Activities of Esko SEPPÄNEN
Plenary speeches (340)
Gas supplies
2005 budget procedure: guidelines for sections II, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII(A) and VIII(B) and preliminary draft estimates (Section I)
The programme of the Irish presidency and the European Constitution
Taxation
Nuclear energy
Vote
Draft 2004 budget as amended by the Council and Letters of Amendment 1,2,[amp] 3/2004
Question Time (Council)
The Northern dimension
Vote (continuation)
Vote (continuation)
2004 budget procedure
European Constitution and IGC
Presentation by the Council of draft general budget - 2004
Natural gas/petroleum products
Greenhouse gas emission allowance trading
Vote
The European Convention
Vote (continuation)
Energy
Macro-financial assistance to third countries
Intelligent Energy for Europe (2003-2006)
Cogeneration based on a useful heat demand in the internal energy market
Vote
Security and defence – priorities and deficiencies
Question Time (Council)
2001 discharge procedure
Commission policy strategy for 2004/2004 budget guidelines
Market access to port services
Information Society eEUROPE 2005
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
The Northern dimension
Vote
Budget 2003 (as modified by the Council)
Commission contribution to the work of the European Convention
EIB Annual Report (2001)
Vote
Outcome of EU-Russia summit
Vote
2003 budgetary procedure
Greenhouse gas emission allowance trading
Activities of the European Ombudsman (2001) Deliberations of the Committee on Petitions 2001-2002
General debate on the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2003
Vote
Vote
Budgets 2002 and 2003
Food and feed safety
Sustaining the commitments, increasing the pace
eEurope 2002: Accessibility of Public Web Sites and their Content
Vote
Enlargement of the Union
Cosmetic products
Vote
Question Time (Council)
European Parliament estimates for 2003
Vote
2000 discharges
2003 budget guidelines
Question Time (Commission)
Vote
Vote
Vote
Draft general budget for 2002 (as amended by the Council) and Letter of Amendment 2/2002
Vote
European Research Area (Multiannual Framework Programme 2002-2006)
Services of general interest in Europe
Protection of animals during transport
VOTE
2002 budget
2002 budget
EIB: Community guarantee against lending losses
VOTE
Community guarantee for EIB loans to former Yugoslavia
VOTE
Question Time (Council)
Expiry of ECSC Treaty
VOTE
VOTE
Question Time (Council)
Question Time (Commission)
VOTE
DSABs 3 and 4/2001 – EU own resources in 2001-2002 budget (conciliation procedure)
Electricity from renewable energy sources
VOTE
VOTE
Treaty of Nice and the future of the EU
Approval of the Minutes of the previous sitting
VOTE
Question Time (Council)
Public access to documents
VOTE
Question Time (Council)
Discharges
Discharges (continuation)
Cosmetic products
Environmental issues of PVC
Biotechnology industry
VOTE
Fight against fraud
Electronic communications
Research guidelines 2002 – 2006
VOTE
Competitiveness of EU forest-based and related industries
VOTE
VOTE
Special reports of the Court of Auditors
Agenda
Prosperity and intergenerational solidarity
VOTE
VOTE
European digital content
Common strategy towards the Russian Federation
Question Time (Council)
VOTE
VOTE
Specific nature of sport
Promotion of electricity from renewable energy sources
Turkey
VOTE
VOTE
New EU/Morocco fisheries agreement
Vote
Vote
Question Time (Council)
2001 budget procedure (continuation)
Loans for projects in Croatia
Progress towards accession by the 12 candidate countries (continued)
Vote
European Year of Lifelong Learning (1996)
Vote
Combating serious environmental crime
Question Time (Commission)
Approval of the Minutes of the previous sitting
1998 discharge
2001 budget (conciliation procedure)
Question Time (Council)
European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA)
Vote
Approval of the Minutes of the previous sitting
Approval of the Minutes of the previous sitting
European political parties
Protection of juveniles of marine organisms
Telecommunications/radio spectrum policy
Financial assistance to Moldova
Information and communication
Vote (continuation)
Question Time (Council)
1998 discharge, budgetary control
Resumption of the session
Adoption of the Minutes of the previous sitting
Information society for All
Vote
Question Time (Council)
Incineration of waste
Resumption of the session
European postal services
VOTE (continuation)
Vote
Vote
Common fisheries policy: closer cooperation between the fishing industry and groups affected
Energy efficiency for ballasts for fluorescent lighting
Structural Funds – Cohesion Fund coordination
European Council/Finnish Presidency, Chechnya, OSCE
Vote
Shipbuilding
Vote
Vote
EIB loans to Turkey
Vote
Vote
WTO Millennium Round (continuation)
British beef and veal
EC-Russia summit in Helsinki
EC and ECSC budgets for 2000
Question Time (Council)
Question Time (Council)
Granting of supplementary macro-financial assistance
ALTENER multiannual programme (1998-2002)
State of the Louise Weiss building
Financial crisis in Russia
Preparatory work for the European Council meeting in Tampere
Question Time (Council)
Programme of the Finnish Presidency
Preparation of the Employment Summit - European Globalisation Adjustment Fund - Renewed Social Agenda - Active inclusion of people excluded from the labour market (debate)
Protection of animals used for scientific purposes (debate)
Patients' rights in cross-border healthcare (debate)
Community ecolabel scheme - Voluntary participation by organisations in a Community eco-management and audit scheme (EMAS) (debate)
Conclusions of the European Council (19-20 March 2009) (debate)
EIB and EBRD annual reports for 2007 - Community guarantee to the European Investment Bank (debate)
EIB and EBRD annual reports for 2007 - Community guarantee to the European Investment Bank (debate)
Explanations of vote
Resettlement of Guantánamo prisoners - Alleged use of European countries by the CIA for the transport and illegal detention of prisoners (debate)
Consequences of the recent gas crisis - Second Strategic Energy Review - Challenge of energy efficiency through information and communication technologies (debate)
Situation in the Middle East/Gaza Strip (debate)
Gas supplies by Russia to Ukraine and the EU (debate)
Draft general budget 2009 as modified by the Council (all sections) (debate)
Greenhouse gas emission allowance trading system (debate)
State of the negotiations on the climate change and energy package (continuation of debate)
Presentation of the Court of Auditors' annual report - 2007
Somalia
Crises in the car industry (debate)
EU response to the world financial crisis: follow-up of the informal European Council from 7 November and of the G20 Summit from 15 November 2008 - Commission's legislative and work programme for 2009 (debate)
Burma
Draft general budget 2009 (Section III) - Draft general budget 2009 (Sections I, II, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII and IX) (debate)
European Council meeting (15-16 October 2008) (debate)
EU-Russia relations (debate)
Explanations of vote
Preparation of the European Council, including the situation of the global financial system (continuation of debate)
Situation of the world financial system and its consequences on the European markets (debate)
Getting a grip on energy prices (debate)
Coup in Mauritania
Situation in Georgia (debate)
Quorum
Allegation of mass graves in Indian-administrated Kashmir
Situation in Bangladesh
Environmental impact of the planned gas pipeline in the Baltic Sea to link up Russia and Germany (debate)
Conditions for access to the natural gas transmission networks - Internal market in natural gas - European strategic energy technology plan (debate)
2009 budget: First reflections on the 2009 PDB and mandate for the conciliation (debate)
Preparation of the European Council following the Irish referendum (debate)
Internal market in electricity - Conditions for access to the network for cross-border exchanges in electricity - Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators - Towards a European Charter on the Rights of Energy Consumers (debate)
2006 Annual report on the CFSP - Annual report on the implementation of the European Security Strategy and ESDP (continuation of debate)
Mid-term review of industrial policy (debate)
Explanations of vote
2009 budget: Parliament's estimates (debate)
Explanations of vote
EMU@10 – The first ten years of Economic and Monetary Union (Commission communication) (debate)
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
2006 discharge (debate)
Implementation of the posting of workers directive following the judgments of the Court of Justice (debate)
Commission: budgetary framework and priorities for 2009 (debate)
Research Fund for Coal and Steel (debate)
2009 budget guidelines - (sections I, II, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII et IX) (debate)
Results of the European Council (Brussels, 13-14 March 2008) (debate)
Preparation of the European Council (Brussels, 13-14 March 2008) (debate)
Question Time (Council)
Question Time (Council)
Global Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Fund (debate)
Amending budget No 1/2008 - Solidarity Fund - Mobilisation of the European Union's Solidarity Fund (debate)
Treaty of Lisbon (debate)
Debate on the future of Europe (debate)
Lisbon Strategy - Broad Economic Policy Guidelines for 2008-2010 (debate)
Transparency in financial matters (debate)
Accomplishment of the internal market in Community postal services (debate)
Proposals on energy and climate change (debate)
Draft general budget 2008 as modified by the Council (all sections) (debate)
Presentation of the Court of Auditors' annual report - 2006 (debate)
Macro-financial assistance for Lebanon (debate)
Regulations governing political parties at European level and the rules regarding their funding (debate)
Taxation and customs policies and the Lisbon Strategy (debate)
2008 draft general budget: Section III – 2008 draft general budget: Sections I, II, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII and IX (debate)
Commission Question Time
Conventional energy sources and energy technology (debate)
Explanations of vote
Commission Question Time
Road Map for renewable energy in Europe (debate)
Council Question Time
Commission Question Time
Reducing alcohol-related harm (debate)
Explanations of vote
The humanitarian situation of Iraqi refugees
Human rights violations in Transnistria (Moldova)
Human rights in Vietnam
Internal gas and electricity market (debate)
Council Question Time
Council Question Time
EU economic and trade relations with Russia (debate)
Roadmap for the European Union's constitutional process (debate)
Explanations of vote
EU-Russia summit (debate)
Explanations of vote
Council Question Time
Discharge for the financial year 2005 (debate)
The Commission's annual strategic priorities (Budget 2008) (debate)
The future of the European Union's own resources (debate)
2008 budget guidelines (Sections I, II, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII(A) and VIII(B))
EIB Annual Report 2005 (debate)
EC-Russia short-stay visa agreement – EC-Russia readmission agreement (debate)
Meeting of the European Council of 14 and 15 December 2006 – Activities of the Finnish Presidency
A European strategy for sustainable, competitive and secure energy – Biomass and Biofuels – Nuclear Safety and Security Assistance (debate)
Nuclear Safety and Security Assistance (vote)
Preparation for the European Council (14-15 December 2006) (continuation of debate)
Draft general budget for 2007, amended by the Council (all sections) – Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities – Draft amending budget No 6/2006 (debate)
Establishing the European Globalisation adjustment Fund (debate)
European electricity network breakdown (debate)
Results of the informal summit of heads of state and government (Lahti, 20 October 2006) (debate)
Draft general budget for 2007 (Section III) – Draft general budget for 2007 (Sections I, II, IV, V, VI, VII and VIII)
Informal summit in Lahti and EU-Russia relations following the murder of journalist Anna Politkovskaya (debate)
Commission Question Time
Commission Question Time
Explanations of vote
Council Question Time
Presentation of the programme of the Finnish presidency (debate)
Shipments of radioactive waste and nuclear spent fuel (debate)
European Council report and Commission statement: European Council meeting (Brussels, 15-16 June 2006) – Statement by the Presidency-in-Office of the Council: Work of the Austrian Presidency
Seventh framework programme – Nuclear research and training activities (2007-2011) (debate)
17th EU-Russia Summit (26 May 2006) (debate)
Energy efficiency (Green Paper) (debate)
IIA on budgetary discipline and sound financial management – Conclusion of the IIA on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (debate)
Commission's Annual Policy Strategy for 2007 (debate)
Explanations of vote
Discharges for the implementation of the European Union general budget for the financial year 2004 (debate)
Explanations of vote
Guidelines for trans-European energy networks (debate)
Security of energy supply in the European Union (debate)
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
European Neighbourhood Policy
Explanations of vote
Security of energy supplies, particularly gas
Draft general budget 2006, as modified by the Council (all sections) - Mobilisation of the flexibility instrument - Draft amending budget No 8/2005
Council Question Time
Legislative and work programme for 2006
Nuclear power plants
Draft general budget for 2006 (Section III) - Draft general budget for 2006 (Other sections)
Council Question Time
Nepal
Tunisia
Explanations of vote
Renewable energy in the EU
The Northern Dimension
European Union general budget for 2006
Security of electricity supply and infrastructure investment
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Policy challenges and budgetary means
Violations of human rights and democracy in the Republic of Mari El in the Russian Federation
Question Time (Council)
Commission's annual policy strategy for 2006
Guidelines for future European Union policy to support research
EIB activity report 2003
Conditions for access to the natural gas transmission networks
Constitution for Europe
2005 draft general budget, modified by the Council (all sections)
Financial perspectives
Explanations of vote
2005 budget procedure
Draft amending budget No 9/2004
Financial year 2005
Reports (24)
Report on the proposal for a Council and Commission Decision on the position to be taken by the Community within the Association Council established by the Europe Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States of the one part, and the Republic of Latvia, of the other part, with regard to the adoption of the rules for the implementation of Article 64 1(i), 1(ii) and 2 of the Europe Agreement - Committee on External Economic Relations PDF (34 KB)
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Report on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2728/94 establishing a Guarantee Fund for external actions - Committee on Budgets PDF (185 KB) DOC (91 KB)
Report on the proposal for a Council (Euratom) directive setting out basic obligations and general principles on the safety of nuclear installations - Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy PDF (482 KB) DOC (176 KB)
Report on the proposal for a Council decision to conclude for the European Community (EC) the "International Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management" - Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy DOC (52 KB)
Report concerning tischarge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) for the 2000 financial year - Committee on Budgetary Control PDF (127 KB) DOC (86 KB)
Report on the proposal for a Council decision granting a Community guarantee to the European Investment Bank against losses under a special lending action for selected environmental projects in the Baltic Sea basin of Russia under the Northern Dimension - Committee on Budgets PDF (141 KB) DOC (102 KB)
Report on the draft ECSC operating budget for 2002 - Committee on Budgets PDF (140 KB) DOC (78 KB)
Report on the proposal for a Council decision amending Decision 2000/24/EC so as to extend the Community guarantee granted to the European Investment Bank to cover loans for projects in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia - Committee on Budgets PDF (136 KB) DOC (97 KB)
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REPORT Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council granting a Community guarantee to the European Investment Bank against losses under loans and loan guarantees for projects outside the Community PDF (188 KB) DOC (229 KB)
REPORT Report on the proposal for a Council Decision on the eligibility of Central Asian countries under Council Decision 2006/1016/EC granting a Community guarantee to the European Investment Bank against losses under loans and loan guarantees for projects outside the Community PDF (213 KB) DOC (259 KB)
REPORT Report on the proposal for a Council decision on the Community participation in the capital increase of the European Investment Fund PDF (138 KB) DOC (76 KB)
REPORT Report on the draft Council regulation establishing an Instrument for Nuclear Safety and Security Assistance PDF (360 KB) DOC (371 KB)
REPORT Report on the proposal for a Council decision granting a Community guarantee to the European Investment Bank against losses under loans and guarantees for projects outside the Community PDF (331 KB) DOC (303 KB)
REPORT Report on the proposal for a Council directive on the supervision and control of shipments of radioactive waste and nuclear spent fuel PDF (210 KB) DOC (160 KB)
REPORT Report on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2728/94 establishing a Guarantee Fund for external actions PDF (182 KB) DOC (126 KB)
REPORT Report on the proposal for a Council decision amending Decision 2000/24/EC in order to include the Maldives in the list of countries covered, following the Indian Ocean tsunamis of December 2004 PDF (131 KB) DOC (71 KB)
REPORT Council common position for adopting a regulation of the EP and of the Council on conditions for access to the natural gas transmission networks PDF (166 KB) DOC (93 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a Council decision granting a Community guarantee to the European Investment Bank against losses under loans for certain types of projects in Russia and the Western New Independent States (WNIS) PDF (225 KB) DOC (133 KB)
Opinions (4)
OPINION Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of animals used for scientific purposes
OPINION Proposal for a Council decision providing Community macro-financial assistance to Lebanon
OPINION Proposal for a Council decision providing Community macro-financial assistance to Moldova
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the European Globalisation adjustment Fund
Amendments (54)
Amendment 38 #
2009/2005(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17a (new)
Paragraph 17a (new)
17a. Calls on the Commission to put forward legislation on bank solvency, indebtedness ceilings, credit rating authorisation, derivative clearing, and supervision of hedge funds, and urges it to allow for the corresponding funding requirements in its draft budget;
Amendment 51 #
2009/2005(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Wishes to explore the possibilities of further EU financing in those areas; expects the Commission to propose strong actions in support of the realisation of the Nabucco projectdiversified gas transport routes; points out, in this context, the role of the European Investment Bank, bearing in mind, however, the issue of democratic accountability;
Amendment 5 #
2008/2026(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses that Parliament should not use its financial resources for political persuasion and one-sided information campaigns during the upcoming European election campaigns;
Amendment 6 #
2008/2026(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Welcomes the decision not to increase the funding of European political parties and political foundations as proposed by the Committee on Constitutional Affairs; notes that there is, however, a mid-term plan to increase this financing again after the election year;
Amendment 3 #
2008/2024(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that, in 2008, preparations for the full and wide-ranging review covering all aspects of EU spending, including the Common Agricultural Policy, and of resources, including the United Kingdom rebate and the customs collection premiums collected by the Member States on behalf of the EU, will have to be intensified to allow the Commission to report by 2009; recalls the obligation stipulated in the IIA of 17 May 2006 to associate the European Parliament with the review at all stages and take its position duly into account;
Amendment 5 #
2008/2024(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses that consideration will have to be given to strengthening the EU’s social dimension in defining the priority areas of future budgets, and stresses the importance of using the globalisation fund more effectively to compensate for the harm caused by the export of jobs;
Amendment 19 #
2008/2024(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Stresses that consideration will have to be given to strengthening the EU’s social dimension in defining the priority areas of future budgets, and stresses the importance of using the globalisation fund more effectively to compensate for the harm caused by the export of jobs;
Amendment 5 #
2008/2022(BUD)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Underlines the fact that the new Lisbon Treaty also provides a challenge for political groups; acknowledges, that in line with the reinforcement of the core activities of Parliamentary Administration, political groups will also need strengthening in terms of staff while observing budgetary prudence;
Amendment 19 #
2008/0268(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) With regard to pre-accession countries, EIB financing in those countries should reflect the priorities established in the Accession and European Partnerships, in the Stabilisation and Association agreements and in negotiations with the Community. The focus of Community action in the Western Balkans should continue to shift progressively from reconstruction to pre-accession support. In this context, the EIB activity should, in addition, also seek to encourage the institution building aspect, where relevant, in cooperation with other International Financial Institutions ('IFIs') active in the region. Over the period 2007-20131, financing to candidate countries (Croatia, Turkey and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia) should increasingly take place under the Pre-Accession Facility made available by the EIB, which should be extended over time to cover the potential candidate countries in the Western Balkans in line with the progress of their accession process.
Amendment 30 #
2008/0268(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) The Community guarantee established by this Decision should cover EIB Financing Operations signed during a period beginning on 1 February 2007 and ending on 31 DecemberAugust 20131. In order to be able to take stock of the developments during the first half of that period, the EIB and the Commission should prepare a mid- term review of the Decision. This review should in particular include an external evaluation whose terms of reference are specified in Annex II.
Amendment 34 #
2008/0268(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 24 a (new)
Recital 24 a (new)
(24a) Nevertheless, the swift adoption of this Decision should be achieved whilst ensuring that the European Parliament's prerogatives are fully respected; for that reason, the Commission should present, before 30 April 2010, a proposal for a new decision also taking into consideration the conclusions of the mid-term review.
Amendment 37 #
2008/0268(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 24 b (new)
Recital 24 b (new)
(24b) The presentation of a new proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council by 28 February 2010 is all the more necessary since this Decision will expire on 31 August 2011.
Amendment 43 #
2008/0268(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 6
Article 1 – paragraph 6
6. The Community guarantee shall cover EIB Financing Operations signed during the period beginning on 1 February 2007 and ending on 31 DecemberAugust 20131. EIB Financing Operations signed under Council Decision 2006/1016/EC and under Council Decision 2008/847/EC shall continue to benefit from the Community guarantee under this Decision.
Amendment 52 #
2008/0268(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall present to the European Parliament and the Council a mid-term report on the application of this Decision by 30 June28 February 2010, accompanied, as appropriate, by a proposal for its amendment, also drawing upon an external evaluation whose terms of reference are specified in Annex II of this Decision.
Amendment 57 #
2008/0268(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 11
Article 11
This Decision shall take effect on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union and shall expire on 31 August 2011.
Amendment 153 #
2008/0231(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. Licence holders shallMember States shall ensure that licence holders are responsible for the design, construction, operateion and decommissioning of their nuclear installations in accordance with the provisions set out in Article 6(1) and (2).
Amendment 12 #
2008/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
Amendment 17 #
2008/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Animals have an intrinsic value in themselves which must be respected. There are also ethical concerns of the general public as regards the use of animals in procedures. Therefore, the animals should always be treated as sentient creatures and their use in scientific procedures should be restricted to areas which advance science andfundamental knowledge in science, since this may ultimately have benefits, for example, to human or animal health, or the environment. Use of animals for scientific procedures in other areas under Community competence should be prohibited.
Amendment 20 #
2008/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) With current scientific knowledge the use of non-human primates in scientific procedures is still necessary in biomedical research. Due to their genetic proximity to human beings and to their highly developed social skills, the use of non- human primates in scientific procedures raises specific ethical and practical problems in terms of meeting their behavioural, environmental and social needs in a laboratory environment. Furthermore, the use of non-human primates is of the highest concern to the public. Therefore the use of non-human primates should only be allowed in those essential biomedical areas for the benefit of human beings for which no other replacement alternative methods are yet available and only in cases where the procedures are carried out in relation to clinical conditions having a substantial impact on patients’ day-today functioning as being either life-threatening or debilitating, or for the preservation of the respective non-human primate species. Fundamental research in some areas of the biomedical sciences can provide important new information relevant to many life- threatening and debilitating human conditions. The reference toat some future stage to many life- threatening orand debilitating clinical conditions is established terminology in EC legislation as reflected in Regulation 141/2000/EC, in Directive 2001/20/EC, Regulation 726/2004/EC and Commission Regulation 507/2006/EChuman conditions.
Amendment 24 #
2008/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) TIn order to gradually end the captureing of anon-human primatels from the wild is highly stressful for the animals and increases the risk of injury and suffering during capture and transport. In order to gradually end the capturing of animals from the wild for breeding purposes, only animals that are the offspring of an animal which has been bred in captivity should be made available for use in scientific procedures as soon as possiblefor breeding purposes, a thorough scientific evaluation should be conducted as soon as possible on the feasibility of restricting the use of animals that are the offspring of an animal which has been bred in captivity. Establishments breeding and supplying non-human primates should therefore have a strategy in place to support and facilitate the progressive move towards that goal.
Amendment 34 #
2008/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 45
Recital 45
(45) The European Centre for the Validation of Alternative Methods is established within the Joint Research Centre of the Commission and coordinates the validation of alternative approaches in the Community. However, there is an increasing need for new methods to be developed and proposed for validation. To provide the necessary mechanisms at Member State level, a reference laboratory for the validation of alternative methods should be designated by each Member State. Member States should designate reference laboratories which are accredited in accordance with Directive 2004/10/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 February 2004 on the harmonisation of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to the application of the principles of good laboratory practice and the verification of their applications for tests on chemical substances in order to ensure coherent and comparable quality of the results. In addition, the remit of the European Centre for the Validation of Alternative Methods should be extended to include the coordination and promotion of the development and use of alternatives to animal experiments.
Amendment 42 #
2008/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
(ba) animals covered by point (a) or (b) which have been genetically manipulated, cloned or are the offspring of, the subsequent generation of or are from the line of an animal covered by point (a) or (b) which has been genetically manipulated or cloned.
Amendment 43 #
2008/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 3
Article 2 – paragraph 3
Amendment 45 #
2008/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. 'competent authority' means the authority or authorities designated by each Member State as being responsible for supervising the enforcement of this Directive.
Amendment 57 #
2008/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. Competent authorities may grant exemptions from paragraph 1 on the basis of scientific justification that the purpose of the procedure cannot be achieved by the use of a humane method of killing. Notwithstanding any exemption, animals shall be killed with a minimum of pain, suffering and distress.
Amendment 61 #
2008/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 a (new)
Article 6 a (new)
Article 6a Adoption of stricter measures This Directive shall not prevent Member States from applying or adopting stricter national measures aimed at improving the welfare and protection of animals used in experiments.
Amendment 82 #
2008/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. Competent authorities may grant exemptions from paragraph 1 on the basis of scientificcompelling scientific and societal justification that the purpose of the procedure cannot be achieved by the use of an animal which has been bred for use in procedures.
Amendment 87 #
2008/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Amendment 95 #
2008/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that all procedures are classified as 'up to mild', 'moderate', 'severe' or 'non-recovery' on the basis of the duration and intensity of potential pain, suffering, distress and lasting harm, the frequency of intervention, the deprivation of ethological needs and the use of anaesthesia or analgesia or both or 'severe' in accordance with Annex VIIa.
Amendment 108 #
2008/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 2
Article 16 – paragraph 2
2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the competent authority, on the basis of scientific justification, may allow re-use of an animal as long as the animal is not used more than once after having undergone a procedure entailing severe pain, distress or equivalent sufferingwhere the previous procedure performed on the animal is classified as ‘moderate’ or 'up to mild' and the further procedure is classified as 'moderate', 'up to mild' or as 'non-recovery'.
Amendment 118 #
2008/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 1
Article 22 – paragraph 1
1. Where an establishment no longer complies with requirements set out in this Directive, the competent authority shall suspend or withdraw its authorisation. Member States shall establish an appropriate mechanism for appeals against suspension or withdrawal of authorisation.
Amendment 121 #
2008/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 23 – paragraph 2
Article 23 – paragraph 2
2. The design, construction and method of functioning of the installations and equipment referred to in paragraph 1 shall ensure that the procedures are carried out as effectively as possible, obtaining consistent results with the minimum number of animals and the minimum degree of pain, suffering, distress or lasting harm.
Amendment 122 #
2008/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 2
Article 25 – paragraph 2
2. The permanent ethical review body shall include as a minimum the designated veterinarian, the person(s) responsible for the welfare and care of the animals in the establishment and, in the case of a user establishment, as the scientific member a person with expertise in the "3Rs" (Replacement, Reduction, Refinement), and an independent lay person.
Amendment 129 #
2008/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – point d – introductory part
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – point d – introductory part
(d) review annually all projects classified as "severe" or on non-human primates and every three years the other projects which are of more than 12 months duration, focusing in particular on:
Amendment 130 #
2008/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 26 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
The records shall be submittedmade available to the competent authority upon request. Member States shall pay particular attention to the collection, collation and publication of records relating to projects classified as severe or on non-human primates in order to provide information which can improve animal welfare and further the 3Rs.
Amendment 137 #
2008/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall wherever possible ensure that all breeding, supplying and user establishments keep records of the following:
Amendment 138 #
2008/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the number and the species of vertebrate animals bred, acquired, supplied, released or re- homed;
Amendment 146 #
2008/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 34 – paragraph 1
Article 34 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission may undertake controls of the infrastructure and operation of national inspections in Member States to ensure that severity classifications are applied correctly and uniformly in the EU territory.
Amendment 158 #
2008/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 36 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 36 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. TWhen required, the user establishment or the person scientifically responsible for the project shall submit an application for the project authorisation, which shall include the following:
Amendment 171 #
2008/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 37 – paragraph 4
Article 37 – paragraph 4
4. Ethical evaluation shall be performed in a transparent manner, by integrating the opinion of independent parties. For intellectual property and security reasons, confidentiality should be ensured.
Amendment 186 #
2008/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 42 – paragraph 2
Article 42 – paragraph 2
2. Any amendment or renewal of a project authorisation that involves severe procedures or non- human primates, or a moderate or greater increase in animal harm shall be subject to a further favourable ethical evaluation and authorisation by the competent authority.
Amendment 187 #
2008/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 42 – paragraph 3
Article 42 – paragraph 3
3. The competent authority may withdraw the project authorisation where the project is not carried out in accordance with the project authorisation and may cause a deterioration in animal welfare.
Amendment 222 #
2008/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex VII a (new)
Annex VII a (new)
Amendment 208 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 18 a (new)
Recital 18 a (new)
(18a) Owing to the wholesale pricing system for electricity, this Directive represents a 'new start' for investments in zero-emission nuclear installations. Every new nuclear plant investment should accordingly increase the share of energy produced from renewables.
Amendment 47 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) Since the price of emission rights is added to the price of emission-free electricity, the EU ETS markedly increases the price of all electricity. Moreover, the cost of CO2 emissions is passed on to European industries through the price of energy.
Amendment 48 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 3 b (new)
Recital 3 b (new)
(3b) Due to the wholesale pricing system of electricity this Directive will be a new start for investments in zero-emission nuclear installations.
Amendment 49 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 3 c (new)
Recital 3 c (new)
(3c) In order to avoid financial abuse, the EU ETS needs to be free from securisation of the emission allowances in the financial markets. Otherwise, speculation will cause huge problems in the pricing of the allowances and electricity.
Amendment 147 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 2 – point c
Article 1 – point 2 – point c
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 3 – point t
Article 3 – point t
[(t)] 'Combustion installation' means any stationary technical unit in which fuels are oxidised producing heat or mechanical energy or both, and other directly associated activities including waste gas scrubbing are carried out, excluding recycling/reclamation of metal and metal compounds;
Amendment 165 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 6 a (new)
Article 1 – point 6 a (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 9a a (new)
Article 9a a (new)
(6a) The following article shall be inserted: "Article 9aa Adjustment of Community-wide electricity price formation in the harmonised market The Commission shall publish fair rules for the wholesale pricing system in the liberalised and harmonised electricity market to prevent windfall profits for nuclear and hydro power producers and speculative profits for financial players due to the securitisation of the allowances."
Amendment 198 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 7
Article 1 – point 7
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. The Commission shall, by 31 December 2008, publish a clear definition of emission allowances, which shall exclude the possibility for their securitisation in the financial markets and, in auctioning, give a privileged position to bidders who will use them for power generation or the production of industrial goods.
Amendment 284 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 8
Article 1 – point 8
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 7
Article 10a – paragraph 7
7. Subject to Article 10b, the amount of allowances allocated free of charge under paragraphs 3 to 6 of this Article [and paragraph 2 of Article 3c] in 2013 shall be 80% of the quantity determFor the installations listed in Annex 2aa, Community-wide performance benchmarks will be defined in accordance with the measures referred to in paragraph 1 and thereafter the free allocation shall decrease each year by equal amounts resulting in no free ing to a harmonised procedure. The allocation of free allowances to these installocation in 2020s will be based upon these benchmarks.
Amendment 288 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 8
Article 1 – point 8
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraphs 8 and 9
Article 10a – paragraphs 8 and 9
8. In 2013 and in each subsequent year up to 2020, installations in sectors which are exposed to a significant risk of carbon leakagethe entry into force of an international agreement containing comparable measures as defined in article 28, installations in sectors in Annex 2aa shall be allocated 100% of allowances free of charge up to 100 percent of the quantity determined in accordance with paragraphs 2 to 6. 9. At the latest by 30 June 2010 and eEvery 35 years thereafter the Commission shall determine the sectors referred to in paragraph 8. That measure, designed to amend non- essential elements of this Directive by supplementing it, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article [23(3)]. In the determination referred to in the first subparagraph the Commission shall take into account the extent to which it is possible for the sector or sub-sector concerned to pasreview free allowances for Annex 2aa sectors in the light of the criteria specified in Article 28. Any binding sectoral agreements which lead to global emissions reductions onf the cost of thmagnitude required allowances in product prices without significant loss of market share to less carbon efficient installations outside the Community, taking into account the following: (a) the extent to which auctioning would lead to a substantial increase in production cost; (b) the extent to which it is possible for individual installations in the sector concerned to reduce emission levels for instance on the basis of the most efficient techniques; (c) market structure, relevant geographic and product market, the exposure of the sectors to international competition; (d) the effect of climate change and energy policies implemented, or expected to be implemented outside the EU in the sectors concerned. For the purposes of evaluating whether the cost increase resulting from the Community scheme can be passed on, estimates of lost sales resulting from the increased carbon price or the impact on the profitability of the installations concerned may inter alia be usedto effectively address climate change, and which are monitorable, verifiable and subject to mandatory enforcement arrangements shall also be taken into account when reviewing what measures are appropriate for Annex 2aa sectors.
Amendment 90 #
2007/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) The overall harmonisation of the electricity market causes unbalanced price effects in different countries.
Amendment 91 #
2007/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 2 b (new)
Recital 2 b (new)
(2b) The effects of harmonisation must be carefully studied because of the unbalanced consequences caused by wholesale pricing at the margin and by profits from the emission rights trading scheme to the hydro and nuclear producers.