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14 Amendments of Giles CHICHESTER related to 2013/0340(NLE)

Amendment 59 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 24
(24) The requirements of this Directive on transparency are complementary to those of the existing Euratom legislation. Council Decision 87/600/Euratom of 14 December 1987 on Community arrangements for the early exchange of information in the event of a radiological emergency42 imposes obligations on Member States to notify and provide information to the Commission and to other Member States in case of a radiological emergency on its territory, whilst Council Directive 89/618 Euratom of 27 November 198943 includes requirements on Member States to inform the public about health protection measures to be applied and steps to be taken in the event of a radiological emergency, and to provide advance and continuing information to the population likely to be affected in the event of a such an emergency. However, in addition to the information to be provided in such an event, Member States should under this Directive arrange for appropriate transparency provisions, with prompt and regularly updated release of information to ensure that workers and the general public are kept informed about all nuclear safety related events, including abnormal events or accident conditions. Moreover, the public should be given opportunities to participate effectively in the licencing process of nuclear installations and the competent regulatory authority should provide any safety-related information independently, without need for prior consent from any other public or private entity. __________________ 42 43__________________ 42 OJ L 371, 30.12.1987, p. 76. OJ L 371, 30.12.1987, p. 76. 43 OJ L 357, 7.12.1989, p.31. OJ L 357, 7.12.1989, p.31.
2014/02/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 74 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 33
(33) This Directive introduces new provisions on self-assessments and peer- reviews of nuclear installations based on selected nuclear safety topics covering their entire lifecycle. At an international level, there is already confirmed experience with conducting such peer- reviews on nuclear power plants. At the EU level, the experience from the stress tests process shows the value of a coordinated exercise to assess and review the safety of EU nuclear power plants. A similar mechanism, based on cooperation between the Member States' regulatory authorities and the Commission, should be applied here. Therefore, competent regulatory authorities coordinating in the context of expert groups such as ENSREG, could contribute with their expertise to identifying the relevant safety topics and in carrying out these peer reviews. If Member States fail to jointly select at least one topic the Commission should select one or more topics to be subject to the peer reviews. Participation of other stakeholders, such as Technical Support Organisations, international observers or non-governmental Organisations could bring added value to the peer reviewsmake use of the existing tools such as the missions undertaken by IAEA.
2014/02/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 80 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 36
(36) In case the Commission identifies substantial deviations or delays in the implementation of the technical recommendations from the peer review process, the Commission should invite the competent regulatory authorities of Member States not concerned to organise and carry out a verification mission with the aim of getting a full picture of the situation and informing the Member State concerned about possible measures to remedy any identified shortcomings.deleted
2014/02/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 133 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Directive 2009/71/Euratom
Article 8 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall ensure that the public shall be given early and effective opportunities to participate in the licensing processenvironmental impact assessment of nuclear installations, in accordance with relevant Union and national legislation and international obligations.
2014/02/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 173 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Directive 2009/71/Euratom
Article 8e – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Member States, with the support of the competent regulatory authorities, shall periodically arrange, and at least every six years, a system of topical peer reviews and agree on a time-frame and the modalities for implementation. For this purpose Member States shall:may jointly select one or more specific topics related to the nuclear safety of nuclear installations. Those topics shall be proposed to be examined in the framework of existing international system of missions.
2014/02/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 177 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
(a) jointly and in close coordination with the Commission select one or more specific topics related to the nuclear safety of nuclear installations. Should Member States fail to jointly select at least a topic within the time frame specified in this paragraph, the Commission shall select the topics to be the subject of the peer reviews;deleted
2014/02/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 183 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Directive 2009/71/Euratom
Article 8e– paragraph 2 – point b
(b) based on these topics, perform in close collaboration with licence holders, national assessments and publish the results;deleted
2014/02/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 187 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Directive 2009/71/Euratom
Article 8e – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) jointly define a methodology, arrange and carry out a peer review of the results of the national assessments referred to in point (b), to which the Commission is invited to participate;deleted
2014/02/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 192 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Directive 2009/71/Euratom
Article 8e – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) publish the results of the peer reviews referred to in point (c).deleted
2014/02/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 195 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Directive 2009/71/Euratom
Article 8e – paragraph 3
3. Each Member State subject to the peer review referred to in paragraph 2 shall arrange for the planning and mode of implementation on its territory of relevant technical recommendations resulting from the peer-review process and shall inform the Commission thereof.
2014/02/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 203 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Directive 2009/71/Euratom
Article 8e – paragraph 4
4. Should the Commission identify substantial deviations or delays in the implementation of the technical recommendations resulting from the peer review process, the Commission shall invite the competent regulatory authorities of Member States not concerned to organise and carry out a verification mission to get a full picture of the situation and inform the Member State concerned about possible measures to remedy any identified shortcomings.deleted
2014/02/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 209 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Directive 2009/71/Euratom
Article 8e – paragraph 5
5. In case of an accident which leads to an early or large release or an abnormal eventthe consequences or potential consequences of which leading to situations that would require off-site emergency measures or protecting measures for the public, the Member State concerned shall invite within six months a peer review of the installation concerned in accordance with paragraph 2, and to which the Commission shall be invited to participate.
2014/02/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 210 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Directive 2009/71/Euratom
Article 8f – Title
Article 8f Guidelines for the improvement of nuclear safetydeleted
2014/02/19
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 211 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Directive 2009/71/Euratom
Article 8f
Based on the results of the peer reviews performed in accordance with Article 8e(2) and the resulting technical recommendations, in line with the principles of transparency and continuous improvement of nuclear safety, Member States shall, with the support of the competent regulatory authorities, jointly develop and establish guidelines on the specific topics referred to in Article 8e(2)(a).deleted
2014/02/19
Committee: ITRE