Activities of Linda McAVAN related to 2007/2279(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Green Paper on better ship dismantling (debate)
Amendments (5)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)
Citation 2 a (new)
- having regard to the ILO's Safety and Health in Shipbreaking: Guidelines for Asian countries and Turkey, adopted in March 2004;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls upon the Commission and Member States to insist that the future IMO Conventions should incorporate extensive requirements and regulations which can ensure an adequate level of supervision, including strong enforcement and random inspection mechanisms; considers that the future convention should impose a requirement either to remove all hazardous materials from end-of-life ships before sending them for dismantling or to send them to specially authorised recycling companies which comply with clearly defined safety and environmental standards;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. WCalls on the Commission to develop a list of preferred ship recycling facilities which comply with recognised international human rights and health and safety standards; welcomes the suggestion by the Commission that certification and labelling systems should be established for safe and clean recycling facilities and considers that Community subsidies should be granted to the shipping industry only on condition that such certified facilities are used and regularly audited; stresses that it cannot be the intention to conquer the ship dismantling market in Southern Asia but that on the contrary the aim should be to preserve it by promoting environmentally sound dismantling;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls upon the Commission to propose specific measures to promote the transfer of know-how and technology in order to help dismantling yards in Southern Asia to comply with international safety and environmental requirements; considers that this aim should also be taken into account in the wider framework of the EU's development aid policy for these countries; considers that, in this context, use should also be made of the expertise of trade unions and nongovernmental organisations;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Welcomes the proposal to establish a Fund for Ship Dismantling and calls upon the Commission and Member States to pursue with determination the aim of establishing such a fund at IMO level; calls upon the Commission in this connection also to investigate the possibility of compulsory insurancefinancial mechanisms available, including compulsory insurance and the use of port fees, to ensure environmentally sound recycling from the moment when a ship first starts to operate;