368 Amendments of Jim HIGGINS
Amendment 79 #
2013/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Longer and higher vehicles may be used in cross- border transport if the two Member States concerned already allow it and if the conditions for derogation under Article 4(3), (4) or (5) of the Directive are met. The European Commission has already provided guidance on the application of Article 4 of the Directive. The transport operations referred to in Article 4(4) do not have a significant impact on international competition if the cross- border use remains limited to two Member States where the existing infrastructure and the road safety requirements allow iis provision must not distort the internal market. This balances the Member States’ right under the principle of subsidiarity to decide on transport solutions suited to their specific circumstances with the need to prevent such policies from distorting the internal market. The provisions of Article 4 (4) are clarified in this respect.
Amendment 163 #
2013/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive 96/53/EC
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Transport operations shall be considered to not significantly affect international competition in the transport sector if they take place on the territory of a Member State or, for a cross-border operation, between only two neighbouring Member States who have both adopted measures taken in application of this paragraph, and ifunder this, and if , as regards dimensions, one of the conditions under (a) and (b) is fulfilled:
Amendment 180 #
2013/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
3) Article 4(6), is modified in the following manner: The competent authorities of neighbouring Member States can authorise cross-border transport operations using vehicles or vehicle combinations with dimensions and weights deviating from those laid down in points 1, 2, 3, and 4 of Annex 1 provided that they do not discriminate on grounds of Member State of registration of the tractor, trailer or semi-trailer. These competent authorities can define the routes on which the vehicles or vehicle combinations with dimensions and weights deviating from those laid down in points 1, 2, 3, and 4 of Annex 1 are allowed to circulate. Provision can be made for Member States to inform the Commission thereof; Article 5(b) and Article 8a are deleted.
Amendment 218 #
2013/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Pending the adoption of the delegated acts, the vehicles or combinations of vehicles equipped with aerodynamic devices to the rear, which meet the requirements referred to in paragraph 2 and were tested in accordance with paragraph 3 may circulate if their length exceeds the length laid down in Annex I, point 1.1 by no more than two metres. This transitional measure shall apply from the date of entry into force of this Directive. Specialised vehicles, such as vehicle transporters, which by their inherent and open design cannot benefit from aerodynamic devices to the rear, may use these additional two metres to optimise their efficiency by other means such as optimal loading with the use of front- and rear-overhangs.
Amendment 339 #
2013/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point a a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point a a (new)
(aa) The following point is added: loaded vehicle transporters: 20.75m
Amendment 346 #
2013/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point a b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16 – point a b (new)
Directive 96/53/EC
Annex I – point 1.4
Annex I – point 1.4
(ab) Point 1.4 is replaced by the following provision: 1.4 Removable superstructures and standardized freight items such as containers are included in the dimensions specified in points 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8 and 4.4. Due to the indivisible nature of finished vehicles such as new cars loaded upon specialised transporters, such loaded transporters may exceed the dimensions in point 1.1 to the extent that national regulations and infrastructure conditions allow it and as long as these vehicle transporters when empty comply in full with the abovementioned points.
Amendment 362 #
2013/0105(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16 a (new)
Directive 96/53/EC
Annex I – point 1.3
Annex I – point 1.3
(16a) Point 1.3 is replaced by ‘Maximum height of any vehicle is to be decided by Member States under the subsidiarity principle. Member States may choose to engage in bilateral agreements allowing vehicles of an agreed height to circulate on each other’s territories, so long as the infrastructure allows’
Amendment 186 #
2013/0072(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point d
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point d
Regulation (EC) No 261/2004
Article 2 – point 1
Article 2 – point 1
Amendment 212 #
2013/0072(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point e
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point e
Regulation (EC) No 261/2004
Article 2 – point r
Article 2 – point r
“airport managing body” means a body which, in conjunction with other activities or not as the case may be, has as its objective under national laws, regulations or contracts the administration and management of the airport or airport network infrastructures and the coordination and control of the activities of the different operators present in the airports or airport network concerned;
Amendment 283 #
2013/0072(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point c
Regulation (EC) No 261/2004
Article 5 – paragraph 5
Article 5 – paragraph 5
At airports whose annual traffic has been not less than three million passengers for at least three consecutive years, the airport managing body shall ensure that the operations of the airport and of airport users, in particular the air carriers and the suppliers of ground handling services, are coordinated through a proper contingency plan in view of possible situations of multiple cancellations and/or delays of flights leading to a considerable number of passengers stranded at the airport, including in cases of airline insolvency or revocation of the operating licence. The Airport Managing body shall be empowered to adopt measures to enforce co-operation of air carriers and the suppliers of groundhandling services in the preparation of this contingency plan. The contingency plan shall be set up to ensure adequate information and assistance to the stranded passengers. The managing body of the airport shall communicate the contingency plan and any amendments to it to the National Enforcement Body designated pursuant to Article 16. Member States shall ensure that the National Enforcement Body will have both the capability and resources to engage effectively on this topic. At airports below the above-mentioned threshold, the airport management body shall make all reasonable efforts to coordinate airport users and to assist and inform stranded passengers in such situations.
Amendment 450 #
2013/0072(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Regulation (EC) No 261/2004
Article 14 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 1 a (new)
In Article 14, the following paragraph shall be inserted: 1a. During their operating hours, airlines shall ensure the presence at each airport they operate in, contact personnel / representatives of the air carrier, who can take immediate decisions in case of denied boarding, cancellation or long delay of flights, with regard to assistance, reimbursement, rerouting, rebooking and lost or delayed baggage and with whom complaints can be lodged.
Amendment 455 #
2013/0072(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Regulation (EC) No 261/2004
Article 14 – paragraph 4
Article 14 – paragraph 4
The airport managing body shall ensure that general information on passenger rights is clearly and visibly displayed within the passenger areas of the airport. It shall also ensure that passengers present at the airport are informed aboutOn the basis of information received in an appropriately timely manner from air carriers, it shall also ensure that passengers present at the airport are informed about the causes of delays and flight disruption and their rights in this regard. For example, the cancellation of their flight and about their rights in case the airline unexpectedly ceases operations as in the case ofevent of its insolvency or revocation of its operating licence.
Amendment 523 #
2013/0072(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 2027/97
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
The Community air carrier or its ground handling representative shall provide a complaint form at the airport which allows the passenger to immediately submit such a complaint about damaged or delayed baggage. Such a complaint form, which may take the form of a Property Irregularity Report (PIR), shall be accepted by the air carrier at the airport as a complaint pursuant to Article 31(2) of the Montreal Convention. This possibility shall not affect the right of the passenger to submit a complaint via other means within the deadlines given by the Montreal Convention.
Amendment 548 #
2013/0072(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) No 2027/97
Article 6d – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 6d – paragraph 1 a (new)
In Article 6d, the following paragraph shall be inserted: 1a. Passengers shall be allowed to carry in the cabin a reasonable amount of essential personal items or belongings including at least one bag of airport shopping, at no extra cost, in addition to the cabin baggage allowance.
Amendment 42 #
2012/2309(INI)
Proposal for a Decision establishing the composition of the European Parliament
Article 3 –introductory part
Article 3 –introductory part
Amendment 56 #
2012/2309(INI)
Proposal for a Decision establishing the composition of the European Parliament
Article 3 a (new)
Article 3 a (new)
Article 3a The above numbers do not represent a fair and logical redistribution of seats, as required by the Lisbon Treaty.
Amendment 29 #
2012/2297(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses the importance of the future European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) in supporting the sustainable and environmentally friendly development of fisheries and aquaculture and for economic diversification in fishing communities;
Amendment 6 #
2012/2261(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas international cooperation is essential in order to establish arrangements for the joint management of fishing activities and to make sure that fish stocks are exploited in a sustainable and environmentally-friendly manner,
Amendment 157 #
2012/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Supports a formal examination of the 'Solidarité proposal' for an inter- institutional human resources programme in the EU institutions to facilitate the involvement of the institutions' staff and trainees in volunteering, humanitarian and social activities, both as part of staff training and volunteering in their own time. Highlights the fact that the proposed programme is cost saving and highly value-adding and would help to implement EU policies and programmes;
Amendment 12 #
2012/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
D a. Whereas as care needs to be taken to avoid too much bureaucracy for smaller bus operators in rural areas, who often provide a valuable community service, in isolated areas,
Amendment 13 #
2012/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
D b. Whereas it is essential to balance the needs for passenger rights on rural bus services and at the same time ensure the burden is not so heavy so as to make such services unviable into the future;
Amendment 14 #
2012/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D c (new)
Recital D c (new)
D c. Whereas as there is still an ongoing problem with price transparency for consumers booking tickets on the internet,
Amendment 42 #
2012/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on carrieall transport operators to make greater efforts to inform passengers more fully; considers that information must be provided in time and be readily understandable, exact, and complete, and that, as regards possible travel problems, passengers must be made aware of their rights at the outset, when they book a trip;
Amendment 48 #
2012/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on carriers to make greater efforts to inform passengers more fully; considers that information must be provided in time and be readily understandable, exact, and complete, and that, as regards possible travel problems,accessible to all passengers, who must be made aware of their rights as regards possible travel problems at the outset, when they book a trip;
Amendment 91 #
2012/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to enable the current law on price transparency and unfair commercial practices to be implemented and enforced effectively, in accordance with Directive 2011/83/EC, and to ensure that the headline price corresponds exactly to the final price and that no unreasonable extra costs (e.g. handling charges orreflects the final price as accurately as possible, by specifically including operating costs, taxes and administrative fees, as well as certain ancillary service costs such as charges for payment by credit card) are added just before a purchase is made or handling charges;
Amendment 132 #
2012/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Commission to produce, in consultation with all the stakeholders concerned, a standard EU-wide complaint form, to be translated into all EU languages and used for all modes, which should be given to passengers when they make a reservation; believes that a fixed maximum time limit for handling complaints should be laid down for all modes;
Amendment 138 #
2012/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Commission to produce a standard EU-wide complaint form, to be translated into all EU languages and used for all modes, which should be given to passengers when they make a reservation; believes that a fixed maximum time limit for handling complaints should be laid down for all modcalls on the Commission to propose, for all modes of transport, one single legal obligation indicating in days the maximum time limit for handling complaints, to be met by transport operators and/or national complaint- handling services;
Amendment 141 #
2012/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Asks the Commission to ensure that all passengers have the possibility to get in touch with the transport operator, particularly for information or complaint purposes, at non-premium rates by all the methods of communication that can be used when booking;
Amendment 142 #
2012/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Considers that contact details for the after-sales services provided by transport operators, such as passenger information and complaints handling services, should be clearly indicated on the ticket, in the same way as all the indispensable features of a transport service such as the price and the summary of terms and conditions of travel;
Amendment 157 #
2012/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Points to the need, as far as all modes are concerned, for a clearer definition of the term ‘extraordinary circumstances’, as this would enable carriers and national enforcement authorities to apply the rules more consistently and ensure that citizens could be informed to more useful effect about their rights; calls on the Commission to draw up the necessary legislative proposals, while considering the practical differences between modes of transport when drawing up such a definition;
Amendment 186 #
2012/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20 a. urges the Commission to accelerate with the tabling of a legislative proposal revising the Package Travel Directive 90/314/EEC, in order to ensure that consumers and firms in the sector have a clear legal framework both for standard situations and for exceptional situations; stresses, moreover, that during its revision, the Commission shall consider to make the same legislation applicable to all parties offering tourism services, as the quality of a service provided to a consumer and fair competition should be prime factors in this context;
Amendment 191 #
2012/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on carriers, together with industry, to devise comprehensible standard notification procedures and, if possible, set up coordinated notification systems, so as to make travel easier for people with disabilities or reduced mobility and enablcourage them to communicate their assistance needs in advance so that carriers can adapt to specific requirements and thus meet their obligations to assist;
Amendment 202 #
2012/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Maintains that the transport infrastructure and ticket booking systems must be such as to enable people with disabilities or reduced mobility to have access without discrimination to all means of transport and related services; as regards the cases in which unaccompanied people with disabilities are denied boarding on account of safety regulations, draws attention to the judgment handed down by a French court in January 2012;
Amendment 228 #
2012/2067(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Urges the industry to develop a clear system for ‘through tickets’ (i.e. transport contracts for several legs of a journey using the same mode) and integrated tickets (i.e. contacts for intermodal transport chains), with an emphasis on smart cards; draws attention in this connection to the Rail Regulation, which requires computer- assisted information and reservation systems to be adapted to common standards so as to enable travel information and ticketing services to be organised on an EU-wide basis;
Amendment 17 #
2012/2063(INI)
Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 6
Section 1 – paragraph 6
6. Draws attention to the problem of illegal, unregistered and undeclared (IUU) fishing; recalls that many vessels do not duly report their catches and are not inspected, the data supplied by vessels are not checked and the species caught are not clearly identified; considers that the EU can and must make a more effective contribution towards overcoming these problems and regrets the lack of consistency and transparency when monitoring agreements;
Amendment 30 #
2012/2056(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the technology isies are considered ready and common EU-wide standards have been agreed by the industry and the public authorities,
Amendment 105 #
2012/2056(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Considers that a public EU-wide eCall service can coexist with private emergency services, as long as, whether or not a vehicle buyer opts for a private solution, in-vehicles are equipped w systems guarantee connectivithy the public eCall serviceo 112 so as to ensure continuity of the public service EU- wide throughout the lifetime of the vehicle;
Amendment 109 #
2012/2056(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Emphasises that consumers should be offered a realistic overview and comprehensive information regarding the use and the functionality and effects of any private emergencyof any emergency and assistance call in- vehicle application they are choosing and the level of service which can be expected;
Amendment 133 #
2012/2056(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Commission to ensure that the eCall system is based on an interoperable and open-access platform for possible future in-vehicle applications or services in order to encourage innovation and boost the competitiveness of the European information technology industry on the global markets, as well as supporting consumer choice and continued competition in the European car aftermarket;
Amendment 141 #
2012/2056(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Urges the Commission to consider in its proposal the possibility of setting up an emergency call discriminator in order to guarantee effective action by the emergency services;
Amendment 142 #
2012/2056(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Urges the European Commission to consider in its proposal the possibility of setting up an emergency call discriminator in order to minimise the number of non-urgent calls to PSAPs, and thus guarantee more effective and focused action by the emergency services;
Amendment 144 #
2012/2056(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to step up their activities as regards implementing awareness-raising campaigns concerning the eCall system and its benefits for Europe’s citizen, its use and its functionalities for Europe’s citizens, by distinguishing relevant requests for emergency assistance in order to ensure effective action by the emergency services;
Amendment 7 #
2012/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas, in order to complete the implementation of the Single European Sky, it is necessary to take measures to achieve European air safety objectives, so as to improve current standards and ensure a uniformly high degree of public safety;
Amendment 17 #
2012/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 20 #
2012/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that maintaining the appropriate levels of safety and operational conditions is becoming more and more of a challenge and urges the Commission to clarify the role of the relevant European bodies, so as to ensure that reliable and transparent European air safety procedures are followed;
Amendment 61 #
2012/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Points out that it is important to persuadecall on the national ANSPs to be proactive in the implementation of the SES legislation;
Amendment 63 #
2012/2005(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Invites Member States, with the aid of the relevant European agencies, to focus on enhancing civil-military cooperation and coordination with neighbouring countries;
Amendment 330 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 28
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 28
(28) ‘roll-your-own tobacco’ means tobacco which can be used for making cigarettes by consumers or retail outlets;; and further defined in Article 5(2) of Council Directive 2011/64/EU of 21 June 2011 on the structure and rates of excise duty applied to manufactured tobacco1; ____________ 1 OJ L 176, 5.7.2011, p. 24.
Amendment 453 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall prohibit the placing on the market of tobacco productscigarettes and 'roll-your- own' tobacco with a characterising flavour which are marketed as such.
Amendment 477 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Member States shall not prohibit the use of additives which are essential for the manufacture of tobacco products, as long as the additives do not result in a product with a characterising flavourcigarettes and 'roll-your- own' tobacco.
Amendment 661 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) cover 750 % of the external area of both the front and back surface of the unit packet and any outside packaging; however in the case of unit packets intended for 'roll-your-own' tobacco, the front or back surface of which exceeds 75cm2, each warning referred to in this Article should cover an area of 26.25cm2;
Amendment 707 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point g
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point g
Amendment 724 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Amendment 742 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point c
Amendment 753 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point d
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point d
Amendment 879 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. A unit packet of cigarettes shall have a cuboid shape. A unit packet of roll-your- own tobacco shall have the form of either a pouch, i.e. a rectangular pocket with a flap that covers the opening. The flap of the pouch shall cover at least 70% of the front of the packet, or a pack with a cuboid or cylindrical base. A unit packet of cigarettes shall include at least 20 cigarettes. A unit packet of roll-your-own tobacco shall contain tobacco weighing at least 420 g.
Amendment 46 #
2012/0305(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Where a leakage of those gases is detected, the operators shall ensure that the equipment is repaired without undue delay and before any further use of the equipment.
Amendment 61 #
2012/0305(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
ca) persons who charge with hydrofluorocarbons the equipment listed in Article 12(1);
Amendment 82 #
2012/0305(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
The use of fluorinated greenhouse gases, or of mixtures that contain fluorinated greenhouse gases, with a global warming potential of 2500 or more, to service or maintain refrigeration equipment designed to operate at a temperature of 50°C or more, with a charge size equivalent to 540 tonnes of CO2 or more, shall be prohibited from 1 January 20205, unless the gases have been recovered or recycled.
Amendment 85 #
2012/0305(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
From [dd/mm/yyyy] [insert date 3 years after entry into force of this regulation], refrigeration, air-conditioning and heat pump equipment shall not be charged with hydrofluorocarbons before it is placed on the market or before it is made available to the end-user for its first installationmust not be imported into the European Union unless the importer is registered in the quota registry in accordance with Article 15.
Amendment 88 #
2012/0305(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall ensure that where safe and technologically- and economically-viable alternatives are available on the market, the quantity of hydrofluorocarbons that producers and importers are entitled to place on the market in the Union each year does not exceed the maximum quantity for the year in question calculated in accordance with Annex V. Each producer and importer shall ensure that the quantity of hydrofluorocarbons calculated in accordance with Annex V that it places on the market does not exceed the quota allocated to it pursuant to Article 14(5) or transferred to it pursuant to Article 16.
Amendment 94 #
2012/0305(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point a
a) amending the maximum quantities set out in Annex V in the light of developments of the market in hydrofluorocarbons and related emissions, as soon as a safe and technologically- and economically-viable alternative becomes available on the market; and
Amendment 10 #
2012/0184(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Title
Title
Proposal for a REGULATIONDIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on periodic roadworthiness tests for motor vehicles and their trailers and repealing Directive 2009/40/EC (This amendment applies throughout the text. Adopting it will necessitate corresponding changes throughout.)
Amendment 27 #
2012/0184(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – indent 7
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – indent 7
Amendment 41 #
2012/0184(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Title 1
Title 1
Proposal for a REGULATIONDIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on periodic roadworthiness tests for motor vehicles and their trailers and repealing Directive 2009/40/EC (Text with EEA relevance)
Amendment 47 #
2012/0184(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 1
Amendment 50 #
2012/0184(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 2
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 2
– Vehicles of category M1, N1 and O2: four years after the date on which the vehicle was first registered, then two years and thereafter annuallyand thereafter every two years;
Amendment 53 #
2012/0184(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
Amendment 65 #
2012/0184(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. In the case of major deficiencies, the competent national authority shallmay decide on the conditions under which a vehicle may be used before undergoing another roadworthiness test. The latter test shall take place within six weeks following the initial test.
Amendment 66 #
2012/0184(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. In the case of dangerous deficiencies, the competent national authority may decide that the vehicle shall not be used on publicly accessible roads and that its registration shall be withdrawn in accordance with Article 3a of Directive XXX of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 1999/37/EC on the registration documents for vehicles until the deficiencies are rectified and a new roadworthiness certificate is issued testifying that the vehicle is in a roadworthy condition.
Amendment 100 #
2012/0184(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – indent 5
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – indent 5
Amendment 108 #
2012/0184(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – indent 7
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – indent 7
Amendment 123 #
2012/0184(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. trailers which member states do not require to have registered
Amendment 185 #
2012/0184(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 1
Amendment 200 #
2012/0184(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 2
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 2
– Vehicles of category M1, N1 and O2: four years after the date on which the vehicle was first registered, then and every two years and thereafter annually;
Amendment 213 #
2012/0184(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Amendment 249 #
2012/0184(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. In the case of major deficiencies, the national competent authority shallmay decide on the conditions under which a vehicle may be used before undergoing another roadworthiness test. The latter test shall take place within six weeks following the initial test.
Amendment 251 #
2012/0184(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. In the case of dangerous deficiencies, the competent national authority may decide that the vehicle shall not be used on publicly accessible roads and that its registration shall be withdrawn in accordance with Article 3a of Directive XXX of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 1999/37/EC on the registration documents for vehicles24 until the deficiencies are rectified and a new roadworthiness certificate is issued testifying that the vehicle is in a roadworthy condition.
Amendment 14 #
2012/0082(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The registration of motor vehicles registered in another Member State is hampered by burdensome registration formalities in the Member States, in particular by the obligation to submit these vehicles to complementary tests in order to assess their general condition prior to registration or in order to identify them. Therefore, it is necessary to reduce these formalities in order to ensure the free movement of motor vehicles and to reduce the administrative burden for citizens, businesses and registration authorities. Especially for citizens or businesses acquiring a motor vehicle registered in another Member State, it is appropriate to provide for a simplified registration procedure that includes the recognition of documents and roadworthiness tests issued in another Member State and that would organise the administrative cooperation between the competent authorities on the exchange of missing data. Particular emphasis needs to be placed on tackling the problem of tampering with odometers, and the impact this is having on consumer confidence in cross-border trade, as well as the impact "clocking" is having on road safety.
Amendment 48 #
2012/0062(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 14
Article 1 – point 14
Directive 2009/16/EC
Annex I – point II 2B
Annex I – point II 2B
Amendment 53 #
2011/2292(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas the importance of small scale fisheries for the protection of minority languages in isolated, coastal areas cannot be ignored;
Amendment 182 #
2011/2292(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 – indent 7 a (new)
Paragraph 11 – indent 7 a (new)
- support for education and marketing campaigns to make consumers and young people aware of the value of consuming fish from small-scale fisheries, including its postive effects on the local economy and the environment;
Amendment 65 #
2011/2291(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
Amendment 71 #
2011/2291(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Opposes the introduction of a system of transferable fishing concessions of any kind, proposes the status quo and, if relevant, the introduction of catch and fishing effort limitations;
Amendment 73 #
2011/2291(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Underlines that the TFC system cannot be considered as the only measure to tackle overfishing and overcapacity but that it should be available as one of the various additional management measures available to a Member State whereby the Commission, together with the two co- legislators, is to set the broader framework, control and monitor national application, and report to the legislators periodically on the results of this system; sStresses that selective fishing gear and other technical measures, such as closure of specific zones or the exclusion of certain fishing activities, should be further promoted as complementary measures;
Amendment 36 #
2011/2290(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
I a. whereas as school children need to be taught from any early age about the wide variety of fish species available and of the seasons of such species;
Amendment 38 #
2011/2290(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I b (new)
Recital I b (new)
I b. whereas as consumers need to be informed on an ongoing basis of the wide variety of species available, in order to reduce pressure on certain stocks,
Amendment 147 #
2011/2290(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17 a. Calls on the Commission to implement programmes to educate school children and consumers alike as to the the variety of species available, and of the importance of consuming fish which is sustainably produced;
Amendment 167 #
2011/2290(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Notes thatRejects the proposal to introduce ‘Transferable Fishing Concessions’ (TFCs), contained in the basic regulation, which raises concerns regarding their concentration and the creation of monopolies; stresses that in a number ofthe safeguards countries transferable fishing rights have allowed fishing capacity to be reduced, which is commendable; emphasises, however, that adequate safeguards would need to be introduced in order toavene the principle of free enterprise and do not allow the protection of small- scale and coastal fishing, which is the most economically endangered part of the industry but also that providing most of the jobs and economic activity in coastal regions;
Amendment 189 #
2011/2290(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Believes that such a measurepriority access should be offer priority accessed to those who fish in a socially and environmentally responsible way; believes that TFCs should not be the only measure proposed for reducing overcapacthe principle of subsidiarity, and that a Member State should be exempted from the obligation to introduce TFCs if it achieves the necessary capacity reductionlready allows the Member States to introduce a system of transferable fishing concessions in their national legislation if they so wish; believes that the inclusion of TFCs in the basic regulation is therefore useless; recalls that the capacity reduction of certain fisheries can be achieved without their use;
Amendment 204 #
2011/2290(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Considers that prior to the mandatory introduction of TFCs the Commission should undertake fleet assessments in order to obtain credible results vis-à-vis the precise situation of overcapacity at EU level, thus making it possible to propose appropriate and targeted instruments for its reduction if necessary;
Amendment 16 #
2011/2196(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the connectivity offered by aviation to EU regions, citizens and businesses is unique and cannot be replaced; whereas Europe's airports provide a network of 150 000 city pairs, while Europe's high-speed trains provide a network of about 100 city pairs;
Amendment 80 #
2011/2196(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that the Commission study on the allocation of slots states that the ‘European regions are losing direct links to some of the most congested airports’3, and is disappointed that this study deals only with major airports; calls on the Commission to promote connections between regional airports and main airports in the Member States, which constitutes one solution to the problem of air traffic congestion in Europe;
Amendment 87 #
2011/2196(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Regrets that regional airports situated away from urban centres are often not adequately connected to the transport network on the ground; encourages the Member States to develop their intermodal policies in this regard, in order to establish quick, sustainable and affordable connections between urban centres and their nearest regional airport;
Amendment 100 #
2011/2196(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Notes the need for better integration between modes of transport, as well as the fact that traffic share must be determined by the market; urges the Commission to come forward with a communication encouraging industry to develop multi- modal through ticketing between the rail and air sector; points to the fact that schemes of this kind are already in operation, such as the ‘rail and fly’ tickets being offered by certain carriers in Germany in certain Member States and hence urges all parties to exchange best practice in this field;
Amendment 114 #
2011/2196(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Notes that the cost of implementing security measures at smaller regional airports is proportionally higher than at major airports, which benefit from economies of scale; believes, in this connection, that costs should be more evenly shared between passen that the lead- in time for new EU-imposed security measures needs to be greater than at major airports, to allow regional airports to finance such changes, since they do not benefit from economies of scale in the same way largers, airports and general taxationdo;
Amendment 121 #
2011/2196(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Urges the Council to adopt a position on aviation security charges and believes that more stringent security measures should be paid for out of general taxation, as aviation security is a matter of national securityMember States should be free to finance national security measures imposed at regional airports which go beyond the standard EU requirements;
Amendment 148 #
2011/2196(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Notes the tendency of certain air carriers, especially low cost carriers (LCCs), to add unavoidableSuggests that companies must offer, to all residents of all EU states, a credit or debit charges on to the headline price of air tickets,d payment option which would be free of charge, and further recommends that such as charges for the use of debit or creditd should have no monthly or administration chards; is concerned that, as a result, some passengers may be deterred from using regional air services; wishes to see special attention paid to the impact of this practice on regional air services during the revision of air passenger rightsges associated with it, even if offered by a company separate to the airline, and that, where airlines have a large majority of their passengers paying an extra charge related to payment, this charge should be outlawed and considered an unavoidable charge, and therefore included as part of the headline price;
Amendment 152 #
2011/2196(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Suggests that the amount chargeable by airlines for excess and overweight baggage should be capped;
Amendment 19 #
2011/2150(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to promotensure uniform application of the Regulations and develop better cooperation amongst the EBs, including via exchange of best practice and formalisation of a European network of EBs;
Amendment 28 #
2011/2150(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that there is a need for a better definition of the EBs’ role, that EBs should have no conflict of interest with air carriers or airports and that national sanctions applicable to air carriers in case of breach of EU rules should be made more effective; considers that EBs should be obliged to publish detailscertain statistical data ofn the complaints they receive on a yearly basis and that the Commission should publish a league table based on air carriers’ performance;
Amendment 43 #
2011/2150(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that air carriers should ensure the presence of contact personnel at each airport they operate from who can take immediate decisionsapply the decisions laid down by the Regulation in case of disruption, in particular with regard to assistance, reimbursement, rerouting and rebooking, and with whom complaints can be lodged;
Amendment 57 #
2011/2150(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Underlines that passengers should have the right to be informed about the ‘Passenger Name Record’ (PNR) kept on them by the air carrier; stresses that passengers should not be denied boarding on the basis of their PNR, except if they are suspected of terrorist crim carrier is obliged to do so on grounds of public security, at the request of and in cooperation with the competent national authorities;
Amendment 84 #
2011/2150(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission to examinpropose measures that would allow passengers to correct online booking errors or to withdraw from an online reservationrelating to PNR data, free of charge, within a cooling-off period of at least 48 hours following the initial booking;
Amendment 100 #
2011/2150(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls on the Commission to propose measures that would make it possible to harmonise commercial practice concerning hand luggage so as to protect passengers against excessive restrictions and to allow them to carry on board a reasonable amount of hand luggage, including purchases from airport shops;
Amendment 110 #
2011/2150(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission to incorporate the European Court of Justice’s interpretations of various definitions and terms, in particularclarify the notion of ‘extraordinary circumstances’ and the rules foron assistance and compensation, in any upcoming revision of the Regulation, taking note of the European Court of Justice’s interpretations of various definitions and terms;
Amendment 125 #
2011/2150(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls on the Commission to propose ways of better reconciling the practice of overbooking with the duty of information to the passenger and the right to services provided in accordance with the conditions set out when the ticket was purchased;
Amendment 132 #
2011/2150(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Believes that passengers whose luggage has been lost or delayed should enjoy equivalent rights, in terms of compensation and assistance, to passengers who have been delayed themselvesbe informed of their rights under the Montreal Convention and Regulation (EC) No 889/2002;
Amendment 144 #
2011/2150(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission to propose a maximum time limit of one month for industry and two months for EBs for handling of passenger complaints; considers that acknowledgement of receipt of complaints should be sent to passengers within 48 hours; and that passengers who make their reservation by electronic means, such as the internet, should also be entitled to make contact, at no cost, with their airline using the same means, and with a clearly marked address for same, so that the customer can quickly and easily make contact with the relevant staff at the airline to resolve any problems.
Amendment 148 #
2011/2150(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Is of the opinion that more balanced burden-sharing between air carriers, airports and other service providers concernedenhanced cooperation and coordination between air carriers, airport managing bodies, ground handling agents, air navigation service providers and National Enforcement Bodies, notably in extraordinary circumstances, should be explorncouraged;
Amendment 156 #
2011/2150(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Invites the Commission to revise compensation criteria, levels and mechanisms; stresses that the currently applicable compensation levels should in no way be weakened, and that particular attention should be given to every passenger who has experienced long delays, irrespective of the cause in order to take fully into account the damages he has suffered ;
Amendment 162 #
2011/2150(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
Amendment 188 #
2011/2150(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Calls on the Commission to submit a proposal ensuring that PRM and persons with disabilities have at all times the right to use medical oxygensafety approved respiratory devices on airlinescraft free of charge; considers that a list of approved medical oxygen equipment should be drawn up in cooperation with industry and representative organisations of persons with disabilities and PRM taking due account of safety requirements;
Amendment 198 #
2011/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses that the behaviour of transport users is decisive and calls for the creation of incentives to choose sustainable means of transport, where proposals should be made by 2013 to develop infrastructure for pedestrians and cyclists in towns, with the aim of doubling the number of same, to double the number of passengers on public transport, which mainly uses alternative sources of energy, and to establish e-tickets for multi-modal travel, and where pricing policy should be considered as an incentive;
Amendment 278 #
2011/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 – indent 2
Paragraph 15 – indent 2
– a 40% increase in the number of secure parking spaces for heavy goods vehicles on the Trans-European Road Network (TERN) in each Member State compared with 2010 figures;
Amendment 351 #
2011/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 – indent 6
Paragraph 16 – indent 6
– the Commission to submit aclarify its intentions on possible proposals for rules governing port services by 2014;
Amendment 8 #
2011/2044(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to put forward a legislative proposal on the roadworthiness testing of motor vehicles, with a view to reducing the administrative burden for citizens and industry while guaranteeing a highthe dynamic development of testing methods and test content and at the same time ensuring the highest possible level of road safety;
Amendment 13 #
2011/2044(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Calls for the mutual recognition of technical controls between the Member States, based on common definitions and comparable test standards, when a vehicle is transferred from one Member State to another;
Amendment 14 #
2011/2044(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Proposes the establishment of a European database to centralise the technical data of all vehicles in order to permit the mutual recognition of technical controls, enable Europe-wide comparability and facilitate cross-border vehicle registration;
Amendment 16 #
2011/2044(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Calls on the Commission to draw up a legislative proposal to offer passengers better protection in the event of the insolvency of airlines, for example through mandatory insurance for airlines or the establishment of a guarantee fund;
Amendment 18 #
2011/2044(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Recognises that people with disabilities very often encounter obstacles and barriers when travelling that exclude them from many of the opportunities of the Single Internal Market and calls on the Commission to pay greater attention to this aspect in relation to passengers’ rights;
Amendment 38 #
2011/0439(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) Whereas care needs to be taken to ensure that the social aspect of postal services in rural areas is not neglected when opening this market up to competition.
Amendment 42 #
2011/0438(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 53
Recital 53
(53) Effective cooperation and transparency is necessary to ensure consistent advice and practice within each Member State and across the Union. Bodies designated for monitoring, implementation, control and technical assistance should be able to share information and cooperate; in the same context, the national authority designated by each Member State should act as the preferred contact point with the Commission services for the purpose of collecting data, exchanging information and monitoring the implementation of Union public procurement law.
Amendment 41 #
2011/0409(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Within three years following the date referred to in Annex III, third column, phase 1, to this Regulation, the Commission shall carry out a detailed study to ascertain whether the noise limits prove to be appropriate. On the basis of the conclusions of the study, the Commission may, where appropriate, present proposals for amendment to this Regulation. The results of the study shall be communicated to the European Parliament.
Amendment 70 #
2011/0398(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) Use of noise abatement operational procedures must not take precedence over the need to ensure flight safety. The competent authorities should therefore ensure that operational restriction measures do not impair the upholding of appropriate safety measures.
Amendment 83 #
2011/0398(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. This Regulation lays down rules on the introduction of noise-related operating restrictions in a consistent manner on an airport-by-airport basis so as to help improve the noise climate and to limit or reduce the number of people significantly affected by the harmful effects of aircraft noise, in accordance with the Balanced Approach.
Amendment 103 #
2011/0398(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
(2a)'Overall efficiency' means an assessment reflecting: (a) the de facto impact of the measures taken on noise reduction; (b) the impact on the health of citizens affected by air traffic noise as a result of living in the surroundings of an airport; (c) cost effectiveness; (d) the sustainability of measures. (e) the impact on direct, indirect and catalytic employment; (f) the impact on aviation safety, airport capacity and competition;
Amendment 119 #
2011/0398(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Amendment 125 #
2011/0398(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3
Article 3 – paragraph 3
3. The Member States shall notify the Commission of the names and addresses of the designated competent authorities and appeal body referred to in paragraph 1. The Commission shall be instructed to make this information public.
Amendment 266 #
2011/0398(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. At the request of a Member State or on its own initiative, and without prejudice to a pending appeal procedure, the Commission may scrutinise the decision on an operating restriction, prior to its implementation. Where the Commission finds that the decision does not respect the requirements set out in this Regulation, or is otherwise contrary to Union law, it mayshall suspend the decision.
Amendment 128 #
2011/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. EAt the airport's users' request, each of the airports concerned shall establish a committee of representatives of airport users or of organisations representing airport users (‘Airport Users’ Committee‘).
Amendment 215 #
2011/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point f a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point f a (new)
(fa) procedures and safeguards established to ensure compliance with safety and security requirements;
Amendment 259 #
2011/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 1
1. At airports whose annual traffic has been not less than 2 million passenger movements or 50 000 tonnes of freight for at least three consecutive years, nNo undertaking shall be permitted to provide groundhandling services whether as a supplier of groundhandling services or as a self-handling user or as a sub- contractor unless it has been granted the appropriate approval. An undertaking meeting the requirements of this Chapter shall be entitled to receive an approval.
Amendment 322 #
2011/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 5
Article 27 – paragraph 5
5. Where the Airport Users' Committee disagrees with the decision of the managing body of the airport to centralise, or not to centralise, an infrastructure or with the scope of centralisation, it may ask the independent supervisory authority of the Member State concerned to decide whether the infrastructure concerned is to be centralised or not and to what extentexamine the justification for the decision taken by the managing body of the airport, to see whether or not the justification is valid.
Amendment 339 #
2011/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 5
Article 28 – paragraph 5
5. The managing body of the airport shall publish the levels of fees, including a detailed list of the services provided, so as to demonstrate that any fees collected for the provision of centralised infrastructures, space for groundhandling and essential services related to the provision of groundhandling services are exclusively used to recover all or part of the related costs. Where relevant, the managing body of the centralised infrastructure shall communicate the levels of fees, including a detailed list of the services provided, to the managing body of the airport.
Amendment 340 #
2011/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 28 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Where the use of airport installations, other than those defined as centralised infrastructure, gives rise to the collection of a fee, the latter shall be determined according to relevant, objective, transparent and non-discriminatory criteria. Member States shall remain free to allow the airport managing body of an airport network, as per the definitions of EU 2009/12/EC to apply a common, transparent charging system.
Amendment 344 #
2011/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 7
Article 28 – paragraph 7
7. If a decision on the levels of fees is brought before the independent supervisory authority in line with paragraph (6) of this Article, the procedure laid down in Article 6 of Directive 2009/12/EC shall applyit shall not take effect until the independent supervisory authority has examined the matter. If the independent supervisory authority agrees with the decision by the infrastructure's managing body on the level of ground handling fees, then the fees may be recouped from the time the initial decision was made.
Amendment 422 #
2011/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 a (new)
Article 30 a (new)
Article 30a Presence of a contact person representing each air carrier Each air carrier shall have a contact person, or be legally represented at airports whose annual traffic volume is more than 2 million passengers. This contact person, who may be a groundhandling assistant, must have the authority to enter into financial, operational and legal commitments on behalf of the air carrier at the airport in question.
Amendment 425 #
2011/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 2
Article 31 – paragraph 2
2. The Member State, the managing body of the airport, a public authority or any other body which controls the airport may lay down rules of conduct.
Amendment 433 #
2011/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 31 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) impose a fine on, restrict or prohibit a supplier of groundhandling services or a self-handling airport user from supplying groundhandling services or self-handling if that supplier or user fails to comply with the rules of conduct; Member States must take a decision on the provisions of this paragraph within a time delay of two months following a proposal from the airport's managing body;
Amendment 544 #
2011/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 5 – point 5.4
Annex 1 – point 5 – point 5.4
5.4. the loading and unloading of the aircraft, including the provision and operation of suitable means, as well as the transport of crew and passengers between the aircraft and the terminal, and baggage transport between the aircraft and the terminal, and the loading and unloading of wheelchairs and other mobility equipment and assistive devices for persons with reduced mobility;
Amendment 242 #
2011/0391(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Amendment 262 #
2011/0391(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Transfers of historical slots for a scheduling period that give rise to financial payments may not be sold on before the end of that scheduling period.
Amendment 49 #
2011/0389(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 2 – point d
Article 1 – point 2 – point d
(a) entities governed by the law of a Member State whose transferable securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market of any Member State within the meaning of point 14 of Article 4(1) of Directive 2004/39/EC;, other than: (a) captive insurance and captive reinsurance undertakings within the meaning of Articles 13(2) and (5) of Directive 2009/138/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council; (b) EU alternative investment funds as defined in Article 4(1)(k) of Directive 2011/61/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council; (c) undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities (UCITS) as defined in Article 1(2) of Directive 2009/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Amendment 50 #
2011/0389(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 2 – point d
Article 1 – point 2 – point d
Directive 2006/43/EC
Article 2 – point 13 – point c
Article 2 – point 13 – point c
(c) insurance undertakings within the meaning of Article 13, other than Articles 13(2) and (5), of Directive 2009/138/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council(**);
Amendment 55 #
2011/0389(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 2 – point d
Article 1 – point 2 – point d
Directive 2006/43/EC
Article 2 – point 13 – point f
Article 2 – point 13 – point f
(f) investment firms as defined in point 1 of Article 4(1) ofregulated under Directive 2004/39/EC;
Amendment 135 #
2011/0389(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 16
Article 1 – point 16
Directive 2006/43/EC
Article 32 a – paragraph 1
Article 32 a – paragraph 1
Member States may allow the competent authority referred to in Article 32 to delegate tasks to other authorities or bodies designated by law only as regards: (a) the approval and registration of statutory auditors and audit firms. Any execu, (b) the education and qualification of stasks by other authorities or bodies shall be expressly delegated by the competent authority. The delegation shall specify the delegated tasks and the conditions under which they are to be carried out. The authorities or bodies shall be organized in such a manner that there are no conflicts of interest. The ultimate responsibility for supervising compliance with this Directive and the implementing measures adopted pursuant thereto shall lie with the delegatingtutory auditors, (c) the organization of the public register of statutory auditors and audit firms and (d) quality assurance reviews of statutory auditors and audit firms that undertake only non-public-interest entity engagements. (e) investigative and disciplinary systems for statutory auditors or audit firms that undertake only non-public-interest entity engagements, Any execution of tasks by other authorities or bodies shall be expressly delegated by the competent authority.
Amendment 25 #
2011/0364(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 5
Article 1 – point 5
Regulation (EC) No 1185/2003
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Where fishing vessels flying the flag of a Member State catch, retain on board, tranship or land sharks, the flag Member State shall send to the Commission annually, by 1 May at the latest, a comprehensive annual report on the implementation of this Regulation during the previous year. The report shall describe the monitoring of compliance of vessels with the Regulation, and the enforcement measures taken by Member States in cases of non-compliance. In particular, the following information shall be provided:
Amendment 258 #
2011/0302(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 20 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 20 a (new)
(20 a) 'isolated network' means the rail network of a Member State, or a part thereof, as defined by Article 3 (qq) of Regulation (EU) No XXXX/2012 [TEN-T guidelines]
Amendment 290 #
2011/0302(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
(ii) ensuring sustainable and efficient transport in the long run, to be measured by the length of the conventional railway network in the EU-27 and the length of high-speed railway network in the EU-27; and ensuring that the length of the roads of the core network has adequate coverage in terms of infrastructure to supply alternative fuels to vehicles using these roads in the EU-27 and the reduction in casualties on the road network in the EU-27;
Amendment 419 #
2011/0302(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b – point i
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b – point i
(i) for rail and inland waterways: the amount of Union financial aid shall not exceed and for road networks in the case of Member States with no railway network established in their territory or in the case of a Member State with an isolated network as defined in Article 3 (qq) of Regulation (EU) No XXXX/2012 [TEN-T guidelines] without long distance rail freight transport, 20% of the eligible cost; the funding rate may be increased up to 30% for actions addressing bottlenecks; the funding rate may be increased up to 40% for actions concerning cross-border sections and enhancing rail interoperability actions;
Amendment 444 #
2011/0302(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b – point ii a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b – point ii a (new)
(ii a) actions supporting new technologies and innovation that decarbonise any mode of transport: the amount of Union financial aid shall not exceed 50% of the eligible cost.
Amendment 529 #
2011/0302(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) any other financial instrumentdedicated financial instruments aiming to facilitate private investments for infrastructure projects using new technologies and innovation that improve the environmental sustainability of a transport mode and have higher investment risks.
Amendment 595 #
2011/0302(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Part I – Point a
Annex – Part I – Point a
Innovative Management & Single European Sky - SESAR Services Innovative Management & Traffic Management Systems for Road, Rail and Services Inland Waterways (ITS, ERTMS and RIS), infrastructure for the supply of alternative and in particular low or zero carbon energy for transport Innovative Management & Core Network Ports and Airports Services
Amendment 226 #
2011/0294(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point r a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point r a (new)
(r a) 'isolated network' means the rail network of a Member State, or a part thereof, with a track gauge which is different to that of the European standard nominal track gauge (1435mm), for which certain major infrastructure investments cannot be justified in economic cost-benefit terms by virtue of the specificities of that network arising from its geographic detachment or peripheral location;
Amendment 371 #
2011/0294(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3 –point c – subpoint 1
Article 13 – paragraph 3 –point c – subpoint 1
(1) nominal track gauge for new railway lines: 1 435 mm, except for isolated railway networks;
Amendment 603 #
2011/0294(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 2 – point a – introductory part
Article 45 – paragraph 2 – point a – introductory part
(a) for railway transport infrastructure, except for isolated networks:
Amendment 205 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The certification body shall be a public or private audit body designated by the Member State which shall provide an opinion on the management declaration of assurance covering the completeness, accuracy and veracity of the annual accounts of the paying agency, the proper functioning of its internal control system, the legality and regularity of the underlying transactions, as well as the and respect ofor the principle of sound financial management.
Amendment 326 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 42 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
In order to make the financial impact proportional to the payment delay observed, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 111 concerning rules on the reduction of payments in relation to the non-respect of the payment period. This paragraph shall not apply in cases where the payment delay is beyond the control of the Member State.
Amendment 338 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 43 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) one or more of the key components of the national control system in question do not exist or are not effective due to the gravity or persistence of the deficiencies found, or irregular payments are not being recovered with the necessary diligence;
Amendment 363 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 49 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
The Commission shall reduce the frequency of on-the-spot checks in Member States where the opinion of the Certification Body as regards the legality and regularly of the underlying transactions indicates that the error rate is at an acceptable level
Amendment 460 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 69 – paragraph 2
Article 69 – paragraph 2
Amendment 503 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 76 – paragraph 2
Article 76 – paragraph 2
2. Payments referred to in the paragraph 1on an individual payment shall not be made before the verification of eligibility conditions, to be carried out by the Member States pursuant to Article 75, has been finalised in respect of that payment.
Amendment 607 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 96 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 96 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Amendment 184 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38
Recital 38
(38) The LEADER approach for local development has, over a number of years, proven its utility in promoting the development of rural areas by fully taking into account the multi-sectoral needs for endogenous rural development through its bottom-up approach. LEADER should therefore be continued in the future and its application should remain compulsory for all rural development programmes. The added value of the LEADER approach is not limited to the projects undertaken and physical outputs, but also the bottom-up approach of an independent local action group can produce significant added value such as 'capacity-building' and 'empowering the local community' which is not achieved where decision-making is dominated by local authorities. 1 __________________ 1 as identified by the Special Report No. 5 2010 of the European Court of Auditors on the implementation of the LEADER approach for Rural Development
Amendment 185 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 40
Recital 40
(40) Support to LEADER local development from the EAFRD should cover all aspects of the preparation and implementation of local development strategies and operation of local action groups in which decision-making is community-led and in partnership with other relevant actors, as well as cooperation among territories and groups which carry out bottom-up and community-led local development. In order to enable partners in rural areas not yet applying LEADER to test and prepare for the design and operation of a local development strategy a ‘LEADER start-up kit’ should also be financed. In order to ensure the efficient and effective use of EAFRD budgetary resources and the implementation of the LEADER approach, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission in respect of the detailed definition of eligible animation costs for local action groups and for the purpose of adopting rules to ensure that Member States fully implement the community-led approach.
Amendment 574 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c – paragraph 1 – point viii
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c – paragraph 1 – point viii
(viii) an appropriate approach has been defined laying down principles with regard to the setting of selection criteria for projects and local development strategies, which takes into account relevant targets. In this context Member States may provide for exclusive status to be granted or for priority to be given or for a higher support rate for operations undertaken collectively by groups of farmers;
Amendment 700 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) consolidate action for setting up young farmers.
Amendment 1049 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) investments in the setting-up, improvement or expansion of local basic services for the rural population, including sport, leisure and culture, and the related infrastructure;
Amendment 1053 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) investments by public bodies in recreational infrastructure, tourist informationinvestment in the dissemination of tourist information, development and maintenance of small scale tourist infrastructure, focused promotion and marketing of rural tourist attractions, especially in 'off season' and the promotion of tourism services and sign-posting of touristic sites;
Amendment 1391 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 4 – point d
Article 31 – paragraph 4 – point d
(d) impose major changes in type of land use, and/or major restrictions in farming practice resulting in aor the preservation of existing environmentally-friendly practices resulting in a comparatively significant loss of income.
Amendment 1399 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 32 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Payments to farmers in mountain areas and other areas facing natural or other specific constraints such as low soil productivity or poor climate conditions shall be granted annually per hectare of UAA in order to compensate farmers for additional costs and income foregone related to the constraints for agricultural production in the area concerned.
Amendment 1419 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 5
Article 32 – paragraph 5
5. Member States may grant payments under this measure between 2014 and 20179 to farmers in areas which were eligible under Article 36(a)(ii) of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 during the 2007-2013 programming period but are no longer eligible following the new delimitation referred to in Article 33(3). These payments shall be degressive starting in 20145 at 80% of the payment received in 2013 and ending in 20179 at 20%.
Amendment 1439 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 33 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
In order to be eligible for payments under Article 32, areas, other than mountain areas, shall be considered as facing significant natural constraints if at least 6650% of the UAA meets at least one of the criteria listed in Annex II at the threshold value indicated. Respect of this condition shall be ensured at the appropriate level of local administrative units ("LAU 2" level).
Amendment 1673 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) capacity building, training and networking with a view to preparing and implementing a community-led local development strategy.
Amendment 473 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 44
Recital 44
(44) Beekeeping is characterised by the diversity of production conditions and yields and the dispersion and variety of economic operators, both at the production and marketing stages. Moreover, in view of the spread of varroasis in several Member States in recent years and the problems which that disease causes to honey production, coordinated action by the Union as part of European veterinary policy continues to be necessary as varroasis cannot be completely eradicated and is to be treated with approved products. Given such circumstances and in order to improve bee health and the production and marketing of apiculture products in the Union, national programmes for the sector should be drawn up every three years with a view to improving the general conditions for the production and marketing of apiculture products. Those national programmes should be partly financed by the Union.
Amendment 475 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 48 a (new)
Recital 48 a (new)
(48 a) One key measure eligible for national support programmes should be the promotion and marketing of Union agricultural products in the EU and in third countries.
Amendment 477 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 82 a (new)
Recital 82 a (new)
(82a) For economic, social and environmental reasons and in the light of regional planning policy in rural areas with a wine-producing tradition, and going beyond the requirement to uphold the monitoring, diversity, prestige and quality of European wine products, the present system of planting rights in the wine sector should be maintained, while modernising its management and rendering it more flexible at Member State level.
Amendment 491 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 84 a (new)
Recital 84 a (new)
(84 a) To enable beet growers to complete their adaptation to the far-reaching reform carried out in the sugar sector in 2006 and to continue the efforts to become competitive undertaken since then, a revised version of the present quota system should be extended until the end of the 2019-2020 marketing year, if quotas do not end in 2015 as planned. The revised system should allow all member states, wishing to do so, to avail of sugar quotas. Union support should be directed towards the expansion of the sugar industry in the EU and assistance should be provided for the start up costs of sugar processing in member states. However, the considerable recurrent tensions observed on the European sugar market call for a mechanism that, for as long as necessary, automatically re-designates non-quota sugar as quota sugar, so it is possible to preserve the structural balance of this market.
Amendment 508 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 85
Recital 85
(85) Producer organisations and their associations can play useful roles in concentrating supply and promoting best practices. Recognises that efforts must be enhanced in order to further strengthen the position of producer organisations in certain member states. Interbranch organisations can play an important part in allowing dialogue between actors in the supply chain, and in promoting best practices and market transparency. Existing rules on the definition and recognition of such organisations and their associations covering certain sectors should therefore be harmonised, streamlined and extended to provide for recognition on request under statutes set out in EU law in all sectors.
Amendment 522 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 91 a (new)
Recital 91 a (new)
(91 a) Measures should be proposed by the Commission to ensure a soft landing in the milk and milk products sector before the abolition of quotas in 2015, in line with commitments made in 2008. Several options should be considered to allow for a more flexible approach for Member States experiencing difficulties, including a butterfat adjustment, or a linear reduction in super levy before 2015.
Amendment 612 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. For the purposes of this Regulation, 'adverse climatic events' shall mean severe weather conditions, such as frost, hail, ice, rain or drought, which destroy or reduce overall production or production of a particular crop by more than 30% compared to the average annual production of a given farmer. The average annual production shall be calculated on the basis of the preceding three-year period or on the basis of a three-year average based on the preceding five-year period, excluding the highest and lowest entry.
Amendment 637 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Within 6 months after the entry into force of the Regulation, the Commission shall review the reference prices in the milk and milk products and the beef and veal sectors and the reference price for paddy rice taking into account the evolution of production costs over a representative period.
Amendment 644 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 a (new)
Article 7 a (new)
Article 7 a Prices, production costs and margins reporting systems The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, set up an information system on prices, production costs and margins in the commodities market, including a system for the publication of price levels, production cost and margin indicators for the commodities market. The system shall be based on information submitted by operators involved in the commodities trade. This information shall be treated with confidentiality. The Commission shall ensure that the information published does not permit the identification of individual operators.
Amendment 661 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
c a) fresh and chilled meat of sheep, pig and goats sector
Amendment 683 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) mayshall be opened for the beef and veal sector by the Commission, by means of other implementing acts, ifbefore the average market price over a representative period adopted pursuant to Article 19(a) in a Member State or in a region of a Member State recorded on the basis of the Union scale for the classification of carcasses as adopted pursuant to in Article 18(8) is belowreaches EUR 1 560/tonne.Within six months after the entry into force of this regulation, the Commission shall review the intervention price in the beef and veal sector taking into account the evolution of production costs over a representative period.
Amendment 689 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) may be opened by the Commission, by means of implementing acts, for the sheep and goats sector if the market situation so requires.
Amendment 752 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) dried fodder;
Amendment 753 #
Amendment 756 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) olive oil and table oils;
Amendment 800 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
(h a) starch potato;
Amendment 802 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Aid for private storage shall be granted for butter produced from cream obtained directly and exclusively from cow's milk.
Amendment 809 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 160, where necessary in order to provide for market transparency to lay down the conditions under which it may decide to grantto extend the current mandatory scheme of automatic allocation of private storage aid for thedairy products listed in Article 16, taking into account average recorded Union market prices and the reference prices for the products concerned or the need to respond to a particularly difficult market situation or economic developments in the sector in one or more Member Statesto all agricultural products listed in Article 16.
Amendment 823 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2
Article 17 – paragraph 2
Amendment 828 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3
Article 17 – paragraph 3
Amendment 831 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 4
Article 17 – paragraph 4
Amendment 1199 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 1
Article 52 – paragraph 1
1. Member States may draw up national programmes for the apiculture sector covering a period of three years. These programmes have to be developed in close cooperation with representative organisations and cooperatives in the beekeeping field.
Amendment 1204 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 2
Article 52 – paragraph 2
2. The Union contribution to the apiculture programmes shall not exceedbe equivalent to 50 % of the expenditure borne by Member States.
Amendment 1209 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 3
Article 52 – paragraph 3
3. To be eligible for the Union contribution provided for in paragraph 2, Member States shall carry out a study of the production and marketing structure in the beekeeping sector in their territory.establish a reliable system of identification which makes it possible to perform regular censuses of bee populations and shall carry out a study of the production and marketing structure in the beekeeping sector in their territory. The financing of the census and of hive identification must not be cut from existing programmes to improve production and marketing of honey under Regulation (EC) No 797/20041. _______________ 1 OJ L 125, 28.4.2004
Amendment 1457 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 101 – paragraph 1 h (new)
Article 101 – paragraph 1 h (new)
Article 101 h Quota allocation 1. The current quotas for the production of sugar, isoglucose and inulin syrup at national or regional level are fixed in Annex IIIb. A revised version of the present quota system should be extended until the end of the 2019-2020 marketing year, if quotas do not end in 2015 as planned.. The revised system should allow all member states, wishing to do so, to avail of sugar quotas. Union support should be directed towards the expansion of the sugar industry in the EU and assistance should be provided for the start up costs of sugar processing in member states. 2. The Member States shall allocate a quota to each undertaking producing sugar, isoglucose or inulin syrup established in its territory and approved under Article 101i. 3. In case of allocation of a quota to a sugar undertaking having more than one production unit, the Member States shall adopt the measures they consider necessary in order to take due account of the interests of sugar beet and cane growers.
Amendment 1739 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 108 – paragraph 1 – point c – point x
Article 108 – paragraph 1 – point c – point x
(x) encouraging healthy, moderate or responsible consumption of the products and informing about the harm linked to hazardous consumption patterns;
Amendment 2012 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 144 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 144 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Amendment 2052 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 154 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 154 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Taking into account the need to react efficiently and effectively against threats of market disturbance caused by significant price rises or falls on internal or external markets or significant falls in producer margin or any other factors affecting the market, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 160 to take the necessary measures for the sector concerned, respecting any obligations resulting from agreements concluded in accordance with Article 218 of the Treaty.
Amendment 2079 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 155 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 155 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 2103 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 156 a (new)
Article 156 a (new)
Amendment 2192 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – Part VIII – point 2 a (new)
Annex II – Part VIII – point 2 a (new)
2a. Definitions of hive products - Royal jelly: Natural substance secreted by the hypopharyngeal and mandibular glands of nurse bees (Apis mellifera). Mainly used to feed larvae and queens, it is a fresh, natural and unprocessed product. It may be filtered (without ultrafiltration), although no substance is added. - Pollen pellets: Accumulated pollen grains harvested by worker bees of the species Apis mellifera, which is compacted on their hind legs with the help of honey and/or nectar and bees' secretion. The protein source for the colony, the product is natural, free from additives and harvested at the entrance to the hive. - Bee pollen or bee bread: Pollen pellets packed into honeycomb cells by bees and which undergo natural processing leading to the presence of enzymes and commensal microbiota. It is used by nurse bees to feed the brood. It may not contain any additives except wax from the honeycomb cells. - Beeswax: Substance constituted solely from secretion of the wax glands of worker bees of the species Apis mellifera and used in the construction of honeycombs. - Propolis: Resin of exclusively natural and plant origin, harvested by worker bees of the species Apis mellifera from certain plant sources, to which their own secretion is added (primarily wax and salivary secretion) in order to be used as protection for the hive. - Bee venom: Secretion from the bee's venom gland used by bees to defend against hive attackers.
Amendment 606 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) their agricultural areas are mainly areas naturally kept in a state suitable for grazing or cultivation and they do not carry out on those areas the minimum activity established by Member States in accordance with Article 4(1)(c). Taking account of geographical differences and varying farming types member states should determine that pastoral farmers have a meaningful stocking density and that arable farmers have a meaningful crop production.
Amendment 1297 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) to have threewo different crops on their arable land where the arable land of the farmer covers more than 315 hectares and is not entirely used for grass production (sown or natural), entirely left fallow or entirely cultivated with crops under water for a significant part of the year;
Amendment 1339 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) to have ecological focus area on their agricultural arrable land where the arable land of the farmer covers more than 15 hectares and is not entirely used for grass production (sown or natural), entirely left fallow or entirely cultivated with crops under water for a significant part of the year.
Amendment 1466 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 29 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Farmers with more than 70% of the eligible agricultural area covered by grassland or farmers whose holding is certified under national or regional environmental certification schemes shall be entitled ipso facto to the payment referred to in this chapter.
Amendment 1525 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1
Article 30 – paragraph 1
1. Where the arable land of the farmer covers more than 315 hectares and is not entirely used for grass production (sown or natural), entirely left fallow or entirely cultivated with crops under water for a significant part of the year, cultivation on the arable land shall consist of at least threewo different crops. None of those threeThe main crops shall cover less than 5 not exceed 85% of the arable land and the main . Temporary grassland shall be counted as a distinct separate crop. This obligatione shall not exceed 70 % of the arable landapply to holdings in which the permanent grassland covers more than 50% of the agricultural area.
Amendment 1565 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 30 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. In order to take account of the structure of their agricultural holdings, Member States may adjust the 15 hectares mentioned in paragraph 1 to 20 pct. of the average farm size according to the average farm size set out in Annex VI.
Amendment 1699 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1
Article 32 – paragraph 1
1. FWhen the arable land of the farmer covers more than 20 hectares, farmers shall ensure that at least 7 3% of their eligible hectares as defined in Article 25(2), excluding areas under permanent grassland, is ecological focus area such as land left fallow, terraces, landscape features, buffer strips and afforested areas as referred to in article 25(2)(b)(ii). like hedges and stone walls, buffer strips, land planted with nitrogen- fixing crops, short rotation coppice and afforested areas as referred to in article 25(2)(b)(ii). The inclusion of such features as ecological focus areas does not preclude these measures being aided under Regulation XXX (Rural Development).
Amendment 1848 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 2
Article 33 – paragraph 2
Amendment 2020 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 2087 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 1
Article 39 – paragraph 1
1. In order to finance the voluntary coupled support, Member States may decide, by 1 August of the year preceding the first year of implementation of such support, to use up to 15 % of their annual national ceiling set out in Annex II.
Amendment 2102 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 2
Article 39 – paragraph 2
Amendment 2133 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 3
Article 39 – paragraph 3
Amendment 54 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d – introductory part
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d – introductory part
(d) development of endogenous potential by supporting regional and local development and research and innovation, while taking care not to increase levels of bureaucracy. These measures shall include:
Amendment 34 #
2011/0274(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) investments in the environment, including areas related to sustainable development and energy which present environmental benefits, with a particular focus on renewable energy;
Amendment 53 #
2011/0274(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – point d – point iii
Article 3 – point d – point iii
(iii) developing comprehensive, high quality and interoperable railway systems, and the development of environmentally friendly bus services where rail is not feasible;
Amendment 12 #
2011/0273(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Cross-border cooperation should aim to tackle common challenges identified jointly in the border regions (such as poor accessibility, inappropriate business environment, lack of networks among local and regional administrations, research and innovation and take-up of information and communication technologies, environmental pollution, risk prevention, negative attitudes towards neighbouring country citizens) and exploit the untapped potentials in the border area (development of cross-border research and innovation facilities and clusters, cross-border labour market integration, cooperation among universities or health centres), while enhancing the cooperation process for the purpose of the overall harmonious development of the Union. The role of the EU, through the ERDF in contributing to lasting peace on the island of Ireland should not be underestimated. The ERDF has a key role to play in ensuring that the peace process in Ireland continues to function successfully, going forward. In the case of any cross-border programme between Northern Ireland and the border counties of Ireland in support of peace and reconciliation, the ERDF shall also contribute to promoting social and economic stability in the regions concerned, notably by actions to promote cohesion between communities.
Amendment 121 #
2011/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) As fraud and misuse in relation to driving licences is less likely to occur than with driver cards,It is desirable to assess whether the recording equipment system would be more reliable and effective if drivers’ work-related cards were in future incorporated into driving licences. This approach wouldmight also reduce the administrative burden for drivers who would no longer need to apply for, receive and hold twoa number of different documents. An amendment to Directive 2006/126/EC should accordingly bbe envisaged on the basis of a comprehensive impact assessment demonstrating the benvisagedefits for all interested parties of incorporating cards in this way and the compatibility of such a measure with data protection requirements.
Amendment 125 #
2011/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) In order to reduce the administrative burden on drivers and transport undertakings, it should be clarified that there is no need for written proof of daily or weekly rest periods. For control purposes, periods for which no activity has been recorded for the driver should accordingly be considered as rest periods.
Amendment 138 #
2011/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Council Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85
Article 2 – paragraph 2 (a)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 (a)
(a) ‘recording equipment’ means the equipment intended for installation in road vehicles to display, record, print, store and output automatically or semi-automatically details of the movement of such vehicles and of certain work periodthe working activities of their drivers;
Amendment 142 #
2011/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Council Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point g
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point g
(g) ‘control card’ means a tachograph card issued by the authorities of a Member State to a national competent control authority which identifies the control body and optionally the control officer and allows access to the data stored in the data memory or in the driver cards for reading, printing and/or downloading;
Amendment 144 #
2011/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Council Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85
Article 2 – Paragraph 2 – point i
Article 2 – Paragraph 2 – point i
(i) “workshop card” means a tachograph card issued by the authorities of a Member State to a recording equipmentdesignated member of staff of tachograph manufacturer, a fitter, a vehicle manufacturer or a workshop approved by that Member State which identifies the cardholder and allows for the testing, calibration and/or downloading of the recording equipmenttachograph; this also imposes the obligation of management of tachograph manufacturer, a fitter, a vehicle manufacturer or a workshop approved by that Member State, to ensure that no fraudulent activity takes place at a tachograph manufacturer, a fitter, a vehicle manufacturer or a workshop approved by that Member State;
Amendment 191 #
2011/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Council Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Member States shall equip their control authorities with the remote early detection equipment necessary to permit the data communication referred to in this Article.
Amendment 197 #
2011/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Council Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. The data exchanged during communication shall be limited to the data necessary for the purpose of targeted roadside checks. It should include driver activities and speed. Data concerning the identity of the driver, driver activities and speed shall not be communicated.
Amendment 202 #
2011/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Council Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85
Article 5 – paragraph 7
Article 5 – paragraph 7
7. The competent control authority, on the basis of the data exchanged, may decide to carry out a check on the vehicle and the recording equipment. This roadside filtering must also be complemented by random enforcement checks, regardless of the reading on the roadside unit, to combat possible manipulation of the signal by certain transport undertakings. This may be aided by the establishment of a European wide database, or national databases, which would track the compliance record of transport undertakings, on the basis of physical checks carried out by enforcement officers.
Amendment 212 #
2011/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Council Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. Manufacturers or their agents shall submit an application for EU approval of a type of vehicle unit, motion sensor, model record sheet or tachograph card to the type approval authorities designated to that effect by each Member State and recognised under the SOG-IS European mutual recognition agreement.
Amendment 216 #
2011/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Council Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85
Article 8 a (new)
Article 8 a (new)
Article 8 a The Commission is to carry out an Impact Assessment on the feasibility of merging all of the cards used by professional drivers, in particular the driver card with the driver licence, within 24 months of the entry into force of this regulation. The Commission shall examine the technical solutions available, and card compatibility issues, in order to reduce the amount of card fraud currently taking place The Commission shall communicate its findings to the European Parliament within 30 months of the entry into force of this regulation.
Amendment 224 #
2011/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Council Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85
Article 19 – paragraph 4
Article 19 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shallcan take appropriate measures to prevent conflicts of interests between fitters or workshops and road transport undertakings. In particular, i, if member states deem it necessary. In particular, Member States may decide to prohibit the practice of a transport undertaking is also operating as an approved fitter or workshop, it shall not be allowed to and thus prevent them from installing and calibrateing recording equipment in itstheir own vehicles.
Amendment 241 #
2011/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Council Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85
Article 27
Article 27
Amendment 242 #
2011/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Council Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85
Article 27
Article 27
Amendment 247 #
2011/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Council Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85
Article 29 – paragraph –1 (new)
Article 29 – paragraph –1 (new)
Amendment 272 #
2011/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Council Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85
Article 32 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 32 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. The Commission is to carry out a study of enforcement regimes in all the Member States, within 18 months of the first Enforcement Officer Certificates being awarded, to establish how many certified officers there are in each state. Thereafter, Member States must report to the Commission on an annual basis, detailing the training received by officers, and the numbers of active Enforcement Officers who have obtained the European Certificate.
Amendment 279 #
2011/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Council Regulation (EEC) No 3821/85
Article 35 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 35 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. The Commission is to investigate the establishment a common system of training of enforcement officers within 24 months of the application of this regulation, so as to ensure that there are certain training specifications set out before officers are awarded a European Enforcement Certificate.
Amendment 258 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) At the World Summit on Sustainable Development at Johannesburg in 2002, the Union and its Member States committed to act against the continued decline of many fish stocks. Therefore, the Union should improve its Common Fisheries Policy to ensure that as a matter of priority exploitation levels of marine biological resources stocks are, where possible, restored and maintained at levels capable of producing maximum sustainable yields from the populations of harvested stocks by 2015. Where less scientific information is available, this may require applying proxies to maximum sustainable yield.
Amendment 311 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14 a (new)
Recital 14 a (new)
(14a) The definition of small-scale fishing needs to be widened to take account of a range of criteria in addition to boat size, including, inter alia, the prevailing weather conditions, the impact of fishing techniques on the marine ecosystem, time spent at sea and the characteristics of the economic unit exploiting the resource. Small offshore islands which are dependent on fishing should be especially recognised and supported both in terms of additional resource allocation, and financially, to enable their future survival and prosperity.
Amendment 338 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) Measures are needed to reduce and eliminate the current high levels of unwanted catches and discards. Indeed, unwanted catches and discards constitute a substantial waste and affect negatively the sustainable exploitation of marine biological resour with increased and improved techniques for avoidances and marine ecosystems as well as the financial viability of fisheries. An obligation to land all catches of managed stocks caught during fishing activities in Union waters or by Union fishing vessels should be established and gradually implementedinimisation of unwanted species. Such practices must be supported by realistic incentives at all levels.
Amendment 401 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
Recital 29
Amendment 425 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30
Recital 30
Amendment 435 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
Recital 31
Amendment 450 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32
Recital 32
Amendment 557 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 54 a (new)
Recital 54 a (new)
(54 a) An Advisory Council for Markets shall be established in accordance with Article 52.
Amendment 600 #
Amendment 647 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 2 – paragraph 3
Part 1 – article 2 – paragraph 3
3. The Common Fisheries Policy shall implement the ecosystem-based approach to fisheries management to ensure that the impacts of fishing activities on the marine ecosystemit supports the principle of achieving maximum sustainable yield where possible and over a re alimitedstic timeframe.
Amendment 674 #
Amendment 696 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Part 1 – article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(a a) provide the necessary mechanisms for stock assessment and data collection and address the issues arising from data poor stock management;
Amendment 807 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d
Part 1 – article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) broad involvement of stakeholders at all stages from conception to implementation of the measures;
Amendment 826 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 4 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
Part 1 – article 4 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
(f a) a decentralised approach to the principles of good governance.
Amendment 864 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 7
Part 1 – article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 7
– ‘precautionary approach to fisheries management’ means an approach according to which the absence of adequate scientific information should not justify postponing or failing to take the appropriate management measures to conservensure target species, associated or dependent species and non- target species are fished at sustainable levels and their environment is not damaged;
Amendment 873 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 8
Part 1 – article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 8
– ‘ecosystem-based approach to fisheries management’ means an approach ensuring that benefits from living aquatic resources are high while the direct and indirect impacts of fishing operations on marine ecosystems are low and not detrimental to the future functioning, diversity and integrity of those ecosystems;
Amendment 983 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 31 a (new)
Part 1 – article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 31 a (new)
– 'Fishing structural over-capacity' means the number of fishing vessels in a particular fishery or metier that are not economically viable based on the available fishing resources;
Amendment 995 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 32 a (new)
Part 1 – article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 32 a (new)
– Fishing Maximum Sustainable Yield ( Fmsy) is the MSY as defined by a fishing mortality rate rather than a biomass rate.
Amendment 1001 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 1 – article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 32 b (new)
Part 1 – article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 32 b (new)
– 'Fishing capacity' means the number of vessels in each fleet segment or metier of the European fleet.
Amendment 1029 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 6 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Part 2 – article 6 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. The status of the existing Biologically Sensitive Area as defined in Council Regulation (EC) No 1954/2003 is maintained in its current form.
Amendment 1035 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 2 – article 6 – paragraph 4
Part 2 – article 6 – paragraph 4
4. The provisions which will follow arrangements set out in paragraphs 2 and 3 and 3(a) shall be adopted by 31 December 2022.
Amendment 1038 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – title
Part 3 – title
MEASURES FOR THE CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE EXPLOITATION OF MARINE BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES
Amendment 1072 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 7 – paragraph 1 – point d
Part 3 – article 7 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) establishing incentives, including those of an economic nature, to promote more selective or low impact fishing methods, including preferential access to fishing opportunities and incentives of an economic nature;
Amendment 1086 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 7 – paragraph 1 – point g
Part 3 – article 7 – paragraph 1 – point g
Amendment 1098 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 7 – paragraph 1 – point h
Part 3 – article 7 – paragraph 1 – point h
Amendment 1167 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 9 – paragraph 1
Part 3 – article 9 – paragraph 1
1. Multiannual plans providing for conservation measures to maintain or restore fish stocks above levels capable of producing maximum sustainable yield shall be established as a prioritywhere possible and allowing for the difficulties posed by achieving maximum sustainable yield for mixed fisheries.
Amendment 1219 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 9 – paragraph 4
Part 3 – article 9 – paragraph 4
4. Multiannual plans shall be based on the precautionary approach to fisheries management and shall take into account the limitations of the available data and assessment methods including data poor stock assessments and all quantified sources of uncertainty in a scientifically valid manner.
Amendment 1253 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 10 – paragraph 1
Part 3 – article 10 – paragraph 1
1. Multiannual plans shall provide for adaptations of the fishing mortality rate, resulting where possible in a fishing mortality rate that restores and maintains all stocks above levels capable of producing maximum sustainable yield by 2015over a reasonable and attainable timeframe.
Amendment 1374 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 11 – paragraph 1 – point j a (new)
Part 3 – article 11 – paragraph 1 – point j a (new)
(ja) conducting pilot projects on alternative types of fishing management techniques.
Amendment 1449 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 14 – paragraph 1 – point b
Part 3 – article 14 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) reduce and, where possible, avoid, minimise and eliminate catches of undersized individuals from fish stocks;
Amendment 1488 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 15 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Part 3 – article 15 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. All catches of the following fish stocks subject to catch limits caught during fishing activities in Union waters or by Union fishing vessels outside Union waters following a period during which all practicable methods of avoidance and minimisation of unwanted catches have been fully explored shall be brought and retained on board the fishing vessels and recorded and landed, except when used as live bait, , in accordance with the following timeframe:
Amendment 1558 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 15 – paragraph 3
Part 3 – article 15 – paragraph 3
Amendment 1593 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 16 – title
Part 3 – article 16 – title
Amendment 1602 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 16 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Part 3 – article 16 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. In deciding on quota allocations each year the Council shall take full account of regions where local communities are especially dependent on fisheries and related activities as decided by the Council in its Resolution of 3 November 1976, on certain external aspects of the creation of a 200-mile fishing zone in the Community1 with effect from 1 January 1977, and in particular Annex VII thereto.
Amendment 1614 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 16 – paragraph 3
Part 3 – article 16 – paragraph 3
3. Fishing opportunities shall comply with quantifiable targets, time frames and margins established in accordance with Article 9(2) and 11(b), (c) and (hc).
Amendment 1619 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 16 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Part 3 – article 16 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Each Member State shall decide, for vessels flying its flag, on the method of allocating the fishing opportunities assigned to that Member State in accordance with Community law. It shall inform the Commission of the allocation method.
Amendment 1642 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 17 – paragraph 1
Part 3 – article 17 – paragraph 1
1. In a multiannual plan established pursuant to Articles 9, 10 and 11 Member States may be authorised to adopt measures, to establish decentralised entities, which can adopt measures in accordance with that multiannual plans, which specify the conservation measures applicable to vessels flying their flag in relation to stocks in Union waters for which they have been allocated fishing opportunities.
Amendment 1664 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 17 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Part 3 – article 17 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt implementing acts to cover the scope and functions of the decentralised entities in accordance with the remit for such entities set out in Article 17 paragrapgh 1.
Amendment 1704 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 20 – title
Part 3 – article 20 – title
Amendment 1798 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 4 – article 27
Part 4 – article 27
Amendment 1852 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 4 – article 28
Part 4 – article 28
Amendment 1909 #
Amendment 1951 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 4 – article 30
Part 4 – article 30
Amendment 1964 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 4 – article 31
Part 4 – article 31
Amendment 1995 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 4 – article 32
Part 4 – article 32
Amendment 2010 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 4 – article 33
Part 4 – article 33
Amendment 2050 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 5 – article 34 – paragraph 4
Part 5 – article 34 – paragraph 4
Amendment 2060 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 5 – article 35 – title
Part 5 – article 35 – title
Management of fishing capacity and fishing structural overcapacity
Amendment 2065 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 5 – article 35 – paragraph 1
Part 5 – article 35 – paragraph 1
1. Each Member State fleet shall be subject to existing fishing capacity ceilings as set out in Annex II.
Amendment 2074 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 5 – article 35 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Part 5 – article 35 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Member States shall be subject to, in addition to existing fishing capacity ceilings as set out in paragraph 1, new fishing capacity levels based on new definitions of fishing capacity and fishing structural over-capacity.
Amendment 2239 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 7 – article 42 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Part 7 – article 42 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(a a) In order to ensure that shared stocks with neighbouring countries are managed in a sustainable manner, it is necessary that they come within the remit of this regulation.
Amendment 2374 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 9 – article 45 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Part 9 – article 45 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(e a) Establish a Markets Advisory Council.
Amendment 2387 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 9 – article 45 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
Part 9 – article 45 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
(b a) Instigate trade measures against third countries not operating sustainable fishing practices.
Amendment 2414 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 10 – article 46 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)
Part 10 – article 46 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)
(e a) a standardised compliance and enforcement regime for each EU member state.
Amendment 2420 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 10 – article 48
Part 10 – article 48
Amendment 2463 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 12 – article 52 – paragraph 2
Part 12 – article 52 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 55 concerning amendments to that Annex to change the areas of competence, to create new areas of competence for Advisory Councils or to create new Advisory Councils including funding.
Amendment 2517 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 12 – article 54 – paragraph 3
Part 12 – article 54 – paragraph 3
3. Advisory Councils may apply for Union financial assistance as bodies pursuing an aim of general European interestunder the EMFF covering both administrative technical and scientific costs associated with carrying out studies to underpin their recommendations.
Amendment 2522 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 12 – article 54 – paragraph 4
Part 12 – article 54 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 55 concerning the composition, functioning and the functionding of Advisory Councils.
Amendment 2536 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 14 – article 57 – paragraph 2
Part 14 – article 57 – paragraph 2
2. Decision (EC) No 2004/585 is hereby repealed with effect from the entry into force of the rules adopted under Articles 51(4) and 52 26c (4).
Amendment 2548 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 3 – title 1 – point 8 a (new)
Annex 3 – title 1 – point 8 a (new)
ANNEX III ANNEX III ADVISORY COUNCILS ADVISORY COUNCILS Name of the Area of Advisory Council competence Baltic Sea ICES36 zones IIIb, IIIc and IIId IIIb, IIIc and IIId Mediterranean Maritime Waters Sea of the Mediterranean of Mediterranean of the East of line the East of line 5°36' West 5°36' West North Sea ICES zones IV and IIIa and IIIa North Western ICES zones V waters (excluding Va South Western ICES zones VIII, waters IX and X (watersand only Union and only Union waters of Vb), VI waters of Vb), VI and VII and VII South Western ICES zones VIII, waters IX and X (waters around Azores), around Azores), and CECAF37 and CECAF37 zones 34.1.1, zones 34.1.1, 34.1.2 and 34.2.0 34.1.2 and 34.2.0 (waters around (waters around Madeira and the Madeira and the Canary Islands) Canary Islands) Pelagic stocks All areas (blue whiting, competence mackerel, horse (excluding the mackerel, Baltic Sea, the herring) Mediterranean Sea and Sea and Aquaculture) Aquaculture) High seas/long All non Union- distance fleet waters Aquaculture Aquaculture, as defined in Article defined in Article 5 5 Markets Advisory All market areas Council
Amendment 2549 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 3 – title 1 a (new)
Annex 3 – title 1 a (new)
Amendment 39 #
2011/0194(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6 a) It is essential, in order for the Common Market Organisation to be a success, that consumers are informed, through marketing and educational campaigns, about the value of eating fish and the wide variety of species available, as well as told of the importance of being able to understand the information contained on labels;
Amendment 41 #
2011/0194(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Producer organisations are the key actors for the appropriate application of the Common Fisheries Policy and the Common Market Organisation. It is therefore necessary to strengthen their objectives and to provide the necessary financial support to ensure that their members carry out fishing and aquaculture activities in a sustainable manner, improve the placing on the market of products, and collect economic information on aquaculture. When realising these objectives, producer organisations should take account the different conditions of the fishery and aquaculture sectors prevailing in the Union, in particular the specificities of small-scale fisheries.
Amendment 54 #
2011/0194(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Producer organisations may create a collective fshall be allocated Community financial assistance under the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund to finance the production and marketing plans and the storage mechanism.
Amendment 69 #
2011/0194(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18 a (new)
Recital 18 a (new)
(18 a) It is desirable that the Commission investigate and monitor the power of certain major buyers in the market, in order to ensure that such buyers do not cause unsustainable fishing practices to continue or develop, and to ensure that fishermen get a fair price for the product, with ordinary consumers paying an affordable price;
Amendment 98 #
2011/0194(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) promoting viable and sustainable fishing activities of their members in full compliance with the conservation policy laid down in the Regulation on the Common Fisheries Policy and environmental legislation;
Amendment 110 #
2011/0194(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) handlingpromoting avoidance and minimisation of unwanted catches of commercial stocks;
Amendment 115 #
2011/0194(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) managing the resource access rights assigned to their members in accordance with the provisions of Chapter IV of the Common Fisheries Policy Regulation;
Amendment 117 #
2011/0194(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) helping to maintain and create jobs in coastal regions;
Amendment 130 #
2011/0194(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Amendment 131 #
2011/0194(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point e b (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point e b (new)
Article 7 b (eb) contributing towards educating consumers about the wide variety of species available for consumption
Amendment 132 #
2011/0194(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – title
Article 8 – title
Measures to be deployabled by fishery producer organisations
Amendment 135 #
2011/0194(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Fishery producer organisations mayshall make use of the following measures to achieve the objectives set out in Article 7:
Amendment 143 #
2011/0194(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b – introductory part
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b – introductory part
(b) makAssisting the best use ofir members to develop and implement measures to minimise and avoid unwanted catches of commercial stocks by:
Amendment 147 #
2011/0194(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 1
Amendment 153 #
2011/0194(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 2
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 2
Amendment 155 #
2011/0194(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 3
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 3
Amendment 165 #
2011/0194(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
(fa) managing their members’ fishing opportunities on a collective basis.
Amendment 181 #
2011/0194(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) promoting extensive and sustainable aquaculture activities of their members by providing opportunities for their development;
Amendment 201 #
2011/0194(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 - paragraph 1 - point e a (new)
Article 10 - paragraph 1 - point e a (new)
(ea) using, where possible, Information Communications Technology to ensure that the best possible price for products is achieved;
Amendment 204 #
2011/0194(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) promotion of responsible, extensive and sustainable aquaculture, notably in terms of environment protection, animal health and animal welfare;
Amendment 220 #
2011/0194(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) coordinating and developing activities of common interest for the member producer organisations, including the improved marketing of products for consumers.
Amendment 222 #
2011/0194(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 a (new)
Article 13 a (new)
Article 13 a Financing of associations of producer organisations. (a) The European Maritime and Fisheries Fund may financially contribute towards the establishment and/or development of associations of producer organisations. (b) The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts, in accordance with Article 50, laying down detailed rules concerning such financial support.
Amendment 225 #
2011/0194(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) improving quality, knowledge of and the transparency of production and the market, as well as product traceability and food safety;
Amendment 241 #
2011/0194(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) they comply with the competition rules laid down in Chapter VI;
Amendment 243 #
2011/0194(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) they may not hold a dominant position on a given market unless necessary in pursuance of the goals of aArticles 39 and 40 of the Treaty.
Amendment 260 #
2011/0194(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1
Article 23 – paragraph 1
In order to ensure that the conditions for recognition of producer organisations or inter-branch organisations laid down in Articles 17 and 18 are complied with, the Commission may carry out checks and mayshall, where appropriate, request that Member States withdraw the recognition of producer organisations or inter-branch organisations.
Amendment 276 #
2011/0194(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2
Article 26 – paragraph 2
2. For the purposes of paragraph 1(a) a fishery producer organisation is deemed representative where it accounts for at least 6530 % of the quantities marketed of the relevant product during the previous year in the area where it is proposed to extend the rules
Amendment 291 #
2011/0194(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 3
Article 29 – paragraph 3
3. Within two month7 days of receipt of the notification, the Commission shall take a decision authorising or refusing to authorise the extension of rules and shall inform the Member States. Where the Commission has not taken a decision within the two-month period7 days, the extension of rules shall be deemed to have been authorised by the Commission.
Amendment 297 #
2011/0194(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1
Article 32 – paragraph 1
1. Each producer organisation shall submit a production and marketing plan to their competent national authorities to fulfil the objectives laid down in Articles 3 and 7.
Amendment 324 #
Amendment 330 #
2011/0194(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Amendment 350 #
2011/0194(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 1
Article 40 – paragraph 1
1. The products for which marketing standards have been laid down may be marketed for human consumption in the Union only in accordance with those standards.
Amendment 354 #
2011/0194(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 40 – paragraph 3
Article 40 – paragraph 3
3. All fishery products landed, including those not complying with marketing standards, may be, under the responsibility of the Member States, distributed free of charge to philanthropic or charitable institutions established in the Union or to persons who are recognised by the legislation of the Member State concerned as being entitled to public assistanceused for bait, as well as for fishmeal and fish oil. Producer organisation members shall be eligible for reimbursement to cover the costs incurred in landing these fisheries products.
Amendment 445 #
2011/0194(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) undertake to investigate the significant power of large buyers which determine the price of fish products, often to the detriment of fishermen's incomes;
Amendment 446 #
2011/0194(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point c b (new)
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point c b (new)
(cb) undertake to devise an Union-wide campaign in order to ensure that consumers are aware of the huge variety of fish species landed in European ports, and to inform citizens of the Union of the different periods when certain species are in season, together with the provision of promotional campaigns concerning the new labelling measures being introduced;
Amendment 447 #
2011/0194(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point c c (new)
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point c c (new)
(cc) The Commission shall also undertake to ensure that in primary and second level schools across the Union, information campaigns are carried out so that younger citizens and their teachers are aware of the benefits of consuming fish, and of the huge variety of species of fish which are available for consumption;
Amendment 448 #
2011/0194(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 49 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) make adequate market information available to the adequate level to stakeholdersall stakeholders. This should include making such information available to consumers in an accessible and understandable manner.
Amendment 464 #
2011/0194(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – New entries to be inserted/added
Annex II – New entries to be inserted/added
Boarfish (Caproidae) Sprat (Sprattus Sprattus) Turbot (Psetta Maxima) Sea Bass (Dicentrarchus Labrax) Argentines (Argentina Silus) Spider Crab (Maja Brachydactela) Lobster (Homarus Gammarus)
Amendment 10 #
2010/2235(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)
Recital M a (new)
Ma. Whereas the Road Infrastructure Safety Directive 2006/0182 (COD) requires the implementation of road safety audits and safety inspections as part of regular road maintenance, this directive only applies to Trans European Network (TEN-T) road infrastructure leaving many national and local roads unregulated,
Amendment 11 #
2010/2235(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)
Recital M a (new)
Ma. Whereas regular inspections of all European roads by competent entities are an essential element in the prevention of possible dangers for road users,
Amendment 136 #
2010/2235(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Calls for the introduction of an EU- wide ban on the practice of texting, emailing or web browsing while driving a motorized vehicle above a pre-agreed speed limit, which should be enforced by Member States using the best available technology;
Amendment 152 #
2010/2235(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that, all European Roads are subject to independent audits by competent entities, roads are repaired and maintained in an appropriate manner and that they have adequate road signage, even during road works;
Amendment 169 #
2010/2154(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Reiterates and upholds its standpoint that the ban on carrying liquids should come to an end in 2011 and 2013 if the technological effectiveness of the tools provided for the purpose of preserving security is confirmed;
Amendment 171 #
2010/2154(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 a (new)
Paragraph 34 a (new)
34a. Asks the Commission to demonstrate, based on a risk assessment as well as on the results of operational tests, that the interim step, expected in April 2011, to relax the ban on carrying liquids will neither undermine aviation security nor disturb significantly passenger experience;
Amendment 30 #
2010/0271(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) Riders of L-category vehicles belong to a vulnerable road user group with the highest fatality and injury rates among all road users. This Regulation should therefore be aligned with the European Road Safety Policy 2011-2020 and should introduce effective primary safety measures to provide the riders with vehicles equipped with the safest reasonably affordable technologies. Along with requirements for safe cornering and lighting and anti-tampering measures, this Regulation introduces mandatory Anti-lock Breaking Systems (ABS) for new motorcycles of certain categories. The efficiency of the chosen safety measures, which should be complemented by better training and education for riders of L-category vehicles and adapted road infrastructure, is well tested and proven by research and studies,
Amendment 40 #
2010/0271(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VIII – Column 3 – Row 1 – point a
Annex VIII – Column 3 – Row 1 – point a
Amendment 41 #
2010/0271(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VIII – Column 3 – Row 1 – point b
Annex VIII – Column 3 – Row 1 – point b
(b) new motorcycles(27) of subcategories L3e– A1, L3e–A2 and L3e–A3 which are sold, registered and entering into service to be equipped with an anti-lock(28) brake system on both wheels.
Amendment 179 #
2010/0253(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – paragraph 2 – point e
Annex II – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) maintenance facilities, with the exception of heavy maintenance services supplied in including cleaning and washing facilities and other technical facilities, with the exception of heavy maintenance facilities exclusivemainly dedicated to specific types of rolling stock, and other technical facilities, including cleaning and washing facilities;
Amendment 15 #
2008/2217(INI)
Draft report
Paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
Paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
6. Proposes that the ITS research and development programme be stepped up, its European funding increasthat it be better co-ordinated with the needs and its research on urban mobilityobjectives of urban residents and local authorities and that it be directed towards:
Amendment 22 #
2008/2217(INI)
Draft report
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls for national and European funding for ITS applications to be increased so as to enable greater deployment of ITS by local authorities;
Amendment 23 #
2008/2217(INI)
Draft report
Paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1
Paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1
7. Advocates the introduction and general application of integrated sustainable urban travel plans in conurbations with over 100 000 inhabitants, or fewer depending on the Member State, comprising:
Amendment 2 #
2008/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the positive effect on sustainable development that intelligent transport systems (ITSs) have in improving the economic performance of all regions by, including urban areas, establishing conditions for reciprocal accessibility, increasing local and inter- regional commerce, and developing the European Union’s internal market and the employment associated with the activities deriving from the implementation of intelligent transport systems;
Amendment 3 #
2008/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that ITSs can improve the living conditions of Europe’s citizens, particularly those living in urban areas, and will also contribute to improved road safety, reduce harmful emissions and environmental pollution, increase traffic efficiency and reduce traffic congestion;
Amendment 10 #
2008/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Points out the need for the significant potential of urban areas to be better defined and exploited, and highlights the role that rural and outlying areas can play in achieving the medium- and long-term objectives to be defined and exploited better;
Amendment 14 #
2008/2216(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to give greater weight toconsider the potential of those regional areas which are involved to a greater extent in the opportunities for inter- regional waterway and maritime transport and to address specific measures to them;
Amendment 1 #
2008/2214(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights that several sectors can have an impact on energy efficiencye significant potential for energy efficiency across a broad range of sectors; stresses that only through a global andholistic, coordinated approach between EU and national policies (such as in the fields of cohesion, agriculture, transport, environment and so on)involving local, regional, national and Community policies can a visionary, long- term strategy ensuring consistency between projects and producing the best results be outlinimplemented;
Amendment 3 #
2008/2214(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Underlines the fact that energy efficiency needs to be treated as an European and global priority, taking into consideration the increases in the global demand for energy, the rising prices of oil and gas and the impact of climate change;
Amendment 4 #
2008/2214(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the relationship between energy efficiency and territorial cohesion, as pointed out by the Green Paper on territorial cohesion, in terms of both the positive contribution of energy efficiency measures to sustainable development and, the possible long-term solutions for isolated regions; calls on the Commission to take the utmost account of these areas, especially mountainous regions and the outermost regions, and to present urgently concrete measures suited to their specific characteristics and constraints aiming at ensuring greater energy efficiencyimportance of a well-designed spatial strategy and the creation of long-term solutions for all regions;
Amendment 10 #
2008/2214(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. ObservesNotes with regret that in most Member States the funding allocated to energy- related projects is still insufficient; encourages Member States and regions to make g and fails to adequately account for regional variances; given that cohesion policy offers a framework for financing projects relater use of Structural funds for this purpose and to organise thematic calls for proposals on energy related prioritieing to energy efficiency, the use of renewable energy and also energy infrastructure, encourages Member States to focus in the implementation of their respective operational programmes on innovative measures in order to develop cost-effective energy efficiency solutions;
Amendment 13 #
2008/2214(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission to work together with the relevant actors in order to ensure that adequate attention is paid to responding to the specific characteristics and challenges of all regions, including island, mountainous and outermost regions, when presenting measures that will ensure greater efficiency;
Amendment 14 #
2008/2214(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Encourages Member States to make substantial use of alternative renewable energy sources such as wind, biomass, bio fuels and also wave and tidal energy, where possible;
Amendment 15 #
2008/2214(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Calls on the Member States to develop long-term energy efficiency awareness campaigns, focussing on efficiency in buildings, both public and private and also on convincing the public that energy efficiency can bring them real savings; also encourages Member States to develop mechanisms to stimulate investments in energy efficiency projects and energy service companies;
Amendment 51 #
2008/0147(COD)
Council position – amending act
Article 1 – point 2
Article 1 – point 2
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7 c – paragraph 3
Article 7 c – paragraph 3
3. The external-cost charge related to traffic-based air pollution shall not apply to vehicles which comply with the most stringent EURO emission standards until fourive years after the dates of application laid down in the rules which introduced those standards.
Amendment 62 #
2008/0147(COD)
Council position – amending act
Article 1 – point 2
Article 1 – point 2
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7 f – paragraph 5
Article 7 f – paragraph 5
5. The amount of the mark-up shall be deducted from the amount of the external cost charge calculated in accordance with Article 7c, except for vehicles of EURO emission classes 0, I and II;. The related revenues shall be invested in financing the construction of priority projects of European interest identified in Annex III to Decision No 1692/96/EC.
Amendment 66 #
2008/0147(COD)
Council position – amending act
Article 1 – point 2
Article 1 – point 2
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7 g – paragraph 3 – point (c)
Article 7 g – paragraph 3 – point (c)
(c) no infrastructure charge is more than 17500 % above the maximum level of the weighted average infrastructure charge as referred to in Article 7b; and
Amendment 67 #
2008/0147(COD)
Council position – amending act
Article 1 – point 2
Article 1 – point 2
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 7 g – paragraph 3 – point (d)
Article 7 g – paragraph 3 – point (d)
(d) the peak periods during which the higher infrastructure charges are levied for the purpose of reducing congestion do not exceed fivthree hours per day.
Amendment 82 #
2008/0147(COD)
Council position – amending act
Article 1 – point 4
Article 1 – point 4
Directive 1999/62/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall determine the use of revenues generated by this Directive. The revenues generated from external-cost charges, or the equivalent in financial value of these revenues, shouldall be used to benefit the transport sector, to make transport more sustainable and optimise the entire transport system, including the following: (a) facilitating efficient pricing; (b) reducing road transport pollution at source; (c) mitigating the effects of road transport pollution at source; (d) improving the CO2 and energy performance of vehicles; (e) developing alternative infrastructure for transport users and/or expanding current capacity; (f) optimising logistics; or (g) improving road safety; Member States shall determine the use to be made of revenue from charges for the use of road infrastructure. To enable the transport network to be developed as a whole, revenue from charges shall be used to benefit the road transport sector and optimise the road transport system. At least 15 % of the revenues generated by the external cost charge in each Member State shall be dedicated to financially supporting TEN-T projects in order to increase transport sustainability. This percentage shall gradually increase over time. The application of the multiplication factor in mountain areas for charging of air pollution costs and noise shall be linked to the requirement to spend the revenues generated in the construction of priority projects of European interest identified in Annex III to Decision No 1692/96/EC.
Amendment 3 #
2007/2150(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas participation of the EU in the PEACE programme was and is of great positive value and the European link to peace- building projects, further to providing a financial instrument, demonstrated its importance by being a neutral authority with the expertise and the long-term vision for designing the programme,
Amendment 9 #
2007/2150(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the border has segregated people for years, producing and fixing a network of internal territorial bordersconflict in Northern Ireland created segregating thed community and whereas it is a central issue to the conflicties leading to deep social, economic and political divides,