181 Amendments of Magor Imre CSIBI
Amendment 6 #
2008/2306(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. Whereas it is necessary to improve the scientific assessment of the risks associated with cultivating GM crops, in order to take account of the environmental effects including long-term ones and specific characteristics of the ecosystems/environment and geographical areas hosting such crops,
Amendment 31 #
2008/2306(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. Whereas, according to a Special Eurobarometer survey, published in March 2008, 58 % of the total European population is opposed to the use of GMOs in farming while 21 % support their useFebruary 2006, 62% of Europeans are worried about GMOs in food and drinks, while in March 2008 another Special Eurobarometer survey found that 58 % of the total European population is opposed to the use of GMOs in farming while 21 % support their use, which is a reduction compared to the 2005 Special Eurobarometer which found that 25% of Europeans supported the use of GMOs,
Amendment 37 #
2008/2306(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. Whereas GMOs, notably their cultivation, give rise to discussion and questions within society as well as among the scientific community; whereas GMOs are often perceived by society in a very emotional way not necessarily based on scientific ground regarding the possible impacts of GM crops on health, the environment and ecosystems,
Amendment 40 #
2008/2306(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. Whereas it is necessary to ensure that scientific risk assessment associated with cultivating GM crops addresses long term impacts on the environment, as laid down in the EC legal framework on GMOs,
Amendment 56 #
2008/2306(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
Ja. Whereas the cultivation of GMOs leads to changes in agricultural practices,
Amendment 61 #
2008/2306(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J b (new)
Recital J b (new)
Jb. Whereas tests on GM plants grown in open fields for the purposes of environmental risk assessment are carried out over a few hectares, whereas a GM crop which has been given a marketing authorisation may potentially be cultivated over thousands of hectares. This increase in scale may produce harmful effects which cannot be predicted on the basis of experimental studies or assessments which, as a matter of necessity, are carried out on a smaller scale,
Amendment 66 #
2008/2306(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J c (new)
Recital J c (new)
Jc. Whereas scientific expertise at European level must be improved in order to supplement and extend its scope and make it more balanced and multidisciplinary, so that greater account can be taken of the diversity of related agronomic and ecological issues within the European Union,
Amendment 67 #
2008/2306(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J d (new)
Recital J d (new)
Jd. Whereas it is necessary to look for improvement of the implementation of the EU legal framework in order to better meet the objectives of the EC legislation,
Amendment 72 #
2008/2306(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the need to increase transparency at European level and national level, especially regarding the environment and health dimensions, in order to improve citizens' confideknowledge conce rning the authorisation procedure;
Amendment 83 #
2008/2306(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Proposes that GMOs or GMO products containing seeds shall not be authorised, if the species’ centre of origin or centre of diversity is in European regions, as the modified gene can escape and spread into other native species;
Amendment 91 #
2008/2306(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines the need for further harmoniszation of practices and methods of assessing the environmental risks of GMOs, especially as, under Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003, the environmental evaluation is not centralised but delegated by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) to a Member Statewhile ensuring that each GM crop should be analysed on a case-by-case basis taking account of the characteristics of ecosystems/environments and of the specific geographical areas in which GM crops may be cultivated in accordance with existing legislation;
Amendment 100 #
2008/2306(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses the need to further develop environmental risk assessment, in particular regarding the impact on non- target species, the potential long-term effects as well as the potential consequences of the changes in the use of herbicides caused by herbicide-tolerant genetically modified plants; underlines that the environmental risk assessment shall cover all nine EU biogeographical regions defined in the Habitats Directive 92/43/EEC;
Amendment 112 #
2008/2306(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the ongoing revision of the EFSA's guidelines on environmental evaluation requested by the Commission; stresses that these guidelines must respect the criteria contained in the annexes of Directive 2001/18/EC; emphasises the importance of taking into account the above- mentioned aspects within the framework of this revision;
Amendment 120 #
2008/2306(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Emphasises that Member States and the Commission should ensure that systematic and independent research on the potential risks involved in the deliberate release or the placing on the market of GMOs is conducted; and that independent researchers should be given access to all relevant material, while respecting intellectual property rights,
Amendment 123 #
2008/2306(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Urges the Commission to ensure that EFSA fulfils its legal requirement to address differences in scientific opinions and to acknowledge uncertainties, as stated in Article 30 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002;
Amendment 129 #
2008/2306(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Recognizes that the current risk assessments do not specifically address the EU biogeographic regions, urges the Commission to ensure that the new guidelines guarantee case-by-case examination of the environmental impacts of GMOs on all biogeographic regions of the EU;
Amendment 132 #
2008/2306(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 d (new)
Paragraph 8 d (new)
8d. Invites the EFSA and the Member States to pursue the formation of an extensive network of European scientific organisations representing all disciplines including those related to ecological issues with the assessment of risks associated with the cultivation or use of GM crops in food and feedingstuffs in accordance with Article 36 of Regulation No 178/2002;
Amendment 137 #
2008/2306(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 e (new)
Paragraph 8 e (new)
8e. Underlines that environmental risk assessments need to be carried out and/or reviewed by experts with the necessary environmental and ecological expertise to do such studies;
Amendment 139 #
2008/2306(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses the importance of taking into account socio-economic considerations into the risk management process, such as potential benefits or disadvantages for farmers, for consumers, for the society in general, for European agriculture and for the different economic sectors (such as food);over the medium and long term.
Amendment 145 #
2008/2306(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Recognises that the cultivation of GM crops leads to several adverse socio- economic effects such as changes in agricultural practices, impacts on social networks, loss of traditional farming knowledge, costs to prevent contamination and thus these “legitimate factors” that must be considered during the authorisation of GMOs;
Amendment 160 #
2008/2306(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Urges the Commission to complete the regulation (EC) n° 1829/2003 concerning the non-GMOs labelling possibility proposing an harmonised GM Free labelling scheme; underlines the need of an harmonisation of this labelling to avoid competition distortions, some members states having already regulation on it, some other have not; invites the members states to facilitate the free GMs labelling in view of allowing consumers to make better informed choices;
Amendment 166 #
2008/2306(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Transparency and information flows must be granted also to independent experts, which will be able to use this information to check GMOs independently;
Amendment 181 #
2008/2306(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls on member states and the Commission to put in place legally binding strict liability legislation that covers cases of GMO contamination and other negative effects, to ensure that the polluter pays;
Amendment 197 #
2008/2306(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Takes the view that those thresholds should be set at the lowest possible level in order to guarantee freedom of choice to producers and consumers of conventional, organic and GM products;
Amendment 206 #
2008/2306(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Underlines the need to take full account of the specific regional and local characteristics of the Member States, particularly ecosystems / environments and specific geographical areas of particular value in terms of biodiversity and particular agricultural practices;
Amendment 217 #
2008/2306(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Stresses that, in the addition to those possibilities, and in accordance with Community law, which includes the precautionary principle, Member States must bare allowed the right to prohibit completely the cultivation of GMOs, in restricted geographicalgions with specific agronomical and environmental characteristics, including small isolated areas, for instance in sites belonging to the Natura 2000 network;
Amendment 224 #
2008/2306(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Stresses that areas where products are labelled with Protected Designation of Origin (PDO), Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) and Traditional Speciality Guaranteed (TSG) indications are grown should be treated as regions with specific agronomical characteristics, where Member States should be allowed the right to prohibit completely the cultivation of GMOs;
Amendment 226 #
2008/2306(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 b (new)
Paragraph 26 b (new)
26b. Points out that according to current legislation each authorisation must specify what the GMO can be used for and in which biogeographical zones it may be released;
Amendment 3 #
2008/2210(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission to define wilderness; the definition should address aspects such as ecosystem services, conservation value, climate change, sustainable use;
Amendment 4 #
2008/2210(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to mandate the EEA and other relevant European bodies to map Europe's last wilderness areas, in order to ascertain the current distribution and cover of still-untouched areas, level of biodiversity of different areas and cover of still-untouched areas as well as areas where human activities are minimal (divided into major habitats types: forest, freshwater and marine wilderness areas);
Amendment 5 #
2008/2210(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to undertake a study on the value and benefits of wilderness protection; the study should particularly address the issues of ecosystem services and the level of biodiversity of wilderness areas;
Amendment 10 #
2008/2210(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to develop an EU wilderness strategy complementary to other existing instruments;
Amendment 12 #
2008/2210(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to develop wilderness areas; stresses the need to provide special funding for reducing fragmentation, careful management of re-wilding areas, development of compensation mechanisms and programmes, raising awareness, building understanding, tourism packages, measuring and improving management effectiveness;
Amendment 15 #
2008/2210(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Member States to launch and support information campaigns to raise awareness among the general public about wilderness and its significance and to cultivate perception that biodiversity protection can be compatible with economic growth and jobs;
Amendment 20 #
2008/2210(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
Amendment 28 #
2008/2210(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission and Member States to better protect wilderness areas by implementing the Birds and Habitats Directives and the Water, the Water Framework Directive and the Marine Strategy Framework Directive in a more effective and more consistent way, with better financing, to avoid the destruction of these areas by harmful developments;
Amendment 32 #
2008/2210(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission to develop guidelines on how to protect, manage, monitor and finance wilderness areas under the Natura 2000 network, especially with regard to upcoming challenges such as climate change, illegal logging and increasing demand for goods;
Amendment 37 #
2008/2210(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission to ensure that the Natura 2000 network will be strengthened further to become a coherent and functioning ecological network in which wilderness areas have a central place; stresses the need for coherent policies in sectors such as common agricultural policy, transport, energy, budget in order not to undermine the conservation objectives of Natura 2000;
Amendment 38 #
2008/2210(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Wilderness and climate change 15a. Calls on the Commission to monitor and assess the impact of climate change on wilderness;
Amendment 39 #
2008/2210(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to set wilderness conservation as a priority in their strategy to address climate change;
Amendment 40 #
2008/2210(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 c (new)
Paragraph 15 c (new)
15c. Calls on the Commission, in the context of climate change, to undertake research and provide guidance as to when and how human intervention can manage wilderness in order to preserve it;
Amendment 15 #
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 21 #
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 CO2 release free and is very effective in combating obesity and diseases linked to a lack of physical activity;
Amendment 33 #
2008/2041(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the European Commission to promote investments in research and pilot projects for energy efficient, environmentally friendly transport means and intelligent transport systems; encourages the removal of technical barriers to the take up of green intelligent transport systems through standardisation and interoperability of systems;
Amendment 35 #
2008/2041(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the European Commission to ensure the compatibility of its policy priorities of sustainable urban transport and CO2 emission reduction with the way the Structural and Cohesion Funds are spent; calls for a shift in focus in the allocation of the Structural and Cohesion Funds so as to have more funds available for the promotion of sustainable transport means;
Amendment 36 #
2008/2041(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Calls on the European Commission to integrate environmental requirements into the allocation of regional funds for urban mobility projects;
Amendment 42 #
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 whenever the air quality norms are exceeded on their territory.and in setting up Green Zones, known as areas clear of pollution and congestion; calls on the European Commission to provide guidance on the definition of Green Zones in cities, based on EU standard signposting for Green Zones and harmonised labelling for clean vehicles;
Amendment 43 #
2008/2041(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Emphasises that the efficiency of urban Green Zones depends on the cross- border enforcement of rules governing these zones; calls on the European Commission to take action to facilitate cross-border enforcement of traffic penalties, including decriminalised offences, in order to be able to trace foreign vehicles entering these zones illegally;
Amendment 49 #
2008/2041(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Stresses the fact that the urban Green Zones should not become new frontiers limiting the mobility of citizens and goods; in this sense, calls on the Commission to draw up guidelines on the ways the Green Zones can remain accessible to mobility; as a first step, calls on the European Commission to set up a European website providing information on the rules governing the different urban Green Zones across Europe and the ways to access these zones;
Amendment 55 #
2008/0198(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Illegal logging, in combination with institutional and governance deficiencies in the forest sector of a significant number of timber-producing countries, is a pervasive problem of major international concern. Itllegal logging poses a significant threat to forests as it contributes to the process of deforestation and forest degradation, which is responsible for about 20% of CO2 emissions, threatens biodiversity, and undermines sustainable forest management and development. In addition, it also has social, political and economic implications, often undermining progress towards good governance goals.
Amendment 57 #
2008/0198(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) The Community and the Member States have legally and politically committed themselves to the conservation and sustainable use of the earth’s resources, combating illegal logging and related trade and corruption, as well as sustainable forest management, poverty alleviation and the protection of the rights of indigenous peoples, and local and forest-dependent communities. This Regulation should contribute to the fulfilment of these obligations and commitments, including those contained in: (a) the Convention on Biological Diversity of 1992 (CBD); (b) the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora of 1973 (CITES); (c) the International Tropical Timber Agreements (ITTA) of 1983, 1994 and 2006; (d) the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change of 2002 (UNFCCC); (e) the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification of 1994; (f) the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development of 1992; (g) the Johannesburg Declaration and Plan of Implementation as adopted by the World Summit on Sustainable Development on 4 September 2002; (h) the proposals for action of the Intergovernmental Panel on Forests/International Forum on Forests; (i) the UNCED non-legally binding authoritative statement of principles for a Global Consensus on the Management, Conservation and Sustainable Development of All Types of Forests of 1992; (j) Agenda 21 as adopted by the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in June 1992; (k) the United Nations General Assembly Special Session (Ungass) resolution ‘Programme for the further implementation of Agenda 21’ of 1997; (l) the Millennium Declaration of 2000; (m) the World Charter for Nature of 1982; (n) the Declaration of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment of 1972; (o) the 1972 Action Plan for Human Environment, the proposals of the Intergovernmental Panel on Forests endorsed by the United Nations General Assembly in its 1997 Special Session; (p) the United Nations Forum on Forests, Resolution 4/2; (r) the Convention on European Wildlife and Habitats of 1979; (s) the UN Convention against Corruption (UNCAC), ratified by the EC in 2005 and a majority of EU Member States.
Amendment 62 #
2008/0198(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Given the major scale and urgency of the problem, it is necessary to actively support the fight against illegal logging and related trade, to reduce the Community’s impact on forest ecosystems, to complement and strengthen the VPA initiative and to improve synergies between policies aiming at poverty reduction, the conservation of forests and the achievement of a high level of environmental protection, including combating climate change and biodiversity loss.
Amendment 65 #
2008/0198(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) In the absence of an internationally agreed definition the legislation of the country where the timber was harvested should be the primary basis to define what constitutes illegal logging. The application of legality standards should involve further consideration of international standards and contribute to the implementation of international commitments, principles and recommendations including those concerning mitigation of climate change, reduction of biodiversity loss, alleviation of poverty, promotion of good governance, tackling natural resource-related corruption, reduction of desertification and the protection and promotion of the rights of indigenous peoples, and local and forest-dependent communities.
Amendment 78 #
2008/0198(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) The timber sector is of major importance for the economy of the Community. Organisations of operators are important elements of the sector as they represent the interests of the latter at a large scale and interact with a diverse range of stakeholders. Organisations also have the expertise and capacity to analyse relevant legislation and facilitate the compliance of members, provided they do not use this competence with a view to dominate on the market. In order to facilitate the implementation of this Regulation and to contribute to the development of good practices, it is appropriate to recognise organisations which have developed suitable and effective requirements for the realisation of the due diligence systems. A list of such recognised organisations will be made public and will enable the recognition of the monitoring organisations included therein by all Member States competent authorities.
Amendment 82 #
2008/0198(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) CEU inspectors and Member States’ competent authorities should monitor that the operators fulfil the obligations laid down in this Regulation. For that purpose theEU inspectors and Member States’ competent authorities should carry out official checks, including field audits, and require operators to take corrective measures where necessary.
Amendment 84 #
2008/0198(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) CEU inspectors and competent authorities should keep records of the checks and make a summary publicly available in accordance with Directive 2003/4/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 January 2003 on public access to environmental information.
Amendment 93 #
2008/0198(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1
Article 1
1. This Regulation lays down the obligations of operators who place or make available timber and timber products on the market. Operators shall ensure that only legally harvested timber and timber products are made available on the market. Operators who place timber and timber products on the market shall use a due diligence system. 2. This Regulation lays down the following principles: (a) that preventive action shall be taken; (b) that the measures contained in this Regulation shall contribute to sustainable development (c) that timber shall be legally harvested; (d) that all supply chain actors share responsibility for eliminating the risk that a particular product is made from illegally harvested timber in accordance with the provisions of Article 2; 3. The aim of this Regulation is to halt the trade in illegally harvested timber and products made from such timber in the EU and to contribute to stopping deforestation and forest degradation and related carbon emissions and biodiversity loss globally while promoting sustainable economic growth, sustainable human development and respect for indigenous and local peoples.
Amendment 107 #
2008/0198(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point e
Article 2 – point e
(e) ‘risk management’ means a set of measures and procedures carried out by operators in order to minimise the risk of placing illegally harvested timber and timber products on the market;the systematic identification of risk and the implementation of all measures necessary for limiting exposure to risk. This includes activities such as collecting data and information, analysing and assessing risk, prescribing and taking action, and regular monitoring and review of the process and its outcomes, based on international, Community or national sources or strategies.
Amendment 113 #
2008/0198(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point h
Article 2 – point h
(h) ‘monitoring organisation’ means a legal entity or a membership-based association or a federation thatthat has appropriate expertise, has demonstrated legal and financial independence from the operators it certifies, and has the legal capacity to monitor and ensure the application of due diligence systems by the operators certified as making use of such systems.
Amendment 124 #
2008/0198(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Operators who make timber and timber products available on the market shall, throughout the supply chain: (i) label timber and timber products to provide information on the name of the species, the country of origin and the forest and where feasible, concession of origin; (ii) be able to identify the operator who has supplied the timber and timber products, and the operator to whom the timber and timber products have been supplied;
Amendment 147 #
2008/0198(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. Competent authorities shallThe Commission shall, in accordance with the regulatory procedure referred to in Article 11(2a), recognise monitoring organisations which apply for such recognition, if the monitoring organisation complies with the following requirements:
Amendment 149 #
2008/0198(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) it has appropriate expertise;
Amendment 153 #
2008/0198(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a b (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a b (new)
(ab) it is legally and financially independent from the operators it certifies;
Amendment 155 #
2008/0198(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) it takes appropriate disciplinary measures against any certified operator who fails to comply with the due diligence system of the monitoring organisation; disciplinary measures shall include reporting the matter to the relevant national competent authority.
Amendment 158 #
2008/0198(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) it has rules providing for the following: (i) its members or operators certified by the monitoring organisation to be bound to use its due diligence systems; (ii) scrutiny of the monitoring organisation by its members or operators using its system.
Amendment 166 #
2008/0198(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 185 #
2008/0198(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Checks shall be carried out, in any case, where: (a) the competent authority of the Member State has grounds to question compliance with the requirements of this Regulation regarding the placing on the market of timber or timber products by an operator; or (b) the competent authority of the Member State is in possession of information that questions compliance by the operator with the requirements for due diligence systems set out in this Regulation.
Amendment 192 #
2008/0198(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 a (new)
Article 12 a (new)
Amendment 193 #
2008/0198(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13
Article 13
The Member States shall lay down the rules on penalties applicable to infringements of the provisions of this Regulation and shall take all measures necessary to ensure that they are implemented. The penalties provided for must be effective, proportionate and dissuasive. The Member States shall notify those provisions to the Commission by 31 December 20XX and shall notify it without delay of, which may include, inter alia: (i) financial penalties reflecting: - the degree of environmental damage - the value of the timber products; - the tax losses and economic damage occasioned by the infringement; (ii) seizure of timber and timber products; (iii) temporary prohibition from marketing timber and timber products. (iv) Member States may also, or alternatively, use effective, proportionate and dissuasive criminal sanctions; Financial penalties shall represent at least five times the value of the timber products obtained by committing a serious infringement. In case of a repeated serious infringement within a five year period, the financial penalties shall gradually increase up to at least ten times the value of the timber products obtained by committing a serious infringement. Without prejudice to other provisions laid down in Community law, pertaining to public funds, Member States shall not grant any spubsequent amendment affecting them. lic aid under national aid regimes or under Community funds to operators convicted of a serious infringement of this Regulation, until corrective measures have been taken and effective, proportionate and dissuasive penalties have been applied.
Amendment 199 #
2008/0198(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. In preparing the report referred to in paragraph (2), the Commission shall have regard to the progress made in respect of the conclusion and operation of the FLEGT Voluntary Partnership Agreements adopted pursuant to Regulation No 2173/2005. The Commission shall consider whether any revisions of this Regulation are required in the light of experience of the operation of the FLEGT VPAs and their effectiveness in addressing the problem of illegal timber.
Amendment 112 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1
Article 1
This Directive establishes a general framework for the provision of safe, high quality and efficient cross-border healthcare and aims to encourage cooperation between Member States on cross-border healthcare.
Amendment 208 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. In so far as it is necessary to facilitate the provision of cross-border healthcare and taking as a basis a high level of protection of health, the Commission, in cooperation with the Member States, shall develop guidelines to facilitate the implementation of paragraph 1. These guidelines will support Member States in defining clear quality and safety criteria for healthcare provided on their territory.
Amendment 220 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. Subject to the provisions of this Directive, in particular Articles 7, 8 and 9, the Member State of affiliation shall ensure that insured persons travelling to another Member State with the purpose of receiving healthcare there or seeking to receive healthcare provided in another Member State, will not be prevented from receiving healthcare provided in another Member State where the treatment in question is among the benefits provided for by the legislation of the Member State of affiliation to which the insured person is entitled. The Member States of affiliation shall put in place coherent mechanisms, through, for example, bilateral cooperation agreements, to pay healthcare providers in the Member State of treatment for costs that would have been paid for by its statutory social security system, had the same or similar healthcare been provided in its territory. The Member State of affiliation shall reimburse the costs to the insured person, which would have been paid for by its statutory social security system had the same or similar healthcare been provided in its territory. In any event, it is for the Member State of affiliation to determine the healthcare that is paid for regardless of where it is provided.
Amendment 221 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. The costs of healthcare provided in another Member State shall be reimbursewhich has, for example, a bilateral cooperation agreement with the Member State of affiliation shall be paid by the Member State of affiliation in accordance with the provisions of this Directive up to the level of costs that would have been assumed had the same or similar healthcare been provided in the Member State of affiliation, without exceeding the actual costs of healthcare received.
Amendment 322 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. The Member States of affiliation shall ensure that there are mechanisms in place to provide patients on request with information on receiving healthcare in another Member State, and the terms and conditions that would apply, inter alia, whenever harm is caused as a result of healthcare received in another Member State. Patients' organisations should be involved in cooperating with competent national authorities in the process of providing and disseminating information to patients.
Amendment 331 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall designate national contact points for cross-border healthcare and communicate their names and contact details to the Commission. These national contact points should be established in an efficient and transparent way. The information about their existence should be appropriately disseminated across Member States, so that patients have an easy access to the information.
Amendment 333 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. The national contact point in the Member State of affiliation shall, in close cooperation with other competent national authorities, and with national contact points in other Member States, in particular in the Member State of treatment, with patients’ organisations and with the Commission:
Amendment 153 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
Amendment 201 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 3
Article 1 – paragraph 3
3. This Regulation applies to all stages of the food chain, where the activities of food businesses concern the provision of food information to consumers. It shall apply to all foods intended for the final consumer, including foods delivered by mass caterers and foods intended for supply to mass caterers. Enterprises with less than 10 employees and an annual turnover or a balance sheet total of less than EUR 2 million shall be excluded from the scope of this Regulation.
Amendment 249 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point iii
Amendment 265 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. Food business operators, within the business under their control, shall not modify the information accompanying a food if such modification would mislead the final consumer or otherwise reduce the level of consumer protection, particularly with regard to health and their possibilities to make informed choices.
Amendment 272 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 5
Article 8 – paragraph 5
5. Food business operators within the business under their control shall ensure that information relating to non-prepacked food shall be transmitted to the operator receiving the food in order to enable, where appropriate, the provision of the mandatory food information specified in Article 9(1) points (a) to (cd), (f) and (fg) to the final consumer.
Amendment 276 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2
Notwithstanding subparagraph 1, food business operators shall ensure that the particulars referred to in Article 9(1) (a), (f), (g) and (h) also appear on the external packaging in which the food is presented for marketing.
Amendment 304 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Amendment 313 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 - paragraph 2
Article 10 - paragraph 2
Amendment 343 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 - paragraph 1
Article 14 - paragraph 1
1. Without prejudice to specific Community legislation applicable to particular foods as regards to the requirements referred to in Article 9(1)(a) to (k), when appearing on the package or on the label attached thereto, the mandatory particulars listed in Article 9(1) shall be printed on the package or on the label in characters of a font size of at least 3 mm and shall be presented in a way so as to ensure a significant contrast between the prsuch a way as to ensure that they are clearly legible. Working with representatives of the relevant interest groups, the European Commission shall draw up binding rules governing the legibility of food information for consumers, before the entry into force of the legislation. Those measures designed to amend nonessential elements of this Regulation by supplementing it shall be adopted int and backgroundccordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 49(3).
Amendment 408 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 - point (e)
Article 20 - point (e)
(e) wine as defined in Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999defined in Council regulations (EC) No 1493/1999 to aromatised wine- based drinks and aromatised wine- product cocktails, as defined in Council Regulation (EC) no 1601/1991, fruit wine as indicated in Annex VII C.2 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999, cider, perry and mead, all the aforementioned whether aromatised or not, beer, and spirits as defined in Aarticle 2(1) of Regulation (EC) No. […] of […] of the European Parliament and of the Council on the definition, description, presentation, labelling and the protection of geographical indications of spirit drinks and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 1576/89. To avoid discrimination of fruit wines, aromatised wines, cider, perry and mead, whether aromatised or not, which are fermented alcoholic beverages as wines and beers.Or. en Justification co
Amendment 416 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22- paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 22- paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. Any ingredient listed in Annex II or any substance originating from an ingredient listed in that Annex, subject to the exceptions thereof provided for in that Annex, shall be indicated on the label with a precise reference to the name of the ingredient or the substance causing allergies or intolerances.
Amendment 436 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 26 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 483 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 2 – letter g a (new) - g b (new)
Article 29 – paragraph 2 – letter g a (new) - g b (new)
(ga) cholesterol; (gb) sodium;
Amendment 486 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 3
Article 29 – paragraph 3
3. The declaration of the amount of substances which belong to or are components of one of the categories of nutrients referred to in paragraph 2 shall be required where a nutrition and/or health claim is made, in respect of them.
Amendment 487 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 4
Article 29 – paragraph 4
Amendment 490 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 - paragraph 2
Article 30 - paragraph 2
2. Conversion factors for the vitamins and minerals mentioned in point 1 of Part A of Annex XI, in order to calculate more precisely their content in foods, mayshall be set and included in Annex XII by the Commission. Those measures designed to amend non-essential elements of this Regulation by supplementing it shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 49(3).
Amendment 581 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 - paragraph 6
Article 34 - paragraph 6
Amendment 601 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 - paragraph 3
Article 35 - paragraph 3
3. Where the country of origin or the place of provenance of the food is not the same as the one of its primarysignificant ingredient(s), the country of origin or place of provenance of those ingredient(s) shall also be given.
Amendment 611 #
Amendment 621 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 1
Article 39 – paragraph 1
Member States may adopt measures derogating from Article 9(1) and Article 10(2) in the case of milk and milk products, fermented milk and cream, to which no ingredient other than lactic product and micro-organism cultures essential to manufacture, have been added, presented in grlass bottles intended for reuse.
Amendment 635 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Chapter VII
Chapter VII
Amendment 646 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 53
Article 53
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. Article 14(1) shall apply from [the first day of the month 3 years after the entry into force]. Articles 29 to 34 shall apply from [the first day of the month 3 years after the entry into force] except in the case of foods labelled by food business operators with, on the date of entry into force, less than 150 employees and whose annual turnover and/or annual balance sheet total does not exceed EUR 2 million where they shall apply [the first day of the month 5 years after the entry into force]. Food placed on the market prior to the date of application of this Regulation which do not comply with this regulation may be marketed until all stocks have been exhausted. Article 17(1) shall apply from [the first day of the month 15 years after the entry into force].
Amendment 653 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 8
Annex I – point 8
8. ‘sugars’ means all monosaccharides and disaccharides present in food, but excludes polyols and isomaltulose;
Amendment 685 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – indent 3
Annex IV – indent 3
- natural mineral waters or other waters intended for human consumption, including those where the only added ingredients are carbon dioxide and/or flavourings;
Amendment 687 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – indent 4
Annex IV – indent 4
- a herbs, a spice ors, seasonings and mixtures thereof;
Amendment 689 #
Amendment 718 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VIII – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Annex VIII – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
5. Where a solid food is presented in a liquid medium, the drained net weight at the moment of the packing of the food shall also be indicated.
Amendment 738 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex XI – part B
Annex XI – part B
PART B – REFERENCE INTAKES FOR ENERGY AND SELECTED NUTRIENTS OTHER THAN VITAMINS AND MINERALS (ADULTS) Energy or Reference Intake nutrient Energy 8400 kJ (2000 (2000 kcal) kcal) Total fat 70 g Saturates 20 g Carbohydrate 230 g Sugars 90 g Salt 6g
Amendment 740 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex XII – table
Annex XII – table
- carbohydrate 4 kcal/g —17 kJ/g (except polyols) - polyols 2,4 kcal/g —10 kJ/g - protein 4 kcal/g —17 kJ/g - fat 9 kcal/g —37 kJ/g - salatrims 6 kcal/g — 25 kJ/g - alcohol 7 kcal/g —29 kJ/g (ethanol) - organic acid 3 kcal/g — 13 kJ/g
Amendment 743 #
Amendment 747 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex XIII – part C – table
Annex XIII – part C – table
energy kJ and kcal fat g of which of which - saturates g - trans fats g - mono- g unsaturates - polyunsaturates g carbohydrate g of which of which - sugars g - polyols g - starch g fibre g protein g salt g sodium g of which - salt g cholesterol mg vitamins and the units specified minerals in point 1 of Part A of Annex XI A of Annex XI
Amendment 75 #
2008/0014(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1
Article 1
This Decision lays down rules on the determination of the contribution of Member States to meeting the greenhouse gas emission reduction commitment of the Community from 2013 to 2020 for greenhouse gas emissions from sources not covered under Directive 2003/87/EC, and for the evaluation thereof.
Amendment 78 #
2008/0014(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 2
Article 2 – paragraph 2
In addition,‘greenhouse gas emissions’ means the emission of carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs) and sulphur hexafluoride (SF6) from sources, expressed in terms of carbon dioxide equivalent, as determined pursuant to Directive 2003/87/ECthe methodologies for estimating the emissions by sources and removals by sinks regulated by the Kyoto Protocol.
Amendment 85 #
2008/0014(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. Until a future international agreement on climate change has been concluded by the Community leading to emission reductions exceeding those required pursuant to this Article, each Member State shall, by 2020, limit its greenhouse gas emissions from sources not covered under Directive 2003/87/EC by the percentageto the quantity set for that Member State in the Annex to this Decision in relation to its emissions in the year 2005.
Amendment 98 #
2008/0014(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Subject to paragraph 3 and Article 4, each Member State shall annually limit those greenhouse gas emissions in a linear manner to ensure that those emissions do not exceed the maximum level for that Member State in 2020 as specified in the Annex. As regards the definition of the starting point for this limitation, each Member State may either choose the target defined for that Member State in the Kyoto Protocol or the average annual greenhouse gas emissions of that Member State during the years 2008, 2009 and 2010, as reported and verified pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC and Decision 280/2004/EC.
Amendment 123 #
2008/0014(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) Certified Emission Reductions (CERs) and Emission Reduction Units (ERUs) issued in respect of emission reductions until 31 December 2012 from project types which were accepted by all Member States pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC during the period 2008 to 2012approved in accordance with procedures provided for under the Kyoto Protocol and any subsequent international agreement.
Amendment 129 #
2008/0014(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) CERs issued in respect of emission reductions from 1 January 2013 from projects which were registered during the period 2008 to 2012 of which the project type was accepted by all Member States pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC during the period 2008 to 2012approved in accordance with procedures provided for under the Kyoto Protocol and any subsequent international agreement.
Amendment 135 #
2008/0014(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) CERs issued in respect of emission reductions achieved from projects implemented in Least Developed Countries of which the project type was accepted by all Member States pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC during the period 2008 to 2012approved in accordance with procedures provided for under the Kyoto Protocol and any subsequent international agreement, until those countries have ratified an agreement with the Community or until 2020, whichever is the earlier.
Amendment 143 #
2008/0014(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Amendment 165 #
2008/0014(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Amendment 176 #
2008/0014(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 184 #
2008/0014(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 7
Article 7
Amendment 192 #
2008/0014(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex
Annex
Member State greenhouse gas Member State greenhouse gas emission limits by 2020 emissions in 2020 resulting from the compared to 2005 greenhouse the Kyoto implementation of Article 3 gas emission levels for sources not covered underProtocol greenhouse gas emission targets (in tonnes of CO2 equivalent) Directive 2003/87/EC Belgium -158% 70954356110.535 Bulgaria 20-18% 100.043 35161279 Czech Republic 9-18% 68739717146.541 Denmark -20-18% 45.402 29868050 Germany -148% 438917769798.368 Estonia 11-18% 888612532.155 Ireland -20-18% 3791645151.526 Greece -4% -18% 64052250109.662 Spain -10% 8% 219018864 73.256 France -14% 8% 354448112 462.419 Italy -13% 8% 30531949896.270 Cyprus -5-18% 4633210 Latvia 17-18% 938692019.546 Lithuania 15-18% 18429024 37.278 Luxembourg -20 -18% 8522041 7.774 Hungary 10% -18% 58024562 88.948 Malta 5% 1532621 -18% Netherlands -168% 107302767 164.207 Austria -168% 4984260256.394 Poland 14% -18% 216592037 434.302 Portugal 1% -18% 48417146 62.638 Romania 19% -18% 98477458 213.093 Slovenia 4% -18% 12135860 5.355 Slovakia 13% -18% 23553300 54.355 Finland -168% 29742510 58.223 Sweden -17% -18% 37266379 61.531 United Kingdom -168% 310387829 559.581
Amendment 44 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The ultimate objective of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, which was approved on behalf of the European Community by Council Decision 94/69/EC of 15 December 1993 concerning the conclusion of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), is to stabilise greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that would prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system. In order to meet that objective, the overall global annual mean surface temperature increase should not exceed 2°C above pre-industrial levels. The latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Assessment (IPCC) report shows that, in order to reach that objective, global emissions of greenhouse gases must peak by 2020. This implies the increasing of efforts by the Community and the quick involvement of developed and newly industrialised countries and encouraging the participation of developing countries in the emission reduction process.
Amendment 50 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) In order to contribute to achieving those long-term objectives, it is appropriate to set out a predictable path according to which the emissions of installations covered by the Community scheme should be reduced. To achieve cost-effectively the commitment of the Community to at least a 20% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions below 1990 levels, emission allowances allocated in respect of those installations should be 21% below their 2005 emission levels by 2020, which is approximately 30 % below their 1990 levels.
Amendment 57 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) In order to enhance the certainty and predictability of the Community scheme, provisions should be specified to increase the level of contribution of the Community scheme to achieving an overall reduction of more than 20%, in particular in view of the objective of the European Council for a 30% reduction by 2020 that is considered scientifically necessary to avoid dangerous climate change. , provided that other developed countries commit themselves to comparable emission reductions and economically more advanced developing countries contribute adequately according to their responsibilities and respective capabilities. A fair burden sharing between the Community scheme and other sectors of the economy, based on scientific evidence, has to be ensured.
Amendment 76 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Where equivalent measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, in particular taxation, are in place for small installations whose emissions do not exceed a threshold of 1025 000 tonnes of CO2 per year, there should be a procedure for enabling Member States to exclude such small installations from the emissions trading system for so long as those measures are applied. This threshold relatively offers the maximum gain in terms of reduction of administrative costs for each tonne excluded from the system, for reasons of administrative simplicity. As a consequence of the move from five-year allocation periods, and in order to increase certainty and predictability, provisions should be set on the frequency of revision of greenhouse gas emission permits.
Amendment 85 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) This contribution is equivalent to a reduction of emissions in 2020 in the Community scheme of 21% below reported 2005 levels, which is approximately 30 % below their 1990 levels, including the effect of the increased scope from the period 2005 to 2007 to the period 2008 to 2012 and the 2005 emission figures for the trading sector used for the assessment of the Bulgarian and Romanian national allocation plan for the period 2008 to 2012, leading to an issue of a maximum of 1 720 million allowances in the year 2020. Exact quantities of emissions will be calculated once Member States have issued allowances pursuant to Commission Decisions on their national allocation plans for the period 2008 to 2012, as the approval of allocations to some installations was contingent upon their emissions having been substantiated and verified. Once the issue of allowances for the period 2008 to 2012 has taken place, the Commission will publish the Community-wide quantity. Adjustments should be made to the Community-wide quantity in relation to installations which are included in the Community scheme during the period 2008 to 2012 or from 2013 onwards.
Amendment 282 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 5
Article 1 – point 5
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
The Commission shall, by 30 June1 December 2010, publish the absolute quantity of allowances for 2013, based on the total quantities of allowances issued by the Member States in accordance with the Commission Decisions on their national allocation plans for the period 2008 to 2012.
Amendment 285 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 5
Article 1 – point 5
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
The Commission shall review the linear factor no later than 202516.
Amendment 381 #
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, at the latest by 30 June 20110, 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 595 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 - point 8
Article 1 - point 8
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10b - title and introduction
Article 10b - title and introduction
Measures to support certain energy intensiveenergy industries in the event of carbon leakage Not later than June31 December 20110, the Commission shall, in the light of the outcome of the international negotiations and the extent to which these lead to global greenhouse gas emission reductions, and after consulting with all relevant social partners, submit to the European Parliament and to the Council an analytical report assessing the situation with regard to energy-intensive sectors or sub-sectors that have been determined to be exposed to significant risks of carbon leakage. This shall be accompanied by any appropriate proposals, which may include:
Amendment 721 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 - point 21
Article 1 - point 21
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 27 - paragraph 1
Article 27 - paragraph 1
1. Member States mayshall at the request of the operator exclude, from the Community scheme, combustion installations which have a rated thermal input below 25 MW, reported emissions to the competent authority of less than 1025 000 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent, excluding emissions from biomass, in each of the preceding 3 years, and which are subject to measures that will achieve an equivalent contribution to emission reductions, if the Member State concerned complies with the following conditions: (a) it notifies the Commission of each such installation, specifying the equivalent measures that are in place, (b) it confirms that monitoring arrangements are in place to assess whether any installation emits 1025 000 tonnes or more of carbon dioxide equivalent, excluding emissions from biomass, in any one calendar year; (c) it confirms that if any installation emits 1025 000 tonnes or more of carbon dioxide equivalent, excluding emissions from biomass, in any one calendar year or the equivalent measures are no longer in place, the installation will be re-introduced into the system; (d) it publishes the information referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) for public comment.
Amendment 752 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 - point 21
Article 1 - point 21
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 28 - paragraph 2
Article 28 - paragraph 2
2. From the year following the conclusion of the international agreement referred to in paragraph 1, the linear factor shall increase so that the Community quantity of allowances in 2020 is lower Commission shall, on the basis of a full impact assessment of the cost effectiveness of the means to achieve these reductions as well as impacts of other measures detailed withain that established pursuant to Article 9, by a quantity of allowances equivalent to the overall reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by the Community below 20% to which the international agreement commits the Community, multiplied by the share of overall greenhouse gas emission reductions in 2020 which the Community scheme is contributing pursuant to Articles 9 and 9ae international agreement, submit a legislative proposal to the European Parliament and the Council suggesting a further reduction of the Community quantity of allowances in 2020 taking into account the overall reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by the Community below 20% to which the international agreement commits the Community.
Amendment 759 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 - point 21
Article 1 - point 21
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 28 - paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 28 - paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. An international agreement as referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be an agreement between countries which leads to global emissions reductions of the magnitude required to effectively address climate change, and which are monitorable, verifiable and subject to mandatory enforcement arrangements. Such an international agreement should include a critical mass of world wide sectoral production. Countries subject to such an international agreement shall agree to implement and enforce measures which result in an equivalent burden for industries exposed to international competition.
Amendment 34 #
2008/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Whether a food was used for human consumption to a significant degree before 15 May 1997, should be based on information available in the Member States. Where the Commission does not have information on human consumption before 15 May 1997, a simple and transparent procedure for collecting that information should be established involving the Member States and any interested parties. The procedure should be simple and transparent, whilst avoiding any unjustified disruption to the market, and should be adopted no later than six months after the entry into force of this Regulation.
Amendment 35 #
2008/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 on nutrition and health claims made on foods harmonises the provisions in the Member States which relate to nutrition and health claims. Therefore, claims regarding novel foods should only be made in accordance with that Regulation. Where an applicant intends a novel food to carry a health claim authorised in accordance with Articles 17 or 18 of that Regulation, and where the novel food and health claim applications are introduced at the same time and both include a request for the protection of proprietary data, at the request of the applicant the periods of data protection should start together and run concurrently.
Amendment 37 #
2008/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) Novel foods placed on the Community market under Regulation (EC) No 258/97 should continue to be placed on the market. Novel foods authorised in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 258/97 should be included in the Community list of novel foods established by this Regulation. In addition, applications submitted under Regulation (EC) No 258/97, and for which a final decision has not been take before the date of application of the present Regulation, should be considered as applications under this Regulation. where the initial assessment report provided for by Article 6(3) of Regulation (EC) No 258/97 has not yet been forwarded to the Commission, as well as in all cases where an additional assessment report is required in accordance with Article 6(3) or (4) of that Regulation before the date of application of this Regulation, applications submitted under Regulation (EC) No 258/97 should be considered as applications under this Regulation. When required to give an opinion, the Authority and the Member States should take the outcome of the initial assessment into account. Other requests submitted under Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 258/97 before the date of application of this Regulation should be processed under the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 258/97.
Amendment 38 #
2008/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1
Article 1
This Regulation lays down harmonised rules for the placing of novel foods on the market in the Community with a view to ensuring a high level of human health and consumers’ protection and animal health and welfare, whilst ensuring the effective functioning of the internal market and stimulating innovation within the agri- food industry.
Amendment 50 #
2008/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
5a. Foods with a new or intentionally modified primary molecular structure, foods consisting of, or isolated from, micro-organisms, fungi or algae, new strains of micro-organism with no history of safe use as well as concentrates of substances that naturally occur in plants are considered as novel under the definition of the present Regulation.
Amendment 51 #
2008/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The notification shall be accompanied by documented data demonstrating the history of safe food use in theany third country.
Amendment 53 #
2008/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
In that case, the food shall not be placed on the market in the Community and Articles 5 to 7 shall apply. The notification as referred to in paragraph 1 shall be considered as an application referred to in Article 3(1) of the Regulation XX/XXX [common procedure]. Alternatively, the applicant may choose to withdraw the notification.
Amendment 54 #
2008/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) Whereas the European Group on Ethics in Science and New Technologies stated in its Opinion (no. 23) on ethical aspects of animal cloning for food supply of 16 January 2008 that it ‘does not see convincing arguments to justify the production of food from clones and their offspring’. Whereas the Scientific Committee of the European Food Safety Authority concluded in its Opinion1 of 15 July 2008 that ‘the health and welfare of a significant proportion of clones … have been found to be adversely affected, often severely and with a fatal outcome’’. 1 The EFSA Journal (2008) 767, 1-49
Amendment 56 #
2008/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 9
Article 9
Amendment 62 #
2008/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 18 – paragraph 1
Article 18 – paragraph 1
1. AWhere the initial assessment report provided for by Article 6(3) of Regulation (EC) No 258/97 has not been forwarded to the Commission by ...+, any request for placing a novel food on the market submitted to a Member State under Article 4 of that Regulation (EC) No 258/97 and for which a final decision has not been taken before the date of applicatshall be considered as an application under this Regulation. Other requests submitted under Article 3(4) and Articles 4 and 5 of Regulation (EC) No 258/97 before ...+ shall be processed under the provisions of thisat Regulation shall be considered as an. ___________ + The date of application underof this Regulation.
Amendment 63 #
2008/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 18 – paragraph 2
Article 18 – paragraph 2
Amendment 72 #
2008/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 on nutrition and health claims made on foods17 harmonises the provisions in the Member States which relate to nutrition and health claims. Therefore, claims regarding novel foods should only be made in accordance with that Regulation. Where an applicant intends that a novel food should carry a health claim that must be authorised in accordance with article 17 or 18 of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 and where the novel food and health claim applications are introduced at the same time and both include requests for the protection of proprietary data, at the request of the applicant, the period of data protection should start together and run concurrently.
Amendment 74 #
2008/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
Novel foods placed on the Community market under Regulation (EC) No 258/97 should continue to be placed on the market. Novel foods authorised in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 258/97 should be included in the Community list of novel foods established by this Regulation. In addition, applications submitted under Regulation (EC) No 258/97, and for which a final decision has not been takewhere the initial assessment report provided for under Article 6(3) of Regulation (EC) No 258/97 has not yet been forwarded to the Commission, as well as in all cases where an additional assessment report is required in accordance with Article 6(3) or (4) of Regulation (EC) No 258/97 before the date of application of the presentis Regulation, should be considered as an applications under this Regulation. Other requests submitted under Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 258/97 before the date of application of this Regulation shall be processed under the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 258/97.
Amendment 77 #
2008/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1
Article 1
This Regulation lays down harmonised rules for the placing of novel foods on the market in the Community with a view to ensuring a high level of human health and consumers’ protection, animal health and welfare, protection of the environment, whilst ensuring the effective functioning of the internal market and stimulating innovation within the agri-food industry.
Amendment 80 #
2008/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
(ba) foods derived from cloned animals and their descendants. Before the date of entry into force of this Regulation referred to in Article 20, the Commission shall present a legislative proposal to prohibit the placing on the market in the Community of foods derived from cloned animals and their descendants. The proposal shall be forwarded to the European Parliament and the Council.
Amendment 91 #
2008/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 - point (a) (iii)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 - point (a) (iii)
(iii) food to which is applied a new production process, not used before 15 May 1997, where that production process gives rise to significant changes in the composition or structure of the food which affect its nutritional value, metabolism or level of undesirable substances; in all circumstances foods produced using nanotechnology and nanoscience are considered as food to which is applied a new production process. In accordance with the regulatory procedure referred to in Article 14(2) the Commission shall adopt a definition on foods produced using nanotechnology and nanoscience.
Amendment 101 #
2008/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission mayshall collect information from the Member States and/or from food business operators or any other interested party to determine to what extent a food has been used for human consumption within the Community before 15 May 1997. Business operators and other interested parties are obliged to transfer information on the extent a food has been used for human consumption within the Community before 15 May 1997 if the Commission or a national authority of a Member State asks for this information.
Amendment 110 #
2008/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – point (c a) (new)
Article 6 – point (c a) (new)
(ca) its use does not have a negative impact on the environment; the novel food or break-down products of it shall not be persistent and accumulative in the environment after the novel food has been used as a food; (cb) a novel food that may have any adverse effects on particular groups of the population will only be authorised if specific measures preventing such unwished effects have been implemented; (cc) if safe use so requires maximum intake levels of a novel food as such or as part of another foodstuff or categories of foodstuffs will be laid down; (cd) cumulative effects of novel foods that are used in different foodstuffs of categories of foodstuffs have been assessed;
Amendment 122 #
2008/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. A post-marketing monitoring shall be required for all novel foods. All novel foods which have been allowed onto the market shall be reviewed once after 5 years and when more scientific evidence becomes available. In the monitoring, special attention should be paid to the categories of the population with the highest dietary intakes.
Amendment 123 #
2008/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. In case a novel food is a substance with a risk linked with consuming too much of it, it should get approval for use with maximum level in certain foods or food categories.
Amendment 131 #
2008/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point (c a) (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 3 – point (c a) (new)
(ca) the fact that the novel food may only be placed on the market by the named applicant, unless a subsequent applicant obtains authorisation for the food without reference to the proprietary data of the original applicant.
Amendment 143 #
2008/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. The notification shall be accompanied by documented data demonstrating the history of safe food use in theany third country.
Amendment 146 #
2008/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Alternatively, the applicant may choose to withdraw the notification instead.
Amendment 154 #
2008/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9
Article 9
Amendment 158 #
2008/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – point (a)
Article 10 – point (a)
(a) compare, where appropriatto the extent that is possible, if the food is as safe as food from a comparable food category already on the market in the Community or as the food that the novel food is intended to replace, while also taking into account the implications of any new characteristics;
Amendment 166 #
2008/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission mayshall impose for food safety reasons and following the opinion of the Authority, a requirement for post- market monitoring. The food business operators placing the food in the Community market shall be responsible for the implementation of the post-marketing requirements specified in the entry of the food concerned in the Community list of novel food. The monitoring shall take into account food safety aspects, the environmental impact if appropriate, animal health and welfare aspects if appropriate. All novel foods allowed on the market shall be reviewed once after five years.
Amendment 173 #
2008/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12
Article 12
On request by the applicant, supported by appropriate and verifiable information included in the application dossier, newly developed scientific evidence and proprietary scientific data provided to support the applications, may not be used for the benefit of another application during a period of five years from the date of the inclusion of the novel food in the Community list without the agreement of theunless the subsequent applicant has agreed with the prior applicant that such data and information may be used, where: (a) the scientific data and other information has been designated as proprietary by the prior applicant at the time the prior application was made; and (b) the prior applicant had exclusive right of reference to the proprietary data at the time the prior application was made; and (c) the novel food could not have been authorized without the submission of the proprietary data by the prior applicant.
Amendment 184 #
2008/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 a (new)
Article 12 a (new)
Amendment 185 #
2008/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 b (new)
Article 12 b (new)
Article 12b Where the newly developed scientific evidence and proprietary scientific data protected under article 12 are the results of tests on vertebrate animals or clinical study in human beings and repetition of the tests on vertebrate animals or clinical studies in human beings should be avoided from an ethical perspective as being scientifically unnecessary, a second or subsequent applicant may request that the first applicant gives access to the protected data. The first applicant should consent to such request, with effect from the end of the first year of the data protection period defined in article 12, provided that the second applicant reimburses the first applicant for the costs of these studies. In the same way, such consent should also be given to any subsequent applicants, in which case the second and subsequent applicants shall use their best efforts to reach fair agreement on sharing of the costs.
Amendment 189 #
2008/0002(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18
Article 18
1. Any request for placing a novel food on the market submitted to a Member State under Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 258/97 and for which a final decision has not been taken before the date of application of this Regulation shall be considered as an application under this Regulation. 2. Any appropriate transitional measures for the application of paragraph 1, which are designed to amend non-essential elements of this Regulation, inter alia by supplementing it, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 14(3).where the initial assessment report provided for under Article 6(3) of Regulation (EC) No 258/97 has not yet been forwarded to the Commission before the date of application of this Regulation shall be considered as an application under this Regulation. Other requests submitted under Article 3(4), 4 and 5 of Regulation (EC) No 258/97 before the date of application of this Regulation shall be processed under the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 258/97. deleted
Amendment 69 #
2008/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Believes that disease prevention efforts should be stepped up significantly and, by targeting broader determinants of health such as socio-economic factors, lifestyle, and the natural and built environment; agrees that spending on health is not only a cost, but also an investment;
Amendment 73 #
2008/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses that access to reliable, independent and comparable information about healthy behaviours, diseases and treatment options is a prerequisite for an effective disease prevention strategy;
Amendment 78 #
2008/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Believes that the rights of citizens and their responsibility for their own health should be fundamental; emphasises the importance of health literacy programmes and encouragingthroughout people's lifetimes and calls for further investment in research on health literacy in order to identify the most appropriate strategies to address this issue across different groups of the population; encourages all sectors of society to lead healthy lifestyles;
Amendment 90 #
2008/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Welcomes the intention, in the spirit of ‘health for all’, to promote health and disease prevention among all age groups; stresses the need to highlight key health- related issues, such as nutrition, obesity, physical activity, consumption of alcohol, drugs and tobacco and environmental risks, while taking into account the role of gender, calls for pan-EU training measures and pan-EU guidance in tackling these issues, providing support for healthy ageing and reducing the burden of chronic illnesses;
Amendment 64 #
2007/2285(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
Ka. considering that a standardised, comprehensive and clear labelling system for food products would improve consumers’ ability to understand the nutritional information provided and would help them make healthier nutritional choices,
Amendment 86 #
2007/2285(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recognises the substantial role androle and, under certain circumstances, effectiveness of self- regulation; stresses that effective self- regulation requires clear and concrete targets accompanied by independent monitoring systems;
Amendment 120 #
2007/2285(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on local and regional authorities to ensure that planning applications for new infrastructure prioritise the need for people to be physically active as a daily routine; encourages the creation of comprehensive and safe walking and cycling networks across towns and cities;
Amendment 152 #
2007/2285(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Considers that it is primarily at school level that steps have to be taken to ensure that physical activity and balanced eating become part of the behaviour of a child; calls on the Commission to develop guidelines on nutrition policies at school and for the promotion of nutritional education; calls on the Member States to include the benefits of a balanced diet and physical exercises in the school curricula;
Amendment 205 #
2007/2285(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Warmly welcomes commitments undertaken on a voluntary basis by producers to implementing nutrition criteria for the formulation of foods; encourages food producers to further engage in reformulation of energy-dense, nutrient- poor foods in order to reduce fat, sugar and salt and enrich the fibre, fruit and vegetable content; calls for thorough examination of new recipes to ensure that unhealthy nutrients are not simply replaced by equally dangerous ingredients;
Amendment 249 #
2007/2285(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
Amendment 256 #
2007/2285(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Welcomes the Commission proposal for a Regulation on the provision of food information to consumers introducing mandatory nutrition labelling for processed foods; regrets however that the Commission proposal does not go far enough in providing European consumers with a clear and understandable labelling system;
Amendment 260 #
2007/2285(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on all operators in the media sector to take voluntthe necessary steps toward avoiding any kind of marketing practice involving ‘unhealthy food’ targeted at children in theand adolescents in the media, including new forms of media; urges holders of intellectual property rights not to license cartoon characters for advertising this kind of food;
Amendment 267 #
2007/2285(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Is aware of the importance of the media in informing, educating and persuading in connection with a healthy and balanced diet; nevertheless considers the voluntary approach adopted in the proposal for a dDirective on ‘Audiovisual media services without frontiers’12 insufficient; calls for an EU ban on advertising of products high in fat, sugar and salt, accompanying or included in children’s and adolescents’ programmes;
Amendment 74 #
2007/0297(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
1. This Regulation shall apply to new motor vehicles of category M1 as defined in Annex II to Directive 2007/46/EC with a reference mass not exceeding 2 610 kg and vehicles to which type-approval is extended in accordance with Article 2(2) of Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 ('passenger cars') which are registered in the Community for the first time and which have not previously been registered outside the Community ('new passenger cars').
Amendment 163 #
2007/0297(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Excess emissions x number of new passenger cars emitting more than 130 g CO2/km plus 50% of the number of new passenger cars emitting 130 g CO2/km or less x excess emissions premium prescribed in paragraph 3.
Amendment 192 #
2007/0297(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) is responsible for less than 10,000 new passenger cars registered in the Community per calendar year; and
Amendment 228 #
2007/0297(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11
Article 11
11. From 1 January 2010, manufacturers shall ensure that labels, posters or promotional literature and material of the type referred to in articles 3, 5 and 6 of Directive 1999/94/EC indicate the extent to which the specific emissions of CO2 of the passenger car offered for sale differ fromand the specific emissions target for that passenger car under Annex I.
Amendment 263 #
2007/0297(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II - part A – paragraph 3 – point (d) – introduction
Annex II - part A – paragraph 3 – point (d) – introduction
(d) for each variantersion of each versionariant of each type of new passenger car:
Amendment 264 #
2007/0297(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part B – paragraph 4
Annex II – part B – paragraph 4
4. For each of variantersion of each versionariant of each type of new passenger car, the number of newly registered passenger cars, the mass of the vehicles, the specific emissions of CO2 and the footprint of the car are to be recorded.