Activities of Marcello VERNOLA related to 2007/0286(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Integrated pollution prevention and control: industrial emissions, titanium dioxide industry, use of organic solvents, incineration of waste, large combustion plants (debate)
Amendments (22)
Amendment 74 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) In order to ensure an effective implementation and enforcement of this Directive, operators should regularly report on compliance with permit conditions to the competent authority. Member States should ensure that those conditions are complied with by the operator and that the operator and the competent authority take necessary measures in a case of non- compliance with this Directive and provide for a system of environmental inspections. It is for the Member States to determine the most appropriate enforcement regimes, including how emission limit values should be complied with.
Amendment 89 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – point 5 a (new)
Article 3 – point 5 a (new)
(5a) 'Emission levels associated with best available techniques' means the range of emissions achieved from the application of best available techniques as described in the BAT reference documents during normal conditions of operation and expressed as averages over a period of time.
Amendment 94 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
In determining the best available techniques, special consideration should be given to the items listed in Annex III;
Amendment 98 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – point 13
Article 3 – point 13
(13) 'emerging technique' means a novel technique for anthat, if industrial activity that, ifly proven and commercially developed, could provide a higher or similar general level of protection of the environment or higher or similar cost savings than existing best available techniques;
Amendment 138 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point e
Amendment 151 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1
1. TAfter regular consultation with interest groups, the Commission shall adopt BAT reference documents based on the results of the information exchange referred to in Article 29.
Amendment 158 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 2
2. The BAT reference documents shall in particular describe the best available techniques, the associated emission levels and associated monitoring, the monitoring of soil and groundwater and remediation of the site after the definitive cessation of the installation activities and the emerging techniques, giving special consideration to the criteria listed in Annex III. The Commission shall review and update the BAT reference documents as appropriate. t least every ten years.
Amendment 175 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – letter f a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – letter f a (new)
fa) measures to take account of existing monitoring in relation to human health.
Amendment 185 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Taking account of the technical characteristics of the installation in question, its geographical location and local environmental conditions, the competent authority shall setlay down emission limit values that, equivalent parameters or technical measures and monitoring and compliance requirements in such a way that the resulting emission levels for the installation do not exceed the corresponding emission levels associated with the best available techniques as described in the BAT reference documents.
Amendment 230 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 20
Article 20
Member States shall ensure that the competent authority follows or is informed of developments in best available techniques and of the publication of any new or revised BAT reference documents also informing the public concerned.
Amendment 246 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 23 – paragraph 1
Article 23 – paragraph 1
1. Without prejudice to Directive 2004/35/CE of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 on environmental liability with regard to the prevention and remedying of environmental damage to Directive 2006/118/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 on the protection of groundwater against pollution and deterioration1, to Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of the environment through criminal law2 and to Directive 20../../EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for the protection of soil and amending Directive 2004/35/EC the competent authority shall ensure that the permit conditions imposed to ensure the respect of the principle set out in point (8) of Article 12 are implemented upon definitive cessation of activities. ________ 1 OJ L 372, 27.12.2006, p. 19. 2 OJ L
Amendment 251 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 23 – paragraph 3
Article 23 – paragraph 3
3. Upon definitive cessation of the activities, the operator shall assess the state of the soil and groundwater contamination by dangerous substances. Where the installation has caused any pollution by dangerous substances of soil or groundwater compared to the initial state established in the baseline report referred to in paragraph 2, the operator shall remediate the site and return it to that initial statstate. If not, it shall remedy the damage.
Amendment 257 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 24
Article 24
The report on compliance referred to in point (1) of Article 8 shall include a comparison between the operation of the installation, including the level of emissions, andlevel of emissions and the emission levels associated with the best available techniques as described in the BAT reference documents.
Amendment 267 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 25 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Those programmes shall include at least one site visit every twelve months, for each installation, unless those programmes are based on a systematic appraisal of the environmental risks of the particular installations concernednot later than every thirty-six months, for each installation; for particular installations that present high environmental risks, programmes shall include one site visit every twelve months.
Amendment 277 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 6
Article 25 – paragraph 6
6. Non-routine inspections shall be carried out to investigate serious environmental complaints, serious environmental accidents, incidents and occurrences of non-compliance or facts that seriously affect human health as soon as possible and, where appropriate, before the issue, reconsideration or update of a permit.
Amendment 281 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 25 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. When carrying out a non-routine inspection, operators may be required by the competent authorities to provide any information in order to investigate the content of an accident, incident or occurrence of non-compliance, including health statistics.
Amendment 305 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 29 – introductory part
Article 29 – introductory part
The Commission shall organise an exchange of information withbetween Member States, the industries concerned, the Commission and non- governmental organisations promoting environmental protection on the following:
Amendment 364 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 67 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 67 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that information is made available to the Commission on the implementation of this Directive, on representative data on the emissions and other environmental effects, on emission limit values and, on the application of best available techniques in accordance with Articles 15 and 16 and on the derogations granted according to Article 16(3) including the list of installations concerned and their levels of emissions compared with the best available techniques.
Amendment 398 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – point 5.3. – point d
Annex I – point 5.3. – point d
(d) treatment of slags and ashes not covered by other categories of industrial activities;
Amendment 403 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – point 5.3. – point e
Annex I – point 5.3. – point e
(e) treatment of scrap metal not covered by other categories of industrial activities.
Amendment 408 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – point 6.4. – point b – subpoint ii
Annex I – point 6.4. – point b – subpoint ii
(ii) vegetable raw materials with a finished product production capacity greater than 300 tonnes per day (average value on a quarterly basis)
Amendment 529 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex VII – Part 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Annex VII – Part 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. In the case of applying coatings, varnishes, adhesives or inks, the following scheme can be used. WFor other industrial activities or where the following method is inappropriate, the competent authority may allow an operator to apply any alternative scheme achieving equivalent emission reductions to those achieved if the emission limit values of Parts 2 and 3 were to be applied. The design of the scheme shall take into account the following facts: