BETA

2 Amendments of Adina VĂLEAN related to 2018/2046(BUD)

Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Acknowledges that the posts authorised under the 2019 draft budget for ECHA are to increase by three; points out that such increase is intended to bring ECHA’s biocide resources closer to the level originally foreseen and to make up for resources lacking in 2018; notes however that ECHA has been assigned additional tasks under the revised Waste Framework Directive1a for which no posts or funding is currently scheduled in the 2019 draft budget; notes furthermore that new tasks for ECHA are also foreseen in the pending recast of Regulation (EC) No 850/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on persistent organic pollutants1b and in the EU Poison Centre regime, and calls for sufficient resources to be made available for ECHA to undertake those new activities; _________________ 1a Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste and repealing certain Directives (OJ L 312, 22.11.2008, p. 3), as recently amended by Directive (EU) 2018/851 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 (OJ L 150, 14.6.2018, p. 109). 1bRegulation (EC) No 850/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on persistent organic pollutants and amending Directive 79/117/EEC (OJ L 158, 30.4.2004, p. 7).
2018/07/11
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Highlights that in addition to a significant increase in existing tasks, the EEA has been assigned with new responsibilities which result in an increase in EEA's financial and staff needs, while respecting the objectives of staff reduction and budget stabilisation; stresses that without an increase in the establishment table, there is a risk of substantial disruption in the EEA’s ability to support environmental policy development and implementation at Union and national level;
2018/07/11
Committee: ENVI