230 Amendments of John BOWIS
Amendment 30 #
2009/0003(CNS)
Proposal for a recommendation
Recital 16 a (new)
Recital 16 a (new)
(16a) The Commission should bring forward proposals to prevent the circulation of counterfeit drugs and harm to patients and health workers from needlestick injuries.
Amendment 39 #
2009/0003(CNS)
Proposal for a recommendation
Part I – Chapter II – point 3 – point b a (new)
Part I – Chapter II – point 3 – point b a (new)
(ba) Provide confidential sharing of information between health authorities in different Member States on health professionals who have been found guilty of negligence or malpractice.
Amendment 48 #
2009/0003(CNS)
Proposal for a recommendation
Part I – Chapter III– point 1 – point f a (new)
Part I – Chapter III– point 1 – point f a (new)
(fa) Report every healthcare associated infection outbreak to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control.
Amendment 49 #
2009/0003(CNS)
Proposal for a recommendation
Part I – Chapter III– point 1 – point f b (new)
Part I – Chapter III– point 1 – point f b (new)
(fb) Conduct awareness campaigns for the public and for healthcare workers with the aim of reducing practices which lead to antimicrobial resistance.
Amendment 47 #
2008/2318(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Notes that basic health and primary and secondary education are crucial catalysts to achieving the MDGs; consequently encourages African countries to make these areas one of the main priorities of their poverty reduction strategies; recalls that all efforts in this regard should include persons with disabilities; welcomes in this context the outcome of the first Joint Expert Group meeting and calls on the stakeholders involved to ensure that progress will be made in the year ahead;
Amendment 9 #
2008/2303(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Further welcomes the Committee on Political Affairs report on experiences from the European regional integration process relevant to ACP countries – adopted in Ljubljana – which emphasises the key benefits of integration, such as peace and security, preventing potential conflicts from turning into armed ones, prosperity, well- being, democracy and respect for human rights;
Amendment 10 #
2008/2303(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Further welcomes the Committee on Social Affairs and the Environment report on social and environmental consequences of structural adjustment programmes – adopted in Ljubljana – which advocates that the practice of subjecting World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) lending to economic policy conditions has had disastrous social and environmental consequences for ACP countries, and should be replaced by a country-specific lending policy that focuses on reducing poverty;
Amendment 13 #
2008/2219(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls for the promotion of the preservation and planting of hedgerows, particularly in areas where these have been lost over recent years;
Amendment 9 #
2008/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. Whereas the use of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) must not be threatened by Directive 2004/40/EC as MRI technology is at the cutting edge of research, diagnosis and treatment of life- threatening diseases for patients in Europe,
Amendment 11 #
2008/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I b (new)
Recital I b (new)
Ib. Whereas MRI has been safely used over 25 years with over 500 million patients exposed to up to 100 times the exposure limit set by the Directive without evidence of harm to workers or patients.
Amendment 12 #
2008/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I c (new)
Recital I c (new)
Ic. Whereas the MR safety standard IEC/EN 60601-2-33 establishes limit values for electromagnetic fields which have been set so that any danger to patients and workers is excluded.
Amendment 35 #
2008/2211(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to find a solution enabling Directive 2004/40/EC to be implemented more rapidly and thus ensure that workers are properly protected against electromagnetic fields, just as they are already protected under two other Community acts against noise and vibration and to introduce a derogation for Magnetic Resonance Imaging under Article 1 of that Directive.
Amendment 8 #
2008/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas suicide remains a significant cause of premature death in Europe, with over 50,000 deaths a year in the EU, and whereas, in nine out of 10 cases, it is preceded by the development of mental disorders, frequently depression,;
Amendment 26 #
2008/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital O a (new)
Recital O a (new)
Oa. whereas the European Union has designated 2010 as the European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion;
Amendment 30 #
2008/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q a (new)
Recital Q a (new)
Qa. whereas learning disability (mental handicap) has many of the same characteristics and needs as mental disorders;
Amendment 41 #
2008/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the EU to use the funding facilities of the Seventh Framework Programme for more research in the field of mental health and well-being and the interaction between mental and physical health problems; calls on the Member States to explore the funding facilities for mental health initiatives under the European Social Fund and the European Regional Development Fund;
Amendment 42 #
2008/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Commission to conduct and publish a survey of mental illness services and mental health promotion policies across the EU;
Amendment 44 #
2008/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Member States to give people with mental health problems access tothe right to equal, full and appropriate access to education, training and employment and to ensure that they receive adequate support for their needs;
Amendment 48 #
2008/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses the need for clear and long- term planning for the provision of high- quality, effective, accessible and universal community and in-patient mental health services and for the adoption of criteria for monitoring by independent bodies; calls for better cooperation and communication between primary healthcare professionals and mental health professionals to deal effectively with problems associated with mental and physical health;
Amendment 49 #
2008/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls on Member States to introduce screening for mental health problems in general health services and for physical health problems in mental health services; furthermore, calls on Member States to establish a comprehensive model of care.
Amendment 50 #
2008/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Asks the Commission to seek and record the experiences of patients regarding side effects of medication through EMEA guidelines;
Amendment 51 #
2008/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 c (new)
Paragraph 10 c (new)
10c. Asks the Commission to extend the mandate of the European Centre for Disease prevention and Control (ECDC) to mental health;
Amendment 53 #
2008/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Encourages the establishment of a Consultative Platformn EU Platform on Mental Health and Wellbeing to implement the European Pact, consisting of representatives of the Commission, the Presidency of the Council, Parliament, the WHO and, service users and people with mental health problems, families, carers, NGOs and academics;
Amendment 55 #
2008/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Calls on the Commission to keep the proposal of a European Strategy on Mental Health and Wellbeing as its long- term objective;
Amendment 67 #
2008/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Stresses the need for health system planning which meets the need for specialist mental health services for children and adolescents, taking into account the move from long-term institutionalised care towards supported living in the community;
Amendment 72 #
2008/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. CStresses the need for proper training of the employers and their employees to deal with the specific needs of people with mental health problems; calls on employers to promote a healthy working climate, paying attention to work-related stress, the underlying causes of mental disorder at the workplace, and tackling those causes;
Amendment 74 #
2008/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Calls on the Commission to require businesses and public bodies to publish annually a report on their policy and work for the mental health of their employees on the same basis as they report on physical health and safety at work;
Amendment 82 #
2008/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Member States to adopt appropriate measures to improve and maintain a high quality of life for the elderly, to promote health and active ageing through participation in community life, including early preparation forthe development of flexible retirement schemes;
Amendment 85 #
2008/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Encourages the development of an interface between research and policy in the field of mental health and wellbeing;
Amendment 88 #
2008/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Calls on the Commission and the Member States, in the context of the open method of coordination on social protection and integration, to take measures to support carers and to develop guidelines for nursing and long-term care in order to help prevent maltreatment of the elderly and to allow them to live with dignity in an appropriate environment;
Amendment 100 #
2008/2209(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Calls on all Member States to ratify without delay the Hague Convention on the Protection of Vulnerable Adults (2000);
Amendment 1 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Is deeply concerned about the fact that many recent scientific reports indicate that climate change is both more rapid and serious in terms of its adverse effects than previously thought; therefore calls on the Commission and the Council to analyse as a matter of urgency the question whether the overall target fixed hitherto for European climate policy, namely to stay below a 2°C increase, is cautious enough to meet the UNFCC objective of preventing anthropogenic interference with the climate system;
Amendment 10 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that human society is facing a dual challenge as regards the earth's life- supporting system: climate change and the overuse and destruction of many of the most important ecosystems; stresses the many interlinkages between the climate system and ecosystems – in particular the capacity of oceans and terrestrial ecosystems to sequester carbon – and underlines that climate change can only be addressed effectively within the context of healthy ecosystems;
Amendment 14 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls in particular the essential objectives in combating climate change and stresses the importance of setting a clear medium-term target for industrialised countries of a 205%-340% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2020, as agreed in Bali, and a long-term reduction target of 50%- 80% by 205at least 80%-95% by 2050, compared to 1990, in order to achieve a 50% probability of restricting the increase in average global temperature to 2°C over pre-industrial levels;
Amendment 29 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Stresses that nearly half of the world’s population is under the age of 25 and that today’s decisions on climate policy will have far-reaching consequences for the largest generation of young people in human history; calls specifically on planners and designers to integrate children’s specific needs into housing, transport, schools, health and other infrastructure in the context of climate change;
Amendment 312 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 115 a (new)
Paragraph 115 a (new)
115a. Stresses the coordinating role of the EU and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control in providing advice to the general public on avoiding insect borne disease through use of, in particular, protective clothing, bed nets and insect repellent and control products;
Amendment 315 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 116
Paragraph 116
116. Notes that possible measures may include improving preparedness for natural disasters, public health services and emergency planning, support for measures to promote health in all sectors, and measures to increase awareness, particularly public information about new types of dangers to health, warnings and specific tips on avoiding exposure with special reference to insect-borne disease and heat waves;
Amendment 338 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 129
Paragraph 129
129. Calls on the EU and its Member States to promote the testing, validation, introduction and further dissemination of computer- and ICT-based methods to improve energy efficiency – particularlyfor dematerialization and vastly enhanced energy efficiency – particularly through improved logistics in freight transport, replacing physical travel with tele- and videoconferencing, improved electricity networks, energy- efficient buildings and smart lightning – in cooperation with industry, consumers, authorities, universities and research institutions;
Amendment 373 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 147 a (new)
Paragraph 147 a (new)
147a. Recognises that we may be in a situation where the concentration of GHG in the atmosphere is already too high, thus obliging mankind to do its utmost to remove carbon from the atmosphere through actions by sequestering CO2 from biomass, including the use of biochar;
Amendment 423 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital O a (new)
Recital O a (new)
Oa. whereas there is currently a huge gap as regards the financing of adaptation in developing countries; whereas while estimated annual adaptation costs range from USD 50-80 billion per annum, the total amount of funds committed through multilateral funding mechanisms in mid- 2007 amounted to less than 0.5 % of those figures,
Amendment 424 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital R a (new)
Recital R a (new)
Ra. whereas the EU's carbon footprint includes the greenhouse gases emitted in the production of goods consumed in Europe but produced elsewhere,
Amendment 441 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Z
Recital Z
Z. whereas current policy on biofuels has resulted in a conflict of objectives markedmust be seen in a global perspective, where on the one hand by athere is growing scarcity of food and rising food pricescompetition for productive land and on the other bythere is an increasing energy needs and the search for alternative fuels, ed for renewable energy, in particular in the transport sector,
Amendment 522 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital CA
Recital CA
CA. whereas many of the effects of climate change on health may be kept at bay by preparing and strengthening health systems, and by appropriate preventive measures, including public information and outreach campaigns,
Amendment 526 #
2008/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital CA a (new)
Recital CA a (new)
CAa. whereas, according to the World Health Organization and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, climate change will lead to increased levels of insect-borne disease, including malaria, chikungunya and Lyme disease, requiring adaptation measures,
Amendment 53 #
2008/0198(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) It is evident that pressure on natural forest resources and the demand for timber and timber products are often too high and that the Community needs to reduce its impact on forest ecosystems regardless of where their effects occur.
Amendment 92 #
2008/0198(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1
Article 1
Subject matter Subject matter and objectives 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. In implementing this Regulation, Member States shall regard as an infringement the placing and the making available on the market of any timber and timber products that have been harvested, taken, sold, traded or possessed in contravention of the applicable legislation, if attempted or committed with intent, recklessly or as a result of serious negligence. The provisions of this Regulation are aimed at: a) supporting and stimulating the implementation of sustainable forest management and creating strong deterrents to the illegal harvesting of timber and timber products; b) contributing to the implementation of applicable legislation, existing and planned international standards, and international commitments, principles and recommendations including those concerning mitigation of climate change, reduction of biodiversity loss, alleviation of poverty, reduction of desertification and the protection and promotion of the rights of indigenous peoples, local and forest-dependent communities.
Amendment 131 #
2008/0198(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 –point b – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 –point b – subparagraph 1 a (new)
The placing and making available on the market of timber and timber products from conflict areas should be considered by the operators as high risk under this Regulation.
Amendment 132 #
2008/0198(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The placing and making available on the market of timber and timber products harvested in contravention of land tenure and the resource users rights of indigenous people shall be prohibited. Where legal proceedings are pending, operators shall suspend sourcing timber and timber products from those areas.
Amendment 143 #
2008/0198(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 a (new)
Article 4 a (new)
Article 4a Labelling Member States shall ensure that within two years of the entry into force of this Regulation all timber and timber products placed and made available on the market are labelled in accordance with the provisions of Article 3.
Amendment 144 #
2008/0198(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 b (new)
Article 4 b (new)
Amendment 34 #
2008/0180(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34
Recital 34
(34) Mobile slaughterhouses reduce the need for animals to be transported over long distances and therefore may contribute to safeguarding animal welfare. Member States should thus support and encourage the further development as well as an increase in the use of mobile slaughterhouses. However, technical constraints for mobile slaughterhouses differ from fixed slaughterhouses and technical rules may need to be consequently adapted. Therefore, this Regulation should provide for the possibility to establish derogations exempting mobile slaughterhouses from the requirements on construction, layout and equipment of slaughterhouses. provided that animal welfare is not compromised. No later than 1 January 2013 the Commission will submit a legislative proposal on increasing the use if mobile slaughterhouses within the Community.
Amendment 34 #
2008/0152(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The Community Ecolabel scheme is part of the sustainable consumption and production policy of the Community, which aims at reducing the negative impact of consumption and production on the environment, health and natural resources. The scheme is intended to promote those products which have a high level of environmental performance through the use of the Ecolabel. To this effect, it is appropriate to require that the criteria which products must comply with in order to bear the Ecolabel be based on the best environmental performance achieved by products on the Community market. Those criteria should be simple to understand and to use and should therefore be limited to the most significant environmental impacts of products during their full lifecycle, including both the manufacturing and use phases.
Amendment 36 #
2008/0152(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) The Ecolabel scheme should take into account existing Community legislation so as to avoid divergent approaches to product safety assessment.
Amendment 39 #
2008/0152(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) In order to simplify the Community Ecolabel scheme and to reduce the administrative burden linked to the use of the Ecolabel, the assessment and verification procedures should be replaced by a harmonised registration system.
Amendment 44 #
2008/0152(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) In particular, the Commission should be empowered to adopt the criteria that products must comply with in order to bear the Ecolabel and to amend the Annexes to this Regulation, provided that such criteria fully respect the basis for their adoption as laid down in this Regulation. Since those measures are of general scope and are designed to amend nonessential elements of this Regulation, inter alia by supplementing it with new nonessential elements, they must be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny provided for in Article 5a of Decision 1999/468/EC.
Amendment 45 #
2008/0152(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 a (new)
Recital 16 a (new)
(16a) In the light of the specificities of food and drink products in terms of health and nutritional characteristics, food products as defined in Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council are excluded from the scope of this Regulation. The Commission should work with all stakeholders, including the scientific community, civil society and industry, to establish a sound scientific evidence base to facilitate the development of reliable and uniform environmental assessment methodologies and voluntary communications tools for the environmental performance of processed and unprocessed food products, covering the full product lifecycle, taking into account the specificities of food in terms of health and nutrition, and considering existing and emerging voluntary industry initiatives and legal developments throughout Member States.
Amendment 47 #
2008/0152(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2
Article 2 – paragraph 2
Amendment 59 #
2008/0152(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. The environmental performance of products shall be determined on the basis of the best performing products on the Community market. To this end, only the most significant environmental impacts during the full life cycle of products, in particular shall be considered, which may include the impact on climate change, impact on nature and biodiversity, energy and resource consumption, generation of waste, emissions to all environmental media, pollution through physical effects and use and release of hazardous substances, shall be consideredsubstances of potential risk for the environment as covered by Community legislation. The existing Ecolabel criteria for the different product groups shall be reviewed within 18 months of the adoption of this Regulation to ensure their full compliance with the lifecycle approach set out in this Article.
Amendment 67 #
2008/0152(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Amendment 75 #
2008/0152(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall, following consultation of the EUEB, adopt measures to establish specific Ecolabel criteria for each product group, subject to the requirements of Article 6. 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 16(2).
Amendment 76 #
2008/0152(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
In the measures referred to in paragraph 1 the Commission shall: a) establish requirements for assessing the compliance of specific products with the Ecolabel criteria; b) indicate, where appropriate, the three key environmental characteristics that shallmay be placed on the Ecolabel; c) specify the period, which shall not exceed 2 years, of validity of the criteria and of the assessment requirements; d) specify the degree of product variability allowed during the period of validity referred to in point (c).
Amendment 78 #
2008/0152(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
(1) In order to use the Ecolabel, manufacturers, importers, service providers, wholesalers or retailers who wish to use the Ecolabel shall register with one of the competent bodies referred to in Article 4 in accordance with the following rules: (a) where a product originates in a single Member State, the registration shall be made with the competent body of thatny Member State; (b) where a product originates in the same form in several Member States, the registration may be made with a competent body in one of those Member States; (c) where a product originates outside the Community, the registration shall be made with a competent body in any of the Member States in which the productthe product has been or is to be or has been placed on the market.: The Ecolabel shall have one of the forms depicted in Annex II. The Ecolabel may only be used in connection with products covered by a registration and complying with the Ecolabel criteria applicable to the products concerned.
Amendment 86 #
2008/0152(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 10
Article 9 – paragraph 10
Amendment 26 #
2008/0151(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) A Member State deeming it necessary to maintain national provisions on grounds of major needs relating to the protection of the environment, or to introduce new ones based on new scientific evidence relating to the protection of the environment on grounds of a problem specific to that Member State arising after the adoption of the applicable implementing measure, may do so following the conditions laid down in Article 95(4), (5) and (6) of the Treaty, that provides for a prior notification to and approval from the Commission, provided that any such national provisions shall not operate against harmonisation or the functioning of the internal market.
Amendment 33 #
2008/0151(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) Priority should be given to alternative courses of action such as self-regulation by the industry where such action is likely to deliver the policy objectives faster or in a less costly manner than mandatory requirements. Industry sectors should be encouraged to prepare self-regulatory proposals. Legislative measures may be needshould only be imposed where market forces fail to evolve in the right direction or at an acceptable speed.
Amendment 36 #
2008/0151(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) Energy related products complying with the ecodesign requirements laid down in implementing measures to this Directive or in self-regulatory measures should bear the ‘CE’ marking and associated information, in order to enable them to be placed on the internal market and move freely. The rigorous enforcement of implementing measures is necessary to reduce the environmental impact of regulated energy related products to ensure fair competition.
Amendment 38 #
2008/0151(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) When preparing implementing measures and its working plan the Commission should consult Member States' representatives as well as interested parties concerned with the product or product group, such as industry, including SMEs and craft industry, trade unions, traders, retailers, importers, environmental protection groups and consumer organisations.
Amendment 49 #
2008/0151(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 - point 12 a (new)
Article 2 - point 12 a (new)
12a. ‘Significant environmental impact’ means an environmental impact resulting from a product meeting all the criteria laid down in Article 15(2).
Amendment 61 #
2008/0151(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 - paragraph 1
Article 5 - paragraph 1
1. Before a product covered by implementing measures or self-regulatory measures is placed on the market and/or put into service, a CE conformity marking shall be affixed and a declaration of conformity issued whereby the manufacturer or its authorised representative ensures and declares that the product complies with all relevant provisions of the applicable implementing measure.
Amendment 74 #
2008/0151(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 - paragraph 2 - indent 1
Article 16 - paragraph 2 - indent 1
– implementing measures starting with those products or product groups which have been identified by the ECCP as offering a high potential for cost-effective reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, such as heating and water heating equipment, electric motor systems, lighting in both the domestic and tertiary sectors, domestic appliances, office equipment in both the domestic and tertiary sectors, consumer electronics and HVAC (heating ventilating air conditioning) systems;
Amendment 84 #
2008/0151(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex VIII - point 9 - title
Annex VIII - point 9 - title
9. INCENTIVE COMPATIBILITYPOLICY CONSISTENCY:
Amendment 85 #
2008/0151(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex VIII - point 9 a (new)
Annex VIII - point 9 a (new)
9a. PRODUCT SECTOR COVERAGE Self-regulatory measures shall not normally be accepted as meeting the criteria set out in this Annex unless the volume share of output of the product or product group in the EU is 75% or more.
Amendment 95 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
Recital 12
Given that it is impossible to know in advance whether a given healthcare provider will supply healthcare to a patient coming from another Member State or a patient from their own Member State, it is necessary that the requirements to ensure that healthcare is provided according to common principles and clear quality and safety standards are applicable to all type of healthcare in order to ensure the freedom to provide and obtain cross border healthcare which is the aim of the directive. Member States' authorities have to respect the shared overarching values of universality, access to good quality care, equity and solidarity, which have been already widely recognised by the Community institutions and by all the Member States as constituting a set of values that are shared by health systems across Europe. Members States also have to ensure that these values are respected with regard to patients and citizens from other Member States, and that all patients are treated equitably on the basis of their healthcare need rather than their Member State of social security affiliation. In doing so, Member States must respect the principles of freedom of movement within the internal market, non-discrimination inter alia with regard to nationality (or in the case of legal persons, with regard to the Member State in which they are established), necessity and proportionality of any restrictions on free movement. However, nothing in this Directive requires healthcare providers to accept for planned treatment or to prioritise patients from other Member States to the detriment of other patients with similar health needs, such as through increasing waiting time for treatment. In order to enable patients to make an informed choice when they seek to receive healthcare in another Member State, Member States shall ensure that patients receive on request the relevant information on health and quality standards enforced in the Member State of treatment as well as on the characteristics of healthcare provided by a specific healthcare provider. Such information shall also be made available in formats accessible to persons with disabilities.
Amendment 105 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) The right to reimbursement of the costs of healthcare provided in another Member State from the statutory social security scheme of patients as insured persons was recognised by the Court of Justice in several judgements. The Court of Justice has held that the Treaty provisions on the freedom to provide services includes the freedom for the recipients of healthcare, including persons in need of medical treatment, to go to another Member Sate in order to receive it there. The same applies to recipients of healthcare seeking to receive healthcare provided in another Member State through other means, for example through e-health services. Whilst Community law does not detract from the power of the Member States to organise their healthcare and social security systems, Member States must when exercising that power comply with Community law, in particular with the Treaty provisions on the freedom to provide services. Those provisions prohibit the Member States from introducing or maintaining unjustified restrictions on the exercise of that freedom in the healthcare sector.
Amendment 126 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) This Directive does not aim either to create entitlement for reimbursement of treatment in another Member State, if such a treatment is not among the benefits provided for by the legislation of the patient's Member State of affiliation. Equally this Directive does not prevent the Member States from extending their benefits in kind scheme to healthcare provided in another Member State according to its provisions. This Directive recognises that entitlement to treatment is not always determined nationally by Member States and that Member States may organise their own healthcare and social security systems to provide for entitlement to treatment to be determined at a regional or local level.
Amendment 156 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 32
Recital 32
(32) The Member States should decide on the form of those national contact points as well as the number of them. The national contact points may be also incorporated in or build on activities of existing information centres provided that it is clearly indicated that they are also national contact points for cross-border healthcare. The national contact points should have appropriate facilities to provide information on the main aspects of cross- border healthcare and to provide practical assistance to patients if needed. The Commission should work together with the Member States in order to facilitate cooperation regarding national contact points for cross-border healthcare, including making relevant information available at Community level, such as through the European Health PortalMember States should ensure the participation of bodies representing health professionals in these activities. The existence of national contact points should not preclude Member States from establishing other linked contact points at regional or local level, reflecting the specific organisation of their healthcare system. The national contact points should be able to provide patients with relevant information on cross-border healthcare and to assist them. This does not include legal advice.
Amendment 188 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 46 a (new)
Recital 46 a (new)
(46a) The Member State of affiliation and the Member State of treatment should by prior bilateral cooperation and in consultation with the patient ensure that appropriate aftercare and support is made available in either Member State following the authorised medical treatment and that clear information is available to patients about aftercare options and costs. To do this, Member States should adopt measures to ensure that: (a) the necessary medical and social care data is transferred with due regard to patient confidentiality; (b) medical and social care professionals in both countries are able to consult each other to ensure the highest quality treatment and aftercare (including social support) for the patient.
Amendment 192 #
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-borderprovides rules for access to safe and high-quality healthcare in another Member State and establishes cooperation mechanisms on healthcare between Member States, in full respect of national competencies in organising and delivering healthcare.
Amendment 220 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 - paragraph 1 - points (- a a) and (- a b) (new)
Article 3 - paragraph 1 - points (- a a) and (- a b) (new)
(-aa) Directive 2005/36/EC on the recognition of professional qualifications; (-ab) Directive 2000/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2000 on certain legal aspects of information society services, in particular electronic commerce, in the Internal Market;
Amendment 225 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 - paragraph 1 - point (g a) (new)
Article 3 - paragraph 1 - point (g a) (new)
(ga) Directive 2002/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 January 2003 setting standards of quality and safety for the collection, testing, processing, storage and distribution of human blood and blood components and amending Directive 2001/83/EC;
Amendment 226 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 - paragraph 1 - point (g b) (new)
Article 3 - paragraph 1 - point (g b) (new)
(gb) Directive 2004/23/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 on setting standards of quality and safety for the donation, procurement, testing, processing, preservation, storage and distribution of human tissues and cells;
Amendment 227 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 - paragraph 1 - point (g c) (new)
Article 3 - paragraph 1 - point (g c) (new)
(gc) Directive 92/49/EEC on the coordination of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to direct insurance other than life assurance, as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission;
Amendment 238 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 - paragraph 3
Article 3 - paragraph 3
Amendment 246 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 - point (a)
Article 4 - point (a)
(a) "healthcare" means a health service provided by or under the supervision of a health professional in exercise of his profession, ands and goods provided or prescribed by health professionals to patients to assess, maintain or restore their state of health or prevent them from becoming ill, regardless of the ways in which it is organised, delivered and financed at national level or whether it is public or private;
Amendment 250 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 - point (a)
Article 4 - point (a)
(a) "healthcare" means a health service provids or goods, including pharmaceuticals and medical devices provided or prescribed by or under the supervision of a health professional in exercise of his profession, and regardless of the ways in which itcare is organised, delivered and financed at national level or whether it is public or private;
Amendment 255 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 - point (b)
Article 4 - point (b)
(b) "cross-border healthcare" means healthcare provided in a Member State other than that where the patient is an insured person or healthcare provided in a Member State other than that where the healthcare provider resides, is registered or is established;
Amendment 261 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 - point (c)
Article 4 - point (c)
Amendment 266 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 - point (d)
Article 4 - point (d)
(d) "health professional" means a doctor of medicine or a nurse responsible for general care or a dental practitioner or a midwife or a pharmacist within the meaning of Directive 2005/36/EC or another professional exercising activities in the healthcare sector which are restricted to a regulated profession as defined in Article 3(1)(a) of Directive 2005/36/EC; or a person legally exercising healthcare activities in the Member State of treatment;
Amendment 271 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 - point (f)
Article 4 - point (f)
(f) "patient" means any natural person who receives or wisheseeks to receive healthcare in a Member State;
Amendment 287 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 - point (j a) (new)
Article 4 - point (j a) (new)
(ja) "medical device" means a medical device as defined by Council Directive 93/42/EEC of 14 June 1993 concerning medical devices or by Council Directive 90/385/EEC of 20 June 1990 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to active implantable medical devices or by Directive 98/79/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 October 1998 on in vitro diagnostic medical devices;
Amendment 292 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 - point (l)
Article 4 - point (l)
(l) "harm" means adverse outcomes or injuries stemming from the provision of healthcaris defined in cross-border healthcare through reference to the existing legal framework of the Member State of treatment and understanding of what constitutes harm may vary from Member State to Member State.
Amendment 357 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point g
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) patients from other Member States shall enjoy equal treatment with the nationals of the Member State of treatment, including the protection against discrimination provided for according to Community law and national legislation in force in the Member State of treatment. However, this Directive does not oblige healthcare providers in a Member State either to provide healthcare to an insured person from another Member State or to prioritise the provision of healthcare to an insured person from another Member State to the detriment of a person who has similar health needs and is an insured person of the Member State of treatment.
Amendment 411 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Article 6 – paragraph 3
3. The Member State of affiliation may impose on a patient seeking healthcare provided in another Member State, the same conditions, criteria of eligibility and regulatory and administrative formalities, whether set at a local, national or regional level, for receiving healthcare and reimbursementassumption of healthcare costs as it would impose if the same or similaris healthcare was provided in its territory, in so far as they are neither discriminatory nor an obstacle to freedom of movement of persons. , services or goods. This may include a requirement that the insured person is assessed for the purpose of referral to a healthcare provider in other Member States.
Amendment 419 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 4
Article 6 – paragraph 4
4. For the purposes of the provisions of this paragraph, Member States shall have a mechanism for calculation of costs that are to be reimbursed to the inassurmed person by the statutory social security system for healthcare provided in another Member State. This mechanism shall be based on objective, non- discriminatory criteria known in advance and the costs reimbursed according to this mechanism shall be not less than what would have been assumed had the same or similar healthcare been provided in the territory of the Member State of affiliation.
Amendment 492 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 4
Article 8 – paragraph 4
4. The prior authorisation system shall be limited to what is necessary and proportionate to avoid such impact, and shall not constitute a means of arbitrary discrimination or an obstacle to freedom of movement of persons. Subject to the referrals procedures in the Member State of affiliation, patients affected by rare diseases should have the right to choose where to access healthcare without prior authorisation.
Amendment 515 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. Any such procedural systems shall be easily accessible and capable of ensuring that requests are dealt with objectively and impartially within reasonable time limits set out and made public in advance by the Member States. Urgency and individual circumstances shall be taken into account when dealing with such requests.
Amendment 523 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Member States may offer patients a voluntary system of prior notification whereby, in return for such notification, the patient shall receive a voucher indicating the maximum reimbursable cost. This voucher can then be taken to the hospital of treatment and reimbursement would then be made direct from the Member State of affiliation.
Amendment 527 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 4
Article 9 – paragraph 4
Amendment 610 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Member States may exchange information about ethical and criminal procedures against healthcare providers.
Amendment 616 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1
1. If a medicinal product is authorised to be marketed on their territory in accordance with Article 6(1) of Directive 2001/83/EC, Member States shall ensure that prescriptions issued by an authorised person in another Member State for a named patient in respect of that medicine can be used in their territory and that any restrictions on recognition of individual prescriptions are prohibited unless they: (a) are limited to what is necessary and proportionate to safeguard human health and are non-discriminatory or (b) are based on legitimate and justified doubts about the authenticity or content of an individual prescription, or the status of the prescriber.
Amendment 618 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
The recognition of such prescription shall not affect: (i) national rules governing dispensing, including generic substitution; (ii) national rules governing the reimbursement of European prescriptions; (iii) any professional or ethical duty that would require the pharmacist to refuse to dispense had the prescription been issued in the Member State of treatment.
Amendment 634 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
(ba) measures to ensure, if needed, contact between the prescribing party and the dispensing party in order to ensure complete understanding of the treatment;
Amendment 637 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point c
Amendment 659 #
2008/0142(COD)
Article 15 - paragraph 3 - introductory part
3. THaving consulted key stakeholders, the Commission shall adopt:
Amendment 682 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Member States shall ensure that the use of e-Health and other telemedicine services adhere to the same quality and safety standards as those in use for non- electronic healthcare provision.
Amendment 686 #
2008/0142(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall facilitate development and functioning of a network connecting the national authorities or bodies responsible for health technology assessment. It shall set up an operation based on the principles of good governance including transparency, objectiveness, fairness of procedures, and full stakeholder participation of all relevant groups including health professionals, patients, scientists and industry, except in cases where national law precludes the participation of one or more of these stakeholders.
Amendment 25 #
2008/0140(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Therefore, legislation should prohibit discrimination based on religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation in a range of areas outside the labour market, including social protection, education and access to and supply of goods and services, including housing and health. It should provide for measures to ensure the equal access of persons with disabilities to the areas covered.
Amendment 26 #
2008/0140(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) Discrimination is understood to include denial of medical treatment on the grounds of age alone.
Amendment 30 #
2008/0140(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
a) The measures necessary to enable persons with disabilities to be consulted about their care needs and to have effective non-discriminatory access to social protection, social advantages, health care, education and access to and supply of goods and services which are available to the public, including housing and transport, shall be provided by anticipation, including through appropriate modifications or adjustments. Such measures should not impose a disproportionate burden, nor require fundamental alteration of the social protection, social advantages, health care, education, or goods and services in question or require the provision of alternatives thereto.
Amendment 87 #
2008/0110(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33
Recital 33
(33) Animal by-products should only be used if the risks to public and animal health are minimised in the course of their processing and in the placing on the market or use of products manufactured from animal by- products. If this optionproducts. Such processing and placing on the market should be approved by the competent authorities. When they are used in this manner the animal by- products and derived products should be classed as products and not as waste. If this option of approved use is not available, the animal by-products should be disposed of as waste under safe conditions. The options available for the use of animal by-products of the different categories should be clarified in coherence with other Community legislation. A register of approved uses should be maintained by the Commission and should be updated by committee procedure.
Amendment 88 #
2008/0110(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34
Recital 34
(34) Disposal of animal by-products and derived products as waste should take place in accordance with environmental legislation regarding landfilling and waste incineration. In order to ensure consistency, incineration should take place in accordance with Directive 2000/76/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 December 2000 on the incineration of waste22. Co-incineration of waste – either as a recovery or disposal operation – is subject to similar conditions regarding approval and operating as waste incineration, in particular as to air emission limit values, wastewater and residue discharge, control and monitoring and measurement requirements. Consequently, direct co-incineration, without prior processing, of all three categories of materials should be permitted where it has been determined that they are to be disposed of as waste and not subject to processing or use as products or derived products.
Amendment 107 #
2008/0110(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – point 25 b (new)
Article 3 – point 25 b (new)
(25b) "Combustion as fuel" means the controlled and rapid exothermic oxidation of animal by-products or derived products to generate useful energy in an authorised combustion process.
Amendment 47 #
2008/0035(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. In view of the various definitions of nanomaterials published by different bodies and the constant technical and scientific developments in the field of nanotechnologies, the Commission should: a) propose a definition to be accepted at European Community and, if possible, international level, by the competent international fora, no later than 18 months after the adoption of this regulation. Once such an agreement has been reached, paragraph 1(a) shall be adapted; b) adjust and adapt the definition in paragraph 1(a) to ensure that it is in keeping with scientific and technological progress and with definitions subsequently agreed at international level. The measures referred to in points (a) and (b) amending the non-essential elements of this regulation, including by complementing them, shall be adopted in compliance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 27(3).
Amendment 78 #
2008/0035(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 a (new)
Article 12 a (new)
Article 12a Nanomaterials The Commission shall review the provisions of this Regulation concerning nanomaterials at least once every five years in the light of scientific progress and, where necessary, shall propose suitable amendments to those provisions. The Commission shall submit to the Council and to Parliament an annual report on developments in the use of nanomaterials in cosmetic products within the Community. The report shall summarise, in particular, the types of use notified and the number of notifications, and the progress made in developing characterisation methods and safety assessment guides and with public information measures and international cooperation programmes.
Amendment 79 #
2008/0035(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 b (new)
Article 12 b (new)
Amendment 96 #
2008/0035(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Where there is an unacceptable risk to the environment assessed under REACH, arising from the use of substances in cosmetic products, which needs to be addressed on a Community-wide basis, the Commission may, after consultation of the Scientific Committee on Health and Environmental Risks (SCHER), amend Annexes II to VI accordingly.
Amendment 14 #
2008/0033(COD)
Proposal for a decision – amending act
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) Alternatives to DCM are available; however, any chemical product intended to dissolve a paint film is likely to have an effect on human health. DCM has been well studied and the health effects are well known, but the alternatives have not been studied to the same extent. In many cases, the human health and environmental hazard and risk profiles have still to be fully evaluated.
Amendment 15 #
2008/0033(COD)
Proposal for a decision – amending act
Recital 1 b (new)
Recital 1 b (new)
(1b) To ensure that the current level of protection is not reduced and to prevent increased exposure to risks to human health and safety that are presently unknown or not quantified, all alternative paint stripper ingredients should be assessed with the same rigour as DCM. Decisions on the marketing of paint strippers should be postponed until both DCM-based paint strippers and the alternatives have been thoroughly evaluated under REACH6.
Amendment 16 #
2008/0033(COD)
Proposal for a decision – amending act
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) DCM-based paint strippers are used by consumers at home to remove paints, varnishes and lacquers both indoors and outdoors. The safe use of DCM by consumers cannot be ensured by training or monitoring. Therefore, the onlyan effective and proportionate measure to eliminatapproach to minimise the risks for consumers is a ban on the marketing and use of DCM-based paint strippersseries of measures on the composition of DCM-based paint strippers, the design of containers, and the prominence and detail of the health and safety information to be provided with each product.
Amendment 18 #
2008/0033(COD)
Proposal for a decision – amending act
Recital 4
Recital 4
Amendment 19 #
2008/0033(COD)
Proposal for a decision – amending act
Recital 5
Recital 5
Amendment 20 #
2008/0033(COD)
Proposal for a decision – amending act
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The fatalities registered in Europe over the last 18 years for industrial and professional uses are mainly attributed to inadequate ventilation, the inappropriate personal protective equipment, the use of inadequate tanks, inadequate product formulations lacking sufficient vapour retardants and the long-term exposure to DCM. Therefore restrictions should be imposed to control and reduce the risks involved in professional and industrial uses.
Amendment 21 #
2008/0033(COD)
Proposal for a decision – amending act
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Professionals are generally covered by the provisions of the legislation for workers protection. However, many professional activities are often conducted in customers premThe appropriate measures to control the riseks which often do not have all the appropriate measures to manage, control and reduce the risks to health. Moreover, self-employed workers are not covered by the provisions of the worker protection legislation and would require adequate training before conducting paint stripping activities based on DCMto health and safety during any paint removal task depend principally on the design and use of appropriate work processes, adequate ventilation, and where necessary, the provision of suitable personal protective equipment. The method of paint stripping used (chemical, mechanical, thermal), the object to be treated (substrate, surface, area, indoor or outdoor), application conditions (temperature, exposure time), means of ventilation/exhaustion, tools/machinery, etc affect the protection measures that may be appropriate. All paint removal methods carry different, specific risks, so adequate information and training is required, irrespective of the physical or chemical methods used, to make workers aware of the risks and familiar with the appropriate protection measures for safe paint removal.
Amendment 23 #
2008/0033(COD)
Proposal for a decision – amending act
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The placing on the market and use of DCM-any type of paint strippers by professionals should therefore be bannedevaluated under REACH in order to protect their health and to reduce the number of fatalities and non- fatal accidents. Nevertheless, when the replacement of DCM is deemed to be particularly difficult or inappropriate, Member States should be able to allow further use of DCM by specially licensed professionals. Member States would be responsible for granting and monitoring such licences, which should be based on compulsory training with specific requirementsIn the interim, to ensure additional protection to professional workers a package of health and safety information and advice should be provided with each product containing DCM placed on the market.
Amendment 27 #
2008/0033(COD)
Proposal for a decision – amending act
Annex
Annex
Directive 76/769/EEC
Annex I – point (xx) – column 2 – point 2
Annex I – point (xx) – column 2 – point 2
(2) By way of derogation tofrom paragraph (1), Member States may authorise the supply ofpaint strippers containing dichloromethane may be placed on the market for supply to the general public if all of the following conditions are met: (a) the size of the container is not larger than 1 litre, (b) the container has a narrow neck of maximum 20 mm diameter and is fitted with a child resistant closure in compliance with BS EN ISO 8317:2004 and BS EN 862:2005, (c) the paint -strippers containing dichloromethane to licensed professionals. composition contains a vapour retardant in such quantity that the vaporisation compared to pure dichloromethane is reduced by a minimum of 97% under standard test conditions, (d) the container is clearly and prominently labelled “Do not breathe fumes. Use only in well ventilated areas. If sufficient ventilation is not possible, wear suitable respiratory protective equipment.”
Amendment 29 #
2008/0033(COD)
Proposal for a decision – amending act
Annex
Annex
Directive 76/769/EEC
Annex I – point (xx) – column 2 – point 3
Annex I – point (xx) – column 2 – point 3
(3) The licence referred to in paragraph (2) shall be granted to professionals trained in the safe use ofBy way of derogation from paragraph (1), paint strippers containing dichloromethane may be placed on the market for supply to professionals if all of the following conditions are met: (a) the paint strippers containing dichloromethane. The training shall cover: (a)s a vapour retardant in such quantity that the vaporisation compared to pure dichloromethane is reduced by a minimum of 97% under standard test conditions, (b) the container is clearly and prominently labelled “Do not breathe fumes. Use only in well ventilated areas. If sufficient ventilation is not possible, wear suitable respiratory protective equipment.”, (c) professional users receive with each supply of DCM-based paint strippers a package of health and safety information and advice, including as a minimum: • awareness, evaluation and management of risks to health, (b)• use of adequate ventilation, (c)• use of appropriate personal protective equipment.
Amendment 34 #
2008/0033(COD)
Proposal for a decision – amending act
Annex
Annex
Directive 76/769/EEC
Annex I – point (xx) – column 2 – point 5
Annex I – point (xx) – column 2 – point 5
(5) Without prejudice to other Community legislation concerning the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous substances and preparations, paint strippers containing more than 0.1% by mass of dichloromethane and packaged in containers greater than 1 litre shall be legibly and indelibly marked by [24 months after the entry into force of the Decision] as follows: “Reserved for industrial and professional uses”.”
Amendment 189 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 39
Recital 39
(39) The nutrition declaration in the principal field of viewsion of the amounts of nutritional elements and comparative indicators in an easily recognisable form and a prominent place to enable an assessment of the nutritional properties of a food should be considered in its entirety as part of the nutrition declaration and not be treated as a group of individual claims.
Amendment 206 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 4
Article 1 – paragraph 4
4. This Regulation shall not apply without prejudice to labelling requirements provided in specific Community legislation applicable to particular foodto activities such as the occasional handling, serving and selling of food by private persons at events such as charities, or local community fairs and meetings.
Amendment 236 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point t a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point t a (new)
(ta) ‘Graphical forms and symbols’ means a clear visual expression or representation of the overall or specific nutritional content of a product in a format that can include numbers, tables or colour coding.
Amendment 256 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) by pictorial representations that mislead the consumer as to the true nature or origin of the food.
Amendment 283 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) tThe name or business name andor a registered trademark and the address of the manufacturer, orf the packager and, for products coming from third countries, of a seller established within the Community;.
Amendment 286 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point i
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point i
(i) the country of origin or place of provenance where failure to indicate this might mislead the consumer to a material degree as to the true country of origin or place of provenance of the food, in particular if the information accompanying the food or the label as a whole would otherwise imply that the food has a different country of origin or place of provenance; in such cases tf unprocessed agricultural products and, for processed products, the area of cultivation or rearing of the main agricultural raw material used in the processing. The indication shall be in accordance with the rules laid down in Article 35(3) and (4) and those established in accordance with Article 35(5);
Amendment 301 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. The particulars referred to in paragraph 1 shall be indicated with words and numbers unless the consumers are informed, as regards one or more particulars, by other forms of expression established by implementing measures adopted 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 305 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Amendment 323 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 - paragraph 3
Article 13 - paragraph 3
Amendment 327 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 - paragraph 4
Article 13 - paragraph 4
4. In the case of non-prepacked food, the provisions of Article 41Article 41 shall apply to food offered for sale to the final consumer without prepackaging, or where foods are packed on the premises at the consumer’s request, or prepacked for direct shall applye.
Amendment 340 #
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 3mm and shall be presented in a way so as to ensure a significant contrast between the print and backgroundwhere the x-height, as defined in Annex *, is greater than or equal to 1.2mm. The factors given in Annex ** can affect legibility and shall be considered in the design of the label.
Amendment 357 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 - paragraph 2
Article 14 - paragraph 2
(2) The particulars listed in Article 9(1) (a), (e), (f) and (k) shall appear in the same field of vision.
Amendment 362 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 - paragraph 4
Article 14 - paragraph 4
4. The minimum font size referred to in paragraph 1 shall not apply in the case of packaging or containers the largest surface of which has an area of less than 10cm2mandatory food information occupies a space equal to or greater than 50% of the largest surface of the packaging or container. For such products the criteria given in Annex ** shall be considered.
Amendment 402 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 - point (e)
Article 20 - point (e)
(b) wine as defined in Council Regulation (EC) No 1493/1999, beer, and spirits as defined in Article 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 1576/89Beverages containing more than 1.2 % by volume of alcohol. The Commission shall produce a report after [five years of the entry into force of this Regulation] concerning the application of Article 19 on these products and may accompany this report by specific measures determining the rules for labelling ingredients. 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 420 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24- paragraph 1
Article 24- paragraph 1
1. The net quantity of a food shall be expressed, using litres, centilitres, millilitres, kilograms or, grams, as appropriate: (a) in units of liquid in the case of liquids; (b) in units of mass in the case of other products or as defined in national legislation, as appropriate.
Amendment 422 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24- paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 24- paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Where the indication of a certain type of quantity (e.g. nominal quantity, minimum quantity, average quantity) is required by Community provisions or, where there are none, by national provisions, this quantity shall be regarded as the net quantity for the purposes of this Directive.
Amendment 424 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 - title
Article 25 - title
Amendment 425 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 - paragraph 1
Article 25 - paragraph 1
1. In the case of foods which, from a microbiological point of view, are highly perishable and are therefore likely after a short period to constitute an immediate danger to human health, the date of minimum durability shall be replaced by the ‘use by’ dateThe date mark shall be either a ‘best before’ date or the ‘use by’ date, and shall be indicated in accordance with Annex IX.
Amendment 431 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 - paragraph 2
Article 25 - paragraph 2
2. The appropriate date shall be expressed in accIn the case of foods which are likely after a short period to constitute an immediate risk to human health if not correctly stored, due to the growth of pathogenic micro-ordgance with Annex IXisms, a ‘use by’ date shall be given.
Amendment 432 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 - paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 25 - paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The ‘best before’ date shall be the date until which the food retains its specific properties when properly stored.
Amendment 433 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 a (new)
Article 25 a (new)
Article 25a Origin and Provenance 1. Where origin or provenance is provided in accordance with Article 9(1)(i), the following shall apply: i) Where meat is the characterising ingredient(s) of a food and the country or countries of origin or the place of provenance of the meat is not the same as the food, the country or countries of origin or place of provenance of those meat ingredient(s) shall also be given. Where the meat is sourced from two or more countries or places of provenance a list of those countries or places of provenance may be given. ii) For fresh meat, other than poultry meat from third countries, beef and veal, the indication on the country of origin or place of provenance may be given as a single place only where animals are born and reared in the same country or place. In other cases information on each of the different places of birth and rearing shall be given. 2. Implementing rules concerning the application of paragraph 1 shall be established 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). 3. This regulation shall apply without prejudice to labelling in accordance with specific Community legislation.
Amendment 435 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 26 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a If appropriate, instructions for use should also be provided on the required storage temperatures and handling after opening of the food package.
Amendment 466 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 578 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 - paragraph 5 - introductory part
Article 34 - paragraph 5 - introductory part
5. Graphical forms or symbols for the presentation of the nutrition declaration may be used under a national scheme referred to in Article 44 provided the following essential requirements are met:
Amendment 590 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35
Article 35
Applicable requirements Applicable requirements 1. Where food information covered by this Regulation is provided on a voluntary basis, such information shall comply with the relevant specific requirements laid down in this Regulation. 2. Without prejudice to labelling in accordance with specific Community legislation, paragraphs 3 and 4 shall apply where the country of origin or the place of provenance of a food is voluntarily indicated to inform consumers that a food originates or comes from the European Community or a given country or place. 3. Where the country of origin or the place of provenance of the food is not the same as the one of its primary ingredient(s), the country of origin or place of provenance of those ingredient(s) shall also be given. 4. For meat, other than beef and veal, the indication on the country of origin or place of provenance may be given as a single place only where animals have been born, reared and slaughtered in the same country or place. In other cases information on each of the different places of birth, rearing and slaughter shall be given. 5. Implementing rules concerning the application of paragraph 3 shall be established 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)Article 14.1 shall not apply in this case. 6. Implementing rules concerning the conditions and criteria of use of particulars voluntarily provided may be established 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 614 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 1
Article 38 – paragraph 1
Amendment 616 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 2
Article 38 – paragraph 2
Amendment 626 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 41
Article 41
National measures for non-prepacked 1. Where foods are offered for sale to the final consumer or to mass caterers without prepackaging, or where foods are packon-prepacked Food food 1. With regard to the foods mentioned oin the sales premises at the consumer's request or prepacked for directArticle 13(4), the particulars in Article 9(1)(c) shale, thel be provided. 2. Member States may adopt detailed rules concerning the manner in which decide to require the provision of some or all of the other particulars specifilisted in Articles 9 and 10 are to be shown, or elements of those particulars. 23. Member States may decide not to require the provision of some of the particularsadopt detailed rules concerning the manner in which the information referred to in paragraphs 1, other than those referred to in Article 9(1) (c), provided that the consumer or mass caterer still receives sufficient information and 2 is to be made available. 34. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the measures referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 without delay.
Amendment 636 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 - –title
Article 44 - –title
National Schemes Member States' voluntary schemes
Amendment 638 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 - paragraph 1
Article 44 - paragraph 1
1. Member States may adopt, recommend or otherwise endorse national schemes consisting of exclusively non-binding rules, such as recommendations, guidance, standards or any other non binding rules, (hereinafter referred to as the ‘national schemes’). These National Schemes would be aimed at ensuring the application of the following provisions and ensuring that they are in compliance with the essential requirements set out therein: (a) Article 33(2), relating to additional forms of expression of the nutritional declaration; (b) Article 34(5), relating to the presentation of the nutrition declaration.
Amendment 639 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 - paragraph 3
Article 44 - paragraph 3
3. National schemes, in addition to those listed in paragraph 1, may be developed by Member States on their own initiative or at the request of stakeholders in compliance with the general principles and requirements laid down in Chapter II and III of this Regulation, and: (a) as a result of sound consumer research and robust science; and (b) following extensive consultation with a wide range of stakeholders drawing on best practices.
Amendment 640 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 - paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 44 - paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Member States shall provide the Commission with the details of the national schemes referred to in paragraph 1, including an identifier for foods that are labelled in compliance with that national scheme. The Commission shall make those details available to the public, in particular through a dedicated page on the Internet.
Amendment 641 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 - paragraph 4
Article 44 - paragraph 4
4. National schemes shallmay include appropriate mechanisms to allow consumers to identify foods that are labelled in compliance with national schemes, to monitor the level of compliance with the scheme and to assess its impact.
Amendment 642 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 - paragraph 5
Article 44 - paragraph 5
5. Member States shall provide the Commission with the details of the national schemes referred to inand best paragraph 1, including an identifier for foods that are labelled in compliance with that national schemctice guidance referred to in this article. The Commission shall make those details available to the public, in particular through a dedicated page on the Internet.
Amendment 649 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 1
Annex I – point 1
1. ‘nutrition declaration’ or ‘nutrition labelling’ means information consisting ofstating: (a) energy value; or (b) energy value and one or more of the following nutrients and their components: - fat, - carbohydrate, - fibre, - protein, - salt, - vitamins and minerals listed in Annex XI, Part A; point 1 and present in significant amounts as defined in Annex XI, Part A; point 2.
Amendment 669 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 2.3 "Particulars"
Annex III – point 2.3 "Particulars"
2.3 Foods ‘contains a source containing of phenylalanine’ aspartame authorisedaspartame, a aspartame source of authorised phenylalanine’ pursuant to Directive 89/107/ EEC
Amendment 701 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – part C
Annex V – part C
Amendment 710 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VI – part D
Annex VI – part D
1. Flavourings shall be designated either by the word ‘flavouring(s)’ or by a more specific name or description of the flavouring. 2. Quinine and/or caffeine used as a flavouring in the production or preparation of a food shall be mentioned by name in the list of ingredients immediately after the term ‘flavouring(s)’. 3. The word ‘natural’ orWithout prejudice to paragraph 2, flavourings shall be designated by the terms — “flavourings” or a more specific name or description of the flavouring, if the flavouring component contains flavourings as defined in Article 3(2)(b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g) and (h) of Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on flavourings and certain food ingredients with flavouring properties for use in anyd other word having substantially the same meaning may be used onln foods (*); — “smoke flavouring(s)”, or “smoke flavouring(s) produced from “food(s) or food category for flavourings in whichsource(s)”” (e.g. smoke flavouring produced from beech), if the flavouring component contains exclusively flavouring substanceflavourings as defined in Article 13(2)(b)(if) of Directive 88/388/EEC and/or flavouring preparations as defined in Article 1(2)(c) of that DirectiveRegulation (EC) No 1334/2008 and imparts a smoky flavour to the food. 42. If the name of the flavouring contaThe term “natural” for the description of flavourings shall be used ins a reference to the vegetable or animal nature or origin of the incorporated substances, the word ‘natural’ or any other word having substantially the same meaning may not be used unless the flavouring component has been isolated by appropriate physical processes, enzymatic or microbiological processes or traditional food-preparation processes solely or almost solely from the food or the flavouring source concerned.ccordance with Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008. 3. By way of derogation from paragraph 6 of Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008, the term ‘natural flavouring(s)’ may also be used where the conditions of paragraph 4 or 5 of that article are met. ____ (*) OJ L 354, 31.12.2008, p. 34
Amendment 714 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VIII – paragraph 1
Annex VIII – paragraph 1
1. The net quantity shall not be mandatory in the case of foods: (a) which are subject to considerable losses in their volume or mass and; (aa) which are sold by number or; (ab) weighed in the presence of the purchaser; or (b) the net quantity of which is less than 5 10g or 5 10ml; however, this provision shall not apply to spices and herbs.
Amendment 716 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VIII – paragraph 2 a (new)
Annex VIII – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The net quantity of a food shall be determined in accordance with Community provisions or, where there are none, by national provisions.
Amendment 720 #
Amendment 721 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IX – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Annex IX – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. The date of minimum durabilitymark shall be indicated as follows:
Amendment 722 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IX – paragraph 1 – point d – introduction
Annex IX – paragraph 1 – point d – introduction
(d) Subject to Community provisions imposing other types of date indication, an indication of the date of minimum durabilitymark shall not be required for:
Amendment 750 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex XIII a (new)
Annex XIII a (new)
Amendment 751 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex XIII b (new)
Annex XIII b (new)
Amendment 118 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 57 a (new)
Recital 57 a (new)
(57a) In order to facilitate the expedient development of renewable infrastructure it shall be important to ensure full coherence with Directives 2000/60/EC, 79/409/EEC, 92/43/EEC.
Amendment 185 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – introduction
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – introduction
1. Biofuels and other bioliquidEnergy from biomass shall be taken into account for the purposes listed under letters (a), (b) and (c) below only if ithey fulfils the criteria set out in paragraphs 2 to 58:
Amendment 230 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 - paragraph 7 a (new)
Article 15 - paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Irrespective of whether the raw materials were cultivated inside or outside the territory of the Community, biofuels and bioliquids shall not be taken into account for the purposes referred to in paragraph 1 unless the raw material from which they were produced was cultivated in accordance with the following criteria: (a) compliance with international norms on the rights to consent and consultation of indigenous peoples and local communities and the protection of children derived from the United Nations agencies and conventions (b) United Nations derived human rights norms are respected during the production cycle of the raw materials Compliance with the criteria listed in paragraph 8 must be verified in accordance with Article 16, in particular through participation in voluntary international or national schemes setting standards for the production of sustainable biofuels and other bioliquids and certifying that production of biofuels and other bioliquids meet those standards
Amendment 271 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 5 – point d
Article 20 – paragraph 5 – point d
(d) the impact of increased demand for biomass on biomass using sectorEU biofuel policy on land conflict and displacement of peoples within exporting countries.
Amendment 272 #
2008/0016(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 5 – point d a (new)
Article 20 – paragraph 5 – point d a (new)
(da) the availability and research into biofuels made from wastes, residues, algae, non-food cellulosic material and ligno-cellulosic material and sustainability issues related with the use of these biofuels while taking into account the waste hierarchy.
Amendment 408 #
2008/0015(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 32
Article 32
Directive 2001/80/EEC
Article 9 a – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 9 a – paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 54 #
2008/0014(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) Member States may justify unrestricted levels of domestic greenhouse gas emissions reduction above and beyond their greenhouse gas emission limits, based on no-regrets actions and policies that have co-benefits. In this regard primacy should be given to the co-benefits to public health (particularly relating to air quality) and improved safety, ecosystem preservation and biodiversity, poverty reduction and employment, and energy security.
Amendment 106 #
2008/0014(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 3
Article 3 – paragraph 3
3. During the years 2013 to 2019, a Member State may carry forward from the following year a quantity equal to 21% of the greenhouse gas emission limit of that Member State in paragraph 2. If the emissions of a Member State are below the limit in paragraph 2 it may carry over its excess emission reductions to the subsequent year.
Amendment 111 #
2008/0014(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. If EU greenhouse gas emissions from international maritime transport have not been brought under the scope of any Community legal instrument to reduce greenhouse gas emissions of international maritime transport by 2009, the Commission shall adopt measures to determine national reduction obligations for those emissions by 2012.
Amendment 113 #
2008/0014(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4. If the greenhouse gas emissions of a Member State are above the limit set by paragraph 2, this Member State has to compensate for this underachievement in the next year by multiplying the excess greenhouse gas emissions of the previous year by a mandatory additional climate abatement factor of 1,3 . If the greenhouse gas emissions of a Member State are below the limit set in paragraph 2, it may carry over its excess emission reductions to the subsequent year.
Amendment 114 #
2008/0014(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 a (new)
Article 3 a (new)
Article 3a The Community greenhouse gas emissions from sectors not covered under Directive 2003/87/EC shall continue to decrease beyond 2020 on an annual pathway leading to an overall reduction of at least 80% compared to 1990 levels by 2050, with the ultimate objective of eliminating greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel use within the European Union. The Commission shall examine by 2011 whether it is appropriate to differentiate the Community reduction target for a further period, otherwise Member States shall ensure annual greenhouse gas emissions reductions of their emissions covered by this Decision by a uniform reduction factor.
Amendment 156 #
2008/0014(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 a (new)
Article 4 a (new)
Article 4a Helping developing countries adapt to the negative consequences of climate change 1. Upon the conclusion of an international agreement on climate change, the Community shall, as from the beginning of 2013, commit to provide grant-based financial assistance for developing countries, in particular for communities and countries most at risk from climate change and current climate variability, with the aim of supporting them in their adaptation to the negative consequences of climate change. These investments are in addition to those mentioned under Article 4. 2. Member States may use the revenues from auctioning under the implementation of Directive 2003/87/EC as amended for the purpose of meeting the obligations of this article. 3. Each Member State shall report annually to the Commission. This report will contain information on the Member States' compliance with this Article. The Commission shall draw up a reporting format to be used by Member States for the reporting under this Article, before the end of 2010.
Amendment 75 #
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 189 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) In order to ensure equal conditions of competition within the Community, the use of credits for emission reductions outside the Community to be used by operators within the Community scheme should be harmonised. The Kyoto Protocol to the UNFCCC sets out quantified emission targets for developed countries for the period 2008 to 2012, and provides for the creation of Certified Emission Reductions (CERs) and Emission Reduction Units (ERUs) from Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) and Joint Implementation projects respectively and their use by developed countries to meet part of these targets. While the Kyoto framework does not enable ERUs to be created from 2013 onwards without new quantified emission targets being in place for host countries, CDM credits can potentially continue to be generated. Additional use of Certified Emission Reductions (CERs) and Emission Reduction Units (ERUs) should be provided for once there is an international agreement on climate change, from countries which have concluded that agreement. CER and ERU projects approved under a future international agreement on climate change should support environmental and social sustainability, demonstrate an environmental benefit, avoid carbon leakage and include a transparent mechanism of validation and verification. In the absence of such agreement, providing for further use of CERs and ERUs would undermine this incentive and make it more difficult to achieve the objectives of the Community on increasing renewable energy use. The use of CERs and ERUs should be consistent with the goal set by the Community of generating 20% of energy from renewable sources by 2020, and promoting energy efficiency, innovation and technological development. Where it is consistent with achieving these goals, the possibility should be foreseen to conclude agreements with third countries to provide incentives for reductions in emissions in these countries which bring about real, additional reductions in greenhouse gas emissions while stimulating innovation by companies established within the Community and technological development in third countries. Such agreements may be ratified by more than one country. Upon the conclusion by the Community of a satisfactory international agreement, access to credits from projects in third countries should be increased simultaneously with the increase in the level of emission reductions to be achieved through the Community scheme.
Amendment 198 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) In the event that the conclusion of an international agreement is delayed, the possibility should be foreseen for using credits from high quality projects in the Community trading system through agreements with third countries. Such agreements, which may be bilateral or multilateral, could enable projects to continue to be recognised in the Community scheme that generated ERUs until 2012 but are not longer able to do so under the Kyoto framework. Such projects should support environmental and social sustainability, demonstrate an environmental benefit, avoid carbon leakage and include a transparent mechanism of validation and verification.
Amendment 724 #
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 may exclude, from the Community scheme, combustion installations which have a rated thermal input below 25MW, reported emissions to the competent authority of less than 1025 000 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent, excluding emissions from biomass, in each of the preceding 3 years, and which are subject to measures that will achieve an equivalent contribution to emission reductions, if the Member State concerned complies with the following conditions: (a) it notifies the Commission of each such installation, specifying the equivalent measures that are in place, (b) it confirms that monitoring arrangements are in place to assess whether any installation emits 1025 000 tonnes or more of carbon dioxide equivalent, excluding emissions from biomass, in any one calendar year; (c) it confirms that if any installation emits 1025 000 tonnes or more of carbon dioxide equivalent, excluding emissions from biomass, in any one calendar year or the equivalent measures are no longer in place, the installation will be re-introduced into the system; (d) it publishes the information referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) for public comment.
Amendment 789 #
2008/0013(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Annex I - point 2
Annex I - point 2
Directive 2003/87/EC
Annex I - point 2
Annex I - point 2
When calculating the total capacity of combustion installations, units with a rated thermal input under 3 MW shall not be taken into account fthe following shall not be taken into account: (a) units with a rated thermal input under 3 MW, and (b) units with a rated thermal input below 50 MW and operating no more the purposes of this calculationan 350 hours per year.
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 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 31 #
2008/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
Ja. Whereas as antibiotic resistance rises antibiotics are becoming increasingly useless; whereas resistance levels vary across the EU, resulting from different attitudes to the use and control of antibiotics (3 to 4 times greater consumption of antibiotics in some Member States than in other Member States); whereas antibiotic resistance is a European problem as frequent movements including tourism take place increasing the risk of spreading the resistant bacteria, and inappropriate use of antibiotics should therefore be monitored and prudent use of antibiotics encouraged; whereas the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) serves as the appropriate agency to coordinate these activities,
Amendment 59 #
2008/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Proposes that the Commission set as a priority goal a reduction in health inequalities between and within Member States as well as between different social groups, including men and those with mental health problems;
Amendment 93 #
2008/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Demands effective measures to combat antibiotic resistance including measures to make antibiotics prescription only, guidelines to decrease the prescription of antibiotics to limit it to cases in which the use of an antibiotic is indeed necessary, efforts to improve marker tests in order to encourage a more cautious use of antibiotics, and, where appropriate, hygiene codes; calls for special attention to be paid to the MRSA bacteria; points out that the ECDC should monitor and evaluate the application of the guidelines and codes;
Amendment 99 #
2008/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Believes that action to promote healthy lifestyles and in families, schools, workplaces and places of leisure is essential to successful disease prevention and good mental health;
Amendment 101 #
2008/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Stresses that a healthy lifestyle includes good mental and physical health and that these are also important factors in maintaining a competitive economy;
Amendment 104 #
2008/0000(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Believes that the EU should increasingly focus its research programme efforts on important but often neglected patient groups, such as those with mental health problems and men;
Amendment 2 #
2007/2285(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)
Citation 6 a (new)
- having regard to the conclusions of the Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council of 5 and 6 December 2007 concerning "Putting an EU strategy on Nutrition, Overweight and Obesity related Health Issues into operation",
Amendment 4 #
2007/2285(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)
Citation 8 a (new)
- having regard to the Commission’s "Green Paper on Urban Mobility" (COM(2007)0551),
Amendment 7 #
2007/2285(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas overweight and obesity and diet related disease are becoming a growing epidemic and are a major contributor to the leading causes of mortality and morbidity in Europe,
Amendment 17 #
2007/2285(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas eating habits established in childhood often endure into adulthood and research has shown that obese children are more likely to become obese adults,
Amendment 21 #
2007/2285(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Amendment 25 #
2007/2285(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. considering physical activity and eating a healthy balanced diet to be the primary preventions against overweight and noting with alarm that one in three Europeans do not exercise at all in their free time, while the average European spends over five hours a day sitting down,
Amendment 29 #
2007/2285(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas abdominal obesity is now widely recognised by experts as the most prevalent cause of cardiometabolic abnormalities that increase the risk of cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes,
Amendment 37 #
2007/2285(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas the significance of alcohol, with its high calorie intake, and of smoking, both of which distort the appetite for food and drink and carry many established hazards to health, should not be overlooked,
Amendment 68 #
2007/2285(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the White Paper on nutrition as a starting point to stem the rise in obesity and address diet-related chronic diseases, such as cardiovascular diseases, including heart disease and stroke, cancer and diabetes, in Europe;
Amendment 78 #
2007/2285(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Believes greater attention should be paid to improving the health literacy of citizens to empower them to make effective decisions about their own and their children’s diets;
Amendment 87 #
2007/2285(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recognises the substantial role and effectiveness of self-regulation, but notes that regulation is sometimes necessary to deliver substantive and meaningful change across all sectors of industry, particularly when concerning children;
Amendment 99 #
2007/2285(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Believes that care should be taken to avoid stigmatising individuals or groups of people who are vulnerable to nutritional, overweight and obesity related health problems by reason of cultural factors, diseases such as diabetes or pathological consumption such as anorexia or bulimia;
Amendment 105 #
2007/2285(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Amendment 106 #
2007/2285(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Considers that European consumers should have access to the information necessary to allow them to choose the best sources of nutrients needed to achieve and maintain the optimal nutrition intake best suited to their individual lifestyle and health;
Amendment 135 #
2007/2285(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Recognises the contribution made by food supplements to enabling consumers to achieve and maintain the optimal nutrition necessary for a healthy lifestyle;
Amendment 161 #
2007/2285(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Further, asks Member States, local entities and school authorities to monitor and to improve the quality and nutritional standards of school meals and to review portion sizes; asks for a total ban on the sale of foods and beverages high in fat, salt or sugar in schools; advocates instead making fresh fruit and vegetables available in vending machines; invites the Member States to ensure that morthree hours a week of school timetables are devoted to physical activities and to provide plans for the construction of new public sports facilities;
Amendment 182 #
2007/2285(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Considers it essential that every kind of food and beverage sponsorship and advertising for so-called HSSF products (high in sugar, salt, fat) should be banned in schoolin schools should only take place at the request of or with express agreement of school authorities; asks for a voluntary commitment by all sports organisations and teams in order to promote balanced nutrition and physical activity and urges them to avoid sponsorship and promotion of food of poor nutritional value;
Amendment 218 #
2007/2285(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls for an EU ban on trans-fatty acids and urges EU Member States to follow good practices in controlling the content of substances in food (e.g. salt content) and calls on the Commission to draw up a programme for exchanging best practice across EU Member States; nevertheless points out that special exemptions should be provided for PDO (protected designation of origin) and PGI (protected geographical indication) and traditional products in order to preserve original recipes;
Amendment 232 #
2007/2285(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Invites Member States to promote the distribution ofraise awareness of the benefits associated with a healthy diet and to promote consumer understanding of nutrition, the best sources of nutrients and other beneficial food coumpons forents, such as fresh fruit and vegetables for low-income people, so as to give European consumers, especially the elderly and women with children, to be used only at approved local food markets to guarantee the nutritional quality of productshe choice on how to achieve and maintain the optimal nutrition intake best suited to their individual lifestyle and health;
Amendment 242 #
2007/2285(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on industry to review single- serving portion sizes, providing a broader range of smaller portion options; calls on supermarkets, restaurants and fast-food operators to promote the availability of organic products at a reasonable price;
Amendment 251 #
2007/2285(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Asks the Commission to accelerate the revision of Council Directive 90/496/ EEC of 24 September 1990 on nutrition labelling for foodstuffs1, taking care that labelling is meaningful and easily understandable to the consumer, including mandatory front-of-pack nutritional labelling using colour coding;
Amendment 257 #
2007/2285(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Amendment 290 #
2007/2285(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
Amendment 302 #
2007/2285(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Acknowledges that general practithealthcare professionerals should be made aware of their essential role in the early identification of people at risk of overweight and the fact that they should be the main actors in the fight against the obesity epidemic;
Amendment 329 #
2007/2285(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to fund research into the links between obesity and chronic diseases such as cancer and diabetes as epidemiological research needs to identify the factors which are most associated with the increase in obesity prevalence; also calls for studies comparing and evaluating the effectiveness of different interventions;
Amendment 338 #
2007/2285(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30a. Encourages further scientific research and surveillance on abdominal obesity under the EU’s Research Framework Programme;
Amendment 55 #
2007/2252(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Regrets that the current cost benefit impact assessment of the '20 20 by 2020 Europe’s Climate Change Opportunity'1 only considers the health benefits of reduced air pollution at a 20% reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by 2020; calls on the Commission to ensure that the (ancillary) co-benefits to health of various levels of ambition, in line with the International Panel on Climate Change recommendations of domestic 25% to 40% as well as possibly 50% or more of greenhouse gas emission reduction by 2020, are urgently investigated and modelled into an impact assessment by the Commission; 1 COM(2008)0030.
Amendment 79 #
2006/0304(COD)
Annex I - point 1 - point (c)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Annex I - paragraph 2 - table - new category - point (a)
Annex I - paragraph 2 - table - new category - point (a)
(a) flights performed exclusively for the transport, on official mission, of a reigning Monarch and his immediate family, Heads of State, Heads of Government and Government Ministers, and Heads of State of a country other than a Member State, where this is substantiated by an appropriate status indicator in the flight plan;
Amendment 82 #
2006/0304(COD)
Annex I - point 1 - point (c)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Annex I - paragraph 2 - table - new category - point (j)
Annex I - paragraph 2 - table - new category - point (j)
(j) flights, other than flights performed exclusively for the transport, on official mission, of a reigning Monarch and his immediate family, Heads of State, Heads of Government and Government Ministers, and Heads of State of an EU Member State, performed by a commercial air transport operator operating, for three consecutive four-month periods, fewer than 243 flights per period, which, but for this point, would fall within this activity.
Amendment 24 #
2006/0147(COD)
Recital 6
(6) Raw foodstuffs which have not undergone any processing treatment and non-compound foodstuffs such as spices, herbs, teas and infusions (e.g. fruit or herbal tea) as well as mixtures of spices and/or herbs, mixtures of tea and mixtures for infusion, as long as they are consumed as such and/or not added to the food, do not fall within the scope of this Regulation.
Amendment 27 #
2006/0147(COD)
Article 2 - paragraph 2 - point (c)
(c) non-compound foods and mixtures ofsuch as, but not exclusively, fresh dried or frozen spices and/or herbs, mixtures of tea and mixtures for infusion as such as long as they have not been used as food ingredients.
Amendment 38 #
2006/0147(COD)
Article 16 - paragraph 6
6. The term "natural flavouring" may only be used if the flavouring component is derived from different source materials and where a reference to the source materials would not reflect their flavour or taste, and in the circumstances described in paragraph 5.
Amendment 22 #
2006/0145(COD)
Article 2 – paragraph 3
3. This Regulation shall not apply to food enzymes falling within the scope of Regulation (EC) No …/…...../...with effect from the date of adoption of the Community list of food enzymes in accordance with Article 17 of that Regulation.