Activities of Urszula KRUPA
Plenary speeches (244)
A Europe that protects: Clean air for all (B8-0156/2019) PL
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance PL
Policy challenges and strategies against women's cancers and related comorbidities (B8-0097/2019) PL
Use of cannabis for medicinal purposes (B8-0071/2019) PL
A Europe that protects: Clean air for all (debate) PL
Implementation of the cross-border Healthcare Directive (debate) PL
Implementation of the cross-border Healthcare Directive (A8-0046/2019 - Ivo Belet) PL
Use of cannabis for medicinal purposes (debate) PL
Gender mainstreaming in the European Parliament (A8-0429/2018 - Angelika Mlinar) PL
Gender equality and taxation policies in the EU (A8-0416/2018 - Marisa Matias, Ernest Urtasun) PL
Rare diseases (debate) PL
Role of the German Youth Welfare Office (Jugendamt) in cross-border family disputes (B8-0546/2018) PL
The situation of women with disabilities (B8-0547/2018) PL
Role of the German Youth Welfare Office (Jugendamt) in cross-border family disputes (debate) PL
Humanitarian visas (A8-0328/2018 - Juan Fernando López Aguilar) PL
Animal welfare, antimicrobial use and the environmental impact of industrial broiler farming (B8-0484/2018, B8-0484/2018, B8-0485/2018, B8-0487/2018, B8-0489/2018) PL
Fair market for industry (debate) PL
Reduction of the impact of certain plastic products on the environment (A8-0317/2018 - Frédérique Ries) PL
Animal welfare, antimicrobial use and the environmental impact of industrial broiler farming (debate) PL
A European Strategy for Plastics in a circular economy (A8-0262/2018 - Mark Demesmaeker) PL
A European One Health Action Plan against Antimicrobial Resistance (A8-0257/2018 - Karin Kadenbach) PL
Major interpellations (debate) PL
Measures to prevent and combat mobbing and sexual harassment at the workplace, in public spaces, and in political life in the EU (A8-0265/2018 - Pina Picierno) PL
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance PL
Violation of fundamental human rights of women in Pakistan PL
Towards an EU external strategy against early and forced marriages (A8-0187/2018 - Charles Goerens) PL
Climate diplomacy (A8-0221/2018 - Arne Lietz, Jo Leinen) PL
Modernisation of education in the EU (A8-0173/2018 - Krystyna Łybacka) PL
Gender equality and women's empowerment: transforming the lives of girls and women through EU external relations 2016-2020 (A8-0167/2018 - Linda McAvan, Dubravka Šuica) PL
EU response to sexual misconduct in aid organisations PL
Observance of the International Day of the Family (15 May) PL
Minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime (A8-0168/2018 - Teresa Jiménez-Becerril Barrio, Angelika Mlinar) PL
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance PL
Media pluralism and media freedom in the European Union (A8-0144/2018 - Barbara Spinelli) PL
Vaccine hesitancy and drop in vaccination rates in Europe (B8-0188/2018, B8-0195/2018) PL
Major interpellations (debate) PL
Gender equality in the media sector in the EU (A8-0031/2018 - Michaela Šojdrová) PL
Empowering women and girls through the digital sector (B8-0183/2018) PL
Gender equality in EU trade agreements (A8-0023/2018 - Eleonora Forenza, Malin Björk) PL
Commission decision to activate Article 7 (1) TEU as regards the situation in Poland (B8-0119/2018, B8-0120/2018, B8-0121/2018) PL
Major interpellations (debate) PL
Zero tolerance for female genital mutilation (B8-0068/2018) PL
Zero tolerance for female genital mutilation (debate) PL
EU-Norway dispute on snow crab fisheries in Svalbard PL
Management, conservation and control measures applicable in the Convention Area of the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (A8-0377/2017 - Linnéa Engström) PL
Women, gender equality and climate justice (A8-0403/2017 - Linnéa Engström) PL
Implementation of the directive on combating the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child pornography (A8-0368/2017 - Anna Maria Corazza Bildt) PL
2018 EU-China Tourism Year (debate) PL
The situation of the rule of law and democracy in Poland (B8-0594/2017, B8-0595/2017) PL
Combating sexual harassment and abuse in the EU (RC-B8-0576/2017, B8-0576/2017, B8-0577/2017, B8-0578/2017, B8-0579/2017, B8-0580/2017, B8-0581/2017, B8-0582/2017) PL
Coordinated efforts at EU level to increase vaccination coverage PL
Information exchange on, and an early warning system and risk assessment procedure for, new psychoactive substances (A8-0359/2016 - Michał Boni) PL
Objection to an implementing measure: scientific criteria for the determination of endocrine disrupting properties (B8-0542/2017) PL
Ending child marriage (B8-0535/2017) PL
Women’s economic empowerment in the private and public sectors in the EU (A8-0271/2017 - Anna Hedh) PL
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance PL
Fires in the European Union this summer PL
EU accession to the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (A8-0266/2017 - Christine Revault d'Allonnes Bonnefoy, Anna Maria Corazza Bildt) PL
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance PL
O-000029/2017: Follow-up to the Brazilian meat imports scandal PL
HIV, TB and HCV epidemics in Europe on the rise (B8-0436/2017) PL
HIV, TB and HCV epidemics in Europe on the rise (debate) PL
2017 Observance of the International Day of the Family: promoting the role of parents in safeguarding good-quality education for their children PL
The need for an EU strategy to end and prevent the gender pension gap (A8-0197/2017 - Constance Le Grip) PL
Glyphosate and authorisation procedures (debate) PL
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance PL
Major interpellations (debate) PL
Resource efficiency: reducing food waste, improving food safety (A8-0175/2017 - Biljana Borzan) PL
Palm oil and deforestation of rainforests (A8-0066/2017 - Kateřina Konečná) PL
Women and their roles in rural areas (A8-0058/2017 - Marijana Petir, Maria Lidia Senra Rodríguez) PL
Medical devices - In vitro diagnostic medical devices (debate) PL
Equality between women and men in the EU in 2014-2015 (A8-0046/2017 - Ernest Urtasun) PL
Equal treatment between men and women in the access to and supply of goods and services (A8-0043/2017 - Agnieszka Kozłowska-Rajewicz) PL
EU funds for gender equality (A8-0033/2017 - Clare Moody) PL
Equality between women and men in the EU in 2014-2015 - Equal treatment between men and women in the access to and supply of goods and services - Report on EU funds for gender equality (debate) PL
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance PL
Options for improving access to medicines (A8-0040/2017 - Soledad Cabezón Ruiz) PL
Options for improving access to medicines (debate) PL
EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement - Conclusion of the EU-Canada CETA - EU-Canada Strategic Partnership Agreement (debate) PL
Biological low risk pesticides (B8-0140/2017) PL
Promoting gender equality in mental health and clinical research (A8-0380/2016 - Beatriz Becerra Basterrechea) PL
Priorities for the 61th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (A8-0018/2017 - Constance Le Grip, Maria Arena) PL
Biological low risk pesticides (debate) PL
Biological low risk pesticides (debate) PL
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance PL
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance (debate) PL
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance PL
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance PL
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance PL
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Flu epidemic (debate)
Patients' rights in cross-border healthcare (debate)
The placing of biocidal products on the market – New biocides revision proposal (debate)
Expulsions of NGOs from Darfur
Integrated pollution prevention and control: industrial emissions, titanium dioxide industry, use of organic solvents, incineration of waste, large combustion plants (debate)
Situation of Burmese refugees in Thailand
2050: The future begins today − Recommendations for the EU's future integrated policy on climate change (debate)
Dangerous substances and preparations (dichloromethane) (debate)
Greenhouse gas emission allowance trading system (debate)
Type-approval of motor vehicles and engines (debate)
State of the negotiations on the climate change and energy package (debate)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Somalia
Application of the principle of equal pay for men and women (debate)
Venezuela
Together for Health: A Strategic Approach for the EU 2008-2013 (debate)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
White Paper on Nutrition, Overweight and Obesity-related health issues (debate)
Albino killings in Tanzania
Equality between women and men - 2008 (debate)
How marketing and advertising affect equality between women and men (debate)
Amendment of Directive 2003/87/EC so as to include aviation activities in the scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community (debate)
Burma: continued detention of political prisoners
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
The arrest of political opponents in Belarus (debate)
Women and science (debate)
Organ donation and transplantation: Policy actions at EU level (debate)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment in Development Cooperation (debate)
Russia
The situation of women in rural areas of the EU (debate)
North-Kivu (Democratic Republic of Congo)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
The role of women in industry (debate)
Situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo and rape as a war crime (debate)
Justice for the "Comfort Women"
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Framework directive on the sustainable use of pesticides - Thematic strategy on the sustainable use of pesticides - The placing of plant protection products on the market (debate)
One-minute speeches (Rule 144)
Equality between women and men in the EU (debate)
Burma
Sustainability in EU fisheries through maximum sustainable yield (debate)
Reducing alcohol-related harm (debate)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Human rights in Vietnam
Community action programme in the field of health – Action to tackle cardiovascular disease (debate)
Measuring devices containing mercury (debate)
Burma
Juvenile delinquency, the role of women, the family and society (debate)
Family life and study (debate)
Multiple sclerosis (debate)
One-minute speeches (Rule 144)
Situation in Nigeria (debate)
Combating violence (Daphne III programme) (debate)
Situation of disabled women in the European Union (debate)
Assessment and management of flood risks (debate)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Advanced therapy medicinal products (debate)
Equality road-map (debate)
Community action on the provision of cross-border health care (debate)
Guinea (debate)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Waste - Waste recycling (debate)
Women in Turkey (debate)
Promoting healthy diets and physical activity (debate)
Discrimination against young women and girls in the field of education (debate)
Implication of the UN forces in sexual abuses in Liberia and in Haiti
European Institute for Gender Equality (debate)
European Chemicals Agency – Amendment of Directive 67/548/EEC on dangerous substances (debate)
Measuring devices containing mercury (debate)
Community action in the field of marine environmental policy – Thematic strategy on the marine environment (debate)
Uzbekistan
Breast cancer (debate)
Women's immigration (debate)
Women and international trade (debate)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Cleaner air for Europe – Thematic strategy on air pollution (debate)
Fight against violence (Daphne) (2007-2013) (debate)
Improving the mental health of the population towards a strategy on mental health for the EU (debate)
Freedom of expression on the internet (debate)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Increase in racist and homophobic violence in Europe (debate)
Pandemic influenza preparedness and response planning in the European Community (debate)
European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (debate)
Flood assessment and management (debate)
Equal opportunities and equal treatment in employment and occupation (debate)
Women in armed conflicts and their role in post-conflict reconstruction (debate)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (debate)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Iraq: Assyrian community, situation in prisons in Iraq (debate)
World Health Day (debate)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Community action programme in the field of health (2007-2013) (debate)
Impunity in Africa and in particular the case of Hissène Habré (debate)
European Institute for Gender Equality (debate)
Forced prostitution in the context of world sports events – EU measures against trafficking in human beings and the launch of an anti-trafficking day (debate)
Cultural heritage in Azerbaijan
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Combating violence against women
Equality between women and men in the EU
The future of the Lisbon strategy from a gender perspective
Egypt: Violence against Sudanese refugees
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Combating the trafficking of women and children
Human rights situation in Tibet and Hong Kong
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Batteries, accumulators and their waste
Burma/Myanmar
Climate change – Beating global climate change
REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals)
Uzbekistan
Strategy against an influenza pandemic
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Women and poverty in the EU
Famine in Niger
Gender discrimination in health systems
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Management of waste from extractive industries
Trafficking in children in Guatemala
Equal opportunities in employment and work
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Phthalates in toys and childcare articles
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Azerbaijan
Patient mobility and healthcare developments
Infrastructure for spatial information in the Community (INSPIRE)
One–minute speeches on matters of political importance
Equality action programmes
Addition of vitamins and other substances
Violations of human rights and democracy in the Republic of Mari El in the Russian Federation
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Protection of groundwater against pollution
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Social protection and good quality healthcare
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Cambodia
Follow-up to the Fourth World Conference on Women Platform for Action (Beijing + 10)
Planned egg cell trade
Nepal
Environment and Health Action Plan 2004-2010 (continuation)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Debates on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law (Rule 115)
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
Debates on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law (Rule 115)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Women and poverty
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Dutch boat belonging to the 'Women on Waves' association
Shadow reports (2)
REPORT on the implementation of the Cross-Border Healthcare Directive PDF (230 KB) DOC (84 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 as regards the location of the seat of the European Medicines Agency PDF (687 KB) DOC (79 KB)
Shadow opinions (5)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 469/2009 concerning the supplementary protection certificate for medicinal products
OPINION on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on unfair trading practices in business-to-business relationships in the food supply chain
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down rules and procedures for compliance with and enforcement of Union harmonisation legislation on products and amending Regulations (EU) No 305/2011, (EU) No 528/2012, (EU) 2016/424, (EU) 2016/425, (EU) 2016/426 and (EU) 2017/1369 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and Directives 2004/42/EC, 2009/48/EC, 2010/35/EU, 2013/29/EU, 2013/53/EU, 2014/28/EU, 2014/29/EU, 2014/30/EU, 2014/31/EU, 2014/32/EU, 2014/33/EU, 2014/34/EU, 2014/35/EU, 2014/53/EU, 2014/68/EU and 2014/90/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council
OPINION on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Institute for Gender Equality for the financial year 2016
OPINION on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2016, Section III - Commission and executive agencies
Institutional motions (59)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on use of cannabis for medicinal purposes PDF (140 KB) DOC (57 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Egypt, notably the situation of human rights defenders PDF (260 KB) DOC (50 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Iran, notably the case of Nasrin Sotoudeh PDF (274 KB) DOC (52 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION The human rights situation in Bangladesh PDF (270 KB) DOC (51 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on human rights in Cuba PDF (269 KB) DOC (52 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Vietnam, notably the situation of political prisoners PDF (272 KB) DOC (53 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on mass arbitrary detention of Uyghurs and Kazakhs in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region PDF (269 KB) DOC (50 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the UAE , notably the situation of human rights defender Ahmed Mansoor PDF (157 KB) DOC (49 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on deterioration of media freedom in Belarus, notably the case of Charter 97 PDF (266 KB) DOC (51 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Yemen PDF (268 KB) DOC (48 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Myanmar, notably the case of journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo PDF (275 KB) DOC (52 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Cambodia: notably the case of Kem Sokha PDF (266 KB) DOC (51 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION On Uganda, the arrest of Parlimentarians from the opposition PDF (257 KB) DOC (48 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Somalia PDF (268 KB) DOC (51 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Georgian occupied territories 10 years after the Russian invasion PDF (263 KB) DOC (48 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION The situation of imprisoned EU-Iranian dual nationals in Iran PDF (268 KB) DOC (51 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on mercy killings in Uganda PDF (262 KB) DOC (49 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Syria PDF (271 KB) DOC (55 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Executions in Egypt PDF (262 KB) DOC (51 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Child slavery in Haiti PDF (156 KB) DOC (49 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the Democratic Republic of the Congo PDF (265 KB) DOC (51 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION Nigeria PDF (271 KB) DOC (52 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the cases of human rights activists Wu Gan, Xie Yang, Lee Ming-cheh, Tashi Wangchuk and the Tibetan monk Choekyi PDF (285 KB) DOC (52 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Cambodia: notably the dissolution of CNRP Party PDF (283 KB) DOC (56 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on freedom of expression in Vietnam, notably the case of Nguyen Van Hoa PDF (280 KB) DOC (52 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Afghanistan PDF (401 KB) DOC (52 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Madagascar PDF (270 KB) DOC (51 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Freedom of expression in Sudan, notably the case of Mohamed Zine El Abidine PDF (267 KB) DOC (50 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on terrorist attacks in Somalia PDF (273 KB) DOC (53 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation as regards the rule of law and democracy in Poland PDF (263 KB) DOC (50 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in the Maldives PDF (287 KB) DOC (56 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the cases of Crimean Tatar leaders Akhtem Chiygoz, Ilmi Umerov and the journalist Mykola Semena PDF (284 KB) DOC (53 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation of persons with albinism in Africa, notably in Malawi PDF (287 KB) DOC (52 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the cases of Crimean Tatar leaders Akhtem Chiygoz, Ilmi Umerov and journalist Mykola Semena PDF (285 KB) DOC (54 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation of people with albinism in Malawi and other African countries PDF (268 KB) DOC (51 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in the Maldives PDF (266 KB) DOC (52 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Myanmar, in particular the situation of Rohingyas PDF (153 KB) DOC (55 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Cambodia, notably the case of Kem Sokha PDF (151 KB) DOC (57 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Gabon: repression of the opposition PDF (273 KB) DOC (52 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Laos: notably the cases of Somphone Phimmasone, Lod Thammavong and Soukane Chaithad PDF (263 KB) DOC (50 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Eritrea, notably the cases of Abune Antonios and Dawit Isaak PDF (263 KB) DOC (51 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Burundi PDF (276 KB) DOC (53 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the cases of Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo and Lee Ming-Che PDF (266 KB) DOC (51 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the EU’s response to HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Hepatitis C PDF (292 KB) DOC (63 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation of human rights in Indonesia PDF (266 KB) DOC (51 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Pakistan, notably the situation of human rights defenders and the death penalty PDF (271 KB) DOC (52 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the case of Afgan Mukhtarli and the situation of media in Azerbaijan PDF (263 KB) DOC (51 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the humanitarian situation in Yemen PDF (265 KB) DOC (53 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Ethiopia, notably the case of Dr Merera Gudina PDF (163 KB) DOC (53 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Belarus PDF (288 KB) DOC (52 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Bangladesh, including child marriages PDF (152 KB) DOC (57 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Bangladesh, including child marriages PDF (265 KB) DOC (51 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the human rights situation in Belarus PDF (275 KB) DOC (53 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Russia, the arrest of Alexei Navalny and other protestors PDF (271 KB) DOC (52 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Zimbabwe, the case of Pastor Evan Mawarire and other cases of restriction of freedom of expression PDF (150 KB) DOC (48 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on EU priorities for the UN Human Rights Council sessions in 2017 PDF (395 KB) DOC (66 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation of human rights defenders in Guatemala PDF (276 KB) DOC (50 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Indonesia: the cases of Hosea Yeimo and Ismael Alua, and the Governor of Jakarta PDF (264 KB) DOC (49 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the EU accession to the Istanbul Convention on preventing and combating violence against women PDF (261 KB) DOC (68 KB)
Oral questions (3)
Enabling the digital transformation of health and care PDF (189 KB) DOC (18 KB)
Use of cannabis for medicinal purposes PDF (204 KB) DOC (20 KB)
HIV, TB and HCV epidemics in Europe on the rise PDF (192 KB) DOC (18 KB)
Written explanations (2)
Care services in the EU for improved gender equality (A8-0352/2018 - Sirpa Pietikäinen) PL
Opieka nad osobami starszymi, niepełnosprawnymi oraz nad dziećmi jest ważnym elementem życia kobiet jak i mężczyzn w UE oraz stanowi poważne wyzwanie, szczególnie w okresie kryzysu, w godzeniu życia prywatnego z zawodowym. Zgadzam, się z tezą, iż istnieje potrzeba zapewnienia dziennych ośrodków opieki nad osobami zależnymi, tak, aby opiekunowie mogli podejmować niezbędną dla utrzymania rodziny pracę, ale przede wszystkim należałoby wspierać, również/przede wszystkim finansowo, rodziny, które sprawują taką opiekę czy to nad osobami chorymi, starszymi czy niepełnosprawnymi, gdyż to właśnie w gronie rodziny osoby te czują się swobodnie, akceptowane i bezpieczne.Nie mogę się zgodzić z tezą iż że w okresie rosnącego zapotrzebowania na opiekę istnieje nieproporcjonalny podział obowiązków opiekuńczych między płciami, który spoczywa głównie na kobietach z powodu stereotypowych ról związanych z płcią oraz nie popieram propozycji zwiększenia urlopów ojcowskich, których rzekomym celem jest zwiększenie równouprawnienia na rynku pracy oraz podziale obowiązków domowych. To nie stereotyp, ale cechy osobowościowe i charakterologiczne kobiet sprawiają, iż są one za natury lepszymi opiekunkami niż mężczyźni i sprawniej odczytują potrzeby osób od nich zależnych. Urlopy macierzyńskie natomiast pod żadnym warunkiem nie powinny być skrócone na rzecz urlopów ojcowskich, gdyż w pierwszych latach życia dziecka potrzebuje ono do właściwego rozwoju fizycznego, społecznego i psychicznego przede wszystkim obecności matki.
Subjecting acryloylfentanyl to control measures (A8-0284/2017 - Brice Hortefeux) PL
Oczywiście istnieje konieczność i głosowałam za wprowadzeniem kontroli nowej substancji psychoaktywnej, jaką jest akrylofentanyl (fenyloakrylamid) – syntetyczny, toksyczny i silnie uzależniający opioid, który stał się przyczyną śmierci w co najmniej 40 przypadkach i spowodował wiele ostrych zatruć, a który pojawił się na europejskim rynku niedawno, w kwietniu ubiegłego roku, jako nowy dopalacz w formie proszku lub sprayu do nosa. Jednak problem z wprowadzaniem nowych, silnie toksycznych dopalaczy będzie istniał nadal, gdyż z chwilą wprowadzenia na listę substancji zakazanych kolejnego dopalacza pojawiają się następne. Dlatego kontroli powinny być poddawane również wszystkie inne substancje psychoaktywne o strukturze chemicznej podobnej do substancji kontrolowanej „akrylofentanyl” lub których budowa cząsteczkowa oparta jest na takiej samej strukturze i których opracowanie i wytwarzanie ma na celu ominięcie poddania kontroli substancji psychoaktywnej, co zmniejszyłoby możliwości wynalazcze chemików narażających ludzkie zdrowie i życie.
Written declarations (7)
Amendments (769)
Amendment 19 #
2018/2856(RSP)
Recital B
B. whereas the best interest of the child, primarily and best realised within its own family, is a fundamental principle that should be respected as guiding rule for all decisions related to childcare issues at all levels;
Amendment 32 #
2018/2856(RSP)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Condemns all cases of discrimination of non-German parents by the German Youth Welfare Office (Jugendamt);
Amendment 63 #
2018/2856(RSP)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Reminds the Member States of the need to provide the child with necessary and justified foster care in accordance with the wording of Article 8 and Article 20 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, in particular to enable continuous childcare that takes into account child's ethnic, religious, linguistic and cultural identity;
Amendment 5 #
2018/2791(RSP)
Recital B
B. whereas the 2050 Vision adopted under the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) is “Living in harmony with nature” where “by 2050, biodiversity is valued, conserved, restored and wisely used, according to the principles of sustainable development, maintaining ecosystem services, sustaining a healthy planet and delivering material, cultural and environmental benefits essential for all people”;
Amendment 10 #
2018/2791(RSP)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas biomonitoring and the various forms of biodiversity protection implemented at the EU level - the Natura 2000 network, for example - are a key part of nature conservation, but are not enough to protect ecosystems, species and genetic diversity;
Amendment 15 #
2018/2791(RSP)
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that the protection of global biodiversity is an essential challenge and thus a strategic EU interest that should receive the highest political attention; calls on the Commission and Member States to actively engage, particularly through their external instruments, with third countries - especially those bordering the EU - to promote and strengthen biodiversity conservation measures and governance, in particular in all multilateral agreements;
Amendment 16 #
2018/2791(RSP)
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the need for a comprehensive governance regime addressing biomonitoring and the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity and ecosystem services by expanding the range of nature protection tools; calls on the EU and the Member States to remain strongly committed to further strengthening the Convention on Biological Diversity and to take a leading role in the preparation for the post-2020 framework, in particular in the run up to the fourteenth and fifteenth meetings of the Conference of the Parties, and to transparently set out their visions and priorities for the post-2020 global biodiversity framework;
Amendment 19 #
2018/2791(RSP)
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that biodiversity and ecosystem preservation is inherently synergistic and a core element of sustainable development in biotic and abiotic environments; stresses the need and calls on the Commission and Member States to facilitate the adoption of biodiversity mainstreaming and improved environmental policy coherence in all internal and external policies of the EU;
Amendment 23 #
2018/2791(RSP)
Paragraph 5
5. Believes it to be critical to address key drivers of biodiversity loss with a long- term strategic approach and to develop recommendations for identifying and safeguarding strategic areas based on the sensitivity of an area, the presence of endangered species or identified knowledge gaps and/or effective management, to limit losses of biodiversity and negative impacts on indigenous and local communities’ territories and livelihoods and on various geographical levels (hydrosphere, atmosphere, litosphere and humusphere);
Amendment 32 #
2018/2791(RSP)
Paragraph 8
8. Underlines the need to increase ambition and functioning for the post-2020 global biodiversity framework; calls on the Commission and Member States to actively pursue the development of clear performance indicators, biomonitoring, tracking instruments and peer review/reporting mechanisms to improve the transparency and accountability for Parties and the overall effectiveness of the next Biodiversity Strategy Plan;
Amendment 36 #
2018/2791(RSP)
Paragraph 9
9. Highlights that a stronger international framework is needed to protect global biodiversity, also taking account of the abiotic environment, to stop its current decline and to restore it as much as possible; believes that such a framework should be based on targets and firm commitments, comprising of Nationally Determined Contributions and other appropriate instruments, financial commitments and improved capacity building assurances, as well as a 5-yearly review mechanism, with an emphasis on an upward trajectory of ambition;
Amendment 39 #
2018/2791(RSP)
Paragraph 11
11. Underlines that economic growth can facilitate sustainable development only if it is decoupled from the degradation of biodiversity and nature’s capacity to contribute togeodiversity, which people need;
Amendment 40 #
2018/2791(RSP)
Paragraph 12
12. Highlights the necessity of sufficient financing for biomonitoring and various methods of preventing biodiversity loss; underlines that biodiversity proofing of the next Multiannual Financial Framework will have a significant and positive effect on reaching the 2050 Vision;
Amendment 52 #
2018/2791(RSP)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Notes the harm being caused to biodiversity by the development of motorway networks; calls on Parties to undertake strong commitments towards sustainable transport, including requirements for the sustainable use of suitable products, noise reduction and plant and seed migration, and strategies to ensure the protection of soil and plant and animal habitats.
Amendment 53 #
2018/2791(RSP)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16a. Stresses that the condition of abiotic natural elements and their protection have a direct impact on biodiversity. Water or air pollution and natural disasters such as floods and volcanic eruptions can irreversibly deteriorate endangered species of plants or animals. stresses, therefore, the need to make it possible for account to be taken of biodiversity in other strategies relating to the abiotic environment - the protection of the lithosphere, hydrosphere and pedosphere;
Amendment 54 #
2018/2791(RSP)
Paragraph 16 c (new)
16a. Welcomes the active renaturalisation of river valleys, which is essential if we are to value, protect, preserve and restore biodiversity and use it in a sustainable way;
Amendment 17 #
2018/2776(RSP)
Recital D
D. whereas data concerning the health of EU citizens is a key enabler for digital transformation; whereas it is primarily the Member States which are responsible for monitoring the health system and the protection of citizens and in particular of their data, and whereas the availability of data varies greatly across Member States, and whereas, due to the lack of interoperability and market fragmentation across health systems, citizens cannot yet fully benefit from the digital single market, which needs, for reasons of security, strict demarcation of its competences and responsibility among institutions of the EU and the Member States operating in this sector;
Amendment 25 #
2018/2776(RSP)
Recital G
G. whereas in the progressive digitalization of the society, patients, caregivers and healthcare professionals face the challenges of using information technology and the digital infrastructure of patient records in the context of personal data security, and taking into consideration the fact that the people listed cannot be made responsible for personal data security - this should be undertaken by a specialised body with clearly-defined competences which is under the control of the EDPS;
Amendment 29 #
2018/2776(RSP)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas patients' rights, as set out in the light of the Charter of Fundamental Rights, among others, override any rights stemming from the possibility of having electronic data, and whereas every patient must be guaranteed the freedom to choose under the so-called conscience clause and the possibility of exercising choice in the field of information technology;
Amendment 40 #
2018/2776(RSP)
Paragraph 3
3. Is of the opinion that the digital transformation of health and care needs to be patient-centred, taking into consideration patients' overarching rights and the possibility of exercising choice, which are the expression of personal freedom;
Amendment 56 #
2018/2776(RSP)
Paragraph 6
6. Regrets that, at present, many citizens in Europe have limited electronic access to their personal health data, in particular in cross-border treatments; expects the institutions responsible for combating digital exclusion to ensure that all citizens in the EU are ensured soonest- possible access to such data;
Amendment 60 #
2018/2776(RSP)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Underlines the overriding importance of protecting personal data over the right to access all electronic medical documentation and proposes identifying, within the scope of that documentation, basic data and extended data; access to the latter would, in contrast to basic data, not be universal but would require specific consent on the part of the patient concerned;
Amendment 72 #
2018/2776(RSP)
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission and Member States to support projects that use real-world data leading to favourableconduct pilot studies to determine the appropriateness of using actual data (with particular regard to their use in algorithmic AI actual data analysis) to obtain beneficial health outcomes;
Amendment 76 #
2018/2776(RSP)
Paragraph 14
14. Considers that there is a need to increase the quality of health data, without the need to standardise data collection, promote interoperability of European disease registersto avoid centralising existing health data in order to prevent their use by unauthorised entities for commercial purposes, for example, and to advance the analysis of data using high -performance computing and modelling as well as(e.g. by a European BIG DATA centre) as well as to advance the protection of confidential or sensitive data;
Amendment 78 #
2018/2776(RSP)
Paragraph 15
Amendment 84 #
2018/2776(RSP)
Paragraph 18
Amendment 86 #
2018/2776(RSP)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Calls for the establishment of a European BIG DATA Centre, where Member State representatives would conduct global-level research, ensuring that the autonomy of individual countries' data protection and processing is maintained and operating within the healthcare systems of those countries;
Amendment 89 #
2018/2776(RSP)
Paragraph 20
20. Considers that digital healthcare tools are well positioned to address challenges of accessibility to health information and health literacy, both essential for better disease prevention and more effective disease management; considers that these tools, when built with the contribution of the appropriate health professionals and civil society users, allow for more accuracy and completeness of information enabling the promotion of healthy habits and prevention activities, as well as the support to decisions in health and patient adherence to treatments.; however, use of these tools will entail the possibility of legal and financial accountability for their defective operation, particularly if this leads to a deterioration in patient health or even to death;
Amendment 109 #
2018/2776(RSP)
Paragraph 25
25. Considers that a positive balance to citizens between the use of digital tools and direct consultation with health professionals should be achieved, among other things by means of establishing a credible intermediary between patients and health professionals, which may be an EU institution or a specialist external organisation; considers also that a secure access and cross-border sharing of health data would be a positive step forward;
Amendment 7 #
2018/2775(RSP)
Recital C
C. whereas Ccannabis products that are used for medicinal purposes are broadly referred to as “‘medical cannabis”’, and whereas this would, however, require a change to the names of cannabis-based drugs;
Amendment 25 #
2018/2775(RSP)
Recital K
K. whereas there is limited evidence that cannabis or cannabinoids are effective for increasing appetite and decreasing weight loss associated with HIV/AIDS, improving clinician-measured multiple sclerosis spasticity symptoms, improving symptoms of Tourette syndrome, improving symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder and drug-resistant epilepsy;
Amendment 30 #
2018/2775(RSP)
Recital N
N. whereas there is no uniform standardisation system for the marking and labelling of the drugs that contain THC and CBD;
Amendment 32 #
2018/2775(RSP)
Recital O
O. whereas there is little or no educational trainingreliable information on the impact of medical products containing THC and CBD in EU countries for medical staff - medical students, medical doctors and pharmacists, as well as social campaigns information and alerts for young people and women who have motherhood in their perspective;
Amendment 35 #
2018/2775(RSP)
Recital O a (new)
Oa. whereas there is no intra-EU regulation concerning the placing of cannabis-based drugs on the market;
Amendment 39 #
2018/2775(RSP)
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the need for the Commission and national authorities to draw a clear distinction between medical cannabis- based drugs which have therapeutic applications in medicine, and other applications of cannabis;
Amendment 47 #
2018/2775(RSP)
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission and Member States to address the regulatory and financial barriers which weigh on scientific research idefine the proper conditions to enable creditable, independent scientific research, based on a wide range of material, to be conducted on the use of cannabis for medicinal purposes;
Amendment 51 #
2018/2775(RSP)
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to determine the priority areas for research on cannabis for medicinal purpose-based drugs in agreement with competent authorities and drawing on pioneering researchwith regard to research carried out in other countries and focusing ion those areas which may have the greatest added-value;
Amendment 55 #
2018/2775(RSP)
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to develop a comprehensive strategy to ensure the highest standards for the independent research, development, authorisation, marketing, pharmacovigilance and avoidance of abuse for cannabis-based medicines; emphasises the need for standardisation and unification of products containing Cannabis-based medicines;
Amendment 62 #
2018/2775(RSP)
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on Member States to encourage increased knowledge among medical professionals gained from independent and wide-ranging research regarding the use of such cannabis-based medicines and considerfrom secondary symptoms and allowing doctors to freely use their professional judgement to prescribe cannabis and cannabis-based medicines to patients with relevant conditions, and allow pharmacists to lawfully honour those prescriptions; highlights the need for training and access to literature for medical staff - medical students, medical doctors and pharmacists - on the results of independent scientific research;
Amendment 66 #
2018/2775(RSP)
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission to work with Member States to improve equal access to medicinal cannabis and ensure that medical cannabis, where allowed, iscannabis-based medicines and ensure that, where allowed, medicines which are effective in treating specific conditions are covered by health insurance schemes, as is the case for other medicinal products. Asks Member States to provide safe and equal choice for patients between different types of cannabis-based medicine, while ensuring that patients are accompanied by specialised medical professionals during their treatment;
Amendment 73 #
2018/2775(RSP)
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on Member States to secure sufficient availability of safe and controlled cannabicannabis-based medicines for medicinal purposes to cater for the actual needs; be it by local production in, by means of production by medical facilities in the Member States or bypossibly of imports;
Amendment 76 #
2018/2775(RSP)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Calls on the Member States to develop a mechanism prohibiting the re- export of cannabis-based medicines in order to prevent their use as narcotic, psychotropic substances;
Amendment 82 #
2018/2775(RSP)
Paragraph 10
10. Underlines how a comprehensive regulation of medical cannabis would translate in additional resources for public authoriticannabis-based medicines, would limit the black market for medical cannabis consumptionthe consumption of cannabis-based medicines, would help control points of sale, would limit the access tof this substance tofor minors and would give a legal and safeprovide safe, legal access tofor patients for itsto their medicinal use -, with particular precautions for young people and pregnant womenthe exclusion of their use by pregnant women and with restrictions on their use by young people;
Amendment 4 #
2018/2774(RSP)
Recital C
C. whereas Lyme borreoliosis is the most common zoonotic disease in Europe with 650-850.000 estimated cases with a higher incidence in Central Europe; whereas infection occurs in the spring- summer semester (IV-X), and borreoliosis is recognised in those countries as an occupational disease for farmers, forestry workers and field researchers;
Amendment 5 #
2018/2774(RSP)
Recital D
D. whereas infected ticks and the disease seem to be expanding geographically, also in higher altitudes and latitudes;, as well as in towns and cities; whereas this is suspected to be caused by, among other things, changes in land use, inter alia through the afforestation of land of the lowest quality or through the expansion of invasive plants, climate change, and other activities related to human behaviour;
Amendment 16 #
2018/2774(RSP)
Recital O
O. whereas Lyme disease, although well known in medical science, is still underdiagnosed, in particular because of the difficulties existing in the detection of symptoms and the absence of appropriate diagnostic tests;
Amendment 19 #
2018/2774(RSP)
Recital P a (new)
P a. whereas many Europeans are continuously exposed to Lyme borreoliosis through their profession (farmers, forestry workers, researchers and students carrying out field research - e.g. biologists, geologists, surveyors and archaeologists, etc.);
Amendment 25 #
2018/2774(RSP)
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission to put in place uniform surveillance programmes and work together with the Member States to facilitate the standardisation of diagnosis tests and treatments; calls on the Commission to recognise borreoliosis as an occupational disease for agricultural and forestry workers, as well as for field scientists (e.g. biologists, geologists, surveyors and archaeologists, etc.);
Amendment 29 #
2018/2774(RSP)
Paragraph 13
13. Urges the planning and creation of innovative projects that can contribute to improved data gathering and greater effectiveness of education and awareness raising activities;
Amendment 36 #
2018/2774(RSP)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Calls on the Commission to introduce preventive tests and a method for rapidly treating and monitoring the course of Lyme borreoliosis infections among professionals in the agroforestry sector and scientists involved in gathering field data;
Amendment 2 #
2018/2764(RSP)
Recital A
A. whereas Green Infrastructure is understood as a strategically planned network of natural and semi-natural areas with other anthropogenic elements in the environmental features designed and managed to deliver a wide range of ecosystem services, while incorporating green spaces and other physical featureselements of the geographic environment in rural and urban settings11; _________________ 11 https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/ALL/?uri=CELEX%3A52013 DC0249
Amendment 6 #
2018/2764(RSP)
Recital B
B. whereas 72% of the European population live in cities, towns and suburburban areas, and the share of the urban population continues to grow and could reach 80% in 202012; whereas these figures increase the importance of greener citiescities, in which green spaces will occupy an increasing area, in tackling major challenges that our planet is faced with; _________________ 12 https://www.eea.europa.eu/articles/analysin g-and-managing-urban-growth
Amendment 13 #
2018/2764(RSP)
Recital D
D. whereas green infrastructure, provides ecosystem services that are crucial to our wellbeing, production of urban food, water circulation and retention, the regulation of temperature, the prevention of extreme weather phenomena, the support of biodiversity, including pollinators, improving nutrient cycles and aesthetic, exercise and, wellbeing benefits for its inhabitants and enhancing the value of landscapes, and provides motivation for physical activity;
Amendment 18 #
2018/2764(RSP)
Recital E
E. whereas green infrastructure helps to reduce the amount of atmospheric CO2 through direct carbon sequestration, reductions in water and wastewater pumping and treatment, the associated energy demands, and reductions in building energy use and in building emissions, by cmontrolling theitoring climate elements, in particular extreme temperatures and precipitation;
Amendment 30 #
2018/2764(RSP)
Recital G
G. whereas a planted soil and permeable pavements will help water retention and combat urban runoffs better than, unlike asphalt and concrete, which form a layer that is impermeable for rainwater;
Amendment 37 #
2018/2764(RSP)
Recital I
I. whereas plants purify the air by filtering out the small particles and producing oxygen; whereas the quality of air in our cities has become one of the biggest health challenges we are faced with in Europe today; whereas cleaner air would improve the quality of life of millions of asthma and airways disease sufferers, inhalation allergy and other airways disease sufferers; whereas urban development plans can make a major contribution to the success of this enterprise;
Amendment 43 #
2018/2764(RSP)
Recital K
K. whereas green infrastructure offers an access to nature for those who would not otherwise be able to enjoy it or who might otherwise find it more difficult to engage with the nature, such as children and the ageing population; whereas it also offers a place to walk pets;
Amendment 55 #
2018/2764(RSP)
Recital P
P. whereas citizens need to be engaged and empowered in urban planning and when green infrastructure is designed, taking into account the local environmental, social, cultural, economic and technological features;
Amendment 58 #
2018/2764(RSP)
Recital Q
Q. whereas land use and urbansupervision of land use structure and spatial planning are within the competence of the Member States;
Amendment 61 #
2018/2764(RSP)
Paragraph 1
1. Acknowledges the impact that greener citiescities, in which green spaces will occupy an increasing area, can have in achieving the goals that were set out in the Paris agreement; underlines the environmental importance greener cities can have in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, particularly with regard to better use of water and soil resources, as well as the potential for improving biodiversity in the urban environment; and the wellbeing of people living in urban areas;
Amendment 98 #
2018/2764(RSP)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Commission to encourage Member States to act as moderators in the establishment of short- and long-term strategies for developing green spaces in urban areas and to streamline spatial development plans;
Amendment 5 #
2018/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the principle of gender equalityrespect for human rights is a core value of the EU and is enshrined in the EU Treaties and the Charter of Fundamental Rights; whereas Article 8 TFEU states that the European Union shall, through all its activities, aim at eliminating inequalities, promote gender equality and combat discrimination when defining and implementing its policies and activities;
Amendment 6 #
2018/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas gender equality, in general, is central to the protection of human rights, the functioning of democracy, respect for the rule of law, economic growth, social inclusion andthe protection of human rights, whether of women, men or children, and the fight against social exclusion is one of the fundamental tasks of democratic states and contributes to their sustainability;
Amendment 14 #
2018/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the population of the European Union consists approximately half of women and half of men, but the composition of the European Parliament does not mirror this balance as with free elections only 36.1% of MEPs are female; whereas this imbalance is further emphasised by the composition of Parliament’s Bureau, which is made up of 7 women and 20 men; whereas gender balance and diversity in Parliament increase the level of democratic representation of EU citizens and the legitimacy of Parliament's decisions;
Amendment 19 #
2018/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas Goal Five of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) aspires to 'achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls' by 2030; whereas, however, there is only very slow progress on gender equality and minimal change in many countries worldwide22; _________________ 22 http://reports.weforum.org/global- gender-gap-report-2016/is objective may first and foremost be achieved by ensuring that women and girls have access to education and preventing discrimination in the labour market and by their voluntary participation in the social life of their communities;
Amendment 28 #
2018/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas according to the latest available data, women constitute 55 % of Parliament staff, but are still under- represented at all ranks of management, although the number of women in middle and senior management roles increased slightly in 2017; whereas the choice of the right person for a given position should always be based on their skills, education and experience, not their gender
Amendment 31 #
2018/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the 2017 report on gender equality by Parliament Vice-President Dimitrios Papadimoulis established three targets for women’s representation in middle and senior management, to be achieved by 2019: 30 % at Director- General level, 35 % at Director level and 40 % at Head of Unit level, and whereas the subsequent roadmap outlines how to achieve these targets; whereas, however, the choice of the right person for a given position should always be based firstly on their skills, education and experience, not their gender.
Amendment 35 #
2018/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas ensuring coherence between their internal human resources policies and their external actions in the field of promotion of gender equality and LGBTIhuman rights is essential to the credibility of the European Parliament and the other EU institutions;
Amendment 40 #
2018/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas althoughthe European Parliament, attaches increased importance to LGBTI issues, the visibility of LGBTI staff is relatively low; whereas most LGBTI staff still prefer to hide their sexual orientation or gender identits an institution and as a workplace for thousands of people, is not an appropriate place to manifest ones sexual orientation, which should be a private matter and not affect the quality of work in any way;
Amendment 54 #
2018/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Reaffirms its strong commitment to gender equalityprotecting the human rights of women, men, children and older people and their equal rights both in the content of EU policies and across the Union's political and administrative levels;
Amendment 58 #
2018/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that Parliament should create and foster a culture of diversity and inclusionmutual respect and a safe working environment for everyone, and that cross-cutting measures to ensure the well-being ofgood working conditions for all staff and MEPs should go hand in hand with targeted measures to achieve gender- balanced representation both at administrative and political level;
Amendment 60 #
2018/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 68 #
2018/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that Parliament’s visual communication should avoid using gender stereotypes as well as stereotypes based on sexual orientation and gender identityuse positive gender patterns;
Amendment 70 #
2018/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that in order to comprehensively assess the state of play of gender mainstreaming in Parliament, not only policy content, but also gender representation in the administration and in decision-making should be taken into account, which should be voluntary and not based on quotas;
Amendment 72 #
2018/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that female representation in Parliament’s key decision-making positions at political and administrative levels remains low and that Parliament needs to ensure that the allocation of decision-making positions is, if possible, evenly spread between genders, and the basic criterion for the allocation is the experience and skills of a given person;
Amendment 95 #
2018/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 – introductory part
Paragraph 12 – introductory part
12. Welcomes Parliament’s resolution of 26 October 2017 on combating sexual harassment and abuse in the EU; emphasises that sexual harassment is a serious crime, an extreme form of gender- based discrimination and one of the biggest obstacles to gender equality; welcomes the Bureau decision of 2 July 2018 to revise the functioning of the Advisory Committee dealing with harassment complaints concerning both male and female Members of the European Parliament and its procedures for dealing with complaints, as well as the addition of Article 34a to the Implementing Measures for the Statute for Members of the European Parliament, concerning the financial consequences of a proven case of harassment of an accredited parliamentary assistant; nevertheless strongly regrets the slow and inadequate progress in the implementation of the recommendations of Parliament’s resolution; demands that full and undivided attention be given by Parliament’s president and administration to the full implementation of all requested measures, in particular by means of the 2017-2019 roadmap on 'preventive and early support measures to deal with conflict and harassment between male and female Members and APAs, Trainees or other staff', which should be revised as soon as possible to adequately include at least the following demands of the resolution with a clear timeline for implementation:
Amendment 99 #
2018/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 – point a
Paragraph 12 – point a
a) mandatory training for male and female MEPs and staff;
Amendment 121 #
2018/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Recommends that Parliament's political groups for the 2019-2024 parliamentary term put forward both male and female Members as candidates for the positions of President, Vice-President and Bureau Member, and the Chairs of committees, delegations and groups, guided primarily by the principle of fairness, voluntarism and the person’s skills;
Amendment 133 #
2018/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Invites the Secretary-General and the Bureau to apply the same principle for the attribution of senior management posts as for the attribution of Head Of Unit posts, i.e. to make it compulsory that shortlists include three suitable candidates with at least one candidate of each gender, while statinga multi-stage recruitment process to select the right person for the position, so that, if all else is equal (e.g. qualifications, experience), at the under-represented gender should be preferred; notes that if these requirements are not fulfilled, the post should be re- advertisedfirst stage, the right and best candidate was selected based on additional criteria in the next stage of recruitment;
Amendment 144 #
2018/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Urges the High Level Group on Gender Equality and Diversity to perform a two-yearly structural, point by point assessment of the implementation of the roadmap on gender equality, based on a presentation by DG PERSwith particular emphasis on the principle of selecting an employee for a given position based on his or her knowledge, experience and skills;
Amendment 148 #
2018/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Recalls that as regards the use of measures to improve work-life balance, acceptance by managers and, if relevant, equal take-up by both partners should be specifically encouraged; notes that flexible working time arrangements can lead to gender discrimination in practice as these tools are used in the vast majority of cases by women and can impede career progression; also recalls that teleworking might increase flexibility but can also make women stay away from the office where they are visible and can networkmanagers should be made to accept them; notes that flexible working time arrangements are a great opportunity for both women and men to reconcile work and family life;
Amendment 159 #
2018/2162(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Stresses that in order to achieve real progress on improving gender equality in the Parliament Secretariat and political groups, a cultural shift is needed to change conceptual and behavioural attitudes, with the further development of a culture of equality in the Secretariatreal protection of human rights, both of women and men, including the right to choose their professional path on a voluntary basis, and equality, must first and foremost be based on the principle of mutual respect and tolerance;
Amendment 10 #
2018/2111(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that EU institutions should enhance efforts to ensure greater effectiveness of the enforcement of the electoral rights of Union citizens; highlights the fact that electoral laws in many Member States remain complex or discriminatory, and urges the Commission to call on the Member States to actively uphold best practices which help EU citizens to vote in and stand for EU elections to the European Parliament pursuant to Article 22(2) TFEU, including the publication of electoral laws at least one year before EU elections, the combating of fake news, education and the promotion of media pluralism;
Amendment 29 #
2018/2111(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers the exercise, pursuant to Article 22(1) TFEU, by Union citizens of electoral rights at municipal level to be a crucial corollaryly linked to the right to free movement and Union citizenship, and holds that participatory democracy at EU level would be rendered more effective were citizens first convinced of the effectiveness of political involvement in local and national communities; uUrges the Commission, in that regard, to further best practices in promoting higher voter turnout in municipal and local elections across the Union, in particular through education, awareness-raising of the importance of local elections, information on the rights of EU citizens in this area, and direct promotion of participation in such elections;
Amendment 43 #
2018/2111(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that the right to petition, pursuant to Article 227 TFEU, represents a formal channel for citizens, other EU residents and legal persons established in the EU to communicate directly with the EU institutions and to signal the incorrect application or transposition of Union law by national authorities; notes that while citizesuch persons across the Union are aware of the right to petition, there is a persisting lack ofy still do not have clarity as to the proper delineation of competences between the Union and the Member States; calls on the Commission to increase communication efforts to clarify Union competences, especially in the policy areas which garner the highest number of petitions, namely: the environment, fundamental rights (notably voting rights and rights of the child), the free movement of persons, social affairs and employment, discrimination and immigration;
Amendment 12 #
2018/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas Directive 2011/24/EU respects the freedom of each Member State to make the appropriate healthcare decisions and does not interfere with or undermine the fundamental ethical choices of the relevant authorities within the Member States;
Amendment 18 #
2018/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas healthcare systems in the EU are facing challenges due to anrelating to lifestyle changes, the resulting low birth rates and ageing population, and budgetary constraints;
Amendment 21 #
2018/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the healthcare that citizens need may sometimes be best provided in another Member State, on account of proximity, ease of access, knowledge of the health market in a neighbouring EU country, the specialised nature of care or a lack of capacity in their own Member State;
Amendment 25 #
2018/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the health sector is a vital part of the EU economy, amounting to 10 % of its GDP – a figure that could rise to 12.6 % by 2060 owing to socio-economic factors (demographics, social structure, prosperity of the population) as well as political factors;
Amendment 29 #
2018/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the directive provides a clear legal basis for European cooperation and collaboration with regard to health technology assessment (HTA), eHealth, rarepandemics, rare – particularly genetic – diseases, and the safety and quality standards of healthcare services and products;
Amendment 38 #
2018/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas, at present, patient mobility in the EU remains relatively low and has not had a significant budgetary impact on the sustainability of the national health systems; and whereas, in future, patient mobility might increase to a varying extent owing to different socio- economic and political factors;
Amendment 52 #
2018/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas there are large variations between the various NCPs with regard to the functioning, visibility and allocation of resources, in terms of both quality and quantity;
Amendment 87 #
2018/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Expresses serious concern about the proposed reduction in funding for the health programme; reiterates its call for the health programme to be restored as a robust stand-alone programme with increased funding in the next multiannual financial framework (MFF) (2021-2027), in order to implement the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on public health, health systems and environment- related problems, and ensure an ambitious health policy with a focus on cross-border challenges, including, in particular, a considerable increase in common EU efforts in the prevention and treatment of pandemic diseases, the fight against cancer, the prevention of chronic and rare diseases including genetic diseases, combating anti-microbial resistance and ensuring easier access to cross-border healthcare;
Amendment 92 #
2018/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that the reasons for low patient mobility are threefourfold: i) some Member States were quite late implementing the directive; ii) citizens’ awareness about their general rights to reimbursement is extremely low and; iii) Member States have transposed the directive in ways that could be construed as limiting cross-border healthcare; iv) many doctors and patients do not report medical services provided, or EU citizens take out private health insurance policies, and the medical services provided under those policies do not place a burden on the budget and do not feature in the reports;
Amendment 108 #
2018/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Regrets the fact that some Member States grant lower levels of reimbursement for cross-border healthcare supplied by private or non-contracted healthcare providers on their own territories than for that supplied by public or contracted healthcare providers, or have lowered the limits for healthcare services for their citizens, forcing them to travel to a neighbouring Member State for treatment;
Amendment 111 #
2018/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. ACalls on the Member States not to lower the limits for healthcare services for their citizens without justification, as this forces people to travel to neighbouring Member States in order for their lives to be saved or their health problems to be addressed; asks the Commission and the Member States to work together to assess, realign and drastically simplify reimbursement procedures for patients receiving cross-border care, and to install a one-stop-shop front office;
Amendment 126 #
2018/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to invest further in the development of highly accessible and clearly visible NCPs and eHealth platforms for patients, which provide user- friendly information for patients and health professionals;
Amendment 1 #
2018/2088(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas artificial intelligence (AI) is to become a technological, economic, social and obviously psychological and ethical revolution not only in Europe but also all over the world;
Amendment 13 #
2018/2088(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas AI is key, in industry and services associated with high technology, to turning Europe into a ‘start-up continent’ by exploiting the latest technologies to generate growth in Europe, in particular in the areas of health technology, healthcare services and programmes, drug discovery, robotic and robot-assisted surgery, and medical imaging and records;
Amendment 15 #
2018/2088(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the development of AI technologies may help to improve the lives of people with chronic illnesses and disabilities and address social challenges such as our ageing population by making health technology more precise and effective in providing healthcare;
Amendment 21 #
2018/2088(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas there are strong ethical and psychological concerns about the autonomy of robots, with their obvious lack of human empathy, and their impact on the doctor-patient relationship;
Amendment 52 #
2018/2088(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission to allow access to grants under EU framework programmes and other forms of funding for research into AI, such as Norwegian Funds;
Amendment 54 #
2018/2088(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to draw up far-reaching plans aimed at attracting key stakeholders and main players from the fields of IT, mathematics, physics, medical information technology, clinical psychology, bioengineering and pharmaceutics to open AI biomedical and bionic research centres all across Europe;
Amendment 8 #
2018/2010(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls the destabilising domestic economic and socio-political difficulties in the two Andean countries;
Amendment 20 #
2018/2010(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Regrets that activities in the agri- food, secondary and tertiary sectors, particularly those linked to sustainable development, were not carried out in a manner consistent with regional dynamics;
Amendment 60 #
2018/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Notes that in addition to harmonisation at EU level and developing a common testing methodology and allocating a budget for its preparation and enforcement, testing should also be carried out at Member State level;
Amendment 91 #
2018/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses the need, in the interests of consumers, to make public the details of producers who use unfair trade practices involving the dual quality of products;
Amendment 143 #
2018/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Stresses the need, in the interests of consumers, to make public the details of producers who use unfair trade practices involving the dual quality of products;
Amendment 163 #
2018/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Notes that in addition to harmonisation at EU level and developing a common testing methodology and allocating a budget for its preparation and enforcement, testing should also be carried out at Member State level;
Amendment 79 #
2018/0207(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) increasing EU citizens’ understanding of the Union, its and of the Member States, their history, cultural heritage and diversity;
Amendment 86 #
2018/0207(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) preventing and combating all forms of violence against children, young people and women, women and the elderly, as well as violence against other groups at risk;
Amendment 4 #
2018/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) A common objective of Directive 2009/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council32, Directive 2009/138/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council33, Directive 2011/61/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council34, Directive 2014/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council35, Directive (EU) 2016/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council36, Directive (EU) 2016/2341 of the European Parliament and of the Council37, Regulation (EU) No 345/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council38 and Regulation (EU) No 346/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council39 is to facilitate the taking-up and pursuit of the activities of undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities (UCITS), alternative investment fund managers (AIFMs), insurance undertakings, investment firms, insurance intermediaries, institutions for occupational retirement provision (IORPs), managers of qualifying venture capital funds (EuVECA managers), and managers of qualifying social entrepreneurship funds (EuSEF managers). Those Directives and Regulations ensure more uniform protection of end-investors and make it easier for them to benefit from a wide range of financial products and services, and at the same time provide for rules that enable investors to make informed investment decisions. While those objectives have been largely achieved, disclosures to end-investors on the integration of sustainability risks and sustainable investment targets in investment decision-making by UCITS management companies, AIFMs, insurance undertakings, investment firms which provide portfolio management, IORPs, pension providers, EuVECA managers and EuSEF managers (financial market participants) and disclosures to end- investors on the integration of sustainability risks in advisory processes by insurance intermediaries which provide insurance advice with regard to insurance- based investment products (IBIPs) and investment firms which provide investment advice (financial advisors) are insufficiently developed because such disclosures are not yet subject to harmonised requirements. __________________ 32 Directive 2009/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 on the coordination of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities (UCITS) (OJ L 302, 17.11.2009, p. 32). 33 Directive 2009/138/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2009 on the taking-up and pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (Solvency II) (OJ L 335, 17.12.2009, p. 1). 34 Directive 2011/61/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2011 on Alternative Investment Fund Managers (OJ L 174, 1.7.2011, p. 1). 35 Directive 2014/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on markets in financial instruments and amending Directive 2002/92/EC and Directive 2011/61/EU (OJ L 173, 12.6.2014, p. 349). 36 Directive (EU) 2016/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 January 2016 on insurance distribution (OJ L 26, 2.2.2016, p. 19). 37 Directive (EU) 2016/2341 of the Directive (EU) 2016/2341 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 December 2016 on the activities and supervision of institutions for occupational retirement provision (IORPs) (OJ L 354, 23.12.2016, p. 37). 38 Regulation (EU) No 345/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2013 on European venture capital funds (OJ L 115, 25.4.2013, p. 1). 39 Regulation (EU) No 346/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2013 on European social entrepreneurship funds (OJ L 115, 25.4.2013, p. 18).
Amendment 9 #
2018/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) In the absence of harmonised Union rules on sustainability-related disclosures to end-investors, it is likely that diverging measures will continue to be adopted at national level and different approaches in different financial services sectors might persist. Such divergent measures and approaches would continue to cause significant distortions of competition resulting from significant differences in disclosure standards. In addition, a parallel development of market-based practices, based on commercially-driven priorities that produce divergent results currently causes further market fragmentation and might even further exacerbate the functioning of the internal market in the future. Divergent disclosure standards and market-based practices make it very difficult to compare between different financial products and services and create an uneven playing field between these products and services and between distribution channels, and erect additional barriers to the internal market. Such divergences can also be confusing for end- investors and can distort their investment decisions. In ensuring compliance with the Paris Climate Agreement, Member States are likely to adopt divergent national measures which could create obstacles to the smooth functioning of the internal market and be detrimental to financial market participants and financial advisors. In addition, the lack of harmonised rules relating to transparency makes it difficult for end-investors to effectively compare different financial products and services in different Member States as to their environmental, social and governance risks and sustainable investment targets. It is therefore necessary to address existing to the functioning of the internal market and to prevent likely future obstacles.
Amendment 13 #
2018/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Remuneration policies of financial market participants and financial advisors should be consistent with the integration of sustainability risks and, where relevant, sustainable investment targets and should be designed to contribute to long-term sustainable growth. Pre-contractual disclosures should therefore include information on how the remuneration policies of those entities are consistent with the integration of sustainability risks and are in line, where relevant, with the sustainable investment targets of the financial products and services that the financial market participants make available or financial advisors advise on.
Amendment 19 #
2018/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) To enhance transparency and inform end-investors, access to information on how sustainability risks are integrated by financial market participants in the investment decision making processes and by financial advisors in advisory processes should be regulated by requiring those entities to maintain that information on their websites.
Amendment 23 #
2018/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Directive 2013/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council40 impose transparency obligations as regards socialo-economic, environmental and corporate governance aspects in non- financial reporting. The required form and presentation established by those Directives is not, however, suitable for direct use by financial market participants and financial advisors when dealing with end-investors. The financial market participants and financial advisors should have the option to use information in management reports and non-financial statements in accordance with Directive 2013/34/EU for the purposes of this Regulation, where appropriate. __________________ 40 Directive 2013/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on the annual financial statements, consolidated financial statements and related reports of certain types of undertakings, amending Directive 2006/43/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Directives 78/660/EEC and 83/349/EEC (OJ L 182, 29.6.2013, p. 19).
Amendment 25 #
2018/0179(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) To ensure the reliability of information published on financial market participants' and financial advisors' websites, that information should be kept up-to-date, and any review or change should be clearly explained.
Amendment 20 #
2018/0161(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) By providing for a period of supplementary protection of up to five years, Regulation (EC) No 469/2009 seeks to promote, within the Union, the research and innovation that is necessary to develop newer generation medicinal products that support the treatment of new disease entities or offer better therapeutic effects, and to contribute to preventing the relocation of pharmaceutical research outside the Union to countries that may offer greater protection.
Amendment 26 #
2018/0161(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The absence of any exception in Regulation (EC) No 469/2009 to the protection conferred by a supplementary protection certificate has had the unintended consequence of preventing manufacturers of generics and biosimilars established in the Union from manufacturing, even for the exclusive purpose of exporting to third country markets in which such protection does not exist or has expired. A further unintended consequence is that the protection conferred by the certificate makes it more difficult for those manufacturers to enter the Union market immediately after expiry of the certificate, given that they are not in a position to build up production capacity until the protection provided by the certificate has lapsed, by contrast with manufacturers located in third countries where protection does not exist or has expired. A significant effect could be the re-export – i.e. the export, repackaging and re-import of medicinal products – both from the Union and, above all, from third countries.
Amendment 34 #
2018/0161(COD)
(5) This puts manufacturers of generics and biosimilars established in the Union at a significant competitive disadvantage compared with manufacturers based in third countries that offer less or no protection. It may result in the re-export of generic and biosimilar medicinal products of unknown origin, often at dumping prices.
Amendment 40 #
2018/0161(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The aim of this Regulation is to ensure that manufacturers established in the Union are able to compete effectively in those third country markets where supplementary protection does not exist or has expired, has expired or where there are indications that medicinal products may be re- exported or sold at dumping prices. It is intended to complement the efforts of the Union’s trade policy to ensure open markets for Union-based manufacturers of medicinal products. Indirectly, it is also intended to put those manufacturers in a better position to enter the Union market immediately after expiry of the relevant supplementary protection certificate. It would also help to serve the aim of fostering access to medicines in the Union by helping to ensure a swifter entry of generic and biosimilar medicines onto the market after expiry of the relevant certificate.
Amendment 57 #
2018/0161(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) In those specific and limited circumstances, and in order to create a level playing field between Union-based manufacturers and third country manufacturers, it is appropriate to restrict the protection conferred by a supplementary protection certificate so as to allow making for the exclusive purpose of export to third countries and any related acts strictly necessary for making or, for the actual export itself and also for re-export or sale of medicinal products at dumping prices.
Amendment 66 #
2018/0161(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The exception should not cover placing the product made for the exclusive purpose of export on the market in the Member State where a supplementary protection certificate is in force, either directly or indirectly after export, nor should it cover re-importation of the product to the market of a Member State in which a certificate is in force. Moreover, it should not cover any act or activity for the purpose of import of medicinal products, or parts of medicinal products, into the Union merely for the purposes of repackaging and re-exporting, i.e. their re-export from third countries to the Union.
Amendment 85 #
2018/0161(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Safeguards should accompany the exception in order to increase transparency, to help the holder of a supplementary protection certificate to enforce its protection in the Union and to reduce the risk of illicit diversion onto the Union market during the term of the certificate for the purpose of obtaining a profit not justified by the market.
Amendment 117 #
2018/0161(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) Furthermore, this Regulation should impose labelling requirements on the maker, in order to facilitate, by means of a logo, identification of the product as a product exclusively intended for the purpose of export to third countries. The making and, storage, distribution and sale of medicinal products and other related acts should only fall outside the protection conferred by a supplementary protection certificate if the product is labelled in this manner. This labelling obligation would be without prejudice to labelling requirements of third countries.
Amendment 129 #
2018/0161(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) The Commission should carry out an evaluation of this Regulation. Pursuant to paragraph 22 of the Interinstitutional Agreement between the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union and the European Commission on Better Law-Making of 13 April 201643, that evaluation should be based on the five criteria of effectiveness, efficiency, relevance, coherence and added value and should provide the basis for impact assessments of possible further measures. The evaluation should take into account exports to outside the Union and the ability of generics and especially biosimilars to enter markets in the Union as soon as possible after a certificate lapses. In particular, this evaluation should review the effectiveness of the exception in the light of the aim to restore a global level playing field for generic and biosimilar firms in the Union and a swifter entry of generic and especially biosimilar medicines onto the market after a certificate lapses. It should also study the impact of the exception on research and production of innovative medicines by holders of certificates in the Union and consider the balance between the different interests at stake, includingand above all those of public health. _________________ 43 OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p. 1. OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p. 1.
Amendment 205 #
2018/0106(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) Persons who work for an organisation or are in contact with it in the context of their work-related activities are often the first to know about threats or harm to the public interest which arise in this context. By ‘blowing the whistle’ they play a key role in exposing and preventing breaches of the law and in safeguarding the welfare of society. However, potential whistleblowers are often discouraged from reporting their concerns or suspicions for fear of retaliation or long administrative procedures.
Amendment 212 #
2018/0106(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The importance of whistleblower protection in terms of preventing and deterring breaches of Union rules on transport safety which can endanger human lives has been already acknowledged in sectorial Union instruments on aviation safety38 and maritime transport safety39, which provide for tailored measures of protection to whistleblowers as well as specific reporting channels. These instruments also include the protection from retaliation of the workers reporting on their own honest mistakes (so called ‘just culture’). It is necessary to complement the existing elements of whistleblower protection in these two sectors as well as to provide such protection to enhance the enforcement of safety standards for other transport modes, namely special, inland waterway, road and railway transport. _________________ 38 Regulation (EU) No 376/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 3 April 2014, on the reporting, analysis and follow-up of occurrences in civil aviation (OJ L 122, p. 18). 39 Directive 2013/54/EU, of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 20 November 2013, concerning certain flag State responsibilities for compliance with and enforcement of the Maritime Labour Convention (OJ L 329, p. 1), Directive 2009/16/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 23 April 2009, on port State control (OJ L 131, p. 57).
Amendment 216 #
2018/0106(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) In the same vein, whistleblowers’ reports can be key to detecting and preventing, reducing or eliminating risks to the life of EU citizens, to public health and to consumer protection resulting from breaches of Union rules which might otherwise remain hidden. In particular, consumer protection is also strongly linked to cases where unsafe products can cause considerable harm to consumers. Whistleblower protection should therefore be introduced in relation to relevant Union rules adopted pursuant to Articles 114, 168 and 169 TFEU.
Amendment 217 #
2018/0106(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) The protection of privacy and personal data is another area where whistleblowers are in a privileged position to disclose breaches of Union law which can seriously harm the public interest. Similar considerations apply for breaches of the Directive on the security of network and information systems45, which introduces notification of incidents (including those that do not compromise personal data) and security requirements for entities providing essential services across many sectors (e.g. energy, tourism, health, transport, banking, construction, etc.) and providers of key digital services (e.g. cloud computing services) and basic utilities (water, electricity, gas, etc.). Whistleblowers' reporting in this area is particularly valuable to prevent security incidents that would affect key economic and social activities and widely used digital services. It helps ensuring the continuity of services which are essential for the functioning of the internal market and the wellbeing of society. _________________ 45 Directive (EU) 2016/1148 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 July 2016 concerning measures for a high common level of security of network and information systems across the Union.
Amendment 223 #
2018/0106(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 44
Recital 44
(44) Internal reporting procedures should enable private legal entities to receive and investigate in full confidentiality reports by the employees of the entity and of its subsidiaries or affiliates (the group), but also, to any extent possible, by any of the group’s agents and suppliers and by any person who acquires information through his/her work-related activities with the entity and the group, and - where possible - in conditions involving minimal administrative procedures and no unnecessarily long interviews in the collection of reports.
Amendment 248 #
2018/0106(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the manner in which the competent authority may require the reporting person to clarify the information reported or to provide additional information that is available to the reporting person without long and pointless administrative procedures;
Amendment 19 #
2017/2951(RSP)
Paragraph 3
3. Points out that Vvaccines are safe according to the WHO, as a licensed vaccine is rigorously tested across multiple phases of trials before its use is approved, and it is regularly reassessed once it is on the market; however, given the discrepancies in the content of vaccine leaflets produced for each Member State, calls on the Member States to conduct independent testing on vaccines authorised in their territory in order to verify whether the information provided by the manufacturers is true, in particular with regard to the composition of the vaccines and any possible adverse effects following vaccination;
Amendment 22 #
2017/2951(RSP)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Points out that the content of individual leaflets is questionable when it comes to the adverse effects that might occur as a result of vaccination; points out that, in this situation, there is a legitimate need for independent testing to be carried out with the aim of checking discrepancies that have been reported; points out that patients must have full, detailed and accurate information on the vaccines that are available on the market, so that they can choose the right one for their child;
Amendment 81 #
2017/2951(RSP)
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Member States and on the Commission to promote awareness- raising campaigns among physicians who provide vaccinations underlining their obligations, including providing patients (or patients’ legal guardians) with sufficient information about recommended vaccines so that they can make an informed decision; calls for disciplinary accountability to be introduced for doctors who fail to provide such information;
Amendment 83 #
2017/2951(RSP)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Points out that doctors often fail to provide all the information on the benefits of vaccines and on adverse effects that might occur after administration of one vaccine or another; points out that in this situation there is a need for doctors also to inform parents about possible adverse effects, and for sanctions to be imposed where doctors fail to comply with that obligation;
Amendment 93 #
2017/2951(RSP)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Calls on the Member States to introduce voluntary vaccination, ensuring that all those who are prepared to be vaccinated have access to free vaccines, and, in countries in which vaccination is compulsory, to set up funds to compensate those who experience adverse effects following vaccination; points out that in countries like Poland, where vaccination is compulsory, and additionally the subject of coercion on the part of the state, there is no compensation fund for those who experience adverse effects following vaccination; proposes that funds be introduced in all Member States to compensate those who experience adverse effects following vaccination;
Amendment 95 #
2017/2951(RSP)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19b. Calls on the Member States to set up a targeted compensation fund to provide financial support and rehabilitation for people who have experienced complications following vaccination; points out that forced vaccination is a breach of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms; points out that the European Court of Human Rights, for example, has taken such a position with regard to compulsory vaccination, stating that coercion is a breach of Article 8 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms: ‘The Commission recalls that private life [...] includes a person’s physical and psychological integrity’ (No 32647/96, Decision of 1.7.1998, DR 94, p. 91-93); points out that the Court examined an application on the basis of Article 8 of the Convention, which stipulates: ‘1. Everyone has the right to respect for his private and family life, his home and his correspondence. 2. There shall be no interference by a public authority with the exercise of this right except such as is in accordance with the law and is necessary in a democratic society in the interests of national security, public safety or the economic well-being of the country, for the prevention of disorder or crime, for the protection of health or morals, or for the protection of the rights and freedoms of others’; points out that the Court considers that compulsory vaccination, as compulsory medical intervention, constitutes interference with the right to respect for private life guaranteed by Article 8(1);
Amendment 96 #
2017/2951(RSP)
Paragraph 19 c (new)
19c. Calls on the Member States to monitor the adverse effects caused by vaccines, to keep registers of the adverse effects of vaccinations, to bring in judicial oversight of those records, and to take action to minimise or eliminate adverse effects caused by vaccines;
Amendment 97 #
2017/2951(RSP)
Paragraph 19 d (new)
19d. Points out that although a register of the adverse effects of vaccinations is kept in Poland, it does not always reflect the actual situation; points out that the body whose job it is to keep the register has conflicting responsibilities, in that it is also responsible for ensuring that vaccination rates remain sufficiently high; points out that this justifies the need for registers of adverse effects to be monitored by independent courts that are not involved in ruling on the cases concerned;
Amendment 18 #
2017/2576(RSP)
Recital B
B. whereas there is strong evidence that pre-exposure prophylaxis is effective in preventing infectioncases of infection, although preventative prophylaxis does not prevent the rapid spread of the infection between MSM (men who have sex with men);
Amendment 50 #
2017/2576(RSP)
Paragraph 7
7. Underlines that in the EU/EEA, sexual intercourse between men and heterosexuals is still the main reported HIV transmission mode, followed by drug use injection, and highlights the vulnerability of women and children to the infection;
Amendment 57 #
2017/2576(RSP)
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on Member States, Commission and Council to continue supporting HIV/AIDS prevention and linkage to care through joint actions and projects under the EU Health Programme and to promote proven public health measures to prevent HIV, including comprehensive harm reduction services for people who use drugs, treatment as prevention, condom use, pre-exposure prophylaxis and effective education on sexual health educationand responsible sexual behaviour;
Amendment 58 #
2017/2576(RSP)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls on the Member States to raise public awareness of the risks of HIV and encourage people infected with the virus to behave responsibly and inform their partners of the dangers of the infection, and to prevent the spread of the disease by abstaining from sex;
Amendment 68 #
2017/2576(RSP)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Points out that antimicrobial resistance is an increasingly serious medical challenge in the treatment of infections, including tuberculosis;
Amendment 69 #
2017/2576(RSP)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Points out that two-thirds of the antibiotics produced globally are administered to animals, which leads to antimicrobial resistance, and that the reduction of chemical use in agriculture is fundamental to consumer health;
Amendment 37 #
2017/2284(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the directive is one of the Union’s most valuable tools to ensure that the environment, ecosystems and human health are well protected from hazardous substances in pesticides; whereas the failure to fully implement the directive makes it all but impossible to achieve the highest degree of protection and to transition towards a sustainable agricultural sector, and ncon-toxic environmentsequently the production of healthy food and a clean environment in which pesticides are eliminated or reduced to a minimum;
Amendment 99 #
2017/2284(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Expresses concern at the fact that approximately 80 % of Member States’ NAPs contain no specific information on how to quantify the achievement of many of the objectives and targets, particularly as regards targets for IPM and aquatic protection measures; stresses that this greatly complicates the process of measuring the progress made by Member States towards the main objectives and purpose of the directive, as well as measures for the protection of soil against pollution by toxic substances;
Amendment 218 #
2017/2284(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to take all the requisite measures to promote low-risk pesticides and to prioritise non-chemical options and methods which cause the least harm to health and naturethe environment;
Amendment 231 #
2017/2284(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to place greater emphasis on the promotion of the development, research and marketing of low-risk biological alternatives, as well as introducing educational campaigns for people who carry out spraying and for farmers;
Amendment 15 #
2017/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Expresses its concern at the increase in the total number of infringement procedures in 2016, making the figure for such cases the highest to have been recorded in the last five years; notes that this is connected with the increasing number of legal acts of the European Union; calls for prudent use of the legislative initiative by the Commission;
Amendment 34 #
2017/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Considers that, in line with the Commission’s efforts to produce better and more effective EU legislation2, the application of the subsidiarity and proportionality principles should always be taken into account. _________________ 2, which should recognise that lower decision-making levels can better adapt measures to local needs and possibilities, should always be taken into account. _________________ 2 COM(2017)0651, 24 October 2017. COM(2017)0651, 24 October 2017.
Amendment 3 #
2017/2270(INL)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas gender is a ground for protection under the 1951 UN Convention 1 https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?qid=1414687415278&uri=CELEX:02006R0562-20131126 2 https://curia.europa.eu/jcms/upload/docs/application/pdf/2017-03/cp170024en.pdf relating to the status of Refugeesthe 1951 UN Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and its 1967 Protocol (the Refugee Convention) define a ‘refugee’ as a person who, ‘owing to well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opinion, is outside the country of his nationality and its 1967 Protocol (the Refugee Convention) and women worldwide are affected disproportionately by sexual and others forms of gender-baunable or, owing to such fear, is unwilling to avail himself of the protection of that country; or who, not having a nationality and being outside the country of his former habitual residence as a result of such events, is unable or, owing to such fear, is unwilling to return to it’, which also applies to women and children exposed to violence worldwide;
Amendment 15 #
2017/2270(INL)
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. wWhereas there is an urgent need for safe and legal pathways to the Union are pressing, also from a gender perspectivethat are strictly regulated under Member State law, and at the same time for conditions to be improved in refugee reception centres and for access to healthcare and children’s education to be provided, and whereas humanitarian visas can be complementary, al, where justified, facilitate, though not replacinge, other safe pathways such as resettlement and humanitarian admission; particular attention needs to be given to women and children, who are often left without support or assistance in conflict zones;
Amendment 17 #
2017/2270(INL)
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the current lack of a possibility to request protection on humanitarian grounds outside of the Union means that persons seeking asylum are forced to enter Europe in an irregular manner thereby risking their lives and health, with particular and gendered consequences for women, girls and LGBTI personschildren;
Amendment 22 #
2017/2270(INL)
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas granting a visa does not solve the problem that many refugees living in reception centres in the European Union, in particular women and children with Christian beliefs, face multiple kinds of violence, including sexual violence;
Amendment 32 #
2017/2270(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. CondemnsExpresses opposition to, and concerns about, the ongoing situation where in order to, when seeking asylum in the EU, women and girls, as well as LGBTI persons put themselves under the serious risk of sexual and gender-based, girls and children, in particular Christians, are placed at serious risk of violence, including sexual violence, along routes and in reception centersres; Calls on the EU Member States to take action;
Amendment 38 #
2017/2270(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Expresses objections to, and concerns about, the fact that Christians are being persecuted and discriminated against for their faith, including in centres for immigrants;
Amendment 42 #
2017/2270(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for a separate instrument on humanitarian visas, in addition and complementary to a Union programme on resettlement and humanitarian admission and complementary to a programme that takes account of the difficult situation faced by Christians, who are often forced to live in reception centres in hostile areas, to be established at the Union level and calls on the Commission to deliver the legislative proposal wherein the third country nationals will receive the possibility to apply for a European humanitarian visa directly at any consulate or embassy of the Member States, while ensuring its gender- sensitive approach and effective protection of persons, including those suffering genderreligion-based persecution.
Amendment 46 #
2017/2270(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls for all available financial, legal and political resources to be mobilised at EU level to help refugees in their country of origin, and in particular for an end to be brought to conflicts and the exploitation of natural resources by multinationals, which creates poverty and causes locals to flee their country for economic reasons; calls for all available resources be mobilised at EU level to help refugees in the reception centres assigned to them, so that as soon as the conflicts end they can return to their homes; calls for the creation of a special emergency aid instrument for refugees, especially children, with a view to giving them access to basic healthcare and education;
Amendment 16 #
2017/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the excessive and inappropriate use of antibiotics, particularly in livestock farming (antibiotics used for prophylaxis and as antibiotic growth activators) and poor infection control practices have progressively rendered antimicrobial resistance (AMR) a massive threat to humankind;
Amendment 62 #
2017/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Amendment 72 #
2017/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
Eb. whereas patients should have access to healthcare and treatment options, including to complementary and alternative treatments and medicines, based on their own choice and preference;
Amendment 74 #
2017/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E c (new)
Recital E c (new)
Ec. whereas competition is an important factor in the overall balance of the pharmaceutical market and can lower costs, reduce expenditure on medicines and improve timely access for patients to affordable medicines, with higher quality standards being observed in the research and development process;
Amendment 77 #
2017/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E d (new)
Recital E d (new)
Ed. whereas numerous diseases caused by microbes can be effectively combated not with antibiotics, leading to drug resistance, but with early diagnosis combined with new and existing medicines and other admissible treatment methods and practices permitted in the EU, thereby saving millions of lives of people and animals throughout the EU;
Amendment 78 #
2017/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E e (new)
Recital E e (new)
Ee. whereas the gap between growing resistance to antimicrobial agents and the development of new antimicrobial agents is widening; whereas drug-resistant diseases could cause 10 million deaths a year worldwide by 2050; whereas it is estimated that every year in the EU at least 25 000 people die of infections caused by resistant bacteria, at an annual cost of EUR 1.5 billion, while only one novel class of antibiotics has been developed in the past 40 years;
Amendment 82 #
2017/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Believes that in order to take sufficient steps to tackle AMR, the One Health or Health Chain principle must play a central role, reflecting the fact that the health of people and animals are interconnecteddepends to a large extent on the quality of animal husbandry for agriculture and the food industry, and that diseases are often transmitted from people to animals and vice versa; stresses, therefore, that diseases have to be tackled in both people and animals, while also taking into consideration the environment, which can be another source of resistant microorganismsanimals to people; stresses, therefore, that combating human diseases and tackling antimicrobial resistance must address as a priority the misuse of such drugs in animal husbandry;
Amendment 107 #
2017/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that the appropriate and prudent use of antimicrobials isand of prevention and health education are essential to limiting the emergence of AMR in human healthcare, and, furthermore, in animal husbandry and aquaculture; stresses that there are considerable differences in the way Member States handle and address AMR; calls on the Commission to consider mandatory routine collection and submission of monitoring data at EU level and to establish indicators to measure progress in the fight against AMR;
Amendment 142 #
2017/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to align surveillance, monitoring and reporting of the use of specific antibiotics in the EU and of AMR patterns and pathogens;
Amendment 148 #
2017/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to develop standardised surveys for collecting data on HAIs and to examine the risks to large human and animal populations during epidemics and pandemics;
Amendment 157 #
2017/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Urges the Commission to expand the role and funding of the ECDC in the fight against AMR, infection prevention and education of the public and medical and veterinary personnel;
Amendment 167 #
2017/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Emphasises that infection prevenmonitoring animal husbandry for agriculture and the food industry, infection prevention, health education, biosecurity measures and control practices are critical in the control of all infectious microorganisms as they reduce the need for antimicrobials and consequently opportunities for microorganisms to develop and spread resistance;
Amendment 181 #
2017/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to develop public health messages to raise public awareness and in doing so promote a change in behaviour towards the use of antibiotics and to use instruments relating to early diagnosis and treatment with new and existing medicines and other admissible treatment methods and practices permitted in the EU, thereby saving millions of lives of people and animals throughout the EU; underlines the importance of promoting ‘health literacy’, since it is crucial that patients understand healthcare information and are able to follow treatment instructions accurately;
Amendment 195 #
2017/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Urges the Commission and Member States to create harmonised quality standards in EU-wide curricula and proper stewardship for health professionals in relation to prescribing, dosage, use and disposal of antimicrobials and to use instruments relating to early diagnosis and treatment with new and existing medicines and other admissible treatment methods and practices permitted in the EU, thereby saving millions of lives of people and animals throughout the EU; calls on the Commission and the Member States to inform the public of the consequences of drug resistance;
Amendment 206 #
2017/2254(INI)
9. Is aware that health professionals often need to make quick decisions on therapeutic indication for antibiotic treatment; notes that rapid diagnostic tests can help to support these decisions; notes that the use of various immunosuppression methods and early prevention of infections and drug- resistant diseases is undervalued in the human and animal health protection system;
Amendment 236 #
2017/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to restrict or stop the sale of antibiotics by those doctors or veterinarians who prescribe them in a manner which is irresponsible or not in accordance with medical principles;
Amendment 257 #
2017/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Highlights the value of vaccines and other methods of immunosuppression in combating AMR; recommends integration of targets for life-long vaccination as a key element of national action plans on AMR;
Amendment 272 #
2017/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Highlights the fact that the pollution of the environment by human and veterinary antibiotic residuesantibiotic residues, particularly in livestock farming, is an emerging problem and encourages further research into the relative impact of this pollution on AMR;
Amendment 343 #
2017/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Commission to increase funding for early research in epidemiology and immunology of AMR pathogens, in particular the pathways of transmission between animals and humansfrom animals to humans, and between animals and humans in the context of an abiotic environment;
Amendment 352 #
2017/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote early and continuous dialogue with all stakeholders to elaborate incentives for research and development (R&D) in the field of AMR; acknowledges that there best way to combat AMR is nto ‘one-size- fits-all’ approachtackle the misuse of antimicrobials in livestock farming;
Amendment 363 #
2017/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to support the implementation of new economic models, pilot projects and incentives to boost the development of new diagnostics, antibiotics, alternatives and vaccines and improve conditions in livestock farming, thereby making it possible to reduce the use of antimicrobials in that field;
Amendment 401 #
2017/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Recalls that owing to the complexity of the problem, its cross-border dimension, the severe consequences for human and animal healthhealth, the consequences for livestock farming and the high economic burden, AMR requires urgent and coordinated global and intersectoral action;
Amendment 415 #
2017/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Notes that AMR is of serious concern in many poverty-related and neglected diseases (PRNDs), including HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis (TB) and diseases connected with epidemics and pandemics; highlights that about 29 % of deaths caused by AMR are due to drug- resistant TB, and calls on the Commission and the Member States to increase their support to research for health tools to address PRNDs affected by AMR;
Amendment 436 #
2017/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to strengthen measures to combat illegal practices related to the trade and use of antimicrobials in livestock farming and the trade and use of antimicrobials and to promote legal immunosuppression practices which reduce drug resistance;
Amendment 6 #
2017/2210(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas equality between women and men is a core principle of the European Union, as enshrined in the Treaties and in natural law, and must be promoted in all its activities;
Amendment 10 #
2017/2210(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the media act as a fourth power, have the capacity to influence and ultimately shape public opinion, and have a duty to ensure freedom of information, diversity of opinion and media pluralism, at the same time taking legal and moral responsibility;
Amendment 20 #
2017/2210(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the perspective of both women and men should be taken into account equally in order to achieve a complete picture and not to lose out on women’s potential and skills in communicating information about the challenges faced by women in the media and in tackling the challenges faced by women in the media;
Amendment 27 #
2017/2210(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas women constituted 68 % of journalism and information graduates in the EU-28 in 2015, while employment data for the EU-28 over 2008-2015 show that the percentage of women employed in the media sector on average is continuously languishing at around 40 %, which could be a result of women’s personal choices; __________________ 7 UNESCO OECD Eurostat (UOE) joint data collection, available from: http://eige.europa.eu/gender- statistics/dgs/indicator/ta_educ_part_grad_ _educ_uoe_grad02
Amendment 30 #
2017/2210(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas gender pay and pension gaps are a persistent problemchallenge in the EU, and are evid which arises from the fact that women naturally participate in family life, as is seent in different economic sectors, including the media;
Amendment 37 #
2017/2210(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas public media organisations in the Member States are able to establish their own equal opportunity policies, which leads to a wide spectrum of practices in the EU: from very comprehensive policy frameworks covering media content and providing for a balanced representation of men and women in decision-making bodies, to there being no such policy in place;
Amendment 42 #
2017/2210(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
Amendment 44 #
2017/2210(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas there are many women in the media working at a top professional level who are just as appreciated by society as their male counterparts and who include renowned film makers, journalists and reporters; whereas although they perform equally well as men, they may be more vulnerable and exposed to risks and dangers;
Amendment 49 #
2017/2210(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas women in some Member States are not highly present in the news and information media and are even less visible in the domains of sport, politics, the economy and finances, notwithstanding the variety of media outlets across the Member States, and whereas this fact could be a result of psychophysical differences between women and men and their natural predispositions;
Amendment 64 #
2017/2210(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas female investigative journalists in particular amay more often be subjected to violence and the target of deadly attacks, as evidenced by the cases of Veronica Guerin or Daphne Caruana Galizia;
Amendment 69 #
2017/2210(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights the fact that although women are overrepresented in this field at a graduate level and constitute a substantial workforce, they are underrepresented in management and top-level positions, which could be a result of women’s personal choices;
Amendment 73 #
2017/2210(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Regrets the fact that the representation of women in public service media in the EU is low on average, in both strategic and operational high-level posts and on boards (in 2017: 35.8 % for executive posts, 37.7 % for non-executive posts and 33.3 % as board members)10, but points out that high qualifications and experience are more important considerations than gender; __________________ 10 Gender Equality in Power and Decision- Making. Review of the Implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action in the EU Member States, 2017 (Source: EIGE Gender Statistics Database – Women and Men in Decision-Making).
Amendment 76 #
2017/2210(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that despite being insufficiently represented in them at present in some Member States, women are still more likely to be recruited or promoted to high-level positions in public service media than in private media organisations11; __________________ 11 European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE): Review of the implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action in the EU Member States: Women and the Media – Advancing gender equality in decision- making in media organisations (2013).
Amendment 79 #
2017/2210(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Member States, in conjunction with equality bodies, to focus on the implementation of existing legislation addressing equality between opportunities for women and men, and to encourage regulatory bodies to pay attention to women’sthe presence and advancement of women who choose to work in the media sector and to non-stereotypical media content;
Amendment 85 #
2017/2210(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that media organisations are at liberty to determine roles for their employees, both men and women, but urges them to do so with the utmost respect for personal dignity and professional quality; observes, in this context, worrying instances of female reporters deemed more suitable for television journalism for their perceived attractiveness to the audience, and being subsequently replaced by younger colleagues as they get oldertaking account of their psychophysical capabilities, education and specialism; urges them to do so with clear respect for personal dignity and professional quality;
Amendment 97 #
2017/2210(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that while any regulatory action of sexism and stereotypical gender portrayals in media content is a prerogative of the Member States and subject to due considere need to fight the objectification of women in media content, negative portrayals of women and the commercialisations of the principle of freedom of expression, editorial freedom should not serve to encourage or legitimise stereotypical or negative portrayals of womenfemale body, which robs it of its value and personal dignity;
Amendment 104 #
2017/2210(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for support and incentive measures, such as guidelines for the equal representation of women and men in decision-making posts in media organisations, and for the effective monitoring of such efforts to be given greater prominence in those organisations; points out that competences and qualifications should not be dependent on gender;
Amendment 111 #
2017/2210(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recommends that regulations issued by media and communication regulatory authorities set out criteria to ensure stereotype-freedignified and respectful portrayals of women and girls and include the possibility of removing offensive content; recommends that specialist organisations, such as national equality bodies and women’s NGOs, ar be involved in monitoring the implementation of these regulations;
Amendment 123 #
2017/2210(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Notes with enthusiasm the various examples of good practice that can be observed in all Member States, including: media campaigns, specific legislation, awards or anti-awards for stereotypical and sexist advertising, databases of women experts, training courses for industry professionals, and media organisations’ equality plans, codes of conduct and equal opportunity and diversity policies and penalisation for degrading advertisements;
Amendment 128 #
2017/2210(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Recommends that public and private media organisations adopt internal polices which include anti-harassment measures, maternity, paternity or parental leave schemes, flexible working arrangements andthat support family life, mentorship and management training programmes for women and the popularisation of teleworking, which could be a useful option – especially for young mothers;
Amendment 142 #
2017/2210(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
Amendment 145 #
2017/2210(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission to conduct further research on the participation of women in senior positions in the media; commendsalls on the EIGE for its work in the field and invites it to continue to monitor the relevant set of indicators and to take measures to promote equal opportunities in this field;
Amendment 15 #
2017/2194(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the lack of reaction against gender inequality strengthens traditional gender roles and puts at risk current and future achievements in this fieldin some countries leads to aggression and poses a threat to the family by causing conflicts between men and women;
Amendment 16 #
2017/2194(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Amendment 17 #
2017/2194(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the discrimination suffered sometimes by women also affects rural women, and whereas the majority of women in the world live in rural areas and are therefore more exposed to multiple forms of discrimination;
Amendment 22 #
2017/2194(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas rural women’s work is often hidden, and is not reflected in the number of women who are farm owners, yet whereas they are key actors in achieving the transformationlthough women play an important role as wives, mothers and carers for the elderly, as well as in processes of achieving the social economic, and environmental and social changes necessary for sustainable development; whereas this particularly affects households in which women perform auxiliary functions in view of their weaker mental and physical constitution;
Amendment 30 #
2017/2194(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas rural women encounter numerous difficulties in accessing adequate public or affordable health services owing to limited mobility and a lack of access to transport or means of contacting transport (for example, a mobile phone); whereas there is a need for comprehensive health services which address the physical, mental and emotional wellbeing; whereas there is a need for comprehensive health services which improve the mental and physical capacities and preventive healthcare of rural women (for example, to respond to gender- based violence);
Amendment 40 #
2017/2194(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas young women continue to suffer ina lack of equality, and whereas measures are needed to promote effective equality between men and women so that they have more work opportunities which allow them to remain in rural environments and ensure generational renewal, thus ensuring the survival of the sectorfind employment, thereby contributing to generational renewal;
Amendment 48 #
2017/2194(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas rural women need to be able to participate in decision-making bodies in the public sphere is necessary, and whereas balanced representation is essential to achieving equality, while always respecting women’s right to choose;
Amendment 49 #
2017/2194(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas, with regard to risk prevention in the workplace, men and women are exposed to different factors; whereas, for example, calculations to evaluate the harmful effects of chemicals are often based on the physique of men – who generally have greater muscle mass – and even disregard specific recommendations for pregnant or breastfeeding women; whereas, therefore, different factors need to be taken into account for adopting measures to ensurethe different mental and physical characteristics of men and women must be taken into account, and special protection must be provided for pregnant or breastfeeding women; whereas, therefore, different factors of preventive and curative action need to be taken into account in order to protect women’s health in agriculture;
Amendment 62 #
2017/2194(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a
Paragraph 1 – point a
(a) reconfirm its unwavering commitment to the Beijing Platform for Action;
Amendment 71 #
2017/2194(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d
Paragraph 1 – point d
(d) call on the Member States to invest in women’s and girls’ access to education and vocational training and also to ensure accessibility and availability in rural areas, with particular focus on science, prevention and healthcare, technology, engineering, maths and innovation, as these areas are important tools for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals;
Amendment 75 #
2017/2194(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e
Paragraph 1 – point e
(e) develop policies aimed at eradicating poverty and ensuring an adequate standard of living for women and girls, as well as their family members, especially through social protection systems;
Amendment 82 #
2017/2194(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g
Paragraph 1 – point g
(g) call on the Member States and regional and local authorities to guarantee universal access to adequate specialist healthcare, including sexualparticularly for pregnant women and breproductive health serviceastfeeding mothers;
Amendment 86 #
2017/2194(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point h
Paragraph 1 – point h
(h) ensure gender mainstreamingthat the mental and physical differences between men and women are taken into account in all policies and programmes by means of adequate financial and human resources;
Amendment 89 #
2017/2194(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i
Paragraph 1 – point i
(i) mobilise all necessary resources to achieve gender equality by mainstreaming gender, and in particular by taking into account mental and physical differences, in all policies and actions, including through gender budgeting;
Amendment 95 #
2017/2194(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point l
Paragraph 1 – point l
(l) ensure that rural girls and women have accessible, affordable and high- quality formal and informal education, including training designed to develop their financial, economic and business skills and, agricultural training, healthcare and the environment;
Amendment 109 #
2017/2194(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point m
Paragraph 1 – point m
(m) safeguard the right to a healthcare which takes into account factors which are different to those concerning men and is adapted to the needs of rural women and girls, particularly with regard to sexual and reproductive health and rightsin the context of caring for mothers during pregnancy and motherhood, as well as caring for children;
Amendment 115 #
2017/2194(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point n
Paragraph 1 – point n
(n) improve the effectiveness, transparency and democratic nature of international, national, regional and local institutions which support and strengthen the roles of rural women, ensuring their presence through equal participat(Does not affect English version;.)
Amendment 118 #
2017/2194(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point o
Paragraph 1 – point o
(o) facilitate the transition of rural women from the informal to the formal economy, and recognise that women in rural areas work in a variety of fields and are often drivers of change in education and preventive healthcare, as well as of change towards sustainable agriculture, and food security and the creation of green jobs;
Amendment 121 #
2017/2194(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point p
Paragraph 1 – point p
(p) plan and implement climate- resilient agricultural policies which take due account of the specific threats faced by rural wcomenmunities as a result of natural or man- made disasters;
Amendment 124 #
2017/2194(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point q
Paragraph 1 – point q
(q) guarantee the protection and safety of rural wcomen and girlmunities in all stages of disasters and other crises, from early warning to relief, recovery, rehabilitation and reconstruction;
Amendment 125 #
2017/2194(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point r
Paragraph 1 – point r
(r) take all necessary measures to ensure that rural wcomenmunities enjoy a safe, clean and healthy environment, regardless of gender;
Amendment 127 #
2017/2194(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point s
Paragraph 1 – point s
(s) invest in the development and maintenance of infrastructure and public services accessible to rural wcomemunities, particularly as regards healthcare and children’s education;
Amendment 139 #
2017/2194(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point u
Paragraph 1 – point u
(u) call on the Member States, the social partners and civil society to support and promote the participation of women in decision-making and in the governing bodies of professional, business and trade union associations and organisations in the area of agriculture, as well as in the management and representation bodies through an equal presence, always bearing in mind that women’s participation in government is the result of democratic decisions by society and must not be the result of forced or artificial gender parity;
Amendment 145 #
2017/2194(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point v
Paragraph 1 – point v
(v) recognise the active role of women in rural areas and their contribution to the economy as entrepreneurs, heads of family businesses and promoters of sustainable development, while taking into consideration the fact above all that each social position involves specific responsibilities and that these should not interfere with family life;
Amendment 154 #
2017/2194(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point x
Paragraph 1 – point x
(x) facilitate rural women’s access to markets, marketing facilities and financial services; promote local and reg, regional and traditional markets – including food markets – which are places where women generally have more opportunity to sell their products directly, leading to greater economic empowerment;
Amendment 156 #
2017/2194(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point x a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point x a (new)
(xa) strengthen the role of women as mothers, since the traditional family is the basic unit and the most important element of a healthy society and best meets human needs;
Amendment 161 #
2017/2194(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point y
Paragraph 1 – point y
(y) develop employment policies, services and programmes to address the precarious situation of rural women, who can face many forms of discrimination based on age, ethnicity, religion, race or disability;
Amendment 163 #
2017/2194(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point z
Paragraph 1 – point z
(z) establish programmes to help women’s membership of various social protection systems which could have an impact on their future retirement situation and thus reduce the pension gap; introduce provisions to the social security system that would include periods of maternity or parental leave in the total number of years of work, thus contributing to the fight against discrimination against women and men; pay compensatory allowances to reduce pension inequalities;
Amendment 5 #
2017/2170(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) was established in order to contribute to and strengthen the promotion of gender equality in the EU, including gender mainstreaming in all relevant Union policies and the resulting national policies, the fight against discrimination based on sex, and raising Union citizens’ awareness of gender equality;
Amendment 8 #
2017/2170(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 9 #
2017/2086(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
Amendment 11 #
2017/2086(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas it is not an established fact that climate change has been induced by human activities, as it is only an assumption that is still being researched, a sense of perspective should be kept when analysing these issues, as climate change, i.e. global warming, may to a large extent be ascribed to natural processes that affect our planet and that are not primarily influenced by humankind;
Amendment 23 #
2017/2086(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the potential impacts of climate change are different for women and men; whereas womenffect women and men evenly, depending on their place of residence rather than on their gender; whereas women, children and the elderly are more vulnerable, face higher risks and burdens for various reasons, ranging from e.g. unequal access to resources, education, job opportunities and land rights, to social and cultural norms and their diverse intersectional experiences based on ethnicity, identity, sexual orientation, religion, function and age etc.or religious persecution;
Amendment 31 #
2017/2086(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas climate impacts exacerbate gender inequalities in relation to discriminadversely affect societies as a whole, in particular children and the elderly, in relation, to threats to health, loss of livelihood, displacement, forced migration, poverty, human trafficking, violence, food insecurity, access to infrastructure and essential services; whereas there is a need for a gender-transformative approach, which links the analysis of climate impacts to a critical reflection on masculinities, norms, consumption patterns and their impact on climate change;
Amendment 50 #
2017/2086(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas women’s unequalvoluntary participation in decision-making processes and the labour markets compounds in fosters real gender equalitiesy and often preventenables women fromto fully contributinge to and participatinge in climate policy-making, planning and implementation. However, women should themselves show their willingness to meet these challenges. Furthermore, women should not be artificially required to undertake activities that are inconsistent with women’s natural role as mothers and their basic right to bring up children;
Amendment 54 #
2017/2086(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
Amendment 59 #
2017/2086(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
Amendment 62 #
2017/2086(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
Amendment 66 #
2017/2086(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas mechanisms for funding adaptation and mitigation measures, for loss and damage or for climate displacement will remain inefficient unless they incorporate women’s full participation of the members of any given society and stakeholders in design processes, decision- making and implementation; whereas taking women’s knowledge of educated women and men living in an area into account can lead to advances in disaster managementmitigating the effects of disasters, boosting biodiversity, improveing water management, enhanceing food security, preventing desertification, protecting forests, ensureing a swift transiadaptation to renewable energy technologithe use of modern technologies in the field of energy sources and supporting public health;
Amendment 70 #
2017/2086(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the Parties to the Paris Agreement have acknowledged that climate change is a common concern of humankind, and that Parties should, when taking action to address climate change, respect, promote and consider their respective obligations on human rights, the right to health, the rights of indigenous peoples, local communities, migrants, children, persons with disabilities and people in vulnerable situations, ands well as the right to development, as well as gender equality, empowerment of women andplus intergenerational equity;
Amendment 71 #
2017/2086(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas climate justice may not links human rights and development,; it should rather safeguarding the rights of the most vulnerable and sharinge the burdens and benefits of climate change and its impacts equitably;
Amendment 77 #
2017/2086(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
Amendment 79 #
2017/2086(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas the impacts of climate change in regions such as sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia could force more than 100 million people into extreme poverty by 2030, fuelling conflicts and driving displacementmigration; whereas the UN Convention to Combat Desertification estimates that 135 million people could be displaced by 2045 as a result of desertification; whereas the UN International Organisation for Migration forecasts that 200 million people could be climate-displaced by 2050; whereas it is a long time frame and whereas the directions of migration might change, consideration should be given to possible changes in the legal framework that is currently being developed;
Amendment 85 #
2017/2086(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas gender equalitysocial justice and the right to development is inherent in the concept of climate justice; whereas women who bear the brunt of climate change also bear the brunt of climate displacement, whereas climate displacement affects women more severelyis borne by society as a whole, which also includes the brunt of climate migration;
Amendment 90 #
2017/2086(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
Amendment 94 #
2017/2086(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
Recital O
O. whereas many of these impacts can still be prevented by implementing a rapid, inclusive and gender-sensitive development agenda focused on mitigation and adapting toit is necessary to develop comprehensive programmes for individual regions and the populations living there; such programmes should include plans to manage risks concerning changing climate conditions and adaptation thereto;
Amendment 98 #
2017/2086(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital P
Recital P
P. whereas the impacts of climate change may give rise to a displacement of peoplemigration that does not fit within the parameters of current international frameworks; whereas responding to climate displacement will bmigration may become a challenge of paramount importance, requiring a complex and comprehensive global strategy;
Amendment 104 #
2017/2086(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital R
Recital R
R. whereas the EU has a clear legal framework that requires it to respect and promote gender equalitysocial justice and human rights in its internal and external policies; whereas EU climate policy can have a significant impact on the protection of human rights and the promotion of gender- responsive climate policieclimate policies that take account of these rights globally;
Amendment 108 #
2017/2086(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital S
Recital S
S. whereas the EU can effectively improve legal and policy settings to support climate justice and the development of an international framework safeguarding the rights of climate- displaced persons while respecting gender equalityhuman rights, particularly focusing on the future Global Compact for Migration and the work of the Task Force on Displacement under the UNFCCC’s Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage;
Amendment 109 #
2017/2086(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital S a (new)
Recital S a (new)
Sa. whereas migration flows caused in recent years by armed conflicts in the Middle East and North Africa have significantly impaired EU international policy, resulting in internal conflicts; whereas it is necessary, in the light of the negative effects of this crisis and its long- lasting nature, to take significant preventive measures that would prevent similar phenomena, which may be caused by expected climate migration, from occurring in the future;
Amendment 110 #
2017/2086(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recognises that gender equality is a catalyst for sustainable development and the management of climate challenges; stresses that womenall members of society are not only victims, but also powerful agents of change who, on the basis of full participation, can formulate and execute efficient climate strategies and/or solutions in relation to adaptation and mitigation and can buildcan strengthen climate resilience as a product of their diverse areas of experience and practical knowledge across sectors ranging from agriculture, forestry and fisheries to energy infrastructures and sustainable cities;
Amendment 122 #
2017/2086(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 129 #
2017/2086(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 139 #
2017/2086(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission, together with the Member States, to secure a genderhuman rights-sensitive approach in the work of Warsaw Task Force on Displacement, mandated by UNFCCC (COP 22) to develop recommendations for integrated approaches to avert, minimise and address displacement related to the adverse impacts of climate change, which acknowledges that women and girls belong to the most vulnerable groups affected by climate displacement;
Amendment 144 #
2017/2086(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission, together with the Member States, to secure a gender-sensitive approach within its work on the Platform on Disaster Displacement (the Nansen Initiative) and its ‘Agenda for the protection of cross-border displaced persons in the context of disaster and climate change’;
Amendment 148 #
2017/2086(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 156 #
2017/2086(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls for attention to be directed to the particular situation of Christians migrating from North Africa and the Middle East, who very often face discrimination, humiliation or violence due to their religious affiliation;
Amendment 159 #
2017/2086(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that the EU’s financial commitments to gender equality and women’s empowerment (GEWE) have increased, but the human resources capacity to manage this increasing volume of work has not; stresses that the EU is not delivering on the strong institutional commitment to GEWE in relation to climate change, notably as set out in the overarching policies governing development cooperation, namely the SDGs and the EU Gender Action Plan (GAP);
Amendment 163 #
2017/2086(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Regrets that gender equality and climate change is not a priority area in the EU GAP and that gender-sensitive indicators have not been adequately developed or integrated into results reporting and that internal accountability and funding for GEWE results remain weak; deplores that the only objective relating to climate and women’s participation in the GAP’s accompanying joint staff working document (SWD(2015)0182), objective 20, on equal rights enjoyed by women to participate in and influence decision-making processes on climate and environmental issues has as an indicator (20.1) the number of deaths per 100 000 from climate-related and natural disasters – average over the last ten yearsConsiders that a multi-faceted risk management programme and a civil protection plan should be a priority activity area in the context of climate change;
Amendment 169 #
2017/2086(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission and the respective Directorates-General responsible for gender equality, development and energy and climate respectively to include gender equality to include social solidarity and human rights in a structured and systematic manner in their climate change and energy policies for the EU and not focus exclusively on the external dimension; urges, in particular, the Directorate- General for Justice and Consumers and the Directorate-General for International Cooperation and Development (DEVCO) to step up their awareness of and work on GEWEhuman rights as it relates to climate justice; stresses the necessity for the Directorate- General for Climate Action (CLIMA) to allocate resources to staff the position for a gender focal point (GFP);
Amendment 172 #
2017/2086(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Recognises that, without leadership commitment and the institutional incentives that should flow from that leadership, improvements to technical guidance and the like will not transform the EU’s effectiveness on GEWEthe protection of human rights;
Amendment 177 #
2017/2086(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to take the initiative to produce a comprehensive communication with the title ‘Gender equalitySocial justice and climate change – building resilience in mitigation and adaptation strategies’, with a view to addressing its strong institutional commitment on gender equality and women’s empowerment (GEWE)social justice and human rights and the current weaknesses in institutional coordination;
Amendment 182 #
2017/2086(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on its parliamentary committees to give greater importance to gender mainstreaminghuman rights and social justice when working within their areas of competence on the cross-cutting issues of climate change, sustainable development and human rights;
Amendment 29 #
2017/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that equal economic independence and the guarantee of the principle of equal pay for equal work and work of equal value are necessary steps for women’sthe economic empowerment of women, taking into account their role as mothers;
Amendment 40 #
2017/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Member States to promote the well-being of women, by tackling the pay and pension gaps and combating atypical and insecure forms of work and employment, such as temporary contracts or involuntary part-time work, while maintaining freedom of choice as regards temporary contracts;
Amendment 63 #
2017/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the need to eliminate occupational segregation by addressingcombat discriminatory social behaviours and stereotypes and promotinge the equal participation of women and men in the labour market, education, training and all forms of care, whilst taking into account the psycho-physical circumstances of women and men;
Amendment 82 #
2017/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for measures to guarantee thprovide economic and social dignity of fevalue to undervalued sectors that are dominisated workby women, such as domestic work;
Amendment 114 #
2017/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recalls the importance of the Women on Boards Directive and calls on the Member States to ensure equal representation and leadership in the labour market, in economic and political decision- making structures and institutions, as well as in enterprises and on corporate boards, whilst pointing out that skills and training are decisive factors;
Amendment 23 #
2017/0309(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Title 1
Title 1
Proposal for a DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Decision No 1313/2013/EU on a Union Civil Protection Mechanism, in order to prevent natural disasters and disasters caused by natural and anthropogenic factors.
Amendment 28 #
2017/0309(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Natural and man-made disasters can strike anywhere across the globe, often without warning. Whether of natural or man-made origin, they are becoming increasingly frequent, extreme and complex, often exceeding environmental and demographic threshold values, exacerbated by the impacts of climate change ('clustering'), and irrespective of national borders. The human, environmental, and economic consequences stemming from disasters can be enormous.
Amendment 39 #
2017/0309(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Prevention is of key importance for protection against disasters and requires further action. To that effect, Member States should carry out geomonitoring of water, air and the earth's crust, demographic research, especially in the area of migration, and share risk assessments on a regular basis as well as summaries of their disaster risk management planning in order to ensure an integrated approach to disaster management, linking risk prevention, preparedness and response actions. In addition, the Commission should be able to require Member States to provide specific prevention and preparedness plans in relation to specific disasters, notably with a view to maximising overall Union support, in particular from the European Environment Agency (EEA), to disaster risk management. Administrative burden should be reduced and prevention policies strengthened, including by ensuring necessary links to other key Union policies and instruments, notably the European Structural and Investment Funds as listed in recital 2 of Regulation (EU) No 1303/201313. _________________ 13 Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006. (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 320).
Amendment 66 #
2017/0309(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Reinforcing the European Civil Protection Pool requires enhanced Union financing in terms of adaptation and repair of capacities, environment, economy and infrastructure, as well as operational costs.
Amendment 70 #
2017/0309(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) In order to strengthen efficiency and effectiveness of training and exercises and enhance co-operation between Member States' national civil protection authorities and services it is necessary to establish a Union Civil Protection Knowledge Network concerning demographic and sociological studies, in particular research into migration and management of migratory flows, that is based on existing structures.
Amendment 82 #
2017/0309(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) There is a need to simplify Union Mechanism procedures to ensure that Member States can access environmental information pursuant to the INSPIRE Directive assistance and capacities needed in order to respond to natural or man-made disasters as rapidly as possible.
Amendment 87 #
2017/0309(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) It is important to ensure that Member States take all the necessary actions in order to effectively prevent natural and man-made disasters and mitigate their effects. Provisions should reinforce, through monitoring the environment and migration, links between prevention, preparedness and response actions under the Union Mechanism. Coherence should also be ensured with other relevant Union legislation on prevention and disaster risk management, including for cross-border prevention action and response to threats such as serious cross-border health threats15. Likewise, coherence should be ensured with international commitments such as the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015 – 2030, the Paris Agreement and Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development. _________________ 15 Decision No 1082/2013/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2013 on serious cross -border threats to health and repealing Decision No 2119/98/EC (OJ L 293, 5.11.2013, p. 1).
Amendment 97 #
2017/0309(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) Since the objectives of this Decision cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States acting alone but can rather, by reason of scale or effects, be better achieved at Union level, the Union may adopt measures, in accordance with the principles of solidarity and 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 Decision does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve those objectives.
Amendment 24 #
2017/0294(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) To take account of the previous lack of specific Union rules applicable to gas pipelines to and from third countries, Member Statesthe Commission should be able to grant derogations from certain provisions of Directive 2009/73/EC to such pipelines which are completed atbefore the date of entry into force of this Directiveadoption of this proposal. The relevant date for the application of unbundling models other than ownership unbundling should be adapted for gas pipelines to and from third countries after the approval by the Commission. No derogation from the provisions of Directive 2009/73/EC should be granted to gas pipelines to and from third countries, which are subject to any EU restrictive measures, such as economic sanctions.
Amendment 46 #
2017/0294(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Directive 2009/73/EC
Article 2 – point 17
Article 2 – point 17
(17) ‘interconnector’ means a transmission line which crosses or spans a border between Member States for between Member States and third countries up to the border of Union jurisdictionthe sole purpose of connecting the national transmission systems of those Member States or a transmission line between Member States and third countries up to the border of Union jurisdiction, including territorial waters and exclusive economic zones of the Member States;
Amendment 62 #
2017/0294(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Directive 2009/73/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 9 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) as regards infrastructure to and from third countries between the border of Union jurisdiction and the first interconnection point with the Union network, where the transmission system belonged to a vertically integrated undertaking on [PO: date of adoption of this proposal];. Such decision shall be subject to approval by the Commission.
Amendment 65 #
2017/0294(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive 2009/73/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 9 – point b
Article 9 – paragraph 9 – point b
(b) as regards infrastructure to and from third countries between the border of Union jurisdiction and the first interconnection point with the Union network, where the transmission system belonged to a vertically integrated undertaking on [PO: date of adoption of this proposal].; Such decision shall be subject to approval by the Commission.
Amendment 91 #
2017/0294(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a
Directive 2009/73/EC
Article 36 – paragraph 3 – second sentence
Article 36 – paragraph 3 – second sentence
Amendment 110 #
2017/0294(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Directive 2009/73/EC
Article 49 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1
Article 49 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1
In respect of gas pipelines to and from third countries completed before [PO: date of entry into force of this Directive],adoption of this proposal], the competent authority of the Member States may decide toapply to the Commission for a temporary derogateion from Articles 9, 10, 11 and 32 and Article 41(6), (8) and (10) for the sections of such pipelines between the border of Union jurisdiction and the first interconnection point, provided that the third country is not subject to any EU restrictive measures, such as economic sanctions and the derogation would not be detrimental to competition on or the effective functioning of the internal market in natural gas in the Union, or the security of supply in the Union. Within a period of three months from the day following the receipt of an application, the Commission shall take a decision on whether to grant a derogation in accordance with the above conditions, as well as with the core objectives of the Energy Union. That three-month period may be extended by additional three months where further information is sought by the Commission.
Amendment 123 #
2017/0294(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Directive 2009/73/EC
Article 49 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 2
Article 49 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 2
The derogation shall be limited in time and may be subject to conditions which contribute to the achievement of the above conditions. The derogation may be granted for a period not exceeding 5 years.
Amendment 127 #
2017/0294(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Directive 2009/73/EC
Article 49 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 3
Article 49 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 3
Where the gas pipeline in question is located in the jurisdiction of more than one Member State, the Member State in the jurisdiction of which the first interconnection point is located shall decide on amay apply to the Commission for a temporary derogation for the pipeline.
Amendment 129 #
2017/0294(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Directive 2009/73/EC
Article 49 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 4
Article 49 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 4
Amendment 134 #
2017/0294(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by [PO: one yearthree months after the date of entry into force] at the latest. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions.
Amendment 53 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Work-life balance policies should contribute to the achievement of gender equality by promoting thesupport and facilitate parents’ participation of womeand inclusion in the labour market, making it easier for men to share caring responsibilities on an equal basis with women, and closincluding in flexible forms, and contribute to reducing gender gaps in earnings and pay. Such policies should take into account demographic changes including the effects of an ageing population.
Amendment 70 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Work-life balance remains however a considerable challenge for many parents and workers with caring responsibilities, with a negative impact oninvolved in caring for children and the elderly, which has consequences for female employment. A major factor contributing to the undlesser representation of women in the labour market is the difficulty of balancing work and family obligations. When they have children, women tend to work less hours in paid employment and spend more time fulfilling unpaid care responsibilitiesirreplaceable and invaluable care responsibilities for children and the elderly. Having an ill or dependent relative has also been shown to have a negative impact oninfluence female employment, leading some women to drop out of the labour market entirely. Maternity leave is a mother’s inalienable right to care for her newborn child and to recover after giving birth.
Amendment 119 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 14
Recital 14
Amendment 139 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) In order to provide greater possibility for parents to use parental leave as their children grow up, the right to parental leave should be granted until the child is at least twelve years old. Member States should be able to specify the period of notice to be given by the worker to the employer when applying for parental leave and to decide whether the right to parental leave may be subject to a certain period of service. In view of the growing diversity of contractual arrangements, the sum of successive fixed-term contracts with the same employer should be taken into account for the purpose of calculating the period of service. To balance the needs of workers with those of employers, Member States should also be able to decide whether they define if the employer may be allowed to postpone the granting of parental leave under certain circumstances. In such cases, the employer should provide justification for the postponement. Given that flexibility makes it more likely that second parents, in particular fathers, will take up their entitlement to such leave, wWorkers should be able to request to take parental leave on a full-time or part- time basis or in other flexible forms. It should be up to the employer whether or not to accept such a request for parental leave in other flexible forms than full-time. However, the employer’s decision must be within the scope of the statutory provisions enumerating the conditions for refusal to grant such leave. Member States should also assess if the conditions and detailed arrangements of parental leave should be adapted to the specific needs of parents in particularly disadvantaged situations.
Amendment 146 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) In order to facilitate the return to work following parental leave, workers and employers should be encouraged to maintain contact during the period of leave and may make arrangements for any appropriate reintegration measures, to be decided between the parties concerned, taking into account national law, collective agreements and practice
Amendment 164 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) To increase the incentives for workers with children and caring responsibilities, men in particularboth men and women, to take the periods of leave provided for in this Directive, they should have the right to an adequate allowance while on maternity, parental or paternity leave. The level of the allowance should be at least equivalent to what the worker concerned would receive in case of sick leave. Member States should take into account the importance of the continuity of the entitlements to social security, including healthcare.
Amendment 202 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) With a view to further improving the level of protection of rights provided for in this Directive, national equality bodielabour inspectorates and trade unions should also be competent in the areas covered in this Directive.
Amendment 213 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point a
a) paternity leave, maternity leave, parental leave and carers' leave;
Amendment 230 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
This Directive applies to all workers, men and women, who have an employment contract or an actual employment relationship, regardless of the name or legal form of the document on which the employment is based.
Amendment 241 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) ‘maternity leave’ means leave from work for mothers to be taken on the occasion of the birth of a child;
Amendment 271 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d
d) “relative"” means a worker's son, daughter, mother, father, spouse or partner in civil partnership, where such partnerships are envisaged by national lawny member of family connected by ties of blood, namely a worker's son, daughter, mother, father or spouse;
Amendment 294 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that fathers have the right to take paternity leave of at least ten working days on the occasion of the birth of aone child or, where appropriate, longer on the occasion of the birth or adoption of more than one child.
Amendment 329 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. Where Member States allow one parent to transfer their parental leave entitlement to the other parent, they shall ensure that at least four months of parental leave cannot be transferredfull discretion and freedom in the use of this leave.
Amendment 339 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Amendment 345 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 5
Article 5 – paragraph 5
5. Member States may define the exceptional circumstances in which an employer, following consultation in accordance with national law, collective agreements and/or practice, may be allowed to postpone the granting of parental leave by a reasonable period of time on the grounds that it would seriously disrupt the good functioning of the establishment. Employers shall justify any postponement of parental leave in writing.
Amendment 352 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 6
Article 5 – paragraph 6
6. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that workers have the right to request parental leave also on a part-time basis, in blocks separated by periods of work or in other flexible forms. Employers shall consider and respond to such requests, taking into account the needs of both employers and workers. Employers shall justify any refusal of such a requestmay only reject such applications on compelling grounds, and the reasons for such a refusal shall be provided to the employee in writing.
Amendment 405 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. Employers shall consider and respond to requests for flexible working arrangements referred to in paragraph 1, taking into account the needs of both employers and workers. Employers shall justify any refusal of such a request in writing.
Amendment 444 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Member States shall lay down rules on penalties applicable to breaches of national provisions adopted pursuant to this Directive or the relevant provisions already in force concerning the rights which are within the scope of this Directive. Member States shall take all measures necessary to ensure that those penalties are applied. Penalties shall be effective, proportionate and dissuasive. They may take the form of a fine. They may also comprise payment of compensation, or they may oblige an employer to reinstate an employee to his previous post or to an equivalent post. These types of sanctions may be combined.
Amendment 446 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – title
Article 15 – title
Amendment 448 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Member States shall ensure that the body or bodies designated, pursuant to Article 20 of Directive 2006/54/EC, for the promotion, analysis, monitoring and support of equal treatment of parents and carers without discrimination on grounds of sexnational bodies that protect and monitor workers’ rights, such as national labour inspectorates and trade unions, are also competent for issues falling within the scope of this Directive.
Amendment 472 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 3
Article 20 – paragraph 3
3. Member States may entrustsure the involvement of social partners within the implementation of this Directive, where social partners jointly request to do so and as long as the Member States take all the necessary steps to ensure that they can at all times guarantee the results sought under this Directive.
Amendment 10 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas one of the main reasons for wastage of food is its poor quality (a high amount of chemical substances added thereto: artificial preservatives and colouring agents, pesticides, antibiotics, flavour and aroma enhancers, stabilisers and emulsifiers that contribute to worse product quality and diseases);
Amendment 14 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas food wastage has high social and economic cost, economic and environmental costs, as well as ethical consequences; whereas food that is lost or wasted contributes to climate change with a global carbon footprint of about 8 % of total anthropogenic global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and represents a waste of scarce resources such as land, energy and water8; _________________ 8 FAO, 2015. Food wastage footprint & climate change.
Amendment 27 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas estimates show that 88 million tonnes of food are wasted in the EU each year, equating to 173 kg of wasted food per person; whereas the costs associated with this level of food waste are estimated to amount to around EUR 143 billion9; whereas about 80 million people in the European Union live below the poverty line; whereas according to the FAO 800 million people in the world suffer from hunger; _________________ 9 FUSIONS, Estimates of European food waste levels, March 2016.
Amendment 38 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas food is lost or wasted at all steps of the supply and consumption chain; whereas estimates from the FUSIONS project indicate that the sectors contributing the most to food waste within the EU are households and processing10; whereas humans play a crucial role in these processes and whereas they should be educated about them to make them aware that any minor and improper action may result in food losses, small or large; _________________ 10 FUSIONS, Estimates of European food waste levels, March 2016.
Amendment 73 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the waste management hierarchy established by the Waste Framework Directive12 (prevention, preparing for re-use, recycling, recovery and disposal) cannot be applied in full to food waste; whereas currently there is no specific hierarchy for the management of unconsumed food at EU level and whereas harmonised rules at EU level would bring substantial benefits when it comes to the issue of food wastage; _________________ 12 Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste and repealing certain Directives (OJ L 312, 22.11.2008, p. 3).
Amendment 76 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas date marking on food products is poorly understoofrequently not understood by consumers and whereas there is a lack of awareness of the importance of such labelling and of serious consequences when labelling is not followed; whereas ‘best before’ labelling indicates the date after which an item of food may still be eaten but may not be at its best in terms of quality, and ‘use by’ labelling indicates the date after which an item of food is no longer safe to eat; whereas not even half of EU citizens understand the meaning of ‘best before’ and ‘use by’ labelling14 and whereas they believe that both of them mean ‘not suitable for consumption’; whereas very often consumers are not able to read date marking that is placed in poorly visible areas and it is therefore overlooked, which in turn results in such products being discarded; _________________ 14 Flash Eurobarometer 425, ‘Food waste and date marking’, September 2015.
Amendment 84 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas the donation of unsold food along the entire supply chain leads to considerable reductions in food waste, while helping people in need; whereas supermarkets and gastronomic outlets could play a distinctive role in this process;
Amendment 91 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
Ja. whereas social and bottom-up programmes, for example food banks or eating places operated by charitable organisations, reduce food wastage and assist the poorest people, and therefore help to establish a responsible and aware society;
Amendment 100 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
N. whereas, unfortunately, in many Member States, it is more expensive to donate surplus food that is fit for consumption than to send it for anaerobic digestion21, which is contrary to the public interest, given the number of people living in extreme poverty; _________________ 21 Comparative Study on EU Member States’ legislation and practices on food donation (2014), commissioned by the European Economic and Social Council.
Amendment 114 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the urgent need to reduce the amount of food waste in the Union at every step of the supply and consumption chain, taking into account that in highly industrialised countries food is wasted predominantly at the stages of sales and consumption, while in developing countries food begins to be wasted at the manufacturing and processing stages;
Amendment 142 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for a binding food waste reduction target of 50 % by 2030 and reiterates its call for a binding food waste reduction target of at least 30 % by 2025; calls for the introduction of legal provisions to make this objective feasible, including, but not limited to, tax regulations to simplify distributing food in the form of donations;
Amendment 153 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Urges the Commission to swiftly adopt a common methodology to measure food waste and make the data public; stresses that compiled data would make it possible to investigate better the issue of food wastage and to develop methods to combat it head-on;
Amendment 173 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for the establishment in EU legislation of a hierarchy for the management of unsold food; calls for the establishment, as soon as possible, of a favourable environment for food donors in all EU Member States, as current legislation often requires donors to ‘subsidise philanthropy’ and effectively makes them disinclined to donate food that is fit for consumption;
Amendment 180 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls for price reductions on products whose expiry date is approaching, as this would make it possible, to a certain extent, to avoid large food losses;
Amendment 182 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Calls for the involvement of local authorities of EU Member States in distributing unsold goods which are still fit for consumption to citizens who cannot afford them;
Amendment 186 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that food safety is paramount and that food waste reduction measures must not compromise current food safety standards; calls for a reduction in the use of chemical agents in the process of food manufacturing;
Amendment 205 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Encourages the Commission and the Member States to engage, in cooperation with stakeholders, in improving consumers’ understanding of ‘use by’ dates and ‘best before’ dates and in making these markings easy to understand and clearly visible to consumers; asks the Commission to assess whether current EU legislation and current practice in use with ‘use by’ and ‘best before’ dates in different Member States are fit for purpose;
Amendment 221 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote consumer understanding of food waste, food safety, and good practices in relation to their management and consumption of food; calls for the introduction of education programmes and campaigns to schools that would not only touch upon the issue of a balanced diet, but also make individual consumers aware of the need to appropriately store and prepare food and to use unconsumed leftovers; calls for the issue of food wastage and hunger, a serious problem today, to be properly addressed; points out the need for solidarity and the need to share with those most in need;
Amendment 239 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote successful practices of food waste reduction and resource conservation methods already used by stakeholders; welcomes the establishment of food establishments where it is possible to leave food that is fit for consumption to those in need ('foodsharing') and calls for procedures to be simplified to make the establishment of such facilities easier;
Amendment 255 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls for a reduction in the transport of fruits and vegetables from distant countries, as the practice requires harmful chemical substances to be used and they lead to the loss of valuable nutritive values and diseases;
Amendment 262 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Calls for the promotion of seasonal fruits and vegetables in every Member State, as they do not require the use of chemical agents;
Amendment 263 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 c (new)
Paragraph 10 c (new)
10c. Calls for particular attention to be devoted to animal welfare, particularly with regard to protection against excessive stress, which results in low meat quality and leads to consumers' wasting it;
Amendment 265 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Welcomes the draft EU guidelines on food donation as a first step in the right direction; However, with a view to the barriers to food donation in EU legislation, believes that the donation of unsold food along the entire food supply chain needs to be promoted further by enacting legislative changesbelieves that it is necessary to amend EU legislation without delay in an effort to promote the donation of unsold food along the entire food supply chain; in particular, provisions on supermarkets and food outlets of all types need to be reviewed, as they discard huge quantities of food;
Amendment 276 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission to propose as a matter of urgency a change in the VAT Directive that would explicitly authorise tax exemptions on food donations; taxation of food donations is contrary to the public interest, and removing those taxes would reduce considerably the wastage of food that is still fit for consumption, and would, therefore, assist the poorest;
Amendment 295 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Member States to create economic incentives for limiting food waste and to support food banks;
Amendment 90 #
2016/2221(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Member States to emphasise the role that the social partners and social protection agencies should play in rural areas in combating undeclared workencouraging the formalisation of employment and improving safety and well-being at work, with a view to integrating all types of farm worker, particularly young people and women, even - and above all - those engaged in seasonal work.
Amendment 28 #
2016/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas family farming is the most common operational farming model in the EU, and is thus of great importance and should be supported;
Amendment 58 #
2016/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas the financial support should be provided in particular to family farms producing organic food, which are in general smaller and find it more difficult to remain in business;
Amendment 84 #
2016/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas about 30 % of farm holdings in the EU are managed by women; whereas fully recognising the role played by women in agriculture also involves increasing the proportion of farms managed or co-managed by them;
Amendment 130 #
2016/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recognises women’s contribution to the economy in rural areas as entrepreneurs, heads of the family business and promoters of sustainable development and their importance as stakeholders in the entire economic and social development of these areas; stresses, in particular, women’s fundamental role as members of family farms, which constitute the main socioeconomic cell of rural areas that cares for food production, preservation of traditional knowledge and skills, national and cultural identity and protection of the environment;
Amendment 158 #
2016/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Encourages the Member States to monitor the situation of women in rural areas and to make use of existing measures and specific instruments under the CAP in order to increase the participation of women as beneficiaries; recommends that the Commission keep the provisrecommendation on thematic sub-programmes on ‘Women in rural areas’ when reforming the CAP in the future, as these sub-programmes can play a role in creating job opportunities for women in rural areas;
Amendment 259 #
2016/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Member States to facilitate access to land for womtheir citizens;
Amendment 277 #
2016/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Member States and regional and local governments to provide good quality facilities and public services, inter alia in the cultural sphere, for everyday life in rural areas, including aid to victims of domestic violence and prevention measures tailored to the conditions existing in rural areas, as well as transport and broadband infrastructure;
Amendment 305 #
2016/2204(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Emphasises that rural areas within the Member States have a crucial economic and security role to play in our modern society, in which more than 12 million farmers provide a sufficient amount of healthy and safe food for half a billion consumers throughout the European Union; stresses that keeping these areas vibrant isand ensuring their development are of the utmost importance;
Amendment 35 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The European Council conclusions of October 2014 foresaw that the target should be delivered collectively by the Union in the most cost-effective manner possible, with the reductions in the Emissions Trading System (ETS) and non- ETS sectors amounting to 43% and 30% by 2030 compared to 2005 respectively, with efforts distributed on the basis of relative Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita. All sectors of the economy should contribute to achieving these emission reductions, and all Member States should participate in this effort, balancing considerations of fairness and solidarity, and national targets within the group of Member States with a GDP per capita above the Union average should be relatively adjusted to reflect cost- effectiveness in a fair and balanced manner. The emissions level allocated to each Member State in the context of the 2030 climate and energy framework should take into account Member States' specificities in respect of their energy mix. Achieving these greenhouse gas emission reductions should boost efficiency and innovation in the European economy and in particular should promote improvements, notably in buildings, agriculture, waste management and transport, in so far as they fall under the scope of this Regulation.
Amendment 51 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The approach of annually binding national limits taken in Decision No 406/2009/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council19 should be continued from 2021 to 2030, with the start of the trajectory calculation in 20201 on the average of the greenhouse gas emissions durvalue of annual emission allocation ing 2016 to 201820 and the end of the trajectory being the 2030 limit for each Member State. An adjustment to the allocation in 2021 is provided for Member States with both a positive limit under Decision 406/2009/EC and increasing annual emission allocations between 2017 and 2020 determined pursuant to Decisions 2013/162/EU and 2013/634/EU, to reflect the capacity for increased emissions in those years. The European Council concluded that the availability and use of existing flexibility instruments within the non-ETS sectors should be significantly enhanced in order to ensure cost- effectiveness of the collective Union effort and convergence of emissions per capita by 2030. To that end, unused annual emission allocations from the period from 2013 to 2020 should be transferred to a dedicated reserve for each Member State upon its request, to be utilised in the period from 2021 to 2030, where a Member State's emissions exceed its annual emission allocations for a given year . _________________ 19 Decision No 406/2009/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the effort of Member States to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions to meet the Community’s greenhouse gas emission reduction commitments up to 2020 (OJ L 140, 5.6.2009, p. 136).
Amendment 78 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Regulation [ ] [on the inclusion of greenhouse gas emissions and removals from land use, land use change and forestry into the 2030 climate and energy framework] lays down accounting rules on greenhouse gas emissions and removals relating to land use, land-use change and forestry (LULUCF). While the environmental outcome under this Regulation in terms of the levels of greenhouse gas emission reductions that are made is affected by taking into account a quantity up to the sum of total net removals and total net emissions from deforested land, afforested land, managed forest land, managed cropland and managed grassland as defined in Regulation [ ], flexibility for a maximum quantity of 280425 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent of these removals divided among Member States according to the figures in Annex III should be included as an additional possibility for Member States to meet their commitments when needed. Where the delegated act to update the forest reference levels based on the national forestry accounting plans pursuant to Article 8 (6) of Regulation [LULUCF] is adopted, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission in respect of Article 7 to reflect a contribution of the accounting category managed forest land in the flexibility provided by that Article. Before adopting such a delegated act, the Commission should evaluate the robustness of accounting for managed forest land based on available data, and in particular the consistency of projected and actual harvesting rates. In addition, the possibility to voluntarily delete annual emission allocation units should be allowed under this Regulation in order to allow for such amounts to be taken into account when assessing Member States' compliance with requirements under Regulation [ ].
Amendment 124 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. Subject to the flexibilities provided for in Articles 5, 6 and 7, to the adjustment pursuant to Article 10(2) and taking into account any deduction resulting from the application of Article 7 of Decision No 406/2009/EC, each Member State shall ensure that its greenhouse gas emissions in each year between 2021 and 2029 do not exceed the level defined by a linear trajectory, starting in 20201 on the average of its greenhouse gas emissions during 2016, 2017 and 2018 determined pursuant to paragraph 3value of annual emission allocation in 2020 and ending in 2030 on the limit set for that Member State in Annex I to this Regulation.
Amendment 130 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall adopt an implementing act setting out the annual emission allocations for the years from 2021 to 2030 in terms of tonnes of CO2 equivalent as specified in paragraphs 1 and 2. For the purposes of this implementing act, the Commission shall carry out a comprehensive review of the most recent national inventory data for the years 2005 and 2016 to 2018 submitted by Member States pursuant to Article 7 of Regulation No (EU) 525/2013.
Amendment 149 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. In respect of the years 2021 to 2029, a Member State may borrow a quantity of up to 510% from its annual emission allocation for the following year.
Amendment 164 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Article 5 – paragraph 4
4. A Member State may transfer up to 510% of its annual emission allocation for a given year to other Member States. The receiving Member State may use this quantity for compliance under Article 9 for the given year or for subsequent years until 2030.
Amendment 174 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Member States may carry-over excess annual emission allocations from the previous commitment period.
Amendment 175 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 6 b (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. The previous period banking reserve for each Member State is hereby established. Upon request of the Member State, the unused annual emission allocations from a commitment period shall be carried over to the previous period banking reserve.
Amendment 176 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 6 c (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 6 c (new)
6 c. To the extent that a Member State's emissions exceed its annual emission allocations for a given year, a quantity up to the sum of unused annual emission allocations in the previous period banking reserve for that Member State, may be taken into account for its compliance under Article 9 of this Regulation for that year.
Amendment 177 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 a (new)
Article 5 a (new)
Article 5 a Additional use of 100 million annual emission allocations for implementation of projects 1. A European Project Mechanism (EPM) is hereby established. 2. Within the EPM, 100 million annual emission allocations shall be made available for the purpose of implementing projects or programmes that reduce greenhouse gas emissions not covered by the EU ETS in the Member States listed in Annex IV. 3. In the period from 2021 to 2030, 100 million annual emission allocations shall be auctioned through a Central Union Auctioning Platform. Any Member State is eligible to bid and may use the quantity acquired to comply with Article 9 for the given year or subsequent years. Auctioning revenues shall be made available for emission reduction projects or programmes within the EPM in the Member States listed in Annex IV. 4. Any projects under this mechanism shall not result in the double counting of emission reductions. 5. The Commission shall adopt an implementing act that sets out the details, rules and conditions concerning timing, administration, use of revenues and other aspects of auctioning annual emission allocations through the central platform, as well as the modalities and procedures for the EPM. 6. That implementing act shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 13.
Amendment 201 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – title
Article 7 – title
Additional use of up to 280425 million net removals from deforested land, afforested land, managed cropland and managed grasslandLULUCF
Amendment 215 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. To the extent that a Member State's emissions exceed its annual emission allocations for a given year, a quantity up to the sum of total net removals and total net emissions from the combined accounting categories of deforested land, afforested land, managed forest land, managed cropland and managed grassland referred to in Article 2 of Regulation [ ] [LULUCF] may be taken into account for its compliance under Article 9 of this Regulation for that year, provided that:
Amendment 228 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. A Member State which is evaluated under Article 21 of Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 as not making sufficient progress shall, within three monthsexceeds the annual emission allocation, taking into account the flexibilities, shall, within three months, since the compliance check as specified in the Article 9, submit to the Commission an corrective action plan that includes:
Amendment 234 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) an addi deduction tofrom the Member State's emission figureallocation of the following year equal to the amount in tonnes of CO2 equivalent of the excess greenhouse gas emissions, multiplied by a factor of 1.08, in accordance with the measures adopted pursuant to Article 11; and
Amendment 239 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the Member State shall be temporarily prohibited from transferring any part of its annual emission allocation to another Member State until it is in compliance with Article 4 (2) of this Regulation. The Central Administrator shall implement this prohibition in the registry referred in Article 11.
Amendment 241 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. If the greenhouse gas emissions of a Member State in either the period from 2021 to 2025 or the period from 2026 to 2030 under Regulation [ ] exceeded its greenhouse gas removals, as determined in accordance with Article 12 of that Regulation, there shall be a deduction from that Member State'saking into account flexibilities used pursuant to Article 11 of that Regulation, Member State may choose to deduct annual emissions allocations for the relevant years equal to the amount in tonnes of CO2 equivalent of those excess greenhouse gas emissions for the relevant yearose years as one of flexibility options.
Amendment 268 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation 525/2013/EU
Article 21
Article 21
The Commission may issue opinions on the corrective action plans submitted by Member States according to Article 8(1) of Regulation [ ESR ] on binding annual greenhouse gas emission reductions by Member States from 2021 to 2030, within three months from the date of submission of the corrective action plan.
Amendment 27 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The Paris Agreement, inter alia, sets out a long-term goal in line with the objective to keep the global temperature increase well below 2°C above pre- industrial levels and to pursue efforts to keep it to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. In order to achieve this goal, the Parties should prepare, communicate and maintain successive nationally determined contributions. The Paris Agreement replaces the approach taken under the 1997 Kyoto Protocol which will not be continued beyond 2020. The Paris Agreement also calls for a balance between anthropogenic emissions by sources and removals by sinks of greenhouse gases in the second half of this century, and invites Parties to take action to conserve and enhance, as appropriate, sinks and reservoirs of greenhouse gases, including forests. To achieve these goals the EU policies should incentivise afforestation and responsible forest management practices.
Amendment 41 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The LULUCF sector can contribute to climate change mitigation in several ways, in particular by reducing emissions, and maintaining and enhancing sinks and carbon stocks. In order for measures aiming in particular at increasing carbon sequestration to be effective and in line with the Paris Agreement, the long-term stability and adaptability of carbon pools is essential.
Amendment 66 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Emissions and removals from forest land depend on a number of natural circumstances, age-class structure, as well as past and present management practices. The use of a base year would not make it possible to reflect those factors and resulting cyclical impacts on emissions and removals or their interannual variation. The relevant accounting rules should instead provide for the use of reference levels to exclude the effects of natural and country- specific characteristics. In the absence of the international review under the UNFCCC and the Kyoto Protocol, a review proceduretechnical assistance rules should be established to help ensure transparency and improve the quality of accounting in this category.
Amendment 98 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. This Regulation applies to emissions and removals of the greenhouse gases listed in Annex I, section A, as reported pursuant to Article 7 of Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 occurring in any of the following land accounting categories and other categories on the territories of Member States during the period from 2021 to 2030:
Amendment 110 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) harvested wood products.
Amendment 119 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
(fa) 'forest reference level' is an estimate of the average annual net emissions or removals resulting from managed forest land within the territory of the Member State in the periods from 2021 to 2025 and from 2026 to 2030.
Amendment 126 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 14 to adapt the definitions in paragraph 1 to scientific developments or technical progress and to ensure consistency between those definitions and any changes to relevant definitions in the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories ('IPCC Guidelines'), as adopted by bodies of the UNFCCC or of the Paris Agreement.
Amendment 134 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. Each Member State shall prepare and maintain accounts that accurately reflect the emissions and removals resulting from the land accounting categories and other categories referred to in Article 2 in accordance with the reporting guidance adopted by bodies of the UNFCCC or of the Paris Agreement for the period 2021-2030. Member States shall ensure the accuracy, completeness, consistency, comparability and transparency of their accounts and of other data provided under this Regulation. Member States shall denote emissions by a positive sign (+) and removals by a negative sign (-).
Amendment 140 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall prevent any double counting of emissions or removals, in particular by accounting for emissions or removals resulting from more than one land accounting category under one category only.
Amendment 142 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Article 5 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall include in their accounts for each land accounting category any change in the carbon stock of the carbon pools listed in Annex I, section B. Member States may choose not to include in their accounts changes in carbon stocks for carbon pools where the carbon pool is not a source, except for above-ground biomass and harvested wood products on managed forest land.
Amendment 145 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 6
Article 5 – paragraph 6
6. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 14 to amend Annex I in order to reflect changes in the IPCC Guidelines, as adopted by bodies of the UNFCCC or of the Paris Agreement.
Amendment 158 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall account for emissions and removals resulting from managed cropland calculated as emissions and removals in the periods from 2021 to 2025 and from 2026 to 2030 minus the value obtained by multiplying by five the Member State’'s average annual emissions and removals resulting from managed cropland in its base period 2005-2007 or its base year under the UNFCCC. Member States shall communicate their choice of accounting base period or year to the European Commission by 31 December 2018.
Amendment 160 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall account for emissions and removals resulting from managed grassland calculated as emissions and removals in the periods from 2021 to 2025 and from 2026 to 2030 minus the value obtained by multiplying by five the Member State’'s average annual emissions and removals resulting from managed grassland in its base period 2005-2007. or its base year under the UNFCCC. Member States shall communicate their choice of accounting base period or year to the European Commission before 31 December 2018.
Amendment 169 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4
Article 7 – paragraph 4
4. Member States that have chosen to include managed wetland in the scope of their commitments in accordance with Article 2 shall account for emissions and removals resulting from managed wetland, calculated as emissions and removals in the periods from 2021 to 2025 and/or from 2026 to 2030 minus the value obtained by multiplying by five the Member State’'s average annual emissions and removals resulting from managed wetland in its base period 2005-2007. or its base year under the UNFCCC. Member States shall communicate their choice of accounting base period or year to the European Commission before 31 December 2018.
Amendment 178 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Amendment 185 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Amendment 214 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
The national forestry accounting plan shall contain all the elements listed in Annex IV, section B and include a proposed new forest reference level based on the continuation of currenttrends of sustainable forest management practice and intensity, as documented between 1990-2009 per forest type and per age class in national forestss in accordance with the best available data and adopted policies and programs, taking into account the protection of biodiversity, expressed in tonnes of CO2 equivalent per year.
Amendment 221 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 5
Article 8 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission shall carry out a review of the national forestry accounting plans and technical corrections and assessconduct a technical analysis of the extent to which the proposed new or corrected forest reference levels have been determined in accordance with the principles and requirements set out in paragraphs (3) and (4) as well as Article 5(1) until corresponding modalities, procedures and guidelines are developed by bodies of the UNFCCC. To the extent that this is required in order to ensure compliance with the principles and requirements set out in paragraphs (3) and (4) as well as Article 5(1), the Commission may recalculateprovide technical recommendations to Member States in order to facilitate a technical revision of the proposed new or corrected forest reference levels.
Amendment 230 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 6
Article 8 – paragraph 6
6. The Commission shall adopt delegatedimplementing acts in accordance with Article 14 to amend Annex IIa in the light of the review carried out pursuant to paragraph (5) to updateestablish Member State forest reference levels based on assumptions provided in the national forestry accounting plans or the technical corrections submitted, and any recalculations made in the context of the review. Until the entry into force of the delegated act, Member State forest reference levels as specified in Annex II shall continue to apply for the period 2021-2025 and/or 2026-20, by 31 December 2019 for the period 2021-25 and by 30 June 2024 for the period 2026-30.
Amendment 235 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Amendment 246 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 4
Article 10 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 14 to revise the methodology and information requirements in Annex VI in order to reflect changes in the IPCC Guidelines, as adopted by bodies of the UNFCCC or of the Paris Agreement.
Amendment 247 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. Where total emissions exceed removals in a Member State and that Member State has chosen to deleted annual emission allocations under Regulation [ ] on binding annual greenhouse gas emission reductions by Member States from 2021 to 2030, as one of the flexibility options, this quantity shall be taken into account for the Member State’s compliance with its commitment pursuant to Article 4.
Amendment 263 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 a (new)
Article 14 a (new)
Amendment 273 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1
The Commission shall report to the European Parliament and to the Council by 28 February 2024 and every five years thereafter on the operation of this Regulation, its contribution to the EU's overall 2030 greenhouse gas emission reduction target and its contribution to the goals of the Paris Agreement, with a view of keeping this Regulation in line with relevant decisions adopted by bodies of the UNFCCC or of the Paris Agreement, and may make proposals if appropriate.
Amendment 278 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – table 2
Annex II – table 2
Amendment 285 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – part A – paragraph 1 – point d
Annex IV – part A – paragraph 1 – point d
Amendment 289 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – part A – paragraph 1 – point g
Annex IV – part A – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) Reference levels shall be consistent with greenhouse gas inventories and relevant historical data and shall be based on transparent, complete, consistent, comparable and accurate information. Greenhouse gas inventories shall be aligned with relevant decisions adopted by bodies of the UNFCCC or of the Paris Agreement. In particular, the model used to construct the reference level shall be able to reproduce historical data from the national greenhouse gas inventory.
Amendment 246 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1
Article 18 – paragraph 1
A CE marked fertilising productmaterial that has undergone a recovery operation and complies with the requirements laid down in this Regulation shall be considered to complybe a component material of a CE marked fertilising product that complies with the conditions laid down in Article 6(1) of Directive 2008/98/EC and shall, therefore, be considered asto havinge ceased to bebeing waste.
Amendment 272 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 42 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 43 to amend Annexes III to IV for the purposes of adapting them to technical progress and facilitating internal market access and free movement for CE marked fertilising products
Amendment 288 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 2
Article 42 – paragraph 2
Amendment 298 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 3
Article 42 – paragraph 3
Amendment 302 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 4
Article 42 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall also be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 43 to amend Annexes III to IV in the light of new scientific evidence. The Commission shall use this empowerment where, based on a risk assessment, an amendment proves necessary to ensure that any CE marked fertilising product complying with the requirements of this Regulation does not, under normal conditions of use, present an unacceptable risk to human, animal, or plant health, to safety or to the environment.
Amendment 333 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 2
Article 49 – paragraph 2
It shall apply from 1 January 2018[Publications office, please insert the date occurring three years following the publication of this Regulation in the Official Journal of the European Union].
Amendment 338 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(A) – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(A) – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
of solely biological origin, including peat, leonardite, lignite and other substances obtained from them, but excluding other materials which isare fossilized or embedded in geological formations.
Amendment 344 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(A) – paragraph 2 – indent 1
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(A) – paragraph 2 – indent 1
- Cadmium (Cd) 1,580 mg/kg dry matter,
Amendment 357 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(A) – paragraph 3 a (new)
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(A) – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Clostridium botulinum shall be absent in a 10 g/10 ml sample of the CE marked fertilising product.
Amendment 359 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(A) – paragraph 4 a (new)
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(A) – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Absence of resistant parasites eggs of Ascaris spp. and Toxocara spp. shall be demonstrated.
Amendment 377 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(B) – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(B) – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
of solely biological origin, including peat, leonardite, lignite and other substances obtained from them, but excluding other materials which isare fossilized or embedded in geological formations.
Amendment 395 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(B) – paragraph 3 – point a – point 2 – indent 1
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(B) – paragraph 3 – point a – point 2 – indent 1
- As of [Publications office, please insert the date of application of this Regulation]: 680 mg/kg phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5),
Amendment 402 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(B) – paragraph 3 – point a – point 2 – indent 2
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(B) – paragraph 3 – point a – point 2 – indent 2
Amendment 416 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(B) – paragraph 3 – point a – point 2 – indent 3
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(B) – paragraph 3 – point a – point 2 – indent 3
Amendment 434 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(B) – paragraph 3 – point e a (new)
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(B) – paragraph 3 – point e a (new)
(ea) biuret (C2H5N3O2) 12 g/kg;
Amendment 440 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(B) – paragraph 4 a (new)
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(B) – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Clostridium botulinum shall be absent in a 10 g/10 ml sample of the CE marked fertilising product.
Amendment 442 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(B) – paragraph 5 a (new)
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(B) – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Absence of resistant parasites eggs of Ascaris spp. and Toxocara spp. shall be demonstrated.
Amendment 464 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(C)(I) – paragraph 1
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(C)(I) – paragraph 1
1. An minorganiceral macronutrient fertiliser shall be aimed at providing plants with one or more of the following macronutrients: (a) Primary: nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), and potassium (K),. (b) Secondary: magnesium (Mg), calcium (Ca), sulphur (S) or sodium (Na). The declarable nitrogen content is given by the sum of ammoniacal N, nitric N, ureic N, N from urea formaldehyde, N from isobutylidene diurea, N from crotonylidene diurea. The declarable primary and secondary content is given by the P2O5, K2O, MgO, CaO, SO3, and Na2O form.
Amendment 480 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(C)(I) – paragraph 2 – point a – point 2 – indent 1
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(C)(I) – paragraph 2 – point a – point 2 – indent 1
- As of [Publications office, please insert the date of application of this Regulation]: 680 mg/kg phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5),
Amendment 488 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(C)(I) – paragraph 2 – point a – point 2 – indent 2
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(C)(I) – paragraph 2 – point a – point 2 – indent 2
Amendment 499 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(C)(I) – paragraph 2 – point a – point 2 – indent 3
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(C)(I) – paragraph 2 – point a – point 2 – indent 3
Amendment 512 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(C)(I) – paragraph 2 – point d
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(C)(I) – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) Nickel (Ni) 1290 mg/kg dry matter,
Amendment 522 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1 (C) (I) (a)(i) – paragraph 1
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1 (C) (I) (a)(i) – paragraph 1
1. A straight solid minorganiceral macronutrient fertiliser shall have a declared content of not more than oneone primary nutrient.
Amendment 524 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1 (C) (I) (a)(i) – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1 (C) (I) (a)(i) – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The CE marked fertilising product shall contain one of the following declared primary nutrients in the minimum quantity stated:
Amendment 526 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1 (C) (I) (a)(i) – paragraph 2 – indent 3 a (new)
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1 (C) (I) (a)(i) – paragraph 2 – indent 3 a (new)
- and may contain one or more secondary nutrients in the minimum quantity stated:
Amendment 531 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1 (C) (I) (a)(ii) – paragraph 1
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1 (C) (I) (a)(ii) – paragraph 1
1. A compound solid minorganiceral macronutrient fertiliser shall have a declared content of more than one primary nutrient.
Amendment 533 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1 (C) (I) (a)(ii) – paragraph 2
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1 (C) (I) (a)(ii) – paragraph 2
2. The CE marked fertilising product shall contain more than one of the following declared primary nutrients in the minimum quantities stated:
Amendment 537 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1 (C) (I) (a)(ii) – paragraph 2 – indent 3 a (new)
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1 (C) (I) (a)(ii) – paragraph 2 – indent 3 a (new)
- and may contain one of or more secondary nutrients in the minimum quantity stated:
Amendment 546 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1 (C) (I) (b)(i) – paragraph 1
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1 (C) (I) (b)(i) – paragraph 1
1. A straight liquid minorganiceral macronutrient fertiliser shall have a declared content of not more than one primary nutrient.
Amendment 548 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1 (C) (I) (b)(i) – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1 (C) (I) (b)(i) – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The CE marked fertilising product shall contain one of the following declared primary nutrients in the minimum quantity stated:
Amendment 551 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1 (C) (I) (b)(i) – paragraph 2 – indent 3 a (new)
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1 (C) (I) (b)(i) – paragraph 2 – indent 3 a (new)
- and may contain one or more secondary nutrients in the minimum quantity stated:
Amendment 555 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1 (C) (I) (b)(ii) – paragraph 1
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1 (C) (I) (b)(ii) – paragraph 1
1. A compound liquid minorganiceral macronutrient fertiliser shall have a declared content of more than one primary nutrient.
Amendment 557 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1 (C)(I) (b)(ii) – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1 (C)(I) (b)(ii) – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The CE marked fertilising product shall contain more than one of the following declared primary nutrients in the minimum quantities stated:
Amendment 560 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1 (C)(I) (b)(ii) – paragraph 2 – indent 1
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1 (C)(I) (b)(ii) – paragraph 2 – indent 1
- 1,53% by mass of total nitrogen (N),
Amendment 562 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1 (C)(I) (b)(ii) – paragraph 2 – indent 2
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1 (C)(I) (b)(ii) – paragraph 2 – indent 2
- 1,53% by mass of total phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5),
Amendment 564 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1 (C)(I) (b)(ii) – paragraph 2 – indent 3
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1 (C)(I) (b)(ii) – paragraph 2 – indent 3
- 1,54% by mass of total potassium oxide (K2O),
Amendment 566 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1 (C)(I) (b)(ii) – paragraph 2 – indent 3 a (new)
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1 (C)(I) (b)(ii) – paragraph 2 – indent 3 a (new)
- and may contain of or more secondary nutrients in the minimum quantity stated:
Amendment 582 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 3 (A) – paragraph 1
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 3 (A) – paragraph 1
1. An organic soil improver shall consist exclusively of material of solely biological origin, including peat, leonardite, lignite and substances obtained from them, but excluding other materials which is fossilized or embedded in geological formations.
Amendment 590 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 3(A) – paragraph 3 – point a a (new)
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 3(A) – paragraph 3 – point a a (new)
(aa) Clostridium botolinum shall be absent in a 10 g/10 ml sample of the CE marked fertilising product.
Amendment 591 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 3(A) – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 3(A) – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
(ba) Absence of resistant parasites eggs of Ascaris spp. and Toxocara spp. shall be demonstrated.
Amendment 609 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 4 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 4 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Clostridium botulinum shall be absent in a 10 g/10 ml sample of the CE marked fertilising product.
Amendment 611 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 4 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 4 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Amendment 648 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 6 (A) – paragraph 12
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 6 (A) – paragraph 12
Amendment 731 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 8 – paragraph 3
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 8 – paragraph 3
3. A CE marked fertilising product may contain a compliant nitrification inhibitor, as referred to in PFC 5(A)(I) of Annex I, only if at least 50% of the total nitrogen (N) content of the fertilising product consists of the nitrogen (N) forms ammonium (NH4+) and/or urea (CH4N2O).
Amendment 732 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 9 – paragraph 3
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 9 – paragraph 3
3. The polymers shall not contain a maximum of 600 ppm free formaldehyde.
Amendment 740 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 10 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 10 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. As of [Publications office, please insert the date occurring threfive years after the date of application of this Regulation], the following criterion shall berequirements shall apply: (a) a standard for the biodegradability by setting a timeframe in which at least 90% of the organic carbon is converted into CO2, after the claimed release time of the polymer has been fulfilled, and (b) a biodegradability test that complieds with the following criterion: Tthe polymer ishall be capable of undergoing physical, biological decomposition, such that most of it ultimately decomposes into carbon dioxide (CO2), biomass and water. It shall have at least 90 % of the organic carbon converted into CO2 in maximum 24 months, in a biodegradability test as specified points (a)-(c) below.
Amendment 746 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 10 – paragraph 2 – point a
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 10 – paragraph 2 – point a
Amendment 751 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 10 – paragraph 2 – point b
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 10 – paragraph 2 – point b
Amendment 757 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 10 – paragraph 2 – point c
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 10 – paragraph 2 – point c
Amendment 762 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 10 – paragraph 2 – point d
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 10 – paragraph 2 – point d
Amendment 781 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – part 2 – PFC 1 – paragraph 2 – point b
Annex III – part 2 – PFC 1 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) The nitrification inhibitor content shall be expressed as a percentage by mass of the total nitrogen (N) present as ammonium nitrogen (NH4+) and/or urea nitrogen (CH4N2O).
Amendment 785 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – part 2 – PFC 1 (C)(I) – paragraph 1 – point a
Annex III – part 2 – PFC 1 (C)(I) – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the declared nutrients nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) or potassium (K), by their chemical symbols in the order N-P-K; . The declared nitrogen content is given by the sum of ammoniacal N, nitric N, ureic N, N from urea formaldehyde, N from isobutylidene diurea, and N from crotonylidene diurea. Phosphorus fertilisers must fulfil the following minimum solubility levels to be plant-available, otherwise they cannot be declared as phosphorus fertilisers: – water solubility: minimum level 40% of total P2O5, – minimum level 75% of total P2O5, solubility in neutral ammonium citrate, – solubility in formic acid (only for soft rock phosphate): minimum level 55% of total P2O5.
Amendment 819 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – part 3 – PFC 1(B) – table
Annex III – part 3 – PFC 1(B) – table
Permissible tolerance for the declared content of forms of inorganic macronutrient N P2O5 K2O MgO CaO SO3 Na2O ± 25% of the declared content of ± 25- 50% and +100% of the declared content of ± 25% of the declared the nutrient forms present up to a content of those nutrients up to a maximum content up to a maximum of 2 percentage point of 1,5 percentage points in maximum of -2 and +4 percentage maximum of 0,9 in absolute terms for each points in absolute terms. percentage points in nutrient separately and for the absolute terms absolute terms sum of nutrients The above tolerance values apply also for the N-forms and for the solubilities.
Amendment 823 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – part 3 – PFC 1(C) (I) – table
Annex III – part 3 – PFC 1(C) (I) – table
Permissible tolerance for the declared content of forms of macronutrient N P2O5 K2O MgO CaO SO3 Na2O ± 25% of the declared content of ± 25-50% and +100% of the declared content of ± 25% of the declared the nutrient forms present up to a content of those nutrients up to a maximum content up to a maximum of 2 percentage point of 1,5maximum of -2 and +4 percentage points in maximum of 0,9 in absolute terms for each points in absolute terms. percentage points in nutrient separately and for the absolute terms absolute terms sum of nutrients The above tolerance values apply also for the N-forms and for the solubilities.
Amendment 827 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – part 3 – PFC 1(C) (I) – paragraph 1
Annex III – part 3 – PFC 1(C) (I) – paragraph 1
Granulometry: ± 120 % relative deviation applicable to the declared percentage of material passing a specific sieve
Amendment 830 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – part 3 – PFC 1(C) (I) – paragraph 2
Annex III – part 3 – PFC 1(C) (I) – paragraph 2
Quantity: ± 53 % relative deviation of the declared value
Amendment 833 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – part 2 – Module A – paragraph 2.2 – point b
Annex IV – part 2 – Module A – paragraph 2.2 – point b
Amendment 837 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – part 2 – Module A – paragraph 2.2 – point c
Annex IV – part 2 – Module A – paragraph 2.2 – point c
Amendment 843 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – part 2 – Module A 1 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
Annex IV – part 2 – Module A 1 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
The cycles and test referred to under Headings 4.1-4.3 below shall be carried out on a representative sample of the product at least every 36 months on behalf of the manufacturer, in order to verify conformity with
Amendment 70 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8 a) When calculating the duration of posting, same postings within the same contract concluded by the undertaking referred to in Article 1 (1) should be taken into account.
Amendment 71 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 b (new)
Recital 8 b (new)
(8 b) When assessing working place for the purpose of calculating the duration of posting in the context of replacement, the working place should be understood as the very same working place where the worker is posted to the same working position to perform the same tasks.
Amendment 72 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 c (new)
Recital 8 c (new)
(8 c) For the calculation of the remuneration within the meaning of this Directive, minimum rates of pay and other mandatory elements, laid down by law or universally applicable collective agreements or arbitration awards, are to be taken into account, provided that these elements do not alter the relationship between the service provided by a workers and the consideration which the worker receives in return. The mandatory elements are the elements which apply to all workers and that are not optional or dependent on certain events or factors. Member States should specify in a transparent way the different elements of remuneration applicable on their territory. Posted worker should be entitled to the gross amount of remuneration which does not have to comply with the all mandatory elements but to the amount required.
Amendment 121 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 14
Recital 14
Amendment 132 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) When calculating the duration of posting, only postings within the same contract concluded by the undertaking referred to in Article 1 (1) should be taken into account.
Amendment 133 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 b (new)
Recital 8 b (new)
(8b) When assessing working place for the purpose of calculating the duration of posting in the context of replacement, the working place should be understood as the very same working place where the worker is posted to the same working position to perform the same tasks.
Amendment 134 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 c (new)
Recital 8 c (new)
(8c) For the calculation of the remuneration within the meaning of this Directive, minimum rates of pay and other mandatory elements, laid down by law or universally applicable collective agreements or arbitration awards, are to be taken into account, provided that these elements do not alter the relationship between the service provided by a workers and the consideration which the worker receives in return. The mandatory elements are the elements which apply to all workers and that are not optional or dependent on certain events or factors. Member States should specify in a transparent way the different elements of remuneration applicable on their territory. Posted worker should be entitled to the gross amount of remuneration which does not have to comply with the all mandatory elements but to the amount required.
Amendment 139 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)
(-1) in Article 1, the following paragraph is added: “2a. This Directive shall not apply to transport undertakings.”
Amendment 141 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)
(-1) in Article 1, the following paragraph is added: “2a. This Directive shall not apply to undertakings referred to in Article 1(1) which post workers, if the period of posting does not exceed three days within a one month reference period.”
Amendment 142 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 a (new)
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 1 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 4 a (new)
(-1a) in Article 1, the following paragraph is added: “4a. Undertakings established in a non- member State must not be given more favourable treatment than undertakings established in a Member State."
Amendment 146 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Amendment 155 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Because of the highly mobile nature of work in international road transport, the implementation of th it would be pmosting of workers directive raises particular legal questions and difficulties (especially where the link with the concerned Member State is insufficient). It would be most suited for these challenges to be addressed suited to address this topic through sector-specific legislation together with other EU initiatives aimed at improving the functioning of the internal road transport market.
Amendment 178 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 2 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – indent 2 – point c
(c) remuneration, including overtime ratesminimum rates of pay, including overtime rates, unless the Member State fails to publish in the single official national website referred to in Article 5 of Directive 2014/67/EU the constituent elements of minimum rates of pay, their geographic and personal scope and the method of calculation; this point does not apply to supplementary occupational retirement pension schemes;
Amendment 193 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
For the purposes of this Directive, remuneration means all the elements of remuneration rendered mandatory by national law, regulation or administrative provision, collective agreements or arbitration awards which have been declared universally applicable and/or, in the absence of a system for declaring collective agreements or arbitration awards to be of universal application, other collective agreements or arbitthe concept of minimum rates of pay referred to in paragraph 1 (c) is defined by the national law and/or praction awards within the meaning of paragraph 8 second subparagraph, ince of the Member State to whose territory the worker is posted.
Amendment 200 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Member States shall publish in the single official national website referred to in Article 5 of Directive 2014/67/EU the constituent elements of remuneration in accordance with point (c)minimum rates of pay, their geographic and personal scope and the method of calculation in accordance with point (c). If the payment received by the posted worker is at least equal to the minimum rates of pay, it shall be deemed that this posted worker has received the minimum rates of pay provided for in this Directive.
Amendment 201 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Member States shall publish in the single official national website referred to in Article 5 of Directive 2014/67/EU the constituent elements of remuneration in accordance with point (c)., their geographic and personal scope and the method of calculation in accordance with point (d). If the payment received by the posted worker is at least equal to the amount of constituent elements of remuneration, it shall be deemed that this posted worker has received the remuneration provided for in this Directive."
Amendment 210 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a
Amendment 214 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b a (new)
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a a (new)
Amendment 229 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 14
Recital 14
Amendment 260 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)
(–1) In Article 1, the following paragraph 2a is inserted : 2a. This Directive shall not apply to transport undertakings.
Amendment 263 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 1 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 b (new)
(–1) In Article 1, the following paragraph 2b is added: 2b. This Directive shall not apply to undertakings referred to in Article 1(1) which post workers, if the period of posting does not exceed three days within one month reference period.
Amendment 279 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 2a
Article 2a
Amendment 366 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 3 – pragraph 1 – indent 2 – point c
Article 3 – pragraph 1 – indent 2 – point c
(c) remuneration, including overtime ratesminimum rates of pay, including overtime rates, unless the Member State fails to publish in the single official national website referred to in Article 5 of Directive 2014/67/EU the constituent elements of minimum rates of pay, their geographic and personal scope and the method of calculation; this point does not apply to supplementary occupational retirement pension schemes;
Amendment 400 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
For the purposes of this Directive, remuneration means all the elements of remuneration rendered mandatory by national law, regulation or administrative provision, collective agreements or arbitration awards which have been declared universally applicable and/or, in the absence of a system for declaring collective agreements or arbitration awards to be of universal application, other collective agreements or arbitthe concept of minimum rates of pay referred to in paragraph 1 (c) is defined by the national law and/or praction awards within the meaning of paragraph 8 second subparagraph, ince of the Member State to whose territory the worker is posted.
Amendment 428 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Member States shall publish in the single official national website referred to in Article 5 of Directive 2014/67/EU the constituent elements of remunerminimum rates of pay, their geographic and personal scope and the method of calculation in accordance with point (c).
Amendment 438 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
If the payment received by the posted worker is at least equal to the minimum rates of pay, it shall be deemed that this posted worker has received the minimum rates of pay provided for in this Directive.
Amendment 452 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 3 – pragraph 1 a
Article 3 – pragraph 1 a
Amendment 469 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b a (new)
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a b (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a b (new)
(ba) The following paragraph is added: 1ab. Member States shall publish in the single official national website referred to in Article 5 of Directive 2014/67/EU the constituent elements of remuneration, their geographic and personal scope and the method of calculation in accordance with point (d). If the payment received by the posted worker is at least equal to the amount of constituent elements of remuneration, it shall be deemed that this posted worker has received the remuneration provided for in this Directive.
Amendment 68 #
2016/0062(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas gender equality is aone of the core values of the EU; whereas the right to equal treatment and non- discrimination is a fundamental right enshrined in the Treaties and should apply in legislation, practice, case law and daily life;
Amendment 87 #
2016/0062(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas violence against women and gender-based violence are widespreadfairly common in the EU; whereas further measures are needed to encourage women who have been the victims of violence to report their experiences and seek assistance, and to ensure that they receive appropriate support in line with their needs and that they are informed about their rights;
Amendment 161 #
2016/0062(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the Istanbul Convention stresses the importance of changing mentalities and attitudes to break the continuity of gender-based violence; whereas education on equality between women and men, on non-stereotyped gender roles and ontaking account of the different roles that arise from their respect for personal inive psychological and physical charactegritystics, is therefore required in this regard;
Amendment 201 #
2016/0062(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Deplores the fact that women and girls are oftensometimes exposed to domestic violence, sexual harassment, rape, forced marriage and other forms of violence, which constitute a serious violation of the human rights and dignity of women and girls;
Amendment 271 #
2016/0062(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point j
Paragraph 5 – point j
(j) To actively promote a change in attitudes and behaviours and combat gender stereotypes and sexismrespect for the different roles of women and men that arise from their respective psychological and physical characteristics, making concerted efforts to encourage everyone, including men and boys, to play an active part in preventing all forms of violence;
Amendment 19 #
2009/0003(CNS)
Proposal for a recommendation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Poor patient safety represents both a severe public health problem and a high economic burden on limited health resources. A large proportion of adverse events are preventable, both in the hospital sector and in primary care, with limited financial resources and systemic factors appearing to account for a majority of them.
Amendment 22 #
2009/0003(CNS)
Proposal for a recommendation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Evidence suggests that EU Member States are at different levels in the development and implementation of effective and comprehensive patient safety strategies. Therefore, this initiative intends to create a framework to stimulate policy development and future action in and between Member States to address the key patient safety issues confronting the EU, above all the responsibility of healthcare establishments and institutions for people's health.
Amendment 24 #
2009/0003(CNS)
Proposal for a recommendation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Patients should be informed and empowered by involving them in the patient safety process; they should be informed of levels of safety, including of the medicines dispensed and on how they can find accessible and comprehensible information on complaints and redress systems in relation to healthcare institutions and establishments and pharmaceutical companies.
Amendment 28 #
2009/0003(CNS)
Proposal for a recommendation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) A national strategy, complementary to strategies targeted towards the prudent use of antimicrobial agents, should be developed incorporating prevention and control of healthcare -associated infections into national public health objectives and aiming to reduce the risk of healthcare- associated infections within healthcare institutions. It is essential that the necessary resources for implementing the components of the national strategy are allocated as part of the core funding for healthcare delivery and that the level of such resources remains constant.
Amendment 34 #
2009/0003(CNS)
Proposal for a recommendation
Part I – Chapter II – point 1 – point a
Part I – Chapter II – point 1 – point a
(a) Designating the competent authority or authorities responsible for patient safetyies at the various levels of state and local government administration responsible for patient safety and supervision and coordination of measures to improve public health on their territory;
Amendment 36 #
2009/0003(CNS)
Proposal for a recommendation
Part I – Chapter II – point 2 – point b a (new)
Part I – Chapter II – point 2 – point b a (new)
(ba) Informing patients about treatment risks and introducing legal mechanisms to facilitate the lodging of claims for damage to health, including against pharmaceutical companies.
Amendment 37 #
2009/0003(CNS)
Proposal for a recommendation
Part I – Chapter II – point 3 – point a
Part I – Chapter II – point 3 – point a
(a) Provide adequate information on the extent, types and causes of errors, adverse events and near misses and identify those responsible;
Amendment 52 #
2009/0003(CNS)
Proposal for a recommendation
Annex 1 – line 4 – column 2
Annex 1 – line 4 – column 2
An charitable or public or non-public healthcare institution where healthcare volunteers or workers provide secondary or tertiary care.
Amendment 56 #
2009/0003(CNS)
Proposal for a recommendation
Annex 2 – Chapter 1 – point 2 – point a
Annex 2 – Chapter 1 – point 2 – point a
(a) Disseminating information to patients on complaints procedures and available remedies and redress, if they are harmed by healthcare or a treatment, and on the terms and conditions applicable as well as the possibility of obtaining redress from public or private bodies;
Amendment 1 #
2008/2331(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas most women immigrants encounter significant problems in integrating and in accessing the labour market due to their low level of education and the negative stereotypes and practices brought from their countries of origin; nonetheless, also points out that many young women with high education come to the EU to take relatively unskilled jobs,
Amendment 5 #
2008/2331(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on Member States to guarantee respect for the fundamentalhuman rights of immigrant women, whether or not their status is legal;
Amendment 14 #
2008/2330(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that Europe's interests and values, amongst which gender equality defence of human rights figures, must contribute to influence decisions taken at an international level;
Amendment 5 #
2008/2306(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. Whereas the EU has put in place a comprehensive legal framework on genetically modified organisms (GMOs) based on the precautionary and prevention principles; whereas the EU should now focus on the implementation of this legal framework,
Amendment 9 #
2008/2306(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. Whereas all Members States have now transposed Directive 2001/18/EC into national law, and having regard to the principle concerning the formulation and implementation of more restrictive national provisions,
Amendment 26 #
2008/2306(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. Whereas the strength of the EU lies in high-quality agriculture backed up by agro-environmental programmes able to deliver high-quality GMO-free products; whereas this strength should be consolidated,
Amendment 28 #
2008/2306(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. Whereas it is of high importance to the EU to protect its biodiversity and to adhere to the principles of good farming practice,
Amendment 34 #
2008/2306(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. Whereas GMOs, notably their cultivation, give rise to discussion and questions within society as well as among the scientific community; whereas GMOs are often perceived by society in a very emotional way not necessarily based on scientific grounds,
Amendment 51 #
2008/2306(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. Whereas Member States should work more closely with each other on the issue of GMOs; whereas Member States should address this issue in a practical and rational way rather than in a political way and seek to phase them out,
Amendment 59 #
2008/2306(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
Ja. whereas agro-environmental programmes can encourage farmers to use environment-friendly farming methods, thus making it harder for genetically modified seed and feed to be introduced,
Amendment 68 #
2008/2306(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the need to increase transparency at European level and national level, especially regarding the environment and health dimensions, in order to improve citizens' confidence in the authorisation procedure;
Amendment 98 #
2008/2306(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission to evaluate the cross-effects of relevant environmental directives, such as the Biodiversity Directive, the Habitats Directive, the Environmental Impact Assessment Directive and the Water Framework Directive; draws attention, in this connection, to the need to set up GMO-free zones, in keeping with good farming practice; emphasises its support for agro-environmental programmes with a view to the setting up of GMO-free zones;
Amendment 104 #
2008/2306(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses the need to further develop environmental risk assessment, in particular regarding the impact on non- target species, the potential long-term effects as well as the potential consequences of the changes in the use of herbiocides caused by herbicide-tolerant genetically modified plants;
Amendment 149 #
2008/2306(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Takes note of the existing possibility, under current authorisation procedure, to take into account other legitimate factors; takes the view that socio-economic considerations should be taken into account as other legitimate factors, after giving consideration as a matter of priority to heath and environmental factors;
Amendment 159 #
2008/2306(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses the need to dramatically improve public information; calls upon Member States and the Commission to launch information campaigns to raise public awareness and public understanding in order to allow citizensand education campaigns in order to allow citizens to opt for GMO-free products; stresses the need for access to information, public participation in decision-making and access to justice in environmental matters, including matters relating to makthe informed choicestroduction of GMOs in accordance with the Aarhus Convention;
Amendment 168 #
2008/2306(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Stresses that the Member States should ensure effective cooperation and exchange of information regarding the introduction of GMOs;
Amendment 169 #
2008/2306(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Stresses the need to ensure an effective freedom of choice for farmers and consumers between conventional, organic and genetically modified products; on the basis of reliable information included on the product label, which does not mislead consumers or farmers, and in line with the principles of good farming practice;
Amendment 180 #
2008/2306(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Takes the view that coexistence rules should set clear provisions regarding liability in the case of GMO crops;
Amendment 184 #
2008/2306(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Takes the view that coexistence rules should also take into account the beekeepers and breeders of other animals particularly sensitive to the presence of GMO in the environment;
Amendment 194 #
2008/2306(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Takes the view that those thresholds should be set at the lowest possible level; firmly believes that application of the labelling requirement to products containing even traces of GMOs will ensure that the true composition of the product is shown;
Amendment 203 #
2008/2306(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Notes the existing possibility, under the current authorisation procedure, to take specific measures for sensitive areas, such as areas close to recreational, sports and holiday facilities, health resorts, hospitals, hospices and schools, including prohibition of cultivation of the GMO in question, on the basis of an environmental risk assessment based on scientific information;
Amendment 213 #
2008/2306(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Notes that GMO-free zones can also be set up by means of a voluntary agreement between all operators concerned in a determined areaEU countries, regions and local communities concerned;
Amendment 223 #
2008/2306(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Stresses that, in addition to those possibilities, Member States must be allowed the right to prohibit completely the cultivation of GMOs in restricted geographical areas, for instance in sites belonging to the Natura 2000 network or in river valleys in cross-border areas;
Amendment 6 #
2008/2245(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Reiterates the needat it is possible to adopt and apply a gender mainstreaming strategy incorporating specific targets in all Community policies which fall with the purview of parliamentary committees and delegations;
Amendment 7 #
2008/2245(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 10 #
2008/2245(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Encourages the Secretary-General to prioritise training in gender mainstreaming for officials working at every level in parliamentary committees and delegations; reiterates its call for all Members of Parliament to be provided with equal opportunity training from the beginning of the next Parliament;
Amendment 12 #
2008/2245(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses the needpossibility for the parliamentary committees and delegations to have at their disposal appropriate means of gaining a sound understanding of gender mainstreaming, including indicators, data and statistics broken down by gender, and for budgetary resources to be allocated with an eye to ensuring equality between women and men;
Amendment 13 #
2008/2245(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses that the implementation of gender mainstreaming should take account of the specific features of each parliamentary committee or delegation; calls for the committees and delegations to play an active role in the regular assessments carried out under the auspices of the Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality on the basis of the questionnaire submitted to the chairs and vice-chairs responsible for gender mainstreaming, including any shortcomings in the work of the committees and delegations as well as the progress made in implementing gender mainstreaming in each committee;
Amendment 7 #
2008/2237(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Regrets that there is a continuing gender gap in this area, in particular as regards pay, and that there are still fewer female entrepreneurs than there are male;
Amendment 17 #
2008/2237(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Invites Member States to implement systematic strategies to boost female entrepreneurship, as well as concrete measures facilitating female entrepreneurs' access to credit and banking services, in particular micro loans; asks Member States and the Commission to ensure that the current financial crisis does not have a damaging effect on SMEs, especially on female entrepreneurship;
Amendment 23 #
2008/2237(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Invites Member States to draw attention to businesses that take steps to promote equality between women and men, in particular as regards pay and access to jobs, and to facilitate a work-life balance;
Amendment 4 #
2008/2231(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on all participants in the Barcelona Process to give special consideration to the establishment and public funding of projects to improve women's living conditions, particularly in the fields of sexual and reproductive health and education, the creation of quality jobs with rights specifically geared to women and the construction of facilities to provide support for children and older people which foster women's inclusion in society; stresses the need to provide support for women who have decided to look after, on their own, children and older people;
Amendment 1 #
2008/2224(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
Amendment 3 #
2008/2224(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 7 #
2008/2224(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 4 #
2008/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas most European citizens, especially young people aged from 10 to 20, use a mobile phone, an object serving a practical purpose and a fashion accessorygiven the aggressive advertising of telecommunications firms and manufacturers, use numerous electromagnetic devices, including mobile phones, but there are continuing uncertainties about the possible health risks,
Amendment 13 #
2008/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Renews its call to the Council in its above-mentioned resolution of 4 September 2008 to update its Recommendation 1999/519/EC by laying down stricter exposure limits for all devices emitting electromagnetic waves in the frequency range between 0.1 M50 Hz and 300 GHz, taking into account the best available techniques on the market (BAT);
Amendment 26 #
2008/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers that, given the increasing numbers of legal actions and, for that matter, measures by public authorities having the effect of a moratorium, it is in the general interest to encourage solutions based on negotiations involving industry stakeholders, public authorities, and residents’ associations to determine the criteria for setting up new GSM antennas or high-voltage power lines, and to ensure at least that schools, crèchescrèches, nursery schools, schools, health spas, residential housing, rest homes, and health care institutions are kept clear, within a reasonable distance, of facilities of this type;
Amendment 45 #
2008/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls, given its constant concern to improve consumer information, for the CENELEC technical standards to be amended with a view to imposing more stringent standards and labelling requirements whereby the transmitting power would have to be specified and every wireless-operated device accompanied by an indication that it emitted microwaves and whether it was harmful to pregnant women and children;
Amendment 5 #
2008/2203(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises that all action for children’s rights should respect the priority role of the child’s parents and immediate family; calls for stronger legislative action to bolster the role and status of the family;
Amendment 24 #
2008/2203(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the humanitarian organisations and international agencies responsible for aid provision to ensure that the assistance and resources the children require actually reach them and are not squandered;
Amendment 4 #
2008/2144(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Member States to give appropriate support to the victims and their family, and to precisely inform the Commission of what measures have been taken in that perspective, in particular as regards language support, legal information provided and special residence permits granted;
Amendment 8 #
2008/2144(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on EUROPOL to set up a specific unit dealing with child pornography and child prostitution composed of experts trained in gender specific issues;
Amendment 15 #
2008/2144(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission to assess further needs in terms of protection of the victim and its family, taking into account alternative forms of familythe need for preventive ethical and moral instruction from an early age.
Amendment 7 #
2008/2137(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Member States to lay down an appropriate marriageable age and to consider measures intended to promote family planning, alternative arrangements to early marriages and sexnd encourage education, in order for Romani women and girls to enjoy full respect for their freedom;
Amendment 13 #
2008/2137(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 21 #
2008/2115(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Draws the attention of the Commission and the Member States to Article 3 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, which calls for legislative bodies to treat the interests of children as a primary consideration, one way being to make the necessary provision for maternity leave, taking into account in particular the effect that a mother's presence and affection and breastfeeding hasve on an infant’s mental and physical development;
Amendment 27 #
2008/2115(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the need to increase public awareness of reproductive and sexual healthplanned parenthood in order to prevent unwanted pregnancies and the spread of sexually transmitted diseases and reduce the social and health problems caused by other reproductive pathologies, as well as infertility;
Amendment 31 #
2008/2115(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. DeplorNotes the fact that risks associated with the health behaviour of pregnant women (high rates of induced and repeated abortions, smoking and drinking alcohol during pregnancy), mothers’ levels of education, and infant mortality after the 28th day remain closely linked, that teenage pregnancies and deliveries continue t; regrets the fact that the pathologies and harm caused by contraception are affecting teenagers and also poseing a gthreater risk to newborns’ health, and that medical conditions among newborns have become more frequent;
Amendment 1 #
2008/2098(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas worker mobility is a keone of many instruments for the achievement of the Lisbon Strategy objectives but still remains low, also among women,
Amendment 3 #
2008/2098(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the dynamic labour market poses serious challenges to the workers and especially to families and women with children, forcing them to make compromises between professional and family life,
Amendment 4 #
2008/2098(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the insufficient adaptation of social security schemes in the Member States creates difficulties for families and for women, as regard to pregnancy, child raising, better career opportunities, etc.,
Amendment 7 #
2008/2098(INI)
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Member States and stakeholders to take into consideration and to remove the obstacles to female work mobility, providing: fair access to qualified jobs and top level positions, equal payment, flexible working time, adequate healthcare and childcare services, incorporation of maternity and partental leave periods into aggregate working time, good quality education facilities for children, pension rights portability, elimination of inappropriate gender- stereotypespecific patterns of behaviour, etc.;
Amendment 8 #
2008/2098(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recommends that Member States, regional and local authorities actively promote special employment, training, educational, distance learning and language programmes to create a more "women friendly" labour marketlabour market more geared to the needs of women and other family members and to enable reconciliation of professional and family life;
Amendment 3 #
2008/2097(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that all EU missions (mediation and negotiation teams, and police and peace-keeping forces etc) should include gender advisers, and gender mainstreaming training and at least 40% of women at all levels, including at the most senior levels;
Amendment 4 #
2008/2097(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 6 #
2008/2097(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Considers it necessary for all EC delegations in third countries to include a genderhuman rights focal point with an adequate mandate, skills and resources;
Amendment 12 #
2008/2097(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses that, when elections in a post- conflict country are held, the participation of women should be supported through specific programmes and with quotasthrough action to ensure their representation, on a voluntary basis, at all levels;
Amendment 14 #
2008/2097(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Emphasises the need for women who have suffered from sexual violence to be granted full access to sexual and reproductive health services and to sensitisation programmes which will support those women in tackling the stigmas they face;
Amendment 2 #
2008/2074(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. Whereas the issue of water scarcity and droughts is not limited geographically to the European Union andbut has international repercussions and is a global problem; whereas international conflicts over water already exist and there is a rising danger of them increasing in frequency,
Amendment 4 #
2008/2074(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the desertification which is affecting Community countries to differing degrees is impoverishing the natural environment and leading to degradation of soils and consequent loss of their agricultural value,
Amendment 7 #
2008/2074(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the disastrous droughts which have struck areas of the Community in the last few years are one of the major factors affecting the increase in food prices,
Amendment 8 #
2008/2074(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. Whereas trends in water use are increasingly unsustainable with the EU continuing to waste 20% of its water due to inefficiency,
Amendment 11 #
2008/2074(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. Whereas no comprehensive, technically and scientifically sound assessment of the water quantity situationavailable in the natural environment in the EU exists; whereas the available hydro-meteorological data at regional level and on seasonal variations are very limited,
Amendment 17 #
2008/2074(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. Whereas awareness raising and providing good information to citizens in different forms, e.g. via information and education campaigns, is of key importance to facilitate a change in behaviour and practices and the emergence of a water saving and efficient water use culture,
Amendment 22 #
2008/2074(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Regrets that the Communication limits itself to promoting general objectives, proposing only a limited number of precise measures and no concrete timetable for their implementation in regions threatened by water scarcity and droughts; regrets the absence of realistic goals and time constraints for reaching them, in close co- operation with national, regional and local authorities;
Amendment 28 #
2008/2074(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls that demand-side approach should be preferred when managing water resources, together with the possibility of using water from the environment; notes that supply-side measures should be considered after the options of enhancement of water efficiency, improvement of demand management and educational measures have been exhausted, in accordance with the principles of sustainable development;
Amendment 40 #
Amendment 46 #
2008/2074(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Takes the view that river basin management plan required under the WFD should also integrate drought and other hydro-meteorological disaster management and set up crisis management tailored to the concrete needs of river basins threatened by water scarcity and droughts;
Amendment 51 #
2008/2074(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Points out that desertification is closely connected to the forest economy; urges that greater use be made of afforestation to restrain and alleviate extreme surface and groundwater flow and to combat soil degradation and erosion;
Amendment 61 #
2008/2074(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recalls that almost 20% of water in the EU is wasted and stresses the need for major investments in order to improve technical progress and the distribution network, as well as the waste water economy;
Amendment 63 #
2008/2074(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Amendment 66 #
2008/2074(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Encourages the EU to support technology and innovation that are less water- and energy-intensive and aimed at improving efficiency in the use of water;
Amendment 81 #
2008/2074(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
Amendment 101 #
2008/2074(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Recalls that consumers have a major role to play if we want to achieve a significant reduction of water consumption in the EU, calls therefore on the EU to launch a public information and education campaign to make people aware of the water issue and encouraging them to take concrete actions e.g. using rain water for economic and sanitary purposes in the home;
Amendment 111 #
2008/2074(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Commission to consider financing in 2009 a pilot project intended to cover research, surveying and monitoring for the development of prevention activities to halt desertification and steppe formation in Europe thus preventing erosion, deflation, agriculture and biodiversity losses, increasing soil fertility and the soil's capacity to retain water as well as its abilities in carbon captureoal sequestration;
Amendment 5 #
2008/2063(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes Declaration 19 on Article 8 of the TFEU calling on the Member States to take all necessary measures to prevent and punish all forms of domestic violence and to support and protect the victims of such violence;
Amendment 5 #
2008/2063(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
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, excluding harmonisation of laws and regulations, as well as and measures related to medicinal products and devices for medical use. Welcomes the fact that public health policies can clearly be pursued more effectively under the new Treaty.
Amendment 6 #
2008/2063(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Points out that in view of the increased focus in the area of health services, trans- frontier diseases and climate chang, the growing threat of a pandemic from third countries and drug use, such issues should, where possible, be taken into consideration in all aspects of EU policy, especially international trade agreementEU policies.
Amendment 9 #
2008/2063(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Deplores the European Union's failure to make adequate progress as regards public health, trafficking in organs and guaranteeing and promoting access to health services, in particular highly specialised cancer services for women;
Amendment 6 #
2008/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas violence against women is aone of the major hindrances to equality between women and men and is the most widespread human rights violation, knowing no geographical, economic, or social limits, whereas the number of women who are victims of violence is alarming,
Amendment 13 #
2008/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
Amendment 26 #
2008/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas entitlements to paternity leave enable fathers to share the responsibilities and therefore promote equality between women and men, and whereas not counting periods of maternity and parental leave towards aggregate working times is discriminatory and places women in a worse situation on the labour market,
Amendment 44 #
2008/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Urges the Commission and the Member States to take the appropriate measures to tackle stereotypeimproper role models in education, employment and the media and to emphasise the role of men in promoting equality;
Amendment 47 #
2008/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes the importance of women control over their sexual and reproductive rights in women empowermenthealth rights; therefore supports measures and actions improving women's access to sexual and reproductive health services and raising their awareness of their rights and availablehealth services;
Amendment 63 #
2008/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Welcomes the consultation between the Commission and the social partners aiming at improving the legislative and non- legislative frameworks for reconciliation of professional, family and private lives; is also looking forward to an analysis of that consultation and to proposals originating from it, in particular proposals relating to maternity leave and its inclusion in aggregate working time, parental leave, paternity leave, adoption leave and care for dependent leave;
Amendment 67 #
2008/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Asks the Members States and the regional and local authorities to improve the availability, quality and accessibility of childcare services and care services for dependent persons in line with the Barcelona objectives, and to ensure that the availability of these services is compatible with full-time working schedules of women and men with responsibility for children and dependent persons;
Amendment 72 #
2008/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
Amendment 31 #
2008/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas gender stereotyping in advertising not only restricts individuals to playing various predetermined roles, but also excludes individuals who do not fit the norm, such as men and women with disabilities and non-heterosexuals,
Amendment 39 #
2008/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
Amendment 43 #
2008/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
Amendment 53 #
2008/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas the whole of society has to be involved in efforts to avoid the reproduction of gender stereotyping; whereas the responsibility for doing so should be shared by all parties from the cradle to the grave,
Amendment 67 #
2008/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
Recital O
O. whereas TV advertising is omnipresent in our daily lives; whereas, regardless of our age and gender, we are exposed to commercial breaks in daily TV programmes; whereas it is of particular importance that TV advertising be subject to ethically, morally and/or legally binding rules to prevent adverts communicating gender stereotypes,
Amendment 85 #
2008/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. notes the need for educational measures from an early age to eliminpass on appropriate male and female stereotypebehaviour models;
Amendment 88 #
2008/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 96 #
2008/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. stresses the importance of the role played by the media in creating and perpetuating gender stereotypes and calls on the EU institutions and Member States to comply with and/or establish ethical, moral and/or legal rules on how persons of both sexes can and should be presented in advertising;
Amendment 127 #
2008/2038(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
Amendment 8 #
2008/2035(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points out the generally weaker position of women on the labour market, which is often due to their family obligations, as a result of which access to the official labour market is hampered, and underpaid and undeclared work more readily accepted; points also to the resultcalls on the Commission and Member States to introduce pro-family policies, with periods of parental leave being counted towards time in employment and the average wage being paid during speriouds consequences forof maternity and parental leave, which will diminish the adverse consequences of family obligations and contribute to the career advancement of women, but and also forto the proper functioning of the labour market and the capacity for financing social security schemes;
Amendment 12 #
2008/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas an improvement in the EU Member States' legal framework could enable Member States and social partners to identify better and remove the underlying causes of the persistence of the gender pay gap,
Amendment 19 #
2008/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas data indicate that qualifications and experience acquired by women are financially less rewarded than those acquired by men; whereas the concept of "equal pay for work of equal value" also implies a redefinition of societal roles that have hitherto been biased by a gender- stereotyped approachmaternity and parental leave must not give rise to discrimination against women on the labour market,
Amendment 21 #
2008/0229(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 - paragraph 8
Article 2 - paragraph 8
8. '‘vapour/petrol volume/petrol volume ratio' means the ratio between the volume at atmospheric pressure of petrol vapour passing through the Stage II petrol vapour recovery system and the volume of petrol dispensed at the same time;
Amendment 28 #
2008/0229(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 - paragraph 2
Article 4 - paragraph 2
2. For Stage II petrol vapour recovery systems where the recovered petrol vapour is transferred to an underground storage tank at the service station, the vapour/petrol volume/petrol volume ratio shall be equal to or greater than 0,95 but less than or equal to 1,05.
Amendment 13 #
2008/0218(CNS)
Proposal for a recommendation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Because of their low prevalence and their specificity, rare diseases call for high cost of treating rare diseases and their specificity, they call for international programmes and a global approach based on special and combined efforts to prevent significant morbidity or avoidable premature mortality, and to improve quality of life and socio-economic potential of affected persons.
Amendment 14 #
2008/0218(CNS)
Proposal for a recommendation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) In order to improve the coordination and coherence of national, regional and local initiatives and cooperation between research centres addressing rare diseases, all relevant national actions in the field of rare diseases should be integrated into national plans for rare diseases.
Amendment 23 #
2008/0218(CNS)
(5) include in the national plans provisions designed to ensure equitablfree access to high quality care, including diagnostics, treatments and orphan drugs, to all rare disease patients throughout their national territory with a view to ensuring equitable access to quality care on the basis of equity and solidarity throughout the European Union.
Amendment 47 #
2008/0198(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) Forests provide a broad variety of environmental, economic and social benefits including; they play an important part in the water cycle, preventing flooding and soil erosion, have a significant impact on the local climate, and reduce CO2 in the atmosphere; they provide timber and non- timber forest products (e.g. meat, resin, etc.) recreational and health benefits and environmental services.
Amendment 52 #
2008/0198(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Due to the growing demand for timber and timber products worldwide in combination with the institutional and governance deficiencies that are present in the forest sector in a number of timber- producing countries illegal logging and the associated trade and distribution becomes of ever greater concern.
Amendment 56 #
2008/0198(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Illegal logging is a pervasive problem of major international concern. It poses a significant threat to forests as it contributes to the process of deforestation, which is responsible for about 20% of CO2 emissions, influences the desertification and steppe-formation process, increasing soil erosion and exacerbating extreme weather events and the flooding which may ensure, threatens biodiversity, and undermines sustainable forest management and development. In addition, it also has social, political and economic implications.
Amendment 59 #
2008/0198(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The Council and the European Parliament recognising the need for the Community to contribute to global efforts to address the problem of illegal logging, and associated trade and distribution, welcomed that Communication.
Amendment 61 #
2008/0198(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Given the major scale and urgency of the problem, it is necessary to actively support the fight against illegal logging and related trade and distribution, to complement and strengthen the VPA initiative and to improve synergies between policies aiming at the conservation of forests and the achievement of a high level of environmental protection, including combating climate change, desertification and steppe-formation, soil erosion and biodiversity loss.
Amendment 83 #
2008/0198(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) Competent authorities should monitor that the operators fulfil the obligations laid down in this Regulation. For that purpose the competent authorities should carry out official checks, including customs checks, and require operators to take corrective measures where necessary.
Amendment 86 #
2008/0198(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) Taking into account the international character of illegal logging and related trade and distribution competent authorities should cooperate between themselves and with the administrative authorities of third countries and/or the Commission.
Amendment 90 #
2008/0198(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) Since the objective of this Regulation, namely to complement and underpin the existing policy framework and support the fight against illegal logging and related trade and distribution, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States and can therefore, by reason of its scale be better achieved at Community level, the Community may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out on Article 5 of the Treaty. 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 those objectives,
Amendment 172 #
2008/0198(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. Competent authorities shall carry out checks, including customs checks, to verify if operators comply with the requirements set out in Article 3(1) and (2) and Article 4(1).
Amendment 188 #
2008/0198(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. A summary of the records referred to in paragraph 1 shall be made available to the public on the Internet in accordance with Directive 2003/4/EC.
Amendment 189 #
2008/0198(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall make publicly available on the Internet the list of the competent authorities. This list shall be kept up-to-date.
Amendment 30 #
2008/0193(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Equality between men and women is a fundamental principle of the European Union. Articles 21 and 23 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union prohibit any discrimination on grounds of sex and require equality between men and women to be ensured in all areas, including as regards striking a work-life balance.
Amendment 32 #
2008/0193(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The vulnerability of pregnant workers and of workers who have recently given birth or who are breastfeeding makes it necessary for them to be granted the right to maternity leave of at least 1820 continuous weeks, allocated before and/or after confinement, and renders necessary the compulsory nature of maternity leave of at least six weeks allocated after confinement.
Amendment 38 #
2008/0193(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The International Labour Organization recommends a minimum duration of maternity leave of 1820 weeks remunerated at the full amount of the woman's previous earnings. The ILO Maternity Protection Convention of 2000 provides for a period of six weeks' compulsory leave after childbirth.
Amendment 39 #
2008/0193(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) On the basis of the principle of equal treatment, the Court has also recognised the protection of employment rights of women, and in particular their right to return to the same or an equivalent job, on terms that are no less favourable, as well as to benefit from any improvement in working conditions introduced during their absence.Does not affect English version.)
Amendment 43 #
2008/0193(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) Experience shows that protection against breaches of the rights guaranteed by this Directive would be strengthened by giving the equality body or bodiesuitably trained staff of the Ministry of Labour and the courts in each Member State competence to analyse the problems involved, to consider possible solutions and to provide practical assistance to victims. Therefore, provision should be made to this end in this Directive.
Amendment 69 #
2008/0193(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Directive 92/85/EEC
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that workers within the meaning of Article 2 are entitled to a continuous period of maternity leave of at least 1820 weeks allocated before and/or after confinement.
Amendment 73 #
2008/0193(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Directive 92/85/EEC
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. The maternity leave stipulated in paragraph 1 shall include compulsory leave of at least sixeight weeks after childbirth. The Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that workers within the meaning of Article 2 are entitled to choose freely the time at which the non- compulsory portion of the maternity leave is taken, before or after childbirth.
Amendment 15 #
2008/0151(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Energy related products account for a large proportion of the consumption of natural resources and energy in the Community. They also have a number of other important environmental impactsenvironmental impacts resulting from waste generation. For the vast majority of product categories available on the Community market, very different degrees of environmental impact can be noted though, depending on they provide similar functional performancesducts' degree of technological advancement and the overall cost of their manufacture. In the interest of sustainable development, continuous improvement in the overalla reduction in the environmental impact of those products should be encouraged, notably by identifying the major sources of negative environmentalthat impacts and avoiding transfer of pollution, when this improvement does not entail excessive costs.
Amendment 18 #
2008/0151(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The eEcodesign of products is a crucial factor in the Community strategy on Integrated Product Policy. As a preventive approach, designed to optimise the environmental performancecost of products, while maintaining their functional qualities, it provides genuine new opportunities for manufacturers, for consumers and for society as a wholereducing the environmental impact of Member State economies.
Amendment 19 #
2008/0151(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Energy efficiency improvement — with one of the available options being more efReducing the energy intensity of Member State economies is recognised as making a significieant end use of electricity — is regarded as contributing substantiallycontribution to environmental protection within the Community and, owing to the achievement of greenhouse gas emission targets inreduction in the use of imported raw materials, outside the Community as well. Electricity demand is the fastest growing energy end use category and is projected to grow within the next 20 to 30 years, in the absence of any policy ac. A reduction in energy consumption, to counteract this trend. A significant reduction ingether with more efficient energy consumpproduction, as suggested by the Commission in its European Climate Change Programme (ECCP) is possible. Climate change is one of the priorities of the Sixth Community Environment Action Programme, laid down by Decision No 1600/2002/EC of the European Parliament and of the Councilone of the priorities for environmental protection. Energy saving is the most cost- effective way to increase security of supply and reduce import dependency. Therefore, substantial demand sideenergy-demand reduction measures and targets should be adopted.
Amendment 22 #
2008/0151(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Action should be taken during the design phase of energy related products, since it appears that the pollution caused during a product's life cyclea product's energy intensity is determined at that stage, and most of the costs, including environmental costs, involved are committed then.
Amendment 23 #
2008/0151(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) A coherent framework for the application of Community ecodesign requirements for energy related products should be established with the aim of ensuring the free movement of those products which comply and of improvreducing their overall environmental impact. Such Community requirements should respect the principles of fair competition and international trade.
Amendment 25 #
2008/0151(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
Recital 10
Amendment 29 #
2008/0151(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Although a comprehensive approach to environmental performance is desirable, greenhouse gas mitigation through increased energy efficiencyReducing energy intensity and waste generation during the manufacture, use and recycling of products should be considered a priority environmental goal pending the adoption of a working plan.
Amendment 34 #
2008/0151(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) This Directive should also encourage the integration of ecodesign in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and very small firms. Such integration could be facilitated by wide availability of and easy access to information relating, an absence of unnecessary red tape, the avoidance of additional costs out of proportion to the sustainabilityted aims of ecodesign, and longer deadlines for implementation of their productvisions.
Amendment 35 #
2008/0151(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) Energy related products complying with the ecodesign requirements laid down in implementing measures to this Directive should bear the ‘CE’ marking and associated information, in order to enable them to be placed on the internal market and move freely. The rigorous enforcement of implementing measures is necessary to reduce the environmental impact of regulated energy related products and to ensure fair competition.
Amendment 48 #
2008/0151(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 - point 12
Article 2 - point 12
12. ‘Environmental impact’ means any foreseeable or identifiable change to the environment wholly or partially resulting from the manufacture, use and disposal of a product during its life cycle;
Amendment 52 #
2008/0151(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 - point 16
Article 2 - point 16
Amendment 53 #
2008/0151(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 - point 16
Article 2 - point 16
16. ‘EPartial energy recovery through incineration’ means the userecycling of combustible waste as a means to generate energy through direct incineration with or without other waste but with recovery of thepart of the energy in the form of heat;
Amendment 56 #
2008/0151(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 - point 21
Article 2 - point 21
21. ‘Environmental performance’ of a product means the results of the manufacturer's management of the environmental aspects of the product, as reflected in its technical documentation file and resulting in a genuine reduction in the environmental impact of a given product during all or any of the stages of its life cycle;
Amendment 58 #
2008/0151(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 - point 22
Article 2 - point 22
22. ‘Improvement of the environmental performance’ means the process of enhancingsustained tendency to reduce the environmental performanceimpact of a product over successive generations, although not necessarily in respect of all environmental aspects of the product simultaneously;
Amendment 63 #
2008/0151(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 - paragraph 3
Article 13 - paragraph 3
3. Member States shall ensure, in particular by strengthening support networks and structures, that they encourage SMEs and very small firms to adopt an environmentally sound approach that they encourage SMEs and very small firms to adopt an approach in keeping with environmental protection principles as early as at the product design stage and to adapt to future European legislation.
Amendment 64 #
2008/0151(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 - paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 13 - paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The Member States shall provide SME and very small firms with every assistance as regards information on ecodesign requirements. These requirements may not impose burdens disproportionate to the ecodesign objectives. The Member States may, where justified, grant temporary exemptions from particularly onerous requirements in connection with the achievement of these goals.
Amendment 69 #
2008/0151(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 - paragraph 4 - point (b)
Article 15 - paragraph 4 - point (b)
(b) carry out an assessment, which will consider the impact on environment, consumers and manufacturers, including SMEs and very small firms, in terms of competitiveness including on markets outside the Community, innovation, market access and costs and benefits;
Amendment 70 #
2008/0151(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 - paragraph 4 - point (f)
Article 15 - paragraph 4 - point (f)
(f) set implementing date(s), any staged or transitional measure or periods, taking into account in particular possible impacts on SMEs and very small firms or on specific product groups manufactured primarily by SMEsby them.
Amendment 76 #
2008/0151(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 20
Article 20
The Member States shall lay down the rules applicable to infringements of the national provisions adopted pursuant to this Directive and shall take all measures necessary to ensure that they are implemented. The penalties provided for shall be commensurate with the lack of risk created by the product but, at the same time, effective, proportionate and dissuasive, taking into account the extent of non-compliance and the number of units of non-complying products placed on the Community market. . The Member States shall notify those provisions to the Commission by the date specified in Article 23(1) at the latest and shall notify it without delay of any subsequent amendment affecting them.
Amendment 28 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 − paragraph 3
Article 6 − paragraph 3
3. The Member State of affiliation may impose on a patient seeking healthcare provided in another Member State, the same conditions, criteria of eligibility and regulatory and administrative formalities for receiving healthcare and reimbursement of healthcare costs as it would impose if the same or similar healthcare was provided in its territory, in so far as they are neither discriminatory nor an obstacle to freedom of movement of persons, on condition that it has first ensured universal access to healthcare for its own citizens, with particular reference to women and children.
Amendment 44 #
Amendment 168 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 39
Recital 39
(39) Where medicinal products are authorised within the patient's Member State in accordance with Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 November 2001 on the Community code relating to medicinal products for human use and have been prescribed in another Member State for an individual named patient, it should be in principle possible for such prescriptions toshould be medically recognised and used in the patient's own Member State. The removal of regulatory and administrative barriers to such recognition is without prejudice to provided that they are in keeping with that Member State's pharmacovigilance rules and the need for appropriate agreement of the patients' treating physician or pharmacist in every individual case, if this is warranted by protection of human health and is necessary and proportionate to that objective. Such medical recognition should also be without prejudice to the decision of the Member State of affiliation regarding the inclusion of such medicinal products within the benefits covered by the social security system of affiliation. The implementation of the principle of recognitionabove procedure will be facilitated by the adoption of measures necessary for safeguarding the safety of a patient, and avoiding the misuse or confusion of medicinal products.
Amendment 201 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1
Article 1
This Directive establishes a general framework for the provision, free of charge, of safe, high quality and efficient cross-border healthcare in cases where highly specialised medical procedures unavailable in the place of residence are required.
Amendment 253 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 - point (a)
Article 4 - point (a)
(a) "healthcare" means a health service provided by or under the supervision of a duly qualified health professional in exercise of his profession, and regardless of the ways in which it is organised, delivered and financed at national level or whether it is public or private;
Amendment 260 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 - point (b)
Article 4 - point (b)
(b) "cross-border healthcare" means healthcare provided in a Member State other than that where the patient is an insured person or healthcare provided in a Member State other than that where the healthcare provider resides, is registered or is established, in cases where highly specialised medical procedures unavailable in the place of residence are required;
Amendment 316 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introduction
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introduction
1. TheEach Member States of treatment shall be responsible for the treatment process and the organisation and the delivery of healthcare. In such a context and taking into account principles of free provision, universality, access to good quality care, equity and solidarity, they shall define clear quality and safety standards for healthcare provided on their territory, and ensure that:
Amendment 327 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point (a)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point (a)
(a) mechanisms are in place for ensuring that healthcare providers are able to meet such standards, without prejudice to national legislation, taking into account international medical science and generally recognised good medical practices;
Amendment 338 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point (c)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point (c)
(c) those responsible for the organisation and delivery of healthcare providers provide all relevant information to enable patients to make an informed choice, in particular on availability, prices and outcomes of the healthcare provided and details of their insurance cover or other means of personal or collective protection with regard to professional liability;
Amendment 355 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point (g)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point (g)
(g) patients from other Member States shall have the same rights also in respect of the treatment process used, shall enjoy equal treatment with the nationals of the Member State of treatment, and shall be informed of the means of redress available, including the protection against discrimination provided for according to Community law and national legislation in force in the Member State of treatment.
Amendment 442 #
Amendment 454 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point (-a) (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point (-a) (new)
(-a) all healthcare in the presence of a life-threatening condition or a medically foreseeable risk of lasting damage to health.
Amendment 535 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – point (a a) (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – point (a a) (new)
(aa) the possibility of treatment being carried out in the country of residence without harm to the patient,
Amendment 537 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 (new)
Member States shall in all cases provide information as to how to appeal against decisions.
Amendment 559 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12
Article 12
Amendment 34 #
2008/0140(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall, where they deem it necessary, designate a body or bodies for the promotion of equal treatment of all persons irrespective of their religion or belief, disability, age, or sexual orientation. These bodies may form part of agencies charged at national level with the defence of human rights or the safeguard of individuals’ rights, including rights under other Community acts including Directives 2000/43/EC and 2004/113/EC.
Amendment 43 #
2008/0103(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Protection and management of water in the context of the agricultural activity has increasinglyis becomeing a problem in certain areasan increasingly large part of the Community. It is therefore appropriate to also reinforce the existing Community framework for good agricultural and environmental condition with the aim to improve water retention, to protect water against pollution and run-off and to manageensure rational management of the use of water.
Amendment 46 #
2008/0103(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The savings made through the modulation mechanism introduced by Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 are used to finance measures under the rural development policy. Since the adoption of that regulation the agricultural sector has been faced with a number of new and demanding challenges such as climate change, the increasing importance of bio- energy, as well as the need for a better water management and a more effective protection of biodiversity. The European Community, as party to the Kyoto Protocol, has been called to adapt its policies in the light of the climate change considerations. Furthermore, following serious problems related to water scarcity and droughts, water management issues should be further addressedwithin the Community need to be further addressed and firm action needs to be taken. Protecting biodiversity remains, alongside balanced water management, a major challenge, and while important progress has been made, the achievement of the European Community's biodiversity target for 2010 will require additional efforts1target for 2010 of halting biodiversity loss within the Community will be impossible unless additional efforts are made in this area. Such action should include major changes to the way in which the European agricultural model is organised, drawing on the experience gained by States whose agricultural systems are based on a traditional, small- scale farming model. The Community accordingly acknowledges the need to tackle these new challenges in the framework of its policies. In the area of agriculture, rural development programs adopted under Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2006 of 20 September 2005 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD)2 are an appropriate tool to deal with them. To enable Member States to revise their rural development programmes accordingly without being required to reduce their current rural development activities in other areas, additional funding needs to be made available. However, the financial perspectives for the period 2007 to 2013 do not provide for the financial means to reinforce the Community's rural development policy as necessary. Under these circumstances it is appropriate to mobilise a large part of the financial resources needed by providing for a gradual increase of the reduction of direct payments through modulation. 1 2Or. pl Council Conclusion, Brussels, 18.12.2006, 16164/06. OJ L 277, 21.10.2005, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2012/2006 (OJ L 384, 29.12.2006, p. 8).
Amendment 63 #
2008/0103(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) state of the natural environment,
Amendment 66 #
2008/0103(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
However a Member State may, in duly justified circumstances, derogate from the first subparagraph, provided that it takes action based on environmental compensation principles to prevent any significant decrease in its total permanent pasture area.
Amendment 56 #
2008/0035(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. The responsible person shall keep a product information file for the cosmetic product placed on the market for which he is the responsible person.
Amendment 95 #
2008/0035(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. Where there is a potential risk to human healththe environment, as identified in accordance with the Reach Regulation, arising from the use of substances in cosmetic products, which needs to be addressed on a Community-wide basis, the Commission may, after consultation of the SCCPcientific Committee on Health and Environmental Risks (SCHER), amend Annexes II to VI accordingly.
Amendment 103 #
2008/0035(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 34 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. With respect to safety assessments (Article 7) and product information files (Articles 8) for products placed on the market between [date to be added: the twentieth day after this Regulation's publication in the Official Journal of the European Union] and [date to be added: 60 months after this Regulation's publication in the Official Journal of the European Union], the current provisions may be applied.
Amendment 82 #
2008/0015(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Carbon dioxide capture and geological storage (CCS) is aone of the means of mitigating climate change. It consists of the capture of carbon dioxide (CO2) from industrial installations, its transport to a storage site and its injection into a suitable underground geological formation for the purposes of permanent storage.
Amendment 85 #
2008/0015(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The European Council of 8 and 9 March 2007 also urged the Member States and the Commission to work towards strengthening research and development and developing the necessary technical, economic and regulatory framework in order to remove existing legal barriers and promote the development of infrastructure facilities so as to bring environmentally safe CCS to deployment with new fossil power plants, if possible by 2020.
Amendment 166 #
2008/0015(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 3 - point 3
Article 3 - point 3
(3) 'storage site' means a specific location, within a geological formation, used for the geological storage of CO2;
Amendment 167 #
2008/0015(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 3 - point 4
Article 3 - point 4
(4) 'geological formation' means a basic lithostratigraphical subdivision within which distinct rock layers can be found and mapped, making it possible to draw up a description and various geological maps (including, for instance, geological engineering maps) in accordance with Annexes I and II;
Amendment 35 #
2008/0014(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The ultimate objective of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, which was approved on behalf of the European Community by Council Decision 94/69/EC of 15 December 19931 concerning the conclusion of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), is to stabilise greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that would prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the earth's climate system.
Amendment 48 #
2008/0014(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Member State reduction efforts should be based on the principle of solidarity between Member States and the need for sustainable economic growth across the Community, taking into account the relative per capita GDP of Member States. Member States that currently have a relatively low per capita GDP and thus high GDP growth expectations should be allowed to increase their greenhouse emissions compared to 2005, but should limit this greenhouse emissions growth to contribute to the overall reduction commitment of the Communityso as to be able to bring their per capita GDP up to the level of other Community Member States. These states may limit this greenhouse emissions growth to a degree that will enable them to achieve this objective. Member States that currently have a relatively high per capita GDP should reduce their greenhouse emissions compared to 2005.
Amendment 76 #
2008/0014(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 2
Article 2 – paragraph 2
In addition, ' greenhouse gas emissions’ means the emission of carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs) and, sulphur hexafluoride (SF6) from sourcesand above all water vapour (H2O), expressed in terms of carbon dioxide equivalent, from different anthropic sources, as determined pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC.
Amendment 101 #
2008/0014(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Subject to paragraph 3 and Article 4, each Member State shall annually limit those greenhouse gas emissions in a linear manner to ensure that those emissions do not exceed the maximum level for that Member State in 2020 as specified in the Annex.
Amendment 173 #
2008/0014(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Especially where their energy sector relies on coal and their low level of development of carbon capture and storage (CCS) means that they are as yet unable to offset emissions, the Community Member States with the lowest par capital GDP have no real opportunity to reduce carbon dioxide emissions without seriously hampering their development, which should contribute to harmonising par capita GDP levels throughout the Community. In the name of solidarity with these countries, which is affirmed in recital 7 of this document, the Community should take account of their situation during negotiations on international agreements and should, with regard to these states, maintain unchanged the values set for emission reductions, as set out in the annex.
Amendment 193 #
Amendment 39 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC16 established a system for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community in order to promote reductions of greenhouse gas emissions, without causing damage to public health or the environment, in a cost-effective and economically efficient manner. 16 OJ L 275, 25.10.2003, p. 32. Directive as amended by Directive 2004/101/EC (OJ L 338, 13.11.2004, p. 18).
Amendment 40 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The ultimate objective of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, which was approved on behalf of the European Community by Council Decision 94/69/EC of 15 December 1993 concerning the conclusion of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)17, is to stabilise greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that would prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system. In order to meet that objective, the overall global annual mean surface temperature increase should not exceed 2°C above pre-industrial levels. The latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Assessment (IPCC) report18 shows that, in order to reach that objective, global emissions of greenhouse gases must peak by 2020. This implies the increasing of efforts by the Community and the quick involvement of developed countries and encouraging the participation of developing countries in the emission reduction process. 17 1817 OJ L 33, 7.2.1994, p. 11. OJ L 33, 7.2.1994, p. 11. 18 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change 4th Assessment report, adopted on 17 4th Assessment report, adopted on 17 November 2007 in Valencia, Spain, and November 2007 in Valencia, Spain, and available at www.ipcc.ch available at www.ipcc.ch
Amendment 59 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) In order to enhance the certainty and predictability of the Community scheme, provisions should be specified to increase the level of contribution of the Community scheme to achieving an overall reduction of more than 20%, in particular in view of the objective of the European Council for a 30% reduction by 2020 that is considered scientifically necessary to avoid dangerousnecessary by some scientists to avoid climate change.
Amendment 61 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) While experience gathered during the first trading period shows the potential of the Community scheme and the finalisation of national allocation plans for the second trading period will deliver significant emission reductions by 2012, the review has confirmed that a more harmonised emission trading system is imperative, in order to better exploit the benefits of emission trading, to avoid distortions in the internal market and to facilitate the linking of emissions trading systems. Furthermore, more predictability should be ensured and the scope of the system should be extended by including new sectors and gases with a view to both reinforcing a carbon price signal necessary to trigger the necessary investments and offering new abatement opportunities, which will lead to lower overall abatement costs and increased efficiency of the system.
Amendment 81 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) The Community-wide quantity of allowances should decrease in a linear manner calculated from the mid-point of the period 2008 to 2012, ensuring that the emissions trading system delivers gradual and predictable reductions of emissions over time. The annual decrease of allowances should be equal to 1.74% of the allowances issued by Member States pursuant to Commission Decisions on Member States' national allocation plans for the period 2008 to 2012, so that the Community scheme contributes cost- effectively to achieving the commitment of the Community to an overall reduction in emissions of at least 20% by 2020.
Amendment 90 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) All Member States will need to make substantial investments to reduce the carbon intensity of their economies by 2020 and those Member States where income per capita is still significantly below the Community average and whose economies are in the process of catching up with the richer Member States will need to make a significant effort to improve energy efficiency. The objectives of eliminating distortions to intra- Community competition and of ensuring the highest degree of economic efficiency in the transformation of the EU economy towards a low carbon economy make it inappropriate to treat economic sectors differently under the Community scheme in individual Member States. It is thereforeIt is necessary to develop other mechanisms to support the efforts of those Member States with relatively lower income per capita and higher growth prospects. 970% of the total quantity of allowances to be auctioned should be distributed amongst Member States according to their relative share of 2005 emissions in the Community scheme. 130% of this quantity should be distributed to the benefit of those Member States for the purpose of solidarity and growth in the Community, to be used to reduce emissions and adapt to the effects of climate change. This distribution of this 130% should take into account levels of income per capita in the year 2005 and the growth prospects of Member States, and be higher for Member States with low income levels per head and high growth prospects. Member States with an average level of income per capita that is more than 20% higher than the average in the Community should contribute to this distribution, except where the direct costs of the overall package estimated in SEC(2008) 85 exceed 0.7% of GDP.
Amendment 102 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) Given the considerable efforts of combating climate change and of adapting to its inevitable effects, it is appropriate that at least 20% of the proceeds from the auctioning of allowances should be used to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, to adapt to the impacts of climate change, to fund research and development for reducing emissions and adaptation, to develop renewable energies to meet the EU’s commitment to using 20% renewable energies by 2020, to meet the commitment of the Community to increase energy efficiency by 20% by 2020, for the capture and geological storage of greenhouse gases, to contribute to the Global Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Fund20, for measures to avoid deforestation and facilitate adaptation in developing countries, and for addressing social aspects such as possible increases in electricity prices in lower and middle income households. This proportion is significantly below the expected net revenues for public authorities from auctioning, taking into account potentially reduced income from corporate taxes. In addition, proceeds from auctioning of allowances should be used to cover administrative expenses of the management of the Community scheme. Provisions should be included on monitoring the use of funds from auctioning for these purposes. Such notification does not release Member States from the obligation laid down in Article 88(3) of the Treaty, to notify certain national measures. The Directive does not prejudice the outcome of any future State aid procedures that may be undertaken in accordance with Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty. 20 COM(2006) 583, 6.10.2006. COM(2006) 583, 6.10.2006.
Amendment 126 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) Consequently, full auctioning should be the rule from 2013 onwards for the power sector, taking into account their ability to pass on the increased cost of CO2, and nNo free allocation should be given for carbon capture and storage as the incentive for this arises from allowances not being required to be surrendered in respect of emissions which are stored. Electricity generators may receive free allowances for heat produced through high efficiency cogeneration as defined by Directive 2004/8/EC in the event that such heat produced by installations in other sectors were to be given free allocations, in order to avoid distortions of competition.
Amendment 157 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) Transitional free allocation to installations should be provided for through harmonised Community-wide rules ("benchmarks") in order to minimise distortions of competition with the Community. These rules should take account of the level of reafforestation and the most greenhouse gas and energy efficient techniques (BAT), substitutes, alternative production processes, use of biomass, renewables and greenhouse gas capture and storage. Any such rules should not give incentives to increase emissions and ensure that an increasing proportion of these allowances is auctioned. Allocations must be fixed prior to the trading period so as to enable the market to function properly. They shall also avoid undue distortions of competition on the markets for electricity and heat supplied to industrial installations. These rules should apply to new entrants carrying out the same activities as existing installations receiving transitional free allocations. To avoid any distortion of competition within the internal market, no free allocation should be made in respect of the production of electricity by new entrants. Allowances which remain in the set-aside for new entrants in 2020 should be auctioned..
Amendment 159 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) The Community will continue to take the lead in the negotiation of an ambitious international agreement that will achieve the objective of limiting global temperature increase to 2°C and is encouraged by the progress made in Bali towards this objective. In the event that other developed countries and other major emitters of greenhouse gases do not participate in this international agreement, this could lead to an increase in greenhouse gas emissions in third countries where industry would not be subject to comparable carbon constraints (“carbon leakage”), and at the same time could put certain energy- intensive sectors and sub- sectors in the Community which are subject to international competition at an economic disadvantage. This could undermine the environmental integrity and benefit of actions by the Community. To address the risk of carbon leakage, the Community will allocate allowances free of charge up to 100% to sectors or sub- sectors meeting the relevant criteria. The definition of these sectors and sub-sectors and the measures required will be subject to re-assessment to ensure that action is taken where necessary and to avoid overcompensation. For those specific sectors or sub-sectors where it can be duly substantiated that the risk of carbon leakage cannot be prevented otherwise, where electricity constitutes a high proportion of production costs and is produced efficiently, the action taken may take into account the electricity consumption in the production process, without changing the total quantity of allowances.
Amendment 204 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) In order to clarify the coverage of all kinds of boilers, burners, turbines, heaters, furnaces, incinerators, kilns, ovens, dryers, engines, flares, and thermal or catalytic afterburning which are significant in terms of emission quantity by this Directive, a definition of combustion installation should be added.
Amendment 212 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 33
Recital 33
(33) [As regards the approach to allocation, aviation should be treated as other industries which receive transitional free allocation rather than as electricity generators. This means that 80% of allowances should be allocated for free in 2013, and thereafter the free allocation to aviation should decrease each year by equal amounts resulting in no free allocation in 2020electricity generators. The Community and its Member States should continue to seek to reach an agreement on global measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from aviation and review the situation of this sector as part of the next review of the Community scheme.]
Amendment 215 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 34
Recital 34
(34) The measures necessary for the implementation of this Directive should be adopted in accordance with Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission. In particular power should be conferred on the Commission to adopt measures for the auctioning of allowances, for transitional Community- wide allocation of allowances, for the monitoring, reporting and verification of emissions, for the accreditation of verifiers and for implementing harmonised rules for projects. Since those measures are of general scope and are designed to amend non-essential elements of this Directive and to supplement this Directive by the addition or modification of new non-essential elements, they should be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny provided for in Article 5a of Decision 1999/468/EC.
Amendment 220 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 1 – new paragraph
Article 1 – new paragraph
"It also provides for the reductions of greenhouse gas emissions to be increased so as to, which may contribute to the levels of reductions that are considered scientifically necessary to avoid dangerous climate change."
Amendment 225 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 2
Article 1 – point 2
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 3
Article 3
Amendment 271 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 5
Article 1 – point 5
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 9
Article 9
Amendment 288 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 6
Article 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 9a
Article 9a
Amendment 299 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 - Point 7
Article 1 - Point 7
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 - paragraph 2
Article 10 - paragraph 2
2. The total quantity of allowances to be auctioned by each Member State shall be composed as follows: (a) 970% of the total quantity of allowances to be auctioned being distributed amongst Member States in shares that are identical to the share of verified emissions under the Community scheme in 2005 of the Member State concerned; (b) 130% of the total quantity of allowances to be auctioned being distributed amongst certain Member States for the purpose of solidarity and growth within the Community, thereby increasing the amount of allowances that those Member States auction under point (a) by the percentages specified in Annex IIa. For the purposes of point (a), in respect of Member States which did not participate in the Community scheme in 2005, their share shall be calculated using their verified Community scheme emissions under the Community scheme in 2007. If necessary, the percentages referred to in point (b) of the first subparagraph shall be adapted in a proportional manner to ensure that the redistribution is 130%.
Amendment 329 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 - Point 7
Article 1 - Point 7
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 - paragraph 3 - point a
Article 10 - paragraph 3 - point a
(a) to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, including by contributinge to the Global Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Fund, to adapt to the impacts of climate change and to fund research and development for reducing emissions and adapting, including participation in initiatives within the framework of European Strategic Energy Technology Plan;
Amendment 396 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 8
Article 1 – point 8
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 10a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
The measures referred to in the first subparagraph shall, to the extent feasible, ensure that allocation takes place in a manner that gives incentives for greenhouse gas and energy efficient techniques and for reductions in emissions, by taking account of the most efficient techniques, substitutes, alternative production processes, use of biomass and greenhouse gas capture and storage, and shall not give incentives to increase emissions. No free allocation shall be made in respect of any electricity production.
Amendment 427 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 8
Article 1 – point 8
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 2
Article 10a – paragraph 2
2. Subject to paragraph 3, no free allocation shall be given to electricity generators, to installations for the capture, pipelines for the transport or to storage sites for greenhouse gas emissions.
Amendment 446 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 8
Article 1 – point 8
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 3
Article 10a – paragraph 3
3. Free allocation may be given to electricity generators in respect of the production of heat through high efficiency cogeneration as defined by Directive 2004/8/EC for economically justifiable demand to ensure equal treatment with regard to other producers of heat. In each year subsequent to 2013, the total allocation to such installations in respect of the production of that heat shall be adjusted by the linear factor referred to in Article 9.
Amendment 477 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 8
Article 1 – point 8
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 5
Article 10a – paragraph 5
5. The maximum amount of allowances that is the basis for calculating allocations to installations which are only included in the Community scheme from 2013 onwards shall not exceed, in 2013, the total verified emissions of those installations in 2005 to 2007. In each subsequent year, the total allocation to such installations shall be adjusted by the linear factor referred to in Article 9.
Amendment 486 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 8
Article 1 – point 8
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2
Article 10a – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 512 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 8
Article 1 – point 8
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 7
Article 10a – paragraph 7
7. Subject to Article 10b, the amount of allowances allocated free of charge under paragraphs 3 to 6 of this Article [and paragraph 2 of Article 3c] in 2013 shall be 80% of the quantity determined in accordance with the measures referred to in paragraph 1 and thereafter the free allocation shall decrease each year by equal amounts resulting in no free allocation in 2020.
Amendment 614 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 - point 9
Article 1 - point 9
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 11 - paragraph 1
Article 11 - paragraph 1
Amendment 675 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 - point 10
Article 1 - point 10
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 11b - paragraph 1 - new subparagraph
Article 11b - paragraph 1 - new subparagraph
Amendment 678 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 - point 12
Article 1 - point 12
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 14
Article 14
1. The Commission shall adopt a Regulation for the monitoring and reporting of emissions and, where relevant, activity data, from the activities listed in Annex I which shall be based on the principles for monitoring and reporting set out in Annex IV and shall specify the global warming potential of each greenhouse gas in the requirements for monitoring and reporting emissions for that gas. That measure, designed to amend non- essential elements of this Directive by supplementing it, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article [23(3)]. 2. The Regulation may take into account the most accurate and up-to-date scientific evidence available, in particular from the IPCC, and may also specify requirements for operators to report on emissions associated with the production of goods produced by energy intensive industries which may be subject to international competition, and for this information to be verified independently. Those requirements may include reporting on levels of emissions from electricity generation covered by the Community scheme associated with the production of such goods concerning the causes and development of climate change. 3. Member States shall ensure that each operator of an installation reports the emissions from that installation during each calendar year to the competent authority after the end of that year in accordance with the regulation.”
Amendment 682 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 - point 13
Article 1 - point 13
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 15
Article 15
Amendment 684 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 - point 14
Article 1 - point 14
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 16 - paragraph 4
Article 16 - paragraph 4
Amendment 735 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 - point 21
Article 1 - point 21
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 28
Article 28
Amendment 11 #
2008/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. having regard to possible new threats to health with cross-border dimensions, such as pandemics, new communicable disease patterns, tropical diseases and biological terrorism, and to the consequences of climate change and globalisation, particularly of foodas regards water, food, increased poverty and migration,
Amendment 20 #
2008/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas citizens expect increasingly common and effective action on health,
Amendment 26 #
2008/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the demand for mobility of patients, health professionals and health services as well as for flexibility on the part of health authorities in setting limits on medical treatment is rising,
Amendment 29 #
2008/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas investment in health is essential for the development of human capital and has an indirect impact on economic success and, thereby, a high level of socio- economic development,
Amendment 30 #
2008/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas opportunities for disease prevention and the rehabilitation of EU citizens after sickness remain unexploited,
Amendment 63 #
2008/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that actions aimed at reducing inequities in health should include targeted promotion and, public education and prevention programmes;
Amendment 68 #
2008/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Believes that disease prevention and appropriate rehabilitation efforts should be stepped up significantly and agrees that spending on health is not only a cost, but also an investment;
Amendment 77 #
2008/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Believes that the rights of citizens and their responsibility for their own health should be fundamental; emphasises the importance of health literacy programmes and encouraging all sectors of society to lead healthy lifestyles and of participation in prevention programmes targeted at specific social and age groups;
Amendment 89 #
2008/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Welcomes the intention, in the spirit of ‘health for all’, to promote health and disease prevention among all age groups; stresses the need to highlight key health- related issues, such as nutrition, obesity, physical activity, consumption of alcohol, drugs and tobacco and environmental risks, including at the workplace and at home, while taking into account the role of gender, providing support for healthy ageing and reducing the burden of chronic illnesses;
Amendment 107 #
2008/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Points out that national, regional and local health authorities in many Member States are often responsible for the planning, management, operation and development of the health sector and often also bear the financial responsibility for the sector, have a thorough knowledge and understanding of the health sector and are essential partners in the formulation and implementation of health policy;
Amendment 183 #
2007/2285(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Considers it essential that every kind of sponsorship and advertising for so-called HSSF products (high in sugar, salt, fat) should be banned in schools; asks for a voluntary commitment by all sports organisations and teams in order to promote balanced nutrition and physical activity and urges them to avoid sponsorship and promotion of food of poor nutritional value and genetically modified food;
Amendment 8 #
2007/2269(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Urges the Turkish Government to take up reforms concerning the achievement of de facto gender equality, social security, eliminating the feminisation of poverty and violence against women, increasing participation of women in the labour market, education and politics with the same urgency that was given to the legislation concerning the lifting of the ban on the headscarf;
Amendment 18 #
2007/2269(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers it crucial that the new constitution should ensure gender equality and provides women with more, not fewer, rights, including full enjoyment of their right to work; that it should lay the foundations for equal representation at all levels of decision making, that it should avoid the use of vague criteria such as "General Morality"; that it should refrain from perceiving women primarily as family or community members and that it should reaffirm women’s human rights, including their sexual and reproductive rights, as their individual rights;
Amendment 23 #
2007/2269(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Commends the Turkish government on its support for successful cooperation projects between EU and Turkish partners, such as the twinning project which is preparing for an independent gender equality body and which is training 750 officials on gender mainstreaming, expects that such a gender equality body will be created without delay;
Amendment 26 #
2007/2269(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 4 #
2007/2206(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
Amendment 6 #
2007/2206(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
Amendment 9 #
2007/2206(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Draws the attention of the Member States to the fact that education systems in Europe continue to sustain gender stereotypes, in particular in areas of research such as the natural sciences;
Amendment 14 #
2007/2206(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 25 #
2007/2206(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Regrets that the breaks women take in scientific careers for family reasons have a negative impact on their career opportunities, as most male colleagues do not take breaks and thus can achieve comparative positions at a younger age and gain an advantage in their further careers; asks therefore that age not be advanced as a criterion for excellence without the family situation's having been taken into consideration and calls for women, in particular mothers, to be able to benefit from scientific career development conditions that also allow them to take care of children;
Amendment 43 #
2007/2206(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to improve the situation by means of integration of the family angle through possibilities for flexible working hours, improved child care facilities, cover of additional costs for moving abroad with a family as well as and social security provisions accessibility across the borders; calls for improved conditions with regard to parental leave;
Amendment 1 #
2007/2140(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines that the aim of European climate policies should be the worldwide reduction of greenhouse gas emissionso ensure that the Community is optimally adapted, from an economic, social and environmental protection point of view, to the climatic changes occurring on its territory;
Amendment 8 #
2007/2140(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Considers that, due to its high technical and financial costs, CCS willmay contribute to an energy structure with a few very large power plants, although small decentralised plants with cogeneration are better suited to reaching a 20 per cent growth in energy efficiency in Europe;
Amendment 10 #
2007/2140(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Considers it both rational and essential for wider use to be made in the coal-based energy sector of the latest low- emission coal-burning technologies, which ensure highly efficient energy production and have a significantly lower impact on the environment;
Amendment 11 #
2007/2140(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
Amendment 60 #
2007/0286(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Different approaches to controlling emissions into the air, water or soilland separately may encourage the shifting of pollution between the various environmental media rather than protecting the environment as a whole. It is therefore appropriate to provide an integrated approach to prevention and control of emissions into air, water or soilland, to waste management, to efficient use of energy and to prevention of accidents.
Amendment 64 #
2007/0286(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The permit should include all the necessary measures to achieve a high level of protection for public health and the environment as a whole and should also include requirements for air protection including emission limit values for polluting substances, and appropriate requirements to protect the land surface, the soil and groundwater as well as monitoring requirements. The conditions of the permit should be set on the basis of best available techniques (BAT).
Amendment 73 #
2007/0286(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) It is necessary to ensure that the operation of an installation does not lead to a deterioration of the quality of soil and groundwater and of the landscape. Permit conditions should therefore include the monitoring of the air, soil and groundwater and the operator should remediate the site upon definitive cessation of activities.
Amendment 75 #
2007/0286(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) EBearing in mind the provisions of the Aarhus Convention, effective public participation in decision-making is necessary to enable the public to express, and the decision-maker to take account of, opinions and concerns which may be relevant to those decisions, thereby increasing the accountability and transparency of the decision-making process and contributing to public awareness of environmental issues and support for the decisions taken. Members of the public concerned should have access to justice in order to contribute to the protection of the right to live in an environment which is adequate for personal health and well-being.
Amendment 82 #
2007/0286(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) Installations producing titanium dioxide can give rise to significant pollution into air and water and may pose a toxicological threat. In order to reduce these impacts, it is necessary to set at Community level more stringent emission limit values for certain polluting substances.
Amendment 83 #
2007/0286(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) In accordance with the ‘polluter pays’ principle, Member States should lay down rules on penalties applicable to infringements of the provisions of this Directive and ensure that they are implemented. Those penalties should be effective, proportionate and dissuasive.
Amendment 84 #
2007/0286(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1
Article 1
This Directive lays down rules on public health protection and integrated prevention and control of pollution arising from industrial activities. It also lays down rules designed to prevent or, where that is not practicable, to reduce emissions in the air, water and land and to prevent generation of waste, in order to achieve a high level of protection of the environment and public health taken as a whole.
Amendment 130 #
2007/0286(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – point 2
Article 8 – point 2
(2) that the operator informs the competent authority without delay of any incident or accident significantly affecting the environment or human health.
Amendment 137 #
2007/0286(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) the conditions of the site ofenvironmental elements in the area in which the installation is located;
Amendment 166 #
2007/0286(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – letter b
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – letter b
(b) appropriate requirements ensuring protection of the soilland and groundwater and measures concerning the management of waste generated by the installation;
Amendment 170 #
2007/0286(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – letter d
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – letter d
(d) requirements of periodic monitoring in relation to dangerous substances likely to be found on site having regard to the possibility of soilland and groundwater contamination at the site of the installation;
Amendment 223 #
2007/0286(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 1
Article 18 – paragraph 1
1. When adopting general binding rules, Member States shall ensure an integrated approach and a high level of human health and environmental protection equivalent to that achievable with individual permit conditions.
Amendment 306 #
2007/0286(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 29 – point b
Article 29 – point b
(b) the techniques used, associated monitoring, and their developments, and the effectiveness of the measures taken and their positive impact on the environment and human health.
Amendment 353 #
2007/0286(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 52 – paragraph 1
Article 52 – paragraph 1
Amendment 361 #
2007/0286(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 60 – paragraph 2
Article 60 – paragraph 2
2. The results of the monitoring of emissions as required under Article 55 and held by the competent authority shall be made available to the public, inter alia on the Internet.
Amendment 374 #
2007/0286(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 70
Article 70
In accordance with the 'polluter pays' and proportionality principles, Member States shall determine penalties applicable to breaches of the national provisions adopted pursuant to this Directive. The penalties thus provided for shall be effective, proportionate and dissuasive. Member States shall notify those provisions to the Commission by [day/month/year (e.g. 1 January 2011)] at the latest and shall notify it without delay of any subsequent amendment affecting them.
Amendment 422 #
2007/0286(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II - LAND (new)
Annex II - LAND (new)
Amendment 424 #
2007/0286(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex IV – point 1 – introductory part
Annex IV – point 1 – introductory part
1. TIn accordance with the provisions of the Aarhus Convention, the public shall be informed (by public notices or other appropriate means such as electronic media where available) of the following matters early in the procedure for the taking of a decision or, at the latest, as soon as the information can reasonably be provided:
Amendment 425 #
2007/0286(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex IV – point 5
Annex IV – point 5
5. The detailed arrangements for informing the public (for example by bill posting within a certain radius or publication in local newspapers) and consulting the public concerned (for example by written submissions or by way of a public inquiry) shall be determined by the Member States. Reasonable time-frames for the different phases shall be provided, allowing sufficient time for informing the public and for the public concerned to prepare and participate effectively in environmental decision-making in accordance with the Aarhus Convention, subject to the provisions of this Annex.
Amendment 2 #
2007/0271(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 - point 2
Article 1 - point 2
Amendment 3 #
2007/0271(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 - point 3
Article 1 - point 3
Rozporządzenie (WE) nr 2150/2002
Article 5(4)?
Article 5(4)?
Article 5(4) is replaced by the following: "4. On the basis of the conclusions of the pilot studies, the Commission shall inform the European Parliament and the Council of the possibilities of compiling statistics for the activities and characteristics covered by the pilot studies for import, transfer and export of waste. The Commission shall adopt the necessary implementation measures. These measures, designed to amend non-essential elements of this Regulation, by supplementing it, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 7(3)."
Amendment 4 #
2007/0271(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 - point 4
Article 1 - point 4
(a) for the production of results in accordance with Article 3(2), (3) and (4), taking into account the environmental conditions, the economic structures and technical conditions in a Member State; such measures may allow an individual Member State not to report certain items in the breakdown, provided the impact on the quality of the statistics is proven to be limited. In all cases where exemptions are given, the total amount of waste for each item listed in sections 2(1) and 8(1) of Annex I shall be compiled;
Amendment 43 #
2007/0121(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 1
Recital 1
Amendment 47 #
2007/0121(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) To ensure that customers receive reliable and transparent information on the hazards, manufacturers, importers and downstream users should package and label substances and mixtures according to the classification derived, and distributors should ensure that they transfer the information received by either leaving the labelling unchanged or by labelling in accordance with this Regulation themselves. Where distributors modify the label or the packaging of substances or mixtures, they should also be subject to the obligation to classify the substance or mixture in accordance with the provisions of this Regulation.
Amendment 54 #
2007/0121(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) Recognising that the application of the criteria for the different hazard classes to information is not always straightforward and simple, suppliers should apply weight of evidence determinations involving expert judgment and ecotoxological research findings for individual mixtures and substances to arrive at adequate results.
Amendment 55 #
2007/0121(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 32
Recital 32
(32) To ensure adequate classification of mixtures, available information on synergistic and antagonistic effects should be taken into account for the classification of mixtures. Account should also be taken of information on effects which are carcinogenic, mutagenic, harmful to reproduction or allergic.
Amendment 60 #
2007/0121(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 52
Recital 52
(52) In order to provide focal points for information on hazardous substances and mixtures, Member States should appoint bodies responsible for receiving informationand processing information and compiling data relating to health in addition to the competent authorities for the application and enforcement of this Regulation.
Amendment 63 #
2007/0121(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 - paragraph 2 - point (d)
Article 1 - paragraph 2 - point (d)
(d) substances and mixtures for scientific research and development, which are not placed on the market, provided they are used under such controlled conditions minimising exposure as if they were classified as carcinogenic, sensitising, germ cell mutagenic or toxic to reproduction (CMR) category 1A or 1B according to Annex I.
Amendment 64 #
2007/0121(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 2 - point 1 a (new)
Article 2 - point 1 a (new)
(1a) ‘Mixture’ - combination of two or more substances mixed in certain proportions,
Amendment 18 #
2007/0064(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) As a result of scientific and technical progress it is possible to detect the presence of hitherto undetected residues of veterinary medicines in foodstuffs at ever lower levelnd to identify them at ever lower concentrations.
Amendment 21 #
2007/0064(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) The Community contributes in the context of the Codex Alimentarius to the development of international standards on maximum residue limitslimits on residues of veterinary medicines in food, while ensuring that the high level of human health protection adopted in the Community is not reduced. The Community should therefore take over without a further risk assessment those Codex maximum residue limits it has supported in the relevant Codex Alimentarius Commission meeting. Consistency between international standards and Community legislation on residue limitlimits on residues of veterinary medicines in food will thereby be further enhanced.
Amendment 23 #
2007/0064(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) Foodstuffs are subject to controls on the presence of residues of pharmacologically active substances in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 882/2004. Even if residue limits are not set for such substances pursuant to this Regulation, residues of such substances might occur due to environmental contamination or occurrence of a natural metabolite in the animal. Laboratory methods are capable of finding such residues at ever lower levelconcentrations. Such residues have caused different control practices in Member States.
Amendment 26 #
2007/0064(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point (a)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point (a)
Amendment 31 #
2007/0064(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point (b)
Article 2 – point (b)
(b) “food-producing animals”: means animals bred, raised, kept, and slaughtered or harvested specifically for the purpose of producing food.
Amendment 32 #
2007/0064(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point (a)
Article 2 – point (a)
(a) ‘residues of pharmacologically active substances’ means all pharmacologically active substances, expressed in mg/kg or µg/kg of product on a fresh weight basis, whether active substances, excipients or degradation products, and their metabolites which remain in food obtained from animals;
Amendment 42 #
2007/0064(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Amendment 73 #
2007/0064(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 6 – point (a)
Article 13 – paragraph 6 – point (a)
Amendment 49 #
2006/0304(COD)
Recital 17
(17) In order to avoid distortions of competition, a harmonised allocation methodology should be specified for determining the total quantity of allowances to be issued and for distributing allowances to aircraft operators. A proportion of allowances will be allocated by auction in accordance with rules to be developed by the Commission. A special reserve of allowances should be set aside to ensure access to the market for new aircraft operators and to assist aircraft operators which increase sharply the number of tonne-kilometres that they perform. Aircraft operators that cease operations should continue to be issued with allowances until the end of the period for which free allowances have already been allocated.
Amendment 50 #
2006/0304(COD)
Recital 17 a (new)
(17a) Aviation is an energy-intensive industry sector as defined in Council Directive 2003/96/EC. In the absence of a viable alternative fuel, aviation is fully kerosene-dependent for its energy provision and has the highest abatement costs of all industry sectors. Also, the airlines’ ability to pass on the costs of allowances to their customers is extremely limited. Aviation is exposed to international competition, therefore as long as there is no agreement on global measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from aviation, there are serious risks of traffic deviation and carbon leakage. Such risks would be increased if a high level of auctioning were to apply to the aviation sector within the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). Therefore, auctioning should only serve to cover the administrative costs of the aviation ETS.
Amendment 51 #
2006/0304(COD)
Recital 19
(19) Aviation contributes to the overall climate change impact of human activities and the environmental impact of greenhouse gas emissions from aircraft can be mitigated through measures to tackle climate change in the EU and third countries, and to fund research and development for mitigation and adaptation. Decisions on national public expenditure are a matter for Member States, in line with the principle of subsidiarity. Without prejudice to that position, revenues generated from the auctioning of allowances, or an equivalent amount where required by overriding budgetary principles of the Member States, such as unity and universality, should be used to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, to adapt to the impacts of climate change in the EU and third countries, to fund research and development for mitigation and adaptation and to cover the cost of administering the scheme. This could include measures to encourage environmentally-friendly transport. The proceeds of auctioning should in particular be used to fund contributions to the Global Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Fund, and measures to avoid deforestation and facilitate adaptation in developing countries. The provisions of this Directive relating to the use of revenues should not prejudge any decision on the use to be made of revenues generated from the auctioning of allowances in the broader context of the general review of Directive 2003/87/EC.
Amendment 53 #
2006/0304(COD)
Recital 20
Amendment 73 #
2006/0304(COD)
Article 1 - point 14 - point (b)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 16 - paragraph 2a (new)
Article 16 - paragraph 2a (new)
(2a) In the event that the publication of such list of non-compliant aircraft operators reveals a patent situation of discrimination against compliant aircraft operators, Member States and the Commission shall take corrective measures to remedy this discrimination before considering paragraph 5 of the Article.
Amendment 74 #
2006/0304(COD)
Article 1 - point 16 - point (b)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 19 - paragraph 3
Article 19 - paragraph 3
“The Regulation on a standardised and secured system of registries shall ensure that allowances, CERs, ERUs surrendered by aircraft operators are transferred to Member States’ retirement accounts for the Kyoto Protocol’s first commitment period only to the extent that those allowances, CERs and ERUs correspond to emissions included in the national totals of Member States’ national inventories for that period. “shall allow for aircraft operators to request their registry administrator to exchange an allowance issued under Chapter II for an allowance equivalent to those issued under Chapter III. Administrators shall make such an exchange on request.”
Amendment 12 #
2006/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point a
a) “access point” shall mean the body designated by the competent authority of a Member State to sendcorrectly to store, make available and receive electronically the data necessary for the application of Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 and the present Regulation via the joint network through which data are exchanged between the competent institutions of this Member State and the competent institutions and/or the point of access of other Member States;
Amendment 13 #
2006/0006(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. The Administrative Commission shall lay down the required content of the documents and the appropriate structure of the standardised electronic messages.