590 Amendments of Matthias GROOTE
Amendment 7 #
2016/2024(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights the importance of the LIFE programme, which aims to promote implementationthe achievement of both environment and climate objectives and their integration into other policies and Member State practice, and calls therefore for its resources to at least be maintained at the level of the 2016 appropriations; nevertheless notes that smaller programmes should also be kept in focus;
Amendment 9 #
2016/2024(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls the added value of the ecosystems and biodiversity tof the European environment, and calls thereforetherefore reminds the European Commission and the EU Member States of their obligation, under Article 8 of the Habitats Directive, to ensure an adequate level of financing for the conservation measures needed to restore the species and habitats in Natura 2000 sites to a favourable conservation status; calls in this regard for sufficient resources to be allocatedset aside in the 2017 budget tofor the preserve thisation of biodiversity, mainly in Natura 2000 sites and rural areas;
Amendment 13 #
2016/2024(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses that only an appropriate level of financial support will bring about climate change mitigation, and therefore sufficient investments have to be made to guarantee competitiveness and innovation in low-carbon technologies especially renewable energy;
Amendment 25 #
2016/2024(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recalls that decentralised agencies whose missions fall within the remit of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety play a major role, and stresses that their tasks, which include better information-sharing with the public on decision-making, more access to documents and greater involvement in their activities, are constantly growing and that those agencies must therefore be given the necessary financial and human resources to fulfil their mandate and execute such tasks; against this background, notes with concern that most of those agencies have absorbed significant staff cuts in recent years, including the reduction of staff working on tasks financed by applicants' fees without regard to the workload involved; strongly supports, therefore, a case-by-case approach to assessing the individual needs of decentralised agencies.
Amendment 125 #
2015/2113(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1 (new)
stresses that this should include measures to internalise external costs;
Amendment 194 #
2015/2113(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Calls on Member States and the Commission to establish a pathway for phasing out of fossil fuels subsidies in the EU by 2020 and to fully integrate such effort in the Energy Union; underlines the need for swift action in this regard in order to ensure that external costs are fully internalized throughout the economy;
Amendment 50 #
2015/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Notes the findings of the IPCC’s Fifth Assessment Report concluding that even the full cessation of carbon emissions from the industrialised countries will not ensure the achievement of the below 2° C target without significant new commitments by developing countries;
Amendment 94 #
2015/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls upon EU Member States to adopt complimentary commitments, additional to any agreed greenhouse gas reduction targets, to reduce up to 1 billion tons of CO2 per year outside of the EU before 2030 in order to enable the world to achieve the below 2° C target;
Amendment 138 #
2015/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Reiterates, therefore, the EU’s own commitment taken in 2008 to help reduce gross tropical forest loss by 50% by 2020 and to halt global forest loss entirely by 2030; underlines that an achievement of these commitments together with restoration of 350 million hectares of forests as called for in the New York Declaration on Forests can reduce 4.5-8.8 billion tons of CO2 per year in 2030;
Amendment 141 #
2015/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 d (new)
Paragraph 9 d (new)
9d. Notes the effectiveness of the existing REDD+ mitigation mechanism and encourages EU Member States to include it in any climate change mitigation efforts in order to save most of the remaining tropical forests as well as to contribute to the preservation of biodiversity and global precipitation patterns vital for the world’s agriculture;
Amendment 142 #
2015/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 e (new)
Paragraph 9 e (new)
9e. Calls on EU Member States to enter into voluntary international mitigation partnerships with those developing countries particularly affected by tropical deforestation in view of providing financial or technical assistance to stop deforestation by means of implementation of sustainable land use policies or governance reforms;
Amendment 146 #
2015/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Reiterates the need for the ICAO and the IMOUNFCCC Parties to act to effectively regulate emissions from international aviation and shipping respectively before the end of 2016, in line with adequacy and urgency required; calls for all Parties to work through the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to develop a global policy framework to enable an effective response, and to take measures to meet adequate targets before the end of 2016;
Amendment 162 #
2015/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Considers that the level of ambition necessary to bridge the existing carbon gap on the part of the developing countries is achievable only if significant assistance from the industrialised countries has been mobilised; calls therefore on the industrialised countries to enter into dedicated partnerships with developing countries aimed at helping them meet ambitious climate mitigation objectives, particularly by way of targeted financial assistance, debt reduction or provision of know-how and technologies;
Amendment 208 #
2015/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Emphasises that additional climate change mitigation commitments by EU Member States provided to the developing countries in the form of international agreements would potentially free up parts of public foreign assistance which might be then spent on adaptation and resilience measures which constitute a political priority for a number of the poorest developing countries;
Amendment 718 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 8a – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 8a – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) has the necessary operational and/or financial means to meet its extended producer responsibility obligations;
Amendment 772 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 8a – paragraph 4 – point a – indent 3 a (new)
Article 8a – paragraph 4 – point a – indent 3 a (new)
- the cost of clearing up litter in the form of products which have become waste.
Amendment 1090 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point f a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point f a (new)
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 11 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 5 a (new)
(fa) the following paragraph is added: ‘5a. The Commission shall ensure that appropriate funding and practical support is provided to set up a platform for the exchange of best practice at European Union level. This platform should enable those actively involved on the ground to support each other in implementing this Directive, with a particular view to reuse and recycling. The development of this platform shall be completed within 12 months of the entry into force of this Directive.’
Amendment 66 #
2015/0272(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b a (new)
Directive 2006/66/EC
Article 23 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 23 – paragraph 3 a (new)
(ba) In Article 23, after paragraph 3, the following paragraph is inserted: (3a) By 31 December 2018, in the context of Circular Economy Action Plan, the Commission shall review this Directive as a whole and in particular its scope and the targets, based on an impact assessment and take into account: (a) the Union's circular economy policy objectives and initiatives; (b) the technical development of new types of battery for whose energy storage no hazardous substances, in particular no heavy and other metals or metal ions maybe used. The review shall, where appropriate, be accompanied by a legislative proposal.
Amendment 91 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) It is important that the EU ETS, despite being the Union's primary tool for achieving the Union’s long-term climate and energy targets, should be complemented by equivalent additional actions taken in other legal acts and instruments dealing with greenhouse gas emissions from sectors not covered by the EU ETS, in order to honour the agreed commitment that all sectors of the economy contribute to the fulfilment of the target of reducing the overall greenhouse gas emissions of the Union by at least 40% below 1990 levels by 2030.
Amendment 94 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The European Council confirmed that a well-functioning, reformed EU ETS with an instrument to stabilise the market will be the main European instrument to achieve this target, with an annual reduction factor of 2.2% from 2021 onwards, free allocation not expiring but existing measures continuing temporarily after 2020 to prevent the risk of carbon leakage due to climate policy, as long as no comparable efforts are undertaken in other major economies, without reducing the share of allowances to be auctioned. The auction share should be expressed as a percentage figure in the legislation, to enhance planning certainty as regards investment decisions, to increase transparency and to render the overall system simpler and more easily understandable. However, in order to reflect the Paris Agreement, it is essential that the Union, as part of the international community, increases its efforts and commitment with a view to limiting the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2°C above pre- industrial levels as well as to pursuing efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, and therefore the annual reduction factor in the Phase IV of the EU ETS should increase to at least 2.4% by 2021.
Amendment 98 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) The Union has both the responsibility and capability to act in a vigorous and cost-effective manner to mitigate climate change and honour the Paris Agreement to limit the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels and pursuing efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. The environmental and socio- economic benefits for the Union to increase its efforts to mitigate climate change by far outweigh the costs which will inevitably incur for the Union if it fails to take sufficient action.
Amendment 114 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Article 191(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union requires that Union policy is based on the principle that the polluter should pay and, on this basis, Directive 2003/87/EC provides for a transition to full auctioning over time. Avoiding carbon leakage is a justification to temporarily postpone full transition, and precisely targeted free allocation of allowances to industry is a justified exception from the principle that the polluter should pay only as long as no over-allocation occurs, in order to address genuine risks of increases in greenhouse gas emissions in third countries where industry is not subject to comparable carbon constraints as long as comparable climate policy measures are not undertaken by other major economies.
Amendment 120 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The auctioning of allowances remains the general rule, with free allocation as the temporary exception. Consequently, and as confirmed by the European Council, the share of allowances to be auctioned, which was 57% over the period 2013-2020, should not be reduced and should increase to 100% over time. The Commission's Impact Assessment18 provides details on the auction share and specifies that this 57% share is made up of allowances auctioned on behalf of Member States, including allowances set aside for new entrants but not allocated, allowances for modernising electricity generation in some Member States and allowances which are to be auctioned at a later point in time because of their placement in the Market Stability Reserve established by Decision (EU) 2015/…1814 of the European Parliament and of the Council19 . __________________ 18 SECWD(2015)XX135 19 Decision (EU) 2015/…1814 of the European Parliament and of the Council of …6 October 2015 concerning the establishment and operation of a market stability reserve for the Union greenhouse gas emission trading scheme and amending Directive 2003/87/EC (OJ L […], […], p. […]). 264, 9.10.2015, p. 1).
Amendment 124 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) To preserve the environmental benefit of emission reductions in the Union while actions by other countries do not provide comparable incentives to industry to reduce emissions, free allocation should continuetemporarily continue in a precise and targeted manner to installations in sectors and sub- sectors at genuine risk of carbon leakage. Experience gathered during the operation of the EU ETS confirmed that sectors and sub-sectors are at risk of carbon leakage to varying degrees, and that free allocation has prevented carbon leakage. While some sectors and sub-sectors can be deemed at a higher risk of carbon leakage, others are able to pass on a considerable share of the costs of allowances to cover their emissions in product prices without losing market share and only bear the remaining part of the costs so that they are at a low risk of carbon leakage. The Commission should determine and differentiate the relevant sectors based on their trade intensity and their emissions intensity to better identify sectors at a genuine risk of carbon leakage. Where, based on these criteria, a thresholds determined by taking into account the respective possibility for sectors and sub- sectors concerned to pass on costs in product prices is exceeded, the sector or sub-sector should be deemed at varying risks of carbon leakage. Others should be considered at a low risk or at no risk of carbon leakageThe varying degree to which sectors and sub-sectors are at risk of carbon leakage should be reflected in the amount of free allocation received. Sectors below the aforementioned threshold should be deemed at no risk of carbon leakage and therefore should not benefit from free allocation. Taking into account the possibilities for sectors and sub-sectors outside of electricity generation to pass on costs in product prices should also reduce windfall profits.
Amendment 137 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) In order to make the EU ETS fit for the purpose of reducing emissions while stimulating low-carbon production and investments in phase IV, more stringent earmarking is necessary. Unless otherwise specified in this Directive, Member States should thus spend 100% of the auction revenues on climate actions listed in this Directive, and undertakings receiving allocations exceeding the actual size of their emissions should use these resources exclusively for investments in the decarbonisation of their production.
Amendment 144 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Member States should partially compensate, in accordance with state aid rulesFor the purpose of avoiding competitiveness distortions, Member States should partially compensate, through a centralised system at Union level, certain installations in sectors or sub- sectors which have been determined to be exposed to a significant risk of carbon leakage because of costs related to greenhouse gas emissions passed on in electricity prices. The Protocol and accompanying decisions adopted by the Conference of the Parties in Paris need to provide for the dynamic mobilisation of climate finance, technology transfer and capacity building for eligible Parties, particularly those with least capabilities. Public sector climate finance will continue to play an important role in mobilising resources after 2020. Therefore, auction revenues should also be used for climate financing actions in vulnerable third countries, including adaptation to the impacts of climate. The amount of climate finance to be mobilised will also depend on the ambition and quality of the proposed Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs), subsequent investment plans and national adaptation planning processes. Member States should also use auction revenues to promote skill formation and reallocation of labour affected by the transition of jobs in a decarbonising economy.
Amendment 153 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The main long-term incentive from this Directive for the capture and storage of CO2 (CCS), new renewable energy technologiesnew renewable energy technologies, capture and storage of CO2 (CCS) and breakthrough innovation in low- carbon technologies and processes is the carbon price signal it creates and that allowances will not need to be surrendered for CO2 emissions which are permanently stored or avoided. In addition, to supplement the resources already being used to accelerate demonstration of commercial CCS facilities and innovative renewable energy technologies, EU ETS allowances should be used to provide guaranteed rewards for deployment of CCS facilities, new renewable energy technologies and industrial innovation in low-carbon technologies and processes in the Union for CO2 stored or avoided on a sufficient scale, provided an agreement on knowledge sharing is in place. The majority of this support should be dependent on verified avoidance of greenhouse gas emissions, while some support may be given when pre-determined milestones are reached taking into account the technology deployed. The maximum percentage of project costs to be supported may vary by category of project.
Amendment 157 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) A Modernisation Fund should be established from 2% of the total EU ETS allowances, and auctioned in accordance with the rules and modalities for auctions taking place on the Common Auction Platform set out in Regulation 1031/2010. Member States who in 2013 had a GDP per capita at market exchange rates of below 60% below the Union average should be eligible for funding from the Modernisation Fund and derogate up to 2030 from the principle of full auctioning for electricity generation by using the option of free allocation in order to transparently promote real investments modernising their energy sector in line with the Union 2030 and 2050 climate and energy goals, while avoiding distortions of the internal energy market. The rules for governing the Modernisation Fund should provide a coherent, comprehensive and transparent framework to ensure the most efficient implementation possible, taking into account the need for easy access by all participants. The function of the governance structure should be commensurate with the purpose of ensuring the appropriate use of the funds. That governance structure should be composed of an investment board and a management committee and due account should be taken of the expertise of the EIB in the decision-making process unless support is provided to small projects through loans from a national promotional banks or through grants via a national programme sharing the objectives of the Modernisation Fund. Investments financed from the fund should be proposed by the Member States and all financing from the fund should comply with specific eligibility criteria. To ensure that the investment needs in low income Member States are adequately addressed, the distribution of funds will take into account in equal shares verified emissions and GDP criteria. The financial assistance from the Modernisation Fund could be provided through different forms.
Amendment 168 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) The European Council confirmed that the modalities, including transparency, of the optional free allocation to modernise the energy sector in certain Member States should be improved. Investments with a value of €10 million or more should be selected by the Member State concerned through a competitive bidding process on the basis of clear and transparent rules to ensure that free allocation is used to promote real investments modernising the energy sector in line with the Energy Union objectives. The list of projects, both selected and non-selected projects, should be made available to the public. Investments with a value of less than €10 million should also be eligible for funding from the free allocation. The Member State concerned should select such investments based on clear and transparent criteria. The results of this selection process should be subject to public consultation. The public should be duly kept informed at the stage of the selection of investment projects as well as of their implementation.
Amendment 170 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) To increase the environmental benefits of emissions reductions in the Union without causing undesired social effects, financial support should be given to regions and sectors which depend on carbon-intensive activities, so as to enable a just and fair transition to a Union low- carbon society. The impact of the energy transition on such regions and sectors should be better assessed and taken into account, especially considering the future of those workers who will be affected by the transition to a Union low-carbon society.
Amendment 188 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point -1 g (new)
Article 1 – point -1 g (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 3 c – paragraph 2
Article 3 c – paragraph 2
Amendment 194 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point -1 j (new)
Article 1 – point -1 j (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 3 d – paragraph 2
Article 3 d – paragraph 2
(-1j) In Article 3d, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following: '2. From 1 January 2013, 15 21, 50% of allowances shall be auctioned. This percentage may be increased as part of the general review of this Directive.'
Amendment 198 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 1 a (new)
Article 1 – point 1 a (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 3 d – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 3 d – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 201 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 1 b (new)
Article 1 – point 1 b (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 3 e – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 3 e – paragraph 1 a (new)
(1b) In Article 3e, the following paragraph is added: '1 a Given the expectation of a global market-based measure (GMBM) applying from 2021, any free allocation of allowances under this Directive from 2021 shall only be given if it is confirmed by a subsequent decision made by the European Parliament and the Council.'
Amendment 209 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 2 f (new)
Article 1 – point 2 f (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – points e a and e b (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – points e a and e b (new)
(2f) In Article 6 (2), the following points are added: '(ea) all legal requirements on social responsibility and reporting in order to ensure equal and effective implementation of environmental regulations and ensure that competent authorities and stakeholders, including workers' representatives, representatives of civil society and local communities, have access to all relevant information (as laid down in the Aarhus Convention and implemented in Union and national law, including Directive 2003/87/EC); (e b) an obligation to publish every year comprehensive information in respect of combating climate change and compliance with Union directives in the field of environment, health and safety at work; this information shall be accessible to workers' representatives and to the representatives of civil society from local communities in the vicinity of the installation.'
Amendment 210 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 2 g (new)
Article 1 – point 2 g (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 7
Article 7
Amendment 217 #
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
Starting in 2021, the linear factor shall be 2.24%.
Amendment 228 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 4 – point -a
Article 1 – point 4 – point -a
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
(-a) Paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: '1. From 2019 onwards, Member States shall auctioneither auction or cancel all allowances that are not allocated free of charge in accordance with Articles 10a and 10c and are not placed in the market stability reserve established by Decision (EU) 2015/1814 of the European Parliament and of the Council1.'
Amendment 236 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 4 – point a
Article 1 – point 4 – point a
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
From 2021 onwards, the share of allowances to be auctioned by Member States shall be 57% with a view to increase to 100% after 2030.
Amendment 254 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 4 – point a
Article 1 – point 4 – point a
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Up to 2% of the total quantity of allowances between 2021 and 2030 shall be auctioned to establish a fund to improve energy efficiency and modernise the energy systems of certain Member Statesharmonised compensation scheme as set out in Article 10da, paragraph 6, of this Directive (“the Modernisation Fund”).
Amendment 259 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 4 – point b – point ii
Article 1 – point 4 – point b – point ii
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b
'(b) 10% of the total quantity of allowances to be auctioned being distributed amongst certain Member States for the purpose of solidarity and grset aside for the creation of a Just Transition Fund as a complement to the European Regional Development Fund and the European Social Fund. The revenues of these auctions shall remain at the Union level, with the goal to use them for cushioning the social impact of the climate policies required in order to enable the necessary transition to a low- carbon society in regions which combine a high share of workers in carbon- dependent sectors and a GDP per capita well below th within the Community, thereby increasing the amount of allowances that those Member States auce Union-average. These auctioning revenues aimed at just transition shall be used in one or several of the following ways, while fully complying with the fundamental rights of non-discrimination and gender-equality: - creating redeployments and/or mobility cells; - education/training initiatives to re- skill or upskill workers; - support in job search, including paid time-off to search for jobs; - social protection measures; - subsistence allowances; - business creation; and - monitoring and pre-emptive measures to avoid or minimise the negative impact of restructuring process on physical and mental health. The core activities to be financed by the Just Transition Funder point (a) by the percentages specified in Annex IIa."; and' are strongly related to the labour market and therefore social partners shall be actively involved in the fund management – on the model of the ESF committee – and the participation of local social partners shall be a key requirement for projects to receive funding.'
Amendment 264 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 4 – point b b (new)
Article 1 – point 4 – point b b (new)
Amendment 270 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 4 – point b c (new)
Article 1 – point 4 – point b c (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – point b
(bc) In paragraph 3, point (b) is replaced by the following: '(b) to develop renewable energies to meet the commitengagements of the Community to using 2using at least 30 % renewable energies by 20230, as well as to develop other technologies contributing to the transition to a safe and sustainable low-carbon economy and to help meet the commitment of the Communityengagements to increase energy efficiency by 2at least 40 % by 20230;'
Amendment 276 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 4 – point c
Article 1 – point 4 – point c
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – point j
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – point j
Amendment 290 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 4 – point d a (new)
Article 1 – point 4 – point d a (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 4 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 4 a (new)
(da) In paragraph 4, the following subparagraph is added: 'If Member States decide on national measures for early closure of electricity generation capacity, Member States shall report this to the Commission and other Member States, and may retire a share of the auctioning volume with a level equal to the related emissions.'
Amendment 294 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 4 – point d c (new)
Article 1 – point 4 – point d c (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 5
Article 10 – paragraph 5
(dc) paragraph 5 is replaced by the following: '5. The Commission shall monitor the functioning of the European carbon market. Each year, it shall submit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council on the functioning of the carbon market including the implementation of the auctions, liquidity and the volumes traded. The report shall address the interaction of the EU ETS and other climate-energy policies at the Union and national levels, and shall transparently analyse the implications of various policies on the level of demand for EU ETS allowances and its consequences on the supply- demand balance in the carbon market as well as the compliance with the Union's 2030 and 2050 climate and energy goals. If necessary, Member States shall ensure that any relevant information is submitted to the Commission at least two months before the Commission adopts the report.'
Amendment 300 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 4 – point d e (new)
Article 1 – point 4 – point d e (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 5 b (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 5 b (new)
(de) the following paragraph is added: '5b The Commission shall publish every two years a report on the pass- through of the costs of allowances in the product prices. This shall be done for the sectors and subsectors for which the Commission finds that there are good reasons to assess whether a non- negligible share of pass-through is possible, also in relation to the evolution of their market shares.'
Amendment 302 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 5 – point a
Article 1 – point 5 – point a
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 10a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The Commission ishall be empowered to adopt a delegated act in accordance with Article 23 to supplement this directive. This act shall also provide for additional allocation from the new entrants reserve for significant production increases by applying the same thresholds and allocation adjustments as apply in respect of partial cessations of operationchanges. Any 10% increase or decrease in production expressed as a rolling average of verified production data for the two preceding years compared to the production activity reported in accordance with Article 11 shall be adjusted with a corresponding amount of allowances by placing allowances into and releasing allowances from the reserve referred to in paragraph 7.
Amendment 337 #
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
(i) On the basis of informationverified production, emissions and other necessary data submitted pursuant to Article 11, the Commission shall identify whether the values for each benchmark calculated using the principles in Article 10a differ from the annual reduction referred to above by more than 0.5% of the 2007-8 value higher or lower annually. If so, that benchmark value shall be adjusted either 0.5% or 1.5% in respect of each year between 2008 and the middle of the period for which free allocation is to be made;. For sectors with unavoidable process emissions and where the real production and efficiency data submitted pursuant to Article 11 show annual reductions below 0,25% in respect of each year between 2008 and the middle of the period for which free allocation is to be made, the benchmark value shall be adjusted by 0,25%. Correspondingly, for sectors where the real production and efficiency data submitted pursuant to Article 11 show annual reductions above 1,5% in respect of each year between 2008 and the middle of the period for which free allocation is to be made, the benchmark value shall be adjusted by 1,75%.
Amendment 369 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 5 – point c
Article 1 – point 5 – point c
In order to respect the auctioning share set out in Article 10, the sum of free allocations in every year where the sum of free allocations does not reach the maximum level that respects the Member State auctioning share, the remaining allowances up to that level shall be used to prevent or limit reduction of free allocations to respect the Member State auctioning share in later years until 2030. Where, nonetheless, the maximum level is reached, free allocations shall be adjusted accordingly. Any such adjustment shall be done in a uniform mannerapplied so that the 10% most efficient installations, in accordance with paragraph 2, are not impacted. Any allowances not allocated to installations by the end of the trading period shall be cancelled.
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 394 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 5 – point e – point i
Article 1 – point 5 – point e – point i
Amendment 402 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 5 – point e – point i
Article 1 – point 5 – point e – point i
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 2
Article 10a – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 2
From 2021, onwards, any allowances not allocated to installations because of the application of paragraphs 19 and 20 shall be added to the reserve. Allowances which are in the reserve by 2030 shall be cancelled.
Amendment 408 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 5 – point e a (new)
Article 1 – point 5 – point e a (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 7 a (new)
Article 10a – paragraph 7 a (new)
(ea) the following paragraph is inserted after paragraph 7: '7a. In the event that installations in the sectors and sub-sectors concerned by paragraph 1 of Article 10b are entitled to an amount of free allowances which exceeds their actual production, these excess allowances shall be exclusively dedicated to low carbon investment in the installations belonging to the same sector or sub-sector during the whole fourth trading period, in accordance with points b, e, g and l of article 10(3), as well as with the rules for public investments financed by free allocations in paragraphs 2 and 3 of article 10c ; the assets coming from the free allocations' monetisation during the fourth trading period have to be paid or engaged for low carbon investments at the latest 31 December 2030. A balance shall be made two times during the fourth trading period, in 2025 and 2030, with a possibility of sanctions under Article 16.'
Amendment 411 #
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
Amendment 412 #
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
Amendment 435 #
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 2
Article 10a – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 2
The allowances shall be made available for innovation in low-carbon industrial technologies and processes and support for demonstration projects for the development of a wide range of CCS and innovative renewable energy technologies and CCS that are not yet commercially viable in geographically balanced locations. In order to promote innovative projects, up to 60% of the relevant costs of projects may be supported, out of which up to 40% may not be dependent on verified avoidance of greenhouse gas emissions provided that pre-determined milestones are attained taking into account the technology deployed.
Amendment 443 #
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 4
Article 10a – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 4
The Commission ishall be empowered to adopt a delegated act in accordance with Article 23. to supplement this directive, taking due account of the following principles: - Projects shall focus on research and innovation for the design and development of breakthrough solutions and implementation of demonstration programmes, including in real industrial environments; - Projects shall deliver ambitious reductions in specific greenhouse gas emission intensity of at least 20%, with respect to the best available technologies; - The activities shall run close-to- market in production plants to demonstrate the viability of breakthrough technologies in overcoming the technological as well as non- technological barriers; - Projects shall address technological solutions that can have widespread applications and may combine different technologies; - Solutions and technologies shall ideally have the potential to be transferred within the sector and possibly to other sectors.
Amendment 446 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 5 – point i a (new)
Article 1 – point 5 – point i a (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 19
Article 10a – paragraph 19
(ia) paragraph 19 is replaced by the following: 'No free allocation shall be given to an installation that has ceased its operations, unless the operator demonstrates to the competent authority that this installation will resume production within a specified and reasonable time. Installations for which the greenhouse gas emissions permit has expired or has been withdrawn and installations for which the operation or resumption of operation is technically impossible shall be considered to have ceased operations. Where an operator fails to demonstrate to the competent authority that an installation will resume production within a given specified and reasonable time, it shall be subject to a penalty in accordance with Article 16.'
Amendment 452 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6
Article 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10b – paragraph 1
Article 10b – paragraph 1
1. STo determine the exposure to the risk of carbon leakage for sectors and sub- sectors where the product exceeds 0.2 from multiplyingand in order to avoid windfall profits, their intensity of trade with third countries, defined as the ratio between the total value of exports to third countries plus the value of imports from third countries and the total market size for the European Economic Area (annual turnover plus total imports from third countries), shall be multiplied by their emission intensity, measured in kgCO2 divided by their gross value added (in €),EUR). The calculated emissions intensity of sectors and sub- sectors shall not increase for any sector beyond levels registered in the third trading period. If this product exceeds 2,5, these sectors and sub-sectors shall be deemed to be at high risk of carbon leakage. Such sectors and sub-sectors shall be allocated allowances free of charge for the period up to 2030 at 100% of the quantity determined in accordance with the measures adopted pursuant to Article 10a. and be allocated allowances free of charge for the period up to 2030 at 100% of the quantity determined in accordance with the measures adopted pursuant to Article 10a. If this product exceeds 1,0, these sectors and sub-sectors shall be deemed to be at medium risk of carbon leakage and be allocated allowances free of charge for the period up to 2030 at 80% of the quantity determined in accordance with the measures adopted pursuant to Article 10a. If this product exceeds 0,2, these sectors and sub-sectors shall be deemed to be at low risk of carbon leakage and be allocated allowances free of charge for the period up to 2030 at 60% of the quantity determined in accordance with the measures adopted pursuant to Article 10a. If this product is below 0,2, these sectors and sub-sectors shall be deemed to be at insignificant risk of carbon leakage and shall not be allocated allowances free of charge for the period up to 2030.
Amendment 463 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6
Article 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10b – paragraph 2
Article 10b – paragraph 2
Amendment 492 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6
Article 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10b – paragraph 3
Article 10b – paragraph 3
3. Other sectors and sub-sectors are considered to be able to pass on more of the cost of allowances in product prices, and shall not be allocated allowances free of charge for the period up to 2030 at 30% of the quantity determined in accordance with the measures adopted pursuant to Article 10a.
Amendment 508 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6
Article 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10b – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 10b – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Free allocations distributed to the industrial sectors concerned by paragraph 1 and 2 constitute a temporary adaptation measure for the modernisation of the Union energy intensive industries until 2030. After Phase IV, all allocations shall be auctioned.
Amendment 518 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6
Article 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10c – paragraph 1
Article 10c – paragraph 1
1. By derogation from Article 10a(1) to (5), Member States which had in 2013 a GDP per capita expressed in purchasing power standards 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 end after 2030.
Amendment 543 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6
Article 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10c – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1– point b
Article 10c – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1– point b
(b) ensure that only projects which contribute to the diversification of their energy mix and sources of supply, the necessary restructuring, environmental upgrading and retrofitting of the infrastructure, clean technologies and modernisation of the energy production, including district heating, transmission and distribution sectors are eligible to bid;
Amendment 550 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6
Article 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10c – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c – point i
Article 10c – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c – point i
(i) on the basis of a cost-benefit analysis, ensure a net positive gain in terms of emission reduction and realise a pre- determined significant level of CO2 reductions, while fully complying with Annexes I and II of the European Investment Bank Climate Strategy;
Amendment 557 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6
Article 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10c – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1– point c – point iii b (new)
Article 10c – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1– point c – point iii b (new)
(iiib) do not contribute to any coal-fired energy generation capacity nor increase coal-dependency.
Amendment 597 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 7
Article 1 – point 7
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10d – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 10d – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
The investments supported shall follow the same criteria as set out in Article 10c, in particular: (i) on the basis of a cost-benefit analysis, ensure a net positive gain in terms of emissions reduction and realise a pre-determined significant level of CO2 reductions, in line with Annexes I and II of the European Investment Bank Climate Strategy; (ii) are additional, clearly respond to replacement and modernisation needs and do not supply a market-driven increase in energy demand and were not included in the national investment plan for the third trading period; (iii) offer best value for money; (iv) promote community-driven integrated approaches; (v) do not contribute to any coal-fired energy generation capacity nor increase coal-dependency;
Amendment 603 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 7
Article 1 – point 7
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10d – paragraph 2
Article 10d – paragraph 2
2. The fund shall also finance small- scale investment projects in the modernisation of energy systems and energy efficiency. To this end, the investment board shall develop guidelines and investment selection criteria specific to such projects in line with the objectives of the fund and with the criteria set in paragraph 1 of this Article.
Amendment 612 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 7
Article 1 – point 7
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10d – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 10d – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Any beneficiary Member State which has decided to grant transitional free allocation pursuant to Article 10c may transfer those allowances to its share of the Modernisation Fund set out in Annex IIb and allocate them pursuant to the provisions of Article 10d.
Amendment 619 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 7
Article 1 – point 7
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10d – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 10d – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
The fund shall be governed by an investment board and a management committee, which shall be composed of representatives from the beneficiary Member States, the Commission, the EIB and three representatives elected by the other Member States for a period of 5 years. The investment board shall be responsible to determine a Union-level investment policy, appropriate financing instruments and investment selection criteria. The management committee shall be responsible for the day-to-day management of the fund. The investment board and management committee shall both be gender-balanced.
Amendment 655 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 7 a (new)
Article 1 – point 7 a (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10d a (new)
Article 10d a (new)
(7 a) The following Article is inserted: 'Article 10da International Climate Fund An International Climate Fund to support climate action in Least Developed Countries, in particular for adaptation to the impacts of climate change, through the United Nations Green Climate Fund shall be established for the period 2021- 2030 and be financed with at least 300 million allowances.'
Amendment 674 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 11
Article 1 – point 11
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 13
Article 13
Allowances issued from 1 January 2013 onwards shall be valid indefinitely. Allowances issued from 1 January 2021 onwards shall include an indication showing in which ten-year period beginning from 1 January 2021 they were issued, and be valid for emissions from the first year of that period onwards. Any allowances stored in the MSR shall cease to be valid after the end of the trading period in which they entered the reserve.
Amendment 681 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 15 a (new)
Article 1 – point 15 a (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 21 – paragraph 1
Article 21 – paragraph 1
(15a) in Article 21, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: '1. Each year the Member States shall submit to the Commission a report on the application of this Directive. That report shall pay particular attention to the arrangements for the allocation of allowances, financial measures pursuant to Article 10a(6), the operation of registries, the application of the implementing measures on monitoring and reporting, verification and accreditation and issues relating to compliance with this Directive and on the fiscal treatment of allowances, if any. The first report shall be sent to the Commission by 30 June 2005. The report shall be drawn up on the basis of a questionnaire or outline drafted by the Commission in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 6 of Directive 91/692/EEC. The questionnaire or outline shall be sent to Member States at least six months before the deadline for the submission of the first report.
Amendment 683 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 15 b (new)
Article 1 – point 15 b (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 21 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 21 – paragraph 2 a (new)
(15b) In Article 21, the following paragraph is inserted: ‘2 a. The report shall, using data provided through the cooperation referred to in Article 18b, include a list of operators subject to the requirements of this Directive who have not opened a registry account.’.
Amendment 691 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 22
Article 1 – point 22
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 25a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 25a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Where a third country adopts measures for reducing the climate change impact ofa commitment under the Paris Agreement, the Commission shall adopt amendments to provide for flights departarriving from thate third country which land in the Community, the Commissconcerned to be excluded from the aviation, after consulting with that third country, and with Member States within the Committee referred to in Article 23(1), shall consider options available in order to provide for optimal interaction between the Communityctivities listed in Annex I. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 23 to supplement this Directive concerning sucheme and that country’s measure amendments.
Amendment 696 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 22
Article 1 – point 22
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 25a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 25a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Where necessary, the Commission may adopt amendmentssubmit a legislative proposal to the European Parliament and Council to provide for flights arriving from the third country concerned to be excluded from the aviation activities listed in Annex I or to provide for any other amendments to the aviation activities listed in Annex I which are required by an agreement pursuant to the fourth subparagraph. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt such amendments in accordance with Article 23.
Amendment 709 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 22 e (new)
Article 1 – point 22 e (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 29
Article 29
(22e) Article 29 is amended as follows: 'Report to ensure the better functioning of the carbon market If, on the basis of the regular reports on the carbon market referred to in Article 10(5), the Commission has evidence that the carbon market is not functioning properly, it shall submit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council. The report shall include a section dedicated to the interaction between the EU ETS and other Union and national policies, as regards the volumes of emission reductions and the cost-effectiveness of such policies. The report may be accompanied, if appropriate, by proposals aiming at increasing transparency of the carbon market, and addressing measures to improve its functioning and capacity to contribute to reaching the Union's 2030 and 2050 climate and energy goals.'
Amendment 713 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 22 f (new)
Article 1 – point 22 f (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 30 a (new)
Article 30 a (new)
(22f) The following Article is inserted: 'Article 30a Adjustments upon global stocktake under the UNFCCC and the Paris Agreement Within six months of the facilitative dialogue to be convened under the UNFCCC in 2018 to take stock of the collective efforts of Parties in relation to progress towards the global long-term goal, and within six months of the global stocktake in 2023 and subsequent global stocktakes thereafter, the Commission shall submit a report assessing the need to update and enhance the Union's climate action. The report shall be accompanied by legislative proposals, as appropriate. In its report, the Commission shall assess in particular the appropriate further increase of the linear factor beyond 2.4%, referred to in Article 9, and the necessity for additional policies and measures enhancing the greenhouse gas reduction commitments of the Union and of Member States. The Commission shall also assess the carbon leakage provisions so as to reflect the development of carbon pricing mechanisms outside the Union, with a view to reduce further temporary free allocation in line with the objective to end free allocation by the completion of phase IV.'
Amendment 231 #
2014/2208(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Urges the Commission to take other relevant actions to ensure that products are easy to reuse, refit, repair, recycle and eventually dismantle for new resources;
Amendment 269 #
2014/2208(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Urges the Commission to submit the announced proposal on the review of waste legislation by the end of 2015 and to include the following points: setting extended producer responsibility requirements; endorsing the ‘pay-as-you- throw-principle’ prioritising separate collection schemes in order to facilitate the development of business based on the reuse of secondary raw materials; increasing recycling targets to at least 70% of municipal solid waste, based on the output of recycling facilities, using the same harmonised method for all Member States with externally verified statistics; introducing a ban on landfilling recyclable and biodegradable waste by 2025 and a ban on all landfilling by 2030, except for residual waste, for instance waste from a recovery operation, including recycling, that cannot be recovered further and therefore has to be disposed of; introducing fees on landfilling and incineration;
Amendment 332 #
2014/2208(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Calls on the Commission to encompass initiatives to reduce plastic waste in the sea within its circular economy strategy; asks the Commission to determine how plastic waste thrown into the sea can be fed back into the material loop;
Amendment 425 #
2014/2208(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Urges the Commission to present a communication on sustainable food by 2016; calls on the Commission to include indicators in impact assessments showing the impact of measures in terms of food waste;
Amendment 460 #
2014/2208(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Urges the Commission to examine whether existing and projected legislation is hindering the circular economy or, current innovative business models, and the emergence of new business models, such as a lease economy;
Amendment 107 #
2014/2153(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to step up the development and deployment of low- carbon technologies and to strengthen the role of renewable energy sources in order to save on fuel imports; calls on the Commission always to calculate the real costs of a kilowatt hour by internalising external costs, thereby ensuring that energy sources can be more accurately compared; welcomes the Commission’s view of renewable energy as a no-regrets option and stresses the importance of developing smarter energy grids and new energy storage solutions;
Amendment 135 #
2014/2153(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Reiterates the need to take immediate action in transport in terms of both efficiency improvements and alternative fuels, reduction of import dependency and speeding-up the decarbonisation of the sector; and that the development of suitable alternative fuels, electrification of the transport system need to be promoted, while the use of liquefied natural gas, as a cleaner transitional fuel should be encouraged for heavy load vehicles and in the maritime sector; considers that in the area of housing, deep renovation for energy efficiency should be a priority.;
Amendment 58 #
2014/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) When Member States draw up measures to ensure retrofitting of existing engines installed in non-road mobile machinery these shall be done in line with the Class IV standard of the UNECE REC Regulations.
Amendment 61 #
2014/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14 a (new)
Recital 14 a (new)
(14a) In order to encourage the introduction of best available technologies, which can drive low NOx and particulate emissions, a non-binding Enhanced Environmental-friendly Engine (EEE) standard is proposed to meet the most advanced emission limits with state of the art technologies used in the heavy duty road vehicle sector.
Amendment 62 #
2014/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14 b (new)
Recital 14 b (new)
(14b) This Regulation should be without prejudice to measures at national or Union level regarding the use of engines or non-road mobile machinery in conformity with this Regulation if this is necessary and proportionate for health and safety at work and where necessary to avoid health hazards for workers affected by emissions produced by such engines in certain applications.
Amendment 68 #
2014/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 a (new)
Recital 16 a (new)
(16a) Based on the successful experience in Directives 1999/96/EC and 2005/55/EC, a voluntary Enhanced Environmentally-friendly Engine (EEE) standard should be set at Union level, consistent with the principles of the Union internal market. Such a standard will allow local and regional authorities to set stricter emission requirements for non- road mobile machinery in urban air quality hotspots, and will incentivise industrial innovation and investment in clean engine technology already available in other diesel engines.
Amendment 82 #
2014/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
This Regulation establishes mandatory emission limits for gaseous pollutants and particulate matter and the administrative and technical requirements relating to EU type-approval for all engine types and engine families referred to in Article 2(1).
Amendment 83 #
2014/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
This Regulation also establishes non- binding emission limit values for gaseous pollutants and particulate matter for the voluntary Enhanced Environmentally- friendly Engine ("EEE") standard, according to the same requirements as the mandatory emission limits referred to in the first subparagraph.
Amendment 96 #
2014/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 29
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 29
(29) ‘transition period' means the first eighteen months following the date of mandatory implementation of Stage V or voluntary Enhanced Environmentally- friendly Engine (EEE), as referred to in Article 17(2);
Amendment 102 #
2014/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 43 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 43 a (new)
(43a) enhanced environment-friendly engine (EEE) means an engine installed in non-road mobile machinery as defined in point 1 of this Article which complies with the emission limit values set out in Annex IIb.
Amendment 104 #
2014/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 72
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 72
Amendment 111 #
2014/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall establish or appoint the approval authorities competent in matters concerning approval and the market surveillance authorities competent in matters concerning market surveillance, including in-service testing referred to in Article 18, in accordance with this Regulation. Member States shall notify the Commission of the establishment and appointment of such authorities.
Amendment 112 #
2014/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. In urban areas not complying with Union air pollution emission limits as laid out in Directive 2008/50/EC Member States should draw up measures, not entailing disproportionate costs, to ensure retrofitting of existing engines installed in non-road mobile machinery. Such retrofit shall be done in line with the Class IV standard of the UNECE REC Regulations.
Amendment 113 #
2014/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Member States may regard engines that have been retrofitted to meet the equivalent exhaust emission limit values corresponding to "Stage V" or "EEE" standard of this Regulation in compliance with paragraphs 1 and 2.
Amendment 114 #
2014/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. The provisions of this Regulation shall not affect Member States' entitlement to lay down, in due observance of the Treaty, such requirements as they may deem necessary to ensure that workers are protected when using the machinery referred to in this Regulation, provided that this does not affect the placing on the market of the engines in question.
Amendment 118 #
2014/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Engine types and engine families shall not exceed, as of the date for placing on the market of engines set out in Annex III, the exhaust emission limit values referred to as ‘"Stage V'" or as voluntary "EEE" established in Annex IIa and Annex IIb respectively.
Amendment 126 #
2014/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
(ca) Whether or not the applicant intends the engine to meet the voluntary "EEE" limit values set out in Annex IIb
Amendment 128 #
2014/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) whether or not the engine meets the voluntary "EEE" limit values set out in Annex IIb
Amendment 171 #
2014/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 55 a (new)
Article 55 a (new)
Article 55a Financial support for retrofitting 1. Subject to the entry into force of the implementing measures to this Regulation, Member States may make provision for financial incentives that apply to the retrofitting of in-use engines which do comply with this Regulation in order to meet the emission limit values set out in the Annex applicable to the type of engine to be retrofitted. 2. For each type of engine, the financial incentives referred to in paragraph 1 shall not exceed the additional cost of the technical devices used to ensure compliance with the emission limits specified in the respective Annex, including the cost of installation on the engine.
Amendment 195 #
2014/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 57 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Member States may set longer transition periods for engines that have been retrofitted with exhaust abatement technology to meet stricter emission limit values than demonstrated at the time of their type-approval. Such retrofit shall comply with the latest UNECE REC regulations.
Amendment 215 #
2014/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 59 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. By 31 December 2020,18 the Commission shall submit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council regarding:
Amendment 217 #
2014/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 59 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the assessment of further pollutant emission reduction potential, on the basis of available technologies and cost/benefit analysis; and an assessment of Member States' progress towards their emission reduction commitments as established in the National Emissions Ceiling Directive. As part of this review, the Commission shall in particular consider adding PN limit values to those NRMM categories that do not have one set in Annex II of this Regulation, as well as setting lower PN limits for all categories in line with those set for Euro VI HDVs in Directive 2005/55/EC.
Amendment 218 #
2014/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 59 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. By 31 December 2020, the Commission must come forward with a legislative proposal to revise the emission limits for HC, including the 'A factor' established in Annex II Table II-1, Table II-2, Table II-5, Table II-7 and Table II- 8, based on the monitoring of results of emission tests set out in Article 18.
Amendment 220 #
2014/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 59 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. By 31 December 20253, the Commission shall submit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council regarding:
Amendment 221 #
2014/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
Article 59 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
(ba) the monitoring of tests for EU type- approval set out in Articles 23 and 24, with a particular focus on evaluating whether these tests correspond to conditions of normal use of engines.
Amendment 244 #
2014/0268(COD)
Table II-7: Stage V emission limits for engine category RLL defined in Article 4 point (7) Emission Engine Power range Engine CO HC NOx PM PN A stage sub- ignition mass category type kW g/kWh g/kWh g/kWh g/kWh #/kWh RLL-c-1 Stage V P>0 all 3,50 (HC+NOx≤4,00) 0,19 02,0250 - 0,015 1x1012 6,00 RLL-v-1
Amendment 258 #
2014/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II a (new)
Annex II a (new)
Amendment 110 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Animals may suffer from a broad range of diseases which can be prevented or treated. The impact of animal diseases and the measures necessary to control them can be devastating for individual animals, animal populations, animal keepers and the economy. Animal diseases transmissible to humans may also have a significant impact on public health. Therefore sufficient and effective veterinary medicinal products should be available in the Union in order to ensure high standards of animal and public health, and for the development of the agriculture and aquaculture sectors. To this end, good husbandry and management practices have to be put place in order to improve animal welfare, limit the spread of diseases, prevent antimicrobial resistance and ensure proper nutrition of livestock.
Amendment 146 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33
Recital 33
(33) Antimicrobial resistance to human and veterinary medicinal products is a growing health problem in the Union and worldwide. Many of the antimicrobials used in animals are also used in humans. Some of those antimicrobials are critical for preventing or treating life-threatening infections in humans. In order to fight antimicrobial resistance a number of measures should be taken. It needs to be ensured that appropriate warnings and guidance are included on the labels of veterinary and human antimicrobials. Use not covered by the terms of the marketing authorisation of certain new or critically important antimicrobials for humans should be restricted in the veterinary sector. The rules for advertising veterinary antimicrobials should be tightened, and the authorisation requirements should sufficiently address the risks and benefits of antimicrobial veterinary medicinal products.
Amendment 170 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 39
Recital 39
(39) It is important to consider the international dimension of the development of antimicrobial resistance when assessing the benefit-risk balance of certain veterinary antimicrobials in the Union. Any measure restricting the use of those products may affect the trade of products of animal origin or the competitiveness of certain animal production sectors in the Union. Moreover, antimicrobial resistant organisms can spread to humans and animals in the Union through consumption of products of animal origin imported from third countries, from direct contact with animals or humans in third countries or by other means. Therefore, measures restricting the use of veterinary antimicrobials in the Union should be based on scientific advice and should be considered in the context of cooperation with third countries and international organisations addressing antimicrobial resistance in order the ensure consistency with their activities and policies. To this end, it is necessary to develop an international strategy to combat antimicrobial resistance.
Amendment 182 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 56
Recital 56
(56) The conditions governing the supply of veterinary medicinal products to the public should be harmonised in the Union. Veterinary medicinal products should only be supplied by persons authorised to do so by the Member State where they are established. At the same time, in order to improve access to veterinary medicinal products in the Union, retailers that are authorised to supply veterinary medicinal products by the competent authority in the Member State where they are established should be allowed to sell prescription and non-prescription veterinary medicinal products, except for antimicrobials, via the Internet to buyers in their own or other Member States.
Amendment 191 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 57
Recital 57
(57) The illegal sale of veterinary medicinal products to the public via the Internet may represent a threat to public and animal health, as falsified or substandard medicines may reach the public in this way. It is necessary to address this threat. Account should be taken of the fact that specific conditions for the supply of medicinal products to the public have not been harmonised at Union level and, therefore, Member States may impose conditions for supplying medicinal products to the public within the limits of the Treaty. The online sale of antibiotics should be prohibited.
Amendment 226 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2001/82/EC
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 7
(7) ‘homeopathic veterinary medicinal product’ means a veterinary medicinal product prepared from homeopathic stocks in accordance with a homeopathic manufacturing procedure described by the European Pharmacopoeia or, in the absence thereof, by the pharmacopoeias used officially in Member States;. A homeopathic veterinary medicinal product may contain a number of active ingredients.
Amendment 234 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 8 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 8 a (new)
(8a) “antimicrobials” mean any compound with a direct action on micro- organisms used for treatment or prevention of infections. Antimicrobials include anti-bacterials, anti-virals, antifungals and anti-protozoals. Antibiotics are synonymous with anti- bacterials.
Amendment 347 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
By way of derogation from Article 7(1)(b) an application for a marketing authorisation for a veterinary medicinal product containing a combination of active substances that have each already been used in authorised veterinary medicinal products, but have not hitherto been authorised in that combination (‘combination veterinary medicinal product') shall satisfy the following criteria:
Amendment 431 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 4
Article 32 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall, by means of implementing acts, designate antimicrobials or groups of antimicrobials reserved for treatment of certain infections in humans. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 145(2). When adopting those implementing acts, the Commission shall take into account the work of EU agencies, as well as existing lists published by WHO and the OIE. The Commission should prioritize the evaluation of certain antibiotics such as modern cephalosporins and fluoroquinolones.
Amendment 433 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 32 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. The rules and criteria to be used by the European Commission for determining which antimicrobials are to be reserved for treatment of specific infections in humans should not interfere with Member States' right to restrict the use of certain antimicrobials in livestock. The EU list should not constrain Member State(s) that implement or wish to implement stricter rules, or have restricted/prohibited the use of some antimicrobials in certain species.
Amendment 475 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 50
Article 50
Amendment 478 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 51 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 51 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) veterinary medicinal products authorised within the Union by the Commission and by the competent authorities, together with their summaries of product characteristics, package leaflets, and lists of sites where each product is manufactured and reference numbers to the pharmacovigilance system master file;
Amendment 485 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 54 – paragraph 1
Article 54 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall collect relevant and comparable data on the volume of sales and, the use of veterinary antimicrobial medicinal products including species treated, reason for use and method of treatment.
Amendment 494 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 54 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 54 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Data requirements for adopting those implementing acts shall include animal species, the dose, the duration and type of treatment, the number of animals treated and the administration route(s). In addition any off-label use of antimicrobials should be mandatorily reported to national authorities.
Amendment 495 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 54 – paragraph 4 b (new)
Article 54 – paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. The use of antibiotics in drinking water should be restricted to cases where most of the animals or the whole herd are sick. Five years after the entry into force of this Regulation, the European Commission shall publish a report examining the different routes used to administer antibiotics to food-producing animals, and in particular the oral routes used through feed and water, and their subsequent impact on antimicrobial resistance.
Amendment 520 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 68 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The marketing authorisation holder could in accordance with Article 69 apply for a harmonisation of different national marketing authorisations that have been granted for the same veterinary medicinal product. A single, approved quality data set and a harmonised summary of product characteristics shall be prepared for such products. The coordination group shall draw up detailed rules of procedure for the harmonisation of 'same products' from the same marketing authorisation holder.
Amendment 528 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 69 – paragraph 1
Article 69 – paragraph 1
1. By [12 months after the date of application of this Regulation for OP to insert the actual date] competent authorities shall provide the coordination group with lists of all products for which national marketing authorisations have been granted before 1 January 2004.
Amendment 531 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 69 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 69 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The marketing authorisation holders shall submit to the coordination group their requests to harmonise the marketing authorisations for a particular product. All registrations pertaining to the same product in the Union will be included in the harmonisation procedure, subject to Article 69(3). The coordination group shall appoint one member to act as a rapporteur and propose a start date for the procedure.
Amendment 533 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 69 – paragraph 3
Article 69 – paragraph 3
3. Within 120 days of his appointment, the rapporteur shall present the coordination group a report regarding possible harmonisation of summaries of product characteristics for the similar veterinary medicinal products in the group and propose a harmonised summary of products characteristicproposing harmonisation of the conditions governing the use of the group of similar veterinary medicinal products and (if it is the case) of the marketing authorisations of the same veterinary medicinal products.
Amendment 542 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 69 – paragraph 4 – point b
Article 69 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) all therapeutic indications and posology mentioned in the marketing authorisations granted by Member States in respect of the similar products in the group;
Amendment 548 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 69 – paragraph 5
Article 69 – paragraph 5
5. Upon presentation of a report, the coordination group shall act by a majority of the votes cast by the members of the coordination group represented at the meeting. The rapporteur shall record the agreement, close the procedure and inform Member States and the marketing authorisation holders(s) accordingly.
Amendment 550 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 69 – paragraph 6
Article 69 – paragraph 6
6. In the event of an opinion in favour of adopting a harmonised summary of the product characteation of the conditions of use and (if relevant) of harmonising a marketing authorisaticson, each Member State shall vary athe marketing authorisation in conformity with the agreement within 30 days of receipt of the information regarding the agreement from the rapporteur. or authorisations of the products in their territory so that the elements listed in paragraph 4, where they are already included in the summaries of characteristics for a product belonging to that group, are in conformity with the agreement within 30 days of receipt of the information regarding the agreement from the rapporteur. Those marketing authorisations for the same product shall, henceforth be considered to be mutual recognition marketing authorisations granted under this Regulation.
Amendment 595 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 74 – paragraph 1
Article 74 – paragraph 1
1. The Agency shall establish and maintain a Union database on pharmacovigilance of veterinary medicinal products (the ‘"pharmacovigilance database'"). The pharmacovigilance database shall be the only data entry point for adverse events reported by the holders of marketing authorisations.
Amendment 602 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 75 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 75 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) the number of adverse events reported each year, broken down by product and active substance, animal species and type of adverse event;
Amendment 612 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 76 – paragraph 3
Article 76 – paragraph 3
3. Competent authorities may, on their own initiative or on a request from the Agency, request the marketing authorisation holder to collectprovide specific pharmacovigilance data, in particular regarding the use of a veterinary medicinal product in specified animal species, in the context of public and animal health, safety of the persons administering the product, and the protection of the environment. The authority shall state in detail the reasons for the request and inform other competent authorities and the Agency thereof.
Amendment 629 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 78 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 78 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Qualified persons responsible for pharmacovigilance as referred to in Article 77(3) shall carry ouensure that the following tasks are carried out:
Amendment 672 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 90 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 90 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) scientific name or other name given in a pharmacopoeia or documented in a monograph of the homeopathic stock or stocks, together with a statement of the various routes of administration, pharmaceutical forms and degree of dilution to be registered;
Amendment 735 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 109 – paragraph 1
Article 109 – paragraph 1
1. Only manufacturers, wholesale distributors and retailers authorised specifically to do so in accordance with applicable national law shall be allowed to supply and purchase veterinary medicinal products which have anabolic, anti- infectious, anti-parasitic, anti- inflammatory, hormonal or psychotropic properties or substances which may be used as veterinary medicinal products having those properties. In the case of non-food producing animals (i.e. companion and small animals) all retailers – ranging from supermarkets, pet stores, to traditional and online (veterinary) pharmacies – should be allowed to sell anti-parasitic and anti- inflammatory products, without the need to be specifically authorised to do so.
Amendment 876 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 117 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 117 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Data on the use of antibiotics outside the terms of authorisation should be collected and mandatorily reported to national authorities in accordance with article 54 of this Regulation.
Amendment 881 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 118 – paragraph 1
Article 118 – paragraph 1
1. Antimicrobial medicinal products shall only be used in accordance with Articles 115 and 116 to treat conditions for which there is no other treatment available, and the use of which would not present a risk to public or animal health. Antimicrobial products shall not be used as a routine preventive measure.
Amendment 930 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 141 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 141 – paragraph 1 – point f
Amendment 33 #
2014/0256(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 10 a (new)
Article 1 – point 10 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 726/2004
Article 57 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point t a (new)
Article 57 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point t a (new)
(10a) In subparagraph 2 of Article 57(1), the following point is added: "(ta) cooperating with health technology assessment bodies and other national authorities involved in market access, in particular to facilitate their assessment."
Amendment 36 #
2014/0256(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 13 a (new)
Article 1 – point 13 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 726/2004
Article 62 – paragraph 2
Article 62 – paragraph 2
(13a) Article 62(2) is amended as follows: "2. Member States shall transmit to the Agency the names of national experts with proven experience in the evaluation of medicinal products for human use who, taking into account Article 63(2), would be available to serve on working parties or scientific advisory groups of any of the Committees referred to in Article 56(1), together with an indication of their qualifications and specific areas of expertise. The Agency shall keep an up-to-date list of accredited experts. The list shall include the experts referred to in the first subparagraph and any other experts appointed directly by the Agency or the Commission. The list shall be updated."
Amendment 37 #
2014/0256(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 14
Article 1 – point 14
Regulation (EC) No 726/2004
Article 62 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 62 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 38 #
2014/0256(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 14 a (new)
Article 1 – point 14 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 726/2004
Article 64 – paragraph 1
Article 64 – paragraph 1
(14a) Article 64(1) is amended as follows: "1. The Executive Director shall be appointed by the Management Board, on a proposal from the Commission, for a period of five years on the basis of a list of candidates proposed by the Commission following a call for expressions of interest published in the Official Journal of the European Union and elsewhere. Before appointment, the candidate nominated by the Management Board shall be invited forthwith to make a statement to the European Parliament and to answer any questions put by its Members. His mandate may be renewed once by the Management Board, in consultation with the Commission. The Management Board may, upon a proposal from the Commission, remove the Executive Director from his post."
Amendment 41 #
2014/0256(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 15 a (new)
Article 1 – point 15 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 726/2004
Article 67 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 67 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 42 #
2014/0256(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 15 b (new)
Article 1 – point 15 b (new)
Regulation (EC) No 726/2005
Article 67 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 67 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
(15b) In Article 67(6), the following subparagraph is added: "The draft establishment plan shall contain the number of staff required by the Agency to provide the services financed through fees and the number of staff financed by the Union budget."
Amendment 43 #
2014/0256(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 15 c (new)
Article 1 – point 15 c (new)
Regulation (EC) No 726/2004
Article 67 – paragraph 8
Article 67 – paragraph 8
(15c) Article 67(8) is amended as follows: "8. On the basis of the estimate, the Commission shall enter in the preliminary draft general budget of the European Union the estimates it deems necessary for the establishment plan concerning the staff financed by the Union budget and the amount of the subsidy to be charged to the general budget, which it shall place before the budgetary authority in accordance with Article 272 of the Treaty."
Amendment 44 #
2014/0256(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 15 d (new)
Article 1 – point 15 d (new)
Regulation (EC) No 726/2004
Article 67 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 2
Article 67 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 2
(15d) In Article 67(9), subparagraph 2 is amended as follows: "The budgetary authority shall adopt the establishment plan for the staff financed by the EU budget for the Agency."
Amendment 34 #
2014/0011(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the state of the European carbon market in 21027 identified the need for measures in order to tackle structural supply-demand imbalances. The impact assessment on the 2030 climate and energy policy framework8 indicates that this imbalance is expected to continue, and would not be sufficiently addressed by adapting the linear trajectory to a more stringent target within this framework. A change in the linear factor only changes gradually the cap. Accordingly, the surplus would also only gradually decline, such that the market would have to continue to operate for more than a decade with a surplus of around 2 billion allowances or more. In order to address this problem and to make the European Emission Trading System more resilient to imbalances, a market stability reserve should be established. To ensure regulatory certainty as regards auction supply in phase 3 and allow for some lead-time adjusting to the introduction of the design change, the market the market stability reserve has a quick and significant impact on the European Emission Trading System it should be established as of 2017. Without early estability reserve should be establisshment of the reserve, projections show that thed as of phase 4 starting inmount of surplus allowances would not fall below current levels until 20215. In order to preserve a maximum degree of predictability, clear rules should be set for placing allowances into the reserve and releasing them from the reserve. Where the conditions are met, beginning in 20217, allowances corresponding to 120% of the number of allowances in circulation in year x-21 should be put into the reserve. A corresponding number of allowances should be released from the reserve when the total number of allowances in circulation is lower than 4300 million. __________________ 7 COM(2012)652 final. 8 Insert reference.
Amendment 55 #
2014/0011(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) Allowances that are backloaded in accordance with Decision No 1359/2013/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council1a and Commission Regulation (EU) No 176/20141b should be cancelled in order to limit large fluctuations of the carbon price in the future and in order to prevent the flooding of an already oversupplied market in 2019 and 2020. __________________ 1aDecision No 1359/2013/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 amending Directive 2003/87/EC clarifying provisions on the timing of auctions of greenhouse gas allowances (OJ L 343, 19.12.2013, p. 1). 1b Commission Regulation (EU) No 176/2014 of 25 February 2014 amending Regulation (EU) No 1031/2010 in particular to determine the volumes of greenhouse gas emission allowances to be auctioned in 2013-20 (OJ L 56, 26.2.2014, p. 11).
Amendment 64 #
2014/0011(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 3 b (new)
Recital 3 b (new)
(3b) The European Council Conclusions of 23 and 24 October 2014 on the 2030 Climate and Energy Policy Framework give clear guidance on the continuation of free allocations and carbon leakage provisions after 2020. It is important that the competitiveness of European industries at genuine risk of carbon leakage is protected. Proportionate measures should, therefore, be put in place in order to shelter such industries from any negative impact on their competitiveness. Such measures should reflect the carbon price prevailing at the time of their introduction in order to ensure their effectiveness and to respect environmental integrity. It is, therefore, important that the Commission review the functioning of Directive 2003/87/EC in this respect.
Amendment 97 #
2014/0011(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. A market stability reserve is established, and shall operate from 1 January 20217.
Amendment 113 #
2014/0011(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall publish the total number of allowances in circulation each year, by 15 May of the subsequent year. The total number of allowances in circulation for year x shall be the cumulative number of allowances issued in the period since 1 January 2008, including the number issued pursuant to Article 13(2) of Directive 2003/87/EC in that period and entitlements to use international credits exercised by installations under the EU emission trading system in respect of emissions up to 31 December of year x, minus the cumulative tonnes of verified emissions from installations under the EU emission trading system between 1 January 2008 and 31 December of year x, any allowances cancelled in accordance with Article 12(4) of Directive 2003/87/EC and the number of allowances in the reserve. No account shall be taken of emissions during the three-year period starting in 2005 and ending in 2007 and allowances issued in respect of those emissions. The first publication shall take place by 15 May 20176.
Amendment 132 #
2014/0011(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 3
Article 1 – paragraph 3
3. InBy 30 June of each year beginning in 20217, a number of allowances equal to 120% of the total number of allowances in circulation in year x-21, as published in May year x-1, shall be placed in the reserve, unless this number of allowances to be placed in the reserve would be less than 10067 million.
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 169 #
2014/0011(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
2. “1. From 20217 onwards, Member States shall auction all allowances that are not allocated free of charge in accordance with Article 10a and 10c and are not placed in the market stability reserve established by Decision [OPEU please insert number of this Decision when known] of the European Parliament and of the Council(*).”
Amendment 174 #
2014/0011(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 1 a
Article 10 – paragraph 1 a
1a. Where the volume of allowances to be auctioned by Member States in the last two years of each period referred to in Article 13(1) exceeds by more than 30% the expected average auction volumes for the first two years of the following period before application of Article 1(3) of Decision [OPEU please insert number of this Decision when known], two-thirds of the difference between the volumes shall be deducted from auction volumes in the last year of the period and added in equal instalments to the volumes to be auctioned by Member Statand retired in equal instalments from auction volumes in the firlast two years of the following period.
Amendment 176 #
2014/0011(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 1 b (new)
3a. In Article 10, the following paragraph shall be inserted: "1b. Allowances that are backloaded in accordance with Decision No 1359/2013/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Regulation (EU) No 176/2014 shall be permanently deleted.
Amendment 217 #
2014/0011(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
By 31 December 20261, the Commission shall on the basis of an analysis of the orderly functioning of the European carbon market review the market stability reserve and submit a proposal, where appropriate, to the European Parliament and to the Council. The review shall pay particular attention to the percentage figure for the determination of the number of allowances to be placed into the reserve according to Article 1(3) and the numerical value of the threshold for the total number of allowances in circulation set by Article 1(4).
Amendment 227 #
2014/0011(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 10(1) of Directive 2003/87/EC as amended by Directive 2009/29/EC shall continue to apply until 31 December 202016.
Amendment 25 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 a (new)
Citation 16 a (new)
- having regard to the Commission report ‘Assessment of Cumulative Cost Impact for the Steel Industry’,
Amendment 26 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 b (new)
Citation 16 b (new)
- having regard to the Commission Staff Working Document ‘Exploiting the employment potential of green growth’,
Amendment 27 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 a (new)
Citation 17 a (new)
- having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 23 October 2013 on the Climate Change conference in Warsaw, Poland (COP19),
Amendment 32 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 18 a (new)
Citation 18 a (new)
- having regard to the European Council’s conclusions on GHG emissions reductions of 80-95% by 2050 compared to 1990 levels,
Amendment 36 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 18 b (new)
Citation 18 b (new)
- having regard to the International Labour Organization report ‘Towards a Green Economy: The Social Dimensions’,
Amendment 39 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 18 c (new)
Citation 18 c (new)
- having regard to the Eurostat document ‘Energy Production and imports’,
Amendment 52 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas security of supply, competitiveness and climate objectives are of the utmost importance for the EU, are inextricably linked and must be addressed and considered on an equal footingmutually reinforcing and should not be considered as conflicting in nature;
Amendment 61 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas only binding targets offer Member States the necessary flexibility to decarbonise their economies in the most efficient and cost-effective way, taking into account national circumstances and specificities;
Amendment 64 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A d (new)
Recital A d (new)
Ad. whereas the Commission’s Energy Roadmap 2050 finds that decarbonisation of the energy sector and a high renewables scenario is cheaper than a continuation of current policies, and that over time prices of energy from nuclear and fossil fuels will continue to rise, whereas the cost of renewables will decrease;
Amendment 65 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A e (new)
Recital A e (new)
Ae. whereas the 2050 carbon roadmap estimates health savings through improvement in local air quality would save up to €17 billion per year by 2030 and the IEA estimates that by 2035 2°C consistent policies could cut the EU’s annual fossil fuel import bill by 46% or €275 billion (1% of EU GDP);
Amendment 67 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A g (new)
Recital A g (new)
Ag. whereas energy saving and energy efficiency are the fastest and cheapest routes to addressing issues such as energy security, external dependence, high prices and environmental concerns;
Amendment 72 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas this is acknowledged in the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), which stipulates that the objectives of the Union’s energy policy include the functioning of the energy market, security of supply, energy efficiency, energy saving, renewable energy and interconnections; and that the objectives of the Union’s environmental policy include preserving, protecting and improving the quality of the environment, promoting human health, prudent and rational utilization of natural resources and the promotion of measures at international level to deal with regional or worldwide environmental problems and in particular climate change;
Amendment 127 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas investors and industries need a clear and long-term framework for EU climate and energy policy with greater levels of certainty in order to encourage medium and long-term private investment and reduce the risk associated with this;
Amendment 164 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H b (new)
Recital H b (new)
Hb. whereas fossil fuel subsidies in 2011 for electricity alone in the EU amounted to €26 billion and this figure does not take into account gas and oil subsidies;
Amendment 168 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H d (new)
Recital H d (new)
Hd. whereas investment in renewable energy sources and energy efficiency creates jobs in high-technology industries, ensures EU leadership in RES and EE technologies (fields with high global demand which will continue to grow), and also reduces energy dependence;
Amendment 192 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas nearly half of the final energy in the EU is used for heating and cooling purposes;
Amendment 215 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission Green Paper on a 2030 framework for climate and energy policies and expects the European Council to address these issues with realistic but ambitiousambitious and realistic responses;
Amendment 235 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. AsksInsists that the Commission to take a multifaceted approach, the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of which ought to be enhanced by coordinin its forthcoming communication should propose a new climated and coherent policies that address in equal measure issues such as competitiveness, energy security and climate objectives (e.g.energy package for 2030 consisting of three binding, and mutually-reinforcing headline targets for GHG emission reduction, renewable energy sources and energy efficiency)savings. ;
Amendment 248 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Considers that a strong binding energy efficiency target is of primary importance in order to make the most efficient use of energy within the Union and such a target will also have the knock-on effect of ensuring that less effort will be needed to meet the GHG and renewable energies targets; therefore calls for the current 2020 target to be continued, but be made binding and the level of ambition doubled to 40%;
Amendment 254 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Considers that a binding target of 45% for the share of renewable energies in the Union is the best way to ensure the necessary investor certainty for the continued development and promotion of renewable energy sources and related infrastructure and is entirely feasible alongside a strong binding energy savings target;
Amendment 256 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Considers that a binding 50% domestic reduction target for greenhouse gas emissions compared to 1990 levels is the absolute minimum required to stay on track for the below 2°C target and is both realistic and affordable, as has been shown by numerous studies, particularly when combined with ambitious energy savings and renewable energy targets
Amendment 274 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the European Council to keep up the progress made at EU level and set ambitious but realistic objectivesswiftly endorse the new climate and energy package for the 2030 EU policies that take account of the economic, social, environmental, international and technological contexts, andwith these three binding headline targets, in order to establish a clear, stable, long-term and cost-effective framework for industries and investors;
Amendment 295 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Notes that as one of the cornerstones of the EU's climate and energy package, the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) should be the principal instrument for reducing industrial emissions and promoting investment in low carbon technologies; doing so in a manner that creates a level playing field for competing technologies, that gives companies the flexibility to develop their own mitigation strategy, and that provides for specific measures to combat carbon leakage;
Amendment 307 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Recognises that the ETS is experiencing problems not originally anticipated which has led to an accumulation of surplus allowances; calls on the Commission to take into account past experience when proposing structural improvement to the ETS, which is necessary in order to increase the scheme's ability to respond to economic downturns and upturns, enhance investor certainty and strengthen market-based incentives for investment in and the use of low-carbon technologies;
Amendment 315 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Calls on the Member States to increase the proportion of ETS auctioning revenue spent on climate-related purposes so as to spur low-carbon investment in industry and encourage other means of job creation;
Amendment 372 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that some RES should nowas and when the cost of RES production be considered mature energy sources andmes competitive on the market, their subsidies should therefore be phased out onver time in order to be able to reallocate these to research and development (R&D) programmes and RESto next-generation RES technologies that are not yet cost- effeccompetitive; asksIn the Commission to study the impact of RES priority dispatch on general energy costs;same vein, affirms that fossil fuels are mature energy sources and their subsidies should be phased out as soon as possible.
Amendment 400 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Highlights that the Commission's 2050 Low-carbon Roadmap showed that renewables and improved energy efficiency could result in annual savings of between 175 and 320 billion euros for the Union.
Amendment 401 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Amendment 450 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Calls on the European Commission to fully integrate the heating and cooling sector into the transformation of the European energy system; calls furthermore on the Commission and the Member States to support development of local heating and cooling infrastructures and readily available renewable heating and cooling solutions. Believes that in combination with energy efficiency measures, local heating and cooling have the potential to increase the security of supply by reducing energy use and greenhouse gas emissions, while keeping energy costs affordable for consumers and businesses;
Amendment 454 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that as one of the cornerstones of the EU's climate and energy package, the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), should be able to best fulfil its main function, the reduction of GHG emissions, and respond efficiently to economic downturns and upturnchanges; recalls that the main objective of the EU ETS is to reduce GHG emissions and not to provide investors with sufficient incentives to invest in low-carbon technologies, as these should be seen merely as a secondary objective and not as a basis for evaluating if the scheme works as intended; </AmendOr. <Original>bg</Original>
Amendment 496 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Notes that the EU needs a comprehensive policy framework for 2030 that encourages investment in and the long- term decarbonisation of non-ETS sectors; therefore calls on the Commission and the Member States to reviewstrengthen the non-ETS targets while preserving the flexibility for Member States to define their own ways of meeting their effort sharing targets;
Amendment 502 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. calls on the Commission to increase dialogue and cooperation with the International Maritime Organisation so as to ensure inclusion of the shipping sector in CO2 reduction commitments; If an international agreement on global measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from maritime emissions has not been reached before 31 December 2015, calls on the Commission, through the ordinary legislative procedure, to propose emission reduction targets for international maritime shipping and market based measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the maritime sector.
Amendment 516 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Sees an important role for cogeneration and efficient district heating and cooling in increasing energy efficiency in the future;
Amendment 521 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Sees an important role for advanced biofuels in reducing greenhouse gas emissions in transport, while increasing energy security and contributing to growth and jobs;
Amendment 531 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Asks Member States for better cooperation and interaction at EU level in order to make national measures more efficient and consistent;
Amendment 541 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Recalls that a clear, coherent and consistent policy and regulatory framework, based on three binding headline targets is key to helping stimulate the necessary investments in the ‘'no regrets’ technologies' options (energy efficiency, renewable energies and smart infrastructure) defined in the Energy Roadmap 2050 in a cost-effective and sustainable way;
Amendment 574 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Believes that Member States and regions should be encouraged to improve cooperation in order to optimise the efficiency of renewables expansion, notably offshore wind energy; in this context, the Commission has an important role to play as a facilitator in coordinating, financially supporting and preparing appropriate analyses of renewable energy resources and potential for the Member States;
Amendment 634 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Underlines the importance of an energy strategy 2030 climate and energy framework focused on boosting energy security and economic and industrial competitiveness in the EU, job creation, social aspects and environmental sustainability by means of measures such as increasing the deployment of RES, investing heavily in energy efficiency and the diversification of supply routes, suppliers and sources and by increasing the deployment of RES;
Amendment 641 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
Amendment 667 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Stresses that as the EU pursues its goal of energy security, emphasis needs to be shifted towards a model of energy interdependence between Member States by ensuring the swift completion of the EU internal energy market, including in particular the construction of interconnectors and elimination of cross- border barriers; believes furthermore that completing the EU supergrid infrastructure linking the north, south, east and west will enable the EU to make the best use of the comparative advantages of each Member State, and calls for further support for decentralised and micro-scale energy production and smart energy infrastructures in all Member States; stresses, therefore, the need for strong coordination between Member States’ policies and for joint action, solidarity and transparency in view of the fact that national energy policy decisions can affect other Member States; suggests that it would be desirable to determine whether and how the expertise and facilities of the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) could be put to use in carrying out the above tasks;
Amendment 676 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
Amendment 697 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Stresses that energy end consumers – individuals, SMEs and industry alike – are at the very core of the internal energy market and that they should benefit from lower energy prices, be duly protected, and accurately informed by ensuring easy access to information; for this purpose, calls on the Commission and Members States to achieve, as a matter of urgency, the completion of the internal market, security of supply and the interconnecpay particular attention to energy poverty and propose a specific strategy proposing measures to tackle energy poverty, including ensuring best-practice can be spread and the use of statistics and indicators, including an EU-wide definition of enetworks as requested in Article 194 TFEUrgy poverty;
Amendment 702 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Notes that energy is an essential service covered by Protocol No 26 on Services of General Interest, appended to the Lisbon Treaties, which requires a high level of affordability; stresses that the 2030 framework needs to include the principle of affordability and avoid discrimination against vulnerable consumers, particularly those on low income; asks therefore that the Commission give greater priority to the socio-economic dimension of sustainability and introduce measures to address the distributional impact of its policies.
Amendment 703 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
Amendment 734 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Notes that some Member States, being energy islands, are still totally isolated from the European gas and electricity networks and continue to pay higher prices for energy, which adversely affects their competitiveness; suggests that these Member States could benefit in particular from energy efficiency measures and deployment of renewable energies; points out that without substantial infrastructure investment, the commitment of the European Council that no Member State should remain isolated from the EU networks by 2015 cannot be fulfilled for those Member States will be broken; favours in this regard the swift completion of the internal energy market;
Amendment 738 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
Amendment 780 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Firmly believes that reducing energy use and costs through high energy efficiency, further developing renewable energy sources and using research and innovation to develop new technologies to slash our CO2 emissions are all necessary in order to boost the Union's competitiveness and create much-needed high-quality growth and jobs which cannot be exported outside the Union
Amendment 783 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 b (new)
Paragraph 28 b (new)
28b. Considers that the setting of ambitious targets would provide the necessary stimulus to revitalise Member States' economies and ensure an end to the current economic downturn, boosting competitiveness through lower production costs for heavy industry by resource and energy efficiency, decrease vulnerability to world energy price fluctuations and ensure a more stable investment environment, as well as ensuring European leadership in the high-tech sustainable technology sector and the first-mover advantage that goes with it.
Amendment 795 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Calls on the Commission to launch a study analysing new and cost-efficient market designs with a view to ensuring reasonably priced electricitaffordable energy to consumers and toindustry and preventingon of carbon leakage; asks therefore the Commission to come forward as soon as possible with an additional assessment and recommendations for further actions to prevent the risk of carbon leakage caused by reallocation of production facilities outside the EU, focusing in particular on additional scenarios in which limited or no further global action is taken on carbon emission reduction;
Amendment 814 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Notes that the EU’'s main competitors on the global market place great emphasis on technological developments, innovation and improving industrial processes; notes also that their economies grow at a much faster pace than the EU; concludes that the EU must give priority to R&D and innovation;concludes that the EU must give priority to R&D and innovation and the setting of long-term targets will incentivise new technologies
Amendment 827 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
Amendment 847 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)
Paragraph 32 a (new)
32a. Stresses that a predictable environment for economic planning in the EU is jeopardised by effects of climate change such as extreme weather conditions and natural disasters; observes that expenditure on insuring against risks will rise because of ongoing climate change; calls on the Commission, therefore, to further accelerate the development of disaster risk management in the EU, with special reference to the economic costs arising from natural disasters and expenditure on insurance against risks;
Amendment 852 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 5
Subheading 5
Amendment 860 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Welcomes the Commission’'s remarks that the EU climate and energy targets can impact differently on each Member State and their citizens, and that this justifies working on a more equitable effort sharing basis, taking into account a country’s GDP, achievements in reducing emissions since 1990, emissions per capita, economic potential and potential forwhen deciding each Member State's effort required to meet the new binding 2030 GHG, RES and EE targets, consideration should be given to each country's individual circumstances and potential for emission reduction, renewable energy sourcesproduction and energy efficiencsaving capacity;
Amendment 872 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Underlines, in line with Article 194 TFEU, that Member States are the ultimate decision makers as regards their energy mix and within the framework of the three headline climate and energy targets should be able to use and develop different approaches for technologies and energy sources that are environmentally sound and socially and economically acceptable in respect of the Union's climate and energy policy goals;
Amendment 880 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
Amendment 904 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 a (new)
Paragraph 37 a (new)
37a. Points out that a well-functioning EU ETS is pivotal in maintaining the EU's leadership on climate change and that several countries such as China and Australia are implementing or developing legislation to introduce their own emissions trading system following the example of the EU ETS; recalls in this regard that an international cap and trade system is central in order to secure a new legally binding global climate change agreement and that without a stable and predictable emissions trading system the credibility of the EU's climate policy is at risk;
Amendment 128 #
2013/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Highlights the fact that for biodegradable, bio- based and compostable plastics, adequate measures should be adopted to promote them, provided their production does not impact negatively on agricultural output for human or animal consumption and they do not have a negative impact on established recycling processes; also believes that clearer information on their characteristics should be provided to consumers;
Amendment 3 #
2013/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) is a proven technology that can significantly reduce CO2 emissions from industrial sources and fossil fuel power plants but requires industrial- scale demonstration to promote innovation and secure cost reductions;
Amendment 5 #
2013/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas in many Member States there is public opposition to CCS deployment and therefore promoting energy savings and increasing the share of renewables are better ways to decarbonise the power sector;
Amendment 6 #
2013/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas CCS is not necessary to decarbonise the power sector while industrial sectors like steel and cement have more limited potential to reduce CO2 emissions without the application of CCS;
Amendment 7 #
2013/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas, especially in times of austerity, public money should be spent wisely and directed to those climate- friendly technologies that are safe and sustainable, and have public support;
Amendment 20 #
2013/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recognises that CCS deployment in some energy intensive industrial sectors is needed for the EU to meet its 2050 low- carbon aspirations at least cost; affirms the urgent need to develop a range of full- chain CCS flagship projects; appreciates that instruments in addition to the EU ETS are needed to drive forward their development in the steel and cement sector;
Amendment 28 #
2013/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 42 #
2013/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recognises that CCS development canwill not take place without support from Member States; regrets that application of the technology has been encouraged by so fewa significantly higher carbon price;
Amendment 46 #
2013/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 55 #
2013/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Emphasises that the current low carbon price does not enable CCS operators to secure a return on their investment, and that measures are needed to improve the ETS; calls on the Commission to make proposals before the end of this year for structural measures to strengthen the ETS by increasing the linear reduction factor and cancelling surplus allowances;
Amendment 61 #
2013/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to propose creating an EU Industrial Innovation Fund from the sale of 600m allowances from the EU ETS to support the development of CCS flagship projects, other innovative low-carbon technologies, and measuresinnovative climate-friendly technologies, like CCS flagship projects, to reduce CO2 emissions from energy- intensive industries;
Amendment 67 #
2013/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 77 #
2013/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 92 #
2013/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Acknowledges that significant financial savings can be made by prioritising CCS clusters of industrial installations served by shared pipelines; suggests that plant operators cannot be expected to take into account the future requirements of other installations, so trunk pipelines that may eventually carry CO2 from numerous sources should often be developed through public-private sector partnerships; emphasises that Member States have a direct role to play in ensuring the provision of CCS transport and determining the availability of storage infrastructure;
Amendment 95 #
2013/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 98 #
2013/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
Amendment 103 #
2013/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
Amendment 111 #
2013/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
Amendment 118 #
2013/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
Amendment 129 #
2013/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
Amendment 141 #
2013/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Welcomes the various initiatives to make use of CO2 in ways that reduce overall emissions into the atmosphere; calls in particular for the Commission urgently to assess the potential for the use of CO2 to enhance oil and gas recovery within the EU;
Amendment 64 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) This Directive should contribute to the reduction of mercury emissions in the EU as required by the Community Strategy on Mercury and the Minamata Convention on Mercury to which Member States and the EU are parties.
Amendment 70 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Member States shouldall comply with the emission reduction commitments set out in this Directive for 2020, 2025 and 2030. So as to ensure demonstrable progress towards the 2030 commitments, Member States should meet intermediate emission levels in 2025, set on the basis of a linear trajectory between their emission levels for 2020 and those defined by the emission reduction commitments for 2030, unless this would entail disproportionate costs. Where the 2025 emissions cannot be so limited, Member States should explain the reasons in their reports under this Directive.
Amendment 115 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15 a (new)
Recital 15 a (new)
(15a) In accordance with the Aarhus Convention on access to information, public participation in decision-making and access to justice in environmental matters and the case law of the Court of Justice, the public should be given wide access to justice in order to ensure the effective implementation and enforcement of this Directive and contribute to the protection of the right to live in an environment which is adequate for personal health and well-being.
Amendment 116 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15 b (new)
Recital 15 b (new)
(15b) Environmental inspections and market surveillance are needed in order to ensure the effectiveness of this Directive and of measures adopted pursuant to the achievement of its objectives.
Amendment 117 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15 c (new)
Recital 15 c (new)
(15c) When assessing the synergies between EU air quality policy and climate and energy policy the Commission shall take account of the European Parliament's Complementary Impact Assessment on interactions between EU air quality policy and climate and energy policy to this end.
Amendment 148 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall, as a minimum, limit their annual anthropogenic emissions of sulphur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen oxides (NOx), volatile organic compounds other than methane (NMVOC), ammonia (NH3), particulate matter (PM2,5) and, methane (CH4) and mercury (Hg) in accordance with the national emission reduction commitments applicable from 2020, 2025 and 2030, as laid down in Annex II.
Amendment 165 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 215 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. Member States may establish adjusted annual national emission inventories for SO2, NOx, NH3, NMVOC and, CH4, PM2,5 and Hg in accordance with Annex IV where non- compliance with their national emission reduction commitments or their intermediate emission levels would result from applying improved emission inventory methods updated in accordance with scientific knowledge.
Amendment 234 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point -a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point -a (new)
(-a) Consult the relevant local or regional authorities responsible for implementing emission abatement policies in specified zones and/or agglomerations, not excluding zones and/or agglomerations which are located in at least two Member States.
Amendment 241 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) take account of the need to reduce air pollutant emissions for the purpose of reaching compliance with air quality objectives in their territories, in particular the limit values under Directive 2008/50/EC, and, where appropriate in neighbouring Member States;
Amendment 256 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
contain specific policies and measures to protect the health of children, elderly people and other vulnerable groups and to ensure compliance with the Exposure Reduction Target established in accordance with Section B of Annex XIV of Directive 2008/50/EC;
Amendment 266 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The Commission shall ensure that all Union source emission legislation is fit for purpose and aids in reaching the EU’s air quality objectives. To this end, the Commission and the Member States shall immediately agree on the new Euro 6 Real Driving Emissions (RDE) regulation proposal currently under consideration. The new type approval test method shall commence no later than 2017 and its design shall ensure it is effective and representative of the real world driving conditions. Conformity factors shall be strict and quantified to only represent the uncertainty of the RDE test procedure.
Amendment 268 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Member States shall establish a system of routine and non-routine environmental inspections and market surveillance and public reporting of mobile and stationary sources to ensure that policies and measures are effective in delivering emission reductions under real operating conditions.
Amendment 290 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 8
Article 6 – paragraph 8
8. The Commission mayshall, within two years of the entry into force of this Directive, establish guidance on the elaboration and implementation of national air pollution control programmes.
Amendment 320 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Where a national air pollution control programme is updated under Article 6(4), the Member State concerned shall informcommunicate the updated programme to the Commission thereof within two months.
Amendment 326 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. The Commission, assisted by the European Environment Agency and the Member States shall regularly review the national emission inventory data and national air pollution control programmes. This review shall involve the following:
Amendment 329 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – point c a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – point c a (new)
(ca) checks to verify that national air pollution control programmes satisfy the requirements of Article 6.
Amendment 331 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
The results of this review shall be made publically available, in line with the provisions in Article 11.
Amendment 343 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. The reports referred to in paragraph 1 mayust include an evaluation of the environmental and socioeconomic impacts of this Directive, in particular the impact of the measures taken on Member State health systems and the cost of non- implementation.
Amendment 348 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 a (new)
Article 10 a (new)
Article 10 a European Clean Air Forum The Commission shall set up a European Clean Air Forum to facilitate the coordinated implementation of the Clean Air Programme and bring together all relevant actors including the Member States’ competent authorities at all relevant levels, the Commission, industry, civil society, and the scientific community every two years. It shall oversee the establishment of guidance on the elaboration and implementation of national air pollution control programmes, the evolution of the emissions reduction paths, including the assessment of the reporting requirements.
Amendment 355 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 a (new)
Article 11 a (new)
Amendment 495 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – section 2 – point 1 – point d
Annex III – section 2 – point 1 – point d
(d) where relevant, an explanation of the reasons why the intermediate emission levels for 2025 cannot be met without measures entailing disproportionate costmethodology used to ensure that measures to achieve national reduction commitments for PM2.5 prioritize reduction of black carbon emissions;
Amendment 501 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – section 2 – point 2 – point a
Annex III – section 2 – point 2 – point a
(a) an assessment of the progress made with implementation of the programme, the reduction of emissions and, the reduction of concentrations and associated environmental, public health and socio- economic benefits;
Amendment 507 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – section 2 – point 2 – point b a (new)
Annex III – section 2 – point 2 – point b a (new)
(ba) an assessment of the progress made towards the achievement of the EU's long-term health and environmental objectives;
Amendment 235 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Member States may exempt existing medium combustion plants which do not operate more than 5300 operating hours per year from compliance with the emission limit values set out in Part 1 of Annex II. In that case, for plants firing solid fuels, an emission limit value for particulate matter of 2050 mg/Nm³ shall apply.
Amendment 261 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Member States may exempt new medium combustion plants which do not operate more than 5300 operating hours per year from compliance with the emission limit values set out in Part 2 of Annex II. In that case, for plants firing solid fuels, an emission limit value for particulate matter of 1020 mg/Nm³ shall apply.
Amendment 22 #
2013/0150(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) In order for the system established by this Regulation to operate effectively, there should be good cooperation, coordination and exchange of information between the Member States, the Agency and the Commission regarding enforcement.
Amendment 25 #
2013/0150(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) Article 94(1) of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 only applies to treated articles already placed on the market, and will hence introduce an unintended ban on most new treated articles, lasting from 1 September 2013 until the approval of the last active substance contained in the articles. Its scope should therefore be extended to include new treated articles. Article 94(1) should also provide for a phasing-out period for treated articles for which no application for the approval of the active substance for the relevant product-type will be submitted by 1 September 2016. In the interest of simplification, Article 94(2) should be merged with Article 94(1). In order to avoid potential adverse effects on economic operators, provision should be made for those modifications to apply from 1 September 2013.
Amendment 38 #
2013/0150(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 8 b (new)
Article 1 – point 8 b (new)
Regulation 528/2012/EU
Article 74 – paragraph 2
Article 74 – paragraph 2
(8b) Articles 74(2) is amended as follows: Articles 77(4), 78 to 84, 86, 89 and 90 of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 shall apply mutatis mutandis, taking into account the role of the Agency and the role of the Member States' authorities with respect to this Regulation.
Amendment 41 #
2013/0150(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 9 a (new)
Article 1 – point 9 a (new)
Regulation 528/2012/EU
Article 78 – paragraph 2
Article 78 – paragraph 2
(9a) In Article 78 paragraph 2 shall be deleted.
Amendment 50 #
2013/0150(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 point 13
Article 1 point 13
Regulation 528/2012/EU
Article 95 – paragraph 7 a (new)
Article 95 – paragraph 7 a (new)
Amendment 53 #
2013/0150(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 a (new)
In Article 2, the following paragraph 1a (new) is inserted: Article 1, point 13, shall apply from 1 September 2013.
Amendment 75 #
2013/0137(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Title 0
Title 0
The Committee on environment, public health and food safety calls on the Committee on agriculture and rural development, as the committee responsible, to reject the Commission proposal.
Amendment 22 #
2012/2043(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Urges the Commission, where there is clear scientific evidence demonstrating animal welfare and animal transport problems, to adapt or introduce new policy instruments to resolve these problems, including in particular the cases of dairy cattle, farmed fish and live animal transport; points out that use should be made of the EFSA scientific opinion of the EFSA in this connection;
Amendment 31 #
2012/2043(INI)
Draft opinion
Indent 1
Indent 1
– revision of Regulation 1/2005 on the protection of animals during transport and related operations in the light of Written Declaration 49/2011, adopted on 15 March 2012, on the establishment of a maximum 8-hour journey limit for animals transported in the European Union for the purpose of being slaughtered;
Amendment 874 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. A unit packet of cigarettes shall have a cuboid shape. A unit packet of roll-your- own tobacco shall and include at least 20 cigarettes. A unit packet of any other tobacco for smoking shall be packaged in a cuboid or cylindrical composite can or have the form of a pouch, i.e. a rectangular poacket with a flap that covers the opening. The flap of the pouch shall cover at least 70% of the front of the packet. A unit packet of cigarettes shall include at least 20 cigarettes. A unit packet of roll-your-own tobacco, and shall contain tobacco weighing at least 40 g.
Amendment 157 #
2012/0337(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – point 18
Annex 1 – point 18
18. Despite considerable efforts to date, the requirement under the WFD to achieve ‘good ecological status’ by 2015 is likely to be met only for some 53 % of surface water bodies in the EU. TAs a result of the ongoing human over-exploitation of the seas and oceans, for example through overfishing, waste disposal and mass tourism, there is also a risk that the Marine Strategy Framework Directive target to achieve ‘good environmental status’ by 2020 may be missed, inter alia due to continued overfishing and the presence of marine litter in Europe’s seas. For this reason, closer coordination and more stringent regulation of the use of the seas and coastal areas in the context of integrated coastal management is essential. And while EU air and industrial emissions policies have helped to reduce many forms of pollution, ecosystems continue to suffer from excess nitrogen deposition and ozone pollution associated with emissions from transport, intensive agriculture and power generation.
Amendment 160 #
2012/0337(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – point 19
Annex 1 – point 19
19. Protecting, conserving and enhancing the EU’s natural capital therefore also requires tackling problems at source through, inter alia, better integration of natural capital objectives into other policies, ensuring that policies are coherent and deliver co-benefits. The greening elements set out in the Commission’s reform proposals, notably for EU agriculture, fisheries and cohesion policy, backed by the proposals for greening the EU budget under the Multi-Annual Financial Framework 2014-2020 (MFF) are designed to support these objectives. For instance, aquatic ecosystems in rural areas should benefit from the linking of farm payments to compliance with relevant requirements of the WFD as set out in the Commission's proposals for the reform of the CAP. GAgriculture in particular can do much to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and the volume of fertilisers containing nitrogen and phosphates released into the groundwater. Agriculture geared to compliance with stringent environmental requirements can not only safeguard the quality of the soil and improve it on a lasting basis and protect biodiversity in rural areas, but also make a significant contribution to improving air and water quality. What is more, greening of the CAP will also promote the environmentally beneficial agricultural practices of crop diversification, the protection of permanent grassland, and the establishment and maintenance of ecologically valuable farmland and forest areas.
Amendment 166 #
2012/0337(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – point 20
Annex 1 – point 20
20. In the case of the marine environment, while the maritime sector offers economic opportunities, from fishing, shipping and aquaculture to raw materials and offshore energy and marine biotechnology, care needs to be taken to ensure their exploitation is compatible with the conservation and sustainable management of marine and coastal ecosystems. In conjunction with sustainable maritime spatial planning, integrated European coastal management can play an effective role in coordinating maritime and coastal activities and striking a balance between the various functions which the seas and oceans perform.
Amendment 169 #
2012/0337(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – point 22
Annex 1 – point 22
22. The degradation, fragmentation and unsustainable use of land in the EU is jeopardising the provision of several key ecosystem services, threatening biodiversity and increasing Europe’s vulnerability to climate change and natural disasters. It is also driving soil degradation. More than 25% of the EU's territory is affected by soil erosion by water, which compromises soil functions and affects the quality of freshwater. Soil contamination and sealing are also persistent problems. More than half a million sites across the EU are thought to be contaminated and until they are identified and assessed, they continue to pose potentially serious environmental and health risks. Every year more than 1 000 km² of land are taken for housing, industry, transport or recreational purposes. This artificial sealing of the soil has an adverse impact on the natural water cycle, because surface water can no longer seep into the ground and replenish the groundwater. Since the soil is, for example, no longer able to absorb and store rainwater, the increased run-off leads to flooding and a shortage of drinking water. These long-term changes are difficult or costly to reverse, and nearly always involve trade-offs between various social, economic and environmental needs. For this reason, Member States' planning decisions relating to land use should be made more sustainabledefine exactly which areas are to be released for building and impose restrictions on the size of those areas. Sufficient green areas should be set aside to offset the unavoidable impact of large-scale sealing.
Amendment 176 #
2012/0337(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – point 23
Annex 1 – point 23
23. To reduce the most significant man- made pressures on land, soil and other ecosystems in Europe, action will be taken to ensure that decisions relating to land use at all relevant levels give proper consideration to environmental as well as social and economic impacts. The Rio+20 Summit outcome called for a 'land degradation neutral world'. The EU and Member States should, without delay, reflect on how best to make such a commitment operational within their respective competencies as well as to address soil quality issues within a binding legal framework42. Targets will also be set for sustainable land use and soil. Sustainable land and soil use must be part and parcel of a comprehensive and binding set of European rules on the protection and sustainable use of the soil. Since soil, environmental and climate protection are inextricably linked, the adoption of binding rules applicable throughout the EU is fundamental to the achievement of EU climate objectives, the protection of biodiversity and the safeguarding of agricultural productivity.
Amendment 205 #
2012/0337(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – point 26 – subparagraph 2 – point c
Annex 1 – point 26 – subparagraph 2 – point c
(c) Increasing efforts, inter alia, to ensure that healthy fish stocks are achieved by 2020 at the latest, starting by fishing at, or below, maximum sustainable yield levels as from 2015 in all fisheries, and establish an EU-wide quantitative reduction target for marine litter.; in addition, setting up integrated, coherent coastal management in order to ensure a long-term balance between environmental protection and the sustainable exploitation of marine and coastal areas;
Amendment 260 #
2012/0337(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 – point 37
Annex 1 – point 37
37. There is also considerable potential for improving waste management in the EU to make better use of resources, open up new markets, create new jobs and reduce dependence on imports of raw materials, while having lower impacts on the environment. Each year in the EU, 2.7 billion tonnes of waste are produced, of which 98 million tonnes is hazardous. On average, only 40 % of solid waste is re- used or recycled. The rest goes to landfill or incineration. According to the waste hierarchy, incineration and landfilling should represent the last resort in waste management. Priority must in all cases be given to the prevention, re-use and recycling of waste. In some Member States, more than 70 % of waste is recycled, showing how waste could be used as one of the EU’s key resources. At the same time, many Member States landfill over 75 % of their municipal waste.
Amendment 9 #
2012/0328(COD)
Draft legislative resolution
Citation 7 a (new)
Citation 7 a (new)
Having regard to Article 2, paragraph 2, of the Kyoto Protocol, approved by the Council Decision of 25 April 2002 concerning the approval, on behalf of the European Community, of the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the joint fulfilment of commitments thereunder (2002/358/EC),
Amendment 17 #
2012/0328(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) The decision to suspend the inclusion of intercontinental flights in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) until September 2013 is an exception made in order to enable ICAO negotiations to move forward and reach a conclusion. If no agreement is reached on a specific timetable, binding targets and market-based measures to reduce aviation emissions, the EU ETS shall again apply to all international flights.
Amendment 69 #
2012/0305(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Additional bans on the placing on the market of new equipment for refrigeration, air-conditioning, foams, aerosols, and fire protection that operate using specific fluorinated greenhouse gases should be introduced where suitable alternatives to the use of those substances are available. In the light of future technical developments and the availability of cost-efficient alternatives to the use of fluorinated greenhouse gases, the Commission should be empowered to include other products and equipment or to exclude, also temporarily, certain categories of products or equipment for which alternative substances which fall below the specified global warming potential limit are not available for technical or economic reasons, including insufficient supply of alternative substances on the market to meet the demand, or due to applicable safety standards excluding the use of relevant alternatives.
Amendment 138 #
2012/0305(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 – point b
(b) stationary and mobile air-conditioning equipment;
Amendment 161 #
2012/0305(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Producers of fluorinated compounds shall take all the precautions necessary to limit emissions of fluorinated greenhouse gases, to the greatest extent possible, during production, transport and storage. This shall also apply where greenhouse gases are produced as by-products.
Amendment 209 #
2012/0305(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 20 amending the list set out in Annex III to include other products and equipment that contain fluorinated greenhouse gases with a global warming potential of 150 or more, or that rely on them to work, if it has been established that alternatives to the use of fluorinated greenhouse gases or to the use of specific types of fluorinated greenhouse gases are available, and their use would result in lower overall greenhouse gas emissions and to exclude, where appropriate for a specified period of time, certain categories of products or equipment for which alternative substances which fall below the specified global warming potential limit are not available for technical, economic or safety reasons.
Amendment 233 #
2012/0305(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
3. The use of fluorinated greenhouse gases, or of mixtures that contain fluorinated greenhouse gases, with a global warming potential of 2500 or more, to service or maintain refrigeration equipment with a charge size equivalent to 50 tonnes of CO2 or more, shall be prohibited from 1 January 202015.
Amendment 272 #
2012/0305(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) amendreducing the maximum quantities set out in Annex V in the light of developments of the market in hydrofluorocarbons and related emissions; and
Amendment 284 #
2012/0305(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part
Amendment 462 #
2012/0297(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex 1 – point -1 (new)
Annex 1 – point -1 (new)
Directive 2011/92/EU
Annex 1 – point 14 a (new)
Annex 1 – point 14 a (new)
(-1) The following point is added to point 14(a) of Annex I: ‘14(a). Exploration, development and extraction of non-conventional hydrocarbons in shale rock layers and similar geological formations with low permeability by means of hydraulic fracturing, irrespective of the quantity extracted.’
Amendment 15 #
2012/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The Regulation requires the Commission to carry out an impact assessment in order to review the test procedures to reflect adequately the real CO2 emissions behaviour of cars. This work is proceeding through the development of a World Light Duty Test procedure in the framework of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe but is not yet complete. In the view of this, and given that the existing test cycle does not sufficiently reflect the actual emissions of cars and vans on the road, the swift development of an improved test cycle is crucial. When the current test procedures, set out in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 443/2009, which establishes emission limits for 2020 as measured according to Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 and Annex XII to Regulation (EC) No 692/2008. When the test procedures, are amended, the limits set in Annex I should be adjusted to ensure comparable stringency for manufacturers and classes of vehicles.
Amendment 17 #
2012/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) It is appropriate to clarify that for the purpose of verifying compliance with the target of 147 g CO2/km, CO2 emissions should continue to be measured in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2007 on type approval of motor vehicles with respect to emissions from light passenger and commercial vehicles (Euro 5 and Euro 6) and on access to vehicle repair and maintenance information and its implementing measures and innovative technologies. However, studies carried out by the Commission have demonstrated that the test procedures used to measure CO2 emissions under that Regulation have not prevented an increased utilisation of flexibilities by manufacturers which have resulted in alleged CO2 emissions reductions that are not attributable to technological improvements and cannot be achieved in real driving on the road. Regulation (EC) No 715/2007, and the New European Drive Cycle (NEDC), should therefore be amended as a matter of urgency, and at the latest by the end of 2014, in order to ensure that test procedures reflect adequately the CO2 emissions generated by real driving on the road. The next step should be to incorporate the World Light Duty Test Procedure (WLTP), which is currently being developed under the auspices of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, into Union law as soon as possible after it has been established. The Commission should consider whether there is a need to supplement the WLTP, by incorporating additional provisions, when integrating it into Union law in order to ensure that test procedures reflect adequately the emissions generated by real driving on the road.
Amendment 20 #
2012/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 b (new)
Recital 11 b (new)
(11b) Recital 31 In Recital 31 of the original Commission proposal REGULATION (EU) No 510/2011, the following lines until the end: "It is therefore appropriate to investigate ... covered in this Regulation." should be replaced by the following: "The growth of road traffic, in particular van traffic, and the resulting increase in danger and nuisance present all Member States with serious problems relating to road safety, the environment and climate change. Therefore this Regulation mandates the fitment of speed limiting devices to all newly manufactured N1 vehicles by the 1st of January 2015."
Amendment 27 #
2012/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1 b (new)Regulation (EU) No 510/2011
Article 1 – point 1 b (new)Regulation (EU) No 510/2011
Article 1 – paragraph 2 b (new)
(1b) In Article 1, the following paragraph is added: "2b. For the purpose of measuring CO2 emissions, the World Light Duty Test procedure (WLTP) replaces the test procedures set out by Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 and its implementing measures from 2016 onwards."
Amendment 29 #
2012/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 2 a (new)Regulation (EU) No 510/2011
Article 1 – point 2 a (new)Regulation (EU) No 510/2011
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point h
(2a) The following is added to point h of Article 3(1): "for the purposes of applying this point, the new World Light Duty Test Procedure shall apply as of 1 January 2016."
Amendment 33 #
2012/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 2 a (new)
Article 1 – point 2 a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 510/2011
Article 5 a (new)
Article 5 a (new)
(2a) The following article is inserted: ‘Article 5a In 2015 a speed limiter shall be introduced to limit the maximum speed of N1-category vehicles to 120 km/hour.’
Amendment 40 #
2012/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The Regulation requires the Commission to carry out an impact assessment in order to review the test procedures to reflect adequately the real CO2 emissions behaviour of cars. This work is proceeding through the development of a World Light Duty Test procedure in the framework of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe but is not yet complete. In view of this, Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 443/2009 establishes emission limits for 2020 as measured according to Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 and Annex XII to Regulation (EC) No 692/2008. As soon as possible after it has been finalised, however, the test cycle should be incorporated into Union law. The Commission should consider whether there is a need to supplement the WLTP, by incorporating additional provisions, when integrating it into Union law in order to ensure that test procedures reflect adequately the emissions generated by real driving on the road. When the test procedures are amended, the limits set in Annex I should be adjusted to ensure comparable stringency for manufacturers and classes of vehicles.
Amendment 61 #
2012/0191(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 2 a (new)
Article 1 – point 2 a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 510/2011
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
(2a) In Article 5, the following paragraph is added: ‘Super credits shall expire on 1 January 2018.’
Amendment 24 #
2012/0190(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) It is appropriate to clarify that for the purpose of verifying compliance with the target of 95gCO2/km, CO2 emissions should continue to be measured in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2007 on type approval of motor vehicles with respect to emissions from light passenger and commercial vehicles (Euro 5 and Euro 6) and on access to vehicle repair and maintenance information and its implementing measures and innovative technologies. However, studies carried out by the Commission have demonstrated that the test procedures used to measure CO2 emissions under that Regulation have not prevented an increased utilisation of flexibilities by manufacturers which have resulted in alleged CO2 emissions reductions that are not attributable to technological improvements and cannot be achieved in real driving on the road. Regulation (EC) No 715/2007, and the New European Drive Cycle (NEDC), should therefore be amended as a matter of urgency, and at the latest by the end of 2014, in order to ensure that test procedures give an accurate picture of the CO2 emissions generated by real driving on the road. The next step should be to incorporate the World Light Duty Test Procedure (WLTP), which is currently being developed under the auspices of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, into Union law as soon as possible after it has been finalised. The Commission should consider whether there is a need to supplement the WLTP, by incorporating additional provisions, when integrating it into Union law in order to ensure that test procedures give an accurate picture of the emissions generated by real driving on the road
Amendment 30 #
2012/0190(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 b (new)
Recital 7 b (new)
(7b) As correct and truthful information on CO2 emission and fuel consumption, which are directly related, is essential to consumers for making informed choices, highest attention should be given to predicting these parameters. However, today, the real emissions of cars and vans on the road greatly differ from the values determined in the current test cycle. Therefore, the swift development of an improved test cycle is needed.
Amendment 31 #
2012/0190(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The Regulation requires the Commission to carry out an impact assessment in order to review the test procedures to reflect adequately the real CO2 emissions behaviour of cars. This work is proceeding through the development of a World Light Duty Test procedure in the framework of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe but is not yet complete. In view of this, and given that the existing test cycle does not sufficiently reflect the actual emissions of cars and vans on the road, the swift development of an improved test cycle is crucial. When the current test procedures, set out in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 443/2009, which establishes emission limits for 2020 as measured according to Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 and Annex XII to Regulation (EC) No 692/2008. When the test procedures, are amended, the limits set in Annex I should be adjusted to ensure comparable stringency for manufacturers and classes of vehicles.
Amendment 46 #
2012/0190(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 443/2009
Article 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)
"From 2020 onwards, this Regulation sets a target of 95 g CO2/km as average emiss, the average CO2 emission of 95 g CO2/km laid down in this Regulation shall be measured with this Regulations for the new car fleet as measured(noun missing - translator’s note) in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 and Annex XII to Regulation (EC) No 692/2008 and its implementing measures, and shall be attained by means of improvements in engine technology and innovative technologies."
Amendment 48 #
2012/0190(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1 b (new)
Article 1 – point 1 b (new)
Regulation (EC) No 443/2009
Article 1 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 b (new)
(1b) In Article 1, the following paragraph is inserted as paragraph 2 b: "From 2016 onwards for the purpose of measuring CO2 emissions, the World Light Duty Test procedure (WLTP) replaces the test procedures set out in Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 and its implementing measures."
Amendment 53 #
2012/0190(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 2 a (new)
Article 1 – point 2 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 443/2009
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f
(2a) In point (f) of Article 3 (1), the following is added at the end: "for the purposes of this point, the new World Light Duty Test Procedure shall apply as of 1 January 2016."
Amendment 55 #
2012/0190(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The Regulation requires the Commission to carry out an impact assessment in order to review the test procedures to reflect adequately the real CO2 emissions behaviour of cars. This work is proceeding through the development of a World Light Duty Test procedure in the framework of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe but is not yet complete. In view of this, Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 443/2009 establishes emission limits for 2020 as measured according to Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 and Annex XII to Regulation (EC) No 692/2008. As soon as possible after it has been finalised, however, the test cycle should be incorporated into Union law. The Commission should consider whether there is a need to supplement the WLTP, by incorporating additional provisions, when integrating it into Union law in order to ensure that test procedures give an accurate picture of the emissions generated by real driving on the road. When the test procedures are amended, the limits set in Annex I should be adjusted to ensure comparable stringency for manufacturers and classes of vehicles.
Amendment 87 #
2012/0190(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 3 a (new)
Article 1 – point 3 a (new)
Regulation 2009/443/EC
Article 5
Article 5
Amendment 94 #
2012/0190(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 4
Article 1 – point 4
Regulation 2009/443/EC
Article 5a
Article 5a
Amendment 122 #
2012/0042(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Member State LULUCF Action Plans should set out measures to limit or reduce emissions and to maintain or increase removals from the LULUCF sector. Each LULUCF Action Plan should contain certain information as specified in this Decision. Moreover, to promote best practice, an indicative list of measures that may also be included in those plans should be set out in Annex to this Decision. The Commission should periodically evaluate the content and implementation of Member States’ LULUCF Action Plans and, where appropriate, provide recommendations to enhance Member State action. The relevant administrative arrangements should be kept as efficient as possible.
Amendment 129 #
2012/0042(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) The Commission should examine whether, in drawing up and implementing the action plans on greenhouse gas removals, there is potential for promoting agricultural investment.
Amendment 271 #
2012/0042(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
No later than six months after the beginning of each accounting period specified in Annex I, Member States shall draw up and transmit to the Commission draft LULUCF Action Planescribe in their LULUCF Action Plans their concrete efforts to limit or reduce emissions and maintain or increase removals resulting from the activities referred to in Article 3(1) and shall transmit those plans to the Commission. Member States shall ensure that a broad range of stakeholders are consulted.
Amendment 298 #
2012/0042(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 7 #
2011/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 17 a (new)
Citation 17 a (new)
- having regard to the study published by the Directorate-General for Internal Policies, Policy Department A: Economic and Scientific Policy of the European Parliament in June 2011: Impacts of shale oil and shale gas extraction on the environment and on human health,
Amendment 31 #
2011/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas to date there has been no EU (framework) directive for regulating mining activities;
Amendment 76 #
2011/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes the importance of the work undertaken by reputable institutions, notably the International Energy Agency (IEA), to prepare a comprehensive Best Available Techniques (BAT) reference document on hydraulic fracturing; calls on the Commission to cooperate with the Member States, the IEA, the environmental bodies and industry associations to this end;
Amendment 115 #
2011/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls for a blanket ban on hydrofracking in certain sensitive and particularly endangered areas, such as in and beneath drinking water protection areas and in coal mining areas;
Amendment 121 #
2011/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls for the establishment of a compensation arrangement requiring operators to demonstrate that they are adequately insured for their own activities and those outsourced to others before they begin drilling work;
Amendment 14 #
2011/2297(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas water is essential for life and properequitable water management plays a vital role in the preservation of the world’s natural capital and ecosystem services, as well as in all aspects of resource use and economic production;
Amendment 43 #
2011/2297(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Emphasises the nexus between energy production, energy efficiency and water security; points out that additional efforts need to be mastrategies and concepts, such as the use of water for energy storage, are needed at European level to ensure that the growing demand for energy does not jeopardise water security; stresses that water use should be taken into account when assessing the sustainability of traditional as well as low-carbon energy sources, including in particular biofuels;
Amendment 109 #
2011/2297(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 f (new)
Paragraph 16 f (new)
16f. Calls on the Commission to develop a strategy for internalising the external costs incurred through water consumption, water pollution and wastewater treatment;
Amendment 122 #
2011/2297(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19b. Calls for a strengthening of cooperation with third countries and organisations in order to overcome current problems, such as drought and water resource management;
Amendment 43 #
2011/2175(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Is aware that in Europe, where the main food waste takes place at the retail and consumption levels, there is relatively little scope for regulation and legislation to improve the situation and that the main benefit must come from an exchange of best practice, improved routines in the treatment of food and a change in behaviour on the part of companies and individuals; urges the Commission and the Member States, therefore, to lend their support to campaigns aimed at those goalpoints out that there is currently very little awareness of food waste; urges the Commission and the Member States, therefore, to initiate awareness-raising campaigns with the aim of bringing about long-term changes in behaviour and markedly decreasing food waste. Early childhood education and schools can play a key role in this;
Amendment 68 #
2011/2175(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission to draw up, with regard to food safety and standards, a strategy to introduce an impact assessment on food distribution and waste with the aim of reducing waste considerably;
Amendment 2 #
2011/2096(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Points out that a sustainable and environmentally friendly transport network is the nervous system of the European economy, which should be givenprovide the necessary incentives for a transition to non- fossil fuel propulsion where possible;
Amendment 10 #
2011/2096(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Recommends that appropriate measures aimed at delivering sustainable transport be considered, in line with the Strategy for the internalisation of external costs,
Amendment 13 #
2011/2096(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that, due to the oil dependence of transport, alternative and renewable energies are likely to becomeing more important once, but there must be considerably more investment in the appropriate infrastructure is in place; notes, however, that we could already save energy and fuel today by eco-driving and that fuel saving techniques should also be developed and promoted in other modes – for example continuous descent for aircrafts;
Amendment 23 #
2011/2096(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Takes note of the fact that several regions in the EU with unmet transport needs still have to ‘catch up’ and will still show a big growth in transport once the infrastructure has been finalised and the economy is picking up; considers for this reason that it is also important to focus future actions on the elimination of disparities in infrastructure development between various European regions/countries and to address this issue in the framework of social impact assessments;
Amendment 60 #
2011/2096(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Insists on the correct implementation of social legislation in all transport modes, including working time regulations, to the benefit of the safety and health of transport workers. in all the transport modes, and calls for a social impact assessment requirement to be incorporated in all proposals to enable the social policy implications to be made clear;
Amendment 4 #
2011/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
- having regard to Article 9 TFEU (the Social Clause),
Amendment 9 #
2011/2095(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission communication on ‘a roadmap for moving to a competitive low carbon economy in 2050’; and points out that the current financial crisis must be borne in mind; , although currently imposing a tremendous burden, can be overcome, whereas the climate crisis is continually unfolding;
Amendment 22 #
2011/2095(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that unilateral action is not sufficient for the purposes of reducing emissions and that the extensive involvement of non-EU countries is also necessary in order to ensure swift implementation;
Amendment 23 #
2011/2095(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that unilateral action is not sufficient for the purposes of reducing emissions and, that the extensive involvement of non-EU countries is also necessary and that European climate diplomacy needs to be developed, under the umbrella of the EEAS, in order to involve as many countries as possible;
Amendment 30 #
2011/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C g (new)
Recital C g (new)
Cg. whereas social aspects should be taken into account by means of the ‘social impact assessment’ instrument,
Amendment 45 #
2011/2095(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 4 – point 1 (new)
Emphasises that every proposed CO2 emissions-reduction measure must be the subject of a social impact assessment so that its effects in relation to social policy are made clear;
Amendment 88 #
2011/2095(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Underlines the important role of renewable energy, including innovative developments in this field, and the urgent need for better solutions as regards storing this energy and increasing energy efficiency, including appropriate infrastructural measures;
Amendment 179 #
2011/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 c (new)
Paragraph 10 c (new)
10 c. Calls on the Commission to commit itself to making every effort to ensure that the percentage of renewable energy in the electricity sector is increased to 40% by 2020;
Amendment 200 #
2011/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Recognises the importance of applying CCS technology as an interim solution if the carbon emission reduction goals are to be achieved at the least possible cost, and acknowledges that procedural delays, financial shortfalls and lack of commitment by some Member States are likely to frustrate achievement of the European Council’s ambition of having up to 12 CCS demonstration projects in operation by 2015; calls on the Commission to publish a CCS Action Plan;
Amendment 249 #
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;
Amendment 13 #
2011/2072(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Urges the Commission and the Members States to strengthenintensify effective mutual cooperation and to establish an EU 'Control the controllers' system to guarantee the independence of monitoring, whereby ultimate oversight should rest with the EU;
Amendment 16 #
2011/2072(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Urges the Commission, together with the Member States, to harmonise the various safety standards at the highest possible minimum level so that the greatest possible protection can be guaranteed in the event of an accident whilst at the same time providing legal certainty for undertakings;
Amendment 20 #
2011/2072(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Reiterates its calls to the Commission to bring forward proposals as soon as possible for establishing an EU Civil Protection Force based on the EU Civil Protection Mechanism, integrating specific mechanisms which enable the EU to face and to draw up a European action plan, together with the Member States, that integrates specific mechanisms setting out how the EU can respond to massive pollutions caused by oil offshore installations;
Amendment 35 #
2011/2072(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission, under the ELD, to lower damage thresholds and to avoid ceilings leading to exoneration of polluters from a strict liability regime for marine water damage, and proposes entering into a dialogue with insurers on binding EU-wide insurance schemes in order to guarantee that liability is enforced;
Amendment 37 #
2011/2072(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Amendment 45 #
2011/2072(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Suggests that, in addition to the withdrawal of the permit for installations as the most serious measure, Member States adopt a set offurther suitable measures to penalise negligence in the implementation of safety rules and order regular inspections based on uniform methods across the EU;
Amendment 70 #
2011/2072(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Common commitments with third countries and at international level 13a. Calls on the Commission to seek to ensure that European undertakings enter into binding, transparent commitments which must also apply outside European territorial waters;
Amendment 71 #
2011/2072(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13 c (new)
Paragraph 13 c (new)
13c. Supports the Commission in its aim of creating a global system fixing common targets for safety and sustainability in offshore exploration and production, and calls on it to promote high common safety standards both at international level and with neighbouring states;
Amendment 10 #
2011/2068(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the over-use of natural resources leads to environmental degradation, more rapid climate change, and destruction of the earth’s natural capital;
Amendment 17 #
2011/2068(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas switching the economy onto a resource-efficient path which respects planetary boundaries and allows for global population growth and the numbers living in future industrialised nations will bring increased competitiveness and new sources of growth and jobs through cost savings from improved efficiency, the commercialisation of innovations and better management of resources over their whole life cycle;
Amendment 128 #
2011/2068(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls for stronger requirements on Green Public Procurement (GPP) for products with significant environmental impacts and urges the Commission to assess where GPP could be linked to EU- funded projects; calls for efforts to promote joint procurement and networks of public procurement officers in support of GPP by the end of this year, on the understanding that this must not lead to a competitive disadvantage for public enterprises;
Amendment 146 #
2011/2068(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission to streamline the waste acquis and to introduenforce a progressive landfill ban, accompanied by appropriate transition measures;
Amendment 191 #
2011/2068(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Urges Member States to shift towards environmental taxation in public revenues accounting for an EU average of more than 10% by 2020, in line with the best performing Member States, and, in addition, to use indicators to monitor and compare the effects of this instrument; emphasises that this will allow for cuts in other taxes such as on labour, increase competitiveness and create a level playing field;
Amendment 7 #
2011/2025(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Welcomes the Commission’s efforts to harmonise data protection; calls on the Commission, however, to ensure that harmonisation does not lead to a reduction in the level of data protection;
Amendment 10 #
2011/2025(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Calls on the Commission to amend Directive 97/46/EC not only with regard to the inclusion of additional categories of data (such as genetic data) but so as to take account of the future development of ‘new data’ and to thoroughly revise the Directive in this field;
Amendment 12 #
2011/2025(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Invites the Commission to carefully consider the impact on SMEs to ensure they are not disadvantaged, and to reduce the red tape and costs faced by SMEs with cross-border operations;
Amendment 36 #
2011/2025(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recommends that any concrete implementation of ‘privacy by design’ is based on the existing EU model with respect to goods, to ensure legal certainty, transparency, a level playing field and free movement;
Amendment 37 #
2011/2025(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission to ensure that users of social networking sites can obtain a complete overview of the data which are held concerning themselves without this necessitating an unacceptable cost or effort;
Amendment 8 #
2011/2012(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that the economic crisis has led to an enormous reduction in industrial production capacities, to a downturn in economic growth and to labourthe displacement or loss of many jobs; points out that any loss in GDP must be regarded as a cost in itself, compromising industry's investment potential; warns against the general conclusionpoints out that it cannot be generally assumed that the economic crisis has made emissions reduction cheaper;
Amendment 14 #
2011/2012(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 21 #
2011/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas future EU climate diplomacy activities conducted by the European External Action Service should focus on firm engagement with third countries, build effective cooperation mechanisms with international partners and agree on binding climate objectives with third countries to combat climate change;
Amendment 24 #
2011/2012(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Agrees with the Commission's and the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) assumption that any delay ing investments in low-carbon energy technologiereducing CO2 emissions would lead to higher costs at a later stage; considers that, if it is to meet the 2050 long-term target as confirmed once again by the European Council on 4 February 2011, the EU would have to speed up its efforts after having achieved 20% emissions reductions in 2020; welcomes, therefore, the Commission’s intention to draw trajectories designed to achieve long- term targets in the most cost-efficient way;
Amendment 38 #
2011/2012(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the fact that the EU is well on track to meet its 2020 renewable energy goalCalls on the EU to make greater efforts to increase the share of renewable energies in the electricity sector to 40% by 2020 and to create the conditions for intellligent networks, in order to guarantee increasingly decentralised energy production; stresses that to achieve this, more must be invested in energy infrastructure projects;
Amendment 44 #
2011/2012(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Regrets that the EU is investing too little in carbon-free and low-carbon technologies, with the exception of nuclear energy, although European companies are leaders in this field and have relied upon receiving subsidies;
Amendment 52 #
2011/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas the Commission only sets out the results of the analysis into the implications of the 20% and 30% targets from today's perspective, and thus - given changes in the framework conditions - would like to make it easier to reach a specific decision on changing the target;
Amendment 62 #
2011/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F e (new)
Recital F e (new)
Fe. whereas the upheavals in North Africa and the Middle East clearly show that dependence on fossil fuels, and particularly oil, has resulted in compromises in EU policy towards oil supplying countries like Libya that are not sustainable in the long term, which makes it a matter of urgency to reduce dependence on fossils fuels from an external policy perspective as well;
Amendment 67 #
2011/2012(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls for the application of a general principle that the EU should seek to take the most cost-effective measures possible to reduce emissions should be taken first;
Amendment 72 #
2011/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission Communication demonstrating that stepping up to a 30% target is in principle technically feasible and economically affordable; stresses at the same time, however, that the necessary conditions do not currently exist, the target requires close analysis and, above all, attention needs to be paid to the economic and social consequences in the Member States;
Amendment 87 #
2011/2012(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Emphasises that in many fields energy savings and energy efficiency offer the most cost-effective potential for additional reductions; draws attention to the untapped potential in the areas of energy performance of buildings, in particular existing buildings, the transport sector, public procurement and energy production, transformation and transmission, including district heating; reiterates that concrete measures in these areas are essential and draws attention to the relevant proposals included in the Bendtsen report; urges that energy-saving measures must be implemented first and foremost at national, regional and local level and that a communication strategy must be developed for EU projects so as to provide both undertakings and consumers with full information;
Amendment 88 #
2011/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for the Commission to come forward with proposals to move to a 30% greenhouse gas reduction target for 2020 as soon as possible, and at the latest by the end ofas soon as possible, and at the latest by the end of 2011, with an analysis containing an impact assessment for each Member State on whether and how a 25% greenhouse gas reduction target for 2020 can be achieved and the economic and social consequences this would entail; emphasises also, however, that if there is international support for a 30% target, the EU should be ready to act and should maintain the option of immediately raising the greenhouse gas reduction target to 30% in 201120;
Amendment 95 #
2011/2012(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Notes that the Commission has identified investment needs of €1 trillion to upgrade the EU's energy infrastructure by 2020, mainly to be financed through energy tariffs; calls for these investments to be made, with a view both to completing an interconnected internal energy market and, substantially decreasing the carbon intensity of the European energy system and significantly improving the integration of renewable energies;
Amendment 111 #
2011/2012(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Draws attention to the increasing importance of carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies in reducing carbon emissions, not only in the energy sector; states that, according to the IEA CCS roadmap, in 2030 half of all CCS projects will be in the industrial manufacturing sector; stresses that social acceptance is necessary for a comprehensive evaluation of possible CCS projects;
Amendment 120 #
2011/2012(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
Amendment 127 #
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 withif the international community agrees to a pathway of 30% reductions in 2020, 55% in 2030, 75% in 2040 and 90% in 2050 and this is achieved, 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 158 #
2011/2012(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Deplores the fact that the additional impact on electricity prices has not been sufficiently reflected in the Commission's assumptions on carbon leakage; stresses that 40% of EU electricity is used by industry, which is significantly affected by any increase in the carbon price as a result of the passing-on of costs by the electricity sector; points out, however, that the Member States can, in the context of aid schemes, use the proceeds of auctions to limit this effect;
Amendment 163 #
2011/2012(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Notes that forecasts for the 2020 carbon market vary substantially, from €55/tCO2 as assumed in the Commission’s calculations, up to €67/tCO2 on the basis of a 30% domestic reductions scenario; therefore regards the projections drawn up by the Commission as part of the carbon leakage risk assessment as relatively optimistic and unreliablecalls on the Commission to submit a new projection for the carbon leakage risk assessment;
Amendment 169 #
2011/2012(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Calls on the Commission, on the one hand, to take measures to meet labour market requirements arising from the change to a low-carbon economy and, on the other, to launch restructuring measures covering workers who become available in the new sectors;
Amendment 219 #
2011/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Stresses that the latest developments at the international level have clearly demonstrated that it is even more imperative than ever to meet the 20% energy efficiency target; proposes that the target be met with the help of a mix of instruments including European and national measures, such as tax incentives, loans on specially favourable terms, indirect subsidies, changes to rent law, guidelines in connection with public invitations to tender and the laying down of standards; calls for the 20% target to be translated as quickly as possible into targets for the Member States and for these to be laid down in a legally binding way; recognises that, pursuant to the subsidiarity principle, Member States must, however, be allowed room for manoeuvre in choosing the means they will use;
Amendment 220 #
2011/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Calls on the EU to make greater efforts to increase the share of renewable energies in the electricity sector to 40% by 2020 and to create the conditions for intelligent networks, in order to guarantee increasingly decentralised energy production; stresses that to achieve this, more must be invested in energy infrastructure projects;
Amendment 221 #
2011/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Regrets the fact that in the area of energy saving and energy efficiency the EU has to date lagged behind its potential, and calls for specific proposals to be put forward for measures to increase CO2 savings with the help of more energy-efficient buildings; stresses, moreover, that, when calculating CO2 emissions, the whole life cycle of a product must always be taken into account and, above all, that measures designed to achieve more energy-efficient production must be encouraged; stresses that a communication strategy must be developed in order to provide comprehensive information to both businesses and consumers;
Amendment 291 #
2011/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Considers that, while moving to a more ambitious climate target does have primarily a positive impact on job creation, measures should be takenbut calls on the Commission to take appropriate measures to facilitate both structural change and labour-force retraining in communities with a large- scale loss of high carbon employment and also to ensure new growth sectors have sufficient access to appropriately skilled labour;
Amendment 309 #
2011/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Concludes that stepping up to a 30% target of more than 20% has more benefits than costs for EU citizens and a domestic achievement of the reduction targets would bring the highest overall benefit;
Amendment 317 #
2011/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Considers that, once the conditions for raising the target are fulfilled, a thorough study has been made of the transition to a 30% target for each Member State and the international community has also accepted this target, no further decision will be needed and the EU should be ready for immediate action;
Amendment 343 #
2011/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Remains concerned about the large potential for windfall profits undermining public acceptance of the EU’s climate policy and points to lack of evidence of any delocalisation; calls for submission of a new, comprehensive forecast assessing the risk of displacement of CO2 emissions for each Member State;
Amendment 75 #
2011/0461(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 3
Article 1 – paragraph 3
3. The Union intervention’s supporting, coordinating and complementary measures enhances prevention, preparedness and response capacity of Member States to face major disasters minimising human and material loss. The objective of this Decision cannot be sufficiently achieved by Member States operating alone and can be better achieved at Union level by reason of the scale or effects of the proposed actionIt is possible to work at EU level towards the objective of rendering the Mechanism more efficient and effective, and of mobilising resources more quickly, while the Member States still retain their individual responsibility.
Amendment 165 #
2011/0461(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall consider providing, as required, other intervention support, which might be available from the competent services, such as specialised personnel and equipment to deal with a particular disaster, including for the purpose of Article 16(.7), and of calling upon resources, which may be provided by non-governmental organisations and other relevant entities. Each Member State shall reserve the right to make use of the capacities present on its territory.
Amendment 175 #
2011/0461(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. A European Emergency Response Capacity in the form of a voluntary pool of pre-committed response capacities of Member States shall be established, which the Member States may draw on.
Amendment 67 #
2011/0435(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) The nursing and midwifery professions have significantly evolved in the last three decades: community-based healthcare, the use of more complex therapies and constantly developing technology presuppose a capacity for higher responsibilities for nurses and midwives. In order to prepare them to meet such complex healthcare needs, nursing and midwifery students need to have a solid general education background before they start the training. Therefore, admission to that training should be increased to twelve years of general education or success in an examination of an equivalent level.
Amendment 117 #
2011/0435(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 22 – point a
Article 1 – point 22 – point a
Directive 2005/36/EC
Article 31 – paragraph 1
Article 31 – paragraph 1
1. Admission to training for nurses responsible for general care shall be contingent upon completion of general education of 12at least 10 years, as attested by a diploma, certificate or other evidence issued by the competent authorities or bodies in a Member State or by a certificate attesting success in an examination, of an equivalent level, for admission to a school of nursing.
Amendment 124 #
2011/0435(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 27 – point b
Article 1 – point 27 – point b
Directive 2005/36/EC
Article 40 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 40 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) completion of at least the 1210 years of general school education or a certificate attesting success in an examination, of an equivalent level, for admission to a midwifery school for route I;
Amendment 127 #
2011/0435(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) The nursing and midwifery professions have significantly evolved in the last three decades: community-based healthcare, the use of more complex therapies and constantly developing technology presuppose a capacity for higher responsibilities for nurses and midwives. In order to prepare them to meet such complex healthcare needs, nursing and midwifery students need to have a solid general education background before they start the training. Therefore, admission to that training should be increased to twelve years of general education or success in an examination of an equivalent level.
Amendment 476 #
2011/0435(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22 – point a
Directive 2005/36/EC
Article 31 – paragraph 1
Article 31 – paragraph 1
1. Admission to training for nurses responsible for general care shall be contingent upon completion of general education of 12at least 10 years, as attested by a diploma, certificate or other evidence issued by the competent authorities or bodies in a Member State or by a certificate attesting success in an examination, of an equivalent level, for admission to a school of nursing.".
Amendment 478 #
2011/0435(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22 – point a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22 – point a (new)
Directive 2005/36/EC
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph a (new)
Article 31 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph a (new)
a. The criteria governing admission to training for nurses or nurses responsible for general care referred to in paragraph 1 shall also be deemed to have been met if after successful completion of 10 years’ compulsory general education a person is entitled to start practical training as a nurse responsible for general care whilst attending at the same time a vocational nursing school.
Amendment 520 #
2011/0435(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 27 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 27 – point b
Directive 2005/36/EC
Article 40 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 40 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) completion of at least the 120 years of general school education or a certificate attesting success in an examination, of an equivalent level, for admission to a midwifery school for route I;
Amendment 26 #
2011/0409(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) Traffic noise harms health in numerous ways. Protracted noise-related stress may exhaust physical reserves, disrupt the regulatory capacity of organ functions and hence limit their effectiveness. Traffic noise is a potential risk factor for the development of medical conditions and incidents such as high blood pressure and heart attacks. The effects should be further researched in the same spirit as provided for in Directive 2002/49/EC on environmental noise.
Amendment 30 #
2011/0409(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) This Regulation should also further reduce noise limits. It should take account of Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 concerning type-approval requirements for the general safety of motor vehicles, their trailers and systems, components and separate technical units intended therefor, which introduced new stricter noise requirements for motor vehicle tyres. Studies highlighting the annoyance and health effects from road traffic noise, and the associated costs and benefits should also be heeded. In addition, the comparability of modes of transport from the point of view of environmental noise should be taken into account.
Amendment 541 #
2011/0397(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 1 – point 1.1 a (new)
Annex 1 – point 1 – point 1.1 a (new)
1.1a. Mandatory minimum requirements in the area of health protection: (a) prevention and reduction of specific health risks by means of appropriate behaviour- and health-related exercise programmes, including measures to reduce work-related strain on the locomotor system; (b) measures to improve stress- management skills, health-literate management, measures to encourage relaxation; (b) regular preventive check-ups.
Amendment 29 #
2011/0339(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Title
Title
Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Better Health for Sustainable Growth Programme, the third multi-annual programme of EU action in the field of health for the period 2014-2020 (This amendment applies throughout the text. Adopting it will necessitate corresponding changes throughout.)
Amendment 136 #
2011/0339(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – indent 2.4
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – indent 2.4
– 2.4. Develop guidelines to improve the prudent use of antimicrobials in human medicine and reduce the practices that increase antimicrobial resistance, and improve networking among all healthcare actors in relation to dealing with antimicrobial resistance;
Amendment 204 #
2011/0339(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – point 2 – point 2.4
Annex 1 – point 2 – point 2.4
2.4. Safety: improve the prudent use of antimicrobial agents in medicinal products and reduce the practices that increase antimicrobial resistance; reduce the burden of resistant infections and healthcare- associated infections and secure the availability of effective antimicrobials; sustained investment in improving methods of analysis to detect and prevent resistance.
Amendment 51 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) One of the objectives of the new CAP is the fostering of sustainable agriculture and the enhancement of its environmental performance through a mandatory "greening" component of direct payments which will support a. Agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and the environment applicable throughout the Unionwill thus be supported throughout the Union, whilst the balance in terms of land use between food security and environmental considerations will be maintained. For that purpose, Member States should use part of their national ceilings for direct payments to grant an annual payment, on top of the basic payment, for compulsory practices to be followed by farmers addressing, as a priority, both climate and environment policy goals. Those practises should take the form of simple, generalised, non-contractual and annual actions that go beyond cross- compliance and are linked to agriculture such as crop diversification, maintenance of permanent grassland and ecological focus areas. The compulsory nature of those practises should also concern farmers whose holdings are fully or partly situated in "Natura 2000" areas covered by Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora and by Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on the conservation of wild birds, as long as these practises are compatible with the objectives of those Directives. Farmers who fulfil the conditions laid down in Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 of 28 June 2007 on organic production and labelling of organic products and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 should benefit from the "greening" component without fulfilling any further obligation, given the recognised environmental benefits of the organic farming systems. Non-respect of the "greening" component should lead to penalties on the basis of Article 65 of Regulation (EU) No […] [HZR].
Amendment 103 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) to have sustainable ecological focus area on their agricultural area.
Amendment 149 #
2011/0280(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 2
Article 34 – paragraph 2
2. Member States may decide to grant the payment referred to in paragraph 1 to all areas falling within the scope of that paragraph or, alternatively, and on the basis of objective and non-discriminatory environmental and sustainability criteria, to restrict the payment to some of the areas referred to in Article 33(1) of Regulation (EU) No […] [RDR].
Amendment 32 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 6
Article 4 – paragraph 6
6. In accordance with their respective responsibilities, the Commission and the Member States shall ensure coordination among the CSF Funds, and with other Union policies and instruments, including those in the framework of the Union's external action. Special attention shall be given and, where relevant, resources be allocated for areas in which other Union funds explicitly provide for an integrated approach, such as joint funding for integrated projects in the field of environment and climate.
Amendment 37 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. Operations financed by the CSF Funds shall comply with applicable Union and national law and should not, through their support for strategic long-lasting investments, undermine the strategic long-term coherent application of this legislation.
Amendment 39 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
The Member States and the Commission shall ensure that environmental protection requirements, resource efficiency, climate change mitigation and adaptation, disaster resilience and risk prevention and management are promoted in the preparation and implementation of Partnership Contracts and programmes. Member States shall provide information on the support for climate change objectives using the methodology adopted by the Commissionand environmental objectives, including biodiversity and resource efficiency, using the methodology adopted by the Commission. The methodology shall also, to the extent possible, assess the negative impacts of CSF-fund expenditure on climate change and environmental objectives. The Commission shall adopt this methodology by means of an implementing act. The implementing act shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 143(3).
Amendment 53 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iv
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iv
(iv) the indicative allocation of support by the Union by thematic objective at national level for each of the CSF Funds, as well as the total indicative amount of support foreseen for climate change and environmental, including biodiversity and resource efficiency, objectives;
Amendment 55 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iv a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iv a (new)
(iv a) the potential amount of support foreseen for complementary activities with non CSF-funds that specifically provide for such cooperation, such as joint funding for integrated projects in the field of environment and climate; for Partnership Contracts that identify environment or climate as thematic objectives, the Member State shall ensure that priority is given to funding activities that complement integrated projects in those fields;
Amendment 56 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point b – point i
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point b – point i
(i) the mechanisms at national and regional level that ensure coordination between the CSF Funds and other Union and national funding instruments, especially where those provide for a structured cooperation such as the LIFE programme, and with the EIB;
Amendment 60 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 4
Article 17 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall set out the detailed actions relating to the fulfilment of ex ante conditionalities, including the timetable for their implementation, in the relevant programmes. With regards to the implementation of plans or strategies under the thematic objectives 4, 5 and 6, Member States shall consider integrated projects in the field of climate and environment as a potential model for an efficient, coherent and well coordinated implementation.
Amendment 67 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 5
Article 24 – paragraph 5
5. Each programme, except those where technical assistance is undertaken under a specific programme, shall set out the indicative amount of support to be used for climate change and environmental, including biodiversity and resource efficiency, objectives.
Amendment 73 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 46 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) progress towards achievement of the Union strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, in particular in respect of the milestones set out for each programme in the performance framework and the support used for climate change and environmental, including biodiversity and resource efficiency, objectives;
Amendment 76 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 48 – paragraph 4
Article 48 – paragraph 4
4. The ex ante evaluation shall incorporate, where appropriate, the requirements for Strategic Environmental Assessment set out in implementation of Directive 2001/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 June 2001 on the assessment of the effects of certain plans and programmes on the environment.
Amendment 83 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 87 – paragraph 2 – point c – point i
Article 87 – paragraph 2 – point c – point i
(i) the mechanisms that ensure coordination between the Funds, the EAFRD, the EMFF and other Union and national funding instruments, especially where those provide for a structured cooperation such as the LIFE programme, and with the EIB;
Amendment 84 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 87 – paragraph 2 – point c – point i a (new)
Article 87 – paragraph 2 – point c – point i a (new)
(ia) the arrangement of cooperation on environmental and climate priorities between different sectoral administrations on national and regional level, leading to, first, the identification of areas in which activities that complement integrated projects in the environment and climate field could be envisaged and, second, the determination of funding areas where the use of solutions, methods and approaches validated under the LIFE programme can be beneficial;
Amendment 86 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 87 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 87 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Member States shall submit an opinion of the national or, dependent on the level where the operational programme is prepared, regional environmental bodies on the measures set out in point (i), and an opinion of the national or regional equality bodies on the measures set out in points (ii) and (iii) with the proposal for an operational programme under the Investment for growth and jobs goal.
Amendment 92 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 4 - Table 1 – row 6 – subrow 6.2 a (new)
Annex 4 - Table 1 – row 6 – subrow 6.2 a (new)
6.2a. Air quality: – A comprehensive air quality Implementation of the management strategy is in place, Directive 2008/50/EC of the including evidence of the adoption of European Parliament and air quality plans that set out measures of the Council of 21 May in order to attain the limit values or 2008 on ambient air quality target values, in accordance with and cleaner air for Europe. article 23 of Directive 2008/50/EC.
Amendment 93 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 4 - Table 1 – row 6 – subrow 6.2 b (new)
Annex 4 - Table 1 – row 6 – subrow 6.2 b (new)
6.2b. Nature and - Member States have set out funding Biodiversity: priorities for management and Implementation of Council restoration of Natura 2000 areas as Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 part of national or regional Prioritised May 1992 on the Action Frameworks, in accordance conservation of natural with Article 8 of Directive 92/43/EEC habitats and of wild fauna on the conservation of natural habitats and flora (Habitats and of wild fauna and flora, having Directive), especially with regard to the co-financing regards to Prioritised opportunities under different EU Action Frameworks funding instruments. foreseen in Art. 8 (4).
Amendment 95 #
2011/0276(COD)
- measures to ensure sufficient administrative capacity. so that timely assessments, at a stage to influence the planning process, can be guaranteed.
Amendment 96 #
2011/0276(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 4 - Table 2 – row 7
Annex 4 - Table 2 – row 7
7. Statistical The existence of a statistical – A multi-annual plan for timely collection systems and result system necessary to and aggregation of data is in place that indicators undertake evaluations to includes: assess the effectiveness and – the identification of sources and impact of the programmes. mechanisms to ensure statistical validation; The existence of an – arrangements for publication and public effective system of result availability.; indicators necessary to – an effective system of results indicators monitor progress towards including:; results and to undertake impact evaluation. – the selection of result indicators for each programme providing information on those aspects of the well-being and Implementation of progress of people that motivate policy Regulation (EU) No actions financed by the programme; 691/2011 of the European – the establishment of targets for these Parliament and of the indicators; Council of 6 July 2011 on European environmental – the respect for each indicator of the economic accounts. following requisites: robustness and statistical validation, clarity of normative interpretation, responsiveness to policy, timely collection and public availability of data; – adequate procedures in place to ensure that all operations financed by the programme adopt an effective system of indicators. Member States have established a system which allows them to meet the data collection and transmission requirements under Regulation (EU) No 691/2011 on European environmental economic accounts. Or: en
Amendment 40 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – point 1 – point b
Article 5 – point 1 – point b
(b) promoting business R&I investment, product and service development, including in the tourism sector, technology transfer, social innovation and public service applications, demand stimulation, networking, clusters and open innovation through smart specialisation;
Amendment 46 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – point 4 – point e a (new)
Article 5 – point 4 – point e a (new)
(ea) promoting sustainable tourism;
Amendment 58 #
2011/0275(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – point 6 – point d a (new)
Article 5 – point 6 – point d a (new)
(da) promoting sustainable tourism;
Amendment 2 #
2011/0197(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) Depending on the fuel and power category, the test cycles for engines in marine applications described in the relevant ISO standard should be used. A special test cycle for marine hybrid power installations should be developed for hybrid power installations that have different technical characteristics from standard internal combustion engines.
Amendment 3 #
2011/0197(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 26 a (new)
Recital 26 a (new)
(26a) Member States should check whether they take effective regionally- specific national measures, such as the introduction or adjustment of speed limits, in order to reduce noise emissions as much as possible.
Amendment 4 #
2011/0197(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) It is crucial to make clear to manufacturers and users that bBy affixing the CE marking to the product, the manufacturer declares thats should take full responsibility for the product isbeing in conformity with allthe applicable requirements and takes full responsibility thereof. Manufacturers and users must be given more information about this in order to achieve the objectives of CE marking.
Amendment 7 #
2011/0197(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – point 2 a (new)
Article 3 – point 2 a (new)
2a. “Boat” means a vessel for travel over water propelled by oars, paddles, sails or an engine;
Amendment 66 #
2011/0187(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) The widespread use of internet- enabled mobile telephones and tablets means that data roaming is of great economic significance in the medium term. This is a decisive criterion for both users and providers of applications and content. In order to stimulate the development of this market, charges for data transport should not act as a brake on growth.
Amendment 113 #
2011/0187(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 71
Recital 71
(71) In order to facilitate customers’ understanding of the financial consequences of the use of regulated data roaming services and to permit them to monitor and control their expenditure, the home provider should give examples for data roaming applications, such as e-mail, picture and web-browsing, by indicating their approximate size in terms of data usage. Customers should also be able to access data on their roaming usage that is updated at least daily. This could be done by means of a website, a telephone service or a program on the mobile device.
Amendment 246 #
2011/0187(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 5 a (new)
(5a) Home operators may only restrict roaming calls when a customer expressly demands this or when a specified bill limit has been reached.
Amendment 267 #
2011/0187(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 6 a (new)
(6a) Home operators may only restrict SMS roaming messages when a customer expressly demands this or when a specified bill limit has been reached.
Amendment 325 #
2011/0187(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 3 a (new)
(3a) Home operators shall grant their customers, free of charge, the option of consulting the extent of their usage of roaming calls and SMS roaming messages, in terms both of number and of charges incurred. This information shall be updated at least daily.
Amendment 181 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 10 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. When encouraging energy companies to achieve the energy efficiency objectives set out in Article 1(2), Member States should be urged to include the whole value-creation chain, from energy production through distribution to consumption.
Amendment 215 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Member States shall lay down rules on penalties applicable in case of non- compliance with the national provisions adopted pursuant to Articles 6 to 8 and shall take the necessary measures to ensure that they are implemented. The penalties provided must be effective, proportionate and dissuasive. Penalties should not be imposed on a flat-rate or full liability basis. Individual cases should be examined carefully to consider what efforts energy companies, for example, have made to achieve the objectives and why these have not been attained. Member States shall communicate those provisions to the Commission by [12 months after entry into force of this Directive] at the latest and shall notify it without delay of any subsequent amendment affecting them.
Amendment 223 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. By 1 January 2014, Member States shall establish and notify to the Commission a national heating and cooling plan for developing the potential for the application of high-efficiency cogeneration and efficient district heating and cooling, containing the information set out in Annex VII. The administrative outlay on this should be minimised. The plans shall be updated and notified to the Commission every five years. Member States shall ensure by means of their regulatory framework that national heating and cooling plans are taken into account in local and regional development plans, including urban and rural spatial plans, and fulfil the design criteria in Annex VII. Priority should be given in these spatial development plans to high efficiency cogeneration.
Amendment 365 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
4. ‘public bodies’ means ‘contracting authorities’ as defined in Directive 2004/18/EC; and bodies that provide housing as part of a service of general interest, which is characterised by regulated rent or means-tested access for tenants;
Amendment 827 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 10 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. When encouraging energy companies to achieve the energy efficiency objectives set out in Article 1(2), Member States should be urged to include the whole value-creation chain, from energy production through distribution to consumption.
Amendment 1031 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Member States shall lay down rules on penalties applicable in case of non- compliance with the national provisions adopted pursuant to Articles 6 to 8 and shall take the necessary measures to ensure that they are implemented. The penalties provided must be effective, proportionate and dissuasive. Penalties must not be imposed either at a flat rate or irrespective of fault. Careful consideration must be given case by case to the efforts which have been made, for example, by energy undertakings to attain the objectives and why it has not been possible to attain them. Member States shall communicate those provisions to the Commission by [12 months after entry into force of this Directive] at the latest and shall notify it without delay of any subsequent amendment affecting them.
Amendment 1055 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. By 1 January 2014, Member States shall establish and notify to the Commission a national heating and cooling plan for developing the potential for the application of high-efficiency cogeneration and efficient district heating and cooling, containing the information set out in Annex VII. The amount of administrative work involved shall be kept as small as possible. The plans shall be updated and notified to the Commission every five years. Member States shall ensure by means of their regulatory framework that national heating and cooling plans are taken into account in local and regional development plans, including urban and rural spatial plans, and fulfil the design criteria in Annex VII. In these spatial plans, priority should be assigned to dealing with high-efficiency cogeneration.
Amendment 8 #
2010/2291(ACI)
Proposal for a decision
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. RecCalls its wish that the Council should become a party to the agreementon the Council to join the common register as soon as possible;
Amendment 15 #
2010/2291(ACI)
Proposal for a decision
Paragraph 6 – point b
Paragraph 6 – point b
(b) the scope of the register, which covers all relevant actors but excludes, among others, social partners as actors in the social dialogue, as well as churches, political parties and local, regional and municipal authorities; – including representations belonging to their administrations – as theirs is, according to the Treaties, an institutional role and they do not, under paragraphs 10(b), 11, 12 and 13 of the agreement, fall within the scope of the register;
Amendment 23 #
2010/2291(ACI)
Proposal for a decision
Paragraph 6 – point d a (new)
Paragraph 6 – point d a (new)
(da) binding measures in the event of failure to comply with the code of conduct;
Amendment 20 #
2010/2201(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital AA
Recital AA
Amendment 40 #
2010/2201(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that a European political party should be represented by at least one Member in the European ParliamentTakes the view that, once the requirements for being considered a European political party have been met, that party may receive funding only if it is represented in the European Parliament by at least one of its members;
Amendment 53 #
2010/2201(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 60 #
2010/2201(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
Amendment 67 #
2010/2201(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
Amendment 69 #
2010/2201(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
Amendment 73 #
2010/2201(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
Amendment 79 #
2010/2201(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Notes that the statute will be adapted to reforms that may be made to the European electoral system;
Amendment 85 #
2010/2201(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Stresses that the self-financing of parties and foundations is a sign of vitality; believes that it should be encouraged by putting up the present limit of EUR 12 000 per year for donations to EUR 25 000 per year/per donator, combined however with a requirement to disclose the donors of a donation at the time of its receipt in accordance with the legislation in force and in the interests of transparency;
Amendment 88 #
2010/2201(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Points out that the independent resources that the European political parties arshould not be required to demonstrate could be reduced to 10 %-financing resources, to further enhance the development of the European political parties; at the same time, believes that their own resources in the form of physical resources should not exceed 7.5 %;sources should not exceed 7.5 %;
Amendment 98 #
2010/2201(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Invites the European political parties to begin now, without being required to do so by the legislator, on the following reforms: the possibilitelection, directly ofr individual membership; and the electionrectly, by all party members of delegates to party congresses, which in turn designate the decision-making bodies of the party, submitting programmes and manifestos either to a referendum of all members or to a congress, and deciding in the same way on the designation of their nominees for the presidency of the Commission;
Amendment 99 #
2010/2201(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)
Paragraph 31 a (new)
31a. Takes the view that it is for the corresponding European political party to determine the conditions for membership of that party, which may be individual or through affiliation to one of the national political parties belonging to the European political party;
Amendment 16 #
2010/2107(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission to develop suitable Europe-wide instruments to support energy efficiency and to coordinate them with the Member States in order to create more incentives and achieve the goal of reducing CO2 as quickly as possible;
Amendment 4 #
2010/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the world’s oceans and seas are interlinked and interdependent and whereas, moreover, the ever more intense use of the oceans and seas by sectors such as shipping, fisheries, energy, tourism, and research and fisheries, combined with climate change, have added to the pressure on the marine environment,
Amendment 38 #
2010/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Stresses that fishery workers should be involved in this governance, in view of the problems which they face and the importance of their work for food supplies in an international context marked by the food crisis;
Amendment 59 #
2010/2040(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Understands that stability, predictability and transparency of the management of marine spaces is key to securing optimal and sustainable development of economic activities and new growth and jobs on the sea, including the further development of renewables such as wind and wave energy, without prejudice to more traditional activities; draws attention to the fact that, according to a recent Commission study, this sector could give rise to a net increase of 410 000 jobs by 2020;
Amendment 60 #
2010/0306(NLE)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16 a (new)
Recital 16 a (new)
(16a) Radioactive waste, spent fuel and their storage and disposal involve major risks, as became painfully clear in Fukushima where severe accidents occurred in storage and disposal facilities; safety measures regarding radioactive waste and spent fuel should be tightened.
Amendment 72 #
2010/0306(NLE)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) While it is up to the Member States to define their energy mix, aAll Member States generate radioactive waste, whether or not they have nuclear reactors. Radioactive waste arises mainly from activities of the nuclear fuel cycle, such as the operation of nuclear power plants and the reprocessing of spent fuel, but also from other activities, such as applications of radioactive isotopes in medicine, research and industry.
Amendment 245 #
2010/0306(NLE)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Member States shall ensure that the national framework guarantees that adequate financial resources are available when needed for the management of spent fuel and radioactive waste, taking due account ofhereby fully respecting the responsibility of radioactive waste producers and the "polluter pays" principle.
Amendment 16 #
2010/0303(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The Agency should enhance its assistance to the Commission regarding research activities related to its field of competences. However, double workuplication with the existing EU research framework should be avoided. In particular, the Agency should not be in charge of the management of research projects. In extending the Agency’s tasks, attention should be paid to ensuring that the tasks are described clearly and precisely, that there is no duplication and that any confusion is avoided.
Amendment 22 #
2010/0303(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The Agency has established itself as the authoritative provider of maritime traffic data at EU level which are of interest and relevance in other EU activities. Through its activities, in particular regarding port state control, the monitoring of maritime traffic and shipping routes as well as assistance for tracking possible polluters, the Agency should contribute to reinforceing synergies at EU level regarding certain coastguard operations. Furthermore, a study should be carried out to examine whether the Agency, acting as a European coastguard service, should take over these tasks in future, in order to enable swifter, more effective action by the authorities. In addition, the Agency's data monitoring and collection should also gather basic information on potential threats to maritime transport and the marine environment from offshore oil and gas exploration and production.
Amendment 25 #
2010/0303(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) The Agency carries out inspections in order to assist the Commission in the assessment of the effective implementation of EU law. The roles of the Agency, the Commission, the Member States and the Administrative Board should be clearly defined. Cooperation with third countries in carrying out tasks should be strengthened in order to enable swifter action.
Amendment 110 #
2010/0252(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) TIn accordance with the amended mobile telephony directive, the 900 MHz band is to be freed in the near future. In addition, the 800 MHz band is optimal for the coverage of large areas by wireless broadband services. Building on the harmonisation of technical conditions under Decision 2010/267/EU, and on Commission Recommendation of 28 October 2009 calling for analogue broadcasting to be switched off by 1 January 2012, and given rapid national regulatory developments, this band should in principle be made available for electronic communications in the Union by 2013. In the longer term, additional spectrum below 790 MHz could also be envisaged, depending on experience and the lack of spectrum in other bands adequate for coverage. Considering the capacity of the 800 MHz band to transmit over large areas, coverage obligations should be attached to rights.
Amendment 183 #
2010/0252(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – point c
Article 2 – point c
(c) applying in a non-discriminatory manner the least onerous authorisation system possible in such a way as to maximise flexibility and efficiency in spectrum usage;
Amendment 238 #
2010/0252(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – point d
Article 3 – point d
(d) maintain and develop effective competition, in particular in electronic communication services, by preventing ex ante, or remedying ex post, excessive accumulation of radio frequencies by certain economic operators which results in significant harm tois highly likely to distort competition;
Amendment 267 #
2010/0252(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. The measures taken pursuant to paragraph 1 shall be additional to the prompt freeing of the 900 Mhz band in keeping with the amended mobile telephony directive. These measures must not give rise to any form of discrimination and must rule out distortions of competition to the benefit of operators with a dominant market position.
Amendment 27 #
2010/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive - amending act
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The transition to Stage III B involves a step change in technology requiring significant implementation costs for redesigning the engines and for developing advanced technical solutions. The transition occurs at the same time when industry faces severe economic difficultieseconomically challenging situation in that industry, above all, demands action.
Amendment 37 #
2010/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive - amending act
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) During the transition from Stage III A to Stage III B, the percentage of the number of engines used for application other than propulsion of railcars and locomotives placed on the market under the flexibility scheme, should be increased from 20% to 50% of the equipment manufacturer’s annual sales of equipment with engines in that category. The maximum number of engines that may be placed on the market under the flexibility scheme should be adapted accordinglyin line with section 1.2.2 of Annex XIII.
Amendment 48 #
2010/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive - amending act
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The measures provided in this Directive reflect a temporary difficulty faced by the manufacturing sectorfor represent a temporary exemption for the manufacturing sector, resulting in no permanent adaptation. They should therefore be restricted to the transition from Stage III A to Stage III B and expire by 31 December 2013 at the latest.
Amendment 108 #
2010/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive - amending act
Annex
Annex
Directive 97/68/EC
Annex XIII – section 1 - point 1.4.
Annex XIII – section 1 - point 1.4.
1.4. As regards engines for use in propulsion of locomotives, during the transition period between Stage III A and Stage III B an OEM may seek permission for his engine suppliers to place on the market a maximum of 125 engines for use in propulsion of locomotives under the flexibility scheme.
Amendment 75 #
2010/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) It is necessary to establish the minimum number of Member States from which citizens must come. In order to ensure that a citizens' initiative is representative of a Union interest, this number should be set at one thirdquarter of Member States.
Amendment 85 #
2010/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) It is appropriate to provide for statements of support to be collected in paper form as well as online. Online collection systems should have adequate security features in place in order to ensure, inter alia, that the person can be identified and that the data are securely collected and stored. For this purpose, the Commission should be required to set out detailed technical specifications for online collection systems.
Amendment 100 #
2010/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) The Commission should report on the implementation of this Regulation five years after its entry into forcthree years after its entry into force. When doing so, the Commission should pay special attention to online collection systems, among other issues. Since the setting-up and operation of individual websites fulfilling data-protection and safety criteria for all citizen's initiatives may prove difficult and costly for organisers and for Member States, due to the need to certify individual online collection systems, it might in the future become essential for the Commission to launch a central website, in which all initiatives would be registered in such a way that they could be located, accessed and signed by citizens. If serious data-protection and safety problems arise in the system of individual websites, the Commission should carefully examine the possibility of setting up such a central website.
Amendment 110 #
2010/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 1
Article 2 – point 1
1. "Citizens’ initiative" means an initiative, submitted to the Commission in accordance with the present Regulation, inviting the Commission, within the framework of its powers, to submit any appropriate proposal on matters where citizens consider that a legal act of the Union is required for the purpose of implementing the Treaties, which has received the support of at least one million eligible signatories coming from at least one thirdquarter of all Member States;
Amendment 114 #
2010/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 3
Article 2 – point 3
3. “"Organiser”s" means a natural or legal person or organisations forming an organising committee responsible for the preparation and submission of a citizens’' initiative to the Commission.
Amendment 117 #
2010/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraphs 1 a and 1 b (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraphs 1 a and 1 b (new)
The organisers shall form an organising committee of at least seven persons coming from at least seven Member States. The organisers shall designate one representative and one substitute, who shall perform a liaison function between the organising committee and the institutions of the European Union throughout the procedure and who shall be mandated to speak and act on behalf of the organising committee.
Amendment 136 #
2010/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. the citizens' committee has been formed and the contact persons have been designated;
Amendment 138 #
2010/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 b (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. the initiative does not manifestly fall outside the scope of the Commission’s power under the Treaties to submit an appropriate proposal for the requested legal act;
Amendment 153 #
2010/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – point c
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – point c
c. the data provided online is securely collected and stored, in order to ensure, inter alia, that it may not be modified or used for any other purpose than its indicated support of the given citizens' initiative and to protect personal data against accidental or unlawful destruction or accidental loss, alteration or unauthorized disclosure or access.
Amendment 160 #
2010/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. The signatories of a citizens' initiative shall come from at least one thirdquarter of Member States.
Amendment 166 #
2010/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. In one thirdquarter of Member States, signatories shall comprise at least the minimum number of citizens set out in Annex I.
Amendment 25 #
2009/2229(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Underlines thatCalls on governments shouldto desist from imposing restrictions on internet access by way of censorship, filtering, monitoring or otherwise, and from requiring private entities to do so;
Amendment 26 #
2009/2229(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 29 #
2009/2229(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on governments, when taking measures to protect minors – as when combating internet crime – not to violate by measures such as internet blocking the freedoms of expression and of information which are fundamental to a democratic society;
Amendment 61 #
2009/2229(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 – point iv
Paragraph 20 – point iv
(iv). better coordination and cooperation between global, regional and national internet governance fora, and
Amendment 74 #
2009/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the importance of continuingstepping up efforts towards ubiquitous and high-speed access for all citizens and consumers, through the promotion of equal, network- neutral access to fixed and mobile Internet and the deployment of next-generation infrastructure; emphasises that this requires policies that promote access on fair terms and at competitive prices for all communities, irrespective of location, thereby ensuring that no European citizen faces exclusion;
Amendment 190 #
2009/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Believes firmly that the protection of privacy constitutes a core value and that all users shouldmust have control of their personal data, including the ‘right to be forgotten’; calls therefore for the adaptation of the Data Protection Directive to the current digital environment;
Amendment 198 #
2009/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls on all Member States to guarantee freedom of information and freedom of expression for users and, even in combating internet crime, to refrain from violating these fundamental rights through measures such as internet blocking;
Amendment 204 #
2009/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Insists on safeguarding an open Internet, where citizens have the right to access and distribute information or run applications and services of their choice is made possible for all users and providers to have information transmitted neutrally and on a footing of equality over subnetworks belonging to others, irrespective of the recipient, the sender or the content of the data; calls on the Commission, the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC) and the National Regulatory Authorities (NRAs) to monitor closely and enforce the harmonised implementation of the 'net neutrality' provisions;
Amendment 263 #
2009/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Emphasises the need to develop the free circulation of content and knowledge and to achieve, by 2015, a simple, consumer-friendly legal framework for accessing digital content in Europe, which would give certainty to consumers and ensure robust solutions that are balanced and attractive for users and rights-holders; urges the EU, on the basis of new technological developments, to accelerate the debate on copyright and to establish an EU copyright title under Article 118 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU by 2013, while preserving users' freedom of expression and information;
Amendment 279 #
2009/2225(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Considers that, alongside consistent deployment of ICT, it is essential to promote ICT research excellence in order to further reduce energy consumption and damage to the environment by the production and disposal of ICT equipment and foster public and private investment in high-risk, collaborative ICT research and innovation; stresses that Europe should be at the cutting edge in the development of Internet technologies and ICT low-carbon applicatapplications which make sparing use of energy and resources and produce low carbon dioxide emissions; proposes that the EU ICT research budget be doubled and that the budget for ICT take-up be multiplied by four in the next Financial Perspective;
Amendment 23 #
2009/2152(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Deplores the fact that the White Paper ignores the transport sector, even though it accounts for 27% of total greenhouse gas emissions and effective adaptation measures are needed; hopes that further working papers dealing with the transport sector will be submitted in a future white paper;
Amendment 139 #
2009/2152(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Amendment 155 #
2009/2152(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Underlines that a substantial partt least 50% of the revenues generated by the auctioning of allowances in the Community greenhouse gas emission allowance trading system (EU ETS), including auctioning for aviation and maritime transport, should be earmarked for enabling Member States and developing countries to adapt to climate change;
Amendment 18 #
2009/2096(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recognises the fact that road transport has brought down considerably its emissions of particulate matter (PM 10), acidifying substances and ozone precursors, but; notes that the introduction of the Euro 5 and Euro 6 exhaust standards for passenger cars and the Euro VI standard for heavy vehicles are contributing and/or will contribute to an improvement of air quality, that postponing their implementation would be have a negative impact and that the resulting fleet renewal will result in old vehicles being replaced by low-emission vehicles; is still worried about its level of nitrogen oxides and of fine particulates (Term report 20081, fig. 5.1) . I; is however particularly disappointed about the 28% increase in its CO2 emissions, which in the period from 1990 - 2006 increased by 28 %, compared to a reduction of 3 % in the other sectors. Calls for freight traffic to be gradually transferred off the roads and onto rail.
Amendment 20 #
2009/0173(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) The growth of road traffic and the resulting increase in danger and nuisance present all Member States with serious problems relating to road safety, the environment and climate change;
Amendment 49 #
2009/0173(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23 a (new)
Recital 23 a (new)
(23a) The installation and use of speed limitation devices has proved very useful and efficient for vehicles in category N3; accordingly, these devices should also be employed for vehicles in category N1.
Amendment 53 #
2009/0173(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) The speed of road vehicles has a strong influence on their fuel consumption and CO2 emissions. In addition, in the absence of speed limitation for light commercial vehicles, it is possible that there is an element of competition as regards top speed which could lead to oversized powertrains and associated inefficiencies in slower operating conditions. It is therefore appropriate to investigate the feasibility of extending the scope of Council Directive 92/6/EEC on the installation and use of speed limitation devices for certain categories of motor vehicles in the Community, with the aim of including light commercial vehicles covered in this Regulation.
Amendment 57 #
2009/0173(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) The speed of road vehicles has a strong influence on their fuel consumption and CO2 emissions. In addition, in the absence of speed limitation for light commercial vehicles, it is possible that there is an element of competition as regards top speed which could lead to oversized powertrains and associated inefficiencies in slower operating conditions. It is therefore appropriate to investigate the feasibility of extending the scope of Council Directive 92/6/EEC on the installation and use of speed limitation devices for certain categories of motor vehicles in the Community, with the aim of including light commercial vehicles covered in this Regulation.
Amendment 83 #
2009/0173(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) 'specific emissions of CO2' means the emissions of a light commercial vehicle measured in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 and specified as the CO2 mass emission (combined) in the certificate of conformity of the complete or completed vehicle;
Amendment 86 #
2009/0173(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) 'specific emissions of CO2' means the emissions of a light commercial vehicle measured in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 and specified as the CO2 mass emission (combined) in the certificate of conformity of the complete or completed vehicle;
Amendment 95 #
2009/0173(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
In the case of completed vehicles the manufacturer need only state the specific CO2 emissions of the base vehicles and comply with them in accordance with paragraph 1.
Amendment 108 #
2009/0173(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1a (new)
In the case of completed vehicles the manufacturer need only state the specific CO2 emissions of the base vehicles and comply with them in accordance with paragraph 1.
Amendment 125 #
2009/0173(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 a (new)
Article 5 a (new)
Article 5a Speed limitation devices With effect from 1 January 2014 manufacturers of light commercial vehicles shall ensure that all new light commercial vehicles are equipped in accordance with Article 2 with a speed limitation device which limits the speed of such vehicles to 120 km/h.
Amendment 148 #
2009/0173(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 a (new)
Article 5 a (new)
Article 5a Speed limiters With effect from 1 January 2014 manufacturers of light commercial vehicles shall ensure that all new light commercial vehicles are equipped in accordance with Article 2 with a speed limitation device which limits the speed of such vehicles to 120 km/h.
Amendment 156 #
2009/0173(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point a – point (i)
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point a – point (i)
(i) For excess emissions of more than 3 g CO2/km: (Excess emissions – 3) × €12095 + €45) × number of new light commercial vehicles.
Amendment 159 #
2009/0173(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) From 2019: (Excess emissions × €12095 + €45) × number of new light commercial vehicles.
Amendment 209 #
2009/0173(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a – subpoint i – indent 1
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a – subpoint i – indent 1
((Excess emissions – 3) × 12095 € + 45 €) × number of new light commercial vehicles.
Amendment 226 #
2009/0173(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b – indent 1
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b – indent 1
(Excess emissions × €12095) × number of new light commercial vehicles.
Amendment 233 #
2009/0173(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 7
Article 12 – paragraph 7
7. The Commission shall by 2015 review the method of1 submit a proposal for a procedure for determining the specific emissions of CO2 of completed vehicles in paragraph 7 of Part B of Annex II and, if appropriate, submit a proposal to the European Parliament and to the Council to amend Annex II.
Amendment 270 #
2009/0173(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – indent 1
Article 12 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – indent 1
– make a proposal to amend this Regulation in a way which is as neutral as possible from the point of view of competition, and which is socially equitable and sustainable, and in line with the EU target of reducing emissions by 80-95% by 2050 by comparison with 1990 levels.
Amendment 287 #
2009/0173(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 7
Article 12 – paragraph 7
7. The Commission shall by 2015 review the method of determining the specific emissions of CO2 of completed vehicles in paragraph 7 of Part B of Annex II and, if appropriate, submit a proposal to the European Parliament and to the Council to amend Annex II1 submit a proposal to the European Parliament and to the Council for a procedure for determining the specific CO2 emissions of completed vehicles.
Amendment 303 #
2009/0173(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 2 – title A – point 1 – subpoint b
Annex 2 – title A – point 1 – subpoint b
(b) its type, variant and version, including completed vehicles;
Amendment 310 #
2009/0173(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 2 – title B – point 4 – heading
Annex 2 – title B – point 4 – heading
4. The distribution by version of new light commercial vehicles, including the proportion of completed vehicles
Amendment 14 #
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 and air pollution in urban areas;
Amendment 18 #
2008/2041(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Points out that cycling, particularly in cities, saves on energy and space, is noise-free and does not cause air pollution, and is very effective in combating obesity and diseases linked to a lack of physical activity; welcomes, therefore, the initiative of certain towns and cities to link more closely bicycle hire stations to public transport and parking facilities;
Amendment 41 #
2008/2041(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Notices with satisfaction that more and more action is being taken by local authorities in restricting the access to cities for the most polluting vehicles wheneverto ensure better compliance with the air quality norms are exceeded on their territory.
Amendment 103 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
Amendment 211 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 71
Paragraph 71
Amendment 356 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 135
Paragraph 135
135. Regards it as urgently necessary to Calls on the Commission to develop communication strategies to spread information on the science of climakte change (based on the latest IPCC findings), energy saving strategies, energy efficiency measures and the use of renewable energy sources impinge much more strongly on the everyday consciousness of the publicto the general public, in addition suggests that EU youth exchange programmes focus on common climate change awareness projects and therefore calls on the Commission to commission annually, via Eurobarometer, an EU citizen survey measuring citizen's attitudes and perceptions towards climate change, and furtherefmore calls for general and simple efficiency standards for all areas of everyday life;
Amendment 5 #
2008/2001(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the Temporary Committee's interim report addresses exclusively the impacts and effects of climate change based on IPCC peer-reviewed scientific evidence; whereas a final report will formulate proposals on the EU’s future integrated policy on climate change in accordance with the mandate conferred on the Committee and on the basis of all the information gathered by it in the course of its work; whereas that final report will also include Parliament’s position in the negotiations regarding the international framework for climate policy after 2012, with a view COP 14, which is to be held in Poznan, Poland, in December 2008,
Amendment 26 #
2008/2001(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas recent scientific studies have delivered further proof of the anthropogenic disturbance of the earth's atmosphere; whereas the physical science of climate change is assessing the concrete implications of already existing levels of global warming caused by historic emissions; whereas the data collected from such studies underline the urgent need for adaptation and mitigation measures to be implemented in order to limit serious risk to humans and the infrastructure, first and foremost in the developing world but also in Europe and other wealthier parts of the world,
Amendment 36 #
2008/2001(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas the scientific consensus as expressed in IPCC AR4 leads to the conclusion that the level of global GHG emissions must be at least halvreduced by 2050% to avoid serious risks; whereas this target has been endorsed by the EU Heads of State and Heads of Government at the meeting of the G8 at Heiligendamm85% compared to 2000 to avoid serious risks; whereas it will be increasingly difficult to achieve this target if global GHG emissions continue to rise until 2020 and beyond; whereas nearly all Member States are making good or even excellent progress in their efforts to comply with their individual EU burden-sharing targets, thus raising the likelihood that the EU will reach its Kyoto target by 2012; whereas, nevertheless, after 2012 Member States will have to reduce GHG emissions in a more ambitious way if they are to meet the targets adopted at the above-mentioned European Council on 8-9 March 2007 and to halve their GHG emissions by 205, to be achieved collectively by developed countries, of reducing their GHG emissions by 60% to 80% by 2050 compared to 1990,
Amendment 69 #
2008/2001(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Is convinced that science progresses by confronting accepted knowledge and hypotheses with competing ideas, and by applying peer-review procedures; praises the IPCC for its work and its ability to involve the work of thousands of scientists; believes that the IPCC should take new arguments seriously, in order to continue to guarantee the credibility and quality of its research;
Amendment 103 #
2008/2001(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Believes that more scientific research should be focusing on the impact and role of land use and forests and their possible contribution to offsetting GHG emissions, and on the impact and role of oceans and seas;
Amendment 109 #
2008/2001(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Believes that the communication of scientific evidence of human impact on the global climate must be the main element of a broader effort to raise public awareness and subsequently gain and maintain public support for political measures to curb carbon emissions; asks the IPCC to publish a summary of its assessment reports for the public; believes, furthermore, that individual changes in lifestyle patterns are necessary and should be a part of educational attemptprogrammes to communicate the causes and effects of global warming, but that they cannot be imposed by political decisions;
Amendment 19 #
2008/0221(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Title
Title
Proposal for a directiveregulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on labelling of tyres with respect to fuel efficiency and other essential parameters (This amendment applies throughout the text. Adopting it will necessitate corresponding changes throughout.)
Amendment 24 #
2008/0221(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Tyres are characterised by a number of parameters which are interrelated. Improving one parameter such as rolling resistance may have an adverse impact on other parameters such as wet grip, while improving wet grip may have an adverse impact on external rolling noise. Tyre manufacturers should be encouraged to optimise all parameters. By the same token, particulate pollution may rise as a result of increased tyre wear linked to changed parameters. Tyre manufacturers should be encouraged to optimise all parameters.
Amendment 25 #
2008/0221(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Title
Title
Amendment 26 #
2008/0221(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Tyres are characterised by a number of parameters which are interrelated. Improving one parameter such as rolling resistance may have an adverse impact on other parameters such as wet grip, while improving wet grip may have an adverse impact on external rolling noise. By the same token, particulate pollution may rise as a result of increased tyre wear linked to changed parameters. Tyre manufacturers should be encouraged to optimise all parameters.
Amendment 27 #
2008/0221(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) In particular, power should be conferred on the Commission to introduce requirements with respect to wet grip grading of C2 and C3 tyre classes, to introduce requirements with respect to essential tyre parameters other than fuel efficiency, wet grip and external rolling noise and to adapt the Annexes to technical progress, also taking account of particulate pollution caused by tyre wear. Since those measures are of general scope and are designed to amend non-essential elements of this Directive by supplementing it, they must be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny provided for in Article 5a of Decision 1999/468/EC.
Amendment 39 #
2008/0221(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) In particular, power should be conferred on the Commission to introduce requirements with respect to wet grip grading of C2 and C3 tyre classes, to introduce requirements with respect to essential tyre parameters other than fuel efficiency, wet grip and external rolling noise and to adapt the Annexes to technical progress, also taking account of particulate pollution caused by tyre wear. Since those measures are of general scope and are designed to amend non-essential elements of this Directive by supplementing it, they must be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny provided for in Article 5a of Decision 1999/468/EC.
Amendment 13 #
2008/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) It is appropriate to implement the measures announced in the Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament “Results of the review of the Community Strategy to reduce CO2 emissions from passenger cars and light-commercial vehicles” aimed at reducing CO2 emissions from tyres below the target (g/km) to be achieved by improved motor vehicle technology. This reduction should be achieved through a combination of low rolling resistance tyres and the use of Tyre Pressure Monitoring Systems. At the same time, it is also appropriate to set out requirements aimed at reducing tyre-road noise and ensuring that tyre safety levels are maintained through the introduction of wet grip requirements. The related implementation timetable should reflect the degree of challenge in meeting all of those requirements. In particular, due to the challenge in meeting the requirements on rolling noise and taking into account the time needed by industry for replacing existing lines of tyres, it is appropriate to provide for a longer period for implementation of rolling noise requirements with regard to new tyres of existing types.
Amendment 72 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) In particular, increased use of biofuelrenewable energies for transport is one of the most effective tools by which the Community can reduce its dependence on imported oil in the transport sector – where the security of supply problem is most acute – and influence the fuel market for transport.
Amendment 83 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The European Parliament, in its Resolution on the Roadmap for Renewable Energy in Europe, has called on the Commission to present by the end of 2007 a proposal for a renewable energy legislative framework, referring to the importance of setting binding targets for the shares of energy from renewable sources in electricity, transport and heating and cooling as well as binding targets at Community and Member State level.
Amendment 93 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) By contrast, it is appropriate for the 10% target for renewable energy in transport to be set at the same level for each Member State in order to ensure consistency in transport fuel specifications and availability. Because transport fuels are traded easily, Member States with low endowments of the relevant resources will easily be able to obtain renewable transport fuels from elsewhere. While it would technically be possible for the Community to meet its biofuel targetarget for renewable energy in transport solely from domestic production, it is both likely and desirable that the target will in fact be met through a combination of domestic production and imports. To this end, the Commission should monitor the supply of the Community market for biofuels, and should, as appropriate, propose relevant measures to achieve a balanced approach between domestic production and imports, taking into account the development of multilateral and bilateral trade negotiations as well as environmental, cost, energy security, greenhouse gas savings and other considerations.
Amendment 111 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 48
Recital 48
(48) In order to permit the achievement of a 10% share of biofuelsenergy from renewable sources in transport by 2020, it is necessary to ensure the placing on the market of higher blends of biodiesel in diesel than those envisaged by standard EN590/2004.
Amendment 116 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 57
Recital 57
(57) Since the general objectives of achieving a binding 20% share of renewable energies in the Community's overall final energy consumption and a binding 10% share of biofuelenergy from renewable sources in each Member State's transport petrol and diesel consumptionsector by 2020 cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States and can therefore, by reason of the scale of the action, be better achieved at Community level, the Community may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Directive does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve those objectives.
Amendment 139 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 146 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
3. Each Member State shall ensure that the share of energy from renewable sources in transport in 2020 is at least 10% of final consumption of energy in transport in that Member State, whereby biofuels and other bioliquids counting towards the target shall fulfil the sustainability criteria set out in Article 15. By the end of 2015 Member States may set a target of at least 1% of final consumption of energy in transport from cellulosic biofuel. Each Member State shall ensure that the share of cellulosic biofuel in transport in 2020 is at least 2% of final consumption of energy in transport in that Member State.
Amendment 159 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 9
Article 5 – paragraph 9
9. Electricity and energy in the transport sector produced from renewable energy sources in third countries shall only be taken into account for the purposes of measuring compliance with the requirements of this Directive concerning national targets if: (a) it isthey are physically imported and consumed in the Community; (b) the electricity isy are produced by an installation that became operational after the date of entry into force of this Directive; and (c) the electricity isy are issued with a guarantee of origin that forms part of a system of guarantee of origin equivalent to that laid down by this Directive.
Amendment 196 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraphs 1 a and 1 b (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraphs 1 a and 1 b (new)
With effect from 1 January 2016, the greenhouse gas emission saving from the use of biofuels and other bioliquids taken into account for the purposes referred to in paragraph 1 shall be at least 50%. The greenhouse gas emission saving from the use of biofuels and other bioliquids shall be calculated as provided for in Article 17(1).
Amendment 273 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 5 – point d a (new)
Article 20 – paragraph 5 – point d a (new)
(da) the availability of biofuels derived from any cellulose, hemi-cellulose, or lignin, originating from renewable biomass.
Amendment 143 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) Transitional free allocation to installations should be provided for through harmonised Community-wide rules ("benchmarks") in order to minimise distortions of competition within the Community. These rules should take account of the most greenhouse gas and energy efficient techniques, substitutes, alternative production processes, use of biomass, renewables and greenhouse gas capture and storage. Notwithstanding the availability of electric arc furnaces as an alternative production process, these harmonised rules may also take into account emissions related to the use of combustible waste gases from blast oxygen furnaces and coke ovens when the production of these waste gases cannot be avoided in the coke ovens and blast furnace production process for steel; in this respect the rules may provide for allowances to be allocated for free to the blast furnaces and coke ovens where these gases originate. Any such rules should not give incentives to increase emissions and ensure that an increasing proportion of these allowances is auctioned. Allocations must be fixed prior to the trading period so as to enable the market to function properly. They shall also avoid undue distortions of competition on the markets for electricity and heat supplied to industrial installations. These rules should apply to new entrants carrying out the same activities as existing installations receiving transitional free allocations. To avoid any distortion of competition within the internal market, no free allocation should be made in respect of the production of electricity by new entrants. Allowances which remain in the set-aside for new entrants in 2020 should be auctioned.
Amendment 144 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 2 – point b a (new)
Article 1 – point 2 – point b a (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 3 – point j a (new)
Article 3 – point j a (new)
Amendment 263 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 2 a (new)
Article 1 – point 2 a (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 3 c – paragraph 2
Article 3 c – paragraph 2
Amendment 265 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 2 a (new)
Article 1 – point 2 a (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 3 d – paragraph 2
Article 3 d – paragraph 2
(2a) Article 3d(2) is replaced by the following: "2. Subject to Article 10b, the quantity of allowances allocated free of charge under paragraphs 3 to 5 of this Article [and Article 3c(2)] in 2013 shall be 80% of the quantity determined in accordance with the measures referred to in paragraph 1 and thereafter the free allocation shall decrease each year by equal amounts resulting in no free allocation in 2020. From 2014, free allocation to aviation operators under this paragraph shall decrease by equal amounts resulting in no free allocation in 2020."
Amendment 378 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 8
Article 1 – point 8
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 10a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. The Commission shall, by 30 June1 December 201109, adopt Community wide and fully- harmonised implementing measures for allocating the allowances referred to in paragraphs 2 to 6 and 8 in a harmonised manner.
Amendment 406 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 8
Article 1 – point 8
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 10a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
The measures referred to in the first subparagraph shall, to the extent feasible, ensure that allocation takes place in a manner that gives incentives for greenhouse gas and energy efficient techniques and for reductions in emissions, by taking account of the most efficient techniques, substitutes, alternative production processes, use of biomass and greenhouse gas capture and storage, and shall not give incentives to increase emissions. Those measures may also take into account emissions related to the use of combustible waste gases from blast oxygen furnaces and coke ovens when the production of these waste gases cannot be avoided in the coke ovens and blast furnace production process for steel; in this respect the measures may provide for allowances to be allocated for free to the blast furnaces and coke ovens where these gases originate. No free allocation shall be made in respect of any electricity production.
Amendment 409 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 8
Article 1 – point 8
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 10a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
The measures referred to in the first subparagraph shall, to the extent feasible, ensure that allocation takes place in a manner that gives incentives for greenhouse gas and energy efficient techniques and for reductions in emissions, by taking account of the most efficient techniques, substitutes, alternative production processes, use of biomass and greenhouse gas capture and storage, and shall not give incentives to increase emissions. No free allocation shall be made in respect of any electricity production with the exception of electricity produced from waste gases from industrial production processes. Where a waste gas from a production process is used as a fuel, allowances shall be allocated to the operator of the installation generating the waste gas in accordance with the same allocation principles as applied for that installation.
Amendment 410 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 8
Article 1 – point 8
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 10a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
The measures referred to in the first subparagraph shall, to the extent feasible, ensure that allocation takes place in a manner that gives incentives for greenhouse gas and energy efficient techniques and for reductions in emissions, by taking account of the most efficient techniques, substitutes, alternative production processes, use of biomass and greenhouse gas capture and storage, and shall not give incentives to increase emissions. No free allocation shall be made in respect of any electricity production with the exception of electricity produced from waste gases from industrial production processes, self-supply of electricity through highly efficient means and the auto-consumption of electricity generated through high efficiency cogeneration as defined by Directives 2004/8/EC and 2007/74/EC; such allocations shall be made following the same allocation principles as applied to the installation as a whole.
Amendment 420 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 8
Article 1 – point 8
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 10a – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. To those sectors where it can be duly substantiated that the risk of carbon leakage cannot be prevented otherwise, where electricity constitutes a high proportion of production costs and is produced efficiently, a maximum quantity of allowances shall be allocated for the CO2 cost pass-through on electricity. This allocation shall be based on the average yearly defined electricity consumption of those installations and the expected CO2 cost pass-through of typical marginal price-setting power production, and shall be additional to any free allocation for direct emissions. Neither shall it change the total quantity of allowances according to Article 9.
Amendment 519 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 8
Article 1 – point 8
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 7
Article 10a – paragraph 7
7. Subject to Article 10b, the amount of allowances allocated free of charge under paragraphs 3 to 6 of this Article [and paragraph 2 of Article 3c] in 2013 shall be 80% of the quantity determined in accordance with the measures referred to in paragraph 1 and thereafter the free allocation shall decrease each year by equal amounts resulting in no free allocation in 2020. From 2014, free allocation to aviation operators under Article 3d(2) shall decrease by equal amounts resulting in no free allocation in 2020.
Amendment 27 #
2007/2279(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers it ethically unacceptable to permit the humanly degrading and environmentally destructive situations involved in the dismantling of ships to continue any longer, thereby accepting that the health of thousands of employees in the Far East is put at risk;
Amendment 34 #
2007/2279(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that practical measures must be taken quickly at European and international level, the main aim being to protect the environment and public health without simply displacing the problems to other countries in the process;
Amendment 33 #
2007/0297(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
Amendment 35 #
2007/0297(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18 a (new)
Recital 18 a (new)
(18a) In order to increase the market penetration of zero-emission and low- emission cars, over the period to 2015 inclusive each newly-registered vehicle of these kinds should be counted three times and one-and-a-half times respectively when average specific CO2 emissions are calculated.
Amendment 44 #
2007/0297(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) Manufacturers' compliance with the targets under this Regulation should be assessed at the Community level. Manufacturers whose average specific emissions of CO2 exceed those permitted under this Regulation should pay an excess emissions premium in respect of each calendar year from 2012 onwards. The premium should be modulated as a function of the extent to which manufacturers fail to comply with their target. It should increase over time. In order to provide a sufficient incentive to take measures to reduce specific emissions of CO2 from passenger cars, the premium should reflect technological costs. The amounts of the excess emissions premium should be considered as revenue for the budget of the European Union.
Amendment 60 #
2007/0297(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1
Article 1
Subject matter and objectives Subject matter, purpose and objectives This Regulation establishes CO2 emission performance requirements for new passenger cars in order to ensure proper functioning of the internal market and achieve the EU's overall objective that the average new car fleet should achieve CO2 emissions of 120 g CO2/kmof reducing CO2 emissions in the EU in the road transport sector as well. The Regulation sets the average CO2 emissions for new passenger cars at 130 g CO2/km by means of improvement in vehicle motor technology as measured in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 and its implementing measures. This Regulation will be complemented by additional measures corresponding to 10 g/km as part of the Community's integrated approach, so as to attain the EU's overall objective that the average new car fleet should achieve CO2 emissions of 120 g CO2/km. The average CO2 emissions target of 130 g CO2/km, to be attained by means of improvements in vehicle motor technology, must be achieved in 2012 by at least 70%, in 2013 by at least 80%, in 2014 by at least 90% and in 2015 by the entire new car fleet.
Amendment 68 #
2007/0297(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
Amendment 69 #
2007/0297(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18a (new)
Recital 18a (new)
(18a) In order to promote the market penetration of zero-emission and low- emission cars, each of these newly- registered vehicles should count as three and one and a half respectively for calculating average specific CO2 emissions, up to and including 2015;
Amendment 75 #
2007/0297(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) Manufacturers' compliance with the targets under this Regulation should be assessed at the Community level. Manufacturers whose average specific emissions of CO2 exceed those permitted under this Regulation should pay an excess emissions premium in respect of each calendar year from 2012 onwards. The premium should be modulated as a function of the extent to which manufacturers fail to comply with their target. It should increase over time. In order to provide a sufficient incentive to take measures to reduce specific emissions of CO2 from passenger cars, the premium should reflect technological costs. The amounts of the excess emissions premium should be considered as revenue for the budget of the European Union.
Amendment 80 #
2007/0297(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 3
Article 2 – paragraph 3
Amendment 82 #
2007/0297(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Definition of passenger cars: Vehicles designed and constructed for the carriage of passengers and comprising no more than eight seats in addition to the driver's seat. The type of bodywork that covers passenger cars, with codification according to Annex II, part C, item 1, of Directive 2007/46/EC: - AA Saloon - AB Hatchback (saloon with a hatch at the rear end of the vehicle) - AC Station wagon - AD Coupé - AE Convertible - AF Multi-purpose vehicle: Motor vehicle other than those mentioned in AA to AE. If such a vehicle meets both of the following conditions: 1) the number of seating positions, excluding the driver, is not more than six. A ”seating position” shall be regarded as existing if the vehicle is provided with ”accessible” seat anchorages. (Accessible shall mean those anchorages which can be used. In order to prevent anchorages from being accessible, the manufacturer shall physically obstruct their use, for example by welding over cover plates or by fitting similar permanent fixtures which cannot be removed by use of normally available tools), and 2) P – (M + N * 68) ≤ N * 68 where P = technically permissible maximum laden mass in kg M = mass in running order in kg (reference mass) N = number of seating positions excluding the driver, this vehicle is considered to be a passenger car.
Amendment 83 #
2007/0297(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1
Article 1
Subject matter, purpose and objectives This Regulation establishes CO2 emission performance requirements for new passenger cars in order to ensure proper functioning of the internal market and achieve the EU's overall objective that the average new car fleet should achieve CO2 emissions of 120 g CO2/kmof reducing CO2 emissions in the European Union, including in the transport sector. The Regulation sets the average CO2 emissions for new passenger cars at 130 g CO2/km by means of improvement in vehicle motor technology as measured in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 and its implementing measures. This Regulation will be complemented by additional measures corresponding to 10 g/km as part of the Community's integrated approach, in order to achieve the EU's overall objective that the average new car fleet should achieve CO2 emissions of 120 g CO2/km. The average emissions level of 130 g C02/km by means of improvement in vehicle motor technology must be achieved by at least 70% of vehicles by 2012, at least 80% by 2013, at least 90% by 2014 and by the whole fleet by 2015.
Amendment 89 #
2007/0297(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
(fa)'zero emission vehicle' or 'ZEV' means, in relation to a passenger car, a vehicle that produces no CO2 emissions when stationary or operating.
Amendment 92 #
2007/0297(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f b (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f b (new)
(fb) ‘low-emission vehicle’ means a vehicle with a CO2 emission level of less than 50 g/km.
Amendment 101 #
2007/0297(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 3
Article 2 – paragraph 3
Amendment 110 #
2007/0297(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point fa (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point fa (new)
(fa) 'zero emission vehicle' or 'ZEV' means a passenger car that produces no CO2 emissions when stationary or operating.
Amendment 112 #
2007/0297(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point fb (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point fb (new)
(fb) ‘Low-emission vehicle’ means a vehicle emitting less than 50g/km of CO2;
Amendment 122 #
2007/0297(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 4 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
For manufacturers which produce zero- emission vehicles, every new vehicle of this type registered over the period to 2015 shall be counted as three when average specific CO2 emissions are calculated.
Amendment 122 #
2007/0297(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1a (new)
For producers manufacturing zero- emission vehicles, each of these newly- registered vehicles should count as three for calculating average specific CO2 emissions, up to and including 2015.
Amendment 123 #
2007/0297(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – subparagraph 1 b (new)
Article 4 – subparagraph 1 b (new)
For manufacturers which produce low- emission vehicles, every new vehicle of this type registered over the period to 2015 inclusive shall be counted as one-and-a- half when average specific CO2 emissions are calculated.
Amendment 126 #
2007/0297(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1b (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1b (new)
For manufacturers which produce low- emission vehicles, every new vehicle of this type registered over the period to 2015 inclusive shall be counted as one-and-a- half when average specific CO2 emissions are calculated.
Amendment 149 #
2007/0297(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. The excess emissions premium shall be: (a) in relation to excess emissions in the calendar year 2012, 20 euros; (b) in relation to excess emissions in the calendar year 2013, 35 euros; (c) in relation to excess emissions in the calendar year 2014, 60 euros; and (d) in relation to excess emissions in the calendar year 2015 and subsequent calendar years, in relation to excess emissions as from 2012, 95 euros.
Amendment 167 #
2007/0297(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. The excess emissions premium shall be: (a) in relation to excess emissions in the calendar year 2012, 20 euros; (b) in relation to excess emissions in the calendar year 2013, 35 euros; (c) in relation to excess emissions in the calendar year 2014, 60 euros; and (d) in relation to excess emissions in the calendar year 2015 and subsequent calendar years, 95 eurosfor the period as from 2012 shall be EUR 95.
Amendment 27 #
2007/0295(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12
Article 12
1. After the completion of the relevant parts of the UN/ECE Particulate Measurement Programme, conducted under the auspices of the World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations, the Commission shall,and not later than 1 April 2009, the Commission shall, pursuant to Article 39(9) of Directive 2007/46/EC, but without lowering the level of environment protection within the Community: (a) introduce particle number based limit values, and if appropriate to specify the value of the admissible level of NO2 component in the NOx limit value; therein, in accordance with Article 39(29) of Directive 2007/46/EC; (b) adopt a measurement procedure for particle number. 2. The Commission shall establish correlation factors between the European transient cycle (ETC) and the European steady state cycle (ESC) as described in Directive 2005/55/EC, and the world-wide harmonised transient driving cycle (WHTC) and the world-wide harmonised steady state driving cycle (WHSC) and shall adapt the limit values accordingly, pursuant to Article 39(9) of Directive 2007/46/EC. 3. The Commission shall keep under review the procedures, tests and requirements referred to in Article 5(4) as well as the test cycles used to measure emissions. If the review finds that those procedures, tests, and requirements and test cycles are no longer adequate or no longer reflect actual world emissions, they shall be adapted pursuant to Article 39(9) of Directive 2007/46/EC so as to adequately reflect the emissions generated by real driving on the road. 3a. The Commission shall keep under review the test cycles used to measure emissions. If the review finds that those test cycles are no longer adequate or no longer reflect actual world emissions, the Commission shall submit to the European Parliament and the Council a proposal for amending the present Regulation. 4. The Commission shall keep under review the pollutants listed in point 2 of Article 3. If the Commission concludes that it is appropriate to regulate the emissions of additional pollutants, it shall amend this Regulation accordingly. submit to the European Parliament and the Council a proposal for amending the present Regulation.
Amendment 3 #
2007/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) In future, hydrogen-powered vehicles should be vehicles propelled by pure hydrogen produced as far as possible from renewable energies. Use of a mixture of hydrogen and natural gas to propel vehicles must be no more than a transitional technology.
Amendment 4 #
2007/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 b (new)
Recital 7 b (new)
(7b) Hydrogen-powered vehicles can succeed on the market only if there is an adequate, standardised filling-station infrastructure in Europe. The Commission should examine suitable measures for supporting a standardised filling system for a Europe-wide filling- station network for hydrogen-powered vehicles.
Amendment 47 #
2006/0304(COD)
Recital 16
(16) Aviation has an impact on the global climate through releases of carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxides, water vapour and sulphate and soot particles. The IPCC has estimated that the total impact of aviation is currently two to four times higher than the effect of its past carbon dioxide emissions alone. Recent Community research indicates that the total impact of aviation could be around two times higher than the impact of carbon dioxide alone. However, none of these estimates takes into account the highly uncertain cirrus cloud effects. In accordance with Article 174(2) of the Treaty, Community environment policy is to be based on the precautionary principle. Pending scientific progress, all impacts of aviation should be addressed to the extent possible. Emissions of nitrogen oxides will be addressed in other legislation to be proposed by the Commission in 2008. (16) Aviation has an impact on the global climate through releases of carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxides, water vapour and sulphate and soot particles. The IPCC has estimated that the total impact of aviation is currently two to four times higher than the effect of its past carbon dioxide emissions alone. Recent Community research indicates that the total impact of aviation could be around two times higher than the impact of carbon dioxide alone. However, none of these estimates takes into account the highly uncertain cirrus cloud effects. In accordance with Article 174(2) of the Treaty, Community environment policy must be based on the precautionary principle and therefore all impacts of aviation should be addressed to the extent possible. Air traffic management authorities should apply effective measures in order to avoid the formation of contrails and cirrus clouds through changes in flight patterns, namely by ensuring that flights will avoid passing through areas where due to specific atmospheric conditions the formation of such clouds is foreseen. In addition, they should strongly promote research on the formation of contrails and cirrus clouds including effective mitigation measures (e.g. fuel, engines, air traffic management) that do not adversely affect other environmental goals. Pending other legislation to be proposed by the Commission focusing specifically on the problem of nitrogen oxide emissions in aviation, a multiplier should be applied to every tonne of CO2 emitted.
Amendment 56 #
2006/0304(COD)
Article 1 - point 4
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 3c - paragraph 1
Article 3c - paragraph 1
1. For the period from 1 January 20121 to 31 December 2012, the total quantity of allowances to be allocated to aircraft operators shall be equivalent to 1090% of the historical aviation emissions per year.
Amendment 59 #
2006/0304(COD)
Article 1 - point 4
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 3c - paragraph 2
Article 3c - paragraph 2
2. For the period referred to in Article 11(2) beginning on 1 January 2013, and, in the absence of any amendments following the review referred to in Article 30(4), for each subsequent period, the total quantity of allowances toThe quantity of allowances issued each year starting in 2013 shall decrease in a linear manner beginning from the value established in paragraph 1. The quantity shall decrease bey allocated to aircraft operators shall be equivalent to 100% of the historical aviation emissions multiplied by the number of years in the period linear factor of X% per year, in line with the revision of the EU’s emissions trading system.
Amendment 61 #
2006/0304(COD)
Article 1 - point 4
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 3d - paragraph 1
Article 3d - paragraph 1
1. In the period referred to in Article 3(c)1, 1025% of allowances shall be auctioned.
Amendment 65 #
2006/0304(COD)
Article 1 - point 4
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 3d - paragraph 2
Article 3d - paragraph 2
2. For subsequent periods, the percentage to be auctioned as referred to in paragraph 1 mayshall be increased as part of the general review of this Directive. , according to the maximum level of auctioning in other sectors. Or. de (Amendments 75 and 87 at first reading)
Amendment 72 #
2006/0304(COD)
Article 1 - point 10
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 12 - paragraph 2a a (new)
Article 12 - paragraph 2a a (new)
Amendment 78 #
2006/0304(COD)
Annex I - point 1 - point (b)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Annex I - paragraph 2 - new subparagraph
Annex I - paragraph 2 - new subparagraph
“For the yerom 1 January 20121, all flights which arrive at or depart from an aerodromeirport situated in the territory of a Member State to which the Treaty applies shall be included.”; , taking into account the special situation of the flights between ultra-peripheral regions and the European Continental zone.”. Or. de (Amendment 78 from first reading)
Amendment 29 #
2005/0283(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1
Article 1
Subject matter Subject matter and aim The aim of this Directive shall be to support and develop the market for environmentally friendly and energy efficient vehicles. The inclusion of actual operational lifetime costs, including environmental costs, in public procurement procedures shall be one means of achieving that aim. This Directive requires the inclusion of operational lifetime costs of energy consumption, CO2 emissions, and pollutant emissions as award criteria in the procurement of road transport vehicles, by contracting authorities or contracting entities within the meaning of Directives 2004/17/EC and 2004/18/EC or as criteria for the purchase of such vehicles by operators under contract, licence, permit or authorisation granted by public authorities, in order to promote clean and energy efficient vehicles.
Amendment 54 #
2005/0283(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 a (new)
Article 3 a (new)
Article 3a Transparency Notwithstanding the provisions of Directives 2004/17/EC and 2004/18/EC, Member States shall ensure that, pursuant to Article 3, all the actors listed in Article 2 shall make available, on request, information about energy and environmental costs for each bid received.