Activities of Bogusław SONIK

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)

- having regard to the European Commission’s Reflection Paper entitled “Towards a Sustainable Europe by 2030”, released on 30 January 2019,

2019/02/11
Committee: DEVE ENVI

2018/2279(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)

- having regard to the Europe 2020 Strategy,

2019/02/11
Committee: DEVE ENVI

2018/2279(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas the 2030 Agenda is based on the Union’s core values of democracy and ~~participation~~good governance, social justice, solidarity and sustainability, respect for the rule of law and human rights, both within Europe and around the globe, and striving to achieve the SDGs therefore naturally follows the European Union’s ~~plans~~ambition to create a better, healthier and more sustainable future for Europe;

2019/02/11
Committee: DEVE ENVI

2018/2279(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas Parliament, the Council and the European Council have called for a comprehensive strategy to implement the 2030 Agenda and have underlined that this strategy should include timelines, objectives and concrete measures to reflect the 2030 Agenda in all relevant EU internal and external policies; whereas the upcoming need to replace the Europe 2020 Strategy would provide the right opportunity to do so; whereas common indicators and benchmarks are required to measure and to monitor systematically the implementation of such a strategy and to identify shortcomings, both now and in the future;

2019/02/11
Committee: DEVE ENVI

2018/2279(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas the financing of the SDGs poses an enormous challenge which demands a strong global partnership and the use of all forms of financing (from domestic, international, public, private and innovative sources), ~~as well as non- financial means~~; whereas private financing ~~can complement, but~~is essential but should not substitute, public funding;

2019/02/11
Committee: DEVE ENVI

2018/2279(INI)

Francisco de Paula GAMBUS MILLET, Bogusław SONIK, Pilar AYUSO, Angélique DELAHAYE, José Inácio FARIA

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)

F a. whereas achieving the SDGs does not depend only on sufficient finance, but also on non-financial actions as acknowledged in the 2030 Agenda;

2019/02/11
Committee: DEVE ENVI

2018/2279(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H c (new)

H c. Whereas over the past five years, the EU has made good progress towards almost all Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs);

2019/02/11
Committee: DEVE ENVI

2018/2279(INI)

Francisco de Paula GAMBUS MILLET, Bogusław SONIK, Pilar AYUSO, Angélique DELAHAYE, José Inácio FARIA

Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)

H a. Whereas EU Member States are already leading the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

2019/02/11
Committee: DEVE ENVI

2018/2279(INI)

Francisco de Paula GAMBUS MILLET, Bogusław SONIK, Pilar AYUSO, Angélique DELAHAYE, José Inácio FARIA, Christophe HANSEN

Motion for a resolution
Recital H b (new)

H b. Whereas seven of the EU-27 Member States are among the top 10 in Global SDG Index ranking and whereas the EU-27 Member States as a whole are in top 50 (out of 156);1a _________________ 1a Reflection paper “Towards a sustainable Europe by 2030”, page 7.(https://ec.europa.eu/commission/sites/b eta- political/files/rp_sustainable_europe_30- 01_en_web.pdf)

2019/02/11
Committee: DEVE ENVI

2018/2279(INI)

Francisco de Paula GAMBUS MILLET, Eleni THEOCHAROUS, Bogusław SONIK, Pilar AYUSO, Angélique DELAHAYE, José Inácio FARIA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. Insists that implementing the SDGs requires effective cooperation at EU, national, regional and local levels respecting the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality; Stresses the importance of the Advisory Councils for Environment and Sustainable Development role in this cooperation, and considers that their implication at all governance levels should be reinforced.

2019/02/11
Committee: DEVE ENVI

2018/2279(INI)

Francisco de Paula GAMBUS MILLET, Bogusław SONIK, Pilar AYUSO, Angélique DELAHAYE, José Inácio FARIA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Welcomes the fact that many Member States and partner countries beyond the EU have made considerable efforts to design mechanisms and strategies to implement the SDGs and to integrate them into their policies and governance frameworks; underlines that the EU, by helping and encouraging third countries to follow similar actions, can push for a level playing field, where all compete under the same conditions; acknowledges that further improvements at EU level are still necessary;

2019/02/11
Committee: DEVE ENVI

2018/2279(INI)

Francisco de Paula GAMBUS MILLET, Bogusław SONIK, Pilar AYUSO, José Inácio FARIA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Welcomes the fact that many EU Member States a~~nd partner countries beyond the EU~~s well as third countries and regions have made considerable efforts to design mechanisms and strategies to implement the SDGs and to integrate them into their policies and governance frameworks;

2019/02/11
Committee: DEVE ENVI

2018/2279(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Stresses that the EU has some of the world’s highest environmental standards already, and that its businesses are ahead of the curve compared to global competitors, which is why the EU is also seen as a stronghold for freedom and democracy, with stable institutions based on the rule of law and a vibrant civil society; finds that the EU could therefore decide to promote more strongly its current environmental, social and governance standards;

2019/02/11
Committee: DEVE ENVI

2018/2279(INI)

Francisco de Paula GAMBUS MILLET, Eleni THEOCHAROUS, Bogusław SONIK, Pilar AYUSO, Angélique DELAHAYE, José Inácio FARIA, Christophe HANSEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3 b. Calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure an horizonal approach to the Sustainable Development Goals in their policies

2019/02/11
Committee: DEVE ENVI

2018/2279(INI)

Francisco de Paula GAMBUS MILLET, Bogusław SONIK, Pilar AYUSO, José Inácio FARIA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Recognises that in 2015 all European countries, both EU and non- EU, committed to the 2030 Agenda; believes that, in the context of the debate on the future of Europe, consideration should be given to the development of a pan-European framework for the achievement of the SDGs between EU Member States, the EEA, signatories to EU association agreements, EU candidate countries and, following its withdrawal, the United Kingdom;deleted

2019/02/11
Committee: DEVE ENVI

2018/2279(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Underlines, that overall, the EU has managed to reduce its own greenhouse gas emissions, and decouple them from economic growth, thus robustly contributing to the global effort, also taking into account emissions embedded in the EU’s imports and exports;1a notes however that, more efforts are needed both at the EU level and globally; _________________ 1a In-depthan alysis in support of the Commission Communication COM(2018)773.

2019/02/11
Committee: DEVE ENVI

2018/2279(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Calls on the Commission to ~~identify clearly~~continue analysing existing gaps in all relevant policies in order to assess what needs to be done by 2030 in terms of EU policies, legislation, governance and implementation and to ~~submit a full repor~~fully take account onf th~~ose gaps without further delay so as to present a comprehensive strategy before the end of 2019~~is analysis in developing a new European growth strategy to replace the Europe 2020 Strategy;

2019/02/11
Committee: DEVE ENVI

2018/2279(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on the Commission to propose an all-encompassing ~~EU 2030~~ strategy for the implementation of the SDGs, which should integrate these goals within the EU’s policies and governance, in order to reinforce the Union’s ability to fulfil its engagements with regard to the 2030 Agenda;

2019/02/11
Committee: DEVE ENVI

2018/2279(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Reiterates its request for ~~such a~~an SDG- centered European growth strategy and underlines the need to clearly set out common indicators and benchmarks, an analysis of the distance to targets and goals, and required action and means of implementation; stresses that the ~~EU’s 2030~~ strategy should also outline when and how the Commission and the co- legislator will undertake sustainability impact assessments to reorient existing policies and for new legislative proposals, reviews or recasting of Union legislation;

2019/02/11
Committee: DEVE ENVI

2018/2279(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Welcomes the Commission’s commitment to mainstream the SDGs into its Better Regulation Agenda and underlines the potential for using the Better Regulation tools strategically in ~~order to~~Commission independent evaluateions of EU policy coherence ~~with regard to~~for the 2030 Agenda; calls on the Commission to ~~establish an SDG check of all new policies and legislation an~~further strengthen and monitor its regular ex- ante assessments in this regard to ensure full policy coherence in the implementation of the SDGs, while promoting synergies, gaining co-benefits and avoiding trade- offs, both at Union and Member State level;

2019/02/11
Committee: DEVE ENVI

2018/2279(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12 a. Given the legal commitment to promoting Policy Coherence for Development expressed in Article 208 of the Treaty on European Union, stresses the need for the EU to pro-actively enter into dialogue with developing countries and regions to discuss and consider major policy initiatives that may affect them;

2019/02/11
Committee: DEVE ENVI

2018/2279(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. ~~Emphasises the role of regular and adequate ex-ante impact assessments; r~~Recalls the Treaty obligation to take into account the objectives of development cooperation in all policies likely to affect developing countries;

2019/02/11
Committee: DEVE ENVI

2018/2279(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13 a. Insists on the need to strengthen local actors as agents for sustainable development and calls for a stronger participation of national parliaments and regional and local authorities at all stages of the SDGs implementation, from planning and programming to evaluation and monitoring; further calls on the Commission to enhance its support to cities and local authorities to develop, implement and monitor effective policy initiatives and strategies to achieve the SDGs;

2019/02/11
Committee: DEVE ENVI

2018/2279(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)

13 b. Welcomes the growing involvement of the private sector to help achieve the SDGs; stresses the importance of creating an environment that facilitates new initiatives and partnerships between the public and the private sector, and that encourages companies to align their business strategies with sustainable development objectives;

2019/02/11
Committee: DEVE ENVI

2018/2279(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 c (new)

13 c. Recalls that the UN estimates that USD 5 to 7 trillion are needed annually to achieve the SDGs; therefore, insists on the need to mobilise investments and welcomes the potential of the EU External Investment Plan in this regard;

2019/02/11
Committee: DEVE ENVI

2018/2279(INI)

Francisco de Paula GAMBUS MILLET, Bogusław SONIK, Pilar AYUSO, Angélique DELAHAYE, José Inácio FARIA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 g (new)

17 g. Focus on the SDGs under the upcoming in-depth review at the HLPF 2019 (subheading 5)

2019/02/11
Committee: DEVE ENVI

2018/2279(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17 a. Underlines that the EU should continue on the successful path, amongst others, to a transition to a low-carbon, climate-neutral, resource-efficient and biodiverse economy in full compliance with the United Nations 2030 Agenda and the 17 SDGs;

2019/02/11
Committee: DEVE ENVI

2018/2279(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 d (new)

17 d. Calls for the 2030 Agenda to be implemented as a whole and in a coordinated and coherent manner with the Paris agreement on climate change, including as regards the need to urgently bridge the gap between what is needed to limit global warming and to increase work on and funding for adaptation; recalls the EU commitment to allocate 20 % of its 2014-2020 budget (some EUR 180 billion) to efforts to combat climate change, including through its external and development cooperation policies;

2019/02/11
Committee: DEVE ENVI

2018/2279(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17 a. Stresses that education is key to developing self-sustained societies; calls for the EU to link quality education, technical and vocational training and cooperation with industry as an essential pre-condition for youth employability and access to qualified jobs;

2019/02/11
Committee: DEVE ENVI

2018/2279(INI)

Francisco de Paula GAMBUS MILLET, Eleni THEOCHAROUS, Bogusław SONIK, Pilar AYUSO, Angélique DELAHAYE, José Inácio FARIA, Christophe HANSEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)

17 b. Welcomes the idea of promoting sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all; recognises the role of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, cooperatives, inclusive business models and research institutes as engines of growth, employment and local innovation, which will contribute to the achievement of the SDGs; calls for the promotion of an enabling environment for investment, industrialisation, business activity, science, technology and innovation in order to stimulate and accelerate domestic economic and human development;

2019/02/11
Committee: DEVE ENVI

2018/2279(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)

17 b. Calls on the Commission to promote sustainable global value chains with the introduction of due diligence systems for companies, with a focus on their entire supply chain, which would encourage businesses to invest more responsibly and stimulate a more effective implementation of sustainability chapters in free trade agreements, including in the areas of anticorruption, transparency, anti-tax avoidance and responsible business conduct;

2019/02/11
Committee: DEVE ENVI

2018/2279(INI)

Francisco de Paula GAMBUS MILLET, Eleni THEOCHAROUS, Bogusław SONIK, Pilar AYUSO, José Inácio FARIA, Christophe HANSEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 c (new)

17 c. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to encourage the emergence of new business models, bring down the barriers in the Single Market and take advantage of new technologies such as artificial intelligence; stresses that important horizontal enablers such as research and innovation, finance, pricing and taxation, responsible business conduct, and new business models and education could create the right conditions for sustainability change;

2019/02/11
Committee: DEVE ENVI

2018/2279(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 c (new)

17 c. Stresses that combating inequalities in and between countries, discrimination, promoting peace, participatory democracy, good governance, rule of law and human rights must be objectives cutting across EU development policy;

2019/02/11
Committee: DEVE ENVI

2018/2279(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 e (new)

17 e. Reiterates the direct link between security and development; stresses that the objective of peaceful and inclusive societies with access to justice for all should translate into EU external action which, by supporting all local stakeholders who can help bring this about, builds resilience, promotes human security, strengthens the rule of law, restores confidence and tackles the complex challenges of insecurity, fragility and democratic transition;

2019/02/11
Committee: DEVE ENVI

2018/2279(INI)

Francisco de Paula GAMBUS MILLET, Eleni THEOCHAROUS, Bogusław SONIK, Pilar AYUSO, Angélique DELAHAYE, José Inácio FARIA, Christophe HANSEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 f (new)

17 f. Welcomes the EU’s endeavours to maximise coherence and build synergies between different policies in order to strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development;

2019/02/11
Committee: DEVE ENVI

2018/2279(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 d (new)

17 d. Acknowledges that EU research, development and innovation hubs and incubators are important to support sustainable development; therefore calls the Commission and the Member States to promote stronger links between researchers and business, so that researchers and businesses can meet, exchange best practises, and spur innovation; underlines that research and innovation funding needs to be complemented with a strategic approach to investment, allowing innovative solutions to reach the market, as these often require capital intensive and high- risk investments;

2019/02/11
Committee: DEVE ENVI

2018/2279(INI)

Francisco de Paula GAMBUS MILLET, Bogusław SONIK, Pilar AYUSO, Christophe HANSEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Stresses that science, technology and innovation are particularly important tools for implementing the SDGs and recognises the need to improve governance in this sector; regrets that the potential contribution of the scientific community has not been fully enhanced so far; emphasises the need for Horizon 2020 and future framework programmes for research to integrate better the concept of sustainable development and societal challenges;

2019/02/11
Committee: DEVE ENVI

2018/2279(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18 a. Notes that agriculture in the EU has made real progress on the climate and environmental front, reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 20% and nitrates levels in riversby 17.7% since 1990; further notes that organic farming, with an emphasis on environmental protection and animal welfare, has been steadily increasing in all EU Member States since 2005 and is expected to keep growing;1a _________________ 1aReflection paper “Towards a sustainable Europe by 2030”, page 17.(https://ec.europa.eu/commission/sites/ beta- political/files/rp_sustainable_europe_30- 01_en_web.pdf)

2019/02/11
Committee: DEVE ENVI

2018/2279(INI)

Francisco de Paula GAMBUS MILLET, Bogusław SONIK, Pilar AYUSO, Angélique DELAHAYE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)

18 b. Emphasises that achieving the SDGs in the areas of food, agriculture, energy, materials, cities, and health and well-being could open market opportunities of more than EUR 10 trillion;1a underlines however that in order to achieve the EUs ambition to achieve a resource-efficient economy, the EU and its Member States must lead the way in science, technology, and modern infrastructure; _________________ 1aBusiness and Sustainable Development Commission, “Better Business Better World, The report of the Business & Sustainable Development Commission."

2019/02/11
Committee: DEVE ENVI

2018/2279(INI)

Francisco de Paula GAMBUS MILLET, Eleni THEOCHAROUS, Bogusław SONIK, Pilar AYUSO, Angélique DELAHAYE, José Inácio FARIA, Christophe HANSEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 c (new)

18 c. Highlights that given the growing complexity and globalisation of supply chains, it is important to promote the application of high sustainability standards also in third countries.

2019/02/11
Committee: DEVE ENVI

2018/0331(COD)

Marc JOULAUD, Svetoslav Hristov MALINOV, Milan ZVER, Bogusław SONIK

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7

(7) This Regulation contributes to the protection of public security while establishing appropriate and robust safeguards to ensure protection of the fundamental rights at stake. This includes the rights to respect for private life and to the protection of personal data, the right to effective judicial protection, the right to freedom of expression, including the freedom to receive and impart information, the freedom to conduct a business, and the principle of non-discrimination. Competent authorities and hosting service providers should only adopt measures which are necessary, appropriate and proportionate within a democratic society, tastriking ~~into account the particular importance accorded to~~a balance with the freedom of expression and information, which constitutes one of the essential foundations of a pluralist, democratic society, and is one of the values on which the Union is founded. Measures may constitut~~ing~~e legitimate interferences in the freedom of expression and information ~~should b~~provided that they are strictly targeted, in the sense that they must relate to specific content and serve to prevent the dissemination of terrorist content, but without thereby affecting the right to lawfully receive and impart information, taking into account the central role of hosting service providers in facilitating public debate and the distribution and receipt of facts, opinions and ideas in accordance with the law.

2019/02/08
Committee: CULT

2018/0331(COD)

Marc JOULAUD, Svetoslav Hristov MALINOV, Milan ZVER, Bogusław SONIK

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9

(9) In order to provide clarity about the actions that both hosting service providers and competent authorities should take to prevent the dissemination of terrorist content online, this Regulation should establish a definition of terrorist content for preventative purposes drawing on the definition of terrorist offences under Directive (EU) 2017/541 of the European Parliament and of the Council9 . Given the need to address the most harmful terrorist propaganda online, the definition should capture material and information that incites, encourages or advocates the commission or contribution, including financial or logistical, to terrorist offences, provides instructions for the commission of such offences or promotes the participation in or dissemination of content related to activities of a terrorist group. Such information includes in particular text, images, sound recordings and videos. When assessing whether content constitutes terrorist content within the meaning of this Regulation, competent authorities as well as hosting service providers should take into account factors such as the nature and wording of the statements, the context in which the statements were made and their potential to lead to harmful consequences, thereby affecting the security and safety of persons. The fact that the material was produced by, is attributable to or disseminated on behalf of an EU-listed terrorist organisation or person constitutes an important factor in the assessment. Content disseminated for educational, journalistic or research purposes should be adequately protected. Furthermore, the expression of ~~radical,~~ polemic or controversial views in the public debate on sensitive political questions should not be considered terrorist content. _________________ 9Directive (EU) 2017/541 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2017 on combating terrorism and replacing Council Framework Decision 2002/475/JHA and amending Council Decision 2005/671/JHA (OJ L 88, 31.3.2017, p. 6).

2019/02/08
Committee: CULT

2018/0331(COD)

Marc JOULAUD, Svetoslav Hristov MALINOV, Milan ZVER, Bogusław SONIK

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10

(10) In order to cover those online hosting services where terrorist content is disseminated, this Regulation should apply to information society services which store information provided by a recipient of the service at his or her request and in making the information stored publicly available to third parties, irrespective of whether this activity is of a mere technical, automatic and passive nature. By way of example such providers of information society services include social media platforms, video streaming services, video, image and audio sharing services, file sharing and other cloud services to the extent they make the information publicly available to third parties and websites where users can make comments or post reviews. The Regulation should also apply to hosting service providers established outside the Union but offering services within the Union, since a significant proportion of hosting service providers exposed to terrorist content on their services are established in third countries. This should ensure that all companies operating in the Digital Single Market comply with the same requirements, irrespective of their country of establishment. The determination as to whether a service provider offers services in the Union requires an assessment whether the service provider enables legal or natural persons in one or more Member States to use its services. However, the mere accessibility of a service provider’s website or of an email address and of other contact details in one or more Member States taken in isolation should not be a sufficient condition for the application of this Regulation.

2019/02/08
Committee: CULT

2018/0331(COD)

Marc JOULAUD, Svetoslav Hristov MALINOV, Milan ZVER, Bogusław SONIK

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12

(12) Hosting service providers should apply certain duties of care, in order to prevent the dissemination of terrorist content on their services. In accordance with Article 15 of Directive 2000/31/EC, These duties of care should not amount to a general monitoring obligation and be without prejudice to Chapter IX bis of Directive (EU) 2018/1808, where applicable. Duties of care should include that, when applying this Regulation, hosting services providers act in a diligent, proportionate and non- discriminatory manner in respect of content that they store, in particular when implementing their own terms and conditions, with a view to avoiding removal of content which is not terrorist. The removal or disabling of access has to be undertaken in the ~~observance~~respect of freedom of expression and information.

2019/02/08
Committee: CULT

2018/0331(COD)

Marc JOULAUD, Svetoslav Hristov MALINOV, Milan ZVER, Bogusław SONIK

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13

(13) The procedure and obligations resulting from legal orders requesting hosting service providers to remove terrorist content or disable access to it, following an assessment by the competent authorities, should be harmonised. Member States should remain free as to the choice of the competent authorities allowing them to designate administrative, law enforcement or judicial authorities with that task. Given the speed at which terrorist content is disseminated across online services, this provision imposes obligations on hosting service providers to ensure that terrorist content identified in the removal order is removed or access to it is disabled within one hour from receiving the removal order. Given the disproportional high level of harm that a terrorist content can cause to the public or to the public order of a Member State, because of its high level of violence or its link to an on- going or very recent terrorist offence committed in the Member State concerned, Member States should be allowed in these cases to imposes obligations on hosting service providers to ensure that the terrorist content identified in the duly justified removal order is removed or access to it is disabled immediately from receiving the removal order. It is for the hosting service providers to decide whether to remove the content in question or disable access to the content for users in the Union.

2019/02/08
Committee: CULT

2018/0331(COD)

Svetoslav Hristov MALINOV, Andrea BOCSKOR, Marc JOULAUD, Bogusław SONIK

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13

(13) The procedure and obligations resulting from legal orders requesting hosting service providers to remove terrorist content or disable access to it, following an assessment by the competent authorities, should be harmonised. Member States should ~~remain free as to the choice of the competent authorities allowing them to designate~~designate as competent authority a national body for the purpose of administrative, law enforcement or judicial ~~authorities with that~~ tasks. Given the speed at which terrorist content is disseminated across online services, this provision imposes obligations on hosting service providers to ensure that terrorist content identified in the removal order is removed or access to it is disabled within one hour from receiving the removal order. It is for the hosting service providers to decide whether to remove the content in question or disable access to the content for users in the Union, with regard to the specifics of their service and reach.

2019/02/08
Committee: CULT

2018/0331(COD)

Marc JOULAUD, Svetoslav Hristov MALINOV, Milan ZVER, Bogusław SONIK

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16

(16) Given the scale and speed necessary for effectively identifying and removing terrorist content, proportionate proactive measures, including by using automated means in certain cases, are an essential element in tackling terrorist content online. With a view to reducing the accessibility of terrorist content on their services, hosting service providers should assess whether it is appropriate to take targeted proactive measures depending on the risks and level of exposure to terrorist content as well as to the effects on the rights of third parties and the public interest of information. Consequently, hosting service providers should determine what appropriate, effective and proportionate proactive measure should be put in place. This requirement should not imply a general monitoring obligation in accordance with Article 15 or Directive 2000/31/EC and be without prejudice to Chapter IX bis of Directive (EU) 2018/1808 which allows video-sharing platforms to take measures to protect the general public from content whose dissemination constitutes a penal infraction under Union law. In the context of this assessment, the absence of removal orders and referrals addressed to a hosting provider, is an indication of a low level of exposure to terrorist content.

2019/02/08
Committee: CULT

2018/0331(COD)

Svetoslav Hristov MALINOV, Andrea BOCSKOR, Marc JOULAUD, Bogusław SONIK

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17

(17) When putting in place proactive measures, hosting service providers should ensure that users’ right to freedom of expression and information - including to freely receive and impart information - is preserved. In addition to any requirement laid down in the law, including the legislation on protection of personal data, hosting service providers should act with due diligence and implement safeguards, including notably human oversight and verifications, where appropriate, to avoid any unintended and erroneous decision leading to removal of content that is not terrorist content. This is of particular relevance when hosting service providers use automated means to detect illigal terrorist content. Any decision to use automated means, whether taken by the hosting service provider itself or pursuant to a request by the competent authority, should be assessed with regard to the reliability of the underlying technology and the ensuing impact on fundamental rights.

2019/02/08
Committee: CULT

2018/0331(COD)

Marc JOULAUD, Svetoslav Hristov MALINOV, Milan ZVER, Bogusław SONIK

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18

(18) In order to ensure that hosting service providers exposed to terrorist content take appropriate measures to prevent the misuse of their services, the competent authorities should request hosting service providers having received a removal order, which has become final, to report on the proactive measures taken. These could consist of measures to prevent the re-upload of terrorist content, removed or access to it disabled as a result of a removal order or referrals they received, checking against publicly or privately-held tools containing known terrorist content. They may also employ the use of reliable technical tools to identify new terrorist content, for instance where it uses in part or whole terrorist content that is already subjected to a definitive removal order or where it is uploaded by users who already uploaded terrorist content, either using those available on the market or those developed by the hosting service provider. The service provider should report on the specific proactive measures in place in order to allow the competent authority to judge whether the measures are effective and proportionate and whether, if automated means are used, the hosting service provider has the necessary abilities for human oversight and verification. In assessing the effectiveness and proportionality of the measures, competent authorities should take into account relevant parameters including the number of removal orders and referrals issued to the provider, their economic capacity and the impact of its service in disseminating terrorist content (for example, taking into account the number of users in the Union).

2019/02/08
Committee: CULT

2018/0331(COD)

Svetoslav Hristov MALINOV, Andrea BOCSKOR, Marc JOULAUD, Bogusław SONIK

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19

(19) Following the request, the competent authority should enter into a dialogue with the hosting service provider about the necessary proactive measures to be put in place. If necessary, the competent authority should impose the adoption of appropriate, effective and proportionate proactive measures where it considers that the measures taken are iuns~~ufficient~~atisfactory to meet the risks. A decision to impose such specific proactive measures should not, in principle, lead to the imposition of a general obligation to monitor, as provided in Article 15(1) of Directive 2000/31/EC. Considering the particularly grave risks associated with the dissemination of terrorist content, the decisions adopted by the competent authorities on the basis of this Regulation could derogate from the approach established in Article 15(1) of Directive 2000/31/EC, as regards certain specific, targeted measures, the adoption of which is necessary for overriding public security reasons. Before adopting such decisions, the competent authority should strike a fair balance between the public interest objectives and the fundamental rights involved, in particular, the freedom of expression and information and the freedom to conduct a business, and provide appropriate justification.

2019/02/08
Committee: CULT

2018/0331(COD)

Svetoslav Hristov MALINOV, Andrea BOCSKOR, Marc JOULAUD, Bogusław SONIK

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25

(25) Complaint procedures constitute a necessary safeguard against erroneous removal of content protected under the freedom of expression and information. ~~Hosting service providers should therefore~~The relevant competent authorities should, in co-operation with hosting service providers establish user-friendly complaint mechanisms and ensure that complaints are dealt with promptly and in full transparency towards the content provider. The requirement for the hosting service provider to reinstate the content where it has been removed in error, does not affect the possibility of hosting service providers to enforce their own terms and conditions on other grounds.

2019/02/08
Committee: CULT

2018/0331(COD)

Svetoslav Hristov MALINOV, Andrea BOCSKOR, Marc JOULAUD, Bogusław SONIK

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34

(34) In the absence of a general requirement for service providers to ensure a physical presence within the territory of the Union, there is a need to ensure clarity under which Member State's jurisdiction the hosting service provider offering services within the Union falls. As a general rule, the hosting service provider falls under the jurisdiction of the Member State in which it has its main establishment or in which it has designated a legal representative. Nevertheless, where another Member State issues a removal order, its authorit~~ies~~y should be able to enforce ~~their~~its orders by taking coercive measures of a non-punitive nature, such as penalty payments. With regards to a hosting service provider which has no establishment in the Union and does not designate a legal representative, any Member State should, nevertheless, be able to issue penalties, provided that the principle of ne bis in idem is respected.

2019/02/08
Committee: CULT

2018/0331(COD)

Marc JOULAUD, Svetoslav Hristov MALINOV, Milan ZVER, Bogusław SONIK

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 37

(37) For the purposes of this Regulation, Member States should designate competent authorities, including judicial, with the relevant expertise. The requirement to designate competent authorities does not necessarily require the establishment of new authorities but can be existing bodies tasked with the functions set out in this Regulation. This Regulation requires designating authorities competent for issuing removal orders, referrals and for overseeing proactive measures and for imposing penalties. It is for Member States to decide how many authorities they wish to designate for these tasks. Member States should notify to the European Commission the competent authorities they designated for the purpose of this Regulation.

2019/02/08
Committee: CULT

2018/0331(COD)

Svetoslav Hristov MALINOV, Andrea BOCSKOR, Marc JOULAUD, Bogusław SONIK

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 37

(37) For the purposes of this Regulation, each Member States should designate one competent authorit~~ies~~y. The requirement to designate one competent authorit~~ies~~y does not necessarily require the establishment of a new authorit~~ies~~y but can be an existing bod~~ies~~y tasked with the functions set out in this Regulation. This Regulation requires designating authorities competent for issuing removal orders, referrals and for overseeing proactive measures and for imposing penalties. It is for Member States to decide how many authorities they wish to designate for these tasks.

2019/02/08
Committee: CULT

2018/0331(COD)

Svetoslav Hristov MALINOV, Andrea BOCSKOR, Marc JOULAUD, Bogusław SONIK

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38

(38) Penalties are necessary to ensure the effective implementation by hosting service providers of the obligations pursuant to this Regulation. Member States should adopt rules on penalties, including, where appropriate, fining guidelines. Particularly severe penalties shall be ascertained in the event that the hosting service provider systematically fails to remove terrorist content or disable access to it within one hour from receipt of a removal order. Non-compliance in individual cases could be sanctioned while respecting the principles of ne bis in idem and of proportionality and ensuring that such sanctions take account of systematic failure. In order to ensure legal certainty, the regulation should set out to what extent the relevant obligations can be subject to penalties and that the penalties should not be criminal in nature. Penalties for non- compliance with Article 6 should only be adopted in relation to obligations arising from a request to report pursuant to Article 6(2) or a decision imposing additional proactive measures pursuant to Article 6(4). When determining whether or not financial penalties should be imposed, due account should be taken of the financial resources of the provider. Member States shall ensure that penalties do not encourage the removal of content which is not terrorist content.

2019/02/08
Committee: CULT

2018/0331(COD)

Marc JOULAUD, Svetoslav Hristov MALINOV, Milan ZVER, Bogusław SONIK

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2

2. This Regulation shall apply to hosting service providers, as defined in this Regulation, offering services in the Union, irrespective of their place of main establishment.

2019/02/08
Committee: CULT

2018/0331(COD)

Marc JOULAUD, Svetoslav Hristov MALINOV, Milan ZVER, Bogusław SONIK

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1

(1) 'hosting service provider' means a provider of information society services consisting in the storage of information provided by and at the request of the content provider and in making the information stored publicly available to third parties;

2019/02/08
Committee: CULT

2018/0331(COD)

Marc JOULAUD, Svetoslav Hristov MALINOV, Milan ZVER, Bogusław SONIK

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point c

(c) promoting the activities of a terrorist group, in particular by encouraging the participation in, meeting with, communicate with or support to a terrorist group within the meaning of Article 2(3) of Directive (EU) 2017/541, or by encouraging the dissemination of terrorist content;

2019/02/08
Committee: CULT

2018/0331(COD)

Marc JOULAUD, Svetoslav Hristov MALINOV, Milan ZVER, Bogusław SONIK

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6

(6) ‘dissemination of terrorist content’ means making terrorist content publicly available to third parties on the hosting service providers’ services;

2019/02/08
Committee: CULT

2018/0331(COD)

Marc JOULAUD, Svetoslav Hristov MALINOV, Milan ZVER, Bogusław SONIK

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 9 a (new)

(9 a) ‘competent authority’ means a body, including judicial, with the relevant expertise designated or created by the Member State for the purpose of this Regulation.

2019/02/08
Committee: CULT

2018/0331(COD)

Marc JOULAUD, Svetoslav Hristov MALINOV, Milan ZVER, Bogusław SONIK

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1

1. Hosting service providers shall take appropriate, reasonable and proportionate actions in accordance with this Regulation, against the dissemination of terrorist content and to protect users from terrorist content. In doing so, they shall act in a diligent, proportionate and non- discriminatory manner, ~~and with due regard to~~ striking a balance withe fundamental rights of the users and ~~take into account~~ the fundamental importance of the freedom of expression and information in an open and democratic society.

2019/02/08
Committee: CULT

2018/0331(COD)

Marc JOULAUD, Svetoslav Hristov MALINOV, Milan ZVER, Bogusław SONIK

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2

2. Hosting service providers shall include in their terms and conditions, and apply, provisions to prevent the storing and dissemination of terrorist content on their services.

2019/02/08
Committee: CULT

2018/0331(COD)

Marc JOULAUD, Svetoslav Hristov MALINOV, Milan ZVER, Bogusław SONIK

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2

2. Hosting service providers shall remove terrorist content or disable access to it within one hour from receipt of the removal order. Member States may provide that where a terrorist content is manifestly harmful or constitutes an immediate threat to the public order, hosting service providers shall remove or disable access to the terrorist content content from the moment of receipt of a duly justified removal order.

2019/02/08
Committee: CULT

2018/0331(COD)

Svetoslav Hristov MALINOV, Andrea BOCSKOR, Marc JOULAUD, Bogusław SONIK, Sabine VERHEYEN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point b

(b) a comprehensive statement of reasons explaining why the content is considered terrorist content, at least, by reference to the categories of terrorist content listed in Article 2(5);

2019/02/08
Committee: CULT

2018/0331(COD)

Marc JOULAUD, Svetoslav Hristov MALINOV, Milan ZVER, Bogusław SONIK

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point b

(b) a statement of reasons explaining why the content is considered terrorist content, at least, by refer~~ence~~ing to the categories of terrorist content listed in Article 2(5);

2019/02/08
Committee: CULT

2018/0331(COD)

Marc JOULAUD, Svetoslav Hristov MALINOV, Milan ZVER, Bogusław SONIK

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point f

(f) information about redress and associated deadlines available to the hosting service provider and to the content provider;

2019/02/08
Committee: CULT

2018/0331(COD)

Marc JOULAUD, Svetoslav Hristov MALINOV, Milan ZVER, Bogusław SONIK

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 7 a (new)

7 a. If the hosting service provider is a SME and cannot comply with the removal order because of logistical impossibility due to its size and capacities, it shall inform, without undue delay, the competent authority, explaining the reasons, using the template set out in Annex III. The deadline set out in paragraph 2 shall apply as soon as the reasons invoked are no longer present.

2019/02/08
Committee: CULT

2018/0331(COD)

Marc JOULAUD, Svetoslav Hristov MALINOV, Milan ZVER, Bogusław SONIK

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 8

8. If the hosting service provider cannot comply with the removal order because the removal order contains manifest errors or does not contain sufficient technical information to execute the order, it shall inform the competent authority without undue delay, asking for the necessary clarification, using the template set out in Annex III. The deadline set out in paragraph 2 shall apply as soon as the clarification is provided.

2019/02/08
Committee: CULT

2018/0331(COD)

Svetoslav Hristov MALINOV, Andrea BOCSKOR, Marc JOULAUD, Bogusław SONIK

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 9

9. The competent authority which issued the removal order shall inform the competent authority which oversees the implementation of proactive measures, referred to in Article 17(1)(c) when the removal order becomes final. A removal order becomes final where it has not been appealed within the deadline according to the applicable national law or where it has been confirmed following an appeal.

2019/02/08
Committee: CULT

2018/0331(COD)

Svetoslav Hristov MALINOV, Andrea BOCSKOR, Marc JOULAUD, Bogusław SONIK, Sabine VERHEYEN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4

4. The referral shall contain sufficiently detailed information, including a comprehensive list of the reasons why the content is considered terrorist content, a URL and, where necessary, additional information enabling the identification of the terrorist content referred.

2019/02/08
Committee: CULT

2018/0331(COD)

Svetoslav Hristov MALINOV, Andrea BOCSKOR, Marc JOULAUD, Bogusław SONIK

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1

1. Hosting service providers shall, where appropriate, take proactive measures to protect their services against the dissemination of terrorist content, without prejudice to Directive 2000/31/EC and Directive 2018/1808/EU. The measures shall be effective and proportionate, taking into account the risk and level of exposure to terrorist content, the fundamental rights of the users, and the fundamental importance of the freedom of expression and information in an open and democratic society.,

2019/02/08
Committee: CULT

2018/0331(COD)

Marc JOULAUD, Svetoslav Hristov MALINOV, Milan ZVER, Bogusław SONIK, Sabine VERHEYEN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1

1. Hosting service providers shall, where appropriate, take proactive measures to protect their services against the dissemination of terrorist content. The measures shall be effective, targeted and proportionate, taking into account the risk and level of exposure to terrorist content, and strike a balance with the fundamental rights of the users, and the fundamental importance of the freedom of expression and information in an open and democratic society.

2019/02/08
Committee: CULT

2018/0331(COD)

Marc JOULAUD, Svetoslav Hristov MALINOV, Milan ZVER, Bogusław SONIK

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b

(b) detecting, identifying and expeditiously removing or disabling access to terrorist content comprising, in part or whole, a terrorist content that was subject to a definitive removal order.

2019/02/08
Committee: CULT

2018/0331(COD)

Marc JOULAUD, Svetoslav Hristov MALINOV, Milan ZVER, Bogusław SONIK

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3

3. Where the competent authority referred to in Article 17(1)(c) considers that the proactive measures taken and reported under paragraph 2 are disproportionate or are insufficient in mitigating and managing the risk and level of exposure, it may request the hosting service provider to adapt the measures already taken or to take specific additional proactive measures. For that purpose, the hosting service provider shall cooperate with the competent authority referred to in Article 17(1)(c) with a view to identifying the changes or specific measures that the hosting service provider shall put in place, establishing key objectives and benchmarks as well as timelines for their implementation.

2019/02/08
Committee: CULT

2018/0331(COD)

Marc JOULAUD, Svetoslav Hristov MALINOV, Milan ZVER, Bogusław SONIK

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4

4. Where no agreement can be reached within the three months from the request pursuant to paragraph 3, the competent authority referred to in Article 17(1)(c) may issue a decision imposing specific additional necessary and proportionate proactive measures. The decision shall take into account, in particular, the type of content hosted on the service, the technical feasibility of the measures, the economic capacity of the hosting service provider and the effect of such measures on the fundamental rights of the users and the fundamental importance of the freedom of expression and information. Such a decision shall be sent to the main establishment of the hosting service provider or to the legal representative designated by the service provider. The hosting service provider shall regularly report on the implementation of such measures as specified by the competent authority referred to in Article 17(1)(c).

2019/02/08
Committee: CULT

2018/0331(COD)

Marc JOULAUD, Svetoslav Hristov MALINOV, Milan ZVER, Bogusław SONIK

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)

(b a) the treatment of complaints issued in accordance with Article 10.

2019/02/08
Committee: CULT

2018/0331(COD)

Svetoslav Hristov MALINOV, Andrea BOCSKOR, Marc JOULAUD, Bogusław SONIK

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2

2. The terrorist content and related data referred to in paragraph 1 shall be preserved for six months. The terrorist content shall, upon request from the competent authority or court, be preserved only for a longer period when and for as long as necessary for ongoing proceedings of administrative or judicial review referred to in paragraph 1(a).

2019/02/08
Committee: CULT

2018/0331(COD)

Svetoslav Hristov MALINOV, Andrea BOCSKOR, Marc JOULAUD, Bogusław SONIK, Sabine VERHEYEN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1

1. Hosting service providers shall set out in their terms and conditions their policy to collaborate with the competent judicial or independent administrative authorities and to prevent the dissemination of terrorist content, including, where appropriate, a meaningful explanation of the functioning of proactive measures including the use of automated tools.

2019/02/08
Committee: CULT

2018/0331(COD)

Svetoslav Hristov MALINOV, Andrea BOCSKOR, Marc JOULAUD, Bogusław SONIK, Sabine VERHEYEN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2

2. Hosting service providers and competent authorities and Union bodies shall publish annual transparency reports on action taken against the dissemination of terrorist content.

2019/02/08
Committee: CULT

2018/0331(COD)

Svetoslav Hristov MALINOV, Andrea BOCSKOR, Marc JOULAUD, Bogusław SONIK, Sabine VERHEYEN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – introductory part

3. Transparency reports of the hosting service providers shall include at least the following information:

2019/02/08
Committee: CULT

2018/0331(COD)

Svetoslav Hristov MALINOV, Andrea BOCSKOR, Marc JOULAUD, Bogusław SONIK, Sabine VERHEYEN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – point b

(b) detailed information about the hosting service provider’s measures to prevent the re-upload of content which has previously been removed or to which access has been disabled because it is considered to be terrorist content;

2019/02/08
Committee: CULT

2018/0331(COD)

Svetoslav Hristov MALINOV, Andrea BOCSKOR, Marc JOULAUD, Bogusław SONIK

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – point c

(c) number of pieces of illegal terrorist content removed or to which access has been disabled, following removal orders, referrals, or proactive measures, respectively;

2019/02/08
Committee: CULT

2018/0331(COD)

Marc JOULAUD, Svetoslav Hristov MALINOV, Milan ZVER, Bogusław SONIK

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2

2. Safeguards shall consist, in particular, of human oversight and verifications ~~wher~~of the appropriate ~~and, in any event,~~ness of the decision to remove or deny access to content, in particular with regard to the right to freedom of expression and information. Human oversight shall be required where a detailed assessment of the relevant context is required in order to determine whether or not the content is to be considered terrorist content.

2019/02/08
Committee: CULT

2018/0331(COD)

Marc JOULAUD, Svetoslav Hristov MALINOV, Milan ZVER, Bogusław SONIK

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1

1. Without prejudice to the remedies, including judicial, available to content providers under national law, Hosting service providers shall establish effective and accessible mechanisms allowing content providers whose content has been removed or access to it disabled as a result of a referral pursuant to Article 5 or of proactive measures pursuant to Article 6, to submit a substantiated complaint against the action of the hosting service provider requesting reinstatement of the content.

2019/02/08
Committee: CULT

2018/0331(COD)

Svetoslav Hristov MALINOV, Andrea BOCSKOR, Marc JOULAUD, Bogusław SONIK, Sabine VERHEYEN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1

1. HThe relevant Union bodies and competent authorities shall, in co- operation with hosting service providers ~~shall~~, establish effective and accessible mechanisms allowing content providers whose content has been removed or access to it disabled as a result of a referral pursuant to Article 5 or of proactive measures pursuant to Article 6, to submit a complaint against the action of the hosting service provider requesting reinstatement of the content.

2019/02/08
Committee: CULT

2018/0331(COD)

Marc JOULAUD, Svetoslav Hristov MALINOV, Milan ZVER, Bogusław SONIK

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2

2. ~~Upon request of the content provider, t~~The hosting service provider shall inform the content provider about the reasons for the removal or disabling of access and possibilities to contest the decision.

2019/02/08
Committee: CULT

2018/0331(COD)

Svetoslav Hristov MALINOV, Andrea BOCSKOR, Marc JOULAUD, Bogusław SONIK

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4

4. Where hosting service providers become aware of any evidence of terrorist offences, they shall promptly inform the authorit~~ies~~y competent for the investigation and prosecution in criminal offences in the concerned Member State or the point of contact in the Member State pursuant to Article 14(2), where they have their main establishment or a legal representative. Hosting service providers may, in case of doubt, transmit this information to Europol for appropriate follow up.

2019/02/08
Committee: CULT

2018/0331(COD)

Svetoslav Hristov MALINOV, Andrea BOCSKOR, Marc JOULAUD, Bogusław SONIK

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

1. Each Member State shall designate thone authority ~~or authorities~~ competent to

2019/02/08
Committee: CULT

2018/0331(COD)

Svetoslav Hristov MALINOV, Andrea BOCSKOR, Marc JOULAUD, Bogusław SONIK, Sabine VERHEYEN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point c

(c) oversee the ~~implement~~application of proactive measures pursuant to Article 6;

2019/02/08
Committee: CULT

2018/0331(COD)

Svetoslav Hristov MALINOV, Andrea BOCSKOR, Marc JOULAUD, Bogusław SONIK, Sabine VERHEYEN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Member States shall ensure that ‘competent authority’ means a national or European body with the power to issue, enforce and amend binding legal orders in their relevant jurisdictions.

2019/02/08
Committee: CULT

2018/0331(COD)

Svetoslav Hristov MALINOV, Andrea BOCSKOR, Marc JOULAUD, Bogusław SONIK, Sabine VERHEYEN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point d

(d) Article 6(2) and (4) (reports on proactive measures and the adoption of ~~measures~~such following a decision imposing specific proactive measures);

2019/02/08
Committee: CULT

2018/0331(COD)

Svetoslav Hristov MALINOV, Andrea BOCSKOR, Marc JOULAUD, Bogusław SONIK, Sabine VERHEYEN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point g

(g) Article 9 (safeguards ~~in rel~~regarding the use and implementation tof proactive measures);

2019/02/08
Committee: CULT

2018/0331(COD)

Svetoslav Hristov MALINOV, Andrea BOCSKOR, Marc JOULAUD, Bogusław SONIK

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3 – introductory part

3. Member States shall ensure that, when determining the type and level of penalties, and those penalties should not be seen as criminal, the competent authorities take into account all relevant circumstances, including:

2019/02/08
Committee: CULT

2018/0331(COD)

Marc JOULAUD, Svetoslav Hristov MALINOV, Milan ZVER, Bogusław SONIK

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3 – introductory part

3. Member States shall ensure that, when determining the type and level of penalties, the competent authorities take into account all relevant circumstances, in particular in the case of SMEs, including:

2019/02/08
Committee: CULT

2018/0331(COD)

Svetoslav Hristov MALINOV, Andrea BOCSKOR, Marc JOULAUD, Bogusław SONIK, Sabine VERHEYEN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1

1. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 20 in order to supplement this Regulation with the necessary technical requirements for the electronic means to be used by competent authorities for the transmission of removal orders.

2019/02/08
Committee: CULT

2018/0331(COD)

Svetoslav Hristov MALINOV, Andrea BOCSKOR, Marc JOULAUD, Bogusław SONIK, Sabine VERHEYEN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2

2. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt such delegated acts to amend Annexes I, II and III in order to ~~effective~~competently address a possible need for improvements regarding the content of removal order forms and of forms to be used to provide information on the impossibility to execute the removal order.

2019/02/08
Committee: CULT

2018/0331(COD)

Svetoslav Hristov MALINOV, Andrea BOCSKOR, Marc JOULAUD, Bogusław SONIK, Sabine VERHEYEN

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2

2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 19 shall be conferred on the Commission for a~~n in~~ determinate period of ~~time~~3 years from [date of application of this Regulation].

2019/02/08
Committee: CULT

2018/0331(COD)

Svetoslav Hristov MALINOV, Andrea BOCSKOR, Marc JOULAUD, Bogusław SONIK

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point b

(b) information about the specific proactive measures taken pursuant to Article 6, including the amount of illegal terrorist content which has been removed or access to it disabled and the corresponding timeframes;

2019/02/08
Committee: CULT

2018/0243(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14

(14) ~~Whenever possible and appropriate, t~~The results of the Union's external action should be monitored and assessed on the basis of pre-defined, transparent, country-specific and measurable indicators, adapted to the specificities and objectives of the Instrument and ~~preferably~~ based on the results framework of the partner country. The evaluation will be regularly communicated to the European Parliament and made publicly available.

2018/12/17
Committee: AFET DEVE

2018/0243(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24

(24) In line with the Consensus, the Union and its Member States should enhance joint programming to increase their collective impact by bringing together their resources and capacities. Joint programming should build on the partner countries’ engagement, appropriation and ownership. The Union and its Member States should seek to support partner countries through joint ~~implement~~action, whenever appropriate.

2018/12/17
Committee: AFET DEVE

2018/0243(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8 a (new)

(8a) "additionality" shall mean a principle ensuring that the EFSD+ Guarantee support may not be aimed at replacing the support of a Member State, private funding or another Union financial intervention, as well as that it is aimed at addressing market failures and avoiding crowding out other public or private investments;

2018/12/17
Committee: AFET DEVE

2018/0243(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a a (new)

(aa) to reduce and, in the long term, eradicate poverty, particularly in least developed countries (LDCs); to achieve the international commitments and objectives that the Union has agreed to, in particular the 2030 Agenda and the SDGs and the Paris Agreement;

2018/12/17
Committee: AFET DEVE

2018/0243(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c a (new)

(ca) Pacific

2018/12/17
Committee: AFET DEVE

2018/0243(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d

(d) Americas ~~and the Caribbean.~~

2018/12/17
Committee: AFET DEVE

2018/0243(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d a (new)

(da) Caribbean

2018/12/17
Committee: AFET DEVE

2018/0243(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2

Geographic programmes may cover all third countries, except for candidates and potential candidates as defined in Regulation (EU) No …/….80 (IPA) and overseas countries and territories as defined in Council Decision …/… (EU). Geographic programmes of a continental or trans-regional scope should be established. _________________ 80 Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (OJ L ).

2018/12/17
Committee: AFET DEVE

2018/0243(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2

2. A rights-based approach encompassing all human rights, whether civil and political or economic, social and cultural shall be applied in order to integrate human rights principles, to support the right holders in claiming their rights with a focus on poorer and more vulnerable groups, including persons with disabilities, and to assist partner countries in implementing their international human rights obligations. This Regulation shall promote gender equality ~~and~~, women’s empowerment.

2018/12/17
Committee: AFET DEVE

2018/0243(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3

The Union shall foster cooperation with international or regional organisations and initiatives, as well as other donors.

2018/12/17
Committee: AFET DEVE

2018/0243(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 8

8. The Commission shall inform and have regular ~~exchanges of views~~policy dialogue with the European Parliament.

2018/12/17
Committee: AFET DEVE

2018/0243(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 8 a (new)

8 a. The Commission shall have regular policy dialogue with civil society and local authorities.

2018/12/17
Committee: AFET DEVE

2018/0243(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1

1. ~~In accordance with Article 41(2) of the Treaty on European Union,~~ Union funding under this Regulation shall not be used to finance the procurement of arms or ammunition, or operations having military or defence implications.

2018/12/17
Committee: AFET DEVE

2018/0243(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3

3. The countries most in need, in particular the Least Developed Countries, low income countries, countries in crisis, post-crisis, fragile and vulnerable situations, including small islands developing states, ~~shall~~must be given priority in the resource allocation process. This Regulation shall contribute to reaching the collective target of 0,20% of the Union’s Gross National Income to Least Developed Countries within the timeframe of the 2030 Agenda.

2018/12/17
Committee: AFET DEVE

2018/0243(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 7

7. This Regulation shall contribute to actions established under Regulation (EU) No. …/… (Erasmus). An indicative minimum amount of EUR 2 000 000 000 000 from the geographical programmes should be allocated to actions dedicated to mobility, cooperation and political dialogue with the authorities, institutions and organisations of the partner countries A single programming document shall be drawn up from this Regulation for seven years, including funds from Regulation (EU) No …/… (IPA III). Regulation (EU) No. …/… (Erasmus) shall apply to the use of these funds.

2018/12/17
Committee: AFET DEVE

2018/0243(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

1. The amount referred to in Article 6(3) shall be used as a matter of priority in respect of the countries in the greatest need of it, inter alia:

2018/12/17
Committee: AFET DEVE

2018/0243(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Blending operations shall be implemented wherever possible under the direction of a multilateral European financial institution or a bilateral European financial institution.

2018/12/17
Committee: AFET DEVE

2018/0243(COD)

Bogusław SONIK, Marc JOULAUD, Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI, Sabine VERHEYEN, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Milan ZVER

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part A – point 2 – point q a (new)

(q a) Supporting actions, and promoting cooperation, in the area of sport to contribute to the empowerment of women and of young people, individuals and communities as well as to health, education and social inclusion objectives of the 2030 Agenda.

2018/12/17
Committee: AFET DEVE

2018/0190(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)

(4a) EU policies will complement and add value to Member States intervention in this area. The impact of such policies should be assessed on a regular basis taking account of qualitative and quantitative indicators such as the benefits for citizens and their active participation, the benefits for the EU economy in terms of growth and jobs and spill-overs in other sectors of the economy and the skills and competences of people working in CCS.

2018/11/30
Committee: CULT

2018/0190(COD)

Bogusław SONIK, Marc JOULAUD, Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI, Sabine VERHEYEN, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Milan ZVER, Andrea BOCSKOR

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5

(5) The promotion of European cultural diversity depends on the existence of flourishing and resilient cultural and creative sectors, able to create, produce and distribute their works to a large and diverse European audience. This thereby enlarges their business potential and contributes to sustainable growth and jobs creation. In addition, promotion of creativity contributes to boosting competitiveness and sparkling innovation in the industrial value chains. In spite of recent progress, the European cultural and creative market continues to be fragmented along national and linguistic lines~~, which do not~~. While respecting the specificity of each market, more can be done to allow the cultural and creative sectors to fully benefit from the European single market and the digital single market in particular.

2018/11/30
Committee: CULT

2018/0190(COD)

Bogusław SONIK, Marc JOULAUD, Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI, Sabine VERHEYEN, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Andrea BOCSKOR

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6

(6) The Programme should take into account the ~~dual~~multiple nature of the cultural and creative sectors, recognising, on the one hand, the intrinsic and artistic value of culture and, on the other, the social and economic value of those sectors, including their broader contribution to intercultural dialogue, social cohesion, growth and competitiveness, creativity and innovation. This requires strong European cultural and creative sectors, in particular a vibrant European audiovisual industry, taking into account its capacity to reach large audiences and its economic importance, including for other creative sectors as well as cultural tourism. However, competition in global audiovisual markets has been further intensified by the deepening digital disruption e.g. changes in media production, consumption and the growing position of global platforms in the distribution of content. Therefore, there is a need to step-up the support to the European industry.

2018/11/30
Committee: CULT

2018/0190(COD)

Bogusław SONIK, Tadeusz ZWIEFKA, Marc JOULAUD, Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI, Sabine VERHEYEN, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Dieter-Lebrecht KOCH

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)

(6a) The Programme should provide a solid ground for the development of active European citizenship, shared values, creativity and innovation. This needs to be reflected by supporting media literacy, and in particular film literacy, together with the promotion of films for young people.

2018/11/30
Committee: CULT

2018/0190(COD)

Bogusław SONIK, Christian EHLER, Marc JOULAUD, Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI, Sabine VERHEYEN, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Milan ZVER

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7

(7) To be effective, the Programme should take into account the specific nature of the different sectors, their different target groups and their particular needs through tailor-made approaches within a strand dedicated to the audiovisual sector, a strand dedicated to the other cultural and creative sectors and a cross-sectoral strand. Building on pilot projects, preparatory actions and studies, the programme should also implement the sectorial actions listed in the Annex of the Creative Europe proposal, such as the one for the music sector.

2018/11/30
Committee: CULT

2018/0190(COD)

Bogusław SONIK, Christian EHLER, Marc JOULAUD, Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI, Sabine VERHEYEN, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Milan ZVER

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)

(7a) As part of the specific actions pursued under the CULTURE strand, the music sector should be a particular focus in terms of financial distribution and targeted actions. Tailor-made calls and instruments should help boost the competitiveness of the music sector and address some of the specific challenges it faces.

2018/11/30
Committee: CULT

2018/0190(COD)

Bogusław SONIK, Tadeusz ZWIEFKA, Marc JOULAUD, Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI, Sabine VERHEYEN, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Milan ZVER, Dieter-Lebrecht KOCH, Andrea BOCSKOR

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22

(22) Since its creation, the European Film Academy has developed a unique expertise and is in a unique position to create a pan-European community of film creators and professionals, promoting and disseminating European films beyond their national borders and developing truly European audiences from an early age on. Therefore, it should be eligible for direct Union support.

2018/11/30
Committee: CULT

2018/0190(COD)

Bogusław SONIK, Marc JOULAUD, Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI, Sabine VERHEYEN, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Milan ZVER

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28

(28) Quality, impact and efficiency in the planned implementation should be among the key criteria for the selection of projects. Taking into account the technical expertise required to assess proposals under specific actions of the Programme, it should be provided that, where relevant, evaluation committees may be composed of external experts with relevant management and/or artistic backgrounds.

2018/11/30
Committee: CULT

2018/0190(COD)

Bogusław SONIK, Christian EHLER, Marc JOULAUD, Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI, Sabine VERHEYEN, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Milan ZVER

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29

(29) The Programme should include a realistic and manageable system of performance indicators to accompany its actions and monitor its performance on a continuous basis. This monitoring as well as information and communication actions relating to the Programme and its actions should build on the three strands of the programme. The strands should have a common set of qualitative and quantitative indicators and dedicated sets of qualitative and quantitative indicators. All such sets should be assessed in accordance with this Regulation.

2018/11/30
Committee: CULT

2018/0190(COD)

Bogusław SONIK, Christian EHLER, Marc JOULAUD, Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI, Sabine VERHEYEN, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Milan ZVER, Andrea BOCSKOR

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29 a (new)

(29a) Considering the complexity of gathering appropriate statistical data to measure and analyse the impact of cultural policies, the Commission should reinforce the cooperation within its services – in particular the Joint Research Centre and EUROSTAT – in order to gather and analyse such data. For this task, the Commission shall actin cooperation with relevant European research organisations in this field and with the Council of Europe, as well as the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and UNESCO.

2018/11/30
Committee: CULT

2018/0190(COD)

Bogusław SONIK, Marc JOULAUD, Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI, Sabine VERHEYEN, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Andrea BOCSKOR

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36

(36) In order to ensure ~~smooth implementation of the Programme~~the continuity of funding support provided under the Programme and cover the increasing funding gaps experienced by beneficiaries, the costs incurred by the beneficiary before the grant application is submitted, in particular costs related to intellectual property rights, ~~may~~shall be considered as eligible, provided that they are directly linked to the implementation of the supported actions.

2018/11/30
Committee: CULT

2018/0190(COD)

Bogusław SONIK, Marc JOULAUD, Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI, Sabine VERHEYEN, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Milan ZVER

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 40

(40) Since the objectives of this Regulation cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States but can rather, by reason of their transnational character, the high volume and wide geographical scope of the mobility and cooperation activities funded, their effects on access to learning mobility and more generally on Union integration, as well as their reinforced international dimension, be better achieved at Union level, the Union may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity, as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty on European Union. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve that objective. Nevertheless, particular attention should be paid to the small-scale projects and their added value, given the specificities of the European Cultural and Creative Sectors.

2018/11/30
Committee: CULT

2018/0190(COD)

Bogusław SONIK, Marc JOULAUD, Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI, Sabine VERHEYEN, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Milan ZVER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a

(a) enhancing the economic, social and external dimension of European level cooperation to develop and promote European cultural diversity and Europe's cultural heritage and strengthening the competitiveness of the European cultural and creative sectors and reinforcing international cultural relations, the visibility of which shall be reinforced by using relevant name and logo;

2018/11/30
Committee: CULT

2018/0190(COD)

Bogusław SONIK, Marc JOULAUD, Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI, Sabine VERHEYEN, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Milan ZVER, Andrea BOCSKOR

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b

(b) promoting the competitiveness ~~and~~, scalability of the European audiovisual industry and the quality of its activities;

2018/11/30
Committee: CULT

2018/0190(COD)

Bogusław SONIK, Christian EHLER, Marc JOULAUD, Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI, Sabine VERHEYEN, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Milan ZVER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)

(ca) Foster data collection for the cultural and creative sectors, with a cross- sectorial dimension, in order to develop knowledge based evidence and analyses.

2018/11/30
Committee: CULT

2018/0190(COD)

Bogusław SONIK, Marc JOULAUD, Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI, Sabine VERHEYEN, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Milan ZVER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point c

(c) "CROSS SECTORAL strand" covers activities across all cultural and creative sectors, including the news media sector.

2018/11/30
Committee: CULT

2018/0190(COD)

Bogusław SONIK, Christian EHLER, Marc JOULAUD, Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI, Sabine VERHEYEN, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Andrea BOCSKOR

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new)

(3a) Article 3a European added value Recognising the intrinsic and economic value of culture and creativity, the Programme shall support actions and activities with a European added value in the cultural and creative sectors through one or more of the following: (a) the transnational character of actions and activities which complement regional, national, international and other Union programmes and policies, and the impact of such actions and activities on citizens’ access to culture and active engagement, education, social inclusion and intercultural dialogue; (b) the development and promotion of transnational and international cooperation between cultural and creative players, including artists, audiovisual professionals, cultural and creative organisations and SMEs and audiovisual operators, focused on stimulating more comprehensive, rapid, effective and long- term responses to global challenges, in particular to the digital shift; (c) the economies of scale and critical mass which Union support fosters, creating a leverage effect for additional funds; (d) ensuring a more level playing field in the Union cultural and creative sectors by taking account of the specificities of the different countries, in particular of countries or regions with a restricted geographical or linguistic area; (e) promoting a narrative on European common roots and diversity.

2018/11/30
Committee: CULT

2018/0190(COD)

Bogusław SONIK, Marc JOULAUD, Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI, Sabine VERHEYEN, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Milan ZVER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)

As part of the specific actions pursued under the CULTURE strand, the music sector should be a particular focus in terms of financial distribution and targeted actions. Tailor-made calls and instruments should help boost the competitiveness of the music sector and address some of the specific challenges it faces.

2018/11/30
Committee: CULT

2018/0190(COD)

Bogusław SONIK, Marc JOULAUD, Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI, Sabine VERHEYEN, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Milan ZVER, Andrea BOCSKOR

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b

(b) to enhance thea tr~~ical and online distribution and provide wider access across borders to~~ansnational and international circulation, online and offline and theatrical distribution of European audiovisual works, including through innovative business models and the use of new technologies;

2018/11/30
Committee: CULT

2018/0190(COD)

Bogusław SONIK, Marc JOULAUD, Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI, Sabine VERHEYEN, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Milan ZVER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)

(ba) to enhance audiovisual heritage by facilitating access to, and supporting the promotion of audiovisual heritage works as instruments of memory, education, re- use and new business;

2018/11/30
Committee: CULT

2018/0190(COD)

Bogusław SONIK, Tadeusz ZWIEFKA, Marc JOULAUD, Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI, Sabine VERHEYEN, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Milan ZVER, Dieter-Lebrecht KOCH, Andrea BOCSKOR

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c

(c) to promote European audiovisual works and support audience development, in particular young audience by raising awareness and development of legal offers across Europe and beyond.

2018/11/30
Committee: CULT

2018/0190(COD)

Bogusław SONIK, Tadeusz ZWIEFKA, Marc JOULAUD, Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI, Sabine VERHEYEN, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Milan ZVER, Dieter-Lebrecht KOCH

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2

These priorities shall be addressed through support to the creation, promotion, access, and dissemination of European works transporting common identity and values with the potential to reach large audiences of all ages within Europe and beyond, thereby adapting to new market developments and accompanying the Audiovisual Media Services Directive.

2018/11/30
Committee: CULT

2018/0190(COD)

Bogusław SONIK, Marc JOULAUD, Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI, Sabine VERHEYEN, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Milan ZVER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b

(b) to promote innovative approaches to artistic content creation and research, access, distribution and promotion across cultural and creative sectors;

2018/11/30
Committee: CULT

2018/0190(COD)

Bogusław SONIK, Marc JOULAUD, Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Milan ZVER, Andrea BOCSKOR

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – indent 3

– up to ~~EUR 160 000 000~~9 % for the activities referred to in Article 3(2)(c) (CROSS SECTORAL strand).

2018/11/30
Committee: CULT

2018/0190(COD)

Bogusław SONIK, Marc JOULAUD, Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1

1. Access to the Programme shall be open to international organisations active in the areas covered by the Programme, such as Unesco, the Council of Europe, EUIPO Observatory, the World Intellectual Property Organisation, the OECD on the basis of joint contributions for the achievement of the Programme objectives and in accordance with the Financial Regulation.

2018/11/30
Committee: CULT

2018/0190(COD)

Bogusław SONIK, Marc JOULAUD, Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI, Sabine VERHEYEN, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Milan ZVER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 a (new)

Article 9a Data gathering on Culture and Creative Sectors The Commission shall reinforce the cooperation within its services such as the Joint Research Centre and EUROSTAT with the purpose of gathering appropriate statistical data to measure and analyse the impact of cultural policies. For this task, the Commission shall act in cooperation with relevant European research organisations in this field and in collaboration with the Council of Europe, the OECD and UNESCO.

2018/11/30
Committee: CULT

2018/0190(COD)

Bogusław SONIK, Marc JOULAUD, Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI, Sabine VERHEYEN, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. The grants shall be awarded taking into account the Rules of Procedure and several criteria such as: (a) quality of the project; (b) its impact; (c) quality and efficiency of the proposed implementation.

2018/11/30
Committee: CULT

2018/0190(COD)

Bogusław SONIK, Marc JOULAUD, Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI, Sabine VERHEYEN, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Milan ZVER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2

2. The evaluation committee may be composed of external experts. It shall meet in the physical presence of its members or remotely. In light of the heterogeneity of the cultural and creative sectors attention shall be paid to the expertise of the committee members.

2018/11/30
Committee: CULT

2018/0190(COD)

Bogusław SONIK, Marc JOULAUD, Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI, Sabine VERHEYEN, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Milan ZVER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. The strands shall have a common set of qualitative and quantitative indicators. Each strand shall have a dedicated set of qualitative and quantitative indicators.

2018/11/30
Committee: CULT

2018/0190(COD)

Bogusław SONIK, Marc JOULAUD, Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI, Sabine VERHEYEN, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Milan ZVER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2

2. To ensure effective assessment of 2. progress of the programme towards the achievement of its objectives, the Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 19 to develop the provisions for a monitoring and evaluation framework, including amendments to Annex II in order to review or supplement the indicators ~~where necessary for monitoring and evaluation~~. If appropriate, the Commission shall adopt a delegated act on indicators by 31 December 2022.

2018/11/30
Committee: CULT

2018/0190(COD)

Bogusław SONIK, Marc JOULAUD, Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI, Sabine VERHEYEN, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Milan ZVER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1

1. The recipients of Union funding shall acknowledge the origin and ensure the visibility of the Union funding (in particular when promoting the actions and their results) by providing coherent, effective and proportionate targeted information to multiple audiences, including the media and the public using the name of the Programme and, for actions funded under the MEDIA strand, the logo of MEDIA. The Commission shall elaborate a logo for the CULTURE strand.

2018/11/30
Committee: CULT

2018/0190(COD)

Bogusław SONIK, Marc JOULAUD, Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI, Sabine VERHEYEN, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Milan ZVER

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point c

(c) Support to architecture and cultural heritage sectors: targeted actions for establishing standards as open, accessible and permanent hubs for their communities, providing research, regenerating life spaces, supporting the mobility of operators, capacity-building and entrepreneurship, audience ~~develop~~engagement and internationalization of the cultural heritage and architecture sectors, promotion of Baukultur, supporting sharing of the professional knowledge for artisans and craftsmen and the development of common high quality standards for the sector, support to the safeguarding, conservation and enhancement of cultural heritage and its values at European and international level through awareness- raising, networking ~~and~~, peer-to-peer learning activities and mentoring;

2018/11/30
Committee: CULT

2018/0190(COD)

Bogusław SONIK, Marc JOULAUD, Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI, Sabine VERHEYEN, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 1 – point d

(d) Support to international sales and circulation of non-national European works on all platforms, targeting both small and larger productions, including through coordinated distribution strategies covering several countries and subtitling, dubbing and audiodescription;

2018/11/30
Committee: CULT

2018/0190(COD)

Bogusław SONIK, Marc JOULAUD, Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI, Sabine VERHEYEN, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)

(ea) Support to European networks of audiovisual creators from different countries aiming at nurturing creative talents in the audiovisual sector;

2018/11/30
Committee: CULT

2018/0190(COD)

Bogusław SONIK, Marc JOULAUD, Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI, Sabine VERHEYEN, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Milan ZVER

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 1 – point e b (new)

(eb) Specific measures to contribute to the fair treatment of creative talent in the audiovisual sector;

2018/11/30
Committee: CULT

2018/0190(COD)

Bogusław SONIK, Marc JOULAUD, Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI, Sabine VERHEYEN, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Milan ZVER

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 1 – point h

(h) Training and mentoring activities to enhance the capacity of audiovisual operators and workforce to adapt to new market developments and digital technologies;

2018/11/30
Committee: CULT

2018/0190(COD)

Bogusław SONIK, Marc JOULAUD, Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI, Sabine VERHEYEN, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Milan ZVER

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 1 – point i

(i) A European Video on Demand (VOD) operators' network(s), screening a significant proportion of non-national European works;

2018/11/30
Committee: CULT

2018/0190(COD)

Bogusław SONIK, Marc JOULAUD, Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI, Sabine VERHEYEN, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Milan ZVER

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 1 – point j

(j) European festivals' network~~(s)~~s screening and promoting a variety of European audio-visual works with a significant proportion of non- national European works;

2018/11/30
Committee: CULT

2018/0190(COD)

Bogusław SONIK, Marc JOULAUD, Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI, Sabine VERHEYEN, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Milan ZVER

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 1 – point k

(k) A European cinema operators' network, screening a significant proportion of non-national European films, contributing to reinforce cinema theatres as a destination for movies in the value chain and highlighting public screenings as a social experience;

2018/11/30
Committee: CULT

2018/0190(COD)

Bogusław SONIK, Marc JOULAUD, Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI, Sabine VERHEYEN, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Milan ZVER

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a

(a) Encourage new forms of creation at the cross roads between different cultural and creative sectors, for instance through the use of innovative technologies and collaboration through digital hubs;

2018/11/30
Committee: CULT

2018/0190(COD)

Bogusław SONIK, Marc JOULAUD, Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI, Sabine VERHEYEN, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Milan ZVER

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point a

(a) Addressing the structural changes faced by the media sector byand promoting and ~~monitoring a diverse and pluralistic media environment~~supporting an independent monitoring for assessing risks to media pluralism and freedom;

2018/11/30
Committee: CULT

2018/0190(COD)

Bogusław SONIK, Marc JOULAUD, Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI, Sabine VERHEYEN, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Milan ZVER

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point c

(c) Promoting media literacy to allow citizens to develop a critical understanding of the media, including through the creation of a Union platform to share media literacy practices and policies among all the Member States.

2018/11/30
Committee: CULT

2018/0190(COD)

Bogusław SONIK, Christian EHLER, Marc JOULAUD, Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI, Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ, Milan ZVER

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – subheading 1 a (new)

COMMON QUALITATIVE IMPACT INDICATORS OF THE PROGRAMME 1. Benefits for citizens and communities: Number of people accessing European cultural and creative works generated by the Programme, including, works from countries other than their own; 2. Benefits for the strengthening of European cultural diversity and cultural heritage; 3. Benefits for the Union economy and jobs; 4. Number of employment positions linked to the funded projects aggregated for the programme; 5. The financial contribution of the Cultural and Creative Sectors generated by the Programme for the funded projects.

2018/11/30
Committee: CULT

2013/2202(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Takes note of the information provided on the energy used from renewable sources; regrets, however, that those sources of energy continue to have a very low share of the total consumption of energy, especially in new buildings; calls for further action to incorporate more energy solutionsnotes with satisfaction that all electricity used by the Committee is coming from renewable sources;

2014/02/25
Committee: CONT

2013/2201(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. ~~Regrets that Parliament’s recommenda~~Takes note of the decision of the Council with regard to the level of allowances of EESC members in September 2013 and notes with satisfaction tohat the EESC ~~to base the~~has implemented the new reimbursement rules of members’ travel expenses based on real costs was ~~not implemented due to the Council’s still pending decision on the level of allowances; recalls that the system should be fully operational by the beginning of the next EESC term~~recommended by the Parliament;

2014/02/25
Committee: CONT

2013/2201(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Takes note of the information provided on the energy used from renewable sources; regrets, however, that those sources of energy continue to have a very low share of the total consumption of energy, especially in new buildings; calls for further action to incorporate more energy solutionsnotes with satisfaction that all electricity used by the EESC is coming from renewable sources;

2014/02/25
Committee: CONT

2013/2201(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Notes that a mid-term review of the cooperation between the EESC and the CoR ~~would be~~is a useful tool to evaluate the benefits of the cooperation and plan for better solutions in the future;

2014/02/25
Committee: CONT

2013/2201(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Takes due note of the modernisation of the IT infrastructure; asks for more in- depth information on the ~~results of the new system~~improvements to be included in the annual activity report.

2014/02/25
Committee: CONT

2013/2197(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)

23 a. Welcomes the efforts of the Greek presidency to reopen the negotiations between the institutions; underlines, however, that such negotiations did not bring expected results in the past;

2014/02/25
Committee: CONT

2013/2197(DEC)

Lena KOLARSKA-BOBIŃSKA, Andrzej GRZYB, Alejo VIDAL-QUADRAS, Bogdan Kazimierz MARCINKIEWICZ, Bogusław SONIK, Jolanta Emilia HIBNER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)

24a. Recommends organising a workshop focussing on the legal analysis of Parliament’s function of budgetary control and the Council’s duty to cooperate, as well as drafting an own initiative report focussing on possible amendments to the Treaty, as a way forward in order to prepare for the possibility of instigating legal proceedings, as well as the possibility of a change or clarification of the rules on granting discharge to other institutions stated in the Treaty;

2014/02/25
Committee: CONT

2013/2135(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)

- having regard to the 2nd Strategic Energy Review: an EU Energy Security and Solidarity Action Plan1; __________________ 1 COM (2008) 781

2013/11/15
Committee: ENVI ITRE

2013/2135(INI)

Lena KOLARSKA-BOBIŃSKA, Alejo VIDAL-QUADRAS, Andrzej GRZYB, Bogdan Kazimierz MARCINKIEWICZ, Bogusław SONIK, Jolanta Emilia HIBNER

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas the international community committed to ~~limi~~that global warming ~~to 2 °C~~ought not to exceed 2°C above pre-industrial level during the 21st century at the Copenhagen summit in 2009;

2013/11/15
Committee: ENVI ITRE

2013/2135(INI)

Lena KOLARSKA-BOBIŃSKA, Alejo VIDAL-QUADRAS, Andrzej GRZYB, Bogdan Kazimierz MARCINKIEWICZ, Bogusław SONIK, Jolanta Emilia HIBNER

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)

Fa. whereas studies indicate that unilateral actions taken by the EU within climate policy can lead to increase in global emissions as a result of the carbon leakage phenomena;

2013/11/15
Committee: ENVI ITRE

2013/2135(INI)

Lena KOLARSKA-BOBIŃSKA, Andrzej GRZYB, Alejo VIDAL-QUADRAS, Bogdan Kazimierz MARCINKIEWICZ, Bogusław SONIK, Jolanta Emilia HIBNER

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

H. whereas the EU spent EUR 573 billion on imported fossil fuels in 2011 and its dependency on energy imports is expected to grow; in this regard recognises the importance of enabling the future exploitation of indigenous oil and gas resources, both conventional and unconventional, in a responsible and an environmentally safe manner, as they could contribute to reducing the EU’s energy import dependence;

2013/11/15
Committee: ENVI ITRE

2013/2135(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)

Ha. whereas many assumptions of the 2nd Strategic Energy Review that corresponded to European environmental policy and that are still used to support new policies are now outdated because of, among others, the global economic crisis and shale gas and oil extraction in the United States;

2013/11/15
Committee: ENVI ITRE

2013/2135(INI)

Lena KOLARSKA-BOBIŃSKA, Alejo VIDAL-QUADRAS, Andrzej GRZYB, Bogdan Kazimierz MARCINKIEWICZ, Bogusław SONIK, Jolanta Emilia HIBNER

Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)

Ia. whereas studies show that overall system costs and effects vary significantly among different generation sources and such aspects should also be considered in the process of framing EU climate and energy policies;

2013/11/15
Committee: ENVI ITRE

2013/2135(INI)

Lena KOLARSKA-BOBIŃSKA, Alejo VIDAL-QUADRAS, Andrzej GRZYB, Bogdan Kazimierz MARCINKIEWICZ, Bogusław SONIK, Romana JORDAN, Jolanta Emilia HIBNER

Motion for a resolution
Recital I b (new)

Ib. whereas sustainable development is based on the balanced pillars of environmental, economic and social development;

2013/11/15
Committee: ENVI ITRE

2013/2135(INI)

Lena KOLARSKA-BOBIŃSKA, Alejo VIDAL-QUADRAS, Andrzej GRZYB, Bogdan Kazimierz MARCINKIEWICZ, Romana JORDAN, Bogusław SONIK, Jolanta Emilia HIBNER

Motion for a resolution
Recital I c (new)

Ic. whereas there is a need to ensure the EU’s competitiveness in the global market;

2013/11/15
Committee: ENVI ITRE

2013/2135(INI)

Lena KOLARSKA-BOBIŃSKA, Alejo VIDAL-QUADRAS, Andrzej GRZYB, Bogdan Kazimierz MARCINKIEWICZ, Romana JORDAN, Bogusław SONIK, Jolanta Emilia HIBNER

Motion for a resolution
Recital I d (new)

Id. whereas ever increasing energy prices have led to higher rates of fuel poverty in Europe;

2013/11/15
Committee: ENVI ITRE

2013/2135(INI)

Lena KOLARSKA-BOBIŃSKA, Alejo VIDAL-QUADRAS, Andrzej GRZYB, Bogdan Kazimierz MARCINKIEWICZ, Bogusław SONIK, Jolanta Emilia HIBNER

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1

~~Target~~Objectives

2013/11/15
Committee: ENVI ITRE

2013/2135(INI)

Niki TZAVELA, Tadeusz CYMAŃSKI, Bogusław SONIK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Asks the Commission to take a multifaceted approach, the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of which ought to be enhanced by coordinated and coherent policies that address in equal measure issues such as competitiveness, energy security, a~~nd climate objectives (e.g. GHG emission reduction, renewable energy sources and energy efficiency)~~ffordable energy pricing and sustainability;

2013/11/15
Committee: ENVI ITRE

2013/2135(INI)

Lena KOLARSKA-BOBIŃSKA, Alejo VIDAL-QUADRAS, Andrzej GRZYB, Bogdan Kazimierz MARCINKIEWICZ, Romana JORDAN, Bogusław SONIK, Jolanta Emilia HIBNER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Asks the Commission to take a multifaceted and flexible approach, the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of which ought to be enhanced by coordinated and coherent policies that address in equal measure issues such as competitiveness, energy security and climate objectives (e.g. GHG emission reduction, renewable energy sources and energy efficiency); underlines that this requires a consistency of policies where climate policy cannot contradict or be a higher priority than other policies;

2013/11/15
Committee: ENVI ITRE

2013/2135(INI)

Lena KOLARSKA-BOBIŃSKA, Alejo VIDAL-QUADRAS, Andrzej GRZYB, Bogdan Kazimierz MARCINKIEWICZ, Bogusław SONIK, Jolanta Emilia HIBNER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Believes, however, that all objectives for 2030 should be closely correlated with the on-going international negotiations on a new climate agreement; calls for their formal adoption only after taking into account the results of the negotiations of a global agreement in Paris in 2015within the UNFCCC;

2013/11/15
Committee: ENVI ITRE

2013/2135(INI)

Lena KOLARSKA-BOBIŃSKA, Andrzej GRZYB, Alejo VIDAL-QUADRAS, Bogdan Kazimierz MARCINKIEWICZ, Romana JORDAN, Bogusław SONIK, Jolanta Emilia HIBNER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3b. Stresses that, in case global agreement cannot be reached, any unilateral EU agreement should be subject to visible achievements of the main emitters (e.g. China, USA) comparable or exceeding European emission savings up to date and take into consideration possible effects of carbon leakage phenomenon;

2013/11/15
Committee: ENVI ITRE

2013/2135(INI)

Lena KOLARSKA-BOBIŃSKA, Andrzej GRZYB, Bogdan Kazimierz MARCINKIEWICZ, Romana JORDAN, Bogusław SONIK, Jolanta Emilia HIBNER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Is of the opinion that support schemes, if better used, could be an appropriate tool to incentivise the cost-efficient development of renewable energy sources (RES) and energy efficiency; sees an important role for the Commission in providing guidance in this regard;

2013/11/15
Committee: ENVI ITRE

2013/2135(INI)

Lena KOLARSKA-BOBIŃSKA, Andrzej GRZYB, Bogdan Kazimierz MARCINKIEWICZ, Bogusław SONIK, Jolanta Emilia HIBNER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Notes that some RES should now be considered mature energy sources and their subsidies should therefore be phased out on time order to be able to reallocate these to research and development (R&D) programmes and RES that are not yet cost- effective; asks the Commission to study the impact of RES priority dispatch on general energy costs as well as the functioning and economies of other baseload generation capacity;

2013/11/15
Committee: ENVI ITRE

2013/2135(INI)

Lena KOLARSKA-BOBIŃSKA, Alejo VIDAL-QUADRAS, Andrzej GRZYB, Bogdan Kazimierz MARCINKIEWICZ, Bogusław SONIK, Jolanta Emilia HIBNER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Calls for all energy subsidies, no matter the source, to be phased out by 2030;

2013/11/15
Committee: ENVI ITRE

2013/2135(INI)

Lena KOLARSKA-BOBIŃSKA, Alejo VIDAL-QUADRAS, Andrzej GRZYB, Bogdan Kazimierz MARCINKIEWICZ, Bogusław SONIK, Jolanta Emilia HIBNER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Stresses that increased energy efficiency and energy savings will play an essential role in the ~~decarbonisation of~~lowering of emissions from the energy sector;

2013/11/15
Committee: ENVI ITRE

2013/2135(INI)

Lena KOLARSKA-BOBIŃSKA, Alejo VIDAL-QUADRAS, Andrzej GRZYB, Bogdan Kazimierz MARCINKIEWICZ, Bogusław SONIK, Jolanta Emilia HIBNER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Notes that as one of the cornerstones of the EU’'s climate and energy package, the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) should be ~~able to best fulfil its main function, the reduction of GHG emissions~~the main instrument for reducing emissions from industry and energy in a cost-effective way, and respond efficiently to economic downturns and upturns; recalls that the main objective of the EU ETS is to reduce GHG emissions and not to provide investors with sufficient incentives to invest in low-~~carb~~emission technologies, as these should be seen merely as a secondary objective and not as a basis for evaluating if the scheme works as intended;

2013/11/15
Committee: ENVI ITRE

2013/2135(INI)

Lena KOLARSKA-BOBIŃSKA, Alejo VIDAL-QUADRAS, Andrzej GRZYB, Bogdan Kazimierz MARCINKIEWICZ, Romana JORDAN, Bogusław SONIK, Jolanta Emilia HIBNER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13 a. Notes that the discussion of the 2030 objectives should be based on firm economic analysis of their potential impact by country and by sector; asks the Commission to publish all available data and analysis on the subject in order to identify if there would be an unequal burden on the Member States;

2013/11/15
Committee: ENVI ITRE

2013/2135(INI)

Lena KOLARSKA-BOBIŃSKA, Alejo VIDAL-QUADRAS, Andrzej GRZYB, Bogdan Kazimierz MARCINKIEWICZ, Romana JORDAN, Bogusław SONIK, Jolanta Emilia HIBNER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Believes that Member States and regions should be encouraged to improve cooperation in order to optimise the efficiency of renewables expansion; in this context, the Commission has an important role to play as a facilitator in coordinating, financially supporting and preparing appropriate analyses of renewable energy resources and potential for each of the Member States;

2013/11/15
Committee: ENVI ITRE

2013/2135(INI)

Lena KOLARSKA-BOBIŃSKA, Alejo VIDAL-QUADRAS, Andrzej GRZYB, Bogdan Kazimierz MARCINKIEWICZ, Romana JORDAN, Bogusław SONIK, Jolanta Emilia HIBNER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Calls on the Commission to submit an analysis of how renewable energy sources can be developed sustainably and cost effectively, taking into account environmental impact, total system costs, aspects related to dependency on raw materials and life cycle and, above all, how to support stable sources of renewable energy such as hydropower, biomass or geothermal power while avoiding long term subsidies which cause market distortions;

2013/11/15
Committee: ENVI ITRE

2013/2135(INI)

Lena KOLARSKA-BOBIŃSKA, Alejo VIDAL-QUADRAS, Andrzej GRZYB, Bogdan Kazimierz MARCINKIEWICZ, Romana JORDAN, Bogusław SONIK, Jolanta Emilia HIBNER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Underlines the importance of an energy strategy focused on boosting energy security and economic and industrial competitiveness in the EU, job creation, social aspects and environmental sustainability by means of measures such as the diversification of supply routes, suppliers and sources and by increasing the deployment of RES alongside increased stable and dispatchable baseload capacity;

2013/11/15
Committee: ENVI ITRE

2013/2135(INI)

Lena KOLARSKA-BOBIŃSKA, Andrzej GRZYB, Alejo VIDAL-QUADRAS, Bogdan Kazimierz MARCINKIEWICZ, Bogusław SONIK, Romana JORDAN, Jolanta Emilia HIBNER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20a. Calls on the Commission to perform a 3rd Strategic Energy Review, and to base future European climate commitments on the basis of the updated data;

2013/11/15
Committee: ENVI ITRE

2013/2135(INI)

Lena KOLARSKA-BOBIŃSKA, Alejo VIDAL-QUADRAS, Andrzej GRZYB, Bogdan Kazimierz MARCINKIEWICZ, Bogusław SONIK, Jolanta Emilia HIBNER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)

23a. Underlines that high European energy prices do not lead to lower global emissions and instead led to the deterioration of the competitive position of European industry; emphasizes the need to find a way to reduce energy prices while lowering global emissions; stresses that accessibility to affordable energy for all should be a priority for the EU and understood as part of the policy objectives of sustainability, security of supply and competitiveness;

2013/11/15
Committee: ENVI ITRE

2013/2135(INI)

Lena KOLARSKA-BOBIŃSKA, Alejo VIDAL-QUADRAS, Andrzej GRZYB, Bogdan Kazimierz MARCINKIEWICZ, Bogusław SONIK, Jolanta Emilia HIBNER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Notes that in order to ensure security of supply there must be enough stable capacity to meet demand in peak periods and in periods of (political or technological) difficulties and that excess capacity or backup must therefore be ensured and maintained; points out the need for storage, reserve capacities and more grid flexibility as a response to the intermittence of some sources of RES;

2013/11/15
Committee: ENVI ITRE

2013/2135(INI)

Niki TZAVELA, Bogusław SONIK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)

24a. Recalls the Commission's Energy Roadmap stating that "gas will be critical in the transformation of the energy system" and in this respect recognises the potential of natural gas to provide both variability and flexibility into the energy supply system;

2013/11/15
Committee: ENVI ITRE

2013/2135(INI)

Lena KOLARSKA-BOBIŃSKA, Alejo VIDAL-QUADRAS, Andrzej GRZYB, Bogdan Kazimierz MARCINKIEWICZ, Bogusław SONIK, Jolanta Emilia HIBNER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)

29a. Notes that carbon leakage does not only apply to emissions from exiting installations but also covers future investment decisions as companies might avoid investing in European based installations; in this context, calls on the Commission, while working on 2030 framework, to eliminate all solutions which can result in energy price increases or in intensification of carbon leakage;

2013/11/18
Committee: ENVI ITRE

2013/2135(INI)

Lena KOLARSKA-BOBIŃSKA, Alejo VIDAL-QUADRAS, Andrzej GRZYB, Bogdan Kazimierz MARCINKIEWICZ, Bogusław SONIK, Jolanta Emilia HIBNER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)

31a. While framing the proposed climate and energy policy framework for 2030, urges the Commission to take into consideration the fact that the US shale gas production has revolutionised global energy supply and led to a significant reduction of GHG emission; believes that shale gas is potentially an opportunity for Europe and can be developed safely, in an environmentally responsible way;

2013/11/18
Committee: ENVI ITRE

2013/2135(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)

32a. Asks the Commission to develop a comprehensive analysis of the overall system costs and effects of different energy sources and their impact on generation adequacy in the long run;

2013/11/18
Committee: ENVI ITRE

2013/2135(INI)

Lena KOLARSKA-BOBIŃSKA, Alejo VIDAL-QUADRAS, Andrzej GRZYB, Bogdan Kazimierz MARCINKIEWICZ, Bogusław SONIK, Jolanta Emilia HIBNER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33

33. Welcomes the Commission’s remarks that the EU climate and energy targets impact differently on each Member State and their citizens, and that this justifies working on a more equitable effort sharing basis, taking into account a country’s GDP, achievements in reducing emissions ~~since 1990~~under Kyoto, emissions per capita, economic potential and potential for renewable and other indigenous energy sources and energy efficiency;

2013/11/18
Committee: ENVI ITRE

2013/2135(INI)

Lena KOLARSKA-BOBIŃSKA, Alejo VIDAL-QUADRAS, Andrzej GRZYB, Bogdan Kazimierz MARCINKIEWICZ, Bogusław SONIK, Jolanta Emilia HIBNER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34

34. Underlines, in line with Article 194 TFEU, that Member States are the ultimate decision makers as regards their energy mix and should be able to use and develop different approaches for technologies and energy sources that are environmentally sound and socially and economically acceptable; believes that any future framework should respect the independence of Member States and not seek to limit this power via administrative regulations, which could prevent the increased use of indigenous energy resources;

2013/11/18
Committee: ENVI ITRE

2012/2175(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. ~~Notes that~~Endorses the Court of Auditors’ recommendations and adviseds the Supervisor to request that all employees submit documents confirming their civil status on a regular basis, ideally annually, and to put in place a system for the timely monitoring of these documents.

2013/02/26
Committee: CONT

2012/2175(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Notes that in 2011, the Supervisor had a total of EUR 7 564 137 in commitment appropriations (EUR 7 104 351 in 2010) and that the implementation rate of those appropriations was 89.31% (82.73% in 2010); finds this a positive development, but calls for further efforts to improve the implementation rate and for the changes made to be monitored, and expects engagement to exceed 90% next year;

2013/02/26
Committee: CONT

2012/2175(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. ~~Expects to receive~~Calls for information on the follow up of the recommendations which were set forth in Parliament's discharge resolutions;

2013/02/26
Committee: CONT

2012/2174(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Takes note that of the total appropriations, 92,54% were committed (89,65% in 2010) and 85,62% paid (84,03% in 2010) and welcomes the improvement of the utilisation rate; calls for further efforts to improve the utilisation rate and for the changes made to be monitored;

2013/02/26
Committee: CONT

2012/2174(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. ~~Rec~~Calls ~~the need for~~for the obligation to improved financial planning so as to ensure more efficient budget implementation to be met without delay;

2013/02/26
Committee: CONT

2012/2174(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Welcomes the internal auditor's conclusions that the Ombudsman has implemented two of the three recommendations to help improve its internal management and control procedures in the processing of payment requests; points out that an improvement onas regards timely feedback o~~f the~~n actual payments is still needed; calls for the third recommendation, covering more timely feedback on actual payments, to be implemented without delay;

2013/02/26
Committee: CONT

2012/2174(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Welcomes the internal auditor's conclusions that the Ombudsman has implemented two of the three recommendations to help improve its internal management and control procedures in the processing of payment requests; ~~points out that an improvement on~~calls for the third recommendation, covering more timely feedback o~~f the~~n actual payments ~~is still needed~~, to be implemented without delay;

2013/02/26
Committee: CONT

2012/2174(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Calls on the Ombudsman's office to include an exhaustive table of all the human resources at the Ombudsman's disposal, broken down by category, grade, sex, participation in professional training and nationality in the next annual activity report and to provide the full set of documents required for previous years;

2013/02/26
Committee: CONT

2012/2173(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Is dismayed at the fall in the budget utilisation rate and calls for action to improve that rate and for the changes made to be monitored;

2013/02/26
Committee: CONT

2012/2173(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Draws attention to the obligation to publish renewable energy share figures and environmental impact data;

2013/02/26
Committee: CONT

2012/2173(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Acknowledges the recommendations of and the objectives set by the Committee's internal audit service; considers, however, that ~~there~~execution must be ~~some~~ improve~~ments on the execution~~d and streamlined;

2013/02/26
Committee: CONT

2012/2173(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. Calls for detailed information on the aims of administrative cooperation, the extent to which those aims are being achieved and the impact this is having in terms of savings;

2013/02/26
Committee: CONT

2012/2173(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Reconfirms its position that in the interest of transparency, the declarations and the updates of financial interests of members from all the institutions should be accessible on the Internet; welcomes the decision taken by the Committee's Bureau in 2011 to make members' declarations of financial interests available online and expects them to be made available at the earliest opportunity.

2013/02/26
Committee: CONT

2012/2172(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1

1. Grants the Secretary-General of the European Economic and Social Committee discharge in respect of the implementation of the European Economic and Social Committee budget for the financial year 2011; / Postpones its decision on granting the Secretary-General of the European Economic and Social Committee discharge in respect of the implementation of the European Economic and Social Committee budget for the financial year 2011;

2013/02/26
Committee: CONT

2012/2172(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Takes note of the replies given to the Court of Auditors' observations and requests to be ~~further~~ informed without delay on the update of the guidelines applicable to the grading and recruitment of staff;

2013/02/26
Committee: CONT

2012/2172(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Asks to be provided with information on the action being taken by the Ombudsman in relation to staff promotion procedures;

2013/02/26
Committee: CONT

2012/2172(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Is dismayed at the fall in the budget utilisation rate and calls for action to improve that rate and for the changes made to be monitored;

2013/02/26
Committee: CONT

2012/2172(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Draws attention to the obligation to publish energy consumption and renewable energy share data;

2013/02/26
Committee: CONT

2012/2172(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Considers positive the decrease of the unused rate of interpretation services requested from 12.3% in 2010 to 8,9% in 2011; notes however that it continues being a very high rate of unused services and asks the EESC to take, without delay, the necessary measures to diminish drastically this figure, to monitor the changes made and to provide detailed information on how this problem is being addressed;

2013/02/26
Committee: CONT

2012/2172(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17a. Recommends that a joint procurement system should be introduced for translation services, which would enable such services to be shared between institutions and help to ensure that they are fully utilised;

2013/02/26
Committee: CONT

2012/2169(DEC)

Proposal for a decision 1
Paragraph 1

1. Grants the Secretary-General of the Council discharge in respect of the implementation of the European Council's and the Council's budget for the financial year 2011; ~~/ Postpones its decision on granting the Secretary-General of the Council discharge in respect of the implementation of the European Council's and the Council's budget for the financial year 2011;~~

2013/02/26
Committee: CONT

2012/2169(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Notes that in 2011 the European Council and the Council had available commitment appropriations of EUR 506 842 003,08 (EUR 642 000 000 in 2010), with a utilisation rate of 90%, lower than in 2010; is concerned that the underspentd rate has risen and continues to be ~~quite high~~high; calls for the budget underspend rate to be improved and for the changes made to be monitored, and suggests the development of key performance indicators within the most critical areas, such as delegations' travel envelopes, logistics and interpretation;

2013/02/26
Committee: CONT

2012/2169(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Takes special note of and voices concern at the internal audit recommendations for the year 2011 in relation to IT consultant contracts and security contracts, where weaknesses continue to exist in the financial management and the procurement procedures;

2013/02/26
Committee: CONT

2012/2169(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Is ~~surpris~~dismayed that the creation of the EEAS ~~could~~was not be anticipated in the draft budget 2011; takes note that an increase of appropriations was necessary in order to prepare for the accession of Croatia and to reinforce the office of the President of the European Council;

2013/02/26
Committee: CONT

2012/2169(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. ~~Is interested in receiving more~~Asks to receive detailed information on the Service Level Agreements established with the EEAS and the concrete ~~measures taken to promote~~ administrative modernisation measures taken; is of the opinion that the Council's human resources management has not been efficient enough;

2013/02/26
Committee: CONT

2012/2169(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Asks for detailed information on the preparations for Croatia’s accession in order to clarify the impact it will have on the Council budget;

2013/02/26
Committee: CONT

2012/2169(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Considers that effective supervision of the Union's budget implementation requires cooperation between Parliament and the Council through a working arrangement; regrets the difficulties encountered in previous discharge procedures and stresses the need for satisfactory cooperation;

2013/02/26
Committee: CONT

2012/2169(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Regrets th~~at no~~e fact that the Council is not sufficiently transparent and stresses that all the Union institutions have a duty to respect the same standards in relation to transparency; ~~believes that the Council could make improvements in that regard;~~ is convinced that Parliament and the Council, as joint legislators, should apply the same standards of transparency and calls on the Council to improve its performance in this area without delay.

2013/02/26
Committee: CONT

2012/2107(DEC)

Reimer BÖGE, Bogusław SONIK, Crescenzio RIVELLINI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Stresses the importance of rescuing the seawater desalination plant in the northern part of the island for the preservation of the groundwater reserves of the island and asks the Commission to facilitate a new process;

2012/11/12
Committee: CONT

2012/2107(DEC)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30

30. Emphasizes that the main objective of Regulation (EC) No 389/2006 is to facilitate the reunification of ~~the island; recommends reviewing once again the~~Cyprus by encouraging the economic development of the Turkish Cypriot community with particular emphasis on the economic integration of the island; recommends a balanced distribution of the aid ~~to the TCc and th~~between the five objectives obstacles related to the sustainability of the projects; suggests considering whether large scale bi- communal infrastructure programs should still be pursued or a focus on smaller scale bi-communal projectsf the Regulation, i.e. the promotion of economic and social development, the development and restructuring of infrastructure, reconciliation, confidence building measures, ~~the~~and support to~~f the~~ civil society~~, the missing persons' related activ~~ (including also the Armenian and Maronite minorities), ~~the youth mobility,~~bringing the Turkish Cypriot community closer to the Union, and the pre~~serv~~paration of ~~historical sites should be considered instead~~the introduction and implementation of the acquis communautaire upon the reunification of Cyprus;

2012/11/12
Committee: CONT

2012/2033(INI)

Jolanta Emilia HIBNER, Małgorzata HANDZLIK, Bogusław SONIK, Bogdan Kazimierz MARCINKIEWICZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Welcomes the criminal investigation into secret detention launched in Poland, and calls on the Polish authorities to conduct a ~~rigorous inquiry, with due~~n equally transparenct inquiry, allowing the effective participation of victims and their lawyers;

2012/05/30
Committee: LIBE

2012/0366(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 15

(15) The likelihood of diverging regulation is further increased by concerns over tobacco products, including smokeless tobacco products, having a characterising flavour other than tobacco or the traditional flavour of menthol, which may facilitate uptake of tobacco consumption or affect consumption patterns. For example, in many countries, sales of mentholated products gradually increased even as smoking prevalence overall declined. A number of studies indicated that mentholated tobacco products can facilitate inhalation as well as smoking uptake among young people. Measures introducing unjustified differences of treatment between flavoured cigarettes (e.g. menthol and clove cigarettes) should be avoided36.

2013/05/28
Committee: ITRE

2012/0366(COD)

Jolanta Emilia HIBNER, Małgorzata HANDZLIK, Bogusław SONIK, Bogdan Kazimierz MARCINKIEWICZ

Proposal for a directive
Recital 16

(16) The prohibition of tobacco products with characterising flavours does not prohibit the use of individual additives altogether, but obliges the manufactures to reduce the additive or the combination of additives to such an extent that the additives no longer result in a characterising flavour. The use of additives necessary for manufacturing of tobacco products sh~~ould~~all be allowed~~, as long as they do not result in a characterising flavour~~. The Commission should ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of the provision on characterising flavour. Independent panels should be used by the Member States and by the Commission to assist in such decision making. The application of this Directive should not discriminate between different tobacco varieties.

2013/05/28
Committee: ITRE

2012/0366(COD)

Jolanta Emilia HIBNER, Bogdan Kazimierz MARCINKIEWICZ, Bogusław SONIK, Małgorzata HANDZLIK

Proposal for a directive
Recital 23

(23) In order to ensure the integrity and the visibility of health warnings and maximise their efficacy, provisions should be made regarding the dimension of the warnings as well as regarding certain aspects of the appearance of the tobacco package, including the opening mechanism. The package and the products may mislead consumers, in particular young people, suggesting that products are less harmful. For instance, this is the case with certain texts or features, such as ‘low-tar’, ‘light’, ‘ultra-light’, ‘mild’, 'natural', 'organic', ‘without additives’, ‘without flavours’, 'slim', names, pictures, and figurative or other signs. Likewise, the size and appearance of individual cigarettes can mislead consumers by creating the impression that they are less harmful. A recent study has also shown that smokers of slim cigarettes were more likely to believe that their own brand might be less harmful. This should be addressed by packaging and labelling such products appropriately and by informing consumers of their harmfulness, so that they are fully aware of the consequences of using such products.

2013/05/28
Committee: ITRE

2012/0366(COD)

Jolanta Emilia HIBNER, Bogdan Kazimierz MARCINKIEWICZ, Bogusław SONIK, Małgorzata HANDZLIK

Proposal for a directive
Recital 31

(31) All tobacco products have the potential to cause mortality, morbidity and disability and their consumption should be contained. It is therefore important to monitor developments as regards novel tobacco products. A notification obligation for novel tobacco products should be put on manufacturers and importers, without prejudice to the power of the Member States to ban or to authorise them. The Commission should monitor the developments and submit a report 5 years after the date of transposition of this Directive, in order to assess whether amendments to this Directive are necessary. Children and young people must be educated, as this is the simplest and most effective way of preventing young people from starting to smoke. Consideration should also be given to creating a fund financed by the manufacturers of tobacco products, which would be used to fund anti-smoking campaigns. Member States should harmonise the legal age for purchasing tobacco products at 18.

2013/05/28
Committee: ITRE

2012/0366(COD)

Gaston FRANCO, Jolanta Emilia HIBNER, Bogusław SONIK, Elisabetta GARDINI

Proposal for a directive
Recital 15

(15) The likelihood of diverging regulation is further increased by concerns over tobacco products, including smokeless tobacco products, having a characterising flavour other than tobacco and menthol, which may facilitate uptake of tobacco consumption or affect consumption patterns. For example, in many countries, sales of mentholated products gradually increased even as smoking prevalence overall declined. A number of studies indicated that mentholated tobacco products can facilitate inhalation as well as smoking uptake among young people. Measures introducing unjustified differences of treatment between flavoured cigarettes (e.g. menthol and clove cigarettes) should be avoided .

2013/05/29
Committee: ENVI

2012/0366(COD)

Jolanta Emilia HIBNER, Bogdan Kazimierz MARCINKIEWICZ, Małgorzata HANDZLIK, Bogusław SONIK

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4

4) 'characterising flavour' means a distinguishable aroma or taste other than tobacco or the traditional flavour of menthol, resulting from an additive or combination of additives, including but not limited to fruit, spice, herb, alcohol, candy~~, menthol~~ or vanilla observable before or upon intended use of the tobacco product;

2013/05/28
Committee: ITRE

2012/0366(COD)

Jolanta Emilia HIBNER, Małgorzata HANDZLIK, Bogusław SONIK

Proposal for a directive
Recital 16

(16) The prohibition of tobacco products with characterising flavours does not prohibit the use of individual additives altogether, but obliges the manufactures to reduce the additive or the combination of additives to such an extent that the additives no longer result in a characterising flavour. The use of additives necessary for manufacturing of tobacco products sh~~ould~~all be allowed~~, as long as they do not result in a characterising flavour~~. The Commission should ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of the provision on characterising flavour. Independent panels should be used by the Member States and by the Commission to assist in such decision making. The application of this Directive should not discriminate between different tobacco varieties.

2013/05/29
Committee: ENVI

2012/0366(COD)

Bogusław SONIK, Czesław Adam SIEKIERSKI

Proposal for a directive
Recital 16 b (new)

(16 b) One of the aims of this Directive is to reduce the consumption of tobacco products, especially among young and vulnerable consumers, which will result in the decrease of the production of the tobacco in the Union and can lead to loss of jobs, moving the industry outside the Union and need to restructure the farms traditionally basing its production on tobacco. Therefore appropriate measures and financial support must be envisaged in the framework of the Union budget in order to counteract the economic and social consequences of this Directive.

2013/05/29
Committee: ENVI

2012/0366(COD)

Jolanta Emilia HIBNER, Małgorzata HANDZLIK, Bogusław SONIK

Proposal for a directive
Recital 23

(23) In order to ensure the integrity and the visibility of health warnings and maximise their efficacy, provisions should be made regarding the dimension of the warnings as well as regarding certain aspects of the appearance of the tobacco package, including the opening mechanism. The package and the products may mislead consumers, in particular young people, suggesting that products are less harmful. For instance, this is the case with certain texts or features, such as ‘low-tar’, ‘light’, ‘ultra-light’, ‘mild’, 'natural', 'organic', ‘without additives’, ‘without flavours’, 'slim', names, pictures, and figurative or other signs. Likewise, the size and appearance of individual cigarettes can mislead consumers by creating the impression that they are less harmful. A recent study has also shown that smokers of slim cigarettes were more likely to believe that their own brand might be less harmful. This should be addressed through the appropriate packaging and labelling of such products and through informing consumers of their harmfulness, so that the consumer is fully aware of the consequences of using a given product.

2013/05/29
Committee: ENVI

2012/0366(COD)

Jolanta Emilia HIBNER, Małgorzata HANDZLIK, Bogusław SONIK, Bogdan Kazimierz MARCINKIEWICZ

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1

Member States shall prohibit the placing on the market of tobacco products with a characterising flavour other than the traditional flavour of menthol, provided that there is unequivocal scientific proof that the particular additive increases the product’s toxicity or addictiveness.

2013/05/28
Committee: ITRE

2012/0366(COD)

Jolanta Emilia HIBNER, Małgorzata HANDZLIK, Bogusław SONIK, Bogdan Kazimierz MARCINKIEWICZ

Proposal for a directive
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 flavour~~.

2013/05/28
Committee: ITRE

2012/0366(COD)

Bendt BENDTSEN, Jolanta Emilia HIBNER, Jarosław WAŁĘSA, Christofer FJELLNER, Manfred WEBER, Anna ROSBACH, Bogusław SONIK

Proposal for a directive
Recital 29

(29) Council Directive 89/622/EEC of 13 November 1989 on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States concerning the labelling of tobacco products and the prohibition of the marketing of certain types of tobacco for oral use prohibited the sale in the Member States of certain types of tobacco for oral use. Directive 2001/37/EC confirmed this prohibition. Article 151 of the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden grants the Kingdom of Sweden derogation from this prohibition . The prohibition of the sale of oral tobacco should be maintained in order to prevent the introduction to the internal market of a product that is addictive, has adverse health effects and is attractive to young peopleUpholds the ban on tobacco products for oral use, however, such a ban should not affect historically traditional tobacco products for oral use, which may be allowed by individual Member States. For other smokeless tobacco products that are not produced for the mass market, a strict labelling and ingredients regulation is considered sufficient to contain market expansion beyond their traditional use.

2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI

2012/0366(COD)

Jolanta Emilia HIBNER, Małgorzata HANDZLIK, Bogusław SONIK

Proposal for a directive
Recital 30

(30) Cross-border distance sales of tobacco facilitate access to tobacco products of young people and risk to undermine compliance with the requirements provided for by tobacco control legislation and in particular by this Directive. Common rules on a notification system are necessary to ensure that this Directive achieves its full potential. The provision on notification of cross-border distance sales of tobacco in this Directive should apply notwithstanding the notification procedure set out in Directive 2000/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2000 on certain legal aspects of information society services. Business to consumA ban shall be introduced on cross-border distance sales of tobacco products is further regulated by Directive 97/7/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 20 May 1997 on the protection of consumers in respect of distance contracts, which will be replaced by Directive 2011/83/EU of the European Parliament and the Council of 25 October 2011 on consumer rights, as of 13 June 2014.

2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI

2012/0366(COD)

Jolanta Emilia HIBNER, Małgorzata HANDZLIK, Bogusław SONIK

Proposal for a directive
Recital 31

(31) All tobacco products have the potential to cause mortality, morbidity and disability and their consumption should be contained. It is therefore important to monitor developments as regards novel tobacco products. A notification obligation for novel tobacco products should be put on manufacturers and importers, without prejudice to the power of the Member States to ban or to authorise them. The Commission should monitor the developments and submit a report 5 years after the date of transposition of this Directive, in order to assess whether amendments to this Directive are necessary. Children and young people must be educated, as this is the simplest and most effective way of preventing young people from starting to smoke. Consideration should also be given to creating a fund financed by the manufacturers of tobacco products, which would be used to fund anti-smoking campaigns. Member States should harmonise the legal age for purchasing tobacco products at 18.

2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI

2012/0366(COD)

Jolanta Emilia HIBNER, Małgorzata HANDZLIK, Bogusław SONIK, Bogdan Kazimierz MARCINKIEWICZ

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 5

5. Member States shall prohibit the use of flavourings in the components of tobacco products such as filters, papers, packages, capsules or any technical features allowing modification of flavour or smoke intensity, provided that there is unequivocal scientific proof that the particular additive increases the product’s toxicity or addictiveness. Filters and capsules shall not contain tobacco.

2013/05/28
Committee: ITRE

2012/0366(COD)

Jolanta Emilia HIBNER, Małgorzata HANDZLIK, Bogusław SONIK

Proposal for a directive
Recital 37

(37) In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this Directive, in particular concerning the format of ingredients reporting, the determination of products with ~~characterising flavours or with~~ increased levels of toxicity and addictiveness and the methodology for determining whether a tobacco product has characterising flavour, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission. Those powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011.

2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI

2012/0366(COD)

Jolanta Emilia HIBNER, Małgorzata HANDZLIK, Bogusław SONIK

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3

~~(3) ‘age verification system’ means a computing system that unambiguously confirms the consumer's age in electronic form according to national requirements;~~deleted

2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI

2012/0366(COD)

Jolanta Emilia HIBNER, Małgorzata HANDZLIK, Bogusław SONIK

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4

(4) 'characterising flavour' means a distinguishable aroma or taste other than tobacco, resulting from an additive or combination of additives, including but not limited to fruit, spice, herb, alcohol, candy, menthol or vanilla observable before or upon intended use of the tobacco product;deleted

2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI

2012/0366(COD)

Gaston FRANCO, Jolanta Emilia HIBNER, Bogusław SONIK, Elisabetta GARDINI

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4

(4) ‘characterising flavour’ means a distinguishable aroma or taste other than tobacco, resulting from an additive or combination of additives, including but not limited to fruit, spice, herb, alcohol, candy~~, menthol~~ or vanilla observable before or upon intended use of the tobacco product;. Traditional tobacco products flavours such as menthol are not considered to be characterising flavours.

2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI

2012/0366(COD)

Jolanta Emilia HIBNER, Bogdan Kazimierz MARCINKIEWICZ, Małgorzata HANDZLIK, Bogusław SONIK

Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point c

~~(c) refers to flavour, taste, any flavourings or other additives or the absence thereof;~~deleted

2013/05/28
Committee: ITRE

2012/0366(COD)

Jolanta Emilia HIBNER, Małgorzata HANDZLIK, Bogusław SONIK, Bogdan Kazimierz MARCINKIEWICZ

Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

1. ~~The following n~~Nicotine-containing products may only be placed on the market if they were authorised pursuant to Directive 2001/83/EC:

2013/05/28
Committee: ITRE

2012/0366(COD)

Jolanta Emilia HIBNER, Małgorzata HANDZLIK, Bogusław SONIK, Bogdan Kazimierz MARCINKIEWICZ

Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point a

~~(a) products with a nicotine level exceeding 2 mg per unit, or~~deleted

2013/05/28
Committee: ITRE

2012/0366(COD)

Jolanta Emilia HIBNER, Małgorzata HANDZLIK, Bogusław SONIK, Bogdan Kazimierz MARCINKIEWICZ

Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point b

~~(b) products with a nicotine concentration exceeding 4 mg per ml or~~deleted

2013/05/28
Committee: ITRE

2012/0366(COD)

Jolanta Emilia HIBNER, Małgorzata HANDZLIK, Bogusław SONIK, Bogdan Kazimierz MARCINKIEWICZ

Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point c

~~(c) products whose intended use results in a mean maximum peak plasma concentration exceeding 4 ng of nicotine per ml.~~deleted

2013/05/28
Committee: ITRE

2012/0366(COD)

Jolanta Emilia HIBNER, Małgorzata HANDZLIK, Bogusław SONIK, Bogdan Kazimierz MARCINKIEWICZ

Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Member States shall introduce a ban on the use of nicotine-containing products in public places.

2013/05/28
Committee: ITRE

2012/0366(COD)

Jolanta Emilia HIBNER, Małgorzata HANDZLIK, Bogusław SONIK, Bogdan Kazimierz MARCINKIEWICZ

Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Member States shall introduce a minimum age for purchasing nicotine-containing products.

2013/05/28
Committee: ITRE

2012/0366(COD)

Jolanta Emilia HIBNER, Małgorzata HANDZLIK, Bogusław SONIK, Bogdan Kazimierz MARCINKIEWICZ

Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 2

~~2. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt~~ delegated acts in accordance with Article 22 to update the nicotine quantities set out in paragraph 1 taking into account scientific developments and marketing authorisations granted to nicotine- containing products pursuant to Directive 2001/83/EC.

2013/05/28
Committee: ITRE

2012/0366(COD)

Jolanta Emilia HIBNER, Małgorzata HANDZLIK, Bogusław SONIK, Bogdan Kazimierz MARCINKIEWICZ

Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1

Each unit packet and any outside packaging of nicotine-containing products below the thresholds set out in paragraph 1 shall carry the following health warning: This product contains nicotine and can damage your health.deleted

2013/05/28
Committee: ITRE

2012/0366(COD)

Jolanta Emilia HIBNER, Małgorzata HANDZLIK, Bogusław SONIK, Bogdan Kazimierz MARCINKIEWICZ

Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 4

4. The health warning referred to in paragraph 3 shall comply with the requirements specified in Article 10(4). In addition, it shall: (a) be printed on the two largest surfaces of the unit packet and any outside packaging; (b) cover 30 % of the external area of the corresponding surface of the unit packet and any outside packaging. That proportion shall be increased to 32 % for Member States with two official languages and 35 % for Member States with three official languages.deleted

2013/05/28
Committee: ITRE

2012/0366(COD)

Jolanta Emilia HIBNER, Małgorzata HANDZLIK, Bogusław SONIK, Bogdan Kazimierz MARCINKIEWICZ

Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 5

~~5. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt~~ delegated acts in accordance with Article 22 to adapt the requirements in paragraphs 3 and 4 taking into account scientific and market developments and to adopt and adapt the position, format, layout, design and rotation of the health warnings.

2013/05/28
Committee: ITRE

2012/0366(COD)

Jolanta Emilia HIBNER, Małgorzata HANDZLIK, Bogusław SONIK

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1

Member States shall prohibit the placing on the market of tobacco products with a characterising flavour, provided that there is unequivocal scientific proof that the particular additive increases the product’s toxicity or addictiveness.

2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI

2012/0366(COD)

Jolanta Emilia HIBNER, Małgorzata HANDZLIK, Bogusław SONIK

Proposal for a directive
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 flavour~~.

2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI

2012/0366(COD)

Jolanta Emilia HIBNER, Małgorzata HANDZLIK, Bogusław SONIK, Bogdan Kazimierz MARCINKIEWICZ

Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – point b

(b) nicotine -containing products ~~below the threshold set out in Article 18(1)~~;

2013/05/28
Committee: ITRE

2012/0366(COD)

Jolanta Emilia HIBNER, Małgorzata HANDZLIK, Bogusław SONIK

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 5

5. Member States shall prohibit the use of flavourings in the components of tobacco products such as filters, papers, packages, capsules or any technical features allowing modification of flavour or smoke intensity, provided that there is unequivocal scientific proof that the particular additive increases the product’s toxicity or addictiveness. Filters and capsules shall not contain tobacco.

2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI

2012/0366(COD)

Bendt BENDTSEN, Jarosław WAŁĘSA, Jolanta Emilia HIBNER, Christofer FJELLNER, Manfred WEBER, Anna ROSBACH, Bogusław SONIK

Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 10

10. Tobacco products other than cigarettes, and roll-your-own tobacco ~~and smokeless tobacco products~~ shall be exempted from the prohibitions laid down in paragraphs 1 and 5. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 22 to withdraw this exemption if there is a substantial change of circumstances as established in a Commission report.

2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI

2012/0366(COD)

Jolanta Emilia HIBNER, Małgorzata HANDZLIK, Bogusław SONIK

Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point c

~~(c) refers to flavour, taste, any flavourings or other additives or the absence thereof;~~deleted

2013/05/21
Committee: ENVI

2012/0366(COD)

Jolanta Emilia HIBNER, Małgorzata HANDZLIK, Bogusław SONIK

Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 2

2. Prohibited elements and features may include but are not limited to texts, symbols, names, trade marks, figurative or other signs, misleading colours, inserts or other additional material such as adhesive labels, stickers, onserts, scratch-offs ~~and sleev~~, sleeves and any decorative features or relate to the shape of the tobacco product itself. ~~Cigarettes with a diameter of less than 7.5 mm shall be deemed to be misleading.~~

2013/05/21
Committee: ENVI

2012/0366(COD)

Jolanta Emilia HIBNER, Małgorzata HANDZLIK, Bogusław SONIK

Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – introductory part

2. The unique identifier, which is secure and impossible to duplicate, shall allow determining:

2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI

2012/0366(COD)

Jolanta Emilia HIBNER, Małgorzata HANDZLIK, Bogusław SONIK

Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 4

4. Member States shall ensure that manufacturers of tobacco products provide all economic operators involved in the trade of tobacco products from the manufacturer to the last economic operator before the first retail outlet, including importers, warehouses and transporting companies with the necessary equipment, determined by the Member States, allowing for the recording of the tobacco products purchased, sold, stored, transported or otherwise handled. The equipment shall be able to read and transmit the data electronically to a data storage facility pursuant to paragraph 6.

2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI

2012/0366(COD)

Jolanta Emilia HIBNER, Małgorzata HANDZLIK, Bogusław SONIK

Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 6

6. Member States shall ~~ensure~~verify that manufacturers and importers of tobacco products conclude data storage contracts with an independent third party, which shall host the data storage facility for data relating to the manufacturer and importer concerned. The data storage facility shall be physically located on the territory of the Union. The suitability of the third party, in particular its independence and technical capacities, as well as the contract, shall be approved and monitored by an external auditor, who is proposed and paid by the tobacco manufacturer and approved by the Commission. Member States shall ensure full transparency and accessibility of the data storage facilities for the competent authorities of the Member States, the Commission and the independent third party on a permanent basis. In duly justified cases Member States or the Commission can provide manufacturers or importers access to this information, provided commercially sensitive information remains adequately protected in conformity with the relevant national and Union legislations.

2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI

2012/0366(COD)

Jolanta Emilia HIBNER, Małgorzata HANDZLIK, Bogusław SONIK

Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 8

8. In addition to the unique identifier, which is secure and impossible to duplicate, Member States shall require that all unit packets of tobacco products which are placed on the market carry a visible, tamper proof security feature of at least 1 cm², which shall be irremovably printed or affixed, indelible and in no way hidden or interrupted in any form, including through tax stamps and price marks, or other elements mandated by legislation.

2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI

2012/0366(COD)

Bendt BENDTSEN, Jolanta Emilia HIBNER, Jarosław WAŁĘSA, Christofer FJELLNER, Manfred WEBER, Anna ROSBACH, Bogusław SONIK

Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 1

Member States shall prohibit the placing on the market of tobacco for oral use, without prejudice to Article 151 of the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden. This ban should, however, not affect historically traditional tobacco products for oral use, which may be allowed by individual Member States.

2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI

2012/0366(COD)

Jolanta Emilia HIBNER, Małgorzata HANDZLIK, Bogusław SONIK

Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

1. Member States shall oblige retail outlets intending to engage in cross-border distance sales to consumers located in the Union to register with the competent authorities in the Member State where the retail outlet is established and in the Member State where the actual or potential consumer is located. Retail outlets established outside the Union have to register with the competent authorities in the Member State where the actual or potential consumer is located. All retail outlets intending to engage iintroduce a ban on cross- border distance sales ~~shall submit at least the following information to the competent authorities:~~of tobacco products.

2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI

2012/0366(COD)

Jolanta Emilia HIBNER, Małgorzata HANDZLIK, Bogusław SONIK

Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point a

~~a) name or corporate name and permanent address of the place of activity from where the tobacco products are supplied;~~deleted

2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI

2012/0366(COD)

Jolanta Emilia HIBNER, Małgorzata HANDZLIK, Bogusław SONIK

Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point b

~~b) the starting date of the activity of offering tobacco products for cross-border distance sales to the public by means of information society services;~~deleted

2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI

2012/0366(COD)

Jolanta Emilia HIBNER, Małgorzata HANDZLIK, Bogusław SONIK

Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point c

~~c) the address of the website/-s used for that purpose and all relevant information necessary to identify the website.~~deleted

2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI

2012/0366(COD)

Jolanta Emilia HIBNER, Małgorzata HANDZLIK, Bogusław SONIK

Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 2

2. The competent authorities of the Member States shall publish the complete list of all retail outlets registered with them in accordance with the rules and safeguards laid down in Directive 95/46/EC Retail outlets may only start placing tobacco products on the market in form of distance sales as of the moment the name of the retail outlet is published in the relevant Member States.deleted

2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI

2012/0366(COD)

Jolanta Emilia HIBNER, Małgorzata HANDZLIK, Bogusław SONIK

Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 3

3. If it is necessary in order to ensure compliance and facilitate enforcement, Member States of destination may require that the retail outlet nominates a natural person who is responsible for verifying the tobacco products before reaching the consumer comply with the national provisions adopted pursuant to this Directive in the Member State of destination.deleted

2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI

2012/0366(COD)

Jolanta Emilia HIBNER, Małgorzata HANDZLIK, Bogusław SONIK

Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 4

4. Retail outlets engaged in distance sales shall be equipped with an age verification system, which verifies at the time of sale, that the purchasing consumer respects the minimum age foreseen under the national legislation of the Member State of destination. The retailer or nominated natural person shall report to the competent authorities a description of the details and functioning of the age verification system.deleted

2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI

2012/0366(COD)

Jolanta Emilia HIBNER, Małgorzata HANDZLIK, Bogusław SONIK

Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 5

5. Personal data of the consumer shall only be processed in accordance with Directive 95/46/EC and not be disclosed to the manufacturer of tobacco products or companies forming part of the same group of companies or to any other third parties. Personal data shall not be used or transferred beyond the purpose of this actual purchase. This also applies if the retail outlet forms part of a manufacturer of tobacco products.deleted

2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI

2012/0366(COD)

Jolanta Emilia HIBNER, Małgorzata HANDZLIK, Bogusław SONIK

Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

1. ~~The following n~~Nicotine-containing products may only be placed on the market if they were authorised pursuant to Directive 2001/83/EC:.

2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI

2012/0366(COD)

Jolanta Emilia HIBNER, Małgorzata HANDZLIK, Bogusław SONIK

Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Member States shall introduce a ban on the use of nicotine-containing products in public places.

2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI

2012/0366(COD)

Jolanta Emilia HIBNER, Małgorzata HANDZLIK, Bogusław SONIK

Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Member States shall introduce a minimum age for purchasing nicotine- containing products.

2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI

2012/0366(COD)

Jolanta Emilia HIBNER, Małgorzata HANDZLIK, Bogusław SONIK

Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point a

~~(a) products with a nicotine level exceeding 2 mg per unit, or~~deleted

2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI

2012/0366(COD)

Jolanta Emilia HIBNER, Małgorzata HANDZLIK, Bogusław SONIK

Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point b

~~(b) products with a nicotine concentration exceeding 4 mg per ml or~~deleted

2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI

2012/0366(COD)

Jolanta Emilia HIBNER, Małgorzata HANDZLIK, Bogusław SONIK

Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point c

~~(c) products whose intended use results in a mean maximum peak plasma concentration exceeding 4 ng of nicotine per ml.~~deleted

2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI

2012/0366(COD)

Jolanta Emilia HIBNER, Małgorzata HANDZLIK, Bogusław SONIK

Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 2

~~2. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt~~ delegated acts in accordance with Article 22 to update the nicotine quantities set out in paragraph 1 taking into account scientific developments and marketing authorisations granted to nicotine- containing products pursuant to Directive 2001/83/EC.

2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI

2012/0366(COD)

Jolanta Emilia HIBNER, Małgorzata HANDZLIK, Bogusław SONIK

Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 3

Each unit packet and any outside packaging of nicotine-containing products below the thresholds set out in paragraph 1 shall carry the following health warning: This product contains nicotine and can damage your health.deleted

2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI

2012/0366(COD)

Jolanta Emilia HIBNER, Małgorzata HANDZLIK, Bogusław SONIK

Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 4

4. The health warning referred to in paragraph 3 shall comply with the requirements specified in Article 10(4). In addition, it shall: a) be printed on the two largest surfaces of the unit packet and any outside packaging; b) cover 30 % of the external area of the corresponding surface of the unit packet and any outside packaging. That proportion shall be increased to 32 % for Member States with two official languages and 35 % for Member States with three official languages.deleted

2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI

2012/0366(COD)

Jolanta Emilia HIBNER, Małgorzata HANDZLIK, Bogusław SONIK

Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 5

~~5. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt~~ delegated acts in accordance with Article 22 to adapt the requirements in paragraphs 3 and 4 taking into account scientific and market developments and to adopt and adapt the position, format, layout, design and rotation of the health warnings.

2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI

2012/0366(COD)

Bogusław SONIK, Czesław Adam SIEKIERSKI

Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. The negative economical and social consequences of the implementation of this Directive shall be counteracted by appropriate measures and financial support in the framework of the EU budget.

2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI

2012/0366(COD)

Bogusław SONIK, Czesław Adam SIEKIERSKI

Proposal for a directive
Article 23 – paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. No later than 2 years from the date specified in Article 25 paragraph 1, the Commission shall submit to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions a report on the economic and social consequences of the application of this Directive

2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI

2012/0366(COD)

Jolanta Emilia HIBNER, Małgorzata HANDZLIK, Bogusław SONIK

Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

Member States may allow the following products, which are not in compliance with this Directive, to be placed on the market until [Publications Office, please insert the exact date: entry into force + 2436 months]:

2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI

2012/0366(COD)

Jolanta Emilia HIBNER, Małgorzata HANDZLIK, Bogusław SONIK

Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – point b

b) nicotine containing products ~~below the threshold set out in Article 18(1)~~;

2013/05/14
Committee: ENVI

2012/0337(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Recital 7

(7) It is essential that Union priority objectives for 2020 are established, in light of a long-term vision for 2050. The new programme should build on already adopted policy initiatives in the Europe 2020 strategy4 , including the EU climate and energy package5 ~~, the Roadmap for moving to a low-carbon economy in 20506~~ , the EU Biodiversity Strategy to 20207 , the Roadmap to a resource-efficient Europe8 ~~and~~, the Innovation Union Flagship Initiative9 as well as proposal for 2030 framework for climate and energy policies by the European Commission.

2013/03/27
Committee: ENVI

2012/0337(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point f

(f) to secure investment for environment and climate policy ~~and get the prices right;~~

2013/03/27
Committee: ENVI

2012/0337(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – point 5

5. However, many environmental trends in the EU remain worrying, not least due to insufficient implementation of existing EU environment legislation. Only 17 % of species and habitats assessed under the Habitats Directive are in good status, and the degradation and loss of natural capital is jeopardising efforts to attain the EU’s biodiversity ~~and climate change~~ objectives. This has high associated costs which have not yet been properly valued in our economic or social system. Thirty per cent of the EU’s territory is highly fragmented, affecting the connectivity and health of ecosystems and their ability to provide services as well as viable habitats for species. While progress has been made in the EU to decouple growth from GHG emissions, resource use and environmental impacts, resource use is still largely unsustainable and inefficient, and waste is not yet properly managed. As a result, EU businesses are foregoing the significant opportunities that resource efficiency offers in terms of competitiveness, cost reductions, improved productivity and security of supply. Water quality and air pollution levels are still problematic in many parts of Europe, and EU citizens continue to be exposed to hazardous substances, potentially compromising their health and wellbeing. Unsustainable land use is consuming fertile soils, with impacts on food security and the achievement of biodiversity targets. Soil degradation continues largely unchecked.

2013/03/27
Committee: ENVI

2012/0337(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – point 27

27. The Europe 2020 Strategy's ‘Resource- efficient Europe’ Flagship Initiative aims to support the shift towards an economy that is efficient in the way it uses all resources, decouples absolutely economic growth from resource and energy use and its environmental impacts, reduces GHG emissions, enhances competitiveness through efficiency and innovation and promotes greater energy security. The Roadmap to Resource Efficient Europe and the Commission’s proposals for Roadmap for moving to a competitive low-carbon economy ~~are key building blocks of the Initiative,~~, the 2050 Energy roadmap and the White Paper on transport are key starting points for setting out the framework for future actions to deliver on these objectives within new, global climate agreement to be concluded in 2015.

2013/03/27
Committee: ENVI

2012/0337(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – point 31

31. All sectors of the economy will need to contribute to reducing GHG emissions for the EU to deliver its fair share of global efforts. The EU needs to agree the next steps ~~for its climate and energy framework beyond 2020~~on the basis of the forthcoming discussion on 2030 framework for climate and energy policies in order to prepare itself for international negotiations on a new legally binding agreement, but also to provide Member States and industry with a clear framework to make the medium-term investments needed. Hence the EU needs to consider policy options ~~for delivering the reductions set out in the Low-Carbon Economy Roadmap for the period beyond 2020~~to be proposed by the Commission in this regard. The 2050 Energy roadmap and the White Paper on transport need to be underpinned by strong policy frameworks. Moreover, Member States need to develop and put in place long-term, cost-effective low-carbon development strategies aimed at achieving the EU objective of reducing GHG emissions by 80% to 95% by mid- century, compared to 1990, as part of a global effort to limit average temperature increase to below 2°C. The EU Emissions Trading System will continue to be a central pillar of EU climate policy beyond 2020.

2013/03/27
Committee: ENVI

2012/0337(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – point 37

37. There is also considerable potential for improving waste management in the EU to make better use of resources, open up new markets, create new jobs and reduce dependence on imports of raw materials, while having lower impacts on the environment . Each year in the EU, 2.7 billion tonnes of waste are produced, of which 98 million tonnes is hazardous. On average, only 40 % of solid waste is prepared for re- used or recycled. The rest goes to landfill or incineration. In some Member States, more than 70 % of municipal waste is recycled, showing how waste could be used as one of the EU's key resources. At the same time, many Member States landfill over 75 % of their municipal waste.

2013/03/27
Committee: ENVI

2012/0337(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – point 38

38. Turning waste into a resource, as called for in the Resource Efficiency Roadmap, requires the full implementation of EU waste legislation across the EU, based on strict application of the waste hierarchy taking into account life-cycle thinking on the overall impacts of the generation and management of waste and covering different types of waste . Additional efforts are needed to: reduce per capita waste generation in absolute terms, limit energy recovery to non-recyclable materials, phase out landfilling, ensure high quality recycling, and develop markets for secondary raw materials. Hazardous waste will need to be managed so as to minimise significant adverse effects on human health and the environment, as agreed at the Rio+20 Summit. To achieve this, market- based instruments that privilege prevention, recycling and re-use should be applied much more systematically across the EU. Barriers facing recycling activities in the EU internal market should be removed and existing prevention, re-use, recycling, recovery and landfill diversion targets reviewed so as to move towards a ‘circular’ economy, with a cascading use of resources and residual waste close to zero.

2013/03/27
Committee: ENVI

2012/0337(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – point 41 – subparagraph 2 – point a

(a) Fully implementing the Climate and Energy Package and ~~agreeing~~readiness to work on the EU's climate and energy policy framework for the period beyond 2020.

2013/03/27
Committee: ENVI

2012/0337(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – point 41 – subparagraph 2 - point e

(e) Fully implementing EU waste legislation. This will include applying the waste hierarchy and the effective use of market-based instruments and measures to ensure that landfilling is effectively phased out, energy recovery is limited to non- recyclable materials, recycled waste is used as a major, reliable source of raw material for the EU, hazardous waste is safely managed and its generation is reduced, illegal waste shipments are ~~eradic~~virtually eliminated and internal market barriers for environmentally-sound recycling activities in the EU are removed.

2013/03/27
Committee: ENVI

2012/0337(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – point 41 – subparagraph 2 - point f

(f) Improving water efficiency by setting targets at river basin level ~~and using market mechanisms, such as~~on the basis of a most cost efficient market mechanisms, including inter alia water pricing.

2013/03/27
Committee: ENVI

2012/0337(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – point 49

49. Meanwhile, the growing market for bio-based products, chemicals and materials may offer advantages such as lower GHG emissions and new market opportunities, but care needs to be taken to ensure that the full life-cycle of these products is sustainable and does not exacerbate competition over land and water or increase emission levels.

2013/03/27
Committee: ENVI

2012/0337(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – point 74

74. The Union and Member States ~~will need to put~~should consider putting in place the right conditions ~~to ensure~~enabling that environmental externalities are adequately addressed and that the right market signals are sent to the private sector, with due regard to any adverse economic and social impacts. This ~~will~~may involve applying the polluter-pays principle more systematically, through phasing out environmentally harmful subsidies and shifting taxation away from labour towards pollution in neutral way. As natural resources become increasingly scarce, the economic rent and profits associated with their ownership or exclusive use may increase. Public intervention to ensure that such rents are not excessive and that externalities are taken into account will lead to more efficient use of these resources and will help to avoid market distortions, as well as generate public revenue. Environment and climate priorities will be pursued in the framework of the European Semester where these are relevant to the sustainable growth prospects of individual Member States to which country-specific recommendations are addressed. Other market-based instruments, such as payments for ecosystem services, should be used more extensively at EU and national level to incentivise private sector involvement and sustainable management of natural capital.

2013/03/27
Committee: ENVI

2012/0337(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – point 77

77. Beyond such mainstreaming, inclusion of ‘integrated projects’ in the LIFE programme will enable funds to be combined and better aligned with policy priorities in a more strategic, cost-effective way in support of environment and climate-related measures, through the deployment of a range of projects, including 'integrated projects' provided that specific conditions related to the rules governing 'integrated projects' and their implementation are met.

2013/03/27
Committee: ENVI

2012/0337(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – point 80

80. In addition, it has been difficult to trace biodiversity and climate-related expenditure. To assess progress towards these objectives, a tracking and reporting system should be established based on primarily OECD methodology ~~(‘The Rio Markers’)~~. This is important for the EU's overall effort relating to multilateral agreements on climate change and biodiversity. In this context, the EU will contribute to the intergovernmental process launched at Rio+20 to assess financing needs and propose options for an effective sustainable development financing strategy.

2013/03/27
Committee: ENVI

2012/0337(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – point 82 – introductory part

82. In order to secure investment for environment and climate policy ~~and get the prices right~~, the programme shall ensure that by 2020:

2013/03/27
Committee: ENVI

2012/0337(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – point 82 – subparagraph 2 – point a

(a) Progressively phasing out environmentally harmful subsidies, increasing the use of market-based instruments, including taxation, pricing and charging, and expanding markets for environmental goods and services, with due regard to any adverse economic and social impacts.

2013/03/27
Committee: ENVI

2012/0337(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – point 92

92. Environmental sustainability is key to reducing poverty and ensuring quality of life and economic growth . At Rio+20, world leaders renewed their commitment to sustainable development and recognised the inclusive green economy as an important tool for achieving sustainable development, and the crucial role of a healthy environment in ensuring food security and reducing poverty. In the light of a growing population in an increasingly urbanised world, these challenges will include the need for action on water, oceans, sustainable land and ecosystems, resource efficiency (in particular waste), sustainable energy and climate change, including through the ~~phase out of fossil~~ identification and phase out of environmentally harmfuel subsidies. They will need to be addressed through tailor-made approaches at local, national or Union level, as well as committed engagement in international efforts to develop the solutions needed to ensure sustainable development globally.

2013/03/27
Committee: ENVI

2012/0337(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – point 100 – subparagraph 2 - point a

(a) Working towards the adoption of Sustainable Development Goals that: a) address priority areas of an inclusive green economy and wider sustainable development objectives, such as energy, water, food security, oceans and sustainable consumption and production, as well as cross-cutting issues such as equity, social inclusion, decent work, rule of law and good governance; b) are universally applicable, covering all three areas of sustainable development; c) are assessed and accompanied by targets and indicators, while taking into account different national circumstances, and d) are coherent and integrated with the post-2015 development framework, ~~and supportive of climate actions.~~e) are coherent with existing and any future internationally agreed goals and targets such as on biodiversity, climate change, social protection floors and others;

2013/03/27
Committee: ENVI

2012/0337(COD)

Bogusław SONIK, Jolanta Emilia HIBNER

Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – point 102

102. The indicators used to monitor progress towards meeting priority objectives include those used by the EEA to monitor the state of the environment and those to monitor the implementation of existing environment and climate-related targets and legislation, including the climate and energy targets, biodiversity targets, and proposed resource efficiency milestones. Additional indicators to measure overall progress towards a resource-efficient European economy and society and its contribution to prosperity and well-being will be developed in coordination with stakeholders in the context of the Roadmap to a Resource- efficient Europe.

2013/03/27
Committee: ENVI

2012/0309(COD)

Mário DAVID, Antonio CANCIAN, Timothy KIRKHOPE, Timothy Charles Ayrton TANNOCK, Krzysztof LISEK, Roberta METSOLA, Tunne KELAM, Georgios PAPANIKOLAOU, Paulo RANGEL, Niccolò RINALDI, Antonyia PARVANOVA, Ismail ERTUG, Nuno TEIXEIRA, Nirj DEVA, Salvador SEDÓ i ALABART, Arnaud DANJEAN, Adrian SEVERIN, Ivo VAJGL, Filip KACZMAREK, Elena Oana ANTONESCU, Monica MACOVEI, Dimitrios DROUTSAS, David CASA, Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE, Emilio MENÉNDEZ del VALLE, Anne DELVAUX, Paul RÜBIG, Inese VAIDERE, Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Andrey KOVATCHEV, Eduard KUKAN, Kristiina OJULAND, Paweł Robert KOWAL, Ioan Mircea PAŞCU, Cristian Dan PREDA, Seán KELLY, Antigoni PAPADOPOULOU, Rodi KRATSA-TSAGAROPOULOU, Kinga GÁL, Alejo VIDAL-QUADRAS, Burkhard BALZ, Oldřich VLASÁK, Ramona Nicole MĂNESCU, Davor Ivo STIER, Norica NICOLAI, José Manuel FERNANDES, Hans-Peter MAYER, Anna IBRISAGIC, Petru Constantin LUHAN, Svetoslav Hristov MALINOV, Bogusław SONIK, Jacek PROTASIEWICZ, Tiziano MOTTI, Kyriacos TRIANTAPHYLLIDES, Bogusław LIBERADZKI, José Ignacio SALAFRANCA SÁNCHEZ-NEYRA, Diogo FEIO

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3

(3) Exemption from the visa requirement for nationals of Dominica, Grenada, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tuvalu, the United Arab Emirates and Vanuatu should not come into force until bilateral agreements on visa waiver between the Union and the countries concerned have been concluded in order to ensure full reciprocity.

2013/07/12
Committee: LIBE

2012/0309(COD)

Mário DAVID, Antonio CANCIAN, Timothy KIRKHOPE, Timothy Charles Ayrton TANNOCK, Krzysztof LISEK, Roberta METSOLA, Tunne KELAM, Georgios PAPANIKOLAOU, Paulo RANGEL, Niccolò RINALDI, Antonyia PARVANOVA, Ismail ERTUG, Nuno TEIXEIRA, Nirj DEVA, Salvador SEDÓ i ALABART, Arnaud DANJEAN, Adrian SEVERIN, Ivo VAJGL, Filip KACZMAREK, Elena Oana ANTONESCU, Monica MACOVEI, Dimitrios DROUTSAS, David CASA, Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE, Emilio MENÉNDEZ del VALLE, Anne DELVAUX, Paul RÜBIG, Inese VAIDERE, Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA, Andrey KOVATCHEV, Eduard KUKAN, Kristiina OJULAND, Paweł Robert KOWAL, Ioan Mircea PAŞCU, Cristian Dan PREDA, Seán KELLY, Antigoni PAPADOPOULOU, Rodi KRATSA-TSAGAROPOULOU, Kinga GÁL, Alejo VIDAL-QUADRAS, Burkhard BALZ, Oldřich VLASÁK, Ramona Nicole MĂNESCU, Davor Ivo STIER, Norica NICOLAI, José Manuel FERNANDES, Hans-Peter MAYER, Anna IBRISAGIC, Petru Constantin LUHAN, Svetoslav Hristov MALINOV, Jacek PROTASIEWICZ, Tiziano MOTTI, Kyriacos TRIANTAPHYLLIDES, Bogusław LIBERADZKI, José Ignacio SALAFRANCA SÁNCHEZ-NEYRA, Diogo FEIO, Bogusław SONIK

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1 – point a

(a) in point 1, the references to Dominica, Grenada, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tuvalu, the United Arab Emirates and Vanuatu are deleted and a reference to South-Sudan is inserted;

2013/07/12
Committee: LIBE

Proposal for a directive Annex– point 2 Directive 2011/92/EU
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point f

(f) the natural and man-made disaster risks and risk of accidents, with particular regard to ~~hydromorphological changes,~~ substances, or technologies or living organisms used, to specific surface and subsurface conditions or alternative use, and to the probability of accidents or disasters and the vulnerability of the project to these risks;

2013/05/29
Committee: ENVI

2012/0297(COD)

Bogusław SONIK, Jolanta Emilia HIBNER

Proposal for a directive
Annex – point 2

Directive 2011/92/EU
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point g

(g) impacts of the project on climate ~~change~~ (in terms of greenhouse gas emissions including from land use, land- use change and forestry), contribution of the project to an improved resilience, and the impacts of climate change on the project (e.g. if the project is coherent with a changing climate);

2013/05/29
Committee: ENVI

2012/0297(COD)

Bogusław SONIK, Jolanta Emilia HIBNER

Jolanta Emilia HIBNER, Bogusław SONIK, Filip KACZMAREK, Jarosław KALINOWSKI, Tadeusz CYMAŃSKI, Andrzej GRZYB

Proposal for a directive
Article 3

~~The Commission shall, before 31 December 2017, submit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council reviewing, o~~1. In accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 25(2), the Commission shall, before 31 December 2017, work out the best scientific evidence on ILUC greenhouse gas emission associated with the production of biofuels and bioliquids. 2. On the basis of the best ~~latest~~ available scientific evidence, the ~~effectiveness of the measures introduced by this Directive in limiting~~commission shall, before 31 December 2018, submit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council including an assessment of the availability of cost-efficient biofuels from non-land using feedstocks and non-food crops by 2020 and indirect land- use change greenhouse gas emissions associated with the production of biofuels and bioliquids. The report shall, if appropriate, be accompanied by a legislative proposal based on the best available scientific evidence, for introducing estimated indirect land use change emissions factors into the appropriate sustainability criteria to be applied from 1st January 2021 and a review of the effectiveness of the incentives provided for biofuels from non- land using feedstocks and non-food crops under Article 3(4)d(d) and (e) of Directive 2009/28/EC.

2013/06/03
Committee: ENVI

2012/0288(COD)

Jolanta Emilia HIBNER, Bogusław SONIK, Filip KACZMAREK, Jarosław KALINOWSKI, Tadeusz CYMAŃSKI, Andrzej GRZYB

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1

1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by [~~twelve month~~2 years after adoption] at the latest. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions.

2013/06/03
Committee: ENVI

Jacek SARYUSZ-WOLSKI, Artur ZASADA, Danuta JAZŁOWIECKA, Piotr BORYS, Sidonia MAZUR, Bogusław SONIK, Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA, Jan KOZŁOWSKI, Joanna Katarzyna SKRZYDLEWSKA, Rafał TRZASKOWSKI, Olle SCHMIDT, Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ, Theodor Dumitru STOLOJAN

Jolanta Emilia HIBNER, Bogusław SONIK, Tadeusz CYMAŃSKI, Filip KACZMAREK

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1

Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1

The Commission ~~shall, where appropriate, adap~~may, in exceptional circumstances, propose to adjust the timetable for ~~each~~the period ~~so as to ensure an orderly functioning of the market.~~ referred to in Article 13(1) beginning on 1 January 2013 so as to ensure an orderly functioning of the market. The Commission shall propose no more than one such adaptation. In order to ensure the predictability of the auctions, in particular as regards the estimated volumes of allowances in accordance to Article 10(4) any modification, including reduction of the volume or part of the volume of allowances to be auctioned is strictly prohibited.

2012/12/20
Committee: ENVI

2012/0202(COD)

Jolanta Emilia HIBNER, Bogusław SONIK, Tadeusz CYMAŃSKI, Filip KACZMAREK

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)

Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 a (new)

1a. In Article 10(4), the following subparagraph is inserted: "In order to ensure the predictability of the auctions, in particular as regards the estimated volumes of allowances in accordance to Article 10(4) any modification, including reduction of the volume or part of the volume of allowances to be auctioned requires unanimity among all Member States."

2012/12/20
Committee: ENVI

2012/0202(COD)

Jolanta Emilia HIBNER, Bogusław SONIK, Tadeusz CYMAŃSKI, Filip KACZMAREK

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 b (new)

Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 b (new)

1b. In Article 10(4), the following subparagraph is inserted: "Any adaptation should be accompanied by an Impact Assessment on that adaptation's impact on Member States' auctioning revenues. Where the adaptation referred to in paragraph 1 leads to a decrease in any Member State in the auctioning revenues in 2013 and in each subsequent year up to 2020, the Commission shall propose compensatory measures minimizing the negative impact on Member States' auctioning revenues."

2012/12/20
Committee: ENVI

2012/0202(COD)

Jolanta Emilia HIBNER, Bogusław SONIK, Tadeusz CYMAŃSKI, Filip KACZMAREK

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 c (new)

Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 c (new)

1c. In Article 10(4), the following subparagraph is inserted: " Any adaptation resulting in limiting the volume of allowances to be auctioned in 2013 or in any subsequent year up to 2020, should not apply to the Member States set out in Annex IIA."

2012/12/20
Committee: ENVI

2012/0202(COD)

Jolanta Emilia HIBNER, Bogusław SONIK, Tadeusz CYMAŃSKI, Filip KACZMAREK

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 d (new)

Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 d (new)

1d. In Article 10(4), the following subparagraph is inserted: "Any adaptation resulting in limiting the volume of allowances to be auctioned in 2013 or in any subsequent year up to 2020, should not apply to the Member States set out in Annex IIb."

2012/12/20
Committee: ENVI

2012/0191(COD)

Salvatore TATARELLA, Bogusław SONIK, Françoise GROSSETÊTE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1

Regulation (EU) No 510/2011
Article 1– paragraph 2

2. From 2020, this Regulation sets a target of 147 g CO2/km for the average emissions of new light commercial vehicles registered in the Union as measured in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 ~~and its implementing measures, and innovative technologies~~, Annex III and XII to Regulation (EC) No 692/2008, UN/ECE R83-06 and UN/ECE R101, as applicable on the date of entry into force of this Regulation.

2013/02/28
Committee: ENVI

2012/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 2 a (new)

Regulation (EU) No 510/2011
Article 5

(2a) Article 5 is replaced by the following: "Article 5 Super-credits In calculating the average specific emissions of CO2, each new light commercial vehicle with specific emissions of CO2 of less than 50 g CO2 /km or 50% of the value given by its specific emission target shall be counted as: — 3,5 light commercial vehicles in 2014, — 3,5 light commercial vehicles in 2015, — 2,5 light commercial vehicles in 2016, — 2 light commercial vehicles from 2017."

2013/02/28
Committee: ENVI

2012/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 3 a (new)

Regulation (EU) No 510/2011
Article 12 – paragraph 1

(3a) Article 12, paragraph (1) is replaced by the following: "1. Upon application by a supplier or a manufacturer, CO2 savings achieved through the use of innovative technologies or a combination of innovative technologies ("innovative technology package") shall be considered. The total contribution of those technologies to reducing the specific emissions target of a manufacturer may be up to 7 g CO2/km."

2013/02/28
Committee: ENVI

2012/0191(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 3 b (new)

Regulation (EU) No 510/2011
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – introductory part

(3 b) Article 12(2), the introductory part is replaced by the following: "The Commission shall adopt detailed provisions for a procedure to approve such innovative technologies or the innovative technology package by 31 December 2013. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 14(2) of this Regulation. Those detailed provisions shall be in accordance with the provisions established by Article 12(2) of Regulation (EC) No 443/2009, and be based on the following criteria for innovative technologies:"

2013/02/28
Committee: ENVI

2012/0191(COD)

Bogdan Kazimierz MARCINKIEWICZ, Bogusław SONIK, Andrzej GRZYB, Jolanta Emilia HIBNER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 4 – point a

Regulation (EU) No 510/2011
Article 13 – paragraph 1

By ~~31 December 2014~~2017 at the earliest, the Commission shall review the specific emissions targets, modalities and other aspects of this Regulation in order to establish the CO2 emission targets for new light commercial vehicles for the period beyond 2020 and not before the new test cycle and test procedures are fully defined, implemented and the first results assessed.

2013/02/28
Committee: ENVI

2012/0190(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1

Regulation (EC) No 443/2009
Article 1 – paragraph 2

From 2020 onwards, this Regulation sets a target of 95 g CO2/km as average emissions for the new car fleet as measured in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 ~~and~~, Annex III and XII to Regulation (EC) No 692/2008 ~~and its implementing measures, and innovative technologies~~, ECE R83-06 and ECE R101 in each case as valid on the ...+. ___________________ + OJ: Please insert the date of adoption of this Regulation.

2013/02/04
Committee: ITRE

2012/0190(COD)

Bogdan Kazimierz MARCINKIEWICZ, Bogusław SONIK, Andrzej GRZYB, Jolanta Emilia HIBNER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 4

Regulation (EC) No 443/2009
Article 5 a (new) – paragraph 1

1. In calculating the average specific emissions of CO2, each new passenger car with specific emissions of CO2 ofthat are less than 35 50g CO2/km ~~shall be counted as 1.3 passenger cars in the period from 2020 to 2023 an~~or emitting less than 50% of the CO2 value given by its specific emission target set in the formula in Annex 1, with a cap of 70g CO2/km shall be counted as 12 passenger cars as from 202416 onwards. The use of part or all of the accumulated credits can be done in any year within the period 2016-2025.

2013/02/04
Committee: ITRE

2012/0190(COD)

Bogdan Kazimierz MARCINKIEWICZ, Bogusław SONIK, Andrzej GRZYB, Jolanta Emilia HIBNER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 4

Regulation (EC) No 443/2009
Article 5 a (new) – paragraph 2

2. The maximum number of new passenger cars to be taken into account in the application of the multipliers set out in paragraph 1 for the period 2020 to 2023 shall not exceed a cumulative total of 20 000 new registrations of passenger cars per manufacturer.deleted

2013/02/04
Committee: ITRE

2012/0190(COD)

Bogdan Kazimierz MARCINKIEWICZ, Andrzej GRZYB, Jolanta Emilia HIBNER, Bogusław SONIK

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 10 – point c

Regulation (EC) No 443/2009
Article 13 – paragraph 5

5. By ~~31 December 2014~~2017 at the earliest, the Commission shall review the specific emissions targets, modalities and other aspects of this Regulation in order to establish the CO2 emission targets for new passenger cars for the period beyond 2020 and not before the new test cycle and test procedures are fully defined, implemented and the first results assessed.

2013/02/04
Committee: ITRE

2012/0190(COD)

Bogdan Kazimierz MARCINKIEWICZ, Andrzej GRZYB, Jolanta Emilia HIBNER, Bogusław SONIK

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 10 – point d

Regulation (EC) No 443/2009
Article 13 – paragraph 7

7. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt ~~delegated~~implementing acts in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 14a(2) to adapt the formulae in Annex I in order to reflect any change in the regulatory test procedure for the measurement of specific CO2 emissions referred to in Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 and Regulation (EC) No 692/2008 while ensuring that reduction requirements of comparable stringency for manufacturers and vehicles of different utility are required under the old and new test procedures.

2013/02/04
Committee: ITRE

2011/2308(INI)

Bogusław SONIK, Radvilė MORKŪNAITĖ-MIKULĖNIENĖ, Paolo BARTOLOZZI, Jolanta Emilia HIBNER, Elisabetta GARDINI

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas the two main techniques deployed in unleashing the UFF potential, horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing, have been used for decades;, including in Europe,

2012/05/29
Committee: ENVI

2011/2308(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas any type of fossil fuel and minerals extraction might involves potential risks for the environment; whereas, it is essential that a precautionary principle beis applied to any future development of resources in Europe ~~in order to~~ minimiseing such risks via continuous research, proper management, regulation and monitoring at all stages of the exploration and exploitation process;

2012/05/29
Committee: ENVI

2011/2308(INI)

Bogusław SONIK, Radvilė MORKŪNAITĖ-MIKULĖNIENĖ, Paolo BARTOLOZZI, Jolanta Emilia HIBNER, Elisabetta GARDINI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Believes that, given the relative novelty of UFF to the general public, a thorough assessment should be conducted on the basis of the European regulatory framework and improvement measures taken, where necessary; in relation to large-scale commercial exploitation;

2012/05/29
Committee: ENVI

2011/2308(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Recogniszes the relatively high water volumes involved in hydraulic fracturing;, yet points out~~, however, that~~ such volumes are not as significant in comparison to the needs of other industrial activities; and the water used in fracture stimulation compares favourably to the volumes of water used to produce other forms of energy such as nuclear, coal, biomass and solar power; highlights the need for advance water provision plans based on local hydrology;

2012/05/29
Committee: ENVI

2011/2308(INI)

Bogusław SONIK, Paolo BARTOLOZZI, Jolanta Emilia HIBNER, Elisabetta GARDINI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. ~~Believ~~Recognizes, that~~, given the depth (over 3km) at which hydraulic fracturing takes place, the main~~ hydraulic fracturing take place at the depth of 3+km, whereas groundwater aquifers generally do not exist beyond a depth of around 300 m, and there is a thick, impermeable formation of rock above the shale deposit that prevents any fluid migrating upward, in the direction of groundwater aquifers; believes consequently that the first and foremost concern regarding groundwater contamination is well integrity and the quality of casing and cementing;

2012/05/29
Committee: ENVI

2011/2308(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13 a. Stress out that as it has been proven by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in an extensive survey on fracture stimulation practices and the potential effect on drinking water (in 2004)[1], hydraulic fracturing does not create pathways for fluids to travel between rock formations to affect the water supply; looks forward to other forthcoming EPA reports and encourages Commission and Member States to exchange best practices and experiences with the Agency;

2012/05/29
Committee: ENVI

2011/2308(INI)

Bogusław SONIK, Radvilė MORKŪNAITĖ-MIKULĖNIENĖ, Paolo BARTOLOZZI, Elisabetta GARDINI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Believes that ~~on-site~~ closed-loop water recycling, using ~~steel~~ storage tanks, whether on- or off-site, offers the most environmentally sound way of treating flow-back water byto minimis~~ing~~e water ~~volumes,~~demand, reduce the potential for surface spills and ~~costs/traffic/road damage rel~~minimise transportationg to ~~water treatment transportation~~and from the well site;

2012/05/29
Committee: ENVI

2011/2308(INI)

Bogusław SONIK, Martin CALLANAN, Radvilė MORKŪNAITĖ-MIKULĖNIENĖ, Jolanta Emilia HIBNER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. ~~Considers that there should be a~~Believes that many of current controversies over UFF have partly resulted from an initial refusal by the industry to disclose the chemical content of fluids used to enhance hydraulic fracturing; deems mandatory an obligation tofor declareing the chemical content of fracturing fluid; maintains thatere should be full transparency and disclosure ~~should be required of~~by operators;

2012/05/29
Committee: ENVI

2011/2308(INI)

Bogusław SONIK, Martin CALLANAN, Radvilė MORKŪNAITĖ-MIKULĖNIENĖ, Paolo BARTOLOZZI, Jolanta Emilia HIBNER, Elisabetta GARDINI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18 a. Stresses that additives used in hydraulic fracturing fluids are widely used in many commercial products and other applications.

2012/05/29
Committee: ENVI

2011/2308(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19 a. Recognizes that constant technological improvements in hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling enable to safely develop vast deposits of UFF and to limit potential environmental effects; encourages industry to continue efforts to advance technology and to use the best technological solutions in development of UFF resources.

2012/05/29
Committee: ENVI

2011/2308(INI)

Bogusław SONIK, Martin CALLANAN, Radvilė MORKŪNAITĖ-MIKULĖNIENĖ, Paolo BARTOLOZZI, Jolanta Emilia HIBNER, Elisabetta GARDINI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)

19 b. Underlines that additional natural gas from unconventional resources can significantly lower the level of GHG emissions, and thus help achieve EU's GHG reduction goals while at the same time maintaining security and affordability of energy supplies and preserve Europe's competitiveness.

2012/05/29
Committee: ENVI

2011/2308(INI)

Bogusław SONIK, Radvilė MORKŪNAITĖ-MIKULĖNIENĖ, Paolo BARTOLOZZI, Jolanta Emilia HIBNER, Elisabetta GARDINI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 c (new)

19 c. Further notes that the use of multi- horizontal well drilling pads is to minimize transport traffic and need for new road construction which would also significantly reduce noise level and lessen adverse impact on air quality.

2012/05/29
Committee: ENVI

2011/2308(INI)

Bogusław SONIK, Paolo BARTOLOZZI, Jolanta Emilia HIBNER, Elisabetta GARDINI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 d (new)

19 d. Stresses that unconventional gas can make a substantive contribution to reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the transportation sector;

2012/05/29
Committee: ENVI

2011/2308(INI)

Bogusław SONIK, Paolo BARTOLOZZI, Jolanta Emilia HIBNER, Elisabetta GARDINI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 e (new)

19 e. Recognizes that natural gas from shale rock can play an important complementary role supporting development of renewable energy sources in Europe, like solar and wind power plants, which need an additional, stabilizing energy source.

2012/05/29
Committee: ENVI

2011/2308(INI)

Bogusław SONIK, Martin CALLANAN, Paolo BARTOLOZZI, Jolanta Emilia HIBNER, Elisabetta GARDINI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)

21 a. Encourages Member States and the Commission to use the framework of the EU-U.S. Energy Council to exchange expertise and best practices on environmental issues related to the UFF;

2012/05/29
Committee: ENVI

2011/2308(INI)

Bogusław SONIK, Radvilė MORKŪNAITĖ-MIKULĖNIENĖ, Paolo BARTOLOZZI, Jolanta Emilia HIBNER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)

21 b. Recognizes that in order to address all issues related to UFF a much better exchange of information among industry, regulators and the public is required;

2012/05/29
Committee: ENVI

2011/2307(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)

- having regard to the Environmental Council conclusion of 19 November 2011 on EU Biodiversity Strategy to 2020: towards implementation

2012/02/01
Committee: ENVI

2011/2307(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 b (new)

- having regard to the Commission Staff working paper Financing Natura 2000; Investing in Natura 2000: delivering benefits for nature and people (SEC(2011)1573);

2012/02/01
Committee: ENVI

2011/2307(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 c (new)

- having regard to the Strategic Financial Framework 2014-2020

2012/02/01
Committee: ENVI

2011/2307(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 d (new)

- having regard to Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee, the Committee of the Regions on: Europe Budget for 2020, together with supporting documents,

2012/02/01
Committee: ENVI

2011/2307(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Deplores the fact that despite considerable efforts to maintain nature values the EU failed to meet its 2010 biodiversity target;

2012/02/01
Committee: ENVI

2011/2307(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Welcomes and supports the EU biodiversity strategy to 2020, including all its targets and actions; considers, nevertheless, that some actions should be strengthened; and clearly specified,

2012/02/01
Committee: ENVI

2011/2307(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses the urgent need for action, and the need to give higher political priority to biodiversity in order to meet the EU's 2020 headline target for biodiversity and global biodiversity commitments; emphasises that, with adequate financial resources and political will, the tools exist to halt the loss of biodiversity;

2012/02/01
Committee: ENVI

2011/2307(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Highlights the importance of mainstreaming biodiversity protection and conservation into all EU policies;

2012/02/01
Committee: ENVI

2011/2307(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Stresses that protecting, valuing, mapping and restoring biodiversity and ecosystem services is essential in order to meet the EU's resource efficiency goals;

2012/02/01
Committee: ENVI

2011/2307(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Emphasises the need to halt the deterioration in the status of all species and habitats covered by EU nature conservation legislation and achieve a significant and measurable improvement in their status at EU level; stresses that this should take the form of an improvement in at least one of the parameters for conservation status defined in Article 1 of the Habitats Directive, without any deterioration in the other parameters;

2012/02/01
Committee: ENVI

2011/2307(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Calls on the Member States to ~~set 2015 as~~comply with legal requirement setting out the deadline for the development of management plans or equivalent instruments for all Natura 2000 sites; and increase the efforts to accelerate these activities;

2012/02/01
Committee: ENVI

2011/2307(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Notes the requirement under the CBD to restore 15 % of degraded ecosystems by 2020; considers, however, that this is a minimum and that the EU should have its own, more ambitious target and long-term vision; calls, therefore, ~~on the EU~~where possible, on the Member Sates to set the restoration of 30 % of degraded ecosystems as its target for 2020, and urges the Commission to define clearly what is meant by ‘degraded ecosystems’ and to set a baseline against which progress can be measured;

2012/02/01
Committee: ENVI

2011/2307(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Calls for the greening of Pillar I in order to make income support for farmers legitimate by ensuring the conservation of biodiversity in the wider farmed landscape, improving connectivity and adapting to the effects of climate change ; welcomes the Commission's CAP reform proposal that provides for a ‘greening’ of the CAP through the allocation of 30 % of Pillar I payments to a package of worthwhile, basic good practices applied at farm level, which should include crop rotation and diversification, permanent pasture and a minimum ‘ecological focus area’; ~~takes the view, however, that the minimum ‘ecological focus area’ should be 10 % of farmland, not the 7 % proposed by the Commission;~~

2012/02/14
Committee: ENVI

2011/2307(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28

28. With a view to ensuring adequate financing of the Natura 2000 network, calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that at least €5.8 billion per year is provided through EU and Member State funding; calls, further, on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that adequate funding, assesses with regard to the Member States' Natura 2000 Priority Action Frameworks, is made available through the CAP funds, the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund, the cohesion funds and the LIFE+ fund;

2012/02/14
Committee: ENVI

2011/2215(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Invites the Agency to take the necessary steps to determine and resolve the main obstacles related to budget expenditure, project funding, recruitment, and legal and administrative constraints, in order to ensure the efficient management of its budget;

2012/01/31
Committee: LIBE

2011/2194(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Invites the Commission to already use – and improve – existing resource efficiency indicators where available and set targets without any delay in close cooperation with the Member States and all other interested parties, and to develop as soon as possible new indicators and targets where needed, as requested in the Roadmap;

2012/01/27
Committee: ENVI

2011/2194(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Takes the view that the 7th EAP should provide for full implementation of waste legislation and should set attainable and very ambitious targests, including a net decrease of waste generation and ‘zero landfill’, without driving waste to incineration; pl

2012/01/27
Committee: ENVI

2011/2194(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Takes the view that integrating environmental considerations into other relevant sectoral policies – in particular agriculture, forestry, fisheries, cohesion policy, transport, energy, trade, employment and research – should be a key priority of the 7th EAP; pl

2012/01/27
Committee: ENVI

2011/2194(INI)

Peter LIESE, Marina YANNAKOUDAKIS, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK, Alojz PETERLE, Elena Oana ANTONESCU, Richard SEEBER, Bogusław SONIK, Paolo BARTOLOZZI, Jolanta Emilia HIBNER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28

28. Underlines the important role of regional and local authorities, non- governmental organisations, academia as well as civil society and the private sector, in the promotion and implementation of effective environment policy across the EU; pl

2012/01/27
Committee: ENVI

2011/2193(INI)

Peter LIESE, Margrete AUKEN, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK, Alojz PETERLE, Elena Oana ANTONESCU, Richard SEEBER, Elisabetta GARDINI, Bogusław SONIK, Paolo BARTOLOZZI, Jolanta Emilia HIBNER, Renate SOMMER, Anna ZÁBORSKÁ

Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)

- having regard to the European Parliaments Resolution on the trade in human egg cells from March 10th 2005

2012/05/14
Committee: ENVI

2011/2193(INI)

Peter LIESE, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK, Alojz PETERLE, Elena Oana ANTONESCU, Richard SEEBER, Elisabetta GARDINI, Paolo BARTOLOZZI, Bogusław SONIK, Jolanta Emilia HIBNER, Renate SOMMER, Anna ZÁBORSKÁ

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas donated tissues and cells, such as skin, bones, tendons, corneas and haematopoietic stem cells, are increasingly used in medical therapies and as starting material for advanced therapy medicinal products (ATMP); whereas the Directive2004/23 asks the Member States to endeavour to ensure voluntary and unpaid donation and endeavour to ensure that the procurement of tissues and cells as such is carried out on a non-profit basis which is a clear legal obligation which can in the case where a Member State does not follow the principal lead to infringement procedure;

2012/05/14
Committee: ENVI

2011/2193(INI)

Peter LIESE, Margrete AUKEN, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK, Alojz PETERLE, Richard SEEBER, Elena Oana ANTONESCU, Elisabetta GARDINI, Bogusław SONIK, Paolo BARTOLOZZI, Jolanta Emilia HIBNER, Renate SOMMER, Anna ZÁBORSKÁ

Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)

Ma. Whereas the donation of some tissues and cells creates a severe risk for the donor, whereas this risk is particular high in egg-cell donation because of the hormone treatment which is necessary to prepare the donation;

2012/05/14
Committee: ENVI

2011/2193(INI)

Peter LIESE, Margrete AUKEN, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK, Alojz PETERLE, Richard SEEBER, Elena Oana ANTONESCU, Elisabetta GARDINI, Bogusław SONIK, Paolo BARTOLOZZI, Jolanta Emilia HIBNER, Renate SOMMER, Anna ZÁBORSKÁ

Motion for a resolution
Recital M b (new)

Mb. Whereas the Charta of Fundamental Rights which is the leading principle for the European Union and legally binding after entering into force of the Lisbon Treaty prohibits making the human body and its parts as such a source of financial gain.

2012/05/14
Committee: ENVI

2011/2193(INI)

Peter LIESE, Margrete AUKEN, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK, Alojz PETERLE, Elena Oana ANTONESCU, Richard SEEBER, Elisabetta GARDINI, Paolo BARTOLOZZI, Bogusław SONIK, Jolanta Emilia HIBNER, Renate SOMMER, Anna ZÁBORSKÁ

Motion for a resolution
Recital M c (new)

Mc. Whereas unpaid donation is not only an ethical principle but also necessary to protect the health of the donor and the recipient as the involvement of high amounts of money in the donation process may stimulate the donor to take risks and may hinder the disclosure of risks in his/her medical history.

2012/05/14
Committee: ENVI

2011/2193(INI)

Peter LIESE, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK, Alojz PETERLE, Elena Oana ANTONESCU, Richard SEEBER, Elisabetta GARDINI, Paolo BARTOLOZZI, Bogusław SONIK, Jolanta Emilia HIBNER, Renate SOMMER, Anna ZÁBORSKÁ

Motion for a resolution
Recital M d (new)

Md. Whereas there is a lot of evidence that allogenic cordbloood transplantation is already successful for many patients and there are also serious reports that in some cases autologes treatment with this kind of cells can be successful.

2012/05/14
Committee: ENVI

2011/2193(INI)

Peter LIESE, Margrete AUKEN, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK, Alojz PETERLE, Elena Oana ANTONESCU, Richard SEEBER, Elisabetta GARDINI, Paolo BARTOLOZZI, Bogusław SONIK, Jolanta Emilia HIBNER, Renate SOMMER, Anna ZÁBORSKÁ

Motion for a resolution
Recital M e (new)

Me. Whereas serious media again and again report that in the area of tissues and cells the principle of unpaid donation is violated.

2012/05/14
Committee: ENVI

2011/2193(INI)

Peter LIESE, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK, Alojz PETERLE, Elena Oana ANTONESCU, Richard SEEBER, Elisabetta GARDINI, Bogusław SONIK, Paolo BARTOLOZZI, Jolanta Emilia HIBNER, Renate SOMMER, Anna ZÁBORSKÁ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Welcomes the ~~conclus~~presentations of the Second Report on Voluntary and Unpaid Donation of Tissues and Cells; which shows that a lot of activities are performed in the Member States to implement the principle of unpaid donation but also shows that still a lot needs to be done

2012/05/14
Committee: ENVI

2011/2193(INI)

Peter LIESE, Marina YANNAKOUDAKIS, Margrete AUKEN, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK, Alojz PETERLE, Elena Oana ANTONESCU, Richard SEEBER, Elisabetta GARDINI, Bogusław SONIK, Paolo BARTOLOZZI, Jolanta Emilia HIBNER, Renate SOMMER, Anna ZÁBORSKÁ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Asks the Commission to carefully monitor the development in the Member States and to examine carefully any reports by actors in the civil society and media under violation of the principle and draw appropriate consequences if necessary infringement procedures.

2012/05/14
Committee: ENVI

2011/2193(INI)

Peter LIESE, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK, Alojz PETERLE, Elena Oana ANTONESCU, Richard SEEBER, Elisabetta GARDINI, Bogusław SONIK, Paolo BARTOLOZZI, Jolanta Emilia HIBNER, Renate SOMMER, Anna ZÁBORSKÁ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Underlines nonetheless that the principle of altruism is not necessarily violated through the use of non-financial incentives such as benefits-in-kind, which can make donation less burdensome and more attractive, whilst ensuring that the human body shall not be a source of financial gain;deleted

2012/05/14
Committee: ENVI

2011/2193(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Underlines the importance of mothers donating cord blood and tissue at birth e~~ither~~specially into public ~~or private~~ banks to help treat illnesses and further research in the field;

2012/05/14
Committee: ENVI

2011/2193(INI)

Peter LIESE, Marina YANNAKOUDAKIS, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK, Alojz PETERLE, Richard SEEBER, Elena Oana ANTONESCU, Bogusław SONIK, Paolo BARTOLOZZI, Jolanta Emilia HIBNER, Renate SOMMER, Anna ZÁBORSKÁ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Calls on Member States to raise awareness of public ~~and private~~ cord blood banking through information campaigns that may take place, for example, during ~~ant~~prenatal classes; but at the same times not exclude the activities of public cordblood banks including appropriately regulated information campaigns by those private cordblood banks.

2012/05/14
Committee: ENVI

2011/2193(INI)

Peter LIESE, Marina YANNAKOUDAKIS, Margrete AUKEN, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK, Richard SEEBER, Elena Oana ANTONESCU, Elisabetta GARDINI, Bogusław SONIK, Paolo BARTOLOZZI, Jolanta Emilia HIBNER, Renate SOMMER, Anna ZÁBORSKÁ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. ~~Stresses that in order to guarantee respect for the existing regulatory diversity across Member States which~~Underlines that it is Member States competence to allow, prohibit or regulate research with human embryonic stem cells and in vitro fertilisation but that Member States in this respect need to reflspect~~s differing national values and practices in this field, the s~~ the rules set out in the Directive 2004/23 including the quality and safety and the principal of unpaid donation. Points out that the European Union has limited compe oftence in this are~~port does not include issues surrounding embryonic stem cell research, therapeutic cloning and in-vitro fertilisation;~~a and needs to respect when applying this competence the principles of the charter of fundamental rights and the principles applied in the judgement of the European Court of Justice.

2012/05/14
Committee: ENVI

2011/2193(INI)

Peter LIESE, Margrete AUKEN, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK, Alojz PETERLE, Richard SEEBER, Elena Oana ANTONESCU, Elisabetta GARDINI, Bogusław SONIK, Paolo BARTOLOZZI, Jolanta Emilia HIBNER, Renate SOMMER, Anna ZÁBORSKÁ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Calls on the Commission to ~~consider revising the principles governing tissue and cell donation as laid down in~~propose as soon as possible a revision of the Directive 2004/23/EC, in order to bring them into line with the principles governing organ donation laid down in Directive 2010/45/EU, and to take into account ~~of scientific developments and the~~ the new legal situation after the entering into force of the Lisbon Treaty and to take into account the scientific developments, the practical experience of actors in the sector and the recommendations of this report;

2012/05/14
Committee: ENVI

2011/2193(INI)

Peter LIESE, Margrete AUKEN, Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK, Alojz PETERLE, Richard SEEBER, Elena Oana ANTONESCU, Elisabetta GARDINI, Bogusław SONIK, Paolo BARTOLOZZI, Jolanta Emilia HIBNER, Renate SOMMER, Anna ZÁBORSKÁ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)

23a. Asks the Commission to also propose a revision of Regulation EC 1394/2007 in order to include provision that guarantees the application of the principle of unpaid donation similar to the Directive 2010/45 and to take into account the problems in the implementation of the regulation especially for SMEs.

2012/05/14
Committee: ENVI

2011/2023(INI)

Philippe JUVIN, Theodoros SKYLAKAKIS, Anne DELVAUX, Bogusław SONIK, Christine DE VEYRAC, Françoise GROSSETÊTE, Sophie AUCONIE, Antonyia PARVANOVA, Gaston FRANCO

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)

- having regard to Article 122 of the Treaty on the functioning of the European Union,

2011/05/13
Committee: ENVI

2011/2023(INI)

Philippe JUVIN, Theodoros SKYLAKAKIS, Anne DELVAUX, Bogusław SONIK, Christine DE VEYRAC, Françoise GROSSETÊTE, Sophie AUCONIE, Antonyia PARVANOVA, Gaston FRANCO

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 b (new)

- having regard to Article 222 of the Treaty on the functioning of the European Union (the solidarity clause) which lays down that ‘the Union and the Member States shall act jointly in a spirit of solidarity if a Member State is the object of a terrorist attack or victim of a natural or man-made disaster’,

2011/05/13
Committee: ENVI

2011/2023(INI)

Philippe JUVIN, Anne DELVAUX, Theodoros SKYLAKAKIS, Bogusław SONIK, Françoise GROSSETÊTE, Christine DE VEYRAC, Sophie AUCONIE, Antonyia PARVANOVA, Gaston FRANCO

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 c (new)

- having regard to Article 23 of the Treaty on the functioning of the European Union,

2011/05/13
Committee: ENVI

2011/2023(INI)

Philippe JUVIN, Anne DELVAUX, Theodoros SKYLAKAKIS, Bogusław SONIK, Christine DE VEYRAC, Françoise GROSSETÊTE, Sophie AUCONIE

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 d (new)

- having regard to the 1994 Oslo Guidelines on the use of foreign military and civil defence assets in disaster relief,

2011/05/13
Committee: ENVI

2011/2023(INI)

Philippe JUVIN, Anne DELVAUX, Theodoros SKYLAKAKIS, Bogusław SONIK, Christine DE VEYRAC, Françoise GROSSETÊTE, Sophie AUCONIE, Antonyia PARVANOVA, Gaston FRANCO

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the European Union and its Member States are faced with seven major risks: earthquakes and tsunamis; fires, including forest fires; flooding and landslides; industrial and nuclear accidents; terrorist attacks; natural disasters; and major pandemics; whereas there has been a dramatic increase in the number and severity of these natural and man-made disasters affecting the Union and its citizens, as well as other countries and regions around the world, as tragically demonstrated by the recent severe catastrophe in Japan which was hit by a combination of earthquake, tsunami and nuclear catastrophe, with a corresponding increase in the loss of life and in economic, social and environmental damage and damage to cultural heritage,

2011/05/13
Committee: ENVI

2011/2023(INI)

Philippe JUVIN, Anne DELVAUX, Theodoros SKYLAKAKIS, Bogusław SONIK, Christine DE VEYRAC, Françoise GROSSETÊTE, Sophie AUCONIE, Antonyia PARVANOVA, Gaston FRANCO

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas the recent tragedies, notably the Haiti earthquake and the Pakistan floods, have demonstrated that the main tools available to the EU for responding to disasters (humanitarian aid and the EU Civil Protection Mechanism) proved to be working well for what they were designed for and given the circumstances, but whereas there is ~~scope~~a vital need for improvement in terms of effectiveness, efficiency, co~~herence~~ordination and visibility of the EU assistance as a whole,

2011/05/13
Committee: ENVI

2011/2023(INI)

Philippe JUVIN, Theodoros SKYLAKAKIS, Anne DELVAUX, Bogusław SONIK, Christine DE VEYRAC, Françoise GROSSETÊTE, Sophie AUCONIE, Antonyia PARVANOVA, Gaston FRANCO

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas, moreover, during a number of crises, particularly the tsunami of 26 December 2004, many questions were raised about the lack of systematic scenarios or protocols at European level for responding to these seven major risks and the inadequate visibility of Europe's action in relation to the overall effort,

2011/05/13
Committee: ENVI

2011/2023(INI)

Philippe JUVIN, Bogusław SONIK, Christine DE VEYRAC, Françoise GROSSETÊTE, Sophie AUCONIE, Gaston FRANCO

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas immediate coordination, coherence and communication within the EU and with international actors is crucial, ~~duplicating efforts and overlaps must be avoided~~whereas the current European coordination on the ground of several teams with differing chains of command inevitably leads to duplicating efforts and overlaps and proves costly in terms of human resources, coordination and efficiency; and twhe ~~right type of aid must reach affected populations quickly~~reas, given the context of the economic and financial crisis, the European Union must develop a protection system based on the sharing and rationalisation of existing resources without any increase in overall expenditure,

2011/05/13
Committee: ENVI

2011/2023(INI)

Philippe JUVIN, Theodoros SKYLAKAKIS, Anne DELVAUX, Bogusław SONIK, Christine DE VEYRAC, Françoise GROSSETÊTE, Sophie AUCONIE, Antonyia PARVANOVA

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas an integrated European all- hazards approach aimed at responding to crises at all stages of their life cycle is the most effective strategy to deal with disasters; whereas this approach should link~~ing~~ disaster prevention (including mitigation and risk reduction), preparedness, response and recovery ~~is the most effective strategy to deal with disasters~~,

2011/05/13
Committee: ENVI

2011/2023(INI)

Philippe JUVIN, Anne DELVAUX, Bogusław SONIK, Christine DE VEYRAC, Françoise GROSSETÊTE, Sophie AUCONIE, Gaston FRANCO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Underlines the need to rationalise and simplify the functioning of the current European disaster response and to optimise resources available for common benefit, whilst encouraging all Member States to contribute and thus guarantee European solidarity; considers, accordingly, that the EU’s reaction capacity should form part of an integrated multi-risk approach based on ‘bottom-up’ delegated management, on the voluntary sector and on Member States’ specialisations in one or more risk areas;

2011/05/13
Committee: ENVI

2011/2023(INI)

Philippe JUVIN, Maurice PONGA, Bogusław SONIK, Christine DE VEYRAC, Sophie AUCONIE, Gaston FRANCO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5a. Further calls for the EU’s disaster reaction capacity to make use of Europe’s outermost regions and overseas territories which can form bases for facilitating logistics operations and for pre- positioning its resources in every ocean;

2011/05/13
Committee: ENVI

2011/2023(INI)

Philippe JUVIN, Anne DELVAUX, Bogusław SONIK, Christine DE VEYRAC, Françoise GROSSETÊTE, Sophie AUCONIE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. ~~Re-affirms the~~Emphasises that the European disaster response system should respect of the principle of double subsidiarity ~~concerning the capability of the Member States to use their own assets, especially in any case of conflicting national needs~~vis-à-vis the Member States and the United Nations, i.e. that it should respect the national and regional competences of each Member State on the one hand, and the coordinating role played by the United Nations in disaster relief operations on the other; points out that this strategy should live up to the expectations of the United Nations, which see clear value added in creating a European pole with a response capability;

2011/05/13
Committee: ENVI

2011/2023(INI)

Philippe JUVIN, Anne DELVAUX, Bogusław SONIK, Françoise GROSSETÊTE, Sophie AUCONIE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Considers advance planning and the preparation of operations by developing reference scenarios, mapping Member States’ assets potentially available for deployment in EU disaster relief operations and contingency planning as key elements of an enhanced EU disaster response and essential for rapid deployment and immediate appropriate response to each emergency; calls on the Commission and the Member States to implement these measures immediately and without prejudice to other actions; calls, finally, on the Commission to launch a feasibility study on the merits of setting up, allocating European research budget funding to, and naming European reference laboratories to combat bioterrorism and identify victims;

2011/05/13
Committee: ENVI

2011/2023(INI)

Philippe JUVIN, Bogusław SONIK, Christine DE VEYRAC, Françoise GROSSETÊTE, Sophie AUCONIE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. ~~Calls~~Asks that the existing relief systems coordinated by the United Nations be taken into account, whilst calling for improved, strengthened, more cost- effective and well-coordinated transport for all in-kind assistance to disaster sites, in particular through streamlined simplified procedures, an increased co-financing rate and the introduction of new ways of allowing access to additional transport capacities, possibly through framework contracts; considers that the complementary use of military resources should be systematically envisaged and analysed in future scenarios and protocols;

2011/05/13
Committee: ENVI

2011/2023(INI)

Philippe JUVIN, Bogusław SONIK, Françoise GROSSETÊTE, Christine DE VEYRAC, Sophie AUCONIE, Antonyia PARVANOVA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Calls for a comprehensive communications strategy, involving all EU institutions and Member States, that will improve the overall visibility of the European actions; in the eyes of European citizens and the rest of the world; considers that this strategy should seek to simplify and standardise communication methods and tools; proposes to this end the establishment, for example, of a standard dress code and logo for all European staff, and the appointment of a single spokesperson responsible for communications on the emergency response;

2011/05/13
Committee: ENVI

2011/2023(INI)

Philippe JUVIN, Bogusław SONIK, Christine DE VEYRAC, Françoise GROSSETÊTE, Sophie AUCONIE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to develop a clear information and prevention system for all European citizens when they travel; proposes, to this end, that European passports bear the numbers of the crisis units in each of the Member States and a reference to Article 23 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union which lays down that ‘every citizen of the Union shall, in the territory of a third country in which the Member State of which he is a national is not represented, be entitled to protection by the diplomatic or consular authorities of any Member State (...)’.

2011/05/13
Committee: ENVI

2011/2023(INI)

Philippe JUVIN, Bogusław SONIK, Françoise GROSSETÊTE, Christine DE VEYRAC, Sophie AUCONIE, Gaston FRANCO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. C~~alls for regular training for all experts involved to enhance the interoperability of different assets, as well as for further research and analysis of potential or identified gap~~onsiders that the dedicated training of European staff and experts in disaster response would make it possible, through ‘common core’ training and specialised modules, to develop awareness of common European working methods and response procedures;

2011/05/13
Committee: ENVI

2011/2012(INI)

Salvatore TATARELLA, Richard SEEBER, Peter LIESE, Bogusław SONIK, Elisabetta GARDINI, Martin CALLANAN, Karl-Heinz FLORENZ, Theodoros SKYLAKAKIS, Miroslav OUZKÝ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6 a. Recalls that the EU with little more than 10% of global emissions will not be able to tackle climate change on its own.

2011/05/02
Committee: ENVI

2011/2012(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Deplores the lack of measures to capture the negative-cost greenhouse gas reduction potential in energy and resource efficiency where achievable; calls for strict application of the least lifecycle cost principle in implementing measures under the Eco- design Directive and for the Commission to review the methodology to consider alignment to a ‘top-runner’ approach;

2011/05/02
Committee: ENVI

2011/2012(INI)

Salvatore TATARELLA, Richard SEEBER, Bogusław SONIK, Theodoros SKYLAKAKIS, Martin CALLANAN, Miroslav OUZKÝ, Paolo BARTOLOZZI, Elisabetta GARDINI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17a. Recommends setting up a special fund in order to enable nuclear power stations also to take part in action to reduce emissions and develop renewable energy;

2011/05/02
Committee: ENVI

2011/2012(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Notes that European eco-industries employ approximately 3.4 million (FTE), which is ten times the figure for direct employment in the EU steel sector in 2007; points out that, according to recent studies, raising the EU climate target to 30% can foster up to 6 million additional jobs in Europe;deleted

2011/04/01
Committee: ENVI

2011/2012(INI)

Salvatore TATARELLA, Richard SEEBER, Peter LIESE, Miroslav OUZKÝ, Martin CALLANAN, Bogusław SONIK, Theodoros SKYLAKAKIS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)

27a. Notes that the Commission has fully acknowledged that the best protection against the risk of carbon leakage would be effective global action. 1 __________________ 1 COM(2011)0112, p. 9

2011/04/01
Committee: ENVI

2011/0302(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13

(13) Experience with the current financial framework shows that many Member States, which are eligible to the Cohesion Fund, are facing significant obstacles in delivering on time complex cross-border transport infrastructure projects with a high Union added value. Therefore, in order to improve the delivery of transport projects, in particular cross-border ones, with a high Union added value, part of the Cohesion Fund allocation (EUR 10 billion) should be transferred to finance transport projects on the transport core network in the Member States eligible to the Cohesion Fund ~~under the Connecting Europe Facility~~respecting national allocations for the projects listed in the Annex of this Regulation. The Commission should support Member States eligible to the Cohesion Fund to develop an adequate pipeline of projects in order to give greatest possible priority to the national allocations under the Cohesion Fund.

2012/09/20
Committee: REGI

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 14

Directive 2003/96/EC
Article 18 – paragraph 5

5. Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovakia may, for uses referred to in Articles 8 and 9, apply a transitional period until 1 January 2021 to introduce CO2-related taxation. If the Union decides that the levels of greenhouse gas emissions be reduced by 2020 by more than 20% compared to the levels attained in 1990, the Commission shall examine the application of these transitional periods and, if appropriate, present a proposal with a view to shortening them and/or modifying the minimum levels of CO2-related taxation as set out in Annex I.’deleted

2011/12/01
Committee: ECON

2010/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1

1. The Agency shall assist the Commission, the Union's other institutions and the Member States to meet the legal and regulatory requirements of network and information security in present and future Union legislation, thus contributing to the smooth functioning of the internal market.

2011/09/27
Committee: LIBE

2010/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point (b)

(b) Facilitate the cooperation among the Member States and between the Member States and the ~~Commiss~~Union's institutions in their efforts ~~with a cross-border dimension~~ to prevent, detect and respond to network and information security incidents where this has an impact across borders;

2011/09/27
Committee: LIBE

2010/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point (d)

(d) ~~Regularly assess, in cooperation with~~On the basis of information provided by the Member States, and by the ~~European~~Union's institutions~~, the state of network and information security in Europe~~ in accordance with the Union provisions and national provisions in compliance with Union law, maintain awareness of the latest state of network and information security in the Union for the benefit of the Member States and the Union's institutions;

2011/09/27
Committee: LIBE

2010/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point (e)

(e) Support cooperation among the competent public bodies ~~in Europe, in particular support~~and between public and private stakeholders ing their Union, inter alia, facilitate dialogue and efforts to develop and exchange good practices ~~and standard~~, promote information sharing and awareness raising, facilitate the establishment and take up of European and international standards for risk management and for the security of electronic products, networks and services;

2011/09/27
Committee: LIBE

2010/0275(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point (i)

(i) Assist the ~~Member States and the European~~Union's institutions and bodies~~, at their request,~~ set up by Union law in their efforts to develop network and information security prevention, detection, analysis and response capability;

2011/09/27
Committee: LIBE

2010/0275(COD)

Csaba SÓGOR, Renate SOMMER, Bogusław SONIK, Anna ZÁBORSKÁ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – first subparagraph a (new)

The seat of the Agency shall respect the following requirements: (a) it shall be situated in a single building dedicated exclusively to the Agency, which should be owned or rented by the Agency itself; (b) it shall ensure the highest standards of physical and data security; (c) it shall provide the most cost-effective solution.

2011/09/27
Committee: LIBE

2009/2240(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)

– having regard to the Conclusions of the 2908th meeting of the Justice and Home Affairs Council on 28 November 2008 ((16325/1/08 REV 1 (Presse 344)) with special regard to the reception of Iraqi refugees,

2010/03/05
Committee: LIBE

2009/2240(INI)

Roberta ANGELILLI, Georgios PAPANIKOLAOU, Csaba SÓGOR, Renate SOMMER, Bogusław SONIK, Anna ZÁBORSKÁ

Motion for a resolution
Recital L

L. whereas ~~there are~~ several entities, in public administration (such as municipalities) a~~s well as~~nd in civil society, (varying from NGOs to charities and from schools to social services~~, that~~) as well as Churches have the experience and expertise necessary to carry out follow-up measures,

2010/03/05
Committee: LIBE

2009/2240(INI)

Roberta ANGELILLI, Csaba SÓGOR, Renate SOMMER, Bogusław SONIK, Anna ZÁBORSKÁ

Motion for a resolution
Recital O

O. whereas resettlement is to be implemented as a complement to and without disregard for the other durable solutions provided for people seeking international protection in the EU and the efforts in refugee resettlement should not lessen the endeavour to guarantee a fair and effective access to asylum inside the EU,

2010/03/05
Committee: LIBE

2009/2240(INI)

Roberta ANGELILLI, Georgios PAPANIKOLAOU, Csaba SÓGOR, Renate SOMMER, Bogusław SONIK, Anna ZÁBORSKÁ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31

31. Is of the opinion that governmental authorities should foster maximum cooperation with non-governmental entities (for instance Churches, international and local NGOs~~, for instance~~) and benefit from the expertise and proximity of the latter in providing the best and most efficient initiatives for resettlement of refugees;,

2010/03/05
Committee: LIBE

2009/2240(INI)

Roberta ANGELILLI, Csaba SÓGOR, Renate SOMMER, Bogusław SONIK, Anna ZÁBORSKÁ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33

33. Calls on the UNHCR together with Churches and local NGOs to establish clear criteria for quality resettlement and follow the resettlement of the refugees, in order to contribute to the evaluation of the resettlement activities in the Member States;

2010/03/05
Committee: LIBE

2009/2230(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Emphasises the need for the EU and in particular its Member States surrounding the Baltic Sea Region, urgently to address the serious environmental problems affecting the Region, principal among which are eutrophication, the impact of hazardous substances deposited on the seabed and threats to aquatic biodiversity, with particular regard to endangered fish populations, such as cod;

2010/03/16
Committee: ENVI

2009/2230(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Emphasises the need to introduce a method common to all Member States for drawing up an inventory of sources of pollution and a plan for their gradual elimination;

2010/03/16
Committee: ENVI

2009/2230(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Points out the need for the Baltic Sea to be fully opened to shipping, particularly in those areas that remain inaccessible or to which access is restricted;

2010/03/16
Committee: ENVI

2009/2230(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Considers however, that despite the Strategy’s focus on the marine environment, projects under the Action Plan should also tackle and properly prioritise environmental issues affecting inland areas of the Region; calls, therefore, for centuries-old coastal communities engaged in traditional maritime activities to be protected and supported and for the coastal landscape and natural assets to be respected by, inter alia, introducing sustainable land-use plans and preventing excessive exploitation for tourism purposes;

2010/03/16
Committee: ENVI

2009/2230(INI)

Elisabetta GARDINI, Salvatore TATARELLA, Oreste ROSSI, Paolo BARTOLOZZI, Bogusław SONIK, Rosario CROCETTA, Licia RONZULLI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Calls therefore, on the Commission and Member States urgently to take steps to ensure that projects under the Action Plan properly assess and mitigate the negative environmental effects of the gas pipeline scheme; calls, at the same time, for projects which are unnecessary because they can be carried out on land to be avoided in future;

2010/03/16
Committee: ENVI

2009/0173(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13

(13) Manufacturers should have flexibility to decide how to meet their targets under this Regulation and should be allowed to average emissions over their new vehicle fleet rather than having to respect CO2 targets for each individual vehicle. Manufacturers should therefore be required to ensure that the average specific emission for all the new light commercial vehicles registered in the Community for which they are responsible does not exceed the average of the emissions targets for those vehicles. This requirement should be phased in between 20145 and 20168 in order to facilitate its introduction. This is consistent with the lead times given and the duration of the phase-in period set in Regulation 443/2009.

2010/05/21
Committee: ENVI

2009/0173(COD)

Elisabetta GARDINI, Salvatore TATARELLA, Oreste ROSSI, Paolo BARTOLOZZI, Bogusław SONIK, Rosario CROCETTA, Licia RONZULLI

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15

(15) The Community Strategy to reduce CO2 emissions from passenger cars and light commercial vehicles established an integrated approach with a view to reaching the Community target of 120 g CO2/km by 2012, while also presenting a longer-term vision of further emission reductions. Regulation (EC) No 443/2009 substantiates this longer-term view by setting a target of 95 g CO2/km as average emissions for the new car fleet. In order to ensure consistency with that approach and to provide planning certainty for the industry, a long-term target for the specific emissions of CO2 of light commercial vehicles in 2020 should be set.deleted

2010/05/21
Committee: ENVI

2009/0173(COD)

Elisabetta GARDINI, Salvatore TATARELLA, Oreste ROSSI, Paolo BARTOLOZZI, Bogusław SONIK, Rosario CROCETTA, Licia RONZULLI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2

2. ~~From 2020, t~~This Regulation sets a target of 135 60g CO2/km ~~for the~~, starting in 2020, as average emissions ofor the new light commercial vehicles ~~registered in the Community~~fleet, in accordance with Article 12(4). This Regulation sets a target of 145g CO2/km, starting in 2025, as average emissions for the new light commercial vehicles fleet, in accordance with Article 12(5).

2010/05/21
Committee: ENVI

2009/0173(COD)

Elisabetta GARDINI, Salvatore TATARELLA, Oreste ROSSI, Paolo BARTOLOZZI, Bogusław SONIK, Rosario CROCETTA, Licia RONZULLI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1

For the calendar year commencing 1 January 20145 and each subsequent calendar year, each manufacturer of complete light commercial vehicles shall ensure that its average specific emissions of CO2 do not exceed its specific emissions target determined in accordance with Annex I or, where a manufacturer is granted a derogation under Article 10, in accordance with that derogation.

2010/05/21
Committee: ENVI

2009/0173(COD)

Elisabetta GARDINI, Salvatore TATARELLA, Oreste ROSSI, Paolo BARTOLOZZI, Bogusław SONIK, Rosario CROCETTA, Licia RONZULLI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)

65% in 2015

2010/05/21
Committee: ENVI

2009/0173(COD)

Elisabetta GARDINI, Salvatore TATARELLA, Oreste ROSSI, Paolo BARTOLOZZI, Bogusław SONIK, Rosario CROCETTA, Licia RONZULLI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – indent 1

– 75 % in 20146,

2010/05/21
Committee: ENVI

2009/0173(COD)

Elisabetta GARDINI, Salvatore TATARELLA, Oreste ROSSI, Paolo BARTOLOZZI, Bogusław SONIK, Rosario CROCETTA, Licia RONZULLI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – indent 2

– 80 % in 20157,

2010/05/21
Committee: ENVI

2009/0173(COD)

Elisabetta GARDINI, Salvatore TATARELLA, Oreste ROSSI, Paolo BARTOLOZZI, Bogusław SONIK, Rosario CROCETTA, Licia RONZULLI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – indent 3

– 100 % from 20168 onwards. As of 1 January 2016 completed vehicles shall also be included in determining each manufacturer’s average specific CO2 emissions.

2010/05/21
Committee: ENVI

2009/0173(COD)

Elisabetta GARDINI, Salvatore TATARELLA, Oreste ROSSI, Paolo BARTOLOZZI, Bogusław SONIK, Rosario CROCETTA, Licia RONZULLI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. By 1 January 2018, the Commission shall complete a review of the specific emission target in Annex I and of the derogations in Article 10, with the aim of defining: – the modalities for reaching a long-term target of 145 g CO2/km, starting in 2025, in a cost-effective manner; and – the aspects of the implementation of that targets, including the excess emissions premium. On the basis of such a review and its impact assessment, which includes an overall assessment of the impact on the car industry and its dependent industries, the Commission shall, if appropriate, make a proposal to amend this Regulation in a way which is as neutral as possible from the point of view of competition, and which is socially equitable and sustainable. The European Commission shall make a proposal to the European Parliament and European Council on those measures, designed to amend essential elements of this Regulation.

2010/05/21
Committee: ENVI

2009/0173(COD)

Elisabetta GARDINI, Salvatore TATARELLA, Oreste ROSSI, Paolo BARTOLOZZI, Bogusław SONIK, Rosario CROCETTA, Licia RONZULLI

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 7

7. TBy 2011 the Commission shall ~~by 2015 review the method of determining the specific~~set up a procedure to obtain representative values of CO2 emissions ~~of CO2~~and mass of completed vehicles ~~in paragraph 7 of Part B of Annex II and, if appropriate, submit a proposal to the European Parliament and to the Council to amend Annex II~~for monitoring purposes.

2010/05/21
Committee: ENVI

2009/0169(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Article 3 - paragraph 3 - introductory part and point a

3. The Community financial contribution for the implementation phase shall be ~~provided under the following conditions: (a) a positive evaluation~~conditional upon: (a) the establishment by the Participating States of the sStrategic ~~phase carried out by the Commission with the assistance of independent experts; this evaluation shall cover~~Research Agenda, Stakeholder Consultation Platforms, as well as upon the implementation modalities referred to in Article 2(3) and the progress made towards the achievement of the objectives and deliverables set out in A~~rticle 2(3) and Annex I~~nnex I, section 2;

2010/02/26
Committee: ENVI

2009/0169(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I - section 2.2.3 - point h

(h) developing a financing structure of funding BONUS~~-169~~ project ~~based on a pool of funds consisting of cash contributions of the Participating States and of the Community~~s.

2010/02/26
Committee: ENVI

2009/0169(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I - section 3

3. Provided that the ~~results of the evaluation~~conditions as referred to in Article 3.3(a) are in place and the ex- ante audit of the BONUS EEIG ~~are~~is positive, the Commission and the BONUS EEIG shall conclude the Implementation Agreement.

2010/02/26
Committee: ENVI

2009/0169(COD)

Proposal for a decision
Annex I - section 3.4 - subparagraph 2

TAs a general rule, the Community financial contribution and the cash contribution of the Participating States to BONUS~~-169~~ shall be pooled and administered centrally by the BONUS EEIG. (‘real common pot’). However, in justified cases, a Participating State may devote its cash contribution exclusively to domestic research (‘virtual common pot’).

2010/02/26
Committee: ENVI

2009/0108(COD)

Bogdan Kazimierz MARCINKIEWICZ, Bogusław SONIK

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23

(23) To strengthen the solidarity between Member States in the case of a Community Emergency and in particular to support Member States which are exposed to less favourable geographical or geological conditions, Member States should devise specific measures to exercise solidarity as stipulated in Article 194(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, including measures such as commercial agreements between natural gas undertakings, compensation mechanisms, increased gas exports or increased releases from storages. Solidarity measures may be particularly appropriate between Member States for which the Commission recommends the establishment of joint preventive actions plans or emergency plans at regional level.

2009/12/09
Committee: ENVI

2009/0108(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9

(9) Sufficient gas infrastructure within a Member State and across the ~~Community~~Union is essential for tackling supply interruptions. ~~Common~~Risk and impact assessments based on a common methodology should ensure effective and efficient implementation of minimum criteria on security of gas supply ~~should ensure~~and a level playing field for security of gas supply while taking into account national or regional specificities and should create significant incentives to build the necessary infrastructure and to improve the level of preparedness in case of crisis. Demand side measures such as fuel switching may have a valuable role to play in ensuring energy security where they can be applied quickly and reduce gas demand appreciably to react to a supply disruption. It should be noted, however, that switching to fossil fuel would result in higher greenhouse gas emissions. The efficient use of energy as a demand-side measure should be further promoted. The environmental impact of the proposed demand and supply-side measures should be taken into due account and preference should be given to measures with the least impact on the environment. Any investment in the infrastructure should be made with due respect to the environment and the related acquis communautaire.

2010/01/19
Committee: ITRE

2009/0108(COD)

Bogdan Kazimierz MARCINKIEWICZ, Jolanta Emilia HIBNER, Bogusław SONIK

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 5

5. The ~~Competent Authority or natural gas undertaking~~Member States and the Competent Authorities shall not introduce any measure unduly restricting the flow of ~~gas within the internal market at any time~~contracted volumes of gas across borders, subject to their legal duties in relation to health and safety and environmental matters.

2010/01/20
Committee: ITRE

2009/0076(COD)

Council position
Recital 29

(29) To identify biocidal products which are eligible for simplified authorisation procedures, it is appropriate to establish a specific list of the active substances that those products may contain. That list should, initially, contain substances identified as presenting a low risk under Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 or Directive 98/8/EC, substances identified as food additives, pheromones and other substances considered to have low toxicity, such as weak acids, alcohols, aversive agents and vegetable oils used in cosmetics and food.

2011/09/13
Committee: ENVI

2009/0076(COD)

Council position
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iii

(iii) a dossier or a letter of access for the biocidal product satisfying the requirements set out in Annex II for each active substance in the biocidal product, other than active substances listed in Annex I;

2011/09/13
Committee: ENVI

2009/0076(COD)

Council position
Article 27 – paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Without prejudice to paragraph 1, active substances fulfilling the criteria laid down in paragraph 2 of this Article may be included in Annex I if they are authorised as food additives in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008

2011/09/13
Committee: ENVI

2009/0076(COD)

Council position
Annex I – Category 4 – Row 2a(new)

EC number Name/group Restriction Comment Natural oil Tea tree oil Maximum 68647-73-4 concentration in products should be limited to 1%

2011/09/14
Committee: ENVI

2009/0076(COD)

Council position
Annex I – Category 4 – Row 2b(new)

EC number Name/group Restriction Comment 232-371-1 Garlic extract

2011/09/14
Committee: ENVI

2009/0076(COD)

Council position
Annex I – Category 4 – Row 2c (new)

EC number Name/group Restriction Comment Natural oil Citronella oil Maximum 8000-29-1 concentration in products should be limited to 0.15%

2011/09/14
Committee: ENVI

2009/0076(COD)

Council position
Annex I – Category 7 – Row 4a (new)

EC number Name/group Restriction 223-095-2 Denatonium benzoate Maximum concentration in products should be limited to 500 ppm (0.050%).

2011/09/14
Committee: ENVI

2008/2063(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)

-1. Welcomes the fact that the European Union will be able to take more effective action in pursuit of environmental protection objectives, with the Lisbon Treaty making it possible to bring new market-based instruments to bear in response to environmental policy Requirements, such as eco-taxes, expansion of the emission trading scheme, environmental charges and grants.

2008/05/13
Committee: ENVI

2008/2063(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Welcomes the fact that the Environment has been given such a prominent position in all EU policies in the Treaty of Lisbon including the explicit reference to ~~combating climate change at international level~~promoting measures at international level to deal with environmental problems, and in particular combating climate change and global warming.

2008/05/13
Committee: ENVI

2008/2063(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Underlines therefore that it is a matter of priority for the ~~Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety and the~~ European Parliament to adopt ~~their~~its position on the proposed climate change package, put forward by the Commission earlier this year, as soon as conceivably possible.

2008/05/13
Committee: ENVI

2008/2063(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Notes with satisfaction that the European Union's power is strengthened considerably in the field of public health by way of references to health services in cross- border areas, measures related to the protection of public health regarding tobacco and the abuse of alcohol, and on monitoring, early warning of and combating serious cross-border threats to health, excluding harmonisation of laws and regulations, as well as measures related to medicinal products and devices for medical use. Welcomes specific references to initiatives aimed at establishing guidelines and indicators, organising the exchange of best practices and preparing the necessary elements for periodic monitoring and evaluation, concerning which the European Parliament is to be kept fully informed. Welcomes the fact that public health policies can clearly be pursued more effectively under the new Treaty.

2008/05/13
Committee: ENVI

2008/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Stresses th~~at there is an urgent need~~e importance – following a horizontal approach – tof incorporateing climate change as a new parameter into all spheres and policies, and tof takeing the causes and consequences of global warming into account in European legislation;

2008/10/10
Committee: CLIM

2008/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Stresses in this context the need to examine the EU’s budget, and existing and future financing instruments, as to their compatibility with European policies, including climate policy, and where necessary to adapt them;

2008/10/10
Committee: CLIM

2008/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Calls on the Commission, in the context of the WTO negotiation rounds and the post-2010 process, to pursue coordinated negotiation strategies in the field of trade and environment policy in order to send its negotiating partners a credible message about Europe's climate targets and the instruments developed to achieve them and dispel concerns about trade barriers or other disadvantages to trade relations with third countries that have no binding climate objectives, and to implement the reciprocity principle in the interest of combating climate change at a global level;

2008/10/10
Committee: CLIM

2008/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28

28. Considers that research into the technological feasibility of nuclear fusion in the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) is the first step towards the objective of commercial utilisation of this form of energy, and stresses that the achievement of this goal is highly dependent on long-term guarantees of EU budget funding for this research and that possibilities for expanding ~~the available~~such resources in order to speed up the project should be investigated;

2008/10/10
Committee: CLIM

2008/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 57

57. Supports the Commission proposals to increase port dues and berthing fees on the basis of vessels’ exhaust levels and to ensure that power for ships in port is supplied from land rather than by the ships' own generators;deleted

2008/10/10
Committee: CLIM

2008/2015(INI)

Riitta MYLLER, Bogusław SONIK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 60

60. Considers that there is a need for an integrated approach in the aviation sector which will commit the aircraft industry, airlines and airport operators jointly to an emission reduction target by 2020~~, without calling into question the benefits of emissions trading as an instrument for increasing efficiency~~;

2008/10/10
Committee: CLIM

2008/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 72

72. Proposes, with a view to restricting the number of CDM / JI projects, that country-specific quotas be imposed rather than a general limit value; calls on the Secretariat of the Framework Convention on Climate Change to propose more stringent criteria for the approval of CDM/JI in the context of the negotiations towards a post-2012 agreement;deleted

2008/10/10
Committee: CLIM

2008/2015(INI)

Riitta MYLLER, Bogusław SONIK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 75

75. Takes the view that creating next- generation technologies and making possible the necessary increase in scale requires considerable financial support from the EU budget for long-term research and development;

2008/10/10
Committee: CLIM

2008/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 125

125. Calls for the establishment of a European Climate Fund or corresponding funds in the Member States, to be financed by the proceeds of ETS auctions, and regards this as a way of creating a capital stock to fund a future climate policy, given that there are limits on how far one can plan now for the individual measures of that policy and the investment they will require;deleted

2008/10/10
Committee: CLIM

2008/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 132

~~132. Calls on the Council to tackle the question of unused, earmarked funds from the EU budget, allocating these where necessary for climate policy purposes;~~deleted

2008/10/10
Committee: CLIM

2008/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 133

133. Urges, in its capacity as an arm of the budgetary authority together with the Council, that the highest priority be given to climate change and measures to combat it in the next financial perspective;deleted

2008/10/10
Committee: CLIM

2008/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas the leading role of the European Union in the international fight against global warming, which contributes to its sense of identity, implies an obligation to the citizens of Europe not only to formulate medium- and long-term climate objectives, but to achieve these objectives through forward-looking political measures,deleted

2008/10/13
Committee: CLIM

2008/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital O

O. whereas the available funding for adaptation measures in developing countries is quite inadequate and should be ~~substantially increased~~increased within the budget,

2008/10/13
Committee: CLIM

2008/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital AZ

AZ. whereas the European Emission Trading Scheme is a ~~unique~~n instrument for achieving emissions reductions ~~with maximum efficiency and may act as a model~~and a benchmark for similar schemes, though the compatibility of such schemes would have to be guaranteed,

2008/10/13
Committee: CLIM

2008/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital CB

~~CB. whereas the climate policy goals agreed at the 2007 Spring Summit are technically and economically feasible and offer unique business opportunities for thousands of European firms,~~deleted

2008/10/13
Committee: CLIM

2008/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital CE

~~CE. whereas there is more likely to be a restructuring of jobs within particular industries than between one industry and another,~~deleted

2008/10/13
Committee: CLIM

2008/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital CI

CI. whereas emissions trading alone is not sufficient to ~~find a way out of the CO2 impasse and to~~ spark a widespread revolution in the field of low-CO2 technologies,

2008/10/13
Committee: CLIM

2008/2015(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital CK

CK. whereas, although the current EU budget ~~is insufficient to achieve~~provides support for the climate objectives, ~~since the political~~the priority of combating climate change ~~has not been furnished with the necessary budgetary appropriations~~should be suitably funded from the EU budget,

2008/10/13
Committee: CLIM