Activities of Ivo HRISTOV
Plenary speeches (37)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
EU-Ukraine Agreement amending the trade preferences for poultry meat and poultry meat preparations provided for by the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement (debate)
EU Pollinators Initiative (debate)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Fisheries control (debate)
European strategy for data – Commission evaluation report on the implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation two years after its application (continuation of debate)
Establishing Horizon Europe – laying down its rules for participation and dissemination - Specific Programme implementing Horizon Europe – the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation - European Institute of Innovation and Technology - Strategic Innovation Agenda of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (debate)
Digital future of Europe: digital single market and use of AI for European consumers (debate)
Recent cyberattacks on EU institutions and on sensitive national public and private institutions – The EU’s cybersecurity strategy for the Digital Decade (debate)
Preparation of the European Council meeting of 24-25 June 2021 – Relaunch of the Malta Declaration and the use of an effective solidarity mechanism (debate)
European High Performance Computing Joint Undertaking (debate)
European Medicines Agency (continuation of debate)
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control - Serious cross-border threats to health (continuation of 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)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Situation in Kazakhstan
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Use of the Pegasus Software by EU Member States against individuals including MEPs and the violation of fundamental rights (topical 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)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Illegal detention of the opposition leader in Bulgaria (topical debate)
The accession of Romania and Bulgaria to the Schengen area (debate)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
The recent JHA Council decision on Schengen accession (debate)
The Commission’s reports on the situation of journalists and the implications of the rule of law (debate)
Union Secure Connectivity Programme 2023-2027 (debate)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Investigation of the use of Pegasus and equivalent surveillance spyware - Investigation of the use of Pegasus and equivalent surveillance spyware (draft recommendation) (debate)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
This is Europe - Debate with the Prime Minister of Bulgaria, Nikolay Denkov (debate)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Reports (1)
REPORT on the challenges and opportunities for the fishing sector in the Black Sea
Shadow reports (6)
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2016/1139 as regards the introduction of capacity limits for Eastern Baltic cod, data collection and control measures in the Baltic Sea, and Regulation (EU) No 508/2014 as regards permanent cessation for fleets fishing for Eastern Baltic cod
REPORT on the proposal for a Council regulation on establishing the European High Performance Computing Joint Undertaking
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 138/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards regional economic accounts for agriculture
RECOMMENDATION on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Protocol on the implementation of the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Government of the Cook Islands
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Union Secure Connectivity Programme for the period 2023-2027
REPORT on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1173 as regards an EuroHPC initiative for start-ups to boost European leadership in trustworthy Artificial Intelligence
Opinions (1)
OPINION on Shaping the digital future of Europe: removing barriers to the functioning of the digital single market and improving the use of AI for European consumers
Shadow opinions (6)
OPINION on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Union and Ukraine amending the trade preferences for poultry meat and poultry meat preparations provided for by the Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member States, of the one part, and Ukraine, of the other part
OPINION on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the agreement between the European Union and the Government of the People’s Republic of China on cooperation on, and protection of geographical indications
OPINION on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the agreement between the European Union and the government of the People’s Republic of China on cooperation on, and protection of, geographical indications
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on a reinforced role for the European Medicines Agency in crisis preparedness and management for medicinal products and medical devices
OPINION on a pharmaceutical strategy for Europe
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2019/631 as regards strengthening the CO2 emission performance standards for new passenger cars and new light commercial vehicles in line with the Union’s increased climate ambition
Oral questions (3)
Functioning of the internal market
Dual quality of products in the single market
Imminent threat to the rule of law and democracy in Bulgaria
Written explanations (33)
Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund - EGF/2019/001 BE/Carrefour - Belgium (A9-0021/2019 - José Manuel Fernandes)
Подкрепям предложението да бъде предоставено финансово обезщетение, за да бъдат компенсирани съкратените работници на веригата „Карфур“ в Белгия, защото смятам, че европейските граждани не трябва да стават жертва на спонтанни инвеститорски решения, продиктувани от глобализационни тенденции. Вярвам, че Съюзът трябва да влага повече усилия в превантивни мерки, отколкото в борба с последствията и, по-конкретно, това да не се създава нелоялна международна конкуренция и допълнителен натиск върху европейските инвеститори, бизнеси и работодатели. Това може да стане чрез повече усилия за гарантиране на доброто функциониране на вътрешния пазар, на който всички европейски граждани и бизнеси трябва да бъдат третирани еднакво и справедливо.
Objection pursuant to Rule 112: Genetically modified cotton LLCotton25 (ACS-GHØØ1-3) (B9-0170/2019)
Подкрепих резолюцията относно проекта на решение за изпълнение на Комисията относно подновяването на разрешението за пускането на пазара на продукти, съдържащи, състоящи се или произведени от генетично модифициран памук LLCotton25, защото смятам, че проектът на решение за изпълнение на Комисията превишава изпълнителните правомощия, предвидени в Регламент (ЕО) № 1829/2003.Напълно подкрепям и призива към Европейската комисия междувременно да преустанови разрешаването на генетично модифицирани организми, когато държавите членки не представят становище в Апелативния комитет, било то за отглеждане или за употреба като храна и фураж. Европейското общество е поляризирано по темата, като в страни като моята – България, освен законова забрана има и силно обществено неодобрение към отглеждането на генетично модифицирани организми заради липсата на достатъчно информация за трайния им ефект върху здравето на човека, животните и околната среда като цяло.
Objection pursuant to Rule 112: Genetically modified soybean MON 89788 (MON-89788-1) (B9-0169/2019)
Подкрепих резолюцията относно проекта на решение за изпълнение на Комисията относно подновяването на разрешението за пускането на пазара на продукти, съдържащи, състоящи се или произведени от генетично модифицирана соя MON 89788 (MON-89788-1), защото смятам, че проектът на решение за изпълнение на Комисията превишава изпълнителните правомощия, предвидени в Регламент (ЕО) № 1829/2003.Напълно подкрепям и призива към Европейската комисия междувременно да преустанови разрешаването на генетично модифицирани организми, когато държавите членки не представят становище в Апелативния комитет, било то за отглеждане или за употреба като храна и фураж. Европейското общество е поляризирано по темата, като в страни като моята – България, освен законова забрана има и силно обществено неодобрение към отглеждането на генетично модифицирани организми заради липсата на достатъчно информация за трайния им ефект върху здравето на човека, животните и околната среда като цяло.
Objection pursuant to Rule 112: Genetically modified maize MON 89034 × 1507 × NK603 × DAS-40278-9 and sub- combinations MON 89034 × NK603 × DAS-40278-9, 1507 × NK603 × DAS-40278-9 and NK603 × DAS-40278-9 (B9-0171/2019)
Подкрепих резолюцията относно проекта на решение за изпълнение на Комисията относно подновяването на разрешението за пускането на пазара на продукти, съдържащи, състоящи се или произведени от генетично модифицирана царевица MON 89034 × 1507 × NK603 × DAS-40278-9 и подкомбинациите MON 89034 × NK603 × DAS-40278-9, 1507 × NK603 × DAS-40278-9 и NK603 × DAS-40278-9, защото смятам, че проектът на решение за изпълнение на Комисията превишава изпълнителните правомощия, предвидени в Регламент (ЕО) № 1829/2003.Напълно подкрепям и призива към Европейската комисия междувременно да преустанови разрешаването на генетично модифицирани организми, когато държавите членки не представят становище в Апелативния комитет, било то за отглеждане или за употреба като храна и фураж. Европейското общество е поляризирано по темата, като в страни като моята – България, освен законова забрана има и силно обществено неодобрение към отглеждането на генетично модифицирани организми заради липсата на достатъчно информация за трайния им ефект върху здравето на човека, животните и околната среда като цяло.
Objection pursuant to Rule 112: Genetically modified maize Bt11 × MIR162 × MIR604 × 1507 × 5307 × GA21 and genetically modified maize combining two, three, four or five of the single events Bt11, MIR162, MIR604, 1507, 5307 and GA21 (B9-0172/2019)
Подкрепих резолюцията относно проекта на решение за изпълнение на Комисията относно подновяването на разрешението за пускането на пазара на продукти, съдържащи, състоящи се или произведени от генетично модифицирана царевица Bt11 × MIR162 × MIR604 × 1507 × 5307 × GA21 и генетично модифицирана царевица, в която са комбинирани две, три, четири или пет от единичните събития на генетична модификация Bt11, MIR162, MIR604, 1507, 5307 и GA21, защото смятам, че проектът на решение за изпълнение на Комисията превишава изпълнителните правомощия, предвидени в Регламент (ЕО) № 1829/2003.Напълно подкрепям и призива към Европейската комисия междувременно да преустанови разрешаването на генетично модифицирани организми, когато държавите членки не представят становище в Апелативния комитет, било то за отглеждане или за употреба като храна и фураж. Европейското общество е поляризирано по темата, като в страни като моята – България, освен законова забрана има и силно обществено неодобрение към отглеждането на генетично модифицирани организми заради липсата на достатъчно информация за трайния им ефект върху здравето на човека, животните и околната среда като цяло.
Election of the Commission
Дадох своя глас „за“ Комисията на Фон дер Лайен, споделяйки общото очакване, че тази Комисия ще успее да опровергае резервите на всички парламентарни групи към себе си.Това, което липсва в програмата на следващата Комисия, е ясна воля за затваряне на фискалните убежища.Европа има остра необходимост от мащабна индустриална политика, която да даде нов тласък на икономиката.Имам и високи очаквания от новата Европейска комисия, която самата нейна председателка Фон дер Лайен дефинира като геополитическа, да има много по-далновиден външнополитически курс от предшестващата.Горещо се надявам Комисията да прояви трезво и принципно отношение към проблемите на българската демокрация, които през последните пет години се задълбочиха. Отчасти поради бездействието, а понякога и с активното съдействие на Брюксел.
2019 UN Climate Change Conference (COP25) (B9-0174/2019)
Гласувах в подкрепа на резолюцията относно Конференцията на ООН по изменението на климата през 2019 г. (COP25), тъй като смятам, че не бива да бъде истеризиран въпросът за атомната енергия в ЕС.Считам, че трябва да бъдат взети под внимание и социалната, и икономическата страна на тази проблематика. За държави като България атомната енергия е гарант за конкурентоспособността на икономиката. Не бива да забравяме, че България плати много скъпа цена, като затвори четири реактора преди присъединяването си към ЕС и съхрани само два. Зачеркването на атомната енергия реално би обрекло страната ни в икономически план.Отстоявам позицията, че към този въпрос не бива да се подхожда идеологически, а следва да гледаме реалистично. Атомната енергия е обект на много строг и методичен контрол, разработен под формата на международни правила, и тя не бива да бъде развявана като плашило.
EU accession to the Istanbul Convention and other measures to combat gender-based violence (B9-0224/2019, B9-0225/2019, B9-0226/2019)
Не дадох подкрепата си за резолюцията относно присъединяването на ЕС към Конвенцията от Истанбул и други мерки за борба с насилието, основано на пола, по ред причини.На първо място, считам, че това е зле написан от юридическа гледна точка документ с много термини, подлежащи на разнопосочни интерпретации, което е недопустимо от гледна точка на законодателя и рискува да породи непредвидима съдебна практика.На второ място, споделям виждането, че Конвенцията не решава проблемите, които афишира като своя цел и задача, а напротив, създава условия за развитие на бизнес за неправителствени организации. Практиката по приложението й в страните, в които е възприета, не потвърждава заложените амбиции и опровергава ползите от приемането й.В заключение, смятам, че Истанбулската конвенция не бива да се превръща в документ на Европейския съюз, при положение че са налични ясни индикации, че не е еднозначно приета в редица държави членки.
Objection pursuant to Rule 112: Active substances, including dimoxystrobin and mancozeb (B9-0230/2019)
Аз подкрепих този текст, защото смятам, че научните доказателства относно ефекта за тези вещества трябва да бъдат взети предвид, когато се взима решение за удължаване на тяхното използване. През 2015 г. димоксистробинът беше включени в списъка с кандидати за замяна по няколко причини, включително и нарушаване на функции на ендокринната ни система. Постигнат е и научен консенсус, че веществото манкоцеб от друга страна също е токсично за репродукцията, а дългата експозиция е свързана с увеличаване на риск от болестта на Паркинсон сред земеделските стопани и други хора в някои селски райони. Има съмнения, че също така уврежда човешкия ембрион и може да причини алергични кожни реакции.Присъединявам се към призива да се сложи край на подобни удължавания на използването на вещества поради това, че представляват значителна заплаха за биологичното разнообразие или са канцерогенни.
EU Pollinators Initiative (B9-0233/2019)
Аз гласувах „за“ резолюцията относно Европейската инициатива за опрашителите, защото силно вярвам, че трябва да дадем сигнал и на Европейската комисия, на правителствата, но и на цялата общественост, че положението с опрашителите е тревожно. Трябва да се предприемат бързи и адекватни мерки, за да гарантираме запазването на биологичното разнообразие за бъдещите поколения.Монокултуризирането на европейското селско стопанство е очевидно. Смъртността сред домашните опрашители е документирана. Тя има пряка връзка с нерегламентираното използване на препарати за растителна защита. За употреба трябва да бъдат разрешени единствено безвредни за опрашителите вещества и препарати. Пожелателните действия не са достатъчни.Европейските пчелари и експерти имат нужда от допълнителни ресурси, които ще спомогнат за по-добро опазване и съхранение на популациите на опрашителите.
The European Green Deal (RC-B9-0040/2020, B9-0040/2020, B9-0041/2020, B9-0042/2020, B9-0043/2020, B9-0044/2020, B9-0045/2020, B9-0046/2020)
Европейският зелен пакт има амбицията да създаде условия в икономически и социален план за справяне с измененията на климата и екологичните предизвикателства. Смятам, че това безспорно е стъпка в правилната посока. В името на нейното осъществяване обаче не бива да се принасят в жертва държави от Съюза като България, които все още са силно зависими от природен газ и атомна енергия.Споделям виждането, че на целите за климатична неутралност до 2050 г. трябва да се гледа с премерен реализъм, който ясно да отчита спецификите и нуждите на отделните държави членки. В България атомната енергия е гарант за конкурентоспособността на икономиката и може да се разглежда като инструмент за ефикасен екологичен преход в средносрочен хоризонт.Дадох подкрепата си за Резолюцията, защото считам, че общото усилие на ЕС за постигане на справедлив преход с цел приспособяване към измененията на климата трябва да върви ръка за ръка с индивидуалното право на всяка държава да избира своя енергиен микс. В тази връзка изразявам съжаление от факта, че измененията, на които станах съвносител в подкрепа на атомната енергия и природния газ, бяха отхвърлени и не станаха част от финалния текст на Резолюцията.
Situation in Venezuela after the illegal election of the new National Assembly Presidency and Bureau (parliamentary coup) (B9-0051/2020, B9-0052/2020, B9-0053/2020, RC-B9-0048/2020, B9-0048/2020, B9-0049/2020, B9-0050/2020)
Без съмнение политическата ситуация във Венесуела от последната година е повод за сериозно притеснение.Самопровъзгласяването за председател на националната асамблея на Венесуела от страна на Хуан Гуайдо засили несигурността и нестабилността в страната и стана повод за допълнителни безредици. Икономическата ситуация, на която потърпевши стават огромна част от венесуелците, остава нестабилна, но принос за това имат и международните спекулации на пазара на петрола, както и политически декларации и намерения на някои държави.Така нареченият „опозиционен блок“ не показва устойчивост, а напротив той дори намалява, което изпраща негативен сигнал относно способността му да бъде гарант за стабилността в страната в този критичен момент.Поради тези причини се въздържах от това да дам своята подкрепа за резолюцията. Смятам, че призивът Гуайдо да бъде признат за държавен глава на Венесуела и други постановки в декларацията няма да допринесат за подобряване на ситуацията в страната, а напротив ще засилят несигурността и нестабилността във Венесуела.
EU-Viet Nam Investment Protection Agreement (A9-0002/2020 - Geert Bourgeois)
EU-Viet Nam Investment Protection Agreement (Resolution) (A9-0014/2020 - Geert Bourgeois)
Transitional provisions for support from the EAFRD and EAGF in the years 2021 and 2022 (A9-0101/2020 - Elsi Katainen)
Общата селскостопанска политика има изключително важна социална роля за развитието на селските региони. Поради тази причина е необходимо да се даде сигурност и предвидимост за хората, ангажирани в земеделския сектор, за годините, в които следващата ОСП предстои да бъде приета и да започне да се прилага.От изключителна важност за хиляди малки фермери и производители в мота страна – България, е запазването на рамката за Преходната национална помощ, която не е ущърб за европейския бюджет. Голяма част от бенефициерите по тази мярка оперират в трудни условия. В допълнение на това, сегашната епидемиологична ситуация създава редица трудности за тях и за поминъка им като цяло.Важно е да продължи и прилагането на Програмите за развитие на селските региони, които са ключов инвестиционен инструмент в тези региони. Биологичното земеделие и подпомагането на младите фермери също не трябва да бъдат прекъснати, защото те са инвестиция в по-чиста околна среда и в секторна приемственост.Тъй като правната рамка на т.нар. „преходен регламент“ осигурява продължителността на всички тези политики, аз гласувах „за“ неговото приемане.
Objection pursuant to Rule 112(2) and (3): Genetically modified soybean MON 87751 × MON 87701 × MON 87708 × MON 89788 (B9-0411/2020)
Подкрепих резолюцията относно проекта на решение за изпълнение на Комисията за разрешаване на пускането на пазара на продукти, съдържащи, състоящи се или произведени от генетично модифицирана соя MON 87751 × MON 87701 × MON 87708 × MON 89788, защото смятам, че проектът на решение за изпълнение на Комисията превишава изпълнителните правомощия, предвидени в Регламент (ЕО) № 1829/2003.Напълно подкрепям и призива към Европейската комисия междувременно да преустанови разрешаването на генетично модифицирани организми, когато държавите членки не представят становище в Апелативния комитет, било то за отглеждане или за употреба като храна и фураж.Европейското общество е поляризирано по темата, като в страни като моята – България, освен законова забрана, има и силно обществено неодобрение към отглеждането на генетично модифицирани организми заради липсата на достатъчно информация за трайния им ефект върху здравето на човека, животните и околната среда като цяло.
Objection pursuant to Rule 112(2) and (3): Genetically modified maize MON 87427 × MON 89034 × MIR162 × MON 87411 and genetically modified maize combining two or three of the single events MON 87427, MON 89034, MIR162 and MON 87411 (B9-0413/2020)
Подкрепих резолюцията относно проекта на решение за изпълнение на Комисията за разрешаване на пускането на пазара на продукти, съдържащи, състоящи се или произведени от генетично модифицирана царевица MON 87427 × MON 89034 × MIR162 × MON 87411 и генетично модифицирана царевица, съвместяваща две или три от отделните събития MON 87427, MON 89034, MIR162 и MON 87411, защото смятам, че проектът на решение за изпълнение на Комисията превишава изпълнителните правомощия, предвидени в Регламент (ЕО) № 1829/2003.Напълно подкрепям и призива към Европейската комисия междувременно да преустанови разрешаването на генетично модифицирани организми, когато държавите членки не представят становище в Апелативния комитет, било то за отглеждане или за употреба като храна и фураж.Европейското общество е поляризирано по темата, като в страни като моята – България, освен законова забрана, има и силно обществено неодобрение към отглеждането на генетично модифицирани организми заради липсата на достатъчно информация за трайния им ефект върху здравето на човека, животните и околната среда като цяло.
Objection pursuant to Rule 112(2) and (3): Genetically modified maize MIR604 (SYN-IR6Ø4-5) (B9-0414/2020)
Подкрепих резолюцията относно проекта на решение за изпълнение на Комисията относно подновяването на разрешението за пускането на пазара на продукти, съдържащи, състоящи се или произведени от генетично модифицирана царевица MIR604 (SYN-IR6Ø4-5), защото смятам, че проектът на решение за изпълнение на Комисията превишава изпълнителните правомощия, предвидени в Регламент (ЕО) № 1829/2003.Напълно подкрепям и призива към Европейската комисия междувременно да преустанови разрешаването на генетично модифицирани организми, когато държавите членки не представят становище в Апелативния комитет, било то за отглеждане или за употреба като храна и фураж.Европейското общество е поляризирано по темата, като в страни като моята – България, освен законова забрана, има и силно обществено неодобрение към отглеждането на генетично модифицирани организми заради липсата на достатъчно информация за трайния им ефект върху здравето на човека, животните и околната среда като цяло.
Objection pursuant to Rule 112(2) and (3): Genetically modified maize MON 88017 (MON-88Ø17-3) (B9-0415/2020)
Подкрепих резолюцията относно проекта на решение за изпълнение на Комисията относно подновяването на разрешението за пускането на пазара на продукти, съдържащи, състоящи се или произведени от генетично модифицирана царевица MON 88017 (MON-88Ø17-3), защото смятам, че проектът на решение за изпълнение на Комисията превишава изпълнителните правомощия, предвидени в Регламент (ЕО) № 1829/2003.Напълно подкрепям и призива към Европейската комисия междувременно да преустанови разрешаването на генетично модифицирани организми, когато държавите членки не представят становище в Апелативния комитет, било то за отглеждане или за употреба като храна и фураж.Европейското общество е поляризирано по темата, като в страни като моята – България, освен законова забрана, има и силно обществено неодобрение към отглеждането на генетично модифицирани организми заради липсата на достатъчно информация за трайния им ефект върху здравето на човека, животните и околната среда като цяло.
Objection pursuant to Rule 112(2) and (3): Genetically modified maize MON 89034 (MON-89Ø34-3) (B9-0416/2020)
Подкрепих резолюцията относно проекта на решение за изпълнение на Комисията относно подновяването на разрешението за пускането на пазара на продукти, съдържащи, състоящи се или произведени от генетично модифицирана царевица MON 89034 (MON-89Ø34-3), защото смятам, че проектът на решение за изпълнение на Комисията превишава изпълнителните правомощия, предвидени в Регламент (ЕО) № 1829/2003.Напълно подкрепям и призива към Европейската комисия междувременно да преустанови разрешаването на генетично модифицирани организми, когато държавите членки не представят становище в Апелативния комитет, било то за отглеждане или за употреба като храна и фураж.Европейското общество е поляризирано по темата, като в страни като моята – България, освен законова забрана, има и силно обществено неодобрение към отглеждането на генетично модифицирани организми заради липсата на достатъчно информация за трайния им ефект върху здравето на човека, животните и околната среда като цяло.
Measures to promote the recovery of fish stock above MSY (A9-0264/2020 - Caroline Roose)
През последните няколко десетилетия, за съжаление, човечеството е оказало трайно негативен ефект върху състоянието на не малка част от рибните запаси в Световния океан. Освен директната човешка дейност, фактори като промяна на климата също оказват влияние и водят до промяна в поведението и разпространението на редица рибни и нерибни видове. Намирам за изключително притеснителна тенденцията за свърхексплоатиране на ресурсите, защото това ще има отражение и последствие върху бъдещите възможности за развитие на сектора.За да се предотврати тази тенденция, е необходима точна експертна оценка относно наличните рибни и нерибни запаси. В тази връзка смятам призива към Европейската комисия и държавите членки за повече ресурси за научна дейност за изключително важен и уместен.При изготвяне на последващи стъпки за подобряване на запасите в моретата не трябва да забравяме мястото и ролята на дребномащабния и крайбрежния риболов, които освен икономическа, имат и продоволствена функция. Това е изключително важно за страни като България, където дребномащабият риболовен флот съставлява близо 95% от целия рибарски флот.Поради тази причина аз дадох своя глас „за“ този доклад.
The right to disconnect (A9-0246/2020 - Alex Agius Saliba)
Дадох подкрепата си за резолюцията относно правото на откъсване от работната среда, тъй като смятам, че са необходими социални стандарти, които да регулират условията на труд в епохата на цифровите технологии.Дигитализацията донесе редица ползи в обществен план, сред които повишаването на автономността и гъвкавостта в работния процес. Редом с ползите, здравната криза вследствие на коронавируса изведе на преден план и ред предизвикателства, свързани с удължаване на работното време при работа от дома и размиване на границите между личното и професионалното. Дистанционната работа се превърна от изключение в норма, което налага изработването на законодателство, гарантиращо правото на неприкосновеност на личния живот на служителите.Технологиите, базирани на изкуствен интелект, също се очаква да променят из основи облика на работното място. Събирането на лични данни, заедно с мониторинга и наблюдението на работниците, повдигат множество етични въпроси, които следва да бъдат уредени чрез подходяща нормативна рамка на европейско ниво.
Mitigating the consequences of earthquakes in Croatia (RC-B9-0057/2021, B9-0057/2021, B9-0058/2021, B9-0059/2021, B9-0061/2021, B9-0063/2021)
Разрушителните земетресения в Хърватия през последните седмици, както и тези през март 2020 г., показаха колко уязвими са нашите общества пред природните феномени. Според оценки в град Петриня, който беше най-силно засегнат при последното земетресение, до 90% от къщите трябва да бъдат съборени. Това буди сериозно притеснение и обуславя нуждата от бързи действие по предоставяне на подслон и всичко необходимо за безопасността и сигурността на пострадалите семейства. В тази връзка подкрепям призива към Европейската комисия и хърватските власт за пропорционална подкрепа и навременни действия през тези зимни месеци.Присъединявам се и към призива да се обърне специално внимание на хората с увреждания, възрастните хора и децата и юношите с критични потребности като най-уязвимите членове на обществото, които освен от материална в такива тежки времена, имат нужда и от сериозна психологическа подкрепа.В тази връзка аз дадох своята подкрепа за тази резолюция и гласувах „за“ нейното приемане.
The gender perspective in the COVID-19 crisis and post-crisis period (A9-0229/2020 - Frances Fitzgerald)
Гласувах в подкрепа на доклада за перспективата за равенството между половете по време на кризата с COVID-19, присъединявайки се към призива за повече инвестиции в стабилна и устойчива здравна система. Достъпът до качествени медицински грижи, като например услугите в областта на репродуктивното здраве и лечението на ракови заболявания, следва да бъде гарантиран и в условията на пандемия.Изразявам резерви относно параграф 18 на резолюцията, който призовава към ратифициране на Конвенцията от Истанбул. Текстът е в противоречие с решението на Конституционния съд, което гласи, че международният документ не съответства на българската конституция.
Reducing inequalities with a special focus on in-work poverty (A9-0006/2021 - Özlem Demirel)
Дадох подкрепата си за доклада относно намаляването на неравенството, със специален акцент върху бедността сред работещите, споделяйки виждането, че имаме налице структурен проблем, който значително се изостри в контекста на пандемията. Кризата, предизвикана от COVID-19, постави в уязвима ситуация и работниците, които упражняват нестандартни форми на заетост.Социалните неравенства вследствие на загубата на работни места и увеличаването на несигурната и нетипична заетост нараснаха експоненциално. Данните сочат, че към днешна дата близо 95 милиона души в рамките на Европейския съюз са изложени на риск от бедност и социално изключване. В тази връзка смятам за нужно да разполагаме с подходяща законодателна рамка, която да гарантира достойни минимални работни заплати за всички категории трудещи се. На работещите през онлайн платформи също следва да се осигури адекватна социална закрила.
European Skills Agenda for sustainable competitiveness, social fairness and resilience (B9-0108/2021)
Европейската програма за умения за постигане на устойчива конкурентоспособност, социална справедливост и издръжливост извежда на преден план необходимостта от осигуряване на възможности за повишаване на квалификацията, преквалификация и добиване на хоризонтален тип умения, които способстват за бързото приспособяване към нова работна среда.Подкрепям предложенията за целеви действия, които улесняват прехода към ерата на дигиталната икономика и работят в посока намаляване на съществуващия дефицит на умения в рамките на Съюза. Навлизането на технологии, базирани на изкуствения интелект, се очаква да преструктурира трудовите модели, увеличавайки значимостта на цифровите умения и цифровата грамотност.Споделям виждането, че трябва да се търси баланс по отношение на инвестициите в дигиталната инфраструктура, от една страна, и човешкия капитал, от друга страна. Бързото навлизане на новите технологии представлява предизвикателство и за образователните системи, които следва да се адаптират с бързи темпове.
Challenges ahead for women’s rights: more than 25 years after the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (B9-0114/2021)
Гласувах „за“ резолюцията относно бъдещите предизвикателства пред правата на жените в Европа в контекста на Пекинската декларация и Платформата за действие от 15 септември 1995 г. Подкрепям призива към Комисията и държавите членки за изпълнение на целите за устойчиво развитие, и по-конкретно за осигуряване на универсален достъп до здравеопазване, образование и заетост.Същевременно изразявам резерви относно параграфи 34 и 35 на резолюцията, които призовават за ратифициране на Конвенцията от Истанбул. Текстът е в противоречие с решението на Конституционния съд, което гласи, че международният документ не съответства на българската конституция.
Fisheries control (A9-0016/2021 - Clara Aguilera)
Дребномащабният риболов е гръбнакът на рибарството в моята родина. Над 95% от рибарския флот в България попада в тази категория. Черно море има ясна сезонност, която обуславя по-краткия период за риболов в него. Голяма част от рибарите в България са възрастни.Вярвам, че към тях е важно да има адаптиран подход, който да гарантира, че ще могат да съхранят поминъка си в бъдеще без затруднения и допълнителни разходи. Приветствам идеята да се предостави финансова помощ за оборудване от бъдещия Европейския фонд за морско дело, рибарство и аквакултури.Въпреки това, смятам, че предложеният текст не гарантира интересите на дребните рибари по българското Черноморие. Тъй като ключови предложения за изменения, които отразяват техния интерес, не станаха част от мандата за междуинституционален преговор, аз не бях в позиция да дам подкрепата си за така измененото предложение за регламент.
Objection pursuant to Rule 112(2) and (3): Active substances, including dimoxystrobin (B9-0162/2021)
Веществото димоксистробин през 2015 г. е било включено в „списъка с кандидати за замяна“ с Регламент за изпълнение (ЕС) 2015/408, освен другото и поради това, че се счита, че то има свойства, нарушаващи функциите на ендокринната система, които могат да имат вредно въздействие върху хората.Също така смятам, че е неприемливо дадено вещество, за което е известно, че отговаря на критериите за изключване на активни вещества, които са мутагенни, канцерогенни и/или токсични за репродукцията или имат свойства, водещи до нарушения на функциите на ендокринната система, да продължава да бъде разрешено за употреба в Съюза, като по този начин се излагат на риск общественото здраве и околната среда.Споделям мнението, че решението за удължаване на срока на одобрение на веществото димоксистробин не е в съответствие с критериите за безопасност, определени в Регламент (ЕО) № 1107/2009. Поради тези причини аз гласувах „за“ настоящата резолюция.
Objection pursuant to Rule 112(2) and (3): Genetically modified cotton GHB614 × T304-40 × GHB119 (B9-0160/2021)
Подкрепих резолюцията относно проекта на решение за изпълнение на Комисията за разрешаване на пускането на пазара на продукти, съдържащи, състоящи се или произведени от генетично модифициран памук GHB614 × T304-40 × GHB119, защото смятам, че проектът на решение за изпълнение на Комисията превишава изпълнителните правомощия, предвидени в Регламент (ЕО) № 1829/2003.Бих искал да изразя своето силно разочарование, че Комисията е продължила да разрешава вноса в Съюза на ГМО въпреки текущите възражения от страна на Парламента и факта, че мнозинството от държавите членки са гласували против.Европейското общество е поляризирано по темата, като в страни като моята – България, освен законова забрана, има и силно обществено неодобрение към отглеждането на генетично модифицирани организми заради липсата на достатъчно информация за трайния им ефект върху здравето на човека, животните и околната среда като цяло.
Objection pursuant to Rule 112(2) and (3): Genetically modified maize MZIR098 (SYN-ØØØ98-3) (B9-0161/2021)
Подкрепих резолюцията относно проекта на решение за изпълнение на Комисията за разрешаване на пускането на пазара на продукти, съдържащи, състоящи се или произведени от генетично модифицирана царевица MZIR098 (SYN-ØØØ98-3), защото смятам, че проектът на решение за изпълнение на Комисията превишава изпълнителните правомощия, предвидени в Регламент (ЕО) №1829/2003.Бих искал да изразя своето силно разочарование, че Комисията е продължила да разрешава вноса в Съюза на ГМО въпреки текущите възражения от страна на Парламента и факта, че мнозинството от държавите членки са гласували против.Европейското общество е поляризирано по темата, като в страни като моята – България, освен законова забрана, има и силно обществено неодобрение към отглеждането на генетично модифицирани организми заради липсата на достатъчно информация за трайния им ефект върху здравето на човека, животните и околната среда като цяло.
European protein strategy (A9-0281/2023 - Emma Wiesner)
Без съмнение протеините са от съществено значение както за някои подсектори на селското стопанство – като например животновъдство, така и за производството на храни за консумация от човека. Статистиката показва, че близо три четвърти от фуражния протеин, използван в ЕС, се произвеждат тук, но при високопротеиновите суровини този дял е под една трета, а остатъкът е внос. Това обуславя нуждата от Европейска стратегия за протеините. Същевременно обаче смятам, че европейският подход на взимане под внимание на ясно заявени позиции на европейските граждани, особено по въпроси като генетично модифицирани организми, за които все по-често се използва евфемизмът „нови геномни техники“, или консумацията на протеини от насекоми, не следва да се пренебрегва в такъв стратегически документ.Макар документът да очертава важни аспекти от въпроса, свързани с производството на протеини, аз не мога да дам своя глас на подкрепа за текст, който се опитва да легитимира практики, които не се ползват с одобрението на мнозинството европейци и българи в частност, като например използване на генни модификации или протеини от насекоми. Затова гласувах против предложението в този му вид.
Implementation of the Treaty provisions on special legislative procedures (A9-0384/2023 - Victor Negrescu)
Докладът засяга, наред с другото, политическо-административно новаторство - а именно създаването на „избирателен район, обхващащ цялата територия на Съюза“. Това предложение, в контекста на засилващия се държавнически егоизъм, ясно онагледен от поведението на Нидерландия и Австрия по време на гласуването на решението за присъединяването на България и Румъния към т.нар. Шенгенско пространство през 2022, на този етап е, за съжаление, химерно и би създало по-голям изборен дисбаланс в представителността в Европейския парламент. Транснационални листи биха били противовес на даване на видимост на по-малките държави, култури и езици и по естествен път биха дали по-голяма тежест на кандидати с езици, които могат да достигнат до повече избиратели, а оттам и по-голяма национална представителност на големите държави в сравнение със сега.В допълнение, никой избран за член на Европейския парламент не може да бъде заставен да не гласува съобразно национални предпочитания и интереси.За да има автентично и независимо европейско политическо управление, подобен избирателен район би имал своето място за в бъдеще, но за съжаление до Европейските избори 2024-2029 е практически невъзможно да се създаде справедлив представителен механизъм. Тъй като смятам, че е рано за подобно иновативно изборно предложение, аз не съм в позиция да подкрепя този доклад и гласувах „въздържал се“.
Written questions (30)
Implementation of the Network and Information Security Directive
Assessing the impact of the EU-Mercosur trade agreement vis-à-vis products with geographical indications
Maximum farm size for receipt of direct payments under the CAP
Application of the common fisheries policy in Bulgaria, 2007-2013 and 2014-2020
US visa requirement for citizens of Bulgaria, Romania, Poland, Croatia and Cyprus
Compensation following the bankruptcy of Thomas Cook
Facilitating the establishment of regional slaughterhouses
Improving information on the origin of honeys
Air pollution in Bulgaria and the trade in waste for combustion
Assessing the risk to public health and the environment of the roll-out of 5G
Closing the digital divide in the EU
Security of 5G networks
Information on actions under the EU Pollinators Initiative
Role of the European Parliament in the decision-making process
The threat posed to the chestnut sector by the gall wasp pest
5G, the virus and the immune-repressing effect of long-term exposure to radio frequency electromagnetic waves
Assessment of the impact of plant protection products on pollinators/honeybees
Use of natural wood ash in the preservation of meat products
EMFF transitional fund
Food safety risks of imported meat from stolen and unidentified horses from Argentina
Modifications to the pro rata mechanism for the fair distribution of vaccines
Establishment of fish stock recovery areas in EU waters
EU’s legal perspective on biometrics
Scope of the definition of biometric data
Risks in respect of the use of biometrics
Technological tools and policies for tackling the impact of the growing use of synthetic media
Regulatory framework for tackling the challenges posed by the use of deepfakes
Registered producers of geographical indication products and products using the quality term ‘mountain product’ and ‘product of island farming’
The accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Schengen area
The funding gap faced by the EU Copernicus programme
Amendments (2378)
Amendment 9 #
2024/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Russia’s unprovoked and unjustified war of aggression against Ukraine since 24 February 2022 has had a profoundly negative impact on the ability of Ukraine to trade with the rest of the world, both because of the destruction of production capacity and the unavailability of a significant proportion of means of transport due to, for example, the restriction and uncertainty of access to the Black Sea. Under such exceptional circumstances and to mitigate the negative economic impact of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, it is necessary to accelerate the development of closer economic relations between the Union and Ukraine in order to provide continued support to the Ukrainian authorities and population. It is therefore necessary and appropriate to continue stimulating trade flows and granting concessions in the form of trade-liberalisation measures for all products, in line with the acceleration of the elimination of customs duties on trade between the Union and Ukraine, while at the same time preserving the livelihood of the European producers, among others, in countries in vicinity of Ukraine.
Amendment 12 #
2024/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) In order to prevent fraud, the preferential arrangements established by this Regulation should be conditional upon Ukraine complying with all the relevant conditions for obtaining benefits under the Association Agreement, including the rules of origin of products concerned and the procedures related thereto, as well as Ukraine’s involvement in close administrative cooperation with the Union, as provided for by the Association Agreement, and also with the member states where bilateral mutually agreed solutions have been established.
Amendment 16 #
2024/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The preferential arrangements established by this Regulation should also be conditional upon Ukraine abstaining from introducing new duties or charges having equivalent effect and new quantitative restrictions or measures having equivalent effect, from increasing existing levels of duties or charges, or from introducing any other restrictions on trade with the Union, unless clearly justified in the context of Russia’s war of aggression and in mutually agreed cases.
Amendment 18 #
2024/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Subject to an assessment by the Commission carried out in the context of the regular monitoring of the impact of this Regulation and launched either following a duly substantiated request from a Member State or on the Commission’s own initiative, it is necessary to provide for the possibility to take any necessary measures for imports of any products falling under the scope of this Regulation which are adversely affecting the Union market or the market of one or several Member States for like or directly competing products. There is a particularly precarious situation in the markets for poultry, eggs, and sugar, honey, corn, rapeseed, sunflower oil seed, wheat and dry milk that may harm Union agricultural producers if imports from Ukraine were to increase. It is appropriate to introduce an automatic safeguard for eggs, poultry, and sugar honey, corn, rapeseed, sunflower oil seed, wheat and dry milk products that is activated if quantities imported pursuant to this Regulation exceed the arithmetic mean of quantities in 2022 and 2023.
Amendment 40 #
2024/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) Ukraine’s abstention from introducing new duties or charges having equivalent effect and new quantitative restrictions or measures having equivalent effect for imports originating in the Union, from increasing existing levels of duties or charges, or from introducing any other restrictions on trade with the Union, including discriminatory internal administrative measures, unless clearly justified in the war context and mutually agreed between Ukraine and the EU or a member state of it; and
Amendment 41 #
2024/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. Where a Member State requests that the Commission suspends any of the preferential arrangements on the basis of Ukraine’s failure to comply with the conditions set out in Article 2, point (b), the Commission shall provide a reasoned opinion within four monthweeks of the request on whether the claim of Ukraine’s failure to comply is substantiated. If the Commission concludes that the claim is substantiated, it shall initiate the procedure referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article.
Amendment 50 #
2024/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
The Commission shall inform the Member States of the results of the regular monitoring every two months, starting from the entry into force of this Regulation.
Amendment 52 #
2024/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
The assessment referred to in the first subparagraph shall be concluded within fourtwo months of its launch.
Amendment 53 #
2024/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) the rate and amount of the increase in imports from Ukraine of the product concerned in absolute and relative terms to both the EU as a whole and each member of it,
Amendment 59 #
2024/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 5
Article 4 – paragraph 5
5. In critical circumstances where delay would cause damage that would be difficult to repair, the Commission may provisionally impose any measure which is necessary by means of an implementing act. Such measures may only be imposed upon a duly substantiated request from a Member State pursuant to paragraph 3(a) of this Article and shall be adopted within 21 days after the request has been received. The implementing act shall be adopted in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 5(4). The duration of a provisional safeguard measure shall not exceed 1280 days.
Amendment 65 #
2024/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
If, during the period 6 June to 31 December 2024, cumulative import volumes of either eggs, poultry or sugar, sugar, honey, corn, rapeseed, sunflower oil seed, wheat and dry milk products since 1 January 2024 reach the respective arithmetic mean of import volumes recorded in 2022 and 2023, the Commission shall, within 21 days and after informing the Committee on Safeguards established by Article 3(1) of Regulation (EU) 2015/478:
Amendment 94 #
2024/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 2
If, during the period 1 January to 5 June 2025, cumulative import volumes of either eggs, poultry or sugar, sugar, honey, corn, rapeseed, sunflower oil seed, wheat and dry milk products for the period since 1 January 2025 reach five twelfths of the respective arithmetic mean of import volumes recorded 2022 and 2023,the Commission shall, within 21 days and after informing the Committee on Safeguards, reintroduce for that product the corresponding tariff-rate quota suspended by Article 1(1), point b.
Amendment 119 #
2024/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 3
For the purposes of this paragraph, the terms eggs, poultry and sugar, sugar, honey, corn, rapeseed, sunflower oil seed, wheat and dry milk products refer to all products covered by the tariff-rate quotas in the Appendix to Annex I-A of the Association Agreement for, respectively, eggs and albumins, poultry meat and poultry meat preparations, and sugars, and the arithmetic mean shall be calculated by dividing the sum of import volumes in 2022 and 2023 by two.
Amendment 133 #
2024/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
The Commission’s annual report on the implementation of the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area shall include a detailed assessment of the implementation of the trade-liberalisation measures provided for in this Regulation and shall include, insofar as appropriate, an assessment of the social impact of those measures in Ukraine and in the Union both from economic and rural development perspectives. Information on imports of products under Article 1(1), point (b), shall be made available via the website of the Commission and shall be updated on a monthly basis.
Amendment 1 #
2024/0016(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Citation 4 a (new)
Citation 4 a (new)
Having regard to the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Social and Economic Committee and the Committee of the Regions on boosting startups and innovation in trustworthy artificial intelligence,
Amendment 2 #
2024/0016(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Citation 4 b (new)
Citation 4 b (new)
Having regard to the European Parliament report on increasing innovation, industrial and technological competitiveness through a favourable environment for startups and scale-ups,
Amendment 6 #
2024/0016(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The new objective would allow the Joint Undertaking to perform activities in the domains of acquiring and operating AI- dedicated supercomputers or partitions of supercomputers to enable fast machine learning and training of large AI foundation models thus strengthening EU's competitiveness and industrial base in AI. The Joint Undertaking should also be allowed to create a new access mode to its computing resources for AI startups and scaleups with the aim of overcoming cost constraints and a lack of resource expertise, and the wider scientific community active in AI and to develop dedicated AI applications optimized to run on its supercomputers. Those changes would enable the Joint Undertaking to offer tailored computing power and services to nurture large-scale AI training and development and uptake in the Union, which is not feasible under the current Regulation.
Amendment 11 #
2024/0016(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5 a) Environmental impact assessment should be conducted together with a mitigation plan for high energy consumption when establishing the Artificial Intelligence supercomputing service infrastructure . Data centres should fully respect the Energy Efficiency Directive requirements as outlined in Article 12.
Amendment 24 #
2024/0016(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Regulation (EU) 2021/1173
Article 2, point 3c
Article 2, point 3c
(3c) ‘Artificial Intelligence Factory’ means a centralised or distributed entity providing an Artificial Intelligence supercomputing service infrastructure which is composed of an Artificial Intelligence-dedicated supercomputer or Artificial Intelligence partition of supercomputer, an associated data centre, dedicated access and artificial intelligence- oriented supercomputing services and attracting and pool, pooling and retaining talent to provide the competences, skills and knowledge required in using the supercomputers for Artificial Intelligence;;
Amendment 26 #
2024/0016(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) 2021/1173
Article 3 – paragraph 2– point h
Article 3 – paragraph 2– point h
(h) to develop and operate the Artificial Intelligence Factories in support of the further development of a highly competitive and, innovative, trustworthy and ethical Artificial Intelligence ecosystem in the Union;
Amendment 33 #
2024/0016(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) 2021/1173
Article 4, paragraph 1, point h, subpoint (iii)
Article 4, paragraph 1, point h, subpoint (iii)
(iii) providing access to the Artificial Intelligence-dedicated supercomputers or EuroHPC supercomputers upgraded with Artificial Intelligence, including widening their use to a large number of public and private users, including startups, scale-ups and small and medium-sized enterprises;
Amendment 34 #
2024/0016(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) 2021/1173
Article 4 –paragraph 1, point h, new subpoint (iii a)
Article 4 –paragraph 1, point h, new subpoint (iii a)
(iii a) The opportunities offered by the AI Factories shall be widely communicated to startups and scale-ups and the research and innovation communities;
Amendment 37 #
2024/0016(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) 2021/1173
Article 4 – paragraph 1, point h, subpoint (iv)
Article 4 – paragraph 1, point h, subpoint (iv)
(iv) the operation of centralised or distributed Artificial Intelligence-oriented supercomputing service centres in support of the Artificial Intelligence startup and research and innovation ecosystem providing algorithmic support, support for the further development, training, testing, evaluation and validation of Artificial Intelligence training models and systems, and support for the development of emerging large-scale Artificial Intelligence applications in strategic areas such as health and care, climate change, roboticsaerospace, manufacturing, robotics, biotech, or connected and automated driving.
Amendment 41 #
2024/0016(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) 2021/1173
Article 4, paragraph 1, point h, subpoint (vii)
Article 4, paragraph 1, point h, subpoint (vii)
(vii) attracting, pooling, training and tretaining talent, as well as providing tailor-made coaching to develop their competences and, skills and knowledge in using the EuroHPC supercomputers for Artificial Intelligence;
Amendment 43 #
2024/0016(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) 2021/1173
Article 4, paragraph 1, point h, new subpoint (vii a)
Article 4, paragraph 1, point h, new subpoint (vii a)
(vii a) Specialised user support and training to EU scientists and experts in the field of AI shall be provided;
Amendment 54 #
2024/0016(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EU) 2021/1173
Article 9, paragraph 5, point g, subpoint (v)
Article 9, paragraph 5, point g, subpoint (v)
(v) existing capabilities and future plans of the hosting entity to contribute to the development, training and retention of the talent pool;
Amendment 61 #
2024/0016(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Regulation (EU) 2021/1173
Article 9 – paragraph 6a
Article 9 – paragraph 6a
(6a) For the Artificial Intelligence dedicated supercomputers referred to in Article 12a, the hosting entity shall create a one-stop shop for the startups and scale- ups and other users to facilitate access to its support services.
Amendment 64 #
2024/0016(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Regulation (EU) 2021/1173
Article 9 – new paragraph (6a a)
Article 9 – new paragraph (6a a)
(6a a) When establishing the Artificial Intelligence supercomputing service infrastructure environmental impact assessment shall be conducted and mitigation plan for high energy consumption shall be developed. Data centres shall fully respect EED requirements as outlined in article 12.
Amendment 71 #
2024/0016(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point b
Regulation (EU) 2021/1173
Article 16, paragraph 2b
Article 16, paragraph 2b
2b. The Governing Board shall define special access conditions for the Artificial Intelligence-dedicated supercomputers and the EuroHPC supercomputers upgraded for Artificial Intelligence capabilities in accordance with Article 17 taking into account the specific needs of the Artificial Intelligence startup and research ecosystem. This shall include dedicated access to startups and scale-ups. Only proposals for developing trustworthy and ethical Artificial Intelligence models, systems and applications that arein line with EU values shall be eligible for access.
Amendment 2 #
2023/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)
Citation 6 a (new)
– having regards to the European Innovation Council (EIC) established under the Horizon Europe Regulation (EU) 2021/695).
Amendment 8 #
2023/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the Commission has various initiatives in place aimed at promoting entrepreneurship, innovation and digital transformation in the EU, such as the start-up and scale-up initiative, eco- innovation scoreboard, Knowledge & innovation Communities (KICs), the European cluster collaboration platform, the digital decade and the digital single market strategy, ;
Amendment 10 #
2023/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the EU is committed to improving its industrial and technological competitiveness in the global market and recognises the need to reinforce its position through sustained support for the growth of start-ups and scale-ups as those can foster innovation and further the objectives of green and digital transition;
Amendment 24 #
2023/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission, in cooperation with the Member States, to propose harmonised and broad definitions of a start- up and a scale-up respectively, based on scalability and taking into account how they differ from one another and the clear distinction between them and SMEs;
Amendment 37 #
2023/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Is convinced that dedicated definitions will increase the opportunities for support through measures that are tailored to the specific needs and features of start-ups and scale-ups andby boosting their access to European capital markets and private investors; calls on the Commission to develop a comprehensive European start- up and scale-up strategy that promotes innovation and addresses the challenges faced by start-ups and scale-ups in the EU;
Amendment 39 #
2023/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission, in cooperation with the Member States, to assess how start-ups and a scale-ups respectively can contribute to the EU’s decarbonisation objectives and factor in their role in planning processes such as the National Energy and Climate plans
Amendment 40 #
2023/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission and the Member States, as part of the upcoming SME relief package, to identify ways to introduce further financial incentives aimed at promoting the adoption of technology by start-ups and scale-upnd explore synergies between national and European initiatives aimed at promoting technology innovation and dissemination by start-ups and scale-ups in the private and the public sectors;
Amendment 51 #
2023/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to develop comprehensive policies, regulations and strategies that are aligned with the European start-up and scale-up initiative and foster a favourable environment for start-ups and scale-ups, encompassing access to finance and technology, regulatory simplification, talent retention and acquisition, and support for internationalisation; through the Digital Single Market.
Amendment 74 #
2023/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the creation of the European Innovation Council Fund to support innovative start-ups; and bring new funding opportunities, ensuring that the processes to apply and the use of the EICF are startup-friendly
Amendment 76 #
2023/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Emphasises the critical role of start-ups and scale-ups in fostering innovation and technological advancement across various sectors, including digital technologies, artificial intelligence, clean energy, biotechnology, and advanced manufacturing
Amendment 84 #
2023/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to assess the barriers which start-ups and scale-ups face in accessing finance and tailor funding application processes in a way that allows project developers to easily access finance.
Amendment 85 #
2023/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Calls on the Commission to explore ways in which start-ups and scale- ups can be supported in follow-up planning for implementing the innovations they have developed.
Amendment 87 #
2023/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Notes the EU’s objectives concerning the Net Zero Industry Act2 and calls on the Commission to consider how additional fiscal incentives could be put forward forto increase the competitiveness of European start-ups and scale-ups, in order to encourage investments in net-zero technologies and participation in net-zero projects and facilitate the deployment of net-zero technologies in EU industrial green value chains; _________________ 2 Commission proposal of 16 March 2023 for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on establishing a framework of measures for strengthening Europe’s net-zero technology products manufacturing ecosystem (Net Zero Industry Act) (COM(2023)0161).
Amendment 88 #
2023/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Urges the Commission to enhance the funding mechanisms for start-ups and scale-ups, including public procurement and the provision of grants, loans and venture capital, and to explore the possibility of optimising and/or reorienting existing funds to target European start-ups and scale-ups more effectively, including special call for projects for deeptech and greentech and the possibility of establishing a dedicated European start-up and scale-up fund;
Amendment 97 #
2023/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Encourages the European Investment Fund andBank group, including the European Investment Fund as well as national development banks to increase their investments in start-ups and scale- ups, particularly those operating in emerging and high-potential sectors;
Amendment 100 #
2023/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to develop comprehensive plans and strategies on how to harvest technology innovation enabled by start- ups and scale-ups in order to promote competitiveness and reduce emissions.
Amendment 120 #
2023/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Member States and the Commission, where applicable, to establish entrepreneur and angel investors-friendly tax regimes, incentives and simplified administrative procedures to attract and retain talent, incentivise investment and scalability, and encourage entrepreneurship;
Amendment 123 #
2023/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Highlights the significant impact late payments have on cash flow for start- ups and scale-ups and the use of digital solutions to facilitate increased invoice transparency and faster invoice payments
Amendment 129 #
2023/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Urges the Commission and the Member States to support initiatives that promote digital and industrial skills, cooperation, knowledge sharing, entrepreneurship and mentorship at all levels of education, equipping individuals with the necessary knowledge and competencies to thrive in the digital age, and allowing for the creation of a pan- European start-up visa;
Amendment 131 #
2023/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Urges the Commission and the Member States to finance communication campaigns to promote the jobs in digital and industrial environments, with a specific focus on attracting more female talents in these sectors
Amendment 138 #
2023/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Stresses the importance of safeguarding the principle of non- discrimination, promoting diversity and inclusivity within the start-up and scale up ecosystem, ensuring equal opportunities for all, including young people, established professionals and underrepresented groups
Amendment 145 #
2023/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Recommends the establishment of regional start-up ecosystems that support local entrepreneurship, innovation hubs and incubators, and leverage each region’s strengths and resources; Recommends that such regional start-up ecosystems become a forum for ecosystem leaders to exchange ideas and best practices
Amendment 149 #
2023/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Notes the success stories of start- up ecosystems in other regions, such as Silicon Valley, Tel Aviv, and Shenzhen, and the lessons learned from their experiences,
Amendment 150 #
2023/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17b. Encourages the Commission and Member State to put in place measures and initiatives that foster an innovation ecosystem by enhancing the cooperation between academia, national labs, larger businesses, funding agencies and enabling consortia building.
Amendment 156 #
2023/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. As part of the Financial Data Access Framework, calls on the Commission to work with industry to establish consistent and harmonised standards for financial datasets and a framework ensuring a more trusted, efficient, and innovative financial data sharing across businesses, third parties and governments to promote sound financial management of small businesses
Amendment 158 #
2023/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Urges the Commission to consider additional measures to ensure that start-ups and scale-ups are able to access and use data for research and to apply AI technology to solve day-to-day challenges, and that they benefit from the widest possible range of public and private data sets; to contribute to the objectives of the green and digital transitions
Amendment 163 #
2023/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Encourages the Commission to ensure the swift, harmonised and effective implementation of recent digital regulations, notably the Digital Services Act, the Digital Markets Act, the Data Act and the upcoming Artificial Intelligence Act, to assess the financial and administrative costs imposed on start-ups and scale-ups to evaluate their impact and effectiveness.
Amendment 165 #
2023/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Encourages the Commission to appoint start-up and scale-up contact points in relevant DGs to better coordinate dedicated policies
Amendment 169 #
2023/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Implores the Commission to develop and adopt a ‘Start-up Test’, along the same lines as the SME Test that it adopted in 2021, in order to better assess the impact of legislation focusing on innovation, financing and competitiveness;, ensuring overregulation doesn’t disincentivise starting up in Europe.
Amendment 178 #
2023/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Urges the Commission to accelerate the execution of its action plan for the Capital Markets Union to increase liquidity on European public markets and incentivise scale-ups to list on European stock exchanges.
Amendment 5 #
2023/2048(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas rural areas face the urgent challenges of demographic decline and ageing, especially affecting EU farming populations, along with rural abandonment, lack of access to infrastructure, healthcare, education and services, low incomes and fewer job opportunities;
Amendment 10 #
2023/2048(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the digital and green transitions offer opportunities for stronger, connected, resilient, innovative and prosperous rural areas in the long term, however, despite recent improvements in high-speed broadband connectivity, only 59% of households in rural regions have access to broadband, compared to 87% of the households in the EU;
Amendment 14 #
2023/2048(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the Long-term Vision for the EU's Rural Areas calls to improve rural quality of life, achieve balanced territorial development and stimulate economic growth in rural areas;
Amendment 16 #
2023/2048(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas the role and importance of rural areas is often under-appreciated, insufficiently rewarded and funded;
Amendment 17 #
2023/2048(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C c (new)
Recital C c (new)
Cc. whereas the diversity of EU’s rural areas calls for locally designed responses and solutions corresponding to each territory’s specific needs and possibilities and strategies should address rural areas according to their individual characteristics and in relation to their environment, using, among other tools, the rural proofing mechanism;
Amendment 18 #
2023/2048(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C d (new)
Recital C d (new)
Cd. whereas rural communities are exposed to greater damages from climate change, more frequent adverse climate events such as storms, floods and droughts, and the consequences of biodiversity loss, and experience greater costs associated with climate transition;
Amendment 19 #
2023/2048(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C e (new)
Recital C e (new)
Ce. whereas sustainable farming and forestry management, that includes environmental, economic and social sustainability, provided decent work and livelihoods, ecological systems and biodiversity and also enhances climate and risk resilience;
Amendment 21 #
2023/2048(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that small, medium and family farms are the backbone of EU rural areas, providing food security and ecosystem services for European citizens;
Amendment 39 #
2023/2048(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Highlights the role that agriculture plays in achieving the Union objectives of food security, sustainable growth, social inclusion, and combating climate change, while helping to diversify agricultural production, preserve biodiversity and develop local economies;
Amendment 55 #
2023/2048(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Emphasises the role of e-services, mobile service solutions, private-public partnerships, social enterprises, cultural and creative industries; accessibility of education and healthcare; as well as cooperatives to help provide necessary services for rural areas and act as a key factor for rural socio-economic development;
Amendment 59 #
2023/2048(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Calls for improvement of the level of digital skills and the availability and affordability of adequate digital infrastructure, and the capacities to effectively deploy digital technologies, such as digital service platforms in rural areas;
Amendment 62 #
2023/2048(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Calls for development of partnerships in all economic activities in rural areas, between businesses of all sectors, local authorities, researchers and services based on innovation, knowledge sharing and cooperation;
Amendment 65 #
2023/2048(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5d. Calls for more effort in enabling rural residents to take active part in policy and decision-making processes, involving a broad range of stakeholders at all levels of governance to develop tailor-made, place-based and integrated policy solutions and investments
Amendment 67 #
2023/2048(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 e (new)
Paragraph 5 e (new)
5e. Calls for improving affordable public transport services and infrastructure such as railways, roads, charging and refuelling stations to support e-mobility solutions;
Amendment 69 #
2023/2048(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 f (new)
Paragraph 5 f (new)
5f. Emphasises the essential economic role played by agriculture, forestry and fisheries, calls for further development of short supply chains, quality schemes, producer organisations and cooperatives that contribute to increasing the sustainability of European food production;
Amendment 70 #
2023/2048(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 g (new)
Paragraph 5 g (new)
5g. Emphasises that generational renewal is the key for social, economic and environmental sustainability of rural areas and EU food autonomy and the future of agriculture and thus must remain a high priority in territorial development plans and strategies, stresses the need to account for the needs of small and medium sized farmers, and especially focus at attracting young farmers, preventing land abandonment and facilitating land access and access to credit;
Amendment 71 #
2023/2048(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 h (new)
Paragraph 5 h (new)
5h. Stresses the significance of circular and bio-economy principles, as well as their application within the agricultural sector, in contributing to the realization of the objectives set out in the European Green Deal; encourages the enhancement of understanding and the implementation of circular and bio- economy principles within the European agriculture and food system.
Amendment 10 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Council Directive 2001/110/EC20 lays down definitions, names, common rules on composition, quality and labelling requirements for honey. _________________ 20 Council Directive 2001/110/EC of 20 December 2001 relating to honey (OJ L 10, 12.1.2002, p. 47).
Amendment 19 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) In light of the close link between the quality of honey and its origin and the need for the consumer not to be misled regarding the quality of the product, Directive 2001/110/EC lays down rules on the labelling of the origin where the honey has been harvested. In particular, Article 2(4) of that Directive requires the country or countries of origin where the honey has been harvested to be indicated on the label and provides that, if honey originates in more than one Member State or third country, the mandatory indication of the countries of origin may be replaced by one of the following, as appropriate: ‘blend of EU honeys’, ‘blend of non-EU honeys’, ‘blend of EU and non-EU honeys’. The different rules adopted on this basis by Member States may have misled consumers and may have hindered the functioning of the internal market. In the light of Green Deal and the Farm to Fork Strategy’s objective of strengthening consumers in making informed choices, including on the geographical origin of their food, and the details of this origin in case of blending, and in the interest to preserve the efficient functioning of the internal market throughout the Union through a harmonisation of the labelling rules, it is appropriate to revise the rules for honey origin labelling and provide that the country or countries of origin should be mentioned on the packaging. In light of the reduced size of the packs containing only a single portion of honey (breakfast packs) and the resulting technical difficulties, it is therefore appropriate to exempt those packs from the obligation of listing all individual countries of origin, where the honey originates in more than one countryin descending order and with their respective percentages on the packaging.
Amendment 29 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) Given the particular interest shown by consumers in the geographical origin of honey in relation to its characteristics and quality, and the need for full transparency in this area, the country or countries of origin in which the honey was harvested must appear on the label in the same visual field as the indication of the product. In light of the reduced size of the packs containing only a single portion of honey (breakfast packs) and the resulting technical difficulties, it is therefore appropriate to exempt those packs from the obligation of listing all individual countries of origin, where the honey originates in more than one country.
Amendment 35 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 b (new)
Recital 3 b (new)
(3b) Recalling that the 2023 DG Health - JRC - and OLAF reports on honey adulteration "EU Coordinate action "From the hives"" and "EU Coordinate action to deter certain fraudulent practices in the honey sector - Analytical testing results of imported honeys" highlight a very high percentage of imported honeys suspected of adulteration and confirm a range of frauds that exist in the honey sector. Aware of the fact that some operators use "customised" sugar syrups that are very difficult to detect even when the most sophisticated analytical techniques. Noting with regret the lack of official, validated analytical methods for detecting new types of adulteration with sugar syrups means that national authorities are unable to identify as fraudulent honeys. Pointing out that the honey market is faced with a significant supply of honeys that have been adulterated by the addition of sugar syrups, either during the honeyflow or at some stage in the packaging process. Convinced that several elements need to be clarified or improved in the honey directive to limit the possibilities of fraud and facilitate controls: complementing mandatory traceability measures with a block-chain system, rejecting filtered honey and honeys whose excessive water content has been reduced by vacuum evaporation.
Amendment 45 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 d (new)
Recital 3 d (new)
Amendment 47 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 e (new)
Recital 3 e (new)
(3e) Acknowledging that the term filtered honey used in Directive 2001/110 is misinterpreted by consumers, who confuse this industrial filtration with the filtration carried out by beekeepers after extracting their honey to remove particles of wax and other foreign elements from the honey. Consequently, filtered honeys as defined in Directive 2001/110/EC should no longer be allowed to be marketed under the name "honey" and the definition of "filtered honey" should be deleted from the text of the Directive. Noticing that the removal by filtration of some or all of the pollen and figurative elements present in a honey and a filter mesh size of less than 100 µm no longer allows the correct identification of the geographical and/or botanical origin of a honey. This makes it much more difficult to differentiate between sugar syrup or a mixture of honey and syrup and honey. Industrial filtration makes it impossible to trace honey using an analytical approach such as melissopalynology. Underlining that Annex II of Directive 2001/110 should be amended to specify the level of filtration permitted, which does not significantly alter the density and pollen spectrum of the honey, but which does remove most of the foreign matter in the honey.
Amendment 49 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 f (new)
Recital 3 f (new)
(3f) Recalling that both the definition of honey in Directive 2001/110 EC and that of the Codex Alimentarius clearly specify the work carried out by bees in the hive after they have harvested their crop, which they transform by combining it with specific materials of their own, deposit, dehydrate, store, and leave to ripen in the combs of the hive. Dehydration followed by ripening are operations carried out by the bees. Outside the European Union, some countries accept that the work of bees is limited to harvesting nectar secretions from plants or honeydew in the production of honey. Unripe honeys produced in this way have a moisture content well in excess of the 20% threshold laid down in Directive 2001/110/EC. Operators work with heated vats under a vacuum to limit the boiling temperature of the water in the honey. However, this process degrades the final product, depleting its aromas and enzymes. Insists that the Honey Directive should prohibit this vacuum evaporation process for honeys.
Amendment 50 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 f (new)
Recital 3 f (new)
(3f) Given the particular interest shown by consumers in the geographical origin of honey in relation to its characteristics and quality, and the need for total transparency in this area, the country or countries of origin in which the honey was harvested must appear on the label in the same visual field as the indication of the product.
Amendment 51 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 g (new)
Recital 3 g (new)
(3g) Noticing with concern Heat treatment above 40°C (± 5°C) causes degradation of certain constituents of the honey. The indicators currently used, namely HMF and the diastase index, make it possible to evaluate the significant degradation of honeys but do not make it possible to highlight the degradation of more sensitive honey constituents such as invertase. Consumer must be able to differentiate between honeys not exposed to treatments involving heating above 40°C (± 5°C) and other honeys. The words "virgin honey or unheated honey" must thus appear on the label. In order to control the absence of thermal degradation of a honey, a minimum threshold must be set for the presence of invertase in honey, an enzyme that is much more sensitive and degrades very rapidly once high temperatures are reached.
Amendment 71 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Directive 2001/110/EC
Article 2 – paragraph 2
Article 2 – paragraph 2
(1a) paragraph 2 is replaced by the following: 2. the product names referred to in Annex I, points 2 and 3, shall apply only to the products defined therein and shall be used in trade to designate them. These names may be replaced by the simple product name ‘honey’, except in the case of "comb honey", "honey with pieces of comb" and "industrial honey".
Amendment 74 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – introductory part
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – introductory part
Directive 2001/110/EC
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – points a, b, c (new), d (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – points a, b, c (new), d (new)
(2) in paragraph 4, points (a) and (b) are replaced by the following and points (c) and (d) are added:
Amendment 81 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2001/110/EC
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – point a
(а) The country of origin where the honey has been harvested shall be indicated on the label. If the honey originates in more than one country, the countries of origin where the honey has been harvested shall be indicated on the label of packs containby means of a two-letter code in accordance with ISO Code 3166, indicating, in descending more than 25 gder, the percentage of honey from each of the countries of origin;
Amendment 103 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
(b) For the purpoexcept in the cases of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 and in particular Articles 12 to 15 thereof, the particulars to be indicated according to point (a) of this paragraph shall be considered as mandatory particulars in accordance with Article 9 of that Regulation.honey intended for industry, these names may be supplemented by indications relating to: - floral or vegetable origin, if the product comes entirely or essentially from the origin indicated and has the organoleptic, physico-chemical and microscopic characteristics thereof, - regional, territorial or topographical origin, if the product comes entirely from the origin indicated, - specific quality criteria.
Amendment 111 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2001/110/EC
Article 2– paragraph 4– point b b (new)
Article 2– paragraph 4– point b b (new)
(bb) except for honeys intended for industrial use, these names may be supplemented by indications referring to the absence of significant heat treatment. The term referring to the absence of significant heat treatment such as "raw honey" or "unheated honey" may be included on the label on the front of the commercial packaging of the honey if no heat treatment has degraded highly sensitive enzymes such as invertase, from harvesting to potting, while complying with the conditions referred to in Annex II, points 6 (diastase index and hydroxymethylfurfural content) and 7 (invertase index).
Amendment 159 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 a (new)
Annex I – paragraph 1 a (new)
Directive 2001/110/EC
Annex 1 – paragraph 2 – point b – point viii
Annex 1 – paragraph 2 – point b – point viii
Annex I to Directive 2001/110/EC is amended as follows: In paragraph 2, point (b)(viii) is deleted and replaced by the following: (viii) raw or unheated honey: the honey obtained which has been extracted from the combs, decanted and then, if necessary, sieved. Honey so designated has not been heated to the extent that its enzymes and other thermally sensitive elements are degraded to such an extent that they no longer comply with the criteria laid down in points 6 and 7 of Annex II.
Amendment 168 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point а
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point а
Directive 2001/112/EC
Annex 1 – part 1 – point 6
Annex 1 – part 1 – point 6
Amendment 204 #
2023/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I a (new)
Annex I a (new)
Directive 2001/110/EC
Annex 2 a (new)
Annex 2 a (new)
Annex IIa MEASURES RELATING TO HONEY TRACABILITY Guidelines The identification data that must accompany honey throughout the food chain, from producer to consumer, and which must be entered into the blockchain system are as follows: 1. Harvesting beekeeper references 2. Lot defined by the harvesting beekeeper 3. The specific identifier assigned by the non-European operator ensuring the sale to the EU market of batches of honey harvested in a non-EU country. 4. The unique identifier (code) of each operator in the food chain who purchases and processes honey from the beekeeper- harvester. Importers of honey into the EU are treated in the same way as operators and the traceability of honeys applies to them too. 5. Year the honey was harvested if sold in bulk from the beekeeper down the chain. 6. The year of blending if honeys from different geographical origins (country of origin) are blended. 7. In the case of a blend of honeys, indication of the percentages of the different batches of honeys identified by their identifier and creation of a new identifier linked to the initial information. 8. Specific floral or plant origin if mentioned on the packaging of the honey marketed. 9. Geographical origin corresponding to the origin indicated on the marketed honey. The indication of origin must meet at least the requirements of Article 2(4)(a), i.e. the country of harvest. The information on origin may not be modified under any circumstances and must always appear when the honey is mixed or in transit. All packaging of blended honey, from the barrel to the jar, must be labelled with the last identifier assigned to the honey, so that it can be linked to all the honeys of origin and to the various blends made by the intermediary operator(s).
Amendment 1 #
2022/2203(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9
Citation 9
— having regard to the Council conclusions of 18 June 2019, 25 March 2020, 14 December 2021, 18 July 2022 and 13 December 2022 on enlargement and the stabilisation and association process,
Amendment 3 #
2022/2203(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11
Citation 11
— having regard to the outcomes of the first intergovernmental conference with North Macedonia of 19 July 2022 and EU's Negotiating Framework,
Amendment 50 #
2022/2203(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)
Recital F b (new)
Fb. whereas there has been an increasing number of incidents on ethnic and political grounds, including an attempt to set on fire the premises of the Bulgarian Cultural Club in Bitola in June 2022 and a violent assault against the secretary of the Bulgarian Cultural Club “Tsar Boris III” in January 2023,
Amendment 51 #
2022/2203(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F c (new)
Recital F c (new)
Fc. whereas a number of Bulgarian citizens and journalists willing to enter North Macedonia on the occasion of the ceremony for the 151st anniversary of the birth of Gotse Delchev, a shared national hero for both countries, were denied entry into the country at border crossing points,
Amendment 52 #
2022/2203(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F d (new)
Recital F d (new)
Fd. whereas following a controversial naming of the Bulgarian Cultural Club in Bitola, which opened in April 2022, North Macedonia amended the Law on Associations and Foundations in November 2022, effectively de-registering the association,
Amendment 53 #
2022/2203(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F e (new)
Recital F e (new)
Amendment 60 #
2022/2203(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas progress towards advancement of accession negotiations will be measured against a set of criteria and requirements laid down in the Negotiating Framework, among which North Macedonia’s commitment to good neighbourly relations and the implementation in good faith of bilateral agreements, including the Prespa Agreement with Greece and the Treaty on Good Neighbourly Relations with Bulgaria of 2017,
Amendment 66 #
2022/2203(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the start of the accession negotiations process and the holding of the first Intergovernmental Conference, which is a clear recognition of North Macedonia’s consistent commitment to EU integration, which has been underpinned by steady progress on guaranteeing democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights, while moving towards cross-cutting policy alignment;
Amendment 97 #
2022/2203(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Expresses concern about the unjustified delays inof the accessstart of the negotiation process; stresses the need to strengthen the process’s transparency, accountability and inclusiveness, including its parliamentary dimension;
Amendment 171 #
2022/2203(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Notes North Macedonia’s commitment to upholding civil liberties and fundamental rights; welcomes its progresall efforts towards eliminating all types of discrimination and ensuring equality; regrets the increasing number of instances of hate speech, hate crimes and intimidation towards minorities and other vulnerable groups on ethnic and political grounds;
Amendment 180 #
2022/2203(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Urges the authorities to step up the protection of minorities and other vulnerable groups and the prosecution ofevention, identification, investigation and prosecution of perpetrators of hate speech, hate crimes, as well as domestic and online abuse and to improve services for the victims of violence; welcomes changes to the Criminal Code of North Macedonia, covering crimes related to violence against women and the safety of journalists and insists on the need to strengthen North Macedonia’s anti-discrimination commission and Ombudsman’s office;
Amendment 260 #
2022/2203(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. CNotes with concern the recent backsliding of bilateral relations between North Macedonia and Bulgaria; calls for calm, dignity and maturity in bilateral relations, urges regional partners to restore trust and cooperate with mutual respect and in the spir; recalls that good neighbourly relations and the implementation in good faith of gbilateral agreements including the Prespa Agreement with Greece and Treaty on Good nNeighbourliness; y Relations with Bulgaria of 2017 remain an integral and essential element of the enlargement process;
Amendment 262 #
2022/2203(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Commends the encouraging progress, albeit on a limited scale and set of issues, within the Joint Multidisciplinary Commission of Experts on Historical and Educational Issues between Bulgaria and North Macedonia on key historical figures for both countries; underlines the importance of consistent commitment from experts from both sides, regardless of political dynamics and rhetoric, and ensuring steady progress in finding common ground and adopting recommendations on outstanding historical issues;
Amendment 277 #
2022/2203(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Supports efforts to reach an agreement on constitutional changes that would include additional communities in the preamble of the North Macedonia’s constitutionInvites further efforts from North Macedonia’s policymakers, both in government and opposition, to fulfil commitments made upon the start of the negotiations process and reach an agreement on constitutional changes that would include and recognise additional citizens living within the borders of North Macedonia, such as Bulgarians, in the relevant provisions of North Macedonia’s constitution, ensuring all recognised minorities stand on an equal footing;
Amendment 311 #
2022/2203(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Notes the need to fill in transport connectivity gaps by improving planning and administrative and operational capacity and by making progress on new and unfinished core infrastructure projects, including Rail and Road Pan-European Transport Corridor VIII;
Amendment 5 #
2022/2032(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls the key role that farmers and the agri-food sector have played during the COVID-19 pandemic, and before this, in ensuring access to quality and affordable food, especially through short supply chains and trade in locally grown food; stresses that agriculture remains a key sector, especially in less-developed regions, where it provides employment to almost three times as many people as the EU average for the agriculture sector;
Amendment 10 #
2022/2032(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that rural areas have become more attractive to people from other regions owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, thereby creating the conditions for a positive reversal of certain negative trends affecting rural areas; calls on the Member States, in this connection, to focus more attention and resources on developing these regions, especially in fields such as establishing digital infrastructure in regions where levels of internet access penetration are below the EU average;
Amendment 18 #
2022/2032(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the importance of increasing the resilience of the EU agri- food system and equipping it with the necessary tools to face new crises, such as the Covid-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine, by investing in research and innovation, digitalisation, and the transition to more sustainable and territorially connected agriculture;
Amendment 33 #
2022/2032(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to enhance complementarity in the implementation of EU funds, particularly for cohesion and agriculture policy, as well as for projects implemented through the Recovery and Resilience Facility and implemented in rural areas, by ensuring coordination, complementarity and coherence when it comes to rural development;
Amendment 50 #
2022/2032(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines the importance of the agricultural sector for the creation of employment and for livelihoods in rural areas and the need to combat the abandonment of rural areas through policies and the allocation of the necessary funds, by creating and facilitating conditions favourable to quality job creation and attracting new and young people to rural areas, by reducing wage gaps between agriculture and other sectors, by increasing labour productivity and business competitiveness and improving quality of life by encouraging investments in infrastructure and services;
Amendment 1 #
2022/2020(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. having regard to the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the Union of 18 July 20181a, and to the proposal for its revision1b; __________________ 1a OJ-L 193/30.07.2018, p. 1 1b COM(2022) 223 final - Proposal for Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union (recast)
Amendment 2 #
2022/2020(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. having regard to Regulation (EU) No 2021/2116 on the financing, management and monitoring (FMM) of the common agricultural policy (CAP);
Amendment 3 #
2022/2020(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. having regard to the Annual Activity Report 2021 by the Directorate General for Agriculture and Rural Development of the European Commission;
Amendment 5 #
2022/2020(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recalls that, from 1st January 2023, the budget of the CAP implemented under shared management will be subject to the provisions of Regulation (EU) No 2021/2116 on the financing, management and monitoring (FMM) of the common agricultural policy;
Amendment 9 #
2022/2020(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that under shared management, Member States are responsible for setting up a management and control system for payments and must ensure that it is capable of detecting and correcting irregularities; stresses that a distinction must be made between deliberate fraud and unintentional error, and suggests that Member States consider using an ad-hoc register where serious, intentional and repeated problems are identified;
Amendment 12 #
2022/2020(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Insists that, for the reputation of the CAP, the standard of control systems must be robust and fully compliant with its new Common Agricultural Policy regulations in order to secure the proper implementation, in particular, of the new delivery model from 1 January 2023, and encourages the exchange of best practices to ensure this across all Member States;
Amendment 19 #
2022/2020(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that Member States execute payments to CAP beneficiaries through accredited paying agencies (PAs), which perform on-the-spot checks to ensure the eligibility of applications and the correct execution of payments; , and considers that these checks must be coordinated, rigorous and effective, without increasing the level of bureaucracy faced by farmers;
Amendment 21 #
2022/2020(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Amendment 22 #
2022/2020(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Welcomes the Commission’s proposals on IT use in the proposal for revision of the Financial Regulation3a particularly to include use of electronic systems and digital controls to ensure adequate audit trails; __________________ 3a COM(2022) 223 final, point (d) of Articles 36(2) and point (a) of Article 63 (4)
Amendment 25 #
2022/2020(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes the role of certification bodies (CBs) appointed as independent audit bodies by Member States; observes that CBscertification bodies already provide an opinion on the proper functioning of PAs’paying agencies' management and control systems, and since 2015;
Amendment 27 #
2022/2020(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Recalls that, from 1 January 2023, certification bodies must establish if Member States governance systems function properly, and whether expenditure is eligible according to the Financial Regulation4a; __________________ 4a Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 2021/2116 and in particular its Article 37
Amendment 29 #
2022/2020(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that the main objective of thise assurance model is to ensure that the remaining risk to the budget is below the materiality threshold of 2 %; recognises the low error rates for the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund and the continuous decrease in error rates for the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development over the past financial years; notes furthermore that the overall adjusted error rate for the CAP funds overall for 2021 is below the materiality rate of 2%, for the third year in a row, at 1.84%;
Amendment 38 #
2022/2020(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Approves of the simplifications introduced in the CAP for 2023-27, facilitating management by national authorities alongside their responsibilities for audit and control which must be carried out effectively to ensure errors and irregularities do not increase under this simplification;
Amendment 50 #
2022/2020(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Believes that digitalisation and the adoption of more sophisticated IT tools couldan improve the efficiency of the assurance process; supports the extension of the use of the risk-scoring tool Arachne. and particularly welcomes the references to this in the Financial Regulation revision proposal5a, referring to a single integrated IT system for data-mining and risk scoring; __________________ 5a Point (d) of Article 36(2), Article 36(6), Article 36(7) and Article 36(8)
Amendment 57 #
2022/2020(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Stresses the importance of the correct implementation by the European Court of Auditors of the protection of the financial interest of the Union measures outlined in Regulation on control and penalties6a; __________________ 6a Title IV Chapter I
Amendment 59 #
2022/2020(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Considers that the new delivery model under the FMM regulation must not hamper the European Court of Auditors in its task of assessing effectiveness, efficiency and economy of expenditure of EU funds under the new arrangements for the Common Agricultural Policy; seeks reassurance that the documentation required by point (c) of Article 9(3) of the same Regulation will be sufficient for the Court of Auditors to be able to verify cases of non- compliance with eligibility criteria for individual beneficiaries as per its Article 55;
Amendment 62 #
2022/2020(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Welcomes the Commission’s explanations in its 2021 Annual Activity Report on action taken regarding conflicts of interest, particularly to ensure correct implementation in shared management by Member States authorities; welcomes likewise the adoption in 2021 and the dissemination of the Guidance on the avoidance and management of conflicts of interest under the Financial Regulation as a further measure for improvements in the way funds are administered and controlled;
Amendment 12 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)
Citation 10 a (new)
— having regard to Commission communication of 30th of June 2021 on a Long-term Vision for the EU’s Rural Areas - Towards stronger, connected, resilient and prosperous rural areas by 20401a; _________________ 1a https://ec.europa.eu/info/sites/default/files /strategy/strategy_documents/documents/l tvra-c2021-345_en.pdf
Amendment 13 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 b (new)
Citation 10 b (new)
— having regard to the Draft Commission Regulation declaring certain categories of aid in the agricultural and forestry sectors and in rural areas compatible with the internal market in application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and repealing Commission Regulation (EU) No 702/20142a; _________________ 2a https://ec.europa.eu/competition- policy/public-consultations/2022-agri_en
Amendment 14 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 c (new)
Citation 10 c (new)
— having regard to the European Commission Communication on "Safeguarding food security and reinforcing the resilience of food systems";
Amendment 16 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 a (new)
Citation 15 a (new)
— having regard to the European Commission's Communication on "A Renovation Wave for Europe - greening our buildings, creating jobs, improving lives";
Amendment 17 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 b (new)
Citation 15 b (new)
— having regard to the new European Bauhaus initiative;
Amendment 19 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 21 a (new)
Citation 21 a (new)
— Having regard to the responsibilities of the EUMS under the UN Convention to Combat Desertification;
Amendment 21 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 23 a (new)
Citation 23 a (new)
— having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the "New EU Forest Strategy for 2030";
Amendment 46 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the TFEU makes no reference to a common EU forest policy; whereas Article 4 TFEU provides for a shared competence on environmental policy; whereas due to the specific diversity of the EU’s forests with regard to bio-geography, structure, size, biodiversity and ownership patterns, where environmental policy touches upon forests, it is necessary to duly apply the principle of subsidiarity and proportionality in the development and implementation of the new EU forest strategy (the strategy) and relevant EU legislation; stresses the need for further European-level coordination of national forest policies in order to take into account the important role of forests in achieving European climate objectives and to be able to calculate potential emission reductions and forest use limits more precisely at European level;
Amendment 59 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas energy, climate and environment policy and policy relating to other areas that have an impact on European forestry and forests are a matter lying within the competence of the EU; stresses that those policies have to be coordinated in line with the European Forest Strategy;
Amendment 68 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
Amendment 77 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas 40 % of Europe’s forests are publicly owned; whereas public authorities have an obligation to sustainably manage publicly owned forests in an exemplary fashion, in particular with regard to environmental, economic and social aspects;
Amendment 83 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas most recent data gathered under Article 17 of the Habitats Directive indicates that only 49 % of forests habitats have aare in good conservation status; whereas focusing solely ondition, the status of 29.6 % of habitats is unknown and 21.1 % are in poor condition; whereas focusing solely on what is in many instances inadequate aggregated data might be insufficient to identify and address key information on the most urgent issues and it is therefore necessary to consult more specific indicators on trends in condition and pressures and help ensure that missing data is available in future; whereas these indicators do not support an overall negative assessment of the state of the EU’s forests, but show both positive and negative trends that require nuanced responses;
Amendment 87 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas most recent data gathered under Article 17 of the Habitats Directive indicates that only 49 % of forests habitats have a good conservation status; whereas focusing solely on aggregated data might be insufficient to identify and address key information on the most urgent issues and it is therefore necessary to consult more specific local indicators on trends in condition and pressures; whereas these indicators do not support an overall negative assessment of the state of the EU’s forests, but show both positive and negative trends that require nuanced case- by-case responses;
Amendment 92 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
E a. whereas almost 23% of European forests are to be found in Natura 2000 sites, with the share in some Member States exceeding 50%, and almost half of the natural habitats in Natura 2000 areas are forests;
Amendment 99 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
E b. whereas agroforestry, defined as land use systems in which trees are grown in combination with agriculture on the same land unit, is a suite of land management systems, which boost overall productivity, generate more biomass, maintain and restore soils, combat desertification and provide a number of valuable ecosystem services;
Amendment 108 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E c (new)
Recital E c (new)
E c. whereas global voluntary certification schemes for sustainable forest management are currently in place; whereas certification schemes are an essential tool to meet EUTR requirements for due diligence3a; _________________ 3a https://op.europa.eu/en/publication- detail/-/publication/afa5e0df-fb19-11eb- b520-01aa75ed71a1/language-en
Amendment 111 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E d (new)
Recital E d (new)
Ed. whereas new transparent indicators and thresholds could demonstrate the sustainability of the sector and clearly flag up its importance in terms of environmental, economic and social values;
Amendment 112 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E d (new)
Recital E d (new)
E d. whereas in 2020, the area covered by forests and other wooded land equated to 45.1 % of the EU-27’s land area, a slightly higher proportion than the area of land used for agriculture11a; _________________ 11a https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/documents/3 217494/12069644/KS-FK-20-001-EN- N.pdf/a7439b01-671b-80ce-85e4- 4d803c44340a?t=1608139005821
Amendment 117 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E e (new)
Recital E e (new)
E e. whereas Europe’s forests are of immense value in terms of climate mitigation, since forest ecosystems absorb and store around 10 % of Europe’s greenhouse gas emissions, and there is potential to increase that capacity;
Amendment 118 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E e (new)
Recital E e (new)
Amendment 139 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Welcomes the new EU forest strategy and its ambition to increase the balanced contribution of multifunctional forests to the targets of the Green Deal and of achieving a circular economy and climate neutrality by 2050;
Amendment 148 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recognises that the maintenance and protection of healthy and resilient forests is a fundamental goal of, and hence sustainable forest management, is a fundamental goal of the forest strategy for 2030, all actors in forestry and the forest-based value chain, as well a key priority for people in the EU;
Amendment 154 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses that the main objective of the European forest strategy is the sustainable use of forests and their resources, in order to optimise the total utility of all of the functions of forests; notes that this includes in particular the conservation of forests as a significant source of life for humans, animals and plants and for the protection of soils, water, the climate, biodiversity and human health, the use of timber as a versatile, renewable raw material and energy source for achieving the greatest possible degree of self-sufficiency in the EU, the promotion of the forest-based sector as an economic driving force that creates many jobs in rural areas;
Amendment 159 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Stresses the importance of natural regeneration for the future of forests, as it results in undisturbed root development, improved vitality and stability of trees and low planting costs;
Amendment 160 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Is concerned by the increasing pressure on the EU’s forests and their habitats and stresses the urgent need to increase forest and ecosystem resilience, while overall the pressure on forests must be reduced; stresses that climate change will have an even greater negative impact on European forests in the coming years and that this will particularly affect areas with mono-specific and equal-aged forests; stresses that the growth of European forests has decreased in recent years; underlines, in this connection, the special role of stable mixed forests including native species of trees suited to local conditions, as well as the essential role that mixed forests play in ecosystems and their contribution to biodiversity;
Amendment 167 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Is concerned by the increasing pressure on the EU’s forests and their habitats and stresses the urgent need to increase forest adaptation to climate change and ecosystem resilience;
Amendment 170 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Member States to ensure that their legislation provides forests with the best possible protection against pollution and damage; points in particular, in this connection, to protection against contamination, such as by lead munitions or pesticides, extreme soil compression because of inappropriate use of machinery, and protection against damaging browsing by game or damage caused by too large a cloven-hoofed game population;
Amendment 175 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises that the EU’s forests are characterised by diverse natural conditions, ownership patterns, forms of governance, challenges and opportunities, and that they have been formed by centuries of human intervention and management and therefore may constitute a cultural asset;
Amendment 180 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recognises the complexity of assessing the state of forests, as well as the uneven availability and quality of data and therefore stresses the need for continuous policy and scientific dialogue at all levels to improve data collection and harmonisation, as well as the need for financial and human resources, in particular so that both resource-efficient uses and forest use limits can be identified at an early stage;
Amendment 188 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Amendment 198 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Underlines that the strategy must align with the work undertaken in international forums, such as FOREST EUROPE and the Food and Agriculture Organization, and should avoid duplicating work and increasing administrative burden; further believes that, given the EU’s strong commitment to promoting the sustainable use of resources globally, the strategy should be implemented in such a way as to serve as a model of best practices;
Amendment 205 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Calls on the European Commission to provide a comprehensive impact assessment of the strategy to identify the implications for market conditions, rural areas and the various funding needs, including for research and innovation, skills development, infrastructure, climate change mitigation and adaptation, and biodiversity enhancement;
Amendment 209 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recognises the key role of forests and the entire forest-based vaolue chain in protecting the climate and biodiversity and in achieving, by 2050, a sustainable and climate-neutral economy; underlines that the multi-functional role of forests comprises multiple socioeconomic functions, such as the provision of raw and nature-based materials, which leads to jobs and economic growth in rural areas, the provision of clean water and air, protection against natural hazards and recreational value; stresses that the implementation of the strategy must ensure a balanced provision of all services and maintain competitiveness and innovation; underlines that the successful provision of services requires sustainable active management;
Amendment 214 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recognises the key role of forests in protecting the climate andmitigating climate change and in protecting biodiversity; underlines that the multi-functional role of forests comprises multiple socioeconomic functions, such as the provision of raw materials, which leads to jobs and economic growth in rural areas, the provision of clean water and air, protection against natural hazards and recreational value; stresses that the implementation of the strategy must ensure a balanced provision of all services and maintain competitiveness and innovation; underlines that the successful provision of services requires sustainable active management;
Amendment 215 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Welcomes the European Commission's communication on "A long-term Vision for the EU's Rural Areas - Towards stronger, connected, resilient and prosperous rural areas by 2040" and the acknowledgement of the role of forests and of sustainable forest management in safeguarding decent work and livelihoods in rural areas; ; considers that the important environmental, social and economic of forestry in rural areas should be preserved; is concerned, though, that the contribution of agriculture, forestry and fisheries to rural regions has decreased both in economic and employment terms to 12% of all jobs and 4% of gross value added, while crucially maintaining food security in the EU13a; calls therefore on the European Commission to find new ways to make the combination of different funds more attractive and easily implemented, reflecting and leveraging on the multi- functional character of forests and forest ecosystem services; _________________ 13a https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscor ner/detail/en/IP_21_3162
Amendment 223 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses that forests contribute to climate change mitigation via carbon sequestration, carbon storage and the substitution of wood and wood products for fossil fuels, fossil-based products, materials and energy sources and derived products; notes that the strategy has a particular focus on storage in the construction sector and believes its implementation should support a broader use of different options forso as to ensure the best combination of sequestration, storage and substitution, in line with the goals of the bioeconomy strategy; and in order to achieve a post-fossil-fuel economy;
Amendment 240 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Highlights that for both the long- lived and short-lived wood-based products to contribute optimally to climate change mitigation and a circular economy requires that they be used in the most efficient and sustainable way; believes that the cascading principle8 is a goodn important guideline for efficient use, but must not use a static approach and therefore must be adjusted regularly to reflect innovative uses; stresses that a well-functioning, un- distorted market incentivises the efficient use of wood- based resources; _________________ 8 As outlined in the Commission’s ‘Guidance on cascading use of biomass with selected good practice examples on woody biomass’.
Amendment 257 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Underlines the importance of a reliable supply of wood, wood-based products and forest-based biomass to achieve the EU’s sustainability goals, including the 2050 carbon neutrality objective, and notes that the demand is thus expected to continue to grow; believes that the EU’s forestry sector provide the most sustainably sourced raw materials; calls on the Commission to consider displacement effects and monitor any effects on the availability of wood following the implementation of measures under the strategy;
Amendment 264 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Recalls that 2.1 million people work in the forest-based sector, while the extended forest-based value chain supports 4 million jobs in the green economy, not accounting for retail activities and non- wood activities such as forest-related leisure activities, scientific work on forests, etc.; calls on the Commission and the Member States to assess the effects of a shift in the balance of forest functions on the overall employment situation, especially in rural and mountainous areas; highlights the important role that forests play in the creation of green jobs and in growth in rural areas;
Amendment 268 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Recalls that 2.1 million people work in the forest-based sector, while the extended forest-based value chain supports 4 million jobs in the green economy; calls on the Commission and the Member States to assess the effects of a shift in the balance of forest functions on the overall employment situation; underscores the fact that the more simplified and intensive forest management is, the lower the employment rate will be;2a _________________ 2a See also data sets from EUSTAFOR
Amendment 276 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2
Subheading 2
Protection, restoration, re- and afforestation and sustainable management
Amendment 282 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Takes note of the Commission’s announcement on developing additional voluntary indicators and threshold values for sustainable forest management; underlines the need to align the Commission’s work with that of FOREST EUROPE and the Food and Agriculture Organization, as well as to engage with the Member States' national and regional competent authorities, public and private forest managers to ensure that indicators and value ranges are fit-for-purpose for their application at the local level under specific bio-geographic conditions; points out that coherence must be achieved with the Forest Europe think thank on sustainable forest management, since the European Commission and all EU Member States are among Forest Europe signatories;
Amendment 289 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Takes note ofWelcomes the Commission’s announcement on developing additional voluntary indicators and threshold values for sustainable forest management; underlines the need to align the Commission’s work with that of FOREST EUROPE and the Food and Agriculture Organization, as well as to engage with the Member States to ensure that indicators and value ranges are fit-for-purpose for their application at the local level under specific bio-geographic conditions;
Amendment 290 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Takes note of the work of the Commission on developing guidelines on biodiversity friendly afforestation and reforestation; stresses that the focus should be particularly in those Member States where forest cover is low, on land that is not suitable for food production, close to urban and peri-urban areas as well as in mountainous areas, where appropriate;
Amendment 304 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Highlights that pressure on forests from pests and diseases, natural disasters and other disturbances is being increasingly intensified by climate change and that strengthening forests’ adaptation resilience is a matter of urgency; notes the role that restoration and afforestation can play in strengthening resilience and enhancing biodiversity; notes that sustainable forest management consists of a broad array of actions and adaptive practices, many of which can play a key role in climate mitigation;
Amendment 308 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Notes with high concern that large-scale and more intense wildfires are becoming an increasing challenge across the European Union, with forest firefighting representing a yearly budget of EUR 2.2 billion for EU governments and public agencies; underlines the need for more resources and development of science-based fire management to tackle the effects of climate change in forests and calls on the European Commission and the Member States to better promote and make use of the integrated fire management concept12a; _________________ 12a https://ec.europa.eu/info/sites/default/files /181116_booklet-forest-fire-hd.pdf
Amendment 326 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Takes note of the ongoing work on guidance for ‘closer-to-nature’ forestry by the Working Group on Forests and Nature; believes that to ensure added value, guidance on this concept should be in full respect of the subsidiarity principle and should incorporate a menu of results- oriented, scientifically and locally proven sustainable forest management practices to give managers the tools to yield connections and cooperation on better integrating biodiversity protection with improved management practices; calls on the European Commission to provide incentives for forest owners, local managers, the forest industry and the national competent authorities to engage in "closer-to-nature" forestry practices;
Amendment 341 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Reiterates its call for the protection of primary and old-growth forests and stresses the need to createset a definition, build upon existing definitions and based on a comprehensive EU framework, for what constitutes primary and old-growth forests with Member States and forest stakeholders before any designation; welcomes the ongoing work of the Working Group on Forests and Nature and underlines the need to consider a diverse and comprehensive set of attributes and ensure flexibility to account for specific and diverse conditions in bio- geographic regions and forest types; across all Member States;
Amendment 342 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Reiterates its call for the protection of primary and old-growth forests and stresses the need to create a definition for what constitutes old-growth forests; welcomes the ongoing work of the Working Group on Forests and Nature and underlines the need to consider a diverse set of attributes and ensure flexibility to account for specific conditions in bio- geographic regions and forest types; underlines the importance of providing financial incentives for the establishment of certain old-age forests in the future;
Amendment 349 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Notes that forested areas vary a great deal across the Member States; points in this connection to the particularly valuable role of stable mixed forests including native species of trees suited to the local conditions and the essential part that mixed forests play in ecosystems and the contribution they make to biodiversity; calls on the Member States to support forest owners in their efforts to conserve, establish and provide financial incentives for native mixed forests typical of the area;
Amendment 353 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Further calls on the European Commission to acknowledge the work done so far in some Member States in identifying, mapping and assessing these forests and to encourage the exchange of best practices and knowledge sharing;
Amendment 357 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Calls on the European Commission to conclude the list of activities allowed in these forests, in full respect with the protection and strict protection status of these forests and to thoroughly evaluate the impact of the protection regime on the local communities affected; calls on the Commission to put forward a just transition fund for these communities, for professional reconversion, since the distribution of these forests is uneven, 90% of them being located in just four Member States6a; _________________ 6a https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repos itory/handle/JRC124671
Amendment 358 #
2022/2016(INI)
16b. Stresses that European forests are subject to an altered water balance and increased average temperatures as a result of climate change; calls in this connection on the Commission to develop a climate adaptation strategy for European forests in order to safeguard the future health and stability of European forests;
Amendment 361 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 c (new)
Paragraph 16 c (new)
16c. Welcomes the pledge to plant, in full respect of ecological principles, at least 3 billion additional trees by 2030, set out in the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030; takes note of the Commission Staff Working Document “The 3 Billion Tree Planting Pledge for 2030”, accompanying the Commission’s Communication on the “New EU Forest Strategy for 2030”; calls on the Commission to include in its additionality principles the trees planted under the new CAP’s eco-schemes and the “Environmental, climate-related and other management commitments” as well as those under the National Recovery and Resilience Plans, since both the new CAP and the Recovery and Resilience Facility will have been implemented after the adoption of the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030; stresses that since land is a finite resource, the conversion of agricultural land must be avoided, especially under the new geopolitical circumstances, as well as the conversion of pastures and natural grasslands, since it leads to no significant changes identified in soil organic carbon7a; notes the opportunity for urban forest development in this area; _________________ 7a p.41 of the Commission Staff Working Document “The 3 Billion Tree Planting Pledge for 2030”
Amendment 366 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 d (new)
Paragraph 16 d (new)
16d. Stresses that maximising sustainable self-sufficiency in wood as a raw material is in the interest of Europe's timber industry; points out that the promotion of short-rotation coppices, for example, can represent a key component in the context of the energy transition in order to reduce the pressure on forests;
Amendment 386 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Notes that the European agricultural fund for rural development is the main source of support for forestry measures, accounting for 90% of total EU forestry financing; further notes that between 2014 and 2020, Member States only spent 49 % of the available funds, and that the Commission has identified administrative burden, insufficient attractiveness of the premiums and a lack of advisory services as reasons for this low usage; , no adequate remuneration for the provision of ecological services7a and a lack of advisory services as reasons for this low usage; outlines that the European Commission’s 2017evaluation of forestry measures concluded that the effect of rural development support for forests was generally positive and could contribute significantly to delivering economic, environmental and social benefits8a; _________________ 7a https://www.eca.europa.eu/Lists/ECADoc uments/SR21_21/SR_Forestry_EN.pdf 8a https://www.eca.europa.eu/Lists/ECADoc uments/SR21_21/SR_Forestry_EN.pdf
Amendment 394 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls on the Commission to take action, when deploying the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development, to ensure that support is provided in particular for initiatives to reduce biodiversity loss in forests, promote native species of trees and improve forest management and that monies are used in line with policy goals;
Amendment 395 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Although rural development spending has been available to support mainly two forestry measures, several other rural development measures could have had an impact on forests; regrets though the fact that the European Commission does not track forestry expenditure under other rural development measures;
Amendment 398 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17b. Calls on the European Commission and the Member States to better promote the other EU financing sources, like the LIFE programme, Horizon Europe, the European Regional Development Fund, the Cohesion Fund and the EIB Natural Capital Financing Facility;
Amendment 399 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 c (new)
Paragraph 17 c (new)
17c. Takes note of the European Commission’s conclusion that forestry aid measures have not created any significant distortion of competition in the internal market and in the light of this experience, it should be therefore possibly to exempt those aid measures from the notification obligation irrespective of whether they are co-financed by EAFRD; calls on the European Commission to consider eligible under the aid for forest- environmental and climate services and forest conservation also the commitments regarding the protection and strict of protection of forests stemming from the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 and the New EU Forest Strategy for 2030; calls on the European Commission to prolong the undertaking of these commitments for periods longer than seven years, especially in the case of strictly protected forest areas;
Amendment 412 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Acknowledges the important contribution of existing certification schemes to the further uptake of sustainable forest management and as an essential tool to meet EUTR requirements8a; takes note of the Commission’s announcement on developing a voluntary ‘closer-to-nature’ certification scheme; encourages the Commission to cooperate with existing certification schemes and believes that to create added value, the certification must be based on a mandatory framework with clear requirements and must offer foresters a price premium for the provision of ecosystem services; calls on the European Commission, after concluding the work on the "closer-to-nature" definition, to assess both the added value and the costs for forest owners of such a certification scheme; _________________ 8a https://op.europa.eu/en/publication- detail/-/publication/afa5e0df-fb19-11eb- b520-01aa75ed71a1/language-en
Amendment 439 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Stresses that the implementation of the strategy must focus on enabling small- hold forest owners and managers to deliver on the multiple forest functions and calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that support programmes, payment for ecosystem services schemes and research funding are attractive and easily accessible;
Amendment 444 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Underlines the importance of the forestry sector as a provider of jobs in rural communities and notes with high concern the steady decline of 7% in employment in the forestry and logging sector between 2000 and 2019, according to EUROSTAT9a and the high number of accidents in the sector; calls on the Commission and the Member States to monitor the effects of measures taken under the strategy on employment and work safety and highlights the importance of making this type of employment attractive, taking measures to increase the safety of work and adequately training workers; _________________ 9a https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics- explained/index.php?title=Forests,_forest ry_and_logging#Employment_and_appar ent_labour_productivity_in_forestry_and_ logging
Amendment 449 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Stresses the importance of attracting young people and female entrepreneurs in the sector, especially in the context of digital and green transitions of the forest-based activities; welcomes the Commission proposals to promote the establishment of a skills partnership under the Pact for Skills and make use of the European Social Fund Plus to work together to increase the number of upskilling and reskilling opportunities in forestry, creating quality jobs and providing workers with opportunities and adequate working conditions in the wood-based bioeconomy;
Amendment 463 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Stresses the importance of accurate, integrated and up-to-date data on Europe’s forests and takes note of the initiative for a legislative proposal for a framework on forest observation, reporting and data collection, in full respect of the subsidiarity principle; underlines that the broad availability, high quality and transparency of data are preconditions to meeting the goals of the strategy and believes that to deliver added value the framework must build on existing mechanisms and processes through a bottom-up approach to best use the expertise and experience present in the Member States, developed according to internationally agreed commitments and their related Member States' competencies;
Amendment 473 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Believes that in order to ensure the availability of high-quality data, remote sensing technologies must be combined and proof checked with data acquired by ground-based monitoring and must be interpreted in close cooperation with local experts;
Amendment 485 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Takes note of the idea to introduce strategic plans for forests under the framework on forest observation, reporting and data collection; further notes that several Member States already have national strategies for forests in place, therefore work duplication and increasing administrative burden must be avoided;
Amendment 492 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Believes that due to the multi- functional contribution of forests to high- level EU goals and the different administrative levels and stakeholder groups involved, the cornerstones of the strategy’s implementation must be close cooperation and the exchange of best practices with national and regional experts, stakeholders, private and public forest managers, scientists and civil society; underlines that governance must take EU and Member State engagement in international processes into account;
Amendment 505 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Highlights the importance of the Civil Dialogue Group on Forestry and Cork to properly involve stakeholders in the development and implementation of EU forest related policies;
Amendment 508 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Notes the extensive and sometimes contradictory overlap among policies and legislation that impact forests and the forestry sector and stresses the importance of aligning them; calls on the Commission and the Directorates Generals with forest related competences to work strategically to ensure coherence in any forestry related work and enhance the sustainable management of forests, in full respect of the subsidiarity principle;
Amendment 516 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Expresses its concern about reports of illegal logging and calls on the Commission and the Member States to increase their efforts to effectively implement relevant national and EU legislation; stresses that, as a rule, illegal logging is practised by EU citizens with very low incomes; underscores the fact that there would be less illegal logging if living conditions in the EU were as evenly matched as possible;
Amendment 517 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Expresses its concern about reports of illegal logging, firmly condemns that illegal logging and deforestation have resulted in cases of murder and violence against forestry personnel, journalists and activists and calls on the Commission and the Member States to increase their efforts to effectively implement relevant national and EU legislation and define illegal logging;
Amendment 520 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30a. Calls on the Member States to encourage the commercialisation of felled wood and trimmed wood/roundwood, instead of living trees from publicly- owned forests, as a method to prevent illegal logging and overexploitation, which would give state authorities more control over the volume of cut and commercialised wood, thereby discouraging illegal practices by privately contracted firms;
Amendment 523 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 b (new)
Paragraph 30 b (new)
30b. Calls on the European Commission to promote mirror clauses in international bioeconomy markets and to make use of pan-European and international partnerships and foreign trade agreements to promote the EU’s climate ambition and the sustainability of forest use outside the EU;
Amendment 61 #
2022/0432(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
Amendment 81 #
2022/0432(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) It is normally not possible to sufficiently assess the endocrine disrupting properties for human health and the environment and the persistent, bioaccumulative and mobile properties of a mixture or of a multi-constituent substance on the basis of data on that mixture or substance. The data for the individual substances of the mixture or for the individual constituents of the multi- constituent substance should therefore normally be used as the basis for hazard identification of those multi-constituent substances or mixtures. However, in certain cases, data on those multi- constituent substances themselves may also be relevant. This is the case in particular where that data demonstrates endocrine disrupting properties for human health and the environment, as well as persistent, bioaccumulative and mobile properties, or where it supports data on the individual constituents. Therefore, it is appropriate that data on multi-constituent substances are used in those casixtures.
Amendment 138 #
2022/0432(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008
Article 2 – paragraph 7a
Article 2 – paragraph 7a
Amendment 145 #
2022/0432(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Amendment 124 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Title 1
Title 1
Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on European Union geographical indicationquality schemes for wine, spirit drinks and agricultural products, and quality schemes for agricultural products, amending Regulations (EU) No 1308/2013, (EU) 2017/1001 and (EU) 2019/787 and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012
Amendment 132 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Citizens and consumers in the Union increasingly demand quality as well as traditionalnd/or traditional products or ones which have other specific qualities attributable both to their origin and to their manner or place of productsion. They are also concerned to maintain the diversity of agricultural production in the Union. This generates a demand for wine, spirit drinks and agricultural products with identifiable specific characteristics, in particular those linked to their geographical origin.
Amendment 146 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) To contribute to the transition to a sustainable food system and respond to societal demands for sustainable, environmentally and climate friendly, animal welfare ensuring, resource efficient, socially and ethically responsible production methods, producers of geographical indications shcould be encouraged to adhere to sustainability standards that are more stringent than the mandatory ones and go beyond good practice. Such specific requirements could be set out in the product specification.
Amendment 154 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) For the optimal functioning of the internal market, it is important that producers and other operators concerned, authorities and consumers may quickly and easily have access to the relevant information concerning a registered protected designation of origin or protected geographical indication in all the official EU languages. This information should include, where applicable, the information on the identity of the producer group recognised at national level.
Amendment 156 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) To establish whether products are comparable to the products registered as a geographical indication, account should be taken of all relevantobjective factors. Those should include whether the products have common objective characteristics, such as method of production, physical appearance or use of the same raw material; under which circumstances the products are utilised from the point of view of the relevant public; whether they are frequently distributed through the same channels; and whether they are subject to similar marketing rules.
Amendment 164 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26 a (new)
Recital 26 a (new)
(26а) In order to enhance the recognition and protection of products with geographical indications, Member States should take the necessary steps or measures to suspend or not to renew trademarks or other marks for agricultural products, foodstuffs and beverages protected prior to the entry into force of this Regulation, but relating to types of products falling within the scope of this Regulation;
Amendment 166 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30
Recital 30
(30) The use of Union symbols or indications on the packaging of products designated by a geographical indication should be made obligatory in order to make this category of products, and the guarantees attached to them, better known to consumers and to permit easier identification of these products on the market, thereby facilitating checks. However, in view of the specific nature of products covered by this Regulation, special provisions concerning labelling should be maintained for wine and spirit drinks. The use of such symbols or indications should remain voluntary for third country geographical indications and designations of origin.
Amendment 183 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 45
Recital 45
(45) As only a few names have been registered,The current provisions of the current scheme for traditional specialities guaranteed has failed to realise its potential. Current provisions should therefore be improved, clarified and sharpened in order to make the scheme more understandable, operational and attractive to potential applicants. To ensure that names of genuine traditional products are registered, the criteria and conditions for registration of a name should be adapted, in particular by remowaiving the condition that traditional specialities guaranteed have a specific character.
Amendment 184 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 46
Recital 46
(46) To ensure that traditional specialities guaranteed comply with their specification and are consistent, producers organised into groups should themselves define the product in a specification. The option of registering a name as a traditional speciality guaranteed should be open to third country producers with a control system or equivalent.
Amendment 188 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 53 a (new)
Recital 53 a (new)
(53а) Owing to the growing demand from producers of various products, including ones produced by individual farmers, which do not fall into any other categories but which bear the hallmarks of a quality scheme, and bearing in mind the weaker competitiveness of farmers who nevertheless wish to sell directly to final consumers, a new optional quality term ‘farmer’s product’ should be introduced with a view to providing consumers with information on a specific product characteristic. Member States should draw up criteria which a product should satisfy in order to be able to use the optional quality term ‘farmer’s product’.
Amendment 189 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 53 b (new)
Recital 53 b (new)
(53b) The Commission should collect and publish, by 1 March each year, information on the use of the optional quality terms under this Regulation, which should include, at a minimum, the countries in which the term is being introduced and the number of registered producers for the quality term concerned.
Amendment 202 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 58 a (new)
Recital 58 a (new)
(58а) In order to have a fuller and better view of the scope and developments of Union quality schemes for agricultural products, foodstuffs, wines and spirits, the Commission should, by 1 March of each year, publish information on the implementation of the quality schemes for products with geographical indications. That information should contain, as a minimum, statistics on the number of users of each PDO/PGI/TSG product for the previous calendar year, the number of PDO/PGI/TSG products protected and sold in third countries with which the Union has an agreement on the protection of geographical indication products, and information on the number of geographical indication products from third countries marketed in the Union. The national and/or regional competent authorities shall cooperate with the Commission in preparing this information for the previous calendar year by sending the necessary information by 1 February each year at the latest.
Amendment 203 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 60 a (new)
Recital 60 a (new)
(60а) In the case of products for which a European protection procedure, such as ‘protected designation of origin’, ‘protected geographical indication’ or ‘traditional-specific food’ in accordance with the rules and requirements of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs has been initiated before the entry into force of this Regulation, applicants for protection should be entitled to continue and complete the procedure on which they have started.
Amendment 212 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) gProtected Designations of Origin (PDO) and Protected Geographical iIndications (PGI) for wine, spirit drinks and agricultural products.agricultural products and foodstuffs and Geographical Indications of spirit drinks;
Amendment 216 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) tTraditional sSpecialities gGuaranteed (TSG) and optional quality terms for agricultural products.
Amendment 220 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) ‘applicant producer group’ means any association, irrespective of its legal form, mainly composed of producers or processors of the same product that holds or will hold the Geographical Indication;
Amendment 231 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) ‘traditional’ and ‘tradition’, associated with a product originating in a geographical area, means proven historical usage by producers in a community for a period that allows transmission between generations; this period is to be at least 30 years and the said usage may embrace modifications necessitated by changing hygiene and safety practices or other practices responding to trends in consumer behaviour, such as a reduced use of preservatives;
Amendment 239 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) ‘production step’ means any stage of production, processing, preparation or ageing, up to the point where tactivity from the procurement of raw materials to the obtention of a finished product ias in a form to be placdefined oin the internal marketits specification;
Amendment 245 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
(ia) geographical indication’, unless otherwise stated, means designations of origin and geographical indications of wine, as defined in Article 93 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, designations of origin and geographical indications of agricultural products, as defined in Article 48of this Regulation and geographical indications of spirit drinks, as defined in Article 3(4) of Regulation (EU) 2019/787, that are applied for or entered in the Union register of geographical indications referred to in Article 23
Amendment 246 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point i b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point i b (new)
(ib) ‘wine’ means the products referred to in Part II, points 1, 3 to 6, 8, 9, 11, 15 and 16 of Annex VII to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013;
Amendment 247 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point i c (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point i c (new)
Amendment 248 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point i d (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point i d (new)
(id) ‘agricultural products’ means products referred to in Article 5(1) excluding wine and spirit drinks;
Amendment 249 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point i e (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point i e (new)
(ie) ‘combined nomenclature’ means the goods nomenclature established by Article 1 of Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87;
Amendment 250 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point i f (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point i f (new)
(if) ‘recognised producer group’ means a formal association having legal personality and recognised by the competent national authorities as the sole group to act on behalf of all producers;
Amendment 251 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point i g (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point i g (new)
(ig) ‘producer’ means an operator engaged in any production step of a product protected by a geographical indication, covered by the product specification;
Amendment 310 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) the geographical area concerned is defined by natural features or historical tradition without reference to property boundaries and has characteristics which differ appreciably from those of neighbouring areas or the characteristics of the product are different from those produced in neighbouring areas.
Amendment 321 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 7 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. In the case of cross-border registration applications, the related national procedures, including the objection phase, shall be carried out in all Member States concerned
Amendment 335 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. A recognised 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, shall take account of existing sustainable practices employed for products designated by geographical indications, and may refer to existing sustainability schemes. For the purposes of this Article, sustainability means sustainability as set out in Article 210(3) (a) of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013.
Amendment 340 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. The sustainability undertakings referred to in paragraph (1) shallmay be included in the product specification or developed in separate initiatives.
Amendment 344 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3
Article 12 – paragraph 3
Amendment 348 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 4
Article 12 – paragraph 4
Amendment 384 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2
Article 17 – paragraph 2
2. Scrutiny should not exceed a period of 6 months. In the event that the scrutiny period exceeds or is likely to exceed 6 months the Commission shall inform the applicant of the reasons for the delay in writing and specify the date on which it expects the scrutiny to end.
Amendment 385 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3
Article 17 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission may seek supplementary information from the applicant, which should be done within 3 months of the submission of the application to the Commission via the electronic system.
Amendment 397 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 5
Article 17 – paragraph 5
Amendment 417 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 4
Article 19 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall check the admissibility of the opposition. If the Commission considers that the opposition is admissible, it shall, within 5 months from the date of publication in the Official Journal of the European Union invite the authority or the person that lodged the opposition and the authority or the applicant producer group that lodged the application to engage in appropriate consultations for a reasonable period that shall not exceed 32 months. At any time during that period, the Commission may, at the request of the authority or the applicant producer group, extend the deadline for the consultations by a maximum of 3 months.
Amendment 432 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 10
Article 19 – paragraph 10
10. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts, in accordance with Article 84 supplementing this Regulation by detailed procedures and deadlines for the opposition procedure, for the official submission of comments by national authorities and persons with a legitimate interest, which will not trigger the opposition procedure and by rules on entrusting its tasks set out in this Article to EUIPO.
Amendment 438 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) the registration of the proposed geographical indication would jeopardise the existence of an entirely or partly identical name or of a trade mark or the existence of products which have been legally on the market for at least 5 years preceding the date of the publication provided for in Article 17(4) .
Amendment 444 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 3
Article 23 – paragraph 3
3. Geographical indications concerning products from third countries that are protected in the Union under an international agreement to which the Union is a contracting party mayshall be entered in the Union register of geographical indications. The Commission shall register such geographical indications by means of implementing acts adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 53(2). As regards wine and agricultural products, unless specifically identified in those agreements as protected designations of origin, the names of such products shall be entered in the Union register of geographical indications as protected geographical indications.
Amendment 446 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 5
Article 23 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission shall make public and regularly update the list of the international agreements referred to in paragraph (3) as well as, at least once each year, the list of geographical indications protected under those agreements.
Amendment 454 #
2022/0089(COD)
2. Where a producer group has been recognised by the national authorities in accordance with Article 33, that group shall be identified as the rights' holdepresentative of producers of thea product designated by a geographical indication in the Union register of geographical indications and in the official extract referred to in paragraph (1).
Amendment 482 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 10
Article 25 – paragraph 10
Amendment 494 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 6
Article 26 – paragraph 6
Amendment 540 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 3
Article 29 – paragraph 3
Amendment 584 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 a (new)
Article 33 a (new)
Amendment 597 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 1
Article 36 – paragraph 1
A registered geographical indication may be used by any operator marketing a product conforming to the corresponding product specification or single document or an equivalent to the latter, in the case of third countries, an equivalent to the correspondent product specification.
Amendment 599 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 1
Article 36 – paragraph 1
A registered geographical indication may be used by any operator marketing a product conforming to the corresponding product specification or single document or an equivalent to the latter, as recognised by an official body.
Amendment 606 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 3
Article 37 – paragraph 3
Amendment 608 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 4
Article 37 – paragraph 4
4. The Union symbol for protected geographical indications established pursuant to paragraph (1) mayshall be used in the description, presentation and labelling of spirit drinks the names of which are geographical indications.
Amendment 610 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Article 37 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Where wine, agricultural products or spirit drinks are designated by a geographical indication the indications ‘protected designation of origin’ or ‘protected geographical indication’ shall appear on the labelling of wine, the indications ‘protected designation of origin’ or ‘protected geographical indication’ mayshall appear on the labelling of agricultural products and the indication ‘geographical indication’ mayshall appear on the labelling of spirit drinks, respectively.
Amendment 612 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Article 37 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
The abbreviations ‘PDO’ or ‘PGI’, corresponding to the indications ‘protected designation of origin’ or ‘protected geographical indication’, mayshall appear on the labelling of wine and of agricultural products designated by a geographical indication.
Amendment 622 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 12 a (new)
Article 37 – paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Indications, abbreviations and symbols referring to the quality schemes may only be used in connection with products produced in conformity with the rules of the quality scheme to which they apply. This applies in particular to the following indications, abbreviations and symbols: protected designation of origin’, ‘protected geographical indication’, ‘geographical indication’, ‘PDO’, ‘PGI’, and the associated symbols. On the initiative of the Commission or on its behalf, finance, on a centralised basis, administrative support concerning the development, preparatory work, monitoring, administrative and legal support, legal defence, registration fees, renewal fees, trade mark watching fees, litigation fees and any other related measure required to protect the use of the indications, abbreviations and symbols referring to the quality schemes from misuse, imitation, evocation or any other practice liable to mislead the consumer, within the Union and in third countries.
Amendment 629 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 1
Article 39 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall draw up and, keep up to date and publish a list of producers of products designated by a geographical indication entered in the Union register of geographical indications originating in their territory.
Amendment 657 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – title
Article 45 – title
45 Certificates of authorisation to producecompliance with product specifications
Amendment 662 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46
Article 46
Amendment 672 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 47 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 676 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 47 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 680 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 47 – paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 684 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 47 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 47 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. By 1 March of each year at the latest, the Commission shall publish information on the implementation of the quality schemes for products with geographical indications for the previous calendar year. This information should contain at least: (a) statistics on the number of users and producers of each PDO/PGI/TSG product, for the previous calendar year; (b) the number of PDO/PGI/TSG products protected and sold in third countries with which the Union has an agreement on the protection of products with geographical indications; (c) the number of products with geographical indications from third countries that are marketed in the Union. In the preparation of this information, the national and/or regional competent authorities shall cooperate with the Commission by sending the necessary information by 1 February each year at the latest.
Amendment 692 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 6
Article 48 – paragraph 6
Amendment 700 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 50 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 84 concerning restrictions and derogations with regard to the sourcing of feed in the case of a designation of origin.
Amendment 701 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 3 b (new)
Article 50 – paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 84 concerning restrictions and derogations with regard to the slaughtering of live animals or with regard to the sourcing of raw materials. These restrictions and derogations shall, based on objective criteria, take into account quality or usage and recognised know-how or natural factors.
Amendment 718 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 60 – paragraph 2
Article 60 – paragraph 2
2. The scrutiny should not exceed a period of 6 months. In the event that the scrutiny period exceeds or is likely to exceed 6 months the Commission shall inform the applicant of the reasons for the delay in writing and specify the date on which it expects the scrutiny to end.
Amendment 719 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 60 – paragraph 3
Article 60 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission may seek supplementary information from the applicant, and this should be within 3 months of the submission of the application to the Commission via the electronic system.
Amendment 732 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 75 – paragraph 2
Article 75 – paragraph 2
2. TWithin one year of the entry into force of this Regulation, the Commission mayshould establish and provide support for a digital system for the inclusion of the terms and schemes referred to in paragraph 1 with a view to fostering knowledge of the products and schemes across the Union. The Commission may adopt implementing acts laying down technical details, necessary for the notification of the optional quality terms. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 80(2) .
Amendment 733 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 76 – paragraph 1 – point а
Article 76 – paragraph 1 – point а
(a) they relate to a characteristic of one or more categories of products, or to a farming or processing attribute which applies in specific areas or to specific type of producers;
Amendment 734 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 78 a (new)
Article 78 a (new)
Article 78а Farmer’s product 1. The term ‘farmer’s product’ is established as an optional quality term. This term shall only be used to describe products intended for human consumption listed in Annex I to the Treaty in respect of which: (a) both raw materials and feedingstuffs for farmed animals come mainly from the farm to a farmer, in accordance with the definition of farmer in the national legislation of the Member States which decide to introduce the use of this term; (b) in the case of processed products, processing shall also be carried out by a farmer in accordance with the definitions of farmer in the national legislation of the Member States which decide to use this term. 2. In duly justified cases, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 84 laying down derogations from the conditions of use referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, in particular the conditions under which raw materials or feedstuffs are permitted to come from outside the farmer’s holding and the conditions under which processing of the products is permitted to take place outside the holding.
Amendment 735 #
2022/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 79 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 79 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The Commission shall prepare and publish, by 1 March each year, a report on the use of the optional quality terms introduced in accordance with this Regulation, which should include, at a minimum, an indication of the countries in which the term is being introduced and the number of registered producers for the quality term concerned.
Amendment 95 #
2022/0085(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The Union institutions, bodies and agencies are attractive targets who face highly skilled and well-resourced threat actors as well as other threats. At the same time, the level and maturity of cyber resilience and the ability to detect and respond to malicious cyber activities varies significantly across those entities. It is thus necessary for the functioning of the European administration that the institutions, bodies and agencies of the Union achieve a high common level of cybersecurity through a cybersecurity baseline (a set of minimum cybersecurity rules with which network and information systems and their operators and users have to be compliant to minimise cybersecurity risks)the implementation of cybersecurity risk management measures commensurate to the respective risks posed, information exchange and collaboration.
Amendment 97 #
2022/0085(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) To reach a high common level of cybersecurity, it is necessary that each Union institution, body and agency establishes an internal cybersecurity risk management, governance and control framework that ensures an effective and prudent management of all cybersecurity risks, and takes account of business continuity and crisis management. The framework should lay down cybersecurity policies and priorities for the security of network and information systems encompassing the entirety of the ICT environment. The framework should be reviewed on a regular basis and at least every three years on the basis of key performance indicators to ensure that strategic objectives are met.
Amendment 99 #
2022/0085(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The differences between Union institutions, bodies and agencies require flexibility in the implementation since one size will not fit all. The measures for a high common level of cybersecurity should not include any obligations directly interfering with the exercise of the missions of Union institutions, bodies and agencies or encroaching on their institutional autonomy. Thus, those institutions, bodies and agencies should establish their own frameworks for cybersecurity risk management, governance and control, and adopt their own baselines and cybersecurity plans. cybersecurity risk management measures and cybersecurity plans. Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies should continuously evaluate the effectiveness of the adopted risk management measures and their proportionality relative to the identified risks, and where necessary, adjust and revise accordingly their frameworks and plans on the basis of the results of the cybersecurity maturity assessments.
Amendment 105 #
2022/0085(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) A high common level of cybersecurity requires cybersecurity to come under the oversight of the highest level of management of each Union institution, body and agency, who should approve a cybersecurity baseline that shouldoversee the implementation of the provisions of this Regulation and approve the establishment, and any subsequent revisions thereof, of the risk management and control framework, the corresponding cybersecurity risk management measures addressing the risks identified underin the framework to be established by eachand the cybersecurity plans of each Union institution, body, office and agency. Addressing the cybersecurity culture, i.e. the daily practice of cybersecurity, is an integral part of a cybersecurity baselinerisk management, governance and control framework and the corresponding cybersecurity risk management measures in all Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies.
Amendment 110 #
2022/0085(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) In May 2011, the Secretaries- General of the Union institutions and bodies decided to establish a pre- configuration team for a computer emergency response team for the Union’s institutions, bodies and agencies (CERT- EU) supervised by an inter-institutional Steering Board. In July 2012, the Secretaries-General confirmed the practical arrangements and agreed to maintain CERT-EU as a permanent entity to continue to help improve the overall level of information technology security of the Union’s institutions, bodies and agencies as an example of visible inter-institutional cooperation in cybersecurity. In September 2012, CERT-EU was established as a Taskforce of the European Commission with an interinstitutional mandate. In December 2017, the Union institutions and bodies concluded an interinstitutional arrangement on the organisation and operation of CERT-EU3 . This arrangement should continue to evolve to support the implementation of this Regulation and be evaluated on a regular basis in light of future negotiations of long-term budget frameworks allowing for further decisions to be made with respect to the functioning and institutional role of CERT-EU, including the possible establishment of CERT-EU as a Union office. _________________ 3 OJ C 12, 13.1.2018, p. 1–11.
Amendment 113 #
2022/0085(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Many cyberattacks are part of wider campaigns that target groups of Union institutions, bodies and agencies or communities of interest that include Union institutions, bodies and agencies. To enable proactive detection, incident response or mitigating measures, and recovery from significant incidents, Union institutions, bodies and agencies should notify CERT- EU of significant cyber threats, significant vulnerabilities and significant incidents and share appropriate technical details that enable detection or mitigation of, as well as response to, similar cyber threats, vulnerabilities and and recovery from similar incidents in other Union institutions, bodies and agencies. Following the same approach as the one envisaged in Directive [proposal NIS 2], where entitUnion institutions, bodies, offices and agencies become aware of a significant incident they should be required to submit an initial notificationearly warning to CERT- EU within 24 hours. Such information exchange should enable CERT-EU to disseminate the information to other Union institutions, bodies and agencies, as well as to appropriate counterparts, to help protect the Union IT environments and the Union’s counterparts’ IT environments against similar incidents, threats and vulnerabilities.
Amendment 114 #
2022/0085(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
(13 a) This Regulation lays down a multiple-stages approach to reporting of significant incidents in order to strike the right balance between, on the one hand, swift reporting hat helps mitigate the potential spread of incidents and allows entities to seek support, and, on the other hand, in-depth reporting that draws valuable lessons from individual incidents and improves over time the resilience of individual Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies and contributes to increasing the overall cybersecurity posture of European administration. In this regard, the Regulation should also include reporting of incidents that, based on an initial assessment performed by the Union institution, body, office or agency, may be assumed to lead to severe operational disruption or financial losses or affect other natural or legal persons by causing considerable material or non- material losses. Such initial assessment should take into account, amongst other, the affected network and information systems and in particular their importance for the functioning and operations of the Union institution, body, office or agency, the severity and technical characteristics of a cyber threat and any underlying vulnerabilities that are being exploited as well as the Union institution, body, office or agency’s experience with similar incidents. Indicators such as the extent to which the functioning of Union institution, body, office or agency is affected, the duration of an incident or the number of affected users could play an important role in defining whether the operational disruption of the service is of severe nature.
Amendment 116 #
2022/0085(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14 a (new)
Recital 14 a (new)
(14 a) The IICB’s function is aimed at supporting Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies in elevating their respective cybersecurity postures by implementing the provisions of this Regulation. In order to support Union institutions, bodies, office and agencies, the IICB could adopt guidance and recommendations towards Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies’ cybersecurity maturity assessments and cybersecurity plans, review possible interconnections between Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies’ ICT environments and support the establishment of a Cybersecurity Officers Group under ENISA, gathering the Local Cybersecurity Officers of all Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies with an aim to facilitate the sharing of best practices and experiences gained from the implementation of this Regulation.
Amendment 117 #
2022/0085(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14 b (new)
Recital 14 b (new)
(14 b) In order to ensure alignment with Directive [proposal NIS 2], the IICB could adopt recommendations based on the results of EU coordinated risk assessments of critical supply chains referred to in Article19 of Directive [proposal NIS 2] to support Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies in adopting effective and proportionate risk management measures relating to supply chain security and develop guidelines for information sharing arrangements of Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies relating to the voluntary notification of cyber threats, near misses and incidents to CERT-EU.
Amendment 119 #
2022/0085(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 a (new)
Recital 16 a (new)
(16 a) Where the IICB finds that Union institutions, bodies, offices or agencies have not effectively applied or implemented this Regulation it could, without prejudice to the internal procedures of the relevant Union institution, body, office or agency, request relevant and available documentation relating to the effective implementation of the provisions of this Regulation, communicate a reasoned opinion with observed gaps in the implementation of this Regulation, invite the Union institution, body, office or agency concerned to provide a self-assessment on its reasoned and issue, in cooperation with CERT-EU, guidance to bring its respective risk management, governance and control framework, cybersecurity risk management measures, cybersecurity plans and reporting obligations incompliance with this Regulation.
Amendment 123 #
2022/0085(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) In supporting operational cybersecurity, CERT-EU should make use of the available expertise of the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) through structured cooperation as provided for in Regulation (EU) 2019/881 of the European Parliament and of the Council5 . Where appropriate, dedicated arrangements between the two entities should be established to define the practical implementation of such cooperation and to avoid the duplication of activities. CERT- EU should cooperate with the European Union Agency for CybersecurityENISA on threat analysis and share its threat landscape report with the Agency on a regular basis. _________________ 5 Regulation (EU) 2019/881 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 on ENISA (the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity) and on information and communications technology cybersecurity certification and repealing Regulation (EU) No 526/2013 (Cybersecurity Act) (OJ L 151, 7.6.2019, p. 15).
Amendment 132 #
2022/0085(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph -1 (new)
Article 1 – paragraph -1 (new)
-1 This Regulation lays down measures aiming to achieve a high common level of cybersecurity within Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies;
Amendment 133 #
2022/0085(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Amendment 136 #
2022/0085(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) obligations on Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies to establish an internal cybersecurity risk management, governance and control framework;
Amendment 137 #
2022/0085(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(b a) rules underpinning information sharing obligations and the facilitation of voluntary information sharing arrangements for Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies;
Amendment 138 #
2022/0085(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) rules on the organisation, tasks and operation of the Cybersecurity Centre for the Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies (CERT-EU) and on the functioning, organisation and operation of the Interinstitutional Cybersecurity Board (IICB).
Amendment 140 #
2022/0085(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
This Regulation applies to the management, governance and control of cybersecurity risks by all Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies and to the functioning, organisation and operation of CERT-EU and the Interinstitutional Cybersecurity BoardICB.
Amendment 141 #
2022/0085(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 a (new)
Article 2 a (new)
Article 2 a Processing of Personal Data The processing of personal data under this Regulation by CERT-EU, the IICB and all Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies shall be carried out in compliance with Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Amendment 143 #
2022/0085(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2
(2) ‘network and information system’ means network and information system within the meaning ofas defined in Article 4(1) of Directive [proposal NIS 2];
Amendment 144 #
2022/0085(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 4
(4) ‘cybersecurity’ means cybersecurity within the meaning of Article 4(3) of Directive [proposal NIS 2]; as defined in Article 2(1) of Regulation (EU) 2019/881 of the European Parliament and of the Council7a; _________________ 7a Regulation (EU) 2019/881 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 on ENISA (the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity and on information and communications technology cybersecurity certification and repealing Regulation (EU) No 526/2013 (Cybersecurity Act) (OJ L 151, 7.6.2019, p.15).
Amendment 147 #
2022/0085(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5
(5) ‘highest level of management’ means a manager, management or coordination and oversight body at the most senior administrative level with a mandate to make or authorise decisions, taking account of the high-level governance arrangements in each Union institution, body or agency;
Amendment 149 #
2022/0085(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Amendment 152 #
2022/0085(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 8
(8) ‘major attack’incident' means any incident requiring more resources than are available at whose disruption exceeds CERT-EU’s or any individual Union institution, body,office or agency’s capacity to respond to it or withe affected significant impact on at least two Union institutions, body or agency and at CERT-EUies, offices and agencies;
Amendment 155 #
2022/0085(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 11
(11) ‘significant cyber threat’ means a cyber threat with the intention, opportunity and capability to cause a significant incidentas defined in Article 4(7a) of Directive [proposal NIS 2];
Amendment 159 #
2022/0085(COD)
(14) ‘cybersecurity risk’ means any reasonably identifiable circumstance or event havisk as defined ing a potential adverse effect on the security of network and information systemsrticle 4(7b) of Directive [proposal NIS 2];
Amendment 163 #
2022/0085(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 14 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 14 a (new)
(14 a) ‘ICT environment’ means any on- premise or virtual ICT product, ICT service and ICT process as defined in Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2019/881, and any network and information system whether owned and operated by a Union institution, body, office or agency, or hosted or operated by a third party, including mobile devices, corporate networks, and business networks not connected to the internet and any devices connected to the ICT environment;
Amendment 172 #
2022/0085(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 16
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 16
Amendment 174 #
2022/0085(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – title
Article 4 – title
Risk management, governance and control framework
Amendment 178 #
2022/0085(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Each Union institution, body and agency shall establish its own internal cybersecurity risk management, governance and control framework (‘the framework’) in support of the entity’s mission and exercising its institutional autonomy. This work shall be overseen by the entity’s highest level of management to ensure an effective and prudent management of all cybersecurity risks. The framework shall be in place by …. at the latest [15 months after the entry into force of this Regulation].
Amendment 180 #
2022/0085(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. The framework shall cover the entirety of the ICT environment of the concerned institution, body or agency, including any on-premise IT environment, outsourced assets and services in cloud computing environments or hosted by third parties, mobile devices, corporate networks, business networks not connected to the internet and any devices connected to the IT environmentUnion institution, body, office or agency. The framework shall take account of business continuity and crisis management and it shall consider supply chain security as well as the management of human risks and all other relevant technical, operational and organisational risks that could impact the cybersecurity of the concerned Union institution, body or agency.
Amendment 181 #
2022/0085(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. The framework shall define strategic objectives to ensure a high level of cybersecurity in the Union institution, body, office or agency, The framework shall lay down cybersecurity policies and priorities for the security of network and information systems encompassing the entirety of the ICT environment, and define the roles and responsibilities of staff tasked with ensuring the effective implementation of the provisions of this Regulation.
Amendment 182 #
2022/0085(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. The framework shall be reviewed on a regular basis and at least every three years on the basis of key performance indicators. Where appropriate and upon request of the IICB, a Union institution, body, office or agency’s framework shall be updated following guidance from CERT-EU on observed incidents or possible gaps in the implementation of the provisions of this Regulation.
Amendment 186 #
2022/0085(COD)
3. The highest level of management of each Union institution, body, office and agency shall provide oversight oversee the compliance of theirits organisation with the obligations related to cybersecurity risk management, governance, and control, without prejudice to the formal responsibilities of other levels of management for compliance and risk management in their respective areas of responsibility.
Amendment 187 #
2022/0085(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Article 4 – paragraph 4
4. Each Union institution, body and agency shall have effective mechanisms in place to ensure that an adequate percentage of the ICT budget is spent on cybersecurity.
Amendment 190 #
2022/0085(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – title
Article 5 – title
Cybersecurity baselinerisk management measures
Amendment 194 #
2022/0085(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. The highest level of management of each Union institution, body and agency shall approve the entity’s own cybersecurity baselinerisk management measures to address the risks identified under the framework referred to in Article 4(1). It shall do so in support of its mission and exercising its institutional autonomy. The cybersecurity baseline shall be in place by …. at the latest [18 months after the entry into force of this Regulation] and shall address the domains listed in Annex I and the measures listed in Annex IIHaving regard to the state of the art and, where applicable, relevant European and international standards, or available European cybersecurity certificates as defined in Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2019/881, those risk management measures shall ensure a level of security of network and information systems across the entirety of the ICT environment commensurate to the risks identified under the framework referred to in Article 4(1). When assessing the proportionality of those measures, due account shall be taken of the degree of the Union institution, body, office or agency’s exposure to risks, its size, the likelihood of occurrence of incidents and their severity, including their societal, economic and interinstitutional impact.
Amendment 199 #
2022/0085(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. The senior management of each Union institution, body, office and agency as well as all relevant staff tasked with implementing the cybersecurity risks management measures and obligations of this Regulation shall follow specific trainings on a regular basis to gain sufficient knowledge and skills in order to apprehend and assess cybersecurity risk and management practices and their impact on the operations of the organisation.
Amendment 201 #
2022/0085(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Amendment 203 #
Amendment 207 #
2022/0085(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new)
The IICB, after consulting the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) and upon receiving guidance from CERT- EU, shall recommend guidelines to Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies for the carrying out of cybersecurity maturity assessments.
Amendment 209 #
2022/0085(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Upon request of the IICB, and with the explicit consent of the Union institution, body, office or agency concerned, the results of a cybersecurity maturity assessment may be discussed within the IICB configuration or within the established network of Local Cybersecurity Officers with a view to learning from experiences in the implementation of this Regulation and sharing best practices and results of use cases.
Amendment 210 #
2022/0085(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. Following the conclusions derived from the maturity cybersecurity assessment and considering the assets and risks identified pursuant to Article 4, the highest level of management of each Union institution, body, office and agency shall approve a cybersecurity plan without undue delay after the establishment of the risk management, governance and control framework, and the cybersecurity baseline. Therisk management measures. The cybersecurity plan shall aim at increasing the overall cybersecurity of the concerned entity Union institution, body, office or agency and shall thereby contribute to the achievement or enhancement of a high common level of cybersecurity among all Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies. To support the entity’Union institution, body, office or agency's mission on the basis of its institutional autonomy, the plan shall at least include the domains listed in Annex I, the measures listed in Annex II, as well ascybersecurity risk management measures relatferred to incident preparedness, response and recovery, such as security monitoring and logging. The plan shall be revised at least every three years, following the Article 5 (1a) and 5(2a). The cybersecurity plan shall be revised at least every three years, or where necessary, with any substantial revision of the framework referred to in Article 4, following the cybersecurity maturity assessments carried out pursuant to Article 6.
Amendment 213 #
2022/0085(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. The cybersecurity plan shall include relevant staff members’ roles and responsibilities for its implementation, including detailed job descriptions for technical and operational staff as well as all relevant processes underpinning performance evaluation.
Amendment 215 #
2022/0085(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Amendment 216 #
2022/0085(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. The cybersecurity plan shall consider any applicable guidance documents and recommendations issued by CERT-EU in accordance with Article 13 and another applicable or targeted recommendations issued by the IICB and CERT-EU.
Amendment 218 #
2022/0085(COD)
1. Upon completion of maturity assessments, the Union institutions, bodies and agencies shall submit these to the Interinstitutional Cybersecurity Board. Upon completion of security planstheir respective cybersecurity maturity assessments referred to in Article 6 and cybersecurity plans referred to in Article 7, the Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies shall notify the Interinstitutional Cybersecurity Board of the completion. Upon request of the Board, they shall report on specific aspects of this Chaptersubmit these to the IICB.
Amendment 222 #
2022/0085(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point k
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point k
(k) the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA).
Amendment 233 #
2022/0085(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 6
Article 9 – paragraph 6
6. The IICB shall meet at the initiative of its chair, and at least two times a year, at the request of CERT-EU or at the request of any of its members.
Amendment 240 #
2022/0085(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point -a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point -a (new)
(-a) support Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies in implementing this Regulation with the aim to raise their respective levels of cybersecurity;
Amendment 241 #
2022/0085(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point -a a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point -a a (new)
(-a a) effectively monitor the implemenationof the obligations of this Regulation in Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies without prejudice to their institutional autonomy and the overall institutional balance;
Amendment 242 #
2022/0085(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) review any reports requestedquest reports from CERT-EU on the state of implementation of this Regulation by the Union institutions, bodies and agencies;
Amendment 250 #
2022/0085(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
(i a) review and where requested, following relevant guidance from CERT- EU. provide feedback to Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies’ cybersecurity maturity assessments referred to in Article 6 and cybersecurity plans referred to in Article 7;
Amendment 252 #
2022/0085(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point i b (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point i b (new)
(i b) review possible interconnections between Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies’ ICT environments and maintain an inventory of shared components of ICT products, ICT services andic processes;
Amendment 253 #
2022/0085(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point i c (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point i c (new)
(i c) where appropriate, adopt recommendations on the interoperability of Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies’ ICT environments or components thereof;
Amendment 254 #
2022/0085(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point i d (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point i d (new)
(i d) support the establishment of a Cybersecurity Officers Group under ENISA, gathering the Local Cybersecurity Officers of all Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies with an aim to facilitate the sharing of best practices and experiences gained from the implementation of this Regulation;
Amendment 255 #
2022/0085(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point i e (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point i e (new)
(i e) develop an incident and response plan for major incidents at Union level referred to in Article 3(8) and coordinate the adoption of individual Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies’ cyber crisis management plans referred to in Article 7(2a);
Amendment 256 #
2022/0085(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point i f (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point i f (new)
(i f) adopt recommendations based on the results of EU coordinated risk assessments of critical supply chains referred to in Article 19 of Directive [proposal NIS 2] to support Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies in adopting effective and proportionate risk management measures relating to supply chain security referred to in Article5(1ai);
Amendment 257 #
2022/0085(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point i g (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point i g (new)
(i g) develop guidelines for information sharing arrangements referred to in Article 19;
Amendment 258 #
2022/0085(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph -1 (new)
Article 11 – paragraph -1 (new)
-1 The IICB shall monitor the implementation of this Regulation and of adopted guidance documents, recommendations and calls for action by the Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies.
Amendment 259 #
2022/0085(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Amendment 261 #
2022/0085(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point -a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point -a (new)
(-a) request relevant and available documentation of the Union institution, body, office or agency concerned relating to the effective implementation of the provisions of this Regulation or the application of guidance documents, recommendations and calls for action issued in accordance with Article 13;
Amendment 262 #
2022/0085(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point -a a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point -a a (new)
(-a a) communicate a reasoned opinion to the Union institution, body, office or agency concerned with observed gaps in the implementation of this Regulation;
Amendment 263 #
2022/0085(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point -a b (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point -a b (new)
(-a b) invite the Union institution, body, office or agency concerned to provide a self-assessment on its reasoned opinion within a specified timeframe;
Amendment 264 #
2022/0085(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point -a c (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point -a c (new)
(-a c) issue, in cooperation with CERT- EU, guidance to the individual Union institution, body, office or agency to bring its respective risk management, governance and control framework, cybersecurity risk management measures, cybersecurity plans and reporting obligations in compliance with the provisions laid down in this Regulation in a specified manner and within a specified period;
Amendment 270 #
2022/0085(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. The mission of CERT-EU, the autonomous interinstitutional Cybersecurity Centre for all Union institutions, bodies and agencies, shall be to contribute to the security of the unclassified ICT environment of all Union institutions, bodies and agencies by advising them on cybersecurity, by helping them to prevent, detect, mitigate and respond to and recover from incidents and by acting as their cybersecurity information exchange and incident response coordination hub.
Amendment 274 #
2022/0085(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
(c a) act as the designated coordinator for all Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies for the purposes of coordinated vulnerability disclosure to the European vulnerability registry referred to in Article 6 of Directive [proposal NIS2];
Amendment 286 #
2022/0085(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 6
Article 12 – paragraph 6
6. CERT-EU may organise cybersecurity exercises or recommend participation in existing exercises, in close cooperation with the European Union Agency for CybersecurityENISA whenever applicable, to test the level of cybersecurity of the Union institutions, bodies and agencies.
Amendment 287 #
2022/0085(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 7
Article 12 – paragraph 7
7. CERT-EU may provide assistance to Union institutions, bodies and agencies regarding incidents in classified ICT environments if it is explicitly requested to do so by the constituent concerned. The provisions and obligations on all Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies set out in Chapter V of this Regulation shall not apply to incidents in classified ICT environments unless an individual Union institution, body office or agency explicitly and voluntarily apply them in order to seek actionable assistance from CERT-EU or otherwise contribute to situational awareness at the Union level.
Amendment 290 #
2022/0085(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 7 a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. CERT-EU shall cooperate with the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) to support Union institutions, bodies, office and agencies in incidents entailing a personal data breach as defined in Article 3(16) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1725.
Amendment 296 #
2022/0085(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) modalities for or improvements to cybersecurity risk management and the cybersecurity baselinerisk management measures;
Amendment 298 #
2022/0085(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) modalities for cybersecurity maturity assessments and cybersecurity plans; and
Amendment 303 #
2022/0085(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph -1 (new)
Article 14 – paragraph -1 (new)
-1 The Commission, after having obtained the unanimous approval of the IICB, shall appoint the Head of CERT- EU. The IICB shall be consulted at all stages of the procedure prior to the appointment of the Head of CERT-EU, in particular in drafting vacancy notices, examining applications and appointing selection boards in relation to this post.
Amendment 304 #
2022/0085(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1
The Head of CERT-EU shall regularly submit reports to the IICB and the IICB Chair, and submit ad-hoc reports to the IICB upon its request, on the performance of CERT-EU, financial planning, revenue, implementation of the budget, service level agreements and written agreements entered into, cooperation with counterparts and partners, and missions undertaken by staff, including the reports referred to in Article 10(1).
Amendment 306 #
2022/0085(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 1 a (new)
The Head of CERT-EU shall compose and submit to the IICB an annual report encompassing CERT-EU’s work programme, the financial planning of revenue and expenditure, including staffing, for CERT-EU activities, any updates of CERT-EU’s service catalogue and an assessment of the expected impact that such updates may have on its financial planning of revenue and expenditure, staffing and management of funds.
Amendment 308 #
2022/0085(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Amendment 322 #
2022/0085(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3
Article 18 – paragraph 3
Amendment 326 #
2022/0085(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – title
Article 19 – title
19 SharingCybersecurity information sharing arrangements and obligations
Amendment 327 #
2022/0085(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph -1 (new)
Article 19 – paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies may voluntarily notify CERT-EU on cyber threats, incidents, near misses and vulnerabilities that affect them. CERT-EU shall ensure that effective measures are adopted to ensure the confidentiality and appropriate protection of the information provided by the reporting Union institution, body, office or agency. When processing notifications, CERT-EU may prioritise the processing of mandatory notifications over voluntary notifications. Voluntary notification shall not result in the imposition of any additional obligations upon the reporting Union institution, body, office or agency to which it would not have been subject had it not submitted the notification.
Amendment 328 #
2022/0085(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 1
1. To enable CERT-EU to coordinate vulnerabileffectively perform itys management and incident responseission tasks in accordance with Article 12 of this Regulation, it may request Union institutions, bodies and agencies to provide it with information from their respective ICT system inventories that is relevant for the CERT- EU support. The requested institution, body or agency shall transmit the requested information, and any subsequent updates thereto, without undue delay.
Amendment 334 #
2022/0085(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 4
Article 19 – paragraph 4
4. The sharingcybersecurity information sharing arrangements and obligations obligations shall not extend to EU Classified Information (EUCI) and to information that a Union institution, body or agency has received from a Member State Security or Intelligence Service or law enforcement agency under the explicit condition that it will not be shared with CERT-EU.
Amendment 336 #
Amendment 337 #
2022/0085(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 338 #
2022/0085(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
All Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies shall make an initial notification to CERT-EU of significant cyber threats, significant vulnerabilities and significreport, without undue delay to CERT-EU in accordance with paragraph 2(b) of anty incidents without undue delay and having any event no later than 24 hours after becoming aware of them significant impact.
Amendment 340 #
2022/0085(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 341 #
2022/0085(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 b (new)
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 b (new)
Where a significant incident or significant cyber threat referred to in paragraph 1(a) is affecting a network and information system, or a component of a Union institution, body, office or agency's ICT environment that is knowingly connected with another Union institution, body, office and agency's ICT environment, CERT-EU shall notify, without undue delay, the affected Union institution, body, office or agency.
Amendment 342 #
2022/0085(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 348 #
2022/0085(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2
Article 20 – paragraph 2
Amendment 352 #
2022/0085(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 20 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. An incident shall be considered significant if: (a) the incident has caused or is capable of causing severe operational disruption to the Union institution, body, office or agency or financial losses thereto; (b) the incident has affected or is capable of affecting other natural or legal persons by causing considerable material or non- material losses.
Amendment 353 #
2022/0085(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Article 20 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. All Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies shall submit to CERT-EU: (a) without undue delay and in any event within 24 hours after having become aware of the significant incident, an early warning, which, where applicable, shall indicate whether the significant incident is presumably caused by unlawful or malicious action and has any or could have a cross-border or cross-institutional impact; (b) without undue delay and in any event within 72 hours after having become aware of the significant incident, an incident notification, which, where applicable, shall update the information referred to in subparagraph (a) and indicate an initial assessment of the significant incident, its severity and impact, as well as where available, the indicators of compromise; (c) upon the request of CERT-EU, an intermediate report on relevant status updates; (d) a final report not later than one month after the submission of the significant incident notification under point (b), including at least the following: (i) a detailed description of the significant incident, its severity and impact; (ii) the type of threat or root cause that likely triggered the significant incident; (iii) applied and ongoing mitigation measures; (iv) where applicable, the cross-border or cross-institutional impact of the significant incident; (e) in cases of ongoing significant incidents at the time of the submission of the final report referred to in point (d), a progress report at that time and a final report within one month after the incident has been handled.
Amendment 356 #
2022/0085(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2 c (new)
Article 20 – paragraph 2 c (new)
2 c. In duly justified cases and in agreement with CERT-EU, the Union institution, body, office or agency concerned can deviate from the deadline laid down in paragraph 2(b).
Amendment 358 #
2022/0085(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 3
Article 20 – paragraph 3
3. CERT-EU shall submit to ENISA on a monthly basis a summary report including anonymised and aggregated data on significant cyber threats, significant vulnerabilities and significant incidentincidents notified in accordance with paragraph 2(b) and cyber threats, incidents, near misses and vulnerabilities notified in accordance with paragraph 1Article 19(1).
Amendment 360 #
2022/0085(COD)
4. The IICB may issue guidance documents or recommendations concerning the modalities and content of the notification. When preparing such guidance documents or recommendations, the IICB shall take into account the specifications made by any implementing acts adopted by the Commission specifying the type of information, the format and the procedure of a notification submitted pursuant to Article 20 (11) of Directive [proposal NIS2]. CERT-EU shall disseminate the appropriate technical details to enable proactive detection, incident response or mitigating measures by Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies.
Amendment 363 #
2022/0085(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 5
Article 20 – paragraph 5
5. The notificationreporting obligations shall not extend to EUCI and to information that a Union institution, body or agency has received from a Member State Security or Intelligence Service or law enforcement agency under the explicit condition that it will not be shared with CERT-EU.
Amendment 366 #
2022/0085(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 3
Article 21 – paragraph 3
3. CERT-EU, in cooperation with ENISA, shall support Union institutions, bodies and agencies regarding situational awareness of cyber threats, vulnerabilities and incidents.
Amendment 367 #
Amendment 370 #
2022/0085(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1
Article 22 – paragraph 1
1. CERT-EU shall coordinate among Union institutions, bodies and agencies responses to major attackincidents. It shall maintain an inventory of technical expertise that would be needed for incident response in the event of such attacksmajor incidents and assist the IICB in coordinating Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies’ cyber crisis management plans for major incidents referred to in Article 10(if).
Amendment 375 #
2022/0085(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 3
Article 22 – paragraph 3
3. With the approval of the concerned Union institutions, bodies and agencies, CERT-EU may also call on experts from the list referred to in paragraph 2 for contributing to the response to a major attackincident in a Member State, in line with the Joint Cyber Unit’s operating procedures.
Amendment 386 #
2022/0085(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 3
Article 24 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall evaluate the functioning of this Regulation and report to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions no soonlater than five years after the date of entry into force.
Amendment 388 #
2022/0085(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I
Annex I
Amendment 394 #
2022/0085(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II
Annex II
Amendment 103 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) In order to respond to the needs of the digital economycontribute to the digital transition of the Union, a comprehensive harmonisation at Union level is needed to ensure fairness in the allocation of value from data among all actors in the data economy as well asto avoid fragmentation resulting from national legislation, and therefore to create trust in the data sharing environment. Moreover, to foster access to and use of data. and to remove barriers to a well-functioning internal market for data, it is necessary to lay down a harmonised framework specifying who, other than the manufacturer or other data holder is entitled to access the data generated by products or related services, under which conditions and on what basis. Accordingly, Member States should not adopt or maintain additional national requirements on those matters falling within the scope of this Regulation, unless explicitly provided for in this Regulation, since this would affect the direct and uniform application of this Regulation.
Amendment 130 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) Physical products that obtain, generate or collect, by means of their components or operating systems or embedded software, data concerning their performance, use or environment and that are able to communicate that data via a publicly available electronic communications service (often referred to as the Internet of Things) should be covered by this Regulation with the exception of prototypes. Electronic communications services include land- based telephone networks, television cable networks, satellite-based networks and near-field communication networks. Such products may include vehicles, home equipment and consumer goods, medical and health devices or agricultural and industrial machinery. The data represent the digitalisation of user actions and events and should accordingly be accessible to the user, while information derived or inferred from this data, where lawfully held, should not be considered within scope of this Regulation. Such data are potentially valuable to the user and support innovation and the development of digital and other services protecting the environment, health and the circular economy, in particular though facilitating the maintenance and repair of the products in question.This Regulation applies to products placed on the marketin the Union and thus does not apply to products in development stage such as prototypes.
Amendment 136 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) In contrast, certain products that are primarily designed to display or play content, or to record and transmit content, amongst others for the use by an online service should not be covered by this Regulation. Such products include, for example, personal computers, servers, tablets and smart phones, cameras, webcams, sound recording systems and text scanners. They require human input to produce various forms of content, such as text documents, sound files, video files, games, digital maps.
Amendment 140 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15 a (new)
Recital 15 a (new)
(15 a) The use and access to sensitive data generated by a product regulated by a specific sectoral rules is without prejudice to those rules.
Amendment 158 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) The user of a product should be understood as the legal or natural person, such as a business or, consumer or public sector body , which has purchased, rented or leased the product. Depending on the legal title under which he uses it, such a user bears the risks and enjoys the benefits of using the connected product and should enjoy also the access to the data it generates. The user should therefore be entitled to derive benefit from data generated by that product and any related service.
Amendment 170 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) Products may be designed to make certain data directly available from an on- device data storage or from a remote server to which the data are communicated. Where on-device access is technically supported, the manufacturer shall make this means of access also available to third-party service providers or the user. Access to the on-device data storage may be enabled via cable-based or wireless local area networks connected to a publicly available electronic communications service or a mobile network. The server may be the manufacturer’s own local server capacity or that of a third party or a cloud service provider who functions as data holder. TheyProducts may be designed to permit the user or a third party to process the data on the product or on a computing instance of the manufacturer or in an environment chosen by the user or the authorised. Where either option is available, the user or third party shall choose their preferred method.
Amendment 190 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25 a (new)
Recital 25 a (new)
(25 a) Data users should have the priority on benefitting from the value created by the use of the product. Data holders should ensure that non-personal they receive from the connected product are primarily used for the fulfilment of their contractual obligations to the user. This is without the prejudice of the data holders capability to use the non-personal data generated to improve the functioning of the connected product or related service, to develop new products or services or to enrich, manipulate or aggregate it with other data.
Amendment 202 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) The user should be free to use the data for any lawful purpose. This includes providing the data the user has received exercising the right under this Regulation to a third party offering an aftermarket service that may be in competition with a service provided by the data holder, or to instruct the data holder to do so. The request should also be valid regardless of whether the request is put forward by the user or an authorised third party acting on users behalf, such as authorised data intermediation service in the meaning of the Regulation (EU) 2022/868. The data holder should ensure that the data made available to the third party is as accurate, complete, reliable, relevant and up-to-date as the data the data holder itself may be able or entitled to access from the use of the product or related service. Any trade secrets or intellectual property rights should be respected in handling the data. It is important to preserve incentives to invest in products with functionalities based on the use of data from sensors built into that product. The aim of this Regulation should accordingly be understood as to foster the development of new, innovative products or related services, stimulate innovation on aftermarkets, but also stimulate the development of entirely novel services making use of the data, including based on data from a variety of products or related services. At the same time, it aims to avoid undermining the investment incentives for the type of product from which the data are obtained, for instance, by the use of data to develop a competing product.
Amendment 283 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 56 a (new)
Recital 56 a (new)
(56 a) The business-to-government data sharing should be driven by the over- arching principles outlined in the High Level Expert Group on Business-to- Government. These principles are: proportionality of the use of private-sector data, data use limitation, “do no harm”, compensation, non-discrimination, limitation mitigation, transparency and societal participation, accountability and fair and ethical data use.
Amendment 289 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 57
Recital 57
(57) In case of public emergencies, such as public health emergencies, emergencies resulting from environmental degradation and major natural disasters including those aggravated by climate change, as well as human-induced major disasters, such as major cybersecurity incidents, the public interest resulting from the use of the data will outweigh the interests of the data holders to dispose freely of the data they hold. In such a case, data holders should be placed under an obligation to make the data available to public sector bodies or to Union institutions, agencies or bodies upon their request. The existence of a public emergency ishould be determined according to the respective procedures in the Member States or of relevant international organisations.
Amendment 311 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 62 a (new)
Recital 62 a (new)
(62 a) The data made available to the public sector bodies should be in a structured and commonly used format, accompanied with a relevant metadata that facilitates the use of the data with only minimal adaptations necessary to make them useable by the public sector or Union institution body.
Amendment 328 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 69 a (new)
Recital 69 a (new)
(69 a) Unnecessarily high “data egress fees”, or data transfer costs have the potential to restrict competition and cause lock-in effects for the customers of data processing services, by reducing incentives to choose a different or additional service provider. Therefore, the gradual withdrawal of the charges associated with switching data processing services should specifically include withdrawing any “egress fees” charged by the data processing services to a customer.
Amendment 339 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 79
Recital 79
(79) Standardisation and semantic interoperability should play a key role to provide technical solutions to ensure interoperability. In order to facilitate the conformity with the requirements for interoperability, it is necessary to provide for a presumption of conformity for interoperability solutions that meet harmonised standards or parts thereof in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council. These standards should be developed in open, technology neutral and inclusive way line with Chapter II of the Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012. The Commission should adopt common specifications in areas where no harmonised standards exist or where they are insufficient in order to further enhance interoperability for the common European data spaces, application programming interfaces, cloud switching as well as smart contracts. Additionally, common specifications in the different sectors could remain to be adopted, in accordance with Union or national sectoral law, based on the specific needs of those sectors. Reusable data structures and models (in form of core vocabularies), ontologies, metadata application profile, reference data in the form of core vocabulary, taxonomies, code lists, authority tables, thesauri should also be part of the technical specifications for semantic interoperability. Furthermore, the Commission should be enabled to mandate the development of harmonised standards for the interoperability of data processing services in consultation with the European Data Innovation Board as outlined in the Article 30 of the Regulation (EU) No 2022/868.
Amendment 345 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 81 a (new)
Recital 81 a (new)
(81 a) In order to further enhance coordination in thee nforcement of this Regulation, the European Data Innovation Board should foster the mutual exchange of information amongst competent authorities as well as advise and assist the Commission in matters falling under this Regulation that fall within the competences of Article 30 of Regulation (EU) 2022/868. A subgroup for stakeholder involvement referred to in Article 29(2)(c) of that Regulation should participate in the consultation on a continual basis.
Amendment 359 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. This Regulation covers personal and non-personal data, including the following types of data or in the following contexts: (a) Chapter II applies to data concerning the performance, use and environment of products and relatedservices. (b) Chapter III applies to anyprivate sector data subject to statutory data sharing obligations. (c) Chapter IV applies to any private sector data accessed and used on the basis of contractual agreements between businesses. (d) Chapter V applies to any privatesector data with a focus on non-personal data. (e) Chapter VI applies to any dataprocessed by data processing services. (f) Chapter VII applies to any non- personal data held in the Union by providers of data processing services.
Amendment 362 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) manufacturers of products and suppliers of related services placed on the market in the Union and the Union based users of such products or services;
Amendment 388 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Dataholders shall not be obliged to provide access to data to any natural or legal person, entity or body outside the Union, unless otherwise provided by the Union law or the implementing national legislations.
Amendment 395 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
(1 a) ‘personal data’ means personal data as defined in Article 4, point(1), of Regulation (EU) 2016/679;
Amendment 398 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 b (new)
(1 b) 'non-personal data' means data other than personal data;
Amendment 417 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
(2) ‘product’ means a tangible, movable item, including where incorporated in an immovable item, that obtains, generates or collects, data concerning its use or environment, and that is able to communicate data via a publicly availablen electronic communications service and whose primary function is not the storing and, processing of datar transmission of data nor is it primarily designed to display or play content, or to record and transmit content;
Amendment 443 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6 a (new)
(6 a) 'data subject' means data subject as referred to in Article 4, point (1), of Regulation (EU) 2016/679;
Amendment 459 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10 a (new)
(10 a) ‘official statistics’ means statistics within the meaning of ‘European statistics’ under Regulation (EC) No 223/2009’.
Amendment 465 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 15
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 15
(15) ‘'open interoperability specificationstandards’ mean ICT technical specifications, as defined in Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012, which are performance oriented towards achieving interoperability between data processing servicesfor repeated or continuous application, publicly available for implementation and use on reasonable terms (including for a reasonable fee or free of charge), adopted through an inclusive, collaborative, consensus-based and transparent process from which materially affected and interested parties cannot be excluded;
Amendment 469 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 16
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 16
Amendment 472 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 17
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 17
Amendment 478 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 20 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 20 a (new)
(20 a) ‘common European data spaces’ mean purpose- or sector-specific or cross -sectoral interoperable frameworks of common standards and practices to share or jointly process data for, inter alia, development and provision of new products and services, scientific research or civil society initiatives.
Amendment 483 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 20 b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 20 b (new)
(20 b) ‘data intermediation service’ means data intermediation service as referred to in Article 2, point (8), of Regulation(EU) 2022/868;
Amendment 485 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 20 c (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 20 c (new)
(20 c) 'operator within data spaces' mean legal persons, such as data holders, data users, and data intermediation service providers, that facilitate or engage in data sharing within and across the common European data spaces;
Amendment 492 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. Products shall be designed and manufactured, and related services shall be provided, in such a manner that data generated by their use that are accessible to the data holder are free of charge and, are, by default, easily, securely and, where relevant and appropriate, directly accessible to the user in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format. Data shall be provided in the form in which they have been generated by the product, with only the minimal adaptations necessary to make them useable by a third party, including related metadata necessary to interpret and use the data.
Amendment 516 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
(a a) the categories of data transmitted to the data holder by the use of a product or a related service
Amendment 521 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) how the user may access those data delivered in a usable format and in a simple, clear and free manner for the user ;;
Amendment 528 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c b (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c b (new)
(c b) (cb) The technical means to access the data, such as Software Development Kits or application programming interfaces , and their terms of use and quality of service shall be sufficiently described to enable the development of such means of access
Amendment 529 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
(c a) the data holder shall provide information on the data structures, data formats, vocabularies, classification schemes, taxonomies and code lists, where available, which shall be described in a publicly available and consistent manner.
Amendment 558 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Where data cannot be directly accessed by the user from the product, the data holder shall make available to the user the data generated by itsthe use of a product or related service without undue delay easily, in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format, free of charge and, where applicable, continuously and in real-time. accompanied with relevant metadata. Data shall be provided in the form in which they have been generated by the product including data generated by the use of a product, with only the minimal adaptations necessary to make them useable by a third party, including related metadata and support tools necessary to interpret and use the data in order to achieve the intended purpose- This shall be done on the basis of a simple request through electronic means where This shall be done on the basis of a simple request through electronic means where technically feasible.
Amendment 573 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 3
3. Trade secrets shall only be disclosed provided that all specific necessary measures are taken to preserve the confidentiality of trade secrets in particular with respect to third parties. The data holder and the user can agree measures to preserve the confidentiality of the shared data, in particular in relation to third parties. Such measures shall be utilized in a limited manner and only when theshared data includes trade secrets as defined by the EU or national law. The data holder shall prove the existence of trade secrets when it invokes measures to preserve the confidentiality of the shared data.
Amendment 608 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. Upon request by a user, or by a party acting on behalf of a user such as authorised data intermediation service in the meaning of the Regulation (EU) 2022/868, the data holder shall make available the data generated by the use of a product or related service to a third party, without undue delay, free of charge to the user, of the same quality as is available to the data holder, free of charge to the user via a well-formed application programming interface and, where applicable, continuously and in real- time.
Amendment 650 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) make the exercise of the rights or choices of users unduly difficult including by offering choices to the end-users in a non-neutral manner, or coerce, deceive or manipulate the user in any way, by subverting or impairing the autonomy, decision-making or choices of the user, including by means of a digital interface with the user or a part thereof, including its structure, design, function or manner of operation;
Amendment 678 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. The obligations of this Chapter related to business-to-business data sharing shall not apply to data generated by the use of products manufactured or related services provided by enterprises that qualify as micro or small enterprises, as defined in Article 2 of the Annex to Recommendation 2003/361/EC, provided those enterprises do not have partner enterprises or linked enterprises as defined in Article 3 of the Annex to Recommendation 2003/361/EC which do not qualify as a micro or small enterprise.
Amendment 699 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. Any compensation agreed between a data holder and a data recipient for making data available shall be reasonable and shall not exceed the costs directly related to making the data available.
Amendment 740 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. A contractual term, concerning the access to and use of data or the liability and remedies for the breach or the termination of data related obligations which has been unilaterally imposed by an enterprise on a micro, small or medium-sized enterprise as defined in Article 2 of the Annex to Recommendation 2003/361/EC or which has been unilaterally imposed by an enterprise which is the sole source of crucial data they hold in some ecosystem shall not be binding on the latterrecipient enterprise if it is unfair.
Amendment 753 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 8 a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. The Commission shall conduct a regular market investigation to review and, if necessary, revise the unfair contractual terms listed in paragraphs 3 and 4 of this Article.
Amendment 756 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Chapter V – title
Chapter V – title
V MAKING DATA AVAILABLE TO PUBLIC SECTOR BODIES AND UNION INSTITUTIONS, AGENCIES OR BODIES BASED ON EXCEPTIONAL NEED
Amendment 758 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – title
Article 14 – title
Obligation to make data available based on exceptional need
Amendment 761 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1
1. Upon request, a data holder shall make data, including relevant metadata, available to a public sector body or to a Union institution, agency or body demonstrating an exceptional need or a legitimate public interest to use the data requested.
Amendment 769 #
Amendment 776 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) where the data requested is necessary to respond toprevent or respond to or recover from a public emergency;
Amendment 780 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 789 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point c – introductory part
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point c – introductory part
(c) where the lack of available data prevents the public sector body or Union institution, agency or body from fulfilling a specificor exercising tasks in the public interest that hasve been explicitly provided by law; and
Amendment 791 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point c – point 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point c – point 1
(1) the public sector body or Union institution, agency or body has been unable to obtain such data by alternative means, including by purchasing the data on the market at market raton reasonable prices or by relying on existing obligations to make data available, and the adoption of new legislative measures cannot ensure the timely availability of the data; or
Amendment 802 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. This Chapter shall be without prejudice to further specific sectoral rules pertaining to the types of data for which rules have been laid down in Union or national law.
Amendment 803 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2
Article 16 – paragraph 2
2. The rights from this Chapter shall not be exercised to obtain information or take decisions concerning identifiable individuals. The rights from this Chapter shall not be exercised by public sector bodies and Union institutions, agencies and bodies in order to carry out activities for the prevention, investigation, detection or prosecution of criminal or administrative offences or the execution of criminal penalties, or for customs or taxation administration. This Chapter does not affect the applicable Union and national law on the prevention, investigation, detection or prosecution of criminal or administrative offences or the execution of criminal or administrative penalties, or for customs or taxation administration.
Amendment 845 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) in case of requests made pursuant to Article 15, point (a), concern, insofar as possible, non- personal data;
Amendment 849 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
(d a) in case of requests made pursuant to Article 15, point (b), concern personal data only in case the dataprocessing has a specific basis in Union or Member State law;
Amendment 864 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
The third party shall not use the data it receives from a public sector body or a Union institution, agency or body as a result of the outsourcing of technical inspections or other functions pursuant to paragraph 4, to develop a product or a service that competes with the product or service from which the accessed data originate or share the data with another third party for that purpose
Amendment 887 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 5
Article 18 – paragraph 5
5. Where compliance with the request to make data available to a public sector body or a Union institution, agency or body requires the disclosure of personal data, the data holder shall take reasonable efforts to anonymise or pseudonymise the data, insofar as the request can be fulfilled with pseudonymised data.
Amendment 891 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. A public sector body or a Union institution, agency or body having received data pursuant to a request made under Article 14 or statistical or research organisation receiving data pursuant to a request made under Article 21(1) shall:
Amendment 923 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2
Article 20 – paragraph 2
2. Where the data holder claims compensation for making data available in compliance with a request made pursuant to Article 15, points (b) or (c), such compensation shall not exceedcover the technical and organisational costs incurred to comply with the request including, where necessary, the costs of anonymisation and of technical adaptation, plus a reasonable margin. Upon request of the public sector body or the Union institution, agency or body requesting the data, the data holder shall provide information on the basis for the calculation of the costs and the reasonable margin.
Amendment 931 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 20 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Where the public sector body or the Union institution, agency or body wishes to challenge the level of compensation requested by the data holder, the matter shall be brought to the competent authority referred to in Article 31 of the Member State where the data holder is established.
Amendment 934 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1
Article 21 – paragraph 1
1. A public sector body or a Union institution, agency or body shall be entitled to share data received under this Chapter with individuals or organisations in view of carrying out scientific research or analytics compatible with the purpose for which the data was requested, or to national statistical institutes, the members of the European System of Central Banks, and Eurostat for the compilation of official statistics.
Amendment 952 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 22 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Where a public sector body intends to request data under Article 15 (b) of this Chapter from a data holder established in another Member State the request shall be evaluated in line by the competent authority of the Member State where the data holder is established.
Amendment 1006 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1
Article 27 – paragraph 1
1. Providers of data processing services shall take all reasonable technical, legal and organisational measures, including contractual arrangements, in order to prevent international transfer orand governmental access to such non-personal data held in the Union where such transfer or access would create a conflict with Union law or the national law of the relevant Member State, without prejudice to paragraph 2 or 3.
Amendment 1011 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3
Article 27 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3
The European Data Innovation Board established under Regulation [xxx – DGA](EU) 2022/868 shall advise and assist the Commission in developing guidelines on the assessment of whether these conditions are met.
Amendment 1017 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Operators ofwithin data spaces shall comply with, the following essential requirements applicable to the services offered by the operator, to facilitate interoperability of data, data sharing mechanisms and services:
Amendment 1027 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) the means to enable the interoperability of smart contracts for data sharing within their services and activities shall be provided.
Amendment 1033 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 2
Article 28 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission, in consultation with the European Data Innovation Board in line with the Articles 29and 30 (f)and 30(h) of the Regulation (EU)No 2022/868 is empowered to adopt delegated acts, in accordance with Article 38 to supplement this Regulation by further specifying the essential requirements referred to in paragraph 1.
Amendment 1041 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 4
Article 28 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission may, in accordance with Article 10 of Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012, request one or more European standardisation organisations to draft harmonised standards that satisfy the essential requirements under paragraph 1 of this Article and are developed inan and are developed in an open, transparent, technology-neutral, and inclusive manner in accordance with the Chapter II of Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012.
Amendment 1045 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 6
Article 28 – paragraph 6
6. The Commission, in consultation with the European Data Innovation Board in line with the Articles 29 and 30(f)and 30(h) of the Regulation (EU) 2022/868 may adopt guidelines laying down interoperability specifications for the functioning of common European data spaces, such as architectural models and technical standards implementing legal rules and arrangements between parties that foster data sharing, such as regarding rights to access and technical translation of consent or permission.
Amendment 1063 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 5
Article 29 – paragraph 5
5. For the purposes of Article 26(3) of this Regulation, the Commission in consultation with the European Data Innovation Board in line with the Articles 29 and 30(f) and 30(h) of Regulation (EU) 2022/868 shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts, in accordance with Article 38, to publish the reference of open interoperability specifications and European standards for the interoperability of data processing services in central Union standards repository for the interoperability of data processing services, where these satisfy the criteria specified in paragraph 1 and 2 of this Article.
Amendment 1067 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – title
Article 30 – title
30 Essential requirements regarding smart contracts for data sharing
Amendment 1069 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 30 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) robustness and access control: ensure that the smart contract has been designed to offer rigorous access control mechanisms and a very high degree of robustness to avoid functional errors and to withstand manipulation by third parties;
Amendment 1072 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 30 – paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 1075 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 30 – paragraph 1 – point d
Amendment 1082 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 2
Article 30 – paragraph 2
Amendment 1085 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 4
Article 30 – paragraph 4
Amendment 1087 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 5
Article 30 – paragraph 5
Amendment 1089 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 6
Article 30 – paragraph 6
Amendment 1095 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1
Article 31 – paragraph 1
1. Each Member State shall designate one or more competent authorities as responsible for the application and enforcement of this Regulation, with designated responsible competent authority coordinating the work of the competent authorities. Member States may establish one or more new authorities or rely on existing authorities.
Amendment 1104 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 31 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) the national competent authority responsible for the application and enforcement of Chapter VI of this Regulation shall have technical and human resources and experience in the field of data and electronic communications services.
Amendment 1105 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 31 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. Member States shall ensure that the respective tasks and powers of the competent authorities designated pursuant to paragraph 1 of this Article are clearly defined and shall at least include:
Amendment 1107 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 31 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) handling complaints arising from alleged violations of this Regulation, and investigating, to the extent appropriate, the subject matter of the complaint and regularly and meaningfully informing the complainant of the progress and the outcome of the investigation swiftly within a reasonable period, in particular if further investigation or coordination with another competent authority is necessary;
Amendment 1110 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 3 – point d
Article 31 – paragraph 3 – point d
(d) imposing, through administrative or juridical procedures, dissuasive financial penalties which may include periodic penalties and penalties with retroactive effect, or initiating legal proceedings for the imposition of fines;
Amendment 1111 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 3 – point e
Article 31 – paragraph 3 – point e
(e) monitoring technological developments of relevance for the making available and use of data with a view of better enforcing this Regulation; ;
Amendment 1114 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 3 – point f
Article 31 – paragraph 3 – point f
(f) cooperating with competent authorities of other Member States to ensure the consistent swift and effective application of this Regulation, including the exchange of all relevant information by electronic means, in a timely manner without undue delay;
Amendment 1117 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 3 – point h
Article 31 – paragraph 3 – point h
(h) cooperating with all relevant competent authorities and the European Data the European Data Innovation Board to ensure that the obligations of Chapter VIthis Regulation are enforced consistently with other Union legislation and self-regulation applicable to providers of data processing service;ctor specific data governance rules and regulations
Amendment 1120 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 4
Article 31 – paragraph 4
4. Where a Member State designates more than one competent authority, the competent authorities shall, in the exercise of the tasks and powers assigned to them under paragraph 3 of this Article, cooperate with each other, including, as appropriate, with the supervisory authority responsible for monitoring the application of Regulation (EU) 2016/679, to ensure the consistent application of this Regulation. In such cases, relevant Member States shall designate a coordinating, responsible competent authority.
Amendment 1126 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 a (new)
Article 31 a (new)
Article 31 a Role of the European Data Innovation Board The European Data Innovation Board should foster the mutual exchange of information amongst competent authorities as well as advise and assist the Commission in matters of this Regulation falling under the competences of the Board in line with Article 30 of Regulation (EU) 2022/868
Amendment 1127 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1
Article 32 – paragraph 1
1. Without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy, natural and legal persons shall have the right to lodge a complaint, individually or, where relevant , collectively, with the relevant competent authority in the Member State of their habitual residence, place of work or establishment if they consider that their rights or the obligations under this Regulation have been infringed.
Amendment 1129 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 3
Article 32 – paragraph 3
3. Competent authorities shall cooperate early in the process to handle and resolve complaints, including by effectively and in a timely manner, including by setting reasonable deadlines for adopting formal decisions, ensuring equality of the parties, ensuring the right to be heard from complainants and access to the file throughout the process, exchanging all relevant information by electronic means, without undue delay. This cooperation shall not affect the specific cooperation mechanism provided for by Chapters VI and VII of Regulation (EU) 2016/679.
Amendment 1135 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1
Article 33 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall lay down the rules on penalties applicable to infringements of this Regulation and shall take all measures necessary to ensure that they are implemented. The penalties provided for shall be effective, proportionate and dissuasive, including administrative fines against enterprises of a minimum of 20 000 000EUR or 4 % of the total worldwide annual turnover of the preceding financial year, whichever is higher.
Amendment 1139 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 2
Article 33 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall by [date of application of the Regulation] notify the Commission , the European Data Protection Board and the European Data Innovation Boardof those rules and measures and shall notify it them without delay of any subsequent amendment affecting them. The Commission shall regularly update and maintain an easily accessible public register of those measures.
Amendment 1143 #
2022/0047(COD)
The Commission shall develop and recommend non-binding model contractual terms on data access and use to assist parties in drafting and negotiating contracts with balanced contractual rights and obligations. These non-binding contractual terms shall be openly freely available in easily usable electronic format.
Amendment 1147 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 35 – paragraph 1 a (new)
The right of the maker of a databaseas provided for in Article 7(1) of Directive 96/9/EC shall not be exercised by data holders in such away that it prevents them from making data available to public sector bodies, or Union institutions, agencies or bodies, subsequent to a request made under Article 14 of this Regulation.
Amendment 1153 #
2022/0047(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 41 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Article 41 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(e a) evaluation of the impacts of this Regulation to the development of business practices and monetisation practices of the European data economy and possible needs for reviewing the Regulation.
Amendment 103 #
2022/0039(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1 a) According to the Digital Economy and Society Index (DESI) for 2021, connectivity across the Union has improved in ‘very high-capacity networks' (VHCN) and is available in 59% of the Union households but it is still far from universal coverage of Gigabit networks.
Amendment 107 #
2022/0039(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The EU adopted the GOVSATCOM component of Regulation (EU) 2021/696 on 28 April 2021, to ensure the long-term availability of reliable, secure, scalable and cost-effective satellite communications services for GOVSATCOM users. Regulation (EU) 2021/696 envisages that in a first phase, of the GOVSATCOM component until approximately 2025, existing capacity would be used. In that context, the Commission is to procure GOVSATCOM capacities from Member States with national systems and space capacities and from commercial satellite communication or service providers, taking into account the essential security interests of the Union. In that first phase, GOVSATCOM services are to be introduced by a step-by-step approach. It is also based on the premise that if in the course of the first phase a detailed analysis of future supply and demand reveals that this approach was insufficient to cover the evolving demand, will be necessary to move to a second phase and develop additional bespoke space infrastructure or capacities through cooperation with the private sector, e.g. with Union satellite operators.
Amendment 110 #
2022/0039(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The effect of hybrid operations in space not only affects the military and defence domain but can also have a significant impact on civil commercial activities that increasingly rely on space capabilities. In order to tackle this challenge the Commission’s ‘Action Plan on synergies between civil, defence and space industries’ of 22 February 2021, states that it aims to ‘enable access to high-speed connectivity for everyone in Europe, and provide a resilient connectivity system allowing Europe to remain connected whatever happens’19 . _________________ 19 COM(2021) 70 final.
Amendment 113 #
2022/0039(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Satellite communication can increase the overall resilience of communication networks. A space-based communication system is the only viable option in situations where ground-based systems are non-existent, disrupted or unreliable. For example, it can provide means for digital communication in areas where terrestrial networks are absent, including over oceans and during flights, as well as over remote areas, or where local networks have been destroyed due to natural disasters, or they cannot be trusted in crisis situations thus reducing the digital divide across the Union.
Amendment 121 #
2022/0039(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Since June 2019, Member States have signed the European Quantum Communication Infrastructure (EuroQCI) Declaration, agreeing to work together, with the Commission and with the support of ESA, towards the development of a quantum communication infrastructure covering the whole EU. According to that Declaration, EuroQCI aims at deploying a certified secure end-to-end quantum communication infrastructure, enabling information and data to be transmitted and stored ultra-securely and capable of linking critical public communication assets all over the Union. To that purpose an interconnected space infrastructure and terrestrial infrastructure, should be built to enable the generation and distribution of cryptographic keys based on quantum information theory. The Programme will contribute to meet the objectives of the EuroQCI Declaration by developing a EuroQCI space infrastructure integrated into the space and ground infrastructure of the Programme, while also ensuring interoperability with High-Performance Computing across the EU. The EuroQCI space infrastructure should be developed in the Programme in two main phases, a preliminary validation phase and a full deployment phase, which should see full integration with the Programme, including appropriate solutions for inter-satellite connectivity and data relay between satellites and the ground. The Programme should integrate the EuroQCI in its governmental infrastructure, as it will provide future-proof cryptographic systems that offer unprecedented levels of secure communications by resisting future quantum computing attacks.
Amendment 127 #
2022/0039(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) The services enabled by the Programme should connect strategic areas such as the Arctic and, Africa, and contribute to geopolitical resilience by Black Sea and Atlantic-Mediterranean regions offering additional connectivity in line with policy targets in these regions and the Global Gateway strategy20 . _________________ 20 JOIN(2021) 30 final.
Amendment 135 #
2022/0039(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) Operational requirements for the governmental services should be based on the use-case analysisthe assessment of Member States’ needs. When assessing these requirements the current market capacities should be used to the largest extent possible. From those operational requirements, in combination with security requirements and evolving demand of governmental services, the portfolio of governmental services should be developed. The service portfolio should establish the applicable baseline for the governmental services. The service portfolio for the governmental services should take into account the service portfolio of the GOVSATCOM services established within the framework of Regulation (EU) 2021/696. In order to maintain the best possible match between the demand and supplied services, the service portfolio for governmental services should be regularly updated after consulting Member States and industry.
Amendment 138 #
2022/0039(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) The Programme should also allow for the provision of commercial services by the private sector. Such commercial services could in particular contribute to availability of high-speed broadband and seamless connectivity throughout Europe, removing communication dead zones and increasing cohesion across Member State territories, including rural, peripheral, remote and isolated areas and islands, while bridging the digital divide across the Union, and provide connectivity over geographical areas of strategic interest such as the Arctic, Africa, Black Sea and Atlantic-Mediterranean regions.
Amendment 143 #
2022/0039(COD)
(24) Each Programme participant should designate a Secure Connectivity Competent Authority to monitor whether users, and other national entities that play a role in the Programme, comply with the applicable rules and security procedures as laid down in the security requirements. The Programme should not undermine the implementation of other Union programmes and therefore the amount of the financial envelop should be drawn from the unallocated margins under the MFF ceilings or mobilised through the non-thematic MFF special instruments.
Amendment 146 #
2022/0039(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) The Horizon Europe Programme will allocate a dedicated share of its Cluster 4 components to R&I activities related to development and validation of the secure connectivity system, including for the potential technologies that would be developed under New Space. The allocation of the funds should not detract from other R&I activities conducted under Cluster 4, which are essential for the Union's competitiveness and the green and digital transitions. The Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI) will allocate a dedicated share of its Global Europe funds for activities related to the operation of the system and the worldwide provision of services that will allow to offer an array of services to international partners. The Union Space Programme will allocate a dedicated share of its GOVSATCOM component for the activities related to the development of the GOVSATCOM Hub which will form part of the ground infrastructure of the Secure Connectivity system. The funding stemming from these programmes should be implemented in accordance with the rules of these programmes. Since those rules may differ significantly from the rules under this Regulation, the need to achieve effectively the intended policy objectives should be taken into account when deciding to finance actions from both the allocated funds from Horizon Europe and NDICI and from the Union Secure Connectivity Programme.
Amendment 149 #
2022/0039(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
Recital 28
Amendment 151 #
2022/0039(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28 a (new)
Recital 28 a (new)
(28 a) In addition to the Union budget the Programme should be funded partly by contributions from the Member states and the private sector, including in-kind contributions. Member States’ contributions should be made in accordance with their needs and demand for services made available through the Programme.
Amendment 154 #
2022/0039(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33
Recital 33
(33) Procurement contracts concluded under the Programme for activities financed by the Programme should comply with Union rules. The Union should ensure the participation of new entrants, SMEs and start-ups from all Member States in procurement procedures. In that context, the Union should also be responsible for defining the objectives to be pursued as regards public procurement.
Amendment 164 #
2022/0039(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 52
Recital 52
(52) The cybersecurity of the Programme infrastructures, both ground and space, is key to ensuring the continuity of the service and the operations of the system. TCybersecurity threats to satellites are key concern for space sustainability and therefore the need to protect the system and its services against cyberattacks, including by making use of new technologies, should therefore be duly taken into account when establishing security requirements.
Amendment 166 #
2022/0039(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 56
Recital 56
(56) An important objective of the Programme is to ensure the security of the Union and the Member States and to strengthen the resilience across key technologies and value chains. In specific cases, that objective requires conditions for eligibility and participation to be set, to ensure the protection of the integrity, security and resilience of the operational systems of the Union. These requirements should be defined in close cooperation with Member States, taking into account established security accreditations. That should not undermine the need for competitiveness and cost-effectiveness.
Amendment 177 #
2022/0039(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 64
Recital 64
(64) In principle, the governmental services should be provided free of charge to users of the governmental services. If, after analysis, the Commission concludes that there is a shortage of capacities, it should be permitted to develop a pricing policy as part of those detailed rules on theA pricing policy should be developed for additional use of service provisions in order to avoid aprevent distortions of the market and to avoid a shortage of capacities. The Commission should be conferred with implementing powers to adopt such pricing policy. Those powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011.
Amendment 178 #
2022/0039(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 69 a (new)
Recital 69 a (new)
(69 a) The Commission should develop a holistic methodology for conducting environmental and social impact assessment applying to all operations covered by this Programme. The methodology will set the minimal environmental and social criteria that will need to be satisfied to be eligible for financing. The assessment of environmental impact should include, inter alia, the impact on ground-based astronomical observations, including the on wide-field surveys in the optical and infrared, air pollution from re-entering mega-constellation satellites, impact on animals, and general impact on health.
Amendment 181 #
2022/0039(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. This Regulation establishes the Union Secure Connectivity Programme (‘the Programme’). It lays down the objectives of the Programme in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/696, and the rules on the activities of the Programme, infrastructure and services of the Programme, participants of the Programme, the budget for the period 2023-2027, the forms of Union funding and the rules for providing such funding, as well as the rules for the implementation of the Programme.
Amendment 192 #
2022/0039(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) ensure the long-term availability of worldwide uninterrupted access to secure and, cost-effective, and environmentally friendly satellite communication services to governmental users in accordance with paragraphs 1 to 3 of Article 7, which supports protection of critical infrastructures, surveillance, external actions, crisis management and applications that are critical for the economy, environment, security and defence, thereby increasing the resilience of Member States;
Amendment 196 #
2022/0039(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(a a) safeguard EU sovereignty and security and avoid excessive reliance on non-EU based solutions, in particular for security-sensitive functions;
Amendment 203 #
2022/0039(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) improve the resilience of the Union communication serviceensure resilient and secure connections with advanced technological features meeting Union needs on a globally competitive basis by developing, building and operating a multi-orbital connectivity infrastructure, continuously adapted to evolution of demand for satellite communications, while taking into account the existing and future assets of the Member States used in the frame of the GOVSATCOM component of the Union Space Programme established by Regulation (EU) 2021/69643 ; _________________ 43 Regulation (EU) 2021/696 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 April 2021 establishing the Union Space Programme and the European Union Agency for the Space Programme and repealing Regulations (EU) No 912/2010, (EU) No 1285/2013 and (EU) No 377/2014 and Decision No 541/2014/EU (OJ L 170, 12.5.2021, p. 69).
Amendment 206 #
2022/0039(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
(a a) provide the Union with an appropriate level of strategic autonomy in terms of technologies, assets, operations and services;
Amendment 209 #
2022/0039(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) improve, create synergies and expand the capabilities and services of other components of the Union Space Programme;
Amendment 211 #
2022/0039(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) incentivise the deployment of innovative and disruptive technologies, in particular by leveraging the New Space industry and encourage New Space companies to get involved with their own projects or as subcontractors in the implementation of the Programme in line with the policy for active involvement and capacity building in all Member States; and
Amendment 215 #
2022/0039(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) allow further development of high- speed broadband and seamless connectivity throughout the Union, removing communication dead zones and increasing cohesion across Member State territories, and allow connectivity over geographical areas of strategic interest outside of the Unaddressing growing data and service demands, removing communication dead zones in support of the inclusive, cohesive and sustainable development of Union regions while bridging the digital divide, and allow connectivity over geographical areas of strategic interest of the Union such as the Arctic, Africa, Black Sea and Atlantic- Mediterranean regions.
Amendment 224 #
2022/0039(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The provision of the governmental services referred to in Article 7(1) shall be ensured through the implementation of the following activities: , in line with the objectives of the Union Space Programme as referred to in Article 4 of Regulation (EU) 2021/696 :
Amendment 246 #
2022/0039(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Where the governmental and commercial services rely on common assets, the contracts referred to in Article 15 shall determine which of those assets shall be part of the governmental infrastructure in order to ensure the protection of the security interests of the Union and its Member States.
Amendment 255 #
2022/0039(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) establish criteria for the award of the contracts referred to in Article 15 ensuring the participation of new entrants, start-ups and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from across the Unionll Member States and along the whole relevant value chain;
Amendment 257 #
2022/0039(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) require that the contractor referred to in Article 15(2) provides a plan on the integration of new entrants, start-ups and SMEs from across the Unionll Member States in the activities under the contracts referred to in Article 15;
Amendment 283 #
2022/0039(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. The provision of the services shall be equal within the Member States in the terms of service portfolio, geographical availability, service performance and quality levels.
Amendment 291 #
2022/0039(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The financial envelope for the implementation of the Programme for the period from 1 January 2023 to 31 December 2027 and for covering the associated risks shall be EUR 1,600 billion in current prices. That amount shall be drawn from the unallocated margins under the MFF 2021-2027 ceilings or mobilised through the non-thematic MFF special instruments.
Amendment 293 #
2022/0039(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – indent 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – indent 1
Amendment 294 #
2022/0039(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – indent 2
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – indent 2
Amendment 307 #
2022/0039(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. The implementation of the systems shall benefit all European citizens in order to promote competitiveness for all sectors of the economy, with particular emphasis on the participation of "New Space" companies, as well as capacity building and development in all Member States;
Amendment 320 #
2022/0039(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 1
1. Procurement under the Programme shall be carried out in accordance with the rules on procurement laid down by the Financial Regulation as an essential element in ensuring transparency and efficiency in the process.
Amendment 324 #
2022/0039(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) to protect the security and public interest of the Union and its Member States, including through a reinforcement of the digital sovereignty and strategic autonomy of the Union, in particular in technological terms;
Amendment 325 #
2022/0039(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – point g
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – point g
(g) to promote service accessibility, continuity and reliability;
Amendment 327 #
2022/0039(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – point h
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – point h
(h) to satisfy environmental and social sustainability criteria;
Amendment 329 #
2022/0039(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – point h a (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – point h a (new)
(h a) to ensure space sustainability;
Amendment 334 #
2022/0039(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1
Article 18 – paragraph 1
1. To encourage new entrants, SMEs and start-ups across the Union and their cross-border participation, and to offer the widest possible geographical coverage while protecting the Union’s strategic autonomy, the contracting authority shall request that the tenderer subcontracts part of the contract by competitive tendering at the appropriate levels of subcontracting to companies other than those affiliated with the tenderer’s group.
Amendment 344 #
2022/0039(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 5
Article 23 – paragraph 5
5. Without prejudice to the tasks of the contractor referred to in Article 15(2), the Agency or other entrusted entities, the Commission shall ensure that the uptake and use of the services provided by the Programme is promoted and maximised. It shall ensure complementarity, consistency, synergies and links between the Programme and other Union actions and programmes at conditions that avoid distortions of competition and remain cost effective, protecting the sustainability of the Public- Private Partnership and of the financial interest of the Union. It shall ensure complementarity, consistency, synergies and links between the Programme and other Union actions and programmes. It shall ensure a secure operating environment in accordance with applicable standards and achieve synergies between the different components of the Union Space Programme (EGNOS, Galileo, GOVSATCOM, SSA and the new component on secure connectivity).
Amendment 345 #
2022/0039(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 7 a (new)
Article 23 – paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. The Commission shall develop a methodology to assess positive and negative environmental and social impacts of the Programme on the biophysical and human environment, covering identification, description and assessment of possible significant effects. It will set the minimal environmental and social criteria for projects to be considered eligible for financing.
Amendment 361 #
2022/0039(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(b a) The Commission shall ensure control over the infrastructure shared with the private partner. Contractual provisions shall be considered in the concession agreement such as buy-back option in case of default, veto right in case of acquisition by a third country company and vetting of key personnel.
Amendment 379 #
2022/0039(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The objectives of the Programme in terms of programming, monitoring, evaluation and control activities should be in line with Title X of Regulation (EU) 2021/696. The Programme shall be implemented by the work programme referred to in Article 110 of the Financial Regulation. The work programme shall set out the actions and associated budget required to meet the objectives of the Programme and, where applicable, the overall amount reserved for blending operations. The work programme shall complement the work programme for GOVSATCOM component of the Union Space Programme referred to in Article 100 of Regulation (EU) 2021/696.
Amendment 381 #
2022/0039(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 39 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
By [DATE 32 YEARS AFTER THE ENTRY INTO FORCE], and every fourtwo years thereafter, the Commission shall evaluate the implementation of the Programme. It shall assess:
Amendment 382 #
2022/0039(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 39 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
(b a) the synergy and complementarity of the Programme with the other components of the Union Space Programme.
Amendment 384 #
2022/0039(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b b (new)
Article 39 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b b (new)
(b b) the ecological footprint of the Programme based on the impact assessment as set out in Article 7a.
Amendment 386 #
2022/0039(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 1
Article 45 – paragraph 1
1. The recipients of Union funding shall acknowledge the origin of those funds and ensure the visibility of the Union funding, in particular when promoting the actions and their results, by providing coherent, effective and proportionate targeted information to multiple audiences, including the media and the public. with a view of improving the EU-wide communication about the benefits of space services, while including SMEs in awareness-raising in order to demonstrate their involvement in the development and delivery of space services to citizens.
Amendment 392 #
2022/0039(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Annex I – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Indicator 2: Service availabilityThe system performance in term of coverage (over 99.5% availability), service availability (over 99.9%), bandwidth, and resilience to threats and potential attacks.
Amendment 397 #
2022/0039(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – subparagraph 5 a (new)
Annex I – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – subparagraph 5 a (new)
Measurement of the environmental impact of space launches.
Amendment 403 #
2022/0039(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Annex I – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Indicator 1: Number of start-up, SME and midcap companies per Member State participating in the development of the infrastructure
Amendment 404 #
2022/0039(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 5 a (new)
Annex I – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 5 a (new)
Criteria for the award of the concession ensuring the participation of start-ups and SMEs along the whole value chain of the concession.
Amendment 405 #
2022/0039(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 6 – introductory part
Annex I – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 6 – introductory part
Specific objective 5: Allow further development of high-speed broadband and seamless connectivity throughout the Union, removing communication dead zones and increasing cohesion across Member State territories, and allow connectivity over geographical areas of strategic interest outside of the Union such as the Arctic, Africa, Black Sea and Atlantic- Mediterranean regions.
Amendment 414 #
2022/0039(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 6 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Annex I – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 6 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Location of system management and operations in the Union.
Amendment 415 #
2022/0039(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 6 – subparagraph 2 b (new)
Annex I – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 6 – subparagraph 2 b (new)
Software produced and validated in the Union.
Amendment 416 #
2022/0039(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 6 – subparagraph 2 c (new)
Annex I – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 6 – subparagraph 2 c (new)
Testing of technology in the Union.
Amendment 1 #
2021/2200(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
— having regard to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS),
Amendment 5 #
2021/2200(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
A c. whereas in the three main categories -vulnerability, prevalence, and response - of ‘The Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing Index’ published in January 2019, China ranked in first place globally;
Amendment 6 #
2021/2200(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas out of the 84.4 million tonnes of fish caught in seas across the world in 2018, around 61.4 million tonnes came from the Indian and Pacific oceans;
Amendment 7 #
2021/2200(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
B b. whereas most of the harm to ocean governance is done through illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing;
Amendment 10 #
2021/2200(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas the EU supports the Asia- Pacific Fishery Commission’s (APFIC) significant role in increasing efficiency and sustainable productivity of fisheries and aquaculture in the region;
Amendment 16 #
2021/2200(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Underlines the importance of urgent joint implementation of proactive policies for the protection of biodiversity and restoration of coastal resources;
Amendment 18 #
2021/2200(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Amendment 22 #
2021/2200(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Considers prioritising the reinforcement of fisheries management capacities in the region, as to assist regional countries to regain control of their exclusive economic zones (EEZs);
Amendment 23 #
2021/2200(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. Calls on the Commission to continue developing Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreements with Indo-Pacific countries to intensify its strategic partnerships, and to improve fisheries governance and coastal development;
Amendment 24 #
2021/2200(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6 c. Calls on the Commission to amplify scientific cooperation with countries in the region for easier and transparent assessment of fish stocks, and to increase transparency of fisheries management by supporting organizations that monitor compliance with the international norms;
Amendment 38 #
2021/2189(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas one in four of every seafood product consumed in Europe comes from aquaculture, and considering that 70 % of seafood consumption comes from imports, only 10 % of EU seafood consumption comes from EU aquaculture and accounts for less than 2% of world production;
Amendment 39 #
2021/2189(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
E a. whereas almost 70% of aquaculture production in the EU is concentrated in four Member States (Spain, France, Italy and Greece), with a vast majority of production for mussels, trout, seabream, oysters, seabass, carp and clams, it is still a lot of potential for further growth and diversification in terms of producing countries and species farmed;
Amendment 52 #
2021/2189(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas aquaculture is especially sensitive to extreme weather events in riverbeds and coastal areas, including droughts, floods, storms and waves, which cause severe damage to aquaculture infrastructures and the species cultivated;
Amendment 64 #
2021/2189(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital М a (new)
Recital М a (new)
Ma. whereas large fish and fish product producers in the EU neighbourhood area are planning by 2030 to double their aquaculture production compared to 2020 levels, which could ramp up the pressure on Europe’s production;
Amendment 68 #
2021/2189(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital М b (new)
Recital М b (new)
Mb. whereas not all Member States are giving sufficient consideration to the potential of aquaculture development or its potential socioeconomic and environmental effects;
Amendment 71 #
2021/2189(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital М c (new)
Recital М c (new)
Mc. whereas the annual consumption of fish products per capita in the EU varies very widely, from approximately 6 kg to approximately 60 kg; whereas this could increase the demand for aquaculture products in the EU in the foreseeable future;
Amendment 76 #
2021/2189(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital М d (new)
Recital М d (new)
Md. whereas, according to the most recent data from Eurostat and the Food and Agriculture Organisation, in 2019 around 76% of the fish consumed in the EU was wild and 24% was farmed;
Amendment 78 #
2021/2189(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital М e (new)
Recital М e (new)
Me. whereas there are only 62 products with protected geographical indication (PGI) registered in Class 1.7. — Fresh fish, molluscs, and crustaceans and products derived therefrom, out of a total of 1 382 PGI products, and protection procedures are under way for 14 other products; whereas the register of Traditional Specialities Guaranteed (TSG) foods contains just four products in that class; whereas some of the successful registrations have been for aquaculture products;
Amendment 92 #
2021/2189(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Underlines that EU aquaculture meets high standards in terms of product quality and animal health, but there is still margin for improvement in terms of diversification, competitiveness and environmental performance. Low-impact aquaculture (such as low-trophic, multitrophic and organic aquaculture), and environmental services from aquaculture can, if further developed, greatly contribute to the European Green Deal, to the farm-to-fork strategy and to a sustainable blue economy1a _________________ 1a Transforming the EU's Blue Economy for a Sustainable Future (2021) - https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:52 021DC0240&from=EN
Amendment 98 #
2021/2189(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Amendment 114 #
2021/2189(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that the growth potential of the EU aquaculture sector needs to be developed in a sustainable manner, taking all three pillars of sustainability – economic, social and environmental – into consideration; points out the need to have a market-oriented sector with a legal framework for attracting business investments, creating and maintaining good working conditions, and protecting the environment by using sustainable feed sources, improving aquatic health and biosecurity, reducing the burden of disease and encouraging the responsible and prudent use of antimicrobials;
Amendment 119 #
2021/2189(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that the aquaculture sector capable of providing a consistent contribution to ecosystem services for society, and pond aquaculture1a, algae and shellfish farming especially can contribute to decarbonising the EU economy and mitigating climate change; supports the proposed actions on climate change but highlights the need for a common methodology to measure the carbon footprint of individual aquaculture farms and requests an impact assessment for all the proposed measures; _________________ 1a https://aac- europe.org/en/recommendations/position- papers/322-aac-recommendation-on- ecosystem-services
Amendment 141 #
2021/2189(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Welcomes the Commission’s intention to support green business models, such as those based on carbon sequestration, in order to make supply chains more sustainable; stresses, in this regard, that certain aquaculture practices, such as mussel or oyster farming and pond polyculture2a, can be successful models for the future, in the context of the Emissions Trading System; calls on the Commission and the Member States to support this type of green business in the light of the strategy’s objectives; _________________ 2a https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/a quaculture-ponds-hold-carbon/
Amendment 178 #
2021/2189(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Stresses the importance of sustainable feed ingredients for aquaculture in the Union; considers that aquaculture can only fill the fish gap if all species farmed provide a net gain in fish protein, meaning that aquaculture does not remove more wild fish from the oceans and other bodies of water for feed requirements than it produces; stresses the need to use ecologically sustainable marine proteins and oils, by-products and trimmings, other proteins and innovative solutions, such as insect meal and microalgae, and the partial replacement of marine proteins and oils with non-marine alternatives; calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote responsible and sustainable practices and increase the percentage of independently certified fishmeal and fish oil within feeds, with certification done by a credible and independent environmental and social certification scheme, such as the one by the Marine Stewardship Council, that uses low trophic index assessment criteria and the FAO code of conduct;
Amendment 190 #
2021/2189(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20 a. Urges the European Commission to promote programmes of the EU Agricultural Promotion policy in which aquaculture products can be promoted specifically and alone; stresses the importance of making use of the current review of the EU Agricultural Promotion policy to better position the promotion of sustainable aquaculture products and encourages the European Commission to use the EU Agricultural Promotion policy to support sectors and operators that inherently contribute to, or lead the transition to, achieving the objectives of the Green Deal;
Amendment 191 #
2021/2189(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Welcomes the quality of the work carried out by the European Market Observatory for fisheries and aquaculture (EUMOFA); calls on the European Commission to give EUMOFA additional targeted funding to translate the Observatory’s reports into all EU official languages as they are often available in only one or no more than five official EU languages; believes that such information will help the aquaculture sector to obtain up-to-date and high-quality information to enhance its marketing performance;
Amendment 193 #
2021/2189(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Urges the Commission and the Member States to substantially increase funds for research and innovation in the aquaculture sector (both marine and freshwater), specially new knowledge fields such as the study of the microbiome or the scientific monitoring of aquaculture environmental services; calls on the Member States to provide or increase funding for research and development in the aquaculture sector, and enhance the transfer of science-basedtific knowledge to industrythe sector and other stakeholders;
Amendment 195 #
2021/2189(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Calls on the Member States and their administrations to ensure that the potential of the agricultural product and food quality schemes is used more widely for aquaculture products; recalls the possibility for setting up regional or national quality schemes, which can help producers to enhance their visibility and thus their marking performance and income;
Amendment 196 #
2021/2189(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21 a. Underlines that knowledge and innovation (including the use of digital technology) are key to achieve the other objectives set for the EU aquaculture sector and Horizon Europe, the EU framework programme for research and innovation, offers an important opportunity to make a step forward in this area;
Amendment 199 #
2021/2189(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21 b. Takes note that an innovative aquaculture sector also demands the development of appropriate skills achieved through the promotion of specialised curricula and knowledge on aquaculture (e.g. specialised veterinary studies for fish and training on fish health for aquaculture operators), as well as life- long training for farmers on innovative approaches for the aquaculture sector;
Amendment 207 #
2021/2189(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Recalls the opportunities for the sector to step up trade in aquaculture products, especially in countries and regions where consumption of these products is low;
Amendment 220 #
2021/2189(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to establish permanent measures to effectively regulate the number of cormorants and reduce their economic and social impact on aquaculture; considers that only some of Parliament’s demands have been fulfilled through the actions of the Commission, such as the guidance document for applying derogations under Article 9(1) of the Birds Directive, the CorMan Project and the EU Cormorant Platform; calls on the Commission to include the great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis) in Annex II, Part A of the Birds Directive, which consists of a list of species that may be hunted under national legislation;
Amendment 237 #
2021/2189(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Urges the Commission to consider re-authorising the use of 30 % of the daily ration of fishmeal and fish oil from non- organic aquaculture trimmings, or trimmings of fish caught for human consumption that come from sustainable EU fishery products, for a transitional period of five years for all newcomers in the organic aquaculture sector, given its positive impact on the circular economy and as a necessary support measure in view of the lack of organic feed; calls on the Commission to consider also the species (which could not naturally spawn in Europe) for which induced reproduction is performed using pituitary extracts, species which are used in polyculture practices in order to use other trophic niches of the culture environment thus contributing to carbon sequestration, mitigating eutrophication, increasing overall ponds productivity and reducing the nutrient load of fish farming;
Amendment 245 #
2021/2189(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and, the Commission, the governments and parliaments of the Member States and the CFP Advisory Councils.
Amendment 4 #
2021/2178(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Recalls that the EU-African trade relations and initiatives, like the one one cocoa, must rely on transparent and reliable monitoring and accountability, civil society particpation securing a bottom-up approach;
Amendment 6 #
2021/2178(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Calls for the EU to take into account the conclusions of the Task Force for Rural Africa on the need for investment in African food chains, with the focus on value-added commodities; and calls on the EU and the Member States to actively work together with African partners to create synergies between the EU-Africa strategy and Green Deal policies, in particular the external dimension of the farm to fork strategy;
Amendment 9 #
2021/2178(INI)
2. Points out that most African countries, in particular LDCs (least developed countries) and African signatories to EPAs (Economic Partnership Agreements), enjoy duty-free and quota- free access to EU markets; emphasises that Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) need to support the various regional trade communities in Africa and the further development of the AfCFTA and contribute to the building of resilient and sustainable regional value chains, boosting and diversifying intra-African trade, and calls for the consistent inclusion and implementation of chapters ensuring coherence with development needs and policies and the SDGs;
Amendment 23 #
2021/2178(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Underlines the importance of research and innovation in encouraging sustainable agricultural practices and productive dryland agro-ecosystems and food systems; calls, in this regard, for a stronger reliance on the contributions of African traditional knowledge in the just transition, especially regarding agricultural practices, fisheries and forest protection, thereby empowering the African people and local communities;
Amendment 37 #
2021/2178(INI)
5. Stresses that the EU-Africa relationship must move beyond the donor- recipient relationship; believes that the EU and Africa should cooperate as equals, empowering African nations to attain the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); recalls that resetting the partnership would mean the African Union and the EU could begin to address difficult issues derailed by the COVID pandemic, such as governance and civic space;
Amendment 45 #
2021/2178(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Emphasises that the AfCFTA should make for integration that benefits all African populations, including the most marginalised; recalls that there are developmental differences between African countries which must be taken into account in order not to increase inequalities; takes the view that EU support to the AfCFTA should focus on the development of regulatory frameworks to prevent a ‘race to bottom’ of social and environmental norms;
Amendment 56 #
2021/2178(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Recalls that hunger and food insecurity are again increasing across the world and that they will continue to increase unless prompt action is taken, and that Africa is significantly off track to achieve the zero hunger target (SDG 2) in 2030; recalls that the end of malnutrition in all its forms and SDG 2 should be considered as priorities in the new partnership, with particular attention to people in the most vulnerable situations;
Amendment 57 #
2021/2178(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7 b. Calls on the EU and its member states to make a commitment to support African countries to implement ambitious and just climate action; calls on the EU that financing under the new NDICI instrument must champion a human rights-based approach that makes local communities and indigenous peoples central to climate, environmental and development efforts, starting with civil society and community consultation;
Amendment 59 #
2021/2178(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recalls that Africa is home to exceptional biodiversity; expresses its deep concern about the overexploitation of natural resources and itsthe impact onf reduced biodiversity, and in particular the increasing pace of deforestation in Africa. on resilience levels; is particularly concerned at the fact that the pace of deforestation is increasing in Africa; points out that the destruction of the African rainforests leads to an irreversible loss of biodiversity and of carbon sinks, as well as of the homes and ways of life of indigenous communities living in the forests; recalls that forests contribute significantly to reaching climate targets, protecting biodiversity and preventing desertification and extreme soil erosion;
Amendment 62 #
2021/2178(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Calls for the link between public health and biodiversity in line with the ‘one health’ approach to be taken into account; welcomes the announcement of the NaturAfrica initiative, which aims to protect wildlife and ecosystems, and the review of the action plan against wildlife trafficking; stresses that the NaturAfrica initiative should be developed in consultation with all stakeholders, with particular attention to the rights of local communities, indigenous peoples, and women; underlines that it should support African governments and local populations in tackling major drivers of biodiversity loss and environmental degradation in a holistic and systematic way, including by offering support for well managed protected area networks; urges the EU and Africa to recognise and protect indigenous people’s rights to customary ownership and control of their lands and natural resources as set out in the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People and International Labour Organization Convention 169, and to comply with the principle of free, prior and informed consent;
Amendment 65 #
2021/2178(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8 b. Welcomes the fact that the new EU-Africa partnership advocates for the development of environmentally friendly agricultural practices; recalls the fact that agroecology’s capacity to reconcile the economic, environmental and social dimensions of sustainability has been recognised in landmark reports from the IPCC and IPBES, as well as the World Bank and FAO-led global agricultural assessment (IAASTD); stresses the importance of promoting agroecology, agroforestry, local production and sustainable food systems which focus on the development of short supply chains in both national policies and international forums, in order to ensure food and nutritional security for all as well as increasing the sustainable productivity of the agricultural sector and its resilience to climate change;
Amendment 67 #
2021/2178(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8 c. Considers that conservation efforts centred on, for example, forests, wildlife and marine and coastal ecosystems need to be stepped up by making use of regulatory frameworks, sufficient resources and scientific data and accompanied by ecosystem restoration and management actions; calls on the EU and Africa to play a leading role in the conclusion of an ambitious global agreement at the 15th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity;
Amendment 69 #
2021/2178(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 d (new)
Paragraph 8 d (new)
8 d. Underlines that the use of pesticides in intensive agriculture in Africa can impact the health of workers who have very little access to training on plant protection and healthcare, in addition to causing environmental damage; calls for education and training in sustainable plant protection approaches and alternatives to pesticides and for the minimisation of exposure to hazardous substances; denounces the double standards applied by the EU regarding pesticides by allowing the export of hazardous substances that are banned in the EU to African countries and other third countries; asks, therefore, for the modification of the current EU rules in order to eliminate this legal incoherence, in line with the Rotterdam Convention of 1998 and the Green Deal;
Amendment 70 #
2021/2178(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 e (new)
Paragraph 8 e (new)
8 e. Points out the central importance of the agricultural and food sectors in the economy and in providing decent and sustainable job opportunities in rural areas; underlines that this in most cases concerns smallholdings and family farms; notes the importance of promoting and enhancing measures and tools to support increasing product quality, diversification of products, sustainable modernisation of agricultural practices, safe working conditions and measures to strengthen the resilience of farmers; considers that the development of a sustainable agricultural sector and of rural areas should be at the centre of EU-Africa relations;
Amendment 71 #
2021/2178(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 f (new)
Paragraph 8 f (new)
8 f. Emphasises the importance of supporting small farms and pastoralism and other traditional/local food systems in order to strengthen their resilience and boost their contribution to food security, sustainable resource management and biodiversity conservation;
Amendment 72 #
2021/2178(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 g (new)
Paragraph 8 g (new)
8 g. Stresses the importance of the inclusion in the EU-Africa partnership of the protection and promotion of the right of local communities to access and control natural resources such as land and water; deplores the fact that land grabbing is rife in Africa; points out that it is a brutal practice that undermines food sovereignty and endangers rural African communities; stresses the importance of launching an inclusive process with the aim of guaranteeing the effective participation of civil society organisations and local communities in the development, implementation and monitoring of policies and actions related to land grabbing; calls for the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure (VGGT) to be observed in all projects that promote the protection of land rights, including in trade, and also for measures to ensure that projects do not endanger the land rights of small-scale farmers;
Amendment 73 #
2021/2178(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 h (new)
Paragraph 8 h (new)
8 h. Regrets the lack of recognition of the strategic importance of rangelands, which cover about 43 % of the African land surface and are therefore important carbon sinks; calls on the Commission to develop, together with local communities and local stakeholders, a strategy to optimise this potential through sustainable grazing management such as that practiced by pastoralists;
Amendment 74 #
2021/2178(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 i (new)
Paragraph 8 i (new)
8 i. Notes that, for example, grazing rights and community pastures are traditional land use rights based on common law and not on securitised property rights; emphasises, however, the fundamental importance of protecting these common rights for rural populations;
Amendment 75 #
2021/2178(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 j (new)
Paragraph 8 j (new)
8 j. Calls for the social tensions between settled agricultural populations and nomadic pastoral communities to be addressed, notably in regions with overlapping ethnoreligious conflicts;
Amendment 78 #
2021/2178(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 m (new)
Paragraph 8 m (new)
8 m. Stresses that COVID-19 and the ensuing economic crisis and closure of borders, locust infestations and desertification have deteriorated the already difficult food security situation in Africa and shone a spotlight on the vulnerabilities of the global food system; stresses the potential of local and regional markets to address current food system failures;
Amendment 79 #
2021/2178(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 n (new)
Paragraph 8 n (new)
8 n. Calls for the EU-Africa partnership to focus its efforts in the area of agriculture on safeguarding African countries’ right to food sovereignty and on increasing their food security as a priority, as well as enhancing their capacity to meet the nutritional requirements of their populations;
Amendment 80 #
2021/2178(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 o (new)
Paragraph 8 o (new)
Amendment 81 #
2021/2178(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 p (new)
Paragraph 8 p (new)
8 p. Considers that the EU-African partnership should especially support female and youth entrepreneurship in rural and urban areas, and that to do so it is essential to support equal access to economic and productive resources such as financial services and land rights; calls for the development of exchanges between African and European female entrepreneurs by means of platforms that enable networking, experience-sharing and the production of common projects;
Amendment 82 #
2021/2178(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 q (new)
Paragraph 8 q (new)
8 q. Stresses that women who work in subsistence agriculture face additional hurdles in maintaining food sovereignty due to the strong protection of new plant varieties by the International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV) in trade agreements;
Amendment 83 #
2021/2178(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 r (new)
Paragraph 8 r (new)
8 r. Emphasises the importance of rural transformation and strengthening local, regional and transparent value chains in order to create sustainable jobs, avoid human rights violations and mitigate climate change; stresses the need to support young people and women, in particular through training, access to credit and access to markets; calls for their involvement in formulating agricultural policies and for support for collective action through small producer organisations;
Amendment 84 #
2021/2178(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 s (new)
Paragraph 8 s (new)
8 s. Welcomes the proposal of the Task Force for Rural Africa for the establishment of a Europe-Africa twinning programme linking agricultural bodies of EU Member States and partner countries in Africa with the aim of sharing sustainable best practices and fostering relationships between strongly engaged and similar partners;
Amendment 3 #
2021/2177(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. having regard to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 of 24 March 2021 laying down the lists of third countries, territories or zones thereof from which the entry into the Union of animals, germinal products and products of animal origin is permitted in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and the Council;
Amendment 4 #
2021/2177(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. having regard to the political and commercial significance of improving relations with India – a strategic partner of the EU- in the field of trade including the field of agriculture, food and GIs, which an FTA will greatly enhance;
Amendment 11 #
2021/2177(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital Б b (new)
Recital Б b (new)
Bb. whereas Annex IX to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 still does not include India, or list germinal products from India as being authorised for import into the EU;
Amendment 20 #
2021/2177(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that the Ministerial Conference has repeatedly reproached IndiaIndia has been reproached at ILO Ministerial Conferences for non-compliance with ILO conventions, including in the field of agriculture;
Amendment 30 #
2021/2177(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Draws attention to the fact that India’s legal order seems to imposes less stringent restrictions on the agricultural use of hormonal and antimicrobial preparations, while underlining that exports to the EU of products not in compliance with EU rules in these areas remain forbidden;
Amendment 38 #
2021/2177(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that the above circumstancesany greater market access in an FTA to Indian agricultural products should not result in giveing Indian companies and multinational corporations involved in trading in Indian agricultural products and foodstuffs an unfair competitive advantage over EU farmers that can be classified as dumpingdue to lower standards not in compliance with international law;
Amendment 42 #
2021/2177(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Recalls the existing high value duties imposed by India on several EU agricultural products (wine, citrus fruits, olive oil, dairy products, fruit and vegetables) as well as the high number of non-tariff barriers applied by India on the import of EU agricultural products;
Amendment 45 #
2021/2177(INI)
6. Notes that, as a result of the above circumstances, the EU-India agricultural and food trade balance last year reached a deficit of EUR 1.8 billion, andwhile that imbalances in agricultural trade between the EU and India is steadily increasingremained stable in the last decade, so there is an interest for the EU producers to be able to access the Indian market to redress/address this imbalance;
Amendment 55 #
2021/2177(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to negotiate a separate agreement on the protection of geographical indications before negotiating an EU-India trade agreement, stresses that the conclusion of the trade agreement and the investment agreement between the EU-India should be conditional on the latter;
Amendment 59 #
2021/2177(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Commission to work towards a comprehensive list of EU geographical indications for inclusion in the EU’s negotiating mandate for the agreement with India and enabling all Member States that have registered geographical indication products to include as many of their products (food, beverages and agricultural products) as possible on that list;
Amendment 69 #
2021/2177(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Draws attention to the fact that the trade agreement will require both parties to make robust commitments on both the social and environmental aspects of sustainability including the relevant ILO conventions, the decent work agenda, key environmental conventions including the Paris Cop21 commitments on climate change, and cooperation on animal welfare;
Amendment 71 #
2021/2177(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls on the Commission to examine, in consultation with the Member States concerned, the possibility of certification on scientific and/or production bases for imports of germinal products of bovine animals (including buffalo), so as to open up scientific development and production opportunities;
Amendment 5 #
2021/2168(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 28 April 2021 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EU) 2021/… of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a multiannual management plan for bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean, amending Regulations (EC) No 1936/2001, (EU) 2017/2107 and (EU) 2019/833 and repealing Regulation (EU) 2016/16271a _________________ 1a (EP-PE_TC1-COD(2019)0272)
Amendment 18 #
2021/2168(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital -A (new)
Recital -A (new)
-A. whereas objective 14.b of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals calls for providing “access of small- scale artisanal fishers to marine resources and markets”;
Amendment 38 #
2021/2168(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the STECF assessment of the social dimension of the CFP found that in 2020 only 16 out of 23 coastal Member States replied to the Commission’s request to inform it of the allocation method used; whereas according to STECF, several of those responses were of limited use as they contained only broad descriptions of the national fishing fleet or simply emphasised the intent of their allocations without outlining the ‘transparent and objective criteria’;
Amendment 40 #
2021/2168(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. Whereas according to STECF the Commission’s 2020 request to Member States to provide information on their allocation system included a question on impact assessment and only two Member States (Sweden and Denmark) reported conducting such an assessment;
Amendment 44 #
2021/2168(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. Whereas according to STECF Ireland is the only member state that is reported to cite Article 17 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 in its management rules and descriptions;
Amendment 63 #
2021/2168(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital O a (new)
Recital O a (new)
Oa. Whereas very often the management of fishing opportunities is bureaucratic and distant from fishers and the stakeholders involved in the sector; whereas regulations are often complex and opaque and in many cases, policy consultations are not accessible to most fishers;
Amendment 66 #
2021/2168(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital P
Recital P
P. whereas some stocks are mainly targeted by differentparticular fleet types, but many others are targeted by both small-scale and large-scale fleets;
Amendment 73 #
2021/2168(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital R a (new)
Recital R a (new)
Ra. whereas on November 10th, 2020 the European Parliament, the Council and the European Commission have reached an agreement on the Regulation establishing a multiannual management plan for bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean, amending Regulations (EC) No 1936/2001, (EU) 2017/2107 and (EU) 2019/833 and repealing Regulation (EU) 2016/1627; Whereas such agreement was then voted down by the Council contradicting a decision already agreed with the other two institutions;
Amendment 81 #
2021/2168(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that in fisheries under quota management the problem of choke species has the potential to shut down fishing operations before the end of the season with potentially significant economic implications for fishers; underlines in this regards that a good quota system should include a fair degree of flexibility as it would allow fishers who need an extra quotas for a choke species and fishers who have available quotas to arrive at a mutually beneficial outcome;
Amendment 86 #
2021/2168(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Deplores the fact that the Member States are not transparent and are not making public what criteria they apply when distributing fishing opportunities; recalls that an objective allocation methods entails the clear and unambiguous description of well-defined allocation criteria including a clear description of the relative weightings of criteria or the conditions for their use in case of multiple criteria for allocation;
Amendment 94 #
2021/2168(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises that transparent allocation criteria provides stability and legal certainty for operators; stresses therefore that information on the functioning of the system of fishing opportunities, including the method of allocation, should be easily accessible and capable of being understood by the general public so as to facilitate a consistent, rule-based allocation method that allows fora better scrutiny, less influence by particular interests and a more predictability for fishers;
Amendment 103 #
2021/2168(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Considers that the Commission, in its capacity of guardian of the treaties, has the obligation to guarantee the full respect of the prescriptions enshrined in Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 1380/2013; In this regard, calls on the Commission to ensure the correct application by all the member states of the binding transparency provision of Article 17 with regards to national quota allocation processes through an active and constant monitoring activity and, if necessary, to open an infringement procedure for those Member States that fail to comply with that requirement;
Amendment 116 #
2021/2168(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Member States to design allocation systems in a way so as to guarantee simplicity, avoid obscure bureaucratic practices and, ultimately, allow operators and stakeholders to be able to monitor the allocation criteria and process;
Amendment 119 #
2021/2168(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that the Member States have only marginally modified their fishing opportunity allocation methodsin general have not drawn a direct line between Article 17 and their national quota allocation systems; In this regards, notes that there are no recorded instances of member states changing their allocation methods in 2014 when the reformed CFP and Article 17 came into force, suggesting a minor or non-existent impact since the reform of the CFP in 2013;
Amendment 126 #
2021/2168(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Recalls that the use of transparent and objective criteria of an environmental, social or economic nature is an obligation for Member States under Article 17 of the CFP;
Amendment 161 #
2021/2168(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Calls on the Member States to incentivise operators, through their allocation processes, to establish and strengthen social dialogue with unions and workers’ organisations as well as to fully apply collective bargaining agreements in order to promote social sustainability and fair working conditions within the fisheries sector;
Amendment 178 #
2021/2168(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission to engage in more proactive work with the Member States to investigate ways to distribute fishing opportunities in line with the recommendations laid down inprovisions of Article 17 of the CFP, and to publish guidelines on the usecorrect implementation of the transparent and objective criteria of a social and environmental criterianature when allocating fishing opportunities;
Amendment 184 #
2021/2168(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Stresses the fact that the translation of the original Article 17 wording “shall use” into other languages may have weakened the legally binding imperative of this element inasmuch as in certain cases it has been translated to be suggestive rather than imperative; Stresses therefore the fact that the adoption of Article 17 into national law, particularly regarding the legally binding terminology, should be reviewed and updated where necessary; calls in this regard the Commission to address this issue within its upcoming report on the functioning of the CFP as well as in a possible future review of the Common Fisheries Policy Regulation;
Amendment 185 #
2021/2168(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on the Commission, in its upcoming report on the functioning of the CFP, to analyse the implementation of Article 17 by the Member States and make proposals on how to improve its implementation; in this regard, calls on the Commission to consider the establishment of a legal instrument aimed at introducing the obligation to list publicly the details of the criteria used for allocating quota among the different segment of the fleet and the beneficiaries of the allocations through a national transparency register; Calls on the Commission to also consider the setting up of a permanent mechanism aimed at monitoring the correct implementation of the transparency requirement and the correct balancing of social, economic and environmental obligations listed in Article 17;
Amendment 187 #
2021/2168(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Stresses that the EU is still missing a legislative tool in order to implement the ICCAT decisions taken during its latest sessions; Stresses with deep concern that such a normative void risks to endanger the allocation of important quota for the EU fisheries sector; Urges therefore the Presidency of the Council to come up with an alternative proposals to the agreement already reached between the parties that is able to correspondingly meet the position of the European Parliament;
Amendment 2 #
2021/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
Citation 3 a (new)
— having regard to its resolution of 17 September 2020 on maximising the energy efficiency potential of the EU building stock (Text adopted, P9_TA 2020/0227),
Amendment 81 #
2021/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Highlights the importance of sustainability, life-cycle approach and circularity in material use and resource consumption of a building’s lifecycle, from material extraction, construction and use, to end of use and demolition, including renewable and sustainable nature-based materials such as wood; notes that further research into low-carbon materials is required as well as for low carbon processes;
Amendment 97 #
2021/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Highlights that ambitious goals for staged and deep renovation of the existing building stock will create millions of local, non-outsourceable jobs, in particular in small and medium-sized enterprises, and provide clean and affordable energy to consumers; linking building renovation with economic recovery after the COVID- 19 crisis is therefore a major opportunity for Members States to reduce GHG, create jobs and secure better quality living; encourage Member States to use this opportunity to link building renovation with economic recovery;
Amendment 106 #
2021/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Reiterates its support for the energy efficiency first principle, meaning that energy savings and efficiency gains must be prioritised;
Amendment 107 #
2021/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Believes that the principle of cost neutrality can help lift millions of people out of energy poverty and reduce energy bills; policy measures must prioritise the most energy-poor buildings in order to decrease energy poverty; believes that the right level of incentives to lower down renovation costs for specific target groups and sectors could be considered; however the renovations may also increase rent levels and consequently force low- and middle-income families living in rented accommodation to move from their homes; Member States should in their LTRS consider themodels that support cost neutrality so that rent increases are balanced by energy-savings;
Amendment 114 #
2021/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Calls on the Commission to set up specific measures for Member States and local and regional authorities to ensure the right financing instruments and incentives are available for people to be able to carry out renovations;
Amendment 122 #
2021/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14 b. Recalls that LTRS must quantify the wider benefits of renovations like health, safety, thermal comfort and air quality, as important elements of indoor environment climate; not prioritising the quantification of the wider benefits does not give an accurate overview of the value added of renovations and hardens the opportunity to assess and further improve these factors;
Amendment 124 #
2021/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 c (new)
Paragraph 14 c (new)
14 c. Welcomes that the Commission in its analysis of the LTRS highlights Members States’ best practices; encourage the Commission to further disseminate best practices;
Amendment 146 #
2021/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17 b. Calls on Member States to introduce measures preventing the domination of the private equity funds and financial actors that renovate buildings with the solely aim to benefit financially from higher rents making it less affordable for long-term residents;
Amendment 173 #
2021/2077(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Highlights that the EPBD should ensure that renovation delivers value for money and a return on investment for homeowners and building owners by establishing real and measured improvements in energy performance of buildings while also improving indoor climate; underlines that an approach based on the measured energy saved as a result of renovation will drive down the cost and increase both the quality and scale of the energy efficiency retrofits for existing buildings;
Amendment 5 #
2021/2043(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that the proper functioning of the single market is key to safeguarding sufficient, affordable and high quality agri-food supplies across the EU and is the best tool to ensure recovery for allcompetitiveness, vibrant rural areas, decent incomes, a fair standard of living and a prompt recovery for the European agricultural community; notes that in some Member States the COVID-19 pandemic has led to certain types of local restrictions; recalls that national measures cannot undermine the fundamental principles of the single market;
Amendment 25 #
2021/2043(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Highlights the importance of improving transparency in the EU Single Market, and of better traceability of all production and distribution processes in accordance with the right of European consumers to have more information on the origin and production methods of the foodstuffs they consume; notes that an appropriate EU mandatory labelling on the origin of food products have the potential to significantly increase transparency and traceability, as well as avoid disruptions of the internal market;
Amendment 45 #
2021/2043(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers it unacceptable that quality differences exist between food products which are advertised and distributed in the single market under the same brand name and with the same packaging; welcomes the Commission’s incentives toadoption of Directive (EU) 2019/2161 and the Commission’s incentives and supports the Joint Research Center's work and findings, which all aim at addressing the issue of dual food quality in the single market.;
Amendment 2 #
2021/2013(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the pandemic has revealed the limitations of the current set-up for managing value chains and accessibility to medicines and vaccineal products, including vaccines; whereas ensuring the strategic autonomy in the field of medicines and diversifying pharmaceutical manufacturing and supply chains represents an essential step in effectively tackling future pandemics;
Amendment 11 #
2021/2013(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas ensuring interoperability of HPC with AI is of the utmost importance, as major economic sectors relying on HPC include manufacturing, health and pharmaceuticals.
Amendment 15 #
2021/2013(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas the right to health is one of the core principles of the European Pillar of Social Rights;
Amendment 27 #
2021/2013(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas universalequitable access to safe, effective and affordable medicines is a fundamental right the full realisation of which is incompatible with a pharmaceutical model based primarily on the pursuit of profit;
Amendment 35 #
2021/2013(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas global events such as the COVID-19 pandemic have shown the importance of investing in digital health technologies such as artificial intelligence and computer modelling and simulation, which accelerate the identification of critical components for the pharmaceutical sector as well as the testing of safety, efficacy and performance of new treatments;
Amendment 79 #
2021/2013(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Highlights the need to prioritise R&D for innovative medicines and treatments that better address patients needs, as well as to create incentives for up-skilling, re-skilling and out-skilling of workers for health care careers in order to be better prepared for potential emergency and crisis situations;
Amendment 109 #
2021/2013(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to keep the results of Union-funded R&D in the public domain; points out that the protection of patents must not run counter to the right to health; underlines that public interest and patient safety should be at the centre of all health policies, alongside investment and research;
Amendment 122 #
2021/2013(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Stresses that investment in research should deliver effective therapeutic treatments for patients with rare diseases, chronic diseases including cancer and paediatric cancers in particular;
Amendment 126 #
2021/2013(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Highlights the potential of AI- based solutions in reinforcing the resilience and sustainability of EU’s healthcare systems, while offering innovative therapies and better diagnosis using Real-World Data;
Amendment 127 #
2021/2013(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2 c. Underlines the potential of Big Data to complement the evidence from clinical trials and fill knowledge gaps on medicines, as well as to help to better characterise diseases, treatments and the performance of medicines in individual healthcare systems;
Amendment 129 #
2021/2013(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 d (new)
Paragraph 2 d (new)
2 d. Stresses the need to develop European federated data networks aiming to contribute to optimal research, development and healthcare delivery;
Amendment 130 #
2021/2013(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 e (new)
Paragraph 2 e (new)
2 e. Underlines the importance of data sharing and data accessibility in deploying the full potential of AI in the field of healthcare, while putting in place robust ethical requirements;
Amendment 131 #
2021/2013(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 f (new)
Paragraph 2 f (new)
2 f. Recalls that the processing of data for health research purposes should comply with the provisions of GDPR under Article 9 on the processing of special categories of data;
Amendment 134 #
2021/2013(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to develop a new incentive model, look into decoupling mechanisms as an alternative to exclusive protections, and attach strict conditions to public funds in accordance with the principle of fair return on investment and prioritisation of public interest;
Amendment 142 #
2021/2013(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Highlights the latest evolution of pharmaceutical products towards disease and patient-specific therapeutics, involving scrupulous manufacturing steps and the need to take into account the high sensitivity to environmental and transport conditions and complicating supply chain logistics; invites the Commission to maximise synergies between European funds and other EU instruments and policies, to support the design and operation of robust manufacturing processes and distribution networks ensuring agile, responsive and reproducible manufacturing;
Amendment 162 #
2021/2013(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Considers that the interconnection and interoperability of High Performance Computing infrastructures with the European Health Data Space would ensure the availability of large, high- quality health data sets which are critically important for research and treatment of pathologies, especially rare diseases and paediatric conditions;
Amendment 174 #
2021/2013(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for public investment in R&D to be made transparent and for it to be reflected in product availability and pricing; Calls in this regard on the Commission to increase price transparency when it comes to the costs calculated in the prices, while also addressing the causes limiting affordability;
Amendment 178 #
2021/2013(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Underlines that it is estimated that around 30 million citizens in Europe suffer from a rare condition; is of the opinion that the barriers hampering a robust and effective research on rare diseases should be overcome, including those linked to the lack of large amount of data; calls for additional public support to carry out research in this field;
Amendment 201 #
2021/2013(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to promote joint procurement favourable to all member states and apply most economically advantageous tender (MEAT) criteria more stringently, while taking into account the need for more balance between public and private interests, including clear liability for manufacturers, as well as the need for sufficient flexibility for member states in line with national specificities; underlines the importance to improve security of supply and to enhance EU countries' preparedness to mitigate cross-border threats to health;
Amendment 210 #
2021/2013(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Welcomes the Commission proposal on the European institutionalised partnerships that will enable research in the health sector; welcomes the collaboration between the private and the public sector in this domain; recalls that research and innovation on pharmaceutical products should aim to enhance their accessibility, availability and affordability;
Amendment 215 #
2021/2013(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7 b. Calls for the strong involvement of patient and end-user associations as well as of representatives of health professionals in the design and the implementation of the Union’s initiatives enabling the Pharmaceutical Strategy for Europe;
Amendment 11 #
2021/2012(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Stresses the importance of clean energy transition that will minimize fossil fuels import, generate job growth, develop communities, and raise living standards of all EU citizens, contributing to post- COVID 19 recovery;
Amendment 22 #
2021/2012(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Emphasises that offshore renewable energy will only be sustainable if it does not have a negative impact on the marine environment;
Amendment 23 #
2021/2012(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 2 – point 1 (new)
(1) Encourages facilitation of dialogue where all industry, NGOs, fishers and scientists can exchange views and work on joint projects at an early stage;
Amendment 48 #
2021/2012(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Encourages further monitoring of impact on the environment, scientific analyses and data exchange as new policies, findings and technologies are constantly developing;
Amendment 11 #
2021/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Regrets the lack of a comprehensive EU monitoring framework for methane emissions, especially in the agriculture sector, where the sources of methane emissions are often diffuse and make measurement, reporting and verification challenging; welcomes the European Commission's initiative to develop, in cooperation with international partners, an international emissions observatory; calls on the Commission, therefore, to improve the measurement, reporting and verification of methane emissions in the agricultural sector;
Amendment 21 #
2021/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Recalls that agriculture plays an important role in addressing climate change adaptation and mitigation; highlights that European agriculture is the only major system in the world that significantly reduced greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) since 1990 and that the emissions from EU agriculture are among the lowest worldwide; underlines that reducing European production to fight climate change runs the risk of exporting GHG emissions (“carbon leakage”) and accepting lower animal health and welfare standards, leading to a shift in production towards other parts of the world and to an abandonment of certain land upon which grazing is the only means of valorisation and which constitutes a rich source of biodiversity with environmental, social and economic repercussions on EU rural regions and landscapes;
Amendment 28 #
2021/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Amendment 34 #
2021/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1 c. Calls on the European Commission to clarify the share contribution of EU agriculture to the EU's anthropogenic methane emissions, to differentiate this share to the world’s agriculture one and to estimate the contribution of the imported agri-food products to the EU anthropogenic methane emissions, through the EDGAR- FOOD database;
Amendment 39 #
2021/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1 d. Emphasises that a significant share of global methane emissions in the agri-food sector originates outside of the EU; emphasizes the need for the EU to take the lead in exchanges of best practices with its third countries' trading partners with the aim to reduce methane emissions from agriculture, including, for example, through forestry-based initiatives;
Amendment 44 #
2021/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 e (new)
Paragraph 1 e (new)
1 e. Calls for the definition of policies and measures to encourage and support improved climatic performance of agricultural and livestock production through reductions in methane emissions, in line with the principle of ensuring access for all population groups in Europe to healthy, safe and sufficient food;
Amendment 47 #
2021/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 f (new)
Paragraph 1 f (new)
1 f. Calls for regulatory measures based on national and regional specificities and production systems for emissions from agriculture and related land use as part of the “Fit for 55” package to ensure ambitious reductions in all GHG emissions in these sectors in the EU and also to address embedded land use emissions from imported feed and food; calls for harmonized calculation methods for methane and then a regulatory framework that incentivizes progressive reductions in methane emissions to deliver on climate objectives; reiterates that especially the methane reduction calculation should consider innovative feed additives and nutrition management plans, as well as innovative husbandry practices;
Amendment 53 #
2021/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Urges the Commission to ensure positive synergies between climate regulation and the Industrial Emissions Directive in order to avoid double regulation; welcomes the announcement of the European Commission to revise the Effort Sharing Regulation (ESR) in order to reflect the increased carbon reduction target through increased incentives to reduce methane emissions, for example through specific dedicated eco-schemes and carbon farming initiatives under the new CAP;
Amendment 63 #
2021/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. HStresses the importance of recognizing the progress made by the agri-food sector to offset emissions and restore soil fertility; highlights that further research and investment in mitigation measures and technologies is of paramount importance; considers that there is great potential in adapting diet of and developing feed additives for ruminant and bovine species, which could reduce methane emissions without having negative effects on the livestock sectoralls, in this regard, on the European Commission to develop and constantly update, in line with the latest state-of-the-art technologies, an inventory of best practices for the farming sector and in cooperation with farmers, stakeholders, Member States and local, regional and national authorities; supports the stimulating uptake of regenerative agriculture practices, improving also the access to technologies, data, training and information, and diversifying farmers’ income through payments for ecosystem services, thereby increasing their resilience; considers that there is great potential in adapting diet of and developing feed additives for ruminant and bovine species, which could reduce methane emissions without having negative effects on the livestock sector, while decreasing the dependence of imported plant proteins; underlines, in this regard, that the livestock sector not only has a great potential to help the EU successfully achieve its methane emissions' reduction targets, but also has a key role in preserving unique biodiversity functions;
Amendment 84 #
2021/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Amendment 90 #
2021/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Highlights that economic viability is critical in maintaining sustainable livestock farms and ensuring the development and implementation of future mitigation practices, as well as a secure and stable supply of food; stresses the need that future policy decisions have to ensure that the livestock activity can deliver and at the same time continue to be able to project itself; underlines that the sector must continue to constitute a real source of employment and the profession must remain attractive for the young generations;
Amendment 95 #
2021/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3 c. Emphasizes the importance of new animal feed strategies able, inter alia, through the supplementary feeding of red algae (Asparagopsis), to reduce methane emissions in the livestock sector; underlines the need for new scientific research and innovation in anaerobic digestion and composting as an effective solution to recycle organic waste materials (production of biomass and organic fertilizers) and prevent methane emissions;
Amendment 105 #
2021/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that value-added utilisation of agricultural residues and other by-products is an important driver of the circular economy and bio-economy, only if it's done in a sustainable way; recalls, in this regard, that in order to meet new environmental targets, a balance of plant and animal production should be maintained, which will ensure sufficient amount of nutrients and organic matter in the soils in the EU, positively influencing the biodiversity and contributing to more healthy and balanced dietary habits of the Europeans; encourages farming models able to be sustainable socially, environmentally and economically; calls for the acceleration of European biogas production from agriculture waste in a sustainable way, as an important tool for reducing methane emissions;
Amendment 120 #
2021/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Highlights the active engagement of the agricultural sector in climate action and recognizes the full potential of woodlands and grasslands; calls for the development of nutrient management systems and innovative dietary solutions to reduce methane emissions in the livestock sector and for methods to calculate the true impact of methane on the environment to be developed in light of more recent research on the lifecycle of methane;
Amendment 140 #
2021/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. CWelcomes the announcement of the European Commission to set up an expert group with the aim of analysing the life-cycle methane emissions matrix; considers that farm level certification schemes for climate effective farming, including common measurement and verification data for methane reductions, will be an important tool for monitoring and incentivising methane reductions at farm level; highlights the need to assess not just the impact on methane emissions of specific livestock management and animal welfare choices, imported or domestic feeds and intensive or pastoral farming choices, but also of the impact of supplementing the animal diet with feed additives on animal health, pest resilience, food safety(toxicity), productivity, product quality, environmental impact;
Amendment 152 #
2021/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Acknowledges that animal production is the only possible activity on permanent grassland, allowing the survival, economic stability and existence of rural farms in hill and mountain regions, thus preventing the overgrowth of such areas and the excessive reproduction of large carnivores (bears, wolves), the promotion of animal production therefore being essential in such areas; underlines that carbon storage by grasslands compensates up to 45% of GHG emissions (almost all of the enteric fermentation produced by ruminants); stresses the need to integrate the carbon stored by grasslands and their capacity not to release carbon in order to better assess the mitigation potential of agriculture;
Amendment 167 #
2021/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Calls on the Commission to include in its forthcoming Long Term Vision for Rural Areas cross-sector cooperative approaches with and amongst farmers and local communities in order to develop and promote circularity also in the field of sustainable biogas production, aiming at reducing methane emissions;
Amendment 1786 #
2021/0420(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 3 - Part 1/14
Annex 3 - Part 1/14
Add the following to the corridor Western Balkans : - Sofia - Skopje - Durres (entire section)
Amendment 1815 #
2021/0420(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 3 - part 12/14 and part 13/14
Annex 3 - part 12/14 and part 13/14
Add the following to the corridor Western Balkans : - Sofia - Skopje - Durres (road, rail freight and rail passengers, for the entire section ) - Port of Durres
Amendment 1820 #
2021/0420(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 4 - part 6/12
Annex 4 - part 6/12
Add the following to the extended core network: - Skopje - Durres (rail freight)
Amendment 1821 #
2021/0420(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 4 - part 7/12
Annex 4 - part 7/12
Add the following to the extended core network: - Skopje - Durres (rail passengers)
Amendment 61 #
2021/0366(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
The present Regulation will take into account the specificity of each relevant commodity regarding its production chain.
Amendment 95 #
2021/0366(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 9
(9) ‘produced’ means grown, harvested, raised, fed from birth to slaughter or obtained on relevant plot of land;
Amendment 114 #
2021/0366(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 6
Article 4 – paragraph 6
6. Operators that have received new relevant information, including substantiated concerns, that the relevant commodity or product that they have already placed on the market is not in conformity with the requirements of this Regulation shall immediately inform the competent authorities of the Member States in which they placed the relevant commodity or product on the market. In the case of exports from the Union market, the operators shall inform the competent authority of Member State which is the country of production.
Amendment 117 #
2021/0366(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
(a a) The reference number of the due diligence statement or statements assigned by the information system referred to in Article 31 in relation to all the relevant commodities or products that have been supplied to them;
Amendment 119 #
2021/0366(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4
Article 6 – paragraph 4
4. Traders which are SMEs that have received new relevant information, including substantiated concerns, that the relevant commodity or product that they have already made available on the market is not in conformity with the requirements of this Regulation shall immediately inform the competent authorities of the Member States in which they made available the relevant commodity or product on the market.
Amendment 122 #
2021/0366(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. Prior to placing relevant commodities and products on the market or before exporting them, operators shall exercisecarry out a due diligence system with regard to all relevant commodities and products supplied by each particular supplier in such a way as to ensure the requirements set out in points (a) and (b) of Article 3..
Amendment 123 #
2021/0366(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. For the purposes of this Regulation, the due diligence system shall include:
Amendment 124 #
2021/0366(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point -a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point -a (new)
(-a) the undertaking’s commitment, sourcing and risk management policies as referred to in Article 10(6).
Amendment 125 #
2021/0366(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
(c a) records of the activity referred to in Article 11.
Amendment 127 #
2021/0366(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Operators shall collect information, documents and data demonstrating that the relevant commodities and products are compliant with Article 3, taking into account its compatibility and respect with the local legislations. For this purpose, the operator shall collect, organise and keep for 5 years the following information relating to the relevant commodities or products, supported by evidence:
Amendment 137 #
2021/0366(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) adequate and verifiable information throughout the supply chain ensuring that the production has been conducted in accordance with relevant legislation of the country of production, including any arrangement conferring the right to use the respective area for the purposes of the production of the relevant commodity;
Amendment 161 #
2021/0366(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – title
Article 11 – title
11 Maintenance of dDue diligence systems development. Maintenance and record keeping
Amendment 162 #
2021/0366(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph -1 (new)
Article 11 – paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Subtitle: Due diligence system development.
Amendment 163 #
2021/0366(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. In order to exercise due diligence in accordance with Article 8, operators shall establish and keep up to date a due diligence system to ensure that they can guarantee compliance with the requirements set out in Article 3(a) and (b). The due diligence system shall be reviewed at least once a year and if necessary adapted to and accounting for new developments which may influence the exercise of due diligence. Operators shall keep record of updates in the due diligence system(s) for 5 years.
Amendment 165 #
2021/0366(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Subtitle: Maintenance and record keeping
Amendment 166 #
2021/0366(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. 1. The due diligence system shall be reviewed at least once a year and if necessary adapted to and accounting for new developments which may influence the exercise of due diligence. Operators shall keep record of updates in the due diligence system(s) for 5 years.
Amendment 172 #
2021/0366(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. However, if the operator obtains or is made aware of any relevant information that would point to a risk that the relevant commodities and products may not fulfil the requirements of this Regulation, all obligations of Article 9 and 10 have to be fulfilled.
Amendment 198 #
2021/0366(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – title
Article 20 – title
20 Enhanced scrutinyIncreased controls according to risk
Amendment 200 #
2021/0366(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1
Article 22 – paragraph 1
1. Without prejudice to Article 23, where competent authorities establish that an operator or trader has not complied with its obligations under this Regulation or that a relevant commodity or product is not compliant with this Regulation, they shall without delay require the relevant operator or trader to take appropriate and proportionate corrective action to bring the non-compliance to an end, both for the relevant commodities or products concerned and all others with the same risk profile.
Amendment 206 #
2021/0366(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) donating it to charitable or public interest purposes or destroying the relevant commodity or product or donating it to charitable or public interest purposes.
Amendment 215 #
2021/0366(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 27 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The identification of low and high risk countries or parts thereof pursuant to paragraph 1 shall take into account information provided by the country concerned at the request of the Commission and be based on the following assessment criteria:
Amendment 221 #
2021/0366(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 1
Article 28 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall engage with producer countries concerned by this Regulation as well as with those who are engaged with VPA FLEGT processes to develop partnerships and cooperation to jointly address deforestation and forest degradation. Such partnerships and cooperation mechanisms will focus on the conservation, restoration and sustainable use of forests, deforestation, forest degradation and the transition to sustainable commodity production, consumption processing and trade methods. Partnerships and cooperation mechanisms may include structured dialogues, support programmes and actions, administrative arrangements and provisions in existing agreements or agreements that enable producer countries to make the transition to an agricultural production that facilitates the compliance of relevant commodities and products with the requirements of this regulation. Partnerships may also include mechanisms to exchange with the demand-side all the information that guarantees compliance with this regulation. Such agreements and their effective implementation will be taken into account as part of the benchmarking under Article 27 of this Regulation.
Amendment 226 #
2021/0366(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1
Article 29 – paragraph 1
1. Natural or legal persons shall be entitled to submit substantiated concerns together with supporting documents to competent authorities when they deem, based on objective circumstances, that one or more operators or traders are failing to comply with the provisions of this Regulation.
Amendment 232 #
2021/0366(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 29 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. In order to facilitate the transmission on substantiated concerns from natural or legal persons from producer countries, and especially from local communities, the Commission shall establish a centralized communication procedure that may channel those concerns to the relevant Member States. This procedure may be complementary to those established by competent authorities.
Amendment 93 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2 a) In January 2022, the Commission proposed a European Declaration on Digital Rights and Principles for the Digital Decade, which puts people at the centre of the digital transformation and could be complemented by a European Charter for Digital Rights, including through concrete actions to implement, such as the recognition of the access to the internet as a human right. The 2030 Policy Programme “Path to the Digital Decade” should contribute to enabling the aforementioned European Declaration.
Amendment 103 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5 a) The Eighth report on economic, social and territorial cohesion, published by the Commission in February 2022, underlined a persistent gap among European regions in terms of take-up of digital technologies and skills with potentially negative effects in terms of benefitting from the opportunities of the digital transition as well as of vulnerability of the value chains.
Amendment 106 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Digital skills, basic and advanced, are essential to reinforce the collective resilience of the Union’s society, to reverse the brain drain of its workforce and to enhance the Union's attractiveness for high-skilled professionals coming from third countries. Digitally empowered and capable citizens will be able to take advantage of the opportunities of the Digital Decade. Moreover, digital training and education should support a workforce in which people can acquire specialised digital skills to get quality jobs and rewarding careers in much greater numbers than today, with full convergence between women and men. It is necessary to have a strong gender perspective for the digital transition in order to ensure the equal participation of women in digital matters, inter alia by equipping them with the necessary skills, improving their digital literacy and skills and making the digital environment female-friendly. In addition, an essential enabler for taking advantage of the benefits of digitalisation, for further technological developments and for Europe’s digital leadership is a sustainable digital infrastructure for connectivity, microelectronics and the ability to process vast data. Excellent and secure connectivity for everybody and everywhere in Europe, including in rural and remote areas40, such as islands, mountainous and sparsely populated as well as outermost regions is needed. Societal needs for upload and download bandwidth are constantly growing. By 2030, networks with gigabit speeds should become available at accessiffordable conditions for all those who need or wish to have such capacity, which requires investment in connectivity and digital infrastructure as well as a technologically neutral approach while developing adequate frameworks so that all market actors benefiting from the digital transformation assume their social responsibilities and make a fair and proportionate contribution to the costs of public goods, services and infrastructures, for the benefit of all Europeans. Moreover, microprocessors which are already today at the start of most of the key, strategic value chains are expected to be in even higher demand in the future, in particular the most innovative ones. Climate neutral highly secure edge node guaranteeing access to data services with low latency wherever businesses are located and quantum capacity are also expected to be critical enablers. _________________ 40 Long-term Vision for the EU’s Rural Areas. COM(2021) 345 final.
Amendment 121 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Beyond enablers, all the above mentioned technologies will be at the core of new products, new manufacturing processes and new business models based on fair sharing of data in the data economy. The transformation of businesses will depend on their ability to adopt new digital technologies rapidly and across the board, including in industrial and services ecosystems that are currently lagging behind. This transformation is particularly important for small and medium enterprises since they still face a significant gap with larger companies, which should be bridged by taking into account their digitalisation needs.
Amendment 127 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Democratic life and public services will also crucially depend on digital technologies and therefore they should be fully accessible for everyone, as a best–in- class digital environment providing for easy-to-use, efficient and personalised services and tools with high security and privacy standards. This process should however take place without prejudice to the accessibility of “offline” public services, especially for those demographic categories that still lag behind in terms of digitalisation, while supporting them in the process of transitioning towards the uptake of digital tools.
Amendment 133 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9 a) Digital technologies should contribute to achieving broader societal outcomes that are not limited to the digital sphere, but have positive effects on citizens’ everyday life and their wellbeing. If it is to be successful, the digital transition should go hand-in-hand with improvements as regards democracy at work, good governance, social inclusion and good-quality public services.
Amendment 136 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) A harmonious, inclusive and steady progress towards the digital transformation and towards the achievement of the digital targets in the Union, requires a comprehensive, robust, reliable, flexible and transparent form of governance, based on close cooperation and coordination between the Union institutions, bodies and agencies, and the Member States. An appropriate mechanism should ensure coordination of convergence and the consistency and effectiveness of policies and measures at Union and national levelMember State level, while taking into account national starting points. Therefore, it is necessary to lay down provisions on a monitoring and cooperation mechanism implementing the Digital Compass Communication.
Amendment 138 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) This mechanism should include an enhanced monitoring system to identify gaps in the strategic digital capacities of the Union. It should also include a reporting mechanism, among others, on the progress towards the 2030 vision and corresponding digital targets as well as on the more general state of compliance with the objectives set in this Decision. It should establish a cooperative framework between the Commission and Member States to identify solutions addressing weaknesses and to propose targeted actions for effective remedies that also take into account their needs and starting points.
Amendment 143 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The Digital Economy and Society Index (‘DESI’)41 and the Women in Digital ('WiD') Scoreboard should become a part of the report on the state of the Digital Decade and should be used to monitor the progress towards the digital targets including the ones to close the digital gender gap by 2030. This monitoring should include an analysis of the indicators measuring progress at Member States’ level, national policies and initiatives aimed at reaching the objectives of this Decision and the targets as well as horizontal and thematic analyses tracking the digital transformation of European economies and a ranking of Member States progress therein. In particular, DESI’s dimensions and indicators should be aligned with digital targets set out in this Decision. For each digital target, key performance indicators (‘KPIs) should be set out in implementing acts to be adopted by the Commission. The KPIs should be updated when necessary for continued effective monitoring and to take account of technological developments. The data collection mechanism within Member States should be reinforced to present a thorough state of play on the progress towards the digital targets, as well as information on the relevant policies, programmes, and initiatives at national level and should include, where applicable, gender-disaggregated data. Based on the reviews and where needed, the Commission should prepare, in consultation with the Member States, a roadmap to set out future data collection needs. . In defining the DESI, the Commission should rely largely on official statistics collected in different Union surveys on the information society42 . The Commission should use specific studies to collect data for those relevant indicators that are not measured in the Union surveys. _________________ 41 DESI is an annual set of analyses and measurement indicators, which since 2014 have been used to monitor Europe’s overall progress and to benchmark individual Member States’ progress in digital, feeding into the European Semester process and the country specific recommendations. 42 Regulation (EC) No 1006/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 September 2009 amending Regulation (EC) No 808/2004 concerning Community statistics on the information society (OJ L 286, 31.10.2009, p. 31–35).
Amendment 147 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) In particular, the Commission should report on the progress towards the digital targets, detailing the degree of Union progress in relation to the projected trajectories for each target, the assessment of the efforts necessary to reach each target, including investment gaps in digital capacities and innovation as well as raising awareness about the actions needed to increase digital sovereignty. The report should also include an assessment of the implementation of relevant regulatory proposals as well as of the actions undertaken at Union and Member States level.
Amendment 148 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) On the basis of this analysis the report would include specific recommended policies, measures and actions. When recommending policies, measures or actions in the report, the Commission should take into account the most recent data available, the joint commitments undertaken, the policies and measures defined by Member States as well as progress regarding recommended actions identified in earlier reports and addressed in the course of the annual cooperation. In addition, the Commission should take into account the differences in individual Member States’ potential to contribute to the digital targets, their starting points, as well as the policies, measures and actions already in place and considered appropriate to achieve the targets, even if their effects have not yet materialised.
Amendment 153 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) In order to ensure that cooperation between the Commission and the Member States is efficient and effective, Member States should submit to the Commission national Digital Decade strategic roadmaps covering the period up to 2030 (‘national Digital Decade strategic roadmaps’) proposing, where possible and measurable at national level, national trajectories, describing all the instruments adopted, planned or implemented with a view to contributing to the achievement at Union level of the objectives of this Decision and the digital targets. These national Digital Decade strategic roadmaps should be be drafted after consulting key stakeholders such as business organisations, including SMEs representatives, trade unions, youth and senior citizen associations as well as local and regional authorities and should be a crucial tool for the coordination of the policies of the Member States and for ensuring predictability for the market. Member States should take into account relevant sectoral initiatives, both at Union and national level, and ensure consistency with them. During the annual cycle of cooperation, Member States could propose adjustments to their national Digital Decade strategic roadmaps to take into account the evolution of the digital transition at Union and national level and to respond, in particular, to the Commission recommended policies, measures and actions.
Amendment 158 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) Since spectrum is essential to achieve the digital targets, and in particular a secure, performant and sustainable digital infrastructure enabling users to benefit from connectivity, Member States should also report on their adopted and future policies and measures regarding the availability and possibility to use radio spectrum for existing users and prospective investors and operators without prejudice to the possibility for each Member State to take the necessary measures to ensure the protection of its essential security interests. Without prejudice to the possibility for the Commission to propose new strategic spectrum policy orientations or mechanisms under Article 4 (4) of Directive (EU) 2018/1972 of the European Parliament and of the Council43 appropriate guidance could be provided by the Commission in that regard in order to meet the general objectives and digital targets laid down in this Decision. _________________ 43 Directive (EU) 2018/1972 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 establishing the European Electronic Communications Code (OJ L 321, 17.12.2018, p. 36).
Amendment 160 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) The cooperative dialogue between the Commission and the Member States should commence with the assessment of their national Digital Decade strategic roadmaps and should be based on the data provided and assessment made in the report of the state of the Digital Decade, as well as on the feedback received by relevant stakeholders, such as business organisations, including SMEs representatives, trade unions, youth and senior citizen associations as well as local and regional authorities.
Amendment 169 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 29 a (new)
Recital 29 a (new)
(29 a) The cooperation between governments, social partners, academics and other stakeholders, regarding the digital transition, including research and innovation in digital technologies, is important so that all social and human aspects are taken into account. Gender balance is needed in order to ensure the full participation of women in the design of the digital economy and a just digital transition.
Amendment 170 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 29 b (new)
Recital 29 b (new)
Amendment 171 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 29 c (new)
Recital 29 c (new)
(29 c) The digital transition should not reinforce gender inequalities and stereotypes by transforming analogue biases and prejudices into digital ones through algorithms. People from diverse backgrounds, including women, young people, the elderly, people with coming from different racial backgrounds and people with disabilities have to be included in the development and use of the digital services. These services should be accessible for all, based on the design for all principle, and the digital development should be an essential tool for inclusion.
Amendment 172 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 29 d (new)
Recital 29 d (new)
(29 d) Science, innovation and R&D will be indispensable to attain the objectives of an inclusive digital transformation and European digital sovereignty. Therefore, more investment in research, innovation, science and the scientific community is needed, as they are the driving force of the technological and digital revolution. At the same time, it should be ensured that neither people nor regions are left behind.
Amendment 173 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 29 e (new)
Recital 29 e (new)
(29 e) Promoting the creation and expansion of digital knowledge and supporting the research programmes and networks created among European universities is essential in order to help European businesses and entrepreneurs attract the best talent and become the vanguard of digital innovation worldwide.
Amendment 174 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 29 f (new)
Recital 29 f (new)
(29 f) The last edition of DESI (2021) shows that only 56 % of Union citizens have basic digital skills. In addition to that, DESI shows that only 19 % of ICT specialists are female. Participation of girls and women in the field of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) should be actively promoted through concrete policy action to foster their full participation and inclusion in the digital economy, as they only represent 36 % of STEM graduates, despite the fact that girls outperform boys in digital literacy.
Amendment 180 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 32
Recital 32
(32) Multi-Country Projects should be able to attract and combine, in an efficient manner, various sources of Union and Member States’ funding, finding, where possible, synergies among them. Notably, the combination of the funds from centrally managed Union programme with resources committed by Member States should be possible, including, under certain conditions, contributions from the Recovery and Resilience Facility, as explained in Part 3 of the Commission guidance to Member States on Recovery and Resilience Plans44 , as well as contributions from European Regional Development and Cohesion funds. Whenever justified by the nature of a given Multi-Country Project, it should also be open to contributions from entities other than the Union and Member States, including private contributions. _________________ 44 Brussels, 22.1.2021 SWD(2021) 12 final.
Amendment 184 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) set a clear direction for the digital transformation of the Union and for delivery of the digital targets by 2030, ensuring progressive convergence among Member States while taking into account their starting points;
Amendment 202 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) reinforce Member States’ collective resilience and bridge the digital divide notably by promoting basic and specialised digital skills for all and, fostering the development of high-performing digital education and training systems through vocational and professional training, reskilling, upskilling and lifelong learning while ensuring full convergence between women and men on ICT careers;
Amendment 208 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(b a) reduce the territorial digital divide, especially with reference to rural and remote areas, such as islands, mountainous and sparsely populated as well as outermost regions;
Amendment 212 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) ensure digital sovereignty notably by a secure and accessible digital infrastructure capable to process vast volumes of data that enables other technological developments, supporting the competitiveness of the Union's industry; and the resilience of its value chains;
Amendment 216 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(c a) support the sustainable digital transformation of industry and society through the promotion of values of inclusivity, openness, competitiveness, consumer-choice and digital leadership, in line with relevant Union legislation in the digital field;
Amendment 217 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) promote the deployment and the use of digital capabilities giving access to digital technologies and data on easy and fair terms in order to achieve a high level of digital intensity and innovation in Union’s enterprises, in particular small and medium ones, including capabilities on cybersecurity;
Amendment 227 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) ensure that democratic life, public services and health and care services are accessible online for everyone, in particular disadvantaged groups including persons with disabilities, offering inclusive, efficient and personalised services and tools with high security and privacy standards without prejudice to the accessibility of “offline” public services;
Amendment 230 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Amendment 231 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) ensure that digital infrastructures and technologies become more sustainable and energy- and resource efficient, and contribute to a sustainable circular and climate-neutral economy and society in line with the European Green Deal, including by promoting research and innovation;
Amendment 246 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point g
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) facilitate fair convergent conditions for investments in digital transformation throughout the Union, including by strengthening the synergies between the use of Union and national funds, and developing predictable regulatory approaches;
Amendment 268 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – introductory part
(1) a digitally skilled population and highly skilled digital professionals with a target towards specific and swiftly evolving technological domains:
Amendment 270 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
(a) at least 80% of those aged 16-74 have at least basic digital skills, in line with the European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan;
Amendment 272 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
(b) at least 20 million employed information and communications technology (ICT) specialists are employed, with achieving full convergence between women and men and increasing the number of ICT graduates;
Amendment 285 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
(b) the production of cutting-edge and sustainable semiconductors in the Union is at least 20% of world production in value, in line with the initiatives of the European Chips Act;
Amendment 288 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
(c) at least 10 000 climate neutral highly secure “edge nodes” are deployed in the Union, distributed in a way that guarantees a fair geographical coverage and access to data services with low latency (few milliseconds) wherever businesses are located;
Amendment 297 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a – introductory part
(a) at least 75% of Union enterprises have taken up according to their needs and coherently to their business strategy and operations:
Amendment 300 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
(b) more than 90% of Union Small and Medium Enterprises (‘SME’) reach at least a basic level of digital intensity according to their needs and coherently to their business strategy and operations, with a reduction of their digital gap with comparable categories of larger enterprises;
Amendment 305 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point c
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point c
(c) the Union grows the pipeline of its innovative scale ups and improves their access to finance, leading to at least doubling the number of unicorns and ensures the smooth functioning of the European digital innovation hubs;
Amendment 308 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point c a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point c a (new)
(c a) the Union grows its backbone of innovative ICT companies, especially in terms of providers of European digital products, services and solutions;
Amendment 312 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a
(a) 100% online accessible provision of key public services for Union citizens and businessof all ages and businesses without prejudice to the “offline” accessibility of these services;
Amendment 338 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
(1) The Commission shall monitor the progress of the Union against the objectives and digital targets set out in Articles 2 and 4. To this end, the Commission shall rely upon Digital Economy and Society Index (DESI) and the Women in Digital ('WiD') Scoreboard, and for the purpose of this decision, in accordance with Article 25 (2), shall set out in an implementing act the key performance indicators (‘KPIs’) for each digital target. .
Amendment 344 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
(2) Member States shall provide to the Commission in a timely manner the necessary statistics and data required for the effective monitoring of the digital transition and of the degree of achievement of the digital targets set out in Article 4. This shall include relevant information on the availability and accessibility of spectrum. Where the relevant statistics from Member States are not yet available, the Commission may use an alternative data collection methodology, such as studies or direct collection of data from the Member States, in consultation with the Member States. The use of that alternative data collection methodology shall not affect the tasks of Eurostat as laid down in Commission Decision 2012/504/EU47 . Data shall be, where applicable, gender- disaggregated. _________________ 47 Commission Decision 2012/504/EU of 17 September 2012 on Eurostat (OJ L 251, 18.9.2012, p. 49).
Amendment 349 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
(1) The Commission shall submit annually to the European Parliament and the Council a report on the “State of the Digital Decade”. This report shall be the comprehensive report of the Commission on the progress on digital transformation of the Union and it shall include the Digital Economy and Society Index (DESI) and the Women in Digital ('WiD') Scoreboard.
Amendment 351 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
(2) In the report on the “State of the Digital Decade”, the Commission shall provide an assessment of the progress of the Union’s digital transition against the digital targets set out in Article 4 as well as the state of compliance with the general objectives referred to in Article 2 and the principles enshrined in the [insert title of solemn Declaration]. The assessment of the progress made shall be based, in particular, on the analysis and key performance indicators in the DESI as compared to Union-level and, where applicable, national projected trajectories, and, where applicable, on the establishment of and progress regarding Multi-Country Projects. The report shall also include an assessment of relevant regional gaps.
Amendment 360 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) the impact expected to be made on each digital target as a result of the implemented, adopted and planned policies, measures and actions, including, where applicable, actions to reduce any gap among regions;
Amendment 367 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
(1) Member States and the Commission shall closely cooperate to identify ways to address deficiencies in areas where progress was insufficient to achieve one or more of the digital targets set out in Article 4 or where significant gaps and shortages have been identified based on the results of the report on the ”State of the Digital Decade”. This analysis shall take into account, in particular, the different capacities of Member States to contribute to some of the digital targets as well as their starting points and the risk that delays on certain of these targets may have a detrimental effect on the achievement of other digital targets.
Amendment 379 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
(1) The Commission shall closely cooperate with private and public stakeholders, including social partners such as business organisations, including SME representatives, and trade unions as well as youth and senior citizen associations, to collect information and develop recommended policies, measures and actions for the purposes of the implementation of this Decision.
Amendment 384 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 2
(2) The Member States shall cooperate with private and public stakeholders, including social partners such as business organisations, including SME representatives, and trade unions as well as youth and senior citizen associations, in line with the national legislation, when adopting their national Digital Decade strategic roadmaps and their adjustments. Member States shall also seek the feedback of local and, where applicable, regional authorities.
Amendment 389 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) improving the cooperation of the Union and of, Member States and social partners in the achievement of the objectives of the Digital Decade;
Amendment 392 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) addressing strategic vulnerabilities and dependencies of the Union along the digital supply chains in order to enhance their resilience;
Amendment 395 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) contributing to an inclusive and sustainable digital transformation of society and the economy that benefits all businesses and citizens across the Union;
Amendment 399 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)
(e a) promoting digital skills for citizens and workers through high-quality education, training and life-long learning;
Amendment 400 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point e b (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point e b (new)
Amendment 401 #
2021/0293(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
The Annex sets out an indicative and non- exhaustive list of possible areas of activity in which Multi- Country Projects addressing these specific objectives could be established.
Amendment 15 #
2021/0248(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) In accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 2019/473 of the European Parliament and of the Council1a, the mission of the European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA) is, inter alia, to assist Member States in reporting information on fishing activities and control and inspection activities to the Commission and third parties like GFCM secretariat. It is therefore appropriate for EFCA to be included in the communications received from Member States and the Commission with information related to control and inspection, such as authorised vessels to operate, suspected infringements detected and the list of vessels to be included in the IUU List of GFCM Agreement Area. _________________ 1a Regulation (EU) 2019/473 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 March 2019 on the European Fisheries Control Agency (OJ L 83, 25.3.2019, p. 18).
Amendment 29 #
2021/0248(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 37 – paragraph 1 – point 3
(3) Total catch of key species listed in Article 33.
Amendment 31 #
2021/0248(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 48 – paragraph 1 a (new)
By way of derogation from the first paragraph, the use of ROVs shall be allowed, for scientific purposes only, until June 2023, in the framework of research programmes conducted by scientific institutions and authorised by Member States.
Amendment 32 #
2021/0248(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 4
Article 49 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall maintain an updated register of fishing authorisations referred to in paragraph 1 and shall send to the Commission, by 31 May each year, the list of fishers and/or vessels for which the authorisations referred to in paragraph 1 were issued. The Commission shall communicate that list to the GFCM Secretariat not later than 30 June each year. That list shall include for each vessel at least the information referred to in Annex VIII .
Amendment 39 #
2021/0248(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 74 – paragraph 2
Article 74 – paragraph 2
2. All catches of key stocks, as listed in Article 68, irrespectively of the live weight of the catch, as well as catches of non-target species in excess of 50 kg, shall be reported in the logbook.
Amendment 40 #
2021/0248(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 126 – paragraph 1
Article 126 – paragraph 1
1. Before 1 December of each year, Member States shall send to the Commission, with EFCA in copy, through the accustomed data- processing support, an updated list of the vessels of more than 15 metres in overall length flying its flag and registered in its territory that it authorises to fish in the GFCM Agreement area by issuance of a fishing authorisation.
Amendment 41 #
2021/0248(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 126 – paragraph 3
Article 126 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission, with EFCA in copy, shall send the updated list to the GFCM Secretariat before 1 January of each year so that the vessels concerned can be entered on the GFCM register of vessels of more than 15 metres in overall length authorised to fish in the GFCM Agreement area (GFCM register).
Amendment 42 #
2021/0248(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 126 – paragraph 4
Article 126 – paragraph 4
4. Any change to be made to the list referred to in paragraph 1 shall be notified to the Commission, with EFCA in copy, for transmission to the GFCM Secretariat , through the accustomed data-processing support, at least 10 working days before the vessel begins fishing activity in the GFCM Agreement area.
Amendment 43 #
2021/0248(COD)
8. Member States shall, without delay, communicate to the Commission, with EFCA in copy, any information showing that there are strong reasons for suspecting that vessels of more than 15 metres in overall length that are not on the GFCM register are fishing for or transhipping fish and shellfish in the GFCM Agreement area.
Amendment 44 #
2021/0248(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 132 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 132 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Without prejudice to Article 48(8) of Regulation (EC) No 1005/2008, the Member States shall submit to the Commission, with EFCA in copy, at least 140 days before the GFCM Annual Session, the following information:
Amendment 45 #
2021/0248(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 132 – paragraph 2
Article 132 – paragraph 2
2. Where appropriate, the Commission, with EFCA in copy, shall forward to the GFCM Secretariat at least 120 days before the GFCM Annual Session any additional information received from Member States and which might be relevant for the establishment of the IUU vessel list.
Amendment 46 #
2021/0248(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 133 – paragraph 1
Article 133 – paragraph 1
1. If the Commission receives from the GFCM Secretariat any evidence supporting the presumption of IUU fishing activities by a fishing vessel flying the flag of a Member State, the Commission shall, without delay, transmit EFCA in copy, transmit immediately that information to the Member State concerned.
Amendment 47 #
2021/0248(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 133 – paragraph 2
Article 133 – paragraph 2
2. The Member State concerned may provide the Commission with evidence, at least 45 days before the GFCM annual session, including evidence showing that the listed vessels have not fished in contravention to GFCM conservation and management measures or had the possibility of fishing in the GFCM area of application. The Commission, with EFCA in copy, shall forward that information to the GFCM Secretariat at least 30 days before the GFCM annual session.
Amendment 48 #
2021/0248(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 135 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 135 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The Commission, EFCA and Member States shall cooperate and exchange information with the GFCM Secretariat , in particular by:
Amendment 2 #
2021/0227(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the draft budget for 2022 as the first general budget with full implementation of the MFF Agreement, with the highest share of climate-relevant EU expenditure to date and a significant contribution to the EU’s digital transition; underlines the importance of ensuring sufficient funding in order to contribute to the twin transition towards the achievement of the 2030 energy and climate targets and climate-neutrality by 2050; considers that the budget should fully align with the updated New Industrial Strategy; stresses that 2022 should be a year for boosting a rapid recovery for a resilient Europe;
Amendment 6 #
2021/0227(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Recalls its resolution of 16 September 2020 on the draft Council decision on the system of own resources of the EU; calls on Commission to ensure timely implementation of New Own resources as agreed in the Interinstitutional agreement of16 December 2020;
Amendment 9 #
2021/0227(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Reminds of the crucial role of strategic foresight and importance of the evidence based anticipatory policy making;
Amendment 11 #
2021/0227(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1 c. Reminds that ambitious policies in pathway to climate neutrality require significant investments in research and innovation and in this regard regrets recent Council cuts in allocations to Horizon Europe for 2022;
Amendment 15 #
2021/0227(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 e (new)
Paragraph 1 e (new)
1 e. Stresses the importance of achieving the biodiversity spending level of 10 % and a climate mainstreaming spending level of 30 % agreed under the 2021-2027 MFF ; stresses that clear eligibility criteria and comprehensive methodology for defining and tracking relevant climate and biodiversity expenditure in line with the ‘do no harm’ principle are necessary, together with the corresponding correction measures, and the proofing mechanism to identify potential harmful impacts of Union actions on biodiversity and climate;
Amendment 16 #
2021/0227(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 f (new)
Paragraph 1 f (new)
1 f. Calls for addressing the social, economic, energy and environmental impacts of the transition whilst maintaining and expanding employment opportunities in the affected territories in order to avoid social exclusion; points, in this respect, to the role of the Just Transition Fund in addressing societal, socio-economic, technological and environmental impacts on workers, sectors and communities adversely affected by the transition from coal and carbon dependence; calls for securing workers’ rights, reducing of the energy poverty and avoiding deepening of inequalities;
Amendment 18 #
2021/0227(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 g (new)
Paragraph 1 g (new)
1 g. Underlines the important role that SMEs, microenterprises and start-ups play in the recovery while maintaining employment and growth and calls on Union and Member States to ensure stronger support for SMEs and start-ups and to further reduce their administrative burden; underlines that SMEs are an essential part of the European economy and stresses the need to create a SMEs- friendly business environment and support SMEs cluster and network; Calls for the need for sufficient financial resources in the SME window under InvestEU;
Amendment 19 #
2021/0227(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 h (new)
Paragraph 1 h (new)
1 h. Underlines the need to reform the European industry and hard-to-abate sectors in order to achieve a competitive and sustainable Union and its climate goals; stresses, therefore, the need for sufficient funding for programmes supporting these goals, innovative solutions and breakthrough technologies such as Horizon Europe, CEF, InvestEU and the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen 2 (FCH 2) Joint Undertaking;
Amendment 20 #
2021/0227(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 i (new)
Paragraph 1 i (new)
1 i. Insists on the importance of increased investments in digitalisation and digital connectivity to clearly define 2030 digital target and tackle challenges related to reducing the digital divide and digital literacy, cybersecurity, free flow of data, safety, liability and artificial intelligence;
Amendment 21 #
2021/0227(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 j (new)
Paragraph 1 j (new)
1 j. Stresses the importance of successful implementation of 'Fit for 55' package; highlights the essential role of implementing the Union's Circular Economy Action Plan in order to achieve the mentioned policies;
Amendment 184 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Regulation (EU) 2019/631 of the European Parliament and of the Council46 and Regulation (EU) 2019/1242 of the European Parliament and of the Council47 already set CO2 emission performance standards for new passenger cars and for new light commercial vehicles as well as for certain heavy-duty vehicles. The Fit for 55 package proposes to strengthen CO2 emission performance standards for cars and vans and a further revision of CO2 standards for heavy-duty vehicles will take place in 2022. Those instruments should accelerate the uptake in particular of zero- emission vehicles and thereby create demand for recharging and refuelling infrastructure. _________________ 46Regulation (EU) 2019/631 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 setting CO2 emission performance standards for new passenger cars and for new light commercial vehicles, and repealing Regulations (EC) No 443/2009 and (EU) No 510/2011 (OJ L 111, 25.4.2019, p. 13). 47Regulation (EU) 2019/1242 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 setting CO2 emission performance standards for new heavy-duty vehicles and amending Regulations (EC) No 595/2009 and (EU) 2018/956 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Directive 96/53/EC (OJ L 198, 25.7.2019, p. 202).This proposal for regulation is instrumental in helping vehicle manufacturers to meet their ambitious CO2 targets and reducing CO2 emissions from road transport
Amendment 214 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9 a) Highlighting the transitional nature of CNG, Member States should be able to ensure an appropriate number of publicly accessible refuelling points for CNG in urban/suburban agglomerations and along the existing TEN-T Core Network, to ensure that CNG motor vehicles can circulate throughout the Union.
Amendment 217 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) National fleet based targets should be established on the basis of the total number of registered electric vehicles in that Member State following a common methodology that accounts for technological developments such as the increased driving range of electric vehicles or the increasing market penetration of fast-charging points which can recharge a greater number of vehicles per recharging point than at a normal recharging point or the increasing market penetration of smart and bi-directional recharging capabilities in particular for publicly accessible long-parking duration. The methodology also has to take into account the different recharging patterns of battery electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles. A methodology that norms national fleet based targets on the total maximum power output of the publicly accessible recharging infrastructure should allow flexibility for the implementation of different recharging technologies in Member States in particular considering a geographical disparities across the Members States.
Amendment 230 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) Smart metering systems as defined in Directive (EU) 2019/944 of the European Parliament and of the Council52 enable real-time data to be produced, which is needed to ensure the stability of the grid and to encourage rational use of recharging services. By providing energy metering in real time and accurate and transparent information on the cost, they encourage, in combination with smart recharging points, recharging at times of low general electricity demand and low energy prices. The use of smart metering systems in combination with smart recharging points can optimise recharging, with benefits for the electricity system and for the end user. Member States should encourage the use of smart metering system for the recharging of electric vehicles at publicly accessible recharging stations, where technically feasible and economically reasonable, and ensure that these systems comply with the requirements laid down in Article 20 of Directive (EU) 2019/444. _________________ 52Directive (EU) 2019/944 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 June 2019 on common rules for the internal market for electricity and amending Directive 2012/27/EU (OJ L 158, 14.6.2019, p. 125).
Amendment 275 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 41 a (new)
Recital 41 a (new)
(41 a) Member States, which lack proper incentive schemes, should take all necessary measures to address their different starting position when seeking to promote sustainable modes of transport. Particular emphasis should be given to municipal or regional authorities, which can facilitate the uptake of vehicles using alternative fuels through dedicated tax incentives, public procurements or local traffic regulations.
Amendment 279 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 43 a (new)
Recital 43 a (new)
(43 a) When applicable EU finding under the Recovery and Resilience Facility, Cohesion Funds or Connecting Europe Facility can be used to complement the efforts of Member States to invest in infrastructure for alternative fuels.
Amendment 286 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 54 a (new)
Recital 54 a (new)
(54 a) Considering the significant share of final energy consumption in the EU by road transport, the energy efficiency first principle should therefore be reflected in policy, planning and investment decisions related to the deployment of recharging and refuelling infrastructure of alternative fuels as enshrined in Directive 2012/27/EU [Recast Energy Efficiency Directive] that considers energy efficiency first principle to be taken into account in all sectors.
Amendment 297 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b – indent 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b – indent 1
– biomass fuels, including biogas, bio-LNG and biofuels as defined in Article 2, points (27), (28) and (33) of Directive (EU) 2018/2001,
Amendment 310 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 38
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 38
(38) ‘publicly accessible’ alternative fuels infrastructure, means an alternative fuels infrastructure which is located at a site or premise that is open to the general public, irrespective of whetherwith unlimited and unconditional access to the alternative fuels infrastructure, irrespective of whether it is located on public or on private property, whether limitations or conditions apply in terms of access to the site or premise and irrespective of the applicable use conditions of the alternative fuels infrastructure;
Amendment 324 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 1
– publicly accessible recharging stations for light-duty vehicles are deployed commensurate to the uptake of light-duty electric vehicles including passenger cars and light commercial vehicles;
Amendment 325 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 2 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 2 a (new)
- at least one recharging station at recharging pool in urban areas and along TEN-T core and TEN-T comprehensive network is dedicated to light commercial vehicles with a trailer, taking into account their special demands relating to the amount of cargo space used by such vehicles;
Amendment 332 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) for each battery electric light-duty vehicle registered in their territory, a total power output of at least 13 kW is provided through publicly accessible recharging stations; and
Amendment 336 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) for each plug-in hybrid light-duty vehicle registered in their territory, a total power output of at least 0.662 kW is provided through publicly accessible recharging stations.
Amendment 338 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Member States shall ensure a minimum coverage of publicly accessible recharging points dedicated to light-duty vehicles on the road network in their territory, including the deployment of smart and bidirectional recharging in particular for publicly accessible long- parking duration of light-duty vehicles in line with the obligations set by article 5.8 of this regulation. To that end, Member States shall ensure that:
Amendment 341 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a – introductory part
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a – introductory part
(a) along the TEN-T core and comprehensve network, publicly accessible recharging pools dedicated to light-duty vehicles and meeting the following requirements are deployed in each direction of travel with a maximum distance of 60 km in-between them:
Amendment 345 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a – point i
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a – point i
(i) by 31 December 2025, each recharging pool shall offer a power output of at least 3600 kW and include at least one recharging station with an individual power output of at least 15300 kW;
Amendment 349 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a – point ii
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a – point ii
(ii) by 31 December 2030, each recharging pool shall offer a power output of at least 61200 kW and include at least two recharging stations with an individual power output of at least 15300 kW;
Amendment 368 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Country specific derogation, allowing for longer distance targets than the ones mentioned in paragraph two, points (a) and (b) of this article shall be applied based on assessment of the concentration of population and disparity of urban areas across the Member States
Amendment 375 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall ensure a minimum coverage of publicly accessible recharging points, dedicated to heavy-duty vehicles in their territory, including the deployment of smart and bidirectional recharging in particular for publicly accessible long-parking duration of heavy-duty vehicles in line with the obligations set by article 5.8 of this regulation. To that end, Member States shall ensure that:
Amendment 378 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory part
(a) along the TEN-T core network, publicly accessible recharging pools dedicated to heavy-duty vehicles and meeting the following requirements are deployed in each direction of travel with a maximum distance of 60 km, considering local conditions, in-between them:
Amendment 380 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
(i) (i) by 31 DecemberJuly 2025, each recharging pool shall offer a power output of at least 145000 kW and include at least onefour recharging stations with an individual power output of at least 350 kW and at least four recharging stations with an individual power output of at least 800 kW;
Amendment 390 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
(ii) by 31 DecemberJuly 2030, each recharging pool shall offer a power output of at least 36500 kW and include at least twofour recharging stations with an individual power output of at least 351200 kW;
Amendment 394 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – introductory part
(b) along the TEN-T comprehensive network, publicly accessible recharging pools dedicated to heavy-duty vehicles and meeting the following requirements are deployed in each direction of travel with a maximum distance of 100 km, considering local conditions, in-between them:
Amendment 398 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point i
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point i
(i) by 31 DecemberJuly 203027, each recharging pool shall offer a power output of at least 1400 kW and include at least onetwo recharging stations with an individual power output of at least 350 kW;
Amendment 403 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii
(ii) by 1 DecemberJuly 20350, each recharging pool shall offer a power output of at least 35000 kW and include at least two recharging stations with an individual power output of at least 35800 kW ;
Amendment 405 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii a (new)
(ii a) by 1 July 2035, each recharging pool shall offer a power output of at least 5000 kW and include at least two recharging stations with an individual power output of at least 1200 kW ;
Amendment 415 #
2021/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) by 31 DecemberJuly 2030, in each urban node publicly accessible recharging points dedicated to heavy-duty vehicles providing an aggregated power output of at least 12600 kW are deployed, provided by recharging stations with an individual power output of at least 150 kW. and at least two recharging stations with an individual power output of at least 350 kW
Amendment 14 #
2021/0213(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3 a) On 31 January 2022, the European Court of Auditors (ECA) of 31 January 2022 published a report entitled ‘Review 01/2022: Energy taxation, carbon pricing and energy subsidies’.
Amendment 19 #
2021/0213(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Rules should be laid down to base energy taxation on the energy content of energy products and electricity, coupled with their environmental performances, including their greenhouse gas savings performance. For those purposes, reference should be made to the definitions of Directive 2012/27/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council30 , to Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council31 , and to Regulation (EU) 2020/852 of the European Parliament and of the Council32 . Moreover, the list of energy products should be updated to include certain energy products, in order to ensure a unified and standardised treatment of those fuels. _________________ 30 Directive 2012/27/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on energy efficiency, amending Directives 2009/125/EC and 2010/30/EU and repealing Directives 2004/8/EC and 2006/32/EC (OJ L 315, 14.11.2012, p. 1). 31 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 (recast) (OJ L 328 21.12.2018, p. 82). 32 Regulation (EU) 2020/852 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 2020 on the establishment of a framework to facilitate sustainable investment, and amending Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 (OJ L 198, 22.6.2020, p. 13).
Amendment 22 #
2021/0213(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 22 a (new)
Recital 22 a (new)
(22 a) In order to achieve the emission reduction targets set by the Union for 2030 and the climate neutrality objective for 2050 at the latest, it is necessary to reduce GHG emissions in all sectors, moving towards a fiscal framework that penalises fossil fuels and encourages the switch to clean fuels. This urgent change must be made, however, taking into account the availability of alternatives in each of the affected sectors.
Amendment 24 #
2021/0213(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 22 b (new)
Recital 22 b (new)
Amendment 27 #
2021/0213(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) Fuel used for waterborne navigation, including fishing, should also be taxed, and the Member States party to international agreements providing for the exemption of that fuel, have to, by the date of the application of this Directive, ensure they eliminate the incompatibilities. It is necessary to allow for a different level of taxation to be applied to the use of energy products and electricity for intra-EU waterborne regular service navigation, fishing and freight transport and their respective at berth activities. Considering the specificity of those uses, the minimum levels of taxation should be lower than the ones applicable to general motor fuel use. In order to provide an incentive to the use of sustainable alternative fuels and electricity, such fuels and electricity should be exempted from taxation for ten years. Energy products and electricity used for the remaining intra-EU waterborne navigation should be subject to the standard levels of taxation applicable to motor fuels and electricity in the Member States.
Amendment 34 #
2021/0213(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 36
Recital 36
(36) Every five years and for the first time five years after the entry into force of this Directive, the Commission should report to the Council on the application of this Directive, examining in particular the minimum levels of taxation, the impact of innovation and technological developments, especially as regards energy efficiency, the use of electricity in transportrenewable energy sources in transport, their contribution to reducing emissions and the justification for the exemptions, reductions and differentiations laid down in this Directive. The report should take into account the proper functioning of the internal market, environmental and social considerations, the real value of the minimum levels of taxation and the wider relevant objectives of the Treaties.
Amendment 35 #
2021/0213(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) For extra-EU air navigation, without prejudice to international obligations, and for extra-EU waterborne navigation, including fishing, Member States may exempt or apply the same levels of intra-EU taxation, according to the type of activity.
Amendment 44 #
2021/0213(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 a (new)
Article 13 a (new)
Article 13 a In addition to the general provisions set out in Directive 92/12/EEC on exempt uses of taxable products, and without prejudice to other Union provisions, Member States shall exempt energy products supplied for use as fuel for a fishing vessel within Union waters and electricity produced on board a fishing vessel, from taxation under conditions which they shall lay down for the purpose of ensuring the correct and straightforward application of such exemptions and of preventing any evasion, avoidance or abuse. For the purposes of this Article, ‘fishing vessel’ shall mean any vessel as defined in point (4) of Article 4 of Regulation (EU) 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and the Council.
Amendment 49 #
2021/0213(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Without prejudice to Article 5, Member states shall apply, as a single use, under fiscal control not less than minimum levels of taxation as set out in Tables B and D of Annex I to energy products supplied for use as fuel to vessels, and to electricity used directly for charging electric vessels, for the purposes of intra-EU waterborne regular service navigation, fishing and freight transport.
Amendment 57 #
2021/0213(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(e a) energy products supplied for use as fuel for fishing vessels on inland waterways, and electricity produced on board a fishing vessel; For the purposes of this Article, ‘fishing vessel’ shall mean any vessel as defined in point (4) of Article 4 of Regulation (EU) 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and the Council.
Amendment 75 #
2021/0213(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point b – paragraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point b – paragraph 1
Member States may also refund to the producer, including active customers, renewable energy self-consumers, renewable energy communities and local energy communities, some or all of the amount of tax paid by the consumer on electricity produced from products specified in this paragraph.
Amendment 89 #
2021/0213(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 31 – paragraph 2
Article 31 – paragraph 2
The report by the Commission shall, inter alia, examine the minimum levels of taxation, the impact of innovation and technological developments, in particular as regards energy efficiency, the use of electricity in transportrenewable energy sources in transport, their contribution to reducing emissions and the justification for the exemptions, reductions and differentiations laid down in this Directive. The report shall take into account the proper functioning of the internal market, environmental and social considerations, the real value of the minimum levels of taxation and the relevant wider objectives of the Treaties.
Amendment 60 #
2021/0205(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1 a) One of the most critical challenges that the transport sector, including air transport, faces is the need to significantly reduce its emissions and become more sustainable. In 2018, the air transport sector accounted for more than 13 % of all Union greenhouse gas emissions from transport and around 3,6 % of total Union greenhouse gas emissions.
Amendment 61 #
2021/0205(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 b (new)
Recital 1 b (new)
(1 b) In line with the Union’s climate commitments under the Paris Agreement, adopted under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (the ‘Paris Agreement’), the Union has established legal obligations through the Regulation (EU) 2021/11191a to achieve climate neutrality by 2050 at the latest and to achieve a reduction of net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55 % compared to 1990 by 2030. Accordingly, various policy instruments are needed to contribute to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in all economic sectors, including the aviation sector. Currently, aviation relies exclusively on fossil jet fuel to operate, and growing passenger numbers have rapidly increased net emissions from the sector. The total air passenger traffic in Europe has more than doubled since 1990. CO2 emissions from aviation are projected to increase more than 20 % by 2050, compared to 2015. To reverse this trend and support the decarbonisation of the aviation sector, action is needed to ramp up the uptake and supply of sustainable aviation fuels. _________________ 1aRegulation (EU) 2021/1119 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 June 2021 establishing the framework for achieving climate neutrality and amending Regulations (EC) No 401/2009 and (EU) 2018/1999 (‘European Climate Law’)(OJ L 243, 9.7.2021, p. 1).
Amendment 72 #
2021/0205(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) In particular, it is essential to ensure a level playing field across the Union air transport market regarding aviation fuel, which account for a substantial share of aircraft operators’ costs. Variations in fuel prices can affect significantly aircraft operators’ economic performance and, negatively impact competition on the market and disrupt air connectivity for citizens with the burden that this entails for the right of freedom of movement for citizens relying on air transport. Where differences in aviation fuel prices exist between Union airports or between Union and non-Union airports, this can lead aircraft operators to adapt their refuelling strategies for economic reasons. Fuel tankering increases aircraft’s fuel consumption and results in unnecessary greenhouse gas emissions, and it's also a risk of loss of competitiveness of Union airports vis-à-vis third country airports. Fuel tankering by aircraft operators accordingly undermines of the Union’s efforts towards environmental protection. Some aircraft operators are able to use favourable aviation fuel prices at their home base as a competitive advantage towards other airlines operating similar routes. This can have detrimental effects on the competitiveness of the sector and be harmful to air connectivity. This Regulation should set up measures to prevent such practices in order to avoid unnecessary environmental damage as well as to restore and preserve the conditions for fair competition on the air transport market.
Amendment 80 #
2021/0205(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The Communication on a Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy10 adopted by the Commission in December 2020 sets a course of action for the EU transport system to achieve its green and digital transformation and become more resilient. The decarbonisation of the air transport sector is a necessary and challenging process, especially in the short term. Technological advancements, pursued in European and national research and innovation aviation programmes have contributed to important emission reductions in the past decades. However, the global growth of air traffic has outpaced the sector’s emissions reductions. Whereas new technologies are expected to help reducing short-haul aviation’s reliance on fossil energy in the next decades, and new zero-emission aircraft technologies, such as electric- or hydrogen-powered aircraft can play an important role in commercial aviation in the medium and long term, sustainable aviation fuels offer the onlymain solution for significant decarbonisation of all flight ranges, already in the short term. However, this potential is currently largely untapped. _________________ 10Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions: Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy – putting European transport on track for the future (COM/2020/789 final), 9.12.2020.
Amendment 104 #
2021/0205(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15 a (new)
Recital 15 a (new)
(15 a) It is essential that less-connected European regions with few alternative transport modes are not disproportionately affected by the obligations resulting from this Regulation and that the access of these regions to essential goods and services is ensured. Special attention must be paid to price disruptions in air routes that connect islands with the continent. The almost total reliance of insular regions' citizens on air transport to travel to continental regions means that price increases in these routes would suppose an obstacle for Union citizens to exercise their right of free movement within the Union, and would also effect islands' economies.
Amendment 153 #
2021/0205(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
This Regulation lays down harmonised rules on the uptake and supply of sustainable aviation fuels, including through establishing obligations for aviation fuel suppliers to provide a share of sustainable aviation fuel, a refuelling obligation for aircraft operators, and obligations for Union airports to provide the necessary infrastructure.
Amendment 249 #
2021/0205(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1
By 1 January 20286 and every five years thereafter, the Commission services shall present a report to the European Parliament and the Council, on the application of this Regulation, evolution of the aviation fuels market and itsthe impact of this Regulation on the aviation internal market of the Union, including regarding the possible extension of the scope of this Regulation to other energy sources, and other types of synthetic fuels defined under the Renewable Energy Directivethe impact on air routes connecting islands with the continent, the social impacts as well as the related employment and training needs, the possible revision of the minimum shares in Article 4 and Annex I, and the level of administrative fines. The report shall include information, where available, on development of a potential policy framework for uptake of sustainable aviation fuels at ICAO level. The report shall also inform on technological advancements in the area of research and innovation in the aviation industry which are relevant to sustainable aviation fuels, including with regards to the reduction of non-CO2 emissions. The report may consider if this Regulation should be amended and, options for amendments, where appropriate, in line with a potential policy framework on sustainable aviation fuels uptake at ICAO leveland the development of technologies such as electric- powered or hydrogen-powered aircraft.
Amendment 46 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) Taking into account that the capacity to sequester carbon by agricultural and forest ecosystems depends on the sustainable management of land, forests and agroforestry, which offers a form of climate protection as sustainable management enhances resilience to climate change, sustainable management of forests is one of the tools to ensure their increased absorption of CO2. The positive effect can be enhanced harnessing the carbon sink potential of forest stands and the use of long-lived timber products can ensure emissions are deferred.
Amendment 56 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The Communication of 17 September 2020 on Stepping up Europe’s 2030 climate ambition33 outlined an option to combine agriculture non-CO2 greenhouse gas emissions with land use, land use change and forestry net removals, thus creating a newly regulated land sector. Such combination can promote synergies between land-based mitigation actions and enable more integrated policymaking and policy implementation at national and Union level. To this end,, as well as strengthening the incentives to comply with reduction targets using carbon farming and CO2 removals. However, considering the sensitivity of both the agriculture and the forestry sector, as well as the potential reversibility of GHG removals by natural carbon sinks, methods of calculating relative weights of emissions and removals should be considered after in- depth analysis, before the obligation for Member States to submit integrated mitigation plans for the land sector ishould be reinforced. _________________ 33 COM(2020) 562 final.
Amendment 63 #
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 in the short and long term. 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 and form a sound basis for action after 2035, considering that it can take many years for such action to deliver the desired mitigation outcomes and positive climate impact. 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, the 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 take into account the specificities within Member State territories, and include relevant measures by which each Member Statone best contributes to the collective target of climate neutrality in the land sector at EU level in 2035. On the basis of these plans in a sustainable long-term approach. On the basis of these plans, and taking into account findings of the European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change, the Commission should propose 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 least 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 State. _________________ 34 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 71 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) Forests provide important benefits for biodiversity, soil stabilisation, purification of air and water, carbon sequestration and storage and potentially the provision of long-lived wood products. However, the nature and function of forests is highly variable across the Union, notably north, where timber production is more prevalent, to south, where soil conservation is a priority and other specific multifunctional forest types (Mediterranean forest or Dehesa) often need specific conservation and ecological measures, which need long time periods for sinking CO2. Such Mediterranean forests are more vulnerable to climate change due to direct impacts such as drought or temperature-induced forest dieback or evolution of aridity, for which an aridity index should be used as one of the tools needed to strengthen the resilience of the Union’s forests.
Amendment 81 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) In order to enhance greenhouse gas removals, individual farmers or forest managers need a direct incentive to store more carbon on their land and their forests while providing other societal benefits and protecting biodiversity. New business models based on carbon farming incentives and on the certification of carbon removals need to be increasingly deployed in the period until 2030. Such incentives and business models willshould also enhance climate mitigation in tha circular and sustainable bio- economy, including through the use of durable harvested wood products, in full respect of ecological principles fostering biodiversity and the circular economy. Hence, new categories of carbon storageircular economy products should be introduced in addition to the harvested wood products. The emerging business models, farming and land management practices to enhance removals, with incentives to implement ecosystem-based and biodiversity friendly approaches, contribute to a balanced territorial development and economic growth in rural areas. They also create opportunities for new jobs and provide incentives for relevant training, reskilling and upskilling.
Amendment 84 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) The Commission, Member States and national competent authorities should assign specific budgets for funds and investments in infrastructure for new decarbonisation and climate mitigation technologies, including specific funds for small and medium farms and forest owners. Union and national competent authorities should work closely with relevant stakeholders to develop an enabling environment and adequate financial support mechanisms for the transition to carbon neutrality.
Amendment 102 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) In view of setting out the indicative net greenhouse gas removals targets for the Member States for the period from 2026 to 2030, the Commission should exercise a comprehensive review to verify the greenhouse gas inventory data for the years 2021, 2022 and 2023. For this purpose, a comprehensive review should be carried out in 2025, in addition to the comprehensive reviews that the Commission is to carry out in 2027 and 2032 in accordance with Article 38 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999.
Amendment 110 #
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 d
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) indicative targets for net greenhouse gas removals in the land use, land use change and forestry sector for Member States for the period from 2026 to 2030;
Amendment 148 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 Regulation (EU) 2018/841
3. The Commission shall adopt implementing acts setting out the indicative annual targets based on the linear trajectory for net greenhouse gas removals for each Member State, for each year in the period from 2026 to 2029 in terms of tonnes CO2 equivalent. These national trajectories shall be based on the average greenhouse gas inventory data for the years 2021, 2022 and 2023, reported by each Member State. The value of the 310 million tonnes CO2 equivalent net removals as a sum of the targets for Member States set out in Annex IIa may be subject to a technical correction due to a change of methodology by Member States. The method for determination of the technical correction to be added to the targets of the Member States, shall be set out in these implementing acts. For the purpose of those implementing acts, the Commission shall carry out a comprehensive review of the most recent national inventory data for the years 2021, 2022 and 2023 submitted by Member States pursuant to Article 26(4) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999.
Amendment 167 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 4 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Regarding the proposal for AFOLU after 2030, and before2027, the Commission shall conduct a thorough impact assessment, including at the Member State level and down to farm level, to identify implications regarding administrative requirements, cost of efforts to be undertaken, likely effects on income from incentives, as well as the specific provisions, governance and targets to be adopted.
Amendment 190 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. Where, in the period from 2021 to 2025, total emissions exceed total removals in the land accounting categories referred to in Article 2(1), or where, in the period from 2026 onwards, the annual balance of greenhouse gas emissions over removals exceeds the net emissions limit established in the linear trajectory and in Annex IIa, in the land accounting categories referred to in Article 2(2), [accounted for in accordance with this Regulation,] in a Member State, that Member State may use the managed forest land flexibility set out in this Article in order to comply with Article 4(1).
Amendment 195 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 13 – paragraph 4
Article 13 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall submit evidence to the Commission concerning the impact of natural disturbances, extreme weather incidents and climate impacts, which may impede increase of natural sinks, calculated pursuant to Annex VI in order to be eligible for compensation of remaining sinks accounted for as emissions against its forest reference level, up to the full amount of unused compensation by other Member States set out in Annex VII for the period from 2021 to 2025. In case the demand for compensation exceeds the amount of unused compensation available, the compensation shall be distributed proportionally among the Member States concerned.’;
Amendment 221 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 13c – paragraph 2
Article 13c – paragraph 2
An amount equal to the amount in tonnes of CO2 equivalent of the excess greenhouse gas net emissions, multiplied by a factor of 1,083, shall be added to the greenhouse gas emission figure reported by that Member State in the following year, in accordance with the measures adopted pursuant to Article 15.;
Amendment 225 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point d
Amendment 258 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III
Annex III
Regulation (EU) 2018/1999
Annex V – Part 3 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Annex V – Part 3 – paragraph 4 a (new)
The Commission should ensure collection and analyses of GIS geo-spatial data at the EU level in cooperation with, and using data from, the European Environmental Agency, the European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change, the Commission’s Joint Research Centre and other bodies, as well as the European Earth Observation Programme Copernicus, and provide assistance to the Member States to apply Tier 3 methods, in order to ensure consistency and transparency of the data from 2026 onwards.
Amendment 41 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Tackling climate and environmental-related challenges and reaching the objectives of the Paris Agreement are at the core of the Communication on the “European Green Deal”, adopted by the Commission on 11 December 201923 . The necessity and value of the European Green Deal have only grown in light of the very severe effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the health and economic well-being of the Union’s citizens. The digital and green transitions therefore should also address the importance of the social dimension in the mobility sector including the impact of energy taxation on affordability, as well as the direct and indirect effect of higher energy prices on transport in different Union regions. __________________ 23 Commission Communication - The European Green Deal, COM(2019) 640 final of 11 December 2019.
Amendment 42 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) Reaching the ambitious climate targets in 2050 should go hand in hand with the right of all Union citizens to a cleaner air. The existing market of second hand polluting vehicles in Central and Eastern Europe creates the risk of shifting the pollution to less economically developed regions in the Union. In that respect, this Regulation should be included in a broader strategy of progressive decarbonisation of the existing vehicle fleet produced before 2035 in order to protect the environment and health of citizens in all Member States.
Amendment 45 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
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 from resource use. It also aims to protect, conserve and enhance the Union's natural capital, and protect the health and well-being of citizens from environment-related risks and impacts, while taking into account national and regional specificities and various social consequences. 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 50 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) All sectors of the economy are expected to contribute to achieving those emission reductions, including the road transport sector. as mobility is a major contributor to air pollution and has an important ecological footprint responsible for more than 27% of all greenhouse gas emissions in the Union.
Amendment 70 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The strengthened CO2 emission reduction requirements should incentivise an increasing share of zero-emission vehicles being deployed on the Union market whilst providing benefits to consumers and citizens in terms of air quality and energy savings, as well as ensuring that innovation in the automotive value chain can be maintained. Within the global context, also the EU automotive chain must be a leading actor in the on- going transition towards zero-emission mobility. The strengthened CO2 emission reduction standards are technology neutral in reaching the fleet-wide targets that they set. Different technologies are and remain available to reach the zero-emission fleet wide target such as hydrogen, biofuels and other renewable fuels that could also contribute in the short and medium term to the reduction of CO2 emissions from the transport sector, while ensuring affordability, accessibility, safety and inclusiveness. Zero-emission vehicles currently include battery electric vehicles, fuel-cell and other hydrogen powered vehicles, and technological innovations are continuing. Zero and low-emission vehicles, which also include well performing plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, can continue to play a role in the transition pathway.
Amendment 80 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
Amendment 88 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Against that background, new strengthened CO2 emission reduction targets should be set for both new passenger cars and new light commercial vehicles for the period 203025 onwards. Those targets should be set at a level that will deliver a strong signal to accelerate the uptake of zero-emission vehicles on the Union market andand increase its competitiveness on the Union market in order to make them affordable and accessible for all, as well as to stimulate innovation in zero-emission technologies in a cost- efficient way.
Amendment 96 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) Improving the consumer access to a convenient charging of electric vehicles would be of critical importance for the rapid BEV uptake. The charging infrastructure should be rolled out where people live, work and do their daily activities, while taking into account rural and remote areas and therefore the reduction targets in this Regulation should be closely interlinked with the homogeneous development of public charging infrastructure under the revision of the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Directive.
Amendment 101 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) The targets in the revised CO2 performance standards should be accompanied by a European strategmechanism for the just transition of the automotive and supply industry to address the challenges posed by the scale- up of the manufacturing of zero-emission vehicles and associated technologies, as well as the need for up- and reskilling, re-skilling and out-skilling of workers in the sector and the economic diversification and reconversion of activities. Where appropriate, fFinancial support should be also considered at the level of the EU and Member States to crowd in private investment, including via the European Social Fund Plus, the Just Transition Fund, the Innovation Fund, the Recovery and Resilience Facility and other instruments of the Multiannual Financial Framework and, the Next Generation EU and the Social Climate Fund, in line with State aid rules. The revised environmental and energy state aid rules will enable Member States to support business to decarbonize their production processes and adopt greener technologies in the context of the New Industrial Strategy.
Amendment 111 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) The updated New Industrial Strategy26 foresees the co-creation of green and digital transition pathways in partnership with industry, public authorities, social partners and other stakeholders. In this context, a transition pathway should be developed for the mobility ecosystem to accompany the transition of the automotive value chain through the use of various Union funds in order to ensure that the transition is tailored to the needs of workers, while also supporting regions and communities that are most affected with a view to closing the gap between developed and less developed economies in the Union. The pathway should take particular heed of SMEs in the automotive supply chain, of the consultation of social partners including by Member States, and also build on the European Skills Agenda with initiatives like the Pact for Skills to mobilise the private sector and other stakeholders to up-skill and re-skill Europe’s workforce in view of the green and digital transitions. The appropriate actions and incentives at European and national level to boost the affordability of zero emission vehicles should also be addressed in the pathway. The progress made on this comprehensive transition pathway for the mobility ecosystem should be monitored every two years as part of a progress report to be submitted by the Commission, looking inter alia at the progress in the deployment of zero- emission vehicles, their price developments, deployment of alternative fuels development and infrastructure roll- out as required under the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation, while exploiting synergies between TEN-E and TEN-T, the potential of innovative technologies to reach climate neutral mobility, international competitiveness, investments in the automotive value chain, up-skilling, re-skilling and re- our-skilling of workers and reconversion of activities. The progress report will also build on the two-year progress reports that Member States submit under the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation. The Commission should consult social partners in the preparation of the progress report, including the results in the social dialogue. Innovations in the automotive supply chain are continuing. Innovative technologies such as the production of electro-fuels with air capture, if further developed, could offer prospects for affordable climate neutral mobility. The Commission should therefore keep track of progress in the state of innovation in the sector as part of its progress report. __________________ 26 Commission Communication - Updating the 2020 New Industrial Strategy: Building a stronger Single Market for Europe’s recovery, COM(2021) 350 final of 5 May 2021
Amendment 126 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Those EU fleet-wide targets are to be complemented by the necessary roll-out of recharging and refuelling infrastructure as set out in Directive 2014/94/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council27 and incentives through RED II and ETD, as well as through ambitious targets for the deployment of private charging points in buildings as set out in Directive 2010/31/EU. __________________ 27 Directive 2014/94/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2014 on the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure (OJ L 307 28.10.2014, p. 1).
Amendment 130 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) CO2 reduction targets should be complemented by ambitious mandatory targets for the deployment of charging infrastructure in all Member States under Regulation on the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure.
Amendment 138 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14 a (new)
Recital 14 a (new)
(14a) An intermediate target as of 2027 should be added in order to accelerate the transition towards zero-emission cars and vans and to support the uptake of electric vehicles in the Union.
Amendment 144 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) With the stricter EU fleet-wide targets from 203025 onwards, manufacturers will have to deploy significantly more zero-emission vehicles on the Union market. In that context, the incentive mechanism for zero- and low-emission vehicles (‘ZLEV’) would no longer serve its original purpose and would risk undermining the effectiveness of Regulation (EU) 2019/631. The ZLEV incentive mechanism should therefore be removed as of 2030. Before that date and therefore throughout this decade, the incentive mechanism for ZLEV will continue to support the deployment of vehicles with emissions from zero up to 50 g CO2/km, including battery electric vehicles, fuel-cell electric vehicles using hydrogen and well performing plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. After that date, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles continue to count against the fleet-wide targets that vehicle manufacturers must meet.
Amendment 162 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) The progress made under Regulation (EU) 2019/631 towards achieving the reduction objectives set for 2030 and beyond should be reviewed in 2026. For this review, all aspects considered in the two yearly reporting should be considered.
Amendment 169 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) The possibility to assign the revenue fromamounts of the excess emissions premiums to a specific fund or relevant programm should be considered as revenue has been evaluated as required pursuant to Article 15(5) of Regulation (EU) 2019/631, with the conclusion that this would significantly increase the administrative burden, while not directly benefsigned to the Social Climate Fund, and where appropriate to a dedicated just transition mechanism for the automotive and supply industry, with the automotive sector in its transition. Revenue from the excess emission premiums is therefore to continue to be considered as revenue for the general budget of the Union in accordance with Article 8(4) of Regulation (EU) 2019/631objective to ensure a just transition towards a climate-neutral economy, in particular to mitigate any negative employment impact of the transition in the automotive sector, while making sure no one is left behind.
Amendment 173 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25 a (new)
Recital 25 a (new)
(25a) Road transport accounts for a significant share of final energy consumption in the Union. The Directive 2012/27/EU [Recast Energy Efficiency Directive] enshrines the Energy Efficiency First Principle as an overarching principle that should be taken into account across all sectors, going beyond the energy system, at all levels. The energy efficiency first principle should therefore be considered in policy, planning and investment decisions related to the deployment of recharging and refuelling infrastructure of alternative fuels, including as regards the well-to-wheel energy efficiency of different zero emission technologies.
Amendment 178 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point - a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point - a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Article 1 – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 4 – point a
Amendment 180 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point - a a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point - a a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Article 1 – paragraph 4 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 4 – point b
Amendment 183 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point - a b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point - a b (new)
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Article 1 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 4 a (new)
(-ab) the following paragraph is inserted: ‘4a. From 1 January 2027, the following EU fleet-wide targets shall apply: (a) for the average emissions of the new passenger car fleet, an EU fleet-wide target equal to a 40 % reduction of the target in 2021 determined in accordance with point 6.1.1a of Part A of Annex I; (b) for the average emissions of the new light commercial vehicles fleet, an EU fleet-wide target equal to a 35 % reduction of the target in 2021 determined in accordance with point 6.1.1a of Part B of Annex I.’
Amendment 193 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a – point i
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a – point i
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Article 1 – paragraph 5 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 5 – point a
(i) in point (a), the figure “37,5 %” is replaced by ‘5560 %’,
Amendment 198 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a – point ii
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a – point ii
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Article 1 – paragraph 5 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 5 – point b
(ii) in point (b), the figure “31 %” is replaced by ‘505 %’,
Amendment 257 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Article 7 – paragraph 10
Article 7 – paragraph 10
Amendment 259 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)
(8a) Article 8, paragraph 4 is replaced by the following: ‘4. The amounts of the excess emissions premium shall be considered as revenue for the general budget of the Union. assigned to the Social Climate Fund, and where appropriate to a dedicated just transition mechanism for the automotive and supply industry, with the objective to ensure a just transition towards a climate-neutral economy, in particular to mitigate any negative employment impact of the transition in the automotive sector, while making sure no one is left behind.’ Or. en (Regulation 2019/631)
Amendment 287 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Article 14 a – paragraph 1
Article 14 a – paragraph 1
By 31 December 20253, and every two years thereafter, the Commission shall report on the progress towards zero emission road mobility. The report shall in particular monitor and assess the need for possible additional measures to facilitate the transition, including through financial means.
Amendment 298 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Article 14 b (new)
Article 14 b (new)
(9a) the following Article is inserted: 'Article 14b In line with article 3 paragraph 1(b) of Directive 2012/27/EU [Recast Energy Efficiency Directive], Member States shall consider the Energy Efficiency First Principle in policy, planning and investment decisions related to the deployment of recharging and refuelling infrastructure of alternative fuels, including as regards the well-to-wheel energy efficiency of different zero emission technologies.'
Amendment 306 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point a
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall, in 20286, review the effectiveness and impact of this Regulation, building on the two yearly reporting, and submit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council with the result of the review.
Amendment 344 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point d a (new)
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point d a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Annex 1 – part A – point 6.2.1
Annex 1 – part A – point 6.2.1
Amendment 346 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point f
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point f
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Annex I – part A – point 6.3.1
Annex I – part A – point 6.3.1
6.3.1. Specific emissions reference targets for 2025 to 2029:6
Amendment 350 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point f
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point f
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Annex 1– part A – point 6.3.1
Annex 1– part A – point 6.3.1
specific emissions reference target is the specific emissions reference target of CO2 determined in accordance with point 6.2.1 for 2025-2026 and point 6.2.1 a for 2027- 2029;
Amendment 355 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point f
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point f
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Annex I – part A – point 6.3.1a (new)
Annex I – part A – point 6.3.1a (new)
6.3.1a. Specific emissions reference targets for2027 to 2029 The specific emissions target = (specific emissions reference target – (øtargets – EU fleet-wide target 2027)) · ZLEV factor where: specific emissions reference target is the specific emissions reference target for the manufacturer determined in accordance with point 6.2.1a;
Amendment 381 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Annex I – part B – point 6.1.1
Annex I – part B – point 6.1.1
Amendment 397 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Annex I – part B – point 6.2.1
Annex I – part B – point 6.2.1
(ca) in point 6.2.1, the heading is replaced by the following: ‘6.2.1. Specific emissions reference targets for 2025 to 2029 6’ Or. en (Regulation (EU) 2019/631)
Amendment 398 #
2021/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c b (new)
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c b (new)
Regulation (EU) 2019/631
Annex I – part B – point 6.2.1 a (new)
Annex I – part B – point 6.2.1 a (new)
Amendment 130 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The purpose of this Regulation is to improve the functioning of the internal market by laying down a uniform legal framework in particular for the development, marketing and use of trustworthy artificial intelligence in conformity with Union values. This Regulation pursues a number of overriding reasons of public interest, such as a high level of protection of health, safety, the environment, and fundamental rights, and it ensures the free movement of AI- based goods and services cross-border, thus preventing Member States from imposing restrictions on the development, marketing and use of AI systems, unless explicitly authorised by this Regulation.
Amendment 135 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) The deployment of artificial intelligence applications across sectors will only accelerate in the years to come. The European Union should therefore consider, in separate legislation, the creation of an Artificial Intelligence Adjustment Fund, which could be beneficial for Member States to cover the accustoming of their labour markets to the new conditions arising from the rapid mass introduction of artificial intelligence systems that could affect specific job sectors.
Amendment 168 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) The placing on the market, putting into service or use of certain AI systems intended to distort human behaviour, whereby physical or psychological harms are likely to occur, should be forbidden. Such AI systems deploy subliminal components individuals cannot perceive, access brain or brain-generated data without consent, or exploit vulnerabilities of children and people due to their age, physical or mental incapacities. They do so with the intention to materially distort the behaviour of a person and in a manner that causes or is likely to cause harm to that or another person. The intention may not be presumed if the distortion of human behaviour results from factors external to the AI system which are outside of the control of the provider or the user. Research for legitimate purposes in relation to such AI systems should not be stifled by the prohibition, if such research does not amount to use of the AI system in human- machine relations that exposes natural persons to harm and such research is carried out in accordance with recognised ethical standards for scientific research.
Amendment 171 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) AI systems providing social scoring of natural persons for general purpose by public authorities or on their behalf, assessing the risk of natural person for offending or reoffending, or categorising persons based on biometrics or biometrics-based data, may lead to discriminatory outcomes and the exclusion of certain groups. They may violate the right to dignity and non- discrimination and the values of equality and justice. Such AI systems evaluate or classify the trustworthiness of natural persons based on their social behaviour in multiple contexts or known or predicted personal or personality characteristics. The social score or risk assessment obtained from such AI systems may lead to the detrimental or unfavourable treatment of natural persons or whole groups thereof in social and legal contexts, which are unrelated to the context in which the data was originally generated or collected or to a detrimental treatment that is disproportionate or unjustified to the gravity of their social behaviour. Such AI systems should be therefore prohibited.
Amendment 176 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) The use of AI systems for ‘real- time’ remotebiometric or biometrics-based identification of natural persons in publicly accessible spaces for the purpose of law enforcement is considered particularly intrusive in the rights and freedoms of the concerned persons, to the extent that it may affect the private life of a large part of the population, evoke a feeling of constant surveillance and indirectly dissuade the exercise of the freedom of assembly and other fundamental rights. In addition, the immediacy of the impact and the limited opportunities for further checks or corrections in relation to the use of such systems operating in ‘real-time’ carry heightened risks for the rights and freedoms of the persons that are concerned by law enforcement activities.
Amendment 177 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) The use of those systems for the purpose of law enforcement should therefore be prohibited, except in three exhaustively listed and narrowly defined situations, where the use is strictly necessary to achieve a substantial public interest, the importance of which outweighs the risks. Those situations involve the search for potential victims of crime, including missing children; certain threats to the life or physical safety of natural persons or of a terrorist attack; and the detection, localisation, identification or prosecution of perpetrators or suspects of the criminal offences referred to in Council Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA38 if those criminal offences are punishable in the Member State concerned by a custodial sentence or a detention order for a maximum period of at least three years and as they are defined in the law of that Member State. Such threshold for the custodial sentence or detention order in accordance with national law contributes to ensure that the offence should be serious enough to potentially justify the use of ‘real-time’ remote biometric identification systems. Moreover, of the 32 criminal offences listed in the Council Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA, some are in practice likely to be more relevant than others, in that the recourse to ‘real-time’ remote biometric identification will foreseeably be necessary and proportionate to highly varying degrees for the practical pursuit of the detection, localisation, identification or prosecution of a perpetrator or suspect of the different criminal offences listed and having regard to the likely differences in the seriousness, probability and scale of the harm or possible negative consequences. _________________ 38 Council Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA of 13 June 2002 on the European arrest warrant and the surrender procedures between Member States (OJ L 190, 18.7.2002, p. 1)biometric or biometrics- based systems that can be used for monitoring large numbers of persons, be it in public or private spaces, should therefore be prohibited.
Amendment 181 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
Amendment 184 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
Amendment 186 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
Amendment 187 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
Amendment 189 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) Any processing of biometric data and other personal data involved in the use of AI systems for biometric identification, other than in connection to the use of ‘real-time’ remote biometric identification systems in publicly accessible spaces for the purpose of law enforcement as regulated by this Regulation, including where those systems are used by competent authorities in publicly accessible spaces for other purposes than law enforcement, should continue to comply with all requirements resulting from Article 9(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679, Article 10(1) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 and Article 10 of Directive (EU) 2016/680, as applicable.
Amendment 234 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 70
Recital 70
(70) Certain AI systems intended to interact with natural persons or to generate content may pose specific risks of impersonation or deception irrespective of whether they qualify as high-risk or not. In certain circumstances, the use of these systems should therefore be subject to specific transparency obligations without prejudice to the requirements and obligations for high-risk AI systems. In particular, natural persons should be notified that they are interacting with an AI system, unless this is obvious from the circumstances and the context of use. Moreover, natural persons should be notified when they are exposed to an emotion recognition system or a biometric categorisation system. Such information and notifications should be provided in accessible formats for persons with disabilities. Further, users, who use an AI system to generate or manipulate image, audio or video content that appreciably resembles existing persons, places or events and would falsely appear to a person to be authentic, should disclose that the content has been artificially created or manipulated by labelling the artificial intelligence output accordingly and disclosing its artificial origin.
Amendment 249 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 76
Recital 76
(76) In order to facilitate a smooth, effective and harmonised implementation of this Regulation a European Artificial Intelligence Board should be established. The Board should be responsible for a number of advisory tasks, including issuing opinions, recommendations, advice or guidance on matters related to the implementation of this Regulation, including on technical specifications or existing standards regarding the requirements established in this Regulation and providing advice to and assisting the Commission on specific questions related to artificial intelligence. The Board should work towards establishing a European Regulatory Agency for Artificial Intelligence in line with the provisions of Article 56(3).
Amendment 265 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. This Regulation shall facilitate the exchange of data used solely for academic and scientific endeavours in a safe scientific space.
Amendment 273 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) ‘artificial intelligence system’ (AI system) means any software or machine- based system that is developed with one or more of the techniques and approaches listed in Annex I and can, for a given set of human-defined objectives, generate outputs such as content,make predictions, recommendations, or decisions influencing real or virtual environments. the environments they interact with;. AI systems can be designed with varying levels of autonomy.
Amendment 293 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 33 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 33 a (new)
(33a) ‘biometrics-based data’ means personal data resulting from specific technical processing related to physical, physiological or behavioural signals or characteristics of a natural person, such as facial expressions, movements, pulse frequency, voice, keystrokes or gait, which may or may not allow or confirm the unique identification of a natural person;
Amendment 294 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 34
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 34
(34) ‘emotion recognition system’ means an AI system for the purpose of identifying or inferring emotions or intention, thoughts, memories, intentions, or other mental states of natural persons on the basis of their biometric or biometrics- based data;
Amendment 295 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 34
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 34
(34) ‘emotion recognition system’ means an AI system for the purpose of identifying or inferring emotions, thoughts, or intentions of natural persons on the basis of their biometric or biometrics-based data;
Amendment 296 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 35
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 35
(35) ‘biometric categorisation system’ means an AI system for the purpose of assigning natural persons to specific categories, such as sex, age, hair colour, eye colour, tattoos, ethnic origin, health, mental ability, behavioural traits, or sexual or political orientation, on the basis of their biometric or biometrics-based data;
Amendment 298 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 35 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 35 a (new)
(35a) ‘biometric inferences’ means conclusions with regards to permanent or long-term physical, physiological, or behavioural characteristics of a natural person, on the basis of biometrics, biometrics-based data, or other personal data;
Amendment 326 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c – introductory part
(c) the placing on the market, putting into service or use of AI systems by public authorities or on their behalf for the evaluation or classification of the trustworthiness of natural persons over a certain period of time based on their social behaviour or known or predicted personal or personality characteristics, with the social score leading to either or both of the following:
Amendment 327 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d – introductory part
(d) the use of ‘real-time’ remoteputting into service or use of biometric or biometrics-based identification systems in publicly accessible spaces for ththat allow the comprehensive or large-scale psurpose of law enforcement, unless and in as far as such use is strictly necessary for one of the following objectives:veillance of natural persons in any context., including surveillance in the workplace.
Amendment 329 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d – point i
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d – point i
Amendment 330 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d – point ii
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d – point ii
Amendment 331 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d – point iii
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d – point iii
Amendment 332 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) the placing on the market, putting into service, or use of an AI system for the specific technical processing of brain or brain-generated data in order to access, infer, influence, or manipulate a person's thoughts, emotions, memories, intentions, beliefs, or other mental states against that person's will or in a manner that causes or is likely to cause that person or another person physical or psychological harm;
Amendment 334 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d b (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d b (new)
(db) the putting into service or use of AI systems that allow the categorisation of individuals on the basis of their biometric, biometrics-based data, or biometric inferences into clusters according to ethnicity, gender, political or sexual orientation, or any other grounds that may lead to discrimination prohibited under Article 21 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union;
Amendment 336 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d c (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d c (new)
(dc) The putting into service or use of AI systems for making individual or group assessments of natural persons in order to assess the risk of a natural person or a group of persons for offending or reoffending, or for predicting the occurrence or reoccurrence of an actual or potential criminal offence based on profiling of natural persons or on the assessment of personality traits, characteristics, or past criminal behaviour.
Amendment 341 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Amendment 342 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point a
Amendment 343 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point b
Amendment 345 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 346 #
2021/0106(COD)
Amendment 348 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 349 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Amendment 350 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 73 to amend the list of prohibited practices listed in paragraph 1 of this Article, in order to update that list on the basis of a similar threat to fundamental human rights and values.
Amendment 406 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the relevant design choices; all appliances should be designed with the option to forbid the constantly open microphone/camera of apps and offer consumers a clear option for all recording features to be shut down when the corresponding app is not in use;
Amendment 425 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3
Article 10 – paragraph 3
3. Training, validation and testing data sets shall be sufficiently relevant, representative, free of errors and complete. They shall have the appropriate statistical properties, including, where applicable, as regards the persons or groups of persons on which the high-risk AI system is intended to be used. These characteristics of the data sets may be met at the level of individual data sets or a combination thereof.
Amendment 429 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. This Regulation shall guarantee the protection of citizens who choose to lead an "offline life" and ensure that there are always offline options and services available for them, especially when this concerns the provision of essential private and public services.
Amendment 439 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1
1. High-risk AI systems shall be designed and developed in such a way, including with appropriate human-machine interface tools, that they can be effectively overseen by natural persons during the period in which the AI system is in usewhole lifecycle of the AI system. AI systems shall not be used to substitute, but rather to complement human decision- making. All AI systems shall be explainable by design.
Amendment 441 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 2
2. Human oversight shall aim at preventing or minimising the risks to health, safety or fundamental rights that may emerge when a high-risk AI system is used in accordance with its intended purpose or under conditions of reasonably foreseeable misuse, in particular when such risks can affect the wellbeing, health or physical integrity of children and minors, or persist notwithstanding the application of other requirements set out in this Chapter. Special attention shall be paid on AI systems used for the development or as components of children toys.
Amendment 469 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
The technical solutions to address AI specific vulnerabilities shall include, where appropriate, measures to prevent and control for attacks trying to manipulate the training dataset (‘data poisoning’), inputs designed to cause the model to make a mistake (‘adversarial examples’), or model flaws which could lead to harmful decision-making.
Amendment 595 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 1
Article 57 – paragraph 1
1. The Board shall be composed of the national supervisory authorities, who shall be represented by the head or equivalent high-level official of that authority, and the European Data Protection Supervisor. Other national authoritiesThe European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights will have the status of observer in the Board. Other national authorities, as well as representatives of small and medium-sized enterprises and startups, may be invited to the meetings, where the issues discussed are of relevance for them.
Amendment 604 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 58 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 58 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Amendment 644 #
2021/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
(b) AI systems intended to be used to evaluate the creditworthiness of natural persons or, establish their credit score, or predict medical human conditions and health-related outcomes, with the exception of AI systems put into service by small scale providers for their own use;
Amendment 58 #
2021/0049(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) In order to ensure transparency and accessibility for the programme, calls for proposals by the Metrology Partnership should also be published on the single portal for participants as well as through other Horizon Europe electronic means of dissemination managed by the Commission in a user-friendly manner.
Amendment 64 #
2021/0049(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) to increase the impact of metrology on digital, environmental, industrial and societal challenges in relation to the implementation of policies, standards and regulations to make them fit for purpose.
Amendment 67 #
2021/0049(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
(c a) to bridge the gap in this field between Europe and its global competitors.
Amendment 71 #
2021/0049(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new)
(c a) to unleash the potential of metrology among end-users, including SMEs and industrial players, as an instrument contributing to achieving the Union goals for the digital and environmental transition.
Amendment 74 #
2021/0049(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 5
Article 3 – paragraph 5
5. The Union's financial contribution shall not be used to cover the administrative costs of the Metrology Partnership, up to a maximum of 5 % of the Union financial contribution referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article.
Amendment 91 #
2021/0049(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a – indent 4 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a – indent 4 a (new)
- exchange of best practices on metrology research carried out at the national level;
Amendment 92 #
2021/0049(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 2
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 2
— (ii) actions for the dissemination and exploitation of results of metrology research increasing the visibility of the activities EURAMET carries out to the broad public in a user-friendly way;
Amendment 103 #
2021/0049(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 13 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. The composition of the bodies governing the Metrology Partnership shall respect the principle of gender balance.
Amendment 104 #
2021/0049(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1
1. The Metrology Partnership Committee shall manage the Metrology Partnership in order toa transparent way while ensureing that the Metrology Partnership as executed meets its objectives.
Amendment 105 #
2021/0049(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – point d
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – point d
(d) take decisions on the selection of the projects to be funded according to the ranking lists following the evaluations of the call of proposals referred to in Article 6(1) point (a) that value the respect of gender and geographical balance as well as the participation of small and medium enterprises;
Amendment 107 #
2021/0049(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – point e
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – point e
(e) periodically monitor the progress of the funded projects;
Amendment 200 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Recital 2
(2) In particular, European partnerships in the “Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness” pillar of Horizon Europe play an important role in achieving the strategic objectives such as accelerating the transitions towards sustainable development goals and a green and digital Europe and should contribute to recovery from the unprecedented COVID- related crisis in line with the enhancement of European industrial leadership. European partnerships address complex cross-border challenges that require an integrated approach. They make it possible to address the transformational, systemic and market failures described in the impact assessments accompanying this Regulation by bringing together a broad range of players across the value chains and ecosystems to work towards a common vision and translating it into concrete roadmaps and coordinated implementation of activities. Furthermore, they allow concentrating efforts and resources on common priorities to solve the complex challenges.
Amendment 213 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Recital 12
(12) Following the identification of synergies between them, joint undertakings should aim to determine budget shares which should be used for complementary or joint activities between joint undertakings. Moreover, this Regulation aims at achieving improved efficiencies and harmonisation of the rules through intensified operational collaboration and by exploring economies of scale, including, where applicable, the establishment of a common back office, which should provide horizontal support functions to the joint undertakings. The common back office should make it easier to achieve greater impact and harmonisation on common points while retaining a certain degree of flexibility to meet the specific needs of each joint undertaking. The structure should be established using service level agreements to be concluded jointly by the joint undertakings. The common back office functions shouldmay cover coordination and administrative support functions in areas where its screening has proved efficient and cost-effective and should take into account the compliance with the requirement of accountability of each individual authorising officer. The legal setup should be designed to best serve the common needs of the joint undertakings, to ensure their close collaboration and to explore all possible synergies among the European partnerships and, as a consequence, between the various parts of the Horizon Europe programme as well as between the other programmes managed by the joint undertakings.
Amendment 217 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Recital 15
(15) This Regulation is based on the principles and criteria set out in the Horizon Europe Regulation, including openness and transparency, a strong leverage effect and long-term commitments of all the involved parties. One of the objectives of this Regulation is to ensure the openness of the initiatives to a broad range of entities, including newcomers. The partnerships should be open to any entity that is willing and capable to work towards the common goal, and promote broad and active participation of stakeholders in their activities, membership and governance, and to ensure that the results would be for the benefit of all Europeans as well as to contribute to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, notably through a broad dissemination of results and pre- deployment activities across the Union.
Amendment 235 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Recital 22
(22) It is appropriate that the members other than the Union commit to the implementation of this Regulation by means of a letter of commitment. Those letters of commitment should be legally valid throughout the lifetime of the initiative and closely monitored by the joint undertaking and the Commission. Joint undertakings should create a legal and organisational environment that enables members to deliver on their commitments while ensuring continuous openness of the initiative and transparency during their implementation, notably for priority setting and for participation in calls for proposals, promoting a gender and geographically balanced participation.
Amendment 237 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Recital 23
(23) Further simplification is a cornerstone of the Horizon Europe Framework Programme. In that context, there should be a simplified reporting mechanism for partners, who are no longer required to report on non-eligible costs. In- kind contributions to operational activities should be accounted solely on the basis of eligible costs. That allows for the automated calculation of in-kind contributions to operational activities via the Horizon Europe IT tools, lowers the administrative burden for partners and makes the reporting mechanism for contributions more effective. In-kind contributions to operational activities should be closely monitored by the joint undertakings and regular reports should be prepared by the executive director of the governing board in order to establish whether the progress towards reaching the in-kind contributions targets is satisfactory enough. The governing board should assess both the efforts made and the results achieved by the members contributing to operational activities, as well as other factors, such as the level of participation of SMEs and, the attractiveness of the initiative to newcomers and a fair geographical balance. When necessary, it should take appropriate remedial and corrective measures taking into account the principles of openness and transparency.
Amendment 240 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Recital 25
(25) The governance of joint undertakings should ensure that their decision-making processes are transparent and fit to keep pace with fast-changing socio-economic and technological and environment andal global challenges. The governance of joint undertakings should also take into account the principle of gender balance. Joint undertakings should benefit from the expertise, advice and support from all relevant stakeholders, in order to effectively implement their tasks and ensure synergies at Union and national level. Therefore, joint undertakings should be empowered to set up advisory bodies with a view to providing them with expert advice and carrying out any other task of an advisory nature that is necessary for the achievement of the joint undertakings' objectives. In setting up the advisory bodies, joint undertakings should ensure a balanced representation of experts within the scope of the activities of the joint undertaking, including with respect to gender and geographical balance. The advice provided by these bodies should bring in scientific perspectives as well as, those of national and regional authorities as well as those of civil society organisations and of other stakeholders of joint undertakings.
Amendment 249 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Recital 29
(29) The joint undertakings should operate in an open and transparent way, providing all and should ensure that activities they carry out are visible to the general public audience and properly communicated and disseminated through the timely communication of relevant information, in a timely manner to their appropriate bodies as well as promoting their activities, including information and dissemination activities, to the widercluding that regarding the meetings of their bodies, on their institutional websites as well as through communication activities aiming to reach out to a wide range of stakeholders, including SMEs, academia, civil society organisations and the general public.
Amendment 251 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Recital 29 a (new)
(29 a) The joint undertakings should contribute to reducing the specific skills gap across the Union by engaging in awareness raising measures and assisting in fostering new knowledge and human capital, while contributing to address the gender gap in the STEM field as women are under-represented at all levels in European research, science, innovation and technology in Europe.
Amendment 259 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Recital 33
(33) One of the main purposes of joint undertakings is to foster the Union’s economic capacities and in particular its industrial, scientific and, technological sovereignty as well as climate neutrality. Moreover, the post pandemic recovery highlights the need to invest in key technologies such as 5G, AI, cloud, cybersecurity and, green tech and necessary infrastructures as well as the valorisation of these technologies in the Union. Results generated by all participants will play an important role in this respect and all participants will benefit from the Union funding through the results generated in the project and access rights thereto, even those participants not having received Union funding. Therefore, to protect the Union interests, the right for joint undertakings to object to transfers of ownership of results or to grants of an exclusive licence regarding results should also apply to participants not having received Union funding. In exercising this right to object the joint undertaking should strike a fair balance between the Union interests and protection of fundamental rights on the results of the participants without funding in accordance with the principle of proportionality, taking into account that these participants did not receive any Union funding for the action from which the results were generated.
Amendment 279 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Recital 47
(47) Europe faces the challenge of having to play a global leading role in internalising the societal costs of greenhouse gas emissions in the air transport business model while continuing to ensure a ‘level playing field’ for European products in the global market as well as the right to connectivity and the competitiveness of the sector. Therefore, the Clean Aviation Joint Undertaking should support the European representatives in international standardisation and international legislative efforts.
Amendment 290 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Recital 51
(51) Since hydrogen can be deployed as a fuel, energy carrier and for storing energy it is essential that the clean hydrogen partnership establishes structured collaboration with many other Horizon Europe partnerships, notably for end-use. The clean hydrogen partnership should interact and develop synergies in particular with the zero emission road and waterborne transport, Europe’s railway, clean aviation, processes for the planet and clean steel partnerships. For that purpose, a structure should be set up reporting to the Governing Board in order to ensure the co- operation and synergies between these partnerships in the domain of hydrogen. The clean hydrogen initiative would be the only partnership focused on addressing hydrogen production technologies and infrastructure. Collaboration with end-use partnerships should in particular focus on demonstrating the technology and co- defining specifications.
Amendment 294 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Recital 54
(54) The Commission Communication on a New Industrial Strategy for Europe22 (March 2020) underlines that sustainable and smart mobility industries, such as the rail industry, have both the responsibility and the potential to drive the digital and green transition, support Europe’s industrial competitiveness and improve connectivity. Therefore road, rail, aviation, and waterborne transport should all contribute to a 90% reduction in transport emissions by 2050. As a matter of priority, a substantial part of the 75% of inland freight carried today by road should shift onto rail and inland waterways. The Commission Communication that has updated the 2020 New Industrial Strategy (May 2021) has confirmed the crucial role of sustainable transport and mobility in accelerating the twin transition and in boosting the recovery. _________________ 22https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/TXT/?qid=1593086905382&ur i=CELEX:52020DC0102
Amendment 297 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Recital 56
(56) The objective of Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking should be to deliver a high capacity integrated European railway network which aims to the highest standards of safety for both end-users, including passengers, and workers by eliminating barriers to interoperability and providing solutions for full integration, covering traffic management, vehicles, infrastructure and services. This should exploit the huge potential for digitalisation and automation to reduce rail’s costs, increase capacity, and enhance its flexibility and, reliability, safety and inclusiveness and should be based upon a solid Reference Functional System Architecture shared by the sector, in coordination with the European Union Agency for Railways.
Amendment 300 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Recital 58
(58) Rail is a complex system, with very close interactions between infrastructure managers, rail undertakings (train operators) and their respective equipment (suppliers (e.g. infrastructure and rolling stock). It is impossible to deliver innovation without common specifications and strategy across the rail system. Therefore, the System Pillar of the Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking should enable the sector to converge on a single operational concept and system architecture, including the definition of the services, functional blocks, and interfaces, which form the basis of rail system operations. It should provide the overall framework to ensure that research targets customer requirements and operational needs that are commonly agreed and shared customer requirements and operational needs. The governance model and the decision making process of the Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking should reflect the Commission’s leading role in unifying and integrating Europe’s railway system, especially in rapidly and effectively delivering the single operational concept and system architecture, while involving the private partners in advisory and technical support roles and taking into account the needs of end-users, including passengers, and workers with specific reference to safety and inclusiveness.
Amendment 304 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Recital 62
(62) Tackling infectious diseases affecting sub-Saharan Africa with modern technology tools requires the involvement of a large set of actors and long-term commitments. The Global Health EDCTP3 Joint Undertaking should broker productive and sustainable North–South and South–South dialogue, networking and cooperation, building relationships with multiple private and public sector organisations to strengthen project and institutional collaborations. The programme should also help to establish new North–South and South-South collaborations to conduct multi-country, multi-site studies in sub-Saharan Africa. In addition, a regular international conference, the EDCTP Forum, should provide a platform for scientists and relevant networks from Europe, Africa, and elsewhere to share findings and ideas, and to establish collaborative links.
Amendment 306 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Recital 64
(64) It is essential that the research activities funded by Global Health EDCTP3 Joint Undertaking or otherwise covered by its work programme, are in full compliance with the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, the European Convention on Human Rights and its Supplementary Protocols, ethical principles included in the World Medical Association’s Declaration of Helsinki of 2008, the standards of good clinical practice adopted by the International Conference on Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Registration of Pharmaceuticals for Human Use, relevant Union legislation and local ethics requirements of the countries where the research activities are to be conducted. Furthermore, the Global Health EDCTP3 Joint Undertaking should require that the innovations and interventions developed, based on results of the indirect actions supported by the programmeunder the GlobalHealth EDCTP3 Joint Undertaking, should be affordable and accessible for vulnerable populations.
Amendment 308 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Recital 66
(66) In the context of the European Commission’s priorities of “An economy that works for people” and “A Europe fit for the digital age”, the European industry, including SMEs, should become greener, more circular and more digital while remaining competitive on the global scale. In 2017, the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission proclaimed the European Pillar of Social Rights which includes, among other principles, the right to healthcare intended as “the right to timely access to affordable, preventive and curative health care of good quality” and the Action Plan to implement the Pillar, which sets concrete initiatives to ensure social protection and inclusion. The Commission has emphasized the role of medical devices and digital technologies addressing emerging challenges and the use of e-health services to provide high- quality health care, along with a call for ensuring the supply of affordable medicines to meet the Union’s needs, whilst supporting an innovative and world- leading European pharmaceutical industry. The Innovative Health Initiative Joint Undertaking aims to contribute towards strengthening the competitiveness of the Union’s health industry, a cornerstone of the Union’s knowledge- based economy, to an increased economic activity in the development of health technologies, notably of integrated health solutions, and thus serve as a tool for increasing technological sovereignty and fostering the digital transformation of our societies. Such political priorities can be achieved by bringing together the crucial players: the academia, companies of various sizes and end-users of health innovations, under the umbrella of a public-private partnership in health research and innovation. The Innovative Health Initiative Joint Undertaking should help reach the objectives of the ‘Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan’24, the Horizon Europe Mission on Cancer and the ‘European One Health Action Plan against Anti microbial Resistance’25 . The Innovative Health Initiative Joint Undertaking should be aligned with the new Industrial Strategy for Europe26 (March 2020), its updated version (May 2021), the Pharmaceutical Strategy for Europe27 and the SME strategy for a sustainable and digital Europe28 . _________________ 24https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better- regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/12154- Europe-s-Beating-Cancer-Plan 25 https://ec.europa.eu/health/sites/health/files /antimicrobial_resistance/docs/amr_2017_a ction-plan.pdf 26 COM(2020) 102. 27 COM(2020) 761. 28 COM(2020) 103.. The Joint Undertaking should develop synergies with the initiatives aiming at creating an European Health Data Space as well as with the research initiatives in the field of rare diseases. _________________ 24https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better- regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/12154- Europe-s-Beating-Cancer-Plan
Amendment 312 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Recital 67
(67) The Innovative Health Initiative Joint Undertaking builds on the experience gained from the Innovative Medicine Initiative 2 Joint Undertaking (IMI2 Joint Undertaking) including the work done by this initiative to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. In line with the recommendations of the interim evaluation of IMI2 Joint Undertaking29 , a successor initiative needs to “enable the active engagement of other industry sectors with the pharmaceutical industry to capitalise on their expertise in the development of new health care interventions”. Therefore, the industry sectors need to cover the biopharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical technology sectors, including companies active in the digital area. The scope of the initiative should cover prevention, diagnosis, treatment and disease management and must be established taking due account of the high burden for patients, their families and/or society due to the severity of the disease and/or the number of people affected or likely to be affected, as well as the high economic impact of the disease for patients, their families and for health care systems. The funded actions must respond to the Union public health needs, supporting the development of future health innovations that are safe, people- centred, effective, cost-effective and affordable for patients, including those affected by a rare disease, and for health care systems. _________________ 29The Interim Evaluation of the Innovative Medicines Initiative 2 Joint Undertaking (2014-2016) operating under Horizon 2020 (ISBN 978-92-79-69299-4).
Amendment 314 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Recital 68
(68) To ensure the best opportunity for generating new scientific ideas and successful research and innovation activities, the key actors in Innovative Health Initiative Joint Undertaking should be researchers from various types of entities, public and private. At the same time, end-users such as Union citizens, patients and their families, health care professionals and health care providers should provide input into the strategic design and activities of the initiative, ensuring that i. The Joint Undertaking should ensure that the activities it carries out addresses theirse needs. Furthermore, Union-wide and national regulatory authorities, health technology assessment bodies and health care payers should also provide early input to the partnership’s activities, while ensuring the absence of any conflicts of interest, in order to increase the likelihood that the results of funded actions meet the requirements necessary for uptake and thus reaching the expected impacts. All that input should help better target research efforts towards areas of unmet need.
Amendment 317 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Recital 70
(70) The partnership’s objectives should focus on the pre-competitive area, thereby creating a safe space for efficient and effective collaboration between companies active in different health technologies. To reflect the integrative nature of the initiative, help break the silos between health industry sectors and strengthen the industry- academia collaborations, the majority of the projects funded by the initiative should be cross-sectoral.
Amendment 318 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Recital 71
(71) The term Key Digital Technologies refers to electronic components and systems that underpin all major economic sectors. The Commission highlighted the need to master those technologies in Europe, notably in the context of delivering on European policy priorities such as digital technology autonomy30 . The importance of the area and the challenges faced by the stakeholders in the Union require urgent action in order to leave no weak link in Europe’s innovation and value chains. A mechanism at Union level should therefore be set up to combine and focus the provision of support to research and innovation in electronic components and systems by member states, the Union and the private sector. The Alliance on processors and semiconductor technologies and the Alliance for Industrial Data, Edge and Cloud should also complement the initiatives of the Joint Undertaking. _________________ 30Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on Shaping Europe’s digital future (COM(2020) 67 final).
Amendment 321 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Recital 72
(72) The Key Digital Technologies Joint Undertaking should address clearly defined topics that would enable European industries at large to design, manufacture and use the most innovative technologies in electronic components and systems. Structured and coordinated financial support at European level is necessary to help research teams and European industries maintain their current strengths at the leading edge in a highly competitive international context and close the gap in technologies that are critical for athe digital transformation inof the European Union and its technological leadership that reflects core Union values including privacy and trust, security and safety. Collaboration among stakeholders of the ecosystem, representing all segments of the value chains, is essential for the development of new technologies and the fast market uptake of innovation. Openness and flexibility to integrate relevant stakeholders, including in particular SMEs, in emerging or adjacent areas of technology, or in both, is also vital.
Amendment 323 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Recital 72 a (new)
(72 a) The Key Digital Technologies Joint Undertaking should also develop research activities in line with the goals set out in theCommission Communication “2030 Digital Compass: the European way for the Digital Decade”.
Amendment 340 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Recital 89 a (new)
(89 a) The Smart Networks and Services Joint Undertaking should also develop research activities in line with the goals set out in the Commission Communication “2030 Digital Compass: the European way for the Digital Decade”.
Amendment 342 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 1 – paragraph 1
This Regulation sets up nine joint undertakings within the meaning of Article 187 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union for the implementation of institutionalised European partnerships defined in [Article 2(3)] and referred to in point [(c)] of [Article 8(1)] of the Horizon Europe Regulation. It determines their objectives and tasks, membership, organisation and other operating rules, including on transparency and accountability.
Amendment 344 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6 a (new)
6 a. “affiliated entities” are considered in accordance with Article 187 of the Financial Regulation;
Amendment 361 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) securing and supporting sustainability-driven global leadership of Union value chains and Union open strategic autonomy in key technologies and industries in line with the industrial and SME strategy for Europe;
Amendment 366 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) developing and accelerateing the uptake of innovative solutions throughout the Union addressing climate, digital, environmental, health and other global societal challenges contributing to Union strategic priorities, in particular to reach the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and achieve climate neutrality in the Union by 2050.
Amendment 376 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point d a (new)
(d a) contribute to reducing the specific skills gap across the Union by engaging in awareness raising measures and assisting in the building of new knowledge and human capital with reference to their domains of research;
Amendment 378 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point d b (new)
(d b) contribute to accelerating the upskilling and reskilling of European workers and the participation of SMEs in the industrial ecosystems linked to the operations of the joint undertakings;
Amendment 381 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point e a (new)
(e a) contribute to bridging the gender gap in the STEM fields in Europe as well as to mainstream gender in research outcomes developed by European partnerships, thus achieving a better alignment of European partnerships with the gender equality objectives in R&I of the Commission.
Amendment 382 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 4 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. In carrying out their research activities, the joint undertakings shall seek synergies between European Structural and Investment Funds, other Horizon Europe initiatives as well as all research, innovation and competitiveness- related Union programmes. In addition to that, the joint undertakings shall operate in close collaboration with the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission in their respective scientific domains.
Amendment 384 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) reinforce and spread excellence, including by fostering wider participation throughout the Union, including from Member States that are currently considered modest and moderate innovators according to the European Innovation Scoreboard;
Amendment 386 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) stimulate research and innovation activities in SMEs and contribute to the creation and scaling-up of innovative companies, in particular start-ups, SMEs, and, in exceptional and justified cases, small mid-caps;
Amendment 387 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) reinforce the link between research, innovation, and where appropriate, gender equality, education and other policies, including complementarities with national and regional and Union skills, research and innovation policies and activities;
Amendment 396 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) accelerate industrial transformation and resilience across the value chains, including through improved skills for innovation;
Amendment 398 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
(h a) elaborate strategies aiming to accelerate the market deployment process of the research outcomes and deliverables in their respective research domains;
Amendment 410 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
(c a) reinforce the link between research, innovation and the actions envisaged in the European Skills Agenda, especially those aiming at developing skills to support the green and the digital transition and at increasing the number of graduates in STEM subjects, especially in the industrial ecosystems linked to the operations of the joint undertakings;
Amendment 411 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) promote the involvement of SMEs and their associations in their activities and take measures ensuring information to SMEs, in line with the objectives of Horizon Europe;
Amendment 417 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point g
(g) monitor progress towards the achievement of the objectives set out in this Regulation as well as according to those set out in [Article 45] and [Annex III and V] of the Horizon Europe Regulation;
Amendment 422 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point j
(j) engage in information, communication, publicity and dissemination and exploitation activities by applying mutatis mutandis [Article 46] of the Horizon Europe Regulation, including making the detailed information on results from funded research and innovation activities available and accessibleto the general public in a common Horizon Europe e- database, in a user-friendly way;
Amendment 438 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 7 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. The assessment of applications for membership from any legal entity established in a country associated to the Horizon Europe Programme shall take into account the proportionate increase of the Union contribution from the Horizon Europe Programme to the joint undertakings by contributions from the corresponding country associated to Horizon Europe.
Amendment 439 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 7 – paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. The applications for membership from any legal entity established in a country associated to the Horizon Europe Programme shall not lead, to additional burden on or contribution by the founding and/or the associate of the joint undertakings.
Amendment 447 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. The governing board shall assess the letter of endorsement and shall approve or reject the application, taking into account,where applicable, the advice of other bodies of the joint undertakings.
Amendment 454 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 10 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Additional contributions from the Union pursuing Article 13 of the Horizon Europe Regulation shall be distributed within the clusters of Pillar II of the Horizon Europe Programme in a fair way, taking into account the research priorities of the Union as well as its policy goals.
Amendment 470 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Joint undertakings shall, within one year following the adoption of this Regulation,may conclude service level agreements on common back office functions, unless specified otherwise in Part Two and subject to the need to guarantee an equivalent level of protection of the Union’s financial interest when entrusting budgetary implementation tasks to joint undertakings. Such functions shallmay include the following areas, subject to confirmation of viability and, following screening of resources and without prejudice to the specific research areas of the joint undertakings:
Amendment 473 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. The common back office functions referred to in paragraph 1 shallmay be provided by one or more selected joint undertakings to all others. Interrelated functions shall be kept within the same joint undertaking in order to ensure a coherent organisational structure.
Amendment 482 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 14 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. The composition of the governing board shall be gender-balanced.
Amendment 490 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 15 – paragraph 7
7. Other persons, in particular representatives of other European partnerships, executive or regulatory agencies, national and regional authorities within the Union and European technology platforms may also be invited to attend by the chairperson as observers on a case-by- case basis subject to the rules on confidentiality and conflict of interest.
Amendment 491 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 15 – paragraph 10
10. The governing board shall adopt its own rules of procedure, including measures to avoid any conflict of interest in the decision-making process.
Amendment 494 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The Commission, in its role in the governing board, shall seek to ensure coordination between the activities of the joint undertakings and the relevant activities of Union funding programmes with a view to promoting synergies and complementarities when identifying priorities covered by collaborative research.
Amendment 500 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – point i
(i) appoint, dismiss, extend the term of office, provide guidance and monitor the performance of the executive director, including through the identification of a set of Key Performance Indicators to assess her/his performance;;
Amendment 504 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – point j
(j) adopt the Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda at the beginning of the initiative and amend it throughout the duration of Horizon Europe, where necessary. The Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda shall identify the partnership’s targeted impact, foreseen portfolio of activities, measurable expected outcomes, resources, deliverables, and milestones within a defined timeframe. It shall also identify the other European partnerships with which the joint undertaking shall establish a formal and regular collaboration and the possibilities for synergies between the joint undertaking’s actions and national or regional initiatives and policies based on information received by the participating states or the states’ representatives group as well as synergies with other Union programmes and policies, including the actions foreseen by the European Skills Agenda;
Amendment 506 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – point k
(k) adopt the work programme and corresponding expenditure estimates as proposed by the executive director to implement the Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda, including the administrative activities, the content of the calls for proposals, including the criteria to encourage a gender and geographically balanced participation, the research areas subject to joint calls and cooperation with other partnerships, the applicable funding rate per call topic, as well as the related rules for submission, evaluation, selection, award and review procedures, with particular attention to the feedback to policy requirements;
Amendment 508 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – point m a (new)
(m a) support the visibility and the openness of the activities of the joint undertakings in order to attract new partners, especially small and medium enterprises and research institutions while ensuring an effective scrutiny by the general public and civil society organisations;
Amendment 509 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – point m b (new)
Amendment 512 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – point o a (new)
(o a) take appropriate and corrective measures based on the results of the annual audit carried out by the European Court of Auditors;
Amendment 517 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – point x
(x) request scientific advice or analysis on specific issues to the joint underaking’s scientific advisory body or its members, including as regards developments and synergies in adjacent sectors;
Amendment 518 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – point y
(y) adopt by the end of 20224 a plan for the phasing-out of the joint undertaking from Horizon Europe funding upon recommendation of the executive director;
Amendment 521 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 16 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. A report of the meetings of the governing board shall be made publicly available in the website of the joint undertaking.
Amendment 525 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 17 – paragraph 1
1. The executive director shall be appointed by the governing board on the basis of merit and skills, from the list of candidates proposed by the Commission, following an open and transparent selection procedure which shall respect the principle of gender balance.
Amendment 529 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 17 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. The list of candidates shall be gender and geographically balanced and shall include at least 40% of the underrepresented sex.
Amendment 532 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 17 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. The results of the selection shall be made publicly available.
Amendment 534 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 17 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Before appointment, the selected executive director shall sign a statement declaring the absence of any conflict of interest as well as a declaration of financial interests, including at least her or his occupation(s) during the five-year period before he or she has taken up office with the joint undertaking as well as her or his membership during that period of any boards or committees of companies, non-governmental organisations, associations or other bodies established in law. Both the statement and the declaration shall be made easily accessible in the joint undertaking’s website.
Amendment 535 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 17 – paragraph 4
4. The term of office of the executive director shall be four years. By the end of that period, the Commission after consulting the members other than the Union shall carry out an assessment of the performance of the executive director and the future tasks and challenges of the joint undertaking, including through the evaluation of the set of Key Performance Indicators as set out in point (i) of Article 16(2) of this Regulation.
Amendment 543 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 18 – paragraph 4 – point n
(n) implement thepropose a citizen and SME- friendly communications policy of the joint undertaking to the governing board and implement it;
Amendment 552 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 19 – paragraph 2
2. There shall be a balanced representation of experts among the members of the scientific advisory body, within the scope of the activities of the joint undertaking, including with respect to gender and geographical balance. Collectively, the members of the scientific advisory body shall have the necessary competences and expertise covering the technical domain in order to make science- based recommendations to the joint undertaking, taking into account the socio- economic impact of such recommendations and the objectives of the joint undertaking as well as the gender impacts of the research carried out by the joint undertaking.
Amendment 560 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 19 – paragraph 6
6. The scientific advisory body shall meet at least twice a year and meetings shall be convened by the chairperson. The chairperson may invite other persons to attend its meetings as observers. The scientific advisory body shall adopt its own rules of procedure, including measures to avoid any conflict of interest in the decision-making process.
Amendment 562 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 19 – paragraph 7 – point b
(b) advise on the scientific achievements to be described in the consolidated annual activity report;
Amendment 569 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 19 – paragraph 8
8. After each meeting of the scientific advisory body, its chairperson shall submit to the governing board a report outlining the body’s and its members’ opinions on the matters discussed during the meeting. The report shall be made publicly available in the website of the joint undertaking.
Amendment 579 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 20 – paragraph 7 – point e
(e) involvement of SMEs and SMEs business organisations.
Amendment 582 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 20 – paragraph 9
9. The states’ representatives group shall submit, at the end of each calendar year, a report describing the national or regional policies in the scope of the joint undertaking and identifying specific ways of cooperation with the actions funded by the joint undertaking. The report shall be made publicly available in the website of the joint undertaking.
Amendment 586 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 21 – paragraph 2
2. The stakeholders group shall be open to all public and private stakeholders, including organised groups, and organisations representing the civil society active in the field of the joint undertaking, international interest groups from member states, associated countries as well as from other countries.
Amendment 587 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 21 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Amendment 588 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 21 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. In addition to the provisions set out in paragraph 3 of this Article, the stakeholder group may, of its own initiative, provide comments on the joint undertaking’s planned initiatives or other relevant matters to the governing board, where appropriate.
Amendment 589 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 21 – paragraph 4
4. The meetings of the stakeholders group shall be convened by the executive director at least twice a year.
Amendment 592 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 21 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. The report of the meetings of the stakeholders group shall be made publicly available in the website of the joint undertaking.
Amendment 601 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 24 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)
(e a) the progress in the implementation of the measurable expected outcomes, deliverables, and milestones within a defined timeframe as set out in the Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda and in the work programme of the joint undertaking;
Amendment 603 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 24 – paragraph 2 – point e b (new)
(e b) the contribution of the joint undertaking to the actions of the European Skills Agenda, especially those aiming at developing skills to support the green and the digital transition and at increasing the number of graduates in STEM subjects, in the respective areas of work;
Amendment 604 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 24 – paragraph 2 – point e c (new)
(e c) any action related to gender mainstreaming, including those actions aiming to bridge the gender gap in the research and innovation field.
Amendment 605 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 24 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Amendment 606 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 26 – paragraph 2
2. The members other than the Union shall agree on how to share their collective contribution among them in accordance with the financial rules of the joint undertaking.
Amendment 607 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 26 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. In sharing their collective contribution to a joint undertaking, the members other than the Union shall act in accordance with the financial rules of the joint undertaking, while avoiding to impose any burdensome condition to small and medium enterprises whose participation to the joint undertaking shall also be supported by favourable conditions that take into account their smaller size as well as their more limited bargaining power across the value chain in comparison to larger players.
Amendment 612 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 35 – paragraph 2
2. The staff resources shall be determined in the staff establishment plan of each joint undertaking indicating the number of temporary posts by function group and by grade and the number of contract staff expressed in full-time equivalents, in line with its annual budget., also taking into account the principle of gender balance
Amendment 614 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 40 – paragraph 1
1. The joint undertaking, its bodies and its members as well as its staff shall avoid any conflict of interest in the implementation of their activities. decision-making process leading to definition of the joint undertaking’s activities as well as in their implementation.
Amendment 615 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 40 – paragraph 2
2. The governing board shall adopt rules for the prevention, avoidance and management of conflicts of interest in respect of the staff of the joint undertaking, the members and other persons serving the governing board and in the other bodies or groups of the joint undertaking, in accordance with this Regulation, the financial rules of the joint undertaking and with the Staff Regulations in respect of staff.
Amendment 649 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 45 – paragraph 1 – point j
(j) communicate and promote innovative bio-based solutions towards policy makers, SMEs, industry, NGOs and consumers at large.
Amendment 655 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) communication, dissemination and awareness raising activities among the SMEs and the general public.
Amendment 675 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 54 – paragraph 2
2. The composition of the Deployment Groups shall ensure appropriate thematic focus and representativeness of the bio-based innovation stakeholders. Any stakeholder other than the members of the Bio-Based Industry Consortium, their constituents or their affiliated entities may express its interest to become members of a Deployment Group. The Governing Board shall set out the envisaged size and composition of the Deployment Groups, the duration of the mandates and the possibility of renewal of its members, and select their members in line with the provisions set out in Article 21 of this Regulation. The list of members shall be publicly available.
Amendment 685 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 55 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) to ensure that aeronautics-related research and innovation activities contribute to the global sustainable competitiveness of the Union aviation industry, and to ensure that climate-neutral aviation technologies meet the relevant aviation safety requirements,48 and remains a competitive, secure, reliable, cost- effective, and efficient means of passenger and freight transportation; _________________ 48Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2018 on common rules in the field of civil aviation and establishing a European Union Aviation Safety Agency.
Amendment 688 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 55 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) to expand and foster integration of the climate-neutral aviation research and innovations value chains, including academia, research organisations, industry, and SMEs, also by benefitting from exploiting synergies with other national and European related programmes and by supporting the uptake of industry-related skills across the value chain.
Amendment 692 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 56 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) publish on relevant websites all the information necessary for the preparation and submission of proposals for the Clean Aviation Joint Undertaking in a transparent and user-friendly way;
Amendment 700 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 60 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) private research and innovation projects complementing projects on the Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda as well as activities contributing to the uptake of industry-specific skills across the value chain;
Amendment 718 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 68 – paragraph 1
1. The European Clean Aviation Advisory Body shall be the scientific advisory body of the Clean Aviation Joint Undertaking set up in accordance with point (a)the provisions of Article 19(1).
Amendment 720 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 68 – paragraph 3
3. The chairperson of the European Aviation Advisory Body shall be elected for the duration of two years from among its permanent members.
Amendment 733 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 71 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) to contribute to the implementation of the 2020 European Commission’s Hydrogen Strategy for a climate neutral Europe53 and the European Parliament's own initiative report on a European hydrogen strategy for Europe; _________________ 53 COM(2020) 301 final: A hydrogen strategy for a climate-neutral Europe.
Amendment 747 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 71 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) strengthen the knowledge and capacity of scientific and industrial actors along the Union’s hydrogen value chain while supporting the uptake of industry- related skills;
Amendment 757 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 72 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) assess and monitor technological progress and, the progress related to necessary infrastructure as well as technological, economic, regulatory and societal barriers to market entry;
Amendment 762 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 72 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) notwithstanding the Commission’s policy prerogatives, under the Commission’s policy guidance and supervision, contribute to the development of regulations and standards with the view to eliminating barriers to market entry and to supporting transparency, interchangeability, inter- operability, and trade across the internal market and globally;
Amendment 763 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 72 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) support the Commission in itsnotwithstanding the Commission’s policy prerogatives, under the Commission’s policy guidance and supervision, support and provide technical expertise, including during meetings, to the international initiatives on the hydrogen strategy, such as the International Partnership on the Hydrogen Economy (IPHE), Mission Innovation and the Clean Energy Ministerial Hydrogen Initiative.
Amendment 774 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 76 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) awareness-raising activities on hydrogen technologies and safety measures including across the value chain;
Amendment 784 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 80 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) foster synergies with relevant activities and programmes at Union, national, and regional level, in particular with those supporting the deployment of research and innovation solutions, infrastructure, education and regional development on the use of clean hydrogen, with a special focus on hard-to-abate sectors such as industry, aviation, maritime, heavy duty and rail transport;
Amendment 788 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 80 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) encourage market uptake of technologies and solutions for achieving the European Green Deal’s objectives and enhancing the European renewable hydrogen ecosystem.
Amendment 792 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 81 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) propose activities that favournd implement synergies with relevant activities and programmes at Union, national, and regional level;
Amendment 793 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 81 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) support and contribute to other Union initiatives related to hydrogen such as the European Clean Hydrogen Alliance or IPCEI, subject to approval by the Ggoverning Bboard;
Amendment 801 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 82 – paragraph 2
2. The Stakeholders Group shall consist of representatives of sectors which generate, distributetransport, store, need or use clean hydrogen across the Union, including the representatives of other relevant European partnerships, as well as representatives of the European Hydrogen Valleys Interregional Partnership and representatives of civil society organisations and of the scientific community.
Amendment 804 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 82 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) provide input on the strategic, infrastructure and the technological priorities to be addressed by the Clean Hydrogen Joint Undertaking as laid down in the Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda or any other equivalent document and associated detailed technological roadmaps, taking due account of the progress and needs in adjacent sectors;
Amendment 809 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 83 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) ensure a fast transition to a safer, more attractive, user-friendly, competitive, affordable, efficient, inclusive, more digital and sustainable European rail system, integrated into the wider mobility system;
Amendment 813 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 83 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) deliver an integrated European railway network by design, eliminating barriers to interoperability and providing solutions for full integration, covering traffic management, vehicles, infrastructure and services, and providing the best answer to the needs of passengers, rail workers and businesses, accelerating uptake of innovative solutions to support the Single European Railway Area, while increasing capacity and reliability and decreasing costs of railway transport;
Amendment 818 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 83 – paragraph 2 – point f a (new)
(f a) contribute to eliminating the barriers that currently hamper the full inclusiveness of the rail transport, with specific reference to persons with disabilities;
Amendment 820 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 83 – paragraph 2 – point f b (new)
Amendment 821 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 84 – paragraph 1
1. In addition to the tasks set out in Article 5, the Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking together with the Commission shall also prepare and submit for adoption by the Governing Board the Master Plan, developed in consultation with all relevant stakeholders in the railway system and rail supply industry, including at the local, regional and national level.
Amendment 824 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 84 – paragraph 5 – point a – introductory part
(a) develop in its System Pillar a system view that brings together the rail manufacturing industry, the rail operating community and other rail private and public stakeholders, including bodies representing customers, such as passengers and freight and staff, as well ass well as workers and other relevant actors outside the traditional rail sector. The “system view” shall encompass:
Amendment 834 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 93 – paragraph 1
1. The System Pillar Steering Group shall be composed of representatives of the Commission, representatives of the rail and mobility sector and of relevant organisations, the Executive Director of the Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking and representatives of the European Union Agency for Railways. The Commission shall take the final decision on the composition of the Group also taking into due account geographical and gender balance. When justified, the Commission may invite additional relevant experts and stakeholders to attend the meetings of the System Pillar Steering Group as observers.
Amendment 835 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 94 – paragraph 2
2. The Deployment Group shall be open to all stakeholders as the System Pillar Steering Group. The Governing Board shall select the members of the Deployment Group and set out in particular the size and composition of the Deployment Group, the duration of the mandate and the terms of renewal of its members. The composition of the Deployment Group shall ensure appropriate thematic focus and representativeness including with reference to end-user and passenger associations as well as worker representatives. The list of members shall be published on the website of the Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking.
Amendment 838 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 97 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) to reduce the socio-economic burden of infectious as well as poverty- related and neglected diseases in sub- Saharan Africa promoting the development and uptake of new or improved health technologies; that are affordable, accessible and fit for low-resource settings;
Amendment 839 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 97 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) to strengthen and increase research and innovation capacity and the national health research systems in sub-Saharan Africa for tackling infectious diseases, including the proportion of projects with local leadership;
Amendment 841 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 102 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) activities of constituent entities of the EDCTP Association aligned, co- programmed and/or coordinated with similar activities from other constituent entities of the EDCTP Association and independently managed in accordance with national funding rules, the alignment of the activities referred in this paragraph shall be demonstrated;
Amendment 843 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 106 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 846 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 106 – paragraph 2 – point h
(h) provide advice on the review of any calls for proposalas well as assess applications of aspirant contributing partners to the Global Health EDCTP3 Joint Undertaking, including advising the governing board on whether to accept these applications and on ther programmes scope that a potential collaboration should have;
Amendment 848 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 107 – paragraph -1 (new)
-1 In addition to the provisions set out in Article 21, the Stakeholders Group shall ensure the participation of actors from sub-Saharan African countries as well as the involvement of civil society, especially non-governmental organisations working with communities most affected by poverty-related and neglected infectious diseases.
Amendment 854 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 111 – paragraph 1
The Global Health EDCTP3 Joint Undertaking shall ensure a close collaboration with the European Medicine Agency and European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control as well as with relevant African agencies and organisations such as the African Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, African Union’s Regional Economic Communities, the African Academy of Sciences and the AUDA-NEPAD.
Amendment 855 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 112 – paragraph 1
Participants to indirect actions funded by the Global Health EDCTP3 Joint Undertaking shall ensure that the products and services developed based or partly based on the results of the indirect action are available and, accessible to the publicand affordable for vulnerable populations and to the public in general, especially citizens living in low-resource settings, at fair and reasonable conditions. For that purpose, where relevant, the work programme shall specify additional exploitation obligations applicable to specific indirect actions.
Amendment 860 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 113 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) foster the development of safe, effective, people-centred and cost-effective innovations thatas well as products and treatments that are affordable both for citizens and healthcare systems and respond to strategic unmet public health needs, by exhibiting, in at least five examples, the feasibility of integrating health care products or services, with demonstrated suitability for uptake by health care systems. The related projects should address the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and/or management of diseases affecting the Union population, including contribution to Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan as well as the European One Health Action Plan against Antimicrobial Resistance;
Amendment 863 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 113 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) drive cross-sectoral health innovation for a globally competitive European health industry, and contribute to reaching the objectives of the new Industrial Strategy for Europe, including its update (May 2021), and the Pharmaceutical Strategy for Europe.
Amendment 870 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 113 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) exploit the full potential of digitalisation and data exchange in health care, deploying synergies with initiatives such as the European Health Data Space;
Amendment 872 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 113 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)
(e a) enhance the European research onrare diseases and develop synergies with other Horizon Europe initiatives in the field.
Amendment 874 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 114 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) effectively support pre-competitive health research and innovation, especially actions that bring together entities of several health care industry sectors to work jointly on areas of unmet public health need while ensuring the principles of accessibility, affordability and availability;
Amendment 876 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 114 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) regularly review and make any necessary adjustments to the Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda of the Innovative Health Initiative Joint Undertaking in light of scientific developments occurring during its implementation or emerging public health needs in collaboration with health professionals and patient associations as well as with the Innovation Panel;
Amendment 879 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 114 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) organise regular communication, including at least one annual meeting with interest groups and with its stakeholders to ensure inclusiveness, openness and transparency of the research and innovation activities of the Innovative Health Initiative Joint Undertaking;
Amendment 881 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 117 – paragraph 5
5. Costs incurred in indirect actions in third countries other than countries associated to Horizon Europe shall be justified and relevant to the objectives set out in Article 113 provided that the these actions have positive externalities on the Union.. They shall not exceed 210% of the in-kind contributions to operational costs provided by members other than the Union and by contributing partners at the level of the Innovative Health Initiative programme. Costs in excess of 210% of the in-kind contributions to operational costs at the level of the Innovative Health Initiative programme shall not be considered as in- kind contributions to operational costs.
Amendment 889 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 122 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The Innovation Panel shall be composed of the following permanent panellistmembers:
Amendment 890 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 122 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) fourthree representatives of the Commission on behalf of the Union;
Amendment 891 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 122 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) fourthree representatives of the members other than the Union;
Amendment 893 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 122 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) twofive representatives of the scientific community, appointed by the Governing Board following an open selection process in application of Article 19(2) and 19(4);
Amendment 896 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 122 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) up to six permanent panellistsix representatives, appointed by the Governing Board following an open selection process in application of Article 19(2) and 19(4), ensuring in particular appropriate representation of stakeholders involved in health care, covering notably the public sector, patient associations, health professionals and end-users in general;
Amendment 898 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 122 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. The Innovation Panel shall be chaired by one of the representatives of the scientific community elected by all the members of this body.
Amendment 899 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 122 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. The panellists representing of the members of the Innovative Health Initiative Joint Undertakingmembers of the Innovation Panel may appoint ad hoc panellists where appropriate to discuss specific subjects. They may jointly appoint a maximum of six ad hoc panellists for each meeting.
Amendment 900 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 122 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
The panellists representing members of the Innovative Health Initiative Joint Undertakingmembers of the Innovation Panel shall appoint ad hoc panellists consensually for a fixed period. They shall communicate their decisions to the programme office and the other permanent panellistsexecutive director of the joint undertaking.
Amendment 906 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 122 – paragraph 5
5. The Innovation Panel shall be chaired by the Executive Director. In duly justified cases, the Executive Director maIn duly justified cases, the chair of the Innovation Panel may exceptionally appoint a senionother member of staff of the Innovative Health Initiative Joint Undertaking programme officeon Panel among those representing the scientific community to chair the Innovation Panel on his or her behalf.
Amendment 907 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 122 – paragraph 6
6. As part of the report referred to in Article 19(8), the panellists representing the members of the Innovative Health Initiative Joint Undertakingmembers of the Innovation Panel shall adopt motions regarding the matters referred to in paragraph 4 by consensus after discussions with all panellists presentng at the meeting. Failing consensus, the chairperson shall report the situation to the Governing Board. Each panellistmember of the Innovation Panel may express a dissenting opinion in the report.
Amendment 908 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 122 – paragraph 7
7. The Innovation Panel shall hold its ordinary meetings at least twice a year. It may hold extraordinary meetings at the request of panellists representing the Commission or a majority of the panellists representing the members other than the Unionat least one quarter of its members.
Amendment 909 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 122 – paragraph 8
8. The panellistmembers of the Innovation Panel shall exchange any relevant information and discuss their ideas prior to the meetings in any appropriate form. They shall coordinate their activities with those of any other advisory group, as appropriate.
Amendment 917 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 123 – paragraph 1
1. For the purpose of this Regulation, an unmet public health need shall be defined as a health need currently not addressed by the health care systems for availability or accessiccessibility, affordability, availability reasons, for example where there is no satisfactory method of diagnosis, prevention or treatment for a given public health challenge (both communicable and non-communicable diseases) health condition or if people access to health care is limited because of cost, including out of pocket payments, distance to health facilities or waiting times. The definition of unmet public health need shall also take into account the challenges listed by recent reports of reliable sources, such as European agencies and body as well as the World Health Organisation. People- centred care refers to an approach to care that consciously adopts individuals’, carers’, families’ and communities’ perspectives and considers them as participants as well as beneficiaries of health care systems that are organised around their needs and preferences rather than individual diseases.
Amendment 919 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 123 – paragraph 3
3. Participants to indirect actions funded by the Innovative Health Initiative Joint Undertaking must ensure that the products and services developed based or partly based on the results of the indirect actions are availccessible, affordable and accessivailable to the public at fair and reasonable conditions. For that purpose, where relevant, the work programme shall specify additional exploitation obligations applicable to specific indirect actions.
Amendment 925 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 124 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(c a) contribute to achieving the targets set out in the Commission’s Communication “2030 Digital Compass: the European way for the Digital Decade” (March 2021), especially those referring to semi-conductors, ICT specialists and digitalisation of business models.
Amendment 927 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 124 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) launch a balanced portfolio of large and small projects supporting the fast transfer of technologies from the research to the industrial environment, including SMEs;
Amendment 933 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 126 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the private members consisting of the following industrial associations andin representation of their constituent entities: the AENEAS Association, registered under French law, with its registered office in Paris, France; the ARTEMIS Industry Association (ARTEMISIA) registered under Dutch law, with its registered office in Eindhoven, the Netherlands; the EPoSS e.V. Association, registered under German law, with its registered office in Berlin, Germany.
Amendment 955 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 140 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) without prejudice to the selection criteria set out in Article21, organise an advisory Stakeholder Forum that is open to all public and private stakeholders having an interest in the field of key digital technologies, with specific attention to SME associations and representatives, to inform them about and collect feedback on the drafting and amending the Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda for a given year; ;
Amendment 961 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 142 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) develop and accelerate the market uptake of innovative solutions to establish the Single European Sky airspace as the safest, the most efficient and environmentally friendly sky to fly in the world.
Amendment 973 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 159 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) foster Europe’s technological sovereignty and cybersecurity in future smart networks and services by reinforcing current industrial strengths and by extending the scope from 5G connectivity to the broader strategic value chain including cloud-based service provisioning as well as components and devices;
Amendment 980 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 159 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
Amendment 981 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 159 – paragraph 1 – point g b (new)
(g b) support the reduction of the connectivity gap that still affects European peripheral areas such as islands, outermost regions as well as sparsely populated and rural areas.
Amendment 994 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 164 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) dissemination activities of results globally to achieve consensus on supported technologies as preparation of future standards including through the value chain;
Amendment 1012 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 171 – paragraph 7
7. Joint undertakings shall perform periodicyearly reviews of their activities to serve as a basis for their interim and final evaluations as part of Horizon Europe evaluations referred to in [Article 47] of the Horizon Europe Regulation.
Amendment 1013 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 171 – paragraph 8
8. PeriodicYearly reviews and evaluations shall be taken into consideration in the winding up, phasing out or possible renewal of the joint undertaking referred to in Article 43, in line with [Annex III] of the Horizon Europe Regulation. Within six months after the winding up of a joint undertaking, but no later than four years after the triggering of the winding up procedure referred to in Article 43, the Commission shall conduct a final evaluation of that joint undertaking in line with the final evaluation of Horizon Europe.
Amendment 1015 #
2021/0048(NLE)
Article 171 a (new)
Article 171 a Accountability to the European citizens Without prejudice to the publicity requirements set out in this Regulation, the information embedded in consolidated annual activity report of the joint undertakings as well as in the reporting in accordance to Article 171 shall be made publicly available online to the general public through user-friendly tools, including infographics and expenditure tracking systems.
Amendment 3 #
2020/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls onUrges the Commission to review the current text and propose a new 2.0 strategy; deplores the fact that the strategy makes virtually no mention of fisheries and aquaculture, given the serious shortcomings identified; deplores, specifically, the fact that the strategy makes virtually no mention of fisheries (no mention at all) and aquaculture (mentioned only once, in an unspecific way), even though these industries play a vital role along the whole Atlantic coastline and help to, generate economic activity and jobs and play a part in shapeing our coastal regions, helping to maintain population levels and tackle demographic decline;
Amendment 5 #
2020/2276(INI)
2. Stresses that the only reference to fishing is to ‘fishing-for-litter actions’ and that, however important it is for fishers to take part in the clean-up of the oceans, which they already do, it is imperative that the socioeconomic impact of this sector be taken into accountand its main role as a driving force behind regions be taken into account with a view to promoting a strategy which, drawing on the sector's strengths, ensures that it continues to be sustainable into the future;
Amendment 6 #
2020/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that the only reference to fishing is to ‘fishing-for-litter actions’ and that, however important it is for fishers to take part in the clean-up of the oceans, it is imperative that the socioeconomic impact of this sector be taken into account, since fisheries is the oldest activity of the blue economy;
Amendment 10 #
2020/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. CriticisDeplores the fact that the evaluation of the first Atlantic strategy ignored fisheries and aquaculture, although these sectors were included in the strategy;
Amendment 12 #
2020/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that the UK’s withdrawal from the EU will profoundly alter the way EU vessels conduct their activities in the Atlantic Ocean and long-standing dynamics in the region; stresses that the Brexit Adjustment Reserve could be an important tool in this transition; deplores the fact that the budget allocated to this reserve to cover losses caused by the UK's withdrawal in the fisheries sector is completely inadequate and the distribution criteria proposed by the Commission do not treat every part of the sector concerned equally;
Amendment 16 #
2020/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that, if the strategy is to be truly effective, the role of the regions must be strengthened, and above all that of the outermost regions, in particular because they are home to a significant proportion of European biodiversity, but also because these regions are greatly dependent of blue economy for their social and economic sustainability;
Amendment 19 #
2020/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Believes that the Atlantic Strategy should incorporate links with the Farm to Fork Strategy and the Biodiversity Strategy, in order to guarantee synergy between these initiatives; takes the view, in this respect, that the overall impact of these strategies on the Atlantic region must be analysed, from both an environmental and a social and economic point of view, to enable these strategies to foster a strong, prosperous and sustainable sector that is resistant to threats such as climate change;
Amendment 20 #
2020/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Believes that the Atlantic Strategy should incorporate links with the Farm to Fork Strategy and the Biodiversity Strategy, in order to guarantee synergy between these initiatives; The fisheries and aquaculture sectors play a key role providing healthy food with reduced carbon foot print, and the interconnection of the Atlantic Strategy with both strategies is essential;
Amendment 32 #
2020/2276(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that the Atlantic coastline offers opportunities for other sectors with significant potential, such as renewable marine energy, research and shipbuilding; deplores the fact that no funding has been earmarked for the implementation of the strategy; takes the view that, once reviewed, it should have an appropriate budget.;
Amendment 1 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Whereas agricultural biodiversity includes all components of biological diversity of relevance to food and agriculture; whereas it includes the variety and variability of ecosystems, animals, plants and micro-organisms, at the genetic, species and ecosystem levels which are necessary to sustain key functions of the ecosystems;
Amendment 1 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas EU fishing, aquaculture and processing sectors subscribe to the highest standards ofwhich, however, are in need of revision and improvement in order to ensure environmental and social sustainability throughout the entire value chain, including labour rights and animal health and welfare, and provide high- quality seafood products, thus playing a fundamental role in food security and nutritional wellbeing to an ever increasingthe population; whereas by restricting fishing, a number of UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are jeopardisedit is therefore of utmost importance to achieve a fishing model that reflects a balance between the three fundamental dimensions (environmental, social and economic) put forward by the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 objectives;
Amendment 2 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 a (new)
Paragraph -1 a (new)
-1a. Whereas the major direct drivers of biodiversity loss are changes in land and sea use; natural resource extraction; climate change; pollution; and invasion of alien species; whereas those drivers result from adverse set of underlying causes related notably with production and consumption patterns, human population dynamics and trends, trade and technological innovations1a; _________________ 1aIPBES, “Global assessment report on biodiversity and ecosystem services”, 2019
Amendment 3 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 b (new)
Paragraph -1 b (new)
-1b. Whereas the long term trends in farmland and forest common bird and grassland butterfly populations demonstrate that Europe has experienced a major decline in farmland biodiversity; whereas this is primarily due to loss, fragmentation and degradation of natural ecosystems, mainly caused by agricultural intensification, intensive forest management, land abandonment and urban sprawl 1b; _________________ 1bEEA, “The European environment – state and outlook 2020”, 2019.
Amendment 4 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 c (new)
Paragraph -1 c (new)
Amendment 5 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 d (new)
Paragraph -1 d (new)
-1d. Whereas agriculture and forestry are key components of the European economy and society, providing safe, quality and affordable food and representing a major component of the viability of rural areas, in terms of preserving employment and economic opportunities, quality of life and the environment;
Amendment 6 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 e (new)
Paragraph -1 e (new)
-1e. Whereas the specific nature and structural features of the EU agricultural sector, mainly composed by small farms based on family labour, two-thirds of which with less than 5 ha in size, and where around one third of the managers are 65 years old or over, poses specific challenges that need to be taken into consideration by policy makers in designing measures and policies involving the sector;
Amendment 6 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas EU fishing, aquaculture and processing sectors subscribe toevolve in order to meet with the highest standards of environmental and social sustainability throughout the entire value chain, including labour rights and animal health and welfare, and provide high-quality seafood products, thus playing a fundamental role in food security and nutritional wellbeing to an ever increasing population; whereas by restricting fishing, a number ofthe lack of consideration of fishing, aquaculture and processing sectors, several of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are jeopardisedmay be impossible to achieve;
Amendment 7 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital А a (new)
Recital А a (new)
Аа. whereas many of the seas bordering on Member States also border on third countries to which Community law does not apply and/or where there is no specific policy for the management of fisheries stocks or quotas;
Amendment 8 #
2020/2273(INI)
Ab. whereas the ecosystems and biodiversity of seas and oceans are closely interlinked and depend on the waters and ecosystems of the rivers that flow into them;
Amendment 9 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital А c (new)
Recital А c (new)
Ac. whereas certain seas, such as the Black Sea, are semi-enclosed and there is little exchange of matter between them and other seas/oceans, which heightens the need to control the pollution generated by various human activities;
Amendment 10 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital А d (new)
Recital А d (new)
Ad. whereas a whole range of activities affect water quality and the biodiversity of water bodies, and their cumulative effects may only be seen after a number of years;
Amendment 11 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital А e (new)
Recital А e (new)
Ae. whereas EU waters are home to critically-endangered endemic species such as cetaceans; whereas some of these species feed on species of interest to the fishing industry;
Amendment 12 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital А f (new)
Recital А f (new)
Аf. whereas a number of invasive alien species have settled permanently in EU waters; whereas some of these species (such as the veined whelk (Rapana venosa)) are predators with no natural enemies;
Amendment 13 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital А g (new)
Recital А g (new)
Amendment 14 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. wWhereas EU fishers and fish farmers play an essential role across the Union and must continue to contribute to and participate in the development of policies that ensure the environmental, economic and social sustainability they need to continue providing social and economic support to many coastal and inland communities;
Amendment 17 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that agricultural productivity and resilience depend on biodiversity to guarantee the long-term sustainability of our food systems; underlines, furthermore, that much of the biodiversity across Europe has been created by farming and its survival is dependent on the continued active and sustainable management of farmland;
Amendment 17 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas EU fishers and fish farmers play an essential role across the Union and must continue providingproviding healthy foods of high nutritional value, but also a fundamental social and economic support to many coastal and inland communities;
Amendment 18 #
2020/2273(INI)
C. whereas fishers, guardians of the sea, are present on a daily basis, alert the authorities whenever they see any are more than explorers of sea resources, are present on a daily basis, from coastal and inland areas to the high seas, being, in several occasions, the first to identify environmental accidents or degradation and alerting the authorities; fishers participate and contribute to avoid environmental degradation and are taking steps to conserve the marine environment, they should be seen as the guardians of the sea;
Amendment 22 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. Whereas the degradation of habitats and disruption of migration corridors by, for example, river modifications and dams, overexploitation for their caviar and meat, as well as pollution have driven sturgeons to the brink of extinction; whereas the drastic decrease of the number of spawners, associated with the population decline, trigger the failure of the natural reproduction, reducing the chance of the few remaining males and females to meet and spawn;
Amendment 24 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. Whereas the data held by the research institutes indicate that the populations of sturgeon species are fragmented, missing certain generations, and the species of sturgeon natural reproduction is deficient, the number of adults migrating to the Danube for reproduction is extremely low and the species sturgeon is on the verge of extinction;
Amendment 26 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the EU Biodiversity Strategy does notshould take into account at all that there have beenthe considerable improvements in EU fish populations; where in some of the EU's seas; whereas they should serve as an example, such as in the north-east Atlantic where there has been a 50 % increase in the number of fish at sea in only 10 years and overfishing in the EU is at an all-time low, whereas almoswe are mindful of the need for the latter to be eliminated altogether and whereas we must ensure that 100 % of the landings from EU- regulated stocks come from stocks fished at the maximum sustainable yield (MSY) levels;
Amendment 28 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the EU Biodiversity Strategy does notshould take into account at all that there have been considerable improvements in EU fish populationsimprovements in EU fish populations resulting from the implementation of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP); whereas in the north-east Atlantic there has been a 50 % increase in the number of fish at sea in only 10 years and overfishing in the EU is at an all-time low, whereas almost 100 % of the landings from EU- regulated stocks in the Atlantic come from stocks fished at consistent withe maximum sustainable yield (MSY) levels;
Amendment 30 #
2020/2273(INI)
Da. whereas despite the improvement of sustainability verified in the exploitation of marine resources in some sea basins, there are still areas that present worrying situations, in particular the Mediterranean Sea; this sea has the highest percentage of marine protected areas in the European Seas, but at the same time it is the one that presents the greatest concerns about the general state of its resources, habitats and biodiversity;
Amendment 32 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas marine biodiversity is seriously endangered, as highlighted in the 2019 IPBES Global Assessment Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, the Fifth Global Biodiversity Outlook (GBO-5) and the IPCC Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate;
Amendment 34 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Amendment 36 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas scientific studies on the subject have raised concerns about the long-term negative impact on fishing populations, ocean biodiversity and in the marine environment of the use of certain fishing techniques;
Amendment 41 #
Amendment 42 #
Amendment 43 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Welcomes the fact that fisheries are included in the Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030. Bringing nature back into our lives; stresses the need for fisheries, aquaculture and marine issues to be an integral part of the global framework for biodiversity in the Union.
Amendment 44 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 a (new)
Paragraph -1 a (new)
Amendment 46 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that effectivesustainably managed fished populations are more productive than non-fished onesin the long run; stresses, therefore, the fact that, in certain cases, closing fishing areas might not be compatible withat in order to avoid the closure of fishing areas that may jeopardise social welfare and economic prosperity – essential components of the sustainability – and with the SDGs on food security and poverty alleviationof coastal populations – the ecosystem conditions required by each fishing basin must be guaranteed so as to enable fisheries resources to be maintained or even progressively increased over time;
Amendment 48 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that effectively managed fished populations are more productive than non-fished ones; stresses, therefore, the fact that, in certain c, according to FAO1a, it is becoming increasingly clear that intensively managed fisheries have seen increases in average stock biomases, closing fishing areas might not be compatible with social welfare and economic prosperity – essential components ofwith many reaching or maintaining biologically sustainable levels, while fisheries with less-developed management suystainability – and with the SDGs on food security and poverty alleviation;ems are in poor shape; _________________ 1aFAO (2020), The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture 2020 - Sustainability in action, Rome.
Amendment 51 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Stresses that the implementation of this strategy will not be as effective as intended from an environmental point of view, unless alternatives and support are provided to ensure that farmers and their businesses do not lose market competitiveness; calls on the Commission to put in place the necessary mechanisms to ensure that third countries which export products to the EU also implement the new measures that apply to European farmers and thus make biodiversity protection more effective globally;
Amendment 58 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that marine protected areas (MPAs) are a tool, not an objective per se; underlines the fact thatn important management tool for the restauration and protection of habitats and species with known positive impact in fishing activities, inside and nearby of those MPAs; Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)1b underlines the fact that besides the importance of setting a protection objectives through the means of a conservation figure (i.e. a percentage) is irrelevant, since the most important thing is to ensure that the established protection zones truly cover an area with an ecological value that needs to be protected;, it is also important to establish MPAs covering representative areas with ecological representation value and connected to others, as well as to wider seascapes that are equitably and effectively managed; _________________ 1bSecretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (2020) Global Biodiversity Outlook 5. Montreal
Amendment 59 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Recalls the importance of encouraging the collective approach, taking advantage of its multiplier effect, to promote the actions of the biodiversity strategy, and calls on the Commission to promote and support associative enterprises, such as agri-food cooperatives, in the implementation of measures to protect biodiversity in a collective manner;
Amendment 60 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that marine protected areas (MPAs) are a tool, not an objective per se; underlines the fact that setting a protection objective through the means of a conservation figure (i.e. a percentage)n essential tool for curbing the current loss of biodiversity in the marine environment and for its irrelevantrestoration, since the most important thing is to ensure that the established protection zones truly cover an area with an ecological value that needs to be protectedcover the areas of high ecological value which must be protected; stresses that in order to establish such areas, socio-economic impact studies and compensatory solutions for the coastal population concerned are a prerequisite, but recalls that less than 1% of marine areas currently enjoy strict protection in the EU;
Amendment 64 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Emphasises the fact that, the implementation of MPAs with strictly restricted or closed fishing areas might have immediately social and economic negative impacts in fishing sector and local communities, that difficult the acceptance of this management tools; the negative impact in the social and economic pillars, of three PCP sustainability pillars, can have immediate direct impact in the SDGs goals, like SDG 1 (No Poverty) and SDG 2 (Zero Hunger);
Amendment 66 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 68 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 71 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Considers fundamental that the implementation of any MPA should be based in the best available scientific knowledge, associated with a propped specific impact assessment and in close coordination with local authorities, communities and stakeholders;
Amendment 72 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that strengthening and efficiently implementing existing closed areas would be much more efficient and meaningfulto be an urgent necessity; calls on the Commission and the Member States to establish, as a matter of urgency, specific management plans for these areas, defining clear conservation objectives and measures for their control, based on an integrated approach, developed on the basis of methods and techniques that enable the active participation of affected parties in these coastal communities, such as the fisheries sector, the scientific community and social and environmental organisations, so that they can actively engage in the co-management of these areas;
Amendment 73 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers thaextremely urgent strengthening and efficiently implementing existing closed areas would be much more efficient and meaningfulmarine protected areas; calls on the Member States to stablish and truly implement management plans for all MPAs, including it monitoring, surveillance and effective control; stresses that only proper governance of this areas would contribute for their objectives;
Amendment 79 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Notes with concern that some man-made wetlands are under a constant pressure by the improper management of certain protected species of birds and mammals, such as Great Cormorant, herons or otters, which are seriously damaging the aquaculture farms bringing the farmers on the edge of abandoning the activity and thus leading to more damage on the overall biodiversity;
Amendment 80 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Highlights that, when successfully implemented, MPAs offer socio-economic benefits, especially for coastal communities, the fisheries and other sectors like tourism; stresses that MPAs perform key ecological functions for the reproduction of marine species and protection of habitats and improve their resilience to climate change;
Amendment 81 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 84 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Acknowledges that fish farming and seafood aquaculture generate the lowest carbon footprint in the animal husbandry sector; encourages thus that the Biodiversity Strategy should recognize, support and promote environmental friendly management practices developed by farmers;
Amendment 85 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Calls on the Commission to urgently and temporarily transfer the sturgeons from Annex V to Annex II or even Annex I to Habitats Directive 92/43 / EEC, until scientifically determined that wild stock of sturgeons are no longer red listed under the IUCN list;
Amendment 86 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises the strong link with the Farm to Fork strategy and the need for a holistic approach to the food system; calls on the Commission to establish an evidence-based evaluation of the implementation of the strategy’s measures and targets, in particular of the individual and cumulative impacts on the social and economic sustainability of agriculture and forestry in the EU, on food security and prices, and on the potential risks of displacing biodiversity losses abroad by the replacement of local agricultural and forestry production with imports;
Amendment 88 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Subheading 2 a (new)
Subheading 2 a (new)
Stresses the emergency to establish “fish stock recovery areas” (or “no take zones”) in the Black Sea, to allow the recovery of the wild populations of sturgeons, as such areas were proven beneficial both for biodiversity conservation and for fishery management;
Amendment 90 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Points out that establishing protection zones doesno-take zones is essential to ensure the protection of the restocking and breeding areas of many species essential for biodiversity, such as marine cetaceans, which in certain cases do not have to be incompatible with the practice of activities, including extrsustainable tourism active onities, as long as they do not compromise the values of those protected areas and provided that they are established under scientific advice and that there is adequate management and control, but that they can bring great alternative benefits to coastal areas, as well as serving as important sites for education and research on marine biodiversity; points out the need for new areas created under this strategy to be included in the Natura 2000 framework and, where appropriate, supplemented by additional designations by the Member States;
Amendment 91 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Points out that establishing protection zonestrictly protected areas does not have to be incompatible with the practice of activities, includingnon- extractive onactivities, as long as they do not compromise the values of those protected areas and provided that they are designed and established under best scientific advice, with high stakeholder participation, and that there is adequate management, monitoring, surveillance and control;
Amendment 93 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Considers that no-take zones can, and should, be used as Ocean Literacy sites improving marine and environmental awareness of local communities and visiting population; stresses that non-extractive uses of no- take zones can play a major role in the surveillance and even monitoring of the area with the participation of visitors in Citizen Science actions and programmes;
Amendment 101 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Recognises the difficulties associated to the compatibilization of different uses of the sea and conflicts managements between some uses of space including recreational and leisure activities; highlights that technology is in constant evolution and, as consequence, all activities also evolves, being necessary consider spatial planning as evolutionary;
Amendment 104 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses the importance of proper and inclusive spatial planning, which takes sufficiently into account the environmental, social and economic sustainable development of fisheries and aquaculture, pointing to the need for allocating space to existing and new fishing grounds and aquaculture farms;
Amendment 105 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Recalls the need to consider all other blue economy activities in spatial planning, in particular recreational and leisure activities; stresses the need to avoid banning entire sectors from marine protected areas; in the case of fishing, calls on the Commission to distinguish different types of fishing gear and to take into account fishing effort and specific impact, to determine which activity should, or not, be restricted; underlines that some fishing activities, such as small- scale or recreational fisheries, can be very selective and even non-extractive;
Amendment 107 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Recognise the need to implement an action plan to conserve fisheries resources and protect marine ecosystems, considering the urgency of reversing biodiversity losses; therefore, considers necessary the implementation of additional and complementary measures to the CFP framework;
Amendment 109 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recalls that the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP)CFP provides for a robust regulatory framework with sophisticated tools, which has set down the dates of publication of specific reports: the Commission is to report to Parliament and to the Council on the functioning of the CFP by 31 December 2022;
Amendment 111 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Recalls also that, according to the new Technical Measures Regulation2 , the Commission must submit a report to Parliament and the Council by 31 December 2020, and that only in cases where there is evidence that the objectives and targets have not been met, the Commission may propose measures; _________________ 2 OJ L 198, 25.7.2019, p. 105.
Amendment 112 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that biodiversity conservation is a key societal goal, requiring a broad and inclusive debate, and the effective participation of everyone in society, in particular those more affected by the measures, such as the farming community and forest-based sector, while at the same benefiting from their knowledge and experience, and creating a sense of ownership and increased commitment with biodiversity protection, vital for the successful implementation of the strategy;
Amendment 112 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Recalls that, according to the new Technical Measures Regulation2 , the Commission must submit a report to Parliament and the Council by 31 December 2020, and that only in cases where there is evidence that the objectives and targets have not been met, the Commission may propose measures; _________________ 2 OJ L 198/105, 25.7.2019.
Amendment 114 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Amendment 117 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 118 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on therefore on the Commission to wait for the abovementioned reports before proposing an action plandraw up an action plan in order to be able to act to prevent further degradation of biodiversity;
Amendment 119 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Recalls the importance of proper and diligent implementation of the Control Regulation, the reform of which is to be adopted soon and which will promote the protection of marine biodiversity in European seas;
Amendment 120 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Stresses the importance of continuing to implement a zero-tolerance policy towards illegal, unregulated and undocumented fishing, and of promoting sustainable fishing by combating overfishing and by-catches of endangered species as well as other species;
Amendment 121 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 c (new)
Paragraph 10 c (new)
10c. Calls for third countries, in particular neighbouring countries, to be required to monitor the fishery resources in their waters in an equivalent manner in order to ensure a healthy ecosystem in marine habitats that do not depend on artificial man-made borders;
Amendment 123 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Considers that more focus should be put at all policy levels in developing win-win solutions for biodiversity protection where the three dimensions of sustainability, economic, social and environmental are promoted;
Amendment 123 #
Amendment 124 #
Amendment 128 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Expresses its deep regret over the obvious discriminatorythe need to a fair treatment of fisheries sector compared to othat of agricultureer activities; welcomes the fact the proposed strategy outlines that ‘the progress towards the targets will be under constant review, and adjustment if needed, to mitigate against undue impact on biodiversity, food security and farmers’ competitiveness’; notes, however, that this sentence, which is a necessary safety net, is clearly discriminatory since it fails to mentionshould treat at the same level of importance fishers and aquaculture producers by referring them;
Amendment 129 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Expresses its deep regret over the obvious discriminatorythe need for fair treatment of fisheries compared to othat ofer sectors such as agriculture; welcomes the fact the proposed strategy outlines that ‘the progress towards the targets will be under constant review, and adjustment if needed, to mitigate against undue impact on biodiversity, food security and farmers’ competitiveness’; notes, however, that this sentence, which is a necessary safety net, is clearly discriminatory since it fails toshould equally mention fishers and aquaculture producers;
Amendment 130 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Expresses the need to accord the fisheries sector the importance it justly deserves in order to guarantee in all cases the socio-economic sustainability of all people affected by the transformation processes of the marine environment required to guarantee the biodiversity indices needed by the various ecosystems to remain healthy and to continue to provide the environmental services resulting from natural processes, including, where necessary, the promotion of new alternatives that the blue economy will offer to fishing communities and the associated training processes that they may require;
Amendment 131 #
Amendment 134 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
Amendment 141 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Points out the need of a global approach to the drivers of marine biodiversity loss including not only all forms of pollution, but also shipping, coastal and near shore uses, dredging, seabed mining among others;
Amendment 142 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
Amendment 147 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Recognises that bottom trawling can have damaging impact on the seabed depending on the fishery and the particularities of the fished areas; highlights, however, that this impact can be mitigated to reduce the pressure to seabed and minimising the impacted area with the implementation of several mitigation measures;
Amendment 153 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls on the Commission to implement an ecosystem approach to fisheries management by adopting and implementing actions to improve fishing gear selectivity, contributing to survival of non-target species, and implement measures to reduce the impact of fishing technics on marine ecosystems; fisheries management plans should take into account the results of scientific studies that analyse fishing practices and their impact on species, habitats, ocean biodiversity and marine environments, and contribute with solutions to solve negative impacts identified, including limiting their use or introducing new technological mitigation solutions;
Amendment 159 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Highlights the need to simplify administrative procedures on aquaculture activities, especially when in Natura 2000 areas, and asks the Commission to update its guidance on ‘Aquaculture and Natura 2000 areas’, where harmful interactions with the marine environment must be avoided;
Amendment 160 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Highlights the need to simplify administrative procedures on aquaculture activities, especially when in Natura 2000 areas, and asks the Commission to full implement and, if needed, update its guidance on ‘Aquaculture and Natura 2000 areas’;
Amendment 161 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Considers that ecosystem services provided by aquaculture, of which the maintenance of biodiversity is an important one, must be taken into consideration and supported; underlines that the value of the ecosystem services provided by pond farming is greater than that of any agricultural sectors, however the support for these complex natural value services created and maintained by aquaculture is significantly lower than in agriculture;
Amendment 164 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Some forms of aquaculture, such as pond carps farming, lagoon aquaculture, shellfish and algae aquaculture, especially traditionally managed are not only having a long history being integrated in the ecosystem but are of the utmost importance for the maintenance of wetland habitats improving biodiversity, and, consequently are providing a full range of ecosystem services, not only as a healthy food provider, but also regulation services such as carbon sequestration, nutrients removal, bio-remediation or cultural services;
Amendment 168 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Embraces the ambitions set out in the Water Framework Directive3 and the Marine Strategy Framework Directive4 ; highlights that aquaculture can play a role in restoring degraded marine and freshwater ecosystems, with known contributions from low impact aquaculture farms for the conservation objectives of areas such as wetlands and lagoons; _________________ 3 OJ L 327, 22.12.2000, p.1. 4 OJ L 164 25.6.2008, p. 19.
Amendment 174 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Stresses the importance of adequate funding through the European Maritime and, Fisheries Fundand Aquaculture Fund and Horizon Europe in order to achieve the EU’s goals on biodiversity;
Amendment 179 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Welcomes the high level of ambition when setting targets; strongly recommends, however, that such targets should not be legally binding without an exhaustive prior impact assessment, and that they should be set on a case-by-case basis, and be adapted to local specificities and to the level required to protect nature on the basis of fishery co-management groups; recommends that such targets should also take into account socio- economic considerations and the need to ensure a long-term resilience of the fisheries and aquaculture value chain, be proportionate with the objective pursued and have a solid scientific basis;
Amendment 180 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Welcomes the high level of ambition when setting targets; strongly recommends, however, that such targets should not be legally binding, and that they should be set on a case-by-case basis, adapted to local specificities and to the level required to protect nature; recommends that such targets should also take into account socio-economic considerations, should be backed by reconversion programs and alternative livelihood to fishing communities and the need to ensure a long-term resilience of the fisheries and aquaculture value chain, be proportionate with the objective pursued and have a solid scientific basis;
Amendment 182 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Notes the crucial role of pollinators for biodiversity, including for the yields of agricultural and wild crops; is extremely concerned about the high mortality trends among pollinators, including honey bees, as documented in a number of EU regions; calls on the responsible authorities of the Member States to ensure better control of the use of substances that are not permitted or are harmful to pollinators;
Amendment 183 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Welcomes the high level of ambition when setting targets; and strongly recommends, however, that such targets should not be legally binding, and that they should be set on a case-by-case basis, adapbe translated to locregional specificities and to the level required to protect nature; recommends that such targets should also take into account socio-economic considerations and the need to ensure a, not only the long-term resilience of themarine ecosystems, but also to the long-term sustainability of fisheries and aquaculture value chain,; these targets should be proportionate with the objective pursued and have a solid scientific basis;
Amendment 184 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20а. Points out that, in the case of many seas bordering on the EU, dialogue and close cooperation is required with third countries as the EU does not have uniform legal/treaty arrangements or agreements with all these countries, and this should be taken into account when establishing targets for the preservation of biodiversity;
Amendment 185 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Emphasises that the designation of any MPA and development of all associated management measures should be based on the best available scientific knowledge and advice;
Amendment 186 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 20 b (new)
Paragraph 20 b (new)
20b. Points out that different seas have different physical and chemical characteristics, and that different traditions exist/are followed there, and this should be factored into the equation when formulating goals for the preservation of biodiversity;
Amendment 188 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Stresses the importance of the constructive, effective and equal consultation of all blue economy activities, in particular fishers and aquaculture producers in any decision related to biodiversity; management tolls and spatial planning related with biodiversity and any other protection action of habitats, species or environment;
Amendment 189 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Stresses the importance of the constructive, effective and equal consultation of fishers and aquaculture producers, along with fishery and aquaculture associations and alliances, in any decision related to biodiversity;
Amendment 193 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Emphasises the importance of ensuring an adequate and fair income to fishers and farmers, as well as a level playing field with imported food; reiterates that the EU has the responsibility to promote a global and equitable sustainable development of all countries; stresses that the needs of some developing countries are not always compatible with EU ambitious environmental objectives; highlights that highly-demanding measures within the EU will significantly increase imports from third countries with lower environmental standards, resulting in negative impacts on the world biodiversity and thus undermining the objectives of the EU Biodiversity Strategy, as well as EU International Ocean Governance goals;
Amendment 198 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24а. Calls on the Member States to allocate more resources for research and development into fish and non-fish species, and for material support for research facilities, to ensure the provision of precise and timely information which can be used when making recommendations and taking decisions;
Amendment 199 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Notes the Commission’s remark that in order ‘to have healthy and resilient societies we need to give nature the space it needs’; stresses, howeverd that, to that aim, sustainability needs to be seen from a holistic perspective, accounting for its environmental, social and economic aspects, and, that if we are to have healthy and resilient societies not only do we need to give nature the space it needs, but also give to fishermens and aquaculture producers the space they need;
Amendment 202 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
Amendment 203 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
Amendment 206 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Calls on the Commission to develop revised, appropriate and ambitious plans and regulations to prevent the incursion of invasive species in the various European seas and oceans with comprehensive protocols to prevent, above all, the entry of species that can have a major negative impact on biodiversity, but also on fisheries, resulting in large economic losses, and including the design of lines of action for the management of invasive species and in order to minimise the negative effects that invasive species can cause on the different sectors and ecosystems in the event that such incursions cannot be avoided;
Amendment 207 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Calls for policy coherence among EU environmental, fisheries, trade, including external trade, and other EU policies to uphold the integrity of the single market and the competitiveness of the fisheries and aquaculture sectors.
Amendment 208 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Welcomes the restoration of free flowing of rivers in a sustainable way, taking into account the environmental, social and economic aspects, investing in technology and innovation for the creation of fishing migrating routes, without hindering the right of Member States to decide on their energy mix, the economic activity of hydropower plants, the energy security and the environmental benefits of hydropower;
Amendment 240 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Highlights the importance of enhancing biodiversity in agro-systems at all levels, from fields to landscapes; considers fundamental to reinforce scientific research on the relations between agriculture practices, ecological processes and ecosystems services, promoting the development of innovative practical solutions and the site-specific knowledge necessary to promote ecosystem services in a wide range of ecological contexts;
Amendment 291 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Welcomes the joint actions of Europol and the Member States to combat the illegal imports of plant protection products from third countries, but is extremely concerned that it is continuing, which also affects the environment and biodiversity in the EU;
Amendment 296 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Highlights that the excessive use of fertilisers is a source of air, soil and water pollution and climate impacts, with negative effects on biodiversity; recalls that nutrients are essential for agricultural production and for keeping healthy soils; urges Member States to put forward in their Strategic Plans measures promoting the efficient management and circularity of nutrients, as well strongly support education of farm advisors and farmers; stresses that improved management of nutrients presents both economic and environmental benefits;
Amendment 313 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Regrets the fact that agricultural production is being increasingly concentrated in a limited range of agricultural crops, varieties and genotypes; underlines that preserving genetic variability in all its components is crucial to promoting the diversity and richness of agricultural ecosystems and to the preservation of local genetic resources, in particular as a repository of solutions to help in facing the environmental and climatic challenges that lie ahead.
Amendment 316 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Recalls that a number of native and indigenous animal breeds are raised in the European Union, representing elements of regional habitats and/or of the traditional livelihood of local communities and integral aspects of the biodiversity of the region, the Member State and the EU; recalls that the Rural Development Programme for the period 2014-2020 provides for special measures aimed at the conservation and protection of these breeds; calls on the Member States to continue to uphold these measures in the new CAP; is concerned that diseases like African swine fever put some species, such as East Balkan swine, at risk of extinction; calls on the Member States to establish timely measures and resources to prevent the loss of this biodiversity;
Amendment 317 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Draws attention to the fact that in perennial crops, such as the traditional European wine grape varieties of Vitis vinifera, the loss of diversity occurs also by loss of genetic diversity within the varieties themselves; regrets that the UE vegetative propagation systems are designed in a way that does not promote the conservation of intra-variety biodiversity; calls on the Commission to promote regulatory changes to the EU vegetative propagation regulations, encouraging “on farm” conservation of genetic variability of the traditional European varieties.
Amendment 318 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls on the Commission to develop ambitious, appropriate and renewed regulations and plans to prevent the incursion of invasive species into the different European territories and seas with comprehensive protocols, to prevent the entry of both plant and animal species, which can generate major negative impacts on biodiversity, but also on agriculture and fisheries, resulting in large economic losses, including the design of lines of action for the management of invasive species and the effects that they may cause in different ecosystems and sectors.
Amendment 325 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Underlines that the abandonment of agricultural fields affects between 10 and 50% of the agricultural land of the EU, which causes the loss of traditional landscapes, increases the risk of soil erosion and deteriorates habitats for numerous farmland species; recalls the fundamental role of the measures for Areas Facing Natural Constraints in avoiding land abandonment and maintaining human occupation in these areas, but also in forest fire prevention and in protecting specific ecosystems and natural resources, such as High Nature Value farmland areas.
Amendment 327 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 c (new)
Paragraph 10 c (new)
10c. Highlights the fundamental role of farm advisory systems in disseminating innovation and knowledge, stimulating the exchange of experiences, promoting practical demonstrations, in particular by working at local level to better adapt to the specific realities on the ground; calls on Member States to provide comprehensive advice to farmers on adopting production systems and management practices promoting biodiversity on farmland.
Amendment 331 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 d (new)
Paragraph 10 d (new)
10d. Underlines that research and innovation are key drivers in accelerating the transition to sustainable food systems notably by providing advanced knowledge enabling farmers to produce food with fewer inputs and to increase the delivery of the ecosystem services, while supporting a social and economic sustainable development; stresses that particular efforts are needed in the dissemination and exchange of knowledge to ensure broader and inclusive uptake by farmers.
Amendment 334 #
2020/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 e (new)
Paragraph 10 e (new)
10e. Considers that digital technologies can help European farmers to provide safe and quality food while helping preserving biodiversity and minimising the environmental impact of agriculture; stresses that work is needed to ensure that everyone benefits from the digitalization opportunities, by improving network connectivity in rural areas and by facilitating the implementation of digital agriculture in an inclusive manner, through training and rural extension that considers the farmers' culture and specific conditions.
Amendment 3 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 2 a (new)
Citation 2 a (new)
— having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs,
Amendment 4 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 2 a (new)
Citation 2 a (new)
- having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Common Fisheries Policy of 11 December 2013,
Amendment 6 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 2 b (new)
Citation 2 b (new)
- having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 of 20 November 2009 establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance with the common fisheries policy,
Amendment 9 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 2 c (new)
Citation 2 c (new)
- having regard to the proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulations (EC) No 1224/2009, (EC) No 768/2005, (EC) No 1967/2006, (EC) No 1005/2008 and Regulation (EU) No 2016/1139 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards fisheries control (COM(2018)368),
Amendment 12 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 2 d (new)
Citation 2 d (new)
- having regard to 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,
Amendment 15 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 2 e (new)
Citation 2 e (new)
- having regard to Directive 2014/89/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 establishing a framework for maritime spatial planning,
Amendment 17 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 2 g (new)
Citation 2 g (new)
- having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 30 May 2018 on the implementation of control measures for establishing the conformity of fisheries products with access criteria to the EU market (2017/2129(INI)),
Amendment 18 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 2 h (new)
Citation 2 h (new)
- having regard to the 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’,
Amendment 19 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 2 i (new)
Citation 2 i (new)
- having regard to Scientific Opinion No 3/2017, ‘Food from the Oceans - How can more food and biomass be obtained from the oceans in a way that does not deprive future generations of their benefits?’,
Amendment 22 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the fishery and aquaculture sectors are an integral part of the EU food system, and whereas the resilience and sustainable development of the EU food systemse sectors depends on the work of European fishers and fish farmers, as they play a key role in supporting the economic and social dimension of coastal and many inland communities;
Amendment 24 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the resilience and sustainable development of the EU food system depends, insofar as it corresponds to them, on the work of European fishers and fish farmers, as they play a key role in supporting the environmental, economic and social dimension of coastal and many inland communities;
Amendment 25 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital А
Recital А
A. whereas the resilience and sustainable development of the EU food system depends on the, among other things, on the contribution and work of European fishers and fish farmers, as they play a key role in supporting the economic and social dimension of coastal, island and many inland communities;
Amendment 25 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
- having regard to the European Pillar of Social Rights,
Amendment 27 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the EU fisheries, aquaculture and processing sectors subscribe to the highest standards, but there is a need for review and approval to ensure environmental and social sustainability throughout the entire value chain, including labour rights and animal health and welfare, and whereas those sectors provide high-quality seafood products, thereby playing a fundamental role in the food security and nutritional well-being of the population; whereas it is therefore of the utmost importance to achieve a fisheries model that reflects the balance between the three key dimensions (environmental, social and economic) proposed in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 goals;
Amendment 29 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital А a (new)
Recital А a (new)
Aa. whereas in different Member States there are different traditions and customs with regard to nutrition and the use of available biological resources, including fish, shellfish and molluscs; whereas this should be taken into account when drawing up policies, recommendations and strategies that impact the economically important or traditionally used species of fish and non- fish products in the fisheries and aquaculture sectors;
Amendment 30 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the unprecedented public health crisis brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic will have repercussions for trade and the market, and has come as a serious blow to fishers throughout Europe; whereas, despite the health risks and the low price of fish, European fishers have continued to work, identifying themselves as key workers;
Amendment 32 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 b (new)
Citation 5 b (new)
- having regard to its resolution on European protection of cross-border and seasonal workers in the context of the COVID-19 crisis adopted on 19 June,
Amendment 53 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A d (new)
Recital A d (new)
Ad. whereas efficient science-based fisheries management founded on ambitious, internationally agreed management targets have meant that the European fisheries sector is a global leader in terms of sustainability; whereas the sector has for a long time helped to provide European consumers with high quality products that meet high nutrition and food safety standards;
Amendment 58 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A e (new)
Recital A e (new)
Ae. whereas EU consumers are showing an increasing interest in the country of origin of fishery products and their traceability throughout the food chain; whereas the existing EU legislation does not require origin to be stated on the final prepared or preserved product; whereas the information on traceability is thus lost in the food value chain;
Amendment 62 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A f (new)
Recital A f (new)
Af. whereas the current marketing standards apply to 75% of landings in the EU, but to less than 10% of fishery products imported from third countries; whereas this creates unfair competition for the EU fishing fleet;
Amendment 65 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A g (new)
Recital A g (new)
Ag. whereas one of the objectives of the common fisheries policy is to help to supply the EU market with highly nutritional food and to reduce the EU market’s dependence on food imports from third countries; whereas the current pandemic has made it even more apparent that the EU needs to be able to fully guarantee food security for its citizens and reduce its reliance on food imports from third countries;
Amendment 67 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. ExpressesStresses that the common fisheries policy and European ocean governance are an integral part of the EU system and food supply chain, which interact closely with the European health and environment pillars at the core of the Farm to Fork Strategy; expresses, therefore, disappointment at the lack of prominence and ambition of the fisheries and aquaculture sector in the Farm to Fork Strategy; stresses that the current strategy should instead be integrated with a cross- cutting approach to fishing that considers the main EU legislation on the subject, in the light of the objectives it contains, taking due account of the three pillars of sustainable development: social, economic and environmental;
Amendment 70 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. EWelcomes the fact that the fisheries and aquaculture sector has been included in the Farm to Fork Strategy; expresses disappointment, nevertheless, at the lack of prominence and ambition in the contribution and potential of the fisheries and aquaculture sector in the Farm to Fork Strategyas regards ensuring that the future food system is fairer, healthier and more respectful of the environment;
Amendment 75 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Regrets that whilst the Strategy rightly highlights the role of farmers as ‘custodians of the land’, it does not give the same recognition to small-scale traditional fishing, whose fishers are the backbone of the European fishing industry and who have, for some time, been at the forefront of achieving the Strategy’s objectives; whereas European fishers should be regarded and recognised as the true ‘custodians of the sea’ and have a key role to play in achieving the Strategy’s objectives;
Amendment 77 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses the importance of ensuring coordination and mutual support between all Green Deal initiatives, and between the objectives of the Union and the Member States in relation to food security, climate change, marine natural resources, sustainable fisheries management, and so on;
Amendment 80 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Welcomes the Commission’s recognition of key workers during the COVID-19 pandemic; stresses that fishery workers, not just agri-food sector workers, fall under this category; calls on the Commission, therefore, to step up efforts to improve the position of European fishers in the value chain by enhancing workplace health and safety, guaranteeing them a decent wage and protecting their freedom of movement, especially in times of crisis;
Amendment 83 #
2020/2260(INI)
1c. Stresses that, in order to fully and effective achieve the Strategy’s objectives, an extensive preliminary socio-economic impact assessment is needed to consider all possible repercussions of the proposed measures on EU coastal communities and on the productivity and competitiveness of EU fisheries; stresses, further, that the transition to a sustainable model of production and consumption should happen gradually and in a manner that is commensurate with the EU fishing industry’s capabilities;
Amendment 84 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Stresses that the agreement of the fisheries sector should, in particular, be a necessary part of fully achieving the objectives of the Strategy and correctly applying its rules; expresses its disappointment, in this regard, at the Strategy’s total failure to mention any involvement of representatives from the sector in institutional forums or a bottom- up approach that fully involves European fishers in drawing up the rules that they have to apply;
Amendment 85 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 e (new)
Paragraph 1 e (new)
1e. Stresses that very often the transposition of fair and acceptable principles risks turning into onerous and excessive practices that are difficult for fishers to apply without ever really achieving the objectives that these principles set out to achieve; stresses, therefore, that the proposals in the Strategy should not pose an excessive financial and bureaucratic burden for operators in the fisheries sector;
Amendment 86 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 f (new)
Paragraph 1 f (new)
1f. Agrees with the Commission on the need to ensure that the key principles enshrined in the European Pillar of Social Rights are respected, especially with regard to precarious, seasonal and undeclared workers; stresses, to this end, that practical steps should be taken in order to meet this need, through greater cooperation with Community bodies for social dialogue, such as the EU Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee for Sea Fisheries (EUSSDC), when drawing up legislative initiatives to achieve the Strategy’s objectives;
Amendment 88 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that promoting healthy and sustainable diets should privilege EU fisheries and aquaculture products, as they are an importantthe source of protein with the smallest carbon footprint and a crucial component of a healthy diet and also highlight the value of the work of fishers and women in the sector, and of aquaculture; notes that the ecological transition of food systems generally and fisheries in particular should take place in a way that ensures a fair income for the fisheries sector, strengthening its position in the value chain by grouping it into guilds, cooperatives, associations or other organisations, and conducting appropriate monitoring within the framework of the Directive on unfair trading practices;
Amendment 98 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Emphasises the need to move towards intelligent integration of global, regional and local food systems, promoting short channels in the fisheries value chain in order to improve food security, in accordance with the principles of the European single market;
Amendment 111 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the Commission’s assessment of the CFP, due by 2022, with a focus on the risks triggered by climate change for the sustainability of species; points out that Member State waters contain invasive alien species that threaten some of the economically important species, and attention should, therefore, be paid to the efforts to reduce their impact;
Amendment 112 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the Commission’s assessment of the CFP, due by 2022, with a focus on the risks triggered by climate change for the sustainability of species; agrees with the proposal to draw up an emergency plan to ensure the EU’s food supply and food safety in the event of future crises;
Amendment 122 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the announced new EU Strategic Guidelines on Aquaculture and emphasises the fundamental role of this sector and the need for its development; urges the Commission and Member States to ensure that the plans for the sustainable development of aquaculture take into account the main barriers to development of the sector’s potential and recognise the need to allocate space to this sector through appropriate spatial planning; stresses that the development of aquaculture requires a solid, reliable and clear legal framework in relation to the use of space and licenses, and one that provides confidence and security for investments in the sector;
Amendment 127 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses the urgent need for a food traceability system in the EU that enhances the sustainability of the fisheries and aquaculture sectors and that responds to consumer demands by providing information on where, how and what fish has been caught, primarily to improve food safety but also to enable checks throughout the chain and to combat illegal, unregulated and undocumented fishing; believes that this system should involve all actors in the value chain so that they can collaborate with each other, using simple digital systems that are easy to use and transfer and that do not entail excessive costs for operators, especially small businesses;
Amendment 128 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Welcomes the Commission’s intention to support green business models, such as those based on carbon sequestration, in order to make supply chains more sustainable; stresses, in this regard, that certain aquaculture practices, such as mussel or oyster farming, can be a successful model for the future in the context of the CO2 trading system, and calls on the Commission to invest in this type of green business in the context of the Strategy’s objectives;
Amendment 134 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Welcomes the Commission’s intention to take action to accelerate the market deployment of energy efficiency solutions in the agriculture and food sectors; stresses, in this regard, that such actions should also take the aquaculture sector into account in order to deploy all potential forms of energy production involved in these types of farming and to promote a zero-consumption production system;
Amendment 138 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 e (new)
Paragraph 4 e (new)
4e. Welcomes the Commission’s willingness to place a greater focus on investing in technology and green and digital practices, but expresses disappointment at the lack of any mention of fisheries and the aquaculture sector; stresses the urgent need to support fishers and actors in the fish product supply chain in the transition to more digital practices by investing heavily in training, and financing for digitisation and conversion to ‘green’ practices and tools;
Amendment 140 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Requests that the Commission and the Member States improveHighlights the importance of improving and streamlining the labelling of all fisheries products at EU level, whether fresh, frozen, processed or from aquaculture, marketed in restaurants and through retailers to allow traceability from the place of origin; stresses that this step will enhance the value of sustainable products and protect consumer rights; stresses that, to this end, the labelling must be objective, based on scientific data, non-discriminatory with regard to the actual nutritional value of the foods and able to provide exhaustive and specific information on the nutrients in the product based on the reference intakes of the average consumer, without misleading and influencing purchasing choices, in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011;
Amendment 142 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Requests that the Commission and the Member States improve the labelling of all fisheries products, whether fresh, frozen, processed or from aquaculture, marketed in restaurants and through retailers, to meet the consumers’ demands by offering information on origin, gear used and species caught, and to allow traceability from the place of origin; stresses that this step will enhance the value of sustainable products and protect consumer rights;
Amendment 143 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Requests that the Commission and the Member States improve the labelling of all fisheries products, including via digitally readable codes, of all fisheries and non-fisheries products (crustaceans, molluscs, algae, etc.), whether fresh, frozen, processed or from aquaculture, marketed in restaurants and through retaiboth retailers and wholesalers to allow traceability from the place of origin; stresses that this step will enhance the value of sustainable products and protect consumer rights;
Amendment 145 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Points out that fish, crustacean and mollusc products can be protected through the European quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs; notes that, in accordance with Article 32 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, Member States can also use the optional quality term ‘product of island farming’, including for fish, crustacean and mollusc products, in order to enhance the visibility of island-based producers; calls on the Member States to consider introducing additional regional designations for the fisheries and aquaculture sectors, with a view to promoting the visibility of their producers and products that are not eligible for protection under the European quality schemes set out in Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012;
Amendment 147 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses that a double standard between products from the EU and third countries could put EU fisheries at a competitive disadvantage in the absence of a global convergence of sustainability standards; stresses, to this end, that the labelling and traceability rules for EU products should also be applied to imported products; stresses, moreover, the need to change the current legislation which allows EU and third country products to be combined in production lines without having to declare the origin of the final product;
Amendment 148 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses the need for a coordinated approach to ensure consistency between the various initiatives aimed at improving consumer information and the implementation of appropriate impact assessments, comparing the costs and benefits of different policy options pursuing similar objectives, in order to prioritise those that are most efficient;
Amendment 152 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Calls on the European Commission to put forward a proposal for a revision of Article 35 of the Common Market Organisation (CMO) Regulation, so that the mandatory provisions for consumer information can be extended to prepared or preserved fish, crustaceans, molluscs and caviar (in accordance with codes 1604 and 1605 of the Integrated Tariff of the European Union (TARIC)) and can guarantee fair competition;
Amendment 154 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Welcomes the Commission’s intention to support the implementation of the rules on misleading information as regards the sustainability of food products and to develop an EU sustainable food labelling framework;
Amendment 160 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the need to continue to promote the responsible exploitation of fisheries resources an; stresses, in this regard, that EU fisheries have already made significant efforts to meet the objectives for sustainable exploitation of stocks by significantly reducing the fleet and fishing days, despite the significant sacrifices involved, in order to ensure that their fishing activity is sustainable both in terms of catches and in terms of the environmental impact on the marine ecosystem; stresses that any further restrictive measures could seriously jeopardise the survival of the sector and, in particular, the survival of small-scale traditional fishing; calls, therefore, for any further action to be accompanied by a thorough and comprehensive analysis of the socio-economic impact on the sector and on coastal communities; stresses the need to combat IUU fishing by strengthening the policy of sustainable fisheries agreements with non- EU countries for European vessels providing quality products;
Amendment 164 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses that, in order to ensure the safety of imports of fishery products and protect consumers, trade agreements concluded with third countries should include chapters on sustainable fishing that are in line with the EU’s sustainable development policies, the common fisheries policy and the provisions of the IUU Regulation; stresses that the EU should continuously monitor the efforts to combat IUU fishing put in place by third countries that have been granted preferential tariffs for fishery and aquaculture products; stresses that it is essential for the EU to make full use of the instruments at its disposal in accordance with the IUU Regulation, including the ‘red card’, if a country that has been granted preferential tariffs fails to comply with the EU requirements in terms of labour rights and sustainable fisheries;
Amendment 175 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Underlines the importance of EMFAF in sustaining and modernising the sector, favouring generational renewal, and promoting the active participation of women, associations, including guilds (‘cofradías’), producer organisations and the retail sector; welcomes the Commission’s intention to invest in research, innovation and technology, and stresses that the new EMFAF should also be used to support research and innovation programmes and projects aimed at reducing food waste and to promote a sustainable food system; stresses, moreover, the need to integrate the current European research and innovation programmes with the Farm to Fork and Biodiversity 2030 Strategies and with the new EMFAF, in order to maximise potential synergies between different sectors;
Amendment 177 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Underlines the importance of EMFAF in sustaining and modernising the sector, favouring generational renewal, and promoting the active participation of women, associations, including guilds (‘cofradías’), producer organisations and the retail sector; calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote and create incentives for the digital transformation of the sector in all links of the value chain for fisheries and aquaculture products;
Amendment 183 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Reiterates the need for all food products marketed in the EU to comply with the same level of stringency in relation to environmental and social sustainability requirements; urges the Commission and the Member States to require that all EU trade agreements include conditionality for sustainable production standards, particularly from the point of view of traceability of fishery products and standards relating to animal welfare, social requirements and environmental sustainability;
Amendment 193 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. RWelcomes the Commission’s intention to give consumers the necessary tools to make informed, healthy and sustainable food choices; recommends that appropriately funded, far-reaching and effective dedicated awareness campaigns aimed at consumers be launched in order to bolster fish consumption, highlight the properties and benefits of fish products, and help consumers to choose wisely when buying fresh fish products; stresses, moreover, that these campaigns should be promoted by working closely with trade associations and specific professional bodies, such as nutritionists, doctors and paediatricians, in order to take targeted and effective action to help European consumers.
Amendment 194 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recommends that appropriately funded dedicated campaigns aimed at consumers be launched to bolster fish consumption; calls on the Commission and the Member States to implement initiatives to reduce food waste and rubbish coming from EU fish and seafood markets.
Amendment 203 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Requests that the Commission develop guidelines on digital tools for consumer information, on information transmitted through all links in the value chain, including existing platforms, with the aim of promoting interoperability and improving the efficiency of existing systems.
Amendment 207 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Emphasises the need for a harmonised EU legal framework to develop a mandatory front-of-pack nutrition labelling system at EU level, based on independent scientific evidence; urges the Member States to support the implementation of the future EU nutritional profiling system and to refrain from unilateral actions that could hinder harmonisation of the European Commission’s efforts; calls on the Commission to consider the need to include changes in the algorithm for creating these nutritional profiles so that the presence of omega-3 is positively taken into account and the ratio of saturated to unsaturated fats is considered when attributing penalty points.
Amendment 210 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Welcomes the European Commission’s commitment to combating food waste as a pillar of a genuinely sustainable food system; highlights that the fisheries and aquaculture sector should be fully involved in the implementation of this objective.
Amendment 213 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Stresses that, in order to fully adhere to the European circular economy and food waste reduction objectives, virtuous behaviour such as reusing fishery products that have been caught and that fall below the minimum conservation reference size for which there is a ban on discards, should also be promoted and encouraged in fisheries.
Amendment 216 #
2020/2260(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 d (new)
Paragraph 8 d (new)
8d. Stresses that in the aquaculture sector it has long been common practice to reuse unused (or usable) animal products for human consumption; points out that, in the interests of a circular economy, considerable investment is needed to create synergies between aquaculture and food waste, and to support virtuous processes in the interests of a circular economy in order to reuse aquaculture waste (such as algae) for feeding fish.
Amendment 222 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas Europe’s food system should deliver food and nutrition security in a way that contributes to social well- being and maintains and restores ecosystem health; whereas currently, the food system is responsible for a range of impacts on human and animal health and on the environment, the climate and biodiversity; whereas the way in which we produce, use and consume food needs to transform, beverages and other agricultural produce needs to adapt in order to ensure 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;
Amendment 223 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
C. whereas the European model of a multifunctional agricultural sector, driven by family farms, continues to ensure quality food production, local supply chains, good agriculture practices, and high environmental standards and vibrant rural areas throughout the EUin the EU; whereas, however, negative trends such as depopulation, ageing and deterioration of well-being are not disappearing in most rural areas;
Amendment 323 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. considering that the EU is the only agricultural actor worldwide, that has significantly reduced greenhouse gas and nitrate emissions coming from agriculture, as well as the use of antibiotics in livestock; and that the new commitments expected from the sector to adapt to the requirements of the European Green Deal should take into account the achievements of EU agriculture in recent decades;
Amendment 348 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas the farm-to-fork strategy recognises the substantial efforts made to reduce the use of antimicrobials in animals, further strengthened by the new EU Regulations on Veterinary Medicinal Products and Medicated Feed, thus contributing to the global effort to reduce antibiotic resistance; whereas the EU must ensure that treating animals with antimicrobials remains possible where needed to ensure that the health and welfare of animals is protected at all times;
Amendment 353 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C c (new)
Recital C c (new)
Cc. whereas the European Commission’s One Health Action Plan Against Antimicrobial Resistance recognises that immunisation through vaccination is a cost-effective public health intervention with proven economic benefits and a control measure for AMR;
Amendment 355 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C d (new)
Recital C d (new)
Cd. whereas the uptake of smart and digital farming technologies to continuously monitor animal health and welfare has the potential to ensure effective disease prevention and the implementation of animal welfare standards;
Amendment 356 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C e (new)
Recital C e (new)
Ce. whereas it is necessary to ensure consistency and coherence amongst the measures envisaged by the farm to fork strategy and the CAP and CFP, the Trade Policy, the EU biodiversity strategy , as well as other related EU policies and strategies;
Amendment 370 #
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 the easya possible and affordable choice, and fosters and encourages consumption patterns that support human healthealthy eating and healthy habits while ensuring the sustainable use of natural and human resources and animal welfare, as well as a decent living and income for producers of food and agricultural products;
Amendment 378 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas it is important that consumers are trained, informed and enabled to take responsibility for the consequences of their choice of food stuffs, including the price, 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, available for all consumers, that support human health while ensuring the sustainable use of natural and human resources and animal welfare;
Amendment 412 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the European food system has played a crucial role during the COVID-19 pandemic, demonstrating its resilience with farmers and their cooperatives or producers organisations, workers employed along the food value chain, processors and retailers working together under difficult conditions and sanitary risks, including lockdowns, to ensure that European consumers continue to have access to safe, affordable, and high quality products without impediment;
Amendment 491 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the farm to fork strategy as an important step in ensuring a sustainable, fair and resilient food system, which is central to achieving the goals set out in the European Green Deal, the European Pillar of Social Rights and in the SDGs; emphasises the inextricable links between healthy people, decent working conditions, healthy societies and a healthy planet, encourages the Commission to translate the strategy into concrete legislative and non-legislative action as soon as possible, involving not only farmers but all actors in the food chain, including consumers;
Amendment 508 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the farm to fork strategy as an important step in ensuring a sustainable, fair and resilient food system, which is central to 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 translatuse the strategy into, combined with objective socio-economic sectoral analyses, to prepare concrete legislative and non-legislative action as soon as possible;
Amendment 543 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Welcomes the Commission's proposal to develop a contingency plan for ensuring food supply and food security in order to coordinate a common European response to crises affecting food systems ; insists that a prevention approach is needed to avoid panic movements and overreactions by people, firms or Member States; considers that it will be an adequate response to the growing expectations about food security that are to be addressed at European level; urges the Commission to consider strategic food stock issues in the way that it does for strategic petroleum stocks across European Union;
Amendment 548 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Urges the Commission to integrate food aid issues in the farm to fork strategy since 33 millions of Europeans suffer from lack of food, especially single parent families and students, and the social and economic consequences of the pandemic will increase that figure; recognises the unique role of the food aid associations across the European Union that need to be more supported because of the growing number of people who need help; considers that the resilience of our food system need to increase the connections between food policies and agricultural policies at every level from the local to the European level;
Amendment 574 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the announcement of an impact-assessed proposal for a legislative framework for sustainable food systems that should be based on transparent data and take into account the latest scientific knowledge; invites the Commission to use this proposal to set out a holistic common food policy in which all actors make their contribution, 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 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 and competitive agricultural sector while ensuring consistency between policdifferent EU policies and strategies 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 that respond to rational criteria based on the best scientific knowledge; 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 580 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes 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 policy on food and other agricultural products 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 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 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, securing, from a financial perspective, the presentation of such practices in as many official EU languages as possible; stresses the need to include the entire chains for food, beverages and other agricultural products, including processing, marketing, distribution and retail;
Amendment 634 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses that the Commission should, for the remaining legislative proposals announced in the strategy, rely on scientifically sound ex-ante impact assessments describing the calculation methods for each target and the baselines and reference periods for each of them, taking into account the cumulative effects of the legislative proposals and the need to adapt them to the reality of each Member State;
Amendment 666 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Recalls that the social dimension must be fully integrated in all future initiatives of the farm to fork strategy along with the economic and environmental dimensions to achieve a much-needed policy coherence for sustainable development; insists that improvement of working conditions, in line with the 8 ILO core Convention, collective bargaining, social protection, investment in public services, inclusive governance and fair taxation should be included as sustainability criteria;
Amendment 668 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Recalls that for the FAO, agroecology is a fundamental part of the global response to climate change and for the creation of sustainable food and agricultural systems, the new legislative framework for sustainable food systems, to be proposed until 2023, must be based on the principles and elements defined by the FAO as agroecology in order to trigger a true agroecological transition;
Amendment 689 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2
Subheading 2
Building the food chain that works for consumers, workers, producers, climate and the environment
Amendment 764 #
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 shouldcalls on the European Commission to draw up general guidelines establishing robust quantitative reduction targets, accompanied by well- defined support measures ensuring accountability at all levels to help reach these targets, which will then be met by the Member States; 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 803 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Considers that the reduction targets for phytosanitary products that will finally be established should be accompanied by sustainable alternatives available on the market with equivalent effectiveness in the protection of plant health, in order to avoid the lack of necessary treatments for crops in the EU and the proliferation of organisms harmful to plants;
Amendment 872 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 e (new)
Paragraph 3 e (new)
3e. Emphasises the need to improve policy coordination between agricultural legislation, particularly legislation on plant protection products, biocides and fertilisers, and, inter alia, water legislation, in order to ensure the protection of our water resources, particularly those used for drinking water supply , from overexploitation and agricultural pollution;
Amendment 1030 #
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 economy;
Amendment 1098 #
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, unless they make a binding commitment and establish a roadmap for achieving environmentally friendly results; calls for the proposals to be in line with the environmental objectives and the ‘do no harm’ principle of the Green Deal;
Amendment 1247 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for CAP National Strategic Plans to ensure adequate financial support and incentives to promote new ecological ‘green’ business models for agriculture and artisanal food production, notably through fostering short supply chains and quality food production, such models should support farmers in the transition towards climate neutrality;
Amendment 1281 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Welcomes the explicit recognition of a safeguard of the social rights of workers in the food chain; recalls that this has been endorsed by the European Parliament with the introduction of the social conditionality for the CAP basic payment in its position on the national strategic plans Regulation;
Amendment 1287 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Underlines that the COVID 19 pandemic presents the EU with the unique opportunity to rethink the European agriculture and food systems with a more sustainable and socially just vision;
Amendment 1298 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Recalls that the European food 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 food producers will ultimately increase their resilience; encourages the Commission and Member States to consider the food supply chain and its workers as a strategic asset for the safety and well-being of all Europeans; and to ensure that working and social protection conditions throughout the EU food supply chain meet national, EU and international standards for all workers;
Amendment 1368 #
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), which is exacerbas well as diseases that are not transmitted to humans, such as African swine fever; notes that the spread of such diseases is also associated bywith anthropogenic climate change, in addition to the destruction of biodiversity, environmental degradation and our current food production systems;
Amendment 1398 #
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), which is exacerbated by anthropogenic climate change, the destruction; calls for a better management of the veterinary prevention and promotion of high standards of animal health and animal welfare also with trading partners in order to prevent spread of zoonotic diseases and to promote the high levels of bBiodiversity, environmental degradation and our current food production systemssecurity developed in EU as the best practice at global level;
Amendment 1453 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Points out that CAP support levels vary from one Member State to another and this puts some producers and farmers at a disadvantage compared to others when it comes to the higher targets laid down in the new EU food and environment policies; calls for this aspect to be taken into consideration and for an appropriate response to this challenge to be incorporated in the plans for the next CAP;
Amendment 1457 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Urges the Commission to propose mechanisms that support cooperation between the various links in the chain, for example, by prioritizing stable market- oriented trade relations; considers that collaboration between the different segments of the food chain will be essential in the future, as it has been during the worst months of the covid-19 crisis;
Amendment 1513 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls on the Commission to bring forward proposals for better cooperation between farmers, already allowed under competition rules, and to support investment in improving production and marketing structures to make them more robust, stable, secure and profitable for farmers as means of helping strengthen their position in the chain;
Amendment 1519 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Recognises that retailers and wholesalers can help move sustainable products away from market niches and into mainstream markets; highlights their growing commitment to create transparency, promote healthy diets through consumer information, reformulation, promotion of organic products and treatment of food waste, which they offer in response to the already strong demand from its customers;
Amendment 1521 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 c (new)
Paragraph 13 c (new)
13c. Calls for the recognition of the food distribution system, based on the proximity of retail outlets to consumers, both in urban and rural areas, as essential to ensure access to food to all European citizens, avoiding the so-called food deserts that occur in the USA;
Amendment 1650 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls for measures toat European level to encourage product reformulation of products not covered by EU quality schemes and 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 science and urges Member States to support the implementation of the upcoming EU system and refrain from unilateral actions that could hinder the harmonization work of the European Commission;
Amendment 1703 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Calls on the European Commission to consider digital consumer information as a key element in making information on healthy and sustainable diets available to consumers in the EU;
Amendment 1710 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Calls on the Commission to strengthen the EU single market and provide clarity and simplicity for all players in the food sector, offering a more harmonised and science-based approach, which is currently lacking, in areas such as front-of-pack labelling, origin labelling, waste management, food donations, to name but a few, so that Europe can uphold sustainability standards in the food chain at the international level;
Amendment 1719 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 c (new)
Paragraph 16 c (new)
16c. Recalls the growing importance attached by producers and consumers to origin labelling; insists that such labelling should be established at EU level, should not undermine the smooth functioning of the internal market, be fully verifiable and traceable, and should be compatible with the EU's international obligations;
Amendment 1773 #
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 and alerting consumer on the proliferation of ultra- processed products that are presented as healthy copies; 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 1894 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Highlights the recognition in the strategy that Europeans’ diets are not always in line with recommendations for healthy eating, and that a population-wide shift in dietary consumption patterns is needed towards more healthy and plant-based foods and less red and processed meat, sugars, salt, and fats, which will also benefit the environment; acknowledges that the healthy choice may not always be the most sustainable and affordable choice and vice-versa; emphasises that EU-wide guidelines for sustainable and healthy diets wshould 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 advicee science-based and take into account the cultural and regional diversity of European foods and diets, as well as consumer needs and preferences ; calls on the Commission to develop such guidelines and specific actions to effectively promote healthy plant-based diets;
Amendment 1944 #
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 proteincomplementary sources of nutrition for human food and animal feed such as insects or algae, in the EU 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;
Amendment 2035 #
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 and common criteria for measuring food waste in the different links of the food chain are needed to achieve this;
Amendment 2068 #
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, including Horeca, and its understanding by consumers, in particular ‘best before’ labelling, while at the same time not undermining food safety or quality;
Amendment 2079 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Expresses its concern on the dynamics resulting from the process of concentration and the increasing dominant power of financial investors in the food supply chain, which lead to lower food quality and worsening of working conditions;
Amendment 2119 #
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 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 the strategic importance of collective approaches through producer organisations and cooperatives to bring farmers together in achieving their goals;
Amendment 2179 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 c (new)
Paragraph 25 c (new)
25c. Considers the allocated budget to achieve the ambitions of the EU Green Deal and the Just transition mechanism to be insufficient to deal in a socially sustainable manner with the consequences of the expected transformation; calls for the Just transition mechanism to cover as well agricultural regions that may be adversely affected and underlines the need to ensure the proper involvement of social partners in the definition and implementation of future initiatives of the strategy;
Amendment 2262 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Welcomes the explicit reference to the risk of asymmetries between the new requirements for European producers and those for imported products and calls once again on the European Commission to demand effective reciprocity in the negotiation of agreements with third countries;
Amendment 2278 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 b (new)
Paragraph 26 b (new)
26b. Calls on the Commission and Member States to strengthen control mechanisms both at origin and at the border in trade with third countries to safeguard the animal and plant health of European agriculture and prevent the entry of pests and diseases from outside the EU;
Amendment 29 #
2020/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the transition to a net-zero greenhouse gas economy requires a clean and just energy transition that addresses energy poverty across the EU, ensures sustainability, security of supply and affordability of energy;
Amendment 137 #
2020/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the Commission’s ambitious goals of increasing the capacity of renewable hydrogen electrolysers and hydrogen production; urges the Commission and the Member States to remove existing administrative burden and to incentivise the value chain and market uptake of clean hydrogen by providing a financial stimulus and dedicated funding schemes at national level in order to make it technologically mature and competitive with fossil-based and low-carbon hydrogen14 ; _________________ 14According to the Commission, ʻlow- carbon hydrogenʼ encompasses fossil- based hydrogen with carbon capture and electricity-based hydrogen, with significantly reduced full life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions compared to existing hydrogen production.
Amendment 182 #
2020/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Underlines that a clean hydrogen economy requires significant additional amounts of affordable renewable energy and the corresponding infrastructure; calls on the Commission and the Member States to step up their efforts in this regard and necessary to transport renewable energy to hydrogen production sites, or the produced hydrogen to the end users, depending on the cost analysis; calls on the Commission and the Member States to step up their efforts in this regard to develop cross-border partnership based on the opportunities of different regions to produce renewable energy and clean hydrogen, as well as to abolish taxes and levies on renewable electricity;
Amendment 215 #
2020/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Emphasises the timely need for hydrogen production and transport infrastructure and the parallel development of demand and supply; welcomes, in this respect, the Commission’s intention to review Regulation No 347/2013 of 17 April 2013 on guidelines for trans- European energy infrastructure (the TEN-E Regulation)15 ; notes that, despite in parallel to the concentration on industrial clusters in the first phase, the planning and development of infrastructure for transmission over longer distances and its regulation should already be undertaken; _________________ 15 OJ L 115, 25.4.2013, p. 39.
Amendment 261 #
2020/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Highlights that, in order to achieve a fast market uptake of clean hydrogen and to avoid carbon lock-ins, demand for clean hydrogen must increase; acknowledges that the initial focus of hydrogen demand should be on sectors for which the use of hydrogen is close to competitive or that currently cannot be decarbonised by other means; believes that for these sectors roadmaps for demand development, investment and research needs should be established at European level, taking into account the regional differences in respect to initial hydrogen deployment, technology readiness, climate opportunities and maturity of research infrastructure; agrees with the Commission that demand-side policies such as quotas for the use of clean hydrogen in specific sectors and carbon contracts for difference (ʻCCfDʼ) are necessary to promote decarbonisation through clean hydrogen;
Amendment 292 #
2020/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Stresses the importance of research, development and innovation along the whole value chain and of demonstration projects on an industrial scale, while ensuring geographical balance with special focus on carbon-intensive regions, in order to make clean hydrogen competitive; believes that involving SMEs and equipping workers with adequate knowledge and skills about hydrogen in all member states are of the utmost importance;
Amendment 306 #
2020/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Underlines that significant amounts of investment are needed to make clean hydrogen competitive, and that European programmes and financing instruments such as Horizon Europe, the Connecting Europe Facility, InvestEU and the ETS Innovation Fund have a key role in fostering a clean hydrogen economy; deeply deplores the Council’s cuts affecting these instruments; calls on the Commission to develop a coordinated investment strategy for clean hydrogen that takes into account the different starting points of all member states;
Amendment 324 #
2020/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Welcomes the European Clean Hydrogen Alliance and the Important Projects of Common European Interest (IPCEIs) as important means to enhance investment in clean hydrogen; encourages the Alliance to come up with an investment agenda and a project pipeline that can ensure the implementation of the hydrogen goals set by the Commission as soon as possible; welcomes the Commission’s plan to revise the State aid guidelines to include clean hydrogen; welcomes the revision of the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Directive where hydrogen and hydrogen refuelling stations should be made compulsory;
Amendment 348 #
2020/2242(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Believes that the importing of clean hydrogen may become necessary to cater to European demand; underlines the importance of cross-border cooperation aiming at ensuring the proper value chain from the renewable energy source to the final application of the produced hydrogen; calls on the Commission to establish mutually beneficial cooperation with neighbouring regions;
Amendment 213 #
2020/2241(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Highlights the need to reduce regulatory barriers and existing administrative burden, improve access to capital and further support energy storage projects, while taking into account the range of costs in euro / MWh for the construction and operation of the relevant storage technology, along transmission and distribution networks and at consumption sites;
Amendment 272 #
2020/2241(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Recalls that the primary objective of Union action in the field of energy is to ensure the proper functioning of the market; calls on the Commission to propose the necessary legislative changes to ensure equal rights for all consumers, while addressing energy poverty, and undistorted price signals reflecting the real cost of energy and its contribution to the decarbonisation of the economy; welcomes the initiative to revise Directive 2003/96/EC;
Amendment 1 #
2020/2217(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)
Citation 6 a (new)
- having regard to the findings of the Digital Economy and Society Index 2020, published on the 11th of June 2020
Amendment 22 #
2020/2217(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas data is an essential resource for sustainable economic growth, quality job creation and societal progress and is a key enabler of the transition to green and climate- neutral societies;
Amendment 27 #
2020/2217(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas the EU requires the availability of flexible, scalable, reliable IT architecture, capable of supporting the most innovative applications;
Amendment 43 #
2020/2217(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
D a. whereas, according to Eurobarometer, the share of European citizens who would like to take a more active role in controlling the use of their personal data, including health, energy consumption and shopping habits (46%) is larger than those who would not like (38%);
Amendment 56 #
2020/2217(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Amendment 57 #
2020/2217(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
E a. whereas an adequate infrastructure is needed in the EU, through the use of high-performance hardware and storage to run applications and store data;
Amendment 59 #
2020/2217(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
E b. whereas investments in skills in cloud and big data can help companies distant from technology to turn their business; and whereas companies considered to be at the forefront must remain constantly updated on recent technology innovations in order not to lose their competitive advantage;
Amendment 60 #
2020/2217(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
E b. whereas the European strategy for data will be instrumental, among other things, to achieve industrial policy objectives and will be beneficial to help European businesses, including SMEs, to successfully face the digital transition;
Amendment 65 #
2020/2217(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission communication entitled ‘A European strategy for data’; believes that it is a prerequisite for the viability of European industries, the progress of universities and research centres and nascent AI, and a vital step towards a democratic data society, which will bring better services, growth and jobs;
Amendment 69 #
2020/2217(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission communication entitled ‘A European strategy for data’; believes that it is a prerequisite for the viability of European industries and nascent AI, and a vital step towards a democratic data society, which will bring better services, sustainable growth and quality jobs;
Amendment 77 #
2020/2217(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that the COVID-19 crisis highlights the role of real-time dataand high quality data and information;
Amendment 98 #
2020/2217(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Underlines that despite the high level of protection granted by the GDPR, individuals suffer from the lack of appropriate technical standards and tools empowering the simple exercise of those rights; emphasises that individuals should be supported in enforcing their rights granted by the GDPR with regard to the use of the data they generate;
Amendment 117 #
2020/2217(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that the increasing volume, development, storage and processing of industrial and public data in the Union is a source of sustainable growth and innovation that should be tapped; believes that this growth can be enhanced via a level playing field and strong multi-player fair market economy;
Amendment 126 #
2020/2217(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that the Union’s data strategy must support sustainability, the Green Deal and, Union’s climate targets and social inclusion;
Amendment 137 #
2020/2217(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Supports the creation of a data governance framework for common European data spaces, covering interoperability, sharing, access and portability of data, to enhance the flow and reuse of industrial and public data; urges the governance framework to promote the “data for the public good” principle while always protecting the rights of EU citizens;
Amendment 149 #
2020/2217(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Insists that the data governance model be built on a decentralised data operating environment; believes that the EU should develop its own adequate capacity for cloud services and facilitate the emergence of a decentralised, interoperable ecosystem of data governance that enables efficient use of local infrastructures such as edge computing; supports the further uptake of decentralised digital technologies such as blockchain which enables individuals and organisations to manage data flows based on self-determination;
Amendment 155 #
2020/2217(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Believes that data management services and data architectures designed to store, use, re-use and curate data are critical components of the value chain of the European digital economy; stresses that costs related to access and storage of data determine the speed, depth and scale of the adoption of digital infrastructures and products, especially for SMEs and start-ups;
Amendment 187 #
2020/2217(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Recalls that personal and industrial data are not always separable; urges the Commission to define guidance on and practices in the utilisation of mixed data sets in industrial environments while guaranteeing privacy rules for personal data; calls on the Commission to consider creating a horizontal and cross-cutting personal data space alongside other data spaces to address the challenge of mixed data sets and empower citizens via, for example, trustworthy intermediators such as MyData operators, which store data with the consent of the owners; emphasises the need to further develop digital identities, which will enable individuals to retain ownership of their data and contribute to the establishment of safe and trustworthy data intermediation standards;
Amendment 189 #
2020/2217(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Recalls that personal and industrial data are not always separable; urges the Commission to define guidance on and practices in the utilisation of mixed data sets in industrial environments while guaranteeing privacy rules for personal data; calls on the Commission to consider creating a horizontal and cross-cutting personal data space alongside other data spaces to address the challenge of mixed data sets and empower citizens via, for example, trustworthy intermediators such as MyData operators, which store data with the consent of the owners; calls for further guidance by the Commission when it comes to the application of Regulation 2016/679 to mixed data sets, to ensure the full respect of data privacy;
Amendment 215 #
2020/2217(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. NUnderlines that market imbalances resulting from the high concentration of information and provision of data-related services diminish wider data access and use, not only putting SMEs at a disadvantageous position but also increasing risks to competition in adjacent and emerging markets in the digital economy; notes that there are specific circumstances, such as systematic imbalances in B2B data value chains, where access to data should be compulsory e.g. via well-formed APIs;
Amendment 259 #
2020/2217(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Commission and the Member States, in order to strengthen the Union’s technological sovereignty, to work on technologies that facilitate data sharing and analytics, and to invest in capacity building and high-impact projects to promote research, innovation, skills development and deployment of digital technologies while improving interconnection levels, digital connectivity and access, including in rural areas;
Amendment 270 #
2020/2217(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Recalls that the success of the Union’s data and AI strategies depends on the wider ICT ecosystem, closing the digital gap, developing the IoT, fibre, 5G, 6G, quantum, edge computing, block chain and high-performance computing; underlines that technological advancement based on data processing and the interconnectedness of digital products and services must be complemented with legally binding ethical standards to mitigate threats to privacy and data protection;
Amendment 272 #
2020/2217(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Recalls that the success of the Union’s data and AI strategies depends on the wider ICT ecosystem, closing the digital gap, developing the IoT, fibre, 5G while addressing the urban- rural digital divide, developing the IoT, fibre, critical infrastructure, including cybersecurity technology and research and risk prevention with reference to the deployment of 5G networks, 6G, quantum, edge computing, block chain and high- performance computing;
Amendment 307 #
2020/2217(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Emphasises the importance of trust and cybersecurity, including 5G network security, for a stable data economy; urges the Commission to present solutions suited to market players of all sizes;
Amendment 308 #
2020/2217(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27 a. Highlights that the gradual paradigm shift from physical centres of data storage to data architectures on the cloud and closer to the user, reinforces the need for a strengthened cybersecurity framework; underlines that the uptake and widespread use of products and services fuelled by data depend on cybersecurity standards, which will inspire trust and allow for safer data sharing mechanisms and better protocols to guarantee data protection;
Amendment 313 #
2020/2217(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 b (new)
Paragraph 27 b (new)
27 b. Stresses that the safe and widespread uptake of both products and services in the data-fuelled consumer- facing IoT and industrial IoT European ecosystems must include trust by design in order to integrate privacy standards and security safeguards in all stages of the design process as well as the data processing protocols of devices and services;
Amendment 329 #
2020/2217(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Calls for public and private funding for SMEs to fully capitalise on data economy’s potential; and to integrate digital technologies; reminds that only a minority of SMEs use customer relationship management (CRM) systems to analyse commercial information; underlines that the achievement of data equality for small and medium enterprises not only includes access to data, but also entails the skills to carry out analytics and to extract insights from such information;
Amendment 333 #
2020/2217(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Calls for public and private funding for SMEs and Social economy enterprises to fully capitalise on data economy’s potential;
Amendment 342 #
2020/2217(INI)
31. Calls on social partners to explore the potential of digitalisation, data and AI to increase productivity, improve well- being of the workforce and invest in upskilling while respecting workers’ rights;
Amendment 343 #
2020/2217(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Calls on social partners to explore the potential of digitalisation, data and AI to increase productivity, improve well- being of the workforce and invest in upre- skilling, upskilling and out-skilling;
Amendment 346 #
2020/2217(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)
Paragraph 31 a (new)
31 a. calls on the Commission to promote lifelong science-mathematics education in order to support the development of adequate digital skills and tools that adequately support processes related to artificial intelligence and cybersecurity;
Amendment 347 #
2020/2217(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 b (new)
Paragraph 31 b (new)
31 b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to also promote lifelong education in school systems and through information campaigns that aims to increase the awareness and responsibility of citizens as protagonists of the data economy society;
Amendment 350 #
2020/2217(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Believes that global rules governing the use of data are inadequate; calls on the Commission to work with like-minded third countries and international organisations to agree on new international standards to govern the use of new technologies, such as AI; highlights the need for international rules and standards to foster global cooperation aimed at strengthening data protection and establishing safe and appropriate data transfers;
Amendment 4 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights that European leadership can be a reality; notes that a second wave of digitalisation lies ahead; underlines that a common EU approach can make Europe the most innovative region in the world by 2030; stresses that digital revolution must contribute to sustainable development and benefit all citizens, while balancing the economic, ethical and environmental dimensions; further recognises that AI is an engine for sustainable transformation;
Amendment 5 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights that European leadership can be a reality; notes that a second wave of digitalisation lies ahead; underlines that a common EU approach can make Europe the most innovative region in the world by 2030; recalls in this regard the need to urgently address the existing urban-rural digital divide;
Amendment 6 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Recommends that Europe must analyse the challenges for consumers created by AI and make the EU’s consumer rights standards fit for the 21st century. Therefore it must establish an AI European Certificate of Compliance with Ethical Principles to ensure European citizens trust on AI; This Certificate should be granted by an independent, public certification organisation after a thorough assessment of compliance with the Ethical Requirements put forward by the High Level Expert Group on AI. The certification criteria and requirements for assessing the compliance will be drawn by this body in cooperation with the Commission and the Member States. Suggests that certification and auditing mechanisms at both the national and EU levels for automated data processing and decision-making techniques should be developed to ensure their compliance with ethical principles and values. Monitoring of compliance should be proportionate to the nature and degree of risk associated with the operation of the artificial intelligence application or system;
Amendment 7 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas our action to combat climate change requires important decisions to be taken in the field of agricultural and livestock production in the European Union, raising the requirements for these sectors to contribute to greater environmental sustainability, also with the support of artificial intelligence: considering that we should impose identical requirements on products from third countries with which we conclude free trade agreements;
Amendment 10 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Demands that digital connectivity should be a key element to address; calls to the Commission to urgently address the existing digital divide and analyse the impact of digital technologies with regards to unequal access to technology, on the depopulation phenomenon and disparities in connectivity across the Member States;
Amendment 12 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the Farm to Fork strategy sets out to reduce the use of pesticides by 2030, which could be assisted through the use of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, which can enable the creation of new tools to replace those pesticides that could pose a risk to human health, as well as favour a more limited use of them with precision agriculture;
Amendment 14 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. The shaping of a fair digital sector must go hand-in-hand with educational aspects, socialisation, fair working conditions, work-life balance, democracy, good governance and strong public services;
Amendment 17 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1 c. Highlights that science, innovation and R&D will be indispensable to attain the objectives of inclusive digital transformation and European digital sovereignty;
Amendment 26 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas the process of setting up Digital hubs for agriculture, which are expected to have an important role in the introductions and implementation of AI and digital solutions, has started in several Member States;
Amendment 27 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recognises that the EU has an enormously strong SME sector; recalls that this second wagve of digitalisation could lead to a strong industrial development of SMEs; reinforces the need to accelerate the digitalisation of SMEs and help them overcome barriers in adopting AI applications; calls for a goal of 500 digital unicorns within 10 years;
Amendment 29 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
C b. whereas some sectors of agriculture already apply AI technologies with potential for growth to a larger scale for the sector; notes that in numerous others the use of such technologies remains absent limited;
Amendment 30 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C c (new)
Recital C c (new)
C c. whereas education and training is crucial for the smooth and successful introduction of AI technologies in the agricultural sector, both among the newer generation, but also among the current members of the agricultural community;
Amendment 31 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C d (new)
Recital C d (new)
C d. whereas information about good AI practices should be available to broader range of experts and stakeholders in order to increase awareness and create opportunities for the sector across the whole EU, but also on regional and local level, where applicable;
Amendment 32 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Recognizes that the less digitally mature sectors are facing both internal and external barriers to the adoption of the AI that need to be clearly identified; stresses that for the most part, and especially for SMEs, barriers to the adoption of AI are similar to those hindering digitalisation;
Amendment 32 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C e (new)
Recital C e (new)
C e. whereas the agricultural sector, its digitalisation and the application of AI in the sector depend on reliable data and stable infrastructure from other sectors such as aero-spatial and meteorological tools as well as tools for soil testing and measuring animal indicators, among others; whereas this might imply the need for a technological upgrade and improvement in some regions and Member States;
Amendment 33 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C f (new)
Recital C f (new)
C f. whereas AI technologies and digitalisation have the potential of improving the agricultural performance in areas with natural constraints (ANC), which often suffer from access to limited resources and considerable seasonal variations; whereas because of their constraints they often remain out of the scope of the main research;
Amendment 34 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C g (new)
Recital C g (new)
C g. whereas AI research and work in the field of agriculture and animal husbandry has the potential of increasing the attractiveness of the sector for younger people and thus contribute to solving the issue of generational renewal;
Amendment 35 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2 c. Stresses that the successful development and deployment of AI in Europe is dependent on increasing the availability of high-quality data; highlights that using biased data sets can inadvertently lead to biased AI applications and notes especially the risk for reproducing gender, cultural, ethnic, social, disability or sexual orientation biases; underlines the need to acknowledge and address all bias in data- based systems both in their development and use;
Amendment 35 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C h (new)
Recital C h (new)
C h. whereas the demonstration or use of not fully functional AI technologies in the agri-food sector, or of studies, which are not fully completed, risks jeopardizing the trust of the agri-food community in the AI;
Amendment 36 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C i (new)
Recital C i (new)
C i. whereas agri-food start-ups play an important role for the sector in terms of introduction of new technologies and techniques, which can benefit and facilitate the introduction of AI technologies in it;
Amendment 37 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C j (new)
Recital C j (new)
C j. whereas AI has the potential of contributing to collecting more accurate and up-to-date data with regards to animal welfare, which on the other hand can improve the quality of sectoral research and respectively the decision making processes;
Amendment 38 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises that the COVID crisis provides an opportunity to speed up digitalisation; calls for financial incentives for SMEs that want to enter new markets; calls for new and open frameworks of access to data for European SMEs and start-ups in order to support their growth by empowering the training, testing and development of AI-enabled systems and applications. Calls for an inclusive digitisation of our societies that will serve the interests of the citizens by taking into account accessibility and affordability considerations. Calls for coordinated actions to address Europe’s digital divide that has been worsened due to the COVID and for a fair and cooperative digital modernisation of the public sector that would aim at a value-based digital transformation by promoting fundamental rights and democratic values.
Amendment 40 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises that the COVID crisis provides an opportunity to speed up digitalisation while reinforcing activities of strategic importance to the Union in relation to critical infrastructure, including cybersecurity technology and research and risk prevention with reference to the deployment of 5G networks; calls for financial incentives for SMEs that want to enter new markets;
Amendment 40 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that issues related to the wellbeing of agricultural workers and/or operatoimprovement of working conditions of agricultural workers and the reduction of high production costs for European farmers, animal welfare, andmong other ethical aspectsissues, should be a priority when it comes to assessing the applicability of AI in the sector;
Amendment 41 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises that the COVID crisis provides an opportunity to speed up digitalisation; calls for financial incentives for SMEs that want to enter new markets; recognises the concern that large firms have better capabilities to take advantage of the opportunities provided by AI which could lead to overconcentration in the market of large firms and multinationals;
Amendment 44 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that agriculture is an economic sector in which artificial intelligence will play a key role in solving food production and supply issues and challenges in the medium and long term, and therefore that priority should be awarded, when allocating resources at national and EU level, to investment in research, analysis, science and socio- economic investigation centring on and affecting artificial intelligence in the agricultural sector;
Amendment 46 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Recognises that the EU is lagging behind in the AI global competition; emphasises that the focus on services for citizens and businesses creates a global market segment in which the EU can lead, respecting its structural principles and values , including our Digital Identity, which are focusing on upholding fundamental rights, strong ethical aspects, legal safeguards and liability, thus protecting our democratic societies and citizens;
Amendment 47 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Strongly believes that the AI achievements and digitalisations should be accessible to all agricultural producers and breeders irrespective of the size or location of their farm or facilities;
Amendment 49 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Calls for Commission to develop innovative and proportionate rules for a trustworthy digital society, ensuring it should be fully inclusive, fair and accessible for all;
Amendment 49 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Calls on the responsible authorities in the Member States to prepare and implement smooth transition to any new AI-based model of agriculture by including socially responsible and just policies and solutions for the workers in the sector;
Amendment 51 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3 c. Highlights that we need a European legal framework on AI, robotics and related technologies that addresses ethical principles and fundamental rights in their development, deployment and use; notes that such framework should agree on ethical and technical standards to govern the use of new technologies, such as AI;
Amendment 51 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1 c. Calls on the EC to facilitate and guarantee within its remits the fair and equal funding, access and distribution of AI achievements among the various sectors such as agriculture with the aim of avoiding new divisions and a two-speed EU on issues such as AI;
Amendment 52 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1 d. Believes that the competent national authorities should prepare and publish analyses on the impact of introduction of AI technologies on work places and workers in short-, mid- and long-term with the aim of helping the labour market adjust accordingly and avoid social and economic exclusion;
Amendment 53 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 e (new)
Paragraph 1 e (new)
1 e. Underlines the role which the social partnership and dialogue with employers, employees and their unions or representatives has to play in the area of designing socially responsible and just transition to AI in the agricultural sector;
Amendment 54 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 f (new)
Paragraph 1 f (new)
1 f. Urges the Member States to include all sectoral partners, including workers' representatives and syndicates of agricultural workers, should such exist, in the discussions and the development of sectoral AI plans and strategies;
Amendment 61 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that targeted investments should be made in AI and innovative tools intended to improve the quality and use of natural resources, such as soil and water, both for agriculture production in the EU and for the forestry sector;
Amendment 64 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to stop funding big companies and distributing the remaining funds by a shotgun approach; calls for winners to be picked and grown larger; suggests prioritising future areas for digital economic structureshighlights that large technology companies and platforms with strategic market status in the DSM may leverage their positions not only in terms of the market but also in terms of access to and control of data, resulting in possible concentration of AI innovation and future imbalances in the DSM; calls for winners to be picked and grown larger; suggests prioritising future areas for digital economic structures; Highlights the need to support SMEs to master the twin transition to sustainability and digitalisation by safeguarding that they have access to the right skills, expertise and funding. Highlights the need for this support to acquire abroad geographical coverage across Europe, including remote, rural and island areas and aim at strengthening the digital capabilities and infrastructure in smaller places at the periphery of Europe;
Amendment 67 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Warns against the use of predictive technologies or perception manipulation techniques for market purposes from Big tech companies and pledges to safeguard that sensitive personal data, transactions data and metadata will not be used for profit by big corporations without citizens awareness and clear consent. Calls for these techniques to be classified in the highest category of the risk level scale proposed by the Commission given their specific and extremely sensitive nature as well as their potential misuses Calls the European Data Protection Board to issue Guidelines on this issue and highlights the need to safeguard algorithmic transparency of AI technologies and applications. Stresses the need for the establishment of a thorough system of traceability of AI systems that will be under human oversight, understandable by the consumers and which meets data subjects’ reasonable expectations;
Amendment 74 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for massive investment in clusters of excellence; calls to the Commission to facilitate the development of digital innovation hubs across the Member States in order to ensure the capacity-building, sharing of best practices in AI development and deployment and to mobilise the research and innovation along the entire value chain; recognises that such digital innovation hubs can also contribute to attract the access to talent and research capabilities in AI;
Amendment 79 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Calls to the Commission to initiate cross-sectoral dialogues, giving priority to healthcare, rural administrations and public service operators in order to present an action plan to facilitate the development, research and adoption of AI applications;
Amendment 81 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7 b. Calls for more investment in research, innovation, science and the scientific community, which is the driving force of the technological and digital revolution;
Amendment 82 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines that the family-model of European agriculture should be preserved and that the introduction of AI technologies could be harnessed to support the family model and sustain traditional practiceshelp to steer this production model in particular and help to strengthen the maintenance of traditional practices that now generate low profitability for their future survival;
Amendment 85 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Demands measures to end to the brain drain and attract the best minds to the EU; considers that the new Skills Agenda for Europe must address the challenges of adapting and raising new qualifications that reinforce the green and digital transition, including ethical aspects of AI;
Amendment 87 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Recognizes the need to protect the citizens and workers potentially at risk of displacement due to AI; calls to the Commission to develop strategies to manage digital transition by supporting reskilling programs, improving professional education, ensuring greater access to talent and provide long-life trainings for the current and future workforce with particular focus on SMEs; notes that education and transparency of new data driven technologies is important for the workforce to be able to understand, and be part of, the fair implementation; stresses the right of employees to know where and how their data is collected; Calls on social partners to explore the potential of digitalisation, data and AI to increase sustainable productivity, improve the well-being of their workforces while respecting workers’ rights as well as investing in awareness rising and digital literacy schemes;
Amendment 88 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Suggests that the EU must ensure minimum standards of fair working conditions for platform workers in line with the European Pillar of social rights as a requirement to allow access of platforms to the EU Digital single market. Suggests that the EU should introduce rules that control the growing digitisation of workplace monitoring and also to introduce mechanisms and methodologies that assess the relevant risks that have been augmented due to the increasing blurring between office and home environments. Calls for the EU to establish collective bargaining agreements and umbrella protection mechanisms for all platform workers;
Amendment 88 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses that the digital transition and approach, as well as the provision and implementation of AI technologies, should not discriminate among agricultural workers, including hired hands and self-employed workers, and should provide proper targeted support for reskilling and upskilling in quality jobs and professions;
Amendment 93 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8 b. Stresses that 90% of jobs require basic digital skills while 42% of EU citizens lack basic digital skills1a; _________________ 1a https://ec.europa.eu/digital-single- market/en/digital-economy-and-society- index-desi
Amendment 94 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8 c. Calls for promoting the creation and expansion of digital knowledge and support the research programmes and networks created among European universities in order to help European businesses and entrepreneurs attract the best talent and become the vanguard of digital innovation worldwide. Skills shortages and mismatches can be prevented by improving and facilitating connections between the education and training systems and the needs of companies to innovate;
Amendment 97 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Recognises that AI deployment is key to European competitiveness in the digital era; highlights that to facilitate the uptake of AI in Europe, a common European approach is needed to avoid internal market fragmentation; calls for promoting AI technologies aimed at improving public services with collective benefits; stresses that AI can help to break down the silos by linking and streamlining public services to improve administration for the benefit of citizens and businesses as well as provide real- time data bases for services and decision making;
Amendment 97 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Believes that AI technologies can and should be used to improve the traceability ofand labelling of agri-food products, including issues such as origin or production methods, thus providing greater transparency and useful information to European consumers;
Amendment 99 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Recognises that AI deployment is key to European competitiveness in the digital era; highlights that to facilitate the uptake of AI in Europe, a common European approach is needed to avoid internal market fragmentation, ensure the safety of data of Europeans and guarantee that they will not be processed by non-EU bodies for profit-making and/or political purposes or used to train algorithms shared with authoritarian regimes;
Amendment 105 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. States that increased digitalisation will bring new energy needs but also contribute to bring efficiency with providing better understanding of processes and leading to their improvements; recognises that AI can help to identify where energy improvements can be made for energy and costs savings; furthermore AI can better help to measure energy efficiency, improve energy management and access to renewable storage;
Amendment 106 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Calls on the respective authorities in the Member States to present and promote only AI technologies and studies, which are fully functional and completed, so that the agri-food community can benefit more from them without prejudice or assumptions vis-à-vis AI on a larger scale;
Amendment 115 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Considers that access to big data is key for the development of AI; calls for a new approach to data regulationreiterates the need for a new approach to data ownership by data subjects in the context of AI-enabled systems to ensure privacy and control of aggregated data or metadata built on data points containing information including, but not limited to, time, location, transactions; calls for a new approach to data regulation; stresses that privacy and data protection must be guaranteed at all stages of the AI system’s life cycle and notes that any big data processing operation should be subject to an ex-ante and extensive Data Protection Impact Assessment;
Amendment 116 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Considers that access to big data is a key for the development of AI; calls for a new approach to data regulation; underlines the importance of level playing field and EU wide interoperability when using the exponentially increasing amount of the industrial and public data; recalls that success of the Union’s data economy as well as AI development and deployment primary depends on the wider ICT ecosystem, closing the digital divide, upskilling and reskilling of workforce, developing the IoT, fibre, quantum, block;
Amendment 118 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Amendment 118 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Calls on the Member States to foresee resources for technological and material upgrade and renewal in the scientific bases, which work on or with AI, such as agricultural institutes, universities or other specialised bodies, with the aim of collecting more up-to-date and accurate data about the effect of AI on the plants, animals, soils, water among others;
Amendment 120 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Recalls that access to data must result from a transparent trade-off with citizens; recognises that when citizens authorize the use of the data, receiving as counterpart better services of general interest and a more competitive offer from the market; states that transparency and monitoring of the use of data must be ensured;
Amendment 122 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10 b. Demands that any artificial intelligence, robotics and related technologies system, shall be developed, deployed or used with "privacy by default" and in a manner that prevents the possible identification of individuals from data that were previously processed based on anonymity or pseudonymity, and the generation of new, inferred, potentially sensitive data and forms of categorisation through automated means (metadata). Calls the Commission to develop robust anonymisation and pseudonymisation techniques and identify best practices that will meet the processing requirements of the GDPR;
Amendment 126 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 c (new)
Paragraph 10 c (new)
10 c. Strongly emphasises the need to protect consumers from microtargeting practises and suggests that it should be flagged and coupled with their right to request a report on the use of behavioural analytics that were used to achieve consumers targeting. Is of the opinion that targeted advertisement practises should be explainable and offer to consumers options of choosing the desired personalization level/percentage of microtargeting. (ex. on a scale 0-100%). Strongly considers that the use of these practices should be subject to specific safeguards such as the informed and explicit consent of their owner, who should have the right to access effective remedies in case of misuse;
Amendment 127 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Calls on the Member States to consider inclusion of more AI trainings and courses both as part of their general but also specialised agri-food focused higher education, but also any other appropriate level of education, as part of both formal and informal education in their respective constituencies;
Amendment 128 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission to furnish the resources needed to establish and maintain a database, in all the official EU languages, of good practices relating to artificial intelligence in agriculture, so as to enable a quicker and more comprehensive exchange of experiences and improve processes in this area;
Amendment 129 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Warns against overregulating AI and discourages any "one-size-fits-all" approach to regulation; recalls that regulation must be balanced, agile, permanently evaluroportionated , and based on soft regulation except for high-risk areasthe current legislative instruments and best practices except for high-risk areas where a new regulatory approach should be devised;
Amendment 129 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. Calls the Member States with ANC to provide sufficient resources for research on use of AI in these areas in order to facilitate farmers there to make better use of the available resources;
Amendment 130 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6 c. Calls on the European Commission to design and put in place a digital platform or a website dedicated to the AI developments in the EU agri-food sector;
Amendment 134 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Warns against overregulating AI; recalls that regulation must be balanced, agile, permanently evaluated, and based on soft regulation except for high-risk areas; recognises that a regulatory approach to the definition of risk focusing only on high-risk sectors (healthcare, transport, energy and parts of the public sector) and high-risk uses or purposes can lead to potential loopholes;
Amendment 134 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Calls on the EC to conduct thorough analyses on the use of data collecting and measuring and magnetic- and wave-based devices on the most commonly bred agricultural animals such as cattle, sheep, goat, pigs, poultry and bees, which will be crucial for the design and use of AI on EU level.
Amendment 135 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Recommends that determining the risk level and the classification of sectors as high or low-risk, should always derive from an impartial, regulated, inclusive, independent and external assessment that considers ethical harms that can arise from artificial intelligence, robotics and related technologies in society, either because of poor (unethical) design, inappropriate application, or misuse; Such an assessment needs to balance attention to abstract principles with specificity; Recommends that determining the risk level and the classification of sectors as high or low-risk, should always derive from an impartial, regulated, inclusive, independent and external assessment that considers ethical harms that can arise from artificial intelligence, robotics and related technologies in society, either because of poor (unethical) design, inappropriate application, or misuse; Such an assessment needs to balance attention to abstract principles with specificity; Strongly recommends that a broad and inclusive debate and stakeholder consultation will contribute to creating trust among citizens regarding the assessment and classification of risks;
Amendment 135 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the competent national, regional and local authorities in the Member States to help initiate national and, where appropriate, regional and local digital agriculture hubs;
Amendment 139 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Notes that data-driven technologies, including AI are becoming the dominant force in the digital economy; states that any regulatory framework will need to address the question of production and use, interoperability, access to and sharing of data, reskilling of workforce and data management, in particularly SMEs;
Amendment 141 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11 b. Requests the Commission to determine the risk level of sectors by taking into account non-quantifiable risks and pay particular attention to the identification and characterisation of the hazard, the assessment of the likelihood of its occurrence and the characterisation of risk. Asks the Commission to pay particular attention to carefully evaluate all the uncertainties and transparently report on them, even when these cannot be modelled or expressed in quantitative terms. Requests the Commission to apply the Ethical Requirements put forward by the High Level Expert Group at the risk management level and consider the need for introducing a precautionary approach towards high level or potentially irreversible risks;
Amendment 143 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11 b. Supports the creation of "ecosystem of trust" as stated in the Commission's White paper on AI that should give citizens sufficient confidence to take up AI applications and provide to companies and public organisation the legal certainty to innovate in AI deployment;
Amendment 151 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to consider the creation of a European regulatory agency for AI and algorithmic decision-making tasked with 1) Auditing the AIAs of high-level impact systems to approve or reject the proposed uses of algorithmic decision-making in highly sensitive and/or safety-critical application domains (private health-care, for instance) 2) Investigating suspected cases of rights violations by algorithmic decision-making systems, for both individual decision instances (singular aberrant outcomes, for example) and statistical decision patterns (discriminatory bias, for instance) 3) Assessing compliance with the proposed Ethics Requirements and conduct periodical ethics reviews and audits;
Amendment 153 #
2020/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Highlights that EU continues its international cooperation on AI with like- minded countries and global players with the approach of EU rules and values; calls on the Commission to closely monitor international level playing field in AI development and deployment;
Amendment 1 #
2020/2169(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that the Agency received a EUR 16.7 million contribution under the general budget of the Union in 2019, a decrease of 0.4% in comparison with 2018; points out that the Agency receives one of the lowest budget appropriations of all the EU agencies; welcomes the fact that in 2019, the Agency managed to implement its budget at a rate of 99.9% for commitments and 86% for payments;
Amendment 2 #
2020/2169(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls the importance of fisheries control in achieving the objectives of the common fisheries policy (CFP); acknowledges the Agency’s vital contribution to implementing these goals; stresses that the ongoing revision of the regulation governing fisheries control will increase the Agency’s workload; emphasises the incoherence of seeking to tackle growing obligations without sufficient resources to do so; stresses, therefore, that the financial and human resources available to the Agency need to be increased in the coming years;
Amendment 7 #
2020/2169(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Highlights the assistance provided by the Agency to the Commission with regard to cooperation with third countries and the Agency's crucial role in securing a level playing field with all coastal states; stresses, in this regard, the need to increase the resources allocated to the Agency with a view to making it possible to handle the increased workload caused by the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union and any potential consequences of the new relationship for the fisheries control framework;
Amendment 10 #
2020/2169(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Deplores the fact that, despite the Agency’s commitment in June 2018 to publishing information on the relevant executive director and staff meetings with lobbyists on its website, no such information has been published yet; calls on the Agency to deliver onuphold its commitment and regularly update the page on its website dedicated to providing this information;
Amendment 9 #
2020/2140(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Highlights that the proper implementation of the CAP interventions is strictly related to the beneficiaries’ compliance with the commitments set out at Union level; stresses that the increased flexibility of Member States in allocating CAP subsidies risks further aggravating abuses, and urges therefore the Commission to avoid renationalisation of the CAP;
Amendment 25 #
2020/2140(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Highlights that CAP support to young farmers has proven to be an essential tool, to be further strengthened; believes that digitalisation and innovation could be decisive instruments for the revitalisation of rural areas making them more attractive to young farmers;
Amendment 28 #
2020/2140(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Stresses that investments contributing to a resilient, sustainable and digital economic recovery in line with the agri-environment-climate objectives pursued under the European Green Deal are fundamental for the social and economic development of rural areas;
Amendment 35 #
2020/2140(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Calls on the Commission to update its analysis of CAP fraud risks more frequently; encourages it to assess Member States’ fraud prevention measures, sharing best practices;
Amendment 40 #
2020/2140(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Amendment 11 #
2020/2117(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that, against the background of a sharp economic downturn, EU agri-food trade has remarkably remained broadly stable over the course of 2020, for both exports and imports, thanks in large part to the best efforts of farmers and SMEs in the agri-food sector; highlights that the Union’s yearly agri-food trade surplus exceeded EUR 60 billion; recalls in this context that agriculture and agri-food are key drivers for EU exports and economic recovery;
Amendment 18 #
2020/2117(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises the remarkablenoteworthy resilience of European agriculture; underlines its socio-economic importance as well as the high number of companies and jobs involved; stresses the importance of Europe’s agri-food production for the vitality and development of its rural areas; underlines that the success of European agriculture is strictly connected with the Common Agriculture Policy, that through the years has been the instrument to improve farmers' condition and guarantee food security in the EU;
Amendment 37 #
2020/2117(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls, however, that some European agri-food markets are in a highly vulnerable situation after a significant loss in sales, threatening their long-term sustainability; notes that the pandemic has had a significant impact on the wine, spirit and liqueur sectors, among others, given the drop in exports in terms of both volume and value; calls for further support, including, in particular, the extension of the extraordinary measures for the wine sector, to reactivate these exports and regain market share;
Amendment 64 #
2020/2117(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that any EU economic stimulus plans and export support measures need to consider agriculture in view of the importance and diversity of the sector; also stresses that the review and overhaul of EU trade policy, as well as the announced reform of the World Trade Organization, must be an opportunity to better defend the European agricultural model and farmers’ interests; reiterates firmly that agriculture and agri-food products entering the European market must fully comply with EU rules and standards and to this extent frequent and thorough controls should be put in place to guarantee this compliance from products from third countries;
Amendment 74 #
2020/2117(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. underlines that the crisis following the Covid-19 pandemic should be an opportunity to rethink the EU trade policy especially for what concerns its environmental impact and to put EU agriculture concerns, especially of the most vulnerable sectors, as high priorities in the trading negotiations with third partners; is convinced that the EU should use its position as a major global player to set the benchmark and direct international standards for sustainable food systems, based on respect for human and labour rights, fair competition, the precautionary principle, environmental protection and animal welfare in accordance with World Trade Organization (WTO) rules;
Amendment 83 #
2020/2117(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Stresses that the EU, in line with its Green Deal principles, should not import products coming from deforested areas or with lower environmental standards; recalls therefore the need to have a full transparent supply chain to guarantee the respect of EU standards as well as a high level information for the consumers;
Amendment 86 #
2020/2117(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Amendment 92 #
2020/2117(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Highlights the overall importance of a well-functioning internal market in order to enhance Europe’s export capacity and secure our producer network; stresses that the model of the EU agriculture, based mainly on small- and medium-sized family farms with limited financial capacity, could suffer from an unfair competition deriving from free trade agreements; calls therefore the Commission and the Member states to be prepared to defend and support this model with a coherent and holistic trade policy, taking into account all costs and benefits deriving from it.
Amendment 13 #
2020/2077(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Takes the view that the announcement of the action plan is a clarion call for profoundqualitative change to reorient farm production and processing models towards agro- ecology, given the degradation and scarcity both in natural resources and in the rest of the food chain;
Amendment 30 #
2020/2077(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for the implementation of a European protein plan at the earliest opportunity, and preferably by the entry into force of the new CAP at the latest, advocating consumption of legumes, as crops that need no nitrogen-based fertilisers;
Amendment 37 #
2020/2077(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Sees the circular bio-economy as an opportunity for agriculture, enabling it generate renewable energy from biodegradable farm and municipal waste and its by-products: organic fertilisers, stresses the importance of enabling the farmers to use this renewable energy in their farms;
Amendment 53 #
2020/2077(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Hopes that the circular economy will contribute to the relocation of agriculture and food production at local level byStresses the role of national, regional and local administrations in contributing to the strengthening of regional and local food systems in the circular economy;
Amendment 67 #
2020/2077(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for prevention measures to be stepped up in the fight against food loss and waste, in all parts of the food chain, including processing and retail; calls for further measures to support shortening the food chain, thus decreasing the stages at which food waste is produced;
Amendment 70 #
2020/2077(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for prevention measures to be stepped up in the fight against food loss and waste, both through intensified campaigns among citizens and through suitable measures and initiatives for food producers, processors and traders;
Amendment 87 #
2020/2077(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Highlights the presence of old, disused agricultural buildings which pose serious problems in terms of their removal costs (asbestos, etc.)., before new uses can be made of them or the space they occupy;
Amendment 90 #
2020/2077(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Calls for broad recognition that young farmers are especially important in the development of a circular economy, and essential generational renewal in the countryside must be supported by sufficient measures;
Amendment 93 #
2020/2077(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10 b. Notes the opportunities that the circular economy can create for small and medium farmers, and their importance for the move towards a more inclusive, sustainable, environmentally and climate friendly food supply chain;
Amendment 97 #
2020/2077(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 c (new)
Paragraph 10 c (new)
Amendment 102 #
2020/2077(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 f (new)
Paragraph 10 f (new)
10 f. Calls for an integration of blue bioeconomy into the circular economy action plans.
Amendment 57 #
2020/2074(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses that Cohesion policy should be in line with the aims of the European Green Deal, and its Farm to Fork and Biodiversity strategies;
Amendment 58 #
2020/2074(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Highlights that developing the circular economy should be a key priority within Cohesion policy, as it has a major role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and pollution, optimize material usage and waste management, longer lifecycle etc.; also underlines the significant role of bioeconomy and blue bioeconomy in the fight against climate change;
Amendment 83 #
2020/2074(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to support new recycling technologies in agricultural waste management; and encourage the use of bio-based plastics as replacement of plastic, though aiming to reduce plastic use overall; calls on the Commission to consider the possibility of a uniform labelling scheme for bio-based plastics;
Amendment 95 #
2020/2074(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Emphasises the importance of supporting short supply chains whose role has been also highlighted by border closures as a consequence of COVID 19, underlines that short supply chains can play a significance role in reducing the carbon footprint; also highlights the positive impact of short food chains which help to reduce food waste; and stresses the need to avoid over-packaging, whilst ensuring that food packaging is important for both hygiene and consumer information reasons;
Amendment 98 #
2020/2074(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Stresses the importance of keeping and attracting back young people to rural areas in order to use their contemporary knowledge and perspective on environment protection and climate change and to turn the demographically challenged rural areas into blooming, lively, sustainable communities. Therefore it is important to have adequate support from Cohesion policy programmes for young people;
Amendment 130 #
2020/2074(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Highlights the possibilities of brownfield developments and rehabilitation, which can create new industrial parks and incubator centres, with soil decontamination and environmental improvement of old industrial sites, to reducing the need for further greenfield site building, and attract companies and regional investments, thereby also creating jobs.
Amendment 137 #
2020/2074(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Believes that digitalisation and AI technologies can lead toward a more sustainable, resilient and resource- efficient agriculture and also create new types of jobs, but they require appropriate training and education, to which everybody should have access.
Amendment 141 #
2020/2074(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Emphasises the need for improving all types of connectivity (broadband, transport etc.) of rural areas in an affordable, sustainable and environment friendly way.
Amendment 4 #
2020/2058(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Expects that under the future multiannual financial framework (MFF), the contribution to the agricultural and rural development domain will be maintained, in real terms, at least at current levels; insists that any additional measures relating to the green transition be financed with fresh money and additional EU own resources that will go beyond the MFF proposal;
Amendment 17 #
2020/2058(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Takes note of the Commission communication on the Sustainable Europe Investment Plan (COM(2020)0021), but emphasises that the elements proposed within it, including the Just Transition Fund, depend entirely on an ambitious MFF agreement; expresses its deep concern that the front-loading of EU budget funds to cover new spending requirements stemming from the COVID- 19 pandemic may deprive EU farmers of funding in the latter years of the MFF, which would be particularly damaging if they are expected to comply with newrigorous obligations under the Green Deal;
Amendment 21 #
2020/2058(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Welcomes the Commission’s proposals on the MFF and the Next Generation EU, including the additional resources of EUR 32.5 billion for the Just Transition Fund and EUR 1 billion for the European Fund for Sustainable Development, to facilitate the European Investment Fund to provide support to a wide range of small and medium-sized enterprises;
Amendment 27 #
2020/2058(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Calls on the European Commission and the Member States to utilise the Recovery and Resilience Facility, where appropriate, to provide complementary support to European farmers and cooperative businesses to coherently cope with the challenges deriving from the need to ensure compliance with new rules and to adapt to the adverse impacts of climate change in a manner that does not threaten food production and respects the principle of sustainability;
Amendment 33 #
2020/2058(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls that a significant percentage of the common agricultural policy (CAP) envelope, which represents the larges a significant share of the EU budget, will be set aside to support climate-related objectives; recalls that the reform of the CAP is still ongoing and that no decision has yet been made on the exact contribution to environmental and climate-related objectives and requirements; recalls also that the Commission evaluation deemed the CAP to be the appropriate framework to develop the targets in the European Green Deal and for this reason it must be adequately funded;
Amendment 52 #
2020/2058(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Points out that the recent COVID- 19 outbreak has revealed the strategic role that agriculture plays in providing safe and high-quality food at affordable prices; insists that efforts made by EU farmers to produce food more sustainably must not be undermined by the import of products from third countries that do not meet the EU’s food safety, environmental protection, animal welfare and social standards.EU’s food safety, environmental conditionality, animal welfare and social standards apply fully to the import of products from third countries, completing the efforts made by EU farmers to produce food more sustainably;
Amendment 53 #
2020/2058(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4а. Considers that in order to achieve the objectives of the Green Deal at European level and to promote them at international level, the Commission must conduct an assessment of agricultural product import tariff quotas and propose an increase in these for countries that have not applied, or made provision to apply in the foreseeable future, standards and requirements in respect of their agricultural producers that are comparable with those in the EU;
Amendment 1 #
2020/2039(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
- having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 14 November 2017 on the deployment of cohesion policy instruments by regions to address demographic change,
Amendment 2 #
2020/2039(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas Europe’s regions currently face far-reaching demographic changes such as a low birth rate, a high mortality rate, an ageing population and an ongoing rural exodus;
Amendment 3 #
2020/2039(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas rural and disadvantaged regions are often unable to acquire the same economic indicators for a given time period as other regions, which in some cases appears to pose problems when it comes to applying for support;
Amendment 8 #
2020/2039(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital Б
Recital Б
B. whereas, in the light of the pandemic,addition to already- established issues and trends, the pandemic has also shown that policies and instruments addressing demographic problems must be reviewed;
Amendment 10 #
2020/2039(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas the demographic changes and depopulation issues are severely burdening rural, peripheral, sparsely populated areas and islands, as well as impacting the challenge of ageing, generational renewal and agriculture development;
Amendment 13 #
2020/2039(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
B b. whereas one of the main issues affecting rural economies is the declining share of agriculture; whereas data has shown that only 10,7% of EU farmers are below 40 years old and the farming population is ageing, which will have an impact on the agricultural sector;
Amendment 23 #
2020/2039(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that the ongoing depopulation of rural areas is not only having serious economic and social consequences but also hampering our chances of achieving the Green Deal’s ambitious objectives and those of other EU policies such as the common agricultural policy, cohesion policy, etc.;
Amendment 28 #
2020/2039(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that the ongoing depopulation of rural areas is not only having serious economic and social consequences but also hampering our chanccreating challenges ofin achieving the Green Deal’s ambitious objectives;
Amendment 36 #
2020/2039(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Urges the Commission, in developing the political guidelines for the Farm to Fork and Biodiversity strategies, to take practical steps to mainretain the rural population;
Amendment 38 #
2020/2039(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Calls the Commission to ensure that priority is given to creating opportunities for the labour market, supporting energy transition and developing transport and broadband infrastructure, in order to address structural challenges that are the main causes for migration from rural areas;
Amendment 42 #
2020/2039(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Stresses the need to foster and develop projects to promote the return of young people to rural areas by supporting youth employment, digital connectivity and entrepreneurship using best practices from member states;
Amendment 58 #
2020/2039(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Supports innovation and digitisation with a view to promoting a vibrant, dynamic rural environment; calls on the Member States to consider introducing computer skills training modules for regions where these skills are not of a sufficiently high level; calls on the Commission to draw on the smart cities and towns initiatives to develop a new instrument to support start-ups in rural areas, thereby also boosting their economic and productive fabric;
Amendment 61 #
2020/2039(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the relevant authorities at national, regional and local level to consider introducing educational modules as part of compulsory education aimed at forging and/or strengthening the link between students in urban areas on the one hand and activities and ways of life in non-urbanised areas on the other, so as to increase knowledge of, and the link between, future generations and rural areas;
Amendment 69 #
2020/2039(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Deplores the fact that the agreement on the multiannual financial framework is not ambitious enough to meet the challenges of demographic change; criticiseregrets the cuts to the EU’s two main instruments designed to promote sustainable development in rural areas: cohesion policy and the CAP.
Amendment 12 #
2020/2038(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises that agrotourism, and rural, culinary and wine tourism makes a significant contribution to the rural economy, represents an important additional source of income for many farms and offers a wide range of opportunities to maintain the attractiveness of rural areas and create jobsupport and create jobs both in rural and in urban areas;
Amendment 47 #
2020/2038(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4а. Highlights the role and potential of European (PDO, PGI, TSG), national, regional and local quality schemes in which representatives of the tourism sector participate alongside producers; calls on the competent national, regional and local authorities to work with and assist the relevant stakeholders to research and apply such quality schemes as a means of improving their welfare;
Amendment 54 #
2020/2038(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5а. Points to the huge potential of modern information technologies in the planning, organisation and deployment of tourism products and activities, including in rural areas; calls on local authorities to assist local communities in setting up online information platforms which, among other things, promote local culinary and agricultural traditions;
Amendment 1 #
2020/2023(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the current negotiation will be of decisive importance for the future of the Member States and the United Kingdom (UK) and, in that context, fishing and the management of living marine resources are essential issues; whereas the fisheries sector directly and indirectly represents hundreds of thousands of jobs, provides a livelihood for many coastal areas and coastal communities, contributes to fix population thus fighting demographic decline, contributes to safe and healthy food for millions of consumers, and promotes a strong environmental model;
Amendment 14 #
2020/2023(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Reaffirms that no comprehensive agreement can be concluded between the EU and the UK if it does not include a complete, balanced and long-term fisheries agreementagreement on fisheries and fisheries- related matters, allowing the continuation under optimal conditions of access to waters, resources and markets of the parties concerned; Recalls the need for the agreement on fisheries to be concluded by 1 July 2020;
Amendment 23 #
2020/2023(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that the greatest mutual benefit will be obtained by maintaining reciprocal accesnd equal access for fishers to waters and resources, by defining common, coherent and stable principles and rules, enabling open access of fishing and aquaculture products to markets without causing economic or social tensions through unbalanced competition;
Amendment 28 #
2020/2023(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Stresses the need to include in the draft agreement proposal, the distribution percentages that are currently applied for the stocks to be shared between both parties in Annex FISH-2 (Allocation of fishing opportunities) in accordance with the principle of relative stability in force. The fact that the percentages of the stocks to be shared between both parties have been left empty might be seen as an initial concession to the United Kingdom, lowering the objectives of the current mandate;
Amendment 31 #
2020/2023(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for the maintenance of a stable and constant distribution of fishing rights; and stresses the importance of long- term management of resources based on compliance with CFP principles such as maximum sustainable yield (MSY) and, the technical measures and regional management tools such as Multiannual Plans for different sea basins which have so far contributed to the improvement of the state of fish stocks for the benefit of the fleets of both EU Member States and the UK;
Amendment 36 #
2020/2023(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Recalls that the UK was involved in the preparation and implementation of the Multiannual Plans for each sea basin, in particular for North Sea and Western Waters. These Multiannual Plans were drawn up considering the Member-States at the time, including the UK, and that the objectives set follow the best available scientific knowledge and the CFP;
Amendment 37 #
2020/2023(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Reiterates that the full implementation of the CFP has given important positive results, either in increasing the number of stocks exploited within the MSY or in the way that Multiannual Plans have contributed to biological and economic sustainability with benefits for the fishing communities concerned;
Amendment 39 #
2020/2023(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Urges the Commission to include provisions on the prevention and combat of illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing activities within Union and United Kingdom waters;
Amendment 45 #
2020/2023(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the need for adequate cooperation and consultation mechanisms, a common scientific approach and guarantees that the UK will continue to contribute to data collection and the scientific assessment of stocks; and urges the parties to continue their active and loyal cooperation in matters of fishing control and the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing;
Amendment 46 #
2020/2023(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Takes note of the UK’s intention to be negotiating a separate fisheries framework agreement with Norway; reminds that Norway is a member of the European Economic Area(EEA) and the European Free Trade Agreement (EFTA), which entails rights and obligations concerning the fisheries sector and products when it comes to access among others to the EU market;
Amendment 47 #
2020/2023(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Underlines the importance of including a reference in the agreement on the obligation of cooperation within the framework of coastal States, as provided by International Law, which is essential for fisheries management measures and the sustainability of shared stocks;
Amendment 48 #
2020/2023(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Amendment 52 #
2020/2023(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Believes that the current context of crisis resulting from the COVID-19 outbreak does not facilitate the negotiations for an agreement within the demanding timetable established; calls, therefore, on the parties to be flexible so that the transitional period can be extended if necessary and to provide certainty for the sector;
Amendment 53 #
2020/2023(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Believes that in case the extension of the transitional period is agreed, the current distribution of TACs and quotas should be extended accordingly in order to provide legal certainty to the fisheries sector;
Amendment 54 #
2020/2023(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. However, urges the Commission and the Member States to prepare for all scenarios, both the extension of the transitional period and the no-deal, and to devise the necessary measures to support the sector as well as the regulatory frameworks appropriate to either scenario;
Amendment 4 #
2020/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas the demographic old-age developments have different impacts in the European regions, affecting more severely rural and remote areas, areas which are also experiencing a decline in their population; whereas population decline may have a negative impact in the social, economic and territorial cohesion of the EU;
Amendment 5 #
2020/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital А a (new)
Recital А a (new)
Aa. whereas an ageing population can act as a source of knowledge about local traditions, food and way of life in rural areas, which in turn can be used to develop local tourism and business;
Amendment 8 #
2020/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
A b. whereas employed workers, in the 55-64 age group, represented 59,1% of the labour force in the EU in 20191a; whereas, in 2016, around one third of the managers of family farms were aged 65 or over and the majority (57%) were at least 55years old or more; whereas only one in ten farm managers were under the age of 40; _________________ 1a https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/tgm/table.dot ab=table∈it=1⟨uage=en&pcode=tesem050 &plugin=1
Amendment 14 #
2020/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the current situation of older people on the labour market and more broadly in society shows that vast and decisive investment is needed in areas such as equal opportunities, lifelong learning and health, and more generally, employment assistance and health provision, in order to tackle the growing economic and social inequalities within the EU;
Amendment 17 #
2020/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital Б a (new)
Recital Б a (new)
Ba. whereas a large proportion of the income of older people in rural areas comes from social instruments and assistance such as pensions; whereas these forms of assistance vary significantly across the EU, which means they also vary in flexibility and, in some cases, also makes it impossible to start or maintain a bare minimum of economic activity;
Amendment 18 #
2020/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas older people in rural or remote areas, may face higher risks of age-related risks, including poverty, poorer access to quality health care and services, less social support or opportunity for social interaction, and lack of access to public transport services;
Amendment 25 #
2020/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital Б b (new)
Recital Б b (new)
Bb. whereas the conditions applicable to CAP support impose requirements which small farms with one or a few older employees find difficult to meet;
Amendment 34 #
2020/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that the currenta political approach, based on a limited and damaging vision (‘any job at any cost’), should be phased out so that is essential based on a vision of employment and work can be seen inas a longer-term perspectivecomponent of the individual’s working life;
Amendment 36 #
2020/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Considers that creating opportunities for intergenerational dialogue is important to enrich the social life of rural older people, counteracting the risk of social isolation, and, at the same time, helping younger generations through the knowledge of the past and traditional practices to contributing for cultural and heritage preservation as well as a more cohesive society;
Amendment 40 #
2020/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that sustained efforts will still be required from the social partners and the European and national institutions and the society in general, to create a truly positive ‘culture’ of active ageing and non- discriminatory recruitment;
Amendment 66 #
2020/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that family workers still represent the vast majority of agricultural labour in Europe, but notes that this type of labour has been steadily declining for years and is expected to decline further in the near future, due to ageing and out- migration of young people from rural areas;;
Amendment 71 #
2020/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses the importance of supporting the rural areas in their diversity, encouraging investments in projects that support local economies, including better transport accessibility and digital connectivity; Considers it important to recall that maintaining agricultural employment has direct implications for keeping rural economies alive; believes in addition that the challenge faced by all farmers, in understanding the role of, and engaging with, modern technology and innovation in agriculture should not be underestimated; stresses therefore stresses the importance of lifelong vocational training, advisory services and knowledge exchange, both within and outside the framework of the CAP.
Amendment 76 #
2020/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Notes that an ageing population, in particularly in agricultural and rural areas, is an unavoidable trend that must be taken into account when designing economic and social policies; considers that the issue of an ageing population requires a multidimensional approach, and stresses the importance of promoting a wider complementarity and synergy between policy areas and support instruments; reminds that adequate resources and services are essential to provide older people with an age-friendly environment;
Amendment 77 #
2020/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on national, regional and local authorities to consider introducing or supporting programmes for preserving the knowledge of the elderly local population in order to document and record the intangible cultural heritage around local food, recipes, products and other customs, which in turn can be used to develop and sustain local livelihoods, products and tourism;
Amendment 85 #
2020/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Calls on the Member States to take into account the proportion of elderly (aged over 65) people in rural regions when devising their strategic plans, and to consider introducing measures that cover or target elderly (aged over 65) inhabitants of rural areas, for example through a more flexible approach to the conditions applicable to real and active participation by that age group in the economic life of the region concerned;
Amendment 87 #
2020/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Highlights the role of the European structural and investment funds, in combination with other EU funds, in addressing the demographic challenges in rural areas, namely through the promotion of economic development and social inclusion;
Amendment 91 #
2020/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5 c. Highlights the role and importance of the CAP in encouraging generation renewal in the agricultural sector; Calls on Member States to favour actions to increase numbers of young farmers in their Strategic Plans and to promote the articulation with other instruments available at national and EU level;
Amendment 6 #
2020/2007(INI)
- having regard to the Communication of the European Commission of 23 March 2020 on the implementation of the Green Lanes under the Guidelines for border management measures to protect health and ensure the availability of goods and essential services,
Amendment 9 #
2020/2007(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 2 b (new)
Citation 2 b (new)
- having regard to the Communication of the European Commission of 30 March 2020 ‘Guidelines concerning the exercise of the free movement of workers during COVID- 19 outbreak’,
Amendment 11 #
2020/2007(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation 2 c (new)
Citation 2 c (new)
- having regard to the Communication of the European Commission of 16 July 2020 ‘Guidelines on Seasonal Workers in the EU in the Context of the Covid-19 Outbreak’,
Amendment 29 #
2020/2007(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission’s legislative proposal of March 2018 for establishing a European Labour Authority to ensure that EU rules on labour mobility are enforced in a fair, simple and effective way and prevents limitations to such mobility within the European internal market, which some Member States apply with bureaucratic hurdles or additional measures, hampering access to work;
Amendment 43 #
2020/2007(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Calls for a swift implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights and in particular of Directive (EU) 2019/1152 on transparent and predictable working conditions, in order to guarantee - among others - the right to fair and equal treatment regarding working conditions, access to social protection and training for workers;
Amendment 46 #
2020/2007(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Condemns the exploitation of workers in the agri-food sectors, which is a serious phenomenon affecting in particular seasonal and women workers; underlines that vulnerable workers, such as women and migrants, are at a particular risk of being subject to physical and psychological violence; calls therefore on the Commission and on Member States to strengthen the actions to prevent, suppress and punish exploitation and any other form of abuse;
Amendment 62 #
2020/2007(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that family workers still represent the vast majority of agricultural labour in Europe, and that insufficient generational renewal, aggravated by the lack of profitability of many agricultural holdings, which makes this activity unattractive for the incorporation of young people, is one of the major challenges faced by the farming sector across the EU, resulting in fewer farmers in the sector year after year;
Amendment 67 #
2020/2007(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Stresses the necessity to guarantee agri-food supply chains and food security, especially during the current COVID-19 crisis; notes that seasonal workers are crucial to the smooth and proper functioning of the agricultural sectors, in particular for the fruit, vegetable and wine sectors; points out that it is fundamental to protect and guarantee the rights, health and safety of workers in the agri-food sectors, especially during the current COVID-19 crisis;
Amendment 71 #
2020/2007(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Stresses the importance of ensuring that rural areas are equipped with the necessary basic public service facilities in order to enable a proper and permanent incorporation of women into any labour activity in these territories;
Amendment 80 #
2020/2007(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Points out that technological innovation is, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and digital technologies are a driver of structural change within farms and agricultural labour markets, and that many holdings across Europe are not sufficiently prepared for taking up technologicalsuch innovation owing to the low level of agricultural training of their farm managers and workers, a level which differs significantly among Member States; calls therefore for the promotion of digital training and upskilling as well as for support and advice for both workers and employers in the agricultural sector;
Amendment 83 #
2020/2007(INI)
5. Points out that technological innovation is a driver of structural change within farms and agricultural labour markets, and that many holdings across Europe are not sufficiently prepared for taking up technological innovation owing to, which can be explained by the low level of agricultural training of their farm managers, a level which differs significantly among Member States, or by the lack of a comprehensive policy in the individual Member States on digitalisation and the introduction of new technologies in the agriculture industry;
Amendment 84 #
2020/2007(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Points out that technological innovation and digital technology is a driver of structural change within farms and agricultural labour markets, and that many holdings across Europe are not sufficiently prepared for taking up technological innovation owing to the low level of agricultural training of their farm managers, a level which differs significantly among Member States;
Amendment 86 #
2020/2007(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Underlines that the new CAP should have a social dimension and a conditionality on social and labour requirements and standards, protecting the rights, wages and social security of all workers, including seasonal ones who are the most vulnerable on the market;
Amendment 91 #
2020/2007(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recalls that maintaining farming employment plays a key roleand adequate profitability of agricultural holdings are essential in keeping rural economies alive and isare therefore of significant importance which shows an urgent need for measures beyond the CAP reform;
Amendment 96 #
2020/2007(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 98 #
2020/2007(INI)
7a. Considers that European assistance should only be granted to beneficiaries who comply with social standards and who do not foster illegal, unregulated and/or undeclared work practices, either for temporary or for permanent workers.
Amendment 99 #
2020/2007(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Considers it vital to make progress on these issues in the European Union, to adopt measures at European level as a European minimum wage that can protect all workers, regardless of where they come from;
Amendment 10 #
2020/2006(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Notes that sustainable forest management is essential not only from environmental but also from the social and economic points of view, as the sector employs at least 500 000 people directly1a and 2,6 million indirectly1b in the Union, and respectively 13 million and 41 million people worldwide1c; _________________ 1aEurostat database on forestry https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/forestry/ data/database 1bEuropean Parliament fact sheet of May 2019 on the European Union and forests 1chttp://www.fao.org/rural- employment/agricultural-sub- sectors/forestry/en
Amendment 50 #
2020/2006(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Amendment 55 #
2020/2006(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that improving traceability and transparency can help to ensure that only sustainably sourced goods are consumed; but only in combination with common and widely recognised labelling and certification systems, and calls for due diligence obligations to be part of public procurement rules;
Amendment 61 #
2020/2006(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Encourages forest planting and re- planting activities and projects, especially planting of native and wildlife friendly species, as efficient afforestation and protection and restoration of forests help to increase carbon sequestration, reduce the risk and extent of forest fires, complement organic farming and agroforestry and promote biodiversity; stresses the important role of riverside forests in stabilising riverbanks, thereby reducing flood risk, maintaining water temperatures which protect biodiversity, and improving water quality by filtering run-offs from adjacent agricultural land; notes that newly planted forests cannot replace primary forests which are essential in biodiversity and environmental terms;
Amendment 70 #
2020/2006(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for binding and enforceable environmental and social provisions to be included in free trade agreements (FTAs)with respect to the application of food safety, environmental and animal welfare standards so as to protect forests, natural ecosystems and human rights, particularly community tenure rights; calls foron the reopening of FTAs which do not contain such provisions, for example EU-Mercosur FTACommission to continue to closely monitor and enforce ongoing free trade agreements against those standards;
Amendment 78 #
2020/2006(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Notes the continuing import into the Union of palm oil and its use in a range of industries, including the food industry; expresses its concern that palm oil is being used in some products as a milk substitute, which is liable to mislead consumers; notes with concern that the demand for products such as palm oil puts pressure on forest areas in sensitive regions and on the communities that live there;
Amendment 98 #
2020/2006(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls for a more holistic approach in which the Union provides direct support to local authorities for greening, afforestation and sustainable forest management practices; believes, in particular, that poverty-induced use of forest wood as heating fuel must be addressed, including by financing clean alternatives;
Amendment 111 #
2020/2006(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes the unsustainable level of consumption in the EUnion, and that, for example, the Renewable Energy Directive (RED II) contains insufficient sustainability criteria, which both causes and intensifies land-use change; stresses that the Union funding mechanism should promote sustainable forest management and land-use;
Amendment 118 #
2020/2006(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Stresses the importance of an observatory system for deforestation, forest degradation and changes in the world’s forest cover; encourages the increased use of the Copernicus satellite system to monitor forests;
Amendment 119 #
2020/2006(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Calls for a stronger role of the Union in helping local authority enforcement of forest protection regulations in force;
Amendment 13 #
2020/1998(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Recalls that at the peak of the confinement caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the fishing sector, in particular small-scale coastal fishing vessels, continued to operate maintaining the regular supply of local markets, guaranteeing Union citizens access to healthy marine food, particularly in isolated coastal areas and regions where supply chains were hampered by logistical constraints
Amendment 18 #
2020/1998(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Stresses that the negotiations on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union seem to be moving towards a no-deal scenario, and the social and economic consequences for the fishing fleets operating in UK waters will be huge; emphasises that financial support for the Union fishing fleet operating in those waters, now third country waters, needs to be ensured from the beginning of 2021 and that fishermen who are already in a difficult situation due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic cannot be subject to a double penalty .
Amendment 34 #
2020/1998(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Reiterates that the European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA) must be given the additional funding and equipment it needs to carry out its activities properly and to ensure that the EU meets its sustainable fishing goals, in particular with the changes to Fisheries Control Regulation that are now being negotiated and, seems to increase the competences and tasks to be assumed by EFCA;
Amendment 37 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Following the end of the transition period, barriers to trade and toand with the provisional application of the Trade and cooperation agreement concluded between the European Union and the United Kingdom (hereinafter referred to as "the TCA") in December 2020, barriers to trade, cross- border exchanges and fisheries relations between the Union and the United Kingdom will be present. Bhave become a reality with broad and far-reaching consequences for businesses, citizens and public administrations are expectedthe EU fishing fleet, workers, citizens and public. Those consequences are unavoidable and stakeholders need to make sure that they are ready for them.
Amendment 40 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2 a) As a result of the new fisheries relations agreed between the European Union and the United Kingdom, the EU fishing sector will face a profound impact due to the losses caused by the gradual 25% cut in the value of catches made both in the waters of the UK exclusive economic zone, in the waters of its territories with special status and in third country waters as set out in the TCA.
Amendment 42 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The Union is committed to mitigating the economicnegative economic, social and territorial impact of the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union and to show solidarity with all Member States, their regions and their local communities, especially the moworst affected ones in such exceptional circumstances.
Amendment 45 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) A Brexit Adjustment Reserve (the ‘Reserve’) should be established to provide support to counter adverse consequences in Member States, regions and sectors, in particular those that are worst affected by the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union, and thus to mitigate the related negative impact on the economic, social and territorial cohesion. It should cover in whole or in part the additional public expenditure incurred by Member States for measures specifically taken to mitigate those consequences, which are particularly severe in the field of fisheries.
Amendment 49 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) For the purposes of contributing to economic, social and territorial cohesion, it is appropriate that Member States, when designing support measures, focus in particular on the regions, areas and local communities, including those dependent on fishing activities in the United Kingdom waters, that are likely to be most negatively impacted by the withdrawal of the United Kingdom, including those dependent on fishing activities in the United Kingdom waters, in the waters of its territories with special status and in waters outside the United Kingdom which are affected by a loss of catches due to the reduction of fishing opportunities as a result of the TCA. Member States may have to take specific measures notably to support businesses and economic sectors adversely affected by the withdrawal. It is therefore appropriate to provide a non- exhaustive list of the type of measures that are most likely to achieve this objective.
Amendment 52 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) At the same time, it is important to clearly specify any exclusions from support provided by the Reserve. The Reserve should exclude from support the value added tax as it constitutes a Member State revenue, which offsets the related cost for the Member State budget. In order to concentrate the use of limited resources in the most efficient way, technical assistance used by the bodies responsible for the implementation of the Reserve should not be eligible for support from the Reserve. In line with the general approach for cohesion policy, expenditure linked to relocations or contrary to any applicable Union or national law should not be supported.
Amendment 54 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) In order to take into account the immediate impact of the adverse consequencesexpenses incurred in anticipating the impact of the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union on the Member States and their economies, the immediate impact of the adverse consequences of the withdrawal and the need to adopt mitigating measures, as appropriate, prior to the expiry of the transition period, the eligibility period for implementing such measures should start as from 1 Julanuary 202019 and be concentrated over a limited period of 30 monthslast until 31 December 2023, for all sectors except for fisheries, for which the eligibility period should be extended to 30 June 2026, by which date the 25% cut in the value of the products caught by EU fleets in United Kingdom and third country waters, as provided for in the TCA, will have taken full effect.
Amendment 58 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) In order to enable Member States to deploy the additional resources and to ensure sufficient financial means to swiftly implement measures under the Reserve, a substantial amount thereof should be disbursed in 2021 as pre-financing. The distribution method should take into account the importance of trade with the United Kingdom and the importance of fisheries in the United Kingdom exclusive economic zone, based on reliable and official statistics and in the waters of its territories with special status, and the importance of the decrease in fishing activity in waters outside the United Kingdom which are affected by a reduction in fishing opportunities as a result of the TCA, based on reliable and official statistics. Financial services should be excluded from the calculation of the distribution method. Given the unique nature of the event that the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union constitutes and the uncertainty that has surrounded key aspects of the relationship between the United Kingdom and the Union after the expiry of the transition period, it is difficult to anticipate the appropriate measures Member States will have to take rapidly to counter the effects of the withdrawal. It is therefore necessary to grant Member States flexibility and in particular to allow the Commission to adopt the financing decision providing the pre-financing without the obligation pursuant to Article 110(2) of the Financial Regulation to provide a description of the concrete actions to be financed.
Amendment 67 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) To ensure equal treatment of all Member States and consistency in the evaluation of the applications, the Commission should assess the applications in a package. It should look in particular into the eligibility and the accuracy of the expenditure declared, the direct link of the expenditure with measures taken to address the consequences of the withdrawal and the measures put in place by the Member State concerned to avoid double funding. Upon assessment of the applications for a financial contribution from the Reserve, the Commission should clear the pre- financing paid, and recover the unused amount. In order to concentrate the support on Member States most affected by the withdrawal, where the expenditure in the Member State concerned, accepted as eligible by the Commission, exceeds the amount paid as pre-financing and 0.06% of the nominal Gross National Income (GNI) for 2021 of the Member State concerned, it should be possible to allow for a further allocation from the Reserve to that Member State within the limits of the financial resources available. Given the extent of the expected economic shock, the possibility to use the amounts recovered from the pre-financing for the reimbursement of additional expenditure by Member States should be provided for.
Amendment 72 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) In order to ensure the proper functioning of shared management, Member States should establish a management and control system, designate and notify the Commission of the bodies responsible at national, regional and local level for the management of the Reserve as well as a separate independent audit body. For simplification reasons, Member States may make use of existing bodies designated and systems set up for the purpose of the management and control of cohesion policy funding or the European Union Solidarity Fund. It is necessary to specify the responsibilities of the Member States and lay down the specific requirements for the bodies designated. Member States will ensure that the local and regional authorities concerned are involved in the monitoring bodies, if they are not already part of them.
Amendment 75 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) ‘reference period’ means the reference period referred to in Article 63(5), point (a), of the Financial Regulation, which shall be from 1 Julanuary 202019 to 31 December 20223 for all sectors except the fisheries sector, for which the eligibility period should be extended until 30 June 2026;
Amendment 82 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point a a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point a a (new)
Amendment 86 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) additional amounts of EUR 1 126 162 000 shall be made available in 20246 in accordance with Article 11.
Amendment 96 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) measures to support businesses and local communities dependent on fishing activities in the United Kingdom waters, in the waters of its territories with special status (including those outside Europe) and in the waters of third countries where fishing opportunities for EU fleets have been reduced as a result of the TCA;
Amendment 97 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(c a) compensation measures for operators in the fisheries and aquaculture sectors, including for the processing of their products, as well as measures to support temporary or permanent cessation of fishing activities as set out in [Regulation (EU) No XX/20XX (EMFAF Regulation)] as a result of loss of income and additional costs caused by the reduction of quotas, catch limits for species not subject to quotas, the reduction of access to United Kingdom waters and the reduction of fishing opportunities for the EU fleet in waters outside the United Kingdom as a result of the TCA, and the decisions taken under Reservation No 13 (‘Fishing and water’) and the SERVIN-2 annex (‘Future measures’) to the TCA, including the obligation to land catches -in whole or in part- in UK ports;
Amendment 101 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) measures to support employment, job protection and creation, including through short-time work schemes, up- skilling, re-skilling and training in affected sectors;
Amendment 105 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. Expenditure shall be eligible if it is incurred and paid during the reference period for measures carried out in the Member State concerned or for the benefitmost affected regions of the Member State concerned.
Amendment 113 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 a (new)
Article 5 a (new)
Article 5 a State Aid 1. The Commission may declare that payments made by Member States under the present Regulation are compatible with the internal market and are not subject to the notification requirements of Article 108(3) TFEU. 2. In line with the provisions of [Regulation (EU) No XX/20XX (EMFAF Regulation)], Articles 107, 108 and 109 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union shall not apply to payments made by Member States, under the present Regulation, to undertakings in the fisheries and aquaculture sector, falling within the scope of Article 42 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.
Amendment 116 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 117 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. Member States, in cooperation with regional and local authorities in the areas most adversely affected, shall use the contribution from the Reserve to implement the measures referred to in Article 5 to provide non-repayable forms of support. The Union contribution shall take the form of reimbursement of eligible costs actually incurred and paid by Member States in implementing the measures.
Amendment 118 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 5
Article 7 – paragraph 5
5. By derogation from Article 12 of the Financial Regulation, unused commitment and payment appropriations under this Regulation shall be automatically carried over and may be used until 31 December 20256. The appropriations carried over shall be consumed first in the following financial year.
Amendment 120 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. The Member States shall, after consulting the regions concerned, submit an application to the Commission for a financial contribution from the Reserve by 30 September 2023 for all sectors except the fisheries sector, for which contribution requests shall be submitted by 30 September 2026 at the latest. The Commission shall assess this application and establish whether additional amounts are due to Member States or any amounts should be recovered from the Member States in accordance with Article 11.
Amendment 122 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. Where a Member State does not submit an application for a financial contribution from the Reserve by 30 September 20236 for the fisheries sector and by 30 September 2023 at the latest for all other sectors, the Commission shall recover the total amount paid as pre- financing to that Member State.
Amendment 125 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
(a a) in accordance with Article 7 (2), a description of the consultations held with the regions and sectors most affected;
Amendment 131 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. Where the accepted amount exceeds both the amount of pre-financing and 0.06% of the nominal GNI of 2021 of the Member State concerned, an additional amount shall be due to that Member State from the allocation referred to in Article 4(3), point (b), and any amounts carried over pursuant to Article 8(4).
Amendment 132 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 137 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) designating, at the appropriate level of governance, one or more bodyies responsible for the management of the financial contribution from the Reserve and an independent audit body in accordance with Article 63(3) of the Financial Regulation, and supervising such bodies;
Amendment 138 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 13 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. The body or bodies responsible for managing the financial contribution from the Reserve shall:
Amendment 141 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 1
1. By 30 June1 December 20267, the Commission shall carry out an evaluation to examine the effectiveness, efficiency, relevance, coherence and EU added value of the Reserve. The Commission mayshall make use of all relevant information already available in accordance with Article 128 of the Financial Regulation.
Amendment 143 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2
Article 16 – paragraph 2
2. By 30 June1 December 2027, the Commission shall submit to the European Parliament and to the Council a report on the implementation of the Reserve.
Amendment 146 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1
1. Each Member State’s share from pre-financing of the Brexit Adjustment Reserve is determined as the sum of a factor directly linked to the fishvalue of the fishery products caught in the waters that belong to the UK Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and in the waters of its territories with special status and the decrease in value of fishing activities in waters outside the United Kingdom affected by the cut in fishing opportunities provided for in the TCA, and a factor linked to trade with the UK.
Amendment 149 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 2
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 2
2. The factor linked to fishery products caught in the UK EEZ, in the waters of its territories with special status and to the decrease in the fishing activity in waters outside the United Kingdom affected by the cut in fishing opportunities provided for in the TCA is used to allocate EUR 600 million. The factor linked to trade is used to allocate EUR 3 400 million. Both amounts are expressed in 2018 prices.
Amendment 151 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 3 – introductory part
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 3 – introductory part
3. The factor linked to fisheries is determined on the basis of the following criterion and by applying the following steps:share of each Member State of the total value of the fishery products caught in the UK EEZ, in the waters of its territories with special status and of the decrease in the fishing activity in waters outside the United Kingdom affected by the cut in fishing opportunities provided for in the TCA.
Amendment 153 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
Amendment 157 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Amendment 164 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a
a) each Member State’s trade with the UK is expressed as share of the EU trade with the UK (trade is the sum of the imports and the exports of good and services, excluding financial services);
Amendment 168 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b
b) to assess the relative importance of these trade flows for each Member State, the sum of trade flows with the UK are expressed as a percentage of the Member State’s GDPoverall trade flows with the EU-28 as a whole and subsequently expressed as an index of the EU average (index of dependency);
Amendment 170 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point h a (new)
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point h a (new)
h a) to provide a minimum level of access to the funds from the Reserve, no Member State can receive less than EUR 5 million in 2018 prices. The resources needed to ensure this minimum amount are deducted from the other Member States' envelopes, proportionally to their shares not limited by this minimum threshold;
Amendment 172 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a
a) for the value of the fishery products caught in UK EEZ and in the waters of its territories with special status and of the decrease in the fishing activity in waters outside the United Kingdom affected by the cut in fishing opportunities provided for in the TCA the reference period shall be 2015-2018;
Amendment 174 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Amendment 112 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The evaluation of Regulation (EU) No 347/2013 has clearly shown that the framework has effectively improved the integration of Member States’ networks, stimulated energy trade and hence contributed to the competitiveness of the Union. Projects of common interest in electricity and gas have strongly contributed to security of supply. For gas, the infrastructure is now well connected and supply resilience has improved substantially since 2013still to be developed, taking into account some remaining developments in Eastern Europe in line with the projects currently present in the 4th PCI list. Regional cooperation in Regional Groups and through cross-border cost allocation is an important enabler for project implementation. However, in many cases the cross-border cost allocation did not result in reducing the financing gap of the project, as intended. While the majority of permitting procedures have been shortened, in some cases the process is still long. The financial assistance from the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) has been an important factor as grants for studies have helped projects to reduce risks in the early stages of development, while grants for works have supported projects addressing key bottlenecks that market finance could not sufficiently address.
Amendment 123 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Directives (EU) 2019/94424 and 2009/73/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council25 provide for an energy internal market. While there has been very significant progress in the completion of the internal energy market, there is still rooma significant need for improvement by a better utilisation of existing energy infrastructure, the integration of the increasing amounts of renewable energy and system integration. _________________ 24Directive (EU) 2019/944 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 June 2019 on common rules for the internal market for electricity and amending Directive 2012/27/EU OJ L 158, 14.6.2019, p. 125. 25Directive 2009/73/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 concerning common rules for the internal market in natural gas and repealing Directive 2003/55/EC (OJ L 211, 14.8.2009, p. 94).
Amendment 132 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Security of supply, as one main driver behind Regulation (EU) No 347/2013, has been significantly improved through projects of common interest. Moreover, the Commission’s climate target impact assessment27 expects the consumption of natural gas to be reduced significantly because its non-abated use is not compatible with carbon-neutrality. On the other hand, the consumption of biogas, renewable and low-carbon hydrogen and synthetic gaseous fuels will increase significantly towards 2050. Therefore, the natural gas infrastructure no longer needstill needs upgrading and modernisation, as well as support through the TEN-E policy in order to be hydrogen-ready. The planning of energy infrastructure should reflect this changing gas landscape. _________________ 27 SWD(2020) 176 final
Amendment 136 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11 a) Underlines that the energy infrastructure differs significantly across the different regions of the EU and the revision of TEN-E Regulation should support all member states in their transition towards low carbon energy in a fair way, while taking into account their starting points and specificities in the transition process. Points out in this respect the necessity to introduce a limited transitional period for natural gas PCIs that are already part of the list that is valid at the entry into force of the revised Regulation.
Amendment 150 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) Moreover, a new infrastructure category should be created for smart gas grids to support investments which integrate renewable and low carbon gases such as biogas, biomethane, and hydrogen, in the network and help manage a resulting more complex system, building on innovative digital technologies, including solutions for gas quality.
Amendment 182 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) To ensure voltage and frequency stability, particular attention should be given to the stability of the European electricity network, as well as on the capacity of cross - border infrastructure for transmission and regulation of reactive energy flows under the changing conditions, especially in view of the growing share of renewable electricity.
Amendment 229 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) addresses the identification of projects of common interest necessary to implement priority corridors and areas falling under the energy infrastructure categories in electricity, smart gas grids, hydrogen, electrolysers, and carbon dioxide, as well as natural gas PCIs that are already part of the list that is valid at the entry into force of the revised Regulation set out in Annex II (‘energy infrastructure categories’);
Amendment 419 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point f a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point f a (new)
(f a) For natural gas PCIs that are already part of the list that is valid at the entry into force of this Regulation a transitional period shall apply.
Amendment 795 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Part 3 – point 9 – introductory part
Annex I – Part 3 – point 9 – introductory part
(9) Hydrogen interconnections in Central Eastern and South Eastern Europe (‘HI East’): hydrogen infrastructure enabling the emergence of an integrated hydrogen backbone connecting the countries of the region and addressing their specific infrastructure needs for repurposing of existing gas infrastructure for hydrogen supporting the emergence of an EU-wide network for hydrogen transport.
Amendment 817 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Part 4 – point 13 a (new)
Annex I – Part 4 – point 13 a (new)
(13 a) Natural gas infrastructure: Natural gas PCIs that are already part of the list that is valid at the entry into force of the revised TEN-E Regulation should be granted a transitional period as their completion plays an important role for market integration, security of supply and the transition to a low-carbon energy system. Member Sates concerned: all
Amendment 847 #
2020/0360(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
(a) any of the following equipment or installation aiming at enabling and facilitating the integration of renewable and low-carbon gases (including biomethane or hydrogen) into the network: digital systems and components integrating ICT, control systems and sensor technologies to enable the interactive and intelligent monitoring, metering, quality control and management of gas production, transmission, distribution and consumption within a gas network. Furthermore, such projects may also include equipment to enable reverse flows from the distribution to the transmission level and related necessary upgrades to the existing network, including modernisation and upgrades of existing gas infrastructure.
Amendment 95 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) With the repeal of Directive (EU) 2016/1148, the scope of application by sectors should be extended to a larger part of the economy in light of the considerations set out in recitals (4) to (6). The sectors covered by Directive (EU) 2016/1148 should therefore be extended to provide a comprehensive coverage of the sectors and services of vital importance for key societal and economic activities within the internal market. The ruleisk management requirements and reporting obligations should not be different according to whether the entities are operators of essential services or digital service providers. That differentiation has proven obsolete, since it does not reflect the actual importance of the sectors or services for the societal and economic activities in the internal market.
Amendment 97 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Depending on the sector in which they operate or the type of service they provide, the entities falling within the scope of this Directive should be classified into two categories: essential and important. That categorisation should take into account the level of criticality of the sector or of the type of service, as well as the level of dependency of other sectors or types of services. Both essential and important entities should be subject to the same risk management requirements and reporting obligations. The supervisory and penalty regimes between these two categories of entities should be differentiated to ensure a fair balance between requirements and obligations on one hand, and the administrative burden stemming from the supervision of compliance on the other hand. The provisions of this Directive apply to entities with complex business models or operating environments, whereby an entity may simultaneously fulfil the criteria assigned to both essential and important entities. In order to enable the effective supervision and enforcement of risk management measures and reporting obligations for entities falling within the scope of this Directive, competent authorities or CSIRTs shall enforce the provisions of this Directive to a function or unit level within an entity, in order to appropriately and sufficiently address the level of criticality.
Amendment 102 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Sector-specific legislation and instruments can contribute to ensuring high levels of cybersecurity, while taking full account of the specificities and complexities of those sectors. Sector- specific legislation and instruments that require essential or important entities to adopt cybersecurity risk management measures, or impose reporting obligations for significant incidents, shall, where possible, be consistent with the terminology, and refer to the definitions in Article 4 of this Directive. Where a sector–specific Union legal act requires essential or important entities to adopt cybersecurity risk management measures or to notify incidents or significant cyber threats of at least an equivalent effect to the obligations laid down in this Directive, and apply to the entirety of the security aspects of the operations and services provided by essential and important entities, those sector-specific provisions, including on supervision and enforcement, should apply. The Commission may issue guidelines in relation to the implementation of the lex specialis. This Directive does not preclude the adoption of additional sector- specific Union acts addressing cybersecurity risk management measures and incident notifications. This Directive is without prejudice to the existing implementing powers that have been conferred to the Commission in a number of sectors, including transport and energy.
Amendment 108 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) Upholding and preserving a reliable, resilient and secure domain name system (DNS) is a key factor in maintaining the integrity of the Internet and is essential for its continuous and stable operation, on which the digital economy and society depend. Therefore, this Directive should apply to all providers of DNS services along the DNS resolution chain, including operators of root name servers, top-level-domain (TLD) name servers, authoritative nametop-level- domain (TLD) name servers, public and open recursive domain name resolution services, and authoritative domain name resolution services. This Directive should not apply to decentralised servicers for domain names and recursive resolwhich centralised administration does not exist, such as the root name servers.
Amendment 111 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 17 a (new)
Recital 17 a (new)
(17a) The edge ecosystem is an emerging vector susceptible to cyber threats and a growing trend with attacks targeting devices — such as routers, switches, and firewalls — is having a significant impact to both enterprises and to the connected digital ecosystem in its entirety. Edge computing ecosystems delivered in a highly distributed form are essential for the development of the Internet of Things (IoT), the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and the sectoral ecosystems of connected devices such as connectivity infrastructure and autonomous vehicles. IoT devices may potentially offer additional attack surfaces and allow threats and attacks to trickle from the device to the network or the cloud. Poor security of IoT devices or IoT gateways can potentially hinder the security of the entire connectivity chain and the data flows towards the edge and the cloud, consequentially affecting the overall security of the ecosystem.
Amendment 112 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 17 b (new)
Recital 17 b (new)
(17b) The continuous increase of computing power combined with the rising levels of maturity of exponential technologies such as machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) enable the development of advanced cybersecurity capabilities for real-time detection, analysis, containment and response to cyber threats in a rapidly evolving threat landscape. AI tools and applications are used to develop security controls including, but not limited to, active firewalls, smart antivirus, automated CTI (cyber threat intelligence) operations, AI fuzzing, smart forensics, email scanning, adaptive sandboxing, and automated malware analysis.
Amendment 113 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 17 c (new)
Recital 17 c (new)
(17c) Data-driven tools and applications powered by AI-enabled systems require the processing of large amounts of data, which may include personal data. Risks persist in the entire lifecycle of AI- enabled systems in cybersecurity- enhancing tools and applications, and in order to mitigate risks of unduly interference with the rights and freedoms of individuals, the requirements of data protection by design and by default laid down in Article 25 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 shall be applied. Integrating appropriate safeguards such as pseudonymisation, encryption, data accuracy, and data minimisation in the design and use of AI-enabled systems deployed in cybersecurity applications and processes is essential to mitigate the risks that such systems may pose on personal data.
Amendment 114 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 17 d (new)
Recital 17 d (new)
(17d) Member States should adopt policies on the promotion and integration of AI-enabled systems in the prevention and detection of cybersecurity incidents and threats as part of their national cybersecurity strategies. Such policies should emphasise the technological and operational measures including, but not limited to, workflow automation, streaming analytics, active monitoring, intelligent prediction and advanced network threat detection, in order to accelerate the analysis, validation and prioritisation of threats. ENISA’s National Capabilities Assessment Framework (NCAF) can assist in the evaluation and alignment of Member States’ policies building on available use cases and key performance indicators. Moreover, an assessment of Member States’ capabilities and overall level of maturity as regards the integration of AI- enabled systems in cybersecurity should be factored in the methodological construction of the cybersecurity index within the meaning of ENISA’s report on the state of cybersecurity in the Union under Article 15 of this Directive.
Amendment 115 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 17 e (new)
Recital 17 e (new)
(17e) Open-source cybersecurity tools contribute to a higher degree of transparency and have a positive impact on the efficiency of industrial innovation. Open standards facilitate interoperability between security tools, benefitting the security of industrial stakeholders, enabling the diversification of reliance from a single supplier or vendor, and leading to a more comprehensive CTI framework. Semi-automation of CTI production is an important tool to reduce the number of manual steps underpinning the analysis of CTI. The use of AI and ML within CTI should be further explored to increase the value of machine learning functions within CTI activities.
Amendment 116 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 17 f (new)
Recital 17 f (new)
(17f) Member States should develop a policy for the integration of open-source tools in public administration, and further explore measures to incentivise the wider adoption of open-source software by developing strategies to address and minimise the legal and technical risks that entities are faced with, as regards licensing and the necessary levels of technical support. Such policies are of particular importance for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) facing significant costs for implementation, which can be minimised by reducing the need for specific applications or tools.
Amendment 121 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 21 a (new)
Recital 21 a (new)
(21a) Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) in the field of cybersecurity can provide the right framework for knowledge exchange, sharing of best practices and the establishment of a common level of understanding amongst all stakeholders. Goal-oriented and service outsourcing PPPs foster a culture of cybersecurity at the Member State level, and leverage the exchange and transfer of expertise, thus raising cybersecurity awareness and the overall level of reciprocal support between public and private entities. Hybrid PPPs enable governments to assign either the operation, or the delivery of service- specific functions, of a CSIRT to an experienced entity facilitating the access of public administrations to private sector resources, and increasing the levels of trust between stakeholders by establishing a proactive attitude in case of incidents or crises.
Amendment 122 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 21 b (new)
Recital 21 b (new)
(21b) Member States should adopt policies underpinning the establishment of cybersecurity-specific PPPs as part of their national cybersecurity strategies. These policies should clarify, among others, the scope and stakeholders involved, the governance model, the available funding options, and the interaction among participating stakeholders. PPPs can leverage the expertise of private sector entities to support Member States’ competent authorities in developing state-of-the art services and processes including, but not limited to, information exchange, early warnings, cyber threat and incident exercises, crisis management, and resilience planning.
Amendment 130 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 26 a (new)
Recital 26 a (new)
(26a) Cyber hygiene policies provide the foundations for protecting network and information system infrastructures, hardware, software and online application security, and business or end-user data which entities rely on. Cyber hygiene policies comprising a common baseline set of practices including, but not limited to, software and hardware updates, password changes, management of new installs, limitation of administrator-level access accounts, and backing up of data, enable a proactive framework of preparedness and overall safety and security in the event of incidents or threats.
Amendment 131 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 26 b (new)
Recital 26 b (new)
(26b) Member States should adopt policies to promote cyber hygiene as part of their national cybersecurity strategies. Such policies should build on cyber hygiene controls and programmes that are affordable and accreditable in order to minimise the cost of implementation, especially for SMEs, and encourage wider compliance thereto by both public and private entities. ENISA should monitor and assess Member States’ cyber hygiene policies, and explore EU wide schemes to enable cross-border checks ensuring equivalence independent of Member State requirements.
Amendment 132 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) Since the exploitation of vulnerabilities in network and information systems may cause significant disruption and harm, swiftly identifying and remedying those vulnerabilities is an important factor in reducing cybersecurity risk. Entities that develop such systems should therefore establish appropriate procedures to handle vulnerabilities when they are discovered. Since vulnerabilities are often discovered and reported (disclosed) by third parties (reporting entities), the manufacturer or provider of ICT products or services should also put in place the necessary procedures to receive vulnerability information from third parties. In this regard, international standards ISO/IEC 30111 and ISO/IEC 29417 provide guidance on vulnerability handling and vulnerability disclosure respectively. As regards vulnerability disclosure, coordination between reporting entities and manufacturers or providers of ICT products or services is particularly important. CVoluntary coordinated vulnerability disclosure specifies a structured process through which vulnerabilities are reported to organisations in a manner allowing the organisation to diagnose and remedy the vulnerability before detailed vulnerability information is disclosed to third parties or to the public. Coordinated vulnerability disclosure should also comprise coordination between the reporting entity and the organisation as regards the timing of remediation and publication of vulnerabilities. Strengthening the coordination and timely exchange of relevant information between the manufacturer or provider of ICT products or services and the reporting entities is essential to facilitate the voluntary framework of vulnerability disclosure.
Amendment 133 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) Member States should therefore take measures to facilitate coordinated vulnerability disclosure by establishing a relevant national policy. In this regard, Member States should designate a CSIRT to take the role of ‘coordinator’, acting as an intermediary between the reporting entities and the manufacturers or providers of ICT products or services, where necessarythe reporting entity, or the manufacturer or the provider of ICT products or services, engages a third-party coordinator to assist with the disclosure process. The tasks of the CSIRT coordinator should, in particular, include identifying and contacting concerned entities, supporting reporting entities, negotiating disclosure timelines, and managing vulnerabilities that affect multiple organisations (multi- party vulnerability disclosure). Where vulnerabilities affect multiple manufacturers or providers of ICT products or services established in more than one Member State, the designated CSIRTs from each of the affected Member States should cooperate within the CSIRTs Network.
Amendment 139 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 31
Recital 31
(31) Although similar vulnerability registries or databases do exist, these are hosted and maintained by entities which are not established in the Union. A European vulnerability registry maintained by ENISA would provide improved transparency regarding the publication process before the vulnerability is officially disclosed, and resilience in cases of disruptions or interruptions on the provision of similar services. To avoid duplication of efforts and seek complementarity to the extent possible, ENISA should explore the possibility of entering into structured cooperation agreements with similar registries in third country jurisdictions. ENISA could play a more central management role either by exploring the option of becoming a “Root CVE Numbering Authority” in the global Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) registry, or setting up a database to leverage the existing CVE programme for vulnerability identification and registration to enable interoperability and reference between the European and third country jurisdiction registries.
Amendment 142 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 35
Recital 35
(35) The competent authorities and CSIRTs should be empowered to participate in exchange schemes for officials from other Member States, within structured rules and mechanisms underpinning the scope and, where applicable, the required security clearance of officials participating in such exchange schemes, in order to improve cooperation. The competent authorities should take the necessary measures to enable officials from other Member States to play an effective role in the activities of the host competent authority or CSIRT.
Amendment 144 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 38
Recital 38
Amendment 145 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 39
Recital 39
Amendment 147 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 40
Recital 40
(40) Risk-management measures should include measures to identify any risks of incidents, to prevent, detect and handle, respond to, attribute, and recover from incidents, and to mitigate their impact. The security of network and information systems should comprise the security of stored, transmitted and processed data.
Amendment 149 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 43
Recital 43
(43) Addressing cybersecurity risks stemming from an entity’s supply chain and its relationship with its suppliers is particularly important given the prevalence of incidents where entities have fallen victim to cyber-attacks and where malicious actors were able to compromise the security of an entity’s network and information systems by exploiting vulnerabilities affecting third party products and services. Entities should thereforeevaluate their own cybersecurity capabilities and pursue the integration of cybersecurity enhancing technologies driven by AI or machine learning systems to automate their capabilities and the protection of network architectures. Entities should also assess and take into account the overall quality of products and cybersecurity practices of their suppliers and service providers, including their secure development procedures.
Amendment 153 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 44
Recital 44
(44) Among service providers, managed security services providers (MSSPs) in areas such as incident response, penetration testing, security audits and consultancy play a particularly important role in assisting entities in their efforts to prevent, detect and respond to incidents. Those MSSPs have however also been the targets of cyberattacks themselves and through their close integration in the operations of operators pose a particular cybersecurity risk. Entities should therefore exercise increased diligence in selecting an MSSP, not only in terms of the close operational integration but also as regards the need for such outsourced activities involving personal data by a controller to be in full compliance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679, in particular the processing by a processor on behalf of a controller.
Amendment 156 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 46
Recital 46
(46) To further address key supply chain risks and assist entities operating in sectors covered by this Directive to appropriately manage supply chain and supplier related cybersecurity risks, the Cooperation Group involving relevant national authorities, in cooperation with the Commission and ENISA, and in consultation with the European Data Protection Board (EDPB), should carry out coordinated sectoral supply chain risk assessments, as was already done for 5G networks following Recommendation (EU) 2019/534 on Cybersecurity of 5G networks21 , with the aim of identifying per sector which are the critical ICT services, systems or products, relevant threats and vulnerabilities. Particular emphasis should be placed on ICT services, systems or products subject to specific requirements, in particular in third country jurisdictions serving as the country of origin. _________________ 21Commission Recommendation (EU) 2019/534 of 26 March 2019 Cybersecurity of 5G networks (OJ L 88, 29.3.2019, p. 42).
Amendment 160 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 47
Recital 47
(47) The supply chain risk assessments, in light of the features of the sector concerned, should take into account both technical and, where relevant, non- technical factors including those defined in Recommendation (EU) 2019/534, in the EU wide coordinated risk assessment of 5G networks security and in the EU Toolbox on 5G cybersecurity agreed by the Cooperation Group. To identify the supply chains that should be subject to a coordinated risk assessment, the following criteria should be taken into account: (i) the extent to which essential and important entities use and rely on specific critical ICT services, systems or products; (ii) the relevance of specific critical ICT services, systems or products for performing critical or sensitive functions, including the processing of personal data; (iii) the availability of alternative ICT services, systems or products; (iv) the resilience of the overall supply chain of ICT services, systems or products against disruptive events across the entire lifecycle of the service, system or product and (v) for emerging ICT services, systems or products, their potential future significance for the entities’ activities. Such risk assessments should identify best practices for managing risks associated with risks in the ICT supply chain and explore ways to further incentivise their wider adoption by entities within each sector under examination.
Amendment 164 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 50
Recital 50
(50) Given the growing importance of number-independent interpersonal communications services, it is necessary to ensure that such services are also subject to appropriate security requirements in view of their specific nature and economic importance. Providers of such services should thus also ensure a level of security of network and information systems appropriate to the risk posed. Given that providers of number-independent interpersonal communications services normally do not exercise actual control over the transmission of signals over networks, the degree of risk to network security for such services can be considered in some respects to be lower than for traditional electronic communications services. The same applies to interpersonal communications services which make use of numbers and which do not exercise actual control over signal transmission. However, as the attack surface continues to expand, number-independent interpersonal communications services including, but not limited to, social media messengers, are becoming popular attack vectors. Malicious actors use platforms to communicate and attract victims to open compromised web pages, therefore increasing the likelihood of incidents involving the exploitation of personal data, and by extension, the security of information systems.
Amendment 173 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 54
Recital 54
(54) In order to safeguard the security of electronic communications networks and services, the use of encryption, and in particular end-to-end encryption, should be promoted and, where necessary, should be mandatory for providers of such services and networks in accordance with the principles of security and privacy by default and by design for the purposes of Article 18. The use of end-to-end encryption should be reconciled with the Member State’ powers to ensure the protection of their essential security interests and public security, and to permit the investigation, detection and prosecution of criminal offences in compliance with Union law. Solutions for lawful access to information in end-to-end encrypted communications should maintain tThe effectiveness of encryption in protecting the privacy and security of communications, while provid must not be undermined ing an effective response to crimey circumstance, as any loophole in encryption is open to be explored or exploited by actors, regardless of their legitimacy or intent.
Amendment 175 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 54 a (new)
Recital 54 a (new)
(54a) Any measures aimed at weakening encryption or circumventing the technology’s architecture may incur significant risks to the effective protection capabilities it entails, thus inevitably compromising the protection of personal data and privacy, resulting in an overall loss of trust in security controls. Any unauthorised decryption, reverse engineering of encryption code, or monitoring of electronic communications outside clear legal authorities should be prohibited to ensure the effectiveness of the technology and its wider use. The cases where encryption can be used to mitigate risks related to non-compliant data transfers as presented in EDPB Recommendations 01/2020 may enable stronger encryption, whether in transit or at rest, for providers of such services and networks for the purposes of Article 18.
Amendment 177 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 55
Recital 55
(55) This Directive lays down a twohree- stage approach to incident reporting in order to strike the right balance between, on the one hand, swift reporting that helps mitigate the potential spread of incidents and allows entities to seek support, and, on the other hand, in-depth reporting that draws valuable lessons from individual incidents and improves over time the resilience to cyber threats of individual companies and entire sectors. Where entities become aware of an incident, theycompanies and entire sectors. In this regard, the Directive should also include reporting of incidents that, based on an initial assessment performed by the entity, may be assumed to lead to substantial operational disruption or financial losses or affect other natural or legal persons by causing considerable material or non- material losses. The initial assessment should take into account amongst others, the affected network and information systems and, in particular, their importance in the provision of the entity’s services, the severity and technical characteristics of the cyber threat, and any underlying vulnerabilities that are being exploited, as well as the entity’s experience with similar incidents. Where entities become aware of an incident, they should provide an early warning within 24 hours, without any obligation to disclose additional information. Entities should be required to submit an initial notification within 724 hours, followed by a finalcomprehensive report not later than one month after the incident has been handled. The initial incident notification should only include the information strictly necessary to make the competent authorities aware of the incident antimeline of 72 hours should not preclude entities from reporting incidents earlier, therefore allowing entities to seek support from competent authorities or CSIRTs swiftly, and enabling competent authorities or CSIRTs to mitigate the potential spread of the reported incident. Where an incident requires a longer period to be handled, an entity should be required to submit regular reports on the mitigation measures in place to contain, respond to, attribute and recover from the incident, and a comprehensive report not later than one month after the incident has been handled. The initial notification should allow the entity to seek assistance, if required. Such notification, where applicable, should indicate whether the incident is presumably caused by unlawful or malicious action. Member States should ensure that the requirement to submit this initial notification does not divert the reporting entity’s resources from activities related to incident handling that should be prioritised. To further prevent that incident reporting obligations either divert resources from incident response handling or may otherwise compromise the entities efforts in that respect, Member States should also provide that, in duly justified cases and in agreement with the competent authorities or the CSIRT, the entity concerned can deviate from the deadlines of 724 hours for the initial notification and one month for the finalcomprehensive report.
Amendment 183 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 60
Recital 60
(60) The availability and timely accessibility of these data to public authorities, domain name registration data to legitimate access seekers is essential to protect the online ecosystem, prevent DNS abuse, detect and prevent crime and fraud, protect minors, protect intellectual property, and protect against hate speech. For the purposes of this Directive, legitimate access seekers are natural or legal persons making a justified request on the basis of a legitimate interest under Union or national law to access DNS data, and they may includinge competent authorities under Union or national law for the prevention, investigation or prosecution of criminal offences, CERTs, (CSIRTs, and as regards the data of their clients to, providers of electronic communications networks and services and providers of cybersecurity technologies and services acting on behalf of those clients, is essential to prevent and combat Domain Name System abuse, in particular to prevent, detect and respond to cybersecurity incidents. Such access should comply with Union data protection law insofar as it is related to personal data.
Amendment 185 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 61
Recital 61
(61) In order to ensure the availability of accurate and complete domain name registration data, TLD registries and the entities providing domain name registration services for the TLD (so-called registrars) should collect and guarantee the integrity and availability of domain names registration data. In particular, TLD registries and the entities providing domain name registration services for the TLD should establish policies and procedures to collect and maintain accurate and complete registration data, as well as to prevent and correct inaccurate registration data in accordance with Union data protection rules.
Amendment 187 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 62
Recital 62
(62) TLD registries and the entities providing domain name registration services for them shouldshould be required to make publically available domain name registration data that fall outside the scope of Union data protection rules, such as data that concernof legal persons25 . TLD registries and the entities providing domain name registration services for the TLD should also enable lawful access to specific domain name registration data concerning natural persons to legitimate access seekers, in accordance with Union data protection law. Member States should ensure that TLD registries and the entities providing domain name registration services for them should respond without undue delayin 72 hours to requests from legitimate access seekers for the disclosure of domain name registration data. TLD registries and the entities providing domain name registration services for them should establish policies and procedures for the publication and disclosure of registration data, including service level agreements to deal with requests for access from legitimate access seekers. The access procedure may also include the use of an interface, portal or other technical tool to provide an efficient system for requesting and accessing registration data. With a view to promoting harmonised practices across the internal market, the Commission may adopt guidelines on such procedures without prejudice to the competences of the European Data Protection Board. _________________ 25REGULATION (EU) 2016/679 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL recital (14) whereby “this Regulation does not cover the processing of personal data which concerns legal persons and in particular undertakings established as legal persons, including the name and the form of the legal person and the contact details of the legal person”.
Amendment 195 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 69
Recital 69
(69) The processing of personal data, to the extent strictly necessary and proportionate for the purposes of ensuring network and information security by essential and important entities, public authorities, CERTs, CSIRTs, and providers of security technologies and services shoulis necessary to comply with a legal obligation under this Directive and constitutes a legitimate interest of the data controller concerned, as referred to in point (c) paragraph 1, and point (f) paragraph 1 respectively of Article 6 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679. That should include measures related to the prevention, detection, analysis and response to incidents, measures to raise awareness in relation to specific cyber threats, exchange of information in the context of vulnerability remediation and coordinated disclosure, as well as the voluntary exchange of information on those incidents, as well as cyber threats and vulnerabilities, indicators of compromise, tactics, techniques and procedures, cybersecurity alerts and configuration tools. Such measures may require the processing of the following types of personal data: IP addresses, uniform resources locators (URLs), domain names, and email addresses.
Amendment 199 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 71
Recital 71
(71) In order to make enforcement effective, a minimum list of administrative sanctions for breach of the cybersecurity risk management and reporting obligations provided by this Directive should be laid down, setting up a clear and consistent framework for such sanctions across the Union. Due regard should be given to the nature, gravity and duration of the infringement, the actual damage caused or losses incurred or potential damage or losses that could have been triggered, the intentional or negligent character of the infringement, actions taken to prevent or mitigate the damage and/or losses suffered, the degree of responsibility or any relevant previous infringements, the degree of cooperation with the competent authority and any other aggravating or mitigating factor. The imposition of penalties including administrative fines should be subject to appropriate procedural safeguards in accordance with the general principles of Union law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, including effective judicial protection and due process.
Amendment 201 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 76
Recital 76
(76) In order to further strengthen the effectiveness and dissuasiveness of the penalties applicable to infringements of obligations laid down pursuant to this Directive, the competent authorities should be empowered to apply sanctions consisting of the, where applicable, the temporary suspension of a certification or authorisation concerning part or all the services provided by an essential entity, and the imposition of a temporary ban from the exercise of managerial functions by a natural personagainst any person discharging managerial responsibilities at chief executive officer or legal representative level in that essential entity from exercising managerial functions in that entity. This provision shall not apply to public administration entities as referred to in this Directive. Given their severity and impact on the entities’ activities and ultimately on their consumers, such sanctions should only be applied proportionally to the severity of the infringement and taking account of the specific circumstances of each case, including the intentional or negligent character of the infringement, actions taken to prevent or mitigate the damage and/or losses suffered. Such sanctions should only be applied as ultima ratio, meaning only after the other relevant enforcement actions laid down by this Directive have been exhausted, and only for the time until the entities to which they apply take the necessary action to remedy the deficiencies or comply with the requirements of the competent authority for which such sanctions were applied. The imposition of such sanctions shall be subject to appropriate procedural safeguards in accordance with the general principles of Union law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, including effective judicial protection, due process, presumption of innocence and right of defence.
Amendment 206 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 79
Recital 79
(79) A peer-review mechanism should be introduced, allowing the assessment by experts designated by the Member States and ENISA of the implementation of cybersecurity policies, including the level of Member States’ capabilities and available resources, and provide an effective path for the transfer of cybersecurity-enhancing technologies, mechanisms and processes between and among competent authorities or CSIRTs.
Amendment 231 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. As regards the processing of personal data, essential and important entities as well as competent authorities, CERTs, and CSIRTs, shall process personal data to the extent strictly necessary and proportionate for the purposes of ensuring network and information security in accordance with the obligations set out in this Directive. Where the processing of personal data is required for the purpose of cybersecurity and network and information security in accordance with the provisions set out in Article 18 and Article 20 of the Directive, including the provisions set out in Article 23, that processing is considered necessary for compliance with a legal obligation in accordance with paragraph1(c) of Article 6 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679.
Amendment 233 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 5 b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. For the purposes of arrangements underpinning cybersecurity information- sharing and voluntary notification of information as set out in Articles 26 and 27 of this Directive, the processing of personal data constitutes a legitimate interest of the data controller concerned in accordance with paragraph 1(f) of Article 6 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679.
Amendment 235 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 5 c (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. As regards the processing of personal data from essential entities providing services of public electronic communications networks or publicly available electronic communications referred to in point 8 of Annex I and point (a)(i) of paragraph2(1), such processing of personal data required for the purposes of ensuring network and information security shall be in compliance with the provisions set out in Directive 2002/58/EC.
Amendment 238 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 6
Article 2 – paragraph 6
6. Sector-specific acts that require essential or important entities either to adopt cybersecurity risk management measures or to notify incidents or significant cyber threats, shall, where possible, refer to the definitions in Article 4 of this Directive. Where provisions of sector–specific acts of Union law require essential or important entities either to adopt cybersecurity risk management measures or to notify incidents or significant cyber threats, and where those requirements are at least equivalent in effect to the obligations laid down in this Directive, the relevant provisions of this Directive, including the provision on supervision and enforcement laid down in Chapter VI, shall not apply.
Amendment 243 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
(4a) ‘near miss’ means an event which could have caused harm, but was successfully prevented from fully transpiring;
Amendment 247 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 6
(6) ‘incident handling’ means all actions and procedures aiming at prevention, detection, analysis, attribution, and containment of and a response to an incident;
Amendment 248 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 7 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 7 a (new)
(7a) ‘risk’ means the potential for loss or disruption caused by an incident and is to be expressed as a combination of the magnitude of such loss or disruption and the likelihood of occurrence of that incident;
Amendment 250 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 13
(13) ‘domain name system (DNS)’ means a hierarchical distributed naming system which allows end-users to reach services and resources on the internetenables the identification of internet services and resources, allowing end-user devices to utilise internet routing and connectivity services, to reach those services and resources;
Amendment 253 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 14
(14) ‘DNS service provider’ means an entity that provides recursive or authoritative domain name resolution services to internet end-users and other DNS service provider: a) open and public recursive domain name resolution services; or b) authoritative domain name resolution services as a service procurable by third-party entities;
Amendment 255 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 15
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 15
(15) ‘top–level domain name registry’ means an entity which has been delegated a specific TLD and is responsible for administering the TLD including the registration of domain names under the TLD and the technical operation of the TLD, including the operation of its name servers, the maintenance of its databases and the distribution of TLD zone files across name servers, irrespective of whether any of those operations are being performed by the entity or are outsourced;
Amendment 256 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 15 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 15 a (new)
(15a) ‘legitimate access seekers’ means any natural or legal person, including competent authorities under Union or national law for the prevention, investigation or prosecution of criminal offences, CSIRTs, CERTs, providers of electronic communications networks and services, and providers of cybersecurity technologies and services, seeking DNS data upon a justified request on the basis of Union or national law for the purposes of preventing DNS abuse, detecting and preventing crime and fraud, protecting minors, protecting intellectual property, and protecting against hate speech;
Amendment 257 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 22
(22) ‘social networking services platform’ means a platform that enables end-users to connect, share, discover and communicate with each other via number- independent interpersonal communications services across multiple devices, and in particular, via chats, posts, videos and recommendations);
Amendment 272 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Each Member State shall adopt a national cybersecurity strategy defining the strategic objectives and, the required technical, organisational, and financial resources to achieve those objectives, and the appropriate policy and regulatory measures, with a view to achieving and maintaining a high level of cybersecurity. The national cybersecurity strategy shall include, in particular, the following:
Amendment 277 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) a governance framework to achieve those objectives and priorities, including the policies referred to in paragraph 2, and an appropriate framework defining the roles and responsibilities of public bodies and entities as well as other relevant actors, underpinning the cooperation and coordination, at the national level, between the competent authorities designated under Articles 7(1) and 8(1), the single point of contact designated under Article 8(3), and the CSIRTs designated under Article 9;
Amendment 284 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
(aa) guidelines addressing cybersecurity in the supply chain for ICT products and services used by entities outside the scope of this Directive, and in particular supply chain challenges faced by SMEs;
Amendment 287 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
(da) a policy on promoting the integration of open-source tools and applications;
Amendment 288 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point d b (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point d b (new)
(db) a policy to promote and support the development and integration of AI and other emerging technologies in cybersecurity-enhancing tools and applications;
Amendment 289 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) a policy on promoting and developing cybersecurity skills, awareness raising and research and development initiatives, including targeted policies addressing issues relating to gender representation and balance in the aforementioned areas;
Amendment 290 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)
(ea) a policy to promote cyber hygiene programmes comprising a baseline set of practices and controls;
Amendment 293 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point f a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point f a (new)
(fa) a policy, including relevant procedures and governance frameworks, to support and promote the establishment of cybersecurity PPPs;
Amendment 301 #
2020/0359(COD)
3. Member States shall notify their national cybersecurity strategies to the Commission within three months from their adoption. Member States may exclude specific information from the notification where and to the extent that it is strictly necessary to preserve national security.
Amendment 302 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Article 5 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall assess their national cybersecurity strategies at least every four years on the basis of key performance indicators and, where necessary, amend them. The European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) shall assist Member States, upon request, in the development of a national strategy and of key performance indicators for the assessment of the strategy. ENISA shall provide guidance to Member States in order to align their already formulated national cybersecurity strategies with the requirements and obligations set out in this Directive.
Amendment 311 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. ENISA shall develop and maintain a European vulnerability registry. To that end, ENISA shall establish and maintain the appropriate information systems, policies and procedures, and the necessary technical and organisational measures to ensure the security and integrity of the registry, with a view in particular to enabling important and essential entities and their suppliers of network and information systems, as well as entities excluded from the scope of this Directive, and their suppliers, to disclose and register vulnerabilities present in ICT products or ICT services, as well as to provide access to the information on vulnerabilities contained in the registry to all interested parties, enabling all parties and in particular, the users of the ICT products or ICT services concerned to adopt appropriate mitigating measures. The registry shall, in particular, include information describing the vulnerability, the affected ICT product or ICT services and the severity of the vulnerability in terms of the circumstances under which it may be exploited, and the availability of related patches and, in the absence of available patches, guidance addressed to users of vulnerable products and services as to how the risks resulting from disclosed vulnerabilities may be mitigated.
Amendment 314 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Where a Member State designates more than one competent authorities referred to in paragraph1, it should clearly indicate which of these competent authorities shall serve as the main point of contact for the management of large- scale incidents and crises.
Amendment 320 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensure that each CSIRT has adequate resources and the technical capabilities necessary to carry out effectively their tasks as set out in Article 10(23).
Amendment 325 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) CSIRTs shall be equipped with an appropriate system for managclassifying, routing, and routtracking requests, in particular, to facilitate effective and efficient handovers;
Amendment 326 #
2020/0359(COD)
(ca) CSIRTs shall have appropriate codes of conduct in place to ensure the confidentiality and trustworthiness of their operations;
Amendment 327 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) CSIRTs shall be equipped with redundant systems and backup working space to ensure continuity of its services, including full-spectrum connectivity across networks, information systems and services, and devices;
Amendment 328 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) CSIRTs shall have appropriate descriptions of the skillsets required by staff to meet the technical capabilities necessary to perform assigned tasks;
Amendment 329 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point e b (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point e b (new)
(eb) CSIRTs shall have appropriate internal training frameworks and, where suitable, relevant policies to support external technical training of staff in order to reinforce a culture of continuous improvement;
Amendment 330 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. CSIRTs shall develop the following technical capabilities to perform their tasks: (a) The ability to conduct real-time monitoring of networks and information systems, and anomaly detection; (b) The ability to support penetration prevention operations including, in particular, the detection and analysis of sophisticated cyber threats; (c) The ability to collect and conduct complex forensic data analysis, and reverse engineering of cyber threats; (d) The ability to filter harmful communication content including, but not limited to, malicious e-mails; (e) The ability to protect data, including personal and sensitive data, from unauthorised exfiltration; (f) The ability to enforce strong authentication and access privileges; (g) The ability to analyse and attribute cyber threats.
Amendment 352 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 3 – point a a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 3 – point a a (new)
(aa) facilitating the transfer of technology and relevant measures, policies and frameworks among the CSIRTs;
Amendment 353 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 3 – point g – point v
Article 13 – paragraph 3 – point g – point v
(v) contribution to the national cybersecurity incident and crisis response plan referred to in Article 7 (34);
Amendment 364 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) the general level of cybersecurity awareness amongst citizens and consumers, the security of consumer- facing connected devices, and the security of digital public services and the respective digital infrastructures through which such services are offered to citizens;
Amendment 368 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point c b (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point c b (new)
(cb) the alignment of Member States’ national cybersecurity strategies referred to in Article 5, including the level of convergence of key performance indicators for the assessment of the strategies.
Amendment 369 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 2
2. The report shall include the obstacles identified at the national level, particular policy recommendations for increasing the level of cybersecurity across the Union, and a summary of the findings for the particular period from the Agency’s EU Cybersecurity Technical Situation Reports issued by ENISA in accordance with Article 7(6) of Regulation (EU) 2019/881.
Amendment 370 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. ENISA, in cooperation with the Commission and with guidance from the Cooperation Group and the CSIRTs network, shall prepare the methodological specifications, including the relevant variables underpinning the scoring and validation of the cybersecurity index referred to in paragraph 1(e).
Amendment 372 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The Commission shall establish, after consulting the Cooperation Group and ENISA, and at the latest by 18 months following the entry into force of this Directive, the methodology and content of a peer-review system for assessing the effectiveness of the Member States’ cybersecurity policies. ENISA shall develop templates for the self-assessment of the reviewed aspects, which Member States being reviewed shall complete and provide to designated experts prior to the commencement of the peer-review process. The reviews shall be conducted by cybersecurity technical experts drawn from ENISA and at least two Member States different than the one reviewed and shall cover at least the following:
Amendment 374 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point iii
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point iii
(iii) the operationtechnical capabilities and effectiveness of CSIRTs; in executing their tasks;
Amendment 375 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 2
Article 16 – paragraph 2
2. The methodology shall include objective, non-discriminatory, fair and transparent criteria on the basis of which the Member States shall designate experts eligible to carry out the peer reviews. The Commission, supported by ENISA, shall develop appropriate codes of conduct underpinning the work methods of designated experts participating in peer- reviews to safeguard the confidentiality of information obtained through the peer- review process, and the non-disclosure of such information to any third parties. ENISA and the Commission shall designate experts to participate as observers in the peer-reviews. The Commission, supported by ENISA, shall establish within the methodology as referred to in paragraph 1 an objective, non-discriminatory, fair and transparent system for the selection and the random allocation of experts for each peer review.
Amendment 376 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 4
Article 16 – paragraph 4
4. Peer reviews shall entail actual or virtual on-site visits and off-site exchanges. In view of the principle of good cooperation, the designated experts tasked with carrying out the peer-review shall communicate the aspects under review as referred to in paragraph 1, including any additional targeted issues specific to the Member State or sectors referred to in paragraph 3, and request a corresponding self-assessment report from the Member States being reviewed. The Member States being reviewed shall provide the designated experts with the requested information necessary for the assessment of the reviewed aspects. Any information obtained through the peer review process shall be used solely for that purpose. The experts participating in the peer review shall not disclose any sensitive or confidential information obtained in the course of that review to any third parties.
Amendment 378 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 6
Article 16 – paragraph 6
6. Member States shall ensure that any risk of conflict of interests concerning the designated experts are revealed to the other Member States, the Commission and ENISA without undue delay, before the designation of experts referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2.
Amendment 379 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 7
Article 16 – paragraph 7
7. Experts participating in peer reviews shall draft reports on the findings and conclusions of the reviews. The reports shall include recommendations to enable improvement on the aspects covered by the peer-review process, including recommendations on the transfer of technologies, tools, measures, and processes from Member States carrying out the peer-review to the Member State being reviewed. The reports shall be submitted to the Commission, the Cooperation Group, the CSIRTs network and ENISA. The reports shall be discussed in the Cooperation Group and the CSIRTs network. The reports may be published on the dedicated website of the Cooperation Group.
Amendment 383 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 2
Article 17 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensure that members of the management body follow specific trainingof essential and important entities follow specific trainings, and shall encourage essential and important entities to offer similar trainings to all employees, on a regular basis, to gain sufficient knowledge and skills in order to apprehend and assess cybersecurity risks and management practices and their impact on the operations of the entity.
Amendment 389 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 1
Article 18 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that essential and important entities shall take appropriate and proportionate technical, operational and organisational measures to manage the risks posed to the security of network and information systems which those entities use infor their operations or for the provision of their services. Having regard to the state of the art, those measures shall ensure a level of security of network and information systems appropriate to the risk presented.
Amendment 391 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) incident handling (prevention, detection, andmitigation, response to, recovery from, and attribution of incidents);
Amendment 394 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) business continuity, disaster recovery and crisis management;
Amendment 399 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point f a (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point f a (new)
(fa) deployment of secured voice, video and text communications, and of secured emergency communications systems within the entity;
Amendment 424 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 1
Article 20 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that essential and important entities notify, without undue delay, the competent authorities or the CSIRT in accordance with paragraphs 32 and 43 of any incident having a significant impact on. Where the incident concerns the provisions of their services. Where appropriate, those entities shall notify, without undue delay, the recipientsentities’ services, those entities shall notify affected users about the unavailability or underlying risks of use of their services of incidents that are likely to adversely affect the provision of that service in order to mitigate the adverse effects of the incident. Essential and important entities may deviate from notifying affected users in case of overriding reasons inducing, but not limited to, that notification worsening the impact of an ongoing incident. Member States shall ensure that those entities report, among others, any information enabling the competent authorities or the CSIRT to determine any cross-border impact of the incident. The notification shall not make the notifying entity subject to increased liability.
Amendment 431 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 433 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 445 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point -a (new)
Article 20 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point -a (new)
(-a) an early warning within 24 hours after having become aware of an incident, without any obligations on the entity concerned to disclose additional information regarding the incident;
Amendment 448 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 20 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) without undue delay and in any event within 724 hours after having become aware of the incident, an initial notification, which, where applicable, shall indicate whether the incident is presumably caused by unlawful or malicious action;
Amendment 453 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point c – introductory part
Article 20 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point c – introductory part
(c) a finalcomprehensive report not later than one month after the submission of the report under point (a), including at least the following:
Amendment 463 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 5
Article 20 – paragraph 5
5. The competent national authorities or the CSIRT shall provide, within 24 hours after receiving the initial notification referred to in point (ab) of paragraph 43, a response to the notifying entity, including initial feedback on the incident and, upon request of the entity, guidance on the implementation of possible mitigation measures. Where the CSIRT did not receive the notification referred to in paragraph 1 , the guidance shall be provided by the competent authority in collaboration with the CSIRT. The CSIRT shall provide additional technical support if the concerned entity so requests. Where the incident is suspected to be of criminal nature, the competent national authorities or the CSIRT shall also provide guidance on reporting the incident to law enforcement authorities.
Amendment 471 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 8
Article 20 – paragraph 8
8. At the request of the competent authority or the CSIRT, the single point of contact shall forward notifications received pursuant to paragraphs 1 and 2 1 to the single points of contact of other affected Member States. In compliance with Union law, or in accordance with Member State legislation compliant with Union law, the single point of contact shall preserve the security and commercial interests of the essential or important entity reporting the incident, including the confidentiality of the information provided by the reporting entity in the notification of the incident, when forwarding the notification to the single points of contact of other affected Member States.
Amendment 475 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 9
Article 20 – paragraph 9
9. The single point of contact shall submit to ENISA on a monthly basis a summary report including anonymised and aggregated data on incidents, significant cyber threats and near misses notified in accordance with paragraphs 1 and 2 and in accordance withof this Article, and Article 27. In order to contribute to the provision of comparable information, ENISA may issue technical guidance on the parameters of the information included in the summary report.
Amendment 478 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 10
Article 20 – paragraph 10
10. Competent authorities shall provide to the competent authorities designated pursuant to Directive (EU) XXXX/XXXX [Resilience of Critical Entities Directive] information on incidents and cyber threats notified in accordance with paragraphs 1 and 2 by essential entities identified as critical entities, or as entities equivalent to critical entities, pursuant to Directive (EU) XXXX/XXXX [Resilience of Critical Entities Directive].
Amendment 481 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 10 a (new)
Article 20 – paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. ENISA, in cooperation with the Cooperation Group, shall develop common incident notification templates by [date of transposition deadline of the Directive], to streamline the reporting obligations of essential and important entities, and simplify the sharing of relevant information referred to in point (b) of paragraph 1 of this Article.
Amendment 483 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 11
Article 20 – paragraph 11
11. The Commission, may adopt implementing acts further specifying the type of information, the format and the procedure of a notification submitted pursuant to paragraphs 1 and 2. The Commission may also adopt implementing shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts to further specifying the cases in which an incident shall be considered significant as referred to in paragraph 3. Those implementing acts shall be adopte2, and in accordance with the examination procedureercise of delegation power referred to in Article 37(2)6.
Amendment 488 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 21 – paragraph 1
Article 21 – paragraph 1
1. In order to demonstrate compliance with certain requirements of Article 18, Member States may requirand following guidance from ENISA, the Commission, and the Cooperation Group, Member States shall encourage essential and important entities to certify certain ICT products, ICT services and ICT processes, developed either by the essential and important entities or procured from third parties, under specific European cybersecurity certification schemes adopted pursuant to Article 49 of Regulation (EU) 2019/881. The products, services and processes subject to certification may be developed by an essential or important entity or procured from third parti, or under equivalent and internationally accepted certification schemes.
Amendment 502 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 23 – paragraph 1
Article 23 – paragraph 1
1. For the purpose of contributing to the security, stability and resilience of the DNS, Member States shall ensure that TLD registries and the entities providing domain name registration services for the TLD shall collect and maintain accurate and complete domain name registration data in a dedicated database facility with due diligence subject to Union data protection law as regards data which are personal data.
Amendment 505 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 23 – paragraph 4
Article 23 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall ensure that the TLD registries and the entities providing domain name registration services for the TLD publish, without undue delaymake publicly available, within 72 hours after the registration of a domain name, domain registration data which are not personal dataof legal persons as registrants.
Amendment 507 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 23 – paragraph 5
Article 23 – paragraph 5
5. Member States shall ensure that the TLD registries and the entities providing domain name registration services for the TLD provide access to specific domain name registration data upon lawful and, including personal data, upon duly justified requests of legitimate access seekers, in compliance with Union data protection law. Member States shall ensure that the TLD registries and the entities providing domain name registration services for the TLD reply without undue delayreply within 72 hours to all requests for access. Member States shall ensure that policies and procedures to disclose such data are made publicly available. The Commission may adopt implementing acts laying out the requirements to be demonstrated by legitimate access seekers to TLD registries and entities providing domain name registration services before access to specific domain name registration data is granted. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 37(2).
Amendment 518 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. ENISA shall create and maintain a registry for essential and important entities referred to in Article 24(1). ENISA shall establish appropriate information classification and management protocols to ensure the security and confidentiality of disclosed information, and restrict the access, storage, and transmission of such information to intended users. The entities shall submit the following information to ENISA by [12 months after entering into force of the Directive at the latest]:
Amendment 523 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Without prejudice to Regulation (EU) 2016/679, Member States shall ensure that essential and important entities may exchange relevant cybersecurity information among themselves including information relating to cyber threats, near misses, vulnerabilities, indicators of compromise, tactics, techniques and procedures, cybersecurity alerts and configuration tools, where such information sharing:
Amendment 528 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 2
Article 26 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensure thfacilitate the exchange of information takes place withinby enabling the establishment of trusted communities of essential and important entities. Such exchange shall be implemented through information sharing arrangements in respect of the potentially sensitive nature of the information shared and in compliance with the rules of Union law referred to in paragraph 1.
Amendment 529 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 3
Article 26 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall set out rules specifying the procedure,facilitate information sharing by making operational elements (including the use of dedicated ICT platforms), and content and conditionsvailable of the information sharing arrangements referred to in paragraph 2. Such rul, and may impose certain conditions on the information made available by competent authorities or CSIRTs. Member States shall also lay down the details of the involvement of public authorities in such arrangements, as well as operational elements, including the use of dedicated IT platforms. Member States shall offer support to the application of such arrangements in accordance with their policies referred to in Article 5(2) (g(l).
Amendment 546 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 29 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 29 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) targeted security audits based on risk assessments orperformed by the competent authorities, risk assessments performed by the audited entity, or in the absence thereof, risk-related available information;
Amendment 552 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 29 – paragraph 4 – point i
Article 29 – paragraph 4 – point i
Amendment 557 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 29 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 29 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) where applicable, temporarily suspend or request a certification or authorisation body to temporarily suspend a certification or authorisation concerning part or all the services or activities provided by an essential entity until the entity takes the necessary action to remedy the deficiencies or comply with the requirements of the competent authority for which such sanctions were applied;
Amendment 565 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 29 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 29 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) impose or request the imposition by the relevant bodies or courts according to national laws of a temporary ban against any person discharging managerial responsibilities at chief executive officer or legal representative level in that essential entity, and of any other natural person held responsible for the breach, from exercising managerial functions in that entity from exercising managerial functions in that entity. This provision shall not apply to public administration entities as referred to in point (23) of Article 4.
Amendment 566 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 29 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Article 29 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 570 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 29 – paragraph 7 – point c
Article 29 – paragraph 7 – point c
(c) the actual damage caused or losses incurred or potential damage or losses that could have been triggered, insofar as they can be determined. Where evaluating this aspect, account shall be taken, amongst others, of actual or potentialincluding financial or economic losses, effects on other services, and the number of users affected or potentially affected;
Amendment 574 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 30 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 30 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) targeted security audits based on risk assessments orperformed by the competent authority, risk assessments performed by the audited entity, or in the absence thereof, risk-related available information;
Amendment 575 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 30 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 30 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) security scans based on objective, non-discriminatory, fair and transparent risk assessment criteria;
Amendment 577 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 30 – paragraph 4 – point h
Article 30 – paragraph 4 – point h
Amendment 582 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 32 – paragraph 1
Article 32 – paragraph 1
1. Where the competent authorities have indications that the infringement by an essential or important entity of the obligations laid down in Articles 18 and 20 entails a personal data breach, as defined by Article 4(12) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 which shall be notified pursuant to Article 33 of that Regulation, they shall inform the supervisory authorities competent pursuant to Articles 55 and 56 of that Regulation within a reasonable period of timeout undue delay.
Amendment 586 #
2020/0359(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 35 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 35 – paragraph 1 a (new)
As regards Digital Providers referred to in point (6) of Annex II, where platforms operated by such important entities are classified as very large online platforms within the meaning of Article 25 of Regulation (EU) XXXX/XXXX [Single Market For Digital Services (Digital Services Act) and amending Directive 2000/31/EC], or where the providers of core platform services are designated as gatekeepers within the meaning of Article 3 of Regulation (EU) XXXX/XXXX [Contestable and fair markets in the digital sector (Digital Markets Act)], these providers shall be designated as essential entities within the meaning of this Directive to adequately address the functioning of the economy and society in relation to cybersecurity, given the systemic risk stemming from the functioning and use made of their services in the Union, or the important gateway function that their core platform services serve for business users to reach end users.
Amendment 137 #
2020/0340(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) There are techniques enabling privacy-friendly analyses on databases that contain personal data, such as anonymisation, pseudonymisation, differential privacy, generalisation, or suppression and randomisation. Application of these privacy-enhancing technologies, together with comprehensive data protection approaches should ensure the safe re-use of personal data and commercially confidential business data for research, innovation and statistical purposes. In many cases this implies that the data use and re-use in this context can only be done in a secure processing environment set in place and supervised by the public sector. While increased safeguards and requirements apply to the use of personal data, the same level of protection should be given to personal data which has been anonymised or pseudonymised as it will always be vulnerable to re-identification. There is experience at Union level with such secure processing environments that are used for research on statistical microdata on the basis of Commission Regulation (EU) 557/2013 (39 ). In general, insofar as personal data are concerned, the processing of personal data should rely upon one or more of the grounds for processing provided in Article 6 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679. _________________ 39Commission Regulation (EU) 557/2013 of 17 June 2013 implementing Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on European Statistics as regards access to confidential data for scientific purposes and repealing Commission Regulation (EC) No 831/2002 (OJ L 164, 18.6.2013, p. 16).
Amendment 159 #
2020/0340(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) Companies and data subjects should be able to trust that the re-use of certain categories of protected data, which are held by the public sector, will take place in a manner that respects their rights and interests. Additional safeguards should thus be put in place for situations in which the re-use of such public sector data is taking place on the basis of a processing of the data outside the public sector. Highlighted in this regard is the need of prior consultation and negotiation with social partners, if data management and processing using artificial intelligence tools relate to the sphere of work. Such an additional safeguard could be found in the requirement that public sector bodies should take fully into account the rights and interests of natural and legal persons (in particular the protection of personal data, commercially sensitive data and the protection of intellectual property rights) in case such data is transferred to third countries.
Amendment 177 #
2020/0340(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) In order to build trust in re-use mechanisms, it may be necessary to attach stricter conditions for certain types of non- personal data that have been identified as highly sensitive, as regards the transfer to third countries, if such transfer could jeopardise public policy objectives, in line with international commitments. For example, in the health domain, certain datasets held by actors in the public health system, such as public hospitals, could be identified as highly sensitive health data, including real world data, such as electronic health records, insurance claims data and data from patient registries. In order to ensure harmonised practices across the Union, such types of highly sensitive non-personal public data should be defined by Union law, for example in the context of the European Health Data Space or other sectoral legislation. Regarding the processing of data for health research purposes, the provisions of GDPR under Article 9 on the processing of special categories of data should apply. The conditions attached to the transfer of such data to third countries should be laid down in delegated acts. Conditions should be proportionate, non-discriminatory and necessary to protect legitimate public policy objectives identified, such as the protection of public health, public order, safety, the environment, public morals, consumer protection, privacy and personal data protection. The conditions should correspond to the risks identified in relation to the sensitivity of such data, including in terms of the risk of the re- identification of individuals. These conditions could include terms applicable for the transfer or technical arrangements, such as the requirement of using a secure processing environment, limitations as regards the re-use of data in third-countries or categories of persons which are entitled to transfer such data to third countries or who can access the data in the third country. In exceptional cases they could also include restrictions on transfer of the data to third countries to protect the public interest.
Amendment 229 #
2020/0340(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33
Recital 33
(33) The competent authorities under Regulation 2018/679 designated to monitor compliance of data sharing services with the requirements in this Regulation should be chosen on the basis of their capacity and expertise regarding horizontal or sectoral data sharing, and they should be independent as well as transparent and impartial in the exercise of their tasks. Member States should notify the Commission of the identity of the designated competent authorities.
Amendment 232 #
2020/0340(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35
Recital 35
(35) There is a strong potential in the use of data made available voluntarily by data subjects based on their consent or, where it concerns non-personal data, made available by legal persons, for purposes of general interest. Such purposes would include healthcare, combating climate change, improving mobility, facilitating the establishment of official statistics or improving the provision of public services. Support to scientific research, including for example technological development and demonstration, fundamental research, applied research and privately funded research, should be considered as well purposes of general interest. This Regulation aims at contributing to the emergence of pools of data made available on the basis of data altruism that have a sufficient size in order to enable data analytics and machine learning, including across borders in the Union. The Regulation should ensure a high level of protection against misleading practices regarding initiatives by the industry which are presented as public purpose research aiming to promote "ethical" behaviour.
Amendment 348 #
2020/0340(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3
Article 3 – paragraph 3
(3) The provisions of this Chapter do not create any obligation on public sector bodies to allow re-use of data nor do they release public sector bodies from their confidentiality obligations. This Chapter is without prejudice to Union and national law or international agreements to which the Union or Member States are parties on the protection of categories of data provided in paragraph 1. This Chapter is without prejudice to Union and national law on access to documents, in particular with regard to register data, and to obligations of public sector bodies under Union and national law to allow the re-use of data.
Amendment 368 #
2020/0340(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
(3) Public sector bodies may impose an obligation to re-use only pre-processed data where such pre-processing aims to anonymize or pseudonymise personal data or delete commercially confidential information, including trade secrets. In the area of research, it must be ensured that the results of data processing remain traceable and reproducible even after anonymisation has taken place.
Amendment 374 #
2020/0340(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) to access and re-use the data within a secure processing environment, including techniques for pseudonymisation, anonymisation, generalisation, suppression and randomisation of personal data, provided and controlled by the public sector ;
Amendment 434 #
2020/0340(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
(1) Member States shall designate one or more competent bodies under Regulation 2018/679, which may be sectoral, to support the public sector bodies which grant access to the re-use of the categories of data referred to in Article 3 (1) in the exercise of that task.
Amendment 533 #
2020/0340(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
(2) The designated competent authorities under Regulation 2018/679” shall comply with Article 23”..
Amendment 628 #
2020/0340(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1
Article 20 – paragraph 1
(1) Each Member State shall designate one or more competent authorities under Regulation 2018/679 responsible for the register of recognised data altruism organisations and for the monitoring of compliance with the requirements of this Chapter. The designated competent authorities shall meet the requirements of Article 23.
Amendment 651 #
2020/0340(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 3
Article 22 – paragraph 3
(3) Where personal data are provided, the European data altruism consent form shall ensure that data subjects are able to give consent to and withdraw consent from a specific data processing operation in compliance with the requirements of Regulation (EU) 2016/679. Data subjects shall be informed of the purposes of any subsequent use before they give their consent.
Amendment 67 #
2020/0321(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The unprecedented experience of the COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated that the Union should be more effective in managing the availability of medicinal products and medical devices and in developing medical countermeasures to address the threats posed to public health. The Union’s ability to do so has been severely impeded by the absence of a clearly defined legal framework for managing its response to the pandemic, and also by the limited degree of Union preparedness in case of a public health emergency impacting a majority of Member States. The pandemic has also shown the necessity of having an innovative and research based pharmaceutical industry that works closely with EMA in order to be better prepared for future health crisis and disruptions in the supply chain. COVID- 19 also underlined the need for more transparency on medicines pricing and EU marketing authorisation.
Amendment 74 #
2020/0321(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4 a) The COVID-19 pandemic is a clear example of the need to reinforce the application of the One Health approach in the EU to achieve better public health outcomes, since, as stated in the EU4Health Programme, human health is connected to animal health and the environment and actions to tackle threats to health should take into account those three dimensions.
Amendment 83 #
2020/0321(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9 a) The outbreak of COVID-19 and the subsequent health crisis revealed the need for a more coordinated European approach in crisis management. Although the emergency of the situation explains the lack of an impact assessment, sufficient allocation of resources in terms of staff and funding needs to be secured, taking into account the specificities of the health sector in the different Member States.
Amendment 84 #
2020/0321(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) In order to ensure a better functioning of the internal market of those products and contribute to a high level of human health protection, it is therefore appropriate to approximate the rules on monitoring of shortages of medicinal products and medical devices, and to facilitate the research and development of medicinal products, which may have the potential to treat, prevent, or diagnose diseases that cause public health crises. Highlights in this respect the necessity of developing analytics to predict emerging risks, including the use of alternative data sources.
Amendment 99 #
2020/0321(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) Individual research entities may agree together, or with another party, to act as a sponsor in order to prepare one harmonised Union-wide clinical trial protocol, yet experience during the COVID-19 pandemic has shown that initiatives to set up large multinational trials struggle to materialise due to the lack of a single entity that can undertake all the responsibilities and activities of a sponsor within the Union, while interacting with multiple Member States. It is therefore appropriate for the Agency to identify and facilitate such initiatives by giving advice on the possibilities to act as a sponsor or, where applicable, to define respective responsibilities as co-sponsors in accordance with Article 72 of Regulation (EU) 536/2014. Such an approach would strengthen the research environment in the Union, andwhile encouraging the collaboration with external experts including academia, and target recruitment of data scientists, omics specialists, biostatisticians, epidemiologists, and experts in advanced analytics and AI, as well as to promote harmonisation and avoid subsequent delays in integrating the results of research to a marketing authorisation. A Union sponsor could benefit from Union research funding available at the time of the public health emergency as well as existing clinical trial networks to facilitate the development, application, submission, and running of the trial. This may be particularly valuable for trials established by Union or international public health or research organisations.
Amendment 106 #
2020/0321(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) In order to facilitate the work and the exchange of information under this Regulation, provision should be made through further implementing acts with a view to outlining the roles of the actors involved in the processing of personal data for the establishment and management of IT infrastructures and synergies with other existing IT systems or systems under development, including the EUDAMED IT platform for medical devices and Data Analysis and Real World Interrogation Network - DARWIN. That work should also be facilitated by, where appropriate, emerging digital technologies such as computational models and simulations for clinical trials, as well as data from the EU Space Programme such as the Galileo geolocation services, and Copernicus earth observation data, while enabling data discoverability.
Amendment 109 #
2020/0321(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25 a (new)
Recital 25 a (new)
(25 a) Underlines the potential of Big Data to complement the evidence from clinical trials and fill knowledge gaps on medicines, as well as to help to better characterise diseases, treatments and the performance of medicines in individual healthcare systems. The global pandemic has also shown how High Performance Computing, in combination with Big Data and AI, can be of critical importance in the global fight against COVID-19.
Amendment 111 #
2020/0321(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) Rapid access and exchange of health data, including real world data i.e. health data generated outside of clinical studies, such as electronic health records, insurance claims data and data from patient registries, is essential to ensure effective management of public health emergencies and other major events. This Regulation should allow the Agency to use and facilitate such exchange and be part of the establishment and operation of the European Health Data Space infrastructure, while ensuring the applicability of the GDPR and EUDPR, and the respect of the principles relating to the processing of personal data (as per Article 5 GDPR and 4 EUDPR).
Amendment 116 #
2020/0321(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26 a (new)
Recital 26 a (new)
(26 a) The handling of sensitive health data requires a high level of protection against cyber-attacks. The Agency was the target of a cyber-attack that resulted in some of the unlawfully accessed documents related to COVID-19 medicines and vaccines belonging to third parties. Highlights in this respect the need for a high level of security against cyber- attacks, and particularly cyber-espionage, at all times and especially during public health emergencies;
Amendment 117 #
2020/0321(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26 a (new)
Recital 26 a (new)
(26 a) Calls for the swift implementation of binding rules on security information and cybersecurity in line with the Security Union Strategy. Urges the Member States to accelerate the work towards completing the implementation of the main 5G Toolbox measures by the second quarter of 2021;
Amendment 145 #
2020/0321(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) ‘major event’ means an event which is likely to pose a serious risk to public health in relation to medicinal products in more than one Member State. Such an event concerns a deadly threat or otherwise serious threat to health of biological, chemical, environmental or other origin or incident that can affect the manufacturing, supply or quality, safety, and efficacy of medicinal products. Such an event may lead to shortages of medicinal products in more than one Member State and necessitates urgent coordination at Union level in order to ensure a high level of human health protection.
Amendment 167 #
2020/0321(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 5 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 5 – point a
(a) where the major event or public health emergency may affect the manufacturing, safety, quality, and efficacy of medicinal products, Article 5 shall apply;
Amendment 169 #
2020/0321(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Following the recognition of a public health emergency or a request for assistance referred to in Article 4(3), the Medicines Steering Group shall evaluate the information related to the major event or the public health emergency and consider the need for urgent and coordinated action with regard to the manufacturing safety, quality, and efficacy of the medicinal products concerned.
Amendment 195 #
2020/0321(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) specify the procedures and criteria for establishing the critical medicines lists;
Amendment 202 #
2020/0321(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) develop streamlined electronic monitoring and reporting systems in coordination with the national competent authorities;
Amendment 247 #
2020/0321(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point f
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point f
(f) cooperating with national competent authorities, Union bodies and agencies, the World Health Organization, third countries, and international scientific organisations on scientific and technical issues relating to the public health emergency and to medicinal products which may have the potential to address public health emergencies, as necessary.
Amendment 262 #
2020/0321(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 6
Article 15 – paragraph 6
6. Where a developer is the recipient of scientific advice, the developer shall subsequently submit the data resulting from clinical trials to the Agency following a request made pursuant to Article 16. In order to ensure the protection of sensitive data a state-of-the-art pseudonymisation shall apply, including encryption.
Amendment 268 #
2020/0321(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2
Article 16 – paragraph 2
2. In preparation of the review, the Emergency Task Force may request information and data from marketing authorisation holders and from developers and engage with them in preliminary discussions. The Emergency Task Force may also, where available, make use of observational studies of health data generated outside of clinical studies taking into account their reliability, while applying state-of-the-art pseudonymisation, including encryption.
Amendment 275 #
2020/0321(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) develop and maintain electronic tools for the submission of information and data, including electronic health data generated outside the scope of clinical studies, while ensuring processing of patients' personal data is in compliance with the European data protection framework;
Amendment 277 #
2020/0321(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) coordinate independent vaccine effectiveness and safety monitoring studies using relevant data held by public authorities, while taking into consideration the priority recommendations of the HMA-EMA joint Big Data Task Force. Such coordination shall be conducted jointly with the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control and notably through a new vaccine monitoring platform;
Amendment 278 #
2020/0321(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) as part of its regulatory tasks, make use of digital infrastructures or tools, to facilitate the rapid access to or analysis of available electronic health data generated outside the scope of clinical studies, and the exchange of such data between Member States, the Agency, and other Union bodies; underlines in this regard the need to speed up the deployment of a secure quantum communication infrastructure (QCI), which would allow the transmission of sensitive information, using an ultra-secure form of encryption to shield against cyberattacks;
Amendment 279 #
2020/0321(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(c a) The Agency shall be equipped with a high level of security against cyber- attacks and cyber-espionage at all times, especially during major events and public health emergencies at Union level. Binding rules on security information and cybersecurity shall apply in line with the Security Union Strategy.
Amendment 300 #
2020/0321(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) specify the procedures and criteria for establishing the public health emergency critical devices list;
Amendment 301 #
2020/0321(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 23 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) develop streamlined electronic monitoring and reporting systems in coordination with the national competent authorities;
Amendment 319 #
2020/0321(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 30 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) personal data in accordance with Article 32 and Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (‘GDPR’) and Article 3(1) EUDPR;
Amendment 321 #
2020/0321(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 5
Article 30 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission, the Agency, and Member States may exchange commercially confidential information and, where necessary to protect public health, personal data, with regulatory authorities of third countries with which they have concluded bilateral or multilateral confidentiality arrangements. Recalls that transfers of personal data to third countries or international organisations must comply with Chapter V of the EUDPR, relevant provisions of the GDPR, the LED and the Charter of Fundamental Rights and take into account the recommendations and guidelines of the EDPB.
Amendment 83 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Environment action programmes have successfully guided the development of EU environment policy since the early 1970s. The 7th EAP will expire on 31 December 2020 and its Article 4 (3) requires the Commission, if appropriate, to present a proposal for an Eighth Environment Action Programme (8th EAP) in a timely manner with a view to avoiding a gap between the 7th and the 8th EAP. The European Green Deal announced the adoption of a new environment action programme.
Amendment 85 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The 8th EAP should support the environment and climate action objectives of the European Green Deal in line with the long-term objective to “live well, within the planetary boundaries” by 2050, which is already established in the 7th EAP. It should contribute to achieving the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals, while also making sure the shift towards more sustainable farming practices and food systems leaves no-one behind.
Amendment 93 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The 8th EAP should accelerate the transition to a regenerative economy that gives back to the planet more than it takes. A regenerative growth model recognises that the wellbeing and prosperity of our societies depend on a stable climate, a healthy environment and thriving ecosystems, which provide a safe operating space for our economies. As the global population and the demand for natural resources continues to grow, economic activity should develop in a way that does no harm but, on the contrary, reverses climate change and environmental degradation, minimises pollution and results in maintaining and enriching natural capital, therefore ensuring the abundance of renewable and non-renewable resources. Through continuous and stopping the loss of biodiversity. Through continuous technological and social innovation, adaptation to new challenges and co-creation, the regenerative economy strengthens resilience and protects present and future generations’ wellbeing.
Amendment 97 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The 8th EAP should set out thematic priority objectives in areas of climate neutrality, adaption to climate change, protecting and restoring biodiversity, circular economy, the zero pollution ambition and reducing environmental pressures from production and consumption. It should furthermore identify the enabling conditions to achieve the long-term and the thematic priority objectives for all actors involved, while also taking into account the achievements of EU in recent decades, which include already significant reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.
Amendment 106 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Environment policy being highly decentralised, action to achieve the priority objectives of the 8th EAP should be taken at different levels of governance, i.e. at the European, the national, the regional and the local level, with a collaborative approach to multi-level governance. The integrated approach to policy development and implementation should be strengthened with a view to maximising the synergies between economic, environmental and social objectives, while paying careful attention to potential trade-offs and to the needs of vulnerable groups. Moreover, transparent engagement with local and regional governments, as well as non- governmental actors is important for ensuring the success of the 8th EAP and the achievement of its priority objectives.
Amendment 110 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Enhanced cooperation with partner countries, trade policy based on sustainability and high standards of production, particularly in the food and feed sector, good global environmental governance as well as synergies between internal and external Union policies are key to reach the Union’s environmental and climate objectives.
Amendment 126 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. The 8th EAP aims at accelerating the transition to a climate-neutral, resource-efficient, clean and circular economy in a just and inclusive way, and endorsesbuilds upon the environmental and climate objectives of the European Green Deal and its initiatives, while recognising the effects of previous and current EU efforts for a more sustainable, climate and environmentally friendly economy.
Amendment 132 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 3
Article 1 – paragraph 3
3. The 8th EAP forms the basis for achieving the environmental and climate objectives defined under the United Nations 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals and its monitoring framework constitutes the environment and climate part of the EU’s efforts to measure progress towards greater sustainability, including climate neutrality and resource efficiency, wellbeing and resilience, maintaining food security and strengthening economic viability for communities most affected by the transition to a more sustainable economy.
Amendment 141 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
1. The 8th EAP has the long-term priority objective for 2050 that citizens live well, within the planetary boundaries in a regenerative economy where nothing is wasted, no net emissions of greenhouse gases are produced and economic growth is decoupled from resource use and environmental degradation. A healthy environment underpins the well-being of citizens, ensures that biodiversity thrives and natural capital is protected, restored and valued in ways that enhance resilience to climate change and other environmental risks. The Union sets the pace for ensuring the prosperity of present and future generations globally.
Amendment 145 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) irreversible, continuous and gradual reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and enhancement of removals by natural and other sinks in the Union to attain the 2030 greenhouse gas emission reduction target and achieve climate neutrality by 2050 as laid down in Regulation (EU) …/…32 ; _________________ 32 COM/2020/80 final.
Amendment 147 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) continuous progress in enhancing adaptive capacity, strengthening resilience and reducing vulnerability to climate changeof agriculture and food systems to climate change, while putting sufficient emphasis on the social dimension of the transition;
Amendment 150 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) advancing towards a regenerative growth model that gives back to the planet more than it takes, decoupling economic growth from resource use and environmental degradation, and accelerating the transition to a circular economy, while also promoting recovery of materials, improved and increased recycling of secondary raw materials, reduction of landfills, improvement of waste management infrastructure, and introduction of low-waste technologies;
Amendment 162 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point f
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point f
(f) promoting environmental sustainability and reducing key environmental and climate pressures related to production and consumption, in particular in the areas of energy, industrial development, buildings and infrastructure, mobility and the food system, including all parts of the food supply chain.
Amendment 174 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 3
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 3
— paying careful attention to synergies and potential trade-offs between economic, environmental and social objectives so as to ensure that citizens’ needs for affordable and quality nutrition, housing and mobility are met in a sustainable way that leaves no- one behind;
Amendment 179 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 4
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 4
— regularly evaluating existing policies and preparing impact assessments for new initiatives, which are based on wide consultations, particularly with all governance levels and social partners, following procedures that are accountable, inclusive, informed and simple to implement, and which pay due regard to projected impacts on environment and climate;
Amendment 184 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) mobilising sustainable investments from public and private sources, including of funds and instruments available under the Union budget, via the European Investment Bank and at national level, while ensuring wide accessibility of financial instruments, especially to SMEs, small and medium farms and young farmers;
Amendment 193 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) ensuring that environmental policies and action are based on the best available scientific knowledge and strengthening the environmental knowledge base and its uptake, including by research, innovation, fostering green skills, and further building up environmental and ecosystem accounting, assessing any current barriers for the use of innovative agricultural techniques and increasing access to scientific innovation;
Amendment 202 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point g
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) harnessing the potential of digital and data technologies to support environment policy while minimising their environmental footprint, ensuring access to digital and data technologies;
Amendment 204 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) making full use of nature based solutions and social innovation, encouraging different types of cooperation in agriculture;
Amendment 216 #
2020/0300(COD)
— ensuring that the Union and the Member States’ financial assistance to third countries promotes the Sustainable Development Goals in the UN 2030 Agenda.
Amendment 220 #
2020/0300(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission, supported by the European Environment Agency and the European Chemicals Agency, shall regularly assess and report on the progress of the Union and the Member States with regard to achieving the priority objectives laid down in Article 2 on a regular basis, taking into consideration the enabling conditions laid down in Article 3.
Amendment 106 #
2020/0260(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Global events such as the COVID- 19 pandemic have shown the importance of investing in High Performance Computing and health-related modelling platforms and tools, as they are playing a key role in the fight against the pandemic, often in combination with other digital technologies such as big data and, artificial intelligence and computer modelling and simulation. High Performance Computing is being used to accelerate the identification of critical components for the pharmaceutical sector and production of treatments, to predict the virus’ spread, to help plan the distribution of medical supplies and resources, and to simulate post-epidemic exit measures in order to evaluate different scenarios. High Performance Computing modelling platforms and tools are critical tools for the current and future pandemics, and they will play a key role in health and personalised medicine. as they enable the testing of the safety, efficacy and performance of new preventive strategies, optimisation of automated diagnosis modeling, medicines and medical devices . It is also important to ensure the convergence of HPC, Artificial Intelligence (including Machine and Deep Learning), big data, high performance data analytics (HPDA) and Cloud as major economic sectors relying on HPC include manufacturing, health and pharmaceuticals.
Amendment 112 #
2020/0260(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) In order to equip the Union with the computing performance needed to maintain its research and industrial capacities at a leading edge, the Member States investment in High Performance Computing and quantum computing should be coordinated and the industrial and market take-up of High Performance Computing and quantum computing technologies be reinforced both in the public and private sectors. The Union should increase its effectiveness in turning the technology developments into demand- oriented and application-driven European High Performance Computing and quantum computing systems of the highest quality, establishing an effective link between technology supply, co-design with users, and a joint procurement of secure world- class systems, and creating a world- class ecosystem in High Performance Computing and quantum computing technologies and applications. At the same time, the Union should provide an opportunity for its supply industry to leverage on such investments, leading to their uptake in large-scale and emerging application fields such as personalised medicine, climate change, connected and automated driving or other lead markets that are underpinned by artificial intelligence, computer modelling and simulation, blockchain technologies, edge computing or more broadly by the digitalisation of the European industry.
Amendment 115 #
2020/0260(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) In order for the Union and its Member States to reach technological autonomy in key digital technologies such as High Performance Computing and quantum computing, they should invest in next generation low-power supercomputing technologies, innovative software and advanced supercomputing systems for exascale and post-exascale computing and quantum computing, and for innovative supercomputing and data applications for medicine, the environment, manufacturing and engineering. HPCand data management must be actively supported in all fields of research,including social sciences and humanities. Investmentsare needed also to related competence development policies. This should allow the European supply industry to thrive in a wide range of key technology and application areas that reach beyond High Performance Computing and quantum computing and, in the long run, feed broader ICT markets with such technologies. It would also support the High Performance Computing and quantum computing science and user industry to undergo a digital transformation and boost its innovation potential.
Amendment 116 #
2020/0260(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) In order for the Union and its Member States to reach technological autonomy in key digital technologies such as High Performance Computing and quantum computing, they should invest in next generation low-power supercomputing technologies, innovative software and advanced supercomputing systems for exascale and post-exascale computing and quantum computing, including technologies for privacy-preserving computation and for innovative supercomputing and data applications for medicine, the environment, manufacturing and engineering. This should allow the European supply industry to thrive in a wide range of key technology and application areas that reach beyond High Performance Computing and quantum computing and, in the long run, feed broader ICT markets with such technologies. It would also support the High Performance Computing and quantum computing science and user industry to undergo a digital transformation and boost its innovation potential.
Amendment 119 #
2020/0260(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15 a (new)
Recital 15 a (new)
(15 a) In order to establish a robust quantum computing ecosystem within the Union, we need to invest in developing hardware-aware algorithms, standardization for encoding input/output data and facilitate access to and-users enabled by cloud services.
Amendment 120 #
2020/0260(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) Pursuing a common strategic EU vision in High Performance Computing and quantum computing and ensuring the transition from simulation-centric HPC to integrating HPC in a full continuum of IT infrastructure, including other ecosystems such as big data, AI and Internet of Things, is essential for realising the Union’s and its Member States’ ambition to ensure a leading role and strategic autonomy in the digital economy. The objective would be to establish in Europe a world leading hyper- connected, federated and secure High Performance Computing and quantum computing service and data infrastructure ecosystem, and be in a position to produce innovative and competitive High Performance Computing and quantum computing systems based on a supply chain that will ensure components, technologies and knowledge limiting the risk of disruptions.
Amendment 130 #
2020/0260(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) The public-private partnership in the form of the Joint Undertaking should combine the financial and technical means that are essential to master the complexity of the ever escalating pace of innovation in this area. Therefore, the members of the Joint Undertaking should be the Union, Member States and countries associated to Horizon Europe, the Digital Europe Programme or the Connecting Europe Facility agreeing on a joint European initiative in High Performance Computing and quantum computing; and associations representing their constituent entities and other organisations with an explicit and active engagement to produce research and innovation results, to develop and deploy high performance computing or quantum computing capabilities, or contributing to address the skills gap and keep the know- how in the field of High Performance Computing and quantum computing in Europe. The Joint Undertaking should be open to new members. The design and development of new teaching and training scheme will be key since the technologies and software in the fields of HPC and quantum computing are undergoing continuous change.
Amendment 133 #
2020/0260(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) The Joint Undertaking should address clearly defined topics that would enable academia and European industries at large to design, develop and use the most innovative technologies in High Performance Computing and quantum computing, and to establish an integrated and federated, secure networked infrastructure across the Union with world- class High Performance Computing and quantum computing capability, high-speed connectivity and leading-edge applications and data and software services for its scientists and for other lead users from industry, including SMEs, start-ups and innovative businesses and the public sector. The Joint Undertaking should aim at the development and use of top class technologies and infrastructures, addressing the demanding requirements of European scientific, industrial and public sector users.
Amendment 135 #
2020/0260(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) The Joint Undertaking should contribute to reducing the specific skills gap across the Union by engaging in awareness raising measures and assisting in the building of new knowledge and human capitalattracting and retaining the best talents, ensuring funding for digital upskilling and reskilling and upgrading competences combining software expertise with understanding in industry of frontier research in science and innovation, engaging in awareness raising measures, providing support in integrating HPC into the scientific and engineering curricula and assisting in the building of new knowledge and expertise in advanced digital fields, while ensuring the widest geographical coverage in the Union.
Amendment 136 #
2020/0260(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) The Joint Undertaking should contribute to reducing the specific skills gap across the Union by attracting and retaining the best talents, with a special focus on addressing the gender gap as women are under-represented at all levels in the digital sector in Europe, ensuring funding for digital upskilling and reskilling and upgrading competences combining software expertise with understanding in industry of frontier research in science and innovation, engaging in awareness raising measures and assisting in the building of new knowledge and human capital.
Amendment 147 #
2020/0260(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
Recital 31
(31) In order to achieve its objectives to increase the innovation potential of industry, and in particular of SMEs, start- ups and innovative businesses to contribute to reducing the specific skills gap, to support the increase of knowledge and human capital and to upraise High Performance Computing and quantum computing capabilities, the Joint Undertaking should support the creation, and in particular the networking and coordination of national High Performance Computing competence centres across the Union. These competence centres should provide High Performance Computing and quantum computing services to industry, academia and public administrations on their demand. They should primarily promote and enable access to the High Performance Computing innovation ecosystem, facilitate access to the supercomputers and quantum computers, address the significant shortages in skilled technical experts by undertaking awareness raising, training and outreach activities, and embark on networking activities with stakeholders and other competence centres to foster wider innovations, for example by exchanging and promoting best practice use cases or application experiences, by sharing their training facilities and experiences, by facilitating the co- development and exchange of parallel codes, or by supporting the sharing of innovative applications and tools for public and private users, in particular SMEs, start-ups and innovative businesses.
Amendment 150 #
2020/0260(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33
Recital 33
(33) The Joint Undertaking should hyper-connect all the supercomputers and data infrastructures it will own or co-own with state-of-the-art networking technologies, making them widely accessible across the Union, and should interconnect and federate its supercomputing and quantum computing data infrastructure, as well as national, regional and other computing infrastructures with a common platform, while ensuring resources are provided for interactive processing close to HPC systems and associated large-scale data repositories. Interactive computing services are also needed to make collaborative working easier. The Joint Undertaking should also ensure the interconnection of the federated, secure supercomputing, and quantum computing service and data infrastructures with the common European data spaces and federated, secure cloud infrastructures announced in the Communication from the Commission of 19 February 2020 on ‘A European Strategy for Data’, for seamless service provisioning to a wide range of public and private users across Europe.
Amendment 153 #
2020/0260(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33
Recital 33
(33) The Joint Undertaking should hyper-connect all the supercomputers and data infrastructures it will own or co-own with state-of-the-art networking technologies, making them widely accessible across the Union, and should interconnect and federate its supercomputing and quantum computing data infrastructure, as well as national, regional and other computing infrastructures with a common platform. The Joint Undertaking should also ensure the interconnection of the federated, secure supercomputing, and quantum computing service and data infrastructures with the common European data spaces, European Open Science Cloud, GAIA-X and federated, secure cloud infrastructures announced in the Communication from the Commission of 19 February 2020 on ‘A European Strategy for Data’, for seamless service provisioning to a wide range of public and private users across Europe.
Amendment 162 #
2020/0260(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 42
Recital 42
(42) The design and operation of the supercomputers supported by the Joint Undertaking should take into consideration energy efficiency and environmental sustainability, using for example low- power technology, dynamic power-saving and re-use techniques like advanced cooling and heat recycling. By combining power-efficient servers with sophisticated workload management tools, EuroHPC will improve efficiency both on-premises and in the cloud, reducing cost as well as the data centres' carbon footprint.
Amendment 164 #
2020/0260(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 42
Recital 42
(42) The design and operation of the supercomputers supported by the Joint Undertaking should take into consideration energy efficiency and environmental sustainability, aiming at carbon-neutrality, using for example low- power technology, dynamic power-saving and re-use techniques like advanced cooling and heat recycling.
Amendment 168 #
2020/0260(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 44
Recital 44
(44) User allocation of access time to the supercomputers of the Joint Undertaking should be free of charge for public users. It should also be free of charge for private users for their applications related to research and innovation activities funded by Horizon Europe or the Digital Europe Programme, as well as for private innovation activities of SMEs and start-ups, where appropriate. Such allocation of access time should primarily be based on periodic, peer- reviewed and open calls for expression of interest launched by the Joint Undertaking and evaluated by independent experts with a view to ensuring balanced and appropriate allocation of offered HPC resources between its whole community of users. With the exception of SME and start-ups users undertaking private innovation activities, all users benefiting from free-of-charge access time to the supercomputers of the Joint Undertaking should adopt an open science approach and disseminate knowledge gained through this access, in accordance with the Horizon Europe Regulation. User allocation of access time for economic activities other than private innovation activities of SMEs and start-ups (which face particular market failures), should be granted on a pay-per- use basis, based on market prices. Allocation of access time for such economic activities should be allowed but limited and the level of the fee to be paid should be established by the Governing Board. The access rights should be allocated in aopen and transparent manner. The Governing Board should define specific rules to grant access time free of charge, where appropriate, and without a call for expression of interest to initiatives that are considered strategic either by the Union or by the Governing Board. Representative examples of strategic initiatives of the Union include: Destination Earth, the Human Brain Project Flagship, the “1+ Million Genomes” initiative, the common European data spaces operating in domains of public interest, and in particular the health data space, the High Performance Computing Centres of Excellence and Competence Centres, the Digital Innovation Hubs, etc. Upon Union’s request, the Joint Undertaking should grant direct access time on a temporary or permanent basis to strategic initiatives and existing or future application platforms that it considers essential for providing health- related or other crucial emergency support services for the public good, to emergency and crisis management situations or to cases that the Union considers essential for its security and defence. The Joint Undertaking should be allowed to carry out some limited economic activities for commercial purposes. Access should be granted to users residing, established or located in an EU Member State or a country associated to the Digital Europe Programme and to Horizon Europe. The access rights should be equitable to any user and allocated in aopen and transparent manner. The Governing Board should define and monitor the access rights to the Union's share of access time for each supercomputer.
Amendment 183 #
2020/0260(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
(2) ‘access time’ means the computing time of a supercomputer that is made available through a transparent and open process to a user or a group of users to execute their computer programmes;
Amendment 184 #
2020/0260(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5
(5) ‘co-design’ is a collective approach to reduce Europeans’ dependence on foreign technology, particularly in critical infrastructure components and increase European industry’s competitiveness, between technology suppliers and users engaged in a collaborative and iterative design process for developing new technology, application and systems and protecting supply chains in critical areas;
Amendment 185 #
2020/0260(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6
(6) ‘Competence Centre’ in High Performance Computing (HPC) means a legal entity established in a Participating State providing users from industry, including SMEs and start-ups, academia, and public administrations with access on demand to the supercomputers and to the latest High Performance Computing technologies, tools, applications and services, and offering expertise, skills, training, networking and outreach;
Amendment 190 #
2020/0260(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 20
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 20
(20) ‘national High Performance Computing competence centre’ means a legal entity established in a Participating State that is a Member State, associated with the national supercomputing centre of that Member State, providing users from industry, including SMEs and start-ups, academia, and public administrations with access on demand to the supercomputers and to the latest High Performance Computing technologies, tools, applications and services, and offering expertise, skills, training, networking and outreach;
Amendment 195 #
2020/0260(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
(1) The mission of the Joint Undertaking shall be to develop, deploy, extend and maintain in the Union a world leading federated, secure and hyper- connected supercomputing, quantum computing, service and data infrastructure ecosystem; support the production of innovative and competitive supercomputing systems based on a supply chain that will ensure components, technologies and knowledge limiting the risk of disruptions and the development of a wide range of applications optimised for these systems; and, widen the use of this supercomputing infrastructure to a large number of public and private users, and support the development of key skillsadvanced digital skills, competences and knowledge for European science and industry.
Amendment 201 #
2020/0260(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) to develop close cooperation and ensure coordination with other European Partnerships, including through joint calls, as well as seek synergies with relevant activities and programmes at Union, national, and regional and local level, in particular with those supporting the deployment of innovative solutions, education and regional development, where relevant;
Amendment 204 #
2020/0260(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) to federate the hyper-connected supercomputing and data infrastructure and interconnect it with the European data spaces and cloud ecosystem for providing computing and data services to a wide range of public and private users in Europe, while ensuring an appropriate high-bandwidth network infrastructure in all European countries;
Amendment 207 #
2020/0260(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point d – point i (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point d – point i (new)
Amendment 209 #
2020/0260(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) to further develop and support a highly competitive and innovative supercomputing and data ecosystem in Europe, contributing to the standing and technological autonomy of the Union in the digital economy, maintaining global leadership in HPC applications, capable to autonomously produce computing technologies and architectures and their integration on leading computing systems, and advanced applications optimised for these systems;
Amendment 213 #
2020/0260(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) to further develop and support a highly competitive, social and innovative supercomputing and data ecosystem in Europe contributing to the standing and technological autonomy of the Union in the just digital economy, capable to autonomously produce computing technologies and architectures and their integration on leading computing systems, and advanced applications optimised for these systems;
Amendment 217 #
2020/0260(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point f
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point f
(f) to widen the use of supercomputing services and the development of key skillsadvanced digital skills, competences and knowledge that European science and industry need.
Amendment 219 #
2020/0260(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3
Article 3 – paragraph 3
(3) The Joint Undertaking shall contribute to safeguarding the interests of the Union when procuring supercomputers and supporting the development of High Performance Computing technologies, systems and applications. It shall enable a co-design approach for the acquisition of world-class supercomputers, while safeguarding the security of the supply chain of procured technologies and systems. It shall contribute to the Union’s technological autonomy by reducing Europeans’ dependence on foreign technology, particularly in critical areas, increasing European industry’s competitiveness, supporting the development of technologies and applications reinforcing the European HPC technology supply chain and promoting their integration in supercomputing systems that address a large number of societal and industrial needs and underpin Europe's global leadership in various industries, especially in high value added and technology-intensive products and services to provide critical components, technology, and skills aiming to close the technological gap with third countries.
Amendment 223 #
2020/0260(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new)
(3 a) Special attention should be paid on how to store and process personal data on the computing infrastructure in compliance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and how to best monitor any dual use concerns (e.g., software developed on supercomputers). Strict usage agreements and procedures should be put in place to minimize any risk involved in handling personal data, and a Data Protection Officer (DPO) should be appointed to oversee the compliance with the GDPR. Standardized security, privacy, and operating procedures should be developed especially for cases when receiving data sets are provided by third parties, which may contain sensitive information. The Governing Board in cooperation with the European Commission should develop data processing management systems and collaborative tools, a commonly agreed vocabulary for data obligations, a common interpretation of security standards, standard operating procedures and workflows, a reference architecture and training procedures. Such a data protection framework can be used to protect and log storage, transport and processing of sensitive data, including privacy-protected, proprietary information, and critical infrastructure information. Such a data governance framework requires the embedding of a new trustworthy infrastructure to support both distributed data and metadata/discovery services.
Amendment 225 #
2020/0260(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) Infrastructure pillar, encompassing the activities for the acquisition, deployment, and operation of the secure, hyper-connected world-class supercomputing, quantum computing and data infrastructure, including upgrading of previously acquired infrastructures as well as the promotion of the uptake and systematic use of research and innovation results generated in the Union.
Amendment 231 #
2020/0260(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c – point ii
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c – point ii
(ii) support to the interconnection of the supercomputing, and quantum computing data infrastructures with the Union's common European data spaces and federated, secure cloud and data infrastructures;
Amendment 232 #
2020/0260(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c – point ii a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c – point ii a (new)
Amendment 233 #
2020/0260(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d – introductory part
(d) Technology pillar, addressing the activities for supporting an ambitious research and innovation agenda for developing a world-class, competitive trustworthy and innovative supercomputing ecosystem addressing hardware and software technologies, and their integration into computing systems, covering the whole scientific and industrial value chain, for ensuring technological autonomy of the Union and strengthening Union’s research capacities. Focus shall be on energy-efficient High Performance Computing technologies. Activities shall address inter alia: Trustworthy supercomputing should, among others 1) consider how the embedding of bias into the foundational level of high-performance computing could be prevented. 2) consider the need for open source ecosystems, the democratization of this type of computing including the embedding of distributive computing and the creation of mandatory safety, legal, ethical, robust security and interoperability standards.
Amendment 234 #
2020/0260(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d – introductory part
(d) Technology pillar, addressing the activities for supporting an ambitious research and innovation agenda for developing a world-class, competitive and innovative supercomputing ecosystem addressing hardware and software technologies, and their integration into computing systems, covering the whole scientific and industrial value chain, for ensuring technological autonomy of the Union. from research to prototyping, piloting and demonstration, for ensuring technological autonomy of the Union. EuroHPC JU shall contribute to the development of the relevant European industrial sectors so that they can cover the entire production chain (design, manufacturing, implementation and application).Focus shall be on energy-efficient High Performance Computing technologies. Activities shall address inter alia:
Amendment 236 #
2020/0260(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d – point i
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d – point i
i) low-power micro-processing components, power-efficient nanoelectronics and related technologies such as novel algorithms, software codes, tools,, scientific and industrial codes, tools, middleware solutions, parallel programming and computing resource optimisation solutions and environments;
Amendment 238 #
2020/0260(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d – point iii
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d – point iii
iii) technologies and systems for the interconnection and operation of classical supercomputing systems with other, often complementary computing technologies, such as neuromorphic or quantum computing and ensure their effective, secure and reliable operation.
Amendment 241 #
2020/0260(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e – introductory part
(e) Application pillar, addressing activities for achieving and maintaining European excellence in key computing and data applications and codes for science, industry (including SMEs and start-ups) and the public sector, including;
Amendment 243 #
2020/0260(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e – point i
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e – point i
i) applications for public and private users that exploit the capabilities of high- end supercomputers and their convergence with advanced digital technologies such as artificial intelligence, computer modelling and simulation, high performance data analytics, cloud technologies, etc. through the co-design, development and optimisation of High Performance Computing-enabled large-scale and emerging lead-market codes and applications;
Amendment 245 #
2020/0260(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e – point i
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e – point i
i) applications for public and private users that exploit the capabilities of high- end supercomputers and their convergence with advanced digital technologies such as artificial intelligence, high performance data analytics, cloud technologies, disruptive computing etc. through the co- design, development and optimisation of High Performance Computing-enabled large-scale and emerging lead-market codes and applications;
Amendment 250 #
2020/0260(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) Widening usage and skills pillar, aiming at fostering excellence in supercomputing, quantum computing, and data use and skills taking into account synergies with other programs and instruments, in particular Digital Europe Program, widening the scientific and industrial use of supercomputing resources and data applications and fostering the industrial access and use of supercomputing and data infrastructures for innovation adapted to industrial needs; and providing Europe with a knowledgeable leading scientific community and a skilled workforce for scientific leadership and digital transformation of industry, including the support and networking of national High Performance Computing Competence Centres and High Performance Computing Centres of Excellence, while ensuring that application knowledge and expertise has the widest geographical coverage and gender diversity in the Union. Specific actions on the activities above may include:
Amendment 251 #
2020/0260(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) Widening usage and skills pillar, aiming at fostering excellence in supercomputing, quantum computing, and data use and skills taking into account synergies with other programs and instruments, in particular Digital Europe Program, widening the scientific and industrial use of supercomputing resources and data applications and fostering the industrial access and use of supercomputing and data infrastructures for innovation adapted to industrial needs; and providing Europe with a knowledgeable leading scientific community and a skilled workforce for scientific leadership and digital transformation of industry, including the support and networking of national High Performance Computing Competence Centres and High Performance Computing Centres of Excellence, while ensuring that application knowledge and expertise has the widest geographical coverage in the Union. Specific actions on the activities above may include:
Amendment 252 #
2020/0260(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point f – point i (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point f – point i (new)
i) Defining a set of career paths, job placements involving the use of HPC in real environment, HPC hackathons and skillsets required to leverage EuroHPC to promote sustainable growth in Europe, by providing relevant, mission-driven research and application problems, funding for internships and scholarships, such as Master’s programmes in HPC and computational science and partnerships with industry and academia.
Amendment 253 #
2020/0260(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point f – point ii (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point f – point ii (new)
ii) Working with academia and business sector leaders to describe and develop curricula that will produce new experts in supercomputing and quantum computing with the necessary skillsets and engineering knowledge.
Amendment 254 #
2020/0260(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point f – point iii (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point f – point iii (new)
iii) Working with front-runners in the computing and education communities to adapt and test new, more flexible methods of education and workforce development that enable rapid knowledge advancement and in-career transitions to HPC-related positions.
Amendment 255 #
2020/0260(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point f – point iv (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point f – point iv (new)
iv) Industry-specific training, including hands on training and solving real use cases, and SME-tailored courses and support offerings like staff exchange programmes with research and academia.
Amendment 262 #
2020/0260(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 7
Article 5 – paragraph 7
(7) The Union's financial contribution referred to in point (b) of paragraph 1 shall be used for capability building across the whole Union, including the acquisition, and operation and upgrades of High Performance Computers, quantum computers or quantum simulators, the federation of the High Performance Computing and quantum computing service and data infrastructure and the widening of its use, and the development of advanced skills and training.
Amendment 269 #
2020/0260(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 5 – point d a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 5 – point d a (new)
(d a) Special attention should be paid to the environmental footprint of high- performance computing, that should include an environmental assessment of the involvement of hundreds of machines, storage systems, facilities that house these systems, and production and shipping of the hardware components.
Amendment 282 #
2020/0260(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2
Article 13 – paragraph 2
(2) The Union financial contribution referred to in Article 5(1) shall cover up to 350% of the acquisition costs and up to 50% of the operating costs of the mid- range supercomputers. The remaining total cost of ownership of the mid-range supercomputers shall be covered by the Participating State where the hosting entity is established or the Participating States in the hosting consortium, possibly supplemented by the contributions referred to in Article 6.
Amendment 290 #
2020/0260(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 6
Article 15 – paragraph 6
(6) Use of the Union's share of access time to the EuroHPC supercomputers shall be transparent and free of charge for the users from the public sector referred to in Article 14(4) of this Regulation. It will also be free of charge for industrial users for applications related to research and innovation activities funded by Horizon Europe or the Digital Europe Programme and for private innovation activities of SMEs, where appropriate. Resources provided by the EuroHPC are open to all scientists, irrespective of their nationality, provided the projects comply with EU legislation. As a guiding principle, allocation of access time for such activities shall be based on a fair and transparent peer review process defined by the Governing Board following continuously open calls for expression of interest launched by the Joint Undertaking.
Amendment 292 #
2020/0260(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 8
Article 15 – paragraph 8
(8) The Governing Board shall define specific and transparent rules for access conditions that depart from the guiding principles referred to in paragraph 6 of this Article. These concern the allocation of access time for projects and activities considered as strategic either by the Union or by the Governing Board.
Amendment 307 #
2020/0260(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 6
Article 22 – paragraph 6
(6) The Commission may carry out further evaluations of themes or topics of strategic and social relevance, with the assistance of external independent experts selected on the basis of a transparent process, to examine the progress made by the Joint Undertaking towards the objectives set, identify implementation challenges and the factors contributing to the implementation of the activities and, identify best practices and develop strategic guidance. By carrying out those further evaluations, the Commission shall fully consider the administrative impact on the Joint Undertaking. Any evaluations in the area needs to be based on a sound assessment of policy options from the perspective of governance, including in particular the possibility to set adequate safeguards to ensure that the public interests are duly respected in all operations. The evaluations should focus on how and to what extent the Joint Undertaking can handle the memory challenge that is very critical in determining the size of the problem to be solved; the resiliency challenge that is the ability of a system to continue operation in the presence of faults; programming challenge that require the creation of new programming environments.
Amendment 320 #
2020/0260(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point n a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point n a (new)
(n a) ensuring joint activities with other relevant research and innovation initiatives at EU, national and regional level, will be crucial in achieving greater impact, ensuring the uptake of results and securing an optimum level of interconnections.
Amendment 328 #
2020/0260(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – point 3 – point j a (new)
Article 7 – point 3 – point j a (new)
(j a) These groups should constantly examine new processors, memory hierarchy, and interconnects have to be taken into consideration when designing large-scale high performance systems and redesign algorithms, programming models, data access, analysis, and visualization tools.
Amendment 336 #
2020/0260(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(a a) Consider the development of a federation of systems and functions with a consistent communication and management mechanism that will create a “continuum” of computing.
Amendment 121 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) In taking the relevant measures at Union and national level to achieve the climate-neutrality objective, Member States and the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission should take into account the contribution of the transition to climate neutrality to the well- being of citizens, the prosperity of society and the competitiveness of the economy, including agricultural production; energy and food security and affordability; dependence on imports of products and raw materials from third countries that do not always share the EU’s high levels of ambition and apply lesser requirements to their economies and production; fairness and solidarity across and within Member States considering their economic capability, national circumstances and the need for convergence over time; the need to ensure a just and socially fair transition; best available scientific evidence, in particular the findings reported by the IPCC; the need to integrate climate change related risks into investment and planning decisions; cost-effectiveness and technological neutrality in achieving greenhouse gas emissions reductions and removals and increasing resilience; progression over time in environmental integrity and level of ambition.
Amendment 166 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21 a (new)
Recital 21 a (new)
(21а) Imports of agricultural products and foodstuffs from third countries have risen constantly in recent years. That trend dictates that an assessment should be made of which products imported from third countries are subject to requirements comparable to those applicable to European farmers and whose origins lie in the objectives of EU policies on reducing the impact of climate change. The Commission should submit a report and communication on this topic to the European Parliament and the Council by 30 June 2021.
Amendment 241 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4а. The Commission shall, by 30 June 2021, make an assessment of imports of agricultural products and foodstuffs from third countries as regards the requirements applicable to producers in those third countries relating to the objectives of EU policies on reducing the impact of climate change.
Amendment 342 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall develop and implement adaptation strategies and plans that include comprehensive risk management frameworks, based on robust climate and vulnerability baselines and progress assessments, as well as sector-specific analyses and mid-term forecasts of the impact of these strategies and plans.
Amendment 403 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point а
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point а
(a) the consistency of national measures identified, on the basis of the National Energy, Agriculture and Climate Plans or the Biennial Progress Reports submitted in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2018/1999, as relevant for the achievement of the climate-neutrality objective set out in Article 2(1) with that objective as expressed by the trajectory referred to in Article 3(1);
Amendment 414 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. Where the Commission finds, under due consideration of the collective progress assessed in accordance with Article 5(1), that a Member State’s measures are inconsistent with that objective as expressed by the trajectory referred to in Article 3(1) or inadequate to ensure progress on adaptation as referred to in Article 4, it may issue recommendations to that Member State. The Commission shall make such recommendations publicly available in all the official EU languages.
Amendment 442 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
The Commission shall engage with all parts of society to enable and empower them to take action towards a climate- neutral and climate-resilient society. The Commission shall facilitate an inclusive and accessible process at all levels, including at national, regional and local level and with social partners, sector-specific organisations and/or associations, citizens and civil society, for the exchange of best practice and to identify actions to contribute to the achievement of the objectives of this Regulation. In addition, the Commission may also draw on the multilevel climate and energy dialogues as set up by Member States in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999.
Amendment 17 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The regulatory framework governing the Union’s cohesion policy for the period from 2021 to 2027, in the context of the next multi-annual financial framework, contributes to the fulfilment of the Union’s commitments to implement the Paris Agreement and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals by concentrating Union funding on green objectives as well as the European Pillar of Social Rights. This Regulation implements one of the priorities set out in the Communication on the European Green Deal (‘the European Green Deal’)11 and is part of the Sustainable Europe Investment Plan12 providing dedicated financing under the Just Transition Mechanism in the context of cohesion policy to address the economic and social costs of the transition to a climate-neutral and circular economy, where any remaining greenhouse gas emissions are compensated by equivalent absorptions. _________________ 11 COM(2019) 640 final, 11.12.2019. 12 COM(2020) 21, 14.1.2020.
Amendment 31 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) In order to be successful, the transition has to be fair and socially acceptable for allresponsible in respect of all the affected stakeholders and participants. Therefore, both the Union and the Member States must take into account its economic and social implications from the outset, and deploy all possible instruments to mitigate the anticipated adverse consequences. The Union budget has an important role in that regard.
Amendment 34 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) In order to be successful, the transition has to be fair, inclusive and socially acceptable for all. Therefore, both the Union and the Member States must take into account its economic and social implications from the outset, and deploy all possible instruments to mitigate adverse consequences. The Union budget has an important role in that regard.
Amendment 52 #
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 56 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The transition to a climate-neutral and circular economy constitutes one of the most important policy objectives for the Union and requires substantial additional allocation from the Union Budget. On 12 December 2019, the European Council endorsed the objective of achieving a climate-neutral Union by 2050, in line with the objectives of the Paris Agreement. However, the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020 has had a profound impact on the European and global economies and it is necessary to increase the investments planned to achieve the climate neutrality objectives. While fighting climate change and environmental degradation will benefit all in the long term and provides opportunities and challenges for all in the medium to long term, not all regions and Member States start their transition from the same point or, have the same capacity to respond. Some are more advanced than others, whereas the transition entails a wider social and economic impact for those regions that rely heavily on fossil fuels - especially coal, lignite, peat and oil shale - or greenhouse gas intensive industries. Such a situation not only creates the risk of a variable speed transition in the Union as regards climate action, but also of growing disparities between regions, detrimental to the objectives of social, economic and territorial cohesion. Such misbalance should be reflected in fair allocation of resources to affected Member states and regions requiring adequate financial support to ensure real just transition and avoid negative socio-economic impacts on industries and workers. JTF should address the most vulnerable regions and workers affected by the socio-economic transition and prevent deepening of energy poverty.
Amendment 63 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Transitioning to a climate-neutral economy is a challenge for all Member States. It will be particularly demanding for those Member States that rely heavily on fossil fuels or greenhouse gas intensive industrial activities which need to be phased out or which need to adapt due to the transition towards climate neutrality and that lack the financial means to do so. The JTF should therefore cover all Member States, but the distribution of its financial means should reflect the extent of their dependence on such fuels and on greenhouse gas intensive industrial activities as well as the capacity of Member States to finance the necessary investments to cope with the transition towards climate neutrality.
Amendment 66 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The transition to a climate-neutral and circular economy constitutes one of the most important policy objectives for the Union. On 12 December 2019, the European Council endorsed the objective of achieving a climate-neutral Union by 2050, in line with the objectives of the Paris Agreement. While fighting climate change and environmental degradation will benefit all in the long term and provides opportunities and challenges for all in the medium term, not all regions and Member States start their transition from the same point or have the same capacity to respond. Some are more advanced than others, whereas the transition entails a wider social and economic impact for those regions that rely heavily on fossil fuels - especially coal, lignite, peat and oil shale - or greenhouse gas intensive industries. Such a situation not only creates the risk of a variable speed transition in the Union as regards climate action and negative demographic changes, but also of growing disparities between regions, detrimental to the objectives of social, economic and territorial cohesion.
Amendment 68 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) In order to set out an appropriate financial framework for the JTF, the Commission should set out the annual breakdown of available allocations per Member State under the Investment for jobs and growth goal, based on pre- established objective criteria.
Amendment 69 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) In order to be successful, the transition has to be fair and socially acceptaresponsible for all. A just climate and energy transition must not leave anyone behind and should create conditions to eradicate energy poverty. Therefore, both the Union and the Member States must take into account its economic and social implications from the outset, and deploy all possible instruments to mitigate adverse consequences. Transition will require significant financial resources, therefore the Union budget has an important role in that regard.
Amendment 74 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) This Regulation identifies types of investments for which expenditure may be supported by the JTF. All supported activities should be pursued in full respect of the climate and environmental priorities of the Union. The list of investments should include those that support local economies and are sustainable in the long- term, taking into account all the objectives of the Green Deal. The projects financed should contribute to a transition to a climate-neutral and circular economy. For declining sectors, such as energy production based on coal, lignite, peat and oil shale or extraction activities for these solid fossil fuels, support should be linked to the phasing outscaling-back of the activity and the corresponding reduction in the employment level in those sectors relative to other sectors. As regards transforming sectors with high greenhouse gas emission levels, support should promote new activities through the deployment of new technologies, new processes or products, leading to significant emission reduction, in line with the EU 2030 climate objectives and EU climate neutrality by 2050 13 , while maintaining and enhancing employment and avoiding environmental degradation. Particular attention should also be given to activities enhancing innovation and research in advanced and sustainable technologies, as well as in the fields of digitalisation and connectivity, provided that such measures help mitigate the negative side effects of a transition towards, and contribute to, a climate- neutral and circular economy. _________________ 13 As set out in “'A Clean Planet for all European strategic long-term vision for a prosperous, modern, competitive and climate neutral economy”', Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee, the Committee of the Regions and the European Investment Bank - COM(2018) 773 final.
Amendment 85 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) To protect citizens who are most vulnerable to the climate transition, the JTF should also cover the up-skilling and reskilling of the directly and indirectly affected workers, with the aim of helping them to adapt to new employment opportunities, as well as providing job- search assistance to jobseekers and their active inclusion into the labour market.
Amendment 85 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) This Regulation establishes the Just Transition Fund (‘JTF’) which is one of the pillars of the Just Transition Mechanism implemented under cohesion policy. The aim of the JTF is to mitigate the adverse effects of the climate transition by supporting the most affected territories and worker, workers affected directly or indirectly and their families concerned. In line with the JTF specific objective, actions supported by the JTF should directly contribute to alleviate the impact of the transition by financing the diversification and modernisation of the local economy and by mitigating the negative repercussions on employment, while creating conditions to eradicate energy poverty. This is reflected in the JTF specific objective, which is established at the same level and listed together with the policy objectives set out in Article [4] of Regulation EU [new CPR].
Amendment 92 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) In order to enhance the economic diversification of territories impacted by the transition, the JTF should provide support to productive investment in SMEs. Productive investment should be understood as investment in fixed capital or immaterial assets of enterprises in view of producing goods and services thereby contributing to gross-capital formation and employment. For enterprises other than SMEs, productive investments should only be supported if they are necessary for mitigating job losses resulting from the transition, by creating or protecting a significant number of jobs and they do not lead to or result from relocation. Investments in existing industrial facilities, including those covered by the Union Emissions Trading System, should be allowed if they contribute to the transition to a climate-neutral economy by 2050 and go substantially below the relevant benchmarks established for free allocation under Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council14and if they result in the protection of a significant number of jobs. Any such investment should be justified accordingly in the relevant territorial just transition plan. In order to protect the integrity of the internal market and cohesion policy, support to undertakings should comply with Union State aid rules as set out in Articles 107 and 108 TFEU and, in particular, support to productive investments by enterprises other than SMEs should be limited to enterprises located in areas designated as assisted areas for the purposes of points (a) and (c) of Article 107(3) TFEU. _________________ 14Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC (OJ L 275, 25.10.2003, p. 32).Does not affect the English version.)
Amendment 99 #
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 withinthat may have a complementary in achieving the goals of 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 101 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The resources from the JTF should complement the resources available under cohesion policy. The transfer mechanism should be optional and not mandatory in order to allow Member States to assess the best way to allocate resources.
Amendment 108 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) The establishment of the JTF should not lead to cuts to, or transfers from cohesion policy effectively reducing the fund devoted to other cohesion policy program.
Amendment 109 #
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 Funsubmitted for the JTF, as the case may be) which are approvedal by the Commission.
Amendment 132 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) This Regulation identifies types of investments for which expenditure may be supported by the JTF. All supported activities should be pursued in full respect of the climate and environmental priorities of the Union. The list of investments should include those that support local economies and are sustainable in the long- term, taking into account all the objectives of the Green Deal. The projects financed should contribute to a transition to a climate-neutral and circular economy. For declining sectors, such as energy production based on coal, lignite, peat and oil shale or extraction activities for these solid fossil fuels, support should be linked to the phasing out of the activity and the corresponding reduction in the employment level. As regards transforming sectors with high greenhouse gas emission levels, support should promote new activities through the deployment of new technologies, new processes or products, leading to significant emission reduction, in line with the EU 2030 climate objectives and EU climate neutrality by 205013 while maintaining and enhancing sustainable and quality employment and avoiding environmental degradation. Particular attention should also be given to activities enhancing innovation and research in advanced and sustainable technologies, as well as in the fields of digitalisation and connectivity, provided that such measures help mitigate the negative side effects of a transition towards, and contribute to, a climate- neutral and circular economy. __________________ 13 As set out in “A Clean Planet for all European strategic long-term vision for a prosperous, modern, competitive and climate neutral economy”, Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee, the Committee of the Regions and the European Investment Bank - COM(2018) 773 final.
Amendment 140 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 4
Article 3 – paragraph 4
4. By way of derogation from Article [21a] of Regulation (EU) [new CPR], any additional resources referred to in paragraph 2, allocated to the JTF in the Union budget or provided by other resources shall not require complementary support from the ERDF or the ESF+.
Amendment 141 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) To protect citizens who are most vulnerable to the climate transition, the JTF should also cover the up-skilling, reskilling and reout-skilling of the affected workerworkers and their families affected directly or indirectly, as well as self-employed persons whose activity has been affected as a result of major structural changes, with the aim of helping them to adapt to new employment opportunities, as well as providing job- search assistance to jobseekers and their active inclusion into the labour market.
Amendment 148 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) productive investments in SMEs, including start-ups, leading to job creation, economic diversification and reconversion;
Amendment 155 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) In order to enhance the economic diversification of territories impacted by the transition, the JTF should provide support to productive investment in SMEs. Productive investment should be understood as investment in fixed capital or immaterial assets of enterprises in view of producing goods and services thereby contributing to gross-capital formation and sustainable and quality employment. For enterprises other than SMEs, productive investments should only be supported if they are necessary for mitigating job losses resulting from the transition, by creating or protecting a significant number of jobs and they do not lead to or result from relocation. Investments in existing industrial facilities, including those covered by the Union Emissions Trading System, should be allowed if they contribute to the transition to a climate- neutral economy by 2050 and go substantially below the relevant benchmarks established for free allocation under Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council14 and if they result in the protection of a significant number of jobs. Any such investment should be justified accordingly in the relevant territorial just transition plan. In order to protect the integrity of the internal market and cohesion policy, support to undertakings should comply with Union State aid rules as set out in Articles 107 and 108 TFEU and, in particular, support to productive investments by enterprises other than SMEs should be limited to enterprises located in areas designated as assisted areas for the purposes of points (a) and (c) of Article 107(3) TFEU. __________________ 14Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC (OJ L 275, 25.10.2003, p. 32).
Amendment 192 #
2020/0006(COD)
(h) upskilling and reskilling of workers affected directly or indirectly;
Amendment 216 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Amendment 218 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. The JTF shall support the Investment for jobs and growth goal in all Member States and regions facing subsequent decarbonisation challenge and requiring adequate financial support to ensure real just transition and avoiding negative socio-economic impacts on industries, SMEs, including start-ups, as well as workers who lose their jobs as consequence of the transition.
Amendment 219 #
2020/0006(COD)
(a) the decommissioning or the construction of nuclear power stations not yet started;
Amendment 243 #
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 247 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) productive investments in SMEs, including start-ups, leading to creation of sustainable and quality new jobs related to green economy, economic diversification and reconversion;
Amendment 248 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall prepare, together with the relevant authorities of the territories concerned, one or more territorial just transition plans covering one or more affected territories corresponding to level 3 of the common classification of territorial units for statistics (‘NUTS level 3 regions’) as established by Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 868/201417, or parts thereof, in accordance with the template set out in Annex II. Those territories shall be those most negatively affected based on the economic and social impacts resulting from the transition, in particular with regard to expected job losses in fossil fuel production, processing and use and the transformation needs of the production processes of industrial facilities with the highest greenhouse gas intensity. _________________ 17 Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 May 2003 on the establishment of a common classification of territorial units for statistics (NUTS) (OJ L 154 21.6.2003, p. 1).
Amendment 259 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) an assessment of the transition challenges faced by the most negatively affected territories, including the social, economic, and environmental impact of the transition to a climate-neutral economy, identifying the potential number of affected jobs and job losses, the development needs and objectives, to be reached by 2030 linked to the transformation or closure of greenhouse gas-intensive activities in those territories and the challenges regarding energy poverty;
Amendment 267 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. For output indicators, baselines shall be set at zero. The milestones set for 2024 and targets set for 2029 shall be cumulative. Targets shall notmay, in well justified circumstances, be revised after the request for programme amendment submitted pursuant to Article [14(2)] of Regulation (EU) [new CPR] has been approved by the Commission.
Amendment 272 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) investments in the deployment of technology and infrastructures for affordable clean energy, in greenhouse gas emission reduction, storage, energy efficiency and renewable energy, including alternative fuels infrastructure;
Amendment 319 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point g
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point g
(g) investments in enhancing the circular economy, including through waste prevention, reduction, resource efficiency, reuse, repair and recycling, recycling and other means of recovery (including energy recovery);
Amendment 323 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point g a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point g a (new)
(ga) investments in projects for fighting energy poverty and enhancing energy efficiency on most affected regions;
Amendment 328 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point h
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point h
(h) upskilling and reskilling of worker, reskilling and out- skilling of workers and self-employed persons whose activity has been affected as a result of major structural changes;
Amendment 330 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point h
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point h
(h) upskilling and reskilling of workers and jobseekers towards the green economy sector;
Amendment 333 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point h a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point h a (new)
(ha) developing social infrastructure needed to support the access to labour market, social inclusion and active health ageing;
Amendment 334 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point i
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point i
(i) job-search assistance to jobseekers; and income support to workers who lost their job as consequence of the transition.
Amendment 335 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point i
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point i
(i) job-search assistance and career guidance to jobseekers;
Amendment 338 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point j
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point j
(j) active inclusion of jobseekers including income support for transitioning workers and mobility grants for workers who need to move for a new job;
Amendment 366 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) investment related to the production, processing, distribution, storage or combustion of fossil fuels with the exception of investments aimed at switching from coal-fired power plants to small flexible gas power plants to ensure the transition to climate neutrality;
Amendment 381 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
By way of derogation from Article 5 (d) and following the approval by the Commission, the investments related to production, processing, distribution, storage or combustion of natural gas shall be supported by JTF under the following cumulative conditions: - The investments are retrofitting and/or replacing existing more carbon-intensive infrastructure; - The supported infrastructure is synergistic with renewable and other carbon-neutral energy production capacity. The derogation shall only be used and granted for the purposes of the transition period until 2050.
Amendment 400 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall prepare, together with the relevant authorities of the territories concerned, one or more territorial just transition plans covering one or more affected territories corresponding to level 3 of the common classification of territorial units for statistics (‘NUTS level 3 regions’) as established by Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 868/201417 or parts thereof, in accordance with the template set out in Annex II. Those territories shall be those most negatively affected based on the economic and soci, social and environmental impacts resulting from the transition, in particular with regard to the potential number of affected jobs and expected job losses in fossil fuel production and use and the transformation needs of the production processes of industrial facilities with the highest greenhouse gas intensity. __________________ 17 Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 May 2003 on the establishment of a common classification of territorial units for statistics (NUTS) (OJ L 154 21.6.2003, p. 1).
Amendment 426 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) a description of the expected contribution of the JTF support to addressing the social, economic energy security, and environmental impacts of the transition to a climate- neutral economy; and preventing deepening of energy poverty
Amendment 448 #
2020/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. The preparation and implementation of territorial just transition plans shall involve the relevant partners in accordance with Article [6] of Regulation (EU) [new CPR]. as well as representatives of industry, energy sector, social partners, national and regional authorities and relevant stakeholders
Amendment 26 #
2020/0002M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the SFPA should contribute to the sustainable development of the Seychelles fisheries sector, in particular artisanal fisheries, with the aim of ensuring long-term food security and food sovereignty for the Seychelles population;
Amendment 52 #
2020/0002M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that the EU-Seychelles SFPA should promote further economic, financial, technical and scientific cooperation between the EU and Seychelles in the field of sustainable fisheries and sound exploitation of fishery resources in the Seychelles fishing zone, including support to control, surveillance and inspection of fishing activities;
Amendment 66 #
2020/0002M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for the implementation of the measures recommended by the IOTC, particularly those concerning the restoration of yellowfin tuna stocks; urges the Commission to take additional emergency measures to stop the overfishingset capture limits of yellowfin tuna byto the EU fleet consistent with those recommendations;
Amendment 69 #
2020/0002M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Emphasises the need to improve selectivity with a view to strongly reducing bycatch and unwanted captures of all species, in particular of sensitive species and juveniles, in order to ensure the long- term sustainability of stocks;
Amendment 77 #
2020/0002M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Welcomes the establishment of marine protected areas by Seychelles in its waters over recent years; expresses concern with regard to their management and warns of the negative effects that activities such as oil exploration and exploitation could have in these protected areas. Calls the importance to the surveillance and monitoring of those areas for granting the best scientific knowledge supporting their management;
Amendment 81 #
2020/0002M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses that the collection of accurate and reliable data, as well as effective surveillance, monitoring and controls of fisheries, is key to ensuring healthy fish stocks in the long term, and that the EU-Seychelles SFPA must reinforce cooperation in these fields; welcomes the possibility of carrying out risk-based joint inspection programmes on EU vessels;
Amendment 83 #
2020/0002M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Welcomes the introduction of an obligation for the Seychelles Government to publish all fisheries agreements signed by Seychelles. Reiterates the importance for the Seychelles authorities to only sign fisheries agreements with countries that are committed to the effort of fight against IUU and fleets that follow strict fisheries sustainable management rules;
Amendment 91 #
2020/0002M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Stresses that sectoral support should be targeted more precisely so as to finance only those measures that actually help the local fishing sector, in particular artisanal fisheries, to develop and contribute to efficient fisheries management, crew safety training and the improvement of Monitoring, Control and Surveillance (MCS); calls for the publication of the detailed list of projects being funded by the sectoral support provided under this SFPA;
Amendment 99 #
2020/0002M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Commission to further increase the share of the total cost of SFPAs that is paid by ship owners by increasing the fee per tonne of fish caught, with the aim of reducing the share of access rights that is paid for from the EU budget, targeting the financial support mainly to the sustainable development of the Seychelles fisheries sector;
Amendment 50 #
2019/2213(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines that all areas of the budget need to contribute to the overall goals of the European Green Deal and the UN Sustainable Development Goals; recalls in this context the importance of the introduction of a Just Transition Fund to address societal, socio-economic, technological and environmental impacts on workers, sectors and communities adversely affected by the transition from coal and carbon dependence, and; calls for solid financing of the fund with additional fresh financial resources rather than reducing other funded programs;
Amendment 61 #
2019/2213(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines that all areas of the budget need to contribute to the overall goals of the European Green Deal and the UN Sustainable Development Goals; recalls in this context the importance of the introduction of a Just Transition Fund to address societal, socio-economic and environmental impacts on workers and communities adversely affected by the transition from coal and carbon dependence, and calls for solid financing of the fund and for an evaluation of the specific characteristics of the individual Member States;
Amendment 69 #
2019/2213(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines that the latest plans of the Council on the overall spending is not satisfactory and demand an increase of budget in line with the ambitious political goals to manage the climate and digital transition; reiterates the need to reform the EU own resources system, aiming at mitigating the predominance of GNI contributions from member states; stresses the need for an ambitious draft budget, in particular for new programmes such as the Digital Europe Programme, which need to become operational as soon as possible in order to help make the EU more competitive;
Amendment 51 #
2019/2189(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to develop a comprehensive strategy on energy storage, while taking into account the range of costs in euro / MWh for the construction and operation of the relevant storage technology;
Amendment 59 #
2019/2189(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to establish a task force involving all relevant Directorates-General to develop this strategy, including a comprehensive analysis of the carbon footprint and life cycle of storage technologies, as well as addressing regulatory barriers to disruptive research and innovation, taking into account at least the extraction and/or production of raw materials, the manufacturing process, transport and the recycling process, where applicable;
Amendment 69 #
2019/2189(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that the energy transition towards a renewable-based system requires a well-developed electricitnergy grids and advanced storage technologies for both electrons and molecules, backup generation and demand management in order to secure a constant powersecure, affordable and sustainable energy supply;
Amendment 78 #
2019/2189(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that the energy transition towards a renewable-based system requires a well-developed electricity grid and advanced storage technologies, such as microgrids, backup generation and demand management in order to secure a constant power supply;
Amendment 100 #
2019/2189(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines that the transition to a climate-neutral economy must not endanger security of supply; stresses that reliable powerenergy supply and the energy transition must go hand in hand;
Amendment 102 #
2019/2189(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines that the transition to a climate-neutral economy must not endanger security of supply; stresses that reliable power supply and thea just energy transition must go hand in hand;
Amendment 150 #
2019/2189(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Urgently calls for a revision of the TEN-E Regulation17 before the adoption of the next list of projects of common interest (PCI); calls for the criteria for granting PCI status to be aligned with the EU’s climate and sustainability goals, while taking into account the specific needs of the different Member States; _________________ 17Regulation (EU) No 347/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2013 on guidelines for trans- European energy infrastructure and repealing Decision No 1364/2006/EC and amending Regulations (EC) No 713/2009, (EC) No 714/2009 and (EC) No 715/2009 (OJ L 115, 25.4.2013, p. 39).
Amendment 226 #
2019/2189(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Commission to conduct a comprehensive analysis of the cost of retrofitting gas infrastructure for the use of green hydrogen and contrast these costs to the electricity infrastructure costs that would be necessary in the absence of such a gas infrastructure;
Amendment 228 #
2019/2189(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Commission to conduct a comprehensive analysis of the cost in terms of economic and social impact of retrofitting gas infrastructure for the use of green hydrogen;
Amendment 248 #
2019/2189(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Is convinced that batteries will play a crucial role in ensuring a stable electricity supplyfor enhanced frequency control due to increasing shares of PV and wind; nevertheless, a stable electricity supply needs underground gas storage to allow power generation in periods of low wind and PV production;
Amendment 258 #
2019/2189(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Is concerned that the EU has a very low battery manufacturing capacity; welcomes, therefore, the European Battery Alliance and the Strategic Action Plan on Batteries; calls for continuous support for them and for the implementation of the Strategic Action Plan on Batteries to be strengthened; stresses the importance to create ecosystems around the battery value chain in order to foster the competitiveness and sustainability of the industry; welcomes, in this respect, the Commission’s announcement that it will propose legislation on batteries in support of the Strategic Action Plan and the circular economy; calls, in this regard, for life cycle analysis of batteries;
Amendment 266 #
2019/2189(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Is concerned about the EU’s heavy dependence on imports of raw materials for battery production; highlights the role of sustainable sourcing of raw materials and potential of domestic raw material sources in EU; is convinced that enhanced recycling schemes for batteries could deliver a significant share of the raw materials required for battery production within the EU;
Amendment 275 #
2019/2189(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19 b. Calls on the Commission to propose eco-design requirements to enhance the recyclability by design;
Amendment 286 #
2019/2189(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)
Paragraph 20 b (new)
20 b. Welcomes the Commission’s efforts to create standards for European batteries;
Amendment 289 #
2019/2189(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20 a. Highlights the need to support research, knowhow and skills in order to foster the battery production in EU;
Amendment 290 #
2019/2189(INI)
20 c. Acknowledges the potential of the global battery passport in developing a sustainable battery value chain including human rights and environmental impact; considers mineral certification as an important tool to ensure sustainable battery value chains;
Amendment 5 #
2019/2178(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)
Citation 4 a (new)
— - having regard to The European Union's European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP);
Amendment 15 #
2019/2178(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 19 a (new)
Citation 19 a (new)
— - having regard to EU Biodiversity strategy for 2030;
Amendment 36 #
2019/2178(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas fish stocks do not have unlimited reproductive capacity, and whereas demand for and consumption of fish is constantly increasing;there is an everlasting difficulty to balance spawning stock biomass and fishing capacity rather than indicating limited reproductive capacity of fish stocks
Amendment 59 #
2019/2178(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas, in addition to fishing, the factors exerting pressure on Mediterranean fish stocks include human-made problems such as pollution, habitat loss, maritime traffic, competition for space and climate change;
Amendment 63 #
2019/2178(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
G a. whereas healthy level of fish stocks needs to be reached to prevent a loss of jobs and to sustain important economic sectors that depend on fisheries;
Amendment 70 #
2019/2178(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
I a. whereas fishing and aquaculture are among the hardest hit sectors, as demand has seen a sudden decline.
Amendment 71 #
2019/2178(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I b (new)
Recital I b (new)
I b. having regard to a range of temporary and targeted COVID measures proposed by the Commission to address the challenges faced by the seafood community;
Amendment 82 #
2019/2178(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 124 #
2019/2178(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Calls on the Member States to fight IUU fishing by increasing transparency of fishing operations, and of monitoring and control efforts;
Amendment 125 #
2019/2178(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4 c. Calls on the Member States to enhance capacity for fisheries control and to facilitate the exchange of best-practices and targets between Member States on a short-term tactical level, assisted by EFCA;
Amendment 126 #
2019/2178(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 d (new)
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4 d. Calls on the Commission to consider integrating fisheries into the EU Neighbourhood Policy, as a tool for invigorating regional cooperation;
Amendment 151 #
2019/2178(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to carry out an economic analysis of the social and employment effects of the decline in fishery resources in the Mediterranean, with a view to identifying appropriate support measures to guarantee the sustainability of the industrya fair and equitable transition to low impact fisheries;
Amendment 159 #
2019/2178(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission to improve and step up cooperation and dialogue with the advisory councils, taking due account of their views and acknowledging the importance of fishers for coastal communities and the need to involve fishers, relevant professional organisations and civil society organisations in decision-making processes; as co-management is key to develop sustainable fisheries in coastal waters;
Amendment 169 #
2019/2178(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Libyan and TuniCommissiaon authorities to put an end to all restrictions on and acts of harassment against EU fishing vessels, and to ensure that fishers can carry out their legitimate activities without fear of reprisals; calls on the Libyan authorities to comply with UNCLOS and to bring their legislation into line with the principles of sustainable fishing, in keeping with GFCM policies and decisionsto engage in a dialogue with those North African countries that do not comply with UNCLOS and GFCM policies and decisions, ensuring safety and a level- playing field for all EU fishermen;
Amendment 1 #
2019/2177(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
- having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 43(2) thereof,
Amendment 3 #
2019/2177(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
Citation 3 a (new)
Amendment 4 #
2019/2177(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5
Citation 5
— having regard to the plenary reports of the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF) (PLEN 20-01, 19-01, 18-01 and 17-01), and its reports 'Evaluation of Member States' Annual Reports on the Landing Obligation (for 2019)' (Adhoc-20-02), 'Monitoring the performance of the Common Fisheries Policy' (Adhoc-20-01) and 'Evaluation of Joint Recommendations on the Landing Obligation and on the Technical Measures Regulation' (STECF-20-04),
Amendment 5 #
2019/2177(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
- having regard to Council Directive (EU) 2017/159 of 19 December 2016 implementing the Agreement concerning the implementation of the Work in Fishing Convention, 2007 of the International Labour Organisation,
Amendment 7 #
2019/2177(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 b (new)
Citation 5 b (new)
- having regard to the study 'Implementation of the EU fisheries control system by Member States (2014- 19)', requested by the PECH committee,
Amendment 8 #
2019/2177(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 c (new)
Citation 5 c (new)
- having regard to the studies requested by the PECH committee on the landing obligation and choke species in multispecies and mixed fisheries in the North Sea 1a, the North Western Waters2a and the South Western Waters3a, and the studies on the discard ban, landing obligation and MSY in the Western Mediterranean 4a 5a, _________________ 1aLanding Obligation and Choke Species in Multispecies and Mixed Fisheries - The North Sea 2aLanding Obligation and Choke Species in Multispecies and Mixed Fisheries - The North Western Waters 3aLanding Obligation and Choke Species in Multispecies and Mixed Fisheries - The South Western Waters 4aDiscard ban, landing obligation and MSY in the Western Mediterranean Sea - the Spanish case 5aDiscard ban, landing obligation and MSY in the Western Mediterranean Sea - the Italian case
Amendment 9 #
2019/2177(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 d (new)
Citation 5 d (new)
- having regard to the book 'The European Landing Obligation, Reducing discards in complex, multi-species and multi-jurisdictional fisheries', published in 2019,
Amendment 10 #
2019/2177(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 e (new)
Citation 5 e (new)
- having regard to the report 'A third assessment of global marine fisheries discards', published by the FAO in 2019,
Amendment 11 #
2019/2177(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital -A (new)
Recital -A (new)
-A. whereas target 14.4 of Goal 14 of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development urges the international community to effectively regulate harvesting and end overfishing, illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and destructive fishing practices and implement science based management plans by 2020, in order to restore fish stocks in the shortest time feasible, at least to levels that can produce maximum sustainable yield as determined by their biological characteristics;
Amendment 12 #
2019/2177(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital -A a (new)
Recital -A a (new)
-A a. whereas the magnitude of annual discards in global marine capture fisheries is estimated to be 9.1 million tonnes, which represent 10.8% of the annual average catch of 2010-2014; whereas fisheries targeting tunas and other pelagic species had the lowest discard rates, while fisheries targeting crustaceans had the highest discard rates; whereas fisheries targeting demersal fishes produced the highest volumes of discards and fisheries targeting molluscs (excluding cephalopods) produced the lowest volumes; whereas annual global discards peaked at around 18.8 million tonnes in 1989 and gradually declined to less than 10 million tonnes by 20141a; _________________ 1a A third assessment of global marine fisheries discards, FAO, 2019
Amendment 13 #
2019/2177(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital -A b (new)
Recital -A b (new)
-A b. whereas the aim of the reformed Common Fisheries Policy was to ensure that negative impacts of fishing activities on the marine ecosystem are minimised, including the avoidance and reduction, as far as possible, of unwanted catches; whereas there is no scientific evidence to suggest that the implementation of the landing obligation has led to a dramatic reduction in unwanted catches;
Amendment 15 #
2019/2177(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas discarding is a common fisheries practice of returning unwanted catches to the sea, either dead or alive, owing to damaged fish, undersized individuals, reasons of marketability, lack of quota or catch composition rules; whereas before the introduction of the landing obligation, there was an obligation to discard undersized and over- quota fish;
Amendment 17 #
2019/2177(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas the landing obligation leads to the discarding in port of fish which could be destined for human consumption or which, when returned to the sea, may contribute to the feeding of a range of scavenging species, from avian to mesopelagic and benthic communities;
Amendment 19 #
2019/2177(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas a certain level of unwanted by-catch and discarding is unavoidable, specially in mixed fisheries; whereas unwanted catches and discards constitute a substantial waste of natural resources and have an adverse effect on the sustainable exploitation of fish stocks and marine ecosystems and the financial viability of fisheries;
Amendment 43 #
2019/2177(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)
Recital F b (new)
Amendment 44 #
2019/2177(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F c (new)
Recital F c (new)
F c. whereas several Member States suggest that legislation should be amended to allow fish under the relevant minimum conservation reference sizes which are subject to a landing obligation may to be used for charitable purposes;
Amendment 45 #
2019/2177(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F d (new)
Recital F d (new)
F d. whereas the implementation of the landing obligation is expected to result in a loss of income in the short term, with potential negative consequences for the socio-economic viability of the sector but some benefits could be expected in the medium and long term if the implementation leads to more selective fishing practices and improved stock status; whereas the effects of the discard ban should be evaluated from a multi- dimensional perspective 1a; _________________ 1aMonitoring the environmental, social and economic dimensions of the landing obligation policy, Frontiers in Marine Science, 2019
Amendment 46 #
2019/2177(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F e (new)
Recital F e (new)
F e. whereas the European Commission has so far failed to report on the extent to which the reduction of discards has been achieved or to analyse the socio-economic impact of the landing obligation or the effects of its implementation on safety on board fishing vessels;
Amendment 51 #
2019/2177(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
G a. whereas up to five Member States provided no response to the Commission's questionnaire on the implementation of the landing obligation for 2019; whereas two of these states have failed to do so for the last three years;
Amendment 55 #
2019/2177(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G b (new)
Recital G b (new)
G b. whereas the implementation of the landing obligation depends on the extensive use of exemptions which, by their nature, are temporary and require annual review, which requires time and effort from decision-makers and the fishing sector;
Amendment 61 #
2019/2177(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G c (new)
Recital G c (new)
G c. whereas according to the Member States reports the number of specific studies or pilot projects to test more selective gears or avoidance strategies has been declining;
Amendment 65 #
2019/2177(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G d (new)
Recital G d (new)
G d. whereas the potential for chokes in mixed fisheries remains a deep rooted and ongoing problem;
Amendment 70 #
2019/2177(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas several third countries and self-governing territories have established discard bans to different extents, including Canada, the Faroe Islands, Norway, Iceland, Chile and New Zealand-such as Canada, the Faroe Islands, Norway, Iceland, Chile and New Zealand- have established policies aimed at achieving discards reductions or partial discard bans, including selectivity improvements, spatial measures, quota related measures, economic incentives and monitoring and control measures;
Amendment 73 #
2019/2177(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
H a. whereas almost 4000 scientific papers have been published on discards, of which more than 3700 are related to industrial fisheries and less than 200 papers focused on small scale coastal fisheries;
Amendment 75 #
2019/2177(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H b (new)
Recital H b (new)
H b. whereas since about 1950 many marine species across various groups have undergone shifts in geographical range and seasonal activities in response to ocean warming and biogeochemical changes, such as oxygen loss, to their habitats, which has resulted in shifts in species composition, abundance and biomass production of ecosystems, from the equator to the poles; whereas the change in the distribution of fish stocks has an impact on future fisheries management and hence also on the implementation of the landing obligation;
Amendment 79 #
2019/2177(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Affirms the EU’s overall objective of ensuring the sustainable exploitation of fish stocks and the protection of marine ecosystems; highlights that reducing discards and minimising unwanted catches is a public policy priority that has been shaped in response to concerns over accountability, conservation and the wasting of natural resources as well as the scientific need to fully account for all sources of fishing mortality; acknowledges, however, that since 2010 there has been an obligation to record discards in the logbook in application of the control regulation; regrets that, despite the introduction of the landing obligation, knowledge about discards is limited and the European Commission has admitted that the quantities recorded as discarded and the landed quantities of catches below the minimum conservation reference sizes are very low and it is extremely doubtful that they reflect the true quantities being caught;
Amendment 83 #
2019/2177(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Regrets that the European Commission's annual reports on the state of play of the Common Fisheries Policy include very little information on the implementation of the landing obligation, without having so far managed to report on the extent to which the reduction of discards under the obligation has been achieved and without having analysed the socio-economic impact of the LO or the effects of its implementation on safety on board fishing vessels;
Amendment 85 #
2019/2177(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Acknowledges that the introduction of the landing obligation represents a majorone of the greatest changes, and challenges, in the history of EU fisheries management – from recording landings to a system that records the entire catch – and has inevitably had a range of short- and long- term ecological and economic impactssocio-economic and ecological impacts, also in the food chains and in those species which nourished from catches discarded and previously thrown back into the sea;
Amendment 90 #
2019/2177(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Calls for the collection of socio- economic data on how the landing obligation impacts on the socio-economic viability of the sector, the remuneration system, the number of crew members, the workload, the working conditions and safety standards of fishers, in line with FAO and ILO recommendations;
Amendment 94 #
2019/2177(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights the progress made in terms of stakeholder cooperation and the steps taken to improve selectivity; notes, however, that, according to the European Commission and STECF, implementation of the landing obligation remains low overall and that discarding is occurring at rates roughly comparable to the years before the landing obligation was introduced; Urges the Commission to reflect on the changes needed in the landing obligation, and submit a legislative proposal after the evaluation of the CFP reform that will be carried out by 2022 if appropriate, in order to better achieve its main objective of reducing discards and improving stocks;
Amendment 101 #
2019/2177(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that the landing obligation has raised concerns in the fishing industry, especially in mixed fisheries exposed to potential choke species cases and early closure of fisheries; welcomes the measures taken to date – quota swaps and quota pools for by-catch species – andbut stresses that these measures are mostly non-permanent and subject to negotiations between the Member States; insists on the need to further develop effective by-catch reduction plans with the aim of rebuilding vulnerable stocks;
Amendment 105 #
2019/2177(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Underlines the concern that shared stocks with third countries may not be subject to the same provisions on discards; stresses the need for progressive convergence with regard to the main objectives of fisheries management in order to ensure the highest standards for achieving good environmental status of shared stocks, sustainability of the fishing activity and the maintenance of a level playing field;
Amendment 106 #
2019/2177(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Highlights the problems posed by the landing obligation in mixed fisheries with the choke stocks; Emphasizes that choke situations will continue to persist and lead to catch limits and under- utilisation of available quotas, creating serious economic difficulties for the fleets concerned;
Amendment 107 #
2019/2177(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses the potential and the need for the use of the exceptions (high survivability and de minimis) provided for in the regulation to facilitate implementation and counteract potential choke cases; recalls that reliable and accurate evidence and data needs to be provided and recommends that the process for granting exemptions should be streamlined, including better scientific data collection;
Amendment 112 #
2019/2177(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Recalls the failure in the search for alternative uses for landed material below minimum conservation reference sizes and unwanted catches due to the prohibitive cost to the fishermen of storage and transport of such catches1a; Calls on the Commission to consider the possibility of amending the legislation to allow such catches to be used for charitable purposes as suggested by several Member States and the South Western Waters Advisory Council; _________________ 1a EUMOFA study on Market Outlets for Unwanted Catches (2020)
Amendment 121 #
2019/2177(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Welcomes the results from recent scientific studies (e.g. DiscardLess, MINOUW and LIFE iSEAS) on innovative gear selectivity, avoidance strategies and vessel modifications to handle unwanted catches on board; Considers it necessary to continue research efforts to improve gear selectivity, avoidance strategies and handling of unwanted catches; Welcomes the proposed Mission Starfish 2030: Restore our Ocean and Waters and considers that a mission in the area of healthy oceans, seas, coastal and inland waters will help develop solutions urgently needed and that have a direct impact on the fishing sector and the sustainable use and management of ocean resources;
Amendment 126 #
2019/2177(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Is concerned about the lack of proper control over and compliance with the landing obligation and underlines its negative impact on; highlights that the obligation has generated a high number of delegated acts in the form of discard plans whose provisions complicate both the implementation and enforcement of the landing obligation and the compliance evaluation by the EFCA; underlines that the increasing complexity of the landing obligation makes it more difficult to achieve the objective of protecting and improving the sustainability of fisheries; calls for better use to be made of new technologies and digital solutions and for cooperation between the fishing sector and the Member State authorities to be strengthened in order to rapidly improve control; monitor, control and surveillance;
Amendment 140 #
2019/2177(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 – point a
Paragraph 12 – point a
a. using quota-based tools: the distribution of quotas in line with the expected catch composition, further use and optimisation of adjustments through quota swaps with other Member States and neighbouring third countries with which the EU shares stocks, moving towards permanent and not only annually renewable mechanisms after the setting of TACs and quotas, and the allocation of estimated discard share of quotas for fishers that opt to use more selective gear;
Amendment 148 #
2019/2177(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 – point b
Paragraph 12 – point b
b. studying the feasibility of implementing a marine spatial planning approach in order to avoid discards by guiding fishers to areas where undersized fish are less likely to be present, while ensuring that such measures do not result in the non-use of other commercially sized species;
Amendment 154 #
2019/2177(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 – point e
Paragraph 12 – point e
e. studying the feasibility of granting exclusive access to fishing locations or time periods in order to encourage selectivity;
Amendment 159 #
2019/2177(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 – point f
Paragraph 12 – point f
f. adopting strategies to use unwanted catches other than for human consumption, ensuring their operational and economic viability for fishers;
Amendment 162 #
2019/2177(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 – point g
Paragraph 12 – point g
g. developing a plans for unwanted catches and/orin the different fisheries and areas in order to better develop regional by- catch plans, involving Member States and the fishing industry and supported by the European Maritime and Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund;
Amendment 170 #
2019/2177(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 – point h a (new)
Paragraph 12 – point h a (new)
h a. progressively introducing the requirement for compliance with the same discard policy for imports of fisheries products from third countries in order to eliminate the comparative disadvantage and unfair competition for the European fleet, while moving towards better protection of global fisheries resources;
Amendment 196 #
2019/2174(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Notes the significance of ensurpromoting quality journalism and media literacy for tackling widespread disinformation and fake news; , disinformation campaigns in media, notably on social media platforms, which distort public opinion and pose severe risks to democratic societies and institutions, fundamental rights and freedoms, and the rule of law. Is alarmed in particular by the rising wave of nationalistic rhetoric which surrounds the current setback in the EU accession negotiations process.
Amendment 223 #
2019/2174(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a (new)
Paragraph 35 a (new)
34a. Highlights the strategic value for the EU of maintaining connectivity between Bulgaria and North Macedonia, within the TEN-T close transport links and of further integrating the Western Balkans. Calls on the Commission to pay special attention to the borders and overall connectivity within the region.
Amendment 253 #
2019/2174(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
39. Regrets that Bulgaria and North Macedonia have yet to find a compromise on issues related to history and language, making full use of the framework and objectives of the Treaty of Friendship, Good Neighbourliness and Cooperation between the two countries, trusts that they will soon be settled in order not to jeopardise the integration momentum, and looks forward to holding of the first intergovernmental conference, kick- starting the accession talks without a further delay;
Amendment 1 #
2019/2163(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)
Citation 8 a (new)
- having regard to the Commission communication of 26 June 2020 'Towards more sustainable fishing in the EU: state of play and orientations for 2021' (COM(2020)0248),
Amendment 2 #
2019/2163(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 b (new)
Citation 8 b (new)
- having regard to the European Court of Auditors' special report of 26 November 2020 on 'Marine environment: EU protection is wide but not deep',
Amendment 4 #
2019/2163(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)
Citation 11 a (new)
- Having regard to its resolution of 14 March 2019 on climate change – a European strategic long-term vision for a prosperous, modern, competitive and climate neutral economy in accordance with the Paris Agreement1a, _________________ 1a Text adopted P8_TA(2019)0217
Amendment 5 #
2019/2163(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)
Citation 12 a (new)
12 a Having regard to its resolution of 15 January 2020 on the European Green Deal1a, _________________ 1a Text adopted P9_TA(2020)0005
Amendment 6 #
2019/2163(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 a (new)
Citation 15 a (new)
- having regard to the study entitled ‘The State of Mediterranean and Black Sea Fisheries’, published by the FAO in 2018,
Amendment 7 #
2019/2163(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 b (new)
Citation 15 b (new)
- having regard to the report 'A third assessment of global marine fisheries discards', published by the FAO in 2019,
Amendment 8 #
2019/2163(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 a (new)
Citation 16 a (new)
16 a having regard to the report 'The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World, Transforming food systems for affordable healthy diets', published by the FAO in 2020,
Amendment 9 #
2019/2163(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 18 a (new)
Citation 18 a (new)
- having regard to the report entitled 'The European Environment State and Outlook 2020', published by the European Environment Agency in 2019,
Amendment 10 #
2019/2163(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 21 a (new)
Citation 21 a (new)
- having regard to decision P9_TA- PROV(2020)0253 adopted by the European Parliament on 8 October 2020 on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the framework for achieving climate neutrality and amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 (European Climate Law),
Amendment 35 #
2019/2163(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas climate adaptation strategies must emphasize the need for poverty eradication and food security in accordance with the Paris Agreement and the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development; whereas poverty and marginalisation are the primary causes of the vulnerability of certain coastal communities and the eradication of poverty and guarantees of food security for the world’s poor are essential for building up are essential to help people out of poverty and to increase their capacity to adapt to and resist the effects of climate change;
Amendment 39 #
2019/2163(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas climate change is having a very clear impact on the oceans, too, given that heat is st, according to the IPCC report ‘The Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate’, the global ocean has warmed unabated since 1970 and has taken up mored to a greater extent in the water, in addition to other factors exacerbating the gravity of the situation, such as pollution, the disappearance of various species, the substitution of some species to the detriment of others, lack of oxygen, etc.han 90% of the excess heat in the climate system and by absorbing more CO2, the ocean has undergone increasing surface acidification and a loss of oxygen has occurred from the surface to 1000 m;
Amendment 53 #
2019/2163(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
H a. whereas the global fishing fleet is estimated at around 4.56 million vessels, of which about 65% are motorized; whereas Asia has the largest fishing fleet (68% of the total), followed by Africa (20%), America (10%), Europe (over 2%) and Oceania (less than 1%);
Amendment 54 #
2019/2163(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H b (new)
Recital H b (new)
H b. whereas an estimated 59.51 million people were engaged in the primary sector of capture fisheries (39 million) and aquaculture (20.5 million) in 2018; whereas women accounted for 14% of the total, with shares of 19% in aquaculture and 12% in capture fisheries; whereas the highest numbers of workers are in Asia (85%), followed by Africa (9%), the Americas (4%) and Europe and Oceania (1% each);
Amendment 56 #
2019/2163(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H c (new)
Recital H c (new)
H c. whereas, according to FAO, the proportion of fish stocks that are within biologically sustainable levels decreased from 90% in 1974 to 65.8% in 2017 (a 1.1% decrease since 2015), with 59.6% classified as being maximally sustainably fished stocks and 6.2% underfished stocks;
Amendment 57 #
2019/2163(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H d (new)
Recital H d (new)
H d. whereas, according to FAO, the percentage of stocks fished at biologically unsustainable levels increased from 10% in 1974 to 34.2% in 2017; whereas it is estimated that 78.7% of current marine fish landings come from biologically sustainable stocks; whereas in the northeast Atlantic1a the proportion of overexploited stocks decreased from around 71% in 2003 to 38% in 2018 and 99% of landings in the Baltic, North Sea and the Atlantic managed exclusively by the EU come from sustainable managed fisheries 2a; _________________ 1aCovers FAO area 27 and includes the waters of the Baltic Sea, North Sea, Irish Sea, Celtic Sea and adjacent waters 2aTowards more sustainable fishing in the EU: state of play and orientations for 2021, (COM(2020)0248)
Amendment 58 #
2019/2163(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H e (new)
Recital H e (new)
H e. whereas of the stocks of the ten species most landed between 1950 and 2017 – anchoveta, Alaska pollock, Atlantic herring, Atlantic cod, Pacific chub mackerel, Chilean jack mackerel, Japanese pilchard, Skipjack tuna, South American pilchard and capelin – 69% were fished within biologically sustainable levels in 2017; whereas among the seven principal tuna species, 66.6% of their stocks were fished at biologically sustainable levels in 2017, an increase of about 10 percentage points from 2015;
Amendment 59 #
2019/2163(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H f (new)
Recital H f (new)
H f. whereas, according to FAO, intensively managed fisheries have seen decreases in average fishing pressure and increases in average stock biomass, with many reaching or maintaining biologically sustainable levels, while fisheries with less-developed management systems are in poor shape;
Amendment 60 #
2019/2163(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H g (new)
Recital H g (new)
H g. whereas human communities in close connection with coastal environments, small islands, polar areas and high mountains are particularly exposed to ocean and cryosphere change, such as sea level rise, extreme sea level and shrinking cryosphere but the humanity as a whole is also exposed to changes in the ocean, such as through extreme weather events;
Amendment 61 #
2019/2163(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H h (new)
Recital H h (new)
H h. whereas in addition to their role within the climate system, such as the uptake and redistribution of natural and anthropogenic carbon dioxide (CO2) and heat, as well as ecosystem support, services provided to people by the ocean and/or cryosphere include food and water supply, renewable energy, and benefits for health and well-being, cultural values, tourism, trade, and transport;
Amendment 62 #
2019/2163(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H i (new)
Recital H i (new)
H i. whereas over the last decades, global warming has led to widespread shrinking of the cryosphere, with mass loss from ice sheets and glaciers, reductions in snow cover and Arctic sea ice extent and thickness, and increased permafrost temperature;
Amendment 63 #
2019/2163(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H j (new)
Recital H j (new)
H j. whereas since about 1950 many marine species across various groups have undergone shifts in geographical range and seasonal activities in response to ocean warming, sea ice change and biogeochemical changes, such as oxygen loss, to their habitats, which has resulted in shifts in species composition, abundance and biomass production of ecosystems, from the equator to the poles;
Amendment 64 #
2019/2163(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H k (new)
Recital H k (new)
H k. whereas ocean warming has contributed to an overall decrease in maximum catch potential, compounding the impacts from overfishing for some fish stocks; whereas a decrease in global biomass of marine animal communities, their production, and fisheries catch potential, and a shift in species composition are projected over the 21st century in ocean ecosystems from the surface to the deep seafloor under all emission scenarios;
Amendment 65 #
2019/2163(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H l (new)
Recital H l (new)
H l. whereas the global-scale biomass of marine animals across the foodweb is projected to decrease between 5.9 and 15% and the maximum catch potential of fisheries by 20.5 and 24.1% by the end of the 21st century relative to 1986–2005 under the high-emissions scenario (RCP 8.5); whereas it is projected that the total maximum catch potential in the world's exclusive economic zones is likely to decrease by 2.8% to 5.3% by 2050 (relative to 2000) under RCP 2.6 or by 7% to 12.1% under RCP 8.5;
Amendment 66 #
2019/2163(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H m (new)
Recital H m (new)
H m. whereas future shifts in fish distribution and decreases in their abundance and fisheries catch potential due to climate change are projected to affect income, livelihoods, and food security of marine resource-dependent communities;
Amendment 67 #
2019/2163(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H n (new)
Recital H n (new)
H n. whereas strengthening precautionary approaches, such as rebuilding overexploited or depleted fisheries, and responsiveness of existing fisheries management strategies reduces negative climate change impacts on fisheries, with benefits for regional economies and livelihoods;
Amendment 68 #
2019/2163(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H o (new)
Recital H o (new)
H o. whereas the ecosystem approach to fisheries aims to achieve sustainable fisheries by combining broad ecological sustainability of stocks with the socio- economic viability of the fishing industry at local and regional scales;
Amendment 69 #
2019/2163(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H p (new)
Recital H p (new)
H p. whereas anthropogenic pressures, such as pollution, eutrophication, habitat modification, and fisheries are increasing ecosystem vulnerability by decreasing resilience, adding even more complexity to the process of assessing the impact of climate change at a local scale; whereas reducing uncertainty in predictions of climate-induced changes in ecosystems is needed to understand their societal consequences and contribute towards management mitigation strategies;
Amendment 70 #
2019/2163(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H q (new)
Recital H q (new)
H q. whereas the absorption of increasing amounts of anthropogenic CO2 by the oceans results in acidification of waters, with potentially detrimental impacts on shell-forming aquatic life; whereas water acidity has increased by 26 percent since the industrial revolution and this trend will continue, especially in warmer low- and mid-latitudes;
Amendment 71 #
2019/2163(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H r (new)
Recital H r (new)
H r. whereas in 2017, fish consumption accounted for 17% of the global population's intake of animal protein, and 7% o all proteins consumed; whereas in some countries it reaches 50%;
Amendment 72 #
2019/2163(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H s (new)
Recital H s (new)
H s. whereas the United Nations estimates that as much as 80% of all global marine pollution originates from land-based sources, threatening marine life in general, but especially coastal waters and areas of high biological productivity. Pollutants of land-based origin include agricultural run-off, pesticides, chemical waste, cleaning agents, petroleum products, mining waste, garbage and sewage; whereas there are now close to 500 dead zones covering more than 245,000 km² globally;
Amendment 73 #
2019/2163(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H t (new)
Recital H t (new)
H t. whereas according to data in IMO and FAO, globally, fishing vessels (including inland vessels) consumed 53.9 million tonnes of fuel in 2012, emitting 172.3 million tonnes of CO2, (equivalent to 0.5% of total global CO2 emissions that year), while aquaculture accounted for approximately 0.45% of global GHG emissions in 2013; whereas overall the energy use of protein production per unit mass of fish is comparable to chicken but much less than that from other land- based systems such as pork or beef; whereas the main source of GHG is from the use of fossil fuel;
Amendment 74 #
2019/2163(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H u (new)
Recital H u (new)
H u. whereas plastic is the most abundant and damaging component of marine litter due to its longevity; whereas marine plastic pollution has increased tenfold since 1980 and each year between 4.8 and 12.7 million tonnes end up in the ocean; whereas some studies estimate that by 2040, 20 million tonnes of plastics will be entering the ocean per annum 1a; _________________ 1aBreaking the Plastic Wave, A comprehensive assessment of pathways towards stopping ocean plastic pollution
Amendment 75 #
2019/2163(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H v (new)
Recital H v (new)
H v. whereas according to the European Court of Auditors while a framework was in place to protect the marine environment, the EU's actions had not restored seas to good environmental status, nor fishing to sustainable levels in all seas;
Amendment 76 #
2019/2163(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H w (new)
Recital H w (new)
H w. whereas aquaculture is one of the fastest growing food production sectors in the world and is now responsible for more than half of the global seafood production; whereas it is expected that this sector will be an even more important food resource in the future; whereas climate model outputs must be evaluated against and calibrated to local conditions to be relevant for many aquaculture planning and management decisions, climate change impact assessment and climate adaptation strategies;
Amendment 77 #
2019/2163(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1
Subheading 1
Amendment 81 #
2019/2163(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Highlights the urgent need for ambitious action to tackle climate change and environmental challenges, to limit global warming to 1.5 C, thus limiting the impacts of climate change on the planet, and therefore on fisheries and aquaculture, to the least negative scenario; recalls the EU's sustainable commitment to achieving its net-zero greenhouse gases emission target by 2050 at the latest as confirmed in the European Green Deal; takes note of the Commission proposal to increase the 2030 emissions target to at least 55%, as highlighted in the communication on Stepping up Europe's 2030 climate ambition; considers that urgent action is needed in order to reduce GHG emissions to 60% by 2030 compared to 1990 as expressed by the European Parliament in the vote of the European Climate Law;
Amendment 82 #
2019/2163(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 a (new)
Paragraph -1 a (new)
-1 a. Emphasises that the fisheries and aquaculture sectors will benefit most from a strengthening of European and global ambition in the fight against climate change since the oceans has taken up more than 90% of the excess heat in the climate system and the rate of ocean warming has more than doubled since 1993, posing a serious threat to the marine species and ecosystems and, hence, to fisheries and aquaculture activities and food security; Recalls that the IPCC has warned that the maximum catch potential of fisheries is projected to decrease by 2.8-9.1% to 16.2-25.5% by the end of the century depending on the efforts adopted to fight climate change, with the exclusive economic zones (EEZ) of tropical countries showing the largest decreases (less than -40%), but also in the temperate Northeast Atlantic (about - 30%);
Amendment 83 #
2019/2163(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 b (new)
Paragraph -1 b (new)
Amendment 84 #
2019/2163(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 c (new)
Paragraph -1 c (new)
-1 c. Emphasises the importance of European fisheries and aquaculture and its potential to contribute to climate action, the circular economy and enhanced biodiversity; Recognises the progress made in achieving sustainable fishing by EU fleets with pressure on fish stocks from fishing steadily eased between 2003 and 2018 in the northeast Atlantic; regrets that the stocks are being exploited on average at rates well above the sustainability objective in the Mediterranean and the Black Seas, yet welcomes the conservation efforts already undertaken notably with the implementation of the Western Mediterranean Multiannual Plan and the actions to deliver on the MedFish4Ever and Sofia Declarations;
Amendment 85 #
2019/2163(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 d (new)
Paragraph -1 d (new)
-1 d. Stresses that EU fishers must be given the necessary tools to fight and adapt to climate change, such as investing in the transition to more sustainable fishing systems and more energy-efficient vessels, with the aim of phasing out GHG emissions in fisheries in a timeframe consistent with the Paris Agreement;
Amendment 86 #
2019/2163(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 e (new)
Paragraph -1 e (new)
-1 e. Welcomes the proposed Mission Starfish 2030: Restore our Ocean and Waters; considers that a mission in the area of healthy oceans, seas, coastal and inland waters will help develop solutions urgently needed and that have a direct impact on the fishing and aquaculture sectors such as systemic solutions for the prevention, reduction, mitigation and removal of marine pollution including plastic, the transition to a circular and blue economy, adaption to and mitigation of pollution and climate change in the ocean, sustainable use and management of ocean resources, development of new materials including biodegradable plastic substitutes, new feed and food, urban, coastal and maritime spatial planning, ocean governance and ocean economics applied to maritime activities;
Amendment 87 #
2019/2163(INI)
-1 f. Considers that in order to achieve a better environmental status of the seas it is necessary to tackle the sources of marine pollution, 80% of which are of land-based origin such as nutrient inputs from urban wastewater and agricultural activities, the discharge, loss and leakage of contaminants -pesticides, biocides, persistent organic pollutants, heavy metals…-, micro pollutants and marine litter, particularly plastics; regrets that 60% of EU surface waters are not meeting the Water Framework Directive's standards for sustainable management and that the European Environment Agency considers the achievement of good environmental status of European marine waters by 2020 unlikely, while the status of European freshwaters has little progressed over the last 10-15 years;
Amendment 88 #
2019/2163(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 g (new)
Paragraph -1 g (new)
-1 g. Regrets that the Commission has not given fisheries and aquaculture products the importance they deserve in its Farm to Fork strategy, despite the potential of the fisheries sector in contributing to the objectives of the European Green Deal; stresses the importance of ensuring adequate support for European fishers in their transition to sustainable fishing activities; recalls its call on the Commission to present a proposal to improve the traceability of all seafood products, including the labelling of origin of canned fish products and the rejection of products which damage or deplete the marine environment;
Amendment 89 #
2019/2163(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 h (new)
Paragraph -1 h (new)
-1 h. Considers that significant opportunities exist for reducing fuel use and greenhouse gas emissions in capture fisheries and aquaculture, that emerging and maturing renewable energy systems such as wind and solar can help reduce emissions in shore-side facilities and that fisheries management can also help reduce fuel use and GHG emissions;
Amendment 90 #
2019/2163(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 i (new)
Paragraph -1 i (new)
-1 i. Emphasises the need to improve the energy efficiency of existing vessels and to optimise the design and propulsion systems of new and future vessels in order to move towards zero emission fisheries; highlights that refitting and replacing old and inefficient engines with modern designs can reduce fuel consumption by taking advantage of technology developments and call on the Commission and the Member States to incentivise these actions; stresses that more efficient design can optimise not only overall vessel fuel efficiency but also provide more safety; calls on the Commission to analyse the relationship between vessel design and energy efficiency and to review whether current European fisheries regulations could contain restrictions on vessel design and measures that may be preventing the uptake of more energy-efficient vessels; calls on the Commission to promote research into zero emission fuels and propulsion technologies and to incentivise their adoption by the fishing sector;
Amendment 91 #
2019/2163(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 j (new)
Paragraph -1 j (new)
-1 j. Stresses that the fishing sector can improve the energy efficiency of fishing gears, especially mobile gears such as bottom trawl, beam trawl and shellfish dredges, which are more energy-intensive and GHG-emitting than stationary gears; considers it necessary to promote the switch to less energy-intensive fishing gears where, while ensuring that the environmental impact of the fishing activity is not increased or even reduced, the same fish species can be harvested with different types and methods of fishing; calls on the Commission to fund research into the continuous improvement of both the energy efficiency of fishing gears and methods and their selectivity; considers that the use of advanced technology to increase fishing efficiency and reduce the hours spent in the sea can be beneficial to reducing fuel consumption and GHG emissions provided that adequate management is implemented to prevent overcapacity and overfishing;
Amendment 92 #
2019/2163(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 k (new)
Paragraph -1 k (new)
-1 k. Takes the view that ports have a wide margin of manoeuvre to reduce their carbon footprint and considers in this respect that energy audits should be promoted both in the construction of new ports and in the improvement of existing ones in order to calculate energy requirements and to improve efficiency; considers that ports, especially those serving the small-scale fleet because of their lower energy demand, should aim to cover their energy needs from systems based on renewable sources such as solar and wind and the integration of flexibility from demand response and storage;
Amendment 93 #
2019/2163(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 l (new)
Paragraph -1 l (new)
-1 l. Insists that while aquaculture, like capture fisheries, is not a major global producer of GHG emissions, there is great potential for reducing them, especially in intensive production of finfish and crustaceans; emphasizes that, according to FAO studies, the aquaculture sector could reduce its CO2 emissions by 21% per tonne of fish production by improving efficiency of input use, shifting energy supply from fossil fuels to renewable, adopting best practices and replacing fish- based feed ingredients with crop-based ingredients; calls on the Commission to promote the greening of the EU aquaculture sector in its review of the strategic guidelines on aquaculture;
Amendment 94 #
2019/2163(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 m (new)
Paragraph -1 m (new)
-1 m. Stresses that good fisheries management is crucial to mitigating the effects of climate change; recalls that the global fishing effort is almost twice what is needed to maximise the net yield from ocean fisheries; Insists that effective fisheries management that would reduce fishing effort and increase fish stocks would substantially reduce the GHG emissions generated by the world’s fishing fleets;
Amendment 95 #
2019/2163(INI)
-1 n. Recognises that fisheries management measures in EU waters have paid off, with a 50% increase in biomass and the MSY objective broadly being attained in the North-East Atlantic, with more than 99% of landings in the Baltic, North Sea and Atlantic managed exclusively by the EU coming from sustainably managed fisheries but with significant challenges remaining, especially in the Mediterranean and Black Seas;
Amendment 96 #
2019/2163(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 o (new)
Paragraph -1 o (new)
-1 o. Calls on the Commission to intensify its efforts in promoting improved fisheries management at international level and to use sustainable fisheries partnership agreements with third countries to promote the adoption of best practices in fisheries management in order to improve the state and sustainability of global stocks;
Amendment 97 #
2019/2163(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 p (new)
Paragraph -1 p (new)
-1 p. Takes note of the Commission's communication on an EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 and its proposal to legally protect a minimum of 30% of EU's sea area; considers that although primarily designed to protect and recover marine biodiversity, marine protected areas also have implications for fisheries; highlights that according to recent studies1a MPAs tend to increase catch in overexploited fisheries and tend to decrease catch in well-managed fisheries and those that are underexploited relative to maximum sustainable yield and that strategically expanding the existing global MPA network to protect and additional 5% of the ocean could increase future catch by at least 20% via spillover, generating 9 to 12 million metric tons more food annually than in a business-as- usual world with no additional protection; _________________ 1a'A global network of marine protected areas for food', Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, November 10, 2020
Amendment 98 #
2019/2163(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 q (new)
Paragraph -1 q (new)
-1 q. Considers it necessary to further study the likely impacts of climate change on EU's waters and coastal areas in order to be able to adopt measures adapted to the projected local impacts, which could strengthen the resilience of fishing and aquaculture activities to them; calls on the Commission to allocate the necessary funds to improve our understanding of the effects of climate change and possible mitigation measures in the field of fisheries and aquaculture; calls on the Commission to open a participatory process for the development of a jointly agreed strategy on climate change mitigation measures in the fisheries and aquaculture sectors;
Amendment 108 #
2019/2163(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for the strengthening and development of international scientific programmes to monitor the temperature, salinity and heat absorption of the oceans, as well as their acidification, deoxygenation and stratification, and to establish a global ocean observation network in order better to predict the impact of climate change on the functioning of the oceans, carbon absorption and management of living marine resourcesspecies and resources; considers it necessary to establish a similar network at European level, capable of analysing the impact and projecting the consequences of global warming on maritime activities, and specifically on fishing and aquaculture activities, at the level of each European basin;
Amendment 116 #
2019/2163(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that fisheries is the sector most affected by the many other uses of, and activities taking place on, the seas, such as maritime transport and tourism, urban and coastal development, the exploitation of raw materials and energy sources, and seafloor mining, as well as being affected by environmental issues such as marine pollution and climate change; considers that a decisive action consistent with a pathway to limit the temperature increase to 1,5ºC above pre- industrial levels as set out in the Paris Agreement is a precondition for achieving sustainable and viable fisheries and aquaculture, capable of avoiding the worst-case scenarios envisaged by the IPCC;
Amendment 131 #
2019/2163(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Recommends that the Commission and the Member States provide for appropriate management measures when fish populations move from one basin to anotherand ecosystem approach to both fisheries management and stock assessments and provide measures taking into account that changes in sea water temperature have an impact on the biology and distribution of marine species, which affects fishing activity and the allocation of fishery resources; therefore considers it necessary to study this impact in order to provide scientific advice;
Amendment 137 #
2019/2163(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for proactive management of extreme events, considering it a matter of urgency to invest in adaptation measures for climate resilience (such as safety at sea, climate-resilient infrastructure, etc.), risk reduction and climate disaster prevention, while safeguarding the health of the aquatic ecosystem and providing for specific measures in the future EMFF to support affected sectors;
Amendment 142 #
2019/2163(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point -a (new)
Paragraph 9 – point -a (new)
-a) Integrating fisheries and aquaculture sectors fully into climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies;
Amendment 144 #
2019/2163(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point -a a (new)
Paragraph 9 – point -a a (new)
-a a) Reducing external stressors on marine systems: reduce land-based sources of pollution and improve more selective and sustainable fishing practices;
Amendment 145 #
2019/2163(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point -a b (new)
Paragraph 9 – point -a b (new)
-a b) Identifying and protecting valuable marine areas, promoting the restoration of carbon-rich ecosystems as well as important fish spawning and nursery areas;
Amendment 146 #
2019/2163(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point -a c (new)
Paragraph 9 – point -a c (new)
-a c) Increasing the research effort on both the spatial changes in routes and timing of migrations of target species and the effects of climate change on these;
Amendment 147 #
2019/2163(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point -a d (new)
Paragraph 9 – point -a d (new)
-a d) Encouraging the exchange of good practice examples of adaptation actions among Member State authorities and across sectors through, for example, FARNET and the Fisheries Local Action Groups;
Amendment 148 #
2019/2163(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point -a e (new)
Paragraph 9 – point -a e (new)
-a e) Intensifying the efforts to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing;
Amendment 149 #
2019/2163(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point a
Paragraph 9 – point a
a) a broader use of community-based approaches (regionalisation): many regional initiatives are lookingencourage a bottom-up approach involving professionals, local communities, civil society, NGOs and government organizations in promoting and developing initiatives to tackle the current challenges faced by the fisheries sector and ecosystems with measures to fight and adapt to the effects of climate change. CTransboundary coordination in respect of national mitigation and adaptation strategies, cross-border management and research strategies are key, particularlyalso with regard to combating illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing;
Amendment 156 #
2019/2163(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point b
Paragraph 9 – point b
b) the creation of alternative livelihoods (fishing of other species): new opportunities will open up for: climate change and changes in the distribution of fish species will generate losers and winners, especially in the small-scale fisheries segment and the communities which depend on them, as new, potentially marketable species could increase catches and therefore profitability. The arrival of non-indigenous species will also cause problems for those who fish native species; it, thus preventing overfishing and developing management strategies that are robust to temperature-driven changes in productivity are essential if society is to maintain and rebuild the capacity for wild-capture fisheries to supply food and support livelihoods in a warming ocean; it will be necessary to respond to the arrival of non-indigenous species and the problems they may generate in relation to native species, and to study the feasibility of their commercial exploitation where possible and the adoption of strategies to promote their consumption among the general public, where appropriate;
Amendment 160 #
2019/2163(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point c
Paragraph 9 – point c
Amendment 169 #
2019/2163(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point d
Paragraph 9 – point d
d) by improving the resilience and economic stability of the fishing sector, especially in the small-scale fishersegment, by providing better access to credit, micro- financing, insurance services and investment, including through the future EMFAF;
Amendment 174 #
2019/2163(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point e
Paragraph 9 – point e
e) implementation of measures to improve early warning systems and safety at sea, build protective infrastructure where necessary, and to protect fishing- related infrastructure, making ports, landing sites and markets, for example, more secure and resilient;
Amendment 179 #
2019/2163(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point g
Paragraph 9 – point g
g) promotion of investment and technological support to sustainably increase European seaweed production and reduce dependence on Asia;
Amendment 180 #
2019/2163(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point g a (new)
Paragraph 9 – point g a (new)
Amendment 183 #
2019/2163(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – point g b (new)
Paragraph 9 – point g b (new)
g b) implementing effective fisheries information systems and data sharing, supporting capacity building in the data supply chain (data collection, data mangement, data analysis), increasing accountability and transparency of the fisheries sector;
Amendment 25 #
2019/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)
Citation 10 a (new)
- having regard to the Commission report of 31 July 2018 assessing Member States'programmes of measures under the Marine Strategy Framework Directive 2008/56/EC (MSFD) (COM(2018)562)
Amendment 41 #
2019/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas still around 38 % of stocks in the North-East Atlantic and around 92 % in the Mediterranean are overexploited or exploited exceeding MSY levels, according to the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF), despite the legal requirement to stop overfishing by 2020;
Amendment 52 #
2019/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Amendment 81 #
2019/2162(INI)
2. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to strengthen scientific coverage with the objective that 100 % of the fish stocks exploited in European waters be assessed at the latest by 2025 and that the MSY can be calculated for all these stocks that it is scientifically possible;
Amendment 85 #
2019/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Instigates the Commission, the Member States nad the Scientific community to develop a scientific based model for multi-specific fisheries that allow the management and optimisation level of exploitation that can be used for the stocks explored in this way. This model should make possible apply similar management objectives to the use of MSY in CFP, making possible to follow the evolution of the implemented management rules
Amendment 90 #
2019/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Urges the Commission to strengthen the implementation of the ecosystem approach to fisheries management in order to minimise negative impacts on marine ecosystems, fisheries stocks and society;
Amendment 104 #
2019/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers that the EU should go beyond current fisheries management practices andcontinue to promote a transition towards low-impact fisheries in order to rebuild fisheries stocks and restore marine ecosystems;
Amendment 141 #
2019/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Welcomes the Commission’s proposal, in its 2030 Biodiversity Strategy, to have at least 30 % of sea area in the EU protected, which includes areas where only the most destructive fishing techniques are banned, and fisheries stock recovery areas are set, as provided for under the CFP;
Amendment 165 #
2019/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls for MPAs to be established as part of a coherent European network of connected areas, including offshore, high- seas and deep-sea areas; recalls the requirement to cease fishing with bottom- contacting gear below 400 m in areas where vulnerable marine ecosystems (VMEs) are known to exist or are likely to occur;
Amendment 166 #
2019/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Urges the Commission to set strong MPA management guidelines for Member States and to establish a classification of MPAs taking into account their stage of establishment, management plans and ecosystemic benefits, drawing on existing guidelines such as the global standards of the IUCN; and to implement a formal and effective European Marine Protected Areas Network;
Amendment 190 #
2019/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Stresses the importance of having a comprehensive and coherent approach when establishing MPAs, by not only limiting commercial fishing activities but also tackling other activities such as fossil fuel exploration and exploitation, mining, large-scale aquaculture, dredging, transport and, recreational fisheries and other leisure activities;
Amendment 198 #
2019/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Invites the Member States to expand the network of fisheries stock recovery areas under the CFP;
Amendment 206 #
2019/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Stresses that rapid and strong action to fight climate change is essential for the preservation of healthy fish populationmarine organisms populations and habitats, and therefore for the continuity of sustainable fishing activity and for food security in the long term;
Amendment 4 #
2019/2161(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)
Citation 9 a (new)
— having regard to the FAO publication “Safety at sea as an integral part of fisheries management (2001)”1a _________________ 1aPetursdottir, G.; Hannibalsson, O.; Turner, J.M.M., Safety at sea as an integral part of fisheries management. FAO Fisheries Circular. No. 966. Rome, FAO. 2001. 39p.
Amendment 5 #
2019/2161(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)
Citation 10 a (new)
— having regard to Council Directive (EU) 2017/159 of 19 December 2016 implementing the Agreement concerning the implementation of the Work in Fishing Convention, 2007of the International Labour Organisation, concluded on 21 May 2012 between the General Confederation of Agricultural Cooperatives in the European Union (Cogeca), the European Transport Workers' Federation (ETF) and the Association of National Organisations of Fishing Enterprises in the European Union (Europêche)
Amendment 10 #
2019/2161(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 a (new)
Citation 14 a (new)
Amendment 11 #
2019/2161(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 b (new)
Citation 14 b (new)
— having regard to the report on “Social data in EU fisheries sector” (STECF 19-03)2b _________________ 2bScientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF) – Social data in the EU fisheries sector (STECF-19-03). Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg,2018, ISBN 978-92-76-09514-9, doi:10.2760/638363, JRC117517
Amendment 12 #
2019/2161(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15
Citation 15
Amendment 14 #
2019/2161(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 a (new)
Citation 15 a (new)
— having regard to document entitled “The scope of EU labour law: Who is (not) covered by key directives?”3b,European Parliament, Policy Department for Economic, Scientific and Quality of Life Policies (2020) _________________ 3b https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/ etudes/IDAN/2020/658181/IPOL_IDA(20 20)658181_EN.pdf
Amendment 19 #
2019/2161(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the common fisheries policy (CFP) aims to ensure that fishing and aquaculture are sustainable in the long term and that this sustainability is based on three pillars – environmental, social and economic; whereas in order to reach social sustainability fisheries policies should integrate and improve labour conditions, health and safety, job creation, training, social inclusion and a fair standard of living; whereas in many fishing communities and regions of the EU, the social importance of the fisheries and aquaculture sectors outweighs its direct economic contribution;
Amendment 24 #
2019/2161(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Amendment 29 #
2019/2161(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas in the last few years fisheries across Europe have undergone major structural changes, leading to social consequences for both fishers as for fishing communities; whereas there is an increasing need of raising awareness and that more attention should be paid to the social dimension of fisheries, for instance assessing social impacts in the framework of impact assessments of policy proposals related to the CFP;
Amendment 32 #
2019/2161(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas the current lack of systematic comprehensive data and regular scientific analysis on the social aspects of the CFP compromise fishery policymaking; whereas these data could promote fishing as a successful working career, as away of contributing to the livelihood of coastal communities and attract young people to the profession;
Amendment 40 #
2019/2161(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
Amendment 44 #
2019/2161(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas the collection of social indicators for the EU fishing fleet, aquaculture and fish processing industry was introduced by Regulation No 2017/1004 on the establishment of a Union framework for the collection, management and use of data in the fisheries sector and support for scientific advice regarding the CFP, whereas social variables are to be collected every three years from 2018 onwards, including: Employment by gender, Full Time Employment (FTE) by gender, Unpaid labour by gender, Employment by age, Employment by education level, Employment by nationality, Employment by employment status, Total FTE National;
Amendment 45 #
2019/2161(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)
Recital F b (new)
Fb. whereas according to the STECF report on Social data in EU fisheries sector (19-03), in 2017 there were around 150 thousand people employed in the EU fishing fleet, equivalent to some 99 thousand FTEs. Most workers in the EU fishing fleet were male at 96%, 4% were female; whereas according to the age data reported, the 40-64 age class made up the largest proportion (58%) of people employed in the EU fishing fleet, followed by the 25-39 age class at 26%, a further 7% were over 65 years, followed by 5% in the 15-24 age class and 4% were unknown, noting a significant variation in age profiles across the Member States: in Estonia 31% of fishers are over 65 while in many other Member States the same category only makes up a very low proportion of the fishing population (1% in Belgium and Germany and 2% in Finland);
Amendment 46 #
2019/2161(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F c (new)
Recital F c (new)
Fc. whereas employed people in the EU fishing fleet were nationals of their own country (86%), followed by non- EU/EEA nations (8%), unknown (3%), other EU countries (3%), and EEA (0.1%); whereas the proportion of nationals working in different Member States fleets varied significantly: 27% of people employed in the Irish fleet were non-Irish nationals and 36% of people employed in the Belgian fleet were non- Belgian nationals. In contrast, 94% of the workers in Italian fleet were Italian born; 99% of the Portuguese workers were nationals and all the people employed in the Bulgarian fleet were Bulgarians;
Amendment 47 #
2019/2161(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F d (new)
Recital F d (new)
Fd. whereas 52% of people employed in the EU fishing fleet have educated to a low level, followed by 24% with medium level and 4% up to a high level; whereas the education level is unknown for a relatively high share of the fishing sector (20% of employees), this may reflect that this question can be experienced as being sensitive; whereas education levels varied considerably across Member States only 1% of Portuguese fishers have a high level of education while the corresponding figure in Sweden is of 21%;
Amendment 48 #
2019/2161(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F e (new)
Recital F e (new)
Fe. whereas 61% of people employed in the EU fishing fleet were employees and 36% were vessel owners, with a wide variation in the employment status variable across Member States with employees representing 100% in Belgian and only 28% in Sweden;
Amendment 52 #
2019/2161(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas according to FAO fishers depend on their vessels for their survival and risks vary with each type of fishing, the fishing grounds and weather conditions, vessel size, equipment carried and tasks of each fisher. On larger vessels, the fishing gear and other heavy equipment pose a considerable risk of death or injury to the crew while on small vessels, the risk of capsizing while pulling in a large catch, being flooded in heavy seas or run down by a larger vessel can be considerable. Thus, different safety problems are associated with each fishing activities and vessel size;
Amendment 57 #
2019/2161(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas, despite the increase in the number of incidents, the number of fatalities arising from accidents and incidents on fishing vessels has shown a downward trend, with the vast majority of incidents being the result of human factors (62.4%) and system/equipment failures being the second most common cause (23.2% of incidents); whereas the three mostly reported factors contributing to accidents on board fishing vessels related to human action are lack of safety awareness, as well as lack of knowledge and also inadequate work methods among onboard personnel;
Amendment 72 #
2019/2161(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas, a significant proportion of fishermens have low and irregular incomes, which do not provide them with enough social protection, and these facts are a further factor that lessens fishing’s attractiveness among young people;
Amendment 97 #
2019/2161(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Welcomes the first STECF report on Social data on the EU fisheries sector, providing a comprehensive overview of the social data collected under the EU Data Collection Framework; Stresses the need to address the conclusions of this first report and calls, therefore, for future STECF reports on social data to refine the existing social indicators, requiring a proper definition of whom to consider part of the fisheries work force, include new elements for analysis and adequate geographic scale, lower than country level, considering the need to know the regional and even local reality;
Amendment 107 #
2019/2161(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses that, despite international and EU efforts to improve safety conditions on board vessels, particularly fishing vessels, the international conventions setting out the rules and systems for the protection of ships and persons on board apply omainly to larger and newly built vessels;
Amendment 113 #
2019/2161(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Recalls the steps taken internationally, particularly under the Torremolinos Protocol (1993) and the Cape Town Agreement (2012), to amend and improve the Torremolinos Convention (1977), which was established as a means to address fishing vessel safety, and points out that, even with the 2012 reduction in requirements, this Convention is still not in force; Recalls that this Convention has been transposed into EU legislation through the Council Directive 97/70/EC setting up a harmonised safety regime for fishing vessels of 24 metres in length and over;
Amendment 123 #
2019/2161(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Urges the Commission and the Member States to ensure that the best safety, work and living standards are in place on fishing vessels, regardless of their size; proposes that steps be taken to establish basic legal rules applicable in a uniform and cross-cutting manner to the entire EU fishing fleet, taking into account specific characteristics concerning vessel size and the types of fishing operation for which vessels are intendedreminds Member States that the deadline set for transposition Directive (EU) 2017/159 which incorporates ILO Convention No 188 (ILO C 188) into the Union’s legal framework, was 15 November 2019; recalls that given the large number of self-employed fishers in the EU, and the fact that the Directive does not cover them, it is necessary for the Member States to ratify ILO C 188, to ensure a level playing field and fair competition among all fishers and fishing activities; urges the Commission to present, as quickly as possible, a proposal for an accompanying Directive on control and enforcement provisions, as was done for the maritime transport sector, in order to establish a harmonised inspections system;
Amendment 146 #
2019/2161(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Notes that, under the 1995 International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Fishing Vessel Personnel (STCW-F), the ILMO establishes a number of fundamental standards regarding workingtraining and safety conditions, including minimum safety training requirements for all types and sizes of fishing vessel; points out that, while this convention has been in force since September 2012, it applies only in those countries that have ratified it;
Amendment 147 #
2019/2161(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Notes that although the European Union implemented the so-called 1993 Torremolinos Protocol into its acquis through Directive 97/70/EC and the Work in Fishing Convention, 2007 through Directive (EU) 2017/159, so far it did not act as swiftly and energetically with regard to safety training; recalls that Decision (EU) 2015/799 authorising Member States to become party or to accede to STCW-F has proven ineffective in light of the remaining, poorly lower ratification/accession rates of its Member States; reminds that Directive (EU)2017/159 forces Member States to adopt legislation on training and certification of fishers; therefore stresses that Union legislation on safety training for fishers should go further than what STCW-F regulates by also introducing standards for all fishing vessels less than 24 metres, that form the larger part of the Union’s fishing fleet; calls on the European Commission to present a proposal for a Directive transposing STCW-F into the Union’s acquis in order to complete the implementation in the Union’s legislation of the internationally agreed minimum standards for ensuring safety at sea in fishing;
Amendment 149 #
2019/2161(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Points out that, while the acquisition of practical knowledge and hands-on work experience provides a solid basis that remains valid for the training of fishermens in a number of Member States, formal certification provides the only guarantee that the necessary knowledge has been properly assimilated; notes that formal certification not only enhances the personal status of fishermen but also provides a form of social recognition for this profession;
Amendment 153 #
2019/2161(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Calls on the European Commission and the Member States to establish common bases for a standard training and certification system for the various categories of fishermens, allowing rapid recognition at European level of the certification obtained in a given Member State; considers that this should include a procedure for the recognition of certificates obtained outside the Union compatible with the European training recognition system, facilitating the movement of fishermens within the EU;
Amendment 154 #
2019/2161(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Notes that Directive 2005/36/EC on the recognition of professional qualifications does not establish a standardized level of training and certification for all fishers and hinders the movement of fishers between Member- States; recalls that while the Union has introduced specific, different rules for recognition of seafarers’ certificates of competency based on STCW Convention, so far the Commission has not proposed specific rules as provided in STCW-F Convention for recognition of fisher’s certificates of competency; calls, therefore on the European Commission to propose specific measures for recognition of fisher’s certificates of competency in line with the provisions of STCW-F Convention, not only for European fishers but also for citizens of third countries having ratified or acceded to STCW-F;
Amendment 157 #
2019/2161(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Points out that, while the aim of the EMFAF is to contribute to the full implementation of the CFP, in order to achieve this objective, fishermens must be properly trained and certified, requiring a portion of the funding to be earmarked for the training and certification of existing and incoming EU fishermens;
Amendment 170 #
2019/2161(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Points out that, despite the dangers of fishing activity, there is no reason to exclude or hamper access for women to this profession, as demonstrated by the increasing number of female crew members and skippers on working fishing vessels; observes that there are fortunately a number of particularly active associations representing women employed in the fisheries sector, especially in the regionalEU Fisheries advisory councils;
Amendment 183 #
2019/2161(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. Points out that CFP standards are among the most stringent and make an important contribution to environmental, economic and social sustainability and that, although there is still much room for improvement, progress made in recent decades shows what can be done in this direction, contributing, on the one hand, to the sustainability of fish stocks and habitats and, on the other, to increasing the earnings of fishermens and ship owners;
Amendment 201 #
2019/2161(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
38. Stresses the significant contribution of fishermens to the advancement of scientific knowledge, through both their direct involvement in the collection of fishing data, collaboration with science, and the provision of additional information regarding the state of the marine environment, species and habitats and the conservation thereof;
Amendment 212 #
2019/2161(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
39. Observes that, given the right training and specific skills, fishermens could contribute even more to the advancement of scientific knowledge through the in situ collection and registration of environmental data, providing verification of that obtained by remote observation using satellites and other instruments; in 2019, the Community fleet, consisting of over 81 000 fishing vessels of all sizes, provided an incomparable number of platforms constantly collecting fishing and other marine data on an almost daily basis; this is a facility that can and should be used for the collection of even more data regarding the seas of Europe and the world;
Amendment 215 #
2019/2161(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
Paragraph 40
40. Points out that the involvement of young people and generational renewal will not only ensure the continuity of the oldest activity of the blue economy, but also secure population in coastal areas, preserving the cultural heritage of many coastal communities; considers vital to keep younger generations better informed and more aware of sustainability issues and of the need for all to contribute to tackling and combating climate change, which is impacting hardest on sea and coastal areas around the planet;
Amendment 233 #
2019/2161(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42
Paragraph 42
42. Points out that improvements in the conservation status of fish stocks have boosted fishermen’s productivity and average earnings, as well as achieving a reduction in carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions; notes that fishermens have been increasingly involved in the collection of all marine refuselitter, including but not only lost or abandoned fishing gear, and that their ecological contribution in this respect should be recognised and encouraged;
Amendment 241 #
2019/2161(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43
Paragraph 43
43. Welcomes the proposals under discussion in connection with the 2021- 2027 EMFAF to provide assistance and support for young fishermen engaged in the first purchase of a vessel or fishing enterprise; stresses the need to attract young people to not only sea fishing activities, but also fishing enterprise management, thereby ensuring generational renewal across the entire sector;
Amendment 247 #
2019/2161(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45
Paragraph 45
45. Points out that the need to improve on-board working, living and safety conditions, the difficulties regarding the recognition of fishery certificates, the obstacles to the movement of fishermens between Member States and the need for manpower in this sector are factors encouraging the arrival of third-country fishermens who are, in many cases, employed illegally; Considers, in line with the EESC opinion on the Social dimension of fisheries, that it is essential to develop general principles and operational guidelines for fair labour market services in the fishing sector. In this regard the European Commission and Member States should promote the guidelines on the decent employment of migrant fishers developed in 2020 by the European Social Partners in the fisheries sector;
Amendment 251 #
2019/2161(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45 a (new)
Paragraph 45 a (new)
45a. Calls on the European Commission and the Council of the EU to use its trade policy to ensure that similar environmental and social sustainability standards are applied to both European and foreign operators, opening up the internal market only to compliant products. The EU would otherwise be sending the wrong message to the international community, rewarding those who have done least for the sustainability of fish stocks and fair treatment of fishers;
Amendment 264 #
2019/2161(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47
Paragraph 47
47. Notes the continued relevance of the question raised in the Bénodet 2000 report entitled 'Fish comes from the sea, but where will future fishermen come from?', which can be reformulated more elaborately two decades later as follows: 'Fish comes from the sea, and fishermens are guardians of fish and the sea, but how will we be able to replenish them and where will future fishermens come from?';
Amendment 25 #
2019/2160(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the marine waste visible on beaches and on the surface of open bodies of water represents only a fraction of a much further reaching pollution phenomenon; whereas this waste stems from activities on land but also at sea, and ranges from nanoplastics to containers lost at sea, from wrecks of semi-sunken vessels to waste that is potentially very hazardous to fishermen and the quality of their catches, such as explosives or other war debris;
Amendment 63 #
2019/2160(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas the impact of marine waste on the fisheries sector is felt more by small-scale fisheries than industrial fisheries, since smaller vessels are more vulnerable to damage by waste to their propellers, engines and fishing gear,and since marine litter is more concentrated in shallow marine waters, where most small- scale fishing takes place;
Amendment 69 #
2019/2160(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
Eb. whereas the fisheries sector has for some time acted as a first line of defence against pollution caused by marine waste, although this is only a small contribution to tackling the problem on a global scale, fishermen and aquaculture producers having for some time played an active and proactive role in contributing to cleaner seas;
Amendment 97 #
2019/2160(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 101 #
2019/2160(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Stresses the need to foster inclusive solutions and dialogue between the representatives of all categories affected by the problem of marine waste; stresses, further, the need to strengthen the bottom-up approach, promoting practical solutions for workers in the fishing sector, with a view to ensuring more effective implementation of the rules;
Amendment 111 #
2019/2160(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to champion an ambitious governance model in international UN negotiations on marine biodiversity beyond national jurisdictions and to recognise the ocseans as a common good, with a view to adopting a new approach that prioritises individual and collective responsibilities over the traditional principles of freedom and sovereign rights, as laid down in the Law of the Sea, and thus ensures that the sea is protected;
Amendment 129 #
2019/2160(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses that in order to improve and enhance the effectiveness of the legislative framework and governance relating to the collection, disposal and recycling of marine waste, it is essential to proceed with and broaden awareness raising, prevention and training projects aimed at those working in the fishing sector, thereby promoting greater involvement in those issues;
Amendment 137 #
2019/2160(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Urges the Commission to play a major role in the UN’s Decade of Ocean Science and to support digitisation and the use of artificial intelligence with a view to improving our understanding of the ocseans and our impact on them;
Amendment 140 #
2019/2160(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to step up research and data collection on the impact of marine waste on fisheries and ecosystems and the impact of nano- and microplastics on both fishery resources and human health; calls, further, on the Commission to conduct an assessment of the social and economic contribution of fishermen through ‘Fishing for Litter’ projects, with a view to quantifying more accurately the contribution of the fisheries sector to action for cleaner seas;
Amendment 145 #
2019/2160(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses that the shortage of available data and studies makes it difficult to quantify the exact extent to which damage caused by marine litter is affecting the fisheries sector and its negative economic consequences for fishermen; calls, therefore, on the Commission to increase collection of data on the amount and type of litter in European waters and its effect on fishing, increasing, too, the collection of data on the amount of waste landed, disposed of and delivered for recycling;
Amendment 156 #
2019/2160(INI)
8a. Stresses the need for annual mapping of marine waste collected through the ‘Fishing For Litter’ programme in relation to the various catchment basins with a view to obtaining information on the origin of the marine litter caught and strengthening campaigns for selective collection;stresses that this must be linked to existing mapping efforts; urges the Commission to draw up an annual report on the amount of marine waste landed in ports through the FFL programme, including the volumes, materials and types of items caught;
Amendment 168 #
2019/2160(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Stresses the importance of strengthening cooperation and promoting synergies with start-ups and private initiatives involved in the eco-design and recycling of fishing gear; stresses, further, the need to strengthen a model for synergy between the fisheries and research areas; urges the Commission, therefore, to organise future projects for the circular economy for fishing gear in relation to existing EU funding programmes for research and innovation;
Amendment 173 #
2019/2160(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Stresses that in order to accelerate the development of the circular economy in the fishing and aquaculture sector, it is essential to plan future legislative solutions to the problem of marine waste collection and disposal in conjunction with the Farm to Fork Strategy and the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030;
Amendment 174 #
2019/2160(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 c (new)
Paragraph 10 c (new)
10c. Stresses that it is essential, as regards the circular economy for fishing gear, to fully involve fishermen and other fisheries operators in the fishing sector when identifying new materials and designing new fishing gear;
Amendment 175 #
2019/2160(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
Amendment 180 #
2019/2160(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Stresses that very few Member Sates have used resources within the framework of the current EMFF to fund ‘Fishing For Litter’ actions, the total contribution amounting to only a small percentage of all of the measures implemented or envisaged in the 2014- 2020 period to support the EU fishing fleet; stresses, further, that for the present the activity of collecting marine litter consists almost exclusively of largely voluntary initiatives and programmes, for the most part privately funded; calls therefore on the Commission to step up identification, sharing and promotion of best practices with a view to encouraging the adoption FFL programmes in a greater number of Member States;
Amendment 188 #
2019/2160(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Stresses how strengthening and extending existing good practices also involves simplification and streamlining of administrative processes for all vessels participating in ‘Fishing for Litter’ campaigns, regardless of their home port or size; stresses, therefore, the need for harmonisation and a more complementary approach to the rules on landing of marine waste collected during FFL actions in Member State ports;
Amendment 193 #
2019/2160(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13 Urges the Member States to take action to clear up areas in rivers and estuaries where marine waste has accumulated; urges, further, the Member States to establish a ‘special fund for cleaning the seas’, managed through the EMFF or other relevant budget lines, in order to support collection of marine litter by fishing vessels, ensure provision of adequate on-board waste storage facilities and monitoring of passively fished litter, improve operator training, promote voluntary participation in initiatives for collection of sea litter, and cover the costs of both waste treatment and the personnel required for the operation of such programmes;
Amendment 198 #
2019/2160(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Stresses that the role of fishermen in voluntary collection programmes which make it possible to identify, collect and recycle marine waste, such as the ‘Fish for Litter’ programme must be promoted and supported, including with financial incentives and reward schemes to encourage good practices; stresses, further, that to reduce to a minimum the health and safety risks for fisheries operators, fishermen should be adequately trained on how to handle marine waste properly during collection, landing, disposal and delivery for recycling;
Amendment 1 #
2019/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
— having regard to Regulation (EU) 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and the Council of 11 December 2013 on the Common Fisheries Policy,
Amendment 3 #
2019/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 b (new)
Citation 1 b (new)
— having regard to Regulation (EU) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 June 2019 amending Regulation (EU) 1343/2011 on certain provisions of fishing in the GFCM (General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean) Agreement area,
Amendment 5 #
2019/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 c (new)
Citation 1 c (new)
— having regard to Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora (the 'Habitats Directive'),
Amendment 6 #
2019/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 d (new)
Citation 1 d (new)
— having regard to Directive 2014/89/EU of the European Parliament and the Council of 23 July 2014 establishing a framework of maritime spatial planning ('Maritime Spatial Planning Directive'),
Amendment 7 #
2019/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 e (new)
Citation 1 e (new)
— having regard to Directive 2008/56/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 2008 establishing a framework for community action in the field of marine environmental policy (Marine Strategy Framework Directive),
Amendment 8 #
2019/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 f (new)
Citation 1 f (new)
— having regard to Regulation (EU) No 508/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council pf 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,
Amendment 9 #
2019/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 g (new)
Citation 1 g (new)
— having regard to Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council of ... 2021 on the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund and amending Regulation (EU) 2017/10041a _________________ 1aOJ L ... (not yet published in the Official Journal)
Amendment 10 #
2019/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 h (new)
Citation 1 h (new)
— having regard to the amendments adopted by the European Parliament on 10 March 2021 on the proposal for regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council regulation (EC) No1224/2009, and amending Council regulations (EC) No 768/2008, (EC) No1967/2006, (EC) No 1005/2008. and Regulation (EU) No 2016/1139 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards fisheries control1b, _________________ 1b TA-PROV...
Amendment 11 #
2019/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2
Citation 2
— having regard to the mid-term strategy (2017-2020) of GFCM towards the sustainability of Mediterranean and Black Sea fisheries and the decision on a new strategy for the period 2021-2025,
Amendment 12 #
2019/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)
Citation 2 a (new)
— having regard to the GFCM decision on building together of a new strategy for Mediterranean and Black Sea fisheries and aquaculture for the period 2021-2025, which was taking during the High-Level Meeting of 3 November 2020,
Amendment 13 #
2019/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 b (new)
Citation 2 b (new)
— having regard to the EC proposals on the European Green Deal and on the EU Biodiversity strategy for 2030,
Amendment 14 #
2019/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3
Citation 3
— having regard to Ministerial Declarations adopted at the meetings in Burgas (31 May 2018) and Bucharest (9 May 2019) on a Common Maritime Agenda for the Black Sea, which have been signed by all 6 littoral Black Sea states,
Amendment 15 #
2019/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
Citation 3 a (new)
— having regard to the Charter of the Organization of Black Sea Economic Cooperation, which aims at improving the policy dialogue, among other numerous policies, in the areas of environmental protection and exchange of statistical data,
Amendment 16 #
2019/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 b (new)
Citation 3 b (new)
— having regard to the Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda for the Black Sea (SRIA), which was launched in 2019 and aims at advancing a shared vision for a productive, healthy, resilient and sustainable Black Sea by 2030,
Amendment 17 #
2019/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)
Citation 4 a (new)
— having regard to the high-level stakeholder conferences (Black Sea Stakeholders conferences) on Blue Economy in Bucharest (2014), Sofia (2015), Odessa (2016) and Batumi (2017),
Amendment 18 #
2019/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5
Citation 5
— having regard to the 1992 Convention for the Protection of the Black Sea aAgainst Pollution and its Protocols, to which Bulgaria and Romania are parties and in respect of which the European Union has observer status, and also having regard to the work of the Commission on the protection of the Black Sea Against Pollution on the basis of this Convention,
Amendment 19 #
2019/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
— having regard to the Protection of the Black Sea Ministerial Declaration of 7 April 1993,
Amendment 20 #
2019/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 b (new)
Citation 5 b (new)
— having regard to the Black Sea integrated monitoring and assessment programme for years 2017-2022 (BSIMAP 2017-2022),
Amendment 21 #
2019/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6
Citation 6
— having regard to the BlackSea4Fish project with the financial support of the EU and annual budget of around 1 100 000 EUR for ensuring the sustainable management of fish stocks in the Black Sea,
Amendment 22 #
2019/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)
Citation 6 a (new)
— having regard to the Recommendation GFCM/42/2018/9 on establishing a regional research programme towards the sustainable exploitation of rapa whelk (Rapana venosa) in the Black Sea, which aims at providing an estimate of the distribution, abundance, size and age structure of the rapa whelk population in the participating countries - Bulgaria, Romania, Turkey, Georgia and Ukraine,
Amendment 25 #
2019/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 b (new)
Citation 6 b (new)
— having regard to the 1995 FAO code of conduct for responsible fisheries,
Amendment 26 #
2019/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 c (new)
Citation 6 c (new)
Amendment 27 #
2019/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 d (new)
Citation 6 d (new)
— having regard to Recommendation GFCM/33/2009/8 of the GFCM on the establishment of a list of vessels presumed to have carried out IUU fishing in the GFCM area of application,
Amendment 28 #
2019/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 e (new)
Citation 6 e (new)
— having regard to the online regional platform - GFCM Regional Repository of National Legislation (GFCM-Lex), which encompasses national legislation on the conservation of marine living resources and ecosystems in three GFCM countries at the moment aiming at covering the whole GFCM area (including the Black Sea) in the future,
Amendment 29 #
2019/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7
Citation 7
— having regard to the Berne Convention, the Bon Convention (CMS), CITES, the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), the Pan-European Action Plan for Sturgeons (PANEUAP) adopted within the framework of the Berne Convention,
Amendment 31 #
2019/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)
Citation 7 a (new)
— having regard to its resolution on current and future management of Black Sea fisheries from 13 September 20111c _________________ 1c P7_TA(2011)0365
Amendment 32 #
2019/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)
Citation 8 a (new)
— having regard to its resolution on Measures to promote recovery of fish stocks above MSY from 21 January 20211c, _________________ 1c P9_TA(2021)0017
Amendment 34 #
2019/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)
Citation 9 a (new)
— having regard to the Black Sea Assistance Mechanism, which aims at providing guidance and support to governments, private investors, trade and industrial associations, research institutions, universities and the general public regarding opportunities to engage in Blue economy maritime activities in the Black Sea region,
Amendment 35 #
2019/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 b (new)
Citation 9 b (new)
— having regard to the EU Black Sea Synergy Initiative, and the three reports on the implementation of the Black Sea Synergy from 2008, 2015 and 2019,
Amendment 36 #
2019/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 c (new)
Citation 9 c (new)
— having regard to the EU strategy for the Danube region, which among other things aims at facilitating and coordinating key issues such as biodiversity, socio-economic development and others, in the countries from the Danube River basin,
Amendment 37 #
2019/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the Black Sea is a semi- enclosed sea, which is only connected to an ocean by the Mediterranean via the Marmara and the Aegean Seas and is bordered upon by six countries (Bulgaria, Romania, Turkey, Georgia, Ukraine, the Russian federation), of which only two are EU Member States (Bulgaria and Romania);
Amendment 41 #
2019/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the Black Sea has a large anoxic layer (87%) and its oxic layer has thinned by 20 to 25 metres over the last 20 years; whereas with the exception of few anaerobic bacteria, marine life is absent at depths below 50-200 m under the sea surface;
Amendment 42 #
2019/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas eight species fished in the Black Sea are of major interest to the fishing sector (European anchovy (Ergaulis encrasicolus), European sprat (Sprattus sprattus), horse mackerel (Trachurus mediterraneus), turbot (Scophthalmus maximus), whiting (Merlangius merlangus), red mullet (Mullus barbatus), Rapa whelk (Rapana venosa), Piked dogfish (Squalus acanthias), most of which form part of shared stocks, while two species are subject to quotas – sprat (Sprattus sprattus), which has an autonomous quota) and turbot (quota set by the GFCM); Scophthalmus maximus), which has a TAC quota set by the GFCM; where as the quota for sprat for the period 2020-2022 remained unchanged since 2011 at the rate of 11 445 tonnes per year for the EU (8 032,5 tonnes for Bulgaria and 3 442,5 tonnes for Romania), while that for turbot was increased for the EU from 114 to 150 tonnes per year, divided equally between Bulgaria and Romania;
Amendment 44 #
2019/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas a system of maximum sustainable yields for the economically important species in place in the Black Sea countries will be beneficial for the biodiversity, but also the sustainability of the fishing sector in mid- and long-term; whereas Romania has put in place a national quota for other species than the 2 quoted on EU level - such as rapa whelk (Rapana venosa), mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis), gobies (Ponticola cephalargoides), clam (Chanelea gallina), whiting (Merlangius merlangus), piked/spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias);
Amendment 45 #
2019/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas, according to 2018 figures, annual fish consumption per capita in Bulgaria (7.00 kg) and Romania (7.99 kg) is well below the EU average (24.36 kg), which can be seen as an opportunity for the local fishing sector to grow;
Amendment 46 #
2019/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas on average 91% of the Black Sea fishing fleet of all 6 littoral countries consists of small vessels,; which make upereas almost 95% of the Bulgarian fleetand 87% of the Romanian fleet falls under this category;
Amendment 49 #
2019/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
E a. whereas the small-scale fishing is characteristic for the Black Sea and Lower Danube region;
Amendment 50 #
2019/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing vessels are operating in the Black Sea; whereas per the latest available data of GFCM from 4-8 November 2019 there have been 65 vessels identified as IUU fishing vessels;
Amendment 52 #
2019/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the EMFF allocated more than EUR 88 million to Bulgaria and more than EUR 168 million to Romania for the period 2014-2020; whereas the absorption rates of both countries according to the latest available information until 31.12.2020 remain among the lowest in the EU at rates of funds spent at 36,34% for Bulgaria and 33,72% for Romania; whereas lower absorption rates could mean missed opportunities for the fishing communities in these countries;
Amendment 55 #
2019/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
H a. whereas climate change has an impact on the increase of the aerial temperature, which on the other hand has an impact on the marine temperature, which affects the biodiversity and the marine species; whereas this change has an impact on the fishing sector through the resources, which it depends on;
Amendment 56 #
2019/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H b (new)
Recital H b (new)
H b. whereas the European Commission has proposed the EU Green Deal and the EU Biodiversity strategy for 2030, which foresee legislative packages changing the acquis communataire in relation to the environment; whereas this would create new opportunities and measures to better integrate environmental aspects in sectorial policies, restore species and habitats and promote more environmentally friendly investments and policies;
Amendment 58 #
2019/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas according to the report drawn as part of the EMBLAS-Plus project on the Black Sea, the Black Sea has almost twice as much waste as the Mediterranean Sea, which undoubtedly has consequences for the biodiversity and respectively for the stocks and the fishing sector;
Amendment 59 #
2019/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas the Black Sea has three endemic sub-species of cetaceans, two of which have the status of endangered species; whereas - Black Sea common dolphin (Delphinus delphis ponticus), Black Sea common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus ponticus) and Black Sea harbour Porpoise (Phocoena phocoena relicta), all of which are classified as endangered species and two of them Black Sea common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus ponticus) and Black Sea harbour Porpoise (Phocoena phocoena relicta) are included under the Habitats Directive; whereas all of these these are carnivores which feed mainly on fish;
Amendment 60 #
2019/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas the veined rapa whelk (Rapana venosa) is a source of income, but is an invasive species thatconsidered as an invasive species without natural enemies in the Black Sea, which poses a serious threat to the populations of other organisms, however at the same time it has become an important source of income and is also a species subject of commercial fishing;
Amendment 62 #
2019/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas the Black Sea ecosystem depends on major European rivers such as the Danube; whereas both the Danube and the Black Sea are home to certain species, including the sturgeons (Acipenseriformes) and the Pontic shads (Clupeiformes);
Amendment 65 #
2019/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas factors such as the degradation of the habitat of these species, disruption of their migration corridors and their overexploitation for caviar and their flesh, as well as pollution, have brought Danube and Black Sea sturgeon to the verge of extinction; whereas, due to the drastic reduction in the number of reproductive sturgeon, this species can no longeronly very rarely breed in the wild nowadays;
Amendment 66 #
2019/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)
Recital M a (new)
M a. whereas the drastic decrease of the number of spawners, associated with the population decline, trigger the failure of the natural reproduction, reducing the chance of the few remaining male and female sturgeons to meet and spawn;
Amendment 67 #
2019/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M b (new)
Recital M b (new)
M b. whereas the data held by the research institutes indicate that the populations of sturgeon species are fragmented, missing certain generations, and the species of sturgeon natural reproduction is deficient, the number of adults migrating to the Danube for reproduction is extremely low and the 5 sturgeon species (sterlet (Acipenser ruthenus), Russian sturgeon (Acipenser gueldenstaedtii), starry sturgeon (Acipenser stellatus), European sturgeon (Acipenser sturio) and beluga sturgeon (Huso huso)) are on the verge of extinction, while the species ship sturgeon (Acipenser nudiventris) is already considered extinct;
Amendment 68 #
2019/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M c (new)
Recital M c (new)
M c. whereas the EU fishery sector already applies high standards, which need to be reviewed and adjusted in order to ensure environmental and social sustainability along the entire value chain, including labour rights and animal health and welfare, and provide high- quality fishery products;
Amendment 69 #
2019/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M d (new)
Recital M d (new)
M d. whereas the recreational fisheries sector can provide opportunities, such as activity or income diversification, while being compatible with environmental objectives, given that recreational angling is a very selective form of fishing;
Amendment 70 #
2019/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
N. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic is having a serious impact on the Black Sea fishing sector; whereas analyses showed that the fisheries sector in the Black Sea suffered drastically during the pandemic with reduction of up to 80% of the work of the operating ships as well as initial reduction with around 75% of the production;
Amendment 72 #
2019/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the need to strengthen cooperation with third countries in the region with a view to efficiently managing fisheries resources and meeting challengUnderlines the high strategic and geopolitical stakes in the Black Sea basin due to the very specific environmental conditions, which demand special attention, tailored approach and collective actions aiming at sustainable Blue Economy and Growth; stresses the need to further strengthen and deepen the cooperation among all littoral Black Sea countries with a view to efficiently managing fisheries resources and meeting challenges; calls in this regard for a regional capacity plan, which ensures appropriate balance among available natural resources, environmental safety and the fleet capacity of all Black Sea littoral countries;
Amendment 76 #
2019/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Highlights that cooperation on equal footing in the field of fisheries management is needed in the Black Sea region because of the shared stocks and global challenges, which go beyond national borders;
Amendment 79 #
2019/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Urges the inclusion of all Black Sea countries in the GFCM-Lex project in order to facilitate and coordinate better and faster the common management of fish stocks;
Amendment 80 #
2019/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that statistics show that a large proportion of keyIs concerned that after decades of increasing human pressure on the Black Sea marine and the Danube river's ecosystems and fisheries resources, the latest data suggests that more than 75% of the fish stocks are being overfished; stresses that this has been a growing trend in recent years; notes that there have been some positive trends in the past years for some stocks, for example the turbot, whose TAC quota has been increased for the period 2020-2022, however there is no significant improvement on a general scale for the Black Sea yet;
Amendment 83 #
2019/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Recognizes the role of the administrations in the whole Black Sea basin, which bring together different policies and which execute monitoring, control, sustainable management, which contribute to improving the sustainability of the fishing sector;
Amendment 84 #
2019/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Calls on the Bulgarian and Romanian authorities to help the sector through securing resources specifically targeted at improving the selectivity of the fishing vessels through better mesh nets; believes that such a targeted measure will reduce the quantities and varieties of unwanted by-catch;
Amendment 85 #
2019/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2 c. Calls for integrating of the institutional and human capital of the Black Sea littoral countries for joint research and applied activities aiming at improvement of the bio resources of the Black Sea and the stocks of the economically important species;
Amendment 89 #
2019/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the need for funding for scientific bodies researching stocks both of fish species, including migratory species such as the sturgeon and the Black Sea shads, and non-fish species (veined whelks, mussels, etc.);
Amendment 90 #
2019/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Welcomes the regional research programme on the population of the rapa whelk initiated by GFCM as it will help reach consensus on the species; believes that this can help develop science-based exploitation, which could bring socio- economic profits to the communities and environmental benefits for the Black Sea ecosystem by limiting the impact of this invasive species;
Amendment 91 #
2019/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Stresses the importance of applying zero-tolerance policy towards IUU fishing in the Black Sea; welcomes the efforts of GFCM in this regard and urges all littoral states to put and combine efforts against IUU fishing also in their waters;
Amendment 92 #
2019/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3 c. Urges all littoral states to promote sustainable fishing which among other things includes combating overfishing and or limiting to zero by-catches of endangered species, such as the sturgeons, shads and others;
Amendment 93 #
2019/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 d (new)
Paragraph 3 d (new)
3 d. Urges all intergovernmental institutions and organs, with participation of all Black Sea littoral states among others, to facilitate and monitor and in line with their commitments to share data on fishery resources in a thorough and all-inclusive manner in order to ensure high ecosystem status of the marine habitats;
Amendment 94 #
2019/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 e (new)
Paragraph 3 e (new)
3 e. Reminds that reliable official statistics, collected regularly through a harmonised methodology among all littoral states, regular monitoring and common regulatory measures are crucial for the success of proper fisheries management in the Black Sea; calls in this regard the respective authorities in both member states and also the cooperating countries to conduct regular and thorough research on the fish resources for which national funding and aid is be key;
Amendment 95 #
2019/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 f (new)
Paragraph 3 f (new)
3 f. Stresses the need also for local and regional communication cooperation within the different Black Sea littoral states, so that common and coherent approach to the management of the fish stocks can be executed;
Amendment 96 #
2019/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 g (new)
Paragraph 3 g (new)
3 g. Reminds the potential, which the new technologies provide and the high added value to the research and planning of the fisheries management which they can have; reminds that there are projects funded through the EMFF which aim among other things at mapping the sea bottom and its research as well as presence of plastics in it, among other things;
Amendment 97 #
2019/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 h (new)
Paragraph 3 h (new)
3 h. Urges the Black Sea littoral states to invest in digitalisation of statistics and data about the fisheries stock in the Black Sea basin in order to facilitate the better and sustainable management of the stocks; calls for a common methodology on tabling and using this data;
Amendment 98 #
2019/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 i (new)
Paragraph 3 i (new)
3 i. Calls on the fishing industry in the region to consider making use of the underrated and not used resources of fishing, which also constitute a source of proteins;
Amendment 99 #
2019/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 j (new)
Paragraph 3 j (new)
3 j. Invites the scientific communities in the member states to research the potential of the oxygen free environment;
Amendment 100 #
2019/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 k (new)
Paragraph 3 k (new)
3 k. Highlights the role of the non- governmental sector in the decision- making process vis-à-vis the Black Sea; recommends setting up a mechanism of inclusion of the NGO sector in this process;
Amendment 101 #
2019/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 l (new)
Paragraph 3 l (new)
3 l. Welcomes the support that was provided to the fisheries and aquaculture sector through the EMFF programmes in order to soften the harsh effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on the local fishing sector; recalls however that not all affected stakeholders could benefit from that support due to administrative requirements and limitations, which has put some in more unfavourable situation than others;
Amendment 102 #
2019/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 m (new)
Paragraph 3 m (new)
3 m. Underlines the important work, which the Black Sea Advisory Council does both on regional, but also EU level with providing expertise on the fisheries sector and the trends, which affect it; calls in this regard the Bulgarian and Romanian authorities to contribute for the functioning of the Council, so that it can fulfil its functions and also allow all stakeholders, the small-scale fishers included, to take part in the work and the decision-making process of this advisory council;
Amendment 103 #
2019/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that through the fishing sector seafood can be offered for sale on local markets where consumption rates for such products are low; invites the competent authorities in Bulgaria and Romania to help the fishing and aquaculture sectors increase awareness about local consumption and the cumulative positive effects the sustainably grown or caught fisheries have for the local economy;
Amendment 104 #
2019/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Recognizes and underlines that Black Sea fisheries contribute to regional and local economies significantly by generating direct revenues and incomes, driving wider spending and providing crucial jobs either independently or via cooperation with other sectors such as tourism and transport; calls for deepening the cooperation among all sectors, which use the marine environment in order to achieve better results and balance between the interests of the environment, the industry and the artisanal fishers;
Amendment 106 #
2019/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Recalls that the fishing fleet of the Black Sea comprises mostly by small-scale fishing vessels, which underlines the need for a more tailor-made approach and policies towards this segment of the fishing sector; is worried that the small- scale fishers have uncertain livelihoods and lower incomes compared to other sectors, which makes them vulnerable to unforeseen developments or crisis; calls on the competent authorities in the littoral member states to include representatives of the small-scale fishing sector in the policy draft and discussions in a transparent and inclusive manner;
Amendment 107 #
2019/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Points out that there is rising global demand for the proteins found in fishery and aquaculture products, to which both the fisheries and the aquaculture production can have great contribution; considers that the possibility of supporting marine aquaculture can help the sector develop and grow in the years to come and also reduce the pressure on the wild stocks; is of the opinion, that sustainable aquaculture would require also further scientific research on issues such as density and side effects, which need to be taken into account, when designing policies for the aquaculture sector in the Black Sea;
Amendment 108 #
2019/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on local fishing communities to consider classifyingintroducing designations origin for the Black Sea products as coming from an area of regional or local importance; calls on the local and regional authorities help these communities in their efforts of doing so;
Amendment 109 #
2019/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Member States in the region to consider supporting the sector by, for example, developing specialised trade channels and marketsthrough inclusion in their national programmes for 2021-2027 or other national instruments, allocations for campaigns dedicated to the benefits of fish consumption and the importance of sustainable fisheries production and to support the sector create local food chains, to facilitate easier access to the market, especially for the small-scale fishers and to develop, improve or facilitate the fisheries infrastructure (f.e. fish markets or fish auction places etc.);
Amendment 112 #
2019/2159(INI)
7 a. Urges the competent authorities in Romania and Bulgaria to include in their respective EMFAF Operational programmes for the period 2021-2027an instalment of a targeted scheme for young fishers in order to rejuvenate the fishing sector, including supporting the first acquisition of a fishing vessel, and also measures targeted at reducing pollution by supporting investments in replacing the old fishing vessels engines with new more environment friendly ones;
Amendment 113 #
2019/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7 b. Underlines that the pressure on adapting to new challenges should not fall solely on the fisheries and aquaculture sector, as these sectors already apply high environmental and social standards; calls therefore that the other marine activities should be in focus as well, such as recreational fisheries, coastal tourism, harbour and shipping activities and resources exploitation activities, which need to uplift their standards for successful Blue transition;
Amendment 114 #
2019/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses the role of Fisheries Local Action Groups (FLAGs) in exchanging and promoting best practices of interest for the sciences, local stakeholders and the industry both among the members of the respective fishing communities, but also through international cooperation; urges the competent authorities in Bulgaria and Romania to foresee national support for exchange of best practices with the other Black Sea littoral states, which have shown good practices in stock management for the economically important species, such as turbot, among others;
Amendment 115 #
2019/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Pays attention to the necessity of preserving the good practices in the fisheries sector through reducing the economic burdens for the artisanal fishers and their associations;
Amendment 116 #
2019/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls for training in the sector to be made more attractiveand education in the sector on both secondary and higher education level to be made more attractive through for example targeted information campaigns, open days for perspective students in cooperation with the public and private sector;
Amendment 117 #
2019/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Reminds that the low education level of the fishers (11% in Bulgaria and 53% in Romania) requires proactive measures on different levels in order to ensure that there is skilled and well trained labour force, which is familiar with the necessary technical, social and environmental standards, and which will help achieve better levels of sustainability of the stocks; calls for a strong societal dimension in the Black Sea region sustainable blue growth with respect to key principles of the European Pillar of Social Rights, especially with regard to precarious, seasonal and undeclared workers and to the access of women in the sector;
Amendment 118 #
2019/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9 b. Welcomes the efforts for establishing demonstration centers in Romania, Turkey and Bulgaria, which has been in cooperation with GFCM and which has the potential of increasing the attractivity of the fisheries for the local businesses and stakeholders;
Amendment 119 #
Amendment 124 #
2019/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls for targeted measures and adequate resources to reduce pollution throughout the basin through joint programmes and budgets; calls for extensive research and estimates on the plastic pollution and the effects of plastics and other pollutants on the living organisms in the Black Sea; calls for systemic measurement of the nitrogen pollution in the Black Sea Basin;
Amendment 128 #
2019/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Recalls that the fisheries and aquaculture sectors do not case temperature rise and thus climate change, but rather suffer from its sequences such as increased aerial temperature, which increases the marine temperature in the upper layers;
Amendment 131 #
2019/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10 b. Calls on the Black Sea littoral states to invest in scientific research and data collection with regard to the effect of the climate change on the Black Sea and Lower Danube ecosystems; reminds that this should include providing enough resources to the scientific community to conduct research on the spot with regards to the migratory routes, wintering, feeding and reaching reproductive maturation, which will also have an effect on the characteristics and availability of stocks;
Amendment 134 #
2019/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 c (new)
Paragraph 10 c (new)
Amendment 135 #
2019/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 d (new)
Paragraph 10 d (new)
10 d. Is very concerned by the real threat of extinction for the remaining 5 sturgeon species in the Black Sea and Danube Delta basin; acknowledges the efforts undertaken by the authorities in Bulgaria and Romania, which have introduced a complete ban on sturgeon fishing in the Black Sea since 2008 and in the Danube river since 2011 and which was prolonged for 5 more years (until 2026); welcomes the refishing efforts with sturgeons, which have been undertaken and supported by experts from the non- governmental and state structures;
Amendment 136 #
2019/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 e (new)
Paragraph 10 e (new)
10 e. Is concerned that the research on climate change and its effects on the Black Sea is not sufficient, while still crucial in the years to come; calls on the littoral states to fund such research, which covers the fish species (their physiology, migratory routes and reproduction) as well as the changes in their food chain, which has an effect on the stocks;
Amendment 137 #
2019/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 f (new)
Paragraph 10 f (new)
10 f. Is of the opinion that regular measurements of the dynamics of the stocks is necessary so that adequate management measures can be designed; reminds that due to the overfishing and the anthropogenic pressure, the stocks of the economically significant species are more sensitive and vulnerable to climate change;
Amendment 138 #
2019/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 g (new)
Paragraph 10 g (new)
10 g. Urges the respective control authorities to exercise effective control on NATURA 2000 sights and MPAs in the Black Sea;
Amendment 140 #
2019/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Invites the Member States to develop the ex situ farming of sturgeon; invites the Member States to provide retraining programmes and access to other livelihoods for sturgeon fishermens, with an eye to reducing illegal catch levels;
Amendment 142 #
2019/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Stresses the urgent need to establish areas, in which wild populations of sturgeons, shads and other fish species can recover; calls on the competent authorities in the member states concerned to come up with a proposal in this direction, which will be both beneficial for the biodiversity conservation and for the fishery management;
Amendment 144 #
2019/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12 b. Reminds that further scientific research is needed for the population of some molluscs such as the striped white venus clam (Chamalea gallina) in order to make better mapping of the distribution of the species and also explore the possibility of using it for marine aquaculture;
Amendment 145 #
2019/2159(INI)
12 c. Invites the Black Sea littoral states to find a common approach on helping the cetaceans reach stable population levels and improve their conservation status;
Amendment 146 #
2019/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 e (new)
Paragraph 12 e (new)
12 e. Calls on the Commission and the competent authorities in Bulgaria and Romania to provide funding for research on the state of the Black Sea shads (Alosa spp.) currently listed in Annex V of the Habitats Directive 92/43/EEC, with scientific and socio-economic analyses included, assessing the need to move Alosa spp. in Annex II or even Annex I of this Directive, if the necessary criteria are met;
Amendment 151 #
2019/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 d (new)
Paragraph 12 d (new)
12 d. Calls on the Commission to urgently consider transferring the sturgeons (Acipenseriformes) currently listed in Annex V of the Habitats Directive 92/43/EEC to Annex II or even Annex I of it;
Amendment 152 #
2019/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and to the Commiss, the Commission, the governments and parliaments of the Member States, the governments and parliaments of the Ukraine, the Russian Federation, Georgia and Turkey, the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean and the Black Sea, the Organisation of the Black Sea Economic cooperation, the Commission on the Protection of the Black Sea Against Pollution.
Amendment 6 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
— having regard to Regulation No 1143/2014 of the EP and the Council on the prevention and management of the introduction and spread of invasive alien species and the consecutive Implementing regulations with updates of the List of invasive species, among which also tree species,
Amendment 16 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 a (new)
Citation 16 a (new)
— having regard to the responsibilities of the EU States under the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC) and the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD),
Amendment 26 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union makes no reference to a common EU forest policy, and responsibility for forests lies with the Member States, but whereas the EU has a long history of contributing, through its policies, some of which already have implications on the Member States' forestry policies, to sustainable forest management (SFM) and the Member States’ decisions on forests;
Amendment 34 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas approximately 40% of EU's forests are publicly owned, Member States are obliged to set an example for sustainable forest management in their publicly owned forests for the public good;
Amendment 36 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas European forests absorb and store approximately 10% of EU carbon emissions, contributing thus to climate change mitigation efforts;
Amendment 41 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas forests and the entire forest-based value chain are fundamental to the further development of the circular bioeconomy as they provide jobs, ensure economic welfare in rural and urban areas, deliver climate change mitigation and adaptation services, offer health-related benefits, and protect the biodiversity and prospects of mountainous and rural areas and combat desertification;
Amendment 46 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas riverside forests have a very important role to play being natural protection against increase of water level during floods, but also in terms of preserving humidity in a situation of rising global temperature; whereas they play a key role in preserving biodiversity, but also tend to absorb among others agricultural mineral residues through the groundwater, thus limiting the expose of rivers to polluting factors; whereas in some member states there have been some regional projects of replanting riverside forests at least several meters from the river shore;
Amendment 55 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas sustainably managed forests are enormously important in guaranteeing jobs in rural areas, representing a benefit for human health, while at the same time making a vital contribution to the environment and biodiversity;
Amendment 61 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas access to natural forest terrains and/or forest products comprise a crucial element for some breeds of domesticated or semi domesticated autochthonous and local breeds of animals, which have a high socio- economic and cultural value, such as the East Balkan swine or the Black Iberian pig; whereas the quality of the products from these animals depend highly on the presence of acorns and other forest products, which is why it is crucial to allow the breeders have access to the necessary conditions for the respective animal breeding;
Amendment 67 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas almost 23% of European forests are to be found in Natura 2000 sites, with the share in some Member States exceeding 50%, and almost half of the natural habitats in Natura 2000 areas are forests;
Amendment 70 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C c (new)
Recital C c (new)
Cc. whereas High Conservation Value Forests (HCV Forests) have a crucial role to play in preserving vulnerable habitats, but also in enhancing science; whereas some EU member states have adopted targeted policies towards HCVF, which is commendable; whereas the added value from these forests cannot be compared or measured in economic terms, which makes it difficult at times to be understood by forest owners, which is why some sort of compensatory mechanism could be further designed, if and where applicable;
Amendment 73 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C c (new)
Recital C c (new)
Cc. whereas according to the latest estimations, only 26% of forest species and 15% of the forest habitats were found to be in favourable conservation status1a; _________________ 1a https://www.eea.europa.eu/themes/biodive rsity/forests/forest-dynamics-in-europe- and
Amendment 75 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C d (new)
Recital C d (new)
Cd. whereas forests can be sources of both primary forest products such as wood, they provide for valuable secondary products such as mushrooms, truffles, herbs, honey and berries, which are very important for the economic activities in some regions of the Union;
Amendment 77 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C d (new)
Recital C d (new)
Cd. whereas it is clear that old growth forests, mixed stand forests and agroforestry offer climate, biodiversity and resilience benefits that exceed those of plantation forestry;
Amendment 80 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C e (new)
Recital C e (new)
Ce. whereas agroforestry, defined as land use systems in which trees are grown in combination with agriculture on the same land unit, is a suite of land management systems, which boost overall productivity, generate more biomass, maintain and restore soils and provide a number of valuable ecosystem services;
Amendment 82 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C e (new)
Recital C e (new)
Ce. whereas socially and environmentally responsible hunting plays an important role also in forests and semi-forest regions through control of game or spread of disses on it, such as African swine fever;
Amendment 87 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C f (new)
Recital C f (new)
Cf. whereas forests play a crucial role in the fight against soil erosion, but also desertification of land masses; whereas studies show that trees in parks and city- environment have positive effect on keeping lower temperatures as compared to treeless areas;
Amendment 90 #
2019/2157(INI)
Cg. whereas in the current programming period (2014-2020) there are measures in the CAP targeted at helping economic actors in building capacities with regard to forestry management;
Amendment 92 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C h (new)
Recital C h (new)
Amendment 99 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C i (new)
Recital C i (new)
Ci. whereas global voluntary certification schemes for responsible forest practices certification such as the Forestry Stewardship Council (FSC) are currently in place; where as of today 11 EU member states have introduced the FSC certification system together with 45 other states or other territories;
Amendment 113 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Takes note of the fact that forests fulfil several, often-conflicting objectives (including regulating water quality, biodiversity protection and providing raw materials for paper, construction and energy), which is why, as a result, many of these forests fall consequently under distinct domains where the EU is competent, such as energy, agriculture, environment, climate and water, and many European Commission Directorates General are engaged in forest related issues1a although forests per se remain outside the realm of EU competences; calls, therefore, on the Commission and the Directorates Generals with forest- related competences to work strategically to ensure coherence in any forestry- related work and enhance the sustainable management of forests; as well as to review its organisational structures relevant to forest, agroforestry and the forest-based sector to ensure effective implementation of the strategy; _________________ 1ahttps://www.mdpi.com/1999- 4907/9/3/125/htm#
Amendment 118 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights the fact that a definition of SFM was agreed as part of the pan- European FOREST EUROPE process; notes that the definition has been incorporated into national legislation and voluntary systems, such as forest certifications, in place in the Member States; welcomes the introduction of the FSC certification in the member states, which have put it in place and urges the remaining member states to speed up the necessary procedures to follow suit;
Amendment 139 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Emphasises that the EU’s forests are multifunctional and characterised by great diversity, including differences in ownership patterns, size, structure, biodiversity, resilience and challenges; points out, in addition, that forests offer society a wide variety of ecosystem services including raw materials, improved air quality, absorbing and storing around 10% of EU carbon emissions thereby significantly contributing to climate change mitigation efforts, clean water, erosion control, and protection from droughts, floods and avalanches;
Amendment 157 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that forests and other wooded areas cover at least 43 % of the surface of the EU and that the sector employs at least 500 000 people directly3 and 2.6 million indirectly in the EU4 ; stresses that this workforce is dependent on a well- preserved and sustainably managed forest ecosystem in the long term; _________________ 3 Eurostat database on forestry, available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/forestry/d ata/database 4European Parliament fact sheet of May 2019 on the European Union and forests.
Amendment 190 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Acknowledges the crucial climate benefits of forests and the forest-based sector; highlights the need to increase CO2 sequestration in forests and agroforests, and their soils, carbon storage in wood- based products and the substitution of fossil-based materials and energy;
Amendment 201 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Reminds that there are several tree species in the List of invasive alien species of Union concern; notes that other invasive alien plants can also be met in forests; calls on all state, regional or local authorities as well as to any other stakeholder from the public, private or non-governmental sector, to include only local varieties of trees suitable for the given regions, while implementing various forest (re)planting projects and activities; calls also to the national responsible authorities to exchange information and best practicing with their partners from other member states on how to overcome the spread of invasive alien species in the forests and if possible how to reduce their presence with the aim of replacing them fully with local varieties;
Amendment 210 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Calls on the Member States to give the necessary provisions for breeders of autochthonous breeds of animals, which are dependent on access to forests, to get such smoothly so that jobs can be preserved in rural areas, which also preserves traditional knowledge and biodiversity, while at the same time providing quality products to the EU consumer;
Amendment 212 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 c (new)
Paragraph 9 c (new)
9c. Encourages the Member States to intensify their respective forestry stakeholders to reach to a broader segment of the population through educational tools and programmes both for pupils, but also for people of the other age groups, stressing the importance of forests both for human-led activities, but also for preserving biodiversity and various ecosystems;
Amendment 237 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Emphasises the crucial role of forests, agroforests, the forest-based sector and the bioeconomy in achieving the goals of the European Green Deal; stresses that achieving the EU’s environmental and climate goals will never be possible without multifunctional, healthy and sustainably managed forests and viable industries; encourages, in addition, actions tocalls on the Commission, in addition, to consider creating a special budget, outside the Common Agricultural Policy budget, to incentivise Member States to comply with EU-wide targets for increaseing forest cover, especially in areas not suitable for food production and those in proximity to urban areas, in order to mitigate adverse heat effects and pollution, while curbing deforestation;
Amendment 264 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
Amendment 281 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Takes the view that the EU Forest Strategy should act as a bridge between national forest and agroforest policies and EU objectives relating to forests and agroforests, recognising both the need to respect national competence and the need to contribute to wider EU objectives, while coherently addressing the specificities of both private forests and publicly owned ones;
Amendment 288 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls on the Member States to improve national legislation to put in place, or strengthen where necessary, protection against illegal logging and loss of biodiversity;
Amendment 289 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Calls on the European Commission to encourage the commercialization of felled wood and trimmed wood/roundwood, instead of living trees from publicly-owned forests, as a method to prevent illegal logging and overexploitation, which would give state authorities more control over the volume of cut and commercialized wood, thereby discouraging illegal practices by privately contracted firms;
Amendment 302 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls on the European Commission to invest supplementary funds - additional to the budget already allocated to the CAP scheme - in an EU- wide action on reforestation, afforestation and to implement specific subsidies for forestry management and environmental protection, to contribute to the Green Deal 2050 climate change mitigation efforts;
Amendment 308 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Highlights the need to take into consideration the links between the forest- based sector and other sectors as well as the importance of digitalisation and investing in research and innovation, which can positively contribute to further solutions for climate change mitigation and job creation; stresses the crucial role of wood-based materials in substituting fossil-based alternatives in industries such as the construction industry, the textile industry, the chemical industry and the packaging industry;
Amendment 320 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Recognizes the value of wood for energy purposes, but calls on the Commission and Member States to consider introducing binding sustainability criteria for biomass, in order to avoid overexploitation of wood resources and forests;
Amendment 322 #
2019/2157(INI)
16b. Considers that the EU should encourage the use of locally-sourced timber, harvested wood products or forest biomass in order to minimise the carbon footprint created by transport of imports from third countries and to stimulate sustainable local production and jobs;
Amendment 332 #
2019/2157(INI)
17. Stresses that due to climate change, natural disturbances such as droughts, floods, storms, pest infestations, erosion and fires will occur more frequently, causing damage to forests in the EU; emphasises, in this context, the need to better prevent such events by making forests more resilient, for example by encouraging forest grazing and the conversion of at-risk forests to agroforests, through more research and innovation and by offering better support mechanisms for affected areas and properties sto they can beprotect and restored them;
Amendment 342 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls on the state or regional actors, which responsible for forests, to support either with adequate resources or expertise and knowledge the repopulation of riverside forests, where relevant, with local and/or specialised stakeholders, with the aim of creating biodiverse habitats, after the creation of which ecological services, such as absorption of harmful substances, which circulate through groundwaters, will be achieved;
Amendment 345 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Given the worrying increased risk of forest fires in Europe, calls on the European Commission to include support for silvopasture (forest grazing) within the agroforestry measure and to encourage Member States to implement it in the next Rural Development programme;
Amendment 348 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17b. Calls on the members states where secondary forest products play an important socio-economic role to develop and enhance guidelines, or where necessary also national legislation with regard to practicing these activities;
Amendment 349 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 c (new)
Paragraph 17 c (new)
17c. Calls on the member states to design initiatives for preserving and where necessary establishing HCV Forests with necessary mechanisms and instruments for incentivising and compensating, where applicable, forest owners, so that knowledge and science can advance vis-à-vis these forests, alongside preserving natural habitats;
Amendment 355 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Recognises the role of biodiversity in ensuring that forest ecosystems remain healthy and resilient; highlights the importance of the Natura 2000 sites; notes, however, that sufficientencourages further research into the relationship between biodiversity and resilience; notes, however, that technical advice and fresh financial resources are needed to manage such areas;
Amendment 376 #
2019/2157(INI)
21. Stresses the crucial importance of the CAP and forestry measures in implementing the EU Forest Strategy; encourages the continuity of forestry measures under the 2021-2027 CAP with the possibility of adding forestry activities to more measures than currently; highlights the need for other easily accessible, well-coordinated and relevant EU funding mechanisms; is worried at the same time that horizontal RDP measures such as “Young farmer” do not include forestry activities at least in some member states, which is illogical since investments in forestry often need intensive investment with return on investment coming back only in a few years’ time;
Amendment 388 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Stresses the crucial importance of the CAP, forestry and agroforestry measures in implementing the EU Forest Strategy; encourages the continuity of forestry and agroforestry measures under the 2021-2027 CAP; highlights the need for other easily accessible, well- coordinated and relevant EU funding mechanisms;
Amendment 394 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Takes note of the challenge for both farmers and administrators in identifying and monitoring the preservation of landscape features, in particular those aiming to protect scarce woody vegetation; calls on the European Commission to reduce and simplify the administrative requirements, in order to boost woody vegetation promotion and preservation linked to landscape features policies associated with Pillar I and Pillar II payments;
Amendment 398 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Calls on the member states to align the various strategies and plans for forestry management so that the respective targets can be followed and corrected accordingly in due course, instead of creating administrative mosaics, which then threatens achieving the goals set in these strategic documents;
Amendment 402 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21b. Takes note of the low uptake of the numerous measures within the 2014-2020 Rural Development Regulations designed to support the deliberate integration of woody vegetation with farming; therefore calls on the European Commission to bundle various agroforestry promotion initiatives in the post 2020 Common Agricultural Policy Reform into a unique “agroforestry” measure, which will promote the use of woody component in agrarian and forestry systems;
Amendment 404 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21b. Calls on the European commission together with its respective agencies and centers, where necessary to invest in and where necessary intensify the research on finding a solution to the spread of the Cryphonectria parasitica on chestnut trees and forests;
Amendment 408 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 c (new)
Paragraph 21 c (new)
21c. Notes that no specific funds are allocated to improve the management and restoration of already existing agroforestry lands in a clear way; calls on the European Commission to integrate maintenance payments for agroforestry similar to those of afforested/reforested lands;
Amendment 411 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 d (new)
Paragraph 21 d (new)
21d. Calls on the European Commission to support the promotion of the recognition of the high quality products and ecosystem services that agroforestry delivers, by appropriate market promotion and agroforestry identification, or labelling;
Amendment 412 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 e (new)
Paragraph 21 e (new)
21e. Acknowledges the lack of knowledge about agroforestry among many farmers; calls, therefore, on the European Commission to promote EU- wide specialised training programmes, in order to make farmers and female farmers aware of the benefits and the practice of integrating woody vegetation with agriculture at local, regional and global scales;
Amendment 414 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 f (new)
Paragraph 21 f (new)
21f. Recognizes the significant capacity of agroforestry to boost overall biomass productivity and therefore encourages the European Commission to treat it as a productive measure; underlines that such mixed ecosystems produce more biomass and absorb more atmospheric carbon and therefore encourages promotion of agroforestry systems;
Amendment 415 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 g (new)
Paragraph 21 g (new)
21g. Calls on the European Commission to implement a common maximum EU-wide annual growth quota (excluding the protected areas) for wood harvesting in forests, based on different national criteria;
Amendment 416 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 h (new)
Paragraph 21 h (new)
21h. Calls on the European Commission to consider the implementation of EU-wide binding graduated forestry techniques from non- intervention in strictly protected areas, to limited interventions such as ecological and hygienic clearing in buffer zones; regrets the unsustainable practices and illegal logging taking place in such areas in some Member States; further calls on the Member States to consider stringent penalties for flagrant violations and a more efficient and rapid implementation of such penalties;
Amendment 446 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Stresses the need to develop an EU- wide Forest Information and Monitoring System for Europe under the shared responsibility of all of the relevant Commission Directorates-General, that is able to provide real-time information on forest resources, monitor whether natural reserves and protected trees are well preserved and forecast and measure the impact of natural disasters and disturbances on forest condition and health; stresses the importance of science- based, balanced information with socio- economic indicators for the development of any forest-related EU policy;
Amendment 449 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Stresses the need to develop an EU- wide Forest Information System for Europe under the shared responsibility of all of the relevant Commission Directorates-General; stresses the importance of science-based, balanced information with socio-economic indicators for the development of any forest-related EU policy; notes that national forest inventories represent a comprehensive monitoring tool for assessing forestry stocks and take into account regional considerations;
Amendment 459 #
2019/2157(INI)
24a. Welcomes the trend toward digitalization in the sector and calls on the European Commission to consider the implementation of an EU-wide digital wood-traceability mechanism for data gathering, consistent transparency, ensuring a level playing field, reducing uncompetitive behaviour and deliberate wrongful action in the wood trade, within and outside the EU, through a verification system; further takes the view that such a verification system would improve compliance, limiting and combating financial fraud, while hampering cartel practices and dismantling illegal logging logistical operations and movement; would further encourage exchanges of good practices with Member States which have already implemented such reforms at national level;
Amendment 482 #
2019/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and the Commission, and to the governments and parliaments of the Member States.
Amendment 6 #
2019/2156(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises the important role played by farmers in food production and how this is dependent on natural resources such as soil, water and forests; recognises the multifunctionality of forests, and stresses the need for a holistic and coherent approach for the protection, restoration and management of forests;
Amendment 7 #
2019/2156(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises the important role played by farmers in agricultural and food production and how this is dependent on natural resources such as soil, water and forests; recognises the multifunctionality of forests and their interdependence from other ecosystems and their elements;
Amendment 26 #
2019/2156(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that the rolsocial and economic importance of agriculture is expanding as the growing world population requires increased food production of food and agricultural commodities; considers, therefore, that all further actions must address issues such as preventing unsustainable land use and management practices, coping with natural disturbances and mitigating climate change;
Amendment 39 #
2019/2156(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the need to promote the consumptionuse of sustainably sourced goods by introducing and promoting the use of a labelling and certification system for deforestation-free products imported into the EU and incorporating the deforestation- free aspect into EU trade deals and other multilateral agreements; notes that some labelling schemes (such as FSC) exist in some countries; is of the opinion that however a ubiquitous system would help both increase awareness and have a quantitative view of the trends globally;
Amendment 61 #
2019/2156(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines the need for further significant progress in developing and implementing an EU protein plant strategy and ensuring robust protein plant production within the EU, in order to reduce the dependence on imports, and reduce the pressure on forests due to land use change;
Amendment 67 #
2019/2156(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Notes the continuing import into the EU of palm oil and its use in a range of industries, including the food industry; expresses its concern at palm oil being used in some products as a milk substitute, which is liable to mislead consumers; notes with concern that the demand for products such as palm oil puts pressure on forest areas in sensitive regions and on the communities that live there;
Amendment 69 #
2019/2156(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Highlights the importance of further developing existing systems such as the FLEGT action plan as well as current legislation like REDD+ and the EU timber regulation, and promotion of current voluntary systems, in order to reduce the administrative burden of Member States, and to enable the transfer of knowledge and education for partners outside the EU;
Amendment 75 #
2019/2156(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Takes the view that the drivers of deforestation should be addressed in a EU policy framework, thereby ensuring the coherence of forest-related policies, reducing the pressure on forests by developing more innovative and efficient farming within and outside the EU, and reducing food losses throughout the food chain and the production of agricultural commodities through new technologies; considers that the high demand for food should be addressed through technical assistance, cooperation among agricultural organisations and knowledge transfer;
Amendment 94 #
2019/2156(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Emphasises the importance of sustainable forest management within the EU and in third countries as an essential factor in ensuring the income of forest owners and farmers practicing agroforestry and in improving the resilience of forests, as well as enhancing carbon sequestration within forests.
Amendment 96 #
2019/2156(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Emphasises the importance of sustainable forest management and education within the EU and in third countries as an essential factor in ensuring the income of forest owners and farmers practicing agroforestry and in improving the resilience of forests.
Amendment 26 #
2019/2131(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the study on producer organisations and their activities in the olive oil, beef and veal, and arable crops sectors, which reaffirms the importance of these organisations and their associations in strengthening the position of primary producers in the food chain; notes with concern the finding that the lack of support from the government and from sector organisations still play an important role in the state of play of establishing of POs and APOs; notes that this remains a more prevalent trend for the ‘newer’ Member States that joined the EU in 2004 or thereafter;
Amendment 35 #
2019/2131(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Recalls that 2018 witnessed an exponential spread of diseases such as the African swine fever in the EU, which had serious effects for the industry and still poses risk for employment; notes that extreme weather conditions in 2018 had serious affects on the harvest and the yields, which caused further pressure on the producers;
Amendment 39 #
2019/2131(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Expresses very serious concern by the steady decrease of price of imported into the EU honey which in 2018 has fallen with almost 14% as compared to 2015;
Amendment 40 #
2019/2131(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1 c. Welcomes that in 2018 the EU and People's Republic of China decided to accelerate the conclusion of the agreement on mutual recognition of products with Geographical indications, which was concluded in 2019;
Amendment 41 #
2019/2131(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1 d. Strongly welcomes the steady increase in application of PDO and PGI products which has increased from 17 in 2016 to 36 in 2017 and 80 in 2018; welcomes also the interest of third countries in the schemes;
Amendment 18 #
2019/2028(BUD)
4. Recalls that aquaculture is becoming an important element in the objective to cope with increasing consumption of fisheries products in the Union, and that its further development can provide a sustainable alternative to fishing, as aquaculture already employs 85.000 people throughout the European Union.
Amendment 36 #
2019/2028(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission and Member States to help communities that depend on fisheries to diversify their economies into other maritime activities such as tourism, marine conservation, data collection and research, and help them to add more value to their fishing activities.
Amendment 43 #
2019/2028(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Notes with serious concern the severe impact of the spread of African swine fever to several Member States and the great number of outbreaks registered since the beginning of 2019; is concerned that big pig holdings have been affected with tens of thousands of animals being culled; is therefore of the opinion that the Fund for emergency measures related to animal and plant health should be increased;
Amendment 45 #
2019/2028(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 e (new)
Paragraph 6 e (new)
6e. Takes note that third countries have invested in research for developing a vaccine against African swine fever (ASF); is of the opinion that the Union should be investing in research and development of a vaccine, which would help eradicate the spread and occurrence of ASF in the shortest possible time;
Amendment 118 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) In light of the fact that the Union should continue to support rural development in 2021 and, where applicable, in 2022, Member States, that demonstrate the risk to run out of funds and not to be able to undertake new legal commitments in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013, should have the possibility to extend their rural development programmes or certain of their regional rural development programmes supported by the EAFRD to 31 December 2021 and to finance those extended programmes from the corresponding budget allocation for the year 2021. The extended programmes should aim at maintaining at least the same overall level of environment and climate ambition, thereby requiring at least the same overall level of EAFRD expenditure for the measures referred to in Article 59(6) of that Regulation.
Amendment 221 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
In the event that a Member State does not need the complete annual breakdown for the year 2021 for the extension of its rural development programme or regional programmes, it may use a partial extension of the rural development programme or regional programmes.
Amendment 229 #
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 and, where Article -1(2) of this Regulation applies, for the year 20212, as referred to in point (a) of Article 11(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013. Such anmendment shall not be taken into account for the limit of annual modifications as provided for in point (b) of Article 4(2) of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 808/2014. That amendment shall aim at maintaining at least the same overall level of the EAFRD expenditure for the measures referred to in Article 59(6) of that Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013.
Amendment 285 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Expenditure relating to legal commitments for Articles 14 to 18, points (a) and (b) of Article 19(1), Articles 20, 22 to 27, 35, 38, 39 and 39a of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 and under Article 35 of Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013, may also be paid between 1 January 2022 and 31 December 2023, or December 2024, in case of extended rural development programmes, when the EAFRD Funds 2014-2020 have been used up.
Amendment 291 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Recognised producer organisation in the fruit and vegetables sector having an operational programme as referred to in Article 33 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 that has been approved by a Member State for a duration beyond 31 December 2021the end of the transitional period shall, by 15 September 2021, submit a request to that Member State to the effect that its operational programme:
Amendment 297 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) continues to operate until its end under the conditions applicable under Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013.
Amendment 309 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 6
Article 7 – paragraph 6
6. With regard to the aid schemes referred to in paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 of this Article, Articles 7(3), 9, 21, 43, 51, 52, 54, 59, 67, 68, 70 to 75, 77, 91 to 97, 99, 100, 102(2), 110 and 111 of Regulation (EU) No 1306/2013, Articles 32, 33 and 34 of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 and the relevant provisions of delegated and implementing acts related to those Articles shall continue to apply after 31 December 2021the end of the transitional period in relation to expenditure incurred and payments made for operations implemented pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 after that date and until the end of the aid schemes referred to in paragraphs 3 and 4 of this Article.
Amendment 449 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point 2 d (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point 2 d (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 167 a (new)
Article 167 a (new)
Amendment 455 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Regulation (EU) No 228/2013
Article 30 – paragraph 2 – indent 1
Article 30 – paragraph 2 – indent 1
– in the French overseas departments: EUR 267 5878 410 000, Or. en (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32013R0228&from=EN)
Amendment 460 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Regulation (EU) No 228/2013
Article 30 – paragraph 2 – indent 2
Article 30 – paragraph 2 – indent 2
– Azores and Madeira: EUR 102 086 210 000, Or. en (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32013R0228&from=EN)
Amendment 469 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Regulation (EU) No 228/2013
Article 30 – paragraph 2 – indent 3
Article 30 – paragraph 2 – indent 3
– Canary Islands: EUR 257 9768 420 000. Or. en (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32013R0228&from=EN)
Amendment 476 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Regulation (EU) No 228/2013
Article 30 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – indent 1
Article 30 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – indent 1
– in the French overseas departments: EUR 235 9000 000, Or. en (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32013R0228&from=EN)
Amendment 478 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Regulation (EU) No 228/2013
Article 30 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – indent 2
Article 30 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – indent 2
– Azores and Madeira: EUR 20 41 200 000, Or. en (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32013R0228&from=EN)
Amendment 487 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
– Canary Islands: EUR 69 972 700 000. Or. en (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32013R0228&from=EN)
Amendment 492 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Regulation (EU) No 229/2013
Article 18 – paragraph 2
Article 18 – paragraph 2
2. The Union shall finance the measures provided for in Chapters III and IV up to an amount of EUR 23 00930 000. Or. en (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32013R0229&from=en)
Amendment 495 #
2019/0254(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Regulation (EU) No 229/2013
Article 18 – paragraph 3
Article 18 – paragraph 3
3. The amount allocated to finance the specific supply arrangements referred to in Chapter III shall not exceed EUR 6 837 110 000. Or. en (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32013R0229&from=en)
Amendment 33 #
2019/0246(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) Article 3(3) of Regulation (EU) No 2016/1139 of the European Parliament and of the Council3 commits to implement the ecosystem-based approach to fisheries management in order to ensure that negative impacts of fishing activities on the marine ecosystem are minimised. The plan is to be coherent with Union environmental legislation, in particular with the objective of achieving good environmental status by 2020 as set out in Article 1(1) of Directive 2008/56/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council4. It is essential that the plan contributes to having a healthy stock, which is then linked to sustainable fishing. _________________ 3 Regulation (EU) 2016/1139 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 July 2016 establishing a multiannual plan for the stocks of cod, herring and sprat in the Baltic Sea and the fisheries exploiting those stocks, amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2187/2005 and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1098/2007 (OJ L 191, 15.7.2016, p. 1). 4Directive 2008/56/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 2008 establishing a framework for community action in the field of marine environmental policy (Marine Strategy Framework Directive) (OJ L 164, 25.6.2008, p. 19)
Amendment 38 #
2019/0246(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Based on the stock assessment for Eastern Baltic cod, the Commission adopted Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/12485 , prohibiting until 31 December 2019 to fish for cod in ICES subdivisions 24 to 26. That prohibition has had a significant impact on the Eastern Baltic region, especially on the small artisanal fishing sector. _________________ 5 Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1248 of 22 July 2019 establishing measures to alleviate a serious threat to the conservation of the Eastern Baltic cod (Gadus morhua) stock (OJ L 195, 23.7.2019, p. 2)
Amendment 39 #
2019/0246(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) Eastern Baltic cod is also caught by fishermen from third countries, which has an impact on the stock of the species as well.
Amendment 40 #
2019/0246(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The fishing fleets so far dependent on Eastern Baltic cod do not have the possibility to fish for other stocks as an alternative. It is estimated that offsetting the economic losses caused by the Eastern Baltic cod closure would require additional catches of around 20,000 tonnes in alternative species. However, the Council also agreed severe reductions for three consecutive years for other stocks, and notably a severe reduction of 65% for Western Baltic herring, 60% for Western Baltic cod, 32% for plaice, 27% for herring in the Gulf of Bothnia and 22% for sprat in the 2020 catch limits in the Baltic Sea.
Amendment 42 #
2019/0246(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Commission analysis shows that the fleet segments with the highest dependency on Eastern Baltic cod encompass more than 300 vessels, mainly trawlers and netters in Lithuania, Latvia and Poland, and to a lesser extent, Denmark and Germany. These fleet segments are of significant socioeconomic importance, representing between roughly 20% and 50% of the respective national fleet in Lithuania, Latvia and Poland, expressed in full-time equivalents. Only a minority seem resilient enough to survive a short- term – but not a medium or long-term – closure. The rest either suffer already from a poor situation that will be worsened by the closure or will see their profitability completely erode. Indeed, the quota uptake for Eastern Baltic cod has been below 60% for many years already, dropping further to 40% in 2018 and even lower in 2019 until the start of the Commission emergency measures in mid-July (19%), reflecting the biological problem with this fishery. Given that Eastern Baltic cod is not expected to recover to healthy levels even in the medium term, there will be a persistent structural imbalance for these fleet segments, thus justifying the restructuring of the fleet.
Amendment 48 #
2019/0246(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) In order to mitigate the adverse economic effects caused by the exceptional and, persistent and negative environmental situation in the Baltic Sea and the resulting severe reductions in fishing opportunities and in view of the specific measures provided for in the Multiannual plan for the Baltic Sea, public support for the permanent cessation of fishing activities through the scrapping of fishing vessels should be available to allow Member States to meet the objectives of their action plans under Article 22 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 and reduce any identified structural imbalance in the fishing segments covered by the Baltic multiannual plan. Regulation (EU) No 508/2014 should therefore be amended accordingly to reintroduce support for permanent cessation for the vessels that have significant dependence on Eastern Baltic cod.
Amendment 54 #
2019/0246(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) In view of the bad economic situation of Union fishing vessels with a significant dependence on Eastern Baltic cod and the need to ensure the availability of support under the EMFF for permanent cessation of fishing activities of those vessels, it was considered appropriate to provide for an exception to the eight-week period referred to in Article 4 of Protocol No 1 on the role of national Parliaments in the European Union, annexed to the TEU, to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community with the aim of acting as quickly as possible while respecting the full democratic rights of all Union institutions,
Amendment 4 #
2019/0226M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)
Citation 9 a (new)
- having regard to Senegal's Country Strategic Plan (2019–2023),
Amendment 5 #
2019/0226M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 b (new)
Citation 9 b (new)
- having regard to Senegal’s National Strategy for the Promotion of Green Jobs (2015–2020),
Amendment 19 #
2019/0226M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas illegal and unreported fishing (IUU) not only depletes the natural resource base and lowers natural productivity, but also negatively affects fishers’ livelihoods and national revenues;
Amendment 21 #
2019/0226M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G b (new)
Recital G b (new)
Gb. whereas strategic objectives under Senegal’s Country Strategic Plan (2019– 2023) include sustainable management and improved productivity of fisheries and an overall increase in market access and competitiveness for the fishing industry;
Amendment 22 #
2019/0226M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G c (new)
Recital G c (new)
Gc. whereas the fisheries sector provides employment for over 600,000 Senegalese, about 17%of the working population;
Amendment 42 #
2019/0226M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – indent 2 a (new)
Paragraph 10 – indent 2 a (new)
- collecting data to identify gender gaps
Amendment 43 #
2019/0226M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – indent 2 b (new)
Paragraph 10 – indent 2 b (new)
- fostering empowerment and leadership through the formation of women's associations within the fisheries and aquaculture sector
Amendment 60 #
2019/0226M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to carry out a global study on the impact of EU bilateral fisheries agreements and, in particular, on the benefits arising from sectoral support and the activity of the European fleet in third country waters to local economies (development of sustainable fishing, local employment, infrastructure, social improvements, etc.); having a unified and consistent approach towards all Western African countries respectively;
Amendment 62 #
2019/0226M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Urges the Commission to manage small pelagic at a regional level, as the FAO’s working group on small pelagics in north-western Africa recommends, given that Senegal shares these stocks with Morocco, Mauritania and Gambia. Joint research programmes should be established and the Commission should ensure that all scientific committees meet at the same time, or within a few days of one another.
Amendment 68 #
2019/0226M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Recommends participation of stakeholders in the preparation of operational programs, implementation, monitoring and evaluation; by involving local fishing communities and consulting with them in accordance with the Senegalese law;
Amendment 69 #
2019/0226M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Calls upon increased clarity and harmonisation of reporting in marine protected areas (MPAs) as well as agreed holistic management plan which allocates roles and determines the body responsible for the overall coordination of management activities;
Amendment 3 #
2019/0090M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the overall objective of the EU-Guinea Bissau Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement (SFPA) is to increasenhance fisheries cooperation between the EU and Guinea-Bissau, in the interests of both parties, by promoting a sustainable fisheries policy and the sound and sustainable exploitation of fishery resources in Guinea- Bissau’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)fishing zones, in addition to the development of the Guinea-Bissau fisheries sector; (The fisheries partnership agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Guinea-Bissau for the period 16 June 2007 to 15 June 2011, which is the basis for the new Protocol, contains in Article 2 the reference to "Guinea-Bissau fishing zones". The change from "Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)" to "fishing zones" is introduced for consistency with and its blue economy; Or. en the FPA.)
Amendment 4 #
2019/0090M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the EU-Guinea Bissau SFPA is of considerable importance in the context of the SFPAs concluded by the EU with third countries, and is currently the third most important in terms of the funds involved, and offers the added advantage of being one of only three agreements allowing access to mixed fisheries;
Amendment 5 #
2019/0090M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the contribution of Guinea- Bissau’s fisheries to the country’s wealth is very low (3.5% of GDP in 2015), although the funds that it will receive through the SFPA as financial compensation for access to resources make a significant contribution to its national public finances;
Amendment 6 #
2019/0090M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
D a. whereas compared to the previous Protocol, the EU financial contribution has been increased from 9 000 000 euros to 11 600 000 per year as regards the annual amount for access to fishery resources and from 3 000 0000 euros to 4 000 000 per year as regards the support of Guinea-Bissau’s sectoral fisheries policy;
Amendment 7 #
2019/0090M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
E a. whereas during the first period covered by the Protocol the fishing opportunities granted to EU fleets are as follows: 3 700 GRT for shrimp freezer trawlers, 3 500 GRT for fin-fish and cephalopods freezer trawlers and 15 000 GRT for small pelagic trawlers, 28 tuna freezer seiners and longliners, and 13 pole-and-line tuna vessels; whereas during the second period the fishing opportunities granted to EU fleets are as follows: 2 500 tonnes for shrimp freezer trawlers, 11 000 for fin-fish freezer trawlers, 1 500 tonnes for cephalopod freezer trawlers and 18 000 tonnes for small pelagic trawlers, 28 tuna freezer seiners and longliners, and 13 pole-and- line tuna vessels;
Amendment 8 #
2019/0090M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas, although the EU has had fisheries agreements with the first fisheries agreement between the EEC and Guinea- Bissau since the early 1980s, the development cooperation component of these agreements (sectoral support) has done nothing to promote either significantdated back to 1980; whereas the previous protocol to the Agreement expired on 23 November 2017; whereas the performance of the development cooperation component of these agreements (sectoral support) has not been globally satisfactory; whereas, notwithstanding, progress has been recorded in fisheries monitoring, control and surveillance, sanitary inspection capacity and the participation of Guinea- Bissau in regional fisheries bodies; whereas the sectoral cooperation needs to be enhanced in order to better promote the development of the local fisheries sector orand the development of related industries and activities so as to ensure that a greater proportion of the added value created by the exploitation of the country’s natural resources remains in Guinea-Bissau;
Amendment 13 #
2019/0090M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas trade in fishery products from Guinea-Bissau has been banned by the EU for many years owing to the country’s inability to comply with the sanitary measures required by the EU; whereas the delay in the analytical laboratory’s certification process (CIPA) is the main barrier to the export of fishery products from Guinea-Bissau to the EU; whereas the Guinean authorities and the European Commission are working together in the certification process in order to overcome the ban;
Amendment 14 #
2019/0090M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the Guinean authorities have a legitimate ambition to see an increase inre is a need to ensure that a greater proportion of the added value generated from the exploitation of fishery resources in the Guinean EEZ, since currently most of this added value does notfishing zones remains within the country;
Amendment 17 #
2019/0090M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
J a. whereas compared to the previous Protocol, the number of seamen to be signed on in the Union fleet has been significantly increased; whereas the owners of Union vessels shall endeavour to sign on additional Guinean seamen; whereas the competent authorities of Guinea-Bissau shall draw up and keep up to date an indicative list of qualified seamen who are candidates to be signed on by Union vessels;
Amendment 19 #
2019/0090M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)
Recital L a (new)
L a. whereas Guinea-Bissau is one of the 13 countries under the scope of the project ‘Improved regional fisheries governance in western Africa (PESCAO)’ adopted by Commission Decision C(2017) 2951 of 28 April 2017 which, among other objectives, aims to strengthen the prevention of and responses to IUU fishing by improving monitoring, control and surveillance at national and regional level.
Amendment 24 #
2019/0090M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes the importance of the EU- Guinea Bissau SFPA, both for Guinea Bissau and for EU fleets operating in Guinea-Bissau waterfishing zones; emphasises that there is scope for more effective progress in terms of fisheries cooperation between the EU and Guinea-Bissau and considers that it should thereforereiterates its call on the Commission to take every step required to go beyond previous protocols on the implementation of this agreement;
Amendment 28 #
2019/0090M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that the objectives of the EU-Guinea Bissau SFPA have had differing degrees of success: while, on the one hand, the agreement has offered and provides considerable fishing opportunities for EU vessels in the Guinea-Bissau EEZfishing zones and European shipowners have made considerable use of these opportunities, on the other hand, the local fisheries sector has not, overall, developed enough or in a satisfactory manner;
Amendment 32 #
2019/0090M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that a transition in the management of fishing opportunities (from fishing effort management to total allowable catch management) poses a challenge to this Protocol; calls on the Commission and the competent authorities of Guinea-Bissau to promote, without delay, an appropriate and effective transition, which safeguards the necessary reliability and effectiveness of the ERS and the processing of catch data;
Amendment 34 #
2019/0090M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Supports the need for significant progress in the development of the Guinea- Bissau fisheries sector, including the fishing industry and related activities, and calls on the Commission to take all necessary measures – including a possible revision and the bolstering of the sectoral support component of the agreement, along with the creation of conditionmeasures to increase the absorption rate of this support – in order to ensure an effective reversal of the path taken in recent decadese financial contribution – in order to achieve this objective;
Amendment 35 #
2019/0090M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – introductory part
Paragraph 5 – introductory part
5. Considers that the EU-Guinea Bissau SFPA will not achieve its objectives if it does not increase added value in Guinea-Bissau as a result of the exploitation of its fishery resources; indicatesconsiders it of utmost importance to comply with the provisions set out in the Protocol on sectoral support, so that it contributes to the full implementation of the national strategy for fisheries and the blue economy; identifies in this regard as priority areas for EU support, mobilising the necessary technical and financial assistance to:
Amendment 40 #
2019/0090M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point b
Paragraph 5 – point b
b. construction ofdeveloping key infrastructure for fisheries and related activities, such as ports (both industrial and artisanal), sites for landing, storing and processing fish, markets, distribution and marketing structures, quality analysis laboratories;
Amendment 43 #
2019/0090M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point d a (new)
Paragraph 5 – point d a (new)
d a. supporting small-scale fishing;
Amendment 51 #
2019/0090M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the European Commission to prioritise and urgentlyand the competent authorities of Guinea- Bissau to enhance their cooperation in order to establish the conditions for the export of Guinea-Bissau fishery products to the EU, in particular as regards the verification of the required sanitary conditions and certification of the analytical laboratory (CIPA), sinco as to overcome the current ban constitutes a significant barrier to, boost the development of the local fisheries sector and, consequently, to the achievement ofprogress towards achieving the SFPA objectives;
Amendment 54 #
2019/0090M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Supports the need to increasenhance the contribution of the SFPA to the local creation of direct and indirect jobs, either on vessels operating under the SFPA or in fishing activities, both upstream and downstream; considers that the Member States can play a key role and be an active part in capacity-building and training efforts in order to achieve this;
Amendment 58 #
2019/0090M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Considers that there is a need to improve the quantity and quality of data on all catches (target and by-catch), on the conservation status of fishery resources in the EEZfishing zones of Guinea-Bissau and, in general, on the impact of the SFPA on ecosystems, and that an effort should be made to develop the capacity of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau to acquire such data; calls on the Commission to help ensure that the bodies responsible for overseeing the implementation of the Agreement, namely the Joint Committee and Joint Scientific Committee, can operate smoothly, with the involvement of artisanal fishermen’s associations, trade unions, representatives of coastal communities and Guinea-Bissau civil society organisations;
Amendment 62 #
2019/0090M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Considers that, in view of a possiblthe event of the closure of fisheries or the setting of restrictions on fisherieintroduction of fishing restrictions, in order to ensure that resources are sustainable as foreseen in the Procotol, local fishing needs should be addressed first, on the basis of sound scientific advice;
Amendment 64 #
2019/0090M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Supports the need, with a view to improving the sustainability of fishing activities, to improve the governance, control and surveillance of the EEZfishing zones of Guinea Bissau and to combat IUU fishing, inter alia, by stepping up the monitoring of vessels (through the VMS system);
Amendment 69 #
2019/0090M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the European Commission to forward to Parliament the minutes and conclusions of the meetings of the Joint Committee, the multiannual sectoral programme referred to in Article 5 of the Protocol and the results of its annual evaluations, information on the coordination of this programme with the strategic plan for the development of Guinea-Bissau’s fisheries (2015-2020), the minutes and conclusions of the meetings of the Joint Scientific Committee, as well as information on IUU fishing in the Guinean EEZfishing zones, the integration of EU economic operators in the Guinean fisheries sector (Article 10 of the Protocol) and the verification of compliance with the obligations of shipowners (e.g. in relation to the contribution in kind provided for in Chapter V of the Annex to the Protocol); calls on the Commission to present to Parliament, within the last year of application of the Protocol and before the opening of negotiations for its renewal, a full report on its implementation;
Amendment 71 #
2019/0090M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the European Commission to better integrate the recommendations now madeof the European Parliament in the EU- Guinea -Bissau SFPA, taking them into account, inter alia, in the procedures for the renewal of the Protocol;
Amendment 5 #
2018/0356M(NLE)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas some fish-based products such as products with CN codes 1604 14 21 and 1604 14 26 are not included in a duty free regime in the EVTA, because of the sensitivity of these products for the European union;
Amendment 8 #
2018/0356M(NLE)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. Whereas Viet Nam is the world's forth producer of aquaculture products;
Amendment 9 #
2018/0356M(NLE)
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas Viet Nam is a market of 95 million with long-lasting traditions in the consumption of fish and aquaculture products, which creates an opportunity for the European exporters and producers of fish and aquaculture products;
Amendment 12 #
2018/0356M(NLE)
Draft opinion
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas the EU imports more than 70% of the fish products, which it consumes;
Amendment 14 #
2018/0356M(NLE)
Draft opinion
Recital A d (new)
Recital A d (new)
Ad. whereas Viet Nam has up-to-now protected one GI product (Phú Quốc) as a Protected designation of origin (PDO), which is a fish product, as part of the EU quality schemes; whereas the EVTA foresees the protection of 169 EU GIs for wines, spirits and food products in Viet Nam and the reciprocal protection of 39 Vietnamese GIs in the EU;
Amendment 16 #
2018/0356M(NLE)
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Appreciates that the EVFTA strengthen cooperation between the partners in the fight against IUU fishing under its “Trade and Sustainable Development Chapter” and underlines the importance of strengthening the constructive dialogue with Vietnam in order to successfully address the global challenges posed by illegal fishing
Amendment 23 #
2018/0356M(NLE)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. is concerned by the so-called "blue boat" phenomenon of the Vietnamese fishermen, which have been practiced in the past years in the territorial waters of several neighbouring countries such as Thailand, the Philippines, Indonesia and Malaysia and also Pacific states such as Palau, the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and New Caledonia as well as Australia, which creates economic, but also social and security concerns for the affected nations and the region as a whole; expresses hopes that the efforts undertaken by the authorities will deliver in shortest possible terms for the common good of both the EU-Viet Nam relations and for the stability of the broader South- east Asian region;
Amendment 24 #
2018/0356M(NLE)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Expresses its appreciation for the cooperation framework in the promotion of the development of sustainable aquaculture, provided by the "Trade and Development Chapter";
Amendment 29 #
2018/0356M(NLE)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses the importance of implementing Vietnam’s new fisheries legislation at provincial level and communicate the importance of compliance to the local stakeholders in the fisheries sector
Amendment 31 #
2018/0356M(NLE)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. EncouraUrges the Vietnamese authorities to closely monitor the country’s fishing fleet and to implement measures to ensure the full traceability of fisheries products destined for export to the EU market;
Amendment 34 #
2018/0356M(NLE)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Encourages the Vietnamese authorities to closely monitor the country’s fishing fleet and to implement measures to ensure the full traceability of fisheries products destined for export to the EU market. Calls on the Commission to ensure that all products entering the EU market comply with EU phyto-sanitary standards;
Amendment 37 #
2018/0356M(NLE)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recalls that fishing and aquaculture products are conditional sectors of investments, as described in Vietnam s investment framework, which prohibits investments deemed as detrimental to the environment, among other areas.
Amendment 38 #
2018/0356M(NLE)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Encourages the Vietnamese authorities to allocate sufficient financial and human resources to the fight against IUU fishing at both the national and provincial level
Amendment 40 #
2018/0356M(NLE)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Is of the opinion that preferential tariffs should be based on conditions, i.e. a coupling with controls, and a review on the achievement of those conditions, such as the level of reduction of fishing capacity
Amendment 41 #
2018/0356M(NLE)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Is of the opinion that preferential tariffs should also be accompanied by monitoring and auditing of the implementation of the Vietnamese Action Plan to tackle IUU fishing and review of the commitments made by Vietnam under Article 13.9 of the EU-Viet Nam FTA;
Amendment 42 #
2018/0356M(NLE)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Is of the opinion that the trade of fish and aquaculture products, as well as preferential tariffs should be accompanied by monitoring of the implementation and review of the commitments made under Article 13.9 of the EU-Viet Nam FTA;
Amendment 45 #
2018/0356M(NLE)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that the ‘yellow card’ notification should be seen as a means to encourage the Vietnamese authorities to persevere in their efforts to tackle IUU fishing activities; believes that further extension of the ‘yellow card’ should be accompanied by clear operational targets and timelines with a view to implement the measures needed and to give a constructive sense to the sanction;
Amendment 52 #
2018/0356M(NLE)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses the importance of including all EU fish products protected with a geographical indication of origin in chapter 12 of the FTA on intellectual property.
Amendment 55 #
2018/0356M(NLE)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the European Commission to provide specific financial and technical support to Vietnam in order to facilitate the implementation of environmental sustainability standards for seafood products. Moreover, calls on the European Commission to also incentivize individual Vietnamese fisheries to help meet sustainability standards
Amendment 58 #
2018/0356M(NLE)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Amendment 60 #
2018/0356M(NLE)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to make full use of all the tools at its disposal, including the ‘red card’, should Viet Nam fail to fulfil the conditions for sustainable fisheries. in order to ensure the safety of imports of fish and seafood products into the EU market and to protect its consumers.
Amendment 61 #
2018/0356M(NLE)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. expresses its disappointment by the provisions of Article 12.26, paragraph 2 of the EVTA, which in principles does not allow the addition of a product to the list of GIs, which are to be protected on the territory of the respective party, if the product has not been included in this list but has had the status "Registered" on the date of the signing of the agreement; calls on the Commission to reconsider this practice in future FTAs, as it affects the market opportunities for newly or recently GIs vis-à-vis, which will also be the case of the EU-Viet Nam FTA.
Amendment 62 #
2018/0356M(NLE)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Encourages the Vietnamese authorities to step up awareness campaigns and capacity building initiatives to discourage the inappropriate use of antibiotics in aquaculture and prevent the insurgence of antimicrobial resistance (AMR).