regulation of the European Parliament 3. Storage technologies, including battery/storage and heat storage 4. Heat pumps, geothermal energy technologies, high efficiency cogeneration, waste heat recovery for power and/or heat production 5. Electrolysers, hydrogen engines, hydrogen turbines, hydrogen refuelling stations and fuel cells 6. Bioenergy technologies, including sustainable solid biomass, biogas, biomethande of the Council on ensuring a level playing field for sustainable air transport, XXXX/XXXX and by the Regulation of the European Parliament and Council on the use of renewable and low-carbon fuels in maritime transport XXXX/XXXX. sustainable fuels and waste to energy technologies 7. Carbon Capture, Transport, Utilization and storage technologies and negative emissions technologies including, among others, BECCS (BioEnergy with 3. Battery/storage technologiesCarbon Capture and Storage) 48. Heat pumps and geothermal energy technologiesGrid technologies, efficient district heating and energy system integration 58a. Electrolysers and fuel cellsSustainable fuel fired ‘recips’ (reciprocating engines) 6. 8b. Sustainable biogas/biomethane technologies 7. Carbon Capture and storage (CCS) technologEnergy efficiency technologies for the construction and renovation of buildings 8c. Recycling technologies and related activities 8d. Grid technologies Railway products (rolling stock, infrastructure and signalling)
2023/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 5 #

2023/0038M(NLE)

Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas Italy, Greece and New Zealand are among the largest producers of kiwifruit worldwide; whereas foreign kiwifruit producers can only produce in and export from New Zealand if they are authorized by Kiwifruit New Zealand, in collaboration with Zespri Group Limited, through a collaborative marketing arrangement;
2023/08/04
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 9 #

2023/0038M(NLE)

Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas the EU has a consistent trade deficit with New Zealand in agriculture, accounting for EUR 1.100 million in 2022; whereas the agreement could contribute to increasing this trade deficit;
2023/08/04
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 20 #

2023/0038M(NLE)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the protection of geographical indications (GIs) for EU wines and spirits, as well as for other agri- food products; calls on the Commission to further extend this non-exhaustive list of protected GIs in the future; calls on the Commission to ensure an effective protection of GIs, with a particular attention to those under grandfathering clause, in order to prevent counterfeiting products being produced in New Zealand; notes the efforts being made in relation to EU agricultural sensitivities by imposing limited and controlled access to highly sensitive products with the aim of protecting EU farmers through tariff through tariff rate quotas (TRQs); regrets the fact that a significant market access has been grante quotas (TRQs)d for dairy, beef and sheep products from New Zealand; notes the progress being made in including EU production safety standards, sustainability and animal welfare provisions;
2023/08/04
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 31 #

2023/0038M(NLE)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Insists, nevertheless, that the Commission should carefully manage and monitor the TRQs;
2023/08/04
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 55 #

2023/0038M(NLE)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Deplores the fact that the agricultural sector is often used as bargaining chip to be sacrificed during the negotiations of trade agreements in order to obtain concessions in other chapters;
2023/08/04
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 63 #

2023/0038M(NLE)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission to continue engaging with New Zealand to find long-lasting solutions ensuring the respect of reciprocity in the kiwifruit sector; underlines the importance of preventing the disclosure of confidential business information in the application for the collaborative marketing arrangement needed to export kiwifruit from New Zealand;
2023/08/04
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 69 #

2023/0033(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) Lead and its inorganic compounds are an indispensable component in the construction and restoration of musical instruments, in particular for pipe organs, recognised by UNESCO as Imtangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. It can therefore be expected that the musical instrument production and restoration sector will have difficulties in conforming, in the short term, to the biological limit value of 15 µg/100ml blood, together with an occupational exposure limit value of 0.03 mg/m³ expressed as a time-weighted average of eight hours. A five-year transitional period should therefore be introduced for that sector, during which a biological limit value of 40 µg/100ml blood and the occupational exposure limit value of 0.05 mg/m³ expressed as a time- weighted average of eight hours should apply.
2023/06/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 117 #

2023/0033(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 16 a (new)
(16a) In implementing this Directive, Member States should avoid imposing financial, administrative and legal constraints in a way which would discourage the establishment and development of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and micro-enterprises. In this connection, the Member States and the competent bodies of the European Union are called on to provide incentives, guidance and advice to SMEs and micro- enterprises to facilitate conformity with this directive. Against this backdrop, the social partners are encouraged to conclude agreements, issue guidelines and take other joint actions that can identify and advance best practices.
2023/06/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 137 #

2023/0033(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph -1 – point 4 (new)
Directive 2004/37/EC
Article 5 – paragraph 4 a (new)
(4) in Article 5, the following paragraph 4a is inserted: “4a. In the case of activities involving exposure to more than one carcinogenic, mutagenic or reprotoxic substance acting by the same mode of action or at the same target cell or tissue, the risk shall be assessed on the basis of the risk presented by all such substances in combination.”
2023/06/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 161 #

2023/0033(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph -1 (new)
Directive 2004/37/EC
Article 18 a – paragraph 7 d (new)
-1. By 31 December 2028, the Commission shall, after consulting the Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work, submit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council assessing whether the area of construction and restoration of musical instruments should fall within the scope of this directive. In that report, the Commission shall also list the appropriate limit values applicable to that sector.
2023/06/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 171 #

2023/0033(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Directive 2004/37/EC
Annex I – point 8 a (new)
(-1a) in Annex I, the following point is added: “8 a. Work involving exposure to hazardous medicinal products which are medicinal products that contain one or more substances that meet the criteria for classification as carcinogenic (category 1A or 1B), mutagenic (category 1A or 1B) or toxic for reproduction (category 1A or 1B) in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008.”
2023/06/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 178 #

2023/0033(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex II – point 1
Directive 2004/37/EC
Annex III – point A – row 31
(1) in Annex III, point A, the row related to inorganic lead and its compounds is replaced by the following: Limit values EC No CAS 8 hours (3) Short-term (4) Transitional Name of agent (1) No (2) Notati 3 3 measures mg/m3 Ppm f/ml mg/m3 ppm f/ml on (5) (6) (7) Inorganic lead and 0.03 its compounds Until 5 years its compounds after entry into force a BLV of 200 µg Pb/L applies. Sites engaged in the processing of lead ores and concentrates (’Primary Lead Producers‘) receive an extra transition time of 3 years to reach the BLV of 150 µg Pb/L blood (1) EC No, i.e. Einecs, ELINCS or NLP, is the official number of the substance within the European Union, as defined in Section 1.1.1.2 in Annex VI, Part 1, to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008. (2) CAS No: Chemical Abstract Service Registry Number. (3) Measured or calculated in relation to a reference period of eight hours time-weighted average (TWA) (4) Short-term exposure limit (STEL). A limit value above which exposure should not occur and which is related to a 15-minute period unless otherwise specified. (5) mg/m3 = milligrams per cubic metre of air at 20 °C and 101,3 kPa (760 mm mercury pressure) (6) ppm = parts per million by volume in air (ml/m3). (7) f/ml = fibres per millilitre.’;
2023/06/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 179 #

2023/0033(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex II – point 1
Directive 2004/37/EC
Annex III – point A - row 31
(1) in Annex III, point A, the row related to inorganic lead and its compounds is replaced by the following: Limit values EC No CAS 8 hours (3) Short-term (4) Transitional Name of agent (1) No (2) Notati 3 3 measures mg/m3 Ppm f/ml mg/m3 ppm f/ml on (5) (6) (7) Inorganic lead and 0.03 its compounds Limit value of its compounds 0.05 mg/m³ for the musical instrument construction and restoration sector until 31 December 20 28, provided that the Commission concludes in its report submitted pursuant to Article 18(7d) that the limit value shall apply to that sector. (1) EC No, i.e. Einecs, ELINCS or NLP, is the official number of the substance within the European Union, as defined in Section 1.1.1.2 in Annex VI, Part 1, to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008. (2) CAS No: Chemical Abstract Service Registry Number. (3) Measured or calculated in relation to a reference period of eight hours time-weighted average (TWA). (4) Short-term exposure limit (STEL). A limit value above which exposure should not occur and which is related to a 15-minute period unless otherwise specified. (5) mg/m3 = milligrams per cubic metre of air at 20 °C and 101,3 kPa (760 mm mercury pressure) (6) ppm = parts per million by volume in air (ml/m3). (7) f/ml = fibres per millilitre.’;
2023/06/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 180 #

2023/0033(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex II – point 1
Directive 2004/37/EC
Annex III – point A – row 31
(1) in Annex III, point A, the row related to inorganic lead and its compounds is replaced by the following: Limit values EC No CAS 8 hours (3) Short-term (4) Transitional Name of agent (1) No (2) Notati 3 3 measures mg/m3 Ppm f/ml mg/m3 ppm f/ml on (5) (6) (7) Inorganic lead and 0.035 its compounds (1) EC No, i.e. Einecs, ELINCS or NLP, is the official number of the substance within the European Union, as defined in Section 1.1.1.2 in Annex VI, Part 1, to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008. (2) CAS No: Chemical Abstract Service Registry Number. (3) Measured or calculated in relation to a reference period of eight hours time-weighted average (TWA) (4) Short-term exposure limit (STEL). A limit value above which exposure should not occur and which is related to a 15-minute period unless otherwise specified. (5) mg/m3 = milligrams per cubic metre of air at 20 °C and 101,3 kPa (760 mm mercury pressure) (6) ppm = parts per million by volume in air (ml/m3). (7) f/ml = fibres per millilitre.’;
2023/06/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 186 #

2023/0033(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 2
Limit value of 40 µg/100ml of blood for the musical instrument construction and restoration sector until 31 December 2028, provided that the Commission concludes in its report submitted pursuant to Article 18(7d) that the limit value applies to this sector. (This amendment applies throughout the text. Adopting it will necessitate corresponding changes throughout.)
2023/06/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 54 #

2022/2183(INI)

B. whereas COVID-19 and the war against Ukraine and the ensuing significant increases in input prices are leading to a significant cumulative distortion on global agricultural, fisheries and aquaculture markets, in particular on the cereals and vegetable oil markets; whereas food production and access to food must not be endangered or used as a geopolitical weapon;
2022/12/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 64 #

2022/2183(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas, as a result of the COVID- 19 crisis and the war against Ukraine, critical agricultural infrastructure, in particular transport and storage infrastructure, is hampering the movement of food, feed and other agricultural products;
2022/12/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 79 #

2022/2183(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas consumer demand is increasingly geared to food that provides guarantees in terms of health and of products that are healthy and sustainable and, in particular, of a clear origin and obtained through traditional agricultural production methods; and whereas European agricultural and agri-food production is of high standards in terms of quality, well-being, sustainability and environmental protection;
2022/12/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 87 #

2022/2183(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas in recent years more and more products emanating from food multinational processing procedures and labelled ‘zero-...’, ‘no ...’, ‘...-enriched’ and ‘functional’ have been placed on the market, which is to say products obtained via a process of combining and manipulating foodstuffs that turns them into artificial products far removed from nature and the land;
2022/12/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 105 #

2022/2183(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F
F. whereas, while 63% of low-income people worldwide are employed in agriculture and the overwhelming majority of them work on small farmsfarms whose existence is at risk, many people are at risk of food shortages and hunger; whereas the availability of food varies due to climate, seasonality and limited production1 ; _________________ 1 https://www.ifad.org/en/covid19
2022/12/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 133 #

2022/2183(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G
G. whereas the future food security of the European Union is directly linked to the ambitions of the Farm to Fork Strategy and the Green Deal; whereas the cumulative effect of Green Deal -related legislation must not lead to a decline in EU food production that could, which would then jeopardise food security in the EU;
2022/12/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 208 #

2022/2183(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russian invasion of Ukraine have once again demonstrated the need for the EU to strengthen its food security and reduce its dependence on imports from outside the EU; welcomes the adoption, due to the exceptional current circumstances, of temporary measures to increase EU production during the 2022/23 harvest season, which will contribute to food security in the EU;
2022/12/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 248 #

2022/2183(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to take the necessary measures to provide farmers with planning security, the appropriate financial resources and guarantees, making it possible to maintain and, if necessary, increase food production in the EU; calls on the Commission to ensure that farmland is used primarily for the production of food and feed;
2022/12/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 282 #

2022/2183(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Notes the risk that the European Green Deal could be a milestone in the EU transition to a greener and more sustainable economy, whilepose and pointings out that many of the resulting measures might have adverse effects, which have not yet been properly assessed, on EU farms and food security; calls on the Commission to carry out a comprehensive impact assessment of the cumulative impact of Green Deal legislative proposals on the EU farming sector before putting them into effect;
2022/12/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 303 #

2022/2183(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3
EU protein and feed strategy
2022/12/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 315 #

2022/2183(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to present a comprehensive EU protein and feed crops (e.g. maize) strategy that, on the one hand, focuses on domestic production in order to fully exploit its potential and reduce dependence on imports from third countries and, on the other, further safeguards income from economically sustainable production;
2022/12/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 351 #

2022/2183(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for the EU to speed up the adoption of legislation on, in partnership with the Member States, to speed up research into the use of new cultivation techniques in order to increase yields and make crops more resilient to climate change and new pathogens, particularly in view of the droughts and water shortages that are afflicting an increasing number of EU Member States; points out that new cultivation targets can promote sustainable agriculture, which is not possible without innovation;
2022/12/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 390 #

2022/2183(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Points out that, while that space data and AI technologies can be a source of much valuable information for agriculture, it can still only be put to very limited and expensive use, as in most cases it is not freely available or is too complex to be processed by farms or local authorities; calls for increased use of such data and technologies to help farmers through the green and digital transitions, while ensuring the resilience of EU agriculture;
2022/12/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 419 #

2022/2183(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Regrets the blanket ban on the use of pesticides in sensitive areas being mooted by the Commission in its application of the Green Deal, since this would pose a significant threat to the livelihood of many farmers and severely limit their output. and EU food security;
2022/12/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 443 #

2022/2183(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. WelcomNotes the inclusion in the Commission communication on ensuring the availability and affordability of fertilisers (COM(2022)0590) of a strategy to help farmers cope with exceptionally high costs; considers, however, that while it contains many valid medium and long- term policy recommendations, it fails to provide adequate support for farmers in the current crisis, which could have very serious implications for food security;
2022/12/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 450 #

2022/2183(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to raise the limits for the use of nitrogen fertilisers derived from animal manure, e.g. RENURE2, digestate and any other suitable, tried and tested alternatives, in line with the limits currently applicable to fertilisers; calls on the Commission to consider a temporary exemption to bring down the cost of fertilisers for now, while seeking the introduction of long-term framework provisions to promote a circular economy on farms and reduce dependence on third- country resources; also urges the Commission to revise the Nitrates Directive and the related limit of 170 kg/ha of nitrogen per year; _________________ 2 RENURE: REcovered Nitrogen from manURE (RENURE).
2022/12/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 485 #

2022/2183(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Reiterates the importance of supporting local production and the consumption of seasonal, local produce supplied via a short, verified supply chain that protects both small producers and consumers alike, reduces waste and losses, and is capable of delivering healthy, certified, high-quality produce at a low environmental footprint;
2022/12/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 492 #

2022/2183(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Calls on the Commission to safeguard the quality of products made available to consumers on the market. Further calls on the Commission to maintain adequate levels and standards of food security and supply in terms of production quantity, which must meet needs without leaving room for simplistic shortcuts with no place in traditional farming methods;
2022/12/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1 #

2022/2171(INI)

Draft opinion
Subheading 1 a (new)
A. Whereas supporting a vibrant and dynamic textile sector is strategic for the value chains and the competitiveness of the European Industry;
2023/01/27
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 2 #

2022/2171(INI)

Draft opinion
Subheading 1 b (new)
b. Whereas the long tradition and experience of European textile companies has a priceless value for the European historical heritage and technological development;
2023/01/27
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 3 #

2022/2171(INI)

Draft opinion
Subheading 1 c (new)
C. Whereas the European SMEs are in the frontline of production, research and active development of business models and practices that are increasingly compatible with environmental ambitions;
2023/01/27
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 11 #

2022/2171(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that more than 99 % of the EU textiles ecosystem consists of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs); underlines that EU textiles companies face intense competition from Asia, mainly China1 , where environmental regulations are less strict or non-existentand labour standards are less strict or non-existent; the usually low prices of these goods often affects the competitiveness of the European productions, while their low quality can be harmful for the consumers; therefore, calls for better controls by customs and by national market surveillance authorities to avoid the import of counterfeit, unsafe and uncompliant textile products. Better market surveillance shall not hamper free trade and responsible business practices; _________________ 1 European Commission, Directorate- General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, ‘Data on the EU Textile Ecosystem and its Competitiveness: final report’.
2023/01/27
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 15 #

2022/2171(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that more than 99 % of the EU textiles ecosystem consists of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs); underlines that EU textiles companies face intense competition from Asia, mainly China1, where environmental regulations are less strict or non-existent; calls on the Commission to step up customs controls in order to ensure that imported products comply with the regulations governing EU companies; _________________ 1 European Commission, Directorate- General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, ‘Data on the EU Textile Ecosystem and its Competitiveness: final report'.
2023/01/27
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 21 #

2022/2171(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Acknowledges the importance of recovering materials and, to this end, stresses the need for non-technical parameters to be included among the criteria for assessing end-product performance, so as to avoid unequal comparisons between products manufactured from recycled components and those manufactured from new materials;
2023/01/27
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 23 #

2022/2171(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. calls on the European Commission to stop unsustainable fast fashion practices and boost better consumption and production models which enhance the strategic value of the supply chain, promote sustainability, foster creativity based on quality;
2023/01/27
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 26 #

2022/2171(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Encourages the use of recycled materials, especially fiber-to-fiber, and support the conversion of textile waste from a costly disposal matter into new raw material generating value;
2023/01/27
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 31 #

2022/2171(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that ever-increasing regulation, which directly and indirectly affects the EU textiles industry, compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine, is seriously threatening the competitiveness of EU businesses; calls on the Commission and the Member States to only implement additional regulations if they facilitate sustainable business models, as many obligations drastically increase costs, especially for SME, the increase prices of commodities and energy, the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine, unfair trade behaviours of Extra-EU countries, is seriously threatening the competitiveness of EU businesses; calls for adequately weight extended producer responsibility obligations to safeguard subcontractors and intermediate processors;
2023/01/27
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 35 #

2022/2171(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Calls for a revision of the criteria for awarding the Ecolabel to associate this label with products for which at least three economically significant processes have taken place in accordance with clear sustainability criteria defined at EU level; underlines the need of organising and implementing a better and harmonised surveillance of the internal market. Customs and other market surveillance authorities need to be empowered to prevent the import of counterfeit and/or unsafe textile products lacking the requirements expressly demanded of those who produce and operate within the EU, in order to safeguard the consumer and the environment;
2023/01/27
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 40 #

2022/2171(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Emphasises that any action that could increase red tape for producers should be avoided and calls for stronger support for SMEs in this sector;
2023/01/27
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 54 #

2022/2171(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Acknowledges the challenges to achieving a fully circular business model for textile companies, in particular owing to current technological and physical constraints on production and recycling, such as the use of chemicals, the lack of circular design, digitalisation gaps and the workforce’s up- and reskilling needs; stresses the need to introduce incentives for products that meet ecological standards, thus enabling producers to support environmentally sustainable production processes while maintaining competitive price levels and supporting the value chain by promoting the reshoring of delocalised production in the EU;
2023/01/27
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 63 #

2022/2171(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Recalls the need to support an open approach to circular economy, especially concerning open loop recycling, in order to avoid a “silos approach” and to favour research, innovation and cross- fertilization between different industrial sectors;
2023/01/27
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 65 #

2022/2171(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Highlights the need to specify parameters for recycled materials regarding the presence of chemicals;
2023/01/27
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 71 #

2022/2171(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Underlines the importance of improving transparency and traceability in the textile industry to increase its ability to manage the value chains more effectively, identify and address labour and human rights violations and environmental impacts, combat counterfeits, while embracing more sustainable production and consumption patterns; at the same time, traceability shall not become a barrier to trade, an unacceptable cost or burden, especially for the SMEs;
2023/01/27
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 74 #

2022/2171(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3 c. Underlines that a circular economy for textiles and apparel is the one that creates better products and services for customers, contributes to a resilient industry, and benefits the environment. Recycling of textiles, a crucial part of the circular economy for textiles and apparel, has the potential to reduce GHG emissions and freeing precious land for other uses. To this end, the European Union should support companies, associations, and initiatives like the ReHubs which are implementing plans to increase recycling and reduce textile waste;
2023/01/27
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 83 #

2022/2171(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 d (new)
3 d. Reaffirms the importance of traceability and transparency as a tool also to support customers’ informed choices about textile products;
2023/01/27
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 89 #

2022/2171(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 e (new)
3 e. Recalls the need to support the EU textile value chain, which actively contributes to the EU competitiveness, while at the same time defending it from external unfair practices, which are also distortive of the internal market;
2023/01/27
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 105 #

2022/2171(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines that a business- supportive environment that promotes research and innovation is key to maintaining the EU textiles industry’s leading position in innovation2 , especially in sustainable fibres such as bio-based fibres, in inventing and scaling up circular production and recycling technologies, and in harnessing the opportunities offered by digitalisation, e.g. with the Digital Product Passport or smart textiles, provided that such an initiative does not lead to more bureaucracy for producers, enabling micro and SMEs to better communicate their sustainability; _________________ 2 Ibid.
2023/01/27
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 110 #

2022/2171(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Underlines the importance of supporting the reshoring of textile production in the European Union as a way to promote reindustrialization of the continent and, as well, as a way to shorten the usually very stretched supply chains involved in the production and distribution of textiles;
2023/01/27
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 111 #

2022/2171(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Emphasises the importance of a traceability system that takes adequate account of the various processing stages so as to provide the market with a guarantee of uniform assessment throughout the production process;
2023/01/27
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 113 #

2022/2171(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Urges the Commission to encourage development of the market for products made from recovered textile material, also outside the clothing sector, so as to ensure more widespread recycling;
2023/01/27
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 117 #

2022/2171(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that several EU funding opportunities exist, such as via Cluster 2 of Horizon Europe or the European Innovation Council; calls for the creation of an EU research and innovation agenda aligned with the transition pathway for the textiles ecosystem; underlines the leading role the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KICs) on Culture & Creativity3 and Manufacturing4 should play in this process; calls for the development at European level of 'Textile Hubs', i.e. innovative textile regeneration poles, made up of research centres and disposal plants, for the sorting and recovery of pre- and postconsumer waste, turning waste into value and creating new jobs in textile manufacturing districts. _________________ 3 https://eit.europa.eu/eit-community/eit- culture-creativity. 4 https://www.eitmanufacturing.eu/.
2023/01/27
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 125 #

2022/2171(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Invites the European Commission to publish, as soon as possible, a regulation containing harmonised European criteria for the End of Waste of textiles, to ensure an efficient and smoother marketing of products obtained from the recovery of textile waste, encouraging the use of recycled products and the dissemination of innovative research poles for textile regeneration.
2023/01/27
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 51 #

2022/2147(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that the targets of the EU biodiversity strategy’s targetand farm to fork strategies should not hinder the sustainable development of the agricultural sectors in the outermost regions (ORs);
2022/12/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 61 #

2022/2147(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that the criticised proposal for a farm to fork strategy requests the EU to further limit the use of plant protection products; stresses, in this context, that it is essential for the specific characteristics of the tropical and sub- tropical climates in the ORs musto be taken into account;
2022/12/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 77 #

2022/2147(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to establish a separate chapter dedicated to the ORs and their agriculture sectors in its impact assessments of the farm to fork and biodiversity strategies;
2022/12/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 88 #

2022/2147(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for a specific regulation for the ORs on, inter alia, the common organisation of the markets;
2022/12/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 117 #

2022/2147(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for strict compliance of tropical goods from non-EU countries with the applicable EU environmental and social standards applied in the EU;
2022/12/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 14 #

2022/2059(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas the Mediterranean is a semi-enclosed sea with a very slow exchange of its waters, a rich biodiversity and a high proportion of endemic species; whereas there have been changes in water temperatures in recent years, with these increasing significantly in the Mediterranean, which is impacting strongly on fish stocks and on the health of the seas;
2022/12/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 20 #

2022/2059(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas the density of waste has more than doubled in thirty years; whereas the improper management and treatment of waste from rivers and urban areas, primarily in third countries, make the Mediterranean the area with the sixth largest accumulation of marine litter in the world;
2022/12/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 26 #

2022/2059(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G
G. whereas Mediterranean marine mammal numbers have declined by 41 % over the last 50 years and variound 80 % ofs fish stocks are suffering from overfishingbject to management and reconstitution plans; whereas the objective of sustainable fishing is achievable, provided that Member States have the political will;
2022/12/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 29 #

2022/2059(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H
H. whereas the Mediterranean basin is warming 20 % faster than the global average; whereas global warming will cause severe consequences that must be anticipated; whereas meeting the Paris Agreement limit of 1.5 °C of warming calls for a halving of the EU’s energy demand by 2050 compared to 2015 levels and requires the other countries of the Mediterranean area to contribute through increased cooperationasures must be taken to mitigate and adapt to the effects of climate change;
2022/12/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 40 #

2022/2059(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that the Union is responsible for half of the Mediterranean basin and cannot remain passive in the face of the multiple political, social, economic and environmental challenges confronting the area, starting with relations with the countries bordering the Mediterranean, which should adopt joint measures to protect ecosystems;
2022/12/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 45 #

2022/2059(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Deplores the continuous degradation of the environment in the entire Mediterranean basin, the loss of biodiversity and the increasing air and marine pollution, which has been caused by multiple factors;
2022/12/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 56 #

2022/2059(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that the European shores of the Mediterranean suffer from degraded environmental standards compared to the shores of Northern Europe (especially in port cities that do not benefit from the protection of emission control areas to reduce airborne emissare naturally interconnected with the shores of non-EU countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea and must contribute to its protections);
2022/12/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 58 #

2022/2059(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that environmental problems are cross-cutting and complex, such that each entity, region or state acting alone can only provide partial solutions, and that it is necessary to broaden the common approach, including by involving third countries, to embrace the whole Mediterranean area;
2022/12/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 69 #

2022/2059(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Draws attention to the water temperature increases in the Mediterranean Sea and to the need to take steps to mitigate and adapt to the effects of climate change;
2022/12/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 80 #

2022/2059(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Recalls that overIUU fishing is still a threat to the survival of many species; is convinced that the development of a blue economy can support sustainable and inclusive development and quality jobs;
2022/12/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 88 #

2022/2059(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Draws attention to the impacts caused by tourism due to its seasonality and its uncontrolled development (such as cruises, new polluting leisure activities)when this is not managed sustainably and there is uncontrolled development;
2022/12/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 96 #

2022/2059(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Welcomes the WestMed sea basin strategy in the Western Mediterranean and Interreg programmes such as MARITTIMO, as good examples of direct and diversified cooperation, including at regional level, with shared objectives;
2022/12/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4 #

2022/2046(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Reiterates its concern as regards the significant delay in the implementation of cohesion policy for the 2021-2027 period, as well as its call for the Commission and the Member States to speed up the adoption of the partnership agreements and programmes, without undermining their quality and while respecting the EU’s political priorities and the applicable principlepriorities and concerns of EU citizens; reiterates the need for special consideration to be given to less-developed regions and islands in this context, and also to those that find themselves in the 'middle-income trap' in view of the challenging economic situation and the inflation they face;
2022/07/27
Committee: REGI
Amendment 16 #

2022/2046(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines the necessity of providing the regions with appropriate financial means in order to deal with the waves of migration caused by the Russian aggression against Ukraine and its multifaceted consequences; emphasises the need to address the grave difficulties that the current rise in energy costs is causing for the regions, and to identify suitable financial instruments to deal with them at a regional level and to support all energy diversification efforts, as well as investments encouraging Member States' energy independence;
2022/07/27
Committee: REGI
Amendment 25 #

2022/2046(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for a significant increase in the European Union Solidarity Fund (EUSF) budget, which would help regions to anticipate and mitigate the effects of climate change, and for the scope of the EUSF to be broadened, so that it can also support more climate-resilient restoration or construction of public and private infrastructure;
2022/07/27
Committee: REGI
Amendment 32 #

2022/2046(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. The approach to synergies in the EU budget should be more centred around the real complementarity of policies. At regional level, special consideration should be paid to new policy areas, such as strategic interdependence and European industrial alliances, in which cohesion policy could prove particularly relevant. The 'do no harm to cohesion' principle should be developed further and factored into policy-making;
2022/07/27
Committee: REGI
Amendment 17 #

2022/2040(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Considers the fact that recent supply chain disruption, notably caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russian war against Ukraine, has highlighted the EU agricultural sector’s reliance on complex import and export chains; calls for a shift to a sustainable, resilient and fair, fair and self-sufficient agricultural model anchored in the EU territories;
2022/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 35 #

2022/2040(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that import dependency increases vulnerability to external shocks, as now observed in fuel, fertiliser and feed chains; calls for EU production to be recalibrated towards sustainable practices which reduce the need for inputs as far as possible and to focus primarily on EU demand for healthy food in sufficient volumes; calls on Member States to ensure greater farmer autonomy via the strategic plans, notably through strong support for organicall production and methods, whether organic sector as a wholeor conventional;
2022/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 67 #

2022/2040(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Highlights that the health and, labour conditions and pay of agri-food workers affect labour availability in the supply chain;
2022/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 77 #

2022/2040(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the need for market regulation and appropriate public stocks to tackle market crises and price volatility, to secure supply and to prevencombat speculation; calls for market transparency and timely information on public and private stocks;
2022/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 84 #

2022/2040(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that EU engagement in global food governance muste need to recognise and promote the right to food, as well as the food sovereignty of its trading partnerEU Member States and their right to regulate their imports, exports and stocks to secure their own needs.
2022/07/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 121 #

2022/2026(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on Member States to implement good practices to de- institutionalise the mental health sector and encourage respect for all persons with disabilities, including children, to strengthen the transition from institutional care to services that provide support to the community, and to promote and guarantee funding for accessible and inclusive social housing for those with disabilities, including older people with disabilities;
2022/06/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 175 #

2022/2026(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Notes that the acceleration in the use of information and communication technologies and remote working as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic has created new forms of inclusion/exclusion in the labour market, improving opportunities for work for some but increasing the risk of exclusion for others; calls, therefore, for attention to be paid to the opportunities and, above all, the risks created by remote ways of working and ICT-based mobile working for persons with disabilities, and the digital divide;
2022/06/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 179 #

2022/2026(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Considers it vital for data to be collected on disabilities at EU level using a human rights-based approach, including employment, education and vocational training, disaggregated by sex, age and type of disability, as these have to date been excluded from the statistics;
2022/06/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 191 #

2022/2026(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on Member States to set targets for the participation of adults with disabilities in learning with a view to increasing their participation and ensuring that national skills strategies cover the specific needs of persons with disabilities, adopting targeted measures and flexible training formats to provide educational and vocational training programmes that are inclusive and accessible for persons with disabilities and to further support cooperation between the relevant social economy stakeholders, the identification of digital skills requirements and the application of assistive technologies for better employability;
2022/06/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 204 #

2022/2026(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Calls on Member States to boost the capacities of services for the employment of persons with disabilities and to improve work with the social partners and organisations of persons with disabilities to that end and to facilitate self-employment and entrepreneurship, including for persons with intellectual and psycho-social disabilities, providing support on legal and commercial issues, including through the use of EU funds;
2022/06/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 214 #

2022/2026(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Calls on Member States to define measures to further tackle gaps in social protection for persons with disabilities to reduce inequalities, including by compensating extra costs linked to disability and eligibility for disability benefits.
2022/06/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 223 #

2022/2026(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4d. Considers it necessary to reduce the red tape that complicates the lives of persons with disabilities and their family members, by simplifying access to services and encouraging the recognition and certification of disability status;
2022/06/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 228 #

2022/2026(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 e (new)
4e. Notes that there is no mutual recognition of disability status between EU Member States; calls, therefore, on the Commission and Member States to extend the usage of the EU Disability Card to all the Member States and to widen its scope, allowing it to be used for the recognition of disability status and to access services throughout the EU;
2022/06/28
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 95 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
(7) The Council underlined in its Conclusions of December 2020 38 , that the revision of Directive 94/62/EC should update and establish more concrete, effective and easy to implement provisions to facilitate sustainable packaging in the internal market and minimise the complexity of packaging in order to foster economically feasible solutions, to improve the reusability and recyclability as well as minimise substances of concern in packaging materials, especially concerning food packaging materials, and to provide for labelling packaging in an easily understandable way to inform consumers about its recyclability and where its waste should be discarded to facilitate sorting and recycling. At the same time, it noted the need to comply with hygiene and food safety standards; _________________ 38 https://data.consilium.europa.eu/doc/docu ment/ST-13852-2020-INIT/en/pdf
2023/05/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 97 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
(8) The European Parliament’s Resolution of 10 February 2021 on the New Circular Economy Action Plan39 reiterated the objective of making all packaging reusable or recyclable in an economically viable way by 2030 and called on the Commission to present a legislative proposal including waste reduction measures and targets and ambitious essential requirements in the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive to reduce excessive packaging, including in e-commerce, improve recyclability and minimise the complexity of packaging, increase recycled content, phase out hazardous and harmful substances, and promote re-use. Furthermore, it emphasised that food safety and hygiene standards should not be compromised; _________________ 39 https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/doc ument/TA-9-2021-0040_EN.html
2023/05/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 120 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
(20) Designing packaging with the objective of its recycling, once it becomes packaging waste, is one the most efficient measures to improve the packaging circularity and raise packaging recycling rates and the use of recycled content in packaging. Packaging design for recycling criteria have been established for a number of packaging formats under voluntary industry schemes or by some Member States for the purpose of the modulation of extended producer responsibility fees, while ensuring hygiene and food safety and acceptance by consumers. In order to prevent barriers to the internal market and provide industry with a level playing field, and with the objective to promote the sustainability of packaging and ensuring acceptance by the consumer, it is important to set mandatory requirements regarding the recyclability of packaging, by harmonising the criteria and the methodology for assessing packaging recyclability based on a design for recycling methodology at the Union level. In order to meet the objective set out in the CEAP that, by 2030, all packaging should be recyclable or reusable, in an economically viable manner, packaging recyclability performance grades should be established based on design for recycling criteria for packaging categories as listed in Annex II. However, packaging should comply with them only as of 1 January 2030 in order to give sufficient time to the economic operators to adapt.
2023/05/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 122 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
(21) As design for recycling assessment in itself does not ensure that packaging is recycled in practice, it is necessary to establish a uniform methodology and criteria for assessing the recyclability of packaging in practice based on the state-of- the-art separate collection, sorting and recycling processes and infrastructure actually available in the Union. Related reporting from Member States and, where relevant, economic operators should support establishing the recyclability “at scale” thresholds and update, on this basis, the recyclability performance grades with respect to the specific packaging materials and categories, preserving the added value passed on to the end consumer through packaging.
2023/05/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 160 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 61
(61) In order to ensure a high level of environmental protection in the internal market as well as a high level of food safety and hygiene, and facilitate the achievement of the packaging waste prevention targets, unnecessary or avoidable packaging should not be allowed to be placed on the market. The list of such packaging formats is provided in Annex V of this Regulation. In order to adapt the list to the technical and scientific progress the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission to amend the list.deleted
2023/05/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 173 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 67
(67) In order to reduce the increasing proportion of packaging that is single use and the growing amounts of packaging waste generated, it is necessary to establish quantitative re-use and refill targets on packaging in sectors, which have been assessed as having the greatest potential for packaging waste reduction, namely food and beverages for take-away, large- white goods and transport packaging. This was appraised based on factors such as existing systems for re-use, necessity of using packaging and the possibility of fulfilling the functional requirements in terms of containment, tidiness, health, hygiene and safety. Differences of the products and their production and distribution systems, were also taken into account. The setting of the targets is expected to support the innovation and increase the proportion of re-use and refill solutions. The use ofIn accordance with Article 4(2) of Directive 2008/98/EC, the restriction does not apply to single -use packaging for food and beverages filled and consumed within the premises in the HORECA sector should not be allowedthat provides a better overall environmental outcome justified by life-cycle thinking, as well as a better overall health and economic impact.
2023/05/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 192 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 107
(107) Member States which achieve 9065 % collection rate of the targeted packaging types without a deposit and return system two consecutive calendar years preceding the entry into force of this obligation, may request not to establish a deposit and return system.
2023/05/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 229 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
(7) The Council underlined in its Conclusions of December 202038, that the revision of Directive 94/62/EC should update and establish more concrete, effective and easy to implement provisions to facilitate sustainable packaging in the internal market and minimise the complexity of packaging in order to foster economically feasible solutions, to improve the reusability and recyclability as well as minimise substances of concern in packaging materials, especially concerning food packaging materials, and to provide for labelling packaging in an easily understandable way to inform consumers about its recyclability and where its waste should be discarded to facilitate sorting and recycling. At the same time it noted that hygiene and food safety standards have to be respected. _________________ 38 https://data.consilium.europa.eu/doc/docu ment/ST-13852-2020-INIT/en/pdf
2023/05/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 232 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
(8) The European Parliament’s Resolution of 10 February 2021 on the New Circular Economy Action Plan39reiterated the objective of making all packaging reusable or recyclable in an economically viable way by 2030 and called on the Commission to present a legislative proposal including waste reduction measures and targets and ambitious essential requirements in the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive to reduce excessive packaging, including in e-commerce, improve recyclability and minimise the complexity of packaging, increase recycled content, phase out hazardous and harmful substances, and promote re-use. In addition, it stressed that food safety or hygiene standards must not be compromised. _________________ 39 https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/doc ument/TA-9-2021-0040_EN.html
2023/05/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 240 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
(11) An item, which is an integral part of a product and is necessary to contain, support or preserve that product throughout its lifetime and where all elements are intended to be used, consumed or disposed of together, should not be considered as being packaging given that its functionality is intrinsically linked to it being part of the product. However, in light of the disposal behaviour of consumers regarding tea and coffee bags as well as coffee or tea system single-serve units, which in practice are disposed of together with the product residue leading to the contamination of compostable and recycling streams, those specific items should be treated as packaging. This is in line with the objective to increase the separate collection of bio-waste, as required by Article 22 of Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council41. Furthermore, to ensure coherence regarding end-of-life financial and operational obligations, also all coffee or tea system single-serve units necessary to contain coffee or tea should be treated as packaging. _________________ 41 Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste and repealing certain Directives (OJ L 312, 22.11.2008, p. 3).
2023/05/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 247 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
(12) In line with the waste hierarchy set out in Article 4(21) of Directive 2008/98/EC, and with the requirement set in paragraph 2 of Article 4 of the same Directive, which foresees that specific waste streams may depart from the hierarchy where this is in line with life- cycle thinking to deliver the best overall environmental outcome, the measures provided for under this Regulation aim at reducing the amount of packaging placed on the market in terms of its volume and weight, and preventing the generation of packaging waste, especially through packaging minimisation, avoiding packaging where it is not needed, and increased re-use of packagingand recycling of packaging while delivering the best environmental outcome. In addition, the measures aim at increasing the use of recycled content in packaging, especially in plastic packaging where the uptake of recycled content is very low, as well as higher recycling rates for all packaging and high quality of the resulting secondary raw materials while reducing other forms of recovery and final disposal.
2023/05/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 253 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
TAfter consulting and in close cooperation with industry representatives, the Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 58 to supplement this Regulation in order to establish design for recycling criteria and recycling performance grades based on the criteria and parameters listed in Table 2 of Annex II for packaging categories listed in Table 1 of that Annex, as well as rules concerning the modulation of financial contributions to be paid by producers to comply with their extended producer responsibility obligations set out in Article 40(1), based on the packaging recycling performance grade, and for plastic packaging, the percentage of recycled content. Design-for-recycling criteria shall consider state of the art collection, sorting and recycling processes and shall cover all packaging components.
2023/05/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 256 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
TAfter consulting and in close cooperation with industry representatives, the Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 58 to amend Table 1 of Annex in order to adapt it to scientific and technical development in material and product design, collection, sorting and recycling infrastructure. From the adoption of the delegated acts, operators will be granted a transitional period of five years before the measure enters into force.
2023/05/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 264 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1
From 1 January 2030, and by way of derogation from paragraphs 2 and 3, innovative packaging may be placed on the market for a maximum period of 5 years after the end of the calendar year when it has been placed on the market.
2023/05/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 267 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 3
After the period referred to in the first sub-paragraph, such packaging shall be accompanied by the technical documentation referred to in paragraph 8.deleted
2023/05/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 274 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. From 1 January 20340, the plastic part in packaging shall contain the following minimum percentage of recycled content recovered from post-consumer plastic waste, per unit of packaging, calculated based on the average of all plastic packaging placed on the market by each company:
2023/05/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 290 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
(20) Designing packaging with the objective of its recycling, once it becomes packaging waste, is one the most efficient measures to improve the packaging circularity and raise packaging recycling rates and the use of recycled content in packaging, while ensuring marketing and consumer acceptance. Packaging design for recycling criteria have been established for a number of packaging formats under voluntary industry schemes or by some Member States for the purpose of the modulation of extended producer responsibility fees. In order to prevent barriers to the internal market and provide industry with a level playing field, and with the objective to promote the sustainability of packaging ensuring marketing and consumer acceptance, it is important to set mandatory requirements regarding the recyclability of packaging, by harmonising the criteria and the methodology for assessing packaging recyclability based on a design for recycling methodology at the Union level. In order to meet the objective set out in the CEAP that, by 2030, all packaging should be recyclable or reusable, in an economically viable manner, packaging recyclability performance grades should be established based on design for recycling criteria for packaging categories as listed in Annex II. However, packaging should comply with them only as of 1 January 2030 in order to give sufficient time to the economic operators to adapt.
2023/05/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 295 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. From 1 January 2040, the plastic part in packaging shall contain the following minimum percentage of recycled content recovered from post-consumer plastic waste, per unit of packaging, calculated based on the average of all plastic packaging placed on the market by each company:
2023/05/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 299 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
(21) As design for recycling assessment in itself does not ensure that packaging is recycled in practice, it is necessary to establish a uniform methodology and criteria for assessing the recyclability of packaging in practice based on the state-of- the-art separate collection, sorting and recycling processes and infrastructure actually available in the Union. Related reporting from Member States and, where relevant, economic operators should support establishing the recyclability “at scale” thresholds and update, on this basis, the recyclability performance grades with respect to the specific packaging materials and categories. , preserving the added value conveyed to the final consumer with the packaging.
2023/05/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 306 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
(22) In order to establish harmonised rules on packaging design to ensure its recyclability while ensuring packaging performs all its functions and ensuring marketing and consumer acceptance, the power to adopt delegated acts should be delegated to the Commission to set out detailed criteria for packaging design for recycling per packaging materials and categories, as well as for the assessment of the packaging recyclability at scale including for categories of packaging not listed in this Regulation. In order to give economic operators and Member States sufficient time to collect and report the necessary data to establish the “at scale” recycling methodology, the manufacturers should ensure that packaging is recycled at scale as of 2035. That should ensure that packaging complies with the design for recycling criteria, and is also recycled in practice on the basis of the state of the art processes for separate collection, sorting and recycling.
2023/05/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 313 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
(23) In order to stimulate innovation in packaging, it is appropriate to allow that packaging, which presents innovative features resulting in significant improvement in the core function of packaging and has demonstrable environmental benefits, is given limited additional time of five years to comply withexempt from the recyclability requirements. The innovative features should be explained in the technical documentation accompanying the packaging.
2023/05/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 316 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
(24) In order to protect human and animal health and safety, due to the nature of the packaged products and the related requirements, it is appropriate that the recyclability requirements should not apply to immediate packaging as defined in Article 1 of Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council50and in Article 4(25) of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of the European Parliament and of the Council51, which are in direct contact with the medicinal product, as well as contact sensitive plastic packaging of medical devices covered by Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council52andof in vitro diagnostics medical devices covered by Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council53.These exemptions should apply until 1 January 2035and contact sensitive packaging for foods covered by Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004 and Regulation (EU) No 609/2013. _________________ 50 Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 November 2001 on the Community code relating to medicinal products for human use (OJ L 311, 28.11.2001, p. 67). 51 Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on veterinary medicinal products and repealing Directive 2001/82/EC (OJ L 4, 7.1.2019, p. 43). 52 Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 on medical devices, amending Directive 2001/83/EC, Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 and Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 and repealing Council Directives 90/385/EEC and 93/42/EEC (OJ L 117, 5.5.2017, p. 1). 53 Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 on in vitro diagnostic medical devices and repealing Directive 98/79/EC and Commission Decision 2010/227/EU (OJ L 117, 5.5.2017, p. 176).
2023/05/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 331 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. By [OP: please insert the date = 24 months from the entry into force of this Regulation]2030, packaging referred to in Article 3(1), points (f) and (g), sticky labels attached to fruit and vegetables and very lightweight plastic carrier bags shall be compostable in industrially controlled conditions in bio-waste treatment facilities.
2023/05/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 332 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
(28) In order to ensure a high level of human and animal health protection in accordance with requirements in Union legislation and to avoid any risk to the security of supply and to the safety of medicines and medical devices safety, it is appropriate to provide for the exclusion from the obligation of a minimum recycled content in plastic packaging for immediate packaging as defined in Article 1, point 23, of Directive 2001/83/EC and in Article 4, point 25, of Regulation (EU) 2019/6, as well as for contact sensitive plastic packaging of medical devices covered by Regulation (EU) 2017/745 and for contact sensitive packaging of in vitro diagnostics medical devices covered by Regulation (EU) 2017/746 and of contact sensitive packaging for foods covered by Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004 and Regulation (EU) No 609/2013. This exclusion should also apply to outer packaging of human and veterinary medicinal products as defined in Article 1, point 24, of Directive 2001/83/EC and in Article 4, point 26, of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 in cases where it has to comply with specific requirements to preserve the quality of the medicinal product.
2023/05/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 336 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
(29) In order to prevent barriers to the internal market and ensure the efficient implementation of the obligations, economic operators should ensure that the plastic part of each unit of packaging contains a certain minimum percentage of recycled content recovered from post- consumer plastic waste calculated as an average of the plastic packaging placed by a producer on the Union market. This provision should not apply to food or feed contact plastic packaging in those cases when the recycled content risks affecting human and animal health and/or compromising the organoleptic characteristics of products.
2023/05/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 350 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. Packaging not necessary to comply with any of the performance criteria set out in Annex IV and packaging with characteristics that are only aimed to increase the perceived volume of the product, including double walls, false bottoms, and unnecessary layers, shall not be placed on the market, unless the packaging design is subject to geographical indications of origin protected under Union legislation.
2023/05/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 368 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35
(35) The bio-waste waste stream is oftencould be contaminated with conventional plastics and the material recycling streams are oftencould be contaminated with compostable plastics. This cross-contamination could leads to waste of traditional and compostable resources, lower quality secondary raw materials and should be prevented at source. As the proper disposal route for compostable plastic packaging is becoming increasingly confusing for consumers, it is justified andTherefore, it is necessary to lay down clear and common rules on the use of compostableand disposal of plastic packaging, mandating it only when its use brings a clear benefit for the environment or for human health. This is particularly the case when the use of compostable packaging helps collect or dispose of bio-wastelabeled as compostable, including the possibility to mandating applications. This is particularly the case when the use of compostable packaging helps collect or recycle of bio-waste. All plastic packaging labeled as compostable shouldn’t go into material recycling.
2023/05/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 373 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36
(36) For limited packaging applications made of biodegradable plastic polymers, there is a demonstrable environmental benefit of using compostable packagingThere is a demonstrable environmental benefit of using compostable packaging for specific packaging applications (e.g., those strictly linked to food and food waste), which enters composting plants, including anaerobic digestion facilities under controlled conditions. Furthermore, where appropriate waste collection schemes and waste treatment infrastructures are available in a Member State as required by Article 22 of Directive 2008/98, there should be a limited flexibility in deciding whether to mandate the use of compostable plastics for lightweight plastic carrier bags on its territory. In order to avoid consumer confusion about the correct disposal and considering the environmental benefit of circularity of the carbon, all other plastic packaging not labeled as compostable should go into material recycling and the design of such packaging should ensure that it does not affect the recyclability of other waste streams.
2023/05/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 377 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 37
(37) Where justified and appropriate due to technological and regulatory developments impacting the disposal of compostable plastics and under the specific conditions ensuring that the use of such materials is beneficial for the environmental and human health, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission to amend or extend the list of compostable packaging.deleted
2023/05/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 381 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22
Restrictions on use of certain packaging 1. place on the market packaging in the formats and for the purposes listed in Annex V. 2. paragraph 1, economic operators shall not place on the market packaging in the formats and for the purposes listed in point 3 of Annex V as of 1 January 2030. 3. economic operators from point 3 of Annex V if they comply with the definition of micro-company in accordance with rules set out in the Commission Recommendation 2003/361, as applicable on [OP: Please insert the date = the date of entry into force of this Regulation], and where it is not technically feasible not to use packaging or to obtain access to infrastructure that is necessary for the functioning of a reuse system. 4. empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 58 to amend Annex V in order to adapt it to technical and scientific progress with the objective to reducing packaging waste. When adopting those delegated acts, the Commission shall consider the potential of the restrictions on the use of specific packaging formats to reduce the packaging waste generated while ensuring an overall positive environmental impact, and shall take into account the availability of alternative packaging solutions that meet requirements set out in legislation applicable to contact sensitive packaging, as well as their capability to prevent microbiological contamination of the packaged product.Article 22 deleted formats Economic operators shall not By way of derogation from Member States may exempt The Commission shall be
2023/05/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 381 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38
(38) In order to facilitate conformity assessment with requirements on compostable packaging, it is necessary to provide for presumption of conformity for compostable packaging which is in conformity with harmonised standards adopted in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council56for the purpose of expressing detailed technical specifications of those requirements and take into account, in line with the latest scientific and technological developments, the parameters, including compostquality of the output, proper processingtimes and admissible levels of contamination, which reflect the actual conditions in bio- waste treatment facilities, including anaerobic digestion processes. _________________ 56 Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on European standardisation, amending Council Directives 89/686/EEC and 93/15/EEC and Directives 94/9/EC, 94/25/EC, 95/16/EC, 97/23/EC, 98/34/EC, 2004/22/EC, 2007/23/EC, 2009/23/EC and 2009/105/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Decision 87/95/EEC and Decision No 1673/2006/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council Text with EEA relevance (OJ L 316, 14.11.2012, p. 12).
2023/05/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 385 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 39
(39) It should be recalled that all compostable packaging constituting a food contact material is to meet the requirements set out in the Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004.deleted
2023/05/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 388 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 40
(40) Packaging should be designed, where relevant for a given shape, so as to minimise its volume and weight while maintaining its ability to perform the packaging functions, including those referred to in Article 3 (1). The manufacturer of packaging should assess the packaging against the performance criteria, as listed in Annex IV of this Regulation. In view of the objective of this Regulation to reduce packaging and packaging waste generation and to improve circularity of packaging across the internal market, it is appropriate to further specify the existing criteria and to make them more stringent. The list of the packaging performance criteria, as listed in the existing harmonised standard EN 13428:200057, should therefore be modified. While marketing and consumer acceptance remain relevant for packaging designpresentation,design and differentiation functionality, they should not be part ofthe mainperformance criteria justifying on their own additional packaging weight and volume. However, this should not compromise product or packagingspecifications for craft and industrial products and food , beveragesand agricultural products that are registered aundprotected under theEU geographical indication protection schemeer or otherwiseprotected by Union intellectual property law orEU geographical indication protection schemes, including third country geographical indication/products that have been given distinctive recognition by the Union, as part of the Union’s objective to protect intellectual property,cultural heritage and traditional know- how.Traditional packaging associated with products that have been given distinctive recognition or are subject to geographical indications of origin protection shall nevertheless look to reduce packaging weight to the lowest weight possible whilst protecting the shape of the packaging in line with the overall ambitions of this proposal. On the other hand, recyclability, the use of recycled content, and re-use may justify additional packaging weight or volume, and should be added to the performance criteria. Packaging with double walls, false bottoms and other characteristics only aimed to increase the perceived product volume should not be placed on the market, as it does not meet the requirement for packaging minimisation. The same rule should apply to superfluous packaging not necessary for ensuring packaging functionality. _________________ 57 Packaging – Requirements specific to manufacturing and composition – Prevention by source reduction.
2023/05/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 409 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 44
(44) It is necessary to inform consumers and to enable them to appropriately dispose of packaging waste, including compostable lightweight and very lightweight plastic carrier bags. The most appropriate manner to do this is to establish a harmonised labelling system based on the material composition of packaging for sorting of waste, and to pair it with corresponding labels on waste receptacles. To this end, the Commission and the Member States should provide incentives, including economic ones, especially to micro- enterprises and SMEs.
2023/05/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 415 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2
2. The final distributor making available on the market within the territory of a Member State in sales packaging cold or hot beverages filled into a container at the point of sale for take-away shall ensure that: (a) from 1 January 2030, 20 % of those beverages are made available in reusable packaging within a system for re-use or by enabling refill; (b) from 1 January 2040, 80 % of those beverages are made available in reusable packaging within a system for re-use or by enabling refill.deleted
2023/05/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 416 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 47
(47) In order to inform end-users about reusability, availability of systems for re- use and location of collection points as regards reusable packaging, such packaging should bear a QR code or other data carrier that provides such information. The QR code should also facilitate tracking and the calculation of trips and rotations. In addition, reusable sales packaging should be clearly identified at the point of sale. To this end, the Commission and the Member States should provide incentives, including economic ones, especially to micro-enterprises and SMEs.
2023/05/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 425 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 3
3. A final distributor that is conducting its business activity in the HORECA sector and that is making available on the market within the territory of a Member State in sales packaging take-away ready-prepared food, intended for immediate consumption without the need of any further preparation, and typically consumed from the receptacle, shall ensure that: (a) from 1 January 2030, 10 % of those products are made available in reusable packaging within a system for re-use or by enabling refill; (b) from 1 January 2040, 40 % of those products are made available in reusable packaging within a system for re-use or by enabling refill.deleted
2023/05/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 435 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 4
4. The manufacturer and the final distributor making available on the market within the territory of a Member State in sales packaging alcoholic beverages in the form of beer, carbonated alcoholic beverages, fermented beverages other than wine, aromatised wine products and fruit wine, products based on spirit drinks, wine or other fermented beverages mixed with beverages, soda, cider or juice, shall ensure that: (a) from 1 January 2030, 10 % of those products are made available in reusable packaging within a system for re-use or by enabling refill; (b) from 1 January 2040, 25 % of those products are made available in reusable packaging within a system for re-use or by enabling refill.deleted
2023/05/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 436 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 61
(61) In order to ensure a high level of environmental protection in the internal market as well as a high level of food safety and hygiene, and facilitate the achievement of the packaging waste prevention targets, unnecessary or avoidable packaging should not be allowed to be placed on the market. The list of such packaging formats is provided in Annex V of this Regulation. In order to adapt the list to the technical and scientific progress the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission to amend the list.deleted
2023/05/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 450 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 5
5. The manufacturer and the final distributor making available on the market within the territory of a Member State in sales packaging alcoholic beverages in the form of wine, with the exception of sparkling wine, shall ensure that: (a) from 1 January 2030, 5 % of those products are made available in reusable packaging within a system for re-use or by enabling refill; (b) from 1 January 2040, 15 % of those products are made available in reusable packaging within a system for re-use or by enabling refill.deleted
2023/05/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 460 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 67
(67) In order to reduce the increasing proportion of packaging that is single use and the growing amounts of packaging waste generated, it is necessary to establish quantitative re-use and refill targets on packaging in sectors, which have been assessed as having the greatest potential for packaging waste reduction, namely food and beverages for take-away, large- white goods and some transport packaging. This was appraised based on factors such as existing systems for re-use, necessity of using packaging and the possibility of fulfilling the functional requirements in terms of containment, tidiness, health, hygiene and safety. Differences of the products and their production and distribution systems, were also taken into account. The setting of the targets is expected to support the innovation and increase the proportion of re-use and refill solutions. The use ofIn accordance with Article 4(2) of Directive 2008/98/EC, restriction shall not apply for single -use packaging for food and beverages filled and consumed within the premises in the HORECA sector should not be alloweddelivering a better overall environmental outcome justified by life cycle thinking, as well as a better overall economic and health impact.
2023/05/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 461 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 6
6. The manufacturer and the final distributor making available on the market within the territory of a Member State in sales packaging non-alcoholic beverages in the form of water, water with added sugar, water with other sweetening matter, flavoured water, soft drinks, soda lemonade, iced tea and similar beverages which are immediately ready to drink, pure juice, juice or must of fruits or vegetables and smoothies without milk and non-alcoholic beverages containing milk fat, shall ensure that: (a) from 1 January 2030, 10 % of those products are made available in reusable packaging within a system for re-use or by enabling refill; (b) from 1 January 2040, 25 % of those products are made available in reusable packaging within a system for re-use or by enabling refill.deleted
2023/05/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 465 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 68
(68) To increase their effectiveness and ensure the equal treatment of economic operators, the re-use and refill targets should be placed on the economic operators. In cases of targets for beverages, they should be additionally placed also on the manufacturers, as these actors are able to control the packaging formats used for the products they offer and decide based on thorough consideration of logistics, environmental, technical, industrial and consumer criteria. The targets should be calculated as a percentage of sales in reusable packaging within a system for re- use or through refill or, in case of transport packaging, as a percentage of uses. The targets should be material neutral. A detailed assessment should be carried out to ensure that reuse targets can be implemented in a safe, economically viable and environmentally sustainable way that would bring tangible benefits compared to recyclable alternatives. In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of targets for re-use and refill, the power to adopt an implementing act in accordance with Article 291 of the Treaty on the methodology for their calculation, should be delegated to the Commission.
2023/05/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 480 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 7 – point b
(b) from 1 January 2040, 90 % of such packaging used is reusable packaging within a system for re-use.deleted
2023/05/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 484 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 78
(78) In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of the recourse to common technical specifications, the power to adopt implementing acts in accordance with Article 291 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission to lay down, amend or repeal common technical specifications for the requirements on sustainability, labelling and systems for re- use, and to adopt test, measurement or calculation methods. That should be limited to those cases where technical standardization is unable to provide a concrete response to the purposes of this Regulation.
2023/05/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 485 #

2022/0396(COD)

(b) from 1 January 2040, 50 % of such packaging used is reusable packaging within a system for re-use;deleted
2023/05/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 494 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 9 – point b
(b) from 1 January 2040, 30 % of such packaging used for transport is reusable packaging within a system for re-use;deleted
2023/05/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 495 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 91
(91) To achieve an ambitious and sustained reduction in the overall packaging waste generation, targets should be laid down for the reduction of packaging waste per capita to be achieved by 2030. Meeting a target of 5 % reduction in 2030 compared to 2018 should entail an overall absolute reduction of approximately 19 % on average acmaterial (plastics, wood, ferrosus the Union in 2030 compared to the 2030 baseline. Member States should reduce packaging waste generation by 10 %, compared to 2018, by 2035; this is estimated to reduce packaging waste by 29 % compared to the 2030 baseline. In order to ensure that the reduction efforts continue beyond 2030, a reduction target of 10 % from 2018, which would mean a reduction of 29 % compared to baseline, should be set for 2035 and, for 2040, a reduction target of 15 % from 2018, which means a reduction of 37 % compared to baseline should be establishedmetals, aluminium, glass and paper and cardboard) per capita to be achieved by 2040.
2023/05/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 502 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 10 – point b
(b) from 1 January 2040, 25 % of such packaging they used is reusable packaging within a system for re-use.deleted
2023/05/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 503 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 91 a (new)
(91a) Waste prevention through reduction at source by material should be a key guiding principle, as per the existing harmonised standard EN 13428:200030, whereby the substitution of one packaging material by another is not a basis for source reduction.
2023/05/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 516 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 98
(98) Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 of the European Parliament and of the Council66lays down rules on the traceability of traders, which more specifically contain obligations for providers of online platforms allowing consumers to conclude distance contracts with producers offering packaging to consumers located in the Union. In order to prevent free-riding from the extended producer responsibility obligations, it should be specified how such providers of online platforms should fulfil those obligations with regard to the registers of packaging producers established pursuant to this Regulation. In that context, providers of online platforms, falling within the scope of Section 4 of Chapter 3 of Regulation (EU) 2022/2065, allowing consumers to conclude distance contracts with producers should obtain from those producers information about their compliance with the extended producer responsibility rules set out in this Regulation. The rules on traceability of traders selling packaging online are subject to the enforcement rules set out in Regulation (EU) 2022/2065. As it can be difficult to supervise the concrete application of the obligations of the Regulation in the case of distance selling, particular attention should be paid to tools and control methods that ensure the proper implementation of the provisions. _________________ 66 Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 October 2022 on a Single Market For Digital Services and amending Directive 2000/31/EC (Digital Services Act) (OJ L 277, 27.10.2022, p. 1).
2023/05/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 526 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 15
15. Economic operators shall be exempted from the obligation to meet the targets in paragraphs 2 to 6 if, during a calendar year, they have a sales area of not more than 100 m2, including also all storage and dispatch areas, and if it is not technically feasible to use reusable packaging or to obtain access to the necessary infrastructure for the operation of a re-use system.
2023/05/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 529 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Economic operators shall be exempted from the obligation to meet the targets set out in this Article if this is justified by concerns relating to public health, hygiene and food safety, product integrity or environmental issues.
2023/05/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 529 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 103
(103) Deposit and return systems should be obligatory for single use plastic beverage bottles and metal beverage containers. Member States might also decide to include other packaging in these systems, in particular single use glass bottles, and should ensure that deposit and return systems for single-use packaging formats, in particular for single use glass beverage bottles, are equally available for reusable packaging, where technically and economically feasible. They should consider establishing deposit and return systems also for reusable packaging. In such situations, a Member State should be allowed, while observing the general rules laid down in the Treaty and complying with the provisions set out in this Regulation, adopt provisions which go beyond the minimum requirements set out in this Regulation.
2023/05/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 531 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Economic operators shall be exempted from the obligation to meet the targets set out in this Article if, in accordance with Article 4(2) of Directive 2008/98/EC, they can demonstrate that alternative packaging formats provide a better overall environmental outcome justified by life-cycle thinking, and a better economic and overall human health impact.
2023/05/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 535 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 16 – point a
(a) targets for other products than those covered by paragraphs 1 to 6 of this Article and other packaging formats than those in paragraphs 7 to 10, based on the positive experiences with measures taken by Member States under Article 45(2),deleted
2023/05/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 536 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 16 – point c
(c) exemptions for specific packaging formats covered by the targets laid down in paragraphs 2 to 6 of this Article in case of hygiene, food safety or environmental issues preventing the achievement of those targets.deleted
2023/05/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 540 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Packaging required to guarantee one or more of the following conditions shall be excluded from the framework of this article: (a) the wholesomeness and hygiene of products (b) the health safety of consumers (c) food safety (d) cases where the packaging itself is part of the production process (e) prevention of food waste (f) protection of the environment and, in particular, water and the efficient use of energy resources and raw materials.
2023/05/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 570 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 141 a (new)
(141a) For the sake of clarity for food business operators, the nomenclature codes referred to food categories mentioned in Article 26 and Article 44 are taken from the Combined Nomenclature as defined in Article 1(2) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/871 and as set out in Annex I thereto, which are valid at the time of publication of this Regulation and mutatis mutandis as amended by subsequent legislation.
2023/05/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 575 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) the rate of separate collection as required under Article 43(3) and (4) of the respective packaging format as reported to the Commission under Article 50(1) point (c) is above 9065 % by weight of such packaging placed on the market on the territory of that Member State in the calendar years 2026 and 2027. Where such reporting has not yet been submitted to the Commission, the Member State shall provide a reasoned justification, based on validated national data, and description of the implemented measures, that the conditions for the exemption set out in this paragraph are fulfilled;
2023/05/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 583 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1
1. This Regulation applies to all packaging, with the exception of packaging approved for the transport of dangerous goods regardless of the material used, and to all packaging waste, whether such waste is used in or originates from industry, other manufacturing, retail or distribution, offices, services or households.
2023/05/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 588 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2
2. This Regulation applies without prejudice to Union regulatory requirements for packaging such as those regarding safety, quality, the protection of health and the hygiene of the packed products, or to transport requirements, as well as without prejudice to the provisions of the Directive 2008/98/EC as regards the management of hazardous waste and as regards the requirements provided for in paragraph 2 of Article 4 of Directive 2008/98/EC.
2023/05/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 591 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 6
Flower pots intended to be used only for the selling and transporting of plants and not intended to stay with the plant throughout its life time, unless, based on a declaration from the manufacturer, they are essential to the very life of the plant
2023/05/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 596 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 15
Flower pots intended to stay with the plant throughout its life timeor containers for transplanting that are an integral part of the production or sales process for the plant
2023/05/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 604 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point f
(f) permeable tea or coffee bagsingle- serve units necessary to contain a tea or coffee product and intended to be used and disposed of together with the product;
2023/05/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 609 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – Part II a (new)
IIa Part III – Design criteria 1. Design elements required to indicate geographical origin or to distinguish different products, for example distinguishing beverages in glass bottles such as wine from other products; 2. Acceptance by the consumer
2023/05/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 616 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point g
(g) coffee or tea systemprotective beverage single-serve unit necessary to contain a coffee or tea product and intended to be used and disposed of together with the product;
2023/05/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 632 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex V
RESTRICTIONS ON USE OF PACKAGING FORMATS [...]deleted
2023/05/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 634 #
2023/05/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 642 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 19
(19) ‘composite packaging’ means a unit of packaging made of two or more different materials, excluding materials used for labels, closures and sealing, which cannot be separated manually and therefore form a single integraloatings, linings, paints, inks, adhesives, closures and sealing which are considered as part of the weight of the main packaging material, which cannot be separated manually and therefore form a single integral unit, unless a given material constitutes an insignificant part of the packaging unit and in no case more than 15% of the total mass of the packaging unit;
2023/05/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 695 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 32
(32) ‘recycled at scale’ means collected, sorted and recycled through installed state-of-the-art infrastructure and processes, covering at least 75 % of the Union populationthe existence of a clear pathway, including the development of sufficient capacity for the collected packaging waste to be directed towards defined and recognised waste streams through established industrial processes for reprocessing, including packaging waste exported from the Union that meets the requirements of Article 47(5);
2023/05/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 702 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 32 a (new)
(32a) 'high quality recycling’ means any recovery operation, as defined in Article 3, point (17), of Directive 2008/98/EC, that ensures that the distinct quality of the collected and sorted waste is preserved or recovered during that recovery operation, so that the resulting recycled materials are of sufficient quality to substitute primary raw materials with minimal loss of quantity, quality or function;
2023/05/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 716 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 34
(34) ‘integrated component’ means a packaging component that may be distinct from the main body of the packaging unit, and may be of a different material, but is integral to the packaging unit and its functioning and does not need to be separated from the main packaging unit in order to consume the product and is typically discarded at the same time as the packaging unit, although not necessarily in the same disposal route;is recommended to be disposed together with the main body of the packaging.
2023/05/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 723 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 35
(35) ‘separate component’ means a packaging component that is distinct from the main body of the packaging unit, which may be of a different material, that needs to becan be manually disassembled completely and permanently from the main packaging unit in order to access the product, and that is typically discarded prior to anbody of the packaging by the end consumer, and that is recommended to be disposed separately from the main body of the packaging unit;
2023/05/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 733 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 38
(38) ‘secondary raw materials’ means materials that have been obtained through recycling processes and can substitute primary raw materials;deleted
2023/05/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 741 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 39 a (new)
(39a) “recycled content in plastic packaging” is the amount of material contained in the packaging obtained from any recycling process of pre-consumer and post-consumer waste, whether to be recycled mechanically, physically or chemically.
2023/05/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 746 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 39 b (new)
(39b) 'pre-consumer plastic waste' means plastic waste that is generated from production and converting of plastic material.
2023/05/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 783 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
The definitions of ‘substance of concern’ and ‘data carrier’ laid down in Article [2 points (28) and (30)] of Regulation [Ecodesign for sustainable products] shall apply;
2023/05/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 799 #

2022/0396(COD)

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).deleted
2023/05/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 812 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Any additional Member State information and labelling requirements that go beyond the requirements of this Regulation shall not be considered as mandatory but used on a voluntary basis.
2023/05/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 816 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. Packaging shall be so manufactured that the presence and concentration of substances of concernthat meet the criteria in Article 57 and identified in accordance with Article 59(1) in a concentration above 0,1 % weight by weight (w/w) as laid down the Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, as constituents of the packaging material or of any of the packaging components is minimised, including with regard to their presence in emissions and any outcomes of waste management, such as secondary raw materials, ashes or other material for final disposal.
2023/05/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 821 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. Without prejudice toOther than the substances criteria laid down in Article 5(1), shall be applied the restrictions on chemicals set out in Annex XVII of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 or, where applicable, to the restrictions and specific measures on food contact packaging in Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004, the sum of concentration levels of lead, cadmium, mercury and hexavalent chromium resulting from substances present in packaging or packaging components shall not exceed 100 mg/kg.
2023/05/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 843 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4
4. Recyclability requirements established in delegated acts adopted pursuant to Article 6(5)by CEN - European Committee for Standardization shall not restrict the presence of substances in packaging or packaging components for reasons relating primarily to chemical safety. They shall address, as appropriate, substances of concern that negatively affect the re-use and recycling of materials in the packaging in which they are present, and shall, as appropriate, identify the specific substances concerned and their associated criteria and limitations.
2023/05/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 875 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) it is designed for recycling or, for compostable packaging, is compliant with point a), b) and c) of Annex III;
2023/05/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 894 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) except for compostable plastics, it can be recycled so that the resulting secondary raw materials are of sufficient quality to substitute the primarya raw materials;
2023/05/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 910 #
2023/05/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 934 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3
3. Recyclable packaging shall, from 1 January 2030, comply with the design for recycling criteria as laid down in the delegated actsCEN standards, where applicable, adopted pursuant to paragraph 4 and, from 1 January 2035, also with the recyclability at scale requirements laid down in the delegated actCEN standards adopted pursuant to paragraph 6. Where such packaging complies with those delegated actstandards, it shall be considered to comply with paragraph 2, points (a) and (e).
2023/05/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 953 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
TWhitin 12 months from the adoption of the Regulation the Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts, in close cooperation with stakeholders, in accordance with Article 58 to supplement this Regulation in order to establish design for recycling criteria and recycling performance grades based on the criteria and parameters listed in Table 2 of Annex II for packaging categories listed in Table 1 of that Annex, as well as rules concerning the modulation of financial contributions to be paid by producers to comply with their extended producer responsibility obligations set out in Article 40(1), based on the packaging recycling performance grade, and for plastic packaging, the percentage of recycled content. Design-for- recycling criteria shall consider state of the art collection, marketing and consumer acceptance criteria, sorting and recycling processes and shall cover all packaging components.
2023/05/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 974 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts, in close cooperation with stakeholders, in accordance with Article 58 to amend Table 1 of Annex in order to adapt it to scientific and technical development in material and product design, collection, sorting and recycling infrastructure.
2023/05/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1027 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 7 – point b
(b) detailed design for recycling criteria including material specific requirements on the quality of recycling, where and when needed, for each packaging formaterial and category listed in Table 1 of Annex II;
2023/05/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1052 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 2
Where use is made of this derogation, innovative packaging shall be accompanied by technical documentation, referred to in Annex VII, demonstrating its innovative nature and showing compliance with the definition in Article 3(347) of this Regulation.
2023/05/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1057 #
2023/05/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1062 #
2023/05/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1065 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 10 – point c
(c) contact sensitive plastic packaging of in vitro diagnostics medical devices covered by Regulation (EU) 2017/746.
2023/05/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1074 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. outer packaging as defined in Article 1, point (24), of Directive 2001/83/EC and in Article 4, point (26), of Regulation (EU) 2019/6, in cases where such packaging is necessary to comply with specific requirements to preserve the quality of the medicinal product. Should the adoption of the delegated acts referred to in paragraphs 4 and 6 of this Article be delayed, a presumption of compliance with the points a) and e) of paragraph 2 shall apply to all packaging placed on the Union market until such delegated acts are adopted.
2023/05/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1112 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. From 1 January 2030, the plastic part in packaging shall contain the following minimum percentage of recycled content recovered from pre-consumer or post- consumer plastic waste, per unit of packaging:
2023/05/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1116 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) 30 % for contact sensitive plastic packaging made from polyethylene terephthalate (PET) as the major component;
2023/05/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1146 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Targets per material shall be calculated as a percentage of the total number of units placed by a producer on the internal market.
2023/05/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1175 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. From 1 January 2040, the plastic part in packaging shall contain the following minimum percentage of recycled content recovered from pre-consumer or post- consumer plastic waste, per unit of packaging:
2023/05/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1187 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Targets per material shall be calculated as a percentage of the total number of units placed by a producer on the internal market.
2023/05/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1196 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) contact sensitive plastic packaging of medical devices covered by Regulation (EU) 2017/745;
2023/05/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1198 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) contact sensitive plastic packaging of in vitro diagnostics medical devices covered by Regulation (EU) 2017/746;
2023/05/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1213 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4
4. Paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not apply to compostable plastic packaging. as well as to inks, adhesives, varnishes and coatings used on packaging. Compostable packaging can be placed on the market providing the presence of a minimum content of renewable raw material determined as percentage of carbon of biological origin present in packaging compared to the total carbon present therein and using for this purpose the current European standard on the subject based on radiocarbon methods EN 16640. Agricultural biomass used for the manufacture of compostable packaging complies with the criteria laid down in Article 29, paragraphs 2 to 5, of Directive (EU) 2018/2001. Forest biomass used for the manufacture compostable packaging complies with the criteria laid down in Article 29, paragraphs 6 and 7 of that Directive.
2023/05/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1230 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. By 12 months from the entry into force of this Regulation, compostable packaging shall contain a minimum content of renewable raw material of at least 60%.
2023/05/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1232 #
2023/05/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1240 #

2022/0396(COD)

6. By 1 January 2030, the financial contributions paid by producers to comply with their extended producer responsibility obligations as laid down in Article 40 shall be modulated based on the percentage of recycled content used in the packagingtaking into account the cost of packaging waste management and the revenues from sales of secondary materials.
2023/05/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1246 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 7
7. By 31 December 2026, the Commission is empowered to adopt implementing acts establishing the methodology for the calculation and verification of the percentage of recycled content recovered from post-consumer plastic waste, per unit of plastic packaging, and the format for the technical documentation referred to in Annex VII. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 59(3). The implementing acts can specify that calculation of recycled content from packaging covered by Regulation No 1935/2004 on materials and articles intended to come into contact with food is only included in the calculation of recycled content if the packaging application is also covered by Regulation No 1935/2004 on materials and articles intended to come into contact with food.
2023/05/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1287 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1
By 1 January 2028, the Commission shall assess the need for derogations from the minimum percentage laid down in paragraph 1, points b and d, for specific plastic packaging, or for the revision of the derogation established under paragraph 3 for specific plastic packaging.
2023/05/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1309 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 2 – point a
(a) provide for derogations from the scope, timing or level of minimum percentage laid down in paragraph 1, points b and d, for specific plastic packaging, and, as appropriate,
2023/05/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1312 #
2023/05/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1347 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. By 2030 [OP: please insert the date = 24 months from the entry into force of this Regulation], packaging referred to in Article 3(1), points (f) and (g), sticky labels attached to fruit and vegetables and very lightweight plastic carrier bags shall be compostable in industrially controlled conditions in bio-waste treatment facilities and therefore allowed to be collected in bio-waste receptacles.
2023/05/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1362 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Compostable packaging can be placed on the market providing the presence of a minimum content of renewable raw material determined as percentage of carbon of biological origin present in packaging compared to the total carbon present therein and using for this purpose the current European standard on the subject based on radiocarbon methods EN 16640. Agricultural biomass used for the manufacture of compostable packaging complies with the criteria laid down in Article 29, paragraphs 2 to 5, of Directive (EU) 2018/2001. Forest biomass used for the manufacture compostable packaging complies with the criteria laid down in Article 29, paragraphs 6 and 7 of that Directive.
2023/05/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1363 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. Where appropriate waste collection schemes and waste treatment infrastructure are available to ensure that packaging referred to in paragraph 1 enters the organic waste management stream, Member States are empowered to require that lightweight plastic carrier bags shall be made available on their market for the first time only if it can be demonstrated that those lightweight plastic carrier bags have been entirely manufactured from biodegradable plastic polymers, which are compostable in industrially controlled conditions.deleted
2023/05/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1372 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Member States which have transposed Article 22 of Directive 2008/98 and have appropriate waste collection schemes and waste treatment infrastructure are empowered to require that lightweight plastic carrier bags shall be compostable in industrially controlled conditions. The same provision shall apply to compostable packaging formats.
2023/05/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1378 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3
3. By [OP: Please insert the date = 24 months from the date of entry into force of this Regulation], packaging, labeled as compostable, other than that referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2, including packaging made of biodegradshall comply with the criteria listed in Annex III. Packaging made with compostable material that is not labele plastic polymers,d as compostable shall allow material recycling without affecting the recyclability of other waste streams.
2023/05/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1381 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. By [OP: please insert the date = 12 months from the entry into force of this Regulation] compostable packaging shall contain a minimum content of renewable raw material of at least 60%.
2023/05/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1383 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 5
5. TAfter an assessment of the Expert Group, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 58 to amend paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article by addingdd other types of packaging to the types of packaging covered by those paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article when it is justified and appropriate due to technological and regulatory developments impacting the disposal of compostable packaging and under the conditions set out in Annex III. A public register containing the lists of such applications should be established and updated by the Commission.
2023/05/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1390 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. By 1 January 2030, the financial contributions paid by producers to comply with their extended producer responsibility obligations as laid down in Article 40 shall be collected and managed by a dedicated extended producer responsibility scheme.
2023/05/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1402 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. PBy 1 January 2030, packaging shall be designed so that its weight and volume is reduced to the minimum necessary for ensuring its functionalitys, as listed in the definition of packaging in Article 3(1), taking account of the material that the packaging is made of and its design, for a given material and a given shape.
2023/05/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1422 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. PBy 1 January 2030, packaging not necessary to comply with any of the performance criteria set out in Annex IV and packaging with characteristics that are only aimed to increase the perceived volume of the product, including double walls, false bottoms, and unnecessary layers, shall not be placed on the market, unless the packaging design is subject to geographical indications of origin, shall not be placed on the market, unless the product or packaging design is subject to intellectual property protection or benefits from the Union's geographical indications of origin protection or have been given distinctive product recognition by the Union, in each case protected under Union legislation.
2023/05/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1432 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
EBy 1 Januart 2030, empty space shall be reduced to the minimum necessary for ensuring the packaging functionality as follows:
2023/05/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1437 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
For the purpose of assessing the compliance with this paragraph, space filled by paper cuttings, air cushions, bubble wraps, sponge fillers, foam fillers, wood wool, polystyrene, styrofoam chips or other filling materials shall be considered as empty space, unless required to protect and to transport the goods.
2023/05/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1445 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) the identification of the design requirements, including those related to intellectual property rights , which prevent further reduction of the packaging weight or volume, for each of these performance criteria;
2023/05/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1465 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) it has been conceived and designed to accomplish as many trips or rotations as possible in normally predictable conditions of use;deleted
2023/05/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1498 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
From [OP: Please ins36 months aftert the date = 42 months after the entry into forceadoption of the implementing acts referred to in paragraph 5 and 6, information ofn this Regulae material composition], of packaging shall be marked with a label containing information on its material composition. This obligation does not apply to transport packagingon the packaging or shall be available through digital means according to art 11(4), to facilitate sorting by citizens. This obligation does not apply to transport packaging, to packaging mentioned in Article 7, paragraph 3 and to reusable gas receptacles. However, it applies to e-commerce packaging.
2023/05/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1530 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. From [OP: Please insert the date = 48 months after the date of entry into force of this Regul36 months after the adoption of the implementing act referred to in paragraph 5, information], on packaging shall bear a label on packaging reusability andreusability shall be marked on a label on packaging or shall be available through a QR code or other type of digital data carrier that provides further information on packaging reusability including the availability of a system for re-use and of collection points, and that facilitates the tracking of the packaging and the calculation of trips and rotations. In addition, reusable sales packaging shall be clearly identified and distinguished from single use packaging at the point of sale.
2023/05/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1541 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Labels referred to in paragraphs 1 to 3 and the QR code or other type of digital data carrier referred to in paragraph 2 shall be placed, printed or engraved visibly, clearly legibly and indelibly on the packaging. Where this is not possible or not warranted on account of the nature and size of the packaging, information should be conveyed to consumers via digital means of communication (e.g., website, QR code) or they shall be affixed to the grouped packaging.
2023/05/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1547 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
By way of derogation from paragraph 4, the information referred to in paragraph 1 to 3 may be provided by electronic means identified on the package or on a label attached thereto.In such cases, the following requirements apply: (a) no user data shall be collected or tracked; (b) the information shall not be displayed with other information intended for sales or marketing purposes.
2023/05/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1550 #

2022/0396(COD)

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. From [Please insert the date = 24 months after the entry into force of this Regulation] the Commission shall adopt guidance regarding provision of information by digital means.
2023/05/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1557 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 5
5. By [OP: Please insert the date = 18 2 months after the date of entry into force of this Regulation], the Commission shall adopt implementing acts to establish a harmonised label and specifications for the labelling requirements and formats for the labelling of or the digital provision of information related to packaging referred to in paragraphs 1 to 3 and the labelling of waste receptacles referred to in Article 12. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 59(3).
2023/05/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1562 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 6
6. By [OP: Please insert the date = 124 months after the date of entry into force of this Regulation], the Commission shall adopt implementing acts to establish the methodology for identifying the material composition of packaging referred to in paragraph 1 by means of digital marking technologies. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 59(3).
2023/05/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1574 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 8
8. Packaging included in an extended producer responsibility scheme or covered by a deposit and return system other than that referred to in Article 44(1) mayshall be identified by means of a corresponding symbol throughout the territory in which that scheme or system applies. That symbol shall be clear and unambiguous and shall not mislead consumers or users as to the recyclability or reusability of the packagingharmonised symbol to be established via an implementing act by the Commission in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 59 (3).
2023/05/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1580 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Packaging referred to in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3, manufactured or imported before these deadlines, may be marketed until the stocks of the products are exhausted.
2023/05/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1607 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 6
6. Manufacturers shall indicate on the packaging or on a QR code or another data carrier their name, registered trade name or registered trade mark as well as the postal address, and where available, the electronic means of communication, where they can be contacted. Where that is not possible, the required information shall be provided as part of the information through the QR code referred to in Article 11(2) or the data carrier referred to in Article 11(4) or in a document accompanying the packaged product. The postal address shall indicate a single point at which the manufacturer can be contacted. Such information shall be clear, understandable and legible.deleted
2023/05/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1619 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Paragraphs 1 to 6 do not apply to custom made transport packaging for configurable devices and systems designed to be used in industrial and healthcare settings.
2023/05/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1630 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3
3. Importers shall indicate on the packaging their name and their registered trade name or registered trade mark as well as the postal address, and, where available, the electronic means of communication, where they can be contacted. Where that is not possible, the required information shall be provided via the data carrier or in a document accompanying the packaged product. The contact details shall be clear, understandable and legible.deleted
2023/05/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1643 #

2022/0396(COD)

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.
2023/05/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1666 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1
1. Economic operators who supply products to a final distributor or an end user in grouped packaging, transport packaging or e-commerce packaging, shall ensure that the empty space ratio is maximum 40 %inimised subject to the provisions within Part 1 and Part 2 of Annex IV.
2023/05/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1684 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Space filled by filling materials such as paper cuttings, air cushions, bubble wraps, sponge fillers, foam fillers, wood wool, polystyrene or Styrofoam chips, shall be considered as empty space, unless required to protect and to transport the goods.
2023/05/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1697 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22
Restrictions on use of certain packaging 1. Economic operators shall not place on the market packaging in the formats and for the purposes listed in Annex V. 2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, economic operators shall not place on the market packaging in the formats and for the purposes listed in point 3 of Annex V as of 1 January 2030. 3. Member States may exempt economic operators from point 3 of Annex V if they comply with the definition of micro- company in accordance with rules set out in the Commission Recommendation 2003/361, as applicable on [OP: Please insert the date = the date of entry into force of this Regulation], and where it is not technically feasible not to use packaging or to obtain access to infrastructure that is necessary for the functioning of a reuse system. 4. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 58 to amend Annex V in order to adapt it to technical and scientific progress with the objective to reducing packaging waste. When adopting those delegated acts, the Commission shall consider the potential of the restrictions on the use of specific packaging formats to reduce the packaging waste generated while ensuring an overall positive environmental impact, and shall take into account the availability of alternative packaging solutions that meet requirements set out in legislation applicable to contact sensitive packaging, as well as their capability to prevent microbiological contamination of the packaged product.Article 22 deleted formats
2023/05/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 2217 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Each Member State shall reduce the packaging waste generated per capita, as compared to the packaging waste generated per capita in 2018the year of entry into force of this Regulation as reported to the Commission in accordance with Decision 2005/270/EC, for each of the specific materials contained in packaging waste listed in article 46, by
2023/05/26
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 2253 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 3
3. For the purpose of paragraph 2, Member States may use economic instruments and other measures to provide incentives for the application of the waste hierarchy, such as measures referred to in Annexes IV and IVa to Directive 2008/98/EC, or other appropriate instruments and measures, including incentives through extended producer responsibility schemes and requirements on producers or producer responsibility organisations to adopt waste prevention plans. Such measures shall be proportionate and non-discriminatory and be designed so as to avoid barriers to trade or distortions of competition in conformity with the Treaty and with Article 4 of this Regulation.
2023/05/26
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 2271 #

2022/0396(COD)

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 timethe home country. 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.
2023/05/26
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 2305 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1
1. By 1 January 2030, Member States shall ensure that systems are set up to provide for the return and the separate collection of 90% of all packaging waste from the end users of each packaging format listed in Table 1 Annex II, in a given year, in order to ensure that it is treated in accordance with Articles 4 and 13 of Directive 2008/98/EC, and to facilitate its preparation for re-use and high quality recycling.
2023/05/26
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 2352 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1
1. By 1 January 2030, Member States shall ensure that systems are set up to provide for the return and the separate collection of 90% of all packaging waste from the end users of each packaging format listed in Table 1 Annex II, in a given year, in order to ensure that it is treated in accordance with Articles 4 and 13 of Directive 2008/98/EC, and to facilitate its preparation for re-use and high quality recycling.
2023/05/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 2353 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1
1. By 1 January 2030, Member States shall ensure that systems are set up to provide for the return and the separate collection of 90% of all packaging waste from the end users of each packaging format listed in Table 1 Annex II, in a given year, in order to ensure that it is treated in accordance with Articles 4 and 13 of Directive 2008/98/EC, and to facilitate its preparation for re-use and high quality recycling.
2023/05/12
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 2711 #

2022/0396(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Table 2 a (new)
Indicative parameters that may be considered when developing design criteria for recycling under Article 6: 1. Additives 2. Labels 3. Closure systems and small parts 4. Adhesives 5. Printing inks 6. Colours 7. Material composition 8. Barriers / coatings 9. Ease of dismantling
2023/05/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 113 #

2022/0394(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
(9) A carbon removal activity delivers a net carbon removal benefit when the carbon removals above the baseline outweigh any increase in greenhouse gas emissions due to the implementation of the carbon removal activity. For instance, in the case of activities that deliver permanent carbon storage by injecting carbon underground, the amount of permanently stored carbon should outweigh the energy- related greenhouse gas emissions from the industrial process. In the case of carbon farming, the carbon captured by an afforestation activity or the carbon kept in the ground by a peatland re-wetting activity should outweigh the emissions from the machinery used to carry out the carbon removal activity or the indirect land use change emissions that can be caused by carbon leakage. The same ecosystem- based approach, with a net benefit in terms of carbon sequestration, can be found in mussel and mollusc farming practices.
2023/05/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 158 #

2022/0394(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
(17) Operators or groups of operators may report co-benefits that contribute to the sustainability objectives beyond the minimum sustainability requirements. To this end, their reporting should comply with the certification methodologies tailored to the different carbon removal activities, developed by the Commission. Certification methodologies should, as much as possible, incentivise the generation of co-benefits for biodiversity going beyond the minimum sustainability requirements. These additional co- benefits will give more economic value to the certified carbon removals and will result in higher revenues for the operators. In the light of these considerations, it is appropriate for the Commission to prioritise the development of tailored certification methodologies on carbon farming activities that provide significant co-benefits for biodiversity.
2023/05/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 231 #

2022/0394(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) ‘carbon removal’ means either the storage of atmospheric or biogenic carbon within geological carbon pools, biogenic carbon pools, long-lasting products and materials, and the marine environment, or the reduction of carbon release from a biogenic carbon pool or the reduction of GHG emissions from a biogenic source to the atmosphere;
2023/05/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 238 #

2022/0394(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) ‘carbon removal activity’ means one or more practices or processes carried out by an operator resulting in permanent carbon storage, enhancing carbon capture in a biogenic carbon pool, reducing the release of carbon from a biogenic carbon pool to the atmosphere, or storing atmospheric or biogenic carbon in long- lasting products or materials;
2023/05/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 240 #

2022/0394(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) ‘carbon removal activity’ means one or more practices or processes carried out by an operator resulting in permanent carbon storage, enhancing carbon capture in a biogenic carbon pool, reducing the release of carbon from a biogenic carbon pool or GHG emissions from a biogenic source to the atmosphere, or storing atmospheric or biogenic carbon in long- lasting products or materials;
2023/05/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 241 #

2022/0394(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) ‘biogenic carbon poolsource’ means above- ground biomass, below-ground biomass, litter, dead wood and soil organic carbon as set out in points (a) to (e) of Part B of Annex I to Regulation 2018/841, meaning GHG from land use and land management practices, including the fertilization practices, enteric fermentation or manure fermentation;
2023/05/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 243 #

2022/0394(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(c a) GHG emission reductions means the reduction of GHG emissions release from a biogenic carbon pool to the atmosphere or the reduction of GHG emissions in agricultural practices;
2023/05/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 259 #

2022/0394(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) ‘carbon farming’ means a carbon removal and/or mitigation activity related to land management or farm practices and or livestock rearing that results in the increase of carbon storage in living biomass, dead organic matter and soils by enhancing carbon capture and/or reducing the release of carbon to the atmosphereGHG emissions to the atmosphere, as well as mitigation actions for agricultural and forestry production, hence increasing the ability to adapt to the adverse impacts of climate change and foster climate resilience and low greenhouse gas emissions development, in a manner that does not threaten food production, in accordance with the Paris Agreement;
2023/05/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 272 #

2022/0394(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
(h a) 'carbon farming storage' means a carbon farming activity that stores atmospheric and biogenic carbon in living biomass, soils and dead organic, bioproduct and biofertilizer as biochar or digestate, matter as defined per carbon farming activity in the certification methodology;
2023/05/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 279 #

2022/0394(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point o
(o) ‘carbon removal unit’ means one tonne of certified net carbon removal benefit generated by a carbon removal activityor carbon farming activity, including net GHG benefit, and registered by a certification scheme.
2023/05/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 301 #

2022/0394(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Net carbon removal benefit = CRbaseline – CRtotal – GHGincrease > 0
2023/05/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 304 #

2022/0394(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point c
(c) GHGincrease is the increase in direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions, other than those from biogenic carbon pools in the case of carbon farming, which are due to the implementation of the carbon removal activity.deleted
2023/05/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 314 #

2022/0394(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. In the case of carbon farming, CRbaseline and CRtotal shall be understood as net greenhouse gas removals or emissions in accordance with the accounting rules laid down in Regulation (EU) 2018/841, and GHG emissions from livestock rearing activities.
2023/05/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 329 #

2022/0394(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 6
6. By way of derogation from paragraph 5, where duly justified, tThe baseline may be based on the individual carbon removal performance of that activity in the starting date of the carbon farming activity, which shall be the day that establishes the "state of art".
2023/05/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 346 #

2022/0394(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 9
9. To support the quantification of carbon removals and mitigation generated by carbon farming, the operator or group of operators shall gather data on carbon removals and greenhouse gas emissions in a manner compatible with national greenhouse gas inventories under Regulation (EU) 2018/841 and Part 3 of Annex V to Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 with simplified methods for small scale operators, as provided for in Article 8.3 and GHG emissions from livestock rearing activities.
2023/05/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 358 #

2022/0394(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) it goes beyond Union and national statutory requirements, regardless of whether that incentive took place prior to the entry into force of this Regulation;
2023/05/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 390 #

2022/0394(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – title
SEnvironmental sustainability
2023/05/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 402 #

2022/0394(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) protection and restoration of biodiversity and ecosystems.deleted
2023/05/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 423 #

2022/0394(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. For the purposes of paragraph 1, a carbon removal activity shall comply with minimum environment sustainability requirements laid down in the certification methodologies, set out in the delegated acts adopted pursuant to Article 8.
2023/05/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 442 #

2022/0394(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 16 toFollowing the conclusion of the expert group, the Commission shall establish the technical certification methodologies referred to in paragraph 1 for activities related to permanent carbon storage, carbon farming and carbon storage in products. Those certification methodologies shall include at least the elements set out in Annex I.
2023/05/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 446 #

2022/0394(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The methods employed in carbon farming shall take account of differences in soil, climate and other relevant conditions in the different Member States.
2023/05/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 462 #

2022/0394(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. To apply for a certification of compliance with this Regulation, an operator or a group of operators shall submit an application to a certification scheme. Upon acceptance of that application, the operator or a group of operators shall submit to a certification body a comprehensive description of the carbon removal activity, including the certification methodology applied to assess compliance with Articles 4 to 7, the expected total carbon removals and net carbon removal benefit. Groups of operators shall also specify how advisory services on carbon removal activities are provided, in particular to small-scale carbon farming operators. For carbon farming activities, Member States may provide advice to farmers in the framework of the advisory services referred to in Article 15 or Regulation (EU) 2021/2115.
2023/05/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 473 #

2022/0394(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission may adopt implementing acts to set out the structure, format, technical details of the comprehensive description of the carbon removal or carbon farming activity referred to in paragraph 1, and of the certification and re-certification audit reports referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3, as well as maximum price for certification audit set in relation to total net carbon removal benefit of operators or group of operators. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 17.
2023/05/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 485 #

2022/0394(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3
3. Certification schemes shall verifysubject if the information and data submitted by the operator or a group of operators to independent auditing for the certification of compliance pursuant to Article 9 were subject to independent auditing andand verifying if the certification of compliance was carried out in an accurate, reliable, and cost-effective manner.
2023/05/30
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 22 #

2022/0344(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 1
(1) Chemical pollution of surface and groundwater poses a threat to the aquatic environment, with effects such as acute and chronic toxicity in aquatic organisms, accumulation of pollutants in the ecosystem and loss of habitats and biodiversity, as well as to human health. Setting environmental quality standards may helps to implement the zero pollution ambition for a toxic-free environment, provided that they are accompanied by gradual and concerted mitigation measures.
2023/04/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 46 #

2022/0344(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
(7) A combination of source-control and end-of-pipe measures is required to effectively deal with most pollutants across their life cycle, including, as relevant, chemical design, authorisation or approval, control of emissions during manufacturing and use or other processes, and waste handling. The setting of new or stricter quality standards in water bodies therefore complements and is coherent with other Union legislation that addresses or could address the pollution problem at one or more of those stages, including Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council49, Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council50, Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council51, Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of the European Parliament and of the Council52, Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council53, Directive 2009/128/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council54, Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council55 and Council Directive 91/271/EEC56, and specific measures should be aimed at end users, who can expect to shoulder the heaviest burden as a result of the application of the directive. __________________ 49 Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), establishing a European Chemicals Agency (OJ L 396, 30.12.2006, p. 1). 50 Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market and repealing Council Directives 79/117/EEC and 91/414/EEC (OJ L 309, 24.11.2009, p. 1). 51 Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2012 concerning the making available on the market and use of biocidal products (OJ L 167, 27.6.2012, p. 1). 52 Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on veterinary medicinal products and repealing Directive 2001/82/EC (OJ L 4, 7.1.2019, p. 43). 53 Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 November 2001 on the Community code relating to medicinal products for human use (OJ L 311, 28.11.2001, p. 67). 54 Directive 2009/128/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 establishing a framework for Community action to achieve the sustainable use of pesticides (OJ L 309, 24.11.2009, p. 71). 55 Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 on industrial emissions (integrated pollution prevention and control) (OJ L 334, 17.12.2010, p. 17). 56 Council Directive 91/271/EEC of 21 May 1991 concerning urban waste-water treatment (OJ L 135, 30.5.1991, p. 40).
2023/04/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 72 #

2022/0344(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 34 a (new)
(34a) This directive introduces new and more demanding technical and technological services for both analytics and sampling. For these services to be sustainable, the Commission will carry out an in-depth economic feasibility assessment, in order to quantify the economic, bureaucratic and administrative costs that will fall to the authorities responsible for monitoring, and to examine other possibilities offering either better procurement or recruitment and staff training alternatives.
2023/04/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 73 #

2022/0344(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 34 b (new)
(34b) In view of the changes proposed in this directive, the surface water chemical status assessment will change with respect to the current classification and determine the need for a review of the implementation of the common agricultural policy to weigh up any changes thereto.
2023/04/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 74 #

2022/0344(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 34 c (new)
(34c) Given the significance of the reference analytical methods and effect- based methods referred to in this directive, common reference guidelines will need to be issued in this regard.
2023/04/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 75 #

2022/0344(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Directive 2000/60/EC
Article 1 – indent 4
— achieving the objectives of relevant international agreements, including those which aim to prevent and eliminate pollution of the marine environment, by Union action to cease or phase out discharges, emissions and losses of priority hazardous substances, with the exception of those no longer used or produced in Europe, with the ultimate aim of achieving concentrations in the marine environment near background values for naturally occurring substances and close to zero for man-made synthetic substances. Priority hazardous substances that are no longer used or produced in Europe should be monitored and a more in-depth assessment carried out of the related trend, discharges, emissions and losses;
2023/04/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 81 #

2022/0344(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a
Directive 2000/60/EC
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iv
(iv) Member States shall implement the necessary measures to progressively reduce pollution from priority substances and river basin specific pollutants, and to cease or phase out emissions, discharges and losses of priority hazardous substances, with the exception of those no longer used or produced in Europe;
2023/04/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 91 #

2022/0344(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15
Directive 2000/60/EC
Article 21 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall be assisted by a Committee on which the Member States shall be represented by experts in areas including the construction and management of flood defences and infrastructure, storage facilities and the use of water intended mainly for irrigation and environmental upkeep. That committee shall be a committee within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council*.
2023/04/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 115 #

2022/0344(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Directive 2006/118/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall be assisted by a Ccommittee on which the Member States shall be represented by experts in areas including the construction and management of flood defences and infrastructure, storage facilities and the use of water intended mainly for irrigation, for environmental upkeep. That committee shall be a committee within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council*.
2023/04/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 123 #

2022/0344(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2008/105/EC
Article 8 b – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The Commission is empowered to adopt implementing acts to establish, having regard to scientific reports prepared by ECHA, a watch list of substances for which it is necessary to gather Union wide monitoring data from the Member States and to lay down the formats to be used by the Member States for reporting the results of that monitoring and related information to the Commission. The monitoring activities are not expected to entail costs for farms. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 9(2).
2023/04/25
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 126 #

2022/0326(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 16 a (new)
(16a) Although the green and digital transitions can offer prospects and opportunities, they require specific skills, without which it will be difficult to cope successfully with labour market changes and participate in Europe’s social and economic life, ensuring greater competitiveness and resilience, as well as mitigating the effects that these transitions will have on the employment of European citizens and on SMEs.
2022/12/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 136 #

2022/0326(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 18
(18) Trust in and transparency of qualifications, whether acquired in Europe or beyond, is key in facilitating their recognition. EU transparency tools (European Qualifications Framework, Europass, ESCO, EU Skills Profile Tool for third country nationals, European Digital Credentials for Learning) are a starting point to help increase the transparency and comparability of qualifications. For well functioning labour markets, skills must be understood and valued, whether acquired in formal, non- formal or informal settings. Skills identification and documentation, as well as guidance to make skills visible, are crucial steps in this context. European recognition of professional qualifications, and its full implementation, should become a priority for all Member States.
2022/12/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 142 #

2022/0326(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 18 a (new)
(18a) Protection of mobile workers’ working and living conditions based on the principle of equal treatment must provide for the free movement of workers and the freedom to provide services; however, deficiencies persist in the protection of mobile workers, including cross-border and frontier workers, as highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Any deficiencies in EU and national legislation must therefore be addressed without undue delay, highlighting the need to comply with the applicable legislation on access to and portability of social rights and social protection, recognition of diplomas, qualifications and skills and access to training, bearing in mind that any frontier restrictions inside the European Union, even where adopted in response to a serious public health emergency, should take account of their impact on mobile workers and should respond to their specific situation.
2022/12/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 146 #

2022/0326(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 19
(19) Overall public and private investments in upskilling and reskilling are insufficient. Most job-related training in the Union is employer-sponsored. However, many companies, in particular SMEs, do not provide or fund training for their staff, and individuals in atypical work have less or no access to employer- sponsored training. Such inequalities undermine individuals’ welfare and health, reduce economic competitiveness, result in missed opportunities and barriers to innovation and risk leaving people behind in the transition to more sustainable economic activities. An enabling framework unlocking and incentivising employers’ financial investments in skills and giving visibility to the economic value of upskilling and reskilling is needed. Any increased national and private investment into upskilling and reskilling will have to take account of the fact that the European Union’s economic and social fabric is not made up solely of large undertakings, but also, and above all, of SMEs.
2022/12/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 150 #

2022/0326(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 19 a (new)
(19a) As regards the business environment and especially SMEs, the lack of uniform procedures for mobile working and for the provision of services should be noted, as well as the persistent problem with the recognition of professional qualifications, where progress is needed, for example for highly demanded IT professionals across Europe.
2022/12/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 175 #

2022/0326(COD)

1. Promoting increased, more effective and inclusive investment into training and upskilling to harness the full potential of the European current and future workforce and to support people and companies, particularly companies lacking the appropriate instruments and size, in managing job-to-job transitions, active ageing, and benefiting from the new opportunities brought by the ongoing economic transformation.
2022/12/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 191 #

2022/0326(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3
3. Matching people’s aspirations and skills-set with labour market opportunities especially those offered by the green and digital transitions and the core sectors in need of recovery from the pandemic. A special focus will be given to activate more people for the labour market, in particular women and young people especially those not in education, employment or training (NEETs), as well as persons with disabilities, marginalised groups and people living in remote areas, as well as vulnerable groups, persons with disabilities and persons in rural and mountain areas.
2022/12/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 216 #

2022/0326(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) initiatives targetting inter alia individuals, companies, specifically adapted for companies lacking the appropriate instruments and size, chambers of commerce and industry, social partners, public authorities, education and training providers to promote the provision, financing and uptake of upskilling and reskilling opportunities, particularly for disadvantaged groups and vulnerable citizens, also taking gender and geographical location into account;
2022/12/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 226 #

2022/0326(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
(fa) promotion of surveys and instruments of analysis aimed at identifying difficulties and barriers so as to ensure both access to training and reskilling and recognition of professional qualifications and its full implementation.
2022/12/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 236 #

2022/0326(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
(ha) development of specific sectoral strategies both to promote and facilitate voluntary mobility of workers and to draw up and implement the support structures needed for upskilling and reskilling of workers, applying the relevant public policies and offering high-quality, skills- based job opportunities.
2022/12/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 239 #

2022/0326(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point h b (new)
(hb) greater promotion, application and enforcement of the European Qualifications Framework to guarantee a widely used recognition instrument throughout the European Union;
2022/12/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 240 #

2022/0326(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point h c (new)
(hc) promotion of permanent education and learning systems that are inclusive and accessible to all, as well as of equal access to high-quality education and to training, in order to facilitate access to skills development by disadvantaged groups and vulnerable citizens, who are at risk of being unemployed and less qualified, also taking account of Europe’s Strategy for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2021-2030 and of gender and geographical location.
2022/12/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 81 #

2022/0298(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) In the light of the fact that thinner asbestos fibres (<0.2 μm) are also carcinogenic, those fibres should be taken into account when measuring exposure in the workplace. Electron microscopy, which allows the detection of such thinner asbestos fibres, or similar advanced methods, should be used for that purpose. To allow sufficient time to comply with the new requirement, a transposition period of seven years should be set.
2023/02/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 106 #

2022/0298(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 15 a (new)
(15a) Appropriate accompanying and support measures are needed. In this regard, the Member States shall provide support to all those involved in handling and removing asbestos, particularly SMEs and building owners. The Commission shall make adequate funding available for the transition to an asbestos-free Europe through instruments such as the European Recovery and Resilience Fund, the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), the Cohesion Fund (CF), EU4Health and the European Social Fund Plus. The Member States shall facilitate the process of allocating funds for the various adjustments needed, such as equipping and training SMEs and workers involved in removing asbestos.
2023/02/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 111 #

2022/0298(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 15 b (new)
(15b) The inspectors shall receive support from the Member States, and the requisite means shall be deployed to further their mission. The Member States shall build the inspectors’ resources and skills, with the aim of supporting their activities and extending checks at problematic sites or in the event of suspicions or reports of illegal activity.
2023/02/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 179 #

2022/0298(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
Directive 2009/148/EC
Article 7 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
(4a) the following paragraph shall be added to Article 7: 7. For the sake of compliance with the measures on fibre counting referred to in this Article, the Commission shall support Member States by providing the appropriate funding and technical guidance, including in relation to the technical transition from phase-contrast microscopy, as applied in accordance with the method recommended in 1997 by the World Health Organization (WHO)*, to electron microscopy (EM), and the training of all those involved in handling and removing asbestos, particularly SMEs and workers involved in removing asbestos.
2023/02/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 184 #

2022/0298(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Directive 2009/148/EC
Article 8
Employers shall ensure, while protecting their own business, that no worker is exposed to an airborne concentration of asbestos in excess of 0.01 fibres per cm³ as an 8-hour time-weighted average (TWA).
2023/02/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 293 #

2022/0298(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by twoseven years after the date of entry into force of this Directive at the latest. They shall immediately communicate the text of those measures to the Commission.
2023/02/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 127 #

2022/0272(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
(7) Under certain conditions, all products with digital elements integrated in or connected to a larger electronic information system can serve as an attack vector for malicious actors. As a result, even hardware and software considered as less critical can facilitate the initial compromise of a device or network, enabling malicious actors to gain privileged access to a system or move laterally across systems. Manufacturers should therefore ensure that all connectable products with digital elements connected to external network or device are designed and developed in accordance with essential requirements laid down in this Regulation. This includes both products that can be connected to external networks or device physically via hardware interfaces and products that are connected logically, such as via network sockets, pipes, files, application programming interfaces or any other types of software interface. As cybersecurity threats can propagate through various products with digital elements before reaching a certain target, for example by chaining together multiple vulnerability exploits, manufacturers should also ensure the cybersecurity of those products that are only indirectly connected to other devices or networks.
2023/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 128 #

2022/0272(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) This regulation should not apply to the internal networks of a product with digital elements if these networks have dedicated endpoints and are secured from external data connection.
2023/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 129 #

2022/0272(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 b (new)
(7b) This regulation should not apply to spare parts intended solely to replace defective parts of products with digital elements, in order to restore their functionality.
2023/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 141 #

2022/0272(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
(10) In order not to hamper innovation or research, free and open-source software developed or supplied outside the course of a commercial activity should not be covered by this Regulation. This is in particular the case for software, including its source code and modified versions, that is openly shared and freely accessible, usable, modifiable and redistributable. In the context of software, a commercial activity might be characterized not only by charging a price for a product, but also by charging a price for technical support services,solely occurs when a price is charged for the use of a product with the intention of making a profit or by providing a software platform through which the manufacturer monetises other services, or by the usemonetization of personal data for reasons other than exclusively for improving the security, compatibility or interoperability of the software.
2023/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 143 #

2022/0272(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) Agricultural and forestry vehicles in scope of Regulations (EU) 167/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council fall also in the scope of this Regulation. In order to avoid regulatory overlaps, additional cybersecurity requirements in future amendments of Regulation (EU) 167/2013 should not be foreseen.
2023/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 155 #

2022/0272(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
(26) Critical products with digital elements should be subject to stricter conformity assessment procedures, while keeping a proportionate approach. For this purpose, critical products with digital elements should be divided into two classes, reflecting the level of cybersecurity risk linked to these categories of products. A potential cyber incident involving products in class II might lead to greater negative impacts than an incident involving products in class I, for instance due to the nature of their cybersecurity-related function or intended use in sensitive environments, and therefore should undergo a stricter conformity assessment procedure. Periodical checks should be carried out to ensure that the list of critical products with digital elements is updated.
2023/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 171 #

2022/0272(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36
(36) Manufacturers of products with digital elements should put in place coordinated vulnerability disclosure policies that are coordinated in terms of frequency and timing to facilitate the reporting of vulnerabilities by individuals or entities. A coordinated vulnerability disclosure policy should specify a structured process through which vulnerabilities are reported to a manufacturer in a manner allowing the manufacturer to diagnose and remedy such vulnerabilities before detailed vulnerability information is disclosed to third parties or to the public. Given the fact that information about exploitable vulnerabilities in widely used products with digital elements can be sold at high prices on the black market, manufacturers of such products should be able to use programmes, as part of their coordinated vulnerability disclosure policies, to incentivise the reporting of vulnerabilities by ensuring that individuals or entities receive recognition and compensation for their efforts (so-called ‘bug bounty programmes’).
2023/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 190 #

2022/0272(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 62
(62) In order to ensure that the regulatory framework can be adapted where necessary, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission in respect of updates to the list of critical products in Annex III and specifying the definitions of the these product categories. Such updates shall be carried out periodically by the Commission, ensuring timely changes to the list of critical products in Annex III. Power to adopt acts in accordance with that Article should be delegated to the Commission to identify products with digital elements covered by other Union rules which achieve the same level of protection as this Regulation, specifying whether a limitation or exclusion from the scope of this Regulation would be necessary as well as the scope of that limitation, if applicable. Power to adopt acts in accordance with that Article should also be delegated to the Commission in respect of the potential mandating of certification of certain highly critical products with digital elements based on criticality crieria set out in this Regulation, as well as for specifying the minimum content of the EU declaration of conformity and supplementing the elements to be included in the technical documentation. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level, and that those consultations be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Inter-institutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making33. In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and the Council receive all documents at the same time as Member States’ experts, and their experts systematically have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts. _________________ 33 OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p. 1.
2023/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 206 #

2022/0272(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1
1. This Regulation applies to products with digital elements whose intended or reasonably foreseeable use includes a direct or indirect logical or physical data connection to an external device or network. This Regulation does not apply to the electronic communications networks as defined in Article 2, point (1), of Directive (EU) 2018/1972 in which products with digital elements are integrated.
2023/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 216 #

2022/0272(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. This Regulation does not apply to free and open-source software, including its source code and modified versions, except when such software is provided in exchange for a price or as a monetised product with the intention of making a profit rather than performing maintenance.
2023/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 218 #

2022/0272(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. 6 (new) This Regulation does not apply to the internal networks of a product with digital elements if these networks have dedicated endpoints and are secured from external data connection.
2023/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 219 #

2022/0272(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. 7 (new) This Regulation shall not apply to spare parts intended solely to replace defective parts of products with digital elements, in order to restore their functionality.
2023/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 230 #

2022/0272(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 11
(11) ‘physical connection’ means any connection between electronic information systems or components implemented using physical means, including through electrical or mechanical interfaces, wires or radio wav or wires;.
2023/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 252 #

2022/0272(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall not prevent the making available of unfinished software which does not comply with this Regulation provided that the software is only made available for a limited period required for testing purposes and that a visible sign clearly indicates that it does not comply with this Regulation and will not be available on the market for purposes other than testing.
2023/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 258 #

2022/0272(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 50 to amend Annex III by including in the list of categories of critical products with digital elements a new category or withdrawing an existing one from that list. The Commission should carry out periodical checks to assess whether the list of critical products with digital elements needs to be integrated or updated. When assessing the need to amend the list in Annex III, the Commission shall take into account the level of cybersecurity risk related to the category of products with digital elements. In determining the level of cybersecurity risk, one or several of the following criteria shall be taken into account:
2023/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 271 #

2022/0272(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. For the purposes of complying with the obligation laid down in paragraph 1, manufacturers shall undertake an assessment of the cybersecurity risks associated with a data connection to an external device or network of a product with digital elements and take the outcome of that assessment into account during the planning, design, development, production, delivery and maintenance phases of the product with digital elements with a view to minimising cybersecurity risks, preventing security incidents and minimising the impacts of such incidents, including in relation to the health and safety of users.
2023/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 277 #

2022/0272(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
When placing a product with digital elements on the market, and forthe manufacturer shall define the expected product lifetime or for a period of five years from the placing of the product on the market, whichever is shorter, manufacturers shall ensure that vulnerabilities of that product are handled effectively and in accordance with the essential requirements set out in Section 2 of Annex I. In doing so, the manufacturer shall ensure that expected product lifetime is in line with reasonable consumer expectations and that it promotes sustainability and the need to ensure long-lasting products with digital elements. Manufacturers shall ensure that vulnerabilities of that product are handled effectively and in accordance with the essential requirements set out in Section 2 of Annex I during at least the expected product lifetime or 10 years, whichever is shorter. Where applicable, the expected product lifetime shall be clearly stated on the product, its packaging or be included in contractual agreements.
2023/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 358 #

2022/0272(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1
A natural or legal person, other than the manufacturer, the importer or the distributor, that carries out a substantial modification of the product with digital elements, with the intention of making a profit, shall be considered a manufacturer for the purposes of this Regulation.
2023/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 369 #

2022/0272(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1
Where harmonised standards referred to in Article 18 do not exist or where the Commission considers that the relevant harmonised standards are insufficient to satisfy the requirements of this Regulation or to comply with the standardisation request of the Commission, or where there are undue delays in the standardisation procedure or where the request for harmonised standards by the Commission has not been accepted by the European standardisation organisations, as a last resort the Commission is empowered, by means of implementing acts, to adopt common specifications in respect of the essential requirements set out in Annex I. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 51(2).
2023/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 451 #

2022/0272(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 55 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. 4 (new) By way of derogation, for products with digital elements falling in scope of Regulation (Machinery Regulation proposal) or Regulation (EU) 167/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council, the application date referred to art. 57 is extended by (36 months).
2023/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 452 #

2022/0272(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 55 – paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. By way of derogation for products with digital elements falling in scope of Regulation (Machinery Regulation proposal) or Regulation 2013/167, where the annual new sales in the EU of each type are fewer than (1000) units, the application date referred to art. 57 is extended by (60 months).
2023/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 456 #

2022/0272(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 2
It shall apply from [248 months after the date of entry into force of this Regulation]. However Article 11 shall apply from [124 months after the date of entry into force of this Regulation].
2023/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 464 #

2022/0272(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Part 1 – point 3 – introductory part
(3) On the basis of the cybersecurity risk assessment referred to in Article 10(2) and where applicable, products with digital elements shall:
2023/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 469 #

2022/0272(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Part 1 – point 3 – point a a (new)
(aa) be placed on the market without any known exploitable vulnerabilities towards an external device or network.
2023/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 504 #

2022/0272(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – Part I – point 17
17. Firewalls, Security Gateways, intrusion detection and/or prevention systems not covered by class II;
2023/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 508 #

2022/0272(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – Part I – point 18
18. Routers, modems intended for the connection to the internet, and switches, and other network nodes that are necessary for the provision of the connectivity service, not covered by class II;
2023/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 516 #

2022/0272(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – Part I – point 23 a (new)
23a. Authentication, Authorisation and Accounting (AAA) platforms.
2023/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 533 #

2022/0272(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – Part II – point 4
4. Firewalls, Security Gateways, intrusion detection and/or prevention systems intended for industrial use;
2023/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 537 #

2022/0272(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – Part II – point 7
7. Routers, modems intended for the connection to the internet, and switches, and other network nodes that are necessary for the provision of the connectivity service, intended for industrial use;
2023/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 539 #

2022/0272(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – Part II – point 11
11. Smartcards, smartcard readers, biometric readers, and tokens;
2023/05/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 105 #

2022/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
The Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development calls on the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, as the committee responsible, to propose that the Commission proposal be rejected.
2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 120 #

2022/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
(3) The European Parliament resolution of 12 February 2019 on the implementation of Directive 2009/128/EC on the sustainable use of pesticides41noted that the Union must act without delay to transition to a more sustainable use of pesticides and called on the Commission to propose an ambitious Union-wide binding target for the reduction of pesticide use. The European Parliament re-affirmed its call for binding reduction targets in its resolution of 20 October 2021 on a Farm to Fork Strategy for a fair, healthy and environmentally-friendly food system42, stressing that those targets must be matched by increased availability on the market of sustainable alternatives with equivalent effectiveness in plant health protection. _________________ 41 P8_TA(2019)0082, 12 February 2019. 42 P9_TA(2021)0425, 20 October 2021.
2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 129 #

2022/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
(5) In order to ensure full attainment of the objectives of the Union legal framework on sustainable use of plant protection products, it needs to be adapted by laying down clearer and directly applicable rules for operators. In addition, a number of rulguidelines should be clarified, including the rulguidelines on the application of integrated pest management, restrictions of use of plant protection products, where risks to human health and the environment are identified on the basis of data from local monitoring by the competent authorities, and the inspections of equipment used to apply plant protection products. It is therefore appropriate to repeal Directive 2009/128/EC and replace it with a regulation.
2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 160 #

2022/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
(11) Biological control agents are a sustainable control alternative to the use of chemical products for the control of harmful organisms. As notone of the alternatives to chemical products, whose sustainability in terms of effectiveness with regard to the control of harmful animals must be assessed in any case. As acknowledged in Council Decision (EU) 2021/110257, biological control agents have aold growing importance in sustainable agriculture and forestry and have an instrumental role to play in the success of integrated pest management and both organic and conventional farming. Access to biological controls facilitateswould make it easier to movinge away from chemical plant protection products and apply them as a last resort in line with the principles of integrated pest management (IPM). It is appropriate to encourage farmers to switch to low -input agricultural methods including organic farming. It is therefore appropriate to define the concept of biological control as a basis for Member States to set indicative targets to increase the percentage of crops on which biological control agents are used. _________________ 57 Council Decision (EU) 2021/1102 of 28 June 2021 requesting the Commission to submit a study on the Union’s situation and options regarding the introduction, evaluation, production, marketing and use of invertebrate biological control agents within the territory of the Union and a proposal, if appropriate in view of the outcomes of the study (OJ L 238, 6.7.2021, p. 81).
2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 178 #

2022/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
(13) Given the different levels of historical progress and, substantial differences in intensity of pesticide use between Member States, and the need for plant protection products to maintain a sufficient level of production, guaranteeing food security it is necessary to allow Member States some flexibility when setting their own binding national targetcontributions (“national 2030 reduction targetcontributions”). Intensity of use is best measured by dividing the total quantity of active substances placed on the market, and therefore used, in the form of plant protection products in a particular Member State by the surface area over which the active substances were applied. Intensity in the use of chemical pesticides, and in particular of the more hazardous pesticides, correlates with greater dependency on chemical pesticides, greater risks to human health and the environment and less sustainable farming practices. It is therefore appropriate to allow Member States to take their lower intensity of use of chemical pesticides than the Union average into account in setting their national 2030 reduction targetcontributions. It is also appropriate to require them to take their higher intensity of use of chemical pesticides than the Union average into account in setting their national 2030 reduction targetcontributions. In addition, in order to give recognition to past efforts by Member States, they should also be allowed to take into account historical progress prior to the adoption of the Farm to Fork Strategy when setting national 2030 reduction targets. Conversely, where Member States have increased, or made only limited reductions in, their use and risk of chemical plant protection products, they should now make a greater contribution to the achievement of the Union 2030 reduction targets, while also taking account of their intensity of pesticide use. In order to ensure a fair and collective effort towards the achievement of Union- wide targets and an adequate level of ambition, minimum limits should be laid down for national 2030 reductioncontributions targets. The EU’s outermost regions, as listed in Article 349 of the Treaty, are located in the Atlantic, Caribbean and Indian Ocean. Due to permanent constraints such as their remoteness to the European continent, insularity and high exposure to climate change, it is appropriate to allow Member States to take into account the specific needs of these regions as regards the use of plant protection products and measures tailored to specific climatic conditions and crops. In order to ensure a fair and collective effort towards the achievement of Union-wide targets, where a Member State reaches the level of its 2030 national reduction target before 2030, it should not be required to undertake additional reduction efforts, but it should closely monitor annual fluctuations in the use and risk of chemical plant protection products and in the use of more hazardous plant protection products to ensure progress towards meeting the respective 2030 national reduction targetcontribution. In the interests of transparency, Member State responses to any Commission recommendations in relation to the level of ambition of national targetreduction contributions and the annual progress made towards them should be publicly accessible.
2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 188 #

2022/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
(14) Member States should draft and publish national action plans. In order for the Member State national action plans to be effective, they should contain quantitative objectives, references to binding national 2030 reduction targets as set out in national law, together with related indicative targets set out in the national action plans, measures, timetables and indicators to reduce risks and impacts of pesticide use on human health and the environment. Member States should take into account predictable and unpredictable variables such as bad weather, high probability of being affected by pests and diseases, crop diversity, climate change. This will allow for a structured approach to the setting of quantitative objectives and targets, with a clear link to the national 2030 reduction targets. In order to monitor compliance with the provisions of this Regulation, Member States should also be required to report annually on targets and precise quantitative data relating to compliance with provisions on use, training, application equipment and integrated pest management.
2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 200 #

2022/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
(15) In order to achieve the Union-wide reduction targets (‘Union 2030 reduction targets’) as well as national 2030 reduction targets, it is necessary to increase the availability, accessibility and affordability of low-risk alternatives and use of biological control and other non-chemical alternatives, including new genome techniques and digital and precision technologies. Availability of these alternatives will incentivise the adoption of low chemical pesticide- input pest management practices such as organic farming.
2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 205 #

2022/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15 a (new)
(15a) In view of the continuing difficulties owing to the geopolitical and economic context, to the need to ensure food is safe, and delays in the availability of effective alternatives for farmers, such as the speeding up of authorisation procedures for low-impact active substances or new genomic selection techniques, the time frame for achieving the goal of reducing the use and risk of plant protection products under this regulation needs to be reviewed.
2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 209 #

2022/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
(17) In order to ensure consistency and complementarity with related legislation, Member State national action plans should take into account Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council59, Council Directive 92/43/EEC60, Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council61, Council Directive 91/676/EEC62, Directive 2008/50/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council63, Directive (EU) 2016/2284 of the European Parliament and of the Council64and Regulation xxx/xxx on nature restoration [reference to adopted act to be inserted] and should be consistent with the Common Agricultural Policy (“CAP”) Strategic Plans drawn-up in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 of the European Parliament and of the Council65. _________________ 59 Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on the conservation of wild birds (OJ L 20, 26.1.2010, p. 7). 60 Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora (OJ L 206, 22.7.1992, p. 7). 61 Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2000 establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy (OJ L 327, 22.12.2000, p. 1). 62 Council Directive 91/676/EEC of 12 December 1991 concerning the protection of waters against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources (OJ L 375, 31.12.1991, p. 1). 63 Directive 2008/50/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2008 on ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe (OJ L 152, 11.6.2008, p. 1). 64 Directive (EU) 2016/2284 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 December 2016 on the reduction of national emissions of certain atmospheric pollutants, amending Directive 2003/35/EC and repealing Directive 2001/81/EC (OJ L 344, 17.12.2016, p. 1).be consistent with the EU legislation referred to in this regulation and with the Common Agricultural Policy (“CAP”) Strategic Plans drawn-up in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 of the European Parliament and of the Council65. _________________ 65 Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 2 December 2021 establishing rules on support for strategic plans to be drawn up by Member States under the common agricultural policy (CAP Strategic Plans) and financed by the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) and by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and repealing Regulations (EU) No 1305/2013 and (EU) No 1307/2013 (OJ L 435, 6.12.2021, p. 1).
2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 210 #

2022/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
(18) Economic instruments, including those under the CAP that provide support to farmers, can play a crucial role in the achievement of objectives relating to the sustainable use of plant protection products and, in particular, reducing the use of chemical plant protection products. Member States have tocan show in their national CAP Strategic Plans that their implementation of the CAP contributes to and supports other relevant Union legislation and their objectives, including objectives under this Regulation. Beyond the CAP, there is a need to deliver adequate funding to farmers to ensure they receive the financial support that avoids productivity losses and ensures the environmental, economic and social sustainability of European agriculture.
2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 241 #

2022/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
(25) Use of plant protection products may have particularly negative impacts in certain areas that are frequently used by the general public or by vulnerable groups, communities in which people live and work and ecologically sensitive areas, such as Natura 2000 sites protected in accordance with Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council67and Council Directive 92/43/EEC68. If plant protection products are used in areas used by the general public, the possibility of exposure of humans to such plant protection products is high. In order to protect human health and the environment, the use of plant protection products in sensitive areas and within 3 metres of such areas, should therefore be prohibited. Derogations from the prohibition should only be allowed under certain conditions and on a case- by-case basis. _________________ 67 Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on the conservation of wild birds (OJ L 20, 26.1.2010, p. 7). 68 Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora (OJ L 206, 22.7.1992, p. 7). If plant protection products are used in areas used by the general public, the possibility of exposure of humans to such plant protection products is high.
2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 248 #

2022/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
(26) The aquatic environment and drinking water supplies are especially sensitive to plant protection products. In order to protect the aquatic environment, the use of plant protection products in and around surface waters areas should therefore be prohibited. Member States should have in place appropriate measures to avoid deterioration of surface and groundwater as well as coastal and marine waters and allow achievement of good surface and groundwater status, to protect the aquatic environment and drinking water supplies from the impact of plant protection products. In addition, it is important that professional users are trained in how to minimise or eliminate applications of certain plant protection products classified as “harmful to aquatic life with long lasting effects”, “very toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects” or “toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects”. It is also important that professional users are trained on the importance of giving preference to low risk plant protection products or non-chemical alternatives, use of drift reducing technology and risk mitigation measures. In this connection, the technical guidance from the European Life-TOPPS prowadis (Train Operators to Promote Practices and Sustainability - to protect water from diffuse sources) project should be adhered to. The project provides for the training of operators to prevent point source pollution by establishing the management guidelines ('good agricultural practices') needed to prevent point and diffuse contamination of surface water bodies by plant protection products.
2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 265 #

2022/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32
(32) It is essential that Member States establish and maintain systems of both initial and follow-up training for distributors, advisors and professional users of plant protection products and certification systems to record such training, in order to ensure that those operators are fully aware of the potential risks to human health and the environment and of the appropriate measures to reduce those risks as much as possible. The training for advisors should be more extensive than that of distributors and professional users since they need to be able to support the proper implementation of integrated pest management and crop- specific rulguidelines. The use or purchase of a plant protection product authorised for professional use must be limited to persons in possession of a training certificate. In addition, in order to ensure safe use of plant protection products for human health and the environment, distributors should be required to provide both professional and non-professional purchasers of plant protection products with product specific information at point of sale.
2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 285 #

2022/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 39
(39) For the moment, the only robust statistical data available at Union level relating to the marketing and use of plant protection products are the statistics on the quantities of active substances in plant protection products placed on the market, and the data on the number of authorisations for emergency situations in plant protection granted under Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009. Those statistics are used in the calculation of harmonised risk indicators 1 and 2 under Directive 2009/128/EC and in calculating progress towards the binding Union 2030 reduction targets and national 2030 reduccontributions targets based on the Farm to Fork Strategy. The new harmonised risk indicator 2a will be calculated using statistics on the number of authorisations for emergency situations in plant protection, the properties of the active substances in plant protection products subject to these authorisations, and the areas treated under these authorisations to better quantify the risks arising from authorisations for emergency situations in plant protection.
2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 308 #

2022/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 49
(49) The implementation of this Regulation by Member States will result in new and enhanced obligations for farmers and other pesticides users. Some of them constitute statutory management requirements and standards of good agricultural and environmental conditions of land as listed in Annex III to Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 of the European Parliament and of the Council78, which, in accordance with that Regulation, farmers must comply with to receive CAP payments, whereas other requirements, which go beyond the baseline of mandatory requirements, may be rewarded with additional payments under voluntary regimes like eco-schemes pursuant to Article 31 of Regulation (EU) 2021/2115. Article 31(5), points (a) and (b), and Article 70(3), points (a) and (b), of Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 provide that the CAP funding is only available for practices implemented under an eco- scheme or agri-environmental-climate commitment which go beyond the relevant statutory management requirements and the standards of good agricultural and environmental conditions of land established under that Regulation and the relevant minimum requirements for the use of fertiliser and plant protection products, animal welfare, as well as other relevant mandatory requirements established by national and Union law. Since farmers and other users need to be financially supported in their transition toward a more sustainable use of pesticides, Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 needs to be amended to allow the financing of requirements imposed in accordance with this Regulation during a transitional period. This exceptional option for Member States to provide additional funding for measures taken in implementing this Regulation should apply to any obligation for farmers and other users resulting from the application of this Regulation, including compulsory farming practices imposed by the crop-specific rules for integrated pest management. Further, pursuant to Article 73(5) of Regulation (EU) 2021/2115, investments by farmers to comply with new requirements imposed by Union law may be supported for a maximum of 24 months from the date on which they become mandatory for the holding. Similarly, a longer transition period should be set out for investments complying with requirements imposed on farmers in accordance with this Regulation. Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 should therefore be amended accordingly. _________________ 78 Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 2 December 2021 establishing rules on support for strategic plans to be drawn up by Member States under the common agricultural policy (CAP Strategic Plans) and financed by the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) and by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and repealing Regulations (EU) No 1305/2013 and (EU) No 1307/2013, (OJ L 435, 6.12.2021, p. 1).
2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 310 #

2022/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 49 a (new)
(49a) EU policies increasingly impose obligations on farmers, in particular, obligations to comply with environmental sustainability requirements and standards, which has a significant impact on production costs. However, agricultural producers in third countries who export to the EU are not subject to increased obligations. Therefore, the limits, requirements and obligations imposed on agricultural producers in the EU should also apply to producers of agricultural products imported from third countries and be monitored regularly. As a matter of principle, imports into the EU should reflect the high requirements that EU farmers have to meet. A level playing field for production based on an equivalent political approach of reciprocity is needed if agricultural producers and the agri-food sector as a whole are to be safeguarded in the EU.
2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 318 #

2022/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
This Regulation lays down rules for the sustainable use of plant protection products by providing for the setting, and achievement by 2030, of reduction targets for the use and risk of chemical plant protection products, establishing requirements for use, storage, sale and disposal of plant protection products and for relevant application equipment, providing for training and awareness raising, and providing for implementation of integrated pest management.
2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 403 #

2022/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point e
(e) non-productive areas as defined under the EU standards on good agricultural and environmental condition of land (GAEC), GAEC standard 8 listed in Annex III to Regulation (EU) 2021/2115.deleted
2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 405 #

2022/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point f – point i
(i) any protected area under Directive 2000/60/EC, including possible safeguard zones as well as modifications of those areas following the risk assessment results for drinking water abstraction points under Directive (EU) 2020/2184 of the European Parliament and of the Council81; _________________ 81 Directive (EU) 2020/2184 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2020 on the quality of water intended for human consumption (OJ L 435, 23.12.2020, p. 1).deleted
2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 416 #

2022/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point f – point ii
(ii) sites of Community importance in the list referred to in Article 4(2) of Directive 92/43/EEC and the special areas of conservation designated in accordance with Article 4(4) of that Directive, and special protection areas classified pursuant to Article 4 of Directive 2009/147/EC, and any other national, regional, or local protected area reported by the Member States to the Nationally designated protected areas inventory (CDDA);deleted
2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 424 #

2022/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point f – point iii
(iii) any area for which the monitoring of pollinator species carried out in accordance with Article 17(1), point (f), of Regulation xxx/xxx [reference to adopted act to be inserted] establishes that it sustains one or more pollinator species which the European Red Lists classify as being threatened with extinction.deleted
2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 432 #

2022/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 22
(22) ‘non-chemical methods’ means alternatives to chemical plant protection products, including strategies based on the use of synthetic pheromones/semiochemicals;
2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 504 #

2022/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
By [OP: please insert the date – 612 months after the date of application of this Regulation] each Member State shall adopt national targets in its national legislation to achieve by 2030 a reduction set in accordance with this Article, from the average of the years 2015, 2016 andfrom 2009 to 20171, of the following:
2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 560 #

2022/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4
4. Subject to paragraphs 5 to 8, the national 2030 reduction targets shall be set at such level so as to achieve a reduction between the average of the years 2015, 2016 andfrom 2009 to 20171 and the year 2030 in the relevant Member State that at least equals 50%.
2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 565 #

2022/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
A Member State may reduce its national targetcontribution for the use and risk of chemical plant protection products referred to in paragraph 4 to a percentage that is a mid- point between the figure related to intensity as laid down in the second subparagraph of this paragraph and the figure related to the use and risk as laid down in the third subparagraph of this paragraph. Where that percentage is higher than 50%, the Member State shall increase its national target to that percentage.
2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 579 #

2022/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 – point a
(a) 35% where a Member State’s weighted intensity of use and risk of chemical plant protection products during the average of the years 2015, 2016 andfrom 2011 to 201720 is less than 70% of the Union average;.
2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 586 #

2022/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 – point b
(b) 50% where a Member State’s weighted intensity of use and risk of chemical plant protection products during the average of the years 2015, 2016 andfrom 2011 to 201720 is between 70% and 140% of the Union average;
2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 595 #

2022/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 – point c
(c) 65% where a Member State’s weighted intensity of use and risk of chemical plant protection products during the average of the years 2015, 2016 andfrom 2011 to 201720 is more than 140% of the Union average.
2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 612 #

2022/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 4
For the purposes of this paragraph ‘weighted intensity of the use and the risk of chemical plant protection products’ means a value corresponding to the kilograms of chemical active substances in plant protection products sold per year in a Member State, weighted according to their hazard weightings as set out in row (iii) of the Table ofin Annex I, divided by the number of hectares of utilised agricultural area . Those weightings shall be gauged by means of a set of scientifically justified and tailor-made harmonised risk indicators for analysing that Member Statee use data.
2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 627 #

2022/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2 – point a
(a) 35% where a Member State’s intensity of use of the more hazardous plant protection products during the average of the years 2015, 2016 andfrom 2011 to 201720 is less than 70% of the Union average;
2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 635 #

2022/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2 – point b
(b) 50% where a Member State’s intensity of use of the more hazardous plant protection products during the average of the years 2015, 2016 andfrom 2011 to 201720 is between 70% and 1470% of the Union average;
2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 649 #

2022/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 3 – point a
(a) where a Member State has achieved a greater reduction in the use of the more hazardous plant protection products than the Union average between the average of the years 2011, 2012 and 2013 and the average of the years 2015, 2016 and 2017,from 2011 to 2020 is a figure that is established by subtracting from 50% the difference between the reduction achieved and the Union average reduction;
2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 696 #

2022/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – title
Initial assessment of national targetcontributions by the Commission
2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 699 #

2022/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall review the national 2030 reduction targetcontributions communicated to it in accordance with Article 5(9) and the information explaining any lowering of targets made in accordance with Article 5(5) or Article 5(6).
2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 703 #

2022/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. Where the Commission concludes, on the basis of the information made available to it, that the national 2030 reduction targets communicated by a Member State need to be set at a more ambitious level, it shall, by … [OP: please insert the date – 1 year after the date of application of this Regulation], recommend that Member State to increase the level of its national 2030 reduction targets. The Commission shall make that recommendation public.deleted
2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 709 #

2022/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3
3. Where a Member State adjusts its national 2030 reduction targets as recommended by the Commission, it shall amend the national targets set in its national legislation in accordance with Article 5 and include the adjusted targets in its national action plan together with the Commission’s recommendation.deleted
2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 716 #

2022/0196(COD)

4. Where a Member States decides not to adjust its national 2030 reduction targets, as recommended by the Commission, it shall include the justifications for such decision in its national action plan together with the text of the recommendation.deleted
2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 722 #

2022/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 5
5. Member States which have received a Commission recommendation referred to in paragraph 2 shall communicate the adjusted targets, or their justification for not adjusting them, as applicable, to the Commission by… [OP: please insert the date – 18 months after the date of application of this Regulation].deleted
2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 725 #

2022/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 6
6. Having assessed the level of national 2030 reduction targets of all Member States set in accordance with Article 5, the Commission shall verify whether their average at least equals 50% so as to achieve the corresponding Union 2030 reduction target.deleted
2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 734 #

2022/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 7
7. If the average of national 2030 reduction targets of all Member States is lower than 50%, the Commission shall recommend that one or more Member States increase the level of their national 2030 reduction targets in order to achieve the Union 2030 reduction targets. The Commission shall make any such recommendation public.deleted
2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 743 #

2022/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 8
8. Within one month of receiving the recommendation referred to in paragraph 7, a Member State shall take one of the following actions: (a) adjust its national 2030 reduction targets as recommended by the Commission, amend the national targets set in its national legislation in accordance with Article 5 and include the adjusted targets in its national action plan together with the Commission recommendation; (b) provide justifications for not adjusting its national 2030 reduction targets as recommended by the Commission, and include the justifications for such decision in its national action plan together with the Commission recommendation.deleted
2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 767 #

2022/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. By 31 August of each calendar year, the Commission shall publish on a website the average trends in progress towards achieving the Union 2030 reduction targetcontributions. These trends shall be calculated as the difference between the average of the years 2015-2017 and the year ending 20 months prior to the publication. The trends shall be calculated in accordance with the methodology set out in Annex I.
2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 811 #

2022/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) a link to the relevant parts of CAP strategic plans, drawn-up in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/2115, which set out plans for an increase in the utilised agricultural area engaged in organic farming and how the plans will contribute to achieving the target set out in the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions A Farm to Fork Strategy for a fair, healthy and environmentally-friendly food system84of having 25% of the utilised agricultural area devoted to organic farming by 2030; _________________ 84 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions A Farm to Fork Strategy for a fair, healthy and envirof having 25% of the utilised agricultural area devoted to organic farming by 2030 without undermining the profitability of the rest of the existing sustainable production mentally-friendly food system (COM/2020/381 final).thods used in EU territories;
2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1058 #

2022/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. Professional users shall first apply measures that do not require the use of chemical plant protection products for the prevention or suppression of harmful organisms before resorting to application of chemical plant protection products.
2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1082 #

2022/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – indent 7 a (new)
- - semiochemical-based methods for capturing harmful organisms; - use of low-risk plant protection products;
2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1087 #

2022/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Where a professional user has not applied a measure listed in the first subparagraph of this paragraph, the records referred to in Article 14(1) shall contain reasons thereof.deleted
2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1140 #

2022/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 8 – introductory part
8. Professional users shall perform all of the following, on the basis of the records on the use of plant protection products and other plant protection measures, and by monitoring harmful organisms, verify whether the plant protection methods employed have been successful and feed their findings into decision-making on future actions:.
2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1141 #

2022/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 8 – point a
(a) check and document the level of success of the applied plant protection measures on the basis of the records on the use of plant protection products and other interventions, and the monitoring of harmful organisms;deleted
2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1142 #

2022/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 8 – point b
(b) apply the information obtained by performing the actions referred to in point (a) as part of the decision-making process regarding future interventions.deleted
2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1372 #

2022/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Any restriction on the production for export to third countries of plant protection products containing active substances whose use is not approved in the European Union shall be in accordance with provisions of the Regulation (EU) 649/2012 on the export and import of hazardous chemicals in accordance with the Rotterdam Convention.
2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1419 #

2022/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 4
4. An application by a professional user for a permit for the use of a plant protection product in a sensitive area shall include the information necessary to demonstrate that the conditions set out in paragraph 3 are met.deleted
2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1422 #

2022/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 5
5. The competent authority referred to in paragraph 3 shall decide on the application for a permit for the use of a plant protection product within 2 weeks of its submission.deleted
2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1434 #

2022/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 6
6. The permit to use a plant protection product in a sensitive area shall indicate all of the following: (a) the conditions for limited and controlled use by the applicant; (b) the obligation to display notices regarding use of plant protection products on the perimeter of the area to be treated, and any specific form such display is to take; (c) risk mitigation measures; (d) the duration of validity of the permit.deleted
2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1436 #

2022/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 6 – point a
(a) the conditions for limited and controlled use by the applicant;deleted
2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1440 #

2022/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 6 – point b
(b) the obligation to display notices regarding use of plant protection products on the perimeter of the area to be treated, and any specific form such display is to take;deleted
2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1442 #

2022/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 6 – point c
(c) risk mitigation measures;deleted
2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1443 #

2022/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 6 – point d
(d) the duration of validity of the permit.deleted
2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1446 #

2022/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 7
7. A professional user that has been granted a permit to use a plant protection product in a sensitive area shall display notices to that regard on the perimeter of the area to be treated in the form indicated in the permit.deleted
2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1453 #

2022/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 8
8. Where a permit for use of a plant protection product in a sensitive area is granted, before the first day of its validity, the competent authority referred to in paragraph 3 shall make publicly available the following information: (a) the location of the use; (b) the evidence for the exceptional circumstances justifying the application of a plant protection product; (c) the start and end date of the approval period of the permit, which shall not exceed 60 consecutive days; (d) the relevant weather conditions allowing a safe application; (e) the name of the plant protection product or products; (f) the application equipment to be used and the risk mitigation measures to be taken.deleted
2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1477 #

2022/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1
1. The use of all plant protection products is prohibited on all surface waters and within 3 metres of such waters. This 3 metre buffer zone shall not be reduced by using alternative risk-mitigation techniques.
2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1531 #

2022/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1
1. Where certain categories of unmanned aircraft fulfil the criteria set out in paragraph 2, a Member State may exempt aAerial application by such unmanned aircraft from theis not prohibition laid down in Article 20(1) prior to any aerialed for the targeted application of plant protection products.
2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1534 #

2022/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 2
2. An aerial application by an unmanned aircraft may be exempted by the Member State from the prohibition laid down in Article 20(1) where factors related to the use of the unmanned aircraft demonstrate that the risks from its use are lower than the risks arising from other aerial equipment and land- based application equipment. These factors shall include criteria relating to: (a) the technical specifications of the unmanned aircraft, including in relation to spray drift, number and size of rotors, payload, boom width and overall weight, operating height and speed; (b) the weather conditions, including wind speed; (c) the area to be sprayed, including its topography; (d) the availability of plant protection products authorized for use as ultra-low volume formulations in the relevant Member State; (e) potential use of unmanned aircraft in conjunction with real time kinematic precision farming in certain cases; (f) the level of training required for pilots operating an unmanned aircraft; (g) potential concurrent use of multiple unmanned aircraft in the same area.deleted
2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1558 #

2022/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 40 with a view to supplementing this Regulation to specify precise criteria in relation to the factors set out in paragraph 2 once technical progress and scientific developments allow for the development of such precise criteriaechnical qualifications, use or training.
2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1686 #

2022/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 3
3. Each professional user shall consulAll users who do not already use digital tools to monitor the use of pest man independent advisoragement products by means of a recognised business advisory service shall make use of strategic advice at least once a year for the purposes of receiving the strategic advice referred to in paragraph 4.
2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1841 #

2022/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 1
1. The methodology for calculating progress towards achieving the two Union 2030 reduction targetcontributions and the two national 2030 reduction targets until and including 2030 is laid down in Annex I. This methodology shall be based on statistical data collected in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1185/2009.
2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1850 #

2022/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 2
2. Using the methodology set out in Annex I, the Commission shall calculate the results of progress towards achieving the two Union and two national 2030 reduction targetcontributions annually until and including 2030 and publish those results on the website referred to in Article 7.
2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1891 #

2022/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 a (new)
Article 43 a Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 798/2008 Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 February 2005 on maximum residue levels of pesticides in or on food and feed of plant and animal origin (OJ L 70, 16.3.2005, p. 1–16) shall be amended as follows: 1. In Article 3(2)(g), 'import tolerance' is deleted; 2. In Article 6, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following: ‘2. All parties demonstrating, by providing sufficient evidence, a legitimate interest in health, including civil society organisations, along with commercially interested parties, such as manufacturers, growers and producers of products covered by Annex I, may also submit an application to a Member State in accordance with Article 7.' 3. In Article 6, paragraph 4 is deleted.
2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1895 #

2022/0196(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 3
However, Article 21 shall apply from [OP: please insert the date = 3 years after the date of entry into force of this Regulation].deleted
2023/06/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 156 #

2022/0195(COD)

(8a) In its resolution of 24 November 2022 on the protection of livestock farming and large carnivores in Europe, Parliament calls on the Commission to assess progress in achieving the conservation status of species at the level of biogeographical regions and/or EU- wide populations, and insists that the Commission develop an assessment procedure without delay to enable the protection status of populations in particular regions to be amended as soon as the desired conservation status has been reached, in accordance with Article 19 of the Habitats Directive;
2023/02/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 161 #

2022/0195(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) In its resolution of 20 October 2021 on a farm to fork strategy for a fair, healthy and environmentally-friendly food system, Parliament pointed out that impact assessments were an integral part of the EU rule-making process;
2023/02/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 168 #

2022/0195(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
(12) The Commission’s State of Nature Report from 202053 noted that the Union has not yet managed to stem the decline of protected habitat types and species whose conservation is of concern to the Union. That decline is caused mostly by abandonment of extensive agriculture, intensifying management practices, the modification of hydrological regimes, urbanisation and pollution as well as unsustainable forestry activities and species exploitation. Furthermore, invasive alien species and climate change represent major and growing threats to native Union flora and fauna. _________________ 53 Report from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council and the European Economic and Social Committee “The state of nature in the European Union Report on the status and trends in 2013 - 2018 of species and habitat types protected by the Birds and Habitats Directives”, COM/2020/635 final.
2023/02/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 176 #

2022/0195(COD)

(13) It is appropriate to set an overarching objective for ecosystem restoration to foster economic and societal transformation, the creation of high-quality jobs and sustainable growth. Biodiverse ecosystems such as wetland, freshwater, forest as well as agricultural, sparsely vegetated, marine, coastal and urban ecosystems deliver, if in good condition, a range of essential ecosystem services, and the benefits of restoring degraded ecosystems to good condition in all land and sea areas far outweigh the costs of restoration. Those services contribute to a broad range of socio-economic benefits, depending on the economic, social, cultural, regional and local characteristics.
2023/02/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 193 #

2022/0195(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
(19) Geo-political developments have further underlined the need to safeguarprotect and enhance food security and the resilience of food systems.62 Evidence shows that restoring agro-degraded ecosystems has positive impacts on food productivity in the long- term, and that the restoration of nature acts as an insurance policy to ensure the EU’s long-term sustainability and resilience. _________________ 62 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European, Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, Safeguarding food security and reinforcing the resilience of food systems, COM (2022) 133 final.
2023/02/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 200 #

2022/0195(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
(21) The restoration of ecosystems, coupled with efforts to reduce wildlife trade and, consumption and to promote sustainable management, will also help prevent and build up resilience to possible future communicable diseases with zoonotic potential, therefore decreasing the risks of outbreaks and pandemics, and contribute to support EU and global efforts to apply the One Health approach, which recognises the intrinsic connection between human health, animal health and healthy resilient nature.
2023/02/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 206 #

2022/0195(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
(25) Building on Directives 92/43/EEC and 2009/147/EC and in order to support the achievement of the objectives set out in those Directives, Member States should put in place restoration measures to ensure the recovery of protected habitats and species, including wild birds, across Union areas, also in areas that fall outside Natura 2000, always ensuring compliance with the principle of coexistence with agricultural activity.
2023/02/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 255 #

2022/0195(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 45
(45) The EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 requires greater efforts to restore freshwater ecosystems and the natural functions of rivers. The restoration of freshwater ecosystems should include efforts to restore the natural longitudinal and lateral connectivity of rivers as well as their riparian areas and floodplains, including through the removal of barriers with a 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. 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.
2023/02/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 260 #

2022/0195(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 48
(48) The proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the sustainable use of plant protection products [for adoption on 22 June 2022, include title and number of the adopted act when available] aims to regulate one of the drivers of pollinator decline by prohibiting the use of pesticides in ecologically sensitive areas, many of which are covered by this Regulation, for example areas sustaining pollinator species which the European Red Lists76 classify as being threatened with extinction. _________________ 76 European Redlist - Environment - European Commission (europa.eu).
2023/02/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 269 #

2022/0195(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 49
(49) Sustainable, resilient and biodiverse agricultural ecosystems are needed to provide safe, sustainable, nutritious and affordable food. Biodiversity-rich agricultural ecosystems also increase agriculture’s resilience to climate change and environmental risks, while ensuring food safety and security and creating new jobs in rural areas, in particular jobs linked to conventional organic farming as well as rural tourism and recreation. Therefore, the Union needs to improve the biodiversity in its agricultural lands, through a variety of existing practices beneficial to or compatible with the biodiversity enhancement, including extensive agriculture. Extensive agriculture is vital for the maintenance of many species and habitats in biodiversity rich areas. There are many extensive agricultural practices which have multiple and significant benefits on the protection of biodiversity, ecosystem services and landscape features such as precision agriculture, organic farming, agro-ecology, agroforestry and low intensity permanent grassland.
2023/02/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 286 #

2022/0195(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 52
(52) High-diversity landscape features on agricultural land, including buffer strips, rotational or non-rotational fallow land, hedgerows, individual or groups of trees, tree rows, field margins, patches, ditches, streams, small wetlands, terraces, cairns, stonewalls, small ponds and cultural features, provide space for wild plants and animals, including pollinators, prevent soil erosion and depletion, filter air and water, support climate change mitigation and adaptation and agricultural productivity of pollination- dependent crops. Productive trees that are part of arable land agroforestry systems and productive elements in non- productive hedges can also be considered as high biodiversity landscape features provided that they do not receive fertilizers or pesticide treatment and if harvest takes place only at moments where it would not compromise high biodiversity levels. Therefore, a requirement to ensure an increasing trend for the share of agricultural land with high-diversity landscape features should be set out. Such a requirement would enable the Union to achieve one of the other key commitments of the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030, namely, to cover at least 10 % of agricultural area with high-diversity landscape features. Increasing trends should also be achieved for other existing indicators, such as the grassland butterfly index and the stock of organic carbon in cropland mineral soils.deleted
2023/02/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 310 #

2022/0195(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 55
(55) In order to reap the full biodiversity benefits, restoration and rewetting of areas of drained peatland shouldcan extend beyond the areas of wetlands habitat types listed in Annex I of Directive 92/43/EEC that are to be restored and re-established. Data about the extent of organic soils as well as their greenhouse gas emissions and removals are monitored and made available by LULUCF sector reporting in national greenhouse gas inventories by Member States, submitted to the UNFCCC. Restored and rewetted peatlands can continue to be used productively in alternative ways. For example, paludiculture, the practice of farming on wet peatlands, can include cultivation of various types of reeds, certain forms of timber, blueberry and cranberry cultivation, sphagnum farming, and grazing with water buffaloes. Such practices should be based on the principles of sustainable management and aimed at enhancing biodiversity so that they can have a high value both financially and ecologically. Paludiculture can also be beneficial to several species which are endangered in the Union and can also facilitate the connectivity of wetland areas and of associated species populations in the Union. Funding for measures to restore and rewet drained peatlands and to compensate possible losses of income can come from a wide range of sources, including expenditure under the Union budget and Union financing programmes.
2023/02/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 369 #

2022/0195(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
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 degraded ecosystems;
2023/02/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 391 #

2022/0195(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. This Regulation establishes a framework within which Member States shall put in place, without delay, effective and area-based restoration measures which together shall cover, by 2030, at least up to 20 % of the Union’s land and sea areas and, by 2050, all ecosystems in need of restoration.
2023/02/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 400 #

2022/0195(COD)

(1 a) ‘degraded ecosystems’ means an ecosystem that due to the loss of their natural conditions, have lost their production capacity, ability to produce important ecosystem services or ability to capture and store carbon dioxide;
2023/02/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 406 #

2022/0195(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3
(3) ‘restoration’ means the process of actively or passively assisting the recovery of an ecosystem towards or to good condition, of a habitat type to the highest level of condition attainable 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 cona state in which the ecosystem sufficiently produces important ecosystem servingces or enhancing biodiversity and ecosystem resiliencesufficiently hosts biological diversity;
2023/02/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 419 #

2022/0195(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
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 maintenance and productivity;
2023/02/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 448 #

2022/0195(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
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 - excluding areas used for agricultural purposes, as found within cities or towns and suburbs calculated on the basis of data provided by the Copernicus Land Monitoring Service as established by Regulation (EU) 2021/696 of the European Parliament 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).
2023/02/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 451 #

2022/0195(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 15 a (new)
(15 a) “force majeure”: result in the deterioration of areas covered by those habitat types, as well as unavoidable habitat transformations which are directly caused by climate change, or as a result of a plan or project of overriding public interest, for which no less damaging alternative solutions are available, to be determined on a case by case basis, or of a plan or project authorized in accordance with Article 6(4) of Directive 92/43/EEC;
2023/02/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 468 #

2022/0195(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall put in place the restoration measures that are necessary to improve to good condition areas of habitat types listed in Annex I which are not in good condition. Such measures shall be in place on at least 30 % of the area of each group of habitat typeoverall areas listed in Annex I that is not in good condition, as quantified in the national restoration plan referred to in Article 12, by 2030, on at least 60 % by 2040, and on at least 90 % by 2050.
2023/02/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 478 #

2022/0195(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall put in place the restoration measures that are necessary to re-establish the habitat types listed in Annex I in areas not covered by those habitat types. Such measures shall be in place on areas representing at least 30 % of the additional overall surface needed to reach the total favourable reference area of each group of habitat types listed in Annex I, as quantified in the national restoration plan referred to in Article 12, by 2030, at least 60 % of that surface by 2040, and 100 % of that surface by 2050.
2023/02/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 525 #

2022/0195(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 7
7. Member States shall ensure that areas where the habitat types listed in Annex I occur inside Natura 2000 do not deteriorate.
2023/02/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 549 #

2022/0195(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 8 – point c
(c) a project of overriding public interest for which no less damaging alternative solutions are available, to be determined on a case by case basis, including measures to maintain food security and production of food and renewable resources.
2023/02/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 567 #

2022/0195(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 9 – point a
(a) force majeure, including natural disasters;
2023/02/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 574 #

2022/0195(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 9 – point b
(b) unavoidable habitat transformations or other circumstances which are directly caused by climate change: or
2023/02/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 593 #

2022/0195(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 10 – point a
(a) an increase of habitat area in good condition for habitat types listed in Annex I until at least 90 % is in good condition and until the favourable reference area for each habitat type in each biogeographic region of their territory is reached;
2023/02/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 596 #

2022/0195(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 10 – point b
(b) an increasing trend towards the sufficient quality and quantity of the terrestrial, coastal and freshwater habitats of the species referred to in Annexes II, IV and V to Directive 92/43/EEC and of the species covered by Directive 2009/147/EC.
2023/02/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 604 #

2022/0195(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall put in place the restoration measures that are necessary to improve to good condition areas of habitat types listed in Annex II which are evaluated not in good condition based on the best available knowledge. Such measures shall be in place on at least 320 % of theeach area of each groups of habitat types listed in Annex II that is not in good condition, as quantified in the national restoration plan referred to in Article 12, by 2030, on at least 60 % by 2040, and on at least 90 % by 2050.
2023/02/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 609 #

2022/0195(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall put in place the restoration measures that are necessary to re-establish the habitat types listed in Annex II in estimated areas not covered by those habitat types, based on the best available knowledge. Such measures shall be in place on areas representing at least 320 % of the additional overall surface evaluated as needed to reach the total favourable reference area of each group of habitat types, based on the best available knowledge, as quantified in the national restoration plan referred to in Article 12, by 2030, at least 60 % of that surface by 2040, and 100 % of that surface by 2050.
2023/02/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 615 #

2022/0195(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
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.
2023/02/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 696 #

2022/0195(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall, taking into account social and economic requirements, put in place the restoration measures necessary to enhance biodiversity in agricultural ecosystems, in addition to the areas that are subject to restoration measures under Article 4(1), (2) and (3).
2023/02/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 709 #

2022/0195(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Member States shall achieve an increasing trend at national level of each of the following indicators in agricultural ecosystems, as further specified in Annex IV, measured in the period from the date of entry into force of this Regulation until 31 December 20305, and every three years thereafter, until the satisfactory levels, identified in accordance with Article 11(3), are reached:
2023/02/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 712 #

2022/0195(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) grassland butterfly index;deleted
2023/02/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 717 #

2022/0195(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) stock of organic carbon in cropland mineral soils;deleted
2023/02/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 732 #

2022/0195(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) share of agricultural land with high- diversity landscape features according to the CAP Strategic plan.
2023/02/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 747 #

2022/0195(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
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;
2023/02/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 771 #

2022/0195(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
For organic soils in agricultural use constituting drained peatlands, Member States shall put in place restoration measures. Those measures shall be in place on at least:
2023/02/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 777 #

2022/0195(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) 30 % of such areas by 2030, of which at least a quarter shall be rewetdeleted;
2023/02/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 789 #

2022/0195(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) 50 % of such areas by 2040, of which at least half shall be rewetdeleted;
2023/02/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 804 #

2022/0195(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) 70 % of such areas by 2050, of which at least half shall be rewetdeleted.
2023/02/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 816 #

2022/0195(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Member States may put in place restoration measures, including rewetting, in areas of peat extraction sites and count those areas as contributing to achieving the respective targets referred to in the first subparagraph, points (a), (b) and (c).deleted
2023/02/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 906 #

2022/0195(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point a – point ii
(ii) the habitat area evaluated as not in good condition;
2023/02/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 937 #

2022/0195(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
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 comprehensive assessment, based on the latest scientific evidence and, if available, the framework referred to in Article 17(9). When identifying the indicators referred to in Article 10(2) (a) and (b), Member States shall also consider phytosanitary safety criteria aimed at preventing the spread of harmful pathogens for the forest ecosystem species.
2023/02/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 952 #

2022/0195(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall identify and map the agricultural and forest areas in need of restoration, in particular the areas that, due to intensification or other management factors, are in need of enhanced connectivity and landscape diversity.
2023/02/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1005 #

2022/0195(COD)

11 a. The restoration plan is carried out in consultation and cooperation with representatives of owners and managers. Member States shall ensure that the preparation of the restoration plan complies with the principle of prior and informed consent and that no area is considered for restorations actions without its owner having the opportunity to express its view on the projects nor without the available financial means for adequate compensation.
2023/02/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1010 #

2022/0195(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. The national restoration plan shall cover the period up to 2050, with intermediate deadlines corresponding to the targets and obligations set out in Articles 4 to 130.
2023/02/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1044 #

2022/0195(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point k – point iii a (new)
(iii a) synergies, objectives and results of other National Plans foreseen by other policies, such as the CAP National Plans;
2023/02/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1098 #

2022/0195(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2
2. When assessing the draft national restoration plan, the Commission shall evaluate its compliance with Article 12, as well as its adequacy for meeting the targets and obligations set out in Articles 4 to 10, as well as the Union’s overarching objectives referred to in Article 1, the specific objectives referred to in Article 7(1) to restore at least 25 000 km of rivers into free-flowing rivers in the Union by 20305 and the 20305 objective of covering at least 10% of the Union’s agricultural area with high-diversity landscape features.
2023/02/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1106 #

2022/0195(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 5
5. Member States shall take due account of any observations from the Commission in its final national restoration plan.deleted
2023/02/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1147 #

2022/0195(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) the indicators of biodiversity in agricultural ecosystems listed in Annex IV;deleted
2023/02/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1163 #

2022/0195(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 5
5. The monitoring in accordance with paragraph 1, points (a), (b) and (c), of this Article, concerning the stock of organic carbon in cropland mineral soils and the share of agricultural land with high- diversity landscape features, and (e) concerning the standing deadwood, the lying deadwood, the share of forests with uneven-aged structure, the forest connectivity and the stock of organic carbon, shall be carried out at least every three years, and, where possible, every year. The monitoring in accordance with that paragraph, point (c) concerning the grassland butterfly index, that paragraph, points (d) and (e) concerning the common forest bird index, and that paragraph, point (f) concerning pollinator species shall be carried out every year. The monitoring in accordance with that paragraph, points (g) and (h), shall be carried out at least every six years and shall be coordinated with the reporting cycle under Article 17 of Directive 92/43/EEC.
2023/02/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1194 #

2022/0195(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
The first reports shall be submitted in June 20316, covering the period up to 20305.
2023/02/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1208 #

2022/0195(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 20 to amend Annex I in order to adapt the groups of habitat types.
2023/02/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1217 #

2022/0195(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 20 to amend Annex II in order to adapt the list of habitat types and the groups of habitat types.
2023/02/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1223 #

2022/0195(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 20 to amend Annex III in order to adapt the list of marine species referred to in Article 5 in accordance with the latest scientific evidence.
2023/02/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1229 #

2022/0195(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 20 to amend Annex IV, in order to adapt the description, unit and methodology of indicators for agricultural ecosystems in accordance with the latest scientific evidence.
2023/02/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1233 #

2022/0195(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 20 to amend Annex V in order to update the list of species used for the common farmland bird index in the Member States.
2023/02/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1237 #

2022/0195(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 6
6. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 20 to amend Annex VI in order to adapt the description, unit and methodology of indicators for forest ecosystems in accordance with the latest scientific evidence.
2023/02/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1249 #

2022/0195(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall evaluate the application of this Regulation by 31 December 203540.
2023/02/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1254 #

2022/0195(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 2
The classification of marine habitat types used, differentiated by marine biogeographical regions, is made according to the European nature information system (EUNIS), as revised for the marine habitats typology in 2022 by the European Environment Agency (EEA). The information on the related habitats listed in Annex I of Council Directive 92/43/EEC is based on the crosswalk published by the EEA in 2021128 . _________________ 128 EUNIS marine habitat classification 2022. European Environment Agency.deleted
2023/02/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1255 #

2022/0195(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – title
MARINE SPECIES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 5(3)
2023/02/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1267 #

2022/0195(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex VII – point 24
(24) Minimise negative impacts of fishing activities on the marine ecosystem, for example by using gear with less impact on seabedas provided in Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013.
2023/02/10
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 29 #

2022/0164(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
(2) Due to the direct links between a sustainable recovery, building the Union’s resilience and the Union’s energy security, and its role for a just, gradual and inclusive transition, the Recovery and Resilience Facility is a well-suited instrument to contribute to the Union’s response to these newly emerging challenges.
2022/09/21
Committee: REGI
Amendment 42 #

2022/0164(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
(8) Investments in infrastructure and technologies alone are not sufficient to ensure a reduction of dependency from fossil fuels. Resources should be dedicated to the reskilling and upskilling of people, to further equip the workforce with green skilladequate skills, particularly in areas subject to economic and social depression, especially in peripheral urban areas and rural, remote, mountain, coastal, island and sparsely populated areas. This is in line with the objective of the European Social Fund Plus, which aims at supporting Member States and regions in achieving a skilled and resilient workforce ready for the future world of work. In light of this, resources transferred from the European Social Fund Plus should help support measures for the reskilling and upskilling of the workforce. The Commission will assess whether the measures included in the REPowerEU chapters significantly contribute to supporting a requalification of the workforce towards greenadequate skills.
2022/09/21
Committee: REGI
Amendment 50 #

2022/0164(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
(11) An effective transition towards green energy and a reduction ofmust take into account the newly emerging challenges faced by households and enterprises, which need to be accompanied in this transition also through the inclusion of clean gas and clean nuclear. Such transition aims, among others, at reducing the energy dependency and involves significant digital investments. In light of Regulation (EU) 2021/241, Member States should provide an explanation of how the measures in the recovery and resilience plan, including those included in the REPowerEU chapter, are expected to contribute to the digital transition or the challenges resulting therefrom and whether they account for an amount contributing to the digital target based on the methodology for digital tagging. However, given the unprecedented urgency and importance of energy challenges faced by the Union, reforms and investments included in the REPowerEU chapter should not be taken into account when calculating the plan’s total allocation for the purpose of applying the digital target requirement set by Regulation (EU) 2021/241.
2022/09/21
Committee: REGI
Amendment 67 #

2022/0164(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
(17) Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 of the European Parliament and of the Council6 should be amended to provide for the possibility to transfer up to 7.5% of resources of shared management programmes governed by that Regulation to the Facility for the achievement of the REPowerEU objectives, in addition to the existing transfer possibility of up to 5%. Such a possibility is justified by the need to cover REPowerEU objectives, providing Member States and regions with additional flexibility that is crucial to address those urgent needs. A higher degree of flexibility should be provided to those Member States that are highly dependant on fossil fuels. Furthermore, the Facility allows for a fast disbursement of funds, making it particularly well suited for financing of urgent energy-related measures. Such transfers should be justified by a higher financial need linked to additional reforms and investments included in the REPowerEU chapter. _________________ 6 Regulation (EU) 2021/1060 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 June 2021 laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund Plus, the Cohesion Fund, the Just Transition Fund and the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund and financial rules for those and for the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund, the Internal Security Fund and the Instrument for Financial Support for Border Management and Visa Policy (OJ L 231, 30.6.2021, p. 159).
2022/09/21
Committee: REGI
Amendment 107 #

2022/0164(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EU) 2021/241
Article 21a – paragraph 6 a (new)
(6 a) Resource allocation should be fairly distributed among Member States. Therefore those Member States with a balance of payments surplus directly related to the recent exceptional increase in energy prices shall contribute more to the financing. The Commission needs to consider these macroeconomic imbalances when calculating Member States contribution share.
2022/09/21
Committee: REGI
Amendment 147 #

2022/0164(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2021/1060
Article 26a – paragraph 4 a (new)
(4 a) Member States are encouraged to initiate consultation processes involving regional authorities, local authorities and civil society organizations in order to continuously assess progress in implementing and achieving REPowerEU objectives.
2022/09/21
Committee: REGI
Amendment 35 #

2022/0104(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
(2) The European Green Deal announced a revision of Union measures to address pollution from large industrial installations, including reviewing the sectoral scope of the legislation and how to make it fully consistent with climate, energy and circular economy policies. In addition, the Zero Pollution Action Plan, the Circular Economy Action Plan and the Farm to Fork Strategy also call for reducing pollutant emissions at source, including sources not currently within the scope of Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council69. Addressing pollution from certain agro- industrial activitielarge agricultural installations thus requires their inclusion within the scope of that Directive, although the agricultural sector cannot be considered part of the industrial sector. _________________ 69 Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 on industrial emissions (integrated pollution prevention and control) (OJ L 334, 17.12.2010, p. 17- 119).
2022/11/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 129 #

2022/0104(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70 b
If two or more installations are located close to each other and if their operator is the same or if the installations are under the control of operators who are engaged in an economic or legal relationship, the installations concerned shall be considered as a single unit for the purpose of calculating the capacity threshold referred to in Article 70a.deleted
2022/11/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 141 #

2022/0104(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70c – paragraph 1
Where the Member State considers that an operation or type of operation does not present genuine risks, it may provide for exemptions from authorisation and simplified authorisations that may take the form of a simple notification.
2022/11/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 180 #

2022/0104(COD)

Where non-compliance causes a significant degradation of local air, water or soil conditions, or where it poses, or risks to pose, a significant danger to human health, the operation of the installation shall be suspended by the competent authority until compliance is may be subject to binding measures tored stop the degradation.
2022/11/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 203 #

2022/0104(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70j – paragraph 1
The Commission shall establishMember States, or regions where appropriate, shall establish in their strategic plans operating rules containing requirements consistent with the use of best available techniques for the activities listed in Annex Ia, which shall include the following:
2022/11/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 216 #

2022/0104(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70j – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall by [OP please insert date = the first day of the month following 24 months after the date of entry into force of this Directive] adopt a delegated act in accordance with Article 76 to supplement this Directive by establishing the operating rules referred to in paragraph 1.’.deleted
2022/11/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 223 #

2022/0104(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 27
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 74 – paragraph 1
1. In order to allow the provisions of this Directive to be adapted to scientific and technical progress on the basis of best available techniques, the Commission shall adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 76 as regards the adaptation of Parts 3 and 4 of Annex V, Parts 2, 6, 7 and 8 of Annex VI and Parts 5, 6, 7 and 8 of Annex VII to such scientific and technical progress.deleted
2022/11/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 225 #

2022/0104(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 27
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 74 –paragraph 2
2. In order to allow the provisions of this Directive to meet its objectives to prevent or reduce pollutants emissions and achieve a high level of protection of human health and the environment, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt a delegated act, in accordance with Article 76, to amend Annex I or Annex Ia by including in those Annexes an agro- industrial activity that meets the following criteria: (a) it has or is expected to have an impact on human health or the environment, in particular as a consequence of pollutant emissions and use of resources; (b) its environmental performance diverges within the Union; (c) it presents potential for improvement in terms of its environmental impact through the application of best available techniques or innovative techniques; (d) its inclusion within the scope of this Directive is assessed, on the basis of its environmental, economic and social impacts, to have a favourable ratio of societal benefits to economic costs.deleted
2022/11/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 238 #

2022/0104(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 29
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 76 – paragraph 2
2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Articles 48(5), Article 70i and Article 74 shall be conferred on the Commission for a period of 5 years from … [OP please insert the date = the first day of the month following the date of entry into force of this Directive]. The Commission shall draw up a report in respect of the delegation of power not later than nine months before the end of the five year period. The delegation of power shall be tacitly extended for periods of an identical duration, unless the European Parliament or the Council opposes such extension not later than three months before the end of each period.
2022/11/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 240 #

2022/0104(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 29
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 76 – paragraph 3
3. The delegation of power referred to in Articles 48(5), Article 70i and Article 74 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.deleted
2022/11/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 241 #

2022/0104(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article premier – paragraph 1 – point 31
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 79 – paragraph 2 a
2a. Since agricultural activity cannot be treated as an industrial activity, the provisions of this Directive can under no circumstances give rise to penalties in the event of infringement of national implementing provisions by natural or legal persons carrying out an activity in the agricultural sector.
2022/11/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 256 #

2022/0104(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex II
1. Rearing of cattle, pigs or poultry in installations of 150 livestock units (LSU) or more.deleted
2022/11/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 263 #

2022/0104(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex II
Directive 2010/75/EU
Annex Ia
Rearing of any mix of the following animals: cattle, pigs, poultry, in installations of 150 LSU or more.deleted
2022/11/18
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 152 #

2022/0089(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 a (new)
(16a) In the scope of the ongoing and future trade agreements the Union is and will be negotiating; it should put a significant efforts with commercial and diplomatic means in preserving under the agreements the EU GIs system and insuring the protection of century old practices which bring together historical, cultural and gastronomic heritage and insure at the same time sustainable production.
2022/11/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 153 #

2022/0089(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 b (new)
(16b) Given their recognised role in creating economic value and jobs, maintaining local traditions and knowledge and protecting natural resources, all European Union Geographical Indications should be protected under bilateral trade agreements through recognition of the European system as a whole;
2022/11/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 155 #

2022/0089(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17 a (new)
(17a) During the process, while negotiating trade agreements, or specific bilateral agreements on GIs, the parties should always bear in mind the specificities they represent and the complex tissue of producers entering into the scope of the protected products; in this regard, special attention should be given to very small, small and medium producers which are the main actors and preservers of the system and the ones insuring the sustainability of the entire production;
2022/11/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 174 #

2022/0089(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 39
(39) The procedures for registration, amendment and cancellation of geographical indications, including the scrutiny and the opposition procedure, should be carried out in the most efficient way. This can be achieved by using the assistance for the scrutiny of the applications provided by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO). While a partial outsourcing to EUIPO has been considered, the Commission wouldshall remain responsible for registration, amendment and cancellation, due to a strong relation with the Common Agricultural Policy and to the expertise needed to ensure that specificities of wine, spirit drinks and agricultural products are adequately assessed.
2022/11/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 180 #

2022/0089(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 40
(40) Criteria should be set to assess the performance of the EUIPO. These criteria should ensure quality, coherence and efficiency of the assistance provided. The Commission should prepare a report to the Parliament and to the Council on the results and experience of the execution of these tasks by the EUIPO.deleted
2022/11/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 194 #

2022/0089(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 56
(56) In order to supplement or amend certain non-essential elements of this Regulation, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission in respect of defining sustainability standards and laying down criteria for the recognition of existing sustainability standards; clarifying or adding items to be supplied as part of accompanying information; entrusting the EUIPO with the tasks related to scrutiny for opposition and the opposition procedure, operation of the register, publication of standard amendments to a product specification, consultation in the context of cancellation procedure, establishment and management of an alert system informing applicants about the availability of their geographical indication as a domain name, scrutiny of third country geographical indications other than geographical indications under the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications34 , proposed for protection pursuant to international negotiations or international agreements; establishing appropriate criteria for monitoring performance of the EUIPO in the execution of the tasks entrusted to it; laying down additional rules on the use of geographical indications to identify ingredients in processed products; laying down additional rules for determining the generic status of terms; establishing the restrictions and derogations with regard to the sourcing of feed in the case of a designation of origin; establishing restrictions and derogations with regard to the slaughtering of live animals or with regard to the sourcing of raw materials; laying down rules for determining the use of the denomination of a plant variety or of an animal breed; laying down rules which limit the information contained in the product specification for geographical indications and traditional specialities guaranteed; laying down further details of the eligibility criteria for traditional specialities guaranteed; laying down additional rules to provide for appropriate certification and accreditation procedures to apply in respect of product certification bodies; laying down additional rules to further detail protection of traditional specialities guaranteed; laying down for traditional specialities guaranteed additional rules for determining the generic status of terms, conditions for use of plant variety and animal breed denominations, and relation to intellectual property rights; defining additional rules for joint applications concerning more than one national territory and complementing the rules of the application process for traditional specialities guaranteed guaranteed; complementing the rules for the opposition procedure for traditional specialities guaranteed to establish detailed procedures and deadlines; supplementing the rules regarding the amendment application process for traditional specialities guaranteed; supplementing the rules regarding the cancellation process for traditional specialities guaranteed; laying down detailed rules relating to the criteria for optional quality terms; reserving an additional optional quality term, laying down its conditions of use; laying down derogations to the use of the term ‘mountain product’ and establishing the methods of production, and other criteria relevant for the application of that optional quality term, in particular, laying down the conditions under which raw materials or feedstuffs are permitted to come from outside the mountain areas. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level, and that those consultations be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making35 . In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and the Council receive all documents at the same time as Member States’ experts, and their experts systematically have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts. _________________ 34 https://www.wipo.int/publications/en/detai ls.jsp?id=3983 35 OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p. 1.
2022/11/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 225 #

2022/0089(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) ‘producer group’ means any association, irrespective of its legal form, mainly composed of producers or processors of the same product, in accordance with the list present in the national control system;
2022/11/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 262 #

2022/0089(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) the added value associated with geographical indication products is shared across the supply chain to ensure producers may invest in the quality and reputation of their products;
2022/11/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 269 #

2022/0089(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) effective enforcement and marketing throughout the Union and in the domain name system, in websites and in electronic commerce ensuring the integrity of the internal market.
2022/11/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 298 #

2022/0089(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) ‘producer’ means an operator engaged in any production step of a product protected by a geographical indication, including processing activities, covered by the product specification, in accordance with the list present in the national control system;
2022/11/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 329 #

2022/0089(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. A producer group may agree on sustainability undertakings to be adhered to in the production of the product designated by a geographical indication. Such undertakings shall aim to apply a sustainability standard higher than mandated by Union or national law and go beyond good practice in significant respects in terms of social, environmental or economic undertakingseconomic, environmental or social sustainability undertakings to be implemented on a voluntary basis by each individual producer. Such undertakings shall be specific, shall take account of existing sustainable practices employed for products designated by geographical indications, and may refer to existing sustainability schemes.
2022/11/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 343 #

2022/0089(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. The sustainability undertakings referred to in paragraph (1) shallmay be included in the producta document accompanying the specification.
2022/11/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 347 #

2022/0089(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 84 defining sustainability standards in different sectors and laying down criteria for the recognition of existing sustainability standards to which producers of products designated by geographical indications may adhere.
2022/11/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 353 #

2022/0089(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission may adopt implementing acts defining a harmonised presentation of sustainability undertakings. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 53(2).deleted
2022/11/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 373 #

2022/0089(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 6
6. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 84 defining procedures and conditions applicable to the preparation and submission of Union applications for registration.
2022/11/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 396 #

2022/0089(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 84 supplementing this Regulation by rules on entrusting EUIPO with the tasks set out in this Article.
2022/11/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 431 #

2022/0089(COD)

10. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts, in accordance with Article 84 supplementing this Regulation by detailed procedures and deadlines for the opposition procedure, for the official submission of comments by national authorities and persons with a legitimate interest, which will not trigger the opposition procedure and by rules on entrusting its tasks set out in this Article to EUIPO.
2022/11/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 450 #

2022/0089(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 7
7. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 84 supplementing this Regulation by rules on entrusting EUIPO to operate the Union register of geographical indications.
2022/11/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 471 #

2022/0089(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 6
6. Union amendments shall be approved by the Commission. The approval procedure shall follow, mutatis mutandis, the procedure laid down from Article 8 to Article 22 within three months from the application for the approval of an amendment.
2022/11/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 480 #

2022/0089(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 10
10. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 84 supplementing this Regulation by provisions entrusting EUIPO with the publication of standard amendments referred to in paragraph (9).
2022/11/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 487 #

2022/0089(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission may alsoshall adopt implementing acts cancelling the registration at the request of the group producers of the product marketed under the registered name.
2022/11/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 493 #

2022/0089(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 6
6. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 84 supplementing this Regulation by rules entrusting EUIPO with the tasks set out in paragraph (5).
2022/11/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 520 #

2022/0089(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 2
2. For the purposes of paragraph (1), point (b), tan evocation, to be considered as such, should take advantage of the reputation of the product which intends to imitate. The evocation of a geographical indication shall arise, in particular, where a term, sign, albeit figurative or a symbol or other labelling or packaging device presents a direct and clear link with the product covered byor form of presentation presents a phonetic or visual similarity with the registered name, the registered geographical indication in the mind of the reasonably circumspect consumerby unduly capitalising on its image in such a way as to lead a normally informed and reasonably observant and circumspect consumer to assume, by association of ideas, that it in fact relates to the product designated by the protected name and takes profit of its consolidated reputation, thereby exploiting, weakening, diluting or being detrimental to the reputation of the registered name.
2022/11/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 538 #

2022/0089(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 84 supplementing this Regulation by additional rules on the use of geographical indications to identify ingredients in processed products referred to in paragraph (1) of this Article.
2022/11/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 541 #

2022/0089(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 84 supplementing this Regulation by additional rules for determining the generic status of terms referred to in paragraph (1) of this Article.
2022/11/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 587 #

2022/0089(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 1
1. Country-code top-levelThe domain name registries established in the Union may, upon the request of a natural or legal person having a legitimate interest or rightsshall, ex-officio, revoke or transfer a domain name registered under such country-code top-level domain to the recognised producer group of the products with the geographical indication concerned, following an appropriate alternative dispute resolution procedure or judicial procedure, if such domain name has been registered by its holder without rights or legitimate interest in the geographical indication or if it has been registered or is being used in bad faith and its use contravenes Article 27.
2022/11/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 604 #

2022/0089(COD)

2. In the case of products originating in the Union that are marketed under a geographical indication, the Union symbol associated with it shall appear on the labelling and advertising material. The geographical indication and an indication of the name of the producer or vendor shall appear in the same field of vision as the Union symbol. The country of origin of a primary ingredient which is not the same as the given country of origin of the geographical indication shall be indicated with reference to Member States or third countries. The labelling requirements laid down in Article 13(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 for the presentation of mandatory particulars shall apply to the geographical indication.
2022/11/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 619 #

2022/0089(COD)

8a. Without prejudice to the application of articles 27 and 28 of this regulation and the rights of use acquired with the registration of PDO and PGI products, given its historical-traditional nature, the term "balsamic" cannot be used in the labelling and presentation of a product that satisfies the characteristics of category 1.8 of the Treaty or of products comparable to the same.
2022/11/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 621 #

2022/0089(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 10 – point b a (new)
(ba) Without prejudice to articles 27 and 28 of this regulation, the term 'balsamic' cannot appear in the legal denomination of a product which satisfies the characteristics of category 1.8 of the Treaty, or in products comparable to them, with the exception of denominations already registered at Community level as PDO or PGI.
2022/11/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 654 #

2022/0089(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall take appropriate administrative and judicial steps to prevent or stop the use of names of products or services that are produced, including domain names, operated or marketed in their territory or in websites and that contravenes the protection of geographical indications provided for in Article 27 and Article 28.
2022/11/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 656 #

2022/0089(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Member States shall not adopt national rules, including of a technical nature, on the use of names for products or services that are produced, operated or marketed in their territory, which do not comply with Articles 27 and 28 of this Regulation and with Articles 7 and17 of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011, and which do not comply with the principle of harmonisation in the Union food law system.
2022/11/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 664 #

2022/0089(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 46
Scrutiny of third country geographical The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 84 supplementing this Regulation by rules on entrusting EUIPO with the scrutiny of third country geographical indications, other than geographical indications under the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications, proposed for protection pursuant to international negotiations or international agreements.Article 46 deleted indications
2022/11/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 666 #

2022/0089(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 a (new)
Article 46a Assistance and advice in relation to free trade agreements between the EU and third countries 1. Upon request of producers' associations recognized according to art. 33, the EUIPO provides them with assistance and legal-legal advice to support them in the actions promoted for the protection of designations of origin and geographical indications protected under this regulation in third countries, with which the EU has concluded free trade agreements which provide for the protection of designations of origin and geographical indications. 2. For the submission of the application to the EUIPO and for the juridical-legal assistance and consultancy activity referred to in paragraph 1, no costs shall be incurred by recognised producer associations. 3. The EUIPO also provides legal advice during the negotiations for the conclusion of free trade agreements between the EU and third countries pursuant to art. 218 TFEU, concerning the protection of designations of origin and geographical indications. 4. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts, in accordance with Article 84, supplementing this Regulation with rules entrusting the EUIPO with the tasks referred to in paragraph 1 and 3.
2022/11/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 670 #

2022/0089(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 1
1. Where the Commission exercises any of the empowerments provided for in this Regulation to entrust tasks to EUIPO, it shall also be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 84 to supplement this Regulation by criteria for monitoring performance in the execution of such tasks. Such criteria may include: (a) the extent of integration of agricultural factors in the scrutiny process; (b) quality of assessments; (c) coherence of assessments of geographical indications from different sources; (d) efficiency of tasks; and (e) user satisfaction.deleted
2022/11/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 685 #

2022/0089(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 2
2. No later than 5 years after the first delegation of any tasks to EUIPO, the Commission shall prepare and submit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council on the results and experience of the exercise of these tasks by EUIPO.deleted
2022/11/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 738 #

2022/0089(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 81 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EU) 1308/2013
Article 93 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent ii
(ii) as originating in a specific place, region or, in exceptional cases, country;
2022/11/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 741 #

2022/0089(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 81 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EU) 1308/2013
Article 93 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent iii
(iii) as having at least 85 % of the grapes, must or wine used for its production originating exclusively from that geographical area;
2022/11/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 790 #

2022/0089(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 81 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Regulation (EU) 1308/2013
Article 113 – paragraph –1 (new)
(3a) In Article 113, the following paragraph is added: ‘-1. A traditional term shall be comprised in the product specification of the product marketed under a designation of origin or a geographical indication.’.
2022/11/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 791 #

2022/0089(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 81 – paragraph 1 – point 3 b (new)
Regulation (EU) 1308/2013
Article 113 a (new)
(3b) The following Article is added: ‘Article 113a Relationship with designations of origin and geographical indications 1. The registration of a traditional term the use of which would contravene Article 27 of Regulation ... /... (the new GI Regulation) shall be rejected if the application for registration of the traditional term is submitted after the date of submission to the Commission of the application for the registration of the designation of origin or of the geographical indication. 2. Traditional terms registered in breach of paragraph 1 shall be invalidated by the Commission and, where applicable, the competent national authorities.’;
2022/11/28
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 35 #

2022/0066(COD)

(4a) It is important not to disparage the role of the family, which is the first refuge and place of support for women who are victims of violence. The family also represents values and upbringing, which can help a woman who is a victim of violence to report the perpetrator and set an example for a child.
2023/02/01
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 52 #

2022/0066(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
(10) This Directive supports the international commitments the Member States have undertaken to combat and prevent violence against women and domestic violence, in particular the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW)39, the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and, where relevant, the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (‘Istanbul Convention’)40and the International Labour Organization’s Convention concerning the elimination of violence and harassment in the world of work, signed on 21 June 2019 in Geneva. _________________ 39 Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), UNGA, 1979. 40 Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (Istanbul Convention), Council of Europe, 2011.
2023/02/01
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 54 #

2022/0066(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
(11) Violence against women and domestic violence can be exacerbated where it intersects with discrimination based on sex and other grounds of discrimination prohibited by Union law, namely nationality, race, colour, ethnic or social origin, genetic features, language, religion or belief, political or any other opinion, membership of a national minority, property, birth, disability, age or sexual orientation. Member States should therefore pay due regard to victims affected by such intersectional discrimination, through providing specific measures where intersecting forms of discrimination are present. In particular, lesbian, bisexual, trans, non-binary, intersex and queer (LBTIQ) women, women with disabilities and women with a minority racial or ethnic background are at a heightened risk of experiencing gender-based violence.
2023/02/01
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 107 #

2022/0066(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 51 a (new)
(51a) Discrimination against a woman because she is a mother constitutes a form of violence against women at the workplace. The birth of a child should not be a problem for a woman at the workplace, but should be perceived as an opportunity. This directive should consequently ensure preventive and protective measures with the aim of combating the 'motherhood penalty' phenomenon, which constitutes a form of discrimination and violence in the workplace.
2023/02/01
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 124 #

2022/0066(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 57
(57) Women with disability disproportionately experience violence against women and, including domestic violence, and due to their disability often have difficulties in accessing protection and support measures. Therefore, Member States should ensure they can benefit fully from the rights set out in this Directive, on an equal basis with others, while paying due attention to the particular vulnerability of such victims and their likely difficulties to reach out for help.
2023/02/01
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 126 #

2022/0066(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 57 a (new)
(57a) The European Disability Charter should play a key role for women with disabilities who ask for help and report the perpetrator of violence. Indeed, the European Disability Card is useful in enabling the police and rescue services to recognise immediately the complainant's disability status.
2023/02/01
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 163 #

2022/0066(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) "victim" means any person, regardless of sex or gender, unless specified otherwise, who has suffered harm, which was directly caused by acts of violence covered under this Directive, including child witnesses of such violence;
2023/02/01
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 237 #

2022/0066(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 27 – paragraph 2
2. Specialist support referred to in paragraph 1 shall be offered in-person and shall be easily accessible, including online or through other adequate means, such as information and communication technologies, tailored to the needs of victims of violence against women and domestic violence, including women with disabilities and women with dependent children.
2023/02/01
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 244 #

2022/0066(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 27 – paragraph 4 – point a (new)
(a) Victim protection and assistance services shall be provided as far as possible in accordance with the right of subsidiarity; Member States shall accordingly provide the local authorities able to assist the victim most directly at municipal or regional level with suitable economic and human resources.
2023/02/01
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 301 #

2022/0066(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 36 – paragraph 8 – point a (new)
(a) Member States shall ensure that policies are in place to prevent workplace discrimination against women as mothers. They shall also provide for the creation of specific channels of complaint regarding such cases of discrimination.
2023/02/01
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 131 #

2022/0047(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
(14) Physical products that obtain, generate or collect, by means of their components, data concerning their performance, use or environment and that are able to communicate that data via a publicly available electronic communications service (often referred to as the Internet of Things) should be covered by this Regulation. Electronic communications services include land- based telephone networks, television cable networks, satellite-based networks and near-field communication networks. Such products may include vehicles, home equipment and consumer goods, medical and health devices or agricultural and industrial machinery. The data represent the digitalisation of user actions and events and should accordingly be accessible to the user, while information derived or inferred from this data, where lawfully held, should not be considered within scope of this Regulation. This means that this Regulation only applies to raw data and its relevant metadata. Such data are potentially valuable to the user and support innovation and the development of digital and other services protecting the environment, health and the circular economy, in particular though facilitating the maintenance and repair of the products in question.
2022/11/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 139 #

2022/0047(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
(15) In contrast, certain products that are primarily designed to display or play content, or to record and transmit content, amongst others for the use by an online service should not be covered by this Regulation. Such products include, for example, personal computers, servers, tablets and smart phones, cameras, webcams, sound recording systems and text scanners. They require human input to produce various forms of content, such as text documents, sound files, video files, games, digital maps. Overall, existing contracts governing data sharing should be exempted from this Regulation.
2022/11/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 144 #

2022/0047(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
(16) It is necessary to lay down rules applying to connected products that, at the time of the sale, rental or leasing agreement incorporate or are interconnected with a service in such a way that the absence of the service would prevent the product from performing itsone of its main functions. Such related services can be part of the sale, rent or lease agreement, or such services are normally provided for products of the same type and the user could reasonably expect them to be provided given the nature of the product and taking into account any public statement made by or on behalf of the seller, renter, lessor or other persons in previous links of the chain of transactions, including the manufacturer. These related services may themselves generate data of value to the user independently of the data collection capabilities of the product with which they are interconnected. Neither the power supply nor the supply of the connectivity are to be interpreted as related services under this Regulation. This Regulation should also apply to a related service that is not supplied by the seller, renter or lessor itself, but is supplied, under the sales, rental or lease contract, by a third party. In the event of doubt as to whether the supply of service forms part of the sale, rent or lease contract, this Regulation should apply. For the sake of legal certainty, electronic communication services are not in scope.
2022/11/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 180 #

2022/0047(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
(23) Before concluding a contract for the purchase, rent, or lease of a product or the provision of a related service, clear and sufficient information should be provided by the data holder to the user on how the data generated may be accessed. This obligation provides transparency over the data generated and enhances the easy access for the user. This obligation to provide information does not affect the obligation for the controller to provide information to the data subject pursuant to Article 12, 13 and 14 of Regulation 2016/679.
2022/11/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 275 #

2022/0047(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 52
(52) Rules on contractual terms should take into account the principle of contractual freedom as an essential concept in business-to-business relationships. Therefore, not all contractual terms should be subject to an unfairness test, but only to those terms that are unilaterally imposed on micro, small and medium-sized enterprises. This concerns ‘take-it-or- leave-it’ situations where one party supplies a certain contractual term and the micro, small or medium-sized enterprise cannot influence the content of that term despite an attempt to negotiate it. A contractual term that is simply provided by one party and accepted by the micro, small or medium-sized enterprise or a term that is negotiated and subsequently agreed in an amended way between contracting parties should not be considered as unilaterally imposed. All contractual agreements shall be inline with Fair, Reasonable and Non- Discriminatory (FRAND) principles.
2022/11/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 399 #

2022/0047(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
(1 a) ‘non-personal data’ means data other than personal data as defined in point (1) of Article 4 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679;
2022/11/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 403 #

2022/0047(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 d (new)
(1 d) "metadata" as defined in Data Governance Act European Commission proposal Article 2 means data collected on any activity of a natural or legal person for the purposes of the provision of a data sharing service, including the date , time and geolocation data, duration of activity, connections to other natural or legal persons established by the person who uses the service;
2022/11/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 408 #

2022/0047(COD)

(1 e) "diagnostic data" means data that is the product of diagnostics functions or algorithms which provide information on the correct functioning and performance of the product and potential malfunctions;
2022/11/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 409 #

2022/0047(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 b (new)
(1 b) ‘raw data’ means data in the form and format in which they are generated or collected directly from a source and not processed in any way;
2022/11/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 410 #

2022/0047(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 c (new)
(1 c) "falsified data" are data that have been edited, added, removed or whose results and / or data sets have been altered in order to make them artfully available to the media, States or communities of people to induce them to behave or act in an erroneous manner. In this context, also the partial exposure of data, deliberately carried out with the aim of providing a misleading picture of reality, is configured as falsified data.
2022/11/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 422 #

2022/0047(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3
(3) ‘related service’ means a digital service, including software, which is incorporated in orbut excluding electronic communication services (ECS), which is at the time of the purchase, rental or leasing agreement, inter- connected with a product in such a way that its absence would prevent the product from performing one of its core functions;
2022/11/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 433 #

2022/0047(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5
(5) ‘user’ means a natural or legal person that owns, rents or leases a product or receives a servicesrelated service from the data holder;
2022/11/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 442 #

2022/0047(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6
(6) ‘data holder’ means a legal or natural person who de facto holds, controls and is able to grant access to the data, and who has the right or obligation, in accordance with this Regulation, applicable Union law or national legislation implementing Union law, or in the case of non-personal data and through control of the technical design of the product and related services, the ability, to make available certain data;
2022/11/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 457 #

2022/0047(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10
(10) ‘public emergency’ means an exceptional situation negativesuch as major public health emergencies, emergencies resulting from major natural disasters, negatively and suddenly affecting the population of the Union, a Member State or a major part of it, with a risk of serious and lasting repercussions on living conditions or economic stability, or the substantial and immediate degradation of economic assets in the Union or the relevant Member State(s), and as determined according to the respective procedures in the Member States or of relevant international organisations;
2022/11/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 532 #

2022/0047(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
(c a) The user may grant or withdraw at any time consent for the data holder to the use of their data or to the third party nominated by the data holder (opt out).
2022/11/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 554 #

2022/0047(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. The manufacturer shall have the right to access easily and securely the data generated by the use of the products it sells, rents or leases to users that are legal persons.
2022/11/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 565 #

2022/0047(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Where data cannot be directly accessed by the user from the product, the data holder shall make available to the user the raw data generated by its use of a product or related service without undue delay, free of charge and, where applicable, continuously and in real-time. This shall be done on the basis of a simple request through electronic means where technically feasible.
2022/11/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 576 #

2022/0047(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3
3. Trade secrets shall only be disclosed provided that all specific necessary measures are taken to preservehe data holder shall be under no obligation to share data theat confidentiality of trade secrets in particular with respect to third parties. The data holder and thstitute, or allow conclusions about trade user can agree measures to preserve the confidentiality of the shared data, in particular in relation tocrets of the data holder or third parties.
2022/11/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 612 #

2022/0047(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. Upon request by a user, or by a party acting on behalf of a user, the data holder shall make available the data generated by the use of a product or related service to a third party, that has a registered seat in the European Union, without undue delay, free of charge to the user, of the same quality as is available to the data holder and, where applicable and technically feasible, continuously and in real-time.
2022/11/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 658 #

2022/0047(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) make the data available it receives to another third party, in raw, aggregated or derived form, unless this is necessary to provide the service requested by the user; the third party should have a registered seat in the European Union.
2022/11/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 763 #

2022/0047(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
1. Upon request, a data holder shall make data available to a public sector body or to a Union institution, agency or body demonstrating an exceptional need and a public emergency to use the data requested.
2022/11/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 774 #

2022/0047(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) where the data requested is necessary to respond to a public emergency;, meaning a public health crisis, a major natural disaster or a man- made disaster.
2022/11/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 810 #

2022/0047(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) specify what data are required;a. establish that it is acting as the single public sector body in charge of requesting data, authorized to this end by Union or Member State law as per Article 14(1) of this Regulation; b. specify what data are required; c. demonstrate the exceptional need for which the data are requested; d. explain the purpose of the request, the intended use of the data requested, and the duration of that use; e. specify the deadline by which the data are to be made available or within which the data holder may request the public sector body, Union institution, agency or body to modify or withdraw the request; f. submit a declaration on the lawful and secure handling of the data received; g. specify the names of the third parties it intends to share the obtained data with pursuant to paragraph 4.
2022/11/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 812 #

2022/0047(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) demonstrate the exceptional need for which the data are requesdeleted;
2022/11/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 815 #

2022/0047(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) explain the purpose of the request, the intended use of the data requested, and the duration of that use;deleted
2022/11/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 819 #

2022/0047(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) state the legal basis for requesting the data;deleted
2022/11/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 821 #

2022/0047(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) specify the deadline by which the data are to be made available or within which the data holder may request the public sector body, Union institution, agency or body to modify or withdraw the request.deleted
2022/11/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 862 #

2022/0047(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Where a public sector body or a Union institution, agency or body requests, transmits or makes data available under this paragraph, it shall notify the data holder from whom the data was received.
2022/11/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 868 #

2022/0047(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. The data request cannot concern data already available within the public sector domain.
2022/11/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 871 #

2022/0047(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1
1. A data holder receiving a request for access to data under this Chapter shall make the data available to the requesting public sector body or a Union institution, agency or body where possible without undue delay, taking into account provision of time for the necessary technical, organizational, and legal measures.
2022/11/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 910 #

2022/0047(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2
2. Disclosure of trade secrets or alleged trade secrets to a public sector body or to a Union institution, agency or body shall only be required to the extent that it is strictly necessary to achieve the purpose of the request. In such a case, the public sector body or the Union institution, agency or body shall take appropriate measures to preserve the confidentiality of those trade secrets. and issue a statement declaring: a. the purpose for which trade secrets would be used b. the way the trade secrets would contribute to the achievement of such purpose c. the detailed measures that would be taken to protect them.
2022/11/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 919 #

2022/0047(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1
1. Data made available to respond to a public emergency pursuant to Article 15, point (a), shall be provided free of charge.in exchange for compensation not exceeding the technical and organisational costs incurred related to making the data available to the public sector body including, where applicable, the costs of anonymisation and pseudonymization and of other necessary technical adaptations;
2022/11/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 926 #

2022/0047(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2
2. Where the data holder claims compensation for making data available in compliance with a request made pursuant to Article 15, points (b) or (c), such compensation shall not exceedmust ensure fair compensation on investments made and cover the technical and organisational costs incurred to comply with the request including, where necessary, the costs of anonymisation and pseudonymization of technical adaptation, plus a reasonable margin. Upon request of the public sector body or the Union institution, agency or body requesting the data, the data holder shall provide information on the basis for the calculation of the costs and the reasonable margin.
2022/11/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 940 #

2022/0047(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 2
2. The data holder shall make available the data used for the production of European Statistics included in the European Statistical Programme in order to meet the timely information needs of European citizens. 3. Individuals or organisations receiving the data pursuant to paragraph 1 and 2 shall act on a not-for-profit basis or in the context of a public-interest mission recognised in Union or Member State law. They shall not include organisations upon which commercial undertakings have a decisive influence or which could result in preferential access to the results of the research.
2022/11/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 944 #

2022/0047(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 3
3. 4. Individuals or organisations receiving the data pursuant to paragraph 1 shall comply with the provisions of Article 17(3) and Article 19.
2022/11/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 956 #

2022/0047(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) terminating, after a maximum notice period of 30 calendar days, the contractual agreement of the service, unless the contracting parties explicitly agree on a different notice period on a contractual basis and provided that both parties are able to influence its content;
2022/11/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1002 #

2022/0047(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1
1. Providers of data processing services shall take all reasonable technical, legal and organisational measures, including contractual arrangements, in order to prevent international transfer or governmental access to non-personal data held in the Union where such transfer or access would create a conflict with Union law or the national law of the relevant Member State; when such transfer or access poses a concrete risk to the fundamental rights of individuals, the national security or defence interests of Member States, the protection of commercially sensitive data, including trade secrets, intellectual property rights and contractual undertakings regarding confidentiality, without prejudice to paragraph 2 or 3.
2022/11/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1012 #

2022/0047(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 4
4. If the conditions in paragraph 2 or 3 are met, the provider of data processing services shall provide the minimum amount of data permissible in response to a request, based on a reasonablen interpretation thereof by the relevant competent body or authority.
2022/11/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1040 #

2022/0047(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission may, in accordance with Article 10 of Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012, request one or more European standardisation organisations to draft harmonised standards that satisfy the essential requirements under paragraph 1 of this Article. When drafting the European standards, such organizations should, whenever possible, take into account the standards, good practices, norms, technical specifications and relevant opensource norms which already exist.
2022/11/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1142 #

2022/0047(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 1
The Commission shall develop and recommend non-binding model contractual terms on data access and use to assist parties in drafting and negotiating contracts with balanced contractual rights and obligations. Such contractual terms shall be in line with Fair, Reasonable and Non- Discriminatory (FRAND) principles.
2022/11/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1160 #

2022/0047(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 2
It shall apply from [124 months after the date of entry into force of this Regulation].
2022/11/14
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 124 #

2022/0032(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
(1) Semiconductors are at the core of any digital device: from smartphones and cars, through critical applications and infrastructures in health, energy, communications and automation to most other industry sectors. While semiconductors are essential to the functioning of our modern economy and society, the Union has witnessed unprecedented disruptions in their supply. The current supply shortage in high range but also in mid-low range of chips, is a symptom of permanent and serious structural deficiencies in the Union’s semiconductor value and supply chain. The disruptions have exposed long-lasting vulnerabilities in this respect, notably a strong third-country dependency in manufacturing and design of chips.
2022/10/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 134 #

2022/0032(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
(3) This framework pursues two objectives. The first objective is to ensure the conditions necessary for the competitiveness and innovation capacity of the Union and to ensure the adjustment of the industry to structural changes due to fast innovation cycles and the need for sustainability as well as to ensure supply of chips to core sectors for the Union's economy. The second objective, separate and complementary to the first one, is to improve the functioning of the internal market by laying down a uniform Union legal framework for increasing the Union’s resilience and security of supply in the field of semiconductor technologies.
2022/10/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 145 #

2022/0032(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
(4) It is necessary to take measures to build capacity and strengthen the Union’s semiconductor sector in line with Article 173(3) of the Treaty. These measures do not entail the harmonisation of national laws and regulations. In this regard, the Union should reinforce the competitiveness and resilience of the semiconductor technological and industrial base, whilst strengthening the innovation and manufacturing capacityies of its semiconductor sector, reducing dependence on a limited number of third country companies and geographies, and strengthening its capacity to design and produce advanced components. The Chips for Europe Initiative (the ‘Initiative’) should support these aims by bridging the gap between Europe’s advanced research and innovation capabilities and their sustainable industrial exploitation in terms of manufacturing. It should promote capacity building to enable design, production and systems integration in next generation semiconductor technologies, enhance collaboration among key players across the Union, strengthening Europe's semiconductor supply and value chains, serving key industrial sectors and creating new markets.
2022/10/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 163 #

2022/0032(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
(8) The semiconductor sector is characterised by very high development and innovation costs and very high costs for building state of the art testing and experimentation facilities to support the industrial production. This has direct impact on the competitiveness and innovation capacity of the Union industry, as well as on the security and resilience of the supply. In light of the lessons learnt from recent shortages in the Union and worldwide and the rapid evolution of technology challenges and innovation cycles affecting the semiconductor value chain, it is necessary to strengthen the Union’s competitiveness, resilience and, innovation capacity and manufacturing by setting up the Initiative.
2022/10/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 179 #

2022/0032(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
(12) In order to achieve its general objective, and address both the supply and demand side challenges of the current semiconductor ecosystem, the Initiative should include five main components. First, to reinforce Europe’s design capacity, the Initiative should support actions to build a virtual platform that is available across the Union. The platform should connect the communities of design houses, SMEs and start-ups, intellectual property and tool suppliers, with research and technology organisations to provide virtual prototype solutions based on co- development of technology. Second, in order to strengthen the security and resilience of supply and reducing the Union’s dependency on third country production, the Initiative should support development and access to pilot lines. The pilot lines should provide for the industry a facility to test, experiment and validate semiconductor technologies and system design concepts at the higher technology readiness levels beyond level 3 but under level 8 while reducing environmental impacts as much as possible. Union investments along Member States investment and with the private sector in pilot lines is necessary to address the existing structural challenge and market failure where such facilities are not available in the Union hindering innovation potential and global competitiveness of the Union. Third, in order to enable investments in alternative technologies, such as quantum technologies, conducive to the development of the semiconductors sector, the Initiative should support actions including on design libraries for quantum chips, pilot lines for building quantum chips and testing and experimentation facilities for quantum components. Fourth, in order to promote the use of the semiconductor technologies, to provide access to design and pilot line facilities, and to address skills gaps across the Union, the Initiative should support establishment of the competence centres on semiconductors in each Member State. Access to publicly funded infrastructure, such as pilot and testing facilities, and to the competence network, should be open to a wide range of users and must be granted on a transparent and non-discriminatory basis and on market terms (or cost plus reasonable margin basis) for large undertakings, while SMEs and academic research centers can benefit from preferential access or reduced prices. Such access, including for international research and commercial partners, can lead to broader cross-fertilisation and gains in know-how and excellence, while contributing to cost recovery. Fifth, The Commission should set-up a dedicated semiconductor investment facility support (as part of the investment facilitation activities described collectively as the ‘Chips Fund’) proposing both equity and debt solutions, including a blending facility under the InvestEU Fund established by Regulation (EU) 2021/523 of the European Parliament and Council53 , in close cooperation with the European Investment Bank Group and together with other implementing partners such as national promotional banks and institutions. The ‘Chips Fund’ activities should support the development of a dynamic and resilient semiconductor ecosystem by providing opportunities for increased availability of funds to support the growth of start-ups and SMEs as well as investments across the value chain, including for other companies in the semiconductor value chains. In this context, the European Innovation Council will provide further dedicated support through grants and equity investments to high risk, market creating innovators. _________________ 53 Regulation (EU) 2021/523 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 March 2021 establishing the InvestEU Programme and amending Regulation (EU) 2015/1017 (OJ L 107, 26.3.2021, p. 30).
2022/10/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 235 #

2022/0032(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
(29) In light of the structural deficiencies of the semiconductor supply chain and the resulting risk of future shortages, this Regulation provides instruments for a coordinated approach to monitoring and effectively tackling possible market disruptions and related impact on the competitiveness of European industry.
2022/10/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 241 #

2022/0032(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30
(30) Due to the complex, quickly evolving and interlinked semiconductor value chains with various actors, a coordinated approach to regular monitoring is necessary to increase the ability to mitigate risks that may negatively affect the supply of semiconductors. Member States should monitor the semiconductor value chain focusing on early warning indicators and the availability and integrity of the services and goods provided by key market actors and European industrial end-users, in such a way that it would not represent an excessive administrative burden for undertakings.
2022/10/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 265 #

2022/0032(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36
(36) In order to facilitate effective monitoring, in-depth assessment of the risks associated with different stages of the semiconductor value chain is needed, including on the origins and sources of supplies beyond the Union. Such risks may be related to critical inputs (raw materials, intermediate product) and equipment for the industry, including digital products that may be vulnerable, possible impact of counterfeit semiconductors, manufacturing capacities and other risks that may disrupt, compromise or negatively affect the supply chain. Those risks could include supply chains with a single point of failure or which are otherwise highly concentrated. Other relevant factors could include the availability of substitutes or alternative sources for critical inputs and resilient and sustainable transport. The Commission should, assisted by the European Semiconductor Board and taking also into account information received from the main user categories, develop a Union level risk assessment.
2022/10/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 293 #

2022/0032(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 46
(46) A number of sectors are critical for the proper functioning of the internal market and to preserve the competitiveness of European industries. Those critical sectors are the sectors listed in the Annex of the Commission proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the resilience of critical entities61 . For the purposes of this Regulation, defence, automotive and other activities that are relevant for public safety and security as well as economic wellness of Europe should be additionally considered as a critical sector. Certain measures should only be enacted fur the purpose of securing supply to critical sectors. The Commission may limit the emergency measures to certain of these sectors or to certain parts of them when the semiconductor crisis has disturbed or is threatening to disturb their operation. _________________ 61 COM(2020) 829. 16.12.2020.
2022/10/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 297 #

2022/0032(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 47
(47) The purpose of requests for information from undertakings along the semiconductor supply chain established in the Union in the crisis stage is an in-depth assessment of the semiconductor crisis in order to identify potential mitigation or emergency measures at Union or national level and to support, in perspective, the independence from third country suppliers. Such information may include production capability, production capacity and current primary disruptions and bottlenecks. These aspects could include the typical and current actual stock of crisis-relevant products in its production facilities located in the Union and third country facilities which it operates or contracts or purchases supply from; the typical and current actual average lead time for the most common products produced; the expected production output for the following three months for each Union production facility; reasons that prevent the filling of production capacity; or other existing data necessary to assess the nature of the semiconductor crisis or potential mitigation or emergency measures at national or Union level. Any request should be proportionate, have regard for the legitimate aims of the undertaking and the cost and effort required to make the data available, as well as set out appropriate time limits for providing the requested information. Undertakings should be obliged to comply with the request and may be subject to penalties if they fail to comply or provide incorrect information. Any information acquired should be subject to confidentiality rules. Should an undertaking be subject to a request for information related to its semiconductor activities from a third country, it should inform the Commission so to enable an assessment whether an information request by the Commission is warranted.
2022/10/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 304 #

2022/0032(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 48
(48) In order to ensure that critical sectors can continue to operate in a time of crisis and when necessary and proportionate for this purpose, Integrated Production Facilities and Open EU Foundries could be obliged by the Commission to accept and prioritise orders of crisis-relevant products. This obligation may also be extended to semiconductor manufacturing facilities which have accepted such possibility in the context of receiving public support to create or enlarge manufacturing capacity. The decision on a priority rated order should be taken in accordance with all applicable Union legal obligations, having regard to the circumstances of the case. The priority rating obligation should take precedence over any performance obligation under private or public law while it should have regard for the legitimate aims of the undertakings and the cost and effort required for any change in production sequence. Undertakings may be subject to penalties if they fail to comply with the obligation for priority rated orders.
2022/10/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 316 #

2022/0032(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 53
(53) When the crisis stage is activated, two or more Member States could mandate the Commission to aggregate demand and act on their behalf for their public procurement in the public interest, in accordance with existing Union rules and procedures, leveraging its purchasing power. The mandate could authorise the Commission to enter into agreements concerning the purchase of crisis-relevant products (raw material, intermediate products) for certain critical sectors. The Commission should assess for each request the utility, necessity and proportionality in consultation with the Board. Where it intends to not follow the request, it should inform the concerned Member States and the Board and give its reasons. Furthermore, the participating Member States should be entitled to appoint representatives to provide guidance and advice during the procurement procedures and in the negotiation of the purchasing agreements. The deployment and use of purchased products should remain within the remit of the participating Member States.
2022/10/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 344 #

2022/0032(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
(4) ‘semiconductor supply chain’ means the system of activities, organisations, actors, technology, information, resources and services involved in the production of semiconductors, including raw materials, intermediate product, manufacturing equipment, design, fabrication, assembly, testing and packaging;
2022/10/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 345 #

2022/0032(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5
(5) ‘semiconductor value chain’ means the set of activities in relation to a semiconductor product from its conception to its end use, including raw materials, intermediate product, manufacturing equipment, research, design, fabrication, testing, assembly and packaging to embedding and validation in end products;
2022/10/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 351 #

2022/0032(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10
(10) ‘first-of-a-kind facility’ means: (i) an industrial facility capable of semiconductor manufacturing, including front-end or back-end, or both, that is not substantively already present or committed to be built within the Union, for instance with regard to the technology node, substrate material, such as silicon carbide and gallium nitride, and other product innovation that can offer better performance, process innovation or energy and environmental performance; or (ii) investments in the production of mature technology microchips, in the event of a structural lack of investments on the European market;
2022/10/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 374 #

2022/0032(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 16
(16) ‘critical sector’ means any sector referred to in the Annex of the Commission proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the resilience of critical entities, the defence sector, the mobility/automotive sector and other activities that are relevant for public safety and security;
2022/10/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 430 #

2022/0032(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point d – point 2
(2) address the skills shortage and mismatch, nurturing, attracting and mobilising new talent and supporting the emergence of a suitably skilled workforce for strengthening the semiconductor sector, including viastudents orientation, reskilling and upskilling of workers.
2022/10/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 440 #

2022/0032(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) advanced technology and engineering capacities for quantum chips and multilevel chips;
2022/10/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 451 #

2022/0032(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) the draft Statutes of the ECIC that shall include at least the provisions on: the procedure for setting-up, membership, budget, legal seat, applicable law and jurisdiction, ownership of the results, governance, including decision making procedure and specific role and if applicable voting rights of Member States and the Commission, winding-up, reporting and liability.
2022/10/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 473 #

2022/0032(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) developing and managing specific training actions on semiconductor technologies and on their applications to support the development of the talent pool in the Union.
2022/10/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 526 #

2022/0032(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) its establishment and operation have a clear positive impact on the Union’s semiconductor value chain with regard to ensuring the security of supply and increasing qualified workforce, taking into account in particular the strengthen of its production capacity to meet the rising demand the extent to which it offers front- end or back-end, or both, production capacity to undertakings not related to the facility, if there is sufficient demand;
2022/10/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 798 #

2022/0032(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 4
4. The rights of defence of the undertaking or representative organisations of undertakings concerned shall be fully respected in any proceedings. The undertaking or representative organisations of undertakings concerned shall be entitled to have access to the Commission's file under the terms of a negotiated disclosure, subject to the legitimate interest of undertakings in the protection of their business secrets. The right of access to the file shall not extend to confidential information and internal documents of the Commission or the authorities of the Member States. In particular, the right of access shall not extend to correspondence between the Commission and the authorities of the Member States. Nothing in this paragraph shall prevent the Commission from disclosing and using information necessary to prove an infringement, respecting however undertakings business secrets.
2022/10/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 5 #

2021/2255(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. WelcomNotes the New European Bauhaus (NEB) initiative, which is intended to round off the European Green Deal with a cultural and creative dimension, and complement strategies for territorial, social and economic cohesion with its values of beautiful, sustainable and inclusive solutions, therebysolutions aimed at improving the quality of life for people in the EUEU citizens' daily life;
2022/04/28
Committee: REGI
Amendment 26 #

2021/2255(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines the fact that NEB projects should contribute to the affordability and accessibility of the green and digital transitions in urban and spatial planning, housing, resilient and sustainable renovation, building conversions, and the recreation of public space as the centre of community life, particularly for those groups and areas that need it the most, while always respecting the local traditions and needs of different EU territories;
2022/04/28
Committee: REGI
Amendment 30 #

2021/2255(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recalls to mind that responsibility for housing and regional planning policies is a Member State competence, emphasises that the new Bauhaus initiative may not lead to the development of a common architectural style throughout the European Union that does not take account of national and local specificities nor of the cultural and historical context;
2022/04/28
Committee: REGI
Amendment 32 #

2021/2255(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Stresses that the specific objectives of the new Bauhaus initiative need to include the creation of new jobs and new business opportunities, especially in economically and socially depressed regions, with particular reference to peripheral urban areas and rural, mountainous, coastal, island and sparsely populated areas;
2022/04/28
Committee: REGI
Amendment 37 #

2021/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas Europe finds itself in a momentis going through a period of ecological, digital and social transition, which is being accelerated by the economic and social impact of COVID- 19 and geopolitical tensions linked to the war on Ukraine in a context of rincreasing populism and anti-European sentimentlitical apathy and a decreasing spirit of analysis;
2022/05/02
Committee: ITRECULT
Amendment 44 #

2021/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas the EU has been respondingis trying to respond effectively to the challenges of environmental degradation, climate change and the increasing scarcity of natural resources with far-reaching and ambitious political endeavours such as the European Green Deal, which is driving theabout to start on its quest for renewal and innovation;
2022/05/02
Committee: ITRECULT
Amendment 52 #

2021/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas culture is a strategic sector for the EU which helps to bolster its economy, to enable us to live better together among ourselves and with other peoples and to build democratic and free societies, and yet unfortunately has been one of the areas hardest hit by the measures put in place to address the pandemic;
2022/05/02
Committee: ITRECULT
Amendment 61 #

2021/2255(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Emphasises that the realisation of such an ambitious initiative as the New European Bauhaus requires a massive amount of financing which neither the Member States nor the regions are in a position to take on at present, with the many calls already being made on them in regard to tackling the Ukrainian crisis. Furthermore, the Commission will have to invest considerable effort on this initiative to make it more real and fruitful for EU citizens;
2022/04/28
Committee: REGI
Amendment 64 #

2021/2255(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Calls in particular on the Commission to provide clear information on the source of financing for existing EU programmes such as Horizon Europe, Life and the European Regional Development Fund, bearing in mind that around EUR 85 million from said programmes will be assigned to the New Bauhaus project in the 2021-2022 period;
2022/04/28
Committee: REGI
Amendment 68 #

2021/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas architecture, urban and territorial planning, design, the arts, sociology and engineering are complementary and instrumental for building an inclusive societycan work effectively to become complementary and possibly also important for building an inclusive society with a higher rate of widespread well-being;
2022/05/02
Committee: ITRECULT
Amendment 78 #

2021/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas building a better futurefuture in the medium and long term that enables all citizens to live a life of greater well-being starts with quality basic education and continues with affordable and effective ongoing professional training; whereas access to quality education is a fundamental right for all citizens;
2022/05/02
Committee: ITRECULT
Amendment 94 #

2021/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F
F. whereas cultural heritage is increasingly impacted by climate and social change, and environmental and cultural degradation;
2022/05/02
Committee: ITRECULT
Amendment 116 #

2021/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that the historic Bauhaus movement createdontributed to creating a paradigm shift in design, architecture and the arts which delivered radical innovationincorporated elements of radical innovation into the context of the moment and reflected truesignificant cultural and social changes in a progressiven artistic and educational context that aimed to achieve socio-economic progress;
2022/05/02
Committee: ITRECULT
Amendment 132 #

2021/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the New European Bauhaus (NEB) initiative and emphasises that it must primarily focus on improving the quality of people’s lives by transformingrationalising, where added value can be achieved and where there are no factors preventing its implementation, the spaces, buildings, cities and territories in which they live;
2022/05/02
Committee: ITRECULT
Amendment 146 #

2021/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Recognises the NEB as a creativeneed for the NEB to be a creative, efficient and interdisciplinary initiative which brings together architecture, design, the arts and science at the forefront of EU policies for the first time, making the European Green Deal a tangible, positive and inclusive experience for alln experience that is tangible, positive from all points of view and inclusive for citizens and businesses;
2022/05/02
Committee: ITRECULT
Amendment 159 #

2021/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Reaffirmcalls that the NEB has the potential to rebetter shape the way policies are conceived and to define a range of scenarios for the environment of the future by meeting the need for spaces also adapted to new ways of life;
2022/05/02
Committee: ITRECULT
Amendment 169 #

2021/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Emphasises that the NEB must be accessible, affordable and profitable, socially fair and inclusive and must make it possible to actively involve EU citizens and community-based organisations in a bottom-up way – from project design to roll-out and evaluation – while avoiding any elitist approachethus ensuring the active participation of local authorities and small territories while avoiding any elitist approaches and inefficiency across the entire process;
2022/05/02
Committee: ITRECULT
Amendment 184 #

2021/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that this innovative cultural movement has the potentialambition to position Europe as among the global frontrunners in the area of architecture, design, culture, technology and energy efficiency by promoting ways of living better together with sustainable costs both in the purchase phase and over the life cycle of the dwelling, which can also be applied beyond the EU;
2022/05/02
Committee: ITRECULT
Amendment 210 #

2021/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Urges the Commission to raise awarenesstudy these opportunities more and more in order to improve their effective application, spread information and raise awareness among citizens and businesses about this initiative and to improve the coordination between all levels of governance, which should have equitable access to opportunities and funding;
2022/05/02
Committee: ITRECULT
Amendment 223 #

2021/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Urges the Commission to develop and implement specific initiatives aimed at providing technical assistance to small municipalities that do not have the necessary capacity or expertise to implement their own projects related to the new Bauhaus initiative;
2022/05/02
Committee: ITRECULT
Amendment 233 #

2021/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 – introductory part
8. Requests that the Commission clarify the general criteria for the selection and ongoing evaluation of the projects that will be on the list of NEB projects and for the allocation of funds, in particular:
2022/05/02
Committee: ITRECULT
Amendment 244 #

2021/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 – indent 3
- creating new jobs and business opportunities, which are both stable and of significant economic value;
2022/05/02
Committee: ITRECULT
Amendment 251 #

2021/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 – indent 4
- securing accessibility, medium to long-term sustainability and affordability;
2022/05/02
Committee: ITRECULT
Amendment 261 #

2021/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 – indent 6
- involving the cultural and creative sectors and industries (CCSI), particularly small and medium-sized cultural enterprises, including cultural creators;
2022/05/02
Committee: ITRECULT
Amendment 265 #

2021/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 – indent 7
- linking the NEB to the indicators of the 2030 Agenda and core European valuesvalues of our society;
2022/05/02
Committee: ITRECULT
Amendment 268 #

2021/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1 (new)
- the creation of net economic value within the local areas where the project is implemented:
2022/05/02
Committee: ITRECULT
Amendment 281 #

2021/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission to make the principles of the NEB an integral part of allthe relevant future legislation that it considers will benefit from these principles;
2022/05/02
Committee: ITRECULT
Amendment 284 #

2021/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Calls, in addition, for specific criteria to be developed for the relevant sectors, in particular construction and architecture, energy, mobility, design, tourism, education and skills, crafts, and the arts, and calls for these criteria to be reviewed regularly to ensure the continued effectiveness they are required to provide through their application in the sectors identified;
2022/05/02
Committee: ITRECULT
Amendment 301 #

2021/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Regrets the lack of clarity on funding for the NEB from 2023 onwards; calls for the Horizon Europe Regulation to be amendeddiscussed again during the mid-term revision of the current multiannual financial framework (MFF) in ordto determine whether to create an NEB mission funded with EUR 500 million; underlines thatand, where necessary, how it should be funded; asks the Commission to analyse whether the programme shouldmust also be supported by other relevant programmes in ordercase it is necessary to generate additional impact;
2022/05/02
Committee: ITRECULT
Amendment 306 #

2021/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission to table a proposal as soon as possible to make the NEB, within a scale of priorities redefined also by factors external to the planned project, to determine whether the NEB should be an EU programme by the next MFF; insists that, if it is necessary, this will require freshinancial resources with a dedicated and stable budget line; underlines that this new programme must not reduce funding for other programmes nor divert focus from their agreed political priorities and those that emerge along the way as a result of external factors;
2022/05/02
Committee: ITRECULT
Amendment 322 #

2021/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission to develop a clear, effective and efficient plan for attracting public and private investment; encourages the Member States to allocate what they consider to be adequate funding to the NEB through their recovery and resilience plans and the European structural and investment funds;
2022/05/02
Committee: ITRECULT
Amendment 330 #

2021/2255(INI)

14. Calls on the Commission to set up an evidence-based monitoring and evaluation mechanism that is constantly updated, including at the request of citizens, which should continuously review all NEB activities and report regularly to Parliament and the Council; expects to receive the first monitoring report in 2022;
2022/05/02
Committee: ITRECULT
Amendment 344 #

2021/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Believes that the NEB movement should promote moreesent more financially sustainable, socially inclusive and innovativeefficient ways of life based on new models of planning, constructing and inhabiting our built environment in order to suit emergingcurrent needs and help to ensure decentcomfortable housing for all;
2022/05/02
Committee: ITRECULT
Amendment 366 #

2021/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Member States to draw up innovative educationaltraining curricula for the development of spatial skills and to integrate green and digital skills within higher education and lifelong learning, which will also help to deliverround off the European Skills Agenda; calls for the EU to promoteesent the effectiveness and efficiency of such endeavours; calls on the Commission to makepresent mobility opportunities an integrs an additional part of the NEB;
2022/05/02
Committee: ITRECULT
Amendment 379 #

2021/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Urges the Member States and the Commission to integrate all aspects of the knowledge triangle – innovation, research and education – by promoting partnerships between universities, scientific secondary schools, research organisations and industry, including the relevant small and medium- sized enterprises (SMEs), in close cooperation with the European Institute of Innovation and Technology and the Joint Research Centre;
2022/05/02
Committee: ITRECULT
Amendment 385 #

2021/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Highlights that the NEB could support energy security and efficiency by encouraging investment and incentivising low-tech, low-energy solusolutions that reflect an efficient use of raw materials and efficient energy consumptions and could facilitatesupport the digital transition by improving connectivity to mitigate the digital divide; underlines the importance of effectively implementing in design practice the principles of the NEB in fighting energy poverty through innovativeeffective and efficient solutions for the building, construction, industrial and materials sectors;
2022/05/02
Committee: ITRECULT
Amendment 402 #

2021/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to usinclude the NEB in programmes to better protecteserve Europe’s rich and historic cultural heritage from the impact of various external factors, such as climate change;
2022/05/02
Committee: ITRECULT
Amendment 423 #

2021/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to effectively connect the NEB to the Renovation Wave, taking advantage of the innovativebest solutions that the project offers in the comprehensive renovation of our building stock, including with regard to energy efficiency;
2022/05/02
Committee: ITRECULT
Amendment 431 #

2021/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Calls on the Commission to consider the NEB as an opportunity for the re-use, development and safeguarding of buildings, villages and historic centres;
2022/05/02
Committee: ITRECULT
Amendment 438 #

2021/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Supports the possible creation of an NEB label based on clear criteria applied in an inclusive and effective way in order to recognise projects and products for achieving key NEB goals and help them get access to funding; calls on the Commission to ensure that EU funding schemes create incentives to apply for the label; calls for market uptake of the label to be explorea careful exploration, including presentation of the figures to all stakeholders, of the scenarios to which uptake of the label in the different markets inside and outside the Union could lead;
2022/05/02
Committee: ITRECULT
Amendment 453 #

2021/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Highlights that the NEB shcould embracealso draw on the potential of the CCSI, particularly small and medium-sized cultural enterprises, including cultural creators, as drivepossible contributors tof economic growth and innovative, high- quality services and products;
2022/05/02
Committee: ITRECULT
Amendment 470 #

2021/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. Calls for the future NEB lab to make innovative recommendationsissue effective and efficient guidance, to collaborate with other institutions, national and regional governments, with local bodies and stakeholders and to establish clear operating and reporting rules in line with the initiative and rules on possible responses if projects are not in line with the comprehensive sustainability principles laid down;
2022/05/02
Committee: ITRECULT
Amendment 483 #

2021/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
25. Calls on the Commission to create a publicly accessible database of NEB projects, that is regularly updated, with clear data demonstrating the impact of the initiatives on the regions, to make the results of the initiative more visible and to further develop the NEB based on best practices;
2022/05/02
Committee: ITRECULT
Amendment 490 #

2021/2255(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
26. Calls for the communication efforts of the NEB to be enhanced in order to stimulate EU citizens’ knowledge of and interest provide opportunities to EU citizens and businesses concerning the initiative, in particular through participatory public and private-sector outreach activities and a platform providing information, best practices and educationaltraining content;
2022/05/02
Committee: ITRECULT
Amendment 5 #

2021/2254(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. WelcomNotes the Commission's presentation of its long-term vision for rural areas;
2022/04/29
Committee: REGI
Amendment 9 #

2021/2254(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Is disappointed that the Commission has not taken advantage of the opportunities presented in the post- pandemic period to expand its vision. The COVID-19 crisis has shown EU citizens to have a 'desire for the countryside' as they realise that rural areas provide some of the answers to the current crisis, which has highlighted the opportunities such areas can offer, including via teleworking;
2022/04/29
Committee: REGI
Amendment 12 #

2021/2254(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Points out that rural regions in the EU face a number of challenges, such as an ageing population, which has led to a decline in the number of people of working age, a weak labour market, a lack of infrastructure and services, a poorly diversified economy, low incomes coupled with a relatively high risk of poverty and social exclusion, the abandonment of farmland, a lack of educational facilities, a high school drop- out rate and the digital divide;
2022/04/29
Committee: REGI
Amendment 13 #

2021/2254(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Also points out that the demographic challenge faced by the rural population is particularly acute among the EU's farming population. The majority of farmers are over 55 years old, while there are fewer and fewer young farmers, which has created a problem of generational renewal in agriculture. Calls on the Commission, since farmers play a vital role not only in producing food for EU citizens but also in keeping rural areas alive, to develop strategies in their regard;
2022/04/29
Committee: REGI
Amendment 14 #

2021/2254(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Stresses that despite these problems, rural areas offer good opportunities and their diversity is a major resource for the EU. They provide food and environmental resources and can contribute to the fight against climate change, providing alternatives to fossil fuels and developing the circular economy. In addition, these areas could play a key role in ensuring a balanced distribution of the population, thus preventing the overcrowding of cities;
2022/04/29
Committee: REGI
Amendment 20 #

2021/2254(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that EU cohesion policy, which seeks to promote the economic, social and territorial cohesion of the Union, is vitally important to rural areas, and especially those which are economically and socially depressed, acknowledges the important role of agriculture and involves all levels of governance;
2022/04/29
Committee: REGI
Amendment 33 #

2021/2254(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for a strong rural dimension to be included in future cohesion policy regulations, which should includeprovide for dedicated funding to that end; suggests that 30 % of the European Regional Development Fund and Cohesion Fund should be earmarked for rural areas, in addition to other beneficial investments for rural areas, particularly those encompassing more than one region;
2022/04/29
Committee: REGI
Amendment 33 #

2021/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas rural areas represent around 83 % of the total European territory and are home to around 137 million people (30 % of the European population); whereas rural areas, in particular remote and less developed rural regions, mountainous zones and islands, face specific unresolved infrastructure challenges;
2022/06/01
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 42 #

2021/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas in view of the current situation in rural areas, it seems clear that policies implemented until now have not enabled a tangible improvement in the quality of life in these areas;
2022/06/01
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 50 #

2021/2254(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Underlines the fact that the main objective of the long-term vision shouldmust be to fight depopulation, ageing and rural abandonment, including through investment in infrastructure and the provision of services, economic diversification, job creation and innovative mobility solutions;
2022/04/29
Committee: REGI
Amendment 61 #

2021/2254(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. Underlines the importance of smart specialisation strategies for the future of rural areas, with particular regard to young people and to innovation, knowledge sharing and cooperation, including the Start-up Village Forum, with the aim of bridging the digital divide between the regions of the EU;
2022/04/29
Committee: REGI
Amendment 68 #

2021/2254(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Stresses also the importance of the concept of ‘smart villages’, which is gaining ground as part of the rural development agenda. Smart villages are communities located in rural areas that harness innovative solutions based around the strengths of these areas and the opportunities they offer. They focus on a participatory approach when developing and implementing a strategy to improve their economic, social and environmental conditions, in particular by mobilising solutions offered by digital technologies;
2022/04/29
Committee: REGI
Amendment 73 #

2021/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights the diversity of rural areas across the EU; recalls that rural areas close to urban centres, in remote areas or mountainous zones, and in outermost regions face different challenges requiring targeted support and solutions;
2022/06/01
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 75 #

2021/2254(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
9. Highlights the opportunities that the green transition and green economy can provide in increasing rural resilience to natural disasters, climate change and economic crises, while constantly bearing in mind specific local conditions and requirements;
2022/04/29
Committee: REGI
Amendment 86 #

2021/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that policies and actions at EU level combined with national and regional ones are keyneed to be revised to securinge the prosperity and well-being of rural European citizens, as well as tackling the challenges they face, namely population decline and ageing, fewer quality job opportunities, a lack of access to high- quality services of general interest and infrastructure, climate and environmental pressures, lower connectivity (lack of high-speed broadband) and limited access to innovation;
2022/06/01
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 88 #

2021/2254(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
10. Believes that connections between rural and urban areas must be addressed in a complementary manner in order to implement rural strategies and action plans accordingly; underlines the importance of partnerships across rural areas and remote areas in particular; emphasises the importance of fighting the digital divide between urban and rural areas, especially as regards high-speed broadband connectivity and the promotion of digital skills, especially between young people and the productive sectors of the economy and society in remote areas;
2022/04/29
Committee: REGI
Amendment 98 #

2021/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights the central role rural areas can play in addressing societal challenges, by providing ecosystem services to mitigate climate change and environmental deterioration, ensuring sustainable food production, preserving rural heritage, and contributing to a just, green and digital transitionproviding unique cultural landscapes for entertainment and recreation purposes and contributing to a just, green and digital transition, and reiterates that rural areas shall not become a way out of restricting environmental excesses of urban centres;
2022/06/01
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 101 #

2021/2254(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 12
12. Highlights the diversity of rural areas and the crucial importance of tailor- made territorial approaches in implementing the long-term vision, primarily in less developed, remote, mountain, island, coastal and outermost regions.
2022/04/29
Committee: REGI
Amendment 110 #

2021/2254(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Considers that programmes financed and coordinated by the European Union to promote and develop rural areas must in no way obstruct the growth of those areas themselves or detract from the diverse local characteristics of such areas across the Union.
2022/04/29
Committee: REGI
Amendment 114 #

2021/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Draws attention to the growing discontent among rural populations who feel their needs are insufficiently considered in political decision-making, which creates fertile ground for civic and political disengagement, and recalls that the rising price of raw materials and fuel for transport and heating is one of the reasons for this rising discontent;
2022/06/01
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 123 #

2021/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that rural areas are particularly vulnerable to the impacts of crisis, such as the COVID pandemic and the war in Ukraine but are also capable of offering new opportunities in response to such crisis and play a key role in ensuring food security and independence from fossil fuels or imported energy;
2022/06/01
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 148 #

2021/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the Commission’s communication on a long-term vision for the EU’s rural areas; agrees with its general aims and considers it a most valuable opportunity for reinforcing action on the present and future of rural areas;
2022/06/01
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 153 #

2021/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Takes note of the proposal for a Rural Action Plan, which should evolve into a dynamic tool for future action; calls on the Commission and the Member States to give the highest priority to its implementation, setting clear targets for delivery so as to attain the goal of stronger, more connected, resilient and prosperous rural areas by 2040as soon as possible;
2022/06/01
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 157 #

2021/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Agrees on the need for a common, EU-wide, functional definition of rural areas, and urges the Commission to quickly develop and operationalise such a definition;deleted
2022/06/01
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 177 #

2021/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. WelcomNotes the announcement of a Rural Observatory; considers it a valid instrument for informing, designing and monitoring better public policies;
2022/06/01
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 183 #

2021/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses the importance of implementing a rural proofing mechanism for EU initiatives so as to assess their potential impact on rural areas; urges the Member States to promote the development and implementation of effective mechanisms for rural proofing at national level and calls on the Commission to assist them if necessary;
2022/06/01
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 196 #

2021/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Insists that rural citizens must benefit, like any other citizen, from equitable conditions for achieving their professional, social and personal goals and access to a good quality health system, with a particular focus on more vulnerable groups such as the elderly and disabled, thereby effectively upholding the European Pillar of Social Rights; stresses that targeted interventions fostering effective generational renewal are essential; stresses the necessity of supporting young people so that they wish to live and work in rural areas, helping them overcome the challenges (access to capital, access to higher education, lack of entrepreneurial skills and insufficient succession planning), encouraging farm succession and including young farmers in a mix of policies ranging from housing to social security, health services and education; stresses the necessity of maintaining a high-quality agricultural training system, including vocational training;
2022/06/01
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 218 #

2021/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Underlines that the European Green Deal can open up new opportunitilead not just to new opportunities but also new challenges in rural areas and a new dynamic for a more resilient future, while ensuring a just and inclusive transition;
2022/06/01
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 229 #

2021/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Underlines the central role agriculture plays in rural areasand related activities play in rural areas in ensuring a sustainably sufficient supply of high-quality, diversified food and biomass resources, and in providing jobs and a cultural landscape for recreational use; insists that sustainable agriculture, providing fair income to farmers, is and facilitating access to investments and innovation are crucial for the vitality and management of these territories;
2022/06/01
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 269 #

2021/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Stresses that diversification of and innovation in the rural economy based on local potential are crucial to drawing opportunities from the digital and green transition; calls on the Member States to put in place measures to support the fair transition and diversification of the rural economy; reiterates that farming and forestry provide many opportunities for employment and diversification of activities in rural areas; reiterates the necessity of encouraging horizontal and vertical cooperation by promoting cooperatives, in view of the economic and social advantages they bring farmers, businesses, consumers and rural areas as a whole;
2022/06/01
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 295 #

2021/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Regrets that the work of rural women is still not properly recognised in certain cases; calls on the Commission and the Member States to take action to design and implement measures to fight gender gaps;
2022/06/01
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 321 #

2021/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Stresses the necessity of maintaining a good, close-knit network of roads and other physical infrastructure, such as a reliable electricity network, as an important tool for rural vitality;
2022/06/01
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 332 #

2021/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Highlights that rural areas suffer higher risks of social exclusion and energy and infrastructure poverty owing to longer distances to be covered and mobility constraints; points out that new rural mobility solutions and investments are needed to achieve equitable growth, in harmony with a sustainable energy transition;
2022/06/01
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 362 #

2021/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Draws attention to the fact that the comparative lack of digital skills in rural areas can preclude rural communities from benefiting from the opportunities of digitalisation; calls for measures that ensure digital inclusion and support an enabling environment for rural digital innovation and contribute to the development of smart farming and smart villages;
2022/06/01
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 373 #

2021/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Draws attention to the situation of livestock farmers living in regions recently repopulated and colonised by large carnivore species, who are constantly under attack from and / or at risk of being attacked by large carnivores as they protect their means of subsistence and their homes from the European population of ever larger carnivores; calls for support for livestock farmers through efficient population management measures to ensure economic viability and a well-balanced equilibrium between biodiversity and humankind;
2022/06/01
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 399 #

2021/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Urges Member States to address the specific challenges of rural areas during the implementation of the current multiannual financial framework programmes and to provide the investments needed to raise the economic and environmental performance of farms and for social inclusion and job creation, in order to foster competitiveness and enable a just digital and green transition;
2022/06/01
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 433 #

2021/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
25. Highlights the Commission study’s conclusions on LEADER’s effectiveness in delivering solutions for sustainable rural development; calls on Member States to support local development including LEADER/Community-Led Local Development (CLLD), thereby facilitating and promoting multi-fund approaches; considers that the meaningful earmarking of assistance for CLLD under all relevant funds at EU level, including the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD), would contribute to stronger and more sustainable territorial development;
2022/06/01
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 463 #

2021/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
28. Notes that while EU legislation envisages multilevel governance approaches and partnerships, there is resistance, due also to excessive red tape, to their application in a meaningful way; calls on Member States to support these approaches by allocating responsibility at the appropriate local level and ensuring political ownership and strong coordination of policies and investments across all levels of governance;
2022/06/01
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 482 #

2021/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
30. Recalls that the future of rural areas is of paramount importance for Europe’s food security and food autonomy, as the recent COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine and the rising cost of raw materials have clearly demonstrated;
2022/06/01
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 498 #

2021/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
31. Calls for the long-term vision to be developed in partnership with the Member States into a true rural strategy at EU level to be fully integrated into future programming periods and calls on all Member States to develop rural strategies at national level;
2022/06/01
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 503 #

2021/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
33. Believes that the EU has a strong interest in building partnerships beyond its borders to promote more prosperous rural societies and economies with long- term mutual benefits;deleted
2022/06/01
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 507 #

2021/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
34. Highlights the importance of the strategic links between Africa and Europe, building on the progress made in the Africa-Europe rural transformation action agenda, which sets out initiatives designed to sustainably strengthen Africa’s agri-food sector and rural territories;deleted
2022/06/01
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 105 #

2021/2253(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas Personal and Household Services (PHS) are part of the care sector; whereas PHS provide both direct and indirect services; whereas the former include child care, early childhood education and care(ECEC), long-term care in situations of invalidity, disability or dependence and the elderly peoples’ care and the latter consists of activities such as cleaning, ironing, maintenance, gardening, etc.;
2022/04/08
Committee: EMPLFEMM
Amendment 188 #

2021/2253(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the existing challenges in terms of access to formal care and domestic services;
2022/04/08
Committee: EMPLFEMM
Amendment 247 #

2021/2253(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G
G. whereas the structures of care need to be changed from centralised institutions to home and community-based care; whereas that shift has been too slow and under-financed;
2022/04/08
Committee: EMPLFEMM
Amendment 388 #

2021/2253(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital P
P. whereas access to quality domestic and care services, especially long-term care, is increasingly preconditioned on individual and family income;
2022/04/08
Committee: EMPLFEMM
Amendment 432 #

2021/2253(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that it is vital to ensure quality care across the life course; underlines the importance of the accessibility, availability and affordability of care, and thatdomestic and care services, and encourages Member States to develop simplified digital tools and social and fiscal incentives. By doing so, the affordability of the sector would be further guaranteed. Furthermore, all users and their carers should have a genuine choice when it comes to care services;
2022/04/08
Committee: EMPLFEMM
Amendment 460 #

2021/2253(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to endorse PHS activities as being fully part of the care sector and ensure that personal and household services are recognised as qualified professional work;
2022/04/08
Committee: EMPLFEMM
Amendment 474 #

2021/2253(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights the need to increase funding for both formal and informal PHS and care across the EU to guarantee equal access for dependants to affordable quality care servicespeople in need of care and household services to affordable quality public and/or private care and PHS, as well as an active professional life for carers, and therefore calls on the Member States to make the best use of the European structural and investment funds, including the ESF+, InvestEU, as well as the Recovery and Resilience Facility, for investing in care;
2022/04/08
Committee: EMPLFEMM
Amendment 525 #

2021/2253(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to set ambitious targets for the care servicesand PHS in consultation with the Member States and the relevant stakeholders;
2022/04/08
Committee: EMPLFEMM
Amendment 679 #

2021/2253(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Repeats its call for a common definition of disability, as well as mutual recognition of disability status in the Member States; also calls for rapid implementation of the European Disability Card in all the Member States;
2022/04/08
Committee: EMPLFEMM
Amendment 691 #

2021/2253(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Calls for the prioritisation of mental health within public health policy at care policies EU level;
2022/04/08
Committee: EMPLFEMM
Amendment 696 #

2021/2253(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Recognises the key role played by local bodies, particularly municipalities, in receiving requests for care and in providing care services in the first instance;
2022/04/08
Committee: EMPLFEMM
Amendment 789 #

2021/2253(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Urges the Commission to propose a common coherent package of actions at EU level on informal care, to identify and recognise the different types of informal care provided in Europe, and to guarantee carers financial support and other additional support services, including time off for carers, access to affordable and qualitative PHS and a work-life balance and rehabilitation services for carers and care recipients;
2022/04/08
Committee: EMPLFEMM
Amendment 854 #

2021/2253(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Calls on the Member States to tap in the domestic and care sectors’ promising and unexploited job creation potential to increase the labour force;
2022/04/08
Committee: EMPLFEMM
Amendment 900 #

2021/2253(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
25. Recalls that mobile and migrant workers play a significant role in the provision of both residential care and home care in the EU;
2022/04/08
Committee: EMPLFEMM
Amendment 904 #

2021/2253(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Calls on the Member States to address the issue of undeclared work in the care sector, especially in the PHS and increase their working conditions as today, they often have limited access to labour rights and social protection benefits;
2022/04/08
Committee: EMPLFEMM
Amendment 976 #

2021/2253(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
29. Calls on the Commission to monitor the implementation of the principles of the EPSR and the SDGs in the context of the European Semester;deleted
2022/04/08
Committee: EMPLFEMM
Amendment 983 #

2021/2253(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Calls on the Member States and the European Commission to reverse the image deficit of care and PHS occupations through national and European awareness-raising campaigns;
2022/04/08
Committee: EMPLFEMM
Amendment 1014 #

2021/2253(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
32. Calls on the Commission to ensure that the EIGE, Eurofound and the other relevant agencies have adequate resources to monitor and analyse if and howto analyse the policies that are making the intended improvements in the care sector, including in terms of gender equality, infrastructure and work- life balance;
2022/04/08
Committee: EMPLFEMM
Amendment 77 #

2021/2239(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses that the obligation to increase the share of organic food in total food sales will cause market chains to push for lower food prices; notes that this could in turn lead to financial difficulties and increase the risk of bankruptcy among organic farmers;
2022/01/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 79 #

2021/2239(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Highlights the risk of financial difficulties and/or bankruptcy among organic farmers, caused by market chain pressure to lower food prices, which is itself caused by the increase in the volume of organic food on the market, dictated by the obligation to expand the amount of land used for organic farming, as laid down in the rules for the strategic plans;
2022/01/26
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 6 #

2021/2208(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that a policy on ensuring food security in developing countries must mirror the founding principles of the common agricultural policy, in that its primary goal must be to provideshould have as its primary goal the provision of affordable safe food for its citizens while affording a fair standard of living for its farmers;
2021/12/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 18 #

2021/2208(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises that agriculture and food security are the foundation blocks for broader economic development, and insists that agricultural development must support self-sufficient agricultural production systems and food sovereignty in developing countries, as should be the case for Europe;
2021/12/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 28 #

2021/2208(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Points out the need for clear guidelines on how to achieve policy coherence for development at EU level while also addressing potentially conflicting economic and policy objectives; highlights the need to advance the EU’s interests;
2021/12/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 37 #

2021/2208(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls the importance of systematically assessing the effects of new policies on developing countries, and vice versa, in order to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals;
2021/12/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 42 #

2021/2208(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines that the farm to fork strategy is the EU’s most ambitious policy framework to promote a more sustainable and resilient EU food system and support a global transition to sustainable food systems;deleted
2021/12/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 73 #

2021/2208(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Encourages increased consistency between EU development and trade policies to support the global transition to sustainable agrifood systems without penalising European farmers;
2021/12/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 81 #

2021/2208(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that while lifting export subsidies and decoupling direct payments has significantly reduced the risk of dumping practices, some areas of concern persist and should be closely monitored, in particular agricultural sectors still tied to coupled income support in many EU Member States.
2021/12/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 96 #

2021/2208(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Recalls that many developing countries have considerably less stringent or no rules on the use of GMOs, pesticides and the misuse of hormone preparations for growth promotion in farm animals, and that multinational corporations exploit this difference in regulation to produce unsafe food that they import into the EU;
2021/12/08
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 68 #

2021/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Deplores the fact that some Member States are not making full use of the budget available; notes that this is mainly due to the cumbersome administrative procedures that potential beneficiaries must comply with in order to access the programme;
2022/10/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 97 #

2021/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Encourages the development of relationships between the programme’s beneficiaries and chambers of agriculture, non-union agricultural organisations, local producers and stakeholders in the food chain, so that educational measures best reflect the diversity and excellence of our food system;
2022/10/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 100 #

2021/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Member States to ensure that at least 105 % of the funding allocated to them under the scheme every year is earmarked for educational measures in order to render those measures more frequent and widespread;
2022/10/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 127 #

2021/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses that the products for distribution should be unprocessed, organic and originate in the EU; calls on the Commission to introduce requirementoriginate in the EU, be organic where that is considered beneficial and processed as little as possible, without excluding dairy products that have been minimally processed, such as yoghurt and cheese; calls on the Member States to ensure that the products comply with objective criteria, including health, environmental and ethical considerations, seasonality, variety, the availability of local produce, and giving priority to short supply chains; stresses that in the case of bananas, fair-trade products from third countries may only be given priority when equivalent products originating in the EU are not availablethe EU’s overseas production must be given priority; emphasises that products should reflect local eating habits and crop types as far as possible;
2022/10/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 150 #

2021/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Insists that products containing large quantities of added sugars, fats, salt or sweeteners should not be permitted within the scheme; urges the Commission to remove the exceptions that allow for the distribution of certain types ofbe distributed as little as possible within the scheme; urges the Member States to prioritise products with limited sugar and fat content in order to ensure that the scheme remains aligned with its objectives and wider EU policy goaltheir public health objectives;
2022/10/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 167 #

2021/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Suggests that the future implementation of the scheme should focus on nurseries, kindergartens and prim, primary schools and secondary schools, as children should acquire healthy habits from an early age;
2022/10/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 179 #

2021/2205(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Recalls that procurement procedures, even simplified ones, should comply with the most economically advantageous tender (MEAT) criteria for awardprioritise the most local tender; insists that large suppliers must not have a predominant position to the detriment of farmers participating in the scheme;
2022/10/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 1 #

2021/2179(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights the vital importance of the approximately 2.8 million social and solidarity-based enterprises in the EUat the social economy is one of the EU's main socioeconomic drivers, there are 2.8 million agencies and enterprises in the social economy, accounting for 10% of all EU enterprises, which employ more than 13.6 million people, and their contribution to cohesion, social care, quality job creation, the circular economy, the fight against poverty and inequality, the reintegration of disadvantaged people, the inclusion of migrants and refugees in society, gender equality, improvements in health and the environment, biodiversity and the fight against climate changei.e. 6.3 % of the EU's labour force; notes that these enterprises play an important role in job creation, integrated work and inclusive and sustainable growth, and operate in many different economic sectors: social care and protection, healthcare, care for persons with disabilities, the circular economy, social housing, business, tourism;
2022/02/25
Committee: REGI
Amendment 9 #

2021/2179(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that the territorial and regional dimension is one of the characteristics marking out organisations in the social economy, and associations and foundations in particular, and stresses furthermore the important role they play in implementing the subsidiarity principle; considers it vital therefore that local bodies create an environment in which all the forms of associations and similar bodies able to contribute to the development of the territory concerned can be formed and expand;
2022/02/25
Committee: REGI
Amendment 25 #

2021/2179(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that the action plan should aim at strengthening the rights of all workers in the social economy, guaranteeing all labour rights, decent working conditions and fair wages, and safeguarding the freedom of association and the right to collective bargaining, where provided for under national law, as recognised in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union; also recalls the importance of public services in supporting the social economy and that the Member States and the EU need to invest in their administrations and public services;
2022/02/25
Committee: REGI
Amendment 27 #

2021/2179(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Considers that a link to NextGenerationEU and the RRP needs to be included in the action plan and that organisations in the social economy need to be involved in the planning and actual implementation, at EU and national level, of national recovery and resilience plans;
2022/02/25
Committee: REGI
Amendment 35 #

2021/2179(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Believes that the action plan should be accompanied by impact assessment tools and monitoring mechanisms and that the Member States should set targets and objectives and organise a consultation process with relevant social economy actors and local and regional authorities, in accordance with the partnership principle;
2022/02/25
Committee: REGI
Amendment 43 #

2021/2179(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to make a 5. quick and real improvement to the General Block Exemption Regulation in order to increase the de minimis threshold and ease the rules in relation to aid for social enter-prises, access to finance, training and capacity building; defends a real revision of public procurement with the inclusion of social and environmental conditionality.
2022/02/25
Committee: REGI
Amendment 86 #

2021/2178(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Recalls the considerable variability in the legal orders of African countries and their divergence from the requirements imposed by Union law on food safety and agricultural practices, particularly in terms of banning the use of anabolic steroids, growth hormone and antimicrobials as a means of stimulating animal growth;
2022/02/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 89 #

2021/2178(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8 b. Recalls the considerable divergence of the legal orders of African countries from the requirements imposed by Union law on food safety and agricultural practices as regards the limits on the use and concentration of herbicides and pesticides for the protection of plants against pests;
2022/02/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 91 #

2021/2178(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8 c. Recalls that most African countries have no list of substances banned for use in agriculture and food, and that countries that have such a list do not list all substances whose use is prohibited by Union law;
2022/02/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 93 #

2021/2178(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 d (new)
8 d. Recalls that the cultivation of GMOs for food and feed production is not prohibited in most African countries;
2022/02/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 26 #

2021/2177(INI)

2. Draws attention to the fact that India’s legal order, unlike the EU's legal order, allows the cultivation of genetically modified organisms for the purpose of processing them into food and feed;
2022/01/13
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 29 #

2021/2177(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Draws attention to the fact that India’s legal order imposes much less stringent restrictions, when compared with the EU's legal order, on the agricultural and veterinary use of hormonal and antimicrobial preparations;
2022/01/13
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 44 #

2021/2177(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that, as a result of the above circumstances, the EU-India agricultural and food trade balance last year reached a deficit of EUR 1.8 billion, and that, since the negotiation of the post-Uruguay Round amendment to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), imbalances in agricultural trade between the EU and India isare steadily increasing;
2022/01/13
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 62 #

2021/2177(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission to take into account the legitimate interests of European farmers when negotiating a trade agreement with India and not to negotiate a reduction in the existing tariff and non-tariff protection of the EU’s common internal market for agricultural products that can be grown in the EU and for foodstuffs produced from them;
2022/01/13
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 12 #

2021/2165(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 14
— having regard to its resolution of 17 December 2020 on a strong social Europe for Just Transitions, __________________ 1 Texts adopted, P9_TA(2020)0371.deleted
2021/11/17
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 27 #

2021/2165(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas, notwithstanding a 70% decrease in workplace fatalities between 1994 and 20181a, they still exceed 3 000 annually, with 3 million injuries of various types and magnitudes; __________________ 1aEurostat, data for common economic sectors in the EU-15 (1994-2009) and all economic sectors in the EU-27 (2010- 2018)
2021/11/17
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 118 #

2021/2165(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for Directive 2004/37/EC of 29 April 2004 on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to carcinogens or mutagens at work to be updated on a continual basis and in an ambitious timeframe, ensuring that occupational exposure limits contained in the directive exist for a minimum of 50 priority substances by 2024; calls for the inclusion of reprotoxic substances and hazardous medicinal products in the scope of the directive; reiterates the importance of future legislative amendments for the addition of new substances and/or new limit values being based on the opinion of the Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health and agreed through tripartite dialogue;
2021/11/17
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 127 #

2021/2165(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the Commission’s commitment to present in 2022 a legislative proposal to further reduce workers’ exposure to asbestos; calls on the Commission to be ambitious in its endeavours to achieve the total ban of asbestos and with regard to its zero accidents at work vision, and to update the exposure limit for asbestos to 0.001 fibres/cm3 (1 000 fibres/m3); stresses the need for an EU framework directive for national asbestos removal strategies, including public asbestos registers;
2021/11/17
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 154 #

2021/2165(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses the need to look more closely into the issue of work-related cardiovascular diseases, which are the second leading cause of work-related deaths in the EU, when, despite this, little is known about the reasons for these and the correlation with employment-related risks;
2021/11/17
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 172 #

2021/2165(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. WelcomNotes the Commission’s intention to present by the end of 2021 a legislative initiative to improve the working conditions of platform workers; calls on the Commission to ensure that the proposal guarantees rights for all platform workers for a healthy and safe working environment;
2021/11/17
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 197 #

2021/2165(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Invites the Member States to focus greater attention on the working environments of persons with disabilities, who may need additional protection at the workplace when it comes to health and safety;
2021/11/17
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 201 #

2021/2165(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Invites the Member States to implement specific return-to-work and rehabilitation programmes for workers involved in accidents at the workplace;
2021/11/17
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 204 #

2021/2165(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Emphasises the need to factor in all the risks for technical workers associated with the automation and digitalisation of work, particularly in the case of older workers;
2021/11/17
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 231 #

2021/2165(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to propose a legislative framework with a viewInvites all the Member States to establishing minimum requirements for remote work across the Union; stresses that such a framework shouldin order to clarify working conditions, including the provision, use and liability of equipment, including as regards existing and new digital tools, and that it shouldo ensure that such work is carried out on a voluntary basis and that the rights, workload and performance standards of teleworkers are equivalent to those of comparable workers;
2021/11/17
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 243 #

2021/2165(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission to propose a directive on minimum standards and conditions to ensure that workers are able to exercise effectively, in accordance with Article 153(2)(b) TFEU, to consult the Member States before introducing a new Union directive with a view to promoting their right to disconnect and to regulateing the use of existing and new digital tools for work purposwithin the existing rules;
2021/11/17
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 280 #

2021/2165(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Stresses the need to support small and medium-sized enterprises and micro-enterprises, which employ the lion’s share of Europe’s workforce and often face the greatest obstacles in guaranteeing high standards in health and safety at work, through targeted European funding; stresses, therefore, the need for measures in the field of health and safety at work to respond to the precise and varying needs of SMEs;
2021/11/17
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 41 #

2021/2098(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately affected the mental well-being of those facing financial uncertainty, as well as of vulnerable populations, including ethnic minorities, the LGBTI+ community, the elderly, persons with disabilities and young people, as well as those living in rural and mountain areas;
2022/03/11
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 108 #

2021/2098(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Regrets the fact that the TEU allows for more EU action on health than has actually been taken; cConsiders mental health to be the next health crisis and that the Commission must, in cooperation with the Member States, examine all relevant possibilities to tackle this, including the urgent creation of an EU Mental Health Strategy;
2022/03/11
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 142 #

2021/2098(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Recalls that proactive approaches to digitalisation, such as flexible work hours and establishing employee assistance programmes, can help to mitigate work- related stress; notes that artificial intelligence systems, if used properly, may provide further options for this;
2022/03/11
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 161 #

2021/2098(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Notes that the shift to teleworking during the pandemic and the flexibility it provided to employees could improve work-life balance; encourages companies and social partners to provide clear and transparent rules on teleworking arrangements and urges the Member States to encourage this;
2022/03/11
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 164 #

2021/2098(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Considers the right to disconnect essential to ensuring the mental well-being of employees; reiterates its calls on the Commission to propose legislation requiring line managers to set minimum requirements for remote working;
2022/03/11
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 204 #

2021/2098(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Believes that the measures to encourage improvements in the safety and health of workers are not effective for the assessment and management of psychosocial risks; calls on the Commission to recognise anxiety, depression and burnout as occupational diseases, to establish mechanisms for their prevention and the reintegration into the workplace of those affected and to encourage a move from individual-level actions to a work organisation approach16 ; __________________ 16 European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (2021), Telework and health risks in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic: evidence from the field and policy implications, 2021.
2022/03/11
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 209 #

2021/2098(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Commission to propose, in consultation with the social partners, a directive on psychosocial risks and well-being at work aiming to effectivelyonsiders that occupational safety and health prevention policies should also involve employees in the identification and prevention of psychosocial risks inand the workplace; considers that occupational safety anrefore calls on the Member States, having consulted thealth prevention policies should also involve employees in the identification and social partners, to complement these policies by factoring in the prevention of psychosocial risks;
2022/03/11
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 227 #

2021/2098(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Considers that it is essential for managers and senior staff to be provided with the psychosocial training required to adapt to work organisation practices and foster a deep understanding of negative mental health and the workplace;
2022/03/11
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 237 #

2021/2098(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Underlines that given the lack of sufficient mental health support and policies in the workplace, employees often have to rely on services provided by non- governmental organisations (NGOs)ational hospital facilities that involve considerable waiting time; calls for workplaces to ensure employees have access to in-house mental health support and remedies;
2022/03/11
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 240 #

2021/2098(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17b. Stresses the importance of mental health professionals and services and calls on the Member States to involve them more closely in the provision of mental health services and solutions at the workplace;
2022/03/11
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 241 #

2021/2098(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Encourages the CommissionMember States to launch education and awareness initiatives on mental health in the workplace; urges the Commission to make 2023 the EU Year of Good Mental Health to achieve this;
2022/03/11
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 262 #

2021/2098(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 c (new)
21c. Calls on the Member States also to address the obstacles and difficulties arising, including those linked to mental health problems, and to the recruitment and continued employment of persons with disabilities, who were among the most neglected during the pandemic;
2022/03/11
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 9 #

2021/2046(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the need for effective, efficient, sustainable and ambitious policies to reduce emissions and transport’s reliance on fossil fuels without delay; as soon as possible; is of the view that in order to achieve the objective of eliminating dependence on fossil fuels in the long term, a step-by-step programme of intermediate targets should be set, based on the principle of technology neutrality, and that new technologies should be assessed by means of an inclusive life- cycle assessment;
2021/05/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 15 #

2021/2046(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Takes the view that when deciding on smart and sustainable mobility, due consideration should be given to the competitiveness of the European industrial sector involved in mobility and the protection of jobs and of the know- how developed by the various industries;
2021/05/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 19 #

2021/2046(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that the challenges ahead are also an opportunity for themain motive for the challenges ahead is Union industrial leadership also in clean technologies such as batteries or, hydrogen, advanced fuels, natural gas for traction, as well as in the related industrial ecosystems; welcomes the new European partnerships under Horizon Europe related to mobilityplaces great emphasis on a goal that must never be secondary, namely that of providing all EU citizens with mobility solutions that are affordable for all, that are geared towards the inclusion of all social groups and that do not in any way increase the differences in opportunities between more affluent people and those having greater financial difficulties; welcomes the new European partnerships under Horizon Europe related to mobility, in order to achieve technological sovereignty and have constant control over innovation in this area;
2021/05/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 27 #

2021/2046(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Is of the view that the adoption of new technological choices related to mobility should be an incentive for European businesses, and should not expose the EU to dangerous imports and technological dependence on third parties, thus limiting the EU's strategic autonomy;
2021/05/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 29 #

2021/2046(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that a mobility system based on EU-wide digitalisation, data sharing and interoperable standards has the potential to make transport smarter and cleaner; believes it is essential to maintain the structural components of transport infrastructure before pushing ahead with the supercharged digitisalisation of that infrastructure; considers it necessary, first of all, to greatly speed up the development of a super-fast internet network (5G and 6G) that is widespread and stable throughout Europe in order to have a mobility system that is truly digital and secure;
2021/05/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 54 #

2021/2046(INI)

4. Calls for a holistic approach based on technological neutrality to increase the share of renewable energy in the transport sector, where the further development and, deployment of electricand cost-efficiency of electric and fuel cell vehicles should play a keyn enabling role;
2021/05/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 60 #

2021/2046(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on Member States to implement the Clean Energy Packagemonitor the state of the art of the Clean Energy Package and implement it, where necessary, in order to facilitate the production and management of the increased renewable electricity neethat is important in ordedr to decarbonismake the transport sector more sustainable;
2021/05/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 69 #

2021/2046(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for measures to unlock the potential of the energy efficiency first principle by boosting opportunities from digitalisation and electrifnew mobility solutions; calls for life-cycle assessment (LCA) of products to be taken into account in all sustainable mobility applications;
2021/05/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 86 #

2021/2046(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to conduct a comprehensive assessment of the possibilities for advanced biofuels and synthetic fuels and their associated infrastructure development in the EU, such as options for the greater uptake of sustainable alternative fuels, in particular in the aviation and maritimeall mobility sectors, as part of the review of RED II;
2021/05/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 88 #

2021/2046(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Commission to give due consideration to the world of natural gas (LPG and methane) for mobility traction purposes as a ready, effective and economically viable energy source that is suitable for completing the transition to environmentally sustainable energy sources; wishes to encourage the development of even more efficient and sustainable solutions for producing and using natural gas for traction purposes; calls for the continuation and, where necessary, implementation, of forms of economic and fiscal support for sustainable natural gas fuels;
2021/05/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 94 #

2021/2046(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for increased efforts to achieve a EU-wide roll-out of charging infrastructure and the adoption of harmonised standards to ensure interoperability.; calls for the EU-wide development of a commercial distribution network for hydrogen for traction purposes that is widespread and safe and for the adoption of harmonised standards to ensure interoperability; considers it vital to support the improvement of the natural gas distribution network for traction purposes;
2021/05/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 104 #

2021/2046(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Suggests - while waiting for technologies such as electricity and hydrogen to mature - that the adoption of already existing solutions and use of available industries be supported, since these nevertheless tend to lower emissions, especially in sectors having the most impact, such as maritime transport;
2021/05/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 107 #

2021/2046(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Is of the view that, in order to quantify the real impact of new smart and sustainable mobility solutions, certain choices cannot be prioritised without first having carried out a full life-cycle assessment of the technologies themselves, their impact and, above all, their emissions and how they are to be disposed of, where necessary.
2021/05/12
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 13 #

2021/2011(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 29 a (new)
— - having regard to the current widespread commodity shortages, affecting other materials previously not considered “critical1a”; _________________ 1a https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/03/busi ness/economy/commodity-shortages- inflation.html
2021/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 16 #

2021/2011(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas critical raw materials (CRMs) are the originators of industrial value creation and therefore essentially affect downstream sectors; whereas it is of highstrategic importance that the EU takes back control of its flows, value, and supply chains, and supports, fosters and digitalises ecosystems since this is the new core capacity in international (industrial) competition;
2021/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 24 #

2021/2011(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas the growing population and the transition towards digital, highly energy-efficient and climate-neutral economies lead in all scenarios to a significant higher demand for CRMs6 ; whereas the shortages in CRMs are leading to increasing industrial and security concerns; _________________ 6World Bank, Commission Foresight Study, OECD.
2021/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 44 #

2021/2011(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas it is evident that new and sustainable sourcing is required and that thee EU’s and its neighbourhood’s potential of sourcing at high sustainable standards by the EU and its neighbourhood should be fully and quickly exploited, together with recycling and researching for alternatives to CRMs;
2021/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 50 #

2021/2011(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Da. Whereas one of the great challenges concerning CRMs in Europe is recycling, and its development should be coupled with more sustainable techniques of sourcing and extraction;
2021/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 59 #

2021/2011(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that waste collection and product design are ‘low hanging fruit’an integrated approach along the value chain, from product design to material recovery is the appropriate strategiesy to increase CRM supply; notes that CRM substitution, while having its limits in product efficiency, is an inherent goal of industry and research because of high prices and dependency; CRM substitution should be supported by subsidies during the take-off of higher- cost products containing substituted materials;
2021/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 72 #

2021/2011(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Warns that Europe’s transition to climate neutrality should not replace reliance on fossil fuels with reliance on raw materials;deleted
2021/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 76 #

2021/2011(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Warns that Europe’s transition to climate neutralitydecarbonized and circular continent should not replace reliance on fossil fuels with reliance on raw materials;
2021/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 85 #

2021/2011(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to carefully review the criticality assessment methodology before 2023, ahead of the publication of the next list of CRMs; calls to a comprehensive debate involving industries and other concerned stakeholders, also taking into consideration the development of the international situation related with the CRMs;
2021/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 98 #

2021/2011(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Is concerned that recovery plans do not sufficiently tackle the challenges linked to CRM supply; calls therefore for investing more in recycling, also establishing a specific fund to support the development of more efficient and cost- effective recycling techniques;
2021/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 108 #

2021/2011(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to create an Important Project of Common European Interest (IPCEI) on CRMs, covering all the topics to reduce criticality and dependence: mining, reuse, recycling, substitution, etc;
2021/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 122 #

2021/2011(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Welcomes the creation of the European Raw Materials Alliance (ERMA) and its current focus on the most critical CRMs, namely rare earth elements, and magnets, s well as materials for energy storage and conversionsince the market conditions are completely distorted and monopolised by China, and on quantitative domestic and non-Chinese sourcing targets to support long-term supply relationships for a huge range of small and large manufacturers in the EU; underlines its role as the world’s largest ‘certification process’ for environmentally assessed and feasible CRM projects;
2021/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 134 #

2021/2011(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses the need for closer partnerships between CRM actors and downstream users and the common awareness and commitment to sustainable and circular value chains;
2021/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 137 #

2021/2011(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Asks the Commission to diversify supply chains for both primary and secondary sources and support the secondary one with subsidies for a limited range of time;
2021/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 141 #

2021/2011(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Recalls that in the short time it is essential to develop and strengthen partnerships and agreements regarding CRM production in several countries outside the EU, especially in cooperation with other EU allies and likeminded international partners;
2021/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 145 #

2021/2011(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Asks the Commission to consider a priority to support a circular economy approach along the value chain, from design to material recovery, of the key technologies for the energy, digital and mobility transition such as wind plants, PV plants, batteries, electric mobility, smart grids, etc
2021/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 157 #

2021/2011(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Welcomes the proposal to map the potential supply of secondary CRMs from EU stocks and waste; encourages the Commission to make this mapping exercise a priority and carry it out earlier than envisaged; stresses the needs to encourage collaborative instruments for CRM market such as RM European platform and to extend it also to circulating product fluxes and their trends, in order to evaluate the potentially recyclable secondary materials;
2021/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 168 #

2021/2011(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Notes that industrial CRM recycling processes still need massive investment in the collection, sorting, pre- processing and recovery infrastructure, in innovation, research, and scaling of technologies, and in skills, while providing job opportunities;
2021/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 171 #

2021/2011(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Highlights the need to implement dedicated measures that do incentive the use and market of secondary raw materials, in order to mitigate the global market instability;
2021/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 176 #

2021/2011(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission to step up efforts to ensure theand Member States to enhance efforts for proper collection and recycling of end-of- life -products with CRMs instead of having them stockpiledstockpiling them in households or discarded by landfill disposaing them into landfill or incineration;
2021/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 182 #

2021/2011(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Notes that while smart product design, the reuse of materials, recycled sources and substitution can significantly reduce primary demand, responsible and sustainable sourcing (including mining and extraction) is needed when supply cannot be met;
2021/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 197 #

2021/2011(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Highlights that primary and secondary sourcing in the EU is subject to the highest environmental and social standards worldwide, provides thousands of highly qualified jobs and is an indispensable prerequisite of the green and digital transition; calls therefore on all actors to help build public acceptance for responsible CRM sourcing projects in the EU;
2021/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 207 #

2021/2011(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Underlines the importance of maintaining and further developing expertise and skills in mining and processing technologies in the EU; calls for the development of new and innovative technologies in the field of sustainable mining and extraction of CRM in the EU;
2021/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 232 #

2021/2011(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. Urges the Commission to systematically and strategically build new CRM partnerships, where possible, in cooperation with our allies, and make this endeavour a horizontal task of its external and internal policies and to present the results in 2021;
2021/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 237 #

2021/2011(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
25. Welcomes the EU’s commitment to responsible and sustainable sourcing; stresses the need to underpin this commitment with concrete technical support, institution building and political dialogue with partner countries; stresses the need of homogeneous policies related to ethical standard for CRM sourcing; stresses the need to mobilise more state and private actors to also subscribe to and implement sustainability standards;
2021/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 12 #

2021/2006(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the EU strategy to reduce methane emissions; supportconsiders a clear pathway and framework to address methane emissions in a more comprehensive fashionprogressive way across Europe, by fostering synergies between sectors to strengthen the business case for capturing methane emissions;
2021/06/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 71 #

2021/2006(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the preparation of legislation for the energy sector with binding rules on monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) and leak detection and repair, and the consideration of rules on routine venting and flaring;
2021/06/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 102 #

2021/2006(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Believes that research, development and innovation and the implementation of fit-for-purpose technologies and practices to improve MRV and mitigate methane emissions are at the backbone of effective action; supports the mobilisation of funding from Horizon Europe, including for establishing an international methane emissions observatory;.
2021/06/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 106 #

2021/2006(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Calls on the Commission to find proper resources to establishing an international methane emissions observatory that does not affect the funds of Horizon Europe.
2021/06/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 115 #

2021/2006(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for a thorough assessment of the cost efficiency of the actions proposed in the energy sector, which should consider local conditions and the specific aspects of the variousmost involved and affected parts of the value chain and provide flexibility to the industry for their and graduality to the industry, especially for small and medium enterprises, for their progressive implementation;
2021/06/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 126 #

2021/2006(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to consider a target on renewable and decarbonised gases for 2030, as this would facilitate the development of biomethane and ensure the deployment of the most cost-efficient solutions, in a progressive timeline, across the Member States.
2021/06/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 294 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
(3) As announced in the Green Deal, the Commission presented its Renovation Wave strategy on 14 October 202030. The strategy contains an action plan with concrete regulatory, financing and enabling measures, with the objective to at least double the annual energy renovation rate of buildings by 2030 and to foster deep renovations. The revision of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive is necessary as one of the vehicles to deliver on the Renovation Wave. It will also contribute to delivering on the New European Bauhaus initiative and the European mission on climate-neutral and smart cities. The revision of the legislation should also protect, support and revive the production chain involved in the building sector, particularly at this difficult time and during this crisis. _________________ 30 A Renovation Wave for Europe - greening our buildings, creating jobs, improving lives, COM/2020/662 final.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 317 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
(11) Measures to improve further the energy performance of buildings should take into account the particular characteristics of historical and artistic heritage, climatic conditions, including adaptation to climate change, local conditions as well as indoor climate environment and cost-effectiveness. Those measures should not affect other requirements concerning buildings such as accessibility , architectural barriers, fire safety and seismic safety and the intended use of the building.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 332 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 14
(14) Two-thirds of the energy used for heating and cooling of buildings still comes from fossil fuels. In order to decarbonise the building sector, it is of particular importance to phase out fossil fuel in heating and cooling. Therefore, Member States should indicate their national policies and measures to phase out fossil fuels in heating and cooling in their building renovation plans, and no financial incentives should be given for the installation of fossil fuel boilers under the next Multiannual Financial Framework as of 2027, with the exception of those selected for investment, before 2027, under the European Regional Development Fund and on the Cohesion Fund. A clear legal basis for the ban of heat generators based on their greenhouse gas emissions or the type of fuel used should support national phase- out policies and measurespplying a technological neutrality criterion and protecting operators in the sector.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 351 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 19
(19) The enhanced climate and energy ambition of the Union requires a new vision for buildings: the zero-emission building, the very low energy demand of which is fully covered by energy from renewable sources where technically feasible. All new buildings should be zero- emission buildings, and all existing buildings should be transformed into zero- emission buildings by 2050.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 362 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 21
(21) The necessary decarbonisation of the Union building stock requires energy renovation at a large scale: almost 75% of that building stock is inefficient according to current building standards, and 85-95% of the buildings that exist today will still be standing in 2050. However, the weighted annual energy renovation rate is persistently low at around 1%. At the current pace, the decarbonisation of the building sector would require centuries. Triggering and supporting building renovation, including a shift towards emission-free heating systems, is therefore a key goal of this Directive, and to achieve this, the views of companies involved in the sector and property owners shall be duly taken into account.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 364 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 22
(22) Minimum energy performance standards are the essential regulatory tool to trigger renovation of existing buildings on a large scale, as they tackle the key barriers to renovation such as split incentives and co-ownership structures, which cannot be overcome by economic incentives. The introduction of minimum energy performance standards should lead to a gradual phase-out of the worst- performing buildings and a continuous improvement of the national building stock, contributing to the long-term goal of a decarbonised building stock by 2050.deleted
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 366 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 23
(23) Minimum energy performance standards set at Union level should focus on the renovation of the buildings with the highest potential in terms of decarbonisation, energy poverty alleviation and extended social and economic benefits, in particular on the very worst-performing buildings, which need to be renovated as a priority.deleted
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 368 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 24
(24) As regards the rest of the national building stock, Member States are free to decide whether they wish to introduce minimum energy performance standards, designed at national level and adapted to national conditions. When reviewing this Directive, the Commission should assess whether further binding minimum energy performance standards need to be introduced in order to achieve a decarbonised building stock by 2050.deleted
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 374 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 25
(25) The introduction of minimum energy performance standards should be accompanied by an enabling framework including technical assistance and financial measures. Minimum energy performance standards set at national level do not amount to “Union standards” within the meaning of State aid rules, while Union-wide minimum energy performance standards might be considered constituting such “Union standards”. In line with revised State aid rules, Member States may grant State aid to building renovation to comply with the Union-wide energy performance standards, namely to achieve a certain energy performance class, until those Union-wide standards become mandatory. Once the standards are mandatory, Member States may continue to grant State aid for the renovation of buildings and building units falling under the Union-wide energy performance standards as long as the building renovation aims at a higher standard than the specified minimum energy performance class.deleted
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 377 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 26
(26) The EU Taxonomy classifies environmentally sustainable economic activities across the economy, including for the building sector. Under the EU Taxonomy Climate Delegated Act, building renovation is considered a sustainable activity where it achieves at least 30% energy savings, complies with minimum energy performance requirements for major renovation of existing buildings, or consists of individual measures related to the energy performance of buildings, such as the installation, maintenance or repair of energy efficiency equipment or of instruments and devices for measuring, regulating and controlling the energy performance of buildings, where such individual measures comply with the criteria set out. Building renovation to comply with Union-wide minimum energy performance standards is typically in line with the EU Taxonomy criteria related to building renovation activities.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 379 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 27
(27) The Union-wide minimum energy performance standards should be based on harmonised energy performance classes. By defining the lowest energy performance class G as the worst- performing 15% of each Member State’s national building stock, the harmonisation of energy performance classes ensures similar efforts by all Member States, while the definition of the best energy performance class A ensures the convergence of the harmonised energy performance class scale towards the common vision of zero-emission buildings.deleted
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 382 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 28
(28) Minimum energy performance requirements for existing buildings and building elements were already contained in the predecessors of this Directive and should continue to apply. While the newly introduced minimum energy performance standards set a floor for the minimum energy performance of existing buildings and ensure that renovation of inefficient buildings takes place, minimum energy performance requirements for existing buildings and building elements ensure the necessary depth of renovation when a renovation takes place.deleted
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 403 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 34
(34) In order to foster deep renovation, which is one of the goals of the Renovation Wave strategy, Member States should give enhanced financial and administrative support to deep renovation, by adopting reliable, stable, predictable legal instruments and applying the criterion of technological neutrality.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 413 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 36
(36) Electric vehicles are expected to play a crucialmay also play a role in the decarbonisation and efficiency of the electricity system, namely through the provision of flexibility, balancing and storage services, especially through aggregation. This potential of electric vehicles to integrate with the electricity system and contribute to system efficiency and further absorption of renewable electricity should be fully exploited. Charging in relation to buildings is particularly important, since this is where electric vehicles park regularly and for long periods of time. Slow charging is economical and the installation of recharging points in private spaces can provide energy storage to the related building and integration of smart charging services and system integration services in general.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 415 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 37
(37) Combined with an increased share of renewable electricity production, electric vehicles produce fewer greenElectric vehicles, like low- emission vehicles and thouse gas emissions. Electric vehiclesrunning on sustainable fuels, constitute an important component of a clean energy transition based on energy efficiency measures, alternative fuels, renewable energy and innovative solutions for the management of energy flexibility. Building codes can be effectively used to introduce targeted requirements to support the deployment of recharging infrastructure in car parks of residential and non-residential buildings. Member States should remove barriers such as split incentives and administrative complications which individual owners encounter when trying to install a recharging point on their parking space.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 420 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 40
(40) Promoting green mobilitysustainable mobility, particularly if based on a technological neutrality criterion, is a key part of the European Green Deal and buildings can play an important role in providing the necessary infrastructure, not only for recharging of electric vehicles but also for bicycles. A shift to soft mobility such as cycling can significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions from transport, where climate conditions and the terrain allow. As set out in the 2030 Climate Target Plan, increasing the modal shares of clean and efficient private and public transport, such as cycling, will drastically lower pollution from transport and bring major benefits to individual citizens and communities. The lack of bike parking spaces is a major barrier to the uptake of cycling, both in residential and non- residential buildings. Building codes can effectively support the transition to cleaner mobility by establishing requirements for a minimum number of bicycle parking spaces.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 424 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 41
(41) The agendas of the Digital Single Market and the Energy Union should be aligned and should serve common goals. The digitalisation of the energy system is quickly changing the energy landscape, from the integration of renewables to smart grids and smart-ready buildings. In order to digitalise the building sector, the Union’s connectivity targets and ambitions for the deployment of high-capacity communication networks are important for smart homes and well-connected communities. Targeted incentives should be provided to promote smart-ready systems and digital solutions in the built environment, in accordance with the individual's right to privacy. This would offer new opportunities for energy savings, by providing consumers with more accurate information about their consumption patterns, and by enabling the system operator to manage the grid more effectively.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 426 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 42
(42) In order to facilitate a competitive and innovative market for smart building services that contributes to efficient energy use and integration of renewable energy in buildings and support investments in renovation, Member States should ensure direct access to building systems’ aggregated data by interested parties. To avoid excessive administrative costs for third parties, Member States shall facilitate the full interoperability of services and of the data exchange within the Union.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 438 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 47
(47) Financing alone will not deliver on the renovation needs, nor will it fully sustain the recovery of the building sector. Together with financing, setting up accessible and transparent advisory tools and assistance instruments such as one- stop-shops that provide integrated energy renovation services or facilitators, as well as implementing other measures and initiatives such as those referred to in the Commission’s Smart Finance for Smart Buildings Initiative, is indispensable to provide the right enabling framework and break barriers to renovation.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 457 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 56
(56) Installers and builders are critical for the successful implementation of this Directive. Therefore, an adequate number of installers and builders should, through training and other measures, have the appropriate level of competence for the installation and integration of the energy efficient and renewable energy technology required. These measures should typically be affordable for the majority of the population.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 477 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) renovation passports;deleted
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 484 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point k
(k) independent control systems for energy performance certificates , renovation passports, smart readiness indicators and inspection reports.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 523 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3
3. ‘nearly zero-energy building’ means a building with a very high energy performance, as determined in accordance with Annex I , which cannot be lower than the 2023 cost-optimal level reported by Member States in accordance with Article 6(2) and where the nearly zero or very low amount of energy required is covered to a very significant extent by energy from renewable sources, including, where possible, energy from renewable sources produced on-site or nearby;
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 554 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 18
18. ‘renovation passport’ means a document that provides a tailored roadmap for the renovation of a specific building in several steps that will significantly improve its energy performance;deleted
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 738 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – point d – point i (new)
(i) buildings used for national security purposes:
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 757 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) as of 1 January 20327, new buildings occupied or owned by public authorities; and
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 769 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) as of 1 January 20305, all new buildings;
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 779 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) as of 1 January 20327, for all new buildings with a useful floor area larger than 2000 square meteres; and
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 781 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) as of 1 January 20305, for all new buildings.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 842 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
(i) after 1 January 20327, at least energy performance class F; and
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 845 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
(ii) after 1 January 20305, at least energy performance class E;
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 865 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b – point i
(i) after 1 January 20327, at least energy performance class F; and
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 870 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii
(ii) after 1 January 20305, at least energy performance class E;
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 892 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c – point i
(i) after 1 January 20305, at least energy performance class F; and
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 894 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c – point ii
(ii) after 1 January 20338, at least energy performance class E;
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 969 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10
1. By 31 December 2023, the Commission shall adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 29 supplementing this Directive by establishing a common European framework for renovation passports, based on the criteria set out in paragraph 2. 2. By 31 December 2024, Member States shall introduce a scheme of renovation passports based on the common framework established in accordance with paragraph 1. 3. The renovation passport shall comply with the following requirements: (a) it shall be issued by a qualified and certified expert, following an on-site visit; (b) it shall comprise a renovation roadmap indicating a sequence of renovation steps building upon each other, with the objective to transform the building into a zero-emission building by 2050 at the latest; (c) it shall indicate the expected benefits in terms of energy savings, savings on energy bills and operational greenhouse emission reductions as well as wider benefits related to health and comfort and the improved adaptive capacity of the building to climate change; and (d) it shall contain information about potential financial and technical support.Article 10 deleted Renovation passport
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 971 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – title
10 RVoluntary renovation passport
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 973 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. By 31 December 2023, the Commission shall adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 29 supplementing this Directive by establishing a common European framework for voluntary renovation passports, based on the criteria set out in paragraph 2.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 977 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. By 31 December 2024, Member States shall introduce a scheme of renovation passports based on the common framework established in accordance with paragraph 1.deleted
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 984 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. The voluntary renovation passport shall comply with the following requirements:
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1027 #

2021/0426(COD)

4. Member States shall ensure that, when a technical building system is installed, the overall energy performance of the altered part, and where relevant, of the complete altered system, is assessed. The results shall be documented and passed on to the building owner, so that they remain available and can be used for the verification of compliance with the minimum requirements laid down pursuant to paragraph 1 and the issue of energy performance certificates.deleted
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1043 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the installation of at least one recharging point;deleted
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1065 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Member States shall ensure that the pre- cabling is dimensioned so as to enable the simultaneous use of the expected number of recharging points.deleted
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1102 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) at least two bicycle parking spaces for every dwelling.deleted
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1158 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2
2. When laying down the rules regarding the management and exchange of data, Member States or, where a Member State has so provided, the designated competent authorities, shall specify the rules on the access to building systems data by eligible parties in accordance with this Article and the applicable Union legal framework. Particular attention to the right to privacy of individual inhabitants, owners, tenants or lessees of buildings shall be paid in the data collection and exchange procedures.
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1168 #

2021/0426(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission shall adopt implementing acts detailing interoperability requirements and non- discriminatory and transparent procedures for access to the data with respect for the rights of individuals. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 30(2).
2022/07/06
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 184 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 9 b (new)
(9 b) ‘site’ means the geographical location of the facility;
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 188 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 9 a (new)
(9 a) ’component’ means any single technical equipment or device of an asset at a site/facility;
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 194 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 9 c (new)
(9 c) ‘facility’ means one or more installations on the same site that are operated by the same natural or legal person;
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 207 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10
(10) ‘emission factor’ means a coefficient that quantifies the average emissions or removals of a gas per unit activity, which is often based on a sample of measurement data, averaged to develop a representative rate of emission for a given activity level under a given set of operating conditions;
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 212 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 12
(12) ‘specific emission factor’ means an emission factor derived from direct measurementsfor a type of emission source based on direct measurements, sampling or detailed quantification methods specific to the type of emission source;
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 218 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13 a (new)
(13 a) ‘quantification’ means operations to determine the value of the quantity of methane emissions. Quantification can be based on direct measurements, engineering estimations, or models using ambient measurements and meteorological data, and should be based on advanced equipment and monitoring methods. Quantities of methane emissions are expressed in mass per time (e.g. kilograms per hour) or volume per time (e.g. standard cubic meters per hour);
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 228 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 17
(17) ‘leak detection and repair survey’ means a survey to identify sources ofprogramme’ means activities of an operator of assets to detect unplanned methane emissions, including, leaks and unintentional venting, and to repair and/or replace leaking components;
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 254 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 41
(41) ‘importer’ means a natural or legal person established in the Union who, in the course of a commercial activity, places fossil energy or renewable methane from a third country on the Union market. by means of a declaration for release for free circulation within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No. 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 October 2013 laying down the Union Customs Code, or the person on whose behalf this declaration is made;
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 262 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 41 a (new)
(41 a) ‘representative’ means any person appointed by another person to carry out the acts and formalities required under this Regulation. A representative shall be established within the customs territory of the Union.
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 355 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
In carrying out the verification activities referred to in paragraph 1, verifiers shall use free and publicly available European or international standards for methane emissions quantification as made applicable by the Commission in accordance with paragraph 5this Regulation. Until such date where the applicability of those standards is determined by the Commission, verifiers shall use existing European or international standards for quantification and verification of greenhouse gas emissionsindustry best practices and guidelines for methane emissions quantification.
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 390 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. By … [128 months from the date of 1. entry into force of this Regulation], operators shall submit a report to the competent authorities containing the quantification of source- level methane emissions estimated using generic but source-specific emission factors fat least generic emission factors for all sources not considered as de minimis of operated assets. Operators may choose to submit at that stage a report all sourcesccording to the requirements in paragraph 2.
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 402 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. By … [24 months from the date of entry into force of this Regulation], operators shall also submit a report to the competent authorities containing direct measurements of source-level methane emissions for operated assets. Reporting at such level may involve the use of source- level measurement and sampling as the basis for establishing specific emission factors used for emissions estimationsources not considered as de minimis for operated assets. When emission factors are used, the quantification shall involve specific emission factors.
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 412 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
By … [36 months from the date of entry into force of this Regulation] and by 301 Marchy every year thereafter, operators shall submit a report to the competent authorities containing direct measurementsquantification of source-level methane emissions for non-de-minimis sources operated assets referred to in paragraph 2, complemented by measurements of site- level methane emissions,nfirmed by a representative sample of an alternative/different quantification method described by CEN standards for operated facilities with methane emissions exceeding [100 tonnes per year] according the reby allowing assessment and verification of the source- level estimates aggregated by site. porting of the previous year. As long as no CEN standards provide adequate methodologies allowing such emission assessment methods, they can be performed on a voluntary basis. The assessment scope and frequency shall be based on experience using a risk-based approach or similar and shall be approved by the competent authority.
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 433 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 4
4. By … [36 months from the date of entry into force of this Regulation], undertakings established in the Union shall submit a report to the competent authorities containing direct measurements of source-level methane emissions for non-operated assets. Reporting at such level may involve the use of source-level measurement and sampling as the basis for establishing specific emission factors used for emissions estimation.deleted
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 447 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
By … [48 months from the date of entry into force of this Regulation] and by 30 March every year thereafter, undertakings established in the Union shall submit a report to the competent authorities containing direct measurements of source-level methane emissions for non- operated assets as set out in paragraph 4, complemented by measurements of site- level methane emissions, thereby allowing assessment and verification of the source- level estimates aggregated by site.deleted
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 454 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Before submission to the competent authorities, undertakings shall ensure that the reports set out in this paragraph are assessed by a verifier and include a verification statement issued in accordance with Articles 8 and 9.deleted
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 460 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) data per detailed, individual, emission source type;
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 463 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) detailed information on the quantification methodologies employed to measure methane emissions;
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 466 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1 – point e
(e) share of ownership and metshanre emissions fromof non-operated assets multiplied by the share of ownership(percentage of ownership) in non- operated assets;
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 469 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1 – point f
(f) a list of the entities with operational control of the non-operated assets.deleted
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 472 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2
The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, lay down a reporting template for the reports under paragraphs 2, 3, 4 and 5 taking into account the national inventory reports already in place. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 32(2). [Until the adoption of the relevant implementing acts, operators shall use the technical guidance documents and reporting templates of the Oil and Gas Methane Partnership 2.0, for upstream and for mid and downstream operations, as applicable.]
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 481 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 7
7. For site-level measurements referred to in paragraphs 3 and 5, appropriate quantification technologies shall be used which can provide such measurements.deleted
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 514 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Operators shall take all measures available to themappropriate and reasonable mitigation measures to prevent and minimise methane emissions in their operations.
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 521 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
By … [36 months from the date of entry into force of this Regulation], operators shall submit a leak detection and repair programme to the competent authorities which shall detail the contents of the surveysactivity to be carried out in accordance with the requirements in this Article and the CEN standard referred in [new] paragraph 1 or the corresponding Technical Specification document.
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 533 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The competent authorities may require the operator to amend the programme taking into account the requirements of this Regulation and the CEN standard or the corresponding CEN Technical specification document.
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 535 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. The Commission shall issue a mandate to the European standardisation body concerned to establish technical specifications, European standards or harmonised European standards on leak detection and repair instruments and methodologies. Harmonised standards or parts thereof the references of which have been published in the Official Journal of the European Union shall be presumed to be in conformity with the requirements referred to in this Article.
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 545 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
By … [612 months from the date of entry into force of this Regulation], operators shall carry outinitiate a survey of all relevant components under their responsibility in accordance with the leak detection and repair programme referred in paragraph 1.
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 546 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Thereafter, leak detection and repair surveys shall be repeated every three months. will be conducted on the basis of sectoral differentiation, with frequencies and minimum detection thresholds different for the upstream, midstream and downstream gas sector. In midstream sector: a) compressor stations, underground storage LNG-terminals will be surveyed every 6 months, searching for a minimum leak size of 400g/h and every 12 months for a minimum leak size of 20 g/h. b) regulating and metering stations will be surveyed every 12 months searching for a minimum leak size of 20 g/h. c) valve stations will be surveyed every 24 months searching for a minimum leak size of 20g/h. LDAR campaigns at the distribution level will follow a performance-based approach setting inspection intervals consistent with the sensitivity to leakage of the material that constitute the network: a) grey cast iron networks will be surveyed every 6 months; b) asbestos networks will be surveyed every 12 months; c) ductile cast iron networks will be surveyed every 24 months; d) non protected steel networks will be surveyed every 36 months; e) polyethylene, PVC or protected steel (<=16 bar) networks will be surveyed every 60 months. These inspection frequencies represent the minimum for LDAR campaigns.The CEN will further specify and adopt the methodologies for inspection intervals, eventually reducing the periods between inspections. Operators may use continuous monitoring systems instead of or in addition to LDAR investigations if the competent authorities approve their use in the context of the LDAR programme mentioned in paragraph 1 and in accordance with the elements outlined in Part 1 of Annex I. Through national/local pipeline integrity management regulations and guidelines, such as those defined in EN 1594, procedures are in place to prevent any leakage for protected steel > 16 bar. Incident related emissions such as third party damage are detected on occurrence and repaired as soon as possible.
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 563 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3
3. In carrying out the surveys, operators shall use devices that allow detection of loss of methane from components of 500 parts per million or moreperiodic surveys or in using continuous monitoring, operators shall use dectecting devices with the capability to detect the leak size corresponding to the relevant leaks searched for in the mid-stream table and [20g/h] for the downstream table. The CEN standard should define the type of device and methodology to detect the related leak size that has to be captured as mentioned in the tables above. Before the standard is available, the competent authorities shall validate the detection devices within the submitted LDAR program.
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 587 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Operators shall repair or replace all components found to be emitting 500 parts per million or more of methane.
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 595 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
The repair or replacement of the components referred to in the first subparagraph shall take place immediately after detection, or as soon as possible thereafter but no later than five days after detection, provided operators can demonstrate that safety or technical considerations do not allow immediate action and provided operators establish a repair and monitoring schedule. for a first attempt but no later than thirty days. Where the repair referred to in the first subparagraph is not successful or possible due to safety, administrative, or technical considerations, the operators shall establish a repair and monitoring schedule for leaks above [20 g/h] no later than [30] days after detection. The repair and monitoring schedule referred to in the second subparagraph shall be set so that the found leakages are repaired without unnecessary delays and the environmental impact is minimized, while respecting the safety, administrative and technical considerations. The detailed procedures to do so will be described in the CEN standard or corresponding technical specification document referred in [new paragraph 1].
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 607 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3
Safety, administrative and technical considerations that do not allow immediate action, as referred to in the second and third subparagraph, shall be limited to taking into account: (a) safety to personnel and humans in proximity, environmental impacts, concentration of methane loss,humans and objects in proximity; (b) scheduled maintenance; (c) significant deterioration of the gas supply; (d) disproportionate impact on the gas supply to end users; (e) permitting processes requirement or required administrative authorization; (f) accessibility to component,; (g) availability of replacement of the componentparts necessary for the repair. Environmental impact considerations may include instances whereby repair could lead to a higher level of methanegreenhouse gas emissions than in the absence of the repair.
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 621 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 4
Where a system shutdown is required before the repair or replacement can be undertaken, operators shall minimise the leak within one day of detection and shall repair the leak by the end of the next scheduled system shutdown or within a year, whichever is soonerIn any case, the operator can justify to competent authorities not to repair a leak if the associated abatement costs are disproportionate. Proportionality criteria will be established by the relevant European competent authorities.
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 639 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Notwithstanding paragraph 2, operators shall surveycheck for leakage components that were found to be emitting 500 parts per million or more of methane during any of the previous surveys as soon as possible after the repair carried outrepaired or replaced pursuant to paragraph 45, andimmediately if possible but no later than 15 days thereafter to ensure that the repair was successfule months.
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 645 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Notwithstanding paragraph 2, operators shall survey components that were found to be emitting below 500 parts per million of methane, no later than three months after the emissions were detected, to check whether the size of loss of methane has changed.deleted
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 654 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3
Where a higher risk to safety or a higher risk of methane losses is identified, the competent authorities may recommend that surveys of the relevant components take place more frequently.deleted
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 660 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
Without prejudice to the reporting obligations pursuant to paragraph 78, operators shall record all identified leaks, irrespective of their size, and shall continually survey them to ensure that they are repaired in accordance with paragraph 4.
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 665 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1
Within one month after each survey, oOperators shall submit an annual report with the results of the survey and a repair and monitoring schedule to the competent authorities of the Member State where the relevant assets are located. The report shall include at least the elements set out in Part 2 of Annex I.
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 677 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Venting and flaring shall only be allowed in the following situations:
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 687 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) in case of an emergency, incidents or malfunction or where impacting safety or security of supply; and
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 696 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. c) if vents are smaller than 50 kg of methane per event;
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 699 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. environmental impact of mitigation measures is higher than the benefit.
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 703 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. Venting and flaring under point (b) of paragraph 2 shall include the following specific situations where venting or flaring, as applicable, cannot be completely eliminated:
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 715 #

2021/0423(COD)

(a) during normal operations of certain components including but not limited to pneumatic controllers, sampling for measurement devices and dry gas seals, provided that the equipment meets all the specified equipment standards and it is properly maintained and regularly inspected to minimise methane losses;
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 720 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – point d
(d) during loading out liquids from a storage tank or other low-pressure vessel to a transport vehicle in compliance with applicable standards and storage tank breathers;
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 727 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – point e
(e) during repair and, maintenance, test procedures including blowing down, purging and depressurizing equipment to perform repair and maintenance;
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 731 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – point i
(i) (i) where methane does not meet the gathering pipeline specifications, provided the operator analyses methane samples twice per week to determine whether the specifications have been achieved and routes the methane into a gathering pipeline as soon as the pipeline specifications are metn a mixture is vented that is off specifications, as a result of the gas processing;
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 734 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – point j
(j) during (re)commissioning of pipelines, facility equipment or facilitiegas storage wells, only for as long as necessary to purge introduced impurities from the pipeline or equipment;
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 740 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. (m) vents from isolation valves used for segmentation of pipelines or compressor station isolation and emergency shutdown system;
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 746 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. vents for elimination of blockage by gas hydrates in storage facilities.
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 763 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 4
4. Where venting is allowed pursuant to paragraphs 2 (b) and 3, operators shall vent only in the following cases: (a) where flaring is not technically feasible or; (b) where risks endangering safety of operations or personnel.; (c) when flaring is not allowed by other legal obligations; In such a situation, as part of the reporting obligations set out in Article 16, operators shall demonstrate to the competent authorities the necessity to opt for venting instead of flaring.
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 771 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 5
5. Flaring shall only be allowed where either re-injection or utilisation on- site or dispatch of the methane are not technically feasible or risks endangering safety of operations or personnel or security of supply. In specific case of routine flaring in production sites, it shall only be allowed where either re-injection, utilisation on-site or dispatch of the methane to a market are not feasible for reasons other than economic considerations. In such a situations, as part of the reporting obligations set out in Article 16.2, operators shall demonstrate to the competent authorities the necessity to opt for flaring instead of either re-injection, utilisation on-site or dispatch of the methane to a market.
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 777 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Where implementing venting or flaring provisions leads to an abatement efficiency lower than the reference values set by ACER as per Article34 of this Regulation, the operators must minimize the vented emissions by available efficient means and include the justification in the report according to Article 17.
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 787 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Where implementing venting or flaring provisions requires an approval of relevant authorities, permitting, procuring, sufficient availability of appropriate equipment on the market and installing new equipment, operators shall proceed at the fastest possible schedule. The competent authorities may request the details of the schedule and request modifications. For venting and flaring events that happen during the implementation period the competent authorities shall waive the penalties arising from Article 30.
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 791 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 5 c (new)
5 c. Where a site is built, replaced in whole or in part or refurbished, the new or renovated equipment or components should be installed to avoid/minimise venting and flaring according to relevant technology European Standards.
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 802 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) of more than [5,000 kg] of methane caused by an incident, emergency or a malfunction;
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 805 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) lasting a total of 8 hours or more within a 24 hour period from a single event.deleted
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 811 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The notification referred to in the first subparagraph shall be made without any unnecessary delay after the event and at the latest within 48 hours from the start of the event. The requirements applicable for this notification will be in accordance to national or local legislation regarding notification of incidents, emergencies or othe moment the operator became aware of itr unusual occurrences, when already existing.
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 815 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2
2. Operators shall submit to the competent authorities quarterly reports of allinformation on venting and flaring events referred to in paragraph 1 and in Article 15 in accordance with the elements set out in Annex II, as part of each report referred to in Article 12.
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 901 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1
1. Venting and flaring with a destruction and removal efficiency below 98% of methane from drainage stations shall be prohibited from [1 January 2025], except in the case of an emergency, risks to safety, a malfunction or where unavoidable and strictly necessary for maintenance. In such cases, drainage station operators shall vent only if flaring is not technically feasible or risks endangering safety of operations or personnel. In such a situation, as part of the reporting obligations set out in Article 23, drainage station operators shall demonstrate to the competent authorities the necessity to opt for venting instead of flaring.
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 907 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2
2. Venting of methane through a mine ventilation shafts in coal mines emitting of more than 0.58 tonnes of methane/kilotonne of coal mined, other than coking coal mines, shall be prohibited from 1 January 2027.
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 915 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 3
3. By … [tThree years from the date of entry into force of this Regulation]when coking coal is not classified as a critical raw material, the Commission shall adopt a delegated act in accordance with Article 31 to supplement this Regulation by setting out restrictions on venting methane from ventilation shafts for coking coal mines.
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 1137 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex VIII – paragraph 2 – point i
(i) where exporters or producers can be clearly identified, the name and address of exporter and, if different from exporter, name and address of producer;
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 1141 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex VIII – paragraph 2 – point ii
(ii) country and regions corresponding to the Union nomenclature of territorial units for statistics (NUTS) level 1 where the energy was produced and, only for imports by pipelines, countries and corresponding to the Union nomenclature of territorial units for statistics (NUTS) level 1 through which the energy was transported until it was placed on the Union market;
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 1143 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex VIII – paragraph 2 – point iii
(iii) as regards oil and fossil gas, and if the importer has access to this information, whether the exporter is undertaking measurement and reporting of its methane emissions, either independently or as part of commitments to report national GHG inventories in line with United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) requirements, and whether it is in compliance with UNFCCC reporting requirements or in compliance with Oil and Gas Methane Partnership 2.0 standards. This must be accompanied by a copy of the latest report on methane emissions, including, where available, including the information referred to in Article 12(6), where provided in such report. The method of quantification (such as UNFCCC tiers or OGMP levels) employed in the reporting must should be specified for each type of emissions;
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 1146 #

2021/0423(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex VIII – paragraph 2 – point iv
(iv) as regards oil and gas, and if the importer has access to this information, whether the exporter applies regulatory or voluntary measures to control its methane emissions, including measures such as leak detection and repair surveys or measures to control and restrict venting and flaring of methane. This must be accompanied by a description of such measures, including, where available, relevant reports from leak detection and repair surveys and from venting and flaring events with respect to the last available calendar year;
2022/10/24
Committee: ENVIITRE
Amendment 211 #

2021/0414(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
(6) Platform work can provide opportunities for accessing the labour market more easily, gaining additional income through a secondary activity or enjoying some flexibility in the organisation of working time. At the same time, platform work brings challenges, as it can blur the boundaries between employment relationship and self- employed activity, and the responsibilities of employers and workers. Misclassification of the employment status has consequences for the persons affected, as it is likely to restrict access to existing labour and social rights. It also leads to unfair competition, especially at the expense of micro-enterprises and SMEs and an uneven playing field with respect to businesses that classify their workers correctly, and it has implications for Member States’ industrial relations systems, their tax base and the coverage and sustainability of their social protection systems. While such challenges are broader than platform work, they are particularly acute and pressing in the platform economy.
2022/06/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 287 #

2021/0414(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 18
(18) Digital labour platforms differ from other online platforms in that they organise work performed by individuals at the request, one-off or repeated, of the recipient of a service provided by the platform. Organising work performed by individuals should imply at a minimum a significant role in matching the demand for the service with the supply of labour by an individual who has a contractual relationship with the digital labour platform and who is available to perform a specific task, and can include other activities such as processing payments. Online platforms which do not organise the work performed by individuals but merely provide the means by which service providers can reach the end-user, for instance by advertising offers or requests for services or aggregating and displaying available service providers in a specific area or connecting customers with service providers, without any further involvement in management tasks, should not be considered a digital labour platform. The definition of digital labour platforms should not include providers of a service whose primary purpose is to exploit or share assets, such as short-term rental of accommodation or those using platforms as a means of matching up supply and demand. It should be limited to providers of a service for which the organisation of work performed by the individual, such as transport of persons or goods or cleaning, constitutes a necessary and essential and not merely a minor and purely ancillary component.
2022/06/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 347 #

2021/0414(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 25
(25) CGeneral principles making it possible to define at national level the criteria indicating that a digital labour platform controls the performance of work should be included in the Directive in order to make the legal presumption operational and facilitate the enforcement of workers’ rights. Those criteria should be inspired by Union and national case law and take into account national concepts of the employment relationship. The criteria should include concrete elements showing that the digital labour platform, for instance, determines in practice and not merely recommends the working conditions or the remuneration or both, gives instructions on how the work is to be performed or prevents the person performing platform work from developing business contacts with potential clients. In order for it to be effective in practice, two criteria should be always fulfilled to trigger the application of the presumption. At the same time, the criteria should not cover situations where the persons performing platform work are genuine self-employed. Genuine self-employed persons are themselves responsible vis-à-vis their customers for how they perform their work and the quality of their outputs. The freedom to choose working hours or periods of absence, to refuse tasks, to use subcontractors or substitutes or to work for any third party is characteristic of genuine self-employment. Therefore, de facto restricting such discretions by a number of conditions or through a system of sanctions, should also be considered as an element of controlling the performance of work. Closely supervising the performance of work or thoroughly verifying the quality of the results of that work, including through electronic means, which does not merely consist in using reviews or ratings by the recipients of the service, should also be considered as an element of controlling the performance of work. At the same time, digital labour platforms should be able to design their technical interfaces in a way to ensure good consumer experience. Measures or rules which are required by law or which are necessary to safeguard the health and safety of the recipients of the service should not be understood as controlling the performance of work.
2022/06/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 486 #

2021/0414(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – introductory part
(1) ‘digital labour platform’ means any natural or legal person providing a commercial service which meets all of the following requirements:
2022/06/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 497 #

2021/0414(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
(2) ‘platform work’ means any work organised and directed through a digital labour platform and performed in the Union by an individual on the basis of a contractual relationship between the digital labour platform and the individual, irrespective of whether a contractual relationship exists between the individual and the recipient of the service;
2022/06/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 537 #

2021/0414(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2
2. The definition of digital labour platforms laid down in paragraph 1, point (1), shall not include providers of a service whose primary purpose is to exploit or share assets. It shall be limited to providers of a service for which the organisation of work performed by the individual constitutes not merely a minor and purely ancillary component but a key element in the employment relationship.
2022/06/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 559 #

2021/0414(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Social partners shall be encouraged to conclude collective agreements on platform working conditions in line with their national practices in the field of industrial relations and social dialogue. Where such collective agreements are in place and do not provide for the legal presumption, the latter shall not apply.
2022/06/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 602 #

2021/0414(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Controlling the performance of work within the meaning of paragraph 1 shall be understood as fulfilling at leastMember States shall establish criteria to define the effective monitoring of work done by a digital work platform at national level, in line with national provisions governing the employment relationship. When defining criteria, Member States bear in mind that controlling the performance of work within the meaning of paragraph 1 is characterised by effective limitation, enforced by penalties, of the freedom to organise work independently, in particular the freedom two of the following:choose working hours or periods of absence or to accept or refuse work.
2022/06/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 611 #

2021/0414(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) effectively determining, or setting upper limits for the level of remuneration;deleted
2022/06/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 621 #

2021/0414(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) requiring the person performing platform work to respect specific binding rules with regard to appearance, conduct towards the recipient of the service or performance of the work;deleted
2022/06/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 636 #

2021/0414(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) supervising the performance of work or verifying the quality of the results of the work including by electronic means;deleted
2022/06/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 643 #

2021/0414(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) effectively restricting the freedom, including through sanctions, to organise one’s work, in particular the discretion to choose one’s working hours or periods of absence, to accept or to refuse tasks or to use subcontractors or substitutes;deleted
2022/06/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 656 #

2021/0414(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) effectively restricting the possibility to build a client base or to perform work for any third party in an exclusive relationship.
2022/06/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 736 #

2021/0414(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Member States shallmay ensure the possibility for any of the parties to rebut the legal presumption referred to in Article 4 in legal or administrative proceedings or both.
2022/06/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 746 #

2021/0414(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Where the digital labour platform argues that the contractual relationship in question is not an employment relationship as defined by the law of the Member State or equivalent provisions, collective agreements or practice in force in the Member State in question, with consideration to the case- law of the Court of Justice, the burden of proof shall be on the digital labour platform. Such legal and administrative proceedings shall not have suspensive effect on the application of the legal presumption.
2022/06/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 837 #

2021/0414(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Unless otherwise provided for in this Directive or in national law, the platform operator shall not be obliged to disclose information that would be considered a trade secret or confidential under the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 or competition law.
2022/06/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 856 #

2021/0414(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
They shall not use automated monitoring and decision-making systems in any manner that puts undue pressure on platform workers or otherwise puts at risk the physical and mental health of platform workers. Undue pressure and risk must be understood as effects beyond those of similar work carried out without the use of an algorithm.
2022/06/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 884 #

2021/0414(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Where platform workers are not satisfied with the explanation or the written statement of reasons obtained or consider that the decision referred to in paragraph 1 infringes their rights, they shall have the right to request the digital labour platform to review that decision. The digital labour platform shall respond to such request by providing the platform worker with a substantiated reply without undue delay and in any event within one week of receipt of the requestthe time limits set by national legislation or, where national legislation does not set such time limits, by Regulation (EU) 2016/679.
2022/06/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 979 #

2021/0414(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Member States shall undertake to protect and promote cooperative undertakings and small businesses by means of ad hoc regulatory measures to safeguard employment and ensure their capacity for development and growth.
2022/06/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 1004 #

2021/0414(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 2
2. The authorities referred to in paragraph 1 and national labour and social protection authorities shall seek ways of carrying out annual inspections and, where relevant, cooperate in the enforcement of this Directive, within the remit of their respective competences, in particular where questions on the impact of automated monitoring and decision-making systems on working conditions or on rights of persons performing platform work arise. For that purpose, those authorities shall exchange relevant information with each other, including information obtained in the context of inspections or investigations, either upon request or at their own initiative and define the extent of sanctions for non-compliance.
2022/06/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 28 #

2021/0293(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 4
(4) The Commission’s Communication on the European Green Deal35 emphasised that Europe should leverage the potential of the digital transformation, which is considered to be a key enabler for reaching the Green Deal objectives. The Union should promote and invest in the necessary digital transformation as digital technologies are a critical enabler for attaining the sustainability goals of the Green Deal in many different sectors, always bearing in mind the impact this digital transformation will have, especially on employment. Digital technologies such as artificial intelligence, 5G, cloud and edge computing and the internet of things can accelerate and maximise the impact of policies to deal with climate change and protect the environment, notwithstanding the repercussions for employment policies that the EU institutions have not yet calculated. Digitalisation also presents new opportunities for distance monitoring of air and water pollution, or for monitoring and optimising how energy and natural resources are used. Europe needs a digital sector that puts sustainability at its heart, ensuring that digital infrastructures and technologies become verifiably more sustainable and energy- and resource efficient, and contribute to a sustainable circular and climate-neutral economy and society in line with the European Green Deal. _________________ 35 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions “The European Green deal”, 11.12.2019, COM/2019/640 final.
2022/03/11
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 49 #

2021/0293(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 7
(7) Digital skills, basic and advanced, are essential to reinforce the collective resilience of the Union’s society. Digitally empowered and capable citizens will be able to take advantage of the opportunities of the Digital Decade. Moreover, digital training and education through professional training and education and retraining should support a workforce in which people can acquire specialised digital skills to get quality jobs and rewarding careers in much greater numbers than today, with convergence between women and men. In addition, an essential enabler for taking advantage of the benefits of digitisation, for further technological developments and for Europe’s digital leadership is a sustainable digital infrastructure for connectivity, microelectronics and the ability to process vast data. Excellent and secure connectivity for everybody and everywhere in Europe including in rural and remote areas40 is needed. Societal needs for upload and download bandwidth are constantly growing. By 2030, networks with gigabit speeds should become available at accessible conditions for all those who need or wish such capacity. Moreover, microprocessors which are already today at the start of most of the key, strategic value chains are expected to be in even higher demand in the future, in particular the most innovative ones. Climate neutral highly secure edge node guaranteeing access to data services with low latency wherever businesses are located and quantum capacity are also expected to be critical enablers. _________________ 40 Long-term Vision for the EU’s Rural Areas. COM(2021) 345 final.
2022/03/11
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 73 #

2021/0293(COD)

(9) Democratic life and public services will also crucially depend on digital technologies and therefore they should be fully accessible for everyone, including people who are vulnerable or in vulnerable areas, as a best–in- class digital environment providing for easy-to-use, efficient and personalised services and tools with high security and privacy standards.
2022/03/11
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 85 #

2021/0293(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 19
(19) The Commission should, together with Member States, develop projected trajectories for the Union to reach the digital targets as laid down in this Decision. These projected trajectories should then be translated by Member States into national trajectories, where possible. The different potential of Member States to contribute to the digital targets should be taken into account and reflected in national trajectories. These trajectories should help assess progress over time at Union and national level respectively and should take account of any adverse effects that occur during the process of achieving the digital targets.
2022/03/11
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 89 #

2021/0293(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 22
(22) Since spectrum is essential to achieve the digital targets, and in particular a secure, performant and sustainable digital infrastructure, Member States should also report on their adopted and future policies and measures regarding the availability and possibility to use radio spectrum for existing users and prospective investors and operators. Without prejudice to the possibility for the Commission to propose new strategic spectrum policy orientations or mechanisms under Article 4 (4) of Directive (EU) 2018/1972 of the European Parliament and of the Council43appropriate guidance could be provided by the Commission in that regard in order to meet the general objectives and digital targets laid down in this Decision. _________________ 43 Directive (EU) 2018/1972 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 establishing the European Electronic Communications Code (OJ L 321, 17.12.2018, p. 36).
2022/03/11
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 95 #

2021/0293(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 4
(4) The Commission’s Communication on the European Green Deal35 emphasised that Europe should leverage the potential of the digital transformation, which is considered a key enabler for reaching the Green Deal objectives. The Union should promote and invest in the necessary digital transformation as digital technologies are a critical enabler for attaining the sustainability goals of the Green Deal in many different sectors, always bearing in mind the effects, especially employment, of which this digital transformation will be the cause. Digital technologies such as artificial intelligence, 5G, cloud and edge computing and the internet of things can accelerate and maximise the impact of policies to deal with climate change and protect the environment, despite the repercussions on employment policies not yet estimated by the European institutions. Digitalisation also presents new opportunities for distance monitoring of air and water pollution, or for monitoring and optimising how energy and natural resources are used. Europe needs a digital sector that puts sustainability at its heart, ensuring that digital infrastructures and technologies become verifiably more sustainable and energy- and resource efficient, and contribute to a sustainable circular and climate-neutral economy and society in line with the European Green Deal. . _________________ 35 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions “The European Green deal”, 11.12.2019, COM/2019/640 final.
2022/03/29
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 101 #

2021/0293(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 5
(5) The measures envisaged in the Digital Compass Communication should be implemented, to intensify actions defined in the strategy for Shaping Europe’s digital future, and building on existing Union instruments (such as Cohesion programmes, the Technical Support Instrument, Regulation (EU) 2021/694 of the European Parliament and of the Council36 , Regulation (EU) 2021/695 of the European Parliament and of the Council37 and Regulation (EU) 2021/523 of the European Parliament and of the Council38 ) and on the funds allocated for digital transition of Regulation (EU) 2021/241 of the European Parliament and of the Council39 making use, where appropriate, of synergies between the Union and national funds. By this Decision, a Policy Programme “Path to the Digital Decade” should therefore be established in order to achieve, accelerate and shape a successful digital transformation of the Union’s economy and society. _________________ 36 Regulation (EU) 2021/694 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2021 establishing the Digital Europe Programme and repealing Decision (EU) 2015/2240 (OJ L 166, 11.5.2021, p. 1). 37 Regulation (EU) 2021/695 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 April 2021 establishing Horizon Europe – the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, laying down its rules for participation and dissemination, and repealing Regulations (EU) No 1290/2013 and (EU) No 1291/2013 (OJ L 170, 12.5.2021, p. 1). 38 Regulation (EU) 2021/523 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 March 2021 establishing the InvestEU Programme and amending Regulation (EU) 2015/1017 ( OJ L 107, 26.3.2021, p. 30). 39 Regulation (EU) 2021/241 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 February 2021 establishing the Recovery and Resilience Facility (OJ L 57, 18.2.2021, p. 17).
2022/03/29
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 112 #

2021/0293(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 30
(30) Multi-Country Projects involving several Member States should allow for large-scale intervention in key areas necessary for the achievement of the digital targets, notably by pooling resources from the Union, Member States, and where appropriate private sources. They should be implemented in a coordinated manner, in close cooperation between the Commission and Member States. For that reason, the Commission should play a central role in accelerating the deployment of Multi-Country Projects through the identification of Multi- Country projects ready for implementation among the projects categories indicatively included in Annex, in advising Member States on the choice of implementation mechanism, on the choice of the sources of funding and their combination, on other strategic matters related to the implementation of those projects, and on the selection of a European Digital Infrastructure Consortium (EDIC) as an implementation mechanism, where appropriate.
2022/03/11
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 114 #

2021/0293(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 32
(32) Multi-Country Projects should be able to attract and combine, in an efficient manner, various sources of Union and Member States’ funding. Notably, the combination of the funds from centrally managed Union programme with resources committed by Member States should be possible, including, under certain conditions, contributions from the Recovery and Resilience Facility, as explained in Part 3 of the Commission guidance to Member States on Recovery and Resilience Plans44, as well as contributions from European Regional Development and Cohesion funds. Whenever justified by the nature of a given Multi-Country Project, it should also be open to contributions from entities other than the Union and Member States, including private contributions. _________________ 44 Brussels, 22.1.2021 SWD(2021) 12 final.
2022/03/11
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 114 #

2021/0293(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 7
(7) Digital skills, basic and advanced, are essential to reinforce the collective resilience of the Union’s society. Digitally empowered and capable citizens will be able to take advantage of the opportunities of the Digital Decade. Moreover, digital training and education, through education and vocational training and retraining, should support a workforce in which people can acquire specialised digital skills to get quality jobs and rewarding careers in much greater numbers than today, with convergence between women and men. In addition, an essential enabler for taking advantage of the benefits of digitisation, for further technological developments and for Europe’s digital leadership is a sustainable digital infrastructure for connectivity, microelectronics and the ability to process vast data. Excellent and secure connectivity for everybody and everywhere in Europe including in rural and remote areas40 is needed. Societal needs for upload and download bandwidth are constantly growing increasing the investment gap needed to meet these requirements. By 2030, networks with gigabit speeds should become available at accessible conditions for all those who need or wish such capacity. Moreover, microprocessors which are already today at the start of most of the key, strategic value chains are expected to be in even higher demand in the future, in particular the most innovative ones. Climate neutral highly secure edge node guaranteeing access to data services with low latency wherever businesses are located and quantum capacity are also expected to be critical enablers. _________________ 40 Long-term Vision for the EU’s Rural Areas. COM(2021) 345 final.
2022/03/29
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 117 #

2021/0293(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 34
(34) The Commission should be able to establish, upon Member States’ application, and where it considers it appropriate, in particular in the situations where there is no alternative suitable implementation mechanism, a European Digital Infrastructure Consortium (‘EDIC’) to implement that Multi-Country Project. This should be done without further burdening Member States' budgets.
2022/03/11
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 130 #

2021/0293(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 9
(9) Democratic life and public services will also crucially depend on digital technologies and therefore they should be fully accessible for everyone, including vulnerable people or people in vulnerable areas, as a best–in- class digital environment providing for easy-to-use, efficient and personalised services and tools with high security and privacy standards.
2022/03/29
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 131 #

2021/0293(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) promote a human-centered, inclusive, fair, secure and open digital environment where digital technologies and services respect and enhance Union principles and values;
2022/03/11
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 148 #

2021/0293(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) encourage the retraining of EU citizens who will be affected by digital transformation, guaranteeing them the possibility of acquiring and maintaining new skills and competences in the digital sector;
2022/03/11
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 151 #

2021/0293(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b b (new)
(bb) promote educational and awareness-raising measures and initiatives on mental health to prevent psychosocial risks connected with digital transformation;
2022/03/11
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 152 #

2021/0293(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 19
(19) The Commission should, together with Member States, develop projected trajectories for the Union to reach the digital targets as laid down in this Decision. These projected trajectories should then be translated by Member States into national trajectories, where possible. The different potential of Member States to contribute to the digital targets should be taken into account and reflected in national trajectories. These trajectories should help assess progress over time at Union and national level respectively and should take into account any negative effects produced along the process of achieving the digital goals.
2022/03/29
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 155 #

2021/0293(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) ensure digital sovereignty notably by a secure and accessible digital infrastructure capable to process vast volumes of data that enables other technological developments, supporting the competitiveness of the Union's industry, and of SMEs in particular;
2022/03/11
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 157 #

2021/0293(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 22
(22) Since spectrum is essential to achieve the digital targets, and in particular a secure, performant and sustainable digital infrastructure, Member States should also report on their adopted and future policies and measures regarding the availability and possibility to use radio spectrum for existing users and prospective investors and operators. Without prejudice to the possibility for the Commission to propose new strategic spectrum policy orientations or mechanisms under Article 4 (4) of Directive (EU) 2018/1972 of the European Parliament and of the Council43 appropriate guidance could be provided by the Commission in that regard in order to meet the general objectives and digital targets laid down in this Decision. _________________ 43 Directive (EU) 2018/1972 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 establishing the European Electronic Communications Code (OJ L 321, 17.12.2018, p. 36).
2022/03/29
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 159 #

2021/0293(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) promote the deployment and the use of digital capabilities giving access to digital technologies and data on easy and fair, fair, secure and protected terms in order to achieve a high level of digital intensity and innovation in Union’s enterprises, in particular small and medium ones;
2022/03/11
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 173 #

2021/0293(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) ensure that digital infrastructures and technologies become more sustainable and energy- and resource efficient, and contribute to a sustainable circular and climate-neutral economy and society in line with the European Green Dealeconomy and society;
2022/03/11
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 176 #

2021/0293(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 30
(30) Multi-Country Projects involving several Member States should allow for large-scale intervention in key areas necessary for the achievement of the digital targets, notably by pooling resources from the Union, Member States, and where appropriate private sources. They should be implemented in a coordinated manner, in close cooperation between the Commission and Member States. For that reason, the Commission should play a central role in accelerating the deployment of Multi-Country Projects through the identification of Multi- Country projects ready for implementation among the projects categories indicatively included in Annex, in advising Member States on the choice of implementation mechanism, on the choice of the sources of funding and their combination, on other strategic matters related to the implementation of those projects, and on the selection of a European Digital Infrastructure Consortium (EDIC) as an implementation mechanism, where appropriate.
2022/03/29
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 178 #

2021/0293(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) facilitate convergent conditions for investments in digital transformation throughout the Union, including by strengthening the synergies between the use of Union and national funds, and developing predictable, safe and simple regulatory approaches;
2022/03/11
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 182 #

2021/0293(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 34
(34) The Commission should be able to establish, upon Member States’ application, and where it considers it appropriate, in particular in the situations where there is no alternative suitable implementation mechanism, a European Digital Infrastructure Consortium (‘EDIC’) to implement that Multi-Country Project. This creation should take place without further burdening the budgets of the Member States.
2022/03/29
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 187 #

2021/0293(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
(a) at least 80% of those aged 16-74 have at least basic digital skills, this to include people who have started to retrain;
2022/03/11
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 196 #

2021/0293(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – introductory part
(2) secure, protected, performant and sustainable digital infrastructures:
2022/03/11
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 207 #

2021/0293(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(b a) foster the retraining of Union citizens who will be affected by the digital transformation, guaranteeing them the opportunity to acquire and maintain new skills and competences in the digital sector;
2022/03/29
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 210 #

2021/0293(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point c a (new)
(ca) involvement of businesses in rural areas;
2022/03/11
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 213 #

2021/0293(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) ensure digital sovereignty notably by a secure and accessible digital infrastructure capable to process vast volumes of data that enables other technological developments, supporting the competitiveness of the Union's industry, in particular of SMEs;
2022/03/29
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 234 #

2021/0293(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) ensure that digital infrastructures and technologies become more sustainable and energy- and resource efficient, and contribute to a sustainable circular and climate-neutral economy and society in line with the European Green Deal;
2022/03/29
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 245 #

2021/0293(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) facilitate fair and convergent conditions for investments in digital transformation throughout the Union, including by strengthening the synergies between the use of Union and national funds, and developing predictable regulatory approaches;
2022/03/29
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 271 #

2021/0293(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
(a) at least 80% of those aged 16-74 have at least basic digital skills, including people who have started a retraining process;
2022/03/29
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 274 #

2021/0293(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)
(ea) promoting digital skills for EU citizens and workers through retraining to prepare them for the demands of the digital working world;
2022/03/11
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 280 #

2021/0293(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
(a) coverage of all European households are covered by a Gigabit network, with all populated areas covered by 5Gby an ultrafast gigabit network, by encouraging the deployment of combinations of hybrid and/or complementary technologies that are necessary to achieve global coverage, and in particular in rural and remote areas;
2022/03/29
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 289 #

2021/0293(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
(c) at least 10 000 climate neutral highly secure “edge nodes” are deployed in the Union, distributed in a way that guarantees reliable access to data services with low latency (few milliseconds) wherever businesses are located;
2022/03/29
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 302 #

2021/0293(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
(b) more than 90% of Union Small and Medium Enterprises (‘SME’) reach at least a basic level of digital intensity, with particular attention to SMEs present in rural areas, often disadvantaged by the distance from urban areas;
2022/03/29
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 313 #

2021/0293(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a
(a) 100% online accessible provision of key public services for Union citizens and businesses that fully respect requisites in terms of security and confidentiality;
2022/03/29
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 317 #

2021/0293(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b
(b) 100% of Union citizens have access to their medical records (electronic health records (EHR)) complying with confidentiality and data management requirements;
2022/03/29
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 326 #

2021/0293(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point c
(c) at least 80% of Union citizens use a secure digital identification (ID) solution.
2022/03/29
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 383 #

2021/0293(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 11 – paragraph 1
(1) The Commission shall closely and continuously cooperate with private and public stakeholders, including social partners, to collect information and develop recommended policies, measures and actions for the purposes of the implementation of this Decision.
2022/03/29
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 386 #

2021/0293(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 11 – paragraph 2
(2) The Member States shall cooperate and consult with private and public stakeholders, including social partners, in line with the national legislation, when adopting their national Digital Decade strategic roadmaps and their adjustments.
2022/03/29
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 398 #

2021/0293(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)
(e a) fostering the digital skills of Union citizens and workers through retraining in order to prepare them for the demands of the digital world of work;
2022/03/29
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 406 #

2021/0293(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 12 – paragraph 5 a (new)
(5 a) Multi-country projects shall respect the principles of technology neutrality and sustainability in the allocation of funds and shall encourage the deployment of hybrid and/or complementary technology combinations to achieve the digital goals.
2022/03/29
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 116 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
(4) There is a growing recognition of the need for alignment of bioenergy policies with the cascading principle of biomass use11, with a view to ensuring fair access to the biomass raw material market for the development of innovative, high value-added bio-based solutions and a sustainable circular bioeconomy. When developing support schemes for bioenergy, Member States should therefore take into consideration the available sustainable supply of biomass for energy and non- energy uses and the maintenance of the national forest carbon sinks and ecosystems as well as the principles of the circular economy and the biomass cascading use, and the waste hierarchy established in Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council12 . For this, they should grant no support to the production of energy from saw logs, veener logs, stumps and roots and avoid promoting the use of quality roundwood for energy except in well-defined circumstances. In line with the cascading principle, woody biomass should be used according to its highest economic and environmental added value in the following order of priorities: 1) wood-based products, 2) extending their service life, 3) re-use, 4) recycling, 5) bio-energy and 6) disposal. Where no other use for woody biomass is economically viable or environmentally appropriate, energy recovery helps to reduce energy generation from non- renewable sources. Member States’ support schemes for bioenergy should therefore be directed to such feedstocks for which little market competition exists with the material sectors, and whose sourcing is considered positive for both climate and biodiversity, in order to avoid negative incentives for unsustainable bioenergy pathways, as identified in the JRC report ‘The use of woody biomass for energy production in the EU’13. On the other hand, in defining the further implications of the cascading principle, it is necessary to recognise the national specificities which guide Member States in the design of their support schemes. Waste prevention, reuse and recycling of waste should be the priority option. Member States should avoid creating support schemes which would be counter to targets on treatment of waste and which would lead to the inefficient use of recyclable waste. Moreover, in order to ensure a more efficient use of bioenergy, from 2026 on Member States should not givemay grant support anymore to electricity-only plants , unless the installations are in regions with a specific use status as regards their transition away from fossil fuels or if the installations use carbon capture and storageprovided that specific sustainability and energy efficiency criteria are applied (at least 50% cogeneration, fuel from sustainable forest management at territorial level, installations with electrical capacity no higher than10 MW equipped with appropriate filtering systems). __________________ 11 The cascading principle aims to achieve resource efficiency of biomass use through prioritising biomass material use to energy use wherever possible, increasing thus the amount of biomass available within the system. In line with the cascading principle, woody biomass should be used according to its highest economic and environmental added value in the following order of priorities: 1) wood-based products, 2) extending their service life, 3) re-use, 4) recycling, 5) bio-energy and 6) disposal. 12 Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste and repealing certain Directives (OJ L 312, 22.11.2008, p. 3). 13 https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/reposit ory/handle/JRC122719
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 117 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
(5) The rapid growth and increasing cost-competitiveness of renewable electricity production can be used to satisfy a growing share of energy demand, for instance using heat pumps for space heating or low-temperature industrial processes, electric vehicles for transport, or electric furnaces in certain industries. Renewable electricity can also be used to produce synthetic fuelsrenewable fuels of non-biological origin for consumption in hard-to- decarbonise transport sectors such as heavy duty transport including aviation and, maritime transport. A framework for electrification and electricity generation as well as industries that need high temperature heat. A framework for achieving climate neutrality needs to enable robust and efficient coordination and expand market mechanisms to match both supply and demand in space and time, stimulate investments in flexibility and storage, and help integrate large shares of variable renewable generation. Member States should therefore ensure that the deployment of renewable electricity continues to increase at an adequate pace to meet growing demand. For this, Member States should establish a framework that includes market-compatible mechanisms to tackle remaining barriers to have secure and adequate electricitnergy systems fit for a high level of renewable energy, as well as storage facilities, fully integrated into the electricitnergy system. In particular, this framework shall tackle remaining barriers, including non-financial ones such as insufficient digital and human resources of authorities to process a growing number of permitting applications. for the full integration of non- programmable RES into the electricity system and for the decarbonisation process of the generation fleet by ensuring the availability of market instruments which provide long term price signals for investment decisions, including investments in system adequacy, stability and flexibility through competitive, transparent and non-discriminatory bidding process, which provide for a remuneration of the awarded recipients based on market prices. The framework shall also tackle non-financial barriers such as insufficient digital and human resources of authorities to process a growing number of permitting applications. In view of the above, and given that the target of 40% of energy from renewable sources to be achieved by 2030 is a very challenging and ambitious one, no effort should be spared to ensure that all renewable sources and all the technologies that use them to produce energy can be fully exploited and developed, including biomass in the heating and cooling sector and biofuels in the transport sector, provided that the limits and criteria laid down are met provided that the limits and criteria laid down in this Directive are respected.
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 119 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
(5) The rapid growth and increasing cost-competitiveness of renewable electricity production can be used to satisfy a growing share of energy demand, for instance using heat pumps for space heating or low-temperature industrial processes, electric vehicles for transport, or electric furnaces in certain industries. Renewable electricity can also be used to produce synthetic fuels for consumption in hard-to-decarbonise transport sectors such as aviation and maritime transport. A framework for electrification needs to enable robust and efficient coordination and expand market mechanisms to match both supply and demand in space and time, stimulate investments in flexibility, and help integrate large shares of variable renewable generation. Member States should therefore ensure that the deployment of renewable electricity continues to increase at an adequate pace to meet growing demand. For this, Member States should establish a framework that includes market-compatible mechanisms to tackle remaining barriers to have secure and adequate electricity systems fit for a high level of renewable energy, as well as storage facilities, fully integrated into the electricity system. In particular, this framework shall tackle remaining barriers, including non-financial ones such as insufficient digital and human resources of authorities to process a growing number of permitting applications. In the light of the above, and considering that the target of 40% of energy from renewable sources by 2030 is very challenging and ambitious, no effort should be spared to ensure that all renewable sources and all the technologies that use them to produce energy can be fully exploited and developed, including biomass in the heating and cooling sector and biofuels in the transport sector, provided that the limits and criteria set out in this Directive are met.
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 139 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
(8) The Offshore Renewable Energy Strategy introduces an ambitious objective of 300 GW of offshore wind and 40 GW of ocean energy across all the Union’s sea basins by 2050. To ensure this step change, Member States will need to work together across borders at sea-basin level. Member States should therefore jointly define the amount of offshore renewable generation to be deployed within each sea basin by 2050, with intermediate steps in 2030 and 2040. These objectives should be reflected in the updated national energy and climate plans that will be submitted in 2023 and 2024 pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2018/1999. In defining the amount, Member States should take into account the offshore renewable energy potential of each sea basin, the technical and economic feasibility of the transmission grid infrastructure, environmental protection, climate adaptation and other uses of the sea, as well as the Union’s decarbonisation targets. In addition, Member States should increasingly consider the possibility of combining offshore renewable energy generation withneed for an integrated planning in terms of RES and networks and the possibility of developing transmission lines interconnecting several Member States, in the form of hybrid projects or, at a later stage, a more meshed grid. This would allow electricity to flow in different directions, thus maximising socio- economic welfare, optimising infrastructure expenditure and enabling a more sustainable usage of the sea. The targets for each basin must be established in strong coordination with the electricity TSOs.
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 144 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
(10) Overly complex and excessively long administrative procedures constitute a major barrier for the deployment of renewable energy. Further streamlining of administrative and permitting procedures is needed to ease the administrative burden for both renewable energy projects and the related grid infrastructure projects. Member States shall define a minimum set of clear and general rules at EU level to ease and accelerate the national transposition processes, facilitate a homogeneous application throughout the EU of permitting procedures and ease the ex-post monitoring of the measures adopted by Member States from the Commission. These rules shall foresee an integrated or coordinated process for renewable energy plants and the transmission grid infrastructures which are essential for their integration in the energy system and simplified permitting procedures for projects which respect clearly defined criteria. On the basis of the measures to improve administrative procedures for renewable energy installations that Member States are to report on by 15 March 2023 in their first integrated national energy and climate progress reports pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council15 , the Commission should further assess whether the provisions included in this Directive to streamline these procedures have resulted in smooth and proportionate procedures. If that assessment reveals significant scope for improvement, the Commission should take appropriate measures to ensure Member States have streamlined and efficient administrative procedures in place. __________________ 15 Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the Governance of the Energy Union and Climate Action, amending Regulations (EC) No 663/2009 and (EC) No 715/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Directives 94/22/EC, 98/70/EC, 2009/31/EC, 2009/73/EC, 2010/31/EU, 2012/27/EU and 2013/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Directives 2009/119/EC and (EU) 2015/652 and repealing Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 328, 21.12.2018, p. 1).
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 150 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
(11) Buildings have a large untapped potential to contribute effectively to the reduction in greenhouse gas emissions in the Union. The decarbonisation of heating and cooling in this sector through an increased share in production and use of renewable energy will be needed to meet the ambition set in the Climate Target Plan to achieve the Union objective of climate neutrality. However, progress on the use of renewables for heating and cooling has been stagnant in the last decade, largely relying on increased use of biomass. Without the establishment of targets to increase the production and use of renewable energy in buildings, there will be no ability to track progress and identify bottlenecks in the uptake of renewables. Furthermore, the creation of targets will provide a long-term signal to investors, including for the period immediately after 2030. This will complement obligations related to energy efficiency and the energy performance of buildings. Therefore, indicative targets for the use of renewable energy in buildings should be set to guide and incentivise Member States’ efforts to exploit the potential of using and producing renewable energy in buildings through the most efficient technologies, encourage the development of and integration of technologies which produce renewable energy while providing certainty for investors and local level engagement. In defining this path, it is necessary to start from the analysis of the national real estate stock and its plant characteristics, in order to effectively define the roadmap towards the technological switch required by the integration of renewable energy. Any mandatory requirement must be reviewed against the background that emissions trading for buildings already guarantees the achievement of savings targets. ETS deliberately causes higher energy costs and leads to market-driven energy saving investments or switching to renewables. Double burdens for consumers through ETS and European regulatory law must be avoided.
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 153 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
(11) Buildings have a large untapped potential to contribute effectively to the reduction in greenhouse gas emissions in the Union. The decarbonisation of heating and cooling in this sector through an increased share in production and use of renewable energy will be needed to meet the ambition set in the Climate Target Plan to achieve the Union objective of climate neutrality. However, progress on the use of renewables for heating and cooling has been stagnant in the last decade, largely relying on increased use of biomass. Without the establishment of targets to increase the production and use of renewable energy in buildings, there will be no ability to track progress and identify bottlenecks in the uptake of renewables. Furthermore, the creation of targets will provide a long-term signal to investors, including for the period immediately after 2030. This will complement obligations related to energy efficiency and the energy performance of buildings. Therefore, indicative targets for the use of renewable energy in buildings should be set to guide and incentivise Member States’ efforts to exploit the potential of using and producing renewable energy in buildings, encourage the development of and integration of technologies which produce renewable energy while providing certainty for investors and local level engagement.
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 161 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
(12) Insufficient numbers of skilled workers, in particular installers and designers of renewable heating and cooling systems, slow down the replacement of fossil fuel heating systems by renewable energy based systems and is a major barrier to integrating renewables in buildings, industry and agriculture. Member States should cooperate with social partners and renewable energy communities to anticipate the skills that will be needed. A sufficient number of high-quality training programmes and certification possibilities ensuring proper installation and reliable operation of a wide range of renewable heating and cooling systems should be made available and designed in a way to attract participation in such training programmes and certification systems. Member States should consider what actions should be taken to attract groups currently under-represented in the occupational areaIn defining the training courses, the training courses and qualifications already acquired by the operators ion question. The list of trained and certified installers should be made public to ensure consumer trust and easy access to tailored designer and installer skills guaranteeing proper installation and operation of renewable heating and coolingthe basis of the previous legislation must be preserved. Member States should consider what actions should be taken to attract groups currently under-represented in the occupational areas in question.
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 170 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 15 a (new)
(15a) (15b) Similarly, the potential of grid-balancing power plants and cogeneration plants, participating in grind-balancing in support of intermittent renewable electricity and thus allowing the expansion of such renewable electricity, has to be fully utilised.
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 189 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 22
(22) Renewable fuels of non-biological origin can be used for energy purposes, but also for non-energy purposes as feedstock or raw material in industries such as steel or chemicals. Moreover, low-carbon fuels, including low-carbon hydrogen, may contribute to the swift emission reduction of existing fuels and to the facilitation of the energy transition in the short and medium term, while allowing for the uptake of renewable fuels. The use of renewable fuels of non-biological origin and low-carbon fuels for both purposes exploits their full potential to replace fossil fuels used as feedstock and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in industry and should therefore be included in a target for the use of renewable fuels of non- biological origin and low-carbon fuels. National measures to support the uptake of renewable fuels of non-biological origin and low-carbon fuels in industry should not result in net pollution increases due to an increased demand for electricity generation that is satisfied by the most polluting fossil fuels, such as coal, diesel, lignite, oil peat and oil shale.
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 212 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 29 a (new)
(29a) Interventions aimed at increasing the use of renewable fuels and renewable electricity in transport sector shall exclude the application of other possible regulatory carbon pricing instruments (e.g. ETS) in the sector.
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 234 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 34
(34) Since renewable fuels of non- biological origin are to be counted as renewable energy regardless of the sector in which they are consumed, the rules to determine their renewable nature when produced from electricity, which were applicable only to those fuels when consumed in the transport sector, should be extended to all renewable fuels of non- biological origin, regardless of the sector where they are consumed.deleted
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 239 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 35
(35) To ensure higher environmental effectiveness of the Union sustainability and greenhouse emissions saving criteria for solid biomass fuels in installations producing heating, electricity and cooling, the minimum threshold for the applicability of such criteria should be lowered from the current 20 MW to 5 MW.deleted
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 254 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 36
(36) Directive (EU) 2018/2001 strengthened the bioenergy sustainability and greenhouse gas savings framework by setting criteria for all end-use sectors. It set out specific rules for biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels produced from forest biomass, requiring the sustainability of harvesting operations and the accounting of land-use change emissions. To achieve an enhanced protection of especially biodiverse and carbon-rich habitats, such as primary forests, highly biodiverse forests, grasslands and peat lands, in the Member States where specific measures have not already been taken, exclusions and limitations to source forest biomass from those areas should be introduced, in line with the approach for biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels produced from agricultural biomass. In addition, the greenhouse gas emission saving criteria should also apply to existing biomass- based installations to ensure that bioenergy production in all such installations leads to greenhouse gas emission reductions compared to energy produced from fossil fuels.
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 255 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 36
(36) Directive (EU) 2018/2001 strengthened the bioenergy sustainability and greenhouse gas savings framework by setting criteria for all end-use sectors. It set out specific rules for biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels produced from forest biomass, requiring the sustainability of harvesting operations and the accounting of land-use change emissions. To achieve an enhanced protection of especially biodiverse and carbon-rich habitats, such as primary forests, highly biodiverse forests, grasslands and peat lands, exclusions and limitations to source forest biomass from those areas should be introduced, in line with the approach for biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels produced from agricultural biomass. In addition, the greenhouse gas emission saving criteria should also apply to existing biomass-based installations to ensure that bioenergy production in all such installations leads to greenhouse gas emission reductions compared to energy produced from fossil fuelwhen harvesting biomass from countries that do not meet the harvesting criteria at national or subnational level or without management systems in place at the forest sourcing area in line with the approach for biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels produced from agricultural biomass.
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 256 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 37
(37) In order to reduce the administrative burden for producers of renewable fuels and recycled carbon fuels and for Member States, where voluntary or national schemes have been recognised by the Commission through an implementing act as giving evidence or providing accurate data regarding the compliance with sustainability and greenhouse gas emissions saving criteria as well as other requirements set in this Directive, Member States should accept the results of the certification issued by such schemes within the scope of the Commission’s recognition. In order to reduce the burden on small installations, Member States should establish a simplified verification mechanism starting 1. January 2027 for installations of between 510 and 120MW.
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 268 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 47 a (new)
(4a) The development of energy communities is emerging as a model for developing the economy on a local basis in favour of the sustainable development of the energy transition. In this context, the reference to the action of small and medium-sized companies refers, in particular, to the safeguarding of the intervention of local companies and the economic spin-offs for the same that engage, in principle, local resources. (63-ter) Without prejudice to the previous point, in order to be effective, the development of energy communities needs to be able to make use of all the natural resources present the area; this should not prevent the participation in the energy community of consumption centres distributed at the local level, even though they belong to large companies such as commercial, tertiary or, for example, private healthcare entities that, being mainly open to the local public, can play a positive role in the spread of the local sustainable economy.
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 282 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 2
(36) ‘renewable fuels of non-biological origin’ means liquid and gaseous fuels the energy content of which is derived from renewable sources other than biomass;;
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 290 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c – introductory part
(c) the following points are added: (1b) 'energy from low-carbon sources' means energy from non-renewable sources including low-carbon gases, which contribute to the climate mitigation and adaption. (1c) 'energy from low-carbon gases' means energy from non-renewable gases with a greenhouse gas footprint of less than 36.4 gCO2eq/MJ calculated by the moment of placing the energy on the market / or value provided in the delegated act supplementing Regulation (EU) 2020/852 by establishing the technical screening criteria for determining the conditions under which an economic activity qualifies as contributing substantially to climate mitigation or climate change adaptation.
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 291 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c – introductory part
(c) the following points are added:Recital (19) is amended as follows: 'guarantee of origin' means an electronic document which has the function of providing evidence to a final customer that a given share or quantity of energy was produced from renewable sources and/or low-carbon sources;
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 293 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 2
(1a) ‘quality roundwood’ means roundwood felled or otherwise harvested and removed, whose characteristics, such as species, dimensions, rectitude, and node density, make it suitable for industrial use, as defined and duly justified by Member States according to the relevant forest conditions. This does not include pre-commercial thinning operations or trees extracted from forests affected by fires, pests, diseases or damage due to abiotic factors ;deleted
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 309 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c
Directive 2018/2001
Article 2
(14oa) 16) "renewable energy community" means a legal entity: a)… b) the shareholders of members of which are natural persons, SMEs or other enterprises locally distributed with public access or local authorities, including municipalities; c)...
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 311 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 2
(14ob) 17) "renewables power purchase agreement" means a contract under which a natural or legal person agrees to purchase renewable energy directly from a producer;
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 315 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 2 – paragraph 2
(22a) ‘renewable fuels’ means biofuels, bioliquids, biomass fuels and renewable fuels of biological and non-biological origin;
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 321 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 2 – paragraph 2
(22aa) (ca) point (27) is replaced by the following: "(27) 'renewable fuels of biological origin' means gaseous, liquid and solid fuels produced from biomass;"
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 326 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 2
(22ab) 27-bis) "renewable gases" mean biogas and renewable fuels of non- biological origin which have been injected into the gas network within Europe;
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 330 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 2
(44a) ‘plantation forest’ means a planted forest that is intensively managed and meets, at planting and stand maturity, all the following criteria: one or two species, even age class, and regular spacing. It includes short rotation plantations for wood, fibre and energy, and excludes forests planted for protection or ecosystem restoration, as well as forests established through planting or seeding which at stand maturity resemble or will resemble naturally regenerating forests;deleted
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 333 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 2
(44b) ‘planted forest’ means forest predominantly composed of trees established through planting and/or deliberate seeding provided that the planted or seeded trees are expected to constitute more than fifty percent of the growing stock at maturity; it includes coppice from trees that were originally planted or seeded;;deleted
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 361 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
(1a) point (1) is amended as follows: (1) 'energy from renewable sources' or 'renewable energy' means energy from renewable non-fossil sources, namely wind, solar (solar thermal and solar photovoltaic) and geothermal energy, waste heat, ambient energy, tide, wave and other ocean energy, hydropower, biomass, landfill gas, sewage treatment plant gas, and biogas;
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 367 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 b (new)
(1b) 36 b [new] "Renewable Hydrogen": is hydrogen produced through the electrolysis of water (in an electrolyser, powered by electricity), and with the electricity produced from renewables and waste heat. The full life- cycle greenhouse gas emissions of the production of renewable hydrogen are close to zero. Renewable hydrogen may also be produced through the reforming of biogas (instead of natural gas) or biochemical conversion of biomass, if in compliance with sustainability requirements.
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 370 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 c (new)
(1c) A new definition is added: "co-located energy storage project" means a project encompassing an energy storage facility and a facility producing renewable energy connected behind the same grid access point.
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 372 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 d (new)
(1d) 2 new definitions are added: a) 'low-carbon fuels' means low-carbon hydrogen and synthetic gaseous and liquid fuels the energy content of which is derived from low-carbon hydrogen, which meet the greenhouse gas emission reduction threshold of 70%. b) 'low-carbon hydrogen' means hydrogen the energy content of which is derived from non-renewable sources, which meets a greenhouse gas emission reduction threshold of 70%;
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 378 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall collectively ensure that the share of energy from renewable sources and from recycled carbon fuels in the Union’s gross final consumption of energy in 2030 is at least 40%.; In order to safeguard the Union's industrial competitiveness, each Member State may introduce measures to support the development of innovative renewable energy technologies.
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 409 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 3
3. Member States shall take measures to ensure that energy from biomass is produced in a way that minimises undue distortive effects on the biomass raw material market and harmful impacts on biodiversity. To that end , they shall take into account the waste hierarchy as set out in Article 4 of Directive 2008/98/EC and the cascading principlguidance referred to in the third subparagraph.
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 412 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 3
(a) Member States shall grant no support for: the production of renewable energy produced from the incineration of waste if the separate collection obligations laid down in Directive 2008/98/EC have not been complied with.
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 417 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 3
(i) the use of saw logs, veneer logs, stumps and roots to produce energy.deleted
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 421 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 3
(ii) the production of renewable energy produced from the incineration of waste if the separate collection obligations laid down in Directive 2008/98/EC have not been complied with.deleted
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 427 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 3
(iii) practices which are not in line with the delegated act referred to in the third subparagraph.
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 433 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 3
(b) From 31 December 2026, and without prejudice to the obligations in the first sub-paragraph, Member States shallmay only grant no support to the production of electricity from forest biomass in electricity-only-installations, unless such electricity meets at least one of the following conditions:on the condition that the following three requirements are met: (i) cogeneration is guaranteed and that this provides for the energy enhancement of at least 50% of the thermal energy generated by the process; (ii) the woody biomass used in installations comes from forests managed sustainably at territorial level; (iii) the plants have an electrical power not exceeding 10 MWe and are equipped with suitable filter systems for fine dust;
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 435 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 3
(b) From 31 December 202630, and without prejudice to the obligations in the first sub-paragraph and to the provision set out in Article 6, Member States shall grant no new support scheme to the production of electricity from forest biomass in electricity-only-installations, unless such electricity meets at least one of the following conditions:
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 444 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 3
(i) it is produced in a region identified in a territorial just transition plan approved by the European Commission, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/… of the European Parliament and the Council establishing the Just Transition Fund due to its reliance on solid fossil fuels, and meets the relevant requirements set in Article 29(11);deleted
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 446 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 3
(i) it(ba) the conditions set out in (b) above may be waived if at least one of the following conditions is met: (i) the electricity is produced in a region identified in a territorial just transition plan approved by the European Commission, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/… of the European Parliament and the Council establishing the Just Transition Fund due to its reliance on solid fossil fuels, and meets the relevant requirements set in Article 29(11);
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 451 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 3
(ii) it is produced applying Biomass CO2 Capture and Storage and meets the requirements set in Article 29(11), second subparagraph.deleted
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 452 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 3
(ii) (ii) the electricity is produced applying Biomass CO2 Capture and Storage and meets the requirements set in Article 29(11), second subparagraph.
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 453 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 3
(iia) (i) it is produced by plants that are already in operation at the date of entry into force of this Directive, for which modifications in the direction of cogeneration are not possible due to the absence of the infrastructure or demand conditions that make them economically viable or because they are located in areas of complex industrial crisis or in accordance with Cohesion policies. In any case, the plants must comply with the net energy efficiency levels associated with the best available techniques (BAT- AEELs) as defined in Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/1442 ( 1 ).
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 462 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 3
(ba) (ii) it is produced in a region identified in a territorial just transition plan approved by the European Commission, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/… of the European Parliament and the Council establishing the Just Transition Fund due to its reliance on solid fossil fuels, and meets the relevant requirements set in Article 29(11); (iii) it is produced in a facility that has undertaken an assessment to prove its readiness for the application of Biomass CO2 Capture and Storage and meets the requirements set in Article 29(11), second subparagraph; (iv) it is produced in a facility which is part of a supports scheme that is designed to remove the risk of security of supply or ensure grid stability and meets the relevant requirements set in Article 29(11) (v) it is produced in an area where there is no commercial demand for heat.
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 474 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 3
No later than one year after [the entry into force of this amending Directive], the Commission shall adopt a delegated act in accordance with Article 35 on how to apply the cascading principle for biomass, in particular on how to minimise the use of quality roundwood for energy production, with a focus on support schemes and with due regard to nationalguidelines laying out best practices for the biomass specificitiestor.
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 481 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 3
By 2026 the Commission shall present a report on the impact of the Member States’ support schemes for biomass, including on biodiversity and possible market distortions, and will assess the possibility for further limitations regarding support schemes to forest biomass.;deleted
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 494 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 3
4a. Member States shall establish a framework, which may include support schemes and facilitating the uptake of renewable and co-located projects power purchase agreements, enabling the deployment of renewable electricitnergy to a level that is consistent with the Member State’s national contribution referred to in paragraph 2 and at a pace that is consistent with the indicative trajectories referred to in Article 4(a)(2) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999. In particular, that framework shall tackle remaining barriers to a high level of renewable energy supply, including those related to permitting procedures, to a high level of renewable electricity supplyand ensure long term price signals for investment decisions, including investments in system adequacy, stability and flexibility through competitive, transparent and non- discriminatory bidding process, which provide for a remuneration of the awarded recipients based on market prices. When designing that framework, Member States shall take into account the additional renewable electricitnergy required to meet demand in the transport, industry, building and heating and cooling sectors and for the production of renewable fuels of non-biological origin.; National measures to support the uptake of renewable fuels of non-biological origin should not result in net pollution increases due to an increased demand for energy generation that is satisfied by the most polluting fossil fuels.
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 515 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
(2a) Article 3a (new) Member States shall collectively ensure that the share of energy from renewable gases in the Union expressed as a percentage share of natural gas consumed is at least [11]% by 2030.
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 518 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 b (new)
(2b) Article 4 is amended as follows: in paragraph 4, a) the first subparagraph is amended as follows: Member States shall ensure that support for electricity from renewable sources, including from co-located energy storage projects, is granted in an open, transparent, competitive, non- discriminatory and cost-effective manner. b) the third subparagraph is replaced by the following: Member States shall establish mechanisms to ensure the efficient system integration of the renewable electricity plants. In particular, support schemes shall be designed so as to integrate locational price signals which incentive the geographical development of RES plants, including offshore RES, compatibly with the electricity grid potentialities. paragraph 7 is amended as follows: In order to increase the generation of energy from renewable sources in the outermost regions and small islands, Member States may adapt financial support schemes for renewable, co-located and standalone storage projects located in those regions in order to take into account the production costs associated with their specific conditions of isolation and external dependence.
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 544 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 9
7a. Member States bordering a sea basin shall cooperate to jointly define the amount of offshore renewable energy they plan to produce in that sea basin by 2050, with intermediate steps in 2030 and 2040. They shall take into account the specificities and development in each region including the technical and economic feasibility of transmission grid infrastructure, the offshore renewable potential of the sea basin and the importance of ensuring the associated integrated grid planning. Member States shall notify that amount in the updated integrated national energy and climate plans submitted pursuant to Article 14 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999.;
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 550 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point -a (new)
(-a) Paragraph 1, second subparagraph is amended as follows: Member States shall, in particular, take the appropriate steps to ensure that: (a) administrative procedures are streamlined, and expedited at the appropriate administrative level and predictable timeframes are established for the procedures referred to in the first subparagraph; (b) rules concerning authorisation, certification and licensing are objective, transparent and proportionate, do not discriminate between applicants and take fully into account the particularities of individual renewable energy technologies; (c) administrative charges paid by consumers, planners, architects, builders and equipment and system installers and suppliers are transparent and cost- related; (d) simplified and less burdensome authorisation procedures, including a simple-notification procedure, are established for decentralised devices, and for producing and storing energy from renewable sources, provided that the same simplified authorisation procedures are applied also to the associated transmission and distribution network developments in case the latter do not increase the occupied area. (e) the authorisation procedures for power plants, including offshore renewable plants, and for the network assets necessary for their connection and integration are integrated or coordinated where different procedures for power plants and network assets are foreseen according to national law.
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 558 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point c
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 15
8. Member States shall assess the regulatory and administrative barriers to long-term renewables and co-located projects power purchase agreements, and shall remove unjustified barriers to, and promote the uptake of, such agreements, including by exploring how to reduce the financial risks associated with them, in particular by using credit guarantees. Member States shall ensure that those agreements are not subject to disproportionate or discriminatory procedures or charges, and that any associated guarantees of origin can be transferred to the buyer of the renewable energy under the renewable or co-located project power purchase agreement. Moreover, long-term renewable and co- located projects power purchase agreements of over 10 years should be encouraged.
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 567 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point c
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 15
Member States shall describe their policies and measures promoting the uptake of renewables and co-located projects power purchase agreements in their integrated national energy and climate plans referred to in Articles 3 and 14 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 and progress reports submitted pursuant to Article 17 of that Regulation. They shall also provide, in those reports, an indication of the volume of renewable power generation supported by renewables and co-located projects power purchase agreements.;
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 621 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 15a
2. Member States shall introduce measures in their building regulations and codes and, where applicable, in their support schemes, to increase the share of electricity and heating and cooling from renewable sources in the building stock, including national measures relating to substantial increases in renewables self- consumption, renewable energy communities and local energy storage, in combination with energy efficiency improvements relating to cogeneration and passive, nearly zero- energy and zero- energy buildings.
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 624 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 15a
To achieve the indicative share of renewables set out in paragraph 1, Member States shall, in their building regulations and codes and, where applicable, in their support schemes or by other means with equivalent effect, require the use of minimum levels of energy from renewable sources in buildings, in line with the provisions of Directive 2010/31/EU. Member States shall allow those minimum levels to be fulfilled, among others, through efficient district heating and cooling and through the use of Guarantees of Origin in line with Article 19 of this Directive.
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 633 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 15a
4. In order to achieve the indicative share of renewable energy set out in paragraph 1, Member States shall promote the use of renewable heating and cooling systems and equipment. To that end, Member States shall use all appropriate measures, tools and incentives, including, among others, energy labels developed under Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 of the European Parliament and of the Council26 , energy performance certificates pursuant to Directive 2010/31/EU, or other appropriate certificates or standards developed at national or Union level, and shall ensure the provision of adequate information and advice on renewable, highly energy efficient alternatives as well as on financial instruments and incentives available to promote an increased replacement rate of old heating systems incompatible with the use of renewable fuels, increased incentives on the use of renewable energy in heating and cooling systems and equipment and an increased switch to solutions based on renewable energy.; __________________ 26 Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2017 setting a framework for energy labelling and repealing Directive 2010/30/EU (OJ L 198, 28.7.2017, p. 1).
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 643 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 a (new)
(6a) Article 16, paragraph 1 is amended as follows: Member States shall set up or designate one or more contact points. Those contact points shall, upon request by the applicant, guide through and facilitate the entire administrative permit application and granting process. The applicant shall not be required to contact more that one contact point for the entire process. The permit-granting process shall cover the relevant administrative permits to build, repower and operate plants for the production of energy from renewable sources, including co-located energy storage projects, energy storage of a new renewable energy facility, and assets necessary for their connection to the grid. The permit-granting process shall comprise all procedures from the acknowledgment of the receipt of the application to the transmission of the outcome of the procedure referred to in paragraph 2.
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 647 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 b (new)
(6b) Article 16, paragraph 4 is amended as follows: 4. Without prejudice to paragraph 7, the permit-granting process referred to in paragraph 1 for power plants and assets necessary for their connection and integration in the grid shall not exceed two years, including all relevant procedures of competent authorities. Where duly justified on the grounds of extraordinary circumstances, that two- year period may be extended by up to one year.
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 648 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 c (new)
(6c) Article 16, paragraph 6 is amended as follows: 6. Member States shall facilitate the repowering of existing renewable energy plants by ensuring a simplified and swift permit-granting process. The length of that process shall not exceed one year. Where duly justified on the grounds of extraordinary circumstances, such as on grounds of overriding safety reasons where the repowering projects impacts substantially on the grid or the original capacity, size or performance of the installation, that one-year period may be extended by up to one year. In the event the repowering project determines an increase in the capacity of the installation and the need for further network developments without increasing the occupied area, the repowering project and the grid development projects associated to the repowering are authorized through the same simplified procedure pursuant to the first subparagraph,
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 649 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 d (new)
(6d) Article 16, paragraph 6bis is added: 6bis. Member States shall appoint a competent body or authority which differs from the authority empowered to issue authorisation decisions with substitution powers on the latter. Those powers shall be exercised where the terms referred to in paragraphs 4 and 6 for deciding on the authorisation for power plants and the assets necessary for their connection and integration in the grid are infringed. The substituting competent body or authority shall decide on the procedure within halved timings as referred to in paragraphs 4 and 6.
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 660 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 18
To achieve such sufficient numbers of installers and designers, Member States shall ensure that, as far as compatible with national qualification and certification schemes, sufficient training programmes leading to qualification or certification covering renewable heating and cooling technologies, and their latest innovative solutions, are made available. Member States shall ensure the same level of qualification within their territory by adopting all the necessary measures and tools, such as exchange information systems. Member States shall put in place measures to promote participation in such programmes, in particular by small and medium-sized enterprises and the self- employed. Member States may put in place voluntary agreements with the relevant technology providers and vendors to train sufficient numbers of installers, which may be based on estimates of sales, in the latest innovative solutions and technologies available on the market.
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 663 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 18
4. Member States shall make information on the certification schemes referred to in paragraph 3 available to the public. Member States shall ensure that the list of installers who are qualified or certified in accordance with paragraph 3 is regularly updated and made available to the public.;deleted
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 674 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – introductory part
(8) Article 19 is amended as follows: Article 19 Guarantees of origin for energy from renewable sources and/or from low carbon sources 1. For the purposes of demonstrating to final customer the share or quantity of energy from renewable sources and/or the share or quantity of energy from low- carbon sources in an energy supplier's energy mix and in the energy supplied to consumers under contracts marketed with reference to the consumption of energy from renewable sources and/or from low- carbon sources can be guaranteed as such within the meaning of this Directive, in accordance with objective, transparent and non-discriminatory criteria. 2. To that end, Member States shall ensure that a guarantee of origin is issued in response to a request from a producer of energy from renewable sources and from a producer of energy from low- carbon sources. Member States may arrange for guarantees of origin to be issued for energy from other non- renewable sources. Issuance of guarantees of origin may be made subject to a minimum capacity limit. A guarantee of origin shall be of the standard size of 1 MWh. No more than one guarantee of origin shall be issued in respect of each unit of energy produced. […] The guarantee of origin shall have no function in terms of Member State's compliance with Article 3. Transfers of guarantees of origin, separately or together with the physical transfer of energy, shall have no effect on the decision of Member States to use statistical transfers, joint projects or joint support schemes for compliance with Article 3 or on the calculation of the gross final consumption of energy from renewable sources in accordance with Article 7. For the avoidance of doubt, this subparagraph does not prevent the use of guarantees of origin for the purpose of measuring and demonstrating compliance with greenhouse gas emissions and renewable energy obligations set out in this Directive.
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 675 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – introductory part
(8) Article 19 is amended as follows:Recital (59) is amended as follows: Guarantees of origin which are currently in place for renewable electricity should be extended to cover renewable gas and low-carbon energy sources. Further extending the guarantees of origin system to energy from non-renewable sources, other than low-carbon energy sources, should be an option for Member States. This would provide a consistent means of proving to final customers the origin of renewable gas such as biomethane and would facilitate greater cross-border trade in such gas. It would also enable the creation of guarantees of origin for other renewable and low-carbon gas such as hydrogen.
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 694 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point a a (new)
(aa) Article 19, paragraph 7 is amended as follows: 7. A guarantee of origin shall specify at least: (a) the energy source from which the energy was produced and the start and end dates of production; (b) whether it relates to: (i) electricity; (ii) gas, including hydrogen; or (iii) heating or cooling; … (g) information on the greenhouse gas footprint of the produced energy covering life cycle greenhouse gas emissions, (h) information on compliance with criteria laid down in Articles 29 and 29a of this Directive. […]
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 698 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point a b (new)
(ab) Article 19, paragraph 11 is amended as follows: 11. Member States shall not recognise guarantees of origins issued by a third country except where the compatible guarantees of origin systems was established in that third country, and only where there is import or export of energy between Union and that third country. The guarantees of origin systems established in third countries shall be considered compatible, in particular where the European Commission has recognised its compatibility with the requirements and standards applicable in the Union
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 701 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point a c (new)
(ac) Article 19, paragraph 12 is amended as follows: 12. A Member State may, in accordance with Union law, introduce objective, transparent and non-discriminatory criteria for the use of guarantees of origin in accordance with the obligations laid down in Article 3(9) of Directive 2009/72/EC and other similar provision contained in the Directive 2009/73/EC or other provisions of the Union law.
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 706 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point b a (new)
(ba) Article 19, paragraph 9 is amended as follows: 9. Member States shall recognise guarantees of origin issued by other Member States in accordance with this Directive exclusively as evidence of the elements referred to in paragraph 1 and points (a) to (h) of the first subparagraph of paragraph 7. A Member State may refuse to recognise a guarantee of origin only where it has well-founded doubts about its accuracy, reliability or veracity. The Member State shall notify the Commission of such a refusal and its justification.
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 721 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 a (new)
(9a) New paragraph 4 in article 20: Similarly, Member States shall, where relevant, take the necessary actions to integrate intermittent renewable electricity in the grid while ensuring grid stability and security of supply. Such actions can relate to the development of solutions such as storage facilities and grid- balancing power plants and cogeneration plants, participating in grid-balancing in support of intermittent renewable electricity.
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 724 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 20a – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall require transmission system operators and distribution system operators in their territory to make available information on the share of renewable electricity and the greenhouse gas emissions content of the electricity supplied in each bidding zone, as accurately as possible and as close to real time as possible but in time intervals of no more than one hour, with forecasting where available. This information shall be made available digitally in a manner that ensures it can be used by electricity market participants, aggregators, consumers and end-users, and that it can be read by electronic communication devices such as smart metering systems, electric vehicle recharging points, heating and cooling systems and building energy management systems.deleted
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 735 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10
1. Member States shall require transmission system operators and distribution system operators in their territory to make available information on the share of renewable electricity and the greenhouse gas emissions content of the electricity suppliabsorbed in each bidding zone, as accurately as possible and as close to real time as possible but in time intervals of no more than one hour, with forecasting where available. This information shall be made available digitally in a manner that ensures it can be used by electricity market participants, aggregators, consumers and end-users, and that it can be read by electronic communication devices such as smart metering systems, electric vehicle recharging points, heating and cooling systems and building energy management systems.
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 758 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 20a
4. Member States shall ensure that the national regulatory framework does not discriminate against participation in the electricity markets, including congestion management and the provision of flexibility and balancing services, of small or mobile systems such as domestic batteries and electric vehicles, bothpower-to- gas units, either directly andor through aggregation. where a minimum power threshold is appropriate for services provided by smaller units;
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 765 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 a (new)
(10a) Article 22(4) is amended as follows, adding a subparagraph fa: (fa) agricultural and forestry holdings, individually or in aggregate form (cooperatives, consortia, etc.), set up and/or participate in energy communities;
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 783 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 22a
Member States shall ensure that the contribution of renewable fuels of non- biological origin used for final energy and non-energy purposes shall be 50 % of the hydrogen used for final energy and non- energy purposes in industry by 2030. For the calculation of that percentage, the following rules shall apply: (a) denominatdeleted For the calculation of the For, the energy content of hydrogen for final energy and non-energy purposes shall be taken into account, excluding hydrogen used as intermediate products for the production of conventional transport fuels. (b) numerator, the energy content of the renewable fuels of non-biological origin consumed in the industry sector for final energy and non-energy purposes shall be taken into account, excluding renewable fuels of non-biological origin used as intermediate products for the production of conventional transport fuels. (c) numerator and the denominator, the values regarding the energy content of fuels set out in Annex III shall be used.calculation of the For the calculation of the
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 817 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point a
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 23–point a
1. In order to promote the use of renewable energy in the heating and cooling sector, each Member State shall, strive to increase the share of renewable energy in that sector by at least 1.1 percentage points as an annual average calculated for the periods 2021 to 2025 and 2026 to 2030, starting from the share of renewable energy in the heating and cooling sector in 2020, expressed in terms of national share of gross final energy consumption and calculated in accordance with the methodology set out in Article 7. In the definition of the increase of the share of renewable energy in the heating and cooling sector, Member States shall take into account the type and technological level of plants, as well as their date of installation, in order to verify the actual possibility of integration of renewable energy and to foresee different timing of implementation.
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 989 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 25
For the calculation of the reduction referred to in point (a) and the share referred to in point (b), Member States shall take into account renewable fuels of non-biological origin also when they are used as intermediate products for the production of conventionaltransport fuels. For the calculation of the reduction referred to in point (a), Member States mayshall take into account recycled carbon fuels.
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 994 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 25
When setting the obligation on fuel suppliers, Member States may exempt fuel suppliers supplying electricity or renewable liquid and gaseous transport fuels of non-biological origin from the requirement to comply with the minimum share of advanced biofuels and biogas produced from the feedstock listed in Part A of Annex IX with respect to those fuels. When setting the obligation referred to in points (a) and (b) to the first subparagraph to ensure the achievement of the targets set out therein, Member States may do so, inter alia, by means of measures targeting volumes, energy content or greenhouse gas emissions, provided that it is demonstrated that the greenhouse gas intensity reduction and minimum shares referred to in points (a) and (b) of the first subparagraph are achieved.
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1015 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 25
2. Member States shall establish a mechanism allowing fuel suppliers in their territory to exchange credits for supplying renewable energy to the transport sector. Economic operators that supply renewable electricity to electricnergy to vehicles through public recharging and refuelling stations shall receive credits, irrespectively of whether the economic operators are subject to the obligation set by the Member State on fuel suppliers, and may sell those credits to fuel suppliers, which shall be allowed to use the credits to fulfil the obligation set out in paragraph 1, first subparagraph.;
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1055 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point a
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 27
Calculation rules in the transport sector and with regard to renewable fuels of non- biological origin regardless of their end use;
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1066 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point b
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 27
(iii) for renewable electricity, by multiplying the amount of renewable electricity that is supplied to all transport modes by the fossil fuel comparator ECF(et) set out in in Annex V;
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1091 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point c
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 27
(c) the shares of advanced biofuels and biogas produced from the feedstock listed in Part A of Annex IX and of renewable fuels of non-biological origin supplied in the aviation and maritime modes shall be considered to be 1,24 times their energy content.;
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1113 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point e – point iii – introductory part
(iii) in the fifth subparagraph, the introductory phrase is replaced by the following:including its points a) and b), is deleted
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1117 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point e – point iii
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 27
However, electricity that has been taken from the grid, reinjected from an energy storage facility or obtained from direct connection to an installation generating renewable electricity may be fully counted as fully renewable electricity where it is used for the production of renewable fuels of non-biologicalprovided that it is produced exclusively from renewable sources and the renewable properties have been demonstrated through cancellation of guarantees of origin, providedensuring that the installation:;renewable properties of that electricity are claimed only once and only in one end- use sector.
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1122 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point e – point iii
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 27
Article 27, paragraph 3, subparagraph 5, point a) is deleted
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1123 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point e – point iii
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 27 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 6
(iiia) the sixth subparagraph is replaced by the following: Electricity that has been taken from the grid may be counted as fully renewable provided that it is produced exclusively from renewable sources and the renewable properties have been demonstrated through the cancellation of guarantees of origin, ensuring that the renewable properties of that electricity are claimed only once and only in one end- use sector. This can be achieved by either following any of the following: (a) to demonstrate the renewable properties, producers of renewable fuels of non-biological origin should be required to conclude one or more renewable power purchase agreements generating electricity for an amount that is at least equivalent to the amount of electricity that is claimed as fully renewable. The balance between the renewable electricity purchased through one or several power purchase agreements and the amount of electricity taken from the grid to produce renewable fuels of non-biological origin shall be achieved on a quarterly basis. A power purchase agreement can be signed with an existing installation producing renewable electricity provided that the installation does not receive support in form of operating aid or investment aid at the date the contract enters into force, or such support has ended. (b) a granular guarantee of origin pursuant to Article 19(2) may be used in order to demonstrate the renewable properties of the electricity used for the production of renewable fuels of non- biological origin and to ensure that the renewable properties of that electricity are claimed only once and only in one end- use sector.
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1128 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point e – point iii a (new)
(iiia) Article 27 the seventh and last subparagraph is deleted
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1129 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point e – point iii b (new)
(iii b) Recital (90) is amended as follows: Renewable liquid and gaseous transport fuels of non-biological origin are important to increase the share of renewable energy in sectors that are expected to rely on liquid fuels in the long term. To ensure that renewable fuels of non-biological origin contribute to greenhouse gas reduction, the electricity used for the fuel production should be of renewable origin.
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1148 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point a – point i a (new)
(ia) Article 29, paragraph 1, sub- paragraph 3 is amended as follows: Electricity, heating and cooling produced from municipal solid waste and own biomass residues from biomass processing shall not be subject to the greenhouse gas emissions saving criterial laid down in paragraph 10.
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1149 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point a – point ii
— (a) in the case of solid biomass fuels, in installations producing electricity, heating and cooling not already operating at the time of entry into force of the present directive with a total rated thermal input equal to or exceeding 520 MW,
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1159 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point a – point ii
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 29
— (b) in the case of gaseous biomass fuels, in installations producing electricity, heating and cooling with a total rated thermal input equal to or exceeding 2 MW,deleted
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1170 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point b
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 29
This paragraph, with the exception of the first subparagraph, point (c), also applies to biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels produced from forest biomass originating from a country or subnational entity or forest sourcing area which does not meet the criteria set out in paragraph 6a or 6b.;
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1177 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point c
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 29
The first subparagraph, with the exception of points (b) and (c), and the second subparagraph also apply to biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels produced from forest biomass originating from a country or subnational entity or forest sourcing area which does not meet the criteria set out in paragraph 6a or 6b.;
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1180 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point d
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 29
5. Biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels produced from agricultural or forest biomass from a country or subnational entity or forest sourcing area which does not meet the criteria set out in paragraph 6a or 6b, taken into account for the purposes referred to in paragraph 1, first subparagraph, points (a), (b) and (c), shall not be made from raw material obtained from land that was peatland in January 2008, unless evidence is provided that the cultivation and harvesting of that raw material does not involve drainage of previously undrained soil and compliance on national, subnational, or forest sourcing area level, in line with the criteria to minimise the risk of using forest biomass derived from unsustainable production referred to in paragraph 6, can be reported by competent authorities.;
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1186 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point e
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 29
(iv) that harvesting is carried out considering maintenance of soil quality and biodiversity with the aim of minimising negative impacts, in a way that avoids harvesting of stumps and roots, degradation of primary forests or their conversion into plantation forests, and harvesting on vulnerable soils; minimises large clear-cuts and ensures locally appropriate thresholds for deadwood extraction and requirements to use logging systems that minimise impacts on soil quality, including soil compaction, and on biodiversity features and habitats:;deleted
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1191 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18 – point f
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 29
(iv) that harvesting is carried out considering maintenance of soil quality and biodiversity with the aim of minimising negative impacts, in a way that avoids harvesting of stumps and roots, degradation of primary forests or their conversion into plantation forests, and harvesting on vulnerable soils; minimises large clear-cuts and ensures locally appropriate thresholds for deadwood extraction and requirements to use logging systems that minimise impacts on soil quality, including soil compaction, and on biodiversity features and habitats:;deleted
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1201 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 29a
1. Energy from renewable fuels of non-biological origin shall be counted towards Member States’ shares of renewable energy and the targets referred to in Articles 3(1), 15a(1), 22a(1), 23(1), 24(4) and 25(1) only if the greenhouse gas emissions savings from the use of those fuels are at least 70 % compared to the relevant fossil fuel comparator.
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1204 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 29a
2. Energy from recycled carbon fuels mayshall be counted towards the greenhouse gas emissions reduction target referred to in Article 25(1), first subparagraph, point (a), and towards Member States' shares of renewable energy and recycled carbon fuels to in Article 3(1), only if the greenhouse gas emissions savings from the use of those fuels are at least 70% compared to the relevant fossil fuel comparator.
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1213 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 20 – point a – introductory part
(a) in paragraph 1, first subparagraph, the introductory phrase is replaced by the following: is amended as follows: (a) allows consignments of raw material or fuels with differing sustainability anda greenhouse gas emissions saving characteristics to be mixed for instance in a container, processing or logistical facility, transmission and distribution infrastructure or site, including European interconnected system for gas consisting of transmission networks, distribution networks, LNG facilities and/or storage facilities and considered as a single logistical facility for this purpose where only physical entry to and exit from the system based on the respective transactions shall be tracked;
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1215 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 20 – point a
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 30. paragraph 1a
1a. Where renewable fuels and, recycled carbon fuels and biogas are to be counted towards the targets referred to in Articles 3(1), 15a(1), 22a(1), 23(1), 24(4) and 25(1), Member States shall require economic operators to show that the sustainability and greenhouse gas emissions saving criteria laid down in Articles 29(2) to (7) and (10) and 29a(1) and (2) for renewable fuels and, recycled- carbon fuels and biogas have been fulfilled. For that purpose, they shallmay require economic operators to use a book and claim system through the means of Guarantees of Origin combined with a mass balance system which:;.
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1217 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 20 – point a
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 30. paragraph 1b
1b. The mass balance system for biogas purified to natural gas quality and injected in the European network for gas shall ensure tracking from the point of raw material procurement and production until the point of injection in the gas pipeline system as well as the network of bottles, containers and tankers for distribution in off-grid areas.
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1220 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 20 – point b – introductory part
(b) inArticle 30 paragraph 3, the first and second subparagraphs are replaced by the following: is amended as follows: 3. Member States shall take measure to ensure that economic operators submit reliable information regarding the compliance with the greenhouse gas emissions saving criteria laid down in Articles 29(2) to (7) and (10) and 29a(1) and (2), and that economic operators make available to the relevant Member States shall enable the recording of such information on the guarantees of origin issued according to Article 19 of this Directive after it has been verified by relevant voluntary or national schemes setting standards for the production of renewable fuels and recycled carbon fuels.
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1224 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 20 – point b
Member States shall take measures to ensure that economic operators submit reliable information regarding the compliance with the sustainability and greenhouse gas emissions saving criteria laid down in Articles 29(2) to (7) and (10) and 29a(1) and (2), and that economic operators make available to the relevant Member State, upon request, the data used to develop that information. Member State shall not require economic operators supplying energy through the European interconnected system for gas to provide further evidence of compliance with the sustainability and greenhouse gas emissions saving criteria laid down in Articles 29(2) to (7) and (10) and 29a(1) and (2), where the compliance verification was carried out at the site of the energy production and documented on the guarantees of origin.
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1229 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 20 – point d
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 30
6. Member States may set up national schemes where compliance with the sustainability and greenhouse gas emissions saving criteria laid down in Articles 29(2) to (7) and (10) and 29a(1) and (2), in accordance with the methodology developed under Article 29a(3), is verified throughout the entire chain of custody involving competent national authorities, except for the European interconnected system for gas, where compliance with sustainability and greenhouse gas emissions saving criteria is verified by the moment of the physical entry of gases into this system. Those schemes may also be used to verify the accuracy and completeness of the information included by economic operators in the Union database, to demonstrate compliance with Article 27(3) and for the certification of biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels with low indirect land-use change-risk.
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1230 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 20 – point d
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 29
For installations producing electricity heating and cooling with a total rated thermal input between 510 and 120 MW, starting 1. January 2027, Member States shall establish simplified national verification schemes to ensure the fulfillment of the sustainability and greenhouse gas emissions criteria set out in paragraphs (2) to (7) and (10) of Article 29.;
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1240 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21
(21) in Article 31, paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 are deleted:
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1244 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22
1. The Commission shall ensure that a Union database is set up to enable the tracing of liquid and gaseous renewable fuels, low-carbon fuels and recycled carbon fuels.
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1249 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 31a (new article)
2. Member States shall require the relevant economic operators to enter in a timely manner accurate information into that database on the transactions made and the sustainability characteristics of the fuels subject to those transactions, including their life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions, starting from their point of production to the moment it is consumed in the Union. Information on whether support has been provided for the production of a specific consignment of fuel, and if so, on the type of support scheme, shall also be included in the databaseFor the gaseous fuels injected into the European interconnected system for gas within the meaning of Directive 209/73/EC: a) only the physical entry to and physical exit from the system based on respective transactions shall be registered; b) sustainability information, recorder in the guarantee of origin according to Article 19(7)(h), shall be registered independently of the individual physical flows and the underlying transactions.
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1251 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Where appropriate to improve traceability of data along the entire supply chain, the Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 35 to further extend the scope of the information to be included in the Union database to cover relevant data from the point of production or collection of the raw material used for the fuel production. For gaseous fuels injected into the European gas network, the EU gas system should be considered as a single logistical facility and for the avoidance of doubt there should be no physical tracing of molecules within the network. Notwithstanding paragraph 2, for gaseous biomass fuels and gaseous renewable fuels of non-biological origin injected into the gas system, economic operators should enter information on the transactions made and the sustainability characteristics of the fuels up to the injection point, where the mass balancing traceability system will be replaced by a book-and-claim system as referred in the (Article 30(1a)). The information on the cancellation of certificates at final points of consumption should be registered in the Union Database and shall be considered the final consignment for the volumes injected.
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1252 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 31a (new)
4. IfWhen guarantees of origin have been issued for the production of a consignment of renewable gases, Member States shall ensure that thosesuch guarantees of origin are cancelled before the consignment of renewable gases can be registered in the databregistered in the database as a proof of sustainability for related consignment and cancelled after the consignment is withdrawn from the European interconnected system for gase.
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1255 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22
5. Member States shall ensure that the accuracy and completeness of the information included by economic operators in the database is verified, for instance by using voluntary or national schemes or system of guarantees of origin.
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1257 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 23 – point a
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 35
The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 8(3), second subparagraph, Article 29a(3), Article 26(2), fourth subparagraph, Article 26(2) fifth subparagraph, Article 27(1), second subparagraph, Article 27(3), fourth subparagraph, Article 28(5), Article 28(6), second subparagraph, Article 31(5), second subparagraph, and Article 31a(2), second subparagraph, shall be conferred on the Commission for a period of five years from [the entry into force of this amending Directive]. In accordance with Article 27(1) the Commission shall adopt a delegated act amending Annex III in accordance with scientific and technical progress within the first year after [the entry into force]. In accordance with Article 31(5), the Commission shall adopt a delegated act amending Annexes V and VI by adding or revising default values for production pathways within the first year after [the entry into force]. The Commission shall draw up a report in respect of the delegation of power not later than nine months before the end of the five-year period. The delegation of power shall be tacitly extended for periods of an identical duration, unless the European Parliament or the Council opposes such extension not later than three months before the end of each period.;
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1278 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Annex III
ENERGY CONTENT OF FUELS Annex III is amended adding these fuels: Fuel - Energy content by weight - Energy content by volume FUELS FROM BIOMASS AND/OR BIOMASS PROCESSING OPERATIONS [Bio-propane] Bio-butane - 45 - 27 RENEWABLE FUELS THAT CAN BE PRODUCED FROM VARIOUS RENEWABLE SOURCES, INCLUDING BIOMASS Propane from renewable sources - 46 - 24 Butane from renewable sources - 45 -27
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1287 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point c
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Annex V
18. For the purposes of the calculations referred to in point 17, the emissions to be divided shall be eec + el + esca + those fractions of ep, etd, eccs and eccr that take place up to and including the process step at which a co-product is produced. If any allocation to co-products has taken place at an earlier process step in the life-cycle, the fraction of those emissions assigned in the last such process step to the intermediate fuel product shall be used for those purposes instead of the total of those emissions. In the case of biogas and biomethane, all co-products that do not fall under the scope of point 7 shall be taken into account for the purposes of that calculation. No emissions shall be allocated to wastes and residues. Co- products that have a negative energy content shall be considered to have an energy content of zero for the purposes of the calculation. Wastes and residues including all wastes and residues included in Annex IX shall be considered to have zero life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions up to the process of collection of those materials irrespectively of whether they are processed to interim products before being transformed into the final product. Residues that are not included in Annex IX and fit for use in the food or feed market shall be considered to have the same amount of emissions from the extraction, harvesting or cultivation of raw materials, eec as their closest substitute in the food and feed market that is included in the table in part D. In the case of biomass fuels produced in refineries, other than the combination of processing plants with boilers or cogeneration units providing heat and/or electricity to the processing plant, the unit of analysis for the purposes of the calculation referred to in point 17 shall be the refinery;
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1296 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point c
Wastes and residues including all wastes and residues included in Annex IX shall be considered to have zero life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions up to the process of collection of those materials irrespectively of whether they are processed to interim products before being transformed into the final product. Residues that are not included in Annex IX and fit for use in the food or feed market shall be considered to have the same amount of emissions from the extraction, harvesting or cultivation of raw materials, eec as their closest substitute in the food and feed market that is included in the table in part D of Annex V.
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1297 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point c a (new)
c a) (d) footnote (3) is replaced by the following (3) Close storage means that the digestate resulting from the digestion process is stored in a gas-tight tank and that the additional biogas released during storage is considered to be recovered for production of additional electricity or biomethane. In the case of biowaste, close storage means that the digestate resulting from the digestion process is directly composted. No greenhouse gas emissions are included in that process.
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1308 #

2021/0218(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 8 a (new)
(8 a) A new Annex IX Part C should be created: Part C. Biomass fuel feedstocks for use in stationary installations outside the transport sector, including the following ponts: 1. Biomass fraction of residues and waste in the primary food processing industry: a) beet pulp (only self-use internal to sector) b) oilseed hulls (only self-use internal to sector) c) potato pulp (only self-use internal to sector) d) sticks from oilseed preparation and leaves from beet washing or oilseed preparation e) cereal husks and fruit shells f) cocoa husks and shells g) biomass fraction of industrial waste not fit for use in the food and feed chain h) the fibrous fraction of sugar beet after extraction of the diffusion juice, leaves and tails and other liquors obtained after sugar extraction 2. Biomass fraction of sludge from waste water treatment in the primary food processing industry;
2022/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 23 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
(10) Existing mechanisms to address the risk of carbon leakage in sectors or sub- sectors at risk of carbon leakage are the transitional free allocation of EU ETS allowances and financial measures to compensate for indirect emission costs incurred from GHG emission costs passed on in electricity prices respectively laid down in Articles 10a(6) and 10b of Directive 2003/87/EC. However, fFree allocation under the EU ETS weakens the price signal that the system provides for the installations receiving it compared to full auctioning and thus affects the incentives for investment into further abatement of emissionsremains a valid instrument within the Union and the inclusion of these allowances in the CBAM calculation would help contain price increases, especially in sectors such as agriculture.
2021/11/17
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 33 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) However, the issue of carbon leakage must be seen in a broader context, taking into account the cumulative impact of the Union's growing environmental ambitions on the competitiveness of its economy as a whole. The disparity in standards and production requirements between the Union and its external trading partners is clearly evident, not only in the sectors covered by the EU ETC system, but also, and especially, in agriculture. A twin-track approach is therefore required: measures to combat carbon leakage through CBAM should be combined with the creation of additional favourable conditions for investment and production within the Union, including financial incentives for innovation, the production of organic fertilisers, the removal of administrative barriers and the reduction of adjustment costs, especially in the agricultural sector. New resources should be earmarked for this purpose.
2021/11/17
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 64 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 37 a (new)
(37a) The Union’s agricultural sector is one of the most productive in the world and also the most advanced in terms of its commitment to climate and environmental protection. However, one of the challenges it faces is climate dumping by countries that are making slower progress in adopting greener agricultural standards. The scope of the CBAM should therefore be extended without undue delay to agricultural products, provided that this is done following a comprehensive impact assessment and broad cross-sectoral consultation and is compatible with the Union tariff system. The inclusion of agricultural products in the scope of the CBAM is all the more important as the agricultural sector will be both directly and indirectly affected by the inclusion of other products, notably fertilisers, steel and aluminium. The Commission must undertake to continuously monitor the stability of the Union's internal market, including agricultural markets, and to take effective corrective measures, for example by promoting investments in alternatives to the products listed in this Regulation, in particular fertilisers, and by providing non-CAP-funded compensation to farmers if the new mechanism is found to be undermining the profitability and sustainability of agricultural production.
2021/11/17
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 67 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)
(1 a) The European Green Deal with its ambitious objectives has brought to the increase of cost for European producers, thus it is necessary to have an instrument to ensure a level playing field with third countries, which do not have the same ambitious climate policies as the EU has.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 81 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 52
(52) The Commission should evaluate the application of this Regulation before the end of the transitional period and report to the European Parliament and the Council. The report of the Commission should in particular focus on possibilities to enhance climate actions towards the objective of a climate neutral Union by 2050the real consequences that the CBAM would have on the climate, carrying out an impact study for the agricultural sector in particular. The Commission should, as part of that evaluation, initiate collection of information necessary to possibly extend the scope to indirect emissions, as well as to other goods and services at risk of carbon leakage, and to develop methods of calculating embedded emissions based on the environmental footprint methods47. _________________ 47Commission Recommendation 2013/179/EU of 9 April 2013 on the use of common methods to measure and communicate the life cycle environmental performance of products and organisations (OJ L 124, 4.5.2013, p. 1) 47 .
2021/11/17
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 85 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 a (new)
(8 a) Tackling carbon leakage requires a global action. The European Union must not only lead by example, but also cooperate with its partners to establish a global carbon price or create a climate club with “like-minded partners” as a long-term solution. Thus, the European Union should reinforce its climate diplomacy and open discussion with third countries, which are interested in adopting similar measure to CBAM, in order to harmonise their instruments.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 96 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
(9) The initiative for a carbon border adjustment mechanism (‘CBAM’) is a part of the ‘Fit for 55 Package’. That mechanism is to serve as an essential element of the EU toolbox to meet the objective of a climate-neutral Union by 2050 in line with the Paris Agreement by addressing risks of carbon leakage resulting from the increased Union climate ambition, while at the same time ensuring a level playing field in order to preserve the competitiveness of EU industries.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 105 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 5 – point a
(a) the EU ETS established pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC applies to that country or territory or an agreement has been concluded between that third country or territory and the Union fully linking the EU ETS and the third country or territory emission trading system and guaranteeing equal conditions for EU ETS participants and producers in those countries;
2021/11/17
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 107 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 5 – point b
(b) the price paid in the country where the goods are originating in is effectively charged on those goods without any rebate beyond those also applied in the EU ETS, and the conditions for both EU ETS participants and producers from those countries can demonstrably be considered equivalent.
2021/11/17
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 107 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
(10) Existing mechanisms to address the risk of carbon leakage in sectors or sub- sectors at risk of carbon leakage are the transitional free allocation of EU ETS allowances and financial measures to compensate for indirect emission costs incurred from GHG emission costs passed on in electricity prices respectively laid down in Articles 10a(6) and 10b of Directive 2003/87/EC. However, free allocation under the EU ETS weakens the price signal that the system provides for the installations receiving it compared to full auctioning and thus affects the incentives for investment into further abatement of emissions.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 115 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. An authorised declarant may claim in its CBAM declaration a reduction in the number of CBAM certificates to be surrendered in order for the carbon price paid in the country of origin for the declared embedded emissions to be taken into account, provided it be proved that the carbon price in the country of origin is proportionate to to the price under the EU ETS.
2021/11/17
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 119 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
(11) The CBAM seeks to streplace these existing mechanisms by addressing the risk ofn carbon leakage in a different way, namely by ensuring equivalent carbon pricing for imports and domestic products. To ensure a gradual transition from the current system of free allowances to the CBAM, the CBAM should be progressively phased in while free allowances in sectors covered by the CBAM are phased out. The combined and transitional application of EU ETS allowances allocated freeprotection in view of higher EU climate ambition by 2030 and thereafter replace progressively these existing mechanisms by addressing the risk of charge and of the CBAM should in no case result in more favourable treatment for Union goods compared to goods imported into the customs territory of the Unionbon leakage in a different way.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 130 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
(11 a) First, under the import provisions, the CBAM seeks to ensure equivalent carbon pricing for imports and domestic products. To ensure a gradual transition from the current system of free allowances to the CBAM, the CBAM should be progressively phased in while free allowances in sectors covered by the CBAM are progressively phased out as of 2030 and only provided that the CBAM has proved to be effective to prevent the risk of carbon leakage both for imports and exports. The combined and transitional application of EU ETS allowances allocated free of charge and of the CBAM should in no case result in more favourable treatment for Union goods compared to goods imported into the customs territory of the Union.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 132 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 b (new)
(11 b) Second, under the export provisions, the CBAM seeks to limit the risk of replacement of European low- carbon exports with carbon intense products on third-country markets which would undermine the objective of reducing global emissions. It is necessary to continue addressing the risks of carbon leakage associated with European exports to third countries which have not yet limited or priced GHG emissions at the same levels as the EU, by introducing allowance adjustments for exports as of the start of the progressive phasing out of free allowances. Those allowance adjustments for exports are established as a component of the EU ETS and are introduced as part of the CBAM to prevent carbon leakage associated with European exports. To this end, the allowance adjustments for export would remain in force independently from the reduction commitments of free allowances under the EU ETS until other countries take equivalent and effective steps to impose carbon costs on competing production. .
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 133 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 c (new)
(11 c) Given the unique characteristics of price formation on the EU electricity market, that are not existing in third countries, the mechanism in Article 10a(6) shall remain outside the scope of CBAM until the CBAM can accurately mirror the indirect costs that are actually passed on in electricity prices in Europe.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 134 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) The European Green Deal with its ambitious objectives has brought to the increase of cost for European producers, thus it is necessary to have an instrument to ensure a level playing field with third countries, which do not have the same ambitious climate policies as the EU has.
2022/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 150 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall collect the information necessary with a view to extending the scope of this Regulation to indirect emissions and goods other than those listed in Annex I, and develop methods of calculating embedded emissions based on environmental footprint methods. The Commission should constantly monitor the climatic, social and economic impact of the CBAM, especially in the agricultural sector.
2021/11/17
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 156 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 2
2. Before the end of the transitional period, the Commission shall present a report to the European Parliament and the Council on the application of this Regulation. The report shall contain, in particular, the assessment of the possibilities to further extend the scope of embedded emissions to indirect emissions and to other goods at risk of carbon leakage than those already covered by this Regulation, as well as an assessment of the governance system. It shall also contain the assessment of the possibility to further extend the scope to embedded emissions of transportation services as well as to goods further down the value chain and services that may be subject to the risk of carbon leakage in the future, without undermining the proper functioning of the internal market or increasing costs for consumers.
2021/11/17
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 157 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
(14) This Regulation should apply to goods imported into the customs territory of the Union from third countries, except where their production has already been subject to the EU ETS, whereby it applies to third countries or territories, or to a carbon pricing system fully linked with the EU ETS. Exceptions will be granted only to those goods imported into the customs territory of the Union which are subject to carbon cost burden equivalent to that incurred under the EU ETS.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 159 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
(9) The initiative for a carbon border adjustment mechanism (‘CBAM’) is a part of the ‘Fit for 55 Package’. That mechanism is to serve as an essential element of the EU toolbox to meet the objective of a climate-neutral Union by 2050 in line with the Paris Agreement by addressing risks of carbon leakage resulting from the increased Union climate ambition, while at the same time ensuring a level playing field in order to preserve the competitiveness of EU industries.
2022/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 160 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14 a (new)
(14 a) This Regulation should also apply to goods produced in EU installations subject to the EU ETS and exported from the customs territory of the Union to third countries which have not yet limited or priced GHG emissions at the same levels as the EU.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 163 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
(15) In order to exclude from the CBAM third countries or territories fully integrated into, or linked, to the EU ETS and where the carbon cost burden is equivalent to that under the EU ETS, in the event of future agreements, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of TFEU should be delegated to the Commission in respect of amending the list of countries in Annex II. Conversely, those third countries or territories should be excluded from the list in Annex II and be subject to CBAM whereby they do not effectively charge the ETS price on goods exported to the Union.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 165 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
(17) The GHG emissions to be regulated by the CBAM should correspond to those GHG emissions covered by Annex I to the EU ETS in Directive 2003/87/EC, namely carbon dioxide (‘CO2’) as well as, where relevant, nitrous oxide (‘N2O’) and perfluorocarbons (‘PFCs’). The CBAM should initially apply to direct emissions of those GHG from the production of goods up to the time of import into the customs territory of the Union, and after the end of a transition period and upon further assessment, as well to indirect emissions, mirroring the scope of the EU ETS. Including indirect emissions and pricing them in the CBAM should be done only once the mismatch between indirect carbon costs and indirect carbon emissions has been reduced to a minimum, as the European electricity grid decarbonises.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 171 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
(10) Existing mechanisms to address the risk of carbon leakage in sectors or sub- sectors at risk of carbon leakage are the transitional free allocation of EU ETS allowances and financial measures to compensate for indirect emission costs incurred from GHG emission costs passed on in electricity prices respectively laid down in Articles 10a(6) and 10b of Directive 2003/87/EC. However, free allocation under the EU ETS weakens the price signal that the system provides for the installations receiving it compared to full auctioning and thus affects the incentives for investment into further abatement of emissions.
2022/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 174 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
(19) However, while the EU ETS sets an absolute cap on the GHG emissions from the activities under its scope and allows tradability of allowances (so called ‘cap and trade system’), the CBAM should not establish quantitative limits to import or export, so as to ensure that trade flows are not restricted. Moreover, while the EU ETS applies to installations based in the Union, the CBAM should be applied to certain goods imported into or exported from the customs territory of the Union.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 180 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
(21) In order to preserve its effectiveness as a carbon leakage measure, the CBAM needs to reflect closely the EU ETS price. While on the EU ETS market the price of allowances is determined through auctions, the price of CBAM certificates for imports should reasonably reflect the price of such auctions through averages calculated on a weekly basis. Such weekly average prices reflect closely the price fluctuations of the EU ETS and allow a reasonable margin for importers to take advantage of the price changes of the EU ETS while at the same ensuring that the system remains manageable for the administrative authorities.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 182 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
(22) Under the EU ETS, the total number of allowances issued (the ‘cap’) determines the supply of emission allowances and provides certainty about the maximum emissions of GHG. The carbon price is determined by the balance of this supply against the demand of the market. Scarcity is necessary for there to be a price incentive. As it is not possible to impose a cap on the number of CBAM import certificates available to importers, if importers had the possibility to carry forward and trade CBAM import certificates, this could result in situations where the price for CBAM import certificates would no longer reflect the evolution of the price in the EU ETS. That would weaken the incentive for decarbonisation between domestic and imported goods, favouring carbon leakage and impairing the overarching climate objective of the CBAM. It could also result in different prices for operators of different countries. Therefore, the limits to the possibilities to trade CBAM import certificates and to carry them forward is justified by the need to avoid undermining the effectiveness and climate objective of the CBAM and to ensure even handed treatment to operators from different countries. However, in order to preserve the possibility for importers to optimise their costs, this Regulation should foresee a system where authorities can re-purchase a certain amount of excess certificates from the importers. Such amount is set at a level which allows a reasonable margin for importers to leverage their costs over the period of validity of the import certificates whilst preserving the overall price transmission effect, ensuring that the environmental objective of the measure is preserved.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 183 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
(23) Given that the CBAM, under the import provisions, applies to imports of goods into the customs territory of the Union rather than to installations, certain adaptations and simplifications would also need to apply in the CBAM regime. One of those simplifications should consist in a declarative system where importers should report the total verified GHG emissions embedded in goods imported in a given calendar year. A different timing compared to the compliance cycle of the EU ETS should also be applied to avoid any potential bottleneck resulting from obligations for accredited verifiers under this Regulation and the EU ETS.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 184 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23 a (new)
(23 a) Under the export provisions of the CBAM, given that the installations concerned can be easily identified, the CBAM would apply to EU installations. The adjustment allowances provided for exported products will calibrate the regulatory obligation and the net regulatory burden imposed under the CBAM regime when those goods are exported from the customs territory of the Union to third countries which have not yet limited or priced GHG emissions at the same levels as the EU.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 190 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
(25) While the EU ETS applies to certain production processes and activities, the CBAM should target the corresponding imports or exports of goods. That requires clearly identifying imported or exported goods by way of their classification in the Combined nomenclature41 (‘CN’) and linking them to embedded GHG emissions. __________________ 41Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1).
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 198 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
(29) The goods under this Regulation should be selected after a careful analysis of their relevance in terms of cumulated GHG emissions and risk of carbon leakage in the corresponding EU ETS sectors while limiting complexity and administrative burden. In particular, the actual selection should take into account basic materials and basic products covered by the EU ETS with the objective of ensuring that imports of energy intensive products into the Union are on equal footing with EU products in terms of EU ETS carbon pricing, and to mitigate risks of carbon leakage. Other relevant criteria to narrow the selection should be: firstly, relevance of sectors in terms of emissions, namely whether the sector is one of the largest aggregate emitters of GHG emissions; secondly, sector’s exposure to significant risk of carbon leakage, as defined pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC; thirdly, the need to balance broad coverage in terms of GHG emissions while limiting complexity and administrative effort. fourthly, the impact of Covid-19 on global supply chain disruption and the increasing of prices in raw materials and other strategic sectors.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 204 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
(11) The CBAM seeks to streplace these existing mechanisms by addressing the risk ofn carbon leakage in a different way, namely by ensuring equivalent carbon pricing for imports and domestic products. To ensure a gradual transition from the current system of free allowances to the CBAM, the CBAM should be progressively phased in while free allowances in sectors covered by the CBAM are phased out. The combined and transitional application of EU ETS allowances allocated freeprotection in view of higher EU climate ambition by 2030 and thereafter replace progressively these existing mechanisms by addressing the risk of charge and of the CBAM should in no case result in more favourable treatment for Union goods compared to goods imported into the customs territory of the Unionbon leakage in a different way.
2022/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 210 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33
(33) Similar technical constraints apply to refinery products, for which it is not possible to unambiguously assign GHG emissions to individual output products. At the same time, the relevant benchmark in the EU ETS does not directly relate to specific products, such as gasoline, diesel or kerosene, but to all refinery output. Due to these constraints, refinery products should be eligible to be included in the scope only if an unambiguous, verifiable and effective methodology is developed in close cooperation with the refining industry.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 213 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34
(34) However, aluminium products should be included in the CBAM as they are highly exposed to carbon leakage. Moreover, in several industrial applications they are in direct competition with steel products because of characteristics closely resembling those of steel products. Inclusion of aluminium is also relevant as the scope of the CBAM may be extended to cover also indirect emissions in the future. However, including indirect emissions and pricing them in the CBAM could be considered only once the mismatch between indirect carbon costs and indirect carbon emissions has been reduced to a minimum. If after the initial transitional period, the data collected by the Commission shows that the CBAM cannot effectively protect against carbon leakage and incentivise the reduction of global emissions, further phase-in of CBAM and phase-out of free allocation of emission allowances should be paused until an effective solution can be found.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 218 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35 a (new)
(35 a) In case European industries producing goods subject to the CBAM face serious difficulties as a result of its implementation, an in-depth assessment developed in close cooperation with the industrial sectors should be made as promptly as possible to examine whether a CBAM is effective and practicable.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 219 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36 a (new)
(36 a) Before widening the scope of the CBAM to new sectors, including downstream products using goods covered by the CBAM, a prior assessment should be made by the European Commission in consultation with the industrial sectors in order to check its practicability and effectiveness.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 220 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36 b (new)
(36 b) Circumvention practices must be prohibited, where a change in the pattern of trade between third countries and the Union or between third countries, or between individual companies or within the same undertaking in relation with products included in the scope of this regulation, whether slightly modified or not, stems from a practice, process or work that have insufficient due cause or economic justification other than avoiding obligations as laid down in this Regulation. Those practices should include all types of circumvention practices, including resource shuffling, cost absorption, manipulation of emissions data, wrongful labelling of goods and slight modifications of the product so as to import a product under a different customs code thereby avoiding the present Regulation.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 221 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) First, under the import provisions, the CBAM seeks to ensure equivalent carbon pricing for imports and domestic products. To ensure a gradual transition from the current system of free allowances to the CBAM, the CBAM should be progressively phased in while free allowances in sectors covered by the CBAM are progressively phased out as of 2030 and only provided that the CBAM has proved to be effective to prevent the risk of carbon leakage both for imports and exports. The combined and transitional application of EU ETS allowances allocated free of charge and of the CBAM should in no case result in more favourable treatment for Union goods compared to goods imported into the customs territory of the Union.
2022/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 230 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 43
(43) CBAM certificates for imports differ from EU ETS allowances for which daily auctioning is an essential feature. The need to set a clear price for CBAM import certificates makes a daily publication excessively burdensome and confusing for operators, as daily prices risk becoming obsolete upon publication. Thus, the publication of CBAM prices on a weekly basis would accurately reflect the pricing trend of EU ETS allowances and pursue the same climate objective. The calculation of the price of CBAM import certificates should therefore be set on the basis of a longer timeframe (on a weekly basis) than in the timeframe established by the EU ETS (on a daily basis). The Commission should be tasked to calculate and publish that average price.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 232 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 44
(44) In order to give the authorised declarants flexibility in complying with their CBAM obligations and allow them to benefit from fluctuations in the price of EU ETS allowances, the CBAM import certificates should be valid for a period of two years from the date of purchase. The authorised declarant should be allowed to re-sell to the national authority a portion of the certificates bought in excess. The authorised declarant should build up during the year the amount of certificates required at the time of surrendering, with thresholds set at the end of each quarter.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 232 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 b (new)
(11b) Second, under the export provisions, the CBAM seeks to limit the risk of replacement of European low- carbon exports with carbon intense products on third-country markets which would undermine the objective of reducing global emissions. It is necessary to continue addressing the risks of carbon leakage associated with European exports to third countries which have not yet limited or priced GHG emissions at the same levels as the EU, by introducing allowance adjustments for exports as of the start of the progressive phasing out of free allowances. Those allowance adjustments for exports are established as a component of the EU ETS and are introduced as part of the CBAM to prevent carbon leakage associated with European exports. To this end, the allowance adjustments for export would remain in force independently from the reduction commitments of free allowances under the EU ETS until other countries take equivalent and effective steps to impose carbon costs on competing production.
2022/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 236 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 c (new)
(11c) Given the unique characteristics of price formation on the EU electricity market, that are not existing in third countries, the mechanism in Article 10a(6) shall remain outside the scope of CBAM until the CBAM can accurately mirror the indirect costs that are actually passed on in electricity prices in Europe.
2022/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 251 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 50
(50) A transitional period should apply during the period 2023 until 2025. AUnder the import provisions, a CBAM without financial adjustment should apply, with the objective to facilitate a smooth roll out of the mechanism hence reducing the risk of disruptive impacts on trade. Declarants should have to report on a quarterly basis the actual embedded emissions in goods imported during the transitional period, detailing direct and indirect emissions as well as any carbon price paid abroad.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 254 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 50 a (new)
(50 a) Under the export provisions of the CBAM, the allowance adjustments for exports would be implemented as of the start of the phasing out of EU ETS allowances allocated free of charge. A transitional period of two years before the implementation of allowance adjustments for exports is needed to ensure a swift implementation of the mechanism. Particular attention should be paid to the arrangements for the calculation of corresponding allowance adjustments, the operation of registries, the application of the monitoring and reporting guidelines and verification.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 266 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 52
(52) The Commission should evaluate the application of this Regulation before the end of the transitional period and report to the European Parliament and the Council. The report of the Commission should in particular focus on possibilities to enhance climate actions towards the objective of a climate neutral Union by 2050 and possibilities to improve carbon leakage measures to ensure a level playing field between the EU and third countries. . The Commission shouldall, as part of that evaluation, initiate collection of information necessary to possibly extend the scope to indirect emissions, as well as to other goods and services at risk of carbon leakage, including downstream products using goods covered by the CBAM, and to develop methods of calculating embedded emissions based on the environmental footprint methods47 . With regard to indirect emissions, the evaluation shall take into account the mismatch between indirect carbon costs and indirect carbon emissions and that EU producers are exposed to carbon costs passed on in electricity prices due to the functioning of the EU energy market (indirect carbon costs). __________________ 47 Commission Recommendation 2013/179/EU of 9 April 2013 on the use of common methods to measure and communicate the life cycle environmental performance of products and organisations (OJ L 124, 4.5.2013, p. 1).
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 280 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
(14) This Regulation should apply to goods imported into the customs territory of the Union from third countries, except where their production has already been subject to the EU ETS, whereby it applies to third countries or territories, or to a carbon pricing system fully linked with the EU ETS. Exceptions will be granted only to those goods imported into the customs territory of the Union which are subject to carbon cost burden equivalent to that incurred under the EU ETS.
2022/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 285 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14 a (new)
(14a) This Regulation should also apply to goods produced in EU installations subject to the EU ETS and exported from the customs territory of the Union to third countries which have not yet limited or priced GHG emissions at the same levels as the EU.
2022/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 290 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
(15) In order to exclude from the CBAM third countries or territories fully integrated into, or linked, to the EU ETS and where the carbon cost burden is equivalent to that under the EU ETS, in the event of future agreements, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of TFEU should be delegated to the Commission in respect of amending the list of countries in Annex II. Conversely, those third countries or territories should be excluded from the list in Annex II and be subject to CBAM whereby they do not effectively charge the ETS price on goods exported to the Union.
2022/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 295 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 59
(59) It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert and industry level, and that those consultations be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement on Better Law-Making of 13 April 201651 . In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and the Council receive all documents at the same time as Member States' experts, and their experts systematically have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts. __________________ 51Interinstitutional Agreement between the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union and the European Commission on Better Law-Making (OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p. 1).
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 301 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
(17) The GHG emissions to be regulated by the CBAM should correspond to those GHG emissions covered by Annex I to the EU ETS in Directive 2003/87/EC, namely carbon dioxide (‘CO2’) as well as, where relevant, nitrous oxide (‘N2O’) and perfluorocarbons (‘PFCs’). The CBAM should initially apply to direct emissions of those GHG from the production of goods up to the time of import into the customs territory of the Union, and after the end of a transition period and upon further assessment, as well to indirect emissions, mirroring the scope of the EU ETS. Including indirect emissions and pricing them in the CBAM should be done only once the mismatch between indirect carbon costs and indirect carbon emissions has been reduced to a minimum, as the European electricity grid decarbonises.
2022/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 304 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. This Regulation establishes a carbon border adjustment mechanism (the ‘CBAM’) for addressing greenhouse gas emissions embedded in the goods referred to in Annex I, upon their importation into or exportation from the customs territory of the Union, in order to prevent the risk of carbon leakage.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 307 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. The CBAM complements the system established for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Union by Directive 2003/87/EC by applying an equivalent set of rules to imports into or export from the customs territory of the Union of goods referred to in Article 2.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 311 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 3
3. The mechanism willshould, if effective, progressively become an alternative to the mechanisms established under Directive 2003/87/EC to prevent the risk of carbon leakage, notably the allocation of allowances free of charge in accordance with Article 10a of that Directive, without prejudice to the maintenance of EU ETS allowances allocated free of charge until 2030 and only provided that the CBAM has proven to be effective to prevent the risk of carbon leakage both for imports into or exports from the customs territory of the Union.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 319 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
(19) However, while the EU ETS sets an absolute cap on the GHG emissions from the activities under its scope and allows tradability of allowances (so called ‘cap and trade system’), the CBAM should not establish quantitative limits to import or export, so as to ensure that trade flows are not restricted. Moreover, while the EU ETS applies to installations based in the Union, the CBAM should be applied to certain goods imported into or exported from the customs territory of the Union.
2022/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 325 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. This Regulation also applies to goods listed in Annex I when those goods are produced in EU installations subject to the EU ETS and exported from the Customs territory of the European Union to third countries which have not yet limited or priced GHG emissions at the same levels as the EU.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 326 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 3
3. By way of derogation from paragraphs 1, 2 and 2a, this Regulation does not apply to goods originating in or exported to countries and territories listed in Annex II, Section A.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 329 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. the regulatory obligation and the net regulatory burden imposed in the country where the goods are originating in are equivalent to those imposed under the EU ETS.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 330 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
(21) In order to preserve its effectiveness as a carbon leakage measure, the CBAM needs to reflect closely the EU ETS price. While on the EU ETS market the price of allowances is determined through auctions, the price of CBAM certificates for imports should reasonably reflect the price of such auctions through averages calculated on a weekly basis. Such weekly average prices reflect closely the price fluctuations of the EU ETS and allow a reasonable margin for importers to take advantage of the price changes of the EU ETS while at the same ensuring that the system remains manageable for the administrative authorities.
2022/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 331 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 6
6. The Commission is empowered to adopt implementing acts in order to determine the conditions for applying the CBAM to goods referred to in paragraph 2 and 2a. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 29(2).
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 331 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
(22) Under the EU ETS, the total number of allowances issued (the ‘cap’) determines the supply of emission allowances and provides certainty about the maximum emissions of GHG. The carbon price is determined by the balance of this supply against the demand of the market. Scarcity is necessary for there to be a price incentive. As it is not possible to impose a cap on the number of CBAM import certificates available to importers, if importers had the possibility to carry forward and trade CBAM import certificates, this could result in situations where the price for CBAM certificates would no longer reflect the evolution of the price in the EU ETS. That would weaken the incentive for decarbonisation between domestic and imported goods, favouring carbon leakage and impairing the overarching climate objective of the CBAM import. It could also result in different prices for operators of different countries. Therefore, the limits to the possibilities to trade CBAM import certificates and to carry them forward is justified by the need to avoid undermining the effectiveness and climate objective of the CBAM and to ensure even handed treatment to operators from different countries. However, in order to preserve the possibility for importers to optimise their costs, this Regulation should foresee a system where authorities can re-purchase a certain amount of excess certificates from the importers. Such amount is set at a level which allows a reasonable margin for importers to leverage their costs over the period of validity of the import certificates whilst preserving the overall price transmission effect, ensuring that the environmental objective of the measure is preserved.
2022/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 337 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
(23) Given that the CBAM, under the import provisions, applies to imports of goods into the customs territory of the Union rather than to installations, certain adaptations and simplifications would also need to apply in the CBAM regime. One of those simplifications should consist in a declarative system where importers should report the total verified GHG emissions embedded in goods imported in a given calendar year. A different timing compared to the compliance cycle of the EU ETS should also be applied to avoid any potential bottleneck resulting from obligations for accredited verifiers under this Regulation and the EU ETS.
2022/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 341 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23 a (new)
(23a) Under the export provisions of the CBAM, given that the installations concerned can be easily identified, the CBAM would apply to EU installations. The adjustment allowances provided for exported products will calibrate the regulatory obligation and the net regulatory burden imposed under the CBAM regime when those goods are exported from the customs territory of the Union to third countries which have not yet limited or priced GHG emissions at the same levels as the EU.
2022/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 349 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
(25) While the EU ETS applies to certain production processes and activities, the CBAM should target the corresponding imports or exports of goods. That requires clearly identifying imported or exported goods by way of their classification in the Combined nomenclature41 (‘CN’) and linking them to embedded GHG emissions. __________________ 41Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1).
2022/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 365 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
(4 a) ‘exportation’ means the release for export of goods produced in EU installations subject to the EU ETS as provided in Article 269 of regulation (EU) N° 952/2013;
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 366 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
(29) The goods under this Regulation should be selected after a careful analysis of their relevance in terms of cumulated GHG emissions and risk of carbon leakage in the corresponding EU ETS sectors while limiting complexity and administrative burden. In particular, the actual selection should take into account basic materials and basic products covered by the EU ETS with the objective of ensuring that imports of energy intensive products into the Union are on equal footing with EU products in terms of EU ETS carbon pricing, and to mitigate risks of carbon leakage. Other relevant criteria to narrow the selection should be: firstly, relevance of sectors in terms of emissions, namely whether the sector is one of the largest aggregate emitters of GHG emissions; secondly, sector’s exposure to significant risk of carbon leakage, as defined pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC; thirdly, the need to balance broad coverage in terms of GHG emissions while limiting complexity and administrative effort fourthly, the impact of Covid-19 on global supply chain disruption and the increasing of prices in raw materials and other strategic sectors.
2022/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 369 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 13
(13) ‘declarant’ means a person lodging a customs declaration, either for release for free circulation in its own name or for export, or the person in whose name such a declaration is lodged in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 952/2013;
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 373 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 19
(19) ‘surrender’ means offsetting of CBAM certificates against the declared embedded emissions in imported or exported goods;
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 376 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 28 a (new)
(28 a) ‘indirect emissions costs’ mean EUA costs passed on in electricity prices. These are not an indication of the physical indirect emissions in the production.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 377 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – title
Importation and exportation of goods
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 378 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Goods shall only be imported into or exported from the customs territory of the Union by a declarant that is authorised by the competent authority in accordance with Article 17 (‘authorised declarant’).
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 380 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – title
Application for an import authorisation
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 382 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33
(33) Similar technical constraints apply to refinery products, for which it is not possible to unambiguously assign GHG emissions to individual output products. At the same time, the relevant benchmark in the EU ETS does not directly relate to specific products, such as gasoline, diesel or kerosene, but to all refinery output. Due to these constraints, refinery products should be eligible to be included in the scope only if an unambiguous, verifiable and effective methodology is developed in close cooperation with the refining industry.
2022/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 387 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34
(34) However, aluminium products should be included in the CBAM as they are highly exposed to carbon leakage. Moreover, in several industrial applications they are in direct competition with steel products because of characteristics closely resembling those of steel products. Inclusion of aluminium is also relevant as the scope of the CBAM may be extended to cover also indirect emissions in the future. However, including indirect emissions and pricing them in the CBAM could be considered only once the mismatch between indirect carbon costs and indirect carbon emissions has been reduced to a minimum. If after the initial transitional period, the data collected by the Commission shows that the CBAM cannot effectively protect against carbon leakage and incentivise the reduction of global emissions, further phase-in of CBAM and phase-out of free allocation of emission allowances should be paused until an effective solution can be found.
2022/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 389 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 a (new)
Article 5 a Notification and registration of exports Any declarant wishing to obtain adjustments to their emission allowances corresponding to the embedded emissions of the goods produced in the EU and exported outside the territory of the customs union shall be registered as a declarant according to Article 4 and shall notify the competent authorities of its intention at the time of lodging the predeparture declaration. On release of the goods, the customs office of export will transmit the necessary particulars of the export movement to the competent authority which shall issue a certificate establishing the allowance adjustments to be granted to calibrate the regulatory obligation.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 390 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – title
CBAM import declaration
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 395 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35 a (new)
(35a) In case European industries producing goods subject to the CBAM face serious difficulties as a result of its implementation, an in-depth assessment developed in close cooperation with the industrial sectors should be made as promptly as possible to examine whether a CBAM is effective and practicable.
2022/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 400 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36 a (new)
(36a) Before widening the scope of the CBAM to new sectors, including downstream products using goods covered by the CBAM, a prior assessment should be made by the European Commission in consultation with the industrial sectors in order to check its practicability and effectiveness.
2022/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 401 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36 b (new)
(36b) Circumvention practices must be prohibited, where a change in the pattern of trade between third countries and the Union or between third countries, or between individual companies or within the same undertaking in relation with products included in the scope of this regulation, whether slightly modified or not, stems from a practice, process or work that have insufficient due cause or economic justification other than avoiding obligations as laid down in this Regulation. Those practices should include all types of circumvention practices, including resource shuffling, cost absorption, manipulation of emissions data, wrongful labelling of goods and slight modifications of the product so as to import a product under a different customs code thereby avoiding the present Regulation.
2022/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 402 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 6
6. The Commission is empowered to adopt implementing acts concerning detailed rules regarding the elements of the calculation methods set out in Annex III, including determining system boundaries of production processes, emission factors, installation-specific values of actual emissions and default values and their respective application to individual goods as well as laying down methods to ensure the reliability of data on the basis of which the default values shall be determined, including the level of detail and the verification of the data. Where necessary, those acts shall provide that the default values can be adapted to particular areas, regions or countries to take into account specific objective factors such as geography, natural resources, market conditions, prevailing energy sources, or industrial processes. The implementing acts shall build upon existing legislation for the verification of emissions and activity data for installations covered by Directive 2003/87/EC, in particular Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2018/2067.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 409 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. The authorised declarant shall ensure that the total embedded emissions declared in the CBAM declaration submitted pursuant to Article 6 are verified by a verifier accredited pursuant to Article 18, based on the verification principles set out in Annex V. The competent authority is authorised to verify the accuracy of the information in the CBAM declaration.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 412 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. The Commission is empowered to adopt implementing acts concerning the principles of verification referred to in paragraph 1 as regards the possibility to waive the obligation for the verifier to visit the installation where relevant goods are produced and the obligation to set thresholds for deciding whether misstatements or non-conformities are material and concerning the supporting documentation needed for the verification report. Provisions laid down in such implementing acts shall be equivalent to the provisions set in Regulation 2018/2067.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 412 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 43
(43) CBAM certificates for imports differ from EU ETS allowances for which daily auctioning is an essential feature. The need to set a clear price for CBAM import certificates makes a daily publication excessively burdensome and confusing for operators, as daily prices risk becoming obsolete upon publication. Thus, the publication of CBAM import prices on a weekly basis would accurately reflect the pricing trend of EU ETS allowances and pursue the same climate objective. The calculation of the price of CBAM certificates should therefore be set on the basis of a longer timeframe (on a weekly basis) than in the timeframe established by the EU ETS (on a daily basis). The Commission should be tasked to calculate and publish that average price.
2022/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 416 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 44
(44) In order to give the authorised declarants flexibility in complying with their CBAM obligations and allow them to benefit from fluctuations in the price of EU ETS allowances, the CBAM import certificates should be valid for a period of two years from the date of purchase. The authorised declarant should be allowed to re-sell to the national authority a portion of the certificates bought in excess. The authorised declarant should build up during the year the amount of certificates required at the time of surrendering, with thresholds set at the end of each quarter.
2022/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 429 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 6
6. The records referred to in paragraph 5, point (c), shall be sufficiently detailed to enable the verification in accordance with paragraph 5, point (b), and to enable any competent authority to verify and to review, in accordance with Article 19(1), the CBAM declaration made by an authorised declarant to whom the relevant information was disclosed in accordance with paragraph 8.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 433 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. The central database should, insofar as possible, mirror the information provided in the ETS database.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 439 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 50
(50) A transitional period should apply during the period 2023 until 2025. AUnder the import provisions, a CBAM without financial adjustment should apply, with the objective to facilitate a smooth roll out of the mechanism hence reducing the risk of disruptive impacts on trade. Declarants should have to report on a quarterly basis the actual embedded emissions in goods imported during the transitional period, detailing direct and indirect emissions as well as any carbon price paid abroad.
2022/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 446 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The Commission shall make available to the Member States a list of all competent national authorities and publish this information in the Official Journal of the European Union.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 446 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 50 a (new)
(50a) Under the export provisions of the CBAM, the allowance adjustments for exports would be implemented as of the start of the phasing out of EU ETS allowances allocated free of charge. A transitional period of two years before the implementation of allowance adjustments for exports is needed to ensure a swift implementation of the mechanism. Particular attention should be paid to the arrangements for the calculation of corresponding allowance adjustments, the operation of registries, the application of the monitoring and reporting guidelines and verification.
2022/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 460 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 52
(52) The Commission should evaluate the application of this Regulation before the end of the transitional period and report to the European Parliament and the Council. The report of the Commission should in particular focus on possibilities to enhance climate actions towards the objective of a climate neutral Union by 2050 and possibilities to improve carbon leakage measures to ensure a level playing field between the EU and third countries. The Commission shouldall, as part of that evaluation, initiate collection of information necessary to possibly extend the scope to indirect emissions, as well as to other goods and services at risk of carbon leakage, including downstream products using goods covered by the CBAM, and to develop methods of calculating embedded emissions based on the environmental footprint methods47 . With regard to indirect emissions, the evaluation shall take into account the mismatch between indirect carbon costs and indirect carbon emissions and that EU producers are exposed to carbon costs passed on in electricity prices due to the functioning of the EU energy market (indirect carbon costs). __________________ 47Commission Recommendation 2013/179/EU of 9 April 2013 on the use of common methods to measure and communicate the life cycle environmental performance of products and organisations (OJ L 124, 4.5.2013, p. 1).
2022/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 484 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall establish a central database at the EU level accessible to the public containing the names, addresses and contact details of the operators and the location of installations in third countries in accordance with Article 10(2). An operator may choose not to have its name, address and contact details accessible to the public. The central database should insofar as possible, mirror the ETS database.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 526 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 59
(59) It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert and industry level, and that those consultations be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement on Better Law-Making of 13 April 201651 . In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and the Council receive all documents at the same time as Member States' experts, and their experts systematically have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts. __________________ 51Interinstitutional Agreement between the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union and the European Commission on Better Law-Making (OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p. 1).
2022/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 543 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. This Regulation establishes a carbon border adjustment mechanism (the ‘CBAM’) for addressing greenhouse gas emissions embedded in the goods referred to in Annex I, upon their importation into or exportation from the customs territory of the Union, in order to prevent the risk of carbon leakage.
2022/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 544 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. The CBAM complements the system established for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Union by Directive 2003/87/EC by applying an equivalent set of rules to imports into or export from the customs territory of the Union of goods referred to in Article 2.
2022/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 550 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2
2. Where a CBAM declaration in accordance with Article 6 has not been submitted, the competent authority of the Member State of establishment of the authorised declarant shall assess the CBAM obligations of that declarant on the basis of the information at its disposal and calculate the total number of CBAM certificates due at the latest by the 31 December of the fourth year following that when the CBAM declaration should have been submitted. This information shall be submitted to the competent authority.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 552 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 3
3. The mechanism willshall, if effective, progressively become an alternative to the mechanisms established under Directive 2003/87/EC to prevent the risk of carbon leakage, notably the allocation of allowances free of charge in accordance with Article 10a of that Directive, without prejudice to the maintenance of EU ETS allowances allocated free of charge until 2030 and only provided that the CBAM has proven to be effective to prevent the risk of carbon leakage both for imports into or exports from the customs territory of the Union.
2022/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 565 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – point 1 (new)
(1) 1. Part of the revenues generated by CBAM needs to be used to support research and innovation in carbon- reducing technologies such as renewable hydrogen uptake, storage, and other types of zero carbon industrial innovation, as well as to spur decarbonisation effort in CBAM sectors through financing to companies operating in exporting both developing and least developed countries. 2. The revenues generated from the sale of CBAM certificates, or the equivalent in financial value of these revenues, shall be used to help European industries in decarbonising their production and in deploying low-carbon technologies, since they are facing higher production costs due to the ambitious objectives set by the European Green Deal, as well as to cover the cost of administration of the CBAM. 3. To ensure transparency of the use of revenues generated from the sale of CBAM certificates the Commission shall, on a yearly basis, report to the European Parliament and the Council on how the revenues from the sale of CBAM certificates, or the equivalent in financial value of these revenues, from the previous year has been used.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 569 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 a (new)
Article 20 a CBAM Export certificates 1. The competent authority shall register the export of goods listed in Annex I by the declarant. 2. For those export of goods listed in Annex I, the competent authority shall grant adjustment allowances certificates for goods produced in EU installations subject to the EU ETS and exported from the customs territory of the Union to third countries which have not yet limited or priced GHG emissions at the same level as the EU to calibrate the regulatory obligation and the net regulatory burden imposed under the CBAM. The adjustment allowances for the emissions embedded in the good exported mentioned in the certificate shall be deducted in accordance with Article 5 from the annual amount of allowances above the benchmark, or by default, the amount of allowances not covered by the fallback benchmarks to be surrendered to the competent authority.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 570 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – title
Price of CBAM import certificates
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 579 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – title
Surrender of CBAM import certificates
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 583 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. This Regulation also applies to goods listed in Annex I when those goods are produced in EU installations subject to the EU ETS and exported from the Customs territory of the European Union to third countries, which have not yet limited or priced GHG emissions at the same levels as the EU.
2022/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 585 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 3
3. By way of derogation from paragraphs 1, 2 and 2a, this Regulation does not apply to goods originating in or exported to countries and territories listed in Annex II, Section A.
2022/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 586 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – title
Re-purchase of CBAM import certificates
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 588 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – title
Cancellation of CBAM import certificates
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 596 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. The regulatory obligation and the net regulatory burden imposed in the country where the goods are originating in are equivalent to those imposed under the EU ETS.
2022/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 598 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 6
6. The Commission is empowered to adopt implementing acts in order to determine the conditions for applying the CBAM to goods referred to in paragraph 2 and 2a. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 29(2).
2022/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 599 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – title
Penalties in relation to imports of goods
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 608 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. In case of repeated failure to surrender a number of CBAM certificates corresponding to the emissions embedded in goods imported during the previous year, or in case of submission of false information in the CBAM declaration, an authorized declarant, and any of its related parties, may be automatically excluded from the register for a period of 3 years from the date of exclusion. The respective verifier – and any of its related parties - who has certified the accuracy of the information in the CBAM declaration has its certification withdrawn by the competent authority.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 609 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 5
5. Member States may apply administrative or criminal sanctions for failure to comply with the CBAM legislation in accordance with their national rules in addition to penalties referred to in paragraphs 2 and 4a. Such sanctions shall be effective, proportionate and dissuasive.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 614 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 2
2. Practices of circumvention include situations where a change in the pattern of trade in relation to goods included in the scope of this Regulationbetween third countries and the Union or between third countries themselves or between individual companies or within the same undertaking in relation to goods included in the scope of this Regulation , whether slightly modified or not, stems from a practice, process or work that has insufficient due cause or economic justification other than avoiding obligations or seeking benefits as laid down in this Regulation and consist in replacing those goods with slightly modified products, which are not included in the list of goods in Annex I but belong to a sector included in the scope of this Regulationor undermining their effects, including on overall GHG emissions and on prices of the goods concerned.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 621 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The practice, process or work referred to in paragraph 2 include, inter alia: (a) the slight modification of the goods included in the scope of this Regulation to make it fall under customs codes which are normally not subject to the obligations of this Regulation, provided that the modification does not alter its essential characteristics; (b) false declarations as to the identity of the producer of the goods or of the nature of the goods or the production process involved to product these goods; (c) the consignment of the goods via third countries to which more favourable obligations apply; (d) the reorganisation by exporters or producers of their patterns and channels of sales in order to avoid obligations as laid down in this Regulation, or undermine their effects, including on overall GHG emissions and on prices of the goods, for instance via practices of resource shuffling. (e) the assembly of parts by an assembly operation in the Union or a third country to avoid obligations as laid down in this Regulation.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 622 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Following a complaint made by any party, or at the request of Member States or on its own initiative, the Commission may decide, following an investigation, to extend obligations laid down in this regulation, in whatever way is necessary to prevent future circumvention of the present Regulation, when circumvention of the measures in force is taking place. This includes the possibility for the Commission to impose a penalty on an authorised Declarant involved in the circumvention, if this is proportionate, from the date of registration of imports. Given the circumstances of the individual case, the Commission may also decide to ban those imports from entering the Union territory during a certain period or to prevent the authorized Declarant and any of its related parties to import goods subject to the present Regulation into the Union for a certain period.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 623 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Decisions referred to in paragraph 2b shall be subject to an appeal procedure.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 624 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 2 d (new)
2d. Investigations shall be initiated pursuant to this Article on the initiative of the Commission or at the request of a Member State or of any interested party on the basis of sufficient evidence regarding possible circumvention practices as defined in paragraphs 2 and 2a. Initiations shall be made by means of a Commission regulation which shall also instruct customs authorities of Member States to subject imports to registration in accordance with Article 27(5). The Commission shall provide information to the Member States once a party or a Member State has submitted a request to initiate an investigation and the Commission has completed its analysis thereof, or where the Commission has itself determined that there is a need to initiate an investigation.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 625 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 2 e (new)
2e. Investigations shall be carried out by the Commission. The Commission may be assisted by customs authorities and the investigation shall be concluded within 4 months.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 626 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 2 f (new)
2f. Where the facts as finally ascertained justify the extension of obligations, this shall be done by the Commission adopting delegated acts.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 627 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 3
3. A Member State or any party affected or benefitted by the situations described in paragraphs 2 to 2f may notify the Commission if it is confronted, over a two- month period compared with the same period in the preceding year with a significant decrease in the volume of imported goods included in the scope of this Regulation and an increase of volume of imports of slightly modified products, which are not included in the list of goods in Annex I. The Commission shall continually monitor any significant change of pattern of trade of goods and slightly modified products at Union level.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 633 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 a (new)
Article 27 a Absorption 1. Where any party submits sufficient information showing that, after the entry into force of this Regulation, an Authorised Declarant has been absorbing the cost of the CBAM Certificates, such that there has been no movement, or insufficient movement, in the resale prices or subsequent selling prices of the imported product in the Union, and that such situation has insufficient due cause or economic justification other than undermining the effects of the obligations as laid down in this Regulation, the Commission shall open an investigation. The Commission shall provide information to the Member States once a party has submitted sufficient information justifying the opening of the investigation and the Commission has completed its analysis thereof. 2. The investigation may also be opened, under the conditions set out in the first subparagraph, on the initiative of the Commission or at the request of a Member State. 3. During an investigation pursuant to this Article, any interested party shall be provided with an opportunity to clarify the situation with regard to resale prices and subsequent selling prices. 4.Investigations shall be carried out by the Commission. The Commission may be assisted by customs authorities and the investigation shall be concluded within nine months. 5. If it is concluded that the obligations as laid down in this Regulation should have led to movements in such prices, the Commission shall take appropriate measures to re-establish the effectiveness of the obligations as set out in this Regulations. Such measures imposed pursuant to this Article shall not exceed the amount of the penalties as set out in Article 26.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 640 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
(4a) ‘exportation’ means the release for export of goods produced in EU installations subject to the EUETS as provided in Article 269 of regulation (EU) N° 952/2013;
2022/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 646 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall collect the information necessary with a view to extending the scope of this Regulation to indirect emissions and goods other than those listed in Annex I, including downstream products using goods covered by this Regulation, and develop methods of calculating embedded emissions based on environmental footprint methods.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 649 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 13
(13) ‘declarant’ means a person lodging a customs declaration, either for release for free circulation in its own name or for export, or the person in whose name such a declaration is lodged in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 952/2013;
2022/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 656 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 2
2. Before the end of the transitional period, the Commission shall present a report to the European Parliament and the Council on the application of this Regulation. The report shall contain, in particular, the assessmentan in-depth assessment - developed in close cooperation with the industrial sectors - of the rules to be applied during the trial period established pursuing to article 30a and of the possibilities to further extend the scope of embedded emissions to indirect emissions and to other goods at risk of carbon leakage than those already covered by this Regulation, including downstream products using goods covered by this Regulation, as well as an assessment of the governance system. It shall also contain the assessment of the possibility to further extend the scope to embedded emissions of transportation services as well as to goods further down the value chain and services that may be subject to the risk of carbon leakage in the future.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 657 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 19
(19) ‘surrender’ means offsetting of CBAM certificates against the declared embedded emissions in imported or exported goods;
2022/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 668 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 28 a (new)
(28a) ‘indirect emissions costs’ mean EUA costs passed on in electricity prices. These are not an indication of the physical indirect emissions in the production.
2022/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 675 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – title
Importation and exportation of goods
2022/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 678 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 a (new)
Article 30 a Further review and reporting by the Commission of the import provisions of the CBAM 1. Following the transitional period, the Commission shall introduce a two-year testing period during which it shall collect and verify data on the surrendering obligations set in Article22 in order to assess the effectiveness of the CBAM in addressing the risk of carbon leakage. 2. In 2029, the European Commission shall present a report to the European Parliament and the Council regarding the effectiveness of the CBAM based on the data collected according to paragraph 1. The report by the European Commission may be accompanied by a legislative proposal to amend the scope of this Regulation, including if the assessment of the effectiveness of the CBAM in tackling carbon leakage shows that EU ETS allowances allocated free of charge in accordance with Article 10a of Directive 2003/87/EC remain necessary to prevent the risk of carbon leakage after 2030.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 679 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Goods shall only be imported into or exported from the customs territory of the Union by a declarant that is authorised by the competent authority in accordance with Article 17 (‘authorised declarant’).
2022/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 680 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 b (new)
Article 30 b Emergency clause In case European industries producing goods subject to the CBAM face serious difficulties in relation to its implementation during the transitional period or the trial period, an individual assessment should be made as promptly as possible to examine whether a CBAM is still effective and practicable for the sector concerned.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 680 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – title
Application for an import authorisation
2022/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 688 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 a (new)
Article 5a Notification and registration of exports Any declarant wishing to obtain adjustments to their emission allowances corresponding to the embedded emissions of the goods produced in the EU and exported outside the territory of the customs union shall be registered as a declarant according to Article 4 and shall notify the competent authorities of its intention at the time of lodging the pre- departure declaration. On release of the goods, the customs office of export will transmit the necessary particulars of the export movement to the competent authority, which shall issue a certificate establishing the allowance adjustments to be granted to calibrate the regulatory obligation.
2022/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 690 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – title
CBAM import declaration
2022/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 699 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1
During the transitional period of this Regulation, the import provision of the CBAM mechanism shall apply as a reporting obligation as set out in Articles 33 to 35.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 704 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 1
1. Each declarant shall, for each quarter of a calendar year, submit a report (‘CBAM report’) containing information on the goods imported or exported during that quarter, to the competent authority of the Member State of importation or exportation or, if goods have been imported or exported to more than one Member State, to the competent authority of the Member State at the declarant’s choice, no later than one month after the end of each quarter.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 705 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The CBAM report shall include the following information for imports and where relevant for exports:
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 707 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 6
6. The Commission is empowered to adopt implementing acts concerning detailed rules regarding the elements of the calculation methods set out in Annex III, including determining system boundaries of production processes, emission factors, installation-specific values of actual emissions and default values and their respective application to individual goods as well as laying down methods to ensure the reliability of data on the basis of which the default values shall be determined, including the level of detail and the verification of the data. Where necessary, those acts shall provide that the default values can be adapted to particular areas, regions or countries to take into account specific objective factors such as geography, natural resources, market conditions, prevailing energy sources, or industrial processes. The implementing acts shall build upon existing legislation for the verification of emissions and activity data for installations covered by Directive 2003/87/EC, in particular Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2018/2067.
2022/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 725 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. The authorised declarant shall ensure that the total embedded emissions declared in the CBAM declaration submitted pursuant to Article 6 are verified by a verifier accredited pursuant to Article 18, based on the verification principles set out in Annex V. The competent authority is authorised to verify the accuracy of the information in the CBAM declaration.
2022/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 730 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – subheading 3 a (new)
Inclusion of a new Combined Nomenclature (‘CN’) code: 2804 10 00 – Hydrogen
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 731 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – table 5
CN code Greenhouse gas 7601 – Unwrought aluminium Carbon dioxide and perfluorocarbons 7603 – Aluminium powders and flakes Carbon dioxide and perfluorocarbons 7604 – Aluminium bars, rods and profiles Carbon dioxide and perfluorocarbons 7605 – Aluminium wire Carbon dioxide and perfluorocarbons 7606 – Aluminium plates, sheets and strip, Carbon dioxide and perfluorocarbons of a thickness exceeding 0,2 mm 7607 – Aluminium foil (whether or not Carbon dioxide and perfluorocarbons printed or backed with paper, paper-board, plastics or similar backing materials) of a thickness (excluding any backing) not exceeding 0,2 mm 7608 – Aluminium tubes and pipes Carbon dioxide and perfluorocarbons 7609 00 00 – Aluminium tube or pipe Carbon dioxide and perfluorocarbons fittings (for example, couplings, elbows, sleeves) 7610 - Aluminium structures (excluding Carbon dioxide and perfluorocarbons prefabricated buildings of heading 9406) and parts of structures (for example, bridges and bridge sections, towers, lattice masts, roofs, roofing frameworks, doors and windows and their frames and thresholds for doors, balustrades, pillars and columns); aluminium plates, rods, profiles, tubes and the like, prepared for use in structures: 7611 00 00 - Aluminium reservoirs, tanks, Carbon dioxide and perfluorocarbons vats and similar containers, for any material (other than compressed or liquefied gas), of a capacity exceeding 300 litres, whether or not lined or heat- insulated, but not fitted with mechanical or thermal equipment 7612 - Aluminium casks, drums, cans, Carbon dioxide and perfluorocarbons boxes and similar containers (including rigid or collapsible tubular containers), for any material (other than compressed or liquefied gas), of a capacity not exceeding 300 litres, whether or not lined or heat-insulated, but not fitted with mechanical or thermal equipment: 7613 00 00 - Aluminium containers for Carbon dioxide and perfluorocarbons compressed or liquefied gas 7614 - Stranded wire, cables, plaited Carbon dioxide and perfluorocarbons bands and the like, of aluminium, not electrically insulated: 7615 - Table, kitchen or other household Carbon dioxide and perfluorocarbons articles and parts thereof, of aluminium; pot scourers and scouring or polishing pads, gloves and the like, of aluminium; sanitary ware and parts thereof, of aluminium: 7616 - Other articles of aluminium: Carbon dioxide and perfluorocarbons
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 736 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
The Commission is empowered to adopt implementing acts concerning the principles of verification referred to in paragraph 1 as regards the possibility to waive the obligation for the verifier to visit the installation where relevant goods are produced and the obligation to set thresholds for deciding whether misstatements or non-conformities are material and concerning the supporting documentation needed for the verification report. Provisions laid down in such implementing acts shall be equivalent to the provisions set in Regulation 2018/2067.
2022/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 780 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 6
6. The records referred to in paragraph 5, point (c), shall be sufficiently detailed to enable the verification in accordance with paragraph 5, point (b), and to enable any competent authority to verify and to review, in accordance with Article 19(1), the CBAM declaration made by an authorised declarant to whom the relevant information was disclosed in accordance with paragraph 8.
2022/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 793 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. The central data base should, insofar as possible, mirror the information provided in the ETS database.
2022/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 808 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The Commission shall make available to the Member States a list of all competent national authorities and publish this information in the Official Journal of the European Union.
2022/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 843 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall establish a central database at the EU level accessible to the public containing the names, addresses and contact details of the operators and the location of installations in third countries in accordance with Article 10(2). An operator may choose not to have its name, address and contact details accessible to the public. The central database should insofar as possible, mirror the ETS database.
2022/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 922 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2
2. Where a CBAM declaration in accordance with Article 6 has not been submitted, the competent authority of the Member State of establishment of the authorised declarant shall assess the CBAM obligations of that declarant on the basis of the information at its disposal and calculate the total number of CBAM certificates due at the latest by the 31 December of the fourth year following that when the CBAM declaration should have been submitted. This information shall be submitted to the competent authority.
2022/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 934 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – point 1 (new)
(1) 1. Part of the revenues generated by CBAM needs to be used to support research and innovation in carbon- reducing technologies such as renewable hydrogen uptake, storage, and other types of zero carbon industrial innovation, as well as to spur decarbonisation effort in CBAM sectors through financing to companies operating in exporting both developing and least developed countries. 2. The revenues generated from the sale of CBAM certificates, or the equivalent in financial value of these revenues, shall be used to help European industries in decarbonising their production and in deploying low-carbon technologies, since they are facing higher production costs due to the ambitious objectives set by the European Green Deal, as well as to cover the cost of administration of the CBAM. 3. To ensure transparency of the use of revenues generated from the sale of CBAM certificates the Commission shall, on a yearly basis, report to the European Parliament and the Council on how the revenues from the sale of CBAM certificates, or the equivalent in financial value of these revenues, from the previous year has been used.
2022/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 936 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 a (new)
Article 20a CBAM Export certificates 1. Member States may apply administrative or criminal sanctions for failure to comply with the CBAM legislation in accordance with their national rules in addition to penalties referred to in paragraphs2 and 4a. Such sanctions shall be effective, proportionate and dissuasive. 2. For those export of goods listed in Annex I, the competent authority shall grant adjustment allowances certificates for goods produced in EU installations subject to the EU ETS and exported from the customs territory of the Union to third countries which have not yet limited or priced GHG emissions at the same level as the EU to calibrate the regulatory obligation and the net regulatory burden imposed under the CBAM. The adjustment allowances for the emissions embedded in the good exported mentioned in the certificate shall be deducted in accordance with Article 5 from the annual amount of allowances above the benchmark, or by default, the amount of allowances not covered by the fallback benchmarks to be surrendered to the competent authority.
2022/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 937 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – title
Price of CBAM import certificates
2022/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 947 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – title
Surrender of CBAM import certificates
2022/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 951 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – title
Re-purchase of CBAM import certificates
2022/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 953 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – title
Cancellation of CBAM import certificates
2022/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 969 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – title
Penalties in relation to imports of goods
2022/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 975 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 4 – point a a (new)
(aa) In case of repeated failure to surrender a number of CBAM certificates corresponding to the emissions embedded in goods imported during the previous year, or in case of submission of false information in the CBAM declaration, an authorized declarant, and any of its related parties, may be automatically excluded from the register for a period of 3 years from the date of exclusion. The respective verifier – and any of its related parties - who has certified the accuracy of the information in the CBAM declaration has its certification withdrawn by the competent authority.
2022/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 983 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 5
5. Member States may apply administrative or criminal sanctions for failure to comply with the CBAM legislation in accordance with their national rules in addition to penalties referred to in paragraph 2s2 and 4a. Such sanctions shall be effective, proportionate and dissuasive.
2022/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 992 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 2
2. Practices of circumvention include situations where a change in the pattern of trade in relation to goods included in the scope of this Regulationbetween third countries and the Union or between third countries themselves or between individual companies or within the same undertaking in relation to goods included in the scope of this Regulation , whether slightly modified or not, stems from a practice, process or work that has insufficient due cause or economic justification other than avoiding obligations or seeking benefits as laid down in this Regulation and consist in replacing those goods with slightly modified products, which are not included in the list of goods in Annex I but belong to a sector included in the scope of this Regulationor undermining their effects, including on overall GHG emissions and on prices of the goods concerned.
2022/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1015 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The practice, process or work referred to in paragraph 2 include, inter alia: (a) the slight modification of the goods included in the scope of this Regulation to make it fall under customs codes which are normally not subject to the obligations of this Regulation, provided that the modification does not alter its essential characteristics; (b) false declarations as to the identity of the producer of the goods or of the nature of the goods or the production process involved to product these goods; (c) the consignment of the goods via third countries to which more favourable obligations apply; (d) the reorganisation by exporters or producers of their patterns and channels of sales in order to avoid obligations as laid down in this Regulation, or undermine their effects, including on overall GHG emissions and on prices of the goods, for instance via practices of resource shuffling. (e) the assembly of parts by an assembly operation in the Union or a third country to avoid obligations as laid down in this Regulation.
2022/02/15
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1036 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 3
3. A Member State or any party affected or benefitted by the situations described in paragraphs 2 to 2f may notify the Commission if it is confronted, over a two- month period compared with the same period in the preceding year with a significant decrease in the volume of imported goods included in the scope of this Regulation and an increase of volume of imports of slightly modified products, which are not included in the list of goods in Annex I. The Commission shall continually monitor any significant change of pattern of trade of goods and slightly modified products at Union level.
2022/03/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1077 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 a (new)
Article 27 a Absorption 1. Where any party submits sufficient information showing that, after the entry into force of this Regulation, an Authorised Declarant has been absorbing the cost of the CBAM Certificates, such that there has been no movement, or insufficient movement, in the resale prices or subsequent selling prices of the imported product in the Union, and that such situation has insufficient due cause or economic justification other than undermining the effects of the obligations as laid down in this Regulation, the Commission shall open an investigation. The Commission shall provide information to the Member States once a party has submitted sufficient information justifying the opening of the investigation and the Commission has completed its analysis thereof. 2. The investigation may also be opened, under the conditions set out in the first subparagraph, on the initiative of the Commission or at the request of a Member State. 3. During an investigation pursuant to this Article, any interested party shall be provided with an opportunity to clarify the situation with regard to resale prices and subsequent selling prices. 4.Investigations shall be carried out by the Commission. The Commission may be assisted by customs authorities and the investigation shall be concluded within nine months. 5. If it is concluded that the obligations as laid down in this Regulation should have led to movements in such prices, the Commission shall take appropriate measures to re-establish the effectiveness of the obligations as set out in this Regulations. Such measures imposed pursuant to this Article shall not exceed the amount of the penalties as set out in Article 26.
2022/03/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1083 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 b (new)
Article 27 b Following a complaint made by any party, or at the request of Member States or on its own initiative, the Commission may decide, following an investigation, to extend obligations laid down in this regulation, in whatever way is necessary to prevent future circumvention of the present Regulation, when circumvention of the measures in force is taking place. This includes the possibility for the Commission to impose a penalty on an authorised Declarant involved in the circumvention, if this is proportionate, from the date of registration of imports. Given the circumstances of the individual case, the Commission may also decide to ban those imports from entering the Union territory during a certain period or to prevent the authorized Declarant and any of its related parties to import goods subject to the present Regulation into the Union for a certain period.
2022/03/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1085 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 c (new)
Article 27 c Decisions referred to in paragraph 2b shall be subject to an appeal procedure.
2022/03/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1087 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 d (new)
Article 27 d Investigations shall be initiated pursuant to this Article on the initiative of the Commission or at the request of a Member State or of any interested party on the basis of sufficient evidence regarding possible circumvention practices as defined in paragraphs 2 and 2a. Initiations shall be made by means of a Commission regulation which shall also instruct customs authorities of Member States to subject imports to registration in accordance with Article 27(5). The Commission shall provide information to the Member States once a party or a Member State has submitted a request to initiate an investigation and the Commission has completed its analysis thereof, or where the Commission has itself determined that there is a need to initiate an investigation.
2022/03/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1088 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 e (new)
Article 27 e Investigations shall be carried out by the Commission. The Commission may be assisted by customs authorities and the investigation shall be concluded within 4 months.
2022/03/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1089 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 f (new)
Article 27 f Where the facts as finally ascertained justify the extension of obligations, this shall be done by the Commission adopting delegated acts.
2022/03/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1113 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall collect the information necessary with a view to extending the scope of this Regulation to indirect emissions and goods other than those listed in Annex I, including downstream products using goods covered by this Regulation, and develop methods of calculating embedded emissions based on environmental footprint methods.
2022/03/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1133 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 2
2. Before the end of the transitional period, the Commission shall present a report to the European Parliament and the Council on the application of this Regulation. The report shall contain, in particular, an in-depthe assessment - developed in close cooperation with the industrial sectors - of the rules to be applied during the trial period established pursuing to article 30a and of the possibilities to further extend the scope of embedded emissions to indirect emissions and to other goods at risk of carbon leakage than those already covered by this Regulation, including downstream products using goods covered by this Regulation, as well as an assessment of the governance system. It shall also contain the assessment of the possibility to further extend the scope to embedded emissions of transportation services as well as to goods further down the value chain and services that may be subject to the risk of carbon leakage in the future.
2022/03/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1183 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 a (new)
Article 30 a Further review and reporting by the Commission of the import provisions of the CBAM 1. Following the transitional period, the Commission shall introduce a two-year testing period during which it shall collect and verify data on the surrendering obligations set in Article22 in order to assess the effectiveness of the CBAM in addressing the risk of carbon leakage. 2. In 2029, the European Commission shall present a report to the European Parliament and the Council regarding the effectiveness of the CBAM based on the data collected according to paragraph 1. The report by the European Commission may be accompanied by a legislative proposal to amend the scope of this Regulation, including if the assessment of the effectiveness of the CBAM in tackling carbon leakage shows that EU ETS allowances allocated free of charge in accordance with Article 10a of Directive 2003/87/EC remain necessary to prevent the risk of carbon leakage after 2030.
2022/03/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1191 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 b (new)
Article 30 b Emergency clause In case European industries producing goods subject to the CBAM face serious difficulties in relation to its implementation during the transitional period or the trial period, an individual assessment should be made as promptly as possible to examine whether a CBAM is still effective and practicable for the sector concerned.
2022/03/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1217 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1
During the transitional period of this Regulation, the import provision of the CBAM mechanism shall apply as a reporting obligation as set out in Articles 33 to 35.
2022/03/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1222 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 1
1. Each declarant shall, for each quarter of a calendar year, submit a report (‘CBAM report’) containing information on the goods imported or exported during that quarter, to the competent authority of the Member State of importation or exportation or, if goods have been imported or exported to more than one Member State, to the competent authority of the Member State at the declarant’s choice, no later than one month after the end of each quarter.
2022/03/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1224 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The CBAM report shall include the following information for imports and where relevant for exports:
2022/03/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 1254 #

2021/0214(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – subheading 6 – row 1 (new)
Inclusion of a new Combined Nomenclature (‘CN’) code: 2804 10 00 – Hydrogen
2022/03/16
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 41 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
(13) Greenhouse gases that are not directly released into the atmosphere should be considered emissions under the EU ETS and allowances should be surrendered for those emissions unless they are captured and reused for example to produce recycled carbon fuels and renewables liquid and gaseous fuels of non-biological origin , stored in a storage site in accordance with Directive 2009/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council46 , or they are permanently chemically bound in a product so that they do not enter the atmosphere under normal use. The Commission should be empowered to adopt implementing acts specifying the conditions where greenhouse gases are to be considered as permanently chemically bound in a product so that they do not enter the atmosphere under normal use, including obtaining a carbon removal certificate, where appropriate, in view of regulatory developments with regard to the certification of carbon removals. _________________ 46Directive 2009/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the geological storage of carbon dioxide and amending Council Directive 85/337/EEC, European Parliament and Council Directives 2000/60/EC, 2001/80/EC, 2004/35/EC, 2006/12/EC, 2008/1/EC and Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 (OJ L 140, 5.6.2009, p. 114).
2022/02/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 54 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 17
(17) In the European Green Deal, the Commission stated its intention to take additional measures to address greenhouse gas emissions from the maritime transport sector through a basket of measures to enable the Union to reach its emissions reduction targets. In this context, Directive 2003/87/EC should be amended to include the maritime transport sector in the EU ETS in order to ensure this sector contributes to the increased climate objectives of the Union as well as to the objectives of the Paris Agreement, which requires developed countries to take the lead by undertaking economy-wide emission reduction targets, while developing countries are encouraged to move over time towards economy-wide emission reduction or limitation targets.49 Considering that emissions from international aviation outside Europe should be capped from January 2021 by global market-based action while there is no action in place that caps or prices maritime transport emissions, it is appropriate that the EU ETS covers a share of the emissions from voyages between a port under the jurisdiction of a Member State and port under the jurisdiction of a third country, with the third country being able to decide on appropriate action in respect of the other share of emissions. The extension of the EU ETS to the maritime transport sector should thus include half of the emissions from ships performing voyages arriving at a port under the jurisdiction of a Member State from a port outside the jurisdiction of a Member State, half of the emissions from ships performing voyages departing from a port under the jurisdiction of a Member State and arriving at a port outside the jurisdiction of a Member State, emissions from ships performing voyages arriving at a port under the jurisdiction of a Member State from a port under the jurisdiction of a Member State, and emissions at berth in a port under the jurisdiction of a Member State. This approach has been noted as a practical way to solve the issue of Common but Differentiated Responsibilities and Capabilities, which has been a longstanding challenge in the UNFCCC context. The coverage of a share of the emissions from both incoming and outgoing voyages between the Union and third countries ensures the effectiveness of the EU ETS, notably by increasing the environmental impact of the measure compared to a geographical scope limited to voyages within the EU, while limiting the risk of evasive port calls and the risk of delocalisation of transhipment activities outside the Union. To ensure a smooth inclusion of the sector in the EU ETS, the surrendering of allowances by shipping companies should be gradually increased with respect to verified emissions reported for the period 2023 to 2025. To protect the environmental integrity of the system, to the extent that fewer allowances are surrendered in respect of verified emissions for maritime transport during those years, once the difference between verified emissions and allowances surrendered has been established each year, a corresponding a number of allowances should be cancelled. As from 2026, shipping companies should surrender the number of allowances corresponding to all of their verified emissions reported in the preceding year. However, measures should be taken to ensure that the extension of the ETS to maritime transport affects Member States in a fair and not disproportionate manner, taking into account their specific circumstances. _________________ 49 Paris Agreement, Article 4(4). 49
2022/02/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 75 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 29
(29) Further incentives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by using cost- efficient techniques should be provided. To that end, the free allocation of emission allowances to stationary installations from 2026 onwards should be conditional on investments in techniques to increase energy efficiency and reduce emissions. Ensuring that this is focused on larger energy users would result in a substantial reduction in burden for businesses with lower energy use, which may be owned by small and medium sized enterprises or micro- enterprises. [Reference to be confirmed with the revised EED]. The relevant delegated acts should be adjusted accordingly.deleted
2022/02/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 85 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 30
(30) The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), established under Regulation (EU) […./..] of the European Parliament and of the Council51 , is an alternative to free allocation to address the risk of carbon leakage. To the extent that sectors and subsectors are covered by that measure, they should not receive free allocation. However, a transitional phasing-out of free allowances is needed to allow producers, importers and traders to adjust to the new regime. The reduction of free allocation should be implemented by applying a factor to free allocation for CBAM sectors, while the CBAM is phased in. Sufficient safeguards should nevertheless be provided for the products intended for exports and their producers. This percentage (CBAM factor) should be equal to 100 % during the transitional period between the entry into force of [CBAM Regulation] and 2025, 90 % in 2026 and should be reduced by 10 percentage points each year to reach 0 % and thereby eliminate free allocation by the tenth year. The relevant delegated acts on free allocation should be adjusted accordingly for the sectors and subsectors covered by the CBAM, taking into account the need to maintain free allowances for the products that are exported. The free allocation no longer provided to the CBAM sectors based on this calculation (CBAM demand) must be auctioned and the revenues will accrue to the Innovation Fund, so as to support innovation in low carbon technologies, carbon capture and utilisation (‘CCU’), carbon capture and geological storage (‘CCS’), renewable energy and energy storage, in a way that contributes to mitigating climate change. Special attention should be given to projects in CBAM sectors. To respect the proportion of the free allocation available for the non- CBAM sectors, the final amount to deduct from the free allocation and to be auctioned should be calculated based on the proportion that the CBAM demand represents in respect of the free allocation needs of all sectors receiving free allocation. _________________ 51 [please insert full OJ reference]
2022/02/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 95 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 31
(31) In order to better reflect technological progress and adjust the corresponding benchmark values to the relevant period of allocation while ensuring emission reduction incentives and properly rewarding innovation, the maximum adjustment of the benchmark values should be increased from 1,6 % to 2,5 % per year. For the period from 2026 to 2030, the benchmark values should thus be adjusted within a range of 4 % to 50 % compared to the value applicable in the period from 2013 to 2020.deleted
2022/02/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 100 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 31 a (new)
(31a) In order to reflect the actual technological progress within installations included in product benchmarks with consideration of fuel and electricity exchange ability in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/447 and where the share of indirect emissions is higher than 50% of the relevant product benchmarks, the update of such benchmarks for the periods as of 2026 shall not be affected by the evolution of the carbon intensity of the electricity mix.
2022/02/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 102 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 32
(32) A comprehensive approach to innovation is essential for achieving the European Green Deal objectives. At EU level, the necessary research and innovation efforts are supported, among others, through Horizon Europe which include significant funding and new instruments for the sectors coming under the ETS. Consequently, the Innovation Fund should seek synergies with Horizon Europe and, where relevant, with other Union funding programmes. Member States should ensure that the national transposition provisions do not hamper innovations and are technologically neutral.
2022/02/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 111 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 33
(33) The scope of the Innovation Fund referred to in Article 10a(8) of Directive 2003/87/EC should be extended to support innovation in and demonstration of low- carbon technologies and processes that concern the consumption of fuels in the sectors of buildings and road transport. In addition, the Innovation Fund should serve to support investments to decarbonise the maritime transport sector, including investments in sustainable alternative fuels, such as hydrogen and ammonia and synthetic fuels that are produced from renewables, as well as zero-emission propulsion technologies like wind technologies. Considering that revenues generated from penalties raised in Regulation xxxx/xxxx [FuelEU Maritime]52 are allocated to the Innovation Fund as external assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(5) of the Financial Regulation, the Commission should ensure that due consideration is given to support for innovative projects aimed at accelerating the development and deployment of renewable and low carbon fuels in the maritime sector, as specified in Article 21(1) of Regulation xxxx/xxxx [FuelEU Maritime]. To ensure sufficient funding is available for innovation within this extended scope, the Innovation Fund should be supplemented with 50 million allowances, stemming partly from the allowances that could otherwise be auctioned, and partly from the allowances that could otherwise be allocated for free, in accordance with the current proportion of funding provided from each source to the Innovation Fund. _________________ 52[add ref to the FuelEU Maritime Regulation].
2022/02/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 127 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 40
(40) Renewable liquid and gaseous fuels of non-biological origin and recycled carbon fuels can be important to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in sectors that are hard to decarbonise. Where recycled carbon fuels and renewable liquid and gaseous fuels of non-biological origin are produced from captured carbon dioxide under an activity covered by this Directive, the emissions should be accounted under that activity where the CO2 is emitted into the atmosphere. To ensure that renewable fuels of non-biological origin and recycled carbon fuels contribute to greenhouse gas emission reductions and to avoid double counting for fuels that do so, it is appropriate to explicitly extend the empowerment in Article 14(1) to the adoption by the Commission of implementing acts laying down the necessary adjustments for how and where to account for the eventual release of carbon dioxide and how to avoid double counting to ensure appropriate incentives are in place for capturing the CO2, taking also into account the treatment of these fuels under Directive (EU) 2018/2001.
2022/02/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 130 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 42
(42) The exclusion of installations using exclusively biomass from the EU ETS has led to situations where installations combusting a high share of biomass have obtained windfall profits by receiving free allowances greatly exceeding actual emissions. Therefore, a threshold value for zero-rated biomass combustion should be introduced above which installations are excluded from the EU ETS. The threshold value of 95 % is in line with the uncertainty parameter set out in Article 2(16) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33156 . _________________ 56Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/331 of 19 December 2018 determining transitional Union-wide rules for harmonised free allocation of emission allowances pursuant to Article 10a of Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 59, 27.2.2019, p. 8).deleted
2022/02/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 155 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 54
(54) Innovation and development as well as demonstration and up-scaling of new low-carbon technologies in the sectors of buildings and road transport are crucial for ensuring the cost-efficient contribution of these sectors to the expected emission reductions. Therefore, 150 million allowances from emissions trading in the buildings and road transport sectors should also be made available to the Innovation Fund to stimulate the cost-efficient emission reductions.
2022/02/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 181 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Directive 2003/87/EC
Annex I
(b) ‘emissions’ means the release into the atmosphere of greenhouse gases from sources in an installation or the release into the atmosphere from an aircraft performing an aviation activity listed in Annex I or from ships performing a maritime transport activity listed in Annex I of the gases specified in respect of that activity, or the release of greenhouse gases corresponding to the activity referred to in Annex III;;
2022/02/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 213 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 1a
In [the year following entry into force of this amendment], the Union-wide quantity of allowances shall be decreased by [-- million allowances (to be determined depending on year of entry into force)]. In the same year, the Union-wide quantity of allowances shall be increased by 79 million allowances for maritime transport. Starting in [the year following entry into force of this amendment], the linear factor shall be 4,2 %5.09% until 2030. The Commission shall publish the Union-wide quantity of allowances within 3 months of [date of entry into force of the amendment to be inserted].;
2022/02/04
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 240 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point a – point i
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 8(4)
(i) the following two subparagraphs are inserted after the second subparagraph: ‘In the case of installations covered by the obligation to conduct an energy audit under Article 8(4) of Directive 2012/27/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council(*) [Article reference to be updated with the revised Directive], free allocation shall only be granted fully if the recommendations of the audit report are implemented, to the extent that the pay-back time for the relevant investments does not exceed five years and that the costs of those investments are proportionate. Otherwise, the amount of free allocation shall be reduced by 25 %. The amount of free allocation shall not be reduced if an operator demonstrates that it has implemented other measures which lead to greenhouse gas emission reductions equivalent to those recommended by the audit report. The measures referred to in the first subparagraph shall be adjusted accordingly. No free allocation shall be given to installations in sectors or subsectors to the extent they are covered by other measures to address the risk of carbon leakage as established by Regulation (EU) …./.. [reference to CBAM](**). The measures referred to in the first subparagraph shall be adjusted accordingly _________ (*) Directive 2012/27/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on energy efficiency, amending Directives 2009/125/EC and 2010/30/EU and repealing Directives 2004/8/EC and 2006/32/EC (OJ L 315, 14.11.2012, p. 1).”; (**) [CBAM full reference]’deleted
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 262 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point a – point ii
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
In order to provide further incentives for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and improving energy efficiency, the determined Union- wide ex-ante benchmarks shall be reviewedsubjected to an extensive and comprehensive assessment by the European Commission to evaluate the need to review them before the period from 2026 to 2030 in view of potentially modifying the definitions and system boundaries of existing product benchmarks.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 266 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point b – introductory part
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 a – paragraph 1 a – new
(b) the following paragraph 1a is inserted: Free allocation at benchmark level shall be given in relation to the production of products listed in Annex I of Regulation [CBAM] until the full effectiveness of the CBAM in tackling the carbon leakage risk both on the EU market and on export markets is assessed and positively verified. To this purpose, in 2029 the Commission shall present to the European Parliament and the Council a report pursuant to Regulation [CBAM] regarding the effectiveness of the CBAM. The report shall also include the selected option to address the carbon leakage risk on export markets. The report by the Commission shall be accompanied by a legislative proposal to amend this article in view of gradually phasing out free allocation after 2030 proportionally to the proven level of effectiveness of the CBAM. Allowances resulting from the reduction of free allocation shall be made available to support innovation in relation to the production of products listed in Annex I of Regulation [CBAM] in accordance with Article 10a(8).
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 267 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point b
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 a – paragraph 1 a – new
1a. No free allocation shall be given in relation to the production of products listed in Annex I of Regulation [CBAM] as from the date of application of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism. By way of derogation from the previous subparagraph, for the first years of operation of Regulation [CBAM], the production of these products shall benefit from free allocation in reduced amounts. A factor reducing the free allocation for the production of these products shall be applied (CBAM factor). The CBAM factor shall be equal to 100 % for the period during the entry into force of [CBAM regulation] and the end of 2025, 90 % in 2026 and shall be reduced by 10 percentage points each year to reach 0 % by the tenth year. The reduction of free allocation shall be calculated annually as the average share of the demand for free allocation for the production of products listed in Annex I of Regulation [CBAM] compared to the calculated total free allocation demand for all installations, for the relevant period referred to in Article 11, paragraph 1. The CBAM factor shall be applied. Allowances resulting from the reduction of free allocation shall be made available to support innovation in accordance with Article 10a(8).;deleted
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 292 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point c – point i
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 – point c
(c) For the period from 2026 to 2030, the benchmark values shall be determined in the samIn order to provide further incentives for reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the steel industry, the manner as set out in points (a) and (d) on the basis of information submitted pursuant to Article 11 for the years 2021 and 2022 and on the basis of applying the annual reduction rate in respect of each year between 2008 and 2028ual reduction rate of the product benchmark hot metal calculated pursuant to the previous sub-paragraph shall not be affected by the modification of benchmark definitions and system boundaries pursuant to the fifth sub-paragraph of article 10a1 when the calculation of such rate is influenced by installations that were operational in the period referred to the first sub-paragraph of article 10a2.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 298 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point c – point ii
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 a – paragraph 2 – third paragraph – point d
(d) Where the annual reduction rate exceeds 2,5 % or is below 0,2 %, the benchmark values for the period from 2026 to 2030 shall be the benchmark values applicable in the period from 2013 to 2020 reduced by whichever of those two percentage rates is relevant, in respect of each year between 2008 and 2028. By way of derogation from the previous point, the maximum annual reduction rate of the fuel and heat fallback benchmarks shall remain at 1.6%.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 311 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point e
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 a – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
Member States shouldall adopt financial measures in accordance with the second and fourth subparagraphs in favour of sectors or subsectors which are exposed to a genuine risk of carbon leakage due to significant indirect costs that are actually incurred from greenhouse gas emission costs passed on in electricity prices, provided that such financial measures are in accordance with State aid rules, and in particular do not cause undue distortions of competition in the internal market. The financial measures adopted should not compensate indirect costs covered by free allocation in accordance with the benchmarks established pursuant to paragraph 1. Where a Member State spends an amount higher than the equivalent of 25 % of their auction revenues of the year in which the indirect costs were incurred, it shall set out the reasons for exceeding that amount.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 339 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point g
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 a – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 6
Projects shall be selected on the basis of objective and transparent criteria and on a technology-neutral basis, taking into account, where relevant, the extent to which projects contribute to achieving emission reductions well below the benchmarks referred to in paragraph 2. Projects shall have the potential for widespread application or to significantly lower the costs of transitioning towards a low-carbon economy in the sectors concerned. Projects involving CCU shall deliver a net reduction in emissions and ensure avoidance or permanent storage of CO2. In the case of grants provided through calls for proposals, up to 60 % of the relevant costs of projects may be supported, out of which up to 40 % need not be dependent on verified avoidance of greenhouse gas emissions, provided that pre-determined milestones, taking into account the technology deployed, are attained. In the case of support provided through competitive bidding and in the case of technical assistance support, up to 100 % of the relevant costs of projects may be supported.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 343 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point g Directive 2003/87/EC
The calls for proposal shall be open and transparent and clearly set out what kinds of technologies can be supported. The Commission shall take measures to ensure that the calls are communicated as widely as possible, and especially to SMEs.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 344 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point g
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 a – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 7 a
The Innovation Fund shall, where appropriate, ensure that there are effective synergies with other relevant Union funding instruments, such as Horizon Europe, and in particular with European partnerships.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 346 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 a (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 a (new)
(12a) In order to avoid an adjustment of free allocation as of Article 10a (5), in addition to the flexibility provided in paragraph 5a, allowances in the market stability reserve shall be used corresponding to an amount of up to 5% of the total quantity of allowances.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 353 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14 – point a
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 d – paragraph 1– subparagraph 1
1. A fund to support investments proposed by the beneficiary Member States, including the financing of small- scale investment projects, including in regions and municipalities, to modernise energy systems and improve energy efficiency shall be established for the period from 2021 to 2030 (the ‘Modernisation Fund’). The Modernisation Fund shall be financed through the auctioning of allowances as set out in Article 10, for the beneficiary Member States set out therein.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 392 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15 – point e
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 12 – paragraph 3 b – subparagraph 1
3b. An obligation to surrender allowances shall not arise in respect of emissions of greenhouse gases which are considered to have been captured and utilised to become permanently chemically bound in a product so that they do not enter the atmosphere under normal use, and in respect of greenhouse gases that are captured and used to produce recycled carbon fuels and renewable liquid and gaseous fuels of non-biological origin.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 447 #

2021/0211(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point a
Directive 2003/87/EC
Annex 1 – point 1
1. Installations or parts of installations used for research, development and testing of new products and processes, and installations where emissions from the combustion of biomass that complies with the criteria set out pursuant to Article 14 contribute to more than 95 % of the total greenhouse gas emissionexclusively using biomass are not covered by this Directive.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 173 #

2021/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
(1) Maritime transport accounts for around 75% of EU external trade and 31% of EU internal trade in terms of volume. At the same time, ship traffic to or from ports in the European Economic Area accounts for some 11% of all EU CO2 emissions from transport and 3-4% of total EU CO2 emissions. 400 million passengers embark or disembark annually in ports of Member States, including around 14 million on cruise ships. Maritime transport is therefore an essential component of Europe’s transport system and plays a critical role for the European economy, especially in the post-pandemic scenario. The maritime transport market is subject to strong and sometimes unfair competition between economic actors in the Union and beyond for which a level playing field is indispensable. The stability and prosperity of the maritime transport market and its economic actors rely on a clear, predictable, stable and harmonised policy framework where maritime transport operators, ports and other actors in the sector can operate on the basis of equal opportunities. Where market distortions occur, they risk putting ship operators, or ports at a disadvantage compared to competitors within the maritime transport sector or in other transport sectors. In turn, this can result in a loss of competitiveness of the maritime transport industry, and a loss of connectivity for citizenustomers and businesses. Maritime transport remains a key asset to connect islands and peripheral areas of the continent.
2022/02/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 177 #

2021/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
(2) To enhance the Union’s climate commitment under the Paris Agreement and set out the steps to be taken to achieve climate neutrality by 2050, and to translate the political commitment into a legal obligation, the Commission adopted the (amended) proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on establishing the framework for achieving climate neutrality and amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 (European Climate Law)19 as well as the Communication ‘Stepping up Europe’s 2030 climate ambition’20 . This also integrates the target of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by at least 55% compared to 1990 levels by 2030. Accordingly, various complementary policy instruments are needed to motivate the use and production of sustainably produced renewable and low-carbon fuels, included in the maritime transport sector. The necessary technology development and deployment has to happen by 2030in due time to prepare for much more rapid change thereafter. _________________ 19 COM(2020) 563 final 20 COM(2020) 562 final
2022/02/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 183 #

2021/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
(3) In the context of fuel transition to renewable and low carbon fuels and substitute sources of energy, it is essential to ensure the proper functioning of and fair competition in the EU maritime transport market regarding marine fuels, which account for a substantial share of ship operators’ costs. Differences in fuel requirements across Member States of the Union can significantly affect ship operators’ economic performance and negatively impact competition in the market. Due to the international nature of shipping, ship operators may easily bunker in third countries and carry large amounts of fuel. This may lead to carbon leakage and detrimental effects on the competitiveness of the sector if the availability of renewable and low carbon fuels in maritime ports under the jurisdiction of a Member State is not accompanied by requirements for their use that apply to all ship operators arriving at and departing from ports under the jurisdiction of Member States. This Regulation should lay down measures to ensure that the penetration and development of renewable low-carbon fuels in the marine fuels market takes place under the conditions of fair competition on the EU maritime transport market.
2022/02/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 191 #

2021/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
(5) The rules laid down in this Regulation should apply in a non- discriminatory manner to all ships regardless of their flag. For reasons of coherence with Union and international rules in the area of maritime transport, this Regulation should not apply to warshipmilitary and police units, naval auxiliaries, fish- catching or fish- processing ships, or government ships used for non-commercial purposes.
2022/02/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 195 #

2021/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
(8) The development and deployment of new fuels and energy solutions requires a coordinated and pragmatic approach to match supply, demand and the provision of appropriate distribution infrastructure. Appropriate incentives and economies of scale on the supply side will facilitate further developments of these new fuels. While the current European regulatory framework already partly addresses fuel production with Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council22 and distribution with Directive 2014/94/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council23 , there is also a need for a tool that establishes increasing levels of demand of renewable and low-carbon maritime fuels. _________________ 22Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources (OJ L 328, 21.12.2001, p. 82). 23 Directive 2014/94/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2014 on the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure (OJ L 307, 28.10.2014, p. 1).
2022/02/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 197 #

2021/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
(9) While instruments such as carbon pricing or targets on the carbon intensity of activity promote improvements in energy efficiency, they are not suited to bring about a significant shift towards renewable and low-carbon fuels in the short and medium term. A specific regulatory approach dedicated to the deployment of renewable and low-carbon marine fuels and substitute sources of energy, such as wind or electricity, is therefore necessary, even if some of these technologies should be further researched.
2022/02/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 201 #

2021/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
(9 a) Whilst there may then be a tendency to favour these new, potentially better or more promising solutions, the investments made in the former technologies, fuels or other solutions still need to be honoured and protected in that the investments made in these “former” technologies, fuels or solutions need to be returned. For these reasons, there is need for the waterborne sector in Europe to be granted the necessary legal certainty that is a prerequisite to achieve the EU Green Deal targets.
2022/02/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 204 #

2021/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
(10) Policy interventionConsidering that in the short term many zero-emissions technologies will not be immediately available and affordable, it is crucial to promote initiatives to stimulate demand of renewable and low- carbon maritime fuels should be goal-based and respect the principle of technological neutrality. Accordingly, limits should be set on the greenhouse gas intensity of the energy used on-board by ships without prescribing the use of any particular fuel or technology.
2022/02/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 205 #

2021/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
(11) Development and deployment of renewable and low carbon fuels with a high potential for sustainability, commercial maturity and a high potential for innovation and growth to meet future needs should be promoted, also establishing a clear and predictable legal framework for producers, suppliers and operators. This will support creating innovative and competitive fuels markets and ensure sufficient supply of sustainable maritime fuels in the short and long term to contribute to Union transport decarbonisation ambitions, while strengthening Union’s efforts towards a high level of environmental protection. For this purpose, LNG and other sustainable maritime fuels produced from feedstock listed in Parts A and B of Annex IX of Directive (EU) 2018/2001, as well as synthetic maritime fuels should be eligible. In particular, LNG and other sustainable maritime fuels produced from feedstock listed in Part B of Annex IX of Directive (EU) 2018/2001 are essential, as currently the most commercially mature technology to decarbonise martime transport already in the short term.
2022/02/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 212 #

2021/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
(13) However, this approach must be stricter in the maritime sector. The maritime sector has currently insignificant levels of demand for food and feed crops- based biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels, since over 99% of currently used marine fuels are of fossil origin. Therefore, the non-eligibility of food and feed crop- based fuels under this Regulation also minimises any risk to slow down the decarbonisation of the transport sector, which could otherwise result from a shift of crop-based biofuels from the road to the maritime sector. It is essential to minimise such a shift, as road transport currently remains by far the most polluting transport sector and the maritime transport currently uses predominanetly fuels of fossil origin. It is therefore appropriate to avoid the creation of a potentially large demand of food and feed crops-based biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels by promoting their use under this Regulation. Accordingly, the additional greenhouse gas emissions and loss of biodiversity caused by all types of feed and food crop- based fuels require that these fuels be considered to have the same emission factors as the least favourable pathway.
2022/02/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 215 #

2021/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
(14) The long lead times and the high costs associated to the development and deployment of new fuels and energy solutions for maritime transport require rapid action and the establishment of a clear and predictable long-term regulatory framework facilitating planning and investment from all the stakeholders concerned. A clear and stable long-term regulatory framework will facilitate, agreed with the stakeholders, will be crucial for the development and deployment of new fuels and energy solutions for maritime transport, and encourage investment from stakeholders. Such framework should define limits for the greenhouse gas intensity of the energy used on-board by ships until 2050. Those limits should become more ambitious over time to reflect the expected technology development and increased production of marine renewable and low carbon fuels.
2022/02/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 217 #

2021/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14 a (new)
(14 a) To encourage the entire waterborne sector to invest significantly in the transformation of waterborne transport into a zero-emission mode of transport, investments need to be underpinned by a legal framework that offers legal certainty to the entire sector, including to the European Maritime Technology Sector.
2022/02/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 218 #

2021/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14 b (new)
(14 b) Due to the longevity of maritime technology, maritime stakeholders, including shipyards and maritime equipment manufacturers, deserve protection in terms of legal certainty, in particular first movers investing in innovative technologies and/or in new fuels. The rationale therefor is that the transition towards zero-emission waterborne transport and towards a zero- emission maritime (technology) sector will face rapidly changing state-of-the-art technologies, alternative fuels or other zero-emission solutions offering new superior pathways compared to recent solutions.
2022/02/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 230 #

2021/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
(19) The future use of renewable energy sources and alternative propulsion, such as wind and solar energy, could be a possible solution to greatly reduces the greenhouse gas intensity of the overall ship energy use. The difficulty to accurately measure and quantify these energy sources (intermittence of the energy use, direct transfer as propulsion, etc.) should not impede their recognition in the overall ship energy use through means of approximations of their contribution to the ship’s energy balance.
2022/02/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 232 #

2021/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
(20) Air pollution produced by ships (sulphur oxides, nitrogen oxides and particulate matter) at berth is a significant concern for coastal areas and port cities. Therefore, specific and stringent obligations should be imposdeveloped to reduce emissions at berth from ships that draw power from their engines during their stay in port. According to the data collected within the framework of Regulation (EU) 2015/757 in 2018, passenger ships and containerships are the ship categories producing the highest amount of emissions per ship at berth. Accordingly, emissions from these categories of ships should be addressed as a priority, providing, at the same time, enough and specific infrastructures.
2022/02/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 234 #

2021/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
(21) The use of on-shore power supply (OPS) abates air pollution produced by ships as well as reduces the amount of GHG emissions generated by maritime transport. OPS represents an increasingly clean power supply available to ships at berth, in view of the growing renewables share in the EU electricity mix. While only the provision on OPS connection points is covered by Directive 2014/94/EU (Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Directive – AFID), the demand for and, as a result, the deployment of this technology has remained limited. Therefore specific rules and incentives should be established to mandatedevelop the use of OPS by the most polluting ships.
2022/02/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 250 #

2021/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
(27) Certification of fuels is essential to achieve the objectives of this Regulation and guarantee the environmental integrity of the renewable and low-carbon fuels that are expected to be deployed in the maritime sector. Such certification should be undertaken by means of a transparent, standardised and non-discriminatory procedure. With a view to facilitating certification and limiting the administrative burden, the certification of biofuels, biogas, renewable fuels of non-biological origin and recycled carbon fuel should rely on the rules established by Directive (EU) 2018/2001. This approach of certification should also apply to fuels bunkered outside the Union, which should be considered as imported fuels, in a similar way as Directive (EU) 2018/2001. When companies intend to depart from the default values provided for by that Directive or this new framework, this should only be done when values can be certified by one of the voluntary schemes recognised under Directive (EU) 2018/2001 (for well-to-tank values) or by means of laboratory testing or direct emissions measurements (tank-to-wake).
2022/02/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 251 #

2021/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
(31) Compliance with this Regulation would depend on elements that could be beyond control of the company, such as issues related to fuel availability or fuel quality. Therefore, companies should be allowed the flexibility of rolling-over a compliance surplus from one year to another or borrowing an advance compliance surplus, within certain limits, from the following year. The use of OPS (or other low-emission technologies) at berth, being of high importance for local air quality in port cities and coastal areas should not be eligible for similar flexibility provisions.
2022/02/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 254 #

2021/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 37
(37) The revenues generated from the payment of penalties should be usedentirely reinvested in the shipbuilding sector, to promote the distribution and use of renewable and low-carbon fuels in the maritime sector and help maritime operators to meet their climate and environmental goals. The revenues should also be devoted to the necessary deployment of the distribution, storage and bunkering infrastructure of future sustainable alternative fuels. For this purpose these revenues should be allocated to the the Innovation Fund referred to in Article 10a(8) of Directive 2003/87/EC.
2022/02/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 262 #

2021/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 42
(42) Given the international dimension of the maritime sector, a global approach to limiting the greenhouse gas intensity of the energy used by ships is preferable as it could be regarded as more effective due to its broader scope. In this context, and with a view to facilitating the development of international rules within the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), the Commission should share relevant information on the implementation of this Regulation with the IMO and other relevant international bodies and relevant submissions should be made to the IMO. Where an agreement on a global aproach is reached on matters of relevance to this Regulation, the Commission should review the present Regulation with a view to aligning it, where appropriate, with the international rules. This review, on the basis of an active monitoring, should also occur in the event of evidences of carbon leakage.
2022/02/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 265 #

2021/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 42 a (new)
(42 a) Nowadays, the international dimension of the maritime sector is strategic. To achieve the results and the ambitions set in the present Regulation and an effective decrease in CO2 emissions throughout European and global maritime transport, a dedicated EU approach towards non-EU countries is urgently needed. This would serve to safeguard the competitiveness of the principal actors of the market and spread similar practices of the present Regulation also on a global scale. The effectiveness of the present Regulation would be strengthened if the EU were able to play a key role also at the international level.
2022/02/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 266 #

2021/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 43 a (new)
(43 a) Equally important to achieve a zero-emission waterborne (transport) sector is the training of seafarers (operators) as well as of workers across European shipyards and maritime equipment companies. In both cases, the road to a zero-emission waterborne (transport) sector will require the need for upskilling/reskilling to enable these workers to get acquainted with, operate, install, repair and maintain new propulsion systems, zero-emission technologie sand sustainable fuels.
2022/02/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 273 #

2021/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
in order to increase consistent use of renewable and low-carbon fuels and substitutalternative sources of energy across the Union, while ensuring the smooth operation of maritime traffic and avoiding distortions in the internal market, also coming from non-EU operators.
2022/02/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 278 #

2021/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) a half of the energy used on voyages departing from or arriving to a port of call under the jurisdiction of a Member State, where the last or the next port of call is under the jurisdiction of a third country.deleted
2022/02/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 336 #

2021/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. From 1 January 2030, a ship at berth in a port of call under the jurisdiction of a Member State shall connect to on- shore power supply and use it for all energy needs while at berth, if these technologies are available and mature.
2022/02/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 372 #

2021/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) biofuels and biogas that do not comply with point (a) or that are produced from food and feed crops shall be considered to have the same emission factors as the least favourable fossil fuel pathway for this type of fuelnot exceed the limitations set in Article 26 of Directive (EU) 2018/2001 for the entire transport sector;
2022/02/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 414 #

2021/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The Commission shall report to the European Parliament and the Council, by 1 January 2030, or at any time in the event of evidences of carbon leakage, the results of an evaluation on the functioning of this Regulation and the evolution of the technologies and market for renewable and low-carbon fuels in maritime transport and its impact on the maritime sector in the Union. The Commission shall consider possible amendments to:
2022/02/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 423 #

2021/0210(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 a (new)
Article 28 a Periodic evaluation Every year over a period of five years as from the entry into force of the Fuel EU Maritime Regulation, the EU Commission shall evaluate the impact of Fuel EU Maritime on EU ports exposed to competition from non-EU ports. A list of those ports shall be established, their emissions monitored and the evolution of the volumes tracked to determine whether variations are due to market conditions or can be attributed to carbon leakage.
2022/02/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 58 #

2021/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) The outcomes of the Glasgow Climate Pact (12 November 2021) highlight three key points which have yet to be addressed: 1) a system for trading emissions between countries, whereby those emitting less offset those exceeding limits or in need of support so as to not do so; 2) the reporting format according to which governments must report on their decarbonisation progress in application of the transparency principle; 3) the Paris Rulebook, which sets out the rules for implementing the Paris Agreement. The Pact also sets a new objective to initiate a dialogue on a future fund to cover damages and losses resulting from climate change.
2022/02/28
Committee: REGI
Amendment 74 #

2021/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
(10) The increase in the price for fossil fuels maenergy prices is already disproportionally affecting vulnerable households, vulnerable micro- enterprises and vulnerable SMEs. The situation is also worrying for vulnerable transport users who spend a larger part of their incomes on energy and transport, who, in certain regions, particularly in rural, insular, mountainous, remote and less accessible areas, do not have access to alternative, affordable mobility and transport solutions and who may lack the financial capacity to invest into the reduction of fossil fuel consumption.
2022/02/28
Committee: REGI
Amendment 81 #

2021/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
(11) Therefore, a part of the revenues generated by the inclusion of building and road transport into the scope of Directive 2003/87/EC should be used to address the social impacts arising from that inclusion, for the transition to be just and inclusive, leaving no onetaking account of the particularities of individual territories and the challenges they face, leaving no one and no territory behind.
2022/02/28
Committee: REGI
Amendment 84 #

2021/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) whereas the Member States should be encouraged to take action to minimise the territorial disadvantage – which often also translates into an economic and social disadvantage – faced by some areas in Europe, such as mountainous, rural and remote areas.
2022/02/28
Committee: REGI
Amendment 85 #

2021/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 b (new)
(11b) whereas the price increases in the energy sector will hit mainly families and SMEs.
2022/02/28
Committee: REGI
Amendment 98 #

2021/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
(13) A proposal to establish a Social Climate (‘the Fund’) shouldhas therefore be establisheen put forward to provide funds to the Member States and regions of Europe to support their policies to address the social impacts of the emissions trading for buildings and road transport on vulnerable households, vulnerable micro-enterprises, vulnerable SMEs and vulnerable transport users. This should be achieved notably through temporary income support and measures and investments intended to reduce reliance on fossil fuels through increased energy efficiency of buildings, decarbonisation of heating and cooling of buildings, including the integration of energy from renewable sources, and granting improved access to zero- and low- emission mobility and transport to the benefit of vulnerable households, vulnerable micro-enterprises and vulnerable transport users.
2022/02/28
Committee: REGI
Amendment 110 #

2021/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
(14) For that purpose, each Member State should, with the involvement of the regional and local authorities, submit to the Commission a Social Climate Plan (‘the Plan’). Those Plans should pursue two objectives. Firstly, they should provide vulnerable households, vulnerable micro- enterprises, vulnerable SMEs and vulnerable transport users the necessary resources to finance and carry out investments in energy efficiency, decarbonisation of heating and cooling, in zero- and low-emission vehicles and mobility. Secondly, they should mitigate the impact of the increase in the cost of fossil fueenergy prices, particularly the increase in energy bills, on the most vulnerable and thereby prevent energy and transport poverty during the transition period until such investments have been implemented. The Plans should have an investment component promoting the long-term solution of reduce fossil fuels reliance and could envisage other measures, including temporary direct income support to mitigate adverse income effects in the shorter term.
2022/02/28
Committee: REGI
Amendment 121 #

2021/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
(15) Member States, in consultation with regional and local level authorities, are best placed to design and to implement Plans that are adapted and targeted to their local, regional and national circumstances as their existing policies in the relevant areas and planned use of other relevant EU funds. In that manner, the broad diversity of situations, the specific knowledge of local and regional governments, research and innovation and industrial relations and social dialogue structures, as well as national and local traditions, can best be respected and contribute to the effectiveness and efficiency of the overall support to the vulnerable.
2022/02/28
Committee: REGI
Amendment 125 #

2021/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
(16) Ensuring that the measures and investments are particularly targeted towards energy poor or vulnerable households, vulnerable micro-enterprises, vulnerable SMEs and vulnerable transport users is key for a just transition towards climate neutrality. Support measures to promote reductions in greenhouse gas emissions should help Member States to address the social impacts arising from the emissions trading for the sectors of buildings and road transport.
2022/02/28
Committee: REGI
Amendment 142 #

2021/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
(19) Women are particularly affected by carbon pricing as they represent 85% of single parent families. Single parent families have a particularly high risk of child poverty. Gender equality and equal opportunities for all, and the mainstreaming of those objectives, as well as questions of accessibility for persons with disabilities should be taken into account and promoted throughout the preparation and implementation of Plans to ensure no one is left behind. Economic and social action plans should be drawn up for families living below the poverty line, families with people with disabilities and single-parent families to address the social and economic hardship they face.
2022/02/28
Committee: REGI
Amendment 155 #

2021/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21 a (new)
(21a) It is crucial to ensure that the Fund is consistent both with national energy and climate plans and with cohesion policy programmes with similar priorities, in order to prevent any overlap or duplication of efforts. Furthermore, there is a need for effective coordination and strategic programming in the Member States between the Fund, 2021- 2027 cohesion policy and other EU funds, particularly the Just Transition Fund and the European Social Fund Plus.
2022/02/28
Committee: REGI
Amendment 170 #

2021/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
(31) The Commission, the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF), the Court of Auditors and, where applicable, the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) should be able to use the information and monitoring system within their competences and rights.
2022/02/28
Committee: REGI
Amendment 179 #

2021/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 3
The measures and investments supported by the Fund shall benefit households, micro-enterprises, SMEs and transport users, which are vulnerable and particularly affected by the inclusion of greenhouse gas emissions from buildings and road transport into the scope of Directive 2003/87/EC, especially households in energy poverty and citizens without public transport alternative to individual cars (in remote and rural areas).
2022/02/28
Committee: REGI
Amendment 187 #

2021/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 4
The general objective of the Fund is to contribute to the transition towards climate neutrality by addressing the social impacts of the inclusion of greenhouse gas emissions from buildings and road transport into the scope of Directive 2003/87/EC. The specific objective of the Fund is to support vulnerable households, vulnerable micro-enterprises, vulnerable SMEs and vulnerable transport users through temporary direct income support and through measures and investments intended to increase energy efficiency of buildings, decarbonisation of heating and cooling of buildings, including the integration and storage of energy from renewable sources, and granting improved access to zero- and low-emission mobility and transport.
2022/02/28
Committee: REGI
Amendment 201 #

2021/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) 'building renovation’ means': all kinds of energy-related building renovation, including the insulation of the building envelope, that is to say walls, roof, floor, the replacement of windows, the replacement of heating, cooling and cooking appliances, and the installation of on-site production of energy from renewable sources, including its storage;
2022/02/28
Committee: REGI
Amendment 275 #

2021/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) an estimate of the likely effects of that increase in prices on households, and in particular on incidence of energy poverty, on micro-enterprises, on SMEs and on transport users, comprising in particular an estimate and the identification of vulnerable households, vulnerable micro- enterprises, vulnerable SMEs and vulnerable transport users; these impacts are to be analysed with a sufficient level of regional disaggregation, taking into account elements such as access to public transport and basic services and identifying the areas mostly affected, particularly territories which are remote and rural;
2022/02/28
Committee: REGI
Amendment 282 #

2021/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) where the Plan provides for measures referred to in Article 3(2), the criteria for the identification of eligible final recipients, the indication of the envisaged time limit for the measures in question and their justification on the basis of a quantitative estimate and a qualitative explanation of how the measures in the Plan are expected to reduce energy and transport poverty and the vulnerability of households, micro-enterprises, SMEs and transport users to an increase of road transport and heating fuel prices;
2022/02/28
Committee: REGI
Amendment 292 #

2021/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point i
(i) the arrangements for the effective monitoring and implementation of the Plan by the Member State concerned, to be carried out in constant cooperation with the regional and local authorities, in particular of the proposed milestones and targets, including indicators for the implementation of measures and investments, which, where relevant, shall be those available with the Statistical office of the European Union European Statistical Office and the European Energy Poverty Observatory as identified by Commission Recommendation 2020/156354 on energy poverty; _________________ 54 OJ L 357, 27.10.2020, p. 35.
2022/02/28
Committee: REGI
Amendment 312 #

2021/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) reductions in the number of vulnerable households, especially households in energy poverty, of vulnerable micro-enterprises, of vulnerable SMEs and of vulnerable transport users, including in rural and remote, insular, mountainous, remote and less accessible areas, or in less developed territories, including less developed peri-urban areas.
2022/02/28
Committee: REGI
Amendment 328 #

2021/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Member States may include the costs of the following measures and investments in the estimated total costs of the Plans, provided they principally benefit vulnerable households, vulnerable micro- enterprises, vulnerable SMEs or vulnerable transport users and intend to:
2022/02/28
Committee: REGI
Amendment 348 #

2021/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) grant free access to public transport or adapted tariffs for access to public transport, as well as fostering sustainable mobility on demand and shared mobility services, including in rural, insular, mountainous, remote and less accessible areas or in less developed territories, including less developed peri-urban areas;
2022/02/28
Committee: REGI
Amendment 386 #

2021/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
The Fund shall be implemented by the Commission in directshared management in accordance with the relevant rules adopted pursuant to Article 322 TFEU, in particular Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 and Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/2092 of the European Parliament and of the Council59. _________________ 59 Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/2092 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2020 on a general regime of conditionality for the protection of the Union budget (OJ L 433I, 22.12.2020, p. 1).
2022/02/28
Committee: REGI
Amendment 404 #

2021/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point a – point i
(i)i. whether the Plan represents a response to the social impact on and challenges faced by vulnerable households, vulnerable micro-enterprises, vulnerable SMEs and vulnerable transport users in the Member State concerned from establishing the emission trading system for buildings and road transport established pursuant to Chapter IVa of Directive 2003/87/EC, especially households in energy poverty, duly taking into account the challenges identified in the assessments of the Commission of the update of the concerned Member State’s integrated national energy and climate plan and of its progress pursuant to Article 9(3), and Articles 13 and 29 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999, as well as in the Commission recommendations to Member States issued pursuant to Article 34 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 in view of the long-term objective of climate neutrality in the Union by 2050. This shall take into account the specific challenges and the financial allocation of the Member State concerned;
2022/02/28
Committee: REGI
Amendment 462 #

2021/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) detailed quantitative information on the number of households in energy poverty;, vulnerable micro-enterprises, vulnerable SMEs and vulnerable transport users.
2022/02/28
Committee: REGI
Amendment 463 #

2021/0206(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) when applicable, detailed information on progress towards the national iandicative regional objectives to reduce the number of households in energy poverty, vulnerable micro-enterprises, vulnerable SMEs and vulnerable transport users;
2022/02/28
Committee: REGI
Amendment 56 #

2021/0205(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
(1) Over the past decades, air transport has played a crucial role in the Union's economy and in the everyday lives of Union citizens, as one of the best performing and most dynamic sectors of the Union economy. It has been a strong driver for economic growth, jobs, trade and tourism, as well as for connectivity and mobility for businesses and, citizens, students and workers alike, particularly within the Union aviation internal market. Growth in air transport services has significantly contributed to improving the internal market, the attractiveness of businesses to markets outside the Union, connectivity within the Union and with third countries, and has been a significant enabler of the Union economy. What is more, air transport is essential to maintaining the connectivity of the EU's insular and outermost regions, particularly where they are difficult or impossible to reach by other means of transport.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 59 #

2021/0205(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) In 2012, the Union set a target of producing two million tonnes of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) in Europe by 2020. However, 8 years later, production is heavily behind schedule. In this context, there is a need for a specific EU industrial policy, based on technology neutrality, for the development and use of SAF through funding, and for a secure legal framework.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 62 #

2021/0205(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
(2) From 2020, air transport has been one of the hardest hit sector by the COVID-19 crisis. With the perspective of an end to the pandemic in sight, itparticularly its expected that air traffic willstage of causing shocks to consumption and mobility, a gradually resume in the coming years and recover to its pre-crisis levels. At the same timecovery of air traffic is about to begin and traffic will recover to its pre-crisis levels. At the same time, given the year-on-year increase in long-haul mobility, emissions from the sector have been increasing since 1990 and the trend of increasing emissions could return as we overcome the pandemic. Therefore, it is necessary to prepare for the future and make the necessary adjustments ensuring a well-functioning air transport market that contributes to achieving the Union’s climate goals, with high levels of connectivity, safety and securityhile ensuring that the sector remains competitive, including in global markets, and that jobs throughout the industry are preserved. What is more, to achieve the ambitions and goals set in the Green Deal, focus on demand-driven solutions will be vital, putting the passenger at the forefront and not abandoning the social impact of climate policies.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 66 #

2021/0205(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
(3) The functioning of the Union air transport sector is determined by its cross- border nature across the Union, and by its global dimension, which is why policies that support medium- and long-haul mobility must be adopted. The aviation internal market is one of the most integrated sectors in the Union, governed by uniform rules on market access and operating conditions. The air transport external policy is governed by rules established at global level at the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), as well as by comprehensive multilateral or bilateral agreements between the Union or its Member States, and third countries.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 67 #

2021/0205(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
(4) The air transport market is subject to strong competition between economic actors across the Union, for which a level playing field is indispensable, as is support for its recovery in the post-COVID period. The stability and prosperity of the air transport market and its economic actors relies on a clear and harmonised policy framework where aircraft operators, airports and other aviation actors can operate on the basis of equal opportunities and in a stable and predictable economic and industrial environment. Where market distortions occur, they risk putting aircraft operators or airports at a disadvantage with internal or external competitors. In turn, this can result in a loss of competitiveness of the air transport industry, and a loss of air connectivity for citizens and businesses. In view of the profound changes and innovations that SAF will entail for the entire civil aviation sector, the risk cannot be overlooked of competitive misalignment, which would be to the detriment of European carriers in comparison with carriers based in countries around the world where such approaches are not considered.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 71 #

2021/0205(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
(5) In particular, it is essential to ensure a level playing field across the Union air transport market regarding aviation fuel, which account for a substantial share of aircraft operators’ costs. Variations in fuel prices can affect significantly aircraft operators’ economic performance and negatively impact competition on the market and a clear impact on end consumers. Where differences in aviation fuel prices exist between Union airports or between Union and non-Union airports, this can lead aircraft operators to adapt their refuelling strategies for economic reasons. Fuel tankering increases aircraft’s fuel consumption and results in unnecessary greenhouse gas emissions. Fuel tankering by aircraft operators accordingly undermine, although performed as a form of defence against distorted market conditions and not with disregard for the environment, accordingly plays a part in the undermining of the results of the Union’s efforts towards environmental protection. Some aircraft operators are able to use favourable aviation fuel prices at their home base as a competitive advantage towards other airlines operating similar routes. This can have detrimental effects on the competitiveness of the sector and be harmful to air connectivity. This Regulation should set up measures to prevent such practices in order to avoid unnecessary environmental damage as well as to restore and preserve the conditions for fair competition on the air transport market, and to establish a legal and economic framework that provides enough certainty for the companies involved.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 73 #

2021/0205(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) The establishment of a competitive single European market for aviation should remain a political priority for the Union. Ambitious climate targets pose a number of major challenges to air transport and SAF manufacturers: to achieve greater sustainability, we need to support initiatives and technological solutions that promote the investment capacities of the companies involved while preventing the imposition of excessive burdens.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 74 #

2021/0205(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
(6) A key objective of the common transport policy is sustainable development. This requires an integrated approach aimed at ensuring both the effective functioning of Union transport systems and protection of the environment. Sustainable development of air transport requirescan benefit from the introduction of measures aimed at reducing the carbon emissions from aircraft flying from Union airports, acting so that the conditions required in global air traffic are aligned. Such measures should contribute to meeting the Union’s climate objectives by 2030 and 2050.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 77 #

2021/0205(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) To promote the introduction of SAF, climate policy choices need to be reviewed to ensure that national taxes, charges or bans do not prove ecologically and economically counterproductive. Imposing additional taxes and charges without reinvesting their proceeds in actual de-carbonisation projects does not help to truly reduce CO2 emissions, as all it does is hinder passenger connectivity and increase passenger costs. Additional charges, including taxes, if not geared towards supporting the technological change inherent in SAF, reduce the industry's ability to invest and innovate at a crucial time when research and development in low-carbon technologies should be supported. This regulation should therefore consider incentives for the production and deployment of innovative fuels rather than simply new and additional forms of taxation.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 79 #

2021/0205(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
(7) The Communication on a Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy10 adopted by the Commission in December 2020 sets a course of action for the EU transport system to achieve its green and digital transformation and become more resilient. The decarbonisation of the air transport sector is a necessary and challenging process, especially in the short and medium term. Technological advancements, pursued in European and national research and innovation aviation programmes have contributed to importbeen helping to significantly reduce resource efficiency antd emission reductions in the pasrecent decades. However, the global growth of air traffic has outpaced the sector’s emissions reductions. Whereas new technologies are expected to help reducing short-haul aviation’s reliance on fossil energy in the next decades, sustainable aviation fuels offer the onlya solution for significant decarbonisation of all flight ranges, already in the short term. However, this potential is currently largely untapped. _________________ 10 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions: Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy – putting European transport on track for the future (COM/2020/789 final), 9.12.2020As the impact study points out, increasing SAF production today implies high-risk investments with considerable uncertainty for producers and investors.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 83 #

2021/0205(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
(8) Sustainable aviation fuels are liquid, drop-in fuels, fully fungible with conventional aviation fuel and compatible with existing aircraft engines. Several production pathways of sustainable aviation fuels have been certified at global level for use in civil or military aviation. Sustainable aviation fuels are technologically ready to play an important role in reducing emissions from air transport already in the very short term, without focus on research and development in the sector being lost, howeverm. They are expected to account for a major part of the aviation fuel mix in the medium and long term if properly supported and fostered. Further, with the support of appropriate international fuel standards, sustainable aviation fuels might contribute to lowering the aromatic content of the final fuel used by an operator, thus helping to reduce other non-CO2 emissions. Other alternatives to power aircraft, such as electricity or liquid hydrogen are expected to progressively contribute to the decarbonisation of air transport, beginning with short-haul flights. As the impact study points out, however, it would take decades of work on the development of zero-emission aircraft technologies, such as electric or hydrogen-powered aircraft, before they could play a major role in commercial aviation.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 88 #

2021/0205(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
(9) The gradual introduction of sustainable aviation fuels on the air transport market will represent an additional fuel cost for airlines, as such fuel technologies are currently more expensive to produce than conventional aviation fuel. This is expected to exacerbate the pre-existing issues of level playing field on the air transport market as regards aviation fuel, and to cause further distortions among aircraft operators and airports. This regulation should take measures to prevent that the introduction of sustainable aviation fuels affects negatively the competitiveness of the aviation sector by defining harmonised requirements across the Union and always take a global approach that makes it possible to have conditions that are not excessively out of line with those of the EU's external competitors.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 89 #

2021/0205(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
(10) At global level, sustainable aviation fuels are regulated at ICAO. In particular, ICAO establishes detailed requirements on the sustainability, traceability and accounting of sustainable aviation fuels for use on flights covered by the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA). While incentives are set in CORSIA and sustainable aviation fuels are considered an integral pillar of the work on the feasibility of a Long-Term Aspiration Goal for international aviation, there is currently no mandatory scheme on the use of sustainable aviation fuels for international flights. Comprehensive multilateral or bilateral air transport agreements between the EU or its Member States, and third countries generally include provisions on environmental protection. However, for the time being, such provisions do not impose on contracting parties any binding requirements on the use of sustainable aviation fuels. If this ambiguity is to be resolved, care must be taken not to place an undue and sudden burden on internal EU players in the sector so that they are not hamstrung by tough global competition.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 95 #

2021/0205(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
(11) At EU level, general rules on renewable energy for the transport sector are set out in Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council11. In the past, given the specific nature of and tough global competition in the sector, such horizontal cross-sectoral regulatory frameworks have not proven effective to operate a transition from fossil fuels to sustainable aviation fuel in air transport. Directive (EU) 2018/2001 and its predecessor set out overarching targets across all transport modes to be supplied with renewable fuels. As aviation is a small fuels market for which renewable fuels are more costly to produce while a fully integrated European transport market, in comparison to other transport modes, such regulatory frameworks should be complemented with aviation-specific measures to effectively boostencourage the deployment of sustainable aviation fuels. Further, national transpositions of Directive (EU) 2018/2001 risks creating significant fragmentation in the air transport market, where national rules on sustainable aviation fuels would set out widely differing targets. This would be expected to further exacerbate the issues of level playing field in air transport. _________________ 11 Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources (OJ L 328, 21.12.2018, p. 82).
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 97 #

2021/0205(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
(12) Therefore, uniform rules need to be laid down for the aviation internal market to complement Directive (EU) 2018/2001 and to deliver on its overall objectives by addressing the specific needs and requirements arising from the EU aviation internal market. In particular, the present Regulation aims to obtain the conditions that make it possible to have a healthy and profitable market for EU operators, avoiding a fragmentation of the aviation market, preventing possible competitive distortions between economic actors, or unfair practices of cost avoidance as regards the refuelling of aircraft operators.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 99 #

2021/0205(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
(13) This regulation aims in the first instance to set out a framework restoring and preserving a level playing field on the air transport market as regards the use of aviation fuels. Such a framework should prevent divergent requirements across the Union that would exacerbate refuelling practices distorting competition between aircraft operators or putting some airports at competitive disadvantage with others. In a second instance, it aims to gear the EU aviation market with robust rules to ensure that gradually increasing shares of sustainable aviation fuels can be introduced at EU airports without detrimental effects on the competitiveness of the EU aviation internal market. What is more, the regulation should aim to stimulate the SAF production chain and SMEs and provide legal and economic certainty to a key sector for future decarbonisation.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 100 #

2021/0205(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
(14) It is essential to set harmonised rules across the EU internal market, applying directly and in a uniform way to aviation market actors on the one hand, and aviation fuels market actors on the other hand. The overarching framework set out by Directive (EU) 2018/2001 should be complemented with a lex specialis applying to air transport. It should include gradually increasing targets for the supply of sustainable aviation fuels. Such targets should be carefully defined, taking into account the objectives of a well- functioning air transport market, operators being supported in their recovery from the pandemic, a service that puts its passengers at the forefront, the need to decarbonise the aviation sector and the current status of the sustainable aviation fuels industry.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 103 #

2021/0205(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
(15) The present Regulation should apply to aircraft engaged in civil aviation, carrying out commercial air transport flights under market conditions that are considered efficient and not in emergency global or regional situations. It should not apply to aircraft such as military aircraft and aircraft engaged in operations for humanitarian, search, rescue, disaster relief or medical purposes, as well as customs, police and fire-fighting operations. Indeed, flights operated in such circumstances are of exceptional nature and as such cannot always be planned in the same way as regular flights. Due to the nature of their operations, they may not always be in a position to fulfil obligations under this Regulation, as it may represent unnecessary burden. In order to cater for a level playing field across the EU aviation single market, this regulation, with due regard for the above-mentioned conditions, should cover the largest possible share of commercial air traffic operated from airports located on EU territory. At the same time, in order to safeguard air connectivity for the benefits of EU citizens, businesses and regions, it is important to avoid imposing undue burden on air transport operations at small airports. An appropriate threshold of yearly passenger air traffic and freight traffic should be defined, below which airports would not be covered by this Regulation; however, the scope of the Regulation should cover at least 95% of total traffic departing from airports in the Union. For the same reasons, possible following an impact analysis of the values identified. For the same reasons and taking the same analytical approach, a threshold should be defined to exempt aircraft operators accountable for a very low number of departures from airports located on EU territory.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 108 #

2021/0205(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
(16) DResearch, development and deployment of sustainable aviation fuels with a high potential for sustainability, commercial maturity and a high potential for innovation and growth to meet future needs should be promotencouraged. This should support creating innovative and competitive fuels markets and ensure sufficient supply of sustainable aviation fuels for aviation in shortthe medium and long term to contribute to Union transport decarbonisation ambitions and to the competitiveness of Union companies in the sector, while strengthening Union’s efforts towards a high level of environmental protection. For this purpose, sustainable aviation fuels produced from feedstock listed in Parts A and B of Annex IX of Directive (EU) 2018/2001, as well as synthetic aviation fuels should be eligible. In particular, sustainable aviation fuels produced from feedstock listed in Part B of Annex IX of Directive (EU) 2018/2001 are essential, as currently the most commercially mature technology to decarbonise air transport already in the short term.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 112 #

2021/0205(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
(17) For sustainability reasons, if confirmed in more in-depth impact analyses, feed and food crop-based fuels should not be eligible. In particular, indirect land-use change occurs when the cultivation of crops for biofuels displaces traditional production of crops for food and feed purposes. Such additional demand increases the pressure on land and can lead to the extension of agricultural land into areas with high-carbon stock, such as forests, wetlands and peatland, causing additional greenhouse gas emissions and loss of biodiversity concerns. Research hais showning that the scale of the effect depends on a variety of factors, including the type of feedstock used for fuel production, the level of additional demand for feedstock triggered by the use of biofuels and the extent to which land with high-carbon stock is protected worldwide. The highest risks of indirect land-use change have been identified for biofuels, fuels produced from feedstock for which a significant expansion of the production area into land with high- carbon stock is observed. Accordingly, feed and food crop- based fuels should not be promoted as a priority. This approach is in line Union policy and in particular with Directive (EU) 2018/2001 which limits and sets a cap on the use of such biofuels in road and rail transport, considering their lower environmental benefits, lower performance in terms of greenhouse reduction potential and broader sustainability concerns. In addition to the greenhouse gas emissions linked to indirect land-use change – which is capable of negating some or all greenhouse gas emissions savings of individual biofuels – indirect land-use change poses risks also to biodiversity. This risk iscould be particularly serious in connection with a potentially large expansion of production determined by a significant increase in demand. TIn the aviation sector has currently insignificant levels of demand for food and feed crops- based biofuels, since over 99% of currently used aviation fuels are of fossil origin. It is therefore appropriate to avoid the creation of a potentially large, the subject is not a top priority because it has currently insignificant levels of demand ofor food and feed crops-based biofuels by promoting their use under this Regulation. The non- eligibility of crop-based biofuels under this Regulation also minimises any risk to slow down the decarbonisation of road transport, which could otherwise result from a shift of crop-based biofuels from the road to the aviation sector. It is essential to minimise such a shift, as road transport currently remains by far the most polluting transport sector, since over 99% of currently used aviation fuels are of fossil origin.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 113 #

2021/0205(COD)

(18) A single, clear and robust, robust and lasting sustainability framework is necessary to provide certainty for the aviation and fuels industries actors, on the eligibility of sustainable aviation fuels under this Regulation. To ensure consistency with other related EU policies, the eligibility of sustainable aviation fuels should be determined according to compliance with the sustainability criteria established in Article 29 of Directive 2018/200112. _________________ 12https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32018 L2001&from=fr
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 118 #

2021/0205(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
(19) The present Regulation should aim to ensure that aircraft operators can compete on the basis of equal opportunities as regards the access to sustainable aviation fuels. To avoid any distortions on the air services market, all Union airports covered by this Regulation should be supplied with uniform minimum shares of sustainable aviation fuels. Whereas the market is free to supply and use larger quantities of sustainable fuel, this Regulation should ensure that the mandatory minimum shares of sustainable aviation fuels are the same across allcan be proportional to the covered airports' volume of traffic. It supersedes any requirements established directly or indirectly at national or regional level requiring aircraft operators or aviation fuel suppliers to uptake or supply sustainable aviation fuels with different targets than the ones prescribed under this Regulation. In order to create a clear and predictable legal framework and in doing so encourage the market development and deployment of the most sustainable and innovative with growth potential to meet future needs fuel technologies, this Regulation should set out gradually increasing minimum shares of synthetic aviation fuels over time. Setting out a dedicated sub-obligation on synthetic aviation fuels is necessary in view of the significant decarbonisation potential of such fuels, and in view of their current estimated production costs. When produced from renewable electricity and carbon captured directly from the air, synthetic aviation fuels can achieve as high as 100% emissions savings compared to conventional aviation fuel. They also have notable advantages compared to other types of sustainable aviation fuels with regards to resource efficiency (in particular for water needs) of the production process. However, synthetic aviation fuels’ production costs are currently estimated at 3 to 6 times higher than the market price of conventional aviation fuel. Therefore, this Regulation should establish a dedicated sub-obligation for this technology and specific incentives to provide economies of scale and relative restriction of costs. Other types of synthetic fuels, such as low carbon synthetic fuels achieving high greenhouse gas reductions, could be considered for inclusion in the scope of this Regulation in the course of future revisions, where such fuels become defined under the Renewable Energy Directive.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 120 #

2021/0205(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
(20) It is essential to ensure that the minimum shares of sustainable aviation fuels can be successfully supplied to the aviation market without supply shortages. For this purpose, sufficient lead-time should be planned to allow the renewable fuels industry to develop production capacity, economic sustainability and mature market development accordingly. The supply of sustainable aviation fuels should become mandatory starting in 2025in the coming years, depending on the maturity and accessibility of the technology. Similarly, in order to provide legal certainty and predictability to the market and drive investments durably towards sustainable aviation fuels production capacity, the terms of this Regulation should be stable over a long period of time.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 123 #

2021/0205(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
(21) With the introduction and ramp-up of sustainable aviation fuels at Union airports, practices of fuel tankering may be exacerbated as a consequence of aviation fuel costs increases. Tankering practices are unstainable and should be avoided as they undermine the Union’s efforts to reduce environmental impacts from transport. Tanking practices should be discouraged not only through the imposition of additional obligations and burden but also by introducing policies that make them economically unattractive to operators. Those would be contrary to the aviation decarbonisation objectives as increased aircraft weight would increase fuel consumption and related emissions on a given flight. Tankering practices also put at risk the level playing field in the Union between aircraft operators, and also between airports. This Regulation should therefore require aircraft operators to refuel prior to departure from a given Union airport. The amount of fuel uplifted prior to departures from a given Union airport should be commensurate with the amount of fuel necessary to operate the flights departing from that airport, taking into account the necessary compliance with fuel safety rules. The requirement ensures that equal conditions for operations in the Union applying equally to Union and foreign operators, while ensuring high level of environmental protection. As the Regulation does not define a maximum share of sustainable aviation fuels in all aviation fuels, airlines and fuel suppliers may pursue more ambitious environmental policies with higher sustainable aviation fuels uptake and supply in their overall network of operations, while avoiding fuel tankering.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 124 #

2021/0205(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
(22) Airports covered by this Regulation should ensure that all the necessary infrastructure is provided for delivery, storage and refuelling of sustainable aviation fuel, so as not to constitute an obstacle with respect to the uptake of such sustainable aviation fuel but instead foster economies of scale. Structural investment costs must be paid by the operators who actually use the structure. If necessary, the Agency should be able to require a Union airport to provide information on the infrastructure available allowing for seamless distribution and refuelling of aircraft operators with sustainable aviation fuels. The role of the Agency should allow airports and airlines to have a common focal point, in the event where technical clarification is necessary on the availability of fuel infrastructure.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 127 #

2021/0205(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
(23) Aircraft operators should be required to report yearly to the Agency on their purchases of sustainable aviation fuel, as well as on the characteristics of this fuel. Information should be provided on the characteristics of the sustainable aviation fuels purchased such as inter alia nature and origin of the feedstock, conversion pathway and lifecycle emissions. Before proceeding with this step, the operators themselves should be involved in a process of designing the reporting needed to achieve the intended goal.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 128 #

2021/0205(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
(24) Aircraft operators should also be required to report yearly on their actual aviation fuel uplift per Union airport, so as to prove that no fuel tankering was performed. Reports should be verified by independent verifiers and transmitted to the Agency for monitoring and assessment of compliance. Verifiers should determine the accuracy of the yearly aviation fuel required reported by the operators using a tool approved by the Commission. It seems important for the proper functioning of the market and the competitiveness of EU operators to consider the efficiency of the process, by means of a thorough preliminary study, so that it does not overly burden operations in a sector with such strong global competition and at a very difficult time.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 129 #

2021/0205(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
(25) Aviation fuel suppliers should be required to report yearly, in keeping with a time line that makes it possible for companies to set long-term strategies, in the Union database referred to in Article 28 of Directive (EU) 2018/2001, on their supply of aviation fuel, including sustainable aviation fuels. The Agency should report on a yearly basis to the Commission on the fulfilment by aircraft operators and aviation fuel suppliers of their respective obligations under this Regulation. This is important for the Commission to have clear visibility on the level of compliance to the Regulation and to measure with increased objectivity the extent to which the Regulation is working.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 130 #

2021/0205(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
(26) It is not possible without additional procedures, which would be excessively burdensome and undermine the competitiveness of operators at a very difficult time, to determine accurately whether aircraft operators have actually physically uplifted shares of sustainable aviation fuels in their tanks at a specific Union airports. Therefore, aircraft operators should be allowed to report their use of sustainable aviation fuels based on purchasing records. Aircraft operators should be entitled to receive from the aviation fuel supplier the information that is necessary to report the sustainable aviation fuel purchase.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 133 #

2021/0205(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
(27) It is essentialimportant that aircraft operators can claim the use of sustainable aviation fuels under greenhouse gas schemes such as the EU Emissions Trading System or CORSIA, depending on the route of their flights. However, iIt is essential to remember that this regulation should not lead to a double counting of emissions reductions. Aircraft operators should only be allowed to claim benefits for the use of an identical batch of sustainable aviation fuels once. Fuel suppliers should be requested to provide free of charge to aircraft operators any information pertaining to the properties of the sustainable aviation fuel sold to that aircraft operator and that is relevant for reporting purposes by the aircraft operator under this Regulation or greenhouse gas schemes.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 136 #

2021/0205(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
(28) In order to ensure a level playing field of the aviation internal market and the adherence to the climate ambitions of the Union, this Regulation should introduce effective, proportionate and dissuasive penalties on aviation fuel suppliers and aircraft operators in case of non- compliance. The level of the penalties needs to be proportionate to the environmental damage and to the prejudice to the level-playing field of the internal market inflicted by the non-compliance. When imposing administrative fines, the authorities should take into account the evolution of the price of aviation fuel and sustainable aviation fuel in the reporting year, bearing in mind that in the first period of application of the Regulation, there will have to be as much clarity as possible on the rules introduced and it is conceivable that some doubt may arise as to how to apply a less than straightforward set of new rules perfectly;
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 141 #

2021/0205(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
(29) The penalties for the suppliers who fail to meet the targets set in this Regulation should be complemented by the obligation to supply the market with a significant percentage of the shortfall of meeting the quota in the subsequent year;
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 142 #

2021/0205(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30
(30) This Regulation should include provisions for periodic reports to the European Parliament and the Council on the evolution of the aviation and fuels markets, the effectiveness of key features of the Regulation such as the minimum shares of sustainable aviation fuels, any proposed incentives and their effectiveness, the level of administrative fines or policy developments on sustainable aviation fuels uptake at international level. Such elements are key to provide a clear state of play of the sustainable aviation fuels market and should be taken into account when considering a revision of the Regulation.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 144 #

2021/0205(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
(31) An appropriate transitional period of 5at least 10 years should be provided to allow for a reasonable amount of time for aviation fuel suppliers, Union airports and aircraft operators to make the necessary technological and logistical investments. During this phase, aviation fuel containing higher shares of sustainable aviation fuel may be used to compensate for lower shares of sustainable aviation fuels or for the reduced availability of conventional aviation fuel at other airports.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 145 #

2021/0205(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32
(32) Since the objective of this Regulation, namely to maintain a level playing field on the Union air transport market while increasing the use of sustainable aviation fuels, and contributing to the pursuit of competitiveness for Union operators in the sector's global setting, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States due to the cross-border nature of aviation, but can rather, by reason of the characteristics of the market and effects of the action, be better achieved at Union level, the Union may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty on European Union. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve that objective.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 147 #

2021/0205(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32 a (new)
(32a) The international dimension of aviation is strategically important now. To achieve the results and ambitions of this Regulation and a real reduction in emissions from European and global aviation, action by the European Union vis-à-vis non-European countries is necessary. The action is needed to protect the competitiveness of the main market players based in the Member States and at the same time to disseminate practices similar to those included in this Regulation on a global scale. This Regulation will be all the more effective if the Union manages to be a reference in the sector at international level.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 165 #

2021/0205(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 8
— ‘synthetic aviation fuels’ means fuels that are renewable fuels of non- biological origin and recycled fossil fuels, as defined in Article 2, second paragraph, point 35 and 36 of Directive (EU) 2018/2001, used in aviation either as final fuels or as intermediate products for the manufacture of aviation fuels (Article 25(1)(b) of that Directive);
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 180 #

2021/0205(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Without prejudice to the application of Article 11(3) and (4), where an aviation fuel supplier fails to supply the minimum shares set out in Annex I for a given reporting period, it shall at least complement a significant share of that shortfall in the subsequent reporting period.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 186 #

2021/0205(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
The yearly quantity of aviation fuel uplifted by a given aircraft operator at a given Union airport shall be at least 90% of the yearly aviation fuel required. The mandatory minimum sustainable aviation fuel quotas must be proportional to the volume of traffic at the airports concerned.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 193 #

2021/0205(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Union airports shall take necessary measures to facilitate the access of aircraft operators to aviation fuels containing shares of sustainable aviation fuels in accordance with Annex I and, shall provide the infrastructure necessary for the delivery, storage and uplifting of such fuels in line with the principle of technology neutrality. These infrastructure adaptations should have no economic impact other than for operators using those fuels.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 202 #

2021/0205(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
By 31 March0 June of each reporting year, aircraft operators shall report the following information to the Agency:
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 203 #

2021/0205(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) The yearly non-tanked quantity, per Union airport and destination in the EU. If the yearly non-tanked quantity is negative or if it is lower than 10% of the yearly aviation fuel required, the reported yearly non-tanked quantity shall be reported as 0;
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 207 #

2021/0205(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2
For the purpose of reporting sustainable aviation fuels use under the provisions of Article 7 of this Regulation, or under a greenhouse gas scheme, aviation fuel suppliers shall provide aircraft operators with the information considered relevant information free of charg the specific scope free of charge and in a reasonable time frame.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 210 #

2021/0205(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
By 31 March0 June of each reporting year, aviation fuel suppliers shall report in the Union Database referred to in Article 28 of Directive (EU) 2018/2001, the following information relative to the reporting period:
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 213 #

2021/0205(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
The Agency shall have access to the Union database and shall use the information contained in the Union database, only once the information has been verified at Member State level pursuant to Article 28 of Directive (EU) 2018/2001 and the Member State has given formal authorisation.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 215 #

2021/0205(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
(1) Member States shall designate the competent authority or authorities responsible for enforcing the application of this Regulation and for imposing the fines for aircraft operators, Union airports and fuel suppliers. Member States shall inform the Commission thereof. Those authorities should be the same as those that assess the ETS and CORSIA.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 220 #

2021/0205(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
(1) Member States shall lay down the rules on penalties applicable to infringements of the provisions adopted pursuant to this Regulation and shall take all measures necessary to ensure that they are implemented. The penalties provided for must be effective, proportionate and dissuasive and must take account of an initial learning period. Member States shall notify these provisions to the Commission by 31 December 2023 at the latest and shall notify it without delay of any subsequent amendment affecting them.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 238 #

2021/0205(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The Agency shall publish every year a technical report on the basis of the yearly reports referred to in Articles 7 and 9. That report shall contain at least four points from the following information:
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 244 #

2021/0205(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
By way of derogation from Article 4, from 1 January 20235 until 31 December 20239, for each reporting period, an aviation fuel supplier may supply the minimum share of sustainable aviation fuel defined in Annex I as a weighted average over all the aviation fuel it supplied across Union airports for that reporting period.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 252 #

2021/0205(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
By 1 January 202830 and every five years thereafter, the Commission services shall present a report to the European Parliament and the Council, on the evolution of the aviation fuels market and its impact on the aviation internal market of the Union, including regarding the possible extension of the scope of this Regulation to other energy sources, and other types of synthetic fuels defined under the Renewable Energy Directive, the possible revision of the minimum shares in Article 4 and Annex I, and the level of administrative fines. The report shall include information, where available, on development of a potential policy framework for uptake of sustainable aviation fuels at ICAO level. The report shall also inform on technological advancements in the area of research and innovation in the aviation industry which are relevant to sustainable aviation fuels, including with regards to the reduction of non-CO2 emissions. The report may consider if this Regulation should be amended and, options for amendments, where appropriate, in line with a potential policy framework on sustainable aviation fuels uptake at ICAO level.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 258 #

2021/0205(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2
It shall apply from 1st January 20233.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 259 #

2021/0205(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3
However, Article 4 and 5 shall apply from 1 January 20235 and Articles 7 and Article 9 shall apply from 1st April 20234 for the reporting period of the year 20233.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 87 #

2021/0200(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EU) 2018/842
Article 1
(1) In Article 1, “30%” is replaced by “4035%”;
2022/02/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 99 #

2021/0200(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
(b) do not exceed, in the years 2023, 2024 and 2025 to 2030, the limit defined by a linear trajectory starting in 2022 at the annual emission allocation for that Member State, as set out pursuant to paragraph 3 of this Article for that year, and ending in 2030 at the limit set for that Member State in column 2 of Annex I to this Regulation;
2022/02/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 102 #

2021/0200(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) 2018/842
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
3. The Commission shall adopt implementing acts setting out the annual emission allocations for each Member State for the years from 2021 to 2030 in tonnes of CO2 equivalent in accordance with the linear trajectories set out in paragraph 2. By way of derogation to Article 4 of this Regulation, the Commission shall not adopt a draft implementing act where the Committee delivers no opinion, and the third subparagraph of Article 5(4) of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 shall apply.
2022/02/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 105 #

2021/0200(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) 2018/842
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 b (new)
For the years 2023, 2024 and 2025 to 2030, it shall determine the annual emission allocations based on the value for the 2005 greenhouse gas emissions of each Member State indicated pursuant to the second subparagraph and the reviewed values of the national inventory data for the years 2016, 2017 and 2018 referred to in the second subparagraph.
2022/02/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 57 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) This Regulation should also take into account the significant industrial and social consequences and ensure employment and accessible mobility for all.
2022/02/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 63 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
(8) In order to achieve a reduction in net greenhouse gas emissions of at least 545 % by 2030 compared to 1990, it is necessary to strengtheimportant to focus on the reduction requirements set out in Regulation (EU) 2019/631 of the European Parliament and of the Council25 for both passenger cars and light commercial vehicles. A clear pathway also needs to be set for further reductions beyond 2030 to contribute to achieving the climate neutrality objective by 2050. Without ambitious action on greenhouse gas emission reductions in road transport, higher emission reductions would be needed in other sectors, including sectors where decarbonisation is more challengingHowever, taking into account the economic and social importance of road transport, those measures will need to ensure that the competitiveness of the industry is maintained and that the transition is performed in a socially acceptable manner. __________________ 25Regulation (EU) 2019/631 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 setting CO2 emission performance standards for new passenger cars and for new light commercial vehicles, and repealing Regulations (EC) No 443/2009 and (EU) No 510/2011 (OJ L 111, 25.4.2019, p. 13).
2022/02/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 65 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
(9) The strengthened CO2 emission reduction requirements should incentivise an increasing share of zero-emission and low-emission vehicles being deployed on the Union market whilst providing benefits to consumers and citizens in terms of air quality and energy savings, as well as ensuring that innovation in the automotive value chain can be maintained. The automotive industry remains one of the pillars of the Union economy, contributing 7% of European GDP, providing 4.6 million jobs and remaining at the cutting edge of technological innovation with EUR 60 billion invested each year in research and development. The industry needs to be supported in its environmental and digital transition, as European manufacturers are now facing a triple bind, with tightened environmental regulations, increasing investment needs in innovation and heightened international competition. Within the global context, also the EU automotive chain must continue to be a leading actor in the on- going transition towards zero-emission mobility. The strengthened CO2 emission reduction standards aremust remain technology neutral in reaching the fleet-wide targets that they set. Different technologies are andmust remain available to reach the zero-emission fleet wide target. Zero-emission vehicles currently include battery electric vehicles, fuel-cell and other hydrogen powered vehicles, and technological innovations are continuing. Zero and low-emission vehicles, which also include well performing plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, can continue to play a role in the transition pathway which run on advanced biofuels or synthetic fuels as defined in Directive (EU) 2018/20011a, which is currently under review, can continue to play a role in the transition pathway. __________________ 1aDirective (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources (OJ L 328, 21.12.2018, p. 82).
2022/02/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 75 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) While battery-powered electric vehicles have great potential to decarbonise the fleet and should be encouraged, they do not justify abandoning the principle of technological neutrality, and should rather be used together with other efficient technologies. It is important to stress that no technology is ‘zero emission’ or has no environmental impact, including this type of vehicle (given the battery’s carbon footprint, the higher weight of vehicles, the origin of the electricity, the extraction of raw materials). In this respect, the risk of supply tensions should be assessed and addressed in order to meet European demand in a context of increased international pressure to extract the resources needed to manufacture batteries, with projections for battery production increasing twentyfold by 2050. Moreover, the impacts on electricity networks (in terms of decarbonisation, availability, performance and standardisation) or on the rollout of recharging infrastructures (network size correlated with autonomy, high private and public investment requirements) must be considered.
2022/02/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 83 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 b (new)
(9b) The principle of technological neutrality is fundamental to ensure there is a plurality of solutions, to preserve innovation and development, including in disruptive technologies, and to allow market flexibility and a diverse range of social behaviours. It is thus important not to limit road transport to a single technology but rather encourage innovation and complementarities between efficient alternative technologies, such as the combined use of hybrid vehicles and low-carbon fuels. Furthermore, a ‘one size fits all’ approach at European level would be compromised by the wide economic, social, geographical and infrastructural diversity within and between Member States, whereas a mix of complementary technologies allows each region to implement the solutions it deems most appropriate to reduce its emissions.
2022/02/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 90 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
(10) Against that background, new strengthened CO2 emission reduction targets should be set for both new passenger cars and new light commercial vehicles for the period 2030 onwards. Those targets should be set at a level that willrespects the principle of technological neutrality while delivering a strong signal to accelerate the uptake of zero-emission and low-emission vehicles on the Union market and to stimulate innovation in zero- emission technologies in a cost- efficient way.
2022/02/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 103 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
(11) The targets in the revised CO2 performance standards should be accompanied by a European strategy to address the challenges posed by the scale- up of the manufacturing of zero-emission and low-emission vehicles and associated technologies, as well as the need for up- and re-skilling of workers in the sector and the economic diversification and reconversion of activities. Where appropriate, fFinancial support should be consideredtherefore be stepped up at the level of the EU and Member States to crowd in private investment, including via the European Social Fund Plus, the Just Transition Fund, the Innovation Fund, the Recovery and Resilience Facility, the Automotive Sector Support Fund and other instruments of the Multiannual Financial Framework and the Next Generation EU, in line with State aid rules. The revised environmental and energy state aid rules will enable Member States to support business to decarbonize their production processes and adopt greener technologies in the context of the New Industrial Strategy.
2022/02/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 105 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) A structural effect of the transition to zero-emission vehicles will be significant job losses in the automotive sector, from manufacturers and their suppliers to ancillary maintenance and repair services. In order to manage the social consequences of the transition, a specific fund to support the sector should be established to help with the requalification, training and retraining of automotive workers, particularly for small and medium-sized enterprises in the sector. This fund should be financed by the general budget of the Union and from income from excess emissions premiums.
2022/02/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 107 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 b (new)
(11b) It will not be possible to achieve the long-term goal of entirely decarbonising European mobility without technological innovation and technical progress. With that in mind, and in the face of increased international competition, it is essential that the Union and Member States continue their efforts to explore and develop initiatives that promote the synergies possible in the sector, taking as a model the EU Batteries Alliance, and support public and private investment in European automotive research and innovation in order to maintain European technological leadership in that sector, to develop industrial excellence in the technologies of the future on European soil and to ensure the long-term sustainability of its industrial base, keeping it efficient and competitive on the world market.
2022/02/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 112 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
(12) The updated New Industrial Strategy26 foresees the co-creation of green and digital transition pathways in partnership with industry, public authorities, social partners and other stakeholders. In this context, a transition pathway should be developed for the mobility ecosystem to accompany the transition of the automotive value chain. The pathway should take particular heed of SMEs in the automotive supply chain, of the consultation of social partners including by Member States, and also build on the European Skills Agenda with initiatives like the Pact for Skills to mobilise the private sector and other stakeholders to up-skill and re-skill Europe’s workforce in view of the green and digital transitions. The appropriate actions and incentives at European and national level to boost the affordability of zero emission vehicles should also be addressed in the pathway. The progress made on this comprehensive transition pathway for the mobility ecosystem should be monitored every two years as part of a progress report to be submitted by the Commission, looking inter alia at the progress in the deployment of zero- emission and low-emission vehicles, their price developments, deployment of alternative fuels development and infrastructure roll- out as required under the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation, the potential of innovative technologies to reach climate neutral mobility, international competitiveness, investments in the automotive value chain, up-skilling and re- skilling of workers and reconversion of activities. The progress report will also build on the two-year progress reports that Member States submit under the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation. The Commission should consult social partners in the preparation of the progress report, including the results in the social dialogue. Innovations in the automotive supply chain are continuing. Innovative technologies such as the production of advanced biofuels and electro-fuels with air capture, if further developed, could offer prospects for affordable climate neutral mobility. The Commission should therefore keep track of progress in the state of innovation in the sector as part of its progress report. __________________ 26 Commission Communication - Updating the 2020 New Industrial Strategy: Building a stronger Single Market for Europe’s recovery, COM(2021) 350 final of 5 May 2021
2022/02/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 119 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) In order to ensure the future viability of the European manufacturing industry and to strengthen the Union's strategic autonomy, it is essential that the Commission works together with Member States and industrial stakeholders to secure the supply chain in the strategic materials and rare earths needed for new low-carbon technologies.
2022/02/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 120 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 b (new)
(12b) Although this Regulation only applies to new passenger cars and light commercial vehicles on the market, it is important to include in it a more comprehensive Union-wide action plan to decarbonise the existing fleet. The current fleet will remain a factor that contributes towards environmental underperformance for an extended period into the future owing to the slow pace of fleet renewal. To speed up the reduction of emissions from the existing fleet, it is of the utmost importance that the Commission submits legislative proposals without delay to establish a framework that is favourable to retrofitting and encourages the use of low-carbon fuels, to accelerate the modal shift for freight and passengers and to encourage more environmentally friendly transport habits (carpooling, soft mobility and public transport in cities, etc.).
2022/02/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 127 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) The rollout of sufficient charging and refuelling infrastructure for alternative fuels is an essential prerequisite for the development of the market for zero- and low-emission vehicles and, therefore, for the success of this Regulation; thus, any increase in this Regulation’s emission-reduction targets, including on interim objectives, should go hand-in-hand with an increase in rollout targets set as part of the revision of the Directive on the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure; in this connection, it is vital that investment in its deployment should be continued and increased. The Member States should be provided with sufficient support and help to achieve this objective due to their significant investment needs in a decade in which their tax losses and transfers of tax revenues towards alternative fuels will increase. In this context, it is important to underline that the issue of refuelling is intrinsically linked to the very autonomy of vehicles, that, the more the latter increases, the less frequent refuelling will need to be – and that the Commission should therefore take account of technological developments, in particular with regard to the autonomy of batteries, which affect the deployment of infrastructure.
2022/02/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 150 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
(18) In order to ensure a fair distribution of the reduction effort, the two limit value curves for lighter and heavier light commercial vehicles should be adjusted to reflect the strengthened CO2 reduction targets.deleted
2022/02/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 161 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
(23) The progress made under Regulation (EU) 2019/631 towards achieving the reduction objectives set for 2030 and beyond should be reviewed in 20267. For this review, all aspects considered in the two yearly reporting should be considered.
2022/02/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 166 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
(24) The possibility to assign the revenue from the excess emission premiums to a specific fund or relevant programme has been evaluated as required pursuant to Article 15(5) of Regulation (EU) 2019/631, with the conclusion that this would significantly increase the administrative burden, while not directly benefit the automotive sector in its transition. Revenue from the excess emission premiums is therefore to continue to be considered as revenue for the general budget of the Union in accordance with Article 8(4) of Regulation (EU) 2019/631.deleted
2022/02/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 194 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a – point i
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Article 1 – paragraph 5 – point a
(i) in point (a), the figure “37,5 %” is replaced by ‘5540 %’,
2022/02/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 202 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a – point ii
(ii) in point (b), the figure “31 %” is replaced by ‘540 %’,
2022/02/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 208 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Article 1 – paragraph 5a – – introductory part
5a. From 1 January 203540, the following EU fleet-wide targets shall apply:
2022/02/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 213 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Article 1 – paragraph 5a – point a
(a) for the average emissions of the new passenger car fleet, an EU fleet-wide target equal to a 1070 % reduction of the target in 2021 determined in accordance with Part A, point 6.1.32, of Annex I, to maintain a balanced proportion of low- emission passenger cars on the market;
2022/02/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 220 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Article 1 – paragraph 5a – point b
(b) for the average emissions of the new light commercial vehicles fleet, an EU fleet-wide target equal to a 1070 % reduction of the target in 2021 determined in accordance with Part B, point 6.1.3, of Annex I.
2022/02/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 222 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Article 1 – paragraph 5a – point b
(b) for the average emissions of the new light commercial vehicles fleet, an EU fleet-wide target equal to a 100 % reduction of the target in 2021 determined in accordance with Part B, point 6.1.3,2 of Annex I.
2022/02/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 237 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point n a (new)
(ba) the following point is added: ‘(na) sustainable and/or advanced renewable fuel’ means fuels that meet the sustainability requirements set out in Directive (EU) 2018/2001.’
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 239 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point n a (new)
(ba) the following point is added: ‘(na) ‘plug-in hybrid electric vehicle’ (PHEV): a vehicle powered by a combination of an electric motor with a rechargeable battery and an internal combustion engine, which may operate together or separately.’
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 256 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Article 7 – paragraph 10
(aa) paragraph 10 is replaced by the following: ‘10. The Commission shall draw up, no later than 2023 evaluate the possibility of developing31 December 2023, a common Union methodology for the assessment and the consistent data reporting of the full life- cycle CO2 emissions of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles that are placed on the Union market. The Commission shall transmit to the European Parliament and to the Council that evaluationmethodology, including, where appropriate, proposals for follow-up measures, such as legislative proposals.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 267 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Article 10 – paragraph 2
(6) in Article 10(2), the first sentence is replaced by the following: ‘A derogation applied for under paragraph 1 may be granted from the specific emission targets applicable until and including calendar year 2029.’;deleted
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 277 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Article 12 – paragraph 3 a (new)
(6a) In Article 12, the following paragraph is inserted: ‘3a. The Commission shall draw up, no later than 31 December 2023, a common Union methodology for the assessment and the consistent data reporting of the full life-cycle CO2 emissions of fuels and energy consumed by vehicles on the Union market.’
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 284 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Article 14 a – paragraph 1
By 31 December 2025, and every two years thereafter, the Commission shall report on the progress towards zero emission road mobilityclimate neutrality road mobility. The report shall assess and as certain whether this regulation needs to be modified to take a more holistic and comprehensive approach to emissions, on the basis of the methodologies set out in Articles 7(10) and 12(3a). The report shall in particular monitor and assess the need for possible additional measures to facilitate the transition, including through financial means.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 289 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Article 14 a – paragraph 2
In the reporting, the Commission shall consider all factors that contribute to a cost-efficient progress towards climate neutrality by 2050. ThisFactors shall includes the deploymenfollowing: (a) the cost of zero- and low-emission vehicles, progress in achieving the targets for the roll-out of recharging and refuelling infrastructure (b) consumer take-up of zero- and low-emission vehicles (c) the specific characteristics of light commercial vehicles (d) progress in achieving a sufficient roll-out of recharging and refuelling infrastructure including, but not limited to, progress in achieving the targets as required under the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation, and the Energy Performance of Building Directive, (e) the potential contribution of innovation technologies and sustainable alternative fuels, including synthetic fuels, to reach climate neutral mobility, impact on consumers, progress in social dialogue as well as aspects to further facilitate an economically viable and socially fair transition towards zero emission road mobility. (f) the functioning of the incentive mechanism for zero- and low-emission vehicles, (g) impact on consumers, particularly those on low and medium incomes, (h) progress in social dialogue as well as aspects to further facilitate an economically viable and socially fair transition, taking into account employment and competitiveness, towards affordable climate neutral road mobility. For each of the factors listed above, the Commission shall issue an assessment of its effectiveness, taking into account expected progress, in enabling the 2030 and 2035 fleet average CO2 targets to be met.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 303 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point a
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Article 15 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall, in 20287, review the effectiveness and impact of this Regulation, building on the two yearly reporting, and submit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council with the result of the review.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 310 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point a
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The report shall, where appropriate, be accompanied by a proposal for amending this Regulation. by introducing EU fleet-wide targets for passenger cars from 1 January 2035 and from 1 January 2040 as appropriate.’
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 313 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point a a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Article 15 – paragraph 2
(aa) paragraph 2 is replaced by the following: ‘2. In the report referred to in paragraph 1, the Commission shall consider, inter alia, the real-world representativeness of the CO2 emission and fuel or energy consumption values determined pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 715/2007; the deployment on the Union market of zero- and low-emission vehicles, in particular with respect to light commercial vehicles; the roll-out of recharging and refuelling infrastructure reported under Directive 2014/94/EU Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council (20), including their financingon the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure, including their financing; the implementation of Directive 2010/31/EU on the Energy Performance of buildings and its foreseen review; the potential contribution of the use of synthetic and advanced alternative fuels produced with renewable energy to emissions reductions; the CO2 emissions reduction actually observed at the existing fleet level; the functioning of the incentive mechanism for zero- and low-emission vehicles; the potential effects of the transitional measure set out in point 6.3 of Part A of Annex I; the impact of this Regulation on consumers, particularly on those on low and medium incomes; as well as aspects to further facilitate an economically viable and socially fair transition towards clean, competitive and affordable mobility in the Union.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 315 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point b
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Article 15 – paragraphs 2 to 5
(b) paragraphs 23 to 5 are deleted,
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 318 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Annex I – part A – point 6.1
(a) in point 6.1, the heading is replaced by the following: EU fleet-wide targets for 2025 onwards’,deleted
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 319 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Annex I – part A – point 6.1
EU fleet-wide targets for 2025 onwardsdeleted
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 328 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Annex I – part A – point 6.1.2
(b) in point 6.1.2, the heading is replaced by the following: EU fleet-wide target for 2030 to 2034deleted
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 331 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
EU fleet-wide target for 2030 to 2034deleted
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 332 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Annex I – part A – point 6.1.3
(c) the following point 6.1.3 is added: 6.1.3. EU fleet-wide target for 2035 onwards EU fleet-wide target2035 = EU fleet-wide target2021–(1- reduction factor2035) where: EU fleet-wide target2021 is as defined in point 6.0; Reduction factor2035 is as defined in Article 1(5a), point (a).deleted
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 338 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Annex I – part A – point 6.1.3
6.1.3. EU fleet-wide target for 2035 onwards EU fleet-wide target2035 = EU fleet-wide target2021 (1– reduction factor2035) where: EU fleet-wide target2021 is as defined in point 6.0; Reduction factor2035 is as defined in Article 1(5a), point (a).deleted
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 339 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Annex I – part A – point 6.1.3
6.1.3. EU fleet-wide target for 2035 onwards EU fleet-wide target2035 = EU fleet-wide target2021 (1– reduction factor2035) where: EU fleet-wide target2021 is as defined in point 6.0; Reduction factor2035 is as defined in Article 1(5a), point (a).deleted
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 363 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point f
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Annex I – part A – point 6.3.2
6.3.2 Specific emissions targets for 2030 to 2034
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 367 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point f
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Annex I – part A – point 6.3.3
6.3.3 Specific emissions targets for 2035 onwards Specific emissions target = EU fleet-wide target2035 + a2035 · (TM-TM0) Where, EU fleet-wide target2035 is as determined in accordance with point 6.1.3; a2035 is 𝒂𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟏 ∙ 𝑬𝑼 𝒇𝒍𝒆𝒆𝒕 ― 𝒘𝒊𝒅𝒆 𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒕𝟐𝟎𝟑𝟓 where, a2021 is as defined in point 6.2.1 average emissions2021 is as defined in point 6.2.1 TM is as defined in point 6.2.1 TM0 is as defined in point 6.2.1 ___________________ * The share of zero- and low-emission vehicles in the new passenger car fleet of a Member State in 2017 is calculated as the total number of new zero- and low- emission vehicles registered in 2017 divided by the total number of new passenger cars registered in the same year.;deleted 𝒂𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒆𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟏
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 390 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c – introductory part
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Annex I – part B – point 6.1.3
(c) the following points 6.1.3 isand 6.1.3a are added:
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 392 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Annex I – part B – point 6.1.3
6.1.3. The EU fleet-wide targets for 2035 onwardsrom 2035 to 2039 EU fleet-wide target 2035 = EU fleet-wide target 2021· (1– reduction factor 2035) where: EU fleet-wide target2021 is as defined in point 6.0; Reduction factor2035 is as defined in Article 1(5a), point (b).
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 396 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Annex I – part B – point 6.1.3 a (new)
6.1.3a. The EU fleet-wide target for 2040 onwards EU fleet-wide target2040 = EU fleet-widetarget2021· (1– reduction factor2040) where: EU fleet-wide target2021 is as defined in point 6.0; Reduction factor2040 is as defined in Article 1(5b), point (a).’
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 401 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point d
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Annex I – part B – point 6.2.2
EU fleet-wide target2030 is as determined in accordance with point 6.1.3;2; α is a2030 where the average test mass of a manufacturer's new light commercial vehicles is equal to or lower than TM0 determined in accordance with point (d) of Article 14(1) and a2021 where the average test mass of a manufacturer's new light commercial vehicles is higher than TM0 determined in accordance with point (d) of Article 14(1); where: a2030 is a2021 · EU fleet-wide target2030 / Average emissions2021 a2021 is as defined in point 6.2.1; average emissions2021 is as defined in point 6.2.1; TM is as defined in point 6.2.1; TM0 is as defined in point 6.2.1.
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 402 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point d
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Annex I – part B – point 6.2.2
α is a2030,L where the average test mass of a manufacturer’s new light commercial vehicles is equal to or lower than TM0, and a2030,H where the average test mass of a manufacturer’s new light commercial vehicles is higher than TM0;deleted
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 403 #

2021/0197(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point d
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Annex I – part B – point 6.2.2
where: a2030,L is 𝒂𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟏 ∙ 𝑬𝑼 𝒇𝒍𝒆𝒆𝒕 ― 𝒘𝒊𝒅𝒆 𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒕𝟐𝟎𝟑𝟎 a2030,H is 𝒂𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟏.𝑬𝑼 𝒇𝒍𝒆𝒆𝒕 ― 𝒘𝒊𝒅𝒆 𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒕𝟐𝟎𝟑𝟎 𝑬𝑼 𝒇𝒍𝒆𝒆𝒕 ― 𝒘𝒊𝒅𝒆 𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒕𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 average emissions2021 is as defined in point 6.2.1 TM is as defined in point 6.2.1 TM0 is as defined in point 6.2.1deleted 𝑨𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒆𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟏
2022/02/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 145 #

2021/0106(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
(6) The notion of AI system shouldmust be clearly defined to ensure legal certainty, while providing the flexibility to accommodate future technological developments. The definition should be based on the key functional characteristics of the software, iAI software, distinguishing it from more traditional software systems and modelling approaches such as logistic regression and other techniques that are similarly transparent and capable of being explained and interpreted. In particular, for the ability, for a given set of human-defined objectives, to generate outputs purposes of this Regulation, AI systems should be understood as having the ability, on the basis of machine and/or human-based data and inputs, to deduce how to achieve a given set of human- defined objectives through learning, reasoning or modelling for a given set of human-defined objectives, to generate specific outputs in the form of content, for generative AI systems (such as contenxt, video or images), and predictions, recommendations, or decisions which influence the environment with which the system interacts, be it inin both a physical orand digital dimension. AI systems can be designed to operate with varying levels of autonomy andFor the purposes of this AI Regulation, AI systems can be designed that must follow an approach with limited explanations and operate with varying levels a very high level of autonomy. These systems may be used on a stand-alonen autonomous basis or as a component of a product, irrespective of whether the system is physically integrated into the product (embedded) or serves the functionality of the product without being integrated therein (non-embedded). The definition of AI system should be accomplementanied by a list of specific techniques and approaches used for its development, which should be kept up-to–date in the light of market and technological developments and developments in the market through the adoption of delegated acts by the Commission to amend that list.
2022/03/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 152 #

2021/0106(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
(13) In order to ensure a consistent and high level of protection of public interests as regards health, safety and fundamental rights, common normative standards for all high-risk AI systems should be established. Those standards should be consistent with the Charter of fundamental rights of the European Union (the Charter) and should be non-discriminatory and in line with the Union’s international trade commitments. However, with regard to the risk management system for AI systems considered to be high-risk, the EU’s harmonisation legislation should focus on the essential requirements and leave their technical implementation to be governed by voluntary product-specific and cutting- edge standards, developed by the stakeholders. It is therefore desirable for European legislation to focus on the desired outcome of the risk management and evaluation systems, and to expressly leave industry the task of designing its systems and tailoring them to its internal operations and structures, particularly by developing cutting-edge standardisation systems.
2022/03/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 195 #

2021/0106(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
(29) As regards high-risk AI systems that are safety components of products or systems, or which are themselves products or systems falling within the scope of Regulation (EC) No 300/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council39 , Regulation (EU) No 167/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council40, Regulation (EU) No 168/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council41 , Directive 2014/90/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council42 , Directive (EU) 2016/797 of the European Parliament and of the Council43, Regulation (EU) 2018/858 of the European Parliament and of the Council44, Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 of the European Parliament and of the Council45, and Regulation (EU) 2019/2144 of the European Parliament and of the Council46, it is appropriate to amend those acts to ensure that the Commission takes into account, on the basis of the technical and regulatory specificities of each sector, and without interfering with existing governance, conformity assessment and enforcement mechanisms and authorities established therein, the mandatory requirements for high-risk AI systems laid down in this Regulation when adopting any relevant future delegated or implementing acts on the basis of those acts. In addition, effective standardisation rules are needed to make the requirements of this Regulation operational. The European institutions, and first and foremost the Commission, should, together with enterprises, identify the AI sectors where there is the greatest need for standardisation, to avoid fragmentation of the market and maintain and further strengthen the integration of our European Standardisation System (ESS) within the International Standardisation System (ISO, IEC). _________________ 39 Regulation (EC) No 300/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2008 on common rules in the field of civil aviation security and repealing Regulation (EC) No 2320/2002 (OJ L 97, 9.4.2008, p. 72). 40 Regulation (EU) No 167/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 February 2013 on the approval and market surveillance of agricultural and forestry vehicles (OJ L 60, 2.3.2013, p. 1). 41 Regulation (EU) No 168/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 January 2013 on the approval and market surveillance of two- or three-wheel vehicles and quadricycles (OJ L 60, 2.3.2013, p. 52). 42 Directive 2014/90/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 on marine equipment and repealing Council Directive 96/98/EC (OJ L 257, 28.8.2014, p. 146). 43Directive (EU) 2016/797 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2016 on the interoperability of the rail system within the European Union (OJ L 138, 26.5.2016, p. 44). 44 Regulation (EU) 2018/858 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles, amending Regulations (EC) No 715/2007 and (EC) No 595/2009 and repealing Directive 2007/46/EC (OJ L 151, 14.6.2018, p. 1). 45 Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2018 on common rules in the field of civil aviation and establishing a European Union Aviation Safety Agency, and amending Regulations (EC) No 2111/2005, (EC) No 1008/2008, (EU) No 996/2010, (EU) No 376/2014 and Directives 2014/30/EU and 2014/53/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Regulations (EC) No 552/2004 and (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Regulation (EEC) No 3922/91 (OJ L 212, 22.8.2018, p. 1). 46 Regulation (EU) 2019/2144 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2019 on type-approval requirements for motor vehicles and their trailers, and systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles, as regards their general safety and the protection of vehicle occupants and vulnerable road users, amending Regulation (EU) 2018/858 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Regulations (EC) No 78/2009, (EC) No 79/2009 and (EC) No 661/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Regulations (EC) No 631/2009, (EU) No 406/2010, (EU) No 672/2010, (EU) No 1003/2010, (EU) No 1005/2010, (EU) No 1008/2010, (EU) No 1009/2010, (EU) No 19/2011, (EU) No 109/2011, (EU) No 458/2011, (EU) No 65/2012, (EU) No 130/2012, (EU) No 347/2012, (EU) No 351/2012, (EU) No 1230/2012 and (EU) 2015/166 (OJ L 325, 16.12.2019, p. 1).
2022/03/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 196 #

2021/0106(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29 a (new)
(29a) To demonstrate that the characteristics of a high-risk AI system conform to the requirements set out in Chapter 2 of Title III, it must be possible to conduct internal controls and use harmonised standards based on agreement. It is desirable for the European institutions, and first and foremost the Commission, to do more to promote alignment with existing international standardisation activities and with the certifications issued as part of the EU information security scheme. However, unlike the procedure to assess product conformity, where assessment infrastructure is in place, the relevant competence for auditing autonomous AI systems is still being developed. Moreover, because of the specific technological features of AI, it is possible that the competent authorities may encounter difficulties in verifying the conformity of some AI systems with existing legislation. It is therefore necessary for conformity assessment mechanisms to be developed with flexibility, so that due account may be taken of the infrastructure gaps, and disparities in application may be avoided in the single market.
2022/03/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 199 #

2021/0106(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33
(33) Technical inaccuracies of AI systems intended for the remote biometric identification of natural persons can lead to biased results and entail discriminatory effects. This is particularly relevant when it comes to age, ethnicity, sex or disabilities. Therefore, ‘real-time’ and ‘post’ remote biometric identification systems should be classified as high-risk. In view of the risks that they pose, both types of remote biometric identification systems should be subject to specific requirements on logging capabilities and human oversightsupervision.
2022/03/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 210 #

2021/0106(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 43
(43) Requirements should apply to high- risk AI systems as regards the quality of data sets used, technical documentation and record-keeping, transparency and the provision of information to users, human oversightsupervision, and robustness, accuracy and cybersecurity. Those requirements are necessary to effectively mitigate the risks for health, safety and fundamental rights, as applicable in the light of the intended purpose of the system, and no other less trade restrictive measures are reasonably available, thus avoiding unjustified restrictions to trade.
2022/03/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 217 #

2021/0106(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 48
(48) Human supervision must remain the basic ethical principle for the development and distribution of high-risk AI, since it guarantees transparency, confidentiality and protection of data and safeguarding against discrimination. However, it is vital to maintain a balance between meaningful human supervision and the efficiency of the system, in order not to compromise the benefits offered by these systems in sectors such as information security analysis, threat analysis and incident response processes. High-risk AI systems should be designed and developed in such a way that natural persons can oversee their functioning. For this purpose, appropriate human oversightsupervision measures should be identified by the provider of the system before its placing on the market or putting into service. In particular, where appropriate, such measures should guarantee that the system is subject to in- built operational constraints that cannot be overridden by the system itself and is responsive to the human operator, and that the natural persons to whom human oversightsupervision has been assigned have the necessary competence, training and authority to carry out that role.
2022/03/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 239 #

2021/0106(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 71
(71) Artificial intelligence is a rapidly developing family of technologies that requires novel forms of regulatory oversightsupervision and a safe space for experimentation, while ensuring responsible innovation and integration of appropriate safeguards and risk mitigation measures. To ensure a legal framework that is innovation-friendly, future-proof and resilient to disruption, national competent authorities from one or more Member States should be encouraged to establish artificial intelligence regulatory sandboxes to facilitate the development and testing of innovative AI systems under strict regulatory oversightsupervision before these systems are placed on the market or otherwise put into service.
2022/03/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 241 #

2021/0106(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 72
(72) The objectives of the regulatory sandboxes should be to foster AI innovation by establishing a controlled experimentation and testing environment in the development and pre-marketing phase with a view to ensuring compliance of the innovative AI systems with this Regulation and other relevant Union and Member States legislation; to enhance legal certainty for innovators and the competent authorities’ oversightsupervision and understanding of the opportunities, emerging risks and the impacts of AI use, and to accelerate access to markets, including by removing barriers for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and start-ups. To permit effective participation by these categories in regulatory sandboxes, compliance costs must be kept to an absolute minimum. To ensure uniform implementation across the Union and economies of scale, it is appropriate to establish common rules for the regulatory sandboxes’ implementation and a framework for cooperation between the relevant authorities involved in the supervision of the sandboxes. This Regulation should provide the legal basis for the use of personal data collected for other purposes for developing certain AI systems in the public interest within the AI regulatory sandbox, in line with Article 6(4) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679, and Article 6 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1725, and without prejudice to Article 4(2) of Directive (EU) 2016/680. Participants in the sandbox should ensure appropriate safeguards and cooperate with the competent authorities, including by following their guidance and acting expeditiously and in good faith to mitigate any high-risks to safety and fundamental rights that may arise during the development and experimentation in the sandbox. The conduct of the participants in the sandbox should be taken into account when competent authorities decide whether to impose an administrative fine under Article 83(2) of Regulation 2016/679 and Article 57 of Directive 2016/680.
2022/03/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 244 #

2021/0106(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 72
(72) The objectives of the regulatory sandboxes should be to foster AI innovation by establishing a controlled experimentation and testing environment in the development and pre-marketing phase with a view to ensuring compliance of the innovative AI systems with this Regulation and other relevant Union and Member States legislation; to enhance legal certainty for innovators and the competent authorities’ oversightsupervision and understanding of the opportunities, emerging risks and the impacts of AI use, and to accelerate access to markets, including by removing barriers for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and start-ups. To ensure uniform implementation across the Union and economies of scale, it is appropriate to establish common rules for the regulatory sandboxes’ implementation and a framework for cooperation between the relevant authorities involved in the supervision of the sandboxes. This Regulation should provide the legal basis for the use of personal data collected for other purposes for developing certain AI systems in the public interest within the AI regulatory sandbox, in line with Article 6(4) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679, and Article 6 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1725, and without prejudice to Article 4(2) of Directive (EU) 2016/680. Participants in the sandbox should ensure appropriate safeguards and cooperate with the competent authorities, including by following their guidance and acting expeditiously and in good faith to mitigate any high-risks to safety and fundamental rights that may arise during the development and experimentation in the sandbox. The conduct of the participants in the sandbox should be taken into account when competent authorities decide whether to impose an administrative fine under Article 83(2) of Regulation 2016/679 and Article 57 of Directive 2016/680.
2022/03/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 245 #

2021/0106(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 72 a (new)
(72a) It is desirable for the establishment of regulatory sandboxes, which is currently left to the discretion of Member States, to be made obligatory, with properly established criteria, to ensure both the effectiveness of the system and easier access for enterprises, particularly SMEs. It is also necessary for research enterprises and institutions to be involved in developing the conditions for the creation of regulatory sandboxes.
2022/03/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 248 #

2021/0106(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 74
(74) In order to minimise the risks to implementation resulting from lack of knowledge and expertise in the market as well as to facilitate compliance of providers and notified bodies with their obligations under this Regulation, the AI- on demand platform, the European Digital Innovation Hubs and the Testing and Experimentation Facilities established by the Commission and the Member States at national or EU level and the national cybersecurity agencies should possibly contribute to the implementation of this Regulation. Within their respective mission and fields of competence, they may provide in particular technical and scientific support to providers and notified bodies.
2022/03/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 254 #

2021/0106(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 89 a (new)
(89a) As things currently stand, the AI sector has a strategic international dimension. In order to achieve the objectives and ambitions set out in this Regulation and strengthen the European approach to AI internationally, it is a matter of urgency that thinking in this area, including as a result of of this legislation, should not remain solely within the European Union. If the EU wishes to be at the forefront of creating democratic and inclusive regulation that respects the rights of individuals, including those outside Europe’s borders, it should seek to be a benchmark in this sphere for non-EU countries too. That would serve to safeguard the competitiveness of the principal actors of the market and spread practices similar to those in this Regulation on a global scale. This Regulation’s effectiveness would be strengthened if the European Union were able to play a key role at international level too.
2022/03/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 271 #

2021/0106(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) ‘artificial intelligence system ’ (AI system) means software that is developed with one or more ofsystem) means a system that (i) receives machine-based and/or human- based data and inputs (ii) adopts an approach with limited explanations that infers how to achieve a given set of human-defined objectives through learning, reasoning or modelling implemented using the techniques and approaches listed in Annex I, and can, for a given set of human-defined objectives, generate outputs such as content(iii) generates outputs with a very high level of autonomy in the form of content (generative AI systems), predictions, recommendations, or decisions influencing the environments ithey interacts with;
2022/03/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 278 #

2021/0106(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a (new)
(a) ‘AI system used in an advisory capacity’ means an AI system in which the final decision is taken by a human.
2022/03/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 279 #

2021/0106(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b (new)
(b) ‘AI system with decision-making capacity’ means an AI system with the capacity to model decisions in a repeatable manner, without human supervision.
2022/03/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 309 #

2021/0106(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 44 a (new)
(44a) ‘Systems for identifying and categorising behaviour and cognitive distortions of natural persons’ means AI systems designed to be used for emotional calculation and psychographic analysis applications, Machine Learning and Affective Computing applications that use sensitive data from different sources, such as wearable smart devices, sensors, cameras or a person’s interactions on the internet, and that are able to evaluate and use emotions, psychological conditions and behavioural characteristics such as values and beliefs with the aim of assessing and using the cognitive distortions of natural persons. This includes, among other things, the application of Sentiment Analysis techniques and AI Nudging and Sludging.
2022/03/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 353 #

2021/0106(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. In addition to the high-risk AI systems referred to in paragraph 1, AI systems referred to in Annex III shall also be considered high-risk. In the event of uncertainty regarding the classification of the AI system, the supplier must deem the AI system to be high-risk if its use or application poses a risk of physical or non-physical harm to health and safety or a risk of an adverse impact to the fundamental rights of natural persons, groups of individuals or society as a whole, as set out in Article 7(2).
2022/03/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 370 #

2021/0106(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) the extent to which potentially harmed or adversely impacted persons are dependent on the outcome produced with an AI system, with no distinctions between AI systems with an advisory or decision- making purpose, in particular because for practical or legal reasons it is not reasonably possible to opt-out from that outcome;
2022/03/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 403 #

2021/0106(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The training, validation and testing of data sets and the AI applications based on them shall be subject to appropriate data governance and management practices. Those practices shall concern in particular,
2022/03/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 412 #

2021/0106(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point f
(f) examination in view of possible biases that are likely to affect health and safety of persons, lead to discrimination prohibited by Union law or have some other impact on fundamental rights;
2022/03/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 422 #

2021/0106(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3
3. Training, validation and testing data sets shall be relevant, representative, free of errors and compl and complete, taking into account the degree of variability within data setes. They shall have the appropriate statistical properties, including, where applicable, as regards the persons or groups of persons on which the high-risk AI system is intended to be used. These characteristics of the data sets may be met at the level of individual data sets or a combination thereof.
2022/03/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 427 #

2021/0106(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 5
5. To the extent that it is strictly necessary for the purposes of ensuring bias monitoring, detection and correction in relation to the high-risk AI systems, the providers of such systems may also process special categories of personal data referred to in Article 9(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679, Article 10 of Directive (EU) 2016/680 and Article 10(1) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1725, ensuring compliance with the highest security and privacy protection standards for data management. Such processing shall also be subject to appropriate safeguards for the fundamental rights and freedoms of natural persons, including technical limitations on the re-use and use of state-of-the-art security and privacy- preserving measures, such as pseudonymisation, or encryption where anonymisation may significantly affect the purpose pursued.
2022/03/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 432 #

2021/0106(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 (new)
The retention period must not exceed 10 years at most, unless specific regulations establish otherwise.
2022/03/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 436 #

2021/0106(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3 – point d
(d) the human oversightsupervision measures referred to in Article 14, including the technical measures put in place to facilitate the interpretation of the outputs of AI systems by the users;
2022/03/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 437 #

2021/0106(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – title
Human oversightsupervision
2022/03/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 438 #

2021/0106(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
1. High-risk AI systems shall be designed and developed in such a way, including with appropriate human-machine interface tools, that they can be effectively overseen by natural persons during the period in which the AI system is in use. Human supervision should be proportionate to the task carried out by the system and should not compromise its efficiency or effectiveness.
2022/03/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 443 #

2021/0106(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2
2. Human oversightsupervision shall aim at prevenotecting or minimising the risks to health, safety or fundamental rightsafety and fundamental human rights, preventing or minimising the risks that may emerge when a high-risk AI system is used in accordance with its intended purpose or under conditions of reasonably foreseeable misuse, in particular when such risks persist notwithstanding the application of other requirements set out in this Chapter.
2022/03/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 444 #

2021/0106(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. Human oversightsupervision shall be ensured through either one or all of the following measures:
2022/03/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 446 #

2021/0106(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. The measures referred to in paragraph 3 shall enable the individuals to whom human oversightsupervision is assigned to do the following, as appropriate to the circumstances:
2022/03/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 454 #

2021/0106(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1
1. High-risk AI systems shall be 1. designed and developed in such a way that they achieve, in the light of their intended purpose, an appropriate level of accuracy, robustness and cybersecurity, and perform consistently in those respects throughout their lifecycle. Compliance with these requirements shall include implementation of state-of-the-art measures, according to the specific market segment or scope of application.
2022/03/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 495 #

2021/0106(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 2
2. The obligations in paragraph 1 are without prejudice to other user obligations under Union or national law and to the user’s discretion in organising its own resources and activities for the purpose of implementing the human oversightsupervision measures indicated by the provider.
2022/03/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 598 #

2021/0106(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 4
4. The Board mayshall invite external experts and observers, including providers with appropriate skills and proven experience in supporting Member State authorities in the preparation and management of experimentation and test facilities, to attend its meetings and may hold exchanges with interested third parties to inform its activities to an appropriate extent. To that end the Commission may facilitate exchanges between the Board and other Union bodies, offices, agencies and advisory groups.
2022/03/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 615 #

2021/0106(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 61 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Since the sensitive nature of some high-risk AI systems, especially systems used by public authorities, agencies and institutions to prevent, investigate, detect or prosecute crimes, could result in significant restrictions on the collection and sharing of data between the end user and the provider, end users must involve the provider in the definition of aspects such as the nature of data made available for post-marketing monitoring and the degree of anonymisation of data. This should take place as early as the system design stage, in order to allow the provider to perform activities under the Regulation with a complete data set that has already been validated by the final user before the activity, and with a level of security that is proportionate to the task carried out by the system. The end user must remain responsible for the disclosure of data contained in such groups of data.
2022/03/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 631 #

2021/0106(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point b
(b) Logic- and knowledge-based approaches, including knowledge representation, inductive (logic) programming, knowledge bases, inference and deductive engines, (symbolic) reasoning and expert systems;deleted
2022/03/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 633 #

2021/0106(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point c
(c) Statistical approaches, Bayesian estimation, search and optimization methods.deleted
2022/03/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 634 #

2021/0106(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point c a (new)
(ca) Approaches based on the assessment of behavioural and psychological characteristics of individuals, including activities, interests, opinions, attitudes, values and lifestyles, recognised through automatic means;
2022/03/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 635 #

2021/0106(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – paragraph 1 – introductory part
High-risk AI systems pursuant to Article 6(2) are the AI systems listed in any of the following areas, whose use or application poses a risk of harm to health and safety or a negative impact on the fundamental rights of natural persons, groups or society in general.
2022/03/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 643 #

2021/0106(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
(b) Following the adoption of common specifications under Article 41 of this Regulation, AI systems intended to be used to evaluate the creditworthiness rating of natural persons or establish their credit score, with the exception of AI systems put into service by small scale providers for their own use when granting access to credit or other essential services, with the exception of AI systems put into service by providers on a small scale for their own use and AI systems based on autonomous use under human supervision of linear regression, logistic regression, decision trees and other equally transparent, explicable and interpretable techniques;
2022/03/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 652 #

2021/0106(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point 8 a (new)
8a. Identification and categorisation of behaviour and cognitive bias of natural persons.
2022/03/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 653 #

2021/0106(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
(b) in so far as this is without prejudice to professional secrecy, and only when the request is proportionate to the scale of the interest being preserved, the design specifications of the system, namely the general logic of the AI system and of the algorithms; the key design choices including the rationale and assumptions made, also with regard to persons or groups of persons on which the system is intended to be used; the main classification choices; what the system is designed to optimise for and the relevance of the different parameters; the decisions about any possible trade-off made regarding the technical solutions adopted to comply with the requirements set out in Title III, Chapter 2;
2022/03/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 655 #

2021/0106(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point e
(e) assessment of the human oversightsupervision measures needed in accordance with Article 14, including an assessment of the technical measures needed to facilitate the interpretation of the outputs of AI systems by the users, in accordance with Articles 13(3)(d);
2022/03/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 657 #

2021/0106(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 3
3. Detailed information about the monitoring, functioning and control of the AI system, in particular with regard to: its capabilities and limitations in performance, including the degrees of accuracy for specific persons or groups of persons on which the system is intended to be used and the overall expected level of accuracy in relation to its intended purpose; the foreseeable unintended outcomes and sources of risks to health and safety, fundamental rights and discrimination in view of the intended purpose of the AI system; the human oversightsupervision measures needed in accordance with Article 14, including the technical measures put in place to facilitate the interpretation of the outputs of AI systems by the users; specifications on input data, as appropriate;
2022/03/31
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 582 #

2021/0050(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 4
4. Whenever differences in pay can be attributed to a single source establishing the pay conditions, the assessment whether workers are carrying out the same work or work of equal value shall not be limited to situations in which female and male workers work for the same employer but may be extended to that single source. The assessment shall also not be limited to workers employed at the same time as the worker concerned. Where no real comparator can be established, a comparison with a hypothetical comparator or the use of other evidence allowing to presume alleged discrimination shall be permitted, such as reference to a classification based on the sector-specific collective agreements of the social partners.
2021/10/26
Committee: EMPLFEMM
Amendment 602 #

2021/0050(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. Applicants for employment shall have the right to receive from the prospective employer information about the initial pay level or its range, based on objective, gender-neutral criteria, to be attributed for the position concerned. S, such information shall be indicated in a published job vacancy noas reference to a classification based on the sector-specific collecticve or otherwisagreements of the social partners. Such information shall be provided to the applicant prior to the job interview without the applicant having to request it.
2021/10/26
Committee: EMPLFEMM
Amendment 609 #

2021/0050(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. An employer shall not, orally or in writing, personally or through a representative, ask applicants about their pay history during their previous employment relationships.
2021/10/26
Committee: EMPLFEMM
Amendment 619 #

2021/0050(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1
The employer shall make easily accessible to its workers a description of the criteria used to determine pay levels and career progression for workers. These criteria shall be gender-neutral. the classification of the minimum pay level based on the sector- specific collective agreements of the social partners, as well as fixed bonuses and/or higher bonuses linked to personal and/or company results.
2021/10/26
Committee: EMPLFEMM
Amendment 639 #

2021/0050(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. Workers in undertakings with more than 250 employees shall have the right to receive information on their individual pay level and the average pay levels, broken down by sex, for categories of workers doing the same work as them or work of equal value to theirs, in accordance with paragraphs 3 and 4.
2021/10/26
Committee: EMPLFEMM
Amendment 664 #

2021/0050(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 5
5. Workers shall not be prevented from disclosing their pay for the purpose of enforcing the principle of equal pay between men and women for equal work or work of equal value.deleted
2021/10/26
Committee: EMPLFEMM
Amendment 905 #

2021/0050(COD)

3. The compensation shall place the worker who has suffered harm in the position in which that person would have been if he or she had not been discriminated based on sex or if no infringement of any of the rights or obligations relating to equal pay between men and women for equal work or work of equal value had occurred. It shall include full recovery of back pay and related bonuses or payments in kind, compensation for lost opportunities and moral prejudice. It shall also include the right to interest on arrears.deleted
2021/10/26
Committee: EMPLFEMM
Amendment 942 #

2021/0050(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall ensure that thestablish limitation periods for bringing claims are set at three years at leastppropriate to their national legislation.
2021/10/26
Committee: EMPLFEMM
Amendment 954 #

2021/0050(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 1
Claimants who prevail on a pay discrimination claim shall haveThe Member States shall identify the cright to recover from the defendant, in addition to any other damages, reasonable legal and experts’ fees and costs. Defendants who prevail on a pay discrimination claim shall not have the right to recover any legal and experts’ fees from the claimant(s) and costs, unless the claim was brought in bad faith, was clearly frivolous or where such non-recovery is considered manifestly unreasonable under the specific circumstances of the caseteria for settlement of legal and judicial costs in the context of pay discrimination claims, in accordance with their judicial systems.
2021/10/26
Committee: EMPLFEMM
Amendment 222 #

2021/0048(NLE)


Recital 18
(18) In line with the ambitions set out in the Horizon Europe Regulation, one of the preconditions of setting up institutionalised partnerships is ensuring partner’s contributions throughout the lifetime of the initiatives. In this context, private partners should deliver a significant part of their contributions in the form of in-kind contributions to operational costs of the joint undertaking. Joint undertakings should be able to seek measures to facilitate these contributions through their work programmes, notably by reducing funding rates. These measures should be based on the specific needs of a joint undertaking and the underlying activities. In justified cases, it should be possible to introduce additional conditions that require the participation of a member of the joint undertaking or their constituent or affiliated entities, targeting activities where the industrial partners of the joint undertaking can play a key role, such as large-scale demonstrations and flagship projects, and contribute more via lower funding rates. The level of participation of members should be monitored by the executive director in order to empower the governing board to take appropriate actions, ensuring a balance between commitment from partners and openness. In duly justified cases, the capital expenditure for, e.g., large scale demonstrators or flagship projects, may be considered as an eligible cost in line with the applicable legal framework.
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Amendment 233 #

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Recital 22
(22) It is appropriate that the members other than the Union commit to the implementation of this Regulation by means of a letter of commitment indicating the total amount of the private contribution conditional on the funding received for the partnership in question. Those letters of commitment should be legally valid throughout the lifetime of the initiative and closely monitored by the joint undertaking and the Commission. Joint undertakings should create a legal and organisational environment that enables members to deliver on their commitments while ensuring continuous openness of the initiative and transparency during their implementation, notably for priority setting and for participation in calls for proposals.
2021/06/09
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 275 #

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Recital 44
(44) The Clean Aviation Joint Undertaking should build on a diverse membership base, bringing together a broad spectrum of stakeholders and ideas, from all member states and countries associated to Horizon Europe. In view of identifying the most promising approaches and entities capable of pursuing them, the Commission launched a call for expression of ideas and potential members19 . The Governing Board should be allowed to select associated members based on the results of that call in order to provide for a swift expansion of the group of members. _________________ 19https://ec.europa.eu/info/news/new-call- ideas-clean-aviation-partnerships-2020- aug-26_en
2021/06/09
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 348 #

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Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10
10. ‘in-kind contributions to additional activities' means contributions by the private members, their constituent entities or the affiliated entities of either, consisting of the costs incurred by them in implementing additional activities less any contribution to those costs from the Union and from the participating states of that joint undertaking; or costs incurred by the private members, their constituent entities, the affiliated entities of either, for indirect actions of the Joint Undertaking that are not funded.
2021/06/09
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 433 #

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Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. Joint undertakings may launch an open call for expression of interest in view of selecting associated members. The call for expression of interest shall set out the key capacities needed and in-kind contribution expectations in order to achieve the objectives of the joint undertaking. All calls shall be published on the joint undertaking’s website and communicated through all appropriate channels, including, where applicable, the states’ representatives group, in order to ensure the widest possible participation in the interest of achieving the objectives of the joint undertaking.
2021/06/09
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 436 #

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Article 7 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. By way of derogation from the provisions in Article 7(2) the applications for membership from any legal entity established in a country associated to the Horizon Europe Programme shall not lead, by any circumstance, to additional burden on, or contribution by the founding and associate members the Europe's Rail Joint Undertaking.
2021/06/09
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 441 #

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Article 7 – paragraph 4
4. A letter of commitment shall be signed between the selected associated members and the executive director, acting as representative of the joint undertaking, which shall detail the scope and intention of the membership in terms of content, activities and duration, of the associated members’ contributionand their expected partners' contribution, both financial and in-kind, to the joint undertaking, including an indication of the envisaged additional activities referred to in point (b) of Article 11(1), as well as provisions relating to the associated member’s representation and voting rights within the governing board.
2021/06/09
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 452 #

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Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. The Union financial contribution to the joint undertakings, including EFTA appropriations, shall cover administrative and operational costs up to the maximum amounts specified in Part Two. The Union contribution specified in Part Two mayshall be increased with contributions from third countries if the latter are available.
2021/06/09
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 455 #

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Article 11 – title
11 Contributions from members other than the Union and contributing partners and all future participants.
2021/06/09
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 465 #

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Article 11 – paragraph 6 – introductory part
6. The contributions from contributing partners, future members, associate members and participants shall correspond to the amounts they have committed in the letter of endorsement when becoming a contributing partner and shall consist of:
2021/06/09
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 467 #

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Article 11 – paragraph 6 – point b
(b) in-kind contributions to operational activitiesnd additional activities, if applicable.
2021/06/09
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 503 #

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Article 16 – paragraph 2 – point j
(j) adopt the Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda at the beginning of the initiative and amend it throughout the duration of Horizon Europe, where necessary. The Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda shall identify the partnership’s targeted impact, foreseen portfolio of activities, measurable expected outcomes, resources, deliverables, and milestones within a defined timeframe. It shall also identify the other European partnerships with which the joint undertaking shall establish a formal and regular collaboration and the possibilities for synergies between the joint undertaking’s actions and national or regional initiatives and policies based on information received by the participating states or the states’ representatives group as well as synergies with other Union programmes along the guidelines to be further provided by the Commission;
2021/06/09
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 609 #

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Article 34 – paragraph 1
1. TOn a need to know basis, the joint undertaking shall provide the Union institutions and Union bodies, offices or agencies access to all appropriate information related to the indirect actions it funds. Such information shall include results of beneficiaries participating in indirect actions of the joint undertaking or any other information deemed necessary for developing, implementing, monitoring and evaluating Union policies or programmes. Such access rights are limited to non-commercial and non-competitive use and shall comply with applicable confidentiality rules.
2021/06/09
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 707 #

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Article 64 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The Governing Board shall assess and decide in relation to the implementation of the programme and to the delivery on the Clean Aviation Joint Undertaking objectives, including on:
2021/06/09
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 827 #

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Article 85 a (new)
Article 85 a By way of derogation from the provision in Article 7(2) the assessment of applications for membership from any legal entity established in a country associated to the Horizon Europe Programme shall be subject to the proportionate increase of the Union contribution from the Horizon Europe Programme to the Europe's Rail Joint Undertaking by contributions from the corresponding country associated to Horizon Europe.
2021/06/09
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 938 #

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Article 128 – paragraph 1
1. Over the period set out in Article 3, the participating states of the Key Digital Technologies Joint Undertaking shall make a total contribution of at least equalthat is commensurate to the amount of the Union contribution to operational costs referred to in Article 127.
2021/06/09
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 940 #

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Article 128 – paragraph 2
2. Over the period set out in Article 3, the private members of the Key Digital Technologies Joint Undertaking shall make or arrange for their constituent or affiliated entities to make contributions of at least EUR 2 511 164 000 to the Key Digital Technologies Joint Undertaking equal to at least 70% of the sum of the contributions of the Union, referred to in Article 127, and of the participating states, referred to in paragraph 1.
2021/06/09
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 941 #

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Article 128 – paragraph 3
3. In line with Article 26(4), the private members shall make or arrange for their constituent and affiliated entities to make a financial contribution ofcontribution laid down in paragraph 2 shall include an amount up to EUR 22 090 000 for administrative costs of the Key Digital Technologies Joint Undertaking.
2021/06/09
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 944 #

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Article 128 – paragraph 4
4. The contributions referred to in paragraph 1 shall consist of contributions laid down in Article 11(4). The contributions referred to in paragraph 2 shall consist of contributions laid down in Article 11(1), including at least EUR 2 489 074 000, with the exclusion of the contributions referred to in paragraph 3, shall consist of contributions laid down in point (a) of Article 11(1). The contributions referred to in paragraph 3 shall consist of contributions as laid down in point (c) of Article 11(1).
2021/06/09
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 18 #

2020/2273(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that agricultural productivity and resilience also depend on biodiversity to guarantee the long-term sustainability of our food systems; underlines, furthermore, that much of the biodiversity across Europe has also been created by farming and its survival is dependent on the continued active and sustainable management of farmland;
2021/01/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 46 #

2020/2273(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. WelcomNotes the high level of ambition of the EU biodiversity strategy for 2030 in seeking to halt and reverse biodiversity loss in the EU; considers that this level of ambition should encourages policy action at all levels and promotes the development of research and innovative solutions to tackle biodiversity loss; stresses that the continuous decline in farmland biodiversity is a reality in some areas of the EU and that bold action is needed to counteract this trend;
2021/01/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 89 #

2020/2273(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises the strong link with the Farm to Fork strategy and the need for a holistic approach to the food system; calls on the Commission to establish an evidence-based evaluation of the implementation of the strategy’s measures and targets, in particular of the individual and cumulative impacts on the social and economic sustainability of agriculture in the EU, food security and prices, and the potential risks of displacing biodiversity losses abroad by the replacement ofrisks created by displacing local agricultural production withabroad through an increase in imports;
2021/01/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 116 #

2020/2273(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that biodiversity conservation is a key societal goal,goal that requiringes a broad and inclusive debate, and the effective participation of everyone inall areas of society, in particular those more affected by the measures, such as the farming community, while at the same benefiting from their knowledge and experience, and creating a sense of ownership, vital for the successful implementation of the strategy;
2021/01/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 144 #

2020/2273(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses the key role ofRecalls that the common agricultural policy (CAP) incan be one way of protecting and promoting farmland biodiversity, but is not the only way; underlines the potential of the green architecture components of the CAP in promoting and providing incentives for the transition to more sustainable agricultural systems for producing food and maintaining high nature value farmland; considers that Member States must ensure the timely development and uptake of actions which contribute to enhancing the delivery and potential of biodiversity benefits in line with the required level of ambition;
2021/01/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 149 #

2020/2273(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses that it is important to protect the EU agricultural sector from unfair international competition; recalls that the admirable objectives of promoting biodiversity should not overlook the goal of sustainable production;
2021/01/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 174 #

2020/2273(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Highlights the importance of maintaining and restoring high-diversity landscape features in agricultural landscapes for their value in terms of biodiversity, pollinators and the natural biological control of pests; calls on the Member States to develop the necessary measures under their CAP Strategic Plans to promote non-productive areas and features with the aim of achieving an area of at least 105% of high diversity areas beneficial for biodiversity at national level, promoting interconnectivity between habitats and thereby maximising the potential for biodiversity;
2021/01/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 205 #

2020/2273(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the recognition of organic farming as a strongone of the components on the EU’s path towards more sustainable food systems; underlines that the development of organic food production must be accompanied by research, innovation and scientific transfer, market and supply chain development, and measures stimulating demand for organic food, ensuring both the stability of the organic products market and the fair remuneration of farmers in the EU;
2021/01/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 233 #

2020/2273(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. Underlines the importance of sustainable forest management for the health and longevity of forest ecosystems and the preservation of the multifunctional role of forests; highlights the potential of agroforestry and tree cultivation to improve and boost the ecosystem services and farmland biodiversity, while enhancingnot to mention farm productivity;
2021/01/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 280 #

2020/2273(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses the importance of plant protection products and tools for the stability and security of agricultural production and the sustainability of farmers’ incomes; considers that, although considerable progress has been made, a substantial reduction incontinued efforts are needed to reduce their use and the risks of chemical pesticides is needinvolved; stresses the key role of integrated pest management in reducing pesticide dependency, and urges the Member States to ensure it is applied and its implementation is assessed systematically; stresses that farmers need a bigger toolbox of crop protection solutions and methods, as well as bolstered training and advisory systems;
2021/01/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 283 #

2020/2273(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Stresses the need to promote research at EU level to seek out plant protection products that increasingly deliver higher performance with a lower impact on biodiversity;
2021/01/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 312 #

2020/2273(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
10. RegretStresses the fact that agricultural production is being increasinglyover the last few decades has been concentrated in a limited range of agricultural crops, varieties and genotypes; underlines that preserving genetic variability in all its components is crucial to promoting the diversity and richness of agricultural ecosystems and to the preservation of localnative genetic resources, in particular as a repository of possible solutions to help in facing the environmental challenges that lie ahead.
2021/01/21
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 427 #

2020/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas Farm to Fork commitments should ensure both economic and social sustainability, while fostering a better position for the agri- food chain on international markets; whereas it is essential for the EU to lay down its objectives in line with the shared approach of global players on the issue of environmental sustainability, stressing that there is no competitive advantage to be gained by unilaterally reducing its own production capacity and equipping itself with a system of sustainability values that is exclusive to EU countries;
2021/02/18
Committee: ENVIAGRI
Amendment 638 #

2020/2260(INI)

2a. Urges the Commission not to forget the key role that young farmers play, and must continue to play, in accomplishing this much-needed transition to sustainable farming; calls for measures designed to support income, generational renewal and training to create a space enabling the inclusion and retention of young people in agriculture;
2021/02/18
Committee: ENVIAGRI
Amendment 708 #

2020/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the decision to revise the 3. directive on the sustainable use of pesticides and the reduction targets for pesticides, fertilisers, and antibiotics, taking into account their cumulative effects and the effects of the strategy on biodiversity in the agri-food chain; emphasises the importance of pursuing these targets through holistic and circular approaches, such as agroecological practices and tools such as precision agriculture, based on rigorous scientific evidence; insists that each Member State should establish robust quantitative reduction targets, accompanied by well- defined support measures ensuring accountability at all levels to help reach these targets; reiterates its call for the translation into legislation of the above targets and objectives and callscalls on the Commission to clarify how it will deal with individual Member States’ contributions to Union- wide targets and to clarify the baselines and the various specific commitments for these targets, putting farmers in a position to use fewer products, onr the Commission to clarify how it will deal with individual Member States’ contributions to Union-wio optimise their use through greater development both in terms of capacity for investment and knowledge in the areas of research, innovation and precision agriculture tools and techniques; in this regard, hopes for clarity to be introduced concerning the ever-expanding world of new plant breeding techniques (NBTs), in order targets and to clarify the baselines for these targetso regulate their scope and future prospects and thus provide the requisite legislative basis for their development on the ground;
2021/02/18
Committee: ENVIAGRI
Amendment 910 #

2020/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises the importance of recognising the significantcorrectly assessing, recognising the positive role that agriculture already plays in carbon sequestration in soils, the impact of agriculture and especially animal production on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and land use, given the extent of these activities in relation to other production activities; stresses the need to enhance natural carbon sinks and reduce agricultural emissions of carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide, in particular in the feed and livestock sectors; calls for regulatory measures and targets to ensure progressive reductions in all GHG emissions in these sectorsemissions and calls on the Commission to present a legislative proposal that includes adequate financial resources to compensate farmers for the increased costs incurred or the loss of income they suffer in pursuing the decontamination target and to ensure more ambitious action on carbon sequestration and the use of products that biodegrade in the soil;
2021/02/18
Committee: ENVIAGRI
Amendment 965 #

2020/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Recalls that the balance of plant and animal production is necessary in order to meet new environmental targets, as this will ensure the quality and sufficient amount of nutrients and organic matter in soils in the EU, and will help to improve biodiversity;
2021/02/18
Committee: ENVIAGRI
Amendment 967 #

2020/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to use solutions based on the circular economy, particularly biogas such as biomethane, in order to reduce the impact of agriculture and livestock production on air quality;
2021/02/18
Committee: ENVIAGRI
Amendment 1047 #

2020/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls for appropriate investment incentives for modern indoor livestock rearing facilities and techniques that comply fully with animal welfare standards, which ensure the supply of foodstuffs of animal origin required by the EU population while also contributing to reducing emissions and combating climate change;
2021/02/18
Committee: ENVIAGRI
Amendment 1050 #

2020/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to explore local slaughter solutions, with smaller units and better staff training on how to avoid animal suffering, and to make it compulsory to stun animals before they are slaughtered;
2021/02/18
Committee: ENVIAGRI
Amendment 1179 #

2020/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Commission to guarantee a new regulatory approach requiring that new plant breeding techniques (NBTs) undergo specific case- by-case assessments to verify their agricultural, economic and environmental viability, in order to provide farmers in the EU with further directly available tools to address the reduction of inputs and ensure greater resilience and adaptation to climate change;
2021/02/18
Committee: ENVIAGRI
Amendment 1225 #

2020/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for CAP National Strategic Plans to ensure adequate financial support and incentives to promote new ecological ‘green’ business models for agriculture and artisanal food production, notably through fostering short supply chains and quality food production, and to help guarantee adequate food production in the outermost regions; points out that the CAP’s main aim is to protect and improve European food security, autonomy and sovereignty;
2021/02/18
Committee: ENVIAGRI
Amendment 1333 #

2020/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Underlines that robust and reliable legal frameworks for the fisheries and aquaculture sector should provide the basis for better protection measures with subsequent increases in fish populations and more clarity regarding the use of space and licenses in aquaculture, allowing for greater predictability for investments; stresses that good traceability mechanisms and high sustainability standards for all products sold on EU markets are essential to ensure transparency for consumers, the sector and the different administrations, and to achieve the targets of the Green Deal and the SDGs; development of projects able to incentivise the collection of maritime waste by operators in the fisheries sector, by recognising the strategic role they already play and could play further in terms of cleaning up the sea. Initiatives should be supported by strategies to improve the economic conditions for producers through policies to support, protect and maximise the value of fishery products, so as to enable operators to support environmental policies. Recognition of organic production could become a valuable support for sustainable growth;
2021/02/18
Committee: ENVIAGRI
Amendment 1406 #

2020/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Expresses its deep concern about the increasing number of imported diseases and invasive species that are threatening entire sectors of European agriculture, such as Xylella fastidiosa, the coffee berry borer, the Asian hornet, the western conifer seed bug and the brown marmorated stink bug;
2021/02/18
Committee: ENVIAGRI
Amendment 1497 #

2020/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Supports the Commission in its efforts to combat food fraud, which misleads consumers and distorts competition in the internal market; regards it as essential to make the penalties imposed on fraudsters more dissuasive, to earmark sufficient resources so that checks can be stepped up and to establish a legal definition at EU level of the concepts of ‘food fraud and crime’ and ‘counterfeiting’;
2021/02/18
Committee: ENVIAGRI
Amendment 1509 #

2020/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Urges the Commission to meet its commitments in terms of health security, protection of biodiversity and prevention of unfair competition when it sets the maximum residue limits for pesticides in agricultural products authorised for import under free trade agreements, and particularly when those products contain residues of pesticides banned in the EU;
2021/02/18
Committee: ENVIAGRI
Amendment 1562 #

2020/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Urges the review of the EU promotion programme for agricultural and food products, including the EU school scheme, with a view to enhancing its contribution to sustainable production and consumption, notably by focusing on educational messages about the importance of healthy nutrition and promoting greater consumption of fruit and vegetablesbalanced nutrition with the aim of reducing obesity rates;
2021/02/18
Committee: ENVIAGRI
Amendment 1641 #

2020/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Calls for measures to reduce the burden that highly processed foods with high salt, sugar and fat content place on public health;regrets that the introduction of nutrient profiles is greatland consumer information campaigns to promote healthier diets that provide information on the importance of a varied and balanced diet that does not exclude any food, provided that it is consumed in the right amount and frequency and is accompanied by adelayed and stresses that a robust set of nutrient profiles must be developed to restrict or prohibit the use of false nutritional claims on foods high in fats, sugars and/or salt; calls for a mandatoryquate physical activity; welcomes efforts to harmonise EU-wide front-of-pack nutrition labelling systems, provided that they are voluntary, and based on the portions actually consumed and on independent science, eschewing simplistic solutions that could influence consumers’ decisions, as opposed to providing them with information on actual nutritional intake and balanced diets; believes that the instruments to harmonise EU-wide front- of- pack nutrition labelling system based on independent sciencehould exclude the use of simplified categories and/or categories represented by colour schemes or traffic lights, such as the ‘Nutriscore’ model;
2021/02/18
Committee: ENVIAGRI
Amendment 2033 #

2020/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Reiterates its call to take the measures required to achieve a Union food waste reduction target of 30 % by 2025 and 50 % by 2030 compared to the 2014 baseline; underlines that binding targets are needed to achieve this; bearing in mind that relevant statistical data to set up the reduction targets will be available in 2023;
2021/02/18
Committee: ENVIAGRI
Amendment 2106 #

2020/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
25. Underlines the importance EU funding for research and innovation as a key driver in accelerating the transition to a more sustainable, healthy and inclusivelocal European food system while facilitating investments needed to encourage agro- ecological practices in both social and technological innovation, and the crucial role of farm advisory services in ensuring the transfer of knowledge to the farming community, drawing on the existing specialised training systems for farmers in Member States; points out the need to take account of the accumulated delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which is hindering the economic recovery efforts aimed at continental and overseas farmers and fishers, with those overseas particularly suffering from their remoteness and island location;
2021/02/18
Committee: ENVIAGRI
Amendment 2239 #

2020/2260(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Believes that environmental, social and economic sustainability must be at the heart of the future EU trade policy and every bilateral trade agreement, adopting an approach to trade policies with third countries that safeguards the value of European farmers’ environmental sustainability efforts;
2021/02/18
Committee: ENVIAGRI
Amendment 32 #

2020/2209(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the time and financial costs, physical and emotional demands, and logistical problems associated with caring for people with disabilities have far-reaching effects on their family members, and measures supporting families in different fields are therefore necessary; whereas measures to support families will, in turn, have a positive impact on the full and equal recognition of the rights of persons with disabilities;
2021/06/02
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 68 #

2020/2209(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Points out that EU funds should never finance inaccessible products, services or infrastructure; encourages Member States to guarantee full mobility for people with disabilities also by removing architectural barriers which prevent people with disabilities from moving freely;
2021/06/02
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 106 #

2020/2209(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission to propose an EU Charter of Fundamental Rights for Persons with Disabilities in order to establish common standards and rights (civil, political, economic and social) for persons with disabilities and to ensure their respect and recognition across all EU Member States;
2021/06/02
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 119 #

2020/2209(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the fact that as part of the Strategy for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2021-2030, an EU-wide Disability Card will be available by the end of 2023; hopes that this will happen as soon as possible and, in any case, no later than 2023;
2021/06/02
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 122 #

2020/2209(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Considers it necessary to reduce the red tape that complicates the lives of persons with disabilities and their family members, by simplifying access to services and encouraging the recognition and certification of disability status;
2021/06/02
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 132 #

2020/2209(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Highlights the key role of carer family members, who often fulfil the care and assistance needs of the persons with disabilities; underlines, in this regard, the need for EU and national policies and strategies to provide strong support to family members and caregivers;
2021/06/02
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 10 #

2020/2117(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that, against the background of a sharp economic downturn, caused, moreover, by COVID-19, EU agri- food trade has remarkably remained broadly stable over the course of 2020, for both exports and imports, thanks in large part to the best efforts of farmers; highlights that the Union’s yearly agri-food trade surplus exceeded EUR 60 billion; recalls in this context that agriculture and agri-food are key drivers for EU exports and economic recovery;
2021/04/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 20 #

2020/2117(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises the remarkable resilience of European agriculture; underlines its socio-economic importance as well as the high number of companies and jobs involved; stresses the importance of Europe’s agri-food production for the vitality of its rural areaas a primary sector that is vital for European food subsistence and for the vitality of its rural areas; points out that certain free trade agreements greatly endanger various European agricultural sectors;
2021/04/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 32 #

2020/2117(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls, however, that some European agri-food markets are in a highly vulnerable situation after a significant loss in sales, or increase in imports, which threatening their long-term sustainability; notes that the pandemic has had a significant impact on the livestock farming, wine, spirit and liqueur sectors, among others, given the drop in exports in terms of both volume and value; calls for further support to reactivate these exports and regain market share; calls, equally, for support to sectors such as cattle and sheep farming, amongst others, which are suffering major damage from third- country imports;
2021/04/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 65 #

2020/2117(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that any EU economic stimulus plans and export support measures need to consider agriculture in view of the importance and production diversity of the sector; also stresses that the review and overhaul of EU trade policy, called for by the sector for years, as well as the announced reform of the World Trade Organization, if all members comply with it, can and must be an opportunity to better defend the European agricultural model and European farmers’ interests; reiterates firmly that agriculture and agri-food products entering the European market must fully comply with EU rules and standardsenvironmental and social rules and with the high standards required of our farmers by the EU;
2021/04/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 95 #

2020/2117(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Highlights the overall importance of a balanced and well-functioning internal market in order to enhance Europe’s export capacity and ensure the stability and secureity of our producer network.
2021/04/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 38 #

2020/2079(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas effective European economic, social and health policy coordination with the European Semester at its core is crucial for mitigating the effects of the crisis;deleted
2020/07/23
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 50 #

2020/2079(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas social investments are essential to ensure sustainable development and inclusive societithe material and social progress of the Member States;
2020/07/23
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 61 #

2020/2079(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas the austerity policies implemented by the bodies of the European Union resulted in less protective and underfunded social and healthcare systems, which aggravated the effects of the pandemic in certain Member States;
2020/07/23
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 95 #

2020/2079(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G
G. whereas the crisis will have a significant impact on social conditions, in particular for vulnerable groupsthe socio-economic situation of the citizens of the Member States, in particular the least well-off;
2020/07/23
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 119 #

2020/2079(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas the organisation of the labour market in all its aspects, and particularly legislation on the minimum wage, is the responsibility of the Member States;
2020/07/23
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 135 #

2020/2079(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Takes note of the Commission’s 2020 country-specific recommendations (CSRs); expresses its concernIs of the opinion that labour market and employment policy should belong to the exclusive competence of thate Member States have made limited or no progress in six out of 10 CSRs addressed to them in 2019and, accordingly, rejects the Commission's country-specific recommendations (CSRs);
2020/07/23
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 141 #

2020/2079(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Is concerned about the devastating social effects of the COVID-19 crisis, in particular on vulnerable groups; stresses that only a decisive and coordinated European response will offset the consequences of the current crisis;
2020/07/23
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 157 #

2020/2079(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights that in the current crisis, the Stability and Growth Pact has proven to be inadequate, not allowing Member States the fiscal space they need to absorb imbalances and mitigate the social consequences, which made the activation of the escape clause necessary; demands that social and ecological objectives be given the same legal enforceability as fiscal consolidation and financial stability;
2020/07/23
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 171 #

2020/2079(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Points out that, despite the importance of sound and responsible fiscal policies, bBudgetary stability should not be detrimental to indispensable public investment, especially in education, social and healthcare systems;
2020/07/23
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 190 #

2020/2079(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the importance of the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights (EPSR); stresses that in order to fuel the recovery, the EU’s investment effort through the Recovery Plan must have a strong social dimension;deleted
2020/07/23
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 201 #

2020/2079(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the Commission’s SURE proposal as an emergency measure in the context of the COVID-19 crisis, and calls on the Member States to reach a swift agreement to allow its urgent implementation;deleted
2020/07/23
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 218 #

2020/2079(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission to improve the scoreboard by integrating further indicators and clear targets reflecting all 20 principles of the EPSR, and to develop mandatory social targets;deleted
2020/07/23
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 236 #

2020/2079(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Is concerned about the increased rate of unemployment, which will especially affect youth and workers in low- skilled positions and precarious employment; calls on the Commission to propose a permanent EU urejects the proposal of a European Unemployment rReinsurance sScheme and a more effective and inclusive Youth Guaranteebecause such a scheme does not solve the structural national or regional labour market problems that are of a permanent nature and are based on wrong policies; calls on the Member States to adequately invest in effective active labour market policies to prevent long-term unemployment;
2020/07/23
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 248 #

2020/2079(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses that the successful implementation of the EU Recovery Plan requires a properCalls on the Member States to strengthen social dialogue and effcollective involvement of the social partners; calls on the Commission and Member States to support capacity building of the social partners in order to strengthen social dialogue and collective bargainingbargaining in the interests of their citizens;
2020/07/23
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 261 #

2020/2079(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Welcomes the Commission’s second phase consultation of the social partners on an EU framework for minimum wages; calls on the Commission to present a European framework for minimumEncourages the Member States to ensure that employed people receive a wages to eliminate in-work poverty by ensuring decent living wages above the poverty threshold for all workers through collective agreements or through national law; calls for EU-level safeguards for decent old-age pensions for all workershat allows them a decent life in their country; recalls in this regard that any decision on setting minimum wages is a Member State’s prerogative;
2020/07/23
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 286 #

2020/2079(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Asks the Commission to propose legal instrumentCalls on the Member States to ensure decent working conditions for all workers, strengthen collective bargaining coverage,; ban zero- hour contracts, end bogus self- employment, set strict limits on subcontracting practices, and improve social protection standards; calls on the Commission to present a European directive on decent working conditions forMember States to ensure that platform workers and non-standard workers work under decent working conditions;
2020/07/23
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 291 #

2020/2079(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Calls for an EU teleworking agenda, including a legislative proposal to ensure decent working conditions including respect for working hours, leave and the right to disconnect;deleted
2020/07/23
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 325 #

2020/2079(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Commission to present an EU child guarantee in 2020, a rights-based, comprehensive and integrated anti-poverty strategy, an EU framework on national homelessness strategies, to conduct a comparative study on the different minimum incomeNotes that poverty is still unacceptably high; stresses that child poverty has many different causes and that relevant issues such as healthcare, education, childcare, nutrition and housing fall within the competence and responsibility of the Member States; encourages the Member States to tackle child poverty as a priority; points out that the rise of homelessness has many different causes and that an efficient fight against homelessness requires measures in different fields suchemes in the Member States, and to highlight best practice cases with a view to presenting a framework in this regard as health care, labour market policy, protection of women against domestic violence, EU freedom of movement and asylum and migration policy;
2020/07/23
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 356 #

2020/2079(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Calls for the introduction by the Member States of accessible and affordable quality childcare and early education services, as well as short- and long-term care services, including for the elderly and people with disabilities;
2020/07/23
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 366 #

2020/2079(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on the Member States to improve the quality, accessibility and inclusiveness of their education systems, and to ensure high-quality basic skills training with tailored support, especially for the most marginalised groups in society;deleted
2020/07/23
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 376 #

2020/2079(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Calls on the Commission to update the Skills Agenda for Europe in order to meet the skills requirements of the EU labour market and of the ecological and digital transition;deleted
2020/07/23
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 389 #

2020/2079(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. States that the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in increased health and safety risks for millions of workers; calls on the Commission to present a new Strategic Framework for Health and Safety, a directive on work-related stress and musculoskeletal disorders, a directive on mental well-being at the workplace, and an EU mental health strategy;
2020/07/23
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 399 #

2020/2079(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. Calls for the creation of a European Health Union, calls on the Member States to ensure access to high- quality healthcare that is affordable for all;
2020/07/23
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 32 #

2020/2076(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital D
D. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic has brought unprecedented challenges for EU industry, with over 5 million people at risk of losing their jobs and a projected average reduction in GDP of around 7 % across the EU; whereas the European Green Deal should be revised as a priority;
2020/06/17
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 53 #

2020/2076(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights that EUthe new industrial policy must be in line with the European Pillar of Social Rights and efficiently address the social consequences of structural change and the need support fair working conditions and equal opportunities and take into accountinue implementing its principles, in order to support fair working conditions and equal opportunities, as well as access to well- functioning labour markets and welfare systems the significant added value that industry brings to labour markets and welfare systems, as well as its crucial role as a factor of prosperity and equality;
2020/06/17
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 59 #

2020/2076(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Underlines that industry and employment policies are primarily a Member States’ competence and that it’s up to the Member States to develop a proper industry strategy and to enhance the exchange of information and good practices in order to achieve positive impact on working conditions and workers’ rights and to avoid wage and social dumping;
2020/06/17
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 70 #

2020/2076(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises that the European Permanent Unemployment Reinsurance Scheme should be adopted as a key instrument that must accompany the twin ecological and digital transition;deleted
2020/06/17
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 89 #

2020/2076(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that EUthe new industrial policy must embrace relocation strategies that focus on domestic productivity based on research and innovation and promote the recovery of quality employment and manufacturing opportunities back to the EU, in order to increase competitiveness and avoid excessive dependency on foreign providers, particularly in strategic sectors such as health, agricultural, digitalisation and energy, and in the respective supply chains, thus strengthening the EU’s strategic autonomy and guaranteeing the employment of European workers in these sector;
2020/06/17
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 100 #

2020/2076(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Underlines the importance of a sustainable strategy that does not jeopardise the global competitiveness of industry and SMEs and does not put in danger their workers. Stresses that SMEs have to deal with too much red tape and that the European Green Deal represents a disproportionate additional financial burden overall in the light of the COVID- 19 crisis;
2020/06/17
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 112 #

2020/2076(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Points out the need to provide adequate protection to all workers in those sectors most affected bythe European Green Deal before proceeding with any plan;
2020/06/17
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 113 #

2020/2076(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3 c. Recalls that the automotive and the steel sector are the most affected by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic as well as by the changes expected in the future economy; considers that the new industrial strategy should take actions for these sectors, including appropriate financial support;
2020/06/17
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 149 #

2020/2076(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Considers that the recent pandemic has shown the importance of digital solutions, particularly telework, and the need to establish guidelines and regulations at European level; believes that telework offers opportunities such as better work- life balance, reduced CO2 emissions related to the daily commute, and enhanced employment opportunities for people with disabilities; calls on the Commission to propose a legislative framework with a view to regulating telework conditions across the EU;
2020/06/17
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 157 #

2020/2076(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that gender balance and achieving equality between men and women must be core principles of the EU’snew industrial strategy; calls on the Commission to include a gender perspective in its industrial policy strategy, particularly in its measures to address the digital and green transformations, andMember States to encourage women’s participation in digital entrepreneurship, STEM and ICT education and employment in order to avoid an industrial and digital gender gap;
2020/06/17
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 174 #

2020/2076(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to strengthen the screening of foreign direct investment in order to prevent hostile takeovers by third country companies that could threaten the labour markets;
2020/06/17
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 17 #

2020/2074(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises that cohesion policy must support strong climate mainstreamingthe process of alignment with the requirements for tackling climate issues in agriculture and food- related sectors;
2020/12/17
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 28 #

2020/2074(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines that, in order to reach the target of a 32% reduction in GHG emissions in 2030, allocations from ESI funds supporting the transition towards climate neutrality in all eligible sectors would have to at least double, and 40% of ERDF resources would need to be allocated to the ‘green, low-carbon objective’1; __________________ 1 https://www.caneurope.org/docman/clima te-finance-development/3599-funding- climate-and-energy-transition-in-the- eu/filedeleted
2020/12/17
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 51 #

2020/2074(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights the importance of linking regional environmental strategies to, which already aim to achieve ambitious climate targets that go beyond the overall target of achieving a climate- neutral EU by 2050strike a balance between economic and productive needs and climate change, taking into account the potfundamential contribution of the farming, food and forestry sectors;
2020/12/17
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 71 #

2020/2074(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines that regional environmental strategies should support renewable energy production aimed at productivity and resource efficiency in the farming, food and forestry sectors; suggests that the relevant authorities prioritise the most sustainable options, such as wind or solar, and subject bioenergy projects to strict sustainability criteriawhile taking into account the economic and productive needs of the farming, food and forestry sectors;
2020/12/17
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 89 #

2020/2074(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Highlights the importance of re- localising food and feed production, notably the production of plant proteins, in climate change mitigationand the rearing of various types of livestock, as this shortens transport distances and limits deforestation; underlines the opportunities offered by cohesion policy and regional environmental strategies in supporting this re-localisation;
2020/12/17
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 121 #

2020/2074(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that EU macro-regional strategies should help build cooperation in order to solve regional issues linked to economic development and to the costs needed for climate mitigation and for adaptation in the farming, food and forestry sectors, in fields such as flood and fire protection, efficient collective waste management, including with the aim of energy production, and the re-localisation of food production.;
2020/12/17
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 5 #

2020/2038(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the fact that, following the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty,Notes that the Commission drew up a proposal for a tourism strategy to maintain Europe’s status as the world’s No 1 tourist destination and tourism as the third largest socio-economic activity; also welcomesconsiders that the subsequent agenda for sustainable European tourism, which recalls that, when economically possible, rural areas invest in tourism in order to diversify their economies and increase their added value, could represent an opportunity;
2020/09/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 14 #

2020/2038(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises that, along with other activities, agrotourism makes a significant contribution to the rural economy, represents an important additional source of income for many farms and can offer a wide range ofreal opportunities to maintain the attractiveness of rural areas and create jobs;
2020/09/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 30 #

2020/2038(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Points out that the production processes and the wide range of services of general interest provided by agriculture, as well as the diversity of certain activities and facilities, make farms places of discovery and experiences, where people of all ages can discover and experience farming first hand and gain a better understanding of the responsibilities inherent in dealing with animals and natural resourceand obligations incumbent upon farmers every day; deplores the large number of rules imposed by the European Union which increase costs and sometimes radically change typical local products;
2020/09/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 45 #

2020/2038(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that the integration and interlinking of local production, processing and marketing with tourist accommodation and the gastronomy sector promotes Europeanthe cultural heritage and customsof that place, as well as localcustoms, traditions and local food culture as a unique experience;
2020/09/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 52 #

2020/2038(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that accessibility and other requirements to increase competitiveness can be supported by EAFRD funds and LEADER measures to promote targeted local development strategies and boost innovativenew approaches which because of their very nature are linked to rural communities and contribute to more sustainable tourism.
2020/09/14
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 119 #

2020/2005(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – indent 2
– increased access to traineeships by trainees with disabilities and trainees from other marginalised groups, using an intersectional approachvulnerable groups,
2023/02/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 139 #

2020/2005(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission to propose a directive to ensure adequate remuneration for traineeships in order to avoid exploitative practices;deleted
2023/02/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 176 #

2020/2005(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. WelcomesTakes note of the Commission proposal to make 2023 the European Year of Skills; calls on the Commission to place particular attention on quality and paid traineeships during the European Year of Skills;
2023/02/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 191 #

2020/2005(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Calls for better and more comparative aggregated data collection on traineeships at a national and Union level; asks for comparative data on traineeships to be included in the social scoreboard;
2023/02/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 217 #

2020/2005(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
26. Requests that the Commission submit on the basis of Article 153(2)(b) TFEU in conjunction with Article 153(1)(b) TFEU, a proposal for a framework directive setting out minimum requirements for adequate remuneration for traineeships, following the recommendations set out in Annex I hereto;deleted
2023/02/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 228 #

2020/2005(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Annex 28 36
28. Is of the view that sufficient funding for the proposals set out herein is required and considers that the financial implications of the requested proposals should be covered by the relevant Union budgetary allocation;
2023/02/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 231 #

2020/2005(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Annex I
RECOMMENDATIONS AS TO THE CONTENT OF THE PROPOSAL REQUESTED A European framework directive for adequate remuneration for traineeships The European Parliament considers that the future legislative proposal for a framework directive setting out minimum requirements for adequate remuneration for traineeships should follow these principles and aims: 1. The directive should set out minimum requirements for adequate remuneration for traineeships. 2. trainees who are considered to be workers, namely, people who have an employment relationship as defined by the national law or practice of collective agreements, taking into account the criteria established by the Court of Justice of the European Union (Court of Justice) for determining the status of a worker (including cases 66/85, Lawrie-Blum, C- 3/90, Bernini, C-109/04, Kranemann, C‑229/14, Balkaya, in which the Court of Justice gave indications as to when trainees may be considered to be workers under Union law). Provided that trainees fulfil those criteria, the directive should apply to such trainees in both the private and the public sectors. 3. The directive should include a penalties provision.deleted The directive should apply to
2023/02/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 273 #

2020/2005(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
(b) increased access to traineeships by trainees with disabilities and trainees from other marginalised groups, using an intersectional approachvulnerable groups,
2023/02/10
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 6 #

2020/1998(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Acknowledges that the proposed 2021 draft budget is based on the new Commission 2021-2027 Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) proposals of 27 May 2020 and regretnotes that the Council proposal of 21 July 2020 is below that revised Commission proposal (EUR-25 700 million);
2020/09/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 11 #

2020/1998(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that, before the COVID-19 pandemic, more than 100 million Europeans were struggling with poverty and material deprivation on a daily basis and that the situation is likely to deteriorate as a result of the pandemic; recognises the crucialnotes the role of the European Social Fund (ESF), the Youth Employment Initiative (YEI), the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF), the Programme for Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI) and the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived (FEAD) in the current 2014-2020 MFF;
2020/09/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 37 #

2020/1998(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. WelcomNotes the Commission proposal to allocates in 2021 EUR 1,5 billion to the Just Transition Fund (JTF) and highlights that the JTF must play a key role in supporting the reskilling of workers;
2020/09/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 43 #

2020/1998(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the forthcoming rationalisation of the current ESF, the YEI, the FEAD and the EaSI under the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+), which will allow to enhance synergies and reduce administrative burden; recalls that ESF + will be the main financial instrument to strengthen Europe’s social dimension, by putting the principles of the European Pillar of Social Rights into practice; draws particular attention to the key role of ESF+ in the post-pandemic phase; warns that any decrease of the budget of ESF+ risks to endanger its effective implementation and reaching its objectives; is concerned,, in this respect, about the draft appropriations proposed by the Commission for ESF+ in the draft budget 2021 (EUR 12 655,1 million in commitment appropriations, EUR 15 374,8 in payment appropriations);
2020/09/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 55 #

2020/1998(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that this forthcoming rationalisation should be based on evidence and impact assessment, and should be in line with the better regulation agenda, as well as with related recommendations of the European Court of Auditors; highlights, in this regard, that the activities implemented in the area of employment and social affairs should always result in strategic measures with clearly defined objectives and targets, while respecting the sovereignty of the Member States, and that efficient and effective spending is as equally important as the total budget ceilings;
2020/09/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 71 #

2020/1998(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
11. Highlights the importantStrongly criticises the contribution of the agencies in dealing with a wide range of employment, social issues and data collection; stresses that their tasks armay still be developing and hence they must be gi, but a check shall be carried out to establish whether they haven the necessary resources to fulfil them; therefore calls for a thorough and transparent assessment of the new tasks assigned to the agencies and of their overall performance, with a view to ensuring appropriate and efficient budgetary allocations only; insists, in particular, for a proper staffing and financing of the European Labour Authorityon the need to review and evaluate whether to equip the European Labour Authority with proper staffing and financing;
2020/09/07
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 112 #

2020/0374(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
(16) In order to ensure the effective application of this Regulation to providers of core platform services which are most likely to satisfy these objective requirements, and where unfair conduct weakening contestability is most prevalent and impactful, the Commission should be able to directly designate as gatekeepers those providers of core platform services which meet certain quantitative thresholds with the particular platform service offered. Such undertakings should in any event be subject to a fast designation process which should start upon the entry into force of this Regulation.
2021/09/13
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 113 #

2020/0374(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
(17) AThe provision of and a very significant turnover in the Union and the provision of a core platform service in at least three Member Stateswith a core platform service in the Union constitute compelling indications that the provider of a core platform service has a significant impact on the internal market. This is equally true where a provider of a core platform service in at least three Member States has a very significant market capitalisation or equivalent fair market value. Therefore, a provider of a core platform service should be presumed to have a significant impact on the internal market where it provides a core platform service in at least three Member States and where either its group turnoverthe Union and where either its turnover with providing core platforms realised in the EEA is equal to or exceeds a specific, high threshold or the market capitalisation of the group is equal to or exceeds a certain high absolute value. For providers of core platform services that belong to undertakings that are not publicly listed, the equivalent fair market value above a certain high absolute value should be referred to. The Commission should use its power to adopt delegated acts to develop an objective methodology to calculate that value. A high EEA group turnover with providing core platforms in conjunction with the threshold of users in the Union of core platform services reflects a relatively strong ability to monetise these users. A high market capitalisation relative to the same threshold number of users in the Union reflects a relatively significant potential to monetise these users in the near future. This monetisation potential in turn reflects in principle the gateway position of the undertakings concerned. Both indicators are in addition reflective of their financial capacity, including their ability to leverage their access to financial markets to reinforce their position. This may for example happen where this superior access is used to acquire other undertakings, which ability has in turn been shown to have potential negative effects on innovation. Market capitalisation can also be reflective of the expected future position and effect on the internal market of the providers concerned, notwithstanding a potentially relatively low current turnover. The market capitalisation value can be based on a level that reflects the average market capitalisation of the largest publicly listed undertakings in the Union over an appropriate period.
2021/09/13
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 120 #

2020/0374(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
(21) An entrenched and durable position in its operations or the foreseeability of achieving such a position future occurs notably where the contestability of the position of the provider of the core platform service is limited. This is likely to be the case where that provider has provided a core platform service in at least three Member States to a very high number of business users and end users during at least three years.
2021/09/13
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 133 #

2020/0374(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
(28) This should allow the Commission to intervene in time and effectively, while fully respecting the proportionality of the considered measures. It should also reassure actual or potential market participants about the fairness and contestability of the services concerned.deleted
2021/09/13
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 198 #

2020/0374(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 53
(53) The conditions under which gatekeepers provide online advertising services to business users including both advertisers and publishers are often non- transparent and opaque. This often leads to a lack of information for advertisers and publishers about the effect of a given ad. To further enhance fairness, transparency and contestability of online advertising services designated under this Regulation as well as those that are fully integrated with other core platform services of the same provider, the designated gatekeepers should therefore provide advertisers and publishers, when requested, with free of charge access to the performance measuring tools of the gatekeeper and the information necessary for advertisers, advertising agencies acting on behalf of a company placing advertising, as well as for publishers to carry out their own independent verification of the provision of the relevant online advertising services.
2021/09/13
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 204 #

2020/0374(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 55
(55) Business users that use large core platform services provided by gatekeepers and end users of such business users provide and generate a vast amount of data, including data inferred from such use. In order to ensure that business users have access to the relevant data thus generated, the gatekeeper should, upon their request, allow unhindered access, free of charge, to such data. Such access should also be given to third parties contracted by the business user, who are acting as processors of this data for the business user. Data provided or generated by the same business users and the same end users of these business users in the context of other services provided by the same gatekeeper may be concerned where this is inextricably linked to the relevant request. To this end, a gatekeeper should not use any contractual or other restrictions to prevent business users from accessing relevant data and should enable business users to obtain consent of their end users for such data access and retrieval, where such consent is required under Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and Directive 2002/58/EC. Gatekeepers should also facilitate access to these data in real time by means of appropriate technical measures, such as for example putting in place high quality application programming interfaces.
2021/09/13
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 218 #

2020/0374(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 60
(60) In exceptional circumstances justified on the limited grounds of public morality, public health or public security, the Commission should be able to decide that the obligation concerned does not apply to a specific core platform service. This exemption must be transparent and comprehensible to the public. Affecting these public interests can indicate that the cost to society as a whole of enforcing a certain obligation would in a certain exceptional case be too high and thus disproportionate. The regulatory dialogue to facilitate compliance with limited suspension and exemption possibilities should ensure the proportionality of the obligations in this Regulation without undermining the intended ex ante effects on fairness and contestability.
2021/09/13
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 222 #

2020/0374(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 62
(62) In order to ensure the full and lasting achievement of the objectives of this Regulation, the Commission should be able to assess whether a provider of core platform services should be designated as a gatekeeper without meeting the quantitative thresholds laid down in this Regulation; wWhether systematic non- compliance by a gatekeeper warrants imposing additional remedies; and whether the list of obligations addressing unfair practices by gatekeepers should be reviewed and additional practices that are similarly unfair and limiting the contestability of digital markets should be identified. Such assessment should be based on market investigations to be run in an appropriate timeframe, by using clear procedures and deadlines, in order to support the ex ante effect of this Regulation on contestability and fairness in the digital sector, and to provide the requisite degree of legal certainty.
2021/09/13
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 238 #

2020/0374(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 69
(69) The Commission should be empowered to request information necessary for the purpose of this Regulation, throughout the Union. In particular, the Commission should have access to any relevant documents, data, database, algorithm and information necessary to open and conduct investigations and to monitor the compliance with the obligations laid down in this Regulation, irrespective of who possesses the documents, data or information in question, and regardless of their form or format, their storage medium, or the place where they are stored.
2021/09/13
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 348 #

2020/0374(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the requirement in paragraph 1 point (a) where the undertaking to which it belongs achieves an annual EEA turnover equal to or above EUR 6.5 billion in the last three financial years with the particular core plattform, or where the average market capitalisation or the equivalent fair market value of the undertaking to which it belongs amounted to at least EUR 65 billion in the last financial year, and it provides a with the particular core plattform service in at least three Member States;
2021/09/13
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 378 #

2020/0374(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) the size, including turnover and market capitalisationwith the core platform, operations and position of the provider of core platform services as well as its market share and competitors;
2021/09/13
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 520 #

2020/0374(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) provide advertisers and publishers, upon their request and free of charge, with access to the performance measuring tools of the gatekeeper and the information necessary for advertisers and publishers to carry out their own independent verification of the ad inventory;
2021/09/13
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 533 #

2020/0374(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point i
(i) provide business users, or third parties authorised by a business user, free of charge, with effective, high-quality, continuous and real-time access and use of aggregated or non-aggregated data, that is provided for or generated in the context of the use of the relevant core platform services by those business users and the end users engaging with the products or services provided by those business users; for personal data, provide access and use only where directly connected with the use effectuated by the end user in respect of the products or services offered by the relevant business user through the relevant core platform service, and when the end user opts in to such sharing with a consent in the sense of the Regulation (EU) 2016/679; ;
2021/09/13
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 584 #

2020/0374(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission may, acting on a reasoned request by a gatekeeper or on its own initiative, by decision adopted in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 32(4), exempt it, in whole or in part, from a specific obligation laid down in Articles 5 and 6 in relation to an individual core platform service identified pursuant to Article 3(7), where such exemption is justified on the grounds set out in paragraph 2 of this Article. The Commission shall adopt the exemption decision at the latest 3 months after receiving a complete reasoned request; this process shall be transparent and traceable for the public.
2021/09/13
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 664 #

2020/0374(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission may by simple request or by decision require information from undertakings and associations of undertakings to provide all necessary information, including for the purpose of monitoring, implementing and enforcing the rules laid down in this Regulation. The Commission may also request access to data bases and algorithms of undertakings and request explanations on those by a simple request or by a decision.
2021/09/13
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 697 #

2020/0374(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. In the decision pursuant to Article 25, the Commission may impose on a gatekeeper fines not exceeding 10% of its total turnover generated by the core platform in the preceding financial year where it finds that the gatekeeper, intentionally or negligently, fails to comply with:
2021/09/13
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 699 #

2020/0374(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The Commission may by decision impose on undertakings and associations of undertakings fines not exceeding 1% of the total turnover generated by the core platform in the preceding financial year where they intentionally or negligently:
2021/09/13
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 702 #

2020/0374(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 4
The financial liability of each undertaking in respect of the payment of the fine shall not exceed 10 % of its total turnover generated by the core platform in the preceding financial year.
2021/09/13
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 703 #

2020/0374(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The Commission may by decision impose on undertakings, including gatekeepers where applicable, periodic penalty payments not exceeding 5 % of the average daily turnover generated by the core platform in the preceding financial year per day, calculated from the date set by that decision, in order to compel them:
2021/09/13
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 88 #

2020/0361(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
(13) Considering the particular characteristics of the services concerned and the corresponding need to make the providers thereof subject to certain specific obligations, it is necessary to distinguish, within the broader category of providers of hosting services as defined in this Regulation, the subcategory of online platforms. Online platforms, such as social networks or online marketplaces, should be defined as providers of hosting services that not only store information provided by the recipients of the service at their request, but that also play an active role in the dissemination of user generated content and disseminate that information to the public, again at their request. However, in order to avoid imposing overly broad obligations, providers of hosting services should not be considered as online platforms where the dissemination to the public is merely a minor and purely ancillary feature of another service and that feature cannot, for objective technical reasons, be used without that other, principal service, and the integration of that feature is not a means to circumvent the applicability of the rules of this Regulation applicable to online platforms. For example, the comments section in an online newspaper could constitute such a feature, where it is clear that it is ancillary to the main service represented by the publication of news under the editorial responsibility of the publisher.
2021/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 109 #

2020/0361(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
(24) The exemptions from liability established in this Regulation should not affect the possibility of injunctions of different kinds against providers of intermediary services, even where they meet the conditions set out as part of those exemptions. Such injunctions could, in particular, consist of orders by courts or administrative authorities requiring the termination or prevention of any infringement, including the removal of illegal content specified in such orders, issued in compliance with Union law, or the disabling of access to it. As a general rule, injunctions should be considered as a last resort, where any other reasonable and proportionate action closer to the content owner is not available.
2021/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 114 #

2020/0361(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
(26) Whilst the rules in Chapter II of this Regulation concentrate on the exemption from liability of providers of intermediary services, it is important to recall that, despite the generally important role played by those providers, the problem of illegal content and activities online should not be dealt with by solely focusing on their liability and responsibilities. Where possible, third parties affected by illegal content transmitted or stored online should attempt to resolve conflicts relating to such content without involving the providers of intermediary services in question. Recipients of the service should be held liable, where the applicable rules of Union and national law determining such liability so provide, for the illegal content that they provide and may disseminate through intermediary services. Where appropriate, other actors, such as group moderators in closed online environments, in particular in the case of large groups, should also help to avoid the spread of illegal content online, in accordance with the applicable law. Furthermore, where it is necessary to involve information society services providers, including providers of intermediary services, any requests or orders for such involvement should, as a general rule, be directed to the actor that has the technical and operational ability to act against specific items of illegal content, so as to prevent and minimise any possible negative effects for the availability and accessibility of information that is not illegal content. Where the provider of intermediary services does not have the technical and operational ability to act against specific items of illegal content, the obligations laid down in this Regulation, such as provisions on orders and notices, shall not apply. In such situations, the provider of intermediary services shall demand, based on contractual obligations, that the illegal content is removed by the natural or legal person that is best placed to act.
2021/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 220 #

2020/0361(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) ‘information society services’ means services within the meaning of Article 1(1)(b) of Directive (EU) 2015/1535, including those services the consideration for which consists in the provision of personal data, as per Article 3(1) of Directive (EU) 2019/770;
2021/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 231 #

2020/0361(COD)

(h) ‘online platform’ means a provider of a hosting service which, plays an active role in the dissemination of user- generated content and at the request of a recipient of the service, stores and disseminates to the public information, unless that activity is a minor and purely ancillary feature of another service and, for objective and technical reasons cannot be used without that other service, and the integration of the feature into the other service is not a means to circumvent the applicability of this Regulation.
2021/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 264 #

2020/0361(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Providers of intermediary services shall not be deemed ineligible for the exemptions from liability referred to in Articles 3, 4 and 5 solely because they carry out voluntary own-initiative investigations or other activities, including through the use of technological tools and instruments, aimed at detecting, identifying and removing, or disabling of access to, illegal content, or take the necessary measures to comply with the requirements of Union law, including those set out in this Regulation.
2021/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 277 #

2020/0361(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
(c a) compliance with the measures in the order should be technically feasible taking into account the available technical capabilities of the service provider concerned;
2021/06/24
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 340 #

2020/0361(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 6
6. Providers of hosting services shall process any notices that they receive, taking into account their technical and operational ability to act against specific items of illegal content, under the mechanisms referred to in paragraph 1, and take their decisions in respect of the information to which the notices relate, in a timely, diligent and objective manner. Where they use automated means for that processing or decision-making, they shall include information on such use in the notification referred to in paragraph 4.
2021/06/24
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 436 #

2020/0361(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1
1. Where an online platform becomes aware of any information giving rise to a suspicion that a serious criminal offence involving a threat to the life or safety of persons has taken place, is taking place or is likely to take place, it shall promptly inform the law enforcement or judicial authorities of the Member State or Member States concerned, or the law enforcement authorities of the Member State in which it is established or has its legal representative, or Europol, of its suspicion and provide all relevant information available.
2021/06/24
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 458 #

2020/0361(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2
2. The online platform shall, upon receiving that information, make reasonable effortsdo what is required by this Regulation to assess whether the information referred to in points (a), (d) and (e) of paragraph 1 is reliable through the use of any freely accessible official online database or online interface made available by a Member States or the Union or through requests to the trader to provide supporting documents from reliable sources.
2021/06/24
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 490 #

2020/0361(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the natural or legalprivate or professional status of the person on whose behalf the advertisement is displayed;
2021/06/24
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 667 #

2020/0361(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Member States shall make publicly available, and communicate to the Commission and the Board, the name of their competent authority designated as Digital Services Coordinator and information on how it can be contacted. The Commission should provide guidance to Member States to ensure a consistent approach on how national, local and regional authorities should relate to their Digital Services Coordinators.
2021/06/24
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 670 #

2020/0361(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that their Digital Services Coordinators perform their tasks under this Regulation in an impartial, transparent and timely manner. Member States shall ensure that their Digital Services Coordinators have adequate technical, financial and human resources to carry out their tasks. Such resources could include - and not be limited to - access to training and regular exchanges with the service provider to understand the specificities of their business model.
2021/06/24
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 673 #

2020/0361(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 2
2. When carrying out their tasks and exercising their powers in accordance with this Regulation, the Digital Services Coordinators shall act with complete independence. They shall remain free from any external influence, whether direct or indirect, and shall neither seek norot take instructions from any other public authority or any private party. Digital Services Coordinators should be able to seek information from a public authority or private party if it deems it necessary to carry its role and power and still maintain its independence and neutrality.
2021/06/24
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 697 #

2020/0361(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) issueas and when requested by a Digital Services Coordinator, issue non-legally binding opinions, and recommendations or advice to Digital Services Coordinators in accordance with, in discussion with all involved stakeholders, which serve as a way to remedy the problem and ensure a consistent enforcement of this Regulation;
2021/06/24
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 716 #

2020/0361(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 74 – paragraph 2
2. It shall apply from [date - threnine months after its entry into force].
2021/06/24
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 124 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
(3) It is necessary to improve the conditions for data sharing in the European internal market, by creating a harmonised framework for data exchanges and by giving specific attention to data intermediaries and data holder in order to create a fruitful cooperation among them. Sector- specific legislation can develop, adapt and propose new and complementary elements, depending on the specificities of the sector, such as the envisaged legislation on the European health data space25 and on access to vehicle data. Moreover, certain sectors of the economy are already regulated by sector-specific Union law that include rules relating to cross-border or Union wide sharing or access to data26 . This Regulation is therefore without prejudice to Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council (27 ), and in particular the implementation of this Regulation shall not prevent cross border transfers of data in accordance with Chapter V of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 from taking place, Directive (EU) 2016/680 of the European Parliament and of the Council (28 ), Directive (EU) 2016/943 of the European Parliament and of the Council (29 ), Regulation (EU) 2018/1807 of the European Parliament and of the Council (30 ), Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council (31 ), Directive 2000/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (32 ), Directive 2001/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (33 ), Directive (EU) 2019/790 of the European Parliament and of the Council (34 ), Directive 2004/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (35 ), Directive (EU) 2019/1024 of the European Parliament and of the Council (36 ), as well as Regulation 2018/858/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (37 ), Directive 2010/40/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (38 ) and Delegated Regulations adopted on its basis, and any other sector-specific Union legislation that organises the access to and re-use of data. This Regulation should be without prejudice to the access and use of data for the purpose of international cooperation in the context of prevention, investigation, detection or prosecution of criminal offences or the execution of criminal penalties. A horizontal regime for the re-use of certain categories of protected data held by public sector bodies, the provision of data sharing services and of services based on data altruism in the Union should be established. Specific characteristics of different sectors may require the design of sectoral data-based systems, while building on the requirements of this Regulation. Where a sector-specific Union legal act requires public sector bodies, providers of data sharing servicdata intermediaries or registered entities providing data altruism services to comply with specific additional technical, administrative or organisational requirements, including through an authorisation or certification regime, those provisions of that sector- specific Union legal act should also apply. _________________ 25 See: Annexes to the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on Commission Work Programme 2021 (COM(2020) 690 final). 26For example, Directive 2011/24/EU in the context of the European Health Data Space, and relevant transport legislation such as Directive 2010/40/EU, Regulation 2019/1239 and Regulation (EU) 2020/1056, in the context of the European Mobility Data Space. 27Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation), (OJ L 119, 4.5.2016, p.1) 28 Directive (EU) 2016/680 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data by competent authorities for the purposes of the prevention, investigation, detection or prosecution of criminal offences or the execution of criminal penalties, and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Council Framework Decision 2008/977/JHA. (OJ L 119, 4.5.2016, p.89) 29Directive (EU) 2016/943 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 on the protection of undisclosed know-how and business information (trade secrets) against their unlawful acquisition, use and disclosure. (OJ L 157, 15.6.2016, p.1) 30 Regulation (EU) 2018/1807 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 November 2018 on a framework for the free flow of non-personal data in the European Union. (OJ L 303, 28.11.2018, p. 59) 31Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on European statistics and repealing Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1101/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the transmission of data subject to statistical confidentiality to the Statistical Office of the European Communities, Council Regulation (EC) No 322/97 on Community Statistics, and Council Decision 89/382/EEC, Euratom establishing a Committee on the Statistical Programmes of the European Communities. (OJ L 87, 31.03.2009, p. 164) 32Directive 2000/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2000, on certain legal aspects of information society services, in particular electronic commerce, in the Internal Market (Directive on electronic commerce). (OJ L 178, 17.07.2000, p. 1) 33Directive 2001/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2001 on the harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright and related rights in the information society. (OJ L 167, 22.6.2001, p. 10) 34 Directive (EU) 2019/790 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 on copyright and related rights in the Digital Single Market and amending Directives 96/9/EC and 2001/29/EC. (OJ L 130, 17.5.2019, p. 92) 35Directive 2004/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the enforcement of intellectual property rights. (OJ L 157, 30.4.2004). 36Directive (EU) 2019/1024 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on open data and the re-use of public sector information. (OJ L 172, 26.6.2019, p. 56). 37 Regulation (EU) 2018/858 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles, amending Regulations (EC) No 715/2007 and (EC) No 595/2009 and repealing Directive 2007/46/EC (OJ L 151, 14.6.2018). 38 Directive 2010/40/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 July 2010 on the framework for the deployment of Intelligent Transport Systems in the field of road transport and for interfaces with other modes of transport. (OJ L 207, 6.8.2010, p. 1)
2021/04/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 131 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
(4) Action at Union level is necessary in order to address the barriers to a well- functioning data-driven economy and to create a Union-wide governance framework for data access and use, in particular regarding the re-use of certainspecific types of data held by the public sector, the rules governing the provision of services by data sharing providerintermediaries to business users and to data subjects, as well as the collection and, processing and regulation of data made available for altruistic purposes by natural and legal persons.
2021/04/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 136 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 a (new)
(5 a) Particular attention must be given to micro and small and medium enterprises whose access to data is limited. Structures adopted by Member States must focus on overcoming barriers to access as well as use of data.
2021/04/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 141 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
(6) There are techniques enabling privacy-friendly analyses on databases that contain personal data, such as anonymisation, pseudonymisation, differential privacy, generalisation, or suppression and randomisation. Application of these privacy-enhancing technologies, together with comprehensive data protection approaches should ensure the safe re-use of personal anonymous data and commercially confidential business data foronly for specific cases such as research, innovation and statistical purposes. In many cases this implies that the data use and re-use in this context can only be done in a secure processing environment set in place and supervised by the public sector. There is experience at Union level with such secure processing environments that are used for research on statistical microdata on the basis of Commission Regulation (EU) 557/2013 (39 ). In general, insofar as personal data are concerned, the processing of personal data should rely upon one or more of the grounds for processing provided in Article 6 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679. _________________ 39Commission Regulation (EU) 557/2013 of 17 June 2013 implementing Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on European Statistics as regards access to confidential data for scientific purposes and repealing Commission Regulation (EC) No 831/2002 (OJ L 164, 18.6.2013, p. 16).
2021/04/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 143 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
(7) The categories of data held by public sector bodies which should be subject to re-use under this Regulation fall outside the scope of Directive (EU) 2019/1024 that excludes data which is not accessible due to commercial and statistical confidentiality and data for which third parties have intellectual property rights. Commercially confidential data includes data protected by trade secrets, highly- sensitive data, confidentiality obligations and agreements and any other unauthorised information that could harm commercial interest of the business. Personal data fall outside the scope of Directive (EU) 2019/1024 insofar as the access regime excludes or restricts access to such data for reasons of data protection, privacy and the integrity of the individual, in particular in accordance with data protection rules. The re-use of data, which may contain trade secrets, shouldmust take place without prejudice to Directive (EU) 2016/94340 , which sets the framework for the lawful acquisition, use or disclosure of trade secrets. This Regulation is without prejudice and complementary to more specific obligations on public sector bodies to allow re-use of data laid down in sector- specific Union or national law. _________________ 40 OJ L 157, 15.6.2016, p. 1–18
2021/04/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 146 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
(9) Public sector bodies should comply with competition law when establishing the principles for re-use of data they hold, avoiding as far as possible the conclusion of agreements, which might have as their objective or effect the creation of exclusive rights for the re-use of certain data. Such agreement should be only possible when justified and necessary for the provision of a service of general interest. This may be the case when exclusive use of the data is the only way to maximise the societal benefits of the data in question, for example where there is only one entity (which has specialised in the processing of a specific dataset) capable of delivering the service or the product which allows the public sector body to provide an advanced digital service in the general interest. Such arrangements should, however, be concluded in compliance with public procurement rules and be subject to regular review based on a market analysis in order to ascertain whether such exclusivity continues to be necessary. In addition, such arrangements should comply with the relevant State aid rules, as appropriate, and should be concluded for a limited period, which should not exceed threewo years. In order to ensure transparency, such exclusive agreements should be published online, regardless of a possible publication of an award of a public procurement contract.
2021/04/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 164 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
(16) In cases where there is no implementing act adopted by the Commission in relation to a third country declaring that it provides a level of protection, in particular as regards the protection of commercially sensitive data and the protection of intellectual property rights, which is essentially equivalent to that provided by Union or national law, the public sector body should only transmit protected data to a re-user, if the re-user undertakes obligations in the interest of the protection of the data. The re-user that intends to transfer the data to such third country should commit to comply with the obligations laid out in this Regulation even after the data has been transferred to the third country. To ensure the proper enforcement of such obligations, the re-user should also accept the jurisdiction of the Member State of the public sector body that allowed the re-use for the judicial settlement of disputesnot transmit protected data to a re-user.
2021/04/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 170 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
(17) Some third countries adopt laws, regulations and other legal acts which aim at directly transferring or providing access to non-personal data in the Union under the control of natural and legal persons under the jurisdiction of the Member States. Judgments of courts or tribunals or decisions of administrative authorities in third countries requiring such transfer or access to non-personal data should be enforceable when based on an international agreement, such as a mutual legal assistance treaty, in force between the requesting third country and the Union or a Member State. In some cases, situations may arise where the obligation to transfer or provide access to non-personal data arising from a third country law conflicts with a competing obligation to protect such data under Union or national law, in particular as regards the protection of commercially sensitive data and the protection of intellectual property rights, and including its contractual undertakings regarding confidentiality in accordance with such law. In the absence of international agreements regulating such matters, transfer or access should only be allowed under certain conditions, in particular that the third-country system requires the reasons and proportionality of the decision to be set out, that the court order or the decision is specific in character, and the reasoned objection of the addressee is subject to a review by a competent court in the third country, which is empowered to take duly into account the relevant legal interests of the provider of such data.
2021/04/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 173 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
(18) In order to prevent unlawful access to non-personal data, public sector bodies, natural or legal persons to which the right to re-use data was granted, data sharing providers and entities entered in the register of recognised data altruism organisations should take all reasonable and legal measures to prevent access to the systems where non-personal data is stored, including encryption of data or corporate policies.
2021/04/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 179 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
(19) In order to build trust in re-use mechanisms, it may be necessary to attach stricter conditions for certain types of non- personal data that have been identified as highly sensitive, as regards the transfer to third countries, if such transfer could jeopardise public policy objectives, in line with international commitments. For example, in the health domain, certain datasets held by actors in the public health system, such as public hospitals, could be identified as highly sensitive health data. In order to ensure harmonised practices across the Union, such types of highly sensitive non-personal public data should be defined by Union law, for example in the context of the European Health Data Space or other sectoral legislation. The conditions attached to the transfer of such data to third countries should be laid down in delegated acts. Conditions should be proportionate, non-discriminatory and necessary to protect legitimate public policy objectives identified, such as the protection of public health, public order, safety, the environmental and agricultural practices, public morals, consumer protection, privacy and personal data protection. The conditions should correspond to the risks identified in relation to the sensitivity of such data, including in terms of the risk of the re- identification of individuals. These conditions could include terms applicable for the transfer or technical arrangements, such as the requirement of using a secure processing environment, limitations as regards the re-use of data in third-countries or categories of persons which are entitled to transfer such data to third countries or who can access the data in the third country. In exceptional cases they could also include restrictions on transfer of the data to third countries to protect the public interest.
2021/04/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 187 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
(21) In order to incentivise the re-use of these categories of data, Member States should establish a single information point to act as the primary interface for re-users that seek to re-use such data held by the public sector bodies. It should have a cross-sector remit, and should complement, if necessary, arrangements at the sectoral level. In addition, Member States should designate, establish or facilitate the establishment of competent bodies, also creating and implementing training courses, sensitising in order to share the final aim to support the activities of public sector bodies allowing re-use of certain categories of protected data. Their tasks may include granting access to data, where mandated in sectoral Union or Member States legislation. Those competent bodies should provide support to public sector bodies with state-of-the-art techniques, including secure data processing environments, which allow data analysis in a manner that preserves the privacy of the information. Such support structure could support the data holders with management of the consent, including consent to certain areas of scientific research when in keeping with recognised ethical standards for scientific research. Data processing should be performed under the responsibility of the public sector body responsible for the register containing the data, who remains a data controller in the sense of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 insofar as personal data are concerned. Member States may have in place one or several competent bodies, which could act in different sectors promoting and enhancing the synergies between them in order to create a data driven environment.
2021/04/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 192 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
(22) Providers of data sharing services (data intermediaries) are expected to play a key role in the data economy, as a tool to facilitate the aggregation and exchange of substantial amounts of relevant data. Data intermediaries should be controlled and authorised only by public bodies within the Member States. Data intermediaries offering services that connect the different actors have the potential to contribute to the efficient pooling of data as well as to the facilitation of bilateral data sharing. Specialised data intermediaries that are independent from both data holders and data users can have a facilitating role in the emergence of new data-driven ecosystems independent from any player with a significant degree of market power. This Regulation should only cover providers of data sharing services that have as a main objective the establishment of a business, a legal and potentially also technical relation between data holders, including data subjects, on the one hand, and potential users on the other hand, and assist both parties in a transaction of data assets between the two. It should only cover services aiming at intermediating between an indefinite number of data holders and data users, excluding data sharing services that are meant to be used by a closed group of data holders and users. Providers of cloud services should be excluded, as well as service providers that obtain data from data holders, aggregate, enrich or transform the data and licence the use of the resulting data to data users, without establishing a direct relationship between data holders and data users, for example advertisement or data brokers, data consultancies, providers of data products resulting from value added to the data by the service provider. At the same time, data sharing service providers should be allowed to make adaptations to the data exchanged, to the extent that this improves the usability of the data by the data user, where the data user desires this, or improve the interoperability of digital platforms, such as to convert it into specific formats. In addition, services that focus on the intermediation of content, in particular on copyright-protected content, should not be covered by this Regulation. Data exchange platforms that are exclusively used by one data holder in order to enable the use of data they hold as well as platforms developed in the context of objects and devices connected to the Internet-of-Things that have as their main objective to ensure functionalities of the connected object or device and allow value added services, should not be covered by this Regulation. ‘Consolidated tape providers’ in the sense of Article 4 (1) point 53 of Directive 2014/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council42 as well as ‘account information service providers’ in the sense of Article 4 point 19 of Directive (EU) 2015/2366 of the European Parliament and of the Council43 should not be considered as data sharing service providers for the purposes of this Regulation. Entities which restrict their activities to facilitating use of data made available on the basis of data altruism and that operate on a not-for-profit basis should not be covered by Chapter III of this Regulation, as this activity serves objectives of general interest by increasing the volume of data available for such purposes. _________________ 42Directive 2014/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on markets in financial instruments and amending Directive 2002/92/EC and Directive 2011/61/EU, OJ L 173/349. 43Directive (EU) 2015/2366 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2015 on payment services in the internal market, amending Directives 2002/65/EC, 2009/110/EC and 2013/36/EU and Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010, and repealing Directive 2007/64/EC.
2021/04/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 202 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
(24) Data cooperatives seek to strengthen the position of individuals in making informed choices before consenting to data use, influencing the terms and conditions of data user organisations attached to data use or potentially solving disputes between members of a group on how data can be used when such data pertain to several data subjects within that group. In this context it is important to acknowledge that the rights under Regulation (EU) 2016/679 can only be exercised by each individual and cannot be conferred or delegated to a data cooperative. Data cooperatives could also provide a useful means for one-person companies, micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, especially in the agrifood sector, that in terms of knowledge of data sharing, are often comparable to individuals.
2021/04/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 219 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
(27) In order to ensure the compliance of the providers of data sharing servicintermediaries with the conditions set out in this Regulation, such providers should have a place of establishment in the Union. Alternatively, where a provider of data sharing services not established in the Union offers services within the Union, it should designate a representative. Designation of a representative is necessary, given that such providers of data sharing services handle personal data as well as commercially confidential data, which necessitates the close monitoring of the compliance of such service providers with the conditions laid out in this Regulation. In order to determine whether such a provider of data sharing services is offering services within the Union, it should be ascertained whether it is apparent that the provider of data sharing services is planning to offer services to persons in one or more Member States. The mere accessibility in the Union of the website or of an email address and of other contact details of the provider of data sharing services, or the use of a language generally used in the third country where the provider of data sharing services is established, should be considered insufficient to ascertain such an intention. However, factors such as the use of a language or a currency generally used in one or more Member States with the possibility of ordering services in that other language, or the mentioning of users who are in the Union, may make it apparent that the provider of data sharing services is planning to offer services within the Union. The representative should act on behalf of the provider of data sharing services and it should be possible for competent authorities to contact the representative. The representative should be designated by a written mandate of the provider of data sharing services to act on the latter's behalf with regard to the latter's obligations under this Regulation.
2021/04/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 224 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29 a (new)
(29 a) In that regard, it is of particular importance to create a data economic environment that enables equal access to data to both SMEs and big companies. This Regulation should avoid monopolistic implementations and structures that could disadvantage micro companies and SMEs.
2021/04/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 225 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29 b (new)
(29 b) Competitively sensitive information should also take into account the possibility of issuing fake data to destabilise the market, which could be due to third parties having an interest in these unfair competition practices. For this purpose, processes to verify the authenticity of the data must be activated.
2021/04/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 260 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 41
(41) The Board should support the Commission in coordinating national practices and policies on the topics covered by this Regulation, and in supporting cross- sector data use by adhering to the European Interoperability Framework (EIF) principles and through the utilisation of standards and specifications (such as the Core Vocabularies44 and the CEF Building Blocks45 ), without prejudice to standardisation work taking place in specific sectors or domains. Work on technical standardisation may include the identification of priorities for the development of standards and establishing and maintaining a set of technical and legal standards for transmitting data between two processing environments that allows data spaces to be organised without making recourse to an intermediary. The Board should cooperate with sectoral bodies, networks or expert groups, or other cross- sectoral organisations dealing with re-use of data. Regarding data altruism, the Board should assist the Commission in the development of the data altruism consent form, in consultation with the European Data Protection Board. Moreover, it should assist the Commission in defining policies and strategies with the aim of avoiding any cases of data manipulation and the creation of "false data", which could cause serious damage to various sectors. _________________ 44 https://joinup.ec.europa.eu/collection/sema ntic-interoperability-community- semic/core-vocabularies 45 https://joinup.ec.europa.eu/collection/conn ecting-europe-facility-cef
2021/04/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 265 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 41 a (new)
(41 a) With reference to 'false data', the Board could evaluate the possibility of creating a "data passport" containing certified or certifiable data, in order to exclude any attempt to falsify the data.
2021/04/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 271 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 44 a (new)
(44 a) This Regulation shall be enacted in full coherence and consistency with other existing EU legislation, such as the General Data Protection Regulation, as well as ongoing proposals which contain provision on data processing, such as the Digital Service Act (DSA), the Digital Market Act (DMA) or the e-Privacy Regulation.
2021/04/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 287 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)
(2 a) This Regulation should not affect the level of protection of individual with regard to the processing of personal data under the provisions of Union and national law and does not alter any obligations and rights set out in the data protection legislation.
2021/04/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 290 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) ‘data’ means any digital and non- digital representation of acts, facts or information and any compilation of such acts, facts or information, including in the form of sound, visual or audiovisual recording;
2021/04/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 292 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
(1 a) 'highly sensitive data' means data protected by IP, trade secret, and non- personal data whose disclosure to third country authorities may pose threats to national and public security;
2021/04/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 300 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
(3 a) ‘consent’ of the data subject means any freely given, specific, informed, clear and unambiguous indication of the data subject's wishes by which data holders, by a legal statement or by a clear affirmative action, signifies agreement to the processing of personal data relating to them;
2021/04/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 301 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 b (new)
(3 b) 'data subject' means an identified or identifiable natural person; an identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person;
2021/04/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 313 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7
(7) ‘data sharing’ means the provision by a data holder of data to a data user for the purpose of joint or individual use of the shared data, based on voluntary agreements, directly or through an intermediary; and operationalised through data exchange between the parties engaged.
2021/04/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 318 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7 a (new)
(7 a) ‘data exchange’ means and encompasses all the activities performed by the data holder, the data user and the data sharing service provider, for the purpose of exchanging data, under open data or commercial licenses, for free or against remuneration.
2021/04/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 321 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8 a (new)
(8 a) ‘processing’ means any operation or set of operations which is performed on data or on sets of data in electronic format, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organisation, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or destruction;
2021/04/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 338 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 15 a (new)
(15 a) 'data sovereignty' means a form of management of the cyber space that provides for the possession by the Member State of the networks and data transmitted through them.
2021/04/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 356 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 5
(5) The period of exclusivity of the right to re-use data shall not exceed three yearswo years, subject to approval by the competent body referred to in Article 7(1). Where a contract is concluded, the duration of the contract awarded shall be as aligned with the period of exclusivity.
2021/04/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 384 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 5
(5) The public sector bodies shall impose conditions that preserve the integrity of the functioning of the technical systems of the secure processing environment used. The public sector body shall be able to verify any results of processing of data undertaken by the re- user and reserve the right to prohibit the use of results that contain information jeopardising the rights and interests of third partieird parties' IP rights, trade secrets or commercially sensitive information. Re-users may challenge such decisions and request additional verifications.
2021/04/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 388 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 5 a (new)
(5 a) A public sector body shall only make commercially confidential data available for re-use if it is able to do so in a manner which protects the legitimate commercial interests of third parties in the commercially confidential data.
2021/04/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 433 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
(1) Member States shall designate one or more competent bodies, which may be sectoral, to support the public sector bodies which grant access to the re-use of the categories of data referred to in Article 3 (1) in the exercise of that task and in verifying the characteristics of portability and interoperability of data.
2021/04/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 453 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 a (new)
(2 a) The Commission shall create a single European data information point which guarantees access to a searchable common data register. It is necessary that the conditions fo access are fair, clear and transparent.
2021/04/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 509 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
(4 a) the data intermediary may offer additional specific services to data holders facilitating the exchange of the data, such as aggregation, curation, pseudonymisation and anonymisation; with the aim of improving the quality or conversion of data to data holders or data users, or other related services, and those tools shall be used only at the explicit request or approval of the data holder in the framework of business-to-business agreements;
2021/04/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 538 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3
(3) Where the competent authority finds that a provider of data sharing services does not comply with one or more of the requirements laid down in Article 10 or 11, it shall notify that provider of those findings and give it the opportunity to state its views, within a reasonable time limitmaximum of six months.
2021/04/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 541 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
(4) The competent authority shall have the power to require the cessation of the breach referred to in paragraph 3 either immediately or within a reasonable time limitmaximum of six months and shall take appropriate and proportionate measures aimed at ensuring compliance. In this regard, the competent authorities shall be able, where appropriate:
2021/04/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 586 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3
(3) An entity that is not established in the Union, but meets the requirements in Article 16, shall appoint a legal representative in one of the Member Statesestablish a company located and registered in one of the Member States in the Union with an adequate number of employees, where it intends to collect data based on data altruism. For the purpose of compliance with this Regulation, that entity shall be deemed to be under the jurisdiction of the Member State where the legal representativecompany is located.
2021/04/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 588 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 4 – point c
(c) the statutes of the entity, where appropriate;
2021/04/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 614 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) about the location of any processing outside the Union. In addition, the non-profit entities will request an authorisation to data holders with approval regarding all the information pursuant in accordance with paragraph 4 of Article 17. The authorisation should be issued by competent authorities designated pursuant to Article 20.
2021/04/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 640 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 5 – point b a (new)
(b a) In the case that the entity wishes to make the request again, an appropriate period of at least 12 months must pass. If the entity runs into criminal problems of a certain entity, neither the company nor the persons responsible in other companies will no longer be able to apply for registration.
2021/04/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 642 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 6
(6) If an entity included in the register of recognised data altruism organisations has its main establishment or legal representative in a Member State but is active in other Member States, the competent authority of the Member State of the main establishment or where the legal representative is located and the competent authorities of those other Member States shall cooperate and assist each other as necessary and they shall also comply with the rules of the most restrictive Member States in which they operate. Such assistance and cooperation may cover information exchanges between the competent authorities concerned and requests to take the supervisory measures referred to in this Article.
2021/04/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 656 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – title
Requirements and procedures relating to competent authorities
2021/04/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 661 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 6
(6) The competent authorities of a Member State shall provide the Commission and competent authorities from other Member States, on reasoned request, with the information necessary to carry out their tasks under this Regulation. Where a national competent authority considers the information requested to be confidential in accordance with Union and national rules on national security, commercial and professional confidentiality, the Commission and any other competent authorities concerned shall ensure such confidentiality. reporting directly to the government of the Member States.
2021/04/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 694 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(b a) to advise and assist the Commission in developing consistent guidelines for increase a data literacy and that looks at the technology transfer from research, thanks to an expansion of the resources available to those involved in data literacy training, associations, cooperatives and in general to innovation brokers.
2021/04/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 701 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(d a) In addition, it should assist the Commission in defining policies and strategies with the aim of avoiding any cases of data manipulation and the creation of "false data", which could cause serious damage to various sectors. With reference to 'false data', the Board could evaluate the possibility of creating a "data passport" containing certified or certifiable data, in order to exclude any attempt to falsify the data.
2021/04/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 721 #

2020/0340(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1
(1) The public sector body, the natural or legal person to which the right to re-use data was granted under Chapter 2, the data sharing provider or the entity entered in the register of recognised data altruism organisations, as the case may be, shall take all reasonable technical, legal and organisational measures in order to prevent transfer or access to non-personal sensitive data held in the Union where such transfer or access would create a conflict with Union law or the law of the relevant Member State, unless the prohibiting such transfer or access are in line with paragraph 2 or 3.
2021/04/28
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 276 #

2020/0310(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 19
(19) In a context of declining collective bargaining coverage, it is essential that the Member States promote collective bargaining to enhance workers’ access to minimum wage protection provided by collective agreements. Member States with a high collective bargaining coverage tend to have a low share of low-wage workers and high minimum wages. Member States with a small share of low wage earners have a collective bargaining coverage rate above 70%. Similarly, the majority of the Member States with high levels of minimum wages relative to the median wage have a collective bargaining coverage above 70%. While all Member States should be encouraged to promote collective bargaining, those who do not reach this level of coverage should, in consultation and/or agreement with the social partners, provide for or, where it already exists, strengthen a framework of facilitative procedures and institutional arrangements enabling the conditions for collective bargaining. Such framework should be established by law or by tripartite agreementin accordance with national law and practice.
2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 301 #

2020/0310(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 21
(21) Minimum wages are considered adequate if they are fair in relation to the wage distribution in the country and if they provide a decent standard of living for workers and their families on the basis of a full-time employment contract. The adequacy of statutory minimum wages is determined in view of the national socio- economic conditions, including employment growth, competitiveness as well as regional and sectoral developments. Their adequacy shouldcan be assessed at leastif necessary in relation to their purchasing power, to the productivity developments and to their relation to the gross wage levels, distribution and growth. The use of indicators commonly used at international level, such as 60% of the gross median wage and 50% of the gross average wage, can help guide the assessment of minimum wage adequacy in relation to the gross level of wages.
2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 422 #

2020/0310(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 3
3. Nothing in this Directive shall be construed as imposing an obligation on the Member States where wage setting is ensured exclusively via collective agreements to introduce a statutory minimum wage nor to make the collective agreements universally applicable. This Directive must be applied with full respect for the freedom of association recognised in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.
2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 447 #

2020/0310(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1
1) ‘minimum wage’ means the minimum remuneration that an employer is required to pay to workers for the work performed during a given period, calculated on the basis of time or outputand the task performed, taking into account the worker’s learning path, if any;
2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 483 #

2020/0310(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. With the aim to increase the collective bargaining coverage Member States shall takeadopt, in consultation with the national social partners, at least thmeasures aimed at improving collective bargaining conditions, respecting national industrial relations, laws and practices. Such measures, which must be foullowing measuresy in line with the fundamental freedoms of workers and employers as enshrined in the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, may include:
2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 523 #

2020/0310(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. Member States where collective bargaining coverage is less than 70% of the workers defined within the meaning of Article 2 shall in addition provide for a framework of enabling conditions for promoting and increasing collective bargaining coverage, either by law after consultation of the social partners or by agreement with them, and shall establish an action plan to promote collective bargaining. Those Member States shall, after consulting social partners, establish an action plan, setting out a clear timeline and concrete measures to ensure respect for the right to collective bargaining and to promote and progressively increase the collective bargaining coverage to at least 70%. The action plan shall be made public and shall be, notified to the European Commission, monitored and updated at least every two years.
2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 560 #

2020/0310(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. Member States with statutory minimum wages when this Directive enters into force shall take the necessary measures to ensure that the setting and updating of statutory minimum wages are guided by criteria set to promote adequacy with the aim to achieve decent working and living conditions, social cohesion and upward convergence. Member States shall define those criteria in accordance with their national practices, either in relevant national legislation, in decisions of the competent bodies or in tripartite agreements. The criteria shall be defined in a stable and clear way.
2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 603 #

2020/0310(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point d
d) labour productivity developmentcompetitiveness.
2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 625 #

2020/0310(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall use indicative reference values to guide their assessment of adequacy of statutory minimum wages in relation to the general level of gross wages, such as those commonly used at international level.
2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 672 #

2020/0310(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. Where Member States may allow different ratelevels of statutory minimum wage for specific groups of workers. Member States shall keep these variations to a minimum, and or make statutory deductions that reduce the remuneration paid to a level below the relevant statutory minimum wage, they shall ensure that anythese variation iss and deductions are non- discriminatory, proportionate, limited in time if relevant,temporary and objectively and reasonably justified by a legitimate aimpurpose.
2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 680 #

2020/0310(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. Member States may allow deductions by law that reduce the remuneration paid to workers to a level below that of the statutory minimum wage. Member States shall ensure that these deductions from statutory minimum wages are necessary, objectively justified and proportionate.deleted
2021/05/18
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 26 #

2020/0262(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
(3) Binding occupational exposure limit values are important component of the general arrangements for the protection of workers established by Directive 2004/37/EC and must not be exceeded. Limit values and other directly related provisions should be established for all those carcinogens or mutagens for which the available information, including scientific and technical data, make this possible. In that context, the Commission shall also work with the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) to develop additional binding occupational exposure limit values for other substances where this is warranted, in particular for critical raw materials such as cobalt.
2021/02/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 51 #

2020/0262(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
(13) Benzene meets the criteria for classification as carcinogenic (category 1A) in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 and is therefore carcinogen within the meaning of Directive 2004/37/EC. Benzene can also be absorbed through the skin. The limit value set out in Annex III to Directive 2004/37/EC for benzene should be revised in the light of more recent scientific data no later than 1 January 2030 in accordance with the ACSH opinion and it is appropriate to keep the skin notation. The ACSH, based on the RAC opinion, also agreed on the usefulness of the biomonitoring for benzene. This should be considered when developing guidance on the practical use of biomonitoring.
2021/02/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 101 #

2020/0262(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point -1 ak (new)
Directive 2004/37/EC
Article 18a – paragraph 4 a (new)
(-1ak) In Article 18a, the following paragraph is added: “No later than 1 January 2028, the Commission shall, taking into account the RAC opinion of 2018 and the latest developments in scientific knowledge, start evaluating the feasibility of a further reduction of the limit value for benzene. No later than 1 January 2030, the Commission shall propose, where appropriate, necessary amendments and modifications related to that substance.”
2021/02/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 20 #

2020/0101(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
(5) An additional exceptional amount of EUR 58 272 800 000 (in current prices) for budgetary commitment from the Structural Funds under the Investment for growth and jobs goal, for the years 2020, 2021 and 2022 should be made available to support Member States and regions most impacted in crisis repair in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic or preparing a green, digital and resilient recovery of the economy, with a view to deploying resources quickly to the real economy through the existing operational programmes. Resources for 2020 stem from an increase in the resources available for economic, social and territorial cohesion in the multiannual financial framework for 2014-2020 whereas resources for 2021 and 2022 stem from the European Union Recovery Instrument. Part of the additional resources should be allocated to technical assistance at the initiative of the Commission. The Commission should set out the breakdown of the remaining additional resources for each Member State on the basis of an allocation method based on the latest available objective statistical data concerning Member States’ relative prosperity and the extent of the effect of the current crisis on their economies and societies. The allocation method should include a dedicated additional amount for the outermost regions given the specific vulnerability of their economies and societies. In order to reflect the evolving nature of the effects of the crisis, the breakdown should be revised in 2021 on the basis of the same allocation method using the latest statistical data available by 19 October 2021 to distribute the 2022 tranche of the additional resources.
2020/07/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 43 #

2020/0101(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) As the temporary closing of borders between Member States has led to significant challenges for cross-border workers, Member States should use up to 5% of the additional resources to support cross-border projects.
2020/07/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 57 #

2020/0101(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
(19) In view of the COVID-19 pandemic and the urgency to address the associated public health crisis, it is considered necessary to use the exception to the eight-week period referred to in Article 4 of Protocol No 1 on the role of national Parliaments in the European Union, annexed to the Treaty on European Union, to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community.deleted
2020/07/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 60 #

2020/0101(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013
Article 92b – paragraph 3
3. 0.35% of the additional resources shall be allocated to technical assistance at the initiative of the Commission.deleted
2020/07/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 61 #

2020/0101(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013
Article 92b – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall adopt a decision, by means of implementing acts, setting out the breakdown of the additional resources as appropriations from the Structural Funds for 2020 and 2021 for each Member State taking into account the regions and the territories most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and in accordance with the criteria and methodology set out in Annex VIIa. That decision shall be revised in 2021 to set out the breakdown of the additional resources for 2022 based on data available by 19 October 2021.
2020/07/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 64 #

2020/0101(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013
Article 92b – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 6
Each Member State shall allocate the additional resources available for programming under the ERDF and the ESF to operational programmes, involving local and regional authorities, as well as relevant bodies representing civil society, in accordance with the partnership principle. Up to 5 % of the additional resources shall be used for cross-border projects.
2020/07/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 92 #

2020/0101(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013
Article 92b – paragraph 10 – subparagraph 5 a (new)
By way of derogation from Article 29(3) and (4) and Article 30(2), the Commission shall approve any new dedicated operational programme or any amendment to an existing programme within 10 working days of its submission by a Member State.
2020/07/08
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 38 #

2020/0036(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
(1) The Commission has, in its Communication of 11 December 2019 entitled ‘The European Green Deal’19, set out a new growth strategy that aims to transform the Union into a fair and prosperous society, with a modern, resource-efficient and competitive economy, where there arshould be no net emissions of greenhouse gases in 2050 and where economic growth ishould be decoupled from resource use. It also aims to protect, conserve and enhance the Union's natural capital, and protect the health and well- being of citizens from environment-related risks and impacts, without jeopardising growth and employment. At the same time, this transition must be just and inclusive, leaving no one behind, including any urban, rural, island or mountainous area or community. _________________ 19 Commission Communication - The European Green Deal, COM(2019) 640 final of 11 December 2019.
2020/06/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 57 #

2020/0036(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
(4) The Paris Agreement sets out a long-term goal to keep the global temperature increase to well below 2 °C above pre-industrial levels and to pursue efforts to keep it to 1.5 °C above pre- industrial levels23, and stresses the importance of adapting to the adverse impacts of climate change24, without jeopardising or threatening food production and the entire agricultural sector, and making finance flows consistent with a pathway towards low greenhouse gas emissions and climate- resilient development25. _________________ 23 Article 2.1.a of the Paris Agreement. 24 Article 2.1.b of the Paris Agreement. 25 Article 2.1.c of the Paris Agreement.
2020/06/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 69 #

2020/0036(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
(6) Achieving climate neutrality should require a contribution from all economic sectors. In light, basing this ofn the importance of energy production and consumption on greenhouse gas emissions, the transition to a sustainable, affordable and secure energy system relying on a well- functioning internal energy market is essential‘polluter pays’ principle. It should not, furthermore, undermine the security, supply and affordability of the energy system. The digital transformation, technological innovation, and research and development are also important drivers for achieving the climate-neutrality objective.
2020/06/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 73 #

2020/0036(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
(6) Achieving climate neutrality should require a contribution from all economic sectors. In light of the importance of energy production and consumption on greenhouse gas emissions, the transition to a sustainable, affordable and secure energy system relying on a well-functioning internal energy market is essential. The digital transformation, technological innovation, and research and development are also important drivers for achieving the climate-neutrality objective. Furthermore, the agricultural and forestry sectors should be considered vital and important as they also absorb carbon.
2020/06/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 88 #

2020/0036(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
(10) The Union iswould like to be a global leader in the transition towards climate neutrality, and is determined to help raise global ambition and to streuse all tools at its disposal, without jeopardising then the global response to climate change, using all tools at its disposal, including climate diplomacy Union’s development and economic growth and above all, without impeding growth in the agricultural sector.
2020/06/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 125 #

2020/0036(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
(15) In taking the relevant measures at Union and national level to achieve the climate-neutrality objective, Member States and the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission should take into account the contribution of the transition to climate neutrality to the well- being of citizens, the prosperity of society and the competitiveness of the economy; energy and food security and affordability; fairness and solidarity across and within Member States considering their economic capability, national circumstances and the need for convergence over time; the need to make the transition just and socially fair as well as territorially inclusive and fair among rural, urban, island and mountainous areas and communities; best available scientific evidence, in particular the findings reported by the IPCC; the need to integrate climate change related risks into investment and planning decisions; cost-effectiveness and technological neutrality in achieving greenhouse gas emissions reductions and removals and increasing resilience; progression over time in environmental integrity and level of ambition.
2020/06/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 141 #

2020/0036(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
(17) The Commission, in its Communication ‘The European Green Deal’, announced its intention to assess and make proposals for increasing the Union’s greenhouse gas emission reduction target for 2030 to ensure its consistency with the climate-neutrality objective for 2050. In tThat Communication, the Commission underlined that all Union policies should contribute to the climate-neutrality objective and that all sectors should play their part does not take account of the changed landscape caused by COVID- 19, which it is estimated will cause the most serious depression since the Great Depression. Therefore the Commission should review its own priorities and time scales so as not to drag Europe down in its attempts at pursuing climate neutrality. By September 2020, the Commission should, based on a comprehensive impact assessment and taking into account its analysis of the integrated national energy and climate plans submitted to the Commission in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council36, review the Union’s 2030 target for climate and explore options fortake account of the pandemic’s socio- economic consequences and impact and alter its objectives so as new 2030 target of 50 to 55 % emission reductions compared with 1990 levelsot to further exacerbate the situation, especially to the detriment of the agricultural and food processing sector. Where it considers necessary to amend the Union’s 2030 target, it should make proposals to the European Parliament and to the Council to amend this Regulation as appropriate. In addition, the Commission should, by 30 June 2021, assess how the Union legislation implementing that target would need to be amended in order to achieve emission reductions of 50 to 55 % compared to 1990. _________________ 36Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the Governance of the Energy Union and Climate Action, amending Regulations (EC) No 663/2009 and (EC) No 715/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Directives 94/22/EC, 98/70/EC, 2009/31/EC, 2009/73/EC, 2010/31/EU, 2012/27/EU and 2013/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Directives 2009/119/EC and (EU) 2015/652 and repealing Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 328, 21.12.2018, p. 1).
2020/06/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 157 #

2020/0036(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
(20) As citizens and communities have a powerful role to play in drivingWith it not yet being possible to measure the socio-economic impact on citizens and communities of the transformation towards climate neutrality forward, strong public and social engagement on climate action should be facilitated. The Commission should therefore engage with all parts of society to enable and empower them to take action towards a climate-neutral and climate- resilient society, including through launching a European Climate Pact, taking all the citizens’ needs into account without jeopardising economic development. The Commission should therefore engage with all parts of society, availing itself for the purposes of this Regulation also of the multilevel climate and energy dialogues established by the Member States in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999.
2020/06/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 161 #

2020/0036(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
(21) In order to provide predictability and confidence for all economic actors, including businesses, workers, investors and, consumers, to ensure that the transition towards climate neutrality is irreversible, to ensure gradual reduction over time and to assist in the assessment of the consistency of measures and progress with the climate-neutrality objective, the power to adopt acts in accordance with and operators in the food processing sector, each Member State should set out , as part of its long-term strategy under Article 29015 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission to set out a trajectory for achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions in the Union by 2050. It is of particular importance that the Commission carries out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level, and that those consultations be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making37. In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and the Council receive all documents at the same time as Member States' experts, and their experts systematically have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts. _________________ 37Regulation (EU) 2018/1999, an indicative trajectory for achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions in the Union based on its own assessments concerning time lines. OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p. 1.
2020/06/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 172 #

2020/0036(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
This Regulation establishesaims to promote climate transition through a framework for the irreversible and gradual reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and enhancement of removals by natural or other sinks in the Uniontional and balanced environment policy that will not be a burden for socio-economic aspects of the Union. To this end, Member States and EU institutions shall review and adjust their policies. In implementing measures in support of the environment, the Member States, the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission shall pay particular attention to the medium to long-term repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic, the well- being of citizens and economic competitiveness, especially in the hardest hit sectors such as small and medium- sized enterprises and agriculture.
2020/06/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 181 #

2020/0036(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2
This Regulation sets out an bindingcative objective of climate neutrality in the Union by 2050a date congruent with the socio- economic needs of the Member States, in pursuit of the long-term temperature goal set out in Article 2 of the Paris Agreement, and provides a framework for achieving progress in pursuit of the global adaptation goal established in Article 7 of the Paris Agreement.
2020/06/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 185 #

2020/0036(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 3
This Regulation applies to anthropogenic emissions and removals by natural or other sinks of the greenhouse gases listed in Part 2 of Annex V to Regulation (EU) 2018/1999.deleted
2020/06/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 192 #

2020/0036(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1
1. Union-wide emissions and removals of greenhouse gases regulated in Union law shall be balanced at the latest by 2050, thus reducing emissions to net zero by that dateby a date set by the Member States in accordance with their socio-economic needs.
2020/06/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 200 #

2020/0036(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2
2. The relevant Union institutions and the Member States shall take the necessary measures at Union andor national level respectively, in accordance with the subsidiarity principle, to enable the collective achievement of the climate-neutrality objective set out in paragraph 1, taking into account the importance of promoting fairness and solidarity among Member States.
2020/06/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 213 #

2020/0036(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 3
3. By September 2020, the Commission shall review the Union’s 2030 target for climate referred to in Article 2(11) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 in light of the climate-neutrality objective set out in Article 2(1), and explore options for a new 2030 target of 50 to 55 %socio-economic impact in the Union of the COVID-19 pandemic, and assess the advisability of a new 2030 emissions reductions compared to 1990 target that is lower than the current one. Where the Commission considers that it is necessary to amend that target, it shall make legislative proposals to the European Parliament and to the Council as appropriate, in accordance with the Treaties.
2020/06/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 251 #

2020/0036(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 9 to supplement this Regulation by setting out a trajectory at Union level to achieve the climate-neutrality objective set out in Article 2(1) until 2050. At the latest within six months after each global stocktake referred to in Article 14 of the Paris Agreement, the Commission shall review the trajectoryEach Member State, as part of its own long-term strategy under Article 15 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999, shall set out a trajectory at Union level to achieve the climate-neutrality objective set out in Article 2(1) until 2050.
2020/06/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 261 #

2020/0036(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. The trajectory shall start from the Union’s 2030 target for climate referred to in Article 2(3)11) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999, as possibly amended pursuant to Article 2(3) of this Regulation.
2020/06/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 280 #

2020/0036(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) competiveness of the Union’s economy, focusing on micro-enterprises and SMEs, especially in the farming sector;
2020/06/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 290 #

2020/0036(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) best available technology and its availability with a view to promoting the marketing thereof;
2020/06/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 295 #

2020/0036(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point d
(d) energy efficiency, energy affordability and security of supply; at fair prices applicable throughout the Union;
2020/06/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 303 #

2020/0036(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point e
(e) fairness and solidarity between and within all Member States;
2020/06/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 316 #

2020/0036(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point g
(g) all investment needs and opportunities;
2020/06/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 320 #

2020/0036(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point h
(h) the need to ensure a just and socially fair transitionand economically fair transition in each Member State, focusing on unemployment rates, economic growth and real pay levels across the board and especially in rural, outlying, island and mountain areas;
2020/06/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 325 #

2020/0036(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point i
(i) international developments and efforts undertaken to achieve the long- term objectives of the Paris Agreement and the ultimate objective of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change;deleted
2020/06/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 327 #

2020/0036(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point j
(j) the best available and most recent scientific evidence, includingand the latest reports of the IPCC, aside from RCP 8.5-based models or the worst-case scenario.
2020/06/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 336 #

2020/0036(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. The relevant Union institutions and the Member States shall ensure continuous progress in enhancing adaptive capacity, strengthening resilience and reducing vulnerability to climate change in accordance with Article 7 of the Paris Agreement.
2020/06/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 362 #

2020/0036(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) the collective progress made by all Member States towards the achievement of the climate-neutrality objective set out in Article 2(1) as expressed by the trajectory referred to in Article 3(1);
2020/06/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 377 #

2020/0036(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the consistency of Union measures with the climate-neutrality objective set out in Article 2(1) as expressed by the trajectory referred to in Article 3(1);
2020/06/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 389 #

2020/0036(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall assess any draft measure or legislative proposal in light of the climate-neutrality objective set out in Article 2(1) as expressed by the trajectory referred to in Article 3(1) before adoption, and include this analysis in any impact assessment accompanying these measures or proposals, and make the result of that assessment public at the time of adoption.deleted
2020/06/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 404 #

2020/0036(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) the consistency of national measures identified, on the basis of the National Energy and Climate Plans or the Biennial Progress Reports submitted in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2018/1999, as relevant for the achievement of the climate-neutrality objective set out in Article 2(1) with that objective as expressed by the relevant trajectory referred to in Article 3(1);
2020/06/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 415 #

2020/0036(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3
3. Where a recommendation is issued in accordance with paragraph 2, the following principles shall apply: (a) the Member State concerned shall take due account of the recommendation in a spirit of solidarity between Member States and the Union and between Member States; (b) the Member State concerned shall set out, in its first progress report submitted in accordance with Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999, in the year following the year in which the recommendation was issued, how it has taken due account of the recommendation. If the Member State concerned decides not to address a recommendation or a substantial part thereof, that Member State shall provide the Commission its reasoning; (c) the recommendations should be complementary to the latest country- specific recommendations issued in the context of the European Semester.deleted
2020/06/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 431 #

2020/0036(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) best available scientific evidence, including the latest reports of the IPCC, aside from RCP 8.5-based models or the worst-case scenario; and
2020/06/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 434 #

2020/0036(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) any supplementary information on environmentally sustainable investment, by the Union and Member States, including, when available, investment consistent with Regulation (EU) 2020/… [Taxonomy Regulation].deleted
2020/06/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 439 #

2020/0036(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
The Commission shall engage with all parts of society to enable and empower them to take action towards a climate- neutral and climate-resilient society. The Commission shall facilitate an inclusive and accessible process at all levels, including at national, regional and local level and with social partners, citizens and civil society, for the exchange of best practice and to identify actions to contribute to the achievement of the objectives of this Regulation. In addition, the Commission may also draw on the multilevel climate and energy dialogues as set up by Member States in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999.
2020/06/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 453 #

2020/0036(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9
1. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 3(1) is conferred on the Commission subject to the conditions laid down in this Article. 2. referred to in Article 3(1) shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminate period of time from …[OP: date of entry into force of this Regulation]. 3. to in Article 3(1) 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. 4. the Commission shall consult experts designated by each Member State in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making. 5. act, the Commission shall notify it simultaneously to the European Parliament and to the Council. 6. to Article 3 shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or the Council within a period of two months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and to the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by two months at the initiative of the European Parliament or of the Council.Article 9 deleted Exercise of the delegation The power to adopt delegated acts The delegation of power referred Before adopting a delegated act, As soon as it adopts a delegated A delegated act adopted pursuant
2020/06/15
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 21 #

2020/0006(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
(1) The regulatory framework governing the Union’s cohesion policy for the period from 2021 to 2027, in the context of the next multi-annual financial framework, contributes to the fulfilment of the Union’s commitments to implement the Paris Agreement and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals by concentrating Union funding on green objectives. This Regulation implements one of the priorities set out in the Communication on the European Green Deal (‘the European Green Deal’)11 and is part of the Sustainable Europe Investment Plan12 providing dedicated financing under the Just Transition Mechanism in the context of cohesion policy to address the economic and social costs of the transition to a climate-neutral and circular economy, where any remaining greenhouse gas emissions are compensated by equivalent absorptions. _________________ 11 COM(2019) 640 final, 11.12.2019. 12 COM(2020) 21, 14.1.2020.
2020/05/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 26 #

2020/0006(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
(2) The transition to a climate-neutral and circular economy constitutes one of the most important policy objectives for the Union. On 12 December 2019, the European Council endorsed the objective of achieving a climate-neutral Union by 2050, in line with the objectives of the Paris Agreement. While fighting climate change and environmental degradation will benefit all in the long term and provides opportunities and challenges for all in the medium term,, in the medium term it will provide not only many uncertainties in terms of employment, but in all fields, especially farming, because not all regions and Member States start their transition from the same point or have the same capacity to respond. Some are more advanced than others, whereas the transition entails a wider social and economic impact for thosein particular those countries which have honoured their commitments and met the Kyoto Protocol targets (20% of energy from renewable sources by 2020), having made major investments, and which now have to contribute to the transition of countries and regions that rely heavily on fossil fuels - especially coal, lignite, peat and oil shale - or greenhouse gas intensive industries. Such a situation not only creates the risk of a variable speed transition in the Union as regards climate action, but also of growing disparities between regions and unfair competition from countries which have not yet tackled decarbonisation, detrimental to the objectives of social, economic and territorial cohesion.
2020/05/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 40 #

2020/0006(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
(4) As set out in the European Green Deal and the Sustainable Europe Investment Plan, a Just Transition Mechanism should complement the other actions under the next multi-annual financial framework for the period from 2021 to 2027. It should contribute to addressing the social and economic consequences of transitioning towards Union climate neutrality by bringing together the Union budget’s spending on climate and social objectives at regional level.
2020/05/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 47 #

2020/0006(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
(6) In view of the importance of tackling climate change in line with the Union’s commitments to implement the Paris Agreement, the commitment regarding the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and the increased ambition of the Union as proposed in the European Green Deal, the JTF should provide a key contribution to mainstream climate actions. Resources from the JTF own envelope are additional and come on top of the investments needed to achieve the overall target of 25% of the Union budget expenditure contributing to climate objectives. Resources transferred from the ERDF and ESF+ will contribute fully to the achievement of this targetThe JTF, together with the resources transferred from the ERDF and ESF+, should make a substantial contribution towards the vital measures to counter the sharp and sudden deflation the European Union will have to face as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, with a particular focus on the most severely affected economic sectors and regions.
2020/05/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 67 #

2020/0006(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
(8) Transitioning to a climate-neutral economy is a challenge for all Member States. It will be particularly demanding for those Member States that rely heavily on fossil fuels or greenhouse gas intensive industrial activities which need to be phased out or which need to adapt due to the transition towards climate neutrality and that lack the financial means to do so. The JTF should therefore cover all Member States, but the distribution of its financial means should reflect the capacity offact that Member States to finance the necessary investments to cope with the transition towards climate neutralitywhich achieved the Kyoto targets by getting into debt should be rewarded.
2020/05/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 76 #

2020/0006(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
(10) This Regulation identifies types of investments for which expenditure may be supported by the JTF. All supported activities should be pursued in full respect of the climate and environmental priorities of the Union. The list of investments should include those that support local economies and are sustainable in the long- term, taking into account all the objectives of the Green Deal. The projects financed should contribute to a transition to a climate- neutral and circular economy. For declining sectors, such as energy production based on coal, lignite, peat and oil shale or extraction activities for these solid fossil fuels, support should be linked to the phasing out of the activity and the corresponding reduction in the employment level. As regards transforming sectors with high greenhouse gas emission levels, support should promote new activities through the deployment of new technologies, new processes or products, leading to significant emission reduction, in line with the EU 2030 climate objectives and EU climate neutrality by 205013 while maintaining and enhancing employment and avoiding environmental degradation. Particular attention should also be given to activities enhancing innovation and research in advanced and sustainable technologies, as well as in the fields of digitalisation and connectivity, provided that such measures help mitigate the negative side effects of a transition towards, and contribute to, a climate- neutral and circular economy. _________________ 13 As set out in “A Clean Planet for all European strategic long-term vision for a prosperous, modern, competitive and climate neutral economy”, Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee, the Committee of the Regions and the European Investment Bank - COM(2018) 773 final.
2020/05/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 91 #

2020/0006(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
(12) In order to enhance the economic diversification of territories impactnvolved byin the transition, the JTF should provide support to productive investment in SMEs. Productive investment should be understood as investment in fixed capital or immaterial assets of enterprises in view of producing goods and services thereby contributing to gross-capital formation and employment. For enterprises other than SMEs, productive investments should only be supported if they are necessary for mitigating job losses resulting from the transition, by creating or protecting a significant number oft least 499 jobs and they do not lead to or result from relocation. Investments in existing industrial facilities, including those covered by the Union Emissions Trading System, should be allowed if they contribute to the transition to a climate- neutral economy by 2050 and go substantially below the relevant benchmarks established for free allocation under Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council14 and if they result in the protection of a significant number of jobs. Any such investment should be justified accordingly in the relevant territorial just transition plan. In order to protect the integrity of the internal market and cohesion policy, support to undertakings should comply with Union State aid rules as set out in Articles 107 and 108 TFEU and, in particular, support to productive investments by enterprises other than SMEs should be limited to enterprises located in areas designated as assisted areas for the purposes of points (a) and (c) of Article 107(3) TFEU. _________________ 14Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC (OJ L 275, 25.10.2003, p. 32).
2020/05/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 104 #

2020/0006(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
(14) The JTF support should be conditional on the effective implementation of a transition process in a specific territory in order to achieve a climate-neutral economy. In that regard, Member States should prepare, in cooperation with the relevant stakeholders and supported by the Commission, territorial just transition plans, detailing the transition process, consistently with their National Energy and Climate Plans. To this end, the Commission should set up a Just Transition Platform, which would build on the existing platform for coal regions in transition to enable bilateral and multilateral exchanges of experience on lessons learnt and best practices across all affected sectors.
2020/05/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 106 #

2020/0006(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
(15) The territorial just transition plans should identify the territories most negatively affected, where JTF support should be concentrated and describe specific actions to be undertaken to reach a climate-neutral economy, notably as regards the conversion or closure of facilities involving fossil fuel production or other greenhouse gas intensive activities. Those territories should be precisely defined and correspond to NUTS level 32 regions or should be parts thereof. The plans should detail the challenges and needs of those territories and identify the type of operations needed in a manner that ensures the coherent development of climate-resilient economic activities that are also consistent with the transition to climate-neutrality and the objectives of the Green Deal. Only investments in accordance with the territorial transition plans should receive financial support from the JTF. The territorial just transition plans should be part of the programmes (supported by the ERDF, the ESF+, the Cohesion Fund or the JTF, as the case may be) which are approved by the Commission.
2020/05/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 116 #

2020/0006(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 a (new)
(16a) Special attention and support should be given to rural, remote and extremely remote areas. Those areas are already facing even greater social and economic difficulties, including rural-to- urban migration and overall depopulation, fewer skills, little digital infrastructure and low connectivity, which further reduces their ability to address the challenges of the transition process. These areas could also play an important role as regards the ability to attract investments in renewable energy, while preserving farmland.
2020/05/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 118 #

2020/0006(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
(19) The objectives of this Regulation, namely to support territories facing economic and social transformation in their transition to a climate-neutral economy, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States alone. The main reasons in this regard are, on the one hand, the disparities between the levels of development of the various territories and the backwardness of the least favoured territories, as well as the limit on the financial resources of the Member States and territories and, on the other hand, the need for a coherent implementation framework covering several Union funds under shared management. Since those objectives can better be achieved at Union level, the Union may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 TEU. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve those objectives,
2020/05/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 122 #

2020/0006(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. This Regulation establishes the Just Transition Fund (‘JTF’) to provide support to territories facing serious socio- economic challenges deriving from the transition processmoving towards a climate- neutral economy of the Union by 2050.
2020/05/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 130 #

2020/0006(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
The resources for the JTF under the Investment for jobs and growth goal available for budgetary commitment for the period 2021-2027 shall be EUR 7.5 billion in 2018 prices, which may be increased, as the case may be, by additional resources allocated in the Union budget, and by other resources in accordance with the applicable basic act. The funding of the JTF shall not adversely affect the allocation of other funds provided for by the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF), including those for the CAP and Horizon Europe.
2020/05/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 139 #

2020/0006(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 4
4. By way of derogation from Article [21a] of Regulation (EU) [new CPR], any additional resources referred to in paragraph 2, allocated to the JTF in the Union budget or provided by other resources shall not require complementary support from the ERDF or the ESF+ or any other fund allocation programmes provided for by the European Union.
2020/05/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 169 #

2020/0006(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point e
(e) investments in digitalisation and digital connectivity, in particular for the roll-out of broadband in rural, isolated and extremely remote areas;
2020/05/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 223 #

2020/0006(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) undertakings in difficulty, as defined in Article 2(18) of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/201416; _________________ 16Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty (OJ L 187, 26.6.2014, p. 1).deleted
2020/05/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 231 #

2020/0006(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) investment related to the production, processing, distribution, storage or combustion of fossil fuels, with the exception of natural gas companies;
2020/05/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 240 #

2020/0006(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The Commission shall only approve a programme where the identification of the territories most negatively affectinvolved byin the transition process, contained within the relevant territorial just transition plan, is duly justified and the relevant territorial just transition plan is consistent with the National Energy and Climate Plan of the Member State concerned.
2020/05/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 244 #

2020/0006(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall prepare, together with the relevant authorities of the territories concerned, one or more territorial just transition plans covering one or more affected territories corresponding to level 32 of the common classification of territorial units for statistics (‘NUTS level 32 regions’) as established by Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council as amended by Commission Regulation (ECU) No 868/201417 or parts thereof, in accordance with the template set out in Annex II. Those territories shall be those most negatively affected based on the economic and social impacts resulting from the transition, in particular with regard to expected job losses in fossil fuel production and use and the transformation needs of the production processes of industrial facilities with the highest greenhouse gas intensity. _________________ 17 Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 May 2003 on the establishment of a common classification of territorial units for statistics (NUTS) (OJ L 154 21.6.2003, p. 1).
2020/05/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 256 #

2020/0006(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) a justification for identifying the territories as the most negatively affectinvolved byin the transition process referred to in point (a) and to be supported by the JTF, in accordance with paragraph 1;
2020/05/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 261 #

2020/0006(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) an assessment of the transition challenges faced by the most negatively affectinvolved territories, including the social, economic, and environmental impact of the transition to a climate-neutral economy, identifying the potential number of affected jobs and job losses, the development needs and objectives, to be reached by 2030 linked to the transformation or closure of greenhouse gas-intensive activities in those territories;
2020/05/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 269 #

2020/0006(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Where the Commission concludes, based on the examination of the final performance report of the programme, that there is a highlights the failure to achieve at least 65% of the target established for one or more output or result indicators for the JTF resources, itthe full target established, the Commission may make financial corrections pursuant to Article [98] of Regulation (EU) [new CPR] by reducing the support from the JTF to the priority concerned in proportion to the achievements. The target established for one or more output or result indicators for the JTF resources may not be less than an average of 80%.
2020/05/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 272 #

2020/0006(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 a (new)
The mid-term review exercise as referred to in Article 7(4) shall assess the progress made towards the zero-emissions target for 2050 and the milestone for 2030. Should it be ascertained that progress in reducing greenhouse gas emissions has been insufficient, JTF support shall be withdrawn.
2020/05/06
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 23 #

2019/2975(RSP)


Citation 5
— having regard to the Concluding Observations of the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD Committee) of 2 October 2015 on the initial report of the European Union, including those on the European Union institutions’ compliance with the Convention as public administrations,
2020/02/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 54 #

2019/2975(RSP)


Citation 26 a (new)
- having regard to the exploratory opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee requested by the European Parliament on the situation of women with disabilities,
2020/02/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 57 #

2019/2975(RSP)


Citation 26 b (new)
- having regard to the European Ombudsman’s strategic inquiries into how the European Commission ensures that persons with disabilities can access its websites (OI/6/2017/EA), how the European Commission treats persons with disabilities under the Joint Sickness Insurance Scheme for EU staff(OI/4/2016/EA), and the Decision in the joint inquiry in cases 1337/2017/EA and1338/2017/EA on the accessibility for visually impaired candidates of selection procedures to recruit EU civil servants, organised by the European Personnel Selection Office,
2020/02/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 108 #

2019/2975(RSP)


Recital G a (new)
G a. whereas there is no mutual recognition of disability status between EU Member States, leading to difficulties for people with disabilities and their national disability cards might not be recognised in other Member States;
2020/02/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 114 #

2019/2975(RSP)


Recital G b (new)
G b. whereas the EU Disability card is a pilot project launched in February 2016 in a group of 8 Member States;
2020/02/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 115 #

2019/2975(RSP)


Recital G c (new)
G c. whereas the family members of persons with disabilities suffer from discrimination by association and measures supporting families will in turn have a positive impact on the full and equal realisation of the rights of persons with disabilities;
2020/02/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 117 #

2019/2975(RSP)


Recital G d (new)
G d. whereas the EU Disability Strategy 2010-2020 failed to include and address the specific situation of women and girls with disabilities, who constitute an important group of women facing discrimination and other violations of their rights;
2020/02/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 143 #

2019/2975(RSP)


Paragraph 1
1. Acknowledges the advancement in the implementation of the UNCRPD brought about by the European Disability Strategy 2010-2020; calls on the Commission to continue the work by building upon and integrating what has been achieved and by upscaling the present Strategyits commitment to the rights of persons with disabilities through a European Disability Rights Agenda 2020-2030;
2020/02/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 236 #

2019/2975(RSP)


Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Calls for the post 2020 Strategy to set out an interinstitutional structure to oversee its implementation; urges that Disability Focal Points be present in all Commission Directorates General and agencies and in all EU institutions, with the central Focal Point located within the Commission’s General Secretariat; stresses that an interinstitutional mechanism exist to ensure collaboration between the Commission, the Parliament and the Council, with their respective Presidents meeting at the start of each mandate;
2020/02/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 246 #

2019/2975(RSP)


Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Calls on the Member States to combat the multiple forms of discrimination faced in particular by women and girls with disabilities;
2020/02/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 286 #

2019/2975(RSP)


Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Points out the need to guarantee the mutual recognition of disability status across the Member States; calls on the Member States to exchange good practice in order to close the gaps between national systems for assessing type(s) and degree(s) of disability across the EU;
2020/02/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 288 #

2019/2975(RSP)


Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. Calls on the Commission to propose an EU Charter of Fundamental Rights for Persons with Disabilities in order to establish common standards and rights (civil, political, economic and social) for persons with disabilities and to ensure their respect and recognition across all EU Member States;
2020/02/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 306 #

2019/2975(RSP)


Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Calls on the Commission to properly and quickly assess the EU disability card project in order to consider the possible wider implementation in all the EU countries;
2020/02/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 311 #

2019/2975(RSP)


Paragraph 7 b (new)
7 b. Calls on the Commission to ensure access to jobs and training for people with disabilities within the EU institutions;
2020/02/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 333 #

2019/2975(RSP)


Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Highlights the key role of carer family members, who often fulfil the care and assistance needs of the persons with disabilities; in this regards stresses the need for EU and national policies and strategies to strongly support family members and carers;
2020/02/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 369 #

2019/2975(RSP)


Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Points out that EU funds should never finance inaccessible products, services or infrastructure; encourages Member States to guarantee full mobility for people with disabilities also by removing architectural barriers which prevent people with disabilities from moving freely;
2020/02/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 377 #

2019/2975(RSP)


Paragraph 9 b (new)
9 b. Underlines that accessibility must be included as pre-condition in any EU initiative concerning new technologies and research, and the EU should act on ensuring availability and affordability of assistive technology;
2020/02/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 380 #

2019/2975(RSP)


Paragraph 9 c (new)
9 c. Highlights that people with disabilities often have high skills and qualifications that are not valued, which prevents them from the self-realization and the society from the social and economic value of their inclusion.
2020/02/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 397 #

2019/2975(RSP)


Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Calls on the Member States to take all necessary measures in order to support persons with disabilities into education, traineeships, employment and job placements, respecting the principle of equal treatment;
2020/02/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 400 #

2019/2975(RSP)


Paragraph 10 b (new)
10 b. Calls on the European Commission to ensure that the European Disability Rights Agenda 2020-2030 includes the end of violence against persons with disabilities as one of its main objectives, paying particular attention to gender-based violence, including forced sterilisation, forced institutionalisation, forced treatment and violence;
2020/02/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 445 #

2019/2975(RSP)


Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Calls on all Member States to develop their own national disability strategies for promoting disability equality mainstreaming and address the implementation of the UN CRPD;
2020/02/04
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 31 #

2019/2187(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas growing numbers of people living in the EU in low or medium income brackets face affordability limits, an excessive housing cost burden and unhealthy, low-quality, energy-inefficient or overcrowded housing situations, or are homeless or at risk of eviction;
2020/09/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 59 #

2019/2187(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas there is a shortage of social, affordable and accessible housing;deleted
2020/09/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 66 #

2019/2187(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas the housing problem is rarely viewed as a social home ownership issue;
2020/09/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 67 #

2019/2187(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Eb. whereas excessive tenant protection or slow eviction procedures increase the guarantees required to rent accommodation and therefore contribute to a reduction in the number of private dwellings on the property market;
2020/09/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 92 #

2019/2187(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G
G. whereas in defining and implementing its policies and activities, the European Union aims to combat discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation;deleted
2020/09/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 169 #

2019/2187(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for an EU-level goal of ending homelessness by 2030; calls on the Commission to take stronger action to support Member States in reducing and eradicating homelessness as a priority in the context of the action plan on the EPSR; calls on the Commission to propose an EU framework for national homelessness strategies; calls on the Member States to prioritise the provision of permanent housing to homeless people; stresses the importance of reliable data collection on homelessness;deleted
2020/09/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 216 #

2019/2187(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Member States to ensure equal access to housing for all and safeguard non-discrimination on all grounds stipulated in Article 21 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure the implementation of the Charter as well as of the Racial Equality Directive; calls on the Council to swiftly adopt the horizontal anti-discrimination directive; calls on the Commission to launch infringement procedures against Member States which do not enforce EU anti-discrimination legislation or which criminalise the homeless;deleted
2020/09/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 225 #

2019/2187(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Notes with deep concern that the living conditions of Roma continue to be extremely worrying; calls on the Member States to promote spatial desegregation and engage Roma beneficiaries in housing projects, to prevent forced evictions, and to provide halting sites for non-sedentary Roma; emphasises the urgent need for public investment in this regard;deleted
2020/09/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 248 #

2019/2187(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Recalls that EU policies, funding programmes and financing instruments have a great impact on housing markets and citizens’ lives; calls on the CommissionMember States to develop an integrated strategy, for social, public and affordable housingacilitate home ownership at EU level to, and ensure the provision of safe, accessible and affordable quality housing for all;
2020/09/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 255 #

2019/2187(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Welcomes the inclusion of housing affordability in the European Semester; urges the Commission to ensure that all country-specific recommendations contribute positively to the implementation of the principles of the EPSR; stresses the need to refine the House Price Index indicator and to set the reference threshold for the housing cost overburden rate at no higher than 25% of the disposable income of a household;deleted
2020/09/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 283 #

2019/2187(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Member States and regional and localthe authorities to put in place legal provisions to protect tenants who are not in arrears and owner-occupiers from eviction and to ensure security of tenure by favouring long-term rental contracts as the default option, together with rent transparency and rent control measures;
2020/09/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 285 #

2019/2187(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls on the Member States to recognise that landlords are exposed to the risk of squatters; appropriate legal provisions should therefore be put in place so that squatters can be quickly evicted, as the financial losses can be significant for landlords, who are sometimes from modest backgrounds or older people who need the rent to supplement their income;
2020/09/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 291 #

2019/2187(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Invites the Member States to pursue housing policies that are based on the principle of neutrality between home ownership, private rented accommodation and rented social housing; calls on the Commission to respect this principle in the European Semester;
2020/09/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 298 #

2019/2187(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Notes with concern the increased financialisation of the housing market, in particular in cities, whereby investors treat housing as a tradable asset rather than a human right; calls on the Commission to assess the contribution of EU policies and regulations to financialisation of the housing market and the ability of national and local authorities to ensure the right to housing and, where appropriate, to put forward legislative proposals to counter financialisation of the housing market by mid-2021; calls on the Member States and local authorities to put in place taxation measures to counter speculative investment, and to develop urban and rural planning policies that favour affordable housing, social mix and social cohesion;deleted
2020/09/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 311 #

2019/2187(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Points out that the expansive growth of short-term holiday rental is extracting housing from the market and driving up prices, and has a negative impact on liveability; calls on the Commission to set up a regulatory framework for short-term accommodation rental that gives wide discretion to national and local authorities to define proportionate rules for hospitality services; urges the Commission to include in the Digital Services Act a proposal for mandatory information-sharing obligations for platforms in the short-term accommodation rental market, in line with data protection rules;deleted
2020/09/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 338 #

2019/2187(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Urges the Commission to adapt the target group definition of social and publicly funded housing in the rules on services of general economic interest, so as to allow national, regional and local authorities to support housing for all groups whose needs for decent and affordable housing cannot be met within market conditions, while also ensuring that funding is not steered away from the most disadvantaged, in order to unblock investment and ensure affordable housing, create socially diverse neighbourhoods and enhance social cohesion;deleted
2020/09/09
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 41 #

2019/2182(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Recital L b (new)
Lb. whereas, given its hazardous nature, asbestos remains one of the most difficult elements to dispose of and clean up, requiring a costly economic effort; whereas, furthermore, there is a shortage of suitable disposal sites and it is important to have staff trained in asbestos disposal who have all the necessary equipment for handling this material;
2021/04/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 65 #

2019/2182(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – point e a (new)
(ea) a concerted initiative with the Member States to support small, medium- sized and micro enterprises in reducing the economic costs of training workers and providing them with the protective material and equipment needed to handle this material;
2021/04/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 66 #

2019/2182(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – point e b (new)
(eb) the implementation of European calls for tender for renovation and construction aimed at asbestos removal and disposal;
2021/04/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 86 #

2019/2182(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Calls on the Member States to adopt simple and rapid practices for the disposal of asbestos-containing waste;
2021/04/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 88 #

2019/2182(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 d (new)
8d. Encourages Member States, in cooperation with local authorities, to set up regional disposal and recovery facilities;
2021/04/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 89 #

2019/2182(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 e (new)
8e. Recognises that one of the main problems concerning the disposal and remediation of asbestos is the high cost involved; reiterates, therefore, the importance of measures to support the detection and remediation of asbestos;
2021/04/05
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 59 #

2019/2169(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission to amend Directive 2006/54/EC by including a binding definition of ‘work of equal value’ across all occupational sectors which incorporates the gender perspective and a projection concerning the implementation of the principle of equal pay (Article 4 of the directive);
2020/05/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 100 #

2019/2169(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to address the feminisation of poverty in all its forms, particularly by factoring gender into pension entitlements in order to eliminate the gender pension gap, and by improving working conditions in feminised sectors; points out the importance of addressing the cultural undervaluation of jobs dominated by women and the overrepresentation of women in atypical forms of work; emphasises the need to strengthen collective bargaining and in relatively low-paid sectors, such as care and education; stresses the need to pay special attention to the economic rights, empowerment and economic independence of rural women; emphasises the need to strengthen collective bargaining and cooperation between trade associations, government representatives and independent experts, in order to foster stable and quality employment;
2020/05/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 111 #

2019/2169(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses the importance of addressing the under-representation of women in managerial positions and on boards, and the need to raise the profile of highly skilled and competent women, ensuring a level playing field and equal opportunities in access to jobs that require skills and competence;
2020/05/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 116 #

2019/2169(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Calls on the Member States to demonstrate their real commitment to gender equality and to ensure a balanced representation of women and men in all institutions;
2020/05/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 152 #

2019/2169(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Is deeply worried about violence and harassment in the world of work and about the unlawful trade in the exploitation of women as a particular form of gender-based violence; calls on the Commission to propose a directive on a holistic approach to combatting violence against women and to support goals and priorities to counter the trafficking of women; calls on Member States to ratify and implement the Istanbul Convention and ILO Convention No 190 on violence and harassment;
2020/05/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 171 #

2019/2169(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the Commission’s commitment to adopting an action plan to implement the European Pillar of Social Rights; uUnderlines the need to ensure gender sensitive rights using an intersectional approach in line with Principles 2 and 3and to mainstream gender equality into all the policies of the PillarUnion; calls on the Commission, to that end, to develop and include a Gender Equality Index in the European Semester to monitor gender effects of macroeconomic policies as well as of the green and digital transitions.coordinate a collection of reliable and transparent data from all Member States;
2020/05/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 190 #

2019/2169(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Recommends that political support for gender equality be complementary to financial support and that gender equality be recognised in different policy areas, making provision for it to be mainstreamed as a cross-cutting priority, which should be reflected in the projects included in individual European programmes; calls on the Commission to involve media trade associations to raise awareness of gender equality;
2020/05/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 206 #

2019/2169(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 i (new)
6i. Stresses the need to include gender equality in the policy positions of the European Union, in its dialogues with partner countries, in neighbourhood policies and in enlargement negotiations; calls on the Commission to promote gender equality in trade relations and to include a commitment to comply with ILO conventions, including provisions on equal pay and non-discrimination in the workplace, in trade agreements with third countries;
2020/05/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 215 #

2019/2169(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 s (new)
6s. Calls on the Commission – given that the COVID-19 pandemic has had a huge and devastating impact on the health and economic systems of the Member States, causing hardship and employment crises for societies that will require the cooperation of all EU bodies – to monitor the work and employment situation of women, to ensure that they are not among the most vulnerable in the COVID-19 crisis; calls on the Commission also to develop measures to ensure that women enter and/or remain in the job market;
2020/05/26
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 31 #

2019/2157(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union makes no reference to a common EU forest policy, and responsibility for forests lies with the Member States, but; whereas, the EU has a long history of contributing, through its policies, to sustainable forest management (SFM) and the Member States’ decisions on forestsrefore, the European institutions have no competence to adopt any legally binding rules whatsoever for the forest- based sector;
302/01/01
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 108 #

2019/2157(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Recognises that the eight plus one priority areas of the strategy have been implemented with relatively few impediments, with the exception of ongoing challenges in the areas of ‘What forests do we have and how are they changing?’ and ‘Fostering coordination and communication’;deleted
302/01/01
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 125 #

2019/2157(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that the promotion of SFM in the EU, as part of the EU ForestMember Strategy and the rural development measures implemented under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP),s' SFM has had a positive impact on the biodiversity of forests in the EU and has enhanced the climate benefits offered by the forest-based sector; notes, however, that there is still a need to strengthen SFM in a balanced manner in order to ensure that forests are better able to adapt to changing climate conditions and to reduce the risks and impacts of natural disturbances;
302/01/01
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 161 #

2019/2157(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that forests and other wooded areas cover at least 43 % of the surface of the EU and that the sector employs at least 500 000 people directly3 and 2.6 million indirectly in the EU4; notes the growth in the number of hectares of forests in Europe; _________________ 3 Eurostat database on forestry, available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/forestry/d ata/database 4European Parliament fact sheet of May 2019 on the European Union and forests.
302/01/01
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 174 #

2019/2157(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Recognises that long-term public and private investments in SFM ensure that forests remain not only economically viable, but can also contribute to achieving the manysome of the goals of the EU, including the successful implementation of the European Green Deal and the transition to a circular bioeconomy;
302/01/01
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 200 #

2019/2157(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Regrets the facPoints out that although forests in the EU are managed according to the commonly agreed principle of SFM and forest cover in the EU has been increasing over the past decades, a different approach to SFM has been developed in the context of the recently agreed regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the establishment of a framework to facilitate sustainable investment and amending Regulation 2019/2088 on sustainability- related disclosures in the financial services sector;
302/01/01
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 208 #

2019/2157(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Stresses that the participation of farmers and hunters in the good management of wooded areas, in particular as regards maintaining the balance of animal and plant biodiversity, is critical;
302/01/01
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 217 #

2019/2157(INI)

10. Welcomes the recent publication of the Commission’s European Green Deal and looks forward to the upcoming post-2020 EU Forest Strategy;deleted
302/01/01
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 247 #

2019/2157(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Emphasises the crucial role of forests, the forest-based sector and the bioeconomy in achieving the goals of the European Green Deal; stresses that achieving the EU’s environmental and climate goals will never be possible without national, multifunctional, healthy and sustainably managed forests and viable industries; encourages, in addition, actions to maintain or increase forest cover;
302/01/01
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 270 #

2019/2157(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses that an ambitious, independent and self-standing EU Fnational forest Sstrategy isies are needed for the post- 2020 period which isare not subordinate to any other sectoral strategy; calls for a new EU Forest Strategy thatthese strategies to builds on the holistic approach to SFM, taking into account all of the economic, social and environmental aspects of the forest-based value chain; stresses that a coordinated and coherent approach to forests, the forest-based sector and the multiple services they provide needs to be developed, given the growing number of national and EU policies directly or indirectly affecting forests and their management in the EU;
302/01/01
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 271 #

2019/2157(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses that an ambitious, independent and self-standing EU Forest Strategy is needed for the post-2020 period which is not subordinate to any other sectoralEU strategy; calls for a new EU Forest Strategy that builds on the holistic approach to SFM, taking into account all of the economic, social and environmental aspects of the forest-based value chain; stresses that a coordinated and coherent approach to forests, the forest-based sector and the multiple services they provide needs to be developed, given the growing number of national and EU policies directly or indirectly affecting forests and their management in the EU;
302/01/01
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 273 #

2019/2157(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Regrets that such a coordinated and consistent approach is not also applied to the EU's trade policy, which permits the mass import of agricultural products that are directly responsible for deforestation in third countries, particularly protein crops and livestock products;
302/01/01
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 284 #

2019/2157(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Takes the view that the EU Forest Strategy should act as a bridge solely between national forest policies and EU objectives relating to forests, recognising both the need to respect the Member States' national competence and the need to contribute to wider EU objectives;
302/01/01
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 293 #

2019/2157(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Stresses the importance of evidence-based decision-making with regard to EU policies relating to forests, the forest-based sector and its value-chain; calls for all forest-related aspects of European Green Deal measures to be consistent with the post-2020 EU Forest Strategy, particularly with a view to ensuring that SFM has a positive impact on society;
302/01/01
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 296 #

2019/2157(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Stresses the importance of evidence-based decision-making with regard to EU policiesmultilateral cooperation relating to forests, the forest-based sector and its value-chain, without it leading to the systematic collection of data at EU level; calls for all forest-related aspects of European Green Deal measures to be consistent with the post-2020 EU Forest Strategy, particularly with a view to ensuring that SFM has a positive impact on society;
302/01/01
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 331 #

2019/2157(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Stresses that due to climate change, natural disturbances such as droughts, floods, storms, pest infestations, erosion and fires will occur more frequently, causing damage to forests in the EU; emphasises, in this context, the need to better prevent such events by making forests more resilient, for example through research and innovation, the exchange of information, cooperation on means to combat natural disasters and by offering better support mechanisms for affected areas and properties so they can be restored;
2020/06/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 364 #

2019/2157(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission to support the negotiations conducted by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe and supported by the Food and Agriculture Organisation, with a view to reaching a legally binding pan- European agreement on forests;deleted
2020/06/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 427 #

2019/2157(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Highlights the fact that global deforestation and forest degradation are serious problems; stresses that this deforestation is being promoted by the EU’s own choices and that its trade policy should urgently take this issue into account; points out that policy initiatives should be developed to tackle issues outside the EU, with a focus on the tropics and the drivers of unsustainable practices in forests from outside the sector, notably through the use of geographical labelling, sustainability certification and bans on access to the EU market for products that do not comply with current standards; stresses the need to foster the implementation of the EU Timber Regulation and the FLEGT (Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade) action plan in order to prevent the entry of illegally sourced woodor non-sustainably sourced wood, which constitutes unfair competition for the European forestry sector, into the EU market;
2020/06/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 452 #

2019/2157(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. Stresses the need to develop an EU-widmaintain the Fforest Iinformation Ssystem for Europes placed under the shared responsibility of all of the relevant Commission Directorates-Generalcompetent national administrations; stresses the importance of science-based, balanced information with socio-economic indicators for the development of any forest-related EU policy, calls for such data to be shared with the stakeholders concerned such as hunting federations or chambers of agriculture in order to ensure effective coordination of the actions implemented;
2020/06/11
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 4 #

2019/2156(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises the important role played by farmers in food production and how this is dependent on natural resources such as soil, water and forests; r. Recognises the multifunctionality of forests and the need to encourage new practices introduced by European farmers in recent years such as hedge-planting and the use of agroforestry techniques;
2020/04/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 14 #

2019/2156(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Notes that, in contrast to the generally-accepted view, agriculture in Europe is not expanding to the detriment of forests. Also notes that Europe is the only continent where the surface area of forest is increasing, with some 180 million hectares at the moment;
2020/04/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 18 #

2019/2156(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Is appalled that, at the same time, forests in Asia and South America are shrinking at an alarming rate. Calls for this situation to be taken into account in our trade relations with countries in these geographical regions, with no agricultural products stemming directly from deforestation in non-EU countries being allowed onto the European market, particularly protein crops and products derived from livestock farming;
2020/04/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 31 #

2019/2156(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that the role of agriculture is expanding as the growing world population requires increased food production; considers, therefore, that all further actions must address issues such as preventing unsustainable land use and management practices, coping with natural disturbances and mitigating climate change, environmental and biological disturbances;
2020/04/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 42 #

2019/2156(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the need to promotioritise the consumption of sustainably sourced goods by introducing a geographical-labelling and certification system - or maintaining existing national systems - for deforestation-free products imported into the EU and incorporating the deforestation- free aspect into EU trade deals and other multilateral agreements;
2020/04/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 59 #

2019/2156(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Deplores the ineffectiveness of current programmes to encourage the growth of protein crops in Europe. Underlines the need for further significant progress in developing and implementing an effective EU protein plant strategy and ensuring robust protein plant production within the EUt the same time as guaranteeing secure and economically-viable supplies for European livestock farmers;
2020/04/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 66 #

2019/2156(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Encourages the Commission to ensure that a multi-stakeholder platform that fully encompasses all relevant stakeholders be integrated into a legal framework;deleted
2020/04/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 77 #

2019/2156(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Takes the view that the drivers of deforestation should be addressed in a EU policy frameworkthe context of multilateral cooperation among Member States, thereby ensuring the coherence of forest-related policies, reducing the pressure on forests by developing more innovative and efficient farming within and outside the EU, and reducing food losses throughout the food chain through new technologies; considers that the high demand for food should be addressed through technical assistance, cooperation among agricultural organisations and knowledge transfer;
2020/04/03
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 2 #

2019/2098(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines the important role of agencies in preparing and implementing EU policies, especially regarding tasks of a technical, scientific, operational and/or regulatory nature; in this context appreciates the importance and quality of the work performed by the fourat the role played by the agencies should be more cost- and resource-efficient; regards the number of EU agencies (which reached 43 in 2019), as well as the number of agencies under the remit of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (Cedefop, Eurofound, EU-OSHA and ETF), to which ELA has also been added in 2019) as excessive;
2019/12/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 5 #

2019/2098(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Expresses its satisfaction that, according to the Annual report of the European Court of Auditors on EU agencies for the financial year 2018, the Court of Auditors issued unqualified audit opinions on the reliability of all agencies’ accounts; notes that the Court issued unqualified audit opinions on the legality and regularity of the revenue underlying all agencies’ accounts; notes further that the Court issued unqualified audit opinions on the legality and regularity of the payments underlying the agencies’ accounts, except for EASO;deleted
2019/12/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 6 #

2019/2098(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes and eEncourages the cooperation among the agencies within and beyond the framework of the EU Agencies Network (EUAN), which has an important role to identify and promote possiblein order to increase their efficiency gains, to, add value and to, ensure efficient communication between the agencies and relevant stakeholders; appreciates and encourages the close collaboration among the agencies within the remit of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs in order to ensure synergies, complementarity and sharing resourcescomplementarity and sharing of resources and avoid duplication and waste;
2019/12/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 7 #

2019/2098(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Notes with concern that most of the observations the Court made in its Annual report on EU agencies for the financial year 2018 concern shortcomings in public procurement procedures, as was the case in previous years; encourages the agencies to further improve their public procurement procedures, ensuring full compliance with the applicable rules and best value for money procurements; notes furthermore that with regard to sound financial management the Court’s observations refer to excessive dependency on contractors, external consultancy and interims;
2019/12/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 1 #

2019/2075(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Expresses its satisfactionNotes that the Court of Auditors has declared the transactions underlying the Foundation’s annual accounts for the financial year 2018 to be legal and regular and that its financial position as of 31 December 2018 to be fairly represented;
2019/12/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 3 #

2019/2075(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Appreciates the Foundation’s activities to support the reform of vocational training in the Union’s partner countries;deleted
2019/12/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 14 #

2019/2075(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. WelcomNotes the fact that the Foundation implemented actions which led to the formal closure of all recommendations issued by the Commission’s Internal Audit Service from the 2017 audit of progress monitoring in Vocational and Educational Training (VET);
2019/12/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 17 #

2019/2075(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Recommends, on the basis of the facts available, that discharge should not be granted to the Executive Director of the European Training Foundation in respect of the implementation of the Foundation’s budget for the financial year 2018.
2019/12/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 1 #

2019/2071(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Expresses its satisfactionNotes that the Court of Auditors has declared the transactions underlying the Agency’s annual accounts for the financial year 2018 to be legal and regular and that its financial position as at 31 December 2018 is fairly represented;
2019/12/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 13 #

2019/2071(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Expresses its satisfactionObserves that out of the four important recommendations issued as a result of the IAS audit report on ‘Healthy Workplaces Campaigns and IT support in EU-OSHA’, three were implemented and subsequently accepted as closed by the IAS, while the fourth one would be implemented in 2019;
2019/12/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 21 #

2019/2071(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Recommends, on the basis of the facts available, that the discharge should not be granted to the Executive Director of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work in respect of the implementation of the Agency’s budget for the financial year 2018.
2019/12/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 1 #

2019/2067(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Expresses its satisfactionNotes that the Court of Auditors has declared the transactions underlying Eurofound’s annual accounts for the financial year 2018 to be legal and regular and that its financial position as at 31 December 2018 is fairly represented;
2019/12/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 2 #

2019/2067(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Expresses its satisfactionObserves that the budget implementation rate stood at 99,6 % in 2018 (100 % in 2017);
2019/12/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 5 #

2019/2067(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. appreciates Eurofound’s work to provide knowledge and expertise to support policies on improving living and working conditions across the Union;deleted
2019/12/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 11 #

2019/2067(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. appreciates the Foundation’s cooperationConsiders it necessary for the Foundation to be more efficient with other EU Aagencies under the remit of DG Employment, in terms of costs and resources;
2019/12/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 18 #

2019/2067(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the factNotes that the Foundation had completed the corrective actions in relation to the Court’s observations from previous years while the introduction of e- submission was still ongoing;
2019/12/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 22 #

2019/2067(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. Recommends, on the basis of the facts available, that discharge should not be granted to the Executive Director of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions in respect of the implementation of the Foundation’s budget for the financial year 2018.
2019/12/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 1 #

2019/2066(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Expresses its satisfactionNotes that the Court of Auditors has declared the transactions underlying the Centre’s annual accounts for the financial year 2018 to be legal and regular and that its financial position as at 31 December 2018 is fairly represented;
2019/12/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 2 #

2019/2066(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. CommendsNotes that the budget implementation rate ofwas 100 % in 2018 compared to 99.95 % in 2017;
2019/12/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 5 #

2019/2066(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Appreciates the Centre’s work to provide research, analyses and technical advice in vocational education and training (VET), qualifications and skills policies;deleted
2019/12/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 13 #

2019/2066(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Appreciates the Centre’s cooperationConsiders it necessary for the Centre to be more efficient with other Aagencies under the remit of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs, in terms of costs and resources;
2019/12/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 19 #

2019/2066(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
8. Welcomes the fact that the Centre prepared an action plan to addresCalls on the Centre to address speedily and in practical ways all the areas for improvement identified by the Commission’s Internal Audit Service in its audit report on ‘Human Resource Management and Ethics in CEDEFOP’;
2019/12/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 22 #

2019/2066(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
9. Recommends, on the basis of the facts available, that discharge should not be granted to the Executive Director of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training in respect of the implementation of the Centre’s budget for the financial year 2018.
2019/12/13
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 9 #

2019/2055(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Notes with concern the increase of the estimated level of error in the policy area ‘Economic, social and territorial cohesion' at 5.0 %, which is largely above the 2 % materiality threshold; recalls that, in the 220 transactions examined, the Court identified and quantified 36 errors that had not been detected by the audit authorities, to which the 60 errors already detected by the authorities themselves must be added;
2019/12/16
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 29 #

2019/2055(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 14
14. Notes with satisfaction that the estimated error level in the area of ‘Competitiveness for growth and jobs’ is 2.0 % - which represents a substantial decrease compared to 2017 (4.2 %) and 2016 (4.1 %), and notes that most of the errors were related to the research spending while errors on other spending are more limited;
2019/12/16
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 35 #

2019/2055(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 16
16. Notes that the Commission completed in 2018 the first cross-cutting evaluation of the European Commission Agencies working in the employment and social affairs policy field (Eurofound, Cedefop, ETF and EU-OSHA) to complement the founding regulation revision of the three tripartite agencies; notes with satisfaction that the assessment confirms the relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, coherence and added value of the agencies, as well as the need to reinforce cooperation in order to exploit synergies, however, that these four agencies, to which the European Labour Authority must also now be added, cost money and employ resources which are not always used efficiently; stresses the importance of rationalising costs, reducing waste and avoiding duplication of work;
2019/12/16
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 39 #

2019/2055(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 17
17. WelcomNotes that the Commission has launched four thematic evaluations in 2018 (on support to youth employment, on ESF support to employment and mobility, on ESF support to education and training and on ESF support to social inclusion);
2019/12/16
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 41 #

2019/2055(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 18
18. AcknowledgesNotes with concern that the ECA recommendation – following which the Commission should, across all its activities, use the terms input, output, result and impact consistently and in line with its better regulation guidelines – has been only implemented in some respects and urges the Commission to strive for full implementation of this recommendation;
2019/12/16
Committee: EMPL
Amendment 133 #

2019/0152(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 2
(2) The SIA shouldwill define the priority fields and the long-term strategy for the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (‘EIT’) and include an assessment of its socio-economic impact and its capacity to generate best innovation added value. The SIA shouldwill have to take into account the results of the monitoring and evaluation of the EIT.
2020/05/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 134 #

2019/0152(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 3
(3) The SIA shouldwill have to include an analysis of potential and increase appropriate synergies and complementarities between EIT activities and other Union initiatives, instruments and programmes.
2020/05/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 144 #

2019/0152(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point 1 – point 1.1 – paragraph 2
A decade after EIT’s establishment, the pace of innovation has accelerated dramatically. Innovation is reshaping economic sectors, disrupting existing businesses and creating unprecedented opportunities. With a shifting global economic order and international competition on the rise, the EU’s dependence on talent and its capacity to innovate is growing. Co-design, collaboration and co-creation across disciplines and between education, business and research have never been as important as today to contribute to address global challenges related to climate change and unsustainable use on natural recourceshealthcare, food, digital transformation, and demographic shifts or the future of healthcare and foodas well as new economic and industrial strategies.
2020/05/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 148 #

2019/0152(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point 1 – point 1.2 – paragraph 1
Since its set up, the EIT has established itself gradually as a successfuln instrument addressing societal challenges. The EIT operates mainly through Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KICs), which are large-scale European partnerships between education and training, business and research organisations. There are currently eight KICs that operate in the following areas: climate change, digital transformation, energy, food, health, raw materials, urban mobility and added-value manufacturing (see Figure 2).
2020/05/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 149 #

2019/0152(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point 1 – point 1.2 – paragraph 2
Each KIC is organised around five to ten of co-location centres (CLCs22 ) which are intended to act as geographical hubs for the practical integration of the knowledge triangle. They are organised and structured according to their respective national and regional innovation context and build on a pan-European network of existing labs, offices or campuses of a KICs’ core partners. Nevertheless, it is necessary to guarantee a fairer distribution among KIC partners of the EIT's financial contribution by avoiding any geographical concentration in the allocation of funds . _________________ 22 A ‘Co-location centre’ is a geographical area where the main KICs knowledge triangle partners are based and can easily interact, providing the focal point for the KICs’ activity in that area.
2020/05/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 152 #

2019/0152(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point 1 – point 1.2 – paragraph 3 – indent 1
— Education and training activities with strong entrepreneurship components to train the next generation of talents, including the design and implementation of programmes awarded the EIT Label23 , in particular at master and doctoral level; and the development of entrepreneurship and digital skills programmes and activities aiming to re-skill and up-skill human resources in a lifelong learning perspective. Special attention must be dedicated to the quality of the projects and special monitoring has to be dedicated to gender issues with particular focus on the areas where women remain underrepresented. _________________ 23 The EIT Label is a quality seal awarded by the EIT to a KIC’s educational programme which complies with specific quality criteria related inter alia to entrepreneurial education and innovative ‘learning-by-doing’ curricula.
2020/05/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 158 #

2019/0152(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point 1 – point 1.2 – paragraph 3 – indent 3
— Business creation and support activities, such as accelerator schemes to help entrepreneurs translate their ideas into successful ventures and speed up the growth process. More attention must be dedicated to research activities that must form an integral part of the Business Plan of existing and new KICs with the aim to develop a tighter and profitable relationship with Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs).
2020/05/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 168 #

2019/0152(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point 1 – point 1.2 – paragraph 9
The EIT approach contributes to both incremental and disruptive innovations to happen, to effectively address market failures and help transform industries. It enables the creation of long-term business strategies for addressing global challenges and helps creating the framework conditions that are essential for a well- functioning innovation ecosystem to grow and innovation to thrive. It also favours the support and creation of start-ups and SMEs.
2020/05/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 172 #

2019/0152(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point 1 – point 1.2 – paragraph 10
The EIT offers an efficient and effective platform for launching, scaling up and managing KICs with strong network effects and positive spill-overs (see Figure 2 below). The first wave of KICs (EIT Digital, EIT Climate-KIC and EIT InnoEnergy), launched in 2009, is established and mature and after 2024 their framework partnership agreements will be terminated, in line with the maximum grant duration. A second and third generation of KICs (EIT Health and EIT Raw Materials (2014), EIT Food (2016)) is maturing. EIT Urban Mobility and EIT Manufacturing, the two KICs designated in December 2018, are startinged their operations in 2019.
2020/05/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 176 #

2019/0152(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point 1 – point 1.2 – paragraph 14
In the backdrop of persisting regional disparities in innovation performance, the EIT launched a Regional Innovation Scheme (RIS) in 2014 to widen its regional outreach to modest and moderate innovator countries. Through the RIS, the EIT has expandedto increase and expand much further its activities across Europe and with the aim to offers noew opportunities forto regions with low innovation performance and to engage in knowledge triangle activities as part of the a KICEIT community. This is also reflected in the share of EIT funding allocated to EU- 13 partners (8.3% as compared to 4.8% in Horizon 2020 as of 2018).
2020/05/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 181 #

2019/0152(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point 1 – point 1.2 – paragraph 17
The EIT has been able to stay agile and to develop the governance principles and rules for the successful management of its KICs under the overall umbrella of Horizon 2020, in accordance with the EIT Regulation. Its operational independence has allowed it to test and effectively implement a number of novelties in the management of its beneficiaries such as a competitive funding mechanism, financial sustainability targets and specific key performance indicators. The EIT and all the KICs, new and existing, shall operate and follow the Horizon Europe model grand agreement in order to simplify and reduce the administrative costs for beneficiaries.
2020/05/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 186 #

2019/0152(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point 1 – point 1.3 – paragraph 1
The EIT is part of the overall Horizon Europe framework that aims, inter alia, to deliver scientific, economic/technological and societal impact so as to strengthen the scientific and technological bases of the Union; deliver on the Union strategic policy priorities, foster its competitiveness in all Member States, including in its industry, and contribute to tackling global challenges, including the Sustainable Development Goals. A core condition for being successful in this endeavor is to respond to the persisting need to increase innovation capacity across the Union as well as an improved and increased involvement with SMEs. There are in particular three challenges the EU faces that will guide EIT’s actions in 2021-2027 as reflected by its general objectives.
2020/05/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 194 #

2019/0152(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point 1 – point 1.3 – paragraph 3
Second, physical proximity is a key enabling factor for innovation. Initiatives aiming at developing innovation networks and providing services that support the creation, sharing and transfer of knowledge, play a key role in fostering the interactions between business, academia, research organisations, governments and individuals. Still, research and innovation performances across the EU, as reflected in the annual European Innovation Scoreboard, vary considerably. It is of crucial importance that innovation is inclusive and rooted in the local territories. EIT activities, thanks to their “place- based” approach, are well suited to contribute to strengthening local innovation ecosystems. EIT and KICs activities have to be more linked to regional and Smart Specialisation Strategies.
2020/05/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 207 #

2019/0152(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point 2 – point 2.1 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The overarching areas of intervention for the EIT are defined in the [Horizon Europe proposal]. The EIT will continue to support its Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KICs) in order to strengthen the innovation ecosystems that help to tackle global challenges. It will do so by fostering the integration of education, research and business, thereby creating environments conducive to innovation, and by promoting and supporting a new generation of entrepreneurs and stimulating the creation of innovative companies, with special attention to SMEs, in close synergy and complementarity with the EIC. In doing so it will in particular:
2020/05/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 218 #

2019/0152(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point 2 – point 2.1 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) Increase the regional outreach of the EIT in order to address regional disparities in innovation capacity across the EU and within individual Member States, in order to ensure a balanced geographical coverage also through a better link with local Smart Specialisation Strategies.
2020/05/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 240 #

2019/0152(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point 3 – paragraph 1
A reinforced role of the EIT, through a focus on actions where it will add value at the EU level and contribute to achieving the objectives of Horizon Europe, will guide the EIT strategy for 2021-2027. First, the EIT will continue to support the innovation capacity and ecosystems through KICs, their further development and expansion, and through the launch of new KICs. Secondly, building on its experience with the knowledge triangle integration, the EIT will directly support the development of the entrepreneurial and innovation capacity in the higher education sector. Finally, through more effective cross-cutting measures, the EIT will ensure that its impact at the EU level increases. In addition, the EIT will also improve its operations in a number of areas, such as the achievement of financial sustainability of the KICs, the openness and transparency of all activities, quality focused approach, geographical coverage and higher connection with SMEs in order to increase its effectiveness, efficiency and impact.
2020/05/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 246 #

2019/0152(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.1 – point 1 – paragraph 3
It will also monitor and improve the award of the EIT Label to KICs’ education and training programmes and explore a more effective quality assurance mechanism, including external recognition and accreditation for the EIT Label in order to strengthen the EIT label importance.
2020/05/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 252 #

2019/0152(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.1 – point 2 – paragraph 1
The EIT will further increase its regional impact through an enhanced openness towards potential partners and stakeholders and a better articulated regional strategy of KICs, including links to the relevant Smart Specialisation Strategies as well as to SMEs.
2020/05/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 258 #

2019/0152(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.1 – point 2 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
The EIT Regional Innovation Scheme, steered by the EIT and implemented by KICs, has been so far run on a voluntary basis. From 2021 on, the EIT RIS will become an integral part of the KIC’ multi- annual strategy. The EIT will continue to provide guidance and support to KICs in the preparation of multi-annual EIT RIS strategies and in their implementation. EIT RIS activities will continue with improved support to the innovation capacity of countries and regions that underperform in terms of innovation. The EIT budget devoted to implementing EIT RIS activities will be at leastmaximum of 105% of the overall EIT support funding to KICs, thereby increasing the number of KIC partners from targeted regions. Activities supported through the RIS will aim to:
2020/05/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 282 #

2019/0152(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.2 – paragraph 5
The EIT support will build on policy initiatives such as the HEInnovate24 and RIIA25 frameworks that have proven their value in a number of HEIs and Member States across the EU. The EIT will design the support activities in close collaboration with the Commission ensuring coherence and complementarity with relevant activities within Horizon Europe , Erasmus and other programmes. The specific details of the implementation and delivery mechanism process will be further developed and fine-tuned in the first three years and will be subject to monitoring and evaluation during this pilot phase before further upscaling. _________________ 24 HEInnovate is a policy framework developed by the European Commission and the OECD. HEInnovate offers HEIs a methodology to identify innovation capacity areas for further edevelopment and to shape relevant strategies and actions in order to achieve the desired impact. HEInnovate is based on sound methodological evidence with eight capacity development areas: Leadership and Governance; Digital Transformation; Organisational Capacity; Entrepreneurial Teaching and Learning; Preparing and Supporting Entrepreneurs; Knowledge Exchange; Internationalisation; and Measuring Impact. OECD has published a number of HEInnovate-based country reports, see OECD Skills Studies series at https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/education/ 25 The Regional Innovation Impact Assessment framework (RIIA) was developed by the European Commission as a first step in guiding assessments of the innovation impact of universities through the elaboration of metrics based case studies. Assessing the innovation impact, e.g. through the RIIA framework, could potentially be tied to innovation performance based funding instruments at the regional, national or EU level.
2020/05/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 291 #

2019/0152(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.2 – paragraph 8
The EIT will in particular target HEIs from countries that are moderate and modest innovators and other low performing regions that wish to strengthen their innovation footprint and Smart Specialisation Strategies. The EIT will allocate to this measure at least 2540% of the overall budget allocated to these activities.
2020/05/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 300 #

2019/0152(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.3 – point 1 – paragraph 4
EIT will organise regular meetings of the Member States’ Representatives Group as well as Commission related services, at least twice a yeif necessary, to ensure an appropriate communication and flow of information with Member States and at EU level, and keep them informed of the performances and achievements of the EIT-funded activities. The Member States’ Representatives Group shall also ensure appropriate support to liaise EIT-supported activities with national programmes and initiatives, including the potential national co-financing of those activities.
2020/05/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 316 #

2019/0152(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.4 – point 4 – paragraph 1
The EIT will provide operational guidance to and monitor the KICs on compliance with sound management principles, the principles and criteria set out for European Partnerships in the Horizon Europe regulation and alignment with Horizon Europe priorities in order to maximize their performance and impact.
2020/05/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 326 #

2019/0152(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point 3 – point 3.4 – point 4 – paragraph 3
As KICs operate across the entire value chain of innovation, they will ensure an appropriate balance of education, entrepreneurship and innovation activities in their Business Plan portfolio. KICs operations will be implemented through a lean, efficient and cost-effective structure that would keep administrative and overhead costs to a minaximum of 3%. EIT will ensure that KICs will achieve their expected impacts through a broad range of activities, identified in the KICs’ Business Plans, which effectively support the fulfilment of their objectives.
2020/05/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 362 #

2019/0152(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point 4 – point 4.1 – paragraph 2
Around EUR [2500] million (83,3 % of the total EIT budget) is envisaged to fund existing and new KICs and includes EUR [200] million for the Regional Innovation Scheme. Through the introduction of a co- funding rate, the KICs are expected to mobilise a further EUR [1500] million of other public and private sources. The budget for the launch of two new KICs (to be launched in 2022 and 2025, respectively) will be around EUR [300] million. Should additional budget to that of the EIT become available, the EIT could also launch additional KICs each.
2020/05/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 381 #

2019/0152(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point 6 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – paragraph 1
Cultural and Creative Industries (CCI) can bring a horizontal solution to an array of rising challenges, which are of a permanent nature, and can be addressed through research and innovation activities. These challenges can be grouped into four pillars: 1) Europeans' creativity, cultural diversity and values; 2) European identity and; 2) European cohesion; 3) European employment, economic resilience, and smart growth; and 4) Europe as a global actor.
2020/05/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 384 #

2019/0152(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point 6 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Europeans’ creativity and cultural diversity depends on resilient and robust cultural and creative sectors. However those sectors, notably the audio- visual or music sector, are facing a number of challenges as a result of the increased competition from global players and the digital shift.
2020/05/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 387 #

2019/0152(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point 6 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Societal challenges related to the European identity and cohesion can generally be described in terms of lack of ‘bridges’ connecting different parts of the society including different territories. They include issues related to social exclusion, the need to build closer intercultural links and developing a sense of common belonging based on our cminority languages and territories. Cultural diversity and common heritage that couldwill have to be addressed through more community participation, innovations in design, architecture and the use of public spaces, as well as culture-led societal innovation. In particular:
2020/05/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 399 #

2019/0152(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I – point 6 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – paragraph 4
Culture and participation in cultural activities has a direct impact on the well- being of citizens. CCI enhance societal values of identity, democracy and community participation. Culture has a great potential to reinforce a European sense of belonging, where diversity represents an asset. This is of fundamental importance to enable resilience, social access, society cohesion, anti-radicalisation and gender equality, and to tackle Europe’s political uncertainties and need of unity.
2020/05/07
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 25 #

2018/0213(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
The Committee on Employment and Social Affairs calls on the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs and the Committee on Budgets, as the committees responsible, to propose rejection of the Commission proposal.
2020/02/20
Committee: EMPL