Activities of Inés AYALA SENDER related to 2010/2154(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Aviation security with a special focus on security scanners - Liquids (LAG) ban on aircrafts (debate)
Amendments (15)
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the Commission to examine the possibility, under the next framework programme for research, of using technology that is completely harmless to all members of the public and which at the same time ensures air security;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas security scanners, in addition to ensuring a greater level of security than current equipment, should help speed up checks on passengers and cut waiting times,
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for, in respect of the use of X-ray body scanners (paragraph 3), special treatment to be given, especially to passengers who are sensitive to ionising radiationall available body scanner technology, special treatment to be given to susceptible passengers (e.g. pregnant women and children). Exemptions should also be granted to those with implanted medical devices (e.g. pacemakers and defibrillators); calls on the Commission to adopt specific measures applicable to regularly-exposed groups of people, such as pilots and cabin crew, airport workers and frequent flyers; calls for an evaluation of the potential cumulative effects, in relation to the minimum limits laid down in law, of exposure to body scanners that use other types of radiation;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls, for as long as reasonable doubts remain as to the safety for human health of the use of body scanners, for travellers to be informed sufficiently in advance that they are to undergo a body scan, and for there to be a genuine alternative to such checks, with a possibility to undergo a different type of check;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Calls on the Commission to propose that special training be provided for security staff responsible for using body scanners that takes into account the impact on personal dignity, health and the protection of personal data;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Calls on the sector concerned to draw up, in cooperation with the Commission and the Member States, a code of professional ethics for people responsible for using body scanners that takes into account those persons most vulnerable and those working in the sector, the right to personal privacy and dignity, and the relevant legislation on data protection;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Believes that security scanners should be an instrument to speed up the pace and tempo of checks at airports and reduce inconvenience to passengers, and thus calls on the Commission to take this aspect into account in its proposed legislation;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Takes the view that, even though 100% aviation security cannot be guaranteed, the detection performance of security scanners is higher than that offered by current metal detectors, particularly with regard to non- metallic objects and liquids, whilst frisking (full hand-search) causes more irritation and is more likely to be rejected than a scanner; points out, however, that security scanners do not solve the problem of unauthorised items when these are concealed in body cavities or inside the body;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Takes the view that concerns and demands regarding privacy and health can be resolved with the technology and methods available; considers that the technology now being developed is promising and that the best available technology shouldought to be used;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the Member States to periodically monitor the long-term effects of exposure to body scanners, taking new scientific developments into account, and to check that the equipment has been correctly installed and is properly used and operated; calls on the Commission to adopt specific measures applicable to regularly exposed groups of people, such as pilots and cabin crew, airport workers and frequent flyers; calls for an evaluation of the potential cumulative effects, in relation to the minimum limits laid down in law, of exposure to body scanners that use other types of radiation;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Stresses that images should not be stored for longer than is necessary to ensure aviation security, that they should be destroyed once they are no longer necessary for the intended purposes, and that they should not be used for purposes other than to detect prohibited objects;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Takes the view that people undergoing checks should receive all the necessary information in advance, particularly regarding the operation of the scanner concerned, what images can be seen and by whom, the conditions in place to protect the rights to intimacy, privacy and data protection, the impact on human health, and the possibility of refusing to pass through the scanner;
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Calls for Commission information campaigns on air passenger rights to include a section which also details their rights regarding security screening and security scanners;
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30a. Calls on the sector concerned to draw up, in cooperation with the Commission and the Member States, a code of professional ethics for people responsible for using body scanners that takes into account those persons most vulnerable and those working in the sector, the right to personal privacy and dignity, and the relevant legislation on data protection;
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 a (new)
Paragraph 36 a (new)
36a. Expresses its concern at the unsubstantiated claim made by the Commission that the technology to check liquids is fully available; asks the Commission as soon as possible to present the technical report on which that statement was based; also asks the Commission to present the procedures available to guarantee non-discrimination for passengers travelling within the Union and those from third countries;