Activities of Nicola PROCACCINI
Plenary speeches (83)
Humanitarian assistance in the Mediterranean (debate)
Foreign electoral interference and disinformation in national and European democratic processes (debate)
The Turkish military operation in northeast Syria and its consequences (debate)
Search and rescue in the Mediterranean (debate)
Situation in the hotspots on the Greek islands, in particular the case of Moria (debate)
EU response to extreme meteorological events and their impacts: how to protect European urban areas and their cultural heritage (debate)
Measures to address the impact on European agriculture of the WTO ruling on the Airbus dispute (debate)
Commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the Romanian revolution of December 1989 (debate)
Compatibility between the current EU - Mercosur Free Trade Agreement and the Commission's proposal for a European Green Deal (topical debate)
Ongoing hearings under article 7(1) of the TEU regarding Hungary (debate)
Nigeria, notably the recent terrorist attacks
Fighting against antisemitism, racism and hatred across Europe (debate)
False and Authentic Documents Online (FADO) system (debate)
Farm to Fork Strategy - the key role of farmers and rural areas (debate)
European coordinated response to the COVID-19 outbreak (debate)
Emergency Legislation in Hungary and its impact on the Rule of Law and fundamental rights (continuation of debate)
Situation in the Schengen area following the Covid-19 outbreak (debate)
A comprehensive Union policy on preventing money laundering and terrorist financing – Commission's Action plan and other recent developments (debate)
Deforestation (debate)
Fighting terrorism and the right to freedom of expression and education (debate)
The impact of COVID-19 measures on democracy, fundamental rights and the rule of law (debate)
Situation of Fundamental Rights in the European Union – Annual Report for the years 2018-2019 (debate)
The new LGBTIQ Equality Strategy (continuation of debate)
EU Security Union Strategy (debate)
Presentation of the programme of activities of the Portuguese Presidency (debate)
Democratic scrutiny of social media and the protection of fundamental rights (debate)
Declaration of the EU as an LGBTIQ Freedom Zone (debate)
Preparation of the European Council meeting of 25 and 26 March 2021 – Digital Green Certificate (debate)
Digital Green Certificate - Union citizens - Digital Green Certificate - third country nationals - The accessibility and affordability of Covid-testing (debate)
Blasphemy laws in Pakistan, in particular the case Shagufta Kausar and Shafqat Emmanuel
Recent deaths in the Mediterranean and search and rescue at sea (debate)
Human rights protection and the EU external migration policy (debate)
Rule of law situation in the European Union and the application of the Conditionality Regulation (EU, Euratom 2020/2092) (debate)
European Climate Law (continuation of debate)
Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 24-25 June 2021 (debate)
Media freedom and further deterioration of the Rule of law in Poland (debate)
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)
European Union Agency for Asylum (debate)
The rise of right-wing extremism and racism in Europe (in light of recent events in Rome) (debate)
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)
Outcome of the COP26 in Glasgow (debate)
The European Commission Guidelines on inclusive language (topical debate)
Presentation of the programme of activities of the French Presidency (debate)
The EU priorities for the 66th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (continuation of debate)
Batteries and waste batteries (debate)
The REPowerEU Plan: European solidarity and energy security in face of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, including the recent cuts of gas supply to Poland and Bulgaria (debate)
The human rights situation in Xinjiang, including the Xinjiang police files
Gas storage (debate)
Objection pursuant to Rule 111(3): Amending the Taxonomy Climate Delegated Act and the Taxonomy Disclosures Delegated Act (debate)
Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 23-24 June 2022 (continuation of debate)
Renewable Energy Directive (debate)
EU response to the increase in energy prices in Europe (debate)
Russia’s escalation of its war of aggression against Ukraine (debate)
Humanitarian situation after the devastating floods in Pakistan and the climate crisis (debate)
Keep the bills down: social and economic consequences of the war in Ukraine and the introduction of a windfall tax (debate)
REPowerEU chapters in recovery and resilience plans (debate)
Situation of human rights in the context of the FIFA world cup in Qatar (debate)
The need for a European solution on asylum and migration including search and rescue (debate)
A truly interconnected Energy Single Market to keep bills down and companies competitive (topical debate)
Outcome of COP27 (debate)
Suspicions of corruption from Qatar and the broader need for transparency and accountability in the European institutions (debate) (debate)
Tackle the cost of living crisis: increase pay, tax profits, stop speculation (topical debate)
Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter - annual report 2022 (debate)
Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 15 December 2022 (continuation of debate)
Conclusions of the Special European Council meeting of 9 February and preparation of the European Council meeting of 23-24 March 2023 (debate)
Order of business
Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 23-24 March 2023 (debate)
Children forcibly deported from Ukraine and the ICC arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin (debate)
This is Europe - Debate with the Prime Minister of Luxembourg, Xavier Bettel (debate)
The role of farmers as enablers of the green transition and a resilient agricultural sector (continuation of debate)
10 year anniversary of the Rana Plaza collapse in Bangladesh (statement by the President)
Geographical Indications for wine, spirit drinks and agricultural products (debate)
This is Europe - Debate with the President of Cyprus, Nikos Christodoulides (debate)
Preparation of the European Council meeting of 29-30 June 2023, in particular in the light of recent steps towards concluding the Migration Pact (debate)
Surrogacy in the EU - risks of exploitation and commercialisation (topical debate)
Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 29-30 June 2023, in particular the recent developments in the war against Ukraine and in Russia (debate)
The 10-year commemoration since the tragedy in Lampedusa(statement by the President)
Need for a speedy adoption of the asylum and migration package (debate)
Preparation of the European Council meeting of 26-27 October 2023 (debate)
Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 26-27 October 2023 - Humanitarian crisis in Gaza and the need for a humanitarian pause (joint debate - Conclusions of the European Council and the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and the need for a humanitarian pause)
Threat to rule of law as a consequence of the governmental agreement in Spain (debate)
The European Elections 2024 (debate)
Shadow reports (4)
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Union Agency for Asylum and repealing Regulation (EU) No 439/2010
REPORT on the draft Council implementing decision on the launch of automated data exchange with regard to dactyloscopic data in the United Kingdom
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 an exchange, assistance and training programme for the protection of the euro against counterfeiting for the period 2021-2027 (the ‘Pericles IV’ programme), and repealing Regulation (EU) No 331/2014
REPORT on sustainable carbon cycles
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the energy performance of buildings (recast)
Institutional motions (57)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Venezuela
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Venezuela
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the patentability of plants and essentially biological processes
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on search and rescue in the Mediterranean
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on children’s rights on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the EU’s accession to the Istanbul Convention on preventing and combating violence against women
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on measures to address the impact on European agriculture of the WTO ruling on the Airbus dispute
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on measures to address the impact on European agriculture of the WTO ruling on the Airbus dispute
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the Romanian revolution of December 1989
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the rule of law in Malta following the recent revelations surrounding the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Nigeria, notably the recent terrorist attacks
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the PRC national security law for Hong Kong and the need for the EU to defend Hong Kong’s high degree of autonomy
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the PRC national security law for Hong Kong and the need for the EU to defend Hong Kong’s high degree of autonomy
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the European Citizens’ Initiative ‘Minority SafePack ( one million signatures for diversity in Europe’
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the crackdown on the democratic opposition in Hong Kong
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and the assassination of the Italian ambassador Luca Attanasio and his entourage
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and the assassination of the Italian Ambassador Luca Attanasio and his entourage
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the application of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/2092, the rule-of-law conditionality mechanism
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the accessibility and affordability of COVID testing
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the blasphemy laws in Pakistan, in particular the case of Shagufta Kausar and Shafqat Emmanuel
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Chinese countersanctions on EU entities and MEPs and MPs
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the adequate protection of personal data by the United Kingdom
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Chinese countersanctions on EU entities and MEPs and MPs
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the rule of law situation in the European Union and the application of the Conditionality Regulation 2020/2092
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Sri Lanka, in particular the arrests under the Prevention of Terrorism Act
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on breaches of EU law and of the rights of LGBTIQ citizens in Hungary as a result of the legal changes adopted by the Hungarian Parliament
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Hong Kong, notably the case of Apple Daily
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on media freedom and further deterioration of the rule of law in Poland
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the Commission delegated regulation of 21 December 2021 amending the Annex to Regulation (EU) 2021/953 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the acceptance period of vaccination certificates issued in the EU Digital COVID Certificate format indicating the completion of the primary vaccination series
on the Russian aggression against Ukraine
on the Rule of Law and the consequences of the ECJ ruling
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
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION Ongoing hearing under Article 7(1) TEU regarding Poland and Hungary
threats to stability, security and democracy in Western and Sahelian Africa
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the reports of continued organ harvesting in China
the State of play on the EU-Moldova cooperation
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the continuous crackdown of political opposition in Cambodia
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the fight against impunity for war crimes in Ukraine
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the prosecution of the opposition and the detention of trade union leaders in Belarus
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on violations of media freedom and safety of journalists in Georgia
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the instrumentalisation of justice as a repressive tool in Nicaragua
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the human rights situation in Xinjiang, including the Xinjiang police files
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the human rights situation in Xinjiang, including the Xinjiang police files
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on violations of media freedom and the safety of journalists in Georgia
on the instrumentalisation of justice as a repressive tool in Nicaragua
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the arrest of Cardinal Zen and the trustees of the 612 relief fund in Hong Kong
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Tajikistan’s Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation of indigenous and environmental defenders in Brazil, including the killing of Dom Philips and Bruno Pereira
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on human rights violations in the context of the forced deportation of Ukrainian civilians to and the forced adoption of Ukrainian children in Russia
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Nicaragua, in particular the arrest of the bishop Rolando Álvarez
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the Media freedom crackdown in Myanmar, notably the cases of Htet Htet Khine, Sithu Aung Myint and Nyein Nyein Aye
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the death of Mahsa Amini and the repression of women’s rights protesters in Iran
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION On the situation of human rights in Haiti in particular as related to gang violence.
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation of human rights in the context of the FIFA World Cup in Qatar
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the continuing repression of the democratic opposition and civil society in Belarus
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on suspicions of corruption from Qatar and the broader need for transparency and accountability in the European institutions
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION the storming of the Brazilian democratic institutions
Oral questions (3)
Putting forward an EU Strategy for Demography
Rebuilding European production capacity for active pharmaceutical ingredients
Medicine shortages and strategic healthcare autonomy in the EU
Written explanations (10)
Declaration of the EU as an LGBTIQ Freedom Zone (B9-0166/2021, B9-0167/2021)
Questa risoluzione rappresenta l'ennesimo atto di una campagna permanente che, ponendo al centro ''l'ideologia dei diritti'', finisce per discriminare i diritti stessi: primi fra tutti, la libertà di espressione, e quella di opinione. L'ennesima iniziativa di una sinistra che, attraverso l'ipocrita difesa di categorie create a tavolino, persegue in realtà il desiderio di realizzare una società liquida, in cui vige l'annullamento dei valori.Per tali ragioni di fondo, ho deciso di esprimermi contro questo documento.
Digital Green Certificate - Union citizens (C9-0104/2021 - Juan Fernando López Aguilar)
Ci siamo battuti affinché, già dal titolo, fosse chiaro che per noi, la durata e lo scopo di questo strumento, dovranno essere limitati alla sola pandemia di COVID-19. Ci siamo spesi con altrettanto impegno, per escludere dalla portata di questo regolamento qualsiasi coinvolgimento dell'OMS, che ha giocato un ruolo oscuro nella gestione della pandemia a livello mondiale, e le cui responsabilità devono essere ancora appurate.Non sono entusiasta di questo strumento, ma so che di esso abbiamo bisogno. Quasi tutti gli Stati membri, stanno sviluppando i propri certificati, così come stanno facendo un gran numero di paesi nel resto del mondo. Un sistema europeo porrebbe fine a una frammentazione, il cui prezzo andrebbe a gravare sui nostri cittadini, e sulle nostre economie.Per tutte queste ragioni, ho votato a favore di questa proposta.
Digital Green Certificate - third country nationals (C9-0100/2021 - Juan Fernando López Aguilar)
Ritengo auspicabile che le disposizioni previste nel quadro della proposta di regolamento su un quadro per il rilascio, la verifica e l'accettazione, di certificati interoperabili relativi alla vaccinazione, ai test e alla guarigione, per agevolare la libera circolazione durante la pandemia di COVID-19, vengano coerentemente applicate anche ai cittadini di paesi terzi che soggiornano o risiedono legalmente sul territorio degli stati membri.Per tale ragione di fondo, mi sono espresso a favore del documento in oggetto.
EU-India relations (A9-0124/2021 - Alviina Alametsä)
La relazione raccomanda al Consiglio, di lavorare nella prospettiva di migliorare e approfondire la cooperazione tra India ed Unione europea, su una vasta gamma di questioni, tra cui la politica estera e di sicurezza, la difesa, il commercio e gli investimenti, la connettività, la salute, il cambiamento climatico, la digitalizzazione e i diritti umani.Il documento chiede inoltre al Consiglio, di incoraggiare l'India, a migliorare la situazione dei diritti umani all'interno del Paese, soprattutto per quanto riguarda la libertà dei media, la libertà di religione e di credo, la libertà di espressione, e i diritti delle donne.Tenuto conto del fatto che il testo risulta generalmente equilibrato, ho deciso di sostenerlo con voto favorevole.
EU Digital COVID Certificate - Union citizens (C9-0104/2021 - Juan Fernando López Aguilar)
Pur non essendo particolarmente entusiasta di un regolamento che, in tempi normali, avrei ritenuto improponibile, riconosco la necessità, allo stato attuale, dello strumento che esso istituisce: un certificato armonizzato, utile a ripristinare un pieno funzionamento del sistema di libera circolazione europeo. Apprezzabile il cambio di nome del documento da Certificato verde digitale a Certificato Covid digitale dell'UE (denominazione chiara ed esplicativa delle finalità dello stesso strumento, limitate alla sola pandemia di COVID-19). Del testo posto in votazione, condivido particolarmente l'introduzione di una clausola di caducità di 12 mesi, oltre che la garanzia per la quale, il certificato potrà essere rilasciato non solo a chi è stato vaccinato, ma a chiunque presenti un test COVID negativo, o risulti guarito dall'infezione.Per queste ragioni, mi sono espresso a favore di tale provvedimento.
EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030: Bringing nature back into our lives (A9-0179/2021 - César Luena)
Ho sostenuto con voto favorevole questa relazione di iniziativa, poiché non solo riconosco la necessità di promuovere il rispetto e la tutela della biodiversità, ma condivido anche le preoccupazioni sul suo decadimento. Non posso tuttavia evitare, di rilevare come il testo si connoti a tratti, di un approccio fortemente ideologico, che interferisce talvolta con le competenze dei singoli Stati.
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)
Questa risoluzione non rappresenta altro, che l'ennesimo tentativo, da parte delle forze di sinistra, di utilizzare una delle più grandi conquiste della civiltà occidentale, ossia lo stato di diritto, come arma di battaglia politica nei confronti dei governi europei di centrodestra, i quali difendono e promuovono legittimamente i propri valori.Per tale ragione di fondo, ho espresso parere negativo nei confronti di questo documento.
Community plant variety rights: extension of the term for certain varieties (A9-0171/2021 - Bert-Jan Ruissen)
Convinto del fatto che questo regolamento contribuirà al mantenimento di un sistema ben funzionante di privative per ritrovati vegetali, incentivando al contempo lo sviluppo continuo di varietà migliorate, e migliorando così la sostenibilità e a vantaggio di selezionatori, coltivatori, agricoltori e consumatori, ho deciso di sostenerlo con il mio voto favorevole.
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (A9-0253/2021 - Joanna Kopcińska)
Partendo dagli insegnamenti tratti dalla crisi di COVID-19, la proposta in oggetto mira a rafforzare le strutture e i meccanismi esistenti, nella prospettiva di migliorare la risposta a possibili future minacce per la salute dei cittadini europei.Condividendo le finalità di questo documento, l'ho sostenuto con il mio voto favorevole.
Media freedom and further deterioration of the Rule of law in Poland (B9-0461/2021, B9-0463/2021)
La mozione in oggetto pone sotto accusa il governo polacco in ragione di una proposta di legge che mira a proteggere, legittimamente, i media nazionali dal rischio di essere manipolati da parte di operatori non europei.Convinto del fatto che il testo della risoluzione rientri a pieno titolo nella strategia di svalutazione di quei governi nazionali che esprimono una visione politica alternativa a quella del mainstream europeo, l'ho respinto con il mio voto contrario.
Written questions (97)
Allegations of arbitrary refusals of entry at the Italian-French border
VP/HR - Judgment in the case of the Italian marines Massimiliano Latorre and Salvatore Girone and EU support for Italy
Safety of Ryanair flights on Boeing 737-8 Max and 737-9 Max aircraft
Alleged irregularities regarding arrangements for migrants entering Italy
Problems with driving schools applying VAT
Risks arising from desertification in Italy
Enlargement of the fishing zone in Libyan territorial waters accessible to EU fishermen
Ban on lead
Banning of lead in wetlands
Support for European agri-food businesses
Recovery of plastics at sea
Concerns at imports from Mercosur
European Maritime and Fisheries Fund 2014-2020 in the Region of Apulia
Apulia Region Rural Development Programme 2014-2020
Funding of the ‘European Islamophobia Report 2018’ by the European Union
Rescue of the German bank NordLb and unequal treatment of European savers
EU funds for the renovation of the ship Galeb
Request for clarification concerning the acquisition of La Nuova Castelli by Lactalis
Military cooperation agreement between Turkey and Libya
Front-of-pack labelling schemes
Negative impact of EU Regulation 2019/1022 on the fisheries sector in Italy
Failure to suspend the zero-duty import regime for rice from Cambodia
Consultation of Parliament on future decisions concerning the multiannual plan for small pelagic fisheries in the Adriatic Sea
Foibe massacres – importance of European remembrance and the need to preserve it
Algeria’s extension of its EEZ (Exclusive Economic Zone)
Crisis of the airline Air Italy S.p.A. and its impact on employment and the economy
EU commitment to remembering the Vajont disaster
Likely limitations on the functioning of the internal market due to the spread of coronavirus
Swine fever
Coronavius: swabs and verification of causes of death
Management of calls for tenders for EU funding programmes in the context of the crisis caused by the spread of Covid-19.
Suspension of infringement proceedings under Article 107 and 108 TFEU
Need for Commission intervention to support fishermen impacted by the spread of the Coronavirus
Preventing speculation on the single market
Extension of the EU 2014-2020 programming period and allowing for non-compliance with the N+3 rule as at 31 December 2020 for the RDP and EMFF
Impact of the coronavirus in Italy and Germany
Rescue of 150 migrants off the Libyan coast, in the context of the COVID-19 crisis
Linguistic discrimination in EU policy-making
Delays by China and the WHO in communicating COVID-19 data
Curbing cyber-shaming
Indication of the place of provenance/origin of rabbit and hare meat
Meddling by the multinational Nestlé on the choice of labelling system to be applied across the Union
Calling for an end to Nutri-Score
Key role of wholesale markets
‘Tourist corridor’ agreed by Austria, Germany, the Czech Republic, Slovenia and Croatia must not exclude Italy
Red zones for tourist mobility
Role of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) in addressing the COVID-19 crisis
Possible sale of TK-AST steelworks in Terni
Alleged illegal funding from Venezuela to the Five Star Movement
Situation regarding African swine fever in Sardinia
Seizure of Italian fishing vessels by Libya: protecting Sicilian fishermen
Release of Italian fishermen in Libya and violations of limits for territorial waters
Red star in Fiume
Defending the European way of life
Request for clarification on use of EU funds to finance Islamic de-radicalisation programmes
Request for clarifications on the consistency with Directive 92/43/EEC of the motion for the division of title to the Lago di Paola into lots
EU funds for LGBT associations and projects in Italy and Europe
Winter tourism: the spectre of a new ‘anti-COVID tourist corridor’
Protecting the survival of the fisheries sector within the WestMED fisheries management plan
WHO report on the management of the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy
Draft agreement between Italian Agricultural Paying Agency (AGEA) and agricultural assistance centres (CAAs)
Exploitation of Uyghur workers in China for the manufacture of protective equipment sold in the European Union
Violation by Germany of the EU agreement on the distribution of anti-COVID vaccines
Situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
‘Balsamic vinegar’ in Slovenia
Association agreements between the EU and Andorra, Monaco and San Marino
TikTok’s impact on children’s innocence
Role of NGO vessels in the context of criminal activities carried out by human traffickers
YouTube’s censorship of ByoBlu and freedom of information
NGOs accused of colluding with human traffickers in the Mediterranean
Request for a Commission opinion on plans for a European football super league
Research on diagnostic radiopharmaceuticals
Request for clarification on the extent to which Italy has complied with Decision No 1082/2013/EU
Participation of transgender athletes in female sports competitions
Symbolic recognition of the United Europe of Peoples
Vaccination strategy and delays in developing anti-COVID treatments
Attack on freedom of expression
Social protection for Italian workers who quarantine
Slaughter of cetaceans in the Faroe Islands
Time to address extreme left‑wing violence in Europe
Emergency relating to irregular migrants arriving in Calabria
Request for clarification on EU funding for supporting projects on synthetic meat production
Video game ‘Fursan al-Aqsa: The Knights of the Al-Aqsa Mosque’
Request for clarification on the continuity of the tax credit measure for companies investing in the earthquake zones of central Italy
Call for further details on the communication ‘European Commission Inclusive Communication Guidelines’
EU-Tunisia agreement in the olive-growing sector
Mutual recognition of parenthood
Breach of EU COVID Certificate Regulation by the Italian Government
Investigations into the deaths of Ambassador Luca Attanasio, military police officer Vittorio Iacovacci and driver Mustapha Milambo and the WFP’s role
African swine fever and the need for rapid and effective measures to support Italian and European pig farmers
Erasmus4Ukraine
Liver cancer screening
Placing on the market of Acheta domesticus (house cricket) partially defatted powder as a novel food
Commission proposal on cross-border parenthood
EU tender procedure for SAR vessels
Evaluation of the novelty element in the design registration procedure by the EUIPO
Proposal for a packaging and packaging waste regulation: transparency and impartiality of the impact assessment
Individual motions (6)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on urgent measures to support the territories and businesses affected by coronavirus
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on European Optimism Day
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the organisation of events to commemorate, across Europe, the 700th anniversary of the death of Dante Alighieri
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on reducing the impact on farm land of ground-based photovoltaic plants
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on an EU strategy for demography
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on reversing the European demographic trend
Amendments (898)
Amendment 74 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Funding is vital to enable a transition to healthy soils. The Multiannual Financial Framework presents several funding opportunities available for the protection, sustainable management and regeneration of soils. A ‘Soil Deal for Europe’ is one of the five EU missions of the Horizon Europe programme and is specifically dedicated to promoting soil health. The Soil Mission is a key instrument for the implementation of this Directive. It aims to lead the transition to healthy soils through funding an ambitious research and innovation programme, establishing a network of 100 living labs and lighthouses in rural and urban areas, advancing the development of a harmonized soil monitoring framework and increasing the awareness of the importance of soil. Other Union programmes that present objectiveHowever, the implementation of this Directive mainly rests contributing to healthy soils are the funding available in the Common Agricultural Policy, the Cohesion Policy funds, the Programme for Environment and Climate Action, the Horizon Europe work programme, the Technical Support Instrument, the Recovwhich will potentially not be sufficient to encourage sustainable soil management practices especially for those areas that fall outside of productive agricultural zones, and thus should come from national funding as well, in order to ensure that landownerys and Resilience Facility and InvestEUland managers are not left insufficiently financially supported.
Amendment 196 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) ‘soil’ means the top layer ofrooting zone of plants in the Earth’s crust situated between the bedrock and the land surface, which is composed of mineral particles, organic matter, water, air and living organisms;
Amendment 213 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 4
(4) ‘soil health’ means the physical, chemical and biological condition of the soil determining its capacity to function as a vital living system and to provide ecosystem servicesprovide ecosystem services, taking into consideration the land use and its purpose;
Amendment 218 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5
(5) ‘sustainable soil management’ means soil management practices that maintain or enhance thesoil ecosystem services provided by the soil without impairing the functions enabling those services, or being detrimental to other properties of the environment, contributing to social, environmental and economic objectives;
Amendment 224 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 8
(8) ‘soil district’ means the part of the territory of a Member State and in alignment with the political, administrative, and legal territorial governance structure already established within that Member State, as delimited by that Member State in accordance with this Directive;
Amendment 229 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 9
(9) ‘soil health assessment’ means the evaluation of the health of thebiological and productive status of soil based on the measurement or estimation of soil descriptors;
Amendment 238 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 19
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 19
(19) ‘public concerned’ means the public affected or likely to be affected by soil degradation, or having an interest in the decision-making procedures related to the implementation of the obligations under this Directive, including land owners , land land ususers, land managers and land service providers, as well as non- governmental organisations promoting the protection of human health or the environment and meeting any requirements under national law.
Amendment 242 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 20
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 20
(20) ‘soil contamination’ means the presence of a chemical or substance in the soil in a concentration that may be harmfulcauses a risk to human health or an unacceptable risk to the environment;
Amendment 245 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 21
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 21
(21) ‘contaminant’ means a substance liable to cause soil contamination depending on the concentration of the substance;
Amendment 247 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 23
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 23
(23) ‘risk’ means the possibilitylikelihood of harmful effects to human health or the environment resulting from real-world exposure to soil contamination;
Amendment 249 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 24
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 24
(24) ‘soil investigation’ means a process to assess the presence and concentration of contaminaphysical, chemical or biological elements in the soil which is usually performed in different stages;
Amendment 251 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 26
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 26
(26) ‘soil remediation’ means a regeneration action that reduces, isolates or immobilizecontains contaminant concentrations in the soil.
Amendment 258 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The number of soil districts for each Member State shall as a minimum correspond to the number of NUTS 1 territorial units established under Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003be in alignment with the political, administrative, and legal territorial governance structure already established within the Member State, while also attempting as much as possible to match soil type, climatic conditions, environmental zones, and land zones. The number of soil districts shall be limited to avoid fragmentation.
Amendment 306 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
When monitoring and assessing soil health, Member States shall apply tha minimum of five soil descriptors and soil health criteria that best illustrate soil characteristics in each soil type on a national level listed in Annex I.
Amendment 337 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 6
Article 8 – paragraph 6
Amendment 353 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) the values for all soil descriptorgradation aspects listed in part A of Annex I meet the criteria laid down therein and, where applicable, adapted in accordance with Article 7;
Amendment 357 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) the values for all soil descriptorgradation aspects listed in part B of Annex I meet the criteria set in accordance with Article 7 (‘healthy soil’).
Amendment 359 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
By way of derogation from the first subparagraph the assessment of soils within a land area listed in the fourth column of Annex I, shall not take into account the values set out in the third column for that land area. Soil is considered degraded when 3 or less aspects of soil degradation listed in parts A and B of Annex I are identified by descriptors not meeting set criteria (“degraded soil”).
Amendment 364 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Soil is considered unhealthy where at least one of the criteria referred to in subparagraph 1 is notn 4 or more aspects of soil degradation listed in parts A and B of Annex I are identified by descriptors not meeting set criteria (‘unhealthy soil’). By way of derogation, artificial and heavily-modified soils, as defined within Article 3, shall be excluded from meet (‘unhealthy soil’).ing the conditions for healthy soils as referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article
Amendment 399 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
From (OP: please insert the date = 4 years after date of entry into force of the Directive), Member States shall take at least the following measures, taking into account the active productive agricultural, forestry, or industrial model, crop rotation, type, use and condition of soil:
Amendment 414 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) defining national sustainable soil management practices respecting thetaking into account the voluntary sustainable soil management principles listed in Annex III to be gradualhat shall be voluntarily implemented on all managed soils, and, on the basis of the outcome of the soil assessments carried out in accordance with Article 9, regeneration practices to be gradually implemented on the unhealthy soils in the Member States which shall be actively supported through Union and national funding;
Amendment 425 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) defining national soil management practices and other practices affecting negatively the soil health to be avoided by soil managers.
Amendment 429 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
When defining the practices and measures referred to in this paragraph, Member States shall take into account thecosts, benefits, effectiveness, durability, programmes, plans, targets and measures listed in Annex IV as well as the latest practical existing scientific knowledge and local conditions including results coming out of the Horizon Europe Mission a Soil Deal for Europe.
Amendment 458 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 4
Article 10 – paragraph 4
Amendment 533 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
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 and taking into account environmental, social and economic aspects. Those rules shall be established in accordance with the risk-based approach referred to in Article 12 and the list of potentially contaminating risk activities referred to in Article 13(2), second subparagraph.
Amendment 555 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point 1 (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point 1 (new)
(1) Within 12 months of the date of entry into force of this Regulation, the Commission shall, in consultation with Member States, submit a report to the European Parliament and the Council containing: (a) an overview of financial resources available at Union level for the purpose of implementing this Directive; (b) an assessment of the funding needs to implement Articles 6 to 16 and to achieve the objective set forth in Article 1; (c) an analysis to identify any funding gaps in the implementation of the obligations set out in the Directive, including for the financial compensation of potential losses by landowners and land managers directly due to the implementation of this Directive; (d) where appropriate, proposals for adequate additional measures, including financial measures to address the gaps identified for those areas outside of the Common Agricultural Policy.
Amendment 582 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall make public the data generated by the monitoring carried out under Article 8 and the assessment carried out under Article 9 of this Directive accessible to the public, in an aggregated and anonymised form in accordance with the provisions under Article 11 of Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council80 for geographically explicit data and Article 5 of Directive (EU) 2019/1024 for other data. __________________ 80 Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2007 establishing an Infrastructure for Spatial Information in the European Community (INSPIRE) (OJ L 108, 25.4.2007, p. 1).
Amendment 585 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 2
Article 19 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall ensure that soil health data made accessible through the digital soil health data portal referred to in Article 6 is available to the public in an aggregated and anonymised form in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council81 and Regulation (EC) No 1367/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council82 . __________________ 81 Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data by the Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 and Decision No 1247/2002/EC (OJ L 295, 21.11.2018, p. 39). 82 Regulation (EC) No 1367/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 September 2006 on the application of the provisions of the Aarhus Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters to Community institutions and bodies (OJ L 264, 25.9.2006, p. 13).
Amendment 587 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 3
Article 19 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall ensure that the information referred to in Article 18 of this Directive is available and accessible to the public in an aggregated and anonymised form in accordance with Directive 2003/4/EC, Directive 2007/2/EC and Directive (EU) 2019/1024 of the Parliament and of the Council83 . __________________ 83 Directive (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).
Amendment 591 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 20
Article 20
Amendment 645 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – Part B
Annex I – Part B
Part B: soil descriptors with criteria for healthy soil condition established at Member States level Excess nutrient Extractable < “max“minimum value”; shall No exclusion content in soilnutrient phosphorus (mg The “maximum value” per kg) shall be laid down by be laid down by the content in soil per kg) the Member State within the range 30-50 mg kg-1 Soil - concentration of Reasonable assurance, No exclusion contamination of heavy heavy metals in obtained from soil point n metals in soil:soil: As, Sb, Cd, sampling, identification As, Sb, Cd, Co, Cr (total), Cr and investigation of (VI), Cou, Cr (total),Hg, Pb, contaminated sites and Cr (VI), Cu, Ni, Tl, V, Zn (µg any other relevant per kg) Hg, Pb, Ni, Tl, information, that no V, Zn (µg per unacceptable risk for kg) human health and the environment from soil contamination exists. - concentration of Habitats with naturally of a selection of high concentration of of organic heavy metals that are contaminants included in Annex I of established by Council Directive Member States 92/43/EEC3 shall and taking into remain protected. account existing account existing concentration limits e.g. for water quality and air and air emissions in Union legislation Reduction of soil Soil water holding The estimated value for No exclusion soil capacity to retain holding capacity of the the total water holding waterto retain soil sample (% ofof the soil capacity of a soil district water volume of water /sample (% of by river basin or volume of water subbasin is above the saturated soil)/ volume of minimal threshold. saturated soil) The minimal threshold shall be set (in tonnes) by the Member State at soil district and river basin or subbasin level at such a value that the impacts of floodings following intense rain events or of periods of low soil moisture due to drought events are mitigated. ______________________ 3 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).
Amendment 673 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point e
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) when fertilization is applied, ensure adaptationintegrated nutrient approach, supported by precision farming and adapted to the needs of the plant and trees at the given location and in the given period, and to the condition of soil and prioritize, in order to drive higher nutrient use efficiency and prioritize combined and optimized uptake of on- farm, adequate fertilizing and circular solutions that help to enrich the organic content and support quality yields;
Amendment 730 #
2023/0132(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 43 – paragraph 5
Article 43 – paragraph 5
5. The competent authorities of the Member States shall draw up an assessment report and make comments on the file as regards the results of the pharmaceutical and non-clinical tests, the clinical studies, the risk management system, the environmental risk assessment and the pharmacovigilance system of the medicinal product concerned. For expedited review processes, competent authorities shall agree binding timelines with the applicants to provide a full ERA after receiving the marketing authorisation.
Amendment 743 #
2023/0132(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 44 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point h
Article 44 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point h
(h) to conduct post-authorisation environmental risk assessment studies, collection of monitoring data or information on use, where identified or potential concerns about risks to the environment or public health, including antimicrobial resistance need to be further investigated after the medicinal product has been marketed;
Amendment 761 #
2023/0132(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 47 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 47 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) tThe envirconmtental risk assessment is incomplete or insufficiently substantiated by the applicant or if the risks identified in the environmental risk assessment have not been sufficiently addressed by the applicant; or timelines of post- authorisation studies to further clarify environmental risk assessment, as required under Article 44, paragraph 1, point (h), cannot be agreed.
Amendment 1358 #
2023/0132(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 87 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c – paragraph 1
Article 87 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c – paragraph 1
to conduct a post-authorisation environmental risk assessment study, collection of monitoring data or information on use, if there are concerns about the risks to the environment or public health, including antimicrobialand/or antibiotic resistance, due to an authorised medicinal product, or related active substance. Such measures may be imposed at both initial marketing authorisations and as response to a review where a risk to the environment has been identified.
Amendment 1559 #
2023/0132(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 196 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 196 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) a serious risk to the environment or to public health via the environment has been identified and not sufficiently addressed by the marketing authorisation holder via conditions laid out in Articles 44(h) or 87(c).
Amendment 191 #
2023/0081(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
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.
Amendment 200 #
2023/0081(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
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 should 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 in order 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.
Amendment 425 #
2023/0081(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point a
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;. Union manufacturers of solar photovoltaic (PV) technologies shall reach around 30 gigawatt of operational solar PV manufacturing capacity by 2030 across the full PV value chain.
Amendment 492 #
2023/0081(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
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; sustainable alternative fuels technologies67 ; electrolysers and fuel cells; advanced technologies to produce energy from nuclear processes with minimal waste from the fuel cycle, 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 components, 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.
Amendment 507 #
2023/0081(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
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 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 components 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.
Amendment 751 #
2023/0081(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
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.
Amendment 822 #
2023/0081(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
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:
Amendment 841 #
2023/0081(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
(ca) the CO2 capture project and the CO2 infrastructure projects necessary to transport the captured CO2 to CO2 storage sites relevant for the rollout of the plans referred to in Article 18 (4)
Amendment 902 #
2023/0081(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. 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) 2021/1119, and therefore net-zero strategic projects that produce environmental effects during the construction phase of the project, but reduce emissions when the net-zero strategic projects are in operation, shall be considered to have fulfilled all requirements in Articles 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.
Amendment 929 #
2023/0081(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4
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.
Amendment 935 #
2023/0081(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – title
Article 14 – title
Accelerating implementation and cross- border cooperation
Amendment 954 #
2023/0081(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Member States may provide administrative and financial support to net-zero strategic projects to facilitate their rapid and effective implementation, including by providing:
Amendment 963 #
2023/0081(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. In order to accelerate implementation of projects to meet the EU objective set by Article 16, it shall be possible for Member States to cooperate on joint carbon dioxide storage projects under the mechanisms foreseen by Article 16(3) of this Regulation.
Amendment 977 #
2023/0081(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1
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.
Amendment 982 #
2023/0081(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
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:
Amendment 993 #
2023/0081(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. 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 expenditure for the entire supply chains, to create a competitive and attractive environment in the European Union and conditions of fair competition with third countries.
Amendment 1018 #
2023/0081(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 1 a (new)
The Commission shall assess reports referred to in Article 18 (4) and submitted by entities referred to in Article 18 (1) by 31 January 2025 and shall adjust the target date of 2030 if necessary, with the aim of reflecting objective commercial, financial, technical, legal, and environmental limitations outside the control of the entities.
Amendment 1024 #
2023/0081(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 1 b (new)
To achieve the Union-wide target foreseen by paragraph 1, in line with Article 14(3) and to reflect the decarbonization needs and efforts of all Member States, it shall be possible for Member States to financially support carbon dioxide storage projects in another Member State where there is available storage capacity. To this end the Commission is empowered to adopt a delegated act in accordance with Article 32 to set up a Union-wide CCS financing mechanism and make a proposal for a suitable budgetary allocation.
Amendment 1036 #
2023/0081(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 1041 #
2023/0081(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) for the purpose of point a, oblige entities holding an authorisation as defined in Article 1, point 3, of Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council71 on their territory to make publicly available all, in areas where CO2 storage sites can be licensed or permitted, to make available on a non- reliance basis all raw geological data relating to production sites that have been decommissioned or whose decommissioning has been notified to the competent authority. _________________ 71 Directive 94/22/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 1994 on the conditions for granting and using authorizations for the prospection, exploration and production of hydrocarbons (OJ L 164, 30.6.1994, p. 3).
Amendment 1060 #
2023/0081(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) the national support measures that could, including the identified direct funding needs, that are to be adopted to prompimplement projects referred to in points (a) and (b).
Amendment 1087 #
2023/0081(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1
Article 18 – paragraph 1
1. Each entity holding an authorisation as defined in Article 1, point 3, of Directive 94/22/EC shall be subject to an individual contribution tocontributes to meet the Union- wide target for available CO2 injection capacity set in Article 16. Those individual contributions shall be calculated pro-rata on the basis of each entity’s share in the Union’s crude oil and natural gas production from 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2023 and. The contribution shall consist of CO2 injection capacity in a storage site permitted in accordance with Directive 2009/31/EC on the geological storage of carbon dioxide and available to the market by 2030.
Amendment 1109 #
2023/0081(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
Article 18 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. Within twelve months of the entry into force of the Regulation, the entities referred to in paragraph 1 shall submit to the Commission a plan detailing how they intend to meet theircan contributione to Union CO2 injection capacity objective by 2030. Those plans shall:
Amendment 1112 #
2023/0081(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 18 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) confirm the entity's contribution, expressed in terms of targetedforeseen volume of new CO2 storage and injection capacity commissioned by 2030;
Amendment 1115 #
2023/0081(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 4 – point b
Article 18 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) specify the means and the milestones for reaching the targeted volumeforeseen contribution.
Amendment 1116 #
2023/0081(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 4 – point b a (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 4 – point b a (new)
(ba) specify the assumptions and conditions independent from their will and power based on which the plan is built, including expected permitting and licensing timelines, regulatory scenarios, financial arrangements and funding gaps.
Amendment 1122 #
2023/0081(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
Article 18 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
5. To meet their targeted volumes of availablecontribute to Union CO2 injection capacity objective, entities referred to in paragraph 1 can do any of the following:
Amendment 1132 #
2023/0081(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. The European Union and its Member States shall take the necessary measures to facilitate entities referred to in paragraph 1 to contribute to the EU objective set by Article 16, including by financially supporting, where needed, the deployment of projects developed by these entities.
Amendment 1133 #
2023/0081(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 5 b (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 5 b (new)
Amendment 1138 #
2023/0081(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 6
Article 18 – paragraph 6
6. Two years after the entry into force of the Regulation and every year thereafter, the entities referred to in paragraph 1 shall submit a report to the Commission detailing their progress towards meeting their contribution. The Commission shall make these repor to the Union CO2 injection capacity objective. The Commission shall assess if and to what extent the progress against reaching the individual contribution is hindered by the relevant Member States failing to comply with obligation under Article 12 to 14 and make these reports and the relative assessments public.
Amendment 1144 #
2023/0081(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. If the Commission’s assessments find that the relevant Member State has failed to comply with obligations under Articles 12, 13, 14, 17, or the conditions set at paragraph 5a are not met, the foreseen contribution of entities referred to in paragraph 1 shall be revised accordingly. The entities may spontaneously notify the Commission that the assumptions under paragraph 4(c) are not being met.
Amendment 1149 #
2023/0081(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 6 b (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Two years after the entry into force of the Regulation and every year thereafter, the Commission shall – based on these contribution-specific assessments mandated by paragraph 6 – produce a report evaluating the collective Union progress against the 50 million tonnes of CO2 target, produce suitable country- specific recommendations as well as propose Union-wide instruments including a suitable financing allocation to ensure the target is achieved.
Amendment 1154 #
2023/0081(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 7 – point b
Article 18 – paragraph 7 – point b
(b) The content of the reports referred to in paragraph 6 as well as the methodology based on which the Commission will assess them.
Amendment 1187 #
2023/0081(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
(aa) social and governance criteria, based industry best practices on supply chain transparency.
Amendment 1206 #
2023/0081(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
(da) 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.
Amendment 1219 #
2023/0081(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 3
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.
Amendment 1228 #
2023/0081(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 4
Article 19 – paragraph 4
Amendment 1233 #
2023/0081(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 4
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 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. 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.
Amendment 1255 #
2023/0081(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2
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.
Amendment 1261 #
2023/0081(COD)
Amendment 1266 #
2023/0081(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 3
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.
Amendment 1403 #
2023/0081(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
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:
Amendment 1424 #
2023/0081(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 4 – point c – point i
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;
Amendment 1433 #
2023/0081(COD)
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.
Amendment 1533 #
2023/0081(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – table 1
Annex I – table 1
1. Solar photovoltaic and solar thermal technologies 2. Onshore wind and offshore renewable technologies 3. Battery/storage technologies 4. Heat pumps and geothermal energy technologies 5. Electrolysers and fuel cells 6. Sustainable biogas/biomethane and sustainable fuels technologies 7. Carbon Capture and storage (CCS) technologies 8. Grid technologies
Amendment 622 #
2023/0077(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 19a: Power Purchase Agreements – paragraph 1
Article 19a: Power Purchase Agreements – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall facilitate and remove barriers to the conclusion of power purchase agreements (‘PPAs’) with a view to reaching the objectives set out in their integrated national energy and climate plan with respect to the dimension decarbonisation referred to in point (a) of Article 4 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999, while preserving competitive and liquid electricity markets. Member States could introduce facilitating measures to promote PPA uptake, such as by establishing voluntary platforms to facilitate PPA trading and mitigate collateral costs and creating standard contract formats.
Amendment 138 #
2023/0042(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21 – paragraph 5
Recital 21 – paragraph 5
Vocational vehicles, such as garbage trucks, tippers or concrete mixers, should continue to be exempted from the calculation of average specific CO2 emissions of manufacturers. On the other hand, zero-and-Low emission vocational vehicles could be used for the purpose of this Regulation and for the purpose of determining manufacturer’s compliance with its specific CO2 emissions targets.
Amendment 142 #
2023/0042(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
Amendment 172 #
2023/0042(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
Recital 29
Amendment 187 #
2023/0042(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 42 a (new)
Recital 42 a (new)
(42a) This regulation aims to accelerate the transition towards carbon neutral mobility in a technologically neutral way. As a complement to the efforts towards an increasing availability of zero emission vehicles, a mechanism based on a carbon correction factor is introduced to duly account the contribution from the use of sustainable renewable transport fuels including biofuels, biomass fuels as well as RFNBOs when assessing the compliance with CO2 emissions reductions of newly registered heavy-duty vehicles
Amendment 193 #
2023/0042(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Regulation (EU) 2019/1242
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) N1, which do not fall under2 with a technically permissible maximum laden mass above 5 tons and N3; (This amendment applies throughout the text. Adopting it will necessitate corresponding changes throughout.) Or. en (Revision of Regulation (EU) 2019/631, N2 and N3; 1242)
Amendment 199 #
2023/0042(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Regulation (EU) 2019/1242
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c a (new)
Amendment 210 #
2023/0042(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point g
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point g
Regulation (EU) 2019/1241
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point g – point 11
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point g – point 11
(a) a heavy-duty motor vehicle with not more than 51 g/(t∙km) or 51 g/(p∙km) of CO2 emissions as determined in accordance with Article 9 of Regulation (EU) 2017/2400; (This amendment applies throughout the text. Adopting it will necessitate corresponding changes throughout.) Or. en (Revision of Regulation (EU) 2019/1242)
Amendment 223 #
2023/0042(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point i
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point i
Regulation (EU) 2019/1242
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 23 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 23 a (new)
(23a) 'Carbon Neutral Fuel’ means a renewable and/or synthetic fuel as defined by Directive 2018/2001 including biofuel, biogas, biomass fuel, Renewable liquid and gaseous transport Fuel of Non Biological Origin – RFNBO or Recycled Carbon Fuel – RCF, where the emissions of the fuel in use (eu) can be taken to be net zero, meaning that the CO2 equivalent of the carbon incorporated in the chemical composition of the fuel in use eu is of biogenic origin and/or has been avoided being emitted as CO2 into the atmosphere or has been captured from ambient air or has avoided its existing fate. Other renewable and/or synthetic fuels not listed in Directive 2018/2001 can fulfil this definition provided that they meet the above criteria and the sustainability criteria of said Directive and associated delegated acts. A mixture of two or more Carbon Neutral Fuels is considered a Carbon Neutral Fuel;
Amendment 251 #
2023/0042(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point j
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point j
Regulation (EU) 2019/1242
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Amendment 252 #
2023/0042(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2019/1242
Article 3 – paragraph 2 (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 (new)
(3a) CO2 Neutral Fuel” means a biofuel, biogas, biomass fuel, Renewable liquid and gaseous transport Fuel of Non Biological Origin (RFNBO) or a Recycled Carbon Fuel (RCF), where the emissions of the fuel in use e(u) can be taken to be net zero, meaning that the CO2 equivalent of the carbon incorporated in the chemical composition of the fuel in use e(u) is of biogenic origin, or has been avoided being emitted as CO2 into the atmosphere or has avoided its existing fate. Carbon Correction Factor (CCF)’ means a factor which applies a correction to the CO2 tailpipe emissions of vehicles for compliance assessment, to reflect the share of CO 2 Neutral fuels, as defined in Article 3 (24) of this Regulation.
Amendment 257 #
2023/0042(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EU) 2019/1242
Article 3a – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 3a – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) for all vehicle sub-groups for the reporting periods of the years 2030 to 2034 by 4530 %, including vehicles 100% powered by carbon neutral fuels.
Amendment 271 #
2023/0042(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EU) 2019/1242
Article 3a – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 3a – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) for all vehicle sub-groups for the reporting periods of the years 2030 to 2034 by 4530 %, (This amendment applies throughout the text. Adopting it will necessitate corresponding changes throughout.) Or. en (Article 1 - paragraph 4 - Revision of Regulation (EU) 2019/1242)
Amendment 275 #
2023/0042(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EU) 2019/1242
Article 3a – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 3a – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) for all vehicle sub-groups for the reporting periods of the years 2035 to 2039 by 645 %, including vehicles 100% powered by carbon neutral fuels.
Amendment 284 #
2023/0042(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EU) 2019/1242
Article 3a – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 3a – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) for all vehicle sub-groups for the reporting periods of the years 2035 to 2039 by 650 %, (This amendment applies throughout the text. Adopting it will necessitate corresponding changes throughout.) Or. en (Revision of Regulation (EU) 2019/1242)
Amendment 288 #
2023/0042(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EU) 2019/1242
Article 3a – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 3a – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) for all vehicle sub-groups for the reporting periods of the years 2040 onwards by 970%, including vehicles 100% powered by carbon neutral fuels.
Amendment 298 #
2023/0042(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EU) 2019/1242
Article 3a – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 3a – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) for all vehicle sub-groups for the reporting periods of the years 2040 onwards by 970%. (This amendment applies throughout the text. Adopting it will necessitate corresponding changes throughout.) Or. en (Revision of Regulation (EU) 2019/1242)
Amendment 325 #
2023/0042(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EU) 2019/1242
Article 3b – paragraph 1
Article 3b – paragraph 1
1. For vehicles referred to in point 4.2 of Annex I, manufacturers shall comply with the minimum shares of zero-emission vehicles in their fleet of new heavy-duty vehicles as laid down in point 4.3 of Annex I. For new urban buses the share of zero- emissions vehicles shall be 80% as from the reporting period of the year 2030 and 100% as from the reporting period of the year 20305.; (This amendment applies throughout the text. Adopting it will necessitate corresponding changes throughout.) Or. en (Revision of Regulation (EU) 2019/1242)
Amendment 362 #
2023/0042(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Regulation (EU) 2019/1242
Article 4 – paragraph 5 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 5 – point a
(a) the data reported for the manufacturer’s new heavy-duty vehicles registered in the preceding reporting period; and; including zero-and-low emission vocational vehicles; and; (This amendment applies throughout the text. Adopting it will necessitate corresponding changes throughout.) Or. en (Revision of Regulation (EU) 2019/1242)
Amendment 371 #
2023/0042(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2019/1242
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(5a) in Article 4, first paragraph, the following point (c) is inserted: (c) the application of the Carbon Correction Factor (CCF) determined in accordance with point 7 of Annex I;
Amendment 380 #
2023/0042(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point a
Regulation (EU) 2019/1242
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Starting from 1 July 2020 and for each subsequent reporting period until the reporting period of the year 2029, the Commission shall determine for each manufacturer the zero- and low-emission factor for the preceding reporting period. (This amendment applies throughout the text. Adopting it will necessitate corresponding changes throughout.) Or. en (Revision of Regulation (EU) 2019/1242)
Amendment 391 #
2023/0042(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point c
4. The zero-emission and low- emission factor shall reduce the average specific CO2 emissions of a manufacturer by a maximum of 310 %. The contribution to that factor of the zero-emission vehicles of category N, other than those in vehicles sub-groups 4-UD, 4-RD, 4-LH, 5-RD, 5- LH, 9-RD, 9-LH, 10-RD, 10-LH, shall reduce the average specific CO2 emissions of a manufacturer by a maximum of 1,53 %.; (This amendment applies throughout the text. Adopting it will necessitate corresponding changes throughout.) Or. en (Revision of Regulation (EU) 2019/1242)
Amendment 396 #
2023/0042(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Regulation (EU) 2019/1242
Article 6a – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 6a – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 409 #
2023/0042(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point d
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point d
Regulation (EU) 2019/1242
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
Emission credits and emission debts acquired in the reporting periods of the years 2025 to 2039 shall, where applicable, be carried over from one reporting period to the next reporting period. However, any remaining emission debts shall be cleared in the reporting periods of the year 2029, 2034 and 2039.; ; (This amendment applies throughout the text. Adopting it will necessitate corresponding changes throughout.) Or. en (Revision of Regulation (EU) 2019/1242)
Amendment 422 #
2023/0042(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point c
Regulation (EU) 2019/1242
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) where, in any of the reporting periods of the years 2025 to 2028, 2030 to 2033, 2035 to 2038 the sum of the emission debts reduced by the sum of the emission credits exceeds the emission debt limit referred to in Article 7(1), third subparagraph; (This amendment applies throughout the text. Adopting it will necessitate corresponding changes throughout.) Or. en (Revision of Regulation (EU) 2019/1242)
Amendment 425 #
2023/0042(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point c
Amendment 456 #
2023/0042(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18
Regulation (EU) 2019/1242
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1
The Commission shall, in 20287, review the effectiveness and impact of this Regulation and submit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council with the result of the review. (This amendment applies throughout the text. Adopting it will necessitate corresponding changes throughout.) Or. en (Revision of Regulation (EU) 2019/1242)
Amendment 466 #
2023/0042(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18
Regulation (EU) 2019/1242
Article 15 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Amendment 480 #
2023/0042(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2 – point 2.2 – paragraph 2 – point 2.2.3 – paragraph 5
Annex I – point 2 – point 2.2 – paragraph 2 – point 2.2.3 – paragraph 5
Regulation (EU) 2019/1242
Annex I – point 2 – point 2.2
Annex I – point 2 – point 2.2
is the sum over all new heavy-duty vehicles of the manufacturer in the sub- group sg, including zero-and-low vocational vehicles. subject to the provisions of Article 7b;
Amendment 481 #
2023/0042(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2 – point 2.2 – paragraph 2 – point 2.2.3 – paragraph 8
Annex I – point 2 – point 2.2 – paragraph 2 – point 2.2.3 – paragraph 8
Regulation (EU) 2019/1242
Annex I – point 2 – point 2.2
Annex I – point 2 – point 2.2
Vsg is the number of new heavy-duty vehicles of the manufacturer, including zero-and-low vocational vehicles, in subgroup sg;
Amendment 483 #
2023/0042(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2 – point 2.3 – point 2.3.2 – paragraph 1
Annex I – point 2 – point 2.3 – point 2.3.2 – paragraph 1
Regulation (EU) 2019/1242
Annex I – point 2 – point 2.3
Annex I – point 2 – point 2.3
Reporting periods from 2025 to 2029onwards
Amendment 497 #
2023/0042(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2 – point 2.4 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3
Annex I – point 2 – point 2.4 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3
Regulation (EU) 2019/1242
Annex I – point 2 – point 2.4
Annex I – point 2 – point 2.4
Vsg is the number of new heavy-duty vehicles of the manufacturer, , including zero-and-low vocational vehicles, in a subgroup sg;
Amendment 499 #
2023/0042(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2 – point 2.4 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 4
Annex I – point 2 – point 2.4 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 4
Regulation (EU) 2019/1242
Annex I – point 2 – point 2.4
Annex I – point 2 – point 2.4
V is the number of new heavy-duty vehicles of the manufacturer, including zero-and-low vocational vehicles.
Amendment 527 #
2023/0042(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2.1
Annex I – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2.1
2.1. Calculation of the specific CO2 emissions of a new heavy-duty vehicle The specific emissions in g/km of a new heavy-duty vehicle v attributed to a sub-group sg or of its primary vehicle shall be calculated in accordance with the following formula: 𝐶𝑂2𝑣 = ∑𝑚𝑝𝑊𝑠𝑔,𝑚𝑝 × 𝐶𝑂2𝑣,𝑚𝑝 × (𝟏 ― 𝑪𝑪𝑭𝒊 ) 𝐶𝑂2p𝑣 = ∑𝑚𝑝𝑊𝑠𝑔,𝑚𝑝 × 𝐶𝑂2p𝑣,𝑚𝑝 × (𝟏 ― 𝑪𝑪𝑭𝒊 ) Where, ∑𝑚𝑝 is the sum over all mission profiles mp listed in Table 2; sg is the sub-group to which the new heavy-duty vehicle v has been attributed according to Section 1 of this Annex; Wsg,mp, is the mission profile weight specified in points 2.1.1 to 2.1.3; CO2v,mp is the CO2 emissions in g/km of the new heavy-duty vehicle v determined for a mission profile mp, reported in accordance with Articles 13a and 13b and normalised pursuant to Annex III; CO2pv,mp is the CO2 emissions in g/km of the primary vehicle of the new heavy-duty vehicle v, determined for a mission profile mp, reported in accordance with Articles 13a and 13b; CCFi is the Carbon Correction Factor for the fuel or blend of fuels in use i, as defined in article 3 point (25) and calculated according to paragraph 7 of this Annex. For zero-emissions motor vehicles the values of CO2v,mp and CO2pv,mp shall be set to 0.
Amendment 586 #
2023/0042(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 6 a (new)
Annex I – paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. CALCULATION OF THE CARBON CORRECTION FACTOR (CCF) For each fuel or blend of fuels i, the CCF shall be calculated according to the following method: 6.1. For CO2-Neutral Fuels, as defined in article 3 point (25) and used in compliance with Art. 4 bis, CCFi = 1; 6.2. For fuels other than CO2-Neutral Fuels, CCFi = 0; 6.3. For blends of CO2-Neutral Fuels and fuels other than CO2-Neutral Fuels, the CCF shall be calculated according to the following formula: 𝑺𝑯𝑨𝑹𝑬𝑺𝒏,𝒊 𝑺𝑯𝑨𝑹𝑬𝑺𝒏 ― 𝟏,𝒊 + 𝟏𝟎𝟎 𝟏𝟎𝟎 𝑪𝑪𝑭𝒊 = 𝟐 Where: CCFi is the Carbon Correction Factor for a specific blend of conventional and CO2-Neutral Fuel i SHARESn,i percentage of renewable fuel i reported in Shares database, referred to the last available reporting period n and calculated as the average share over all EU member states. SHARESn - 1,i percentage of renewable fuel i reported in Shares database, referred to the second last available reporting period n and calculated as the average share over all EU member states. The Shares database is accessible at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/energy/ data/shares
Amendment 80 #
2022/2183(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Amendment 96 #
2022/2183(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas, as a result of the global supply crisis, the FAO estimates that international food and feed prices have continued to rise significantly above their already high levels; whereas, in order to identify and prevent food speculation, operators along the supply chain need to become more transparent with regard to their share of value added throughout the food supply chain;
Amendment 106 #
2022/2183(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
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
Amendment 247 #
2022/2183(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
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;
Amendment 286 #
2022/2183(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission to provide farmers with better tools so that they may make an increasing contribution to the green transition currently under way: against this background, farmers need to be able to contribute (beyond the limits of self-consumption) to the production of energy, particularly renewable energy, in the EU, so as to give real impetus to the development of circular economy and clean energy practices. What is more, it is necessary to actually involve farmers and their representative organisations in designating suitable areas.
Amendment 302 #
Amendment 316 #
2022/2183(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
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 sustainable production;
Amendment 382 #
2022/2183(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Emphasises that digital technologies and precision crop management can provide forward-looking solutions to the challenges arising when it comes to monitoring deforestation, the use of pesticides and fertilisers or water consumption for agriculture; calls on the Commission to step up and accelerate the use of, and not only the quest for, digital innovation to modernise EU agriculture, enabling farmers to realise their full production potential and safeguard their incomes in the context of green transition;
Amendment 451 #
2022/2183(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
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: REcovereddigestate Nitrogen from manURE (RENURE).
Amendment 454 #
2022/2183(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
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; _________________ 2 RENURE: REcovered Nitrogen from manURE (RENURE).
Amendment 486 #
2022/2183(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
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;
Amendment 493 #
2022/2183(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Amendment 26 #
2022/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines the importance of carbon farming as a new business model for EU agriculture with a view to allowing the sector’s active contribution to the green transition to provide new sources of income and business development opportunities for the agricultural and forestry businesses;
Amendment 44 #
2022/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas farmers are critical actors in the agricultural and environmental sectors, and their ability to implement carbon sequestration strategies will be crucial in achieving the EU Green Deal climate objectives;
Amendment 48 #
2022/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas the inclusion of carbon farming in the EU's political agenda implies the recognition of the potential of the forestry and agricultural sectors to mitigate climate change and to promote a shift towards a bioeconomy;
Amendment 49 #
2022/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the need for Member States to establish incentives, in addition to those provided for in the Common Agricultural Policy, at the level of land managers, especially farmers and foresters, to accelerate the uptake of carbon farming mechanisms;
Amendment 73 #
2022/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Highlights the need to recognise the efforts already made by farmers over the years in relation to carbon sequestration, and therefore asks the European Commission to present a regulatory framework that takes this into account; emphasises the useful function of business clustering in associative forms, that can be more effective in achieving CO2 removals and allow for a reduction in investment costs;
Amendment 83 #
2022/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas predicting the actual mitigation capacity of agricultural soils is very challenging due to the enormous variety of possible scenarios, arising from the combination of management practices, their possible area of application, and interactions with other socio-economic drivers;
Amendment 94 #
2022/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Underlines the importance of CAP funds in stimulating action on emissions reductions by providing funding to improve knowledge and cooperation among land managers; reiterates the need to improve synergies among the different EU funding programmes in order to achieve the 2050 climate targets;
Amendment 161 #
2022/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Emphasises that, in order to reach the target, it is necessary to also include among the 'activities that unambiguously remove carbon from the atmosphere', the following categories: uneven-aged and primeval forests, permanent meadows and pastures and, among wetlands, permanent artificial ponds (fishing valleys);
Amendment 207 #
2022/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Emphasises that the blue carbon economy couldhas a great potential to contribute to the storage of CO2 in coastal regions after careful research; encourages the Commission to collect knowledge and data on blue carbon capture;
Amendment 227 #
2022/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Emphasises that more research will be needed to identify the specific factors of carbon removal of crops and soil management, under different soil and climatic conditions and based on the wide variety of agricultural production patterns across the EU;
Amendment 249 #
2022/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Considers that carbon farming can be a new business model which should be additional and voluntary, and which aims to upscale climate mitigation by paying farmers to implement climate-friendly farm or forest management practiceremunerating those farmers and forest owners who provide additional environmental co-benefits, by tapping into the potential of blue carbon ecosystems and by streamlining the industrial use of carbon sequestered for different purposes; underlines the need to extend the array of recognised carbon farming practices;
Amendment 259 #
2022/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Underlines that the new business model should take into account the existing carbon storage, i.e. an ecosystem service already delivered through good practices that were not remunerated;
Amendment 264 #
2022/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Emphasises that the identification of a mechanism to reward farmers that have already delivered ecosystem services should be stimulated;
Amendment 294 #
2022/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Underlines that CO2 storage is already being used in many areas through the implementation of the common agricultural policy (CAP), although farmers and forest owners do not receive CAP payments to implement carbon sequestration and carbon conservation measures; emphasises that the land and forestry sector have a natural maximum storage capacity; stresses that, except for storage, the conservation of carbon in the soil and emissions avoided and mitigated on farms should be considered valuable contributions to addressing ongoing climate change and be adequately rewarded;
Amendment 314 #
2022/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses that carbon farming must be regulated in line with the current CAP and; nevertheless, it should not be seen as a complementary and additional topping-up option of the CAP payments; underlines, however, that in the longer termmechanism of carbon farming, as a new business model, should be market- based; emphasises that carbon credits must be market-oriented;
Amendment 340 #
2022/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Considers that carbon capture and storage (CCS) and carbon capture and utilisation (CCU) can play a crucial role as future technologies for achieving climate neutrality in Europe and for creating a successful decarbonised economy in Europe; believes that a decisive boost to carbon sequestration practices is therefore needed, through specific instruments, norms and incentives;
Amendment 343 #
2022/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Considers that carbon capture and storage (CCS), bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) and carbon capture and utilisation (CCU) can play a crucial role as future technologies for achieving climate neutrality in Europe and for creating a successful decarbonised economy in Europe;
Amendment 381 #
2022/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Underlines that the new certification framework for carbon farming should be as simple as possible in its design and not result in disproportionate administrative burdens for land and forestry managers and owners; emphasises that the future Union certification framework will need to take into account already existing national initiatives with the same objective; emphasises the need to create a framework that is harmonised in all Member States and does not lead to distortion of competition, thereby creating unequal economic treatment;
Amendment 393 #
2022/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Draws attention to the importance of taking into account the risks of force majeure that could prevent the continuation of commitments made in CO2 sequestration projects (e.g. forest fires);
Amendment 406 #
2022/2053(INI)
16. Emphasises the need to develop a robust new framework for the quantification and certification of carbon removals that must at the same time avoid greenwashing and carbon leakage; calls on the Commission to establish a clear terminology to define sustainable and renewable sources of carbon, as biogenic carbon will play an important role by providing substitutes for conventional materials; underlines the need to promote high- quality carbon certificates that can ensure the achievement of the criteria of additionality, permanence, no double counting and authenticity in order to incentivise improved land management practices, thus resulting in enhanced carbon capture;
Amendment 414 #
2022/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Stresses that a special focus is needed on technology-based carbon removals; these can be measured and verified more accurately than nature- based solutions, while also offering more high-quality and long-duration (permanent) removal of CO2 from the atmosphere; believes that, consequently, the EU certification framework should allow different types or sub-categories of certificates to better reflect the diversity of carbon removal solutions and their characteristics and ensure market integrity;
Amendment 452 #
2022/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Stresses that a carbon farming mechanism should be market-based and financed by public and/or private funds; calls on the Commission to create a genuinely new business model for farmers and foresters; notes that financing from the value chain or through the creation of a voluntary carbon market is possible; stresses that the CAP is not a viable source of funding, as the CAP is not a business model;
Amendment 471 #
2022/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Underlines that each Member State and/or the European Commission should establish an official register of CO2 emission reduction projects to avoid double funding; emphasises that, for the voluntary market to be successful, the establishment of this register should allow only one trade per credit and avoid financial speculation practices that do not allow the real counting of the issued certificates, since such practices are based on pure speculation (i.e. continuous trading of the same certificate with a different value);
Amendment 489 #
2022/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Emphasises the useful function of business clustering in associative forms in order to be more effective in achieving CO2 removals and to allow for a reduction in investment costs;
Amendment 63 #
2022/0432(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
Amendment 79 #
2022/0432(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
Amendment 89 #
2022/0432(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) Disposable electronic cigarettes and single use cartridges may contain a nicotine-containing mixture classified as having acute oral and/or acute dermal toxicity properties. However, the mixtures contained in these products cannot directly be ingested or touched. Therefore, it is appropriate to provide for labelling exemptions for these products, unless the mixtures contained are classified as having acute inhalation toxicity and/or respiratory sensitisation properties. This is without prejudice to specific EU and national legislation on the marketability of the mixtures contained.
Amendment 146 #
2022/0432(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) 1272/2008
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
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Amendment 212 #
2022/0432(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Regulation 1272/2008
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
In Article 23, the following point ea is added: '(ea) disposable electronic cigarettes, single use cartridges and refill containers as defined in Directive 2014/40/EU.'
Amendment 307 #
2022/0432(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008
Annex I – Part 1 – Section 1.3.7 a (new)
Annex I – Part 1 – Section 1.3.7 a (new)
(4a) In Part 1 of Annex I, the following Section 1.3.7.a is added: 1.3.7.a Mixtures designed to be inhaled via electronic cigarettes and contained in refill containers The labelling elements referred to in Article 17(1) shall only be provided on the outer packaging of disposable electronic cigarettes and single use cartridges. The elements referred to in Article 17(1) (d) to (g) shall only apply if the mixture contained is classified as having respiratory sensitisation and/or acute inhalation toxicity properties. This applies accordingly to the application of Articles 48 and 48a. For refill containers, the label elements in accordance with the first subparagraph of Article 17(2) shall be provided in accordance with sections 1.5.1 and 1.5.1.2 of Annex I. A tie-on tag shall not be used.
Amendment 141 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35
Recital 35
(35) The bio-waste waste stream is often contaminated with conventional plastics and the material recycling streams are often contaminated with compostable plastics. This cross-contamination leads to waste of 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. This contamination leads to environmental and economic impacts and waste of resources and should be prevented at source. Mandating compostable plastic packaging for applications strictly linked to food and food waste, may help reduce this contamination. Therefore, it is justified and necessary to lay down clear and common rules on the use of compostable 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 ofrecycle bio-waste.
Amendment 144 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36
Recital 36
(36) For limited packaging applications made of biodegradable plastic polymers, there is a demonstrable environmental benefit of using compostable packaging, There is a demonstrable environmental benefit of using compostable packaging for specific packaging applications, in particular 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 art. 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 labelled 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.
Amendment 145 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38
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 processing times 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).
Amendment 161 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 61
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 formats should not be allowed to be placed on the market. The list of such packaging formats is provided in Annex V of this Regulation. When determining which packaging formats should be restricted by Annex V, the Commission shall consider whether the use of alternative packaging solutions, such as recyclable fibre-based packaging or re-usable or refillable packaging, would provide for better environmental outcomes, taking into account the overall environmental impact of the full lifecycle of the packaging. 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.
Amendment 172 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 67
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 of single use packaging for food and beverages filled and consumed within the premises in the HORECA sector should not be allowse targets take into account the fact that alternative single use packaging formats, such as packaging made from fibre-based or compostable materials, can achieve the same, or a better, overall positive environmental impact as re-useable or refillable packaging when considered on a full life cycle basis and therefore do not apply where such packaging is used.
Amendment 223 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 41
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 41
(41) ‘compostable packaging’ means packaging capable of undergoing physical, chemical, thermal or biological decomposition such that most of the finished compost ultimately decomposes into carbon dioxide, mineral salts, biomass and water, according to Article 47(4), and does not hinder the separate collection and the composting process or activity into which it is introduced in industrially controlled conditions;
Amendment 231 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 60 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 60 a (new)
(60a) 'fibre-based packaging' means packaging including composite packaging containing a minimum of 90% fibre or other materials that are not plastic;
Amendment 232 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 60 b (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 60 b (new)
(60b) 'single-portion food packaging' means single use packaging in the HORECA sector containing individual portions or servings, used for condiments, preserves, sauces, coffee creamer, sugar and seasoning, that come into direct contact with food and which because of food soiling are more suitable for composting than recycling;
Amendment 233 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall not prohibit, restrict or impede the placing on the market or use of packaging that complies with the sustainability requirements set out in Articles 5 to 10 of this Regulation.
Amendment 234 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall not prohibit, restrict or impede the placing on the market or use of packaging that complies with the labelling and information requirements set out in Article 11 of this Regulation.
Amendment 235 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Article 4 – paragraph 4
4. In caseExcept as provided for in paragraph 5, Member States choose toshall not maintain or introduce national sustainability requirements or information requirements additional to those laid down in this Regulation, those requirements shall not conflict with those laid down in this Regulation and the Member States shall not prohibit, restrict or impede the placing on the market of packaging that complies with the requirements under this Regulation for reasons of non-compliance with those national requirements.
Amendment 246 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) it can be recycled so that the resulting secondary raw materials are of sufficient quality to substitute thebe used in a manufacturing process as primary raw materials;
Amendment 249 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
2a. Compostable packaging shall be considered organically recyclable where it complies with Article 8/ANNEX III.
Amendment 262 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 7 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 7 – point a
(a) the manner in which to express the result of the recyclability assessment in recyclability performance grades from A to E, as described in Table 32 of Annex II, based on the percentage of the packaging unit, in weight, which is recyclable according to paragraph 1;
Amendment 309 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4
Article 7 – paragraph 4
4. Paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not apply to compostable plastic packaging. packaging where plastic is not predominant material and to compostable plastic packaging as well as to bio-based plastic packaging, 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.
Amendment 312 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. By [OP: please insert the date = 24 months from the entry into force of this Regulation] compostable packaging shall contain a minimum content of renewable raw material of at least 60%.
Amendment 338 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. WherMember States which have transposed art. 22 of Directive 2008/98 and have 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 availcompostable oin their market for the first time only if it can be demindustrially constrated that those lightweight plastic carrier bags have been entirely manufactured from biodegradable plastic polymers, which are compostable in industrially controlled conditionsolled conditions. The same provision shall apply to compostable packaging formats mentioned in Annex V, nn. 1, 2, 3 and 4.
Amendment 339 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 3
3. By [OP: Please insert the date = 24 months from the date of entry into force of this Regulation], packaging labelled as compostable other than that referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2, including packaging made of biodegradable plastic polymers, shall allow material recycling without affecting the recyclability of other waste streamsshall comply with the criteria listed in Annex III. Packaging made with compostable material that is not labelled as compostable, shall allow material recycling.
Amendment 340 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 5
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.
Amendment 382 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – title
Article 22 – title
Restrictions on use of certain packaging formats that are not compostable or fibre- based
Amendment 384 #
2022/0396(COD)
1. Economic operators shall not place on the market packagingMember States which have transposed art. 22 of Directive 2008/98 and have appropriate waste collection schemes and waste treatment infrastructure, may exempt from restrictions compostable packaging complying with Annex III in the formats and for the purposes listed in point 1, 2, 3 and 4 of Annex V.
Amendment 391 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2
Article 22 – paragraph 2
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 and 4 of Annex V as of 1 January 2030.
Amendment 396 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 3
Article 22 – paragraph 3
3. Member States may exempt economic operators from point 3 and 4 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.
Amendment 398 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 22 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Moreover, this Article does not apply to packaging intended as part of the specifications for Geographical Indications, as per Regulations No 1151/2012, No 1308/2013 and 2019/787 and subsequent modifications.
Amendment 401 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 4
Article 22 – paragraph 4
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 the environmental impact of packaging waste. WThen adopting those delegated acts, the Commission shall consider the pot Commission shall not restrict a specific packaging format to a greater extent than an alternative format unless doing so would achieve demonstrably better environmential of the restrictionsutcomes, taking into account the overall environmental impact onf the use of specific packaging formats to reduce the packaging waste generated while ensuring an overall positive environmental impact, andfull lifecycle of the packaging formats in question assessed according to prevailing state of the art technologies. The Commission shall also 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.
Amendment 420 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 26 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
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 in sales packaging that is not [recyclable] fibre- based packaging shall ensure that:
Amendment 423 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 26 – paragraph 2 – point b
Amendment 429 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 26 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
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, in sales packaging that is in the case of single- portion food packaging not compostable packaging and in the case of all other packaging not [recyclable] fibre-based packaging, shall ensure that:
Amendment 432 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 26 – paragraph 3 – point b
Amendment 442 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
Article 26 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
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:
Amendment 445 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 4 – point b
Article 26 – paragraph 4 – point b
Amendment 448 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 26 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. The obligation laid down in paragraph 4 does not apply to packaging for wines, aromatized wine products and spirituous beverages as defined by the nomenclature codes: ex 2204 Wine of fresh grapes, including fortified wines; grape must other than that of heading 2009; ex 2205 Vermouth and other wine of fresh grapes flavoured with plants or aromatic substances; ex 2208 Undenatured ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic strength by volume of less than 80 % vol; spirits, liqueurs and other spirituous beverages.
Amendment 454 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 5
Article 26 – paragraph 5
Amendment 472 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 6 – point b
Article 26 – paragraph 6 – point b
Amendment 487 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 8 – point b
Article 26 – paragraph 8 – point b
Amendment 496 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 9 – point b
Article 26 – paragraph 9 – point b
Amendment 504 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 10 – point b
Article 26 – paragraph 10 – point b
Amendment 506 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 11 a (new)
Article 26 – paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. By 1 January 2030 or at the latest when carrying out an evaluation of this Regulation as prescribed in Article 63, the Commission shall evaluate the feasibility and need of proposing new reuse targets.
Amendment 533 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 16
Article 26 – paragraph 16
Amendment 542 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 17 a (new)
Article 26 – paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Packaging necessary to ensure one or more of the following conditions shall be excluded from the framework referred to in this Article: (a) the health and hygiene of products; (b) consumer health security; (c) food safety; (d) combating food waste; (e) the protection of the environment and, in particular, of water and the efficient use of energy resources and raw materials.
Amendment 559 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1
Article 43 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that systems are set up to provide for the return and separate collection of all packaging waste from the end users 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.
Amendment 562 #
2022/0396(COD)
(ca) ensure that all recyclable fibre- based packaging will be collected from the business premises of economic operators in the HORECA sector for the purpose of recycling.
Amendment 585 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
1. This Regulation applies to all packaging, besides industrial packaging, 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.
Amendment 589 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 6
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 the manufacturer writes on the label that the pot is not to be removed from the plant
Amendment 595 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 15
Annex I – paragraph 15
Flower pots intended to stay with the plant throughout its life time and also to be used within the production process, at its various stages, as they represent long- lasting production factors
Amendment 599 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Annex III – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Conditions to be considered when mandating the use ofor introducing compostable packaging format on the market:
Amendment 602 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point d
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) its use significantly increases the collection of organic waste compared to the use of non-compostable packaging materials or;
Amendment 604 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point e
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) its use significantly reduces the contamination of compost with non- compostable packaging; and
Amendment 605 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point f
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point f
Amendment 625 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
(4a) 'industrial packaging' means packaging for raw materials, components and partially manufactured or finished goods, for distribution from manufacturer to manufacturer and/or other intermediaries such as processor or assembler;
Amendment 630 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex XII – subheading 7
Annex XII – subheading 7
TABLE 4 Add new element in the table: Plastic, compostables
Amendment 645 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – table 1 - row 3
Annex V – table 1 - row 3
Amendment 648 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – table 1 - row 4
Annex V – table 1 - row 4
Single use Sachets, tubs, packaging, trays, boxes Single use packaging in the HORECA packaging forother than sector, other than compostable packaging, trays, boxescompostable sector, containing individual portions or servings, condiments, packaging, for servings, used for condiments, preserves, sauces, preserve condiments, 4. sauces, coffee creamer, sugar and seasoning, except 4. sauces, coffee preserves, except such packaging provided together with take- creamer, sugar, sauces, coffee with take-away ready-prepared food and seasoningintended for creamer, sugar, intended for immediate consumption in HORECA without the need of and seasoning without the need of any further preparation in HORECA sector
Amendment 1688 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 3
Article 21 – paragraph 3
3. Economic operators using industrial packaging or sales packaging as e-commerce packaging shall be exempted from the obligation laid down in paragraph 1. They shall nevertheless ensure that such sales packaging complies with the requirements in Article 9.
Amendment 261 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14 a (new)
Recital 14 a (new)
(14a) OBM, OBFCM or SOH devices use data generated by the vehicle to monitor its compliance with this Regulation. This same data must be shared according to the Data Act to the vehicle users and their service providers so that the vehicle users can benefit from advice and recommendations on how to limit the vehicle’s emissions, its energy consumption and extend its battery-life through improved use of the vehicle.
Amendment 275 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) Sensors installed on vehicles are already used today to detect anomalies on emissions and trigger related repairs through the on-board diagnostic (OBD) system. The OBD system currently in use, however, does not detect accurately or timely the malfunctions and neither does it sufficiently and timely force repairs. As a result, it is possible that vehicles emit much more than they are allowed to do. The sensors used up to now for OBD can also be used to monitor and control the exhaust emission behaviour of the vehicles on a continuous basis via an on-board monitoring (OBM) system. The OBM will also warn the user to perform repairs of the engine or the pollution control systems when these are needed. It is therefore appropriate to require that such a system is installed and to regulate its technical requirements.
Amendment 412 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 42
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 42
(42) ‘real driving emissions’ or ‘RDE’ means the emissions of a vehicle under normal driving conditions and maximum one of the extended conditions as the same time specified in Tables 1 and 2 of Annex III;
Amendment 544 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 8
Article 4 – paragraph 8
Amendment 621 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 6 – introductory part
Article 6 – paragraph 6 – introductory part
6. The OBM systems installed by the manufacturer in these vehicles shall be capable of all of the following:
Amendment 625 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 6 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 6 – point a
Amendment 634 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 6 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 6 – point b
(b) communicating the data of the emission behaviour of the vehicle, including pollutant sensor and exhaust flow data, via the OBD port and over the air, including for the purpose of roadworthiness tests and technical roadside inspections55 ,56 ; or for the purpose of providing third-party services that assist the vehicle user in reducing emissions in use phase. _________________ 55 Directive 2014/47/ EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 April 2014 on the technical roadside inspection of the roadworthiness of commercial vehicles circulating in the Union and repealing Directive 2000/30/EC (OJ L 127, 29.4.2014, p. 134). 56 Directive 2014/45/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 April 2014 on periodic roadworthiness tests for motor vehicles and their trailers and repealing Directive 2009/40/EC (OJ L 127, 29.4.2014, p. 129)
Amendment 639 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 6 – point c
Article 6 – paragraph 6 – point c
Amendment 647 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 7
Article 6 – paragraph 7
7. The OBFCM devices installed by the manufacturer in these vehicles shall be capable of communicating thelegally appropriate and necessary vehicle data they record via the OBD port and over the air including but not limited to the provision of third-party services to the vehicle user.
Amendment 765 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 6
Article 10 – paragraph 6
6. With effect from 1 July 20305, national authorities shall, in the case of new M1, N1 vehicles constructed by small volume manufacturers which do not comply with this Regulation consider certificates of conformity to be no longer valid for the purposes of registration and shall, on grounds relating to CO2 and pollutant emissions, fuel and energy consumption, energy efficiency or battery durability, prohibit the registration, sale or entry into service of such vehicles.
Amendment 769 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 7
Article 10 – paragraph 7
Amendment 1080 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Table 2
Annex I – Table 2
Euro 7 exhaust emission limits for M2, M3, N2 and N3 vehicles with internal combustion engine and internal combustion engines used in those vehicles Pollutant Cold Hot emissions65 Emission budget Optional idleCO 65 Hot emission refers to the 90th percentile of moving windows (MW) of 1 WHTC for vehicles or WHTChot for engines emissions emissions64 for all trips less emission limits66 than 3*WHTC NMHC CH4 NOx NH3 PM PN10 long per kWh per kWh per kWh per hour NOx in mg 350 90 mg/kWh mg/kWh mg/kWh mg/kWh mg/kWh mg/kWh WHSC 150 0 80 50500 PM in mg 12 8 10 PN10 in # 5x1011 230 10 28 6x1011 3x1011 CO in mg (CI) and WHTC (CI and 3500PI) RDE 200 2700 NMOG in 50 75 200 mg NH3 in mg 65 65 70 CH4 in mg 500 350 500 N2O in mg 160 100 140 HCHO in 30 2250 120 750 345 15 8 9x1011 1) Calculation of specific emissions according to paragraph 8.6.3 of Annex 4 to UN-ECE Regulation No. 49-07. 2) Emissions evaluation shall be based on accumulated mass/number of emissions over a trip 30 mgdivided by the engine work.
Amendment 108 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Title 1
Title 1
Proposal for a REGULATIONDIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the sustainable use of plant protection products and amending Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 (Text with EEA relevance)
Amendment 110 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Citation 2 a (new)
Citation 2 a (new)
The European Parliament rejects the Commission proposal.
Amendment 114 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) The treaty requires that the Common Agricultural POlicy objectives shall increase agricultural productivity by promoting technical progress and by ensuring the rational development of agricultural production and the optimal utilisation of the factors of production, to ensure a fair standard of living for the agricultural community, to stabilise markets, to assure the availability of supplies and to ensure that supplies reach consumers at reasonable prices.
Amendment 116 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Directive 2009/128/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council37established a framework to achieve a sustainable use of pesticides by reducing the risks and impacts of the use of pesticides on human health and the environment. The evaluation38of that Directive found that it has not achieved its overall objectives and that the Member States did not implement it in a satisfactory manner. This conclusion was confirmed in reports from the Commission to the European Parliament and Council in 201739and 202040. The precautionary principle is set out in Article 191 of the Treaty, acknowledging that is already taken into account in of the authorisation procedure. _________________ 37 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). 38 [Reference to be inserted.] 39 Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on Member State National Action Plans and on progress in the implementation of Directive 2009/128/EC on the sustainable use of pesticides COM(2017)587 final. 40 Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the experience gained by Member States on the implementation of national targets established in their National Action Plans and on progress in the implementation of Directive 2009/128/EC on the sustainable use of pesticides COM(2020) 204 final.
Amendment 124 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) The European Parliament stressed the need for an impact assessment, the need to ensure food secuty, etc, in its resolution of 16 February 2023 on the Commssion communication on ensuring availability and affordability of fertilisers as global food security and food prices are threaten by the current geopolitical situation.
Amendment 135 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The Commission Communication entitled ‘the European Green Deal’47set out a roadmap of key measures, including legislative, to significantly reduce the use and risk of chemical pesticides. In the Farm to Fork Strategy48, EU Biodiversity Strategy for 203049and the Zero Pollution Action Plan50, the Commission committed to take action to reduce by 50% the overall use and risk from chemical pesticides by 2030 and reduce by 50% the use of more hazardous pesticides (plant protection products containing one or more active substances approved as candidates for substitution in accordance with Article 24 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council51and listed in Part E of the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/201152, or containing one or more active substances listed in the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/40853) by 2030. The sustainable use of plant protection products is also complementary to the promotion of organic farming and achieving the Farm to Fork Strategy target of at least 25% of the Union’s agricultural land under organic farming by 2030. It supports the objectives of the EU strategic framework on health and safety at work54and thereby contributes to the implementation of principle 10 of the European Pillar of Social Rights on a healthy, safe and well-adapted work environment. As plant breeding and seed production contribute to the overall reduction targets, through the marketing of resistant varieties and the supply of healthy seeds to the market, the above mentioned activities are exempt from the overall reduction targets. _________________ 47 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 COM/2019/640 final. 48 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 system, COM/2020/381 final. 49 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 Bringing nature back into our lives, COM/2020/380 final. 50 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, Pathway to a Healthy Planet for All EU Action Plan: 'Towards Zero Pollution for Air, Water and Soil', COM(2021) 400 final. 51 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). 52 Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 of 25 May 2011 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the list of approved active substances (OJ L 153, 11.6.2011, p. 1). 53 Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/408 of 11 March 2015 on implementing Article 80(7) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market and establishing a list of candidates for substitution (OJ L 67, 12.3.2015, p. 18). 54 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, EU strategic framework on health and safety at work 2021-2027 Occupational safety and health in a changing world of work, COM/2021/323 final.
Amendment 144 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
Amendment 146 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) (8 a) In their latest advice about the ECI “Save bees and farmers”, the EESC points out that many legislative acts are being prepared or have already been adopted by the Commission in favour of bees, pollinators, biodiversity, the sustainable use of pesticides, and support for farmers in the agro-ecological transition. It recognises, however, that these measures have not fully achieved their objectives. It therefore calls on the Commission to take additional measures to achieve its ambitious objectives more effectively in practice. For example, it recommends stronger support for precision agriculture, digital agriculture, biological control, and robotics, as well as agro-ecology. The EESC stresses the need to take into account all three pillars of sustainability (environmental, social and economic), without neglecting the economic situation, which is often overlooked, in an essential context of systemic sustainability and food sovereignty The EESC also calls on the Commission to carry out impact assessments before taking any decision, in order to assess, in particular, the costs of the initiative for agricultural production and the economy, compared to the financial cost of biodiversity loss for farmers.
Amendment 169 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) Since the European Commission presented the Green Deal, including the Farm to Fork Strategy in May 2020, numerous impact assessments have been conducted in order to measure the impact of the Commission proposals on European agriculture and food security in the Union. One of these studies, conducted by Wageningen University and Research, found that the proposed targets could lead to an average production decline of up to 20%. Agricultural production standards and food production standards in the EU are higher than outside EU. Therefore food not produced in the EU will be produced elsewhere in a less ecofriendly way. Also decrease in the agricultural production in the EU will lead to higher imports from 3rd countries, lower export and therefore potential pressure on food shortages. Because of the strong regulation among others regarding the pesticides, only import from countries with same level of regulation shall be allowed, with exception of transit of commodities through the EU territory.
Amendment 171 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 b (new)
Recital 12 b (new)
(12b) The Parliament notes that although the Commission conducted and published an impact assessment alongside the Proposal for a Regulation on the Sustainable Use of Pesticides in June 2022, the Commission’s impact assessment only took into account the possible policy options considered by the Commission during the review phase, and therefore did not include any analysis of the impact of a complete ban of pesticides on sensitive areas. Furthermore, while the impact assessment acknowledges that pesticide reduction targets would lead to “an overall reduction in yield” and is expected to “induce production price increases,” it does not offer any quantifiable figures to how much yields are expected to decrease, for which crops, or in which regions of Europe.
Amendment 174 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) (13) Given the different levels of historical progress and differences in intensity of pesticide use between Member States, it is necessary to allow Member States some flexibilityadaptation to farm realities in their National Strategic Plans when setting their own binguiding national targetreduction ambitions (“national 2030 reduction targets”). Intensity of use isand risk should best measured by dividing the total quantity of active substances placedthrough a scientifically justified formula, taking into account the particular conditions onf the mfarket, and therefore used, in the form of plant protems (e.g., technical and mechanical solutions to reduce risk should be taken into account; for closed farming systems, the impacti on products in a particular Member State by the surface area over which the active substances were appliedthe environment is much lower and not related to sales, etc) and the Member States (e.g., geography, climate, production methods, IPM measures applied jointly with the possible use of synthetic pesticides when needed) and developing comparable usage indicators that would not rely on adaptation of sales data but on usage per unit of harvested product. Intensity in the use of csynthemtical and/or hazardous pesticides, a may depend ion 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 practicthe availability of alternatives products, practices and tools that can be used instead. Availability of viable alternatives allows farmers to use synthetic pesticides as a last recourse following IPM principles. It is therefore appropriate to allow Member States to take their lower intensity of use of cconsider both the availability in the market of synthemtical pesticides than the Union average into account in setting their national 2030 reduction targets. It is also appropriate to require them to take their higher intensity of use of chemical pesticides than the Union average into account in sett, biological controls and non-synthetic tools for plant protection, including regenerative agriculture practices and accessibility and uptake of digital and precision farming techniques, when designing their national 2030 reduction targets. 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 csynthemtical 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 and risk 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 reduction targets. TMember States territories, including 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 expo, should be allowed to take into account the specific needs of their different regions as regards the use of plant protection products and measures 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 cropailored to specific climatic conditions and crops. In some particular regions, tailored- measures should be further developed to cope with problems derived from remoteness, insularity and/or high exposure to climate change. This should allow a case-by-case decision-making process regarding the level of pesticide reduction targets in both EU continental and outermost regions. 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 csynthemtical plant protection products and in the use of more hazardous plant protection products to ensure progress towards meeting the respective 2030 national reduction target. In the interests of transparency, Member State responses to any Commission recommendations in relation to the level of ambition of national targets and the annual progress made towards them should be publicly accessible.
Amendment 223 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) An approach to pest control that follows integrated pest management in ensuring careful consideration of all available means that discourage the development of populations of harmful organisms, while keeping the use of chemical plant protection products to levels that are economically and ecologically justified and minimising risks to human health and the environment is necessary for the protection of human health and the environment. ‘Integrated pest management’ emphasises the growth of a healthy crop with the least possible disruption to agro-ecosystems, encourages natural pest control mechanisms and uses chemical control only when there are no viable alternatives or all other control means are exhausted. To ensure that integrated pest management is implemented consistently on the ground, it is necessary to lay down clear rules in this Regulation. In order to comply with the obligation to follow integrated pest management, a professional user should consider and implement all methods and practices that avoid the use of plant protection products. Chemical pPlant protection products should only be used when all other control means have been exhausted or there is a risk of a significant loss of yield or quality. In order to ensure and monitor compliance with this requirement, it is important that professional users keep a record of the reasons why they apply plant protection products or the reasons for any other action taken in line with integrated pest management and of advice received in support of their implementation of integrated pest management from independent advisors. These records are also required for aerial applications.
Amendment 240 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) UImproper 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. How sensitive areas are to be defined remains the competence of Member States as this should be done at case by case basisconsidering the particular agronomic and climatic conditions of their territory. 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 Parliaor 1 meter when efficient drift control nozzles are used, should therefore be prohibited. If a physical buffer zone is already present, no addition buffer zones are needed. Exemptions and derogations from the prohibition should be foreseen for cases where the use of PPPs contributes to the achievement 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)overall objectives of this Regulation, e.g. the use of PPPs in plant breeding and seed production to assure the supply of healthy commercial seed for farmers and growers compliant with EU Regulation 2016/2031 and specific standards laid down in the EU seed marketing legislation.
Amendment 275 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38
Recital 38
(38) Statistical data on plant protection products collected in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1185/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council74should be used in calculating these harmonised risk indicators based on real use of pesticidesand progress towards achieving binguidingUnion and national targets based on the Farm to Fork Strategy. Given that pesticide use fluctuates between years depending, in particular, on the weather, a three year baseline period is appropriate to take account of such fluctuationt least a ten year timespan should be considered to see the real usage trends in use of pesticides. The baseline period for the calculation of harmonised risk indicators 1 and 2 is 2011–2013, as this was the first three year period for which data was received by the Commission under Regulation (EC) No 1185/2009 and coincides with the entry into force of Directive 2009/128/EC. The baseline period for the calculation of progress towards the Union 2030 reduction targets is 2015–, therefore, 2011 – 20173, as this was the three most recent years for which data was available at the time of the announcement of the Farm to Fork Strategyin order to fully reflect and respect the achievements already made by European farmers. The baseline period for the calculation of a new harmonised risk indicator 2a is 2022–2024, as this will be the first three year period for which data on the areas treated under each authorisation for an emergency situation in plant protection will be available. _________________ 74 Regulation (EC) No 1185/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2009 concerning statistics on pesticides (OJ L 324, 10.12.2009, p. 1).
Amendment 282 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 39
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 plantThe EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 recognises the need for urgent action to protect biodiversity. There is evidence of a widespread reduction of species, in particular insects and pollinators, in the Union. Biodiversity loss is, amongst other factors such as decrease in livestock proteduction granted under Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009. Those statistics are used inor a deviation from the principles of the calirculation 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 reduction targets bar economy, driven by the incorrect or redundant use of plant protection products. It is therefore essential to ensure that plant protection products are used oin 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 such a way as to mitigate the risk of harmful effects of such products on wildlife, through a number of measures including training, inspection of application equipment in professional use and protection of the aquantify the risks arising from authorisations for emergency situations in plant protectionc environment and sensitive areas.
Amendment 320 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
This RegulationDirective 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 plant protection products application equipment, providing for training and awareness raising, and providing for implementation of integrated pest management, and providing for Member State contributions to the European Union reduction targets for the use and risk of plant protection products by 2035.
Amendment 326 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
This RegulationDirective shall apply to products, in the form in which they are supplied to the user, consisting of or containing active substances, safeners or synergists, and intended for one of the following uses:
Amendment 335 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) ‘chemical plant protection product’ means a plant protection product containing a chemical active substance excluding plant products using natural means of biological origin or substances identical to them, such as micro- organisms, semiochemicals, extracts from plant products as defined in Article 3(6) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, or invertebrate macro-organisms;
Amendment 349 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 6 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 6 a (new)
(6a) 'organic farming' means farming practices in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2018/848.
Amendment 356 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 10
(10) ‘application equipment’ means any equipment the use of whichused for the application of a plant protection product is reasonably foreseeable at the time of manufacture andand the accessories that are essential for the effective operation of such equipment, with the exception of equipment designed for the sowing or planting of propagating material treated with plant protection products;
Amendment 360 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point b
(b) application equipment with horizontal or vertical booms or orchard blast sprayers, irrespective of whether it is being used for the application of plant protection products;
Amendment 378 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point a
(a) an area used by the general public, such as a public park or garden, recreation or sports grounds, or a public path. Sport grounds and railway networks shall not be considered to be sensitive areas for the purpose of this Regulation;
Amendment 411 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point f – point i
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point f – point i
(i) any protected area under Annex IV of Directive 2000/60/EC, excluding those designated pursuant Annex IV 1 part (iv) and 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).
Amendment 418 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point f – point ii
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);, where the conservation objectives relate to nature, biodiversity, or habitat protection, with use of the less harmful pesticides.
Amendment 423 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point f – point iii
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point f – point iii
Amendment 429 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Amendment 460 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Each Member State shall contribute, through the adopction and achievement of national targetss set out in accordance with Article 5 to achievpproaching by 2030 a 50 % Union-wide reduction of both the use and risk of chemical plant protection products (‘Union 2030 reduction target 1’) and the use of more hazardous plant protection products (‘Union 2030 reduction target 2’), compared to the average of the years 20151, 20162 and 20173 (collectively referred to as ‘the Union 2030 reduction targets’). When new data on PPP use becomes available via the SAIO, two separate trends, one for conventional and one for organic agriculture shall be published at EU and MS levels. Plant breeding and seed production are exempt from the overall reduction targets, as they contribute to the overall objectives of the Regulation through the marketing of resistant varieties and to assure the supply of healthy commercial seed for farmers and growers compliant with EU Regulation 2016/2031 and specific standards laid down in the EU seed marketing legislation. To facilitate the sustainable use of pesticides in the long-term, the Commission will consider prposing an administratively slim, fast, efficient and effective frameworkfor the authorisation of biological control products to increase their availability and use in Europe.
Amendment 502 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
By … [OP: please insert the date – 6 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 20151, 20162 and 20173, of the following:
Amendment 540 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. Each Member State shall aim and actively contribute towards reaching the targets referred to in paragraph 1 by 2030. A Member State that reaches the level of one of its 2030 national reduction targets before 2030 shall not be required to undertake additional reduction efforts. It shall monitor annual fluctuations in order to maintain the progress achieved in relation to that 2030 national reduction target.
Amendment 559 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4
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 20151, 20162 and 20173 and the year 2030 in the relevant Member State that at least equals 50%.
Amendment 564 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
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.
Amendment 575 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 – point a
(a) 35at least 10% where a Member State’s weighted intensity of use and risk of chemical plant protection products during the average of the years 20151, 20162 and 20173 is less than 70% of the Union average;
Amendment 587 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 – point b
(b) at least 350% where a Member State’s weighted intensity of use and risk of chemical plant protection products during the average of the years 20151, 20162 and 20173 is between 70% and 140% ofmore than the Union average;
Amendment 592 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 – point c
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 – point c
(c) 650% where a Member State’s weighted intensity of use and risk of chemical plant protection products during the average of the years 20151, 20162 and 20173 is more than 140% of the Union average.
Amendment 609 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3 – point b
(b) where a Member State has increased the use and risk of chemical plant protection products, or has made a smaller reduction than the Union average between the average of the years 2011, 2012 and 2013 and the average of the years 20158, 20169 and 201720, a figure that is established by adding to 50% the difference between the reduction or, as applicable, increase achieved and the Union average reduction, but without surpassing 70%.
Amendment 623 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2 – point a
(a) 35at least 10% where a Member State’s intensity of use of the more hazardous plant protection products during the average of the years 20151, 20162 and 20173 is less than 70% of the Union average;
Amendment 636 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2 – point b
(b) at least 350% where a Member State’s intensity of use of the more hazardous plant protection products during the average of the years 20151, 20162 and 20173 is between 70% and 140% ofmore than the Union average;
Amendment 639 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2 – point c
Article 5 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2 – point c
Amendment 650 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 3 – point a
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 20158, 20169 and 201720, a figure that is established by subtracting from 50% the difference between the reduction achieved and the Union average reduction;
Amendment 674 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 8
Article 5 – paragraph 8
8. In no case may the application of paragraph 5, paragraph 6 and paragraph 7 result in either of the 2030 national reduction targets being lower than 3510%.
Amendment 726 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 6
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 targetmeeting these objectives will not jeopardise overall food security in the European Union, food sovereignty, the competitiveness and viability of European farmers, biodiversity and the environment and climate. .
Amendment 736 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 7
Article 6 – paragraph 7
Amendment 773 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. By 31 August of each calendar year, the Commission shall publish information for each Member State on trends in progress towards achieving the national 2030 reduction targets. These trends shall be calculated as the difference between the average of the years 20151- 20173 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, on the website referred to in paragraph 1.
Amendment 812 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d
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, without compromising the viability of the rest of sustainable productive methods existing and applied in the EU territories; _________________ 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 environmentally-friendly food system (COM/2020/381 final).
Amendment 872 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 4
Article 8 – paragraph 4
4. National action plans shall be consistent with the plans of Member States drawn-up in accordance with Directives 91/676/EEC, 92/43/EEC, 2000/60/EC, 2008/50/EC, 2009/147/EC and (EU) 2016/2284 and Regulation xxx/xxx on nature restoration [reference to adopted act to be inserted], be consistent with the CAP Strategic Plans drawn-up in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 and shall contain explanations how the national action plan is consistent with those plans.
Amendment 948 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) all trends in progress towards achieving the national 2030 reduction targets as set out in Part 1 of Annex II, calculated in accordance with the methodology set out in Annex I as the difference between the average of the years 20151-20173 and the year ending 20 months prior to the publication;
Amendment 970 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 973 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 1004 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 4
Article 11 – paragraph 4
Amendment 1060 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. Professional users shall first applyconsider 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.
Amendment 1064 #
2022/0196(COD)
A A professional user’s records referred to in Article 14(1) shall demonstrais expected that he or she has considered all of the following optionapplicable options from the list below, before resorting to plant protection products:
Amendment 1072 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – indent 1 a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – indent 1 a (new)
Amendment 1106 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. Professional users shall use biological controls, physical and other non-chemicalalternative methods. Professional users may only use chemical methodplant protection products if they are necessary to achieve acceptable levels of harmful organism control after all other non-chemicalalternative methods as set out in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 have been exhausted and where any of the following conditions has been satisfied:
Amendment 1112 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) the results of monitoring of harmful organisms show, based on recorded observation, that chemicalor scientifically documented agronomic local situations show that plant protection measures need to be applied in a timely manner because of the presence of a sufficiently high number of harmful organismharmful organisms which surpasses economic thresholds.
Amendment 1128 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 6 – introductory part
Article 13 – paragraph 6 – introductory part
6. Professional users shall keep the use of chemical plant protection products and other forms of intervention to levels that do not exceed the levels that are absolutely necessary to control the harmful organisms and that do not increase the risk for development of resistance in populations of harmful organisms. Where possible, professional users shall use the following measures, if allowed and by national legislations on the registration and placing on the market of plant protection products:
Amendment 1131 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 6 – point a a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 6 – point a a (new)
(aa) Optimal timing of application.
Amendment 1143 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 9
Article 13 – paragraph 9
Amendment 1242 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 6 – point b
Article 15 – paragraph 6 – point b
(b) the non-chemicalalternative interventions involving cultural, physical and biological control which are effective against the harmful organisms referred to in point (a) and qualitative criteria or conditions under which these interventions are to be made;
Amendment 1248 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 6 – point c
Article 15 – paragraph 6 – point c
(c) the low-risk plant protection products or alternatives to chemical plant protection products which are effective against the harmful organisms referred to in point (a) and qualitative criteria or conditions under which these interventions are to be made;
Amendment 1254 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 6 – point d
Article 15 – paragraph 6 – point d
(d) chemical plant protection products that are not low-risk plant protection products and that are effective against the harmful organisms referred to in point (a) and qualitative criteria or conditions under which these interventions are to be made;
Amendment 1261 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 6 – point e
Article 15 – paragraph 6 – point e
(e) the quantitative criteria or conditions under which chemical plant protection products may be used after all other means of control that do not require the use of chemical plant protection products have been exhaustedin accordance with the product label;
Amendment 1273 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 6 – point f
Article 15 – paragraph 6 – point f
(f) the measurable criteria or conditions under which more hazardous plant protection products may be used after all other means of control that do not require the use of chemical plant protection products have been exhausted.
Amendment 1282 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 6 – point g
Article 15 – paragraph 6 – point g
(g) the obligation to record observations demonstrating that the relevant pest infestation threshold value has been reached.
Amendment 1290 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 8
Article 15 – paragraph 8
Amendment 1304 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 9
Article 15 – paragraph 9
Amendment 1356 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 5
Article 16 – paragraph 5
5. Competent authorities referred to in paragraph 1 shall share the data gathered under paragraph 1, points (a) and (c), of this Article with the national competent authorities in charge of the implementation of Directives 2000/60/EC and (EU) 2020/2184 for cross-linking that data, in anonymised form, with environmental, groundwater and water quality monitoring data, to enhance the identification, measuring and reduction of risks from the use of plant protection products. Strict protection of the data and its anonymisation shall be ensured.
Amendment 1385 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1
Article 18 – paragraph 1
Amendment 1400 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2
Article 18 – paragraph 2
Amendment 1407 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3
Article 18 – paragraph 3
Amendment 1412 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 18 – paragraph 3 – point b
Amendment 1420 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 4
Article 18 – paragraph 4
Amendment 1423 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 5
Article 18 – paragraph 5
Amendment 1433 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 6
Article 18 – paragraph 6
Amendment 1449 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 7
Article 18 – paragraph 7
Amendment 1455 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 8
Article 18 – paragraph 8
Amendment 1556 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 3
Article 21 – paragraph 3
Amendment 1683 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 3
Article 26 – paragraph 3
Amendment 1701 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 4 – point c
Article 26 – paragraph 4 – point c
(c) precision farming techniques, including use of seed treatments, space data and services;
Amendment 1777 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 30 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) use the central electronic register to receive and process third party entries regarding ownership, transfer of ownership, sale, withdrawal from use and return to use of application equipment in professional use, for recording and tracking purposes;
Amendment 1781 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 30 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Where the designated competent authority does not carry out the inspection of application equipment in professional use, it shall designate one or more bodies to carry out such inspections, or develop a certification system with which inspection services must comply.
Amendment 1791 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1
Article 31 – paragraph 1
1. The competent authority referred to in Article 30 or a body designated by it shall inspect application equipment in professional use every three years, starting from the date of first purchase. The competent authority shall ensure that there is sufficient staff, equipment and other resources necessary for the inspection of all application equipment due for inspection, within the three year cycle. The competent authority may develop a certification system enabling a fast implementation of inspections by service organisations compliant with the certification.
Amendment 1815 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 11
Article 31 – paragraph 11
Amendment 1831 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 2 – point h
Article 33 – paragraph 2 – point h
(h) the nozzle type(s) present on the application equipment at the time of inspection, as well as the type of drift reduction equipment;
Amendment 1840 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 1
Article 34 – paragraph 1
1. The methodology for calculating progress towards achieving the two Union 2030 reduction targets and the two national 2030 reduction targetcontributions 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.
Amendment 1847 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 2
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.
Amendment 1853 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 4
Article 35 – paragraph 4
Amendment 1866 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 1
Article 39 – paragraph 1
Member States may recover the costs related to carrying out their obligations under this Regulation by means of fees or charges. No additional levy or tax shall be imposed on plant protection products.
Amendment 869 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 8 – point c a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 8 – point c a (new)
(ca) plants to produce energy from renewable sources, their connection to the grid, the grid itself or storage assets that contribute to climate neutrality by 2050;
Amendment 920 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 9 – point c a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 9 – point c a (new)
(ca) plants to produce energy from renewable sources, their connection to the grid, the grid itself or storage assets that contribute to climate neutrality by 2050;
Amendment 1164 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that there is no net loss of urban green space, and of urban tree canopy cover by 2030, compared to 2021, in all cities and in towns and suburbs. The areas necessary for renewable energy generation facilities, their connection to the grid, the grid itself, or storage assets needed to fulfil 2050 climate targets are not counted as losses of green space or tree canopy.
Amendment 1202 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) a net gain of urban green space that is integrated into existing and new buildings and infrastructure developments, including through renovations and renewals, in all cities and in towns and suburbs. The areas necessary for renewable energy generation facilities, their connection to the grid, the grid itself, or storage assets needed to fulfil 2050 climate targets are not counted as losses of green space or tree canopy.
Amendment 1688 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 6
Article 11 – paragraph 6
6. Member States shall coordinate the development of national restoration plans with the designation of the renewables go- to areas. During the preparation of the nature restoration plans, Member States shallexisting renewable energy facilities and the designation of areas necessary to fulfil national energy and climate plans (NECPs). During the preparation of the nature restoration plans, Member States shall safeguard the existing renewable energy production that helps secure the energy supply, and ensure synergies with the already designated renewables go-to areas and ensure that the functioning of the renewables go-to areas, including the permitting procedures applicable in the renewables go-to areas foreseen by Directive (EU) 2018/2001 remain unchanged.
Amendment 1826 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point j
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point j
(j) the estimated co-benefits for climate change mitigation associated with the restoration measures over time, as well as wider socio-economic benefits of those measures; assuming a coordination with the designation of areas necessary to fulfil the national energy and climate plans (NECPs) and the elaboration of the network development plans defined in Directive (EU) 2019/944 of 5 June, 2019, as well as wider socio-economic benefits of those measures comprising all the measures taken to accelerate the permitting of renewable energy sources and their efficient integration into the electricity grid;
Amendment 17 #
2022/0118(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Therefore, it should be possible for the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) established by Regulation (EU) No 508/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council3 to support specific measures to mitigate the effects of the market disruption caused by the military aggression of Russia against Ukraine on the supply chain of fishery and aquaculture products. Those measures should comprise financial compensation to recognised producer organisations and associations of producer organisations which store fishery or aquaculture in accordance with Articles 30 and 31 of Regulation (EU) No 1379/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council4 , and financial compensation to operators of the fishery and aquaculture sector, including the processing sector and the whole supply chain, for their income forgone, and for additional costs they incurred due to the market disruption caused by the military aggression of Russia against Ukraine and its effects on the supply chain of fishery and aquaculture products. Expenditure for operations supported under those measures shouldwill be eligible as of 24 February 2022, which is the date of the start of the military aggression of Russia against Ukraine. _________________ 3 Regulation (EU) No 508/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 2328/2003, (EC) No 861/2006, (EC) No 1198/2006 and (EC) No 791/2007 and Regulation (EU) No 1255/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 149 20.5.2014, p. 1). 4 Regulation (EU) No 1379/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 on the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products, amending Council Regulations (EC) No 1184/2006 and (EC) No 1224/2009 and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 104/2000 (OJ L 354 28.12.2013, p. 1).
Amendment 19 #
2022/0118(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) It should also be possible for the EMFF to support financial compensation for the temporary cessation of fishing activities where the military aggression of Russia against Ukraine jeopardises the security of fishing activities and in the event that the consequences have an economic impact that does not allow the normal performance of fisheries activities for the operators and the entire supply chain. Such temporary cessation should occur as of 24 February 2022, which is the date of the start of the military aggression of Russia against Ukraine.
Amendment 24 #
2022/0118(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Given the significant socio- economic consequences of the market disruption caused by the military aggression of Russia against Ukraine on the supply chain of fishery and aquaculture products, it should be possible to support the temporary cessation of fishing activities caused by the military aggression of Russia against Ukraine with a maximum co- financing rate of 75100 % of eligible public expenditure.
Amendment 30 #
2022/0118(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) No 508/2014
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – point (d)
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – point (d)
(d) where the temporary cessation of fishing activities occurs between 1 February and 31 December 2020 as a consequence of the COVID-19 outbreak, including for vessels operating under a Sustainable fisheries partnership agreement, or occurs as of 24 February 2022 as a consequence of the military aggression of Russia against Ukraine that jeopardises the security of fishing activities and in the event that the consequences have an economic impact that does not allow the normal performance of fisheries activities for the operators and the entire supply chain.
Amendment 32 #
2022/0118(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EU) No 508/2014
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 33 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
In accordance with the second subparagraph of Article 65(9) of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 and by way of derogation from the first subparagraph thereof, expenditure for operations supported under point (d) of the first subparagraph of this paragraph shall be eligible as of 1 February 2020 if they are the consequence of the COVID-19 outbreak, or as of 24 February 2022 if they are the consequence of the military aggression of Russia against Ukraine that jeopardises the security of fishing activities and in the event that the consequences have an economic impact that does not allow the normal performance of fisheries activities for the operators and the entire supply chain.
Amendment 34 #
2022/0118(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EU) No 508/2014
Article 44 – paragraph 4a
Article 44 – paragraph 4a
4a. The EMFF may support measures for temporary cessation of fishing activities caused by the COVID-19 outbreak or by the military aggression of Russia against Ukraine that jeopardises the security of fishing activities and in the event that the consequences have an economic impact that does not allow the normal performance of fisheries activities for the operators and the entire supply chain, as provided for in point (d) of Article 33(1), under the conditions laid down in Article 33.
Amendment 405 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point f
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point f
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 53 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 53 a (new)
In Article 3, paragraph 1, point 53a (new) is inserted (53a) Deep industrial transformation: Adoption of completely different process routes and/or primary process techniques that facilitate a significant reduction of emissions. Secondary, or ‘end-of-pipe’ techniques would not qualify as ‘deep transformation’.
Amendment 698 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 14a
Article 14a
Amendment 797 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Directive 201/75/EU
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Amendment 822 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 15 – paragraph 3 a
Article 15 – paragraph 3 a
Amendment 900 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 15 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Amendment 965 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 21 – paragraph 5 – point c
Article 21 – paragraph 5 – point c
(c) where it is necessary to comply with an environmental quality standard referred to in Article 18, including in the case of a new or revised quality standard or where the status of the receiving environment requires a revision of the permit in order to achieve compliance with plans and programmes set under Union legislation. and the specific contribution of the installation is proven, including in the case of a new or revised quality standard. (This amendment applies throughout the text. Adopting it will necessitate corresponding changes throughout.) Or. en (Article 1, p. 16, Directive 2010/75/EU)
Amendment 1071 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 27 d – number
Article 27 d – number
Amendment 1079 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 27 d – title
Article 27 d – title
Amendment 1090 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 27 d – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 27 d – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 1108 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Amendment 1130 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 27 d – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 27 d – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 1148 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 27 d – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 27 d – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 1153 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 27 d – paragraph 3
Article 27 d – paragraph 3
Amendment 1169 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Amendment 1247 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70a – paragraph 1
Article 70a – paragraph 1
This Chapter shall apply to the activities set out in Annex Ia which reach the capacity thresholds set out in that Annex. intensive rearing of poultry and pigs: (a) with more than 40 000 places for poultry, (b) with more than 2 000 places for production pigs (over 30 kg); (c) with more than 750 places for sows; (This amendment applies throughout the text. Adopting it will necessitate corresponding changes throughout.) Or. it (Directive 2010/75/EU, Article 1, p.25)
Amendment 1269 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70b – paragraph 1
Article 70b – paragraph 1
If two or more installations are located close, engaged in identical types of farming activities, are adjacent 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 , except where there are separate neighbouring installations as a result of the division of an inherited farm. (This amendment applies throughout the text. Adopting it will necessitate corresponding changes throughout.) Or. it (See the wording of Directive 2010/75/EU, Article 70a. , p.25)
Amendment 1458 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 27
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 27
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 74 – paragraph 2
Article 74 – paragraph 2
Amendment 1460 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 27
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 27
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 74 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 74 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
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 environme6nt, 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: : (This amendment applies throughout the text. Adopting it will necessitate corresponding changes throughout.) Or. it (Directive 2010/75/EU, Article 1, p.27)
Amendment 1493 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 31
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 31
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 79 – paragraph 1
Article 79 – paragraph 1
1. Without prejudice to the obligations of Member States under Directive 2008/99/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on the protection of the environment through criminal law, Member States shall lay down rules on penalties applicable to violations of national provisions adopted pursuant to this Directive and shall take all measures necessary to ensure that they are applied. The penalties provided for shall be effective, proportionate and dissuasive. Member States shall without delay notify the Commission of those rules and of those provisions, and shall notify without delay any subsequent amendment affecting them. Member States shall ensure that any criminal and administrative sanctions respect the provisions of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, including but not limited to the ne bis in idem principle and the proportionality principle. Member States shall ensure that any criminal sanctions are imposed only if culpability of the person responsible for the violation has been established. (This amendment applies throughout the text. Adopting it will necessitate corresponding changes throughout.) Or. en (See texting art.1 p.31 Directive 2010/75/EU)
Amendment 1504 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 31
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 31
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 79 – paragraph 2
Article 79 – paragraph 2
2. The penalties referred to in paragraph 1 shall include fines proportionate to the naturnover of the legal person or to the income of the natural person having committed the infringemente and severity of the violation concerned, and not exceed the level necessary for fines to be effective and dissuasive. The level of the fines shall be calculated in such a way as to make sure that they effectively deprive the person responsible for the violation of the economic benefits derived from that violation. The level of the fines shall be gradually increased for repeated infringements. In of the case of a violation committed by a legal person, the maximum amount of such fines shall be at least 8 % of the operator’s annual turnover in the Member State concerned. same nature. . (This amendment applies throughout the text. Adopting it will necessitate corresponding changes throughout.) Or. en (art.1 p.31. Directive 2010/75/EU)
Amendment 1533 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 32
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 32
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 79a
Article 79a
Amendment 1575 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 34
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 34
Directive 2010/75/EU
Annex Ia
Annex Ia
Amendment 1585 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 a (new)
Article 3 a (new)
Amendment 1593 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point b
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point b
Directive 2010/75/EU
Annex I – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point 2.3 – point a a
Annex I – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point 2.3 – point a a
Amendment 1601 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point b
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point b
Directive 2010/75/EU
Annex I – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point 2.3 – point a b
Annex I – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point 2.3 – point a b
Amendment 1606 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point b
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point b
Directive 2010/75/EU
Annex I – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point 2.3 – point b
Annex I – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point 2.3 – point b
(b) operation of smitheries with hammers the energy of which exceeds 250 kilojoule per hammer; (This amendment applies throughout the text. Adopting it will necessitate corresponding changes throughout.) Or. en (See texting Annex I p.2.3 Directive 2010/75/EU)
Amendment 1608 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point b
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point b
Directive 2010/75/EU
Annex I – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point 2.3 – point b a
Annex I – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point 2.3 – point b a
Amendment 1657 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II
Annex II
Directive 2010/75/EU
Annex Ia – paragraph 1
Annex Ia – paragraph 1
Amendment 156 #
2022/0099(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
(13 a) The Commission should work in close cooperation with the European Medicines Agency to coordinate a smooth approval process in respect of fluorinated substances and alternatives for medical use, so that all environmental and health aspects are taken into account.
Amendment 222 #
2022/0099(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 36 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 36 a (new)
(36 a) 'Self-contained system' means a complete factory-made refrigerating system in a suitable frame and/or enclosure, that is fabricated and transported complete, or in two or more sections and in which no refrigerant- containing parts are connected onsite other than by isolation valves, such as companion valves.
Amendment 303 #
2022/0099(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Without prejudice to existing Union legislation, Member States shall encourage the developmentsure the existence of producer responsi bility schemes for the recovery of fluorinated greenhouse gases listed in Annexes I and II and their recycling, reclamation or destruction, taking into account already applicable producer responsibility schemes.
Amendment 335 #
2022/0099(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The placing on the market of products and equipment, including parts thereof, listed in Annex IV, with an exemption for military equipment, shall be prohibited from the date specified in that Annex, differentiating, where applicable, according to the type or global warming potential of the gas contained. The date of placing on the market shall be referring to the planned delivery date as specified in the purchase contract.
Amendment 341 #
2022/0099(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The placing on the market of products and equipment, including parts thereof, listed in Annex IV, with an exemption for military equipment, shall be prohibited from the date specified in that Annex, differentiating, where applicable, according to the type or global warming potential of the gas contained.
Amendment 345 #
2022/0099(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Products and equipment unlawfully placed on the market after the date referred to in the first subparagraph, shall not be subsequently used or supplied, or made available to other persons within the Union for payment or free of charge or exported. Such products and equipment may only be stored or transported for subsequent return to the country of origin or for disposal and for the recovery of the gas prior to the disposal pursuant to Article 8.
Amendment 346 #
2022/0099(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Products and equipment unlawfully placed on the market after the date referred to in the first subparagraph, shall not be subsequently used or supplied, or made available to other persons within the Union for payment or free of charge or exported. Such products and equipment may only be stored or transported for subsequent return to the origin country or for disposal and for the recovery of the gas prior to the disposal pursuant to Article 8.
Amendment 390 #
2022/0099(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 13 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 13 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Fluorinated greenhouse gases listed in Annex II, Section 3, placed on the market for the purpose of fumigation shall be labelled without prejudice to existing labelling requirements included under Regulation (EC) 1272/2008, Regulation (EU) 528/2012 and Regulation (EC) 1107/2009. Where additional information is required under this Regulation, it shall be assessed in conjunction with other labelling parameters defined according to Regulation (EC) 1272/2008, Regulation (EU) 528/2012 and Regulation (EC) 1107/2009.
Amendment 396 #
2022/0099(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
From 1 January 2024, the use of fluorinated greenhouse gases listed in Annex I, with a global warming potential of 2 50150 or more, for the servicing or maintenance of stationary refrigeration equipment is prohibited.
Amendment 401 #
2022/0099(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3 – introductory part
Article 13 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3 – introductory part
The prohibition referred to in the first subparagraph shall not apply to the following categories of fluorinated greenhouse gases until 1 January 20304:
Amendment 405 #
2022/0099(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3 – point a
Article 13 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3 – point a
(a) reclaimed fluorinated greenhouse gases listed in Annex I with a global warming potential of 2 50150 or more used for the maintenance or servicing of existing refrigeration equipment, provided that they have been labelled in accordance with Article 12(6);
Amendment 408 #
2022/0099(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3 – point b
Article 13 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3 – point b
(b) recycled fluorinated greenhouse gases listed in Annex I with a global warming potential of 2 50150 or more used for the maintenance or servicing of existing refrigeration equipment provided they have been recovered from such equipment. Such recycled gases may only be used by the undertaking which carried out their recovery as part of maintenance or servicing or the undertaking for which the recovery was carried out as part of maintenance or servicing.
Amendment 424 #
2022/0099(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) supplied directly by a producer or an importer to undertakings, for export out of the Union, not contained in products ore-charged equipment listed in Article 19 (1), where those hydrofluorocarbons are not subsequently made available to any other party within the Union, prior to export;
Amendment 448 #
2022/0099(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 16 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) a sufficient supply of hydrofluorocarbons cannot be ensured without entailing disproportionate costs. or risks to public health.
Amendment 471 #
2022/0099(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 6
Article 17 – paragraph 6
6. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 32 to amend paragraph 5 as regards the amounts due for the allocation of quota and the mechanism to allocate remaining quotas, where necessary to prevent major disruptions of the market of hydrofluorocarbons or any disruption to the supply of pharmaceutical products, or where the mechanism is not fulfilling its purpose andor is having undesirable or unintended effects, including on public health.
Amendment 603 #
2022/0099(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 11
Annex IV – point 11
1 January -that contain HFCs with GWP of 2 500 or more. (11) Refrigerators and 2020 freezers for commercial use 1 January (self-containedhermetically -that contain HFCs with GWP of 150 or more. 2022 equipmentsealed) -that contain other fluorinated greenhouse gases with 1 January GWP of 150 or more. 2024
Amendment 611 #
2022/0099(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 12
Annex IV – point 12
(12) Any stationary self-contained refrigeration equipment that contains fluorinated 1 January greenhouse gases with GWP of 1505 or more. 2025 4
Amendment 618 #
2022/0099(COD)
(14) Stationary refrigeration equipment, that contains, or whose functioning relies 1 January upon, fluorinated greenhouse gases with GWP of 2 50150 or more except 1 January equipment intended for application designed to cool products to. 2024 temperatures below – 50 °C.
Amendment 621 #
2022/0099(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 15
Annex IV – point 15
(15) Multipack centralizedStationary refrigeration systems for commercial use, power racks and/or refrigerated remote cabinets assembly with a total rated capacity of 40 10kW or more 1 January that contain, or whose functioning relies upon, fluorinated greenhouse gases listed in Annex I with GWP 1 January of 150 or more, except in the primary refrigerant circuit of cascade 20224 systems where fluorinated greenhouse gases with a GWP of less than 1 500 may be used. 5 or more.
Amendment 629 #
2022/0099(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 17
Annex IV – point 17
(17) Plug-in room and other sSelf-contained air-conditioning and heat pump 1 January equipment that containequipment: (a) Of a rated capacity of up to and including 7 kW containing, or whose 1 January functioning relies upon, fluorinated greenhouse gases with GWP of 150 or 2025 more, except when required to meet safety standards. (b) Of a rated capacity of more than 7 kW containing, or whose functioning 1 January relies upon, fluorinated greenhouse gases with GWP of 1750 or more, except 20257 more. when required to meet safety standards.
Amendment 638 #
2022/0099(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – point 18
Annex IV – point 18
(18) Stationary split air-conditioning and split heat pump equipment : 1 Januaryand plug-in room self- contained equipment : (a) Single split systems containing less than 3 kg of fluorinated greenhouse 2025 1 January gases listed in Annex I, that contain, or whose functioning relies upon, 2025 fluorinated greenhouse gases listed in Annex I with GWP of 750 or more; (b) Split systems and plug-in room self- contained of a rated capacity of up to and including 127 kW containing, or whose functioning relies upon, fluorinated greenhouse gases with GWP of 150 or more, except when required to meet safety standards; standards; 1 January 2027 (c) Split systems of a rated capacity of more than 127 kW containing, or whose functioning relies upon, fluorinated greenhouse gases with GWP GWP of 750 or more, except when required to meet safety standards.
Amendment 164 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
Amendment 208 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 42
Recital 42
(42) To deliver in the most efficient way on the European Green Deal’s objectives and to address the most impactful products first, the Commission should carry out a prioritisation of products to be regulated under this Regulation and requirements that will apply to them. Based on the process followed for prioritisation under Directive 2009/125/EC, the Commission should adopt a working plan, covering at least 35 years, laying down a list of product groups for which it plans to adopt delegated acts as well as the product aspects for which it intends to adopt delegated acts of horizontal application. TIn prioritising, the Commission should consider in particular those product groups identified in this Regulation, and base its prioritisation on a set of criteria pertaining in particular to the delegated acts’ potential contribution to the Union climate, environmental and energy objectives and their potential for improving the product aspects selected without disproportionate costs to the public and economic operators. Considering their importance for meeting the Union’s energy objectives, the working plans should include an adequate share of actions related to energy-related products. Member States and stakeholders should also be consulted through the Ecodesign Forum. Due to the complementarities between this Regulation and Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 for energy-related products, the timelines for the working plan under this Regulation and the one provided for under Article 15 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 should be aligned.
Amendment 217 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 45
Recital 45
(45) Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) could greatly benefit from an increase in the demand for sustainable products but could also face costs and difficulties with some of the requirements. The Member States and the Commission should, in their respective areas of responsibility, provide adequate information, ensure targeted and specialised training, and provide specific assistance and support, including financial, to SMEs active in the manufacturing of products for which ecodesign requirements are set. Those actions should, for example, cover the calculation of the product environmental footprint and the technical implementation of the product passport. In addition, SMEs and their representatives should be helped to participate effectively in the Ecodesign Forum and within standardisation bodies. Member States actions should be taken in respect of applicable State aid rules.
Amendment 247 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 86
Recital 86
(86) In order to incentivise consumers to make sustainable choices, in particular when the more sustainable products are not affordable enough, mechanisms such as eco-vouchers and green taxation should be provided for. Incentives should also be provided for the repair, reuse and recovery of products already placed on the market. When Member States decide to make use of incentives to reward the best- performing products among those for which classes of performance have been set by delegated acts pursuant to this Regulation, they should do so by targeting those incentives at the highest two populated classes of performance, unless otherwise indicated by the relevant delegated act. However, Member States should not be able to prohibit the placing on the market of a product based on its class of performance. For the same reason, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 TFEU should be delegated to the Commission to supplement this Regulation by further specifying which product parameters or related levels of performance Member States’ incentives concern in case no class of performance is determined in the applicable delegated act or where classes of performance are established in relation to more than one product parameter. The introduction of Member State incentives should be without prejudice to the application of the Union State aid rules.
Amendment 475 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
When establishing ecodesign requirements in delegated acts referred to in the first subparagraph, the Commission shall grant economic operators sufficient time to adjust to the new requirements, taking into special consideration any impact on micro-enterprises and SMEs or on specific product groups mainly manufactured by SMEs. The Commission shall also supplement this Regulation by specifying the applicable conformity assessment procedures from among the modules set out in Annex IV to this Regulation and Annex II to Decision No 768/2008/EC, with the adaptations necessary in view of the product or ecodesign requirements concerned, in accordance with Article 36.
Amendment 600 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – point d
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – point d
(d) there shall be no disproportionate negative impact on the competitiveness of economic actors, at leastnd especially of micro-enterprises and of SMEs;
Amendment 612 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – point f
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – point f
(f) there shall be no disproportionate administrative or financial burden on manufacturers or other economic actors.
Amendment 759 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point f
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point f
(f) the actors that shall have access to information in the product passport and to what information they shall have access, including customers, end-users, manufacturers, importers and distributors, dealers, repairers, including independent repairers, remanufacturers, recyclers, competent national authorities, public interest organisations and the Commission, or any organisation acting on their behalf;
Amendment 842 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) consumers, economic operators, repairers, including independent repairers, collection and reuse operators, waste management operators and other relevant actors shall have free access, at no cost, to the product passport based on their respective access rights set out in the applicable delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 4;
Amendment 886 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
The Commission shall adopt and regularly update a working plan, covering a period of at least 35 years, setting out a list of product groups for which it intends to establish ecodesign requirements in accordance with this Regulation. That list shall include products aspects referred to in Article 5(1) for which the Commission intends to adopt horizontal ecodesign requirements established pursuant to Article 5(2), second subparagraph.
Amendment 889 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
When adopting or updating the working plan referred to in the first subparagraph, the Commission shall take into account the criteria set out in paragraph 1 of this Article and shall consultthe opinion issued by the Ecodesign Forum referred to in Article 17, which must be consulted on this matter.
Amendment 892 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point 1 (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point 1 (new)
(1) For the period 2024-2030, the Commission shall prioritise the following product groups in the first working plan. - iron and steel; - cement; - aluminium; - plastics; - wood; - chemical products; - paints; – textiles and yarns.
Amendment 904 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 1
The Commission shall ensure that when it conducts its activities, it observes a balanced participation of Member States’ representatives and all interested parties involved with the product or product group in question, such as industry, including SMEs and craft industry, trade unions, traders, retailers, importers, environmental protection groups, waste management operators, social enterprises and consumer organisations. These parties shall contribute in particular to preparing ecodesign requirements, examining the effectiveness of the established market surveillance mechanisms and assessing self-regulation measures.
Amendment 909 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2
Article 17 – paragraph 2
To that end, the Commission shall establish an expert group, in which those parties shall meet, referred to as the ‘Ecodesign Forum’. The European Commission shall systematically consult the Ecodesign Forum when establishing and updating the working plan and when defining the ecodesign requirements for all product groups.
Amendment 925 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 18 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) the market share in terms of volume of the signatories to the self-regulation measure in relation to the products covered by that measure is at least 850 % of units placed on the market or put into service;
Amendment 944 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3 – introductory part
Article 19 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3 – introductory part
In addition, without prejudice to applicable State aid rules, such measures mayshall include:
Amendment 947 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3 – point d a (new)
Article 19 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3 – point d a (new)
(da) financial support to facilitate the participation of SMEs and their representatives in standardisation bodies and the Ecodesign Forum referred to in Article 17.
Amendment 1060 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point 1 (new)
Article 57 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point 1 (new)
(1) Member State incentives shall also relate to the promotion of the repair, re- use and recovery of products. Such incentives shall be aimed at consumers who use authorised or independent producers or repairers to carry out certain work to repair or recover goods instead of replacing them.
Amendment 328 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
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 undertakings. Such undertakings shall be specific,implemented on a voluntary basis by each individual producer. Such undertakings shall take account of existing sustainable practices employed for products designated by geographical indications, and may refer to existing sustainability schemes.
Amendment 338 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. The voluntary sustainability undertakings referred to in paragraph (1) shall be included in a document accompanying the product specification.
Amendment 346 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 4
Article 12 – paragraph 4
Amendment 351 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 5
Article 12 – paragraph 5
Amendment 507 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) any misuse, imitation, counterfeiting or evocation, even if the true origin of the products or services is indicated or if the protected name is translated or accompanied by an expression such as ‘style’, ‘type’, ‘method’, ‘as produced in’, ‘imitation’, ‘flavour’, ‘like’ or similar.
Amendment 522 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 2
Article 27 – paragraph 2
2. For the purposes of paragraph (1), point (b), the evocation of a geographical indication shall arise, in particular, where a term, a sign, albeit figurative or symbolic, or other labelling or packaging device presents a direct and clea, or the manner link withich the product covered by the registered geographical indication in the mind of the reasonably circumspect consuis presented, presents a phonetic or visual similarity with the registered namer, therebunduly exploiting, weakening, diluting or being detrimental to the reput its reputation and thereby inducing the consumer to make an automatic association ofwith the registeredprotected product name.
Amendment 557 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 32 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) agree voluntary sustainability undertakings, whether or not included set out in a document accompanying the product specification or as a separate initiative, , including arrangements for verification of compliance with those undertakings and assuring adequate publicity for them notably in an information system provided by the Commission;
Amendment 570 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 2
Article 33 – paragraph 2
2. A producer group may be designated as recognised producer group subject to a prior agreement concluded between at least two-thirds minimum number of the producers of the product bearing a geographical indication, accounting for at least two-thirds of the productionincluding producers of raw materials and processors in the case of processed products, accounting for a minimum production volume or market value of that product in the geographical area referred to in the product specification. As an exception, an authority, as referred to in Article 8(2), and a single producer, as referred to in Article 8(3), shall be deemed to be a recognised producer group.
Amendment 580 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 4
Article 33 – paragraph 4
4. The powers and responsibilities referred to in paragraph 2 shall be subject to a prior agreement concluded between at least two-thirds minimum number of the producers of the product designated by a geographical indication, accounting for at least two- thirds of the productionincluding producers of raw materials and processors in the case of processed products, accounting for a minimum production volume or market value of that product in the geographical area referred to in the product specification.
Amendment 14 #
2021/2007(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. regrets the refusal, in the framework of the ongoing negotiations for the modernisation of the EU-Chile Association Agreement, of granting exclusive protection to flagship EU geographical indications, in particular in the wine sector; calls on the Commission to further enhance the protection of Intellectual Property Rights, notably Geographical Indications, in all EU trade agreements;
Amendment 108 #
2021/0426(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) It is acknowledged that this revision comes shortly after the previous review process, at a stage where several Member States are still transposing some of the elements of the current Directive. The revision might be designed in such a way as to limit, where possible, excessive bureaucratic burden to Member States' operators and to guarantee a smooth transition to the newer elements and objectives contained in the recast.
Amendment 113 #
2021/0426(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The “Fit for 55” legislative package announced in the European Commission 2021 Work Programme aims to implement those objectives. It covers a range of policy areas including energy efficiency, renewable energy, land use, land change and forestry, energy taxation, effort sharing, emissions trading and alternative fuels infrastructure. The revision of Directive 2010/31/EU is an integral part of that package and its provisions should be aligned with the other proposals under the "Fit for 55", with a view to achieving coordinated objectives and limiting excessive costs and administrative burden on businesses and consumers.
Amendment 117 #
2021/0426(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Buildings account for 40 % of final energy consumption in the Union and 36% of its energy-related greenhouse gas emissions . Therefore, reduction of energy consumption , in line with the energy efficiency first principle as laid down in Article 3 [revised EED] and defined in Article 2(18) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council32 and the use of energy from low carbon and renewable sources in the buildings sector constitute important measures needed to reduce the Union’s greenhouse gas emissions. Reduced energy consumption and an increased use of energy from low carbon and renewable sources also have an important part to play in reducing the Union’s energy dependency, promoting security of energy supply and technological developments and in creating opportunities for employment and regional development, in particular in islands and rural areas, as well as in tackling energy poverty. __________________ 32 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).
Amendment 120 #
2021/0426(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) The European housing stock is very diverse in terms of age, size, use, insulation level, heating sources, demand and access to energy. Several factors, such as the broad variety of technical issues, the high costs entailed and the number of stakeholders involved contribute to making the decarbonisation of buildings a complex and sensitive topic. A one-size-fits-all approach to decarbonising buildings would fail to meet consumers' needs and to address decarbonisation concerns. A more tailored strategy that takes into account both local and system-level factors is needed.
Amendment 141 #
2021/0426(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) Measures to improve further the energy performance of buildings should take into account the specific situation in each Member State when it comes to the quality and nature of the building stock and allow for flexibility to tailor the interventions appropriately, so as to constructively engage businesses (in particular small and medium-size enterprises) in the process.
Amendment 149 #
2021/0426(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) Two-thirds of the energy used for heating and cooling of buildings still comes from fossil fuels. This is particularly the case for buildings with the lowest energy performance. 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 the least efficient 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 measures.
Amendment 154 #
2021/0426(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 19
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, functionally and economically feasible. All new buildings should be zero- emission buildings, and all existing buildings should be transformed into zero- emission buildings by 2050by 2050 to achieve the highest energy performance possible, keeping into consideration the need to preserve specific building categories and to achieve this transition in a cost efficient way.
Amendment 160 #
2021/0426(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) Different options are available to cover the energy needs of an efficient building by energy from low carbon and renewable sources: on-site renewables such as solar thermal, solar photovoltaics, heat pumps and biomass, renewable energy provided by renewable energy communities or citizen energy communities, and district heating and cooling based on renewables or waste heat and hybrid systems combining low carbon liquid fuels with renewable electricity, solar heat or sustainable biomass.
Amendment 174 #
2021/0426(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 27
Recital 27
Amendment 181 #
2021/0426(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 33
Recital 33
(33) The concept of ‘deep renovation’ has not yet been defined in Union legislation. With a view to achieving the long-term vision for buildings, deep renovation should be defined as a renovation that transforms buildings into zero-emission buildings or in buildings with the highest energy performance possible, keeping into consideration the need to preserve specific building categories; in a first step, as a renovation that transforms buildings into nearly zero- energy buildings. This definition serves the purpose of increasing the energy performance of buildings. A deep renovation for energy performance purposes is a prime opportunity to address other aspects such as living conditions of vulnerable households, increasing climate resilience, resilience against disaster risks including seismic resilience, fire safety, the removal of hazardous substances including asbestos, and accessibility for persons with disabilities.
Amendment 225 #
2021/0426(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
2. ‘zero-emission building’ means a building with a very high energy performance, as determined in accordance with Annex I, where the very low amount of energy still required ishall be fully covered, on a net annual basis, by energy from renewable sources generated on-site, or renewable energy provided from a renewable energy community within the meaning of Directive (EU) 2018/2001 [amended RED] or from a district heating and cooling systemrenewable energy and waste heat from an efficient district heating and cooling system or from renewable energy supplied from the energy grids, in accordance with the requirements set out in Annex III;
Amendment 253 #
2021/0426(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 13
13. ‘energy from renewable sources’ means energy from renewable non-fossil sources, namely wind, solar (solar thermal and solar photovoltaic) , and geothermal energy , ambient energy, tide, wave and other ocean energy, hydropower, biomass, landfill gas, sewage treatment plant gas, and biogasrenewable fuels (biofuels, bioliquids, biomass fuels and renewable fuels of non- biological origin);
Amendment 364 #
2021/0426(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
That methodology shall be adopted at national or regional level.
Amendment 393 #
2021/0426(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Amendment 423 #
2021/0426(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a – point i
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a – point i
(i) after 1 January 202730, at least energy performance class F; and
Amendment 424 #
2021/0426(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a – point ii
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a – point ii
(ii) after 1 January 20303, at least energy performance class E;
Amendment 439 #
2021/0426(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b – point i
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b – point i
(i) after 1 January 202730, at least energy performance class F; and
Amendment 441 #
2021/0426(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b – point ii
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b – point ii
(ii) after 1 January 20303, at least energy performance class E;
Amendment 459 #
2021/0426(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c – point i
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c – point i
(i) after 1 January 20303, at least energy performance class F; and
Amendment 462 #
2021/0426(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c – point ii
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c – point ii
(ii) after 1 January 20336, at least energy performance class E;
Amendment 476 #
2021/0426(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Member States may require an extension of the deadlines set under Article 9(1), if duly justified and requested to the Commission and in accordance with the national building renovation plan referred to in Article 3(1)(a), with regards to specific parts of their building stock.
Amendment 482 #
2021/0426(COD)
Member States may adjust the minimum energy performance standards provided their overall impact is equivalent to the measures proposed in Article 9(1) in terms of the increase in the annual energy renovation rate, decrease of the primary and final energy consumption of the building stock and its operational greenhouse gas emission reductions. Member States shall document the equivalence of the impact of those measures in their roadmap, as referred to in Article 3(1)(b).
Amendment 494 #
2021/0426(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point e a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point e a (new)
(e a) promoting and incentivising the cost-effective early replacement of heaters, and any needed resulting optimisation of the related technical building systems.
Amendment 569 #
2021/0426(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall ensure that the building owners, tenants and manager and/or tenants can have direct access to their respective building systems’ data. At their requestjustified request and upon consent of the owners, the access or data shall be made available to a third party locally at the building systems' interface. The right of access excludes data stored and processed off-building site, including cloud-computing infrastructure. Member States shall facilitate the full interoperability of services and of data exchange within the Union in accordance with paragraph 6.
Amendment 593 #
2021/0426(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 10
Article 15 – paragraph 10
10. From 1 January 2027 at the latest, Member States shall not provide any financial incentives for the installation of boilers that are not certified to run on renewable and decarbonised energy and are powered by fossil fuels, with the exception of those selected for investment, before 2027, in accordance with Article 7(1)(h)(i) third hyphen of Regulation (EU) 2021/1058 of the European Parliament and the Council45 on the European Regional Development Fund and on the Cohesion Fund and with Article 73 of Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 of the European Parliament and the Council46 on the CAP Strategic Plans. Boilers, to be installed in combination with renewable technologies (not 'stand- alone'), shall always be eligible for incentives. __________________ 45 Regulation (EU) 2021/1058 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 June 2021 on the European Regional Development Fund and on the Cohesion Fund (OJ L 231, 30.6.2021, p. 60). 46 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).
Amendment 607 #
2021/0426(COD)
13. When providing financial incentives to owners of buildings or building units for the renovation of rented buildings or building units, Member States shall ensure that the financial incentives benefit both the owners and the tenants, in particular by providing rent support or by imposing caps on rent increases.
Amendment 619 #
2021/0426(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 2
Article 16 – paragraph 2
2. By 31 December 2025 at the latest, the energy performance certificate shall comply with the template in Annex V. It shall specify the energy performance class of the building, on a closed scale using only letters from A to G. The letter A shall correspond to zero-emission buildings as defined in Article 2, point (2) and the letter G shall correspond to the 15% worst-performing buildings in the national building stock at the time of the introduction of the scale. Member States shall ensure that the remaining classes (B to F) have an even bandwidth distribution of energy performance indicators among the energy performance classes. Member States shall ensure a common visual identity for energy performance certificates on their territory.
Amendment 625 #
2021/0426(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 3
Article 16 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall ensure the quality, reliability and affordability of energy performance certificates. They shall ensure that energy performance certificates are issued by qualified and independent experts following an on-site visit.
Amendment 642 #
2021/0426(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) buildings or building units which are constructed , have undergone a major renovation, are sold or rented out to a new tenant or for which a rental contract is renewed ; and
Amendment 647 #
2021/0426(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 2
Article 17 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall require that, when buildings or building units are constructed, sold or rented out or when rental contracts are renewed , the energy performance certificate is shown to the prospective tenant or buyer and handed over to the buyer or tenant.
Amendment 699 #
Amendment 736 #
2021/0426(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex V – point 2 – point n a (new)
Annex V – point 2 – point n a (new)
(n a) capability of the heat generator to work with renewable and decarbonised energy sources.
Amendment 159 #
2021/0423(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. This Regulation applies to methane emissions direct to the atmosphere from:
Amendment 222 #
2021/0423(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 41 b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 41 b (new)
(41 b) ‘advanced methane emissions detection, monitoring and quantification equipment and method’ means infra-red, optical gas imaging, or similar equipment and technologies used to detect, monitor, and quantify methane emissions; such technologies and devices can be handheld, fixed or mounted on land or aerial vehicles to detect and monitoring methane emissions either on an intermittent or continuous basis;
Amendment 240 #
2021/0423(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 24
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 24
(24) ‘inactive well’ means an oil or gas well or well site where operations for exploration or production have ceased for at least one year and which has not been permanently plugged and abandoned in accordance with regulatory requirements of the competent authorities;
Amendment 255 #
2021/0423(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 41
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 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;
Amendment 263 #
2021/0423(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 41 a (new)
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.
Amendment 522 #
2021/0423(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
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 surveyperformance requirements, methodology and activities to be carried out in accordance with the requirements in this Article.
Amendment 528 #
2021/0423(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The competent authorities may require the operator to amend the programme taking into account the requirementsat the leak detection and repair programme ensure no amount of significant methane emissions goes undetected and continues unabated. The competent authorities may require the operator to amend the programme taking into account the requirements of this Regulation. The [amount of significant methane emissions] shall be established by the operator for each of its operated assets taking into account the reported methane emissions according to Article 12(1) to (3), and further specified through a methodology described in a Guidance Document to be made available by the Commission 6 months from the date of entry into force of this Regulation.
Amendment 543 #
2021/0423(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
By … [612 months from the date of entry into force of this Regulation], operators shall carry out a survey of all relevant components under their responsibility in accordance with the leak detection and repair programme referred in paragraph 1.
Amendment 550 #
2021/0423(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Thereafter, leak detection and repair surveys shall be repeated every three months, unless surveys are complemented by more frequently deployed advanced equipment and monitoring methods that allow detection of leaks ensuring no amount of significant methane emissions goes undetected and continue unabated..
Amendment 583 #
2021/0423(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Operators shall repair or replace all components found to be emitting 500 parts per million or more of methaneleaking material amounts of methane if such repair or replacement results in a net reduction of overall methane emissions within a year.
Amendment 600 #
2021/0423(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
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, unless operators can demonstrate that safety or, technical or materiality considerations do not allow or suggest immediate action and provided operators establish a repair and monitoring schedule based on industry best practices and guidelines..
Amendment 839 #
2021/0423(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2
Article 18 – paragraph 2
Amendment 969 #
2021/0423(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
By … [9 months from the date of entry into force of the Regulation] and by 31 December every year thereafter, importers shall provide the information set out in Annex VIII to the competent authorities of the importing Member State. Where importes fail to provide the information set out in Annex VIII, they shall demonstrate to the competent authorities of the importing Member States that all reasonable efforts have been undertaken to acquire information.
Amendment 996 #
2021/0423(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 27 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. For the fulfilment of the obligations referred to in paragraph 1, the importer may be represented by a representative. In case the importer is not established within the customs territory of the Union, the appointment of a representative is mandatory.
Amendment 1138 #
2021/0423(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VIII – paragraph 2 – point i
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;
Amendment 1140 #
2021/0423(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VIII – paragraph 2 – point ii
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 regions 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;
Amendment 1142 #
2021/0423(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VIII – paragraph 2 – point iii
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, 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;
Amendment 1145 #
2021/0423(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VIII – paragraph 2 – point iv
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;
Amendment 47 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Renewable energy plays a fundamental role in delivering the European Green Deal and for achieving climate neutrality by 2050In view of the current and objective need for an energy mix that does not hastily displace the energy from fossil fuel sources, adequate resources must be invested in the renewable energy sector, given that the energy sector contributes over 75% of total greenhouse gas emissions in the Union. By reducing those greenhouse gas emissions, renewable energy also contributes to tackling environmental-related challenges such as biodiversity loss.
Amendment 54 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council9 sets a binding Union target to reach a share of at least 32 % of energy from renewable sources in the Union's gross final consumption of energy by 2030. Under the Climate Target Plan, the share of renewable energy in gross final energy consumption would need to increase to 40% by 2030consistently in order to achieve the Union’s greenhouse gas emissions reduction target10. Therefore, the target set out in Article 3 of that Directive needs to be increased. _________________ 9Directive (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. 82–209 10 Point 3 of the Communication from the Commission COM(2020) 562 final of 17.9.2020, Stepping up Europeʼs 2030 climate ambition Investing in a climate- neutral future for the benefit of our people
Amendment 75 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) It is necessary to ensure that energy production from biomass develops, particularly in Member States where agriculture and forestry have traditionally played a major role, provided that this technology contributes to the circular economy and ensures a neutral balance in terms of CO2 emissions.
Amendment 85 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) The need to protect the countryside, and to ensure the integrity of fertile land, goes hand in hand with the need to invest in constructing offshore wind farms and raised photovoltaic installations.
Amendment 94 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Buildings have a large untappedthe potential to contribute effectively to the reduction in greenhouse gas emissions in the Union. The gradual 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 neutralityachieve the Union climate objectives. 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. Without indicative 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.
Amendment 131 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 31
Recital 31
(31) The Union’s renewable energy policy aims to contribute to achieving the climate change mitigation objectives of the European Union in terms of the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. In the pursuit of this goal, it is essential to also contribute to wider environmental objectives, and in particular the prevention of biodiversity loss, which is negatively impacted by the indirect land use change associated to the production of certain biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuelthe prevention of biodiversity loss. Contributing to these climate and environmental objectives constitutes a deep and longstanding intergenerational concern for Union citizens and the Union legislator. As a consequence, the changes in the way the transport target is calculated should not affect the limits established on how to account toward that target certain fuels produced from food and feed crops on the one hand and high indirect land-use change-risk fuels on the other hand. In addition, in order not to create an incentive to use biofuels and biogas produced from food and feed crops in transport, Member States should continue to be able to choose whether count them or not towards the transport target. If they do not count them, they may reduce the greenhouse gas intensity reduction target accordingly, assuming that food and feed crop-based biofuels save 50% greenhouse gas emissions, which corresponds to the typical values set out in an annex to this Directive for the greenhouse gas emission savings of the most relevant production pathways of food and feed crop-based biofuels as well as the minimum savings threshold applying to most installations producing such biofuels.
Amendment 164 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 39
Recital 39
(39) The Governance Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 makes several references in a number of places to the Union-level binding target of at least 32 % for the share of renewable energy consumed in the Union in 2030. As tThat target needs to be increased in order to contribute effectively to the ambition to decrease greenhouse gas emissions by 55 % by 2030, those references should be amendgradually increased. Any additional planning and reporting requirements set will not create a new planning and reporting system, but should be subject to the existing planning and reporting framework under Regulation (EU) 2018/1999.
Amendment 256 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall collectively ensure that the share of energy from renewable sources in the Union’s gross final consumption of energy in 2030 is at least 40%s increased by 2030.’;
Amendment 117 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Citation 1
Citation 1
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 192(12) thereof,
Amendment 128 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The European Green Deal combines a comprehensive set of mutually reinforcing measures and initiatives aimed at achieving climate neutrality in the EU by 2050, and sets 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 economic growth is decoupled frompendent on sustainable and responsible 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. Simultaneously, the intent is to create conditions for a dignified life for Europeans with access to affordable sustainable energy to meet their necessities for life. At the same time, this transition affects women and men differently and has a particular impact on some disadvantaged groups, such as older people, persons with disabilities and persons with a minority racial or ethnic background. It must therefore be ensured that the transition is just and inclusive, leaving no one behind.
Amendment 143 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) All sectors of the economy need to contribute to achieving those emission reductions. Therefore, the ambition of the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS), established by Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council41 to promote reductions of greenhouse gas emissions in a cost-effective and economically efficient manner, should be increased in a manner commensurate with this economy-wide net greenhouse gas emissions reduction target for 2030 and at the same time, constantly to assess the impacts of the EU ETS on the development of production and energy sectors in order to provide a tool to support the transition, not to attenuate the economic activity. _________________ 41 Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 establishing a system for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Union and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC (OJ L 275, 25.10.2003, p. 32).
Amendment 146 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) All sectors of the economy need to contribute to achieving those emission reductions. Therefore, the ambition of the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS), established by Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council41 to promote reductions of greenhouse gas emissions in a cost-effective and economically efficient manner, should be increased in a manner commensurate with this economy-wide net greenhouse gas emissions reduction target for 2030and gradual manner. _________________ 41 Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 establishing a system for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Union and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC (OJ L 275 25.10.2003, p. 32).
Amendment 175 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
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 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, or they are captured and used to produce recycled carbon fuels and renewable liquid and gaseous fuels of non-biological origin. 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).
Amendment 241 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) Achieving the Union’s emissions reduction target for 2030 will require a reduction in the emissions of the sectors covered by the EU ETS of 61 % compared to 2005. The Union-wide quantity of allowances of the EU ETS needs to be reduced to create the necessary long-term carbon price signal and drive for this degree of decarbonisation. To this end, the linear reduction factor should be increased, also taking into account the inclusion of emissions from maritime transport. The latter should be derived from the emissions from maritime transport activities reported in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2015/757 for 2018 and 2019 in the Union, adjusted, from year 2021, by the linear reduction factor.
Amendment 247 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 27
Recital 27
Amendment 264 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) Achieving the increased climate ambition will require substantial public resources in the EU as well as national budgets to be dedicated to the climate transition. To complement and reinforce the substantial climate-related spending in the EU budget, all auction revenues that are not attributed to the Union budget should be used for climate-related purposes and for mitigation transformation risks. This includes the use for financial support to address social aspects in lower- and middle-income households by reducing distortive taxes. Further, to address distributional and social effects of the transition in low-income Member States, an additional amount of 23,5 % of the Union-wide quantity of allowances from [year of entry into force of the Directive]2021 to 2030 should be used to fund the energy transition of the Member States with a gross domestic product (GDP) per capita below 65 % of the Union average in 2016-2018, through the Modernisation Fund referred to in Article 10d of Directive 2003/87/EC.
Amendment 272 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 29
Recital 29
Amendment 275 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 29
Recital 29
Amendment 285 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 29 a (new)
Recital 29 a (new)
(29a) The free allocation of emission allowances to stationary installations should not be conditional on investments in techniques to increase energy efficiency and reduce emissions, since this measure is a response to the need to reduce the phenomenon of carbon leakage.
Amendment 287 #
2021/0211(COD)
Amendment 327 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 31
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 2,51,9 % per year. For the period from 2026 to 2030, the benchmark values should thus be adjusted within a range of 4 % to 5038 % compared to the value applicable in the period from 2013 to 2020.
Amendment 391 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 40
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.
Amendment 403 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 42
Recital 42
Amendment 439 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 44
Recital 44
Amendment 453 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 45
Recital 45
Amendment 463 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 46
Recital 46
Amendment 468 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 47
Recital 47
Amendment 482 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 48
Recital 48
Amendment 489 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 49
Recital 49
Amendment 502 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 50
Recital 50
Amendment 508 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 51
Recital 51
Amendment 521 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 52
Recital 52
Amendment 540 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 53
Recital 53
Amendment 544 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 54
Recital 54
Amendment 552 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 55
Recital 55
Amendment 561 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 56
Recital 56
Amendment 569 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 57
Recital 57
Amendment 581 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 58
Recital 58
Amendment 608 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 61
Recital 61
(61) A well-functioning, reformed EU ETS comprising an instrument to stabilise the market is a key means for the Union to reach its agreed target for 2030 and the commitments under the Paris Agreement. The Market Stability Reserve seeks to address the imbalance between supply and demand of allowances in the market. Article 3 of Decision (EU) 2015/1814 provides that the reserve is to be reviewed three years after it becomes operational, paying particular attention to the percentage figure for the determination of the number of allowances to be placed in the Market Stability Reserve, the threshold for the total number of allowances in circulation (TNAC) that determines the intake of allowances, and the number of allowances to be released from the reserve. The amount of allowances held by entities that is not used to cover obligations under the EU ETS should not be included in the TNAC calculations to trigger market stability reserve thresholds.
Amendment 616 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 63
Recital 63
Amendment 643 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
1. This Directive shall apply to the activities listed in Annexes I and III, and to the of greenhouse gases listed in Annex II. Where an installation that is included in the scope of the EU ETS due to the operation of combustion units with a total rated thermal input exceeding 20 MW changes its production processes to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions and no longer meets that threshold, it shall remain in the scope of the EU ETS until the end of the relevant five year period referred to in Article 11(1), second subparagraph, following the change to its production process.
Amendment 654 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) ‘emissions’ means the release of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere from sources in an installation or the release 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;;
Amendment 806 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
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 % 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].;
Amendment 834 #
2021/0211(COD)
In addition, 23,5 % of the total quantity of allowances between [year following the entry into force of the Directive]2021 and 2030 shall be auctioned for the Modernisation Fund. The beneficiary Member States for this amount of allowances shall be the Member States with a GDP per capita at market prices below 65 % of the Union average during the period 2016 to 2018. The funds corresponding to this quantity of allowances shall be distributed in accordance with Part B of Annex IIb.
Amendment 842 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point a a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point a a (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraphs 1a a to 1a c (new)
Article 10 – paragraphs 1a a to 1a c (new)
Amendment 850 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point b
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. Member States shall determine the use of revenues generated from the auctioning of allowances, except for the revenues established as own resources in accordance with Article 311(3) TFEU and entered in the Union budget. Member States shall use 50 % of their revenues generated from the auctioning of allowances referred to in paragraph 2, with the exception of the revenues used for the compensation of indirect carbon costs referred to in Article 10a(6), for one or more of the following:;
Amendment 903 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point d
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point d
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 924 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point a – point i
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point a – point i
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 1 – subparagraphs 2a and 2b
Article 10a – paragraph 1 – subparagraphs 2a and 2b
Amendment 951 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point a – point i
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point a – point i
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2b
Article 10a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2b
Amendment 979 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point a – point ii
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point a – point ii
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 10a – 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 reviewed before the period from 2026 to 2030 in view of potentially modifying the definitions and system boundaries of existing product benchmarks and district heating benchmark. By way of derogation from subparagraph 1, the ratios for district heating to be determined ensure the allocation of allowances in a way that provides an incentive to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. These indicators for the entire period referred to in Article 11, second paragraph, takes the value specified in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/447 for the heat benchmark.;
Amendment 996 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point b
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 1a
Article 10a – paragraph 1a
Amendment 1080 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point c – point i
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point c – point i
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 2 - subparagraph 3 – point c
Article 10a – paragraph 2 - subparagraph 3 – point c
(c) For the period from 2026 to 2030, the benchmark values shall be determined in the same manner as set out in points (a) and (db) 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 2028.; Installations where emissions from combustion of biomass that complies with the criteria set out pursuant to Article 14 contribute to more than 95 % of the total greenhouse gas emissions in years 2021 and 2022 shall not be taken into account in determination of benchmark values. The calculation of the annual reduction rate of each product benchmark shall only consider installations that were included in the initial determination of the respective product benchmark even though more installations may receive free allocation from such product benchmarks as a result of the modification of benchmark definitions and system boundaries pursuant to Article 10a(1), fifth subparagraph.;
Amendment 1098 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point c – point ii
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point c – point ii
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 2 - subparagraph 3 - point d
Article 10a – paragraph 2 - subparagraph 3 - point d
(d) Where the annual reduction rate exceeds 2,51,9 % 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 fall back benchmarks shall remain at 1,6 %.;
Amendment 1151 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point e
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point e
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 10a – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
The list of sectors or subsectors considered as exposed to a genuine risk of carbon leakage due to significant indirect costs shall be determined following the methodology foreseen under Article 10b(1). Accordingly, sectors and subsectors in relation to which the product resulting from multiplying their intensity of trade by their indirect emission intensity, divided by their gross value added, exceeds 0,2, shall be deemed to be at risk of indirect carbon leakage. Furthermore the determination of eligibility shall include qualitative assessments, taking into account the criteria mentioned in Articles 10b(2), points (a), (b) and (c), and assessments at a 6-digit or an 8-digit level (Prodcom) for sectors for which the above mentioned product does not exceed 0,2 but exceeds 0,15 and for sectors that have previously been assessed at Prodcom level in the context of Article 10b. ;
Amendment 1171 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point g
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point g
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1
Article 10a – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1
365 million allowances from the quantity which could otherwise be allocated for free pursuant to this Article, and 85 million allowances from the quantity which could otherwise be auctioned pursuant to Article 10, as well as the allowances resulting from the reduction of free allocation referred to in Article 10a(1a), shall be made available to a Fund with the objective of supporting innovation in low-carbon technologies and processes, and contribute to zero pollution objectives (the ‘Innovation Fund’). Allowances that are not issued to aircraft operators due to the closure of aircraft operators and which are not necessary to cover any shortfall in surrenders by those operators, shall also be used for innovation support as referred to in the first subparagraph.
Amendment 1190 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point g
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point g
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 3
Article 10a – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 3
The Innovation Fund shall cover the sectors listed in Annex I and Annex III, including environmentally safe carbon capture and utilisation (“CCU”) that contributes substantially to mitigating climate change, as well as products substituting carbon intensive ones produced in sectors listed in Annex I, and to help stimulate the construction and operation of projects aimed at the environmentally safe capture and geological storage (“CCS”) of CO2, as well as of innovative renewable energy and energy storage technologies; in geographically balanced locations. Likewise, the investments in hydrogen technologies shall be encouraged. The Innovation Fund may also support break- through innovative technologies and infrastructure to decarbonise the maritime sector and for the production of low- and zero-carbon fuels in aviation, rail and road transport. Special attention shall be given to projects in sectors covered by the [CBAM regulation] to support innovation in low carbon technologies, CCU, CCS, renewable energy and energy storage, in a way that contributes to mitigating climate change.
Amendment 1213 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point g
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point g
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 6
Article 10a – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 6
Projects shall be selected on the basis of objective and transparent criteria, taking into account the need to ensure the fair geographical distribution of the projects, the level of emissions in a given Member State to define relevant emissions savings achieved by a given project and, 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.
Amendment 1243 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14 – point a
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10d – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 10d – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The investments supported shall be consistent with the aims of this Directive, as well as the objectives of the Communication from the Commission of 11 December 2019 on The European Green Deal (*) and Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 of the European Parliament and of the Council (**) and the long-term objectives as expressed in the Paris Agreement. No support from the Modernisation Fund shall be provided to energy generation facilities that use solid fossil fuels.”;
Amendment 1255 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14 – point b
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10d – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 10d – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. At least 870 % of the financial resources from the Modernisation Fund shall be used to support investments in the following:
Amendment 1338 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15 – point e
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15 – point e
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 12 – paragraph 3 b – subparagraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 3 b – subparagraph 1
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.
Amendment 1380 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19 c (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19 c (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 27 – paragraph 1
Article 27 – paragraph 1
(19c) In Article 27, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: "1. Following consultation with the operator, Member States may exclude from the installations which have reported to the competent authority emissions of less than 250 000 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent and, where they carry out combustion activities, have a rated thermal input below 35 MW, excluding emissions from biomass, in each of the three years preceding the notification under point (a), and which are subject to measures that will achieve an equivalent contribution to emission reductions, if the Member State concerned complies with the following conditions: (a) it notifies the Commission of each such installation, specifying the equivalent measures applying to that installation that will achieve an equivalent contribution to emission reductions that are in place, before the list of installations pursuant to Article 11(1) has to be submitted and at the latest when this list is submitted to the Commission; (b) it confirms that monitoring arrangements are in place to assess whether any installation emits 250 000 tonnes or more of carbon dioxide equivalent, excluding emissions from biomass, in any one calendar year. Member States may allow simplified monitoring, reporting and verification measures for installations with average annual verified emissions between 2008 and 2010 which are below 5 000 tonnes a year, in accordance with Article 14; (c) it confirms that if any installation emits 250 000 tonnes or more of carbon dioxide equivalent, excluding emissions from biomass, in any one calendar year or the measures applying to that installation that will achieve an equivalent contribution to emission reductions are no longer in place, the installation will be reintroduced into the; (d) it publishes the information referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) for public comment. Hospitals may also be excluded if they undertake equivalent measures. " Or. en (Directive 2003/87/EC)
Amendment 1536 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Decision (EU) 2015/2814
Article 1 – paragraph 4
Article 1 – paragraph 4
The total number of allowances in circulation in a given year shall be the cumulative number of allowances issued and not put in reserve in the period since 1 January 2008, including the number that were issued pursuant to Article 13(2) of Directive 2003/87/EC as in force until 18 March 2018 in that period and entitlements to use international credits exercised by installations under the EU ETS in respect of emissions up to 31 December of that given year, minus the cumulative tonnes of verified emissions from installations under the EU ETS between 1 January 2008 and 31 December of that same given year, any allowances cancelled in accordance with Article 12(4) of Directive 2003/87/EC.; The total number of allowances in circulation in a given year shall not take into account the amount of allowances held by entities that is not used to cover obligations under the EU ETS. The Commission is empowered to adopt implementing act to determine the number of allowances according to the previous sentence in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 22a(2).
Amendment 1542 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
Decision (EU) 2015/1814
Article 1 – paragraph 4 a – subparagraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 4 a – subparagraph 1
As from [the year following the entry into force of this Directive]2026, the calculation of the total number of allowances in circulation shall include the number of allowances issued in respect of aviation and maritime transport since the beginning of that year, and the number of allowances surrendered by aircraft operators and ship operators in respect of emissions for which allowances are the units which can be used in respect of EU ETS obligations.
Amendment 1551 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c
Decision (EU) 2015/1814
Article 1 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
In any given year, if the total number of allowances in circulation is between 833 million and 1 096 million, a number of allowances equal to the difference between the total number of allowances in circulation, as set out in the most recent publication as referred to in paragraph 4 of this Article, and 833 million, shall be deducted from the volume of allowances to be auctioned by the Member States under Article 10(2) of Directive 2003/87/EC and shall be placed in the reserve over a period of 12 months beginning on 1 September of that year. If the total number of allowances in circulation is above 1 096 million allowances, the number of allowances to be deducted from the volume of allowances to be auctioned by the Member States under Article 10(2) of Directive 2003/87/EC and to be placed in the reserve over a period of 12 months beginning on 1 September of that year shall be equal to 12 % of the total number of allowances in circulation. By way of derogation from the last sentence, until 31 December 20230, the percentage shall be doubled.
Amendment 1556 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c
Decision (EU) 2015/1814
Article 1 – paragraph 5 a
Article 1 – paragraph 5 a
Amendment 136 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) In order to contribute to the increased ambition to reduce greenhouse gas net emissions from at least 40 % to at least 55 % below 1990 levels, bindingcative annual targets for net greenhouse gas removals should be set out for each Member State in the land use, land use change and forestry sector in the period from 2026 to 2030 (in analogy to the annual emission allocations set out in Regulation (EU) 2018/842 of the European Parliament and of the Council32 ), resulting in a target of 310 millions of tonnes CO2 equivalent of net removals for the Union as a whole inn aim of increasing greenhouse gas removals for the years 2018, 2019 and 20320. The methodology used to establishspecify the national targets for 2030 should take into account the average greenhouse gas emissions and removals from the years 20168, 20179 and 201820, reported by each Member State, and reflect the current mitigation performance of the land use, land use change and forestry sector, and each Member State’s share of the managed land area in the Union, taking into account the capacity of that Member State to improve its performance in the sector via land management practices or changes in land use that benefit the climate and, biodiversity and production. __________________ 32Regulation (EU) 2018/842 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on binding annual greenhouse gas emission reductions by Member States from 2021 to 2030 contributing to climate action to meet commitments under the Paris Agreement and amending Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 (OJ L 156, 19.6.2018, p. 26).
Amendment 147 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) Greenhouse gas reduction policies must be combined with agricultural and forestry development policies based on the principle that action to combat climate change cannot undermine production and food safety standards.
Amendment 163 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The bindingcative annual targets for net greenhouse gas removals should be determined for each Member State by a linear trajectory. The trajectory should start in 2022, on the average of greenhouse gas emissions reported by that Member State during 2021, 2022 and 2023 and end in 2030 on the target set out for that Member State. For Member States that improve their methodology of calculating the emissions and removals, a concept of technical correction should be introduced. A technical correction should be added to the target of that Member State corresponding to the effect of the change in methodology on the targets and the efforts of the Member State to achieve them, in order to respect environmental integrity.
Amendment 186 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The land sector has the potential to become rapidly climate-neutral by 2035 in a cost-effective manner, and subsequently generate more greenhouse gas removals than emissions. A collective commitment aiming to achieve climate- neutrality in the land sector in 2035 at EU level can provide the needed planning certainty to drive land-based mitigation action in the short term, considering that it can take many years for such action to deliver the desired mitigation outcomes. Moreover, the land sector is projected to become the largest sector in the EU greenhouse gas flux profile in 2050. It is therefore particularly important to anchor that sector to a trajectory that can effectively deliver net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. By mid-2024, theOnly an impact assessment that takes into account the need to safeguard the EU farming sector’s ability to provide food security could justify action designed to achieve neutrality in the land sector by 2035. Each Member States should submit their updated integrated national energy and climate plans in accordance with Article 14 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council34 . The plans should include relevant measures by which each Member State best contributes to the collective target of climate neutrality in the land sector at EU level in 2035contribute as much as possible to the objective of developing the environmental sustainability potential of the land sector. On the basis of these plansat assumption, the Commission should propose indicative national targets, ensuring that the Union- wide greenhouse gas emissions and removals in the land use, land use change and forestry sector and the emissions from the agriculture non-CO2 sectors are at leasts balanced by 2035. Contrary to the EU level target of climate neutrality for the land sector by 2035, such national targets will be binding and enforceable on each Member Statas possible. __________________ 34Regulation (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).
Amendment 236 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) With a view to their protection, agricultural and forestry operators need economic support, as they are being called on to make a major effort in the battle to bring about the environmental transition. That support should not come from the funds provided under the common agricultural policy.
Amendment 246 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Considering the specificities of the land use, land use change and forestry sector in each Member State, as well as the fact that Member States need toshould increase their performance to achieve their national binding targets, a range of flexibilities should remain at the disposal of the Member States, including trading surpluses and the extension of forest- specific flexibilities, while respecting the environmental integrity of the targets.
Amendment 264 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
Amendment 329 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point e
Amendment 385 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
2. The 2030 Union target for net greenhouse gas removals is 310 million tonnes CO2 equivalent as a sum of the Member States targets established in accordance with paragraph 3 of this Article, and shall be based on the average of its greenhouse gas inventory data for the years 2016, 2017 and 2018of reducing net greenhouse gas removals.
Amendment 144 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 36 a (new)
Citation 36 a (new)
- having regard to the JRC study on ‘A cross-scale impact assessment of European nature protection policies under contrasting future socio-economic pathways’, which states that some of the aggregate effects of nature protection have very different implications at local and regional level in different parts of Europe; due to nature protection measures, agricultural production has shifted from more productive land in Europe to less productive land, on average, in other parts of the world; at global level, this increases the allocation of land resources for agriculture, leading to a decrease in tropical forest areas, reduced carbon stocks and higher greenhouse gas emissions outside Europe1a, __________________ 1a https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en/publication/cro ss-scale-impact-assessment-european- nature-protection-policies-under- contrasting-future-socio.
Amendment 198 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas Europe’s food system shouldagricultural, agri-food and fishing system is responsible for delivering food and nutrition security in a way that contributes to social well- being, including decent living conditions for farmers, fishermen and their families, and maintains and restores ecosystem health; whereas currently, the food system is responsible for a range ofhas already demonstrated its ability to reduce the impacts on human and animal health and on the environment, the climate and biodiversity; whereas the way in which we produce and consume food needs to transform in order tobe further guided in a transition that ensures coherence with the SDGs, the Paris Agreement, the Convention on Biological Diversity and EU policies, particularly in the areas of sustainability, the environment, climate, public health, animal welfare, food and economic sustainability for farmers and fishing businesses;
Amendment 249 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. recalls that the Mediterranean Diet, recognised by UNESCO in 2010 as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, is known as a healthy, balanced diet, with a high nutritional, social and cultural value, based on respect for the territory and biodiversity, ensuring the conservation and development of traditional activities and crafts related to fishing, sustainable hunting and agriculture and playing a protective role in the primary and secondary prevention of the main chronic degenerative diseases;
Amendment 256 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the Farm to Fork Strategy and the European production system must guarantee food supply in all circumstances, taking into account not only environmental sustainability but also economic and social sustainability;
Amendment 268 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas consistency must be ensured between the measures envisaged by the Farm to Fork Strategy and the common agricultural and fisheries policies, the trade policy, the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030, as well as other related EU policies and strategies;
Amendment 288 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the European model of a multifunctional agricultural sector, driven by family farmsand agri-food sector, with diverse forms of activity, continues to ensure quality food production, local supply chains, good agriculture practices, high environmental standards and vibrant rural areas throughout the EU; underlines the active role of farmers, not only in food production, but also in maintaining and managing the land, counteracting, too, the depopulation of rural areas;
Amendment 326 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the multifunctional agricultural model also ensures that age- old traditions and culture with a high intangible value are passed on; whereas this has enormous economic potential, for example in the field of rural tourism, and generates positive social effects, involving disadvantaged categories with low contractual power in the production chain (social agriculture);
Amendment 382 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas it is important that consumers are informed and enabled to take responsibility for the consequences of their choice of food stuffs on the whole food system, from production to processing and distribution; whereas this requires a healthy and sound food environment which ensures that the healthy and sustainable choice is also thransparency and correct display of information to facilitate heaslthy and affordsustainable choices, and fosters and encourages consumption patterns that support human health while ensuring the sustainable use of natural and human resources and animal welfare;
Amendment 388 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas it is important that consumers are informed and enabled to tmake responsibility for the consequences of theirinformed choices of food stuffs on the whole food system, from production to processing and distribution; whereas this requires a healthy and sound food environment which ensures that the healthy and sustainable choice is also the easy and affordable choice, and fosters and encourages consumption patterns that support human health in relation to diet while ensuring the sustainable use of natural and human resources and animal welfare;
Amendment 400 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. having regard to the results obtained from the implementation of the environmental standards currently in force;
Amendment 416 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the European agri-food system has played a crucial role during the COVID-19 pandemic, demonstrating its resilience with farmers, fisheries and hunting operators, processors and retailers working together under difficult conditions, including lockdowns, to ensure that European consumers continue to have access to safe, affordable, and high quality products without impediment;
Amendment 442 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas there have already been significant results in the areas of sustainability, organic production, resilience of production and agricultural trade;
Amendment 457 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
Eb. whereas it is essential to take into account the provisions of the regulations proposed by the Commission on the rules on support for the strategic plans to be drawn up by the Member States under the common agricultural policy, on the financing, management and monitoring of the common agricultural policy, and on the establishment of the Programme for single market, competitiveness of enterprises, including small and medium- sized enterprises, and European statistics; whereas it is necessary to ensure consistency between the measures envisaged by the Farm to Fork Strategy and the EU’s Biodiversity Strategy for 2030, as well as other related EU policies and strategies;
Amendment 470 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E c (new)
Recital E c (new)
Ec. having regard to the serious situation created by the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on all players in the European agri-food chain, from primary production to food service industries;
Amendment 513 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. WelcomNotes the farm to fork strategy as an important preliminary step into ensuring a sustainable, fair and resilient food system, which is central to that is fair for all actors in the food chain, and which is helpful in achieving the goals set out in the European Green Deal and in the SDGs; emphasises the inextricable links between healthy people, healthy societies and a healthy planet, encourages the Commission to translate the strategy into concrete legislative and non-legislative action as soon as possible;
Amendment 527 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls for the issue of sustainability, in its social, environmental and economic dimensions, to be addressed while also taking into account the situation in which the various actors in the sector operate, namely the global market, in order to effectively meet the climate and environment targets while preventing production being relocated to third countries;
Amendment 540 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Considers that all the targets and content of the strategy should be based on scientific data and must take into account the efforts made so far by every Member State in relation to the targets proposed;
Amendment 547 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Urges the Commission to conduct a cumulative impact assessment of the strategy to ensure that it is sustainable in environmental, economic and social terms;
Amendment 550 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Stresses that it is important for the strategy to adopt an inclusive approach that takes account of all EU policies, such as the CAP and trade, fisheries and internal market policies;
Amendment 551 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 e (new)
Paragraph 1 e (new)
1e. Invites the Commission to put not only environmental but also economic and social sustainability at the heart of the strategy; requests, therefore, that a priori judgements disregarding the reality that every sector has more or less sustainable production methods be avoided; believes that there is no justification for the attack on animal- derived proteins, whose production the Commission is seeking to reduce; calls on the Commission, therefore, to base its regulatory decisions on scientific evidence, emphasising that a balanced diet should include all foods; reiterates that the farm to fork strategy must be a process requiring a thorough impact assessment, a sound scientific basis, and measured, steady and constant steps, without sudden jumps that would only to serve to risk compromising, without any justification, entire sectors of the national economies;
Amendment 552 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 f (new)
Paragraph 1 f (new)
1f. Calls on the Commission to consider the different positions of European consumers; stresses that marketing products and campaigns aim to activate certain purchasing mechanisms according to the personality and needs of the different consumer groups; reminds the Commission that all types of consumers have the right to adequate representation, especially where public funds are being used;
Amendment 566 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. WelcomNotes the announcement of an impact-assessed proposal based on scientific data and on realistic estimates that set out the strategy’s environmental, social and economic impact on producers for a legislative framework for sustainable agri-food systems; invites the Commission to use this proposal to set out a holistic common food policyfood policy that is tailored to the needs of consumers, aimed at further reducing the environmental and climate footprint of the EU food system in order to make Europe the first climate- neutral continent by 2050 and strengthen itsappropriate deadlines, to be set following the presentation of the impact assessment, and to strengthen resilience to ensure food security in the face of climate change and biodiversity loss, leading a global transition towards sustainability from farm to fork, based on the principle of a multifunctional agricultur-food sector that is sustainable from an environmental, sectorocial and economic viewpoint, while ensuring consistency between policies by taking into account the existing legislation in order to enable all actors in the European food system to develop long-term plans based on realistic and transparent objectives; suggests that the respective base lines and progress achieved in each Member State be taken into account, while promoting the exchange of know-how and best practices between Member States; stresses the need to include the entire food and beverage chains including processing, marketing, distribution and retail;
Amendment 590 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. WelcomNotes the announcement of an impact-assessed proposal for a legislative framework for sustainable food systems; invites the Commission to use this proposal to set out a holistic common food policyfood policy that is tailored to the needs of consumers, aimed at reducing the environmental and climate footprint of the EU food system in order to make Europe the first climate- neutral continent by 2050 and strengthen its resilience to ensure food security, quantity and quality in the face of climate change and biodiversity loss, leading a global transition towards sustainability from farm to fork, based on the principle of a multifunctional agricultural sector while ensuring consistency between policies by taking into account the existing legislation in order to enable all actors in the European food system to develop long- term plans based on realistic, achievable and transparent objectives; suggests that the respective base lines and progress achieved in each Member State be taken into account, while promoting the exchange of know-how and best practices between Member States; stresses the need to include the entire food and beverage chains including processing, marketing, storage, transport, distribution and retail, disposal and recycling of secondary materials;
Amendment 639 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Urges the Commission not to forget the key role that young farmers will have to play in accomplishing the 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;
Amendment 648 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Stresses that the Commission should base the legislative proposals on ex-ante scientific impact assessments describing the calculation methods for the targets, the baselines and the reference periods of each individual target, following consultation with the Member States; considers that the cumulative effects of the legislative proposals should also be taken into account;
Amendment 705 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the decision to revise the directive on the sustainable use of pesticides and the reduction targets for pesticides, fertilisers, and antibiotics, which must take into account the efforts already made by operators to achieve more sustainable crop and livestock production; emphasises the importance of pursuing these targets on the basis of scientific relevance through holistic and circular approaches, such as agroecological practices, precision agriculture and the use of all genetic improvement techniques; insists that each Member State should establish robust quantitative reduction targets, accompanied by well- defined support and training measures ensuring accountabilitythe possibility of contributing at all levels to help reach these targets, taking into account, in addition, national legislation already in force in the Member State; reiterates its call for the translation into legislation of the above targets and objectives and calls on the Commission to clarify how it will deal with individual Member States’ contributions to Union- wide targets and to clarify the scientific baselines for these targets, taking into account the results already achieved in recent years; calls for consideration to be given to a reasonable time for the transition, highlighting, at the same time, the need to balance protection of crops with the gradual elimination of conventional protection tools, calling for the provision of new solutions and therefore the allocation of investments to look for active substances with a lower environmental impact that are equally effective, and by incentivising the use of new technologies;
Amendment 715 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the decision to revise the directive on the sustainable use of pesticides and the reduction targets for pesticides, fertilisers, and antibiotics; emphasises the importance of pursuing these targets through holistic and circular approaches, such as agroecological practices; 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 or precision agriculture; insists that quantitative reduction targets must be based on a cumulative economic impact assessment and accompanied by well- defined support measures ensuring accountability at all levels to help reach these targets, putting farmers in a position to use fewer products, or to 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 to regulate their scope and future prospects and thus provide the requisite legislative basis for their development on the ground; reiterates its call for the translation into legislation of the above targets and objectives and calls on the Commission to clarify how it will deal with individual Member States’ contributions to Union- wide targets and to clarify the baselines for these targets;
Amendment 810 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses the need to invest in research into new active substances with better ecotoxological profiles, able to ensure adequate crop pest management, in view of the new challenges linked to climate change;
Amendment 901 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises the importance of recognising the significant impact of agriculture and especially animal production on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and land use; stresses the need to enhance natural carbon sinks, taking into consideration both positive and negative externalities, as well as the emission reduction efforts already made, the difficulty in achieving further significant emission reductions because they are by nature difficult to limit, but also the importance of recognising the central role played by agriculture and silviculture in absorbing CO2 in soils and plants; stresses the need to enhance carbon absorption and reduce agricultural emissions of carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide, in particular in the feed and liv; calls for the definition of policies and measures tock sectors; calls for regulatory measures and targets to ensure progressive reduc encourage and support improved climatic performance of agricultural and livestock production through reductions in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and increased CO2 absorptions, in all GHG emissions in these sectors; line with the principle of ensuring access for all population groups in Europe to healthy, safe and sufficient food;
Amendment 905 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises the importance of recognising the significant impact of agriculture and especially animal production on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and land use; 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 sectorsStresses the need to enhance natural carbon sinks and reduce agricultural emissions of carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide; recognises the key role that agriculture and silviculture already play in carbon sequestration in soils; calls for regulatory measures and targets to ensure progressive reductions in all GHG emissions 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;
Amendment 971 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls also for the offsetting of emissions for agricultural-forestry and livestock systems;
Amendment 975 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Points out that European agriculture and silviculture play a crucial role in addressing climate change adaptation and mitigation because of their significant potential to reduce emissions and sequester carbon and their contribution to the environmental, economic and social sustainability of the European regions;
Amendment 1029 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Points out that extensive and permanent grassland-based or organic animal husbandry is a feature of the European food system and a defining element of many traditional rural communities, and that it has multiple positive effects for the environment and against climate change, and contributes to a circular economyespecially areas within the European region, contributing to protecting them from depopulation and abandonment, and forms part of the European food system;
Amendment 1048 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls for the implementation of modern indoor livestock rearing facilities and techniques that ensure the supply of food of animal origin required by the EU population while also contributing to reducing emissions, combating climate change and respecting animal welfare;
Amendment 1105 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the notion of rewarding farmers for carbon sequestration in soils; stresses, howev using public resources other, that intensive and industrial agriculture and farmingn those allocated for the CAP; stresses, however, that agriculture models with negative impacts on biodiversity should not receive climate funding or be incentivised; calls for the proposals to be in line with the environmental objectives and the ‘do no harm’ principle of the Green Deal;
Amendment 1107 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the notion of rewarding carbon sequestration in soils; stresses, however, that intensive and industrial agriculture and farming models with negative impacts on biodiversity should not receive climate funding or be incentivised; calls for the proposals to be in line with the environmental objectives and the ‘do no harm’ principle of the Green Dealshould be assisted in the transition to more sustainable farming models, whilst avoiding the funding of farming models with negative impacts on biodiversity;
Amendment 1158 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Underlines the importance of seed security and diversity, notably of promoting EU-grown plant proteins with a view to ensuring an internal supply in line with the consumption habits of European consumers that recognises different eating habits linked to factors such as traditions and at the same time enables self-sufficiency in the event of a crisis in the market system such as the situation occurring in the recent COVID-19 crisis; to deliver locally sourced food and feed stuffs with high nutritional value while granting farmers access to quality seeds for plant varieties adapted to the pressures of climate change, including traditional and locally-adapted varieties, while ensuring access to innovative plant breeding in order to contribute to healthy seeds and protect plants against harmful pests and diseases; raises awareness of the potential negative effects of concentration and monopolisation in the seed sector;
Amendment 1184 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Emphasises the importance of promoting research and innovation for the development of new seed varieties to address the challenges of sustainability and the green transition for agriculture, preserving the rules currently applicable in relation to seeds, in particular to protect intellectual property rights, and, in any case, allowing compliance with the ‘farmers’ privilege’ principle;
Amendment 1197 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Calls on the Commission to ensure that the new plant breeding techniques (NBTs), such as genome editing, are excluded from the scope of the GMO legislation, following specific case-by-case assessments of the individual techniques to verify their agricultural, economic and environmental viability, in order to provide farmers in the EU with further tools that allow, on the one hand, the farm to fork objectives to be met, in particular those regarding the reduction of inputs, and on the other hand, a greater resilience and adaptation to climate change;
Amendment 1238 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for CAP National Strategic Plans to ensure adequate financial support and incentivfor all players in the food chain to guarantee adequate living conditions for farmers, fishers and their families, to promote new ecological ‘green’ business models for agriculture and artisanal food production, notably through fostering short supply chains, sustainable local and identity-based supply chains and quality food production;
Amendment 1301 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Recalls that the European foodagri-food and fisheries system delivers a sufficient and varied supply of safe, nutritious, affordable and sustainable food to people at all times and underlines that increasing the economic, environmental and social sustainability of foodagri-food supply-chain producers will ultimately increase their resilience if it contributes to the use of raw materials of European origin; encourages the Commission to consider the agri-food supply chain and its workers as a strategic asset for the safety and well-being of all Europeans;
Amendment 1331 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
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; calls for strategic management that includes both a substantial awareness campaign for operators designed to create the basis for a new waste management culture at sea and in port, and the 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 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;
Amendment 1364 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Expresses its deep concern about the emergence of zoonotic diseases that are transferred from animals to humans (anthropozoonoses), such as Q fever, avian influenza and the new strain of influenza A (H1N1), wWhich is exacerbated by anthropogenic climate change, the destruction of biodiversity, environmental degradation and our current less innovative food production systems, which are deficient in terms of good health and biosecurity practices, and by the importing of agri-food products from third countries that do not apply the same high standards in terms of quality, safety and respect for the environment and human rights required for producers in the EU;
Amendment 1422 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls for primary producers to be supported in making the transition to greater sustainability through the encouragement of cooperation and collective actions as well as through competition rules and the enhancement of possibilities for cooperation within the common market organisations for agricultural, fishery and aquaculture products, and thus for farmers’ and fishers’ position in the supply chain to be strengthened in order to enable them to capture a fair share of the added value of sustainable production; takes the view that supply chain agreements should be implemented and supported to ensure a fair distribution of value to farmers and fishing contractors and to guarantee greater transparency and traceability in the supply chain as a whole;
Amendment 1423 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls for primary producers to be supported in making the transition to greater sustainability through the encouragement of cooperation and collective actions as well as through compliance with competition rules and the enhancement of possibilities for cooperation among the various actors involved in the supply chain within the common market organisations for agricultural, fishery and aquaculture products, and thus forso that farmers’ and fishers’ position in the supply chain tocan be strengthened in order to enable them to capture a fair share of the added value of sustainable production and to maintain adequate income levels even in the case of smaller enterprises, thus fostering the launch of new economic initiatives and the growth of youth employment in the sector;
Amendment 1444 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls for primary producers to be supported in making the transition to greater sustainability through the encouragement of cooperation and collective actions as well as through competition rules and the enhancement of possibilities for cooperation within the common market organisations for agricultural, fishery and aquaculture products, and thus for farmers’ and fishers’ position in the supply chain to be strengthened in order to enable them to capture a fair share of the added value of sustainable production;
Amendment 1485 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Urges the Commission to follow up on Directive (EU) 2019/633 on unfair trading practices22 and the EU code of conduct on responsible business and marketing practices by producing a monitoring framework for the food and retail sectors and providing for legal action if progress in integrating economic, environmental and social sustainability into corporate strategies is insufficient, and in so doing promoting and rewarding the efforts of sustainable agricultural producers with requirements above the standards already established by the regulations while increasing the availability and affordability of healthy, sustainable food options and reducing the overall environmental footprint of the food system; stresses the importance of halting and addressing consolidation and concentration in the grocery retail sectorneed to include, among the business practices to be prevented, the practice of acquiring raw materials and agricultural products that are clearly below production costs in order to ensurguarantee fair prices for farmers; _________________ 22 OJ L 111, 25.4.2019, p. 59.
Amendment 1510 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
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’;
Amendment 1522 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
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 vegetables with the aim of reducing obesity rates from primary school onwards; calls for an assurance that educational and information campaigns will be based on scientific assessments tailored to the specific target audience and will be included within the broader framework of activities focused on promoting a balanced lifestyle that are not limited to diet; takes the view that educational and information campaigns should include all agricultural production so that support can be guaranteed for all production sectors and they can be made more sustainable, contributing to enhanced overall production and sustainable consumption;
Amendment 1572 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Stresses that all European products are sustainable and therefore eligible for promotion programmes, which should not discriminate between products; calls for the list of eligible products to be extended in order to raise awareness of the wealth of diversity in the food cultures of European countries;
Amendment 1602 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Recalls the need to promote effective, efficient, innovative and flexible Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation Systems (AKIS), enabling all food chain actors to become sustainable bygricultural enterprises to stay on the market in a competitive and sustainable way, ensuring vitality in rural areas, and all food chain actors to become sustainable while maintaining adequate income levels and at the same time speeding up innovation and accelerating knowledge transfer; recalls, in addition, the need for a farm sustainability data network to set benchmarks for farm performance and document the uptake of sustainable farming practices, while allowing for the precise and tailored application of new production approaches at farm level by providing farmers with access to fast broadband connections; recognises that farmers’ organisations are valuable contacts in developing information brokerage services geared towards innovation;
Amendment 1612 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Recalls the need to promote effective Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation Systems (AKIS), enabling all food chain actors to become sustainable by speeding up innovation and accelerating knowledge transfer to farmers; recalls, in addition, the need for a farm sustainability data network to set benchmarks for farm performance and document the uptake of sustainable farming practices, while allowing for the precise and tailored application of new production approaches at farm level by providing farmers with access to fast broadband connections;
Amendment 1628 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Stresses the need to better inform consumers through mandatory labelling of all foods in relation to country of origin, including rabbit and game meat;
Amendment 1631 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Considers that the assessment and establishment of additional labelling systems, such as animal welfare or sustainability labelling, should take into due consideration the need to safeguard the economic sustainability of European farms;
Amendment 1635 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
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 greatly delayed 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 mandatory EU-wide front-of- pack nutrition labelling system based on independent sciencepromote healthier diets through consumer awareness campaigns and activities providing 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 adequate physical activity; welcomes efforts to harmonise systems for possible EU-wide front-of-pack nutrition labelling provided that these are voluntary, informative, non-discriminatory, based on actual portions 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; considers that an EU-wide harmonised front-of-pack nutrition labelling system must meet the requirements laid down in Article 35 of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011;notes, in this regard, that differences in consumption are linked not only to the availability of raw materials but also to different climates that require greater or lesser intake of certain nutrients, as well as to local traditions and typical recipes that must be taken into account and protected when formulating a balanced diet;
Amendment 1697 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Welcomes the possibility of encouraging the harmonisation of front- of-pack nutrition labelling schemes, provided that this is voluntary rather than a regulatory requirement and is based on clear scientific evidence; calls for a guarantee that nutrition labelling schemes will take into account the actual portions consumed and nutritional content;
Amendment 1708 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Notes that consumer choices must be informed, knowledgeable and based on the principle that a balanced diet requires not only consumption at each meal of proteins, fats and carbohydrates in a balanced manner, in terms of quantity and quality, but also rotation of the nutrients consumed; considers that labelling that does not take into account the actual quantitative nutritional content of simple and processed foods could influence consumer choices in a misleading way;
Amendment 1732 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Welcomes the Commission’s commitment to revise the EU legislation on food contact materials (FCM); reiterates its call to revise the legislation on FCM i, based on the scientific work of the EFSA, with a view to establishing an line with the regulation on the registration, evaluation, authorisation and restriction of chemicals (REACH), as well as classification, labelling and packaging regulations, and to insert, without further delay, specific provisions to substitute endocrine disrupting chemicalscreasingly comprehensive and harmonised European regulatory framework in relation to specific issues and areas in the light of scientific developments and the need for research and technological innovation;
Amendment 1754 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Welcomes the fact that the strategy rightly recognises the role and influence of the food environment in shaping consumption patterns and the need to make it easier for consumers to choose healthy and sustainable diets; reiterates the importance of promoting sustainable diets by raising consumer awareness of the impacts of consumption patterns and providing information on diets that are better for human health and have a lower environmental footprint; underlines that food prices must send the right signal to consumers; welcomes, therefore, the strategy’s objective that the healthy and sustainable choice should become the most affordable one;
Amendment 1765 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Welcomes the fact that the strategy rightly recognises the role and influence of the food environment in shaping consumption patterns and the need to make it easier for consumers tooffer consumers the possibility of chooseing healthy and sustainable diets; reiterates the importance of promoting sustainable diets by raising consumer awareness of the impacts of consumption patterns and providing information on diets that are better for human health and have a lower environmental footprint; underlines that food prices must send the right signal to consumers while protecting producers’ incomes; welcomes, therefore, the strategy’s objective that the healthy and sustainable choice shoulcan also combine environmental, social and become the most affordable onenomic sustainability, from the point of view of both producers and consumers;
Amendment 1798 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital 18 a (new)
Recital 18 a (new)
18a. Emphasises that ‘best diets’ should be defined holistically as balanced diets, without focusing on ‘positive’ or ‘negative’ assessments of individual food types in relation to consumption patterns, amounts regularly consumed and combinations with other foods;
Amendment 1802 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18b. Stresses the need to use appropriate instruments (brands, promotions, communication, etc.) to promote the ethical consumption of products from social farming, understood as farming that, in accordance with European Directives and national rules (where they exist), involves categories of disadvantaged workers (unemployed, disabled, asylum seekers, victims of violence, prisoners and ex-prisoners, etc.);
Amendment 1820 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
Amendment 1859 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Highlights the recognition in the strategy that Europeans’ diets are not in line with recommendations for healthy eating, and that a population-wide shift in consumption patterns is needed towards more healthy and plant-basedCalls on the Commission to promote eating patterns that lead to the adoption of varied diets (where all foods cand less red and processed meat, sugars, salt, and fats, which will also benef be consumed in the right quantities and with the environment; emphasises that EU-wide guidelines forright frequency) that are balanced and sustainable, and healthy diets would bring clarity to consumers on what constitutes a healthy and sustainable diet and inform Member States’ own efforts to integrate sustainability elements in national dietary advice; calls on the Commission to develop such guidelines and specific actions to effectively promote healthy plant-based dietsdapted to the specific needs of each consumer, while recognising and protecting the heritage of the different eating habits, traditions, preferences and production methods of EU countries and the businesses that represent them;
Amendment 1874 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Highlights the recognitionNotes the assertions made in the strategy that certain Europeans’ diets are not considered to be in line with recommendations for healthy eating, and that a (except for the Mediterranean diet, which was inscribed on the UNESCO List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2010), and that more population-wide shift in consumption patterns is needed towards more healthy and plant-based foods and less red and processed meat, sugars, salt, and fatoptions need to be introduced by providing a wider choice of products, including more healthy and plant-based foods, but not by eliminating animal proteins, which willare also benefit the environmenan essential element of a balanced diet; emphasises that EU-wide guidelines for sustainable and healthy diets would bring clarity to consumers on what constitutes a healthy and sustainable diet and inform Member States’ own efforts to integrate sustainability elements in national dietary advice; calls on the Commission to develop such guidelines and specific actions to effectively promote healthy plant-based diets;
Amendment 1920 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Considers that the further development of plant protein production and alternative sources of protein in the EU, without prejudice to proteins of animal origin, which are essential for growth and an important component of complete and balanced diets, is a way of effectively addressing many of the environmental and climate challenges that EU agriculture is facing, as well as preventing deforestation in countries outside the EU; and reducing Europe’s current dependence regarding its supply of plant proteins; calls, therefore, for greater control over imports from third countries and for restrictions on imports that do not meet European standards on sustainable production;
Amendment 1978 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls for a revision of public procurement legislation, including minimum mandatory criteria in schools and other public institutions to encourage organic and local food production and to promote more healthy diets by creating a food environment that enables consumers to make thsustainable and certified production of traditional and typical foods from short supply chains and with geographical indications, combining the use of quality products and sustainable raw materials with the service provided, and to promote more healthy choicediets;
Amendment 2038 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
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 thi; underlines that proportionate, balanced and realistic targets are needed to achieve this, taking into account the different levels of food waste in individual countries;
Amendment 2067 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Welcomes the proposed revision of EU rules on date marking; stresses that any change to date marking rules should be science based and should improve the use of date marking by actors in the food chain and its understanding by consumers, in particular ‘best before’ labelling, while at the same time not undermining food safety or quality;
Amendment 2118 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
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 inclusive European food system while facilitating investments needed to encourage agro- ecological practices in both, digitalisation, the circular bioeconomy and other forms of 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; stresses, further, the importance of extending this possibility to all actors in the chain, without additional administrative burdens;
Amendment 2140 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Underlines the need to enable the use of cutting-edge technologies, such as innovative animal and plant breeding techniques, artificial intelligence and digital technologies, at EU level as soon as possible; notes, in particular, that new breeding techniques (NBTs) could improve the tolerance of plant varieties to abiotic stresses and pests, as well as resistance to animal diseases, thereby helping to achieve the Green Deal objectives; calls, therefore, for EU provisions to enable such practices;
Amendment 2205 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Recalls the global responsibility of European food systems and their key role in setting global standards for food safety, environmental protection and animal welfare; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that all agricultural, food and feed products imported to the EU, including the raw materials needed to produce them, fully meet relevant EU regulations and the standards imposed by such regulations on European producers, and to provide development assistance to support primary producers from developing countries in meeting those standards; welcomes the Commission’s intention to take the environmental, economic and social impacts of requested import tolerances on European entrepreneurs into account;
Amendment 2267 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Calls on the Commission to clarify how it intends to prevent imports of agricultural products treated with active substances banned in the European Union from harming the health of European consumers;
Amendment 2279 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 b (new)
Paragraph 26 b (new)
26b. Believes that environmental and social sustainability must be at the heart of the future EU trade policy and every bilateral trade agreement in order to give substance to the farm to fork strategy;
Amendment 2282 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 c (new)
Paragraph 26 c (new)
26c. Points out that trade agreements must ensure that the parties involved actively promote the principles of sustainable development; stresses the need to guarantee international standards in line with Europe’s environmental and climate ambitions with a view to ensuring sustainable growth; notes that these agreements should also deem compliance with the Paris Agreement on climate change to be an essential and binding element in ensuring a global transition towards sustainable food systems; emphasises the need to ensure that European agriculture remains competitive, avoiding increased production costs that would be passed on to consumers and encourage them to purchase cheaper products imported from non-EU countries;
Amendment 21 #
2020/2048(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas there is a need to ensure the reliability of sources and accuracy of information;
Amendment 26 #
2020/2048(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas Europol has designated the threat level from Jihadi terrorists as extremely high, and whereas in 2018, they were responsible for all deaths from terror attacks in the EU;
Amendment 27 #
2020/2048(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas, as reported by Europol, seven Jihadi terrorist attacks were completed in 2018 and a further 16 similar such attacks were thwarted;
Amendment 28 #
2020/2048(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
Eb. whereas, in 2018, a total of 511 individuals were arrested on suspicion of having committed crimes linked to Jihadi terrorism;
Amendment 48 #
2020/2048(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The agreement should be without prejudice to the transfer of personal data or other categories of cooperation between the national authorities responsible for safeguarding national security;
Amendment 52 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas upstream management of migrant departures would help to prevent hundreds of thousands of women and children from suffering a future of exploitation upon reaching Europe;
Amendment 319 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Emphasises that migration flows can increase the risk for migrants of becoming victims of trafficking within the EU20; points out that there has been a sharp increase in the number of women and girls trafficked through the Central Mediterranean route for sexual exploitation in the EU21; _________________ 20Second progress report, COM(2018)0777; Europol, European Migrant Smuggling Centre (EMSC), 4th Annual Report, 2020; Europol, Situation Report ‘Trafficking in Human Beings in the EU’, 18 February 2016. 21 Second progress report, COM(2018)0777, p. 3.
Amendment 322 #
2020/2029(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital 18 a (new)
Recital 18 a (new)
18a. Underlines that upstream management of departures of migrants would reduce their risk of becoming victims of trafficking; notes that this type of measure would also help to curb the activities of transnational criminal networks benefiting from sexual and labour exploitation or trade in human organs;
Amendment 181 #
2020/2023(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 – point i
Paragraph 13 – point i
(i) reciprocal arrangement for mutually beneficial market access for goods, services, public procurement without any restrictions on imports and exports, recognition of professional qualifications and where relevant foreign direct investment to be negotiated in full compliance with World Trade Organization (WTO) rules;
Amendment 185 #
2020/2023(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 – point ii a (new)
Paragraph 13 – point ii a (new)
(ii a) commitment by both parties not to adopt trade restrictive measures that violate the principles of proportionality and necessity;
Amendment 240 #
2020/2023(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Reiterates that given the UK’s geographic proximity and economic interdependence with the EU, the breadth and depth of the agreement on a level playing field will be essential in determining the extent of the overall future EU-UK relationship; considers, therefore, that a level playing field must be ensured and EU standards safeguarded in order to avoid a ‘race to the bottom’ as well as measures having an unjustified and disproportionate damaging effect on trade flows, with a view to dynamic alignment; stresses the need to ensure that the UK does not gain an unfair competitive advantage through the undercutting of levels of protection and to prevent regulatory arbitrage by market operators;
Amendment 265 #
2020/2023(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Points out that these provisions should ensure that standards are not lowered, while empowering both parties to modify commitments over time to lay down higher standards or include additional areas, in full respect of the proportionality and necessity principles; stresses, moreover, that commitments and provisions should be enforceable by autonomous interim measures, a solid dispute settlement mechanism and remedies, with a view to dynamic alignment;
Amendment 33 #
2020/2011(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas a significant proportion of people with Romani background in Europe live by choice in marginal conditions in both rural and urban areas, and in very poor socio- economic circumstances25 due to their refusal to observe the measures of the Member States to be fully integrated within the society; __________________ 25 FRA, Second European Union Minorities and Discrimination Survey, Roma – Selected findings, 2016.
Amendment 47 #
2020/2011(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas persistent and structuralsome form of antyi- gypsyism continues to exist at all levels ofin European society and manifests itself on a daily basis;
Amendment 81 #
2020/2011(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
Amendment 93 #
2020/2011(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas adequate funding mustcould be allocated for the implementation of post- 2020 National Inclusion Strategies for People with Romani Background from the local, regional and national budgets of the Member States; whereas the EU and the Member States must ensure that the funds allocated are properly spent and not misused, as is usually the case with funds entrusted to NGOs proclaiming rights of the Roma people;
Amendment 132 #
2020/2011(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. ConsiderNotes that the Commission must develop a proposal for a post-2020 directive forshould make a consultation on the possible development of further policies on equality and inclusion of people with Romani background in Europe putting the fight against poverty and antigypsyism at the forefront; stresses that the new proposal must include clear and binding objectives, measures and targets for the Member States, a clear timeline and clear and binding progress requirements, as well as success indicators and adequate funding for its implementation; emphasises the need for a robust monitoring and oversight mechanism to ensure effective implementation and appropriate use of funds due to the practices of misappropriation of such funds that have been observed so far; notes that equal participation in all domains of public life, political participation, and the language, arts, culture, history and environment of people with Romani background should be explicitly mentioned in the proposal for post-2020 EU public policy for people with Romani background, as additional measures to the four mainsome of the issues that are covered by possible proposal, as well as measures to priority areas ofsuch as education, employment, housing and healthcare;
Amendment 227 #
2020/2011(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
Amendment 112 #
2020/0374(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) refrain from combining personal data sourced from these core platform services with personal data from any other services offered by the gatekeeper or with personal data from third-party services, and from signing in end users to other services of the gatekeeper in order to combine personal data, unless the end user has been presented with the specific choice and provided consent in the sense of Regulation (EU) 2016/679. ;, and provided that resulting data is made available by the gatekeeper to third parties that provide competing advertising services, and no data advantage would be conferred upon the gatekeeper’s own core platform services as a result.
Amendment 126 #
2020/0374(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) refrain from requiring business users or end users to subscribe to or register with any other core platform services identified pursuant to Article 3 or which meets the thresholds in Artuse any other gatekeeper product or servicle 3(2)(b) as a condition to access, sign up or register tousing any of their core platform services identified pursuant to that Article 3;
Amendment 128 #
2020/0374(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point g
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) pProvide advertisers and publishers to which it supplies advertising services, upon their request, with informawith free of charge, high-quality, granular, effective, continuous and real- time access, equivalent to that conferred upon the gatekeeper itself, to information on the visibility and availability of advertisement portfolio as well as pricing conditions concerning the bids placed by advertisers and advertising intermediaries, the price paid by the advertiser and publisher, as well as the amount orand remuneration paid to the publisher, for the publishing of a given ad and for each of the relevant advertising services provided by the gatekeeper, and on a basis that enables a clear understanding of the cost of the services provided and comparison against the cost of third-party services.
Amendment 147 #
2020/0374(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point g
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) pProvide 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 publisheand/or their designated third-party advertising technology vendors, upon their request and free of charge, with access to the same granular data accessible to the gatekeeper, for the measurement and verification of advertising, in a format that is reconcilable with equivalent data from other sources, to enable advertisers, publishers and/or their third-party advertising technology vendors to carry out their own independent measurement and verification of the ad inventory;.
Amendment 150 #
2020/0374(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) provide effective portability of dataProvide end users or third parties authorised by an end user, free of charge, with effective portability and interoperability of data provided by the end user or generated through this or her activity of a business user or end user and shall, in particular,in the context of their use on the relevant core platform service, including by provideing tools for business users and end users to facilitate the effective exercise of such data portability and interoperability, in line with Regulation EU 2016/679, including by the provision of continuous and real- time access ;, while ensuring no data advantage is conferred upon the gatekeeper’s own core platform services as a result, including where necessary by placing restrictions on its own access to such data.”
Amendment 178 #
2020/0365(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The Commission shall publish recommendations on minimum requirements and guidelines on the functioning and governance of competent authorities.
Amendment 214 #
2020/0365(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 4
Article 11 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 21 supplementing paragraph 1 by establishing detailed rules specifying some or all of the measures to be taken pursuant to that paragraph. It shall adopt those delegated acts in, with the view to Union- wide harmonisation of national rules, as far as necessary for the effective and consistent application of that paragraph in accordance with the objectives of this Directive, having. The delegated acts shall regard to any relevant developments in risks, technology or the provision of the services concerned as well as to any specificities relating to particular sectors and types of entities.
Amendment 223 #
2020/0365(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that critical entities notify without undue delayin 24 hours the competent authority of incidents that significantly disrupt or have the potential to significantly disrupt their operations. Notifications shall include any available information necessary to enable the competent authority to understand the nature, cause and possible consequences of the incident, including so as to determine any cross-border impact of the incident. Such notification shall not make the critical entities subject to increased liability.
Amendment 261 #
2020/0365(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. The Commission shall establish the methodology and content of a peer- review system for monitoring and assessing the effectiveness of the Member States’ implementing measures.
Amendment 262 #
2020/0365(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 1
Member States shall lay down the rules on penalties applicable to infringements of the national provisions adopted pursuant toensure the imposition of administrative fines applicable to infringements of the obligations laid down in this Directive and shall take all measures necessary to ensure that they are implemented. The penalties provided for shall be effective, proportionate and dissuasive. Member States shall notify those provisions to the Commission by [two years after entry into force of this Directive] at the latest and shall notify it without delay of any subsequent amendment affecting them.
Amendment 131 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Responsible and diligent behaviour by providers of intermediary services is essential for a safe, predictable and trusted online environment and for allowing Union citizens and other personsmeans that Union citizens and other persons should be allowed, in an appropriate manner, to exercise online their fundamental rights guaranteed in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (‘Charter’), in particular the freedom of expression and information and the freedom to conduct a business, and the right to non- discrimination. To that end, it is unacceptable for the terms and conditions of such providers to be able to serve as a basis for the removal or disabling of content that is not manifestly illegal.
Amendment 141 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) In order to achieve the objective of ensuring a safe, predictable and trusted online environment, for the purpose of this Regulation the concept of “illegal content” should be defined broadly and also covers information relating to illegal content, products, services and activitiesappropriately differentiated from the concept of "potentially illegal content". In particular, thate concept of "illegal content" should be understood to refer to information, irrespective of its form, that under the applicable law is either itself illegal, such as illegal hate speech or terrorist content and unlawful discriminatory content, or that relates to activities that are illegal, such as the sharing of images depicting child sexual abuse, unlawful non- consensual sharing of private images, online stalking, the sale of non-compliant or counterfeit products, the non-authorised use of copyright protected material or activities involving infringements of consumer protection law. In this regard, it is immaterial whether the illegality of the information or activity results from Union law or from national law that is consistent with Union law and what the precise nature or subject matter is of the law in question.
Amendment 163 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) In order to create legal certainty and not to discourage activities aimed at detecting, identifying and acting against manifestly illegal content related to serious crimes that providers of intermediary services may undertake on a voluntary basis, it should be clarified that the mere fact that providers undertake such activities does not lead to the unavailability of the exemptions from liability set out in this Regulation, provided those activities are carried out in good faith and in a diligent manner, diligently and never on a discretionary basis. In addition, it is appropriate to clarify that the mere fact that those providers take measures, in good faith, to comply with the requirements of Union law, including those set out in this Regulation as regards the implementation of their terms and conditions, should not lead to the unavailability of those exemptions from liability. Therefore, any such activities and measures that a given provider may have taken should not be taken into account when determining whether the provider can rely on an exemption from liability, in particular as regards whether the provider provides its service neutrally and can therefore fall within the scope of the relevant provision, without this rule however implying that the provider can necessarily rely thereon.
Amendment 164 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
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.
Amendment 169 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) Depending on the legal system of each Member State and the field of law at issue, national judicial or, administrative or police authorities may order providers of intermediary services to act against certain specific items of illegal content or to provide certain specific items of informationshould be the only bodies entitled to decide on the removal of specific content, except in the case of manifestly illegal content related to serious crimes, which might require immediate intervention by the intermediary service provider. The national laws on the basis of which such orders are issued differ considerably and the orders are increasingly addressed in cross-border situations. In order to ensure that those orders can be complied with in an effective and efficient manner, so that the public authorities concerned can carry out their tasks and the providers are not subject to any disproportionate burdens, without unduly affecting the rights and legitimate interests of any third parties, it is necessary to set certain conditions that those orders should meet and certain complementary requirements relating to the processing of those orders.
Amendment 183 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 40
Recital 40
(40) Providers of hosting services play a particularly importsignificant role in tackling illegal content onlineunder existing law, as they store information provided by and at the request of the recipients of the service and typically give other recipients access thereto, sometimes on a large scale. It is important that all providers of hosting services, regardless of their size, put in place user-friendly notice and action mechanisms that facilitate the notification of specific items of information that the notifying party considers to be illegal content to the provider of hosting services concerned ('notice'), pursuant to which that provider can decide whether or not it agrees with that assessment and wishes to remove or disable access to that content ('action'). Provided the requirements on notices are met, it should be possible for individuals or entities to notify multiple specific items of allegedly illegal content through a single notice. The obligation to put in place notice and action mechanisms should apply, for instance, to file storage and sharing services, web hosting services, advertising servers and paste bins, in as far as they qualify as providers of hosting services covered by this Regulationmechanisms that facilitate the detection of illegal content, especially following a report from a competent national public authority.
Amendment 185 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 42
Recital 42
(42) Where aA hosting service provider decidesshould not decide by itself to remove or disable information provided by a recipient of the service, for instanceeither following receipt of a notice or acting on its own initiative, including through the use of automated means, that provider should inform the recipient of its decision, the reasons for its decision and the available redress possibilities to contest the decision, in view of the negative consequences that such decisions may have for the recipient, including as regards the exercise of its fundamental right to freedom of expression. That obligation should apply irrespective of the reasons for the decision, in particular whether the action has been taken because the information notified is considered to be illegal content or incompatible with the applicable terms and conditions. A view of the negative consequences that such decisions may have for the recipient, including as regards the exercise of its fundamental right to freedom of expression, unless the content is manifestly illegal and related to serious crimes. Even in the latter case, available recourses to challenge the decision of the hosting service provider should always include judicial redress.
Amendment 194 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 46
Recital 46
(46) Action against illegal contentcontent that is illegal under existing law can be taken more quickly and reliably where online platforms take the necessary measures to ensure that notices submitted by trusted flaggers through the notice and action mechanisms required by this Regulation are treated with priority, without prejudice to the requirement to process and decide upon all notices submitted under those mechanisms in a timely, diligent and objective manner. Such trusted flagger status should only be awarded to entities, and not individuals, that have demonstrated, among other things, that they have particular expertise and competence in tackling illegal content, that they represent collective interests and that they work in a diligent and objective manner. Such entities can be public in nature, such as, for terrorist content, internet referral units of national law enforcement authorities or of the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (‘Europol’) or they can be non-governmental organisations and semi-public bodies, such as the organisations part of the INHOPE network of hotlines for reporting child sexual abuse material and organisations committed to notifying illegal racist and xenophobic expressions online. For intellectual property rights, organisations of industry and of right- holders could be awarded trusted flagger status, where they have demonstrated that they meet the applicable conditions. The rules of this Regulation on trusted flaggers should not be understood to prevent online platforms from giving similar treatment to notices submitted by entities or individuals that have not been awarded trusted flagger status under this Regulation, from otherwise cooperating with other entities, in accordance with the applicable law, including this Regulation and Regulation (EU) 2016/794 of the European Parliament and of the Council.43. _________________ 43Regulation (EU) 2016/794 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2016 on the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) and replacing and repealing Council Decisions 2009/371/JHA, 2009/934/JHA, 2009/935/JHA, 2009/936/JHA and 2009/968/JHA, OJ L 135, 24.5.2016, p. 53he national authorities responsible are followed up immediately. Such authorities must be solely public in nature, such as, for terrorist content, internet referral units of national law enforcement authorities or of the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (‘Europol’).
Amendment 200 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 47
Recital 47
(47) The misuse of services of online platforms by frequently providing manifestly illegal content or by frequently submitting manifestly unfounded notices or complaints under the mechanisms and systems, respectively, established under this Regulation undermines trust and harms the rights and legitimate interests of the parties concerned. Therefore, there is a need to put in place appropriate and proportionate safeguards against such misuse. Information should be considered to be manifestly illegal content and notices or complaints should be considered manifestly unfounded where it is evident to a layperson, without any substantive analysis, that the content is illegal respectively that the notices or complaints are unfounded. Under certain conditions, online platforms should temporarily suspend their relevant activities in respect of the person engaged in abusive behaviour. This is without prejudice to the freedom by online platforms to determine their terms and conditions and establish stricter measures in the case of manifestly illegal content related to serious crimes. For reasons of transparency, this possibility should be set out, clearly and in sufficiently detail, in the terms and conditions of the online platforms. Redress should always be open to the decisions taken in this regard by online platforms and they should be subject to oversight by the competent Digital Services Coordinator. The rules of this Regulation on misuse should not prevent online platforms from taking other measures to address the provision of illegal content by recipients of their service or other misuse of their services, in accordance with the applicable Union and national law. Those rules are without prejudice to any possibility to hold the persons engaged in misuse liable, including for damages, provided for in Union or national law.
Amendment 286 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point g – point i (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point g – point i (new)
(i) ‘potentially illegal content’ means content the unlawfulness of which is not beyond reasonable doubt, but which contains suspicious indicators;
Amendment 317 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
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 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 Regulationporting content that is illegal under existing law to the national public authorities responsible.
Amendment 395 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. Providers of intermediary services shall include information on any restrictions that they impose in relation to the use of their service in respect of information provided by the recipients of the service, in their terms and conditions, specifying that they are not regulatory requirements. That information shall include information on any policies, procedures, measures and tools used for the purpose of content moderation, including algorithmic decision-making and human review. It shall be set out in clear and unambiguous language and shall be publicly available in an easily accessible format. The terms and conditions laid down by providers of intermediary services shall not serve as a basis for the arbitrary removal of online content, as only the national public authorities responsible are entitled to order that online content be disabled, with the exception of manifestly illegal content related to serious crimes, which calls for immediate action by those providers.
Amendment 434 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1
1. Providers of hosting services shall put mechanisms in place to allow any individual or entity to notify them of the presence on their service of specific items of information that the individual or entity considers to be illegal content. Those mechanisms shall be easy to access, user-friendly, and allow for the submission of notices exclusively by electronic meansthe detection of content that is illegal under existing law, especially following a report from a competent national public authority.
Amendment 438 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point a
Amendment 490 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Online platforms shall provide recipients of the service, for a period of at least six months following the decision referred to in this paragraph, the access to an effective internal complaint-handling system, which enables the complaints to be lodged electronically and free of charge, against the following decisions taken by the online platform on the ground that the information provided by the recipients is illegal content or incompatible with its terms and conditions:.
Amendment 533 #
Amendment 535 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 1
Amendment 539 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2
Article 19 – paragraph 2
Amendment 541 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – point a
Amendment 543 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – point b
Amendment 545 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – point c
Amendment 547 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 3
Article 19 – paragraph 3
Amendment 548 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 4
Article 19 – paragraph 4
Amendment 549 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 5
Article 19 – paragraph 5
Amendment 552 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 6
Article 19 – paragraph 6
Amendment 554 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 7
Article 19 – paragraph 7
Amendment 560 #
2020/0361(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1
Article 20 – paragraph 1
1. Online platforms shall suspend, for a reasonable period of time and after having issued a prior warning, the provision of their services to recipients of the service that frequently provide content that is manifestly illegal contentby law.
Amendment 32 #
2020/0322(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) As serious cross-border threats to health are not limited to Union borders, joint procurement of medical countermeasures should be extended to include European Free Trade Association States and Union candidate countries, in accordance with the applicable Union legislation. The Joint Procurement Agreement, determining the practical arrangements governing the joint procurement procedure established under Article 5 of Decision No 1082/2013/EU, should also be adapted to include an exclusivity clause regarding negotiation and procurement for participating countries in a joint procurement procedure, to allow for better coordination within the EU. The Commission should ensure coordination and information exchange between the entities organizing and participating in any action under different mechanisms established under this Regulation and other relevant Union structures related to procurement and stockpiling of medical countermeasures, such as the strategic rescEU reserve under Decision No 1313/2013/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council16 . __________________ 16Decision No 1313/2013/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on a Union Civil Protection Mechanism (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 924).
Amendment 38 #
2020/0322(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) The primary purpose of joint procurement should be to guarantee stability in an unpredictable environment in the context of a cross-border health crisis only, ensuring equitable access for patients and increased visibility and predictability for actors involved.
Amendment 42 #
2020/0322(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 b (new)
Recital 9 b (new)
(9b) The Joint procurement shall be carried in a transparent, timely and effective way to prevent market disruption and to ensure actors involved can fulfil their contractual responsibilities. In this respect, it is crucial to define clear and transparent steps since the beginning of the procedure in terms of process, scope, tender specifications, timelines and formalities. A preliminary consultation phase involving participating actors shall be guaranteed, as well as a two-way communication throughout the whole procedure.
Amendment 46 #
2020/0322(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 c (new)
Recital 9 c (new)
(9c) During a health crisis situation, manufacturing is often needed rapidly and with short notice. It is therefore crucial that the joint procurement lead times are aligned and coherent with manufacturers’ lead times to ensure clarity and expectations from both organizing and participating entities.
Amendment 48 #
2020/0322(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 d (new)
Recital 9 d (new)
(9d) Regulatory flexibility should be considered and allowed to ensure faster supply to the markets, for example by accepting each other Marketing Authorizations in case of emergencies.
Amendment 49 #
2020/0322(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 e (new)
Recital 9 e (new)
(9e) Joint procurement implies shared responsibilities and a fair approach with rights and obligations for all parties involved, relevant authorities and manufacturers. In this respect, commitments should be defined since the beginning and respected, from the manufacturers to deliver on the production, and from the authorities to purchase their agreed reserved volumes. This is also important to avoid waste of medicinal products.
Amendment 52 #
2020/0322(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 f (new)
Recital 9 f (new)
(9f) If used, in order for joint procurement to be sustainable, it is crucial to define criteria beyond the price/cost only to be considered in the awarding process. Such criteria should take into consideration for instance the ability of the bidder to ensure security of supply in a health crisis situation.
Amendment 117 #
2020/0322(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
(aa) the purpose of joint procurement should be to guarantee stability in an unpredictable environment during a serious cross-border threat to health only. In other circumstances, other measures shall be privileged, such as procurement at national level;
Amendment 119 #
2020/0322(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
(ba) the joint procurement shall be carried in a transparent, timely and effective way defining clear steps since the beginning of the procedure in terms of process, scope, tender specifications, timeline sand formalities. A preliminary consultation phase involving participating actors shall be guaranteed, as well as a two-way communication throughout the whole procedure;
Amendment 123 #
2020/0322(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) Member States, EFTA States and Union candidate countries participating in a joint procurement shall procure the medical countermeasure in question through that procedure and not through other channels, and shall not run parallel negotiation processes for that product. In addition, joint procurement shall not exempt participating countries from honouring existing contractual agreements nor shall replace countries regular procurement processes;
Amendment 126 #
2020/0322(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
(ca) the joint procurement lead times shall be aligned with manufacturers lead times;
Amendment 127 #
2020/0322(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point c b (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point c b (new)
(cb) commitments should be defined and respected by all parties involved from manufacturers, supply chain stakeholders and authorities;
Amendment 130 #
2020/0322(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) the joint procurement shall not affect the internal market, shall not constitute discrimination or a restriction of trade and shall not cause distortion of competition, nor replace existing procurement procedures implemented by participating countries;
Amendment 132 #
2020/0322(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
(da) qualitative criteria beyond the lowest price shall be defined and be considered in the awarding process of the joint procurement bids;
Amendment 141 #
2020/0322(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. The Commission shall, in liaison with the Member States, ensure coordination and information exchange between the entities organizing and participating in any action, including, but not limited to joint procurement procedures, stockpiling and donation of medical countermeasures under different mechanisms established at Union level, in particular under:
Amendment 172 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Citation 1
Citation 1
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 78(2)(e) and Article 79(2)(a)(b) and (c) thereof,
Amendment 175 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The Union, in constituting an area of freedom, security and justice, should ensure the absence of internal border controls for persons and frame a common policy on asylum, immigration and management of the external borders of the Union, based on solidarityincere cooperation between Member States, which is fair towards third-country nationals and on the prevention and deterrence of illegal immigration, including illegal departures and transit.
Amendment 196 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) This Regulation should contribute to that comprehensive approach by setting out a common framework for the actions of the Union and of the Member States in the field of asylum and migration management policies, by elaborating on the principle of solidarity and fair sharing of responsibility in accordance with Article 80 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU)reinforcing cooperation between Member States and partnership with third countries. Member States should therefore take all necessary measures, inter alia, to provide access to international protection and adequate reception conditions to those in needgenuine refugees with the right to asylum, to enable the effective application of the rules on determining the Member State responsible for examining an application for international protection, to preturn illegally staying third-country nationals, to prevent irregular migration and unauthorised movements between them, and to provide support to other Member States in the form of solidarity contributions,vent and deter illegal immigration to the Union, to swiftly return illegally staying third- country nationals and to support the border management capacity of third countries of origin or transit to prevent illegal departures as their contribution to the comprehensive approach.
Amendment 202 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The common framework should bring together the management of the Common European Asylum System and that of migration policy. The objective of migration policy should be to ensure the efficient management of migration flows, the fair treatment of third-country nationals residing legally in Member States, the swift return of those third-country nationals who do not fulfil the conditions for residence in the territory of Member States, and the prevention of, and enhanced measures to combat, illegal migration and migrant smuggling, including illegal departures from third countries of origin and transit, migrant smuggling and trafficking in human beings.
Amendment 216 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The common framework is needed in order to effectively address the increasing phenomenon of mixed arrivals of persons genuinely in need of international protection and those who are not and in recognition that the challenge of irregularllegal arrivals of migrants in the Union should not have to be assumed by individual Member States alone, but by the Union as a whole. To ensure that Member States have the necessary tools to effectively manage this challenge in addition to applicants for international protection, irregularllegal migrants should also fall within the scope of this Regulation. The scope of this Regulation should also include beneficiaries of international protection, resettled or admitted persons as well as persons granted immediate protection.
Amendment 224 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Member States should have sufficient human and financial resources and infrastructure, including physical barriers at their external borders, to effectively implement asylum and, migration management and border protection policies and should ensure appropriate coordination between the relevant national authorities as well as with the national authorities of the other Member States.
Amendment 228 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) Physical barriers at the EU external borders should be adequately funded by the European Union since they serve the interests of not just Member States of first arrival but to the Union as a whole.
Amendment 236 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Taking a strategic approach, the Commission should adopt a long-term European Asylum and Migration Management Strategy on the implementation of asylum and migration management policies. The Strategy should be based on relevant reports and analyses produced by Union agencies and on the national strategies of the Member States.
Amendment 241 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) National strategies of the Member States should include information on contingency planning and on the implementation of the principles of integrated policy-making and of solidarity and fair sharing of responsibility ofincere cooperation set out in this Regulation and legal obligations stemming therefrom at national level.
Amendment 248 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Bearing in mind the importance of ensuring that the Union is prepared and able to adjust to the developing and evolving realities of asylum and migration management, the Commission should annually adopt a Migration Managementdopt an annual situational Report setting out the likely evolution of the migratory situation and the preparedness of the Union and the Member States to respond and adapt to it. Thethe evolution of the migratory situation. The annual situational Report should also include the results of the reporting on monitoring foreseen in the national strategies and should propose improvements where weaknesses are apparent.
Amendment 257 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) In order to ensure that the necessary tools are in place to assist Member States in dealing with challenges that may arise due to the presence on their territory of third-country nationals that are vulnerable applicants for international protection, regardless of how they crossed the external borders, the Report should also indicate whether the said Member States are faced with such challenges. Those Member States should also be able to rely on the use of the ‘solidarity pool’ for the relocation of vulnerable persons.
Amendment 263 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) For the effective implementation of the common framework and to identify gaps, address challenges and prevent the building up of migratory pressure, the Commission should monitor and regularly report on the migratory situationwork in close cooperation with Member States.
Amendment 273 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) An effective return policy is an essential element of a well-functioning system of Union asylum and migration management, whereby those who do not have the right to stay on Union territory should be swiftly returned. Given that a significant sharenumber of applications for international protection may be consideared unfounded, it is necessary to reinforce the effectiveness of the return policy. By increasing the efficiencynumber of returns and reducing the gaps between asylum and return proceduresof those illegally staying third-country nationals who are already present in the territory of Member States, preventing and deterring illegal departures of migrants from third countries of origin or transit, and granting access to the European Union just to those migrants who are genuinely in need of international protection, the pressure on the asylum system would decrease, facilitating the application of the rules on determining the Member State responsible for examining those applications as well as contributing to effective access to international protection for those genuinely in need.
Amendment 285 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) To strengthen cooperation with third countries in the areas of border control and migration management, in particular, for the swift return and readmission of illegally staying third- country nationals and the prevention of illegal departures, it is necessary to develop a new mechanism,. That mechanism should includinge all relevant EU policies, instruments and tools, to improve the coordination of the different actions in various policy areas other than migration, including development and trade, that the Union and the Member States may take for that purpose. That mechanism should build on the analysis carried out in accordance with Regulation (EU) 810/2019 of the European Parliament and of the Council38 or of any other information available, and take into account the Union’s overall relbased on conditional cooperations with the third countryEU on migration management. That mechanism should also serve to support the implementation of return sponsorship. _________________ 38Regulation (EC) No 810/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 establishing a Community Code on Visas (Visa Code), OJ L 243, 15.9.2009, p. 1.
Amendment 289 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15 a (new)
Recital 15 a (new)
(15a) The mechanism should be based on the precondition that development aid should be conditional on cooperation with the European Union on migration management.
Amendment 292 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) In order to ensure a fair sharing of responsibility and a balance of effort between Member States, a solidarity mechanism should be established which is effective and ensures that applicants have swift access to the procedures for granting international protection. Such a mechanism should provide for different types of solidarity measures and should be flexible and able to adapt to the evolving nature of the migratory challenges facing a Member State efficient cooperation measures should be established, namely the distribution of migrants with the right to asylum and the return sponsorship.
Amendment 307 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
Amendment 315 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
Amendment 325 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
Amendment 341 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
Amendment 350 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) Persons disembarked should be distributed in a proportionate manner among the Member StatesJust those migrants whose eligibility for international protection has been established in the territory of a third country should be granted legal access to the territory of the European Union and be distributed in a proportionate manner among the Member States in accordance with a distribution key based on the population, the GDP and the unemployment rate of each Member State.
Amendment 356 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
Amendment 370 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
Amendment 378 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
Amendment 388 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
Amendment 406 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) Only persons who are more likely to have ase right to stay in the Union should be relochas been established in third countries should be distributed among Member Stateds. Therefore, the scope of relocation of applicantsdistribution should be limited to those migrants whose eligibility for international protection should be limithas been established toin those who are not subject to the border procedure set out in Regulation (EU) XXX/XXX [Asylum Procedure Regulatird countries before they have been granted legal access to the European Union].
Amendment 414 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) The solidarity mechanism should include measures to promote a fair sharing of responsibility andcooperation measures should consist in a balance of effort between Member States also in the area of return of illegally staying third-country nationals . Through return sponsorship, a Member State should commit to support a Member State under migratory pressure in carrying out the necessary activities to return illegally staying third-country nationals, bearing in mind that the benefitting Member State remains responsible for carrying out the return while the individuals are present on its territory. Where such activities have been unsuccessful after a period of 8 months, the sponsoring Member States should transfer these persons in line with the procedures set out in this Regulation and apply Directive 2008/115/EC; if relevant, Member States may that are present in other Member States. Member States should recognise the return decision issued by the benefittinganother Member State in application of Council Directive 2001/4039 . Return sponsorship should form part of the common EU system of returns, including operational support provided through the European Border and Coast Guard Agency and the application of the coordination mechanism to promote effective cooperation with third countries in the area of return and readmission. _________________ 39Council Directive 2001/40/EC of 28 May 2001 on the mutual recognition of decisions on the expulsion of third country nationals, OJ L 149, 2.6.2001, p. 34.
Amendment 425 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
Recital 28
Amendment 439 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
Recital 29
Amendment 451 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30
Recital 30
Amendment 457 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
Recital 31
Amendment 470 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32
Recital 32
(32) A Member State should be able to take, at its own initiative or at the request of another Member State, other solidaritycooperation measures on a voluntary basis to assist that Member State in addressing the migratory situation or to prevent migratory pressure. Those contributions should include measures aimed at strengthening the capacity of the Member State under pressure or at responding to migratory trends throughenhance the resilience of the European Union in the areas of asylum and migration management. Those contributions should include measures aimed at strengthening the cooperation with third countries. In addition, such solidarity measures shouldmay include relocation of third-country nationals that are in the border procedure as well as illegally staying third-country nationals. In order to incentivise voluntary solidarity, where Member States make voluntary contributions in the form of relocation or return sponsorship, those contributions should be taken into account in the implementing act provided for in respect of situations of migratory pressurea broader commitment in distribution of beneficiaries of international protection whose eligibility has been established in third countries before they have been granted legal access to the European Union.
Amendment 481 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34
Recital 34
(34) It is appropriate thatThe processing of asylum applications should, as a general rule, take place outside the territory of the Union. Therefore, all illegal migrants who are intercepted before their arrival in the European Union should be sent directly to the territory of a partner third country. Without prejudice to this general rule, a clear and workable method for determining the Member State responsible for the examination of an application for international protection for those persons who have arrived to the territory of the Union in circumvention of the general rule should be included in the Common European Asylum System40 . That method should be based on objective, fair criteria both for the Member States and for the persons concerned. It should, in particular, make it possible to determine rapidly the Member State responsible, so as to guarantee effective access to the procedures for granting international protection and not to compromise the objective of the rapid processing of applications for international protection. _________________ 40As set out by the European Council at its special meeting in Tampere on 15 and 16 October 1999.
Amendment 491 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35
Recital 35
Amendment 515 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38
Recital 38
(38) In order to limit unauthorised movements and to ensure that the Member States have the necessary tools to ensure transfers of beneficiaries of international protection who entered the territory of another Member State than the Member State responsible without fulfilling the conditions of stay in that other Member State to the Member State responsible, and to ensure effective solidaritycooperation between Member States, this Regulation should also apply to beneficiaries of international protection. Likewise, this Regulation should apply to persons resettled or admitted by a Member State in accordance with Regulation (EU) XXX/XXX [Union Resettlement Framework Regulation] or who are granted international protection or humanitarian status under a national resettlement scheme.
Amendment 524 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 40
Recital 40
(40) For reasons of efficiency and legal certainly, it is essentialIt is advisable that the Regulation is based on the principle that responsibility is determined only once, unless the person concerned has left the territory of the Member States whether or not in compliance with a return decision or removal order following the withdrawal or rejection of the application.
Amendment 566 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 47
Recital 47
(47) The definition of a family member in this Regulation should include the sibling or siblings of the applicant. Reuniting siblings is of particular importance for improving the chances of integration of applicants and hence reducing unauthorised movements. The scope of the definition of family member should also reflect the reality of current migratory trends, according to which applicants often arrive to the territory of the Member States after a prolonged period of time in transit. The definition should thereforedefinition should include families formed outside the country of origin, but before their arrival on the territory of the Member State. This limited and targeted enlargement of the scope of the definition is expected to reduce the incentive for some unauthorised movements of asylum seekers within the EU.
Amendment 578 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 48
Recital 48
(48) In order to ensure full respect for the principle of family unity and for the best interests of the child, the existence of a relationship of dependency between an applicant and his or her child, sibling or parent on account of the applicant’s pregnancy or maternity, state of health or old age, should be a binding responsibility criterion. When the applicant is an unaccompanied minor, the presence of a family member or relative on the territory of another Member State who can take care of him or her should also become a binding responsibility criterion. In order to discourage unauthorised movements of unaccompanied minors, which are not in their best interests, in the absence of a family member or a relative, the Member State responsible should be that where the unaccompanied minor’s most recent application for international protection whas first registerbeen lodged, unless it is demonstrated that this would not be in the best interests of the child. Before transferring an unaccompanied minor to another Member State, the transferring Member State should make sure that that Member State will take all necessary and appropriate measures to ensure the adequate protection of the child, and in particular the prompt appointment of a representative or representatives tasked with safeguarding respect for all the rights to which they are entitled. Any decision to transfer an unaccompanied minor should be preceded by an assessment of his or her best interests by staff with the necessary qualifications and expertise.
Amendment 586 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 49
Recital 49
(49) The rules on evidence should allow for a swifter family reunification than until now. It is therefore necessary to clarify that formal proof, such as original documentary evidence and DNA testing, should not be necessary in cases where the circumstantial evidence is coherent, verifiable and sufficiently detailedsufficient to establish responsibility for examining an application for international protection.
Amendment 595 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 51
Recital 51
Amendment 610 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 53
Recital 53
(53) In order to ensure that the procedures set out in this Regulation are respected and to prevent obstacles to the efficient application of this Regulation, in particular in order to avoid absconding and unauthorised movements between Member States, it is necessary to establish clear obligations to be complied with by the applicant in the context of the procedure, of which he or she should be duly informed in a timely manner. Violation of those legal obligations should lead to appropriate and proportionate procedural consequences for the applicant and to appropriate and proportionate consequences in terms of his or her reception conditions. Member States could impose additional obligations in accordance with national law. In line with the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, the Member State where such an applicant is present should in any case ensure that the immediate material needs of that person are covered.
Amendment 621 #
2020/0279(COD)
Amendment 645 #
2020/0279(COD)
(58) In order to ensure the speedy determination of responsibility, the deadlines for making and replying to requests to take charge, for making take back notificationsand replying to requests to take back, as well as for making and deciding on appeals, should be streamlined and shortened.
Amendment 654 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 59
Recital 59
(59) The detention of applicants should be applied in accordance with the underlying principle that a person should not be held in detention for the sole reason that he or she is seeking international protection. Detention should be for as short a period as possible and subject to the principles of necessity and proportionality thereby only being allowed as a measure of last resort. In particular, the detention of applicants must be in accordance with Article 31 of the Geneva Convention. The procedures provided for under this Regulation in respect of a detained person should be applied as a matter of priority, within the shortest possible deadlinesin accordance with national law. As regards the general guarantees governing detention, as well as detention conditions, where appropriate, Member States should apply the provisions of Directive XXX/XXX/EU [Reception Conditions Directive] also to persons detained on the basis of this Regulation.
Amendment 664 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 62
Recital 62
Amendment 671 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 63
Recital 63
(63) To support Member States who undertake relocation as a solidarityreceive a number of beneficiaries of international protection in the framework of the distribution measure, financial support from the Union budget should be provided. In order to incentivise Member States to give priority to the relocadistribution of unaccompanied minors a higher incentive contribution should be provided.
Amendment 705 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 72
Recital 72
(72) The examination procedure should be used for the adoption of a standard form for the exchange of relevant information on unaccompanied minors; of uniform conditions for the consultation and exchange of information on minors and dependent persons; of uniform conditions on the preparation and submission of take charge requests and take back notificationrequests; of two lists of relevant elements of proof and circumstantial evidence, and the periodical revision thereof; of a laissez passer; of uniform conditions for the consultation and exchange of information regarding transfers; of a standard form for the exchange of data before a transfer; of a common health certificate; of uniform conditions and practical arrangements for the exchange of information on a person’s health data before a transfer, and of secure electronic transmission channels for the transmission of requests.
Amendment 707 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 73
Recital 73
Amendment 726 #
2020/0279(COD)
(78) Since the objectives of this Regulation, namely the establishment of criteria and mechanisms for determining the Member State responsible for examining an application for international protection, which has exceptionally been lodged in one of the Member States by a third-country national or a stateless persrather than outside the territory of the European Union, and the establishment of a solidarity mechanism to support Member States in addressing a situation of migratory prescooperation measure,s cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States and can therefore, by reason of the scale and effects of this Regulation, 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 (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 that objective.
Amendment 733 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 84 a (new)
Recital 84 a (new)
(84a) The Commission, in cooperation with Member States, should create the diplomatic and political conditions for the establishment of a system where applications for international protection are examined in third country processing centres run by the European Union in close cooperation with the hosting third country.
Amendment 734 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 84 b (new)
Recital 84 b (new)
(84b) The European Union and its Member States should create the political conditions for the launch of migratory containment operations, including EU’s naval missions in the Mediterranean, aimed at preventing and deterring illegal departures of migrants from their third countries of origin or transit and at disrupting human smuggling and human trafficking, in coordination with relevant third countries.
Amendment 743 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) establishes a mechanism for solidaritycooperation measures to efficiently distribute among Member States beneficiaries of international protection whose eligibility has been established in third country processing centres, as well as to return illegally staying third-country nationals;
Amendment 750 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) lays down the criteria and mechanisms for determining the Member State responsible for examining an application for international protection. made in a Member State by a person who has illegally arrived in the territory of the European Union
Amendment 761 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) “ third country processing centres” means centres located outside the Union, run by the European Union in close cooperation with the hosting third country with the purpose of distinguishing between illegal migrants, who will be returned, and those genuinely in need of international protection for whom distribution would apply;
Amendment 773 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) ‘beneficiary of international protection’ means a third-country national or a stateless person who has been granted international protection as defined in Article 2(2) of Regulation (EU) XXX/XXX [Qualification Regulation]in a third country processing centre or on the territory of the Member States after having illegally arrived to the European Union and following criteria for determining the Member State responsible;
Amendment 849 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point r
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point r
Amendment 858 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point s
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point s
(s) ‘contributing Member State’ means a Member State that contributes or is obliged to contribute to the solidarity measures to a benefitting Member Statto the distribution measure set out in Chapters I-II I of Part IV of this Regulation;
Amendment 867 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point u
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point u
(u) ‘reloca’distribution’ means the transfer of a third-country national or a stateless person, from the territory of a benefitting Member Stateprocessing centres located in partner third countries, where they have been granted the right to international protection, to the territory of a contributing Member State;
Amendment 873 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point v
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point v
Amendment 876 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point w
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point w
Amendment 923 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) mutually-beneficial partnerships and close cooperation with relevant third countries, including on legal pathways for third-country nationals in needbeneficiaries of international protection and for those otherwise admitted to reside legally in the Member States addressing the root causes of irregular migration, supporting partners hosting large numbers of migrants and refugees in need of protection and building their capacities in border, asylum and migration management, preventing and combatting irregular migration and migrant smuggling, and enhancing cooperation on readmission;
Amendment 936 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) effective management and prevention of irregular migrationcombat and prevention of illegal migration based on migratory containment operations, including EU’s naval missions in the Mediterranean aimed at preventing and deterring illegal departures of migrants from third countries;
Amendment 947 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) effective managementprotection of the Union’s external borders, based on the European integrated border management;
Amendment 960 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point g
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) access to procedures for granting and withdrawing international protection on Union territory and recognition of third-country nationals or stateless persons as refugees or beneficiaries of subsidiary protection;
Amendment 964 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) determination of the Member State responsible for the examination of an application for international protection, based on shared responsibility and rules and mechanisms for solidarityy a person who has illegally arrived to the territory of the European Union based on predictable rules and criteria;
Amendment 975 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point i
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point i
(i) access for applicantsbeneficiaries of international protection to adequate reception conditions;
Amendment 1019 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – title
Article 5 – title
Principle of solidarity and fair sharing of responsibilityincere cooperation
Amendment 1049 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) take all measures necessary and proportionate to preducevent and prevent irregulardeter illegal migration to the territories of the Member States, in close cooperation and partnership with relevant third countries, including as regards the prevention and fight against migrant smuggling and human trafficking;
Amendment 1060 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) apply correctly and expeditiously the rules on the determination of the Member State responsible for examining an application for international protection to a person who has illegally arrived to the territory of the European Union and, where necessary, carry out the transfer to the Member State responsible pursuant to Chapters I-VI of Part III;
Amendment 1091 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall adopt a long-term European Asylum and Migration Management Strategy setting out the strategic approach to managing asylum and migration at Union level and on the implementation ofon the implementation of asylum and migration management policies and setting out the approach to managing asylum and migration management policiesat Union level in accordance with the principles set out in this Part. The Commission shall transmit the Strategy to the European Parliament and the Council.
Amendment 1123 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4
Article 6 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall adopt a Migration Management Report each year setting out the anticipated evolution of the migratory situation and the preparedness of the Union and the Member States. In the case of migratory flows generated by search and rescue operations, the Commission shall consult the concerned Member States and the Report shall set out the total number of projected disembarkations in the short term and the solidarity response that would be required to contribute to the needs of the Member States of disembarkation through relocation and through measures in the field of capacity building, operational support and measures in the field of the external dimension. The Report shall also indicate whether particular Member States are faced with capacity challenges due to the presence of third-country nationals who are vulnerable and include the results of the reporting on monitoring listed in paragraph 3 including the information gathered within the framework of the Migration Preparedness and Crisis Blueprint and propose improvements where appropriatennual situational reports setting out the anticipated evolution of the migratory situation and the preparedness of the Union and the Member States.
Amendment 1145 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – title
Article 7 – title
7 Cooperation with third countries to facilitate returon migration mand readmissionagement
Amendment 1150 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. Where tThe Commission, on and the basis of the analysis carried out in accordance with Article 25a(2) or (4) of Regulation (EU) No 810/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council57 and of any other information available, considers that a third country is not cooperating sufficiently on Member States shall promote mutually beneficial partnerships and close cooperation withe readmission of illegally stayinglevant third- country nationals, and without prejudice to Article 25(a)(5) of that Regulation, it shall submit a report to the Council including, where appropriate, the identification of any measures which could be taken to improve the cooperation of that third country as regards readmission, taking into account the Union’s overall relations with the third country. _________________ 57Regulation (EC) No 810/2009 of the European Parliaies on migration management. In addition, the Commission and Member States shall ensure the integration of migration management in all relevant Union policies, including the full application of the visa policy, as well as conditionality of development anid of the Council, of 13 July 2009, establishing a Community Code on Visas, OJ L 243, 15.9.2009, p. 1to promote readmission cooperation.
Amendment 1158 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. Where tThe Commission considers it appropriate, it shall also identify i, the Council and the Member States shall, within their respective competences, take actions that promote joint objectives and cooperation wits report measures designed to promote cooperation among the Member Stateh third countries to address causes and drivers of illegal migration and forced displacement, and to establish a system that provides access to international protection procedures from third country processing centres as well as to facilitate the return of illegal staying third- country nationals.
Amendment 1163 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Amendment 1189 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. Where no Member State responsible can be designated on the basis of the criteria listed Chapter II, in this Regulation, the first Member State in which the application for international protection was registered shall be responsible for examining it.
Amendment 1229 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. Where a third-country national or stateless person intends to make an application for international protection, the application shall be made and registered in the Member State of first entrywhere he or she is present at the moment of the application.
Amendment 1240 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Without prejudice to Article 19(4), where a third-country national or stateless person who intends to make an application for international protection is in possession of a residence permit or visa which has expired, the application shall be made and registered in the Member State where he or she is present.
Amendment 1251 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – point c
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – point c
Amendment 1320 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point g
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) of the right to be granted, on request, legal assistance free of charge where the person concerned cannot afford the costs involved;
Amendment 1331 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point l
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point l
Amendment 1470 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 5
Article 13 – paragraph 5
5. Before transferring an unaccompanied minor to the Member State responsible or, where applicable, to the Member State of relocation, the transferring Member State shall make sure that the Member State responsible or the Member State of relocation takes the measures referred to in Articles 14 and 23 of Directive XXX/XXX/EU [Reception Conditions Directive] and Article 22 of Regulation (EU) XXX/XXX [Asylum Procedure Regulation] without delay. Any decision to transfer an unaccompanied minor shall be preceded by an assessment of his/her best interests. The assessment shall be based on the factors listed in paragraph 4 and the conclusions of the assessment on these factors shall be clearly stated in the transfer decision. The assessment shall be done swiftly by staff with the qualifications and expertise to ensure that the best interests of the minor are taken into consideration.
Amendment 1515 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 5
Article 15 – paragraph 5
5. In the absence of a family member or a relative as referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3, the Member State responsible shall be that where the unaccompanied minor’s is present after having lodged applications for international protection was first registeredin more than one Member State, unless it is demonstrated that this is not in the best interests of the minor.
Amendment 1533 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – title
Article 16 – title
16 Family members who are beneficiaries of international protectionlegally reside in a Member State
Amendment 1538 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Where the applicant has a family member who has been allowed to reside as a beneficiary of international protectionis legally residing in a Member State, that Member State shall be responsible for examining the application for international protection, provided that the persons concerned expressed their desire in writing.
Amendment 1570 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1
Article 21 – paragraph 1
Amendment 1575 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 2
Article 21 – paragraph 2
Amendment 1579 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 3
Article 21 – paragraph 3
Amendment 1658 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Where a Member State issues a residence document to the applicant, decides to apply Article 25, or does not transfer the person concerned to the Member State responsible within the time limits set out in Article 35, that Member State shall become the Member State responsible and the obligations laid down in Article 26 shall be transferred to that Member State. Where applicable, it shall inform the Member State previously responsible, the Member State conducting a procedure for determining the Member State responsible or the Member State which has been requested to take charge of or take back the applicant or has received a take back notification, using the electronic communication network set up under Article 18 of Regulation (EC) No 1560/2003 .
Amendment 1663 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 27 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The obligation laid down in Article 26(1), point (b), of this Regulation to take back a third-country national or a stateless person shall cease where it can be established, on the basis of the update of the data set referred to in Article 11(2)(c) of Regulation (EU) XXX/XXX [Eurodac Regulation], that the person concerned has left the territory of the Member States, on either a compulsory or a voluntary basis, whether or not in compliance with a return decision or removal order issued following the withdrawal or rejection of the application.
Amendment 1666 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 27 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
An application registered after an effective removal has taken placethe person concerned has left the territory of the Member States shall be regarded as a new application for the purpose of this Regulation, thereby giving rise to a new procedure for determining the Member State responsible.
Amendment 1670 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 1
Article 28 – paragraph 1
1. The Member State where an application for international protection is first registered pursuant to Regulation (EU) XXX/XXX [Asylum Procedure Regulation] or, where applicable, the Member State of relocation shall start the process of determining the Member State responsible without delay.
Amendment 1675 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 2
Article 28 – paragraph 2
2. The Member State where an application is first registered or, where applicable, the Member State of relocationWithout prejudice to the cessation of responsibility provided in Article 27(2), the Member State where an application is first registered shall continue the process of determining the Member State responsible if the applicant leaves the territory of that Member State without authorisation or is otherwise not available to the competent authorities of that Member State.
Amendment 1687 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 5
Article 28 – paragraph 5
Amendment 1693 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. If a Member State where an application for international protection has been registered considers that another Member State is responsible for examining the application, it shall, without delay and in any event within twohree months of the date on which the application was registered, request that other Member State to take charge of the applicant.
Amendment 1701 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Notwithstanding the first subparagraph, in the case of a Eurodac hit with data recorded pursuant to Articles 13 and 14a of Regulation (EU) XXX/XXX [Eurodac Regulation] or of a VIS hit with data recorded pursuant to Article 21 of Regulation (EC) No 767/2008, the request to take charge shall be sent within onetwo months of receiving that hit.
Amendment 1715 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1
Article 30 – paragraph 1
1. The requested Member State shall make the necessary checks, and shall give a decision on the request to take charge of an applicant within onetwo months of receipt of the request.
Amendment 1722 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 2
Article 30 – paragraph 2
2. Notwithstanding the first paragraph, in the case of a Eurodac hit with data recorded pursuant to Article 13 and 14a of Regulation (EU) XXX/XXX [Eurodac Regulation] or of a VIS hit with data recorded pursuant to Article 21(2) of Regulation (EC) No 767/2008, the requested Member State shall give a decision on the request within two weeksone month of receipt of the request.
Amendment 1730 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 8
Article 30 – paragraph 8
8. Where the requested Member State does not object to the request within the onetwo-month period set out in paragraph 1 by a reply which gives full and detailed reasons, or where applicable within the one-month or two-week period set out respectively in paragraphs 2 and 7, this shall be tantamount to accepting the request, and entail the obligation to take charge of the person, including the obligation to provide for proper arrangements for arrival.
Amendment 1735 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part III – Chapter V – Section III – title
Part III – Chapter V – Section III – title
III Procedures for take back notificationrequests
Amendment 1740 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – title
Article 31 – title
31 Submitting a take back notificationrequest
Amendment 1747 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1
Article 31 – paragraph 1
1. In a situation referred to in Article 26(1), point (b), (c) or (d) the Member State where the person is present shall make a take back notificationrequest without delay and in any event within two weekmonths after receiving the Eurodac hit.
Amendment 1752 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 2
Article 31 – paragraph 2
2. A take back notificationrequest shall be made using a standard form and shall include proof or circumstantial evidence as described in the two lists referred to in Article 30(4) and/or relevant elements from the statements of the person concerned, enabling the authorities of the requested Member State to check whether it is responsible on the basis of the criteria laid down in Chapter II of this Regulation.
Amendment 1759 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 3
Article 31 – paragraph 3
3. The notifirequested Member State shall confirm receipt of the notificatmake the necessary checks and shall give a decision ton the Member State which made the notification within one week,request to take back the person concerned no later than one month from the date on which the request was received unless the notifirequested Member State can demonstrate within that time limit that its responsibility has ceased pursuant to Article 27.
Amendment 1780 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1
Article 32 – paragraph 1
1. The determining Member State whose take charge request as regards the applicant referred to in Article 26(1), point (a) was accepted or who made a take back notificationrequest as regards persons referred to in Article 26(1), point (b), (c) and (d) shall take a transfer decision at the latest within onetwo weeks of the acceptance or notification.
Amendment 1789 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 2
Article 32 – paragraph 2
2. Where the requested Member State accepts to take charge of an applicant or to take back a person referred to in Article 26(1), point (b), (c) or (d), the requesting or the notifying Member State shall notify the person concerned in writing without delay of the decision to transfer him or her to the Member State responsible and, where applicable, of the fact that it will not examine his or her application for international protection.
Amendment 1852 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 1
Article 34 – paragraph 1
Amendment 1865 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 2
Article 34 – paragraph 2
2. Where there is a risk of absconding, Member States may detain the person concerned in order to secure transfer procedures in accordance with this Regulation, on the basis of an individual assessment and only in so far as detention is proportional and other less coercive alternative measures cannot be applied effectively, based on an individual assessment of the person’s circumstances. Member States may also detain an applicant who represents a danger to national security or public order.
Amendment 1876 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 34 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. Detention shall be for as short a period as possible and shall be for no longer than the time reasonably necessary to fulfil the required administrative procedures with due diligence until the transfer under this Regulation is carried out.
Amendment 1881 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 34 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Where an applicant or another person referred to in Article 26(1), point (b), (c) or (d) is detained pursuant to this Article, the period for submitting a take charge request or a take back notificationrequest shall not exceed two weeksone month from the registration of the application. Where a person is detained at a later stage than the registration of the application, the period for submitting a take charge request or a take back notificationrequest shall not exceed onetwo weeks from the date on which the person was placed in detention. The Member State carrying out the procedure in accordance with this Regulation shall ask for an urgent reply on a take charge request. Such reply shall be given within onetwo weeks of receipt of the take charge request. Failure to reply within the onetwo -week period shall be tantamount to accepting the take charge request and shall entail the obligation to take charge of the person, including the obligation to provide for proper arrangements for arrival.
Amendment 1893 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3
Article 34 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3
Where the requesting or notifying Member State fails to comply with the time limits for submitting a take charge request or take back notificationrequest or to take a transfer decision within the time limit laid down in Article 32(1) or where the transfer does not take place within the period of foureight weeks referred to in the third subparagraph of this paragraph, the person shall no longer be detained. Articles 29, 31 and 35 shall continue to apply accordingly.
Amendment 1905 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The transfer of an applicant or of another person as referred to in Article 26(1), point (b), (c) and (d), from the requesting or notifying Member State to the Member State responsible shall be carried out in accordance with the national law of the requesting or notifying Member State, after consultation between the Member States concerned, as soon as practically possible, and at the latest within six months of the acceptance of the take charge request or of the confirmation of the take back notificationtake back request by another Member State or of the final decision on an appeal or review of a transfer decision where there is a suspensive effect in accordance with Article 33(3). That time limit may be extended up to a maximum of one year if the transfer cannot be carried out due to imprisonment of the person concerned.
Amendment 1912 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 1917 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
If necessary, the applicant shall be supplied by the requesting or notifying Member State with a laissez passer. The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, establish the design of the laissez passer. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 67(2).
Amendment 1919 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
The Member State responsible shall inform the requesting or notifying Member State, as appropriate, of the safe arrival of the person concerned or of the fact that he or she did not appear within the set time limit.
Amendment 1925 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 35 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Where the transfer does not take place within the time limits set out in paragraph 1, first subparagraph, the Member State responsible shall be relieved of its obligations to take charge of or to take back the person concerned and responsibility shall be transferred to the requesting or notifying Member State.
Amendment 1930 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 35 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Notwithstanding the first subparagraph, where the person concerned absconds and the requesting or notifying Member State informs the Member State responsible before the expiry of the time limits set out in paragraph 1, first subparagraph, that the person concerned has absconded, the transferring Member State shall retain the right to carry out the transfer within the remaining time at a later stage, should the person become available to the authorities again, unless another Member State has carried out the procedures in accordance with this Regulation and transferred the person to the responsible Member State after the person absconded.
Amendment 1980 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 5
Article 40 – paragraph 5
5. The requested Member State shall be obliged to reply within threfive weeks. Any delays in the reply shall be duly justified. Non-compliance with the threfive week time limit shall not relieve the requested Member State of the obligation to reply. If the research carried out by the requested Member State which did not respect the maximum time limit withholds information which shows that it is responsible, that Member State may not invoke the expiry of the time limits provided for in Article 29 as a reason for refusing to comply with a request to take charge. In that case, the time limits provided for in Article 29 for submitting a request to take charge shall be extended by a period of time equivalent to the delay in the reply by the requested Member State.
Amendment 1984 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 41 – paragraph 1
Article 41 – paragraph 1
1. Each Member State shall notify the Commission without delay of the specific authorities responsible for fulfilling the obligations arising under this Regulation, and any amendments thereto. The Member States shall ensure that those authorities have the necessary resources for carrying out their tasks and in particular for replying within the prescribed time limits to requests for information, requests to take charge, take back notificationrequests and, if applicable, complying with their obligations under Chapters I-III of Part IV.
Amendment 2001 #
Amendment 2003 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part IV – Chapter I – title
Part IV – Chapter I – title
I SOLIDARITY MECHANISMSDISTRIBUTION
Amendment 2009 #
Amendment 2010 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 45 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Solidarity contributions for the benefit of a Member State under migratory pressure or subject to disembarkations following search and rescue operations shall consist of the following typMember States shall contribute to the distribution in their territories of those third-country national or a stateless persons who have been granted international protection in third country processing centres in accordance with the procedures established in partnership agreements with relevant third countries:
Amendment 2021 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 45 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 2033 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 45 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 2037 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 45 – paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 2044 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 45 – paragraph 1 – point d
Amendment 2066 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 2
Article 45 – paragraph 2
Amendment 2073 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 45 – paragraph 2 – point a
Amendment 2075 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 45 – paragraph 2 – point b
Amendment 2082 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46
Article 46
Article 46 deleted Solidarity Forum shall comprise all Member States. The Commission shall convene and preside the Solidarity Forum in order to ensure the smooth functioning of this Part.
Amendment 2102 #
Amendment 2139 #
Amendment 2180 #
Amendment 2202 #
Amendment 2273 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 51
Article 51
Amendment 2304 #
Amendment 2349 #
Amendment 2379 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 54 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 54 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The share of solidarity contributions referred to in Article 45(1), points (a), (b) and (c) to be provided by each Member State in accordance with Articles 48 and 53 shall be calculated in accordance with the formula set out in Annex III and shall be based on the following criteria for each Member State, according to the latest available Eurostat datto be provided by the contributing Member State, shall be calculated taking into account the following criteria:
Amendment 2399 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 54 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 54 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) the unemployment rate
Amendment 2407 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 55 – paragraph 1
Article 55 – paragraph 1
1. A Member State may commit to support a Member State to return illegally staying third-country nationals by means of return sponsorship whereby, acting in close coordination with the benefitting Member State, it shall take the necessary measures to carry out the return of those third-country nationals from the territory of the benefitting Member State.
Amendment 2410 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 55 – paragraph 2
Article 55 – paragraph 2
2. Where a Member State commits to provide return sponsorship and the illegally staying third-country nationals who are subject to a return decision issued by the benefitting Member State do not return or are not removed within 8 months, the Member State providing return sponsorship shall transfer the persons concerned onto its own territory in line with the procedure set out in Articles 57 and 58. This period shall start from the adoption of the implementing act referred to in Article 53(1) or, where applicable, in Article 49(2)The Member State providing return sponsorship shall transfer the persons concerned onto its own territory.
Amendment 2412 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 55 – paragraph 3
Article 55 – paragraph 3
Amendment 2415 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 55 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
Article 55 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. The measures referred to in paragraph 1 shall include one or more of the following activities carried out by the sponsoring Member State:
Amendment 2416 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 55 – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 55 – paragraph 4 – point a
Amendment 2420 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 55 – paragraph 4 – point e
Article 55 – paragraph 4 – point e
(e) organising on behalf of the benefitting Member State the practical arrangements for the enforcement of return, such as charter or scheduled flights or other means of transport to the third country of return.
Amendment 2428 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 56
Article 56
Amendment 2443 #
Amendment 2507 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 58
Article 58
Amendment 2532 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 – paragraph 1
Article 59 – paragraph 1
Amendment 2538 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 60 – paragraph 1
Article 60 – paragraph 1
Upon request, the Commission shall coordinate the operational aspects of the measures offeragreed by the contributing Member States, including any assistance by experts or teams deployed by the Asylum Agency or the European Border and Coast Guard Agency.
Amendment 2543 #
2020/0279(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 61 – paragraph 1
Article 61 – paragraph 1
Funding support following relocadistribution pursuant to Chapters I and II of Part IV shall be implemented in accordance with Article 17 of Regulation (EU) XXX/XXX [Asylum and Migration Fund].
Amendment 51 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
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 target.
Amendment 97 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) In order to provide flexibility for the programming of the JTF resources under the Investment for jobs and growth goal, it should be possible to prepare a self- standing JTF programme or to programme JTF resources in one or more dedicated priorities within a programme supported by the European Regional Development Fund (‘ERDF’), the European Social Fund Plus (‘ESF+’) or the Cohesion Fund. In accordance with Article 21a of Regulation (EU) [new CPR], JTF resources should be reinforced with complementary funding from the ERDF and the ESF+. The respective amounts transferred from the ERDF and the ESF+ should be consistent with the type of operations set out in the territorial just transition plans.
Amendment 110 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
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 3 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 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 beJTF) which are approved by the Commission.
Amendment 138 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 4
Article 3 – paragraph 4
Amendment 241 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. The JTF priority or priorities shall comprise the JTF resources consisting of all or part of the JTF allocation for the Member States and the resources transferred in accordance with Article [21a] of Regulation (EU) [new CPR]. The total of the ERDF and ESF+ resources transferred to the JTF priority shall be at least equal to one and a half times the amount of support from the JTF to that priority but shall not exceed three times that amount.
Amendment 51 #
2019/2208(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. StressNotes that, according to the Commission’s statement that, the return rate decreased from 46 % in 2016 to 37 % in 2017 may not present the full picture, as people who received a return decision were not necessarily returned within the same year, some Member States issue more than one return decision to one person, or to people whose whereabouts are unknown, and return decisions are not withdrawn if the return does not take place owing to, especially because of difficulties in cooperation with third countries or for humanitarian reasons;
Amendment 80 #
2019/2208(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses the importance of ensuring compliance with return decisions and recallshopes that the key principle enshrined in the directive that voluntary returns should be prioritised over forced returns is subject to an assessment of its effectiveness, bearing in mind that most return decisions are currently not being finalised;
Amendment 101 #
2019/2208(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Highlights that under Article 7 of the directive, a return decision shall provide for an appropriate perwhere there is a risk of absconding or if an applicatiodn for voluntary departure, which Member States have to extend where necessary, taking into account the specific circumstances of the individual case; stresses that a relatively short period for voluntary departure may hinder or altogether prevent voluntary departurelegal residence has been rejected as manifestly unfounded or fraudulent, or if the person concerned poses a risk to public policy, public security or national security, Member States may refrain from granting a period for voluntary departure or grant one of less than seven days;
Amendment 111 #
2019/2208(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that a broad definition of the risk of absconding may lead to Member States frequently refraining from granting a period for voluntary departure; recalls that lifting the voluntary departure period also leads to the imposition of an entry ban, which may further undermineit is the prerogative of the Member States to establish whether there is a risk of absconding, and hence to decide whether to refrain from granting a period for voluntary departure;
Amendment 143 #
2019/2208(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Notes with regret thHopes that Member States will make limited use of Article 6(4) of the directive; is concerned about the failure of Member States to issue a temporary residence permit where return has proven not to be possible; underlines the fact that granting residence permits to individuals who cannot return to their country of origin could help to prevent protracted irregular stays and facilitate individuals’ social inclusion and contribution to society, as an extraordinary measure, based on the assessment of individual cases;
Amendment 162 #
2019/2208(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Notes with concern the widespread automatic imposition ofIs of the view that entry bans, which in some Member States are often enforced alongside voluntary departure;, stresses that this approach riskshould, rather, be enforced alongside forced return decisions, with a view to reducing incentives to fail to comply with a return decision;
Amendment 173 #
2019/2208(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses that although the threat of imposition of an entry ban may serve as an incentive to leave a country within the time period of voluntary departure, once imposed, entry bans actually reduce the incentive to complyestablished time period and that, once imposed, entry bans should be associated with a forced return decision and may increase, with a view to reducing the risk of absconding;
Amendment 179 #
2019/2208(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses that entry bans have particularly disproportionate consequences for families and children; welcomes the option introduced by some Member States to exempt children from the imposition of an entry ban, but stresses that children’s interests should also be a primary considerationchildren’s interests should be taken into consideration, based on a careful assessment of specific cases, when deciding on the entry ban of their parents;
Amendment 186 #
2019/2208(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Notes differences in the transposition into national legislations of the definition of the ‘risk of absconding’ and, but reiterates that Article 3(7) of the directive provides that the existence of such a risk should always be assessed on thdefines it as being the existence of reasons in an individual case which are basised ofn objective criteria defined by law to believe that a third-country national who is the subject of return procedures may abscond, thus giving Member States some leeway;
Amendment 196 #
2019/2208(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Is concernedNotes that the legislation of several Member States includes extensive lists of ‘objective criteria’ for defining the risk of absconding, which are often applied in a more or less automatic way, while individual circumstances are of marginal consideration;
Amendment 4 #
2019/2190(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
- having regard to the Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 15 April2014 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EU)No … /2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council on consumer product safety and repealing Council Directive87/357/EEC and Directive 2001/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council,
Amendment 8 #
2019/2190(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)
Citation 11 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 26 May 2016 on the single market strategy,
Amendment 9 #
2019/2190(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the single market for goods is one of the most important economic cornerstones of the EU, and trade in goods currently generates around a quarter of the EU’s GDP and three quarters of intra-EU trade and whereas the single market needs to be further equipped at its “external borders” with more effective, stronger and harmonized tools in order to detect unsafe products coming from third countries and prevent their circulation in the single market;
Amendment 15 #
2019/2190(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas emerging technologies transform and improve the characteristics of products, and therefore need to be addressed so as to ensure consumer protection and legal certainty while at the same time not hindering innovation; whereas the Commission´s report on the safety and liability of artificial intelligence (AI), the internet of things (IoT) and robotics paves the way to achieving this;
Amendment 18 #
2019/2190(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas traceability of products along the supply chain is essential for improving the safety and protect consumers and whereas the indication of origin, and more specifically of the country of origin, are necessary elements that contribute to this aim;
Amendment 24 #
2019/2190(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas the compliance with the EU regulatory framework, and in particular with product safety rules, contributes to guarantee the quality of the manufacturing process and ultimately the safety of products;
Amendment 55 #
2019/2190(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points out the need to adapt product safety rules to the digital world; asks the Commission to address the challenges of emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), the internet of things (IoT) and robotics in its revision of the General Product Safety Directive (GPSD), and to identify and close gaps within existing legislation such as the Machinery Directive and Radio Equipment Directive, while avoiding duplicating legislation; and ensuring consistency and coherence among all different initiatives;
Amendment 90 #
2019/2190(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Encourages the Commission to develop measures, such as risk-based assessment schemes and conformity assessment mechanisms, where they do not yet exist, to ensure the safety and security of products with embedded emerging technologies, and to provide support to micro enterprises and SMEs to reduce the burden such measures can create;
Amendment 106 #
2019/2190(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Asks the Commission and the Member States to take account of the autonomous self-learning behaviour of AI throughout a product’s lifetime; calls for human oversight and effective checks on high-risk AI products to ensureall along the supply chain to ensure trust and product safety;
Amendment 112 #
2019/2190(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Encourages economic operatorproviders of emerging technologies to integrate safety mechanisms in emergingthese technologies, including self-repair mechanisms, to prevent the upload of unsafe software, raise awareness of safety problems of their products, and ensure safety throughout their lifecycle;
Amendment 128 #
2019/2190(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Is convinced that the cybersecurity threats of connected devices can compromise product safety, and that this needs to be addressed in the revision of the relevant rules in compliance with the applicable regulations, main security standards and considering also emerging cybersecurity trends;
Amendment 134 #
2019/2190(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission to speed up its efforts to develop a European cybersecurity certification schemes covering all the product lifecycle for AI, IoT and robotics products, andlways taking into account sector specific aspects, and to assess whether to create mandatory certification schemes for specific consumer products that can be quickly updated to adapt to current risks without hindering innovation;
Amendment 143 #
2019/2190(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls on the Commission, in the context of the Multiannual Financial Framework 2021-2027proposal, to provide increased and adequate resources for the new Single Market Programme[1],with the aim of effectively supporting Member States in their efforts to strengthen market surveillance and product safety crucial activities; Programme for Single Market, competitiveness of enterprises, including small and medium-sized enterprises, and European statistics 2021- 20272018/0231(COD)
Amendment 155 #
2019/2190(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Encourages Member States to increase the resources and expertise of their market surveillance authorities, to enhance cooperation among them, including at cross-border level, improve the efficiency and effectiveness of checks, and properly staff custom authorities so as to be able to identify unsafe products, in particular from third countries, track their origin and prevent their circulation in the internal market including for products sold online;
Amendment 177 #
2019/2190(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Stresses that products directly purchased by consumers from non-EU economic operators must be subject to effective controls including on quality of the manufacturing process of products in compliance with the EU regulatory framework, and on the origin; calls on market surveillance authorities to undertake adequate checks on these products;
Amendment 197 #
2019/2190(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Urges the Commission to improve, at European and international level, cooperation between consumer protection, market surveillance and customs authorities so as to enable the swift transfer of information on unsafe products and on quality checks of the manufacturing process of products coming from outside the EU that should be in compliance with the EU regulatory framework;
Amendment 201 #
2019/2190(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Calls on the Member States to strengthen their cooperation in order to harmonize both, governance and powers of the market surveillance authorities; insists that in order to avoid disproportionate burden and obstacles to business activity, this harmonization process has to be done taking into account the proportionality principle, especially concerning the powers exercised by the market surveillance authorities and their effective independence;
Amendment 235 #
2019/2190(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Calls on the Commission and Member states to enhance the interrelation and interaction between national and EU databases on illegal unsafe products in order to create useful synergies and favour the information flow across the single market;
Amendment 239 #
2019/2190(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Asks the Commission to evaluate the necessity of requiring online platforms to put in place effective and appropriate safeguards to tackle the appearance of advertisements for unsafe products, provide reliable information to consumers and guarantee the quality of the manufacturing process of products in compliance with the EU regulatory framework, in order to protect consumers;
Amendment 247 #
2019/2190(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Calls on the Commission to consider and assess if a timely procedure for blocking the payments for unsafe products sold online, could be an effective tool for improving actions to contrast the online sale of unsafe products;
Amendment 258 #
2019/2190(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Emphasises that traceability along the supply chain is key to improving the safety of products, since clear and reliable information on productsand the quality of the manufacturing process of products incompliance with the EU regulatory framework, and the protection of EU consumers, since clear and reliable information on products, such as the mandatory indication of the country of origin, empowers consumers, including persons with disabilities, to make informed choices, and allows market surveillance authorities to carry out their activities; asks the Commission to update the rules for the traceability requirements of non- harmonised products accordingly;
Amendment 262 #
2019/2190(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Insists on the importance of providing relevant information to consumers to improve the product safety within the internal market, including by supplementing the basic traceability requirements with necessary elements such as the indication of the country of origin of a product according to the non- preferential origin rules of the EU Customs Code; calls on the Commission to consider the setting up an EU mandatory system to that aim; underlines that this objective should be pursued also with the support of digital technologies;
Amendment 277 #
2019/2190(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Notes that consumers respond poorly to recalls, and that unsafe products continue to be used even though they have been recalled; asks the Commission to publish guidelines on recall procedures, including a check list with concrete requirements, in order to increase the number of consumers reached, while taking into account that recalls can create considerable challenges for SMEs, and in particular for micro enterprises;
Amendment 3 #
2019/2096(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises that the European Asylum Support Office (‘EASO’ or ‘the Office’) contributes to enhanced practical cooperation of Member States on asylum in Europe , assists Member States to fulfil their obligations and acts as a centre of expertise on asylum; stresses that the Office should always respect the sovereignty of Member States when carrying out its activities;
Amendment 6 #
2019/2096(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Stresses the necessity for the Office to establish an internal audit capability along with an effective ex-post verification policy in order to guarantee that all transactions are legal and regular;
Amendment 3 #
2019/2083(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Welcomes the activities carried out by the Agency with the aim of managing the migratory pressure and detecting potential threats at the external borders of the Union, thus contributing to the fight against organised crime and to increasing the level of security and safety; regrets that such activities are not always successful since they are not part of a winning Union strategy on migration;
Amendment 13 #
2019/2083(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Considers that the Agency should strengthen ex-ante verifications and reintroduce ex-post verifications to make sure that only substantiated costs are reimbursed in order to avoid the situation whereby financial resources allocated under the Union budget are not dispersed;
Amendment 24 #
2019/2083(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Considers that the Agency should proactively provide information regarding its operational activities in order to protect it from unfounded accusations; invites the Agency to come to the LIBE committee to fulfil its specific reporting duties towards Members of the European Parliament by providing regular detailed briefings, where necessary in a non-public setting; calls on the Agency to make the report on the practical application of Regulation (EU) No 656/20142 for the year 2018 available, as it is legally obliged to do, and to provide more tangible information in the future to allow for a proper assessment of the Agency’s activities at sea. _________________ 2 Regulation (EU) No 656/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 establishing rules for the surveillance of the external sea borders in the context of operational cooperation coordinated by the European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union (HL L 189, 27.6.2014, p. 93).
Amendment 1 #
2019/2082(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Reiterates the role of the European Union Agency of Law Enforcement Training (‘CEPOL’ or ‘the Agency’) in providing national law enforcement experts with information on latest developments in the field of law enforcement and in facilitating the sharing of best practices among Member States; stresses that the Agency also works with Union bodies, international organisations, and third countries with the aim of ensuring that security threats are tackled through a rational response;
Amendment 3 #
2019/2068(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Reiterates the role of the Fundamental Rights Agency (‘FRA’ or ‘the Agency’) in helping to ensure that the fundamental rights of people living in the Union are protected; highlights in particular the value of the Agency’s studies and opinions for the development of Union legislation; stresses the fact that the Agency has an advisory function;
Amendment 2 #
2019/2028(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes the overall reduction of AMIF commitment appropriations by 15,4 % (-172 million euros) compared to 2019; regrets the decrease of commitment appropriations aimed at strengthening and developing the CEAS and enhancing responsibility-sharing between Member States (-29,5 %) compared to 2019; recalls the importance of providing adequate financial capacity to improve the integration of migrants as well as re- integration of migrants who forcibly or voluntarily returned to a third country, and to respond to emergency assistance needs of Member States under migratory pressure; expresses its disappointment at the fact that the AMIF budget does not include some financial resercalls the importance of the return of illegal migrants who forcibly or voluntarily haves to finance the reformed Dublin legislation and the new Union Resettlement schemes in case of adoption during 2020; proposes to foresee an amount in the reserve for temporary arrangements for disembarkation in the Union and relocation of people rescued in the Mediterranean; requests, in order to free financial resources, that the EU Trust Fund for Africa and the Regional development protection programmes for North Africa that primarily support external policies of the Union are funded by Heading IV of the Union budget (Global Europe) instead of by AMIF under Heading III (Security and Citizenship)return to a third country;
Amendment 3 #
2019/2028(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes the overall reduction of AMIF commitment appropriations by 15,4 % (-172 million euros) compared to 2019; regrets the decrease of commitment appropriations aimed at strengthening and developing the CEAS and enhancing responsibility-sharing between Member States (-29,5 %) compared to 2019; recalls the importance of providing adequate financial capacity to improve the integration of migrants as well as re- integration of migrants who forcibly or voluntarily returned to a third country, and to respond to emergency assistancereturn of irregular migrants, and to respond to operational needs of Member States under migratory pressure; expresses its disappointment at the fact that the AMIF budget does not include some financial reserves to finance the reformed Dublin legislation and the new Union Resettlement schemes in case of adoption during 2020; proposes to foresee an amount in the reserve for temporary arrangements for disembarkation in the Union and relocation of people rescued in the Mediterraneanhe establishment of a European system aimed at blocking vessels which transport migrants from third countries to the European coasts; requests, in order to free financial resources, that the EU Trust Fund for Africa and the Regional development protection programmes for North Africa that primarily support external policies of the Union are funded by Heading IV of the Union budget (Global Europe) instead of by AMIF under Heading III (Security and Citizenship);
Amendment 14 #
2019/2028(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Recalls the need to allocate an adequate amount of resources from the Union budget to reinforce the external dimension of migration and to guarantee an adequate protection of the Union's external borders;
Amendment 15 #
2019/2028(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Stresses the necessity to allocate adequate resources to the Internal Security Fund (ISF) to properly finance the work of the Radicalisation Awareness Network (RAN), in order to reinforce activities aimed at stopping Islamic radicalisation and deviant religious and cultural behaviours which could end up in extremism.
Amendment 30 #
2019/2028(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Points out that the budget of the EBCG has increased by 34,8 % (+108 million euros) in 2020 which is by far the largest increase among all JHA agencies; recalls that the Court of Auditors identified as part of the discharge of the 2017 Budget that Member States overestimated the financial need of the EBCG in 2017; underlines that when the objective of providing the EBCG with more human resources (10.000 border guards by 2027), the number of migrants arriving irregularly over sea or land in the Union has substantially decreased compared to previous years; suggests that such boost in resources should also be used for rescuing liveblocking vessels which transport migrants from third countries to the European coasts in order to prevent deaths at sea; regrets the remarkable difference between the commitment appropriations assigned to EBCG (420 million euros) in 2020 and the amount accorded to EASO (133 million euros); suggests that the budget and staffing of EASO should be increased for a better performance of the duties entrusted to the Agency;
Amendment 45 #
2019/2028(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Regrets that the Commission did not follow the budgetary request of Europol and proposed to underfund the Agency by 30 million euros in 2020; notes that the decrease of the eu-LISA commitment appropriations by 18,7 % (-55 million euros) corresponds to the end of the development of the Entry Exit System; reiterates the need to ensure adequate financial support especially for JHA Agencies to deliver the tasks assigned to them in full transparency and to fight againstwhich deal with the fight of cross- border serious crime in full compliance with fundamental rightsand terrorism;
Amendment 2 #
Amendment 210 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
For programmes supported by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD), Member States that risk, due to the lack of financial resources, not to be able to undertake new legal commitments under one or more measures in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013, may extend the period laid down in Article 26(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 to 31 December 20212.
Amendment 218 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Member States that decide to make use of the possibility provided in the first subparagraph shall notify the Commission of their decision within 120 days after the entry into force of this Regulation. Where Member States have submitted a set of regional programmes in accordance with Article 6 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013, that notification shall also contain information on which of the regional programmes are to be extended and on the corresponding budgetary allocation within the annual breakdown for the year 2021 as set out in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013.
Amendment 222 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Amendment 239 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
The notification referred to in the second subparagraph shall be without prejudice to the need to submit a request to amend a rural development programme for the year 2021 as referred to in Article 11(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013. Such an amendment shall aim at maintaining at leastguarantee the same overall level of the EAFRD expenditure for the measures referred to in Article 59(6) of that Regulation.
Amendment 250 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2
Article 2 – paragraph 2
2. For programmes for which Member States decide to extend the 2014–2020 period in accordance with Article 1(1) of this Regulation, the references to time periods or deadlines in Articles 50(1), 51(1), 57(2), 65(2) and (4), and the first paragraph of Article 76 of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 shall be extended for onetwo years.
Amendment 324 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 a
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 a
For new commitments to be undertaken from 2021 Member States shall determine a shorter period of onfive to threeseven in their rural development programmes. If Member States provide for an annual extension of commitments after the termination of the initial period in accordance with the first subparagraph, from 2021 the extension shall not go beyond one year. As from 2021, for new commitments directly following a commitment performed in the initial period, Member States shall determine a period of one year in their rural development programmes. (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02013R1305-20190301)Or. en
Amendment 336 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013
Article 29 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 a
Article 29 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 a
For new commitments to be undertaken from 2021, Member States shall determine a shorter period of onfive to threeseven years in their rural development programmes. If Member States provide for an annual extension for the maintenance of organic farming after the termination of the initial period in accordance with the first subparagraph, from 2021 the extension shall not go beyond one year. As from 2021, for new commitments concerning maintenance that directly follow the commitment performed in the initial period, Member States shall determine a period of one year in their rural development programmes. Or. en (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02013R1305-20190301)
Amendment 346 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013
Article 33 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 a
Article 33 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 a
For new commitments to be undertaken as from 2021 Member States shall determine a shorter period of one to threeseven years in their rural development programmes. If Member States provide for an annual renewal of commitments after the termination of the initial period in accordance with the first subparagraph, as from 2021 the renewal shall not go beyond one year. (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02013R1305-20190301)Or. en
Amendment 441 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 68 – paragraph 1
Article 68 – paragraph 1
(2a) in Article 68, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: "1. Planting rights granted to producers in accordance with Article 85h, Article 85i or Article 85k of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 before 31 December 2015 which have not been used by those producers and are still valid by that date may be converted into authorisations under this Chapter as from 1 January 2016. Such conversion shall take place upon a request to be submitted by those producers before 31 December 2015. Member States may decide to allow producers to submit such a request to convert rights into authorisations until 31 December 2020. 7. " Or. en (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02013R1308- 20190101&from=EN)
Amendment 446 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point 2 b (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point 2 b (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 68 – paragraph 2
Article 68 – paragraph 2
(2b) in Article 68, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following: "2. Authorisations granted pursuant to paragraph 1 shall have the same period of validity as the planting rights referred to in paragraph 1. If these authorisations are not used, they shall expire at the latest by 31 December 2018, or, where a Member State has taken the decision referred to in the second subparagraph of paragraph 1, at the latest by 31 December 2023. 30. " Or. en (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02013R1308- 20190101&from=EN)
Amendment 37 #
2018/0330B(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 80
Recital 80
(80) The False and Authentic Documents Online (‘FADO’) system was established by Council Joint Action 98/700/JHA1a within the General Secretariat of the Council, providing access to Member States' authorities to have at their disposal information on any new forgery methods that are detected and on the new genuine documents that are in circulation, in order to aid the combating of irregular migration and the use of fraudulent documents. _________________ 1aCouncil Joint Action 98/700/JHA of 3 December 1998 adopted by the Council on the basis of Article K.3 of the Treaty on European Union concerning the setting up of a European Image Archiving System (FADO) (OJ L 333, 9.12. 1998, p. 4).
Amendment 39 #
2018/0330B(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 80 a (new)
Recital 80 a (new)
(80 a) The use of false, fraudulently obtained and forged documents by third- country nationals to enter, and stay in, the Union or to use them in procedures relating to legalisation of stay, including asylum procedures, has become a concern of increasing importance for Member States. While the use of legitimate documents facilitates the entry to, and stay in, Member States, a parallel market has been created for third-country nationals who know that they cannot fulfil the criteria for entering the Union using legitimate documents and regular channels or who otherwise wish to disguise their true identity.
Amendment 43 #
2018/0330B(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 81 a (new)
Recital 81 a (new)
(81 a) FADO should contain information on all types of genuine and false travel, identity, residence and civil status documents, driving licenses, vehicle licenses and other related official documents issued by Member States, third countries, territorial entities, international organisations and other entities subject to international law.
Amendment 48 #
2018/0330B(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 82
Recital 82
(82) The FADO system should keep its multi-level structure to provide different levels of information on documents to different stakeholders, including the general publicFADO should provide information to stakeholders, including the general public, with different levels of restriction depending on the sensitivity of the documents.
Amendment 60 #
2018/0330B(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 80 a (new)
Article 80 a (new)
Article 80 a Scope FADO shall contain information on genuine travel, identity, residence and civil status documents, driving licenses, vehicle licenses and other related official documents issued by Member States, third countries, territorial entities, international organisations and other entities subject to international law, and on falsifications thereof.
Amendment 63 #
2018/0330B(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 80 b (new)
Article 80 b (new)
Article 80 b FADO architecture FADO architecture shall enable different levels of access to the system for competent authorities of the Member States such as border police, other law enforcement authorities, or other third parties in accordance with Article (X), as well as public access.
Amendment 67 #
2018/0330B(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 80 c (new)
Article 80 c (new)
Article 80 c Implementing measures The Commission shall adopt, taking into account the sensitivity of the documents concerned, implementing acts in in order to establish: (a) the technical specifications for entering information into, and storing it in, FADO according to high standards; (b) the procedures for controlling and verifying the information contained in FADO; (c) measures granting different levels of restricted access to FADO to third parties such as airlines, Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies, third countries or international organisations. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article X(X).
Amendment 70 #
2018/0330B(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 80 d (new)
Article 80 d (new)
Article 80 d Committee procedure 1. The Commission shall be assisted by the committee established by Council Regulation (EC) 1683/951a. That committee shall be a committee within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011. 2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 shall apply. _________________ 1aCouncil Regulation (EC) No 1683/95 of 29 May 1995 laying down a uniform format for visas (OJ L 164, 14.7.1995).
Amendment 355 #
2018/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 42
Recital 42
(42) Upon receipt of a European Preservation Order Certificate (‘EPOC- PR’), the service provider should preserve requested data for a maximum of 690 days unless the issuing authority informs the service provider that it has launched the procedure for issuing a subsequent request for production, in which case the preservation should be continued. The 690 day period is calculated to allow for the launch of an official request. This requires that at least some formal steps have been taken, for example by sending a mutual legal assistance request to translation. Following receipt of that information, the data should be preserved as long as necessary until the data is produced in the framework of a subsequent request for production.
Amendment 360 #
2018/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 43 a (new)
Recital 43 a (new)
(43 a) The data acquired on the basis of this Regulation may be relevant also in other cases. Therefore, the possibility to make use of the electronic information acquired through a European Production Order also in other proceedings and for other purposes different from the one for which the Order was originally issued should be provided. The use, transmission or transfer of electronic evidence acquired for other purposes than the one for which it was originally obtained should only be possible where the data are needed to prevent an immediate and serious threat to public security of a Member State.
Amendment 550 #
2018/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. If no dedicathe service provider has not appointed a legal representative has been appointed, the European Production Order and the European Preservation Order may be addressed to any establishment of the service provider in the Union.
Amendment 629 #
2018/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. Upon receipt of the EPOC-PR, the addressee shall, without undue delay, preserve the data requested. The preservation shall cease after 690 days, unless the issuing authority confirms that the subsequent request for production has been launched.
Amendment 691 #
2018/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 a (new)
Article 11 a (new)
Article 11 a Speciality priciple 1. The electronic information acquired on the basis of this Regulation shall not be used for the purposes or proceedings other than those for which it was originally acquired, except in cases of an immediate and serious threat to public security of the issuing State. 2. Electronic information acquired on the basis of this Regulation may only be transmitted to another Member State for preventing an immediate and serious threat to public security of that Member State. 3. Electronic information acquired on the basis of this Regulation may only be transferred to a third country or to an international organisation pursuant to conditions provided by Chapter V of the Directive (EU) 2016/680.
Amendment 704 #
2018/0108(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Without prejudice to national laws which provide for the imposition of criminal sanctions, Member States shall lay down the rules on pecuniary sanctions applicable to infringements of the obligations pursuant to Articles 9, 10 and 11 of this Regulation and shall take all necessary measures to ensure that they are implemented. The pecuniary sanctions provided forby national laws of the Member State shall be effective, proportionate and dissuasive. Member States shall, without delay, notify the Commission of those rules and of those measures and shall notify it, without delay, of any subsequent amendment affecting them.