Activities of Daciana Octavia SÂRBU
Plenary speeches (409)
Work-life balance for parents and carers (debate) (debate) RO
Unfair trading practices in business-to-business relationships in the food supply chain (debate) RO
Union Civil Protection Mechanism (debate) RO
Minimum requirements for water reuse (debate) RO
Women on boards - Gender balance among non-executive directors of companies (debate) RO
A European One Health Action Plan against Antimicrobial Resistance (debate) RO
The future of food and farming (debate) RO
Media pluralism and media freedom in the European Union (short presentation) RO
Implementation of the 7th Environment Action Programme (debate) RO
Implementation of the 7th Environment Action Programme (debate) RO
Guidelines on the framework of future EU-UK relations (debate) FR
Prospects and challenges for the EU apiculture sector (debate) RO
Decision on the Strategy on Plastics (debate) RO
Conservation of fishery resources and protection of marine ecosystems through technical measures (debate) RO
Environmental Implementation Review (EIR) (debate) RO
Russian ban - EU fruit and vegetable sector (debate) RO
Legitimate measures to protect whistle-blowers acting in the public interest (short presentation) RO
Fipronil scandal: how to improve the EU rapid alert system for food and feed (debate) RO
Inclusion of greenhouse gas emissions and removals from land use, land use change and forestry into the 2030 climate and energy framework (debate) RO
EU action for sustainability - High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (debate) RO
HIV, TB and HCV epidemics in Europe on the rise (debate) RO
The role of fisheries-related tourism in the diversification of fisheries (short presentation) RO
Binding annual greenhouse gas emission reductions to meet commitments under the Paris Agreement (debate) RO
The need for an EU strategy to end and prevent the gender pension gap (short presentation) RO
Combating anti-semitism (debate) RO
Resource efficiency: reducing food waste, improving food safety (debate) RO
Medical devices - In vitro diagnostic medical devices (debate) RO
Palm oil and deforestation of rainforests (debate)
End-of-life vehicles, waste batteries and accumulators and waste electrical and electronic equipment - Landfill of waste - Waste - Packaging and packaging waste (debate)
Food and feed law, rules on animal health and welfare, plant health and plant protection products (debate) RO
Possible evolutions of and adjustments to the current institutional set-up of the European Union - Improving the functioning of the European Union building on the potential of the Lisbon Treaty - Budgetary capacity for the Eurozone (debate) RO
Biological low risk pesticides (debate) RO
Zero tolerance for female genital mutilation (debate) RO
Paediatric medicines (B8-1340/2016)
CAP tools to reduce price volatility in agricultural markets (debate) RO
Macro-financial assistance to Jordan (A8-0296/2016 - Emmanuel Maurel) RO
Emissions of certain atmospheric pollutants (A8-0249/2015 - Julie Girling)
Sign language and professional sign language interpreters (B8-1230/2016, B8-1241/2016)
Objection pursuant to Rule 106 : Renewing the approval of the active substance bentazone (B8-1228/2016)
EU accession to the Istanbul Convention on preventing and combating violence against women (debate) RO
Trans fats (B8-1115/2016)
Situation in Syria (B8-1089/2016, B8-1090/2016) RO
2016 UN Climate change Conference in Marrakesh, Morocco (COP22) (B8-1043/2016)
Implementation of the Food Contact Materials Regulation (A8-0237/2016 - Christel Schaldemose)
Accession of Peru to the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (A8-0267/2016 - Angel Dzhambazki)
Global goals and EU commitments on nutrition and food security in the world (B8-1042/2016)
Global goals and EU commitments on nutrition and food security in the world (debate) RO
Key objectives for the CITES CoP17 meeting in Johannesburg (B8-0987/2016)
Technical requirements for inland waterway vessels (A8-0256/2016 - Ivo Belet)
Inquiry into emission measurements in the automotive sector (A8-0246/2016 - Pablo Zalba Bidegain, Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy)
Towards a new energy market design (A8-0214/2016 - Werner Langen)
EU strategy on heating and cooling (A8-0232/2016 - Adam Gierek)
EU strategy for the Alpine region (A8-0226/2016 - Mercedes Bresso)
71st session of the UN General Assembly (A8-0146/2016 - Andrey Kovatchev)
Objection pursuant to Rule 106: Permitted health claims made on foods (B8-0842/2016)
Community Fisheries Control Agency (A8-0068/2016 - Alain Cadec) RO
Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 28 and 29 June 2016 (debate) RO
Emission limits for non-road mobile machinery (A8-0276/2015 - Elisabetta Gardini)
Social and environmental standards, human rights and corporate responsibility (A8-0217/2016 - Eleonora Forenza)
A forward-looking and innovative future strategy for trade and investment (A8-0220/2016 - Tiziana Beghin)
The fight against trafficking in human beings in the EU's external relations (A8-0205/2016 - Barbara Lochbihler) RO
Outcome of the referendum in the United Kingdom (debate) RO
Outcome of the referendum in the United Kingdom (B8-0838/2016, B8-0839/2016, B8-0840/2016, B8-0841/2016) RO
Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement between the EU and Lebanon (accession of Bulgaria and Romania) (A8-0195/2016 - Ramona Nicole Mănescu) RO
Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: application EGF/2015/012 BE/Hainaut Machinery (A8-0207/2016 - Victor Negrescu) RO
Appointments to the Committee of Inquiry to investigate alleged contraventions and maladministration in the application of Union law in relation to money laundering, tax avoidance and tax evasion RO
Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement between the EU and Lebanon (Framework Agreement) (A8-0193/2016 - Ramona Nicole Mănescu) RO
Multiannual recovery plan for Bluefin tuna (A8-0367/2015 - Gabriel Mato)
Multiannual plan for the stocks of cod, herring and sprat in the Baltic Sea and the fisheries exploiting those stocks RO
Massacres in eastern Congo (RC-B8-0801/2016, B8-0801/2016, B8-0802/2016, B8-0804/2016, B8-0805/2016, B8-0807/2016, B8-0808/2016, B8-0809/2016) RO
Renewable energy progress report (A8-0196/2016 - Paloma López Bermejo)
Implementation report on the Energy Efficiency Directive (A8-0199/2016 - Markus Pieper)
Expansion of trade in Information Technology Products (ITA) (A8-0186/2016 - Godelieve Quisthoudt-Rowohl) RO
Rules against certain tax avoidance practices (A8-0189/2016 - Hugues Bayet) RO
Space market uptake (B8-0739/2016)
Endocrine disruptors: state of play following the Court judgment of 16 December 2015 (RC-B8-0733/2016, B8-0733/2016, B8-0734/2016, B8-0735/2016, B8-0736/2016, B8-0737/2016, B8-0738/2016)
Japan's decision to resume whaling in the 2015-2016 season (debate)
Eliminating illicit trade in tobacco products: protocol to the WHO Framework Convention (A8-0154/2016 - Adam Szejnfeld)
Uniform technical prescriptions for wheeled vehicles: UNECE agreement (A8-0185/2016 - Bernd Lange)
EU-Colombia and Peru Trade Agreement (accession of Croatia) (A8-0155/2016 - Santiago Fisas Ayxelà)
Enhanced cooperation in the area of property regimes of international couples (A8-0192/2016 - Jean-Marie Cavada)
The New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition (A8-0169/2016 - Maria Heubuch) RO
Peace Support Operations - EU engagement with the UN and the African Union (A8-0158/2016 - Geoffrey Van Orden) RO
Unfair trading practices in the food supply chain (A8-0173/2016 - Edward Czesak)
Enhancing innovation and economic development in future European farm management (A8-0163/2016 - Jan Huitema) RO
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance RO
Measures to address the crisis in the dairy sector (debate) RO
Virtual currencies (A8-0168/2016 - Jakob von Weizsäcker)
Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: application EGF/2015/010 FR/MoryGlobal (A8-0182/2016 - Anneli Jäätteenmäki)
Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: application EGF/2015/011 GR/Supermarket Larissa (A8-0181/2016 - Liadh Ní Riada)
Transatlantic data flows (B8-0622/2016, RC-B8-0623/2016, B8-0623/2016, B8-0633/2016, B8-0639/2016, B8-0642/2016, B8-0643/2016, B8-0644/2016)
Delivering a new deal for energy consumers (A8-0161/2016 - Theresa Griffin)
Poverty: a gender perspective (A8-0153/2016 - Maria Arena) RO
The Single Market strategy (A8-0171/2016 - Lara Comi)
Traceability of fishery and aquaculture products in restaurants and retail (B8-0581/2016) RO
Framework Agreement on parental leave (A8-0076/2016 - Maria Arena) RO
Traceability of fishery and aquaculture products in restaurants and retail (debate) RO
Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: application EGF/2015/009 SE/Volvo Trucks (A8-0077/2016 - Victor Negrescu) RO
Objection pursuant to Rule 106: renewal of the approval of the active substance glyphosate (B8-0439/2016)
Zika virus outbreak (B8-0449/2016)
Measures to alleviate the crisis in the European agriculture sector (debate) RO
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea: fisheries aspects (A8-0042/2016 - Norica Nicolai) RO
Regulatory Fitness and Performance Programme (A8-0208/2015 - Sylvia-Yvonne Kaufmann)
Learning EU at school (A8-0021/2016 - Damian Drăghici)
Erasmus+ and other tools to foster mobility in vocational education and training (A8-0049/2016 - Ernest Maragall)
Veterinary medicinal products (A8-0046/2016 - Françoise Grossetête)
Authorisation and supervision of veterinary medicinal products (A8-0035/2016 - Claudiu Ciprian Tănăsescu)
Tobacco agreement (PMI agreement) (B8-0311/2016, B8-0312/2016, B8-0312/2016, B8-0313/2016, B8-0313/2016, B8-0314/2016, B8-0315/2016, B8-0316/2016, B8-0317/2016)
Opening of negotiations for an EU-Tunisia Free Trade Agreement (B8-0255/2016)
Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 18 and 19 February 2016 (debate) RO
Commission action to comply with judgment in Case T-521/14 Sweden vs. Commission (obligation to establish criteria for endocrine disruptors) (debate) RO
Objection to delegated act on the specific compositional and information requirements for processed cereal-based food and baby food (B8-0067/2016)
Multiannual recovery plan for bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean (debate) RO
Objection pursuant to Rule 106: list of invasive alien species
Objection pursuant to Rule 106: authorisation of genetically modified maize NK603xT25
A new CFP: structure for technical measures and multiannual plans (A8-0328/2015 - Gabriel Mato) RO
Objection pursuant to Rule 106: granting an authorisation for uses of bis(2-ethylhexhyl) phthalate (DEHP) (B8-1228/2015)
Reducing inequalities with a special focus on child poverty (A8-0310/2015 - Inês Cristina Zuber)
Cohesion policy and marginalised communities (A8-0314/2015 - Terry Reintke)
Cohesion policy and marginalised communities (short presentation) RO
Novel foods (debate) RO
Use of genetically modified food and feed (A8-0305/2015 - Giovanni La Via)
Emissions of certain atmospheric pollutants (A8-0249/2015 - Julie Girling)
Emission measurements in the automotive sector (B8-1075/2015, B8-1075/2015, B8-1076/2015, B8-1077/2015, B8-1078/2015, B8-1079/2015, B8-1080/2015)
Ongoing crisis in the agriculture sector (debate) RO
Cloning of animals kept and reproduced for farming purposes (debate) RO
Cloning of animals kept and reproduced for farming purposes (A8-0216/2015 - Giulia Moi, Renate Sommer)
Follow up to the European citizens' initiative Right2Water (short presentation)
Maximum permitted levels of radioactive contamination following a nuclear accident (A8-0176/2015 - Esther Herranz García)
Market stability reserve for the Union greenhouse gas emission trading scheme (A8-0029/2015 - Ivo Belet)
Resource efficiency: moving towards a circular economy (A8-0215/2015 - Sirpa Pietikäinen)
Review of the implementation of the Dairy package (A8-0187/2015 - James Nicholson) RO
The fruit and vegetables sector since the 2007 reform (A8-0170/2015 - Nuno Melo) RO
Market stability reserve for the Union greenhouse gas emission trading scheme (debate) RO
Resource efficiency: moving towards a circular economy (debate) RO
Decision on the opening of, and mandate for, interinstitutional negotiations on Aid scheme for the supply of fruit and vegetables, bananas and milk in the educational establishments - 2014/0014(COD) (debate) RO
Maternity leave (B8-0453/2015) RO
Expo Milano 2015: Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life (debate) RO
Alcohol strategy (B8-0357/2015)
Fuel quality directive and renewable energy directive (debate)
A new EU Forest Strategy (A8-0126/2015 - Elisabeth Köstinger) RO
Decision adopted on a Strategic framework for the Energy Union (debate)
Access to medicines in the EU (debate) RO
Country of origin labelling for meat ingredients in processed food (debate) RO
Roadmap towards a new international climate agreement in Paris (debate) (debate)
Possibility for the Member States to restrict or prohibit the cultivation of GMOs (debate) RO
Protection of animals used for scientific purposes (debate)
Statistics on plant protection products (debate)
Common Immigration Policy for Europe: Principles, actions and tools (short presentation)
Community ecolabel scheme - Voluntary participation by organisations in a Community eco-management and audit scheme (EMAS) (debate)
Equal treatment of persons irrespective of religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation (debate)
Strengthening security and fundamental freedoms on the Internet (debate)
Future of the car industry (debate)
Cosmetic products (recast version) (debate)
The placing of biocidal products on the market – New biocides revision proposal (debate)
The placing of biocidal products on the market – New biocides revision proposal (debate)
Active dialogue with citizens on Europe (short presentation)
Integrated pollution prevention and control: industrial emissions, titanium dioxide industry, use of organic solvents, incineration of waste, large combustion plants (debate)
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Future of the European Common Asylum System (debate)
The social situation of the Roma and their improved access to the labour market in the EU (short presentation)
Role of the European Union in the Middle East (debate)
A special place for children in EU external action (short presentation)
Mental health (short presentation)
2050: The future begins today − Recommendations for the EU's future integrated policy on climate change (debate)
Sanctions against employers of illegally staying third-country nationals (debate)
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Wilderness in Europe (short presentation)
Security features and biometrics in passports and travel documents (debate)
Framework for Community action to achieve a sustainable use of pesticides - Placing of plant protection products on the market (debate)
The common agricultural policy and global food security (short presentation)
CFP and the ecosystem approach to fisheries management (short presentation)
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Greenhouse gas emission allowance trading system (debate)
State of the negotiations on the climate change and energy package (continuation of debate)
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The situation of women in the Balkans (short presentation)
Review of recommendation 2001/331/EC providing for minimum criteria for environmental inspection in the Member States (debate)
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Conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals for the purposes of highly qualified employment - Single application procedure for residence and work
School Fresh Fruit Scheme (amendment of Single CMO Regulation) (debate)
Variations to the terms of marketing authorisations for medicinal products - Counterfeiting of medicinal products (debate)
Promotion of clean road transport vehicles (debate)
Applicable law in matrimonial matters – Amendment of regulation as regards jurisdiction and introducing rules concerning applicable law in matrimonial matters (debate)
Together for Health: A Strategic Approach for the EU 2008-2013 (debate)
Addressing the challenge of water scarcity and droughts in the European Union (debate)
Social package (Second part: Cross-border healthcare) (debate)
White Paper on Nutrition, Overweight and Obesity-related health issues (debate)
Combating terrorism - Protection of personal data (debate)
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Mid-term review of the European Environment and Health Action Plan 2004-2010 (debate)
Classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures - Classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures (amendment of Directives 76/768/EEC, 88/378/EEC, 1999/13/EC, 2000/53/EC, 2002/96/EC and 2004/42/EC) - Classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures (amendment of Regulation (EC) No 648/2004) (debate)
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European Judicial Network - Strengthening of Eurojust and amendment of Decision 2002/187/JHA - Application of the principle of mutual recognition to judgments in criminal matters (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)
Reinforcing the Union's disaster response capacity (debate)
Protection of vulnerable marine ecosystems (debate)
Scientific facts of climate change: findings and recommendations for decision-making (debate)
Management of deep-sea fish stocks (debate)
Organ donation and transplantation: Policy actions at EU level (debate)
Mid-term review of the Sixth Community Environment Action Programme (debate)
Results of the European Council (Brussels, 13-14 March 2008) (debate)
Statistics on plant protection products (debate)
The factors favouring support for terrorism and the recruitment of terrorists (debate)
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Outcome of the Bali climate change conference (debate)
Proposals on energy and climate change (debate)
Export and import of dangerous chemicals (debate)
Combating the rise of extremism in Europe (debate)
Shipping disaster in the Sea of Asov/Black Sea and the subsequent oil pollution (debate)
Protection and conservation of the marine environment: Marine Strategy Directive (debate)
Coordination of certain of the Member States' provisions on television broadcasting (debate)
Dangerous toys manufactured in China (debate)
Reducing alcohol-related harm (debate)
Food and feed law, rules on animal health and welfare, plant health, plant reproductive material and plant protection products - Animal health - Protective measures against pests of plants (debate)
EU-Indonesia voluntary partnership agreement on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber products to the EU (A7-0043/2014 - Yannick Jadot)
Third programme for the Union's action if the field of health (2014-2020) (A7-0224/2012 - Françoise Grossetête)
Plant breeding (A7-0044/2014 - Marit Paulsen)
2020 target to reduce CO2 emissions from new passenger cars (debate)
Civil protection mechanism (debate)
Programme for the environment and climate action (LIFE) (A7-0294/2012 - Jutta Haug)
Financing, management and monitoring of the CAP - European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development - Common organisation of the markets in agricultural products - Direct payments to farmers under support schemes within the framework of the CAP - Transitional provisions on support for rural development (debate)
General Union environment action programme to 2020 (debate)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Portable batteries and accumulators containing cadmium (debate)
Portable batteries and accumulators containing cadmium (A7-0131/2013 - Vladko Todorov Panayotov)
Permitted health claims made on foods (B7-0437/2013)
Situation of the Roma people (debate)
European carbon market in 2012 (debate)
Fuel quality directive and renewable energy directive (A7-0279/2013 - Corinne Lepage)
Fuel quality directive and renewable energy directive (debate)
Food intended for infants and young children and food for special medical purposes (debate)
Adjustment rate to direct payments provided for in Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 in respect of calendar year 2013 (debate)
Non-commercial movement of pet animals - Animal health requirements governing trade in dogs, cats and ferrets (debate)
Implementation of the audiovisual media services directive (A7-0055/2013 - Piotr Borys)
One-minute speeches (Rule 150)
Women's rights in the Balkan accession countries (short presentation)
Scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading (A7-0060/2013 - Peter Liese)
Advancing development through trade (A7-0054/2013 - Alf Svensson)
Equal treatment between men and women in the access to and supply of goods and services (debate)
Decision on the opening of, and mandate for, interinstitutional negotiations on direct payments to farmers under support schemes within the framework of the CAP - 2011/0280(COD) - Decision on the opening of, and mandate for, interinstitutional negotiations on common organisation of the markets in agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) - 2011/0281(COD) - Decision on the opening of, and mandate for, interinstitutional negotiations on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) - 2011/0282(COD) - Decision on the opening of, and mandate for, interinstitutional negotiations on financing, management and monitoring of the CAP - 2011/0288(COD) (debate)
Accounting rules and action plans on greenhouse gas emissions and removals resulting from activities related to land use - Mechanism for monitoring and reporting greenhouse gas emissions and other information relevant to climate change (debate)
Common fisheries policy (A7-0008/2013 - Ulrike Rodust)
Sound level of motor vehicles (A7-0435/2012 - Miroslav Ouzký)
Preparations for CITES COP 16 (debate)
Classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous preparations (A7-0391/2012 - Eija-Riitta Korhola)
Youth guarantee (B7-0007/2013)
Protection of animals during transport (debate)
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Protecting children in the digital world (short presentation)
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Electronic identification of bovine animals (debate)
Pharmacovigilance (amendment of Directive 2001/83/EC) - Pharmacovigilance (amendment of Regulation (EC) No 726/2004) (debate)
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Implementation of EU water legislation (debate)
One-minute speeches (Rule 150)
Food intended for infants and young children and food for special medical purposes (debate)
Food intended for infants and young children and food for special medical purposes (debate)
European milk producers (debate)
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Major-accident hazards involving dangerous substances (debate)
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A resource-efficient Europe (debate)
Bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean (debate)
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Future of Europe (debate)
One-minute speeches (Rule 150)
Food distribution to the most deprived persons in the Union (debate)
6th World Water Forum (debate)
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Addressing the EU diabetes epidemic (debate)
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Food distribution to the most deprived persons in the Union (debate)
Agreement between the EU and Morocco concerning reciprocal liberalisation measures on agricultural products and fishery products (debate)
Application of waste management directive (debate)
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One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Farm input supply chain - Imbalances in the food supply chain (debate)
Avoiding food wastage (short presentation)
Waste electrical and electronic equipment (debate)
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Situation of the Roma in Member States (debate)
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One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Situation of single mothers (short presentation)
Dog population management in the European Union (written declaration)
Accession of Bulgaria and Romania to Schengen (debate)
"Food for Free" programme (debate)
Rio+20 earth summit (debate)
European disaster response: role of civil protection and humanitarian assistance (debate)
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An effective raw materials strategy for Europe (debate)
Women entrepreneurship in small and medium-sized enterprises (short presentation)
Possibility for Member States to restrict or prohibit the cultivation of GMOs in their territory (debate)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
The CAP towards 2020: Meeting the food, natural resources and territorial challenges of the future (debate)
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Statement by the President of the European Parliament’s delegation to the Conciliation Committee - Novel foods (continuation of debate)
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Nuclear safety 25 years after the Chernobyl disaster (debate)
Enforcement of regulations on the shipping of toxic waste to developing countries (debate)
Lessons to be drawn for nuclear safety in Europe following the nuclear accident in Japan
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Situation in Japan, including the nuclear power plant alerts (debate)
Consumer rights (debate)
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Prevention of natural and man-made disasters (debate)
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Reducing health inequalities (short presentation)
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Rising food prices (debate)
Emission performance standards for new light commercial vehicles (debate)
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European initiative on Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias - Asthma inhalers (debate)
EU-Cameroon forest law agreement - EU-Republic of Congo forest law agreement - FLEGT voluntary partnership agreements (continuation of debate)
Agriculture as a strategic sector in the context of food security (short presentation)
Energy Efficiency Action Plan (debate)
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CAP simplification (debate)
Information on medicinal products (Community code relating to medicinal products) - Information on medicinal products (Community procedures for the authorisation and supervision of medicinal products) (debate)
Crisis in the EU livestock sector (debate)
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Improvements in the safety and health at work of pregnant workers and workers who have recently given birth or are breastfeeding - Precarious women workers (debate)
Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries - Scheme of control and enforcement applicable in the area covered by the Convention on future multilateral cooperation in the North-East Atlantic fisheries (debate)
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EU action on oil exploration and extraction in Europe (debate)
Contribution of biodiversity and ecosystems to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals - Conference on Biological Diversity - Nagoya 2010 (debate)
Pharmacovigilance of medicinal products (amendment of Regulation (EC) No 726/2004) - Pharmacovigilance (amendment of Directive 2001/83/EC) (debate)
Protection of animals used for scientific purposes (debate)
Products from cloned animals in the food chain (debate)
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Situation of the Roma people in Europe (debate)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
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Novel foods (debate)
Commission Green Paper on the management of bio-waste in the European Union (short presentation)
A catch documentation programme for bluefin tuna (thunnus thynnus) (debate)
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Food information to consumers (debate)
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Specific measures for agriculture in the outermost regions of the Union (amendment of Regulation (EC) No 247/2006) (debate)
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Standards of quality and safety of human organs intended for transplantation - Action plan on organ donation and transplantation (2009-2015) (debate)
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Electric cars (debate)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Ban on use of cyanide mining technologies (debate)
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International Climate Policy post-Copenhagen: Reinvigorating the international negotiations through immediate action
Second European Roma Summit (debate)
Animal health requirements applicable to the non-commercial movement of pet animals (debate)
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Beijing +15 - UN Platform for Action for Gender Equality (debate)
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Key objectives for the Conference of the Parties to the CITES (debate)
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Equality between women and men in the European Union — 2009 (debate)
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Outcome of the Copenhagen Summit on climate change (debate)
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Conclusions of the Foreign Affairs Council on the Middle East peace process, including the situation in eastern Jerusalem (debate)
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Elimination of violence against women (debate)
Smoke-free environments (debate)
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Political situation in Honduras with a view to the elections on 29 November 2009 (debate)
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Climate change and developing countries in the framework of the UN Conference on Climate Change in Copenhagen (debate)
Evaluation mechanism to monitor the application of the Schengen acquis - Establishment of an evaluation mechanism to verify the application of the Schengen acquis (debate)
Freedom of information in Italy (debate)
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Prevention and settlement of conflicts of jurisdiction in criminal proceedings (debate)
Crisis in the dairy farming sector (debate)
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Reports (3)
REPORT on the implementation of the 7th Environment Action Programme PDF (437 KB) DOC (72 KB)
REPORT Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 98/8/EC concerning the placing of biocidal products on the market as regards the extension of certain time periods PDF (166 KB) DOC (203 KB)
REPORT Report on recognition of agriculture as a strategic sector in the context of food security PDF (207 KB) DOC (128 KB)
Shadow reports (5)
REPORT on the role of cities in the institutional framework of the Union PDF (329 KB) DOC (69 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the cloning of animals of the bovine, porcine, ovine, caprine and equine species kept and reproduced for farming purposes PDF (637 KB) DOC (463 KB)
REPORT on the European Union Strategy for the Protection and Welfare of Animals 2012–2015 PDF (256 KB) DOC (166 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on food intended for infants and young children and on food for special medical purposes PDF (634 KB) DOC (920 KB)
REPORT Recommendation for second reading on the Council position at first reading for adopting a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on novel foods, amending Regulation (EC) No 1331/2008 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 258/97 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1852/2001 PDF (437 KB) DOC (713 KB)
Opinions (5)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on novel foods
OPINION on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on a General Union Environment Action Programme to 2020 "Living well, within the limits of our planet"
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 302/2009 concerning a multiannual recovery plan for bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean
OPINION on an effective raw materials strategy for Europe
OPINION on Mobilising Information and Communication Technologies to facilitate the transition to an energy-efficient, low-carbon economy
Shadow opinions (7)
OPINION on the state of the debate on the Future of Europe
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Regional Development Fund and on the Cohesion Fund
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 directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2010/13/EU on the coordination of certain provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action in Member States concerning the provision of audiovisual media services in view of changing market realities
OPINION on Europe for Citizens
OPINION on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 2001/110/CE relating to honey
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1185/2003 on the removal of fins of sharks on board vessels
Institutional motions (87)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Lyme disease (Borreliosis) PDF (268 KB) DOC (55 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the cases of the Larung Gar Tibetan Buddhist Academy and Ilham Tohti PDF (163 KB) DOC (52 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation of the Rohingya minority in Myanmar PDF (157 KB) DOC (58 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on mass graves in Iraq PDF (158 KB) DOC (57 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation of the Rohingya minority in Myanmar PDF (303 KB) DOC (55 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on mass graves in Iraq PDF (272 KB) DOC (53 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the cases of the Larung Gar Tibetan Buddhist Academy and Ilham Tohti PDF (355 KB) DOC (53 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Belarus PDF (289 KB) DOC (83 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation of the Guarani-Kaiowa in the Brazilian State of Mato Grosso Do Sul PDF (274 KB) DOC (51 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the case of Ildar Dadin, prisoner of consience in Russia PDF (326 KB) DOC (51 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the case of Gui Minhai, jailed publisher in China PDF (278 KB) DOC (52 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Syria PDF (275 KB) DOC (76 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Northern Iraq/Mosul PDF (161 KB) DOC (87 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on nuclear security and non-proliferation PDF (159 KB) DOC (88 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation of journalists in Turkey PDF (277 KB) DOC (76 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Northern Iraq/Mosul PDF (275 KB) DOC (75 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on trans fats (TFAs) PDF (271 KB) DOC (51 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Thailand, notably the situation of Andy Hall PDF (153 KB) DOC (80 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Sudan PDF (167 KB) DOC (89 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Rwanda, the case of Victoire Ingabire PDF (291 KB) DOC (83 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Thailand, notably the case of Andy Hall PDF (270 KB) DOC (51 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION On Sudan PDF (371 KB) DOC (53 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Rwanda: the case of Victoire Ingabire PDF (301 KB) DOC (54 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Myanmar, in particular the situation of the Rohingya PDF (164 KB) DOC (86 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Bahrain PDF (157 KB) DOC (83 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation of people with albinism in Africa, notably in Malawi PDF (162 KB) DOC (86 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Bahrain PDF (355 KB) DOC (75 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation of albinos in Africa, notably in Malawi PDF (276 KB) DOC (72 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Venezuela PDF (160 KB) DOC (83 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Djibouti PDF (176 KB) DOC (93 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on The Gambia PDF (163 KB) DOC (88 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the Crimean Tatars PDF (158 KB) DOC (83 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Djibouti PDF (313 KB) DOC (82 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION On the Gambia PDF (296 KB) DOC (74 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the Crimean Tatars PDF (333 KB) DOC (76 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the follow-up to and review of the 2030 Agenda PDF (285 KB) DOC (83 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Nigeria PDF (167 KB) DOC (91 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Honduras: situation of human rights defenders PDF (162 KB) DOC (85 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Pakistan, in particular the attack in Lahore PDF (159 KB) DOC (85 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Nigeria PDF (372 KB) DOC (74 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Honduras: situation of Human rights defenders PDF (335 KB) DOC (84 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Pakistan, in particular the attack in Lahore PDF (276 KB) DOC (74 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the case of the missing book publishers in Hong Kong PDF (157 KB) DOC (83 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Bahrain: the case of Mohammed Ramadan PDF (149 KB) DOC (82 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the human rights situation in Crimea, in particular of the Crimean Tatars PDF (155 KB) DOC (80 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the humanitarian situation in Yemen PDF (159 KB) DOC (84 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the systematic mass murder of religious minorities by the so-called ‘ISIS/Daesh’ PDF (168 KB) DOC (94 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Libya PDF (162 KB) DOC (88 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Bahrain: the case of Mohammed Ramadan PDF (271 KB) DOC (70 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the case of the missing book publishers in Hong Kong PDF (275 KB) DOC (74 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION in Crimea, in particular of the Crimean Tatars PDF (223 KB) DOC (69 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Ethiopia PDF (291 KB) DOC (84 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on EU citizens under detention in India, notably Italian, Estonian and UK citizens PDF (273 KB) DOC (70 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on North Korea PDF (277 KB) DOC (73 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Malaysia PDF (157 KB) DOC (79 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in the Maldives PDF (285 KB) DOC (84 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Ibrahim Halawa, potentially facing the death penalty PDF (287 KB) DOC (83 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the 20th anniversary of the Dayton Peace Agreement PDF (271 KB) DOC (71 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Burundi PDF (303 KB) DOC (93 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Malaysia PDF (278 KB) DOC (75 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in the Maldives PDF (281 KB) DOC (76 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Ibrahim Halawa potentially facing the death penalty PDF (277 KB) DOC (73 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the 20th anniversary of the Dayton Peace Agreement PDF (272 KB) DOC (66 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the political situation in Cambodia PDF (281 KB) DOC (78 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Afghanistan, in particular the killings in the province of Zabul PDF (286 KB) DOC (79 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on freedom of expression in Bangladesh PDF (292 KB) DOC (85 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the political situation in Cambodia PDF (147 KB) DOC (72 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Afghanistan, in particular the killings in the province of Zabul PDF (147 KB) DOC (70 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the freedom of expression in Bangladesh PDF (149 KB) DOC (71 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the case of Mr. Ali Mohammed Baqir al-Nimr, Saudi Arabia PDF (145 KB) DOC (69 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the mass displacement of children in Nigeria as a result of Boko Haram attacks PDF (161 KB) DOC (84 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Thailand, democracy and the case of Andy Hall PDF (148 KB) DOC (73 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the Central African Republic PDF (149 KB) DOC (77 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Azerbaijan PDF (155 KB) DOC (85 KB)
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Angola PDF (154 KB) DOC (84 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Azerbaijan PDF (147 KB) DOC (73 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Angola PDF (157 KB) DOC (74 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Russia in particular the case of Eston Kohver, Oleg Sentzov, and Alexander Kolchenko PDF (145 KB) DOC (73 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the EU’s role in the Middle East peace process PDF (296 KB) DOC (90 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Situation of two Christian pastors in Sudan PDF (146 KB) DOC (70 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Bahrain, in particular the case of Nabeel Rajab PDF (148 KB) DOC (75 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), in particular the case of two detained human rights activists Yves Makwambala and Fred Bauma PDF (148 KB) DOC (74 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Cambodia's draft laws on NGOs and trade unions PDF (150 KB) DOC (73 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Swaziland, the case of human rights activists Thulani Maseko and Bheki Makhubu PDF (137 KB) DOC (64 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the plight of Rohingya refugees, including mass graves in Thailand PDF (140 KB) DOC (59 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Zimbabwe, the case of human rights defender Itai Dzamara PDF (133 KB) DOC (57 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the Commission delegated directive ../.../EU amending, for the purposes of adapting to technical progress, Annex III to Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards an exemption for cadmium in illumination and display lighting applications PDF (238 KB) DOC (62 KB)
Oral questions (11)
Protecting the EU's internal market and consumer rights from the negative implications of the illegal trade in companion animals PDF (50 KB) DOC (19 KB)
Commission's failure to take urgent measures on Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs) PDF (50 KB) DOC (19 KB)
Commission's failure to take urgent measures on endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) PDF (195 KB) DOC (19 KB)
Lyme disease (borreliosis) PDF (95 KB) DOC (18 KB)
Investigation in the wake of the Dieselgate 2.0 scandal PDF (197 KB) DOC (19 KB)
Clearing the Danube of sunken ships PDF (97 KB) DOC (16 KB)
Trans fats (TFAs) PDF (104 KB) DOC (16 KB)
Trans fats (TFAs) PDF (104 KB) DOC (16 KB)
Disturbance of the free movement of goods by Greece PDF (99 KB) DOC (27 KB)
Reasonable grounds for suspicion of irregularities on the part of the Norwegian child protection authority ('Barnevernet') PDF (100 KB) DOC (28 KB)
Criteria for identifying endocrine-disrupting chemicals PDF (196 KB) DOC (28 KB)
Written explanations (69)
Motion for a resolution pursuant to Rule 108(6) seeking an opinion from the Court of Justice relating to the EU accession to the Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (B8-0232/2019) RO
Am votat în favoarea rezoluției privind solicitarea unui aviz din partea Curții de Justiție cu privire la compatibilitatea cu tratatele a propunerilor de aderare a Uniunii Europene la Convenția Consiliului Europei privind prevenirea și combaterea violenței împotriva femeilor și a violenței domestice și privind procedura de aderare.În acest moment există o insecuritate juridică în ceea ce privește compatibilitatea cu tratatele a aderării la Convenția de la Istanbul, astfel cum a fost propusă de Consiliu, în special în ceea ce privește alegerea temeiului juridic adecvat pentru deciziile privind semnarea și încheierea de către Uniunea Europeană a convenției și în ceea ce privește posibila împărțire în două decizii, privind semnarea și încheierea convenției, ca o consecință a alegerii respective privind temeiul juridic.Violența împotriva femeilor trebuie pedepsită aspru în toate statele membre. Din păcate, în țara mea, în multe cazuri, violatorii scapă cu pedepse minime sau cu închisoare cu suspendare. Cred că avem nevoie de un cadru juridic armonizat pentru combaterea și pedepsirea faptelor de violență împotriva femeilor și copiilor.
EU-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (A8-0053/2019 - David Martin) RO
Am votat pentru Acordul de liber schimb cu Singapore.După nouă ani de negocieri, în sfârșit, Parlamentul și-a exprimat poziția în favoarea acestui tratat. Singapore este un partener de nădejde, dar și un pionier în ceea ce privește inovația. Schimburile comerciale cu Singapore înseamnă mai multe locuri de muncă pentru europeni, dar și deschiderea de piețe noi pentru producători.Mă bucură extrem de mult faptul că în acest acord au fost incluse și angajamentele legate de Acordul de la Paris privind schimbările climatice.
Sustainable use of pesticides (A8-0045/2019 - Jytte Guteland) RO
Am votat pentru rezolutia privind utilizarea durabila a pesticidelor.In raportul meu privind implementarea celui de-al 7lea Program pentru Mediu, am amintit ca pana in 2020, CE trebuie sa se asigure ca utilizarea produselor de protecție a plantelor să nu aibă efecte dăunătoare asupra sănătății umane sau influențe inacceptabile asupra mediului și ca astfel de produse vor fi utilizate în mod sustenabil.Directiva 2009/128/CE a Parlamentului European și a Consiliului privind utilizarea durabilă a pesticidelor prevede o serie de acțiuni pentru a obține o utilizare sustenabilă a pesticidelor în UE prin reducerea riscurilor și a efectelor acestora asupra sănătății umane și asupra mediului și prin promovarea utilizării gestionării integrate a dăunătorilor (IPM) și a unor tehnici sau abordări alternative, cum ar fi alternativele nechimice la pesticide.Din pacate, la nivelul statelor membre nu se fac suficiente eforturi pentru aplicarea coerenta si eficienta a acestei directive
Implementation of the cross-border Healthcare Directive (A8-0046/2019 - Ivo Belet) RO
Am votat pentru raportul Belet privind asistența medicală transfrontalieră.Directiva are un mare potențial de a îmbunătăți și de a facilita accesul pacienților la asistența medicală transfrontalieră și, cel mai important, de a asigura cea mai bună calitate a asistenței medicale pentru toți pacienții. Cu toate acestea, pentru ca directiva să aibă succes, este esențial ca pacienții, cadrele medicale și alte părți interesate să fie bine informate cu privire la directivă în toate aspectele sale. Din păcate, acest lucru nu se întâmplă în prezent. Unul dintre Eurobarometrele recente arată că doar de 20 % dintre cetățeni se consideră bine informați cu privire la drepturile lor de asistență medicală transfrontalieră.Statele membre împreună cu Comisia ar trebui să investească mai mult în campanii de informare privind accesul la servicii de sănătate transfrontaliere.
Amendments to Parliament's Rules of Procedure (A8-0462/2018 - Richard Corbett) RO
Am votat pentru raportul Corbett privind noul Regulament de procedură.Da, cetățenii europeni trebuie să fie mai bine informați când vine vorba despre Parlamentul European.Mă bucur că în sfârșit s-a introdus necesitatea informării în anexa rapoartelor în legătura cu întâlnirile pe care deputații le au cu grupurile de interes.De asemenea, nu cred că putem face rabat când este vorba despre transparență sau când vine vorba despre folosirea fondurilor publice.În condițiile în care euroscepticismul este în creștere, trebuie să dăm un semnal cetățenilor că Parlamentul European reprezintă interesele lor și nu ale grupurilor de interes.
Annual report 2017 on the protection of the European Union’s financial interests- fight against fraud (A8-0003/2019 - Marian-Jean Marinescu) RO
Am votat pentru raportul Marinescu.Din păcate, recomandările judiciare ale OLAF au fost puse în aplicare doar în mod foarte limitat în statele membre. O astfel de situație este intolerabilă, mai ales având în vedere cererea cetățenilor europeni pentru mai multă transparență privind utilizarea fondurilor publice.Comisia și statele membre trebuie să își unească eforturile pentru a asigura faptul că investigațiile realizate de OLAF și de statele membre se completează reciproc, că OLAF beneficiază de competențe egale de investigare în fiecare stat membru, inclusiv de acces la informațiile privind conturile bancare, și că probele colectate de OLAF sunt admisibile ca probe în materie penală în sistemele judiciare ale tuturor statelor membre.Este inacceptabil ca statele membre să recupereze daunele, când OLAF a făcut clar dovada unor nereguli financiare.
Objection pursuant to Rule 106: genetically modified oilseed rapes Ms8, Rf3 and Ms8 × Rf3 (B8-0073/2019) RO
Am votat pentru rezoluția referitoare la proiectul de decizie de punere în aplicare a Comisiei de modificare a deciziei de punere în aplicare 2013/327/UE în ceea ce privește reînnoirea autorizației de introducere pe piață a furajelor care conțin sau constau în rapiță modificată genetic Ms8, Rf3 și Ms8 × Rf3.Cerem de urgență Comisiei să suspende orice decizie de punere în aplicare privind cererile de autorizare a OMG până în momentul în care procedura de autorizare va fi fost revizuită pentru a se corecta deficiențele procedurii curente, care s-a dovedit neadecvată.De asemenea, este necesar ca executivul european să retragă propunerile de autorizare a OMG-urilor, în cazul în care Comitetul permanent pentru lanțul alimentar și sănătatea animală nu va emite niciun aviz în vederea cultivării sau a utilizării alimentare sau furajere.Sănătatea cetățenilor europeni nu este de vânzare!
Dual quality of products in the Single Market (A8-0267/2018 - Olga Sehnalová) RO
Am votat pentru raportul Sehnalová privind dublul standard al calității produselor. Eu refuz să fiu de acord cu o Uniune cu două viteze și refuz să fiu de acord cu tratarea discriminatorie a consumatorilor europeni în funcție de repartiția geografică.Cetățenii europeni trebuie tratați în mod egal pe teritoriul UE, de aceea Comisia trebuie să combată ferm orice dublu standard privind produsele și să se asigure că un cetățean din estul Europei se bucură de aceeași calitate a produselor ca și unul din vest.O serie de cercetări efectuate în mai multe state membre au dezvăluit că, deși denumirea mărcii, prezentarea ambalajului și imaginea comercială par la prima privire identice, unele produse de pe piața unică a UE au în mod clar o compoziție diferită, în funcție de țara în care au fost cumpărate, în ceea ce privește rețeta, materiile prime principale folosite sau proporția acestora în produs, fapt absolut inacceptabil.
The situation in Hungary (A8-0250/2018 - Judith Sargentini) RO
Am votat pentru raportul Sargentini privind situația din Ungaria și susțin cu toată tăria activarea articolului 7 din Tratat. Dacă Uniunea Europeană nu va condamna ferm practicile autocrate ale lui Victor Orban, acesta va deveni model de urmat pentru alte state membre.Atunci când Ungaria a semnat tratatul de aderare la UE, această țară s-a angajat să respecte principiile și valorile europene. Nu se poate ca libertatea presei să fie îngrădită; da, domnul Orban a fost ales, însă este inacceptabil să abuzeze de puterea pe care a câștigat-o prin alegeri pentru a se asigura că elimină orice opoziție sau își numește apropiații în toate pozițiile-cheie sau își subordonează toată puterea în stat.Am reflectat mult înainte să votez pentru activarea articolului 7, dar cred că Europa nu este un loc unde autocrații trebuie tolerați. Așa că am conștiința curată, chiar dacă este vorba despre sancționarea unei țări vecine și care a avut parte de o istorie comună cu România.
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) RO
Am votat pentru raportul Picierno. Din păcate, una din zece femei de pe teritoriul Uniunii Europene a fost victima hărțuirii sexuale. Acest lucru ar trebui să tragă un semnal de alarmă, atât cetățenilor din statele membre, precum și celor care pot face ceva în acest sens și pot să apere victimele unui astfel de eveniment grav. Nu este normal ca pe teritoriul unui stat democratic, membru al Uniunii Europene, o persoană, indiferent de sex, să meargă la muncă cu teama de a fi agresată. Nu este normal ca, atunci când o femeie este hărțuită sexual de către un superior, aceasta să fie nevoită să tacă, fără a depune plângere penală împotriva agresorului, de teama de a fi sancționată sau, în cel mai rău caz, pusă în situația de a-și pierde funcția. Și da, acest lucru este întâlnit și în cadrul instituțiilor europene, în rândul deputaților sau al funcționarilor. De aceea, solicit statelor membre și Comisiei să ia măsuri în ceea ce privește prevenirea hărțuirii morale și sexuale, iar persoanele în cauză să fie trase la răspundere prin aplicarea unor sancțiuni dure. Cred că avem nevoie, de asemenea, de un cadru legislativ clar la nivelul Uniunii.
Composition of the European Parliament (A8-0207/2018 - Danuta Maria Hübner, Pedro Silva Pereira) FR
Le Brexit annoncera malheureusement le départ de 73 députés européens… Concrètement, cela laisse la question de la composition du Parlement européen. Dans la réduction du nombre total de sièges de 751 à 705, je vois avant tout une perte de diversité des voix entendues. En termes pratiques, certains sièges seront redistribués, ce qui permet un rééquilibrage. La perte d’une grande puissance européenne appelle à ce que les autres grandes puissances accommodent ce changement : l’Allemagne garde ses 96 sièges, tandis que la France et l’Espagne en gagnent chacune cinq, puis l’Italie et les Pays-Bas en gagnent trois. Mais je pense que la seule chose qui pourrait tenter de combler la perte de diversité des voix que nous allons subir, c’est une augmentation du nombre de voix accordées aux pays plus petits de l’Union. C’est surtout cela qui m’a convaincu de cette nouvelle composition du Parlement européen. Je pense notamment aux peuples estoniens et finlandais, danois et suédois, polonais et roumains, croates et slovaques, et irlandais. Derrière chaque crise se cache une opportunité : après cette déchirure que sera le Brexit, renforçons la voix des peuples plus susceptibles de ne pas être entendus.
EU-Iceland Agreement on supplementary rules for external borders and visas for 2014-2020 (A8-0196/2018 - Anders Primdahl Vistisen) FR
L’Union européenne peut-elle être considérée comme un État? Le sera-t-elle un jour? Ces questions d’importance primordiale méritent une réponse, mais cette dernière n’est inscrite nulle part explicitement. Cependant, nos acquis, eux, sont inscrits noir sur blanc dans nos traités. Parmi eux, l’espace Schengen. Si nous tenons à obtenir une réponse sur le statut étatique ou non de l’UE, il faudra bien que cette réponse soit crédible. Mais comment rester crédible si nos acquis sont bel et bien écrits, mais seulement partiellement en application?C’est dans ce cadre que je soutiens le présent accord entre l’UE et l’Islande. Bien que l’Islande ne fasse pas partie de l’UE en tant qu’état membre, elle fait partie de l’espace Schengen, dont le principe est d’abolir les frontières intérieures, en maintenant les frontières extérieures. Alors, je suis d’accord pour que les normes européennes des frontières extérieures s’appliquent également en Islande, cela paraît logique. J’espère, tout comme le collègue Vistisen, que nous aurons ainsi un système de frontières extérieures uniforme et pratique, tout en maintenant un niveau de contrôle élevé mais efficace.
Negotiations on the modernisation of the EU-Chile Association Agreement (A8-0158/2018 - Charles Tannock) FR
Le Chili est un partenaire important d’Amérique latine, avec lequel un approfondissement des relations serait bienvenu. Je pense, cependant, en accord avec ce rapport, qu’une modernisation de ces relations demandera certains engagements de la part du Chili : une attention particulière à l’état de droit et à la branche judiciaire, le respect des conventions de l’Organisation internationale du travail contre le travail des enfants ou le travail forcé, et une réduction des inégalités.Nous nous réjouirons de voir ces principes appliqués. Car nous avons besoin de partenaires qui partagent notre dévouement à la démocratie et aux droits de l’homme, et qui souhaitent lutter contre le réchauffement climatique de manière multilatérale et mondiale. Avec un tel partenaire, je soutiens absolument une coopération dans les domaines de lutte contre la corruption, le terrorisme, la cyber criminalité, le crime organisé, et de manière plus globale, une coopération dans le domaine de la sécurité, surtout préventive. Un tel engagement commun ne pourra que réchauffer l’entente entre l’UE et le Chili, aboutissant par exemple à une meilleure mobilité d’étudiants entre les deux. Ce renouvèlement de l’accord servirait aux citoyens du Chili et de l’Union : mon vote lui a donc été accordé.
EU-NATO relations (A8-0188/2018 - Ioan Mircea Paşcu) FR
Le développement de l’UE s’est traditionnellement reposé sur la protection de l’OTAN. Cependant, dans un monde caractérisé par un amoindrissement relatif des puissances traditionnelles, les risques et menaces sécuritaires prolifèrent.Dans ce contexte, je soutiens une réalisation graduelle de cet ancien rêve d’une défense commune européenne ; je salue donc le lancement du PESCO. Cependant, il est primordial que les États-Unis comprennent que cette approche nous est nécessaire, et surtout, que nos intérêts sont alignés. Car une Europe mieux coordonnée en défense ne fera que fortifier l’OTAN. Car dans un monde où la guerre est moins conventionnelle, où le « brouillard de guerre » décrit par Clausewitz prend davantage de poids, et où les menaces sont diffuses, il nous faut coopérer à tous les niveaux pour mieux les cibler : il s’agit du terrorisme, mais aussi de la cybersécurité. Surtout, il ne faut pas céder à ce brouillard.J’appelle donc à une transparence accrue en parallèle d’une intensification de la coopération et de la coordination entre l’UE et l’OTAN. Cette coopération bénéficiera à tous les membres de l’UE, et tous les membres de l’OTAN : un point vital pour notre continent, face au Brexit.
Cyber defence (A8-0189/2018 - Urmas Paet) FR
Le cyberespace transcende les frontières ; seule une réponse transnationale peut être efficace. La fragmentation actuelle nous laisse vulnérables, alors que l’Union est une plateforme qui permet une sérieuse coopération et une démarche commune entre plusieurs États.Je soutiens ce que propose ce rapport : une approche compréhensive européenne qui soutiendrait les PME de cyberdéfense, le fondement de projets par le PESCO et le Fonds européen de la défense, et la coopération conséquente entre le milieu civil et la tranche militaire de nos sociétés. Je pense également qu’il faudra investir davantage dans ce domaine, en vue du prochain CFP.Bien que les États membres soient appelés à similairement renforcer leurs capacités de cyberdéfense, il s’agit surtout de créer une défense européenne. Par l’Union, nous détenons un avantage par rapport au reste du monde : à nous de l’utiliser. Pour ce faire, il faudra intégrer la cyberdéfense dans nos politiques extérieures, puis les institutions européennes appropriées la coordonneront. Bien sûr, étant donné que nous faisons face à un problème mondial, il nous faudra coopérer avec l’OTAN et d’autres alliés, c’est inévitable. Cependant, il ne faudra jamais perdre de vue l’objectif premier : la protection de tous nos citoyens.
CO2 emissions from and fuel consumption of new heavy-duty vehicles (A8-0010/2018 - Damiano Zoffoli)
. ‒ A circular low-carbon economy is the aim at which the EU and all its Member States need to reach for.The transition to clean energy, in the whole of Europe, will create jobs, encourage investment and facilitate growth.I have voted for, as the EU needs to implement certification and fuel efficiency measures in the form of consumption and/or emission standards, to stimulate innovation and rapidly improve vehicle efficiency.The strategy for reducing Heavy-Duty Vehicles’ fuel consumption and CO2 emissions is a prerequisite to the introduction of measures for regulating procedure for the determination of CO2 emissions and fuel consumption.The objective of this regulation, namely the monitoring and reporting of CO2 emissions and fuel consumption from new heavy-duty vehicles in the Union, cannot be achieved by the Member States individually, but can rather be better achieved at Union level, due to its scale and effects.
Modernisation of education in the EU (A8-0173/2018 - Krystyna Łybacka)
Education in young adults is a highly valuable asset, as they will continue to be the pillars of the European Union and its institutions. The European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) has provided funding for alliances between institutions of higher education and their partners (Erasmus+, Horizon 2020).I have voted in favour, as this legislative act will support students through their research, allowing them to deepen their knowledge and improve their skills. The Higher Education System needs to be improved in order to comply with the necessities of the employment market. This can be achieved by encouraging work placements into the higher education schemes, as well as the modernisation of curricula that would contain multidisciplinary programmes and collaboration between faculties.Moreover, all children should have the possibility of entering a free and state subsidised education system, without any fear of bias and/or discrimination. Investing a small percentage of each Member State’s GDP into its own educational structure, can prove to generate a higher value in returns in the long run, not just economically, but also in the sense of creating a more prosperous and harmonious society.
Odometer manipulation in motor vehicles: revision of the EU legal framework (A8-0155/2018 - Ismail Ertug) FR
L’UE est reconnue comme un lieu de commerce transparent, de produits de qualité, qui respecte la loi. Ce sont les fondements de la confiance dans nos produits et marchés. C’est aussi la raison pour laquelle nous avons l’obligation d’interdire toute activité nuisant à ces trois principes.La falsification des kilométriques, permettant à certains d’illégalement modifier le kilométrage de leur voiture pour mieux la revendre d’occasion, en est l’archétype. 30% à 50% des ventes internationales de voitures de l’UE en serait affectées. Cette technique est peu coûteuse, mais se montre bien rentable pour les fraudeurs. D’autant plus que les victimes trompées se trouvent surtout dans les classes sociales les plus dépourvues, et souvent dans les pays de l’Est, comme la Roumanie.Plusieurs solutions sont disponibles : un relevage du kilométrage de chaque véhicule à chaque entretien (comme en Belgique, ou au Pays-Bas), le partage de ces données entre états membres, des systèmes de sécurité interne aux voitures… ou tout simplement – ce qui n’a pas encore été fait par tous les états-membres – rendre la manipulation de kilométrique illégale ! Ce rapport appelle la Commission et les états membres à renforcer leurs mesures dans ces directions, ce que mon vote soutient entièrement.
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) RO
Una din trei femei este expusă violenței fizice sau sexuale cel puțin o data în viață.Mai mult, tradiții precum căsătoria între minori și accesul restrâns la servicii sociale, sănătate, educație, apă, sunt principalele cauze ale discriminării și marginalizării femeilor.Am votat acest raport pentru că fetele și femeile trebuie să se facă auzite la orice nivel al societății, să le fie garantată participarea în procesele decizionale, în special în domenii cu impact major asupra vieții lor.Salut eforturile Comisiei de schimbare a viziunii culturale în privința egalității de gen, dar eforturile trebuie continuate și susținute.Invit Comisia să își demonstreze angajamentul ferm în apărarea egalității de gen, spre exemplu să facă eforturi reale pentru garantarea remunerării egale pentru bărbați și femei.
Implementation of the EU Youth Strategy (A8-0162/2018 - Eider Gardiazabal Rubial) FR
La vie semble moins prospère, ou sûre, pour les jeunes européens d’aujourd’hui, par rapport à ce qu’elle a pu être pour leurs parents. Nous faisons face à de nouvelles sources d’instabilité ou de danger ; nous, adultes, peinons déjà à les aborder, mais les jeunes les affrontent presque quotidiennement.Il est essentiel de les aider à s’adapter à ces nouveautés, car ils représentent le monde de demain, et élèveront le monde d’après-demain. Je soutiens une continuation de la lutte contre la pauvreté chez les enfants et la cyber-intimidation ; et une amélioration de leur enseignement, que ce soit à l’école ou informellement, et de leur santé, notamment par le sport. Mais surtout, après tout cela, dans notre contexte actuel, il est impératif de réformer le marché du travail pour permettre un accès aux jeunes à des emplois durables, de qualité, tout en bénéficiant d’une égalité des chances.Il nous faut aussi les intégrer à leurs collectifs : c’est pourquoi je pense aussi qu’il faut encourager la participation des jeunes dans la société civile, il faut développer un dialogue entre les jeunes et leurs gouvernements nationaux respectifs et bien sûr, il faut surtout faire des jeunes un centre d’attention de l’UE.
Mobilisation of the EU Solidarity Fund to provide assistance to Greece, Spain, France and Portugal (A8-0175/2018 - José Manuel Fernandes) FR
Dans une Union si grande qu’aujourd’hui, qui lutte contre certaines fissures internes, la solidarité est primordiale. Je pense qu’il est important de montrer - même si cela est simplement symbolique – que nous comprenons les problèmes de nos voisins, proches ou lointains, qui font partie de notre grande famille. Surtout face aux catastrophes naturelles, qui ne résultent pas de nos actions; même ceux qui cherchent auraient du mal à trouver qui accuser. Alors je soutiens cette mobilisation du Fonds de solidarité, pour aider la Grèce, la France (ses territoires lointains, peut-être moins favorisés), le Portugal et l’Espagne à faire face à de lourds dommages subis en 2017, à cause de catastrophes naturelles. Je regrette que l’Espagne n’ait pas eu d’avance de la Commission en raison de dommages insuffisants, mais cela me donne davantage l’envie de contribuer à un geste de solidarité envers ce pays. Certains pensent que notre budget européen pourrait être mieux utilisé. Mais le fonds de solidarité est conçu pour les catastrophes naturelles; cette mobilisation utilisera moins d’un quart du budget du Fonds pour 2018; et surtout qu’en fin de compte, l’aide apportée couvrira moins de 3% des dommages subis par les pays en question!
Interpretation and implementation of the Interinstitutional Agreement on Better Law-Making (A8-0170/2018 - Pavel Svoboda, Richard Corbett) FR
Tous les Européens ne comprennent pas les rôles des institutions européennes, ni leur fonctionnement. Je pense en effet qu’une meilleure collaboration des institutions permettrait le développement de meilleures lois, et par extension, d’une meilleure image d’ensemble de l’UE.Le rôle quasi-exécutif de la Commission exige d’elle qu’elle ait plus d’influence. Cependant, l’aspect prioritaire de certaines lois ne l’autorise pas à faire pression sur les législateurs: cela détériore l’entente politique autour des lois européennes, et risque ainsi de diviser davantage notre Union. Bien sûr, la Commission devrait également consolider son travail d’analyse d’impact, de manière à ce qu’elles soient plus englobantes: il faut évaluer l’impact de nos lois sur les PME, la société civile, les syndicats, mais aussi sur l’environnement, la santé, et l’égalité hommes-femmes; fondamentalement, il faut évaluer l’impact qu’auront nos lois sur le plus grand nombre d’Européens.Une partie de nos citoyens soutiennent l’Union; une partie ne la comprend pas; une partie est contre. Face à eux, il nous faut au moins augmenter la qualité de nos lois, et la transparence des mécanismes derrière. Car au fond, c’est pour eux que nous sommes là, et ce pourrait être par leur vote que nous disparaissions.
Recommendation to the Council, the Commission and the Vice-President of the Commission/High Representative on Libya (A8-0159/2018 - Pier Antonio Panzeri) FR
La Libye se trouve dans une situation périlleuse : c’est devenu un lieu de trafic humain, de trafic de migrants, et potentiellement un foyer important de terroristes. Inutile de rappeler que certains états-membres ont leur part de responsabilité dans ce drame ; inutile de rappeler que nous devons aider cet État à se reconstruire un lendemain.Ce qui m’importe avant tout, c’est la situation humanitaire du pays. Mon vote condamne les violations de droits de l’homme, appelle à une lutte intensifiée contre le trafic humain et pour la protection des migrants actuellement en Libye.Cependant, il faut également s’attaquer à la source de ces problèmes, qui d’ailleurs affecterait potentiellement toute la région : une Libye instable. Je soutiens un engagement européen visant à redresser une société civile, des institutions publiques, une nouvelle constitution avec une distribution plus juste des richesses pétrolières, pour rétablir un État ; et ce, en parallèle avec une sérieuse intensification de la lutte contre le terrorisme, qui menace l’avenir de la Libye et de toute la région. Il faut envoyer une équipe diplomatique permanente dans le pays, comme preuve de notre engagement, mais aussi pour promouvoir nos valeurs de dialogue et réconciliation.
Annual Report on the functioning of the Schengen area (A8-0160/2018 - Carlos Coelho) FR
Notre gestion des territoires européens doit suivre l’évolution des problèmes auxquels nous faisons face. L’espace Schengen reste futuriste, mais il faut le moderniser. Ainsi, je suis d’accord avec ce rapport sur plusieurs points.D’abord, il faut protéger les citoyens européens. Une protection dite «négative», lorsqu’il s’agit de la réforme du système d’information Schengen (SIS) visant à protéger des enfants vulnérables; mais également une protection dite «positive» lorsqu’il s’agit de l’utilisation du SIS pour échanger des informations sur les terroristes, d’une continuation des paramètres actuels de Frontex et d’une mise en place de vérifications systématiques au frontières extérieures de l’UE.L’espace Schengen, par sa nature, impose des obligations transnationales. Je pense qu’un élan humanitaire bien supérieur à celui que nous connaissons actuellement est nécessaire vis-à-vis des migrants. Ce rapport priorise une réforme du régime d’asile européen, et un maintien voire une consolidation des opérations de recherche et de sauvetage en Méditerranée.Finalement, nous savons tous que l’espace Schengen a connu de vives critiques ces dernières années. Il faut le redynamiser, le revitaliser: je me réjouis donc de voir que le rapport réitère son soutien à l’adhésion de la Roumanie et de la Bulgarie.
Minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime (A8-0168/2018 - Teresa Jiménez-Becerril Barrio, Angelika Mlinar) RO
Parlamentul European este garantul drepturilor cetățenilor și are misiunea de a apăra și promova drepturile victimelor infracțiunilor pe întreg teritoriul UE.Am votat pentru acest raport deoarece avem nevoie de o uniformizare a protecției drepturilor victimelor în toate statele Uniunii.Foarte mulți cetățeni europeni cad anual victime a peste 30 de milioane de infracțiuni diferite. Odată cu lărgirea granițelor Uniunii și sporirea dreptului la libera circulație, orice cetățean poate fi victima criminalității transfrontaliere. Este inacceptabil ca un cetățean european care a suferit în urma unei infracțiuni să nu își cunoască drepturile și să nu aibă acces rapid la acestea.Comisia a avut obligația ca, până în noiembrie 2017, să elaboreze raportul cu privire la implicațiile acestei directive în legislația statelor membre. Cu toate acestea, termenul a expirat și Comisia nu și-a îndeplinit obligația. Așadar, cer Comisiei să nu își uite datoria de a elabora raportul cu privire la implementarea acestei directive în statele membre, dar și să vegheze la aplicarea ei concretă.
Annual report on the implementation of the Common Commercial Policy (A8-0166/2018 - Tokia Saïfi) FR
Tout comme 1989 a promis une expansion prodigieuse du capitalisme, 2018 semble amorcer un retrait vers le «chez-soi». L’Europe, entre autres, subit une vague d’idées protectionnistes, voire nationalistes. Ceci accélérera sûrement la transition du centre de gravité mondial vers l’Asie, et surtout vers la Chine, qui s’imposent comme propulseurs de mondialisation au 21e siècle. Ainsi, réfléchissons plus à long terme: quel monde voulons-nous pour demain? L’Union européenne a son mot à dire en ce qui concerne les valeurs sociales, environnementales et politiques; 2018 est une réelle opportunité pour nous imposer comme leaders d’un certain modèle du 21e siècle.C’est ainsi que je soutiens ce rapport sur la politique commerciale commune: il faut anticiper au mieux l’impact du Brexit pour l’amoindrir, évaluer la mise en œuvre de nos accords de libre-échange annuellement, faciliter l’internationalisation des PME européennes, tout en veillant à l’environnement et au développement durable dans notre commerce. Pour en fin de compte, promouvoir les valeurs et bonnes pratiques européennes, que ce soit les droits de l’homme, les intérêts sociaux et environnementaux, l’état de droit et la démocratie: c’est ce qui forgera l’identité européenne dans ce nouveau monde qui est né en 2018.
Current situation and future prospects for the sheep and goat sectors in the EU (A8-0064/2018 - Esther Herranz García) RO
Am votat pentru raportul Herranz García privind sectorul ovinelor și caprinelor. Felicit raportoarea pentru că a reușit să sintetizeze foarte bine problemele cu care se confruntă acest sector.Este nevoie nu doar de mai mult sprijin pentru crescătorii de ovine și caprine, dar și de găsirea unor noi de piețe de desfacere pentru carnea de capră și de oaie.În tara mea, creșterea ovinelor este o tradiție națională și, pe lângă aspectul agricol, creșterea ovinelor poate fi inclusă în circuite turistice și valorificată și din punct de vedere cultural.Am cerut ca fermierii să fie remunerați și pentru transhumanță și mă bucur că raportoarea a acceptat acest lucru.
Prevention of the use of the financial system for the purposes of money laundering or terrorist financing (A8-0056/2017 - Krišjānis Kariņš, Judith Sargentini) FR
Je félicite cet accord pour la responsabilisation qu’il impose aux institutions et acteurs financiers dans le cadre du blanchissement de capitaux et du financement du terrorisme, notamment par un devoir de vigilance accru à l’égard de transactions suspectes. Ces entités touchent à un secteur sensible : des obligations légales s’ajoutent à leur responsabilité morale, au cas où ils ne répondraient pas à cette dernière. Nous sommes tous concernés par ces crimes ; nous devons tous agir contre. Ainsi, nous avons élargi le champ d’entités financières concernées. Également important est l’appel à la création d’autorités nationales indépendantes qui surveilleraient la lutte contre le blanchissement de capitaux et le financement du terrorisme, coordonnées par une CRF européenne, pour que la lutte protège intégralement l’Union. Seulement ensuite pourrons-nous réellement en demander autant des pays tiers. Ceci dit, mon vote avertit aussi ces derniers : désormais, nos partenaires pourraient perdre les avantages de nos accords commerciaux s’ils ne respectent pas les normes internationales. Face au blanchissement d’argent, c’est notre système légal qui est concerné ; face au financement du terrorisme, c’est notre sécurité. Finalement, ce sont les citoyens européens qui payent le prix. Mon vote vise simplement à affermir la protection de leurs intérêts.
Implementation of the Treaty provisions concerning national Parliaments (A8-0127/2018 - Paulo Rangel) FR
Les gouvernements nationaux décident généralement l’avenir de l’Union et de ses institutions. Leurs décisions sont exprimées à travers le Conseil des ministres (voire le Conseil européen). Alors, comment concilier le triangle institutionnel européen avec le principe démocratique de l’Union? Les parlements nationaux, flambeaux de la démocratie en Europe, doivent pouvoir contrôler les activités de leurs gouvernements respectifs en ce qui concerne les affaires européennes.Ils doivent le faire, tout en accordant au Parlement européen sa légitimité démocratique. Avec les parlements nationaux, nous sommes engagés dans la même lutte pour la démocratie. Nos actions doivent donc se complémenter. Nous représentons les peuples européens. Les parlements nationaux, eux, doivent protéger leurs intérêts nationaux et/ou populaires, de manière démocratique. À cette fin, il faut renforcer leur rôle de contrôleur du respect du principe de subsidiarité; cela nécessitera peut-être une simplification du système d’alerte précoce, au nom du principe démocratique!Il faut également encourager les parlements nationaux à soumettre des propositions à la Commission. Dans notre réseau institutionnel complexe, c’est primordial si nous souhaitons réconcilier le supranational avec le national; la Commission avec les parlements, européen et nationaux; la gouvernance européenne avec le principe démocratique de l’Union.
Vaccine hesitancy and drop in vaccination rates in Europe (B8-0188/2018, B8-0195/2018) FR
La science domine-t-elle la nature ? Peut-être pas, mais elle peut certainement nous protéger de certains de ses dangers. La vaccination en est l’exemple-type : relativement peu chère, elle nous immunise de certaines maladies autrefois dangereuses. C’est une prévention très simple. Alors, pourquoi les taux de vaccination sont-ils en déclin dans certaines parties de l’Union ? Je suis fière d’appartenir au groupe politique qui a soulevé ce problème. Car en effet, certaines maladies que nous pensions éradiquées réapparaissent, telle la rougeole. Ce phénomène est dû à une désinformation ou un manque d’information, et une peur croissante des effets secondaires de la vaccination. Je soutiens pleinement cette résolution, qui servira de phare dans un domaine où nous nous sommes trop éloignés de la sécurité. La Commission doit assurer notre santé publique ; pour le faire, nous l’appelons à élaborer un réel plan d’action, qui freinera la désinformation concernant la vaccination, harmonisera les calendriers de vaccination des Etats membres (limitant donc le risque de propagation de maladies), et proposera de nouvelles mesures sociales, plus inclusives, pour à nouveau répandre la vaccination. Du moins, c’est la solution pour laquelle j’ai voté, et autour de laquelle nous avons obtenu une majorité parlementaire.
EU-Mauritius Fisheries Partnership Agreement: fishing opportunities and financial contribution (A8-0053/2018 - Norica Nicolai) FR
Nos relations avec la République de Maurice n’ont cessé de s’accroître, et nous avons intérêt à maintenir cette tendance. Notre précédent protocole était gagnant-gagnant: les Mauriciens bénéficient d’une meilleure protection environnementale et durable de leurs eaux; nous avons accès à un cadre maritime stable et aligné à nos valeurs. Nous avons donc renouvelé le protocole. Le développement maritime est essentiel à la croissance économique mauricienne. Il nous est fondamental que ce développement soit durable: le comité conjoint établira des objectifs, et en évaluera la réalisation. Nous soutenons également financièrement le développement maritime; mais ce soutien peut être suspendu si les objectifs ne sont pas atteints. Globalement, ce protocole procure à l’Union une présence dans la région en propageant ses normes de pêche durable. Si nous n’en avions pas saisi l’opportunité, qui aurait pris notre place? Quelles normes auraient été instaurées ? À la hauteur de l’Union, nous avons obtenu que le protocole puisse être suspendu, si l’une des deux parties ne respecte pas ses engagements, ou s’il y a une violation des droits de l’homme. L’influence positive de l’Union dans le monde s’établit pas à pas: voici le pas pour lequel j’ai voté.
EU-Norway Agreement concerning additional trade preferences in agricultural products (A8-0126/2018 - Tiziana Beghin) FR
Sous le régime actuel de l’EEE (Espace économique européen), nous avons une relation approfondie avec nos voisins, mais tout en maintenant une haie qui sépare nos jardins: leurs produits de pêche et d’agriculture sont exclus du libre mouvement des biens du marché européen. Cependant, avec la Norvège – un de ces voisins proches, mais aussi notre 7e partenaire commercial – nous nous apprêtons à faire un pas supplémentaire dans l’élimination de nos frontières commerciales.La libéralisation de 36 voies tarifaires ajoutée à l’ouverture de nouveaux quotas pour nos produits en Norvège, notamment pour de nombreuses viandes, et pour certains produits agricoles, permettront à nos agriculteurs d’étendre leur marché. Plus généralement, ceci renforcera notre production agricole européenne. Inversement, nous réserverons également des quotas pour certains produits Norvégiens. Mon vote soutient ce double mouvement de mondialisation positive: il s’agit à la fois d’un approfondissement du marché européen par la participation de ses voisins, en abattant les frontières qui nous séparent; mais c’est aussi un geste qui favorise notre agriculture, et surtout nos agriculteurs, sans céder au protectionnisme. En bref, ce double mouvement incarne l’essence même du projet européen.
Strengthening economic, social and territorial cohesion in the EU (A8-0138/2018 - Marc Joulaud) FR
Au sein de l’Union, nous sommes unis dans la diversité. Mais diversité ne signifie pas inégalité. Nos régions doivent maintenir leurs cultures locales; cependant, pourquoi devraient-elles avoir des niveaux de vie différents ? Le septième rapport de la Commission démontre la nécessité de renforcer la politique de cohésion, qui permettra de tirer vers le haut toutes nos régions en difficulté ou en risque. Ceci répondrait à l’objectif de convergence inscrit dans nos traités, et solidifierait les liens qui nous unissent. De plus, la valeur des actions de la politique de cohésion est globalement bien supérieure au montant que nous y injectons: un renforcement de la cohésion est bénéfique à tout citoyen européen.Le citoyen est à la base de ce rapport. Que signifie le PIB de sa région natale à un citoyen qui n’a pas d’emploi ? Comme suggéré par ce rapport, il faut diversifier les indicateurs utilisés pour mesurer la situation des régions, en ajoutant des mesures d’emploi, d’éducation, de formation et d’environnement, entre autres. Nous en tirerons une vue plus précise des besoins des régions, pour ensuite mener une convergence en profondeur, pour enfin permettre à chaque citoyen de notre Union de se sentir européen.
Europass: framework for skills and qualifications (A8-0244/2017 - Thomas Mann, Svetoslav Hristov Malinov) FR
Quel type de marché du travail souhaitons-nous entretenir au sein de l’UE ? Comment faire en sorte qu’il soit juste envers nos citoyens ? Ces questions ne s’adressent pas seulement frontalement: elles réapparaissent dans de nombreux autres débats d’apparence spécifique. Le renouvellement de l’Europass, et son adaptation au monde informatique d’aujourd’hui, en est un exemple. L’Europass est un outil nécessaire aujourd’hui, surtout alors que l’économie européenne reprend du rythme. Cependant, ce n’est pas pour autant qu’il est exempté du devoir de répondre aux besoins des citoyens de l’UE. Mon vote s’accorde aux acquis sociaux de ce renouvellement: ce service gratuit vise à être facile à naviguer pour tous ses utilisateurs, ce qui inclura désormais les personnes handicapées; ses services seront accessibles dans les différentes langues officielles de l’Union, permettant ainsi une réelle mobilité professionnelle; surtout, l’utilisateur étant au centre de notre approche, il lui est accordé plusieurs options pour limiter l’accès à certaines informations. Il est bien de se féliciter des 100 millions de CVs qui ont été créés sur Europass. Ce que je souhaite, c’est que ces 100 millions de personnes s’en félicitent également.
Location of the seat of the European Medicines Agency (A8-0063/2018 - Giovanni La Via) RO
Am votat pentru acest raport fiindcă este important să avem stabilitate în privința locației agențiilor europene, în special a agenției însărcinate, printre altele, cu siguranța medicamentelor în Uniunea Europeană.Este regretabil că Parlamentul European, ca reprezentant direct al cetățenilor Uniunii, nu a fost pe deplin implicat în procedura de selecție a noului sediu. Este o decizie importantă și se impune un acord comun al colegislatorilor, așa cum este prevăzut în art. 289 și 294 din Tratatul privind funcționarea Uniunii Europene.Mai mult, decizia Comisiei nu a luat în calcul o atribuire echitabilă a sediului către unul din cele 27 de state UE, spre exemplu țărilor din Europa Centrală și de Est, nou intrate în Uniunea Europeană.Activitatea Agenției Europene pentru Medicamente este foarte importantă pentru sănătatea cetățenilor Uniunii, de aceea orice decizie legată de acest domeniu trebuie luată cu deplina respectare a procedurii legislative.
Guidelines on the framework of future EU-UK relations (B8-0134/2018, B8-0135/2018) FR
Nous devons être intransigeants au sujet des droits des citoyens européens dans le cadre du Brexit et de la future relation UE-Royaume-Uni ; cette résolution le reconnaît. Nous avons fait des progrès à cet égard, notamment par la mention des futurs époux dans le projet d’accord de la Commission. Cependant, le combat ne s’arrêtera pas ici. Cette résolution donne son consentement à la conclusion par l’UE d’un accord Brexit et d’une période transitionnelle en octobre 2018 ; jusqu’à cette date, la protection des droits de tous citoyens européens sera notre devoir. En tant que députés européens, nous représentons les intérêts des peuples européens, et donc aussi ceux des citoyens du Royaume-Uni jusqu’au retrait formel du Royaume-Uni.Il faudra avant tout assurer le droit de résidence et de mouvement des citoyens européens au Royaume-Uni post-Brexit, s’il est question d’accès au marché européen pour le Royaume-Uni. Il faudra aussi maintenir le droit des citoyens du Royaume-Uni habitant un pays de l’UE de circuler librement dans les pays de l’Union. Nous tiendrons ces intérêts à cœur même en débattant du sort de l’Irlande, aujourd’hui le principal obstacle à un accord servant les intérêts, et assurant les droits, du plus grand nombre possible.
Measures for the control of Newcastle disease (A8-0026/2018 - Adina-Ioana Vălean) RO
Am votat pentru acest raport deoarece maladia de Newcastle la carnea de consum de pasăre poate fi o problemă de sănătate publică iminentă în contextul consumului actual de carne în Uniunea Europeană.De aceea, mutarea sediului laboratorului de referință al Uniunii Europene pentru maladia de Newcastle din UK într-una din cele 27 de țări membre trebuie clarificată cu rapiditate, mai ales că Regatul Unit va ieși curând din Uniune. În acest sens, avem nevoie de o procedură decizională simplificată, astfel încât Comisia Europeană să poată desemna cât mai curând un nou sediu.Nu putem amâna problemele ce țin de sănătatea publică a cetățenilor europeni, ne privește pe noi toți să contribuim la protejarea și îmbunătățirea sănătății noastre și a celor din jur. Așadar, invit Comisia Europeană să depună eforturi sporite în soluționarea cât mai rapidă a acestei chestiuni de sănătate publică.
The next MFF: Preparing the Parliament’s position on the MFF post-2020 (A8-0048/2018 - Jan Olbrycht, Isabelle Thomas) FR
Beaucoup de rumeurs circulent quant au budget, notamment en matière d’agriculture. Il était histoire de réduction de budget; nous avons réussi à rassembler le Parlement européen autour de son augmentation, de manière à maintenir les mêmes dépenses tout en rajoutant des investissements supplémentaires. En effet, mon vote soutient un niveau de dépenses au moins égal, sinon supérieur, à notre niveau de dépenses actuel en agriculture et en zones rurales, tout en misant sur une transition vers une agriculture durable pour l’environnement. Ces dépenses offriront le soutien nécessaire à nos agriculteurs: en tant que moteurs essentiels d’un projet économique européen initial, ne méritent-ils pas les moyens de s’épanouir lors de cette transition? Une transition qui s’impose, étant donné le contexte climatique actuel.Dans ce texte, nous avons aussi obtenu un consensus parlementaire autour d’une augmentation des dépenses liées au climat, qui atteindront un seuil de 30 % avant 2027. D’autant plus qu’il a été convenu qu’un fonds de transition énergétique sera établi dans le prochain cadre financier. Les questions monétaires sont toujours graves et clivantes; par mon vote, j’ai proposé d’investir notre budget dans l’avenir.
Implementation of the Protocol on the financial consequences of the expiry of the ECSC Treaty and on the Research Fund for Coal and Steel (A8-0034/2018 - Jean Arthuis) FR
L’Union est un laboratoire de politiques environnementales. Au cœur de cette idée, se trouve la recherche. Le Fonds de recherche du charbon et de l’acier a pour objectif de faire évoluer nos politiques des matières premières et des ressources énergétiques vers une utilisation durable, en comptant sur la décarbonisation. C’est un bon investissement. Les réductions des financements du Fonds sont compréhensibles, dans le cadre de la politique monétaire de la Banque centrale européenne, mais tout autant navrantes: les dépenses de 2019 pourraient atteindre un équivalent de seulement 30% des dépenses de 2017. Sachant que ces investissements comportent peu de risques, je suis convaincue qu’il est essentiel d’empêcher leur étouffement. Mon vote se trouve du côté de la majorité écrasante des parlementaires européens qui autorisera l’utilisation des dégagements sous le Fonds depuis 2003, soit 40 millions d’euros, qui pourront être dotés au Fonds par la Commission. Preuve d’une certaine bonne volonté de l’ensemble des députés concernant notre avenir, et l’environnement.
Lagging regions in the EU (A8-0046/2018 - Michela Giuffrida) FR
La Roumanie abrite plusieurs régions classifiées «en retard» en raison de leurs faibles revenus. Deux initiatives pilotes y ont été mises en œuvre: chacune est adaptée à sa propre région, de manière à mieux répondre aux problèmes locaux. Et c’est ce qu’il faut pour combattre les inégalités européennes, le problème des régions en retard. En effet, si nous sommes réellement unis en diversité, je pense que cela signifie qu’il faut respecter les différences, et même miser dessus, afin d’atteindre une réelle convergence. Il faut laisser le commerce, l’investissement, et l’emploi reprendre un rythme en s’attaquant réellement aux problèmes structuraux locaux. Ce rapport fait appel à la création d’initiatives adaptées aux caractéristiques locales des régions en retard. Bien sûr, il faut une présence européenne, qui donnera force aux efforts de convergence: la politique de cohésion permet déjà l’investissement public, et nos politiques sociales et industrielles favorisent l’activité commerciale. N’est-ce pas cela, le principe de solidarité européenne: mettre à bon usage nos outils pour permettre une Europe forte, unie, égale, tout en respectant nos diversités locales ?
The role of EU regions and cities in implementing the COP 21 Paris Agreement on climate change (A8-0045/2018 - Ángela Vallina) FR
Les villes représentent 70% des émissions globales de CO2; cependant, le changement climatique affecte les villes aussi bien que les zones rurales. Le taux d’urbanisation atteint actuellement environ 72%, et il faut s’attendre à son augmentation. Dans ce contexte, les villes doivent prendre les manœuvres, et être mieux incorporées dans la lutte contre le réchauffement climatique. Ma voix est mise au profit de ce rapport: elle soutient, au nom de l’environnement et de la sécurité des citoyens in fine, le développement de logements durables, l’électrification des transports et la fourniture d’énergies efficaces et renouvelables aux bâtiments publics. Ce rapport rappelle également le besoin d’augmenter le budget de la politique de cohésion pour l’adaptation climatique.Surtout, il a été noté par les députés qu’il faudrait renforcer la priorité accordée aux objectifs climatiques. Je regrette que nous n’ayons pas instauré de contraintes de temps au sein desquels les États-membres doivent atteindre leurs objectifs; cependant, je salue ce rapport comme une étape parmi d’autres, dans la longue lutte pour assurer des politiques durables et pour assurer la protection la plus totale de notre environnement.
Definition, presentation and labelling of spirit drinks and protection of geographical indications thereof (A8-0021/2018 - Pilar Ayuso)
The overconsumption of both calories and alcohol is strongly linked to much of the chronic disease burden afflicting society today, including cardiovascular disease, diabetes and cancer. Although the scope of this report is limited to spirit labelling, it raises some important questions about nutrient labelling of alcoholic drinks in general. There may be potential difficulties for small producers to label the precise sugar content of small, variable batches of produce, but I believe this could be addressed in the legislation with appropriate flexibilities for SMEs. Producers which operate on a large scale, with the capacity to command more stable supply chains, are better equipped to label their mass-produced products. This issue is also linked to the controversy surrounding so-called ‘dual quality’ products in the EU; those brands which claim to be selling identical products across the EU should have no difficulty in producing accurate labelling of those products.
Situation of fundamental rights in the EU in 2016 (A8-0025/2018 - Frank Engel) FR
En 2016, les droits fondamentaux ont dû faire face à de nombreux obstacles dans l’Union. J’ai voté pour ce rapport car il est primordial de réaffirmer la nécessité de l’état de droit dans la protection de droits fondamentaux : mon vote est une condamnation des forces politiques qui ébranlent nos notions de gouvernance démocratique dans les pays de l’Union, et celles qui limitent la liberté d’association.De plus, ces droits fondamentaux doivent s’appliquer pour tout le monde : il est inacceptable de traiter les migrants et les demandeurs d’asile comme moins qu’humains.En tant que responsables politiques au niveau européen, je trouve qu’il est primordial pour nous de montrer l’exemple avant de critiquer les politiques nationales. C’est ainsi que par mon vote, je condamne également la discrimination, qui trouve ses causes en partie dans l’ascension du populisme anti-immigration. L’Union doit rester le territoire des droits de l’homme et le foyer de la démocratie.
Promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources (A8-0392/2017 - José Blanco López)
. ‒ The EU needs ambitious renewable energy targets to comply with its environmental and climate objectives for 2030 and beyond. Making the transition to cleaner, more varied renewable energy sources should bring many benefits, including improvements in air quality – a persistent problem in many areas and the single biggest environmental threat to health.This transition can happen only if binding targets for renewable energy provide sufficient incentives for investment and innovation. Developments in research and technology will be especially important to ensure that advanced biofuels replace crop-based fuels and deliver real environmental benefits. In the context of climate change, environmental degradation and a growing world population, one main priority of renewable energy policy must be to minimise the pressures on agricultural and ecologically important land.
Energy efficiency (A8-0391/2017 - Miroslav Poche)
Energy efficiency is a vital cost-saving measure for industry and an important component of successful environmental policy. The EU has made some welcome progress on resource efficiency and emission reduction during recent years. New targets for energy efficiency could add further improvements, with benefits for manufacturers and consumers. The S&D political group has also placed great importance on using energy efficiency measures to benefit low-income households and those at risk of energy poverty. I call on all parties negotiating the final text of this legislation to ensure that the benefits of increased energy efficiency are shared by all.
International ocean governance: an agenda for the future of our oceans in the context of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (A8-0399/2017 - José Inácio Faria)
Ocean governance presents particular challenges which must be faced in order to improve environmental protection in increasingly fragile marine ecosystems. Aside from the intrinsic value of these ecosystems and the food source they provide, oceans also play an important regulating role in the earth’s systems and in mitigating climate change impacts. Ocean acidification and warming are of particular concern and can only be effectively tackled through coordinated international action. The Commission must be bold and proactive on this issue and fully engage with international partners through the relevant fora.
Combating inequalities as a lever to boost job creation and growth (A8-0340/2017 - Javi López) RO
Am votat raportul Lopez referitor la combaterea inegalităților ca mijloc de impulsionare a creării de locuri de muncă pentru că este nevoie de politici corente privind ocuparea forței de muncă, la nivel european.Din păcate, inegalitatea în rândul tinerilor, cât și remunerarea diferită a femeilor și bărbaților pentru aceeași muncă pot avea consecințe nefaste asupra calității vieții participanților activi în câmpul muncii. Este de datoria noastră să adoptăm urgent o viziune de ansambu eficientă și riguroasă cu privire la modalitățile de combatere a inegalităților sociale care par că se adâncesc.Sper ca, în viitor, Comisia Europeană să vină cu măsuri care să limiteze aceste inegalități și să faciliteze accesul la piața muncii pentru toți cetățenii săi, indiferent de rasă, religie, nivel social sau pregătire intelectuală.
Saving lives: boosting car safety in the EU (A8-0330/2017 - Dieter-Lebrecht Koch) RO
Am votat raportul referitor la sporirea siguranței autovehiculelor în UE.Numărul ridicat al accidentelor rutiere se datorează atât infrastructurii, cât și caracteristicilor vehiculelor și erorilor umane. Siguranța rutieră începe în primul rând cu responsabilizarea cetățenilor care trebuie să respecte legislația în vigoare și să nu își asume riscuri pe care le vor plăti cu prețul vieții.Consider că, pe lângă programe coerente de educare a participanților la siguranța traficului rutier, este nevoie și de modernizarea infrastructurii. De aceea, invit Comisia să propună măsuri privind uniformizarea dotărilor de siguranță obligatorii ale vehiculelor, dar și statele membre să finanțeze campanii de conștientizare a publicului privind siguranța în trafic.
Common Fisheries Policy: implementation of the landing obligation (A8-0285/2017 - Alain Cadec) RO
Am votat pentru Raportul Cadec referitor la propunerea de regulament al Parlamentului European și al Consiliului de modificare a Regulamentului (UE) nr. 1380/2013 privind politica în domeniul pescuitului. Acest raport cere facilitarea punerii în aplicare a obligației de debarcare și propune să se confere Comisiei competența de a adopta planuri privind aruncarea capturilor înapoi în mare pentru o perioadă de cel mult trei ani. Stocurile de pești trebuie să fie administrate în mod sustenabil, iar această propunere acordă Comisiei posibilitatea de a adopta acte delegate pentru a reglementa excepțiile de minimis .
Renewing the approval of the active substance glyphosate (Objection pursuant to Rule 106) (B8-0567/2017)
The persistent doubts around glyphosate and the validity of the studies underpinning its authorisation are a great cause for concern. The steps proposed in this resolution are a measured response: they react to the ongoing safety concerns about the active substance and the questions about the credibility of certain studies, and they offer a feasible time frame during which alternative solutions could be developed and deployed.Aside from the health issues associated with glyphosate, we should also be concerned about the implications for the EU agencies, in this case the European Food Safety Authority and the European Chemicals Agency. The general lack of transparency in the approval process, and how that can affect decisions, undermines the vital work of these agencies and public trust in the whole process.
Transparency, accountability and integrity in the EU institutions (A8-0133/2017 - Sven Giegold) RO
Am votat pentru raportul Giegold privind transparența. Sunt de acord ca deputații să publice întâlnirile avute cu grupurile de interese sau cu lobbyiștii, atunci când sunt raportori sau raportori alternativi.Contribuabilii europeni trebuie să fie informați, de aceea instituțiile trebuie să transparentizeze felul în care se cheltuiesc banii publici. În schimb, pentru a asigura succesul unor negocieri interinstituționale, consider că publicarea trilogurilor nu este recomandată.
EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS): continuing current limitations of scope for aviation activities and preparing to implement a global market-based measure from 2021 (A8-0258/2017 - Julie Girling)
The aviation sector is a significant and growing source of emissions. But for several years, we have exempted flights entering or leaving the EU from the Emissions Trading Scheme in the belief – or hope – that an international emissions scheme will be agreed for aviation. It has taken many years to create this scheme, much of the detail remains undecided, and it will not be mandatory for another 10 years. The Commission’s proposal for an indefinite exemption therefore puts too much faith in a process which is largely beyond our control and which has, so far, been very slow and unambitious. Can we really believe that this future scheme will be in line with our existing legislation and global climate commitments? We should not grant an indefinite exemption from EU law until a credible global system is in place. I welcome this report and the sensible changes it makes to the Commission proposal.
Objection pursuant to Rule 105: Commission delegated regulation of 2 June 2017 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 609/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the specific compositional and information requirements for total diet replacement for weight control (B8-0497/2017)
I voted against this objection and in favour of the food safety measures proposed by the Commission. I was shadow rapporteur for the respective framework legislation and we made a clear decision to entrust the Commission to adopt nutrition, composition and labelling criteria for these specific foods. In doing so, the Commission has rightly prioritised food safety issues over concerns about palatability. I was also wary of some of the language in this resolution, which seemed to suggest that total diet replacements are a solution to diabetes. Diabetes is a long-term condition whereas total diet replacements are only to be used for very limited periods.
Objection pursuant to Rule 106: draft Commission implementing decision authorising the placing on the market of products containing, consisting of, or produced from genetically modified soybean DAS- 68416-4 (B8-0498/2017)
I supported this objection to the authorisation of this GM soybean. The recent wave of authorisations for herbicide—resistant GMOs continues, despite ongoing concerns about the health and environmental risks of exposure to herbicides. It is very regrettable that the Commission continues to ignore Parliament’s concerns and appears determined to press ahead with authorisations which will probably increase the use of potentially harmful products in food production. The recent fipronil scandal underlines the need to prevent, rather than encourage, the over—use of plant protection products.
Macro-financial assistance to Moldova (A8-0185/2017 - Sorin Moisă) RO
Am votat pentru raportul Moisă privind asistența macrofinanciară pentru Republica Moldova. Având în vedere situația economică dificilă din Moldova și faptul că în curând vor avea loc alegeri parlamentare, este în interesul UE să sprijine programul de reformă al actualului guvern moldovean, prin acordarea de sprijin financiar conform calendarului propus (2017-2018). Din fericire, condiționalitatea legată de AMF oferă, la rândul ei, o pârghie utilă pentru a face presiuni în vederea implementării reformelor, în special în contextul necesității consolidării principiului „mai mult pentru mai mult” în ceea ce privește asistența acordată de UE țărilor sale vecine, mai ales ținând cont de ultimele evoluții din Moldova.
Energy efficiency labelling (A8-0213/2016 - Dario Tamburrano)
Access to clear, objective and comparable information about energy consumption is essential in order to inform consumers and promote energy efficient products. The previous labelling system had become outdated, leading to confusion and undermining confidence in the information. The new labelling rules will take into account the significant advances which have been made in energy efficiency over the years and will reflect the relative performance of different products in such a way that allows consumers to make more informed choices.
The new European Consensus on Development - our world, our dignity, our future (B8-0387/2017, B8-0390/2017)
EU development policy is key to achieving progress towards the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. I welcome the emphasis in this resolution on combating under-nutrition and malnutrition, achieving access to education and healthcare and promoting children’s rights. Development can never take place without these basic prerequisites being fulfilled. By addressing basic healthcare and the educational needs of people in developing countries, and by supporting their economies through fair and mutually beneficial trading practices, development policy can also help reduce the pressures that cause large numbers of desperate people to migrate, often risking their lives in their search for a better life. I also welcome the emphasis in this resolution on support for climate and environmental measures. With ever-increasing pressures on the earth’s finite natural resources, development policy does not just give vital support to those countries in most immediate need, it also helps protect the ecosystems which underpin all our societies and our health and well-being.
Combating anti-semitism (B8-0383/2017, B8-0388/2017) RO
High-level UN Conference to support the implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14 (UN Ocean Conference) (B8-0382/2017)
According to the United Nations, the poor state of the world’s oceans threatens the jobs, food security and livelihoods of billions of people. This fact alone highlights the pressing need to achieve Sustainable Development Goal number 14 as soon as possible. Ocean governance, however, is notoriously difficult. Even if rules can be agreed, everything from environmental protection to human rights is hard to monitor and sometimes impossible to enforce. Global cooperation is critical to achieving satisfactory outcomes. The EU should reflect on the impact of its own fisheries policies whilst redoubling its efforts to engage at the global level.
Genetically modified maize DAS-40278-9 (B8-0292/2017)
I supported this objection to herbicide-resistant GMOs. There is still significant controversy about the consequences of certain herbicides for the environment and human health. Authorisations for herbicide-resistant GMOs could encourage excessive use of the related herbicides, and the effects of this may not have been properly taken into account during the assessment process. More research is needed to clarify and manage the potential risks. The European Parliament has repeatedly called on the Commission to urgently review the GMO authorisation procedure and propose improvements. Meanwhile, the Commission is threatened with the possibility of legal action by the biotech companies if it fails to authorise GMOs in the EU. This is yet another compelling reason to review the authorisation process.
Implementation of the Mining Waste Directive (A8-0071/2017 - György Hölvényi)
. ‒ The Mining Waste Directive was adopted in response to major environmental disasters involving waste from the extractive industries. Although this law should have ensured much-needed protection against similar incidents, the lack of consistent implementation undermines its effectiveness. There have been problems with implementation in many Member States, but the Commission too has failed to deliver on some key aspects of the legislation, including the reporting obligation to inform the public about the status of the Directive’s implementation every three years. Complying with this requirement would increase transparency and allow for better oversight, for example by civil society groups.It is very regrettable that the Commission continues to resist the European Parliament’s call for a ban on using cyanide-based mining techniques. The Commission has always argued that EU law offers enough protection against accidents with cyanide. However, the problems with implementation, as outlined in this report, would strongly suggest otherwise.
Mercury (A8-0313/2016 - Stefan Eck)
I would like to congratulate the rapporteur on the successful conclusion of these negotiations and the unanimous support this report received in the Environment Committee. This report will bring EU law in line with the International Convention on Mercury. It will provide greater protection against health risks, and, most importantly, the new rules will reduce exposure for the parts of the population who are considered to be most at risk, such as pregnant women and young children. Further obligations on the collection, treatment and disposal of mercury will reduce both health risks and potential environmental damage. It is also important to prevent the export of hazardous substances to third countries, where the level of health and environmental protection may not be the same as in the EU. The export ban will ensure this. In adopting this legislation, the EU will facilitate a high level of protection both within and beyond its external borders.
Options for improving access to medicines (A8-0040/2017 - Soledad Cabezón Ruiz)
. ‒ I warmly welcome this report. It covers many of the key aspects of access to medicines in the EU – an extremely important issue which affects quality and length of life for citizens, and has wider socio-economic impacts.Several issues emerged as especially important during the report’s preparation. For example, the bargaining power of Member States when buying medicines determines whether they can achieve a good price and, ultimately, whether such medicines will be approved by health technology assessments at national level. Differences in bargaining power can exacerbate the health inequalities between Member States. A move towards harmonised health technology assessments and a new transparency directive are some of the suggested ways of reducing barriers to access to medicines.
Implementation of the Europe for Citizens programme (A8-0017/2017 - María Teresa Giménez Barbat) RO
Am votat pentru raportul referitor la aplicarea Regulamentului (UE) nr. 390/2014 al Consiliului de instituire a programului „Europa pentru cetățeni”, pentru perioada 2014-2020.Din păcate, în loc să fie crescut, bugetul programului pentru perioada discutată a fost redus cu 14 % față de perioada anterioară, pachetul financiar fiind de 185,47 milioane EUR (față de 215 milioane EUR pentru 2007-2013), ceea ce reprezintă 0,0171 % din cadrul financiar multianual al UE, încă departe de simbolicul „un euro per cetățean” care a fost solicitat în multiple rânduri în Parlament.„Europa pentru cetățeni” este singurul program european capabil să întărească ideea de cetățenie europeană, iar, în contextul creșterii euroscepticismului, finanțarea acestui program ar trebui să devină o prioritate.
Cost-effective emission reductions and low-carbon investments (A8-0003/2017)
The report which was put to the vote today marks an important step on the path to a reformed climate policy. The Emissions Trading Scheme should enable the EU to deliver on its international commitments and ensure fairer trading conditions for its industries. The harmonised compensation scheme to support industries is a very positive element introduced by the Environment Committee. Relying on state aid alone has put industry based in countries with lower GDP at a disadvantage and undermines the solidarity mechanisms. A successful emissions trading scheme is dependent on fulfilling international greenhouse gas reduction commitments and reducing the vulnerability of EU industries which are genuinely at risk of carbon leakage. The European Parliament’s negotiating team should give due consideration to both these aspects as they enter negotiations with the Council.
Biological low risk pesticides (B8-0140/2017)
I voted in favour of this resolution and against those amendments which tried to remove the emphasis on low—risk pesticides. A range of conventional pesticides is already widely available. There is a specific need to improve procedures for low—risk pesticides, including those of biological origin. Feeding the ever-growing world population with industrial agriculture using conventional pesticides comes at a heavy price. It is the next generation which will pay through degraded environments and poor soils if we do not act now to ensure better solutions.
Promoting gender equality in mental health and clinical research (A8-0380/2016 - Beatriz Becerra Basterrechea) RO
Am votat pentru raportul Basterrechea privind inegalitățile de gen în cazul sănătății mintale.Din păcate, ratele de incidență a afecțiunilor psihologice pe parcursul vieții sunt mai mari decât se credea anterior, sunt chiar în creștere constantă și afectează aproape jumătate din populație. De asemenea, trebuie subliniat că există diferențe semnificative de gen la nivelul cadrelor patologice ale bolilor mintale.În consecință, cer statelor membre și Comisiei Europene să asigure reducerea inegalităților în sănătate cât mai curând.
An integrated approach to Sport Policy: good governance, accessibility and integrity (A8-0381/2016 - Hannu Takkula)
Amateur sport makes a valuable contribution to individual development and society, especially in the context of the growing chronic disease burden caused in part by sedentary lifestyles. We cannot overstate the importance of amateur sport in keeping people healthy and active. Whilst watching professional sport inspires people, especially children, to take-up sports, only access to local facilities in the community ensures that people can continue them in the medium and long-term. The EU Action Plan on Childhood Obesity highlights the importance of free or low-cost sporting activities, as well as safe and accessible parks and playgrounds. Structural funds should be used where possible to support the development of the necessary infrastructure, to provide varied sporting opportunities, and to promote healthier lifestyles and a more preventative approach to healthcare.
Cross-border aspects of adoptions (A8-0370/2016 - Tadeusz Zwiefka)
Cross border recognition of domestic adoption orders is an important step towards ensuring that adopted children and their families can exercise all their rights and freedoms. The absence of mutual recognition for national adoption procedures can have very negative consequences in terms of the right to family life and the right to free movement. There is a need to increase cooperation between national authorities, possibly through new European networks involving the judiciary and relevant government organisations. EU guidelines for best practice, which emphasise the interests of the child, should be drawn up without delay. The success of the Hague Convention in terms of automatic recognition is very welcome, but has been undermined by the length and cost of the associated procedures. This should be urgently addressed.
Written questions (87)
Pancreatic Cancer PDF (40 KB) DOC (19 KB)
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Persecution of Christians in Vietnam PDF (39 KB) DOC (18 KB)
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Luc Van den Brande - Reaching out to EU citizens PDF (104 KB) DOC (18 KB)
Possible EU law to combat 'fake news' PDF (104 KB) DOC (20 KB)
Antibiotic resistance in developing countries PDF (101 KB) DOC (18 KB)
Price of medicines in the European Union and current US ambitions PDF (102 KB) DOC (18 KB)
Effectiveness of fines for breaking commercial laws PDF (5 KB) DOC (18 KB)
Geopolitical tensions with Russia and European agricultural products not being exported PDF (5 KB) DOC (18 KB)
Antibiotic resistance PDF (106 KB) DOC (18 KB)
The European Social Fund and the share of its budget allocated to climate action PDF (6 KB) DOC (18 KB)
Penalties paid by Romania PDF (5 KB) DOC (17 KB)
Fair and lawful elections in the context of the selling of personal data PDF (105 KB) DOC (18 KB)
FEAD and the post-2020 MFF PDF (104 KB) DOC (18 KB)
Structural responses to food safety risks in the EC-Mercosur trade agreement PDF (105 KB) DOC (19 KB)
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Strategy for endocrine disruptors PDF (103 KB) DOC (20 KB)
Non-toxic environment strategy PDF (105 KB) DOC (19 KB)
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Medical devices and the risks they pose PDF (5 KB) DOC (19 KB)
Food waste PDF (99 KB) DOC (17 KB)
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Child labour exploitation by coffee and cocoa corporations PDF (198 KB) DOC (19 KB)
Illegality of 'dual-quality foodstuffs' PDF (101 KB) DOC (18 KB)
Eggs contaminated with Fipronil PDF (101 KB) DOC (19 KB)
European Medicines Agency PDF (5 KB) DOC (14 KB)
Disparities in cancer indicators between Member States PDF (94 KB) DOC (16 KB)
Honey and the European apiculture sector PDF (102 KB) DOC (16 KB)
Gluten-free foods PDF (6 KB) DOC (16 KB)
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Inclusion of MCC in ERNs PDF (101 KB) DOC (16 KB)
EU Bioeconomy Strategy PDF (5 KB) DOC (17 KB)
VP/HR - Abuse during peacekeeping missions PDF (5 KB) DOC (15 KB)
Stigmatising of the chronically ill at the workplace PDF (102 KB) DOC (16 KB)
Childhood obesity PDF (187 KB) DOC (16 KB)
African swine fever and bird flu PDF (4 KB) DOC (15 KB)
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Dual-quality foodstuffs PDF (6 KB) DOC (17 KB)
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Major crisis in the healthcare sector in Romania PDF (101 KB) DOC (15 KB)
Impact of micro-hydroelectric facilities on the environment PDF (102 KB) DOC (15 KB)
Bringing the EU closer to the grassroots PDF (186 KB) DOC (16 KB)
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Hazardous chemicals PDF (89 KB) DOC (24 KB)
Strategy for tackling chronic and contagious diseases PDF (89 KB) DOC (22 KB)
Food and Veterinary Office overview reports PDF (189 KB) DOC (24 KB)
Report on the implementation of the sustainable use of pesticides directive PDF (193 KB) DOC (24 KB)
General principles of integrated pest management in National Action Plans PDF (94 KB) DOC (24 KB)
Role of the European Parliament in the new settlement with the UK PDF (4 KB) DOC (22 KB)
Implementation of the Cross-border Healthcare Directive PDF (105 KB) DOC (25 KB)
Transparency regarding the actions of the Child Welfare Service ('Barnevernet') PDF (6 KB) DOC (24 KB)
Nutrient profiles PDF (104 KB) DOC (24 KB)
Need for a social dimension to the development of the circular economy PDF (184 KB) DOC (23 KB)
Biomass PDF (101 KB) DOC (24 KB)
Article 19 UN CRPD - Use of European Structural and Investment Funds PDF (190 KB) DOC (25 KB)
Ban on neonicotinoids PDF (5 KB) DOC (23 KB)
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Programme for the most deprived persons PDF (5 KB) DOC (23 KB)
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Industrially produced trans fatty acids (ITFAs) in food PDF (193 KB) DOC (24 KB)
Extending the eligibility period for rural development programme spending for the period 2007-2013 PDF (186 KB) DOC (23 KB)
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Trade and association agreements and persecutions against Christians PDF (98 KB) DOC (23 KB)
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Written declarations (32)
Amendments (1603)
Amendment 85 #
2018/2974(RSP)
Paragraph 9
9. Notes however that those pathways rely to a large extent on carbon removal technologies, including through carbon capture and storage and direct air capture, that yet have to prove their feasibility; considers that the EU net-zero strategy should not overly rely on such technologies, which should complement direct emissions reductions; believes that further aemissions reductions by 2030 isare needed if the Union is to avoid relying on carbon removal technologies that would entail significant risks for ecosystems, biodiversity and food security as confirmed by the IPCC 1.5 report; notes that the most cost efficient and scientifically proven carbon removal technology is the production of wood-based products combined with sustainable forest management;
Amendment 296 #
2018/2974(RSP)
Subheading 5
Maximising the climate potential of forests and their contribution to the bio-economy
Amendment 308 #
2018/2974(RSP)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24 a. Highlights the need to make sustainable forest management more comercially competitive and to support practical measures with significant storage and sequestration effects such as using timber as building material both in cities and rural areas, replacement of fossil fuels and as a tool for better water retention;
Amendment 311 #
2018/2974(RSP)
Paragraph 25
25. Recognises the positive, but ultimately limited potential for afforestation in Europe; therefore, believes that afforestation initiatives must be complemented by concrete initiatives and incentives aiming to maximisenhance the sequestration potential, while securing and enhancing the health of existing forest lands through restoration in order to reap benefits for bothe climate, bio-economy and biodiversity, supports, therefore, the afforestation of abandoned and marginally productive agricultural land, agroforestry and the minimisation of conversion of forest areas to other land uses;
Amendment 377 #
2018/2974(RSP)
Paragraph 32 a (new)
32 a. Emphasises that the transition towards a net-zero GHG economy requires renewable energy sources as well as the substitution of products and materials which are fossil-based or which create high emissions during production with products and materials based on renewable resources.
Amendment 30 #
2018/2774(RSP)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Welcomes the European Commission implementing decision on the communicable diseases and related special health issues to be covered by epidemiological surveillance as well as relevant definitions, that includes the Lyme neuroborreliosis in the communicable diseases list.
Amendment 31 #
2018/2774(RSP)
Paragraph 15
15. Emphasises that the addition of Lyme disease to the European epidemiological surveillance network willis enableing patients to benefit from the advantages of a robust and structured health system: permanent communication between competent national authorities, rapid and reliable identification of cases of Borreliosis Lyme in the Union, mutual assistance in the field of analysis and interpretation of surveillance data collected and deployment of devices necessary to stop its spread in humans;
Amendment 4 #
2018/2599(RSP)
Citation 3
Amendment 23 #
2018/2599(RSP)
Recital F
F. whereas illegally bred companion animals are very often not appropriately vaccinated; whereas there are various zoonotic risks associated with the illegal trafficking of companion animals, including the introduction of rabies from endemic parts of Europe into countries that are rabies- free, as well as the spreading of parasites such as Echinococcus multilocularis and others;4 _________________ 4 European Commission (2015). Study on the welfare of dogs and cats involved in commercial practices. Specific Contract SANCO 2013/12364, Final Report. https://ec.europa.eu/food/sites/food/files/an imals/docs/aw_eu-strategy_study_dogs- cats-commercial-practices_en.pdf , pp. 65- 66; also EU Dog & Cat Alliance (2016). Briefing on the review of pet movement legislation under the “Animal Health Law.” https://s3-eu-west- 1.amazonaws.com/assets.dogandcatwelfare .eu/live/media/publicationtemp/EU_Dog_C at_Alliance_briefing_AHL_pet_movement _review.pdf .
Amendment 56 #
2018/2599(RSP)
Paragraph 5
5. Recommends that the European Commission involve in the Action Plan its different Directorate-Generals working on animal welfare, public health, consumer protection, internal market, and trafficking issues and the EU Animal Welfare Platform members;
Amendment 59 #
2018/2599(RSP)
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that a uniform EU definition of large-scale commercial breeding facilities, known as puppy and kitten mills, is necessary in order to tackle illegal trade
Amendment 89 #
2018/2599(RSP)
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the competent authorities of the Member States, in case of non- compliance with Regulation (EU) no 576/2013, to adhere strictly to the procedures laid down therein and to ensure the rehoming of any seized companion animals; calls, furthermore, on the Member States to adequately supportprovide animal rescue centres; with adequate financial and other material and non-material support;
Amendment 94 #
2018/2599(RSP)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Amendment 6 #
2018/2589(RSP)
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that the primary aim of the Commission should be to avoid that hazardous chemicals enter the material cycle, and to ensure better implementation of current legislation, while addressing those regulatory gaps, including in particular with respect to imported articles, that could act as barriers to a sustainable EU circular economy;
Amendment 21 #
2018/2589(RSP)
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission and the Member States, in close conjunction with ECHA, to step up their regulatory activities to promote substitution of substances of very high concern and to restrict substances that pose unacceptable risks to human health or the environment in the context of REACH and specific sectorial or product legislation, so that recycled waste can be used as a major, reliable source of raw material within the Union;
Amendment 31 #
2018/2589(RSP)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Underlines that it is of utmost importance that transparency on the presence of substances of concern in consumer products is improved in order to establish public trust in the safety of secondary raw materials; points out that improved transparency would further reinforce incentives to phase-out the use of substances of concern;
Amendment 41 #
2018/2589(RSP)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls on the Member States and the Commission in this context, in conjunction with ECHA, to increase their efforts to ensure that, by 2020, all relevant substances of very high concern, including substances that meet the equivalent level of concern criterion, such as endocrine disruptors and sensitizers, are placed on the REACH candidate list, as laid down in the 7th Environmental Action Programme;
Amendment 56 #
2018/2589(RSP)
Paragraph 17
17. Points out that Union rules should ensure that materials recycling does not perpetuate use of hazardous substances; notes with concern that legislation preventing the presence of chemicals in products, including imports, is scattered, neither systematic nor consistent and applies only to very few substances, products and uses, often with many exemptions; regrets the lack of progress on developing a Union strategy for a non- toxic environment with the aim to, among others, reduce exposure to substances of concern in products;
Amendment 77 #
2018/2589(RSP)
Paragraph 27
27. Believes that the rules for classifying waste as hazardous or non- hazardous should be fully aligned with those for the classification of substances and mixtures under CLP; emphasises the need to further develop the classification framework for waste and chemicals to include hazard endpoints of high concern, such as high persistence, endocrine disruption, bioaccumulation, or neurotoxicity;
Amendment 14 #
2018/2094(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas according to the FAO the global demand for food will rise by 70% by 2050 and that the change in diets will put more pressure on the natural resources, the European agriculture needs to produce more food with less ressources;
Amendment 16 #
2018/2094(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
B b. Whereas ensuring food security for Europe’s citizens, providing consumers with healthy and high-quality food at reasonable prices, and safeguarding farm incomes have been the core objectives of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) since its inception and these need remain key objectives of the EU in the future;
Amendment 45 #
2018/2094(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Stresses that climate change is affecting both agricultural productivity and rural livelihoods and that agricultural sector is one of the main source of GHG emissions, producing up to 20% of total global emissions; reminds that agriculture and forestry could contribute to carbon storage and, through investments, could develop and implement more resource saving and climate friendly production technologies;
Amendment 48 #
2018/2094(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Draws attention to declining farm incomes in the EU, caused by rising production costs and price volatility, which impact negatively on farmers’ ability to maintain production; highlights the costs that European farmers have to bear in meeting the highest food safety, environmental, animal welfare and labour standards in the world; stresses that farmers must be compensated through CAP for providing public goods to society;
Amendment 59 #
2018/2094(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Highlights the richness of European foods and tastes and its culinary varieties, therefore stresses the need to preserve its regional and local traditional products and flavours through CAP instruments like rural developments support programmes;
Amendment 73 #
2018/2094(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Recalls that around 10 million persons are employed by the European agricultural sector and points out that only 6% of European farmers are younger than 35, and at the same time that no fewer than 4.5 million farmers will retire in the next 10 years; calls for keeping existing measures beneficial to young farmers such as installation premiums and for new measures such as subsidised interest rates on loans. Calls also for the removal of all administrative constraints preventing young people from taking up farming;
Amendment 84 #
2018/2094(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Highlights the need to preserve the diversity of agriculture in the EU, acknowledges that local markets supplied by fresh and locally produced agricultural goods are environmentally sustainable and provide support for established farming communities; Calls for better promotion of short supply chains;
Amendment 95 #
2018/2094(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Stresses that the incentives for sustainable energy crops currently being planned should not in any way compromise food security for the public;
Amendment 97 #
2018/2094(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5 c. Calls on the Member States to facilitate exchanges of best practices between European farmers, in order to enhance cooperation and to strengthen the European identity.
Amendment 3 #
2018/2037(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation -1 (new)
Citation -1 (new)
– having regard to the European Court of Auditors Special reports Nos 4/2014 entitled "Integration of EU water policy objectives with the CAP: a partial success" and 21/2017 entitled "Greening: a more complex income support scheme, not yet environmentally effective",
Amendment 5 #
2018/2037(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation -1 a (new)
Citation -1 a (new)
– having regard to the Commission's staff working document (SWD(2017)153 final) on "Agriculture and Sustainable Water Management in the EU",
Amendment 8 #
2018/2037(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation -1 a (new)
Citation -1 a (new)
– having regard to Directive 2009/128/EC on the sustainable use of pesticides and the report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on Member State National Action Plans and on progress in the implementation of Directive 2009/128/EC on the sustainable use of pesticides,
Amendment 13 #
2018/2037(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation -1 a (new)
Citation -1 a (new)
– having regard to the European Citizens' Initiative (ECI) "Ban glyphosate and protect people and the environment from toxic pesticides",
Amendment 23 #
2018/2037(INI)
Draft opinion
Citation -1 a (new)
Citation -1 a (new)
– having regard to the Environmental Implementation Review (EIR), announced in 2016 (COM(2016)316 final), which is a tool to help deliver the benefits of EU environmental law and policies for businesses and citizens through better implementation,
Amendment 58 #
2018/2037(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas it is essential to ensure a fair standard of living across regions and Member States, affordable prices for citizens and consumers, and access to quality food and healthy diets, while delivering on the commitments for environmental care, climate action, and animal and plant health and welfare;
Amendment 61 #
2018/2037(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas the European agriculture is highly impacted by climate change, but can also contribute to climate change mitigation by reducing greenhouse gas emission and by sequestering carbon;
Amendment 85 #
2018/2037(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the greening measures are complex and inefficientin the current CAP did not reach their full potential;
Amendment 93 #
2018/2037(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
D a. whereas the European Court of Auditors has underlined the fact that the green payments introduced as part of the 2013 reform create added complexity and bureaucracy, are difficult to understand, and fail to significantly enhance the CAP’s environmental and climate performance;
Amendment 145 #
2018/2037(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Recognises that agro-ecological practices such as agroforestry can play an important role in this regard;
Amendment 147 #
2018/2037(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Calls on the Commission to introduce a new and comprehensive legal framework which allows a coherent implementation of environmental and climate actions such as greening, cross- compliance (which includes the good agricultural and environmental conditions –GAECs – and statutory management requirements – SMRs), as well as agri-environment-climate measures – AECMs – for rural development, so that farmers can deliver more efficiently and in a simpler and more targeted manner on environmental care, biodiversity and climate action, while ensuring that Member States have adequate control and taking into account local conditions; stresses the need to ensure a clear separation of measures under Pillar I and Pillar II;
Amendment 154 #
2018/2037(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Amendment 169 #
2018/2037(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Strongly believes that the conditionality between direct payments and greening measures needs to be maintained in order to ensure a more sustainable European agricultural sector, and calls for a new voluntary incentive scheme for farmers willing to go beyond the current agro-environmental measures;
Amendment 195 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas the scarcity of labour force in agriculture is a limiting factor for the development of the agricultural sector;
Amendment 202 #
2018/2037(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Recalls that the future CAP needs to encourage farmers to serve society as a whole by introducing or continuing to apply agricultural production methods that are compatible with environment protection and presevation of landscapes, soils, natural ressources and genetic diversity;
Amendment 219 #
2018/2037(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Underlines the importance of pollination and of biodiversity preservation; calls on the Commission and on Member States to set aside pesticide free areas in order to prevent bee mortality related to pesticides use;
Amendment 234 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas while the focus on research and development for both product and process innovation is to be welcomed, more must be done to develop the research capacity and infrastructure necessary to translate the results of research into farming practice, facilitated by EU-wide agricultural extension services;
Amendment 237 #
2018/2037(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Stresses the importance of short supply chains and local food markets and calls on the Commission to incentivise local food marketing as it involves less emissions and guarantees better traceability;
Amendment 241 #
2018/2037(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. Recalls the strategic importance of research and innovation and calls for better synergy between CAP objectives and Horizon 2020 objectives in the areas of food production, sustainable management of resources and climate action;
Amendment 254 #
2018/2037(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Stresses that respect for sustainable agricultural production, the precautionary principle on which EU food safety regulations are based, the farm-to- fork approach, reciprocity and the strict preservation of EU sanitary and phytosanitary standards and procedures on human and animal health and food safety, as defined under EU legislation, are fundamental and unshakable tenets of all EU Free Trade Agreements' negotiations for European agriculture;
Amendment 315 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
N. whereas it is essential to ensure fair competition within the single market within the sector and with other players in the food chain, both up and downstream, and to further strengthen the position of farmers and incentives to prevent crises with active management tools to be deployed at sectoral level and by public authorities;
Amendment 432 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. calls on the Commission to provide tools aiming to increase the use of synergies between CAP and cohesion policy funding
Amendment 450 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the efforts of the Commission to establish programme design, implementation and control of an output-based approach in order to foster performance rather than compliance; calls on the Commission to provide a single and simplified programme, while ensuring adequate monitoring via clearly defined, solid and measurable indicators at EU level, including an appropriate system of quality control and penalties;
Amendment 484 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission to make steps against the phenomenon of the food related VAT fraud by analysing the possible the introduction of a harmonised, common, and super reduced (maximum 5%) VAT percentage on food articles and agriculture related recreational activities in the Member;
Amendment 496 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to grant more flexibility to Member States and regions within the framework of the agricultural de minimis rules, while avoiding single market distortions;
Amendment 672 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls for the existing system for calculating direct payments in Pillar I, which is often based on historic entitlements, and it is too complicated, to be replaced by an EU-wide uniform method of calculating payments, in order to make the system simpler and more transparent;
Amendment 703 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Underlines the efficiency of the SAPS payment system and calls for the prolongation of its use after 2020;
Amendment 731 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses the need for a fair and equal distribution of direct payments between Member States, which must take into account socio-economic differences, different production costs and the amounts received by Member States under Pillar IIis essential for the functioning of the Single market;
Amendment 852 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Notes worryingly that the lack of labour force in several agricultural sectors leads to the cessation of farming activities and calls for support for attracting workers in agriculture;
Amendment 855 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Stresses on sharing the successful models from Member States which gather young and old farmers for generational renewal objectives;
Amendment 890 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Underlines the importance of rural development, including thesuccessful LEADER initiative, in supporting multi- functional agriculture that leads to a dynamic and innovative rural development and in fostering additional entrepreneurial activities and opportunities, in order to generate income from agri- tourism, and to secure community- supported agriculture and the provision of social services in rural areas;
Amendment 903 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Calls on the Commission to introduce a multi-funded, investment approach in the post 2020 legislative period to ensure the smooth implementation of the integrated rural development tools, such as the smart villages initiative;
Amendment 920 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Calls for the integration of the different networks in the rural area, such as the ENRD and the EIP under the Smart villages approach and with the help of the Leader method;
Amendment 923 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 c (new)
Paragraph 16 c (new)
16c. Calls on the Commission to set up the smart villages initiative measures and to create the smart villages as priority of the next rural development policy;
Amendment 924 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 d (new)
Paragraph 16 d (new)
16d. Urges the Commission to keep in mind the possibility of a cross-fund integration during the preparation of the new legislation;
Amendment 1048 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Calls on the Commission to focus on the quality of life in rural areas, to make the living attractive for all people, especially for the young generation;
Amendment 1074 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19b. Urges the Commission and the Member States to give more emphasis on the entrepreneur-opportunities for services to- and from the villages;
Amendment 1179 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Insists on the necessity of strengthening the position of producers as the main actors within the food supply chain, in particular by guaranteeing them a fair share of the added value, by fostering inter-sectoral cooperation, and strengthening transparency in the markets and crisis prevention;
Amendment 1189 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Calls for enhanced support and promotion of local markets and short food supply chains. Stresses the need to develop local services related to short supply chains;
Amendment 3 #
2018/2008(INI)
A. whereas consumers make an associative link between brand, product and quality and expect products of the same brand marketed under the same label to be identical in quality whether they are sold in their own country or in another Member State;
Amendment 35 #
2018/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas current laboratory findings for dual quality products confirm that the lower quality products contain ingredients presenting a higher health risk to consumers;
Amendment 47 #
2018/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the allocation of EUR 2 million to develop a methodology for, and conduct, comparative testing of food products in different Member States; expects the testing to be completed at the earliest possible date, preferably in 2018, with a view to introducing specific measures as soon as possible to ban these unfair practices;
Amendment 54 #
2018/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Welcomes the efforts of the Joint Research Centre to establish guidelines for a harmonised testing approach, and urges the Member States to grant financial support to national competent authorities in order to carry out studies, based on these guidelines, in suspected cases of dual quality;
Amendment 59 #
2018/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Firmly believes that, in response to European citizens’ concerns about different products being sold under the same brand in different Member States, the practice of ‘one brand, one product, different content and proportional composition’ needs to be stopped by means of an amendment to Directive 2005/29/EC of 11 May 2005 concerning unfair business-to-consumer commercial practices; strongly advocates that legislative changes be introduced to ensure that products of the same brand but of different quality or with different ingredients are marketed under different labels and that economic operators guilty of continued unfair practices be severely penalised and possibly banned from certain markets;
Amendment 74 #
2018/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that, until that practice is stopped, and in order to raise the profile of manufacturers’ initiatives on the use of local recipes, a system should be introduced for indicating, in a way that respects the consumer’s right of informed choice and consumer preferences, the local recipes used in the preparation of specific products; supports the active involvement of citizens in containing the spread of this practice by setting up a European alert system to identify dual quality products;
Amendment 96 #
2018/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for the establishment of an agency or other specialised unit to monitor specialised authority or monitoring unit, keeping bureaucracy to a minimum, to verify consistency of composition and proportional use of ingredients in identically branded and packaged food products.
Amendment 4 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission communication on a balanced and progressive trade policy to harness globalisation1 ; underlines the importance of this communication for a European agriculture sector that is suffering from unbalanced competition on both the EU and foreign markets; _________________ 1 with several global players which have developed intensive, export oriented and highly competitive farming systems; _________________ 1 COM(2017)0492. COM(2017)0492.
Amendment 13 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Acknowledges that the EU is the single largest exporter of agri-food products; perceives in this context the double phenomenon that on one hand, there is the need to maintain its market orientation and its compatibility with WTO rules whilst, on the other, that specific agricultural sectors cannot withstand full trade liberalisation and unfettered competition with imports;
Amendment 17 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Reminds, that EU trade policy is not just about interest but also about values;
Amendment 18 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Underlines that the trade and agricultural policies are intertwined and that the EU trade policy is a tool in promoting EU’s agricultural interests and therefore can contribute to the achievement of objectives of the common agricultural policy (CAP);
Amendment 19 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Highlights that trade and agricultural policies lie at the core of implementing Agenda 2030 and its Sustainable Development Goals. Focusing on inclusive, free and fair trade policies and aligning trade with the SDGs can significantly contribute to eradicating poverty and hunger worldwide.
Amendment 20 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 e (new)
Paragraph 1 e (new)
1e. Underlines that trade agreements and globalization can lead to increasing inequalities in and between countries, threatening ecological and social stability and fostering unsustainable production and consumption patterns. EU trade policy include the Agenda 2030 as their guiding principle to avoid negative impacts.
Amendment 21 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 f (new)
Paragraph 1 f (new)
1f. Calls on the EU to systematically evaluate the impact of its trade policies on the objectives of sustainable development and calls for establishing an evaluation mechanism to assure policy coherence of all EU strategies and policies
Amendment 22 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 g (new)
Paragraph 1 g (new)
1g. Acknowledges in this context that the WTO itself is a negotiating forum that offers rules and that the member countries themselves decide how far they want to go in removing trade barriers and distortions; reminds that with bilateral agreements the EU can set trade conditions over and above the WTO safety net;
Amendment 29 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that harnessing globalisation should involve both strengthening global discipline to prevent unfair competition and distortions of trade in agriculture, and avoiding undue exposure of sensitive EU agricultural sectors to competition from imports of products that are not subject to similar standards, costs and constraints as regards, for example, environmental protection, fundamental labour rights and animal welfare;
Amendment 33 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Urges that no trade agreement will ever lower levels of regulatory protection; stresses that consumer rights need to be safeguarded when comprehensive trade agreements are negotiated and concluded and consumer welfare should be added among the objectives of future agreements; calls therefore on a self- standing chapter on “trade and consumer” within trade agreements commit to a high level of consumer protection;
Amendment 44 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Calls for common measures of product information and labelling, the introduction of a mandatory country-of- origin labelling scheme for meat;
Amendment 45 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Urges to incorporate the precautionary principle as laid down in Article 191 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU in all trade agreements under negotiations and future agreements, to ensure a higher level of protection through preventative decision- taking in the case of risk to human health or the environment without restrictions from trade partners or the WTO whenever required;
Amendment 46 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 d (new)
Paragraph 2 d (new)
2d. Reminds that the precautionary principle as laid down within the framework of the WTO agreement does not reflect the precautionary principle as practised in Europe; demands therefore, in contrast to the WTO provisions in force, that precautionary measures can be adopted in the case of legitimate suspicion without a scientific proof (e.g. trade- restrictive measures like placing ban on imports, rejecting market authorisation, etc.) and therefore calls for the reversal of burden of proof of scientific evidence onto the proponent/developer/producer/importer of substances/products which have been considered to harm human health or are considered as environmental hazard in particular with regard to lower sanitary and phytosanitary standards, hygiene problems at meat-production facilities and with regard to possible pesticide residues;
Amendment 47 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 e (new)
Paragraph 2 e (new)
2e. Calls for an improvement in the control of imports of goods to ensure they strictly meet European health, food safety, social and environmental rules notably by strengthening the checks on imported agri-foods at origin and upon their arrival in the EU;
Amendment 62 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Urges to exercise utmost care when it comes to the liberalisation of the market access in vulnerable agricultural sectors and consideration of various procedures when it comes to the most sensitive products (including their exclusion);
Amendment 67 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Emphasizes our responsibility towards developing countries; calls on indicators that drive fair and sustainable trade for poor communities - not just trade for its own sake; reminds to integrate sustainable development goals into trade policy at all levels to avoid the risks of damage to livelihoods by giving real opportunities to developing countries and to ensure that development cooperation, which also aims to strengthen agricultural production in these countries, will not be undermined by trade agreements;
Amendment 91 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls its two resolutions of 26 October 2017 on the negotiating mandates for trade agreements with Australia and New Zealand2 and the emphasis placed by this Parliament on the need of “respecting the fact that there are a number of sensitive agricultural products which should be given appropriate treatment, for example, through tariff-rate quotas or allocated adequate transition periods, taking into proper consideration the cumulative impact of trade agreements on agriculture and potentially excluding from the scope of the negotiations the most sensitive sectors”; _________________ 2 Texts adopted, P8_TA(2017)0419 and P8_TA(2017)0420 respectively.
Amendment 97 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Reminds that the total number of farms in the EU has dropped by 26% from 2005 to 2013; points out that the agricultural production in some MS within the EU now takes place in fewer, larger and more capital-intensive farms and points out that this consolidation process is expected to be continued and already has and will continue to have an impact on the generational renewal in particular in the context with access to land and maintaining farm viability;
Amendment 101 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the importance of strong coordination between Member States for the screening of foreign direct investment (FDI) on the EU market, especially in the areas of farmland and forests; draws attention to the need to avoid the excessive concentration of farmland and forests in foreign (non-EU) hands; recalls, in this respect, its resolution of 27 April 2017 on the state of play of farmland concentration in the EU3 ; _________________ 3 Texts adopted, P8_TA(2017)0197. Texts adopted, P8_TA(2017)0197.
Amendment 107 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to react strongly to US attacks against the WTO- compatible mechanisms of the CAP through the imposition of unjustified trade defence measures; recalls, in this respect, its resolution of 15 March 2018 on US measures on EU farm support under the CAP (in the context of Spanish olives)4 and expresses its concern with respect to the possible proliferation of such measures against other recipients of payments under the CAP; _________________ 4 Texts adopted, P8_TA(2018)0091.
Amendment 116 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Welcomes the Commission’s initiative to create an advisory group on EU trade negotiations composed of representatives of a wide and balanced group of stakeholders; insists on the need for thea strong representation of EU farming organisations in such a group in view of the major impact of most of the negotiations in question on the agricultural sector.
Amendment 123 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Asks the Commission to ensure that recommendations of the advisory group are binding and enforceable.
Amendment 4 #
2018/2003(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that deforestation and forest degradation are the second leading cause of global warming1 ; Emphasizes the importance of the right policy approaches for the integral and sustainable management of forests in order to deliver both carbon and non-carbon benefits1a _________________ 1 https://www.forestcarbonpartnership.org/w hat-redd 1a Article 5 of the Paris Agreement
Amendment 5 #
2018/2003(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Affirms the relevance of the type of forest management for the carbon balance in the tropics, as recent papers2a have pointed towards the subtler forms of degradation, and not only large scale deforestation as previously researched, likely to be a very significant source of carbon emissions accounting for more than half of emissions. _________________ 2aA.Baccini et al., 2017: Tropical forests are a net carbon source based on aboveground measurements
Amendment 6 #
2018/2003(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1 c. Welcomes the publication of the Feasibility study4a on options to step up EU Action against deforestation commissioned by the European Commission’s Directorate General for Environment; notes that the EU is presented as a major economic actor where its demand for forest-risk commodities (of categories of annual crops (e.g. maize, soy), perennial crops (e.g. coffee, palm oil, rubber), livestock (e.g. beef), forest-based (timber, pellets) and extractive industries) plays a larger role than many other regions, with a notable exception of China; and EU demand is clearly a driver of the problem of global deforestation; _________________ 4aFinal report published in 1/2018; developed by a consortium led by COWI, and including Ecofys and Milieu; available at http://ec.europa.eu/environment/forests/p df/feasibility_study_deforestation_kh0418 199enn_main_report.pdf
Amendment 9 #
2018/2003(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Acknowledges that forest crime, such as illegal logging, has been estimated3a to represent a value of 50-152 bln USD in 2016, up from 30-100 bln in 2014 and ranks number one in revenues among environmental crimes globally; notes that it has a serious role in financing organized crime and that it significantly impoverishes governments, nations and local communities due to uncollected revenues. _________________ 3a UNEP, 2017: The Rise of Environmental Crime report
Amendment 13 #
2018/2003(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 e (new)
Paragraph 1 e (new)
1 e. Notes that it is well established and uncontested that the conversion of tropical forest to agriculture, plantations and other land uses causes a significant loss of species, and particularly forest specialist species.
Amendment 15 #
2018/2003(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 f (new)
Paragraph 1 f (new)
1 f. Notes that more than half of commodities produced and exported into the global market are products of illegal deforestation6a.Taking into account agriculture-related forest risk- commodities, it is considered that 65 % of Brazilian beef exports, 9 % of Argentina’s beef export, 41 % of Brazil’s soy exports, 5 % of Argentina’s soy and 30 % Paraguay’s soy export are likely linked to illegal deforestation. Further notes that EU producers import significant amounts of feed and proteins from the developing countries. _________________ 6a Forest Trends Report Series, 2014: Consumer Goods and Deforestation: An Analysis of the Extent and Nature of Illegality in Forest Conversion for Agriculture and Timber Plantations
Amendment 19 #
2018/2003(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 g (new)
Paragraph 1 g (new)
1 g. Notes that recent research proves that agroforestry poly-cropping applied to e.g. cocoa, rubber, palm oil plantations can offer combined benefits in terms of biodiversity, productivity and positive social outcomes.
Amendment 21 #
2018/2003(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1 d. Recalls the Bonn Challenge5a targeting the goal of restoring of 350 million hectares of degraded and deforested land by 2030 that could generate about US$ 170 billion per year in net benefits from watershed protection, improved crop yields and forest products, and could sequester up to 1.7 gigatonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent annually; _________________ 5ainfo available at https://www.iucn.org/theme/forests/our- work/forest-landscape-restoration/bonn- challenge
Amendment 22 #
2018/2003(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 h (new)
Paragraph 1 h (new)
1 h. Stresses that secondary forests, regenerating largely through natural processes after significant human or natural disturbance of the primary forests, provide, next to primary forests, also crucial ecosystem services, livelihood for local population as well timber provision; considers that as their survival is threatened also by illegal logging, any action addressing transparency and accountability of forest management should target also secondary, and not only primary forests;
Amendment 25 #
2018/2003(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 i (new)
Paragraph 1 i (new)
1 i. Stresses that the gap in implementation of the EU Timber Regulation could be a driver for unsustainable management of forests in sourcing countries, as the chain of control is only as strong as its weakest link in the single market; notes in this context that in some Member States the act transposing the Regulation enters into force only in April 2018;7a _________________ 7aThe law transposing the EUTR enters into force in Slovakia on 1st April 2018
Amendment 26 #
2018/2003(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 j (new)
Paragraph 1 j (new)
1 j. Notes the opening of the public consultation on the products´ scope of the Timber Regulation; Considers that the possible choice in the questionnaire of the reduction of the scope to be covered by the Regulation is not a justified one given that illegal trade flourishes within the current scope of the Regulation; Further notes a favourable position of the European Confederation of the Woodworking Industries towards extending the scope of the Timber Regulation to all wood products;
Amendment 27 #
2018/2003(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 k (new)
Paragraph 1 k (new)
1 k. Notes that the assessment of whether penalties laid down by Member States are effective, proportionate and dissuasive was not possible to be made in the Review of the EU Timber Regulation (2016)8aas the number of sanctions applied so far has been very low; questions the applied criterion for set penalties by some Member States being ´the national economic conditions´ given the international aspect of the crime ranking number one in environmental crimes in the world; _________________ 8a SWD(2016)34 final
Amendment 28 #
2018/2003(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 l (new)
Paragraph 1 l (new)
1 l. Notes that it was revealed that FLEGT export licences allow for illegally sourced wood to be mixed with legal timber and therefore could potentially be exported to the EU as compliant with EU Timber Regulation. 9a _________________ 9aThe Environmental Investigation Agency’s (EIA) and the Indonesian Forest Monitoring Network’s (Jaringan Pemantau Independen Kehutanan/JPIK)’s 2014 Permitting Crime Report found that some TLAS- licensed companies are involved in “timber laundering,” mixing illegally sourced woods with legal timber. Today, these woods could potentially be exported to the EU as FLEGT-licensed timber. Available at http://www.wri.org/blog/2018/01/indonesi a-has-carrot-end-illegal-logging-now-it- needs-stick primary source https://eia- international.org/wp- content/uploads/Permitting-Crime.pdf
Amendment 29 #
2018/2003(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 m (new)
Paragraph 1 m (new)
1 m. Notes the existence of models of community forestry/collective customary tenure which can bring a number of benefits10a including an increase in the forest area and in available water resources, fight against illegal logging by putting clear rules in place on timber access and a strong system of forest monitoring; proposes that more research and support is provided to help develop legal frameworks on community forestry; _________________ 10aa case from Nepal presented by ClientEarth, available at https://www.clientearth.org/what-can-we- learn-from-community-forests-in-nepal/
Amendment 30 #
2018/2003(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 n (new)
Paragraph 1 n (new)
1 n. Stresses that recognition of tenure rights of peoples e.g. via constitution is not necessarily applied in practice11a and therefore ensuring that tenure rights are respected should be actively screened by the EU for the purpose of Voluntary Partnership Agreements (VPA) and for individual cases of EU development funding; _________________ 11arecent case (WaTER project financed by DG DEVCO) of violation of tenure rights of Kenyan indigenous peoples Ogiek and Sengwer despite the recognition of their rights to land in the Constitution, particularly Article 63(2)(d)) and in the 2016 Community Land Act
Amendment 31 #
2018/2003(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 o (new)
Paragraph 1 o (new)
1 o. Recalls that the report by the Commission on the functioning of the Transparency Directive 2013/50/EU that introduces disclosure requirement for payments to governments by listed and large non-listed companies with activities in the extractive industry and logging of primary (natural and semi-natural) forests should be submitted by 27th November 2018 to the European Parliament and the Council; further notes that this should be accompanied by a legislative proposal; in light of a possible review calls on the Commission to consider extending the obligation to other industry sectors affecting forests, and to other forests than primary forests;
Amendment 36 #
2018/2003(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Calls for better enforcement of the EU Timber Regulation, including on complex supply chains and imports from processing countries e.g. China, and to make sanctions more robust and dissuasive for all economic players in the single market proportionately to this being an international crime.
Amendment 39 #
2018/2003(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Considers that efforts to halt deforestation must include local capacity- building, technological aid, the sharing of best practices between communities and support to help smallholders make the most effective use of their existing croplands without resorting to further forest conversion; stresses, in this context, the strong potential of agro-ecological practices to maximise ecosystem functions via mixed, high diversity planting, agroforestry and permaculture techniques, without resorting to input dependency or monocultures.
Amendment 42 #
2018/2003(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2 c. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to co-ordinate donor policies and ensure that development funding through these not be used to support the expansion of industrial scale logging into intact tropical forests; calls for suspension of funding for any project where a substantiated claim of such logging exists until such a claim is dismissed or correction measures are applied;
Amendment 43 #
2018/2003(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 d (new)
Paragraph 2 d (new)
2 d. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to expand the scope of the EU Timber Regulation to cover all products that are or may be made of wood, and that contain or may contain wood, taking into account impact on pulp and wood processing industries in the European Union and unfair competition with products currently not covered by the legislation (e.g. printed paper) entering the EU without any guarantee of the prime material being legally sourced wood.
Amendment 44 #
2018/2003(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for the EU to maintain its commitment to step up ongoing negotiations on the Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) Voluntary Partnership Agreements; stresses the need to ensure that logging concessions awarded corruptly or illegally are not legitimised through the VPA and that these agreements are in line with international law and commitments concerning environmental protection, human rights and sustainable development, and that they bring about adequate measures for the conservation and sustainable management of forests, including the legal protection of the rights of local communities and indigenous peoples; recognising their tenure and customary rights.
Amendment 53 #
2018/2003(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for the EU to create, as a supplementary element of Voluntary Partnership Agreements, follow-up legislation on such agreements along the lines of the EU Timber Regulation which includes both companies and financial institutions; nand to review functioning of existing VPA in practice ensuring that the joint assessment on the country’s timber legality assurance system functions as described in the VPA and that timber laundering could be excluded. Notes that the EU has regulated the supply chains of timber, fish and conflict minerals, but has not yet regulated any forest risk agricultural commodity supply chains; urges the Commission and the Member States to step up their efforts to implement the Timber Regulation, in order to better gauge its effectiveness;
Amendment 58 #
2018/2003(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to develop a process that is triggered when conflict breaks out in a VPA partner country, including appointment of an independent panel to conduct an assessment of the risk of conflict timber and need for VPA suspension at all stages of negotiations where evidence that timber trade revenues are fuelling conflict;
Amendment 60 #
2018/2003(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to ensure the coherence of and to boost synergies between the cCommon aAgricultural pPolicy (CAP) and other EU policies, and to ensure that they are conducted in a manner consistent with programmes aimed at combating deforestation in developing countries, including REDD+; calls on the Commission to ensure that the CAP reform does not lead,import of forest-risk commodities (e.g. soy, maize) is eliminated from directly or indirectly, to further deforestation and that it supports the goal of putting an end support of the future EU food and farming policy, e.g.by means of restoring the proportionality of livestock to EU forage; calls for coupled payments not to support livestock production of density over two global deforestationlivestock units per hectare; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that the environmental problems relating to deforestation are also addressed in the light of the objectives set by the EU Biodiversity Strategy to 2020, which should be an integral part of the Union’s external action in this area;
Amendment 70 #
2018/2003(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for the EU to establish a binding regulatory framework to ensure that all agricultural commodity importers’ supply chains are traceable back to the origin of the raw material; notes that the new technologies, e.g. blockchain technology can be used to track origin of commodities, and stresses that this could be used in practice to increase transparency around the origin of different commodities and practically remove forest degradation and deforestation from the supply chains
Amendment 77 #
2018/2003(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to press ahead with developing anshow political will and leadership by committing to deliver as soon as possible before the end of this Commission's mandate an ambitious EU action plan on deforestation and forest degradation, which would include concrete regulatory measures to ensure that no supply chains or financial transactions linked to the EU result in deforestation or, forest degradation or human rights violations.
Amendment 82 #
2018/2003(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 e (new)
Paragraph 2 e (new)
2 e. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to make full use of existing diplomatic and institutional processes and dialogues to encourage countries which process and/or import significant quantities of tropical timber, e.g. China or Vietnam, to adopt effective legislation banning the imports of illegally harvested timber and requiring operators to conduct due diligence;
Amendment 33 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 23 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 23 – paragraph 1
'Copernicus core users' which benefit from Copernicus data and Copernicus information and have the additional role of driving the evolution of Copernicus, comprising the Union institutions and bodies and European national, or regional public bodies entrusted with a public service mission for the definition, implementation, enforcement or monitoring of agricultural, environmental, civil protection, safety or security policies;
Amendment 34 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 23 – paragraph 2
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 23 – paragraph 2
‘other Copernicus users’ which benefit from Copernicus data and Copernicus information and include in particular research and education organisations, commercial and private bodies, legal entities, charities, non-governmental organisations, and international organisations.
Amendment 38 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) provide, or contribute to the provision of, high-quality and up-to-date and, where appropriate, secure space- related data, information and services without interruption and wherever possible at global level, meeting existing and future needs and able to meet the Union's political priorities, including as regards climate change, food security and security and defence;
Amendment 40 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) promote the role of the Union in the international arena as a leading actor in the space sector and strengthening its role in tackling global challenges and supporting global initiatives, including with regards to climate change, food security and sustainable development.
Amendment 44 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The financial envelope for the implementation of the Programme for the period 2021 – 2027 shall be EUR [168,75] billion in current prices.
Amendment 45 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a
(a) for Galileo and EGNOS: EUR [9,710] billion;
Amendment 46 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b
(b) for Copernicus: EUR [5,88,75] billion;
Amendment 58 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 1 – point a – indent 3
Article 50 – paragraph 1 – point a – indent 3
– land monitoring and agriculture to provide information on land cover and soils, land use and land use change, urban areas, inland water quantity and quality, forests, agriculture and other natural resources, biodiversity and cryosphere;
Amendment 60 #
2018/0236(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 1 – point a – indent 4
Article 50 – paragraph 1 – point a – indent 4
– climate monitoring change to provide information on anthropogenic CO2 and other greenhouse gas emissions, essential climate variables, climate reanalyses, seasonal forecasts, climate projections and attribution, as well as soil erosion or other indicators at relevant temporal and spatial scales;
Amendment 267 #
2018/0218(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point c – point i
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point c – point i
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 23 a – paragraph 1
Article 23 a – paragraph 1
Without prejudice to paragraph 4, the aid under the school scheme allocated for the distribution of products, the accompanying educational measures and the related costs referred to in Article 23(1) shall not exceed EUR 2250 804 135000 000 per school year. (Article 23) Or. en (Article 23, paragraph 2)
Amendment 272 #
2018/0218(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point c – point i
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point c – point i
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 23 a – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 23 a – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) for school fruit and vegetables: EUR 1350 608 466000 000 per school year; (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02013R1308-Or. en 20180101&from=FR)
Amendment 278 #
2018/0218(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point c – point i
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point c – point i
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 23 a – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 23 a – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) for school milk: EUR 90 195 669100 000 000 per school year.; Or. en (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02013R1308- 20180101&from=FR)
Amendment 362 #
2018/0218(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 81 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point a
Article 81 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point a
Amendment 369 #
2018/0218(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 81 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point b
Article 81 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point b
Amendment 106 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Involving paying agencies that have been accredited by the Member States is a crucial prerequisite under the new delivery model for having reasonable assurance that the objectives and targets set out in the relevant CAP Strategic Plans will be reached by the interventions financed by the Union's budget. It should, therefore, be explicitly provided in this Regulation that only expenditure effected by accredited paying agencies can be reimbursed from the Union's budget. In addition, the expenditure financed by the Union for the interventions referred to in the CAP Strategic Plan Regulation should have a corresponding output regarding and should comply with the basic Union requirements and the governance systems.
Amendment 107 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) With a view to ensuring that the amounts for the financing of the CAP comply with the annual ceilings, the financial discipline mechanism by which the level of direct support is adjusted, should be maintained. However, the threshold of EUR 2000 should be abolished. An agricultural reserve should be maintained to support the agricultural sector in the event of market developments or major crises affecting the agricultural production or distribution. Article 12(2)(d) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) [New Financial Regulation] foresees that non-committed appropriations may be carried over to to the following financial year only. In order to significantly simplify the implementation for beneficiaries and national administrations, a roll-over mechanism should be used, using any unused amounts of the reserve for crises in the agricultural sector established in 2020. For this purpose a derogation from Article 12(2)(d) is necessary, allowing for non-committed appropriations of the agricultural reserve to be carried over without time limitation to finance the agricultural reserve in the following financial year(s). Furthermore, as regards the financial year 2020, a second derogation is necessary as the total unused amount of the reserve available at the end of year 2020 should be carried over to the year 2021 to the corresponding line of the new agricultural reserve without being returned to the budgetary lines which cover direct payment interventions under the CAP Strategic Plan.
Amendment 119 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14 a (new)
Recital 14 a (new)
(14 a) An agricultural reserve should be maintained to support the agricultural sector in the event of market developments or major crises affecting the agricultural production or distribution. The initial amount of the agricultural reserve in 2021 should be set up in the budget of the common agricultural policy. Article 12(2)(d) of Regulation(EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 foresees that non- committed appropriations may be carried over to the following financial year only. For this purpose a derogation from Article 12(2)(d) is necessary, allowing for non-committed appropriations of the agricultural reserve to be carried over without time limitation to finance the agricultural reserve in the following financial year(s).
Amendment 140 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) Member States should send the annual accounts and an annual performance report on the implementation of the CAP Strategic Plan to the Commission by 15 Februaryth of June, N+1. Where these documents are not sent, thus preventing the Commission from clearing the accounts for the concerned paying agency or checking the eligibility of the expenditure against reported outputs, the Commission should be empowered to suspend the monthly payments and to interrupt the quarterly reimbursement until the outstanding documents are received.
Amendment 152 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30
Recital 30
(30) As regards the multi-annual performance monitoring the Commission should also have the power to suspend payments. Accordingly in cases of delayed or insufficient progress towards targets, set out in the national CAP Strategic Plan, and where the Member State cannot provide duly justified reasons, the Commission should be empowered to request the Member State concerned to take the necessary remedial actions in accordance withpresent an action plan to be established in consultation with the Commission and containing clear progress indicators, by means of an implementing act. The action plan shall describe the necessary remedial actions and the expected timeframe for its execution. Where the Member State fails to submit or to implement the action plan or where it becomes evident that the action plan is manifestly insufficient to remedy the situation, the Commission should have the power to suspend the monthly or interim payments, by means of an implementing act.
Amendment 162 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 43 a (new)
Recital 43 a (new)
(43 a) Member States shall request recovery from the beneficiary following the occurrence of irregularities and other cases of non-compliance to the conditions of the interventions referred to in the CAP Strategic Plans. However, the cost of implementing those procedures may also be disproportionate to the amounts which are or may be collected. Consequently, Member States should be permitted to halt recovery procedures in certain cases.
Amendment 234 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Paying agencies shall be departments or bodies of the Member States responsible for the management and control of expenditure referred in Article 5(2) and Article 6. They shall be responsible, in particular, for the drawn up and submission of the annual performance report referred in article 121(1) of Regulation (EU) …/…[CAP Strategic Plan Regulation].
Amendment 243 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 5
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 5
Member States shall not appoint any new additional paying agency after the date of entry into force of this Regulation, except in case of administrative reorganization in the Member State.
Amendment 271 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
The deadline of 15 February referred to in the first subparagraph may be exceptionally extended by the Commission to 1 March, upon request by the Member State concerned, as provided for in the second subparagraph Article 63(7) of the Financial Regulation. By derogation of the first paragraph and of subparagraph 3(c), of this article, for the performance reporting on the realised results and distance to respective targets, the deadline may be extended until 30th of June, at the latest.
Amendment 319 #
2018/0217(COD)
A reserve intended to provide additional support for the agricultural sector for the purpose of market management or stabilisation or in the case of crises affecting the agricultural production or distribution (“the agricultural reserve”) shall be established at the beginning of each year in the EAGF. The initial amount of the agricultural reserve in 2021 shall be set up in the budget of the common agricultural policy.
Amendment 353 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
The amount of the agricultural reserve shall be at least EUR 400 million in current prices at the beginning of each year of the period 2021-2027. The Commission may propose to adjust the amount of the annual reserve through the annual budgetary procedure or may adjust the amount of the agricultural reserve during the year when appropriate in view of market developments or perspectives in the current or following year, and taking into account the available appropriations under the EAGF.
Amendment 454 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1
Article 32 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall automatically decommit any portion of a budget commitment for rural development interventions in a CAP Strategic Plan that has not been used for the purposes of prefinancing or for making interim payments or for which no declaration of expenditure fulfilling the requirements laid down in Article 30(3) has been presented to it in relation to expenditure effected by 31 December of the seconthird year following that of the budget commitment.
Amendment 457 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 3
Article 32 – paragraph 3
3. In the event of legal proceedings or of an administrative appeal having suspensory effect, the period for automatic decommitment referred to in paragraph 1 or 2 shall, in respect of the amount relating to the operations concerned, be interrupted for the duration of those proceedings or that administrative appeal, provided that the Commission receives a substantiated notification from the Member State by 31 January of year N + 34.
Amendment 465 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 32 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) that part of the budget commitments for which a declaration of expenditure has been made but for which reimbursement has been reduced or suspended by the Commission at 31 December of year N + 23;
Amendment 580 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 2
Article 52 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall assess the amounts to be reduced on the basis of the difference between the annual expenditure declared for an intervention and the amount corresponding to the relevant reported output in accordance with the national CAP Strategic Plan and taking account of justifications provided by the Member State. The reductions will only affect the expenditure declared for the intervention without a corresponding output.
Amendment 587 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 a (new)
Article 53 a (new)
Article 53 a Recoveries for non-compliance 1. Member States shall request recovery from the beneficiary for any undue payment following the occurrence of irregularities and other cases of non- compliance by beneficiares with the conditions of the interventions referred in the CAP Strategic Plan and bring legal proceeding to that effect as necessary. 2. On duly justified grounds, Member States may decide not to pursue recovery. A decision to this effect may be taken only in the following cases: (a) where the costs already and likely to be effected total more than the amount to be recovered, which condition shall be considered to have been met if: (i) the amount to be recovered from the beneficiary in the context of an individual payment for an intervention, not including interest, does not exceed EUR 100; or (ii) the amount to be recovered from the beneficiary in the context of an individual payment for an intervention, not including interest, falls between EUR 100 and EUR 250 and the Member State concerned applies a threshold equal to or higher than the amount to be recovered under its national law for not pursuing national debts; (b) where recovery proves impossible owing to the insolvency, recorded and recognised under national law, of the debtor or the persons legally responsiblefor the irregularity.
Amendment 595 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 2
Article 53 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall assess the amounts to be excluded on the basis of the gravity of the deficiencies found taking into account the principle of proportionality.
Amendment 628 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 57 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
In the case of penalties in the form of a reduction in the amount of aid or support, the amount of the penalty for a given year shall not exceed 100% of the amount of the aid application, payment claim or of the eligible amount to which the penalty is applied. the same maximum percentage shall apply to payments of an amount calculated on the basis of a quantity and/or the period concerned by the non- compliance.
Amendment 629 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 b (new)
Article 57 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 b (new)
In the case of a penalty in the form of a suspension, withdrawal of an approval, recognition or authorisation or in the case of the exclusion from the right to participate in or benefit from an intervention under the CAP Strategic plan, the maximum period shall be set in three consecutive years.
Amendment 631 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point c a (new)
Article 57 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point c a (new)
(c a) where the non-compliance is of a minor nature;
Amendment 740 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 84 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 84 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) may, where appropriate and feasible, make use of remote sensing or the area monitoring system to carry out the on- the-spot checks referred to in point (a);
Amendment 791 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 86 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
In the case of non-compliance due to negligence, the percentage of reduction shall be as a general rule 3% of the total amount of the payments referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article. The reduction shall be determined on the basis of the assessment of the importance of the non- compliance, based on the criteria established in paragraph 1 of this article, and shall not exceed 5%.
Amendment 806 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 4
Article 86 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 4
Member States may provide mandatory trainingshall foresee specific training on conditionality under the farm advisory system provided for in Section 3 of Chapter 1 of Title III of Regulation (EU) …/…[CAP Strategic Plan Regulation] to the beneficiaries who have received an early warning which can be made mandatory.
Amendment 484 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The use of common definitions entirely set at Union level has caused certain difficulties for Member States to cater their own specificities at national, regional, and local level. Member States should therefore be given thea high degree of flexibility to specify certain definitions in their CAP Strategic Plan. In order to ensure a common level playing field, a certain framework has, however, to be set at Union level constituting the necessary essential elements to be included in those definitions (‘framework definitions’).
Amendment 502 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Synergies between the EAFRD and Horizon Europe should encourage that the EAFRD makes the best use of research and innovation results, in particular those stemming from projects funded by Horizon Europe and the European Innovation Partnership (EIP) for ‘agricultural productivity and sustainability’, leading to innovations in the farming sector and rural areas so as to ensure access for farmers to cutting-edge technology.
Amendment 507 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) In order to ensure legal certainty that support is paid for an agricultural area which is at the farmer's disposal and where an agricultural activity is exercised, a framework definition for ‘eligible hectare’ with the essential elements should be set out. In particular, in order to avoid double claims, Member States should set the conditions to determine whether the land is at the farmer’s disposal. Considering the likelihood of occasional and temporary use of agricultural land for an activity which is not strictly agricultural, and given the potential of certain non-agricultural activities to contribute to the income diversification of agricultural holdings, Member States should set appropriate conditions to include areas also used for non-agricultural activities as eligible hectares. The Commission should consider the most recent or most relevant year communicated by the Member States as the reference year for the total number of eligible hectares declared by them.
Amendment 519 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) In view of further improving the performance of the CAP, income support should be targeted to genuine farmers. In order to ensure a common approach at Union level for such a targeting of support, a framework definition for ‘genuine farmer’ displaying the essential elements should be set out. On the basis of this framework, in order to avoid any dangerous trends towards speculative land grabbing, Member States should define in their CAP Strategic Plans which farmers are not considered genuine farmers based on conditions such as income tests, labour inputs on the farm, company object and inclusion in registers and ensure that genuine farmers actually receive CAP support. It should also not result in precluding support to pluri-active farmers, who are actively farming but who are also engaged in non-agricultural activities outside their farm, as their multiple activities often strengthen the socio- economic fabric of rural areas.
Amendment 534 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) In order to ensure consistency between the direct payments types of interventions and rural development types of interventions when addressing the objective of generational renewal, a frameworkspecifically corresponding definition for ‘young farmer’ with the essential elements should be set out at UnionMember State level.
Amendment 582 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) In order to foster a smart and resilient agricultural sector, direct payments keep on constituting an essential part to guarantee a fair income support to farmers. Likewise, investments into farm restructuring, modernisation, innovation, reconversion, diversification and uptake of new technologies are necessary to improve farmers’ market reward.
Amendment 614 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) The CAP should keep ensuring food security, which should be understood as meaning access for all consumers to sufficient, safe and, nutritious and reasonably priced food at all times. Moreover, it should help improving the response of Union agriculture to new societal demands on food and health, including sustainable agricultural production, healthier nutrition, food waste and animal welfare. The CAP should continue to promote production with specific and valuable characteristics, while at the same time helping farmers to proactively adjust their production according to market signals and consumers’ demands.
Amendment 701 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) Union legislation should provide that Member States should set requirements in terms of minimum area for receiving decoupled payments in their CAP Strategic Plan. Such requirements should relate to the need to avoid the excessive administrative burden and bottlenecks caused by managing numerous payments of small amounts and to that of ensuring an effective contribution of the support to the objectives of the CAP to which the decoupled direct payments contribute. In order to guarantee a minimum level of agricultural income support for all genuine farmers, as well as to comply with the Treaty objective in ensuring a fair standard of living for the agricultural community, an annual area- based decoupled payment should be established as the type of intervention ‘basic income support for sustainability’. In order to enhance better targeting of this support, the payment amounts can be differentiated, by groups of territories, based on socio-economic and/or agronomic conditions. In view of avoiding disruptive effects for farmers' income, Member States may choose to implement the basic income support for sustainability based on payment entitlements. In this case, the value of payment entitlements before any further convergence should be proportional to their value as established under the basic payment schemes pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013, taking also into account the payments for agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and the environment. Member States should also achieve further convergence in order to continue to move progressively away from historical values.
Amendment 737 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30
Recital 30
(30) The creation and development of new economic activity in the agricultural sector by young farmers and new entrants is financially challenging and constitutes an element that should be considered in the allocation and targeting of direct payments. This development is essential for the competitiveness of the agricultural sector in the Union and, for this reason, Member States may establish a complementary income support for young farmers and new entrants. This type of interventions should be established to provide young farmersthem with an additional income support after the initial setting up.
Amendment 748 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
Recital 31
(31) The CAP should ensure that Member States increase the environmental delivery by respecting local needs and farmers' actual circumstances. Member States should under direct payments in the CAP Strategic Plan set up Eco-schemes voluntary for farmers, which should be fully coordinated with the other relevant interventions. They should be defined by the Member States as a payment granted either for incentivising and remunerating the provision of public goods by agricultural practices beneficial to the environment and climate or as a compensation for the introduction of these practices. Member States should identify measures that will encourage farmers to implement organic schemes. In both cases they should aim at enhancing the environmental and climate performance of the CAP and should consequently be conceived to go beyond the mandatory requirements already prescribed by the system of conditionality. Member States may decide to set up eco- schemes for agricultural practices such as the enhanced management of permanent pastures and landscape features, and organic farming. These schemes may also include ‘entry- level schemes’ which may be a condition for taking up more ambitious rural development commitments.
Amendment 823 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 40
Recital 40
(40) In order to ensure a fair income and a resilient agricultural sector across the Union territory, Member States may grant support to farmers in areas facing natural and other area-specific constraints, including isolated areas with limited access. As regards payments for ANC, the designation of the 2014-2020 Rural Development policy should continue to apply. For the CAP to deliver enhanced Union added on the environment and reinforce its synergies with the financing of investments in nature and biodiversity, it is necessary to keep a separate measure aiming at compensating beneficiaries for disadvantages related to the implementation of Natura 2000 and Water Framework Directives. Support should therefore continue to be granted to farmers and forest holders to help address specific disadvantages resulting from the implementation of Directive 2009/147/EC and Directive 92/43/EEC and in order to contribute to the effective management of Natura 2000 sites. Support should also be made available to farmers to help address disadvantages in river basin areas resulting from the implementation of the Water Framework Directive. Support should be linked to specific requirements described in the CAP Strategic Plans that go beyond relevant mandatory standards and requirements. Member States should also ensure that payments to farmers do not lead to double funding with eco schemes. Furthermore, the specific needs of Natura 2000 areas should be taken into account by Member States in the overall design of their CAP Strategic Plans.
Amendment 862 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 43
Recital 43
(43) Young farmers and new entrants still face significant barriers regarding access to land, high prices and access to credit. Their businesses are more threatened by price volatility (for both inputs and produce) and their needs in terms of training in entrepreneurial and risk management skills are high. It is therefore essential to continue the support for the setting up of new businesses and new farms. Member States should provide for a strategic approach and identify a clear and coherent set of interventions for generational renewal under the specific objective dedicated to this issue. To this aim, Member States may set in their CAP Strategic Plans preferential conditions for financial instruments for young farmers and new entrants, and should include in their CAP Strategic Plan the ring-fencing of at least an amount corresponding to 23% of the annual direct payments' envelope. An increase of the maximum amount of aid for the installation of young farmers and rural business start-ups, up to EUR 100.000, which can be accessed also through or in combination with financial instrument form of support, should be established.
Amendment 886 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 45
Recital 45
(45) Support should enable the establishment and implementation of cooperation between at least two entities in view of achieving CAP objectives. Support can entail all aspects of such cooperation, such as the setting up of quality schemes; collective environmental and climate action; the promotion of short supply chain and local markets; pilot projects; Operational Group projects within the EIP for agricultural productivity and sustainability local development projects, Smart Villages, buyers' clubs and machinery rings; farm partnerships; forest management plans; networks and clusters; social farming; community supported agriculture; actions within the scope of LEADER; and the setting uppromotion and support for the setting up and operation of producer groups and producer organisations, as well as other forms of cooperation deemed necessary to achieve the specific objectives of the CAP.
Amendment 1021 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 66
Recital 66
(66) Pursuant to paragraph 22 and 23 of the Inter-institutional agreement for Better Law-Making of 13 April 2016, there is a need to evaluate the Funds on the basis of information collected through specific monitoring requirements, while avoiding overregulation and administrative burdens, in particular on Member States. These requirements, where appropriate, canshould include measurable indicators, as a basis for evaluating the effects of the Funds on the ground.
Amendment 1113 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point i
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point i
(i) 'targets' means pre-agreed values to be achieved at the end of the period in relation to the result and impact indicators included under a specific objective;
Amendment 1288 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) 'new farmer' means a person or entity embarking on agriculture as a principal activity, not having been engaged in any farming activity for the previous 10 years, and under the conditions laid down by the Member States.
Amendment 1383 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) improve the farmers' position in the value chain, promoting and upholding cooperative ventures and supporting producer organisations;
Amendment 1523 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) impact indicators related to the objectives set out in Articles 5 and 6(1) and used in the context of thefor the establishment of quantified performance targets to orient CAP Strategic Plans and of the CAP.
Amendment 1969 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
To calculate the amounts referred to in points a) and b), Member States shall use the average standarctual labour costs and salaries linked to an agricultural and agriculture related activity at national or regional level multiplied by the number of annual work units declared by the farmer concerned.
Amendment 2065 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The Commission shall agree to the Member States declaring the most recent or most relevant year as the reference year for farmland for which basic income support is granted.
Amendment 2181 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 a (new)
Article 25 a (new)
Article 25 a Member states may exempt the beneficiaries of round sum from participating in the eco-schemes as stipulated in Article 28, due to simplification reasons.
Amendment 2238 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – title
Article 27 – title
27 Member States may provide for cComplementary income support for young farmers uander the conditions set out in this Article and as further specified in their CAP Strategic Plans. new entrants
Amendment 2240 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1
Article 27 – paragraph 1
1. Member States may provide for complementary income support for young farmers and new entrants under the conditions set out in this Article and as further specified in their CAP Strategic Plans.
Amendment 2241 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1
Article 27 – paragraph 1
1. Member States mayshall provide for complementary income support for young farmers under the conditions set out in this Article and as further specified in their CAP Strategic Plans.
Amendment 2262 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 2
Article 27 – paragraph 2
2. As part of their obligations to contribute to the specific objective ‘attract young farmers and facilitate business development in rural areas’ set out in point (g) of Article 6(1) and to dedicate at least 23% of their allocations for direct payments to this objective in accordance with Article 86(4), Member States may provide a complementary income support for young farmers who have newly set up for the first time and who are entitled to a payment under the basic income support as referred to in Article 17.
Amendment 2315 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 2
Article 28 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall support under this type of intervention genuine farmers whand take measures to encourage them to make commitments to observe, on eligible hectares, agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and the environment.
Amendment 2352 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 28 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Member States may decide to exempt the farms that are benefiting of round sum as specified in article 25, from participating in the eco-schemes.
Amendment 2513 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1
Article 30 – paragraph 1
Coupled income support may only be granted to the following sectors and productions or specific types of farming therein where these are important for economic, social or environmental reasons: cereals, oilseeds, protein crops, grain legumes, flax, hemp, rice, nuts, starch potato, milk and milk products, seeds, sheepmeat and goatmeat, beef and veal, olive oil, silkworms, dried fodder, hops, sugar beet, cane and chicory, fruit and vegetables, short rotation coppice and other non-food crops, excluding trees, used for the production of products that have the potential to substitute fossil materials.
Amendment 2654 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
Article 42 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
(ga) formation and organisation of producer groups
Amendment 2658 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 42 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) increasing consumption of the products of the fruit and vegetables sector, whether in a fresh or processed form; those objectives relate to the specific objective set out in point (i) of Article 6; and continuation of school schemes as referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU).../... [ Common Organisation of Markets Regulation]
Amendment 2873 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 1
Article 48 – paragraph 1
The Member States shall pursue at least onetwo of the specific objectives referred to in Article 6(1) in the apiculture sector.
Amendment 2890 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) actions to support national, regional and local laboratories for the analysis of apiculture products;
Amendment 2899 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
(ha) marketing actions for high quality beehive products.
Amendment 2909 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point h b (new)
Article 49 – paragraph 1 – point h b (new)
(hb) optional additional support per beehive for pollination services, as referred to in Article 28.
Amendment 3274 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) installation of young farmers, new farmers and rural business start-up;
Amendment 3281 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
( a) reconversion of agricultural production
Amendment 3321 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 65 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Member States shall incentivise the setting up of local markets and short supply chains considering their limited carbon footprint.
Amendment 3341 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 5 – point b
Article 65 – paragraph 5 – point b
(b) go beyond the minimum requirements for the relevant use of fertiliser and plant protection products, animal welfare, as well as other relevant mandatory requirements established by national and Union law;
Amendment 3508 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 68 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) investments in access to farm and forest land, and in land consolidation.
Amendment 3535 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point g a (new)
Article 68 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point g a (new)
(ga) investments in access infrastructure
Amendment 3625 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 69 – paragraph 1
Article 69 – paragraph 1
1. Member States mayshall grant support for the installation of young farmers and rural business start-up under the conditions set out in this Article and as further specified in their CAP Strategic Plans with the view of contributing to the achievement of the specific objectives set out in Article 6.
Amendment 3630 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 69 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 69 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the installation of youngand maintenance in rural area of young farmers and new farmers who fulfil the conditions included in the definition set out in point (e) of Article 4(1);
Amendment 3633 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 69 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 69 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the installation of young farmers and new farmers who fulfil the conditions included in the definition set out in point (e) of Article 4(1);
Amendment 3660 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 69 – paragraph 4
Article 69 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall grant support in the form of lump sums. for a period of maximum 10 years Support shall be limited to the maximum amount of EUR 100 000 and may be combined with financial instruments.
Amendment 3779 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 71 – paragraph 3
Article 71 – paragraph 3
3. Member States may cover under this type of interventions the costs related to all aspects of the cooperation, including incentives for setting up new producers organisations.
Amendment 3801 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 72 – paragraph 1
Article 72 – paragraph 1
1. Member States mayshall grant support for agricultural, forestry and rural business knowledge exchange and information under the conditions set out in this Article and as further specified in their CAP Strategic Plans.
Amendment 3804 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 72 – paragraph 2
Article 72 – paragraph 2
2. Under this type of interventions Member States mayand the EU shall cover costs of any relevant action to promote innovation, access to training and advice and exchange and dissemination of knowledge and information which contribute to achieving the specific objectives set out in Article 6.
Amendment 3889 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 80 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 80 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
By way of derogation from Article 73(5) and the first subparagraph, in cases of emergency measures due to natural disasters, catastrophic events, spread of an epizootic or of plant diseases or adverse climatic events or a significant and sudden change in the socio-economic conditions of the Member State or region, the CAP Strategic Plan may provide that eligibility of EAFRD financed expenditure relating to amendments of the plan may start from the date on which the event occurred.
Amendment 3926 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 85 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Article 85 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(a) 780% of the eligible public expenditure in the outermost regions and in the smaller Aegean islands within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 229/2013;
Amendment 3938 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 85 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 85 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) 780% of the eligible public expenditure in the less developed regions;
Amendment 3941 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 85 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 85 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) 7085% of the eligible public expenditure in the less developed regions;
Amendment 3952 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 85 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 85 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) 675% of the eligible expenditure for payments under Article 66;
Amendment 3968 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 85 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Article 85 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) 4350% of the eligible public expenditure in the other regions.
Amendment 3999 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 1
Article 86 – paragraph 1
1. At least 58% of the total EAFRD contribution to the CAP Strategic Plan as set out in Annex IX shall be reserved for LEADER, referred to as community-led local development in Article 25 of Regulation (EU) [CPR].
Amendment 4007 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 86 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
At least 30% of the total EAFRD contribution to the CAP Strategic Plan as set out in Annex IX shall be reserved for interventions addressing the specific environmental- and climate-related objectives set out in points (d), (e) and (f) and the food and health related objective set out in point (i) of Article 6(1) of this Regulation, excluding interventions based on Article 66.
Amendment 4022 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 86 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
At least 320% of the total EAFRD contribution to the CAP Strategic Plan as set out in Annex IX shall be reserved for interventions addressing the specific environmental- and climate-related objectives set out in points (d), (e) and (f) of Article 6(1) of this Regulation, excluding interventions based on Article 66.
Amendment 4082 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Article 86 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
The indicative financial allocations for the coupled income support interventions referred to in Subsection 1 of Section 2 of Chapter II of Title III, shall be limited to a maximum of 1025% of the amounts set out in Annex VII.
Amendment 4116 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3
Article 86 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3
The percentage referred to in the first subparagraph, may be increased by a maximum of 25%, provided that the amount corresponding to the percentage exceeding the 1025% is allocated to the support for protein crops under Subsection 1 of Section 2 of Chapter II of Title III.
Amendment 4649 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 112 – paragraph 1
Article 112 – paragraph 1
1. At the initiative of a Member State, the EAFRD mayshall support actions which are necessary for the effective administration and implementation of support in relation to the CAP Strategic Plan, including the establishing and operating of the national CAP networks referred to in Article 113(1). The actions referred to in this paragraph may concern previous and subsequent CAP Strategic Plan periods.
Amendment 4657 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 113 – paragraph 1
Article 113 – paragraph 1
1. Each Member State shall establish a national Common Agricultural Policy Network (national CAP network) for the networking of organisations from each sector and administrations, advisors, researchers and other innovation actors in the field of agriculture and rural development at national level at the latest 12 months after the approval by the Commission of the CAP Strategic Plan.
Amendment 5089 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Impact indicators – I.28 a (new)
Annex I – Impact indicators – I.28 a (new)
I.28a Make nutritiously valuable products such as fruit and vegetable easily available for UE citizens. Increase fruit and vegetable intake with reference to national dietary guidelines.
Amendment 5227 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – Main issue (new) – SMR 11 a (new)
Annex III – Main issue (new) – SMR 11 a (new)
Main issue Antibiotic use SMR 11a Regulation (EU) 2014/0255 (COD) on the manufacture, placing on the market and use of medicated feed
Amendment 28 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) Thematic concentrations under this Regulation should be attained at national level while allowing for flexibility regarding operational programmes and between different categories of regions. Thematic concentrations could be adjusted, where appropriate, in line with resources earmarked for investment priorities emerging from the shift to a low-carbon economy. The degree of thematic concentration should take into account the level of development of individual regions, funding levels and the specific needs of regions whose GDP per capita was used as an eligibility criterion for the period 2014-2020.
Amendment 37 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) Reflecting the importance of tackling climate change in line with the Union's commitments to implement the Paris Agreement and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, the Funds will contribute to mainstream climate actions and to the achievement of an overall target of 25 % of the EU budget expenditure supporting climate objectives. Operations under the ERDF are expected to contribute 305 % of the overall financial envelope of the ERDF to climate objectives. Operations under the Cohesion Fund are expected to contribute 37% of the overall financial envelope of the Cohesion Fund to climate objectives.
Amendment 56 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b – point v
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b – point v
(v) promoting sustainable water management and sustainable waste management;
Amendment 59 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b – point vii a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b – point vii a (new)
(viia) promoting investment in the waste sector in order to meet the established EU environmental requirements, especially in Member States where these requirements are being exceeded;
Amendment 60 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b – point vii b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b – point vii b (new)
Amendment 64 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d – point iv
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d – point iv
(iv) ensuring equal access to health care through developing infrastructure, awareness raising campaigns including primary care;
Amendment 68 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) improve the capacity of programme authorities, and bodies linked to the implementation of the Funds through technical and financial assistance;
Amendment 72 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) Member States of group 2 shall allocate at least 45 % of their total ERDF resources under priorities other than for technical assistance to PO 1, and at least 305 % to PO 2;
Amendment 74 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 4 – point c
(c) Member States of group 3 shall allocate at least 35 % of their total ERDF resources under priorities other than for technical assistance to PO 1, and at least 305 % to PO 2.
Amendment 76 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point e a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) investment in the reconversion of declining industrial regions and regions whose development is lagging;
Amendment 77 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) investments in measures to promote energy efficiency and renewable energy use, focusing on the specific needs of homes and residential and residential buildings;
Amendment 80 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point g
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point g
Amendment 84 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Regulations (EC) No 1300/2013 and 1301/2013 or any act adopted thereunder shall continue to apply to programmes and operations supported by the ERDF or the Cohesion Fund under the 2014-2020 programming period. This Regulation shall not affect the continuation or modification (including total or partial cancellation) of assistance approved by the Commission under Regulations (EC) 1300/2013 and 1301/2013, or any act adopted pursuant thereto.
Amendment 88 #
2018/0197(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – table 1 – subheading 2 – row 5
Annex I – table 1 – subheading 2 – row 5
Policy objective Outputs Results (1) (2) (3) 2. A greener, low-carbon Europe by promoting clean and fair energy transition, green and blue investment, the circular economy, climate adaptation and risk prevention and management RCO 34 - Additional RCR 46 - Population capacity for waste served by waste recycling recycling facilities and small wasteand sustainable waste management systems RCR 47 - Waste recycled RCR 48 - Recycled waste used as raw materials RCR 49 - Waste recovered
Amendment 90 #
2018/0197(COD)
Policy objective Outputs Results (1) (2) (3) 4. A more social Europe implementing the European Pillar of Social Rights RCO 69 - Capacity of supported health care RCR 72 - People with supported health careinfrastructure and access to improved health infrastructure care servicnovative healthcare care services technologies RCO 70 - Capacity of RCR 73 - Annual number supported social of persons using the infrastructure (other than health care facilities housing) supported RCR 74 - Annual number of persons using the social care facilities supported RCR 75 - Average RCR 75 - Averageresponse time for medical emergencies in the area response time for medicalsupported RCR 75a (new) – People emergencies in the area with access to awareness raising and campaigns supported for prevention of diseases
Amendment 77 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) It is therefore necessary to ensure a comprehensive and, continuous and inclusive risk communication process throughout risk analysis, involving Union and national risk assessors and risk managers. That process should be combined with an open dialogue between all interested parties to ensure the coherenceprevalence of public interest, accuracy and consistency within the risk analysis process.
Amendment 79 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Particular emphasis should be placed on explaining in a coherent, appropriatlear, objective and timely manner not only risk assessment findings themselves but also how these are utilized to help inform risk management decisions along with other legitimate factors, where relevant.
Amendment 83 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The general plan should lay down the practical arrangements for making available to the public the necessary information to achieve a high level of transparency of the risk management process. It should identify the key factors to be taken into account when risk communications’ activities are considered, such as the different levels of risk, the nature of the risk and its potential public health impact, who and what are directly or indirectly affected by the risk, the levels of risk exposure, the ability to control risk and other factors that influence risk perception including the level of urgency as well as the applicable legislative framework and relevant market context. The general plan should also identify the tools and channels to be used and should establish appropriate mechanisms to ensure coherenteffective risk communication.
Amendment 91 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Transparency of the risk assessment process contributes to the Authority acquiring greater legitimacy in the eyes of the consumers and general public in pursuing its mission, increases their confidence in its work and ensures that the Authority is more accountable to the Union citizens in a democratic system. It is therefore essential to maintainrebuild the confidence of the general public and other interested parties in the risk analysis process underpinning Union food law and in particular in the risk assessment, including the organisation and independence of the Authority and transparency.
Amendment 99 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The Fitness Check of the General Food Law identified certain shortcomings in the long-term capabilcity of the Authority to maintain its high-level expertise. In particular, there has been a decrease in the number of candidates applying to be members of the Scientific Panels. The system has thus to be strengthened and Member States should take a more active roleMember States should support the dissemination of the Authority’s calls for expressions of interest for membership of the Scientific Panels and Scientific Committee, to ensure that a sufficient pool of experts is available to meet the needs of the Union risk assessment system in terms of high level of scientific expertise, independence and multidisciplinary expertise.
Amendment 106 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) To preserve the independence of the risk assessment from risk management and from other interests at Union level, it is appropriate that the nominaselection of the members of the Scientific Panels by the Member States, their selection by the Executive Director of the Authority and their appointment by the Management Board of the Authority are based on strict criteria ensuring the excellence and independence of the experts while ensuring the required multidisciplinary expertise for each Panel. It is also essential to this end that the Executive Director whose function is to defend EFSA’s interests and in particular the independence of its expertise has a role in the selection and appointment of those scientific experts. Further measures should also be put in place to ensure that scientific experts have the means to act independently and to dedicate sufficient time to their risk assessment work for the Authority.
Amendment 108 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) It is essential to ensure the efficient operation of the Authority and to improve the sustainability of its expertise. It is therefore necessary to strengthen the support provided by the Authority and the Member States to the work of the Authority’s Scientific Panels. In particular, the Authority should organise the preparatory work supporting the Panels’ tasks, including by requesting the Authority’s staff or national scientific organisations networking with the Authority to draft preparatory scientific opinions to be peer-reviewed and adopted by the Panels. This should be without prejudice to the independence of the Authority’s scientific assessments.
Amendment 113 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) Provisions exist on the content of applications for authorisations. It is essential that the application for authorisation submitted to the Authority for its risk assessment meets the applicable specifications to ensure the best quality scientific assessment by the Authority. Applicants and in particular small- and medium-sized enterprises do not always have a clear understanding of these specifications. It should be thus appropriate that the Authority provides advice to a potential applicant, upon request, on the applicable rules and the required content of an application for authorisation, before an application is formally submitted, while not entering into the design of the studies to be submitted that remain the applicant’s responsibility. To ensure the transparency of this process, the advice of the Authority should be made public. By 36 months after the entry into force of this regulation, the Commission should evaluate the impact of these pre-submission meetings on the functioning of the Authority. It should particularly evaluate their impact on the allocation of the Authority’s resources and its independence.
Amendment 120 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) The Authority should have knowledge of the subject matter of all studies performed by an applicant with a view to a future application for an authorisation or renewal under Union food law. To this end, it is necessary and appropriate that business operators commissioning the studies and laboratories carrying them out notify those studies to the Authority when commissioned. Information about the notified studies should be made public only once a corresponding application for authorisation has been made public in accordance with the applicable rules on transparency.
Amendment 134 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) Food safety is a sensitive matter of prime interest for all Union citizens. While maintaining the principle that the burden is on the industry to prove compliance with Union requirements, it is important to establish an additional verification tool to address specific cases of high societal importance where there is a controversy on safety issues, namely the commissioning of additional studies with the objective of verifying evidence used in the context of risk assessment. Considering that it would be financed by the Union budget and that the use of this exceptional verification tool should remain proportionate, the Commission should be resThis exceptional verification tool should remain proportionate and should not replace the application of the precautionary principle in the presence of scientific uncertainty. The Commission, the Member States and the European Parliament should have the ponssible for triggering theility to ask the Authority to commissioning of such verification studies. Account should be taken of the fact that in some specific cases the studies commissioned may need to have a wider scope than the evidence at stake (for example new scientific developments becoming available).
Amendment 140 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) TAs a Party to the Aarhus Convention, the Union has recognised that, in the field of environment, access to information and public participation in decision-making enhance the quality and the implementation of decisions, contribute to the public awareness of environmental issues, give the public the opportunity to express its concerns and enable public authorities to take due account of such concerns. However, the Fitness Check of the General Food Law demonstrated that although the Authority has made considerable progress in terms of transparency, the risk assessment process, especially in the context of authorisation procedures covering the agri-food chain, is not always perceived as fully transparent. This is also partly due to the different transparency and confidentiality rules that are laid down not only in Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 but also in other Union legislative acts covering the agri-food chain. Their interplay can impact on the acceptability of the risk assessment by the general public.
Amendment 152 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) To determine what level of proactive disclosure strikes the appropriate balance, the relevant rights of the public toneed to ensure transparency in the risk assessment process, should be weighted up against the rights of commercial applicants, taking into account the objectives of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002.
Amendment 156 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) Accordingly and with respect to the procedures governing requests for authorisation procedures provided in Union food law, experience gained so far has shown that certain information items are generally considered sensitive and should remain confidential across the different sectoral authorisation procedures. It is appropriate to lay down in Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 a general horizontal exhaustive list of information items whose disclosure may be considered to significantly harm the commercial interests concerned and should not therefore be disclosed to the public, (“general horizontal list of confidential items”). Only in very limited and exceptional circumstances relating to foreseeable health effects and urgent needs to However, this information can only be kept secret if the applicant opposing its disclosure proves, with verifiable justifications, that proactive disclosure would significantly harm the commercial interests concerned. The exceptions to the principle of transparency must be interproetect human health, animal health or the environment, such information should be disclosedd strictly. In any event, even when the publication of the information is considered to undermine the commercial interests, the information cannot be kept secret if disclosure is requested and is of overriding public interest.
Amendment 163 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33
Recital 33
(33) Furthermore, in order to assess the effectiveness and efficiency of the different provisions applying to the Authority, it is also appropriate to provide for a Commissionconduct an independent evaluation of the Authority, in accordance with the Common Approach on Decentralised Agencies. The evaluation should, in particular, review the procedures for selecting the members of Scientific Committee and Panels, for their degree of transparency, cost- effectiveness, and suitability to ensure independence and competence, and to prevent conflicts of interests.
Amendment 166 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36
Recital 36
(36) To ensure that sectoral specificities with respect to confidential information are taken into account, it is necessary to weigh up the relevant rights of the public to transparency in the risk assessment process, including those flowing from the Aarhus Convention35 ,benefit from proactive disclosure of information related to the risk assessment process against the rights of commercial applicants, taking into account the specific objectives of sectoral Union legislation as well as experienced gained. Accordingly, it is necessary to amend Directive 2001/18/EC, Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003, Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004 and Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 to provide for additional exhaustive list of confidential items to those set out in Regulation (EC) No 178/2002. The new provisions on active dissemination laid down in this Regulation and the assessment of confidentiality request by the Authority shall not in any manner limit the scope of the rights given by Regulations 1049/2001 and 1367/2006. __________________ 35 Regulation (EC) No 1367/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 September 2006 on the application of the provisions of the Aarhus Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters to Community institutions and bodies (OJ L 264, 25.9.2006, p.13).
Amendment 171 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 37
Recital 37
(37) In order to further strengthen the link between risk assessors and risk managers at Union and national levels, as well as the coherence and consistency of risk communicwith other stakeholders in the food chain such as economic operators, consumer and other civil society organisations, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission to adopt a general plan on risk communication on matters covering the agri-food chain. IThe general plan on risk communication shall lay down the practical arrangements for making available to the public the necessary information to achieve a high level of transparency of the risk management process. Therefore, it is of particular importance that the Commission carries out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level, and that those consultations be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement on Better Law-Making of 13 April 2016. In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and the Council receive all documents at the same time as Member States’ experts, and their experts systematically have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts.
Amendment 191 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 8 a – point b
Article 8 a – point b
(b) promote consistency and transparency in formulating risk management options and recommendations;
Amendment 195 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 8 a – point c
Article 8 a – point c
(c) provide a sound basis for understanding risk management decisions; including information on:
Amendment 198 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 8 a – point c a (new)
Article 8 a – point c a (new)
(ca) the risk management options considered including, as appropriate, the possibility to adopt provisional measures within the meaning of Article 7 of this Regulation;
Amendment 199 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 8 a – point c b (new)
Article 8 a – point c b (new)
(cb) the extent to which the various risk management options under consideration reflect the degree of uncertainty of the risk assessment, and the level of consumer and animal health and environmental protection each of these options would achieve;
Amendment 200 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 8 a – point c c (new)
Article 8 a – point c c (new)
(cc) as foreseen under Article 6(3) of this Regulation, the factors, other than the results of the risk assessment, which were considered by the risk managers, and how these factors were weighed up against each other;
Amendment 204 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 8 a – point e
Article 8 a – point e
(e) promote appropriatebalanced involvement of all interested parties, including economic operators of the food chain, consumer and other civil society organisations; and,
Amendment 206 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 8 a – point f
Article 8 a – point f
(f) ensure appropriatequitable exchange of information with these interested parties in relation to risks associated with the agri- food chain.
Amendment 208 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 8 b – point a
Article 8 b – point a
(a) ensure that accurate, appropriacomplete and timely information is interactively exchanged, including with all interested parties, based on the principles of transparency, openness, and responsiveness;
Amendment 212 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 8 b – point e
Article 8 b – point e
(e) be accessible, including to those not directly involved in the process, while taking into account confidentiality and protection of personal data.
Amendment 219 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 8 c – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 8 c – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) identify the appropriate main tools and channels to be used for risk communication purposes, taking into account the needs of relevant target audience groups; and, to ensure the balanced involvements of all interested parties including economic operators of the food chain, consumer and other civil society organisations;
Amendment 220 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 8 c – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 8 c – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) establish appropriate mechanisms in order to strengthen coherence of risk communication amongst risk assessors and risk managers and ensure an open dialogue amongst all interested parties., including by systematically acknowledging and explaining, where they exist, divergences in scientific assessment or in the appreciation of the acceptable level of risk
Amendment 222 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 8 c – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
Article 8 c – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
(da) lay down the practical arrangements and timeline for making the following information available to the public:
Amendment 223 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 8 c – paragraph 2 – point d b (new)
Article 8 c – paragraph 2 – point d b (new)
(db) the agendas and detailed minutes of the meetings of the Authority’s Scientific Committee, Scientific Panels and working groups;
Amendment 224 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 8 c – paragraph 2 – point d c (new)
Article 8 c – paragraph 2 – point d c (new)
(dc) at an early stage of the risk management process, the draft risk management measures under consideration;
Amendment 225 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 8 c – paragraph 2 – point d e (new)
Article 8 c – paragraph 2 – point d e (new)
(de) the agendas and detailed minutes of the meetings of the working groups of governmental experts where the risk management measures are discussed;
Amendment 226 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 8 c – paragraph 2 – point d f (new)
Article 8 c – paragraph 2 – point d f (new)
(df) the agendas and detailed summary reports of the meetings of the regulatory committees where the risk management measures are discussed and put to a vote, including an explanation of the votes by individual Member States and the information referred to under Article 8a(c).
Amendment 230 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 10
Article 10
Amendment 238 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 25 – paragraph 1 a – point b
Article 25 – paragraph 1 a – point b
(b) one member and substitute member appointed by the European Parliament, with the right to vote.
Amendment 248 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 28 – paragraph 5
Article 28 – paragraph 5
5. The members of the Scientific Committee who are not members of the Scientific Panels, the members of the Scientific Panels and the additional members referred to in paragraph 5ba shall be appointed by the Management Board, acting upon a proposal from the Executive Director, for a five year term of office, which may be renewable, following publication in the Official Journal of the European Union, in relevant leading scientific publications and on the Authority’s website of a call for expressions of interest.”, for a renewable five year term of office in accordance with the following procedure: (a) A call for expressions of interest shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union, in relevant leading scientific publications and on the Authority's website; (b) Member States shall ensure the broad dissemination of the call for expressions of interest across the scientific community; (c) On the basis of the applications received and in accordance with the Authority’s independence policy and implementing rules applicable to Scientific Panels’ members, the Executive Director shall draw for each Scientific Panel a list of experts larger than the number of members to be appointed. The Executive Director may not draw up such a list where he/she can justify that the applications received do not allow him, given the criteria for selection set up in point d) of this paragraph, to draw up a larger list. The Executive Director shall submit the list to the Management Board for appointment. (d) The nominations by the Member States, the selection by the Executive Director and the appointments by the Management Board shall be made on the basis of the following criteria: (i) A high level of scientific expertise; (ii) Independence and absence of conflict of interests in accordance with Article 37(2) and the Authority’s independence policy and implementing rules on the independence of the Scientific Panels’ members; (iii) Meeting the needs for the specific multi-disciplinary expertise of the Panel to which they will be appointed and the applicable language regime. (e) The Management Board shall ensure that the broadest possible geographical distribution is achieved in the final appointments.
Amendment 250 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 28 – paragraph 5 a
Article 28 – paragraph 5 a
Amendment 251 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 28 – paragraph 5 a
Article 28 – paragraph 5 a
(b) The following paragraphs 5a to 5gf are inserted: “"5a. TWhe members of the Scientific Panels shall be appointed by the Management Board for a renewable five year term of office in accordance with the following procedure: (a) consulting the Management Board, shall send to the Member States the request for the specific multidisciplinary expertise needed in each Scientific Panel and shall indicate the number of experts to be nominated by the Member States. The Executive Director shall notify the Member States of the Authority’s independence policy and implementing rules applicable to Scientific Panels’ members. Member States shall launch a call for interest as a basis for their nominations. The Executive Director shall inform the Management Board of the requests sent to the Member States. (b) Member States shall nominate experts with a view to collectively reach the number indicated by the Executive Director. Each Member State shall nominate at least 12 scientific experts. Member States may nominate nationals of other Member States. (c) made by Member States, the Executive Director shall draw for each Scientific Panel a list of experts larger than the number of members to be appointed. The Executive Director may not draw up such a list where he/she can justify that the nominations received do not allow him, given the criteria for selection set up in point d) of this paragraph, to draw up a larger list. The Executive Director shall submit the list to the Management Board for appointment. (d) States, the selection by the Executive Director and the appointments by the Management Board shall be made on the basis of the following criteria: (i) (ii) conflict of interests in accordance with Article 37(2) and the Authority’s independence policy and implementing rules on the independence of the Scientific Panels’ members; (iii) Meeting the needs for the specific multi-disciplinary expertise of the Panel to which they will be appointed and the applicable language regime. (e) ensure that the broadest possible geographical distribution is achieved in the final appointments. 5b. When the Authority identifies that specific expertise is missing in a Panel or several Panels, the Executive Director shall propose additional members of the Panel(s) for appointment to the Management Board in accordance with the procedure laid down in paragraph 5. n the Authority identifies that specific expertise is missing in a Panel or several Panels, the Executive Director shall propose additional members of the Panel(s) for appointment to the Management Board in accordance with the procedure laid down in paragraphs. The Executive Director, after On the basis of the nominations The nominations by the Member A high level of scientific expertise; Independence and absence of The Management Board shall 5cb. The Management Board shall adopt, on the basis of a proposal of the Executive Director, rules on the detailed organisation and timing of the procedures set up in paragraphs 5a and 5ba of the present Article. 5d. Thec. Member States shall put in place measures ensuring that the members of the Scientific Panels shall act independently and remain free from conflict of interests as provided for in Article 37(2) and the Authority’s internal measures. Member States shall ensure that the members of the Scientific PanelsThey shall have the means to dedicate the necessary time and effort to contribute to the work of the Authority. Member States shall ensure that the members of the Scientific Panels do, shall not receive any instruction at any national level, and that their independent scientific contribution to the risk assessment system at Union level is shall be recognised as a priority task for the protection of the safety of the food chain. 5e.d. As appropriate, Member States shall ensure that the public bodies employing those scientific experts and those having responsibility for the setting of priorities of the scientific bodies employing those experts implement the measures provided forwhich are necessary to ensure that the conditions referred to in paragraph 5dc are met. 5fe. The Authority shall support the tasks of the Panels by organising their work, in particular the preparatory work to be undertaken by the Authority’s staff or by designated national scientific organisations referred to in the Article 36 including by organising the possibility for preparing scientific opinions to be peer- reviewed by the Panels before they adopt them. 5gf. maximum of 21 members.”,Each Panel shall include a maximum of 21 members.”, Each Panel shall include a
Amendment 268 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point c
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 28 – paragraph 9 b
Article 28 – paragraph 9 b
“The number of members in each Scientific Panel within the maximum provided for in paragraph 5g.;f.”
Amendment 275 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 32 a
Article 32 a
At the request of a potential applicant for a food law authorisation, the staff of the Authority shall adprovisde on the relevant provisions and the required content of the application for authorisationconsultation to explain what information is required and how the various tests and studies necessary to prove the quality, safety and efficacy of the planned product are to be carried out. The advice provided by the staff of the Authority shall be without prejudice and non-committal as to the subsequent assessment of applications for authorisation by the Scientific Panels. The staff of the Authority providing the advice shall not be involved in any preparatory scientific work that is directly or indirectly relevant to the application that is the subject of the advice.
Amendment 280 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 32 a – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 32 a – paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 281 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 32 a – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 32 a – paragraph 1 a (new)
Within 36 months after the entry into force of this regulation, the Commission shall assess the impact of this article on the functioning of the Authority. Particular attention shall be paid to the additional workload and mobilisation of staff, and whether it has led to any shift in the allocation of the Authority’s resources, at the expense of activities of public interest.
Amendment 283 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 32 b – paragraph 1
Article 32 b – paragraph 1
1. A Union register of studies commissioned by business operators seeking to obtain an authorisation or renewal under Union food law is hereby established. Business operators shall notify, without delay, to the Authority the subject matter of any study commissioned within the EU and beyond to support a future application for an authorisation or renewal under Union food law. The register shall be managed by the Authority.
Amendment 295 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 32 b – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 32 b – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. The Commission shall establish, as part of a delegated act, penalties for breaches of the notification obligation.
Amendment 309 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 32 e
Article 32 e
Without prejudice to the obligation of applicants for authorisations under food law to demonstrate the safety of a subject matter submitted to a system of authorisation, the Commission and without prejudice to the application of the precautionary principle in presence of scientific uncertainty, the Commission, the Member States or the European Parliament, in exceptional circumstances, may request the Authority to commission scientific studies with the objective of verifying evidence used in its risk assessment process. The studies commissioned may have a wider scope than the evidence subject to verification.;
Amendment 323 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The Authority shall carry out its activities with a high level of transparencyactively disseminate the information it possesses to ensure high level of transparency in line with the Aarhus Convention and Regulation (EC) No 1367/2006. It shall in particular make public without delay:
Amendment 337 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Those items referred to in the first subparagraph shall be made public on a dedicated section of the Authority’s website. That section shall be publicly available and easily accessible. The relevant items shall be available to download, print and search through in an electronic and as appropriate machine- readable format.
Amendment 357 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 39 – paragraph 1
Article 39 – paragraph 1
1. By way of derogation from Article 38, the Authority shall not make public information for which confidential treatment has been requesgranted under the conditions laid down in this Article.
Amendment 360 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 39 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 39 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The Authority may only accept to provide confidential treatment in relation to the following information, the disclosure of which may be deemed, upon verifiable justification, to significantly harm the interests concernedand provided that the request for confidential treatment demonstrates, with adequate and verifiable justification, that disclosure would specifically and significantly harm the commercial interest of the applicant:
Amendment 365 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 39 – paragraph 2 – point 1
Article 39 – paragraph 2 – point 1
(1) the method and other technical and industrial specifications relating to that method, used to manufacture or produce the subject matter of the request for a scientific output, including a scientific opinion; provided that the applicant demonstrates that such method does not entail emissions in the environment and has no harmful impacts on health and environment;
Amendment 374 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 39 – paragraph 2 – point 4
Article 39 – paragraph 2 – point 4
(4) quantitative composition of the subject matter of the request for a scientific output, including a scientific opinion, except when relevant to understanding the potential effects on health and the environment.
Amendment 381 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 39 – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 39 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) Where urgent action is essential to protect public health, animal health or the environment, such as in emergency situations, the Authority may disclose the information referred to paragraphs 2 and 3; andor,
Amendment 424 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 41 – paragraph 1
Article 41 – paragraph 1
Where environmental information is concerned, Articles 6 and Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1367/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council39 shall also apply. Articles 38 to 39d of this Regulation shall apply without prejudice to the application of Regulation 1049/2001 and Regulation 1367/2006.; __________________ 39 Regulation (EC) No 1367/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 September 2006 on the application of the provisions of the Aarhus Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters to Community institutions and bodies (OJ L 264, 25.9.2006, p. 13).
Amendment 432 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 61 – paragraph 2
Article 61 – paragraph 2
2. Not later than five years after the date referred to in Article [entry into force of the Regulation amending the GFL], and every five years thereafter, the Commission shall assess the Authority’sAuthority jointly with the Commission shall commission an independent evaluation of their performance in relation to itstheir objectives, mandates, tasks, procedures and location, in accordance with Commission guidelines. The evaluation shall address the possible need to modify the mandate of the Authority, and the financial implications of any such modification. The evaluation shall take into account the views of the stakeholders, at both Community and national level.
Amendment 434 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 61 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 61 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The Management Board of the Authority shall examine the conclusions of the evaluation and issue to the Commission such recommendations as may be necessary regarding changes in the Authority.
Amendment 435 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 61 – paragraph 3
Article 61 – paragraph 3
Amendment 448 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 2001/18/EC
Article 25 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 25 – paragraph 2 a (new)
The provisions on active dissemination laid down in Article 24 and 25 of this Directive, and Article 38 and 39 of Regulation 178/2002, are without prejudice to the right of access to documents upon request set in Regulation 1049/2001 and 1367/2006.
Amendment 462 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003
Article 30 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 30 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Amendment 472 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003
Article 18 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The provisions on active dissemination laid down in this Article, and in Articles 38 and 39 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002, are without prejudice to the right of access to documents upon request set in Regulation 1049/2001.
Amendment 480 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EC) No 2065/2003
Article 15 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The provisions on active dissemination laid down in Articles 14 and 15 of this Regulation, and Articles 38 and 39 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002, are without prejudice to the right of access to documents upon request set in Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001.
Amendment 485 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004
Article 20 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 20 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The provisions on active dissemination laid down in Articles 19 and 20 of this Regulation, and Articles 38 and 39 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002, are without prejudice to the right of access to documents upon request set in Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001.
Amendment 501 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EC) No 1331/2008
Article 12 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The provisions on active dissemination laid down in Articles 11 and 12 of this Regulation, and Articles 38 and 39 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002, are without prejudice to the right of access to documents upon request set in Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001.
Amendment 523 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009
Article 63 – paragraph 3a (new)
Article 63 – paragraph 3a (new)
(5a) in Article 63, the following paragraph is added after paragraph 3: “3a. The provisions on active dissemination laid down in Article 63 of this Regulation, and Article 38 and 39 of Regulation 178/2002, are without prejudice to the right of access to documents upon request set in Regulations (EC) No 1049/2001 and (EC) No 1367/2006.”
Amendment 534 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) No 2015/2283
Article 23 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 23 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. The provisions on active dissemination laid down in Article 23 of this Regulation, and Articles 38 and 39 of Regulation 178/2002, are without prejudice to the right of access to documents upon request set in Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001.
Amendment 3 #
2017/2951(RSP)
Recital B
B. whereas cost of a full vaccines package for one child, even at the lowest global prices, has increased by a factor of 68 from 2001 to 2014; whereas this price increase is unjustifiable and incompatible with the Sustainable Development Goal to ensure healthy lives and promote well- being at all ages;
Amendment 18 #
2017/2951(RSP)
Paragraph 3
3. Points out that Vvaccines are safe according torigorously tested through multiple stages of trials before being prequalified by the WHO, as and/or licensed vaccine is rigorously tested across multiple phases of trials beforfor use by national authorities; the safety of a licensed vaccine its use is approvcontinuously monitored, and regularly reassessed once it is on the market;
Amendment 58 #
2017/2951(RSP)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Emphasises the need for inclusive, factual and science-based information to citizens; calls on the Commission and Member States to facilitate dialogue with stakeholders from civil society, grass root movements, academia, media and national health authorities in order to combat unreliable, misleading and unscientific information on vaccination;
Amendment 64 #
2017/2951(RSP)
Paragraph 13
13. Is concerned about the high prices of some life-saving vaccines and that this risks further exacerbating existing health inequalities in society; calls on the Commission and the Member States to implement the measures called for in the European Parliament’s report of 14 February 2017 on EU options for improving access to medicines;
Amendment 87 #
2017/2951(RSP)
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to elaborate a fully comprehensive EU Action Plan raising the social problem of vaccine hesitancy, strengthening Member States’ commitments to immunization as a priority public health measure, including priority and region-specific actions, and taking into account the varying circumstances and specific challenges faced by the Member States;
Amendment 101 #
2017/2951(RSP)
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the Member States to punctually provide data on vaccination coverage to the Commission and the WHO;
Amendment 63 #
2017/2922(RSP)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Points out that academic institutions have an important role to play in terms of promoting alternatives to animal testing in scientific disciplines and disseminating new knowledge and practices which are available but not always widely used.
Amendment 11 #
2017/2819(RSP)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Stresses that substantial progress in cutting greenhouse gas emissions, air and other pollutants, and improving energy and material efficiency, needs to be complemented by more actions by EU Member States to fully apply agreed-to policies to better protect biodiversity, natural resources, and public health;
Amendment 15 #
2017/2819(RSP)
Paragraph 2
2. However, notes with concern that the targets of the EU's 2020 Biodiversity Strategy and the Convention on Biological Diversity will not be met without immediate, substantial and additional efforts; underlines that the targets of the EU's 2010 Biodiversity Strategy were not met;
Amendment 23 #
2017/2819(RSP)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Highlights the need to further integrate policies and knowledge to achieve the aim of living well within the limits of our planet, which is the long- term vision of the 7th Environment Action Programme;
Amendment 26 #
2017/2819(RSP)
Paragraph 5
5. Regrets the limited timeframe of the Action Plan and calls on the Commission to commence work on the next Biodiversity Strategy after 2020 without delay;
Amendment 53 #
2017/2819(RSP)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Regrets that it is highly unlikely that the priority objective on common birds and butterflies will be achieved by 2020 given the continuing declining trends apparent for certain groups, such as grassland butterflies and farmland birds;
Amendment 55 #
2017/2819(RSP)
Paragraph 12
12. Calls for the full and effective implementation of the invasive alien species (IAS) Regulation and for an adequate financing in the EU budget; stresses that the listing of species on the Union list must be based on a standardised and harmonised risk assessment; considers that in the management of IAS priority should be given to Natura 2000 sites; welcomes the online platform, European Alien Species Information Network (EASIN), which facilitates access to data on alien species;
Amendment 60 #
2017/2819(RSP)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Recalls that the marine sites of the Natura 2000 network are significantly less established than the terrestrial sites;calls on the Member States concerned to address this and on the Commission to facilitate the necessary cooperation with third countries to improve environmental protection in marine areas.
Amendment 70 #
2017/2819(RSP)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Underlines that significant biodiversity losses occur in marine areas and believes that the Common Fisheries Policy should promote biodiversity and sustainable consumption and production patterns;calls for an evaluation of the impact of the CFP on biodiversity.
Amendment 3 #
2017/2705(RSP)
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas the Commission as the ‘guardian of the Treaties’ has the primary responsibility for enforcing EU laws and should do so more vigorously;
Amendment 4 #
2017/2705(RSP)
Recital A b (new)
A b. whereas 70 % of EU environmental law is being implemented by regional and local authorities;
Amendment 6 #
2017/2705(RSP)
Recital B
B. whereas the EU Environmental Implementation Review (“EIR”) and the 28 Country reports have shown once again that implementation of the environmental law in the EU is not homogeneous but varies dramatically between Member States as well as between the different environmental areas; notes, however, that there are common problem areas where implementation is poor throughout the EU and that these often concern the largest environmental health threats, such as air quality and noise pollution;
Amendment 11 #
2017/2705(RSP)
Recital D
D. whereas the EIR should be a cross- sectorial instrument, able to evaluate the environmental impacts ofin other sectorareas such as agriculture, fisheries, industry or, transport, forestry, and regional policyies in general;
Amendment 29 #
2017/2705(RSP)
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes that the EIR covers the majority of thematic objectives of the 7th Environmental Action Programme (7th EAP); however regrets that important areas such as climate change, energy efficiency measures and energy savings, chemicals and industrial emissions have not been covered and calls on the Commission to ensure that they are included in future versions; points out that existing data already published by the European Environment Agency could have allowed at least a preliminary analysis of the implementation of climate change legislation, energy efficiency measures and energy savings at both EU and Member State level.
Amendment 33 #
2017/2705(RSP)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Highlights the fact that the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development at global level and the 7th EAP at EU level create a framework for progressive environmental policies that are however continuously under pressure from the promotion of deregulatory policies;
Amendment 44 #
2017/2705(RSP)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Underlines that the implementation of environmental law could be improved by a better integration of environmental legislation into other policy areas and by a full application of the precautionary principle;
Amendment 55 #
2017/2705(RSP)
Paragraph 14
14. Believes that the EIR can also be used as a tool for public information, raising awareness, increasing the involvement of civil society and enhancing public engagement and education on environment policy with benefits for Member States and citizens; in that regard, calls on the Commission to develop a toolbox of measures to assess progress made on environmental performance by Member States, including best practice benchmarking and scoreboard reports, which should be regularly updated and publicly available;
Amendment 58 #
2017/2705(RSP)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. Stresses that NGOs and the wider public can also play an important role in promoting better implementation and thereby upholding the rule of law if effective access to justice is available;
Amendment 66 #
2017/2705(RSP)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16 a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to improve the data collection and availability of information, the dissemination of good practices and the involvement of citizens and to consider involving local authorities to a greater extent in the process of defining environmental policy;
Amendment 5 #
2017/2284(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5
Citation 5
— having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market and repealing Council Directives 79/117/EEC and 91/414/EEC8 ; having regard to the European Implementation Assessment on the Regulation and to its relevant annexes, as published by the European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS) in April 2018, _________________ 8 OJ L 309, 24.11.2009, p. 1.
Amendment 14 #
2017/2284(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11
Citation 11
Amendment 15 #
2017/2284(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12
Citation 12
Amendment 29 #
2017/2284(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas Directive 2009/128/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the sustainable use of pesticides (hereinafter ‘the directive’) provides for a range of actions to achieve a sustainable use of pesticides in the EU, by reducing the risks and impacts of pesticide use on human health and the environment and promoting the use of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) and alternative approaches or techniques, such as non- chemical alternatives to pesticides;including low-risk biological plant protection products; aiming at reducing pesticide dependency
Amendment 36 #
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, while providing a larger and more varied farmers’ toolbox to protect their crops through sustainable solutions such as low-risk biological plant protection products; whereas the failure to fully implement the directive makes it all but impossible to simultaneously achieve the highest degree of protection and to transition towards a sustainable agricultural sector and non-toxic environment;
Amendment 40 #
2017/2284(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas the current practices by the Commission and Member States regarding the approval of active substances and authorisation of plant protection products is not compatible with the objectives and purpose of Directive 2009/128/EC on the sustainable use of pesticides; whereas these current practices impede attaining the highest possible level of protection and transition to a sustainable agricultural sector and non-toxic environment;
Amendment 43 #
2017/2284(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
B b. whereas there is a lack of availability of low-risk plant protection products, including biological ones; whereas only 13 substances are approved as low-risk active substances, 12 of them biological, out of a total of almost 500 available on the EU market; whereas the lack of availability of low-risk plant protection products including biological ones hinders the development and implementation of IPM;
Amendment 46 #
2017/2284(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B c (new)
Recital B c (new)
B c. whereas the current regulatory framework, including the data requirements, was designed for the assessment and management of chemical plant protection products, and is thus ill- fitting for low-risk biological active substances and products; whereas this ill- fitting framework is significantly slowing down the market entry of low-risk biological plant protection products, often deterring applicants; whereas this hinders innovation and hampers the competitiveness of EU agriculture; whereas this also leads to over 60 active substances identified by the European Commission as candidates for substitution not being replaced given the lack of safer alternatives, including low-risk biological active substances;
Amendment 49 #
2017/2284(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B d (new)
Recital B d (new)
B d. whereas in October 2017, the Commission declared the European Citizens' Initiative "Ban glyphosate and protect people and the environment from toxic pesticides" admissible; whereas over one million citizens called on the Commission to propose to the Member States the introduction of a ban on the use of glyphosate, to reform the approval procedure for pesticides and to set mandatory reduction targets at EU level for the use of pesticides;
Amendment 87 #
2017/2284(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Notes in this respect that resistance to pesticide active substances is a biological inevitability in fast- reproducing pests and diseases and is a growing problem; stresses therefore that chemical pesticides should be used selectively and in a targeted manner, as a last rather than a first resort after exhausting all possible physical or biological alternatives; otherwise these beneficial pest control agents risk being wiped out, leaving the crops more susceptible to future attacks.
Amendment 101 #
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; while measures to protect soil and biodiversity from pesticides are lacking; stresses that this greatly complicates the process of measuring the progress made by Member States towards the main objectives and purpose of the directive;
Amendment 109 #
2017/2284(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Regrets the lack of availability of low-risk biological plant protection products which is caused by the lengthy evaluation, authorisation and registration process; Regrets that while the current regulatory framework provides certain incentives for low-risk active substances and plant protection products, namely a shorter authorization time frame of 120 days, the 120 days deadline is rarely fulfilled at the Member States level; emphasises that the current situation is not compliant with the principles of promoting and implementing IPM, which stand at the core of the directive;
Amendment 113 #
2017/2284(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. Stresses the need in that regard for more expertise within the European Commission, EFSA and the national competent authorities to adequately evaluate low-risk biological active substances and products, and promote their use;
Amendment 208 #
2017/2284(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17 a. Calls for the collection of data on pesticide use as foreseen in Reg. 1185/2009 on pesticide use statistics;
Amendment 210 #
2017/2284(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17 b. Calls on the Commission to establish a fully operational monitoring system for the regular collection of updated measured data on pesticide residue in the environment, especially in soil and water.
Amendment 221 #
2017/2284(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18 a. Calls on the Commission to submit before the end of its current mandate a specific legislative proposal amending Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, outside of the general revision in connection with the REFIT initiative, with a view to establishing a rigorous fast-track evaluation, authorisation and registration procedure for low-risk biological pesticides, in line with its resolution of 15 February 2017 on low-risk pesticides of biological origin and with its resolution of 13 September 2018 on the implementation of the Plant Protection Products Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009;
Amendment 225 #
2017/2284(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18 b. Calls on the Commission to propose amending the Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 to add a definition and a separate category for ‘naturally occurring substances’ and ‘nature-identical substances’ for which the criterion is the existing presence and exposition of the substance in nature;
Amendment 229 #
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; including by increasing funding opportunities within Horizon Europe and the Multiannual Financial Framework 2021-2027.
Amendment 239 #
2017/2284(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19 a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote organic farming, which relies on preventive and indirect plant protection strategies aimed at reducing the use of external inputs, and on multi-functional naturally occurring substances; acknowledges the need for more research in and development of preventive and indirect agro-ecological plant health care strategies;
Amendment 243 #
2017/2284(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19 b. Calls for Horizon Europe to provide sufficient funding to promote to develop plant health care strategies based on a system approach combining innovative agro-ecological technics and preventive measures to reduce the use of external inputs to a minimum;
Amendment 16 #
2017/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Notes the increase in the number of complaints over the period 2012-2016; underlines that access to environmental information, as required by the Aarhus Convention, is necessary to allow the public and civil society to effectively bring complaints against Member States.
Amendment 18 #
2017/2273(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Underlines that access to environmental justice is necessary to allow civil society to effectively bring complaints against inter alia Member States and should be fostered through means of collective redress.
Amendment 6 #
2017/2266(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas combating IUU fishing does not depend solely on identifying non- cooperating third countries, but, on the contrary, requires that ways be found to remedy situations brought to light; whereas unless it receives outside assistance, the Comoros will be unable to improve its marine management policies for fishery resources in particular, including as regards landing conditions, monitoring and surveillance capacity, scientific development, and the technical training of fishers and observers;
Amendment 9 #
2017/2266(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Maintains that combating IUU fishing must not hinge entirely on identifying non-cooperating third countries and that, in order truly to fight illegal fishing in all its forms, it is necessary to find ways of helping, in particular for small island developing States, of which the Comoros is one, to enable them to alter their marine management policies;
Amendment 167 #
2017/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3 a (new)
Subheading 3 a (new)
Amendment 24 #
2017/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses that antimicrobial resistance is a multifactorial problem and calls on the Commission and on Member States to foster cooperation between veterinarians, agricultural sector stakeholders and other health professional in the fight against antimicrobial resistance;
Amendment 184 #
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, particularly prophylactic management; 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 3 #
2017/2211(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers the transition from a linear economy model to a circular one, not a choice but a necessity; considers that the transition to a circular economy can create new jobs, increase the competitiveness of SMEs, strengthen the development of clean technologies and reduce consumption of raw materials and Europe’s dependence on imported raw materials and energy;
Amendment 8 #
2017/2211(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Considers that the ex ante conditionalities linked to the use of indirect funds by regions and Member States have helped the implementation phase of the strategic objectives of the current cohesion funds, but for the post- 2020 period they could be further defined in the detail. Respect for the waste hierarchy can be articulated in a series of ex-ante conditionalities that restrict the use of funds to the implementation of the circular economy without violating the subsidiarity principle. At present many Member States do not yet have waste management resources;
Amendment 28 #
2017/2211(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Recalls the importance of training for new jobs in the green economy: the ESF, going hand in hand with ERDF investment, should contribute to the formation of new jobs for a circular economy;
Amendment 43 #
2017/2211(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Recalls that the basic problem to be resolved first is the secondary materials market. If raw materials cost less than recycled ones, it is clear that the drive towards the green economy has slowed down considerably and that the use of structural funds could be lost in a vicious circle. In this context, some ad hoc laws (such as the upcoming European Commission's proposal on single use plastic products) and appropriate European-level taxation as the own resources of the next MFF can make a decisive contribution to moving towards a circular economy;
Amendment 15 #
2017/2128(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Underlines that the provisions of the Regulations are underpinned by the precautionary principle in order to ensure that active substances or products placed on the market do not adversely affect human or animal health or the environment;
Amendment 17 #
2017/2128(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Points out that environmental measures aimed to prevent, limit and contain the spread of pathogens and pests has to remain the focus of all current and further actions;
Amendment 33 #
2017/2128(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. Underlines that the capacities of competent authorities in terms of expertise and staff and thus the quality of the results from the evaluations of hazard identification and initial risk assessment performed at national level, differ across Member States;
Amendment 39 #
2017/2128(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Notes that the proper use of plant protection products shall comply with the provisions of Directive 2009/128/EC and in particular, with general principles of integrated pest management (IPM); regrets that those principles are not used to their full potential in the MS and that IPM development is hindered by limited availability of low risk and non-chemical pesticides;
Amendment 40 #
2017/2128(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Recalls that there is a substantial need for an integrative approach and that the Regulation (EC) No 1185/2009 on statistics on pesticides has to be part of the assessment by using its results reducing the quantity and as consequence minimising the risks and their negative impact on health and environment;
Amendment 47 #
2017/2128(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. Whereas the implementation of the Regulation is not fully coherent with the principle of mutual recognition, whereas the mutual recognition principle was assessed by stakeholders as one of the most problematic instruments to implement, whereas national evaluators tend to re-evaluate dossiers which were already evaluated by the zonal Rapporteur Member State;
Amendment 71 #
2017/2128(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Notes that the rapporteur Member State shall prepare and submit to the Commission, with a copy to the Authority , a report referred to as " draft assessment report", assessing whether the active substance can be expected to meet the approval criteria provided for in article 4; highlights that the rapporteur Member State shall make an independent, objective and transparent assessment in the light of current scientific and technical knowledge;
Amendment 85 #
2017/2128(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Notes that by the way of derogation from article 28, in special circumstances a Member State may authorise, for a period not exceeding 120 days, the placing on the market of plant protection products, for limited and controlled use, where such a measure appears necessary because of a danger which cannot be contained by any other reasonable means; raises concerns that Article 53 is being used as a loophole for placing products on the market and that sometimes the derogations are granted without proper justification;
Amendment 87 #
2017/2128(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Recalls that in case of emergency Plant Protection Products authorisations the standard of the technical audit has to remain at a constant high level to ensure protection of human health and/or environment in particular with regard to ecologically or environmentally sensitive areas and that these derogations and their justifications are constantly subject to a critical review;
Amendment 90 #
2017/2128(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Observes in this context that there is still a lack in the availability of detailed data associated with market authorisations and the criteria for the application of active substances in Plant Protection Products whereby their risk assessment for health and environment cannot be carried out in an appropriate manner by sciences, research or other user groups; therefore the confidentiality restrictions have to be abolished;
Amendment 100 #
2017/2128(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Highlights the imbalance in the number of applications between some MS of the same zone and of similar size and agricultural conditions;
Amendment 126 #
2017/2128(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Expresses its concern that the Member States are not sufficiently equipped to deal with illegal and counterfeit plant protection products;
Amendment 127 #
2017/2128(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. States that the Member States' right to refuse authorized Plant Protection Products remain unaffected;
Amendment 128 #
2017/2128(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7 b. Notes that the lack of coordination between the Member States is leading to duplication of work, resulting in inefficient expenditure and administrative burden;
Amendment 131 #
2017/2128(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Highlights that the lack of availability of low-risk plant protection products hinders Integrated Pest Management developments, stresses that only 10 substances are approved as low- risk plant protection products out of a total of almost 500 available on the EU market;
Amendment 134 #
2017/2128(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Emphasises that the authorisation and promotion of low-risk and non- chemical pesticides is an important measure to support low pesticide-input pest management;
Amendment 154 #
2017/2128(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls on the Member States to improve the serious and chronic understaffing of the national competent authorities which leads to delays at the stage of hazard identification and initial risk assessment performed by Member States;
Amendment 156 #
2017/2128(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Calls on the holders of authorisations for plant protection products in one Member State to fully implement the mutual recognition principle and apply for authorisation for the same product and the same uses in another Member State, calls on the Member States to improve the current lack of confidence which leads to the repetition of evaluations of the same products and to fully apply this principle in the authorisation of plant protection products;
Amendment 198 #
2017/2128(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to incentivise research initiatives on active substances and plant protection products within Horizon Europe and the Multiannual Financial Framework 2021-2027 in general and to support exchanges among national authorities and extending this also to international authorities and relevant scientific bodies so as to develop a stronger and more cohesive scientific base;
Amendment 212 #
2017/2128(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Calls in particular to improve transparency in the process and the overall accountability of the system by explaining and justifying the PAFF Committee decisions over precautionary risk mitigation measures, precautionary bans, and approvals;
Amendment 217 #
2017/2128(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Calls on the Commission to submit, before the end of 2018, a specific legislative proposal amending Regulation (EC) No1107/2009, outside of the general revision in connection with the REFIT initiative, with a view to establishing a fast-track evaluation, authorisation and registration process for low-risk pesticides of biological origin;
Amendment 223 #
2017/2128(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls on the Member States to ensure effective enforcement of the Regulation especially as regards controls of the plant protection products marketed in the EU, regardless of whether they have been produced in the EU or imported from third countries;
Amendment 65 #
2017/2120(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Underlines that recreational fishing is an important activity with societal, economic and environmental effects, and that recreational fishing trends are increasing in most European Countries. Stresses the need to ensure that all forms of recreational fishing, both by local residents and by tourists are sustainable environmentally, economically, and socially and culturally;
Amendment 107 #
2017/2120(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission and on Member States to ensure that fishermen are well aware of the legislation and fish stock preservation aspects when they are granted fishing licenses;
Amendment 109 #
2017/2120(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Calls on the Commission and on Member States to enforce the existing regulations for minimum landing sizes, gears and catch limitations, restricted areas and times and to include recreational fishing in all fisheries management resource scheme;
Amendment 15 #
2017/2118(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Believes that stronger measures are needed to make aquaculture a more efficient, economically viable, socially responsible and environmentally friendly sector, fulfilling a greater share of the European demand for fish and reducing Europe's dependence on imports.
Amendment 36 #
2017/2118(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Stresses that freshwater aquaculture is still an insufficiently explored opportunity for improving food security and developing rural areas.
Amendment 37 #
2017/2118(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Stresses that freshwater aquaculture plays an important social role, by providing rural employment in the poorest areas, as well as playing an environmental role in maintaining valuable wetlands and providing a wide range of ecosystem services, which go far beyond its economic value.
Amendment 46 #
2017/2118(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Calls on Member States to develop and apply maps of protected species and habitats to aquaculture prior to determining aquaculture zones in order to implement an ecosystem based approach to spatial planning.
Amendment 69 #
2017/2118(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Believes that investments are necessary in order to usensure the enormous potentialsustainability of the aquaculture sector, the protection of the environment and the delivery of public goods, and calls therefore for an increase in funding for research, innovation and quality- orientated, sustainable production projects.
Amendment 77 #
2017/2118(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to invest in innovative, future oriented, environmentally responsible aquaculture production methods, including Integrated Multi- Trophic Aquaculture Systems (IMTA), Aquaponics, and Recirculation Aquaculture Systems (RAS), that reduce the impact of aquaculture farms on habitats, wild animal population and water quality, thus contributing to an ecosystem based approach.
Amendment 21 #
2017/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas sheep and goat farming is part of the cultural heritage of many Member States and delivers high quality traditional products;
Amendment 57 #
2017/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas transhumance is part of the farming practices in some Member States;
Amendment 202 #
2017/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to support the exploitation of the high potential of traditional sheep and goat farming practices through agri- tourism;
Amendment 284 #
2017/2117(INI)
9a. Calls on the Commission and on the Member States to consider offering incentives to farmers who practice transhumance;
Amendment 1 #
2017/2115(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that honeybees are a crucial part of biodiversity and that they constitute an irreplaceable universal heritage on which animal pollination largely dependEmphasises that beekeeping as an economic and social activity plays a crucial role in the sustainable development of rural areas, creates jobs and provides an important ecosystem service via pollination, which contributes to the improvement of biodiversity by maintaining the genetic diversity of plants;
Amendment 4 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the beekeeping sector is an integral part of European agriculture, providing over 500 000 EU citizens with their main income or additional earnings; whereas beekeeping is practiced also as a hobby or for production of honey for own consumption;
Amendment 6 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the sector develops and maintains additional activities such as production of materials for example wooden frames, beehives and others, as well as technique, which can also contribute to the development of the local and regional economies;
Amendment 7 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas the apitourism generates greater interest and opportunities among consumers in recent years, which can be further popularised to more stakeholders;
Amendment 8 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas pollination is the primary purpose of the bees, while production of honey, honey wax and other products is a secondary product from the activities of the bees; whereas the agriculture in the EU can be characterised as monocultural or with a limited plant variety;
Amendment 9 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A d (new)
Recital A d (new)
Ad. whereas good theoretical knowledge combined with a practical training is a prerequisite for better understanding and dealing with the challenges ahead of the bee families;
Amendment 19 #
2017/2115(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 19 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas per nature the beekeeping is often practiced in the open and the beehives are thus exposed to additional external factors such as attacks from wild animals;
Amendment 23 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas the urban beekeeping gathers popularity in recent years, which shows sustainability, interest and has the potential of increasing awareness among a broader circle of citizens, including children, about the nature and benefits from beekeeping;
Amendment 24 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas in 2004 the Commission guaranteed EUR 32 million to national beekeeping programmes for the sole benefit of beekeeping, and whereas this had been increased to 36 million by 2006 (representing 3 thousandths of the CAP budget); whereas for the period 2017-2019 EUR 108 million are foreseen for support of the national programmes for the apiculture sector from the EU budget;
Amendment 25 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the national programmes for the apiculture sector have a positive effect, but there are some problems in their national application and they do not always enjoy the full confidence of the sector;
Amendment 36 #
2017/2115(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Deplores the fact that the widespread use of chemical pesticides, particularly on melliferous plant species, threatens the survival of beesEmphasises that the use of plant protection products in agriculture should be regarded as a main factor affecting bee health;
Amendment 37 #
2017/2115(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Stresses that the long-term effects of systemic plant protection products are underestimated; believes that use of plant protection products should be taken into account in order to clarify to what extent they play a role in bee health; welcomes the recent adoption of a pilot project on Environmental monitoring of pesticide use through honeybees;
Amendment 41 #
2017/2115(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Points out that special attention must be paid to the use of plant protection products of the neonicotinoid family (Clothianidin, Thiacloprid, Imidacloprid, Thiamethoxam), phenyl pyrazole (Fipronil), pyrethroids and active substances such as Chlorpyrifos and Dimethoate, with lethal effects (mortality due to the acute or chronic toxicity of active substances in plant protection products) or sub-lethal effects (effects on the immune system or on behaviour of bees), directly or via contaminated water, droplet guttation, nectar and pollen that could cause digestive and hormonal disruption;
Amendment 47 #
2017/2115(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 50 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas in some Member States the tax laws differentiate between professional and amateur beekeepers, with the latter benefiting from tax relief, although this makes no sense professionallyvarying rules concerning tax relief;
Amendment 58 #
2017/2115(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that the fight against fraud in the field of bee products calls for substantial funding to tackle the unfair competition represented by adulterated ‘honey’ in particularhoney is the third most adulterated product in the world and that the adulteration of honey imported from third countries is causing considerable damage to European beekeepers;
Amendment 63 #
2017/2115(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls onWelcomes that the Ccommission to include as one of the objectives of the common agricultural policy (CAP) limits on the objective of increasing productivity to circumscribe crop intensification, in order to provide sufficient and healthy living space for beepulsory greening measures of the new Direct Payment Regulation, in particular crop diversification and ecological focus areas, could contribute to a better environment for bees; stresses however that bees and other pollinators shall be at the heart of the EU food production system and more needs to be done to establish agricultural systems that respond to the needs of pollinators, while guaranteeing food production that contributes to the well- being of European citizens;
Amendment 73 #
2017/2115(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 74 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas beekeepers, agricultural producers and environmentalists also expect there to bin shortest terms to achieve a clear scientific consensus on all substances, particularly those for plant-protection, such as the neonicotinoids, and other factors which are a danger to bees’ health;
Amendment 83 #
2017/2115(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Considers it appropriatRecalls Directive 2009/128/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 establishing a framework for Community action to achieve tohe support the development of biological pesticides harmless to beesstainable use of pesticides and especially Article 14 thereof, which makes it mandatory for all farmers to apply the general principles of integrated pest management on their farms as from 2014, and Article 9, which places a general ban on aerial spraying;
Amendment 91 #
2017/2115(INI)
8a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to accelerate the evaluation, authorisation, registration and monitoring of the use of low-risk plant protection products of biological origin while maintaining risk assessment at a high level in order to offer an even larger range of alternatives to farmers;
Amendment 95 #
2017/2115(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls for support for the training of beekeepers in order to promote a non- intrusive European surveillance of bees by developing indicators for the vitality of colonies; on the Commission to promote sustainable agricultural practices in the CAP, to encourage all farmers to employ simple agronomic practices in line with Directive 2009/128/EC and to strengthen agri-environmental measures specific to the beekeeping sector, in the spirit of the new EU Biodiversity Strategy; calls on the Member States to lay down agri-environmental measures geared to apiculture in their rural development programmes and to encourage farmers to engage in agri-environmental measures supporting ‘bee-friendly’ grasslands on field margins and to employ an advanced level of integrated production, taking a holistic approach to farming and using biological control with low risk where possible;
Amendment 99 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas this statistical increase results in part from the steady rise in Member State numbers and in part from the particular situation of the sector, since each Member State furnishes data for the period with the highest number of bee colonies in a given year;
Amendment 103 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas beekeepers always produce less honey once the winter is over, because of autumn and winter losses which can be as much as 50% in some Member States; whereas in some regions the mortality rate of the winter has surpassed 50%, reaching to 100% in some cases with various reasons behind this;
Amendment 105 #
2017/2115(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls for a reinforcement of the resources allocated to the fight against commercial fraud affecting honey products. on the Commission to increase the level of support for honeybee-health-related research under the next financial framework and to focus the research on technological developments, particularly on the impact of environmental factors on the bee colony immune system and their interactions with pathologies, on defining sustainable agricultural practices, on promoting non-chemical alternatives (i.e. preventative agronomic practices such as crop rotation and use of biological control) and on generally further encouraging Integrated Pest Management techniques;
Amendment 117 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
N. whereas the two-fold increase in the amount of honey produced and exported in some countries over the past 15 years whilst the EU is barely 560% self-sufficient in honey – a figure which is not increasing – cannot be explained;
Amendment 122 #
2017/2115(INI)
O. whereas the EU imports 25% of the honey it uses (60% of its annual imports) each year from these countries, which is why Europe’s beekeepers are in dire straits; whereas the EU imports highest quantities of honey from People's republic of China, Ukraine, Argentina and Mexico;
Amendment 129 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital P
Recital P
P. whereas consumersa big part of the consumers in the EU are unaware that no more than one third of the honey they use is produced in the EU;
Amendment 131 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital P a (new)
Recital P a (new)
Pa. Whereas in several Member States the number of bee colonies is declining and the population employed in apiculture sector is aging.
Amendment 141 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital S a (new)
Recital S a (new)
Sa. whereas not all member states have laboratories, which can conduct full honey analyses, which causes a challenge for the sector in trying to use the opportunities for marketing the products on the single European market;
Amendment 142 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital T a (new)
Recital T a (new)
Ta. Whereas the medicines available on the market to treat bee diseases are limited and there is an increased need for innovative veterinary medicines.
Amendment 143 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital T b (new)
Recital T b (new)
Tb. Whereas exchange of good practices and innovative practices would bring added value to the European apiculture sector, and a specific programme like "Erasmus" for beekeepers could be financed by Pillar II of the CAP.
Amendment 144 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital T c (new)
Recital T c (new)
Tc. Whereas the veterinary medicines residues in honey can prevent it being marketed and deprive beekeepers of income.
Amendment 154 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Z
Recital Z
Z. whereas many honey packagers and traders now abuse this way of indicating origin in order to conceal the real country of origin, as well as the proportion of honey from the different countries, as purchasers are becoming more knowledgeable and are distrustful of foodstuffs from certain countries;
Amendment 163 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital AC
Recital AC
AC. whereas annual honey consumption varies hugely across the Member States: whilst Member States in Western Europe have an average consumption of 2.5-2.7 kg per person, the figure for Hungary, for example, is just 0.7 kgthe countries from the 2004, 2007 and 2013 enlargements are as low as 0.7 kg in some cases;
Amendment 164 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital AC a (new)
Recital AC a (new)
ACa. whereas the European quality schemes and particularly the GI schemes have a great importance for the preservation and creation of jobs; whereas more than 30 GIs for honey have been registered so far; whereas "European" and "made in Europe" is often associated with products with high value;
Amendment 167 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital AE a (new)
Recital AE a (new)
AEa. Whereas products that contain less than 30 percent honey are sold as honey, thereby misleading consumers.
Amendment 177 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital AF a (new)
Recital AF a (new)
AFa. whereas timely and precise data collection is important for faster and more accurate planning; whereas the new technologies and digitalisation can have a crucial role in cutting costs and times; whereas some technologies can have hidden effects on the bees via the use of electromagnetic waves among others;
Amendment 198 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Understandlines that bees perform a basic agricultural service by pollinating crops, without which European agriculture and in particular plant cultivation would not exist in any form;
Amendment 202 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Understandlines that beekeeping makes a fundamental contribution to maintaining the ecological balance and biological diversity, so that the sector must be at the heart of the common agricultural policy;
Amendment 210 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Understandlines that financing of beekeeping must be considerably increased in future agricultural policy;
Amendment 227 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to include a new direct support scheme for beekeepers, while developing, asserting and incorporating a fair payment for ecological services, such as pollination, which is done by all bees of every registered bee family based on colony numbers in its proposals for the common agricultural policy post-2020;
Amendment 239 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Amendment 249 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Urges the European Commission and the member states to launch a network of institutes and other scientific and academic establishments, which deal with bees, their lives and products of activities for faster, smoother and more effective exchange of information on bee- related topics;
Amendment 255 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to adopt recommendations in order to introduce a uniform, high-quality, basic and vocational beekeeping education programme in the EU;, given the pressing need for generational renewal in the sector.
Amendment 263 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Considers that beekeepers should be granted tax relief in every Member State in view of the agricultural and environmental significance of their work; urges the member states to cut the unnecessary red-tape, which will save time, efforts and financial resources from the beekeepers;
Amendment 268 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. calls on the beekeepers for an active dialogue with the competent authorities for a more effective application of the national programmes for the apiculture programmes with the aim of improving them and correcting any occurring problems;
Amendment 269 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Amendment 274 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Underlines that in several Member States insurance companies refuse to insure bee colonies and that bee keepers have difficulties in using the risk management tools from the Pillar II of the CAP. Therefore, calls on the Commission and the Member States to facilitate the access of bee keepers to private insurance and risk management tools.
Amendment 278 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. underlines the advantages of well prepared and informed beekeepers and encourages the member states to consider a compulsory prerequisite and not an additional advantage for taking part in the national programmes for the apiculture sector;
Amendment 284 #
2017/2115(INI)
9b. Calls on the Commission and Member States to facilitate the exchange of knowledge and innovation between bee-keepers from different Member States. The Erasmus programme could be a successful example to be followed.
Amendment 318 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls on the Commission to stimulate research and innovation in the apiculture sector in order to develop innovative medicines for the specific bee diseases and innovative ways of honey production.
Amendment 341 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the European Food Safety Authority to carry out research (laboratory analyses and field experiments) in shortest terms and preferably before the end of 2018, according to a clearly-determined schedule and together with the other EU agencies concerned, into all substances, particularly those, which are used in the plant-protection, such as neonicotinoids, and other factors which endanger bee health;
Amendment 407 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Suggests making honey packaging plants which also process imported honey subject to EU food safety monitoring; this might be achieved by amending Regulation (EC) No 853/2004;
Amendment 427 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Reminds the Commission that consumers have the right to know the place of origin of all foodstuffs; however, the ‘blend of EC honeys’, ‘blend of non-EC honeys’ and especially ‘blend of EC and non-EC honeys’ labelling completely conceals the origin of the honey from the consumer; Calls on the Commission to ensure accurate labeling of honey and honey based products in order to prevent misleading the consumers.
Amendment 434 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Asks that the ‘blend of EC and non- EC honeys’ descriptor be replaced by an indication of exactly which country or countries the honeys used in the final products come from and that these be listed in the order which corresponds to the proportions used in the final product with percentage numbers for the proportion of honey from every country;
Amendment 443 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28 a. Calls on the Commission to revise Directive EC 110/2010, in order to clarify the definition of honey as a product that contains 100% natural honey, produced from pollen.Other blends that contain small percentages of honey should not be sold under the name "honey" because this is misleading the consumers.
Amendment 462 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Calls on the Commission to draw up a report on the amount of honey consumed and consumption patterns in all member states of the EU;
Amendment 472 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)
Paragraph 32 a (new)
32 a. calls on the European Commission to include honey wax as a product, which can be covered by Regulation 1151/2012 because of the growing interest from the consumers and producers, as well as the long traditions in some member states in its production;
Amendment 478 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Asks the Commission to ensure that the EU declares honey and other bee products to be ‘sensitive products’ in free trade agreement negotiations and that they are excluded from the coverage of these agreements;
Amendment 480 #
2017/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)
Paragraph 33 a (new)
33 a. calls on the European commission to consider introduction of the brand "Honey from Europe" for honey, which is produced by 100% honey collected in the member states of the European Union;
Amendment 28 #
2017/2088(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas young women taking over the responsibility of management of a farming business represent only a small part of young farmers, but are however not a homogenous group and thus have different needs while starting this career;
Amendment 38 #
2017/2088(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas despite the EU support measures, there are still challenges to be faced related to the young farmers installation and the generational renewal in European agricultural sector;
Amendment 44 #
2017/2088(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. ERecalls that knowledge transfer to actors responsible for the implementation of environmental policies remains a key challenge which must be urgently addressed with the necessary technical and financial support; emphasises that young farmers must be trained and skilled to enable them to find and implement the ever-more complex solutions required to face current and future environmental challenges, including the use of the latest technological developments in farming;
Amendment 44 #
2017/2088(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas new entrants tend to operate smaller farms and therefore struggle to access inputs at competitive prices and to produce the quantities to achieve economies of scale;
Amendment 119 #
2017/2088(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Underlines the need for a better promotion of the Young Farmers Scheme by the Member States and calls for an enhanced cooperation between national, regional and local authorities in order to disseminate the information on the support tools for young farmers;
Amendment 134 #
2017/2088(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission and on Member States to facilitate the access to capital for young farmers, including access to low rate credits, to financial instruments and risk management tools;
Amendment 174 #
2017/2088(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that access to land is the largest barrier to new entrants to farming in Europe and is limited by the low supply of land for sale or rent in many regions, as well as by the competition from other farmers, investors and residential users; considers that the land access problem is exacerbated by the current direct payment structure, which requires minimal active use of the land and allocates subsidies largely on the basis of land ownership; believes that the existing farmers are incentivised to retain land access in order to retain subsidy access instead of ensuring the best use of the land; recommends increasing sustainably and in an ecologically responsible way the activity levels required to receive payments and to target subsidy payments towards the achievement of particular outcomes (e.g. production of specific environmental or social goods);
Amendment 226 #
2017/2088(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. notes the difference in the situation between generation renewal within the family and new entrants; believes that vocational training and courses must be adapted to those who plan to take over the family business or to those who plan to start a new business, according to their needs;
Amendment 227 #
2017/2088(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. stresses that young women should be encouraged to take on the responsibility of management in agriculture and should be given adequate support in terms of access to land, credit and further knowledge of rules and regulations;
Amendment 15 #
2017/2084(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that regulatory quality and public sector integrity are two dimensions of public governance that are critically important for investment in clean energy innovation and infrastructure; supports a more intensive implementation of different financial instruments for up- taking of clean-energy innovative solutions, both by public and private organizations;
Amendment 25 #
2017/2084(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights the importance of ensuring that, in the future, a European low- carbon transition is notwill be geared solely to the interests of large corporations but isall, focuseding primarily on the need for provision of public services; encourages public procurement of innovative low-carbon solutions;
Amendment 28 #
2017/2084(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Recommends increasing the efforts for investing in research and innovation, in technological and health related education of pupils and students and in the cooperation inside the knowledge triangle – education, science and business, including on renewable energy sources and energy efficiency and their impact on the environment and on the citizens' health;
Amendment 37 #
2017/2084(INI)
4. Stresses that the burden of environmental degradation, air pollution and health costs stemmresulting from extracting and burning fossil fuels is not carried by the industry but paid for by societymust be a matter for all stakeholders; considers that fossil fuel subsidies present a major obstacle to clean energy innovation and at least a partial redirection of these will have an enormous impact on financing and the uptake of low-carbon innovation which is in line with the Union’s long-term climate and energy goals; calls on the Commission and the Member States to jointly develop a roadmap for the phasing out of fossil fuel subsidies by 2020 with strict timelines and country-specific and measurable outcomes;
Amendment 200 #
2017/2055(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Welcomes the Commission’s commitment to provide funding opportunities for the establishment of marine protected areas and the exchange of best practices as a contribution to the achievement of the global target of 10 % of marine and coastal areas to be designated as Marine Protected Areas by 2020; stresses that this initiative should be used wherever possible to ensure the protection of spawning grounds;
Amendment 41 #
2017/2054(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Acknowledges that the current distribution of seats only partially respects the principle of degressive proportionality, and therefore should be corrected as soon as possiblwhen appropriate;
Amendment 4 #
2017/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that in order to boost the transition towards a sustainable, circular and low-carbon economy and, deliver on the commonly agreed Energy Union targets and be consistent with our commitments under the Paris Agreement, significant additional investments are required in the period 2020-2030;
Amendment 12 #
2017/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that the report of the High Level Group on Own Resources (HLGOR) put forward new proposals, including reforming the VAT own resourcetax rate on national VAT receipts in order to single out the percentage to be transferred at the EU level, and the EU emissions trading system, a CO2 levy, transport taxation, electricity taxation and revenues deriving from the digital single market; emphasises that the introduction of new ORs could lead to greater policy coherence between the revenue and expenditure sides of the budget;
Amendment 13 #
2017/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Is convinced that tangible progress on these key EU policies requires a thorough reform with a view to a more effective EU budget based on genuine own resources, with a direct and transparent link to investments in projects with clear European added value for citizens and, companies and the environment;
Amendment 32 #
2017/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that DG Environment accounts for the second largest volume of fines imposed for non-compliance with EU legislation, amounting to EUR 284 million for the period 2014-2017; calls for revenue stemming directly from EU legislation and its enforcement to be invested in common EU projects with tangible added value to the environment;
Amendment 35 #
2017/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for a proportion of the ETS auctioning revenue, from Phase 4 (2021) onwards, to be directed towards a Just Transition Fund as it has been proposed by the European Parliament and concrete common EU projects, such as cross-border energy infrastructure (to facilitate the integration of renewables, for example), energy storage and investments in breakthrough innovation in industry;
Amendment 44 #
2017/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that agricultural duties are both a policy instrument and a financing tool for the CAP and that free trade agreements will lead to the decrease of revenues from duties; notes that the HLGOR’s report recommends that they be retained in future since they are a simple, efficient and genuine own resource for the Union;
Amendment 51 #
2017/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls for an exploration of the possible introduction of an own resource reflecting the carbon content of consumer goods sold in the single market, such as a carbon-added tax (CAT), that would gradually replace a proportion of the current VAT-based own resource and of a carbon adjustment mechanism imposed at the EU’s borders on all goods entering the Single Market to compensate for the estimated carbon cost of their production compared to EU production.
Amendment 10 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission to structure the next multiannual financial framework (MFF) in a manner that clearly reflects the EU’s priorities for the coming years, particularly with respect to the resources needed for the transition to sustainability and to sustain the EU’s leading role in tackling climate change and its internal and external biodiversity commitments and goals;
Amendment 45 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises that the transition to a sustainable economy is the only way to ensure a healthy living environment and the long-term wellbeing of Union citizens and the European economy; considers that the EU should be the global frontrunner in the transition to a low-carbon circular economy and a sustainable production- consumption system;
Amendment 69 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission for a new financial mechanism for biodiversity conservation in to be included in the next MFF;
Amendment 71 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Calls on the Commission to ensure that future financial instrument for agriculture, rural and regional development contain dedicated envelopes for biodiversity and management of the Nature 2000 network;
Amendment 75 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Stresses the need that the various funds should be more coherent and work better together to respond to national, regional and local challenges, such as combating biodiversity loss or to fight energy poverty;
Amendment 2 #
2017/2040(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Notes that macro regional strategies are being consistently integrated into policy planning at EU level, but more sporadically at national and regional level;
Amendment 5 #
2017/2040(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Calls on the Commission and participating countries and their regions to further integrate macro-regional strategies into EU sectorial policies, and to develop synergies between them, thereby facilitating the implementation of sectorial policies in an integrated way across territories;
Amendment 9 #
2017/2040(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Encourages the expansion of conservation areas to protect the environment and halt biodiversity loss, particularly through the enhancement of the Natura 2000 and Emerald networks, as well as the LIFE programme;
Amendment 12 #
2017/2040(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Calls for the timely adoption of maritime spatial planning and integrated coastal management strategies by the EU Member States, as well as coastal candidate and potential candidate countries;
Amendment 15 #
2017/2040(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Calls for the enhancement of a marine NATURA 2000 network, and a coherent and representative network of Marine Protected Areas under the Marine Strategy Framework Directive by 2020;
Amendment 27 #
2017/2040(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Points out that the Adriatic Sea, due to its semi-enclosed nature, is especially vulnerable to pollution and has unusual hydrographic features; its depth and the length of its coastline vary considerably between the north and south of the region;
Amendment 32 #
2017/2040(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Calls on the Commission to ensure that third countries involved in projects in the macro-region comply with the relevant Union acquis, in order to guarantee the sustainable exploitation of the Union's resources; in particular the Marine Strategy Framework, the Water Framework, Urban Waste Water, Nitrates, Waste, Birds and Habitats Directives as well the Green Infrastructure Strategy; recommends that agreements and conventions be used to involve countries outside the EU in European Union environmental projects;
Amendment 34 #
2017/2040(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Points out that the rich biodiversity of the Adriatic-Ionian (Region), marine sub-region is a major draw for tourism, recreational and fishing activities, and contributes to the cultural heritage of the macro-region; therefore, considers the lack of habitat maps unfortunate; calls on the participant countries to undertake mapping actions within the framework of the EUSAIR;
Amendment 35 #
2017/2040(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5d. Emphasises that an ecosystem- based approach to the coordination of activities is needed within the framework of Integrated Coastal Management (ICM) and Marine Spatial Planning (MSP), in order to ensure the sustainable use of resources, as both frameworks are important stimulants for trans-boundary collaboration and stakeholder cooperation across different coastal and maritime sector activities, and have the potential to bring together ecosystem services and Blue Growth opportunities in a sustainable way;
Amendment 36 #
2017/2040(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 e (new)
Paragraph 5 e (new)
5e. Calls for the establishment of a coordinated monitoring system and database on marine litter and marine pollution, including the identification of sources and types of litter and pollution, as well as a geographic information system (GIS) database on the location and sources of marine litter;
Amendment 37 #
2017/2040(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 f (new)
Paragraph 5 f (new)
5f. Calls for the drafting and implementation of a joint contingency plan for oil spills and other large-scale pollution events, building on the work of the sub-regional contingency plan developed by the Joint Commission for the protection of the Adriatic Sea and coastal areas, and the Barcelona Convention protocols;
Amendment 38 #
2017/2040(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 g (new)
Paragraph 5 g (new)
5g. Calls on the countries involved to give priority to capacity-building directed at the EUSAIR key implementers, as well as at programme authorities responsible for EUSAIR relevant operational programmes;
Amendment 39 #
2017/2040(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Notes with appreciation the implementation of projects such as DANUBEPARKS 2.0, STURGEON 2020, SEERISK, CC-WARE and the Danube Air Nexus cluster in reaching the EUSDR environmental goals;
Amendment 42 #
2017/2040(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Welcomes the setting up of the Interreg Danube Transnational Programme as a tool for providing support to its governance, and highlights its direct contribution to the Strategy's implementation as being one of the most visible results of the EUSDR;
Amendment 45 #
2017/2040(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Welcomes the setting up of the Danube Strategy Point as a new body for facilitating the implementation of the EUSDR, and encourages the involvement of all concerned parties and potentially interested actors;
Amendment 46 #
2017/2040(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 d (new)
Paragraph 6 d (new)
6d. Notes with concern that, compared to the first years of its activity, the EUSDR now seems to have been given a lower priority slot in the political narrative at national level in those countries involved; emphasises the need to maintain the political momentum since the commitment by countries directly affects the availability of human resources in the national and regional administrations, and this is crucial for the smooth functioning of the strategy, and for working towards a consolidation of the progress made and results achieved so far;
Amendment 47 #
2017/2040(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 e (new)
Paragraph 6 e (new)
6e. Calls on the participant countries to ensure an adequate participation of national representatives in EUSDR Steering Group meetings on priority areas, and to consider reducing the number and scope of current priority areas if sufficient resources are not allocated within well-defined timeframes;
Amendment 48 #
2017/2040(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 f (new)
Paragraph 6 f (new)
6f. Highlight the issue of numerous sunken ships in the Danube that present a navigational and ecological danger, especially where water levels are low; points out that sunken wrecks contain appreciable amounts of fuel and other substances that pollute water constantly, while the rusting metal of the ships generates pollution on a continuous basis with serious repercussions; calls for the mobilisation of EU funds for tackling this problem and greater co-operation in the framework of the EUSDR;
Amendment 50 #
2017/2040(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the stakeholders of the Alpine macro-region to use European Structural and Investment Funds (ESI Funds) and other Union funding to promote environment-related investments that have climate change mitigation and adaptation among their objectives;
Amendment 52 #
2017/2040(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Underlines that environmental policy is of a cross-cutting nature and that the favoured options in Alpine strategy fields must reconcile environmental sustainability and economic development; whereas climate change mitigation and biodiversity preservation policies include the need to reinforce the resilience of ecosystems with enough habitat connectivity to allow species migration;
Amendment 55 #
2017/2040(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Is concerned that climate change can give rise to hydrogeological instability and threaten biodiversity in the Alpine Region; underlines that rising temperatures are a serious threat to the survival of species' populations living at high altitudes, and that the melting of glaciers is a further cause for concern, as it has a major impact on groundwater reserves;
Amendment 57 #
2017/2040(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 c (new)
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7c. Considers it essential to pursue climate change policies encompassing production and consumption patterns that are in line with the circular economy principles and shorter cycles in the food supply chain, and to place the emphasis on the rational use and reuse of local materials and natural resources, including wastewater and agricultural waste, and on the sharing of services encouraged by green public procurement, and fostering close links between producers and consumers at local level;
Amendment 58 #
2017/2040(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 d (new)
Paragraph 7 d (new)
7d. Notes that the first steps in the implementation of the EUSALP strategy have shown that its integration into the existing programmes has proven difficult, as they are governed by structures, frameworks and timeframes which are often incompatible with the needs of a macro-regional strategy;
Amendment 59 #
2017/2040(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 e (new)
Paragraph 7 e (new)
7e. Calls on the participant countries to reinforce their commitment, continuity, stability, empowerment and support to the EUSALP Action Group members who will represent them, and to make sure that all Action Groups are adequately represented;
Amendment 62 #
2017/2040(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Points out that the environmental state of the Baltic Sea has remained the main focus of the EUSBSR since its launch in 2009;
Amendment 64 #
2017/2040(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Notes that achieving a good environmental status by 2020 is one of the key objectives of policy actions in the Baltic Sea Region;
Amendment 66 #
2017/2040(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Calls on all stakeholders to organise more frequent and regular political discussions on the EUSBSR at national level within the Parliament or Government, and also within the Council at the relevant Ministerial meetings;
Amendment 68 #
2017/2040(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 d (new)
Paragraph 8 d (new)
8d. Notes that the EUSBSR is a stable cooperation framework with more than 100 flagship initiatives and new networks; nevertheless, urges stakeholders to maintain its momentum and to improve policy coordination and content by building on project results;
Amendment 2 #
2017/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)
Citation 2 a (new)
- having regard to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union1a, and in particular Article 41 thereof, _________________ 1a OJ C 326/02, 26.10.2012, p. 191
Amendment 4 #
2017/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
- having regard to the Declaration towards the EU Urban Agenda, agreed by the Ministers responsible for Territorial Cohesion and Urban Matters on 10 June 2015,
Amendment 9 #
2017/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the Maastricht Treaty instituted the European Committee of the Regions, which brings together elected representatives of all forms of sub- national government according to the Member States' diverse constitutional structures, thus giving also cities a consultative role in the EU decision- making process;
Amendment 20 #
2017/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
F a. whereas the Covenant of Mayors has helped to develop integrated climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies, improve energy efficiency, and make greater use of renewable energy; whereas such initiatives demonstrate how co-operation among cities and exchange of best practices can help to deliver the EU's policy goals;
Amendment 39 #
2017/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that there is no legal basis in the Treaties allowing cities to be formally involved in decision-making at EU level; believes, however, that the current institutional set-up allows for encouraging platforms of cooperation between cities, and betweenUnderlines that the current institutional set-up ensures the involvement of cities andin the decision- making bodies at both national and EU levelprocess of the EU, particularly through the consultative role of the Committee of the Regions;
Amendment 44 #
2017/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that at the level of secondary law, cities do have a cen importaint role in the implementation of certain policies and instruments of the EU, such as in the area of Cohesion Policy and the European structural and investment funds;
Amendment 49 #
2017/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Deems it necessary to build upon the current institutional set-up of the EU and to gauge recent developments, in order to reinforceimprove transparency and cities’zens involvement in the current EU decision- making and institutional architecture, in the light of the principle of subsidiarity, and to strengthen democratic legitimacy and accountability within the spirit of the Treaties, while also safeguardprocess, in this regards, salutes the European Citizen's Initiative and calls for a better promotion of this tool withing transparency in policy and decision- making;he Member States.
Amendment 55 #
2017/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Believes that the first results of Urban Agenda partnerships provide valuable insight to improving the governance of urban areas; stresses the need to reinforce and formalise the working methods of the Urban Agenda partnerships;
Amendment 59 #
2017/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recommends ato stroengthen ther representation of cities in the current structures, including a strongerEU institutional framework, also by considering a reinforcement of cities’ roleepresentation by the Member States, within the EU Committee of the Regions;
Amendment 60 #
2017/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recommends a strongbetter representation of cities in the current structures, including a stronger cities’ role within the Committee of the Regions;such as the Committee of Regions, without diminishing the role of rural areas.
Amendment 72 #
2017/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Believes that a dialogue with local and urban authorities’ representative associations should enable them to contribute to territorial impact assessments, advise on preparatory studies for policy design and provide regular, targeted, technical expertise on the implementation at subnational level of EU legislation;
Amendment 74 #
2017/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Recommends that, as a rule, there should be territorial impact assessments on all policy and legislation that affect the local level;
Amendment 75 #
2017/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 83 #
2017/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Considers that cities should be regarded more broadly than mere structures of public management under democratic control, and that urban centres should be seen as potential fora for public debate, the transfer of knowledge and for shaping political space in the EU;, without undermining the role of rural areas and their political participation and representation within the Committee of Regions.
Amendment 89 #
2017/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Defends that regions and cities should be recognised as centres with a positive role in the development of European Union strategies, contributing to reinforce the multi-level governance system of the Union and that this perspective has a practical consequence regarding the institutional framework of the bottom-up or top-down decision- making process of the EU;
Amendment 90 #
2017/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Defendrecalls that cities should be recognised as centres with a positive role in the development of European Union strategies, contributing to reinforce the multi-level governance system of the Union and that this perspective has a practical consequence regarding the institutional framework of the bottom-up or top-down decision-making process of the EU;
Amendment 97 #
2017/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Recommends harnessing the potential of EU cities for the purposes of designing and implementing EU policies by means of debates and consultations in areas extending beyond urban policy sensu stricto;related to Urban Agenda, migration, climate change or other relevant topics.
Amendment 116 #
2017/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15 a. Stresses the need for good practices exchange between European cities as some of them have successfully implemented programmes regarding migration, climate change, or innovative urban managements plans.
Amendment 117 #
2017/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Believes that the consolidation of the cities’ position in shaping the EU policies, inter alia within the Committee of Regions, does not undermine the trust in the Member States, as it reinforces multi- level governance and subsidiarity based on the bilateral trust between the EU, Member States and regional and local structures;.
Amendment 121 #
2017/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Believes that the consolidation of the cities’ position in shaping the EU policies does not undermine the trust in the Member States, as it reinforces multi-level governance and subsidiarity based on the bilateral trust between the EU, Member States and regional and local structurauthorities;
Amendment 4 #
2017/2030(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
Citation 3 a (new)
- having regard to the European Environment Agency’s report of November 2017 entitled ‘Environmental Indicator Report 2017 - In support to the monitoring of the Seventh Environment Action Programme’,
Amendment 23 #
2017/2030(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the continuing failure to implement legislation and integrate specialised knowledge into policy-making in areas such as air quality, environmental noise and exposure to chemicals poses severe health threats and reduces quality and length of life for EU citizens;
Amendment 24 #
2017/2030(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas the most recent data published by the European Environment Agency confirms the general trends described above for each thematic objective but also reports a slowing of progress in some areas; whereas in some cases, such as greenhouse gas emissions and energy efficiency, the outlook for achieving the sub-objectives remains unchanged by these new trends;
Amendment 25 #
2017/2030(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C c (new)
Recital C c (new)
Cc. whereas it is now uncertain whether the target for ammonia emissions will be met and unlikely that the land take target will be met;
Amendment 50 #
2017/2030(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Welcomes existing initiatives which contribute to reducing knowledge gaps, including: the ‘Driving Force - Pressure - State - Exposure - Effects - Action’ (DPSEEA) model for understanding the drivers which disrupt ecosystem services; the ‘health belief’ model (HBM) for estimating exposure of human populations to contaminants and the possible health effects thereof; and the ‘Information Platform for Chemical Monitoring’ (IPCheM);
Amendment 55 #
2017/2030(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Is concerned that specialised knowledge is not always fully used in policy-making or transferred to the parties responsible for implementation; highlights the examples of bioenergy, endocrine disrupters and food production, food production and consumption, urban planning and design, air and noise pollution, and urban food waste as areas where evidence of risks to human health and the environment has been sidelined;
Amendment 62 #
2017/2030(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Underlines that the combination of complex, systemic risks to health with uncertainties and gaps in the current knowledge base requires a strict adherence to the precautionary principle;
Amendment 63 #
2017/2030(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Deplores that the Commission failed to meet the deadline for drafting harmonised hazard-based criteria for the identification of endocrine disruptors set out by law;
Amendment 65 #
2017/2030(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Deplores that there has not been satisfactory development on setting out a comprehensive approach to minimising exposure to hazardous substances, including chemicals in products;
Amendment 66 #
2017/2030(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5d. Regrets that the Union so far failed to make progress in developing a Union strategy for a non-toxic environment that is conducive to innovation and the development of sustainable substitutes including non- chemical solutions, building on horizontal measures to be undertaken by 2015 to ensure: the safety of manufactured nanomaterials and materials with similar properties; the minimisation of exposure to endocrine disruptors; appropriate regulatory approaches to address combination effects of chemicals and the minimisation of exposure to chemicals in products, including, inter alia, imported products, with a view to promoting non- toxic material cycles and reducing indoor exposure to harmful substances;
Amendment 67 #
2017/2030(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 e (new)
Paragraph 5 e (new)
5e. Regrets that the Commission’s obligation to review the Cosmetics Regulation with regard to endocrine disruptors no later than January 2015 has not been fulfilled despite several reminders from consumers’ and health organisations, the Parliament and scientific community and despite the Commission’s commitment that they would finalise the review by the end of 2016; calls on the Commission to immediately review the Cosmetics Regulation with regard to endocrine disruptors without any further delays;
Amendment 68 #
2017/2030(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 f (new)
Paragraph 5 f (new)
5f. Highlights that efforts need to be stepped up to ensure that, by 2020, all relevant substances of very high concern, including substances with endocrine- disrupting properties, are placed on the REACH candidate list;
Amendment 124 #
2017/2030(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Welcomes the 2018 work programme of the European Court of Auditors which includes the following areas: the greening of the CAP; renewable energy projects for rural development supported through the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development; innovative and traditional instruments for climate action; floods directive; air quality; organic food;
Amendment 139 #
2017/2030(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Recognises that full implementation of the European Strategy for Low Emission Mobility would improve coherence between climate, transport and energy policies and facilitate a transition to a low emission, energy efficient transport system, delivering priority objectives of the EAP;
Amendment 145 #
2017/2030(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Requests that the relevant EU institutions and agencies prioritise research and close knowledge gaps in the following areas: environmental thresholds (tipping points), the circular economy paradigm, the interplay between socio-economic and environmental factors, production and consumption patterns, the costs / benefits of action or inaction, the combined effects of chemicals, and nanomaterials, hazard identification methods, PBT substances, the impacts of microplastics, ultra fine particles, pharmaceuticals in the environment, the interaction between systemic risks and other health determinants, the impact of single stressors on health over the long term, soil and land use and invasive alien species;
Amendment 158 #
2017/2030(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. In order to safeguard the Union’s citizens from environment-related pressures and risks to health and well- being, calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that the combination effects of chemicals and safety concerns related to endocrine disruptors are effectively addressed in all relevant Union legislation, and risks for the environment and health, in particular in relation to children, associated with the use of hazardous substances, including chemicals in products, are assessed and minimised by 2020;
Amendment 161 #
2017/2030(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Calls on the Commission to ensure that long-term actions with a view to reaching the objective of a non-toxic environment will be identified by 2020;
Amendment 164 #
2017/2030(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Asks the European Environment Agency and the Commission to increase the quantity and quality of indicators used to monitor progress; calls on the Commission and the Member States to cooperate in the production and collection of new data to create new indicators and improve existing ones.
Amendment 169 #
2017/2030(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls on the Commission to fully apply the precautionary principle when sufficient data is not available; highlights the cases of chemical and nanomaterials as relevant examples;
Amendment 181 #
2017/2030(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Urges further reform of the CAP to incentivise a food production system which is better aligned with environmental needs and which safeguards food security now and in the future; calls for farming systems and agricultural produce with low environmental impact and/or which provide environmental services not currently supplied by the market (e.g. protection of freshwater supplies and soil, natural flood defences and natural pollination) to be rewarded under a reformed CAP; calls on the Member States to recognise agroforestry as ecological focus area in accordance with Article 46 of Regulation 1307/2013 establishing rules for direct payments to farmers under support schemes within the framework of the common agricultural policy1a; calls on the Commission to ensure that environmentally beneficial farming practices are afforded appropriate support in any future revision of the CAP; __________________ 1aRegulation (EU) No 1307/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing rules for direct payments to farmers under support schemes within the framework of the common agricultural policy and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 637/2008 and Council Regulation (EC) No 73/2009 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 608).
Amendment 188 #
2017/2030(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to increase the uptake of solutions to environmental challenges, especially where technical solutions exist but are not yet fully deployed, such as reduction of ammonia in agriculture;
Amendment 208 #
2017/2030(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Proposes the following actions to improve air quality in urban areas: low emission zones; promotion of car-sharing and ride-sharing facilities and services; phasing-out of preferential tax treatment for highly polluting vehicles; ‘mobility budgets’ for employees as an alternative to company cars; parking policies which reduce traffic volumes in congested areas; improved infrastructure to encourage cycling and increase multi-modal connections and to improve cycling safety; pedestrian zones;
Amendment 218 #
2017/2030(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Calls on local authorities to realise the potential of urban planning to deliver environmental and health benefits such as reducing the heat island effect and increasing physical activity, for example by increasing green infrastructure;
Amendment 221 #
2017/2030(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)
Paragraph 24 b (new)
24b. Calls on the Commission to involve civil society in the Environmental Implementation Review, in order to increase accountability, credibility and effectiveness;
Amendment 222 #
2017/2030(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 c (new)
Paragraph 24 c (new)
24c. Calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure fair intermodal competition and a shift to sustainable transport modes;
Amendment 162 #
2017/2009(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Recognises that many of the aims of the SDGs are at the heart of the 7th Environment Action Programme; welcomes the focus on biodiversity, natural resources and ecosystems, and the acknowledged link between these elements and human health and well-being;
Amendment 222 #
2017/2009(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Recognises that resilient and sustainable infrastructure is a key principle of achieving a low-carbon sustainable future and brings a number of co-benefits; considers that any transition to a sustainable society can only be achieved by ramping up our share of renewable energy from a broad range of sources and continuing efforts to achieve better energy efficiency in building stock, appliances and the power grids;
Amendment 1 #
2017/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that regions and cities have already shown their commitment to combating climate change as major contributors to the LPAA and NAZCA initiatives; welcomes initiatives such as the EU Covenant of Mayors and the Under 2 Degrees Memorandum of Understanding and believes that the contribution of such initiatives should be acknowledged and encouraged by subnational and national governments as well as intergovernmental organisations;
Amendment 4 #
2017/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that regions and cities have already shown their commitment to combating climate change as major contributors to the LPAA and NAZCA initiatives; welcomes initiatives such as the EU Covenant of Mayors and the Under 2 Degrees Memorandum of Understanding and encourages more EU cities to join and commit to ambitious climate action;
Amendment 14 #
2017/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recalls that the Article 7(2) of the Paris Agreement recognises that "adaptation is a global challenge face by all with local, subnational, national, regional and international dimensions (...)";
Amendment 51 #
2017/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses the need to step up investments in green infrastructure that can help cities to cool or provide protection or relief during extreme weather events;
Amendment 55 #
2017/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Underlines that effective adaptation planning and development requires solid information about future climate risks facing a city and about how this translates into physical and economic vulnerabilities; recalls that there are cities without specific climate risk information to inform planning, development decision- making processes at local levels, and that to achieve this requires a joint and comprehensive approach combining dialogue and partnerships which cross sectors and governmental levels;
Amendment 104 #
2017/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s decision to draft a special report on cities and climate in 2023, and c. This commitment will drive increased research on the importance of cities in combatting climate change. Calls on the Commission to take an active part in its drawing-up and to champion a multi- level territorial vision of climate action.
Amendment 15 #
2017/0328(COD)
Draft legislative resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Regrets the decision of the Council which leads to a deepening of the geographical disproportionality with only 9 out of 37 EU decentralised agencies being located in new Member States contrary to the European Council Conclusions 5381/04 and 11018/1/08 which both give priority to new Member States.
Amendment 188 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 42
Recital 42
(42) In 2024 it is foreseen to review the progress achieved under the [Effort Sharing Regulation and Emissions Trading System Directive]. It is therefore appropriate to assess the effectiveness of this Regulation in thate same year to allow a coordinated and coherent assessment of the measures implemented under all these instrumentre instruments. Having in mind the uncertainty on the market uptake of alternatively powered vehicles and relevant infrastructure deployment, and ensure the predictability for the industry, the ambition level has to be modified upwards or downwards in a transparent way. DAFI proposal of the Commission provides guidance for the alternative infrastructure needs.
Amendment 293 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point m
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point m
(m) 'zero- and low-emission vehicle' means a passenger car orwith tailpipe emissions from zero up to 50 g CO2/km, and a light commercial vehicle with tailpipe emissions from zero up to 570 g CO2/km, as determined in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2017/1151.
Amendment 313 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – indent 3 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – indent 3 a (new)
- 90% in 2025 100% from 2026 onwards and for the following percentages of each manufacturer´s new light commercial vehicles registered in the relevant year shall be taken into account: - 80% in 2025 - 90% in 2026 and - 100% from 2027 onwards
Amendment 325 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) the category of vehicles registered as M1 orand N1, for which the pool shall apply.
Amendment 327 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 8 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. For the purposes of determining each manufacturer’s average specific M1 and N1 emissions of CO2, a potential over-achievement of a manufacturer’s CO2 M1 or N1target shall be taken into account for the same or other manufacturer(s) and in the same calendar if requested by the manufacturer(s). In this case, the difference between the M1 or N1 manufacturer’s specific mission target and its average specific emissions shall be deducted from its average specific emissions of CO2 for M1 or N1 specific target, weighted with the registration volumes. The total contribution of those transfers of credits between M1 or N1 manufacturers may be up to 10g CO2/km per manufacturer.
Amendment 329 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 8 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 8 a (new)
Amendment 426 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall in 2024 submit a report to the European Parliament and the Council on the effectiveness of this Regulation, where appropriate, accompanied by a proposal for amending the Regulation. This report will consider, inter alia, the real world representativeness of the CO2 emission and energy consumption values determined in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2017/1151, the deployment on the Union market of zero- and low-emission vehicles and the roll-out of recharging and refuell ing infrastructure reported under Directive 2014/94/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council29 and propose appropriate change in the ambition level according to the calculation method provided in the Annex Va. __________________ 29 Directive 2014/94/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2014 on the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure (OJ L 307, 28.10.2014, p. 1)
Amendment 528 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part A – point 6 – point 6.3 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Annex I – part A – point 6 – point 6.3 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Amendment 535 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part A – point 6 – point 6.3 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3
Annex I – part A – point 6 – point 6.3 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3
Amendment 630 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part B – point 6 – point 6.3 – point 6.3.1 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Annex I – part B – point 6 – point 6.3 – point 6.3.1 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Amendment 654 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex V a (new)
Annex V a (new)
Amendment 55 #
2017/0220(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) A minimum organised structure is needed in order to launch and manage citizens’ initiatives successfully. That structure should take the form of a group of organisers, composed of natural persons resident in at least seven different Member States, in order to encourage the emergence of Union-wide issues and to foster reflection on those issues. For the sake of transparency and smooth and efficient communication, the group of organisers should designate a representative to liaise between the group of organisers and the institutions of the Union throughout the procedure. The group of organisers should have the possibility to create, in accordance with national law, a legal entity without a political character to manage an initiative. That legal entity should be considered as the group of organisers for the purposes of this Regulation.
Amendment 83 #
2017/0220(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) The support and funding for initiatives should be transparent. Therefore groups of organisers should provide updated information on the sources of support and funding for their initiatives between the date of registration and the date at which the initiative is submitted to the Commission. Entities, notably organisations which under the Treaties contribute to forming European political awareness and expressing the will of citizens of the Union, but excluding political parties and governmental institutions and authorities, should be able to promote and provide support and funding to initiatives, provided that they do so in accordance with the procedures and conditions laid down by this Regulation and with full transparency.
Amendment 91 #
2017/0220(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Every citizen of the Union who is at least 16 years of ageentitled to support a legislative initiative pursuant to the Constitution of the Member State of its citizenship has the right to support an initiative by signing a statement of support (‘the signatory’), in accordance with this Regulation.
Amendment 106 #
2017/0220(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. An initiative shall be prepared and managed by a group of at least seven natural persons (the ‘group of organisers’). Members of the European Parliament or members of political parties within the Member States or public officials within Member States shall not be counted for the purpose of that minimum number.(…)
Amendment 108 #
2017/0220(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 7
Article 5 – paragraph 7
7. Where a legal entity has been created, in accordance with the national law of a Member State specifically for the purpose of managing a given initiative, that legal entity shall not have a political character, shall not manage public funds and shall be considered as the group of organisers or its members, as the case may be, for the purpose of paragraphs 5 and 6, Articles 6(2) and (4) to (7) and Articles 7 to 18 and annexes II to VII, provided that the member of the group of organisers designated as the representative thereof is given a mandate to act on behalf of the legal entity.
Amendment 119 #
2017/0220(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) the scope and none of the parts of the initiative manifestly falls outside the framework of the Commission’s powers to submit a proposal for a legal act of the Union for the purpose of implementing the Treaties and do not impinge on the exclusive competence of the Member States;
Amendment 124 #
2017/0220(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point e a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) when promoting the European citizens’ initiative, the group of organisers commit to refrain from using European or national political or institutional instruments for the purpose of receiving statements of support.
Amendment 128 #
2017/0220(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Where it considers that the requirements laid down in paragraph 3 (a), (b), (d), (e) and (e a) are met but that the requirement laid down in paragraph 3(c) is not met, the Commission shall, within one month of the submission of the request, inform the group of organisers of its assessment and of the reasons thereof.
Amendment 135 #
2017/0220(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3 – point b
(b) partially register the initiative if a substantial part of the initiative, including its main objectives, does not manifestly fall outside the framework of the Commission’s powers to submit a proposal for a legal act of the Union for the purpose of implementing the Treaties; and it does not impinge on the exclusive competences of the Member States. That part of the initiative which is partially registered shall be self-standing and it shall not exceed the Commission’s competence to submit a proposal for a legal act. Where elements of the European citizens’ initiative have the potential to impinge on the exclusive competence of the Member States, the Commission shall consult the Member States within the framework provided by this Regulation.
Amendment 144 #
2017/0220(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 8 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. The Commission shall define the scope of any new initiative in such a way that it falls within the Commission’s powers to submit a proposal for a legal act of the Union for the purpose of implementing the Treaties.
Amendment 20 #
2017/0004(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) 4,4'-Methylenedianiline (MDA) meets the criteria for classification as carcinogenic (category 1B) in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 and therefore is a carcinogen as defined in Directive 2004/37/EC. It is possible, on the basis of available information, including scientific and technical data, to set a limit value for 4,4'- Methylenedianiline. The Committee identified for this carcinogen the possibility of significant uptake through the skin. It is therefore appropriate to establish a limit value in Part A of Annex III for 4,4'- Methylenedianiline and to set out a skin notation in Part B of Annex III to Directive 2004/37/EC indicating the possibility of significant dermal uptake.
Amendment 21 #
2017/0004(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Ethylene dichloride (1,2- dichloroethane, EDC) meets the criteria for classification as carcinogenic (category 1B) in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 and therefore is a carcinogen as defined in Directive 2004/37/EC. It is possible, on the basis of the available information, including scientific and technical data, to set a limit value for ethylene dichloride. The Committee identified for ethylene dichloride the possibility of significant uptake through the skin. It is therefore appropriate to establish a limit value for ethylene dichloride in Part A of Annex III and to set out a skin notation in Part B of Annex III to Directive 2004/37/EC indicating the possibility of significant dermal uptake.
Amendment 28 #
2017/0004(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Directive 2004/37/EC
Article I – point 5 a
Article I – point 5 a
Work involving exposure to oils that have been used before in internal combustion engines to lubricate and cool the moving parts within the engine., more precisely used motor oils or used crankcase oils consist of blends of hydrocarbons including paraffins, naphthenics, and complex/alkylated polyaromatics and lubricating additives *. Work involving exposure to Diesel engine exhaust fumes. Work involving exposure to rubber dust and fumes. __________________ * as advised in SCOEL/OPIN/2016-405 Mineral Oils as Used Engine Oils Opinion from the Scientific Committee on Occupational Exposure Limits
Amendment 29 #
2017/0004(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 a (new)
Article 1 a (new)
Article 1a Review of limit values The limit values established in this Directive will be kept under review in the light of the implementation of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), establishing a European Chemicals Agency, amending Directive 1999/45/EC and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 793/93 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1488/94 as well as Council Directive 76/769/EEC and Commission Directives 91/155/EEC, 93/67/EEC, 93/105/EC and 2000/21/EC58 and of the opinions of the ECHA Risk Assessment Committee (RAC) and Socio-economic Analysis Committee (SEAC), in particular to take account of the interaction between limit values established in Directive 2004/37/EC and dose-response relations, actual exposure information, and, where available, DNELs (Derived No Effect Levels) derived for hazardous chemicals in accordance with that Regulation.
Amendment 32 #
2017/0004(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Sunlight exposure For prolonged outdoor work under direct sunlight the following additional measures due to increased cancer risk must be taken: i) Information about health hazards of unprotected UV exposure; ii) Where possible, provision of shading over fixed workstations; iii) Provision of air-permeable UV-safe clothing and head covering; iv) Provision of protective eyewear/sunglasses and protective sunscreen agents.
Amendment 33 #
2017/0004(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex
Annex
Directive 2004/37/EC
Annex III – part A – table 1 – row 2
Annex III – part A – table 1 – row 2
79-01-6 201-167-4 Trichloroethylene 54.73.3 10 _ 164.1 30 _
Amendment 35 #
2017/0004(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex
Annex
Directive 2004/37/EC
Annex III – part A – table 1 – row 2
Annex III – part A – table 1 – row 2
79-01-6 201-167-4 Trichloroethylene 54.7 10 0.6 _ 164.1 30 _
Amendment 38 #
2017/0004(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex
Annex
Directive 2004/37/EC
Annex III – part A – table 1 – row 2
Annex III – part A – table 1 – row 2
79-01-6 201-167-4 Trichloroethylene 54.7 10 _ 164.1 30 2.4 _
Amendment 42 #
2017/0004(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex
Annex
Directive 2004/37/EC
Annex III – part A – table 1 – row 6
Annex III – part A – table 1 – row 6
107-06-2 203-458-1 Ethylene dichloride 8.24 2 _ _ _ _
Amendment 44 #
2017/0004(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex
Annex
Directive 2004/37/EC
Annex III – part A – table 1 – row 6
Annex III – part A – table 1 – row 6
107-06-2 203-458-1 Ethylene dichloride 8.2 21 _ _ _ _
Amendment 46 #
2017/0004(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex
Annex
Directive 2004/37/EC
Annex III – part A – table 1 – row 6 a (new)
Annex III – part A – table 1 – row 6 a (new)
Diesel engine 0,11a exhaust fumes __________________ 1a (measured as elemental carbon)
Amendment 232 #
2016/2327(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Invites the Commission to favour biofuels with high GHG-efficiency, while taking into account indirect land use change and ensuring that existing investments are protected; calls on the Commission to continue its work to address indirect land use change associated with biofuels and to support improvements in statistical modelling of indirect land use change;
Amendment 30 #
2016/2302(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Calls on the Member States to facilitate access to credits for young farmers and for small agricultural holdings;
Amendment 12 #
2016/2251(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. NoteRegrets that activities which have the potential to cause significant damage to biodiversity and the environment are currently not covered by the requirement of strict liability;
Amendment 17 #
2016/2251(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Recalls that a lack of obligation for operators to have financial security regarding environmental liability may prevent the full compensation of costs in the event of a serious incident;
Amendment 106 #
2016/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas science-informed decision- making is key to safeguarding the fragile ecosystems of the Arctic, to reducing risks and to enabling adaptation of local communities; whereas local knowledge can improve such decision-making; whereas the EU is the world’s leading funder of Arctic research and promotes free exchange of its results;
Amendment 111 #
2016/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)
Recital M a (new)
Ma. whereas the involvement of local communities is critical to the success of natural resource management and to building resilience in fragile ecosystems;
Amendment 305 #
2016/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Stresses that the inclusion of local communities in decision-making will facilitate the sustainable management of natural resources in the Arctic;
Amendment 27 #
2016/2224(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Takes the view that, given the central role of whistle-blowers in tackling corruption, it is important that people who disclose information (whether confidential or otherwise) concerning alleged irregularities are afforded proper protection, both of their physical and moral integrity and their livelihoods, by being granted the highest possible level of confidentiality; and by being ensured that their career is not put in jeopardy because of their disclosures.
Amendment 30 #
2016/2224(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Calls on the Commission to come up with a definition of whistle blowers that specify clearly ensure the whistle blowing it is done only for the public interest not for personal gain of the whistle blower.
Amendment 4 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)
Citation 9 a (new)
- having regard to the European Court of Auditors report "Combating Food Waste: an opportunity for the EU to improve the resource-efficiency of the food supply chain" (2016)1a , _________________ 1a http://www.eca.europa.eu/en/Pages/DocIt em.aspx?did=40302.
Amendment 11 #
2016/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Stresses that food waste must be analyzed in a cross-cutting manner, as it affects several policies at the same time, including agriculture, fisheries, food safety, environment, social affairs and tax policy; insists therefore on the need to better harmonize the different policies and establish the reduction of food waste as a clear objective of existing policies;
Amendment 16 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas according to the World Food Programme (WFP) 795 million people in the world do not have enough food to lead a healthy and active life; whereas poor nutrition causes nearly half (45%) or approximately 3.1 million of deaths in children under the age of five; whereas one in six children in the world are underweight and one in four is stunted; whereas it is therefore not only an economic and environmental but also a moral obligation to reduce food waste1a ; _________________ 1a https://www.wfp.org/hunger/stats.
Amendment 21 #
2016/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Calls on the Commission to carry out an impact assessment of the different policies to tackle food waste such as agriculture, fisheries, food safety, environment or tax policy;
Amendment 32 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas reducing food waste can improve the economic situation for households without lowering the standard of living;
Amendment 39 #
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 food waste in developing countries mainly occurs due to infrastructure and technological limitations; _________________ 10 FUSIONS, Estimates of European food waste levels, March 2016.
Amendment 54 #
2016/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Stresses the importance of bringing together farmers in cooperatives or professional associations in order to reduce food losses by strengthening their knowledge of markets, allowing more efficient programming, economies of scale and improving their capacity to market their production;
Amendment 96 #
2016/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Notes that food waste is a problem at every stage of the chain, whether it is production, processing, marketing, transport or consumption; insists therefore on the need to improve communication between all actors in the food supply chain, in particular between suppliers and distributors, in order to match supply and demand, the discrepancies of which are one of the main causes of food waste;
Amendment 108 #
2016/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Believes that farmer-led initiatives can offer viable economic solutions and provide value for products which might otherwise go to waste, by developing markets for products that would normally be excluded from the food chain, and highlights the potential of farmer-led social innovation projects such as gleaning and donation of excess foodstuffs to food banks;
Amendment 113 #
2016/2223(INI)
1. Stresses the urgent need to reduce the amount of food waste in the Union at every step of the supply and consumption chain; in this regard, underlines the importance of political leadership and commitment from both the Commission and Member States; reminds that the European Parliament repeatedly, in its resolutions from 2011, 2012, 2015 and 2016, asked the Commission to take action against food waste;
Amendment 115 #
2016/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Notes that the food industry has already taken initiatives to reduce food waste by strengthening cooperation with food banks throughout Europe; notes, however, that there are still barriers to donations, mainly of legal nature; calls on the Commission to clarify the interpretation of the legal provisions discouraging donations;
Amendment 119 #
2016/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7 b. Stresses that, in the context of food aid, VAT on food donations is due, but Member States may consider that the value used for the calculation of VAT is low or close to zero if the donation is made close to the recommended date of consumption or if the foodstuffs are unsaleable; notes that in practice VAT on food aid is treated differently from one Member State to another; calls, therefore, on the Commission to clarify the rules on the application of the VAT Directive in the case of food aid;
Amendment 120 #
2016/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 c (new)
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7 c. Stresses that price volatility, extreme or unusual climate events and the prolongation of the Russian embargo are responsible for food waste in the agricultural sector; stresses the importance of building bridges between farmers and food banks to encourage the development of agricultural donations;
Amendment 121 #
2016/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 d (new)
Paragraph 7 d (new)
7 d. Calls for the restoration of an effective policy to regulate agricultural markets in order to better match supply to demand and thus reduce food waste;
Amendment 128 #
2016/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that some wastage at farm level is also due to the role played by retailers in relation to retailer standards regarding product specifications, cancelled orders owing to changes in consumer demand, and over-production as a result of requirements to meet seasonal demands.; stresses the need to revise marketing standards for quality and aesthetics for classifying agricultural products;
Amendment 143 #
2016/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Highlights the findings of the Special Report No 34 of the European Court of Auditors "Combating food waste: an opportunity for the EU to improve the use of resources in the food chain"', stressing that Commission's action regarding food waste has so far been sporadic and fragmented;
Amendment 154 #
2016/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8 b. Regrets that the implementation of the Member States' obligation to report on their food waste has been delayed by the Commission, as well as the Commission's deadline to adopt an implementing act laying down a common methodology for the evaluation of the food quantities.
Amendment 159 #
2016/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8 c. Regrets the lack of a common definition of 'food waste' at the European level, despite repeated calls from the European Parliament, the Council, the Committee of the Regions and the G20; calls, therefore, on the Commission to reflect on the establishment of such a definition.
Amendment 164 #
2016/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 d (new)
Paragraph 8 d (new)
8 d. Stresses that the agriculture sector has a key role to play in reducing food waste and notes with concern that the Commission has never conducted a study to determine the impact of the different reforms on the volume of agricultural production and its effect on food waste; calls, therefore, on the Commission to integrate the issue of food waste into the next review of the CAP;
Amendment 168 #
2016/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 e (new)
Paragraph 8 e (new)
8 e. Stresses the importance of the new "school schemes programmes" and in particular the introduction of compulsory accompanying measures, such as the promotion of conscious food consumption in education; stresses the importance of using these accompanying measures to convey educational messages about food waste and its prevention;
Amendment 191 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the recent creation of the EU Platform on Food Losses and Food Waste; reiterates the importance of exchanging best practices, combining knowledge and avoiding duplication with other relevant forums such as for example the EU Retail Forum on Sustainability, the European Food Sustainable Consumption and Production Roundtable, the High Level Forum for a Better Functioning Food Supply Chain, the Consumer Goods Forum;
Amendment 204 #
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; stresses the importance of empowering consumers in order to make informed decisions; 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 213 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the Commission, in cooperation with the Member States, to issue recommendations regarding refrigeration temperatures, based on evidence that non-optimal and improper temperature leads to food becoming prematurely inedible and causes unnecessary waste; underlines the fact that harmonised levels of temperature throughout the supply chain would improve product conservation and reduce food waste for products transported and sold cross-border;
Amendment 231 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls on all actors in the food supply chain to take their shared responsibility and implement the Joint Food Wastage Declaration 'Every Crumb Counts' and 'Retail agreement on waste'; points out that the retail sector meets millions of consumers every day, and is in a unique position to increase knowledge and raise awareness related to food waste, thereby facilitating informed choices; underlines that marketing practices such as "buy one, get one for free" increases the risk that consumers buy more than they can use; in this regard also highlights the need to offer smaller package sizes for smaller households; welcomes that some retailers sell food items with short use-by dates at discount prices but believes that practice should be more widespread;
Amendment 238 #
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; encourages the Member States to reduce food waste in public establishments; in this regard emphasizes the importance of educating and engaging children to minimize food waste in school canteens; asks the Quaestors to give priority to actions to reduce food waste in the European Parliament and encourages other European institutions to follow;
Amendment 256 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to use European development funds to improve the food chain infrastructure to reduce food waste in developing countries;
Amendment 272 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Welcomes the establishment of "Social Grocery Shops", as well as public and private partnerships with charity organizations, to make the best possible use of edible but not sellable food;
Amendment 306 #
2016/2223(INI)
14a. Calls on restaurants, catering services and public establishments to make available to-go boxes and encourage customers to bring their leftovers home;
Amendment 338 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Considers the digital revolution and innovation a possibility to further reduce food waste; believes that collaborative economy services such as co-cooking, smart packaging and the Internet of things are important to increase awareness and promote sustainable consumption;
Amendment 72 #
2016/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
I a. whereas the total GHG emissions from land use change related to palm oil is unknown; whereas it is necessary to improve scientific assessments in this regard;
Amendment 171 #
2016/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 – indent 1 a (new)
Paragraph 8 – indent 1 a (new)
- has not given rise to changes in land management practices which have negative environmental impacts,
Amendment 189 #
2016/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Calls on the Commission to help promote these certification schemes to ensure they have the necessary recognition among consumers, industry, and other relevant stakeholders;
Amendment 219 #
2016/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Calls on the Commission to support further research on the effects of land use change, including deforestation and bioenergy production, on GHG emissions;
Amendment 1 #
2016/2151(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Takes note of the opinions of the Court of Auditors on the legality and regularity of the transactions underlying the accounts; takes note that the positive trend of recent years in financial management has been maintained, with the accumulated error rate falling to 0.74% in 2015; notes the adverse opinion of the Court of Auditors on payment appropriations, in respect of which the overall error rate was 3.8 %, but lower than in 2014 and with no specific error rate concerning fisheries; calls for fisheries to be dealt with separately and not merged with agriculture, in order to guarantee greater transparency in the area of fisheries;
Amendment 6 #
2016/2151(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Takes the view that the Member States should improve the instruments and channels they use to transmit information to the Commission; recommends that the Commission exert greater pressure on Member States to submit reliable dataCommission should establish a homogeneous and flexible system so that Member States deliver reliable data and improve the instruments and channels they use to transmit information to the Commission;
Amendment 13 #
2016/2151(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls for additional fiscal effort in the field of international fisheries agreements, in view of the major fishing grounds still awaiting new protocols;
Amendment 6 #
2016/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12
Citation 12
— having regard to Regulation (EU) No 995/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 October 2010 laying down the obligations of operators who place timber and timber products on the market4 , and the European Commission's 2016 implementation report thereof, __________________ 4 OJ L 295, 12.11.2010, p. 23.
Amendment 166 #
2016/2076(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Notes that the European Commission reports insufficient progress in the implementation of the EU Timber Regulation and highlights the lack of resources available to competent authorities for proper enforcement. Stresses that until improvements are made in this regard the capacity of the EUTR to combat illegal logging and deforestation will be limited, as will any future legislation prohibiting the sale of illegally harvested wildlife;
Amendment 7 #
2016/2059(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recalls that energy poverty results in serious health consequences and is thought to affect more than 10% of the EU’s population;
Amendment 36 #
2016/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)
Citation 7 a (new)
- having regard to Directive 2001/83/EC and in particular Article 81 thereof;
Amendment 193 #
2016/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that full transparency of the cost of development andresearch and development, including clinical trials is crucial in order to set a fair price;
Amendment 358 #
2016/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Points out that improved coordination between national HTAs could reduce the time taken for medicines to become available to patients;
Amendment 400 #
2016/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission to promote R&D driven by patients’ needs, while fostering social responsibility in the pharmaceutical sector, by setting up an EU public platform for R&D funded by contributions from profits made by the pharmaceutical industry through sales to public health systems; calls for full transparency on the costs of R&D;
Amendment 5 #
2016/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP), as provided for in Article 42.2 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU), shall include the progressive framing of a common Union defence policy that might, on the basis of a unanimous Council decision, lead to a future common defence;
Amendment 13 #
2016/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises that achieving the objectives of the CSDP to strengthen the Union’s operational capacity to act internally and externally for peace- keeping, conflict prevention and strengthening international,European security, as provided for in the TEU, is more than ever necessary in a fast deteriorating security environment;
Amendment 43 #
2016/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for the establishment of the Council of Defence Ministers format and the setting up of a permanent strategic civil-military headquarters with a permanent military operational component; Underlines theadvocates a more important role ofor the European Defence Agency in capability development;
Amendment 56 #
2016/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Reiterates the need to ensure and to further strengthen the strategic partnership between the EU and NATO, as the basis for strategic relations based on complementarity and cooperation rather than on competition and duplication.
Amendment 1 #
2016/2047(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes the Commission’s proposed increase in appropriations for Heading 3 of 5,4 % in commitment appropriations and 25,1 % in payment appropriations as compared to the 2016 budget; notwelcomes that this increase is EUR 1,8 billion above the initially programmed amount for the year to respond to the migration challenge; notes that the Commission leaves no margin in Heading 3 and proposes the mobilisation of the Flexibility Instrument for EUR 530 million and the Contingency Margin for commitments for an amount of EUR 1.164,4 million in order to respond to the current asylum and migration crisis;
Amendment 2 #
2016/2047(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes in particular the proposed increase of 4,3 % in commitment appropriations and 10,7 % in payment appropriations for the ‘Europe for Citizens’ programme, as compared to the 2016 budget, as this programme helps to foster civic and democratic participation andt EU level, to engage young people as well as the elderly in the EU and contribute to citizens' understanding of the EU, its policies history and diversity.
Amendment 3 #
2016/2047(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines the importance of further developing tools to enhance e- government, e-governance, e-voting and e-participation and promote digital citizenship atnd EU level to help citizens exercise EU citizenship rights, notably in the context of ECIscitizenship rights by developing online ‘citizenship’ activities which enhances transparency, accountability, responsiveness, engagement, deliberation, inclusiveness, accessibility, participation, subsidiarity and social cohesion;
Amendment 31 #
2016/2018(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Believes that certain administrative burdens are necessary for ensuring proper compliance with legislative objectives and the required level of protection, in particular with regard to the environment and the protection of public health – sectors in which information requirements must be maintained; regrets the blanket criticism of 'red tape', which is used to resist necessary regulation and compliance mechanisms;
Amendment 56 #
2016/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas the new ways of participation into a virtual public space is inseparable to the respect of the rights and obligations linked to participation in public space, which include i.e. procedural rights against defamation and calumny;
Amendment 73 #
2016/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that the purpose of e- democracy is to facilitate democratic practice, not to establish an alternative democratic system, distort democracy by using of fallacious technological means (i.e. spamming bots, anonymous profiling, identity appropriation) or to promote a certain type of democracy;
Amendment 81 #
2016/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recalls that the great opportunities opened by the e-democracy could be missed if it doesn't cope with the necessity of respecting the very same legal standards of non-virtual participation;
Amendment 135 #
2016/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Member States and the EU to provide educational and technical means for improving ICT competences and digital access for all EU citizens (especially elder or citizens from remote regions) in order to bridge the digital divide (e-inclusion), for the ultimate benefit of democracy; encourages the Member States to integrate the acquisition of digital skills into school curricula and supports the development of networks with universities and educational institutions to promote research on and implementation of new participation tools;
Amendment 157 #
2016/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls on the Commission to proposes a reflexion to the Member-States on insuring the rights of participation of citizens on the virtual space, especially related to the certification of their identities through identification mechanisms (i.e. Digital ID) and to the protection of their freedom of speech and rights to prosecute European wide any offense or defamation based on ethnicity, religion, sex or any political opinion;
Amendment 103 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) Consumers have a right to receive clear and understandable information regarding the ingredients contained in a particular beverage. Beverages should thus be labelled so as to provide information of the presence of any potentially harmful substances, as well as nutritional information such as the energy content per 100 ml, allowing consumers to make active dietary choices and maintain a healthy lifestyle.
Amendment 119 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council11 should apply to the presentation and labelling of spirit drinks, save as otherwise provided for in this Regulation. __________________ 11 Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011 on the provision of food information to consumers, amending Regulations (EC) No 1924/2006 and (EC) No 1925/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Commission Directive 87/250/EEC, Council Directive 90/496/EEC, Commission Directive 1999/10/EC, Directive 2000/13/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, Commission Directives 2002/67/EC and 2008/5/EC and Commission Regulation (EC) No 608/2004 (OJ L 304, 22.11.2011, p. 18).
Amendment 122 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) In order to provide consumers with the adequate information, as established by Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011, provisions on the presentation and labelling of spirit drinks which qualify for mixtures of spirit drinks should be laid down.
Amendment 225 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Products referred to in Article 1(1) placed on the Union market must comply with the labelling requirements set out in Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011, unless otherwise provided in this Regulation.
Amendment 156 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) Member States should be encouraged to pursue all appropriate forms of cooperation in relation to the objectives set out in this Directive. Such cooperation can take place at all levels, bilaterally or multilaterally. Apart from the mechanisms with effect on target renewable energy share calculation and target compliance, which are exclusively provided for in this Directive, namely statistical transfers between Member States, joint projects and joint support schemes, cooperation should also take place within the framework of macro-regional partnership as established by Regulation [Governance] and can also take the form of, for example, exchanges of information and best practices, as provided for, in particular, in the e-platform established by Regulation [Governance], and other voluntary coordination between all types of support schemes. The European Commission's Trans-European Networks for Energy (TEN-E) strategy should support the objectives of this Directive and set out additional incentives for cross-border cooperation as well as regional cooperation between Member States in the area of renewable energy.
Amendment 168 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 53 b (new)
Recital 53 b (new)
(53b) Member States should therefore actively support policies that focus especially on low-income households at risk of energy poverty or in social housing.
Amendment 180 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 69
Recital 69
(69) Biofuels , bioliquids and biomass fuels should always be produced in a sustainable manner, without jeopardizing food security within the EU or in third countries. Biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels used for compliance with the Union target laid down in this Directive, and those which benefit from support schemes, should therefore be required to fulfil sustainability and greenhouse gas emissions savings criteria.
Amendment 185 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 71
Recital 71
(71) The production of agricultural and forest based raw materials for biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels , and the incentives for their use provided for in this Directive, should not have the effect of encouraging the destruction of biodiverse lands Ssuch finite resources, recognised in various international instruments to be of value to all mankind, should be preserved. It is therefore necessary to provide sustainability and greenhouse gas emissions savings criteria ensuring that biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels qualify for the incentives only when it is guaranteed that the agricultural raw material does not originate in biodiverse areas or, in the case of areas designated for nature protection purposes or for the protection of rare, threatened or endangered ecosystems or species, the relevant competent authority demonstrates that the production of the agricultural raw material does not interfere with such purposes. Forests should be considered as biodiverse according to the sustainiability criteria, where they are primary forests in accordance with the definition used by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) in its Global Forest Resource Assessment, or where they are protected by national nature protection law. Areas where the collection of non- wood forest products occurs should be considered to be biodiverse forests , provided the human impact is small. Other types of forests as defined by the FAO, such as modified natural forests, semi- natural forests and plantations, should not be considered as primary forests. Having regard, furthermore, to the highly biodiverse nature of certain grasslands, both temperate and tropical, including highly biodiverse savannahs, steppes, scrublands and prairies, biofuels , bioliquids and biomass fuels made from agricultural raw materials originating in such lands should not qualify for the incentives provided for by this Directive. The Commission should establish appropriate criteria to define such highly biodiverse grasslands in accordance with the best available scientific evidence and relevant international standards.
Amendment 188 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 62
Recital 62
(62) The European Strategy for a low- carbon mobility of July 2016 pointed out that food-based biofuels have a limited role in decarbonising the transport sector and should be gradually phased out and replaced by advanced biofuels. To prepare for the transition towards advanced biofuels and minimise the overall indirect land-use change impacts, it is appropriate to reduce the amount of biofuels and bioliquids produced from food and feed crops that can be counted towards the Union target set out in this Directive. To speed up the deployment of low-emissions alternative energy for transport, electric mobility has to be promoted and all obstacles to the electrification of transport removed.
Amendment 196 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 63
Recital 63
(63) Directive (EU) 2015/1513 of the European Parliament and of the Council23 called on the Commission to present without delay a comprehensive proposal for a cost-effective and technology-neutral post-2020 policy in order to create a long- term perspective for investment in sustainable biofuels with a low risk of causing indirect land-use change and in other means of decarbonising the transport sector. An mandatory 12% incorporation obligation on fuel suppliers can provide certainty for investors and encourage the continuous development of alternative renewable transport fuels including advanced biofuels, renewable liquid and gaseous transport fuels of non-biological origin, and most importantly, renewable electricity with the highest possible share in transport. It is appropriate to set the obligation on fuel suppliers at the same level in each Member State in order to ensure consistency in transport fuel specifications and availability. As transport fuels are traded easily, fuel suppliers in Member States with low endowments of the relevant resources should be able to easily obtain renewable fuels from elsewhere. __________________ 23 Directive (EU) 2015/1513 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 September 2015 amending Directive 98/70/EC relating to the quality of petrol and diesel fuels and amending Directive 2009/28/EC on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources (OJ L 239, 15.9.2015, p. 1).
Amendment 203 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 64
Recital 64
(64) Advanced biofuels and other biofuels and biogas produced from feedstock listed in Annex IX, renewable liquid and gaseous transport fuels of non- biological origin, and renewable electricity in transport can contribute to low carbon emissions, stimulating the decarbonisation of the Union transport sector in a cost- effective manner, and improving inter alia energy diversification in the transport sector while promoting innovation, growth and jobs in the Union economy and reducing reliance on energy imports. The incorporation obligation of 12% on fuels suppliers should encourage continuous development of advanced fuels, including biofuels, and it is important to ensure that the incorporation obligation also incentivises improvements in the greenhouse gas performance of the fuels supplied to meet it. The Commission should assess the greenhouse gas performance, technical innovation and sustainability of those fuels and the Commission should put in place incentives to move towards the electrification of transport and propose concrete measures on demand and supply side.
Amendment 290 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
This Directive establishes a common framework for the promotion of energy from renewable sources. It sets a binding Union target for the overall share of energy from renewable sources in gross final consumption of energy and a sub-target for the share of energy from renewable sources in transport in 2030. It also lays down rules on financial support to electricity produced from renewable sources, self-consumption of renewable electricity, and renewable energy use in the heating and cooling and transport sectors, regional cooperation between Member States and with third countries, guarantees of origin, administrative procedures and information and training. It establishes sustainability and greenhouse gas emissions saving criteria for biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels.
Amendment 392 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. Member States’ respective contributions to this overall 2030 target and to the sub-target for transport shall be set and notified to the Commission as part of their Integrated National Energy and Climate Plans in accordance with Articles 3 to 5 and Articles 9 to 11 of Regulation [Governance].
Amendment 450 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
For the calculation of a Member State’s gross final consumption of energy from renewable energy sources, the contribution from biofuels and bioliquids, as well as from biomass fuels consumed in transport, if produced from food or feed crops, shall be no more than 7% of final consumption of energy in road and rail transport in that Member State. This limit shall be reduced to 3,8% in 2030 following the trajectory set out in part A of Annex X. Member States may set a lower limit and may distinguish between different types of biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels produced fromThis limit shall be reduced to 0% in 2030 for food andor feed crops, for instance by setting a lower limit for the contribution from food or feed crop based biofuels produced from oil crops, taking into acc with estimated Indirect Land Use Change emissions higher than a mean value of 15 gCO2eq/MJ according to part A of Annex VIII following the trajectory set ount indirect land use change the part A a of Annex X.
Amendment 451 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 5 – point a – point iii
Article 26 – paragraph 5 – point a – point iii
iii) areas of high conservation value, including virgin forests, wetlands and peatlands, are protected;
Amendment 472 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 32 to amend the list of feedstocks in parts A and B of Annex IX in order to add feedstocks, but not or to remove them. Each delegated act shall be based on an analysis of the latest scientific and technical progress, taking due account of the principles of the waste hierarchy established in Directive 2008/98/EC, in compliance with the Union sustainability criteria, supporting the conclusion that the feedstock in question does not create an additional demand for land and promoting the use of wastes and residues, while avoiding significant distortive effects on markets for (by-)products, wastes or residues, delivering substantial greenhouse gas emission savings compared to fossil fuels, and not creating risk of negative impacts on the environment and biodiversity.
Amendment 477 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3
Every 2 years, the Commission shall carry out an evaluation of the list of feedstocks in parts A and B of Annex IX in order to add or remove feedstocks, in line with the principles set out in this paragraph. The first evaluation shall be carried out no later than 6 months after [date of entry into force of this Directive]. If appropriate, the Commission shall adopt delegated acts to amend the list of feedstocks in parts A and B of Annex IX in order to add feedstocks, but not or to remove them.
Amendment 483 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
When a feedstock is removed from the list in Annex IX, installations producing advanced biofuels from that feedstock shall be permitted to use it for five years after the entry into force of the delegated act removing the feedstock from Annex IX, provided it is an advanced biofuel according to Article 2 of this Directive.
Amendment 500 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Member States shall ensure via their permit or concession granting processes that by 31 December 2020 all fuel stations along the roads of the core network established by Regulation (EU) No 1315/2013 ('TEN-T Core Network') are equipped with public accessible charging points for electric vehicles. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 32 to extend the scope of this paragraph to fuels falling under Article 25.
Amendment 555 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex IX – part Part A – point q
Annex IX – part Part A – point q
(q) Other ligno-cellulosic material as defined in point (r) of the second paragraph of Article 2 except saw logs and veneer logs, excluding wood based energy crops produced on agricultural land.
Amendment 556 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. WIn order to achieve the target of at least 12% of the final energy consumption from renewable sources in transport by 2030 as referred to in Article 3, with effect from 1 January 2021, Member States shall require fuel suppliers to include a minimum share of energy from advanced biofuels and other biofuels and biogas produced from feedstock listed in Annex IX, from renewable liquid and gaseous transport fuels of non-biological origin, from waste-based fossil fuels and from renewable electricity in the total amount of transport fuels they supply for consumption or use on the market in the course of a calendar year.
Amendment 571 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The minimum share shall be at least equal to 1.5% in 2021, increasing up to at least 6.89% in 2030, following the trajectory set out in part B of Annex X, while this minimum share must equal a reduction of greenhouse gas emission intensity of at least 7% compared to 2020. Within this total share, the contribution of advanced biofuels and biogas produced from feedstock listed in part A of Annex IX shall be at least 0.5% of the transport fuels supplied for consumption or use on the market as of 1 January 2021, increasing up to at least 3.6% by 2030, following the trajectory set out in part C of Annex X. The minimum share of renewable energy supplied for aviation and shipping shall follow the trajectory set out in part B of Annex X.
Amendment 623 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point b – subparagraph 2
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point b – subparagraph 2
For the calculation of the numerator, the contribution from biofuels and biogas produced from feedstock included in part B of Annex IX shall be limited to 1.7% of the energy content of transport fuels supplied for consumption or use on the market and the contribution of fuels supplied in the aviation and maritime sectorrenewable electricity supplied to road vehicles shall be considered to be 1.22.5 times theirits energy content.
Amendment 762 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 5 – point a – point iii
Article 26 – paragraph 5 – point a – point iii
iii) areas of high conservation value, including in or after January 2008, including primary forests, protected areas, highly bio-diverse grasslands, highly biodiverse forests, wetlands and peatlands, are identified and protected;
Amendment 772 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 5 – point a – point iv
Article 26 – paragraph 5 – point a – point iv
iv) the impacts of forest harvesting on soil quality, soil carbon and biodiversity are minimised; and
Amendment 846 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 3
Article 26 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 3
Amendment 848 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 4
Article 26 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 4
By 31 December 2023, the Commission shall assess whether the criteria set out in paragraphs 5 and 6 effectively minimise the risk of using unsustainable forest biomass and address LULUCF requirements and negative climate impacts, on the basis of available data. The Commission shall, if appropriate, present a proposal to modify the requirements laid down in paragraphs 5 and 6If the assessment demonstrates the lack of effectiveness of the criteria, the Commission shall present a proposal to modify the requirements laid down in paragraphs 5 and 6 and shall consider the introduction of a cap fixed at national level on the use of roundwood and stumps for energy.
Amendment 1030 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex IX – Part A – point g
Annex IX – Part A – point g
Amendment 1046 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex IX – Part A – point p
Annex IX – Part A – point p
(p) Other non-food cellulosic material as defined in point (s) of the second paragraph of Article 2 excluding energy crops produced on productive agricultural land.
Amendment 1047 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex IX – Part A – point q
Annex IX – Part A – point q
(q) Other ligno-cellulosic material as defined in point (r) of the second paragraph of Article 2 except saw logs and veneer logs, excluding woody energy crops produced on productive agricultural land.
Amendment 88 #
2016/0380(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 40 a (new)
Recital 40 a (new)
(40a) The Commission should take action to raise awareness of market opportunities for energy poor customers and the Member States should provide sufficient resources for local information for consumers at risk of energy poverty.
Amendment 91 #
2016/0380(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 41
Recital 41
(41) Member States which are affected by energy poverty and which have not yet done so should therefore develop national action plans or other appropriate frameworks to tackle this problem, aiming at decreasing the number of people suffering such situationvulnerable consumers at risk of energy poverty. Low income, high energy expenditure, and poor energy efficiency of homes are relevant factors in designing indicators for the measurement of energy poverty. In any event, Member States should ensure the necessary energy supply for vulnerable and energy poor customers. In doing so, an integrated approach, such as in the framework of energy and social policy, could be used and measures could include social policies or energy efficiency improvements for housing. At the very leasts a minimum, this Directive should allowsupport national policies in favour of vulnerable and energy poor customers.
Amendment 98 #
2016/0380(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 62
Recital 62
(62) Energy regulators should also be granted the power to contribute to ensuring high standards of universal and public service in compliance with market opening, to the protection of vulnerable customersonsumers at risk of energy poverty, and to the full effectiveness of consumer protection measures. Those provisions should be without prejudice to both the Commission’s powers concerning the application of competition rules including the examination of mergers with a Union dimension, and the rules on the internal market such as the free movement of capital. The independent body to which a party affected by the decision of a national regulator has a right to appeal could be a court or other tribunal empowered to conduct a judicial review.
Amendment 128 #
2016/0380(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensure the protection of energy poor or vulnerable customers at risk of energy poverty in a targeted manner by other means than public interventions in the price-setting for the supply of electricity.
Amendment 224 #
2016/0380(COD)
1. . Member States shall take appropriate measures to protect customers and shall, in particular, ensure that there are adequate safeguards to protect vulnerable customersonsumers at risk of energy poverty. In this context, each Member State shall define the concept of vulnerable customers which may refer to energy poverty and, intand refer to, inter alia, the energy poor or vulnerable consumers alia, tot risk of energy poverty and the prohibition of disconnection of electricity to such customers in critical times. Member States shall ensure that rights and obligations linked to vulnerable customers are applied. In particular, they shall take measures to protect customers in remote areas. They shall ensure high levels of consumer protection, particularly with respect to transparency regarding contractual terms and conditions, general information and dispute settlement mechanisms.
Amendment 94 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point u
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point u
(u) 'capacity mechanism' means an exceptional administrative measure to ensure the achievement of the desired level of security of supply byhat remuneratinges resources for their availability not including measures relating to ancillary services, adopted in accordance with the provisions of this regulation and in compliance with State aid rules and with the principles of necessity, proportionality and non-discrimination;
Amendment 100 #
2016/0379(COD)
(v) 'strategic reserve' means a capacity mechanism in which resources, otherwise excluded from the market, are only dispatched in case day-ahead and intraday markets have failed to clear, transmission system operators have exhausted their balancing resources to establish an equilibrium between demand and supply, and imbalances in the market during periods where the reserves were dispatched are settled at the value of lost load;
Amendment 107 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) market participation of consumers and small businesses shall be enabled individually, collectively through participation in a local energy community, and by aggregation of generation from multiple generation facilities or load from multiple demand facilities to provide joint offers on the electricity market and be jointly operated in the electricity system, subject to compliance with EU treaty rules on competition;
Amendment 125 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) generating installations using renewable energy sources or high- efficiency cogeneration with an installed electricity capacity of less than 500 k1 MW;
Amendment 129 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 3
3. From 1 January 2026, point (b) of paragraph 2 shall apply only to generating installations using renewable energy sources or high-efficiency cogeneration with an installed electricity capacity of less than 2500 kW.
Amendment 130 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. All market participants shall have full access to the balancing market, be it individually or through aggregation. Balancing market rules and products shall respect the need to accommodate increasing shares of variable generation as well as increased demand responsiveness and the advent of new technologies.
Amendment 132 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. Balancing markets shall be organised in such a way as to ensure effective non-discrimination between market participants taking account of the different technical capability of generation from variable renewable sources, including in particular small decentralised and distributed generation, and demand side response and storage.
Amendment 138 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 8
Article 5 – paragraph 8
8. The procurement of balancing capacity shall be facilitated on a regional level in accordance with point 8 of Annex I. The procurement shall be based on a primary market and organised in such a way as to be non-discriminatory between market participants in the prequalification process, including in particular where participation takes place individually or through aggregation.
Amendment 143 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) be organised in such a way as to be non-discriminatory;
Amendment 159 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. When dispatching electricity generating installations, transmission system operators shall give priority to generating installations using renewable energy sources or high-efficiency cogeneration from small generating installations or generating installations using emerging technologies. By December 31, 2023 and every 2 years thereafter, the Commission shall assess progresses made by each Member State in the removal of potential and actual entry barriers for installations using renewable energy sources or high-efficiency cogeneration to balancing, day-ahead, intraday and forward markets. Such assessment will take into account the impact of existing or planned measures, such as subsidies, must-run arrangements or capacity mechanisms, on competition, as well as their exclusionary effects. When, on the basis of this assessment, and having consulted the interested parties, the Commission is satisfied that removal of priority dispatch would not negatively affect the deployment of new generating installations using renewable sources, it can adopt a decision authorising one or more Member States to suspend the application of priority dispatch obligations. Without prejudice to the Commission’s decision, transmission system operators shall continue to give priority to generating installations using renewable energy sources or high- efficiency cogeneration from small generating installations or generating installations using emerging technologies to the following extent:
Amendment 185 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. The resources curtailed or redispatched shall be selected amongst generation or demand facilities submitting offers for curtailment or redispatching using market-based mechanisms and be financially compensated. Participation in market-based mechanisms shall be voluntary for all market participants, including in particular small decentralised and distributed generation. Non-market- based curtailment or redispatching of generation or redispatching of demand response shall only be used where no market-based alternative is available, where all available market-based resources have been used, or where the number of generation or demand facilities available in the area where suitable generation or demand facilities for the provision of the service are located is too low to ensure effective competition. The provision of market-based resources shall be open to all generation technologies, storage and demand response, including operators located in other Member States unless technically not feasible.
Amendment 202 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 5 – point a a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 5 – point a a (new)
(aa) electricity generated by local energy communities from generating installations using renewable energies or high-efficiency cogeneration, as long as it can be considered small decentralised or distributed generation that is primarily intended for supply to its members, shall not be subject to downward redispatching or curtailment unless no other alternative exists or if other solutions would result in disproportionate risks to network security;
Amendment 210 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 5 – point c
Article 12 – paragraph 5 – point c
(c) self-generated electricity from generating installations using renewable energy sourcies or high-efficiency cogeneration, for the amount which is not fed into the transmission or distribution network shall not be curtailed unless, based on conditions pre-determined by the national energy regulator or otherwise mutually agreed to between the owner of the generating installation and the transmission or distribution system operator, no other solution would resolve network security issues;
Amendment 234 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 1
1. Charges applied by network operators for access to networks , including charges for connection to the networks, charges for use of networks, and, where applicable, charges for related network reinforcements, shall be transparent, take into account the need for network security and flexibility and reflect actual costs incurred insofar as they correspond to those of an efficient and structurally comparable network operator and are applied in a non-discriminatory manner. In particular, they shall be applied in a way which does not unduly discriminate between production connected at the distribution level and production connected at the transmission level, either positively or negatively. They shall not discriminate against energy storage and shall not create disincentives for participation in demand response or renewables self-consumption. Without prejudice to paragraph 3, those charges shall not be distance- related.
Amendment 239 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2
Article 16 – paragraph 2
2. Tariffs shall grant appropriate incentives to transmission and distribution system operators, over both the short and long term, to increase efficiencies, including energy efficiency, foster market integration, including from renewable sources, and security of supply, and support investments and the related research activities.
Amendment 244 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 7
Article 16 – paragraph 7
7. Distribution tariffs shall reflect the cost and benefits of use of the distribution network by system users including active customers, and may be differentiated based on system users' consumption or generation profiles. Where Member States have implemented the deployment of smart metering systems, regulatory authorities mayshall endeavour to introduce time differentiated network tariffs, reflecting the use of the network, in a transparent and foreseeable way for the consumer.
Amendment 247 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 8
Article 16 – paragraph 8
8. Regulatory authorities shall provide incentives to distribution system operators to procure services for the operation and development of their networks and integrate innovative solutions in the distribution systems. For that purpose regulatory authorities shall recognise as eligible and include all relevant costs in distribution tariffs and introduce performance targets in order to incentivise distribution system operators to raise efficiencies, including energy efficiency and flexibility, in their networks. and promote the integration of energy from renewable sources.
Amendment 252 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 9 – point g a (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 9 – point g a (new)
(ga) cost benefit analysis for distributed energy resources.
Amendment 277 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1
Article 20 – paragraph 1
1. When applying capacity mechanisms Member States shall have a reliability standard in place, based on transparent, objective and verifiable criteria indicating their desired level of security of supply in a transparent mannerthat they deem necessary.
Amendment 282 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2
Article 20 – paragraph 2
2. The reliability standard shall be set by the national regulatory authority based on the methodology pursuant to Article 19(5), taking into account the principles of necessity and proportionality and the need to avoid the negative impacts of environmentally harmful subsidies and unnecessary market distortions, including overcapacity.
Amendment 288 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1
Article 23 – paragraph 1
1. To address residual concerns that cannot be eliminated by the measures pursuant to Article 18(3), Member States may introduce capacity mechanisms, subject to the provisions of this Article and to the Union State aid ruleshall prepare a plan providing for appropriate measures to address the said concerns, to be implemented within a maximum period of five years.
Amendment 289 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 23 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The plan under paragraph 1 shall aim at ensuring resource adequacy without additional recourse to capacity mechanisms, via one or more of the following: a) additional renewable energy generation capacity; b) Energy efficiency; c) Demand side response; d) Storage; e) Interconnection.
Amendment 290 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 23 – paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Pending the implementation of the plan under paragraph 1, Member States may introduce capacity mechanisms, subject to the provisions of this Article and to the Union State aid rules.
Amendment 292 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 2
Article 23 – paragraph 2
2. Where a Member State wishes to implement a capacity mechanism, it shall consult on the proposed mechanism at leastwith all interested parties, including with its electrically connected neighbouring Member States.
Amendment 294 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 3
Article 23 – paragraph 3
3. Capacity mechanisms shall not create unnecessary market distortions and, particularly by discriminating against renewable energy sources, discouraging recourse to flexible consumption and energy efficiency, or raising costs for consumers. They shall not limit cross- border trade. The duration of, and the amount of capacity committed in, the mechanism shall not go beyond what is necessary to address the concern.
Amendment 300 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 4
Article 23 – paragraph 4
4. Generation capacity for which a final investment decision has been made after [OP: entry into force] shall only be eligible to participate in a capacity mechanism if its emissions are below 550 gr CO2/kWh. Generation capacity emitting 550 gr CO2/kWh or more shall not be committed in capacity mechanisms 5 years after the entry into force of this Regulation.
Amendment 317 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 23 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Capacity mechanisms shall be consistent with the objective of phasing out environmentally harmful subsidies.
Amendment 397 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 49 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 49 – paragraph 1 a (new)
In performing its functions under EU law, the EU DSO entity shall act for the European good and independent from individual national interests or the national interests of distribution system operators, and shall contribute to the efficient and sustainable achievement of the objectives set out in the policy framework for climate and energy covering the period from 2020 to 2030, in particular by removing obstacles to the integration of electricity generated from renewable energy sources and to increases in energy efficiency.
Amendment 398 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 1
Article 50 – paragraph 1
1. By [OP: twelve months after entry into force], the distribution system operators, with the administrative support of the Agency and on the basis of the criteria defined pursuant to paragraph 2, shall submit to the Commission and to the Agency the draft statutes, a list of registered members, the draft rules of procedure, including the rules of procedures on the consultation with ENTSO for Electricity and other stakeholders and the financing rules, of the EU DSO entity to be established.
Amendment 400 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 1 – point 1 (new)
Article 50 – paragraph 1 – point 1 (new)
(1) By [OP: six months after entry into force], the Agency shall define criteria for the elaboration of the draft statutes, the list of registered members, and the draft rules of procedure referred to in paragraph 1 with a view to maintaining independence of the EU DSO entity from its members and to ensuring a balanced representation as well as equitable treatment of all member distribution system operators. The Agency shall formally consult organisations representing all stakeholders on the criteria.
Amendment 401 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 2
Article 50 – paragraph 2
2. Within two months of receipt, the Agency, after formally consulting the organisations representing all stakeholders, in particular distribution system users, shall either provide an positive opinion to the Commission on the draft statutes, the list of members and the draft rules of procedure, or propose amendments. In the latter case, the Agency shall consult distribution system operators and all stakeholders before adopting the amendments.
Amendment 403 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 3
Article 50 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall deliver an opin decision on the draft statutes, the list of members and the draft rules of procedure taking into account the opinion of the Agency provided for in paragraph 23, within three months of receipt of the opinion of the Agency.
Amendment 404 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 4
Article 50 – paragraph 4
4. Within three months of the day of receipt of the Commission’s positive opinionapproval, the distribution system operators shall establish the EU DSO entity and adopt and publish its statutes and rules of procedure.
Amendment 405 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 5
Article 50 – paragraph 5
5. The documents referred to in paragraph 1 shall be submitted to the Commission and to the Agency in case of changes thereof or upon their reasoned request. The Agency and the Commission shall deliver an opinion in line with the process set out in paragraphs 2 to 4 shall be followed.
Amendment 407 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 51 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 51 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The tasks of the EU DSO entity shall be the followingpromote:
Amendment 408 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 51 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 51 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 409 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 51 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 51 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) integration of renewable energy resources, distributed generation and other resources embedded in the distribution network such as energy storage;
Amendment 411 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 51 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 51 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) data management,a high level of cyber security and data protection;, and impartiality in data management.
Amendment 412 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 51 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 51 – paragraph 1 – point f
Amendment 414 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 51 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 51 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) cooperate with ENTSO for electricity to examine problems and formulate recommendations related ton the monitoring of implementation of the network codes and guidelines which are relevant to the operation and planning of distribution grids and the coordinated operation of the transmission and distribution networks and which are adopted pursuant to this Regulation;
Amendment 415 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 51 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 51 – paragraph 2 – point e
Amendment 416 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 51 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)
Article 51 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)
(ea) participate, as a formal participant in relevant stakeholder committees referred to in Article 55(2), in the elaboration of network codes pursuant to Article 56.
Amendment 417 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 51 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 51 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The EU DSO entity shall operate in full compliance with EU and national competition rules.
Amendment 418 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 51 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Article 51 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. The Commission shall periodically review, and at least on a biannual basis or on the basis of third party complaints, the activities and deliberation of the EU DSO entity, in view of ascertaining its compliance with Articles 101 and 102 of the Treaty and shall adopt the appropriate measures on the basis of Regulation (EC) No 1/2003.
Amendment 419 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 51 – paragraph 2 c (new)
Article 51 – paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. The EU DSO entity shall provide the public with regular information on its decision-making and activities, including of meetings and deliberations.
Amendment 420 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 51 – paragraph 2 d (new)
Article 51 – paragraph 2 d (new)
2d. The EU DSO and its members shall make available all information required by the Agency to fulfil its tasks under Article 52a of this Regulation.
Amendment 422 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 52 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The Agency shall monitor the execution of the tasks attributed to the EU DSO entity in Article 51 and ensure its compliance with the obligations under this Regulation and other relevant Union legislation, notably as regards the independence of the EU DSO entity and the requirement to ensure a balanced representation of all distribution system operators across the Union. The Agency shall include the results of monitoring in its annual report pursuant to Article 16 [of the proposed Recast Regulation 713/2009 as proposed by COM(2016) 863].
Amendment 423 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 52 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Amendment 425 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 54 – paragraph 1
Article 54 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission may, subject to the empowerments in Articles 55 and 57, adopt delegated acts. Such delegated acts can either be adopted as network codes on the basis of text proposals developed by the ENTSO for Electricity, or, where so decided in the priority list pursuant to Article 55 paragraph 2, by the EU DSO entity and the Agency pursuant to the procedure in Article 55 or as guidelines pursuant to the procedure in Article 57.
Amendment 430 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 55 – paragraph 2
Article 55 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall, after consulting the Agency, the ENTSO for Electricity and the other relevant stakeholders, establish a priority list every three years, identifying the areas set out in paragraph 1 to be included in the development of network codes. If the subject-matter of the network code is directly related to the operation of the distribution system and less relevant for the transmission system, the Commission may require the EU DSO entity for electricitAgency instead of the ENTSO for Electricity to convene a draftingstakeholder committee and submit a proposal for a network code to the agency.
Amendment 431 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 55 – paragraph 8
Article 55 – paragraph 8
8. The Commission shall request the ENTSO for Electricity or, wWhere so decided in the priority list pursuant to paragraph 2, the EU DSO entityCommission shall request the ENTSO for Electricity , to submit a proposal for a network code which is in line with the relevant framework guideline, to the Agency within a reasonable period of time not exceeding 12 months.
Amendment 432 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 55 – paragraph 9
Article 55 – paragraph 9
9. The ENTSO for Electricity, or where so decided in the priority list pursuant to paragraph 2, the EU DSO entity, shall convene a draftingstakeholder committee to support it in the network code development process. The draftingstakeholder committee shall consist of representatives of the ENTSO for Electricity, the Agency, the EU DSO entity, where appropriate of nominated electricity market operators and a limited number of othe mainr affected stakeholders. The ENTSO for Electricity or where so deci who are likely to have an interest in the network coded, in the priority list pursuant to paragraph 2 the EU DSO entcluding system users, relevant industry associations, technical bodies and consumer associations. The ENTSO for Electricity, shall elaborate proposals for network codes in the areas referred to in paragraph 1 upon a request addressed to it by the Commission in accordance with paragraph 8.
Amendment 434 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 55 – paragraph 10
Article 55 – paragraph 10
10. The Agency shall revise the network code elaborated by the ENTSO for Electricity and ensure that the network code is in line with the relevant framework guideline and contributes to market integration, non-discrimination, effective competition, and the efficient functioning of the market and , submit the revised network code to the Commission within six months of the day of the receipt of the proposal . In the proposal submitted to the Commission, the Agency shall take into account the views provided by all involved parties during the drafting of the proposal led by the ENTSO for Electricity or the EU DSO entity and shall formally consult the relevant stakeholders on the version to be submitted to the Commission.
Amendment 436 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 55 – paragraph 11
Article 55 – paragraph 11
11. Where the ENTSO for Electricity or the EU DSO entity havehas failed to develop a network code within the period of time set by the Commission under paragraph 8, the Commission may request the Agency to prepare a draft network code on the basis of the relevant framework guideline. The Agency may launch a further consultation in the course of preparing a draft network code under this paragraph. The Agency shall submit a draft network code prepared under this paragraph to the Commission and may recommend that it be adopted.
Amendment 437 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 55 – paragraph 12
Article 55 – paragraph 12
12. The Commission may adopt, on its own initiative, where the ENTSO for Electricity or the EU DSO entitAgency have failed to develop a network code as referred to in paragraphs 8 and 12 of this Article, or the Agency has failed to develop a draft network code as referred to in paragraph 11 of this Article, or upon recommendation of the Agency under paragraph 10 of this Article, one or more network codes in the areas listed in paragraph 1.
Amendment 438 #
2016/0379(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 55 – paragraph 13 – point 1 (new)
Article 55 – paragraph 13 – point 1 (new)
(1) Where the subject-matter of the network code is directly related to the operation of the distribution system and less relevant for the transmission system, and where so decided in the priority list pursuant to paragraph 2, the Agency shall submit a proposal for a network code to the Commission within a reasonable period of time not exceeding 12 months. The Agency shall convene a stakeholder committee to support it in the network code development process. The stakeholder committee shall consist of representatives of the Agency, the ENTSO for Electricity, the EU DSO entity, where appropriate of nominated electricity market operators and other affected stakeholders who are likely to have an interest in the network code, including system users, relevant industry associations, technical bodies and consumer platforms. The Agency shall ensure that the network code is in line with the relevant framework guideline and contributes to market integration, non-discrimination, effective competition, and the efficient functioning of the market, and submit the network code to the Commission. In the proposal submitted to the Commission, the Agency shall take into account the views provided by all involved parties during the drafting of the proposal and shall formally consult the relevant stakeholders on the version to be submitted to the Commission.
Amendment 90 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) Moderation of energy demand is one of the five dimensions of the Energy Union Strategy adopted on 25 February 2015. Improving energy efficiency will benefit the environment, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve energy security by reducing dependence on energy imports from outside the Union, cut energy costs for households and companies, benefit public health, help alleviate energy poverty and lead to increased jobs and economy-wide economic activity. This is in line with the Union commitments made in the framework of the Energy Union and global climate agenda established by the Paris Agreement of December 2015 by the Parties of the United Nation Framework Convention on Climate Change.
Amendment 191 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Improvements to the energy efficiency of buildings should benefit in particular vulnerable consumers affected byt risk of energy poverty. Member States can already require obligated parties to include social aims in energy saving measures, in relation to energy poverty, and this possibility should now be extended to alternative measures, strengthened to require a significant share to be implemented as a priority, and transformed into an obligation while leaving full flexibility to Member States with regard to the size, scope and content of such measures. In line with Article 9 of the Treaty, the Union's energy efficiency policies should be inclusive and therefore also ensure accessibility of energy efficiency measures for energy poor consumers.
Amendment 204 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12 b (new)
Recital 12 b (new)
(12b) The Union's building stock will need to become ‘nearly zero energy buildings’ by 2050, in line with the objectives of the Paris Agreement. Present building renovation rates are insufficient and those buildings occupied by low- income citizens at risk of energy poverty are the hardest to reach. Therefore, the measures laid down in Articles 7, 7a and 7b are of particular importance.
Amendment 504 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 2012/27/EU
Article 7a – paragraph 5 – point a
Article 7a – paragraph 5 – point a
(a) shall include and make public requirements with a social aim in the saving obligations they impose, including by requiring a significant share of energy efficiency measures to be implemented as a priority in vulnerable households affected byt risk of energy poverty and in social housing;
Amendment 526 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 2012/27/EU
Article 7b – paragraph 2
Article 7b – paragraph 2
2. In designing alternative policy measures to achieve energy savings, Member States shall take into account the effect on households affected by energy poverty and ensure a significant share of such measures are implemented as a priority in vulnerable households at risk of energy poverty and in social housing, and make this information public.
Amendment 219 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 b (new)
Recital 1 b (new)
(1b) This regulation aims to support a just transition for citizens and regions which could be adversely impacted by the transition to a low-carbon economy.
Amendment 244 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The Commission's proposal was developed in parallel to and is adopted together with a series of initiatives in sectorial energy policy, notably with regard to renewable energy, energy efficiency and market design. Those initiatives form a package under the overarching theme of energy efficiency first, the Union’s global leadership in renewables, and a fair deal for energy consumers including by eradicating energy poverty.
Amendment 340 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17 a (new)
Recital 17 a (new)
(17a) An assessment of the overlapping impacts of the planned policies and measures to achieve decarbonisation is necessary, namely impacts on the supply- demand balance of the EU ETS.
Amendment 484 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b c (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b c (new)
(bc) support a just transition for citizens and regions which could be negatively impacted by the transition to a low-carbon economy;
Amendment 518 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 18 b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 18 b (new)
(18b) ‘just transition’ means a comprehensive effort to support workers and communities which could be adversely impacted by the transition to a low-carbon economy;
Amendment 679 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point 4 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point 4 a (new)
(4a) Share of energy efficiency measures (under Article 7a and 7b of the Energy Efficiency Directive) to be implemented as a priority in households affected by energy poverty and in social housing;
Amendment 723 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d – point 4 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d – point 4 a (new)
(4a) national objectives with regard to energy poverty and vulnerable consumers, including a timeframe for when the objectives should be met and a national action plan to achieve those objectives which could include providing benefits in social security systems to ensure the necessary energy supply to vulnerable customers or providing for support for energy efficiency improvements to address energy poverty where identified; for this purpose Member States shall : (a) define the concept of vulnerable customers and energy poverty based on the EU indicators of low income, high energy expenditure, and poor energy efficiency of houses; (b) continuously monitor the number of households in energy poverty and share those data in the European Energy Poverty Observatory (EPOV).
Amendment 885 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. In a spirit of partnership, Member States shall establish a permanent Energy Dialogue to support active engagement of local authorities, civil society, social partners, investors, any other relevant stakeholders and the general public in managing the energy transition, including energy poverty and promoting a just transition.
Amendment 943 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 a (new)
Article 12 a (new)
Amendment 1448 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 2 – point k a (new)
Article 29 – paragraph 2 – point k a (new)
(ka) an overall assessment of the Union’s progress towards ending energy poverty;
Amendment 139 #
2016/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 267 – paragraph 1 – point 6 b (new)
Article 267 – paragraph 1 – point 6 b (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013
Article 29 – paragraph 1
Article 29 – paragraph 1
6b. in Article 29, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: "1. Support under this measure shall be granted, per hectare of agricultural area, and if duly justified also on livestock unit to farmers or groups of farmers who undertake, on a voluntary basis, to convert to or maintain organic farming practices and methods as defined in Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 and who are active farmers within the meaning of Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013." (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32013R1305&rid=1)Or. en
Amendment 25 #
2016/0275(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a a (new)
Decision No 466/2014/EU
Article 3 – paragraph 3a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3a (new)
(a a) After paragraph 3, the following paragraph is added: 3a. Addressing the root causes of migration shall be an underlying objective for EIB financing operations within areas covered by the general objectives set out in paragraph 1. EIB financing operations supporting that objective shall back investment projects that contribute to long term economic resilience and safeguard sustainable development in beneficiary countries.
Amendment 33 #
2016/0275(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
Decision No 466/2014/EU
Article 3 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 3
Article 3 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 3
Over the period covered by this decision, the EIB should endeavour to sustain the currenta high level of climate-relevant operations, while the minimum volume of those operationsthe volume of which shall represent at least 25 % of the total EIB financing operations outside the Union, gradually increasing this target to at least 35 % by 2020.
Amendment 34 #
2016/0275(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
Decision No 466/2014/EU
Article 3 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1
EIB financing operations supporting the general objectives set out in point (d) of paragraph 1 shall back investment projects that address root causes of the migration and contribute to long-term economic resilience and safeguard sustainable development in beneficiary countries. EIB financing operations shall, in particular, address increased needs for infrastructure and related services to cater for the migrants influx, and shall boost employment opportunities for host and refugee communities to foster economic integration and enable refugees to become self-reliant.
Amendment 35 #
2016/0261(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EC) No 1920/2006
Article 5b – paragraph 1
Article 5b – paragraph 1
1. Where the Centre, the Commission or the Council, acting by a simple majority of Member States, consider that the information shared on a new psychoactive substance collected pursuant to Article 5a in one or more Member States gives rise to concerns that the new psychoactive substance may pose health or social risks at the Union level, the Centre shall draw up an initial report on the new psychoactive substance.
Amendment 53 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) Wetlands, in particular peatland, are the most effective ecosystems on Earth at storing CO2. The degradation of wetlands in the EU is therefore not only a problem for biodiversity, it is also a major climate problem. Conversely protecting and restoring wetlands especially peatlands could both boost conservation efforts and generate huge carbon credits for Member States in the LULUCF sector. The category of 'managed wetlands' should therefore become part of mandatory accounting, in order for the Union to account for the true carbon balance in the LULUCF sector.
Amendment 100 #
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 on the territories of Member States during the period from 2021 to 2030:
Amendment 102 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) managed wetland, including peatland: land use reported as wetland remaining wetland, and settlement, other land converted to wetland and wetland converted to settlement and other land.
Amendment 108 #
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 as referred to in Article 9.
Amendment 116 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2
Article 2 – paragraph 2
Amendment 118 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) ‘harvested wood product’ means any product of wood harvesting that has left a site where wood is harvested;
Amendment 130 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
For the period from 2021 to 2025 and from 2026 to 2030, taking into account the flexibilities provided for in Article 11, each Member State shall ensure that emissions do not exceed removals, calculated as the sum of total emissions and removals on their territory in the land accounting categories referred to in Article 2 combined, as accounted in accordance with this Regulation.
Amendment 137 #
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 referred to in Article 2. 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 170 #
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.
Amendment 238 #
2016/0230(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
In accounts pursuant to Article 6(1) and 8(12 (1 e a) relating to harvested wood products, Member States shall reflect emissions and removals resulting from changes in the pool of harvested wood products falling within the following categories using the first order decay function, the methodologies and the default half-life values specified in Annex V:
Amendment 37 #
2016/0187(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 69 a (new)
Article 69 a (new)
Article 69 a Compliance with ICCAT Recommendations The Commission shall ensure compliance with ICCAT Recommendations, which are compulsory decisions that are binding on Contracting Parties, in cooperation with and coordination between Member States and the Community Fisheries Control Agency, especially as regards prohibited gears such as driftnets, which are still currently in use in the ICCAT convention area.
Amendment 22 #
2016/0151(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Citation 1
Citation 1
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Articles 53(1), 62, and 62168 thereof,
Amendment 40 #
2016/0151(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Certain widely recognised nutritional guidelines exist at national and international level, such as the WHO Regional Office for Europe’s nutrient profile model, in order to differentiate foods on the basis of their nutritional composition in the context of foods television advertising to children. Member States should be encouraged to ensure that self-and co-regulatory codes of conduct are used to effectively reducminimise the exposure of children and minors to audiovisual commercial communications regarding foods and beverages that are high in salt, sugars or fat or that otherwise do not fit these national or international nutritional guidelinesaccording to the WHO Regional Office for Europe’s nutrient profile model.
Amendment 44 #
2016/0151(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Similarly, Member States should be encouraged to ensure that self-and co- regulatoryensure that codes of conduct are used to effectively limit the exposure of children and minors tonsure responsible audiovisual commercial communications for alcoholic beverages. Certain co-regulatory or self-regulatory systems exist at Union and national level Exposure of children and min orders to market responsibly alcoholic beverages, including in audiovisual commercial communications. Those systems should be further encouraged, in particular those aiming at ensuring that responsible drinking messages accompany audiovisual commercial communications for alcoholic beverages should be minimised.
Amendment 50 #
2016/0151(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) In order to remove barriers to the free circulation of cross-border services within the Union, it is necessary to ensure the effectiveness of self- and co-regulatory measures aiming, in particular, at protecting consumers or public health. When well enforced and monitored, codes of conduct at Union level might be a good means of ensuring a more coherent and effective approach.
Amendment 60 #
2016/0151(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) In order to empower viewers, including parents and minors, in making informed decisions about the content to be watched, it is necessary that audiovisual media service providers provide sufficient information about content that may impair minors' physical, or mental or moral development. This could be done, for instance, through a system of content descriptors indicating the nature of the content. Content descriptors could be delivered through written, graphical or acoustic means.
Amendment 78 #
2016/0151(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) There are new challenges, in particular in connection with video-sharing platforms, on which users - particularly minors - increasingly consume audiovisual content. In this context, harmfulillegal, harmful, racist and xenophobic content and hate speech stored on video-sharing platforms have increasingly given rise to concern. It is necessary, in order to protect minors from harmful content and all citizens from content containing incitement to violence or hatred, to set out proportionate rules on those matters. These rules should fully respect the freedom of expression, and could also create an EU common base for tackling "harmful content" and "incitement to violence and hatred".
Amendment 85 #
2016/0151(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) An important share of the content stored on video-sharing platforms is not under the editorial responsibility of the video-sharing platform provider. However, those providers typically determine the organisation of the content, namely programmes or user-generated videos, including by automatic means or algorithms. Therefore, those providers should be required to take appropriate measures to protect minors from content that may impair their physical, or mental or moral development and protect all citizens from incitement to violence or hatred directed against a group of persons or a member of such a groupgroup of persons defined by reference to sex, race, colour, relethnic or social origion, descent or national or ethnic origingenetic features, language, religion or belief, political or any other opinion, membership of a national minority, property, birth, disability, age, gender, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation, residence status or health.
Amendment 91 #
2016/0151(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 30
Recital 30
(30) It is appropriate to involve relevant stakeholders including civil society organisations and the video-sharing platform providers as much as possible when implementing the appropriate measures to be taken pursuant to this Directive. Co-regulation should therefore be encouraged. With a view to ensuring a clear and consistent approach in this regard across the Union, Member States should not be entitled to require video-sharing platform providers to take stricter measures to protect minors from harmful content and all citizens from content containing incitement to violence or hatred than the ones provided for in this Directive. However, it should remain possible for Member States to take such stricter measures where that content is illegal, provided that they comply with Articles 14 and 15 of Directive 2000/31/EC, and to take measures with respect to content on websites containing or disseminating child pornography, as required by and allowed under Article 25 of Directive 2011/93/EU of the European Parliament and the Council35 . It should also remain possible for video-sharing platform providers to take stricter measures on a voluntary basis. _________________ 35 Directive 2011/93/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011 on combating the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child pornography, and replacing Council Framework Decision 2004/68/JHA (OJ L 335, 17.12.2011, p. 1).
Amendment 97 #
2016/0151(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 31
Recital 31
(31) When taking the appropriatenecessary measures to protect minors from harmfulillegal, harmful, racist and xenophobic content and to protect all citizens from content containing incitement to violence or hatred in accordance with this Directive, the applicable fundamental rights, as laid down in the Charter on Fundamental Rights of the European Union, should be carefully balanced. That concerns in particular, as the case may be, the right to respect for private and family life and the protection of personal data, the freedom of expression and information, the freedom to conduct a business, the prohibition of discrimination and the rights of the child.
Amendment 100 #
2016/0151(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 33
Recital 33
(33) Regulatory authorities of the Member States canshould achieve the requisite degree of structural independence only ifby being established as separate legal entities. Member States should therefore guarantee the independence of the national regulatory authorities from both the government, public bodies and the industry with a view to ensuring the impartiality of their decisions. This requirement of independence should be without prejudice to the possibility for Member States to establish regulators having oversight over different sectors, such as audiovisual and telecom. National regulatory authorities should be in possession of thefull enforcement powers and resources necessary for the fulfilment of their tasks, in terms of staffing, expertise and financial means. The activities of national regulatory authorities established under this Directive should be transparent and should ensure respect for the objectives of media pluralism, cultural diversity, consumer protection and non- discrimination, the internal market and the promotion of fair competition.
Amendment 102 #
2016/0151(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 35
Recital 35
(35) With a view to ensuring the consistent application of the Union audiovisual regulatory framework across all Member States, the Commission established ERGA by Commission Decision of 3 February 201436. ERGA's role is to advisect as an independent expert advisory group and assist the Commission in its work to ensure a consistent implementation of Directive 2010/13/EU in all Member States, and to facilitate cooperation among the national regulatory authorities, and between the national regulatory authorities and the Commission. _________________ 36 Commission Decision C(2014) 462 final of 3 February 2014 on establishing the European Regulators Group for Audiovisual Media Services.
Amendment 104 #
2016/0151(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 36
Recital 36
(36) ERGA has made a positive contribution towards consistent regulatory practice and has provided high level independent advice to the Commission on implementation matters. This calls for the formal recognition and reinforcement of its role in this Directive. The group should therefore be re-established by virtue of this Directive.
Amendment 105 #
2016/0151(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 37
Recital 37
(37) The Commission should be free to consult ERGA on any matter relating to audiovisual media services and video- sharing platforms. ERGA should assist the Commission by providing its expertise and advice and by facilitating exchange of best practices. In particular, the Commission should consult ERGA in the application of Directive 2010/13/EU with a view to facilitating its convergent implementation across the Digital Single Market. Upon the Commission's request, ERGA should provide opinions, including on jurisdiction and Union codes of conduct in the area of protection of minors, racism, xenophobia and hate speech as well as audiovisual commercial communications for foods high in fat, salt/sodium and sugars.
Amendment 109 #
2016/0151(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point -a a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point -a a (new)
Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(-a a) in paragraph 1, the following point is inserted: “(ea) audiovisual commercial communications for foods and beverages that are high in salt, sugars or fat shall not accompany a programme aimed at a children’s audience, in the form of an advertising break broadcast during, immediately preceding or immediately following such a programme, or be included in such a programme, and shall be prohibited during hours of peak viewing by children’s audiences;”
Amendment 110 #
2016/0151(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point d
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point d
Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b a
(ba) 'user-generated video' means a set of moving images with or without sound constituting an individual item that is created and/or uploaded to a video-sharing platform by one or more users independent of and separate from the video-sharing platform;
Amendment 111 #
2016/0151(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point a – introductory part
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point a – introductory part
Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
(a) paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:deleted.
Amendment 112 #
2016/0151(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point a
Amendment 118 #
2016/0151(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 6
Article 6
Member States shall ensure by appropriate means that audiovisual media services provided by media service providers under their jurisdiction do not contain any incitement to violence or hatred directed against a group of persons or a member of such a groupgroup of persons defined by reference to sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation.race, colour, ethnic or social origin, genetic features, language, religion or belief, political or any other opinion, membership of a national minority, property, birth, disability, age, gender, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation, residence status or health;
Amendment 124 #
2016/0151(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 6 a – paragraph 1
Article 6 a – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that audiovisual media service providers provide sufficient information to viewers about content which may impair the physical, or mental or moral development of minors. For this purpose, Member States may use a system of descriptors indicating the nature of the content of an audiovisual media service.
Amendment 126 #
2016/0151(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 7
Article 7
(10) Article 7 is deleted;replaced by the following: Member States shall ensure that services provided by the audiovisual media service providers under their jurisdiction are made accessible to people with visual and/or hearing disabilities, including by using subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing, sign language interpretation and audio message and audio description for any visual information. Member States should require that media service providers report on an annual basis on the accessibility of their services.
Amendment 128 #
2016/0151(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point a a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point a a (new)
Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 9 – paragraphs 2 a and 2 b (new)
Article 9 – paragraphs 2 a and 2 b (new)
(aa) the following paragraphs are inserted: “2a. Foods that are high in fat, sugars or salt shall be identified using the WHO Regional Office for Europe’s nutrient profile model. 2b. For the purposes of points (e) and (ea) of paragraph 1, Members States shall determine the hours of peak viewing by child audiences in their territory according to the national situation.”
Amendment 130 #
2016/0151(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point -a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point -a (new)
Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point e
Amendment 131 #
2016/0151(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Member States shall take appropriate measures to ensure that programmes provided by audiovisual media service providers under their jurisdiction, which may impair the physical, or mental or moral development of minors are only made available in such a way as to ensure that minors will not normally hear or see them. Such measures may include selecting the time of the broadcast, age verification tools or other technical measures. They shall be proportionate to the potential harm of the programme.
Amendment 135 #
2016/0151(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point b
Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. Member States and the Commission shall encouragsure the development of self- and co-regulatory codes of conduct regarding inappropriate audiovisual commercial communications for alcoholic beverages. Those codes should be used to effectively limit the exposure of minors to audiovisual commercial communications for alcoholic beverages.
Amendment 138 #
2016/0151(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19
Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 28 a – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 28 a – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) protect minors from content which may impair their physical, or mental or moral development;
Amendment 141 #
2016/0151(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19
Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 28 a – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 28 a – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) protect all citizens from content containing incitement to violence or hatred directed against a group of persons or a member of such a group defined by reference to sex, race, colour, religion, descent or national or ethnic origingroup of persons defined by race, colour, ethnic or social origin, genetic features, language, religion or belief, political or any other opinion, membership of a national minority, property, birth, disability, age, gender, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation, residence status or health.
Amendment 143 #
2016/0151(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point b
Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 9 – paragraph 4
Article 9 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission and ERGA shall encourage the exchange of best practices on self- and co-regulatory systems across the Union. If considered appropriate, the Commission shall facilitate the development of Union codes of conduct.
Amendment 149 #
2016/0151(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19
Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 28 a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point a
Article 28 a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point a
(a) defining and applying in the terms and conditions of the specific video- sharing platform providers the concepts of incitement to violence or hatred as referred to in point (b) of paragraph 1 and of content which may impair the physical, or mental or moral development of minors, in accordance with Articles 6 and 12 respectively;
Amendment 151 #
2016/0151(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19
Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 28 a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point b
Article 28 a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point b
(b) establishing and operating user- friendly mechanisms for users of video- sharing platforms to report or flag to the video- sharing platform provider concerned the content referred to in paragraph 1 stored on its platform;
Amendment 153 #
2016/0151(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19
Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 28 a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point c
Article 28 a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point c
(c) establishing and operating efficient age verification systems for users of video- sharing platforms with respect to content which may impair the physical, or mental or moral development of minors;
Amendment 155 #
2016/0151(COD)
(d) establishing and operating easy to use systems allowing users of video- sharing platforms to rate the content referred to in paragraph 1;
Amendment 157 #
2016/0151(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19
Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 28 a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point e
Article 28 a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point e
(e) providing for parental control systems with respect to content which may impair the physical, mental or morental development of minors;
Amendment 159 #
2016/0151(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19
Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 28 a – paragraph 3
Article 28 a – paragraph 3
3. For the purposes of the implementation of the measures referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2, Member Statesthe European Commission shall encourage co-regulation as provided for in Article 4(7).
Amendment 160 #
2016/0151(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19
Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 28 a – paragraph 4
Article 28 a – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall establish the necessary mechanisms to assess the appropriateness of the measures referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3 taken by video- sharing platform providers. Member States shall entrust this task to the authorities designated in accordance with Article 30. The independent national regulatory authorities shall provide the necessary guidelines to ensure that the measures taken, respect freedom of expression, are based on prior judicial authorisation, and include the necessity to inform users.
Amendment 162 #
2016/0151(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19
Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 28 a – paragraph 5
Article 28 a – paragraph 5
5. Member States shall not impose on video-sharing platform providers measures that are stricter than the measures referred to in paragraph 1 and 2. Member States shall not be precluded from imposing stricter measures with respect to illegal content. When adopting such measures, they shall respect the conditions set by applicable Union law, such as, where appropriate, those set in Articles 14 and 15 of Directive 2000/31/EC or Article 25 of Directive 2011/93/EU. Member States shall not require video-sharing platform providers to conduct any stricter ex-ante control measure.
Amendment 166 #
2016/0151(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21
Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 30 – paragraph 1
Article 30 – paragraph 1
1. Each Member State shall transparently designate one or more independent national regulatory authorities. Member States and shall ensure that they are legally distinct and functionally independent of any other public or private body. This shall be without prejudice to the possibility for Member States to set up regulators having oversight over different sectors.
Amendment 170 #
2016/0151(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 30 a – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 30 a – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) to advise and assist the Commission in its work to ensure a consistent and transparent implementation in all Member States of the regulatory framework for audiovisual media services;
Amendment 115 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 58
Recital 58
(58) Member States should be required to lay down rules on penalties applicable to infringements of this Regulation and ensure that those rules are enforced without exception. The penalties provided for should be effective, proportionate and dissuasive.
Amendment 167 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 1
Article 39 – paragraph 1
1. Where, having carried out an evaluation under Article 37(1), a Member State finds that although a CE marked fertilising product is in compliance with this Regulation it presents an unacceptable risk to human, animal or plant health, to safety or to the environment, it shall require the relevant economic operator to take all appropriate measures within a reasonable periodimmediately to ensure that the fertilising product concerned, when placed on the market, no longer presents that risk, to withdraw the fertilising product from the market or to recall it.
Amendment 337 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) ensure that catches of marine species below minimum conservation reference sizes do not exceed 5% by volumethe levels defined in accordance with Article 2(2)18a, and that contribute to achieving the objectives established in Article 152(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013.
Amendment 413 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 45 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 45 a (new)
(45 a) ‘full documentation’ means an accounting system that gives comprehensive, complete and reliable documentation of all catches and discards at sea, which may include, but not exclusively, the use of logbooks, on-board observers and/or electronic monitoring.
Amendment 414 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 45 b (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 45 b (new)
(45 b) ‘metier’ means a group of fishing operations targeting a similar assemblage of species, using similar gear, during the same period of the year and/or within the same area and which are characterised by a similar exploitation pattern.
Amendment 497 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2
Article 18 – paragraph 2
2. In accordance with the procedure set out in Article 18 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 Member States may submit joint recommendations defining appropriate technical measures at the regional level that deviate from the measures set out in paragraph 1. The Commission shall make these joint recommendations public immediately after their submission by the Member States and shall make public any scientific assessment carried out to ensure their compliance with the provisions of Article 18 (5) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013.
Amendment 505 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 a (new)
Article 18 a (new)
Amendment 509 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall be empowered to establish technical measures at regional level with the aim of achieving objectives of multiannual plans referred to in Articles 9 and 10 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013. Such measures shall be established by means of delegated acts adopted in accordance with Article 32 of this Regulation and Article 18 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013. Notwithstanding Article 18(1) and (3) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, the Commission may adopt such delegated acts also in the absence of a joint recommendation referred thereto.
Amendment 513 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 5
Article 19 – paragraph 5
5. Where Member States submit joint recommendations for the establishment of technical measures as referred to in paragraph 1, they shall provide scientific evidence to support the adoption of those measures. The Commission shall make these joint recommendations public immediately after their submission by the Member States.
Amendment 515 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 6
Article 19 – paragraph 6
6. The Commission mayshall require the STECF to assess the joint recommendations referred to in paragraph 5 and shall make this assessment public.
Amendment 555 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 a (new)
Article 26 a (new)
Article 26 a Results-based management of fisheries 1.In accordance with the procedure set out in Article 18 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, Member States may submit joint recommendations defining pilot projects that develop a system of full documentation of catches and discards based on measurable targets and objectives, for the purpose of a results- based management of fisheries. 2.The pilot projects referred to in paragraph 1 may derogate from the measures set out in Annexes V to XI for a specific area and for a maximum period of one year, provided that it can be demonstrated that such pilot projects aim at achieving the objectives set out in Article 3 and reaching the targets set out in Article 4.This one-year period may be extended to one more year under the same conditions. 3.Where Member States submit joint recommendations for the establishment of pilot projects as referred to in paragraph 1, they shall provide scientific evidence to support their adoption. The Commission shall require the STEFC to assess these joint recommendations and shall make this assessment public. 4.Where the pilot projects referred to in paragraph 1 can demonstrate that they successfully achieved the objectives set out in Article 3 and reached the targets set out in Article 4, the Commission may expand or convert them to full scale programmes by means of delegated acts adopted in accordance with Article 32 of this Regulation, on the basis of scientific evidence assessed by the STECF.
Amendment 574 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 34 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Where the report shows that a Member State failed to comply with its obligation regarding control and data collection, the Commission may interrupt or suspend the EMFF funding for this Member State, in accordance with Articles 100 and 101 of Regulation (EU) No 508/2014.
Amendment 75 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Almost twenty years after its adoption, it is necessary to assess whether important to ensure that the Posting of Workers Directive stillcontinues to strikes the right balance between the need to promote the freedom to provide services and the need to protect the rights of posted workers. The complete transposition of the Directive 2014/67/EU is essential to the protection of the rights of the posted workers.
Amendment 87 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
Amendment 95 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The Rome I Regulation generally permits employers and employees to choose the law applicable to the employment contract. However, the employee must not be deprived of the protection of the mandatory rules of the law of the country in which or, failing that, from which the employee habitually carries out his work. In the absence of choice, the contract is governed by the law of the country in which or, failing that, from which the employee habitually carries out his work in performance of the contract.
Amendment 117 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) In view of the long duration of certain posting assignmecase of posting assignments lasting for periods longer than 24 months, it is necessary to provide that, in case of posting lasting for periods higher than 24 months, the host Member State is deemed to be the country in whichthe host Member State becomes the country in which the work is carried out, with the possibility to extend this period based on a prior request submitted to the competent authority in the Member State whose legislation the person concerned wishes to apply to him/her, and based on an agreement between the twork is carried out Member States (host and sending). In accordance with the principle of Rome I Regulation, the law of the host Member Sates therefore applies to the employment contract of such posted workers if no other choice of law was made by the parties. In case a different choice was made, it cannot, however, have the result of depriving the employee of the protection afforded to him by provisions that cannot be derogated from by agreement under the law of the host Member State. This should apply from the start of the posting assignment whenever it is envisaged for more than 24 months and from the first day subsequent to the 24 months when it effectively exceeds this duration. This rule does not affect the right of undertakings posting workers to the territory of another Member State to invoke the freedom to provide services in circumstances also where the posting exceeds 24 months. The purpose is merely to create legal certainty in the application of the Rome I Regulation to a specific situation, without amending that Regulation in any way. The employee will in particular enjoy the protection and benefits pursuant to the Rome I Regulation.
Amendment 174 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) In a competitive internal market, service providers compete not only on the basis of a labour costs but also on factors such as cost, productivity and efficiency, or the quality and innovation of their goods and services.
Amendment 197 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) It is within Member States' competence to set rules on remunerationates of pay in accordance with their law and practice. However, national rules on remunerationates of pay applied to posted workers must be justified by the need to protect posted workers and must not disproportionately restrict the cross-border provision of services by enabling unfair competition.
Amendment 207 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The elements of remunerationates of pay under national law or universally applicable collective agreements should be clear and transparent to all service providers. It is therefore justified to impose on Member States the obligation to publish the constituent elements of remunerationand should therefore be mandatory for them to publish the constituent elements of rates of pay including all the bonuses and allowances in accordance with point (c), on the single website provided for by Article 5 of the Enforcement Directive.
Amendment 239 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) Laws, regulations, administrative provisions or collective agreements applicable in Member States may ensure that subcontracting does not confer on undertakings the possibility to avoid rules guaranteeing certain terms and conditions of employment covering remunerationates of pay. Where such rules on remunerationates of pay exist at national level, the Member State may apply them in a non-discriminatory manner to undertakings posting workers to its territory provided that they do not disproportionately restrict the cross-border provision of services.
Amendment 253 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) In accordance with the Joint Political Declaration of 28 September 2011 of Member States and the Commission on explanatory documents6, Member States have undertaken to accompany, in justified cases, the notification of their transposition measures with one or more documents explaining the relationship between the components of a directive and the corresponding parts of national transposition instruments. With regard to this Directive, the legislator considers the transmission of such documents to be justified, _________________ 6 OJ C 369, 17.12.2011, p. 14.
Amendment 290 #
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 – paragraph 1
Article 2a – paragraph 1
1. When the anticipated or the effective duration of posting exceeds twenty-four months, the Member State to whose territory a worker is posted shall be deemed to be the country in which his or her work is habitually carried out. When it can be foreseen (or becomes clear after the posting period has already commenced) that the activity will take more than 24 months, the employer or the person concerned can submit, without delay, a request to the competent authority in the Member State whose legislation will continue to be applied to the posted worker. Based on an agreement reached between the posting State and State/s of employment, the duration of the posting can be extended. The undertakings shall include in the request for extension of the posting, reasoned grounds justifying that the nature of the service provided still remains temporary after the lapse of the initial 24 months, as well as specify the time frame to which these reasoned grounds apply.
Amendment 363 #
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 1 – paragraph 1 – indent 2 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – indent 2 – point b
Amendment 369 #
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) remunerationates of pay, including overtime rates, minimum paid annual leave, bonuses for dirty, heavy or dangerous work, board and lodging allowances; this point does not apply to supplementary occupational retirement pension schemes;
Amendment 393 #
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 purpose 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 arbitates of pay are 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 426 #
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 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Member States shallmust publish without delay 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)ates of pay, including all the bonuses and allowances in accordance with point (c), as established 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 arbitration awards within the meaning of paragraph 8 second subparagraph.
Amendment 466 #
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)
(ba) The following paragraph is added: 1aa. The contractor is required to timely provide the subcontractor, in written and in a clear, transparent and unambiguous manner, accurate and complete information on working conditions, rates of pay, including various allowances and bonuses, which he applies.
Amendment 472 #
2016/0070(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c a (new)
Directive 96/71/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 1 b a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 b a (new)
(ca) the following paragraph is added: 1ba. The undertakings must inform the temporary employment agency, in a clear, transparent and unambiguous manner, on the working conditions, rates of pay, including various allowances and bonuses, which they apply.
Amendment 203 #
2016/0023(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – indent 3
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – indent 3
- a detailed explanation of the manner in which such product or process must be manufactured, used and operated, operated, and, in the case of products, disposed of to ensure a high level of protection of the environment and of human health.
Amendment 42 #
2016/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) This Regulation should ensure that the national type-approval authorities interpret, apply and enforce the requirements of this Regulation across the Union. The Commission should be empowered to oversee the work of the national authorities by means of regular audits, re-tests of a random sample of the type-approvals issued and general monitoring of the harmonised application of this Regulation.
Amendment 46 #
2016/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) An effective implementation of the type-approval requirements should be ensured by enhancing the provisions on conformity of production by, inter alia, providing for mandatory periodic audits of the conformity control methods and the continued conformity of the products concerned and by reinforcing and harmonising the requirements relating to the competence, obligations and performance of the technical services that carry out tests for whole-vehicle type- approval under the responsibility of type- approval authorities . The proper functioning of technical services is crucial for ensuring a high level of safety and environmental protection and citizens' confidence in the system. The criteria for designation of technical services provided by Directive 2007/46/EC should be laid down in greater detail in order to assure their consistent application across all Member States. The assessment methods of technical services in the Member States have a tendency to progressively differ due to the increased complexity of their work. Therefore, it is necessary to provide for procedural obligations that ensure an information exchange and monitoring of Member States' practices for the assessment, designation, notification and monitoring of their technical services. Those procedural obligations should remove any existing discrepancies in the methods used and in the interpretation of the criteria for the designation of technical services. In order to ensure adequate oversight and level playing field across Europe, the assessment of the applicant technical service should include the on- site assessment and witnessing the actual type-approval tests.
Amendment 59 #
2016/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) In order to ensure that tests and reports provided by technical services are not influenced by non-legitimate circumstances, the organisation and operation of technical services should ensure full impartiality. To this extent the in-house technical services of the manufacturer should not carry out type- approval and conformity testing for safety, fuel consumption, emissions and other compliance aspects of vehicles and those should be verified by independent third party laboratories only. To be able to carry out their tasks in a coherent and systematic manner the technical services should possess a satisfactory management system including provisions on professional secrecy. In order to allow technical services to perform their work properly, the level of knowledge and competence and independence of their personnel should be guaranteed at all times.
Amendment 61 #
2016/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) A robust compliance enforcement mechanism is necessary in order to ensure that the requirements under this Regulation are met. Ensuring compliance with the type-approval and conformity of production requirements of the legislation governing the automotive sector should remain the key responsibility of the approval authorities, as it is an obligation closely linked to the issuing of the type- approval and requires detailed knowledge of its content. It is therefore important that the performance of approval authorities is regularly verified by means of peer- reviewsubject to regular supervisory controls at Union level, including independent audits, to ensure that a uniform level of quality and stringency is applied by all approval authorities in enforcing the type- approval requirements. Moreover, it is important to provide for the verification of the correctness of the type approval itself.
Amendment 88 #
2016/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 40
Recital 40
(40) Member States should lay down rules on penalties for the infringements of this Regulation and ensure that those rules are implemented. Those penalties should be effective, proportionate and dissuasive. Member States shallould report the imposed penalties to the Commission annually, to monitor the coherence of the implementation of these provisions.
Amendment 93 #
2016/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 8 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 8 a (new)
(8a) 'defeat device' means any element of design which senses temperature, vehicle speed, engine speed (RPM), transmission gear, manifold vacuum or any other parameter for the purpose of activating, modulating, delaying or deactivating the operation of any part of the emission control system, that reduces the effectiveness of the emission control system under all ambient or engine operating conditions regularly pertaining in the territory of the Union and encountered either during normal vehicle operation or outside the type-approval test procedures;
Amendment 117 #
2016/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Approval authorities shall interpret and enforce the requirements of this Regulation in a uniform and consistent manner to avoid divergent standards being applied across the Union. They shall cooperate with the Commission and the Forum in its monitoring and oversight activities as regards the application of this Regulation and provide all the necessary information upon request.
Amendment 120 #
2016/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 5
Article 7 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission mayshall adopt implementing acts to lay down the common criteria to appoint, review and assess the approval authorities at national level. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 87(2).
Amendment 135 #
2016/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. For verifying emissions of vehicles, market surveillance authorities may make use of remote sensing technology to help identify highly polluting vehicle models for further investigation. In doing so, the authorities shall cooperate and coordinate their activities with authorities responsible for periodic technical inspections pursuant to Directive 2014/45/EU on periodic roadworthiness tests for motor vehicles.
Amendment 139 #
2016/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. The cost of the market surveillance activities pursuant to this article shall be borne by the manufacturers of the vehicles, systems, components and separate technical units concerned.
Amendment 153 #
2016/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 10
Article 8 – paragraph 10
10. The Commission mayshall adopt implementdelegated acts ing actscordance with Article 88, to lay down the criteria for setting out the scale, scope and frequency with which the compliance verification checks of samples taken referred to in paragraph 1 have to be performed. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 87(2) and criteria for the selection of the vehicles for testing.
Amendment 338 #
2016/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 89 – paragraph 1
Article 89 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall lay down the rules on penalties for infringement by economic operators and technical services of their obligations laid down in the Articles of this Regulation, in particular Articles 11 to 19 and 72 to 76, 84 and 85 and shall take all measures necessary to ensure that they are implemented. The penalties provided for shall be effective, proportionate and dissuasive. In particular the penalties shall be proportionate to the number of non-compliant vehicles registered in the concerned Member State market, or the number of non-compliant systems, components or separate technical unit made available on the concerned Member State market.
Amendment 29 #
2015/2353(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers that the revision of the MFF should make provision for the fact that food safety and security will be a challenges in the coming years given the increased pressure on resources – this provision could be used to tackle malnutrition trends in Member States.;
Amendment 21 #
2015/2352(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Reiterates the need for soundregular risk analysis and environmental impact assessment of every offshore operation and for the appropriate training of staff;, in addition to continuous monitoring of its structure and the state of the equipment used; underlines the importance of appropriate training of staff for the prevention of accidents.
Amendment 37 #
2015/2352(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Urges the Member States to decide on infringement penalties related to the OSD as soon as possible and calls on the Commission to assess whether the severity and application of those penalties provides an equal level of deterrent across the EU.
Amendment 61 #
2015/2352(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Considers that all cases of proven liability, as well as the details of penalties applied, should be made public in order to make the true cost of environmental damage transparent to all.
Amendment 67 #
2015/2352(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Regrets the lack of uptake of financial security instruments to cover the damages caused by the most costly offshore accidents;
Amendment 76 #
2015/2352(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Underlines the need for more harmonised minimum rules on financial security instruments and coverage;
Amendment 4 #
2015/2344(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Believes that the crisis enhanced the need for improvement in EU economic governance and that the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) must be progressively completed, while the European treaties have not provided the instruments necessary to tackle shocks in the eurozone;
Amendment 77 #
2015/2344(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Believes that non-eurozone Member States, both those with an opt-out and those wishing to join, should be involved, if they so desire, although in a differentiated way and depending on the design of the budgetary capacity.
Amendment 11 #
2015/2329(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recognises the success of the twinning cities projects all over the EU, and calls on the Member States to promote it among municipalities and to facilitate cooperation.
Amendment 17 #
2015/2329(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Underlines the need to create an open list of potential partners in each member state, in order to facilitate partnerships between those who would like to access the Programme Europe for Citizens.
Amendment 18 #
2015/2329(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Calls for the removal of language barriers when applying for the programme and underlines that in spite of the EU’s efforts to provide information in all languages of the Union, most information is provided in English, French and German.
Amendment 23 #
2015/2329(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Points out that participation in the programme by countries seeking EU membership would lead to better mutual understanding and closer cooperation; proposes,calls therefore, that thought should be given to promoting projects involving for cooperation between EU NGOs and, NGOs from Eastern Partnership countries and other countries seeking EU membershipandidate countries.
Amendment 27 #
2015/2329(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Given the actual context of rising Euroscepticism, calls for a simplified procedure for accessing the programme and for an increased funding in order to insure better results.
Amendment 28 #
2015/2329(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Underlines the great potential of the social networks and social media and calls for their better use as instruments in promoting the values and history of the EU, within the programme Europe for Citizens.
Amendment 19 #
2015/2324(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Notes the success of some agricultural models in the Alpine region which combine food production, forestry, the protection of landscape for tourism and the provision of eco-system services such as avalanche protection; believes that these models which serve multiple purposes and have low environmental impacts should be expanded where appropriate;
Amendment 35 #
2015/2285(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to use the European Semester as a vehicle to fulfil EU commitments emanating from the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and in particular to include in the process policies addressing climate change, sustainable production and consumption, food security, nutrition, and biodiversity;
Amendment 30 #
2015/2259(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas there are EU laws which aim to protect public health from exposure to chemicals in products and from the environment, but which only assess risks individually and do not provide for a comprehensive, integrated assessment of the cumulative effects from different routes of exposure and different product types;
Amendment 89 #
2015/2259(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Regrets that EFSA, in its current risk assessment procedure, does not take account of the so-called ‘'cocktail effect’' or multiple exposurthe effect of multiple concurrent and cumulative exposures from FCMs and other sources, and urges EFSA to do so in future; also urges the Commission to consider this when determining migration limits that are considered safe for human health;
Amendment 71 #
2015/2232(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Recalls the Energy Union Framework Strategy conclusion that energy efficiency is an energy source in its own right; considers that a high discount rate therefore undermines the EU's own energy supply and energy independence;
Amendment 97 #
2015/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Regrets that there has been no significant progress reported towards the headline target to halt biodiversity loss in the EU by 2020;
Amendment 198 #
2015/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Regrets that no significant progress has been reported in the conservation status of EU forest area covered by the Birds and Habitats Directives; recognises that voluntary certification schemes for forests and forest products can encourage compliance with national and EU legislation and have a positive effect on biodiversity; encourages stakeholders to use certification schemes for forest products and urges Member States to adopt forest management plans which protect biodiversity; notes the recent adoption of sustainable forest management criteria by the Standing Forestry Committee;
Amendment 103 #
2015/2113(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Underscores the need for more harmonised support schemes for renewables and, more intra-EU trade in renewable electricity, and further investment in smart grids for improved energy storage and distribution;
Amendment 131 #
2015/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls for an agreement that covers sectors and emissions in a comprehensive manner and sets economy-wide absolute targets combined with emission budgets which should ensure the highest possible level of ambition; stresses that in line with the IPCC’s findings, land use (agricultural, forest and other land uses) has significant cost-effective potential for mitigation and enhancing resilience and that further international cooperation is needed to maximise the carbon sequestration potential of forests, wetlands and oceans; highlights that the agreement should set a comprehensive accounting framework for emissions and removals from land (LULUCF);
Amendment 94 #
2015/2103(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. acknowledges the need to minimise the possible environmental or ecological footprint of robotics, as the use of CPS and robots is expected to increase overall energy consumption; emphasises the need to increase energy efficiency by promoting the use of renewable technologies for robotics and to reduce waste, and to maximise the potential for robotics to make processes more resource efficient;
Amendment 107 #
2015/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Encourages the Commission to promote a fairer distribution of the allocation of access in RFMOs, taking into account both the environmental and social and food security impact and developing countries’ aspiration to develop their own fisheries;
Amendment 1 #
2015/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1
Citation 1
– having regard to its decision of 15 April 2014 on the modification of the inter- institutional agreement on the Transparency Register1 (EU lobby register); __________________ 1 Texts adopted, P7_TA(2014)0376.
Amendment 22 #
2015/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas non-transparent, one-sided lobbying can poses a significant threat to the integrity of policy-makers, policy-making and to the public interest;
Amendment 37 #
2015/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Believes that the Commission, Parliament and the Council should record and discloseevaluate if all input received from lobbyists/interest representatives on draft policies, laws and amendments as a ‘legislative footprint’could be collected centrally, e.g. by the Committees’ secretariats, and made public online; suggests that thisa legislative footprint should consist of a formbe annexed to reports, detailing all the lobbyists with whom thoseconsisting of a form, detailing organizations with which the rapporteur in charge of a particular file have mets been in contact with in the process of drawing up each report and a second document listing all written input received;
Amendment 45 #
2015/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to expand andfurther improve its existing initiative as laid out in its decision of 25 November 2014 on the publicby expanding the practice to meet only organizations of information onr self-employed individuals which are registered in the Transparency Register to all Commission staff; considers that the publication of scheduled meetings held between Members of the Commission and organiszations or self-employed individuals; considers that the recording of meeting data sh with the purpose of influencing EU-legislation could be expanded to include everyoneall Commission staff involved in the EU’s policy-making process, by publishing the Commission unit(s) and the external organisation(s) present at the meetings;
Amendment 79 #
2015/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 88 #
2015/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Reiterates its longstanding call to back up the EU lobbtransparency register with a legal act, if it is not possible to close all loopholes and achieve a fully mandatory register for all lobbyists with an inter- institutional agreement; considers that the proposal for this legal act could take into account the progress achieved by changes in the inter- institutional agreement and Parliament’s Code of Conduct;
Amendment 94 #
2015/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Reiterates its call to the Council to join the lobbtransparency register as soon as possible;
Amendment 124 #
2015/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Asks the Bureau to restrict access to Parliament’s premises for non-registered organisations or individuals by makEmphasises that the European Parliament as the European citizens’ chamber should retaing all visitors to its premises sign a declaration that they are not lobbyists falling within the scope of the register or otherwise declare their n open door policy towards the citizens and that no unnecessary obstacles should be created, which could discourage citizens from visiting the European Parliament’s pregmistrationes;
Amendment 143 #
2015/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Believes that at least 5 % of declarations should be checked by the Transparency Unit each year;
Amendment 208 #
2015/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Believes that Article 3 of the Code of Conduct for Members should be rephrased to include a clear ban on Members holding side jobs or other paid work that could lead to a conflict ofpaid work as a representative of special interests;
Amendment 222 #
2015/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
Amendment 261 #
2015/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Believes that for Members of the Commission the ‘cooling-off period’ should be extended to three years and that a two-year cooling-off period should also apply to all Commission staff involved in the drafting or implementation of EU legislation or treaties, includall EU officials including temporary, contract agents and national experts must undergo full training contract staff how to deal with lobbyists;
Amendment 277 #
2015/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Supports the Ombudsman’s call for entry in the lobbtransparency register to be made a requirement for appointment to expert groups provided that the Members concerned are not government officials and do not receive all or the vast majority of their other income from state institutions such as universities;
Amendment 293 #
2015/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
Amendment 310 #
2015/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Calls for citizens to have the same right of appeal whenon all EU-institutions to handle citizens’ requestings for information asin they enjoy when requesting specific documents most favourable manner, without prejudice to the right of citizens to get access to specific documents under Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001;
Amendment 351 #
2015/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Believes that the chairs of Parliament’s committees should proactively publish minutes and all documents used in trialoguesInsists that Parliament’s negotiators in trilogues fulfil their obligation under Rule 73 (4) of the Rules of Procedure to report back to the following meeting of the responsible committee and to make documents available which reflect the outcome of the last trilogue; calls for both the oral report and the documents to contain information on the state of the trilogue negotiations; calls furthermore for a list of the dates of trilogue meetings and the names of the direct participants to be made publicly accessible;
Amendment 369 #
2015/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. TakWelcomes the view that Members should have access to all Commission documents, where necessary under exceptional circumstances through a reading roomagreement between the European Parliament and the European Commission of 2 December 2015, which gives Members full access to all documents with regards to the TTIP negotiations;
Amendment 378 #
2015/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Deems it unacceptable that Parliament has less, or less open,Members of the European Parliament have less access to documents in trade negotiations than some members of national parliaments;
Amendment 388 #
2015/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 a (new)
Paragraph 39 a (new)
39 a. Calls on the Council to publish the negotiation mandates for international trade negotiations;
Amendment 396 #
2015/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
Paragraph 40
40. Believes that, when the Commission engages in trade negotiations, it should publish the negotiation mandates, all negotiating positions, and all requests and offers and all consolidated draft negotiation texts prior to each negotiation round, so that the European Parliament and national parliaments, as well as civil society organisations and the wider public, can make recommendations thereon before the negotiations are closed for comments and the agreement goes to ratification; underlines that the Commission must also persuade negotiating partners to increase transparency at their end to make sure that this is a reciprocal process in which the EU's negotiating position is not compromised;
Amendment 404 #
2015/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
Paragraph 41
41. Calls on the Commission to propose an inter-institutional agreement in order to codify those principles for all trade negotiations, as foreseen under paragraph 40 of the draft inter-institutional agreement on Better Law-Making;
Amendment 168 #
2015/0275(COD)
Draft legislative resolution
Citation 6 a (new)
Citation 6 a (new)
Amendment 197 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Definitions of food waste, municipal waste, construction and demolition waste, the final recycling process, and backfilling need to be included in Directive 2008/98/EC so that the scope of these concepts is clarified.
Amendment 267 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) Over 50% of cereal produced in the EU is for animal feed and, ultimately, meat and milk production. In a circular economy, and in the interests of food security, the primary role of livestock should be to convert material which is inedible to humans, such as pasture, into food.
Amendment 269 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12 b (new)
Recital 12 b (new)
(12b) It is necessary to adopt a common definition of food waste which clarifies the distinction between food waste and bio-waste.
Amendment 926 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – indent 5 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – indent 5 a (new)
- encourage a reduction in the use of cereals for animal feed with the aim of increasing the use of material inedible to humans, such as pasture, by-products and crop residues, in the production of animal feed.
Amendment 952 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 4
Article 9 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission may adopt implementing acts to establish indicators to measure the overall progress in the implementation of waste prevention measures. In order to ensure uniform measurement of the levels of food waste, the Commission shall adopt an implementing act to establish a common definition of food waste and methodology, including minimum quality requirements. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 39(2).
Amendment 39 #
2015/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) Energy consumption and other information concerning the products covered by product-specific requirements under this Regulation should be measured in accordance with harmonised standards and by using reliable, accurate and reproducible methods that take into account the generally recognised state-of- the-art measurements and calculation methods. These methods should reflect, as far as possible, real-life usage conditions in order for consumers to be able to relate and trust the information conveyed by the labels. They should also be clear and robust in order to deter intentional and unintentional circumvention. It is in the interests of the functioning of the internal market to have standards which have been harmonised at Union level. In the absence of published standards at the time of application of product-specific requirements the Commission should publish in the Official Journal of the European Union transitional measurement and calculation methods in relation to those product-specific requirements. Once a reference to such a standard has been published in the Official Journal of the European Union compliance with it should provide a presumption of conformity with measurement methods for those product- specific requirements adopted on the basis of this Regulation.
Amendment 159 #
2015/0149(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point k
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point k
(k) the conformity assessment procedures, including the methodology for measuring, as far as possible, energy consumption under real-life usage conditions, and the measurement and calculation methods to be used to determine label and product information sheet information;
Amendment 221 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 3
Article 1 – point 3
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 9 – paragraphs 2 and 3
Article 9 – paragraphs 2 and 3
Amendment 313 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 5 – point a c (new)
Article 1 – point 5 – point a c (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 10a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 326 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 5 – point b
Article 1 – point 5 – point b
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 – introductory part
Article 10a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 – introductory part
The benchmark values for free allocation shall be adjusted in order to avoid windfall profits and reflect technological progress in the period between 2007-17 and 2018 and each later period for which free allocations are determined in accordance with Article 11(1). This adjustment shall reduce the benchmark values set by the act adopted pursuant to Article 10a by 1% of the value that was set based on 2007-8 data in respect of each year between 2008 and the middle of the relevant period of free allocation, unless:
Amendment 331 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 5 – point b
Article 1 – point 5 – point b
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 – point i
Article 10a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 – point i
Amendment 346 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 5 – point b
Article 1 – point 5 – point b
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 – point ii
Article 10a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 – point ii
Amendment 379 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 5 – point d
Article 1 – point 5 – point d
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
Article 10a – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 424 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 5 – point f
Article 1 – point 5 – point f
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1
Article 10a – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1
400 million allowances shall be available to support innovation in low-carbon technologies and processes in industrial sectors listed in Annex I, and to help stimulate the construction and operation of commercial demonstration projects that aim at the environmentally safe capture and geological storage (CCS)CCS and CCU of CO2 as well as demonstration projects of innovative renewable energy technologies, in the territory of the Union.
Amendment 520 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6
Article 1 – point 6
1. By derogation from Article 10a(1) to (5), Member States which had in 2013 a GDP per capita in €EUR at market prices below 60% of the Union average may give a transitional free allocation to installations for electricity productiongenerators for the modernisation and diversification of the energy sector. This derogation shall be reconsidered for the period after 2030.
Amendment 29 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The purpose of the EFSI should be to help resolve the difficulties in financing and implementing productive investments in the Union and to ensure increased access to financing. It is intended that increased access to financing should be of particular benefit to small and medium enterprises. It is also appropriate to extend the benefit of such increased access to financing to mid- cap companies, which are companies having up to 3000 employees. Overcoming Europe's current investment difficulties should contribute to strengthening the Union's economic, social and territorial cohesion, particularly in rural, remote and disadvantaged areas.
Amendment 35 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) The EFSI should support strategic investments with high economic value added contributing to achieving Union policy objectives. The CAP, being the only fully communitised field of policy, is of territorial application and is therefore very well suited to carry out projects which can complement those supported by the EFSI. Many of the existing instruments of the CAP make targeted investments successfully.
Amendment 43 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Many small and medium enterprises, as well as mid-cap companies, across the Union require assistance to attract market financing, especially as regards investments that carry a greater degree of risk. This is particularly true of businesses in rural areas, where economic growth and the preservation of services and jobs are urgently needed in order to prevent rural depopulation. The EFSI should help these businesses to overcome capital shortages by allowing the EIB and the European Investment Fund ('EIF') to provide direct and indirect equity injections, as well as to provide guarantees for high-quality securitisation of loans, and other products that are granted in pursuit of the aims of the EFSI.
Amendment 48 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The EFSI should be established within the EIB in order to benefit from its experience and proven track record and in order for its operations to start to have a positive impact as quickly as possible. The work of the EFSI on providing finance to small and medium enterprises and small mid-cap companies shouldmay be channelled through the European Investment Fund ('EIF') and the EIB to benefit from its experience in these activities.
Amendment 53 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) The EFSI should target projects delivering high societal, sustainable and economic added value. In particular, the EFSI should target projects that promote job creation, long- term growth and competitiveness of quality and long-term jobs, long-term growth and competitiveness, especially infrastructure measures (transport and digital, especially fast broadband). The EFSI should support a wide range of financial products, including equity, debt or guarantees, to best accommodate the needs of the individual project. This wide range of products should allow the EFSI to adapt to market needs whilst encouraging private investment and involvement of rural communities in the projects. The EFSI should not be a substitute for private market finance but should instead catalyse private finance by addressing market failures, without adding to administrative burden or creating additional payment systems, which would undermine the efficiency of the EFSI objectives, so as to ensure the most effective and strategic use of public money. The requirement for consistency with State aid principles should contribute to such effective and strategic use.
Amendment 63 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) The EFSI should target projects with a higher risk-return profile than existing EIB and Union instruments to ensure additionality over existing operations. The EFSI should finance projects across the Union, including in the countries most affected by the financial crisis, as well as in the many disadvantaged areas of Europe which are rural and areas in border regions and extremely peripherial location particularly those suffering depopulation. The EFSI should only be used where financing is not available from other sources on reasonable terms.
Amendment 90 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The purpose of the EFSI shall be to support investments in the Union and to ensure increased access to financing for companies having up to 3000 employees, with a particular focus on small and medium enterprises, through the supply of risk bearing capacity to the EIB, with particular priority being assigned to businesses and social-cooperative bodies in rural areas and in structurally weak and disadvantaged areas, as well as areas in extremely peripherial locations ('EFSI Agreement').
Amendment 112 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
The Investment Committee shall be composed of sixeight independent experts and the Managing Director. Independent experts shall have a high level of relevant market experience in project finance and be appointed by the Steering Board for a renewable fixed term of three yeastructuring and project financing, as well as macroeconomic expertise. The Investment Committee shall have a pluridisciplinary composition encompassing a broad range of expertise in various sectors, such as agriculture, research, transport and SMEs. It shall be appointed by the Steering Board for a renewable fixed term of three years. When appointing the Committee, the Steering board shall take into account the gender balance of the members.
Amendment 118 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) development of infrastructure, including local community related infrastructures, in the areas of transport, particularly in industrial centres; energy, in particular energy interconnections; and digital infrastructure with priority to rural areas lagging behind in fast broadband provisions;
Amendment 123 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) investment in education and training, health, research and development, local community capacity building, information and communications technology and innovation;
Amendment 128 #
2015/0009(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) infrastructure projects in the environmental, agricultural, natural resources, rural and urban development and social fields;
Amendment 181 #
2014/2248(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)
Recital M a (new)
Ma. whereas building systematic dialogue with civil society organisations and strengthening social dialogue, at all levels in accordance with the principle laid down in Articles 11TFEU, are key to overcoming Euro scepticism and to reasserting the importance of Europe s solidarity based dimension , social cohesion and the construction of a participatory and inclusive democracy, as a supplement to representative democracy;
Amendment 182 #
2014/2248(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M b (new)
Recital M b (new)
Mb. whereas the role of the EESC and the Committee of the Regions ( CoR) must be safeguarded as institutional representatives of civil society organisations, and regional and local actors, their opinions contributing to increasing the democratic legitimacy of policy-shaping and legislative processes;
Amendment 313 #
2014/2248(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Underlines the importance of promotion of European Union s achievements and added value among citizens through programmes such as ‘Europe for citizens’;
Amendment 963 #
2014/2248(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45 a (new)
Paragraph 45 a (new)
45a. Underlines the important contribution that the European Economic and Social committee and the Committee of Regions can make to enhancing the democratic legitimacy of the European Union and calls for the increase in their capacity to directly impact on policy- shaping and legislative processes by including them at the earliest stage possible in the EU s legislative programming and through a formal acknowledgement of their role in the assessment of EU s policies and legislation.
Amendment 964 #
2014/2248(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45 b (new)
Paragraph 45 b (new)
45b. Considers that the European Economic and Social Committee should be an active part in the policy shaping and legislative processes at the earliest stage possible and contribute more effectively to these processes, as a result of enhanced dialogue with civil society organisations and reinforced social dialogue.
Amendment 109 #
2014/2238(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Considers that the full development of the green economy and growth of the green jobs market will not be possible until the monetary value of eco-system services - such as water purification and flood defence - is properly recognised and integrated into pricing and decision- making.
Amendment 110 #
2014/2238(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Calls on the Commission to develop methodology for valuing natural capital and to consider mechanisms to incentivise the provision, protection and management of eco-system services.
Amendment 2 #
2014/2234(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the cCommon aAgricultural pPolicy (CAP) has grown significantly in complexity in recent years without any, so far, any visible reduction in the existing bureaucracy since the 2013 reform ;
Amendment 5 #
2014/2234(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the objectives of the CAP have to be fulfilled, while the mutual understanding and trust between all EU institutions, national and regional bodies have to be ensured for the effective implementation of the CAP;
Amendment 9 #
2014/2234(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the cost of controls isand providing advice to stakeholders and farmers may be currently estimated at EUR 4 billion at Member State level, and are probably still rising, particularly with the introduction of ‘greening’; emphasizes the need to minimize the cost of controls and their bureaucracy burden;
Amendment 13 #
2014/2234(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas performance based controls may become a useful methodology, while stability and an enabling approach are needed on the part of administrative bodies in order to build trust with final beneficiaries; recalls however that a one- size-fits-all system cannot be imposed on the diverse types and scale of agricultural holdings in the EU;
Amendment 16 #
2014/2234(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas the 2013 reform has resulted in significant changes in the data required from farmers to accompany applications and justify claims, with new requirements which risk bringing about a higher error rate in the initial learning and adaptation phase;
Amendment 20 #
2014/2234(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the current system has reachedto deal with an estimated 15 million transactions each year, paid to around 8 million beneficiaries, and includes a million on- the-spot-checks involving millions of reference parcels of land and consequently risks reaching its limits and action is therefore needed;
Amendment 29 #
2014/2234(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that the burden of controls is often viewed as being in proportion to the complexity of the CAP; calls, therefore, for complexity to be reduced in order to cut error rates, reduce the cost to the taxpayer and at the same time ensure that the budget is correctly spent and in this regard calls for a new examination of the cost of controls compared to how much additional of funding could be safeguarded by such controls;
Amendment 39 #
2014/2234(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for a less bureaucratic CAP with a view to reducing the error rate whilst ensuring that farmers are still able to deliver the vital food production which is at the heart of the policy and believes that continuing to tackle complexity and streamlining the operation of the CAP is one of the keys to attracting new entrants to agriculture and retaining them and their skills to ensure a thriving EU agricultural sector in the future;
Amendment 47 #
2014/2234(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Believes that development and administration of performance-based controls should, in no way, become a source of increased uncertainty to the EU’s security of food supply;
Amendment 54 #
2014/2234(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Supports the Commissioner Hogan’s initiative of simplifying the CAP with immediate examination of measures which can be implemented quickly , as this would benefit farmers, paying agencies, EU institutions and taxpayers; also urges that amendments be made to the basic legislative actt the mid-term review, proposals for amendments to the basic legislative act be brought forward for consideration for the reform for the next funding period;
Amendment 64 #
2014/2234(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Advocates anreinforcement and stronger implementation of the single annual audit so that farmers are not subjected to excessive or multiple controls by both the Commission and the European Court of Auditors in the same year; also calls for the bundling of the audit tasks of certifying bodies and other Member State bodies, the Commission and the European Court of Auditors;
Amendment 71 #
2014/2234(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Believes that levels of control should be proportionate to the size of agricultural holdings, whilst safeguarding the use of EU funds;
Amendment 72 #
2014/2234(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Favours an integrated approach to controls, whereby all the controls required on a given farm are carried out at the same time wherever possible , so that the number of testing visits is kept lower and the concomitant financial and time cost for administrations and agriculture may be reduced;
Amendment 80 #
2014/2234(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Supports the approach of reducing controls in Member States where error rates have been extremely low over a given period; calls at the same time, however, for advice on best practice and controls to be stepped up in Member States where the error rate is high or increasing;
Amendment 92 #
2014/2234(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for it to be made possiblea target to reduce the sample size for on-the-spot checks to 3% for all direct payments, as otherwise potential savings in the cost of controls will berisk being lost;
Amendment 95 #
2014/2234(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Believes that 100% coverage of rural areas with fast broadband, with significant awareness raising and training in its use, will be an essential tool to enable all farmers to benefit from the newest application and claims systems associated with the CAP;
Amendment 99 #
2014/2234(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. FCalls for further efforts to be made to reduce the complexity of application systems and forms for farmers and favours the increased use of e- Government technology by the Member States in order to forestall errors in the application process.
Amendment 105 #
2014/2234(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on Member States to ensure that the governmental/regional bodies dealing with the new CAP implementation communicate and work together effectively to the benefit of farmers implementing the policy on the ground.
Amendment 107 #
2014/2234(INI)
8b. Calls on the European Court of Auditors to acknowledge in its annual report on budget implementation by the Commission for 2015, the significant degree of change in the CAP –which could not apply retroactively – following the 2013 reform when it presents its error rate and accompanying remarks, and to highlight the degree to which Member States are responsible under shared management of funds.
Amendment 109 #
2014/2234(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Calls on all institutions and bodies responsible for implementation of the CAP to cooperate to overcome mistrust and anxiety linked to the considerable burden of audit and control which potentially puts at risk future development and innovation and the position of the EU agriculture sector in relation to other markets.
Amendment 29 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. Whereas in certain areas some convergence may be possible without undermining the respective levels of protection in the EU and the US (e.g. mutual recognition of emission standards for motor vehicles), in some cases, the differences are so significant that they seem unlikely to be bridged (e.g. cosmetics or medical devices) and in other areas, the main differences are a result of diverging approaches to risk analysis and risk management which may also be difficult to bridge (e.g. food and nutrition sector)
Amendment 101 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers it misleading on the part of the Commission to try to appease public concerns about the TTIP by statingas a minimum requirement that existing standards will not be lowered, as this disregards the fact that manynd highlights that certain standards have yet to be set in the implementation of existing (framework) legislation (e.g. REACH) or by the adoption of new laws (e.g. cloning or endocrine disrupting chemicals);
Amendment 123 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Is concerned that the TTIP negotiations might have already affected Commission proposals and actions relating, for example, to food safety and climate protection (e.g. pathogen meat treatments; implementation of the fuel quality directive, labelling of meat from cloned animals and their offspring);
Amendment 148 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
ca. encourage exchanges of know-how between both sides regarding food safety and security;
Amendment 309 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7 b. Calls on the Commission to pay particular attention to ensuring that a future TTIP allows both parties to maintain the level of environmental, health and food safety protection they deem appropriate, as set forth in the negotiating guidelines
Amendment 109 #
2014/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Underlines the role of the European Commission in ensuring the coherence of various forest related policies, in particular through enhanced participation in policy formulation and implementation of Council and Commission experts, civil dialogue and experts groups such as the Civil Dialogue Group on Forestry and Cork
Amendment 122 #
2014/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Welcomes the Commission’s emphasis on protecting and increasing the genetic diversity of forests, and underlines the capacity, as shown by recent research, of genetically diverse tree populations to adapt to climate change.
Amendment 131 #
2014/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Gives its full support to the Commission’s efforts to promote forest- related employment and the generation of prosperity in Europe, and stresses in this connection the important role of the sustainable production and use of timber and other forest-based materials, such as cork, for the development of sustainable economic models and the creation of green jobs;
Amendment 137 #
2014/2223(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Urges the Commission to deliver on its commitment to develop ‘objective, ambitious and demonstrable EU sustainable forest management criteria’, originally foreseen for the end of 2014, and to publish the awaited review of the functioning and effectiveness of the EU Timber Regulation.
Amendment 144 #
2014/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that forests owners are key actors in rural areas have very close links to forestry, and welcomes in this connection of their role the recognition of the role of forestry in the new Rural Development Programme of theolicy for 2014-2020 CAP;
Amendment 174 #
2014/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that timber as a raw material, and sustainable forest management, have an important role to play in achievement of the EU’s socio-political goals such as the energy transition and the implementation of the Europe 2020 Strategy targets and biodiversity targets, and notes that lack of active forest management is inimical to these goals; (Comment- Biodiversity strategy is part of the resource efficient Europe flagship that is part of Europe 2020 Strategy and we propose to delete the reference from the text)
Amendment 282 #
2014/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15 a. Calls on the Commission to incentivise research into the sustainable use of forest biomass for renewable energy.
Amendment 287 #
2014/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to support the exchange of knowledge and best practice between industry, science and producers and to promote targeted research on cost-effective solutions for new, innovative timber products and wood-based products and highlights the importance of European innovation Partnerships in this context;
Amendment 343 #
2014/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Takes the view, therefore, that the Standing Forestry Committee should be strengthened to enable expertise from the Member States to be exploited to that end and to play an active role in the implementation process ; emphasises the important role of Civil Dialogue Group on Forestry and Cork and calls for its proper involvement in the strategy implementation.
Amendment 34 #
2014/2214(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for a minimum objective of 10 % surface coverage by 2020 of the Adriatic and Ionian Seas by marine protected areas, in support of achieving good environmental status in the Union's marine environment by 2020, in accordance with the Marine Strategy Framework Directive; recalls that commercially exploited fish and shellfish should be within safe biological limits in order to achieve good environmental status and safeguard the long-term sustainability of the fishing industry;
Amendment 13 #
2014/2208(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that the circular economy has the potential to generate 2 millions of jobs across Europe and possible net savings of €600 billion for EU businesses by 2030, by increasing natural resource productivity and by creating new markets, products and value for businesses;
Amendment 37 #
2014/2208(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses that an effective and job-rich transition to the circular economy requires anticipation (ie: identification of skills gaps), proactive transformation management and long-term planning that includes the development of targeted education and vocational programmes, as well as the implementation of skills development strategies that would improve generic, sectorial and occupation-specific skills;
Amendment 42 #
2014/2208(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that, in a transition towards a circular economy, internal transformation and redefinition of jobs may affect sectors with a high share of emissions; calls, in consequence, on the Member States and the EU to put in place all the necessary measures to support affected workeruropean Commission to collaborate with social partners and develop the necessary roadmaps and solidarity mechanisms (i.e.: financial compensations, financial incentives for entrepreneurial initiatives, as well as retraining and alternative employment) to offset the adverse impact of the transition on certain category of workers and socially vulnerable groups;
Amendment 52 #
2014/2208(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Member States to put in place a regulatory environment andhighlight that taxation policy is a factor of social fairness in this transition and to put in place fiscal incentives that encourage the development of a circular economy and boost quality job creation, such as reducing or lifting taxation on labour and renewable resources, including labour, and differentiating VAT rates in accordance with the waste hierarchy, and making efficient use of EU funding.
Amendment 59 #
2014/2208(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Highlights that a transition towards a sustainable and circular economy should combine ambitious environmental goals with strong social requirements, including the promotion of decent work, healthy and safe working conditions (i.e.: ensure that workers are not exposed to harmful substances at their workplace).
Amendment 62 #
2014/2208(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Calls on the European Commission that social and environmental consideration in public procurement procedures should be ensured, which is vital to promote sustainable development and the transition to a circular economy.
Amendment 331 #
2014/2208(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Urges the Commission to address the specific waste challenges and to take action as outlined in the Commission communication on circular economy (COM(2014)0398); encourages the Member States and the Commission to ensure that EU funds are mobilised to help achieve integrated waste management objectives such as separate collection and the development of recycling infrastructure;
Amendment 403 #
2014/2208(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Urges the Commission to propose compulsory green public procurement procedures; considers that reused, repaired, remanufactured, refurbished and other resource-efficient products and solutions are to be preferred in all public procurement, and if they are not preferred, the ‘comply or explain’ principle should apply; underlines the potential for public procurement to drive the development and large-scale deployment of solutions which support resource efficiency and other environmental objectives.
Amendment 423 #
2014/2208(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Urges the Commission to present a communication on sustainable food by 2016 and specific proposals to reduce food waste as soon as possible; highlights that food waste represents unnecessary use of water and fertilizers, and therefore phosphorous, in the food production process;
Amendment 471 #
2014/2208(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Underlines the importance of the Natural Capital Financing Facility, which aims to demonstrate the long-term economic value of biodiversity and ecosystem services and show that nature- based climate adaptation projects can be financed through innovative and sustainable market-based mechanisms; cautions that a failure to develop innovative financial instruments to protect ecosystem services will result in further depletion of such services and 'lock-in' of conventional consumption patterns;
Amendment 102 #
2014/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the improvement of the HAI surveillance system in the EU and the latest measures put in place by Member States to improve general patient safety and reduce the incidence of HAIs, and more particularly the progress made by Member States in developing patient safety strategies and reporting and learning systems;
Amendment 112 #
2014/2153(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Welcomes the Commission’s commitment to deliver investment in energy research and innovation through the Horizon 2020 programme; underlines the potential for increased energy security and environmental objectives to be achieved together, through improved integration of renewable energy sources into power grids.
Amendment 150 #
2014/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Considers that in order to help the farmers who face structural problems in the field of fruit and vegetables, the Commission should encourage Member States to grant support from the rural development funds in order to revive this sector.
Amendment 211 #
2014/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. Emphasises the importance of short supply chains and calls on the Commission and Member States to encourage the development of local markets for the distribution of fruit and vegetables.
Amendment 210 #
2014/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Regrets the fact that the milk package was not considered a priority in the Commission’s working programme for 2015, and requests that the Commission urgently insert this priority;
Amendment 240 #
2014/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Notes that the sector could further explore the potential offered by longer- term integrated supply chain contracts, forwards contracts, fixed margin contracts, and the opportunity to ‘lock in’ a milk price adapted to production cost for a set period of time; believes that the option to avail of new instruments in contractual relations should be available;
Amendment 86 #
2014/0255(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) the definitions of 'food-producing animal', 'non-food producing animals', 'feed materials', 'compound feed', 'complementary feed', 'mineral feed', 'labelling', 'label', 'minimum storage life' and 'batch' as laid down in Article 3(2) of Regulation (EC) No 767/2009;
Amendment 102 #
2014/0255(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point i a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point i a (new)
(ia) „antimicrobials" mean any compound with a direct action on microorganisms used for treatment or prevention of infections. Antimicrobials include anti-bacterials, anti-virals, antifungals and anti-protozoals.
Amendment 105 #
2014/0255(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point i b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point i b (new)
(ib) 'curative (therapeutic) treatment': treatment of an ill animal or group of animals, when a diagnosis of a disease or an infection has been made;
Amendment 107 #
2014/0255(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point i c (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point i c (new)
(ic) 'control treatment (metaphylaxis)': treatment of a group of animals, after a diagnosis of a clinical disease in part of the group has been made, with the aim of treating the clinically sick animals and controlling the spread of disease to animals in close contact and at risk which may already be (sub-clinically) infected;
Amendment 109 #
2014/0255(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point i d (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point i d (new)
(id) 'preventive treatment (prophylaxis)': treatment of an animal or a group of animals before the emergence of clinical signs of a disease, in order to prevent the occurrence of a disease or an infection.
Amendment 210 #
2014/0255(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2
Article 16 – paragraph 2
2. Medicated feed containing antimicrobial veterinary medicinal products shall not be used tofor prevent diseases in food-producing animals or to enhance their performanceive treatment (prophylaxis) or to enhance performance of animals. Prophylaxis with antimicrobials shall never be applied routinely nor to compensate for poor hygiene or for inadequate husbandry conditions.
Amendment 120 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 62 a (new)
Recital 62 a (new)
(62a) In order to maximise opportunities for small farmers and encourage individual farmers to form groups of operators, the rules concerning groups of operators should be sensitive to the needs and resource capacity of all small farmers.
Amendment 277 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 26 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The rules referred to in paragraph 3 shall be specifically tailored to the needs and resource capacity of small farmers.
Amendment 525 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7
(7) ‘group of operators' means a group in which each operator is a farmer who has a small holding of up to 5 hectares of utilised agricultural area, having an implemented control system and who may, in addition to producing food or feed, be engaged in processing of food or feed;
Amendment 663 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. The Commission shall adopt by means of implementing acts, guidelines regarding the procedures to be followed and documentation to be submitted for the retroactive recognition of conversion period.
Amendment 777 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1
Article 20 – paragraph 1
1. Products in which the presence of products or substances that have not been authorised in accordance with Article 19 is detected beyond the levels established taking account in particular of Directive 2006/125/EC, shall not be marketed as organic. Whenever a competent authority or, where appropriate, a control authority or control body receives reliable information or detects the presence of products or substances for which no authorisation has been given under Article 19 for the purposes listed in Article 19, it shall begin an investigation immediately to determine the origin and the cause of the contamination in order to verify conformity with Article 7(1)(b). On the basis of the results of this investigation, the competent authority or, where appropriate, the control authority or control body shall ensure that the products involved are not marketed as organic, if their presence is due to deliberate use by the operator or an avoidable contamination in the production process. A contamination shall be considered as avoidable when the operator: - has failed to install or maintain appropriate, proportionate measures to identify and avoid the risk of biological products becoming contaminated by unauthorised products or substances; - has not regularly reviewed and adjusted such appropriate measures, while the risk for contamination has clearly been perceptible; - has failed to take appropriate measures following requests from the competent authorities or, where appropriate, the control authority or body to take measures to avoid contamination; - has not complied with the relevant provisions of this Regulation and has failed to take necessary steps in the production process to avoid contamination. Based on the results of the investigation referred to in paragraph 1, the competent authority or, where appropriate, the control authority or body shall identify the potential shortcomings or non- conformities responsible for the presence of unauthorised products or substances. The operator concerned shall take the necessary corrective measures to avoid future contamination.
Amendment 783 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 20 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. The control authority or control body shall keep records of the investigations carried out. By 30 June of each year at the latest, Member States shall transmit to the Commission the relevant information relating to the previous year concerning the nature of contamination detected, and in particular the cause, the source, the level of contamination and the volume and nature of products contaminated. By 31 December 2020 at the latest, the Commission shall present a report to the European Parliament and the Council on the presence of products or substances not authorised in accordance with Article 19 which had been detected in organic products. The report shall be accompanied by a legislative proposal establishing: - thresholds for unauthorised products or substances to be applied to organic products beyond which such products may not be marketed as organic products; - compensation systems for operators for losses in connection with the adventitious contamination of their products and where these operators have taken appropriate measures to avoid the risk of contamination. The Member States may draw in particular on instruments of the common agricultural policy to cover such losses, and a specific fund should be allocated to this end.
Amendment 786 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 20 – paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. The compensation fund aimed at ensuring compensation for operators in the event of accidental contamination may be cofinanced by fees and the fines paid by those responsible for the contamination, penalties which stem from applying the ‘polluter pays’ principle.
Amendment 901 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 27 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The Commission includes information on the rules for organic farming in third countries and the barriers to exporting organic products to these third countries on the EU Market Access Database website.
Amendment 914 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) In order to create a level playing field and to guarantee fair competition for products processed both by European operators (particularly in extremely remote areas) and operators in third countries, the Commission shall ensure that production conditions for organic products processed by European operators shall be identical to production conditions applicable to organic products coming from third countries. For this reason, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 36, in particular with reference to the production rules set out in Chapter III of the Regulation and its Annex II.
Amendment 915 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 2
Article 28 – paragraph 2
2. In order to ensure tThe traceability of the imported products intended to be placed on the market within the Union as organic, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 36 concerning documents, issued in electronic form wherever possible, that are necessary for the purposes of import and their conformity to this Regulation must be assured. Through this implementing act the Commission establishes specific rules for the content of the certificates referred to in paragraph 1 and the procedure to be followed for their establishment and control, in particular concerning the role of the competent authorities, control authorities and control bodies, and the possibility of taking regional differences into account in balancing ecological, climate and local conditions, as well as practical conditions regarding specific production matters. These implementing acts are adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 37 (2).
Amendment 78 #
2014/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Educational measures that support the distribution are necessary in order to make the scheme effective in reaching its short- and long-term objectives of increasing the consumption of selected agricultural products and shaping healthier diets. Considering their importance, these measures should support both the fruit and vegetables including bananas and milk distribution. They should be eligible for the Union aid. As supporting measures they represent a critical tool to reconnect children with agriculture and its different products and to meet the objectives that the scheme is pursuing, Member States should be allowed to include a wider variety of agricultural products into their thematic measures, such as dairy products, other than milk, and products from processed fresh fruit, without added sugar, salt, fat or sweeteners. However, so as to promote healthy eating habits, the national health authorities should be involved in this process and approve the list of these products, as well as the two groups of products eligible for the distribution, and decide on their nutritional aspects.
Amendment 99 #
2014/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) In order to ensure the efficient and targeted use of Union funds, the power to adopt certain acts should be delegated to the Commission in respect of measures fixing the indicative allocations of the Union aid to each Member State and the methods for reallocating aid between Member States on the basis of aid requests received. The indicative allocations should be fixed separately for the fruit and vegetables including bananas and milk in line with the voluntary approach to distribution. The allocation key for fruit and vegetables including bananas should reflect the current allocations by Member States, based on the objective criteria of the number of children in the age group of sixfour- to ten-year olds as a proportion of the population, taking into the account also the development status of regions concerned. In order to allow Member States to maintain the scale of their current programmes and with a view of encouraging others to take up the distribution of milk, it is appropriate to use the combination of two keys for the allocation of the funds for milk, namely the historical use of funds by Member States under the School Milk Scheme and the objective criteria of the number of children in the age group of sixfour- to ten-year olds as a proportion of the population used for the fruit and vegetables including bananas. In order to find the right proportion for these two keys, the power to adopt certain acts should be delegated to the Commission in respect of adopting additional rules concerning the balance between the two criteria. Furthermore, considering the recurrent changes in the demographic or development situation of regions in Member States, the power to adopt certain acts should be delegated to the Commission in respect of assessing every three years whether the Member States’ allocations, based on those criteria, are still up to date.
Amendment 115 #
2014/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) In the interest of sound administration and budget management, Member States wishing to participate in the distribution of fruit and vegetables, including bananas and/or milk should apply every year for the Union aid. With a view of simplifying the procedures and management, this application should be done on the basis of separate aid requests. Member States should enjoy greater flexibility regarding the transfer of indicative allocations between sectors for fruit, vegetables, including bananas, milk and milk products. Following the requests of the Member States, the Commission should decide on the definitive allocations for fruit and vegetables, including bananas and milk, within the appropriations available in the budget and after taking into account limited transfers between their allocations, which encourage prioritising of distribution based on nutritional needs. The power to adopt certain acts should be delegated to the Commission in respect of the measures setting the conditions and the limits concerning these transfers.
Amendment 222 #
2014/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 23 a – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 23 a – paragraph 1 – point a
a) for fruit and vegetables and bananas: EUR 1530 million per school year;
Amendment 225 #
2014/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 23 a – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 23 a – paragraph 1 – point b
b) for milk and dairy products: EUR 8100 million per school year.
Amendment 245 #
2014/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 23 a – paragraph 2 – point a – point i
Article 23 a – paragraph 2 – point a – point i
i) the number of sixfour- to ten-year old children as a proportion of the population,
Amendment 290 #
2014/0014(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 23 a – paragraph 4
Article 23 a – paragraph 4
4. Without exceeding the global ceiling of EUR 230 million resulting from the amounts referred to under points (a) and (b) of paragraph 1, Member States may transfer up to 1520 % of their indicative allocations for fruit and vegetables including bananas or for milk to the other sector under the conditions to be specified by the Commission by means of delegated acts adopted in accordance with Article 227.
Amendment 143 #
2014/0011(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 4
Article 1 – paragraph 4
4. In any year, if the total number of allowances in circulation is lower than 4300 million, 100 million allowances shall be released from the reserve. In case less than 100 million allowances are in the reserve, all allowances in the reserve shall be released under this paragraph.
Amendment 11 #
2013/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas plastic waste can persist in the environment for hundreds of years, provoking toxic reactions and releasing endocrine disrupters, carcinogenic elements and persistent organic pollutants into ecosystems and the food chain;
Amendment 145 #
2013/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Welcomes the European Commission's MARELITT pilot project to remove marine litter from Europe's four regional seas and to reduce the environmental, health, economic and social impacts of marine plastic litter; suggests that the Commission steps up its dialogue with third countries, such as those with territorial waters in the Black Sea, to address the problem of marine plastic litter more effectively.
Amendment 86 #
2013/2100(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Welcomes the 'School Fruit Scheme' and the increase in funding from EUR 90 million to EUR 150 million annually;
Amendment 126 #
2013/2100(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to support the development of local fruit and vegetable markets and of short supply chains, thereby ensuring product freshness;
Amendment 65 #
2013/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the need for CAP provisions to focus on small farms and traditional farming in these areas, given that theyse are structurally more labour intensive and make a valuable contribution to sustained employment levels and rural development;
Amendment 148 #
2013/2097(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Commission and Member States to implement the EU school milk programme more efficiently and in particular allow invitations to tender to refer specifically to milk from mountain areas designated as ‘mountain produce’; calls also on the Member States to use short supply chains in the school milk programme, in order to stimulate local milk production and limit transport carbon emissions;
Amendment 19 #
2013/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas most of Europe’s small agricultural holdings only sell a small proportion of their goods on the market, or focus principally on subsistence farming, falling into the subsistence or semi- subsistence farming category;
Amendment 34 #
2013/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F c (new)
Recital F c (new)
Fc. whereas some types of small farms like subsistence farms are acting as a buffer against absolute deprivation, providing at least meagre levels of food and income,
Amendment 39 #
2013/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas small-scale agricultural holdings play a special role in maintaining the vitality of mountain areas, less-favoured areas and outlying regions;
Amendment 52 #
2013/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas not enough reliable data are available on the situation with regard to small agricultural holdings and the impact of CAP instruments on the sector and the definition of small farms varies substantially from one Member State to another;
Amendment 109 #
2013/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Calls on the Member States to support development strategies for small farms especially for subsistence and semi- subsistence farms, like restructuration, diversification of activities -agricultural production combined with rural tourism - or conversion to production of higher- value organic products.
Amendment 32 #
2013/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas recent food fraud cases have highlighted the need for better intelligence sharing and cooperation between Member States in order to improve detection of food fraud and to ensure a faster and more effective response to cases once detected.
Amendment 132 #
2013/2091(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Calls on the Commission to coordinate better intelligence sharing between Member States in order to improve detection of cases of food fraud and responses to cases once detected;
Amendment 11 #
2013/2061(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)
Recital L a (new)
L a. whereas inequalities resulting from the digital divide will extend to healthcare inequalities if access to high speed internet connections is not improved as e- health services are expanded.
Amendment 58 #
2013/2061(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Urges the Member States to make full use of structural funds to improve internet connectivity and reduce the digital divide; calls on the Commission to support these efforts through the Digital Agenda for Europe and to engage further with telecom operators to encourage broadband mapping.
Amendment 114 #
2013/2022(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for the collection of comparable indicators on patient safety by Member States to be continued and for all the Member States, supported by the Commission, to become involved in this work;
Amendment 153 #
2013/2022(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 17 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Calls on the Commission to support further work on the prevention and control of HAIs through the forthcoming EU Health Programme.
Amendment 74 #
2013/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Considers that European industry, as well as individual consumers, would benefit from modernized energy infrastructure such as smart grids which could help maximize indigenous energy potential and fully integrate renewable sources into the power supply;
Amendment 227 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Where the Commission has raised no objections within nine months from the date of receipt of the relevant report referred to in Article 7, paragraphs 4, 5 and 6, the Member State concerned shall consider the use of the flexibility applied to be accepted and valid for that year. Where the Commission considers the use of a flexibility not to be in accordance with the applicable requirements and criteria, it shall adopt a Decision and inform the Member State that it cannot be accepted and provide reasons for this Decision.
Amendment 230 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 6
Article 5 – paragraph 6
6. The Commission mayshall adopt implementing acts specifying the detailed rules for the use of the flexibilities as referred to in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3, in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 14.
Amendment 292 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 8
Article 6 – paragraph 8
8. The Commission mayshall establish guidance on the elaboration and implementation of national air pollution control programmes.
Amendment 366 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive [eighteentwenty four months after the entry into force - date to be inserted by OPOCE] at the latest.
Amendment 293 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 8 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Until 1 January 2030, existing medium combustion plant with a rated thermal input above 5 MW may be exempted from compliance with the emission limit values set out in Part 1 of Annex II provided that at least 50 % of the useful heat production of the plant, as a rolling average over a period of five years, is delivered in the form of steam or hot water to a public network for district heating.
Amendment 87 #
2013/0435(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21 a (new)
Recital 21 a (new)
(21a) Food from cloned animals has been regulated under Regulation (EC) No 258/1997 and is due to be prohibited under the forthcoming regulation on the placing of the market of food from animal clones. In accordance with this forthcoming regulation, food from cloned animals should be excluded from the scope of this Novel Food Regulation and should not be placed on the market in the Union.
Amendment 109 #
2013/0435(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point c
Amendment 113 #
2013/0435(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Food derived from cloned animals shall not be placed on the Union list of novel foods or be placed on the market.
Amendment 115 #
2013/0435(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Emerging technologies in food production processes may have an impact on food and thereby on food safety. Therefore, it should also be clarified that a food should be considered as a novel food where a production process which was not previously used for food production in the Union is applied to that food or when foods contain or consist of engineered nanomaterials, as defined in Article 2(2)(t) of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council16 . __________________ 16Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011 on the provision of food information to consumers, amending Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 and (EC) No 1925/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Commission Directive 87/250/EEC, Council Directive 90/496/EEC, Commission Directive 1999/10/EC, Directive 2000/13/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, Commission Directive 2002/67/EC and 2008/5/EC and Commission Regulation (EC No 608/2004 (OJ L 304, 22.11.2011, p. 18).
Amendment 115 #
2013/0435(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a – introductory part
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a – introductory part
(a) ‘novel food’ means all food that was not used for human consumption to a significant degree within the Union before 15 May 1997 irrespective of the date of accession of the various Member States to the Union and includes in particularthat falls under at least one of the following categories:
Amendment 125 #
2013/0435(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a – point i
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a – point i
(i) food to which a newresulted from a production process not used for food production within the Union before 15 May 1997 is applied, where that production processich gives rise to significant changes in the composition or structure of the food which affect its nutritional value, the way it is metabolised or the level of undesirable substances;
Amendment 130 #
2013/0435(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a – point i a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a – point i a (new)
(ia) - food with a new or intentionally modified primary molecular structure;
Amendment 131 #
2013/0435(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a – point i b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a – point i b (new)
(ib) - food containing, consisting of, or produced from microorganisms, fungi or algae;
Amendment 132 #
2013/0435(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a – point i c (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a – point i c (new)
(ic) food containing, consisting of, or produced from plants, or their parts, except for plants obtained by traditional propagating or breeding practices and having a history of safe food use within the Union, where those practices do not give rise to significant changes in the composition or structure of the food affecting their nutritional value, metabolism or level of undesirable substances;
Amendment 133 #
2013/0435(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a – point i d (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a – point i d (new)
(id) food containing, consisting of, or produced from insects or their parts;
Amendment 225 #
2013/0435(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a – point ii
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a – point ii
(ii) food containing or consisting of ‘engineered nanomaterials’ as defined in Article 2(2)(t) of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011resulting from or affected by intentional changes in the particle size, shape or structure, or in the particle size distribution, through any technology that reduces them to nanoscale;
Amendment 231 #
2013/0435(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a – point iii – indent 2
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a – point iii – indent 2
– such substances contain or consist of ‘engineered nanomaterials’ as defined in Article 2(2)t of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011result from or affected by intentional changes in the particle size, shape or structure, or in the particle size distribution, through any technology that reduces them to a nanoscale;
Amendment 54 #
2013/0433(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2 b (new)
Recital 2 b (new)
(2b) Consumer research has shown the existence of clear and consistent opposition, throughout the Union, to the use of cloning in food production.
Amendment 59 #
2013/0433(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Taking into account the objectives of the Union's agricultural policy, the results of the recent scientific assessments of EFSA and, the animal welfare requirement provided in Article 13 of the Treaty, it is prudent to provisionally prohibit the use ofand the concerns of citizens, it is appropriate to prohibit cloning infor animal production for farming purposes of certain specin the Union and the sale in the Union of products derived from such cloning which takes place in third countries.
Amendment 68 #
2013/0433(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) In order to establish whether animals are clones or are descended from clones, and whether foods of animal origin are derived from cloned animals or from descendants of cloned animals, it is necessary for import certificates to indicate information to that effect. The Commission should therefore propose the necessary changes to relevant zootechnical and animal health legislation.
Amendment 153 #
2013/0433(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 154 #
2013/0433(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Food products of animal origin from third countries shall not be placed on the Union market unless the import certificates accompanying those products show that they have not been produced from cloned animals or from descendants of cloned animals.
Amendment 155 #
2013/0433(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 c (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 c (new)
The Commission shall propose the necessary amendments to animal health and zootechnical legislation in order to ensure that import certificates accompanying animals and food products of animal origin indicate whether they are, or are descended or derived from, cloned animals or their descendants.
Amendment 216 #
2013/0398(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
ca) intersectoral organisations, private companies and SMEs in the agri-food sector.
Amendment 254 #
2013/0398(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1
1. The Union's financial contribution to simple programmes shall not exceed 50 % of the eligible expenditure. The remaining expenditure shall be borne exclusively by proposing organisations or by Member States deciding to offer national co-funding.
Amendment 265 #
2013/0398(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The percentage referred to in paragraph 1 shall be increased to 680 % for:
Amendment 285 #
2013/0398(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
ba) information campaigns and measures to promote organic products.
Amendment 301 #
2013/0398(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18
Article 18
The maximum rate of co-financing shall be set at 680 % of the total eligible costs for the multi programmes. The remaining expenditure shall be borne exclusively by proposing organisations or by Member States deciding to offer national co-funding.
Amendment 110 #
2013/0371(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 2
Article 1 – point 2
Directive 94/62/EC
Article 4 – paragraph 1a – subparagraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1a – subparagraph 1
1a Member States shall take measures to achieve a significant reduction in the consumption of lightweight plastic carrier bags on their territory within two years of entry into force of this Directive.
Amendment 180 #
2013/0307(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
The European Environment Agency shall assist Member States with the supply of information on the above elements if they so request.
Amendment 58 #
2013/0239(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 3 – point b
Article 1 – point 3 – point b
Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006
Article 50 – paragraph 2 a – point a
Article 50 – paragraph 2 a – point a
(a) strategy and, objectives and priorities for waste shipment inspections referring to the necessary human, financial and other resources;
Amendment 60 #
2013/0239(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 3 – point b
Article 1 – point 3 – point b
Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006
Article 50 – paragraph 2 a – point b
Article 50 – paragraph 2 a – point b
(b) a risk assessment covering specific waste streams and sources of illegal shipments, and considering, where appropriate, taking into account intelligence- based data, such as police investigations and analyses of criminal activities;. Details of the risk assessment shall be presented in such a way as to avoid compromising the sources of intelligence-based data.
Amendment 62 #
2013/0239(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 3 – point b
Article 1 – point 3 – point b
Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006
Article 50 – paragraph 2 a – point c
Article 50 – paragraph 2 a – point c
Amendment 67 #
2013/0239(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 3 – point b
Article 1 – point 3 – point b
Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006
Article 50 – paragraph 2 a – point g
Article 50 – paragraph 2 a – point g
(g) an assessment of the need for training of inspectors on technical or legal matters relating to waste management and waste shipments and provisions on regular training programmes.
Amendment 70 #
2013/0239(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 3 – point b
Article 1 – point 3 – point b
Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006
Article 50 – paragraph 2 a – subparagraph 3
Article 50 – paragraph 2 a – subparagraph 3
The plans shall be made available to the Commission by the competent authority, and the results of the inspections shall be made publicly available by the competent authority in accordance with Directive 2003/4/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council15'.' __________________ 15 OJ L 41, 14.2.2003, p. 26. Directive 2003/4/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2003 on public access to environmental information15'.' __________________ 15 (OJ L 41, 14.2.2003, p. 26).
Amendment 60 #
2013/0141(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 75 a (new)
Recital 75 a (new)
(75a) The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) includes provisions linking Union funding/support for farmers to their compliance with specific standards concerning the environment, public health, animal and plant health and animal welfare.
Amendment 90 #
2013/0141(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10 a (new)
(10a) 'Operator' means operator as defined in Article 2(26) of Regulation (EU) No XXX/XXXX [Office of Publications, please insert number of Regulation concerning official inspections];
Amendment 92 #
2013/0141(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10 b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10 b (new)
(10b) "Phytosanitary inspection" means official inspection of: (a) plants or goods; (b) operations falling within the scope of the rules referred to in Article 1(1), as well as equipment and means of transport used for these purposes; (c) locations or areas in which such operations are carried out;
Amendment 94 #
2013/0141(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10 c (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10 c (new)
(10c) 'phytosanitary measure' means all measures intended to eliminate risks or prevent the entry of pests from other Member States or third countries.
Amendment 95 #
2013/0141(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10 d (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 10 d (new)
(10d) Quarantine units means areas designated by the competent authorities, in which plants from third countries shall be stored for a sufficient period of time until it is considered that the risk of introducing pests from third countries has been eliminated.
Amendment 94 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 56
Recital 56
(56) The direct or indirect refund of fees collected by the competent authorities should be prohibited as it would put operators not benefitting from the refund at a disadvantage and potentially create distortions of competition. However, iIn order to provide support to micro- enterprises, these should be exempted from the payment of the fees collected in accordance with this Regulation. However, defining those enterprises by their annual income in euros would result in a much larger number of exemptions in some Member States and could place an additional financial burden on national authorities in the poorest Member States. Therefore, each Member State should determine the criteria for the exemption of micro- enterprises in its territory.
Amendment 143 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) have appropriate and properly maintained facilities and equipment meeting the requisite standards to ensure that staff can perform official controls and other official activities efficiently and effectively;
Amendment 220 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) uniform specific requirements for inspections on pesticide application equipment used on a large scale and likely to affect human health and uniform minimum frequency of such controls;
Amendment 222 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – point e
Amendment 241 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 34 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The Commission and Member States shall draw up a set of procedures for the competent authorities to follow in response to an application from the operator for a second expert opinion.
Amendment 253 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 46 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 283 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
As appropriate, any such consignment shall be isolated or quarantined and animals belonging to it shall be kept and treated under the supervision of a veterinarian and under appropriate conditions pending any further decision.
Amendment 312 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 82
Article 82
Amendment 321 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 88 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 88 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) enable the identification of the person who signed them and the date of issue;
Amendment 322 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 88 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 88 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) allow the easy verification of the link between the certificate, the issuing authority and the consignment, lot or individual animal or good covered by the certificate.
Amendment 368 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 135 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 135 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) order the unloading, transfer to another means of transport, holding, treatment and care of animals under the supervision of a veterinarian, quarantine periods, the postponement of the slaughter of animals;
Amendment 526 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii
(iii) is impartial and, independent, not directly nor indirectly employed by the operator on which it is performing control activities, and otherwise free from any conflict of interest as regards the exercise of the specific official control tasks delegated to it;
Amendment 532 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii – point a (new)
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii – point a (new)
a) the independence or impartiality of the delegated body or natural person have been shown to be compromised
Amendment 817 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 82 – paragraph 2
Article 82 – paragraph 2
2. EMicro enterprises employing fewer than 10 persons and whose annual turnover or annual balance sheet total does not exceed EUR 2 million, as defined by each Member State, shall be exempted from the payment of the fees provided for in Article 77.
Amendment 417 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 30 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) within 48 hours of the decision to establish the compulsory eradication programme, submit the draft compulsory eradication programme to the Commission, for approval.
Amendment 420 #
2013/0136(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 2
Article 30 – paragraph 2
2. Member States which are not free or not known to be free from one or more of the listed diseases referred to in Article 8(1)(c) and which decide to establish a programme for the eradication of that listed disease to be carried out in the animal populations concerned by it and covering the relevant parts of their territory or zones or compartments thereof ("voluntary eradication programme") shall submit it to the Commission for approval within 48 hours of the decision to establish the voluntary eradication programme.
Amendment 56 #
2013/0074(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – point 7
Article 3 – point 7
7. ‘Good environmental status’ means the environmental status referred to in Article 3(5) of Directive 2008/56/EC and Commission Decision 2010/477/EU.
Amendment 16 #
2012/2294(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas Europe is a leader in new technology development; whereas there are many barriers to the development and wider use of environmental technologies, such as lock-in to existing technologies, price signals that tend to favour less eco- efficient solutions, difficult access to finance and low consumer awareness; whereas the challenge is therefore to improve the overall environmental performance of products throughout their life-cycle, to boost demand for better products and production technologies, and to help consumers make informed choices; whereas labels which indicate the environmental credentials of products and services must provide clear, objective information and avoid misleading the consumer ("greenwashing");
Amendment 30 #
2012/2294(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission to facilitate the development of labelling standards and clear definitions for the purpose of identifying and communicating the environmental credentials of products and services;
Amendment 23 #
2012/2065(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recognises the key role of asbestos victims' groups and civil society associations, and recommends that the Member States and the EU provide funding for their work and collaborate with them in the establishment of a comprehensive plan to eliminate all remaining asbestos in Europe; calls on the Commission to collate data from Member States on asbestos diseases and presence and to produce asbestos mapping at EU level in order to help target actions where they are needed most;
Amendment 4 #
2012/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 21 a (new)
Citation 21 a (new)
- having regard to the Commission Communication on Options for animal welfare labelling and the establishment of a European Network of Reference Centres for the protection and welfare of animals, COM(2009)584;
Amendment 36 #
2012/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Deplores that the Strategy has not received the financial backing which the Parliament requested in its resolution of 5 May 2010; Calls on the Commission to increase this backing by reprioritising and by ensureing a better integration of animal welfare in other EU policy areas, such as consumer policy, research programmes, and the CAP, as appropriate;
Amendment 39 #
2012/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Underlines that farmers today face multiple challenges, such as climate change, and have to meet numerous requirements, of which a good animal welfare is but one; Calls therefore on the Commission to ensure proper policy coherence in accordance with Article 7 of the Treaty of the Functioning of the EU;
Amendment 56 #
2012/2043(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission to actively support relevant strategy-setting and research functions of the EU Reference Laboratory (the Joint Research Centre) to identify priority areas for replacement of animal research techniques, including through identification of human toxicity and disease pathways, and development of human-relevant in-vitro and computational models of disease.
Amendment 57 #
2012/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Regrets that the Strategy fails to reflect the link between the wellbeing and health of animals and public health; Calls on the Commission to apply the ‘One Health’ principle to itsthis Strategy and ensure an efficient coordination with the Animal Health Strategy, as good animal husbandry helps to prevent the spread of diseases and antimicrobial resistance; Calls on the Commission to pay proper attention to the health risks posed by wild animals;
Amendment 62 #
2012/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Recalls that the Parliament in its resolution of 12 May 2011 on antibiotic resistance stressed the need to get a full picture of when, where, how, and on which animals antimicrobials are actually used today, and believes that such data should be collected, analysed and made public by the Commission without delay;
Amendment 65 #
2012/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Considers that a significant number of emerging infectious diseases are zoonotic (transmissible between wildlife, domestic animals and humans) and recognises that trade in wildlife as well as changes in land use and management may lead to new or modified interfaces between humans, domestic animals and wildlife that could favour disease transmission. Stresses the need for coherence between animal health, animal welfare and trade policies;
Amendment 78 #
2012/2043(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Calls on the European Commission and Member States to take the necessary measures to educate stakeholders as to the requirements for keeping and handling wild animal species; to discourage the purchase of wild animals by private individuals; and to improve the welfare of wild animals currently in captivity. Calls for an urgent and thorough implementation of the Zoo Directive and for enforcement personnel to be appropriately trained and qualified.
Amendment 81 #
2012/2043(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7 b. Recalls the role which could be played by an EU coordinated network of animal welfare centres in providing significant, high quality, professional and consistent support to Member States and other stakeholders regarding best practice in animal welfare.
Amendment 96 #
2012/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Considers that one specific field in need of better enforcement is animal transport, which, although corresponds to only a very limited length of time in the life of an animal, needs to be improved in the light of the scientific data gathered by EFSA as required by Regulation (EC) No 1/2005;
Amendment 116 #
2012/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses that the Commission, and in particular the Food and Veterinary Office, must be given increased resources and powers to adequately control animal welfare inspections carried out by the Member States and to address breaches; Calls on the Member States to ensure that there are sufficient animal welfare inspectors who are adequately trained;
Amendment 120 #
2012/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Recalls the obligation for the Commission to, when there is due reason for concern, undertake controls of the national inspections as regards the compliance of Directive 2010/63/EU on animal testing;
Amendment 135 #
2012/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls on all European major retailers to commit themselves, through the adoption of a joint public declaration, to only sell products which respect or go beyond EU animal welfare legislation;
Amendment 139 #
2012/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Emphasises the importance of information and education being adapted and made available at regional and local level, by e.g. regional workshops and the use of modern technology, and that information concerning new legislation and scientific advances reach all animal handlers; Recalls the role which could be played by an EU coordinated network of animal welfare centres in this regard;
Amendment 142 #
2012/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls on the Commission to promote existing animal welfare guidelines and other voluntary initiatives by developing a web-based portal through which such documents, after validation, could be collected and disseminated;
Amendment 167 #
2012/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Recalls that the Parliament considers that such a Framework Law should not prevent producers from introducing voluntary systems which go beyond EU rules, and believes that those systems should also be science based and could be promoted by certified labels;
Amendment 197 #
2012/2043(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 – point f
Paragraph 20 – point f
f. effective timely actions against those Member States who do not submit reports or do not fulfil their obligations to carry out controls and inspections;
Amendment 22 #
2012/2041(INI)
Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 6
Section 1 – paragraph 6
6. Proposes phasing outo limit the use for livestock of antimicrobials classified by the WHO as critically important for human treatment, and banning ‘off-label’ useto exceptional cases well justified by the veterinarians;
Amendment 26 #
2012/2041(INI)
Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 7
Section 1 – paragraph 7
7. Notes the importance of vaccines in limiting antimicrobial resistance, but believes this should not be a substitute for good husbandry and that veterinary surgeons should only administer antibiotics where there is good reason to do so;
Amendment 32 #
2012/2041(INI)
Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 8 a (new)
Section 1 – paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on EFSA to pay a special attention to monitoring and analysing the situation on antimicrobial resistance in livestock across the EU.
Amendment 44 #
2012/2041(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that more efforts are needed to control the use of antimicrobials in the veterinary sector; strongly disapproves of the uncontrolled prophylactic use of antimicrobials in animal husbandry; endorses the Council conclusions of 22 June 2012 which call on the Member States to limit the prophylactic use of antimicrobials to cases with defined clinical needs and to limit the prescription and use of antimicrobials for herd treatment of animals to cases where a veterinarian has assessed that there is a clear clinical and where appropriate epidemiological justification to treat all animals;
Amendment 95 #
2012/2031(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that in relation to the weak and ineffectual system of monitoring compliance with the conditions of animal transport in Member States it seems expedient to consider the creation, in Member States, of specialised monitoring institutes that would monitor compliance with provisions governing the protection and welfare of animals, including conditions for the transport of animals, the number of inspections carried out on animal transportation should be increased;
Amendment 139 #
2012/2031(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Believes that given that the Regulation has not fulfilled its aim of limiting the transport of animals, EU policy on the matter should be reviewed and should be directed atcalls on the Member States to properly implement the existing legislation on animal transportation and calls on the Commission to supporting local processing, including the creation of new, small local slaughterhouses and local meat processing plants, based on the supply of animals for slaughter from the immediate vicinity;
Amendment 180 #
2012/2031(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Stresses that the improvement of the conditions in which animals are transported is essential. In this view, calls for better monitoring and implementation of existing legislation.
Amendment 458 #
2012/0297(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex – point -1 (new)
Annex – point -1 (new)
Directive 2011/92/EU
Annex I – point 14
Annex I – point 14
(-1) In Annex I, point 14 shall be replaced by the following: "14. Extraction of petroleum [...] for commercial purposes where the amount extracted exceeds 500 tonnes/day, and extraction of natural gas for commercial purposes."
Amendment 172 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1
Article 18 – paragraph 1
1. The co-financing rate at the level of the operational programme shall not be higher than 895% of the public eligible expenditure.
Amendment 181 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. At the request of a Member State, interim payments and payments of the final balance may be increased by 105 percentage points above the co-financing rate applicable to the operational programme. The increased rate, which can not exceed 100%, shall apply to requests for payment relating to the accounting period in which the Member State has submitted its request and subsequent accounting periods during which the Member State meets one of the following conditions:
Amendment 193 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the costs of purchasing food and basic consumer goodgoods as basic clothing items or blankets for personal use of homeless persons or of deprived children ;
Amendment 227 #
2012/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 41 – paragraph 1
Article 41 – paragraph 1
1. Following the Commission decision adopting the operational programme, a pre- financing amounting 1120% of the Fund overall contribution to the operational programme concerned shall be paid by the Commission.
Amendment 191 #
2012/0288(COD)
Council position
Article 1 – point 4 – point a a (new)
Article 1 – point 4 – point a a (new)
Directive 98/70/EC
Article 7c – paragraph 4 - subparagraph 1
Article 7c – paragraph 4 - subparagraph 1
Amendment 346 #
2012/0267(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – part II – point 7 – point 7.3
Annex 1 – part II – point 7 – point 7.3
7.3. The devices shall be designed and manufactured in such a way as to reduce as far as possible the risks posed by substances that may leach or leak from the device. Special attention shall be given to substances which are carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic to reproduction, in accordance with Part 3 of Annex VI to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures, amending and repealing Directives 67/548/EEC and 1999/45/EC, and amending Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, and to substances having endocrine disrupting properties for which there is scientific evidence of probable serious effects to human health and which are identified in accordance with the procedure set out in Article 59 of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH).
Amendment 764 #
2012/0266(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – part II – point 7 – point 7.4 – introductory part
Annex 1 – part II – point 7 – point 7.4 – introductory part
7.4. The devices shall be designed and manufactured in such a way as to reduce as far as possible and appropriate the risks posed by substances that may leach or leak from the device. Special attention shall be given to substances which are carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic to reproduction, in accordance with Part 3 of Annex VI to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures, amending and repealing Directives 67/548/EEC and 1999/45/EC, and amending Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 , and to substances having endocrine disrupting properties for which there is scientific evidence of probable serious effects to human health and which are identified in accordance with the procedure set out in Article 59 of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH).
Amendment 76 #
2012/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 4 – point a
Article 1 – point 4 – point a
Regulation (EU) No 510/2011
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
By 31 December 20145, the Commission shall review the specific emissions targets, modalities and other aspects of this Regulation in order to establish the CO2 emission targets for new light commercial vehicles for the period beyond 2020. The emission targets for the period beyond 2020 shall be established in view of the new procedures for measuring CO2 emissions referred to in paragraph 3. Those new procedures shall be defined and implemented by 31 December 2014.
Amendment 143 #
2012/0190(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 10 – point c
Article 1 – point 10 – point c
Regulation 2009/443/EC
Article 13 – paragraph 5
Article 13 – paragraph 5
5. By 31 December 20145, the Commission shall review the specific emissions targets, modalities and other aspects of this Regulation in order to establish the CO2 emission targets for new passenger cars for the period beyond 2020. The emission targets for the period beyond 2020 shall be established in view of the new procedures for measuring CO2 emissions referred to in paragraph 3. Those new procedures shall be defined and implemented by 31 December 2014.
Amendment 74 #
2012/0074(NLE)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by [onetwo years after the date referred to in Article 11- specific date to be inserted by the Publications Office] at the latest. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions.
Amendment 159 #
2012/0042(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) afforestation and reforestation;
Amendment 160 #
2012/0042(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Amendment 192 #
2012/0039(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) from a third country or territory listed in the implementing acts adopted pursuant to Article 13 after transit through third countries or territories other than those listed in the implementing acts adopted pursuant to Article 13, provided that the owner or a natural person acting on behalf of and in agreement with the owner provides proofransport was by ship, rail or air and the owner or authorised person provides proof by means of a written declaration that during such transit, the pet animals have had no contact with species susceptible to rabies and remain secured within a means of transport or within the perimeter of an international airport.
Amendment 40 #
2011/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
E a. whereas shale gas exploitation projects are not generally subject to an Environmental Impact Assessment despite the environmental risks of such projects.
Amendment 45 #
2011/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
E b. whereas the Environmental Liability Directive does not oblige operators to take out adequate insurance considering the high costs associated with accidents in the extractive industries
Amendment 147 #
2011/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19 a. Calls for shale gas exploitation to be subject to Environmental Impact Assessments as provided for by Directive 2011/92/EU.
Amendment 151 #
2011/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19 b. Calls on the Commission to make the necessary proposals to ensure that the Environmental Liability Directive obliges operators to take out insurance which reflects the true cost of potential accidents so that proper compensation can be paid even in the event of insolvency.
Amendment 20 #
2011/2307(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Highlights that the under-use and abandonment of agricultural land can have disastrous consequences for the natural environment, in this connection calls for the CAP budget after 2013 to, at the very least, be maintained at the current level in order to ensure the vitality of rural areas and the continuation of agricultural practices in Europe;
Amendment 53 #
2011/2307(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Considers that a significant number of emerging infectious diseases are zoonotic (transmissible among wildlife, domestic animals and humans), and recognizes that trade in wildlife as well as changes in land use and management may lead to new or modified interfaces between humans, domestic animals and wildlife that could favour disease transmission and loss of biodiversity; Stresses that policy integration of biodiversity strategies with animal health, animal welfare, and trade policies is paramount.
Amendment 55 #
2011/2307(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Underlines the need to support environmentally friendly farming practices, including the use of traditional seeds and local plant varieties in order to preserve biodiversity.
Amendment 70 #
2011/2307(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Urges Member States to ensure that the process of designating Natura 2000 sites is finalised by 2012; deplores greatly the delay in designating marine sites; Is concerned about the reintroduction of hunting in the Danube Delta and its possible negative impact on biodiversity; calls on the Commission to verify that Member States are implementing Article 7 of the Birds Directive EC 2009/147, particularly with respect to hunting,
Amendment 108 #
2011/2307(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Urges the Commission to adopt a specific Green Infrastructure Strategy by 2012 at the latest, with biodiversity protection as a primary objective; Asks that this strategy addresses the need to reduce noise and light pollution arising from motorways and other transport infrastructure in order to minimise their impact on surrounding wildlife.
Amendment 164 #
2011/2307(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls for all CAP payments to be underpinned by robust cross-compliance rules, covering the Water Framework Directive, pesticides legislation and the Birds and Habitats Directives; Supports, however, the Commission's proposal to apply less stringent cross compliance rules to small farmers participating in the Small Farmers Scheme, in recognition of their relatively low environmental impact and the bureaucratic difficulties they face as regards cross compliance measures.
Amendment 211 #
2011/2307(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to step up efforts to ensure that catches fall below Maximum Sustainable Yield (MSY) levels by 2015 and to incorporate ecological considerations into the definition of MSYs; recalls the legal obligation – as set out in the Marine Framework Strategy Directive – to ensure that all commercially exploited fish stocks are within safe biological limits by 2020;
Amendment 220 #
2011/2307(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Stresses the urgent need to ensure the identification and protection of spawning grounds and the creation of sanctuaries in the interests of marine biodiversity and food security;
Amendment 85 #
2011/2193(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17b. Encourages the update of the opinion issued by the European Group on Ethics in Science and New Technologies in 2004 on "Ethical Aspects of Umbilical Cord Blood Banking" (Opinion N° 19) in light of developments in cord blood stem cell preservation and ongoing clinical trials on the use of umbilical cord blood stem cells;
Amendment 24 #
2011/2175(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Is aware that to some extent the food loss and waste are unavoidable phenomena which, once they have occurred, have to be taken care of with the best means available to us and which require investments not only in technology but also in our behaviour, with the aim of avoiding the least desirable options, i.e. landfill and incineration; Stresses the need for more bio recycling facilities and for increased household collection of unavoidable food waste such as unwanted components of food stuffs; supports actions such as home composting and bio recycling in agriculture.
Amendment 47 #
2011/2175(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Is concerned about some retail practices - such as offering discounts for multiple purchases and selling large pre- packed quantities of fresh produce - which appear to encourage customers to buy excess food and can therefore lead to more food waste and little, if any, economic benefit for the consumer.
Amendment 25 #
2011/2096(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses the importance of improved cooperation between different transport operators to ensure more interoperability and therefore better conditions and connections for travellers, especially between rural and urban areas.
Amendment 36 #
2011/2096(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Emphasises the wide ranging potential benefits of using ICT to manage transport networks, such as reducing the number of journeys needed to deliver goods by ensuring a more efficient use of distribution networks, and improving traffic flow which can reduce air pollution, fuel consumption and journey times.
Amendment 40 #
2011/2096(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recommends that the Commission continue to support and, if appropriate, initiate with Member States campaigns to create awareness of environmentally friendly transport alternatives, especially in sensitive urban areas where air quality and noise are a threat to human health; Suggests that, in cooperation with local authorities, employers could incentivise employees to use more resource efficient means of commuting.
Amendment 251 #
2011/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Welcomes the progress exceeding expectations that has been made by vehicle manufacturers in reducing CO2 emissions from passenger cars since 2007, and stresses the importance of accelerating further fuel efficiency improvements; affirms that in preparing its forthcoming review the Commission should be proposing ways of ensuring that average CO2 emissions by new cars meet the agreed 2020 target of not more than 95g/km by 2020, and do not exceed 70g/km by 2025. Calls on the Commission to increase dialogue and cooperation with the International Maritime Organisation to ensure the prompt and full inclusion of the shipping sector in CO2 reduction commitments;
Amendment 276 #
2011/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Commission to propose specific measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and promote efficiency gains from the use of agricultural land. Stresses the need for assistance, including technical guidance and training, to be provided to small and medium sized farmers to ensure that the full GHG reduction and energy-saving potential is realised across the sector;
Amendment 58 #
2011/2068(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Reiterates that more vigorous monitoring of the implementation of waste legislation is needed;
Amendment 110 #
2011/2068(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Is concerned about the increasing application of nano-technology - e.g. silver in nano-particles for anti-bacterial use - which may lead to irretrievability of these materials; calls for careful study of the environmental impact before the technique is more widely taken up;
Amendment 225 #
2011/2068(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Highlights the importance of sustainable agriculture, dietary changes to reduce animal protein intake and diminishing imported land use; Calls for more concrete actions to reduce food waste as this would also reduce demand for water in agriculture, thereby addressing the interlinked problems of food security and water security.
Amendment 97 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. Whereas Romania and Bulgaria are still gradually phasing in EU agricultural direct payments and will not have reached 100% in 2014,
Amendment 109 #
2011/2051(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 c (new)
Paragraph 10 c (new)
10c. Underlines the importance of programmes to provide training for farmers to use more environmentally sustainable farming methods, and encourages the Commission to ensure that such programmes are financed by the second pillar of the new CAP;
Amendment 196 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Heading I (new) before paragraph 1
Heading I (new) before paragraph 1
Amendment 415 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
Amendment 464 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses the need for an adequate basic allowance for small farmers, which Member States can optionally determine in those Member States where these farms help to stabilise rural development; calls for theseIs strongly in favour of establishing a specific, simplified aid scheme for the very numerous small farmers in Europe, who help to stabilise rural development and employment; in view of the very considerable diversity of farm structures within the EU, calls for Member States to decide, in accordance with subsidiarity, what percentage of the direct payments to be incorporated in the new subsidy system should be made available to their small farmers; stresses, however, that thisto participate in defining these small farmers, adopting a common criterion: the predominant role of family labour; stresses that having the benefit of this scheme must not hamper the necessary structural change in order to modernise their farms;
Amendment 481 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
Amendment 502 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Considers thait decoupling has essentially proved its worth, given the increased effect on income and greater autonomy in decision-making on the part of farmers and the associated simplification of the CAP, and calls for this also, in general, to apply to suckler cow and sheep premiums; recognises, however, that in certain sectors and regions such as mountain regions, where there are no alternatives to relatively labour-intensive livestock farming, there may be considerable economic and environmental drawbacks which cannot be reconciled with the aims of the Treaty; acknowledges,sirable, within the limits set by the Union’s WTO commitments, not to decouple all aid in support of certain types of production (suckler cow and sheep premiums, etc.) so as to enable Member States to cope with problems specific to their territory and enable the Union to preserve its rich heritage in therefore, that production- based premiums might be defensible within a narrowly defined framework for a limited period even after 2013ms of the diversity of types of production;
Amendment 558 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. ObservesIs conscious of the fact that, for historical reasons, farms in the European Union have a very diverse structure as regards size, employment arrangements and legal form; is aware that direct payments are moving away from a historical basis to area-based payments and that the provision of public goods is independent of farm size; rejects, therefore, measures which discriminate against particular types of farm, labour productivity and legal form; supports the principles of imposing ceilings and/or degressivity of direct aid in the light of the size of holding, except in the case of agricultural cooperatives or where employment is an important factor; stresses that in this way priority should be assigned to businesses which employ labour;
Amendment 575 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Commission to submit by 31 December 2016 a report setting out comprehensively how livestock farming in Europe can be safeguarded in the long term with regard to multifunctionality and regional aspects (such as mountain areas, Nordic regions and extremely remote areas) and also dealing with the question of how far the aims of the CAP can be realised in a more efficient, targeted way by means of decoupled, indirect support, e.g. premiums for extensive grassland or pasture landvery practical proposals for helping the livestock farming sectors in the medium and long term to cope with the rising prices of raw materials used in animal feed; calls on the Commission, moreover, in view of the difficulties which certain types of livestock farm focusing on quality and sustainability encounter in gaining access to area-based premiums, to take into account their specific character and to propose a special support scheme to avoid excluding them from the new support system;
Amendment 599 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Considers that direct payments should be madereserved only tofor active farmers; realises that, under the system of decoupled direct payments, each farmer who uses farmland for production or who tends it in order to maintain GAEC should receive direct payments; calls on the Commission therefore to devise a definition of ‘active farmer’ which the Member States can administer without additional administrative effort, while it should be ensured that traditional farming activities (full-time and various degrees of paonsiders that ‘active farmer’ means any natural or legal person whose principal activity is the exercise of an agricultural activity and/or is linked to an agricultural activity (agro- tourism, forestry, etc.); considers it necessary to specify that the definition of an active farmer should exclude cases in which the administrative costs would previously have been higher than the amount of support- time) are classified as active farming; hat certain beneficiaries would have been able to receive;
Amendment 613 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Considers it important that the CAP, like all other EU policies, be involved in the 2020 Strategy, and that it seems logical under such circumstances that the redistribution of direct aid take account of factors such as employment, the environment and combating climate change;
Amendment 625 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading before paragraph 20
Subheading before paragraph 20
III. Resource protection and environmental policy component
Amendment 634 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Considers that better resource protection is an element in sustainable farming, which should involve separate support for environmental measures going beyond the requirements of Cross Compliance (CC), which already entail many environmental measures, and being geared to multiannual applications, as a result of which greater environmental benefits can be attained;
Amendment 659 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Considers that resource protection should be directly linked to the granting of targeted direct payments in order to attain these environmental objectives to the maximum without the need to introduce new, bureauthat provide incentives to maximise environmental benefits and sustainability, without however creatic environmental conditions into the first pillar; considers that a flat- rate income payment, as envisaged in a top-up model in the first pillar, must cover costs and income lossng insurmountable practical hurdles for farmers or additional red tape for administrative authorities;
Amendment 666 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
Amendment 692 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Rejects the option of a uniform flat- rate direct payment for the whole of the EU and recommends inclusion of the proposals already put forward in the European Parliament's own-initiative report on the future of the CAP after 2013, which provided much of the inspiration for the Commission Communication; considers that this system of direct payments should be applicable to all hectares of farmland and could combine the following three objectives; - the provision of basic aid to ensure not just the socio-economic viability of the competitive and multifunctional model for European agriculture, but also high- quality and wide-scale food safety, the supply of basic public goods, and agricultural activity that provides employment in rural areas, with safety in the workplace criteria obviously governing this employment; - the payment of supplementary aid for enforcing simple, best-practice obligations to protect the environment (protection of soil, water, biodiversity, etc.) and combat global warming adapted to the climate and natural features of each region; some of these already exist through the GAEC, but are not harmonised among Member States, such as mandatory plant cover, environmental set-aside, compulsory rotation, crop diversity (including protein crops), rates of soil organic matter, tillage restrictions, or the presence of hedges, permanent pasture, grazing land and extensively managed crops of great environmental interest; - the provision of specific aid to compensate for natural handicaps in order to maintain agricultural activity in mountain regions, environmentally- sensitive regions, regions within the Natura 2000 network and the outermost regions; this aid would supplement and complement second-pillar aid granted to less-favoured areas;
Amendment 706 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
Amendment 721 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
Amendment 735 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
Amendment 752 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
Amendment 768 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Considers that direct payments are no longer justified without cross compliance (CC) and therefore that the CC systemonditions and therefore that a cross compliance system that is less complicated in practice and at administrative level (controls) should apply to all recipients of direct payments;
Amendment 789 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Calls, in view of the greater concentration of direct payments on resource protection and environmental measures, for a substantial reduction of the scope of CC; calls on the Commission to make significant progress in simplifying and harmonising rules on monitoringonsiders that attaching conditions to direct aid was a necessary first step towards the CAP taking the environment, public health, and animal health and welfare into account; considers, however, that this mechanism has raised a whole range of problems relating to administrative issues and acceptance by farmers in their work; thinks that this system should be simplified and adapted to what farmers are actually able to do; considers, finally, that any future response to environmental challenges and combating climate change will require the gradual and voluntary adoption of new technical production methods, the practical arrangements for which will be included in the conditions governing the distribution of first-pillar direct aid;
Amendment 801 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Considers that CC should be restricted to monitoring for compliance with fundamental and recognised standards and standards closely related to farming, which lend themselves to systematic monitoringthe monitoring of CC should be linked more to fundamental evaluation criteria, based on the obligation to achieve results and closely related to farming; believes that farmers themselves should be more involved in this monitoring, given their observation skills and practical experience, and this would have the effect of setting an example and motivating less efficient farmers in particular;
Amendment 805 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Calls for an end to disproportionate burdens imposed on livestock farming by CC, and particularly for a critical review of certain hygiene and animal marking standardsCC to be applied in a way that is adapted to the livestock sector which is currently in a very fragile situation as it has already made considerable efforts in terms of investment to upgrade the standards of buildings, installations and equipment;
Amendment 821 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Considers that the general market orientatimarket policy is one of the CAP should be maintained and that the general structure of market management instruments should likewise be retained; instruments which, through price management, plays an important role in determining farm incomes; acknowledges, however, that by virtue of the specific nature of agricultural supply and demand, agricultural markets, which are inherently very unstable, can cause serious problems for producers, processors and consumers which may go so far as to call into question the ability of agriculture to achieve its primary, strategic objective, food security; considers, therefore, that it is important to be able to take action to counter excessive price volatility in the context of the CAP and on world markets;
Amendment 852 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)
Paragraph 33 a (new)
33a. Emphasises that the CAP should incorporate a certain number of flexible and effective market instruments which act as a safety net, fixed at appropriate levels and available in the event of serious market disruption; points out that some of these instruments exist already, but can be adapted, whilst others can be created as needed; considers that, in view of the widely differing conditions in the individual sectors, differentiated sectoral solutions are preferable to across-the- board approaches;
Amendment 855 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 b (new)
Paragraph 33 b (new)
33b. Takes the view that these instruments should include specific supply- management instruments which, if employed fairly and on a non- discriminatory basis, can provide effective market management and prevent crises relating to overproduction, at zero cost to the Union budget;
Amendment 858 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Considers that, in view of the anticipatedincrease in environmental and climate dangers and the increased risk of epidemics and considerable price fluctuations on agricultural markets, additional risk prevention is of vital importance, particularly at individual farm levelhealth problems, risk management measures must be introduced to complement the range of measures intended to combat excessive price fluctuations; given the multiannual nature of such instruments, endorses the Commission’s proposal to include them among the second-pillar measures;
Amendment 880 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a (new)
Paragraph 35 a (new)
35 a. Calls on the Commission to provide a framework for the Member States to allow primary producers to set aside pre- tax primary production income in profitable years to establish cash reserves to mitigate losses in low-income years;
Amendment 895 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
Amendment 915 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
Amendment 925 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
Amendment 951 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
Paragraph 41
Amendment 970 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42
Paragraph 42
42. Calls on the Commission to examine the extent to which the role of producer groups or sectoral associations can be extended to all production sectors and incorporated into the risk preventionin managing markets and promoting quality can be extended to all production sectors; calls for measures of this kind to take particular account of products covered by quality-label schemes;
Amendment 987 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43
Paragraph 43
43. Takes the view, therefore, that the Commission should devise common rules on support from Member States for risk management systems, possibly by creating common rules in the common market organisation, in order to keep to a minimum any distortion of competition and trade; calls, furthermore, on the Commission to notify all measures to introduce risk management and to submit an appropriate impact assessrules governing the common market organisation; considers that these public rules must give producers more negotiating power vis-à- vis processors, increase market transparency (as regards production and sales volumes, stocks, etc.) and bring about certain changes in competition policy, which should be accepted, given that these professional market management arrangements with the legislative proposalll reduce budget expenditure;
Amendment 1007 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45
Paragraph 45
Amendment 1058 #
Amendment 1084 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48 a (new)
Paragraph 48 a (new)
48a. Takes the view that rural development policy must be complementary to, and consistent with, first pillar support, in order to promote strong and sustainable diversified European agriculture across the EU; considers that this rural development policy must contribute to structural developments and innovation in agriculture throughout the EU, in order to respond to the challenges in the fields of food security, the environment, climate change and employment;
Amendment 1089 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48 a (new)
Paragraph 48 a (new)
48 a. Considers that the generation change in agriculture should represent a priority for the rural development policy; calls for a coherent policy with an adequate financial support from this point of view, while expecting sustainable programs that favour young farmers; suggests the possibility of an additional payment in their favour, in an amount decided by the Member States in the first pillar; these measures should not be conditioned by national co-financing;
Amendment 1102 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48 b (new)
Paragraph 48 b (new)
Amendment 1121 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49 a (new)
Paragraph 49 a (new)
49a. Emphasises that rural development policy must enable all the potentials of rural areas to be harnessed, by means of quality agricultural production focusing on direct sales, product promotion, supplying of local markets, diversification of biomass outlets (energy, green chemistry, bio-based materials, etc.), and able to create very place-specific jobs and multiple-service supply (ecotourism, educational farms, agri-tourism, etc.); considers also that this rural policy must serve to increase competitiveness, particularly in the convergence regions, by means of investment in the fields of the production, processing and marketing of agricultural products; believes, lastly, that this rural development policy must contribute to the management of natural resources (watercourses, soil, etc.) and help in the management and restoration of ecosystems, with this simultaneously providing a response to climate change;
Amendment 1132 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49 b (new)
Paragraph 49 b (new)
49b. Insists that the measures under axis 1 of the rural development policy must better address the issues connected with the establishment of young farmers following the retirement of older farmers, with this concerning measures in connection with the establishing and modernisation of agricultural holdings; this approach should also consist of facilitating access to the farming profession for young people who are not from a farming background, and include the concept of gradual establishment, necessitating a review of aid eligibility conditions; believes, lastly, that implementation of this establishment support system should be mandatory in all the Member States;
Amendment 1133 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49 c (new)
Paragraph 49 c (new)
49c. Proposes that agri-environmental measures should include arrangements for a 5 to 7 year ‘conversion’ agreement enabling farmers who themselves decide to move towards more sustainable production models and to innovate, to receive financial support to cover their taking on the financial risk resulting from the agronomic difficulties that could often arise in the years immediately following their change of farming practices; this aim of this incentive mechanism would be to help farmers better comply with the conditions for the granting of level two under the first pillar direct payments system;
Amendment 1137 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49 d (new)
Paragraph 49 d (new)
49d. Suggests that support for consultancy, orchestration and training be incorporated into Axis 1 of the rural development policy to enable the dissemination of knowledge on innovative changes in farming practices towards more sustainable production systems, and to help innovative farmers pass on their experience;
Amendment 1143 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 50
Paragraph 50
50. Advocates in this connection that the compensatory allowance for disadvantaged areas be retained in the second pillar; considers that it should be ascertained what cofinancing ralls on the Commission to establish objective criteria for the definition of intermediate apprears to be appropriate; calls on the Commission to reta(currently under review) without those criteria leading the existing criteria for demarcation of disadvantagedo a new demarcation that could see the abrupt exclusion of currently eligible areas;
Amendment 1173 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 51
Paragraph 51
51. Stresses at the same time, however, that rural structures differ widely in the Member States and therefore require different measures; calls therefore for flexibility to allow the Member States to adopt voluntary measures, the cofinancing rate for which should be based on the rates current at the time; points out that the cofinancing rate should continue to take account of the specific needs and circumstances of convergence regions in the post-2013 period;
Amendment 1181 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 52
Paragraph 52
Amendment 1203 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 54
Paragraph 54
Amendment 1252 #
2011/2051(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 57
Paragraph 57
Amendment 16 #
2011/2048(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the widespread desire of local, regional and national operators to award contracts that support sustainable development; notes that there is much evidence to show that the directive and its implementation are making this more difficult; and that ambiguities in current public procurement rules have given rise to misunderstandings and differing interpretations relating to the inclusion of environmental sustainability criteria in contracts.
Amendment 27 #
2011/2048(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Recognises that the spending power of the public sector can be a significant driver of the development of environmentally sustainable technology, products and services;
Amendment 2 #
2011/2034(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on Member States to adapt the infrastructure grids at the energy mix needed in order to meet the targets set by the EU for renewable energy, reduction of GHG emissions and energy efficiency;EU’s 2020 targets and with a view to integrating a still larger share of renewable energy sources into the energy mix beyond 2020. Moreover, calls the Member States to complete the modernisation of EU energy infrastructure by implementing supply corridors across the EU, turning networks into intelligent grids and ensuring secure supply of gas with the extension of gas grids, which could lead to the reduction of GHG emissions;
Amendment 11 #
2011/2034(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines the fact that substantial investments need to be made in energy infrastructure in order to achieve our goal for a low carbon economy by 2050; notes that not making these investments would result in much higher costs in terms of environmental deterioration, rising energy prices, increased energy insecurity and dependency, as well as a decrease in employment and welfare. These investments could come from both private and public sources, whereas revenues from a Financial Transaction Tax (FTT), a green/carbon tax and from the auctioning of allowances of the revised ETS could be used to bridge the funding gap and to boost investments, for instance to adapt our energy grids to the requirements of renewable energies; welcomes the ‘Project Bond Iniative’ proposed by the European Commission to provide funds for large scale infrastructure projects and believes that these funds should be used to facilitate the deployment of smart grids
Amendment 55 #
2011/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas, according to the Commission, stepping up effort to 30% stepping up effort to a 30% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions compared with 1990 levels while the other countries retain their low pledges would have a limited incremental impact on the EU’s energy intensive industry, as long as the special measures for industry stay in place,
Amendment 125 #
2011/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Reiterates that cumulative emissions are decisive for the climate system; notes that even with a pathway of 30% reductions in greenhouse gases of 30% in 2020, 55% in 2030, 75% in 2040 and 90% in 2050 compared with greenhouse gas emission levels in 1990 the EU would still be responsible for approximately double its per capita share of the global 2°C compatible carbon budget, and that delaying emissions reductions increases the cumulative share significantly;
Amendment 162 #
2011/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Considers that stepping up to a 30% target should be subject to the conclusion of a post-Kyoto agreement containing objectives and firm commitments by all the industrialised countries of the world;
Amendment 163 #
2011/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Calls on the Commission to review the EU ETS directive forming part of the EU 2020 legislative package concerning energy and climate change adopted in December 2008, with a view to ensuring a 30% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2020 compared with 1990 levels;
Amendment 206 #
2011/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Considers that public financing mechanisms should also be available to facilitate a transition to a cleaner energy mix in Member States; such financing should be conditional on a genuine, demonstrable transition to significantly cleaner energy production.
Amendment 281 #
2011/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Notes that European eco-industries employ approximately 3.4 million (FTE), which is ten times the figure for direct employment in the EU steel sector in 2007; points out that, according to recent studies, raising the EU climate target to 30%, compared with greenhouse gas emissions in 1990, can foster up to 6 million additional jobs in Europe;
Amendment 315 #
2011/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. ConcludStresses that stepping up to a 30% target has more benefits thanregarding greenhouse gas emissions compared with 1990 levels, has benefits; notes however that it is necessary to carry out an in-depth analysis of costs for EU citizens and a domesticvoid any increase in the percentage of European citizens exposed to the risk of poverty; notes that achievement of the reduction targets wshould bring the highest overall benefite encouraged by means of various tax and lending mechanisms;
Amendment 96 #
2011/0461(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) progress in implementing the disaster prevention framework measured by the number of Member States with disaster and risk management plans as set out in Article 4;
Amendment 106 #
2011/0461(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – point 2
Article 4 – point 2
Amendment 115 #
2011/0461(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 5 – point a
Article 5 – point a
(a) take action to improve the knowledge base of the authorities and public in the Member States on disaster risks and facilitate the sharing of knowledge, best practices and information;
Amendment 136 #
2011/0461(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
21. The risk management plans shall take into account the national, regional and local risk assessments and other relevant risk assessment and shall be coherent with other relevant plans in force in that Member State.
Amendment 176 #
2011/0461(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 11 – paragraph 3
Article 11 – paragraph 3
34. The Commission shall, in cooperation with the Member States, define quality requirements for the capacities to be committed to the European Emergency Response Capacity. Member States shall be responsible for ensuring their quality.
Amendment 81 #
2011/0429(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 2
Article 2 – point 2
Directive 2008/105/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 8 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. In order to facilitate the implementation of this Directive, technical guidelines on the biota sampling and monitoring of substances shall be developed under the existing implementation process of Directive 2000/60/EC.
Amendment 93 #
2011/0429(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 4
Article 2 – point 4
2008/105/EC
Article 8
Article 8
The Commission shall report to the European Parliament and to the Council the outcome of the regular review of Annex X to Directive 2000/60/EC provided for in Article 16(4) of that Directive. It shall accompany the report, if appropriate, with relevant proposals, in particular proposals to identify new priority substances or priority hazardous substances or to identify certain priority substances as priority hazardous substances and to set corresponding EQS for surface water, sediment or biota, as appropriate, or to remove certain priority substances from Annex X if appropriate.
Amendment 103 #
2011/0429(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 5
Article 2 – point 5
(b) monitor less intensively than required for priority substances in accordance with Article 3(4) of this Directive and Annex V to Directive 2000/60/EC, provided that the monitoring is representative and a statistically robust baseline regarding the presence of those substances in the aquatic environment already exists, covering at least one river basin management planning cycle of six years. Monitoring may be carried out only once per planning cycle if no increase in the concentration and trend of these substances is registered during the first 6 years.
Amendment 119 #
2011/0429(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 6
Article 2 – point 6
Directive 2008/105/EC
Article 8 b – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 8 b – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The watch list shall contain no more than 25 substances or groups of substances at any given time and shall indicate the monitoring matrix and the recommended method of analysis for each substance. The substances shall be selected from among those for which the available information indicates that they may pose a significant risk at Union level to or via the aquatic environment. In selecting the substances for the watch list the Commission shall take into account all available information including research projects, Member States' characterisation and monitoring programmes under Articles 5 and 8 of Directive 2000/60/EC and information on production volumes, use patterns, concentrations in the environment and effects, including that gathered in accordance with Directives 98/8/EC, 2001/82/EC and 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, and with Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 and Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Amendment 140 #
2011/0429(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 6
Article 2 – point 6
Directive 2008/105/EC
Article 8 b – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 8 b – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Each Member State shall select at least one station per, on average, 1520000 km2 geographical area, with a minimum of one per Member State.
Amendment 158 #
2011/0429(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – footnote
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – footnote
1 124 months after the adoption of this Directive.
Amendment 42 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Part III – point 2 – point 2.1 – paragraph 2
Annex I – Part III – point 2 – point 2.1 – paragraph 2
Over the coming decades, Europe will be challenged by increased competition for limited and finite natural resources, by the effects of climate change, in particular on primary production systems (agriculture, forestry, fisheries and aquaculture) and by the need to provide a sustainable, safe and secure food supply for the European and an increasing global population. A 70 % increase of the world food supply is estimated to be required to feed the 9 billion global population by 2050. Agriculture accounts for about 10 % of Union greenhouse gases emissions, and while declining in Europe, global emissions from agriculture are projected to increase up to 20 % by 2030. Furthermore, Europe will need to ensure sufficient supplies of raw materials, energy and industrial products, under conditions of decreasing fossil carbon resources (oil and liquid gas production expected to decrease by about 60 % by 2050), while maintaining its competitiveness. Bio-waste (estimated at up to 138 million tonnes per year in the Union, of which up to 40 % is land-filled) represents a huge problem and cost, despite its high potential added value. For example, an estimated 30 % of all food produced in developed countries is discarded. Major changes are needed to reduce this amount by at least 50 % in the Union by 2030. In addition, national borders are irrelevant in the spread of animal and plant pests and diseases, including zoonotic diseases, and food borne pathogens. While effective national prevention measures are needed, action at Union level is essential for ultimate control and the effective running of the single market. The challenge is complex, affects a broad range of interconnected sectors and requires a plurality of approaches.
Amendment 50 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Part III – point 2 – point 2.3 – point a
Annex I – Part III – point 2 – point 2.3 – point a
The aim is to supply sufficient food, feed, biomass and other raw-materials, while safeguarding natural resources and enhancing ecosystems services, including coping with and mitigating climate change. In the view of reducing the carbon print, underlines the importance of short supply chains. The activities shall focus on more sustainable and productive agriculture and forestry systems which are both resource- efficient (including low-carbon) and resilient, while at the same time developing of services, concepts and policies for thriving rural livelihoods.
Amendment 181 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part II – point 1.1.3 – point f – point i (new)
Annex I – part II – point 1.1.3 – point f – point i (new)
i) Improving the energy efficiency of ICT.
Amendment 192 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part II – point 1.2.3. – point b
Annex I – part II – point 1.2.3. – point b
(b) Ensuring the safe development and application of nanotechnologies, and the development of appropriate test methods to assess the impact of nanotechnologies and engineered nanomaterials on human health and the environment.
Amendment 341 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part III – point 3.3 – point d – introductory part
Annex I – part III – point 3.3 – point d – introductory part
(d) A single, smart European electricity grid which enables renewable energy sources to be fully integrated into the energy mix
Amendment 297 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 48 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the provision of farm advisory services of environmental, technical, scientific, legal or economic nature.
Amendment 329 #
2011/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 71 – paragraph 1 – point fa (new)
Article 71 – paragraph 1 – point fa (new)
(fa) promoting, by means of regional or national campaigns by public bodies, fisheries and aquaculture products as healthy sources of animal protein.
Amendment 15 #
2011/0364(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Regulation (EC) No 1185/2003 allows Member States to issue special fishing permits allowing processing on board, whereby shark fins can be removed from the bodies. In order to ensure the correspondence between the weight of fins and bodies, a ‘fin-to-carcass’ ratio is established, however, following processing operations, fins and bodies can be landed in different ports. In such cases the use of the ratio becomes ineffective and gives scope for shark finning to occur. Under these circumstances, the collection of data, e.g; species identification, populations structure, underpinning scientific advice for the establishment of fisheries conservation measures, isas well as the enforcement of the regulation and punishment for non-compliance, are hampered.
Amendment 103 #
2011/0339(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – point 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – point 3 – paragraph 1
(3) To identify, disseminate and promote the up-take of validated best practices for cost-effective prevention measure bys addressing the key risk factors, namely such as smoking, abuse of alcohol, and obesity, as well as HIV/AIDS, with a focus on the cross border dimensio sedentary lifestyle, obesity and an unhealthy diet, as well as HIV/AIDS, and by supporting awareness raising campaigns promoting healthy lifestyles, including the development of healthy lifestyle behaviours in young children, in order to prevent diseases and promote good health.
Amendment 200 #
2011/0339(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 2 – point 2.2 a (new)
Annex 1 – point 2 – point 2.2 a (new)
2.2 a. Age-related diseases: support actions that promote cooperation, exchange of information and the development of research programmes on age-related diseases, including neurodegenerative, cardiovascular and rheumatologic diseases, and on side effects associated with polypharmacy.
Amendment 208 #
2011/0339(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 3 – introductory part
Annex 1 – point 3 – introductory part
3. Identifying, disseminating and promoting up-take of validated best practices for cost-effective prevention measure bys addressing the key risk factors, namely such as smoking, abuse of alcohol, and obesity sedentary lifestyle, obesity and an unhealthy diet, as well as HIV/AIDS, with a focus on the cross border dimension, in order to prevent diseases and promote good health, and by supporting awareness raising campaigns promoting healthy lifestyles, with special attention being paid to encouraging the development of healthy lifestyle behaviours in young children.
Amendment 184 #
2011/0309(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 3
Article 28 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall promote high safety standards for offshore oil and gas operations at international level at appropriate global and regional fora, including those related to Arctic waters and the Black Sea.
Amendment 31 #
2011/0294(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point k a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point k a (new)
(ka) the development of infrastructure which is sensitive to the need to protect areas of ecological value and biodiversity.
Amendment 333 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 2
Article 42 – paragraph 2
Amendment 354 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 1
Article 44 – paragraph 1
When sectoral agricultural legislation requires Member States to submit, within a specific period of time, information on the numbers of checks carried out and their outcome and the Member States overrun that period, the Commission may suspend the monthly payments referred to in Article 18 or the interim payments referred to in Article 35 for which the relevant statistical information has not been sent in time, but not before the Member State has been notified in writing that this penalty may be imposed.
Amendment 398 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 56 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 56 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
If recovery has not taken place within four years of the date of the recovery request, or within eight years where recovery is taken in the national courts, 50% of the financial consequences of non-recovery shall be borne by the Member State concernedand 50% by the EU budget, without prejudice to the requirement that the Member State concerned must pursue recovery procedures in compliance with Article 60.
Amendment 536 #
2011/0288(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 91 – paragraph 1
Article 91 – paragraph 1
1. When a beneficiary referred to in Article 92 does not comply, on the holding, with the rules on cross compliance as laid down in Article 93 a financial penalty shall be applied to that beneficiary.
Amendment 620 #
Amendment 218 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point l
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point l
(l) “transaction cost”: a cost linked to a commitment but not directly attributable tothat is indirectly generated by its implementation;.
Amendment 232 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point r
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point r
(r) "natural disaster": a naturally occurring event of biotic or abiotic nature that leads to important disturbances of agricultural production systems and forest structures, eventually causing important economic damage to the farming andor forestry sectors;
Amendment 234 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point t
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point t
(t) ‘short supply chain’: a supply chain involving a limited number of economic operators, in direct selling, local markets and community supported agriculture committed to co-operation, local economic development, and close geographical and social relations between producers and consumers;
Amendment 290 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) the competitiveness of agriculture and forestry;
Amendment 348 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
(a) facilitating restructuring of farms facing major structural problems,, and notably farms with a low degree of market participation, market-oriented farms in particular sectors and farms in need of agricultural diversification;
Amendment 472 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Member States may include within their rural development programmes thematic sub-programmes, contributing to the Union priorities for rural development, – while also enjoying the flexibility to select other sub-programmes – aimed to address specific needs identified, in particular in relation to:
Amendment 518 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d a (new)
(d a) organic farming
Amendment 527 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d b (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d b (new)
(d b) high nature value systems
Amendment 552 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 3
3. The support rates laid down in Annex I may be increased by 10 percentage points for operations supported in the framework of thematic sub-programmes concerning small farms, organic farming, High Nature Value farms and short supply chains. In the case of young farmers and mountain areas, the maximum support rates may be increased in accordance with Annex I. However, the maximum combined support rate shall not exceed 90%.
Amendment 588 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point n – point i
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point n – point i
(i) the designation by the Member State of all authorities referred to in Article 72(2) and, for information, a summary description of the management and control structure, including the possibilities for checking and monitoring measures;
Amendment 1031 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the drawing up and updating of plans for the development of municipalities in rural areas and, including in a GIS system, and for their basic services and of protection and management plans relating to NATURA 2000 sites and other areas of high nature value;
Amendment 1065 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) studies and investments associated with the maintenance, restoration and upgrading of the cultural and natural heritage of villages and rural landscapes, and of sites of high environmental value, including related socio-economic aspects;
Amendment 1068 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point g
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) investments targeting the relocation of activities and conversion of buildings or other facilities located close to or in rural settlements, with a view to improving the quality of life or increasing the environmental performance of the settlement.
Amendment 1277 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 28 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Support shall be granted to producer groups which are officially recognised by the Member States' competent authority on the basis of a business plan. It shall be limited to producer groups coming under the definition of SMEs or deemed to be equivalent to these in Member State law.
Amendment 1332 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 6
Article 29 – paragraph 6
6. Payments shall be granted annually and shall compensate beneficiaries for all or part of the additional costs and income foregone resulting from the commitments made. Where necessary they may also cover transaction costs to a value of up to 20% of the premium paid for the agri- environment- climate commitments. Where commitments are undertaken by groups of farmers, the maximum level shall be 30%.
Amendment 1349 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 2
Article 30 – paragraph 2
2. Support shall only be granted for commitments going beyond the relevant mandatory standards established pursuant to Chapter I of Title VI of Regulation (EU) No HR/2012, relevant minimum requirements for fertiliser and plant protection products use as well as other relevant mandatory requirements established by national legislation. All such requirements shall be identified in the programme.
Amendment 1356 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 4
Article 30 – paragraph 4
4. Payments shall be granted annually and shall compensate beneficiaries for all or part of the additional costs and income foregone resulting from the commitments made. Where necessary they may also cover transaction costs to a value of up to 20 % of the premium paid for the commitments. Where commitments are undertaken by groups of farmers, the maximum level shall be 30%.
Amendment 1373 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 2
Article 31 – paragraph 2
2. Support shall be granted to farmers and to private forest owners and associations of forest owners respectively, and to public forestry management bodies that do not receive funding from national budgets. In duly justified cases it may also be granted to other land managers.
Amendment 1451 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 33 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
When delimiting the areas concerned by this paragraph, Member States shall undertake a fine-tuning exercise, based on objective criteria, with the purpose of excluding areas in which significant natural constraints in accordance with the first subparagraph have been documented but have been overcome by investments or by economic activity. The Commission shall ensure that the Member States apply common and unitary methods across the EU with a view to establishing the areas which face significant natural constraints.
Amendment 1498 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 36 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) pilot projects, demonstration and flagship projects;
Amendment 1534 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 2 – point j a (new)
Article 36 – paragraph 2 – point j a (new)
(ja) Facilitating knowledge transfer and cooperation between generations aimed at encouraging inter-generational change in farming and the handing-down of farmland.
Amendment 1739 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 51 – paragraph 2
Article 51 – paragraph 2
Amendment 1749 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 53
Article 53
Amendment 1774 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 54
Article 54
Amendment 1785 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 55 – paragraph 3 – point b – point iii
Article 55 – paragraph 3 – point b – point iii
(iii) support for monitoring, in particular through collection and sharing of relevant feed-back, recommendations and analysis notably from the Monitoring Committees referred to in Article 41 of Regulation (EU) No [CSF/2012]. Local action groups shall also be supported by the national rural network for the monitoring and evaluation of the local development strategies;
Amendment 1786 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 55 – paragraph 3 – point b – point iv
Article 55 – paragraph 3 – point b – point iv
Amendment 1787 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 55 – paragraph 3 – point b – point v
Article 55 – paragraph 3 – point b – point v
Amendment 1788 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 55 – paragraph 3 – point b – point vi
Article 55 – paragraph 3 – point b – point vi
Amendment 1790 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 55 – paragraph 3 – point b – point vii
Article 55 – paragraph 3 – point b – point vii
Amendment 1801 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 56
Article 56
Amendment 1811 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 57
Article 57
Amendment 1821 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 58
Article 58
Amendment 1829 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 59
Article 59
Amendment 1840 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 60
Article 60
Amendment 1922 #
2011/0282(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 6
Article 64 – paragraph 6
Amendment 602 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 149
Recital 149
(149) As regards contractual relations in the milk and milk products sectors, the measures set out in this Regulation, are justified in the current economic circumstances of the dairy market and the structure of the supply chain. They should therefore be applied for a sufficiently long duration (both before and after the abolition of milk quotas) to allow them to have full effect. However, given their far- reaching nature, they should nevertheless be temporary in nature, and be subject to review. The Commission should adopt reports on the development of the milk market, covering in particular potential incentives to encourage farmers to enter into joint production agreements, to be submitted by 30 June 2014 and 31 December 2018 respectively,
Amendment 1276 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 59 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) the interest of consumers to receive adequate and transparent product information, including the place of farming to be determined on a case by case approach at the appropriate geographical level;.
Amendment 1550 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 v (new)
Article 103 v (new)
Article 103v Retention of quotas 1. Where transfers are made under Articles 105j and 105k, Member States may, on the basis of objective criteria, retain portions of individual quotas for their national reserve. 2. Whenever quotas have been or are transferred in accordance with Articles 105j and 105k with or without the corresponding land under rural leases or by other means involving comparable legal effects, Member States may decide, on the basis of objective criteria and with the aim of ensuring that quotas are assigned solely to producers, whether and under what conditions the whole or a portion of a transferred quota shall revert to the national reserve.
Amendment 1553 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 w (new)
Article 103 w (new)
Article 103w Aid for the acquisition of quotas No financial assistance linked directly to the acquisition of quotas may be granted by any public authority for the sale, transfer, or allocation of quotas under this Section.
Amendment 1556 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 x (new)
Article 103 x (new)
Article 103x Surplus levy in the event of quota overrun 1. A levy shall be payable on surpluses of milk and other marketed milk products exceeding the national quotas fixed in accordance with Articles 105a to 105m. The levy shall be EUR 27.83 per 100 kilograms of milk. 2. Member States shall be liable to the Union for the surplus levy resulting from national quota overruns determined nationally and separately for deliveries and direct sales, and between 16 October and 30 November following the twelve- month period concerned shall pay 99% of the amount due to the EAGF. 3. If the payment referred to in paragraph 1 has not been made by the due date, the Commission, after consulting the Committee on the Agricultural Funds, shall deduct a sum equivalent to the unpaid surplus levy from the monthly payments within the meaning of Article XXX of Regulation (EU) No XXX (‘Horizontal Regulation’). Before taking its decision, the Commission shall notify the Member State concerned, which shall make its position known within a week. Article XXX of Regulation (EU) No XXX (‘Horizontal Regulation’) shall not apply, 4. The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts adopted by the examination procedure referred to in Article 162(2), lay down rules for the implementation of this Article.
Amendment 1559 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 y (new)
Article 103 y (new)
Amendment 1562 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 z (new)
Article 103 z (new)
Article 103z Surplus levy on deliveries 1. For the purposes of final calculation of the surplus levy, the quantities delivered by each producer shall be raised or lowered so as to reflect any differences between the actual fat content and the reference fat content, applying factors to be determined by the Commission and under conditions which it shall lay down by means of implementing acts adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 162(2). 2. At national level, the surplus levy shall be calculated on the basis of aggregate deliveries, adjusted in accordance with paragraph 1. 3. Producers’ contributions towards the surplus levy payment shall be laid down by decision of the Member State concerned, where applicable after any unused portion of the national quota allocated to deliveries has been reallocated in proportion to the individual quotas of each producer or according to objective criteria to be determined by Member States: (a) either at national level, on the basis of the amount by which each producer’s quota has been exceeded; or (b) initially at purchaser level and thereafter at national level, where appropriate.
Amendment 1565 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 a a (new)
Article 103 a a (new)
Article 103aa Role of purchasers 1. Purchasers shall be responsible for collecting contributions owed by producers by virtue of the surplus levy and shall pay the competent body of the Member State concerned, by a date and a procedure to be laid down by the Commission by means of implementing acts adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 162(2), the amount of those contributions, deducted from the price paid for milk to the producers responsible for overruns or, failing that, collected by any other appropriate means. 2. Where a single purchaser replaces one or more other purchasers, wholly or in part, the individual quotas available to producers shall be taken into consideration for the remainder of the twelve-month period in progress, after deduction of the quantities already delivered, taking into account their fat content. This paragraph shall also apply where a producer changes purchasers. 3. If, during the reference period, quantities delivered by a producer exceed that producer’s available quota, the relevant Member State may decide that the purchaser shall deduct part of the milk price in any delivery by the producer concerned in excess of the quota, by way of an advance on the producer’s contribution, in accordance with detailed rules to be laid down by the Member State. The Member State may make specific arrangements enabling purchasers to deduct this advance where producers deliver to several purchasers.
Amendment 1568 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 a b (new)
Article 103 a b (new)
Article 103ab Approval Purchaser status shall be subject to prior approval by the Member State concerned on the basis of criteria to be laid down by the Commission by means of delegated acts in accordance with Article 160. The conditions to be satisfied, and the information to be supplied, by producers, as regards direct sales, shall be laid down by the Commission by means of implementing acts in accordance with Article 162(2).
Amendment 1571 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 a c (new)
Article 103 a c (new)
Article 103ac Surplus levy on direct sales 1. In the case of direct sales, each producer’s contribution towards the surplus levy payment shall be laid down by decision of the Member State concerned, where applicable after any unused portion of the national quota allocated to direct sales has been reallocated, at the appropriate territorial level or at national level. 2. Member States shall determine the basis for calculation of producers’ contributions towards the surplus levy due on the total quantity of milk sold, transferred, or used to manufacture milk products sold or transferred, by applying criteria to be laid down by the Commission by means of delegated acts in accordance with Article 160. 3. No correction linked to fat content shall be taken into account for the purposes of final calculation of the surplus levy. 4. The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts in accordance with Article 105v, lay down the arrangements for, and the date of, payment of the surplus levy to the competent bodies of Member States.
Amendment 1574 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 103 a d (new)
Article 103 a d (new)
Article 103ad Amounts paid in excess or unpaid 1. Where, in the case of deliveries or direct sales, it is established that the surplus levy is due and that the contribution collected from producers is greater than the levy, any Member State may: (a) use all or part of the excess to finance the measures referred to in Article 105k(1)(a); and/or (b) redistribute it in full or in part to producers who: – fall within priority categories determined by the Member State on the basis of objective criteria, and within time-frames, to be laid down by the Commission, or – are affected by an exceptional situation resulting from a national rule unconnected with the quota system for milk and other milk products established by this Chapter. 2. Where no surplus levy is found to be due, any advances collected by purchasers or the Member State shall be repaid at the latest by the end of the following twelve- month period. 3. Where a purchaser has failed to fulfil the obligation to collect the producers’ contribution towards the surplus levy in accordance with Article 105q, the Member State may collect unpaid amounts directly from the producer, without prejudice to any penalties which it might impose on the defaulting purchaser. 4. Where a producer or a purchaser has failed to meet the payment deadline, interest on arrears, to be determined by the Commission by means of implementing acts in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 162(2), shall be paid to the Member State.
Amendment 1596 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 106 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Member States shallmay recognise, on request, producer organisations, which:
Amendment 1667 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 106 – paragraph 1 a (new)
In the fruit and vegetables sector producer organisations shall pursue at least one of the objectives set out in Article 106 (1) (c) (i) to (iii).
Amendment 1683 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 107 – paragraph 1
Article 107 – paragraph 1
Member States shallmay recognise, on request, associations of producer organisations in any of the sectors listed in Article 1(2) which are formed on the initiative of recognised producer organisations.
Amendment 1762 #
2011/0281(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 108 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 108 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. By way of derogation from Articles 106 to 108 Member States shall recognise, on request, producer organisations in: (i) the fruit and vegetables sector
Amendment 203 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) Due to the successive integration of various sectors into the single payment scheme and the ensuing period of adjustment granted to farmers, it has become increasingly difficult to justify the presence of significant individual differences in the level of support per hectare resulting from use of historical references. Therefore direct income support should be more equitably distributed between Member States, by reducing the link to historical references and having regard to the overall context of the Union budget. To ensure a more equal distribution of direct support, while taking account of the differences that still exist in wage levels and input costs, the levels of direct support per hectare should be progressively adjusted. Member States with direct payments below the level of 90% of the average should close one third of the gap between their current level and this level. This convergence should be financed proportionally by all Member States with direct payments above the Union average. In addition, all payment entitlements activated in 2019 in a Member State or in a region should have a uniform unit value following a convergence towards this value that should take place during the transition period in linear steps. However, in order to avoid disruptive financial consequences for farmers, Member States having used the single payment scheme, and in particular the historical model, should be allowed to partially take historical factors into account when calculating the value of payment entitlements in the first year of application of the new scheme. The debate on the next Multiannual Financial Framework for the period starting in 2021 should also focus on the objective of complete convergence through the equal distribution of direct support across the European Union during that period. To this end, financial support measures should be envisaged to facilitate implementation by the Member States of the new common agricultural policies.
Amendment 208 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21 a (new)
Recital 21 a (new)
(21a) In addition to the convergence of support payments at national and regional levels, the national envelopes for direct payments should also be adjusted so that in Member States with a current level of direct payments per hectare below 70% of the Union average, that shortfall is reduced by 30%. In Member States with a level of direct payments between 70% and 80% of the average, the shortfall should be reduced by 25%, and in those Member States where the level is more than 80% of the average it should be reduced by 10%. Following application of these mechanisms, the level received should not, in any Member State, be less than 65% of the Union average. In the case of Member States with payment levels above the Union average, the convergence effort should not pull those levels below the average. The convergence should be financed proportionally by all Member States with direct payments above the Union average Those Member States remaining below the EU average following the above shortfall reductions shall de given the possibility of bridging this gap using national budget appropriations.
Amendment 675 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point b
Amendment 857 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
2. Before 1 August 2013, Bulgaria, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden and the United-Kingdom may decide to make available as direct payments under this Regulation up to 15 % of the amount allocated to support for measures under rural development programming financed under the EAFRD in the period 2015-2020 as specified under Regulation (EU) No […] [RDR]. As a result, the corresponding amount shall no longer be available for support measures under rural development programming.
Amendment 1979 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part
Article 36 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part
When applying the first subparagraph, Member States shall respect the following maximum limits in the number of activated payment entitlements that are to be taken into account:tablish a maximum limit of 100 ha for inclusion in the annex.
Amendment 2051 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Coupled support may be granted to the following sectors and productions: cereals, oilseeds, protein crops, grain legumes, flax, hemp, rice, nuts, starch potato, milk and milk products, seeds, sheepmeat and goatmeat, beef and veal, olive oil, silk worms, dried fodder, hops, sugar beet, cane and chicory, fruit and vegetables and short rotation coppice, apiculture products and medicinal and aromatic plants.
Amendment 238 #
2011/0254(NLE)
Article 76 – paragraph 1
Member States shall include, in their legal framework for radiation protection and in particular within the overall system of human health protection, provision for the radiation protection of non-human species in the environment. This legal framework shall introduce environmental criteria aiming to protect populations of vulnerable or representative non-human species in the light of their significance as part of the ecosystem. Where appropriate, types of practices shall be identified for which regulatory control is warranted in order to implement the requirements of this legal framework. To this end, Member States should strengthen research in this area and update the legal framework to take account of any new findings accordingly.
Amendment 284 #
2011/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Part 3 – article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
Part 3 – article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
(ba) measures consistent with marine strategies for the restoration and maintenance of a good environmental status in EU waters as defined in Directive 2008/56/EC and Commission Decision 2010/477/EU.
Amendment 75 #
2011/0190(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Access to emission abatement methods should be facilitated. Those methods can provide emission reductions at least equivalent to, or even greater than, those achievable using low sulphur fuel, provided that they have no significant negative impacts on the environment, such as marine ecosystems, or on human health, and that they are developed subject to appropriate approval and control mechanisms. The criteria for use of emission abatement methods should be established either by the IMO, subject to supplementation or amendment by the Commission Decision or, in the absence of the IMO instruments, by the European Commission. The already known alternative methods, such as the use of on- board exhaust gas cleaning systems or the mixture of fuel and liquefied natural gas (LNG) should be recognised in the Union. It is important to promote and financially assist the testing and development of new emission abatement methods.
Amendment 54 #
2011/0177(APP)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Prioritise measures which reduce risk factors for non-communicable diseases in order to promote health and economic growth in the most cost-effective way;
Amendment 195 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. No later than 30 June 2013, the Commission shall adopt, by means of delegated acts, general criteria on which energy audits shall be based.
Amendment 198 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
When Member States put in place the roll- out of smart meters foreseen by Directives 2009/72/EC and 2009/73/EC concerning electricity and gas markets, they shall ensure that the objectives of energy efficiency and final customer benefits are fully taken into account when establishing the minimum functionalities of the meters and obligations imposed on market participants. This includes ensuring that smart meters are user-friendly and provide clear, accurate and detailed real- time information on energy consumption in order to enable the final customer to make energy savings.
Amendment 61 #
2011/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) Having regard to the Council Resolution of 18th June 1992 on the marketing of breast-milk substitutes in third countries by Community-based manufacturers.
Amendment 161 #
2011/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point h
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point h
(h) 'food for special medical purposes' means food intended for the dietary management of patients to be used under medical supervision. It is intended for the exclusive or partial feeding of patients with a limited, impaired or disturbed capacity to take, digest, absorb, metabolise or excrete ordinary food or certain nutrients contained therein, or with other medically-determined nutrient requirements, whose dietary management cannot be achieved only by modification of the normal diet. Foods for special medical purposes fall into one of the following three categories: – nutritionally complete foods with a standard nutrient formulation which, when used in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions, may constitute the sole source of nourishment for the persons for whom they are intended; – nutritionally complete foods with a nutrient-adapted formulation specific for a disease, disorder or medical condition which, when used in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions, may constitute the sole source of nourishment for the persons for whom they are intended; – nutritionally incomplete foods with a standard formulation or a nutrient- adapted formulation specific for a disease, disorder or medical condition which are not suitable to be used as the sole source of nourishment.
Amendment 173 #
2011/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3
Article 3
1. Food referred to in Article 1(1) may be placed on the market only if it complies with the provisions of this Regulation. and Union law applicable to food. 2. Food imported into the Union for the purpose of being placed on the market there shall comply with the applicable provisions of Union food law. Food exported or re-exported from the Union for the purpose of being placed on the market in a third country shall comply with the applicable provisions of Union food law. Food exported to a third country shall be labelled in a language appropriate to that country. 3. Food referred to in Article 1(1) may be placed on the market only in pre- packaged form, as defined in Article 2(2)(e) of Regulation (EC) No 1169/2011. 4. Member States may not, for reasons related to their composition, manufacturing, presentation or labelling, restrict or forbid the placing on the market of food which complies with this Regulation.
Amendment 197 #
2011/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4
Article 9 – paragraph 4
4. The dissemination of any useful information or recommendations with reference to the categories of food referred to in Article 1 (1) may be made exclusively by persons having qualifications in medicine, nutrition, pharmacy or other professionals responsible for maternal and child health care. Such information shall not constitute advertising or promotional material.
Amendment 228 #
2011/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. No later than 2 years after the entry into force of this regulation, the European Food Safety Authority shall publish a report on milk-based drinks intended for young children in which it shall assess whether such milks have any added nutritional benefits over cow's milk as part of a diet in which complementary feeding has been introduced. The Commission may, on the basis of this report from the European Food Safety Authority, make any legislative proposals which may be necessary.
Amendment 240 #
2011/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 a (new)
Article 10 a (new)
Commission Directive 2006/141/EC
Article 14
Article 14
Article 10 a Article 14 of Commission Directive 2006/141/EC is amended as follows: "Article 14 1. Advertising of infant formulae and follow-on formulae shall be restricted to publications specialising in baby care and scientific publications. Member States may further restrict or prohibit such advertising. Such advertisements for infant formulae and follow-on formulae shall be subject to the conditions laid down in Article 13(3) to (7) and Article 13(8)(b) and contain only information of a scientific and factual nature. Such information shall not imply or create a belief that bottle-feeding is equivalent or superior to breast feeding. 2. There shall be no point-of-sale advertising, giving of samples or any other promotional device to induce sales of infant formula or follow-on formulae directly to the consumer at the retail level, such as special displays, discount coupons, premiums, special sales, loss- leaders and tie-in sales. 3. Manufacturers and distributors of infant formulae and follow-on formulae shall not provide, to the general public or to pregnant women, mothers or members of their families, free or low- priced products, samples or any other promotional gifts, either directly or indirectly via the health care system or health workers."
Amendment 12 #
2011/0144(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) Multi-annual recovery plans drawn up under Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002, such as the recovery plan for bluefin tuna, must apply the precautionary approach to fisheries management as set out therein and be in accordance with the UN Fish Stocks Agreement, resulting in the need for more caution to be exercised on the part of the Union when information is uncertain, unreliable or inadequate and making it imperative that the absence of adequate scientific information is not used as a reason for postponing or failing to take management measures to conserve bluefin tuna and their environment.
Amendment 26 #
2011/0105(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 21 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 21 a (new)
21a. 'The Agency' means the European Chemicals Agency established under Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006.
Amendment 16 #
2011/0092(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) Article 15(3) of Directive 2003/96/EC allows Member States to apply to agricultural, horticultural and piscicultural works as well as to forestry not only the provisions generally applicable to business uses but also a level of taxation down to zero. A, with the goal of ensuring the economic viability of these agricultural concerns, which are already being hampered by high social, plant health and environmental requirements that are not sufficiently compensated for by the market. Despite this, an examination of that option has revealed that as far as general energy consumption taxation is concerned its maintenance would be contrary to the Union's wider policy objectives unless it is linked to a counterpart ensuring advances in the field of energy efficiency. Such advances in energy efficiency should form part of a sufficiently long cycle and be subject to public planning and monitoring by public bodies. Member States should provide technical guidance to the agricultural sector if additional energy efficiency requirements related to reduced tax rates are applied. As regards CO2 related taxation, the treatment of the sectors concerned should be aligned to the rules applying to industrial sectors. take into account the specific carbon capture and storage capacities and risk of carbon leakage for each of the sectors and subsectors concerned.
Amendment 46 #
2011/0092(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 13 – letter ba (new)
Article 1 – point 13 – letter ba (new)
Directive 2203/96/EC
Article 15 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Member States shall provide comprehensive guidance to beneficiaries, including small and medium sized farms, concerning the application of energy efficiency requirements associated with reduced tax rates.
Amendment 37 #
2010/2272(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 – point d d (new)
Paragraph 3 – point d d (new)
(dd) improve mobility and access for people with disabilities.
Amendment 53 #
2010/2272(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Urges the Commission and the Member States to strengthen existing legislation in order to promote the inclusion of accessibility clauses in public contract award procedures including, but not limited to, contracts for transport facilities and buildings.
Amendment 5 #
2010/2211(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Regards the current debate on the new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) as important, given agriculture's role as a strategic sector in ensuring food security in the European Union;
Amendment 23 #
2010/2211(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that this is the first CAP reform in an EU of 27 Member States and that it is important to take account of the varied types of agriculture carried on in European countries and territories, whilst avoiding any attempt to renationalise what is a common policy; stresses that the new CAP must guarantee the equitable distribution of aid both among Member States and within them;
Amendment 2 #
2010/2210(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Underlines that ecological sustainability is a vital prerequisite for the long-term economic and social viability of fishing activities and therefore calls for comprehensive, effective and transparent measures to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unregulated and unreported (IUU) fishing, including flag State measures, port State measures, coastal State measures, market-related measures and measures to ensure that nationals do not support or engage in IUU fishing;
Amendment 7 #
2010/2210(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines that illegal fishing is a global problem which requires international cooperation and must be addressed both when it is undertaken by the fishing fleets of third parties as well as those of Member States; in this respect stresses the need for timely, detailed and accurate data regarding fishing vessels, especially those identified as engaging in IUU;
Amendment 9 #
2010/2210(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls for urgent measures to put an end to the use of 'flags of convenience', a practice which enables fishing vessels to operate illegally, with impunity, at a great cost to the marine environment, fish stocks, coastal communities and food security, particularly in developing countries and the legitimate fishing industry and stresses the need to ensure that there are no EU interests involved in such forms of fishing piracy;
Amendment 14 #
2010/2210(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to ensureimplement a zero tolerance policy against illegal fishing by ensuring the full traceability of all fishery products entering the EU and guaranteeing that catches from illegal fishing are not sold in or imported to Member States;
Amendment 17 #
2010/2210(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. UNotes that combating illegal fishing is to a large extent a question of political will and therefore urges the Commission to increase the fight against illegal fishing, to guarantee that the EU IUU regulation is respected and to push for increased international attention and action. , using all available means.
Amendment 29 #
2010/2159(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses that the early development of healthy lifestyle behaviours, such as good nutrition habits, can have a profound impact on physical and mental development and be a key determinant of health throughout life;
Amendment 76 #
2010/2153(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls for the prevention plans established in the EU and its Member States to be revised to make them sufficiently autonomous and flexible to be adapted as swiftly as possible and on a case by case basis to the actual risk, based not least on the land following the objective analysis of up-to-datest scientific information available;
Amendment 15 #
2010/2139(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission to work with the Member States to reduce the significant administrative burden associated with applications so as to improve access to available funds;
Amendment 1 #
2010/2114(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point C
Paragraph 1 – point C
C. whereas environmental pollution and contamination issues, including those of a cross-border nature, can be raised by CBRN incidents, making it necessary to include recovery and decontamination strategies in the EU CBRN policy,;
Amendment 2 #
2010/2114(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point F
Paragraph 1 – point F
F. whereas, compared to nuclear technology and its precursors, biological materials such as anthrax are cheaper and much easier to acquire and spread, providing possibilities for unconventional terrorist attacks posing dire, long-term threats to health, and the environment, including agriculture and the food supply;
Amendment 32 #
2010/2112(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Given the expected increase in global food demand and the consequent pressure on natural resources, stresses the need to balancemeet the requirements of food security with thosehilst ensuring the conservation of biodiversity conservation; notes that measures to address the urgent nature of environmental problems such as soil degradation, biodiversity loss, etc. are essential for maintaining the EU’s long- term agricultural productivity and food security;
Amendment 40 #
2010/2112(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses that seed oligopolies have devastating effects on the sustainability of small-scale farming, fostering dependency on a limited number of corporations for the purchasing of seeds and specialized fertilizers;
Amendment 41 #
2010/2112(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Notes with regret that in many cases EU rules place an undue burden on the sharing of traditional seeds and varieties and hinder time-honoured traditions of sharing knowledge and farming practices;
Amendment 42 #
2010/2112(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Welcomes the widespread action taken by thousands of farmers, environmental groups, scientists and citizens for the in- situ conservation and propagation of local genetic material; recalls further that the diversity of seeds adapted to local conditions is a necessary prerequisite for food security, especially in the face of climate change;
Amendment 43 #
2010/2112(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Points out that focus should be placed on supporting and increasing the resilience of organic, small-scale farming systems intended for local and regional consumption, which represent the most effective and environmentally sustainable way of utilizing land;
Amendment 43 #
2010/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – indent 1 (new)
Paragraph 3 – indent 1 (new)
- Affirms that the EU has a duty to feed its citizens; points to the worrying decline in the production of commodities in the EU; firmly believes that both price volatility and declining farm incomes have contributed to this decrease in agricultural production.
Amendment 44 #
2010/2112(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Asks for the introduction of specific support for urban agriculture as this will entail multiple benefits for food security, employment, environmental education, recreation and the urban climate;
Amendment 78 #
2010/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Considers, however, that the increased drive to develop renewables and meet the 2020 targets must not affect the food supply; stresses that more attention should be given to second- and third-generation biofuels; notes the controversy over biofuels and the concerns over their possible adverse effects on food security because of competition with food crops for land; stresses, however, that biofuels which use non-edible biomass do not necessarily compete with food crops and can make a valuable contribution to green energy; underlines that the collection of this biomass must take account of the need to return an appropriate amount of biomass to the soil to ensure its continued natural productivity and fertility;
Amendment 85 #
2010/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 – indent 1 (new)
Paragraph 11 – indent 1 (new)
- Is deeply concerned about the issue of land-grabbing, whereby foreign investors purchase large amounts of agricultural land in developing countries, as this can take control of the land and the food supply away from the people in those countries who depend on it for their own food security.
Amendment 144 #
2010/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – indent 1 (new)
Paragraph 25 – indent 1 (new)
- Highlights, in the context of environmental and biodiversity protection, the importance of professional training for farmers and the dissemination of knowledge, education and best practices relating to innovative technologies;
Amendment 45 #
2010/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Commission to propose solutions in order to reduce the level of reliance on imports of protein and oleaginous plants from third countries, which has negative consequences for the European animal husbandry sector when price spikes occur;
Amendment 5 #
2010/2107(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses the importance of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) for improving energy efficiency and highlights the vital role of ICT - particularly smart metering and smart grids - in the integration of renewable energy sources into the power supply;
Amendment 49 #
2010/2106(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that farmers are helping to increase areas under forest by planting trees, using stratified agro-forestry systems or involving the forestation of poor quality soil or soil unsuitable for efficient methods of farming, as well as contributing to the provision of curtain protection systems and the identification of hardy species; the EU should continue to provide aid for forestation under the national rural development programmes and encourage forestation with economically valuable species which nevertheless adapt well to climate change;
Amendment 76 #
2010/2106(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Points out that forestry is closely related to agriculture, given that most forest owners in Europe are also farmers; stresses accordingly the need to encourage the use of fruit-bearing shrubs for the forestation of poor quality soils, thereby ensuring both soil protection and a substantial fruit crop;
Amendment 94 #
2010/2106(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)
Recital L a (new)
La. whereas more information is needed about the influence of forests on weather patterns at European level,
Amendment 227 #
2010/2106(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls on the Commission to support research into the influence of forests on regional weather patterns in the EU, so as to inform forest management strategies with regard to changes in size, composition and location of forests and the impact of these changes;
Amendment 2 #
2010/2103(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Expresses its regret that WTO members have yet to find a way to integrate this treaty into the system of UN institutions and rules governing environmental protection including climate change, as well as social justice and the respect of all human rights; insists that obligations and objectives under MEAs, such as the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, and other UN institutions (FAO, ILO, IMO) must take precedence over the narrow interpretation of trade rules;
Amendment 7 #
2010/2103(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Welcomes the introduction of the climate change dimension in Sustainability Impact Assessments (SIA) of trade agreements; takes, however, note of the fact that in some cases, such as the Euro-Mediterranean Free Trade Agreement, the SIA shows that the agreement will have adverse climate impacts which were not addressed prior to its conclusion; considers that trade agreements should not in any way undermine multilateral environmental agreements (MEA's);
Amendment 24 #
2010/2103(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Expresses its support for border tax adjustments as a way of moving towards a low-carbon economy; states unequivocally that border tax adjustments should not function as an instrument for protectionism but rather as a way to reduce emissions; considers that the EU should commit a portion of the potential revenue towards the fulfilment of its financial obligations under the UNFCCC; strongly urges the Commission and Member States to take steps in that direction;
Amendment 25 #
2010/2103(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to do everything under their power to achieve a legally binding agreement on the reduction of shipping emissions in the context of the International Maritime Organisation;
Amendment 31 #
2010/2103(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Advocates that genuine, binding sustainability criteria and standards be developed for the production of biofuels and biomass which take account, first and foremost, of the emission of climate- changing gases due to indirect land use change (ILUC); stresses that safeguarding food supplies must take priority over the production of biofuels, and that subsidies for biofuels can have a damaging effect on food security which disproportionately affects those on low incomes.
Amendment 18 #
2010/2100(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that agricultural development must be grounded in the right to nourishment and the right to produce food; insists that the EU must recognise and defend the developing countries' right to food sovereignty; in this regard underlines its commitment to gradually phase out export subsidies;
Amendment 37 #
2010/2100(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls for a shift in thinking towards the agricultural sectors of these countries, including a new emphasis on assisting their development and helping domestic producers to sell products at home and abroad;
Amendment 66 #
2010/2100(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Believes it is not desirable to over- emphasise non-food uses of agricultural products (e.g. biofuels), to avoid a situation of competition between food supplies and the current fashion for renewable energy productiontrend for renewable energy production; underlines the importance of promoting second and third generation biofuels provided that they do not threaten food security by competing directly with food crops for land;
Amendment 23 #
2010/2089(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. Whereas there is evidence of a gender dimension in malnutrition rates which suggests that women suffer more from malnutrition, and that this inequality is exacerbated further down the socio- economic scale,
Amendment 125 #
2010/2089(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Member States to promote policies aiming at ensuring healthy life conditions for all children, including actions to support pregnant and breast- feeding women, and parents;
Amendment 140 #
2010/2089(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Points to the importance of raising the average level of healthcare and decreasing the inequalities between different social groups, and underlines that these objectives could be achieved through the optimisation of public spending for healthcare and targeted programmes for vulnerable groups;
Amendment 147 #
2010/2089(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Underlines that, in addition to national governments, regional authorities in many countries have an important role in public health and health services and thus need to be actively involved; points out that local governments, workplaces, schools, and other stakeholders also have a vital contribution to make;
Amendment 159 #
2010/2089(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Stresses that educational programmes focussing on physical activity and nutrition targeted at children would encourage positive lifestyle behaviours and help to reduce health inequalities;
Amendment 12 #
2010/2088(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Highlights the potential of measuring the carbon intensity of products and processes as a useful indicator of environmental sustainability; stresses that methodology which takes into account the full life-cycle of products and processes should be developed;
Amendment 22 #
2010/2088(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that GDP is an indicator of economic market activity and is widely used in policy analysis and debates; recalls that GDP, after its birth in the 1930s, was rapidly adopted as the best-recognised measure of economic performance in the world; underlines that GDP has become a standard benchmark used by policy-makers throughout the world; is concerned that GDP has limitations in terms of assessing economic wealth and might sometimes be misleading and at other times simply not provide enough information or sufficiently detailed information;
Amendment 39 #
2010/2088(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Emphasises that solid, coherent and transparent policy- and law-making and political analysis require clear objectives, indicators and relevant and, reliable information based on independent and objective data, which are crucial for policy- makers to take coherent and sustainable decisions;
Amendment 74 #
2010/2088(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Highlights the potential of measuring the carbon intensity of products and processes as a useful indicator of environmental sustainability; stresses that methodology which takes into account the full life-cycle of products and processes should be developed, in order to show when and where responsibility for carbon emissions has been transferred between individuals, businesses and countries.
Amendment 67 #
2010/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H b (new)
Recital H b (new)
H b. Whereas nutrition is a key determinant of both physical and mental health and current research suggests that diet may be a significant causal factor in the development of Alzheimer's.
Amendment 134 #
2010/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 c (new)
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7 c. Stresses the need for actions which do not just focus on drug-based treatment of Alzheimer's once the condition has developed, but also on preventative measures, including diet and nutrition, to reduce the chances of developing Alzheimer's; calls for extensive research into the effects of diet and nutrition on Alzheimer's and for advice, including nutritional advice, on preventing the disease to be developed and disseminated to the public through awareness raising campaigns.
Amendment 130 #
2010/2054(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Calls on the Commission and on the Member States to facilitate improved access to land and credit for women to encourage the establishment of women in rural areas and as actors in the agricultural sector;
Amendment 137 #
2010/2054(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Underlines the precariousness of the seasonal labour force in the agricultural sector and the particular vulnerability of women to certain problems, such as physical abuse, unsuitable accommodation, and a lack of social and medical insurance and care. Stresses the need to improve the regulatory framework under which seasonal workers are employed in agriculture in order to improve working conditions for these workers, many of whom are women;
Amendment 9 #
2010/2010(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Takes the view that existing and proposed EU environmental legislation has significant potential to create new jobs in areas such as air, soil, water, energy, public services, agriculture, transport, forestry, and environmental management; calls on the Member States to implement EU legislation which could lead to new investment in eco-friendly technologies and jobs;
Amendment 94 #
2010/0377(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 4
4. ‘new establishment’ means an establishment that is newly constructed or has yet to enter into operationenters into operation after 31 May 2015;
Amendment 109 #
2010/0377(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 18 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 18 a (new)
18a. 'appropriate safety distance' means the minimum distance at which no possible negative effects could be registered on human health or the environment in the event of a major accident;
Amendment 111 #
2010/0377(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 18 b (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 18 b (new)
Amendment 154 #
2010/0377(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Member States shall ensure that the competent authority takes into account the domino effect when drawing up external emergency plans.
Amendment 285 #
2010/0377(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – Part 2 – Table – row 37 a (new)
Annex I – Part 2 – Table – row 37 a (new)
Sodium hypoclorite 200 500
Amendment 317 #
2010/0377(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex V – Part 1 – point 6
Annex V – Part 1 – point 6
6. Summary detailThe conclusions of the inspections carried out pursuant to Article 19 and of the main findings from the latest inspection conclusions, together with a reference or /link to the related inspection plan.
Amendment 18 #
2010/0364(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 24 - point a – subpoint ii
Article 1 – point 24 - point a – subpoint ii
Regulation (EC) No 834/2007
Article 33 – paragraph 2 - subparagraph 6
Article 33 – paragraph 2 - subparagraph 6
Amendment 48 #
2010/0362(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) In 2007-2009, exceptional developments took place in milk and milk products sector markets. Initially, extreme weather conditions in Oceania brought about a significant decline in supplies, leading to a rapid and significant increase in prices. Yet while world supplies had started their recovery, and prices had started to return to more normal levels, the subsequent financial and economic crisis negatively affected EU dairy producers, aggravating price volatility. Initially feed and other input costs including energy increased significantly as a result of higher commodity prices. Subsequently, a drop in worldwide, as well as EU, demand, including for milk and milk products, whilst EU production was stable led to a collapse in EU prices, down to the lower safety net level. This sharp decline in dairy commodity prices failed to fully translate into lower dairy prices at consumer levels, generating a widening in the gross margin of the downstream sectors for most milk and milk sector products and countries, and preventing demand for them tofrom adjusting to low commodity prices, slowing down price recovery and exacerbating the impact of low prices on milk producers.
Amendment 51 #
2010/0362(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) The European dairy sector has become subject to market logic and is suffering terribly from the deregulation advocated by the liberal model and the resulting price volatility. The unprecedented dairy crisis that Europe experienced in 2009 is a well-known example. It plunged European agriculture into total disarray, such was the fall in production prices, with Europe’s farmers no longer able to face up to their production costs and obtain a reasonable profit margin. There is thus a need to take a position in favour of regulating the dairy market in such a way that supply meets the demand and production prices rise again, and to establish a new balance in the supply chain for dairy products. To achieve this, regulatory intervention by the public authorities is justified in order to adjust production to market requirements in the medium and long term.
Amendment 54 #
2010/0362(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) In October 2009, in light of this difficult market situation for milk, a High Level Expert Group on Milk ("“HLG"”) was set up with the purpose of discussing mid- term and long-term arrangements for the milk and milk products sector, given the expiry of dairy quotas in 2015. While respecting the outcome of the Health Check, the HLG was to work on a regulatory framework to be put in place, to contribute to stabilising the market and producers'’ income and enhance its transparency. Without a policy to stabilise production prices, strong price fluctuations lead to mechanisms that particularly benefit processors and increase their profit margins. As a result the price rises are passed on to consumers, whereas the producers’ falling prices only sporadically lead to a fall in consumer prices.
Amendment 62 #
2010/0362(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The HLG noted that the dairy producing and processing sectors are highly differentiated between Member States. There is also a highly variable situation between operators and types of operators within individual Member States. But concentration of supply is low in many cases with a resulting imbalance in bargaining power in the supply chain between farmers and dairies. This imbalance can lead to unfair commercial practices; in particular, farmers often do not know what price they will receive for their milk wheupon delivering becausey as the price is often fixed much later by dairies on a basis of the obtained added value, which, for non-cooperatives, is often outside of the farmer's control is generally outside farmers’ control, often whether or not they belong to a cooperative.
Amendment 80 #
2010/0362(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) TWhile the use of formalised, written contracts even containing basic elements made in advance of delivery is not widespread. However, they could increase awareness andmay somewhat help to reinforce the responsibility of the operators in the dairy chain and increase awareness of the need to better take into account the signals of the market, improve price transmission and adapt supply to demand, asit weill as help avoid certain unfair commercial practicesnot make it possible to face any further serious market crises that could once again affect the whole European dairy industry and especially producers, who are heavily in debt partly as a result of investing in modernisation.
Amendment 83 #
2010/0362(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) Without collective control of European production the contractual system advocated by the HLG will not, even if it is backed up by such other measures as strengthening producers’ bargaining power, the role of producer organisations and inter- professional/interbranch organisations, succeed in securing fair and stable milk prices for producers and consumers. We need to produce less milk while preserving the largest possible number of farms. Having numerous farms in Europe helps stabilise rural development and boosts employment.
Amendment 85 #
2010/0362(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 b (new)
Recital 8 b (new)
(8b) It would be desirable for dairies to undertake not to process milk from third countries.
Amendment 88 #
2010/0362(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) In the absence ofThere needs to be EU legislation on such contracts, Member States may, within their own contract law systems, make the use of such contracts compulsory provided that in doing so EU law is respected and in particular that the proper functioning of the internal market and the common market organisation is respected. Given the diversity of situations across the EU in this context, in the interests of subsidiarity, such a decision should remain wit to ensure that they can be made compulsory in each Member States. Howev in order, to ensure appropriate minimum standards for such contracts and good funcavoid distortioning of the internal market and the common market organisation, some basic conditions for the use of such contracts should be laid down at EU level. Sincecompetition between Member States or regions. Even if some dairy co-operatives may have rules with similar effect in their statutes, in the interests of simplicity they should thennot be exempted from a requirement for contracts. In order to ensure that any such system is effective where intermediate parties collect milk from farmers to deliver to processors, it should apply equally in such a case.
Amendment 95 #
2010/0362(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) In order to ensure the rational development ofcontrol the volume productioned and so to ensure a fair standard of living for dairy farmers, their bargaining power vis-à-vis processors should be strengthened, which should result in a fairer distribution of value-added along the supply chain. Therefore, in order to realise these objectives of the common agricultural policy, a provision should be adopted pursuant to Articles 42 and 43(2) TFEU to allow producer organisations constituted by dairy farmers or their associations to negotiate contract terms, including price, jointly for some or all of its members'’ production with a dairy. In order to maintain effective competition on the dairy market, this possibility should be subject to appropriate quantitative limits. Such producer organisations should therefore also be eligible for recognition under Article 122 of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007. The Commission should be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 290 TFEU in respect of the conditions for approval of associations of producer organisations. However, it is understood that existing producer organisations should be recognised de facto by the new legislation.
Amendment 99 #
2010/0362(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) To stabilise the milk market as much as possible raw milk producers should be encouraged to invest in producer organisations, so as to greatly reduce the risk of losing the large number of independent dairy farms that would not be sufficiently attractive to private buyers, mainly because their production volume is too low.
Amendment 103 #
2010/0362(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 b (new)
Recital 11 b (new)
(11b) It would be desirable for the Commission to provide for the establishment of a European Public Agency for the Observation of Prices and Margins, whose duties would include calculating the full costs of milk production in Europe so as to make it mandatory to take into account the average production costs of 1kg of milk when setting the price of raw milk in contracts, and in order to prevent price dumping. This calculation would have to take the following into account: cost of labour, energy, inputs, veterinary costs, certification costs, investments and costs of compliance with environmental standards. Once signed, contracts would have to be registered with the European Public Agency for the Observation of Prices and Margins, in the interest of transparency of information transfer particularly on prices and volumes, but also in the interest of monitoring.
Amendment 104 #
2010/0362(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 c (new)
Recital 11 c (new)
(11c) It should be recalled that the 2001 Göteborg summit assigned to European agriculture the objective of sustainability, implying that the effectiveness of agriculture is not confined to its economic competitiveness but also takes into account its environmental, territorial and social effectiveness as well as the objective of equity.
Amendment 105 #
2010/0362(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Rules have been introduced at EU level for interbranch organisations in some sectors. TWhile these organisations can play useful roles in allowing dialogue between actors in the supply chain, and in promoting best practice and market transparency, inter-branch organisations are not market stabilisation agents. Indeed, experience from the fruit and vegetable sector shows that prices continue to fluctuate considerably owing to the meagre influence that producers are able to bring to bear within such structures. Only when they come together in an organisation of their own and are able to manage milk volumes upstream of processing is it possible for producers to improve their position within the dairy chain and ensure they receive a fair income. Such rules should equally be applied in the milk and milk products sector, along with the provisions clarifying the position of such organisations under competition law, whilst ensuring that they do not distort competition or the internal market or affect the good functioning of the common market organisation.
Amendment 110 #
2010/0362(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) In order to follow developments in the market, the Commission needs to be aware, at any given time, of what is happening on milk market, and to that end needs timely information on volumes of raw milk delivered. Article 192 of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 provides a basis for the exchange of information between the Member States and the Commission. However, provision should be made to ensure that processors deliver such information to the Member States on a regular basis. The Commission should be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 290 TFEU in respect of the scope, content, format and timing of such declarations.
Amendment 114 #
2010/0362(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) The measures set out in this Regulation, are justified in the current economic circumstances of the dairy market and the structure of the supply chain. They should therefore be applied for a sufficiently long duration (both before and after the abolition of milk quotas) to allow them to have full effect. However, given their far-reaching nature, they should nevertheless be temporary in nature, and be subject to review to see how they have operated and whether they should continue to apply. This should be dealt with in Commission reports on the development of the milk market, and covering in particular potential incentives to encourage farmers to enter into joint production agreements, to be submitted by 30 June 2014 and 31 December0 June 20186.
Amendment 128 #
2010/0362(COD)
1a) The following Article 113da is inserted: Article 113da Specific provisions applicable to quality dairy products In order to improve and stabilise the operation of the market in dairy products with a protected designation of origin or a protected geographical indication in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 510/2006, and of the market in milk produced in mountainous and semi- mountainous areas, the Member State in question may lay down rules to bring volumes in line with demand, particularly by way of decisions taken by inter-branch organisations. Such rules shall be proportionate to the objective pursued and: (a) may only cover the regulation of supply and shall aim to bring the supply of the product in line with demand; (b) may not be made binding for more than five years of marketing; (c) shall not cause any damage to other producers in the Member State concerned or in the Community; (d) shall not relate to any transaction after the first marketing of the product concerned; (e) shall not allow for price fixing, including where prices are set for guidance or recommendation; (f) shall not render unavailable an excessive proportion of the product concerned that would otherwise be available; g) shall not have the effect of preventing an operator from starting production of the product concerned;
Amendment 137 #
2010/0362(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 3
Article 1 – point 3
Regulation (EC) 1234/2007
Article 123 – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 123 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) are made up of representatives of economic activities linked to the production of, trade in, or processing of products of the milk and milk products sectoragricultural organisations, the dairy industry, cooperatives, distributors and consumer protection associations;
Amendment 187 #
2010/0362(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 – point 4
Article 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) 1234/2007
Article 126 a – paragraph 2 – point (c) – subpoint i
Article 126 a – paragraph 2 – point (c) – subpoint i
i) 3.517% of total Union production, and
Amendment 194 #
2010/0362(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 – point 4
Article 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) 1234/2007
Article 126 a – paragraph 2 – point (c) – subpoint ii
Article 126 a – paragraph 2 – point (c) – subpoint ii
ii) 3349% of the total national production of any particular Member State covered by such negotiations by that producer organisation, and
Amendment 201 #
2010/0362(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 – point 4
Article 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) 1234/2007
Article 126 a – paragraph 2 – point (c) – subpoint iii
Article 126 a – paragraph 2 – point (c) – subpoint iii
(iii) 3349% of the total combined national production of all the Member States covered by such negotiations by that producer organisation,
Amendment 220 #
2010/0362(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 – point 4
Article 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) 1234/2007
Article 126 a – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Article 126 a – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
5. By way of derogation from paragraph 2(c)(ii) and (iii), even where the threshold of 3349% is not exceeded, the competition authority referred to in the second subparagraph may decide in an individual case that the negotiation by the producer organisation may not take place if it considers that this is necessary in order to prevent competition being excluded or in order to avoid serious prejudice to SME processors of raw milk in its territory.
Amendment 236 #
2010/0362(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 – point 8
Article 1 – point 8
Regulation (EC) 1234/2007
Article 184 – paragraph 10
Article 184 – paragraph 10
10) to the European Parliament and the Council by 30 June 2014 and by 31 December0 June 20186 on the development of the market situation in the milk and milk products sector and in particular on the operation of point (iiia) of the first paragraph of Article 122 and of Articles 123(4), 126a, 177a, 185e and 185f, covering in particular potential incentives to encourage farmers to enter into joint production agreements together with any appropriate proposals." The report shall be accompanied by any appropriate proposals.
Amendment 248 #
2010/0362(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 – point 9
Article 1 – point 9
Regulation (EC) 1234/2007
Article 185 f – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 185 f – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 255 #
2010/0362(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 – point 9
Article 1 – point 9
Regulation (EC) 1234/2007
Article 185 f – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 185 f – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 266 #
2010/0362(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 – point 9
Article 1 – point 9
Regulation (EC) 1234/2007
Article 185 f – paragraph 2 – point c – subpoint i – indent 1
Article 185 f – paragraph 2 – point c – subpoint i – indent 1
- be static and be set out in the contract, and/orconsist of two parts: a basic price, which must take into account the full production costs of raw milk producers, and a variable price, which may vary only on factors which are set out in the contract, in particular the development of the market situation based on indicators such as full production costs, the volume delivered and the quality or composition of the raw milk delivered. The milk must be paid for on a date which is freely negotiated by the parties but which must be before its expiry date.
Amendment 272 #
2010/0362(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 – point 9
Article 1 – point 9
Regulation (EC) 1234/2007
Article 185 f – paragraph 2 – point c – subpoint i – indent 2
Article 185 f – paragraph 2 – point c – subpoint i – indent 2
Amendment 295 #
2010/0362(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 – point 9
Article 1 – point 9
Regulation (EC) 1234/2007
Article 185 f – paragraph 3
Article 185 f – paragraph 3
3. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, a contract shall not be required wWhere raw milk is delivered by a farmer to a processor of raw milk where the processor is a co-operative of which the farmer is a member if its statutes, they should not be exempted from the obligation to conclude a contract even if the statutes of the co- operative contain provisions having similar effects as those set out in points (a), (b) and (c) of paragraph 2.
Amendment 299 #
2010/0362(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 – point 9
Article 1 – point 9
Regulation (EC) 1234/2007
Article 185 f – paragraph 4
Article 185 f – paragraph 4
4. All elements of contracts for the delivery of raw milk concluded by farmers, collectors or processors of raw milk, including those elements referred to in paragraph 2(c), shall be freely negotiated between the parties, with the exception of the price per litre of raw milk, which must take into account the full costs of production.
Amendment 307 #
2010/0362(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 – point 11
Article 1 – point 11
Regulation (EC) 1234/2007
Article 204
Article 204
Amendment 196 #
2010/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Title IV a (new)
Title IV a (new)
Amendment 17 #
2010/0208(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Under this set of legislation, GMOs for cultivation shall undergo an individual risk assessment before being authorised to be placed on the Union market, taking into account, in accordance with Annex II of Directive 2001/18/EC, the direct, indirect, immediate and delayed effects, as well as the cumulative long-term effects, on human health and the environment. The aim of this authorisation procedure is to ensure a high level of protection of human life and health, animal health and welfare, the environment and consumer interests, whilst ensuring the effective functioning of the internal market.
Amendment 30 #
2010/0208(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) In this context, it appears appropriate to grant to Member States, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity, more freedom to decide whether or not they wish to cultivate GMO crops on their territory without changing the system of Union authorisations of GMOs and independently of the measures that Member States are entitlrequired to take by application of Article 26a of Directive 2001/18/EC within and across borders to avoid the unintended presence of GMOs in other products.
Amendment 31 #
2010/0208(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Member States should therefore be authorised to adopt measures restricting or prohibiting the cultivation of all or particular GMOs in all or part of their territory, and respectively amend those measures as they deem appropriate, at all stages of the authorisation, re-authorisation or withdrawal from the market of the concerned GMOs. This choice on the part of the Member States is intimately linked to their power to manage and enhance their territory, with its immense variety of ecosystems whose natural production systems must be preserved for the long term. This should apply as well to genetically modified varieties of seed and plant propagating material which are placed on the market in accordance with relevant legislation on the marketing of seeds and plant propagating material and, in particular, in accordance with Directives 2002/53/EC and 2002/55/EC. Measures should refer to the cultivation of GMOs only and not to the free circulation and import of genetically modified seeds and plant propagating material, as or in products, and of the products of their harvest. Similarly they should not affect the cultivation of non genetically modified varieties of seed and plant propagating material in which adventitious or technically unavoidable traces of EU authorised GMOs are found.
Amendment 33 #
2010/0208(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) According to the legal framework for the authorisation of GMOs, the level of protection of human/animal health and of the environment chosen in the EU cannot be revised by a Member State and this situation must not be altered. However Member States may adopt measures restricting or prohibiting the cultivation of all or particular GMOs in all or part of their territory on the basis of grounds relating to the public interest other than those already addressed by the harmonised set of EU rules which already provide for procedures to take into account the risks that a GMO for cultivation may pose on health and the environment. Such measures may be justified on the basis of: - environmental grounds different and complementary to those which have been the subject of an evaluation pursuant to Directive 2001/18/EC, and providing scientific data clearly showing the importance of conserving the receiving environments; - grounds supporting the protection and development of agricultural practices which offer the best combination of production with ecosystem sustainability; - grounds relating to the appearance of resistance or invasive plants; - grounds suggesting that there are agricultural practices which present an alternative to GMO cultivation and yield more beneficial results in technical, economic and environmental terms. Those measures should furthermore be in conformity with the Treaties, in particular as regards the principle of non discrimination between national and non national products and Articles 34 and 36 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, as well as with the relevant international obligations of the Union, notably in the context of the World Trade Organisation.
Amendment 52 #
2010/0208(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 - point 1
Article 1 - point 1
Directive 2001/18/EC
Article 26 b – paragraph 1 - point a
Article 26 b – paragraph 1 - point a
a) those measures are based on grounds other thancomplementary to and/or different from those related to the assessment of the adverse effect on health and environment which might arise from the deliberate release or the placing on the market of GMOs; including: - additional environmental grounds which have not been subject to an evaluation pursuant to Directive 2001/18/EC; - grounds justifying the maintenance and development of agricultural practices which offer the best combination of production with ecosystem sustainability; - grounds relating to the appearance of resistance or invasive plants; - grounds relating to the existence of alternative practices to GMO cultivation and with better technical, economic and environmental performance.
Amendment 59 #
2010/0208(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point -1 (new)
Article 1 – point -1 (new)
Directive 2001/18/EC
Article 26 a – paragraph 1
Article 26 a – paragraph 1
Directive 2001/18/EC shall be amended as follows: (-1) Article 26a(1) shall be replaced by the following: ‘1. Member States shall take appropriate measures to avoid the unintended presence of GMOs in other products within and across national borders.’
Amendment 235 #
2010/0208(COD)
Council position
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Directive 2001/18/EC
Article 26 b – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 26 b – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Those grounds may be invoked individually or in combination, with the exception of the ground set out in point (g) which cannot be used individually, depending on the particular circumstances of the Member State, region or area in which those measures will apply, but shall, in no case, conflict with the environmental risk assessment carried out pursuant to this Directive or to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003.
Amendment 242 #
2010/0208(COD)
Council position
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Directive 2001/18/EC
Article 26 b– paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 26 b– paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Those grounds may be invoked individually or in combination, with the exception of the ground set out in point (g) which cannot be used individually, depending on the particular circumstances of the Member State, region or area in which those measures will apply, but shall, in no case, conflict with the environmental risk assessment carried out pursuant to this Directive or to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003.
Amendment 34 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas farmers have always been the most enthusiastic and consistent supporters of the construction of the European Union and firmly believe that the CAP remains a common policy in the true sense of the word; whereas in a globalised world the European Union with its Community market must take coordinated action to guarantee security of food supply, promote renewable resources and combat climate change and step up its research efforts in a bid to ensure that the opportunities thus offered are fully used,
Amendment 35 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas the CAP should offer prospects and provide a stable framework for measures to stimulate agricultural production through enhanced productivity and competitiveness and effectively functioning markets, thereby guaranteeing the EU’s strategic independence of supply in all key sectors of production through the safe and regular supply of food products and enabling the EU successfully to meet increasing global demand for agri-food products,
Amendment 279 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Recalls that one of the main reasons why the EU needs a strong CAP is to contribute to the development of viable and dynamic rural communities, at the heart of European cultural diversity, and with a view to ensuring sustainable and balanced socio-economic development across all European territory; and that reducing the budget for the common agricultural policy would cause major social and structural upheaval in rural areas;
Amendment 397 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 a (new)
Paragraph 34 a (new)
34a. Stresses that agriculture has its particular characteristics in every Member State; reiterates, in this context, the importance of small and medium-sized farms, given their role in supplying local markets with fresh products and the need for them to benefit on a continuous basis from Community aid of a targeted nature;
Amendment 398 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 b (new)
Paragraph 34 b (new)
34b. Calls for the continuation of the two pillars of the CAP, albeit with a more consistent differentation; the second pillar should have as its objective support for agriculture as a public service in the context of its role in terms of the environment and the countryside; it would be prudent to consider transferring the measures for enhancing competitiveness (axis 1 of the second pillar) to the first pillar, as being intended to strengthen the role of agricultural producers and boost their income levels on the market;
Amendment 417 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 a (new)
Paragraph 36 a (new)
36a. Considers that reducing direct payments under the first pillar would have devastating consequences, not only for farmers but, to an equal extent, for the countryside, for agriculture-limked public services, for consumers and for society, given that the latter is a beneficiary as a whole; direct payments are, therefore, essential and must be maintained, above all for the new Member States;
Amendment 432 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 a (new)
Paragraph 37 a (new)
37a. Considers that reducing direct payments under the first pillar would have devastating consequences, not only for farmers but, to an equal extent, for the countryside, for agriculture-limked public services, for consumers and for society, given that the latter is a beneficiary as a whole; direct payments are, therefore, essential and must be maintained, above all for the new Member States;
Amendment 533 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46
Paragraph 46
46. Calls for the CAP budget to have an end-of-year flexibility mechanism in order to carry over and reallocate under-spends in the following year; calls on the Commission, in the context of climate change, to pay particular attention to financing organic farming and harmonising aids to such farming in the Member States;
Amendment 753 #
2009/2236(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 62 a (new)
Paragraph 62 a (new)
62a. Believes that in order to resolve problems relating to the food-supply chain, the possibility should be considered of appointing a European mediator tasked with resolving disputes within the food-supply chain;
Amendment 11 #
2009/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Notes, however, that societies which have high ICT use also have high mobility, and that reducing the need to travel for some activities will not necessarily reduce the overall number of journeys; considers that ICT solutions must be accompanied by awareness, education, and a determined policy to reduce travel; considers further that reduction targets for companies and organisations would be useful in this context;
Amendment 15 #
2009/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Amendment 16 #
2009/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Calls on the Member States to implement smart grid technology, particularly with a view to maximising the use of renewable energy sources in electricity networks as soon as possible;
Amendment 17 #
2009/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 d (new)
Paragraph 2 d (new)
2d. Recognises the potential of ICT to contribute to increased energy efficiency of carbon-intensive production processes, such as the production of construction materials and other manufacturing processes;
Amendment 18 #
2009/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Supports the establishment of standardised methodology for measuring energy efficiency to allow analysis of energy savings andand carbon emissions of the ICT sector to enable a verifiable reduction in energy intensity and carbon emissions throughout the entire lifecycle of ICT equipment and components, which will allow innovation-driving competition between genuinely environmentally friendly ICT solutions;
Amendment 24 #
2009/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Amendment 25 #
2009/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Calls on the Member States to further implement ICT solutions to reduce traffic congestion and its associated adverse effects on public health, such as pollution and noise;
Amendment 26 #
2009/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Member States to promote and facilitate the use of smart metering for users in commercial and residential properties;
Amendment 27 #
2009/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission and the MSs to promote energy -efficient ICT solutions that are upgradeable and expandable, through public procurement contracts.
Amendment 2 #
2009/2219(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Recognises that international trade agreements can encourage improvements in environmental and human rights standards through binding commitments, provided that such commitments are properly implemented, monitored and enforced;
Amendment 18 #
2009/2219(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Recognises that high standards of environmental protection and labour rights in the EU can create a competitive disadvantage for European companies competing with products and services from third countries with lower such standards; considers that improvement and enforcement of these standards in third countries through conditions attached to international trade agreements would create fairer competition for European companies, whilst also improving environmental protection and human, social and labour rights in those third countries;
Amendment 9 #
2009/2202(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas good animal health and well- being, including good livestock farming, are of decisive importance to our society, not only in the interests of animal welfare but for the sake of public health as a whole, our economy and Europe’s competitiveness,
Amendment 41 #
2009/2202(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas animal welfare is commonly understood to mean the result of the application of the standards and norms relating to the well-being and health of animals which are designed to meet their inherent species-specific needs and long- term welfare needs,
Amendment 44 #
2009/2202(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) recognises the following as being among the essential requirements for animal welfare: food and water, the opportunity to exhibit natural behaviour, and health care,
Amendment 119 #
2009/2202(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Acknowledges that the Community regards all animals as sentient beings (Article 13 of the Treaty), recognises that action has thus far predominantly focused on food-producing animals, and that there is a need to bring other categories of animals into the Action Plan 2011 - 2015, particularly wild animals in captivity;
Amendment 131 #
2009/2202(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recalls that its above-mentioned resolution of 2006 already called for the existing action plan to be followed by a new one, and urges the Commission therefore to submit without delay an action plan for animal welfare 2011-2015 which, in the light of Article 13 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and recognising the widespread need to address the protection of all animals, including wild animals which are kept in captivity or are submitted to a treatment which is controlled by humans, should cover the fields below, and be backed by the required funding;
Amendment 205 #
2009/2202(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 – introductory part
Paragraph 15 – introductory part
15. Considers furthermore that further measures and any additional individual legal acts should particularly focus onfocus on, but not be restricted to, the following:
Amendment 241 #
2009/2202(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 – indent 6 a (new)
Paragraph 15 – indent 6 a (new)
– a ban on the pinioning of birds for display purposes,
Amendment 244 #
2009/2202(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 – indent 6 b (new)
Paragraph 15 – indent 6 b (new)
– housing conditions for wild animals in captivity,
Amendment 245 #
2009/2202(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 – indent 6 c (new)
Paragraph 15 – indent 6 c (new)
– a ban on the use of wild animals in circuses and travelling menageries,
Amendment 291 #
2009/2202(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Believes that a centre for animal welfare and animal health should develop ‘best practice’ protocols aimed at providing Member States with the tools for delivering consistently high animal welfare standards across all target animal categories and an assessment service to assist Member States in their direct application;
Amendment 292 #
2009/2202(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17b. Considers that the centre should provide impartial scientific, technical, policy and implementation expertise to Member States’ regulatory authorities and other stakeholders in relation to animal welfare across the target animal groups;
Amendment 293 #
2009/2202(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 c (new)
Paragraph 17 c (new)
17c. Believes that a European Network of Reference Centres of animal welfare excellence should provide information and guidance to European Citizens to inform and educate them on responsible animal keeping and should take steps to identify those animal species that may pose a physical and zoonotic risk and thus should not be owned or kept by a private person;
Amendment 294 #
2009/2202(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 d (new)
Paragraph 17 d (new)
17d. Acknowledges that a European Network of Reference Centres for the protection and welfare of animals, coordinated through a European animal welfare centre (as detailed in the Commission Report COM(2009)0584), represents an important step forward in delivering on the European Community’s obligations and responsibilities to those animals, domesticated or wild, that are owned by, managed by or kept by people or institutions;
Amendment 75 #
2009/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Takes the view that organic farming and integrated pest management practices are among the ecologically effective systems needing further development; calls on the Commission, in this context, to pay greater attention to funding for organic farming and to harmonise the support granted to organic farming in the Member States; emphasises, however, the need to find ways to facilitate a transition to more sustainable agriculture in the case of the other systems used on most farmland;
Amendment 234 #
2009/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Stresses the need for accurate Commission estimates of the costs of adapting agriculture to climate change;
Amendment 25 #
2009/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the need to manage these less- favoured areas not only with a view to producing nutritious foodstuffs, but also as a contribution to the overall economic development ofand demographic and social stability in these areas;
Amendment 26 #
2009/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. In this sense, calls on the Commission to take into account also the social implications of the new classification for areas with natural handicaps;
Amendment 42 #
2009/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Urges the Commission to take into account all the standpoints expressed during the consultation with the Member States, regional and local authorities and farming organisations, regarding the definition of areas with natural handicaps;
Amendment 58 #
2009/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses that when the final map of intermediate disadvantaged areas is drawn up, objective national criteria should also be taken into account in order to make possible the adaptation of the definition of the areas to the different specific conditions in each country; considers that this adaptation should be performed in a transparent manner;
Amendment 78 #
2009/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Considers that the new scheme could lead to a transfer of aid from some areas to others, making it necessary for those which lose the status of intermediate disadvantaged areas to be given a sufficient transitional period to adapt to the new situation;
Amendment 80 #
2009/2156(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Underlines that the areas which have overcome the natural disadvantages of the land through farming techniques should not be definitively removed, especially if they still have low agricultural income or very few production alternatives, and calls on the Commission to ensure a smooth transition for these areas;
Amendment 26 #
2009/2153(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. In regions where using food waste to feed animals such as pigs is established practice, it is important that this be continued in order to reduce both waste and demand for feed;
Amendment 39 #
2009/2153(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Notes that the individual Member States have different waste management systems and that use of landfill continues to be the most common disposal method for municipal solid waste in the European Union; urges the Commission, therefore, to continue its impact assessment with the aim of preparing a Community legislative proposal on biodegradable waste in 2010as soon as possible;
Amendment 45 #
2009/2153(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote educational measures in European schools in order to encourage sustainable management of municipal solid waste, particularly at the first stage which is separate refuse collections.
Amendment 47 #
2009/2153(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. Considers that, until a legislative framework at European level has been implemented, the Member States should cooperate in order to exchange best practices in the field of bio-waste management;
Amendment 52 #
2009/2151(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Invites the Commission to encourage the exchange of good practices between Member States in preventing man-made disasters, and calls on the Member States to ensure that regional authorities undergo disaster management training;
Amendment 56 #
2009/2151(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Asks the Member States and local authorities to facilitate awareness raising with regard to prevention of disasters, particularly in schools and rural communities;
Amendment 85 #
2009/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Is convinced that the Natura 2000 land and marine network ishould not be the only EU instrument for biodiversity conservation, but that aand that such initiatives alone may encourage so-called 'islands of biodiversity' instead of ensuring a broader consideration of biodiversity objectives across a range of policy areas. A more integral approach is needed for the EU biodiversity policy to be successful;.
Amendment 115 #
2009/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Urges Member States to design their forestry policy in a way that takes fully into account the role of forests as a reserve for biodiversity, carbon sequestration and air purification characteristics and for purposes ofpaying particular attention to the biodiversity of soil and its importance in sustaining diverse forest ecosystems and their contribution to carbon sequestration, air purification, the water cycle, drainage, and the provision of areas for healthy recreation for our citizens;
Amendment 175 #
2009/2108(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Given the current lack of knowledge among the general public about the importance of biodiversity, welcomes the Commission's information campaign and calls on the Member States to substantially increase their awareness-raising efforts;
Amendment 3 #
2009/2107(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas fish can suffer pain and stress and many forms of aquaculture do not meet the EU's requirements for animal welfare, and whereas proper consideration and implementation of animal welfare standards can result in significant benefits, such as improved product quality and less environmental damage,
Amendment 12 #
2009/2107(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission to insist that aquaculture facilities outside the EU undergo stringent inspection and monitoring in order to ensure that imports comply with EU standards and that European producers face fair competition;
Amendment 131 #
2009/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. reaffirms its belief that organic farming offers health benefits to consumers as well as a guarantee that the production process involved avoids environmental damage associated with the use of fertilisers and also offers European farmers a major growth opportunity; supports recent efforts to develop a new EU organic logo, applicable to all EU farmed products;
Amendment 135 #
2009/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. takes the view that greater standardisation is needed in the typology of control and certification bodies and procedures for organic products, so that consumers are provided with an assurance of safety and reliability in the form of the new EU logo, guaranteeing comparable production, control and certification criteria at Community level and helping to resolve problems and further promote the internal market, and in this regard, calls for an improved harmonisation of inspection systems between Member States;
Amendment 157 #
2009/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Emphasises the potential role of EU funding in this area, especially by means available under the EAFRD (European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development); nonetheless stresses that credit requirements have now become tighter for small producers in the wake of the world financial crisis, and that this drastically limits their access to cofinancing, as provided for under rural development programmes; suggests, in this connection, that the Commission consider harmonising the system of agricultural credits at EU level;
Amendment 23 #
2009/2096(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Amendment 33 #
2009/2096(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Highlights the fact that, despite the increase of energy efficiency in transport, the efficiency gains have not resulted in an overall reduction in fuel consumption due to the increase in demand for transport;
Amendment 147 #
2009/0076(COD)
Council position
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. Where it appears that additional information is necessary to carry out the evaluation, the evaluating competent authority shall ask the applicant to submit such information within a specified time limit, and shall inform the Agency accordingly. Where such additional information includes animal testing, the applicant shall be advised by experts from the Agency or competent authorities regarding suitable alternative methods and testing strategies to replace, reduce or refine the use of vertebrate animals. As specified in the second subparagraph of Article 6(2), the evaluating competent authority may, as appropriate, require the applicant to provide sufficient data to permit a determination of whether an active substance meets the criteria referred to in Article 5(1) or 10(1). The 365-day period referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall be suspended from the date of issue of the request until the date the information is received. The suspension shall not exceed 180 days in total unless it is justified by the nature of the data requested or by exceptional circumstances.
Amendment 188 #
2009/0076(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
4. The Commission shall adopt the measures designed to set the criteriaand publish transparent criteria and guidance for defining what constitutes adequate justification to adapt the data required under paragraph 1 on the grounds referred to in paragraph 2(a), also in accordance with the objective that testing on vertebrate animals for the purposes of this Regulation shall be undertaken only as a last resort.
Amendment 191 #
2009/0076(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
2. If, when the dossiers are evaluated, it appears that additional information is necessary to carry out the evaluation, the evaluating competent authority shall ask the applicant to submit such information within a specified time limit, and shall inform the Agency thereof. Where such additional information includes animal testing, the applicant shall be advised by experts from the Agency or competent authorities regarding suitable alternative methods and testing strategies to replace, reduce or refine the use of vertebrate animals.
Amendment 6 #
2008/2331(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas a common approach on immigration in the EU has become imperative, more so in a common area without internal border controls where action or inaction by one Member State has a direct impact on others and on the EU as a whole,
Amendment 17 #
2008/2331(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Strongly supports the establishment of a common European immigration policy founded on a high level of political and operational solidarity, mutual trust, transparency, partnership, shared responsibility and joint efforts through common principles and concrete actions;
Amendment 26 #
2008/2331(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Reiterates that the management of migration requires genuine partnership and cooperation with third countries of origin and transit in order to encourage synergy between migration and development;
Amendment 43 #
2008/2331(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Considers that legal migration could also constitute an alternative to illegal immigration as it offers a legal, safe and organised entry route toand stay in the European Union;
Amendment 62 #
2008/2331(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission to make more information available in countries of origin on the possibilities of legal migration as well as on the rights and obligations of migrants once they live in the EU and to urge all Member States to report on developments regarding these immigration policies for consideration at European level, with a view to implementing Community measures in the field of immigration;
Amendment 72 #
2008/2331(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Supports integration efforts of legal migrants as well as beneficiaries of international protection, taking into account respect for the identity and values of the EU and its Member States, including the respect for human rights, the rule of law, democracy, tolerance and equality; acknowledges that integration is more difficult to achieve in countries which are facing significant migratory pressures; accordingly takes the view that integration may be facilitated through cooperation and exchanges of good practice and information between the Member States on the one hand and the regional/local authorities and non-governmental representatives on the other;
Amendment 115 #
2008/2331(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Underlines that there is a clear need for reliable statistics in order to establish concrete tools for fighting illegal immigration at the UE level and calls on the Commission to take the necessary measures to provide those statistics;
Amendment 128 #
2008/2331(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a.Underlines the need to establish a permanent coastal patrol network for the southern maritime external borders, which will make possible for Member States to pool their civilian and military assets and exchange strategic and tactical information in real time; this should be established and managed by Frontex and Member States as soon as possible;
Amendment 149 #
2008/2331(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Recalls that illegal immigration is often operated by criminal networks which have, so far, proved to be more effective than a common European action; is convinced that this cynical network is responsible for the death of hundreds of people whose lives are lost at sea every year; calls, therefore, on the Commission and on the Council to redouble their efforts in the fight against organised crime and human trafficking and to provide better information to communities under threat so as to avoid the tragedies;
Amendment 8 #
2008/2234(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the fact that the Treaty of Lisbon makes it possible for one million EU citizens from different Member States collectively to invite the Commission to submit legislative proposals, and believes that such a legal right will significantly raise awareness of EU citizenship among Europeans; recalls that transparency and democratic participation must be achieved by a variety of forms of partnership among the EU and Member States, regional and local institutions, social partners and civil society; calls on the Commission to prepare transparent and easily understandable procedures implementing the "citizenship initiative", so that EU citizens are able to effectively initiate legislation immediately after the Treaty of Lisbon enters into force; while it hopes that it will not be necessary, stresses that the Commission should incorporate this right of initiative into its policies regardless of the final status of the Treaty.
Amendment 17 #
2008/2234(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to revise its 'Europe for Citizens' Programme to improve communication with the average EU citizen and to ensure broad dissemination; notes that while structural support for Brussels-based think-tanks and research institutes is important, such organisations do little to inform individuals other than those who are already informed; calls on the Commission refocus its funding on non-Brussels based regional and local civil society and social partner organisations and to introduce, in the future, programmes similar to very successful "Youth in Action Programme 2007-2013" to help local and regional governmental authorities to inform their residents of their rights as EU citizens;
Amendment 35 #
2008/2234(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission to make funding available for the training of Member States' local and regional civil servants who deal with intra-EU migrants in the basics of the EC legislation that applies in their respective fields, and to help administrations in answering questions concerning possible differences and conflicts between national and EC legislation; in this respect welcomes the SOLVIT on-line problem-solving network provided by the Commission and calls for it to be further strengthened and promoted; urges the local and regional authorities and Member States to cooperate in exchanges of good practice and in finding effective ways of dealing with the situation of intra-Community migrants;
Amendment 39 #
2008/2234(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Points out that if the Court of Justice of the European Communities is induced to refer to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, although the Charter does not have any binding force at present, this is likely to strengthen a sense of common purpose among citizens, who will thus be protected in their basic freedoms by a European judge;
Amendment 50 #
2008/2234(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Notes that there are significant discrepancies for EU citizens living in a Member State other than their own with respect to voting rights in national parliamentary elections in their country of origin; deplores the fact that many EU citizens thus find themselves disenfranchised both in their country of origin and in their adopted country; urges Member States to cooperate in order to enable voters residing outside their Member State of origin to exercise their full electoral rights in their Member State of residence, by providing a sufficient number of polling stations and by facilitating easier registration of voters; calls on the Member States also to adopt the necessary legal provisions to guarantee the right to vote for all EU citizens transiting a Member State other than their Member State of origin when national parliamentary elections are being held;
Amendment 66 #
2008/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Member States to organise support programmes for parents, particularly for disadvantaged families, and to promote the allocation of counsellor positions in each secondary school to assist the social- emotional needs of young people, with a special focus on prevention programs like self-esteem enhancement and crisis management.
Amendment 69 #
2008/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Calls on Member States and the European Union to cooperate in raising awareness of the degrading mental health situation of children with emigrant parents and to introduce school programs aimed at helping these youngsters to cope with the psychological problems related to the absence of their parents.
Amendment 70 #
2008/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
Declares that the workplace plays a central role in the social integration of people with mental health problems and calls for support for their recruitment, retention, rehabilitation and return to work, with the emphasis on the integration of the most vulnerable groups, including minority ethnic communities;
Amendment 76 #
2008/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Encourages employers, as part of their health and safety at work strategies, to adopt programmes to promote the emotional and mental wellbeing of their workers and, provide support options which are confidential and non-stigmatising and introduce anti-bullying policies; calls on the Commission to disseminate positive models by publishing such programmes on the Internet;
Amendment 2 #
2008/2101(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Warmly welcomes the Commission Communication of 19 December 2007 on Community action in relation to whaling (COM(2007)0823) and the position on whaling adopted by qualified majority at the Council on 5 June 20081 which states that the EU must, inter alia, support the maintenance of the global moratorium on commercial whaling, seek to end 1 Council Decision establishing the position to be adopted on behalf of the European Community at the 60th meeting of the IWC in 2008 with regard to proposals for amendments to the Schedule of the International Convention on the Regulat"scientific whaling" and support the designation of substantial regions of Whaling (Council document nr. 9818/08). 1 Council Decision establishing the position to be adopted on behalf of the European Community at the 60th meeting of the IWC in 2008 with regard to proposals for amendments to the Schedule of the International Convention on the Regulation of Whaling (Council document nr. 9818/08). "scientific whaling" and support the creation of whale sanctuaries;ocean and seas as sanctuaries in which all whaling is indefinitely prohibited.
Amendment 4 #
2008/2101(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that the tragic history of commercial whaling, combined with the numerous threats currently faced by whale populations (including incidental catches in fishing operations, collisions with vessels, and global climate change, among others), dictates that the EU must promote in key international fora, in a coordinated fashionand coherent way, the highest level of protection for whales at a global level;
Amendment 7 #
2008/2101(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Urges the Member States that have not yet done so to join the IWC in order to support actions aiming at the full protection of whales.
Amendment 13 #
2008/2074(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. Whereas water scarcity may be the result of natural causes, human activities or an interaction of both, either through over-use of the natural supply or through degradation of water quality; whereas the misuse of water is one of the causes of desertification;
Amendment 14 #
2008/2074(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. Whereas strong economic, social and human competition for water uses, more recently those of a recreational and leisure nature, requires the adoption of water allocation policies favouring reduced demand, conservation and efficient use;
Amendment 16 #
2008/2074(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. Whereas awareness raising and providmoting good information to citizensa sense of water resource ownership is of key importance to facilitate a change in behaviour and practices and the emergence of a water saving culture,
Amendment 26 #
2008/2074(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls that demand-side approach should be preferred when managing water resources; 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 exhaustedaling with water resources requires a balanced approach that includes both supply and demand management; underlines that the improvement of water availability and the effective use of the resource can only be achieved if there is a strong correlation between demand management interventions and supply management measures;
Amendment 36 #
2008/2074(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls the link between climate change, water scarcity and drought and is deeply concerned about the possibleat low sanitation and hygiene standards due to insufficient water availability, especially in poor areas, may have a significant impact on public health; stresses the need to mainstream the issue of water into all policy areas and to create a truly integrated approach when addressing it, including all of the financial instruments of the EU; underlines that all political levels (national, regional and local) should be involved in the process;
Amendment 78 #
2008/2074(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
Amendment 80 #
2008/2074(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
Amendment 93 #
2008/2074(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Underlines the fact that biofuel production will increase demand for large quantities of water and stresses the need to closely monitor the impact of the use of biofuels and to regularly review European Union and national biofuel policies;
Amendment 7 #
2008/2041(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Points out that tackling traffic congestion will improve air quality and reduce noise pollution; believes this can be achieved effectively by controlling physical access to roadways through access policies and by influencing road travel to particular areas through parking policies.
Amendment 13 #
2008/2041(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that encouraging the use of public transport is one of the most effective ways of reducing transport-related noise pollution in urban areaand traffic congestion in urban areas, especially in the case of off-road systems such as underground and surface rail systems;
Amendment 20 #
2008/2041(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Points out that walking and cycling, particularly in cities, saves on energy and space, isare noise- free, and isare very effective in combating obesity and diseases linked to a lack of physical activity; strongly encourages the promotion of pedestrian mobility and cycling in travel awareness campaigns and travel plans and the distribution of maps with area networks and existing bicycle routes.
Amendment 2 #
2008/2020(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Citation 8 a (new)
Citation 8 a (new)
- having regard to the Communication of the Commission of 30 November 2006 entitled "Reinforcing the management of the European Union's Southern Maritime Borders" concerning the establishment of a Permanent Costal Patrol Network for the southern maritime external borders and the creation of the EUROSUR (European Surveillance System of Borders) (COM(2006(733);
Amendment 9 #
2008/2020(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Recital E
Recital E
E. Whereas law enforcement must always be conducted with respect for fundamental rights, including rights to private and family life, the protection of personal data and non-discrimination; believes that while close international cooperation is indispensable in the fight against terrorism and serious crime, all such cooperation must comply with international law as well as European norms and values on equal treatment and proper legal protection, not least so that the EU does not undermine its credibility as a promoter of human rights within its borders and at the international human rightslevel;
Amendment 11 #
2008/2020(INI)
Proposal for a recommendation
Recital H
Recital H
H. Whereas ‘predictive profiling’, using broad profiles developed through cross- referencing between databases and reflecting untested generalisations or patterns of behaviour judged likely to indicate the commission of some future or as-yet-undiscovered crime or terrorist act raises strong privacy concerns and may constitute an interference with the rights to respect for private life under Article 8 of the ECHR and Article 7 of the Charter1 and increase the risk of suspecting innocent persons that cannot be charged eventually on terrorism offences;
Amendment 40 #
2008/0260(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Where a medicinal product is authorized subject to the requirement to conduct a post-authorisation safety study or where there are conditions or restrictions with regard to the safe and effective use of the medicinal product, the medicinal product should be intensively monitored on the market. It is essential that a strengthened system of pharmacovigilance does not lead to the premature granting of market authorisations. Patients and healthcare professionals should be encouraged to report all suspect adverse reactions to such medicinal products, and a publicly available list of such medicinal products should be maintained up to date by the European Medicines Agency established by Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 laying down Community procedures for the authorisation and supervision of medicinal products for human and veterinary use and establishing a European Medicines Agency12 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Agency’).
Amendment 63 #
2008/0260(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 20 a (new)
Recital 20 a (new)
(20a) Reporting through health professionals should be especially encouraged in cases where their input could be essential to understanding the adverse reaction. In order to facilitate this reporting, health professionals’ access to medication data contained in the patient health record should be facilitated, in accordance with data protection rules.
Amendment 151 #
2008/0256(COD)
Proposal for a directive - amending act
Article 1 – point 5
Article 1 – point 5
Directive 2001/83/EC
Article 100 b – point c
Article 100 b – point c
c) information on the environmental impact of the medicinal product, prices and factual, informative announcements and reference material relating, for example, to pack changes or adverse- reaction warningsrelating to the disposal of unused medicinal product or waste derived from medicinal products as well as reference to any collection system in place, provided there is no product claim;
Amendment 76 #
2008/0241(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 - point b a (new)
Article 3 - point b a (new)
(ba) “medical device” means the electrical equipment covered by the scope of Directive 93/42/EC and Directive 98/79/EC.
Amendment 80 #
2008/0241(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – point j – introductory part
Article 3 – point j – introductory part
(j) ‘producer’ means any natural or legal person in the Member State who, irrespective of the selling technique used, including by means of distance communication in accordance with Directive 97/7/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 1997 on the protection of consumers in respect of distance contracts:
Amendment 82 #
2008/0241(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – point j– point i
Article 3 – point j– point i
(i) manufactures electrical and electronic equipment under his own name or trademark, or has electrical and electronic equipment designed or manufactured and markets that electronic equipment under his name or trade mark within the territory of the Member State,
Amendment 84 #
2008/0241(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – point j – point iii
Article 3 – point j – point iii
(iii) is established within the Community and places electrical and electronic equipment from a third country on a professional basis onto the Community marketmarket of the Member State.
Amendment 92 #
2008/0241(COD)
Council position
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – point f
Article 2 – paragraph 4 – point f
Amendment 97 #
2008/0241(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 - point o
Article 3 - point o
(o) "making available on the market” means any supply of a product for distribution, consumption or use on the CommunityMember State national market in the course of a commercial activity, whether in return for payment or free of charge.
Amendment 99 #
2008/0241(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 - point p
Article 3 - point p
(p) "placing on the market" means the first making available of a product on the CommunityMember State national market;
Amendment 117 #
2008/0241(COD)
Council position
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Member States shall ensure that each producer provides a guarantee when placing a product on the market showing that the management of all WEEE will be financed and shall ensure that producers clearly mark their products in accordance with Article 15(2). This guarantee shall ensure that the operations referred to in paragraph 1 relating to this product will be financed. The guarantee may take the form of participation by the producer in appropriate schemes for the financing of the management of WEEE, a recycling insurance or a blocked bank account. The financial guarantee shall be calculated to ensure the internalisation of the real end- of-life management costs of each item of equipment.
Amendment 118 #
2008/0241(COD)
Council position
Article 12 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of financial guarantee requirements, the Commission shall adopt implementing acts laying down the methodology for calculating the level of these guarantees. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 21(2).
Amendment 128 #
2008/0241(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. Without prejudice to Article 5(1), Member States shall ensure that producers or third parties acting on their behalf achieve a minimum collection rate of 65%40% in 2016, increasing to 65% in 2020. The collection rate is calculated on the basis of the total weight of WEEE collected in accordance with Articles 5 and 6 in a given year in that Member State, expressed as a percentage of the average weight of electrical and electronic equipment placed on the market in the twohree preceding years in that Member State. This collection rate shall be achieved annually and starting in 2016.
Amendment 223 #
2008/0241(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 - paragraph 2
Article 16 - paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensure that any producer on their territory can enter in their national register all relevant information, including reporting requirements and fees, reflecting its activities across all oin ther Member States. . The registers shall be inter-operational to exchange such information, including on quantities of electrical and electronic equipment placed on the national market and for the transfer of money related to the intra-Community transfers of products or WEEE.
Amendment 15 #
2008/0218(CNS)
Proposal for a recommendation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The Community added-value of European reference networks is particularly high for rare diseases by reason of the rarity of these conditions, which implies both limited number of patients and scarcity of expertise within a single country. Gathering expertise at European level is therefore paramount to ensure equal access to accurate information, appropriate and timely diagnosis and to high quality care to rare disease patients.
Amendment 16 #
2008/0218(CNS)
Proposal for a recommendation
Recital 16 a (new)
Recital 16 a (new)
(16a) Specialised social services, including those that are therapeutically and psychologically focused, should be established in order to avoid social exclusion and discrimination.
Amendment 22 #
2008/0218(CNS)
(5) include in the national plans provisions designed to ensure equitable access to high quality care, including diagnostics, primary preventive measures, 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 29 #
2008/0218(CNS)
(4) support at national or regional level specific disease information networks, registries and databases, including regularly-updated information, which is accessible to the public, on the internet .
Amendment 98 #
2008/0198(COD)
Council position
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) Member States should ensure that infringements of this Regulation are sanctioned by effective, proportionate and dissuasive penalties. It should be noted that a significant number of people in rural areas, particularly in new Member States, still live a subsistence lifestyle which may involve harvesting and small- scale distribution of wood. The application of penalties associated with breaches of this Regulation should recognise the particular circumstances of those operators living a subsistence lifestyle who have limited capacity to implement the requirements of due diligence systems which other, larger- scale operators with commercial operations and more resources are better placed to implement.
Amendment 8 #
2008/0188(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 8
Recital 8
Amendment 9 #
2008/0188(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 - point 1 - point a
Article 1 - point 1 - point a
Directive 98/8/EC
Article 12 - paragraph 1 - point c - point i
Article 12 - paragraph 1 - point c - point i
“(i) until 14 May 20134 for any information submitted for the purposes of this Directive, except where such information is already protected under existing national rules relating to biocidal products. In such cases, the information shall continue to be protected in that Member State until the expiry of any remaining period of data protection provided for under national rules, but not beyond 14 May 2013;”4 or, if applicable, not beyond the date to which the transitional period referred to in Article 16(1) is extended in accordance with Article 16(2),"
Amendment 10 #
2008/0188(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 - point 1 - point b
Article 1 - point 1 - point b
Directive 98/8/EC
Article 12 - paragraph 2 - point c - point i
Article 12 - paragraph 2 - point c - point i
“(i) until 14 May 20134 for any information submitted for the purposes of this Directive, except where such information is already protected under existing national rules relating to biocidal products. In such cases, the information shall continue to be protected in that Member State until the expiry of any remaining period of data protection provided for under national rules, but not beyond 14 May 2013;”4 or, if applicable, not beyond the date to which the transitional period referred to in Article 16(1) is extended in accordance with Article 16(2),"
Amendment 11 #
2008/0188(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 - point 2 - point a
Article 1 - point 2 - point a
Directive 98/8/EC
Article 16 - paragraph 1
Article 16 - paragraph 1
"By way of further derogating from Articles 3(1), 5(1), 8(2) and 8(4), and without prejudice to paragraphs 2 and 3, a Member State may, until 14 May 20134, continue to apply its current system or practice of placing biocidal products on the market.” If a decision to include an active substance in Annex I or IA sets a later date for compliance with Article 16(3) than 14 May 2014, this derogation will continue to apply for products including that active substance until the date set in the decision."
Amendment 12 #
2008/0188(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 - point 2 - point b - point i
Article 1 - point 2 - point b - point i
Directive 98/8/EC
Article 16 - paragraph 2 - subparagraph 1
Article 16 - paragraph 2 - subparagraph 1
“Following the adoption of this Directive, the Commission shall commence a thirteen14-year programme of work for the systematic examination of all active substances already on the market on the date referred to in Article 34(1) as active substances of a biocidal product for purposes other than those defined in Article 2(2)(c) and (d).";
Amendment 13 #
2008/0188(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 - point 2 - point b - point ii
Article 1 - point 2 - point b - point ii
Directive 98/8/EC
Article 16 - paragraph 2 - subparagraph 1
Article 16 - paragraph 2 - subparagraph 1
"Depending upon the conclusions of the report, it may be decided, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 28(3), whether to extend the transitional period referred to in the first paragraph and the 134-year period of the work programme is to be extended for a period to be determinedfor a period of no more than two years. That measure, designed to amend non-essential elements of this Directive shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 28(4)."
Amendment 14 #
2008/0188(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 - point 2 - point b - point iii
Article 1 - point 2 - point b - point iii
Directive 98/8/EC
Article 16 - paragraph 2 - subparagraph 2
Article 16 - paragraph 2 - subparagraph 2
(iii) in the second subparagraph, the words "During that 10-year period" arshall be replaced by the words "During that thirteen14-year period".
Amendment 23 #
2008/0140(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) Mental health should be treated equally to physical health as the former is closely associated with coronary heart disease, cancer and other illnesses such as diabetes. People with severe mental health problems are mostly exposed to social stigma, poverty, limited housing options and difficulties in accessing physical health care, thus contributing to increased cost from lost worker productivity.
Amendment 27 #
2008/0140(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 19 a (new)
Recital 19 a (new)
(19a) Member States should support partnerships of people with learning disabilities and/or mental health problems to spread awareness of their rights, present proposals for improved services and facilitate access to information on new medicines and innovative treatments.
Amendment 97 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) With a view to provideing consumers with food information that is necessary tofor makeing an informed choice, all alcoholic mixed beverages should also provide information on their ingredients.
Amendment 98 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
Recital 28
Amendment 104 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34
Recital 34
(34) In general, consumers are not aware of the potential contribution of alcoholic beverages to their overall diet. Therefore, it is appropriate to ensure that information on the nutrientenergy content of in particular mixedall alcoholic beverages is provided.
Amendment 173 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point e
Amendment 190 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point b
b) the amounts of fat, saturates,protein and carbohydrates with specific reference to sugars, fat, saturates, fibre and salt.
Amendment 196 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 202 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 29 – paragraph 2 – point b
b) mono-unsaturates; (including omega 9)
Amendment 203 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 29 – paragraph 2 – point c
c) polyunsaturates; (including omega 3 and/or ALA and DHA/EPA, omega 6)
Amendment 205 #
Amendment 208 #
Amendment 216 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 2
Article 31 – paragraph 2
2. The amount of energy and nutrients referred to in paragraph 1 shall be expressed per 100 g or per 100 ml or, subject to Article 32(2) and (3),. In addition, the amount of energy and nutrients may also be expressed per portion.
Amendment 226 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 1
Article 34 – paragraph 1
1. The particulars referred to Article 31(2) related to the mandatory nutrition declaration shall be included in the principalsame field of vision. They shall be presented, where appropriate, together in a clear format in the following order: energy, protein, fat, saturates, carbohydrates with specific reference to sugars, fibre and salt. In addition, the amount of energy referred to in Article 29(1)(a) and the percentage of the reference intake for energy referred to in Article 31(3)(1) shall appear in the principal field of vision in accordance with Article 32(2) and 32(3). It shall be expressed per portion.
Amendment 276 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) the amounts of protein, carbohydrates, and transfats.
Amendment 278 #
Amendment 290 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex XI – Part B – table - line 3 a (new)
Annex XI – Part B – table - line 3 a (new)
Energy or nutrient Reference Intake Monounsaturates 34 g
Amendment 291 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex XI – Part B – table - line 3 b (new)
Annex XI – Part B – table - line 3 b (new)
Energy or nutrient Reference Intake Polyunsaturates 16 g
Amendment 292 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex XI – Part B – table - line 3 c (new)
Annex XI – Part B – table - line 3 c (new)
Amendment 293 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex XI – Part B – table - line 3 d (new)
Annex XI – Part B – table - line 3 d (new)
Energy or nutrient Reference Intake Omega-3 fatty acids 2,2 g -ALA 2,0 g -EPA/DHA 0,2 g
Amendment 128 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point (c)
Article 2 – point (c)
(c) "final consumption of energy" means the energy commodities delivered for energy purposes to manufacturing industry, transport, households, private commerce and services, agriculture, forestry and fisheries, including the consumption of electricity and heat by the energy branch for electricity and heat production and including losses of electricity and heat in distribution;
Amendment 130 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point (d)
Article 2 – point (d)
(d) "district heating or cooling" means the distribution of thermal energy in the form of steam, hot water or chilled liquids, from a central source of production through a network to multiple buildings or to an industrial consumer, for the use of space or process heating or cooling;
Amendment 154 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. Each Member State in cooperation with its regional authorities shall adopt a national action plan.
Amendment 158 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
Thermal energy generated by heat pumps using waste heat or other thermal heat from renewable origin shall be taken into account for the purposes of paragraph 1(b).
Amendment 181 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 –paragraph 1
Article 14 –paragraph 1
1. Member States shall take the necessary steps to develop grid infrastructure to accommodate the further development of electricity and district heating and/or cooling production from renewable energy sources, including interconnectors between Member States.
Amendment 75 #
2008/0014(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1
Article 1
This Decision lays down rules on the determination of the contribution of Member States to meeting the greenhouse gas emission reduction commitment of the Community from 2013 to 2020 for greenhouse gas emissions from sources not covered under Directive 2003/87/EC, and for the evaluation thereof.
Amendment 78 #
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 sources, expressed in terms of carbon dioxide equivalent, as determined pursuant to Directive 2003/87/ECthe methodologies for estimating the emissions by sources and removals by sinks regulated by the Kyoto Protocol.
Amendment 85 #
2008/0014(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. Until a future international agreement on climate change has been concluded by the Community leading to emission reductions exceeding those required pursuant to this Article, each Member State shall, by 2020, limit its greenhouse gas emissions from sources not covered under Directive 2003/87/EC by the percentageto the quantity set for that Member State in the Annex to this Decision in relation to its emissions in the year 2005.
Amendment 98 #
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. As regards the definition of the starting point for this limitation, each Member State may either choose the target defined for that Member State in the Kyoto Protocol or the average annual greenhouse gas emissions of that Member State during the years 2008, 2009 and 2010, as reported and verified pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC and Decision 280/2004/EC.
Amendment 123 #
2008/0014(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) Certified Emission Reductions (CERs) and Emission Reduction Units (ERUs) issued in respect of emission reductions until 31 December 2012 from project types which were accepted by all Member States pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC during the period 2008 to 2012approved in accordance with procedures provided for under the Kyoto Protocol and any subsequent international agreement.
Amendment 129 #
2008/0014(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) CERs issued in respect of emission reductions from 1 January 2013 from projects which were registered during the period 2008 to 2012 of which the project type was accepted by all Member States pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC during the period 2008 to 2012approved in accordance with procedures provided for under the Kyoto Protocol and any subsequent international agreement.
Amendment 135 #
2008/0014(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) CERs issued in respect of emission reductions achieved from projects implemented in Least Developed Countries of which the project type was accepted by all Member States pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC during the period 2008 to 2012approved in accordance with procedures provided for under the Kyoto Protocol and any subsequent international agreement, until those countries have ratified an agreement with the Community or until 2020, whichever is the earlier.
Amendment 143 #
2008/0014(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Amendment 165 #
2008/0014(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Amendment 176 #
2008/0014(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 184 #
2008/0014(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 7
Article 7
Amendment 192 #
2008/0014(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex
Annex
Member State greenhouse gas Member State greenhouse gas emission limits by 2020 emissions in 2020 resulting from the compared to 2005 greenhouse the Kyoto implementation of Article 3 gas emission levels for sources not covered underProtocol greenhouse gas emission targets (in tonnes of CO2 equivalent) Directive 2003/87/EC Belgium -158% 70954356110.535 Bulgaria 20-18% 100.043 35161279 Czech Republic 9-18% 68739717146.541 Denmark -20-18% 45.402 29868050 Germany -148% 438917769798.368 Estonia 11-18% 888612532.155 Ireland -20-18% 3791645151.526 Greece -4% -18% 64052250109.662 Spain -10% 8% 219018864 73.256 France -14% 8% 354448112 462.419 Italy -13% 8% 30531949896.270 Cyprus -5-18% 4633210 Latvia 17-18% 938692019.546 Lithuania 15-18% 18429024 37.278 Luxembourg -20 -18% 8522041 7.774 Hungary 10% -18% 58024562 88.948 Malta 5% 1532621 -18% Netherlands -168% 107302767 164.207 Austria -168% 4984260256.394 Poland 14% -18% 216592037 434.302 Portugal 1% -18% 48417146 62.638 Romania 19% -18% 98477458 213.093 Slovenia 4% -18% 12135860 5.355 Slovakia 13% -18% 23553300 54.355 Finland -168% 29742510 58.223 Sweden -17% -18% 37266379 61.531 United Kingdom -168% 310387829 559.581
Amendment 282 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 5
Article 1 – point 5
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
The Commission shall, by 30 June1 December 2010, publish the absolute quantity of allowances for 2013, based on the total quantities of allowances issued by the Member States in accordance with the Commission Decisions on their national allocation plans for the period 2008 to 2012.
Amendment 326 #
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 - introduction
Article 10 - paragraph 3 - introduction
3. At least 250% of the revenues generated from the auctioning of allowances referred to in paragraph 2, including all revenues from the auctioning referred to in point (b) thereof, should be used for the followingmay inter alia be used for:
Amendment 595 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 - point 8
Article 1 - point 8
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10b - title and introduction
Article 10b - title and introduction
Measures to support certain energy intensiveenergy industries in the event of carbon leakage Not later than June31 December 20110, the Commission shall, in the light of the outcome of the international negotiations and the extent to which these lead to global greenhouse gas emission reductions, and after consulting with all relevant social partners, submit to the European Parliament and to the Council an analytical report assessing the situation with regard to energy-intensive sectors or sub-sectors that have been determined to be exposed to significant risks of carbon leakage. This shall be accompanied by any appropriate proposals, which may include:
Amendment 711 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 - point 21
Article 1 - point 21
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 27 - title and paragraph 1
Article 27 - title and paragraph 1
Article 27 Article 27 Exclusion of small combustion installations subject to equivalent measures 1. Member States may exclude, from the Community scheme, combustion installations which have a rated thermal input below 25MW, reported emissions to the competent authority of less than 1025 000 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent, excluding emissions from biomass, in each of the preceding 3 years, and which are subject to measures that will achieve an equivalent contribution to emission reductions, if the Member State concerned complies with the following conditions: (a) it notifies the Commission of each such installation, specifying the equivalent measures that are in place, (b) it confirms that monitoring arrangements are in place to assess whether any installation emits 1025 000 tonnes or more of carbon dioxide equivalent, excluding emissions from biomass, in any one calendar year; (c) it confirms that if any installation emits 1025 000 tonnes or more of carbon dioxide equivalent, excluding emissions from biomass, in any one calendar year or the equivalent measures are no longer in place, the installation will be re-introduced into the system; (d) it publishes the information referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) for public comment.
Amendment 140 #
2008/0002(COD)
Council position – amending act
Article 8 – point c c (new)
Article 8 – point c c (new)
(cc) it is not derived from a cloned animal or its descendants.
Amendment 110 #
2007/2285(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on regions and local entities to develop ‘activity-friendly communities’, especially in the context of urban planning: this can be achieved by mixing commercial and residential development, by organising schools, public means of transport, and accessible sports facilities and by introducing local measures to reduce reliance on the car and to encourage and promote walking by providing biking trails and crosswalks, while at the same time avoiding ‘environmental risk factors’ such as concentration of fast-food outlets, barriers to physical activity, and the absence of sidewalks, parks and recreational facilities; acknowledges the fact that crime reduction is also an important tool for promoting outdoor physical activity, especially among children and elderly people; invites municipalities to promote a network of ‘Towns for a healthy lifestyle’ providing common actions to fight obesity;
Amendment 165 #
2007/2285(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Further, asks Member States, local entities and school authorities to monitor and to improve the quality and nutritional standards of school meals and to review portion sizes, by providing training and guidelines for catering staff, quality control of caterers and guidelines for healthy food in canteens; asks for a total ban on the sale of foods and beverages high in fat, salt or sugar in schools; advocates instead making fresh fruit and vegetables available in vending machines; invites the Member States to ensure that more hours of school timetables are devoted to physical activities and to provide plans for the construction of new public sports facilities;
Amendment 16 #
2007/2252(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. Whereas it is readily acknowledged that climate change can play an important role in increasing the severity and incidence of certain diseases and in particular that heat- wave frequency and, flooding and wildfires as the most frequent natural disasters in the EU can lead to additional diseases, poor sanitation and deaths,
Amendment 46 #
2007/2252(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls once again upon the Commission to publish a Green Paper on indoor air quality which would enable guidelines on health and safety indoors to be established, with particular reference to the properties of construction materials, the energy efficiency of buildings and the safety and the harmlessness of chemical compounds used in equipment and furnishings; calls for special attention to be given to vulnerable groups, who are the most susceptible to pollutants, by introducing measures to reduce exposure to indoor environmental contaminants in healthcare facilities and schools through the adoption of sound indoor air quality management practices;
Amendment 51 #
2007/2252(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Points out that certain Member States have successfully introduced mobile analysis laboratories (or ‘green ambulances’) to enable habitat pollution in public and private places to be diagnosed swiftly and, reliably and cost-effectively; considers that the Commission could promote such a practice within the Member States which have not yet acquired such a means of direct intervention at a polluted site;
Amendment 74 #
2007/0297(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
1. This Regulation shall apply to new motor vehicles of category M1 as defined in Annex II to Directive 2007/46/EC with a reference mass not exceeding 2 610 kg and vehicles to which type-approval is extended in accordance with Article 2(2) of Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 ('passenger cars') which are registered in the Community for the first time and which have not previously been registered outside the Community ('new passenger cars').
Amendment 163 #
2007/0297(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Excess emissions x number of new passenger cars emitting more than 130 g CO2/km plus 50% of the number of new passenger cars emitting 130 g CO2/km or less x excess emissions premium prescribed in paragraph 3.
Amendment 228 #
2007/0297(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11
Article 11
11. From 1 January 2010, manufacturers shall ensure that labels, posters or promotional literature and material of the type referred to in articles 3, 5 and 6 of Directive 1999/94/EC indicate the extent to which the specific emissions of CO2 of the passenger car offered for sale differ fromand the specific emissions target for that passenger car under Annex I.
Amendment 263 #
2007/0297(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II - part A – paragraph 3 – point (d) – introduction
Annex II - part A – paragraph 3 – point (d) – introduction
(d) for each variantersion of each versionariant of each type of new passenger car:
Amendment 264 #
2007/0297(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part B – paragraph 4
Annex II – part B – paragraph 4
4. For each of variantersion of each versionariant of each type of new passenger car, the number of newly registered passenger cars, the mass of the vehicles, the specific emissions of CO2 and the footprint of the car are to be recorded.
Amendment 53 #
2007/0247(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The independence of the national regulatory authorities should be strengthened in order to ensure a more effective application of the regulatory framework and increase their authority and the predictability of their decisions. To this end, express provision should be made in national law to ensure that, in the exercise of its tasks, a national regulatory authority is protected against external intervention or political pressure liable to jeopardise its independent assessment of matters coming before it. Such outside influence makes a national legislative body unsuited to act as a national regulatory authority under the regulatory framework. For that purpose rules should be laid down in advance regarding the grounds for the dismissal of the head of the national regulatory authority in order to remove any reasonable doubt as to the neutrality of that body and its imperviousness to external factors. The reasons for any such dismissal, except those that might affect the image of the institution, must be publicly announced. It is important that national regulatory authorities should have their own budget allowing them, in particular, to recruit a sufficient number of qualified staff. In order to ensure transparency, this should be published annually.
Amendment 54 #
2007/0247(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) The current spectrum management and distribution system is generally based on administrative decisions that are insufficiently flexible to cope with technological and economic evolution, in particular with the rapid development of wireless technology and the increasing demand for bandwidth. The undue fragmentation amongst national policies results in increased costs and lost market opportunities for spectrum users, and slows down innovation, to the detriment of the internal market, consumers and the economy as a whole. Moreover, the conditions for access to, and use of, radio frequencies may vary according to the type of operator, while electronic services provided by these operators increasingly overlap, thereby creating tensions between rights holders, discrepancies in the cost of access to spectrum, and potential distortions in the functioning of the internal market. Operators who obtained the right to use radio frequencies must use them for the period of time prescribed by law, and those who have not used them must be penalised or have their right to use them withdrawn.
Amendment 63 #
2007/0247(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 - point 3
Article 1 - point 3
Directive 2002/21/EC (Framework Directive)
Article 3 - paragraph 3 - subparagraph 2
Article 3 - paragraph 3 - subparagraph 2
Member States shall ensure that the head of a national regulatory authority or his/her replacement may be dismissed only if he no longer fulfils the conditions required for the performance of his duties laid down in advance in national law, or if he has been guilty of serious misconduct. The decision to dismiss the head of the national regulatory authority shall contain a statement of reasons and be made public at the time of dismissal, except for those that might affect the image of the institution.
Amendment 64 #
2007/0247(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 - point 4 - point a
Article 1 - point 4 - point a
Directive 2002/21/EC (Framework Directive)
Article 4 - paragraph 1 - subparagraph1
Article 4 - paragraph 1 - subparagraph1
1. Member States shall ensure that effective mechanisms exist at national level under which any user or undertaking providing electronic communications networks and/or services who is affected by a decision of a national regulatory authority has the right of appeal against the decision to an appeal body that is independent of the parties involved. This body, which may be a court, shall have in court in accordance withe appropriate expertise available to it to enable it to carry out its functionslicable Community or national law. Member States shall ensure that the merits of the case are duly taken into account and that there is an effective appeal mechanism.
Amendment 66 #
2007/0247(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 - point 9
Article 1 - point 9
Directive 2002/21/EC (Framework Directive)
Article 9 - paragraph 3 - subparagraph 2 - introductory wording
Article 9 - paragraph 3 - subparagraph 2 - introductory wording
Member States may, however, provide for proportionate and, non-discriminatory restrictions and public motivated to the types of radio network or wireless access technology used where this is necessary to:
Amendment 68 #
2007/0247(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 - point 9
Article 1 - point 9
Directive 2002/21/EC (Framework Directive)
Article 9 - paragraph 4
Article 9 - paragraph 4
4. Unless otherwise provided in the second subparagraph or in the measures adopted pursuant to Article 9c, Member States shall ensure that all types of electronic communications services may be provided in the radio frequency bands open to electronic communications. The Member States may, however, provide for proportionate and, non-discriminatory restrictions and publicly substantiated/in the public interest ? to the types of electronic communications services to be provided. Restrictions that require a service to be provided in a specific band shall be justified in order to ensure the fulfilment of a general interest objective in conformity with Community law, such as safety of life, the promotion of social, regional or territorial cohesion, the avoidance of inefficient use of radio frequencies, or, as defined in national legislation in conformity with Community law, the promotion of cultural and linguistic diversity and media pluralism. A restriction which prohibits the provision of any other service in a specific band may only be provided for where justified by the need to protect safety of life services. Operators who obtained the right to use radio frequencies shall use them for the period of time prescribed by law, and those who have not used them shall be penalised or have their right to use them withdrawn.
Amendment 72 #
2007/0247(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 - point 10
Article 1 - point 10
Directive 2002/21/EC (Framework Directive)
Article 9b - paragraph 1
Article 9b - paragraph 1
1.Member States shall ensure that undertakings may transfer or lease to other undertakings individual rights to use radio frequencies in the bands for which this is provided in the implementing measures adopted pursuant to Article 9c without the prior consent of the national regulatory authority. In other bands, Member States may also make provision for undertakings to transfer or lease individual rights to use radio frequencies to other undertakings, with the prior consent of the national regulatory authority.
Amendment 74 #
2007/0247(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 - point 13
Article 1 - point 13
Directive 2002/21/EC (Framework Directive)
Article 12 - paragraph 2
Article 12 - paragraph 2
2. Member States may require that the holders of the rights referred to in paragraph 1 share facilities or property (including physical co-location) or take measures to facilitate the coordination of public works in order to protect the environment, public health, public security or to meet town and country planning objectives only after an appropriate period of public consultation, during which all interested partipersons with a direct interest shall be given an opportunity to express their views. Such sharing or coordination arrangements may include rules for apportioning the costs of facility or property sharing. Where the persons with a direct interest are not satisfied with the apportionment of the costs they shall have a right of appeal in the national courts.
Amendment 80 #
2007/0247(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 - point 14
Article 1 - point 14
Directive 2002/21/EC (Framework Directive)
Article 13a - paragraph 3
Article 13a - paragraph 3
3. Member States shall ensure that undertakings providing public communications networks or publicly available electronic communications services notify the national regulatory authority immediately of any breach of security or integrity that had a significant impact on the operation of networks or services.
Amendment 84 #
2007/0247(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 - point 23
Article 1 - point 23
Directive 2002/21/EC (Framework Directive)
Article 21a
Article 21a
Member States shall lay down the rules on penalties applicable to infringements of the national provisions adopted pursuant to this Directive and the Specific Directives and shall take all measures necessary to ensure that they are implemented. The penalties provided for must be appropriate, effective, proportionate and dissuasive. The Member States shall notify those provisions to the Commission by the [time- limit for implementation of the amending act] at the latest and shall notify it without delay of any subsequent amendment affecting them.
Amendment 85 #
2007/0247(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 3 - point 3
Article 3 - point 3
Directive 2002/20/EC (Authorisation Directive)
Article 5 - paragraph 2 - subparagraph 5 a (new)
Article 5 - paragraph 2 - subparagraph 5 a (new)
Operators who obtained the right to use radio frequencies shall use them for the period of time prescribed by law, and those who have not used them shall be penalized or have their right to use them withdrawn.
Amendment 86 #
2007/0247(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 3 - point 8 - point c
Article 3 - point 8 - point c
Directive 2002/20/EC (Authorisation Directive)
Article 10 - paragraph 5
Article 10 - paragraph 5
5. In cases of serious and repeated breaches of the conditions of the general authorisation or of the rights of use, or specific obligations referred to in Article 6(2), where measures aimed at ensuring compliance as referred to in paragraph 3 of this Article have failed, national regulatory authorities may prevent an undertaking from continuing to provide electronic communications networks or services or suspend or withdraw rights of use. Sanctions and penalties which are effective, proportionate and dissuasive may be applied to cover the period of any breach, even if the breach has subsequently been rectified.’ Operators who obtained the right to use the radio frequencies shall use them for the period of time prescribed by law, and those who have not used them shall be penalised or have their right to use them withdrawn.
Amendment 11 #
2007/0224(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. The competent authorities shall issue a special fishing permit after having carried out an assessment on the potential impacts of the vessel's intended fishing activities and concluded that such activities are not likely to have significant adverse impacts on vulnerable marine ecosystems and the long-term sustainability of deep sea fish stocks.
Amendment 12 #
2007/0224(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The assessments referred to in paragraph 2 shall be based on criteria harmonised at Community level and shall be reviewed by the Commission.
Amendment 15 #
2007/0224(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. Where, in the course of fishing operations, a fishing vessel encounters a vulnerable marine ecosystem, made evident for example by coral fragments in the haul of the net, it shall immediately cease fishing, or refrain from engaging in fishing in the site concerned. It shall resume operations only when it has reached an alternative site at a minimum distance of 5 nautical miles from the site of the encounter within the area foreseen in its fishing plan provided for in Article 4(1).
Amendment 17 #
2007/0224(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. If there is substantial uncertainty about the presence of a vulnerable marine ecosystem, the area should be designated as a vulnerable marine ecosystem until there is sufficient evidence to the contrary.
Amendment 19 #
2007/0224(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. The fishing vessel shall report each encounter to the competent authorities without delay, which shall, in turn, report to the Commission and the Member States as soon as possible, providing precise information on the nature, location, time and any other relevant circumstances of the encounter.
Amendment 20 #
2007/0224(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. The unforeseen encounters shall be registered on an electronic online mapping scheme in order to build up a permanent database of vulnerable marine ecosystems.
Amendment 21 #
2007/0224(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The Commission shall establish a list of areas for closure, indicating both confirmed sites and areas which are likely to contain VMEs, by the end of 2008.