18 Amendments of Renate SOMMER related to 2011/0461(COD)
Amendment 51 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Prevention is of key importance for protectionEffective prevention measures are the key to protecting the population effectively against disasters and. Prevention requires further action as called for in the Council Conclusions of 30 November 2009 and in the European Parliament Resolution of 21 September 2010 on the Commission's Communication a "Community approach on the prevention of natural and man-made disasters".
Amendment 77 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 5
Article 1 – paragraph 5
5. The Mechanism shall not affectIn accordance with Article 196 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union the Member States' bear primary responsibility tofor protecting people, the environment and property on their territory against disasters and endowing. The Member States alone shall ensure that their emergency management systems withhave sufficient capabilities to enable them to cope adequately with disasters of a magnitude and nature that can reasonably be expected and prepared for.
Amendment 89 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) to enhance the Union’sMember States’ state of preparedness to respond to disasters;
Amendment 92 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Amendment 102 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – point 1
Article 4 – point 1
1. "disaster" means any situation,extreme event which has or may have an adverse impact on people, the environment or property;
Amendment 107 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – point 2
Article 4 – point 2
2. "major disaster" means any situation,extreme event giving rise to extraordinary damage with which the people immediately affected are unable to deal by themselves and which has or may have an adverse impact on people, the environment or property and which may result in a call for assistance under the Mechanism;
Amendment 124 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 5 – point g
Article 5 – point g
Amendment 153 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 7 – point f
Article 7 – point f
Amendment 158 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 7 – point g
Article 7 – point g
Amendment 167 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 9 a (new)
Article 9 a (new)
Article 9a Each Member State, in planning and deploying its resources, shall focus on the risks that have been identified as falling within its own national responsibility. It shall take these risks into account by providing appropriate capacities. The primary national responsibility shall be complemented by EU measures only when the Member State concerned is unable to deal with the situation.
Amendment 179 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 11 – paragraph 6
Article 11 – paragraph 6
6. The capacities registered in the European Emergency Response Capacity shall be available for emergency response operations under the Mechanism at the request of the Commission through the ERC. Member States shall inform the Commission as soon as possible of any compellingin good time of the reasons that prevent them from making these capacities available in a specific emergency.
Amendment 184 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall monitor progress towards the capacity goals and, in cooperation with Member States, identify. The Member States shall bear sole responsibility for filling gaps in the European Emergency Response Capacity.
Amendment 185 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Amendment 204 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) propose a response plan based on the needs on the ground and pre-developed contingency plans, and invite Member States to deploy specific capacities from the European Emergency Response Capacity in accordance with the plan;
Amendment 206 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – point e
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – point e
Amendment 219 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 16 – paragraph 8
Article 16 – paragraph 8
Amendment 229 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 18 – paragraph 2
Article 18 – paragraph 2
Amendment 249 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 22 – point d
Article 22 – point d