12 Amendments of Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ related to 2019/0070(COD)
Amendment 25 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The Commission proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Decision No 1313/2013/EU seeks to enhance the collective ability to prepare and respond to disasters by bolstering the possibilities offered by the European Civil Protection Pool. This involves establishing a reserve of civil protection capacities for use in Union operations (‘rescEU’) and strengthening the measures applicable in the fields of prevention, preparedness and response in the event of natural and man- made disasters and humanitarian crises.
Amendment 35 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 7 b (new)
Recital 7 b (new)
Amendment 37 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) The Member States should strengthen the common pool of resources, organised in the framework of European Medical Corps, for dealing with mass burn casualties.
Amendment 40 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Decision No 1313/2013/EU
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – paragraph 10 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – paragraph 10 a (new)
(-1) In Article 4, the following paragraph is added: "10a. ‘first responders’ means the professionals who are the first to enter the area of a disaster in order to provide immediate support services during response and recovery operations, and covers, but is not limited to emergency management, public health public safety personnel, firefighters and public workers;"
Amendment 41 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 a (new)
Decision No 1313/2013/EU
Article 9 – paragraph 10 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 10 a (new)
(-1a) In Article 9, the following paragraph is added: "10a. Member States shall take appropriate actions in order to ensure that the first responders are properly equipped and prepared to respond to any kind of disaster situation as referred to in Article 1. Such action shall include protection against biological threats through immunisations."
Amendment 43 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 b (new)
Decision No 1313/2013/EU
Article 12 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 2 a (new)
(-1b) in Article 12, the following paragraph is inserted: “2a. The Commission shall establish a Strategic European Union Stockpile under rescEU with expert assistance from the European Medicines Agency.”
Amendment 44 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 c (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 c (new)
Decision No 1313/2013/EU
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
(-1c) in Article 12(3), subparagraph 1 is replaced by the following: “rescEU capacities shall be acquired, rented or leased by Member States. For that purpose, direct grants may be awarded by the Commission to Member States without a call for proposals. Where the Commission procures rescEU capacities on behalf of Member States, the joint procurement procedure shall apply. Union financial assistance shall be awarded in accordance with the Union's financial rules.Union financial assistance shall be awarded in accordance with the Union's financial rules. In view of the Commission’s right of decision on the deployment and demobilisation of rescEU capacities pursuant to paragraph 6, the provisions on joint procurement procedures of Article 165 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 shall apply by analogy.”
Amendment 45 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 d (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 d (new)
Decision No 1313/2013/EU
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
(-1d) in Article 12(3), after subparagraph 1 a new subparagraph is inserted: “When applying the joint procurement procedure, the Commission itself is not required to acquire, rent or lease the capacities being jointly procured.”
Amendment 46 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 e (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 e (new)
Decision No 1313/2013/EU
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
(-1e) in Article 12(3), subparagraph 2 is replaced by the following: “rescEU capacities shall be hosted by the Member States that acquire, rent or lease those capacities. In the case ofWhere the joint procurement procedure is applied, rescEU capacities shall be hosted by the Member States on behalffor the benefit of which they are procured.”
Amendment 47 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 f (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 f (new)
Decision No 1313/2013/EU
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
(-1f) In Article 13(1), point (fa) is added: “(fa) create capabilities of specific response expertise which can be used in the case of disasters affecting cultural heritage.”
Amendment 48 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 g (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 g (new)
Decision No 1313/2013/EU
Article 13 a (new)
Article 13 a (new)
(-1g) Article 13a is inserted: "Article 13a Strategic European Union Stockpile 1. The Union Civil Protection Mechanism shall establish inventories of stockpiles of essential medical countermeasures, laboratory equipment and other capacities and regularly map the availability of those stockpiles across the Union to increase the access and rapid deployment in case of chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear attacks or medical emergencies. (2) The stockpiles should be placed strategically in undisclosed locations across the Union’s territory. (3) The capacity of national institutes for medical research located in the European Union to produce vaccines, mobile laboratories and other medical supplies shall be reinforced and treated as part of the preparedness budget. (4) Vaccines, mobile laboratories and other medical supplies deemed necessary for the Strategic European Union Stockpile shall be procured jointly by the member states with regards to the scientific guidelines established by the European Medicines Agency. (5) The European medical industry shall be incentivised to produce medical supplies for the Strategic European Union Stockpile that meet the scientific guidelines established by the European Medicine Agency. (6) The national institutes for medical research shall be regarded as a capacity of rescEU.”
Amendment 49 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 –point -1 h (new) Decision No 1313/2013/EU
Article 1 – paragraph 1 –point -1 h (new) Decision No 1313/2013/EU
(-1h) in Article 18, the following paragraph is added: "2 a. The Member States shall ensure capabilities for transporting injured people from one Member State to another in the event that treatment cannot be provided in the vicinity of a disaster."