Activities of Marios MATSAKIS related to 2007/2279(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Green Paper on better ship dismantling (debate)
Amendments (10)
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers it ethically unacceptable to permit the humanly degrading and environmentally destructive situations involved in the dismantling of ships done in developing countries to continue any longer;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Although some degree of child labour for the lighter work is common, considers it ethically unacceptable that children are used by some dismantling contractors to do hard and hazardous work and that such children are not provided with sufficient educational and recreational facilities;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that the preamble to the Waste Shipments Regulation states that 'It is necessary to ensure the safe and environmentally sound management of ship dismantling in order to protect human health and the environment'; emphasises that this is a core issue which should be strictly adhered to by all concerned.
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls upon the Member States and the Commission to implement the Waste Shipments Regulation more effectively by means of stricter inspections and supervision by port authorities in Member States, with the proviso that port states must have the power to ideclare a ship 'ntify "end-of- life'" ships;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls upon the Commission and Member States to insist that the future IMO Convention should incorporate extensive requirements and regulations which can ensure an adequate level of supervision; 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 companfacilities which comply with clearly defined safety and environmental standards;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Considers that monitoring of the implementation of the future IMO Convention should be just as stringent as in the case of the Basel Convention: all relevant standards of the International Labour Organisation must be incorporated in the instrument, no exceptions may be permitted and measures must be taken to prevent end-of-life ships which contain hazardous waste from departing for countries with inadequate installations which are not contracting parties to this Convention;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. 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; stresses that it cannot be the intention to conquerdestroy 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 62 #
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 possible expertise of nongovernmental organisations;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Considers that the 'polluter pays' principle and the principle of producer liability should be applied extensively and effectively in order to attain a lasting solution to this problem;
Amendment 71 #
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 a compulsory insurance requirement, in order to ensure environmentally sound recycling from the moment when a ship first starts to operate;