1835 Amendments of Elisabetta GARDINI
Amendment 83 #
2018/2974(RSP)
Paragraph 9
9. Notes however that those pathways rely to a large extent on carbon removal technologies, including through carbon capture and storage that needs to be further deployed and direct air capture, that yet havehas yet to prove theirits feasibility at industrial scale; considers that the EU net-zero strategy should not overly rely on suchnegative emissions technologies, which should complement direct emissions reductions; believes that further action by 2030 is needed if the Union is to avoid relying on carbon removal technologies that would entail significant risks for ecosystems, biodiversity and food security as confirmed by the IPCC 1.5 report;
Amendment 97 #
2018/2974(RSP)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Points out, as highlighted in the Commission Communication "A Clean Planet for All", that the deployment of carbon capture and storage in the EU energy and industrial sector can contribute to direct emission reductions through addressing industrial process emissions for which few or no other economically feasible alternatives for emissions mitigation are available, and for the production of low-carbon hydrogen;
Amendment 125 #
2018/2974(RSP)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Stresses that political acceptance by citizens is key and requires accompanying socially the transformations of the concerned sectors, so as to guarantee a just energy transition; underlines the need to anticipate such an approach and to support regions whose economies depend on activities linked to sectors or technologies that are expected to decline or will have to transform in the future;
Amendment 185 #
2018/2974(RSP)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Underlines the need to ensure a cost-effective low carbon transition taking into account the specificities across sectors and regions (i.e., security of energy supply); also highlights the opportunity to achieve energy system cost benefits of using renewable gas (such as biomethane and hydrogen) through existing gas infrastructure and promoting investments in innovative technology for the EU emission reductions goals (such as capture and storage –CCS - and carbon capture and utilisation - CCU);
Amendment 186 #
2018/2974(RSP)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17b. Stresses the importance of a sectorial integration approach (i.e. the integration of the industry, power, transport, heating & cooling and agricultural sectors) in order to facilitate decarbonisation efforts across the energy system and other associated sectors;
Amendment 187 #
2018/2974(RSP)
Paragraph 17 c (new)
17c. Underlines the important role of renewable and decarbonised gases for the greening of the gas grid as well as the important role of the European gas grid in ensuring the integration of these gases;
Amendment 190 #
2018/2974(RSP)
Paragraph 18
18. Emphasises that emissions will have to be reduced close to zero in all sectors of the economy which should all contribute in the joint efforts to reduce emissions; stresses the importance of the polluter pays principle in this regard; considers that the EU needs to start developing an industry strategy with a set of measures that allows the EU industry to recover the full costs of its decarbonisation; further considers that products produced in the EU, imported and sold on the EU market need to have a similar carbon cost constraint and that such WTO-compliant measures need to be developed as quickly as possible
Amendment 207 #
2018/2974(RSP)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18 a. Stresses the importance of a sectoral integration approach in order to facilitate decarbonisation efforts across the energy system and other associated sectors;
Amendment 219 #
2018/2974(RSP)
Paragraph 19
19. Considers that technology developments and solutions, energy efficiency and sustainable renewable and low-carbon energy in the transport and power sectors will be key; underlines in this respect the importance of technology- specific strategies, such as for electromobility, hydrogen or methane;
Amendment 226 #
2018/2974(RSP)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19 a. Underlines the important role that renewable and decarbonised gases can play for the greening of the gas grid;
Amendment 235 #
2018/2974(RSP)
Paragraph 20
20. Underlines the central importance of a renewable-based power sectorclimate neutral and reliable power production and asks the Commission and the Member States to take all necessary action in that regard as it will have spill- over effects across all economic sectors; highlights that all pathways assume full decarbonisation of the power sector by 2050, a drastic reduction of unabated fossil fuels and a strong increase in renewable energies;
Amendment 247 #
2018/2974(RSP)
Paragraph 21
21. Stresses the need to implement the Energy Union and ensure further integration of the European Energy market in order to most effectively decarbonise the power sector and to facilitate investments where most renewable and low-carbon energy production can be effectuated;
Amendment 252 #
2018/2974(RSP)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21 a. Acknowledges that the energy transition can be immediately facilitated by existing infrastructure and energy sources;
Amendment 253 #
2018/2974(RSP)
Paragraph 22
Amendment 281 #
2018/2974(RSP)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23 a. Stresses the importance of investing in research, development and innovation in order to develop innovative low-carbon solutions, especially in green energies and to support the development of digital solutions to modernize infrastructures(such as smart grids…).
Amendment 333 #
2018/2974(RSP)
Paragraph 27
27. Considers that in order for the Union to reach net-zero emissions by 2050, substantial private investments would need to be mobilised; believes that this would requires long- term planning and regulatory stability and predictability for investors and that future EU-regulations need to take this into consideration, especially for the period up to, and post 2030; stresses therefore that the implementation of the Sustainable Finance Action Plan adopted in March 2018 should be prioritised and future implementing rules should be underpinned by detailed Impact Assessments;.
Amendment 340 #
2018/2974(RSP)
Paragraph 28
Amendment 354 #
2018/2974(RSP)
Paragraph 29
29. Stresses the importance of creating a just and technology-neutral transition fund, especially for the most affected regions, with a general horizontal streamlining of social aspects into existing climate funding;
Amendment 357 #
2018/2974(RSP)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Stresses the important role of the bioeconomy and the agricultural sector in contributing to Europe's decarbonisation efforts as well as the implementation of the EU Circular Economy and Waste Packages; notes that agriculture and farmers in particular have the potential to become prosumers and energy providers for the grid through the production of sustainable biogas, notably via anaerobic digestion;
Amendment 389 #
2018/2974(RSP)
Paragraph 34
34. Underlines the importance of increased initiatives and sustained dialogue in relevant international fora, with the aim to spur similarpromote joint efforts and a global approach to achieve policy decisions ramping up climate ambition in other regions and third countries; considers that the EU, must, inter alia, increase its own climate financing and work actively to encourage Member States to increase their climate aid (development aid rather than loans) in third countries;
Amendment 57 #
2018/2148(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 d (new)
Paragraph 3 d (new)
3d. Regrets that the issue of the legitimate representation of three constituent communities raised in Parliaments resolution is still an open issue, which should be addressed as soon as possible by the new legislators, including through the operationalization of the Sejdić Finci decision;
Amendment 58 #
2018/2148(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 e (new)
Paragraph 3 e (new)
3e. reaffirms the statement made by Mogherini and Hahn about election campaign concerns, and especially the need to form the Federation House of People's along the lines decided by the Constitutional Court in the Ljubić case;
Amendment 9 #
2018/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas by implementing robust and inclusive democratic reforms and actively improving neighbourly relations, the new government is demonstrating a seriouscontinuity in the commitment to the country’s Euro- Atlantic path; whereas reform efforts should be paired with continued EU support for implementation of the Urgent Reform Priorities;
Amendment 13 #
2018/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the Prespa agreement of 12 June 2018 on the settlement of differences and the establishment of a strategic partnership between the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Greece with Greece is signed without the political consensus of all parliamentary political parties in Macedonia so it represendts a much- needed positive signal for stability and reconciliation in itself an element of instability and is not contributing the whole Western Balkans regiono the reconciliation process;
Amendment 29 #
2018/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas each candidate country is judged individually on its own merits, and it is the speed and quality of reforms that determine the timetable for accession and the pace of negotiations; whereas bilateral issues should not obstruct accession or take precedence over the process of European integration;
Amendment 30 #
2018/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas air pollution is a major problem of Macedonian cities and according to the latest study by the Finnish Meteorological Institute and the Macedonian Institute for Public Health, Skopje and Tetovo have the highest concentration of fine particles in the air (PM 2.5) among all European cities;
Amendment 36 #
2018/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Commends the positive diplomacy and active trust-buildingWelcomes the efforts leading to compromise and to the settlement of open bilateral issues; welcomes the entry into force on 14 February 2018 of the friendship treaty with Bulgariareiterates the importance of constructive political dialogue between all actors of the political process; stresses that bilateral issues should not obstruct the accession process;
Amendment 44 #
2018/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Takes note of the entry into force on 14 February 2018 of the friendship treaty with Bulgaria; remains concerned with obvious disagreements in terms of the essential provisions of the treaty, as well as lack of reciprocity and equality for both parties;
Amendment 45 #
2018/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the ratification by the Parliament of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia of the strategic partnershipExpresses its concerns with the Macedonian Parliament’s ratification of the Prespa agreement with Greece on 20 June 2018; urges the parties to duly inform their citizens of the contents and implications of the agreement and to diligently complete all internal procedures for the ratification and implementation of this strategically important agreement, bringing an end to a protr, including the constitutional changes the agreement requires from Macted geopolitical limboonia;
Amendment 70 #
2018/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Points out that the current challenges the European Union is facing (BREXIT, migration, radicalism, etc.) should not hinder the enlargement process, rather these challenges have demonstrated the necessity to fully integrate the Western Balkans into EU structures in order to enhance and deepen partnership to overcome international crises;
Amendment 75 #
2018/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Condemns in the strongest possible terms the 27 April 2017 attack on the Parliament of the country, during which several MPs sustained severe injuries, and calls for the organisers and perpetrators to be brought to justice; further condemns any form of obstruction and abuse of procedures of the Parliament; takes note of the peaceful protests as an important instrument of democracy;
Amendment 82 #
2018/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Considers that Macedonian membership in NATO could contribute to achieving greater security and political stability in south-east Europe; calls on all EU Member States which are NATO members, to actively support the accession of the country to NATO;
Amendment 86 #
2018/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. WelcomCarefully supervises the steps taken towards reinstating checks and balances and increasing inclusion through measures improving the environment in which independent oversight institutions, the media and civil society organisations operate;
Amendment 102 #
2018/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Recommends that the country’s Parliament make full use of its oversight and legislative functions and strictly limit the use of urgency procedures which were misused in the process of ratification of the Prespa agreement;
Amendment 122 #
2018/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Welcomes the judicial reform strategy aimed at restoring judicial independence and ending political interference and selective justice, and stresses the need to complete legislative alignment in line with the recommendations of the Venice Commission, especially when it comes to recommendations related to referendums;
Amendment 139 #
2018/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Commends the constructive role the country has played in dealing with the challenges of the migration crisis; calls for further improvements in the asylum system and migration management; encourages the country to step up regional cooperation and partnership with Frontex under a new status agreement with a view to dismantling human trafficking networks;
Amendment 155 #
2018/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Notes thatExpresses its concerns by the adoption of the law on the use of languages constitutes an important achievement and regrets the disruptive tactics aimed at undermining its adoption in full compliance with standard procedures; is worried that entry into force of this law can lead to misbalance and can evoke ethnic conflicts that will lead to destabilization of the country and region as a whole;
Amendment 156 #
2018/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Welcomes the country’s ratification on 23 March 2018 of the Istanbul Convention and urges itUrges Macedonia to complete legal reforms for tackling discrimination and violence against women and girls and to continue eradicating domestic and gender- based violence, which are still widespread;
Amendment 162 #
2018/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Welcomes the initial steps taken in enhancing the prevention of discrimination and urges the authorities to effectively address hate crime and hate speech against minorities, including the Roma and the LGBTI community; deplores persistent deficiencies in the work of the Commission for Protection from Discrimination;
Amendment 172 #
2018/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Welcomes the substantialNotes a modest improvement in the operational environment for, and the consultations with, civil society organisations (CSOs) and stresses the need to enhance the legal, financial and policy framework, including through laws on foundations and donations;
Amendment 189 #
2018/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Notes modest improvements in the media environment and conditions for independent reporting; notes that the censorship is still present, particularly in the social media; calls for initiatives to create a climate that is favourable to investigative journalism; welcomes the termination of state-sponsored advertising in the media as an important measure to foster a level playing field in the sector and calls for further safeguards against politicisation of the media; stresses the need to strengthen the independence and capacity of the media regulator and the public service broadcaster; calls for measures to increase the protection of the labour and social rights of journalists;
Amendment 204 #
2018/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Underlines the importance of conducting a long-overdue population census to obtain an updated and realistic picture of the country’s demographics; stresses the need of improving the laws and regulations related to this issue in order to prevent abuse and circulation of fake data;
Amendment 222 #
2018/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Draws attention to extreme air pollution indicators in Skopje and other heavily polluted citiesmany cities in the Republic of Macedonia; calls for effective action for air quality monitoring and improvement; calls on the competent authorities of the Republic of Macedonia to urgently harmonize the legislation in the field of environmental and nature protection with the acquis communautaire, to adopt appropriate policies and to start implementing targeted measures to improve air quality in major urban areas;
Amendment 12 #
2018/2088(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas AI is key to turning Europe into a ‘start-up continent’ by exploiting the latest technologies to generate growth in Europe, in particular in the areas of health technology, healthcare services and programmes, drug discovery, robotic and robot-assisted surgery, and medical imaging and records as well as securing sustainable environment and safe food production;
Amendment 22 #
2018/2088(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas there are strong ethical concerns about the autonomy of robots and their impact on the doctor-patient relationshipuse of word ´autonomous´ for complex AI systems since the autonomy as such can only be attributed to human beings;
Amendment 28 #
2018/2088(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph –1 (new)
Paragraph –1 (new)
-1. Underlines that any revolutionary technological progress, particularly in the field of AI and robotics, shall serve human wellbeing;
Amendment 29 #
2018/2088(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph –1 a (new)
Paragraph –1 a (new)
-1a. Stresses that AI systems and robots are innovative technological means to improve people´s lives, grow the economy, and address challenges in health, environment, climate change, food safety among many others with human agent being always responsible for their use;
Amendment 30 #
2018/2088(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to draw up a fully comprehensive EU Action Plan aimed at creating a European ‘artificial intelligence ecosystem’; in line with the Statement on Artificial Intelligence, Robotics and ´Autonomous´ Systems published by European Group on Ethics in Science and New Technologies in March 2018 and thoroughly address issues of safety, security, prevention of harm and mitigation of risks, human moral responsibility, governance and regulation of AI and robots;
Amendment 33 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the national security and intelligence agencies of EU Member States and of some third countries cooperate very effectively through the Counter Terrorism Group (CTG) and on a bilateral and multilateral basis; whereas the EU has an established complex of structures dealing wholly or in part with terrorism, notably through Europol’s European Counter Terrorism Centre (ECTC), EU INTCEN and facilitated by the European Counter- Terrorism Coordinator;
Amendment 55 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
F a. whereas on 6 July 2017 the Parliament set up a temporary Special Committee on Terrorism (TERR) with the aim of providing Parliament’s view as to the practical and legislative gaps in the current counter-terrorism regime that have allowed the recent terrorist attacks in the EU to occur and making recommendations that would help tackle the terrorist threat at EU level;
Amendment 56 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)
Recital F b (new)
F b. whereas, in order to allow the Parliament to dedicate sufficient attention and the specific efforts necessary for contributing effectively and responding to the challenges posed by terrorism, a standing parliamentary committee responsible for internal security and terrorism should be set up within the Parliament; whereas the setting up of such a standing parliamentary committee will signal the Parliament’s engagement and understanding of the importance of the issues of internal security, international organised crime and terrorism, which are at the forefront of EU citizens’ concerns; whereas it will also reflect the significance of this issue for the Parliament and will mirror the institutional setup in other EU institutions and bodies, such as the creation of a Security Union Task Force and the appointment of a Commissioner for the Security Union within the Commission, the creation of a European Counter Terrorism Centre (ECTC) within Europol, as well as the existence of a Working Party on Terrorism within the Council;
Amendment 61 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas of 88 legally binding counter-terrorism measures proposed from September 2001 to summer 2013 only a quarter were subject to impact assessments and only three to public consultation1a; whereas this ratio has improved in recent years and the most recent initiatives presented by the Commission in 2017 and 2018 were accompanied by the necessary justification; whereas with the Agenda on Better Regulation adopted in 2015 the Commission has also strengthened its policy on stakeholder consultation; __________________ 1a Study on The European Union’s Policies on Counter-Terrorism: Relevance, Coherence and Effectiveness, commissioned by the European Parliament’s Policy Department for Citizens' Rights and Constitutional Affairs, PE 583.124, http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/e tudes/STUD/2017/583124/IPOL_STU(201 7)583124_EN.pdf
Amendment 83 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
Amendment 84 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J b (new)
Recital J b (new)
J b. whereas most terrorist attacks carried out in the EU in 2017 were specified as separatist attacks (137 out of 205) – albeit causing primarily property damage1a;whereas threats from ethno- nationalist separatist extremism emanate from both within and outside EU territory with the PKK being the most prominent example of the latter; whereas Europol’s TESAT 2018 reports that there are currently no EU-wide terrorist networks stimulated by the extremism phenomena described above1b; __________________ 1a Europol European Union Terrorism Situation and Trend Report 2018, p. 45 1b Europol European Union Terrorism Situation and Trend Report 2018, p. 45 ff.
Amendment 85 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J c (new)
Recital J c (new)
J c. whereas Europol’s TESAT 2018 clearly states that none of the reported activities in any terrorist category have been as lethal and have had such an impact on society as a whole as those committed by jihadist terrorists; __________________ 1a Europol European Union Terrorism Situation and Trend Report 2018, p. 4
Amendment 128 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
Recital O
O. whereas the return of foreign terrorist fighters (FTFs) and their families poses particular challenges in terms of security and radicalisation; whereas child returnees pose specific problems as they can be both victims and potential perpetrators, possibly disguised for years or decades, at the same time;
Amendment 160 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital S a (new)
Recital S a (new)
S a. whereas there is a danger that terrorists abuse and exploit the freedom and rule of law offered by the EU liberal democracies as a hideaway from the autocratic regimes in their home countries where terrorist activity might lead to capital punishment;
Amendment 161 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital S b (new)
Recital S b (new)
S b. whereas there are documented cases1a where victims of severe crimes perpetrated by Daesh terrorists on Syrian or Iraqi territory have – while considering themselves safe – met again their tormentors on EU soil where both have asked for protection; __________________ 1a https://www.dw.com/de/jesidin-trifft-in- deutschland-auf-is-peiniger/a-45119776
Amendment 163 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital T
Recital T
T. whereas new forms of terrorism may be used for an attack, among them cyber-terrorism and the use of weapons of mass destruction, possibly in connection with new technical equipment such as drones; whereas there is the precedent of a foiled attack involving the highly toxic biological agent ricin; whereas there are cases where Daesh has used or planned to use chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear (CBRN) materials, and shared via social media channels possible tactics and methods for attacks and targets;
Amendment 167 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital T a (new)
Recital T a (new)
T a. whereas multiple cases of trafficking of radiological or nuclear material are annually reported to the Incident and Trafficking database of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), emphasising the latent risk emanating from such substances, particularly with regard to the severity of their potential consequences;
Amendment 176 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital U
Recital U
U. whereas populism-fuelled political discourse regarding the terrorist threat can lead to polarisation within society, exploited both by left- and right-wing agitators;
Amendment 179 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital U a (new)
Recital U a (new)
U a. whereas interactions between terrorist organisations and organised crime groups, where the capability to cause mass casualties in the civilian population in EU Member States connects with the logistical capacity to enable it, poses significant risks; whereas there is a low level of law enforcement and intelligence reporting and analysis on the nexus between organised crime and terrorism; whereas there is often a lack of investigative and judicial capacities focused on organised crime in many Member States and on the EU level;
Amendment 201 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Z
Recital Z
Z. whereas several European funds and programmes can be used for projects countering and preventing radicalisation; whereas the EU budget up to 2020 allocates EUR 314 million for anti- radicalisation projects1a; whereas there is no continuous evaluation of the effectiveness of those programmes; __________________ 1a Speech by Commissioner Jourová, in charge of Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality, at the Conference on Radicalisation in Prisons, in Brussels, Borschette, 27.2.2018 http://europa.eu/rapid/press- release_SPEECH-18-1221_en.htm
Amendment 210 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital AA
Recital AA
AA. whereas it is estimated that there are between 50 000 and 70 000 radicalised jihadists in the EU;1a; __________________ 1a Jean Charles Brisard, Centre d’Analyse du Terrorisme, TERR meeting of 9 April 2018
Amendment 257 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital AH
Recital AH
AH. whereas Europol’s Internet Referral Unit (IRU) has made more than 50 000 referrals and on average 87 %1a of the content referred to companies by the IRU has been removed on the basis of voluntary consideration of the compatibility of the referred internet content with their own terms and conditions; __________________ 1a TERR hearing 24 April 2018, testimony by Mr Luigi Soreca, Director for Security, DG Home, European Commission
Amendment 265 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital AI
Recital AI
AI. whereas although major progress has been made with regard to removal of online terrorist content, there is a need to scale up the companies’ engagement; whereas the removals are often not complete nor timely or permanent, removing the content from one website but leaving it on another belonging to the same company; whereas effective and comprehensive or allowing the account to remain live and/or reappear after it has posted content in violation of a company’s terms of service; whereas effective, comprehensive and transparent reporting by companies has to be improved;
Amendment 277 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital AJ
Recital AJ
AJ. whereas, in response to larger companies removing more content and doing so at a greater pace, Daesh is increasingly using new and/or smaller platforms which are less suited to fast removal of terrorist material; whereas this diversification to smaller platforms makes additional technical support essential to enable, for example, the introduction of platform-agnostic automated tools, such as the database of hasheshashing technology, which can identify online terrorist content with a high degree of accuracy as well as promulgating EU- wide standards for terms of service to be adopted across companies and by which EU Member States can judge a company’s performance in enforcing such standards;
Amendment 307 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital AL
Recital AL
AL. whereas retention of data is an essential part of the investigative process; whereas police and, judicial authorities and intelligence services usually rely heavily on communications data to successfully proceed with their casework; whereas in order for interoperability of information systems to reach its full potential, harmonised data retention regimes across the EU are vital; whereas the necessity of an appropriate data retention regime when it comes to the fight against terrorism was consistently raised during the work of the TERR Committee;
Amendment 309 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital AL a (new)
Recital AL a (new)
AL a. whereas in the absence of any data retention rules the main negative result will be the unavailability of necessary data, because it might not be stored by communication service providers, particularly if the service providers do not require such data for operational and commercial reasons, and/or disclosed to law enforcement authorities upon lawful request; whereas, if data is not available to the authorised bodies and judges at Member State level due to lack of data retention obligations, executing MLA requests as well as multilateral exchange at EU level will also be impossible and cross-border law-enforcement and judicial cooperation as a whole has been and will be adversely affected;
Amendment 316 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital AM
Recital AM
AM. whereas the use of encryption by terrorists to protect their communications or stored data represents a considerable challenge for law enforcement and intelligence services, denying access to essential intelligence and evidence; whereas encryption becomes particularly critical when even the responsible online service providers are unwilling or unable to decrypt the communication;
Amendment 348 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital AV a (new)
Recital AV a (new)
AV a. whereas - in the context of the Information Management strategy (IMS), 6th Action list - there are currently two on-going pilot projects which aim at ensuring interlinking with decentralised systems, namely the ADEP project (Automation of data exchange processes on police records) and project QUEST (“Querying Europol Systems”); where-as such projects help provide real and workable solutions to the problems stemming from the lack of interconnectivity of decentralised information systems and help foster trust and cooperation between the Member States;
Amendment 382 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital BB a (new)
Recital BB a (new)
BB a. whereas in order to guarantee the CTG’s long-term public acceptance and rapprochement towards the EU security structure, there is a need to enhance its public visibility without limiting the privacy needed for effective intelligence cooperation;
Amendment 392 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital BD
Recital BD
BD. whereas efficient and systematic cooperation between the Member States and the EU agencies as well as among the agencies in the counter-terrorism field is imperative, especially cooperation between Europol and Eurojust in order to effectively detect, prevent, and investigate and prosecute the perpetrators of a terrorist attack; whereas Eurojust has appointed a specialised counter-terrorism prosecutor to make the bridge with the ECTC at Europol to increase cooperation and information exchange between the two agencies;
Amendment 400 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital BG
Recital BG
BG. whereas several EU instruments such as Decision 2005/671/JHA, the CT Directive and the Europol regulation require Member States to share information on terrorism with the relevant agencies; whereas increased information sharing with Europol and Eurojust on a regular basis and in a timely and systematic manner, including contextual information, facilitates their work in detecting links between cases and providing an overview of challenges and best practice related to investigations, prosecutions and convictions for terrorist offences; whereas information shared with Eurojust has increased over the past years, but differences continue to exist between the Member States in relation to the amount, type and scope of the information shared, which may result in fragmented information available1a; __________________ 1a While only 14 terrorism cases were referred to Eurojust in 2014, the number of cases dealt by Eurojust from 2014-2018 reached 263 with a total of 61 coordination meetings in 75 terrorism cases, 2 coordination centres and 14 cases with JITs supported by Eurojust
Amendment 403 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital BG a (new)
Recital BG a (new)
BG a. whereas the European Public Prosecutor’s Office, to be established on the basis of Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1339, shall have the important task of investigating and prosecuting criminal offences affecting the financial interests of the Union, its establishment and the allocation of financial resources to this new body should not negatively impact the abilities of existing structures, such as Eurojust, to facilitate the efforts of the Member States in the fight against terrorism;
Amendment 405 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital BG b (new)
Recital BG b (new)
BG b. whereas CEPOL substantially contributes to CT training for law enforcement officials of the Member States and in priority third countries;
Amendment 410 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital BJ
Recital BJ
BJ. whereas joint investigation teams (JITs) facilitate the coordination of investigations and prosecutions in cases with a cross-border dimension and allow for real-time exchange of information/evidence; whereas the practical benefits resulting from the use of JITs include improved information exchange, exchange of best practices, enhanced collection of evidence and mutual recognition of the actions carried out by the parties; whereas JITs require appropriate funding to work effectively;
Amendment 415 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital BK
Recital BK
BK. whereas close cooperation withby online service providers (OSPs) is necessary when it comes to securing and obtaining electronic evidence, given its importance for investigating terrorist offences;
Amendment 454 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital BS
Recital BS
BS. whereas battlefield evidence is often essential to identify potential foreign terrorist fighters and needs to be included in the relevant databases in order to reach border guards in real time and to be shared with investigators and prosecutors for investigations and prosecutions;
Amendment 499 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital CB
Recital CB
CB. whereas the Commission Comprehensive Assessment of EU Security Policy and the evaluation study of Directive 2008/114/EC indicate that: the threat to critical infrastructures is likely to continue to rise, that there is a need to enhance preparation and response capabilities and to revise Directive 2008/114/EC, and that there is an interest in targeting transport infrastructures; whereas a better framework is needed to improve rail security and to address the issue of protection of public areas of transport infrastructures, such as airports and, ports and maritime transport, as well as railway stations;
Amendment 514 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital CH a (new)
Recital CH a (new)
CH a. whereas vehicle rental companies lack the ability to exchange information such as booking or reservation data with law enforcement agencies for the purpose of cross-checks against official watch-lists and police databases;
Amendment 515 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital CI
Recital CI
CI. whereas in 2015 and 2016, explosives were used in 40 % of the terrorist attacks committed in the EU;1a; __________________ 1a Europol TeSat 2017, p. 10
Amendment 517 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital CJ
Recital CJ
CJ. whereas the explosive used in most of the attacks was triacetone triperoxide (TATP)1a, a home-made explosive that remains the explosive of choice for terrorists; whereas TATP can be quite easily manufactured using only a few substances; __________________ 1a Europol TeSat 2017, p. 15
Amendment 527 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital CP
Recital CP
CP. whereas according to Europol’s Te- Sat 2018 report, firearms were used in 41 % of all attacks, a slight increase compared to 2016 (38 %);1a; __________________ 1a Europol TeSat 2018, p. 9
Amendment 558 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital CX
Recital CX
CX. whereas the EU is cooperating with third countries in the area of counter- terrorism in a variety of ways; whereas a number of EU instruments can be used to finance CT programmes abroad; whereas the EU has deployed a network of CT experts within EU delegations; whereas EU agencies such as Europol, Eurojust and CEPOL are also cooperating with third countries in the area of counter-terrorism, through strategic and operational agreements for example;
Amendment 571 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital CZ
Recital CZ
CZ. whereas in the 20-year period 1998- 2018, some 6more than 65200 people were direct victims of terrorism across Europe, with 713 murdered and 5 939 injuredthe EU, with around 700 murdered; whereas there is a lack of harmonised figures on the exact amount of victims; whereas prior to 20014 most victims of terrorism were mainly attributable to the IRA and ETA. while since then the vast majority were as a result of Islamist terrorism;
Amendment 592 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital DE a (new)
Recital DE a (new)
DE a. whereas Eurojust has been facilitating the execution of MLA requests for coordinating and granting assistance in the exercise of rights of victims of terrorism, considering the different rights and roles of foreign victims in their national legal systems;
Amendment 599 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital DF
Recital DF
DF. whereas the Union is founded on the values of human dignity, freedom, equality and solidarity, respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, as well as on the principles of democracy and the rule of law; whereas acts of terrorism constitute the most serious violation of these universal values and principles; whereas there are religious practices throughout the EU that fundamentally oppose EU values;
Amendment 602 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital DF a (new)
Recital DF a (new)
DF a. whereas all measures in the fight against terrorism should as little as possible affect the innocent and uninvolved general population; whereas it is crucial that CT investigations adhere to high standards of professionalism with all applied measures being targeted and proportionate;
Amendment 605 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital DG
Recital DG
DG. whereas the EU should do the utmost possible to guarantee the physical and psychological integrity of its citizens who are endangered by terrorists; whereas the rights of victims of terrorism should play a more prominent role in the public discourse but particularly when it comes to asserting those rights; whereas Article 6 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights enshrines both the right to liberty and the right to security, which complement each other;
Amendment 608 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital DG a (new)
Recital DG a (new)
DG a. whereas law enforcement and judicial personnel are at the forefront in CT-operations; whereas there are multiple documented cases where police and judicial officials and their families were particularly targeted and threatened by violent extremists, partly culminating into violent physical attacks right up to homicides; whereas political and public support towards law enforcement and judicial personnel who safeguard fundamental rights in CT investigations by risking life and limb, is of utmost importance;
Amendment 640 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that, at this stage, the EU and the Member States should improve cooperation through existing European agencies, specialised EU services and Member States’ security and justice institutions;
Amendment 654 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Calls for the setting up within the European Parliament of a standing parliamentary committee responsible for matters relating to internal security and terrorism and dealing with particularly sensitive information;
Amendment 664 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Calls on Member States and the Commission to further strengthen and support the ATLAS network of civilian anti-terror special operation units of the EU Member States;
Amendment 679 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Member States to monitor all foreign terrorist fighters; calls for an effective and appropriate follow-up of the threat posed by returnees, and for this purpose invites Member States to share contextual information about returnees via Europol and intelligence assessments on that topic with EU INTCEN; calls on the Commission to assist Member States in the establishment of aligned classification systems in order to distinguish between high, medium and low-risk returnees;
Amendment 688 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Recommends to the Member States that they start building appropriate structures to respond to child returnees, and in particular the development of expertise, including that of experienced professionals, in the areas of trauma, extremism, child development, education and risk assessment and tailored to the local and national context, as well as clear legal and organisational structures for dealing with this phenomenon; encourages Member States to cooperate with the ICRC as they possess particular access and expertise in this field;
Amendment 702 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Calls on Member States and the Commission to establish regional – if applicable cross-border – stockpiling centres to ensure comprehensive availability of medical countermeasures including vaccines following the dual-use principle, and to use the Joint Procurement Mechanism to avoid parallel uncoordinated efforts;
Amendment 703 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8 b. Calls on Member States to create or strengthen specialised laboratories; asks the Commission and Parliament to fund and support relevant cross-border research activities;
Amendment 706 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Urges the Commission and the Member States to set common standards for vetting procedures at vulnerable institutions such as nuclear power plants or specialised laboratories;
Amendment 708 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9 b. Encourages Member States to make more use of technical detection systems of CBRN substances particularly at large-scale public events and calls on the Commission and the European Parliament to make further European funding available for comprehensive acquisitions of such systems;
Amendment 709 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 c (new)
Paragraph 9 c (new)
9 c. Welcomes the approval of a regulation on civil aviation safety and the mandate of the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and repealing Regulation (EC) No 216/2008; calls on the Commission to take into account security aspects for forthcoming delegated and implementing rules on drones and drones operations, including regularly updated risk assessments; mandatory registration, electronic identification and geofencing in all drones categories; and mandatory security licenses and trainings for operators of security and inspection missions;
Amendment 711 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 d (new)
Paragraph 9 d (new)
9 d. Notes the increased cyber threat and underlines the importance to step up cyber security efforts also in the CT field;
Amendment 727 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Calls on the Member States to ensure that victims of sexual and other severe violence perpetrated by Daesh terrorists outside of the EU are safe and without fear in the EU; calls on Member States to bring such cases to court, even if the crimes have been committed outside of the EU and involve the victims as valuable witnesses in the court proceedings;
Amendment 770 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. Calls on Eurojust to continue its work in monitoring the jurisprudence in Member States as regards radicalisation leading to terrorism, including the use of alternatives to prosecution and detention, and to report regularly in its Terrorism Conviction Monitor (TCM); to this end, calls on the Member States to transmit to Eurojust all relevant information on prosecutions and convictions for terrorist offences which affect or may affect two or more Member States;
Amendment 805 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Member States to increase the offer of higher education opportunities for chaplains in the EU under transparent scrutiny, with only accrediting theological education programmes integrating EU valuesprofessorships whose incumbents fully respect EU values such as religious freedom, gender equality and the rule of secular law and revoking teaching permissions in case of misdemeanour; invites the Commission and the Member States to develop and fund a network of European religious scholars that can spread - and testify to - practices of Islam that are compliant withpromote EU values;
Amendment 821 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Suggests the creation of a European Islamic Institute and Research Centre where scholars could conduct research on compatibilities between elements of practice of the Muslim religion and European values, andthat clearly respects the European Charter of Fundamental Rights and the legal framework of the Union, which could be called on to constitute a trusted advisory board for EU institutions and Member States;
Amendment 840 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Invites the Member States to examine how to ensure that places of worship, education, charities, cultural associations and similar entities provide details regarding the provenance of their funds and their distribution, both within and outside the EU, and how data concerning these entities, where there exists suspicion or reasonable grounds to suspect links with terrorist groups, could be recorded in a centralised database, set up with all the appropriate guarantees; calls on Member States to ban funding from third countries that oppose the EU’s fundamental values of democracy, pluralism, tolerance, and equality between men and women;
Amendment 866 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Highlights that Member States have to ensure that all educational institutions provide education in accordance with the European Convention on Human Rights, through checks on curricula, regular inspections and sanctions for non- compliance and that religious zealots must not get access to schools;
Amendment 892 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Underlines the need to achieve automatic, fast and full removal of terrorist content; requests the Commission to present a legislative proposal obliging companies to remove terrorist content fully within one hour and to introduce clear reporting and case-by-case preserving obligations on the incidence of terrorist content and removal rates, as well as sanctions for non-compliance;
Amendment 909 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Calls for the creation of an online European platform that citizens can use in order to flag terrorist and extremist content online; and asks companies to increase their capabilities to receive, review, and respond to flagged content;
Amendment 921 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Calls for involvement of social media and audiovisual companies, including public broadcasters, in developing and disseminating effective counter-narratives, also with the inclusion of victims and to ensure that search engines place counter-narratives prominently;
Amendment 944 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29 a. Encourages the Member States to take stock of trainings developed with the use of EU funds by European Confederation for Probation (CEP), EuroPris and the European Prison Training Academy (EPTA);
Amendment 947 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 b (new)
Paragraph 29 b (new)
29 b. Urges the Member States to guarantee safety, physical and psychological integrity of staff in prisons, to provide them with regular psychological counselling so that they do not become radicalised themselves and to develop and update official protocols of how to deal with radicalised prisoners;
Amendment 961 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30 a. Calls on the Commission to promote best practices on risk assessment methodologies of radicalised inmates developed by different Member States; calls on Member States to obligatorily assess radicalised inmates prior to their release and to develop effective post- release parole requirements for those likely to threaten public security such as daily reporting obligations to law enforcement and social authorities as well as prohibitions to utilise mobile phones or to contact certain people; calls on Member States to ensure that breaches of such obligations immediately terminate probation; reiterates that persons that have proven to be threats to public security and that have been convicted before must accept restrictions in their civil rights to protect the general population;
Amendment 978 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Deplores the insufficient character of the security research being conducted, and calls for a specific programme on security research to be established in the next MFF; calls for a more proactive definition of the needs (i.e. strengthening ENLETS which is defining technological needs for law enforcement); calls to support pilot projects an artificial intelligence and blockchain (remittances); calls for active involvement of the EU agencies such as Europol, CEPOL and EBCGA in EU security research projects; calls on the Member States to regularly organise foresight exercises looking into future threat scenarios; supports the continued funding by the Commission of the establishment of modernised databases and the provision of up-to-date technical equipment and training of staff, and calls for a more ambitious approach in this respect;
Amendment 988 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Urges Member States to adopt the approach of ‘information sharing by default’ when it comes to sharing CT- related information with other Member States and relevant EU agencies and bodies, thus exchanging such information as a rule, and refraining from such exchange only in specific cases where circumstances require that it be withheld;
Amendment 1003 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Regrets the current existence of 28 different legal regimes for data retention, which is counter-productive for cooperation and information exchange; urges the Commission to put forward a legislative proposal on data retention, in line with the requirements stemming from the case-law of the Court of Justice of the European Union, while taking into account the neednotes the need to find a balance between security and data protection concerns in data retention legislation considering the imminent threat situation; urges the Commission to put forward a legislative proposal on data retention, taking into account the needs of the competent authorities and the specificities of the CT field as well as the jurisdiction of the CJEU by i.a. addressing new forms of communication such as over-the-top (OTT) messaging, establishing strong safeguards on the storing of data by the service providers as well as ofn the competent authorities and the specificities of the CT field; access side to data for criminal investigations, pseudonymisation opportunities, determining data categories that are particularly relevant for effectively combating terrorism and serious crime, providing for specifically trained and supervised staff dealing with data access or introducing periodic threat- assessments as a basis for retention periods;
Amendment 1016 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 a (new)
Paragraph 39 a (new)
39 a. Calls on the co-legislators to ensure that intelligence services continue to have legitimate access to SIS under the reformed legal regime to avoid new security and information exchange gaps;
Amendment 1078 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 51 a (new)
Paragraph 51 a (new)
51 a. Stresses the need for continuous training to ensure the knowledge sharing and awareness of the necessary requirements in terms of system usage and the steps necessary to ensure the quality of the data-input.
Amendment 1110 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 56
Paragraph 56
56. Calls on the Member States to examine the possibility of better coordination and cooperation between intelligence and law enforcement services at EU level by increasingly sending intelligence experts in addition to law enforcement staff to the meetings of the Counter-Terrorism Joint Liaison Team (CTJLT) at Europol, which could serve as a blueprint for further cooperation between law enforcement and intelligence; calls on the Commission to increase support to the CTJLT, including special funding;
Amendment 1113 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 56 a (new)
Paragraph 56 a (new)
56 a. Calls for the establishment of a CTG-“Envoy”, who can serve as a public representative in the relations between the CTG and the relevant EU institutions and bodies;
Amendment 1114 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 56 b (new)
Paragraph 56 b (new)
56 b. Asks Member States to schedule regular exchange meetings between judges and representatives from the intelligence/law enforcement community to share knowledge about situational, investigatory or technical developments in the counter terrorism field, enabling the judiciary to receive the full picture relevant for their jurisdiction and further training; suggests to the CJEU to schedule such a meeting on a regular basis with the heads of the EU Members States’ CT police forces;
Amendment 1164 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 65
Paragraph 65
65. Calls for the creation of a comprehensive case-management system at Eurojust for all CT-related matters, comparable toin order to fulfil its tasks at judicial level in close cooperation with ECTC at Europol;
Amendment 1176 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 67 b (new)
Paragraph 67 b (new)
67 b. Stresses the need for increased funding to CEPOL and to step up the development and delivery of innovative cyber related training;
Amendment 1181 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 70
Paragraph 70
70. Calls on Member States to make full use of the expertise and tools offered by Eurojust and the European Judicial Network (EJN), in particular in providing practical and legal information and support when it comes to MLA requests and assistance with mutual recognition requests, coordination of investigations and prosecutions, decisions on best placed jurisdiction to prosecute, or coordination of asset seizures and confiscations;
Amendment 1191 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 71 a (new)
Paragraph 71 a (new)
71 a. Calls on the Commission to examine the possibility of a legislative proposal that obliges service providers present on the EU market to cooperate for example by installing an adjusted version of an application on the devices of terror suspects, which enables designated authorities to access encrypted communication;
Amendment 1196 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 72
Paragraph 72
72. Calls for the swift adoption before the end of the current Parliament of the Commission proposals for a regulation and directive aimed at improving cross-border access to electronic evidence; requests online service providers (OSPs) to provide single points of contact for law enforcement/judiciary requests;
Amendment 1238 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 79 a (new)
Paragraph 79 a (new)
79 a. Calls on the Commission to swiftly ensure that EBCGA reaches a standing corps of around 10,000 border guards1a; __________________ 1a http://europa.eu/rapid/press- release_MEMO-18-3621_en.htm
Amendment 1257 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 85
Paragraph 85
85. Calls on the Member States, FrontexEBCGA and Europol to establish a European Targeting Centre within Frontex that constitutes a joint venture with the national authorities and Europol; believes this centre should assist with the advance identification of travellers who pose a threat to the security of the EU and should function as a ‘round-the-clock’ service for national border guards when there are doubts regarding certain individuals; recommends the use of sophisticated software to increase the effectiveness of targeting and cooperation with international partners in this area;
Amendment 1263 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 86
Paragraph 86
86. Welcomes Europol’s participation in the law enforcement cell of the US-led Operation Gallant Phoenix (OGP) in Jordan, whereby it processes information obtained from the battlefield and exchanges it through established channels and procedures with Member States’ law enforcement authorities via the Europol National Units; calls for full access of Europol at OGP;
Amendment 1267 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 87
Paragraph 87
87. Encourages all relevant actors to enter battlefielddevelop approaches allowing to transmit and share battlefield information with necessary safeguards such as source protection and to enter this information, systematically and without delay, in the relevant databases so as to enable the immediate identification of foreign terrorist fighters when they try to cross the external borders; as well as to share this information for investigations and prosecutions;
Amendment 1312 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 95
Paragraph 95
Amendment 1313 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 96
Paragraph 96
Amendment 1315 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 96 a (new)
Paragraph 96 a (new)
96 a. Calls on the European Commission to propose legislation for a robust tracing system for artworks and antiques entering the EU market, especially for items originating from conflict-affected and high-risk countries as listed by the Commission, as well as from organisations, groups or individuals included in the EU terror list; believes that this initiative should be supported by the creation of a standardised permit, without which trading of these items would be illicit, by the creation of a passport for the export of each item; believes that digital tools allowing to check the authenticity of the documents should be developed; notes that a comprehensive register of antiquities for sale should be systematically held up to date by art dealers;
Amendment 1317 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 96 b (new)
Paragraph 96 b (new)
96 b. Calls on the Member States to make it mandatory for companies involved in art dealing to declare all suspicious transactions, and to make the owners of companies dealing in art and antiques who become involved in the trafficking of such goods subject to effective, proportionate and dissuasive penalties, including criminal penalties where necessary;
Amendment 1318 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 96 c (new)
Paragraph 96 c (new)
96 c. Calls on the Member States to cooperate more with Europol AP FURTUM and, as requested by UNSC 2347, to provide customs and law enforcement with dedicated personnel, as well as public prosecutors, with effective tools and adequate training through cooperation with the WCO and INTERPOL
Amendment 1320 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 97
Paragraph 97
97. Calls on the Commission to develop, together with Member States and international partners, ways of better monitoring financial flows and identifying users of electronic wallets and prepaid cards, crowdfunding platforms and online and mobile payment systems in relevant investigations; calls for a focus on virtual currencies and fintech and calls to explore the possibility to extend sanctions also to crowdfunding on social media for terrorist purposes;
Amendment 1345 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 99 a (new)
Paragraph 99 a (new)
99 a. Calls for the swift adoption of the draft directive on access by law enforcement authorities to financial information and exchange of information between FIUs;
Amendment 1366 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 107 a (new)
Paragraph 107 a (new)
107 a. Calls on the Commission to propose a European Certification Initiative for private security companies, aiming to specify requirements and conditions under which private security companies shall be able to operate within Critical Infrastructure environment;
Amendment 1377 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 110
Paragraph 110
110. Believes that a system must be set up for car rental agencies to check the identity of clients against police databases, showing only a red or green flagwithout granting them any kind of access;
Amendment 1497 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 136
Paragraph 136
136. Calls for the Member States and the EU institutions, when adopting and applying CT measures, to find the right balance between the different fundamental rights involved; considers in this respect that, while privacy is a fundamental right, the first priority should lie in protecting people’s fundamental rights to life and security, which necessitates robust mandates for all public bodies involved in the fight against terrorism as well as a high degree of public support for these authorities;
Amendment 1504 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 136 a (new)
Paragraph 136 a (new)
136 a. Calls on the Member States to resource their public bodies involved in CT operations with all technical, financial, educational and legal means necessary to protect themselves against violent extremists in fulfilling their duties;
Amendment 1511 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 137 a (new)
Paragraph 137 a (new)
137 a. Calls on the Member States to strictly stop by all legal means available any religious or political practice that constraints fundamental rights, leads to oppression, incites to sexual violence and other serious violent crime or promotes extremism as such practices are not covered by religious freedom or freedom of opinion; expects Member States to adopt unequivocal legal frameworks that preclude judges from granting “cultural rebates” when dealing with serious acts of violence and even torture and murder;
Amendment 1516 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 139
Paragraph 139
139. Calls on the Member States to ensure that the necessary data protection safeguards are in place, including appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect the security and confidentiality of personal data; urges the Member States to provide clear rules as to who can access which data in the systems, to maintain records of consultation and disclosure, and to provide for rights of access, rectification, erasure and restriction, as well as rights to compensation and judicial redress; calls on the Commission and the EDPS to further develop innovative privacy by design solutions;
Amendment 288 #
2018/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Believes that the mere presence of a substance of concern should not be a blanket justification for precluding the recycling of waste streamsproduction and placing on the market of plastics products, as well as their recycling for specific, well-defined and safe applications, since this could stifle innovation and discourage recycling potential in favour of incineration;
Amendment 292 #
2018/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Stresses that, in order to ensure that the presence of hazardous substances in products does not undermine or prevent recycling activities a separate collection of waste by type of product/applications, and not only by material, should be applied;
Amendment 2 #
2018/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)
Citation 7 a (new)
- having regard to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea,
Amendment 112 #
2018/2017(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point h
Paragraph 1 – point h
(h) to further encourage the Libyan authorities and institutions to work towards improving the living conditions of all Libyans, and to implement the necessary financial and economic reforms requested by the international financial institutions to help economic recovery and stabilisation; to urge the Libyan authorities to ensure that natural resources are exploited for the benefit of the whole population, including at the local level; to urge the Libyan authorities to ratify the United Nations Convention of the Law of the Sea and proceed with delimiting its maritime zones according to it; to help the Libyan authorities to fight against the criminalisation of the economy;
Amendment 745 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b – point vi a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b – point vi a (new)
(via) actions improving and maintaining the quality of existing infrastructure in terms of safety, security and continuity of traffic flows and mitigation of exposure to negative effects of transiting rail and road transport, especially in urban areas;
Amendment 1129 #
2018/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Part III – point 1 – table – Core network corridor “Mediterranean”
Annex I – Part III – point 1 – table – Core network corridor “Mediterranean”
Core network corridor "Mediterranean" Alignment Algeciras – Bobadilla –Madrid – Zaragoza – Tarragona Sevilla – Bobadilla – Murcia Cartagena – Murcia – Valencia – Tarragona/Palma de Mallorca – Barcelona Tarragona – Barcelona – Perpignan – Marseille – Genova/Lyon – Torino – Novara – Milano – Bologna/Verona – Padova – Venezia – Ravenna/Trieste/Koper – Ljubljana – Budapest Ljubljana/Rijeka – Zagreb – Budapest – UA border Pre- Cross- Lyon – Torino: base tunnel and access Rail identified border routes sections Nice – Ventimiglia Trieste – Divača Ljubljana – Zagreb Zagreb – Budapest Budapest – Miskolc – UA border Lendava – Letenye Road Vásárosnamény – UA border Missing Perpignan – Montpellier Rail link Koper – Divača Rijeka – Zagreb Milano – Cremona – Mantova – Porto Inland Levante/Venezia – Ravenna/Trieste - Waterways Ferrara/Porto Garibaldi
Amendment 376 #
2018/0210(COD)
(1) fostering sustainable fisheries and the conservation of marine biological resources, taking socio-economic factors into account;
Amendment 771 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 a (new)
Article 18 a (new)
Amendment 809 #
2018/0210(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) investments in ports to provide adequate reception facilities for lost fishing gears and marine litter, as well as unwanted catches as provided for in Article 15 of Regulation (EU) 1380/2013, collected from the sea;
Amendment 128 #
2018/0209(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) The improvement of governance on environmental, climate change and related clean energy transition matters requires involvement of civil society by raising public awareness, consumer engagement, and broadening of stakeholder involvement, including non-governmental organisation particular civil society organisations, churches and religious associations or communities, in consultation on and implementation and evaluation of related policies.
Amendment 193 #
2018/0209(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) to support the development, implementation, monitoring and enforcement of the relevant Union legislation and policy, including by improving governance through enhancing capacities of public and private actors and the involvement of civil society and churches and religious associations or communities;
Amendment 341 #
2018/0209(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 1 – point 1.4
Annex II – point 1 – point 1.4
1.4. Number of projects improving governance through enhancing capacities of public and private actors and the involvement of civil society; and churches and religious associations or communities;
Amendment 291 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. By way of derogation from paragraph 2, masters of Union fishing vessels below 12 metres’ length overall may choose to carry on board a mobile device which allows the vessel to be automatically located and identified by a vessel monitoring system through recording and transmitting vessel position data at regular intervals. In case the device is not within reach of a mobile network, the vessel position data shall be recorded during that period of time and shall be transmitted as soon as the vessel is in reach of such network and at the latest before entering port. The purchase and operating expenses of such a device shall not involve any additional or higher costs to be borne by fishing enterprises.
Amendment 311 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 9 a – paragraph 4
Article 9 a – paragraph 4
Amendment 315 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1
1. The master of each Union catching vessel exceeding 10 metres’ length overall shall keep an electronic fishing logbook for the purpose of recording fishing activities. The operating expenses shall not involve any additional or higher costs to be borne by fishing enterprises.
Amendment 320 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 14 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The master of each Union catching vessel equal to or lower than 10 metres’ length overall may choose to keep an electronic fishing logbook, without any additional or higher costs to be borne by fishing enterprises, for the purpose of recording fishing activities.
Amendment 339 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 14 – paragraph 4
Article 14 – paragraph 4
4. When compared with the quantities landed or the result of an inspection, the permitted margin of tolerance in estimates recorded in the fishing logbook of the quantities in kilograms of fish retained on board shall be 1025 % per species. For species retained on board that do not exceed 50 kg live weight equivalent, the permitted margin of tolerance shall be 250 % per species.
Amendment 353 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) at least once a day, and where applicable, after each haul; and
Amendment 360 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) after the last fishbefore landing operation has been completed and before entering portgin.
Amendment 365 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 15 – paragraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 2
2. Masters of Union catching vessels of less than 12 and more than 10 metres’ length overall shall submit by electronic means the information referred to in Article 14, to the competent authority of their flag Member State after the last fishbefore landing operation has been completed and before entering portgin.
Amendment 383 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 17 – paragraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 1
1. Without prejudice to specific provisions contained in multiannual plans, masters of Union fishing vessels of 12 metres’ length overall or more shall notify by electronic means the competent authorities of their flag Member State at least four hours before the estimated time of arrival at port of the following information:
Amendment 387 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 392 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) the date and time of departure from port and the estimated date and time of arrival at port;
Amendment 399 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15 – point b
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 17 – paragraph 1 a
Article 17 – paragraph 1 a
Amendment 432 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 23 – paragraph 1
Article 23 – paragraph 1
1. The master of a Union fishing vessel, or with an overall length of over 10 metres, or one of its representatives, shall complete an electronic landing declaration.
Amendment 449 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 23
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 23
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 25 a
Article 25 a
Amendment 575 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 46
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 46
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 56a – paragraph 3
Article 56a – paragraph 3
3. By way of derogation from paragraph 2, quantities of fishery products totalling less than 350kg of fishery products of several species and coming from the same relevant geographical area and of the same presentation, per vessel and per day, may be put into the same lot by the operator of the fishing vessel, the producer organisation of which the operator of the fishing vessel is a member or by a registered buyer, prior to the placing on the market.
Amendment 742 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 69
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 69
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 91a–paragraph 3
Article 91a–paragraph 3
Amendment 752 #
2018/0193(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 69
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 69
Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009
Article 92–paragraph 3
Article 92–paragraph 3
Amendment 144 #
2018/0178(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Offering financial products which pursue environmentally and economically sustainable objectives is an effective way of gradually channelling private investments into sustainable activities. National requirements for marketing as sustainable investments financial products and corporate bonds, in particular requirements set out to allow the relevant market actors to use a national label, aim to enhance investor confidence, to create visibility and to address concerns about “greenwashing”. Greenwashing refers to the practice of gaining an unfair competitive advantage by marketing a financial product as environment-friendly, when in fact it does not meet basic environmental standards. Currently a few Member States have in place labelling schemes. They build on different taxonomies classifying environmentally sustainable economic activities. Given the political commitments under the Paris Agreement and at Union level, it is likely that more and more Member States will set up labelling schemes or other requirements on market actors in respect of financial products or corporate bonds marketed as environmentally sustainable. In doing so, Member States would be using their own national taxonomies for the purposes of determining which investments qualify as sustainableCurrently a few Member States have in place labelling schemes. They build on different taxonomies classifying environmentally sustainable economic activities. If such national requirements are based on different criteria as to which economic activities qualify as environmentally sustainable, investors will be discouraged from investing across borders, due to difficulties in comparing the different investment opportunities. In addition, economic operators wishing to attract investment from across the Union would have to meet different criteria in the various Member States in order for their activities to qualify as environmentally sustainable for the purposes of the different labels. The absence of uniform criteria will thus increase costs and create a significant disincentive for economic operators, amounting to an impediment to access cross-border capital markets for sustainable investments. The barriers to access to cross-border capital markets for the purposes of raising funds for sustainable projects are expected to grow further. The criteria for determining whether an economic activity is environmentally and economically sustainable should therefore gradually be harmonised at Union level, in order to remove obstacles to the functioning of the internal market and prevent their future emergence. With such harmonisation economic operators will find it easier to raise funding for their green activities across borders, as their economic activities can be compared against uniform criteria in order to be selected as underlying assets for environmentally sustainable investments. It will therefore facilitate attracting investment across borders within the Union.
Amendment 167 #
2018/0178(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) A Union classification of environmentally and economically sustainable economic activities should gradually enable the development of future Union policies, including Union- wide standards for environmentally sustainable financial products and eventually the establishment of labels that formally recognise compliance with those standards across the Union. Uniform legal requirements for considering investments as environmentally sustainable investments as such, based on uniform criteria for environmentallya certain number of sustainable economic activities, are necessary as a reference for future Union legislation aiming at enabling those investments.
Amendment 183 #
2018/0178(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) To avoid harming consumer interests, fund managers and institutional investors offering financial products as environmentally sustainable, shouldmay choose to disclose how and to what extent the criteria for environmentally sustainable economic activities are used to determine the environmental sustainability of the investments. The information disclosed shcould enable investors to understand the share of the investment funding environmentally sustainable economic activities as a percentage of all economic activities and thus the degree of environmental sustainability of the investment. The Commission should specify the information that needs to be disclosed for that purpose. That information should enable national competent authorities to verify compliance with the disclosure obligation easily, and to enforce that obligation in accordance with applicable national law.
Amendment 344 #
2018/0178(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall apply the criteria for determining environmentally sustainable economic activities set out in Article 3 for the purposes of any measures setting out requirements on market actors in respect of financial products or corporate bonds that are marketed as ‘environmentally sustainable’.
Amendment 350 #
2018/0178(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. Financial market participants offering financial products as environmentally sustainable investments, or as investments having similar characteristics, shallmay choose to disclose information on how and to what extent the criteria for environmentally sustainable economic activities set out in Article 3 are used to determine the environmental sustainability of the investment. Where financial market participants consider that an economic activity which does not comply with the technical screening criteria set out in accordance with this Regulation or for which those technical screening criteria have not been established yet, should be considered environmentally sustainable, they may inform the Commission.
Amendment 371 #
2018/0178(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. The Commission shall adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 16 to supplement paragraph 2 to specify the information required to comply with that paragraph, taking into account the technical screening criteria set out in accordance with this Regulation. That information shallmay enable investors to identify:
Amendment 372 #
2018/0178(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) the percentage of holdings pertaining to companies carrying out environmentally sustainable economic activities;
Amendment 378 #
2018/0178(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) the share of the investment funding environmentally sustainable economic activities as a percentage of all economic activities.
Amendment 439 #
2018/0178(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) supplement paragraph 1 to establish technical screening criteria for determining under which conditions a specific economic activity is considered, for the purposes of this Regulation, to contribute substantially to climate change mitigationreduce its environmental impacts;
Amendment 464 #
2018/0178(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) reducing, where appropriate, the content of hazardous substances in materials and products;
Amendment 624 #
2018/0178(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. By 31 December 20216, and subsequently every three years thereafter, the Commission shall publish a report on the application of this Regulation. That report shall evaluate the following:
Amendment 651 #
2018/0178(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) in respect of the environmental objectives referred to in points (1) and (2) of Article 5, from 1 July 20205;
Amendment 655 #
2018/0178(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) in respect of the environmental objectives referred to in points (4) and (5) of Article 5, from 31 December 20216;
Amendment 657 #
2018/0178(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) in respect of the environmental objectives referred to in points (3) and (6) of Article 5, from 31 December 20227.
Amendment 32 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Single use plastic products can be manufactured from a wide range of plastics. Plastics are usually defined as polymeric materials to which additives may have been added. However, this definition would cover certain natural polymers. Unmodified natural polymers should not be covered as they occur naturally in the environment. Therefore, the definition of polymer in Article 3(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council43 should be adapted and a separate definition should be introduced for the purposes of this Directive. Plastics manufactured with modified natural polymers, or plastics manufactured from bio-based, fossil or synthetic starting substances are not naturally occurring and should therefore be addressed by this Directive. The adapted definition of plastics should therefore cover polymer-based rubber items and bio-based and biodegradable plastics regardless of whether they are derived from biomass and/or intended to biodegrade over time. Certain polymeric materials are not capable of functioning as a main structural component of final materials and products, such as polymeric coatings, linings, or layers, paints, inks, and adhesives. Those materials should not be addressed by this Directive and should therefore not be covered by the definition. _________________ 43 Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), establishing a European Chemicals Agency, amending Directive 1999/45/EC and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 793/93 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1488/94 as well as Council Directive 76/769/EEC and Commission Directives 91/155/EEC, 93/67/EEC, 93/105/EC and 2000/21/EC (OJ L 396, 30.12.2006, p. 1).
Amendment 44 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) For other single-use plastic products, suitable and more sustainable alternatives that are also affordable are readily avThe plastics industry plays a very important role within the European economy; more opportunities for innovation, competitiveness and employment will arise through the improvement of sustailnable. In order to limility measures, in line with the adverse impact of such products on the environment, Member States should be required to prohibit their placing on the Union market. By doing so, the use ofobjectives pursued by the new EU industrial policy strategy and the recycling and recovery targets pursued by the Circular Economy Package (Directive 2018/851 / EU on waste and Directive 2018/852/ EU on packaging). Achieving the objectives of the European Plastics Strategy in the Circular Economy (Commission Communication COM (2018) 28 final) and the development of the potential for those readily available and more sustainable alternatives as well as innovative solutions towards more sustainable business models, re-use alternatives and substitution of materials would be promoteduse and recycling of plastic waste has required and will require significant investments in infrastructure and innovation. Innovation is vital to the process of transformation and modernization of the plastics value chain. Indeed, innovative solutions for advanced waste selection process, chemical recycling and better polymer design can lead to more effective and less costly solutions.
Amendment 73 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) Pursuant to paragraph 22 of the Interinstitutional Agreement between the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union and the European Commission on Better Law-Making of 13 April 201648 , the Commission should carry out an evaluation of this Directive. That evaluation should be based on experience gathered and data collected during the implementation of this Directive and data collected under Directive 2008/56/EC or Directive 2008/98/EC. The evaluation should provide the basis for an assessment of possible further measures and an assessment whether, in view of monitoring of marine litter in the Union, the Annex listing single-use plastic products needs to be reviewed. The evaluation should also consider whether scientific and technical progress that has taken place in the meantime, including the development of biodegradable materials and the development of criteria or a standard for biodegradability of plastics in the marine environment, as foreseen in the European Plastics Strategy, allows the setting of a standard for biodegradation of certain single-use plastic products and fishing gears in the marine environment. That standard would include a standard to test if, as a result of physical and biological decomposition in the marine environment, plastics would fully decompose into carbon dioxide (CO2), biomass and water within a timescale short enough for the plastics not to be harmful for marine life and not lead to an accumulation of plastics in the environment. If that is the case, single-use plastic products and fishing gears that meet such a standard could be exempted from the prohibition on placing on the market. While the European Strategy for Plastics already envisages action in this area, it also recognises the challenges in relation to determining a regulatory framework for plastics with biodegradable properties due to different marine conditions across seas. _________________ 48 OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p. 1. OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p. 1.
Amendment 75 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6 a) Fostering research and innovation in the packaging sector is a key factor in order to promote a more sustainable value chain. To this aim, it is necessary to strengthen the relevant funding mechanisms within the context of the European R&D programming tools, such as the EU Framework Programs for Research and Innovation (i.e. Horizon 2020),with a view to the forthcoming Strategic Research Innovation Agenda for Plastics;
Amendment 79 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 25 a (new)
Recital 25 a (new)
(25 a) The fostering of research and innovation is a necessary tool and precondition to achieve a more sustainable value chain within the packaging sector. To this end, it appears desirable to bolster the funding mechanisms within the context of the European R&D programming tools, such as the EU Framework Programs for Research and Innovation (i.e. Horizon 2020), in light of the upcoming Strategic Research Innovation Agenda for Plastics. (This amendment should be included as a new recital; the position in particular is not important.)
Amendment 81 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) To focus efforts where they are most needed, taking into account proportionality considerations, this Directive should only cover the most found single-use plastics products, where scientific evidence exists for those items to cause serious harm to the marine environment, which are estimated to represent around 86% of the single-use plastics found, in counts, on beaches in the Union.
Amendment 91 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2
(2) 'single-use plastic product' means a product that is made wholly or partly from plastic and that is not concelisted in the Annex to this Directived, designed or placed on the market to accomplish, within its life span, multiple tripwith the exclusion of those components which are not capable of functioning as a main structural component of final products, such as polymeric coatings, linings or layers, paints, inks and adhesives. Plastic products as cups, glasses, plates, containers for rotations by being returned to the producer for refill or re-usfood and beverages and related accessories (e.g. cutlery), when they fall in the definition of packaging, are excluded forom the same purpose for which it was conceivedcope of this Directive. The definition does not apply to plastic products that exceed 20 complete cycles in the dish-washer under the conditions of EN 12875-1;
Amendment 101 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Single use plastic products can be manufactured from a wide range of plastics. Plastics are usually defined as polymeric materials to which additives may have been added. However, this definition would cover certain natural polymers. Unmodified natural polymers should not be covered as they occur naturally in the environment. Therefore, the definition of polymer in Article 3(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council43 should be adapted and a separate definition should be introduced for the purposes of this Directive. Plastics manufactured with modified natural polymers, or plastics manufactured from bio-based, fossil or synthetic starting substances are not naturally occurring and should therefore be addressed by this Directive. The adapted definition of plastics should therefore cover polymer-based rubber items and bio-based and biodegradable plastics regardless of whether they are derived from biomass and/or intended to biodegrade over time. Certain polymeric materials are not capable of functioning as a main structural component of final materials and products, such as polymeric coatings, linings or layers, paints, inks, and adhesives. Those materials should not be addressed by this Directive and should therefore not be covered by the definition. __________________ 43 Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), establishing a European Chemicals Agency, amending Directive 1999/45/EC and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 793/93 and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1488/94 as well as Council Directive 76/769/EEC and Commission Directives 91/155/EEC, 93/67/EEC, 93/105/EC and 2000/21/EC (OJ L 396, 30.12.2006, p. 1).
Amendment 102 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 108 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to achieve a significant reduction in the consumption of the single-use plastic products listed in Part A of the Annex on their territory by … [six years after the end-date for transposition of this Directive] where not compliant with recycling provisions under article 6 of the Directive 2008/98/EC and according to the waste hierarchy provided by Article 4 c) of the same Directive2008/98/EC.
Amendment 110 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 116 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. 2. Where compliant with recycling provisions referred to paragraph 1 of this article, single-use plastic products listed in Part A of the Annex are subject to the extended producer responsibility established by Article 8.
Amendment 117 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. 3.Member States shall take measures to encourage the recycling of single-use plastic products falling under paragraph 2 of this article.These measures may include, inter alia: a) the setting of qualitative or quantitative collection, sorting; b) the use of economic incentives.
Amendment 133 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) For other single-use plastic products, suitable and more sustainable alternatives that are also affordable are readily available. In order to limThe plastic's industry is very important for the European economy; enhancing sustainability can create new opportunities for innovation, competitiveness and employment, in line with the adverse impact of such products on the environment, Member States should be required to prohibit their placing on the Union market. By doing so, the use of those readily available and more sustainable alternatives as well as innovative solutions towards more sustainable business models, re-use alternatives and substitution of materials would be promoted. objectives pursued by the new EU industrial policy strategy and the recycling and recovery targets pursued by the Circular Economy Package (Directive 2018/851 / EU on waste and Directive 2018/852 / EU on packaging). Achieving the objectives of the European Plastics Strategy in the Circular Economy (Commission Communication COM (2018) 28 final) and the development of the potential for the reuse and recycling of plastic waste will require significant investment in infrastructure and innovation. Innovation is a key factor in the transformation of the plastics value chain, by modernizing it as well as by reducing the costs of existing solutions. Indeed, innovative solutions for advanced waste selection process, chemical recycling and better polymer design can lead to very effective solutions.
Amendment 138 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) For other single-use plastic products, suitable and more sustainable alternatives that are also affordable are readily available. In order to limit the adverse impact of such products on the environment, Member States should be required to prohibit their placing on the Union market. By doing so, the use of those readily available and more sustainable alternatives that meet existing standards and Union legislation as well as innovative solutions towards more sustainable business models, re-use alternatives and substitution of materials would be promoted.
Amendment 140 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Amendment 146 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall ensure that each single-use plastic product listed in Part D of the Annex placed on the market bears a conspicuous, clearly legible and indelible marking informing consumers of one or more of the following:
Amendment 150 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 158 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) Certain single-use plastic products end up in the environment as a result of inappropriate disposal through sewers or other inappropriate release into the environment. Therefore, single-use plastic products that are frequently disposed of through sewers otherwise inappropriately disposed of should be subject to marking requirements. The marking should inform consumers about appropriate waste disposal options and/or waste disposal options to be avoided and/or about the negative environmental impacts of litter as a result of inappropriate disposal. The Commission should be empowered to establish a harmonised format for the marking and when doing so should, where appropriate, test the perception of the proposed marking with representative groups of consumers and industry to ensure that it is effective and clearly understandable.
Amendment 162 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15
Recital 15
Amendment 167 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
With regard to the schemes established pursuant to paragraph 3, Member States shall ensure that the producers of fishing gear containing plastic shall cover the extra-costs of the collection of waste fishing gear containing plastic that has been delivered to adequate port reception facilities in accordance with Union law on port reception facilities or to other equivalent collection systems that fall outside the scope of Union law on port reception facilities and its subsequent transport and treatment. The producers shall also cover the costs of the awareness- raising measures referred to in Article 10 regarding fishing gear containing plastic.
Amendment 193 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) Directive 2008/98/EC lays down general minimum requirements for extended producer responsibility schemes. Those requirements should apply to extended producer responsibility schemes established by this Directive. This Directive, however, establishes additional extended producer responsibility requirements, for example, the requirement on producers of certain single-use plastic products to cover the costs of clean-up of litter.
Amendment 200 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) sufficient scientific and technical progress has been made, and criteria or a standard for biodegradability in the marine environment applicable to single-use plastic products within the scope of this directive and their single-use substitutes have been developed, in order to determine which products no longer need to be subject to the restrictions on placing on the market, where appropriateconsuming reduction.
Amendment 204 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Before implementing what is described under letter c), Member States will have to conduct and evaluate the social, economic and environmental impacts, including an assessment of the elements listed in article 4, paragraph 0.1.
Amendment 211 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) Pursuant to paragraph 22 of the Interinstitutional Agreement between the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union and the European Commission on Better Law-Making of 13 April 201648 , the Commission should carry out an evaluation of this Directive. That evaluation should be based on experience gathered and data collected during the implementation of this Directive and data collected under Directive 2008/56/EC or Directive 2008/98/EC. The evaluation should provide the basis for an assessment of possible further measures and an assessment whether, in view of monitoring of marine litter in the Union, the Annex listing single-use plastic products needs to be reviewed. The evaluation should also consider whether scientific and technical progress that has taken place in the meantime, including the development of biodegradable materials and the development of criteria or a standard for biodegradability of plastics in the marine environment, as foreseen in the European Plastics Strategy, allows the setting of a standard for biodegradation of certain single-use plastic products and fishing gears in the marine environment. That standard would include a standard to test if, as a result of physical and biological decomposition in the marine environment, plastics would fully decompose into carbon dioxide (CO2), biomass and water within a timescale short enough for the plastics not to be harmful for marine life and not lead to an accumulation of plastics in the environment. If that is the case, single-use plastic products and fishing gears that meet such a standard could be exempted from the prohibition on placing on the market. While the European Strategy for Plastics already envisages action in this area, it also recognises the challenges in relation to determining a regulatory framework for plastics with biodegradable properties due to different marine conditions across seas. __________________ 48 OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p. 1.
Amendment 225 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – part B – indent 2
Annex I – part B – indent 2
Amendment 229 #
Amendment 233 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – part B – indent 6
Annex I – part B – indent 6
Amendment 243 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – part D – indent 1
Annex I – part D – indent 1
Amendment 245 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2
(2) 'single-use plastic product' means a product that is made wholly or partly from plastic and that is not concelisted in the Annex to this Directived, designed or placed on the market to accomplish, within its life span, multiple tripwith the exclusion of those components which are not capable of functioning as a main structural component of final products, such as polymeric coatings, linings or layers, paints, inks and adhesives. Plastic products as cups, glasses, plates, containers for rotations by being returned to the producer for refill or re-usfood and beverages and related accessories (e.g. cutlery), when they fall in the definition of packaging, are excluded forom the same purpose for which it was conceivedcope of this Directive. The definition does not apply to plastic products that exceed 20 complete cycles in the dish-washer under the conditions of EN 12875-1;
Amendment 245 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – part D – indent 2
Annex I – part D – indent 2
Amendment 247 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – part D – indent 3
Annex I – part D – indent 3
Amendment 251 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – part E – indent 1
Annex I – part E – indent 1
— FEmpty food containers used to take away food, i.e. receptacles such as boxes, with or without a cover, used to contain food that is intended for immediate consumption from the receptacle either on- the-spot or take-away without any further preparation, such as food containers used for fast food, except beverage containers, plates and packets and wrappers containing food
Amendment 252 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – part E – indent 2
Annex I – part E – indent 2
Amendment 253 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – part E – indent 2 a (new)
Annex I – part E – indent 2 a (new)
- Cutlery (forks, knives, spoons, chopsticks)
Amendment 254 #
Amendment 256 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – part E – indent 7
Annex I – part E – indent 7
Amendment 263 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – part G – indent 1
Annex I – part G – indent 1
— FEmpty food containers used to take away food, i.e. receptacles such as boxes, with or without a cover, used to contain food that is intended for immediate consumption from the receptacle either on- the-spot or take-away without any further preparation, such as food containers used for fast food, except beverage containers, plates and packets and wrappers containing food
Amendment 264 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – part G – indent 2
Annex I – part G – indent 2
Amendment 279 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4
Article 4
Amendment 290 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall take the necessary measures to achieve a significant reduction in the consumption of the single-use plastic products listed in Part A of the Annex on their territory by … [six years after the end-date for transposition of this Directive] where not compliant with recycling provisions under article 6 of the Directive2008/98/EC and according to the waste hierarchy provided by Article 4 c) of the same Directive 2008/98/EC. Where compliant with recycling provisions referred to paragraph 1 of this article, single-use plastic products listed in Part A of the Annex are subject to the extended producer responsibility established by Article 8. Member States shall take measures to encourage the recycling of single-use plastic products falling under paragraph 2 of this article. These measures may include, inter alia: a) the setting of qualitative or quantitative collection, sorting; b) the use of economic incentives.
Amendment 314 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Before the adoption of reduction measures, Member States will have to conduct and evaluate the social, economic and environmental impacts including: - the presence of sufficient availability of alternative items; - the environmental impacts of alternative products based on life cycle approach; - where applicable, impacts on the requirements for suitability for food contact, on the production of food waste, on good hygiene and production practices, on information to the consumer and on the traceability required by current legislation; - the impact on the internal market, on international trade agreements and on consumer prices; - impacts on the safety and health of consumers, especially children; - the effectiveness of alternative measures such as voluntary agreements; - the implementation of efficient collection and recycling systems to achieve the objectives set by the Circular Economy package; - the implementation of effective control systems and sanctions related to the abandonment of waste.
Amendment 343 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Amendment 363 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall ensure that each single-use plastic product listed in Part D of the Annex placed on the market bears a conspicuous, clearly legible and indelible marking informing consumers of one or more of the following:
Amendment 378 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 395 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall, by … [12 months before the end-date for transposition of this Directive] adopt an implementing act laying down the specifications for the marking referred to in paragraph 1 and, in doing so, shall take account sectorial voluntary agreements. That implementing act shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 16(2).
Amendment 398 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Amendment 403 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Amendment 439 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Member States shall take the necessary measures to collect separately, by 2025, an amount of waste single-use plastic products listed in Part F / i of the Annex equal to 90% of such single-use plastic products placed on the market in a given year by weight. In order to achieve that objective Member States may inter alia:
Amendment 449 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Member States shall identify the volume of products listed in Part F / ii of the Annex placed on the market in a given year by weight and the nature of the littering caused by usage of those products on their territories in accordance with the requirements of Article 9, paragraph 1,indent k of Directive 2008/98/EC, as amended by Directive (EU) 2018/851 of30.5.2018. On this basis, and within two years of entry into force of this Directive, Member States shall take the necessary measures to collect separately the products listed in Part F / ii of the Annex. Member States shall establish progressive national targets for collecting separately such waste single- use plastic products placed on the market in a given year by weight. Progressive targets shall be met by 2025, by 2030 and by 2035 to reach not less than 75% separate collection.
Amendment 454 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 1 b (new)
In order to achieve the objectives of paragraph 2, Member States shall: (a) establish separate collection targets for relevant extended producer responsibility schemes; (b) implement measures ensuring that reusable alternatives to those products are made available at the point of sale to the final consumer where appropriate and with due regard to food hygiene, public health and consumer safety considerations.
Amendment 512 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) sufficient scientific and technical progress has been made, and criteria or a standard for biodegradability in the marine environment applicable to single-use plastic products within the scope of this directive and their single-use substitutes have been developed, in order to determine which products no longer need to be subject to the restrictions on placconsuming reduction. Before implementing what is described under letter c), Member States will have to conduct and evaluate the social, economic and environmental impacts, including oan the market, where appropriate. assessment of the elements listed in article 4, paragraph 0.1
Amendment 527 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – part A
Annex I – part A
Amendment 564 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – part B – indent 2
Annex I – part B – indent 2
Amendment 569 #
Amendment 579 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – part B – indent 4
Annex I – part B – indent 4
Amendment 583 #
Amendment 592 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – part B – indent 6
Annex I – part B – indent 6
Amendment 625 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – part D
Annex I – part D
Amendment 632 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – part D – indent 3
Annex I – part D – indent 3
Amendment 648 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – part E – indent 1
Annex I – part E – indent 1
— Food containers, i.e. receptacles such as boxes, with or without a cover, used to contain food that is designed and intended to be filled at the point of sale, intended for immediate consumption from the receptacle either on-the-spot or take- away without any further preparation, such asi.e. food containers used for fast food, except beverage containers, plates and packets and wrappers containing food. This provision shall not apply to packaging which is intended to extend the shelf-life of pre- prepared foods.
Amendment 666 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – part E – indent 7
Annex I – part E – indent 7
Amendment 683 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – part F – indent 1 a (new)
Annex I – part F – indent 1 a (new)
– Food containers, i.e. receptacles such as boxes, with or without a cover, used to contain food that is intended for immediate consumption from the receptacle either on-the-spot or take-away without any further preparation – Cups for beverages – Plates – Cutlery (forks, knives, spoons, chopsticks) – Straws – Beverage stirrers
Amendment 691 #
Amendment 693 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – part G – indent 1
Annex I – part G – indent 1
— Food containers, i.e. receptacles such as boxes, with or without a cover, used to contain food that is designed and intended to be filled at the point of sale, intended for immediate consumption from the receptacle either on-the-spot or take- away without any further preparation, such asi.e. food containers used for fast food, except beverage containers, plates and packets and wrappers containing food. This provision shall not apply to packaging which is intended to extend the shelf-life of pre- prepared foods.
Amendment 706 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – part G – indent 7
Annex I – part G – indent 7
Amendment 25 #
2018/0161(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) The timely entry of generics and biosimilars onto the Union market is important for increasing competition, reducing prices and ensuring the sustainability of healthcare systems.
Amendment 28 #
2018/0161(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The absence of any exception in Regulation (EC) No 469/2009 to the protection conferred by a supplementary protection certificate has had the unintended consequence of preventing manufacturers of generics and biosimilars established in the Union from manufacturing, even for the exclusive purpose of exporting to third countrywith a view to enter the Union markets in which such protection does not exist or has expired. A further unintended consequence is that the protection conferred by the certificate makes it more difficult fmmediately after expiry of the certificate and/or export those manufacturers to enter the Union market immediately after expiry of the certificateo countries in which such protection does not exist or has expired, given that they are not in a position to build up production capacity until the protection provided by the certificate has lapsed, by contrast with manufacturers located in third countries where protection does not exist or has expired.
Amendment 38 #
2018/0161(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The aim of this Regulation is to ensure that manufacturers established in the Union are able to compete effectively in those third country markets where supplementary protection does not exist or has expired. It is intended to complement the efforts of the Union’s trade policy to ensure open markets for Union-based manufacturers of medicinal products. Indirectly, it is also intended to put those manufacturers in a better position to enter the Union market immediately after expiry of the relevant supplementary protection certificate. It would also help to serve the aim of fostering access to medicines in the Union by helping to ensure a swifter entry of generic and biosimilar medicines onto the market after expiry of the relevant certificate, namely the Day-1 entry. It would also help to serve the aim of fostering access to medicines in the Union by helping to ensure a swifter entry of generic and biosimilar medicines onto the market after expiry of the relevant certificate.
Amendment 51 #
2018/0161(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) In those specific and limited circumstances, and in order to creatit is appropriate to eliminate the aforementioned, unintended side effects of the supplementary protection certificate so as to enable a level -playing field between Union-based manufacturers and those in third country manufacturers, it is appropriate to restrict the protection conferred by aies. This would enable making exclusively for (i) export to third countries and (ii) entry onto the Union market immediately after expiry of the relevant supplementary protection certificate so, as to allow making for the exclusive purpose of export to third countries andwell as any related acts strictly necessary for that making or for the actual export or that entry onto the Union market itself.
Amendment 60 #
2018/0161(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) That exception should cover the making of the product, including the product which corresponds to the medicinal product protected by a supplementary protection certificate in the territory of a Member State, for the exclusive purpose of export to third countries, as well as any upstream or downstream acts by the maker or by third parties in a contractual relationship with the maker protected by a supplementary protection certificate, including the making of the corresponding medicinal product, in the territory of a Member State, for the exclusive purpose of export to third countries or countries where no supplementary protection certificate is in place and to prepare for Day-1 entry on the Union’s market, as well as any upstream or downstream acts, where such acts would otherwise require the consent of the certificate-holder, and are strictly necessary for making for the purpose of export or, for the actual export itself and for Day-1 Entry. For instance, such acts may include the supply and import of active ingredients for the purpose of making the corresponding medicinal product to which the product covered by the certificate corresponds, or, temporary storage of the product or medicinal product, advertising for othe exclusivr activities necessary for the purpose of actually exporting to third country destinations or Day-1 Entry.
Amendment 69 #
2018/0161(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The exception should not cover placing thea medicinal product made for the exclusive purposes of export and Day 1 Entry on the market in thea Member State where a supplementary protection certificate is in force, either directly or indirectly after export, nor should it cover re-importation of the medicinal product to the market of a Member State in which a certificate is in force. Moreover, it should not cover any act or activity for the purpose of import of medicinal products, or parts of medicinal products, into the Union merely for the purposes of repackaging and re-exporting.
Amendment 77 #
2018/0161(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) By limiting the scope of the exception to making for the purposes of Day-1 Entry and of export outside the Union and acts strictly necessary for such making or for the actual export itself, the exception introduced by this Regulation will not unreasonably conflict with normal exploitation of the product or medicinal product in the Member State where the certificate is in force, nor unreasonably prejudice the legitimate interests of the certificate-holder, taking account of the legitimate interests of third parties.
Amendment 83 #
2018/0161(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) SReasonable and proportionate safeguards should accompany the exception in order to increase transparency, to, for the exclusive purpose of helping the holder of a supplementary protection certificate to enforcheck compliance wits protection in the Union and to reduce the risk of illicit diversion onto the Union market during the termh the conditions set out hereunder. Those safeguards should not negatively affect competition among companies and should allow the exception to work effectively with no disruption on the main objectives of the excerptificateon.
Amendment 88 #
2018/0161(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) The European Union has already a very strong IP enforcement system, notably through Directive 2004/48 of 29 April 2004 on the enforcement of intellectual property rights and its national implementations. In this respect, National Courts already strongly protect IP holders from infringements of their IP.
Amendment 92 #
2018/0161(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) To this end, this Regulation should impose a once-off duty on the person making the product for the exclusive purpose of export, requiring that person to provide certain information to the authority which granted the supplementary protection certificate in the Member State where the making is to take placeand to the extent it intends to rely on the exception, the person responsible for the making (‘the maker’), or any person acting on its behalf, should provide certain information to the registered holder(s) of the certificate, at its (their) registered address(es) on a confidentiality basis. The information should be provided before the making is intended to start for the first time in that Member State. The making and related acts, including those performed in Member States other than the one of making in cases where the product is protected by a certificate in those other Member States too, shwould onlyaltogether fall within the scope of the exception where the maker has sent this notification to the competent industrial property authority (or other designated authority) of the Member State of making. The once-off duty to provide information to the authority should apply in each Member State where making is to take place, both as regards the making in that Member State, and as regards related acts, whether performed in that or another Member State, related to that making. The authority should be required to publish that information, in the interests of transparency and for the purpose of informing, provided that the maker has sent this notification to the holder of the certificate of the maker’s intention.
Amendment 99 #
2018/0161(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) The notification should be without prejudice to any defences otherwise available to the maker and any other persons conducting the related acts referred to in Recital 9 against a claim from the holder of the certificate in relation to an alleged infringement or threat of infringement of the certificate, and should not be construed as an acknowledgment by the maker that the certificate or the basic patent is valid and/or that the making or any of the related acts referred to in Recital 9 would otherwise infringe the certificate and/or the basic patent.
Amendment 103 #
2018/0161(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 b (new)
Recital 13 b (new)
(13b) The notification should not include commercially sensitive information and confidential details of a company business plan, to limit any anti- competitive effects. To that end, the information required in the notification should notably comply with existing EU legislation and recommendations, such as Directive (EU) 2016/943 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 on trade secrets and the EMA/HMA Guidance Document on the identification of commercially confidential information and personal data. For the same reasons, the notification and the information it contains should be treated as strictly confidential by the holder of the certificate and should not be used by the holder of the certificate for any other purpose than ensuring that the maker has complied with the scope and conditions of the exception.
Amendment 110 #
2018/0161(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) In addition, this Regulation should impose certain due diligence requirements on the maker as a condition for the exception to operate. The maker should be required to inform persons within its supply chain, through appropriate means, in particular contractual means, that the product is covered by the exception introduced by this Regulation and is intended for the exclusive purpose of export and/or Day-1 Entry. A maker who failed to comply with these due diligence requirements would not benefit from the exception, nor would any third party performing a related act in the same or a different Member State where a certificate conferring protection for the product was in force, and the holder of the relevant certificate would therefore be entitled to enforce its rights under the certificate.
Amendment 142 #
2018/0161(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EU) No 469/2009
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. The certificate referred to in paragraph 1 shall not confer protection against a particularcertain acts against which the basic patent conferred protection if, with respect to that particular act, the following conditions are met:
Amendment 148 #
2018/0161(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EU) No 469/2009
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a – point i
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a – point i
(i) making for the exclusive purpose(s) of export to third countries; and/or entry onto the market of Member States immediately after expiry of the certificate in those Member States; and/or
Amendment 160 #
2018/0161(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EU) No 469/2009
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a – point ii
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a – point ii
(ii) any related act that is strictly necessary for that making or for the actual export itself;, for the export, and/or for effectively entering the market of Member States immediately after expiry of the certificate in those Member States.
Amendment 169 #
2018/0161(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EU) No 469/2009
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) tThe authority referred to in Article 9(1) of the Member State where that making is to take placecertificate holder(s) is (are) notified at its (‘the relevant Member State’) is notified by the person doing the making (‘the maker’)ir) registered address(es), by the person responsible for the making (‘the maker’), or any person acting on its behalf, of the information listed in paragraph 3 no later than 28 days before, prior to the intended start date of making in that Member State;
Amendment 190 #
2018/0161(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EU) No 469/2009
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 3
3. The information for the purposes of paragraph 2(b) shall be treated as strictly confidential by the holder of the certificate and be as follows:
Amendment 191 #
2018/0161(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EU) No 469/2009
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point a
Amendment 192 #
2018/0161(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EU) No 469/2009
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point b
Amendment 196 #
2018/0161(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EU) No 469/2009
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) the number of the certificate granted in the relevant Member Staterelevant certificate(s), and identification of the product, by reference to the proprietary name used by the holder(s) of thate certificate(s);
Amendment 198 #
2018/0161(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EU) No 469/2009
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point d
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point d
Amendment 199 #
2018/0161(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EU) No 469/2009
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point e
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point e
Amendment 201 #
2018/0161(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EU) No 469/2009
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point f
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point f
Amendment 211 #
2018/0161(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EU) No 469/2009
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. The maker shall ensure, through appropriate means, that persons in a contractual relationship with the maker who perform acts falling within paragraph 2(a)(ii) are fully informed and aware of the following:
Amendment 221 #
2018/0161(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) No 469/2009
Article 11 – paragraph 4
Article 11 – paragraph 4
Amendment 230 #
2018/0161(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EU) No 469/2009
Article 21a – paragraph 4
Article 21a – paragraph 4
Amendment 79 #
2018/0143(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) Reducing CO2 and pollutant emissions usually require conflicting measures. Therefore, as this proposed regulation is considered under the scope of the current emission Regulation (so- called "EURO VI") as set out by Regulation (EC) 595/2009, any revision of the latter should be considered in the mid- term review and shall trigger a revision of the proposed ambition levels for 2025 and 2030.
Amendment 86 #
2018/0143(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) In the light of innovation and to stimulate and take account of the implementation of new technologies improving the fuel efficiency of heavy- duty vehicles, the VECTO simulation tool as well as Regulation (EU) 2017/2400 will be continuously and timely updated to reflect the introduction of fuel saving technologies as well as the improvements to rigid bodies, trailers and semi-trailers. In order to keep VECTO on par with the state-of -the-art technologies, this update must take place on a yearly basis and sufficient budget must be allocated accordingly by the European Institutions.
Amendment 92 #
2018/0143(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) In order to stimulate the market introduction of new fuel-efficient features ("eco-features"), manufacturers should be entitled to get credits for technologies which are not yet reflected in the simulation tool ("VECTO"). To this purpose, a "VECTO fast track procedure" will be developed by delegated acts. This procedure will allow manufacturers to demonstrate and get benefit from new eco-features; all technical content and functionality will be revealed to the Commission only, prior to the implementation of the feature in VECTO.
Amendment 101 #
2018/0143(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 a (new)
Recital 16 a (new)
(16a) Truck platooning technology is a technology that allows to significantly reduce fuel consumption and CO2 emissions of heavy-duty vehicles when platooning. The introduction of platooning-based technologies will contribute to reducing fuel-consumption and CO2 emissions.
Amendment 108 #
2018/0143(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) A manufacturer’s compliance with its annual specific targets should be assessed on the basis of its average CO2 emissions. In determining the average specific emissions, the specificities that are reflected in the different vehicle sub-group targets should also be considered. As a consequence, the average specific CO2 emissions of a manufacturer should be based on the average emissions determined for each sub-group including a weighting based on their assumed average annual mileage and average payload, which reflects the total lifetime CO2 emissions. Due to the limited reduction potential of vocational vehicles, those vehicles should not be taken into account for the calculation of the average specific emissions, unless they are low- or zero- emission vehicles.
Amendment 125 #
2018/0143(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) In designing the incentive mechanism for the deployment of zero- emission heavy-duty vehicles, also smaller lorries, buses and coaches that are not subject to the CO2 emission targets under this Regulation should be included. These vehicles also have significant benefits in terms of helping to address air pollution problems in cities. However, it should be noted that zero-emission buses are already on the market and are incentivised through demand-side measures such as public procurement. In order to ensure that the incentives are well balanced between the different types of vehicles, the savings resulting from the zero-emission smaller lorries, buses and coaches should therefore also be subject to a cap. As legal entities for buses and coaches and trucks may differ within the same manufacturer, it is necessary to allow a "group of connected manufacturers", as defined in the 510/2011 regulation to act as a manufacturer.
Amendment 129 #
2018/0143(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) In order to incentivise early reduction achievements, a manufacturer, whose average specific emissions are below the emission reduction trajectory defined by the reference emissions inits specific emissions targets from calendar year 201920 and the 2025 targetonwards, should be able to bank those emission credits for the purpose of target compliance in 2025. Similarly, a manufacturer, whose average specific emissions are below the emission reduction trajectory between the 2025 and the 2030 targets, should be ableand to carry them over from one calendar year to bank those emission credits for the purpose of target compliance in the period 2025 to 2029other for a period of maximum five years.
Amendment 134 #
2018/0143(COD)
(31) It is essential for achieving the CO2 reductions pursuant to this Regulation that the CO2 emissions of heavy-duty vehicles in use are in conformity with the values determined pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 595/2009 and its implementing measures. It should therefore be possible for the Commission to take into account, in the calculation of the average specific emissions of a manufacturer, any systematic non-conformity found by type approval authorities with regard to the CO2 emissions of heavy-duty vehicles in use.
Amendment 143 #
2018/0143(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34
Recital 34
(34) In 2022, the Commission should assess the effectiveness of the CO2 emission standards laid down in this Regulation and in particular the level of the reductions to be achieved by 2030, the modalities that should be available for achieving that target and beyond, as well as the setting of CO2 reduction targets to other types of heavy-duty vehicles such as smaller lorries, buses, coaches and trailers. That assessment should also include, strictly for the purpose of this Regulation, considerations of heavy-duty vehicles and vehicle combinations beyond standard weights and dimensions applicable to national transport, for example Modular Concepts. In case of the latter, when these trucks are used for high-volume transport they shall be clearly identifiable (for example with a specific Gross Combination Weight) and the European Commission should acknowledge the CO2 benefit of this transport concept and should develop a specific methodology to recognise it.
Amendment 164 #
2018/0143(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) From 1 January 2025 to 31 December 2029 by 157%;
Amendment 180 #
2018/0143(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) From 1 January 2030 onwards by at least 3016% subject to the review pursuant to Article 13.
Amendment 206 #
2018/0143(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) ‘vocational vehicle’ means a heavy- duty vehicle not intended for the delivery of consumer goods and for which the CO2 emissions and fuel consumption have been determined, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 595/2009 and its implementing measures, only for otheone of the following body work code is allocated at the time of registration (according to Appendix 2 of Annex II of 2007/46/EC): - 09 Vehicles fitted with hook lift; - 10 Tipper; - 15 Concrete mixer; - 16 Concrete pump vehicle; - 18 Refuse collection vehicle; - 19 Street sweeper, cleansing and drain clearing; - 20 Compressor; - 23 Vehicles for retail or mdission profiles than those defined in point 2.1 of Annex I to this Regulation; play purposes; - 24 Recovery vehicle; - 25 Ladder vehicle; - 26 Crane lorry (other than a mobile crane as defined in Section 5 of Part A of Annex II); - 27 Aerial work platform vehicle; - 28 Digger derrick vehicle; - 31 Fire engine.
Amendment 212 #
2018/0143(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point k
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point k
(k) ‘low-emission heavy-duty vehicle’ means a heavy-duty vehicle, which is not a zero emission heavy-duty vehicle, with specific CO2 emissions of less than 350 g CO2/km as determined pursuant to point 2.1 of Annex I;35% below the reference value of each vehicle sub-group derived from a 2019 baseline.
Amendment 214 #
2018/0143(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point n a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point n a (new)
Amendment 219 #
2018/0143(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point n b (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point n b (new)
(nb) CO2 Correction Factor is to be intended equal to the national share of renewable gas sold at the refuelling stations, to be certified at Member State level, or alternatively by the vehicle manufacturers.
Amendment 223 #
2018/0143(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the data reported pursuant to Regulation (EU) No …/2018 [monitoring & reporting HDV] for the manufacturer’s new heavy-duty vehicles registered in the relevant year, excluding vocational vehicles, unless they are low- or zero- emission vehicles;
Amendment 230 #
2018/0143(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) the application of the CO2 Correction Factor determined in accordance with point 2.1.1 of Annex I.
Amendment 242 #
2018/0143(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) a zero-emission heavy-duty vehicle shall be counted as 3, 4 or 5 vehicles if it has a range respectively above 100 km, 200 km or at least 400 km; all other zero- emission heavy-duty vehicles shall be counted as 2 vehicles;
Amendment 251 #
2018/0143(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) a low-emission heavy-duty vehicle shall be counted as up to 2 vehicles according to a function of its specific CO2 emissions and the threshold emission level of 350 g CO2/km 35% below the reference value of each vehicle sub-group derived from a 2019 baseline.
Amendment 258 #
2018/0143(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. The zero- and low-emission factor shall reduce the average specific emissions of a manufacturer by a maximum of 3% 10% as of 2030. The contribution of zero- emission heavy- duty vehicles of the categories referred to in the second sub- paragraph of Article 2(1) to that factor shall reduce the average specific emissions of a manufacturer by a maximum of 1.5%.
Amendment 269 #
2018/0143(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
For the purpose of determining a manufacturer’s compliance with its specific emission targets in the period 2025 to 2029from calendar year 2025 and onwards, account shall be taken of its emission credits or emission debts, which correspond to the number of new heavy- duty vehicles, excluding vocational vehicles, of the manufacturer in a calendar year, multiplied by the difference between:
Amendment 271 #
2018/0143(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) the CO2 reductspecific emissions trajectory referred to in paragraph 2arget of a manufacturer and the average specific emissions of a manufacturer, if the difference is positive (’emission credits’);
Amendment 272 #
2018/0143(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Emission credits shall be acquircan be carried -over the period 2019 to 2029. However, the credits acquired over the period 2019 to 2024 shall be taken into account for the purpose of determining the manufacturer’s compliance wfrom one calendar year to another for a period of maximum five years. The manufacturer can use emission crediths the 2025 specific emission target onlyo compensate for any emission debits during this period.
Amendment 276 #
2018/0143(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Emission debts shall be acquired over the period 2025 to 2029, but tcan be carried-over from one calendar year to another for a period of maximum three years. The total debt shall not exceed 5% of the manufacturer’s specific emission target in 2025 multiplied by the number of heavy-duty vehicles of the manufacturer in that year (‘emission debt limit’).
Amendment 278 #
2018/0143(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
Emission credits cand debts be acquired in 20250 and any of the subsequent calendar years until 2028 shall, where available, be carried-over from one calendar year to another until 2029 when any remaining emission debts shall be cleared. The 2025 emission target specified in Article 1(a) shall be used for calculating emission credits during the period 2020 to 2024.
Amendment 280 #
2018/0143(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Amendment 286 #
2018/0143(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
(Excess emission premium) = (Excess emissions x 6 80570 €/gCO2/tkm)
Amendment 291 #
2018/0143(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) Where, in any of the calendar years from 2025 to 2028, the sum of the emission debts reduced by the sum of the emission credits exceeds the emission debt limit referred to in Article 7(1);
Amendment 292 #
2018/0143(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) In any of the calendar years from 2029, where the sum of the emission debts reduced by the sum of the emission credits exceeds zero;if the manufacturer has any un- cleared emission debts older than 3 years.
Amendment 293 #
2018/0143(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Amendment 301 #
2018/0143(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 a (new)
Article 8 a (new)
Article 8a Group of connected manufacturers 1. Manufacturers may form a group of connected manufacturers for the purposes of meeting their obligations. 2. Manufacturers which form a group of connected manufacturers shall file the following information with the Commission: (a) the manufacturers who will be included in the group; (b) the manufacturer nominated as the contact point for the group who will be responsible for paying any excess emissions premium imposed on the group in accordance with Article 8; (c) evidence that the group manager will be able to fulfil the obligations under point (b). 3. Where the proposed pool manager fails to meet the requirement to pay any excess emissions premium imposed on the group in accordance with Article 8, the Commission shall notify the manufacturers. 4. Manufacturers included in a group shall jointly inform the Commission of any change of group manager or of its financial status, in so far as this may affect its ability to meet the requirement to pay any excess emissions premium imposed on the pool in accordance with Article 8 and of any changes to the membership of the group. 5. The group of connected manufacturers in respect of which information is filed with the Commission shall be considered as one manufacturer for the purposes of meeting their obligations under Article 8.
Amendment 305 #
2018/0143(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. Type approval authorities shall, without delay, report to the Commission deviations found in the CO2 emissions of heavy-duty vehicles in service as compared to those values that are indicated in certificates of conformity or in the customer file as a result of verifications performed in accordance with the procedure referred to in [Article 5(4)(l)] of Regulation (EC) No 595/2009.
Amendment 308 #
2018/0143(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. TIf those deviations are proved to be caused by systematic non-compliance to the type approval certificates the Commission shallmay take those deviations into account for the purpose of calculating the average specific emissions of a manufacturer.
Amendment 312 #
2018/0143(COD)
Amendment 314 #
2018/0143(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) from 2020 until 2030, for each manufacturer its CO2 reduction trajectory, its emission credits and, from 2026, its emission debts in the preceding year, referred to in Article 7;
Amendment 315 #
2018/0143(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The Commission shall notify each manufacturer of its provisional calculation for that manufacturer. The notification shall include data per Member State on the number of new commercial vehicles registered and their specific emissions of CO2.
Amendment 316 #
2018/0143(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Manufacturers may, within three months of being notified of the provisional calculation under paragraph 2 notify the Commission of any errors in the data, specifying the Member State in which it considers that the error occurred.
Amendment 324 #
2018/0143(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. For that purpose, the Commission shall ensure the availability, from manufacturers or national authorities, as the case may be, of robust non-personal data on real-world CO2 emissions and energy consumption of heavy-duty vehicles based on a standardisation of existing data collection systems.
Amendment 332 #
2018/0143(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 a (new)
Article 11 a (new)
Amendment 343 #
2018/0143(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
By 31 December 2022, the Commission shall submit a report to the European Parliament and the Council on the effectiveness of this Regulation, the CO2 reduction target to be determined for 2030 pursuant to Article 1 and the setting of CO2 reduction targets to other types of heavy- duty vehicles including trailers. That report shall also include an assessment of the effectiveness of the modalities addressing, in particular, zero- and low-emission vehicles including their definition, notably buses taking into account the targets set out in Directive 2009/33/EC30 , and the CO2 credit system and the appropriateness of prolonging the application of those modalities in 2030 and beyond and, where appropriate, be accompanied by a proposal for amending this Regulation. _________________ 30 Clean Vehicle Directive 2009/33/EC as amended by Directive …/…/EU
Amendment 350 #
2018/0143(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 2
2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to Articles 10(2)5), 11a(1)(b), and 12(1) shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminate period of time from [the date of entry into force of this Regulation].
Amendment 351 #
2018/0143(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3
Article 15 – paragraph 3
3. The delegation of power referred to in Articles 10(2)5), 11a(1)(b), and 12(1) may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision to revoke shall put an end to the delegation of the power specified in that decision. It shall take effect the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated act already in force.
Amendment 353 #
2018/0143(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 6
Article 15 – paragraph 6
6. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Articles 10(2)5), 11a(1)(b), and 12(1) shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or by the Council within a period of two months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended to two months at the initiative of the European Parliament or of the Council.
Amendment 362 #
2018/0143(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 1 – table – column 3
Annex I – point 1 – table – column 3
Amendment 363 #
2018/0143(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 1 – table – column 3
Annex I – point 1 – table – column 3
Rigid lorries with All <1705 kW 4-UD axle Day cab ≥1705 kW 4-RD configuration 4x2 and technically Sleeper cab ≥1705 kW and <265 permissible kW maximum laden Sleeper cab ≥265 kW 4-LH mass > 16 tons
Amendment 364 #
2018/0143(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 1 – paragraph 2
Annex I – point 1 – paragraph 2
"Sleeper cab" means a type of cab that has a compartment behind the driver's seat intended to be used for sleeping as reported in accordance with Regulation (EU) No …/2018 [HDV M&R]with length of more than 2074 mm.
Amendment 367 #
2018/0143(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2 – point 2.1 – table 2
Annex I – point 2 – point 2.1 – table 2
Vehicle Mission profile (mp) sub- group (sg) RDL RDR LHL LHR UDL UDR REL, RER LEL LER 4-UD 0 0 0 0 0,1 0,9 RER, 0 0 0 0 4-RD 0,1 0,9 0 0 0 LEL, 0 0 0 0 0 LER 4-UD4-LH 0 0 0,1 0,9 0 0 0 0 0 0,5 0 0,5 0 49-RD 0,451 0,459 0,05 0,05 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 9-LH 0,05 0,05 0,451 0,459 0 0 0 9-RD 0,27 0,63 0,03 0,075-RD 0 0 0 9-LH 0,03 0 0,07 0,27 0,63 0 0 0,1 0,9 0 5-RDLH 0,271 0,639 0,03 0 0,07 0 0 0 5-LH 0,03 0,07 0,27 0,6310-RD 0 0 0 10-RD,1 0,279 0,63 0,03 0,07 0 0 0 0 0 10-LHE 0,031 0,07 0,279 0 0 0 0,63 0 0 0 0
Amendment 368 #
2018/0143(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2 – point 2.1 a (new)
Annex I – point 2 – point 2.1 a (new)
Amendment 370 #
2018/0143(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2 – point 2.2 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Annex I – point 2 – point 2.2 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
For each manufacturer and each calendar year, the average specific CO2 emissions in g/tkm (avgCO2sg) of all new heavy-duty vehicles in a sub-group sg shall be calculated as follows: avgCO2sg = Σ CO2v + Σ ,NG CO2v,NG / Vsg X PLsg Where, Σ : is the sum over all new heavy-duty vehicles of the manufacturer in the sub- group sg excluding all vocational vehicles in accordance with Article 4(a). Σ ,NG: is the sum over all new Natural Gas (NG)heavy-duty vehicles of the manufacturer in the sub-group sg excluding all vocational vehicles in accordance with Article 4(a). CO2v: is the specific CO2 emissions of a new heavy-duty vehicle v determined in accordance with point 2.1; CO2v,NG is the specific CO2 emissions of a new Natural Gas (NG) heavy-duty vehicle vNG determined in accordance with point 2.1.1; Vsg: is the number of new heavy-duty vehicles of the manufacturer in subgroup sg excluding all vocational vehicles in accordance with Article 4(a); PLsg: is the average payload of vehicles in the sub-group sg as determined in point 2.5.
Amendment 382 #
2018/0143(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2 – point 2.3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Annex I – point 2 – point 2.3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
ZLEV = V / (Vconv + Vzlev) with a minimum of 0,97 as of 2030
Amendment 388 #
2018/0143(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2 – point 2.3 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Annex I – point 2 – point 2.3 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Where, Vin=ΣsgΣ1v□1x+(1- (CO2v/350PLsg)/0.65*rC02 ) + ΣsgΣ2v□3 + ΣsgΣ3v□4 + ΣsgΣ4v□5 With Σsg being the sum over all sub- groups; with Σ1v□ being the sum over all new low-emission heavy-duty vehicles and zero-emission heavy-duty vehicles with a range below 100km, with the characteristics set out in Article 2(1)(a) to (d); and with rC02 determined in accordance with point 3; Σ2v□ being the sum over all new zero- emission heavy-duty vehicles with the characteristics set out in Article 2(1)(a) to (d) with a range between 100km and 199km; Σ3v□ being the sum over all new zero- emission heavy-duty vehicles with the characteristics set out in Article 2(1)(a) to (d) with a range between 200 km and 399km; Σ4v□ being the sum over all new zero- emission heavy-duty vehicles with the characteristics set out in Article 2(1)(a) to (d) with a range higher than 400km. (…) Vout is the total number of zero-emission heavy-duty vehicles of the categories referred to in in the second sub- paragraph of Article 2(1), multiplied by 2 if the range is below 100km, by 3 if the range is between 100km and 199km, by 4 if the range is between 200km and 399km, by 5 with a range higher than 400km, and with a maximum of 1,5% of Vconv
Amendment 392 #
2018/0143(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2.6 – table 4
Annex I – point 2.6 – table 4
Vehicle sub- Annual mileage group sg AMsg (in km) 4-UD 60 000 4-RD 786 000 4-LH 98115 000 5-RD 786 000 5-LH 1165 000 9-RD 736 000 9-LH 10815 000 9-LE 115 000 10-RD 768 000 10-LH 10715 000
Amendment 399 #
2018/0143(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Annex I – point 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
For each manufacturer and each calendar year, from 20250 on, the specific emission target T shall be calculated as follows:
Amendment 403 #
2018/0143(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – subparagraph 4
Annex I – point 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – subparagraph 4
rf is the CO2 reduction target (in %) as specified in Article 1(a) and (b) for the specific calendar year. rf2025 shall be used when calculating T for the years 2020 to 2024;
Amendment 408 #
2018/0143(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 5 – point 5.1
Annex I – point 5 – point 5.1
Amendment 409 #
2018/0143(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 5 – point 5.2 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Annex I – point 5 – point 5.2 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
For each manufacturer and each calendar year Y in the period 2019 to 2029, the emission credits (cCO2Y) and emission debts (dCO2Y) shall be calculated as follows:
Amendment 410 #
2018/0143(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 5 – point 5.2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Annex I – point 5 – point 5.2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
If CO2Y < ETY: from year 2020 and onwards
Amendment 411 #
2018/0143(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 5 – point 5.2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Annex I – point 5 – point 5.2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – subparagraph 1
cCO2Y = (ETY – CO2Y) × Vy and
Amendment 412 #
2018/0143(COD)
If CO2Y > TY for the years 2025 to 2029and onwards:
Amendment 413 #
2018/0143(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 5 – point 5.2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Annex I – point 5 – point 5.2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 415 #
2018/0143(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 5 – point 5.4
Annex I – point 5 – point 5.4
Amendment 419 #
2018/0143(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Annex I – point 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
For each manufacturer and each calendar year from 2025 onwards the value of the excess emissions (exeCO2Y) shall be determined as follows, if the value is positive: For the year 2025 exeCO22025 = dCO22025 – Σ2025 =2019 2 − 2 For the years Y from 2026and onwards exeCO2Y=ΣdCO2yYI= −Σ = −Σ − = − Where, emission credits can be carried-over from one calendar year to another for a period of maximum five years, emission debts can be carried-over from one calendar year to another for a period of maximum three years dCO2Y is the emission debts for the calendar year Y as determined in accordance with point 5.2; cCO2Y is the emission credits for the calendar year Y as determined in accordance with point 5.2; limCO2 is the emission debt limit as determined in accordance with point 5.3; In all other cases the value of the excess emissions exeCO2Y shall be set to 0.
Amendment 48 #
2018/0109(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – title
Article 12 – title
Incidental by-catches of swordfish below the minimum conservation reference size
Amendment 56 #
2018/0109(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 5
Article 13 – paragraph 5
5. Where the quota allocated to the flag Member State is exhausted, dead swordfish shall be landed whole and unprocessed and shall be subject to confiscation and the appropriate follow- up actionhanded over to the designated authority. Member States shall provide information on the quantity of such dead swordfish on an annual basis to the Commission who shall forward it to the ICCAT Secretariat, in accordance with Article 21.
Amendment 61 #
2018/0109(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) Fishing vessels targetingfishing actively for Mediterranean swordfish;
Amendment 62 #
2018/0109(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 67 #
2018/0109(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3
Article 15 – paragraph 3
3. Only Union vessels included in the ICCAT record of vessels according to the procedure laid down in Articles 16 and 17, shall be authorised to target, retain on board, tranship, transport, process or land Mediterranean swordfish, without prejudice to the provisions in Article 13 on by-catches.
Amendment 75 #
2018/0109(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1
Article 18 – paragraph 1
1. Union fishing vessels included in the ICCAT record of vessels and authorised to fish Mediterranean swordfish, and third country vessels authorised to fish Mediterranean swordfish in Union waters which are greater than 125 metres length overall, shall have installed on board a fully functioning device which allows the vessel to be automatically located and identified through the vessel monitoring system (VMS), by transmitting position data at regular intervals, in accordance with Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009.
Amendment 89 #
2018/0109(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 24 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Masters of Union fishing vessels under 12 metres length overall included in the list of vessels referred to in Article 16 shall, at least fourone hours before the estimated time of arrival at the port, notify the competent authority of the Member State (including the flag Member State) or the CPC whose ports or landing facility they wish to use, the following information:
Amendment 274 #
2018/0018(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3
Article 3 – paragraph 3
3. The Coordination Group shall act by consensus, or, where necessary, voteo consensus is reached, by a simple majority. There shall be one vote per Member State.
Amendment 280 #
2018/0018(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 5
Article 3 – paragraph 5
5. Members of the Coordination Group shall appoint their representatives in the Coordination Group and the sub-groups in which they are members, on an ad-hoc or permanent basis, and inform the Commission of their appointment and any subsequent changes. The members of the sub-groups will be appointed by a vote in the Coordination Group. The appointments shall take into account the expertise necessary for the objectives of the sub-group.
Amendment 281 #
2018/0018(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Members of the Stakeholder Network shall appoint their representatives to be members of the Coordination Group and the sub-groups, on an ad-hoc or permanent basis, and inform the Commission of their appointment any subsequent changes. The appointments shall take into account the expertise necessary for the objectives of the sub-group.
Amendment 291 #
2018/0018(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 8 – point d
Article 3 – paragraph 8 – point d
(d) ensure appropriate involvement of stakeholders in its workand adequate representation of patients, when pursuing its work. Such consultations shall, where applicable, be incorporated in the final joint assessment report;
Amendment 298 #
2018/0018(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 10
Article 3 – paragraph 10
10. The Coordination Group may establish separate sub-groups deemed necessary to conduct their mandate for the following categories of health technology: medicinal products, medical devices, and other health technologies.
Amendment 312 #
2018/0018(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 315 #
2018/0018(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b – subparagraph 1 a (new)
The Commission shall, by means of Delegated Acts, include in Article 5 paragraph 1 of this Regulation a specific product category of medical devices if at least five Member States are systematically performing health technology assessments on the same specific product category of medical devices.
Amendment 317 #
2018/0018(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 320 #
2018/0018(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c – subparagraph 1 a (new)
The Commission shall, by means of Delegated acts, include in Article 5 paragraph 1 of this Regulation a specific product category of in vitro diagnostic medical devices if at least five Member States are systematically performing health technology assessments on the same specific product category of in vitro diagnostic medical devices.
Amendment 376 #
2018/0018(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 9
Article 6 – paragraph 9
9. The designated sub-group shall ensure that stakeholders, including patients and clinical experts, are given an opportunity to providPatients, healthcare professionals and clinical experts must be consulted and their recommendations are considered equally to that of the sub-group and the cComments durission, ing the preparation of the draft joint clinical assessment report and the summary report and set a time-frame in which they may submit comments.
Amendment 387 #
2018/0018(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 11
Article 6 – paragraph 11
11. The assessor, with the assistance of the co-assessor, shall take into account the comments of the designated sub-group and, the Commission and stakeholders, including patient advocates and clinical experts, and submit a final draft joint clinical assessment report and the summary report to the Coordination Group for approval.
Amendment 405 #
2018/0018(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 14 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 14 a (new)
Amendment 452 #
2018/0018(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
(fa) mechanisms for the appeals on the joint clinical assessment.
Amendment 474 #
2018/0018(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 8
Article 13 – paragraph 8
8. The designated sub-group shall ensure that stakeholders, including patients and clinical experts are given an opportunity to providPatients, healthcare professionals and clinical experts shall be consulted and their recommendations are given equal consideration to those from the sub-group and the cComments durission, ing the preparation of the draft joint scientific consultation report and set a time-frame in which they may submit comments.
Amendment 537 #
2018/0018(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iii
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iii
(iii) the consultation of patients, clinical experts, and other stakeholders in clinical assessments and the duly justified replies.
Amendment 562 #
2018/0018(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1
Article 26 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall establish a stakeholder network through an open call for applications and a selection of suitable stakeholder organisations based on selection criteria established in the open call for applications. The organisations to be addressed by the call shall be legally established European umbrella patient associations representing different disease areas, consumer organisations, non- governmental organisations in the field of health and healthcare professionals.
Amendment 567 #
2018/0018(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2
Article 26 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall publish the list of stakeholder organisations included in the stakeholder network, which shall be not- for-profit organisations, with no conflict of interest.
Amendment 568 #
2018/0018(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 26 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. The Commission shall organise ad- hocregular meetings between the stakeholder network and the Coordination Group in orderat least once a year in order to promote a constructive dialogue. The role of stakeholder network shall be to:
Amendment 574 #
2018/0018(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 4
Article 26 – paragraph 4
4. On the request of the Coordination Group, the Commission shall invite patients and clinical experts nominated by the stakeholder network to attendparticipate in meetings of the Coordination Group as observersin a full-member participatory role.
Amendment 577 #
2018/0018(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 5
Article 26 – paragraph 5
5. On the request of the Coordination Group, the stakeholder network shall support the Coordination Group in the identification of patient and clinical expertise for the work ofto join the sub-groups. The funding referred to in paragraph 1 shall include funding for the participation of the Stakeholder Network members and any external contributors, including patients and experts, invited to consult for the work of the Coordination Group or its sub-groups.
Amendment 58 #
2017/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
Amendment 71 #
2017/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
Amendment 42 #
2017/0354(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Obstacles to the free movement of goods between Member States may be unlawfully created if, in the absence of Union harmonisation rules covering goods or a certain aspect of goods, a Member State's competent authority applies national rules to goods of that type lawfully marketed in another Member State, requiring the goods to meet certain technical requirements, for example requirements relating to designation, form, size, weight, composition, presentation, labelling or packaging, request for additional testing and/or duplication of tests. The application of such rules to goods lawfully marketed in another Member State could be contrary to Articles 34 and 36 of the Treaty even if the rules apply without distinction to all goods.
Amendment 49 #
2017/0354(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The concept of overriding reasons of public interest is an evolving concept developed by the Court of Justice in its case-law in relation to Articles 34 and 36 of the Treaty. This concept covers, inter alia, the effectiveness of fiscal supervision, the fairness of commercial transactions, protection of consumers, protection of the environment, the maintenance of press diversity and the risk of seriously undermining the financial balance of the social security system. Such overriding reasons, where legitimate differences exist fromare proven by one Member State to another, may justify the application of national rules by the competent authorities. However, such decisions need to be duly justified, the existence of the overriding reason has to be properly proven, and the principle of proportionality must always be respected, regard being had to whether the competent authority has in fact made the least restrictive decision possible. Furthermore, administrative decisions restricting or denying market access in respect of goods lawfully marketed in another Member State must not be based on the mere fact that the goods under assessment fulfil the legitimate public objective pursued by the Member State in a different way from the way that domestic goods in that Member State fulfil that objective. Member States shall provide a written assessment.
Amendment 60 #
2017/0354(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) The evidence required to demonstrate that goods are lawfully marketed in another Member State varies significantly from Member State to Member State. This causes unnecessary burdens delays and additional costs for economic operators, while preventing national authorities from obtaining the information necessary for assessing the goods in a timely manner. This may inhibit application of the mutual recognition principle. It is therefore essential to make it easier for economic operators to demonstrate that their goods are lawfully marketed in another Member State. Economic operators should be able to benefit from a process of self-declaration, which should provide competent authorities with all necessary information on the goods and on their compliance with the rules applicable in that other Member State. The use of the declaration does not prevent national authorities from taking a decision restricting market access, on the condition that such a decision is: a) proportionate and; b) duly justified; c) the reason for denying market access is fully proven; d) it respects the mutual recognition principle and this Regulation.
Amendment 77 #
2017/0354(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) Where producers decide not to make use of the mutual recognition declaration mechanism, it should be for the Member State to request the information that it considers necessary for the assessment of the goods, taking due account of the principle of proportionality and without imposing excessive burdens on companies.
Amendment 88 #
2017/0354(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council23 establishes a system of accreditation which ensures the mutual acceptance of the level of competence of conformity assessment bodies. The competent authorities of Member States shouldall therefore not refuse test reports and certificates issued by an accredited conformity assessment body on grounds related to the competence of that body. Furthermore, in order to avoid as far as possible the duplication of tests and procedures which have been already carried out in another Member State, Member States shouldall also accept test reports and certificates issued by other conformity assessment bodies in accordance with Union law. Competent authorities should bare required to take due account of the content of the test reports or certificates presented without requesting duplication of testing. _________________ 23 Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 July 2008 setting out the requirements for accreditation and market surveillance relating to the marketing of products and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 339/93 (OJ L 218, 13.8.2008, p. 30).
Amendment 100 #
2017/0354(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36
Recital 36
(36) It is important for the internal market in goods that businesses, and in particular SMEs, can obtain reliable and specific information about the law in force in a given Member State. Product Contact Points should play an important role in facilitating communication between national authorities and economic operators, by disseminating information about specific product rules and how mutual recognition is applied in their territory. Therefore, it is necessary to enhance the role of Product Contact Points as the principal providers of information on all product-related rules, including national rules covered by mutual recognition. The European Commission should establish and support a dissemination program to the benefit of SMEs in cooperation with Member States and Trade Associations.
Amendment 102 #
2017/0354(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 37
Recital 37
(37) In order to facilitate the free movement of goods, Product Contact Points should bare required to provide information, free of charge, on their national technical rules and the application of the principle of mutual recognition. Product Contact Points should be adequately equipped and resourced. In accordance with Regulation [Single Digital Gateway – COM(2017)256] they should provide information through a website and be subject to the quality criteria required by that Regulation, and be subject to the quality criteria set out in that Regulation.
Amendment 106 #
2017/0354(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 43
Recital 43
(43) For the purposes of raising awareness about the mutual recognition principle and ensuring that this Regulation is applied correctly and consistently, the Union should finance awareness-raising campaigns and other related activities aiming at enhancing trust and cooperation between competent authorities, trade associations and economic operators.
Amendment 108 #
2017/0354(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
The aim of this regulation is to strengthen the functioning of the internal market by improving the functioning of the mutual recognition principle and by removing unjustified barriers to trade.
Amendment 111 #
2017/0354(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Referred to in point 2, this Regulation does not apply to the construction materials sector referred to the Regulation 2011/305.
Amendment 116 #
2017/0354(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 6 – point b a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 6 – point b a (new)
(ba) construction products.
Amendment 119 #
2017/0354(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 12
(12) 'legitimate public interest ground' means any of the grounds set out in Article 36 of the Treaty or any other overriding reasons of public interest as defined by the European Court of Justice in its case-law in relation to Article 34and 36 of the Treaty.
Amendment 160 #
2017/0354(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 8 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 8 – point a
(a) any relevant information concerning the characteristics of the goods or type of goods in question that is necessary for the assessment;
Amendment 164 #
2017/0354(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 8 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 8 – point b
(b) any relevant information on the lawful marketing of the goods in another Member State that is necessary for the assessment;
Amendment 169 #
2017/0354(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 8 – point c
Article 4 – paragraph 8 – point c
(c) any other informatiowhen the competent authority considers useful for the purposes of its assessmentthat additional information is necessary for the purposes of its assessment, such request shall be accompanied by a justification.
Amendment 183 #
2017/0354(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. In carrying out assessments under paragraph 1, the competent authorities of Member States shall take due account ofrecognise the content of test reports or certificates issued by a conformity assessment body and provided by any economic operator as part of the assessment. Competent authorities of Member States shall not refuse certificates or test reports issued by a conformity assessment body accredited for the appropriate field of conformity assessment activity in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 on grounds related to the competence of that body.
Amendment 186 #
2017/0354(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. Where, on completion of an assessment under paragraph 1, the competent authority of a Member State takes an administrative decision with respect to the goods, it shall communicate its decision winot later thian 2015 working days to the relevant economic operator referred to in paragraph 1, to the Commission and to the other Member States. Notification to the Commission and to the other Member States shall be done by means of the system referred to in Article 11.
Amendment 195 #
2017/0354(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – point e
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – point e
(e) the evidence demonstrating that the decision is appropriate for the purpose of achieving the objective pursued and that it does not go beyond what is necessary in order to attain that objective and less trade-restrictive.
Amendment 199 #
2017/0354(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. While the competent authority of a Member State is carrying out an assessment of goods pursuant to Article 5, it shall not temporarily suspend the making available of those goods on the domestic market in that Member State, except in one or the other of the following situations:the situation where under normal or reasonably foreseeable conditions of use, the goods pose a serious risk, including one where the effects are not immediate, which requires rapid intervention by the competent authority.
Amendment 203 #
2017/0354(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 207 #
2017/0354(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 210 #
2017/0354(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. The competent authority of the Member State shall immediately notify the relevant economic operator, the Commission and the other Member States of any suspension pursuant to paragraph 1. The notification to the Commission and other Member States shall be made by means of the system referred to in Article 11. In cases falling within point (a) of paragraph 1 of this Article, tThe notification shall be accompanied by a detailed technical or scientific justification demonstrating whythat the case is considered to fall within that pointgoods pose a serious risk.
Amendment 249 #
2017/0354(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The Union mayshall finance the following activities in support of this Regulation:
Amendment 253 #
2017/0354(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) education and training including trade association and public officials;
Amendment 143 #
2017/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) The identification and traceability of products is a necessary prerequisite for verifying whether the compliance requirements laid down by this Regulation are respected.
Amendment 144 #
2017/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 b (new)
Recital 11 b (new)
(11b) Economic operators must always be able to identify their suppliers and downstream operators to whom a particular product has been supplied. Products should therefore bear information enabling them, their manufacturer and, where applicable, their importer to be identified.
Amendment 145 #
2017/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 c (new)
Recital 11 c (new)
(11c) As the indication of the country of origin helps to identify the actual place of manufacture, and as such information can facilitate the task of the market surveillance authorities in identifying the actual place of manufacture, the indication of origin should be added to the basic traceability requirements concerning the name and address of the manufacturer.
Amendment 175 #
2017/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
It also provides a framework for the market surveillance and traceability of such products to ensure that those products fulfil requirements providing a high level of protection of public interests such as health and safety in general, health and safety in the workplace, the protection of consumers, information about the country of origin, protection of the environment and security.
Amendment 188 #
2017/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. This Regulation shall not apply to the construction products subject to the Regulation 2011/305.
Amendment 190 #
2017/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
(2a) ‘country of origin’ defined on the basis of the non-preferential origin rules set out in Articles 59 to 61 of Regulation (EEC) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 October 2013 laying down the Union Customs Code;
Amendment 232 #
2017/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 a (new)
Article 4 a (new)
Article 4a Conditions for compliance A product may be made available on the market only if the following conditions are met: (a) the product shall be marked with an indication of the country of origin. Where the size or nature of the product does not allow that, the indication may be provided on the packaging or in a document accompanying the product; (b) if the country of origin referred to in Article 3(2) of this Regulation is a Member State of the Union, the indication of the country of origin may be related to the Union or to a particular Member State.
Amendment 236 #
2017/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Where Union harmonisation legislation provides for the drawing up of an EU declaration of conformity, manufacturers shall makmay indicate a website or e-mail address where the EU declaration publicly available on their website or, in the absence of a website, by any other means that allowsof conformity can be obtained. Alternatively, the person responsible for compliance information should make the EU declaration to be readily accessed by the general public in the Uniof conformity available to market surveillance authorities upon free of chargequest.
Amendment 245 #
2017/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure adequate visibility of the contact points for the products referred to in [Regulation(EC) No 764/2008 of the European Parliament and the Council / Regulation (EU)….of the European Parliament and the Council].
Amendment 255 #
2017/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
A market surveillance authority may enter into a partnership arrangement with an economic operator established in its territoryorganisations representing businesses under which the authority agrees to provide the economic operator with advice and guidance in relation to the Union harmonisation legislation applicable to the products for which the economic operator is responsible.
Amendment 262 #
2017/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4
Article 7 – paragraph 4
4. A market surveillance authority that enters into a partnership arrangement under paragraph 1 may charge the economic operator fees representing the costs reasonably incurred by the authority in the exercise of its functions under paragraphs 1 and 2not subcontract its work as part of such an arrangement to a notified body or any other conformity assessment body designated pursuant to Union harmonisation legislation.
Amendment 313 #
2017/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Amendment 324 #
2017/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Without prejudice to the procedure set out in Union harmonisation legislation for dealing with products presenting a risk at national level, where a Member State makes one of the following findings, it shall require the relevant economic operator to put an end to the non- compliance concerned: (a) the conformity marking has been affixed in violation of the general principles of the CE marking as set out in the applicable Union harmonisation legislation; (b) the conformity marking has not been affixed; (c) the EC declaration of conformity has not been drawn up; (d) the EC declaration of conformity has not been drawn up correctly; (e) technical documentation is either not available or not complete. Where the non-compliance persists, the Member State concerned shall take all appropriate measures to restrict or prohibit the product being made available on the market or ensure that it is recalled or withdrawn from the market.
Amendment 327 #
2017/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
Article 12 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. Market surveillance authorities shall perform their activities with a high level of transparency and shall make available to the general public any information that they deem relevant for the general public, while observing the principle of confidentiality and proportionality where necessary in order to protect professional and commercial secrets or to preserve personal data. They shall also ensure that the following information is entered in the system referred to in Article 34:
Amendment 371 #
2017/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – point f
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – point f
Amendment 382 #
2017/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – point k
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – point k
(k) the power to prohibit the making available of products on the market or to withdraw, recall or destroy products, wherthe economic operators fail twice to provide the information requested by the market surveillance authority to verify the compliance of those products and while the failure persists; the decision to apply these measures must be notified to the economic operator with 15 days’ notice;
Amendment 437 #
2017/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 20 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. An appropriate appeal procedure should be put in place for decisions of Union testing facilities following their tasks as described in paragraph 4.
Amendment 438 #
2017/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 5 b (new)
Article 20 – paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Union Testing Facilities should refrain from any commercial activities that could enter into competition with conformity assessment bodies.
Amendment 446 #
2017/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1
Article 22 – paragraph 1
1. At the request of an applicant authority, the requested authority shall supply any information that the requested authority deems relevant, while observing the principle of confidentiality and proportionality where necessary in order to protect professional and commercial secrets or to preserve personal data, to establish whether a product is non- compliant and to ensure that the non- compliance can be brought to an end.
Amendment 460 #
2017/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 3
Article 25 – paragraph 3
3. PIn case a product is deemed to be non- compliant on the basis of a decision of a market surveillance authority in one Member State, shall be presumed to bthe Member State ncon-compliant by market surveillance authorities in another Member State, unless economic operators can provide evidence to the contrarycerned should inform the Union Product Compliance Network as referred to in Article 31.
Amendment 488 #
2017/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point e
Amendment 497 #
2017/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 2
Article 28 – paragraph 2
Amendment 512 #
2017/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 3
Article 32 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall establish separate or joint administrative coordination groups for all the instruments of Union harmonisation legislation listed in the Annex to this Regulation. Each administrative coordination group shall be composed of representatives of the competent national market surveillance authorities and, if appropriate, representatives of the single liaison offices, and representatives of the relevant business associations and of consumer associations. The Commission shall publish on its website the agendas and calendar of meetings of the administrative coordination groups.
Amendment 522 #
2017/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 33 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The following procedure should be followed when common approaches as specified in point (h) of Article 33(3) are discussed and agreed upon by the administrative coordination groups: (a) before administrative coordination groups discuss and agree upon common approaches, relevant business associations and the manufacturer concerned should have the possibility to submit comments. (b) the Commission shall inform relevant business associations of common approaches agreed upon by administrative coordination groups.
Amendment 531 #
2017/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 1
Article 35 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission may exchange confidential market surveillance related information with regulatory authorities of third countries or international organisations where it has concluded confidentiality arrangements based on reciprocity with those authorities or organisations, while observing the principle of confidentiality and proportionality where necessary in order to protect professional and commercial secrets or to preserve personal data, to establish whether a product is non- compliant and to ensure that the non- compliance can be brought to an end.
Amendment 564 #
2017/0353(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 42
Annex I – point 42
Amendment 713 #
Amendment 3 #
2017/0328(COD)
Draft legislative resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Adopts its position at first reading, taking overRejects the Commission proposal;
Amendment 40 #
2017/0328(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) In the context of the United Kingdom's notification on 29 March 2017 of its intention to leave the Union, pursuant to Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union, the other 27 Member States, meeting in the margins of the General Affairs Council (‘Article 50’), selected Amsterdam, the Netherlands, as the new seat of the European Medicines Agency. However, it now emerges that the Amsterdam headquarters will not be ready when the transfer is due to take place and that the provisional location falls short of requirements in terms of space available and the sound administration of public funds; this could detract from the efficiency of the Agency, causing delays in the registration of innovative medicines and advanced life-saving treatments, resulting in enormous harm to European citizens.
Amendment 45 #
2017/0328(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Regulation (EC) No 726/2004
Article 71a
Article 71a
The Agency shall have its seat in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. a city of the European Union that meets the following criteria: 1. the assurance that, at the time when the United Kingdom leaves the EU, the agency will remain operational in a suitable location, ensuring that its activities are not disrupted; 2. accessibility of the location; 3. schools for the children of the agency staff; 4. access to the labour market and health care for employees' spouses and children; 5. the assurance of operational continuity, given the need to protect the health and safety of EU citizens; Its headquarters shall be selected under the ordinary legislative procedure pursuant to Articles 114 and 168(4)(b) TFEU.
Amendment 47 #
2017/0328(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Regulation (EC) No 726/2004
Article 71a
Article 71a
The Agency shall have its seat in Amsterdam, the NetherlandsMilan, Italy.
Amendment 97 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Reduction levels for the Union- wide fleets of new passenger cars and light commercial vehicles should therefore be set for 2025 and for 2030, taking into account the vehicle fleet renewal time and the need for the road transport sector to contribute to the 2030 climate and energy targets. This stepwise approach also provides a clear and early signal for the automotive industry not to delay the market introduction of energy efficient technologies and zero- and low-emission vehicles.
Amendment 112 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) Setting a benchmark for the share of zero- and low-emission vehicles in the EU fleet together with a well-designed mechanism for adjusting a manufacturer's specific CO2 target based on the share of zero- and low-emission vehicles in the manufacturer's own fleetshould be based on a technologically-neutral choice and should provide a strong and credible signal for the development and deployment of such vehicles while still allowing for the further improvement of the efficiency of the conventional internal combustion engines. Furthermore, in order to create a link between the deployment of more renewables into transport, the amount of renewable fuels distributed at the station that the vehicles use should be acknowledged by offering a specific benefit in means of a correction factor at the monitoring and reporting phase.
Amendment 135 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) In order to maintain the diversity of the market for passenger cars and light commercial vehicles and its ability to cater for different consumer needs, CO2 targets should be defined according to the utility of the vehicles on a linear basis. Maintaining mass as the utility parameter is considered coherent with the existing regime. In order to better reflect the mass of vehicles used on the road, the parameter should be changed from mass in running order to the vehicle's test mass as specified in Regulation (EU) 2017/1151 of 1 June 2017 with effect from 202530.
Amendment 143 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) It should be avoided that the EU fleet-wide targets are altered due to changes in the average mass of the fleet. Changes in the average mass should therefore be reflected without delay in the specific emission target calculations, and the adjustments of the average mass value that is used to this end should therefore take place every two years with effect from 202530.
Amendment 146 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20 a (new)
Recital 20 a (new)
Amendment 150 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) In order to distribute the emission reduction effort in a competitively neutral and fair way that reflects the diversity of the market for passenger cars and light commercial vehicles, and in view of the change in 2021 to WLTP-based specific emission targets, it is appropriate to determine the slope of the limit value curve on the basis of the specific emissions of all newly registered vehicles in that year, and to take into account the change in the EU fleet-wide targets between 2021, 2025 and 2030 with a view to ensuring an equal reduction effort of all manufacturers. With regard to light commercial vehicles, the same approach as that for car manufacturers should apply to manufacturers of lighter, car derived, vans, while for manufacturers of vehicles falling within the heavier segments, a higher and fixed slope should be set for the whole target period.
Amendment 157 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) The aim of this Regulation is to create incentives for the automotive industry to invest in new technologies while remaining technology neutral. This Regulation actively promotes eco- innovation and provides a mechanism that should be able to acknowledge future technological development. Experience shows that eco-innovations have successfully contributed to the cost- effectiveness of Regulations (EC) No 443/2009 and (EU) No 510/2011 and to the reduction of real world CO2 emissions. This modality should therefore be maintained and the scope should be extended to incentivise efficiency improvements in air-conditioning systems.
Amendment 167 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) The procedure for granting derogations from the 95 g CO2/km fleet target to niche car manufacturers ensures that the reduction effort required by niche manufacturers is consistent with that of large volume manufacturers with regard to that target., However, experience shows that niche manufacturers have the same potential as large manufacturers to meet the CO2 targets and with regard to the targets set from 202530 onwards it is not considered appropriate to distinguish between those two categories of manufacturers.
Amendment 190 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 42
Recital 42
(42) In 2024 it is foreseen to review the progress achieved under the [Effort Sharing Regulation and Emissions Trading System Directive]. It is therefore appropriate to assess the effectiveness of this Regulation in that same year to allow a coordinated and coherent assessment of the measures implemented under all these instruments. Having in mind the uncertainty on the market uptake of alternatively powered vehicles and relevant infrastructure deployment, and ensure the predictability for the industry, the ambition level has to be modified upwards or downwards in a transparent way.
Amendment 191 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 42
Recital 42
(42) In 2024 it is foreseen to review the progress achieved under the [Effort Sharing Regulation and Emissions Trading System Directive]. It is therefore appropriate to assess the effectiveness of this Regulation in that same year to allow a coordinated and coherent assessment of the measures implemented under all these instruments. Real world Well-to-Wheel and Life-Cycle emissions of individual vehicle types should be monitored, made transparent and be taken into account in the review set out in Article 14.
Amendment 193 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 42 a (new)
Recital 42 a (new)
(42a) The Commission should by 2025, review the effectiveness of the measures introduced by this Regulation, based on the best and latest available scientific evidence, in limiting the trade-offs of a tailpipe only metric with regard to shifting impacts to embedded greenhouse gas emissions and addressing ways to further minimise that impact.
Amendment 203 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 3
Article 1 – paragraph 3
Amendment 209 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 4
Article 1 – paragraph 4
Amendment 252 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 5 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 5 – point a
(a) for the average emissions of the new passenger car fleet, an EU fleet-wide target equal to a 320% reduction of the average of the specific emissions targets in 2021 determined in accordance with point 6.1.2 of Part A of Annex I;
Amendment 268 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 5 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 5 – point b
(b) for the average emissions of the new light commercial vehicles fleet, an EU fleet- wide target equal to a 3015% reduction of the average of the specific emissions targets in 2021 determined in accordance with point 6.1.2 of Part B of Annex I.
Amendment 280 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 3
Article 2 – paragraph 3
3. This Regulation shall not apply to special purpose vehicles as defined in point 5 of Part A to Annex II to Directive 2007/46/EC and to multi-stage vehicles as defined in Article 7 Directive 2007/46/EC where the base vehicle manufacturer is not the final manufacturer (according to Certificate of Conformity).
Amendment 289 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point m
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point m
(m) 'zero- and low-emission vehicle' means a passenger car or a light commercial vehicle with tailpipe emissions from zero up to 50 g CO2/km, and a light commercial vehicle from zero up to 70 g CO2/km as determined in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2017/1151.
Amendment 298 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) for each calendar year from 2021 until 20249, the specific emissions target determined in accordance with points 3 and 4 of Parts A or B of Annex I as appropriate or, where a manufacturer is granted a derogation under Article 10 , in accordance with that derogation and point 5 of Parts A or B of Annex I;
Amendment 304 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) for each calendar year, starting from 202530, the specific emissions targets determined in accordance with point 6.3 of Parts A or B of Annex I.
Amendment 319 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 a (new)
Article 5 a (new)
Article 5a Credit for using higher octane petrol in vehicles with positive-ignition engines For the monitoring of manufacturer compliance with its specific CO2 emissions target, the specific emissions of CO2 of each new passenger car determined according to Part A.1 of Annex I or of each light commercial vehicle determined according to Part B.1 of Annex I shall be reduced by 5% in cases where the new vehicle engine has a higher compression ratio that will be more efficient when using a high-octane petrol. This reduction shall apply only where at least 5% of the public refuelling stations offer for sale high-octane petrol in the Member State in which the new vehicle is registered. That percentage availability of high-octane petrol shall be increased by 5% on 1 January each year and such adjustment of the new vehicle specific emissions of CO2 shall remain applicable until a type-approval reference petrol specification with a minimum octane of102 is implemented through the relevant EU legislation and official new vehicle specific emissions of CO2 can be measured using high-octane petrol. The Commission shall, as soon as possible, bring forward proposals to amend fuel quality parameters in Directive 98/70/EC and to ensure sufficient availability in the European Union of petrol with a minimum octane of RON 102. This will, as far as possible, be in line with the rate of introduction of new vehicles with high compression ratio petrol engines. This should include a request CEN to prepare the relevant EN standard for minimum 102 octane petrol. The Commission shall also bring forward an amendment to Regulations 715/2008, 692/2009 and2017/1151 to introduce a reference petrol with a minimum 102 RON for the measurement of official pollutant emission and CO2 values.’
Amendment 323 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) the category of vehicles registered as M1 orand N1, for which the pool shall apply.
Amendment 328 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 8 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. For the purposes of determining each manufacturer’s average specific M1 and N1 emissions of CO2, a potential over-achievement of a manufacturer’s CO2 M1 or N1target shall be taken into account for the same or other manufacturer(s) and in the same calendar if requested by the manufacturer(s). In this case, the difference between the M1 or N1 manufacturer’s specific emission target and its average specific emissions shall be deducted from its average specific emissions of CO2 for M1 or N1 specific target, weighted with the registration volumes. The total contribution of those transfers of credits between M1 or N1manufacturers may be up to 10g CO2/km per manufacturer.
Amendment 344 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 9 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Member States can account towards the renewable energy target, the energy efficiency improvement percentage, and correlated CO2 savings, in the transport sector, enabled by higher quality fuels, including higher-octane petrol, when used in highly efficient engines equipped with higher compression ratio.
Amendment 345 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 9 b (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. During the monitoring and reporting phase, the amount of renewable gas sold at the stations should be taken into account and should be deducted from the CO2 emissions reported at the type- approval phase according to the methodology proposed in this Regulation in the form of a Carbon Correction Factor (CCF). The certification of the amount can be done at Member State level or, alternatively, directly provided by the vehicle manufacturer. The CCF only pertains to the technology where the renewable fuel contributes, e.g. with renewable gas, the CCF is applied to the natural gas vehicle fleet only.
Amendment 350 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 9 c (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 9 c (new)
9c. The Carbon Correction Factor (CCF) shall be calculated using the following formula: CCF= Renewable Gas Used
Amendment 351 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 9 d (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 9 d (new)
9d. The Corrected CO2 fleet calculation shall therefore be calculated using the Carbon Correction Factor and the following formula:CO2FLEET = (CO2 Type-approval) * (1-CCF)
Amendment 358 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) the average mass in running order for all new passenger cars and new light commercial vehicles registered in the Union in the preceding calendar year until 31 December 20209;
Amendment 361 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) the 2025 and 2030 EU fleet-wide targets referred to in Article 1(4) and (5) calculated by the Commission in accordance with points 6.1.1 and 6.1.2 of Parts A and B of Annex I;
Amendment 366 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) the values for a2021, a2025 and a2030 calculated by the Commission in accordance with point 6.2 of Parts A and B of Annex I.
Amendment 376 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
The total contribution of those technologies to reducing the average specific emissions of a manufacturer may be up to 710 g CO2/km.
Amendment 382 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
The Commission mayshall adjust the cap with effect from 20251 onwards to reflect the switch to WLTP. Those adjustments shall be performed by means of delegated acts in accordance with Article 16.
Amendment 385 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) the innovative technologies must not be covered by mandatory provisions due to complementary additional measures complying with the 10 g CO2/km reduction referred to in Article 1 or be mandatory under other provisions of Union law. With effect from 1 January 2025, tThis criterion shall not apply with regard to efficiency improvements for air conditioning systems.
Amendment 424 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall in 2024 submit a report to the European Parliament and the Council on the effectiveness of this Regulation, where appropriate, accompanied by a proposal for amending the Regulation. This report will consider, inter alia, the real world representativeness of the CO2 emission and energy consumption values determined in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2017/1151, including upstream and embedded emissions data, the deployment on the Union market of zero- and low- emission vehicles and the roll-out of recharging and refuelling infrastructure reported under Directive 2014/94/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council29 . __________________ 29 Directive 2014/94/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2014 on the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure (OJ L 307, 28.10.2014, p. 1)
Amendment 447 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part A – point 4 – introductory part
Annex I – part A – point 4 – introductory part
4. For the calendar years 2021 to 20249, the specific emissions target for a manufacturer shall be calculated as follows:
Amendment 452 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part A – point 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 4
Annex I – part A – point 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 4
M0 is 1379.88 in 2021, and as defined in Article 13(1)(a) for the period 2022, 2023 and to 20249;
Amendment 455 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part A – point 6 – introductory part
Annex I – part A – point 6 – introductory part
6. From 1 January 202530, the EU fleet- wide targets and the specific emissions targets of CO2 for a manufacturer shall be calculated as follows:
Amendment 458 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part A – point 6 – point 6.1 – introductory part
Annex I – part A – point 6 – point 6.1 – introductory part
6.1. EU fleet-wide targets for 2025 and 2030
Amendment 464 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part A – point 6 – point 6.1 – point 6.1.1
Annex I – part A – point 6 – point 6.1 – point 6.1.1
Amendment 470 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part A – point 6 – point 6.2 – introductory part
Annex I – part A – point 6 – point 6.2 – introductory part
6.2. Specific emissions reference targets from 202530 onwards
Amendment 474 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part A – point 6 – point 6.2 – point 6.2.1
Annex I – part A – point 6 – point 6.2 – point 6.2.1
Amendment 502 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part A – point 6 – point 6.3 – paragraph 1
Annex I – part A – point 6 – point 6.3 – paragraph 1
The specific emissions target from 202530 onwards
Amendment 503 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part A – point 6 – point 6.3 – paragraph 1
Annex I – part A – point 6 – point 6.3 – paragraph 1
The specific emissions target from 202530 onwards
Amendment 514 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part A – point 6 – point 6.3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Annex I – part A – point 6 – point 6.3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Specific emissions reference target is the specific emissions reference target of CO2 determined in accordance with point 6.2.1 for the period 2025 to 2029 and 6.2.2 for 2030 onwards
Amendment 521 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part A – point 6 – point 6.3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Annex I – part A – point 6 – point 6.3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
ZLEV factor is (1+y-x), unless this sum is larger than 1.105 or lower than 1.0 in which case the ZLEV factor shall be set to 1.05 or 1.0 as the case may be
Amendment 537 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part A – point 6 – point 6.3 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3
Annex I – part A – point 6 – point 6.3 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3
x is 15% in the years 2025 to 2029 and 320% in 2030 onwards.
Amendment 542 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part B – point 4 – introductory part
Annex I – part B – point 4 – introductory part
4. For the calendar years 2021 to 20249, the specific emissions target for a manufacturer shall be calculated as follows:
Amendment 546 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part B – point 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 4
Annex I – part B – point 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 4
M0 is 1 766.4 in 2020 and, for the period 2021, 2022 and 2023, the value adopted pursuant to Article 13(5) of Regulation (EU) No 510/2011, and for 2024the period 2024 to 2029 the value adopted pursuant to Article 13(1)(b) of this Regulation;
Amendment 548 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part B – point 6 – introductory part
Annex I – part B – point 6 – introductory part
6. From 1 January 202530, the EU fleet- wide targets and the specific emissions target of CO2 for a manufacturer shall be calculated as follows:
Amendment 553 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part B – point 6 – point 6.1 – introductory part
Annex I – part B – point 6 – point 6.1 – introductory part
6.1. The EU fleet-wide targets for 2025 and 2030
Amendment 558 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part B – point 6 – point 6.1 – point 6.1.1
Annex I – part B – point 6 – point 6.1 – point 6.1.1
Amendment 571 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part B – point 6 – point 6.2 – introductory part
Annex I – part B – point 6 – point 6.2 – introductory part
6.2. The specific emissions reference target from 202530 onwards
Amendment 576 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part B – point 6 – point 6.2 – point 6.2.1
Annex I – part B – point 6 – point 6.2 – point 6.2.1
Amendment 600 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part B – point 6 – point 6.3 – introductory part
Annex I – part B – point 6 – point 6.3 – introductory part
6.3. Specific emissions targets from 202530 onwards
Amendment 602 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part B – point 6 – point 6.3 – point 6.3.1
Annex I – part B – point 6 – point 6.3 – point 6.3.1
Amendment 648 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part B – point 6 – point 6.3 – point 6.3.2 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Annex I – part B – point 6 – point 6.3 – point 6.3.2 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 651 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part B – point 6 – point 6.3 – point 6.3.2 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3
Annex I – part B – point 6 – point 6.3 – point 6.3.2 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3
x is 3015%
Amendment 179 #
2017/0291(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 2009/33/EC
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a
(a) a vehicle of category M1 or M2 with a maximum tail-pipe emission expressed in CO2g/km and real driving pollutant emissions below a percentage of the applicable emission limits as referred to in Table 2 in the Annex , or;
Amendment 188 #
2017/0291(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 2009/33/EC
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b
(b) a vehicle of category N1 with a maximum tail-pipe emission expressed in CO2g/km and real driving pollutant emissions below a percentage of the applicable emission limits as referred to in Table 2 in the Annex, or;
Amendment 88 #
2017/0290(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 92/106/EEC
Article 1 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
The road leg distance limit may be exceeded for combined road/rail transport operations, when authorised by the Member State or Member States on whose territory the road leg takes place, in order to reach the geographically nearest transporhipment terminal which has the necessary operational transhipment capability for loading or unloading in terms of transhipment equipment, terminal capacity, terminal opening hours and appropriate rail freight services. Member States shall ensure that operators comply with those rules and shall forward to the Commission the necessary information concerning authorisations, including the justification for granting derogations and the duration thereof.
Amendment 95 #
2017/0290(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 92/106/EEC
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. On the basis of an analysis of the national reports, including also statistical data drawn up on the basis of indications and methodologies that are common to the entire EU, in the first instance by [xx/xx/xxx - 9 months after the MS report submission deadline] and every two years thereafter the Commission shall draw up and submit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council, the Council and the Member States’ competent authorities on:
Amendment 100 #
2017/0290(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 Directive 92/106/EEC
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 Directive 92/106/EEC
(b) the increase of operational efficiency in existing terminalsranshipment terminals which enable the establishment of a network of terminals in the Union to meet freight traffic demand.
Amendment 104 #
2017/0290(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Member States mayshall take additional measures, to improve of an economic and legislative nature, to improve - also through the use of technologies - the competitiveness of combined transport operations as compared to equivalent alternative road transport operations.
Amendment 108 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) This Directive should apply to all workers who have employment contracts or other employment relationships, including self-employed persons. As is currently the case under Clause 2(3) of the Annex to Directive 2010/18/EU, this should include contracts relating to employment or employment relationships of part-time workers, fixed-term contract workers or persons with a contract of employment or employment relationship with a temporary agency.
Amendment 194 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) To increase the incentives for workers with children and caring responsibilities, men in particular, to take the periods of leave provided for in this Directive, they should have the right to an adequate allowance while on leave. The level of the allowance should be at least equivalent to what the worker concerned would receive in case of sick leave or, where no sick leave is applicable, to at least 75% of the carer’s gross income. Member States should take into account the importance of the continuity of the entitlements to social security, including pension and healthcare.
Amendment 319 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) "“carer"” means a worker providing personal care or support in case ofperson who provides care to someone with a serious illness, disability, or dependency of a relativer care need, outside a professional or formal framework;
Amendment 326 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) “carers’ leave” means leave from work for a carer on the grounds of the need to provide care to someone with a serious illness, disability, or dependency or care need, outside a professional or formal framework.
Amendment 474 #
2017/0085(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that all workers, regardless of gender and including the self-employed, have the right to carers' leave of at least five working days per year, per worker. Such right may be subject to appropriate substantiation of the medical condition of the worker's relative.
Amendment 107 #
2017/0043(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21 a (new)
Recital 21 a (new)
(21a) In order to support fishermen in the implementation of the measures provided for in this Regulation and ensure appropriate attention to the socio- economic objectives of the CFP, Member States should make the widest possible use of the measures available under Regulation (EU) No 508/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Amendment 112 #
2017/0043(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24 a (new)
Recital 24 a (new)
(24a) In order to ensure implementation consistent with the socio-economic impact, vessels falling under the scope of this Regulation should be granted a derogation from the maximum duration of temporary cessation referred to in Article 33 of Regulation (EU) No 508/2014 and an extension of the deadline for final cessation referred to in Article 34 of Regulation (EU) No 508/2014.
Amendment 152 #
2017/0043(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Chapter 2 – title
Chapter 2 – title
SOCIO-ECONOMIC TARGETS, SAFEGUARDS AND SPECIFIC MEASURES
Amendment 172 #
2017/0043(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 a (new)
Article 4 a (new)
Article 4a Socio-economic objectives In order to take into account the socio- economic objectives set out in Article 2(5)(f) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, when applying the technical and conservation measures provided for by this Regulation, Member States shall make extensive use of the relevant measures set out in Regulation (EU) No 508/2014.
Amendment 174 #
2017/0043(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 b (new)
Article 4 b (new)
Article 4b Management measures In order to achieve the targets established in Article 4, the following measures shall apply for a period of four years: a) in 2019 the catch limits for small pelagic species shall be set at the level of catch in 2014, as communicated in accordance with Article 24 of Regulation (EU) No 1343/2011. As from 2020, catch limits for small pelagics shall be gradually reduced each year by 3% in comparison to the previous year, until 2022. However, the reduction shall not apply if in the preceding year the total catch is more than 2% below the 2014 catch level as defined above; b) the fishing effort of fishing vessels targeting small pelagics shall not exceed 180 fishing days per year and 20 fishing days per month, with a maximum of 144 fishing days per year targeting sardine and a maximum of 144 fishing days per year targeting anchovy; c) spatial and temporal fishing activity limits shall be implemented each year in order to protect nursery and juvenile areas. Such limits shall cover the entire distribution of small pelagics in the Adriatic Sea, for periods of no less than 15 continuous days and up to 30 continuous days. Those limits shall be implemented during the following periods: – for sardine between 1 October and 31 March, and – for anchovy between 1 April and 30 September; d) for all fishing vessels whose overall length exceeds 12 metres, spatial and temporal closures shall also be implemented of at least: 30% of the territorial waters of Croatia and Slovenia for at least six months; 50% of the territorial waters of Italy for at least four months; e) the overall fleet capacity of trawlers and purse seiners actively fishing for small pelagic stocks shall not exceed the registered fleet capacity of the active fleet in 2014 in terms of gross tonnage (GT) and/or gross registered tonnage (GRT) and engine power (kW).
Amendment 191 #
2017/0043(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
When scientific advice indicates that remedial action is required for the conservation of the small pelagic stocks referred to in Article 1(2) of this Regulation, or, in the case of anchovy and sardine, when the spawning biomass of either of these stocks for a given year is below the conservation reference points set out in Annex II, column A to this Regulation, the Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 16 of this Regulation and Article 18 of Regulation (EU) No1380/2013 regarding:
Amendment 207 #
2017/0043(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The Commission ishall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 15 of this Regulation and Article 18 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 as regards:
Amendment 214 #
2017/0043(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. By way of derogation from Article 17(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009, the prior notification referred to in that Article shall be made at least one and a half an hour before the estimated time of arrival at port. The competent authorities of the coastal Member States may, on a case-by-case basis, give permission for an earlier entry into port.
Amendment 215 #
2017/0043(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. The prior notification obligation shall apply to masters of Union fishing vessels retaining on board at least onetwo tonnes of anchovy or one tonne of sardinetwo tonnes of sardine. These quantities shall be calculated after deduction of the catches referred to in paragraph 11 of Article 15 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013.
Amendment 225 #
2017/0043(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 a (new)
Article 13 a (new)
Article 13a Accompanying measures 1. By way of derogation from paragraph 2 of Article 33 of Regulation (EU) No 508/2014, the maximum period is extended by 90 days up to 31 December 2020 for fishing vessels subject to the spatial and temporal closures provided for in this Regulation. 2. By way of derogation from paragraph 4 of Article 34 of Regulation (EU) No 508/2014, support for the permanent cessation of activities of fishing vessels subject to the requirements of this Regulation shall be extended until 31 December 2020.
Amendment 229 #
2017/0043(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1
1. The power to adopt delegated acts is conferred on the Commission subject to the conditions laid down in this Article 18 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013.
Amendment 230 #
2017/0043(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 2
2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Articles 6 and 7 18 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 shall be conferred on the Commission for a period of fiveour years from the date of the entry into force of this Regulation. The Commission shall draw up a report in respect of the delegation of powers not later than nine months before the end of the five year period. The delegation of power shall be tacitly extended for periods of an identical duration, unless the European Parliament or the Council opposes such extension not later than three months before the end of eachour year period.
Amendment 232 #
2017/0043(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3
Article 15 – paragraph 3
3. The delegation of power referred to in Articles 6 and 7 18 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision to revoke shall put an end to the delegation of the power specified in that decision. It shall take effect the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force.
Amendment 233 #
2017/0043(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 6
Article 15 – paragraph 6
6. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Articles 6 and 7 18 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or by the Council within a period of two months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and to the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by two months at the initiative of the European Parliament or of the Council.
Amendment 61 #
2016/2327(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission to come forward with a 202530 target for cars (in the range of 68-78 gr CO2/km) and vans (in the range of 105-120 gr CO2/km) to be calculated based on the nNew Worldwide harmonized Light vehicles Test Procedures (WLTP)European Driving Cycle (NEDC). The targets for cars and vans have to be linked to the market penetration of alternative powered vehicles;
Amendment 74 #
2016/2327(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the introduction of the new WLTP; underlines the need, however, to develop a more transparent and realistic on-road test procedure to reflect real fuel consumption and CO2 emissions complemented by fuel consumption meters on vehiclesconsider other variables different from fuel consumption (e.g. traffic conditions, road infrastructure, climate conditions, status of vehicles) when judging on vehicle performance;
Amendment 81 #
2016/2327(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to adopt antake ambitious mandate for coordinated actions supporting the market uptake of electricalternatively powered vehicles and callputs for a long-term European initiative on next generation batteries in this regardward guiding recommendations to Members States to implement fiscal incentives for zero and low-emission vehicles, whilst also calling on member states to fully transpose and implement the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure directive (COM 2014/94);
Amendment 122 #
2016/2327(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Urges the Commission to come up with a proposal on the certification, monitoring and reporting of heavy-duty vehicles (HDVs) by the end of 2017 and ambitious 2025 CO2 targets by the beginning of 2018end of 2018 based on a solid basis;
Amendment 227 #
2016/2327(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls for a more stringent limits than thoseambitious approach in the transport sector than proposed in the recast of the Renewable Energy Directive in order to phase down first generation biofuels by 2030 and achieve long- term decarbonisation of the transport sector;
Amendment 244 #
2016/2327(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Encourages greater market penetration of those sustainable crop- based biofuels as well as advanced biofuels which comply with the principle of cascading use and waste hierarchy and which respect strong environmental and social sustainability criteria in order to avoid the same issues that occurred with first-generation biofuelscontribute to the reduction of GHG emissions in the transport sector;
Amendment 257 #
2016/2327(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Stresses that sustainable crop- based biofuels should not count towards Member States’ climate targets under the Effort Sharing Regulation;
Amendment 264 #
2016/2327(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Underlines the role that natural gas, in particular (e.g. CNG, LNG), bio-methane and, synthetic methane and GPL, could play in the transition towards the decarbonisation of the transport sector, especially with regard to shipping, aviation and HDVs.
Amendment 9 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas food is a precious commodity; whereas, as the „food system" utilises a lot of resources such as land, soil, water, phosphorous and energy, the efficient and sustainable managing of these resources is of utmost importance; whereas food waste causes massive economic and environmental costs (1.7 trillion USD per year on global scale according to FAO estimates1a); whereas preventing and reducing food waste provides economic benefits for households and society while at the same time decreasing environmental damage; _________________ 1aFAO „Food waste Foodprint. Impacts on natural resources"; FAO Rome, 2013.
Amendment 12 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
Amendment 31 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Amendment 57 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas there is no common consistent definition of ‘food waste’ and for 'food chain surpluses' nor a common methodology for measuring food chain surpluses and food waste at Union level yet, which makes it difficult to compare different datasets and to measure progress in reducing food waste; whereas in the FUSIONS project, food waste was defined as ‘any food, and inedible parts of food, removed from the food supply chain to be recovered or disposed (including composted, crops ploughed in/not harvested, anaerobic digestion, bio-energy production, co- generation, incineration, disposal to sewer, landfill or discarded to sea)’11 ; _________________ 11 FUSIONS Definitional Framework for Food Waste, 3 July 2014.
Amendment 71 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the waste management hierarchy established by the Waste Framework Directive12 (prevention, preparing for re-use, recycling, recovery and disposal) cannot be applied in full to food waste; whereas currently there is no specific hierarchy for the management of unconsumed food at EU level; whereas a hierarchy for the use of food chain surpluses should be established, in which the first priority is human nutrition; _________________ 12 Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste and repealing certain Directives (OJ L 312, 22.11.2008, p. 3).
Amendment 98 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas countries such as Italy have adopted legislation that defines the food chain surpluses, provides a hierarchy for the recovery of surpluses, giving priority to human consumption, and for that reason facilitates food donation by excluding donor liability for food that is donated in good faith and known to be fit for consumption at the time of donation;
Amendment 127 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for a coordinated policy response at EU and Member State level that takes into account policies regarding the recovery of food surplus for human nutrition, waste, food safety and information, but also aspects of economic, research and innovation, environment, agriculture, education, and social policy;
Amendment 131 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission to apply a systemic approach to food waste addressing the wide range of relevant areas and all the stages of the food chain and their interrelationships; therefore calls on the Commission to establish an action plan on food waste covering the various policy areas and outlining the strategy for the years ahead;
Amendment 136 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Urges the Commission to involve all relevant Commission services dealing with food waste such as DG ENV, DG MARE, DG AGRI, DG SANTE and to ensure continued and strengthened coordination at Commission level;
Amendment 158 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Urges the Commission to swiftly adopt a common methodology to measure food surpluses, the re-use of the surpluses and food waste;
Amendment 172 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for the establishment in EU legislation of a hierarchy for the management of unsold food giving priority to re-use for the purpose of human consumption;
Amendment 197 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the European Commission, in the framework of the research projects financed by the EU budget, to promote innovative technologies able to extend the shelf-life of food products;
Amendment 199 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Encourages the Commission and the Member States to engage, in cooperation with stakeholders, in improving consumers’ understanding of ‘use by’ dates and ‘best before’ dates; asks the Commission to assess whether current EU legislation and current practice in use with ‘use by’ and ‘best before’ dates in different Member States are fit for purpose;
Amendment 217 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Asks the Commission to update the list of foods currently exempt from 'best before' labelling in order to prevent food waste;
Amendment 250 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls on the Member States to encourage local governments, civil society, supermarkets and other relevant stakeholders to support food waste reducing initiatives and contribute to a local food strategy, for example, by informing consumers, via a mobile application, about unsold foods, aligning demand and supply;
Amendment 277 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission to propose and the Member States to implement a change in the VAT Directive that would explicitly authorise tax exemptions on food donations in particular for food banks and for charitable organisations;
Amendment 283 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States not to divert resources of the Fund for European Aid to the most Deprived (FEAD) for food banks and charitable organisations towards other target groups, in particular in response to the migration challenge; welcomes in this regard the Commission's proposal for additional financing to tackle the migration challenge in the European Union;
Amendment 284 #
2016/2223(INI)
13a. Calls on the Commission to identify the European legislation that might hamper the effective combating of food waste and analyse how it might be adapted to meet the food waste prevention objective;
Amendment 294 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Member States to create economic incentives for increasing the donations, promote the recovery and the re-use of food chain surpluses and limiting food waste;
Amendment 318 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls on the Member States to introduce in their national waste prevention plans measures to reduce food waste with the aim of achieving an EU- wide food waste reduction target of 30% by 2025 and of 50% by 2030; to this end, invites Member States to set out national specific food waste prevention programs, describing at least the implementation of the measures and the economic instruments adopted to achieve the reduction of food waste;
Amendment 321 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls on the European Commission, within the actions of the EU Platform on Food Losses and Food waste, to assess the best practices already implemented in the different Member States, in order to better define effective instruments to reduce food waste;
Amendment 45 #
2016/2062(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Acknowledges that there are still too many very-short-haul flights; calls for a shift toStresses the need to move towards a more environmentally friendly modes ofregional transport, where possible flights while underlining the importance of integrating different sustainable modes of transport;
Amendment 66 #
2016/2058(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines the widespread availability of solid biomass and the potential for district heating as a cost- efficient means of decarbonising the energy sector while also contributing to security of supply objectives; emphasises that a European gas crisis would be a heat crisisnumber of approaches to decarbonise the sector and that evidence shows that keeping a variety of options open in order to decarbonise heating is less challenging and potentially lower in cost than taking a narrow and limited approach;
Amendment 86 #
2016/2058(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Welcomes the EU Heating and Cooling Strategy's conclusions that states that "consumers must be at the centre of this strategy" and intends to enable them to use a variety of "modern technologies and innovative solutions to shift to a smart, efficient and sustainable heating and cooling system that can unlock energy and budgetary savings for companies and citizens".
Amendment 32 #
2016/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)
Citation 7 a (new)
- having regard to the report approved by the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety and by the European Parliament on the amendment of the Regulation 726/2004;
Amendment 115 #
2016/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
F a. whereas the Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products (ATMPs) have the potential to reshape the treatment of a wide range of conditions, particularly in disease areas where conventional approaches are inadequate, and whereas only few ATMPs have been authorised so far;
Amendment 175 #
2016/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. RegretNotes that the research priorities of the pharmaceutical industry are profit- oriented rather than patient-orientedencompass ensuring better treatment for patients and generating financial returns;
Amendment 196 #
2016/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Stresses that patients' organisations should be better involved in the definition of private and public clinical trials research strategies, to ensure that they meet the true unmet needs of European patients;
Amendment 206 #
2016/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that, in case of unmet medical needs, the interests of the patients and the pharmaceutical industry favourmay require short trials and fast access to the market;
Amendment 224 #
2016/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that IP rights allow a legal monopoly, which needs to be carefully regulatedprovide a limited period of exclusivity, which is carefully regulated and monitored by the authorities to avoid conflict with the right to health protection and to promote quality of innovation and competitiveness;
Amendment 236 #
2016/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Emphasises that mostnew medicines are not examples of genubringineg innovation, but often ‘me-too’ or ‘evergreening’ products, which are permitted notably by complementary patent extenssufficient added clinical value do not provide genuine innovations;
Amendment 276 #
2016/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses that most national assessment agencies are already using clinical, economic and social benefit criteria to assess new drugs in terms of pricing and reimbursement and stresses the importance of increasing collaboration among Member States in the field of pricing and reimbursement of medicinal products to ensure sustainability of healthcare systems and preserve the rights of European citizens to access quality healthcare;
Amendment 282 #
2016/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Recognises that pricing and reimbursement of medicinal products are competences of Member States;
Amendment 300 #
2016/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Stresses that in the framework of pricing and reimbursement decisions, Member States should not re-assess the elements on which the European marketing authorisation is based, including the quality, safety, efficacy or bioequivalence of the medicinal product leading to delayed access for patients;
Amendment 332 #
2016/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Welcomes initiatives such as the Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI), but regrets that only a few of them are entirely public; which bring together the private and public sectors in order to stimulate research and accelerate patients' access to innovative therapies;
Amendment 356 #
2016/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Highlights the role of the European Union in monitoring and providing guidance on economic policies within the framework of the European Semester, and welcomes the production of country-specific recommendations in the field of healthcare sustainability;
Amendment 383 #
2016/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls for EU-wide measures on the pharmaceutical market to reinforce the negotiation capacities of Member States in order to achieve fair prices forensure fast and equitable access to innovative medicines;
Amendment 393 #
2016/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission to promote R&D driven by patients’ needs, while fostering social responsibility in the pharmaceutical sector, by setting up an EU public platform for R&D funded by contributions from profits made by the pharmaceutical industry through sales to public health systems; calls for transparency on the costs of R&Dinvolve patients and their organisations in the definition of research priorities of all its programmes related to health, to promote R&D driven by patients' need;
Amendment 421 #
2016/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Calls on EU Member States and the pharmaceutical industry to increase transparency on the process of pricing and reimbursement of pharmaceutical products, including the costs of R&D;
Amendment 442 #
2016/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls on the Commission to reviewupdate the regulatory framework for orphan medicines, to define clearly the concept of unmet medical needs, to assess the impact of incentives to develop effective, safe and affordable drugsprovide guidance on priority unmet medical needs, and to review existing incentives schemes to facilitate the development of effective, safe and affordable drugs for rare diseases, including rare cancers, compared to the best available alternative and to promote the European register of rare diseases and reference centres;
Amendment 451 #
2016/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Calls on the Commission for further actions to foster the development and the patients access to ATMPs, with a particular focus on the lack of harmonisation regarding the conditions required by Member States for the application of the Hospital Exemption;
Amendment 457 #
2016/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Commission to guarantee safety and efficacy in anypromote fast- track approval process and to introduce the concept of conditional authorisation based ones for unmet medical needs, and to introduce transparent and accountable process to monitor safety and effectiveness;
Amendment 491 #
2016/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Calls on the Commission to propose legislation on a European system for health technology assessment as soon as possible, and to assess added-value medicines compared with the best available alternative; also calls on the Commission to harmonise pricing and reimbursement criteria to take into account the level of innovation and the social and economic cost-benefit analysis, and to put in place a European classification on the added value level of medicines;
Amendment 506 #
2016/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Calls on the European Medicines Agency to assess added-value medicines compared with the best available alternative; also calls on the Commission to harmonise pricing and reimbursement criteria to take into account the level of innovation and the social and economic cost-benefit analysis, and to put in place a European classification on the added value level of medicines;
Amendment 522 #
2016/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Calls on the Council to increase cooperation between the Member States as regards price-setting procedures, in order to share information about prices, reimbursement, negotiation agreements and good practices and to avoid unnecessary administrative requirements and delays, based also on the work of the EURIPID project and existing bilateral and multilateral collaborations;
Amendment 558 #
2016/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Calls on the Commission to propose a new directive on transparency of price-setting procedures and reimbursement systems, taking into account the challenges of the marketreview the existing EU Directive 89/105/EEC, and in particular to put in place more solid implementing measures to ensure that Member States abide to the limit of 180 days imposed to them to fix the price of new medicines approved by EMA (Article 6);
Amendment 609 #
2016/2057(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 a (new)
Paragraph 36 a (new)
36a. Calls on the European Commission to assess the impact of parallel trade in hampering access to treatments, in view of producing a legislative proposal to control and decrease the phenomenon of parallel trade;
Amendment 149 #
2016/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Encourages the Member States participating in the EDA to establish a common European capabilities and armaments policy; encourages the Commission to work in liaison with the EDA to that end, and to strengthen the industrial and technological base of the defence sector; notes that the current fragmentation of the market represents a weakness for the competitiveness of the European defence industry. Collaborative research can help reduce such fragmentation and improve competitiveness;
Amendment 166 #
2016/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. WelcomUrges the ongoing work on setting-upeffective launch of a preparatory action for a future EU defence research programme starting in 2021 as requested by the European Council (EUCO) 2013 and 2015; stresses that the Preparatory Action should be provided with a sufficient budget, of at least 90 million euros during the next three years (2017-2020); takes the view that that the Preparatory Action should be followed by a major dedicated EU-funded Research Programme as part of the next Multi- Annual Financial Framework (2021-27); notes that the European Defence Research Programme will need a total budget of at least €3.5 billion for the period 2021-27 in order to be credible and make a substantial difference; calls on the Member States to outline future cooperative programmes in which EU funded defence research can build a starting point;
Amendment 187 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Where ethyl alcohol or distillates of agricultural origin are to be marketed, the raw materials from which they have been obtained shall be specified in the electronic accompanying documents.
Amendment 263 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3
Article 11 – paragraph 3
3. A maturation period or age may only be specified in the presentation or labelling of a spirit drink where it refers to the youngest alcoholic component and provided that all the operations to age the spirit drink was agedtook place under supervision of the tax authorities of a Member State or a supervision affording equivalent guarantees. The Commission shall adopt a public register listing the bodies appointed by each Member State to supervise ageing processes.
Amendment 268 #
2016/0392(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Where a maturation or ageing period is stated in the presentation or labelling of a spirit drink, it shall also be stated in the electronic accompanying document.
Amendment 180 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 62
Recital 62
(62) The European Strategy for a low- carbon mobility of July 2016 pointed out that food-based biofuels have a limited role in decarbonising the transport sector and should be gradually phased out and replaced by advanced biofuels. To prepare for the transition towards advanced biofuels and minimise the overall indirect land-use change impacts, it is appropriate to reduce. To foster the uptake of advanced biofuels and restore investor confidence in the mid to long term, the amount of biofuels and bioliquids produced from food and feed crops that can be counted towards the Union target set out in this Directive, for the transport sector, set out in this Directive for the period 2021 - 2030 shall be no more than 7%.
Amendment 241 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 72 a (new)
Recital 72 a (new)
(72a) EU sustainability criteria for biofuel, bioliquids and biomass fuels have to ensure that the transition to a low- carbon economy supports the objectives of the Circular Economy Action Plan and is firmly guided by the EU waste hierarchy.
Amendment 287 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 101
Recital 101
(101) Since the objectives of this Directive, namely to achieve at least 27% share of energy from renewable sources in the Union's gross final consumption of energy and a 10 % share of energy from renewable sources in each Member State's transport energy consumption by 2030, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States but can rather, by reason of the scale of the action, be better achieved at Union level, the Union may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty on European Union. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Directive does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve those objectives.
Amendment 294 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) ‘energy from renewable sources’ means energy from renewable non-fossil sources, namely wind, solar (solar thermal and solar photovoltaic) and, geothermal energy, ambient heat, tide, wave and other ocean energy, hydropower, biomass, biomethane, landfill gas, sewage treatment plant gas and biogases;
Amendment 307 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point q
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point q
(q) ‘non-food cellulosic material’ means feedstocks mainpartly composed of cellulose and hemicellulose, and having a lower lignin content than ligno-cellulosic material; it includes food and feed crop residues (such as straw, stover, husks and shells), grassy energy crops with a low starch content (such as ryegrass, switchgrass, miscanthus, giant cane) and cover crops before and after main crops), industrial residues (including from food and feed crops after vegetal oils, sugars, starches and protein have been extracted), and material from biowaste;
Amendment 320 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point d d
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point d d
(dd) ‘food and feed crops’ means starch- rich crops, sugars and oil crops produced on agricultural land as a main crop excluding residues, waste or ligno- cellulosic material. Intermediate crops such as catch crops and cover crops are not considered main crops;
Amendment 330 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point e e
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point e e
(ee) ‘advanced biofuels’ means biofuels that are produced from feedstocks listed in part A of Annex IXbiomass other than food/feed crops while meeting the EU sustainability criteria under the legislation in force;
Amendment 375 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point uu a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point uu a (new)
(uua) “profile cost” means the impact on electricity renewable market value and revenue of the non-programmable timing of variable renewable generation. It is the spread between the load-weighted and the variable renewable-weighted electricity price over all time steps during a relevant period. It reflects the marginal value of electricity at different moments in time and the opportunity costs of matching variable renewable generation and load profiles through storage.
Amendment 383 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall collectively ensure that: (a) the share of energy from renewable sources in the Union’s gross final consumption of energy in 2030 is at least 27%, and (b) energy from renewable sources in all forms of transport in 2030 is at least 10% of the final consumption of energy in transport, and (c) the contribution from sustainable biofuels consumed in transport, produced from food and feed crops, shall be limited at 7% maximum of the calculation of the Union’s gross final consumption of energy in transport in 2030.
Amendment 428 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Subject to the second subparagraph of Article 26 (1), biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels that do not fulfil the sustainability and greenhouse gas emissions saving criteria set out in Article 26(2) to (78a) shall not be taken into account.
Amendment 434 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
For the calculation of a Member State’s gross final consumption of energy from renewable energy sources, the contribution from biofuels and bioliquids, as well as from biomass fuels consumed in transport, if produced from food or feed crops, shall be no more than 7% of final consumption of energy in road and rail transport in that Member State. This limit shall be reduced to 3,8% in 2030 following the trajectory set out in part A of Annex X. Member States may set a lower limit and may distinguish between different types of biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels produced from food and feed crops, for instance by setting a lower limit for the contribution from food or feed crop based biofuels produced from oil crops, taking into account indirect land use change.
Amendment 603 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point b – subparagraph 1
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point b – subparagraph 1
(b) for the calculation of the numerator, the energy content of advanced biofuels and other biofuels and biogas produced from feedstock listed in Annex IX, renewable liquid and gaseous transport fuels of non-biological origin, waste based fossil fuels supplied to all transport sectors, and renewable electricity supplied to road vehicles, shall be taken into account.
Amendment 615 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point b – subparagraph 2
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point b – subparagraph 2
For the calculation of the numerator, the contribution from biofuels and biogas produced from feedstock included in part B of Annex IX shall be limited to 1.7% of the energy content of transport fuels supplied for consumption or use on the market and the contribution of fuels supplied in the aviation and maritime sector shall be considered to be 2 times and 1.2 times their energy content respectively.
Amendment 642 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 25 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
The share of renewable energy in liquid and gaseous transport fuels shall be determined on the basis of the share of renewable energy in the total energy input used for the production of the fueltransport fuel. An equivalent amount of guarantees origin issued in accordance with Article 19 shall be cancelled.
Amendment 643 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3 – point a – subparagraph 1
Article 25 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3 – point a – subparagraph 1
(a) When electricity is used for the production of renewable liquid and gaseous transport fuels of non-biological origin, either directly or for the production of intermediate products, either the averagthe share of electricity from renewable energy sources in the Union or the share of electricity from renewable energy sources inshall be determined according to the camountry of production, as measured two years before the year in question, may be used to determine the share of renewable energy. In both cases, an equivalent amount of guarantees of origincancelled guarantees of origin of renewable electricity, issued in accordance with Article 19 shall be cancelled.
Amendment 696 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
However, biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels produced from waste and residues, other than agricultural, aquaculture, fisheries and forestry residues, need only fulfil the greenhouse gas emissions saving criteria set out in paragraph 7 and the sustainability criteria set in paragraph 8a in order to be taken into account for the purposes referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) of this paragraph. This provision shall also apply to waste and residues that are first processed into a product before being further processed into biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels.
Amendment 699 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Biomass fuels shall have to fulfil the sustainability and greenhouse gas emissions saving criteria set out in paragraphs 2 to 7 only if used in installations producing electricity, heating and cooling or fuels with a fuel capacity equal to or exceeding 20 MW in case of solid biomass fuels and with an electrical capacity equal to or exceeding 0.5 MW in case of gaseous biomass fuels. Member States may apply the sustainability and greenhouse gas emission saving criteria to installations with lower fuel capacity.
Amendment 714 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 a (new)
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 a (new)
By way of derogation from the previous paragraph, in the case of biomass used in residential heating and cooling, Member States shall ensure the application of the sustainability criteria set out in paragraphs 2 to 7, in order to not have detrimental environmental effects in terms of air quality.
Amendment 859 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 7 – point a
Article 26 – paragraph 7 – point a
(a) at least 50 % ifor biofuels and bioliquids produced in installations in operation on or before 5 October 2015;
Amendment 863 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 7 – point b
Article 26 – paragraph 7 – point b
(b) at least 60 % ifor biofuels and bioliquids produced in installations starting operation from 5 October 2015;
Amendment 868 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 7 – point c
Article 26 – paragraph 7 – point c
(c) at least 70 % ifor biofuels and bioliquids produced in installations starting operation after 1 January 2021;
Amendment 874 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 7 – point d
Article 26 – paragraph 7 – point d
Amendment 884 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 8
Article 26 – paragraph 8
Amendment 902 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 8 a (new)
Article 26 – paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. The production of biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels produced from waste, (by)products and residues, other than agricultural, aquaculture, fisheries and forestry residues, taken into account for the purposes referred to in points (a), (b), and (c) of paragraph 1 shall be in line with the principle of the waste hierarchy and avoid significant distortive effects on markets for (by)products, wastes or residues. The Commission shall adopt a delegated act set in accordance with article 32 establishing detailed rules on the application of this paragraph.
Amendment 918 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Where biofuels, bioliquids and biomass fuels are to be taken into account for the purposes referred to in Articles 23 and 25 and in points (a), (b) and (c) of Article 26(1), Member States shall require economic operators to show that the sustainability and greenhouse gas emissions saving criteria set out in Article 26(2) to (78 a) have been fulfilled. For that purpose they shall require economic operators to use a mass balance system which:
Amendment 920 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point d – point d a (new)
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point d – point d a (new)
Amendment 936 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 27 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 27 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
4. The Commission may decide that voluntary national or international schemes setting standards for the production of biomass products contain accurate data for the purposes of Article 26(7), and/or demonstrate that consignments of biofuels, bioliquids or biomass fuels comply with the sustainability criteria set out in Article 26(2), (3), (4), (5), (6) and (68a), and/or that no materials have been intentionally modified or discarded so that the consignment or part thereof would fall under Annex IX. When demonstrating that requirements set out in Article 26(5) and (6) for forest biomass are met, the operators may decide to directly provide the required evidence at the forest holding level. The Commission may also recognise areas for the protection of rare, threatened or endangered ecosystems or species recognised by international agreements or included in lists drawn up by intergovernmental organisations or the International Union for the Conservation of Nature for the purposes of Article 26(2)(b)(ii). (see wording of Article 26 para 8 a new - adaptation in Article 27 para 4 is a logicalOr. en consequence)
Amendment 975 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 32 – paragraph 2
Article 32 – paragraph 2
2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Articles 7(5), 7(6); 19(11), 19(14), 25(6), 28(5) and 28(56(8a) shall be conferred on the Commission for a period of five years from 1st January 2021.
Amendment 979 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 32 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 32 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
The delegation of power referred to in Articles 7(5), 7(6); 19(11), 19(14), 25(6) , 26(8 a) and 28(5)
Amendment 1033 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex IX – Part A – point h
Annex IX – Part A – point h
Amendment 1085 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex X – Part A
Annex X – Part A
Amendment 105 #
2016/0381(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) Alongside major and aggregated renovation projects, Member States should support smaller interventions, which are more accessible to a larger part of the population and involve largely SMEs and local enterprises.
Amendment 224 #
2016/0381(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Directive 2010/31/EU
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall ensure that in all new non-residential buildings and in all existing non-residential buildings undergoing major renovation with more than ten parking spaces, at least one of every ten is equipped with a recharging point within the meaning of Directive 2014/94/EU on the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure17 , which is capable of starting and stopping charging in reaction to price signals. This requirement shall apply to all non-residential buildings, with more than ten parking spaces, as of 1 January 2025. _________________ 17 OJ L 307, 28.10.2014, p. 1
Amendment 245 #
2016/0381(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Directive 2010/31/EU
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 3
3. If supported by a costs-optimality analysis, Member States shall ensure that newly built residential buildings and those undergoing major renovations, with more than ten parking spaces, include the pre- cabling to enable the installation of recharging points for electric vehicles for every parking space.
Amendment 358 #
2016/0381(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Directive 2010/31/EU
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
‘2. Member States shall ensure that in all new non-residential buildings and in all existing non-residential buildings undergoing major renovation with more than ten parking spaces, at least one of every ten is equipped with a recharging point within the meaning of Directive 2014/94/EU on the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure17 , which is capable of starting and stopping charging in reaction to price signals. This requirement shall apply to all non- residential buildings, with more than ten parking spaces, as of 1 January 2025. __________________ 17 OJ L 307, 28.10.2014, p. 1
Amendment 390 #
2016/0381(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
3. If supported by a cost- optimality analysis, Member States shall ensure that newly built residential buildings and those undergoing major renovations, with more than ten parking spaces, include the pre- cabling to enable the installation of recharging points for electric vehicles for every parking space.
Amendment 121 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) There are no binding targets at national level in the 2030 perspective. The need for the Union to achieve its energy efficiency targets at EU level, expressed in primary and final energy consumption, in 2020 and 2030 should be clearly set out in the form of a bindingcative 30 % target. This clarification at Union level should not restrict Member States as their freedom is kept to set their national contributions based on either primary or finalprimary energy consumption, primary or final energy savings, or energy intensity. Member States should set their national indicative energy efficiency contributions taking into account that the Union’s 2030 energy consumption has to be no more than 1 321 Mtoe of primary energy and no more than 987 Mtoe of final energy. This means that primary energy consumption should be reduced by 23 % and final energy consumption should be reduced by 17 % in the Union compared to 2005 levels. A regular evaluation of progress towards the achievement of the Union 2030 target is necessary and is provided for in the legislative proposal on Energy Union Governance.
Amendment 122 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2012/27/EU
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Each Member State shall set an indicative national energy efficiency target for 2020, based on either primary or final energy consumption, primary or final energy savings, or energy intensity. Member States shall notify those targets to the Commission in accordance with Article 24(1) and Annex XIV Part 1. When doing so, they shall also express those targets in terms of an absolute level of primary energy consumption and final energy consumption in 2020 and shall explain how, and on the basis of which data, this has been calculated.
Amendment 194 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 2012/27/EU
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point e
Amendment 256 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – point 1 – point a
Annex I – point 1 – point a
Directive 2012/27/EU
Annex IV – footnote 3
Annex IV – footnote 3
(a) in Annex IV, footnote 3 is replaced by the following: ‘(3) Applicable when energy savings are calculated in primary energy terms using a bottom-up approach based on final energy consumption. For savings in kWh electricity Member States may apply a default coefficient of 2,03. That factor should be revised every 5 years based upon actual observed data. Member States may apply a different coefficient provided they can justify it.
Amendment 288 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2012/27/EU
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Each Member State shall set an indicative national energy efficiency target for 2020, based on either primary or final energy consumption, primary or final energy savings, or energy intensity. Member States shall notify those targets to the Commission in accordance with Article 24(1) and Annex XIV Part 1. When doing so, they shall also express those targets in terms of an absolute level of primary energy consumption and final energy consumption in 2020 and shall explain how, and on the basis of which data, this has been calculated.
Amendment 294 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2012/27/EU
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a
(a) that the Union’s 2020 energy consumption has to be no more than 1 483 Mtoe of primary energy and no more than 1 086 Mtoe of final energy;
Amendment 314 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2012/27/EU
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. By 30 June 2014, the Commission shall assess progress achieved and whether the Union is likely to achieve energy consumption of no more than 1 483 Mtoe of primary energy and no more than 1 086 Mtoe of final energy in 2020.
Amendment 337 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2012/27/EU
Article 3 – paragraph 4
Article 3 – paragraph 4
4. Each Member State shall set indicative national energy efficiency contributions towards the Union's 2030 target referred to in Article 1 paragraph 1 in accordance with Articles [4] and [6] of Regulation (EU) XX/20XX [Governance of the Energy Union]. When setting those contributions, Member States shall take into account that the Union’s 2030 energy consumption has to be no more than 1 321 Mtoe of primary energy and no more than 987 Mtoe of final energy. Member States shall notify those contributions to the Commission as part of their integrated national energy and climate plans in accordance with the procedure pursuant to Articles [3] and [7] to [11] of Regulation (EU) XX/20XX [Governance of the Energy Union].;
Amendment 361 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
(b) new savings each year from 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2025 of 1.5 % of annual energy sales to final customers by volume, averaged over the most recent three-year period prior to 1 January 2019; from 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2030 of 1.50 % of annual energy sales to final customers by volume, averaged over the most recent three-year period prior to 1 January 2019. By 30 June 2024, the Commission shall assess progress achieved towards the headline targets set out in Article 3(4). If the assessment shows that the progress is not sufficient to achieve the 2030 target, the Commission may increase the annual saving ratio for the period from 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2030 up to 1.5%. If appropriate, the Commission shall submit a legislative proposal to this end.
Amendment 401 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 2012/27/EU
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 490 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 2012/27/EU
Article 7a – paragraph 2
Article 7a – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall designate, on the basis of objective and non- discriminatory criteria, obligated parties among energy distributors and/or retail energy sales companies operating in its territory and may includewith the exception of transport fuel distributors or transport fuel retailers operating in its territory. The amount of energy savings needed to fulfil the obligation shall be achieved by the obligated parties among final customers, designated by the Member State, independently of the calculation made pursuant to Article 7(1), or, if Member States so decide, through certified savings stemming from other parties as described in point (b) of paragraph 5.
Amendment 642 #
2016/0376(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex – point 1 – point a
Annex – point 1 – point a
Directive 2012/27/EU
Annex IV – footnote 3
Annex IV – footnote 3
(a) in Annex IV, footnote 3 is replaced by the following: ‘(3) Applicable when energy savings are calculated in primary energy terms using a bottom-up approach based on final energy consumption. For savings in kWh electricity Member States may apply a default coefficient of 2,03 (2.26). This factor shall be revised every 5 years based upon actual observed data. Member States may apply a different coefficient provided they can justify it.’.
Amendment 213 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) This Regulation sets out the necessary legislative foundation for a reliable, cost-efficient and transparent Governance that ensures the achievement of the objectives and targets of the Energy Union through complementary, coherent, market-based and ambitious efforts by the Union and its Member States, while promoting the Union's Better Regulation principles.
Amendment 223 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The European Energy Union should cover five key dimensions: energy security; the internal energy market; energy efficiency; decarbonisation; and research, innovation and competitiveness, and whereas market reforms are key to reaching the Energy Union's full potential.
Amendment 232 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The goal of a resilient Energy Union with an ambitious climate policy at its core is to give Union consumers, both households and businesses, secure, sustainable, competitive and affordable energy, and to foster research and innovation by means of attracting investments, which requires a fundamental transformation of Europe's energy system. That objective can only be achieved through coordinated action, combining both legislative and non-legislative acts at Union and national level.
Amendment 240 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) A fully functional and resilient Energy Union would make Europe into a leading region for innovation, investments, growth and social and economic development, in turn providing a good example of how pursuing high ambitions in terms of climate change mitigation is intertwined with measures to foster innovation, investments and growth.
Amendment 246 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The Commission's proposal was developed in parallel to and is adopted together with a series of initiatives in sectorial energy policy, notably with regard to renewable energy, energy efficiency and market design. Those initiatives form a package under the overarching theme of energy efficiency first, the Union’s global leadership in renewables, and a fair deal for energy consumers by promoting fair competition.
Amendment 252 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The European Council agreed on 24 October 2014 on the 2030 Framework for Energy and Climate for the Union based on four key targets: at least 40% cut in economy wide greenhouse gas ("GHG") emissions, at least 27% improvement in energy efficiency with a view to a level of 30%, at least 27% for the share of renewable energy consumed in the Union, and at least 15%noted the proposal of the Commission to report regularly to the European Council with the objective of arriving at a 15% target for electricity interconnection. It specified that the target for renewable energy is binding at Union level and that it will be fulfilled through Member States’' contributions guided by the need to deliver collectively the Union target.
Amendment 279 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The European Council also concluded on 24 October 201414 that a reliable and transparent governance system, without any unnecessary administrative burden and with sufficient flexibility for Member States, should be developed to help ensure that the Union meets its energy policy goals, with the necessary flexibility for Member States and fully respecting their freedom to determine their energy mix. It emphasized that such governance system should build on existing building blocks, such as national climate programmes, national plans for renewable energy and energy efficiency as well as the need to streamline and bring together separate planning and reporting strands. It also agreed to step up the role and rights of consumers, transparency and predictability for investors, inter alia by systematic monitoring of key indicators for an affordable, safe, competitive, secure and sustainable energy system and to facilitate coordination of national energy policies and foster regional cooperation between Member States. __________________ 14 Conclusions of the European Council 23 - 24 October 2014 (EUCO 169/14).
Amendment 297 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) The Conclusions of the Council of 26 November 2015 recognised that the governance system should provide sufficient flexibility for Member States to choose measures based on national specificities, choices, circumstances, technological developments and changing external conditions;
Amendment 319 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The transition to a low-carbon economy requires changes in investment behaviour and incentives across the entire policy spectrum, as well as regional market reforms. Achieving greenhouse gas emission reductions requires a boost to efficiency and innovation in the European economy and in particular should also lead to improvements of air quality.
Amendment 326 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) In line with the Commission's strong commitment to Better Regulation and consistent with a policy for research, innovation and investments, the Energy Union Governance should result in a significant reduction of administrative burden for the Member States, the Commission and other Union Institutions and it should help to ensure coherence and adequacy of policies and measures at Union and national level with regard to the transformation of the energy system towards a low-carbon economy.
Amendment 336 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) The achievement of the Energy Union objectives should be ensured through a combination of Union initiatives and coherent national policies set out in integrated national energy and climate plans. Sectorial Union legislation in the energy and climate fields sets out planning requirements, which have been useful tools to drive change at the national level. Their introduction at different moments in time has led to overlaps and insufficient consideration of synergies and interactions between policy areas, to the detriment of cost-efficiency. Current separate planning, reporting and monitoring in the climate and energy fields should therefore as far as possible be streamlined and integrated.
Amendment 359 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) The implementation of policies and measures in the areas of the energy and climate has an impact on the environment. Member States should therefore ensure that the public is given early and effective opportunities to participate in and to be consulted on the preparation of the integrated national energy and climate plans in accordance, where applicable, with the provisions of Directive 2001/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council24 and the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe ("UNECE") Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters of 25 June 1998 (the "Aarhus convention"). Member States should also ensure involvement of stakeholders and social partners in the preparation of the integrated national energy and climate plans. __________________ 24 Directive 2001/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 June 2001 on the assessment of the effects of certain plans and programmes on the environment (OJ L 197, 21.7.2001, p.30).
Amendment 379 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) National plans should be stable to ensure transparency and, predictability and investment certainty of national policies and measures in order to ensure investor certainty. Updates of national plans should however be foreseen once during the ten- year period covered to give Member States the opportunity to adapt to significant changing circumstances. For the plans covering the period from 2021 to 2030, Member States should be able to update their plans by 1 January 2024. Targets, objectives and contributions should only be modified to reflect an increased overall ambition in particular as regards the 2030 targets for energy and climate. As part of the updates, Member States should make efforts to mitigate any adverse environmental impacts that become apparent as part of the integrated reporting.
Amendment 385 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) Stable long-term low emission strategies are crucial to contribute towards economic transformation, jobs, growth and the achievement of broader sustainable development goals, as well as to move in a fair and cost-effective manner towards the long-term goal set by the Paris Agreement. Furthermore, Parties to the Paris Agreement are invited to communicate, by 2020, their mid-century, long-term low greenhouse gas emission development strategies, notably the reduction of the carbon intensity of the power sector.
Amendment 411 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32
Recital 32
(32) In view of the collective achievement of the objectives of the Energy Union Strategy, notably creating a fully functional and resilient Energy Union, it will be essential for the Commission to assess national plans and, based on progress reports, their implementation. For the first ten-year period, this concerns in particular the achievement of the Union-level 2030 targets for energy and climate and national contributions to those targets, as well as the dimension 'internal energy market'. Such assessment should be undertaken on a biennial basis, and on an annual basis only where necessary, and should be consolidated in the Commission's State of the Energy Union reports.
Amendment 422 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34
Recital 34
(34) To help ensure coherence between national and Union policies and objectives of the Energy Union, there should be an on-going dialogue between the Commission and the Member States and, where appropriate, between the Member States. As appropriate, the Commission should issue recommendations to Member States including on the level of ambition of the draft national plans, on the subsequent implementation of policies and measures of the notified national plans, and on other national policies and measures of relevance for the implementation of the Energy Union. Member States should take utmost account of such recommendations and explain in subsequent progress reports how they have been implemented.
Amendment 441 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36
Recital 36
(36) The Union and the Member States should strive to provide the most up-to- date information on their greenhouse gas emissions and removals, removals and the carbon intensity of their national power mix. This Regulation should enable such estimates to be prepared in the shortest timeframes possible by using statistical and other information, such as, where appropriate, space-based data provided by the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security programme and other satellite systems.
Amendment 461 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 44 a (new)
Recital 44 a (new)
(44a) In preparation of a future review of this regulation and in the context of the EU cyber security strategy, the Commission should assess in close cooperation with the Member States whether it might be necessary to add additional uniform planning and reporting requirements on the Member States' efforts to improve the protection of critical infrastructure of the EU's energy system against any form of cyber threats, in particular in the view of the increasing number of potentially critical cyber- attacks during the last decade, in order to guarantee energy security in any circumstances. However, such an improved coordination within the EU should not affect Member States' national security interest by revealing sensitive information.
Amendment 464 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 45 – indent 11 a (new)
Recital 45 – indent 11 a (new)
– Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC
Amendment 473 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) implement long-term low emission strategies to fulfil the commitments under the UNFCCC and the Paris Agreement with a 50 years perspective;
Amendment 544 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) a description of the national objectives, targets and contributions for each of the five dimensions of the Energy Union, as well as an assessment of their contributions to European competiveness;
Amendment 562 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) an assessment of the impacts of the planned policies and measures to meet the objectives referred to in point (b), including impacts on the demand of CO2 allowances within the trading scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance;
Amendment 569 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)
(ea) an assessment of how the planned policies and measures contribute to the development of a fully functional and integrated European energy market;
Amendment 602 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point 2 – point -i (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point 2 – point -i (new)
-i. The Commission shall set up an indicative benchmarks to ensure the fair contribution of each Member State to the target on renewable energy in 2030, as referred to in Article 3 of [recast of Directive 2009/28/EC], based on this indicative benchmark Member States shall communicate their indicative trajectories,
Amendment 621 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point 2 – point i
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point 2 – point i
i. with a view to achieving the Union's binding target of at least 27%n renewable energy in 2030, as referred to in Article 3 of [recast of Directive 2009/28/EC as proposed by COM(2016) 767], a contribution to this target in terms of the Member State's share of energy from renewable sources in gross final consumption of energy in 2030, with a linearn indicative trajectory for that contribution from 2021 onwards;
Amendment 632 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point 2 – point ii
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point 2 – point ii
ii. indicative trajectories for the sectorial share of renewable energy in final energy consumption from 2021 to 2030 in the heating and cooling, electricity, and transport sectors;
Amendment 638 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point 2 – point iii
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a – point 2 – point iii
iii. indicative trajectories by renewable energy technology that the Member State plans to use to achieve the overall and sectorial trajectories for renewable energy from 2021 to 2030 including total expected gross final energy consumption per technology and sector in Mtoe and total planned installed capacity per technology and sector in MW;
Amendment 655 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point 1 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point 1 – paragraph 1
the indicative national energy efficiency contribution to achieving the Union's binding energy efficiency target of 30% in 2030 as referred to in Article 1(1) and Article 3(4) of Directive 2012/27/EU [version as amended in accordance with proposal COM(2016)761], based on either primary or final energy consumption, primary or final energy savings, or energy intensity.
Amendment 657 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point 1 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point 1 – paragraph 1
the indicative national energy efficiency contribution to achieving the Union's binding energy efficiency target of 30% in 2030 as referred to in Article 1(1) and Article 3(4) of Directive 2012/27/EU [version as amended in accordance with proposal COM(2016)761], based on either primary or final energy consumption, primary or final energy savings, or energy intensity.
Amendment 667 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point 1 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – point 1 – paragraph 2
Member States shall express their contribution in terms of absolute level of primary energy consumption and final energy consumption in 2020 and 2030, with a linearn indicative trajectory for that contribution from 2021 onwards. They shall explain their underlying methodology and the conversion factors used;
Amendment 686 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c – point 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c – point 1
(1) national indicative objectives with regard to increasing the diversification of energy sources and supply from third countries, for the purpose of increasing the resilience of national and regional energy systems;
Amendment 689 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c – point 2
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c – point 2
(2) national indicative objectives with regard to reducing energy import dependency from third countries, for the purpose of increasing the resilience of national and regional energy systems;
Amendment 695 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c – point 4
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c – point 4
(4) national indicative objectives with regard to deployment of domesticincreasing the flexibility of the national energy system, by means of deploying domestic and regional energy sources (notably renewable energy);
Amendment 702 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d – point 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d – point 1
(1) the level of electricity interconnectivity that the Member State aims for in 2030 in consideration of the indicative electricity interconnection target for 2030 of at least 15 % as proposed by the Commission and, notably, regional market conditions and potential, cost- benefit analyses as well as measures to increase the tradable capacity in existing interconnections; Member States shall explain the underlying methodology used;
Amendment 722 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d – point 4
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point d – point 4
(4) national objectives with regard to ensuring electricity system adequacy, considering low carbon baseload generation as well as flexibility of the energy system with regard to renewable energy production, including a timeframe for when the objectives should be met;
Amendment 733 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e – point 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e – point 1
(1) national objectives and funding targets for public and private research and innovation relating to the Energy Union; if applicable, including a timeframe for when the objectives should be met. Such targets and objectives should be coherent with those set out in the Energy Union Strategy and the SET-Plan;
Amendment 740 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e – point 2
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e – point 2
(2) national 2050 objectives forpolicies and measures to promote the depveloypment of low carbon technologies to 2050;
Amendment 742 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e – point 3
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e – point 3
Amendment 752 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d – introductory part
(d) circumstances affecting renewable energy deployment, such as inter alia:
Amendment 756 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d – point iii
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d – point iii
(iii) geographical and natural, natural and architectural and landscaping constraints, including those of non- interconnected areas and regions; and
Amendment 761 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) the degree of market competition;
Amendment 776 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) the Union’s 2020 energy consumption is no more than 1 483 Mtoe of primary energy and no more than 1 086 Mtoe of final energy, the Union’s 2030 energy consumption is no more than 1 321 Mtoe of primary energy and no more than 987 Mtoe of final energy for the first ten- year period;
Amendment 823 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) interactions between existing (implemented and adopted) and planned policies and measures within a policy dimension and between existing (implemented and adopted) and planned policies and measures of different dimensions for the first ten- year period at least until the year 2030, including the interactions between these policies and measures with the emission trading scheme as these policies and measures are likely to impact the supply and demand of allowances. Projections concerning security of supply, infrastructure and market integration shall be linked to robust energy efficiency scenarios.
Amendment 926 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 a (new)
Article 11 a (new)
Article 11 a Enhanced regional cooperation 1. The Commission shall, upon request by two or more Member States, establish a framework for Member States to jointly draft and submit to the Commission parts of the Integrated national energy and climate plan. If two or more Member States pursue such enhanced regional cooperation, the Regional integrated energy and climate plan shall replace the equivalent parts of their respective national plans. 2. The Commission may, with a view to promote cost-efficient policies, identify opportunities for enhanced regional cooperation, with a long-term vision, based on existing market structures, interconnections or other market conditions which could facilitate an enhanced regional cooperation, and based on such opportunities issue non-binding recommendations to the Member States.
Amendment 932 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the targets, objectives and contributions are sufficient and coherent for the collective achievement of the Energy Union objectives and for the first ten-years period in particular the targets of the Union's 2030 Climate and Energy Framework;
Amendment 1016 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) expected progress on transition to a low greenhouse gas emission economy including greenhouse gas intensity, CO2 intensity of gross domestic product and strategies for related long-term investments, research, development and innovation;
Amendment 1026 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) links to other national long-term planning and investments.
Amendment 1057 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point g a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point g a (new)
(ga) an assessment of the costs supported by the final consumer of electricity based on indicators monitoring actual spending for the five dimension of the Energy Union;
Amendment 1084 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory part
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory part
(a) on the implementation of the following indicative trajectories and objectives:
Amendment 1094 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point a – point 5
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point a – point 5
(5) if applicable, other national trajectories and objectives including long- term and sectorial ones (such as share of biofuels, share of advanced biofuels, share of biofuel produced from main crops produced on agricultural land, share of electricity produced from biomass without the utilisation of heat, share of renewable energy in district heating, renewable energy use in buildings, renewable energy produced by cities, energy communities and self- consumers);
Amendment 1108 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory part
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory part
(a) on the implementation of the following national indicative trajectories, objectives and targets:
Amendment 1115 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point a – point 1
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point a – point 1
Regulation (2016) 0759
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point a – point 1
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point a – point 1
(1) the trajectory for primary and final energy consumption from 2020 to 2030 as the national energy savings contribution to achieving the Union-level 2030 target including underlying methodology;
Amendment 1116 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point a – point 2
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point a – point 2
(2) if applicable, objectives for the long-term renovation of the national stock of both public and private residential and commercial buildings;
Amendment 1136 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) national objectives, notably through market mechanisms, for the development of the ability to cope with constrained or interrupted supply of an energy source, including gas and electricity;
Amendment 1137 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) national objectives for the deployment of domestic energy sources, notably renewable energy and innovative low-carbon technologies;
Amendment 1145 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the level of electricity interconnectivity that the Member State aims for in 2030 in relation to the 15% indicative target on electricity interconnection as proposed by the Commission and, notably, regional market conditions and market potential as well as cost-benefit analyses, as well as measures to increase the tradable capacity in existing infrastructure;
Amendment 1166 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) where relevant, national objectives with regards to energy poverty, including the number of households in energy poverty;.
Amendment 1175 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) if applicable, national objectives and policies translating to a national context the SET Plan objectives and policies;
Amendment 1178 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) if applicable, national objectives for total (public and private) spending in research and innovation relating to clean energy technologies as well as for technology cost and performance development;
Amendment 1181 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – point d
Amendment 1198 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1
Article 24 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall establish an online reporting platform to facilitate communication between the Commission and Member States and promote cooperation among Member States, as a means of ensuring cost-efficiency and to facilitate information to the public.
Amendment 1203 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 24 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The Commission shall, in line with this platform, facilitate online access to final national plans and national long- term low-emission strategies to the public.
Amendment 1210 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) The progress made at Union level towards diversifying its energy sources and suppliers, contributing to a fully functioning and resilient Energy Union based on security of supply, solidarity and trust.
Amendment 1211 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the progress made by each Member State towards meeting its targets, objectives and contributions and implementing the policies and measures set out in its integrated national energy and climate plan, including an assessment of the collective contributions to European competitiveness;
Amendment 1221 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) the accuracy of Member State estimates of the effect of national level overlapping policies and measures on the supply-demand balance of the EU ETS, or, in absence of such estimates, conduct its own assessment of the same impact;
Amendment 1223 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point c b (new)
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point c b (new)
(cb) the overall impact of the policies and measures of integrated national plans on the operation of the EU ETS.
Amendment 1224 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 25 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The Commission shall take into account, during its assessment of the integrated national energy and climate plans, legitimate national specific situations, proven through an assessment of competent authorities at national and European level, which could explain any delay in the contributions of Member States for the collective achievement of the Energy Union objectives and, in particular, for meeting its objectives and targets.
Amendment 1238 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 2
Article 25 – paragraph 2
2. In the area of renewable energy, as part of its assessment referred to in paragraph 1, the Commission shall assess the progress made in the share of energy from renewable sources in the Union’s gross final consumption on the basis of a linear trajectory starting from 20% in 2020 and reaching at least 27% inthe target for 2030 as referred to in Article 4(a)(2)(i).
Amendment 1244 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 25 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Regulation (2016) 0759
Article 25 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 25 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
In the area of energy efficiency, as part of its assessment referred to in paragraph 1, the Commission shall assess progress towards collectively achieving a maximum energy consumption at Union level of 1 321 Mtoe of primary energy consumption and 987 Mtoe of final energy consumption in 2030 as referred to in Article 6(1)(a).
Amendment 1258 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point a
Article 25 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point a
Regulation (2016) 0759
article 25 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point a
article 25 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point a
(a) consider whether the Union's milestone of no more than 1483 Mtoe of primary energy and no more than 1086 Mtoe of final energy in 2020 is achieved;
Amendment 1328 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 27 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
If, in the area of renewable energy, without prejudice to the measures at Union level set out in paragraph 3, the Commission concludes, based on its assessment pursuant to Article 25(1) and (2) in the year 2023, that the lineardicative Union trajectory referred to in Article 25(2) is not collectively met, Member States shallould ensure by the year 2024 that any emerging gap is covered by additional measures, such as:
Amendment 1366 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 27 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) making a financial contribution to a financing platform set up at Union level, contributing to renewable energy projects and managed directly or indirectly by the Commission; the platform should be based on a fairly distribution of the contributions based on the real progress achieved by each Member States and selection criteria should be defined for the projects to be financed by the platform, to ensure a fair and balanced distribution among Member States.
Amendment 1367 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 27 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) making a financial contribution to a financing platform set up at Union level, contributing to renewable energy projectsinnovative energy projects, notably renewable energy, with technologically paradigm-changing potential, and managed directly or indirectly by the Commission;
Amendment 1436 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 28 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The Commission shall ensure to make such recommendations available to all Member States.
Amendment 1447 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 2 – point k a (new)
Article 29 – paragraph 2 – point k a (new)
(ka) a financial assessment of the costs supported by the final consumer of electricity based on indicators monitoring actual spending for the five dimensions of the Energy Union.
Amendment 1477 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 1
Article 37 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall be assisted by an Energy Union Committee. That committee shall be a committee within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 and work in the respective sectorial formations relevant for this Regulation. That committee shall associate to its work the committee instituted by Article 8 of Decision 93/389/EEC as stipulated in Article 23 of the Directive 2003/087.
Amendment 1481 #
2016/0375(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 2
Article 37 – paragraph 2
Amendment 50 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The approach of annually binding national limits taken in Decision No 406/2009/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council19 should be continued from 2021 to 2030, with the start of the trajectory calculation in 20201 on the average of the greenhouse gas emissions during 2016 to 2018 and the end of the trajectory being the 2030 limit for each Member State. An adjustment to the allocation in 2021 is provided for Member States with both a positive limit under Decision 406/2009/EC and increasing annual emission allocations between 2017 and 2020 determined pursuant to Decisions 2013/162/EU and 2013/634/EU, to reflect the capacity for increased emissions in those years. A new flexibility is created to allow Member States that have shown early compliance with the limits set for 2020, in Decision 406/2009/EC, to start their linear trajectory with the value of their national allocation for 2020. The European Council concluded that the availability and use of existing flexibility instruments within the non-ETS sectors should be significantly enhanced in order to ensure cost- effectiveness of the collective Union effort and convergence of emissions per capita by 2030. _________________ 19 Decision No 406/2009/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the effort of Member States to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions to meet the Community’s greenhouse gas emission reduction commitments up to 2020 (OJ L 140, 5.6.2009, p. 136).
Amendment 74 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Regulation [ ] [on the inclusion of greenhouse gas emissions and removals from land use, land use change and forestry into the 2030 climate and energy framework] lays down accounting rules on greenhouse gas emissions and removals relating to land use, land-use change and forestry (LULUCF). While the environmental outcome under this Regulation in terms of the levels of greenhouse gas emission reductions that are made is affected by taking into account a quantity up to the sum of total net removals and total net emissions from deforested land, afforested land, managed cropland, managed forest land and managed grassland as defined in Regulation [ ], flexibility for a maximum quantity of 280425 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent of these removals divided among Member States according to the figures in Annex III should be included as an additional possibility for Member States to meet their commitments when needed. Where the delegated act to update the forest reference levels based on the national forestry accounting plans pursuant to Article 8 (6) of Regulation [LULUCF] is adopted, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission in respect of Article 7 to reflect a contribution of the accounting category managed forest land in the flexibility provided by that Article. Before adopting such a delegated act, the Commission should evaluate the robustness of accounting for managed forest land based on available data, and in particular the consistency of projected and actual harvesting rates. In accordance with the European Council conclusions of October 2014, the optimisation of the sector's contribution shall be done in any case before 2020 to be taken into account during the period starting in 2021. In addition, the possibility to voluntarily delete annual emission allocation units should be allowed under this Regulation in order to allow for such amounts to be taken into account when assessing Member States' compliance with requirements under Regulation [ ].
Amendment 85 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12 a) The climate change policy of the Union should not limit removals from sustainably managed forest land. Complete accounting of these removals would help promote additional mitigation action, keep forests in good environmental conditions and give more coherence to the Union policies.
Amendment 93 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) In order to ensure efficient, transparent and cost-effective reporting and verification of greenhouse gas emissions and of other information necessary to assess progress with Member State's annual emissions allocations, the requirements for annual reporting and evaluation under this Regulation are integrated with the relevant Articles under Regulation (EU) No. 525/2013, which should therefore be amended accordingly. The amendment of that Regulation should also ensure that progress of Member States in making emission reductions continues to be evaluated annually, taking into account progress in Union policies and measures and information from Member States. Every two years, the evaluation should include the projected progress of the Union towards meeting its reduction commitments and of Member States towards fulfilling their obligations. However, the application of deductions should only be considered at five-year intervals, so that the potential contribution from deforested land, afforested land, managed cropland, managed forest land and managed grassland taking place pursuant to Regulation [ ] can be considered. This is without prejudice to the duty of the Commission to ensure compliance with the obligations of Member States resulting from this Regulation or to the power of the Commission to initiate infringement proceedings for this purpose.
Amendment 116 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Each Member State shall, inby 2030, limit its greenhouse gas emissions at least by the percentage set for that Member State in Annex I to this Regulation in relation to its emissions in 2005 determined pursuant to paragraph 3.
Amendment 128 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. Subject to the flexibilities provided for in Articles 5, 6 and 7, to the adjustment pursuant to Article 10(2) and taking into account any deduction resulting from the application of Article 7 of Decision No 406/2009/EC, each Member State shall ensure that its greenhouse gas emissions in each year between 2021 and 2029 do not exceed the level defined by a linear trajectory, starting in 20201 on the average of its greenhouse gas emissions during 2016, 2017 and 2018 determined pursuant to paragraph 3value of 2020 annual emission allocation according to Implementing Decision 2013/634/EU and ending in 2030 on the limit set for that Member State in Annex I to this Regulation.
Amendment 156 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. A Member State whose greenhouse gas emissions for a given year are below its annual emission allocation for that year, taking into account the use of flexibilities pursuant to this Article, Article 6, and Article 67, may bank that excess part of its annual emission allocation to subsequent years until 2030.
Amendment 204 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – title
Article 7 – title
Additional use of up to 280 million net removals from deforested land, afforested land, managed cropland, managed grassland and managed grassforest land
Amendment 216 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. To the extent that a Member State's emissions exceed its annual emission allocations for a given year, a quantity up to the sum of total net removals and total net emissions from the combined accounting categories of deforested land, afforested land, managed cropland, managed grassland and managed grassforest land referred to in Article 2 of Regulation [ ] [LULUCF] may be taken into account for its compliance under Article 9 of this Regulation for that year, provided that:
Amendment 223 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Amendment 264 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 1 a (new)
On the basis of the February 2024 report and any new international developments and/or rules, the Commission shall adopt a proposal to set the Member States' national emission reductions for the period from 2031 to 2040 and, if appropriate, for the period from 2041 to 2050. That proposal shall respect the principles of fairness and cost- effectiveness, take into account Member States' removals that have not been used during the period from 2021 to 2030 and the need to compensate those Member States that comply with their national emission reductions in advance of 2030.
Amendment 275 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – title
Annex III – title
TOTAL NET REMOVALS FROM DEFORESTED LAND, AFFORESTED LAND, MANAGED CROPLAND, MANAGED FOREST LAND AND MANAGED GRASSLAND THAT MEMBER STATES MAY TAKE INTO ACCOUNT FOR COMPLIANCE FOR THE PERIOD 2021 TO 2030 PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 7
Amendment 39 #
2016/0151(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Certain widely recognised nutritional guidelines exist at national and international level, such as the WHO Regional Office for Europe’s nutrient profile model, in order to differentiate foods on the basis of their nutritional composition in the context of foods television advertising to children. Member States should be encouraged to ensure that self-and co-regulatory codes of conduct, such as the EU Pledge initiative and others developed in the framework of the Commission’s Platform for Action on Diet, Physical Activity and Health, are used to effectively reduce the exposure of children and minors to audiovisual commercial communications regarding foods and beverages that are high in salt, sugars or fat or that otherwise do not fit these national or international nutritional guidelines.
Amendment 105 #
2016/0151(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 6a – paragraph 3
Article 6a – paragraph 3
3. The Commission and ERGA shall encourage media service providers to exchange best practices on co-regulatory systems across the Union. Where appropriate, the Commission shall facilitate the developmentpromote the adoption of Union codes of conduct.;
Amendment 116 #
2016/0151(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point a
Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 9 – point 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 9 – point 2 – subparagraph 1
Member States and the Commission shall encourage the development of self- and co- regulatory codes of conduct regarding inappropriate audiovisual commercial communications, accompanying or included in programmes with a significantchildren’s programmes and content aimed at a children’s audience, of foods and beverages containing nutrients and substances with a nutritional or physiological effect, excessive intakes of which in the overall diet are not recommended, in particular fat, trans-fatty acids, salt or sodium and sugars.
Amendment 125 #
2016/0151(COD)
The Commission and ERGA shall encourage the exchange of best practices on self- and co-regulatory systems across the Union. Where appropriate, the Commission shall facilitate the developmentpromote the adoption of Union codes of conduct.;
Amendment 141 #
2016/0151(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point b
Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 9 – paragraph 4
Article 9 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission and ERGA shall encourage the exchange of best practices on self- and co-regulatory systems across the Union. If considered appropriate, the Commission shall facilitate the developmentpromote the adoption of Union codes of conduct.
Amendment 252 #
2016/0151(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 17
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 17
Directive 2010/13/EU
Article 23 – paragraph 1
Article 23 – paragraph 1
1. The daily proportion of television advertising spots and teleshopping spots within the period between 7:00 and 23:00per day shall not exceed 20 %.
Amendment 207 #
2016/0148(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) When conducting investigations, competent authorities must safeguard professional and business confidentiality, in line with Directive (EU) 2016/943 on the protection of know-how against any threats posed by national provisions,
Amendment 215 #
2016/0148(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) In order to ensure that traders are sufficiently deterred from committing or repeating infringements and that they will not profit from those infringements, the rules on penalties which have been adopted by Member States in accordance with the requirements of Union laws that protect consumers’ interests should also be applied to intra-Union infringements and widespread infringements. For those same reasons, consumers should be entitled to redress for harm caused by such infringements.
Amendment 221 #
2016/0148(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
Amendment 229 #
2016/0148(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) The effectiveness and efficacy of the mutual assistance mechanism should be improved. Information requested should be provided in a timely manner and the necessary enforcement measures should be adopted in a timely manner. The Commission should therefore set binding time periods for competent authorities to reply to information and enforcement requests, and clarify procedural and other aspects of handling information and enforcement requests, including operators’ right to be heard, by means of implementing measures,
Amendment 242 #
2016/0148(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
Recital 31
Amendment 272 #
2016/0148(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. The limitation period for the imposition of penalties shall begin to run on the day on which the infringement ceaswas committed.
Amendment 333 #
2016/0148(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point n
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point n
Amendment 392 #
2016/0148(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 5
Article 12 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission shall adopt implementing acts setting out the time limits, standard forms and details of the procedures for requests for enforcement measures, including operators’ right to be heard. The implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 48(2).
Amendment 508 #
2016/0148(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 41 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 41 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. Notwithstanding paragraph 2, the competent authorities may use and discloscommunicate the information necessary:
Amendment 291 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 42 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Where the Commission amends Annex II in order to add new micro- organisms to the component material category for such organisms pursuant to paragraph 1, it shall do so following a favourable opinion from the European Food Safety Authority received in accordance with sub-paragraph 2, and on the basis of the following data:
Amendment 292 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 42 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) taxonomic relation to micro- organism species fulfilling the requirements for a Qualified Presumption of Safety as established by the European Food Safety Agencuthority;
Amendment 294 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 42 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. In giving its opinion, the European Food Safety Authority shall endeavour to respect a time limit of two months from the date of receipt of a valid request. The Authority shall forward its opinion to the Commission, including a report describing its assessment of the micro-organism and stating the reasons for its opinion and the information on which its opinion was based.
Amendment 353 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(A) – paragraph 3
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(A) – paragraph 3
3. Salmonella spp. shall be a Pathogens must not be present in the organic fertiliser in a concentration of more than the respective limits outlined in the table below: Micro-organism to be Sampling plans Limit tested n c m M Salmonella spp 5 0 0 Absentce in a 25 g sample of the CE marked fertilising product. 25g or 25ml Escherichia coli or 5 5 0 1000 in 1g or 1ml Enterococcaceae where n = number of samples to be tested c = number of samples where the number of bacteria expressed in CFU may be between m and M m = threshold value for the number of bacteria expressed in CFU that is considered satisfactory M = maximum value of the number of bacteria expressed in CFU
Amendment 363 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(A) (I) – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(A) (I) – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The CE marked fertilising product shall contain at least one of the following declared nutrients in the minimum quantities stated:
Amendment 365 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(A) (I) – paragraph 2 – indent 1
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(A) (I) – paragraph 2 – indent 1
- 2,5% by mass of total nitrogen (N), and/or
Amendment 366 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(A) (I) – paragraph 2 – indent 2
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(A) (I) – paragraph 2 – indent 2
- 2% by mass of total phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5), and/or
Amendment 372 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(A) (II) – paragraph 2 – indent 1
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(A) (II) – paragraph 2 – indent 1
- 21% by mass of total nitrogen (N), and/or
Amendment 374 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(A) (II) – paragraph 2 – indent 2
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(A) (II) – paragraph 2 – indent 2
- 10.5% by mass of total phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5), and/or
Amendment 438 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(B) – paragraph 4
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(B) – paragraph 4
3. Salmonella spp. shall be a Pathogens must not be present in the organic fertiliser in a concentration of more than the respective limits outlined in the table below: Micro-organism to be Sampling plans Limit tested n c m M Salmonella spp 5 0 0 Absentce in a 25 g sample of the CE marked fertilising product. 25g or 25ml Escherichia coli or 5 5 0 1000 in 1g or 1ml Enterococcaceae where n = number of samples to be tested c = number of samples where the number of bacteria expressed in CFU may be between m and M m = threshold value for the number of bacteria expressed in CFU that is considered satisfactory M = maximum value of the number of bacteria expressed in CFU
Amendment 457 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(C) – paragraph 1
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(C) – paragraph 1
An inorganic mineral fertiliser shall be a fertiliser other than containing nutrients in a mineral form or processed into a mineral form from animal origin subject to the relevant controls or plant organic or organo-mineral fertiliser. igin. Calcium cyanamide, urea and its condensation and association products shall be considered as containing nutrients in a mineral form. Organic carbon (Corg) in the CE marked fertilising product shall not exceed 1% by mass. That excludes, by convention, carbon coming from coatings and technical agents.
Amendment 588 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 3(A) – paragraph 3 – point a
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 3(A) – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) Salmonella spp. shall be aPathogens must not be present in the organic fertiliser in a concentration of more than the respective limits outlined in the table below: Micro-organism to be Sampling plans Limit tested n c m M Salmonella spp 5 0 0 Absentce in a 25 g sample of the CE marked fertilising product. 25g or 25ml Escherichia coli or 5 5 0 1000 in 1g or 1ml Enterococcaceae where n = number of samples to be tested c = number of samples where the number of bacteria expressed in CFU may be between m and M m = threshold value for the number of bacteria expressed in CFU that is considered satisfactory M = maximum value of the number of bacteria expressed in CFU
Amendment 594 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 3(B) – paragraph 1
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 3(B) – paragraph 1
1. An inorganic soil improver shall be a soil improver other than an organic soil improver, and include mulch films. A biodegradable mulch film shall be a biodegradable polymer film complying with the requirements of points 2a and 3 of CMC 10 in Annex II and intended to be placed on the soil in situ to protect its structure, suppress weed growth, reduce soil moisture loss, or prevent erosion.
Amendment 607 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 4 – paragraph 3
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 4 – paragraph 3
3. Salmonella spp. shall be a Pathogens must not be present in the organic fertiliser in a concentration of more than the respective limits outlined in the table below: Micro-organism to be Sampling plans Limit tested n c m M Salmonella spp 5 0 0 Absentce in a 25 g sample of the CE marked fertilising product. 25g or 25ml Escherichia coli or 5 5 0 1000 in 1g or 1ml Enterococcaceae where n = number of samples to be tested c = number of samples where the number of bacteria expressed in CFU may be between m and M m = threshold value for the number of bacteria expressed in CFU that is considered satisfactory M = maximum value of the number of bacteria expressed in CFU
Amendment 639 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 6 (A) – paragraph 3
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 6 (A) – paragraph 3
3. Salmonella spp. shall be aPathogens must not be present in the microbial plant biostimulant in a concentration of more than the respective limits outlined in the table below: Micro-organisms/their Sampling plans1 Limit toxins, metabolites n c Salmonella spp 5 0 Absence in 25g or 25 ml Escherichia coli 5 0 Absentce in a 25 g or 25 ml sample of the CE marked fertilising product. 1g or 1ml Listeria monocytogenes 5 0 Absence in 25g or 25 ml Vibrio spp 5 0 Absence in 25g or 25 ml Shigella spp 5 0 Absence in 25g or 25 ml Staphylococcus aureus 5 0 Absence in 25g or 25 ml Enterococcaceae 5 2 10 CFU/g Anaerobic plate count 5 2 105 CFU/g or ml unless the microbial biostimulant is an aerobic bacterium Yeast and mould count 5 2 1000 CFU/g or ml unless the microbial biostimulant is a fungus 1 n= number of units comprising the sample; c= number of sample units giving values over the defined limit.
Amendment 640 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 6 (A) – paragraph 4
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 6 (A) – paragraph 4
Amendment 641 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 6 (A) – paragraph 5
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 6 (A) – paragraph 5
Amendment 642 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 6 (A) – paragraph 6
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 6 (A) – paragraph 6
Amendment 643 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 6 (A) – paragraph 7
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 6 (A) – paragraph 7
Amendment 644 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 6 (A) – paragraph 8
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 6 (A) – paragraph 8
Amendment 645 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 6 (A) – paragraph 9
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 6 (A) – paragraph 9
Amendment 646 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 6 (A) – paragraph 10
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 6 (A) – paragraph 10
Amendment 647 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 6 (A) – paragraph 11
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 6 (A) – paragraph 11
Amendment 667 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part 2 – CMC2 – paragraph 1
Annex II – part 2 – CMC2 – paragraph 1
1. A CE marked fertilising product may contain plants, plant parts or plant extracts having undergone no other processing than cutting, grinding, centrifugation, pressing, drying, freeze- drying or, extraction with water or any other preparation/processing that does not render the final substance subject to registration under Regulation (EC) No. 1907/2006.
Amendment 670 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – CMC 2 – paragraph 2
Annex II – part II – CMC 2 – paragraph 2
2. For the purpose of paragraph 1, plants are understood to include algae and exclud, except for those blue-green algae. that produce sufficient toxins that would result in the fertilising product being classified as hazardous.
Amendment 673 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – CMC 2 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Annex II – part II – CMC 2 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Plant extracts and materials other than those specified in CMC 2 as well as components structurally similar and functionally identical to components found in plants would fall into CMC 1.
Amendment 734 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 10 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 10 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) being converted into biodegradable mulch film, which complies with the requirements of points 2a and 3 of CMC10.
Amendment 737 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 10 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 10 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. As of [Publications office, please insert the date occurring threfive years after the date of application of this Regulation], the following criterion shall be complied with: The polymer shall be capable of undergoing physical, biological decomposition, such that most of it ultimately decomposes into carbon dioxide (CO2), biomass and water. It shall have at least 90 %Commission shall adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 43, supplementing this Regulation by proposing the criteria for the conversion of the organpolymeric carbon converted into CO2 in maximum 24 months, in a biodegradability test as specified points (a)-(c) belowin controlled release fertilisers to CO2 in accordance with Article 42.
Amendment 744 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 10 – paragraph 2 – point a
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 10 – paragraph 2 – point a
Amendment 749 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 10 – paragraph 2 – point b
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 10 – paragraph 2 – point b
Amendment 753 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 10 – paragraph 2 – point c
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 10 – paragraph 2 – point c
Amendment 758 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 10 – paragraph 2 – point d
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 10 – paragraph 2 – point d
Amendment 763 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 10 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 10 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. As for the biodegradable mulch films, as referred in PFC 3 (B), the following criterion shall be complied: The polymer shall be capable of undergoing physical, biological decomposition, such that it ultimately decomposes into carbon dioxide (CO2), biomass and water and it shall have at least 90 %, absolute or relative to the reference material, of the organic carbon converted into CO2 in maximum 24 months, in a biodegradability test according to European standards for biodegradation of polymers in soil.
Amendment 767 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 11
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 11
A CE marked fertilising product may contain animal by-products within the meaning of Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 having reached the end point in the manufacturing cincluding hydrolysed proteins as defined in Annex I to Commission Regulation (EU) No 142/2011. Animal by-products havin as determined in accordance with that Regulation, whichg reached the end point in the manufacturing chain are listed in the table below and as specified therein:
Amendment 774 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – part 1 – paragraph 4
Annex III – part 1 – paragraph 4
4. Where the CE marked fertilising product contains animal by-products within the meaning of point 2 (b)(xi) of Chapter II of Annex VIII of Regulation (ECU) No 106942/200911 other than manure, it shall carry the following user instruction: ‘Farmed animals shall not be fed, either directly or by grazing, with herbage from land to which the product has been applied unless the cutting or grazing takes place after the expiry of a waiting period of at least 21 days.’ Those instructions are required for bulk goods and for packaging heavier than 50 kg (big bags up to 1000 kg and tanks up to 1000 l). These instructions are not required for animal by-products based fertilisers containing exclusively hydrolysed proteins as specified in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 142/2001 and which are therefore suitable for feeding livestock.
Amendment 784 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – part 2 – PFC 1(C)(I) – paragraph 1 – point a
Annex III – part 2 – PFC 1(C)(I) – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the declared nutrients nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) or potassium (K), by their chemical symbols in the order N-P-K;. The declared nitrogen content is given by the sum of ammoniacal N, nitric N, ureic N, N from urea formaldehyde, N from isobutylidene diurea, N from crotonylidene diurea and N from cyanamide. Phosphorus fertilisers must fulfil the following minimum solubility levels to be plant-available, otherwise they cannot be declared as phosphorus fertilisers: – water solubility: minimum level 40% of total P, or – solubility in neutral ammonium citrate: minimum level 75% of total P, or – solubility in formic acid (only for soft rock phosphate): minimum level 55% of total P.
Amendment 323 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) optimise exploitation patterns to provide protection for juveniles and/or spawning aggregations of marine species;
Amendment 336 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) ensure that catches of marine species below minimum conservation reference sizes do not exceed 5% bythe volume in accordance with Article 2(2) and Article 15 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013.as established by the joint recommendations of regional groups of Member States and are consistent with the discard plans, while variability among fish species and fishing gear should be taken into account; since the volumes in question are very small, the tolerance percentage must not be less than 10% of the volume of each species caught;
Amendment 404 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 29
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point 29
(29) ‘St Andrews cross’ means a grab which employs a scissor-like actionused to harvest, for example, bivalve molluscs or red coral from the seabed;
Amendment 438 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. The Commission may adopt implementing acts establishing detailed rules for the specification of codends and the devices referred to in paragraph 3. Those implementing acts shall be based on an opinion of the Regional Advisory Committees and on the best available scientific and technical advice and may define:
Amendment 439 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. It shall be prohibited to use driftnets to fish for the species listed in Annex IIIswordfish and bluefin tuna.
Amendment 483 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2
Article 16 – paragraph 2
2. Paragraph 1 shall not apply to fishing activities in the Mediterranean Sea or catches of species which are exempted from the application of the landing obligation in accordance with Article 15(4) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013.
Amendment 496 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2
Article 18 – paragraph 2
2. In accordance with the procedure set out in Article 18 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 Member States may, jointly or individually, submit joint recommendations defining appropriate technical measures at the regional level that deviate from the measures set out in paragraph 1. Purely by way of example, all trade associations, in common agreement, regional-level fisheries and aquaculture producers’ organisations recognised by the Ministry and supranational advisory bodies.
Amendment 500 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2
Article 18 – paragraph 2
2. In accordance with the procedure set out in Article 18 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 Member States may, jointly or individually, submit joint recommendations defining appropriate technical measures at the regional level that deviate from the measures set out in paragraph 1.
Amendment 507 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall be empowered to establish technical measures at regional level with the aim of achieving objectives of multiannual plans referred to in Articles 9 and 10 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013.Such Nevertheless, even in the absence of multiannual plans and where reasons relating to conservation of marine resources and protection of ecosystems highlighted by regional approved scientific research institutes so require, such measures shall be established by means of delegated acts adopted in accordance with Article 32 of this Regulation and Article 18 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013.
Amendment 556 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – indent 5
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – indent 5
- detailed rules on the signal and implementation characteristics of acoustic deterrent devices as referred to in Part D of Annexes V to, VI, VII, VIII and X;
Amendment 557 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – indent 6
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – indent 6
- detailed rules of the design and deployment of bird scaring lines and weighted lines as referred to in Part D of Annexes VI, VII and VIIX.
Amendment 559 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 a (new)
Article 28 a (new)
Article 28a Transpose into Union law technical measures adopted by other advisory bodies representing supranational interests that centre on the same fishing area.
Amendment 563 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 29 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) in the case of fish below the minimum conservation reference size, they are sold for purposes other than direct human consumption.
Amendment 570 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 3
Article 31 – paragraph 3
3. Delegated acts referred to in paragraph 1 shall apply for a period of no more than three year18 months without prejudice to paragraph 6 of Article 32, or until such time as regionalised measures to address the issue are agreed in accordance with Article 19.
Amendment 576 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) Articles 3, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 153(3)(second subparagraph), 14, 15(1) and (2), 16 and 25 are deleted;
Amendment 587 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point o
Annex I – point o
(o) berried female crawfish (Palinuridae spp.) and berried female lobster (Homarus gammarus) in all Union waters except when used for direct restocking or transplantation purposes;Does not affect the English version.)
Amendment 679 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IX – Part B – paragraph 1
Annex IX – Part B – paragraph 1
1. Baseline mesh sizes for towed and encircling gears
Amendment 680 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IX – Part B – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Annex IX – Part B – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The following codend mesh sizes shall apply in the Mediterranean. Member States may allow a derogation for boat seines, shore seines, and purse seines, if these are covered by a management plan as referred to in Article 19 of Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006, provided that the fisheries concerned are highly selective, have a negligible effect on the marine environment, and are not affected by provisions under Article 4(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006.
Amendment 688 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IX – Part C – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Annex IX – Part C – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
The length of purse seiencircling nets and seines without purse lseines shall be restricted to 800 metres with a drop of 120 metresnot more than 600 metres, and the drop may not exceed one third of the length, except in the case of tuna purse seines used for directed fishing of tuna.
Amendment 695 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IX – Part D
Annex IX – Part D
Amendment 38 #
2015/2346(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Understands an NTB as being a cost introduced by regulatory action which must be borne by a firm which seeks to enter a market, and which is not borne by firms already in the market, – with the effect of discriminating, even indirectly, against non-national firms as opposed to domestic ones – or a cost which accrues to non- national firms which is not borne by domestic firms;
Amendment 187 #
2015/2346(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Points out that restrictive regulagulations that impose restrictions on retail and wholesale activities create significant barriwhich run counters to entry, leading to fewer new outlet openings, hampering competition and leading to higher prices for consumers; underlines in this regard that fees, inspection charges and other measures may prima facie serve legitimate public policy objectives, but through the use of thresholds or other criteria function as NTBEU law and are disproportionate, can create significant barriers to entry, potentially leading to discrimination between domestic firms and non-national firms; believes that all operational restrictions placed on retail or wholesale activities should not unduly or disproportionately restrict these activities, and must not lead to de facto discrimination between market operators;
Amendment 191 #
2015/2346(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Calls on the Commission to set out best practices on retail establishment and operational restrictions in the single market, while fully respecting the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality;
Amendment 130 #
2015/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Considers that the protection of space- based capabilities and services for security and defence against cyber-attacks and, physical threats or other harmful interference offers prospects for strengthened EU-NATO cooperation; invites the VP/HR to advance EU-NATO cooperation in this area and to inform Parliament as it evolves;
Amendment 133 #
2015/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Considers that the protection of space- based capabilities and services for security and defence against cyber-attacks and, physical threats or other harmful interference offers prospects for strengthened EU-NATO cooperation; invites the VP/HR to advance EU-NATO cooperation in this area and to inform Parliament as it evolves;
Amendment 153 #
2015/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Remains cautious about the risks associated with privatisation of the space sector; stresses that the balance between risks and benefits may vary from segment to segment of space activities, therefore needs to be assessed on a case to case basis;
Amendment 156 #
2015/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Remains cautious about the risks associated with privatisation of the space sector; stresses that the balance between risks and benefits may vary from segment to segment of space activities, therefore needs to be assessed on a case to case basis;
Amendment 174 #
2015/2276(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Welcomes the process and plans for the development of new European launchers Ariane 6and VEGA, and considers the development of thisese launchers to be crucial for the long- term viability and independence of the European space programmes that serve defence and security purposes;
Amendment 10 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4
Citation 4
— having regard to Article 4(3) and 5 TEU, Article 295 TFEU and Protocol No 1 on the role of national parliaments in the European Union, and Protocol No 2 on the application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality;
Amendment 51 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 19
Citation 19
Amendment 55 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 20
Citation 20
Amendment 61 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 21
Citation 21
Amendment 69 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 22
Citation 22
Amendment 95 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas all Member States, the institutions of the Union and candidate countries share obliged to uphold those principles and values, and they have the duty of loyal cooperationprinciples and values which result from the constitutional traditions coming from the Member States;
Amendment 99 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas respect for the rule of law within the Union is a precondition for mutual recognition and trust, and a key factors for policy areas such as the internal market, police and justice cooperation, the Schengen area, and asylum and migration policies, and as a consequence, the erosion of the rule of law, democratic governance and fundamental rights are a serious threat to the stability, security and prosperity of the Unionthe monetary union and the common area of freedom, security and justice;
Amendment 107 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the EU shall respect the equality of Member States before the Treaties as well as their national identities; Whereas the EU is based on a common set of core values and principles; Whereas the definition of core values and principles is a living and permanent process, and while those values and principles may evolve over time, they must be protected against short termism and ad hoc changes as a resulshould be the basis for political decisions, independent of different political majorities; and resist temporary changes
Amendment 146 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the European Parliamentary Research Service study on The Cost of Non-Europe in the area of Organised crime and Corruption highlightestimates that integrating existing EU monitoring mechanisms into a broader Rule of Law monitoring framework wouldmight result in cost savings of € 70 billion annually;
Amendment 160 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas the failure of a candidate countryies need to meet the required standards results in a delay offor the accession to the Union, while the failure of a Member State or an institution of the Union to meet those same standards has little consequence in practice; Whereas for negative developments in a Member State or breaches of the rule of law in the Union, the EU has limited possibilities to act;
Amendment 172 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas the obligations incumbent on candidate countries under the Copenhagen criteria continue to apply to the Member States after joining the Union by virtue of Article 2 TEU and the principle of sincere cooperation, and w; Whereas all Member Statesn analysis and verification of the Member States' compliance with those criteria should therefore be assessprovided on a regular basis in order to verify their continued compliance with the Union's common values;.
Amendment 181 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas there are few existing instruments to correct legislative and executive policy decisions by the institutions of the Union should be properly applied and enforced;
Amendment 183 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has recently issued various rulingsrulings confirming, correcting or invalidating certain Union laws, Commission Decisions or legislative practices, for being in breach of the Charter of Fundamental Rights or contrary to Treaty principles on transparency and access to documents, but in several cases the institutions of the Union fail to; Whereas the Commission should, within its legislative powers, find the proper balance between different fundamental rights and fully comply with the letter and the spirit of the rulings;
Amendment 198 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital P
Recital P
P. whereas the Union has at its disposal a multitude of instruments and processes for ensuring full and proper application of Treaty principles and values but in practice they appear limited in scope, inadeq; whereas the existing instruments should be applied and enforced and, if necessary, evaluated and ineffective, or they are unlikely to be used; while their uneven application is perceived by many as politically motivated, arbitrary and unfairly targeting certain countriescomplemented in the framework of a rule of law mechanism to be adequate and effective;
Amendment 209 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital S
Recital S
S. whereas some Member State governments deny that upholding Union principles and values is a Treaty obligation, or that the Union has the authority to ensure compliancerecent developments in some Member States raise concerns whether the rule of law is still upheld throughout the EU;
Amendment 218 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital T
Recital T
T. whereas in situations where a Member State no longer guarantee respect for DRFcases of breaches of the rule of law, the Union and itsthe Member States shave a duty toll protect the rights of the residents of that Member Stateintegrity and application of the Treaties;
Amendment 239 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital V
Recital V
V. whereas a new mechanism should be based on the following guiding principles: evidence based; objective; non- discriminatory and assessing on an equal footing, respecting the principle of subsidiarity, necessity and proportionality; applying to both Member States and institutions of the Union; and based on a graduated approach, including both a preventative and corrective arm;
Amendment 265 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Requests the Commission to submit, by the end of 20167, on the basis of Article 295 TFEU, a proposal for the conclusion of an EU Pact for Democracy, the Rule of Law and Fundamental Rights (DRF) in the form of an interinstitutional agreement laying down arrangements facilitating the cooperation of institutions of the Union and its Member States in the framework of Article 7 TEU, integrating, aligning and complementing existing mechanisms, following the detailed recommendations set out in the Annex hereto;
Amendment 276 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recommends, in particular, that the mechanisms of the EU Pact for DRF include preventative and corrective elements, and apply to all Member States as well as the three main institutions of the Union; with respect to the principles of subsidiarity, necessity and proportionality;
Amendment 286 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Reiterates that the Member States are obliged to cooperate with each other and the EU, based on the principles of mutual trust and sincere cooperation;
Amendment 288 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Welcomes the establishment of an inter-parliamentary debate in order to sort out as much as possible misunderstandings, maladministration and incorrect implementation via a structured dialogue;
Amendment 299 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Invites the European Ombudsman to issue, as part of its annual report, specific recommendations to the institutions of the Union in the field of DRF;Commission to analyse recommendations of the European Ombudsman to the institutions of the Union and the Member States in the field of fundamental rights and rule of law.
Amendment 319 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to develop and implement an awareness raising campaign, providing information about citizens'fundamental rights, to judicial redress and litigation routes in cases relating to DRF violations by national governments or institutions of the Unionhe rule of law and the possibility to enforce those rights;
Amendment 324 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 338 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recommends that the DRF expert panel, as per the proposed interinstitutional agreement, also assess access to justice at the European level, applying the same benchmarks to the CJEU and ECtHR, including aspects such as independence and impartiality of courts and judges, length and cost of litigation, implementation of court rulings, scope of judicial control and redress available to citizens, and options for cross border collective redress;
Amendment 348 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – introductory part
Paragraph 9 – introductory part
9. Considers, furthermore, that any future Treaty revision should include the following changes:if in the future further Treaty changes would be considered, the attention should be drawn - to Article 2 and the fulfilment of the Member States' obligation to protect the fundamental values the EU is based upon - to the consideration of further mechanisms how the rule of law could be strengthened or, if breaches appear, how the rule of law could be re-established while respecting national competences and sovereignty; - to a possible revision of Article 7, in order to make sanctions against Member States relevant and applicable;
Amendment 351 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – indent 1
Paragraph 9 – indent 1
Amendment 361 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – indent 2
Paragraph 9 – indent 2
Amendment 364 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – indent 3
Paragraph 9 – indent 3
Amendment 372 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – indent 4
Paragraph 9 – indent 4
Amendment 379 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – indent 5
Paragraph 9 – indent 5
Amendment 385 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Considers that existing tools and mechanisms for enforcement of rights should be properly applied and strengthened if possible breaches appear;
Amendment 386 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Considers that the existing tools for rule of law monitoring, reporting and assessment should be further streamlined; Considers that a common platform could be established where all information sources are included and made public;
Amendment 390 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Confirms that the recommendations must respect fundamental rights and the principle of subsidiarity;
Amendment 398 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Considers that any financial implications of the requested proposals for the budget of the Union should be covered by the existing budgetary allocations; stresses that both for the EU and its Member States, as well as for citizens, the adoption and implementation of those proposals wcould lead to substantial cost and time savings, and willcould thus be beneficial both in economic and social terms;
Amendment 408 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex – Citation 3
Annex – Citation 3
– having regard to Article 4(3) and Article 5 TEU, Article 295 TFEU and Protocol No 1 on the role of national parliaments in the European Union and Protocol No 2 on the application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality,
Amendment 433 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex – Citation 20
Annex – Citation 20
Amendment 435 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex – Citation 21
Annex – Citation 21
Amendment 437 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex – Citation 24
Annex – Citation 24
Amendment 440 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex – Recital 1
Annex – Recital 1
(1) Whereas there is a need for a democracy, rule of law and fundamental rights (DRF) mechanism that is objective, evidence-based and applied equally and fairly to all Member States, while respecting the principle of subsidiarity, necessity and proportionality and that includes both the preventative and the corrective dimension;
Amendment 452 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex – Recital 7
Annex – Recital 7
(7) Whereas there are several instruments for addressing the risk of a serious breach of Union values but they lack clear and objective benchmarks;
Amendment 460 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 2
Annex – Article 2
The core elements of the Union Pact on DRF shall consist of the DRF Scoreboard, the DRF Semester, including an a European Report with country-specific recommendations (the Report) and incorporating, where possible, the reporting of the FRA, the Council of Europe, and other relevant authorities in the field, a bi-annual inter-parliamentary debate on the basis of that ScoreboardReport, and arrangements for remedying possible risks and breaches, as provided for by the Treaties and for the activation of the preventative or corrective arms of Article 7 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU), and a DRF policy cycle within the institutions of the Union;
Amendment 470 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 4
Annex – Article 4
An bi-annual scoreboardReport on the state of DRF in the Member States shall be elaborated by an independent panel of experts and adopted by the Commissionshall be forwarded to the Commission, which shall transmit it to the European Parliament, the Council, and the national parliaments while at the same time assessing the recommendations of the panel. Those reports shall be made available to the public;
Amendment 475 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 5
Annex – Article 5
The DRF ScoreboardReport shall incorporate, replace and complete existing instruments, in particular the Justice Scoreboard, the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism (CVM) for Bulgaria and Romania, the Media Pluralism Monitor, the anti- corruption report and peer evaluation procedures based on Article 70 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) and replace the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism (CVM) for Bulgaria and Romania;
Amendment 479 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 6 – introductory part
Annex – Article 6 – introductory part
The DRF ScoreboardReport shall be drawn up using a variety of sources, and the existing tools for assessment, reporting and monitoring of Member States’ activities including:
Amendment 490 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Annex – Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new)
All the contributions from the above- mentioned sources shall be made available to the public on the websites of the panel or the Commission.
Amendment 496 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 8 – introductory part
Annex – Article 8 – introductory part
The Scoreboard shall be based on a set of indicators in three categories,Report shall be presented in a harmonised format and accompanied by country-specific reports. commendations and shall be elaborated with a specific focus on:
Amendment 501 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 8 –point 8.1
Annex – Article 8 –point 8.1
Amendment 511 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 8 – point 8.2 – introductory part
Annex – Article 8 – point 8.2 – introductory part
Amendment 516 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 8 – point 8.2 – indent 7
Annex – Article 8 – point 8.2 – indent 7
– Title I -V of the Charter
Amendment 519 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 8 – point 8.3 – indent 1
Annex – Article 8 – point 8.3 – indent 1
Amendment 523 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 9 – introductory part
Annex – Article 9 – introductory part
The assessment of the state of DRF in the Member States, as well as the development of country-specific draft recommendations, shall be carried out by a broad and representative panel of independent experts ('DRF expert panel'), on the basis of a quantitative and qualitative review of the data and information available.
Amendment 529 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 9 – point 9.1
Annex – Article 9 – point 9.1
The DRF expert panel shall be composed of the following members: – one independent expert designated by each Member State; – ten academic experts designated by the federation of All European Academies (ALLEA); – ten experts designated by the European Network of National Human Rights Institutions (ENNHRI); – two experts each designated by the Venice Commission and the Council of Europe Human Rights Commissioner; – CEPEJ; – United Nations (UN) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).one member designated by the parliament of each Member State. Members of the expert panel shall be representatives of the constitutional courts, where applicable, or members of the respective supreme national courts with appropriate expertise to participate in such a panel. ten former judges designated by two experts each designated by the
Amendment 538 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 9 – point 9.2
Annex – Article 9 – point 9.2
Amendment 540 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 9 – point 9.2 a (new)
Annex – Article 9 – point 9.2 a (new)
9.2a The expert panel shall adopt the Report by a majority of two thirds of its members.
Amendment 542 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 9 – point 9.3
Annex – Article 9 – point 9.3
9.3 In order to facilitate the development of the draft DRF Scoreboard and draftReport and country recommendations, the Commission shall provide a secretariat to the DRF expert panel, enabling it to function efficiently, in particular by gathering data and information sources to be reviewed and assessed, and by providing administrative support during the drafting process.
Amendment 555 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 11 – introductory part
Annex – Article 11 – introductory part
Amendment 557 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 11 – indent 1
Annex – Article 11 – indent 1
– The draft DRF ScoreboardReport, including draft country-specific recommendations, shall be developed bi-annually by the DRF expert panel;
Amendment 562 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 11 – indent 2
Annex – Article 11 – indent 2
Amendment 568 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 11 – indent 3
Annex – Article 11 – indent 3
Amendment 570 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 11 – indent 4
Annex – Article 11 – indent 4
Amendment 580 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 12 – introductory part
Annex – Article 12 – introductory part
The adopttransmission of the DRF ScoreboardReport by the Commission shall initiate the DRF Semester, which shall aim at addressing the results of the DRF Scoreboard and recommendations included in country- specific reports, through the following steps:to the European Parliament, Council and national Parliaments shall initiate the inter-parliamentary debate.
Amendment 583 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 12 – indent 1
Annex – Article 12 – indent 1
– the European Parliament shall hold an inter-parliamentary bi-annual debate on the basis of the DRF Scoreboard,Report and adopt a resolution;
Amendment 590 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 12 – indent 2
Annex – Article 12 – indent 2
– the Council shall hold an bi-annual debate, building upon its Rule of Law Dialogue, on the basis of the DRF ScoreboardReport and adopt Council conclusions, inviting national parliaments to provide a response to the DRF ScoreboardReport, proposals or reforms;
Amendment 595 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 12 – indent 3
Annex – Article 12 – indent 3
Amendment 600 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 12 – indent 4
Annex – Article 12 – indent 4
– on the basis of the DRF Scoreboard, the recommendations of the European Parliament and the Council conclusions,Report the Commission mayshall decide to submit a proposal for an evaluation of the implementation by Member States of Union policies in the area of freedom, security and justice underon further actions, in compliance with Article 7017(3) TFEU.
Amendment 603 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 12 – indent 4 a (new)
Annex – Article 12 – indent 4 a (new)
– The Commission shall apply and enforce existing tools and mechanism for the monitoring and enforcement of member states compliance with rule of law and fundamental rights as provided by the Treaties while ensuring that the criteria of non-discrimination, equal handling of MS, objectivity, fairness as well as diversity of constitutional and cultural traditions of MS and principle of subsidiarity are duly taken into account.
Amendment 604 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 12 – point 12.1
Annex – Article 12 – point 12.1
Amendment 608 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 12 – point 12.2
Annex – Article 12 – point 12.2
Amendment 609 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 12 – point 12.2
Annex – Article 12 – point 12.2
12.2 On the basis of the DRF Scoreboard,monitoring report if a Member State receives one or more yellow scores, the Commission shall commence a dialogue with that Member State, building upon its Rule of Law Framework, taking into account the country-specific report.
Amendment 615 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 12 – point 12.2.1
Annex – Article 12 – point 12.2.1
Amendment 620 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 12 – point 12.3
Annex – Article 12 – point 12.3
Amendment 625 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 12 – point 12.3.1
Annex – Article 12 – point 12.3.1
Amendment 636 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 14 – point 14.1
Annex – Article 14 – point 14.1
14.1 An independentThe expert panel, which shall be set up by the Commission, the Council and the European Parliament, shall assess DRF compliance of legislative proposals after the conclusion of interinstitutional negotiations and prior to their formal adoption in accordance with Article 12 of the Interinstitutional Agreement on Better Regulation. The panel shall provide advice during the interinstitutional negotiaby the institutions.
Amendment 643 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 15
Annex – Article 15
An interinstitutional impact assessment working group ('Working Group') shallcan be set up out of existing structures in the institutions with a view to improving interinstitutional cooperation on impact assessments, and creating a fundamental rights and rule of law compliance culture. The panel shall consult with national experts at an early stage so as to better foresee the implementation challenges in Member States, as well as to help overcome different interpretations and understandings by the different institutions of the Union as regards the impact of fundamental rights and rule of law on legal acts of the Union. The Working Group shall build upon the "Guidelines on methodological steps to be taken to check fundamental rights compatibility at the Council preparatory bodies", 5377/15, Tool #24 from the Better Regulation Toolbox and Rule 38 of the Rules of Procedure of the European Parliament to ensure DRF compliance and promotion. These existing tools should be promoted and properly applied.
Amendment 644 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 16 – introductory part
Annex – Article 16 – introductory part
The Report with country specific recommendations shall replace the annual reports of the Commission, the Council and the European Parliament relating to enforcement and compliance with the rule of law and fundamental rights by the institutions of the Union, shall be included in the annual DRF policy cycle of the DRF Scoreboarduch as:
Amendment 651 #
2015/2254(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 16 –indent 3 a (new)
Annex – Article 16 –indent 3 a (new)
– Annual report on the situation of Fundamental rights in the EU.
Amendment 21 #
2015/2113(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Stresses that any new initiative should be transparent, avoid unnecessary administrative burden and fully respect Member States’ freedom to determine their energy mix;
Amendment 44 #
2015/2113(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines the key role of the Emissions Trading System (ETS) as a cost-effective tool to achieve the EU’s 2030 emission reduction target; in addition to the Market Stability Reserve (MSR), a structural post 2020 reform of the ETS should be implemented, to take into account the 2030 CO2 reduction target, and including; as long as no comparable efforts are undertaken in other major economies, trade-exposed industries will anyhow face a competitive disadvantage whether or not they pass through the carbon cost to the consumer; calls therefore for tangible and more harmonised measures on carbon leakage to safeguard EU industry, by to ensuringe that there will be no additional direct and indirect ETS costs at the level of best performers and by taking into account changing production levels; building on this strategic guidance, calls on the Commission to make a proposal within 6 months following the adoption of this Decision to review Directive 2003/87/EC and in particular Article 10a thereof; in pursuing the goal of a level playing field, that review should also consider harmonised arrangements to compensate for indirect costs at the Union level;
Amendment 59 #
2015/2113(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses the need of full carbon leakage protection at the level of the benchmark for all energy intensive industries;
Amendment 60 #
2015/2113(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses that ETS revenues should be utilised in particular to support low- carbon innovation, energy efficiency and other CO2 reduction measures, especially in energy intensive sectors;
Amendment 62 #
2015/2113(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Calls on the Commission to examine further the issue of indirect carbon costs and their impact on (and share in) electricity prices in the Member States; believes this is crucial in order to better guarantee a European level playing field;
Amendment 65 #
2015/2113(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for new EU initiatives in the non- ETS sectors, in particular in the transport and buildings sector to assist Member States in achieving their reduction targets; supports the introduction of an ambitious EU-level energy efficiency target for 2030 of at least 3027%, that should be focused in particular on non-ETS sectors;
Amendment 78 #
2015/2113(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Considers the energy efficiency legislation and the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) to be mutually supportive instruments, and calls on the Commission to complement the ETS with an emissions performance standard that provides a clear investment signal for the phasing- out of the most polluting forms of power generation, such as those based on coal;
Amendment 85 #
2015/2113(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Supports the International Energy Agency’s recommendation to phase out high-emitting power plants and to ban their construction by 2020 in view of achieving the COP21 climate goals;
Amendment 89 #
2015/2113(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to prioritise the smart cities network in order to stimulate and exchange best practices and to fully exploit the potential of local and regional energy efficiency and greenhouse gas mitigating projects and measures; proposes to bring together all multi-level governance partners in an operational interface and to actively involve the Covenant of Mayors in such a transparent platform;
Amendment 93 #
2015/2113(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Looks forward to initiatives that empower the consumers to take control of their energy use, encourage them to commit and invest in decentralised energy and to protect them from energy poverty;
Amendment 94 #
2015/2113(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Calls on the Commission to develop innovative financial incentives, instruments for decarbonisation- investments, to mobilise the full potential of energy efficiency gains in the housing sector, also with regard to sustainable retrofitting of houses of vulnerable families and citizens ;
Amendment 95 #
2015/2113(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Calls on the Commission to stimulate cooperative initiatives as this will encourage investments in renewable energy generation and as citizens’ participation in energy cooperatives can increase both their awareness of the advantages of efficient energy consumption and their control over energy prices;
Amendment 117 #
2015/2113(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission to urgently step up the EU’s efforts to pursue the decarbonisation of the transport sector, while respecting the technology neutrality principle and preserving the value of affordable mobility for citizens and businesses;
Amendment 134 #
2015/2113(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Insists on the need for more ambitious EU initiatives for developing and stimulating incentives for the roll-out of alternative fuels infrastructure, to further incentivise the production and use of advanced biofuels and, to speed up the electrification of transport; and the use of natural gas - liquefied natural gas (LNG) and compressed natural gas (CNG) - and, where appropriate, hydrogen in transport infrastructures.
Amendment 162 #
2015/2113(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Reaffirms the EU’s and its Member States’ firm commitment to complete the single energy market, ensuring the strict application of the acquis and calls on the Commission to propose a mandatory 15% target of cross border interconnection infrastructure, in particular for renewable electricity, by 202530;
Amendment 176 #
2015/2113(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls on the Commission to reinforce its support for a decarbonised energy system by promoting the effective use of all available funding instruments, in particular the future European Fund for Strategic Investments, for strategic infrastructure projects and environmentally sustainable projects, expansion of renewable energy and resource efficiency;
Amendment 179 #
2015/2113(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Reaffirms the importance of the upgrading of existing low-carbon technologies, the development and market uptake of CCSU projects (carbon capture and storage/use) and storage of renewable energy;
Amendment 190 #
2015/2113(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Stresses the importance of completing the Internal Market for gas by ensuring the implementation of the necessary regulatory framework and the completion of priority infrastructure; Calls for the completion of a South-North gas reverse flow (TENP-Transitgas) to ensure greater access to natural gas coming from North Africa, the Caspian and LNG; supports the diversification of Europe’s gas supplies, particularly by strengthening gas flows from North Africa and from the Caspian region;
Amendment 76 #
2015/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that in case of a gap between the level of ambitions of the aggregated INDC presented before Paris and the necessary level of greenhouse gases reduction, it will be necessary to elaborate a work programme which will start in 2016 in order to define the additional reduction measures; calls for a comprehensive review process, which will be conducted every five years, will ensure the dynamism of the implemented mechanism and will allow an assessment on whether to reinforce the level of ambition of reduction commitments in accordance with the most recent scientific data; calls on the EU to support legally binding 5-year commitment periods so as to avoid locking into low level of ambition, increase political accountability and allow for revision of targets to match scientific adequacy;
Amendment 87 #
2015/2112(INI)
5. Calls for general reinvigoration of the EU’s climate policy which would help build momentum in international climate discussions and are in line with upper limit of the EU’s commitment to reduce its GHG emissions to 95% below 1990 levels by 2050; considers that a binding EU 2030 540% reduction target for greenhouse gas emissions compared to 1990 levels is the absolute minimum required to stay on track for the below 2° C target and is both realistic and affordable; moreover calls for a bindingn EU 2030 energy efficiency target of 40 %, in line with research on cost- effective energy saving potential and a binding EU 2030 target of producing at least 4527 % of total final energy consumption from renewable energy sources;
Amendment 124 #
2015/2112(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Clarifies that, although the second commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol will be limited in its extent, it should be seen as a very important interim step, and therefore calls on Parties, including EU Member States, to ratify the second commitment period rapidly, as the EP completesd its part by giving its consent; believes that such efforts and transparency is necessary to help understand mutual efforts and build trust among all Parties towards the Paris Conference;
Amendment 93 #
2015/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas, on 4 February 2016, only 279 of the 39 600 asylum seekers awaiting reassignment from Italian reception facilities to other Member States had actually been relocated, while in the case of Greece 266 out of the 66 400 projected relocations had actually taken place;
Amendment 313 #
2015/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Underlines that military operations should not be the predominate aspect of any holistic approach to migration and rReiterates that Operation Sophia must not distract assets already deployed in the Mediterranean from saving lives at sea;
Amendment 389 #
2015/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Considers it appropriate therefore to extend relocation arrangements to all nationalities following the relocation of all those belonging to nationalities for which the proportion of positive decisions granting international protection in the Union has been 75 % or more for the preceding three months;
Amendment 638 #
2015/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
Paragraph 40
40. Emphasises that hosting Member States must offer refugees support and opportunities to integrate and build a life in their new society and – as provided for in the Qualifications Directive12 – this should also include effective access to democratic structures in society; emphasises that integration is a two-way process and that respect for the values upon which the EU is built must be an integral part of the integration process; __________________ 12 Directive 2011/95/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011 on standards for the qualification of third-country nationals or stateless persons as beneficiaries of international protection, for a uniform status for refugees or for persons eligible for subsidiary protection, and for the content of the protection granted (OJ L 337, 20.12.2011, p. 9).
Amendment 758 #
2015/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49
Paragraph 49
49. Acknowledges that, in the light of the fact that, in 2014, 36 % of third country nationals who were ordered to leave the Union were effectively returned, there is a need to improve the effectiveness of the Union’s return system, also by concluding new readmission agreements, in particular with African countries, that should be added to the 17 agreements already drawn up by the EU;
Amendment 1039 #
2015/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 86 a (new)
Paragraph 86 a (new)
86a. The Union should make the allocation of economic resources for international cooperation projects to assist developing countries conditional upon the full and effective cooperation of those countries with regard to the control of outgoing migration flows and the return of migrants who are denied political asylum or other forms of international protection;
Amendment 1096 #
2015/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 92 a (new)
Paragraph 92 a (new)
92a. Calls on the European Council to consider military intervention in Libya and Syria, under the auspices of the United Nations, with the aim of combating ISIS and human traffickers in order to stem outgoing migration flows;
Amendment 1156 #
2015/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 104
Paragraph 104
104. Notes that, prior to the increased migratory flows into the Union in 2015, according to an OECD and Commission study of 2014, the working-age population (15-64) in the Union will decline by 7.5 million between 2013 and 2020, and that if net migration were to be excluded from their projections, the decline would be even more pronounced, as it would amount to a reduction of the working age population by 11.7 million; calls on the Commission, therefore, to submit to the Member States a set of measures with a view to boosting the birth rate, in order to avoid having to resort to workers from third countries because of the decline of the European population;
Amendment 1181 #
2015/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 110
Paragraph 110
Amendment 7 #
2015/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the European doctrine of the right of competition, which seeks to favour the consumer’s purchasing power, has had a strong influence on the functioning of the food supply chain;
Amendment 20 #
2015/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. having regard to the risk, which is increasingly frequent thanks to vertical integration, of conflicts of interest affecting distributors who sell both their own and their competitors’ products;
Amendment 62 #
2015/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
Ja. whereas European competition law should enable the final consumer to purchase goods at a competitive price, but must also ensure free and fair competition between undertakings, notably in order to encourage them to innovate;
Amendment 90 #
2015/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the setting up of the Supply Chain Initiative, which has resulted in the adoption of a set of principles of good practice in B2B relations in the food supply chain and a voluntary framework for the implementation of those principles; believes that efforts to promote fair trading practices in the food supply chain can make a real impact; regrets, however, that farmers’ organisations had no choice but to withdraw from the agreement since their demands had not been sufficiently taken into account;
Amendment 95 #
2015/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the principles of good practice and the list of examples of fair and unfair practices in vertical relations in the food supply chain; shares the view that these standards now need to be enforced and their effectiveness assessed;
Amendment 101 #
2015/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. WelcomNotes the setting up of national platforms of organisations and businesses in the food supply chain to promote fair trading practices and seek to put an end to UTPs, but wonders whether they are really effective;
Amendment 111 #
2015/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Recognises there to be an extremely fragmented spectrum of public and private legislation across the 28 Member States in the field of UTPs in the food supply chain, with this reflecting the widespread belief that UTPs ought to be addressed via political initiatives rather than in terms of specific issues, even if major differences of opinion remain as to the ensuing results;
Amendment 123 #
2015/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Confirms the existence of UTPs in the food supply chain despite all the mechanisms described above, and acknowledges that they are contrary to the basic principles of law;
Amendment 124 #
2015/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Confirms the existence of UTPs in the food supply chain and acknowledges that they are contrary to the basic principles of law and that they stem from imbalances in contractual powers in a concentrated market that are on a scale exceeding that of a dominant position within the meaning of antitrust rules;
Amendment 131 #
2015/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Emphasises that any serious analysis of UTPs cannot fail to take into account the new economic paradigm that has emerged in recent years: a mass retail sector (MRS) in which market access and competition at points of sale has become a critical competitive variable under the control of supermarkets. Some competition authorities have stressed not only the role played by MRS buyers, but also identified specific practices that transfer excessive and/or unjustified risk to suppliers and which could undermine their competitiveness. They have also found that ‘private labels’ introduce a horizontal dimension to competition in respect of industrial brands which had never previously been a factor;
Amendment 143 #
2015/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Points out that UTPs imposed by parties in a stronger bargaining position clearly have a negative impact, including on employment; stresses that UTPs can hamper investment and product innovation;
Amendment 144 #
2015/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Points out that UTPs imposed by parties in a stronger bargaining position clearly have a negative impact; stresses that UTPs can hamper investment and product innovation, quality and variety and may therefore reduce the choices available to consumers;
Amendment 167 #
2015/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Acknowledges, nonetheless, that voluntary and self-regulatory schemes are not enough to put an end to UTPs once and for all, owing to the lack of effective enforcement mechanisms; since in view of the relative strengths of the players on this market it is unlikely that the situation will be satisfactorily resolved via a freely- negotiated agreement; recognises that purely voluntary codes are very important and useful for identifying issues. However, they also have major drawbacks, such as the broad scope for non-participation, conflicts of interest, dispute settlement mechanisms that fail to reflect supplier ‘fear factor’, the lack of genuine penalties for non-compliance and scant or non-participation by the competent authorities;
Amendment 179 #
2015/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses that action to combat UTPs will help to ensure the proper functioning of the internal market and to develop cross- border trading in the EU; the fragmented nature of the markets in the EU exposes European suppliers, distributors and consumers to a range of diverse market conditions, with certain behaviour being permitted in some Member States but not in others. This results in inequitable surplus distribution along the value chain in the various countries concerned;
Amendment 189 #
2015/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Considers it essential to change the paradigm underlying European competition law which, since the Treaty of Rome, has served the consumer-citizen by the continual lowering of prices and which, now that Europe is faced with mass unemployment, must increasingly take into account the interests of the worker-citizen;
Amendment 190 #
2015/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls on the Commission to be strict in its application of European competition law and in particular to impose firm penalties for abuse of a dominant position in the food supply chain;
Amendment 191 #
2015/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Calls on the Commission to submit to Parliament as soon as possible the evaluation report announced in its communication of 15 July 2014;
Amendment 192 #
2015/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 c (new)
Paragraph 14 c (new)
14c. Calls on the Commission to assess the progress achieved by the Supply Chain Initiative and its national platforms;
Amendment 193 #
2015/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 d (new)
Paragraph 14 d (new)
14d. Calls on the Commission to evaluate the application mechanisms put in place by the Member States to boost the confidence of all parties in the proper functioning of a sustainable food supply chain;
Amendment 194 #
2015/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 e (new)
Paragraph 14 e (new)
14e. Calls on the Commission to propose, on the basis of its report announced in its communication of 15 July 2014, additional legal or other measures to be put in place at EU level to counteract the scourge of UTPs;
Amendment 217 #
2015/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Urges the Commission to submit specific proposals for EU legislation or other regulatory tools banning UTPs in the food supply chain that will enable markets to operate as they should and fair and transparent relations to be maintained between food producers, suppliers and distributors;
Amendment 218 #
2015/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Urges the Commission to submit specific proposals for EU legislation banning UTPs in the food supply chain that will enable markets to operate as they should and fair and transparent. Economic regulation may prove necessary in order to prevent market disruption and the devastating effects of this on consumers, as well as repercussions that go beyond the interests of those immediately affected. Competition rules operate on an ex-post basis, when ex-ante regulations to be maintained between food producers, suppliers and distributors would be preferable to resolve structural issues and create market access conditions, providing potential market entrants with legal certainty and hence encouraging them to invest. Such regulation might also take into consideration other public policies that merit protection;
Amendment 223 #
2015/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Stresses that the experience of public intervention in other sectors suggests that economic regulation is a necessary complement to competition rules. Regulatory action has been taken to protect against the dangers of anti-competitive practices, despite the fact that no individual operators enjoyed dominant positions, in the fields of computerised reservation services, the interconnectivity of mobile telecommunications networks and the provision of internet access services. In other words, the Commission’s passive attitude in respect of the food supply chain contrasts with its proactive approach in other sectors;
Amendment 238 #
2015/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Suggests that work should begin onat EU rules on the establishment or recognition of national public agencieslevel, including legislative work, for the establishment of public agencies at national level with responsibility for enforcing laws to combat unfair practices in the food supply chain; takes the view that public agencies of this kind should be empowered to conduct investigations on their own initiative and on the basis of informal information and complaints dealt with on a confidential basis (thus overcoming the fear factor), as well as to impose penalties;
Amendment 239 #
2015/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Suggests that it might be more appropriate, given the current tendency in various Member States, and the burgeoning body of literature on private regulation, to move towards co-regulation rather than straightforward self- regulation. Suggests that work should begin on EU rules on the establishment or recognition of national public agencies with responsibility for enforcing laws and/or voluntary codes to combat unfair practices in the food supply chain; takes the view that public agencies of this kind should be empowered to conduct ex oficio investigations on their own initiative andor on the basis of informal information andor complaints dealt with on a confidential basis (thus overcoming the fear factor), as well as to impose penalties;
Amendment 248 #
2015/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Believes strongly that a single, clear, precise and binding definition of UTPs should be drawn up, so as to allow effective common rules to be laid down with a view to combating such practices;
Amendment 258 #
2015/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls for due account to be taken, when drafting rules in this area, of the specific features of each market and the legal requirements obtaining on it, the different situations and approaches in individual Member States, the degree of consolidation or fragmentation of individual markets, and other significant factors; takes the view that such regulatory efforts should ensure that there is relatively broad discretion to tailor the measures to be taken to the specific features of each market and should be based on the general principle of improving enforcement by involva considerable degree of harmonisation of practices withing the relevant public agenciessingle market;
Amendment 259 #
2015/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls for due account to be taken, when drafting rules in this area, of the specific features of each market and the legal requirements obtaining on it, the different situations and approaches in individual Member States, the degree of consolidation or fragmentation of individual markets, and other significant factors; takes the view that such regulatory efforts should ensure that there is relatively broad discretion to tailor the measures to be taken to the specific features of each market and should be based on the general principle of improving enforcement by involving the relevant public agencies; stresses that one solution may be an EU framework that complements the voluntary codes and establishes general principles that reflect the differing situations at national level. This would mean that the Member States which already have effective systems could leave these very much unaltered (with small adjustments to bring them into line with any joint measures adopted). Member States with ineffectual systems could improve them, while those without any system could introduce one based on shared EU principles;
Amendment 267 #
2015/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on the Commission to assess the voluntary and self-regulatory schemes put in place to date and. Matters in this area hinge on the quantitative and qualitative assessment of the issues raised and resolved by the various operators in the food supply chain. Calls also the Commission to assess the effectiveness of the regulatory action taken at national and EU level; calls for an assessment of the likely impact of the various types of EU regulatory action that have been proposed, with due account being taken of all the possible implications for the various stakeholders and for consumer welfare;
Amendment 272 #
2015/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Amendment 282 #
2015/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 3
3. Any lack of conformity with the contract which becomes apparent within two yearsix months from the time indicated in paragraphs 1 and 2 is presumed to have existed at the time indicated in paragraphs 1 and 2 unless this is incompatible with the nature of the goods or with the nature of the lack of conformity.
Amendment 330 #
2015/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
The reduction of price shall be proportionate to the decrease in the value of the goods which were received by the consumer compared to the value the goods would have if in conformity with the contract. In determining the amount of the reduction or the amount to be repaid, account shall be taken of use of the goods by the consumer.
Amendment 344 #
2015/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. A minor defect shall not constitute grounds for termination of the contract.
Amendment 372 #
2015/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 1 a (new)
The consumer shall forfeit his rights under this Directive if he fails to inform the seller of the lack of conformity within a period of two months from the date on which the defect was detected or could have been detected exercising normal care and attention.
Amendment 382 #
2015/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 4
Article 15 – paragraph 4
Amendment 392 #
2015/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 1 a (new)
If the defect is attributable to the manufacturer, the latter shall be jointly liable with the seller vis-à-vis the consumer, this liability being limited to the compulsory repair or replacement of defective goods within the deadlines and in the manner determined by the Member States in accordance with national law.
Amendment 643 #
2015/0287(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. TWhe burden of proof with respect to the conformity with the contract at the time indicated in Article 10 shall be on the supplierre a lack of conformity becomes apparent within two years from the time indicated in paragraph 10, the supplier shall be liable in respect of that lack of conformity.
Amendment 646 #
2015/0287(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 647 #
2015/0287(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Unless there is evidence to the contrary, any lack of conformity that becomes apparent within six months from the time indicated in Article 10 shall be presumed to have already existed at that time.
Amendment 654 #
2015/0287(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. Paragraph 1b shall not apply where the supplier shows that the digital environment of the consumer is not compatible with interoperability and other technical requirements of the digital content and where the supplier informed the consumer of such requirements before the conclusion of the contract.
Amendment 751 #
2015/0287(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 4
Article 12 – paragraph 4
4. The reduction in price shall be proportionate to the decrease in the value of the digital content which was received by the consumer compared to the value of the digital content that is in conformity with the contract. In determining the amount of the reduction or the amount to be repaid, account shall be taken of use of the digital content by the consumer.
Amendment 822 #
2015/0287(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. A minor defect shall not constitute grounds for termination of the contract.
Amendment 831 #
2015/0287(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 4
Article 13 – paragraph 4
Amendment 837 #
2015/0287(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 5
Article 13 – paragraph 5
5. Where the digital content has been supplied in exchange for a payment of a price and overDuring the period of time stipulated in the contract, the consumer may terminate the contract only in relation to that part of the period of time where the digital content has not been in conformity with the contract.
Amendment 195 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Definitions of municipal waste, construction and demolition waste, the final recycling process, and backfilling need to be included in Directive 2008/98/EC so that the scope of these concepts is clarified. In the definition of "construction and demolition waste", it should be considered that construction and demolition activities may generate other types of waste to which Chapters 14, 15, 16 of Decision 2014/955/EU should apply.
Amendment 199 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) Hazardous and non hazardous waste should be identified according to the rules of Decision 2014/955 amending Decision 2000/532/EC on the list of waste pursuant to Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulation 1357/2014 replacing Annex III to Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on waste and repealing certain Directives.
Amendment 223 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) In order to ensure the smooth functioning of the internal market and a high level of environmental protection across the Union, the Commission, on the basis of a continuous monitoring of national situations which can be publicly accessible, should, as general rule, be empowered to adopt delegated act establishing harmonised provisions related to the end-of-waste status to certain types of waste. Where criteria have not been set up at a Union level, Member States should be able to establish at national level end-of-waste detailed criteria for certain waste in accordance with specific conditions. Where such criteria have not been established either at national level or at Union level, Member States should ensure that waste, which has undergone a recovery operation, is considered to have ceased to be waste if it complies with specific conditions which should be verified on a case-by-case basis by the national competent authority.
Amendment 233 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Extended producer responsibility schemes form an essential part of efficient waste management, but their effectiveness and performance differ significantly between Member States. Thus, it is necessary to set minimum operating requirements for extended producer responsibility. Those requirements should reduce costs and boost performance, as well as ensure a level-playing field, including for small and medium sized enterprises, and avoid obstacles to the smooth functioning of the internal market. They should also contribute to the incorporation of end-of-life costs into product prices and provide incentives for producers to take better into account recyclability and reusability when designing their products. The requirements should apply to both new and existing extended producer responsibility schemes. A transitional period is however necessary for existing extended producer responsibility schemes to adapt their structures and procedures to the new requirements. The possibility to apply the extended produced responsibility scheme should be based on a feasibility study.
Amendment 235 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Extended producer responsibility schemes form an essential part of efficient waste management, but their effectiveness and performance differ significantly between Member States. Thus, it is necessary to set minimum operating requirements for extended producer responsibility schemes. Those requirements should reduce costs and boost performance, facilitate better implementation of separate collection and sorting, ensure better quality recycling, help secure access to secondary raw material in a cost-efficient manner, as well as ensure a level-playing field, including for small and medium sized enterprises, and avoid obstacles to the smooth functioning of the internal market. They should also contribute to the incorporation of end-of-life costs into product prices and provide incentives for producers to take better into account recyclability and reusability when designing their productsource efficiency, recyclability, reusability, reparability when designing their products, and encourage the phasing out of hazardous substances of very high concern, where suitable alternatives exist for the intended use, in accordance with the legal obligations set by REACH when designing their products. Their implementation of the minimum requirements for extended producer responsibility should be overseen by independent authorities and should be without any additional financial burden to public bodies and consumers. The requirements should apply to both new and existing extended producer responsibility schemes. A transitional period is however necessary for existing extended producer responsibility schemes to adapt their structures and procedures to the new requirements.
Amendment 242 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Waste prevention is the most efficient way to improve resource efficiency and to reduce the environmental impact of waste. It is important therefore that Member States take appropriate measures to prevent waste generation and monitor and assess progress in the implementation of such measures and promote durable, recyclable, reusable materials of high quality. An important aspect of waste prevention can be the reduction of hazardous substances in materials where these substances cannot be managed safely in accordance with existing legislation on chemicals. To boost waste prevention, it is important therefore that Member States set up national prevention reduction targets taking appropriate measures to prevent waste generation and littering, including the use of adequate economic instruments and awareness campaigns for citizens. Member States should monitor and assess progress in the implementation of these measures as well as progress in the reduction of waste generation and aim at decoupling it from economic growth. In order to ensure a uniform measurement of the overall progress made in the implementation of waste prevention measures, common indicators should be established within 18 months from the entry into force of this directive.
Amendment 254 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Member States should take measures to promote prevention and reduction of food waste in line with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 25 September 2015, and in particular its target of halving food waste by 2030. These measures should aim to prevent food waste in primary production, in processing and manufacturing, in retail and other distribution of food, in restauraand reduce food waste at all stages and in all forms of consumption and prevents and food services as well as in householdreduce food losses along the production and supply chains. Having regard to the environmental, social and economic benefits of preventing food wasteand reducing food waste and food losses, Member States should establish specific food waste prevention measures in their waste prevention programmes, in order to contribute to reaching the Union-wide 50% food waste reduction target by 2030 and should measure progress made in food waste reduction and food losses. To facilitate exchange of good practice across the EU both between Member States and between, food business operators, uniform and civil society, harmonised methodologies for such measurement should be established. Reporting on food waste and loss levels should take place on a biennial basis. In order to avoid food waste, Member States should facilitate the recovery and redistribution of healthy and nutritious foodstuffs for human consumption by, for example, establishing agreements that enable all the actors in the food distribution chain to make unsold products available to the food aid organisations for which this is technically possible. The Commission should present guidelines for the recovery and redistribution of healthy and nutritious foodstuffs for human consumption.
Amendment 381 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 3 – point 1a – point a – indent 2
Article 3 – point 1a – point a – indent 2
- bulky waste, including white goods, mattresses, furniture;
Amendment 402 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 3 – point 1 a – paragraph 2
Article 3 – point 1 a – paragraph 2
Municipal waste does not include waste from sewage network and treatment, including sewage sludge and construction and demolition waste and waste generated in production sites (including warehouses), except for waste generated in canteens, factory outlets, offices and areas that are open to the public. This definition applies in accordance with the requirements of Directive 2012/19/EU and Directive 2006/66/EC;’
Amendment 423 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 3 – point 2a
Article 3 – point 2a
Amendment 454 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point e
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point e
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 3 – point 16
Article 3 – point 16
16. "preparing for re-use" means checking, cleaning or repairing recovery operations, by which waste, products or components of products that have become waste and that have been collected by a recognised preparation for re-use operator or deposit-refund scheme are prepared so that they can be re-used without any other pre-processing and without any prejudice to consumer's health and safety and to the protection of the environment;
Amendment 480 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point f
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point f
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 3 – point 17b
Article 3 – point 17b
17b. "backfilling" means any recovery operation where suitable waste is used for reclamation purposes in excavated areas or for engineering purposes in landscaping and where the waste is a substitute for cnonstruction-waste materials in comparable quantities instead of other non-waste materials which would otherwise have been used for that purpose; '; By "suitable waste" it is intended waste which complies with existing technical standards or, in the absence of such, to those for which a specific risk analysis has been carried out in relation to the characteristics of the area to which they are destined.
Amendment 503 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point f c (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point f c (new)
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 3 – point 23 (new)
Article 3 – point 23 (new)
(fc) The following point 23 is inserted: (23) 'food waste' means any food intended for human consumption which is lost, thrown away or degraded at a stage in the food supply chain. Products which are redirected to become donated food or animal feed are not regarded as food waste. If it has not been possible to find any food use within a short time, taking into account the perishable nature of certain products, other uses for the products with a view to non-food use for purposes of fertilisation, composting or production of biogas cannot be regarded as food waste.
Amendment 547 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall ensure that aA substance or object resulting from a production process the primary aim of which is not the production of that substance or object is considered not to be waste, but to be a by-product if the following conditions are met:
Amendment 563 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b
2. TWhere necessary, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 38a in order to establish detailed criteria on the application of the conditions laid down in paragraph 1 to specific substances or objects.
Amendment 568 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point c
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall notify the Commission of technical regulations adopted under paragraph 1 in accordance with Directive 2015/1535/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 September 2015 laying down a procedure for the provision of informWhere criteria have not been set at Union level in accordance with the procedure set out in paragraph 2, Member States may, on a case-by-case basis, establish detailed criteria on the application inof the field of technical regulations and of rules on Information Society services (*) where so required by that Directiveconditions laid down in paragraph 1 to specific substances or objects.
Amendment 589 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall be empowered, on the basis of a continuous monitoring of national situations which can be publicly accessible, to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 38a in order to establish detailed criteria on the application of the conditions laid down in paragraph 1 to certain waste. Those detailed criteria shall include limit values for pollutants where necessary and shall take into account any possible adverse environmental effects of the substance or object.
Amendment 602 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
4. Where criteria have not been set at Union level in accordance with the procedure set out in paragraph 2, Member States may, on a case-by-case basis, establish detailed criteria on the application of the conditions laid down in paragraph 1 to specific substances or objects. Member States shall notify the Commission of technical regulations adopted under paragraph 1 in accordance with Directive 2015/1535/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 September 2015 laying down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical regulations and of rules on Information Society services (*) where so required by that Directive.
Amendment 645 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point b
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Such measures may encourage, inter alia, the development, production and marketing of products that are suitable for multiple use, that are technically durable and that are, after having become waste, suitable for preparation for re-use and recycling in order to facilitate proper implementation of the waste hierarchy. The measures should take into account the impact of products throughout their life cycle and relevant Union legislation and standards already applicable to products.
Amendment 657 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point c
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 8 – paragraph 5
Article 8 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission shall organise an exchange of information between Member States and the actors involved in producer responsibility schemes on the practical implementation of the requirements defined in Article 8a and on best practices to ensure adequate governance and cross- border cooperation of extended producer responsibility schemes. This includes, inter alia, exchange of information on the organisational features and the monitoring of producer responsibility organisations, best practices on the definition of fees and optimized costs, the selection of waste management operators and the prevention of littering. The Commission shall publish the results of the exchange of information. and may provide guidelines on relevant aspects
Amendment 672 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 8a – paragraph 1 – indent 1
Article 8a – paragraph 1 – indent 1
- define in a clear way the roles and responsibilities of producers of products placing goods on the market of the Union, organisations implementing extended producer responsibility on their behalf, private or public waste operators involved, local authorities, distributors and retailers and, where appropriate, recognised preparation for re-use operators, by consulting and involving operators themselves;
Amendment 682 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 8a – paragraph 1 – indent 3
Article 8a – paragraph 1 – indent 3
- establish a reporting system to gather data on the products placed on the Union market by the producers subject to extended producer responsibility. Once these products become waste, the reporting system shall ensure that data is gathered on the collection and treatment of that wastecollection and treatment of the waste deposited at collection facilities handled/managed by producers, organisations implementing extended producer responsibility on their behalf and collection and treatment by other actors than producers, specifying, where appropriate, the waste material flows;.
Amendment 688 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 8a – paragraph 1 – indent 4
Article 8a – paragraph 1 – indent 4
- ensure equal treatment and non- discrimination between producers of products and with regards to small and medium enterprises and providers of collection, transport and treatment services.
Amendment 712 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 8a – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 8a – paragraph 3 – point a
Amendment 723 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 8a – paragraph 3 – point d – indent 2
Article 8a – paragraph 3 – point d – indent 2
- the financial contributions paid byfees charged by the scheme to the producers;
Amendment 735 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 8a – paragraph 4 – point a – introductory words
Article 8a – paragraph 4 – point a – introductory words
(a) cover the entirntribute in covering the cost of waste management for the products it puts on the Union market, including alltaking into account the following:
Amendment 781 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
(b) are modulated on the basis of the real end-of-life cost of individual products or groups of similar products, notablyinter alia by taking into account their durability, re- usability and recyclability, and provided that the modulation does not negatively impact resource efficiency over the life cycle of the product or waste prevention, in line with the waste hierarchy;
Amendment 783 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 8a – paragraph 4 – point b
Article 8a – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) are modulated on the basis of the real end-of-life cost of individual products or groups of similar products, notablyinter alia by taking into account their re-usability and recyclabilitypairability, re- usability and the presence of hazardous substances, hereby taking a life-cycle approach and aligned with the requirements set by Union relevant legislation;
Amendment 855 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – indent 1 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – indent 1 a (new)
- encourage the use of by-products;
Amendment 917 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – indent 5 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – indent 5 a (new)
- reduce the content of hazardous substances in materials and products where these substances cannot be managed safely in accordance with existing legislation on chemicals;
Amendment 942 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall monitor and assess the implementation of their food waste prevention measures by measuring levels of food waste on the basis of a common methodologies established in accordance with paragraph 4y. By 31 December 2016 at the latest, the Commission shall adopt a delegated act in accordance with Article 38a to establish the methodology, including minimum quality requirements, for uniform measurement of levels of food waste.
Amendment 1273 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21 a (new)
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 37 a (new)
Article 37 a (new)
Amendment 1295 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 24 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 24 a (new)
(24a) In Annex II, the following point is inserted: “R13 a: preposition for re-use.”
Amendment 111 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) It should be specified in this Directive that the activities of a dealer include not only the manufacturing but also the modification or conversion of a firearm which classifies it for another category according to Annex I part II, such as the shortening of a complete firearm, and in addition the modification or conversion of parts of firearms and of ammunition, and that, therefore, only authorised dealers should be permitted to engage in those activities. This Directive should not prevent, where allowed by national law, individuals from preparing ammunition or from modifying non- essential components of firearms for personal use.
Amendment 130 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 b (new)
Recital 3 b (new)
Amendment 146 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Bodies concerned with the cultural and historical aspects of weaponsIt should be possible for Member States to choose to authorise persons dedicated to the gathering, study and conservation of firearms and associated artefacts for historical, cultural, scientific, technical, educational, aesthetic or heritage purpose and recognised as such by the Member State in whose territory they are established and holding in theirto possession firearms classified in category A acquired before the date of entry into force of this Directive should be able to keep those firearms in their possession subject to authorisation by the Member State concerned and provided that those firearms have been deactivated. , provided that those persons demonstrate, prior to being granted authorisation, that they have taken the necessary measures to address any risks to public security or safety, including by way of secure storage. Any such authorisation should take into account and reflect the specific situation, including the nature of the collection and its purposes.
Amendment 260 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Selling arrangements of firearms and their essential components by means of distance communication may pose a serious threat to security as they are more difficult to control than the conventional selling methods, especially as regards the on line verification of the legality of authorisations. It is therefore appropriate to limit the selling of arms and components by means of distance communication, notably internet, to dealers and brokersshould where allowed under national law, be possible provided that it takes place under conditions, so as to allow verification of identity and of the right to engage in such transaction.
Amendment 307 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 1 a (new)
Article 1 – point 1 a (new)
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 1 – paragraph 1a
Article 1 – paragraph 1a
Amendment 314 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 1 – point a
Article 1 – point 1 – point a
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 1 – paragraph 1b
Article 1 – paragraph 1b
1b. For the purposes of this Directive, "essential component" shall mean the barrel, frame, receiver, slide or cylinder, bolt or breaech block and any device designed or adapted to diminish the sound caused by firing a firearm which, being separate objects, are included in the category of the firearms on which they are or are intended to be mounted.
Amendment 332 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 1 – point b
Article 1 – point 1 – point b
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 1 – paragraph 1e
Article 1 – paragraph 1e
1e. For the purposes of this Directive, "broker" shall mean any natural or legal person, other than a dealer, his agents or representatives, whose trade or business consists wholly or partly in buying, selling or arranging the transfer within a Member State, from one Member State to another Member State or exporting to a third country fully assembled firearms, their parts and ammunition.
Amendment 390 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 1 – point d
Article 1 – point 1 – point d
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point ii
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point ii
(ii) the manufacture, trade, exchange, hiring out, repair or conversion of paressential components of firearms;
Amendment 396 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 1 – point d
Article 1 – point 1 – point d
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point iii
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point iii
(iii) the manufacture, trade, exchange or conversion, other than for personal use, of ammunition.
Amendment 446 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 3
Article 1 – point 3
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
For the purposes of identifying and tracing each assembled firearm, Member States shall, at the time ofwithout delay after the manufacture or import of each firearm or at the time of import into the Union, require a unique marking including the name of the manufacturer, the country or place of manufacture, the serial number and the year of manufacture, if not already part of the serial number, in accordance with the provisions of the Convention for the Reciprocal Recognition of Proof Marks on Small Arms of 1 July 1969. This shall be without prejudice to the affixing of the manufacturer's trademark.
Amendment 467 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 3
Article 1 – point 3
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
The marking shall be affixed to the receiver or the body of the firearm.
Amendment 473 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 3
Article 1 – point 3
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Member States shall ensure that each elementary package of complete ammunition is marked so as to provide the name of the manufacturer, the identification batch (lot) number, the calibre and the type of ammunition and the marking certifying that the ammunition have been verified in accordance with the provisions of the Convention for the Reciprocal Recognition of Proof Marks on Small Arms of 1 July 1969.
Amendment 492 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 4 – point a
Article 1 – point 4 – point a
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – second sentence
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – second sentence
This data-filing system shall record each firearm's type, make, model, calibre and serial number, as well as the names and addresses of the supplier and the person acquiring or possessing the firearm. The record of firearms, including deactivated firearms, shall be maintained until destruction of the firearm has been certified by the competent authorities.
Amendment 526 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6
Article 1 – point 6
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) are not likely tocannot objectively be a danger to themselves or others, to public order or to public safety; having been definitively convicted of a violentn intentional crime against the person shall be considered as indicative of such danger.
Amendment 534 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6
Article 1 – point 6
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1a (new)
Member States shall lay down rules on the storage of firearms to ensure that they are protected against theft and against access by unauthorised third parties.
Amendment 637 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6
Article 1 – point 6
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Article 6 – paragraph 3
The acquisition of firearms and their parts and ammunition concerning categories A, B and C by means of distance communication, as defined in Article 2 of Directive 97/7/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council(*), shall be authorised only with respect to dealers and brokers and shall be subject to the strict control of the Member States. subject to strict control by the Member States and shall take place under conditions allowing verification of the identity of the person making the acquisition and of his or her right to engage in such a transaction. (*) Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by Member States of the Commission's exercise of implementing powers (OJ L 55, 28.2.2011, p. 13).
Amendment 657 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 7
Article 1 – point 7
Amendment 702 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 8 a (new)
Article 1 – point 8 a (new)
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 765 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 13 – point a – point i
Article 1 – point 13 – point a – point i
Directive 91/477/EEC
Annex I – part II – point A – category A – point 7
Annex I – part II – point A – category A – point 7
Amendment 794 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 13 – point a – point ii
Article 1 – point 13 – point a – point ii
Directive 91/477/EEC
Annex I – part II – point A – category B – point 7
Annex I – part II – point A – category B – point 7
Amendment 2 #
Amendment 34 #
2015/0218(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
An annual duty free tariff quota of 35 017 500 tons is opened for imports into the Union of virgin olive oil originating in Tunisia and falling within CN codes 1509 10 10 and 1509 10 90.
Amendment 48 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council15 established a system for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Union in order to promote reductions of greenhouse gas emissions in a cost- effective and economically efficient manner in order to safeguard the international competitiveness of EU industry that does not lead to carbon and investment leakage. __________________ 15 Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC (OJ L 275, 25.10.2003, p. 32).
Amendment 96 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The European Council confirmed that a well-functioning, reformed EU ETS with an instrument to stabilise the market will be the main European instrument to achieve this target, with an annual reduction factor of 2.2% from 2021 onwards, free allocation not expiring but existing measures continuing after 2020 to prevent the risk of carbon leakage due to climate policy, as long as no comparable efforts are undertaken in other major economies, without reducing the share of allowances to be auctioned. The auction share should be expressed as a percentage figureclarity on the amount of auctioned allowances in the legislation, to enhance planning certainty as regards investment decisions, to increase transparency and to render the overall system simpler and more easily understandable.
Amendment 104 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) It is a key Union priority to establish a resilient Energy Union to provide secure, sustainable, competitive and affordable energy to its citizens. Achieving this requires continuation of ambitious climate action with the EU ETS as the cornerstone of Europe’s climate policy, and progress on the other aspects of Energy Union17. Implementing the ambition decided in the 2030 frameworkf the EU ETS is to remain the main Union instrument, its interaction with other Union and national policies that have an impact on the demand for EU ETS allowances needs to be taken into account. Implementing the ambition decided in the 2030 framework and adequately addressing the progress on other aspects of the Energy Union contributes to delivering a meaningful carbon price and continuing to stimulate cost-efficient greenhouse gas emission reductions. __________________ 17 COM(2015)80, establishing a Framework Strategy for a Resilient Energy Union with a Forward-Looking Climate Change Policy
Amendment 113 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Article 191(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union requires that Union policy is based on the principle that the polluter should pay and, on this basis, Directive 2003/87/EC provides for a transition to full auctioning over time. Avoiding carbon and investment leakage is a justification to postpone fullsuch a transition, and targeted free allocation of allowances to industry is justified in order to address genuine risks of increases in global greenhouse gas emissions inand diversion of investments to third countries where industry is not subject to comparable carbon constraints as long as comparable climate policy measures are not undertaken by other major economies. Additional achievements in sectors not falling under the scope of the EU ETS and not subject to a risk of carbon leakage, in particular in the building sector and sustainable transport, will decrease the amount of effort needed from the Union’s industry.
Amendment 121 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The auctioning of allowances remains the general rule, with free allocation as the exception. Consequently, and as confirmed by the European Council, the share of allowances to be auctioned, which was 572% over the period 2013-2020, should not be reduced. The Commission's Impact Assessment18 provides details on the auction share and specifies that this 57% share is made up of allowances auctioned on behalf of Member States,. Allowances originally covered by the transitional Union-wide rules for harmonised free allocation (which includinge allowances set aside for new entrants but not allocated, and allowances for modernising electricity generation in some Member States and allowances which are to be auctioned at a later point in time because of their placement in the Market Stability Reserve established by Decision (EU) 2015/… of the European Parliament and of the Council19 . __________________ 18 19Decision (EU) 2015/… of the European Parliament and of the Council of … concerning the establishment and operation of a market stability reserve for the Union greenhouse gas emission trading scheme and amending Directive 2003/87/EC (OJ L […], […], p. […]).that are unallocated due to closures and partial cessations) should not be considered to be auctioned allowances for the purposes of the calculation of the auction share. __________________ 18 SEC(2015)XX SWD(2015)135
Amendment 123 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Member States should partiaall fully compensate, in accordance with state aid rules, certain installations in sectors or sub- sectors which have been determined to be exposed to a significant risk of carbon leakage because of costs related to greenhouse gas emissions passed on in electricity prices. This objective must be achieved through a harmonized EU approach. The Protocol and accompanying decisions adopted by the Conference of the Parties in Paris need to provide for the dynamic mobilisation of climate finance, technology transfer and capacity building for eligible Parties, particularly those with least capabilities. Public sector climate finance will continue to play an important role in mobilising resources after 2020. Therefore, auction revenues should also be used for climate financing actions in vulnerable third countries, including adaptation to the impacts of climate. The amount of climate finance to be mobilised will also depend on the ambition and quality of the proposed Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs), subsequent investment plans and national adaptation planning processes. Member States should also use auction revenues to promote skill formation and reallocation of labour affected by the transition of jobs in a decarbonising economy.
Amendment 135 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) In order to reflect technological progress in the sectors concerned and adjust them to the relevant period of allocation, provisbenchmarks for free allocations to installations, should be made updated before the valuesstart of the benchmarks for free allocations to installations, determined on the basis of data from the years 2007-8, to be updated in line with observed average improvementfourth trading period in order to base free allocations on actual technological progress. That update should be carried out on the basis of robust, objective and verified data from installations. For reasons of predictability, thifurther updates should be done through applying a factor that represents the best assessment of progress across sectors, which should then take into accountalso be based on robust, objective and verified data from installations so that sectors whose rate of improvement differs considerably from this factor have a benchmark value closer to their actual rate of improvement. Where the data shows a substantial difference from that factor reduction of more than 0.5% of the 2007-8 value higher or lower per year over the relevant period, the related benchmark value shall be adjusted by that percentage. To ensure a level playing field for the production of aromatics, hydrogen and syngas in refineries and chemical plants, the benchmark values for aromatics, hydrogen and syngas should continue to be aligned to the refineries benchmarks.
Amendment 142 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Member States should partially compensate, in accordance with state aid rules, certain installations in sectors or sub-sectors which have been determined to bA centralised mechanism at Union level should be set up to fully compensate installations which are exposed to a significantgenuine risk of carbon leakage because of costs related todue to significant indirect costs that are actually the result of greenhouse gas emission costs passed on in electricity prices. The Protocol and accompanying decisions adopted by the Conference of the Parties in Paris need to provide for the dynamic mobilisation of climate finance, technology transfer and capacity building for eligible Parties, particularly those with least capabilities. Public sector climate finance will continue to play an important role in mobilising resources after 2020. Therefore, auction revenues should also be used for climate financing actions in vulnerable third countries, including adaptation to the impacts of climate. The amount of climate finance to be mobilised will also depend on the ambition and quality of the proposed Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs), subsequent investment plans and national adaptation planning processes. Member States should also use auction revenues to promote skill formation and reallocation of labour affected by the transition of jobs in a decarbonising economy.
Amendment 173 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) The existing provisions which are in place for small installations to be excluded from the EU ETS allow the installations which are excluded to remain so, and it should be made possible for Member States to update their list of excluded installations and for Member States currently not making use of this option to do so at the beginning of each trading period. Member States should ensure that alternative measures for installations that have opted out do not result in higher compliance costs. For small emitters covered by the EU ETS, monitoring, reporting and verification requirements should be simplified for such installations.
Amendment 183 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point -1 d (new)
Article 1 – point -1 d (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 3 – point u b (new)
Article 3 – point u b (new)
(-1d) In Article 3, the following point is added: '(ub) “small emitter” means an installation with low emissions which meets at least one of the following criteria: – the average annual emissions of that installation reported in the verified emission reports during the trading period immediately preceding the current trading period, with the exclusion of CO2 stemming from biomass and before subtraction of transferred CO2, were less than 50 000 tonnes of CO2(e) per year; – the average annual emissions referred to in the first indent are not available to that installation or are no longer applicable to that installation because of changes in the installation's boundaries or changes to the operating conditions of the installation, but the annual emissions of that installation for the next five years, with the exclusion of CO2 stemming from biomass and before subtraction of transferred CO2, is expected to be, based on a conservative estimation method, less than 50 000 tonnes of CO2(e) per year;'
Amendment 205 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 paragraph 1
Article 10 paragraph 1
From 2021 onwards, the share of allowances to be auctioned by Member States shall be 572%.
Amendment 241 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 4 – point a
Article 1 – point 4 – point a
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
From 2021 onwards, the share of allowances to be auctioned by Member States shall be 57%2%, which includes the 400 million allowances for the innovation fund.
Amendment 269 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a paragraph 1
Article 10a paragraph 1
The Commission shall be empowered to adopt a delegated act in accordance with Article 23. This act shall also provide for additional allocation from the new entrants reserve for significant production increases by applying the same thresholds and allocation adjustments as apply in respect of partial cessations of operation. To introduce more flexibility in the supply of free allowances, the threshold shall be lowered to reflect variation in real production levels. This threshold shall not exceed 10% of the yearly production level.
Amendment 292 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 a – paragraph 2
Article 10 a – paragraph 2
The benchmark values for free allocation shall be adjusted in order to avoid windfall profits and reflect technological progrtaking into consideration the real economic and technical development of industrial plants and processes in the period between 2007-8 and each later period for which free allocations are determineindividual sectors and subsectors in order to avoid win accordance with Article 11(1). This adjustment shall reduce the benchmark values set by the act adopted pursuant to Article 10a by 1% of the value that was set based on 2007-8 data in respect of each year between 2008 and the middle of the relevant period of free allocation, unless:dfall profits. This update shall be based on the average performance of the 10% most efficient installations in a sector or subsector in the Community in the years 2013-2017. The Commission shall consult the relevant stakeholders in this regard.
Amendment 296 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 4 – point d c (new)
Article 1 – point 4 – point d c (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 5
Article 10 – paragraph 5
(dc) paragraph 5 is replaced by the following: '5. The Commission shall monitor the functioning of the European carbon market. Each year, it shall submit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council on the functioning of the carbon market including the implementation of the auctions, liquidity and the volumes traded. In its monitoring report, the Commission shall give particular attention to the risk of carbon and investment leakage. The report shall also address the interaction between the EU ETS, non-ETS and other climate and energy measures at Union and national level, and shall analyse the effects of various policy instruments on the level of demand for Union allowances and its consequences on the supply- demand balance in the carbon market. The Commission shall calculate the equivalent number of allowances for closures that are reported by Member States. If necessary, Member States shall ensure that any relevant information is submitted to the Commission at least two months before the Commission adopts the report.'
Amendment 308 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 5 – point a a (new)
Article 1 – point 5 – point a a (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 10a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
(aa) In paragraph 1, subparagraph 3 is replaced by the following: 'The measures referred to in the first subparagraph shall, to the extent feasible, determine CommunityUnion-wide ex-ante benchmarks so as to ensure that allocation takes place in a manner that provides incentives for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions and energy efficient techniques, by taking account of the most efficient techniques, substitutes, alternative production processes, high efficiency cogeneration, efficient energy recovery of waste gases, use of biomass, and capture and storage of CO2, where such facilities are available, and shall not provide incentives to increase emissions. No free allocation shall be made in respect of any electricity production, except for cases falling within Article 10c and electricity produced from waste gases.', electricity produced from waste gases and electricity produced either in connection with industrial heat through high efficiency cogeneration as defined in Directive 2004/8/EC1a, provided that it is produced for the own consumption of the operators of the installations exposed to the risk of carbon leakage.' __________________ 1aDirective 2004/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 February 2004 on the promotion of cogeneration based on a useful heat demand in the internal energy market and amending Directive 92/42/EEC (OJ L 52, 21.2.2004, p. 50).
Amendment 316 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 a – paragraph 2
Article 10 a – paragraph 2
(i) On the basis of information submitted pursuant to Article 11, the Commission shall identify whether the values for each benchmark calculated using the principles in Article 10a differ from the annual reduction referred to above by more than 0.5% of the 2007-8 value higher or lower annually. If so, that benchmark value shall be adjusted either 0.5% or 1.5% in respect of each year between 2008 and the middle of the period for which free allocation is to be made;The benchmarks shall be reviewed once at the beginning of the 4th trading period., based on bottom-up real installation data and taking into account sector specific characteristics.
Amendment 320 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 5 – point b
Article 1 – point 5 – point b
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 – introductory part
Article 10a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 – introductory part
The benchmark values for free allocation shall be adjusted in order to avoid windfall profits and reflect technological progress in the period between 2007-8 and each later period for which free the average performance of the 10 % most efficient installocations are determined in accordance with Article 11(1). This adjustment shall reduce the benchmark values set by the act adopted pursuant to Article 10a by 1% of the value that was set based on 2007-8 data in respect of each year between 2008 and the middle of the relevant period of free allocation, unless:in a sector or subsector operating in the Union in the years 2013 to 2017. Benchmarks shall be set after consulting the relevant stakeholders to take into account the real economic and technical development of industrial plants and processes in the individual sectors and subsectors.
Amendment 336 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 5 – point b
Article 1 – point 5 – point b
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 – point i
Article 10a – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 – point i
Amendment 367 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point d
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point d
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a paragraph 6
Article 10a paragraph 6
Member States shouldall adopt financial measures, via a harmonised EU mechanism, in favour of sectors or sub- sectors which are exposed to a genuine risk of carbon leakage due to significant indirect costs that are actually incurred from greenhouse gas emission costs passed on in electricity prices, taking into account any effects on the internal market. Such financial measures to compensate part of these costs shall be in accordance with state aid rules.
Amendment 368 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 5 – point c
Article 1 – point 5 – point c
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 5
Article 10a – paragraph 5
Amendment 372 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 5 – point c
Article 1 – point 5 – point c
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 5
Article 10a – paragraph 5
In order to respect the auctioning share set out in Article 10, the sum of free allocations in every year where the sum of free allocations does not reach the maximum level that respects the Member State auctioning share, the remaining allowances up to that level shall be used to prevent or limit reduction of free allocations to respect the Member State auctioning share in later years. Where, nonetheless, the maximum level is reached, free allocations shall be adjusted accordingly. Any such adjustment shall be done in a uniform mantargeted in accordance with the risk of carbon leakage and shall in any case guarantee that 100% free allocation up to the level of the benchmarks is maintainerd.
Amendment 381 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 5 – point d
Article 1 – point 5 – point d
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
Article 10a – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 395 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 5 – point e – point i
Article 1 – point 5 – point e – point i
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1
Article 10a – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1
Allowances from the maximum amount referred to in Article 10a(5) of this Directive which were not allocated for free up to 2020 shall be set aside for new entrants and for significant production increases, together with of more than 10% expressed as the rolling average of verified production data for the two preceding years compared to the production activity reported in accordance with Article 11. In addition, 250 million allowances placed in the market stability reserve pursuant to Article 1(3) of Decision (EU) 2015/… of the European Parliament and of the Council(*). 1814 shall be set aside for this purpose.
Amendment 417 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 5 – point f
Article 1 – point 5 – point f
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1
Article 10a – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1
400 million allowances shall be available to support, taken from the share of allowances to be auctioned, shall be available to support and leverage investments, using different instruments managed by the European Investment Bank, in innovation in low-carbon technologies and processes in industrial sectors listed in Annex I, and to help stimulate the construction and operation of commercial demonstration projects that aim at the environmentally safe capture and geological storage (CCS) of CO2CCS and CCU as well as demonstration projects of innovative renewable energy technologies, energy conversion and storage, as well as electric battery development in the territory of the Union.
Amendment 424 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point f
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point f
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 8
Article 10a – paragraph 8
400 million allowances shall be available to support innovation in the whole range of low-carbon technologies and processes in industrial sectors listed in Annex I, and to help stimulate the construction and operation of commercial demonstration projects that aim at the environmentally safe capture and geological storage (CCS) of CO2 as well as demonstration projects of innovative renewable energy technologies, in the territory of the Union.
Amendment 468 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6
Article 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10b – paragraph 2 – introductory sentence
Article 10b – paragraph 2 – introductory sentence
2. Sectors and sub-sectors where the product from multiplying their intensity of trade with third countries by their emission intensity is above 0.18 may be included in the group referred to in paragraph 1, on the basis of a qualitative assessment using the following criteria:
Amendment 483 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10b – paragraph 2
Article 10b – paragraph 2
2. Sectors and sub-sectors where the product from multiplying their intensity of trade with third countries by their emission intensity is above 0.18 may be included in the group referred to in paragraph 1, on the basis of a qualitative assessment using the following criteria:
Amendment 495 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6
Article 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10b – paragraph 3
Article 10b – paragraph 3
3. Other sectors and sub-sectors are considered to be able to pass on more of the cost of allowances in product prices without losing market share, and shall be allocated allowances free of charge for the period up to 2030 at 30% of the quantity determined in accordance with the measures adopted pursuant to Article 10a.
Amendment 499 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6
Article 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10b – paragraph 4
Article 10b – paragraph 4
4. By 31 December 2019, the Commission shall adopt a delegated act for the preceding paragraphs for activities at a 4-digit level (NACE-4 code) or activities which are at the relevant level of disaggregation based on public and sector specific data as appropriate to comprise those activities covered by the EU ETS, as concerns paragraph 1, in accordance with Article 23,. The assessment of the intensity of trade shall be based on data for the three most recent calendar years available. For the calculation of the emission intensity the lowest value of kgCO2 since the establishment of the EU ETS shall be used.
Amendment 624 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 7
Article 1 – point 7
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10d – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 10d – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
The fund shall be governed by an investment board and a management committee, which shall be composed of ten representatives from the beneficiary Member States, the Commission, the EIB and threen representatives elected by the other Member States for a period of 5 years. The investment board shall be responsible to determine a Union-level investment policy, appropriate financing instruments and investment selection criteria. The management committee shall be responsible for the day-to-day management of the fund.
Amendment 663 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 8
Article 1 – point 8
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
A list of installations covered by this Directive for the fivetwo years beginning on 1 January 2021 shall be submitted by 30 September 2018, and lists for the subsequent fivetwo years shall be submitted every fivetwo years thereafter. Each list shall include information on production activity, transfers of heat and gases, electricity production and emissions at sub- installation level over the fivetwo calendar years preceding its submission. Free allocations shall only be given to installations where such information is provided.
Amendment 699 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 22 b (new)
Article 1 – point 22 b (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 27 – paragraph 1
Article 27 – paragraph 1
(22b) In Article 27, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following '1. Following consultation with the operator, Member States may exclude from the Community scheme installations which have reported to the competent authority emissions of less than 250 000 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent and, where they carry out combustion activities, have a rated thermal input below 375 MW, excluding emissions from biomass, in each of the three years preceding the notification under point (a), 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 applying to that installation that will achieve an equivalent contribution to emission reductions that are in place, before the list of installations pursuant to Article 11(1) has to be submitted and at the latest when this list is submitted to the Commission; (b) it confirms that monitoring arrangements are in place to assess whether any installation emits 250 000 tonnes or more of carbon dioxide equivalent, excluding emissions from biomass, in any one calendar year. Member States may allow simplified monitoring, reporting and verification measures for installations with average annual verified emissions between 2008 and 2010 which are below 5 000 tonnes a year, in accordance with Article 14; (c) it confirms that if any installation emits 250 000 tonnes or more of carbon dioxide equivalent, excluding emissions from biomass, in any one calendar year or the measures applying to that installation that will achieve an equivalent contribution to emission reductions are no longer in place, the installation will be reintroduced into the Community scheme; (d) it publishes the information referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) for public comment. Hospitals may also be excluded if they undertake equivalent measures.'
Amendment 712 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 22 f (new)
Article 1 – point 22 f (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 30 a (new)
Article 30 a (new)
(22f) The following Article is inserted: 'Article 30a Adjustments upon global stocktake under the UNFCCC and the Paris Agreement Every 5 years, in line with the regular reviews foreseen in the Paris Agreement, the Union shall assess its INDC in the context of global mitigation efforts following a global stocktake of nationally- determined contribution. The Commission shall submit a report assessing, in particular, the following elements: the implication of the options required at Union level; the efforts undertaken by other major economies; the Union industries' competitiveness in the context of carbon and investment leakage risks as well as the impact on the Union's industrialisation target of 20%. If, on that basis, the Commission deems it necessary to submit a legislative proposal to amend this Directive it shall in parallel present a full impact assessment and take into account the differentiated abilities and costs of decarbonisation in the power and industrial sectors covered by the EU ETS.'
Amendment 720 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 22 j (new)
Article 1 – point 22 j (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Annex I – table – row 18
Annex I – table – row 18
Amendment 725 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
A list of installations covered by this Directive for the fivetwo years beginning on 1 January 2021 shall be submitted by 30 September 2018, and lists for the subsequent fivetwo years shall be submitted every fivetwo years thereafter. Each list shall include information on production activity, transfers of heat and gases, electricity production and emissions at sub- installation level over the fivetwo calendar years preceding its submission. Free allocations shall only be given to installations where such information is provided.
Amendment 756 #
2015/0148(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22 a (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 27 – point 1 (a) (b) (c)
Article 27 – point 1 (a) (b) (c)
(22a) In Article 27 point 1 (a) (b) (c) is replaced as follows: 1.Following consultation with the operator, Member States may exclude from the Community scheme installations which have reported to the competent authority emissions of less than 50 000 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent and, where they carry out combustion activities, have a rated thermal input below 75 MW, excluding emissions from biomass, in each of the three years preceding the notification under point (a), 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 applying to that installation that will achieve an equivalent contribution to emission reductions that are in place, before the list of installations pursuant to Article 11(1) has to be submitted and at the latest when this list is submitted to the Commission; (b) it confirms that monitoring arrangements are in place to assess whether any installation emits 50 000 tonnes or more of carbon dioxide equivalent, excluding emissions from biomass, in any one calendar year. Member States may allow simplified monitoring, reporting and verification measures for installations with average annual verified emissions between 2008 and 2010 which are below 5 000 tonnes a year, in accordance with Article 14; (c) it confirms that if any installation emits 50 000 tonnes or more of carbon dioxide equivalent, excluding emissions from biomass, in any one calendar year or the measures applying to that installation that will achieve an equivalent contribution to emission reductions are no longer in place, the installation will be reintroduced into the Community scheme;
Amendment 6 #
2014/2242(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas 23% of total CO2 emissions in urban areas are from transport;
Amendment 24 #
2014/2242(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the chronic traffic jams in many European cities are regarded by citizens as a major problem;
Amendment 27 #
2014/2242(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas urban mobility is a vital element in the development of smart cities and communities in Europe and must be supported by efforts to raise awareness among European citizens about sustainable mobility;
Amendment 30 #
2014/2242(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas the implementation of sustainable urban transport systems can improve the quality of life of European citizens and reduce social and spatial inequalities, and play an important role in promoting smart, sustainable and inclusive economic growth of cities, territories and the European Union as a whole;
Amendment 31 #
2014/2242(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas people living in urban areas require high-quality services which meet their mobility needs;
Amendment 36 #
2014/2242(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C c (new)
Recital C c (new)
Cc. whereas teleworking may reduce the demand for transport;
Amendment 41 #
2014/2242(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C d (new)
Recital C d (new)
Cd. whereas urban mobility and urban transport management are the responsibility of local and regional authorities, who design and implement these public policies in their area, in connection with the national framework in force and the EU urban agenda;
Amendment 48 #
2014/2242(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on Member States to facilitate teleworking so as to reduce the demand for transportlocal and regional authorities, Member States and the Commission to promote the development of teleworking;
Amendment 51 #
2014/2242(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Welcomes the Commission’s support for the development of guidelines on the production and implementation of sustainable urban mobility plans enabling the proposed action to be embedded into an urban and territorial strategy and seeking to promote balanced development and better integration of the various modes of urban mobility; supports the Commission in establishing a European Platform on Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans with a view to improving coordination of EU support and cooperation with local and regional authorities in the exchange of good practices and the design and implementation of sustainable urban mobility plans;
Amendment 54 #
2014/2242(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Believes that the development of smart technologies, including intelligent transport systems (ITS), contributes to improving the planning and sustainability of urban mobility; encourages the Member States and their competent authorities to follow the guidelines developed by the expert group on urban intelligent transport systems when deploying ITS applications in their territories; calls on the Commission to continue to develop the legislation in force under Directive 2010/40/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 July 2010 on the framework for the deployment of Intelligent Transport Systems in the field of road transport and for interfaces with other modes of transport;
Amendment 56 #
2014/2242(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Believes that sustainable urban mobility plans and the deployment of ITS contribute to enhancing transport efficiency and consequently help to reduce CO2 emissions, improve air quality and reduce noise nuisance;
Amendment 60 #
2014/2242(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on Member States to facilitate inter-modal transport systems and infomobility and establish areas to which access is limited exclusively to public transport, electric or car-sharingcar-sharing, electric or alternative-fuel vehicles and bicycles;
Amendment 68 #
2014/2242(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Member States and local and regional authorities to develop multimodal mobility patterns tailored to the needs of people living in urban areas and responding to the necessities of geography and time;
Amendment 73 #
2014/2242(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on Member States to develop widespread electric vehicle charging facilities, for example using the public lightingpromote and develop in urban areas widespread facilities and charging points for electric vehicles and refuelling points for natural gas, in connection with the provisions and timetable laid down in Directive 2014/94/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2014 on the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure;
Amendment 98 #
2014/2242(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission and Member States to propose an amendment to the Vienna Convention on Road Traffic to ensure that bicycleists are always given right of way overprotected from motor vehicles;
Amendment 106 #
2014/2242(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission and, Member States to make the award of contracts for transport and logistics services conditional on tand local and regional authorities to take into account sustainability criteria when application of the highest sustainability criteria.warding public contracts concerning transport and logistics;
Amendment 113 #
2014/2242(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission to increase its financial support for the development of innovative solutions addressing the challenges of urban mobility; welcomes, in this connection, the current initiatives financed by the Horizon 2020 research framework programme, in particular the Civitas 2020, Smart Cities and Communities and Green Vehicles European partnerships; believes that the LIFE 2014-2020 programme should also allow the financing of initiatives encouraging specific action to promote sustainable urban mobility and protection of the environment;
Amendment 117 #
2014/2242(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Considers that the Juncker Plan should play a key role in financing sustainable urban transport and infrastructure projects and calls on the Commission and the Member States to develop the necessary synergies with the various sources of financing available and the priorities and objectives laid down at local, national and European level;
Amendment 30 #
2014/2238(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 45 #
2014/2238(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 13 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. Having regard the results of Eurobarometer from November 2014 on the transatlantic trade and investment agreement;
Amendment 16 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
A b. Whereas, as according to Eurobarometer of November 2014, in 25 out of 28 Member States a majority of European citizens are in favour of a transatlantic trade and investment agreement;
Amendment 96 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers it misleadingimportant on the part of the Commission to try to appease public concerns abake into account the TTIP by stating that existing standards will not be lowered, as this disregards the fact that many standards have yet to be set in the implementation of existing (framework) legislation (e.g. REACH) or by the adoption of new laws (e.g. cloning)environmental, health and food safety standards;
Amendment 107 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Welcomes the transparency initiatives undertaken by Commissioner Cecilia Malmström and agrees that they are supporting the public debate on TTIP;
Amendment 120 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Is concernedPoints out that the TTIP negotiations shave already affected Commission proposals and actions relating, for example, to food safety and climate protection (e.g. pathogen meat treatments; implementation of the fuel quality directive)ll not affect proposals and actions of the Commission, existing legislation of the EU in the area of food safety and climate protection and the independent decision taking of the European Parliament;
Amendment 147 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Is very concernedHopes that the objective of regulatory convergence, including in particular the creation of a Regulatory Cooperation Council, will not lead to the lowering of future EU standards in key areas for the protection of human health, food safety and the environment in light of the significant differences as compared with the US;
Amendment 158 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 172 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Asks for an adequate legal protection of European GIs in the US market and the end of misleading use of GIs;
Amendment 175 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Stresses the importance of maintaining the ban on importing to the EU for food purposes cloned animals, their progeny and products derived therefrom and not allowing hormone- treated meat to be placed on EU markets, in accordance with current EU legislation;
Amendment 176 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Calls for a regulatory framework on pesticides, which puts consumers safety first, enhances cooperation between authorities in the assessment procedures and methodologies for risk evaluation, and establishes a pest management cooperation in order to avoid animal and plant pests, which can cause unproportionate trade barriers;
Amendment 178 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Is of the opinion that all Community legislation which sets forth rules for the traceability of meat, especially those relating to information which can be displayed on food labels, should be safeguarded so as not to deceive consumers and to avoid unfair competition practices;
Amendment 179 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4 c. Underlines that the negotiations on the health and pharmaceutical sector shall deliver benefits for citizens by having access to high quality medical products and services through affordable prices, by an increased cross-border scientific knowledge and through the removal of unnecessary and burdensome approval processes and inspections; calls for a speeding up of the approval of new medicines and medical devices and the establishment of a regulatory cooperation, which creates synergies and avoids burdensome approval processes and inspections in the sector while keeping the highest quality of services and products;
Amendment 181 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4 c. Is of the opinion that the import into the EU of poultry meat treated in antimicrobial solutions containing sodium hypochlorite should be prevented;
Amendment 182 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4 d. Calls on the US side to lift the ban on beef imports from the EU;
Amendment 183 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4 d. Invites the European Commission to defend the EU’s high-quality agri-food heritage, which is an expression of its territorial identity, against counterfeiting on the US market;
Amendment 186 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 255 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 278 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 17 #
2014/2221(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the fact that national policies which are coordinated under the European Semester procedure must be consistent with the European sustainable development strategy; reiterates, therefore, the need to phase out fossil fuel subsidies and to shift taxes away from labour to polluting activities;
Amendment 30 #
2014/2221(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Underlines the fact that the European Semester should be a tool for safeguarding high quality and efficiency in national health systems. also by identifying and addressing the inefficiencies of the patient journey and the health delivery models that serve them;
Amendment 172 #
2014/2214(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the participating countries to improve their maritime, rail and air transport infrastructure, and to develop motorways of the sea in the macro-region, combining intermodal transport means, especially for connecting the hinterland; in this context, calls for a study of the scope for improving connectivity with e-mobility instruments which facilitate an international electronic ticketing service;
Amendment 188 #
2014/2214(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Urges the participating countries to continue their efforts to diversify energy supply sources, a process which will not only improve the energy security of the macro-region but will also increase competition, which will have important benefits for the economic development of the region; underlines the importance of developing liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals in the macro-region, in particular in Croatia and Albania;
Amendment 197 #
2014/2214(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls for the exploitation of available renewable sources such as solar and wind, wind and tidal energy within the energy production mix; underlines the sustainability and competitiveness of potential hydropower plants, in particular in Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia; calls on the participating countries to contribute to the setting-up of a well-functioning electricity market in the macro-region;
Amendment 233 #
2014/2214(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Underlines the importance of a consistent application across the region of existing European Union legislation addressing the safety and environmental sustainability of offshore and onshore oil and gas operations;
Amendment 235 #
2014/2214(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 b (new)
Paragraph 28 b (new)
28b. Urges Member States to consult the competent authorities of neighbouring countries and local communities in the macro-region, particularly with regards to economic activities subject to Environmental Impact Assessment according to Directive (EU) No 2014/52/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 amending Directive 2011/92/EU on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment;
Amendment 82 #
2014/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Proposes that any European legislative proposal should be complemented by an impact assessment on cultural heritage; in case of an assessed negative impact, cultural heritage should be excluded from the scope of the legislative proposal as an exception;
Amendment 106 #
2014/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Considers that the Commission should treat companies and entities involved in the various aspects of heritage conservation as a specific and individual sector using traditional methods with added value that facilitate ecological and sustainable conservation;
Amendment 111 #
2014/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Urges the Commission to promote joint cultural heritage and tourism programmes on an integrated and scientific basis, to serve as a benchmark and an example of best practice;
Amendment 119 #
2014/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Urges the Commission and Member States to draw up an economic and statistical survey of businesses, management entities and specialist professional activities in the cultural heritage conservation and promotion sector and their contribution in terms of production;
Amendment 126 #
2014/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Considers that DG Culture and Education should create a Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KIC) in the European Institute of innovation and technologies (EIT) and thus should directly support a holistic vision of research and innovation;
Amendment 161 #
2014/2149(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. EmphasisesAs a result of the role that cultural heritage plays in the Union’s external relations through policy dialogue and cooperation with third countries, the same support should be applied for the internationalization of SMEs working group for heritage conservation;
Amendment 101 #
2014/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 43 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 43 a (new)
(43a) "mobile crane" means a self- powered jib crane capable of travelling, loaded or unloaded, without the need for fixed runways and relying on gravity for stability, unless excluded from the scope of this Regulation pursuant to point (a) of Article 2(2). It operates on tyres, crawlers or with other mobile arrangements. In fixed positions it may be supported by outriggers or other accessories increasing its stability. The superstructure of a mobile crane may be of the type of full- circle slewing, of limited slewing or non- slewing. It is normally equipped with one or more hoists and/or hydraulic cylinders for lifting and lowering the jib and the load. Mobile cranes are equipped either with telescopic jibs, with articulated jibs, with lattice jibs, or a combination of these, of a design such that they may readily be lowered. The loads suspended from the jib may be handled by hook block assemblies or other load-lifting attachments for special services;
Amendment 141 #
2014/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
Article 32 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. Notwithstanding the requirements of Article 17(2), Member States may authorise the EU type-approval and placing on the market of engines that meet the ATEX emission limit values set out in Annex V, under the condition that the engines are intended for installation in a machine to be used in potentially explosive atmospheres, as defined in Directive 2014/34/EU of the European Parliament and the Council22 , and certified as meeting all of the following requirements: __________________ 22 Directive 2014/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to equipment and protective systems intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres (recast) (OJ L 96, 29.3.2014, p. 309).Article 5(3) and Article 17(2) and for a period not longer than 16 years from the applicable dates for placing on the market of Stage V engines set out in Annex III, Member States shall permit the placing on the market of replacement engines provided these meet one of the following requirements:
Amendment 142 #
2014/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 32 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) Equipment category 2 or 3; belong to a category equivalent to NRE or NRS, do not have a reference power greater than 560 kW and comply with an emission stage that expired not earlier than 10 years before their placing on the market where the engine to be replaced had to meet the same or less stringent emission limits when it was originally placed on the Union market; or
Amendment 143 #
2014/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 4 – point b
Article 32 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) Machine Group I or Machine Group II;belong to a category equivalent to NRE or NRS, do not have a reference power greater than 560 kW, where the replacement engine and the engine to be replaced belong to an engine category and power range that was not subject to type approval at Union level on ...*. In this case Member States shall only permit the placing on the market for a period of 10 years from the applicable dates for placing on the market of Stage V engines set out in Annex III; __________________ * Date
Amendment 144 #
2014/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 4 – point c
Article 32 – paragraph 4 – point c
(c) Temperature class T3 or higher (not exceeding 200°C).belong to a category equivalent to RLL or RLR and comply with an emission stage that expired not earlier than 15 years before their placing on the market where the engine to be replaced had to meet the same or less stringent emission limits when it was originally placed on the Union market; or
Amendment 145 #
2014/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 4 – point c a (new)
Article 32 – paragraph 4 – point c a (new)
(ca) belong to a category equivalent to NRE or NRG, and have a reference power greater than 560 kW.
Amendment 151 #
2014/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 32 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Notwithstanding the requirements of Article 5(3) and Article 17(2), Member States shall authorise the placing on the market of engines and the machinery in which those engines are installed which are not covered by a valid EU type- approval, provided such engines: (a) belong to category RLL or RLR; (b) are to be fitted to locomotives or railcars in the framework of a project that constitutes, at the moment of entry into force of this Regulation, a 'project at an advanced stage of development' within the meaning of point (t) of article 2 of Directive 2008/57/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council1a; and (c) comply with emission Stage III B. __________________ 1a Directive 2008/57/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 2008 on the interoperability of the rail system within the Community (OJ L 191, 18.7.2008, p. 1).
Amendment 182 #
2014/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Article 57 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Without prejudice to Articles 5(3) and 17(2), transition engines and, where applicable, the machinery in which those transition engines are installed may continue to be placed on the market during the transition period on condition that the machine in which the transition engine is installed has a production date prior to 1 year8 months after the start of the transition period.
Amendment 190 #
2014/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Article 57 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
For engines of the category NRE, Member States shall authorise an extension of the transition period and the 128-months period referred to in the first sub-paragraph by an additional 12 months for OEM's with a total yearly production of fewer than 580 units of non-road mobile machinery equipped with combustion engines. For the purposes of the calculation of the total yearly production referred to in this paragraph, all OEM's under the control of the same natural or legal person shall be considered to be a single OEM.
Amendment 193 #
2014/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 57 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Amendment 204 #
2014/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 7 – point a
Article 57 – paragraph 7 – point a
(a) 1824 months from the date for placing on the market of engines set out in Annex III, in the case set out in the first subparagraph of paragraph 5;
Amendment 208 #
2014/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 7 – point b
Article 57 – paragraph 7 – point b
(b) 306 months from the date for placing on the market of engines set out in Annex III, in the case set out in the second subparagraph of paragraph 5.
Amendment 209 #
2014/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 57 – paragraph 7 – point b a (new)
Article 57 – paragraph 7 – point b a (new)
(ba) 30 months from the date for placing on the market of engines set out in Annex III, in the case set out in the second subparagraph 2a of paragraph 5.
Amendment 21 #
2014/0256(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) In the interest of public health, authorisation decisions under the centralised procedure should be taken on the basis of the objective scientific criteria of quality, safety and efficacy, and taking into consideration cost-effectiveness of the medicinal product concerned.
Amendment 22 #
2014/0256(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 b (new)
Recital 7 b (new)
(7b) Provision should be made for the quality, safety and efficacy criteria in Directives 2001/83/EC and 2001/82/EC to apply to medicinal products authorised by the Community and it should be possible to assess both the risk-benefit balance and the cost-effectiveness of all medicinal products when they are placed on the market, at the time of the renewal of the authorisation and at any other time the competent authority deems appropriate.
Amendment 23 #
2014/0256(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 c (new)
Recital 7 c (new)
Amendment 24 #
2014/0256(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 2 a (new)
Article 1 – point 2 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 726/2004
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
(2a) In Article 1, the second paragraph is replaced by the following: "The provisions of this Regulation shall not affect the powers of Member States' authorities as regards setting the prices of medicinal products or their inclusion in the scope of the national health system or social security schemes on the basis of health, economic and social conditions, provided that Member States take in due consideration the reference comparative efficacy and reference cost-effective evaluation of medicinal product as per the provisions stated in Article 9(4). In particular, Member States shall be free to choose from the particulars shown in the marketing authorisation those therapeutic indications and pack sizes which will be covered by their social security bodies."
Amendment 26 #
2014/0256(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 5 a (new)
Article 1 – point 5 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 726/2004
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Amendment 29 #
2014/0256(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 10 a (new)
Article 1 – point 10 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 726/2004
Article 57 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 57 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
(10a) In Article 57(1), subparagraph 1 is replaced by the following: "1. The Agency shall provide the Member States and the institutions of the Community with the best possible scientific advice on any question relating to the evaluation of the quality, safety and efficacy, efficacy and cost effectiveness of medicinal products for human or veterinary use which is referred to it in accordance with the provisions of Community legislation relating to medicinal products."
Amendment 30 #
2014/0256(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 10 b (new)
Article 1 – point 10 b (new)
Regulation (EC) No 726/2004
Article 57 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point i a (new)
Article 57 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point i a (new)
Amendment 53 #
2014/0256(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 20
Article 1 – point 20
Regulation (EC) No 726/2004
Article 87b – paragraph 2
Article 87b – paragraph 2
2. The delegation of power referred to in Articles 3(4), 10b (1), 14(7), 16(4) and 84(3) shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminate period of timeten years from the date of entry into force of this Regulation.
Amendment 59 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Because of the local natursignificance of mass catering operations, measures taken by Member States and private schemes in this area are considered adequaterequire harmonised standards to ensure the functioning of the single market. Therefore, food prepared by mass caterers on their premises should not be subject to this Regulation. EquallyOn the other hand, products of hunting and fishing of wild animals should not be covered by this Regulation since the production process cannot be fully controlled.
Amendment 81 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) The use of pesticides should be significantly restricted. Preference should be given to the application of measures that prevent any damage by pests and weeds through techniques which do not involve the use of plant protection products such as crop alternation and rotation. Presence of pests and weeds should be monitored to decide whether any intervention is economically and ecologically justified. The use of certain plant protection products should be allowed if such techniques do not provide adequate protection and only if those plant protection products have been authorised in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council28, after having been assessed to be compatible with objectives and principles of organic production, including with restrictive conditions of use, and consequently authorised in accordance with this Regulation. __________________ 28 Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market and repealing Council Directives 79/117/EEC and 91/414/EEC (OJ L 309, 24.11.2009, p. 1).
Amendment 86 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) As livestock production naturally involves the management of agricultural land, where the manure is used to nourish crop production, landless livestock production should be prohibited. The choice of breeds should take account of their capacity to adapt to local conditions, their vitality and their resistance to disease, and aenalised. It would be advisable to encourage the use of native species so as to ensure optimum capacity to adapt while seeking at the same time to encourage wide biological diversity should be encouraged.
Amendment 89 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) Mutilations and all practices which lead to stress, harm, disease or suffering of animals should be prohibited.
Amendment 116 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 58
Recital 58
Amendment 150 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – point 11 a (new)
Article 3 – point 11 a (new)
(11a) 'plant reproductive material' means any plant at any stage in its development, including seeds from which entire plants can be grown and intended for this purpose;
Amendment 193 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point d
Amendment 216 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Amendment 225 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
The Commission mayshall authorise certainthe products and substances for use in organic production andthat are include themd in restricted lists, pursuant to Annex XXXX of this Regulation, for the following purposes:
Amendment 228 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part
In particular, the Commission mayshall authorise certainthe products and substances for use in the production of organic processed food andthat are include themd in restricted lists, pursuant to Annex XXXX of this Regulation, for the following purposes:
Amendment 229 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part
In particularaddition, the Commission may authorise certain products and substances for use in the production of organic processed food and wine and include them in restricted lists, for the following purposes:
Amendment 230 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a a (new)
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a a (new)
(aa) as non-organic agricultural ingredients to be used for the production of organic processed products;
Amendment 233 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part
The authorisation of the products and substances referred to in the second subparagraph of paragraph 1 for use in the production of organic processed food and wine shall be subject to the principles laid down in Chapter II and to the following criteria which shall be evaluated as a whole:
Amendment 234 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point c a (new)
Article 19 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point c a (new)
(ca) the ingredient is not available in sufficient quantity in the Union in accordance with the organic production rules.
Amendment 268 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 24 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Operators who sell prepacked organic products are exempted from the notification obligation referred to in paragraph 1 provided that they: - do not sell organic products other than pre-packed products and - do not produce, prepare or import organic products from a third country or have not contracted out such activities to a third party.
Amendment 270 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 24 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Member States may exempt from the application of this Article operators who sell products directly to the final consumer or user provided they do not produce, prepare, store other than in connection with the point of sale or import such products from a third country or have not contracted out such activities to a third party.
Amendment 299 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – indent 19 a (new)
Annex I – indent 19 a (new)
- aromatized wine products as defined in Council Regulation 251/20141a. ______________________ 1aRegulation (EU) No 251/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the definition, description, presentation, labelling and the protection of geographical indications of aromatised wine products and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 1601/91 (OJ L 84, 20.3.2014, p. 14–34)
Amendment 313 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point 3 – point 3 – point a
Annex II – part II – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point 3 – point 3 – point a
(a) reproduction shall use natural methods; however, artificial insemination shall be allowed;
Amendment 385 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II– paragraph 2 – point 2– point 3 – point 4 – table 2
Annex II – part II– paragraph 2 – point 2– point 3 – point 4 – table 2
Indoors area Outdoors area (net area available to animals) (exercise area, excluding pasturage) Live weight M2/head M2/head minimum (kg) Farrowing sows with 7,5 femalesow 2,5 piglets up to 40 days Fattening porcine up to 50 0,8 0,6 animals up to 85 1,1 0,8 up to 110 1,3 1 over 110 1,5 1,2 Piglets over 40 days 0,6 0,4 and up to 30 kg Brood porcine animals 2,5 female 1,9 Brood porcine animals 2,5 female 1,9 6 male 8,0 If pens are used for natural service: 10 m2/boar
Amendment 393 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – paragraph 2 – point 2 – point 4 – point 4 – point e – point vi
Annex II – part II – paragraph 2 – point 2 – point 4 – point 4 – point e – point vi
Amendment 396 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – paragraph 2 – point 2 – point 4 – point 5 – table 2
Annex II – part II – paragraph 2 – point 2 – point 4 – point 5 – table 2
Amendment 64 #
2014/0032(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) ‘breeding operationhybrid company’ means any breeding organisation, breeders' association or private undertaking which is recognised by the competent authority of a Member State in accordance with Article 4(2) for the purpose of carrying out a breeding programme on hybrid breeding pigs registered in the breehybrid register(s) it maintains or establishes;
Amendment 67 #
2014/0032(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point j – introductory part
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point j – introductory part
(j) ‘hybrid breeding pig’ means an animal of the porcine species registered in a breehybrid register, which is produced by deliberate cross-breeding between:
Amendment 68 #
2014/0032(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point j a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point j a (new)
(ja) ‘line’ means a genetically fixed sub- population of purebred animals of a particular breed;
Amendment 79 #
2014/0032(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. A breed society or hybrid company may not implement its own zootechnical programme until the latter has been approved by the competent authority in accordance with paragraph 1.
Amendment 82 #
2014/0032(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3
Article 10 – paragraph 3
3. Breeders shall have the right to choose the breeding book or breed register in which they wish to have their breeding animals entered or registered in accordance with Articles 19 and 24, assuming that the zootechnical programme linked to the breeding book or hybrid register has been approved in the Member State of the breeders in accordance with Articles 8(1) or 9.
Amendment 83 #
2014/0032(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Breeders who move their animals to sites outside the geographical area in which a zootechnical programme managed by a breed society or hybrid company has been approved may have their animals entered or registered in the breeding book or hybrid register kept by that breed society or hybrid company, in accordance with Articles 19 and 24.
Amendment 85 #
2014/0032(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Breed societies shall not exclude on zootechnical or genealogical grounds, other than those resulting from the application of Article 19, the use of purebred breeding animals entered in the main section of their breeding book, depending on the criteria established by the breed society, for breeding using the following reproduction techniques:
Amendment 88 #
2014/0032(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Breed societies shall require that purebred breeding animals of the bovine species and male purebred breeding animals of dairy breeds of the ovine and caprine species are identified by analysis of their blood group or DNA sampling or by any other appropriate method providing at least the same degree of certainty when they are used for:
Amendment 117 #
2014/0032(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 50 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) an examination of documents, traceability records and other records which may be relevant to the assessment of compliance with the zootechnical and genealogical rules provided for in this Regulation;
Amendment 118 #
2014/0032(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 50 – paragraph 2 – point d
Amendment 119 #
2014/0032(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 2
Article 53 – paragraph 2
2. The administrative assistance provided for in paragraph 1 shall include, where appropriateneeded, participation by the competent authority of a Member State in on-the-spot official controls that the competent authority of another Member State performs.
Amendment 138 #
2014/0032(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – part 2 – chapter I – point 1 – point k a (new)
Annex V – part 2 – chapter I – point 1 – point k a (new)
(ka) the purebred percentage;
Amendment 54 #
2014/0011(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) In line with the European Council conclusions of 23 and 24 October 2014 on the 2030 Climate and Energy Policy Framework, and given the considerable efforts necessary to combat climate change and to adapt to its inevitable effects, and also given both the direct and indirect costs that the ETS entails for companies, it is appropriate that the entirety of the revenues generated from the auctioning of allowances be used primarily to compensate for indirect costs passed on in electricity prices as well as to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Amendment 63 #
2014/0011(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 3 b (new)
Recital 3 b (new)
(3b) Certain installations which have been determined to be exposed to a significant risk of carbon leakage for costs related to greenhouse gas emissions passed on in electricity prices should be compensated through harmonised financial measures, including measures relating to the use of the revenues generated from the auctioning of allowances.
Amendment 80 #
2014/0011(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Articles 10 and 13(2) of Directive 2003/87/EC should therefore be amended accordingly,
Amendment 127 #
2014/0011(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 3
Article 1 – paragraph 3
3. In each year beginning in 2021, if the total number of allowances in circulation is higher than 1300 MtCO2, a number of allowances equal to 1233% of the difference between the total number of allowances in circulation in year x-21 and the lower threshold of 800 Mt, as published in May year x-1, shall be placed in the reserve, unless this number of allowances to be placed in the reserve would be less than 100 million.
Amendment 141 #
2014/0011(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 4
Article 1 – paragraph 4
4. In any year, if the total number of allowances in circulation is lower than 4800 million, 100 million allowancesallowances corresponding to 33% of the difference between the total number of allowances in circulation in year x-1 and the higher threshold of 1300 Mt shall be released from the reserve. In case less than 100 million allowances are in the reserve, all allowances in the reserve shall be released under this paragraph.
Amendment 145 #
2014/0011(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 5
Article 1 – paragraph 5
Amendment 152 #
2014/0011(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. To allow action pursuant to paragraphs 3 and 4, Commission Regulation (EC) No 1031/20101a shall be amended adequately in order to adapt the auctioning calendar taking into account the need for the market stability reserve to function. ______________ 1a Commission Regulation (EU) No 1031/2010 of 12 November 2010 on the timing, administration and other aspects of auctioning of greenhouse gas emission allowances pursuant to Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowances trading within the Community (OJ L 302, 18.11.2010, p. 1).
Amendment 180 #
2014/0011(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 b (new)
Amendment 183 #
2014/0011(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 e (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 e (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
3e. In Article 10(3), the second subparagraph is replaced by the following: "Member States shall be deemed to have fulfilled the provisions of this paragraph if they have in place and implement fiscal or financial support policies, including in particular in developing countries, or domestic regulatory policies, which leverage financial support, established for the purposes set out in the first subparagraph and which have a value equivalent to at least 50 % of thell revenues generated from the auctioning of allowances referred to in paragraph 2, including all revenues from the auctioning referred to in paragraph 2, points (b) and (c)."
Amendment 187 #
2014/0011(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 i (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 i (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 a – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
Article 10 a – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 197 #
2014/0011(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 a (new)
Article 2 a (new)
Article 2a Review of Directive 2003/87/EC Within six months of the entry into force of this Decision [insert number of this Decision when known] and no later than mid-2015, the Commission shall review Directive 2003/87/EC, taking into account the conclusions of the European Council of 23 and 24 October 2014, in particular with regard to carbon leakage provisions and the need for continuation after 2020 of free allocations for direct costs for the most efficient installations, thereby better reflecting changing production levels. In that review, the Commission shall also take into account harmonised measures at the Union level for indirect carbon costs so as to avoid any distortions in the internal market. In accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure, the Commission shall submit a proposal to the European Parliament and the Council in this respect.
Amendment 270 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the European Council to keep up the progress made at EU level and set ambitious but realistic objectives for the 2030 EU policies that take account of the economic, social, environmental, international and technological contexts, and to establish a clear, stable, long-term and cost-effective framework for industries and investors; the objectives need to be technically and economically feasible for each sector;
Amendment 279 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Is of the opinion that the EU's 2030 reduction objective should not be set unilaterally in isolation from reduction commitments by the other major economies; it should instead be set in the context of necessary reductions by developed and emerging countries and be conditional to comparable level of ambition from them;
Amendment 298 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Is of the view that best performers in each sector should not incur any direct or indirect costs resulting from the EU energy and climate framework and calls on the Commission to enshrine this principle in its respective proposals; Considers in this respect the carbon leakage provisions in the EU ETS and free allocation of allowances at the level of best performance effective tools to protect sectors exposed to international competition until international level playing field is in place; asks therefore the Commission to propose and improve respective measures for the period up to 2030; calls on the Commission to assess alternative means to protect the industry from the CO2 costs pass-through into energy prices such as the allocation of free allowances to electricity-intensive sectors on the basis of their indirect CO2 costs;
Amendment 893 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. Notes that access to capital, even for heavy industry sectors, is often a barrier to investment in cleaner technologies; therefore asks the Commission to study the possibility of creating a fund that could help to leverage investment, possibly financed by a share of ETS revenue; access rules to this fund should be made such as to alleviate the financial risk borne by the investors;
Amendment 896 #
2013/2135(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 36 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Given the fact that some industry sectors need breakthrough technologies in order to further reduce their emissions and improve their energy efficiency beyond the current state of the art, asks the Council to embed in policy measures clear funding commitments for research, development, pilot plants and deployment of new technologies which are consistent with the level of effort required by the 2030 objectives;
Amendment 31 #
2013/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the EU coulda greater degree of recycling would help the EU to benefit in terms of job creation and growth from a robust efforts to move toforwards a balanced, cradle- to- cradle circular economy, based on the concept of waste as a resource;
Amendment 49 #
2013/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission's Green Paper and recognises the need for specific EU legislation on plastic waste, as well as moreconsistent and rigorous implementation of the existing legislation concerning waste;
Amendment 63 #
2013/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses that the existing Packaging Directive should be more widely and consistently implemented and enforced; emphasises that the internal market principles in the Packaging Directive have not stood in the way of the environmental objectives when the goals of the proposals were genuinely aimed at seeking higher environmental standards; strongly believes that the Packaging Directive provides a solid basis to deal with packaging waste; calls for waste stream specific harmonised recycling targets in the Directive, which would further stimulate plastic waste recycling, and create a level playing field in line with the waste hierarchy;
Amendment 70 #
2013/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that the EU legislation on plastic waste should define: specific targets for collection and sorting and mandatory criteriabe adapted to ensure: better and more efficient collection systems, specific targets for recyclabilitying (clarifying the distinctions between mechanical/organic recycling and recovery/incineration; the aim should be a target of at least 75 % ofto enable waste management companies to decide whether it is more sustainable to recycled plastic by 2020); specific labelling of materials in order to inform consumers concerning their mechanical or organic recyclabilitwaste or to recover its embedded energy); it is advisable to introduce separate collection of materials and the harmonisation of collection, separation and general waste management across the EU to create a level playing field in line with the waste hierarchy; and, finally, criteria for the replacement of single-use and short-lived plastic products by reusable and more durable materials;
Amendment 97 #
2013/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls for the introduction of a landfill tax to be imposed during the period leading up to 2020 in order to divert plastic waste from landfills and to incentivise recycling to end the export of post-consumer plastic waste to Asia and to encourage the further processing of waste in Europe;
Amendment 101 #
2013/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Believes that the most dangerous plastics, those that are the most disruptive to humare should be a separate collection of materials with an emphasis on certain separations within thealth and the environment (such as micro- and oxo-biodegrad plastics waste stream (such as degradable plastics, oxo-fragmentable plastics) ands thoese whichmaterials contamin heavy metals that can also make recycling processes more difficultate the recycling waste stream; highlights, should be phased out of the market or banned outright, as soon as possible before 2020; also believes that, as demanded by a majority of European citizens (and consumers), it is finally time to phase out or ban single- use, non-biodegradable and non- compostable plastic products, also before 2020wever, that the most effective way to address the waste burden is to establish an infrastructure for waste management;
Amendment 141 #
2013/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for more investment in research and technologies aimed at obtaining more sustainable plastics and a better integration of various types in production processes and reprocessing activities, without affecting the quality of materials; considers that new technologies are also needed for enhanced plastic biodegradation processes, waste sorting methods, mechanical recycling, eco-design and smart packaging; believes that to this end, Horizon 2020 could offer opportunities to respond to this important societal need and that the advantages would be far-reaching, for both the environment and citizens, from the creation of new economic activities to the reduction of marine litter and health-related risks; underlines that it is crucial to create a market environment that allows recycling and energy-from-waste companies to play their part in line with the waste hierarchy according to Article 4 of the Waste Framework Directive;
Amendment 166 #
2013/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. CBelieves that more attention needs to be given to concrete actions and awareness raising campaigns; to this end calls for the establishment of a European Day for plastic waste, on which citizens could return any volume of plastic waste to predetermined points in return for appropriate monetary compensation, as a means of ensuring the supply of recyclable plastic and increasing public awareness of recycling; considers that this event could also include community beach cleaning activities, as a symbolic contribution to the containment of coastal pollution caused by plastic waste; and as supportive of an even larger initiative such as “Clean-up Europe Week” tackling litter in all environments;
Amendment 31 #
2013/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to propose a 2020 target for CCS deployment that should include coal and gas power generation and a range of industrial sectorsencourage CCS deployment in a range of industrial sectors such as coal and gas power generation; suggests an ambition of having sufficient projects in operation and under construction jointly to capture and store 10 Mt of CO2 per annum;
Amendment 43 #
2013/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3a (new)
Paragraph 3a (new)
3a. Accepts that a number of Member States have indicated that they do not expect CCS to play a role in meeting their emission reduction objectives, but stresses that this should not deter initiatives being taken to develop the technology elsewhere in the EU.
Amendment 50 #
2013/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Emphasises that Member States have the key role in providing a transparent revenue stream, such as feed-in tariffs, to support the construction and operation of flagship projects while enabling operators, who face high first mover costs, to secure a return on their investment, and in introducing regulatory requirements such as guarantees that first- mover CCS power plants provide baseload electricity generation;
Amendment 62 #
2013/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission to propose a mechanism for securing the early construction on CCS flagship projects for industrial sectors.
Amendment 74 #
2013/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 – introductory part
Paragraph 7 – introductory part
7. Believes that longer-term CCS support should be derived principally from the production and import of the fossil fuels responsible for the release of CO2; calls on the Commission to propose the introduction from 2020 of a system requiring the purchase of CCS certificates proving the storage of CO2 in proportion to that embedded within their products;
Amendment 76 #
2013/2079(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Requests the Commission to prepare guidance for Member States with regard to various financial and other mechanisms they could deploy to support CCS development.
Amendment 168 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 175 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 237 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) assess emission reductions already achieved and achievable by applying existing EU legislation in order to prioritize emission reduction measures taking into account the cost effectiveness of additional measures;
Amendment 301 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. The emission inventories and projections referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be drafted using data made available by existing environmental legislation and accompanied by an informative inventory report, in accordance with the requirements set out in table D of Annex I.
Amendment 308 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensuremonitor, if practicable, the monitoring of adverse impacts of air pollution upon ecosystems in accordance with the requirements laid down in Annex V.
Amendment 311 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall, where appropriate, coordinate the monitoring of air pollution impacts with other monitoring programmes established by virtue of Union legislation, including Directive 2008/50/EC and Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council.30 __________________ 30 Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2000 establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy (OJ L 327, 22.12.2000, p. 1)
Amendment 434 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – section 1 – part A – point 2
Annex III – section 1 – part A – point 2
2. Member States shall establish a national nitrogen budget to monitor the changes in overall losses of reactive nitrogen from agricultureof anthropogenic origin, including ammonia, nitrous oxide, ammonium, nitrates and nitrites, basedalso in view onf the principles set out in the UNECE Guidance Document on Nitrogen Budgets36. In drawing up the budget, the loads from pressure sources of non-agricultural origin need to be taken into account, in addition to the following elements: (a) the type and extent of activities which might have an impact on the budget, and possible pressure sources; (b) any natural elements and sources of pollution that were pre-existing or are independent of anthropogenic pollution; (c) any cause and effect relationship between the various factors, namely the identification of how much each of the elements (natural or anthropogenic) affects the overall losses of pollutants and, therefore, the type and level of pollution that each pressure source is capable of causing. __________________ 36 Decision 2012/10, ECE/EB.AIR/113/Add.1
Amendment 443 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – section 1 – part A – point 3 – point b
Annex III – section 1 – part A – point 3 – point b
Amendment 458 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – section 1 – part A – point 4 – point a – point ii
Annex III – section 1 – part A – point 4 – point a – point ii
(ii) manures and slurries shall not be spread when the receiving land is water saturated, flooded, frozen or snow covered, or shall be spread in such a way as to ensure that the emissions are contained;
Amendment 460 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – section 1 – part A – point 4 – point a – point iv
Annex III – section 1 – part A – point 4 – point a – point iv
(iv) Manures and slurries spread to arable land shall be incorporated within the soil within foureight hours of spreading.
Amendment 471 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – section 1 – part B – point 1
Annex III – section 1 – part B – point 1
1. Member StatesControlled combustion, on the site of production, of shmall ban open field burning of agricultural harvest residue and waste and forest residue, and shall monitor and enforce its implementation. Any exemptions to such a ban shall be limited to preventive programs to avoid uncontrolled wildfires, to control pest or to protect biodiversityamounts of residual plant material from agricultural activities or from the maintenance of allotments or private gardens shall be permitted, provided that it is carried out according to normal practices and customs. In order to regulate these activities, the Member States, taking into account the specific characteristics of the area, shall lay down rules relating to the controlled combustion, on the site of production, of the material in question, divided into small heaps and in limited daily amounts, using processes or methods which do not harm the environment or endanger human health.
Amendment 57 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) This Directive should not apply to energy related products covered by implementing measures adopted in accordance with Directive 2009/125/EC or by Chapter II , III or IV of Directive 2010/75/EU. Certain other combustion plants should also be exempted from the scope of this Directive, on the basis of their technical characteristics or their use in particular activities.
Amendment 110 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point c (new)
(c) combustion plants in which the gaseous products of combustion which are used for the direct heating, drying, or any other treatment of objects or materials;
Amendment 127 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point f f (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point f f (new)
(f f) emergency reserve power plants which do not operate more than 500 operating hours per year;
Amendment 129 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point f h (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point f h (new)
(f h) research activities, development activities or the testing of new products and processes;
Amendment 133 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point f l (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point f l (new)
(f l) engines for use in nuclear power plants;
Amendment 155 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 19
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 19
Amendment 185 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. For medium combustion plants which are part of an installation covered by chapter II of Directive 2010/75/EU on industrial emissions, the requirements of this Article are deemed to be fulfilled through compliance with the provisions of that Directive.
Amendment 192 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 198 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. The emission limit values set out in Annex II shall not apply to medium combustion plants located in the Canary Islands, French Overseas Departments, the archipelagos of Madeira and Azores and to medium combustion plants being part of small and micro isolated systems as defined in Directive 2009/72/EC. Member States shall set emission limit values for those plants in order to reduce their emissions to air and the potential risks to human health and the environment.
Amendment 223 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Amendment 250 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 273 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Article 5 – paragraph 4
4. In zones not complying with EU air quality limit values laid down in Directive 2008/50/EC, Member States shall apply, for individual medium combustion plants in those zones, emission limit values based on the benchmark values laid down in Annex III or on stricter values established by the Member States, unless it is demonstrated to the Commission that applying such emission limit values wouldtake the necessary measures to secure an equitable contribution from all polluting sources to achieve such targets without entailing disproportionate costs and thataking into account any other measures ensuring compliance with the air quality limit values have been included in the air quality plans required under Article 23 of Directive 2008/50/EC.
Amendment 275 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Member states shall organise consultations with all stakeholders before deciding on any additional measure which may be needed for those zones not complying with EU air quality limit values laid down in Directive 2008/50/EC. Member States shall take the necessary measures to secure an equitable contribution from all polluting sources.
Amendment 276 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 5
Article 5 – paragraph 5
Amendment 311 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. When audits and inspections are already in place to check compliance with other environmental legislation (not limited to, but including Directive 2003/87/EC (ETS) and Directive 2012/27/EU (Energy Efficiency Directive)), Member States shall make use of the existing audits and inspections, as well as reporting tools, to check compliance with this Directive. In case of plants above 20 MW, when audits and inspections are already in place to check compliance with the ETS Directive, Member States shall make use of the existing ETS audits and inspections, as well as reporting tools, to check compliance with this Directive
Amendment 360 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 5
Article 12 – paragraph 5
Amendment 404 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – part 1 – table 1
Annex II – part 1 – table 1
Emission limit values for existing medium combustion plants 1. Emission limit values (mg/Nm³) for medium combustion plants other than engines and gas turbines PollutantRated Solid Other solid Liquid fuels Heavy fuel Natural gas Gaseous fuels thermal Other solid input Solid biomass fuels other than oil Heavy fuel oil Natural gas other than fuels other fuels (MW) heavy fuel oil than natural gas Pollutant: SO2 1–5 200 (1a)(1b) 1100 350 oil 350 (1c) - 200 (1d) > 5 - 15 200 (1a)(1b) gas SO21100 350 200 350 (1c) - 35 (1d) (1f) > 15 - 50 200 (1a)(1b) 400 170 350 350 (1g) - 35 NOX(1d) (1f) Pollutant: NOX 1 – 50 650 650 650 200 650 20 650 200 (1h) 250 (1i) Pollutant: dust 1–5 50 (1e) 50 (1e) 50 2 50 - - > 5 - 15 50 50 40 40 - - > 15 - 50 50 40 40 40 - - (1a) Particulate The value does not apply in case of plants firing exclusively woody solid biomass (1b) 300 30 30 30 mg/Nm3 in case of plants firing straw. (1c) Until 1 January 2035, 1700 mg/Nm3. (1d) 400 mg/Nm³ in case of low calorific gases from coke oven and 200 mg/Nm³ from blast furnace (iron and steel industry). (1e) Until 1 January 2035, 200 mg/Nm3 for plants with a thermal input below or equal to 10 MW. - - matter(1f) 170 mg/Nm3 in case of biogas. (1g) Until 1 January 2035, 850 mg/Nm3 (1h) 45350 mg/Nm3 for plants with a thermal input below or equal to 5 MW (1i) 300 mg/Nm3 in case of low calorific gases from coke oven or blast furnace (iron and steel industry) and for combustion plants which were granted a permit before 27 November 2002 or the operators of which had submitted a complete application for a permit before that date, provided that the plant was put into operation no later than 27 November 2003 when permitted before November 2002.
Amendment 410 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – part 1 – table 2
Annex II – part 1 – table 2
Amendment 112 #
2013/0435(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Emerging technologies in food production processes may have an impact on food and thereby on food safety. Therefore, it should also be clarifiedthis Regulation should further specify that a food should be considered as a novel food where a production process which was not previously used for food production in the Union and which results in differences in the structure, composition and nutritional properties of the finished product is applied to that food or when foodproducts contain or consist of engineered nanomaterials, as defined in Article 2(2)(t) of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council16. __________________ 16 Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011 on the provision of food information to consumers, amending Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 and (EC) No 1925/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Commission Directive 87/250/EEC, Council Directive 90/496/EEC, Commission Directive 1999/10/EC, Directive 2000/13/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, Commission Directive 2002/67/EC and 2008/5/EC and Commission Regulation (EC No 608/2004 (OJ L 304, 22.11.2011, p. 18).
Amendment 142 #
2013/0435(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) Novel foods should be authorised and used only if they fulfil the criteria laid down in this Regulation. Novel foods should be safe and their use should not mislead the consumer. Therefore, where a novel food is intended to replace another food, it should not differ from that food in a way that would be nutritionally less advantageous for the consumer.
Amendment 153 #
2013/0435(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) It is appropriate to authorise a novel food by updating the Union list subject to the criteria and the procedures laid down in this Regulation. A procedure that is efficient, time-limited and transparent should be put in place. As regards traditional foods from third countries having a history of safe use it is appropriate to providethe applicants should be able to opt for a faster and simplified procedure to update the Union list if, so as to ensure that access times are similar to those for similar EU products. That procedure should be authorised in cases where no reasoned safety objections are expressed. As the updating of the Union list implies the application of criteria laid down in this Regulation, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission in that respect.
Amendment 196 #
2013/0435(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Amendment 197 #
2013/0435(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a – introductory part
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a – introductory part
(a) ‘"novel food’" means allny food that was not used for human consumption to a significant degree within the Union before 15 May 1997 irrespective of the date of accession of the various Member States to the Union and includes in particularthat falls under at least one of the following categories:
Amendment 211 #
2013/0435(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a – point i c (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a – point i c (new)
(ic) foods and food ingredients with a new or intentionally modified primary molecular structure;
Amendment 216 #
2013/0435(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a – point i h (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a – point i h (new)
(ih) foods and food ingredients consisting of or isolated from microorganisms, fungi or algae;
Amendment 219 #
2013/0435(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a – point i k (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a – point i k (new)
(ik) foods and food ingredients consisting of or isolated from plants and food ingredients isolated from animals, except for foods and food ingredients obtained by traditional propagating or breeding practices and having a history of safe food use;
Amendment 237 #
2013/0435(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a – point iv d (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a – point iv d (new)
(ivd) food containing, consisting of, or obtained from cellular or tissue cultures;
Amendment 326 #
2013/0435(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. TWithin one month of receiving an application, the Commission mayshall request that EFSA to renders its opinion if the update is liable to have an effect on human healthto the Union list is liable to pose a safety risk to human health and the environment.
Amendment 331 #
2013/0435(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The Commission shall acknowledge receipt of the application to the applicant within 15 days of receiving the application. Within one month after reception of the application, the Commission shall verify the validity of the application. Where the application has not been considered as valid, the Commission shall inform the applicant thereof, specifying the reasons and stop the procedure.
Amendment 340 #
2013/0435(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Where the Commission requests an opinion from EFSA, it shall forward the valid application to EFSA. EFSA shall adopt its opinion within ninesix months from the date of receipt of a valid application.
Amendment 355 #
2013/0435(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Within ninesix months from the date of publication of EFSA's opinion, the Commission shall submit to the committee referred to in Article 27(1) a draft implementing act updating the Union list taking account of:
Amendment 368 #
2013/0435(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. Where the Commission has not requested an opinion from EFSA in accordance with Article 9(2), the ninesix- month period provided for in paragraph 1 shall start from the date on which the Commission received a valid application in accordance with Article 9(1).
Amendment 428 #
2013/0435(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 a (new)
Article 21 a (new)
Article 21a Alignment of time periods with Regulation (EC) 1924/2006 If the applicant requests data protection in accordance with Article 24 of this Regulation and Article 21 of Regulation (EC) 1924/2006, the Commission may adjust the time periods provided for in Articles 10(1), 11(1) or (2), 16(1) and 17(1) in order to align them with those in Regulation (EC) 1924/2006 so that the two periods of data protection run concurrently. In such cases the applicant shall be consulted before the Commission takes a decision on the alignment. In addition to this alignment of intellectual property protection periods, health claim and novel food evaluation and authorisation procedures should, where possible, also be synchronised, with a view to ensuring that the market in such products operates smoothly and applicants are afforded proper protection.
Amendment 454 #
2013/0435(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 24 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) the newly developed scientific evidence or scientific data was designated as proprietary by the priorinitial applicant at the time the first application was made, regardless of whether the data has been published in a scientific journal and without there being an obligation for that data to be forwarded immediately to the regulatory authorities;
Amendment 455 #
2013/0435(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 24 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) the prior applicant had exclusive right of reference tocan demonstrate ownership of the proprietary scientific evidence or scientific data, by means of verifiable proof at the time the first application was made and
Amendment 471 #
2013/0435(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 27 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 shall apply. The committee shall deliver its opinion within six months after adoption of the proposal referred to in Articles 11(1) and 17(1).
Amendment 94 #
2013/0371(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Directive 94/62/EC
Article 3 – point 2a
Article 3 – point 2a
Amendment 112 #
2013/0371(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 2
Article 1 – point 2
Directive 94/62/EC
Article 4 – paragraph 1a – subparagraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1a – subparagraph 1
Member States shall take measures to achieve a reduction in the consumption of lightweight plastic carrier bags on their territory within two years of entry into force of this Directive. Where appropriate, reductions already achieved by means of sectoral initiatives shall be taken into account, in order to prevent unnecessary duplication of existing practices.
Amendment 131 #
2013/0371(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 2 a (new)
Article 1 – point 2 a (new)
Directive 94/62/EC
Article 4 – paragraph 1b (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1b (new)
Amendment 381 #
2013/0314(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a – paragraph 2
The input data shall be transaction data. If available or, where appropriate, non-transaction based data, is not sufficient to represenncluding committed quotes and verifiable estimates provided that it accurately and reliably represents the market or economic reality that the benchmark is intended to measure, input data which is not transaction data may be used provided that such data is verifiable.
Amendment 388 #
2013/0314(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) Where the input data of a critical benchmark is not transaction data and a contributor is a party to more than 50% of value of transactions in the market which that the benchmark intends to measure, the administrator shall verify where possible that the input data represents a market subject to competitive supply and demand forces. Where the administrator finds that the input data does not represent a market subject to competitive supply and demand forces, it shall either change the input data, the contributors or the methodology to ensure that the input data represents a market subject to competitive supply and demand forces, or cease to provide that benchmark (‘Market impact’). Any change referred to in this paragraph shall not be intended as a breach of any financial contract or financial instrument which references that benchmark.
Amendment 457 #
2013/0314(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Where contributors, comprising at least 20% of thIf one or more contributors to a critical benchmark haveintend to ceased contributing, or there are sufficient indications that at least 20% of the contributors are likely to cease contributing, in any year, the competent authority input data, they shall promptly notify the benchmark administration in writing, which shall inform ESMA without delay and submit to it an assessment of the implications of the capability of the benchmark to measure the underlying market or economic reality. In case ESA considers that the representativeness ofr the administratorcontinuity of a critical benchmark is put at risk, it, shall have the power to:
Amendment 461 #
2013/0314(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) require supervised entities, selected in accordance with paragraphs 2, to contribute input data to the administrator in accordance with the methodology, code of conduct or other rules;
Amendment 462 #
2013/0314(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) require supervised entities which are not already contributors to the relevant critical benchmark, selected in accordance with paragraph 2, to contribute input data to the administrator in accordance with the methodology, code of conduct or other rules;
Amendment 465 #
2013/0314(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) determine the form in which, and the time by which, any input data is to be contributed, without incurring an obligation to either trade or commit trade;
Amendment 467 #
2013/0314(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) change the code of conduct, methodology or other rules of the critical benchmark; contributors which notified their intention to cease contributing input data shall continue contributing input data until ESMA has finished its assessment.
Amendment 474 #
2013/0314(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. For a critical benchmark, tThe supervised entities that are required to contribute in accordance with paragraph 1 point a a (new) shall be determined by the competent authority of the administratorESMA on the basis of the following criteria:
Amendment 479 #
2013/0314(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) the supervised entity's expertise and ability to provide input data of the necessary quality. New contributors which are required to contribute input data in accordance with paragraph 1 point a a (new) shall have a period of time of at least 1 year to set up the necessary arrangements to make such contribution.
Amendment 481 #
2013/0314(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3
Article 14 – paragraph 3
3. The competent authority of a supervised contributor that has been required to contribute to a benchmark through measures taken in accordance with points (a) and (b) of paragraph 1 shall assist the competent authority of the administratoraragraph 1 shall support ESMA in the enforcement of such measures.
Amendment 489 #
2013/0314(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
Article 14 – paragraph 4 – introductory part
4. The competent authority of the administrator shESMA shall annually review each measure adopted under paragraph 1 one year following its adoption. It shall revoke it if:
Amendment 490 #
2013/0314(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 4 – point a – introductory part
Article 14 – paragraph 4 – point a – introductory part
Amendment 491 #
2013/0314(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 4 – point a – point 1
Article 14 – paragraph 4 – point a – point 1
Amendment 492 #
2013/0314(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 4 – point a – point 2
Article 14 – paragraph 4 – point a – point 2
(2) a written report by the administrator to the competent authority providing evidence for its assessment that the criticala) judges that the benchmark's continued viability can be assured once mandatory participation has been revoked which shall be evidenced by a written report provided by the administrator.
Amendment 493 #
2013/0314(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 4 – point b
Article 14 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) judges that an acceptable substitute benchmark is available and users of the critical benchmark can switch to this substitute at minimal costs which shall be evidenced by at least a written report by the administrator detailing the means of transition to a substitute benchmark and the ability and costs to users of transferring to this benchmark.
Amendment 498 #
2013/0314(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 5
Article 14 – paragraph 5
5. The administrator shall notify the relevant competent authorityESMA in the event that any contributors breach the requirements of paragraph 1 of this Article as soon as is technically possible.
Amendment 70 #
2013/0240(NLE)
Proposal for a Regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Research related to the future of medicine shall be undertaken in areas where combination of societal, public health and biomedical industry competitiveness goals requires pooling of resources and fostering collaboration between the public and private sectors, with the involvement of SMEs. The scope of the initiative should be expanded to all areas of life science research and innovation. The areas would be of public health interest, as identified by the World Health Organisation report on priority medicines for Europe and the World, which is currently being updated with the new version expected to be released in 2013. The initiative should consequently seek to involve a broader range of partners, including mid-capsSMEs (micro, small and medium size enterprises) and mid-caps and medium size companies that are not on equity capital markets and with innovation potential, from different sectors (e.g. biomedical imaging, medical information technology, diagnostic and/or animal health industries). A wider participation would help to advance the development of new approaches and technologies for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of diseases with high impact on public health.
Amendment 265 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Amendment 298 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. Competent authorities shall perform official controls on a regular basis and with appropriate frequency to identify possible intentional violations of the rules referred to in Article 1(2), taking into account, in addition to the criteria referred to in paragraph 1, information regarding such possible intentional violations shared through the mechanisms of administrative assistance provided for in Title IV and any other information pointing to the possibility of such violations. The Commission, by means of an implementing act, details uniform minimum frequency of official controls, having regard, to the specific hazards and risks which exist in relation to each product and the different processes it undergoes. The implementing act shall be adopted within one year from the entry into force of the present Regulation.
Amendment 347 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3
Article 10 – paragraph 3
Amendment 701 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 76 – paragraph 1
Article 76 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that adequate financial resources are available through public means to provide the staff and other resources necessary for the competent authorities to perform official controls and other official activities. Fees or charges should be established only if the official control is performed exclusively in the interest of the food business operator.
Amendment 728 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 77 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 77 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. For the purpose of ensuring that competent authorities are provided with adequate resources for the performance of official controls, the competent authorities shall collectuse public means fees to recover the costs they incur in relation to:
Amendment 740 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 77 – paragraph 2
Article 77 – paragraph 2
2. For the purposes of paragraph 1, the official controls referred to in point (a) of that paragraph shall include official controls performed to verify compliance with measures adopted by the Commission in accordance with Article 137 of this Regulation, Article 53 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002, Articles 27(1), 29(1), 40(2), 41(2), 47(1), 49(2) and 50(2) of Regulation (EU) No XXX/XXXX [Office of Publications, please insert number of the Regulation on protective measures against pests of plants], Articles 41 and 144 of Regulation (EU) No XXX/XXXX [Office of Publications, please insert number of the Regulation on the production and making availableensuring that competent authorities are provided with adequate resources for the performance of official controls, the competent authorities shall collect fees for: (a) The official controls performed in the interest of the food business operator in view onf the market of plant reproductive material] and Part VI of Regulation (EU) No XXX/XXXX [Office of Publications, please insert number of the Regulation on animal health], unless the decision establishing the measures requires otherwiseissuance of official certificates or to supervise the issuance of official attestations.
Amendment 747 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 77 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 77 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. fees collected as regards specific activities mentioned in Annex (to be defined) shall not be lower than the minimum rates specified in Annex (to be defined).
Amendment 768 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 78 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 78 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
The competent authorities shall disclose the details of the calculation of fees
Amendment 801 #
2013/0140(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 80 – paragraph 1
Article 80 – paragraph 1
Where fees are established in accordance with point (a) of Article 79(1), the rate of the fee to be applied to each operator shall be determined taking into account the operators' record of compliance with the rules referred to in Article 1(2) as ascertained through official controls, so that fees applied to consistently compliant operators are lower than those applied to other operators. The Commission, by means of an implementing act, details the meaning of "consistently compliant operators" and "lower". The implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 141(2).
Amendment 21 #
2012/2031(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 33 #
2012/2031(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission to ensure the effective and uniform application of existing EU legislation on the transport of animals in all EU Member States. Together with sufficient inspections conducted at national level, this should ensure and preserve the proper functioning of the internal market, avoiding distortions of competition between EU Member States;
Amendment 99 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) The likelihood of diverging regulation is further increased by concerns over tobacco products, including smokeless tobacco products, having a characterising flavour other than tobacco and menthol, which may facilitate uptake of tobacco consumption or affect consumption patterns. For example, in many countries, sales of mentholated products gradually increased even as smoking prevalence overall declined. A number of studies indicated that mentholated tobacco products can facilitate inhalation as well as smoking uptake among young people. Measures introducing unjustified differences of treatment between flavoured cigarettes (e.g. menthol and clove cigarettes) should be avoided .
Amendment 146 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) In order to ensure the integrity and the visibility of health warnings and maximise their efficacy, provisions should be made regarding the dimension of the warnings as well as regarding certain aspects of the appearance of the tobacco package, including the opening mechanism. The package and the products may mislead consumers, in particular young people, suggesting that products are less harmful. For instance, this is the case with certain texts or features, such as ‘low-tar’, ‘light’, ‘ultra-light’, ‘mild’, ‘natural’, ‘organic’, ‘without additives’, ‘without flavours’, ‘slim’, names, pictures, and figurative or other signs. Likewise, the size and appearance of individual cigarettes can mislead consumers by creating the impression that they are less harmful. A recent study has also shown that smokers of slim cigarettes were more likely to believe that their own brand might be less harmful. This should be addressed.
Amendment 262 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Amendment 266 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Amendment 281 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
(4) ‘characterising flavour’ means a distinguishable aroma or taste other than tobacco, resulting from an additive or combination of additives, including but not limited to fruit, spice, herb, alcohol, candy, menthol or vanilla observable before or upon intended use of the tobacco product;. Traditional tobacco products flavours such as menthol are not considered to be characterising flavours.
Amendment 303 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 18
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 18
(18) ‘ingredient’ means an additive, tobacco (leaves and other natural, processed or unprocessed partsy substance used in the manufacture or preparation of a tobacco plants including expanded and reconstituted tobacco), as well as any substance present in a finished tobacco product roduct or of any constituent thereof (including paper, filter, inks, capsules and adhesives) and still present in the finished tobacco product;
Amendment 316 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 19
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 19
(19) ‘maximum level’ or ‘maximum yield’ means the maximum content or emission, including 0, of a substance in a tobacco product measured in grams;
Amendment 325 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 25
(25) ‘place on the market’ means to make products available to consumers located in the Union, with or without payment, including by means of distance sale; in case of cross-border distance sales the product is deemed to be placed on the market in the Member State where the consumer is located;
Amendment 366 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Amendment 386 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 3
Article 3 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall notify the Commission of the maximum yields that they set for other emissions of cigarettes and for emissions of tobacco products other than cigarettes. Taking into account internationally agreed standards, where available, and based on scientific evidence and on the yields notified by Member States, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 22 to adopt and adapt maximum yields for other emissions of cigarettes and for emissions of tobacco products other than cigarettes that increase in an appreciable manner the toxic or addictive effect of tobacco products beyond the threshold of toxicity and addictiveness stemming from the yields of tar, nicotine and carbon monoxide fixed in paragraph 1.
Amendment 468 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Member States shall not restrict or prohibit the use of additiveingredients which are essential for the manufacture of tobacco products, as long as the additiveuse of those ingredients does not result in a product with a characterising flavour.
Amendment 575 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 10
Article 6 – paragraph 10
10. Tobacco products other than cigarettes, roll-your-own tobacco and smokeless tobacco products shall be exempted from the prohibitions laid down in paragraphs 1 and 5. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 22 to withdraw this exemption if there is a substantial change of circumstances as established in a Commission report.
Amendment 617 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 3
3. For cigarette packets the general warning and the information message shall be printed on the lateral sides of the unit packets. These warnings shall have a width of not less than 20 mm and a height of not less than 43 mm. For roll-your-own tobacco the information message shall be printed on the surface that becomes visible when opening the unit packet. Both the general warning and the information message shall cover 50% of the surface on which they are printed.
Amendment 633 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 4 – point b
Article 8 – paragraph 4 – point b
Amendment 672 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) cover 750 % of the external area of both the front and back surface of the unit packet and any outside packaging;
Amendment 688 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) be positioned at the bottopm edge of the unit packet and any outside packaging, and in the same direction as any other information appearing on the packaging;
Amendment 711 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point g
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point g
Amendment 745 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point c
Amendment 788 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 5
Article 10 – paragraph 5
Amendment 822 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) suggests that a particular tobacco product is less harmful than others or has vitalising, energetic, healing, rejuvenating, natural, organic or otherwise positive health or social effects;
Amendment 829 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 833 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) in the case of tobacco for oral use, resembles a food product.
Amendment 837 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. Prohibited elements and features may include but are not limited to texts, symbols, names, trade marks, figurative or other signs, misleading colours, inserts or other additional material such as adhesive labels, stickers, onserts, scratch-offs and sleeves, or relate to the shape of the tobacco product itself. Cigarettes with a diame. The provision to consumers of factual information on the product may not be prohibited. Trade marks registered prior to the dater of less than 7.5 mm shall be deemed to be misleadingn which this Directive enters into force may not be prohibited.
Amendment 863 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13
Article 13
Amendment 947 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point g
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point g
Amendment 953 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point h
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point h
Amendment 955 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point i
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point i
(i) the actual shipment route from manufacturing to the first retail outletpurchaser, including all warehouses used;
Amendment 963 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point j
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point j
(j) the identity of all purchasers from manufacturing to the first retail outletpurchaser;
Amendment 969 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point k
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point k
(k) the invoice, order number and payment records of all purchasers from manufacturing to the first retail outletpurchaser.
Amendment 976 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 3
Article 14 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall ensure that all economic operators involved in the trade of tobacco products from the manufacturer to the last economic operator before the first retail outletfirst purchaser, record the entry of all unit packets into their possession, as well as all intermediate movements and the final exit from their possession. This obligation can be fulfilled by recording in aggregated form, e.g. of outside packaging, provided that tracking and tracing of unit packets remains possible.
Amendment 983 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 4
Article 14 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall ensure that manufacturers of tobacco products provide all economic operators involved in the trade of tobacco products from the manufacturer to the last economic operator before the first retail outletpurchaser, including importers, warehouses and transporting companies with the necessary equipment allowing for the recording of the tobacco products purchased, sold, stored, transported or otherwise handled. The equipment shall be able to read and transmit the data electronically, in accordance with international standards, to a data storage facility pursuant to paragraph 6.
Amendment 1002 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 9 – introductory part
Article 14 – paragraph 9 – introductory part
9. TWith due regard for current practices, technologies and commercial arrangements, as well as for international standards governing the tracking, tracing and authentication of consumer products and the requirements relating thereto that are set out in the WTO Protocol to Eliminate Elicit Trade in Tobacco Products, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 22 to:
Amendment 1006 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 9 – point b
Article 14 – paragraph 9 – point b
(b) to define the technical standards to ensure that the systems used for the unique identifiers and the related functions are fully compatible with each other across the Union and in line with international standards.
Amendment 1008 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 9 – point c
Article 14 – paragraph 9 – point c
Amendment 1037 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall oblige retail outlets intending to engage inprohibit cross- border distance sales to consumers located in the Union to register with the competent authorities in the Member State where the retail outlet is established and in the Member State where the actual or potential consumer is located. Retail outlets established outside the Union have to register with the competent authorities in the Member State where the actual or potential consumer is located. All retail outlets intending to engage in cross- border distance sales shall submit at least the following information to the competent authorities:.
Amendment 1053 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 1061 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 1069 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 1076 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 2
Article 16 – paragraph 2
Amendment 1086 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 3
Article 16 – paragraph 3
Amendment 1095 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 4
Article 16 – paragraph 4
Amendment 1103 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 5
Article 16 – paragraph 5
Amendment 1117 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – title
Article 17 – title
Notification of novel tobacco products and granting of pre-marketing authorisation for reduced-risk tobacco products
Amendment 1136 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 2
Article 17 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall require that manufacturers and importers of tobacco products inform their competent authorities of any new or updated information referred to in point (a) to (c) of paragraph 1. Member States shall be entitled to require tobacco manufacturers or importers to carry out additional tests or submit additional information. Member States shall make available to the Commission all information received pursuant to this Article. In connection with the placing on the market of reduced-risk tobacco products, Member States shall be entitled to introduce an authorisation system and charge a proportionate fee. Member States shall be entitled to lay down specific rules for reduced-risk products governing consumer information, packaging and labelling, ingredients and emissions, as well as the methods used to measure tar, nicotine and carbon monoxide, which may differ from the requirements of this Directive. Member States shall notify those rules to the Commission.
Amendment 1141 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 3
Article 17 – paragraph 3
3. Novel and reduced-risk tobacco products placed on the market shall respect the requirements set out in this Directive. Reduced-risk tobacco products shall be covered by special provisions laid down by Member States under paragraph 2. The provisions applicable depend on whether the products fall under the definition of smokeless tobacco product in point (29) of Article 2 or tobacco for smoking in point (33) of Article 2.
Amendment 1146 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 18
Article 18
Amendment 1273 #
2012/0366(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 2
Article 22 – paragraph 2
2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Articles 3(2), 3(3), 4(3), 4(4), 6(3), 6(9), 6(10), 8(4), 9(3), 10(5), 11(3), 13(3), 13(4), 14(9), 18(2) and 18(5) shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminate period of timehree years from [Office of Publications: please insert the date of the entry into force of this Directive]. the date of the entry into force of this Directive]..
Amendment 98 #
2012/0297(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) The new provisions should alsoonly apply to projects for which the request for development consent is introduced before the time-limit for transposition but for which the environmental impact assessment has not been concluded before that dateenvironmental impact assessment has not started yet at the date of transposition of Directive 2011/92/EU.
Amendment 107 #
2012/0297(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 1 – point a
Article 1 – point 1 – point a
- the execution of construction orand of the related demolition works, or of other installations or schemes,
Amendment 129 #
2012/0297(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 1 – point c
Article 1 – point 1 – point c
Directive 2011/92/EU
Article 1 – paragraph 3
Article 1 – paragraph 3
3. Member States may decide, on a case- by-case basis and if so provided under national law, not to apply this Directive to projects having as their sole purpose national defence or the response to civil emergencies, if they deem that such application would have an adverse effect on those purposes.
Amendment 134 #
2012/0297(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 1 – point c
Article 1 – point 1 – point c
Directive 2011/92/EU
Article 1– paragraph 4
Article 1– paragraph 4
4. This Directive shall not apply to projects the details of which are adoptpproved by a specific act of national legislation, provided that the objectives of this Directive, including that of supplying information, are achieved through the legislative process. Every two years from the date specified in Article 2(1) of Directive XXX [OPOCE please introduce the n° of this Directive], Member States shall inform the Commission of any application which they have made of this provision.
Amendment 228 #
2012/0297(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 4 – point b
Article 1 – point 4 – point b
Directive 2011/92/EU
Article 4 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
6. The competent authority shall make its decision pursuant to paragraph 2 within three month90 days from the request for development consent and provided that the developer has submitted all the requisite information. Depending on the nature, complexity, location and size of the proposed project, the competent authority may extend that deadline by a further 3 monthmaximum 90 days; in that case, the competent authority shall inform the developer of the reasons justifying the extension and of the date when its determination is expected and inform the Commission about the entity and causes of the delay.
Amendment 229 #
2012/0297(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 4 – point b
Article 1 – point 4 – point b
Directive 2011/92/EU
Article 1 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
6. The competent authority shall make its decision pursuant to paragraph 2 within three months from the request for development and/or additions to the project consent and provided that the developer has submitted all the requisite information. Depending on the nature, complexity, location and size of the proposed project, the competent authority may extend that deadline by a further 3 months; in that case, the competent authority shall inform the developer of the reasons justifying the extension and of the date when its determination is expected.
Amendment 240 #
2012/0297(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 5
Article 1 – point 5
Directive 2011/92/EU
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. Where an environmental impact assessment must be carried out in accordance with Articles 5 to 10, the developer shall prepare an environmental report. The environmental report shall be based on the determination pursuant to paragraph 2 of this Article and include the information that may reasonably be required for making informed decisions on the environmental impacts of the proposed project, taking into account current knowledge and methods of assessment, the characteristics, technical capacity and location of the project, the characteristics of the potential impact, alternativesn outline of reasonable alternatives relevant and specific to the proposed project and the extent to which certain matters (including the evaluation of alternatives) are more appropriately assessed at different levels including the planning level, or on the basis of other assessment requirements. The detailed list of information to be provided in the environmental report is specified in Annex IV.
Amendment 251 #
2012/0297(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 5
Article 1 – point 5
Directive 2011/92/EU
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
2. TIf the developer so requests before submitting an application for development consent, the competent authority, after having consulted the authorities referred to in Article 6(1) and the developer, shall determine the scope and level of detail ofshall provide guidance on the information to be included by the developer in the environmental report, in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Article. In particular, the competent authority shall determineconsider:
Amendment 266 #
2012/0297(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 5
Article 1 – point 5
Directive 2011/92/EU
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) the individual stages of the procedure and binding timeframes for their duration;
Amendment 271 #
2012/0297(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 5
Article 1 – point 5
Directive 2011/92/EU
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Amendment 279 #
2012/0297(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 5
Article 1 – point 5
Directive 2011/92/EU
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point e
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point e
Amendment 282 #
2012/0297(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 5
Article 1 – point 5
Directive 2011/92/EU
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point f
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point f
Amendment 290 #
2012/0297(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 5
Article 1 – point 5
Directive 2011/92/EU
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
The competent authority may also seek assistance from accredited and technically competent experts referred to in paragraph 3 of this Article. Subsequent requests to the developer for additional information may only be made if these are justified by new circumstances and duly explained by the competent authority.
Amendment 303 #
2012/0297(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 5
Article 1 – point 5
Directive 2011/92/EU
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) the developer shall ensure that the environmental report is prepared by accredited and technically competent experts or
Amendment 308 #
2012/0297(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 5
Article 1 – point 5
Directive 2011/92/EU
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) the competent authority shall ensure that the environmental report is verified by accredited and technically competent experts and/or committees of national experts.
Amendment 341 #
2012/0297(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6 – point a
Article 1 – point 6 – point a
Directive 2011/92/EU
Article 6 – paragraph 6 – introductory part
Article 6 – paragraph 6 – introductory part
Amendment 378 #
2012/0297(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 8
Article 1 – point 8
Directive 2011/92/EU
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
If the competent authority decides to grant development consent, it shall ensure that the development consent includesconsider whether measures to monitor the significant adverse environmental effects should be included in the development consent, in order to assess the implementation and the expected effectiveness of mitigation and compensation measures, and to identify any unforeseeable adverse effects during the phases of construction, management, demolition, and post-closure.
Amendment 384 #
2012/0297(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 8
Article 1 – point 8
Directive 2011/92/EU
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
The type of parameters to be monitored and the duration of the monitoring shall be consistent with prescriptions resulting from other Union legislation and shall be proportionate to the nature, location and size of the proposed project and the significance of its environmental effects.
Amendment 388 #
2012/0297(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 8
Article 1 – point 8
Directive 2011/92/EU
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 4
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 4
Amendment 396 #
2012/0297(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 8
Article 1 – point 8
Directive 2011/92/EU
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
3. When all necessary information gathered pursuant to Articles 5, 6 and 7 has been provided to the competent authority, including, where relevant, specific assessments required under other Union legislation, and the consultations referred to in Articles 6 and 7 have been completed, the competent authority shall conclude its environmental impact assessment of the project within three month90 days.
Amendment 402 #
2012/0297(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 8
Article 1 – point 8
Directive 2011/92/EU
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Depending on the nature, complexity, location and size of the proposed project, the competent authority may extend that deadline by a further 3 months;90 days and inform the Commission about the entity and the causes of the delay, in that case, the competent authority shall inform the developer of the reasons justifying the extension and of the date when its decision is expected.
Amendment 449 #
2012/0297(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3
Article 3
Projects for which the request for development consent was introduced beforeafter the date referred to in the first subparagraph of Article 2(1) and for which the environmental impact assessment has not been concluded before that date shall be subject to the obligations referred to in Articles 3 to 11 of Directive 2011/92/EU as amended by this Directive.
Amendment 576 #
2012/0297(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex – point 2
Annex – point 2
Directive 2011/92/EU
Annex IV – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point e
Annex IV – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point e
Amendment 56 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Based on forecasts of biofuel demand provided by the Member States and estimates of indirect land-use change emissions for different biofuel feedstocks it is likely that greenhouse gas emissions linked to indirect land use change are significant, and could negate some or all of the greenhouse gas savings of individual biofuels. This is because almost the entire biofuel production in 2020 is expected to come from crops grown on land that could be used to satisfy food and feed markets. In order to reduce such emissions, it is appropriate to distinguish between crop groups such as oil crops, cereals, sugars and other starch containing crops accordingly. To this should be added the potential adverse effect on food product prices and the security of food product supply.
Amendment 64 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Liquid renewable fuels are likely to be required by the transport sector in order to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions. Advanced biofuels, such as those made from wastes and algae, provide high greenhouse gas savings with low risk of causing indirect land use change and do not compete directly for agricultural land for the food and feed markets. It is appropriate, therefore, to encourage in-depth studies and research aimed at ascertaining the potential beneficial effects of greater production of such advanced biofuels as these are currently not commercially available in large quantities, in part due to competition for public subsidies with established food crop based biofuel technologies. Further incentives should be provided by increasing the weighting of advanced biofuels towards 10% target for transport set in Directive 2009/28/EC compared to conventional biofuels. In this context, only advanced biofuels with low estimated indirect land use change impacts and high overall greenhouse gas savings should be supported as part of the post 2020 renewable energy policy framework.
Amendment 77 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) In order to ensure the long-term competitiveness of bio-based industrial sectors, and in line with the 2012 Communication "Innovating for Sustainable growth: A Bioeconomy for Europe"11 and the Roadmap to a Resource Efficient Europe12, promoting integrated and diversified biorefineries across Europe, enhanced incentives under Directive 2009/28/EC should be set in a way that gives preference to the use of biomass feedstocks that do not have a high economic value for other uses than biofuels or which do not impact on the environment in such a way as to compromise local ecosystems by depriving food crops of land and water.
Amendment 84 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) In view of the Union's objectives to further reduce greenhouse gas emissions and the significant contribution that road transport fuels make to those emissions, Article 7a(2) of Directive 98/70/EC relating to the quality of petrol and diesel fuels and amending Council Directive 93/12/EC requires fuel suppliers to reduce by at least 6% by 31 December 2020 the life cycle greenhouse gas emissions per unit of energy (‘greenhouse gas intensity’) of fuels used in the Union by road vehicles, non-road mobile machinery, agricultural and forestry tractors and recreational craft when not at sea. The target of Directive 2009/28/EC on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources to ensure that the share of energy from renewable energy sources in all forms of transport in 2020 is at least 10% of their final energy consumption, should be consistent with Article 7a(2) of Directive 98/70/EC in order to avoid any market distortion. The blending of biofuels is one of the methods available for fossil fuel suppliers to reduce the greenhouse gas intensity of the fossil fuels supplied.
Amendment 176 #
2012/0288(COD)
Council position
Article 1 – point 3 – point a
Article 1 – point 3 – point a
Directive 98/70/EC
Article 7b – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 7b – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
2. The greenhouse gas emission saving from the use of biofuels taken into account for the purposes referred to in paragraph 1 shall be at least 60 % for biofuels produced in installations starting operation after …+30 June 2018. An installation shall be considered to be in operation if the physical production of biofuels has taken place. __________________ + OJ: please insert the date of entry into force of this Directive.
Amendment 178 #
2012/0288(COD)
Council position
Article 1 – point 3 – point a
Article 1 – point 3 – point a
Directive 98/70/EC
Article 7b – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 7b – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
In the case of installations that were in operation on or before …+30 June 2018, for the purposes referred to in paragraph 1, biofuels shall achieve a greenhouse gas emission saving of at least 35 % until 31 December 20178 and at least 50 % from 1 January 2018. __________________ + OJ: please insert the date of entry into force of this Directive9.
Amendment 204 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 14 a (new)
Recital 14 a (new)
(14a) In order to permit adaptation to innovative and scientific progress of Directive 2009/28/EC and Directive 98/70/EC and for creating certainty for investments, the European Union should encourage the use of biofuels with the highest GHG savings, being the driver for the biofuels policy in Europe. Therefore, the methodology to achieve a total assessment of the life cycle of CO2 savings of individual biofuels should be amended by including the CO2 savings during production of the finished fuel, as each biofuel (whole or partial) will have a different impact on the finished fuel.
Amendment 213 #
2012/0288(COD)
Council position
Article 2 – point 1
Article 2 – point 1
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point s
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point s
(s) 'non-food cellulosic material' means feedstocks mainly composed of cellulose and hemicellulose, and having a lower lignin-content than ligno-cellulosic material; it includes food and feed crop residues (such as straw, stover, husks and shells), grassy energy crops with a low starch content (such as alfalfa and other nitrogen fixing crops, cover crops before and after annual cereal and oil crops, cactus and others CAM crops, ryegrass, switchgrass, miscanthus, giant cane, etc.), industrial residues (including from food and feed crops after vegetal oils, sugars, starches and protein have been extracted), and material from biowaste ;
Amendment 257 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 1 – point 2 – point a
Directive 98/70/EC
Article 7b – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Article 7b – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
The greenhouse gas emission saving from the use of biofuels shall be calculated in accordance with Article 7d(1) and shall take into consideration the total GHG savings for biofuels, starting from their production through to their impact on the energy used to create the final fuel. Therefore the methodology to achieve a realistic assessment of the life cycle of CO2 savings of individual biofuels should be amended as each biofuel (whole or partial) will have a different impact on the finished fuel.
Amendment 334 #
2012/0288(COD)
Council position
Article 2 – point 9 – point a
Article 2 – point 9 – point a
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point i
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point i
(i) the development and share of biofuels made from feedstocks listed in Annex IX including a resource assessment focusing on the sustainability aspects relating to the effect of the replacement of food and feed products for biofuel production, taking due account of the principles of the waste hierarchy established in Directive 2008/98/EC, the biomass cascading principle, taking into consideration the regional and local economical and technological circumstance, the maintenance of the necessary carbon stock in the soil and the quality of the soil and the ecosystems;
Amendment 339 #
2012/0288(COD)
Council position
Article 2 – point 10 – point c
Article 2 – point 10 – point c
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 23 – paragraph 5 – point e
Article 23 – paragraph 5 – point e
(e) the availability and sustainability of biofuels made from feedstocks listed in Annex IX, including an assessment of the effect of the replacement of food and feed products for biofuel production, taking due account of the principles of the waste hierarchy established in Directive 2008/98/EC, the biomass cascading principle taking into consideration the regional and local economical and technological circumstances, the maintenance of the necessary carbon stock in the soil and the quality of soil and ecosystems; and
Amendment 341 #
2012/0288(COD)
Council position
Article 2 – point 10 – point c
Article 2 – point 10 – point c
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 23 – paragraph 5 – point f
Article 23 – paragraph 5 – point f
(f) indirect land use changes in relation to all production pathways, including an assessment of whether the range of uncertainty identified in the analysis underlying the estimations of indirect land- use change emissions can be narrowed and the possible impact of Union policies, such as environment, climate and agricultural policies, can be factored in. ;
Amendment 394 #
2012/0288(COD)
Council position
Annex II – point 3
Annex II – point 3
Directive 2009/28/EC
Annex IX – part A – point a
Annex IX – part A – point a
(a) Algae (autotrophic) if cultivated on land in ponds or photobioreactors, macroalgae, aquatic plants.
Amendment 406 #
2012/0288(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 3
Article 2 – point 3
Directive 2009/28/EC
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – second sentence
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – second sentence
The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 25 (b)b concerning the adaptation of the energy content of transport fuels as set out in Annex III to scientific and technical progress. New values for energy content may be taken into consideration in Annex III of the Directive 2009/28/EC by adding lower heating accounting for the entire field-to- wheel bio energy contribution based on sound scientific principles, with values to be reported to one decimal place.
Amendment 406 #
2012/0288(COD)
Council position
Annex II – point 3
Annex II – point 3
Directive 2009/28/EC
Annex IX – part A – point e
Annex IX – part A – point e
(e) StrawCereal and beans straw, provided that the soil carbon fertility is at least maintained.
Amendment 407 #
2012/0288(COD)
Council position
Annex II – point 3
Annex II – point 3
Directive 2009/28/EC
Annex IX – part A – point f
Annex IX – part A – point f
(f) Animal manure and slurry, sewage sludge.
Amendment 411 #
2012/0288(COD)
Council position
Annex II – point 3
Annex II – point 3
Directive 2009/28/EC
Annex IX – part A – point g
Annex IX – part A – point g
(g) PSustainable palm oil mill effluent and empty palm fruit bunches.
Amendment 413 #
2012/0288(COD)
Council position
Annex II – point 3
Annex II – point 3
Directive 2009/28/EC
Annex IX – part A – point j
Annex IX – part A – point j
(j) Bagasse, olive oil production residues, citrus and orange peel residues.
Amendment 291 #
2012/0266(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. Where no harmonised standards exist or where relevant harmonised standards are not sufficient, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt common technical specifications (CTS) in respect of the general safety and performance requirements set out in Annex I, the technical documentation set out in Annex II or the clinical evaluation and post- market clinical follow-up set out in Annex XIII. The CTS shall be adopted by means of implementing acts in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 88(3).
Amendment 564 #
Amendment 758 #
2012/0266(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 97 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 97 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) Article 25(2) and (3) and Article 45(4) shall apply from [18 months after date of application referred to in paragraph 2] provided that the relevant electronic system has been validated and in operation;
Amendment 777 #
2012/0266(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – part II – point 9 – point 9.2
Annex 1 – part II – point 9 – point 9.2
Amendment 857 #
2012/0266(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 7 – part III – point 6 – point 6.9
Annex 7 – part III – point 6 – point 6.9
Amendment 861 #
2012/0266(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 8 – point 3 – point 3.3 – point a
Annex 8 – point 3 – point 3.3 – point a
(a) The notified body shall audit the quality management system to determine whether it meets the requirements referred to in Section 3.2. Unless duly substantiated, iIt shall presume that quality management systems which satisfy the relevant harmonised standards or CTS conform to the requirements covered by the standards or CTSreferred to in Section 3.2.
Amendment 21 #
Amendment 38 #
2012/0202(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 58 #
2012/0202(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) Before presenting proposals for structural measures to revise Directive 2003/87/EC, the Commission should - in addition to the measures as suggested in the 2012 carbon market report - consider further measures in order to ensure that the scheme remains a fully market-based system. Furthermore, the Commission should propose the mandatory earmarking of auctioning revenues for innovative environmentally friendly technologies; the list of sectors and subsectors affected by a risk of carbon leakage should not be adapted in order to ensure the highest possible certainty for industry.
Amendment 59 #
2012/0202(COD)
(3b) The current low carbon price is due, inter alia, to a large variety of national support schemes for Renewable Energy Sources which are the consequence of the Renewable Energy Directive. In order to increase the effectiveness of the EU ETS in the long-term and to ensure regulatory stability, the Commission should present by the end of 2013 structures for a better integrated system to promote RES at EU- level after 2020. The Commission should also explore possibilities to establish a dedicated reserve (based on the NER 300) for the support of innovative sustainable energy technologies.
Amendment 64 #
2012/0202(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
In the first subparagraph of Article 10(4) of Directive 2003/87/EC the following sentence is added: "Tis added: "Where an assessment shows for the individual industrial sectors that no significant impact on installations exposed to a significant risk of carbon leakage is to be expected or subject to EU policy measures being proposed with a view to compensating the potential increase of indirect costs, the Commission shallmay, where appropriate, adapt the timetable for each period so as to ensure an orderly functioning of the marketthe period referred to in Article 13(1) beginning on 1 January 2013 for a maximum number of 900 million allowances. Where the Commission proposes to withhold a number of allowances it shall ensure that such allowances are re-introduced in a linear manner starting the year following the date of withholding the allowances. The Commission shall make no more than one such adaptation until the year 2020."
Amendment 248 #
2012/0035(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1
1. Applications, dDecision-making procedures and decisions to regulate the prices of medicinal products in accordance with Article 3 or towhich determine their inclusion within the scope of public health insurance systems in accordance with Articles 7 and 9 shall be considered by Member States as administrative procedures which, as such, are independent from the enforcement of intellectual property rights.
Amendment 250 #
2012/0035(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 3
Article 14 – paragraph 3
3. Paragraphs 1 and 2 shall apply without prejudice to the Union and national legislation relating to the protection of intellectual property. With a view to ensuring that the provisions of this article are properly applied, those provisions shall not prevent applications submitted to the competent authorities or decisions by competent authorities regarding the setting of the price of a given product or the inclusion of that product in public health insurance systems from being considered objective and reasonable factors that may be taken into account by the competent judicial authorities when determining whether an intellectual property right is being or will be infringed.
Amendment 253 #
2012/0035(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Paragraphs 1 and 2 may be waived in Member States in which the issue of a marketing authorisation or a reimbursement authorisation for a generic product results in a change in the price of and/or reimbursement terms for the relevant reference product.
Amendment 255 #
2012/0035(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 3 b (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Member States may adopt specific measures and legal procedures to protect intellectual property rights in cases where the issue of a marketing authorisation or a reimbursement authorisation for a generic product results in a change in the price of and/or reimbursement terms for the relevant reference product.
Amendment 23 #
2011/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the Energy Roadmap 2050 indentifies that gas will be critical for the transformation of the energy system by helping to reduce emissions; whereas the Commission notrecognizes that shale gas and other UFF will become a very important new source of supply in or around Europemay boost overall availability of natural gas supply and play an important role in reducing carbon emissions, relative to coal, in a cost-competitive manner;
Amendment 37 #
2011/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas any type of fossil fuel and minerals extraction might involves potential risks for the environment; whereas, it is essential that a precautionary principle beis applied to any future development of resources in Europe in order to minimiseing such risks via continuous research, proper management, regulation and monitoring at all stages of the exploration and exploitation process;
Amendment 103 #
2011/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Recogniszes the relatively high water volumes involved in hydraulic fracturing;, yet points out, however, that such volumes are not as significant in comparison to the needs of other industrial activities; and the water used in fracture stimulation compares favourably to the volumes of water used to produce other forms of energy such as nuclear, coal, biomass and solar power; highlights the need for advance water provision plans based on local hydrology;
Amendment 116 #
2011/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Stress out that as it has been proven by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in an extensive survey on fracture stimulation practices and the potential effect on drinking water (in 2004)[1], hydraulic fracturing does not create pathways for fluids to travel between rock formations to affect the water supply; looks forward to other forthcoming EPA reports and encourages Commission and Member States to exchange best practices and experiences with the Agency;
Amendment 125 #
2011/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Believes that on-site closed-loop water recycling, using steel storage tanks, whether on- or off-site, offers the most environmentally sound way of treating flow-back water byto minimisinge water volumes,demand, reduce the potential for surface spills and costs/traffic/road damage relminimise transportationg to water treatment transportationand from the well site;
Amendment 145 #
2011/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19 a. Recognizes that constant technological improvements in hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling enable to safely develop vast deposits of UFF and to limit potential environmental effects; encourages industry to continue efforts to advance technology and to use the best technological solutions in development of UFF resources.
Amendment 150 #
2011/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19 b. Underlines that additional natural gas from unconventional resources can significantly lower the level of GHG emissions, and thus help achieve EU's GHG reduction goals while at the same time maintaining security and affordability of energy supplies and preserve Europe's competitiveness.
Amendment 153 #
2011/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 c (new)
Paragraph 19 c (new)
19 c. Further notes that the use of multi- horizontal well drilling pads is to minimize transport traffic and need for new road construction which would also significantly reduce noise level and lessen adverse impact on air quality.
Amendment 154 #
2011/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 d (new)
Paragraph 19 d (new)
19 d. Stresses that unconventional gas can make a substantive contribution to reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the transportation sector;
Amendment 155 #
2011/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 e (new)
Paragraph 19 e (new)
19 e. Recognizes that natural gas from shale rock can play an important complementary role supporting development of renewable energy sources in Europe, like solar and wind power plants, which need an additional, stabilizing energy source.
Amendment 159 #
2011/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20 a. Calls on industry to engage local communities and discuss shared solutions to minimise the impact of shale gas developments on traffic, road quality, and noise where development activities are being carried out;
Amendment 164 #
2011/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21 a. Encourages Member States and the Commission to use the framework of the EU-U.S. Energy Council to exchange expertise and best practices on environmental issues related to the UFF;
Amendment 5 #
2011/2193(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)
Citation 11 a (new)
- having regard to the European Parliaments Resolution on the trade in human egg cells from March 10th 2005
Amendment 6 #
2011/2193(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas donated tissues and cells, such as skin, bones, tendons, corneas and haematopoietic stem cells, are increasingly used in medical therapies and as starting material for advanced therapy medicinal products (ATMP); whereas the Directive2004/23 asks the Member States to endeavour to ensure voluntary and unpaid donation and endeavour to ensure that the procurement of tissues and cells as such is carried out on a non-profit basis which is a clear legal obligation which can in the case where a Member State does not follow the principal lead to infringement procedure;
Amendment 16 #
2011/2193(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)
Recital M a (new)
Ma. Whereas the donation of some tissues and cells creates a severe risk for the donor, whereas this risk is particular high in egg-cell donation because of the hormone treatment which is necessary to prepare the donation;
Amendment 17 #
2011/2193(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M b (new)
Recital M b (new)
Mb. Whereas the Charta of Fundamental Rights which is the leading principle for the European Union and legally binding after entering into force of the Lisbon Treaty prohibits making the human body and its parts as such a source of financial gain.
Amendment 18 #
2011/2193(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M c (new)
Recital M c (new)
Mc. Whereas unpaid donation is not only an ethical principle but also necessary to protect the health of the donor and the recipient as the involvement of high amounts of money in the donation process may stimulate the donor to take risks and may hinder the disclosure of risks in his/her medical history.
Amendment 19 #
2011/2193(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M d (new)
Recital M d (new)
Md. Whereas there is a lot of evidence that allogenic cordbloood transplantation is already successful for many patients and there are also serious reports that in some cases autologes treatment with this kind of cells can be successful.
Amendment 20 #
2011/2193(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M e (new)
Recital M e (new)
Me. Whereas serious media again and again report that in the area of tissues and cells the principle of unpaid donation is violated.
Amendment 24 #
2011/2193(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the concluspresentations of the Second Report on Voluntary and Unpaid Donation of Tissues and Cells; which shows that a lot of activities are performed in the Member States to implement the principle of unpaid donation but also shows that still a lot needs to be done
Amendment 31 #
2011/2193(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Asks the Commission to carefully monitor the development in the Member States and to examine carefully any reports by actors in the civil society and media under violation of the principle and draw appropriate consequences if necessary infringement procedures.
Amendment 40 #
2011/2193(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 97 #
2011/2193(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Stresses that in order to guarantee respect for the existing regulatory diversity across Member States whichUnderlines that it is Member States competence to allow, prohibit or regulate research with human embryonic stem cells and in vitro fertilisation but that Member States in this respect need to reflspects differing national values and practices in this field, the s the rules set out in the Directive 2004/23 including the quality and safety and the principal of unpaid donation. Points out that the European Union has limited compe oftence in this areport does not include issues surrounding embryonic stem cell research, therapeutic cloning and in-vitro fertilisation;a and needs to respect when applying this competence the principles of the charter of fundamental rights and the principles applied in the judgement of the European Court of Justice.
Amendment 98 #
2011/2193(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Commission to consider revising the principles governing tissue and cell donation as laid down inpropose as soon as possible a revision of the Directive 2004/23/EC, in order to bring them into line with the principles governing organ donation laid down in Directive 2010/45/EU, and to take into account of scientific developments and the the new legal situation after the entering into force of the Lisbon Treaty and to take into account the scientific developments, the practical experience of actors in the sector and the recommendations of this report;
Amendment 99 #
2011/2193(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Asks the Commission to also propose a revision of Regulation EC 1394/2007 in order to include provision that guarantees the application of the principle of unpaid donation similar to the Directive 2010/45 and to take into account the problems in the implementation of the regulation especially for SMEs.
Amendment 9 #
2011/2175(INI)
Draft opinion
Indent 2 a (new)
Indent 2 a (new)
- whereas, moreover, post-harvest losses are estimated to be EUR 4 billion each year in Europe alone;
Amendment 31 #
2011/2175(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2a (new)
Paragraph 2a (new)
2a. Firmly believes that an environmental consciousness in terms of valuing and preserving environmental resources must be fostered among consumers so that they understand that whenever there is consumption, there is also an impact on our environment;
Amendment 10 #
2011/2148(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Reaffirms the importance of GMES, the Earth observation system which can provide easily accessible information at the national, regional and global level, acquiring and analysing information and extracting precise and useful data for those involved in civil protection for risk prevention, early warning systems, emergency management and recovery operations following earthquakes, tsunamis or environmental disasters; observes that, in light of the ‘Europe 2020’ objectives, GMES is an essential resource in combating climate change at the global level, as well as for maritime and coastal surveillance, water and soil management and regional planning, making use of innovative environmental assessment and reporting technology capable of combining spatial and in-situ data;
Amendment 19 #
2011/2148(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that the Commission’s proposed Financial Framework for the period 2014 - 2020 excludes the GMES programme completely, and asks the Member States to continue to cover the costs of the launch and annual maintenance of the programme; considers that this would lead to a potential temporary suspension of the programme itself, sacrificing the considerable experience acquired with operational systems already launched for the purpose of assessing spatial data, an interruption in data provision as a result, and a dependence on non-European space infrastructure;
Amendment 29 #
2011/2148(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Acknowledges the social benefits to users of GMES services, for whom continuity and sustainability are of the essence if they are to derive maximum advantage from the observation infrastructures offered by the programme;
Amendment 33 #
2011/2148(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Reiterates that inclusion of GMES funding in the 2014 - 2020 multiannual financial framework would save wasting investment to date in the seventh framework programme of research in the field of services and information.
Amendment 26 #
2011/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C c (new)
Recital C c (new)
Cc. whereas the European low carbon economy roadmap can only be realised when taking close account of global developments and international carbon reduction commitments,
Amendment 40 #
2011/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recognises the benefits to Member States of developing a low carbon economy; therefore endorswelcomes the Commission'’s Roadmap to a competitive low carbon economy in 2050, together with its indicative trajectory, the and specific milestones for domestic emission reductions of 40%, 60% and 80% for 2030, 2040 and 2050 respectively, and the ranges for sector- specific milestones, as the basis for proposing legislative and other initiatives on economic and climate policy;
Amendment 63 #
2011/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that the worldwide development and application of low carbon technologies is increasing rapidly, and Europe'’s future competitiveness will depend upon it increasing levels of investment that currently lag far behind countries such as China as a proportion of GDPin research and innovation of these technologies;
Amendment 69 #
2011/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 d (new)
Paragraph 3 d (new)
3d. Recognises that climate change is a global issue and recalls that the EU unilateral action is not sufficient and that the extensive involvement of big emitters is necessary,
Amendment 70 #
2011/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 e (new)
Paragraph 3 e (new)
3e. Recalls the need for a clear timeline for an international post-2012 agreement and for firm and more ambitious commitments from big emitters to adopt ambitious and sufficient targets for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions;
Amendment 80 #
2011/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recognises that the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) is the principal but not the only instrument for reducing industrial emissions and promoting investment in low carbon technologies, but acknowledges that the carbon price is very much lower than was originally envisaged and is failing to provide the necessary investment stimulus; calls on the Commission and member states to complement the EU ETS with a technology and innovation approach to bring the significant reductions needed;
Amendment 91 #
2011/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that the huge surplus of allowances now held by companies,EU ETS functions as designed by adapting to the reduced EU economic activity levels due toge ther with anticipated further improvements in energy efficiency, means that there will be no significant recovery in carbon prices unless reforms are made financial crisis. Acknowledges that the subsequent lower carbon price is a result of the lower emissions. Analyses that the carbon price is not expected to increase much without an economic upturn. Acknowledges that this brings challenges to the additional functions linked to the EU ETS such as support for efficient use of energy;
Amendment 102 #
2011/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – point a
Paragraph 6 – point a
Amendment 103 #
2011/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – point a
Paragraph 6 – point a
Amendment 112 #
2011/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – point b
Paragraph 6 – point b
(b) proposing legislation before the end of 2013 to modify from the earliest appropriate dateapplying the planned revision of the ETS directive for the period after 2020 to modify the 1.74% annual linear reduction requirement to a value sufficient to meet the requirements of the 2050 CO2 reduction target;
Amendment 120 #
2011/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 – point c
Paragraph 6 – point c
Amendment 169 #
2011/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission to develop a biomass supply policy as part of the upcoming 2050 energy roadmap to encourage sustainable biomass production; insists that meeting the EU'’s target for the use of biofuels must not result in the release of disproportionate quantities of greenhouse gases;
Amendment 178 #
2011/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Calls upon the Commission to develop sustainability criteria for biomass that include the efficiency of the use of biomass, and focus the policies on a future where first value is created out of biomass raw materials, only after which biomass is used for energy;
Amendment 188 #
2011/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Calls on the Commission to ensure that Horizon 2020 and the European Innovation Partnerships under the Innovation Union prioritize the need to develop all kinds of low carbon technologies to spur EU competitiveness;
Amendment 202 #
2011/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Recognises the importance of applying CCS technology if the carbon emission reduction goals are to be achieved at the least possible cost, and acknowledges that procedural delays, financial shortfalls and lack of commitment by some Member States are likely to frustrate achievement of the European Council's ambition of having up to 12 CCS demonstration projects in operation by 2015; calls on the Commission to publish a CCS Action Plan; recognises that CCS can and will not be applied in all circumstances, even by 2050, but will be limited to large installations. Calls for support on breakthrough technologies in other areas to increase energy efficiency and lower energy consumption, to provide solutions outside CCS;
Amendment 224 #
2011/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
Amendment 240 #
2011/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Insists that EU support for the ‘green economy’ should recognise the importance of investment by existing industries used to promote significant reductions in resource use and CO2 emissions; underlines that a greener economy should support competitiveness and innovation in all sectors by focusing on areas where improvements are more economically efficient and more environmentally effective;
Amendment 299 #
2011/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 i (new)
Paragraph 19 i (new)
19i. Draws attention to the fact that the current 20% target is based on contribution made by nuclear power to the energy mix in number of Member States; notes that the IEA’s World Energy Outlook 2011 includes a Lower-Nuclear Case according to which the projected increase of world-wide CO2 emissions would be substantially higher in the medium-term due to an increased use of fossil fuels; states that according to the IEA, achieving the 2 degrees Celsius goal would require an acceleration of the development and deployment of CCS technologies, which are however at premature stage, thus calls for an increased support for the development and application of breakthrough technologies in order to increase energy efficiency and decouple economic growth from energy consumption;
Amendment 306 #
2011/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 p (new)
Paragraph 19 p (new)
19p. Insists that provisions should be made within the Common Agricultural Policy funding arrangements for sustainable production for biomass for bio based products and bio energy;
Amendment 2 #
2011/2087(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that sport is a major public- health tool and a powerful factor for reducing public medical expenditure; stresses furthermore that, in a number of areas, the White Paper remains an appropriate basis for EU-level activities in the field of sport, including, for example, the promotion of voluntary activity in it, the protection of minors, and environmental protection;
Amendment 19 #
2011/2087(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that sport can make a worthwhile contribution to achievid the national, European and international organisations which manage and regulate it can effectively help to attain the EU’s long- the objectives of the Europe 2020 strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth; adds that, as such, it must be fully incorporated into that strategyerm strategic objectives set forth in the Europe 2020 strategy to create fresh prospects for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth;
Amendment 24 #
2011/2087(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Considers the role of local and regional authorities in developing the European dimension of sport to be fundamental because their institutional tasks include providing services to citizens in the field of sport and allocating funding for sporting activities and for the infrastructure they require;
Amendment 3 #
2011/2068(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)
Citation 7 a (new)
– having regard to the Commission communication entitled ‘Making raw materials available for Europe’s future well-being – Proposal for a European innovation partnership on raw materials’ (COM(2012)0082),
Amendment 35 #
2011/2068(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls for the creation of Joint Task Forces for the three key areas of food, housing and mobility: these should consist of experts ofrom the Commission, Member States, industry and civil society andin order to develop European Resource Efficiency Action Plans with clear benchmarkappropriate indicators within one year;
Amendment 40 #
2011/2068(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission and Member States to stimulateremove any obstacles to the operation of the secondary materials market and to foster the demand for recycled materials, or the availability of, recycled materials and by- products, for example by developing stringent end-of- waste criteria andfor other priority waste streams or by offering economic incentives, such as reduced VAT rates for secondary materials, by 2013 in sectors in which the market is failing to function or measures to promote the use of innovative collection and sorting technologies; calls also therefore for the creation of a ‘Schengen area’ for waste in order to move waste for recycling more freely within the single market between the Member States; considers it essential, however, to press more determinedly than hitherto for observance of the principles deriving from existing legislation, for instance the Waste Shipment Regulation (Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006), and for high standards comparable throughout the EU;
Amendment 66 #
2011/2068(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Urges the Commission and Member States to act as quickly as possible – publishing the grounds for their decision- making – to develop and use clear, robust, and measurable indicators for economic activity that take account of climate change, biodiversity and resource efficiency by the end of 2012, as well as of the globalised economy and possible business cycle fluctuations;
Amendment 86 #
2011/2068(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to extend the scope of the eco-design directive to non- energy related products and to come forward with additional eco-design requirementconsider product design measures on the performance of products, including recycled content , durability, reusability and reuscyclability, in order to improve their environmental impact and promote recycling markets;.
Amendment 155 #
2011/2068(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission to streamline the waste acquis and to introduce a progressive lbandfill ban, accompanied by appropriate transition measures; on the dumping of selectively collected waste in landfills, including recyclables.
Amendment 173 #
2011/2068(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Highlights the importance of research, development and innovation for speeding up the transformation to a resource- efficient Europe; notes that greater innovation is particularly needed in: environmentally friendly material extra, exploration, extraction, processing, production, chemistry, recycling, re-use potentials, and the substitution of environmental impacting as well as strategically important and critical material, technologies and design for less material and energy use; believes that Horizon 2020 and EU research and innovation partnering programs should be aligned to this goal;
Amendment 181 #
2011/2068(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
Amendment 247 #
2011/2068(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Reiterates the importance of a set of coherent, measurable and clear sectoral targetindicators, including an overall target lead indicator, in order to implement the vision and the milestones of the Roadmap; calls on the Commission to bring forward a concrete proposal for such targetindicators for the EU by 2013 at the latest and to ensure that all EU policies are consistent with the targets set; considers that the milestones included in the Roadmap should be considered as targets until more detailed targets are setset vision; calls on Member States to include corresponding targetindicators in their own resource efficiency strategies;
Amendment 251 #
2011/2068(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Urges the Commission to adopt robust and easily understandable indicators, which should be based on integrated accounting tools and explicitly laid down to apply in all parts of Europe, in order to monitor progress towards the targets;
Amendment 255 #
2011/2068(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Supports the proposal by the Commission to devise and, as soon as possible, to establish a lead indicator complemented byrising a set of indicators on land, water, materials and carbon; underlines that these must be based on a footprint approach that takes the full life cycle impacts into accountintegrated indicators derived from scientific knowledge must be based on a footprint approach that takes impacts into account over the full life cycle and along the entire value chain;
Amendment 12 #
2011/2056(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Reiterates that some end of life derived products have to be managed as waste, even if they are going to be recycled or remanufactured which is a huge burden adding significant cost over disposal and in many cases acts as a barrier to improved resource efficiency; calls on the Commission urgently to address this via pragmatic end-of-waste criteria measures to further streams as foreseen in the revised EU Waste Framework Directive1; 1 Directive 2008/98/EC
Amendment 21 #
2011/2056(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights that the growth of the world population, the rise in consumption and targets for EU economic growth, make the decoupling of growth from raw material use even more essential; insists therefore that reduction targets should be set to stabilise material use and proposstresses that an effective raw materials policy must form part of an integrated approach, drawing on the best of existing European environment legislation which regulates the efficiency of resources ain mannual material EU efficiency target of 3%y sectors; also stresses the need for a clear definition of 'resource efficiency' using a scientific basis;
Amendment 37 #
2011/2056(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses the importance of the development, promotion and implementation of a life cycle approach for RM, thus extending the highest quality and life of such materials, and the need for indicators to measure efficient and effective resource use, and points to the importance of the full implementation of the Ecodesign Directive in this regard; stresses that innovation is essential for addressing new challenges and that resource efficiency must be an integral part of a policy geared to the promotion of research and innovation that will encourage competitiveness among European firms;
Amendment 46 #
2011/2056(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the EC and Member States to further increase producer responsibility in legislation to ensure a higher level of RM recovery, reusability and re- and upcyclability and to stimulate efficient use of RMStresses that European producers are already subject to responsibilities and economic burdens under existing European environment legislation. Any proposed effective resources policy should not therefore act as a further burden that would deter European firms by forcing them to cut production, reduce employment and relocate their activities, with the overall impact this would have on society as a whole;
Amendment 93 #
2011/2056(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Urges the EC to examine the effects of a tax on mineral resources, non-energy RM, water and land use, and in particular on any side effects, such as non sustainable substitution, tax evasion or a shift of economic activities to third countries; points out that a tax on resources would render resources more valuable, resulting in better use, re-use and recycling of RM and lower export of resourcesCalls for a careful assessment to be made of all legislative and fiscal instruments already available to promote and improve the efficiency of the use of mineral resources, non-energy RM, water and land use;
Amendment 18 #
2011/2023(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Amendment 24 #
2011/2023(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas political coordinationherence must be ensured at EU level in view of the respective institutional roles without hindering or slowing down disaster response operations, and whereas this should be built on existing mechanisms without creating new structures; whereas operational and political coordination of the European disaster response must maintain their own autonomy,
Amendment 26 #
2011/2023(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas real-time prevention needs to be developed at all operational stages: monitoring, including through use of satellite data, issuing early-warnings, sounding the alarm and subsequently responding and assisting the population potentially at risk;
Amendment 27 #
2011/2023(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas the EU supports the central role of the United Nations, in particular that of the UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in coordinating international relief in third countries
Amendment 31 #
2011/2023(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas an integrated all-hazards approach linking disaster prevention (including mitigation and risk reduction), preparedness, response and recovery is the most effective strategy to deal with disasters, and whereas the EU should pursue an equally ambitious approach with regard to disaster prevention and preparedness as with response,
Amendment 42 #
2011/2023(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Endorses the need for a qualitative shift from the current ad hoc coordination to a predictable and pre-planned system within the EU Civil Protection Mechanism, based on pre-identified assets available for immediate deployment in EU disaster relief operations; and on any other means and resources Member States may consider appropriate for deployment;
Amendment 50 #
2011/2023(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Agrees that the European disaster response should build both on a European Emergency Response Capacity through the strengthening of the European Civil Protection Mechanism based on the capacities and availability of pre- identified and therefore predictable Member States’ emergency assets and on a European Emergency Response Centre as the cornerstones of such a strategy as outlined in the Communication of 26 October 2010; underlines that these developments should follow an all-hazard approach, bringing together all relevant players for joined-up action, and should exploit synergies among the various existing tools and instruments;
Amendment 63 #
2011/2023(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Considers that the pool of pre-identified capacities, resources and assets made available on a voluntary basis for EU disaster relief interventions, both inside and outside the Union, will constitute the nucleus of the EU relief capability, which could be complemented by additional ad hoc offers from the Member States; recommends that a scheme of incentives should be designed in order to permit Member States to commit sufficient capacities to the voluntary pool without increasing the overall spending of the Member States;
Amendment 66 #
2011/2023(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Underlines that a stronger EU disaster response capacity will provide a coherent EU contribution to the overall UN-led relief efforts and coordination role.
Amendment 71 #
2011/2023(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Welcomes the Commission’s decision to merge the Monitoring and Information Centre (MIC) and ECHO humanitarian aid crisis room to create a genuine 24/7 Emergency Response Centre as a planning and operational coordination platform as a step in the right direction and calls for this to be implemented also in real-time cooperation by the Member States, in compliance with the principle of subsidiarity, on monitoring, issuing early- warnings and sounding the alarm; calls on the Commission to strengthen the Centre to enable it to serve as the central hub for prompt and effective coordination of all European in-kind assistance as well as financial humanitarian aid contributions; stipulates that it should function as the single entry point for requests for assistance related to all types of natural and man-made disasters in order to allow a coherent EU response;
Amendment 77 #
2011/2023(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls for political coordinathe coherence of EU action in view of the respective institutional roles of the European Commission and the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and the European External Action Service (EEAS) responsible for political aspects of Common Foreign and Security Policy, without hindering or slowing down relief operations; calls therefore on the Commission and the EEAS to develop appropriate working arrangements with regard to thea view to ensure close cooperation and coordination of issues pertaining to the EU disaster response, building on existing mechanism without creating new structures or slowing down relief operations;
Amendment 101 #
2011/2023(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Disaster Response, preparedness and prevention 20. Urges the Commission to further develop and strengthen activities aimed at enhancing the EU's and Member States' prevention and preparedness for disasters; Encourages the Commission to prepare comprehensive and innovative EU strategy on Disaster Risk Reduction. For internal actions, asks the Commission to ensure that the revision of the Structural Funds and the Solidarity Fund are used encourage the development of policies and investments in these areas.
Amendment 102 #
2011/2023(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Calls on the Commission to foster, by means of training and with the involvement also of schools and specific voluntary associations, those actions geared to developing in EU citizens, from a young age, that culture of planning, prevention and resilience which is a prerequisite for optimising civil protection work;
Amendment 32 #
2011/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
Amendment 39 #
2011/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas Article 1 of the Emissions Trading Directive (2003/87/EC) “establishes a scheme for GHG allowance trading within the Community in order to promote reductions of GHG emissions in a cost-effective and economically efficient manner.”
Amendment 51 #
2011/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. considering that the main purpose of the climate and energy package is that of reducing emission in the most cost effective way.
Amendment 54 #
2011/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
Amendment 64 #
2011/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas in the absence of a global agreement assuring a level playing field, European industry would be still exposed to unfair competition.
Amendment 70 #
2011/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
Amendment 79 #
2011/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. notes however that the Roadmap for moving to a competitive low carbon economy in 2050 does not suggest to set new 2020 targets and on the contrary states that " the priority remains to achieve all the targets already set for 2020".
Amendment 91 #
2011/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for the Commission to come forward with proposals to move to a 30% greenhouse gas reduction target for 2020 as soon as possible, and at the latest by the end of 2011;when a global agreement is reached securing a level playing field between international competitors.
Amendment 105 #
2011/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that, according to IPCC 4AR, to have a 50% chance of limiting climate change to 2°C industrialised countries need to reduce their emissions by 25-40% by 2020; points out that the EU's current target is not in line with its 2°C objective;
Amendment 110 #
2011/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Recalls that progress internationally is the only way to solve the problem of climate change, and the EU must continue to engage its partners.
Amendment 115 #
2011/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that the European Council in February 2011 has recognised that further reductions in the range of 80-95% by 2050 as compared to 1990 are necessary; points out that a linear trajectory between 2009 and 2050 would result in a 2020 target in the range of 34-38% as compared to 1990;in the context of necessary reductions according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change by developed countries as a group.1 __________________ 1 Roadmap 2050,p. 13
Amendment 123 #
2011/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 129 #
2011/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Recalls that the EU with little more than 10% of global emissions will not be able to tackle climate change on its own.
Amendment 137 #
2011/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Notes that we have to take in consideration the different economic assessment in different Member States and sectors; recognizes that a too fast acceleration in emission reduction would lead to a lock - in of more efficient but still carbon intensive technologies.
Amendment 149 #
2011/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Recognises that the fuel switching towards cleaner fuels and private investment in green technologies depends heavinot only on the price signal delivered by the carbon market, and concludess demonstrated by the refore that, under the current 20% target, the ETS will have a very limited role in driving emission reductions and deployment of low- emission technologies in the sectors it covers;cent experience in third countries which do not have a market mechanism to trade emission allowances.
Amendment 156 #
2011/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 165 #
2011/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Considering that at international level individual countries have not yet shown an appetite for a target based approach but are making concrete efforts in investing in clean technologies instead
Amendment 172 #
2011/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Recalls that the Roadmap for moving to a competitive low carbon economy in 2050 confirms the EU's offer in the international negotiations to take on a 30% reduction target for 2020, if the conditions are right. Recalls that, according to the Commission analysis, stepping up to the 30% reduction target with 25% domestic effort now represents an increase of EUR 11 billion as compared to 2008 projections for the absolute costs of the climate and energy package in 2020; notes the Commission assessment that this will raise the carbon price in the EU ETS to some EUR 30/tonne of CO2, i.e. similar to the level estimated necessary for the 20% reduction target in 2008;
Amendment 185 #
2011/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Notes that the Commission Communication of May 2010 is no longer valid because it does not take into account the last two years of events into the Member States and at global level.
Amendment 191 #
2011/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
Amendment 233 #
2011/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Reiterates that, although EU reduction targets need toshould be primarily achieved within the EU in the long term; recalls that the use of international offsets replaces investment into the EU economy and delays domestic reductions in the EUwould contribute to mitigating climate change at lower cost;
Amendment 252 #
2011/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Takes into account that, as by Council Conclusions of 14 March 2011, Member States have reiterated the importance of ensuring the continuation of existing flexible mechanisms, while improving them, and establishing new sectoral or other scaled-up market-based mechanisms at the Durban Climate Conference in order to enhance the cost- effectiveness of, and to promote, mitigation actions while contributing to sustainable development.
Amendment 265 #
2011/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
Amendment 275 #
2011/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Notes that European eco-industries employ approximately 3.4 million (FTE), which is ten times the figure for direct employment in the EU steel sector in 2007; points out that, according to recent studies, raising the EU climate target to 30% can foster up to 6 million additional jobs in Europe;deleted
Amendment 285 #
2011/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Concurs with the European Commission’s Roadmap for a low carbon economy by 2050 where it states that ‘the creation and preservation of jobs will depend on the EU's ability to lead in terms of the development of new low carbon technologies through increased education, training, programmes to foster acceptability of new technologies, R&D and entrepreneurship, as well as favourable economic framework conditions for investments’
Amendment 286 #
2011/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21b. Notes the lack of a thorough assessment of the impacts on employment caused by the low carbon transition which would primarily entail a shift of jobs across sectors, and that there is a need to better identify ‘winners’ and ‘losers’ of such transition.
Amendment 288 #
2011/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Considers that, while moving to a more ambitious climate target does have primarily a positive impact on job creation, measures should be taken to facilitate structural change and labour- force retraining in communities with a large-scale loss of high carbon employment and also to ensure new growth sectors have sufficient access to appropriately skilled labour;
Amendment 297 #
2011/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
Amendment 313 #
2011/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Concludes that stepping up to a 30% target has mormight have benefits than costs for EU citizens and a domestic achievement of the reduction targets would bring the highest overall benefits long as comparable actions are undertaken at global level;
Amendment 328 #
2011/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Amendment 331 #
2011/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 b (new)
Paragraph 27 b (new)
27b. Notes that the Commission has fully acknowledged that the best protection against the risk of carbon leakage would be effective global action[1] and that there is a need to remain vigilant in order to maintain a strong industrial base in Europe.[2] [1] COM(2011)0112, p. 9 [2] COM(2011)0112, p. 9
Amendment 340 #
2011/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
Amendment 352 #
2011/2012(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Concurs with the Commission analysis that border adjustment measures or including imports in the ETS wcould need to be combined with full auctioning to the sectors concerned; considers that such a system could be envisaged, if absolutely necessary, be taken into consideration especially for some standardised commodities, such as steel or cement, and electricity;
Amendment 24 #
2011/0460(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) The maximum amount of ITER funding should be respected and not breached. Any cost overruns should not threaten the funding and successful implementation of other Union policies.
Amendment 26 #
2011/0460(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) For the period after 2013 the Commission in its communication ‘A Budget for Europe 2020’ proposed to fund the ITER project outside the MFF. Therefore a Supplementary Research Programme for the ITER project should be established for the period of 2014 to 2018The ITER project should consolidate European leadership in the field of fusion by a timely completion of the stated construction and exploitation goals. Third countries that have concluded cooperation agreements with Euratom that associate respective research in the field of controlled nuclear fusion should also be able to contribute to any Supplementary Programme.
Amendment 39 #
2011/0460(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) Both arms of the budgetary authority should agree that any postponement or rolling over of unmet payment appropriations related to the ITER project should be avoided, and should commit to working together in order to avoid that such a situation occurs;
Amendment 54 #
2011/0460(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
The Commission shall take appropriate measures ensuring that, when actions financed under this Decision are implemented, the financial interests of the Union are protected by the application of preventive measures against fraud, corruption and any other illegal activities, by effective checks and, where irregularities are detected, by the recovery of the amounts wrongly paid and, where appropriate, by effective, proportionate and deterrent penalties. The Commission shall also put in place appropriate measures ensuring adequate risk control and the avoidance of cost overruns.
Amendment 56 #
2011/0460(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
The Commission or its representatives and the Court of Auditors shall have the power of audit, on the basis of documents and on- the-spot checks and inspections, over all grant beneficiaries, contractors, subcontractors and other third parties who have received Union funds under this Decision. The Commission shall inform the European Parliament on the development of the programme in particular in terms of cost and schedule on a regular basis.
Amendment 57 #
2011/0460(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Additional funds for the ITER project will not be covered by the aforementioned budget. Furthermore, any unforeseen funding over the stated limit will not draw upon funds from parallel project funds.
Amendment 69 #
2011/0460(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Annex – Activities – paragraph 2 – point c
Annex – Activities – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) As appropriate, other activities in order to prepare the basis for the design of a demonstration reactor and related facilities, mainly those required to properly solve the remaining issues concerning DEMO construction and operation.
Amendment 71 #
2011/0460(NLE)
Proposal for a decision
Annex – Activities – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
Annex – Activities – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
(ca) To implement an industrial policy suitable for involving industry, including small and medium-sized enterprises, in order to foster competition and to prepare the European system for the fusion era.
Amendment 293 #
2011/0429(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II a (new)
Annex II a (new)
Directive 2008/105/EC
Annex II (new)
Annex II (new)
ANNEX IIa ‘ANNEX II SUBSTANCES TO BE INCLUDED INTER ALIA IN THE FIRST WATCH LIST DRAWN UP BY THE COMMISSION CAS number1 EU number2 Name of substance 57-63-6 200-342-2 17-alpha ethinylestradiol 50-28-2 200-023-8 17-beta estradiol 15307-79-6 239-346-4 Diclofenac __________________________ 1 CAS: Chemical Abstracts Service. 2 EU number: European Inventory of Existing Commercial Substances (Einecs) or European List of Notified Chemical Substances (ELINCS).
Amendment 51 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) The European Commission does noStem cell therapies have been shown to be effective in certain fields, especially in regenerative medicine. The Union should, therefore, continue to support such research. However, the European Commission acknowledges the ethical concerns raised by research on human embryonic stem cells, for which reason it explicitly does not solicit the use of human embryonic stem cells. The use of adult human stem cells, be they adult or embryonicwith particular reference to cord blood stem cells and induced pluripotent stem cells, if any, depends on the judgement of the scientists in view of the objectives they want to achieve and is subject to stringent Ethics Review. No project involving the use of human embryonic stem cells should be funded that does not obtain the necessary approvals from the Member States. No activity should be funded that is forbidden in all Member States. No activity should be funded in a Member State where such activity is forbidden.
Amendment 131 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 4
Article 16 – paragraph 4
4. Research on human stem cells, both adult and embryonic,activities aiming at developing and improving therapies based on adult human stem cells will be supported. Funding for research on adult human stem cells may be fingrancted, depending both on the contents of the scientific proposal and the legal framework of the Member States involved. In particular, research on stem cells from umbilical cord blood and induced pluripotent stem cells will be supported. No funding shall be granted for research activities that are prohibited in all the Member States. No activity shall be funded in a Member State where such activity is forbidden.
Amendment 313 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) Research and innovation activities supported by Horizon 2020 should respect fundamental ethical principles. The opinions of the European Group on Ethics in Science and New Technologies should be taken into account. Research activities should also take into account Article 13 TFEU and reduce the use of animals in research and testing, with a view ultimately to replacing animal use. Research activities should also respect the legislative or administrative provisions and customs of Member States. All activities should be carried out ensuring a high level of human health protection in accordance with Article 168 TFEU.
Amendment 319 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) The European Commission does not explicitly solicit the use of human embryonic stem cells. The use of human stem cells, be they adult or embryonic, if any, depends on the judgement of the scientists in view of the objectives they want to achieve and isre are considerable differences between national legislations on research using human embryos and human embryonic stem cells. Union policy should not seek to harmonise national legislation. In connection with the Seventh Framework Programme, the Commission stated that it would 'continue with the current practice and [would] not subjecmit to stringent Ethics Review. No project involving the use of human embryonic stem cells should be funded that does not obtain the necessary approvals from the Member States. No activity should be funded that is forbidden in all Member States. No activity should be funded in a Member State where such activity is forbiddenthe Regulatory Committee proposals for projects which include research activities which destroy human embryos, including for the procurement of stem cells'1. It is desirable to insert this commitment into this Regulation in order to ensure legal certainty. __________________ 1 Point 12 of the Commission statement re Article 6, annexed to Decision No 1982/2006/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007-2013), OJ L 412, 30.12.2006, p. 1.
Amendment 327 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25 a (new)
Recital 25 a (new)
(25a) The European Court of Justice has ruled, in case C- 34/101, that Union law precludes human embryonic stem cells from being patented. This Court judgment does not affect national legislation on this kind of research or funding by Member State budgets. However, the judgment has effects for Union law. This Regulation could conceivably be challenged at the European Court of Justice if it did not exclude funding for research using human embryonic stem cells. It is therefore advisable to exclude this kind of research from Union funding, leaving the matter to national research budgets. __________________ 1 Case C-34/10, Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber) of 18 October 2011, Oliver Brüstle v Greenpeace eV, not yet published.
Amendment 335 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25 b (new)
Recital 25 b (new)
(25b) The Union should encourage scientists whose research is funded by the Union budget to patent their inventions in Europe. As human embryonic stem cells are not patentable, this type of research should be excluded from Union funding and funded exclusively by national budgets.
Amendment 498 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. Linkages and interfaces shall be implemented across and within the priorities of Horizon 2020. Particular attention shall be paid in this respect to the development and application of key enabling and industrial technologies, to bridging from discovery to market application, to cross-disciplinary research and innovation, to social and economic sciences and humanities, to fostering the functioning and achievement of the ERA, to the development of research into European legal systems, to cooperation with third countries, to responsible research and innovation including gender, and to enhancing the attractiveness of the research profession and to facilitating cross-border and cross- sector mobility of researchers.
Amendment 537 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
All the research and innovation activities carried out under Horizon 2020 shall comply with ethical principles and relevant national, Union and international legislation, including the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and the European Convention on Human Rights and its Supplementary Protocols. , the Helsinki Declaration, the Convention of the Council of Europe on Human Rights and Biomedicine signed in Oviedo on 4 April 1997 and its Additional Protocols, the European Convention on Human Rights and its Supplementary Protocols, the UN resolution on human cloning of March 2005, the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, the Universal Declaration on the human genome and human rights adopted by the UNESCO, the UN Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BTWC), the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture and the relevant World Health Organisation's resolutions. Those carrying out or participating in research projects concerning ethical sensitive issues like for example DNA, analysis on humans, research on persons not able to give informed consent, research linked to the suffering of vertebrate animals etc. shall seek the approval of the relevant national or local ethics committee prior to the start of the activities. An ethical review will also be implemented systematically by the Commission. In specific cases an ethical review may take place during the implementation of a project. On a yearly basis, the Commission shall inform the European Parliament about their activities in this area, and in addition to this, it shall provide the European Parliament and the Council, with information upon request. During the implementation of this programme, scientific advances and national and international provisions shall be regularly monitored by the Commission so as to take account of any developments.
Amendment 563 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new)
(c a) research which involves the destruction of human embryos;
Amendment 571 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point c b (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point c b (new)
(c b) research using human embryonic stem cells;
Amendment 583 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 4
Article 16 – paragraph 4
4. Research on other types of human stem cells, both adult and embryonic, may be financed, depending both on the contents of the scientific proposal and the legal framework of the Member States involved. No funding shall be granted for research activities that are prohibited in all the Member States. No activity shall be funded in a Member State where such activity is forbidden.
Amendment 1138 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.4 – point 1.4.3 – point c – paragraph 1
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.4 – point 1.4.3 – point c – paragraph 1
Development of platform technologies (e.g. genomics, meta-genomics, proteomics, molecular tools) to enhance leadership and competitive advantage in a wide number of economic sectors. Diagnostic tools will be supported if there is a link to therapy.
Amendment 1142 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.4 – point 1.4.3 – point c a (new)
Annex 1 – Part 2 – point 1 – point 1.4 – point 1.4.3 – point c a (new)
(c a) Developing the societal dimension of biotechnology. Focusing on governance of biotechnology for societal benefits including ethical limits.
Amendment 1293 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 1 – point 1.1 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 1 – point 1.1 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Rare diseases remain major challenge to the EU and the member states. There are 6000 to 8000 rare diseases affecting approx. 30 Million people across Europe. An effective treatment can only be developed if member states cooperate because the cases in any given member state are not enough to do effective research.
Amendment 1295 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 1 – point 1.1 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 1 – point 1.1 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Diseases in children, including premature born children. Health of children is a core priority for the European Union. Similar to rare diseases effective research and treatment can only be developed in a common European effort.
Amendment 1356 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 1 – point 1.3 – paragraph 5
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 1 – point 1.3 – paragraph 5
Specific activities shall include: understanding the determinants of health (including environmental and climate related factors), improving health promotion and disease prevention; understanding disease and improving diagnosis; developing effective screening programmes and improving the assessment of disease susceptibility; improving surveillance and preparedness; developing better preventive vaccines; using in-silico medicine for improving disease management and prediction; treating disease; transferring knowledge to clinical practice and scalable innovation actions; better use of health data; active ageing, independent and assisted living; improving palliative medicine, individual empowerment for self-management of health; promotion of integrated care; improving scientific tools and methods to support policy making and regulatory needs; and optimising the efficiency and effectiveness of healthcare systems and reducing inequalities by evidence based decision making and dissemination of best practice, and innovative technologies and approaches.
Amendment 1357 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 1 – point 1.3 – paragraph 5
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 1 – point 1.3 – paragraph 5
Specific activities shall include: understanding the determinants of health (including environmental and climate related factors), improving health promotion and disease prevention; understanding disease and improving diagnosis; developing effective screening programmes and improving the assessment of disease susceptibility; improving surveillance and preparedness; developing better preventive vaccines; using in-silico medicine for improving disease management and prediction; treating disease; transferring knowledge to clinical practice and scalable innovation actions; better use of health data; active ageing, independent and assisted living; addressing infertility disorders; individual empowerment for self-management of health; promotion of integrated care; improving scientific tools and methods to support policy making and regulatory needs; and optimising the efficiency and effectiveness of healthcare systems and reducing inequalities by evidence based decision making and dissemination of best practice, and innovative technologies and approaches.
Amendment 1714 #
2011/0401(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 6.3 – point 6.3.2 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Annex 1 – Part 3 – point 6.3 – point 6.3.2 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 62 #
2011/0372(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States, and the Commission on behalf of the Union, shall each devise and implementreport on devising a low-carbon development strategy in accordance with any reporting provisions agreed internationally in the context of the UNFCCC process, to contribute to:
Amendment 63 #
2011/0372(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the transparent and accurate monitoring of the actual and projected progress made by Member States, including the contribution made by Union measures, in fulfilling the Union's and the Member States' long-term commitments under the UNFCCC to limit or reduce anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions;
Amendment 67 #
2011/0372(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) meeting the greenhouse gas emission reduction commitments of Member States under Decision No 406/2009/EC and achieving long-term emission reductions and enhancements of removals by sinks in all sectors in line with the Union's objective to reduce emissions by 80 to 95% by 2050 compared to 1990 levels, in the context of necessary reductions, according to the IPCC, by developed countries as a group.
Amendment 72 #
2011/0372(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall submireport to the Commission on their low-carbon development strategy one year after the entry into force of this Regulation or in accordance with any timetable agreed internationally in the context of the UNFCCC process.
Amendment 74 #
2011/0372(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall establish, operate and seek to continuously improve national inventory systems in accordance with UNFCCC requirements on national systems to estimate anthropogenic emissions by sources and removals by sinks of greenhouse gases listed in Annex I to this Regulation and to ensure the timeliness, transparency, accuracy, consistency, comparability and completeness of their greenhouse gas inventories.
Amendment 75 #
2011/0372(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) make use of the reporting systems established under Article 6(4) of Regulation (EC) No 842/2006 to improve the estimation of fluorinated gases in the greenhouse gas inventories, where relevant;
Amendment 76 #
2011/0372(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
A Union inventory system to ensure the timeliness, transparency, accuracy, consistency, and comparability and completeness of national inventories with regard to the Union greenhouse gas inventory is hereby established. The Commission shall administer, maintain, and seek to continuously improve this system, which shall include:
Amendment 77 #
2011/0372(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 78 #
2011/0372(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 80 #
2011/0372(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) their anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases listed in Annex I to this Regulation, to be updated in accordance with decisions adopted under the UNFCCC and its Kyoto Protocol, and the anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases referred to in Article 2(1) of Decision No 406/2009/EC for the year X-2. Without prejudice to the reporting of the greenhouse gases listed in Annex I to this Regulation, the carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from IPCC source category ‘'1.A.3.A civil aviation’' shall be considered equal to zero for the purposes of Articles 3 and 7(1) of Decision No 406/2009/EC;
Amendment 83 #
2011/0372(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point k
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point k
Amendment 84 #
2011/0372(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point l – introductory part
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point l – introductory part
(l) the results of the qualitative checks performed on the consistency of the emissions reported in the greenhouse gas inventories, for the year X-2, with:
Amendment 85 #
2011/0372(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point m
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point m
Amendment 86 #
2011/0372(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point m – point i
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point m – point i
Amendment 87 #
2011/0372(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point m – point ii
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point m – point ii
Amendment 88 #
2011/0372(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point m – point iii
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point m – point iii
Amendment 89 #
2011/0372(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point n
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point n
(n) a description of any changes to their national inventory system;
Amendment 90 #
2011/0372(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point o
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point o
(o) a description of any changes to the national registry;
Amendment 91 #
2011/0372(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall submit to the UNFCCC Secretariat each year by 15 April national inventories containing information identical to that submitted to the Commission in accordance with paragraph 2 of this Article.
Amendment 92 #
2011/0372(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – point a
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – point a
(a) add or delete substances to or from the list of greenhouse gases in Annex I to this Regulation in accordance with decisions adopted under the UNFCCC and the Kyoto Protocol;
Amendment 95 #
2011/0372(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall perform an initial check of the data submitted by Member States under Article 7(1) of this Regulation for completeness and potential problems. It shall send the results to Member States within 6 weeks from the submission deadline. Member States shall respond to any relevant questions raised by the initial check by 15 March, together with the final inventory submission for the year X-2.
Amendment 96 #
2011/0372(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. Where a Member State does not respond to the questions raised by the Commission or does not submit complete inventory estimates required to compile the Union inventory by 15 March, the Commission shall prepare estimates to be used instead of the relevant estimates in the Member State'assist the Member State concerned in completing its inventory estimates. The Commission shall use, for this purpose, methods consistent with the guidelines applicable for drafting the national greenhouse gas inventories.
Amendment 98 #
2011/0372(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt a delegated act in accordance with Article 29 of this Regulation to specify the requirements for the monitoring and reporting of CO2 emissions from maritime transport relating to marine vessels calling atUpon the adoption of any Union legislation addressing greenhouse gas emissions from maritime transport, Member States' seaports. The monitorhall determinge and reporting requirements adopted shall be consistent with requirements agreed at the UNFCCC and, to the extent possible, with requirements applied to vessels in the context of the IMO or through Union legislation addressing GHG emissions from maritime transport. To the extent possible, monitoring and reporting requirements shall minimise Member States' workload including through the use of centralised data collection and maintenance to the Commission the CO2 emissions from maritime transport pursuant to the reporting provisions included in such Union legislation.
Amendment 100 #
2011/0372(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Amendment 101 #
2011/0372(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. To the extent possible, monitoring and reporting requirements shall minimise Member States' workload including through the use of centralised data collection and maintenance and by being consistent with requirements – where agreed – in the context of the UNFCCC and the IMO.
Amendment 102 #
2011/0372(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2
Article 13 – paragraph 2
2. They shall aim to ensure the timeliness, transparency, accuracy, consistency, comparability and completeness of the information reported on policies and measures and projections of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions by sources and removals by sinks, as referred to in Articles 14 and 15 of this Regulation, including, where relevant, the use and application of data, methods and models, and the implementation of quality assurance and quality control activities and sensitivity analysis.
Amendment 103 #
2011/0372(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall provide the Commission by 15 March eachvery two years (‘'year X’+1') with:
Amendment 105 #
2011/0372(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall report to the Commission by 15 March eachvery two years (‘'year X’+1') national projections of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions by sources and removals by sinks, organised by gas and by sector. Those projections shall include quantitative estimates for a sequence of 4 future years ending with 0 or 5 immediately following year X. National projections shall take into consideration any policies and measures adopted at Union level and include:
Amendment 110 #
2011/0372(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 2
2. Where a Member State does not submit complete projection estimatesMember States shall report the most up-to-date projections available. Where a Member State does not submit a projection or where the projections are not in line with paragraph 1 by 15 March eachvery two years, the Commission may prepare estimates as required to compile Union projections.
Amendment 114 #
2011/0372(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Member States shall, based on the best data available, report to the Commission by 15 March each year (‘year X’) cooperate with the Commission in order to allow reporting by the Union on financial and technology support provided to developing countries, giving information, if available, on:
Amendment 116 #
2011/0372(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory part
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory part
(a) information on financial support committed and disbursed to developing countries under the UNFCCC for the year X-1, on financial support committed for the year X and on the planned provision of support. The information reported shall include:.
Amendment 118 #
2011/0372(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
Amendment 120 #
2011/0372(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
Amendment 122 #
2011/0372(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iii
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iii
Amendment 125 #
2011/0372(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iv
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point a – point iv
Amendment 128 #
2011/0372(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point a – point v
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point a – point v
Amendment 132 #
2011/0372(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) information on activities by the Member State related to technology transfer to developing countries under the UNFCCC and on technologies transferred for the year X-1, information on planned activities related to technology transfer to developing countries under the UNFCCC and on technologies to be transferred for the year X and subsequent years. It should include information on whether the technology transferred was used for mitigating or adapting to the effects of climate change, recipient country, amount of support provided, and type of technology transferred.
Amendment 135 #
2011/0372(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall submit to the Commission by 15 March eachvery two years (‘'year X’+1') for the years X-1 and X:
Amendment 136 #
2011/0372(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) information on the use of revenues during the years X-1 and X generated by the Member State by auctioning allowances pursuant to Article 10(1) of Directive 2003/87/EC. This information shall also include specific and detailed information on the use of 50 % of the revenues, and resulting action taken, specifying the category of such actions taken in accordance with Article 10(3) of Directive 2003/87/EC and indicating the relevant beneficiary country or region;
Amendment 139 #
2011/0372(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2
Article 20 – paragraph 2
2. Starting with the data reported for the year 2013, the Commission shall conduct an annuintermediate and a final expert review of national inventory data submitted by Member States pursuant to Article 7(2) of this Regulation with a view to monitoring Member States' progress towards the achievement of their greenhouse gas emission reduction or limitation pursuant to Article 3 of Decision No 406/2009/EC, and any other greenhouse gas emission reduction or limitation targets set out in Union legislation.
Amendment 141 #
2011/0372(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 20 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. The initial and annu, intermediate and final expert reviews shall involve:
Amendment 142 #
2011/0372(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 20 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) where appropriate, calculating the resulting necessary technical corrections necessaryin consultation with Member States.
Amendment 144 #
2011/0372(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 4
Article 20 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts adopt implementing accordance with Article 29 of this Regulation tots determineing rules for the conduct of the expert reviews referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article, including the tasks set out in paragraph 3 of this Article. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 30(2).
Amendment 149 #
2011/0372(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point d
Amendment 152 #
2011/0372(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1
Article 26 – paragraph 1
The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 29 of this Regulation to set out detailed reporting rules, including rules on the content, structure, format and submission processes for Member States' reporting of information pursuant to Articles 4, 5, 7, 8 and 13 to 19 of this Regulation.
Amendment 153 #
2011/0372(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1
Article 27 – paragraph 1
The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 29 of this Regulation to set out requirements on the establishment, operation and functioning of the Member States' national systems pursuant to Articles 5 and 13 of this Regulation.
Amendment 154 #
2011/0372(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 1
Article 28 – paragraph 1
The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 29 of this Regulation to repeal Articles 4 to6, 7, 10 to 12, 14, 15, 17 and 19 of this Regulation, or any part thereof, or to amend those same Articles, should it conclude that international or other developments give rise to a situation where the obligations pursuant to those Articles are no longer necessary, not proportionate to the corresponding benefits or not consistent with or duplicative of reporting requirements under the UNFCCC. Any act adopted pursuant to this Article shall not make Union and international reporting obligations, as a whole, more onerous for Member States.
Amendment 13 #
2011/0229(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
Amendment 43 #
2011/0229(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
Amendment 88 #
2011/0229(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 14
Article 1 – point 14
Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000
Articles 16 - 18
Articles 16 - 18
Amendment 69 #
2011/0194(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – point b
Article 10 – point b
(b) contributing to food supply and employment in coastal and rural areas and inland wetlands;
Amendment 70 #
2011/0194(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – point a
Article 11 – point a
(a) promotion of responsible and sustainable aquaculture, notably in terms of environment protection, animal health and animal welfare, including through the provision of training to member undertakings;
Amendment 71 #
2011/0194(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. An association of fishery or aquaculture producer organisations may be established as a group set up on the own initiative of producer organisations recognised in one or more Member States or on the initiative of a trade association operating in a Member State.
Amendment 80 #
2011/0194(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) the rules governing free competition between undertakings are upheld.
Amendment 81 #
2011/0194(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 3
Article 26 – paragraph 3
3. For the purposes of paragraph 1(a) an aquaculture producer organisation is considered to be representative where it covers at least 4065 % of the quantities marketed of the relevant product during the previous year in the area where it is proposed to extend the rules.
Amendment 82 #
2011/0194(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the inter-branch organisation accounts for at least 675 % of at least two of the following activities: production, marketing or processing of the relevant product during the previous year in the area or areas concerned of a Member State, and makes an application to the competent national authorities;
Amendment 83 #
2011/0194(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 27 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) the rules governing free competition between undertakings are upheld.
Amendment 52 #
2011/0190(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Passenger ships operate mostly in ports or close to coastal areas and their impacts on human health and the environment are significant. Those shipPassenger ships on regular services are required to use marine fuel with the samea maximum sulphur content as is applicable in SECAs (1.5%). Given that stricter sulphur standards will apply in SECAs, it is justified by the need to improve air quality around ports and coasts in the non-SECA territories that the same standards apply to passenger ships. However, the introduction of a new SECA standard for passenger ships would be delayed by 5 years in order to avoid potential problems with fuel availabilityof 1.5%.
Amendment 58 #
2011/0190(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
Amendment 79 #
2011/0190(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) Member States should ensure the availability and balanced distribution of compliant fuel in accordance with Regulation 18 of the revised Annex VI to MARPOL. In the event that compliant fuel might not be available in some ports (for example, those lacking in the physical distribution of compliant fuel), the ship should be permitted to invoke the exemption as provided for under Regulation 18 of the revised Annex VI to MARPOL. The ship should not be required to deviate from its intended voyage or to delay unduly the voyage in order to achieve compliance.
Amendment 94 #
2011/0190(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 14 a (new)
Recital 14 a (new)
Amendment 96 #
2011/0190(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 2 – point b
Article 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive 1999/32/EC
Article 2 – point 3 m
Article 2 – point 3 m
3m. emission abatement method means any fitting, material, appliance or apparatus to be fitted in a ship or other procedure, alternative fuel, or compliance method, used as an alternative to low sulphur marine fuel meeting the requirements set out in this Directive, that is verifiable, quantifiable and enforceable, according to emission abatement methods agreed upon in the IMO;
Amendment 115 #
2011/0190(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point b
Directive 1999/32/EC
Article 4 a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 4 a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
This paragraph shall apply to all vessels of all flags, including vessels whose journey began outside the Union with the exception of ships that are granted an exemption from the requirements under Annex VI to MARPOL.
Amendment 123 #
2011/0190(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6 – point c
Article 1 – point 6 – point c
Directive 1999/32/EC
Article 4 a – paragraph 1 a – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 4 a – paragraph 1 a – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) 0.50 % as from 1 January 2020 or 2025.
Amendment 131 #
2011/0190(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6 – point c
Article 1 – point 6 – point c
Directive 1999/32/EC
Article 4 a – paragraph 1 a – subparagraph 2
Article 4 a – paragraph 1 a – subparagraph 2
The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 9a of this Directive concerning the date from which the sulphur standard laid down in point (b) of this paragraph applies in accordance with the final decision taken in the IMO. Based on the assessment by the IMO of the availability of marine fuel to comply with the maximum sulphur content of fuel of 0.50% by mass, referred to in Regulation 14(8) of Annex VI of MARPOL, this date shall be 1 January 2020 or 1 January 2025.
Amendment 136 #
2011/0190(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6 – point d
Article 1 – point 6 – point d
Directive 1999/32/EC
Article 4 a – paragraph 2
Article 4 a – paragraph 2
The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 9a of this Directive concerning the designation of sea areas as SOx Emission Control Areas on the basis of the decision of the IMO in accordance with Regulation 14(3)(2) of Annex VI to MARPOL. The introduction of any new Emission Control Areas shall be subject to the IMO process under Annex VI to MARPOL and be underpinned by a well-founded case based on the IMO criteria and on environmental and economic grounds and supported by scientific data.
Amendment 146 #
2011/0190(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 6 – point e
Article 1 – point 6 – point e
Directive 1999/32/EC
Article 4 a – paragraph 4 – point d
Article 4 a – paragraph 4 – point d
(d) 0.10 % as from 1 January 202050% as from 1 January 2020 or 2025 in accordance with the final decision taken in the IMO. Based on the assessment of the availability of marine fuel to comply with the maximum sulphur content of fuel of 0.50% by mass, referred to in Regulation 14(8) of Annex VI of MARPOL, this date shall be 1 January 2020 or 1 January 2025.
Amendment 158 #
2011/0190(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 7
Article 1 – point 7
Directive 1999/32/EC
Article 4 b – paragraph 3
Article 4 b – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall ensure that marine gas oils are not placed on the market in their territory if the sulphur content of those marine gas oils exceeds 0.10 50% by mass.
Amendment 162 #
2011/0190(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 7
Article 1 – point 7
Directive 1999/32/EC
Article 4 b a (new)
Article 4 b a (new)
Article 4ba Equivalents The administration of a Member State may allow any fitting, material, appliance or apparatus to be fitted in a ship or other procedures, alternative fuel oils, or compliance methods used as an alternative to that required by this Directive if such fitting, material, appliance or apparatus or other procedures, alternative fuel oils, or compliance methods are at least as effective in terms of emissions reductions as that required by this Directive, including any of the standards laid down in Articles 4a and 4b.
Amendment 167 #
2011/0190(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 7
Article 1 – point 7
Directive 1999/32/EC
Article 4 c – paragraph 2
Article 4 c – paragraph 2
2. Ships using the emission abatement methods referred to in paragraph 1 shall continuoussistently achieve reductions of sulphur dioxide emissions that are at least equivalent to the reductions that would be achieved by using marine fuels that meet the requirements of Articles 4a and 4b. The sulphur dioxide emissions resulting from the use of the emission abatement methods shall not exceed the limit values set out in Annex 1.
Amendment 175 #
2011/0190(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point 7
Article 1 – point 7
Directive 1999/32/EC
Article 4 c – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 4 c – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
The Commission shall take into account,acknowledge inter alia, scientific and technological progress as well as the relevant instruments and standards adopted by the International Maritime Organisation.
Amendment 207 #
2011/0190(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex
Annex
Directive 1999/32/EC
Annex 2 – paragraph 2 – indent 2
Annex 2 – paragraph 2 – indent 2
– document thoroughly that, by compliance with the wash water requirements in IMO Resolution MEPC.184(59) any waste streams discharged into the sea, including enclosed ports, harbours and estuaries have no significant negative impacts on and do not pose risks to human health and the environment.
Amendment 39 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 33 a (new)
Recital 33 a (new)
(33a) Under the Commission’s legislative proposals of 6 October 2011 concerning the future of the European Union’s cohesion policy, it is likely that there will be a significant increase in the financial support for energy efficiency provided by the Structural Funds and the Cohesion Fund in the 2014-2020 period compared to the 2007-2013 period. Such funding will make a decisive contribution to the attainment of this Directive’s objectives
Amendment 137 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Member States shall ensure that, as far as possible, public bodies purchase only products, services and buildings with high energy efficiency performance, as referred to in Annex III.
Amendment 141 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. 1. Each Member State shall set up an energy efficiency obligation scheme. This scheme shall ensure that either all energy distributors or all retail energy sales companies operating on the Member State's territory achieve annual energy savings equal to 1.5%as a quota of their energy sales, by volume, in the previous year in that Member State excluding energy used in transport. This amount of energy savings shall be achieved by the obligated parties among final customers, as contribution to the national target as set pursuant to Article 3 of this Directive, taking into account the Union’s target of 20% energy savings by 2020. This amount of energy savings shall be achieved by the obligated parties among final customers. The energy saving target shall be introduced gradually and with a starting level differentiated on a national basis in order to take into full account early actions and results achieved so far, including efficiency measures already adopted in the fuel sector. Measures that target long-term savings or structured programs proposed by operators in the energy efficiency sector should be encouraged through incentives or specific fiscal treatment.
Amendment 155 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
Article 6 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
5. Within the energy efficiency obligation scheme, Member States mayshall be asked to:
Amendment 163 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 5 – point c
Article 6 – paragraph 5 – point c
(c) allow obligated parties to count savings obtained in a given year as if they had instead been obtained in any of the two previous or two following years, so as to enhance the system’s flexibility.
Amendment 186 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensure that enterprises not included in the second subparagraph of paragraph 1 are subject and encouraged to an energy audit carried out in an independent and cost- effective manner by qualified or accredited experts at the latest by 30 June 2014 and every three years from the date of the previous energy audit.
Amendment 187 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensure that enterprises not included in the second subparagraph of paragraph 1 are subject to an energy audit carried out in an independent and cost-effective manner by qualified and/or accredited experts at the latest by 30 June 2014 and every three years from the date of the previous energy audit. Audits may be carried out by in- house experts, provided that these are qualified and accredited, that they are not directly engaged in the activity audited, and that the Member state has put in place a scheme to assure and check their quality.
Amendment 218 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. By 1 January 2014, Member States shall establish and notify to the Commission a national heating and cooling plan for developing the potential for the application of high-efficiency cogeneration and efficient district heating and cooling, containing the information set out in Annex VII.. Each national plan shall identify: (a) national cogeneration development targets for year 2020 and corresponding intermediate targets; (b) district heating promotion areas for which cost-benefit analysis have identified cogeneration potential; (c) the information set out in Annex VII. (d) The plans should be based on a comprehensive costs/benefits analysis for each of the planned investments, taking into account the existing level of heat demand and evaluating the different consumption profiles (e. g. industrial, residential or tertiary consumption patterns). Moreover, different types of cogeneration (micro, for self- consumption…) should be considered on the basis of the specificities of different national demand and consumption patterns. (e) The plans shall be updated and notified to the Commission every five years. Member States shall ensure by means of their regulatory framework that national heating and cooling plans are taken into account in local and regional development plans, including urban and rural spatial plans, and fulfil the design criteria in Annex VII.
Amendment 229 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
3. Member States shall ensure that in the promotion areas with cogeneration potential as identified according to paragraph 2, all new thermal electricity generation installations with a total thermal input exceeding 20 MW:
Amendment 262 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
6. Member States shall ensure that, in the promotion areas with cogeneration potential as identified according to paragraph 2, whenever an existing electricity generation installation with a total rated thermal input exceeding 20 MW is substantially refurbished or when, in accordance with Article 21 of Directive 2010/75/EC, its permit is updated, the technical and economic feasibility of a conversion to allow its operation as a high- efficiency cogeneration installation is set as a preferential condition in the new or updated permit or licence, provided that the installation is sited in a location where the waste heare is sufficient can be used by heat demand points in accordance with point 1 of Annex VIIId long-term stable heat demand. The equipment of electricity generation installations with carbon capture or storage facilities shall not be considered as refurbishment for the purpose of these provisions.
Amendment 334 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 19 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Member States should not set targets for the industries which are exposed to a significant risk of carbon leakage, as determined in Commission Decision 2010/2/EU. Should they nonetheless decide to do so, Member States shall express possible sectoral targets for production processes in these industries in energy use per output unit so as to avoid impeding industrial growth.
Amendment 338 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 5
Article 19 – paragraph 5
Amendment 341 #
2011/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Article 19 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 8 #
2011/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Title
Title
Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on food intended for infants and young children and on food for special medical purposes and foodstuffs for people intolerant to gluten(presented by the Commission pursuant to Article 114 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union)(Text with EEA relevance)
Amendment 17 #
2011/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) A limited number of categories of food constitutes the sole source of nourishment of certain groups of the population or represent a partial source of nourishment; such categories of food are vital for the management of certain conditions and/or are essential to maintain the intended nutritional adequacy for certain well-established vulnerable groups of the population. Those categories of food include infant formulae and follow-on formulae, processed cereal-based food and baby food and food for special medical purposes, and food for people intolerant to gluten. Experience has shown that the provisions laid down in Commission Directive 2006/141/EC, Commission Directive 2006/125/EC, as well as Commission Directive 1999/21/EC, and Commission Regulation (EC) No 41/2009 ensure the free movement of such food in a satisfactory manner, while ensuring a high level of protection of public health. It is therefore appropriate that this Regulation focuses on the general compositional and information requirements for infant formula and follow-on formulae, processed cereal-based food and baby food for infants and young children and to food for special medical purposes, and food for people intolerant to gluten taking into account Commission Directive 2006/141/EC, Commission Directive 2006/125/EC and Commission Directive 1999/21/EC, and Commission Regulation (EC) No 41/2009.
Amendment 20 #
2011/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) To ensure legal certainty, definitions laid down in Commission Directive 2006/141/EC, Commission Directive 2006/125/EC and Commission Directive 1999/21/EC, and Commission Regulation (EC) No 41/2009 should be transferred to this Regulation. However, the definitions of infant formulae and follow-on formulae, processed cereal-based food and baby food, and food for special medical purposes, and food for people intolerant to gluten should be regularly adapted taking into account technical and scientific progress and relevant developments at international level, as appropriate.
Amendment 23 #
2011/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Title 1
Title 1
Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on food intended for infants and young children and on, foods for special medical purposes and foodstuffs for people intolerant to gluten (presented by the Commission pursuant to Article 114 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union) (Text with EEA relevance)
Amendment 30 #
2011/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) This Regulation should provide the criteria for the establishment of the specific compositional and information requirements for infant formula, follow-on formula, processed cereal-based food and baby food, and food for special medical purposes, and food for people intolerant to gluten, taking into account Commission Directive 2006/141/EC, Commission Directive 2006/125/EC and Commission Directive 1999/21/EC, Commission Regulation (EC) No 41/2009. In order to adapt the definitions of infant formula, follow-on formula, processed cereal-based food and baby food, and food for special medical purposes, and food for people intolerant to gluten laid down in this Regulation taking into account technical and scientific progress and relevant developments at international level, to lay down the specific compositional and information requirements with respect to the categories of food covered by this Regulation, including for additional labelling requirements to, or derogations from, the provisions of Directive 2000/13/EC and for the authorisation of nutrition and health claims, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission. It is of particular importance that the Commission carries out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level. The Commission, when preparing and drawing-up delegated acts, should ensure a simultaneous, timely and appropriate transmission of relevant documents to the European Parliament and Council.
Amendment 33 #
2011/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) It is appropriate to establish and update a Union list of vitamins, minerals, amino acids and other substances that may be added for specific nutritional purposes to infant formula, follow-on formula, processed cereal-based food and baby food, and food for special medical purposes, and food for people intolerant to gluten, taking into account Regulation 953/2009, Commission Directives 2006/141/EC and 2006/125/EC, subject to certain criteria laid down in this Regulation. Given the fact that the adoption of the list implies the application of criteria set out in this Regulation, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission in that respect. Those powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by Member States of the Commission’s exercise of implementing powers. The Commission should adopt immediately applicable implementing acts updating the Union list, where, in duly justified cases relating to public health, imperative grounds of urgency so require.
Amendment 33 #
2011/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) A limited number of categories of food constitutes the sole source of nourishment of certain groups of the population or represent a partial source of nourishment; such categories of food are vital for the management of certain conditions and/or are essential to maintain the intended nutritional adequacy for certain well-established vulnerable groups of the population. Those categories of food include infant formulae and follow-on formulae, processed cereal-based food and baby food and, food for special medical purposes and foodstuffs for people intolerant to gluten. Experience has shown that the provisions laid down in Commission Directive 2006/141/EC, Commission Directive 2006/125/EC, as well as Commission Directive 1999/21/EC and Commission Regulation (EC) No 41/2009 ensure the free movement of such food in a satisfactory manner, while ensuring a high level of protection of public health. It is therefore appropriate that this Regulation focuses on the general compositional and information requirements for infant formula and follow-on formulae, processed cereal- based food and baby food for infants and young children and to, food for special medical purposes and foodstuffs for people intolerant to gluten, taking into account Commission Directive 2006/141/EC, Commission Directive 2006/125/EC and, Commission Directive 1999/21/EC and Commission Regulation (EC) No 41/2009.
Amendment 37 #
2011/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) Currently, the statements ‘gluten-free’ and ‘very low gluten’ may be used for food intended for particular nutritional uses and for food for normal consumptiofor specialised nutrition intended for people intolerant to gluten under the rules specified in article 3 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 41/2009 concerning the composition and labelling of foodstuffs suitable for people intolerant to gluten. Such statements could be construed as nutrition claims, as defined in Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006. For the sake of simplification, those statements should be regulated solely by Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 and comply with requirements therein. It is necessary that technical adaptations pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006, incorporating the nutrition claims ‘gluten-free’ and ‘very low gluten’ and their associated conditions of use as regulated under Regulation (EC) No 41/2009 be completed prior to the entry into application of this RegulationIn addition, the statement ‘gluten-free’ may be used for foodstuffs for normal consumption and other food for specialised nutrition suitable for people intolerant to gluten under the rules specified in article 4 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 41/2009 concerning the composition and labelling of foodstuffs suitable for people intolerant to gluten which do not allow the use of the statement ‘very low gluten’ for these foods. Such food for specialized nutrition intended for people intolerant to gluten shall be maintained in this Regulation, as providing such safe food intended for people intolerant to gluten and informing coeliacs about the absence of gluten is vital to the management of the disease. This is in line with the international standard for food for special dietary use for persons intolerant to gluten (CODEX STAN 118-1979 revised in 2008). Also the conditions of use of the claim ‘gluten-free’ for food for normal consumption should be maintained in Regulation (CE) No 41/2009.
Amendment 38 #
2011/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) To ensure legal certainty, definitions laid down in Commission Directive 2006/141/EC, Commission Directive 2006/125/EC and, Commission Directive 1999/21/EC and Commission Regulation (EC) No 41/2009 should be transferred to this Regulation. However, the definitions of infant formulae and follow-on formulae, processed cereal-based food and baby food, and food for special medical purposes and foodstuffs for people intolerant to gluten should be regularly adapted taking into account technical and scientific progress and relevant developments at international level, as appropriate.
Amendment 43 #
2011/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. This Regulation establishes compositional and information requirements for the following categories of food for specialized nutrition:
Amendment 44 #
2011/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) This Regulation should provide the criteria for the establishment of the specific compositional and information requirements for infant formula, follow-on formula, processed cereal-based food and baby food, and food for special medical purposes and foodstuffs for people intolerant to gluten, taking into account Commission Directive 2006/141/EC, Commission Directive 2006/125/EC and, Commission Directive 1999/21/EC and Commission Regulation (EC) No 41/2009. In order to adapt the definitions of infant formula, follow-on formula, processed cereal-based food and baby food, and food for special medical purposes and foodstuffs for people intolerant to gluten laid down in this Regulation taking into account technical and scientific progress and relevant developments at international level, to lay down the specific compositional and information requirements with respect to the categories of food covered by this Regulation, including for additional labelling requirements to, or derogations from, the provisions of Directive 2000/13/EC and for the authorisation of nutrition and health claims, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission. It is of particular importance that the Commission carries out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level. The Commission, when preparing and drawing-up delegated acts, should ensure a simultaneous, timely and appropriate transmission of relevant documents to the European Parliament and Council.
Amendment 46 #
2011/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(c a) food for people intolerant to gluten
Amendment 50 #
2011/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point h a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point h a (new)
(h a) ‘food for people intolerant to gluten’ means foodstuffs for particular nutritional uses which are specially produced, prepared and/or processed to meet the special dietary needs of people intolerant to gluten
Amendment 52 #
2011/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) It is appropriate to establish and update a Union list of vitamins, minerals, amino acids and other substances that may be addedsubstances that may be added for specific nutritional purposes to infant formula, follow-on formula, processed cereal-based food and baby food, and food for special medical purposes and foodstuffs for people intolerant to gluten, taking into account Regulation (EC) No 953/2009, and Commission Directives 2006/141/EC and 2006/125/EC, subject to certain criteria laid down in this Regulation. Given the fact that the adoption of the list implies the application of criteria set out in this Regulation, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission in that respect. Those powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by Member States of the Commission’s exercise of implementing powers. The Commission should adopt immediately applicable implementing acts updating the Union list, where, in duly justified cases relating to public health, imperative grounds of urgency so require.
Amendment 54 #
2011/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 3
Article 2 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 15 to adapt the definitions of ‘infant formula’, ‘follow-on formula’, ‘processed cereal-based food’ and ‘baby food’ and ‘food for special medical purposes’, and ‘food for people intolerant to gluten’ taking into account technical and scientific progress and relevant developments at international level, as appropriate.
Amendment 56 #
2011/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) Currently, the statements ‘gluten-free’ and ‘very low gluten’ may be used for food intended for particular nutritional uses and for food for normal consumptios for specialised nutrition intended for people intolerant to gluten under the rules specified in CommissionArticle 3 of Regulation (EC) No 41/2009 concerning the composition and labelling of foodstuffs suitable for people intolerant to gluten. Such statements could be construed as nutrition claims, as defined in Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006. For the sake of simplification, those statements should be regulated solely by Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 and comply with requirements therein. It is necessary that technical adaptations. In addition, the statement ‘gluten-free’ may be used for foodstuffs for normal consumption and other foods for specialised nutrition suitable for people intolerant to gluten under the rules specified in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 41/2009 which do not allow the use of the statement ‘very low gluten’ for these foods. Such foods for specialized nutrition intended for people intolerant to gluten should be maintained in this Regulation, as providing such safe foods intended for people intolerant to gluten and informing coeliacs about the absence of gluten is vital to the management of the disease. This is in line with the international standard for foods for special dietary use for puersuant to Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006, incorporatingons intolerant to gluten (CODEX STAN 118- 1979 revised in 2008). Also the nutrconditions of use of the claims ‘gluten-free’ and ‘very low gluten’ and their associated conditions of use as regulated under Regulation (EC) No 41/2009 be completed prior to the entry into application of this Regulationfor foods for normal consumption should be maintained in the Regulation (EC) No 41/2009.
Amendment 57 #
2011/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Title
Title
Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on food intended for infants and young children and, on food for special medical purposes and on foodstuffs for people intolerant to gluten
Amendment 65 #
2011/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4
Article 9 – paragraph 4
4. TParagraph 3 shall not prevent the dissemination of any useful information or recommendations with reference to the categories of food referred to in Article 1 (1) may be made exclusively byexclusively intended for persons having qualifications in medicine, nutrition, pharmacy or other professionals responsible for maternal and child health care.
Amendment 68 #
2011/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) A limited number of categories of food constitutes the sole source of nourishment of certain groups of the population or represent a partial source of nourishment; such categories of food are vital for the management of certain conditions and/or are essential to maintain the intended nutritional adequacy for certain well-established vulnerable groups of the population. Those categories of food include infant formulae and follow-on formulae, processed cereal-based food and baby food and, food for special medical purposes, and foods for people intolerant to gluten. Experience has shown that the provisions laid down in Commission Directive 2006/141/EC, Commission Directive 2006/125/EC, as well as Commission Directive 1999/21/EC, and Commission Regulation 41/2009 ensure the free movement of such food in a satisfactory manner, while ensuring a high level of protection of public health. It is therefore appropriate that this Regulation focuses on the general compositional and information requirements for infant formula and follow-on formulae, processed cereal- based food and baby food for infants and young children and to, food for special medical purposes, and foods for people intolerant to gluten, taking into account Commission Directive 2006/141/EC, Commission Directive 2006/125/EC and Commission Directive 1999/21/EC, and Commission Regulation (EC) No 41/2009.
Amendment 71 #
2011/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Subject to the general requirements of Articles 7 and 9 and taking into account Directive 2006/141/EC, Directive 2006/125/EC and Directive 1999/21/EC, and Regulation (EC) No 41/2009 as well as any technical and scientific progress, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated Regulations, for foods covered under Article 1(1) no later than [2 years after the date of the entry into force of this Regulation], in accordance with Article 15, with respect to the following:
Amendment 76 #
2011/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) To ensure legal certainty, definitions laid down in Commission Directive 2006/141/EC, Commission Directive 2006/125/EC and, Commission Directive 1999/21/EC, and Commission Regulation 41/2009 should be transferred to this Regulation. However, the definitions of infant formulae and follow-on formulae, processed cereal-based food and baby food, and food for special medical purposes, and foods for people intolerant to gluten should be regularly adapted taking into account technical and scientific progress and relevant developments at international level, as appropriate.
Amendment 77 #
2011/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) foodstuffs for people intolerant to gluten;
Amendment 88 #
2011/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) This Regulation should provide the criteria for the establishment of the specific compositional and information requirements for infant formula, follow-on formula, processed cereal-based food and baby food, and food for special medical purposes, and foods for people intolerant to gluten, taking into account Commission Directive 2006/141/EC, Commission Directive 2006/125/EC and, Commission Directive 1999/21/EC, Commission Regulation (EC) No 41/2009. In order to adapt the definitions of infant formula, follow-on formula, processed cereal-based food and baby food, and food for special medical purposes, and foods for people intolerant to gluten laid down in this Regulation taking into account technical and scientific progress and relevant developments at international level, to lay down the specific compositional and information requirements with respect to the categories of food covered by this Regulation, including for additional labelling requirements to, or derogations from, the provisions of Directive 2000/13/EC and for the authorisation of nutrition and health claims, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission. It is of particular importance that the Commission carries out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level. The Commission, when preparing and drawing-up delegated acts, should ensure a simultaneous, timely and appropriate transmission of relevant documents to the European Parliament and Council.
Amendment 91 #
2011/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2
Article 17 – paragraph 2
Amendment 94 #
2011/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point h a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point h a (new)
(ha) ‘foodstuffs for people intolerant to gluten’ means foodstuffs for particular nutritional uses which are specially produced, prepared and/or processed to meet the special dietary needs of people intolerant to gluten.
Amendment 101 #
2011/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) It is appropriate to establish and update a Union list of vitamins, minerals, amino acids and other substances that may be addedsubstances that may be added for specific nutritional purposes to infant formula, follow-on formula, processed cereal-based food and baby foods, and food for special medical purposes, and foods for people intolerant to gluten, taking into account Regulation (EC) No. 953/2009, Commission Directives 2006/141/EC and 2006/125/EC, subject to certain criteria laid down in this Regulation. Given the fact that the adoption of the list implies the application of criteria set out in this Regulation, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission in that respect. Those powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by Member States of the Commission's exercise of implementing powers. The Commission should adopt immediately applicable implementing acts updating the Union list, where, in duly justified cases relating to public health, imperative grounds of urgency so require.
Amendment 103 #
2011/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 3
Article 2 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 15 to adapt the definitions of ‘infant formula’, ‘follow-on formula’, ‘processed cereal-based food’ and ‘baby food’ and, ‘food for special medical purposes’ and ‘foodstuffs for people intolerant to gluten’ taking into account technical and scientific progress and relevant developments at international level, as appropriate.
Amendment 112 #
2011/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) Currently, the statements ‘'gluten-free’' and ‘'very low gluten’' may be used for food intended for particular nutritional uses and for food for normal consumptios for specialised nutrition intended for people intolerant to gluten under the rules specified in article 3 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 41/2009 concerning the composition and labelling of foodstuffs suitable for people intolerant to gluten. Such statements could be construed as nutrition claims, as deIn addition, the statement 'gluten-free' may be used for foodstuffs for normal consumption and other foods for specialised nutrition suitable for people intolerant to gluten under the rules specifined in Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006. For the sake of simplification, those statements should be regulated solely by Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 and comply with requirements therein. It is necessary that technical adaptations pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006, incorporating the nutrition claims ‘gluten-free’ and ‘very low gluten’ and their associated conditions of use as regulated under Regulation (EC) No 41/2009 be completed prior to the entry into application ofarticle 4 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 41/2009 concerning the composition and labelling of foodstuffs suitable for people intolerant to gluten which do not allow the use of the statement 'very low gluten' for these foods. Such foods for specialized nutrition intended for people intolerant to gluten shall be maintained in this Regulation, as providing such safe foods intended for people intolerant to gluten and informing coeliacs about the absence of gluten is vital to the management of the disease. This is in line with the international standard for foods for special dietary use for persons intolerant to gluten (CODEX STAN 118-1979 revised in 2008). Also the conditions of use of the claim "gluten- free" for foods for normal consumption should be maintained in thise Regulation (CE) 41/2009.
Amendment 121 #
2011/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. This Regulation establishes compositional and information requirements for the following categories of food for specialised nutrition:
Amendment 122 #
2011/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4
Article 9 – paragraph 4
4. TParagraph 3 shall not prevent the dissemination of any useful information or recommendations with reference to the categories of food referred to in Article 1 (1) may be made exclusively byexclusively intended for persons having qualifications in medicine, nutrition, pharmacy or other professionals responsible for maternal and child health care.
Amendment 130 #
2011/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) food for people intolerant to gluten.
Amendment 130 #
2011/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Subject to the general requirements of Articles 7 and 9 and taking into account Directive 2006/141/EC, Directive 2006/125/EC and, Directive 1999/21/EC and Regulation (EC) No 41/2009, as well as any technical and scientific progress, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated Regulations, for foods referred to in Article 1(1) no later than [2 years after the date of the entry into force of this Regulation], in accordance with Article 15, with respect to the following:
Amendment 145 #
2011/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2
Article 17 – paragraph 2
Amendment 153 #
2011/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point g – point ii
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point g – point ii
Amendment 163 #
2011/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point h a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point h a (new)
(ha) 'food for people intolerant to gluten' means foodstuffs for particular nutritional uses which are specially produced, prepared and/or processed to meet the special dietary needs of people intolerant to gluten;
Amendment 170 #
2011/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 3
Article 2 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 15 to adapt the definitions of ‘'infant formula’', ‘'follow-on formula’', ‘'processed cereal-based food’' and ‘'baby food’ and ‘', 'food for special medical purposes’', and 'food for people intolerant to gluten' taking into account technical and scientific progress and relevant developments at international level, as appropriate.
Amendment 200 #
2011/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4
Article 9 – paragraph 4
4. TParagraph 3 shall not prevent the dissemination of any useful information or recommendations with reference to the categories of food referred to in Article 1 (1) may be made exclusively byexclusively intended for persons having qualifications in medicine, nutrition, and pharmacy or other professionals responsible for maternal and child health care.
Amendment 208 #
2011/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Subject to the general requirements of Articles 7 and 9 and taking into account Directive 2006/141/EC, Directive 2006/125/EC and, Directive 1999/21/EC and Regulation (EC) No 41/2009, as well as any technical and scientific progress, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated Regulations, for foods covered by Article 1(1) no later than [2 years after the date of the entry into force of this Regulation], in accordance with Article 15, with respect to the following:
Amendment 229 #
2011/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Without prejudice to the criteria for certain contaminants levels laid down in Commission Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 of 19 December 2006 setting maximum levels for certain contaminants in foodstuffs, the microbiological criteria laid down in Commission Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005 of 15 November 2005 on microbiological criteria for foodstuffs shall apply to milk-based drinks intended for young children currently on the market during the transition period laid down in Article 18 of this Regulation.
Amendment 230 #
2011/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Amendment 268 #
2011/0156(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2
Article 17 – paragraph 2
Amendment 7 #
2011/0144(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) has adopted a Recommendation 10-04 amending the multiannual recovery plan for bluefin tuna. In order to rebuild the stock in question, the recommendation provides for a furtherthe progressive reduction of the total allowable catch, for strengthening measures to reduce the fishing capacity and for reinforcing the control measures, in particular as regards the transfer and the caging operationbluefin tuna catch and for new stock conservation and management measures.
Amendment 14 #
2011/0144(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 302/2009
Article 1 – paragraph 3
Article 1 – paragraph 3
The objective of that recovery plan shall be to achieve by 2020 a biomass corresponding to the maximum sustainable yield with greater than 60% probability.
Amendment 41 #
2011/0092(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) Article 5 of Directive 2003/96/EC permits the application of differentiated rates of taxation in certain cases. However, in order to ensure the consistency of the CO2 price signal, the possibility for Member States to differentiate national rates should be restricted to general energy consumption taxation. Moreover, the possibility to apply a lower level of taxation to oil derived motor fuel used by taxis is no longer compatible with the objective of policies promoting alternative fuels and energy carriers and the use of cleaner vehicles in urban transport and should thus be removed.
Amendment 44 #
2011/0092(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) In the case of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and natural gas used as propellants, advantages in the form of lower minimum levels of general energy consumption taxation or the possibility to exempt those energy products from taxation are no longer justified, in particular in the light of the need to increase the market share of renewable energy sources and should therefore be removed in the medium termis no longer justified and should therefore be removed in the medium term. Nevertheless, in force of their low environmental impact, Member States should retain the possibility to apply lower rates as long as they consider it necessary for supporting the growth of their refuelling stations networks as well as the innovation and technological developments of gas motor engines.
Amendment 53 #
2011/0092(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) The general rules introduced by this Directive take account of the specificities of fuels that are biomass or made of biomass complying with the sustainability criteria laid down in Article 17 of Directive 2009/28/EC with regard both to their contribution to the CO2-balance and to their lower energy content per quantitative unit of liquid biofuels, as compared to some of the competing fossil fuels. Consequently, the provisions in Directive 2003/96/EC authoriszing reductions or exemptions for those fuels should be removed in the medium term. For the interim period, it should be ensured that the application of these provisions is made consistent with the general rules introduced by this Directive. Biofuels and bioliquids defined in Article 2(h) and (i) of Directive 2009/28/EC should therefore only benefit from additional tax advantages applied by Member States if they fulfil the sustainability criteria laid down in Article 17 of this Directive. In the case of biomethane, the energy content per quantitative unit is the same as for natural gas. Given the fact that biomethane injected into the natural gas grid helps to increase the share of renewable sources, biomethane will be tax exempted with respect to the CO2 and energy content, provided it is produced according the sustainability criteria.
Amendment 65 #
2011/0092(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b
Directive 2003/96/EC
Article 4 - paragraph 3 - subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 4 - paragraph 3 - subparagraph 1 a (new)
In the case of natural gas and biomethane as motor fuels, higher minimum levels of general energy consumption taxation should apply only after an assessment, by 2023, on the implementation of the provisions of this Directive relating to the level of taxation applicable to natural gas in road transport. The report shall, inter alia, examine the progress in the availability of natural gas and biomethane, the growth of the refilling stations network in Europe, the market share of natural gas vehicles in the EU, the innovation and technological developments of biomethane as fuel in transport, the real value of the minimum level of taxation.
Amendment 69 #
2011/0092(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Directive 2003/96/EC
Article 5 – third indent
Article 5 – third indent
– for the following uses: local public passenger transport (excluding taxis running on oil derived motor fuels), waste collection, armed forces and public administrations, disabled people, ambulances;
Amendment 77 #
2011/0092(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13 – point (a) – point (i)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13 – point (a) – point (i)
(i) Until 1 January 2023, natural gas, biomethane and LPG used as propellantsmotor fuels, without prejudice to Art 1 point 21 par 4 (new);
Amendment 79 #
2011/0092(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13 – point (a) – point (ii) a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13 – point (a) – point (ii) a (new)
(ii a) (ia) the following point is added: "(m) LPG used as heating fuel, including by way of derogation from Article 4(3) of this Directive;”
Amendment 82 #
2011/0092(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13(1) – point (a) – point (i) a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13(1) – point (a) – point (i) a (new)
Directive 2003/96/EC
Article 16 – paragraph 1– subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 1– subparagraph 1 a (new)
(ia) A new subparagraph is added: In the case of biomethane, the energy content per quantitative unit is the same as for natural gas. Given the fact that biomethane injected into the natural gas grid helps to increase the share of renewable sources, biomethane will be tax exempted with respect to the CO2 and energy content, provided it is produced according to the sustainability criteria.
Amendment 90 #
2011/0092(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21
Directive 2003/96/EC
Article 29 - subparagraph 3 a (new)
Article 29 - subparagraph 3 a (new)
By 2023 the Commission submits to the Council an assessment on the implementation of the provisions of this Directive relating to the level of taxation applicable to natural gas in road transport and a proposal for its modification. This assessment shall, inter alia, examine the progress in the availability of natural gas and biomethane, the growth of the refilling stations network in Europe, the market share of natural gas vehicles in the Union, the innovation and technological developments of biomethane as fuel in transport, the real value of the minimum level of taxation.
Amendment 23 #
2010/2112(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Considers it necessary and urgent to re-establish equilibrium in respect of contractual relations within the chain so as to safeguard European production. Calls on the Commission therefore to introduce joint rules with a view to establishing standard forms of contract for the supply of foodstuffs, requiring them to be in writing, prohibiting any manifestly unfair provisions and laying down reasonably prompt payment deadlines. Calls for the introduction of procedures to guarantee compliance with good commercial practice empowering the public authorities to initiate action, carry out investigations and penalise infringements;
Amendment 291 #
2010/2106(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Believes that productive forests should not only be focused on production wood but also on soil regeneration, food productivity and the fight against desertification;
Amendment 292 #
2010/2106(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 b (new)
Paragraph 27 b (new)
27b. Considers that recent research on climate and meteorology must be taken fully into account in European forest protection regulations;
Amendment 293 #
2010/2106(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 c (new)
Paragraph 27 c (new)
27c. In order to guarantee greater efficiency in forest management, recommends that the Commission and Member States develop research and define different criteria in relation to the needs and specific solutions applicable to the bioclimatic-zones;
Amendment 294 #
2010/2106(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 d (new)
Paragraph 27 d (new)
27d. In order to achieve the objectives of the EU 20/20 Strategy, request that each Member State or region develop a forest strategy which includes: reforestation of the river banks, the capture of rainwater, agriculture activities and the research results for the selection of the best plant or trees of traditional varieties and species adapted to droughts;
Amendment 295 #
2010/2106(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 e (new)
Paragraph 27 e (new)
Amendment 296 #
2010/2106(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 f (new)
Paragraph 27 f (new)
27f. Considers that the identification of species with high yield potential for energy production could be technically cumbersome as they compete against regular crops based on subsidies from the EU; thus considers that genetic improvement or productivity cannot be properly assessed as it will depend on political decisions rather than market demands;
Amendment 298 #
2010/2106(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 g (new)
Paragraph 27 g (new)
27g. Calls for EU policy on forests to take into account the two hydrological regimes of Europe divided by the "Continental Divide", where climate processes and their varieties differ; notes that this diversity is recognised by the latest scientific achievements; considers that the differences in these biogeographical areas must be taken into account with indicators for forest monitoring;
Amendment 12 #
2010/2103(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for the conclusion of an internationally binding agreement on climate protection and strongly supports the objective of a 30% reduction in CO2 emissions in the EU by 2020, irrespective of international negotiations, andprovided a global agreement is reached in Cancún setting targets that are common and/or equivalent to those of the Union, as well as the long-term EU objective of reducing emissions of CO2 and other greenhouse gases by at least 85% by 2050;
Amendment 79 #
2010/2088(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission to step up its efforts in this field by assessing budgetary needs and to provide a comprehensive tiered approach applicable in day-to-day political work and decision-making, including decisions related to political strategies, financing, legislation and ex- post evaluation; calls on the Commission to maintain close coordination between the ‘GDP and beyond’ initiative and the annual growth survey; considers that future policies should be based on data that is rigorous, timely, fit for purpose and politically accepted and which covers all essential issues;
Amendment 87 #
2010/2084(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Suggests that the Council and the Commission consider launching a European Year of the Brain in order to raise awareness of brain-related diseases associated with ageing, and measures to prevent them. This European year should be also a place to promote exchange of good practices in European countries;
Amendment 64 #
2010/0377(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) In line with the Aarhus Convention, effective public participation inconsultation of the members of the public affected by decision- making is necessary to enable the public to express, and the decision-maker to take account of, opinions and concerns that may be relevant to those decisions, thereby increasing the accountability and transparency of the decision-making process and contributing to public awareness of environmental issues and support for the decisions taken. Under no circumstances must such consultations result in delays or unwarranted complications in the process of making and implementing decisions. Members of the public concerned should have access to justice in order to contribute to the protection of the right to live in an environment that is adequate for personal health and well-being.
Amendment 83 #
2010/0377(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) the exploitation (exploration, extraction and processing) of minerals in mines, quarries, or by means of boreholes, with the exception of underground gas storage in natural strata, salt cavities and disused mines and of chemical and thermal processing operations and storage related to those operations which involve dangerous substances, as defined in Annex I;
Amendment 126 #
2010/0377(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point g
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point g
Amendment 136 #
2010/0377(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 5
Article 6 – paragraph 5
5. Without prejudice to paragraph 4, the operator shall periodically review and wherever necessary update the notification, at least every five years. The operator shall send the updated notification to the competent authority without delay.
Amendment 152 #
2010/0377(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point b
b) cooperate insupply details to the authority responsible for the preparation of external emergency plans so as to informing the public and neighbouring establishments that fall outside the scope of this Directive, and in supplying information to the authority responsible for the preparation of external emergency plans.
Amendment 165 #
2010/0377(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – – introductory part
Article 10 – – introductory part
Amendment 182 #
2010/0377(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that the information referred to in Annex V is permanently available to the public, including in an electronic format. The information shall be reviewed and where necessary updated at least once aevery five years.
Amendment 197 #
2010/0377(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 3
Article 13 – paragraph 3
3. Requests for access to the information referred to in paragraph 2(a), (b) and (c) shall be handled in accordance with Articles 3, 4 and 5 of Directive 2003/4/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council.
Amendment 200 #
2010/0377(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – title
Article 14 – title
Public consultation and participation in decision-making
Amendment 207 #
2010/0377(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point g
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point g
(g) details of the arrangements for public participation and consultation made pursuant to paragraphoint 5.
Amendment 212 #
2010/0377(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Reasonable time-frames for the different phases shall be provided, allowing sufficient time for informing the public and for the public concerned to prepare and participate effectively in environmental decision-making subject to the provisions of this Article., subject to the provisions of this Article, but without unduly prolonging or complicating the time-frames for decision-making and the associated implementing measures;
Amendment 215 #
2010/0377(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 6 – point b
Article 14 – paragraph 6 – point b
(b) the results of the consultations held before the decision was taken and an explanation of how they were taken into account in that decision.
Amendment 229 #
2010/0377(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 19 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
The period between two site visits shall be based on a systematic appraisal of the major-accident hazards of the establishments concerned and shall not exceed one year for upper-tier establishments and three years for lower- tier establishments, unless the competent authority has drawn up a systematic programme of inspections on the basis of an appraisal of the major-accident hazards of the establishment concerned. If an inspection has identified an important case of non- compliance with this Directive, an additional site visit shall be carried out within six months.
Amendment 247 #
2010/0377(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Member States shall ensure that, members of the public concerned are able to seek a review in accordance with Article 6 of Directive 2003/4/EC of the acts or omissions of a competent authority in relation to any request for information pursuant to Article 13 or Article 21(1) of this Directive. Member States shall ensure that, in accordance with the relevant national legal system, members of the public concerned have access to a review procedure before a court of law or another independent and impartial body established by law to challenge the substantive or procedural legality of decisions, acts or omissions relating to cases subject to Article 14 where:
Amendment 250 #
2010/0377(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 22 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
What constitutes a sufficient interest and impairment of a right shall be determined by the Member States, consistently with the objective of giving the public concerned wide access to justice. To this end, the interest of any non-governmental organisation promoting environmental protection and meeting any requirements under national law shall be deemed sufficient for the purpose of paragraph 2(a)shall be deemed sufficient for the purpose of paragraph 1(a) provided the organisation: (a) has an office based in the territory affected by the decisions, acts or omissions subject to the provisions of Article 14, and (b) meets the requirements of national law.
Amendment 22 #
2010/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) to contribute to the development of tools that cut across sea or coast-related sectoral policcross-sectoral tools to support sea or coast-related policies, particularly in the field of environmental protection and development of green maritime technologies;
Amendment 45 #
2010/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – e a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – e a (new)
(ea) actions relating to the development and promotion of green shipping technologies to be taken in close cooperation with the relevant Commission services;
Amendment 26 #
2010/0254(COD)
Proposal for a directive - amending act
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Directive 2001/112/EC
Article 3 - paragraph 4
Article 3 - paragraph 4
Amendment 37 #
2010/0254(COD)
Proposal for a directive - amending act
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Directive 2001/112/EC
Article 3 - paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 3 - paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. The nutritional claim 'no added sugar' may be used for the labelling of fruit juices in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 on nutrition and health claims made on foods.
Amendment 57 #
2010/0254(COD)
Proposal for a directive - amending act
Annex
Annex
Directive 2001/112/EC
Annex I – part I – point 5 – paragraph 1
Annex I – part I – point 5 – paragraph 1
The fermentable but unfermented product obtained by adding water and/or, with or without the addition of sugars and/or honey, to the products defined in Parts I.1, I.2, I.3 and I.4, to fruit purée and/or to concentrated fruit purée and/or to a mixture of those products, that product, moreover, meeting the requirements of Annex IV.
Amendment 18 #
2010/0208(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Under this set of legislation, GMOs for cultivation shall undergo an individual risk assessment before being authorised to be placed on the Union market. In accordance with the conclusions of the Environment Council of 4 December 2008, this risk assessment should be enhanced, particularly by taking better account of regional and local circumstances in the context of the assessment by the European Food Safety Authority. The aim of this authorisation procedure is to ensure a high level of protection of human life and health, animal health and welfare, the environment and consumer interests, whilst ensuring the effective functioning of the internal market. The same high level of protection of health and the environment should be sought and maintained throughout the territory of the Union.
Amendment 25 #
2010/0208(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Experience has shown that cultivation of GMOs is an issue which is more thoroughly addressed by Member States, either at central or at regional and local level. Contrary to iIssues related to the placing on the market and the import of GMOs, which should remain regulated at EUnion level to preserve the internal market, c. Cultivation has been acknowledged as an issue with a strong local/regional dimension. In accordance with Article 2(2) TFEUmight require more flexibility in certain instances as it is an issue with a strong local/regional dimension. However, the common authorisation procedure should not be adversely affected by such flexibility. In accordance with Article 2(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Member States should therefore be entitled to have a possibility to adopt rules concerning the effective cultivation of GMOs in their territory after the GMO has been legally authorised to be placed on the EUnion market, provided that those rules do not adversely affect the free movement and marketing of GMO products and seeds.
Amendment 33 #
2010/0208(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) In this context, it appears appropriate to grant to Member States, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity, more freedom to decide whether or not they wish to cultivate GMO crops on their territory without changing the system of Union authorisations of GMOs and independently of the measures that Member States are entitled to take by application of Article 26a of Directive 2001/18/EC to avoid the unintended presence of GMOs in other products. This freedom granted to Member States should not result in any distortion of competition between farmers in the various Member States.
Amendment 34 #
2010/0208(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Member States should therefore be authorised to adopt measures restricting or prohibiting the cultivation of all or particular GMOGMOs on a case-by-case basis in all or part of their territory, and respectively amend those measures as they deem appropriate, at all stages of the authorisation, re-authorisation or withdrawal from the market of the concerned GMOs. Thi, provided that those measures are adopted and made publicly available to all operators concerned, including growers, at least twelve months before the beginning of the growing season. These measures should not imperil the objective of harmonising the legislation of Member States as provided for in Directive 2001/18/EC and Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003. The possibility of adopting these measures should apply as well to genetically modified varieties of seed and plant propagating material which are placed on the market in accordance with relevant legislation on the marketing of seeds and plant propagating material and, in particular, in accordance with Directives 2002/53/EC and 2002/55/EC. Measures should refer to the cultivation of GMOs only and not to the free circulation and import of genetically modified seeds and plant propagating material, as or in products, and of the products of their harvest. Similarly they should not affect the cultivation of non -genetically modified varieties of seed and plant propagating material in which adventitious or technically unavoidable traces of EU authorised GMOs are found.
Amendment 39 #
2010/0208(COD)
Council position
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Under that legal framework, GMOs for cultivation are to undergo an individual risk assessment before being authorised to be placed on the Union market in accordance with Annex II to Directive 2001/18/EC, taking into account the direct, indirect, immediate and delayed effects, as well as the cumulative long- term effects, on human health and the environment. The aim of that authorisation procedure is to ensure a high level of protection of human life and health, animal health and welfare, the environment, biodiversity and consumer interests, whilst ensuring the effective functioning of the internal market. A uniform high level of protection of health and the environment should be achieved and maintained throughout the territory of the Union.
Amendment 40 #
2010/0208(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) According to the legal framework for the authorisation of GMOs, the level of protection of human/animal health and of the environment chosen in the EUnion cannot be revised by a Member State and this situation mustshould not be altered. However, Member States may adopt measures restricting or prohibiting the cultivation of all or particular GMOGMOs on a case-by-case basis in all or part of their territory on the basis of scientifically substantiated grounds relating to the public interest other thandifferent from those already addrssessed byin accordance with the harmonised set of EUUnion rules which already provide for procedures to take into account the risks that a GMO for cultivation may pose on health and the environment. A prior impact assessment should be performed to demonstrate the necessity and proportionality of these measures. These grounds must depend on factors associated with the management of risks or with other national policies. Those measures should furthermore be in conformity with the Treaties, in particular as regards the principle of non discrimination between national and non national products and Articles 34 and 36 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, as well as with the relevant international obligations of the Union, notably in the context of the World Trade Organisation. These measures should also respect the principle of proportionality and the freedom of choice of farmers and consumers. In order to attain the latter objective, the period for which the measures adopted by Member States are to remain in force should be limited to three years, and they should be renewable only on condition that a new impact assessment is performed showing that they are necessary and proportionate. The Commission should assess the need for the establishment of thresholds for labelling GMO traces in conventional seeds at the lowest practicable, proportionate and functional levels for all economic operators.
Amendment 63 #
2010/0208(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Directive 2001/18/EC
Article 26 b – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 26 b – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Member States may adopt measures on a case-by-case basis restricting or prohibiting the cultivation of all or particularindividual GMOs authorised in accordance with Part C of this Directive or Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003, and consisting of genetically modified varieties placed on the market in accordance with relevant EU legislation on the marketing of seed and plant propagating material, in all or part of their territory, provided that:
Amendment 64 #
2010/0208(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Directive 2001/18/EC
Article 26 b – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 26 b – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Member States may adopt measures restricting or prohibiting the cultivation of all or particular GMOs authorised in accordance with Part C of this Directive or Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003, and consisting of genetically modified varieties placed on the market in accordance with relevant EU legislation on the marketing of seed and plant propagating material, on a case-by-case basis, in all or part of their territory, provided that:
Amendment 65 #
2010/0208(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Directive 2001/18/EC
Article 26 b – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 26 b – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Member States may adopt measures restricting or prohibiting the cultivation of all or particular GMOs authorised in accordance with Part C of this Directive or Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003, and consisting of genetically modified varieties placed on the market in accordance with relevant EU legislation on the marketing of seed and plant propagating material, on a case-by-case basis in all or part of their territory, provided that:
Amendment 73 #
2010/0208(COD)
Council position
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) In accordance with Article 2(2) TFEU, Member States areshould therefore be entitled to have a possibility, during the authorisation procedure and thereafter, to decide to restrict or prohibit the cultivation of a GMO on their territory with the effect of excluding cultivation of a specific GMO in all or part of that Member State's territory. In that context, it appears appropriate to grant Member States, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity, more flexibility to decide whether or not they wish to cultivate GMO crops on their territory without affecting the risk assessment provided in the system of Union authorisations of GMOs, either in the course of the authorisation procedure or thereafter, and independently of the measures that Member States are entitled to take by application of Directive 2001/18/EC to avoid the unintended presence of GMOs in other products on their territory and in border areas of neighbouring Member States. The grant of that possibility to Member States should facilitate the decision-making process in the GMO field. At the same time, freedom of choice of consumers, farmers and operators should be preserved whilst providing greater clarity to affected stakeholders concerning the cultivation of GMOs in the Union. This Directive should therefore facilitate the smooth functioning of the internal market by revising the rules governing food labelling.
Amendment 81 #
2010/0208(COD)
Council position
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) To ensure that the cultivation of GMOs does not result in the unintended presence of GMOs in other products, effective co-existence measures are needed , which must not, however, run counter to other measures authorised or encouraged subject to certain conditions in a Member State. Member States should therefore be required, under Directive 2001/18/EC, to adopt rules applicable to their territories to avoid such unintended presence. Particular attention should be paid to any possible cross-border contamination from a Member State or a region where cultivation is allowed into a neighbouring Member State or region where it is prohibited. The Commission Recommendation of 13 July 2010 provides guidance to Member States for the development of national co-existence measures, including in border areas.1a __________________ 1aCommission Recommendation of 13 July 2010 on guidelines for the development of national co-existence measures to avoid the unintended presence of GMOs in conventional and organic crop (OJ C 200, 22.7.2010, p. 1).
Amendment 83 #
2010/0208(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Directive 2001/18/EC
Article 26 b – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 26 b – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) those measures are scientifically based on grounds other than those related to the assessmentscientific assessment conducted under Part C of Directive 2001/18/EC of the adverse effect on health and environment which might arise from the deliberate release or the placing on the market of GMOs. These measures shall be justified on the following grounds relating to national and/or regional policy: (i) protecting crop diversity; (ii) the impossibility of establishing coexistence measures on account of specific geographical conditions (for example very small islands, mountain regions and/or areas of high nature value, or where the national territory is small); (iii) the absence of data on the potential negative impacts of the release of GMOs on the territory or biodiversity of a region;
Amendment 85 #
2010/0208(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Directive 2001/18/EC
Article 26 b – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 26 b – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) those measures are based on grounds other than those legitimate and necessary grounds in the public interest that are duly justified, proportionate, non-discriminatory and unrelated to the assessment of the adverse effect on health and environment which might arise from the deliberate release or the placing on the market of GMOs;
Amendment 86 #
2010/0208(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Directive 2001/18/EC
Article 26 b paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 26 b paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) those measures ensure that the freedom of choice of farmers and consumers is duly respected; and
Amendment 87 #
2010/0208(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Directive 2001/18/EC
Article 26 b – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 26 b – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) those measures ensure that the freedom of choice of farmers and consumers is duly respected;
Amendment 88 #
2010/0208(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Directive 2001/18/EC
Article 26 b – paragraph 1 – point a b (new)
Article 26 b – paragraph 1 – point a b (new)
(ab) those measures do not entail any distortion of competition between farmers in different Member States;
Amendment 93 #
2010/0208(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
(ab) those measures pursue an objective that cannot be achieved through the implementation of measures relating to coexistence of genetically modified crops with conventional and organic crops; and
Amendment 94 #
2010/0208(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Directive 2001/18/EC
Article 26 b – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 26 b – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) those measures are adopted and made publicly available to all operators concerned, including growers, at least twelve months prior to the start of the growing season;
Amendment 99 #
2010/0208(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Directive 2001/18/EC
Article 26 b – paragraph 1 – point a c (new)
Article 26 b – paragraph 1 – point a c (new)
(ac) those measures have been the subject of a prior impact assessment showing them to be necessary and proportionate;
Amendment 100 #
2010/0208(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Directive 2001/18/EC
Article 26 b – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 26 b – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) those measures are preceded by a full impact assessment carried out by the Commission, assessing their potential effects;
Amendment 104 #
2010/0208(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Directive 2001/18/EC
Article 26 b – paragraph 1 – point ad (new)
Article 26 b – paragraph 1 – point ad (new)
(ad) those measures are adopted for a maximum of three years, and may where appropriate be renewed following the conclusion of a new impact assessment showing that they are necessary and proportionate;
Amendment 105 #
2010/0208(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Directive 2001/18/EC
Article 26 b – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 26 b – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) that theyose measures are in conformity with the TreatiesUnion’s international obligations and the Treaties, in particular the proportionality principle.
Amendment 107 #
2010/0208(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Directive 2001/18/EC
Article 26 b – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 26 b – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) that they are in conformity with the Treaties and the Union's international obligations.
Amendment 107 #
2010/0208(COD)
Council position
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) In addition, and only where the notifier/applicant has refused to adjustWithout prejudice to the possibility of a Member State requesting adjustment of the geographical scope of thea notification/application of a GMO as requested by, a Member State, there should balways have the possibility for that Member State toof acting as risk manager and adopting reasoned measures restricting or prohibiting the cultivation of thata GMO once authorised in all or part of its territory, on the basis of grounds distinct from those assessed according to the harmonized set of Union rules, that is Directive 2001/18/EC and Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003r of groups of GMOs defined by crop or trait or of all GMOs, in all or part of its territory, on the basis of grounds relating to the public interest, which are in conformity with Union law. Those grounds may be related to environmental or agricultural policy objectives, or other compellinglegitimate grounds such as town and country planning, land use, socio- economic impacts, co-existence and public policyhe socio- economic consequences, if these factors are not covered under the harmonized procedure set out in Part C of Directive 2001/18/EC, or the persistence of scientific uncertainty. These measures should be duly justified on the basis of scientific reasons or reasons relating to factors of health, economic, social and ethics that might arise from the deliberate release or placing on the market of GMOs. Those grounds may be invoked individually or in combination, depending on the particular circumstances of the Member State, region or area in which those measures will apply.
Amendment 108 #
2010/0208(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Directive 2001/18/EC
Article 26 b – paragraph 2
Article 26 b – paragraph 2
Amendment 109 #
2010/0208(COD)
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Directive 2001/18/EC
Article 26 b – paragraph 2
Article 26 b – paragraph 2
Amendment 112 #
2010/0208(COD)
Council position
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) The level of protection of human or animal health and of the environment chosen in the Union allows for a uniform scientific assessment throughout the Unioncannot be diverged from by a Member State, and this Directivprinciple should not alter that situationbe maintained. Therefore, to avoid any interference with the competences which are granted to the risk assessors and risk managers under Directive 2001/18/EC and Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003, a Member State should only use grounds related toin line with environmental policy objectives which do not conflict withcomplement the assessment of risks to health and the environment which are assessed in the context of the authorisation procedures provided in Directive 2001/18/EC and in Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003, such as the maintenance of certain type of natural and landscape features, certain habitats and ecosystems, as well as specific ecosystem functions and services.
Amendment 116 #
2010/0208(COD)
Council position
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) Member States should be allowed to base the measures that restrict or prohibit the cultivation of GMOs on duly justified grounds relating to environmental impacts and respect for traditional agricultural methods, or on grounds relating to risk management. Those grounds may include the prevention of the development of pesticide resistance amongst weeds and pests; the invasiveness or persistence of a genetically modified variety, or the possibility of interbreeding with domestically cultivated or wild plants; the prevention of negative impacts on the local environment caused by changes in agricultural practices linked to the cultivation of GMOs; the maintenance and development of agricultural practices which offer a better potential to reconcile production with ecosystem sustainability; the maintenance of local biodiversity, including certain habitats and ecosystems, or certain types of natural and landscape features; the absence or lack of adequate data concerning the potential negative impacts of the release of GMOs on the local or regional environment of a Member State, including on biodiversity.
Amendment 118 #
2010/0208(COD)
Council position
Recital 11 b (new)
Recital 11 b (new)
(11b) The grounds relating to socio- economic impacts may include the impracticability or the high costs of coexistence measures or the impossibility of implementing coexistence measures due to specific geographical conditions such as those characterising small islands or mountain zones, the need to protect the diversity of agricultural production or the need to ensure seed purity, the availability of plant propagation materials, as well as the preservation of conventional and organic farming methods.
Amendment 120 #
2010/0208(COD)
Council position
Recital 11 c (new)
Recital 11 c (new)
(11c) Member States should be allowed to base measures restricting or prohibiting the cultivation of GMOs also on other grounds that may include land use, town and country planning, or other legitimate factors including those relating to cultural traditions.
Amendment 128 #
2010/0208(COD)
Council position
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) Member States' measures adopted pursuant to this Directive should be subject to a procedure of scrutiny and information at Union level. In light of the level of Union scrutiny and information, it is not necessary to provide, in addition, for the application of Directive 98/34/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council1. Member States may restrict or prohibit the cultivation of a GMO in all or part of their territory as fromprior to the date of entry into force of the Union authorisation and no later than two years after the date whenfor the whole duration of the consent/authorisation is granted, provided that an established standstill period, during which the Commission was given the opportunity to comment on the proposed measures, has elapsed. The Member State concerned must therefore communicate to the Commission the measures proposed at least 75 days before consent is given, so as to give the Commission an opportunity to comment, and during this period should refrain from implementing and adopting these measures. Upon expiry of the standstill period, then such Member State should take measures such as originally proposed or as modified to take into account the comments of the Commission. __________________ 1 Directive 98/34/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 June 1998 laying down a procedure of information in the field of technical standards and regulations and of rules on Information Society services (OJ L 204, 21.7.1998, p. 37.).
Amendment 135 #
2010/0208(COD)
Council position
Recital 15 a (new)
Recital 15 a (new)
(15a) Given the importance of scientific evidence in taking decisions on the prohibition or approval of GMOs, the Authority and the Member States should make use of accredited public and private research institutions so as to guarantee constant information and regular publication of the results of research regarding the risk or evidence of any accidental presence, contamination or danger to the environment or human health of GMOs.
Amendment 174 #
2010/0208(COD)
Council position
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Directive 2001/18/EC
Article 26 b – paragraph 1
Article 26 b – paragraph 1
1. During the authorisation procedure of a given GMO or during the renewal of consent/authorisation, a Member State may request, viaask the Commission, the notifier/applicant to adjust the geographical scope of its, informing the notificationer/applicantion submitted in accordance with Part C of this Directive or Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003, to the effect that all or part of the territory of that Member State is to be excluded from cultivation. This request shall be motivated by factors such as those indicated in paragraph 3 of this article. This shall be communicated to the Commission at the latest 390 days from the date of the circulation of the assessment report under Article 14(2) of this Directive, or from receiving the opinion of the Authority under Article 6(6) and Article 18(6) of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003. The Commission shall communicate the request of the Member State to the notifier/applicant and to the other Member States without delay and within no more than 30 days.
Amendment 180 #
2010/0208(COD)
Council position
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Directive 2001/18/EC
Article 26 b – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 26 b – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 196 #
2010/0208(COD)
Council position
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Directive 2001/18/EC
Article 26 b – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 26 b – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
3. Where the notifier/applicant opposes the adjustment of the geographical scope of its notification/application corresponding to a request made by a Member State in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Article, that Member State may adopt measures restricting or prohibiting the cultivation of that GMO in all oithout prejudice to paragraph 1, a Member State may, further to the risk assessment conducted under this Directive or under Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003, acting as risk manager, adopt measures restricting or prohibiting in all or part of its territory the cultivation of a GMO or a group of GMOs defined by their pvart of its territoryiety or characteristics, or of all GMOs, once authorised in accordance with Part C of this Directive or with Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003, provided that such measures are in conformity with Union law, reasoned, proportional and non- discriminatory and, in addition, are based on compelling grounds such as those related to:
Amendment 207 #
2010/0208(COD)
Council position
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Directive 2001/18/EC
Article 26 b – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 26 b – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) environmental policy objectives distinct from the elements assessed according to this Directive and Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003; relating to environmental impacts which might arise from the cultivation of GMOs and which are complementary to the impacts examined during the scientific risk assessment conducted according to this Directive and Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003; those grounds may include: – the prevention of the development of pesticide resistance amongst weeds and pests; – the invasiveness or persistence of a genetically modified variety, or the possibility of interbreeding with domestically cultivated or wild plants; – the prevention of negative impacts on the local environment caused by changes in agricultural practices linked to the cultivation of GMOs; – the maintenance of local biodiversity, including certain habitats and ecosystems, or certain types of natural and landscape features, as well as specific ecosystem functions and services; – the absence or lack of adequate data concerning the potential negative impacts of the release of GMOs on the local or regional environment of a Member State, including on biodiversity; – the protection of bees.
Amendment 213 #
2010/0208(COD)
Council position
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Directive 2001/18/EC
Article 26 b – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Article 26 b – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) socio-economic impacts such as the impracticability or the high costs of coexistence measures or the impossibility of implementing coexistence measures due to specific geographical conditions such as in the case of small islands or mountain zones;
Amendment 217 #
2010/0208(COD)
Council position
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Directive 2001/18/EC
Article 26 b – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point e
Article 26 b – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point e
(e) avoidance of GMO presence in other products without prejudice to Article 26a;
Amendment 221 #
2010/0208(COD)
Council position
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
(f) agricultural policy objectives; those grounds may include: – the need to protect the diversity of agricultural production; – the maintenance and development of agricultural practices which offer a better potential to reconcile production with ecosystem sustainability; – the need to ensure seed purity.
Amendment 241 #
2010/0208(COD)
Council position
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Those grounds may be invoked individually or in combination, with the exception of the ground set out in point (g) which cannot be used individually, depending on the particular circumstances of the Member State, region or area in which those measures will apply, but shall, in no case, conflict with the environmental risk assessment carried out pursuant to this Directive or to Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003.
Amendment 287 #
2010/0208(COD)
Council position
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Directive 2001/18/EC
Article 26 b a (new)
Article 26 b a (new)
Article 26ba Liability requirements and financial guarantees Member States shall establish a general mandatory system of financial liability and insurance guarantees which applies to all operators and which ensures that the polluter pays for effects or damage, which may be unintended, that might occur due to the deliberate release or the placing on the market of GMOs
Amendment 294 #
2010/0208(COD)
Council position
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Directive 2001/18/EC
Article 26 c – paragraph 2
Article 26 c – paragraph 2
2. Where the application is pending and the notifier/applicant has explicitly or tacitly agreed to such a request within 30 days from the communication of that request, the geographical scope ofCommission has accepted the request of the Member State, duly communicating it to the notificationer/application shall be adjusted accordingly. The written consent issued under this Directive and, where applicable, the decision issued in accordance with Article 19 as well as the decision of authorisation adopted under Articles 7 and 19 of Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 shall be issued on the basis of the adjusted geographical scope of the notification/application as explicitly or tacitly agreed by the notifier/applicantnt, to adjust the geographical scope, the effects of that adjustment shall be produced before the entry into force of the written consent issued under this Directive.
Amendment 34 #
2010/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive - amending act
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) During the transition from Stage III A to Stage III B, the percentage of the number of engines used for application other than propulsion of railcars and, locomotives and inland waterways vessels placed on the market under the flexibility scheme, should be increased from 20% to 50% of the equipment manufacturer's annual salesquantity of equipment placed on the market with engines in that category. The maximumoptional alternative that a fixed number of engines that may be placed on the market under the flexibility scheme should be adapted accordingly.
Amendment 38 #
2010/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive - amending act
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The rules applicable to the flexibility scheme should be adapted to extend theits application of that scheme to engines for use in propulsion of railcars and locomotives.
Amendment 44 #
2010/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive - amending act
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The measures provided in this Directive reflect a temporary difficulty faced by the manufacturing sector. They should therefore be restricted to the transition from Stage III A to Stage III B and expire by 31 December 2013 at the latest; as such, these shall be restricted to Stage III B.
Amendment 50 #
2010/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive - amending act
Article 1 – point -1 (new)
Article 1 – point -1 (new)
Directive 97/68/CE
Article 2 - last indent
Article 2 - last indent
(-1) In Article 2, the last indent is replaced by the following: – flexibility scheme shall mean the exemption procedure whereby a Member State allows placing on the market of a limited quantity of engines according to Article 10.
Amendment 52 #
2010/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive - amending act
Article 1 – point -1 a (new)
Article 1 – point -1 a (new)
Directive 97/68/CE
Article 2 - new indent
Article 2 - new indent
(-1a) In Article 2 the following new indent is added: – engine category shall mean the engine classification combining the power range, the exhaust emission stage requirements and the engine classification according to Section I of Annex I.
Amendment 55 #
2010/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive - amending act
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Directive 97/68/CE
Article 4 - paragraph 6
Article 4 - paragraph 6
Amendment 63 #
2010/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive - amending act
Article 1 – point 2 – point -a (new)
Article 1 – point 2 – point -a (new)
Directive 97/68/CE
Article 10 – paragraph 1 a - subparagraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 1 a - subparagraph 2
(-a) In paragraph 1a, the second subparagraph is deleted:
Amendment 64 #
2010/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive - amending act
Article 1 – point 2 – point -a
Article 1 – point 2 – point -a
Directive 97/68/CE
Article 10 – paragraphs 1 b, c and d (new)
Article 10 – paragraphs 1 b, c and d (new)
Amendment 69 #
2010/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive - amending act
Article 1 – point 2 - point a
Article 1 – point 2 - point a
Directive 97/68/CE
Article 10 - paragraph 7
Article 10 - paragraph 7
(7) Member States shall permit the placing on the market of engines, as defined in Section 1 of Annex I under A(i), A(ii), A(iv) and A(v), under the flexibility scheme in accordance with the provisions in Annex XIII. Spark ignited engines, as defined in Section 1 of Annex I under A(iii), and engines for propulsion of inland waterways vessels are excluded from this procedure. The flexibility scheme shall start when placing on the market of engines becomes compulsory for any given Stage and shall have the duration of any given stage, but not more than three years. The engines shall be type approved according to the Stage immediately preceding the one under consideration.
Amendment 72 #
2010/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive - amending act
Article 1 – point 2 – point b
Article 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive 97/68/CE
Article 10 – paragraph 8
Article 10 – paragraph 8
Amendment 80 #
2010/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive - amending act
Annex - introductory part
Annex - introductory part
Directive 97/68/CE
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-
Amendment 82 #
2010/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive - amending act
Annex
Annex
Directive 97/68/CE
Annex XIII - section 1 - point 1.1.
Annex XIII - section 1 - point 1.1.
1.1. With the exception of the transition period between Stage III A and Stage III B, an OEM that wishes to make use of the flexibility schemeAn OEM that wishes to make use of the flexibility scheme, with the exception of engines for propulsion of locomotives, shall request permission from any approval authority to purchase from his engine supplifor the OEM’s engine manufacturers, the quantities of engines described in sections 1.1.1. and 1.1.2., that do not comply with the current emission limit values, but are approved to the nearest previous stage of emission limitso place on the market engines intended for the OEM’s exclusive use. With the exception of Stage IIIB, the quantities of engines shall not exceed those described in sections 1.1.1. and 1.1.2.
Amendment 84 #
2010/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive - amending act
Annex
Annex
Directive 97/68/EC
Annex XIII – section 1 - point 1.1.1.
Annex XIII – section 1 - point 1.1.1.
1.1.1. The number of engines placed on the market under a flexibility scheme shall, in each engine category, not exceed 20 % of the OEM's annual salesquantity of equipment placed on the market with engines in that engine category, (calculated as the average of the latest 5five years sales on the EU market). Where an OEM has. In case an OEM placed on the marketed equipment in the EU for a period offor less than 5five years, the average wishall be calculated based on the period for which the OEM has marketplaced equipment ion the EUmarket.
Amendment 86 #
2010/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive - amending act
Annex
Annex
Directive 97/68/EC
Annex XIII – section 1 - point 1.1.2
Annex XIII – section 1 - point 1.1.2
1.1.2. As an optional alternative to section 1.1.1. and with the exception of engines for use in propulsion of railcars and locomotives, the OEM may seek permission for hithe OEM’s engine supplimanufacturers to place on the market a fixed number of engines undefor the flexibility schemOEM’s exclusive use. The number of engines in each engine category shall not exceed the following values:
Amendment 89 #
2010/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive - amending act
Annex
Annex
Directive 97/68/EC
Annex XIII – section 1 - point 1.2.
Annex XIII – section 1 - point 1.2.
1.2 During the transition period from Stage III A to Stage III BBy way of derogation from point 1.1, during Stage III B, but no longer than three years after the beginning of that Stage, with the exception of engines for use in propulsion of railcars and locomotives, an OEM that wishes to make use of the flexibility scheme shall request permission from any approval authority to purchase from his engine suppliers, tfor the OEM’s engine manufacturers to place on the market engines intended for the OEM’s exclusive use. The quantities of engines shall not exceed those described in sections 1.2.1. and 1.2.2., that do not comply with the current emission limit values, but are approved to the nearest previous stage of emission limits.
Amendment 92 #
2010/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive - amending act
Annex
Annex
Directive 97/68/EC
Annex XIII – section 1 - point 1.2.1.
Annex XIII – section 1 - point 1.2.1.
1.2.1. The number of engines placed on the market under sucha flexibility scheme shall, in each engine category, not exceed 50 % of the OEM's annual salesquantity of equipment placed on the market with engines in that engine category, (calculated as the average of the latest 5five years sales on the EU market). Where an OEM has. In case an OEM placed on the marketed equipment in the EU for a period offor less than 5five years, the average wishall be calculated based on the period for which the OEM has marketplaced equipment ion the EUmarket.
Amendment 96 #
2010/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive - amending act
Annex
Annex
Directive 97/68/EC
Annex XIII – section 1 - point 1.2.2.
Annex XIII – section 1 - point 1.2.2.
1.2.2. As an optional alternative to section 1.2.1., the OEM may seek permission for hithe OEM’s engine supplimanufacturers to place on the market a fixed number of engines undefor the flexibility schemOEM’s exclusive use. The number of engines in each engine category shall not exceed the following values:
Amendment 99 #
2010/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive - amending act
Annex
Annex
Directive 97/68/EC
Annex XIII – section 1 - point 1.3.
Annex XIII – section 1 - point 1.3.
Amendment 102 #
2010/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive - amending act
Annex
Annex
Directive 97/68/EC
Annex XIII – section 1 - point 1.4.
Annex XIII – section 1 - point 1.4.
1.4 As regards engines for use in propulsion of locomotives, during the transition period between Stage III A and Stage III B anthe OEM may seek permission for hithe OEM’s engine supplimanufacturers to place on the market a maximum of 12 engines for use in propulsion of locomotthe OEM’s exclusives under the flexibility schemse.
Amendment 111 #
2010/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive - amending act
Annex
Annex
Directive 97/68/EC
Annex XIII – section 1 - point 1.5. - introductory part
Annex XIII – section 1 - point 1.5. - introductory part
1.5. The OEM shall include in histhe application to an approval authority the following information:
Amendment 113 #
2010/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive - amending act
Annex
Annex
Directive 97/68/CE
Annex XIII - section 2
Annex XIII - section 2
2. ACTIONS BY THE ENGINE MANUFACTURER 2.1. An engine manufacturer may place on the market engines under a flexible scheme covered by the permission granted in accordance with Section 1 and 3 of this Annex. 2.2. The engine manufacturer shall mark those engines with the following text: ‘Engine placed on the market under the flexibility scheme’ in conformity with the requirements of Section 3 of Annex I.
Amendment 114 #
2010/0195(COD)
Proposal for a directive - amending act
Annex
Annex
Directive 97/68/CE
Annex XIII - section 3
Annex XIII - section 3
Amendment 84 #
Amendment 90 #
2009/2152(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Underlines that medium and long-term investments in infrastructure projects, particularly as regards the transport sector, should take full account of the predicted future climatic conditions, while maintaining a certain flexibility; considers it essential in this context to support a modal shift as one means of moving towards the decarbonisation of transport;
Amendment 97 #
2009/2152(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Stresses also that in order to promote a modern and sustainable transport policy, the appropriate financial support needs to be provided to priority TEN railway, maritime and waterways projects during the next EU financial programming period, 2014-2020;
Amendment 103 #
2009/2152(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)
Paragraph 20 b (new)
20a. Stresses the need for the transport sector also to form an integral part of the European strategy on climate change, and calls on the Commission to bring forward a proposal for a ‘European Climate and Transport Package’ as soon as possible; that proposal should take into account the overall reduction of emissions;
Amendment 104 #
2009/2152(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)
Paragraph 20 b (new)
20b. Stresses the need to proceed with the ‘Eurovignette’ Directive legislative process in order to facilitate the internalisation of external costs on the basis of the ‘polluter pays’ principle, establishing a level playing-field for competition between modes of transport;
Amendment 158 #
2009/2152(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Underlines that a substantial part of the revenues generated by the auctioning of allowances in the Community greenhouse gas emission allowance trading system (EU ETS), including auctioning for aviation and maritime transport, should be earmarked for enabling Member States and developing countries to adapt to climate change; such provisions should also support sustainable modes of transport in Europe, such as rail transport;
Amendment 29 #
2009/0173(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Manufacturers should have flexibility to decide how to meet their targets under this Regulation and should be allowed to average emissions over their new vehicle fleet rather than having to respect CO2 targets for each individual vehicle. Manufacturers should therefore be required to ensure that the average specific emission for all the new light commercial vehicles registered in the Community for which they are responsible does not exceed the average of the emissions targets for those vehicles. This requirement should be phased in between 20145 and 20168 in order to facilitate its introduction. This is consistent with the lead times given and the duration of the phase-in period set in Regulation 443/2009.
Amendment 39 #
2009/0173(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
Amendment 52 #
2009/0173(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) The speed of road vehicles has a stris onge influence on their fuel consumption and CO2 emissions. In addition, in the absence of speed limitation for light commercial vehicles, it is possible that there is an element of competition as regards top speed which could lead to oversized powertraline with the principle that, in reducing CO2 emissions, more use should be made of economic incentives and less of prohibitions, a voluntary scheme granting manufacturers, in return for the installation of speed limiters, certain credits in respect of the CO2 emissions saved might contribute to promotinsg and associated inefficiencies in slower operating condit more fuel-efficient and environmentally friendly fleet of LCVs in the Unions. It is therefore appropriate to investigate the feasibility of extendingFirst, however, urgent measures should be taken to investigate scientifically whether significant quantities of CO2 emissions can be saved by the installation of speed limiters and if so whether it is possible to extend the scope of Council Directive 92/6/EEC on the installation and use of speed limitation devices for certain categories of motor vehicles in the Community, in the framework of a voluntary scheme with bonuses, with the aim of including light commercial vehicles covered in this Regulation.
Amendment 63 #
2009/0173(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. From 2020, tThis Regulation sets a target of 135 60g CO2/km for the, starting in 2020, as average emissions ofor the new light commercial vehicles registered in the Communityfleet, in accordance with Article 12(4). This Regulation sets a target of 145g CO2/km, starting in 2025, as average emissions for the new light commercial vehicles fleet, in accordance with Article 12(5).
Amendment 98 #
2009/0173(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
For the calendar year commencing 1 January 20145 and each subsequent calendar year, each manufacturer of complete light commercial vehicles shall ensure that its average specific emissions of CO2 do not exceed its specific emissions target determined in accordance with Annex I or, where a manufacturer is granted a derogation under Article 10, in accordance with that derogation.
Amendment 108 #
Amendment 115 #
Amendment 121 #
Amendment 124 #
Amendment 132 #
2009/0173(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – indent 3
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – indent 3
– 100 % from 20168 onwards. As of 1 January 2016 completed vehicles shall also be included in determining each manufacturer’s average specific CO2 emissions.
Amendment 252 #
2009/0173(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Amendment 288 #
2009/0173(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 7
Article 12 – paragraph 7
7. TBy 2011 the Commission shall by 2015 review the method of determining the specificset up a procedure to obtain representative values of CO2 emissions of CO2and mass of completed vehicles in paragraph 7 of Part B of Annex II and, if appropriate, submit a proposal to the European Parliament and to the Council to amend Annex IIfor monitoring purposes.
Amendment 241 #
2009/0076(COD)
Council position
Article 42 – paragraph 4a (new)
Article 42 – paragraph 4a (new)
4a. Where the Register for Biocidal Products shows that a competent authority is examining an application relating to the same or a similar biocidal product or has already authorised the same or a similar biocidal product, the Agency shall nominate the original evaluating competent authority to evaluate the application. For products or families of products already authorised, the original evaluating competent authority shall submit its evaluation report and its evaluation conclusions to the Agency within 90 days from the request of the Agency.
Amendment 246 #
2009/0076(COD)
Council position
Article 44 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 44 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) a list of all relevant data that it haswithout prejudice to Article 20 (1), all relevant data required under Article 19 that has been generated since the initial authorisation or, as appropriate, previous renewal; and, or a letter of access to these data;
Amendment 247 #
2009/0076(COD)
Council position
Article 45 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 45 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 291 #
2009/0076(COD)
Council position
Article 66 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 66 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
The following information held by the Agency or, as appropriate, the Commission on active substances shall be made publicly and easily available free of charge, free of charge, publicly available in a single database, in a structured format on at least the relevant website of the Commission:
Amendment 302 #
2009/0076(COD)
Council position
Article 75 – paragraph 1 – point j a (new)
Article 75 – paragraph 1 – point j a (new)
(j a) providing assistance to and coordinating between Member States in order to avoid the parallel assessment of applications relating to the same or similar biocidal products referred to in Articles 28 (4) and 42 (5).
Amendment 188 #
2008/2306(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
Amendment 190 #
2008/2306(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
Amendment 192 #
2008/2306(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
Amendment 2 #
2008/2220(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. considers that labelling the main ingredient(s) of food products with the place of origin is desirable if the main ingredient does not come from a ‘Protected Geographical Indications’ (PGI) or ‘Protected Designation of Origin’ (PDO) area; the main ingredient should be interpreted as the ingredient that constitutes more than 50% of the food product; stresses furthermore that such labelling schemes should be used on a voluntary basisbelieves that it should be compulsory to indicate the place of origin on food products in order to provide consumers with the information they need to make an informed choice;
Amendment 84 #
2008/0241(COD)
Council position
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) This Directive should cover all EEE used by consumers and EEE intended for professional use. This Directive should apply without prejudice to Union legislation on safety and health requirements protecting all actors in contact with WEEE, as well as specific Union waste management legislation, in particular Directive 2006/66/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 September 2006 on batteries and accumulators and waste batteries and accumulators, and Union product design legislation, in particular Directive 2009/125/EC. The preparing for re-use, recovery and recycling of waste cooling equipment and the substances, mixtures or components thereof should be in accordance with the relevant legislation of the Union, in particular, Regulation (EC) No 1005/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 September 2009 on substances that deplete the ozone layer and Regulation (EC) No 842/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2006 on certain fluorinated greenhouse gases. The objectives of this Directive can be achieved without including large-scale fixed installations such as oil platforms, airport luggage transport systems or elevators within its scope.
Amendment 94 #
2008/0241(COD)
Council position
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c – point iii
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c – point iii
(iii) can only be replaced by the same specifically designed equipment with equivalent functionalities;
Amendment 107 #
2008/0241(COD)
Council position
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
For this purpose, Member States may require that collection schemes or facilities, as appropriate, provide for the separation at the collection points of WEEE that is to be prepared for re-use from other separately collected WEEE.
Amendment 116 #
2008/0241(COD)
Council position
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that producers provide at least for the financingmay, when necessary in order to improve the collection of WEEE, provide for adequate financial resources to cover the costs of collecting WEEE produced by private households to be collected at the time of final sale of new EEE on the basis of the c'pollection, treatment, recovery and environmentally sound disposal of WEEE from private households that has been deposituter pays' principle, considering that it is retailers, consumers and manufacturers who pollute, not tax-payers. If a Member State decides to collect such financial resources: – the financial resources generated shall be used solely to improve the management of WEEE and shall not exceed the cost actually incurred; – the costs of collecting WEEE and the costs of the information provided shall be published, to ensure their transparency; – the financial resources generated shall be made available solely to operators who are legally required ato collection facilities set up under Article 5(2). WEEE; – the criteria for distributing the financial resources among the parties involved shall be determined by each Member State.
Amendment 127 #
2008/0241(COD)
Council position
Article 23 – paragraph 3
Article 23 – paragraph 3
3. The costs of appropriate analyses and inspections, including storage costs, of used EEE suspected to be WEEE may be charged to the producers, to third parties acting on their behalf or to other persons arranging the shipment of used EEE suspected to be WEEE only in cases where the used EEE analysed and inspected indeed proves to be WEEE.
Amendment 103 #
2008/0152(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part B
Annex I – part B
Amendment 12 #
2008/0151(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) Construction products should not be included within the scope of this Directive. The general environmental performance of construction products, as well as in particular, their energy efficiency, cannot be assessed or measured at product level but only at building level.
Amendment 169 #
2008/0142(COD)
Council position
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. Subject to the provisions of Articles 8 and 9, the Member State of affiliation shall ensure the costs incurred by an insured person who receives cross-border healthcare are reimbursed, if the healthcare in question is among the benefits to which the insured person is entitled in the Member State of affiliation, within the bounds set by the provisions of paragraphs 3, 4 and 7 of this Article.
Amendment 170 #
2008/0142(COD)
Council position
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Any costs incurred by the insured person over and above the level reimbursed by the Member State of affiliation shall be borne solely by the insured person, unless the Member State of affiliation decides also to reimburse the insured person for the costs incurred in excess of that level.
Amendment 158 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) the name or business name and address of the food business operator referred to in Article 8(1)or a registered trademark and the address of the manufacturer established within the Union, of the packager and, for products coming from third countries, of the seller/the importer or, where appropriate, of the food business operator under whose name or business name the food is marketed ;
Amendment 162 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2
Article 13 – paragraph 2
2. Without prejudice to specific Union provisions applicable to particular foods as regards the requirements referred to in points (a) to (k) of Article 9(1), 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 using a font size where the x- height, as defined in Annex IV, is equal to or greater than 1,2 mm. The mandatory particulars shall be presented in such a way as to ensure a significantCriteria other than font size, such as font type, contrast between the prifont and the background, line and character pitch, should also be considered.
Amendment 172 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) The indication of the country of origin or of the place of provenance of a food should be provided whenever its absence is likely to mislead consumers as to the true country of origin or place of provenance of that product. In other cases, the provision of the indication of country of origin or place of provenance is left to the appreciation of food business operatorsagricultural raw material used in the product should be provided in the most suitable way, with a view to guaranteeing complete transparency and traceability. In all cases, the indication of country of origin or place of provenance should be provided in a manner which does not deceive the consumer and on the basis of clearly defined criteria which ensure a level playing field for the industry and improve consumers’ understanding of the information related to the country of origin or place of provenance of a food. Such criteria should not apply to indications related to the name or address of the food business operator.
Amendment 173 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3
Article 13 – paragraph 3
3. In case of packaging or containers the largest printable surface of which has an area of less than 680 cm2, the minimum x- height of the font size referred to in paragraph 2 shall be equal to or greater than 0,9 mmnot apply.
Amendment 218 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) TheIt is desirable to indication ofe the country of origin or ofand, in the placcase of provenance of a food should be provided whenever its absence is likely to mislead consumers as to the true country of origin or place of provenance of that product. In other cases, the provision of the indication of country of origin or place of provenance is left to the appreciation of food business operatorcessed products, the place of provenance of the agricultural raw material used in the finished product, with a view to guaranteeing greater transparency and full traceability, to enable consumers to make informed purchases. In all cases, the indication of country of origin or place of provenance should be provided in a manner which does not deceive the consumer and on the basis of clearly defined criteria which ensure a level playing field for the industry and improve consumers' understanding of the information related to the country of origin or place of provenance of a food. Such criteria should not apply to indications related to the name or address of the food business operator.
Amendment 222 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point g
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point g
(g) ‘place of provenance’ means any place where a food is indicated to come from, and that is not the ‘country of origin’ as determined in accordance with Articles 23 to 26 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92;
Amendment 223 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point g a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point g a (new)
(ga) ‘country of origin’ means the place of origin of the main agricultural raw material used in the preparation of the product.
Amendment 246 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 25 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) Putting the name or address of the food business operator on the label shall not constitute an indication of the country of origin or place of provenance of the foodstuff in question;
Amendment 254 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point g
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point g
(g) 'place of provenanceorigin' means any place where a food is indicated to come from, and that is not the 'country of origin' as determined in accordance with Articles 23 to 26 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92;
Amendment 255 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point g a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point g a (new)
(ga) ‘place of provenance’ means any place other than the place of origin referred to in point (g) above from which the main agricultural raw material used in the preparation of the end-product comes.
Amendment 257 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point g b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point g b (new)
(gb) 'processing' means a process which begins with one or more agricultural raw materials and results in a finished product.
Amendment 261 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
Article 25 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
3a. The name or address of the food business operator placed on the label does not constitute an indication of the country of origin or place of provenance of the food product concerned.
Amendment 267 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 a (new)
Article 25 a (new)
25a. The name or address of the food business operator placed on the label does not constitute an indication of the country of origin or place of provenance of the food product concerned.
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 294 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 33 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The energy content, expressed in kcal per 100g or 100ml or per portion, shall be repeated in the bottom right-hand corner of the front-of-pack, in a font size of 3 mm and surrounded by a boarder.
Amendment 295 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) the 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 304 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 33 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. The particularsWhere the labelling of a prepacked food provides the mandatory nutrition declaration referred to in Aarticle 29(3) may1), the information on energy shall be presented togepeated on the front of pack per 100 g/ml and per portion. In addition, the amounts of fat, saturates, sugars, salt expressed per 100 g/ml or per portion may be repeated thereon:
Amendment 304 #
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 food products, the place of provenance 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 479 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Chapter V –- title
Chapter V –- title
Amendment 487 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 2
Article 35 – paragraph 2
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 voluntacompulsorily indicated to inform consumers that a food originates or comes from the European Community or a given country or place.
Amendment 506 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 2
Article 38 – paragraph 2
Amendment 586 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Chapter V - Title
Chapter V - Title
Amendment 596 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 - paragraph 2
Article 35 - paragraph 2
2. Without prejudice to labelling in accordance with specific Community legislation, paragraphs 3 and 4 shall apply where indication of the country of origin or the place of provenance of a food is voluntarily indicatedmandatory to inform consumers that a food originates or comes from the European Community or a given country or place.
Amendment 618 #
2008/0028(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 38 – paragraph 2
Article 38 – paragraph 2
Amendment 31 #
2008/0018(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16 a (new)
Recital 16 a (new)
(16a) In order to avoid any duplication of evaluation under this Directive and Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 concerning REACH, CMRs which have previously been evaluated and which have not been prohibited under this Directive should not be made subject to proposals for restriction under Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 on the grounds of risks to human health and should be not be made subject to authorisation under Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 on the grounds of risks to human health in accordance with Article 58(2) of that Regulation. Consequently, in order to avoid any duplication, CMRs which have been evaluated for use in toys and which have not been prohibited under Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 should not be made subject to any restrictions or evaluations under this Directive.
Amendment 36 #
2008/0018(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16 b (new)
Recital 16 b (new)
(16b) It is necessary to apply a harmonised transition period of two years after the entry into force of this Directive for compliance with its provisions and a further transition period of three years after the entry into force of this Directive in all Member States to allow toy manufacturers and economic operators sufficient time to adapt to the new technical requirements on chemicals, and to ensure consistent application of this Directive throughout the European Union.
Amendment 38 #
2008/0018(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 32
Recital 32
(32) In particular power should be conferred on the Commission in order to adapt the chemical requirements in certain well defined cases and grant exemptions from the prohibition of CMR substances in certain cases as well as to adapt the wording of the specific warnings for certain categories of toys. Since those measures are of general scope and are designed to amend non-essential elements of this Directive and/or to supplement this Directive by the addition of new non- essential elements, they must be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny provided for in Article 5a of Decision 1999/468/EC.
Amendment 43 #
2008/0018(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 45 – Paragraph 1
Article 45 – Paragraph 1
1. The Commission may, for the purposes of adapting them to technical and, scientific practicable developments, amend the following: (a) Points 7 and 8 in Part III of Annex II; (b) Annex V. Those measures, designed to amend non- essential elements of this RegulationDirective, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 46(2) and, as appropriate, after the opinion of the relevant Scientific Committee.
Amendment 45 #
2008/0018(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 45 – Paragraph 2
Article 45 – Paragraph 2
2. The Commission may decide upon the use in toyscontent of substances or preparations classified as carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic to reproduction, of category 1, 2 and 3, under Annex I to Directive 67/548/EEC in toys. Those measures, designed to amend non- essential elements of this Directive, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 46(2) and, as appropriate, after the opinion of the relevant Scientific Committee.
Amendment 50 #
2008/0018(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 52
Article 52
Member States shall not impede the placing on the market of toys which are in accordance with Directive 88/378/EEC and which were placed on the market before this Directive entered into force or at the latest 2 years after this Directive entered into forcefor two years after this Directive enters into force. With regard to Articles 3(1) and 9(1) and part III of Annex II on chemical properties, Member States shall not forbid the placing on the market of toys which are in accordance with Directive 88/378/EEC and which were placed on the market either before this Directive entered into force or during the three years after its entry into force in all the Member States.
Amendment 59 #
2008/0018(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – part III – paragraph 3
Annex II – part III – paragraph 3
3. Without prejudice to the application of the restrictions under the first sentence of point 2, the use in toys ofoys shall not contain substances that are classified as carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic for reproduction (CMR)categories 1 or 2 according to Annex I of Directive 67/548/EEC in individual concentrations equal to or greater than the relevant concentrations established for the classification of preparations containing the substances in accordance with the provisions of Directive 1999/45/EC shall be prohibited, except if the substances are contained in components of toys or micro- structurally distinct parts of toys that are not accessible to any physical contact by childrenr parts of toys that are not accessible by children as defined in standard EN 71.
Amendment 62 #
2008/0018(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – part III – paragraph 4
Annex II – part III – paragraph 4
4. Substances or preparations classified as CMR category 1 and 2 according to Annex I of Directive 67/548/EEC may be used in toys provided that the following conditions are met:
Amendment 63 #
2008/0018(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – part III – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 4.1
Annex II – part III – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 4.1
4.1 use of the substance has been the relevant Scientific Committee has concluded that the substances classified as CMR category 1 and 2 according to Annex I of Directive 67/548/EEC contained in accessible components or parts of toys above the concentration limits in paragraph 3 does not pose an unacceptable risk to human health, in particular in relation to exposure; To that end, manufacturers may, prior to the end of the transition period in Article 52, apply to the Commission for an evaluatedion by the relevant Scientific Committee and found to be safe,of the risk posed by substances classified as CMR category 1 and 2 according to Annex I of Directive 67/548/EEC. That application shall be accompanied by relevant information in particular ion view of exposure, and a Decision aexposure. Upon the receipt of an application, the Commission shall without delay mandate the Scientific Committee to provide its opinion. Manufacturers areferred to in Article 45(2) has been taken; allowed to place on the market toys containing the substances classified as CMR category 1 and 2 according to Annex I of Directive 67/548/EEC for which a request has been submitted and until a decision is adopted.
Amendment 66 #
2008/0018(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – part III – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 4.2
Annex II – part III – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 4.2
Amendment 70 #
2008/0018(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – part III – paragraph 5
Annex II – part III – paragraph 5
5. Substances or preparations classified as CMRWithout prejudice to the application of the restrictions under the first sentence of paragraph 2, toys shall not contain substances that are classified as carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic for reproduction category 3 according to Annex I of Directive 67/548/EEC may beif: (i) they have been prohibited for useds in toys if use of the substance has been evaluated by the relevant Scientific Committee and found to be safe, in particular in view of exposure, and following a Decision as referred to in Article 45(2) and provided that they are not prohibited for uconsumer articles under Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (REACH); or (ii) the CMR category 3 substance is contained in components or parts of toys that are accessible by children as defined in standard EN71 and the relevant Scientific Committee has evaluated in accordance with Article 45(2) that the content of the substance in the toy poses ian consumer articles under Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (REACH). unacceptable risk to human health, in particular in relation to exposure.
Amendment 112 #
2008/0018(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16 a (new)
Recital 16 a (new)
Amendment 117 #
2008/0018(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16 b (new)
Recital 16 b (new)
(16b) It is necessary to apply a harmonized transition period of two years after the entry into force of this Directive for compliance with its provisions and a further transition period of three years after the entry into force of this Directive in all Member States to provide toy manufacturers and economic operators with sufficient time to adapt to the new technical requirements on chemicals, and to ensure consistent application of this Directive throughout the EU.
Amendment 135 #
2008/0018(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 32
Recital 32
(32) In particular power should be conferred on the Commission in order to adapt the chemical requirements in certain well defined cases and grant exemptions from the prohibition of CMR substances in certain cases as well as to adapt the wording of the specific warnings for certain categories of toys. Since those measures are of general scope and are designed to amend non-essential elements of this Directive and/or to supplement this Directive by the addition of, inter alia by supplementing it with new non- essential elements, they must be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny provided for in Article 5a of Decision 1999/468/EC.
Amendment 221 #
2008/0018(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 45 - paragraph 1
Article 45 - paragraph 1
1. The Commission may, for the purposes of adapting them to technical and, scientific practical developments, amend the following: (a) Points 7 and 8 in Part III of Annex II; (b) Annex V. Those measures, designed to amend non- essential elements of this RegulationDirective, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 46(2) and, as appropriate, after the opinion of the relevant Scientific Committee.
Amendment 231 #
2008/0018(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 45 - paragraph 2
Article 45 - paragraph 2
2. The Commission may decide upon the use in toyscontent of substances or preparations classified as carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic to reproduction, of category 1, 2 and 3, under Annex I to Directive 67/548/EEC in toys. Those measures, designed to amend non- essential elements of this Directive, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 46(2) and, as appropriate, after the opinion of the relevant Scientific Committee.
Amendment 243 #
2008/0018(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 52
Article 52
Member States shall not impede the placing on the market of toys which are in accordance with Directive 88/378/EEC and which were placed on the market before this Directive entered into force or at the latest 2 years after this Directive entered into forceduring a period of 2 years after this Directive enters into force. With regard to Article 3(1), Article 9(1) and point III of Annex II, Member States shall not prohibit the placing on the market of toys in accordance with Directive 88/378/EEC which were placed on the market before this Directive entered into force or for three additional years after this Directive enters into force in all the Member States.
Amendment 306 #
2008/0018(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – Part III – point 3
Annex II – Part III – point 3
3. Without prejudice to the application of the restrictions under the first sentence of point 2, the use in toys ofoys shall not contain substances that are classified as carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic for reproduction (CMR)categories 1 or 2 according to Annex I of Directive 67/548/EEC in individual concentrations equal to or greater than the relevant concentrations established for the classification of preparations containing the substances in accordance with the provisions of Directive 1999/45/EC shall be prohibited, except if the substances are contained in components of toys or micro- structurally distinct parts of toys that are not accessible to any physical contact by childrenr parts of toys that are not accessible by children as defined in standard EN 71.
Amendment 309 #
2008/0018(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – Part III – point 4
Annex II – Part III – point 4
4. Substances or preparations classified as CMR category 1 and 2 according to Annex I of Directive 67/548/EEC may be used in toys provided that the following two conditions are met: 4.1 use of the substance has been evaluated by the relevant Scientific Committee and found to be safe, in particular in view of exposure, and a Decision as referred to in Article 45(2) has been taken; 4.2The relevant Scientific Committee has evaluated that the substances classified as CMR category 1 and 2 according to Annex I of Directive 67/548/EEC contained in accessible components or parts of toys above the concentration limits in point 3 does not pose an unacceptable risk to human health, in particular in view of exposure. To that end, manufacturers may submit requests to the Commission prior to the end of the transition period in Article 52 for an evaluation by the relevant Scientific Committee of the risk posed by substances classified as CMR category 1 and 2 according to Annex I of Directive 67/548/EEC. That request shall be accompanied by relevant information in particular on exposure. Upon the receipt of a re no suitable substances available, as documented in an analysis of alternatives, 4.3 tquest, the Commission shall without delay mandate the Scientific Committee to provide its opinion. Manufactures are allowed to place toys on the market containing the substances classified as CMR category 1 and 2 according to Annex I of Directive 67/548/EEC for which a request has been submitted and until a decision is adopted. A decision to amend Annex IIa listing the CMR 1 and 2 substances concerned by this Article shall be taken in accordance with Article 45(2). 4.2 They arhave not already been prohibited for uses in consumer articles under Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (REACH). The Commission shall mandate the relevant Scientific Committee to re- evaluate those substances or preparationslisted in Annex IIa as soon as safety concerns arise and at the latest every 5 years from the date that a decision in accordance with Article 45(2) was taken.
Amendment 327 #
2008/0018(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – Part III – point 5
Annex II – Part III – point 5
5. Substances or preparations classified as CMR cWithout prejudice to the application of the restrictions under the first sentence of point 2, toys shall not contain substances that are classified as carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic for reproduction Category 3 according to Annex I of Directive 67/548/EEC may beif: (i) they have been prohibited for useds in toys if use of the substance has been evaluated by the relevant Scientific Committee and found to be safeconsumer articles under Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (REACH); or (ii) the CMR 3 substance is contained in components or parts of toys that are accessible by children as defined in standard EN71 and the relevant Scientific Committee has evaluated that the content of the substance in the toy poses an unacceptable risk to human health, in particular in view of exposure, and following a D. A decision asto referred to in Article 45(2) and provided that they are not prohibited for uses in consumer articles under Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (REACHvise Annex IIb listing the CMR 3 substances prohibited by this provision shall be taken according with Article 45(2).
Amendment 353 #
2008/0018(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II a - title (new)
Annex II a - title (new)
Annex IIa List of CMR 1 and 2 substances exempt from the prohibition of Annex II point III (3)
Amendment 359 #
2008/0018(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II b -title (new)
Annex II b -title (new)
Annex IIb List of prohibited CMR 3 substances
Amendment 71 #
2007/0286(COD)
Council position
Recital 27
Recital 27
Amendment 73 #
2007/0286(COD)
Council position
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) The Commission should review the need to establish Community-wide emission limit values and to amend the emission limit values set out in Annex V for certain large combustion plants, taking into account the review and update of the relevant BAT reference documents. In this context, the Commission should consider the specificity of the energy systems of refineries. With regard to such plants, the emission limit values established under Directive 2001/80/EC will continue to apply until the relevant BAT reference documents are reviewed in accordance with this directive.
Amendment 90 #
2007/0286(COD)
Council position
Article 3 – point 26 a (new)
Article 3 – point 26 a (new)
26a. ‘start-up and shut-down operations’ means operations excluding regularly oscillating activity phases whilst bringing an activity, an equipment item or a tank into or out of service or into or out of an idling state;
Amendment 106 #
2007/0286(COD)
Council position
Article 13 – paragraph 5
Article 13 – paragraph 5
5. DFollowing consultation of the forum, decisions on the BAT conclusions shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure referred to in Article 75(2). This paragraph shall apply to the adoption and review of BAT reference documents following the entry into force of this directive.
Amendment 115 #
2007/0286(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – point 34 a (new)
Article 3 – point 34 a (new)
(34a) 'Emission levels associated with best available techniques' means the range of emissions achieved from the application of best available techniques as described in the BAT reference documents during normal conditions of operation and expressed as averages over a period of time. The BAT-AELs provide an appropriate reference point to assist in the determination of emission limit values in the permit, and differ from emission limit values as emission limit values also need to take into account monitoring and compliance requirements as well as the technical characteristics, the geographical location and the local environmental conditions of each particular installation.
Amendment 121 #
2007/0286(COD)
Council position
Article 14 – paragraph 4
Article 14 – paragraph 4
Amendment 126 #
2007/0286(COD)
Council position
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1a (new)
For BAT reference documents adopted before the entry into force of the Directive, emission limit values shall also take into account the technical characteristics of the installation concerned, its geographical location and the local environmental conditions.
Amendment 136 #
2007/0286(COD)
Council position
Article 15 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
4. By way of derogation from paragraph 3, tThe competent authority may, in specific cases, on the basis of an assessment of the environmental and economic costs and benefits taking into account the technical characteristics of the installation concerned, its geographical location and the local environmental conditions, set emission limit values deviating from those set by the application of paragraph 3.
Amendment 144 #
2007/0286(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – title
Article 14 – title
BAT reference documents and minimum requirements
Amendment 153 #
2007/0286(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall adopt BAT reference documents based on the resultsthe outcome of the information exchange referred to in Article 29 as BAT reference documents.
Amendment 154 #
2007/0286(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 1 a (new)
(1a) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 4 and Article 68, on the basis of new or updated BAT reference documents the Commission may, where appropriate, make proposals for measures to limit emissions (emission limit values, equivalent parameters or technical measures) and monitoring and compliance requirements as minimum requirements for the industrial activity in question. The Commission may propose to set minimum requirements for specific substances that have been identified to be of EU-wide concern and relevance for the industrial activity concerned. These minimum requirements shall take into account the feasibility of the industry across the EU concerned, and in particular the technical characteristics, cross-media effects, and, where appropriate, lay down transition periods for specific activities. The proposals on such minimum requirements shall be subject to a EU- wide sectoral impact assessment, looking at the various situations in all the Member States The Commission shall in making proposals on minimum requirements consult the relevant stakeholders involved in the information exchange referred to in Article 29. Those measures, designed to amend non- essential elements of this Directive by supplementing it, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 69(2).
Amendment 159 #
2007/0286(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 2
Amendment 176 #
2007/0286(COD)
Council position
Article 21 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 21 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Amendment 185 #
2007/0286(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Taking account of the technical characteristics of the installation in question, its geographical location and local environmental conditions, the competent authority shall setlay down emission limit values that, equivalent parameters or technical measures and monitoring and compliance requirements in such a way that the resulting emission levels for the installation do not exceed the corresponding emission levels associated with the best available techniques as described in the BAT reference documents.
Amendment 219 #
2007/0286(COD)
Council position
Article 28 - paragraph 1
Article 28 - paragraph 1
This Chapter shall apply to combustion plants, the total ratedeffective thermal input of which is equal to or greater than 50 MW, irrespective of the type of fuel used.
Amendment 221 #
2007/0286(COD)
Council position
Article 30 - paragraph 2 - subparagraph 2
Article 30 - paragraph 2 - subparagraph 2
All permits for installations containing combustion plants which had been granted an exemption as referred to in Article 4(4) of Directive 2001/80/EC and which are in operation after 1 January 2016, shall include conditions ensuring that emissions into the air from these plants do not exceed the emission limit values laid down in Part 21 of Annex V.
Amendment 224 #
2007/0286(COD)
Council position
Article 30 - paragraph 7
Article 30 - paragraph 7
7. Where a combustion plant is extended, the emission limit values specified in Part 2 of Annex V shall apply to the extended part of the plant affected by the change and shall be set in relation to the total rated thermal input of the entire combustion plant. In the case of a change to a combustion plant, which may have consequences for the environment and which affects a part of the plant with a ratedn effective thermal input in excess of 50 MW or more, the emission limit values as set out in Part 2 of Annex V shall apply to the part of the plant which has changed in relation to the total rated thermal input of the entire combustion plant.
Amendment 231 #
2007/0286(COD)
Council position
Article 30 - paragraph 9 - subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 30 - paragraph 9 - subparagraph 2 a (new)
For such plants, the emission limit values applying under Directive 2001/80/EC shall continue to apply until such time as the BAT reference documents are revised in accordance with this Directive.
Amendment 257 #
2007/0286(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 24
Article 24
The report on compliance referred to in point (1) of Article 8 shall include a comparison between the operation of the installation, including the level of emissions, andlevel of emissions and the emission levels associated with the best available techniques as described in the BAT reference documents.
Amendment 258 #
2007/0286(COD)
Council position
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 35 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) in the case of central heating systems, the total rated thermal input of the combustion plant does not exceed 200 MW; , and in the case of high-efficiency CHP plants, as provided for in Directive 2004/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 February 2004 on the promotion of cogeneration based on a useful heat demand in the internal energy market1; ____ 1 OJ L 52, 21.2.2004, p. 50.
Amendment 260 #
2007/0286(COD)
Council position
Article 35 - paragraph 1 - point c
Article 35 - paragraph 1 - point c
(c) at least 50 % of the useful heat production of the plant, as a rolling average over a period of five years, is delivered in the form of steam or hot water to a public network for district heating or other CHP- based utilities; and
Amendment 262 #
2007/0286(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 2
Article 25 – paragraph 2
Amendment 263 #
2007/0286(COD)
Council position
Article 35 – paragraph 2
Article 35 – paragraph 2
2. At the latest on 1 January 2016, each Member State shall communicate to the Commission a list of any combustion plants to which paragraph 1 applies, including their total rated thermal input, the fuel types used and the applicable emission limit values for sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxides and dust. In addition, Member States shall, for any combustion plants to which paragraph 1 applies and during the period mentioned in that paragraph, inform the Commission annually of the proportion of useful heat production of each plant which was delivered in the form of steam or hot water to a public network for district heating or other CHP-based utilities, expressed as a rolling average over the preceding five years.
Amendment 263 #
2007/0286(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 3
Article 25 – paragraph 3
Amendment 264 #
2007/0286(COD)
Council position
Article 36
Article 36
Amendment 266 #
2007/0286(COD)
Council position
Article 40 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 40 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The calculation methods provided for in this article shall not apply in the case of multi-fuel firing combustion plants as referred to in Article 30(2) which use waste gases from steel-making. Article 14(6) shall apply to such plants.
Amendment 266 #
2007/0286(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 25 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Those programmes shall include at least one site visit every twelvenot later than every thirty-six months, for each installation, unless those programmes are based on a systematic appraisal of the environmental risks of the particular installations concernedfor particular installations that present high environmental risks, programmes shall include one site visit every twelve months.
Amendment 269 #
2007/0286(COD)
Council position
Article 72 – paragraph 1
Article 72 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that information is made available to the Commission on the implementation of this Directive, on representative data on emissions and other forms of pollution, on emission limit values, on derogations granted in accordance with Article 15(4) and the reasons given therefor, on the application of best available techniques in accordance with Articles 14 and 15 and on progress made concerning the development and application of emerging techniques in accordance with Article 27. Member States shall make the information available in an electronic format.
Amendment 272 #
2007/0286(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3
Article 25 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3
Amendment 274 #
2007/0286(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 4
Article 25 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 4
Amendment 276 #
2007/0286(COD)
Council position
Article 73 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 - point a – subpoint i
Article 73 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 - point a – subpoint i
Amendment 284 #
2007/0286(COD)
Council position
Article 80 - paragraph 1
Article 80 - paragraph 1
1 Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Article 2, Article 3(10) to (13), (17) to (22), (25) to (29) and (33) to (35), Article 4(2) and (3), Article 5(1), Article 7, Articles 8 and 10, Article 11(e) and (h), Article 12(1)(e) and (h), Article 13(7), Article 14(1)(c)(ii), Article 14(1)(d), (e), (f) and (h), Article 14(2) to (7), Article 15(2) to (5), Articles 16, 17 and 19, Article 21(2) to (5), Articles 22 and 23, Article 24(2), (3) and (4), Articles 27, 28 and 29, Article 30(3), (4), (7), (8) and (9), Articles 31, 32, 33, 34, 35 and 36, Article 38, Article 40(2) and (3), Articles 41, 42 and 43, Article 45(1) and (2), Article 57(1), Article 58, Article 59(5), Article 63, Article 70(2) and (3), Articles 71, 72 and 79, and with the first subparagraph and points 1.4, 2.5(b), 3.1, 4, 5, 6.1(c), 6.4(b), 6.9, 6.10 and 6.11 of Annex I, Annex II, point 12 of Annex III, Annex V, point (b) of Part 1, points 2.2, 2.4, 3.1 and 3.2 of Part 4, points 2.5 and 2.6 of Part 6 and point 1.1(d) of Part 8 of Annex VI, point 2 of Part 4, point 1 of Part 5, point 3 of Part 7 of Annex VII, points 1 and 2(c) of Part 1, points 2 and 3 of Part 2 and Part 3 of Annex VIII by …*1 January 2016 at the latest. They shall apply those measures from that same date. When Member States adopt those measures, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. The methods of making such reference shall be laid down by Member States. * OJ: Two years after entry into force of this Directive.
Amendment 305 #
2007/0286(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 29 – introductory part
Article 29 – introductory part
The Commission shall organise an exchange of information withbetween Member States, the industries concerned, the Commission and non- governmental organisations promoting environmental protection on the following:
Amendment 388 #
2007/0286(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – point 3.5.
Annex I – point 3.5.
3.5. Manufacture of ceramic products by firing, in particular roofing tiles, bricks, refractory bricks, tiles, stoneware or porcelain, with a production capacity exceeding 75 tonnes per day orand with a setting density per kiln exceeding 300 kg/m3
Amendment 398 #
2007/0286(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – point 5.3. – point d
Annex I – point 5.3. – point d
(d) treatment of slags and ashes not covered by other categories of industrial activities;
Amendment 403 #
2007/0286(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – point 5.3. – point e
Annex I – point 5.3. – point e
(e) treatment of scrap metal not covered by other categories of industrial activities.
Amendment 408 #
2007/0286(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – point 6.4. – point b – subpoint ii
Annex I – point 6.4. – point b – subpoint ii
(ii) vegetable raw materials with a finished product production capacity greater than 300 tonnes per day (average value on a quarterly basis)