Activities of Jan HUITEMA
Plenary speeches (34)
Patentability of plants and essential biological processes (debate)
Authorization of GMOs (debate)
The European Green Deal (debate)
EU Pollinators Initiative (debate)
Animal welfare conditions during transport to third countries (debate)
Sustainable investment plan, just transition fund and Roadmap on Social Europe (debate)
Order of business
Order of business
The illegal trade in companion animals in the EU (debate)
Farm to Fork Strategy - the key role of farmers and rural areas (debate)
Coronavirus outbreak, state of play and ensuring a coordinated European response to the health, economic and social impact (debate)
Common agricultural policy - support for strategic plans to be drawn up by Member States and financed by the EAGF and by the EAFRD - Common agricultural policy: financing, management and monitoring - Common agricultural policy – amendment of the CMO and other Regulations (debate)
Pharmaceutical strategy for Europe (debate)
Quality of water intended for human consumption – Implementation of the EU water legislation (debate)
EU global strategy on COVID-19 vaccinations (debate)
New Circular Economy Action Plan (debate)
The state of play of the EU’s COVID-19 Vaccination Strategy (debate)
European Climate Law (continuation of debate)
Presentation of the Fit for 55 package after the publication of the IPCC report (debate)
Farm to Fork Strategy (debate)
Common agricultural policy - support for strategic plans to be drawn up by Member States and financed by the EAGF and by the EAFRD - Common agricultural policy: financing, management and monitoring - Common agricultural policy – amendment of the CMO and other regulations (debate)
Need for an urgent EU action plan to ensure food security inside and outside the EU in light of the Russian invasion of Ukraine (debate)
Future of fisheries in the Channel, North Sea, Irish Sea and Atlantic Ocean (debate)
Binding annual greenhouse gas emission reductions by Member States (Effort Sharing Regulation) - Land use, land use change and forestry (LULUCF) - CO2 emission standards for cars and vans (joint debate – Fit for 55 (part 2))
CO2 emission standards for cars and vans (A9-0150/2022 - Jan Huitema) (vote)
The urgent need for an EU strategy on fertilisers to ensure food security in Europe (debate)
Communication on ensuring availability and affordability of fertilisers (debate)
CO2 emission standards for cars and vans (debate)
CO2 emission standards for cars and vans (debate)
Availability of fertilisers in the EU (debate)
The role of farmers as enablers of the green transition and a resilient agricultural sector (continuation of debate)
Nature restoration (debate)
Sustainable use of plant protection products (debate)
Plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques and their food and feed (debate)
Reports (2)
REPORT on the New Circular Economy Action Plan
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2019/631 as regards strengthening the CO2 emission performance standards for new passenger cars and new light commercial vehicles in line with the Union’s increased climate ambition
Shadow reports (6)
RECOMMENDATION FOR SECOND READING on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on minimum requirements for water reuse
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the extension of the term of Community plant variety rights for the species asparagus and the species groups flower bulbs, woody small fruits and woody ornamentals
REPORT on the future of fisheries in the Channel, North Sea, Irish Sea and Atlantic Ocean in the light of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for setting eco-design requirements for sustainable products and repealing Directive 2009/125/EC
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the sustainable use of plant protection products and amending Regulation (EU) 2021/2115
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques and their food and feed, and amending Regulation (EU) 2017/625
Opinions (1)
Opinion on the Proposal for a Directive concerning urban wastewater treatment (recast))
Shadow opinions (2)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by Member States of the Commission’s exercise of implementing powers
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council Nature restoration
Institutional motions (3)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on patentability of plants and essentially biological processes
JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the patentability of plants and essentially biological processes
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on a strategic approach to pharmaceuticals in the environment
Oral questions (4)
Strategic approach to pharmaceuticals in the environment
Strategic approach to pharmaceuticals in the environment
Strategic approach to pharmaceuticals in the environment
Strategic approach to pharmaceuticals in the environment
Written explanations (60)
General budget of the European Union for 2020 - all sections (A9-0017/2019 - Monika Hohlmeier, Eider Gardiazabal Rubial)
De Europese begroting voor 2020 legt meer nadruk op prioriteiten die voor de VVD belangrijk zijn, zoals digitalisering, ondersteuning van het midden- en kleinbedrijf, investeringen in een betaalbaar en behapbaar klimaatbeleid en het migratie- en veiligheidsbeleid. De VVD betreurt het echter dat alle budgetten worden verhoogd zonder dat er wordt gekeken waar er kan worden bespaard. Daarnaast worden marges en flexibiliteit zodanig benut dat er beperkte ruimte overblijft voor onvoorziene omstandigheden. Hierbij kan gedacht worden aan budget dat beschikbaar moet zijn in geval van een natuurramp, veiligheidsdreiging, humanitaire crisis of migratie crisis. Daarom heeft de VVD deze resolutie niet kunnen steunen.
2020 budgetary procedure: joint text (A9-0035/2019 - Monika Hohlmeier, Eider Gardiazabal Rubial)
De Europese begroting voor 2020 legt meer nadruk op prioriteiten die voor de VVD belangrijk zijn, zoals digitalisering, ondersteuning van het MKB, investeringen in een betaalbaar en behapbaar klimaatbeleid en het migratie- en veiligheidsbeleid. De VVD betreurt het echter dat alle budgetten worden opgehoogd zonder dat er wordt gekeken waar er kan worden bespaard. Daarnaast worden marges en flexibiliteit zodanig benut dat er beperkte ruimte overblijft voor onvoorziene omstandigheden. Hierbij kan gedacht worden aan budget dat beschikbaar moet zijn in geval van een natuurramp, veiligheidsdreiging, een humanitaire of migratiecrisis. Daarom heeft de VVD deze begroting niet kunnen steunen.
Gender pay gap (B9-0069/2020, B9-0073/2020, B9-0083/2020, B9-0084/2020)
. – De VVD heeft zich vandaag onthouden van stemming bij de resolutie over de loonkloof tussen mannen en vrouwen. Hoewel de VVD het volledig eens is met het principe “gelijk loon voor gelijk werk” en tegen elke vorm van discriminatie is, zijn bindende en wetgevende maatregelen volgens ons niet het geëigende middel om de loonkloof te dichten. Lidstaten moeten er allereerst zelf voor zorgen dat vrouwen niet worden achtergesteld op de arbeidsmarkt. Hiervoor hoeft niet direct naar de Europese Commissie te worden gekeken.Verder acht de VVD het niet de taak van de Europese Commissie om richtlijnen op te stellen over een genderneutrale evaluatie van banen alsmede het opzetten van een classificatiesysteem om de “waarde” van werk te bepalen.
Competition policy - annual report 2019 (A9-0022/2020 - Stéphanie Yon-Courtin)
Betreft AM 027-027:Voor oneerlijke concurrentie en vijandige overnames in Europa, vanuit vooral China, zijn stevige maatregelen nodig. Een eenzijdig verbod op alle overnames door bedrijven uit alle niet-EU-landen die banden hebben met een staat, waar dit amendement toe oproept, is daarvoor niet de oplossing en is bovendien onrealistisch. We hebben een juridisch houdbaar instrumentarium nodig dat complementair is aan onze open economie én ons bedrijfsleven beschermt tegen oneerlijke praktijken. Daar moeten we de aandacht op richten. Daarom heeft de VVD-fractie tegen dit amendement van de tekst gestemd.
The reopening of the investigation against the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic on the misuse of EU funds and potential conflicts of interest (B9-0192/2020)
De VVD-fractie hecht zeer veel waarde aan het voorkomen en tegengaan van belangenverstrengeling en misbruik van EU-gelden, en steunt daarom ook de oproep in de resolutie om wanpraktijken aan te pakken. Wij hechten ook aan het principe dat iemand onschuldig is tot het tegendeel is bewezen. In deze resolutie worden al conclusies getrokken over een nog lopend onderzoek. Zolang het onafhankelijke onderzoek nog loopt, is het voorbarig om als Europees Parlement een oordeel te vellen. Daarom heeft de VVD-fractie zich op de eindstemming onthouden van stemming. Mochten er uit het onderzoek wanpraktijken naar voren komen, zal de VVD-fractie deze ten strengste veroordelen.
Conclusions of the extraordinary European Council meeting of 17-21 July 2020 (B9-0229/2020)
. – De VVD-delegatie in het Europees Parlement verwelkomt in deze resolutie, samen met een ruime meerderheid in het Europees Parlement, de uitkomst van de bijeenkomst van de Europese Raad (17-21 juli) en de overeenstemming die daar is bereikt over het Europees budget (2021-2027) en het herstelfonds. In het akkoord van de Raad is een juiste balans bereikt tussen solidair en verstandig beleid, waarbij landen die zwaar getroffen zijn door de uitbraak van COVID-19 de benodigde steun krijgen, op voorwaarde dat deze landen door middel van hervormingen toekomstige economische weerbaarheid bewerkstelligen.De VVD-delegatie heeft echter tegen tekstonderdelen van de resolutie gestemd die oproepen tot een verdere uitbreiding van het pakket aan eigen middelen ten opzichte van de conclusies van de Europese Raad en kan ook de oproep tot afschaffing van kortingen voor lidstaten die netto meer afdragen aan de EU niet ondersteunen. De VVD ondersteunt wel de oproep in deze resolutie om de Europese begroting te moderniseren en geld te herschikken naar nieuwe prioriteiten als migratie, veiligheid, innovatie klimaat en de digitale transitie. Het is van belang dat Europa nu snel aan de slag kan om sterker uit deze crisis te komen.
Draft Council decision on the system of own resources of the European Union (A9-0146/2020 - José Manuel Fernandes, Valerie Hayer)
De VVD-delegatie in het Europees Parlement heeft vandaag tegen het verslag over eigen middelen in de Europese Unie gestemd. De VVD kan de oproep van het Europees Parlement niet steunen als het gaat om de invoering van nieuwe Europese belastingen.De Europese Raad is tijdens de vergadering van 17-21 juli jl. tot een akkoord gekomen, onder andere over hoe de Europese begroting gefinancierd moet worden. De VVD-fractie steunt dit akkoord, maar acht de oproep tot een (juridisch bindende) invoering van bijvoorbeeld een Financiële Transactietaks (FTT) en een Europese vennootschapsbelasting niet opportuun.
Implementation of the common commercial policy – annual report 2018 (A9-0160/2020 - Jörgen Warborn)
De VVD-delegatie steunt een groot deel van het jaarverslag 2018 over de tenuitvoerlegging van het gemeenschappelijk handelsbeleid. Het verslag kijkt onder andere naar de impact van COVID-19 op handel, roept op om de Wereldhandelsorganisatie te hervormen en verwelkomt de nieuwe handelsverdragen met landen zoals Japan en Singapore. Het verslag erkent het belang van handel op basis van regels en een multilateraal handelssysteem. Die ambitie steunt de VVD ten zeerste.Een aantal onderdelen van dit verslag kan de VVD echter niet steunen, zoals een oproep in het kader van eigen middelen voor onder andere een “Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base”. Verder roept dit verslag op om de ratificatie van het EU-Mercosur-akkoord voortijdig uit te sluiten. Deze oproep kan de VVD niet steunen. Handelsakkoorden zorgen voor welvaart en hogere standaarden, bijvoorbeeld op het gebied van milieu en arbeidsnormen. Dit was voor de VVD-delegatie reden om zich te onthouden op de eindstemming. Europa en Nederland hebben baat bij een ambitieus Europees handelsbeleid, juist in tijden van deze coronacrisis en de economische gevolgen hiervan.
Further development of the Capital Markets Union (CMU): improving access to capital market finance, in particular by SMEs, and further enabling retail investor participation (A9-0155/2020 - Isabel Benjumea Benjumea)
Vandaag heeft in het Europees Parlement een stemming plaatsgevonden over de ontwikkeling van de Europese kapitaalmarktenunie. De VVD is groot voorstander van dit dossier, daar het als doelstelling heeft om de Europese economie minder afhankelijk te maken van enkel bancaire financiering. In algemene zin steunt de VVD de voorstellen in dit verslag die gericht zijn op een versterking en verdieping van de kapitaalmarkten in de EU, aangezien deze bijdragen aan economische groei en financiële stabiliteit.Met enkele onderdelen van het verslag, zoals bijvoorbeeld de invoering van een Europese vennootschapsbelasting en het creëren van een veilig Europees vermogensbestanddeel, kan de VVD echter niet instemmen. De VVD-delegatie heeft zich vandaag daarom onthouden van stemming.
Reinforcing the Youth Guarantee (B9-0310/2020)
Vandaag is er in het Europees Parlement gestemd over de toekomst van de Europese jongerengarantie, een initiatief om werkloze jongeren zo snel mogelijk aan een baan of opleiding te helpen. In deze tijden is dit zeker ook een belangrijk onderwerp. De VVD ondersteunt een voortvarende aanpak van jeugdwerkloosheid van harte.Uiteindelijk heeft de VVD-delegatie zich toch onthouden bij de eindstemming. De resolutie vraagt om van de jongerengarantie een bindend instrument voor alle lidstaten te maken, opgelegd en gecontroleerd door de EU. Dit gaat de VVD-delegatie te ver. Daarnaast vraagt de resolutie om nog eens extra middelen voor het ESF+, en zouden alle lidstaten nog eens 3 % vanuit het ESF+ moeten besteden aan de aanpak van jeugdwerkloosheid. Dit zou ook gelden voor lidstaten waar de jeugdwerkloosheid relatief laag is.
Deforestation (A9-0179/2020 - Delara Burkhardt)
Bossen en regenwouden spelen een belangrijke rol in het tegengaan van klimaatverandering. De VVD onderschrijft dan ook de doelstelling van het verslag om Europese bossen beter te beschermen door ontbossing te reguleren en heeft daarom voor het verslag gestemd. De hoofdstukken over due diligence heeft de VVD echter niet gesteund, omdat deze een voorschot nemen op het duediligencevoorstel van de Commissie dat volgend jaar wordt verwacht en een horizontale duediligenceverplichting zal introduceren. De VVD geeft de voorkeur aan een consequente duediligenceaanpak om fragmentatie in de EU-wetgeving te voorkomen.
Gender Equality in EU’s foreign and security policy (A9-0145/2020 - Ernest Urtasun)
Vandaag heeft het Europees Parlement gestemd over gendergelijkheid in het buitenlands en veiligheidsbeleid van de EU. De VVD-delegatie onderschrijft het belang van gelijke rechten en gelijke kansen voor mannen en vrouwen en staat positief tegenover verhoging van de participatie van vrouwen in het buitenlands en veiligheidsbeleid van de EU. Een aantal onderdelen van dit verslag kan de VVD echter niet steunen, zoals quota voor de deelname van vrouwen aan controle-, evaluatie- en toezichtmechanismen, de eis dat 85 % van de officiële ontwikkelingshulp (ODA) moet worden besteed aan programma’s waarin gendergelijkheid de hoofddoelstelling is en het streefdoel van 50 % vrouwen in leidinggevende functies. Ook acht de VVD het niet werkbaar en/of veilig dat op alle EU-ambassades een gendermedewerker ongelimiteerde toegang dient te krijgen tot informatiestromen inclusief geclassificeerde informatie. De VVD-delegatie heeft daarom vandaag tegen dit verslag gestemd.
Common agricultural policy – amendment of the CMO and other Regulations (A8-0198/2019 - Eric Andrieu)
Vandaag heeft het Europees Parlement gestemd over de regels voor producten en samenwerking in de landbouwsector. Het is goed dat er meer mogelijkheden komen om duurzaamheidsinitiatieven in de keten te realiseren. De VVD heeft zich echter onthouden van stemming over dit verslag omdat een aantal voorstellen verregaand ingrijpt in de vrijemarktwerking.
The impact of Covid-19 measures on democracy, fundamental rights and rule of law (B9-0343/2020)
. ‒ De leden van de VVD-delegatie steunen de geest van de resolutie, namelijk: de pandemie waarin we ons momenteel bevinden mag nooit of te nimmer een excuus zijn om verworven democratische rechten en vrijheden op disproportionele wijze in te perken. De delegatie heeft zich tijdens de eindstemming niettemin van stemming onthouden omdat zij aangenomen amendement 19, waarin wordt opgeroepen tot onmiddellijke evacuatie en herverdeling van asielzoekers op de Griekse eilanden, niet kan steunen.De VVD zet zich in voor een duurzame oplossing voor de erbarmelijke omstandigheden op de Griekse eilanden, onder andere door middel van financiële en operationele ondersteuning. Volledige evacuatie en herverdeling als ad-hocmaatregel draagt wat de VVD-delegatie betreft niet bij aan het op de lange termijn verbeteren van de situatie.
Towards a more sustainable single market for business and consumers (A9-0209/2020 - David Cormand)
Vandaag heeft het Europees Parlement gestemd over het verslag “Naar een duurzamer eengemaakte markt voor het bedrijfsleven en consumenten”. De VVD vindt het belangrijk dat we werk maken van een duurzamere interne markt en een circulaire economie. Het verslag geeft goede aanbevelingen op het gebied van duurzame criteria bij openbare aanbestedingen, het versterken van de rol van het EU-milieukeurmerk en het beter afstemmen van de duur van wettelijke garanties op de levensduur van productcategorieën. De VVD-delegatie kan een aantal voorstellen, zoals de verplichte etikettering en voortijdige afschrijving van producten, echter niet steunen. Daarom heeft de delegatie zich onthouden van stemming bij de eindstemming.
A New Industrial Strategy for Europe (A9-0197/2020 - Carlo Calenda)
Nederland is een klein en open handelsland. De open economie van Europa brengt ons grote welvaart en is daarom van groot belang. Hoewel het belangrijk is om niet naïef te zijn over de agressieve economische politiek van landen zoals China, moet Europa fundamenteel een open en vrije markt blijven, die gebaseerd is op wederkerigheid. Dit rapport introduceert een interpretatie van de term “strategische autonomie”, die neigt naar protectionisme. Bovendien wordt opgeroepen tot directe Europese belastingen en andere onwenselijke Europese wet- en regelgeving. Daarom hebben we tegen deze resolutie gestemd.
Stocktaking of European elections (A9-0211/2020 - Pascal Durand)
De leden van de VVD-delegatie delen het standpunt dat de Europese Unie aan democratische legitimiteit kan winnen, maar denken anders over de aanpak. Voorstellen als die over transnationale lijsten en spitzenkandidaten kunnen de afstand van de EU tot de burger vergroten, terwijl de VVD vindt dat we die afstand juist moeten gaan verkleinen. Het organiseren van verkiezingen, inclusief beslissingen over bijvoorbeeld kiesgerechtigden, is daarnaast een nationale competentie en dient dit te blijven. Daarom heeft de VVD-delegatie dit rapport niet kunnen steunen.
Situation of Fundamental Rights in the European Union - Annual Report for the years 2018-2019 (A9-0226/2020 - Clare Daly)
Het Europees Parlement heeft gestemd over een jaarverslag over grondrechten in de EU. Het verslag-Daly heeft betrekking op 2018-2019 en geeft, wat de VVD betreft, terecht een brede dwarsdoorsnede van de naleving van grondrechten in de EU. Dit is noodzakelijk om lessen te trekken voor de toekomst. Een aantal aangenomen tekstvoorstellen – met name op gebied van migratie – kunnen we echter niet steunen. Daarom heeft de VVD-delegatie zich onthouden van stemming op het eindverslag.
Sustainable corporate governance (A9-0240/2020 - Pascal Durand)
De VVD-delegatie ziet de herziening van de richtlijn niet-financiële verslaggeving (RNFV) als een kans om transparantie over de impact van bedrijven op onze leefomgeving te vergroten en tegelijkertijd hun administratieve lasten te verlagen. Het initiatiefverslag gaat echter verder dan dat, bijvoorbeeld door belanghebbenden vergaande inspraakrechten in de bedrijfsvoering te geven en de verwijzing naar vrouwenquota in het voorstel. De voorgestelde maatregelen riskeren de administratieve druk voor bedrijven juist te vergroten, maar solide bewijs voor de effectiviteit van die maatregelen ontbreekt. De VVD kan het verslag daarom niet steunen.
Monitoring the application of EU law 2017, 2018 and 2019 (A9-0270/2020 -Sabrina Pignedoli)
De VVD onderschrijft de conclusie van het verslag, namelijk dat de tenuitvoerlegging van Europees recht in de lidstaten kan worden verbeterd. Dit zal fragmentatie tegengaan en de rechtszekerheid en rechtsbescherming van burgers en bedrijven ten goede komen. Hoewel de VVD amendement 12 van de ID-Fractie inhoudelijk steunt, namelijk dat belastingzaken een nationale bevoegdheid zijn en moeten blijven, valt dit amendement buiten de reikwijdte van het verslag. De VVD heeft zich daarom op dit punt onthouden.
Human Rights and Democracy in the World and the EU policy on the matter - annual report 2019 (A9-0259/2020 - Isabel Santos)
Vandaag heeft het Europees Parlement gestemd over het verslag Mensenrechten en democratie in de wereld, jaarverslag 2019. De VVD ondersteunt de overgrote meerderheid van de uitgangspunten in dit verslag. De VVD staat pal voor mensenrechten, democratische waarden en de vrijheden van media, geloof en geaardheid. Helaas zijn er echter ook een aantal onderdelen die de VVD niet kan steunen. Een uitbreiding van het Statuut van Rome met ‘ecocide’ vindt de VVD contraproductief omdat het de slagvaardigheid van het Internationaal Strafhof ondermijnt en omdat het benodigde draagvlak om dit te realiseren ontbreekt. Ook vindt de VVD de uitgangspunten over migratie in dit verslag onevenwichtig, omdat er bijvoorbeeld geen aandacht is voor terugkeer en opvang in de regio. Een ander aspect is dat de VVD de introductie van een nieuwe Europese aansprakelijkheidsplicht voor vennootschappen niet steunt, omdat dit primair een nationale competentie is en de gevolgen voor de concurrentiepositie voor Europese bedrijven onvoldoende duidelijk zijn. De VVD-delegatie heeft zich vandaag daarom onthouden bij de stemming over dit verslag.
The right to disconnect (A9-0246/2020 - Alex Agius Saliba)
Door technologische ontwikkeling en verdergaande digitalisering zijn we steeds makkelijker bereikbaar, en daar komt nu het vele vanuit huis werken nog bij. Dit brengt stress en extra druk met zich mee en maakt de scheidslijn tussen werk en privé vager. De VVD vindt het daarom van belang dat er goede afspraken worden gemaakt tussen werkgever en werknemer over werktijden en bereikbaarheid. Dat betekent ook dat een werknemer de telefoon moet kunnen wegleggen, of uitschakelen, na werktijd. Maar dit kan voor ieder bedrijf of elke werksituatie anders zijn. Hiervoor bestaat in de ogen van de VVD geen Europese blauwdruk. In het verslag waarover vandaag is gestemd, wordt primair nieuwe, extra Europese wetgeving gevraagd. De VVD is van mening dat bestaande Europese wet- en regelgeving voldoende houvast biedt voor regels rondom een goede balans tussen werk en privéleven. Daarnaast moet er wat de VVD betreft op lidstaatniveau ruimte blijven voor afspraken tussen werkgevers en werknemers over hoe om te gaan met de balans tussen werk en privéleven. Daarom heeft de VVD vandaag tegen dit verslag gestemd. Niet vanwege het belang van het onderwerp, maar vanwege de oproep tot extra Europese wet- en regelgeving.
Reforming the EU list of tax havens (B9-0052/2021)
Het Europees Parlement heeft vandaag gestemd over een resolutie over de herziening van de EU-lijst van belastingparadijzen. De VVD-delegatie steunt de oproep in de resolutie om belastingparadijzen aan te pakken, alsmede de wens tot meer transparantie in de totstandkoming van de EU-lijst van belastingparadijzen. De VVD kan belangrijke onderdelen van de resolutie niet steunen, zoals het opgeven van unanimiteit bij besluitvorming over belastingdossiers en het automatisch aanmerken van een lidstaat als belastingparadijs indien de landspecifieke aanbevelingen op belastinggebied onvoldoende worden opgevolgd. Daarnaast moet de discussie over een minimumniveau aan belastingen in OESO-verband worden gevoerd, zonder dat de Europese Unie op deze uitkomst vooruitloopt. De VVD-delegatie heeft zich vandaag daarom onthouden van stemming.
A WTO-compatible EU carbon border adjustment mechanism (A9-0019/2021 - Yannick Jadot)
De VVD is voor een Europese CO2-grensheffing om oneerlijke concurrentie op mondiaal niveau te voorkomen. Een betrouwbare en transparante wijze om CO2 te berekenen is hierbij van belang. De opbrengsten van deze heffing kunnen echter niet gebruikt worden als Europese belastinginkomsten. Daarom heeft VVD zich onthouden van stemming bij de eindstemming over het initiatiefverslag van het Europees Parlement over een mechanisme voor koolstofcorrectie aan de grens.
Corporate due diligence and corporate accountability (A9-0018/2021 - Lara Wolters)
De VVD vindt dat bedrijven een maatschappelijke verantwoordelijkheid hebben. Europese afspraken over ketenverantwoordelijkheid kunnen hierbij een goed middel zijn om eerlijke handel te stimuleren zonder de concurrentiepositie van bedrijven te schaden. Om de effectiviteit van een dergelijk instrument te kunnen garanderen, is het belangrijk dat de regels proportioneel en voldoende duidelijk zijn. In dit verslag is hier te weinig sprake van, onder andere waar het gaat om een zorgplicht voor niet alleen de toevoerketen, maar de gehele waardeketen, inclusief horizontale relaties. De VVD heeft zich daarom van stemming onthouden bij de stemming over dit verslag, maar ziet de aangekondigde wetsvoorstellen van de Europese Commissie met belangstelling tegemoet.
Children's Rights (B9-0164/2021)
Het Europees Parlement heeft door middel van een resolutie haar mening gegeven over de “EU-strategie voor de rechten van het kind”. Deze strategie moet het kader vormen voor wat de EU doet om de rechten van het kind te bevorderen en beschermen. Als het gaat om rechten van kwetsbare kinderen en de bestrijding van geweld, vraagt het Europees Parlement in de ogen van de VVD terecht aandacht voor onder andere de aanpak van kindhuwelijken en de helaas nog steeds bestaande vreselijke praktijk – ook binnen de EU – van genitale verminking van jonge meisjes. Het Europees Parlement roept de lidstaten echter ook op om voor kinderen die zich op dit moment in bijvoorbeeld IS-kampen bevinden de terugkeer naar landen van herkomst te faciliteren. Daarom heeft de VVD-delegatie zich onthouden van stemming.
New EU-Africa Strategy (A9-0017/2021 - Chrysoula Zacharopoulou)
Stemverklaring over de strategie tussen de EU en Afrika. De VVD onderschrijft het belang van een versterkte samenwerking tussen de Europese Unie en het Afrikaanse continent. In dit verslag wordt terecht de aandacht gevestigd op gezamenlijke uitdagingen op belangrijke gebieden, zoals handel, klimaatverandering en veiligheid. Het creëren van nieuwe eigen middelen om een verhoging van de begroting voor ontwikkelingssamenwerking te bekostigen, is echter iets waar de VVD niet achter kan staan. Ook wordt in het verslag een voorschot genomen op de inhoud van het wetsvoorstel voor Europese ketenverantwoordelijkheid, iets waar de VVD niet op vooruit wil lopen. Ten slotte deelt de VVD-delegatie het standpunt niet dat een EU-reddingsmissie op zee in de context van migratie civiel dient te zijn. De regie moet bij de autoriteiten liggen. De VVD-delegatie heeft zich om bovenstaande redenen onthouden van stemming bij dit verslag.
Accelerating progress and tackling inequalities towards ending AIDS as a public health threat by 2030 (B9-0263/2021)
De VVD steunt de strijd tegen hiv/aids en pleit voor een gecoördineerde, mondiale EU-strategie om deze vreselijke ziekte wereldwijd terug te dringen. Daarom heeft de VVD met volle overtuiging voor deze resolutie van het Europees Parlement gestemd, waarin de strijd tegen hiv/aids centraal staat.De VVD heeft niettemin tegen een amendement gestemd waarin wordt opgeroepen tot de tijdelijke opheffing van de octrooirechten voor coronavaccins.Deze specifieke oproep valt buiten de reikwijdte van dit verslag. De VVD heeft hier dan ook tegen gestemd, omdat de partij van oordeel is dat eerst moet worden gekeken naar de verhoging van productiecapaciteit, de verzekering van de levering van de juiste grondstoffen en het verkrijgen van de nodige knowhow en technologieën om vaccins te produceren.
EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030: Bringing nature back into our lives (A9-0179/2021 - César Luena)
De VVD is voor een ambitieuze aanpak voor biodiversiteitsherstel en steunt de biodiversiteitstrategie van de Europese Commissie in grote lijnen. De positie van het Parlement gaat echter te ver in het voorschrijven van middelen en laat weinig ruimte over voor subsidiariteit. Voor biodiversiteitsherstel is een gebiedsgerichte aanpak en ruimte voor lokale implementatie cruciaal. Bindende restauratiedoelen stellen op lidstaatniveau, eenzijdig inzetten op biologische landbouw en het beperken van bodemroerende visserij helpen hier niet bij. Daarom heeft de VVD onthouden op deze eindstemming.
Meeting the Global Covid-19 challenge: effects of waiver of the WTO TRIPS agreement on Covid-19 vaccines, treatment, equipment and increasing production and manufacturing capacity in developing countries (RC-B9-0306/2021, B9-0306/2021, B9-0307/2021, B9-0308/2021, B9-0309/2021, B9-0310/2021, B9-0311/2021)
Er moet zo snel mogelijk een einde komen aan de coronacrisis. Daar hoort een strategie bij die ervoor zorgt dat iedereen zo snel mogelijk gevaccineerd kan worden. Hoewel de VVD zich kan vinden in een aantal voorstellen in deze resolutie, zoals het delen van kennis en technologietransfers op vrijwillige basis alsook het aanpakken van drempels in de import en export van kostbare grondstoffen, heeft de VVD tegen deze resolutie gestemd. Volgens de VVD leidt een TRIPS-waiver op de korte termijn niet tot meer productie van vaccins als de specifieke kennis, vaardigheid en specialisme niet aanwezig zijn. Bescherming van intellectueel eigendom is juist een voorwaarde voor onderzoek en innovatie die nodig zijn voor het ontwikkelen van vaccins en andere medicijnen. Ook als we in de toekomst nieuwe vaccins nodig hebben om nieuwe varianten van het Covid-19 virus tegen te gaan. Het is daarom belangrijk dat we ons richten op het verhogen van productiecapaciteit en het beschikbaar stellen van de nodige grondstoffen zodat er daadwerkelijk voldoende vaccins beschikbaar zijn voor iedereen.
Trade related aspects and implications of COVID-19 (A9-0190/2021 - Kathleen Van Brempt)
De coronacrisis heeft het belang van handelssamenwerking verder onderstreept. Handel kan ervoor zorgen dat de juiste middelen voor zoveel mogelijk mensen beschikbaar zijn. Daartegenover staat dat de geopolitieke context tijdens de coronacrisis is veranderd en de EU ook assertiever moet worden.Hoewel de VVD zich kan vinden in een aantal voorstellen in dit rapport, zoals het aanpakken van de tekorten van kostbare grondstoffen en het creëren van nieuwe handelsinstrumenten, heeft de VVD tegen dit rapport gestemd.Volgens de VVD leidt een TRIPS-waiver op de korte termijn niet tot meer productie van vaccins als de specifieke kennis, vaardigheid en specialisme niet aanwezig zijn. Bescherming van intellectueel eigendom is juist een voorwaarde voor onderzoek en innovatie die nodig zijn voor het ontwikkelen van vaccins en andere medicijnen.Daarnaast kan de VVD zich niet vinden in een aantal andere voorstellen die handelssamenwerking kunnen belemmeren, zoals het stellen van te strenge eisen aan het sluiten en ratificeren van handelsverdragen.
Breaches of EU law and of the rights of LGBTIQ citizens in Hungary as a result of the adopted legal changes in the Hungarian Parliament (B9-0412/2021, B9-0413/2021)
On 15 June 2021, the Hungarian Parliament voted in favour of amendments proposed by Fidesz MPs that severely restrict freedom of speech and children’s rights. The Law prohibits the ‘portrayal and promotion of gender identity different from sex assigned at birth, the change of sex and homosexuality’ in schools, in television programmes and in publicly available advertisements on any platforms for persons aged under 18, even for educational purposes; the Law disqualifies such content from being considered as a public service announcement or social responsibility advertisement even if intended for adults; the Law introduces amendments to the Child Protection Act, the Family Protection Act, the Act on Business Advertising Activity, the Media Act and the Public Education Act.I consider this Law to be in breach of EU law and of the rights of LGBTIQ citizens in Hungary, in particular the freedom to provide services and freedom of movement of goods as set out in the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, the Audiovisual Media Services Directive and E-commerce Directive in conjunction with the Charter of Fundamental Rights. Therefore I voted in favour of the resolution ‘Breaches of EU law and of the rights of LGBTIQ citizens in Hungary as a result of the legal changes adopted in the Hungarian Parliament’.
Objection pursuant to Rule 111(3): Technical screening criteria for determining the conditions under which an economic activity qualifies as contributing substantially to climate change mitigation or climate change adaptation and for determining whether that economic activity causes no significant harm to any of the other environmental objectives (B9-0476/2021, B9-0477/2021)
De VVD erkent de waarde van taxonomy als instrument om duurzame investeringen te bevorderen. De VVD is echter ook van mening dat de taxonomy, zoals voorgesteld, niet volledig is. Kernenergie verdient er een plek. Kernenergie is de enige CO2-vrije energiebron die betrouwbaar dag en nacht, in elk seizoen, en overal ter wereld, energie kan leveren. De Commissie komt over een aantal maanden met een nieuwe gedelegeerde handeling. De VVD is van mening dat kernenergie daar als duurzaam aangemerkt moet worden. Instemmen met de huidige moties zou er toe leiden dat de implementatie van de gehele taxonomy vertraagd wordt. Dit is onwenselijk, want daarmee worden duurzame investeringen belemmerd, investeringen die juist ook kansen bieden voor Nederland. Daarom stemt de VVD tegen deze moties, en zet vol in op het opnemen van kernenergie in de volgende gedelegeerde handeling.
Reforming the EU policy on harmful tax practices (including the reform of the Code of Conduct Group) (A9-0245/2021 - Aurore Lalucq)
De VVD is van mening dat schadelijke belastingpraktijken moeten worden aangepakt, omdat daarmee het gelijk speelveld wordt gehandhaafd en economische concurrentie wordt bevorderd. De VVD is dan ook van mening dat de hierop betrekking hebbende wet- en regelgeving actueel moet blijven. Echter, de VVD hecht grote waarde aan de nationale bevoegdheid die geldt voor belastingaangelegenheden en is van mening dat bindende instrumenten hiermee in strijd kunnen zijn. De voorgestelde hervorming van de Code of Conduct tornt daarmee aan het principe van nationale competentie. De VVD onthoudt zich daarom van stemming over het verslag.
Farm to Fork Strategy (A9-0271/2021 - Anja Hazekamp, Herbert Dorfmann)
De “van boer tot bord”-strategie omvat ambitieuze doelen om de voedselproductie van Europa te verduurzamen. De VVD ondersteunt de ambities van de strategie in grote lijnen, maar vindt het niet aanvaardbaar dat de doelen van de strategie vastgesteld zijn zonder te kijken naar de haalbaarheid ervan en de impact op de productie, economie en het milieu. Hoewel het verslag van het parlement goede kanttekeningen plaatst, roept het nog steeds op om de doelen bindend te maken. Daarnaast wordt ook opgeroepen om de ratificatie van de handelsovereenkomst tussen de EU en Mercosur voortijdig uit te sluiten. Daarom heeft de VVD zich van stemming onthouden bij de eindstemming over dit verslag.
Cooperation on the fight against organised crime in the Western Balkans (A9-0298/2021 - Lukas Mandl)
De VVD verwelkomt het verslag dat de georganiseerde misdaad en corruptie met betrekking tot de Westelijke Balkanlanden aan de kaak stelt. Het is belangrijk dat de georganiseerde misdaad en corruptie beter worden bestreden met concrete voorstellen, waaronder door internationale en regionale samenwerking verder te stimuleren, door ondersteuning vanuit de EU aan te bieden en door noodzakelijke hervormingen aan te bevelen. Echter, in het verslag staat ook dat Kosovo heeft voldaan aan alle benodigde eisen om voor visumliberalisatie in aanmerking te komen. Hier verschilt de VVD van mening, aangezien Kosovo nog niet de vereiste vooruitgang op het gebied van de rechtsstaat heeft aangetoond. Desondanks heeft de VVD-fractie besloten het verslag te steunen omdat het grootste gedeelte te onderschrijven is.
Objection pursuant to Rule 111(3): Acceptance period of vaccination certificates issued in the EU Digital COVID Certificate format indicating the completion of the primary vaccination series (B9-0092/2022)
Net als velen wil de VVD zo snel als mogelijk af van het digitale COVID-reiscertificaat. De introductie van het COVID-reiscertificaat maakte reizen binnen de EU weer mogelijk en hielp om toerisme weer veilig doorgang te laten vinden. Nu we in een andere fase van de pandemie lijken te zijn beland, zal de VVD de komende tijd echter kritisch blijven kijken naar de functionaliteit, proportionaliteit en toekomstige noodzaak van EU-COVID-reiscertificaten. De afweging of het certificaat nog nodig is en welke voorwaarden daaraan worden gesteld, wordt gemaakt op basis van informatie en advies van het EMA en ECDC. Het bezwaar waar we vandaag over hebben gestemd, gaat daartegen in. Ook valt niet uit te sluiten dat we deze infrastructuur ook weer nodig hebben bij een mogelijke opleving van het virus en nieuwe ziekmakende varianten. Vandaar dat de VVD-delegatie tegen het bezwaar heeft gestemd.
Implementation report on on-farm animal welfare (A9-0296/2021 - Jérémy Decerle)
De VVD-delegatie steunt dit initiatiefverslag en stemt tegen het amendement waarin wordt gepleit voor een verbod op het doden van mannelijke kuikens. Hoewel er ook in Nederland naar gestreefd wordt om op termijn te stoppen met het doden van eendagskuikens, is een verbod op dit moment nog voorbarig. Ontwikkelingen in de techniek om eieren te seksen en verdienmodellen voor het houden van hanen zullen bijdragen aan een versnelde uitfasering.
Russian aggression against Ukraine (B9-0123/2022)
Het Europees Parlement heeft gisteren een resolutie aangenomen over de invasie van Rusland in Oekraïne. De VVD staat achter de stevige sancties die in deze resolutie zijn opgenomen om Poetin en de Russische oligarchen hard aan te pakken, Oekraïne meer te steunen en Rusland verder te isoleren op het wereldtoneel.In punt 34 wordt gesteld dat de EU-instellingen naar de toekenning van de status van kandidaat-lidstaat aan Oekraïne toe zullen werken, op basis van verdienste en zonder een gestelde termijn. In principe staat het elk Europees land vrij om een toetredingsverzoek in te dienen, dat vervolgens aan strenge voorwaarden wordt getoetst. Voorts is het aan de lidstaten om elke stap van dit proces unaniem goed te keuren. De toekenning van de status van kandidaat-lidstaat aan Oekraïne is op dit moment dan ook niet aan de orde. Het gaat namelijk om een langdurig en moeilijk proces dat vaak vele jaren kan duren.De VVD vindt dat we Oekraïne in de huidige situatie niet met deze discussie helpen en meent dat we het land beter concrete steun kunnen bieden die we meteen kunnen waarmaken.
Guidelines for the 2023 budget – Section III (A9-0062/2022 - Nicolae Ştefănuță)
Het Europees Parlement stelt voor om zijn begroting voor 2023 met 6,24 % te verhogen ter financiering van de hogere energierekening, het indexeren van salarissen en investeringen in cyberbeveiliging. Hoewel de VVD ingenomen is met de investeringen in cyberbeveiliging en de voorgestelde bezuinigingen op begrotingsposten elders, vindt de VVD de voorgestelde verhoging van 130 miljoen euro buitenproportioneel, ook gelet op de alsmaar stijgende kosten waar burgers mee worden geconfronteerd. De VVD heeft zich daarom onthouden bij de stemming over dit verslag.
Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 24-25 March 2022: including the latest developments of the war against Ukraine and the EU sanctions against Russia and their implementation (RC-B9-0197/2022, B9-0197/2022, B9-0200/2022, B9-0201/2022, B9-0203/2022, B9-0210/2022, B9-0211/2022)
De VVD steunt het nieuwe pakket aan EU-sancties volledig. Maar er kan, en moet, nog meer worden gedaan. Daarom heeft de VVD-fractie voor de oproep tot het instellen van extra sancties gestemd. Ook moet de handhaving van de sancties beter. President Poetin en zijn regime moeten niet aan de consequenties kunnen ontsnappen.Ook moet de EU haar afhankelijkheid van Russisch gas zo snel mogelijk afbouwen. Liever vandaag dan morgen. Hier is de VVD het volledig mee eens. Maar dit moet wel doordacht gebeuren en met oog voor alle mogelijke gevolgen. Daarom heeft de VVD zich onthouden bij een directe boycot, maar steunt de VVD wel een embargo zo snel als mogelijk.
Promoting regional stability and security in the broader Middle East region (A9-0256/2022 - Manu Pineda)
Vandaag heeft het Europees Parlement gestemd over het verslag over de bevordering van de regionale stabiliteit en veiligheid in de grotere regio van het Midden-Oosten. De VVD-delegatie onderschrijft het belang van stabiliteit en veiligheid aan de buitengrenzen van de Europese Unie. In het verslag staan enkele goede suggesties die erop gericht zijn om, door middel van samenwerking en goed nabuurschap met de EU, deze landen vooruit te helpen. Echter, de VVD heeft zich onthouden bij de eindstemming vanwege een oproep in de tekst om onmiddellijk alle IS-bruiden met een EU-nationaliteit te repatriëren. De VVD-delegatie heeft ernstige bezwaren bij deze uitspraak, mede vanwege de grote veiligheidsrisico’s die gepaard zouden gaan met een dergelijke repatriëring.
An EU strategy to boost industrial competitiveness, trade and quality jobs (B9-0085/2023, B9-0086/2023, B9-0087/2023, B9-0088/2023, B9-0089/2023, B9-0090/2023, B9-0091/2023, B9-0104/2023, B9-0105/2023, RC-B9-0107/2023, B9-0107/2023, B9-0108/2023, B9-0110/2023, B9-0111/2023, B9-0115/2023)
De VVD heeft voor deze resolutie gestemd omdat wij vinden dat de Amerikaanse Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) een Europese reactie nodig heeft. Onze industrie moet kunnen rekenen op een competitief bedrijfsklimaat. De resolutie bevat goede elementen, zoals het sluiten van handelsverdragen, het versnellen van vergunningstrajecten en het verlagen van de administratieve lasten. De VVD is echter tegen de introductie van nieuwe financiële middelen voor de EU en is van mening dat een mogelijk Europees soevereiniteitsfonds uit bestaande middelen gefinancierd dient te worden. Op dit onderdeel van de resolutie heeft de VVD dan ook tegen gestemd.
Strengthening the application of the principle of equal pay for equal work or work of equal value between men and women (A9-0056/2022 - Kira Marie Peter-Hansen, Samira Rafaela)
Vandaag heeft het Europees Parlement gestemd over de richtlijn inzake loontransparantie. De loonkloof in de Europese Unie is momenteel 13 % en is daarmee veel te hoog. De VVD vindt ook dat gelijk loon voor gelijk werk voor iedereen moet gelden in de samenleving. In de richtlijn staan enkele goede maatregelen om deze loonkloof te dichten, zoals verduidelijking van criteria en dat die criteria genderneutraal moeten zijn. De VVD heeft zich echter onthouden van stemming omdat het mkb wordt meegenomen in deze richtlijn, wat leidt tot buitenproportionele administratieve druk voor deze bedrijven.
Social Climate Fund (A9-0157/2022 - David Casa, Esther de Lange)
Vandaag heeft het Europees Parlement gestemd over een nieuw Sociaal Klimaatfonds. De VVD vindt het belangrijk om de klimaattransitie voor burgers en bedrijven behapbaar te maken, maar stemt tegen (weer) een nieuw Europees fonds. Extra problematisch in het fonds is het uitkeren van directe inkomenssteun met Europees geld. Daarentegen heeft de VVD wel met succes ingezet op het beperken van het aandeel directe inkomsenssteun, en ingezet op strengere voorwaarden waaraan projecten die gefinancierd worden door dit fonds moeten voldoen. De VVD concludeert dat de EU zich met dit fonds inmengt in sociaal beleid, wat een nationale aangelegenheid is en moet blijven.
Parliament's estimates of revenue and expenditure for the financial year 2024 (A9-0153/2023 - Nils Ušakovs)
De VVD steunt de algemene richtlijnen voor de Europese begroting voor volgend jaar, zoals de voortdurende steun aan Oekraïne. Daarnaast zijn wij voorstander van Europese financiering voor grensinfrastructuur, wat uiteindelijk ook is opgenomen in het rapport. Maar de VVD is tegen een herziening van het meerjarig financieel kader (MFK) en het verhogen van de Europese uitgaven. Daar waar nieuwe politieke ideeën ter tafel komen, moet er voor de financiering daarvan eerst worden gekeken naar de bestaande middelen en reservepotjes.
Regulation of prostitution in the EU: its cross-border implications and impact on gender equality and women’s rights (A9-0240/2023 - Maria Noichl)
Mensenhandel doet grove afbreuk aan de waardigheid van mensen. De VVD vindt dan ook dat daar hard tegen moet worden opgetreden. In het verslag wordt sekswerk echter gelijkgesteld met mensenhandel en wordt bovendien gedoeld op een verbod op sekswerk in heel de EU. Wat de VVD betreft, moet het voor lidstaten mogelijk blijven zelf regels te hanteren wat betreft het wel of niet toestaan van sekswerk binnen de eigen grenzen. Dit is uiteindelijk geen competentie van de EU. Daarom heeft de VVD tegen dit verslag gestemd.
Interim report on the proposal for a mid-term revision of the Multiannual Financial Framework 2021-2027 (A9-0273/2023 - Jan Olbrycht, Margarida Marques)
De VVD is groot voorstander van de financiële steun aan Oekraïne, en steunt ook de investeringen die nodig zijn om grip te krijgen op migratie en om onze strategische autonomie te versterken. Wij zijn echter van mening dat een tussentijdse verhoging van de Europese meerjarenbegroting met 76 miljard te gortig is en dat de rekening op deze manier veel te gemakkelijk bij de burger wordt neergelegd. Wij willen liever dat bestaande middelen als cohesiefondsen voor deze doelen worden aangewend en hebben daarom tegen dit tussentijdse verslag gestemd.
European Media Freedom Act (A9-0264/2023 - Sabine Verheyen)
VVD Europa vindt het van groot belang dat mediaorganisaties worden beschermd, in bijzonder tegen illegitieme spyware en surveillance door overheden. In dit verslag is er een uitzondering voor het gebruik van zulke indringende maatregelen in geval van een misdaad, maar niet op basis van de nationale veiligheid. Dit zou bijvoorbeeld betekenen dat een verdachte in het kader van nationale veiligheid die incidenteel contact heeft met een journalist, automatisch een beschermde status krijgt. Dit zou een maas in de wet vormen die uitgebuit kan worden en daarom hebben wij niet ingestemd met enkele onderdelen van dit verslag.
Fisheries control (A9-0016/2021 - Clara Aguilera)
De VVD heeft tegen het akkoord voor de visserijcontroleverordening gestemd omdat deze alsnog een verplichting tot cameratoezicht op vissersschepen bevat. Deze maatregel is bedoeld om de aanlandplicht beter te kunnen handhaven. Behalve dat de VVD al haar twijfels heeft over de effectiviteit van de aanlandplicht, is de eis tot cameratoezicht een vergaande en onacceptabele inbreuk op de privacy van vissers, voor wie het schip vaak een tweede thuis is.
General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2024 - all sections (A9-0288/2023 - Siegfried Mureşan, Nils Ušakovs)
De VVD-delegatie heeft tegen dit verslag gestemd omdat wij tegen een verhoging van de Europese begroting voor volgend jaar zijn. Wat ons betreft wordt er gezocht naar mogelijkheden binnen de bestaande Europese uitgaven om nieuwe prioriteiten te financieren. Daarnaast bevat dit verslag enkele passages over financiële steun aan de Palestijnse gebieden. De VVD steunt de humanitaire hulp aan de Palestijnse bevolking, dit blijft urgent en noodzakelijk. Om te voorkomen dat financiële steun bij Hamas of andere terroristische groeperingen terechtkomt, verwelkomen wij het onderzoek dat de Europese Commissie daartoe heeft aangekondigd.
System of own resources of the European Union (A9-0295/2023 - José Manuel Fernandes, Valérie Hayer)
De VVD-delegatie is terughoudend met betrekking tot de invoering van nieuwe eigen middelen. Om de terugbetalingen in het kader van het coronaherstelfonds te financieren, achten wij eigen middelen op basis van het ETS en CBAM acceptabel. Echter, wij zijn tegen indirecte vormen van winstbelasting door de Europese Unie: dit recht behoort toe aan de lidstaten. De VVD heeft zich daarom onthouden van stemming over dit verslag.
EU framework for the social and professional situation of artists and workers in the cultural and creative sectors (A9-0304/2023 - Antonius Manders, Domènec Ruiz Devesa)
De VVD hecht veel waarde aan de kunst- en cultuursector in Nederland en in Europa. We onderschrijven dan ook het doel van dit voorstel om mensen werkzaam in die sectoren te ondersteunen. Tegelijkertijd is de VVD van mening dat arbeidsrechtelijke zaken tot de nationale bevoegdheid behoren. We zijn daarom tegen de oproep voor Europese wetgeving.
Reducing inequalities and promoting social inclusion in times of crisis for children and their families (A9-0360/2023 - Sandra Pereira)
De VVD vindt de bescherming van kinderen een belangrijke waarde en ondersteunt veel zaken in deze resolutie. Wat de VVD betreft, is de financiële steun voor kinderen echter een nationaal en niet een Europees vraagstuk. Ook is de VVD geen voorstander van een nieuwe Europese autoriteit. Daarom hebben we ons op dit verslag onthouden.
Children first - strengthening the Child guarantee, two years on from its adoption (B9-0462/2023)
De VVD vindt de bescherming van kinderen een belangrijke waarde en ondersteunt veel zaken in deze resolutie. Wat de VVD betreft, is de financiële steun voor kinderen echter een nationaal en niet een Europees vraagstuk. Ook is de VVD geen voorstander van een nieuwe Europese autoriteit. Daarom hebben we ons op de resolutie onthouden.
Objection to a delegated act pursuant to Rule 111(3): Adjustments of the size criteria for micro, small, medium-sized and large undertakings or groups (B9-0493/2023)
De VVD is groot voorstander van lastenverlichting voor bedrijven. Daarom heeft de VVD voor het aanpassen van de mkb-definitie gestemd, waardoor er minder bedrijven onder de Europese rapportageverplichtingen vallen, gerekend vanaf het boekjaar 2023.Tegelijkertijd is deze lastenverlichting slechts een kleine eerste stap, want hier mag het, wat de VVD betreft, niet bij blijven. In het huidige economische klimaat moeten mkb-bedrijven meer ruimte krijgen om te groeien en om (internationaal) te concurreren.Om die reden blijft de VVD zich inzetten om de rapportageverplichtingen voor bedrijven te verlichten met ten minste 25%.
Multiannual financial framework for the years 2021 to 2027 (A9-0051/2024 - Jan Olbrycht, Margarida Marques)
De VVD heeft zich onthouden van stemming over een tussentijdse ophoging van de Europese meerjarenbegroting (MFK). Wij zijn tegen een verhoging van de nationale afdrachten aan de EU en geven de voorkeur aan bezuinigingen op bijvoorbeeld cohesiefondsen. Het is daarentegen van groot belang dat de financiële steun aan Oekraïne doorgang kan blijven vinden. Daarnaast steunen wij ook de verhoogde uitgaven aan het migratiebeleid. De VVD-delegatie heeft zich daarom onthouden van stemming over dit verslag.
Nature restoration (A9-0220/2023 - César Luena)
De VVD acht het nemen van maatregelen om een goede staat van de natuur te behouden en verslechterde natuur te herstellen van groot belang. De VVD betwijfelt echter sterk of een aanvullende laag van juridische verplichtingen effectief zal zijn voor natuurherstel, wanneer bestaande verplichtingen nog niet behaald zijn en grote effecten hebben op de ruimtelijke ordening in Nederland. Met name een verslechteringsverbod buiten Natura 2000-gebieden en een verplichte uitbreiding van natuuroppervlak zouden Nederland verder op slot zetten.De VVD heeft daarom tegen de natuurherstelwet gestemd en zet in op realistisch en haalbaar natuurbeleid dat past bij een dichtbevolkt land als Nederland, met ruimte voor natuur, woningbouw, landbouw en industrie.
Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2023 (A9-0389/2023 - David McAllister)
De VVD-delegatie heeft voor het verslag over de uitvoering van het gemeenschappelijk buitenlands en veiligheidsbeleid – jaarverslag 2023 gestemd, omdat er belangrijke prioriteiten in dit verslag staan over de toekomst van het Europees buitenlandbeleid en de geopolitieke rol van de EU. Zo is het van enorm belang dat we Oekraïne blijven steunen met financiering en wapens, dat we meer investeren in Europese defensie en dat we besluitvormingsprocedures voor het opleggen van sancties makkelijker maken.Desalniettemin staat er een onderdeel in de tekst over een oproep tot een permanente wapenstilstand in Gaza. De VVD is tegen een dergelijke permanente wapenstilstand zolang de Israëlische gijzelaars niet zijn bevrijd en Hamas niet is verslagen.
Soil Monitoring and Resilience (Soil Monitoring Directive) (A9-0138/2024 - Martin Hojsík)
De VVD heeft tegen de bodemrichtlijn gestemd. De VVD acht het verbeteren van bodemgezondheid van belang voor zowel het milieu, de landbouw en onze economie. Bodems zijn echter niet grensoverschrijdend, en maatregelen om de bodemkwaliteit te verbeteren zijn alleen effectief als ze optimaal rekening houden met de lokale omstandigheden. Het is daarom onwenselijk om op EU-niveau bindende eisen te stellen voor bodemmaatregelen, die ons land verder op slot zouden kunnen zetten.
Written questions (39)
Low river-water levels in the Netherlands
Rules on the identification and recording of poultry
Plant passport
Protection of endangered meadow birds
Ban on pymetrozine
Maximum residue limit (MRL) for fluopicolide in poppy
Intensive pig farming in certain EU countries
Role of insect breeding as part of the Green Deal
Alleged 'LGBTI-free zones' in Poland
A pharmaceutical strategy for Europe and the need for a high‑level pharmaceutical forum
Pulse fishing
Mass arrest of LGBTI activists in Poland
Public procurement of pharmaceuticals and the upcoming pharmaceutical strategy
Development of a market in edible insects
Recently proposed bills in Hungary infringing on the rights of LGBTI persons
Food safety risks of imported meat from stolen and unidentified horses from Argentina
Developing a common vaccination card in the EU in light of the COVID-19 pandemic
Optimising digital infrastructure in healthcare, need for investment and incentives inside and outside the sector
European legal framework for smoking food
Admission process for microbial plant biostimulants under the Fertilising Products Regulation
Collection and recycling of electronic devices in Europe and elsewhere
Review of end-of-waste criteria and the possibility of setting new European end-of-waste criteria: what will be done with wastewater and sewage sludge?
Collection and recycling of electronic devices in Europe and elsewhere – international dimension
Circular economy: the transition to a sharing economy – what about administrative measures on ownership rights and liability?
Public consultation on the legislation on plants produced by certain new genomic techniques
The Recovery and Resilience Facility and the Foreign Subsidies Instrument
Changes to marketing standards needed to protect free range eggs
Ban on beam trawling
Consequences of rising fuel prices for the fishing industry
Access for all to blood and plasma donation
Encouraging innovation: optimising photosynthesis by means of plant breeding strategies
Energy saving opportunities in poultry farming
Revision of the Feed Additives Regulation
A limited revision of the Waste Framework Directive: chipping away at the EU’s circular ambition?
The DEHP dilemma: recycling PVC from medical supplies
Introducing a ‘functional period’ criterion for assessing the degradability of biodegradable polymeric infill
The Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation and Member State compliance with packaging recycling targets
Bluetongue virus outbreak
Clarification on lifting sanctions against Iranian tech company ArvanCloud
Amendments (2704)
Amendment 8 #
2023/2151(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Notes that a lack of resources and post for plant protection products regulatory authorities results in delays in approving low risk active substances and updating assessment methodologies according to scientific developments, which would lower the environmental impact of plant protection products in the long term; calls on the Commission to take appropriate steps to ensure that EFSA has sufficient resources and posts to support Member States to meet their deadlines as set in Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009, to double the amount of assessments of active substances for plant protection products per year and to triple the speed of development of methodologies to keep risk assessments abreast of the latest scientific developments and societal expectations;
Amendment 5 #
2023/2015(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission to recognise, in theensure that the upcoming European pProtein sStrategy, recognises the strategic role of the fisheries and aquaculture sectors as suppliers of marine-derivedaquatic protein of the highest quality with one of the lowest carbon footprints;
Amendment 8 #
2023/2015(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recalls that the good health of marine resources such as fish stocks, and by extension the supply of marine proteins, depends on the good condition of marine ecosystems;
Amendment 9 #
2023/2015(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Notes that EU consumption of fish and shellfish in 2021 amounted to 10,41 million tonnes while EU export amounted to 2,56 million tonnes and EU imports to 6,15 million tonnes; notes that in 2021 consumption of fish and seafood products at home increased by 7% compared to 2020;
Amendment 10 #
2023/2015(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Highlights that fisheries and aquaculture products have a low carbon footprint; believes that the fisheries and aquaculture sectors can represent real assets to tackle the climate crisis and to provide healthy food for a growing global population; indicates the strategic value of aquatic foods to reach the objectives of the European Green Deal and to contribute to several Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) such as SDG 2 “Zero hunger”, SDG 3 "Good health and well-being", SDG 12 "Responsible consumption and production", SDG 13 "Climate action" and SDG 14 “Life below water”;
Amendment 11 #
2023/2015(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Notes that WHO considers that fish with unsaturated fats constitute a good source of protein and fat in a healthy diet; considers that consumers are more conscious of the food that they consume and how it has been produced;
Amendment 16 #
2023/2015(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights the central role of fisheries and fisheryaquaculture and their products in ensuring food security and in any nutritional strategy based on healthy and high-quality protein; considers it therefore necessary to strengthen the competitiveness of the European fisheries and aquaculture sectors as suppliers of the highest quality food with the best sustainability standards worldwide in order to reduce the EU’s growing dependence on imports;
Amendment 20 #
2023/2015(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Reiterates its concerns in relation to unsustainable fishmeal and fish oil as expressed in its resolution on Striving for a sustainable and competitive EU Aquaculture; underlines that some feed production practices like producing fish meal can have a severe impact on stocks and ultimately jeopardize food security, notably in some countries in Africa ; recalls that fish meal production must be sustainable and shall primarily come from fisheries products that is not primarily used for human consumption;
Amendment 23 #
2023/2015(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Amendment 25 #
2023/2015(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Stresses that 3.3 billion people in the world rely up to 20% on fisheries and aquaculture products for their animal protein intake and that in some coastal states and small island developing States these products contribute to half or more of total animal protein intake; insists that the implementation of sustainable fisheries partnership agreements (SFPAs) must be in line with the best scientific advice available to ensure sustainable fishing operations that only utilise the surplus allowable catch in the partner country and that sectoral support should contribute to the sustainable development of the fisheries sector, notably via support for small-scale fisheries, while also strengthening local food security and local communities;
Amendment 28 #
2023/2015(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights the efforts ofalready made by the European fishing sector to improve the state of stocks at EU level; emphasises, in this regard, the need for continueds efforts as this sector plays an essential role in ensuring European food sovereigntecurity; underlines that such efforts shall be accompanied, as the fishing sector shall not bear alone the cost of the transition towards a more sustainable fishery;
Amendment 32 #
2023/2015(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Points out the potential that innovation and new business can bring in terms of new feeds with lower carbon footprint and lower impact on biodiversity such as insects and algae; calls on the Commission to come forward with legislative proposals that will help to address the increasing food price crisis in the EU whiles stimulating development of new innovative production techniques
Amendment 36 #
2023/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russian invasion of Ukraine have had dramatic effects on global trade and have made it more apparent that the EU needs to diversify its food supply chainstrengthen its resilience, food security and diversify its food supply chains, in order to reduce its dependence on inputs imported from single or too few suppliers;
Amendment 39 #
2023/2015(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to increase the role of local fishery and aquaculture products in their nutritional policies and programmes, in particular by promoting their consumption among specific groups, such as young people, or in programmes aimed at tackling specific nutritional deficiencies;
Amendment 43 #
2023/2015(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Reiterates its demands in its resolution on a Striving for a sustainable and competitive EU aquaculture: the way forward in relation to creating a business friendly regulatory environment including simplified permitting procedures and a regulatory framework that supports the development of sustainable aquaculture;
Amendment 49 #
2023/2015(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Reiterates its calls made in its opinion on a Farm to Fork Strategy for a fair, healthy and environmentally friendly food system in relation to making more information available to the consumer on the environmental impact of different food products, including proteins as well as information on its production;
Amendment 59 #
2023/2015(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. WBelcomeieves that the Commission should build the upcoming European Protein Strategy on initiatives such as the Commission communication of 15 November 2022 entitled ‘“Towards a Strong and Sustainable EU Algae Sector’”2; points out that algae and microalgae can represent an important complementary source of protein in sustainable food production and global food security and calls on the Commission to include this untapped potential in the European protein strategy. _________________ 2 COM(2022)0592.
Amendment 63 #
2023/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas plant-basincreased circularity between plant-based and animal sourced proteins are crucial for the transition towards more sustainable food systems with a reduced climate impact;
Amendment 75 #
2023/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the environmental footprint of animal products is effected by the feed used, and where the footprint can be reduced by feed additives that contribute to animals ability to digest protein and contribute to the reduction of the animals’ methane and ammonia emissions;
Amendment 87 #
2023/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas leguminous crops and grasslands help maintain and improve soil quality and increase biodiversity as well as carbon and nitrogen fixation, so therefore can an increased cultivation and profitability of legumes and grasslands contribute to a more sustainable and diversified agriculture and decrease the need of fertilizer inputs and contribute to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and thereby addresses the environmental and climatic challenges in line with the Green Deal objectives;
Amendment 92 #
2023/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas the CAP provides the possibility to support the growing of protein crops and grasslands;
Amendment 95 #
2023/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the processing of protein crops and grasslands generates by-products that can contribute to a circular economy and that can be used for human consumption, renewable energy, fertiliser, animal feed or the production of green chemicals;
Amendment 97 #
2023/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas general training and knowledge transfer only reaches about 10 percent of EU farm holdings; whereas there is a critical need to further invest in training and advisory services for farmers, to spread know-how on protein crops, best practises, behavioural changes, cultivation of grasslands and protein extraction from alternative sources
Amendment 99 #
2023/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)
Recital F b (new)
Fb. whereas new breeding techniques would play a key role in enhancing profitability and reach our Green Deal targets, inter alia by increasing yields, protein quality and content and by letting us make more regional adapted crops and crops more resilient to climate change and pathogens;
Amendment 101 #
2023/2015(INI)
Fc. whereas the nitrogen needed to grow crops is mainly provided by synthetic fertilisers, which are costly and energy- intensive to produce; whereas RENURE (REcovered Nitrogen from manURE) as part of manure management systems as well as the usage of safe sewage sludge enables a progression towards a more circular economy and increased resource efficiency;
Amendment 103 #
2023/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F d (new)
Recital F d (new)
Amendment 105 #
2023/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the market for sustainably produced animal, plant-based and alternative sources of protein is steadily increasing due to consumer demand; whereas production of these proteins offers many possibilities for European farmers and food producers;
Amendment 147 #
2023/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas alternative proteins such as fungi or fermentation require carbohydrate rich inputs; whereas this production could utilize residues and waste streams from conventional food production, contributing to a more circular economy; whereas the EU waste legislation imposes heavy regulatory burden on producers processing food waste;
Amendment 150 #
2023/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas interest in insects for human and animal consumption is growing; the potential of insects' based protein for human consumption and especially animal nutrition is growing and already to some extend legal, but remains limited for cultural and legal reasons; whereas insects have a good conversion rate from feed to meat transforming biomass (such as food waste) into high- value proteins and could significantly reduce EU's protein import dependency;
Amendment 162 #
2023/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas research and innovation on plant proteins needs to be scaled upsustainably production of all sources of proteins and technological, organizational and behavioural innovations needs to be scaled up, since private and public research and innovation has mainly focused on cereals and oilseeds in the last decades, while countries outside of EU has focused more on plant crops;
Amendment 177 #
2023/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas consumers request more transparency and information about the sustainability of food; whereas there are no voluntary standardized label or product declaration to ensure the environmental sustainability for neither proteins for human consumption nor animal feed or feed additives;
Amendment 178 #
2023/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas it is important to adopt a value chain approach in order to create added value for plant-based protein sourcessustainably produced proteins, since the production of high added value products made of protein crops sourced locally secure the value chain and encourage farmers to invest in the necessary machinery;
Amendment 202 #
2023/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission to urgently present a comprehensive EU protein strategy covering the sustainable production and consumption of all types of protein in the EU introducing effective measures to increase the EU’s production of protein in the short, medium and long term;
Amendment 274 #
2023/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines that, from a geopolitical and strategic perspective, dependencies on a single or few suppliers must be reduced; stresses therefore that the production of protein must increase in the EU;
Amendment 290 #
2023/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Points out that the protein strategy should acknowledge the sustainable development of all possible protein sources and their role in a circular economy; reminds of the importance of and circularity between sustainable livestock rearing and cultivation of crops;
Amendment 311 #
2023/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Highlights that protein production must be recognised as a crucial aspect of the EU food system; in order to ensure sufficient availability of safe and qualitative food and feed and to maintain functioning and resilient food supply chains and trade flows;
Amendment 322 #
2023/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that developing the production of plant and alternative sources ofsustainably produced proteins in the EU is an effective way of addressing many of the environmental, societal and climate challenges that the EU faces, as well as preventing deforestation and overfishing outside the EU;
Amendment 345 #
2023/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Emphasises that protein production starts with farmers, fishers and aquaculture farmers and that they must therefore be central to the strategythe backbone of the strategy, as they are the key to increase the production; stresses that a competitive and profitable agriculture, food and feed sector is a prerequisite for an increased protein production in the EU;
Amendment 362 #
2023/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Highlights that a competitive agriculture sector is dependent on sustainable and affordable inputs such as energy, feed, feed additives, good plant material, fertilisers and healthy soilssoils of good quality;
Amendment 371 #
2023/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Recognises the importance of feed additives for reducing emissions, for improving protein consumptiodigestion of protein and for ensuring correct feeding strategies and reformulation of feed; stresses that the authorisation period for feed additives must be shortened and provide flexibility; underlines that the renewal process of authorisations must be created in a way that does not risk the phasing out of effective additives;
Amendment 375 #
2023/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Recalls that it will be impossible to increase the production of plant-based protein without good-quality plant materials; recalls that new breeding techniques will provide great opportunities to develop regionally adapted plants and species optimized for European conditions; sees that more research and development on cereals, protein plants and grass are needed in order to increase the nutritional value, resistance towards natural threats and local adaptation;
Amendment 385 #
2023/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission to propose medium- and long-term policy measures to close the nutrient loop, such as enabling the use of recovered nitrogen from manure (RENURE) productsfood and industry waste and manure (RENURE) products, by classifying them as a substitute for chemical fertilisers based on scientific criteria, as an opportunity for farmers to reduce their dependence on chemical fertilisers and increase on-farm circularity through the valorisation of residues such as manure;
Amendment 396 #
2023/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Considers that since the growing of protein plants and grasslands has large benefits for soil quality and biodiversity, Member States should consider introducing eco-schemes for legumes and grasslands and create dedicated protein plants funds, as some Member States have;
Amendment 405 #
2023/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Recognises that the development, growing and utilising of protein-rich crops often requires new management practices and cooperation between farmers and considers that it should therefore be analysed if new organizational structures should be recognized within the CAP;
Amendment 407 #
2023/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Stresses that, in order to boost investments in healthier soils and new crop rotation practices, long-term goals need to be compatible with strong ownership rights; calls for stronger ownership rights and long-term leasing contracts in the land-based sector as well as financial and organizational structures supporting generation renewal to strengthen the access of younger farmers to land;
Amendment 419 #
2023/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 4
Subheading 4
Developing plant-based and alternativesustainably produced proteins for the current food and feed systems
Amendment 436 #
2023/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Highlights the big potential of plant-bassustainably produced proteins and the fact that the development of the sector will benefit European farmers, soil quality, biodiversity, the climate, circular economy and human health;
Amendment 495 #
2023/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Stresses that insects, if meeting high safety demands, should be considered as a promising and circular alternative sources of protein, particularly for animal nutrition, contributing to reducing the EU protein deficit and increasing the agricultural circularity; recognizes that unjustified regulatory burdens hinder the development of circular and sustainable agriculture, such as the ban on using biodegradable waste as feed to insects or for protein fermentation;
Amendment 514 #
2023/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Is of the opinion that authorisations made solely through novel food legislation should be based on the safety of the product; high food safety assurances of the product for human consumption; stresses that the authorisation process needs to be faster, more transparent and more efficient, without lowering the high food safety standards;
Amendment 528 #
2023/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Underlines that policies must create a level playing field between all stakeholders and products and that protein consumption must be more sustainable; supports policy measures that allow consumers to compare performance between products, as indicated in the upcoming legislative framework for a sustainable food system;
Amendment 534 #
2023/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls for more research and development into plant-based and alternative proteinsthe sustainable production of proteins in the EU; underlines the urgent need for public and private research, research infrastructure, demo facility and upscaling of protein production;
Amendment 555 #
2023/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Underlines that improved coordination and collaboration between the supply chain’s stakeholders is needed to bridge the current gaps between farmers, processors and retailers; stresses that stronger collective collaborations between the actors should be actively promoted with a view to shaping higher added value chains;
Amendment 569 #
2023/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Reiterates the farm to fork strategy’s target of reducing food waste by 50 %, which could be partly reached through a more circular agriculture sector and food production if biodegradable waste is viewed as a resource rather than as waste;
Amendment 598 #
2023/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Stresses that action at all levels is needed in order to increase protein production; calls therefore on Member States to introduce investment and research support on system, business and production level;
Amendment 607 #
2023/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Recalls the need to promote effective agricultural knowledge and innovation systems, enabling all food chain actors to become sustainable by speeding up innovation and accelerating knowledge transfer;
Amendment 625 #
2023/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point ii
Paragraph 32 – point ii
ii. NA novel food legislation that ensures high food safety standards and simplifies and speeds up authorisation processes, and puts forward scientific and technical guidance for the preparation and submission of applications for novel food, as well as increased staffing at EFSA working with novel food;
Amendment 634 #
2023/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point iii
Paragraph 32 – point iii
iii. A directive on waste that allows more types of biodegradable waste to be considered as feed and that allows food production residues to be used and transported between production sites with greater flexibility and less regulatory burden;
Amendment 647 #
2023/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point v
Paragraph 32 – point v
v. An energy taxation directive that provides clear and long-term rules fortaxation rules and that incentivises the production of all bio-based fuels;
Amendment 684 #
2023/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point xi
Paragraph 32 – point xi
xi. A framework that has a higher tolerance towards techregulation on anicmal difficultiesby- products that, while maintaining high safety levels of processed agricultural products, opens up for using more former foodstuffs and fish-origin ingredients as feed;
Amendment 692 #
2023/2015(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 – point xiii
Paragraph 32 – point xiii
xiii. A clear research and development funding strategy to promote and stimulate the market uptake of plant-basedall types of proteins for food and feed in the EU utilizing and unlocking the potential of Horizon Europe, the Innovation Fund, the LIFE Program, EIT Food and other relevant EU funding for food technology and agricultural development;
Amendment 103 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) The long-term objective of the Directive is to aim to achieve healthy soils by 2050. As an intermediate step, in light of the limited knowledge about the condition of soils and about the effectiveness and costs of the measures to regenerate their health, the directive takes a staged approach. In the first stage the focus will be on setting up the soil monitoring framework and assessing the situation of soils throughout the EU. It also includes requirements to lay down measures to manage soils sustainably and regenerate unhealthy soils once their condition is established, but without imposing an obligation to achieve healthy soils by 2050 neither intermediate targets. This proportionate approach will allow sustainable soil management and regeneration of unhealthy soils to be well prepared, incentivised and set in motion. In a second stage, as soon as the results of the first assessment of soils and trends analysis are available, the Commission will take stock of the progress towards the 2050 objective and the experience thereof, and will propose a review of the directive if necessary to accelerate progress towards 2050.
Amendment 112 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) In order to ensure an appropriate governance on soils, Member States should be required to appoint a competent authority for each soil district. Member States should be allowed to appoint any additional competent authority at appropriate level including at national or regional levels.
Amendment 141 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 37
Recital 37
(37) To maintain or enhance soil health, soils need to be managed sustainably. Sustainable soil management will enable the long-term provision of soil services, including improved air and water quality and food security. It is therefore appropriate to lay down an indicative list of sustainable soil management principles to guide soil management practices.
Amendment 147 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) The long-term objective of the Directive is to aim to achieve healthy soils by 2050. As an intermediate step, in light of the limited knowledge about the condition of soils and about the effectiveness and costs of the measures to regenerate their health, the directive takes a staged approach. In the first stage the focus will be on setting up the soil monitoring framework and assessing the situation of soils throughout the EU. It also includes requirements to lay down measuresfor Member States to put forward recommendations on how to manage soils sustainably and to regenerate unhealthy soils once their condition is established, but without imposing an obligation to achieve healthy soils by 2050 neither intermediate targets. This proportionate approach will allow sustainable soil management and regeneration of unhealthy soils to be well prepared, incentivised and set in motion. In a second stage, as soon as the results of the first assessment of soils and trends analysis are available, the Commission will take stock of the progress towards the 2050 objective and the experience thereof, and will propose a review of the directive if necessary to accelerate progress towards 2050.
Amendment 152 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) Addressing the pressures on soils and identifying the appropriate measures to maintain or regenerate soil health requires that the variety of soil types, the specific local and climatic conditions and the land use or the land cover is taken into account. It is therefore appropriate that Member States consider to establish soil districts. Soil districts should constitute the basic governance units to manage soils and to take measures to comply with the requirements laid down in this Directive, in particular with regard to the monitoring and assessment of soil health. The number, geographic extent and boundaries of soil districts for each Member State should be determined in order to facilitate the implementation of Regulation (UE) …/…. of the European Parliament and of the Council48 . There should be a minimum number of soil districts in each Member State taking into account the size of the Member State. This minimum number of soil districts for each Member State shall correspond to the number of NUTS 1 territorial units established in Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council49 . _________________ 48 +OP please insert in the text the number of the Regulation on the carbon removal certification contained in document COM(2022) 672 final and insert the number, date, title and OJ reference of that Directive in the footnote. 49 Regulation (EC) No 1059/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 May 2003 on the establishment of a common classification of territorial units for statistics (NUTS) (OJ L 154, 21.6.2003, p. 1).
Amendment 156 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) In order to have a common definition of healthy soil condition, there is a need to define a minimum common set of measurable criteria, which, if not respected leads to a critical loss in the soil’s capacity to function as a vital living system and to provide ecosystem services. Such criteria should reflect and be based on the existing soil monitoring systems and level of soil science.
Amendment 157 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) In order to describe soil degradation it is necessary to establish soil descriptors that can be measured or estimated. Even if there is significant variability between soil types, climatic conditions and land uses, the current scientific knowledge allows to set criteria at Union level for some of those soil descriptors. However, Member States should be able to adapt the criteria for some of these soil descriptors based on specific national or local conditions and define the criteria for other soil descriptors for which common criteria at EU level cannot be established at this stage. For those descriptors for which clear criteria that would distinguish between healthy and unhealthy condition cannot be identified now, only monitoring and assessment are required. This will facilitate the development of such criteria in future.
Amendment 161 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) In order to create incentives, Member States should set up mechanisms to recognize the efforts of landowners and land managers to maintain the soil in healthy condition, including in the form of soil health certification coto help with the implementary totion of the Union regulatory framework for carbon removals, and supporting the implementation of the renewable energy sustainability criteria set out in article 29 of Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council50 . The Commission should facilitate soil health certification by inter alia exchanging information and promoting best practices, raising awareness and assessing feasibility of developing recognition of certification schemes at Union level. Synergies between different certification schemes should be exploited as much as possible to reduce administrative burden for those applying for relevant certifications. _________________ 50 Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources (recast) (OJ L 328, 21.12.2018, p. 82).
Amendment 165 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 30
Recital 30
(30) Soil is a limited resource subject to an ever-growing competition for different uses. Land take is a process often driven by economic development needs, that transforms natural and semi-natural areas (including agricultural and forestry land, gardens and parks) into artificial land development, using soil as a platform for constructions and infrastructure, as a direct source of raw material or as archive for historic patrimony. This transformation may cause the loss, often irreversibly, of the capacity of soils to provide other ecosystem services (provision of food and biomass, water and nutrients cycling, basis for biodiversity and carbon storage). In particular, land take often affects the most fertile agricultural soils, putting food security in jeopardy. Sealed soil also exposes human settlements to higher flood peaks and more intense heat island effects. Therefore, it is necessary to monitor land take and soil sealing and their effects on soil’s capacity to provide ecosystem services. It is also appropriate to lay down certain principles to mitigate the impacts of land take as part of sustainable soil management.
Amendment 166 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 51
Recital 51
Amendment 169 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 32
Recital 32
(32) TAs a complement to already existing national inventories, the Commission shouldmay assist and support Member States’ monitoring of soil health by continuing to carry out and enhancing regular in-situ soil sampling and related soil measurements (LUCAS soil) as part of the Land Use/Cover Area frame statistical Survey (LUCAS) Programme. For that purpose, the LUCAS Programme shall be enhanced and upgraded to fully align it with the specific quality requirements to be met for the purpose of this Directive. In order to alleviate the burden, Member States should be allowed to take into account the soil health data surveyed under the enhanced LUCAS soil. The Member States thus supported should take the necessary legal arrangements to ensure that the Commission can carry out such in-situ soil sampling, including on privately owned fields, and in compliance with applicable national or Union legislation.
Amendment 170 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 33
Recital 33
(33) The Commission is developing remote sensing services in the context of Copernicus as a user-driven programme, hereby also supporting Member States. In order to increase the timeliness and effectiveness of soil health monitoring, and where relevant, Member States shouldmay use remote sensing data including outputs from the Copernicus services for monitoring relevant soil descriptors and for assessing soil health. The Commission and the European Environment Agency should support exploring and developing soil remote sensing products, to assist the Member States in monitoring the relevant soil descriptors.
Amendment 175 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 54
Recital 54
(54) Coordinated measures by all Member States are necessaryaim to achieve the vision to have all soils healthy by 2050 and to secure the provision of ecosystem services by soils across the Union in the long-term. Individual actions of Member States have proven to be insufficient since the soil degradation is continuing and even deteriorating. Since the objectives of this Directive cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States but can rather, by reason of the scale and effects 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 TEU. 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 180 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 37
Recital 37
(37) To maintain or enhance soil health, soils need to be managed sustainably. Sustainable soil management will enable the long-term provision of soil services, including improved air and water quality and food security. It iscan therefore be appropriate to lay downfor Member States to recommend sustainable soil management principles in order to guide soil management practicers.
Amendment 186 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. The objective of the Directive is to put in place a solid and coherent soil monitoring framework for all soils across the EU and to continuously improve soil health in the Union with the view to aim to achieve healthy soils by 2050 and maintain soils in healthy condition, so that they can supply multiple ecosystem services at a scale sufficient to meet environmental, societal and economic needs, prevent and mitigate the impacts of climate change and biodiversity loss, increase the resilience against natural disasters and for food security and that soil contamination is reduced to levels no longer considered harmful to human health and the environment.
Amendment 187 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 40
Recital 40
(40) In order to ensure that the best sustainable soil management practices are implerecommentded, Member States should be required to closely monitor the impact of soil management practices and adjust practices and recommendations as necessary, taking into account new knowledge from research and innovation. Valuable contributions are expected in this respect from the Horizon Europe Mission ‘A Soil Deal for Europe’ and in particular its living labs and activities to support soil monitoring, soil education and citizen engagement.
Amendment 195 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 46
Recital 46
(46) Flexibility for the management of potentially contaminated sites and contaminated sites is needed to take account of costs, benefits and local specificities. Member States should therefore at least adopt a risk-based approach for managing potentially contaminated sites and contaminated sites, taking into account the difference between these two categories, and which allows to allocate resources taking account of the specific environmental, economic and social context. Decisions should be taken based on the nature and extent of potential risks for human health and the environment resulting from exposure to soil contaminants (e.g. exposure of vulnerable populations such as pregnant women, persons with disabilities, elderly people and children). The cost-benefit analysis of undertaking remediation should be positive. The optimum remediation solution should be sustainable and selected through a balanced decision-making process that takes account of the environmental, economic and social impacts. The management of potentially contaminated sites and contaminated sites should respect the polluter-pays, precautionary and proportionality principles. Member States should lay down the specific methodology for determining the site-specific risks of contaminated sites. Member States should also define what constitutes an unacceptable risk from a contaminated site based on scientific knowledge, the precautionary principle, local specificities, and current and future land use. In order to reduce the risks of contaminated sites to an acceptable level for human health and the environment, Member States should take adequate risk reduction measures including remediation. It should be possible to qualify measures taken under other Union legislation as risk reduction measures under this Directive when those measures effectively reduce risks posed by contaminated sites.
Amendment 210 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 51
Recital 51
(51) In order to ensure the necessary adaptation of the rules on soil health monitoring, sustainable soil management and management of contaminated sites, 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 amending this Directive to adapt to technical and scientific progress the methodologies for monitoring soil health, the list of sustainable soil management principles, the indicative list of risk reduction measures, the phases and requirements for the site-specific risk assessment and the content of the register of contaminated and potentially contaminated sites. It is of particular importance that the Commission carries out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level, and that those consultations be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement on Better Law-Making of 13 April 201672 . In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and the Council receive all documents at the same time as Member States’ experts, and their experts systematically have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts. _________________ 72 Interinstitutional Agreement between the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union and the European Commission on Better Law-Making of 13 April 2016 (OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p. 1).
Amendment 211 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 53
Recital 53
(53) The Commission should carry out an evidence-based evaluation and, where relevant, a revision of this Directive, 6 years after its entry into force on the basis of the results of the soil health assessment. The evaluation should assess in particular the need to set more specific requirements to make sure unhealthy soils are regenerated and the objectivewhether the aim to achieve healthy soils by 2050 is achieved. The evaluation should also assess the need to adapt the definition of healthy soils to scientific and technical progress by adding provisions on certain descriptors or criteria based on new scientific evidence relating to the protection of soils or on the grounds of a problem specific to a Member State arising from new environmental or climatic circumstances. Pursuant to paragraph 22 of the Interinstitutional Agreement on Better Law-Making, that evaluation should be based on the criteria of efficiency, effectiveness, relevance, coherence and EU value added and should provide the basis for impact assessments of possible further measures.
Amendment 216 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 4
(4) ‘soil health’ means the physical, chemical and biological condition of the soil determining its capacity to function as a vital living system and to provide ecosystem servicesprovide ecosystem services that contribute to the intended function of the soil;
Amendment 219 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5
(5) ‘sustainable soil management’ means soil management practices that maintain or enhance the ecosystem services provided by the soil without impairing the functions enabling those services, or being detrimental to other properties of the environmentof soil while duly taking into account the socio economic effects;
Amendment 223 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. The objective of the Directive is to put in place a solid, flexible and coherent soil monitoring framework for allrelevant soils across the EU and to continuously improve soil health in the Union with the viewaim to achieve healthy soils by 2050 and maintain soils in healthy condition, so that they can supply multiple ecosystem services at a scale sufficient to meet environmental, societal and economic needs, prevent and mitigate the impacts of climate change and biodiversity loss, increase the resilience against natural disasters and for food security and that soil contamination is reduced to levels no longer considered harmful to human health and the environment.
Amendment 226 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 8
(8) ‘soil district’ means the part of the territory of a Member State, as delimitfined by that Member State in accordance with this Directive and possibly taking into account the current administrative and territorial governance already established;
Amendment 227 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) monitoring and assessment of soil health based on the ecosystem services that contribute to the intended function of the soil;
Amendment 241 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
This Directive applies to allrelevant soils in the territory of Member States.
Amendment 255 #
2023/0232(COD)
(4) ‘soil health’ means the physical, chemical and biological condition of the soil determining its capacity to function as a vital living system and to provide ecosystem servicesprovide ecosystem services that contribute to the intended function of the soil;
Amendment 255 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shallmay establish soil districts throughout their territory.
Amendment 256 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 258 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5
(5) ‘sustainable soil management’ means soil management practices that maintain or enhance the productivity of the soil and the ecosystem services provided by the soil without impairing the functions enabling those services, or being detrimental to other properties of the environment;
Amendment 263 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. When establishing the geographic extent of soil districts, Member States may take into account existing land use administrative units and shall seek homogeneity within each soil district regarding at least one of the following parameters:
Amendment 280 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Member States shall inform the Commission on designate oned competent authorityies for each soil districts established in accordance with Article 4.
Amendment 282 #
2023/0232(COD)
(20) ‘soil contamination’ means the presence of a chemical or substance in the soil in a concentration that may bare harmful to human health or the environment;
Amendment 284 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall establish a monitoring framework that may be based on the soil districts established in accordance with Article 4(1), to ensure that regular and accurate monitoring of soil health is carried out in accordance with this Article and Annexes I and II.
Amendment 285 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 23
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 23
(23) ‘risk’ means the possibility of harmful effects to human health or the environment resulting from real world exposure to soil contamination;
Amendment 290 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – point d
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – point d
(d) the relevant remote sensing data, proven scientifically and products referred to in paragraph 5 of this Article, if any;
Amendment 291 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – point e a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – point e a (new)
(ea) existing national monitoring frameworks should be prioritised;
Amendment 294 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 4
Article 6 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shallmay, subject to agreement from Member States concerned followed by negotiations to determine appropriate location, carry out regular soil measurements on soil samples taken in- situ, based on the relevant descriptors and methodologies referred to in Articles 7 and 8, to support Member States’ monitoring of soil health. Where a Member State provides agreement in accordance with this paragraph, it shall ensure that the Commission can carry out such in-situ soil sampling in the cooperation with the land owners and land managers.
Amendment 297 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shallmay establish soil districts throughout their territory.
Amendment 299 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 299 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 6 – introductory part
Article 6 – paragraph 6 – introductory part
6. The Commission and the EEA shall, on the basis of existing data and within two years of the entry into force of this Directive, establish a digital soil health data portal that shall provide access in anonymized georeferenced spatial format to at leastwithout disclosing the identity of the owner of the site, on the available soil health data resulting from:
Amendment 308 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. When establishing the geographic extent of soil districts, Member States mayshall take into account existing land use and administrative units and shall seek homogeneity within each soil district regarding the following parameters:
Amendment 308 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
When monitoring and assessing soil health, Member States shall apply the relevant soil descriptors and soil health criteria, based on their needs, listed in Annex I.
Amendment 311 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. Member States may adapt the soil descriptors and the soil health criteria referred to in part A of Annex I, in accordance with the specifications referred to in the second and third columns in part A of Annex I.local needs and further justified in line with Article 18:
Amendment 314 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 4
Article 7 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall set soil health criteria for the soil descriptors listed in part B of Annex I in accordance with the provisions basetd out in the third column in part B of Annex I.local needs
Amendment 324 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall determine sampling points by applying the methodology set out in part A of Annex II and taking into account the existing monitoring systems.
Amendment 327 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Member States may apply other equivalent methodologies than the ones listed in the first subparagraph, points (a) and (b), provided that validated transfer functions are available, as required in Annex II, part B, fourth column.
Amendment 330 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall ensure that new soil measurements are performed at least every 510 years.
Amendment 331 #
2023/0232(COD)
Member States shall, if needed, designate one competent authority for each soil district established in accordance with Article 4.
Amendment 334 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Member States shall ensure that the value of the land take and soil sealing indicators are updated at least every2 years.
Amendment 336 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall establish a monitoring framework, that may be based on the soil districts established in accordance with Article 4(1), to ensure that regular and accurate monitoring of soil health is carried out in accordance with this Article and Annexes I and II.
Amendment 340 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – point a a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – point a a (new)
(a a) existing soil monitoring frameworks;
Amendment 341 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – point a b (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – point a b (new)
(a b) available data and assessments of soil health in Member States;
Amendment 342 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall assess the soil health in all their soil districtson a national level, the soil health relating to the intended function of their soils. This assessment may be based on the data collected in the context of the monitoring referred to in Articles 6, 7 and 8 for each of the soil descriptors referred to in Parts A and B of Annex I.
Amendment 343 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – point d
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – point d
(d) therustworthy and scientifically robust remote sensing data and products referred to in paragraph 5 of this Article, if any;
Amendment 346 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Amendment 358 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 4
Article 6 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shallmay, subject to agreement from Member States concerned, carry out regular soil measurements on soil samples taken in-situ, based on the relevant descriptors and methodologies referred to in Articles 7 and 8, to support Member States’ monitoring of soil health. Where a Member State provides agreement in accordance with this paragraph, it shall ensure that the Commission can carry out such in-situ soil sampling.
Amendment 362 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 6 – introductory part
Article 6 – paragraph 6 – introductory part
6. The Commission and the EEA shall, on the basis of existing data and within two years of the entry into force of this Directive, establish a digital soil health data portal that shall provide access in georeferenced spatial format to at leasto the available soil health data resulting from:
Amendment 363 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Amendment 370 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
When monitoring and assessing soil health, Member States shall apply the relevant soil descriptors and soil health criteria listed in Annex I, while taking into account national, local, climatic and soil type specificites.
Amendment 371 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. Member States may adapt the soil descriptors and the soil health criteria referred to in part A of Annex I, in accordance withbased on the specifications referred to in the second and third columns in part A of Annex I, taking into account national, local, climatic and soil type specificites.
Amendment 371 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall analyse the values for the soil descriptors listed in part C of Annex I and assess whether there is a critical loss of ecosystem services relating to the intended function of the soil, taking into account the relevant data and available scientific knowledge.
Amendment 372 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Member States shall analyse the values of land take and soil sealing indicators listed in part D of Annex I and assess their impact on the loss of ecosystem services and on the objectives and targets establishrelating to the intended funder Regulation (EU) 2018/841ction of the soil.
Amendment 378 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. If relevant, Member States shall determine the organic contaminants for the soil descriptor related to soil contamination referred to in part B of Annex I.
Amendment 378 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 4
Article 9 – paragraph 4
4. Based on the assessment of soil health carried out in accordance with this Article, the competent authority shall, where relevant in coordination with local, regional, national authorities, identify, in each soil district, the areas which present unhealthy soils and inform the public in accordance with Article 19in relation to the intended function of the soil.
Amendment 379 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 380 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 4
Article 7 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall set soil health criteria for the soil descriptors listed in part B of Annex I in accordance with the provisions set out in the third column in part B of Annex I, taking into account national, local, climatic and soil type specificites.
Amendment 385 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 390 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall, based on a risk-based assessment and existing monitoring systems, determine sampling points by applying the methodology set out in part A of Annex II.
Amendment 395 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 6
Article 9 – paragraph 6
6. Member States shall communicate automatically soil health data and assessment referred to in Articles 6 to 9 to the relevant land owners and land managers upon their requestwithin relevant timeframe, in particular to support the development of the advice referred to in Article 10(3).
Amendment 397 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall ensure that new soil measurements are performed at least every 5 yearin regular, risk-based, intervals.
Amendment 401 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
From (OP: please insert the date = 4 years after date of entry into force of the Directive), Member States shall take at least the following measures, taking into account the type,geographical and climatic difference, type, current and planned use and condition of soil:
Amendment 403 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Member States shall ensure that the value of the land take and soil sealing indicators are updated at least every two years.
Amendment 407 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) defining sustainable soil management practices respectingbased upon the sustainable soil management principles listed in Annex III to be gradually implemented on all managed soils and, on the basis of the outcome of the soil assessments carried out in accordance with Article 9, regeneration practices to be gradually implemented on the unhealthy soils in the Member Staterecommended to soil managers;
Amendment 408 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 6
Article 8 – paragraph 6
6. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 20 to amend Annex II in order to adapt the reference methodologies mentioned in it to scientific and technical progress, in particular where values of soil descriptors can be determined by remote sensing referred to in Article 6(5).
Amendment 411 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall assess the soil health in all their soil districtson a national level, the soil health relating to the intended function of their soils. This assessment may be based on the data collected in the context of the monitoring referred to in Articles 6, 7 and 8 for each of the soil descriptors referred to in Parts A and B of Annex I.
Amendment 415 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Member States shallmay also take into account the data collected in the context of soil investigations referred to in Article 14.
Amendment 417 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Member States shall ensure that soil health assessments are performed at least every 5 yearson a regular, risk-based, interval and that the first soil health assessment is performed by … (OP: please insert the date = 5 years after date of entry into force of the Directive).
Amendment 422 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) defining soil management practices and other practices affecting negativesignificantly the soil health negatively to be avoided by soil managers, taking account the difference on different soil types.
Amendment 425 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Amendment 432 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
When defining the practices and measures referred to in this paragraph, Member States shall take into account the an indicative list of programmes, plans, targets and measures listed in Annex IV as well as the latest existing scientific knowledge including results coming out of the Horizon Europe Mission a Soil Deal for Europe.
Amendment 434 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) the values for allthe relevant soil descriptors listed in part A of Annex I meet the criteria laid down therein and, where applicable, adapted in accordance with Article 7;
Amendment 437 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Member States shall identify synergies with the programmes, plans and measures set out in an indicative list of Annex IV. The soil health monitoring data, the results of the soil health assessments, the analysis referred to in Article 9 and the sustainable soil management measures shall inform the development of the programmes, plans and measures set out in Annex IV.
Amendment 456 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 4
Article 10 – paragraph 4
Amendment 460 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11
Article 11
Amendment 461 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall analyse the values for the soil descriptors listed in part C of Annex I and assess whether there is a critical loss of ecosystem services relating to the intended function of the soil, taking into account the relevant data and available scientific knowledge.
Amendment 463 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Member States shall analyse the values of land take and soil sealing indicators listed in part D of Annex I and assess their impact on the loss of ecosystem services and on the objectives and targets establishrelating to the intended funder Regulation (EU) 2018/841ction of the soil.
Amendment 466 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 4
Article 9 – paragraph 4
4. Based on the assessment of soil health carried out in accordance with this Article, the competent authority shall, where relevant in coordination with local, regional, national authorities, identify, if relevant in each soil district, the areas which present unhealthy soils and inform the public in accordance with Article 19.
Amendment 472 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 5
Article 9 – paragraph 5
Amendment 493 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
From (OP: please insert the date = 4 years after date of entry into force of the Directive), Member States shall take at least the following measures, taking into account the type, intended function and land use and condition of soil:
Amendment 494 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 497 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) defining sustainable soil management practices respectingbased upon the sustainable soil management principles listed in Annex III, to be gradually implemented on all managed soils and, on the basis of the outcome of the soil assessments carried out in accordance with Article 9, regeneration practices to be gradually implemented on the unhealthy soils in the Member Staterecommended to soil managers;
Amendment 506 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) defining soil management practices and other practices affecting negativelythat significantly affecting the soil health negatively, to be avoided by soil managers.
Amendment 519 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. On the potentially contaminated soils, land owners and land managers must be given opportunity to provide relevant information and justifications in accordance with the Article 14.
Amendment 527 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 4
Article 10 – paragraph 4
Amendment 532 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11
Article 11
Amendment 532 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall lay down the rules concerning the deadline, content, form and the prioritisation of the soil investigations, taking duly into account environmental, economic and social effects. Those rules shall be established in accordance with the risk-based approach referred to in Article 12 and the list of potentially contaminating risk activities referred to in Article 13(2), second subparagraph.
Amendment 544 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 5
Article 15 – paragraph 5
5. The risk reduction measures may consist of the measures referred to in Annex V. When deciding on the appropriate risk reduction measures and timing of the enforcement, the competent authority shall take into consideration the current and planned land use, costs, benefits, effectiveness, durability, and technical feasibility of available risk reduction measures.
Amendment 548 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 6
Article 15 – paragraph 6
Amendment 551 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall make public, when relevant, the register and information referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2. Disclosure of any information may be refused or restricted by the competent authority where the conditions laid down in Article 4 of Directive 2003/4/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council79 are fulfilled. __________________ 79 Directive 2003/4/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2003 on public access to environmental information and repealing Council Directive 90/313/EEC (OJ L 41, 14.2.2003, p. 26).
Amendment 553 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 567 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c – introductory part
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c – introductory part
(c) a general summary of the progress on:
Amendment 570 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c – point i
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c – point i
(i) implementdefining sustainable soil management principles in accordance with Article 10;
Amendment 572 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall manage the risks for human health and the environment of potentially contaminated sites and contaminated sites, and keep them to acceptable levels considering the intended function of the soil, taking account of the environmental, social and economic impacts of the soil contamination and of the risk reduction measures taken pursuant to Article 15 paragraph 4.
Amendment 573 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) list of cumulative conditions defined for different soil types, based on Article 9(2).
Amendment 581 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall make public the relevant data generated by the monitoring carried out under Article 8 and the assessment carried out under Article 9 of this Directive accessible to the public with the permission by landowners and land managers in the anonymized form, in accordance with the provisions under Article 11 of Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council80 for geographically explicit data and Article 5 of Directive (EU) 2019/1024 for other data. __________________ 80 Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2007 establishing an Infrastructure for Spatial Information in the European Community (INSPIRE) (OJ L 108, 25.4.2007, p. 1).
Amendment 588 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 3
Article 19 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall ensure that the relevant information referred to in Article 18 of this Directive is available and accessible to the public in accordance with Directive 2003/4/EC, Directive 2007/2/EC and Directive (EU) 2019/1024 of the Parliament and of the Council83 . __________________ 83 Directive (EU) 2019/1024 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on open data and the re-use of public sector information (OJ L 172, 26.6.2019, p. 56).
Amendment 595 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 2
Article 20 – paragraph 2
2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Articles 8, 10, 15 and 16 shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminate period of time from the date of entry into force of this Directive.
Amendment 598 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 3
Article 20 – paragraph 3
3. The delegation of power referred to in Articles 8, 10, 15 and 16 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 599 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 4
Article 20 – paragraph 4
4. Before adopting a delegated act, the Commission shall consult experts with the expertise of various land uses such as agriculture, forests and urban soils, designated by each Member State in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making.
Amendment 601 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 6
Article 20 – paragraph 6
6. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Articles 8, 10, 15 and 16 shall enter into force only if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or 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 by two months at the initiative of the European Parliament or of the Council.
Amendment 605 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 2
Article 22 – paragraph 2
Member States shall determine what constitutes a sufficient interest and impairment of a right, consistently with the objective of providing the public with wide access to justice. For the purposes of paragraph 1, any non-governmental organisation promoting environmental protection and meeting any requirements under national law shall be deemed to have rights capable of being impaired and their interest shall be deemed sufficient.
Amendment 610 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 23
Article 23
Amendment 620 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. By (OP :please insert the date = 6 years after the date of entry into force of the Directive), the Commission shall carry out an evaluation of this Directive to assess the progress towards its objectives and the need to amend its provisions in order to set more specific requirements to ensure that unhealthy soils are regenerated and that all soils willare aimed to be healthy by 2050. This evaluation shall take into account, inter alia, the following elements:
Amendment 631 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by … [OP please insert date = 25 years after date of entry into force of the Directive]. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions.
Amendment 633 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 a (new)
Annex I – paragraph 1 a (new)
Member States may exclude the soil descriptors relating to the nutrient content in soils from Part B and Part C from this annex, considering that Directive 2000/60/EC and Directive 91/676/EEC are already targeted at the sustainable management of nutrients.
Amendment 638 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c – point i
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c – point i
(i) implementing sustainabledefining soil management principles in accordance with Article 10;
Amendment 646 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – Part B
Annex I – Part B
Part B: soil descriptors with criteria for healthy soil condition established at Member States level Excess nutrient Extractable “maximum value”; The No exclusion content in soil phosphorus (mg “maximum value” per kg) shall be laid down by the Member State within the range 30-50 mg kg-1deleted deleted deleted deleted Soil - concentration of Reasonable assurance, No exclusion contamination of heavy heavy metals in obtained from soil point n metals in soil:soil: As, Sb, Cd, sampling, identification As, Sb, Cd, Co, Cr (total), Cr and investigation of (VI), Cou, Cr (total),Hg, Pb, contaminated sites and Cr (VI), Cu, Ni, Tl, V, Zn (µg any other relevant per kg) Hg, Pb, Ni, Tl, information, that no V, Zn (µg per unacceptable risk for kg) human health and the environment from soil contamination exists. - concentration of Habitats with naturally of a selection of high concentration of of organic heavy metals that are contaminants included in Annex I of established by Council Directive Member States 92/43/EEC3 shall and taking into remain protected. account existing account existing concentration limits e.g. for water quality and and air air emissions in Union legislation Reduction of soil Soil water holding The estimated value for No exclusion soil capacity to retain holding capacity of the the total water holding waterto retain soil sample (% ofof the soil capacity of a soil district water volume of water /sample (% of by river basin or volume of water subbasin is above the saturated soil)/ volume of minimal threshold. saturated soil) The minimal threshold shall be set (in tonnes) by the Member State at soil district and river basin or subbasin level at such a value that the impacts of floodings following intense rain events or of periods of low soil moisture due to drought events are mitigated. ______________________ 3 Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora (OJ L 206, 22.7.1992, p. 7).
Amendment 650 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – Part C
Annex I – Part C
Part C: soil descriptors without criteria Aspect of soil degradation Soil descriptor Excess nutrient content in soildeleted Nitrogen in soil (mg g-1) deleted Acidification Soil acidity (pH) Topsoil compaction Bulk density in topsoil (A-horizon1) (g cm-3) Loss of soil biodiversity Soil basal respiration (mm3 O2 g-1 hr-1) in dry soil Member States may also select other optional soil descriptors for for biodiversity such as: - metabarcoding of bacteria, fungi, protists and animals; - abundance and diversity of nematodes; - microbial biomass; - abundance and diversity of earthworms (in cropland); - invasive alien species and plant pests. ______________________ 1 As defined in the FAO Guidelines for Soil Description, Chapter 5 (https://www.fao.org/3/a0541e/a0541e.pdf )
Amendment 657 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – subheading 1
Annex III – subheading 1
INDICATIVE LIST ON SUSTAINABLE SOIL MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES
Amendment 659 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Annex III – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The following principles shallmay apply:
Amendment 663 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point a
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) avoid leaving soil bare by establishing and maintaining vegetative soil cover on agricultural soil, especially during environmentally sensitive periods;
Amendment 664 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 2
Article 20 – paragraph 2
2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Articles 8, 10, 15 and 16 shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminate period of time from the date of entry into force of this Directive.
Amendment 667 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 3
Article 20 – paragraph 3
3. The delegation of power referred to in Articles 8, 10, 15 and 16 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 674 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 22 – paragraph 2
Article 22 – paragraph 2
Member States shall determine what constitutes a sufficient interest and impairment of a right, consistently with the objective of providing the public with wide access to justice. For the purposes of paragraph 1, any non-governmental organisation promoting environmental protection and meeting any requirements under national law shall be deemed to have rights capable of being impaired and their interest shall be deemed sufficient.
Amendment 677 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 23
Article 23
Amendment 677 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point e
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) when fertilization is applied, ensureing the balanced and integrated nutrient adaptation to the needs of the plant and trees at the given location and in the given period, and to the condition of soil and prioritize circular solutions that enrich the organic content;
Amendment 683 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point h
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) use site-adapted species in the cultivation of crops, plants or trees where this can prevent soil degradation or contribute to improving soil health, also taking into consideration the mitigation and adaptation to climate change;
Amendment 684 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point i
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point i
(i) ensure optimisedsufficent water levels in organic soils, based on the scientific knowledge and voluntary manner of land owners and land managers, so that the structure and composition of such soils are not negatively affected while taking account the social and economical effects;110 __________________ 110 This principle does not apply to urban soils
Amendment 690 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point j
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point j
(j) in the case of crop cultivation, ensureLocal climate and other specificities conditions based crop rotation and crop diversity, taking into consideration different crop families, root systems, water and nutrient needs, and integrated pest management;
Amendment 698 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex IV – subheading 1
Annex IV – subheading 1
INDICATIVE LIST OF PROGRAMMES, PLANS, TARGETS AND MEASURES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 10
Amendment 699 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex IV – point 14 a (new)
Annex IV – point 14 a (new)
(14a) The European Bioeconomy Strategy and possible national bioeconomy strategies
Amendment 700 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex VII – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Annex VII – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The design and presentation of the anonymized data in the register shall enable the public, when relevant, to track progress in the management of potentially contaminated sites and contaminated sites, while respecting the property right. The register shall contain and present the following information at site level for the known potentially contaminated sites, contaminated sites, contaminated sites requiring further action, and contaminated sites where action was taken or is being taken:
Amendment 703 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. By (OP :please insert the date = 6 years after the date of entry into force of the Directive), the Commission shall carry out an evaluation of this Directive to assess the progress towards its objectives and the need to amend its provisions in order to set more specific requirements to ensure that unhealthy soils are regenerated and that all soils willare aimed to be healthy by 2050. This evaluation shall take into account, inter alia, the following elements:
Amendment 721 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by … [OP please insert date = 24 years after date of entry into force of the Directive]. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions.
Amendment 723 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 a (new)
Annex I – paragraph 1 a (new)
Member States may exclude the the soil descriptors relating to the nutrient content in soils from Part B and Part C from this annex, considering that Directive 2000/60/EC and Directive 91/676/EEC are already targeted at the sustainable management of nutrients.
Amendment 727 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Annex III – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The following principles shall applycould be taken into account:
Amendment 730 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point a
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) when possible, avoid leaving soil bare by establishing and maintaining vegetative soil cover, especially during environmentally sensitive periods;
Amendment 732 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point b
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) minimise unnecessary physical soil disturbance;
Amendment 734 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point c
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) avoid inputs or release of non- certified substances into soil that may harm human health or the environment, or degrade soil health;
Amendment 736 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point d
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) ensure that machinery use is adapted to the strength of the soil, and that the number and frequency of operations on soils are limited so that they over time do not compromise soil health;
Amendment 741 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point g
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) ensure soil proteductionvity by the creation and maintenance of adequate landscape features at the landscape level;109 _________________ 109 This principle does not apply to forest soils
Amendment 742 #
2023/0232(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point i
Annex III – paragraph 1 – point i
(i) ensure optimised water levels in organic soils so that the structure and composition of such soils or the productivity are not negatively affected;110 _________________ 110 This principle does not apply to urban soils
Amendment 59 #
2023/0228(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) Genetically modified FRM may only be placed on the market if it is safe for human health and the environment and has been authorised for cultivation pursuant to Directive 2001/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council27 or Regulation (EC) 1829/200328 and if that FRM belongs to the tested category. FRM obtained by certain new genomic techniques could deliver benefits to the sector and to the environment with potential to contribute to the Union's innovation and sustainability goals. FRM obtained by certain new genomic techniques may only be placed on the market if it complies with the requirements of Regulation (EU) [Publications Office, please insert reference to Regulation (EU) of the European Parliament and of the Council on plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques and their food and feed29 and if that FRM belongs to the tested category. _________________ 27 Directive 2001/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 March 2001 on the deliberate release into the environment of genetically modified organisms and repealing Council Directive 90/220/EEC (OJ L 106, 17.4.2001, p. 1). 28 Regulation (EC) No 1829/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 on genetically modified food and feed (OJ L 268, 18.10.2003, p. 1). 29 Regulation (EU) …/… of the European Parliament and of the Council …. (OJ …, p.).
Amendment 156 #
2023/0226(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) NGT plants that could also occur naturally or be produced by conventional breeding techniques and their progeny obtained by conventional breeding techniques (‘category 1 NGT plants’) should be treated as plants that have occurred naturally or have been produced by conventional breeding techniques, given that they are equivalent and that their risks are comparable, thereby derogating in full from the Union GMO legislation and GMO related requirements in sectoral legislation. In order to ensure legal certainty, this Regulation should set out the criteria to ascertain if a NGT plant is equivalent to naturally occurring or conventionally bred plants and lay down a procedure for competent authorities to verify and take a decision on the fulfillment of those criteria, prior to the release or placing on the market of NGT plants or NGT products. Those criteria should be objective and based on science. They should cover the type and extent of genetic modifications that can be observed in nature or in organisms obtained with conventional breeding techniques and should include thresholds for both size and number of genetic modifications to the genome of NGT plants. Since scientific and technical knowledge evolves rapidly in this area, the Commission should be empowered in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to update these criteria in light of scientific and technical progress as regards the type and extent of genetic modifications that can occur in nature or through conventional breeding.
Amendment 158 #
2023/0226(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14 a (new)
Recital 14 a (new)
(14a) In view of the high complexity of plant genomes, the criteria for considering that a NGT plant is equivalent to naturally occurring or conventionally bred plants should reflect the diversity of plants genomic size and their characteristics. Polyploid plants contain more than two homologous chromosomes. Within this, tetraploid, hexaploid, and octoploid have 4, 6 and 8 sets of chromosomes respectively. Polyploid plants tend to exhibit greater numbers of genetic modifications compared to monoploid plants. Based on this any limit to the total number of individual modifications per plant should reflect the plants “ploidy”, meaning the number of chromosomes set in a plant.
Amendment 183 #
2023/0226(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) Since the criteria for considering that a NGT plant is equivalent to naturally occurring or conventionally bred plants are unrelated to the type of activity that requires the deliberate release of the NGT plant, a declaration of the category 1 NGT plant status made prior to its deliberate release for any other purpose than placing on the market in the territory of the Union should also be valid for the placing on the market of related NGT products. In view of the high uncertainty existing at the field trial stage about the product reaching the market and the likely involvement of smaller operators in such releases, the verification procedure of category 1 NGT plant status prior to field trials should be conducted by national competent authorities as this would be less administratively burdensome for operators, and a decision should be taken at Union level only in case there are comments to the verification report by other national competent authorities. Where the verification request is submitted prior to the placing on the market of NGT products, the procedure should be conducted at Union levelin consultation with the Commission and the European Food Safety Authority ('EFSA') only if there are reasoned objections by other Member States in order to ensure effectiveness of the verification procedure and consistency of the category 1 NGT plant status declarations.
Amendment 209 #
2023/0226(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) Decisions declaring the category 1 NGT plant status should assign an identification number to the NGT plant concerned in order to ensure transparency and traceability of such plants when they are listed in the database and for the purpose of labe. The information listed shall ing of plant reproductive material derived from themclude information on the technique(s) used to obtain the trait(s).
Amendment 222 #
2023/0226(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and the Council on organic production and labelling of organic products and repealing Council Regulation (EC) 834/2007(47 ) prohibits the use of GMOs and products from and by GMOs in organic production. It defines GMOs for the purposes of that Regulation by reference to Directive 2001/18/EC, excluding from the prohibition GMOs which have been obtained through the techniques of genetic modification listed in Annex 1.B of Directive 2001/18/EC. As a result, category 2 NGT plants will be banned in organic production. However, it is necessary to clarify the status of category 1 NGT plants for the purposes of organic production. The use of new genomic techniques is currently incompatible with the concept of organic production in the Regulation (EC) 2018/848 and with consumers’ perception of organic products. The use of category 1 NGT plants should therefore be also prohibiAs category 1 NGT plants could also have been obtained with conventional breeding techniques, their use should be permitted in organic production. _________________ 47 Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on organic production and labelling of organic products and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 (OJ L 150, 14.6.2018, p. 1).
Amendment 240 #
2023/0226(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) Provision should be made to ensure transparency as regards the use of category 1 NGT plant varieties, to ensure that production chains that wish to remain free from NGTs can do so and thereby safeguard consumer trust. NGT plants that have obtained a category 1 NGT plant status declaration should be listed in a publicly available database including information on the technique(s) used to obtain the trait(s). To ensure traceability, transparency and choice for operators, during research and plant breeding, when selling seed to farmers or making plant reproductive material available to third parties in any other way, plant reproductive material of category 1 NGT plants should be labelled as category 1 NGT.
Amendment 319 #
2023/0226(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 37
Recital 37
(37) In order to enable NGT plants to contribute to the sustainability objectives of the Green Deal and the Farm to Fork and Biodiversity Strategies, cultivation of NGT plants in the Union should be facilitated. This requires predictability for breeders and farmers as regards the possibility to cultivate such plants in the Union. Therefore, thit should not be possibilityle for Member States to adopt measures restricting or prohibiting the cultivation of category 2 NGT plants in all or part of their territory, set out in Article 26b of Directive 2001/18/EC, as this would undermine those goals.
Amendment 329 #
2023/0226(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 39
Recital 39
(39) To achieve the goal of ensuring the effective functioning of the internal market, for NGT plants and related products should benefit from, the free movement of goods should be ensured, provided they comply with the requirements of other Union law.
Amendment 335 #
2023/0226(COD)
(40) Given the novelty of the NGTs, it will be important to monitor closely the development and presence on the market of NGT plants and products and evaluate any accompanying impact on human and animal health, the environment and environmental, economic and social sustainability. Information should be collected regularly andongoing development of new genomic techniques, the Commission should carry out an evaluation within five years after the adoption of the first decision allowing the deliberate release or the marketing of NGT plants or NGT products in the Union, the Commission should carry out an evaluation of this Regulation to. This evaluation should measure the progress made towards the availability of NGT plants or NGT products containing such characteristics or properties on the EU market, with the aim of further improving this Regulation.
Amendment 363 #
2023/0226(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 48 a (new)
Recital 48 a (new)
Amendment 392 #
2023/0226(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2
(2) ‘NGT plant’ means a genetically modified plant obtained by targeted mutagenesis or cisgenesis, or a combination thereof, on the condition that it does not contain any genetic material originating from outside the breeders’ gene pool that temporarily may have been inserted during the development of the NGT plant;
Amendment 401 #
2023/0226(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 4
(4) ‘targeted mutagenesis’ means mutagenesis techniques resulting in modification(s) of the DNA sequence at precisetargeted locations in the genome of an organism;
Amendment 429 #
2023/0226(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point b
(b) is progeny of the NGT plant(s) referred to in point (a), including progeny derived by crossing of such plants, on the condition that there are no further modifications that would make it subject to Directive 2001/18/EC orr progeny that has undergone further modifications and fulfils the criteria of equivalence to conventional plants, as set out in Annex I of this Regulation 1829/2003;
Amendment 431 #
2023/0226(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point b a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point b a (new)
(ba) products for which it is not possible to provide an analytical method to detect, identify and quantify a genetic change made by an new genomic technique.
Amendment 443 #
2023/0226(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 12
(12) ‘NGT product’ means a product, other than food and feed, containing or, consisting of aor produced from NGT plants and food and feedother products containing, or consisting of or produced from such a plants;
Amendment 474 #
2023/0226(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2
(2) the plant is a category 2 NGT plant, and has been granted consent or has been authorised in accordance with Chapter III.
Amendment 487 #
2023/0226(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – title
Article 5 – title
Status of category 1 NGT plants and products
Amendment 495 #
2023/0226(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Amendment 527 #
2023/0226(COD)
(c) a description of the trait(s) and characteristics which have been introduced or modified including information on the technique(s) used to obtain the trait(s);
Amendment 565 #
2023/0226(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 7
Article 6 – paragraph 7
7. The other Member States and the Commission may make commentreasoned objections to the verification report within 20 days from the date of receipt of that report regard to the fulfilment of the criteria set out in Annex I, within 20 days from the date of receipt of that report. A reasoned objection by a Member State shall be science-based and shall directly refer to the criteria as set out in Annex I.
Amendment 579 #
2023/0226(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 8
Article 6 – paragraph 8
8. In the absence of any commentsreasoned objection from a Member State or the Commission, within 10 working days from the expiry of the deadline referred to in paragraph 7, the competent authority that prepared the verification report shall adopt a decision declaring whether the NGT plant is a category 1 NGT plant. It shall transmit the decision without undue delay to the requester, the other Member States and to the Commission.
Amendment 590 #
2023/0226(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 9
Article 6 – paragraph 9
9. In cases where a commentreasoned objection is made by another Member State or by the Commission by the deadline referred to in paragraph 7, the competent authority that prepared the verification report shall forward the comment(s) to the Commissionreasoned objection to the Commission and the other Member States without undue delay.
Amendment 598 #
2023/0226(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 10
Article 6 – paragraph 10
10. The Commission, after having consulted the European Food Safety Authority (‘the Authority’), shall prepare a draft decision declaring whether the NGT plant is a category 1 NGT plant within 45 working days from the date of receipt of the commentreasoned objection(s), taking the latter into account. The decision shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 28(2).
Amendment 617 #
2023/0226(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) a description of the trait(s) and characteristics which have been introduced or modified including information on the technique(s) used to obtain the trait(s);
Amendment 662 #
2023/0226(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 a (new)
Article 8 a (new)
Article 8a Free movement Member States shall not prohibit, restrict, or impede the deliberate release or the placing on the market of category 1 NGT plants and related products, which comply with the requirements of this Regulation.
Amendment 792 #
2023/0226(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point l
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point l
(l) methods for sampling (including references to existing official or standardised sampling methods), detection, identification and quantification of the NGT plant. In cases where it is not feasible to provide an analytical method that detects, identifies and quantifies, if duly justified by the notifier, the modalities to comply with analytical method requirements shall be adapted as specified in the implementing act adopted in accordance with Article 27, point (e) and the guidance referred to in Article 29(2)plant should be considered as category 1 NGT plant in accordance with Article 3(7)(c) of this Regulation;
Amendment 885 #
2023/0226(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1
Article 22 – paragraph 1
1. The incentives in this Article shall apply to category 2 NGT plants and category 2 NGT products, where at least one of the intended trait(s) of the NGT plant conveyed by the genetic modification is contained in Part 1 of Annex IIIArticle 51(1) of Regulation (2023/0227) and it does not have any traits referred to in Part 2 of that Annex.
Amendment 1009 #
2023/0226(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 4
Article 30 – paragraph 4
4. No sooner than two years after the publication of the first report referred to in paragraph 1 the Commission shall carry out an evaluation of the implementation of this Regulation and its impact on human and animal health, the environment, consumer information, the functioning of the internal market herein the organic production, and economic, environmental and social sustainability.
Amendment 1012 #
2023/0226(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 30 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Every three years, the Commission shall review the criteria listed in Annex I and Annex III of this Regulation and, where appropriate, amend them by means of a delegated act, in order to ensure adaptation to the latest scientific and technological progress.
Amendment 1014 #
2023/0226(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 5 b (new)
Article 30 – paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. No later than December 2026, the Commission shall present a study to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on the effects of patenting plants on advancement in plant breeding, the influence of patents on breeders' accessibility to genetic resources and methods, the availability of seeds for farmers and the EU's competitiveness in the field of plant biotechnology. Where appropriate, the report shall be accompanied by a legislative proposal amending the framework for intellectual property rights for plants.
Amendment 1049 #
2023/0226(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1
Annex I – paragraph 1
A NGT plant is considered equivalent to conventional plants when it differs from the recipient/parental plant by no more than 20 genetic modifications per haploid genome of the types referred to in points 1 to 5, in any DNA sequence sharing sequence similarity with the targeted site that can be predicted by bioinformatic tools.
Amendment 1075 #
2023/0226(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 3 – introductory part
Annex I – point 3 – introductory part
(3) on the condition that the genetic modification does not interrupt an endogenous genecreate a chimeric protein:
Amendment 1083 #
2023/0226(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 3 – point a
Annex I – point 3 – point a
(a) targeted insertion of a contiguous DNA sequence existing in the breeder’s gene pool;
Amendment 1169 #
2023/0226(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – Part 1 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Annex III – Part 1 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Traits justifying the incentives referred to in Article 22: are listed in Article 52(1) of Regulation (EU) 2023/0227.
Amendment 1172 #
2023/0226(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – Part 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Annex III – Part 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Amendment 1175 #
2023/0226(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – Part 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Annex III – Part 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Amendment 1176 #
2023/0226(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – Part 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Annex III – Part 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Amendment 1179 #
2023/0226(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – Part 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Annex III – Part 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Amendment 1181 #
2023/0226(COD)
Amendment 1183 #
2023/0226(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – Part 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Annex III – Part 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Amendment 1184 #
2023/0226(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – Part 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Annex III – Part 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Amendment 7 #
2023/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Directive 2003/87/EC54 should be amended to allow for additional financing with a financial envelope for the period 2024-2027 of EUR 5 billion. The Innovation Fund supports investments in innovative low-carbon technologies, which is a scope that is to be covered by the STEP. The increase in volume of the Innovation Fund should therefore allow to provide financing responding to the objective of supporting the development or manufacturing in the Union of critical clean technologies. In line with the objectives of ensuring cohesion and promoting the Single Market, and in order to support the green transition and the development of clean technologies throughout the Union, the additional financial envelope should be made available through calls for proposals open to entities from all Member States whosile average GDP per capita is below the EU average of the EU-27 measured in purchasing power standards (PPS) and calculated on the basis of Union figures for the period 2015-2017iming at a geographical balance of financial support taking into account the amount of state aid that has been allocated for these technologies by Member States under the Temporary Crisis Framework. _________________ 54 Directive 2003/87/EC establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading (OJ L 275, 25.10.2003, p. 32).
Amendment 15 #
2023/0199(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a(8)
Article 10a(8)
In addition to the allowances referred to in the first to fifth subparagraphs of this paragraph, the Innovation Fund shall also implement a financial envelope for the period from 1 January 2024 to 31 December 2027 of EUR 5 000 000 000 in current prices for supporting investments contributing to the STEP objective referred to in Article 2, point (a)(ii) of Regulation .../...63 [STEP Regulation]. This financial envelope shall be made available to support investments only inin all Member States, whosile average GDP per capita is below the EU average of the EU-27 measured in purchasing power standards (PPS) and calculiming at a geographical balance of financial support taking into account the amount of state aid that has been allocated onfor the basis of Union figures for the period 2015-2017se technologies by Member States under the Temporary Crisis Framework. _________________ 63 Regulation …/… of the European Parliament and of the Council … [insert full title and OJ reference].
Amendment 96 #
2023/0124(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) In order to safeguard the functioning of the internal market and to ensure that the objective of providing a high level of protection of health and the environment is achieved, it is necessary to establish that detergents and surfactants from third countries entering the Union market also comply with this Regulation. In particular, it is necessary to ensure that appropriate conformity assessment procedures have been carried out by manufacturers with regard to those products. It is also necessary to lay down rules for importers to ensure that the detergents and surfactants they place on the market comply with those requirements and that the documentation drawn up by manufacturers and, where relevant, the CE marking areis available for inspection by the competent national authorities. Provision should also be made for importers to ensure that a product passport is available for those products.
Amendment 99 #
2023/0124(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
Amendment 130 #
2023/0124(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 44
Recital 44
(44) It is crucial to make clear to both manufacturers and users that by creating the product passport for detergent or surfactant and, where relevant, by affixing the CE marking, the manufacturer declares that the detergent or surfactant is in conformity with all applicable requirements and that the manufacturer takes full responsibility thereof.
Amendment 155 #
2023/0124(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 24
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 24
Amendment 162 #
2023/0124(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 34 – introductory part
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 34 – introductory part
(34) ‘batchmodel’ means a defined quantity of finished products that meets the following conditions:specific type of detergent or surfactant, which includes a product name and a unique formula, according to the Unique Formula Identifier (UFI).
Amendment 163 #
2023/0124(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 34 – indent 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 34 – indent 1
Amendment 169 #
2023/0124(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 34 – indent 2
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 34 – indent 2
Amendment 173 #
2023/0124(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 34 – indent 3
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 34 – indent 3
Amendment 206 #
2023/0124(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point c
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 – point c
Amendment 224 #
2023/0124(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b
Amendment 237 #
2023/0124(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b
Amendment 251 #
2023/0124(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14
Article 14
Amendment 287 #
2023/0124(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) it shall correspond to a specific batchmodel of the detergent or surfactant;
Amendment 328 #
2023/0124(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 25 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 73 #
2023/0081(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The development of carbon capture and storage solutions for industry is confronted with a coordination failure. On the one hand, despite the growing CO2 price incentive provided by the EU Emissions Trading System, for industry to invest into capturing CO2 emissions making such investments economically viable, they face a significant risk of not being able to access a permitted geological storage site. On the other hand, investors into first CO2 storage sites face upfront costs to identify develop and appraise them even before they can apply for a regulatory storage permit. Transparency about potential CO2 storage capacity in terms of the geological suitability of relevant areas and existing geological data, in particular from the exploration of hydrocarbon production sites, can support market operators to plan their investments. Member State should make such data publicly available and report regularly in a forward-looking perspective about progress in developing CO2 storage sites and the corresponding needs for injection and storage capacities above, in order to collectively reach the Union-wide target for CO2 injection capacity. To ensure that injection capacity will deliver the expected CO2 removals and to avoid stranded assets, CCS value chains including capture-transport and storage need to be established by 2030.
Amendment 82 #
2023/0081(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14 a (new)
Recital 14 a (new)
(14a) To reach the Union’s target of 60 million tonnes of annual operational CO2 injection capacity by 2030 it is necessary to support cross-border transportation of CO2 and to overcome the limitations set by the London Protocol. The Commission should develop a CO2 infrastructure plan with actions towards creating a regulatory and financial framework to establish a unified CCS market in the EU.
Amendment 164 #
2023/0081(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 57
Recital 57
(57) The environmental assessments and authorisations required under Union law, including in relation to water, air, ecosystems, habitats, biodiversity and birds, are an integral part of the permit granting procedure for a net zero technologies manufacturing project and an essential safeguard to ensure negative environmental impacts are prevented or minimised. However, to ensure that permit granting procedures for net zero technologies manufacturing projects are predictable and timely, a they should not exceed the pre-set time limit for any stage in the permitting process. Any potential to streamline the required assessments and authorisations while not lowering the level of environmental protection should be realised. In that regard, it should be ensured that the necessary assessments are bundled to prevent unnecessary overlap and it should be ensured that project promoters and responsible authorities explicitly agree on the scope of the bundled assessment before the assessment is carried out to prevent unnecessary follow-up.
Amendment 172 #
2023/0081(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 58
Recital 58
(58) Land use conflicts can create barriers to the deployment of net zero technologies manufacturing projects. Well- designed plans, including spatial plans and zoning, that take into account the potential for implementing net-zero technologies manufacturing projects and whose potential environmental impacts are assessed, have the potential to help balance public goods and interests, decreasing the potential for conflict and accelerating the sustainable deployment of net-zero technologies manufacturing projects in the Union. Responsible national, regional and local authorities should therefore consider the inclusion ofinclude, where relevant, provisions for net-zero technologies manufacturing projects when developing relevant plans.
Amendment 208 #
2023/0081(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The Commission shall, if necessary, review and update the list of net-zero technologies and the annex of strategic net-zero technologies by means of delegated acts in accordance with Article 33 one year after the date of entry into force of this Regulation and every year thereafter;
Amendment 209 #
2023/0081(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. The yearly review and update of the list of net-zero technologies and the annex of strategic net-zero technologies shall be based on the following criteria and an assessment of: 1. Technology neutrality with the aim of including relevant technologies that meet the criteria for substantial contribution to climate change mitigation in accordance with article 10 of Regulation (EU) 2020/852; 2. Technology that is critical for meeting EU's climate neutrality target; 3. Technology with an untapped potential as well as technologies facing market failures due to insufficient funding and regulation;
Amendment 227 #
2023/0081(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) ‘net-zero technologies’ means renewable energy technologies66 ; electricity and heat storage technologies; heat pumps; grid technologies; renewable fuels of non-biological origin technologies; sustainable alternative fuels technologies67 ; electrolysers and fuel cells; advanced technologies to produce energy from nuclear processes with minimal waste from the fuel cycle, small modular reactors, and related best-in-class fuels; carbon capture, utilisation, and storage technologies; biosolutions; and energy-system related energy efficiency technologies and efficient water technology. They refer to the final products, specific components and specific machinery primarily used for the production of those products. They shall have reached a technology readiness level of at least 8. _________________ 66 ‘renewable energy' means ‘renewable energy’ as defined in Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources 67 ‘sustainable alternative fuels’ means fuels covered by the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on ensuring a level playing field for sustainable air transport, COM/2021/561 final and by the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and Council on the use of renewable and low-carbon fuels in maritime transport COM/2021/562 final.
Amendment 337 #
2023/0081(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. In exceptional cases, where the nature, complexity, location or size of the proposed project so requires, the national competent authority may extend the time limits referred to in paragraph 3 by a maximum of 1 month, before their expiry and on a case-by-case basis. In that event, the national competent authority shall inform the project promoter of the reasons justifying the extension and of the date when the reasoned conclusion is expected in writing.
Amendment 374 #
2023/0081(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. Where plans include provisions for the development of net-zero technology manufacturing projects, including net-zero strategic projects and all the necessary infrastructure, are subject to an assessment pursuant to Directive 2001/42/EC and pursuant to Article 6 of Directive 92/43/EEC, those assessments shall be combined. Where relevant, that combined assessment shall also address the impact on potentially affected water bodies and verify whether the plan potentially prevent a water body from achieving good status or good potential or cause deterioration of status or of potential referred to in Article 4 of Directive 2000/60/EC or would potentially hamper that a water body achieves good status or good potential. Where relevant Member States are required to assess the impacts of existing and future activities on the marine environment, including land-sea interactions, as referred to in Article 4 of Directive 2014/89/EU, these impacts shall also be covered by the combined assessment. When there is a need for an assessment according to this Article these assessments shall be conducted in such a way that they do not lead to a prolongation of the time limits referred to in Article 13(1) and 13(2).
Amendment 384 #
2023/0081(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. All decisions adopted pursuant to this Section and Articles 12 and 13 shall be made publicly available in an easily understandable manner and all decisions concerning one project shall be presented in the same place.
Amendment 512 #
2023/0081(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 1
An annual injection capacity of at least 560 million tonnes of CO2 shall be achieved by 2030, in storage sites located in the territory of the European Union, its exclusive economic zones or on its continental shelf within the meaning of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and which are not combined with Enhanced Hydrocarbon Recovery (EHR). Of the annual injection capacity of at least 60 million tonnes of CO2, at least 20 million tonnes shall be reserved for the permanent removal of CO2 through the injection of biogenic and/or atmospheric CO2.
Amendment 522 #
2023/0081(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 a (new)
Article 16 a (new)
Amendment 525 #
2023/0081(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) make publicly available data on areas where CO2 storage spermites can be permittor exploration permits have been issued con their territorysidering the full scope of viable options and geologies.
Amendment 99 #
2023/0042(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) The Union fleet-wide targets are to be complemented by the necessary roll-out of recharging and refuelling infrastructure as set out in the Commission Proposal for a regulation on the deployment of alternative fuel infrastructure16 . Strengthened CO2 emission reduction requirements should also incentivise additional investments in infrastructure, beyond the legally required minimum, enabling a large infrastructure roll-out. To that end, the European Commission should present a report by (6 month after the entry into force of this regulation) setting out actions to reduce the duration of the permit granting process for recharging infrastructure. __________________ 16 Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure, and repealing Directive 2014/94/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, 14.7.2021, COM/2021/559 final.
Amendment 157 #
2023/0042(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27 a (new)
Recital 27 a (new)
(27a) Urban areas in which significant investments have already been allocated or spent on the conversion of infrastructure to allow for the use of biomethane in urban buses - city buses and inter-urban buses - over a long period of time should be able to apply for a temporary derogation from the target for urban buses. Member States should consult the Commission on such applications and may grant a derogation until at the latest 2040.
Amendment 337 #
2023/0042(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EU) 2019/1242
Article 3b – paragraph 2
Article 3b – paragraph 2
Member States may decide to exclude from the obligation under this Article a limited share of the urban buses - city buses and inter-urban buses - registered in each reporting period, confirming that the purpose of the vehicle cannot be equally served by a zero-emission vehicle and it is thus in the public interest to register a non- zero emission vehicle to fulfil that purpose, due to socio-economic cost-benefit in view of specific territorial morphology or meteorological circumstances. This exemption shall cease by 2040.
Amendment 347 #
2023/0042(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EU) 2019/1242
Article 3c – paragraph 1
Article 3c – paragraph 1
1. Contracting authorities or contracting entities shall base the award of the public contracts for the purchase or the u, lease, rent or hire-purchase of vehicles referred to in Article 3b onr of the most economically advantageous tender which shall include the best price-quality ratiorelated charging infrastructure, take account of the energy and environmental impacts of those vehicles over their lifetime, as well as of the security of supply related to those vehicles and their spare parts. They shall do so by including criteria for the sustainability and the security of supply contribution of the tender, in compliance with relevant international law.
Amendment 352 #
2023/0042(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EU) 2019/1242
Article 3c – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 3c – paragraph 2 a (new)
(ea) 2a. The tender’s contribution to the sustainability shall be assessed, inter alia, based on: (a) environmental sustainability going beyond the minimum requirements provided for in applicable legislation, in particular for the recycling and sourcing of batteries; (b) the energy efficiency of the vehicles; (c) the potential to reduce the use of natural resources and materials, for instance by retrofitting existing vehicles to zero-emission powertrains.
Amendment 413 #
2023/0042(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point d
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point d
Regulation (EU) 2019/1242
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
Emission credits and emission debts acquired in the reporting periods of the years 2025 to 2039 shall, where applicable, be carried over from one reporting period to the next reporting period. However,Emission credits anyd remaining emission debts shall be cleared in the reporting periods of the year 2029, 2034 and 2039.;
Amendment 13 #
2022/2188(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Points out that the full impact of Brexit is not yet fully known, not least because the full implementation of the TCA in relation to fisheries is still ongoing and will only be completed after the transition period ends on 30 June 2026; highlights the importance of a faithful implementation of the Agreement considering that issues are still emerging;
Amendment 16 #
2022/2188(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Expresses its deep concern at the uncertainty created by the review clause (Article 510) under Heading Five (Fisheries) of Part Two of the TCA, which will be applied four years after the end of the adjustment period; calls on the Commission to swiftly and steadfastly engage in negotiations for a multiannual post-2026 agreement while keeping in mind the stability and economic viability of the sector; highlights that this agreement must be linked to the overall review of the TCA and must not allow further losses in shared quotas for the EU, stresses in this regard the importance of keeping all aspects of the TCA interlinked and especially access to the single market for the UK connected to the aspects of fisheries;
Amendment 33 #
2022/2188(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Recalls that Brexit has destabilised relations among North Atlantic countries; believes that Brexit should not be misused to manipulate the distribution of quotas in the Northern Agreements; insist that the historically evolved distribution of fishing opportunities, always based on the best available scientific data and advice should be respected; calls on the Commission to take initiatives to find new arrangements with States in the North-East Atlantic in order to find more stable and long term arrangedments in the area of fisheries management;
Amendment 43 #
2022/2188(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Reiterate that the Trade and Cooperation Agreement provides that technical measures should be proportionate, should be based on the best scientific advice, should not be discriminatory, should apply equally to vessels from both parties and must be notified in advance; calls for better cooperation and coordination in relation to the introduction of technical, management and control measures including developing clear and non- discriminatory criteria for these measures to ensure that they cannot be used to indirectly restrict access to fishing fleets where they have fishing rights; highlights especially that the designation of marine protected areas must be non- discriminatory, science-based and proportionate; emphasises that marine protected areas should be established with well-defined conservation objectives and should not be used as a tool to restrict foreign access to waters; regrets, in this regard, the unilateral approach that the UK has taken in relation to the designation of new areas around the Dogger Bank and the fact that they are planned to be used for other economic activities;
Amendment 45 #
2022/2188(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Reiterate its call that the Commission embrace its role as the EU’s representative in dealings with third countries in order to propose enhanced participatory management models and co- management in cross-border situations with third countries;
Amendment 1 #
2022/2183(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas farmers, sustainable use of nature resources, nature and biodiversity are the foundations of foodagriculture and food production and, without strong political action to conserve and restore nature and biodiversity, food security and the right to food will be irreversibly endangeredon cutting red tapes, enhancing competitiveness, supporting the European agriculture in being even more sustainable, decreasing the dependency on fossil inputs as well as our dependency on a small number of suppliers, together with minimising the negative impact on nature and biodiversity, the food security will decrease;
Amendment 121 #
2022/2183(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights that the avproduction of sustailnability ofle plant proteins, if consumed directly, is more than sufficient to meet global protein needs; acknowledges the positive impact that plant-based diets have on humans, animals, the planet and food security; stresses that reducing the number and density of farmed animals can effectively combat the climate and biodiversity crises, decrease the risk of zoonotic diseases and contribute to food security in the short and long terms for food and feed in Europe need to increase in order to reinforce the food security; thinks that support for research and innovation, training and advisory and up-scaling of innovative projects, among others, are important the increase the protein production in Europe;
Amendment 150 #
2022/2183(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Notes that the war in Ukraine has further exposed that food production in the EU is dependent on inputs from outside the Union; emphasises in that regard that to ensure food production in the long term, resources that are readily available and produced within the EU should be utilised and developed to the fullest, such as organic fertilisers and low-risk or organic plant protection products;
Amendment 158 #
2022/2183(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Reiterates its position on new genomic breeding techniques1 ; regrets the biased nature of the current impaunderline the need for new genomic breeding techniques as it can decrease the need of inputs such as plant protection products assessment and calls onnd fertiliser, and in the same time increase the yields and profitability; ask the Commission to restput forwartd the process in an inclusive mannerlegislative proposal on new genomic breeding techniques as soon as possible; __________________ 1 Resolution of 20 October 2021 on a farm to fork strategy for a fair, healthy and environmentally-friendly food system. OJ C 184, 5.5.2022, p. 2.
Amendment 201 #
2022/2183(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Considers it irresponsible that the EU continues to support environmentally harmful and cruel practices under the common agricultural policy and common fishalls on Member States to develop and deploy, under the common agricultural policy, eco-schemes with support for practices that enable synergies policy.between environmental performance and food production;
Amendment 340 #
Amendment 352 #
2022/2183(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for the EU to speed up the adoption of legislation on the use of new cultivationgenomic techniques in order to increase yields and make crops more resilient to climate change and new pathogens, particularly in view of the droughts and water shortages that are afflicting an increasing number of EU Member States; points out that new cultivation targetgenomic techniques can promote sustainable agriculture, which is not possible without innovation;
Amendment 428 #
2022/2183(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Notes that the war in Ukraine has further exposed that food production in the EU is dependent on inputs from outside the Union; Emphasises in that regard that to ensure food production in the long term, resources that are readily available and produced within the EU should be utilised and developed to the fullest, such as organic fertilisers and low-risk or organic plant protection products.
Amendment 442 #
2022/2183(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Welcomes the inclusion in the Commission communication on ensuring the availability and affordability of fertilisers (COM(2022)0590) of a strategy to help farmers cope with exceptionally high costs; considers, however, that while it contains manysome valid medium and long- term policy recommendations, it fails to provide adequate supportmeasures for farmers in the current crisis, which could have very serious implications for food security;
Amendment 457 #
2022/2183(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to raise the limits for the use of nitrogen fertilisers derived from animalenable the safe use of processed manure, e.g. RENURE2 , in line wiabove the the limits currently applicable to fertilisersreshold established for Nitrate Vulnerable Zones by the Nitrates Directive; calls on the Commission to consider a temporary exemption to bring down the cost of fertilisers for now, while seeking the introduction of long-term framework provisions to promote a circular economy on farms and reduce dependence on third- country resources; _________________ 2 RENURE: REcovered Nitrogen from manURE
Amendment 39 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that generational renewal in agriculture is key for the social, economic and environmental sustainability of rural areas and EU food autonomsovereignty, as well as for the future of agriculture and the traditional familythe balance between territories, the adaptation to and mitigation of climate change, the preservation of biodiversity and natural resources and for the diversity of sustainable farming models;
Amendment 75 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that a fair and dignified income and quality of life for farmers and their families is essential in attracting new young and new people to the sector;
Amendment 89 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that the price and availability of land, low profitabilitydifficult access to credit, low profitability, consequences of climate change, administrative requirements and the image of the sector were identified as the main barriers to becoming a farmer11; _________________ 11 European Commission, ‘Public consultation results on the CAP reform’, 2017.
Amendment 95 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Amendment 99 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Stresses the inconsistency that often exists between the takeover value of a farm and the actual profitability of the farm being sold.
Amendment 106 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Points out that retired farmers are not always in favour of transferring their land to the new generation due to low pensions, land rental income and direct payments;
Amendment 110 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Points out that due to the revision of the Basel III framework it is becoming more challenging to obtain capital from banks to invest in farmland;
Amendment 128 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Regrets that some young people in some rural areas experience significant daily challenges, particularly as regards education and training, access to quality jobs, social isolation, infrastructure and public transport, healthcare and digital connectivity, especially in remote and less developed rural regions;
Amendment 167 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Calls on the Member States to actively support farm overtakes by creating subsidy schemes and flexible legal interpretations for innovative ideas and concepts and creating broader tax exemptions for young farmers;
Amendment 169 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Calls on the Member States and Regions to make their generational renewal policy a lever of their national or regional agricultural projects;
Amendment 181 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Member States to provide access, in their advisory services, to a farm succession facilitator that can provide guidance during farm transfers, namely on intergenerational dialogue, legal and taxation frameworks and, financial support possibilities, establishing farm diagnosis and ensuring follow-up;
Amendment 186 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure that payments under the CAP are only received by farmers that are truly active;
Amendment 191 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Member States to promote innovative models of intergenerational collaboration, such as partnerships, share farming or land- matching services, as well as transmission or pre-retirement schemes and trial periods;
Amendment 202 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Stresses the importance of preserving farmland and the objectives of sustainable food production; calls on the Commission to launch a study on the effects of competing uses for farmland, such as urbanisation and energy, on the quantity and quality of farmland available and on prices and land concentration, while also evaluating the impacts of all relevant EU policy areas, including the CAP, in this regard;
Amendment 239 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Calls on the Member States to design attractive long-term lease construction possibilities to increase the long-term availability of farmland for young farmers, as this also has the potential to improve soil health conditions due to the increased feeling of ownership of the farmer;
Amendment 243 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission to establish an EU observatory on farmland, as part of the Rural Observatory, making the best use of all existing data collection tools, to monitor, in particular, trends and prices for land sale and rental, as well as changes in farmland use;
Amendment 249 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Encourages the Member States to develop and support land banks and land mobility schemes during transition periods to ensure access to farmland for active farmers;
Amendment 278 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)
Paragraph 22 b (new)
22b. Invites all stakeholders from the value chains to make generational renewal in agriculture a strategic priority by offering adequate incentives, complementary to public supports
Amendment 280 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 c (new)
Paragraph 22 c (new)
22c. Stresses that decent and attractive income and living conditions for young farmers depend, inter alia, on a better share of value within agri-food chains, ethical marketing prices and long-term contracts
Amendment 287 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Insists that young people must be involved and given the ability to participate in political life and decision-making processes, including by supporting and promoting young farmers organisations at local, regional, national and EU level, to ensure that their specific needs are accounted for and that policies provide effective support for their development;
Amendment 342 #
2022/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Insists that rural areas must be able to provide adequate and flexible living conditions for young and new farmers and their families, namely better mobility, access to better education, career opportunities, health, leisure and culture services, and broader digital connectivity;
Amendment 3 #
2022/2104(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Highlights that the swift authorisation of sustainable feed additives and sustainable alternatives to pesticides plays an important role in reaching the ambitions of the Farm-to-Fork strategy; Stresses in that regard that sufficient capacity in terms of staff and their respective expertise is essential in order to prevent delays in application and assessment procedures for the approval of sustainable feed additives and sustainable alternatives to pesticides;
Amendment 20 #
2022/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 a (new)
Citation 15 a (new)
— having regard to the 2019 IPCC Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate;
Amendment 23 #
2022/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 b (new)
Citation 15 b (new)
— having regard to the 2021 IUCN Manual for the Creation of Blue Carbon Projects in Europe and the Mediterranean;
Amendment 68 #
2022/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas every tonne of fossil CO2 that is not emitted or is or will be sustainably stored in cycles is the best contribution to achieving climate targets; whereas storing CO2 from the atmosphere or other cycles should be used as one among many methods for achieving climate targetsavoiding the worst effects of climate change will rely first and foremost on preventing as much greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as possible from reaching the atmosphere, including with technologies such as carbon capture and storage (CCS) where other mitigation options are not feasible, and additionally on removing carbon dioxide already in the atmosphere, through technologies such as carbon dioxide removal;
Amendment 71 #
2022/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas every tonne of fossil CO2greenhouse gases that is not emitted or is or will be sustainably stored in cycles is the best contribution to achieving climate targets; whereas storing CO2 from the atmosphere or other cycles should be used as one among many methods for achieving climate targets;
Amendment 100 #
2022/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas, as breeding grounds and habitats for a wide range of marine and terrestrial species, blue carbon ecosystems are highly productive and play an important ecological role in nutrient and carbon cycling in protecting the coastline, and in sustaining the livelihoods and ensuring the well-being of local communities;
Amendment 101 #
2022/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas an efficient and robust regulatory framework and appropriate funding will be necessary to ensure the timely commercialisation and deployment of carbon capture, removal, and storage technologies, as well as the required CO2 infrastructure;
Amendment 106 #
2022/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
Eb. whereas Europe has vast CO2 storage resources available that can contribute to reaching climate neutrality; whereas it is unlikely that geologic storage clusters will be developed in every Member State, and cross-border European coordination will therefore be needed for the development and deployment of CO2 storage and transport infrastructure;
Amendment 111 #
2022/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E c (new)
Recital E c (new)
Ec. whereas the London Protocol prohibits the export of CO2 for disposal in another country, complicating the cross- border transport of CO2 for storage; whereas only a few Member States have so far adopted the 2009 amendment addressing this limitation;
Amendment 165 #
2022/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that each sector must first and foremost reduce its own CO2 emissions independently and only use the storage capacity of other sectors, such as agriculture and forestry, primarily for non- reducible emissions and temporarily for emissions that are very hard to reduce, in order to reach climate targets before 2050 and to kickstart carbon farming business models;
Amendment 173 #
2022/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises that sustainable food production and the availability of renewable raw materials remain the primary objective of agriculture and forestry; underlines that both sectors are themselves being massively affected by climate change; emphasises that farmers and foresters have a self-interest in combatting climate change, considering the negative effects of climate change for their production and the co-benefits that reducing emissions can have for their business model;
Amendment 184 #
2022/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers that carbon conservation is already an important issue and will continue to be in the future, especially for preserving soil fertility, soil health and for climate change adaptation;
Amendment 204 #
2022/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Emphasises that the blue carbon economy could contribute to the storage of CO2 in coastal regions after careful research; encourages the Commission to collect knowledge and data on blue carbon capture; calls on the Commission to develop a specific methodology to include marine coastal ecosystems in the eligible projects of the certification scheme; welcomes the launch of an international coalition for blue carbon and asks the Commission to encourage Member States to introduce blue carbon initiatives in their nationally determined contributions (NDCs), as well as to strengthen the knowledge to develop a specific methodology to include marine coastal ecosystems in the eligible projects of the certification schemes, while encouraging international political cooperation to provide adequate funding for the protection and restoration of coastal marine ecosystems; calls, in this regard, on the Commission to support private sector contributions dedicated to the restoration of marine biodiversity, notably through the enforcement of specific funding initiatives such as the recent United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)’s “Ocean Promise” initiative, which commits to recovering nearly $ 1 trillion in annual socioeconomic losses due to poor ocean management;
Amendment 210 #
2022/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Recalls the need to map these ecosystems and calls on the Commission to develop and implement a system for collecting data related to blue carbon sequestration and storage; notes that this is an important tool for monitoring the effectiveness of policies and for prioritising future actions, and that it is important to be able to determine the evolution of the habitat, its extension or degradation by comparing it with reference years.
Amendment 242 #
2022/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. ConsiderStrongly supports that carbon farming can be a new business model which should be additional and voluntary, and which aims to upscale climate mitigation by paying farmers to implement climate-friendly farm or forest management practices, by tapping into the potential of blue carbon ecosystems and by streamlining the industrial use of carbon sequestered for different purposesshould be about setting up a business model incentivizing carbon sequestration in soil and reducing of GHG emissions in agriculture while enhancing biodiversity and other environmental objectives of the European Green Deal; believes that it needs to have multiple co-benefits, in particular reducing our dependency on fertilizer inputs and on their suppliers, enhancing fertility without harming soil health and increasing resilience; strongly welcomes the fact that the Communication of the Commission underlines the necessity to connect carbon and biodiversity approach in order to make carbon farming a successful model;
Amendment 258 #
2022/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Is convinced that the large use of carbon removal scheme can bring about a new business model which connects the deployment of the Green Deal and increase in farmers’ income; underlines that this business model should be at the same time a top-up for farmer’s income and a kick-starting tool for the transition at farm level towards practices in line with the objectives of the Green Deal;
Amendment 279 #
2022/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Believes that the carbon removal scheme for land should be based on a result-based approach; to this end, urges the Commission to define the eligible methodologies and the relevant KPIs, taking into account the right balance between cost and precision; in particular the carbon removal scheme should include direct and indirect CO2 emissions as well as direct CH4 and N2O emissions in order to allow for comprehensive farm level transition; the assessment of GHG emissions removed should be done on a per hectare rather than on a per output approach; calls also on the Commission to develop different accounting methods for each kind of emissions in order to avoid greenwashing and maintain high incentives to reduce emissions from CH4 and N2O;
Amendment 281 #
2022/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Amendment 310 #
2022/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses that carbon farming must be regulated in line withtaking into account the current CAP rules and be seen as a complementary and additional topping-up option; underlines, however, that in the longer term carbon farming should becarbon removal scheme should also be associated to market-based mechanism;
Amendment 330 #
2022/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Is of the opinion that the Commission and Member State should act as enabling entities of carbon farming practices; to this end calls the Commission and Member States to fund and make available measurements, modelling and soil sampling tools as well as relevant training necessary for the scale up of practices certified by the carbon removal scheme;
Amendment 332 #
2022/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 c (new)
Paragraph 12 c (new)
12c. Believes that the data collected on soil health in the framework of the carbon removal scheme should be made available to banks and insurances in order to allow them to incorporate soil health in their risk-based pricing and asset pricing; proposes that this data also be made available in an EU-wide database in order to channel private funding to the highest quality farms and projects;
Amendment 335 #
2022/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 d (new)
Paragraph 12 d (new)
12d. Asks the Commission to make available to land managers verified emission and removal data, based on a farm level and a result-based approach, well before 2026 in order to be used in the framework of the Sustainable Food System legislation as well in the next Common Agricultural Policy.
Amendment 339 #
2022/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Considers that carbon capture and storage (CCS) and carbon capture and utilisation (CCU) can play a crucial role as future technologies for achieving climate neutrality in Europe and for creating a successful decarbonised economy in Europe; underlines that the setting of minimum CCS and CCU targets and requirements could, if applicable under national legislation, significantly speed up the decarbonisation of Europe's industrial sector;
Amendment 345 #
2022/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Considers that scientifically proven, sustainable and permanent carbon capture and storage (CCS) and carbon capture and utilisation (CCU) can play a crucial role as future technologies for reducing emissions and achieving climate neutrality in Europe and for creating a successful decarbonised economy in Europe;
Amendment 347 #
2022/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Welcomes the Commission´s plans to establish an efficient system for the traceability of captured CO2; highlights the need to distinguish between emissions reductions achieved through captured carbon on-site on one hand, and removals from the atmosphere on the other; underlines the need for robust accounting rules that ensure that all greenhouse gases that reach the atmosphere are effectively accounted for, and that double counting is avoided;
Amendment 353 #
2022/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Underlines that CCS is not allowed in all Member States; stresses thatcalls on the Commission hand the Member States to sufficiently document the long-term effect of CCS in regions with deep soil and support experimental projects to obtain more data on thigeological storage capacity and support research to obtain more data on this; points out however that sufficient data is already available to start the deployment of CCS technologies;
Amendment 354 #
2022/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Underlines that CCS is not allowed in all Member States; stresses that the Commission has to sufficiently document the long-term effect of CCS in regions with deep soil and should support experimental projects to obtain more data on thissuch effects; stresses that to date, the lack of practical examples and data are undermining the objectives as set out in Directive 2009/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the geological storage of carbon dioxide and amending Council Directive 85/337/EEC;
Amendment 360 #
2022/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls on the Commission to assess how to account for emissions of greenhouse gases which are considered to have been captured and utilised to become chemically bound in a product in a non- permanent way based on a life-cycle assessment of the product, taking into account the dual role of greenhouse gases as emissions and as feedstock, including the emissions captured in the manufacture of the product, the emissions produced as part of the capture and utilisation process, the emissions utilised in the manufacture of the product, and the number of years the carbon captured from the emissions is bound in the product;
Amendment 370 #
2022/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Calls on the Commission to adopt a Strategy on carbon capture and storage by the end 2023 at the latest, with a detailed plan and targets for the deployment of CCS in Europe, matching the EU´s long term climate target to be climate neutral by 2050 at the latest;
Amendment 371 #
2022/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 c (new)
Paragraph 14 c (new)
14c. Calls on the Commission to adopt a roadmap, with clear steps and milestones, to develop the CO2 storage and transport infrastructure needed to match the EU´s long term climate target to be climate neutral by 2050 at the latest;
Amendment 373 #
2022/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 d (new)
Paragraph 14 d (new)
14d. Invites the Commission to encourage Member States to ratify the 2009 London Protocol amendment; calls on the Commission to provide guidelines for bilateral agreements on the export and import of CO2 for storage;
Amendment 376 #
2022/2053(INI)
15. Underlines that the new certification framework for carbon farmingremovals must be based on best available science and robust monitoring, reporting and verification, must differentiate between different origins of carbon, must include strict provisions on permanence and liability, and take into account all associated greenhouse gas emissions; at the same time, it should be as simple as possible in its design and not result in disproportionate administrative burdens for land and forestry managers and owners; emphasises that the future Union certification framework will need to take into account already existing national initiatives with the same objectives and build on their experience to have a solid Union-wide certification scheme;
Amendment 391 #
2022/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Emphasises that result-based carbon farming schemes should be accessible for all farmers by considering regional differences, while at the same time the carbon certification framework should take into account the current levels of soil organic carbon on farms, considering that it will be harder for farmers that have already much carbon stored to sequester even more;
Amendment 396 #
2022/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Stresses that, in order to have a robust and reliable business model, carbon farming schemes should ensure that farmers can still be compensated for taken measures if carbon removals are lower due to natural disturbances;
Amendment 410 #
2022/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Emphasises the need to develop a robust new framework for the quantification and certification of carbon removals that must at the same time avoid greenwashing and carbon leakage; underlines the need to promote high- quality carbon removal certificates that can ensure the achievement of the criteria of additionality, permanence, no double counting and authenticity in order to incentivise improved land management practices, thus resulting in enhanced carbon capturecarbon removals;
Amendment 416 #
2022/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Stresses that the upcoming legislation on the certification of carbon removals should include a set of common minimum standards for all methods of CDR, ensuring the criteria of additionality, permanence, and avoidance of double accounting and leakage, but the certification mechanism should also include a set of comprehensive and distinct criteria and methodologies for each recognised method of CDR;
Amendment 423 #
2022/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Asks the Scientific Panel on Climate Change to be thoroughly involved in the setting up of the carbon removal scheme in order to ensure its environmental integrity;
Amendment 443 #
2022/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Stresses that carbon farming should be market-based and financed by public and/or private funds; calls on the Commission to create a genuinely new business model for farmers and foresters; notbelieves that financing from the value chain or through the creation of a voluntary carbon market is possible; stresses that the CAP is not a viablemeasures in the CAP can be targeted to increase carbon removals, but additional sources of funding, as the CAP is notre needed to make carbon farming a business model;
Amendment 459 #
2022/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17b. Asks the European commission to use the Sustainable Food System legislation as a legislative vehicle to upscale practices certified by the EU carbon removal scheme; therefore asks the Commission to carry out in the impact assessment of this legislation an analysis on the best way to reach this objective;
Amendment 460 #
2022/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 c (new)
Paragraph 17 c (new)
17c. Invites the Commission to use the carbon removal scheme as a fast tracking tool for relevant EU funds (CAP ecoschemes, agroecological payments under CAP’s 2nd pillar, LIFE etc.); the scheme should be a tool that multiplies the channels of funding rather than narrow them down, including better targeted state aid measures based on the carbon removal scheme;
Amendment 485 #
2022/2053(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls for advisory services in agriculture, such as the Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation System (AKIS), to contribute with broader knowledge and information to support sustainable carbon practices and to ensure easy access to this information; emphasises that knowledge and information for carbon farming should not only be focussed on carbon removals, but also on measures and innovations for emission reductions at farm level, such as the use of organic fertilisers over chemical fertilisers, the use of feed additives, improvements in manure management and plant and livestock breeding;
Amendment 354 #
2022/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Considers that in order to increase the amount of trees planted in the Union, opportunities to plant trees within existing forests and in urban areas should be prioritised over converting productive agricultural land to forest;
Amendment 5 #
2022/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 on the Common Fisheries Policy, states in recital 14 that ‘it is important for the management of the CFP to be guided by principles of good governance’. Those principles includeare further elaborated in the Regulation and especially in Article 3 highlighting decision-making based on best available scientific advice, especially pointing out the roles of Advisory Council broad stakeholder involvement and a long-term perspective’1 ; _________________ 1 https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/ALL/?uri=CELEX%3A32013 R1380
Amendment 19 #
2022/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas, to date, there is no legislationare few tools at European level governfacilitating the implementation of co-management mechanisms, even if in many of its Member States this system is being used to manage some of their fisheries, applying rules that fit in perfectly with the current Common Fisheries Policy;
Amendment 20 #
2022/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas traditional management has not had the desired effects onhad diverging success rates in the Union in relation to improving stocks and maintaining employment;
Amendment 45 #
2022/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Draws attention to the fact that fisheries co-management systems both embraces the sharing criteria of the Common Fisheries Policy, (CFP) ,integrating collective knowledge and encompassing any actor benefiting from a collective resource and the management principles of the CFP, contributing to the achievement of the objectives set out in Article 2 and 3 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013;
Amendment 47 #
2022/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that in allmost of the cases of co- management there is a clear improvement in the sustainability of resources at environmental level, maintaining the economic and social benefits of the activity, as social and economic actors are directly involved in decision-making in co- management; notes that such co- governance systems have been found to be more resilient to shocks such as COVID and to reduce conflicts and improve fluidity in decision-making on fisheries management, fostering democratisation, transparency, trust and compliance with regulations;
Amendment 52 #
2022/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises the fact that co- management systems can function at thedifferent levels of fisheriegovernment, as well as in cross border situations and covering different geographical areas, taking into account the environment in which they operate, thus applying a holistic approach; notes in this regard that co-management arrangements also could provide mechanisms for quota-swap arrangements;
Amendment 55 #
2022/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that, as research bodies are directly involved in co-management systems, improved scientific data collection is ensured; it should be noted that this system makes it possible to generate data and knowledge that cannot otherwise be obtained given the close relationship between all the parties involved (administration, industry and researchers – the so-called triple helix), thus developing the capacity of all of them to use this information to generate rapid and effective responses to any issues that may affect fisheries; notes in this regard the importance that EU-funds can play in financing research and data gathering and that Member States have to ensure inclusion of funding possibilities in their national implementation of EU-funds;
Amendment 68 #
2022/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses that the lack of specific Community legislation for theEU mechanisms for facilitating implementation of fisheries co- management systems hinders their use in theas been highlighted as a hinder for some Member States to use this way of management of fisheries in the Member States, as this depends solely and exclusively on the specific commitment of the competent authorities; highlights the importance of exchange of best practices between Member States and involved stakeholders as an important step to expand the use of co-management systems;
Amendment 72 #
2022/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses that this lack of Community legisle lack of proper tools such as fora for exchange on and develop of co-management models and regulatory measures facilitating its implementation makes it more difficult to implement models legallythe proper models in different Member States, despite the interest that the sector and administrations may show in applying them in a given area, and that opportunities are missed to implement co-management projects in more areas;
Amendment 74 #
2022/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Asks the Commission for a regulatory framework on fisheries co- management, which is directly applicabto assess how co-management in fisheries could be encouraged and facilitated, including through regulatory initiatives, building on already existing successful examples in the Member States; and 3rd countries;
Amendment 84 #
2022/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses that there is, moreover, a need in the currentorder to ensure better co- management systems for concreteto have clear legislative measures to pave the way forfacilitating all the specific aspects for well functioning co- management, such as the setting up of co- management committees and to speed up the process of implementing measures, as concerns that the legislative framework is currently unclear in most regionsn some regions is not currently sufficiently clear, which means that the requisite timeframe for their creation and implementation is in the long term, whereas solutions are needed in the short to medium term;
Amendment 88 #
2022/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Points out that, in the absence of a clear legal framework,ong term tools and frameworks might jeopardize successful co- management of fisheries projects is difficult, as it involves medium- and long- term processes and a committed leadership, which is why European support for this system is essential;
Amendment 89 #
2022/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Highlights the specific role of Advisory Councils in ensuring stakeholder involvement in the EU- decision making process; encourages the Commission to further engage with the Advisory Councils and to ensure proper feedback in relation to their recommendations; asks the Commission to consider an annual report on how Advisory Councils recommendations have been taken into account;
Amendment 91 #
2022/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Draws attention to the fact that there is no unified assessment of the cases where co-management has been implemented in the EU and in the world, which identifies the main drivers of this system; calls on the Commission to assess the examples of fisheries co-management in the above countries andUnion in order to identify best practices, especially on how to effectively involve stakeholders concerned in the decision making process, in order to support their progressive implementation in other fisherieof this mand in the regional fisheries bodies in which it participateagement method in other areas;
Amendment 100 #
2022/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3
Subheading 3
Fisheries co-management – inclusion in the newfuture revision of Common Fisheries Policy
Amendment 102 #
2022/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Advocates that the new CFP incorporo ensure thate co- management, which i is properly included, in future revisions of the CFP, as defined by the FAO (Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations) as the resource management process in which the government shares its authority with users, each party being given specific responsibilities and rights with regard to information and decision-making; points out that such an inclusion must respect the principle of subsidiarity ensuring that it does not hinder all the different co- management models that are already in place and ensure that concerned stakeholders, such as fishers, authorities and scientific community are well consulted and involved in the decision making process;
Amendment 104 #
2022/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15 a. Expects that the Commission in its upcoming communication on an Action plan to conserve fisheries resources and protect marine ecosystems and the report on the functioning of the common fisheries policy to come forward with initiatives on how to further encourage and facilitate co-management of fisheries resources;
Amendment 109 #
2022/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Notes that globally, fisheries management is in many countries mainly based on a top- down state-centred approach, focused on industrial or large-scale fisheries, economic efficiency, environmental sustainability, and is guided by scientific research in marine biology; considers that thissuch an approach would not be valid for small- scale fisheries that need the involvedoes not fully cater for the specificities of regions, the wider community and different segments of the fishing community in fisheries management tools, and that it has not been the best approach with regard to semi-industrial and industrial fisheries globallysector such as small-scale fisheries, semi-industrial and industrial fisheries that would greatly benefit from the involvement of the fishing community in fisheries management arrangements;
Amendment 112 #
2022/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Stresses that the choice of instrument used in the management of fisheries resources is largely up to governments, although experience around the world shows that various forms of partnership between government, industry and fishers strengthen management and produce good results; points out that the 1987 report ‘Our Common Future’, commonly known as the Brundtland Report, already concluded that in order to achieve sustainable development and therefore also sustainable management of natural resources, communities should have greater access to and control over decisions affecting their resources, always in cooperation with the relevant administrations and organisations (World Commission on Environment and Development, 19879 ); highlights in this regard the importance of applying the principle of subsidiarity to ensure that decisions are taken at the correct administrative level ensuring proper involvement of concerned stakeholders; _________________ 9 https://www.un.org/es/ga/president/65/issu es/sustdev.shtml
Amendment 119 #
2022/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Reiterates that fisheries co- management already exists and has been successful in many of the known cases, and; notes that therse are legislative initiatives in this regardbased on different legal frameworks, both at local level, such as in Galicia, Catalonia and Andalusia in Spain, and at state level, such as in Portugal, Italy, France, Sweden, Croatia and the Netherlands; stresses that the lack of standardisation of regulationexperience and good examples at European level prevents this system from being applied in other regions and countries;
Amendment 120 #
2022/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18 a. Highlights the need to also develop cross boarder co-management for certain regions; points out in this regards the example of the arrangement that was set up between France, the UK and the Channel Islands for management of fisheries in the region, which after Brexit has been more centralised; reiterates its call for the Partnership Council under the Trade and Cooperation Agreement with the UK to consider different arrangements for cooperation in the waters of the Crown Dependencies; highlights, in this regard, that previous arrangements under the Granville Bay Treaty could provide a basis for future adaptations of the rules by the Partnership Council;
Amendment 122 #
2022/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18 b. Regrets that stakeholders are not involved in fisheries management with third countries, whether it is for quotas allocation, total allowable catch or technical measure; Insists that the Commission embraces its roles as the representative of the EU vis-a-vis third countries to propose different co- management models also in cross-border situations with thirds countries;
Amendment 123 #
2022/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Emphasises that, with regard to the European Union, co-management – and similar concepts such as co-governance or participatory management – has been briefly describare mentioned in the preambles to various regulations at European level, but it has not been properly developed in their articles, nor has it generated sufficientEU legal instruments, but that there are no developed provisions on the issue; notes the need for a greater debate to promote the specific legislationmeasures needed for this fisheries management system, whichin order to profit from the benefit co-management already has provided its worth in ndifferent regions and in different cases;
Amendment 128 #
2022/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Stresses that the success of co- management is determined by the existence of a multidisciplinary committee with a minimumensuring a minimum level of participation of stakeholders representing all interested parties in the management of a fishery, withincluding, where appropriate, the presence of social partners to ensure alignment with the global interests of society; is also of the opinion that the Commission should develop tools for them to be more of a facilitator in the setting up of these management systems;
Amendment 130 #
2022/2003(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Stresses that, in the light of the examples studied, fishing co-management processes areof fisheries is more resilient and more adaptive than compared to many other fisheries management system and many examples have led to greater social cohesion, greater equity, improved stocks and improved profitability;
Amendment 105 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) In line with the waste hierarchy set out in Article 4(2) of Directive 2008/98/EC, and in line with life-cycle thinking to deliver the best overall environmental outcome, the measures provided for under this Regulation aim at reducing the amount of packaging placed on the market in terms of its volume and weight, and preventing the generation of packaging waste, especially through packaging minimisation, avoiding packaging where it is not needed, and increased re-use of packagingand recycling of packaging while delivering the best environmental outcome. Goals for reducing the amount of packaging and packaging waste must not cause or increase the risk for food waste and food safety. In addition, the measures aim at increasing the use of recycled content in packaging, especially in plastic packaging where the uptake of recycled content is very low, as well as higher recycling rates for all packaging and high quality of the resulting secondary raw materials while reducing other forms of recovery and final disposal.
Amendment 162 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 61
Recital 61
(61) In order to ensure a high level of environmental protection in the internal market as well as a high level of food safety and hygiene, and facilitate the achievement of the packaging waste prevention targets, unnecessary or avoidable packaging should not be allowed to be placed on the market unless such packaging is necessary to protect the quality, hygiene and food safety of the product and to avoid food waste and contamination risks. The list of such packaging formats is provided in Annex V of this Regulation. In order to adapt the list to the technical and scientific progress the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission to amend the list.
Amendment 425 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 53
Recital 53
(53) It should be ensured that suppliers of packaging or packaging materials provide the manufacturer with all the information and documentation necessary for the manufacturer to demonstrate the conformity of the packaging and the packaging materials. That information and documentation should be provided in either paper or electronic form.
Amendment 635 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – table 1 – row 2
Annex V – table 1 – row 2
Amendment 700 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 32 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 32 a (new)
(32a) 'recycling' means any recovery operation using physical or chemical processes by which waste materials are reprocessed into products, materials or substances, whether for the original or other purposes. This includes an appropriate decontamination stage, where priority should be given to mechanical recycling. It includes the reprocessing of organic material but does not include energy recovery and the reprocessing into materials that are to be used as fuels or for backfilling operations.
Amendment 785 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3
Article 3 – paragraph 3
The definitions of ‘waste management’, ‘collection’, ‘separate collection’, ‘extended producer responsibility scheme’, ‘preparing for re-use’, and ‘recycling’ laid down in Article 3 points (9), (10), (11), (21), (16) and (176) of Directive 2008/98/EC apply;
Amendment 921 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Member States shall ensure to halt the incineration and landfilling of packaging waste which fulfills the criteria as set out in Article 6(2).
Amendment 960 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 993 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 6 – introductory part
Article 6 – paragraph 6 – introductory part
6. TNo later than 24 months from the entry into force of this Regulation, the Commission shall, for each packaging type listed in Table 1 of Annex II, establish the methodology to assess if packaging is recyclable at scale. That methodology shall be based at least on the following elements:
Amendment 1070 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 10 – point c a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 10 – point c a (new)
(ca) reusable transport packaging placed on the market prior to the date of application of this Regulation.
Amendment 1429 #
2022/0396(COD)
Amendment 1615 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 9
Article 13 – paragraph 9
9. Manufacturers shall, further to a reasoned request from a national authority, provide all the information and documentation necessary to demonstrate the conformity of the packaging, including the technical documentation in a language, or languages, which can be easily understood by that authority. That information and documentation shall be provided in either paper or electronic form. The relevant documents shall be made available within 10 days of receipt of the request from the national authority. Manufacturers shall cooperate with the national authority on any action taken to remedy any case of non-compliance with the requirements set out in Articles 5 to 10.
Amendment 2718 #
2022/0396(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – row 2
Annex V – row 2
Amendment 87 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Title 1
Title 1
Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing a Union certification framework for carbon removals and carbon farming
Amendment 93 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) Under the Paris Agreement adopted under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change22 ('the Paris Agreement'), the international community has agreed to hold the increase in the global average temperature well below 2° C above pre-industrial levels and to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5° C above pre-industrial levels. The Union and its Member States are Parties to the Paris Agreement and are strongly committed to its implementation by reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and increase in carbon removals and carbon farming. __________________ 22 Approved by Council Decision (EU) 2016/1841 of 5 October 2016 on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Paris Agreement adopted under the United Framework Convention on Climate Change (OJ L 282, 19.10.2016, p. 1).
Amendment 99 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) At a global scale, the latest report23 by the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) points towards a decreasing likelihood of limiting global warming to 1.5 °C unless rapid and deep cuts in global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions occur throughout the forthcoming decades. The IPCC report also clearly states that ‘the deployment of carbon dioxide removal to counterbalance hard-to-abate residual emissions is unavoidable if net-zero carbon dioxide (CO2) or GHG emissions are to be achieved’. This will require the large-scale deployment of sustainable activities for capturing CO2 from the atmosphere and durably storinge it in geological reservoirs, terrestrial and marine ecosystems, or productfor several centuries. Today and with current policies, the Union is not on track to deliver the required carbon removals: carbon removals in terrestrial ecosystems have been decreasing in recent years, and no significant industrial carbon removals are currently taking place in the Union. __________________ 23 IPCC Working Group III (2022), Technical Summary. In: Climate Change 2022: Mitigation of Climate Change. Sixth Assessment Report (link).
Amendment 109 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The aim of this Regulation is to develop a voluntary Union certification framework for carbon removals and carbon farming, with the view to incentivise the uptake of high- quality carbon removals and carbon farming activities, in full respect of the biodiversity and the zero-pollution objectives. It is a tool to support the achievement of the Union objectives under the Paris Agreement, notably the goal of collective climate neutrality by 2050 laid down in Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 of the European Parliament and of the Council24 . The Union also committed to generate negative emissions after 2050. An important instrument to enhance carbon removals in terrestrial ecosystems is Regulation (EU) 2018/841 of the European Parliament and of the Council25 , which is currently under review. The objective of the review is to set out a Union net removals target of 310 Mt CO2 eq by 2030, and to allocate respective targets to each Member State. __________________ 24 Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 June 2021 establishing the framework for achieving climate neutrality and amending Regulations (EC) No 401/2009 and (EU) 2018/1999 (‘European Climate Law’) (OJ L 243, 9.7.2021, p. 1). 25 Regulation (EU) 2018/841 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on the inclusion of greenhouse gas emissions and removals from land use, land use change and forestry in the 2030 climate and energy framework, and amending Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 and Decision No 529/2013/EU (OJ L 156, 19.6.2018, p. 1).
Amendment 127 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The Union certification framework will support the development of carbon removal activities as well as carbon farming activities in the Union that result in an unambiguous net carbon removal benefit, while avoiding greenwashing. In the case of carbon farming, such certification framework should also encourage the uptake of carbon removal activities that generate co-benefits for biodiversity, therefore achievingat least have an overall neutral impact on biodiversity, contributing to the nature restoration targets set out in Union law on nature restoration. The Union certification framework will be instrumental in meeting the Union climate change mitigation objectives set in international agreements and in the Union legislation.
Amendment 135 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) In order to support operators willing to make additional efforts to increase carbon removals and carbon farming in a sustainable way, the Union certification framework should take into account the different types of carbon removal activities, carbon farming activities, their specificities and related environmental impacts. Therefore, this Regulation should provide clear definitions of carbon removal, carbon removal activities, carbon farming, carbon farming activities and other elements of the Union certification framework.
Amendment 148 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) This Regulation should set out the requirements under which carbon removals and carbon farming should be eligible for certification under the Union certification framework. To this end, carbon removals and carbon farming should be quantified in an accurate and robust way; and they should be generated only by carbon removal activities or carbon farming activities that generate a net carbon removal benefit or a net carbon farming benefit, are additional, aim to ensure long- term or permanent storage of carbon, and have an overall neutral impact or co-benefit on sustainability objectives. Furthermore, carbon removals and carbon farming should be subject to independent third- party auditing in order to ensure the credibility and reliability of the certification process. Mandatory Union carbon pricing rules established through Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council26 are in place which regulate the treatment of emissions from activities covered by that Directive. This Regulation should be without prejudice to Directive 2003/87/EC, except in relation to the certification of removals of emissions from sustainable biomass which are zero-rated in accordance with Annex IV thereto. __________________ 26 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 155 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) A carbon removal activity or a carbon farming activity should result in a net carbon removal benefit or a net carbon farming benefit showing that it delivers a positive climate impact. The net carbon removal benefit or net carbon farming benefit should be computed following two steps. First, operators should quantify the amount of additional carbon removals or carbon farming that a carbon removal activity or a carbon farming activity has generated in comparison to a baseline. A standardised baseline reflecting the standard performance of comparable activities in similar social, economic, environmental and technological circumstances and geographical locations should be preferred because it ensures objectivity, minimises compliance and other administrative costs, and positively recognises the action of first movers who have already engaged in carbon removal activities or carbon farming activities. In the context of carbon farming, the use of national forest inventories and available digital technologies, including electronic databases and geographic information systems, remote sensing, drones, satellites, novel in-field carbon quantification systems, artificial intelligence and machine learning, and of electronic maps should be promoted to decrease the costs of establishing baselines and of monitoring carbon removal activities. However, where it is not possible to set such a standardised baseline, a project-specific baseline based on the operator’s individual performance may be used. In order to reflect the social, economic, environmental and technological developments and to encourage ambition over time in line with the Paris Agreement, baselines should be periodically updated.
Amendment 170 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The second step for quantifying the net carbon removal benefit or the net carbon farming benefit should consist of subtracting any increase in greenhouse gas emissions related to the implementation of the carbon removal activity. Relevant greenhouse gas emissions that should be taken into consideration include direct emissions, such as those resulting from the use of more fertilisers, chemicals, fuel or energy, or indirect emissions, such as those resulting from materials or land use change, with consequent risks for food security due to displacement of agricultural production or displacement of forestry. A reduction in greenhouse gas emissions resulting from the implementation of the carbon removal activity should not be taken into account to quantify the net carbon removal benefit, but it should be taken into account when quantifying the net carbon farming benefit. A reduction in greenhouse gas emissions should be considered as a co-benefit towards the sustainability objective of climate change mitigation; by being reported on the certificates, decreases in greenhouse gas emissions (like the other sustainability co- benefits) can increase the value of the certified carbon removals.
Amendment 175 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) A carbon removal activity or a carbon farming activity delivers a net carbon removal benefit or a net carbon farming benefit when the carbon removals or carbon farming above the baseline outweigh any increase in greenhouse gas emissions due to the implementation of the carbon removal activity and carbon farming activity. For instance, in the case of activities that deliver permanent carbon storage by injecting carbon underground, the amount of permanently stored carbon should outweigh the energy- related greenhouse gas emissions from the industrial process. In the case of carbon farming, the carbon captured by an afforestation activity or the carbon kept in the ground by a peatland re-wetting activity should outweigh the emissions from the machinery used to carry out the carbon removal activity or the indirect land use change emissions that can be caused by carbon leakage.
Amendment 184 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Carbon removals and carbon farming should be quantified in a relevant, accurate, complete, consistent and comparable manner. Uncertainties in the quantification should be duly reported and accounted in order to limit the risk of overestimating the quantity of carbon dioxide removed from the atmosphere. Carbon removals generated by carbon farming should be quantified with a high level of accuracy to assure the highest quality and minimise uncertainties. Moreover, in order to incentivise synergies between Union climate and biodiversity objectives, enhanced monitoring of land needs to be required, thereby helping to protect and enhance the resilience of nature-based carbon removals throughout the Union. The satellite and on-site monitoring and reporting of emissions and removals need to closely reflect those approaches, and make the best use of advanced technologies available under Union programmes, such as Copernicus, making full use of already existing tools, and ensure consistency with the national greenhouse gas inventories.
Amendment 189 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) In order to ensure that the Union certification framework channels incentives toward carbon removals and carbon farming that go beyond the standard practice, carbon removal activities as well as carbon farming activities should be additional. Therefore, these activities should go beyond statutory requirements, that is, operators should carry out activities that are not already imposed upon them by the applicable law. Moreover, carbon removal activities shouldand carbon farming activities should at least partly take place due to the incentive effect provided by the certification. Such effect is present when the incentive created by the potential revenues, resulting from the certification, changes the behaviour of operators in such a way that they engage in the additional carbon removal activity or carbon farming activity to achieve additional carbon removals and carbon farming.
Amendment 202 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Atmospheric and biogenic carbon that is captured and stored through a carbon removal activity or a carbon farming activity risks being released back into the atmosphere (e.g. reversal) due to natural or anthropogenic causes. Therefore, operators should take all relevant preventive measures to mitigate those risks and duly monitor that carbon continues to be stored over the monitoring period laid down for the relevant carbon removal activity. The validity of the certified carbon removals and carbon farming should depend on the expected duration of the storage and the different risks of reversal associated with the given carbon removal activity and carbon farming activity. Activities that store carbon in geological formations provide enough certainties on the very long-term duration of several centuries for the stored carbon and can be considered as providing permanent storage of carbon. Carbon farming or carbon storage in products are more exposed to the risk of voluntary or involuntary release of carbon into the atmosphere. To account for this risk, the validity of the certified carbon removals generated by carbon farming and carbon storage in productscarbon farming certification should be subject to an expiry date matching with the end of the relevant monitoring period. Thereafter, the carbon should be assumed to be released into the atmosphere, unless the economic operator proves the maintenance of the carbon storage through uninterrupted monitoring activities. A carbon farming activity shall not lead to a decreased carbon sink, as defined in regulation (EU) 2018/841, compared to a baseline beyond the monitoring period.
Amendment 211 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) In addition to measures taken to minimise the risk of carbon release into the atmosphere during the monitoring period, appropriate liability mechanisms should be introduced to address cases of reversal. Such mechanisms could include e.g. discounting of carbon removal units and carbon farming units, collective buffers or accounts of carbon removal units or carbon farming units, and up-front insurance mechanisms. Since liability mechanisms in respect of geological storage and CO2 leakage, and relevant corrective measures have already been laid down by Directive 2003/87/EC and Directive 2009/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council27 , those liability mechanisms and corrective measures should apply to avoid double regulation. __________________ 27 Directive 2009/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the geological storage of carbon dioxide and amending Council Directive 85/337/EEC, European Parliament and Council Directives 2000/60/EC, 2001/80/EC, 2004/35/EC, 2006/12/EC, 2008/1/EC and Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 (OJ L 140, 5.6.2009, p. 114).
Amendment 223 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) Carbon removal activities and carbon farming activities have a strong potential to deliver win-win solutions for sustainability, even if trade- offs cannot be excluded. Therefore, it is appropriate to establish minimum sustainability requirements to ensure that carbon removal activities have a neutral impact or generate co-benefits forand carbon farming activities at least have an overall neutral impact on the sustainability objectives of climate change mitigation and adaptation, the protection and restoration of biodiversity and ecosystems, the sustainable use and protection of water and marine resources, the transition to a circular and bio-based economy, and pollution prevention and control. Those sustainability requirements should, as appropriate, and taking into consideration local conditions, build on the technical screening criteria for Do Not Significant Harm concerning forestry activities andfor underground permanent geological storage of CO2, build on the criteria laid down in Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/213928 , and on the sustainability criteria for forest and agriculture biomass raw material build on the sustainability criteria laid down in Article 29 of Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council29 . Practices, such as forest monocultures, that produce harmful effects for biodiversity that are not in line with sustainable forest management practices should not be eligible for certification. __________________ 28 Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/2139 of 4 June 2021 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2020/852 of the European Parliament and of the Council by establishing the technical screening criteria for determining the conditions under which an economic activity qualifies as contributing substantially to climate change mitigation or climate change adaptation and for determining whether that economic activity causes no significant harm to any of the other environmental objectives (OJ L 442, 9.12.2021, p. 1). 29 Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources (OJ L 328, 21.12.2018, p. 82).
Amendment 233 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) Farming practices that remove CO2 from the atmosphere can contribute to the climate neutrality objective if they are used appropriately and should be rewarded, either via the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) or other public or private initiatives. Specifically, this Regulation should tak, such as sustainable private finto acance, count farming practices as referenced in the Communication on Sustainable Carbon Cycles30 . __________________ 30 Communication from the Commission, Sustainable Carbon Cycles, COM (20221) 800ractual arrangements along supply chains, voluntary carbon markets and product claims.
Amendment 240 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) Operators or groups of operators may report co-benefits that contribute to the sustainability objectives beyond the minimum sustainability requirements. To this end, their reporting should comply with the certification methodologies tailored to the different carbon removal activities or carbon farming activities, developed by the Commission. Certification methodologies should, as much as possible, incentivise the generation of at least have an overall neutral impact on co- benefits for biodiversity going beyond the minimum sustainability requirements. These additional co-benefits willmay give more economic value to the certified carbon removals and willcarbon farming and may result in higher revenues for the operators. In the light of these considerations, it is appropriate for the Commission to prioritise the development of tailored certification methodologies onfor active carbon farming activities that provide significant co-benefits forhave a large impact on climate mitigation and that at least have an overall neutral impact on biodiversity.
Amendment 245 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) It is appropriate to develop detailed certification methodologies for the different carbon removal activities and carbon farming activities in order to apply, in a standardised, verifiable and comparable way, the quality criteria laid down in this Regulation. Those methodologies should ensure the robust and transparent certification of the net carbon removal benefit generated by the carbon removal activity and of the net carbon farming benefit generated by the carbon farming activity, while avoiding disproportionate administrative burden for operators or group of operators, in particular for small farmers and forest holders. To this end, the Commission should be empowered to supplement this Regulation by adopting delegated acts establishing detailed certification methodologies for the different carbon removal activities and different carbon farming activities. Those methodologies should be developed in close consultation with the Expert Group on Carbon Removals and all other interested actors. They need to be based on the best available scientific evidence, build upon existing public and private schemes and methodologies for carbon removal certification and carbon farming certification, and take into account any relevant standard and rules adopted at national and Union level.
Amendment 250 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) In order to ensure a credible and reliable certification process, carbon removal activities should be subject to independent third-party auditing. In particular, carbon removal activities and carbon farming activities should be subject to an initial certification audit before their implementation, verifying their compliance with the quality criteria set out in this Regulation, including the correct quantification of the expected net carbon removal benefit and net carbon farming benefit. Carbon removal activities and carbon farming activities should also be subject to periodic re- certification audits to verify the compliance of the generated carbon removals. To this end, the Commission should be empowered to adopt implementing acts to set out the structure, technical details, and the minimum information to be contained in the description of the carbon removal activity and carbon farming activity, and in the certification and re- certification audit reports.
Amendment 258 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) Providing land managers with improved knowledge, tools and methods for a better assessment and optimisation of the carbon removalsfarming is key for cost- efficient implementation of mitigation actions and for securing their engagement in carbon farming. This is particularly relevant for Union small farmers or forest holders that often lack the know-how and the expertise required to implement carbon removalfarming activities and to comply with the required quality criteria and related certification methodologies. Therefore, it is appropriate to require that producer organisations facilitate the provision of relevant advisory services through technical advice to their members. The Common Agricultural Policy and national State aid can support financially the provision of advisory services, knowledge exchange, training, information actions or interactive innovation projects with farmers and foresters.
Amendment 265 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) It is appropriate thatimportant to differ between carbon removal certificates and carbon farming certificates, and underpin different end- uses, such as the compilation of national and corporate greenhouse gas inventories, including with regard to Regulation (EU) 2018/841 of the European Parliament and of the Council31 , the proof of climate- related and other environmental corporate claims (including on biodiversity), or the exchange of verified carbon removal units or carbon farming units through voluntary carbon offsetting markets. To this end, the certificates should contain accurate and transparent information on the carbon removal activity and carbon farming activity, including the total removals and total carbon farming and net carbon removal benefit and net carbon farming benefit that comply with the quality criteria set out in this Regulation. The two types of certificates can not be traded with each other at a 1:1 ratio, as a carbon removal certificate is the proof of a much more secure and permanent carbon removal than what a carbon farming certificate is proof of. The Commission should be also empowered to adopt delegated acts to further specify or amend Annex II which lists the minimum information to be contained in the certificates. __________________ 31 Regulation (EU) 2018/841 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on the inclusion of greenhouse gas emissions and removals from land use, land use change and forestry in the 2030 climate and energy framework, and amending Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 and Decision No 529/2013/EU (OJ L 156, 19.6.2018, p. 1).
Amendment 274 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) To ensure an accurate, robust and transparent verification, certification bodies responsible for performing the certification of carbon removal activities and carbon farming activities should have the required competences and skills and should be accredited by national accreditation authorities pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council32 . To avoid possible conflicts of interest, the certification bodies should also be completely independent from the operator carrying out the carbon removal activity or carbon farming activity that is subject to the certification. In addition, Member States should contribute towards ensuring the correct implementation of the certification process by supervising the operation of certification bodies that are accredited by national accreditation authorities, and by informing the certification schemes about relevant non- conformity findings. __________________ 32 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 280 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) Certification schemes should be used by operators to demonstrate compliance with this Regulation. Therefore, certification schemes should operate on the basis of reliable and transparent rules and procedures and should ensure accuracy, reliability, integrity and non-repudiation of origin, and protection against fraud of information and of data submitted by operators. They should also ensure the correct accounting of the verified carbon removal units or verified carbon farming units, notably by avoiding double counting. To this end, the Commission should be empowered to adopt implementing acts, including adequate standards of reliability, transparency, accounting and of independent auditing to be applied by certification schemes, so as to ensure the necessary legal certainty as regards the rules applicable to operators and to certification schemes. To ensure a cost- effective certification process, those technical harmonised rules on certification should also have the objective of reducing unnecessary administrative burden for operators, or group of operators, in particular for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), including small farmers and foresters.
Amendment 292 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) Certification schemesThe Commission should establish and maintain an interoperable and public EU Negative Carbon registriesy in order to ensure transparency and full traceability of carbon removal certificates and carbon farming certificates, and to avoid the risk of fraud and double counting. Fraud may occur if more than one certificate is issued for the same carbon removal activity or carbon farming activity because the activity has been registered under two different certification schemes or has been registered twice under the same scheme. Fraud may also occur when the same certificate is used several times to make the same claim based on a carbon removal activity or a carbon removal unit, or on a carbon farming activity or a carbon farming unit. The registriesy should store the documents resulting from the certification process of carbon removals and carbon farming, including summaries of certification audits and re-certification audit reports, the certificates and updated certificates, and make them publicly available in electronic form. The registriesy should also record the certified carbon removal units and carbon farming units that meet the Union quality criteria. In order to ensure a level playing field within the single market, the Commission should be empowered to adopt implementing rules setting out standards and technical rules on the functioning and the inter-operability of thoseset up this EU Negative Carbon registries. y.
Amendment 298 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) Certification schemes play an important role in providing evidence of compliance with the quality criteria for carbon removals and carbon farming. It is therefore appropriate for the Commission to require certification schemes to report regularly on their activity. Such reports should be made public, in full or where appropriate in an aggregated format, in order to increase transparency and to improve supervision by the Commission. Furthermore, such reporting would provide the necessary information for the Commission to report on the operation of the certification schemes with a view to identifying best practices and submitting, if appropriate, a proposal to further promote such best practices. In order to ensure comparable and consistent reporting, the Commission should be empowered to adopt implementing acts setting out the technical details on the content and format of the reports drawn up by the certification schemes.
Amendment 301 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) To enable operators to apply the quality criteria set out in this Regulation in a standardised and cost-effective way, while taking into account the specific characteristics of different carbon removal activities and different carbon farming activities, 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 to supplement this Regulation by establishing detailed certification methodologies for different types of carbon removal activities and for different types of carbon farming activities. The Commission should also be able to amend Annex II listing the minimum information to be contained in the certificates. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level, and that those consultations be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making34 . In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and the Council receive all documents at the same time as Member States' experts, and their experts systematically have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts. __________________ 34 OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p. 1
Amendment 305 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30
Recital 30
(30) The Commission should review the implementation of this Regulation 3 years following the entry into force of this Regulation, and subsequently not later than six months after the global stocktake agreed under Article 14 of the Paris Agreement.. Those reviews should take into account the relevant developments concerning the Union legislation, technological and scientific progress, market developments in the field of carbon removals and carbon farming and food security including food availability and affordability, and should be informed by the results of the global stocktake of the Paris Agreement.
Amendment 307 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
Recital 31
(31) The objectives of this Regulation, namely to promote the deployment of high quality carbon removals and carbon farming while minimising the risk of greenwashing, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States alone, and by reason of the scale and effects of the proposed action, those objectives can be better achieved at Union level. Therefore, 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 Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary to achieve those objectives,
Amendment 313 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The objective of this Regulation is to facilitate the deployment of carbon removals and carbon farming by operators or groups of operators, while ensuring that those removals do not undermine the greenhouse gas reductions required pursuant to Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) 2021/1119. To that end, this Regulation establishes a voluntary Union framework for the certification of carbon removals and carbon farming by laying down:
Amendment 322 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) quality criteria for carbon removal and carbon farming activities that take place in the Union;
Amendment 327 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) rules for the verification and certification of carbon removals and carbon farming;
Amendment 348 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. This voluntary Union framework for the certification of carbon removals and carbon farming does not apply to emissions falling within the scope of Directive 2003/87/EC, with the exception of the storage of carbon dioxide emissions from sustainable biomass that are zero- rated in accordance with Annex IV thereto.
Amendment 357 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) ‘carbon removal’ means either the permanent storage of atmospheric or biogenic carbon within geological carbon pools, biogenic carbon pools, long-lasting products and matfor severials, and the marine environment, or the reduction of carbon release from a biogenic carbon pool to the atmosphere centuries;
Amendment 371 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) ‘carbon removal activity’ means one or more practices or processes carried out by an operator resulting in permanent carbon storage, enhancing carbon capture in a biogenic carbon pool, reducing the release of carbon from a biogenic carbon pool to the atmosphere, or storing atmospheric or biogenic carbon in long-lasting products or materithat, under normal circumstances and appropriate management, results in carbon removals;
Amendment 387 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) ‘operator’ means any legal or physical person who operates or controls a carbon removal or carbon farming activity, or to whom decisive economic power over the technical functioning of the activity has been delegated;
Amendment 394 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) ‘monitoring period’ means a period, the duration of which is determined in accordance to the type of carbon removal activity, over which the storage of carbon is monitored by the operator or the groups of operators;
Amendment 401 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point g
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point g
Amendment 418 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) ‘carbon farming’ means a carbon removalstorage or reduction activity related to land managementor coastal management, agriculture or forestry that results in the increase of carbon storage in living biomass, dead organic matter and soils by enhancing carbon capture and/or reducing the release of carbon to the atmosphere, while at the same time achieving biogenic emission reduction, such as methane and nitrous oxide reduction;
Amendment 425 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
(ha) ‘carbon farming activity’ means one or more practices or processes carried out by an operator resulting in carbon storage or emission reductions from carbon farming;
Amendment 428 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h b (new)
(hb) ‘carbon farming storage’ means a carbon farming activity that stores atmospheric and biogenic carbon in living biomass, soils and dead organic matter as defined per carbon farming activity in the certification methodology;
Amendment 432 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point i
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point i
Amendment 452 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point o a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point o a (new)
(oa) ‘carbon farming storage unit’ means one tonne of certified net carbon farming storage benefit generated by a carbon farming activity and registered by a certification scheme.
Amendment 458 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point o b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point o b (new)
(ob) ‘carbon farming greenhouse gas reduction unit’ means one tonne of certified net greenhouse gas reduction benefit generated by a carbon farming activity and registered by a certification scheme;
Amendment 466 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Carbon removals shall be eligible for certificationand carbon farming shall respectively be eligible for certification under separate certification frameworks under this Regulation where they meet both of the following conditions:
Amendment 472 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) they are generated from a carbon removal activity or carbon farming activity that complies with the quality criteria set out in Articles 4 to 7;
Amendment 479 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 a (new)
For carbon farming, Annex III provides a non-exhaustive list of examples of measures that might be eligible for certification, if managed correctly. The Commission shall review the list periodically and is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 16 to include further examples to the list in order to ensure that new and innovative practices are promoted.
Amendment 499 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point c
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point c
(c) GHGincrease is the increase in direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions, other than those from biogenic carbon pools in the case of carbon farming, which are due to the implementation of the carbon removal activity which are due to the implementation of the carbon removal activity. This includes both domestic and international impacts (such as direct and indirect land use change), and emissions related to energy, transportation, land, materials etc. used.
Amendment 504 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. In the case of carbon farming, CRbaseline andA carbon farming activity shall provide a net carbon farming benefit, which shall be quantified using the following formula: Net carbon farming benefit = (CSbaseline – CStotal) + (GHGbaseline - GHGreduction) - GHGincrease > 0, where: (a) CSbaseline is the carbon storage under the baseline, (b) CRStotal shall be understood as net greenhouse gas removals or emissions in accordance with the accounting rules laid down in Regulation (EU) 2018/841. is the total carbon storage of the carbon farming activity, (c) GHGbaseline is the release of greenhouse gases under the baseline; (d) GHGreduction is the emission reduction of GHG emissions accounted for in CO2 equivalent, achieved through the implementation of the carbon farming activity, (e) GHGincrease is the direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions, other than those from biogenic carbon pools, which are due to the implementation of the carbon farming activity. This includes both domestic and international impacts (such as direct and indirect land use change), and emissions related to energy, transportation, land, materials etc. used. Where the activity only stores carbon and thus only generates carbon farming storage units, then (GHGbaseline – GHGreduction) is equal to zero. Where the activity only reduces greenhouse gas release and thus only generates carbon farming greenhouse gas reduction units, then (CSbaseline – CStotal) is equal to zero. Where the activity generates both carbon storage and greenhouse gas emission reductions, the registry referred to in Article 12 shall ensure that a distinction is made between the corresponding carbon farming storage units and carbon farming greenhouse gas reduction units.
Amendment 513 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. In the case of carbon farming, an operator or a group of operators may submit as part of their application an alternative formula for quantifying the net carbon farming benefit based on collected data on nutrient cycles at farm level.
Amendment 515 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 3
3. Quantities referred to in paragraph 1, points (a), (b) and (c) and referred to in paragraph 2 points (a), (b), (c) and (cd), shall be designated with a negative sign (-) if they are net greenhouse gas removals, or in the case of carbon farming, storage or reductions, and with a positive sign (+) if they are net greenhouse gas emissions ;, they shall be expressed in tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent.
Amendment 518 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Article 4 – paragraph 4
4. Carbon removals and carbon farming shall be quantified in a relevant, accurate, complete, consistent, comparable and transparent manner. Uncertainties in the quantification of carbon removals and carbon farming shall be duly reported and taken into account in a manner that is conservative and proportionate to the level of uncertainty.
Amendment 528 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 5
Article 4 – paragraph 5
5. The standardised baseline shall correspond to the standbe highly representative of the state-of-the- ardt carbon removal or carbon farming performance of comparable activities in similar social, economic, environmental, natural and technological circumstances and take into account the geographical context.
Amendment 537 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 6
Article 4 – paragraph 6
6. By way of derogation from paragraph 5, where duly justified, the baseline may be based on the individual carbon removal or carbon farming performance of that activity.
Amendment 546 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 7
Article 4 – paragraph 7
7. The baseline shall be periodically updated, but for legal clarity stay constant throughout the monitoring period once a carbon removal activity or carbon farming activity has started.
Amendment 550 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 8
Article 4 – paragraph 8
8. The quantification of the carbon removals and carbon farming shall account for uncertainties in accordance with recognised statistical approaches.
Amendment 554 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 9
Article 4 – paragraph 9
9. To support the quantification of carbon removals generated by carbon farming, the operator or group of operators shall gather data on carbon removalsfarming and greenhouse gas emissions in a manner compatible with national greenhouse gas inventories under Regulation (EU) 2018/841 and Part 3 of Annex V to Regulation (EU) 2018/1999.
Amendment 559 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. A carbon removal activity and a carbon farming activity shall be additional. To that end, the carbon removal activity shall meet both of the following criteria:
Amendment 568 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) it goes beyond Union and national statutory requirements placed on the operator;
Amendment 572 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) it takes place at least partly due to the incentive effect of the certification.
Amendment 587 #
Amendment 594 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. An operator or group of operators shall demonstrate that a carbon removal activity aims at ensuring the long-termpermanent storage of carbon.
Amendment 597 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. An operator or group of operators shall demonstrate that a carbon farming activity aims at ensuring the long-term storage and/or reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.
Amendment 599 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. For the purposes of paragraph 1 and 1a, an operator or group of operators shall comply with both of the following criteria:
Amendment 614 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Article 6 – paragraph 3
3. For carbon farming and carbon storage in products, the carbon stored by a carbon removalthe purpose of paragraph 1(a), the carbon stored shall be considered released to the atmosphere at the end of the permanence assessment period included in the certification methodology, provided the minimum monitoring period is respected, unless the operator or the group of operators renew the period by proving the continued and uninterrupted maintenance of carbon farming activity and monitoring. However, a carbon farming activity shall be consinot lead to a decred released to the atmosphere at the end ofased carbon sink, as defined in Regulation (EU) 2018/841, compared to the baseline beyond the monitoring period.;
Amendment 627 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. A carbon removal activity shall have aor a carbon farming activity shall at least have an overall neutral impact on or generate co- benefits for all the following sustainability objectives:
Amendment 633 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) climate change mitigation beyond the net carbon removal benefit referred to in Article 4(1) or the net carbon farming benefit referred to in 4(2), (b) other carbon removal activities or carbon farming activities, in particular permanent removals, (c) the avoidance of the risk for carbon leakage or land use changes in third countries;
Amendment 638 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) transition to a circular economyand bio- based economy, such as replacement of fossil-based products with bio-based products;
Amendment 641 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) protection and restoration of biodiversity and ecosystems, as defined in the national restoration plans.
Amendment 663 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. For the purposes of paragraph 1, a carbon removal and carbon farming activity shall comply with minimum sustainability requirements laid down in the certification methodologies, set out in the delegated acts adopted pursuant to Article 8. For forest and agriculture biomass, these criteria shall be those laid down in Article 29 of Directive (EU) 2018/2001.
Amendment 670 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. Where an operator or group of operators report co-benefits that contribute to the sustainability objectives referred to in paragraph 1 beyond the minimum sustainability requirements referred to in paragraph 2, they shall comply with the certification methodologies set out in delegated acts referred to in Article 8. The certification methodologies shall incentivise as much as possible the generation of co-benefits going beyond the minimum sustainability requirements, in particularprioritise climate mitigation, incentivise active management of forest and agricultural land and aim to generate co-benefits for the objectives referred to in paragraph 1, point (f).
Amendment 682 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 16 to establish the technical certification methodologies referred to in paragraph 1 for activities related to permanent carbon storage, carbon farming and carbon storage in products. Those certification methodologies shall include at least the elements set out in Annex Icarbon removal and carbon farming. Those certification methodologies shall include at least the elements set out in Annex I. The first such delegated act shall be adopted no later than 12 months after the entry into force of this regulation. The delegated acts shall, based on consultation with market actors and the expert group on carbon removals, include the technical certification methodologies for, at least but not only, the activities listed in annex III. The Commission should for carbon farming prioritise activities that results in active and sustainable management of agricultural land and forests.
Amendment 701 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) the objectives of ensuring the robustness of carbon removals and recognising the protection and restoration of ecosystemcarbon farming activities and recognising the sustainability criteria laid down in article 29 in Directive (EU) 2018/2001 and the national restorations plans;
Amendment 705 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) the objective of minimising administrative burden and keeping the certification procedure as simple as possible for operators, particularly for small-scale carbon farming operators;
Amendment 712 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) relevant Union and national binding law;
Amendment 735 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. To apply for a certification of compliance with this Regulation, an operator or a group of operators shall submit an application to a certification scheme. Upon acceptance of that application, the operator or a group of operators shall submit to a certification body a comprehensive description of the carbon removal or carbon farming activity, including the certification methodology applied to assess compliance with Articles 4 to 7, the expected total carbon removals and net carbon removalcarbon farming storage and emissions reductions and the net carbon removal benefit and carbon farming benefit. Groups of operators shall also specify how advisory services on carbon removal activities and carbon farming activities are provided, in particular to small-scale carbon farming operatoroperators. For operators or groups of operators involved in cross-border and/or multi-country carbon removal and carbon farming projects is it possible to appoint a single certification body for all cross-border and multi-country carbon removal and carbon farming projects.
Amendment 748 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. The certification body shall conduct a certification audit to verify the information submitted in accordance with paragraph 1 and to confirm compliance of the carbon removal activity or the carbon farming activity with Articles 4 to 7. As a result of that certification audit, the certification body shall issue a certification audit report, that includes a summary, and a certificate containing, as a minimum, the information set out in Annex II. The certification scheme shall control the certification audit report and the certificate, and make the summary of the certification audit report and the certificate publicly available in athe EU Negative Carbon registry referred to in Article 12.
Amendment 755 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. The certification body shall carry out periodic re-certification audits to reconfirm compliance of the carbon removal activity or the carbon farming activity with Articles 4 to 7 and verify the generated carbon benefit. As a result of that re-certification audit, the certification body shall issue a re- certification audit report, that includes a summary, and an updated certificate. The certification scheme shall control the re- certification audit report and the updated certificate, and make the summary of the re-certification audit report, the updated certificate and the certified carbon removal units publicly available in aor the carbon farming units publicly available in the EU Negative Carbon registry referred to in Article 12.
Amendment 762 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 5
Article 9 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission mayshall no later than 12 months after the entry into force of this Regulation adopt implementing acts to set out the structure, format, technical details of the comprehensive description of the carbon removal activity or the carbon farming activity referred to in paragraph 1, and of the certification and re-certification audit reports referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 17.
Amendment 767 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 a (new)
Article 9 a (new)
Article 9a Use of certificates Where carbon removal or carbon farming units are used to contribute to stated climate objectives, such units shall not be double counted. Any use of certificates shall ensure the highest integrity of climate mitigation, and shall not lead to increased greenhouse gas emissions. Carbon removal units and carbon farming units shall remain distinct from each other. Carbon farming units must not be used to count as compensations or contributions towards any fossil fuel- based greenhouse gas emissions.
Amendment 780 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 4
Article 10 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall supervise the operation of certification bodies. Certification bodies shall submit, upon request by the national competent authorities, all relevant information necessary to supervise their operation, including date, time and location of the audits referred to in Article 9. Where Member States find issues of non- conformity, they shall inform the certification body and the relevant certification scheme thereof without delay and publish this notice in the EU Negative Carbon registry referred to in Article 12.
Amendment 791 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. Certification schemes shall operate on the basis of reliable and transparent rules and procedures, in particular with regard to internal management and monitoring, handling of complaints and appeals, stakeholder consultation, transparency and publication of information, appointment and training of certification bodies, addressing non- conformity issues, and development and management of registries.
Amendment 796 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 4
Article 11 – paragraph 4
4. Certification schemes shall publish, in the EU Negative Carbon registry referred to in Article 12, at least annually, a list of the appointed certification bodies, stating for each certification body by which entity or national public authority it was recognised and which entity or national public authority is monitoring it.
Amendment 804 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 5
Article 11 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission shall no later than 12 months after this regulation entering into force adopt implementing acts setting out the structure, format, technical details and process referred to in paragraphs 2, 3 and 4, which shall apply to all certification schemes. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 17.
Amendment 806 #
Amendment 814 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. A certification schemeThe European Commission shall establish and duly maintain a public registry to make publicly accessible the information related to the certification process, including the certificates and updated certificates, and the quantity of carbon removal units and carbon farming units certified in accordance with Article 9. Those registriesy shall use automated systems, including electronic templates, and shall be interoperable. All information and data entering the registry should be publicly available and easily downloadable.
Amendment 819 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. A certification scheme shall, at least monthly, submit all relevant data and reporting as specified by the Commission in the implementing acts referred to in Article 9 paragraph 5 and Article 11 paragraph 5.
Amendment 821 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission mayshall no later than 12 months after the entry into force of this Regulation adopt implementing acts setting out the structure, format, and technical details of the publicEU Negative Carbon registriesy, and of the recording, holding or use of carbon removal and carbon farming units, as referred to in paragraph 1. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 17.
Amendment 831 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. Only a certification scheme recognised by the Commission by means of a decision may be used by operators or group of operators to demonstrate compliance with this Regulation. Such decision shall be valid for a period of no more than 5 years, and be made public in the EU Negative Carbon Registry.
Amendment 834 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The Commission shall inform about its decision for recognition no later than one month after the notification was administered.
Amendment 836 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3
Article 13 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission may, after extensive correspondence with the certification scheme, repeal a decision recognising a certification scheme pursuant to paragraph 1 where the certification scheme fails to implement the standards and rules set out in the implementing acts referred to in Article 11(5). Where a Member State raises concerns that a certification scheme does not operate in accordance with the standards and rules set out in the implementing acts referred to in Article 11(5) that constitute the basis for decisions under paragraph 1, the Commission shall investigate the matter and take appropriate action, including repealing the relevant decision.
Amendment 839 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4
Article 13 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission mayshall no later than 12 months after this regulation entering into force adopt implementing acts setting out the structure, format, and technical details of the notification and recognition processes referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 17.
Amendment 845 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3
Article 14 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission mayshall no later than 12 months after this regulation entering into force adopt implementing acts setting out he structure, format, and technical details of the reports referred to in paragraph 1. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 17.
Amendment 923 #
2022/0394(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II a (new)
Annex II a (new)
Amendment 180 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The internal market is an area in which the free movement of goods, persons, services and capital must be ensured. To that end Regulation (EU) 2018/858 of the European Parliament and of the Council43 introduced a comprehensive type-approval and market surveillance system for motor vehicles, trailers, and for systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles and tyres for all vehicles. _________________ 43 Regulation (EU) 2018/858 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles, amending Regulations (EC) No 715/2007 and (EC) No 595/2009 and repealing Directive 2007/46/EC (OJ L 151, 14.6.2018, p. 1).
Amendment 184 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) A successful transition to zero- emission mobility requires an integrated approach and the right enabling environment to stimulate innovation and maintain the Union's technological leadership in this sector. That includes public and private investments in research and innovation, the increasing supply of zero- and low-emission vehicles, the roll- out of recharging and refuelling infrastructure, integration into the energy systems, as well as the sustainable materials supply and sustainable production, re-use and recycling of batteries in Europe. That requires coherent action at Union, national, regional and local levels.
Amendment 185 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 b (new)
Recital 2 b (new)
(2b) In order to support the transition towards clean mobility while reindustrialising Europe and supporting citizens, it is essential to keep the prices of private and commercial vehicles affordable for citizens and businesses. This will help maintain quality of life, industrial competitiveness and innovation, support job creation and skill development in the sector.
Amendment 252 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) Vehicles with traction batteries, including plugin hybrids and especially battery electric vehicles, contribute to the decarbonisation of the road transport sector. In order to gain and increase consumer trust in such vehicles, they should be performant and durable . It is therefore important to require that traction batteries retain a good part of their initial capacity after many years of use. That is of particular importance to buyers of second hand electric vehicles to ensure that the vehicle will continue to perform as expected. Monitors of the battery state-of- health should therefore be required for all vehicles that use traction batteries. In addition minimum performance requirements for battery durability of passenger cars should be introduced, taking into account the UN Global Technical Regulation 2247 and technological development. It is imperative that battery durability is complemented by a robust charging infrastructure, competitive pricing, extended warranties, and continuous innovation to enhance their range, efficiency, and integration with renewable energy sources. This will not only foster consumer adoption but also promote a more rapid and sustainable transition to a decarbonised transport. _________________ 47 United Nations Global Technical Regulation on In-vehicle Battery Durability for Electrified Vehicles, UN GTR 22
Amendment 276 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) Sensors installed on vehicles are already used today to detect anomalies on emissions and trigger related repairs through the on-board diagnostic (OBD) system. The OBD system currently in use, however, does not detect accurately or timely the malfunctions and neither does it sufficiently and timely forcurge repairs. As a result, it is possible that vehicles emit much more than they are allowed to do. The sensors used up to now for OBD can also be used to monitor and control the emission behaviour of the vehicles on a continuous basis via an on-board monitoring (OBM) system. The OBM will also warn the user to perform repairs of the engine or the pollution control systems when these are needed. It is therefore appropriate to require that such a system is installed and to regulate its technical requirements.
Amendment 280 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) Manufacturers may opt to produce vehicles which comply with lower emission limits or with better battery durability than what is required in this Regulation, or which include advanced options including geofencing and adaptive controls. Consumers and national authorities should be able to identify such vehicles through appropriate documentation. An up-to-date environmental vehicle passport (EVP) should therefore be made available for consumers to receive up to date information throughout the lifetime of the vehicle such as fuel consumption, state of health of batteries, emission limits, periodic technical inspections results and roadworthiness data and other relevant information.
Amendment 287 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
Amendment 349 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 a (new)
This Regulation establishes common technical requirements and administrative provisions for the type-approval and market surveillance of all newly- manufactured tyres of class C1, C2 and C3 with regard to their abrasion. These are to be considered together with the tyre technical requirements, administrative provisions and market surveillance of the General Safety Regulation (EU) 2019/2144.
Amendment 355 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 5
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 5
Amendment 367 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 18
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 18
(18) ‘non-methane hydrocarbons’ or ‘NHMHC’ means the total hydrocarbons emitted from the tailpipe excluding methane;
Amendment 371 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 24
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 24
(24) ‘vehicle energy consumption calculation tool’ or ‘VECTO’ means a simulation tool used for determining CO2 emissions, fuel consumption, electric energy consumption and the electric range from heavy duty vehicles; ‘energy consumption’ means the consumption of electric energy from each and all propulsion sources within a vehicle;
Amendment 372 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 24 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 24 a (new)
(24a) ‘energy consumption’ means the consumption of electric energy from each and all propulsion sources within a vehicle;
Amendment 375 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 29
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 29
(29) ‘tyre abrasion’ means the ratio of mass of material lost from the tyre due to the abrasion process and emitted to the environment;per 1000 km of distance travelled to the load on the tyre,and expressed in g/1000km/t.
Amendment 376 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 29 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 29 a (new)
(29a) ‘tyre abrasion index’ means the dimensionless unit for expressing the tyre abrasion rate of a tyre relative to that of the applicable Standard Reference Test Tyre (SRTT).
Amendment 440 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 65 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 65 a (new)
(65a) 'battery management system' means any electronic system that manages a rechargeable battery, including elements that protect the battery from operating outside its "safe operating area", monitoring its state, calculating secondary data, reporting that data, controlling its environment, authenticating it and/or balancing it;
Amendment 442 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 67
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 67
(67) ‘zero-emission range’ means the maximum distance a zero-emission vehicle or a vehicle in zero-emission mode can travel until the traction battery or fuel tank is depleted, which for PEVs corresponds to the electric range;
Amendment 460 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 71
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point 71
(71) ‘environmental vehicle passport’ or ‘EVP’ means a record on paper and digital form containing information on the environmental performance of a vehicle at the moment of registration, including the level of pollutant emission limits, CO2 emissions, fuel consumption, energy consumption, electric range and engine power, and battery durability and other related values; and throughout its lifetime. For this purpose, it is updated by manufacturers, national authorities and testing centres during in-service conformity, market surveillance checks, periodic technical inspections and roadworthiness tests by retrieving the data from the OBD port, including the data transmitted by the OBFCM device of the vehicle. The EVP includes the level of pollutant emission limits, in-use CO2 emissions, fuel consumption, energy consumption, electric range and engine power, and battery durability and state of health and other related values;
Amendment 512 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Article 4 – paragraph 4
4. Manufacturers shall design and construct components or separate technical units, including engines, traction batteries, brake systems, tyres, and replacement pollution control systems to comply with this Regulation, including complying with the emission limits set out in Annex I.
Amendment 518 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 6 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 6 – point a
(a) OBD systems capable of detecting malfunctioning systems which lead to emission exceedances or the malfunction of other components in order to facilitate repairs;
Amendment 547 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 8
Article 4 – paragraph 8
8. The manufacturer shall prevent the possibility of exploiting vulnerabilities referred to in paragraph 7. When such a vulnerability is found, the manufacturer shall take all the possible measures taking into account the state of technology to remove the vulnerability, by software update or any other appropriate means.
Amendment 553 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 8 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. The manufacturers shall ensure independent operators’ access to information, tools and processes that is extrictly necessary to develop compatible aftermarket replacement parts meeting the technical requirements of the manufacturer and the ability to install and activate those parts on the vehicle, including OBM related components, in compliance with the anti-tampering measures implemented by the manufacturer.
Amendment 642 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 6 – point c
Article 6 – paragraph 6 – point c
(c) triggeringurging the repair of the vehicle when the driver warning system notifies significantly excess emissions.
Amendment 712 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. When performing tests, checks and inspections, national authorities and testing centres should update the environmental vehicle passport (EVP) with updated values for the information mentioned in Article 3 (71) of this Regulation
Amendment 778 #
2022/0365(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 8
Article 10 – paragraph 8
8. The Commission shall adopt implementing acts laying down the administrative and technical elements required for performing tests, checks and inspections for the purposes of verifying compliance with paragraph 1, as well as the technical elements required for market surveillance checks under paragraph 2. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 17(2). and no later than 9 months after the publication of this Regulation.
Amendment 314 #
2022/0347(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. This Directive sets intermediate limit values, target values, average exposure reduction obligations, average exposure concentration objectives, critical levels, information thresholds, alert thresholds and long-term objectives (‘air quality standards’) to be met by the year 20305, and regularly reviewed thereafter in accordance with Article 3.
Amendment 369 #
2022/0347(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 – point d a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 – point d a (new)
(d a) progress made in implementing other relevant Union legislation, in particular in the field of climate, transport and energy.
Amendment 213 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 35
Recital 35
(35) To adapt this Directive to scientific and technical progress, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 TFEU should be delegated to the Commission in respect of amending certain parts of the Annexes with regard to the requirements for the secondary, tertiary and quaternary treatment and the requirements for specific authorisations for discharges of non- domestic wastewater into collecting systems and urban wastewater treatment plants and in respect of supplementing this Direcrtive by establishing minimum reuse and recycling rates for phosphorus and nitrogen from sludge. Iurban wastewater and sludge, in order to incentivise a variety of recovery techniques, including pyrolysis and struvite precipitation as well as nutrient recovery from sludge. Considering that phosphorous and nitrogen are valuable resources for agriculture, the Commission should aim to adopt these delegated acts within one year after end of the transposition of this directive. Within this time period, it is of particular importance that the Commission carries out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level, and that those consultations be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement on Better Law-Making. In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and the Council receive all documents at the same time as Member States’ experts, and their experts systematically have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts.
Amendment 569 #
2022/0345(COD)
By 31 December 20305, Member States shall ensure that 50 % of discharges from urban wastewater treatment plants treating a load of 100 000 p.e. and above are subject quaternary treatment in accordance with paragraph 5 before discharge into areas included in a list referred to in paragraph 2.
Amendment 582 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
By 31 December 203540, Member States shall ensure that all urban wastewater treatment plants treating a load of 100 000 p.e. and above are subject to quaternary treatment in accordance with paragraph 5 before discharge into areas included in a list referred to in paragraph 2.
Amendment 1096 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 2
Article 20 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 27 to supplement this Directive by setting out the minimum reuse and recycling rates for phosphorus and nitrogen from urban wastewater and sludge, in order to take into account available technologies for phosphorus and nitrogen recovery in sludge. The Commission shall adopt these delegated acts by [date of the last day of the year after the end of the transposition of this Directive].
Amendment 1104 #
2022/0345(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 20 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Member States may take measures to encourage the purchasing of recovered nutrients from urban wastewater and sludge.
Amendment 167 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) This Regulation does not prevent Member States from maintaining or introducing more stringent protective measures that are compatible with Union law. Member States should notify the Commission of any such measures. More stringent protective measures put in place by Member States should be evidence- based and proportionate to the risk to human health, for example based on overall safety concerns and corresponding risks in a Member State or specific local risks. They should not discriminate against persons on grounds of sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation, unless that measure or its application is objectively justified by a legitimate aim, and the means of achieving that aim are science-based, appropriate and necessary.
Amendment 168 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15 a (new)
Recital 15 a (new)
Amendment 181 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) As a matter of principle, programmes promoting the donation of SoHOs should be founded on the principle of voluntary and unpaid donation, altruism of the donor and solidarity between donor and recipient. Voluntary and unpaid SoHO donation is also a factor which can contribute to high safety standards for SoHOs and therefore to the protection of human health. It is also recognised, including by the Council of Europe Committee on Bioethics24, that while financial gain should be avoided, it may also be necessary to ensure that donors are not financially disadvantaged by their donation. Thus, compensation to remove any such risk is acceptable but should never constitute an incentive that would cause a donor to be dishonest when giving their medical or behavioural history or to donate more frequently than is allowed, posing risks to their own health and to that of prospective recipients. Such compensation should, therefore, be set by national authorities, at a level appropriate in their Member State to reach such objectives. _________________ 24 Council of Europe Committee on Bioethics (DH-BIO). Guide for the implementation of the principle of prohibition of financial gain with respect to the human body and its parts from living or deceased donors (March 2018). Available at https://rm.coe.int/guide-financial- gain/16807bfc9a.
Amendment 225 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33
Recital 33
(33) With regards to standards concerning donor, recipient and offspring protection, this Regulation should provide for a hierarchy of rules for their implementation. As risks and technologies change, this hierarchy of rules should facilitate an efficient and responsive uptake of the most up-to-date guidelines for implementing the standards set out in this Regulation. As part of that hierarchy, in the absence of Union legislation describing particular procedures to be applied and followed to meet the standards set out in this Regulation, following the guidelines of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the EDQM should be considered as ae of the means to demonstrate compliance with the standards laid down in this Regulation to ensure high level of quality, safety and efficacy. SoHO entities should be permitted to follow other guidelines, provided that it has been demonstrated that those other guidelines achieve the same level of quality, safety and efficacy. In cases of detailed technical issues for which neither Union legislation nor the ECDC and the EDQM have defined a technical guideline or rule, operators should apply a locally defined rule that is in line with relevant internationally recognised guidelines and scientific evidence and is appropriate to mitigate any risk identified.
Amendment 255 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 37
Recital 37
(37) It is necessary to promote information and awareness campaigns at national and Union level on the importance of SoHOs. The aim of these campaigns should be to help European citizens to decide whether to become donors during their lifetime and let their families or legal representatives know their wishes regarding donation after death. As there is a need to ensure the availability of SoHOs for medical treatments, Member States should promote the donation of SoHOs, including plasma, of high quality and safety, thereby also increasing self- sufficiency in the Union. Member States are also urged to take steps to strongly encourage a strong public and non-profit sector involvement in the provision of SoHO services, in particular for critical SoHOs and the related research and development.
Amendment 285 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 42
Recital 42
(42) The processing of personal data under this Regulation should be subject to strict guarantees of confidentiality and should comply with the rules on the protection of personal data laid down in Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council and in Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council . The Commission may also decide that information on SoHO donations are added to donors Electronic Health Records (EHRs).
Amendment 315 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) SoHO donor recruitment; except if the entity is not subject to further SoHO activites as listed in this paragraph.
Amendment 345 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 8
(8) ‘SoHO donor’ means any person who has presented themselves to a SoHO entity with a view to making a donation of SoHOsliving SoHO donor or deceased SoHO donor, whether that donation is successful or not;
Amendment 350 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 8 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 8 a (new)
(8 a) ‘Living SoHO donor’ means any living person who has presented themselves to a SoHO entity with a view to making a donation of SoHOs either for autologous use or for allogeneic use.
Amendment 353 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 8 b (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 8 b (new)
(8 b) ‘Deceased SoHO donor’ means any deceased person who donates SoHO after death.
Amendment 442 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 64
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 64
(64) ‘compensation’ means making good of any lossexpenses and inconveniences associated with donation;
Amendment 471 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Member States may maintain or introduce within their territories measures that are more stringent than the ones provided for in this Regulation on condition that those national measures are compatible with Union lawbased on scientific evidence, are compatible with Union law, do not discriminate against persons on grounds of sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation, and are proportionate to the risk to human health.
Amendment 596 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 1
Article 50 – paragraph 1
1. SoHO establishments shall establish, maintain and update, as necessary, a quality management system achieving a high level of quality of SoHOs by followingtaking into account, in particular, the Good Practice Guidelines published by the EDQM and which are included in the technical guidelines referred to in Article 56(4), point (a), and Article 59(4), point (a).
Amendment 636 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 54 – paragraph 2
Article 54 – paragraph 2
2. Member States may allow for the compensation or reimbursement from the SoHO entities to donors for lossexpenses and inconveniences related to their participation in donations, for example, through fixed rate allowances. In such case, Member States shall establish the conditions for such allowances in national legislation, including the setting of an upper limit that ensures that allowances are financially neutral and consistent with the standards laid down in this Article. They may delegate the setting of conditions for such allowances to independent bodies that are established in accordance with national legislation.
Amendment 687 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 58 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 58 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. In the procedures referred to in paragraph 1, SoHO entities shall mitigate the risks of communicable disease transmission from SoHO donors to recipients by combining, at least, the following measures: follow the latest technical guidelines from EDQM and ECDC to mitigate the following risks: (a) the risks of communicable disease transmission from SoHO donors to recipients; (b) the risks of non-communicable disease transmission, including genetic conditions and cancer, from donors to the recipients or to offspring from medically assisted reproduction; (c) the risks of communicable or non- communicable disease transmission to the recipients through cross-contamination of donations during collection, processing, storage and distribution; (d) risks arising from microbial contamination of SoHOs from the environment, the personnel, the equipment, materials or solutions coming into contact with SoHOs during collection, processing, storage or distribution; (e) the risks that any reagents and solutions added to SoHOs or coming in contact with SoHOs during collection, processing, storage and distribution might be transmitted to recipients and have a toxic, or other, detrimental effect on their health; (f) the risks that inherent properties of SoHOs, necessary for clinical efficacy, have been changed by any SoHO activity performed, in a manner that renders SoHO preparations ineffective or less effective when applied to recipients; (g) the risks that SoHOs cause an immune reaction in recipients; (h) any other risk to the health of SoHO recipients or of offspring from medically assisted reproduction arising from the application of SoHOs or SoHO preparations and not addressed in this paragraph.
Amendment 689 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 58 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 58 – paragraph 2 – point a
Amendment 691 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 58 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 58 – paragraph 2 – point b
Amendment 696 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 58 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 58 – paragraph 2 – point c
Amendment 709 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 58 – paragraph 3
Article 58 – paragraph 3
Amendment 712 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 58 – paragraph 4
Article 58 – paragraph 4
Amendment 715 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 58 – paragraph 5
Article 58 – paragraph 5
Amendment 716 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 58 – paragraph 6
Article 58 – paragraph 6
Amendment 718 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 58 – paragraph 7
Article 58 – paragraph 7
Amendment 722 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 58 – paragraph 8
Article 58 – paragraph 8
Amendment 724 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 58 – paragraph 9
Article 58 – paragraph 9
Amendment 749 #
2022/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 62 – paragraph 2
Article 62 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall make all reasonable efforts to promote public participation in SoHO donation activities, in particular for critical SoHOs, with a view to ensuring a resilient supply and responsive increases in donation rates when risks of shortage are detected. In so doing, they shall encourage the collection of SoHO with a strong public and non- profit sector involvement.
Amendment 277 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Title 1
Title 1
Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the sustainable use of plant protection products and ensuring sustainable crop protection, and amending Regulations (EU) 2021/2115 and (EC) 1107/2009 (Text with EEA relevance)
Amendment 298 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The European Parliament resolution of 12 February 2019 on the implementation of Directive 2009/128/EC on the sustainable use of pesticides41 noted that the Union must act without delay to transition to a more sustainable use of pesticides and called on the Commission to propose an ambitious Union-wide binding target for the reduction of pesticide use. The European Parliament re-affirmed its call for binding reduction targets in its resolution of 20 October 2021 on a Farm to Fork Strategy for a fair, healthy and environmentally-friendly food system42 ., while stressing that their achievability depends on the availability of safer, effective and efficient alternatives; __________________ 41 P8_TA(2019)0082, 12 February 2019. 42 P9_TA(2021)0425, 20 October 2021.
Amendment 363 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Biological control agents are a sustainable control alternative to the use of chemical products for the control of harmful organisms. As noted in Council Decision (EU) 2021/110257 , biological control agents have a growing importance in sustainable agriculture and forestry and have an instrumental role to play in the success of integrated pest management and organic farming. Access to biological controls facilitates moving away from chemical plant protection products. It is appropriate to encourage farmers to switch to low input agricultural methods including organic farming. It is therefore appropriate to define the concept of biological control as a basis for Member States to set indicativend set targets tofor increaseing the percentage of crops on which biological control agents are usedsales of low risk and biological control plant protection products. __________________ 57 Council Decision (EU) 2021/1102 of 28 June 2021 requesting the Commission to submit a study on the Union’s situation and options regarding the introduction, evaluation, production, marketing and use of invertebrate biological control agents within the territory of the Union and a proposal, if appropriate in view of the outcomes of the study (OJ L 238, 6.7.2021, p. 81).
Amendment 367 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) The objective of the Farm to Fork Strategy is to make substantial progress in the reduction of the use of chemical plant protection products in an economically viable way. In order to achieve that aim, it is necessary to set quantified targets at Union and Member State levels for the reduction in the use and risk of chemical plant protection products and the use of more hazardous plant protection products to monitor progress. National targets should be established by national law in order to ensure adequate progress and accountability in relation to them. These binding national targets should also be achieved by Member States by 2030. The reduction in the use of chemical plant protection products is expected to significantly reduce occupational safety and health risks for professional users. In order to ensure that professional users of plant protection products are still able to adequately protect crops against pests and diseases, this regulation should also ensure that more low risk and biological control plant protection products are available. Considering that a reduction in chemical plant protection products is only sustainable if crop failures in agriculture can continue to be prevented, the reduction targets for chemical plant protection products should only apply if sufficient alternatives are available and new genomic techniques can be used to grow healthier crops. Therefore, this regulation should set Union and national targets to increase the sales of low risk and biological control plant protection products ('replacement targets').
Amendment 388 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Given the different levels of historical progress and differences in intensity of pesticide use between Member States, it is necessary to allow Member States some flexibility when setting their own binding national targets (“national 2030 reduction targets”). Intensity of use is best measured by dividing the total quantity of active substances placed on the market, and therefore used, in the form of plant protection products in a particular Member State by the surface area over which the active substances were applied. Intensity in the use of chemical pesticides, and in particular of the more hazardous pesticides, correlates with greater dependency on chemical pesticides, greater risks to human health and the environment and less sustainable farming practices. It is therefore appropriate to allow Member States to take their lower intensity of use of chemical pesticides than the Union average into account in setting their national 2030 reduction targets. It is also appropriate to require them to take their higher intensity of use of chemical pesticides than the Union average into account in setting their national 2030 reduction targets. In addition, in order to give recognition to past efforts by Member States, they should also be allowed to take into account historical progress prior to the adoption of the Farm to Fork Strategy when setting national 2030 reduction targets. Conversely, where Member States have increased, or made only limited reductions in, their use and risk of chemical plant protection products, they should now make a greater contribution to the achievement of the Union 2030 reduction targets, while also taking account of their intensity of pesticide use. In order to ensure a fair and collective effort towards the achievement of Union-wide targets and an adequate level of ambition, minimum limits should be laid down for national 2030 reduction targets. Member States should be allowed to justify their inability to meet the national 2030 reduction targets due to a lack of available alternatives to chemical plant protection products or due to taken measures to ensure food security and safety. The EU’s outermost regions, as listed in Article 349 of the Treaty, are located in the Atlantic, Caribbean and Indian Ocean. Due to permanent constraints such as their remoteness to the European continent, insularity and high exposure to climate change, it is appropriate to allow Member States to take into account the specific needs of these regions as regards the use of plant protection products and measures tailored to specific climatic conditions and crops. In order to ensure a fair and collective effort towards the achievement of Union-wide targets, where a Member State reaches the level of its 2030 national reduction target before 2030, it should not be required to undertake additional reduction efforts, but it should closely monitor annual fluctuations in the use and risk of chemical plant protection products and in the use of more hazardous plant protection products to ensure progress towards meeting the respective 2030 national reduction target. In the interests of transparency, Member State responses to any Commission recommendations in relation to the level of ambition of national targets and the annual progress made towards them should be publicly accessible.
Amendment 400 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) The overall objective of this regulation should be to reduce the environmental impact of plant protection measures. Reduction in the use of chemical plant protection products is only one of multiple measures that can contribute to achieving this goal. Considering that there is currently not enough data at Union level to properly assess the overall environmental impact of plant protection measures, the harmonised risk indicators based on the sales plant protection products are used. However, some Member States have and will continue to develop indicators for the integral assessment of environmental impact of plant protection measures. Member States should be able to fulfil their obligations for national reduction targets by setting and reaching targets on the basis of these new indicators. Member States should be able to include in their national action plan a methodology, baseline reference year and set target, to be approved by the Commission.
Amendment 413 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) Member States should draft and publish national action plans. In order for the Member State national action plans to be effective, they should contain quantitative objectives, references to binding national 2030 reduction targets as set out in national law, together with related indicative targets set out in the national action plans, measures, timetables and indicators to reduce risks and impacts of pesticide use on human health and the environment and to increase the availability of alternative measures for plant protection. This will allow for a structured approach to the setting of quantitative objectives and targets, with a clear link to the national 2030 reduction targets. In order to monitor compliance with the provisions of this Regulation, Member States should also be required to report annually on targets and precise quantitative data relating to compliance with provisions on use, training, application equipment and integrated pest management.
Amendment 423 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) In order to achieve the Union-wide reduction targets (‘Union 2030 reduction targets’) as well as national 2030 reduction targets, it is necessary to increase the availability and use of biological control and other non-chemicallow risk alternatives. Availability of these alternatives will incentivise the adoption of low pesticide- input pest management practices such as organic farming. In order to ensure that sufficient low risk and biological plant protection products are available to meet the Union reduction and replacement targets, it is appropriate to amend Regulation (EC) 1107/2009 to enable provisional authorisation for these products.
Amendment 469 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) An approach to pest control that follows integrated pest management in ensuring careful consideration of all available means that discourage the development of populations of harmful organisms, while keeping the use of chemical plant protection products to levels that are economically and ecologically justified and minimising risks to human health and the environment is necessary for the protection of human health and the environment. ‘Integrated pest management’ emphasises the growth of a healthy crop with the least possible disruption to agro-ecosystems, encourages natural pest control mechanisms and uses chemical control only when all other control means are exhausted or if the use of chemical methods is considered to be economically and ecologically justified. To ensure that integrated pest management is implemented consistently on the ground, it is necessary to lay down clear rulguidelines in this Regulation. In order to comply with the obligation to follow integrated pest management, a professional user should consider and implement all methods and practices that avoid the use of plant protection products. Chemical plant protection products should only be used when all other control means have been exhausted or if the use of chemical methods is considered to be economically and ecologically justified. In order to ensure and monitor compliance with this requirement, it is important that professional users keep a record of the reasons why they apply plant protection products or the reasons for any other action taken in line with integrated pest management and of advice received in support of their implementation of integrated pest management from independent advisors. These records are also required for aerial applications.
Amendment 510 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) Use of plant protection products may have particularly negative impacts in certain areas that are frequently used by the general public or by vulnerable groups, communities in which people live and work and ecologically sensitive areas, such as Natura 2000 sites protected in accordance with Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council67 and Council Directive 92/43/EEC68 . If plant protection products are used in areas used by the general public, the possibility of exposure of humans to such plant protection products is high. In order to protect human health and the environment, the use of plant protection products in sensitive areas, to be defined by Member States as part of their national action plan, and within 3 metres of such areas, should therefore be prohibited. Derogations from the prohibitiThe application of low-risk and biological control products should remain possible. Deviations from the 3-metre buffer zone should only be allowed under certain conditions and on a case-by-case basisbe justified by Member States as part of their national action plan. __________________ 67 Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on the conservation of wild birds (OJ L 20, 26.1.2010, p. 7). 68 Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora (OJ L 206, 22.7.1992, p. 7).
Amendment 574 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 37
Recital 37
(37) In order to monitor progress achieved in the reduction of risks and adverse impacts to human health and the environment from the use of plant protection products it is necessary to continue using the system of harmonised risk indicators established under Directive (EU) 2009/128/EC. The Commission should however also publish a report evaluating the feasibility of developing a harmonised Union indicator for the environmental impact of plant protection measures that focusses on more aspects beyond quantity of plant protection products.
Amendment 581 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38
Recital 38
(38) Statistical data on plant protection products collected in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1185/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council74 should be used in calculating these harmonised risk indicators and progress towards achieving binding Union and national targets based on the Farm to Fork Strategy. Given that pesticide use fluctuates between years depending, in particular, on the weather, a three year baseline period is appropriate to take account of such fluctuations. The baseline period for the calculation of harmonised risk indicators 1 and 2 is 2011–2013, as this was the first three year period for which data was received by the Commission under Regulation (EC) No 1185/2009 and coincides with the entry into force of Directive 2009/128/EC. The baseline period for the calculation of progress towards the Union 2030 reduction targets is 2015–3-2017, as this was the three most recent years for which data was available at the time of the announcement of the Farm to Fork Strategy5. The baseline period for the calculation of a new harmonised risk indicator 2a is 2022–2024, as this will be the first three year period for which data on the areas treated under each authorisation for an emergency situation in plant protection will be available. __________________ 74 Regulation (EC) No 1185/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2009 concerning statistics on pesticides (OJ L 324, 10.12.2009, p. 1).
Amendment 2152 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 18 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) a proven serious and exceptional risk of the spread of quarantine pests or invasive alien species exists;
Amendment 2168 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 5
Article 18 – paragraph 5
5. The competent authority referred to in paragraph 3 shall decide on the application for a permit for the use of a plant protection product in a timely manner to ensure that the risk as referred to in point (a) of paragraph 3 is avoided, and latest within 21 weeks of its submission.
Amendment 2177 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 6 – point b
Article 18 – paragraph 6 – point b
(b) if necessary for the protection of the general public and vulnerable groups, the obligation to display notices regarding use of plant protection products on the perimeter of the area to be treated, and any specific form such display is to take;
Amendment 2185 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 7
Article 18 – paragraph 7
7. AIf necessary for the protection of the general public and vulnerable groups, a professional user that has been granted a permit to use a plant protection product in a sensitive area shall display notices to that regard on the perimeter of the area to be treated in the form indicated in the permit.
Amendment 2205 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 1
1. The use of all plant protection products is prohibited on all surface waters and within 3 metres of such waters. This 3 metre buffer zone shall not be reduced by using alternative risk-mitigation techniques, with the exception of low-risk plant protection products and biocontrol products for the 3 metres buffer zone. Deviation of this 3 metre buffer zone shall be justified by the Member State in its National Action Plan, and may be justified if the risk for the sensitive area is negligible, by the use of alternative risk-mitigation techniques or implementation of the buffer zone would require a disproportionate amount of agricultural land.
Amendment 2221 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 3
Article 19 – paragraph 3
3. By … [OP: please insert the date of application of this Regulation], Member States shall have in place appropriate measures to avoid deterioration caused by plant protection products of surface and groundwater status as well as coastal and marine waters and allow achievement of good surface and groundwater status, to protect the aquatic environment and drinking water supplies from the impact of plant protection products with the aim to achieve, at least, the objectives set out in Directives 2000/60/EC, 2006/118/EC, 2008/105/EC, 2008/56/EC and (EU) 2020/2184.
Amendment 2338 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 3
Article 24 – paragraph 3
3. A distributor shall direct a non- professional purchaser of a plant protection product to read its label prior to use and to use the product in accordance with the instructions on the label and shall inform the purchaser of the website referred to in Article 27.
Amendment 2353 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 6
Article 24 – paragraph 6
6. The distributor referred to in paragraph 5 shall inform the non- professional purchaser of a plant protection product about less hazardous control techniques before the purchaser buys a plant protection product with a higher risk for human health and the environment.
Amendment 2434 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 3
Article 26 – paragraph 3
3. Each professional user shall consult an independent advisor at least once a year for the purposes of receiving the strategic advice referred to in paragraph 4. Where the circumstances of the plant protection measures taken by the professional user have not changed significantly, a shortened version of the strategic advice may be given, and the user does not have to fulfil all the requirements of paragraph 4. The strategic advice shall be designed in such a way that it will not cause disproportionate administrative burden or cost to professional users. Member States may, as part of their National Action Plan, define criteria under which professional users do not have to comply with article 3 and 4 of this paragraph. Such criteria shall ensure that only professional users are excluded for which the benefits of the strategic advice will be negligible.
Amendment 2442 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 26 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) application of relevant control techniques to prevent harmful organisms and diseases;
Amendment 2445 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 4 – point c
Article 26 – paragraph 4 – point c
(c) digital and precision farming tools and techniques, including use of data- based decision-support systems and space data and services;
Amendment 2461 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1
Article 27 – paragraph 1
1. Each Member State shall designate a competent authority to provide information to the public, in particular through awareness-raising programmes, in relation to the benefits and risks associated with the use of plant protection products.
Amendment 2464 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 2
Article 27 – paragraph 2
2. The competent authority referred to in paragraph 1 shall establish a website or websites dedicated to providing information on benefits and risks associated with the use of plant protection products. That information may be provided directly or by providing links to relevant websites of other national or international bodies.
Amendment 2467 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 3 – point -a (new)
Article 27 – paragraph 3 – point -a (new)
(-a) agronomic and where applicable health benefits of the use of plant protection products;
Amendment 2526 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1
Article 29 – paragraph 1
1. By … [OP please insert the date = first day of the month following 9 months after the date of entry into force of this Regulation], an owner of application equipment in professional use shall enter the fact that he or she is the owner of the application equipment in the electronic register of application equipment in professional use referred to in Article 33, using the form set out in Annex V, unless the Member State in which the owner uses the equipment has exempted that equipment from inspection in accordance with Article 32(3). Member States shall ensure that the registration procedure will not result in disproportionate administrative burdens or costs for professional users.
Amendment 2655 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – title
Article 35 – title
Methodology for calculating harmonised risk indicators 1, 2 and 2a, 2a, and new indicators for assessment of the environmental impact of plant protection measures.
Amendment 2659 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 35 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The Commission shall by 2027, publish a report evaluating the indicators developed by Member States under article 4a for the environmental impact of plant protection measures. This report shall, on the basis of the indicators developed by Member States, evaluate the feasibility of developing a harmonised Union indicator for the environmental impact of plant protection measures.
Amendment 2666 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 4
Article 35 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 40 amending this Article and Annex VI in order to take into account technical progress, including progress in the availability of statistical data, and scientific and agronomic developments. Such delegated acts may modify the existing harmonised risk indicators or, provide for new harmonised risk indicators, which may take into account Member States’ progress towards achieving the target of having 25% of their utilised agricultural area devoted to organic farming by 2030 as referred to in Article 8(1), point (d)or provide new indicators for the integral environmental impact of plant protection measures following the report as mentioned in paragraph 3a of this Article.
Amendment 2668 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 5
Article 35 – paragraph 5
5. By… [OP please insert the date = first day of the month following 12 months after the date of entry into force of this Regulation], the Commission shall complete an evaluation of harmonised risk indicators 1, 2 and 2a. This evaluation shall be based on scientific research from the Joint Research Centre and extensive consultation of stakeholders, including Member States, scientific experts and civil society organisations. The evaluation shall in particular focus on the suitability of the harmonised risk indicators to assess the overall environmental impact of plant protection measures, taking into account the impact of possible crop failures due to reduction in the use of plant protection products. The evaluation shall include the methodologies to be used in formulating new and modifying existing harmonised risk indicators in accordance with paragraph 4.
Amendment 2671 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 6
Article 35 – paragraph 6
6. Taking into account the results of the evaluation provided for in paragraph 5 and no later than 18 months after the publication of the statistics on the use of plant protection products in agriculture for the first reference period as referred to in Article 9 of Regulation xxx/xxx [reference to adopted act to be inserted], the Commission shall, if it considers it appropriate, establish new harmonised risk indicators or, modify the existing ones on the basis of statistical data related to the use of plant protection products, or establish new indicators for the environmental impact of plant protection measures in accordance with paragraph 4 of this Article.
Amendment 2699 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 1
Article 39 – paragraph 1
Member States may recover the costs related to carrying out their obligations under this Regulation by means of fees or charges. Member States shall ensure that funds received from these fees or charges are reserved for the competent authority.
Amendment 2733 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 a (new)Regulation (EU) 1107/2009
Article 43 a (new)Regulation (EU) 1107/2009
Article 30 a (new)
Amendment 2735 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 b (new)
Article 43 b (new)
Regulation (EU) 1107/2009
Article 74
Article 74
Article 43b Amendments to Regulation (EU) 1107/2009 Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 is amended as follows: (1) In Article 74, the following paragraphs are added: '3. Member States shall ensure that funds received from the fees or charges referred to in paragraph 1 are reserved for the competent authority as designated under article 75. 4. Member States shall ensure that sufficient funding is ring-fenced for the competent authority as designated under article 75 to prevent delays in authorisation procedures.'
Amendment 2793 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point 4
Annex I – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point 4
4. The baseline for reduction target 1 shall be set at 100, and is equal to the average result of the above calculation for the period 20153-20175.
Amendment 2808 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point 3
Annex I – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point 3
3. The baseline for reduction target 2 shall be set at 100, and is equal to the average result of the above calculation for the period 20153-20175.
Amendment 2942 #
2022/0196(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VI – Section 3 – point 8
Annex VI – Section 3 – point 8
8. With effect from 1 January 2027, the Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 40 to enable that the methodology of harmonised risk indicator 2 shallcan be replaced by the methodology of harmonised risk indicator 2a referred to in section 4 of this Annex.
Amendment 75 #
2022/0195(COD)
(1) It is necessary to lay down rules at Union level on the restoration of ecosystems to ensure the recovery to biodiverse and resilient nature across the Union territory. Restoring ecosystems also contributes to the Union climate change mitigation and climate change adaptation objectives as well as ensuring food production in the long-term.
Amendment 88 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) It is appropriate to set an overarching objective for ecosystem restoration to foster economic and societal transformation, the creation of high-quality jobs and sustainable growth. Biodiverse ecosystems such as wetland, freshwater, forest as well as agricultural, sparsely vegetated, marine, coastal and urban ecosystems deliver, if in good condition, a range of essential ecosystem services, and the benefits of restoring degraded ecosystems to good condition in all land and sea areas can far outweigh the costs of restoration. Those services contribute to a broad range of socio-economic benefits, depending on the economic, social, cultural, regional and local characteristics.
Amendment 89 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) It is therefore essential that the implementation of the objectives of this Regulation is carried out taking into account socioeconomic factors, ensuring that the investments needed to reach the restoration targets are made in a way that ensures a fair transition, safeguarding the prosperity of regions and sectors affected by those targets. Simultaneously, to ensure that the transition to a nature- inclusive economy is effective and sustained, special attention should be paid to programmes and investment that support business models under which entrepreneurs benefit from increased biodiversity.
Amendment 94 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) The Commission’s Communication on adaptation to climate change from 202160 emphasises the need to promote nature-based solutions and recognises that cost-effective adaptation to climate change can be achieved by protecting and restoring wetlands and peatlands as well as coastal and marine ecosystems, by developing urban green spaces and installing green roofs and walls and by promoting and sustainably managing forests and farmland. At sea and in coastal areas, marine and offshore infrastructures should be designed and deployed in such a way as to have positive environmental, economic and social impacts. Offshore infrastructures, such as artificial reefs, can be an important building block for nature-based solutions as they should be characterised by multifunctionality contributing both to nature restoration and economic opportunities. Having a greater number of biodiverse ecosystems leads to a higher resilience to climate change and provides more effective forms of disaster reduction and prevention. _________________ 60 Communication from the European Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions. Forging a climate-resilient Europe - the new EU Strategy on Adaptation to Climate Change (COM/2021/82 final).
Amendment 95 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) Geo-political developments have further underlined the need to safeguard the resilience of food systems.62 Evidence shows that restoring agro-ecosystems has positive impacts on food productivity in the long-term, and that the restoration of nature acts as an insurance policy to ensure the EU’s long-term sustainability and resilience. Securing biodiversity and maintaining food production are intrinsically linked. Prime examples of such synergies are the sustainable management of fishing stocks for fisheries and the benefit of soil fertility and pollinators in agriculture. However, those synergies can only be optimised if food producers, such as farmers and fishers, are continuously involved and consulted in relation to the development of relevant measures. _________________ 62 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European, Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, Safeguarding food security and reinforcing the resilience of food systems, COM (2022) 133 final.
Amendment 100 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) A framework and guidance67 already exist to determine good condition of habitat types protected under Directive 92/43/EEC and to determine sufficient quality and quantity of the habitats of species falling within the scope of that Directive. Therefore, the definition of good condition should be linked with the definition of a favourable conservation status of a natural habitat set out in Directive 92/43/EEC. Restoration targets for those habitat types and habitats of species can be set based on that framework and guidance. However, such restoration will not be enough to reverse biodiversity loss and recover all ecosystems. Therefore, additional obligations should be established based on specific indicators in order to enhance biodiversity at the scale of wider ecosystems. _________________ 67 DG Environment. 2017, “Reporting under Article 17 of the Habitats Directive: Explanatory notes and guidelines for the period 2013-2018” and DG Environment 2013, “Interpretation manual of European Union habitats Eur 28”.
Amendment 102 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) Directive 92/43/EEC aims to maintain and restore, at favourable conservation status, natural habitats and species of wild fauna and flora of Union interest. However, it does not set a deadline for achievingmeasures to be taken to reach that goal. Similarly, Directive 2009/147/EC does not establish a deadline for measures for the recovery of bird populations in the Union.
Amendment 109 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) It is necessary that the restoration measures for habitat types are adequate and suitable to reach good condition and the favourable reference areas as swiftly as possible, with a view to achieving their favourable conservation status. It is important that the restoration measures are those necessary to achieve the time-bound and quantified area-based targets. It is also necessary that the restoration measures for the habitats of the species are adequate and suitable to reach their sufficient quality and quantity as swiftly as possible with a view to achieving the favourable conservation status of the species. When setting those targets Member States should also ensure that proper consideration has been given in relation to spatial planning for current and future public interests.
Amendment 130 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38
Recital 38
(38) Where the protection coastal and marine habitats requires that fishing or aquaculture activities are regulated, the common fisheries policy applies. Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council68 provides, in particular, that the common fisheries policy is to implement the ecosystem-based approach to fisheries management so as to ensure that negative impacts of fishing activities on the marine ecosystem are minimised while at the same time ensuring that the resources are managed in a way that is consistent with the objectives of achieving economic, social and employment benefits, and of contributing to the availability of food supplies. That Regulation also provides that that policy is to endeavour to ensure that aquaculture and fisheries activities avoid the degradation of the marine environment. _________________ 68 Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 on the Common Fisheries Policy, amending Council Regulations (EC) No 1954/2003 and (EC) No 1224/2009 and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 2371/2002 and (EC) No 639/2004 and Council Decision 2004/585/EC (OJ L 354, 28.12.2013, p. 22).
Amendment 132 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
–
–
The Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development calls on the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, as the committee responsible, to propose rejection of the Commission proposal.
Amendment 134 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38 a (new)
Recital 38 a (new)
(38a) The Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) provides for a system where several stocks of fish are annually managed at Union level, and where fishing opportunities and accompanying measures and conditions are set. Further technical measures in relation to management of fish stocks and the conduct of fishing operations are laid down in Regulation (EU) 2019/1241. Therefore, the above mentioned measures should also contribute to achieving the objectives of this Regulation, and fish stocks for which measures already exist should not be added to Annex III of this Regulation.
Amendment 139 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 39 a (new)
Recital 39 a (new)
(39a) The Council and the Commission play an important overall role for the sustainable management of fish stocks in Union waters, especially in relation to their obligations under the Article 43 TFEU.
Amendment 140 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 40
Recital 40
(40) Directive 2008/56/EC requires Member States to cooperate bilaterally and within regional and sub-regional cooperation mechanisms, including through regional sea conventions69 , as well as, where fisheries measures are concerned, in the context of the regional groups established under the common fisheries policy. (CFP). The Commission has a special role in facilitating such cooperation and coordination as well as the responsibility to take action if needed in accordance with the rules of the CFP. _________________ 69 The Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment in the North-East Atlantic of 1992 – the OSPAR Convention (OSPAR), the Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment in the Baltic Sea Area of 1992 – the Helsinki Convention (HELCOM), the Convention for the Protection of Marine Environment and the Coastal Region of the Mediterranean of 1995 – the Barcelona Convention (UNEP-MAP) and the Convention for the Protection of the Black Sea of 1992 – the Bucharest Convention.
Amendment 147 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 42
Recital 42
(42) To support the restoration and non- deterioration of terrestrial, freshwater, coastal and marine habitats, Member States have the possibility to designate additional areas as ‘protected areas’ or ‘strictly protected areas’, to implement other effective area-based conservation measures, and to promote private land conservation measures. Such designation should always be done using an inclusive process, which ensures proper consultation of all relevant actors concerned.
Amendment 150 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 43 a (new)
Recital 43 a (new)
(43a) Offshore infrastructures planned as measures in the national restoration plans should be in line with relevant provisions of Directive 2014/89/EU69a which sets out that offshore infrastructures should be designed in such way as to contribute to the restoration of marine ecosystems and fish stocks. _________________ 69a OJ L 257, 28.8.2014, p. 135.
Amendment 159 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 65
Recital 65
(65) The European Environment Agency (the ‘EEA’) and the European Fisheries Control Agency (the 'EFCA') should support Member States in preparing the national restoration plans, as well as in monitoring progress towards meeting the restoration targets and obligations. The Commission should assess whether the national restoration plans are adequate for achieving those targets and obligations.
Amendment 160 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 69
Recital 69
(69) The Commission should report on the progress made by Member States towards meeting the restoration targets and obligations of this Regulation on the basis of Union-wide progress reports drawn up by the EEA as well as other analysis and reports made available by Member States in relevant policy areas such as nature, marine and water policy. The Commission should also be assisted, where relevant, by the European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA).
Amendment 165 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 75
Recital 75
(75) In order to ensure the necessary adaptation of this Regulation, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 TFEU should be delegated to the Commission in respect of amending Annexes I to VII to adapt the group of habitats, to update the information on the common farmland bird index, as well as to adapt the list of biodiversity indicators for agricultural ecosystems, the list of biodiversity indicators for forest ecosystems and the list of marine species to the latest scientific evidence and the examples of restoration measures. It is of particular importance that the Commission carries out appropriate consultations, with all relevant stakeholders, during its preparatory work, including at expert level, and that those consultations be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making52. In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and the Council receive all documents at the same time as Member States’ experts, and their experts systematically have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts.
Amendment 188 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. This Regulation establishes a framework within which Member States shall put in place, without delay, effective and area-based restoration measures which together shallith the aim to jointly cover, by 2030, at least 20 % of the Union’s land and sea areas and, by 2050, all ecosystems in need of restoration.
Amendment 190 #
Amendment 201 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) It is necessary to lay down rules at Union level on the restoration of ecosystems to ensure the recovery to biodiverse and resilient nature across the Union territory, while ensuring the food security and the economic viability of sectors concerned by this regulation. Restoring ecosystems also contributes to the Union climate change mitigation and climate change adaptation objectives.
Amendment 202 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3
(3) ‘restoration’ means the process of actively or passively assisting the recovery of an ecosystem towards or to good condition, of a habitat type to the highest level of condition attainable and to itsby taking measures that contribute towards or to good condition and the favourable reference area of a habitat type, of a habitat of a species to a sufficient quality and quantity, or of species populations to satisfactory levels, as a means of conserving or enhancing biodiversity and ecosystem resilience;
Amendment 205 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 4
(4) ‘good condition’' means a state where the key characteristics of an ecosystem, namely its physical, chemical, compositional, structural and functional state, and its landscape and seascape characteristics, reflect the high level of ecological integrity, stability and resilience necessary to ensure its long- term maintenanceof a habitat type where the specific structure and functions which are necessary for its long-term maintenance exist and are likely to continue to exist for the foreseeable future and contributes to achieving a favourable conservation status of a natural habitat as defined in Article 1, point (e) of Directive 92/43/EEC and contributes to achieving a good environmental status in line with Directive 2005/56/EC;
Amendment 213 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5
(5) ‘favourable reference area’ means the total area of a habitat type in a given biogeographical region or marine region at national level that is considered the minimum necessary to ensure the long- term viability of the habitat type and its species, and all its significant ecological variations in its natural range, and which is composed of the area of the habitat type taking into account the areas of the same habitat type in neighbouring countries and their state and, if that area is not sufficient, the area necessary for the re- establishment of the habitat type;
Amendment 214 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 6
(6) ‘sufficient quality of habitat’ means the quality of a habitat of a species which allows the ecological requirements of a species to be met at any stage of its biological cycle so that it is maintaining itself on a long-term basis as a viable component of its habitat in its natural range in line with the definition of favourable conservation status of a species set out in Article 1(i) of Directive 92/43/EEC;
Amendment 215 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7
(7) ‘sufficient quantity of habitat’ means the quantity of a habitat of a species which allows the ecological requirements of a species to be met at any stage of its biological cycle so that it is maintaining itself on a long-term basis as a viable component of its habitat in its natural range in line with the definition of favourable conservation status of a species set out in Article 1(i) of Directive 92/43/EEC;
Amendment 220 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 15 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 15 a (new)
(15a) ‘Marine infrastructures with a positive impact’ means marine and offshore facilities that perform specific nature restoration functions while generating economic and social benefits.
Amendment 247 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) In order for the implementation of this regulation to be successful, socio- economic impact should be taken into account. A socio-economic impact assessment, evaluating the effect on ownership rights, the overall economy as well as the economic effect on affected sectors, food security, energy production and infrastructure developments, among others, should therefore be carried out before the draft national restoration plan is drafted and submitted, so findings from the impact assessment can be respected in the national restoration plan.
Amendment 255 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall put in place the restoration measures that are necessary to improve to good condition areas of habitat types listed in Annex II which are not in good condition. Such measures shall be in place on at least 30 % of the area of each group of habitat types listed in Annex II that is not in good condition, as quantified in the national restoration plan referred to in Article 12, by 2030, on at least 60 % by 2040, and on at least 90 % by 2050. This obligation only applies to the total area of the habitat type equal to the favourable reference area.
Amendment 266 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) Geo-political developments have further underlined the need to safeguard the resilience of food systems.62 Evidence shows that restoring agro-ecosystems has positive impacts on food productivity in the long-term, and that the restoration of nature acts as an insurance policy to ensure the EU’s long-term sustainability and resilience. Securing biodiversity and maintaining food production are intrinsically linked. Prime examples of such synergies are the sustainable management of fishing stocks for fisheries and the benefit of soil fertility and pollinators in agriculture. However, those synergies can only be optimised if food producers, such as farmers and fishers, are continuously involved and consulted in relation to the development of relevant measures. _________________ 62 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European, Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, Safeguarding food security and reinforcing the resilience of food systems, COM (2022) 133 final.
Amendment 267 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall put in place the restoration measures that are necessary to re-establish the habitat types listed in Annex II in areas not covered by those habitat types. Such measures shall be in place on areas representing at least 30 % of the additional overall surface needed to reach the total favourable reference area of each group of habitat types, as quantified in the national restoration plan referred to in Article 12, by 2030, at least 60 % of that surface by 2040, and 100 % of that surface by 2050. to reach the total favourable reference area. Such measures shall be in place in areas necessary to ensure fulfilment of the goals laid down in paragraph 1 of this Article;
Amendment 278 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 (new)
When designing the measures referred to in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of this Article, Member States shall, to the largest extent possible, plan the measure so as current and future economic activity in the areas can take place, such as fishing activities. When defining these measures Member States shall take into account provisions and measures for other species taken in accordance with Article 43(3) TFEU. In that regard, fish stocks for which total allowable catches apply under the CFP shall not be added to Annex III to this Regulation.
Amendment 279 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Article 5 – paragraph 4
4. The determination of the most suitable areas for restoration measures in accordance with paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 shall be based on the best available knowledge and the latest scientific evidence of the condition of the habitat types listed in Annex II, measured by the structure and functions which are necessary for their long-term maintenance, including their typical species, referred to in Article 1(e) of Directive 92/43/EEC, and of the quality and quantity of the habitats of the species referred to in paragraph 3. Areas where the habitat types listed in Annex II are in unknown condition shall bthe Member State considcerned as not being in good conditionshall rectify that data gap in accordance with Article 11(1) and Article 12.2(ba).
Amendment 285 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) A framework and guidance67 already exist to determine good condition of habitat types protected under Directive 92/43/EEC and to determine sufficient quality and quantity of the habitats of species falling within the scope of that Directive. Therefore should the definition of good condition be linked with the definition of a favourable conservation status of a natural habitat set out in Directive 92/43/EEC. Restoration targets for those habitat types and habitats of species can be set based on that framework and guidance. However, such restoration will not be enough to reverse biodiversity loss and recover all ecosystems. Therefore, additional obligations should be established based on specific indicators in order to enhance biodiversity at the scale of wider ecosystems. _________________ 67 DG Environment. 2017, “Reporting under Article 17 of the Habitats Directive: Explanatory notes and guidelines for the period 2013-2018” and DG Environment 2013, “Interpretation manual of European Union habitats Eur 28”.
Amendment 286 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. When determining the most suitable areas referred to in paragraph 4, Member States shall take into account socio-economic aspects as well as ensuring that future spatial planning will not be disproportionately hampered. Member States shall also utilise the full potential of coordination and synergies of designating those areas in Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) such as Natura 2000 areas, or in areas which Member States are planning to designate as MPAs.
Amendment 287 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 5
Article 5 – paragraph 5
5. The restoration measures referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall consider the need for improved connectivity between the habitat types listed in Annex II and take into account the ecological requirements of the species referred to in paragraph 3 that occur in those habitat types. Member States shall cooperate and coordinate with neighbouring Member States in this regard.
Amendment 292 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 6
Article 5 – paragraph 6
6. Member States shall ensure that the areas that are subject to restoration measures in accordance with paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 show a continuous improvement in the condition of the habitat types listed in Annex II until good condition is reached, and a continuous improvement of the quality of the habitats of the species referred to in paragraph 3 until the sufficient quality of those habitats is reached. Member States shall ensure that areas in which good condition has been reached and in which the sufficient quality of the habitats of the species has been reached do not deteriorate.
Amendment 295 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) Directive 92/43/EEC aims to maintain and restore, at favourable conservation status, natural habitats and species of wild fauna and flora of Union interest. However, it does not set a deadline for achieving that goal. Similarly, Directive 2009/147/EC does not establish a deadline for theDirective 2009/147/EC aims to recovery of bird populations in the Union.
Amendment 297 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) Deadlines should therefore be established for putting in place restoration measures within and beyond Natura 2000 sites, in order to gradually improve the condition of protected habitat types across the Union as well as to re-establish them until the favourable reference area needed to achieve favourable conservation status of those habitat types in the Union is reached. In order to give the necessary flexibility to Member States to put in place large scale restoration efforts, it is appropriate to group habitat types according to the ecosystem to which they belong and set the time-bound and quantified area-based targets for groups of habitat types. This will allow Member States to choose which habitats to restore first within the groupMember States should be further supported in taking measures to meet their obligations to improve the condition of protected habitat types across the Union to achieve favourable conservation status of those habitat types in the Union, as is their obligation under existing nature legislation such as Directive 92/43/EEC and Directive 2009/147/EC.
Amendment 300 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 7
Article 5 – paragraph 7
Amendment 309 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 8 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 8 – introductory part
8. Outside Natura 2000 sites, the non- fulfilment of the obligations set out in paragraphs 6 and 710 is justified if caused by:
Amendment 309 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
Recital 31
(31) In order to ensure that the restoration measures are efficient and that their results can be measured over time, it is essential that the areas that are subject to such restoration measures, with a view to improving the condition of habitats that fall within the scope of Annex I to Directive 92/43/EEC, to re-establish those habitats and to improve their connectivity, show a continuous improvement until good condition is reached. However, a continuous improvement should not be made legally binding, since Member States cannot always prevent there will be a year in which the conditions of habitats lowers, due to various natural circumstances.
Amendment 311 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 8 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 8 – point b
(b) unavoidable habitat transformations, which are directly caused by climate changeevents such as climate change, third countries, non-preventable pest and diseases; or
Amendment 313 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 8 – point c
Article 5 – paragraph 8 – point c
(c) a project of overriding public interest, including those of a social or economic nature, for which no less damaging alternative solutions are available, to be determined on a case by case basis.
Amendment 314 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32
Recital 32
(32) It is also essential that the areas that are subject to restoration measures with a view to improving the quality and quantity of the habitats of species that fall within the scope of Directive 92/43/EEC, as well as habitats of wild birds falling within the scope of Directive 2009/147/EC, show a continuous improvement to contribute to the achievement of a sufficient quantity and quality of the habitats of such species. However, a continuous improvement should not be made legally binding, since Member States cannot always prevent there will be a year in which the conditions of habitats lowers, due to various natural circumstances.
Amendment 316 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 9 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 9 – introductory part
9. For Natura 2000 sites, the non- fulfilment of the obligation set out in paragraphs 6 and 710, is justified if caused by:
Amendment 321 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 9 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 9 – point b
(b) unavoidable habitat transformations, which are directly caused by climate change: or events such as climate change, third countries, non-preventable pest and diseases; or
Amendment 329 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 10 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 10 – point a
(a) an increase of habitat area in good condition for habitat types listed in Annex II until at least 90 % is in good condition and until the favourable reference area for each habitat type in each biogeographic region of their territory is reached, calculated as an average over the five preceding years;
Amendment 331 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35
Recital 35
(35) It is important that Member States take measures with the aim to prevent that the areas covered by habitat types falling within the scope of this Regulation do not, deteriorate as compared to the current situation, considering the current restoration needs and the necessity not to further increase the restoration needs in the future. It is, however, appropriate to consider the possibility of force majeure, which may result in the deterioration of areas covered by those habitat types, as well as unavoidable habitat transformations which are directly caused by climate change, or as a result of a plan or project, or needs of overriding public interest, for which no less damaging alternative solutions are available, to be determined on a case by case basis, or of a plan or project authorised in accordance with Article 6(4) of Directive 92/43/EEC.
Amendment 333 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 10 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 10 – point b
(b) a positive trend long-term towards the sufficient quality and quantity of the marine habitats of the species listed in Annex III and in Annexes II, IV and V to Directive 92/43/EEC and of the species covered by Directive 2009/147/EC calculated as an average over the five preceding years.
Amendment 353 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point a – point iii
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point a – point iii
(iii) the favourable reference area taking into account the documented losses over at least the last 70 years andbased on the best available knowledge and the latest scientific evidence and taking into account the projected changes to environmental conditions due to climate change;
Amendment 356 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point a – point iv a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point a – point iv a (new)
(iva) The area that is expected to be needed for future spatial planning in order to cater for different public interests until 2050;
Amendment 365 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
Article 11 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
5. Member States shall identify synergies and potential conflicts with food production and ensuring food security, as well as synergies and potential conflicts with climate change mitigation, climate change adaptation and disaster prevention, and prioritise restoration measures accordingly. Member States shall also take into account:
Amendment 368 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the continuous, long-term and sustained recovery of biodiverse and, resilient natureand productive ecosystems across the Union’s land and sea areas through the restoration of degraded ecosystems;
Amendment 369 #
2022/0195(COD)
(ca) the objectives set out in Article 2 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 are respected.
Amendment 373 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) achieving the Union’s overarching objectives concerning sustainable development, including climate change mitigation and climate change adaptation, biodiversity protection and food and energy security;
Amendment 384 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. This Regulation establishes a framework within which Member States shall put irepare national restoration placens, without delay, effective and area-based the aim to achieve effective restoration measures which together shallin the EU shall aim to cover, by 2030, at least 20 % of the Union’s land and sea areas and, by 2050, all degraded ecosystems in need of restoration.
Amendment 389 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 11
Article 11 – paragraph 11
11. Member States shall ensure that the preparation of the restoration plan is open, inclusive and effective and that the public is given early and effective opportunities to participate in its elaboration and especially the organisations representing public interests affected by the plan. Member States shall also cooperate and coordinate with other Member States, including affected stakeholders and members of the public of other Member States, especially in relation to the content of the plan to be provided pursuant to Article 12(3). Consultations shall comply with the requirements set out in Articles 4 to 10 of Directive 2001/42/EC.
Amendment 398 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. The national restoration plan shall cover the period up to 2050, with intermediate deadlines corresponding to the targets and obligations set out in Articles 4 to 10. The measures to be put in place until 2030 shall be given priority especially when fulfilling the obligations set out in paragraph 2 points (b), (f), (g), (i), (j), (k)(iv), (l), (m) and paragraph 3.
Amendment 399 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 50
Recital 50
(50) Restoration measures need to be put in place to enhance the biodiversity of agricultural ecosystems across the Union, including in the areas not covered by habitat types that fall within the scope of Directive 92/43/EEC. In the absence of a common method for assessing the condition of agricultural ecosystems that would allow setting specific restoration targets for agricultural ecosystems, it is appropriate to set a general obligationupport Member States in taking measures to improve biodiversity in agricultural ecosystems and measure the fulfilment of that obligationprogress on the basis of existing indicators.
Amendment 401 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
(1 a) ‘degraded ecosystem’ means an ecosystem that is not able to provide ecosystem services and host species and habitats characteristic to, it as defined in Article 6 point 2 on Directive 92/43/EEC;
Amendment 407 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
(ba) a plan for closing the knowledge gaps identified and a timetable for how the findings will be included in upcoming reviews of the national restoration plan;
Amendment 409 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) an indication of the measures to ensurehat aim to prevent that the areas covered by the habitat types listed in Annexes I and II do not deteriorate in the areas in which good condition has been reached and that an indication of the measures aim to prevent that the habitats of the species referred to in Articles 4(3) and 5(3) do not deteriorate in the areas in which the sufficient quality of the habitats of the species has been reached, in accordance with Articles 4(6) and 5(6);
Amendment 409 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3
(3) ‘restoration’ means the process of actively or passively assisting the recovery of an degraded ecosystem towards or to good condition, of a habitat type to the highest level of condition attainablefavourable conservation status as defined in Article 1(e) of Directive 92/43/EEC and to its favourable reference area, of a habitat of a species to a sufficient quality and quantity, or of species populations to satisfactory levels, as a means of conserving or enhancing biodiversity and ecosystem resilience;
Amendment 412 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) an indication of the measures to ensurethat aim to prevent that the areas covered by habitat types listed in Annexes I and II do not deteriorate, in accordance with Article 4(7) and Article 5(7);
Amendment 415 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point j
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point j
(j) the estimated co-benefits for climate change mitigation and food production associated with the restoration measures over time, as well as wider socio- economic benefits of those measures;
Amendment 416 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 4
(4) ‘good condition’ means a state where the key characteristics of an ecosystem, namely its physical, chemical, compositional, structural and functional state, and its landscape and seascape characteristics, reflect the high level of ecological integrity, stability and resilience necessary to ensure its long- term maintenanceowards achieving the status of favourable as defined in Article 1(e) of Directive 92/43/EEC and contribute sustainable development goals, without excluding active land use nor management activities oriented at climate change mitigation or extreme events prevention;
Amendment 417 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 52
Recital 52
(52) High-diversity landscape features on agricultural land, includingsuch as grazing land, contiguous organic farmland, buffer strips, rotational or non-rotational fallow land, hedgerows, individual or groups of trees, tree rows, field margins, patches, ditches, streams, small wetlands, terraces, cairns, stonewalls, small ponds and cultural features, provide space for wild plants and animals, including pollinators, prevent soil erosion and depletion, filter air and water, support climate change mitigation and adaptation and agricultural productivity of pollination-dependent crops. Productive trees that are part of arable land agroforestry systems and productive elements in non-productive hedges can also be considerd as high biodiversity landscape features provided that they do not receive fertilizers or pesticide treatment and if harvest takes place only at moments where it would not compromise high biodiversity levels. Therefore, a requirement to ensure an increasing trend for the share of agricultural land with high-diversity landscape features should be set out. Such a requirement would enable the Union to achieve one of the other key commitments of the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030, namely, to cover at least 10 % of agricultural area with high-diversity landscape features. Increasing trends should also be achieved for other existing indicators, such as the grassland butterfly index and the stock of organic carbon in cropland mineral soils.
Amendment 419 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point l a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point l a (new)
(la) a description of existing and possible additional programmes which contribute to the development of business models that contribute to the goals of this regulation, including for the fisheries, aquaculture and agriculture sectors;
Amendment 423 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point n
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point n
(n) a summary of the process for preparing and establishing the national restoration plan, including information on public participation and of how the needs of local communities and stakeholders have been considered, including how organisations representing the public interest affected by the plan have been consulted;
Amendment 423 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 54
Recital 54
(54) Restoration and rewetting79 of organic soils80 in agricultural use (i.e. under grassland and cropland use) constituting drained peatlands help achieve significant biodiversity benefits, an important reduction of green-house gas emissions and other environmental benefits, while at the same time contributing to a diverse agricultural landscape. Member States can choose from a wide range of restoration measures for drained peatlands in agricultural use spanning from converting cropland to permanent grassland and extensification measures accompanied by reduced drainage, to full rewetting with the opportunity of paludicultural use, or the establishment of peat-forming vegetation. The most significant climate benefits are created by restoring and rewetting cropland followed by the restoration of intensive grassland. To allow for a flexible implementation of the restoration target for drained peatlands under agricultural use Member States may count the restoration measures and rewetting of drained peatlands in areas of peat extraction sites as well as, to a certain extent, the restoration and rewetting of drained peatlands under other land uses (for example forest) as contributing to the achievement of the targets for drained peatlands under agricultural use. _________________ 79 Rewetting is the process of changing a drained soil into a wet soil. Chapter 1 of IPCC 2014, 2013 and Supplement to the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories: Wetlands, Hiraishi, T., Krug, T., Tanabe, K., Srivastava, N., Baasansuren, J., Fukuda, M. and Troxler, T.G. (eds). 80 The term ‘organic soil’ is defined in IPCC 2006, 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories, Prepared by the National Greenhouse Gas Inventories Programme, Eggleston H.S., Buendia L., Miwa K., Ngara T. and Tanabe K. (eds).
Amendment 424 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5
(5) ‘favourable reference area’ means the total area of a habitat type in a given biogeographical region or marine region at national level that is considered the minimum necessary to ensure the long- term viabilitygood condition of the habitat type and its species, and all its significant ecological variations in its natural range, and which is composed of the area of the habitat type and, if that area is not sufficient, the area necessary for the re-establishment of the habitat typewhile duly taking into account the socio economic effects as laid out in the national restoration plan;
Amendment 427 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3
Article 12 – paragraph 3
3. The national restoration plans shall, where applicable, include the conservation measures that a Member State intends to adopt under the common fisheries policy, including conservation measures in joint recommendations that a Member State intends to initiate in accordance with the procedure set out in Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013, and any relevant information on those measures. The national restoration plans shall also include a description of to what extent those measures have been developed and coordinated with other Member States concerned.
Amendment 432 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 4
Article 12 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall adopt implementing acts to establish a uniform format for the national restoration plans. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 21(2). The Commission shall be assisted by the European Environmental Agency (EEA) and the European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA), where relevant, when drawing up the uniform format.
Amendment 432 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7
(7) ‘sufficient quantity of habitat’ means the quantity of a habitat of a species which allows the ecological requirements of a species to be met at any stage of its biological cycle so that it is maintaining itself on a long-term basis as a viable component of its habitat in its natural rangeis necessary for reaching or maintaining favourable conservation status of species in line with Directive 92/43/EEC Article 1 point (i) and listed in Annex II;
Amendment 434 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
The Commission may grant, upon the request of a Member State, extension of the time limit for submission of the draft national restoration plan. Such a request shall duly justify the delay and clearly outline what the additional time is needed for. The approval of such a request shall neither hamper the effectiveness of the Commission to assess the synergies between different Member States' national restoration plans nor risk the achievement of the targets set in this Regulation.
Amendment 435 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 (new)
The Commission shall focus on the detailed outline of the measures until 2030 as measures beyond this time horizon would be described in more general terms.
Amendment 436 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3
Article 14 – paragraph 3
3. For the purpose of the assessment of the draft national restoration plans, the Commission shall be assisted by experts or the EEA or the EFCA.
Amendment 441 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall review their national restoration plan at least once every 107 years, in accordance with Articles 11 and 12, taking into account progress made in the implementation of the plans, the best available scientific evidence as well as available knowledge of changes or expected changes in environmental conditions, especially those due to climate change. The Member States shall in particular review the favourable reference areas needed to achieve the objectives of this Regulation, taking into account the best available scientific knowledge and challenges in spatial planning.
Amendment 441 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 57
Recital 57
(57) Restoration measures need to be put in place to enhance the biodiversity of forest ecosystems across the Union, including in the areas not covered by habitat types falling within the scope of Directive 92/43/EEC. In the absence of a common method for assessing the condition of forest ecosystems that would allow for the setting of specific restoration targets for forest ecosystems, it is appropriate to set a general obligation to improve biodiversity in forest ecosystems and measure the fulfilment of that obligation on the basis of existing indicators, such as standing and lying deadwood, the share of forests with uneven-aged structure, forest connectivity, the common forest bird index82 , and the stock of organic carbon. _________________ 82 Common bird index (EU aggregate) - Products Datasets - Eurostat (europa.eu), it is appropriate that Member States select at least six forest ecosystem indicators from the list developed by Forest Europe, State of Europe's Forest's 2020, criterion 1 - 5.
Amendment 447 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
When reviewing their national restoration plan Member States shall consult, coordinate and cooperate with other Member States concerned, including the relevant stakeholders of those Member States when reviewing the plan.
Amendment 454 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2
Article 16 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall determine what constitutes a sufficient interest and impairment of a right, consistently with the objective of providing the public with wide access to justice. For the purposes of paragraph 1, any non-governmental organisation affected by the national restoration plan, in particular those promoting environmental protection and meeting any requirements under national law shall be deemed to have rights capable of being impaired and their interest shall be deemed sufficient.
Amendment 458 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 a (new)
Article 17 a (new)
Article 17 a Monitoring of implementation of measures in marine areas The Commission shall monitor progress in relation to deadlines for measures included in the national restoration plan pursuant to Article 12(3). If lack of implementation in relation to these measures is detected the Commission shall use the tools provided for under Article 11 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013.
Amendment 459 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Member States shall electronically report the following data and information to the Commission , assisted by the EEA and EFCA where relevant, at least every three years:
Amendment 461 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 60
Recital 60
(60) In order to ensure coherence between the objectives of this Regulation and Directive (EU) 2018/200184 , Regulation (EU) 2018/199985 and Directive 98/70/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the promotion of energy from renewable sources86 , in particular, during the preparation of national restoration plans, Member States should take account of the potential for renewable energy projects to make contributions towards meeting nature restoration objectives, energy supply and storage, the possibility to fulfil the national energy and climate plans (NECPs) and the security of the Member State’s energy system. _________________ 84 Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources (OJ L 328, 21.12.2018, p. 82). 85 Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the Governance of the Energy Union and Climate Action, amending Regulations (EC) No 663/2009 and (EC) No 715/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Directives 94/22/EC, 98/70/EC, 2009/31/EC, 2009/73/EC, 2010/31/EU, 2012/27/EU and 2013/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Directives 2009/119/EC and (EU) 2015/652 and repealing Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 328, 21.12.2018, p. 1). 86 Directive 98/70/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 1998 relating to the quality of petrol and diesel fuels and amending Council Directive 93/12/EEC (OJ L 350, 28.12.1998, p. 58).
Amendment 466 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall put in place the restoration measures that are necessary to improve to good condition areas of habitat types listed in Annex I which are not in good condition. Such measures shall be put in place on at least 30 % of the area of each group of habitat types listed in Annex I that is not in good condition, as quantified in the national restoration plan referred to in Article 12, by 2030, on at least 60 % by 2040, and on at least 90 % by 2050.
Amendment 468 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 22 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The Commission shall, by … [OP please insert the date = the first day of the month following 12 months after the date of entry into force of this Regulation] assess the usage of Annex I and II in Directive 2009/147/EC and Annex II, IV and V in Directive 92/43/EEC, for the purpose of this Regulation, to enable the protection status of species to be adapted as soon as the desired conservation status has been reached, using the procedure foreseen in Article 19 of Directive 92/43/EEC.
Amendment 481 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall put in place the restoration measures that are necessary to re-establish the habitat types listed in Annex I in areas not covered by those habitat types. Such measures shall be in place on areas representing at least 30 % of the additional overall surface needed to reach the total favourable reference area of each group of habitat types listed in Annex I, as quantified in the national restoration plan referred to in Article 12, by 2030, at least 60 % of that surface by 2040, and 100 % of that surface by 2050necessary to ensure the fulfilment of the goals laid down in paragraph 1 of this Article.
Amendment 485 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall, within Natura 2000 sites and other strictly protected areas, put in place the restoration measures for the terrestrial, coastal and freshwater habitats of the species listed in Annexes II, IV and V to Directive 92/43/EEC and of the terrestrial, coastal and freshwater habitats of wild birds covered by Directive 2009/147/EC that are necessary to improve the quality and quantity of those habitats, including by re-establishing them, and to enhance connectivity, until sufficient quality and quantity of those habitats is achieved.
Amendment 495 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Article 4 – paragraph 4
4. The determination of the most suitable areas for restoration measures in accordance with paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of this Article shall be based on the best available knowledge and the latest scientific evidence of the condition of the habitat types listed in Annex I, measured by the structure and functions which are necessary for their long-term maintenance including their typical species, as referred to in Article 1(e) of Directive 92/43/EEC, and of the quality and quantity of the habitats of the species referred to in paragraph 3 of this Article. Areas where the habitat types listed in Annex I are in unknown condition shall be considfirst evaluated so that the Member State concerned as not being in good conditionreports the missing data before considering the restoration measures to be implemented.
Amendment 503 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. When putting in place the restoration measures referred to paragraphs 1, 2 and 3, Member States shall to the maximum extent possible address areas which are not needed or used for renewable energy generation, agriculture production, forestry or infrastructure development, taking into account cost-effectiveness while ensuring flexibility in current and future spatial planning.
Amendment 511 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 6
Article 4 – paragraph 6
6. Member States shall aim to ensure that the areas that are subject to restoration measures in accordance with paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 show a continuous improvement in the condition of the habitat types listed in Annex I until good condition is reached, and a continuous improvement of thetotal national area in good condition and the total amount of area with sufficient quality of the habitats of the species referred to in paragraph 31, until the sufficient quality of those habitats is reached. Member States shall ensure that areas in which good condition has been reached, and in which the sufficient quality of the habitats of the species has been reached, do not deteriorat2 and 3, does not decrease over time.
Amendment 524 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 7
Article 4 – paragraph 7
7. Member States shall aim to ensure that areas where the habitat types listed in Annex I occur do not deteriorateobligations arising from Article 6 point 2 of Directive 92/43/EEC are fullfilled inside the Natura 2000 network.
Amendment 525 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 76
Recital 76
(76) In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this Regulation, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission in order to specify the method for monitoring pollinators, to specify the methods for monitoring the indicators for agricultural ecosystems listed in Annex IV to this Regulation and the indicators for forest ecosystems listed in Annex VI to this Regulation, to develop a framework for setting the satisfactory levels of pollinators, of indicators for agricultural ecosystems listed in Annex IV to this Regulation and of indicators for forest ecosystems listed in Annex VI to this Regulation, to set out a uniform format for the national restoration plans, to set out the format, structure and detailed arrangements for reporting data and information electronically to the Commission. Those powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and the Council108 . _________________ 108 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 the Member States of the Commission’s exercise of implementing powers (OJ L 55, 28.2.2011, p. 13).
Amendment 527 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VII – point 26
Annex VII – point 26
(26) Provide structures, including marine infrastructures with a positive impact such as artificial reefs, or substrates to encourage the return of marine life, for example coral/oyster/boulder reefs.
Amendment 532 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 8
Article 4 – paragraph 8
Amendment 561 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 9 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 9 – introductory part
9. For Natura 2000 sites, the non- fulfilment of the obligations set out in paragraphs 1, 2, 3, 6 and 7, is justified if it is caused by:
Amendment 570 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 9 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 9 – point b
(b) unavoidable habitat transformations which are directly caused by events such as climate change: or nature disaster, storms, wildfires, pests, bugs or other abiotic factors out of human control;
Amendment 581 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. This Regulation establishes a framework within which Member States shall put in place, without delay, effective and area-based restoration measures which together shallith the aim to jointly cover, by 2030, at least 20 % of the Union’s land and sea areas and, by 2050, all ecosystemhabitats in need of restoration.
Amendment 582 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 9 – point c a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 9 – point c a (new)
(c a) measures to ensure food security;
Amendment 584 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 9 – point c b (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 9 – point c b (new)
(c b) action or inaction for which the Member State concerned is not responsible;
Amendment 585 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 9 – point c c (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 9 – point c c (new)
(c c) renewable energy production and energy storage in line with the national energy and climate plans, that are importance for securing the energy systems of a Member State;
Amendment 588 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 10 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 10 – introductory part
10. Member States shall ensure thataim that inside the Natura 2000 network there is:
Amendment 589 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 10 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 10 – point a
(a) an increase of habitat area in good condition for habitat types listed in Annex I until at least 90 % is in good condition and until the favourable reference area for each habitat type in each biogeographic region of their territory is reachedbased on the national restoration plan;
Amendment 595 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 10 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 10 – point b
(b) an increasing trend towards the sufficient quality and quantity of the relevant terrestrial, coastal and freshwater habitats of the species referred to in Annexes II, IV and V to Directive 92/43/EEC and of the species covered by Directive 2009/147/ECbased on the national restoration plan.
Amendment 603 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall put in place the restoration measures that are necessary to improve to good condition areas of habitat types listed in Annex II which are not in good condition. Such measures shall be put in place on at least 30 % of the area of each group of habitat types listed in Annex II that is not in good condition, as quantified in the national restoration plan referred to in Article 12, by 2030, on at least 60 % by 2040, and on at least 90 % by 2050.
Amendment 605 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3
(3) ‘restoration’ means the process of actively or passively assisting the recovery of an ecosys habitat by taking measures that contributem towards or to good condition, of a habitat type to the highest level of condition attainable and to its favourable reference area and to its favourable reference area to meet a favourable status as defined in article 1(e) of Directive 92/43/EEC, of a habitat of a species to a sufficient quality and quantity, or of species populations to satisfactory levels, as a means of conserving or enhancing biodiversity and ecosystem resilience;
Amendment 608 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall put in place the restoration measures that are necessary to re-establish the habitat types listed in Annex II in areas not covered by those habitat types. Such measures shall be in place oin areas representing at least 30 % of the additional overall surface needed to reach the total favourable reference area of each group of habitat types, as quantified in the national restoration plan referred to in Article 12, by 2030, at least 60 % of that surface by 2040, and 100 % of that surface by 2050necessary to ensure fulfilment of the goals laid down in paragraph 1 of this Article.
Amendment 610 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall, within Natura 2000 sites and other stricly protected areas, put in place the restoration measures for the marine habitats of species listed in Annex III and in Annexes II, IV and V to Directive 92/43/EEC and for the marine habitats of wild birds covered under Directive 2009/147/EC, that are necessary in order to improve the quality and quantity of those habitats, including by re-establishing them, and to enhance connectivity, until sufficient quality and quantity of those habitats is achieved.
Amendment 613 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Article 5 – paragraph 4
4. The determination of the most suitable areas for restoration measures in accordance with paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 shall be based on the best available knowledge and the latest scientific evidence of the condition of the habitat types listed in Annex II, measured by the structure and functions which are necessary for their long-term maintenance, including their typical species, referred to in Article 1(e) of Directive 92/43/EEC, and of the quality and quantity of the habitats of the species referred to in paragraph 3. Areas where the habitat types listed in Annex II are in unknown condition shall be considfirst evaluated so that the Member State concerned as not being in good condition.reports the missing data before considering the restoration measures to be implemented
Amendment 616 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. When putting in place the restoration measures referred to paragraphs 1, 2 and 3, Member States shall to the maximum extent possible address areas which are not needed or used for renewable energy generation, agriculture production or fishery, taking into account cost-effectiveness.
Amendment 617 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 6
Article 5 – paragraph 6
6. Member States shall aim to ensure that the areas that are subject to restoration measuthe total aresa in accordance with paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 show a continuous improvement in thegood condition ofand the habitat types listed in Annex II until good condition is reached, and a continuous improvement of the quality of the habitats of the species referred to in paragraph 3 until the sufficient quality of those habitats is reached. Member States shall ensure that areas in which good condition has been reached and in which the sufficient quality of the habitats of the species has been reached do not deteriorattotal amount of area with sufficient quality of the habitats of the species referred to in paragraph 1, 2 and 3 does not decrease over time.
Amendment 621 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 4
(4) ‘good condition’ means a state where the key characteristics of an ecosystem, namely its physical, chemical, compositional, structural and functional state, and its landscape and seascape characteristics, reflect the high level of ecological integrity, stability and resilience necessary to ensure its long- term maintenancea habitat or a habitat of species contributes towards achieving the status of favourable, as it defined in article 1(e) of Directive 92/43/EEC;
Amendment 621 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 7
Article 5 – paragraph 7
7. Member States shall aim to ensure that areas where the habitat types listed in Annex II occur do not deteriorateobligations arising from Article 6 point 2 of Directive 92/43/EEC are fullfilled inside the Natura 2000 network.
Amendment 622 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 8
Article 5 – paragraph 8
Amendment 631 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 9 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 9 – introductory part
9. For Natura 2000 sites, the non- fulfilment of the obligation set out in paragraphs 1, 2, 3, 6 and 7, is justified if caused by:
Amendment 633 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 9 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 9 – point b
(b) unavoidable habitat transformations which are directly caused by climate change: orevents such as climate change or nature disasters, storms, wildfires, pests, bugs or other abiotic factors out of human control;
Amendment 638 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 5
(5) ‘favourable reference area’ means the total area of a habitat type in a given biogeographical region or marine region at national or at cross border level that is considered the minimum necessary to ensure the long- term viabilitya good condition of the habitat type and its species, and all its significant ecological variations in its natural range, and which is composed of the area of the habitat type and, if that area is not sufficient, the area necessary for the re-establishment of the habitat typewhile duly taking into account the socio economic effects as laid out in the national restoration plan;
Amendment 638 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 9 – point c a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 9 – point c a (new)
(c a) measures to ensure food security;
Amendment 640 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 9 – point c b (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 9 – point c b (new)
(c b) action or inaction for which the Member State concerned is not responsible;
Amendment 641 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 9 – point c c (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 9 – point c c (new)
(c c) renewable energy production and energy storage in line with the national energy and climate plans, that are importance for securing the energy systems of a Member State;
Amendment 642 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 10 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 10 – introductory part
10. Member States shall ensure thataim that inside the Natura 2000 network there is:
Amendment 645 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 6
(6) ‘sufficient quality of habitat’ means the quality of a habitat of a species which allows the ecological requirements of a species to be met at any stage of its biological cycle so that it is maintaining itself on a long-term basis as a viable component of its habitat in its natural range, in line with the definition of favourable conservation status of Article 1(i) of Directive 92/43/EEC;
Amendment 645 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 10 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 10 – point a
(a) an increase of habitat area in good condition for habitat types listed in Annex II until at least 90 % is in good condition and until the favourable reference area for each habitat type in each biogeographic region of their territory is reachedbased on the national restoration plan;
Amendment 646 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 10 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 10 – point b
(b) a positive trend towards the sufficient quality and quantity of the relevant marine habitats of the species listbased ion Annex III and in Annexes II, IV and V to Directive 92/43/EEC and of the species covered by Directive 2009/147/EC.the national restoration plan;
Amendment 651 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 7
(7) ‘sufficient quantity of habitat’ means the quantity of a habitat of a species which allows the ecological requirements of a species to be met at any stage of its biological cycle so that it is maintaining itself on a long-term basis as a viable component of its habitat in its natural range, in line with the definition of favourable conservation status of Article 1(i) of Directive 92/43/EEC;
Amendment 670 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall remove or when relevant apply alternative methods with the same effect the barriers to longitudinal and lateral connectivity of surface waters identified under paragraph 1 of this Article, in accordance with the plan for their removal referred to in Article 12(2), point (f). When removing barriers, Member States shall primarily address obsolete barriers, which are those that are no longer needed for renewable energy generation, inland naviga or of importance for fulfilling the national energy and climate plans and securing the energy system of a Member State, inland navigation, food production, water supply or other uses.
Amendment 680 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall put in place measures aiming at reverseing the decline of pollinator populations by 2030 and achieve thereafter an increasing trend of pollinator populations, measured every three years after 2030, until satisfactory levels are achieved, as set out in accordance with Article 11(3).
Amendment 700 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall put in place the restoration measures necessary to enhance biodiversity in agricultural ecosystems, in addition to the areas that are subject to restoration measures under Article 4(1), (2) and (3)while taking into account the effects on economically viable food production and food security.
Amendment 707 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Member States shall aim to achieve an increasing trend at national level of each of the followingthe indicators in agricultural ecosystems, as further specifor the relevant Common Agricultural Policy Indicators from the Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 Annex III, defined in Annex IVby Member States in the National Restoration Plan, measured in the period from the date of entry into force of this Regulation until 31 December 2030, and every threfive years thereafter, until the satisfactory levels, identified in accordance with Article 11(3), are reached:
Amendment 711 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall, while duly respecting the outcome of the socio economic assessment in the national restoration plan, put in place the restoration measures that are necessary to improve to good condition areas of habitat types listed in Annex I which are not in good condition. Such measures shall be in place on at least 30 % of the area of each group of habitat types listed in Annex I that is not in good condition, as quantified in the national restoration plan referred to in Article 12, by 2030, on at least 60 % by 2040, and on at least 90 % by 2050.
Amendment 713 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point a
Amendment 717 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall put in place the restoration measures that are necessary to improve to good condition areas of habitat types listed in Annex I which are not in good condition. Such measures shall be put in place on at least 30 % of the area of each group of habitat types listed in Annex I that is not in good condition, as quantified in the national restoration plan referred to in Article 12, by 2030, on at least 60 % by 2040, and on at least 90 % by 2050.
Amendment 719 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b
Amendment 725 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point c
Amendment 735 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall put in place the restoration measures that are necessary to re-establish the habitat types listed in Annex I in areas not covered by those habitat types. Such measures shall be in place oin areas representing at least 30 % of the additional overall surface needed to reach the total favourable reference area of each group of habitat types listed in Annex I, as quantified in the national restoration plan referred to in Article 12, by 2030, at least 60 % of that surface by 2040, and 100 % of that surface by 2050.necessary to ensure fulfilment of the goals laid down in paragraph 1 of this Article;
Amendment 736 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall, while duly respecting the outcome of the socio- economic assessment in the national restoration plan, put in place the restoration measures that are necessary to re-establish the habitat types listed in Annex I in areas not covered by those habitat types. Such measures shall be in place on areas representing at least 30 % of the additional overall surface needed to reach the total favourable reference area of each group of habitat types listed in Annex I, as quantified in the national restoration plan referred to in Article 12, by 2030, at least 60 % of that surface by 2040, and 100 % of that surface by 2050.
Amendment 740 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. Member States shall put in place restoration measures to ensure thatachieve a positive trend in the common farmland bird index at national level based on the species specified in Annex V, indexed on … [OP please insert the date = the first day of the month following 12 months after the date of entry into force of this Regulation] = 100, reaches the following levels:
Amendment 743 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall, within Natura 2000 sites and other strictly protected areas, put in place the restoration measures for the terrestrial, coastal and freshwater habitats of the species listed in Annexes II, IV and V to Directive 92/43/EEC and of the terrestrial, coastal and freshwater habitats of wild birds covered by Directive 2009/147/EC that are necessary to improve the quality and quantity of those habitats, including by re-establishing them, and to enhance connectivity, until sufficient quality and quantity of those habitats is achieved. When designing the measures referred to in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of this Article, Member States shall, to the largest extent possible, plan the measures so as current and future economic activity in the areas can take place and spatial planning is not disproportionately hampered, in order to address current and future challenges such as climate change, food security, affordable housing and infrastructure development.
Amendment 745 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point a
Amendment 754 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point b
Amendment 758 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Article 4 – paragraph 4
4. The determination of the most suitable areas for restoration measures in accordance with paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of this Article shall be based on the best available knowledge and the latest scientific evidence of the condition of the habitat types listed in Annex I, measured by the structure and functions which are necessary for their long-term maintenance including their typical species, as referred to in Article 1(e) of Directive 92/43/EEC, and of the quality and quantity of the habitats of the species referred to in paragraph 3 of this Article. Areas where the habitat types listed in Annex I are in unknown condition shall be considered as not being in good conditionthe Member State concerned shall rectify that data gap in accordance with Article 11(1). When determining the most suitable areas referred to in paragraph 4, Member States shall take into account socio-economic aspects as well as ensuring that future spatial planning will not be disproportionately hampered. Member States shall also utilise the full potential of coordination and synergies of designating those areas within Natura 2000 sites and other strictly protected areas.
Amendment 759 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Article 4 – paragraph 4
4. The determination of the most suitable areas for restoration measures in accordance with paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of this Article shall be based on the best available knowledge and the latest scientific evidence of the condition of the habitat types listed in Annex I, measured by the structure and functions which are necessary for their long-term maintenance including their typical species, as referred to in Article 1(e) of Directive 92/43/EEC, and of the quality and quantity of the habitats of the species referred to in paragraph 3 of this Article. Areas where the habitat types listed in Annex I are in unknown condition shall be considered as not being in good conditionWhen putting in place the restoration measures referred to in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3, Member States shall to the maximum extent possible address areas which are not needed or used for renewable energy generation, agriculture production, forestry or infrastructure development. For areas where the habitat types listed in Annex I are in unknown condition, Member States need to take every measure to retrieve the necessary data, and only subsequently assess the condition of them and decide on measures needed.
Amendment 759 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. If the obligations of this paragraph cannot be reached due to action or inaction for which the Member State concerned is not responsible, Member States shall provide an explanation, as part of reporting in accordance with Article 18(2), point (a)
Amendment 770 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
For organic soils in agricultural use constituting drained peatlands, Member States shall put in place restoration measures, while ensuring synergies with agricultural production. Those measures shall be in place on at least:
Amendment 780 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) 30 % of such areas by 2030, of which at least a quarter shall be rewetted;
Amendment 786 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 6
Article 4 – paragraph 6
6. Member States shall aim to ensure that the areas that are subject to restoration measures in accordance with paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 show a continuous improvement in the condition of the habitat types listed in Annex I until good condition is reached, and a continuous improvement of thetotal national area in good condition and the total amount of area with a sufficient quality of the habitats of the species referred to in paragraph 31, until the sufficient quality of those habitats is reached. Member States shall ensure that areas in which good condition has been reached, and in which the sufficient quality of the habitats of the species has been reached, do not deteriorat2, and 3 does not decrease over time.
Amendment 795 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) 50 % of such areas by 2040, of which at least half shall be rewetted;
Amendment 799 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 7
Article 4 – paragraph 7
Amendment 809 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) 70 % of such areas by 2050, of which at least half shall be rewetted.
Amendment 827 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3
In addition, Member States may put in place restoration measures toincluding rewetting organic soils that constitute drained peatlands under land uses other than agricultural use and peat extraction and count those rewetted areas as contributing, up to a maximum of 20%, to the achievement of the targets referred to in the first subparagraph, points (a), (b) and (c).
Amendment 828 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 8 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 8 – introductory part
8. Outside Natura 2000 sites, the non- fulfilment of the obligations set out in paragraphs 61, 2, 3 and 76 is justified if it is caused by:
Amendment 829 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
The non-fulfilment of the obligation set out in paragraph 2, 3 and 4 is justified if caused by force majeure, including natural disasters; unavoidable habitat transformations which are directly and indirectly caused by climate change.
Amendment 836 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall put in place the restoration measures necessary to enhance, taking into account social and economic requirements, to enhance resilience, vitality and biodiversity ofin degraded forest ecosystems, in addition to the areas that are subject to restoration measures pursuant to Article 4(1), (2) and (3).
Amendment 838 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Member States shall achieve an increasing trend at national level of each of the following indicators in forest ecosystems, as further set out in Annex VI,select the indicators, on which data is attainable at the national level, which best describe forest biodiversity trends that are necessary for resilient, vital and healthy forest and achieve an increasing trend at national level measured in the period from the date of entry into force of this Regulation until 31 December 2030, and every threfive years thereafter, until the satisfactory levels identified in accordance with Article 11(3) are reached: . Member States should select at least six appropriate indicators from the list developed by the Forest Europe, State of Europe’s Forests 2020, criterion 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
Amendment 841 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 8 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 8 – point b
(b) unavoidable habitat transformations which are directlyfor example caused by climate change, third countries, non-preventable pests and diseases, natural disasters; or
Amendment 845 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point a
Amendment 851 #
2022/0195(COD)
Amendment 854 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point c
Amendment 857 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 8 – point c
Article 4 – paragraph 8 – point c
(c) a project of private or public overriding public interest for which no less damaging and beneficial social efficient alternative solutions are available, to be determas defined oin a case by case basis.the national restoration plan; or
Amendment 860 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point d
Amendment 865 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point e
Amendment 868 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point f
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point f
Amendment 874 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 8 – point c a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 8 – point c a (new)
(ca) measures to ensure food security; or
Amendment 875 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 8 – point c b (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 8 – point c b (new)
(cb) renewable energy production and energy storage that is of importance for fulfilling the national energy and climate plans (NECPs) and securing the energy system of a Member State.
Amendment 883 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 9 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 9 – introductory part
9. For Natura 2000 sites, the non- fulfilment of the obligations set out in paragraphs 61, 2, 3 and 76, is justified if it is caused by:
Amendment 892 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall prepare national restoration plans and carry out the preparatory monitoring and research needed to identify the restoration measures that are necessaryaim to meet the targets and obligations set out in Articles 4 to 10, taking into account the latest scientific evidence., local conditions, cost- effectiveness and socio economic impact
Amendment 896 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Member states shall quantify the area that needs to be restored to reach the restoration targets set out in Articles 4 and 5 taking into account the condition of the habitat types referred to in Articles 4(1), 4(2), 5(1) and 5(2) and the quality and quantity of the habitats of the species referred to in Article 4(3) and Article 5(3) that are present on their territory. The quantification shall be based on the socio economic impact assessment, amongst others, on the following information:
Amendment 899 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point a – point i
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point a – point i
(i) the total habitat area and a map of its current distribution inside the Natura 2000 network;
Amendment 902 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 9 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 9 – point b
(b) unavoidable habitat transformations which are directlyfor example caused by climate change:, third countries, non-preventable pests and diseases, natural disasters; or
Amendment 911 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point a – point iii
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point a – point iii
(iii) the favourable reference area taking into account the documented losses over at least the last 70 years andrelevant best available scientific knowledge and based on the projcollected changes to environmental conditions due to climate changedata on nature restoration efforts since the entry into force of directive 92/43/EEC and Directive 2009/147/EC;
Amendment 920 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point a – point iv
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – point a – point iv
(iv) the areas most suitable for the re- establishment of habitat types in view of ongoing and projected changes to environmental conditions due to climate change and possibly competing interests of different habitats and species;
Amendment 927 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 10
Article 4 – paragraph 10
Amendment 939 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3
Article 11 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall set, in collaboration with relevant stakeholders, by 2030 at the latest, satisfactory levels for each of the indicators referred to in Articles 8(1), 9(2) and 10(2), through an open and effective process and assessment, based on the latest scientific evidence and local needs and, if available, the framework referred to in Article 17(9).
Amendment 947 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 4
Article 11 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall identify and map the agricultural and forestdegraded areas in need of restoration, in particular the areas that, due to intensification or other management factors, are in need of enhanced connectivity and landscape diversity.
Amendment 952 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall put in place the restoration measures that are necessary to improve to good condition areas of habitat types listed in Annex II which are not in good condition. Such measures shall be put in place on at least 30 % of the area of each group of habitat types listed in Annex II that is not in good condition, as quantified in the national restoration plan referred to in Article 12, by 2030, on at least 60 % by 2040, and on at least 90 % by 2050.
Amendment 958 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
Article 11 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
Amendment 960 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 6
Article 11 – paragraph 6
6. Member States shall coordinate the development of national restoration plans with existing and future energy plan including renewable energy the designation of the renewables go- to areas. During the preparation of the nature restoration plans, Member States shall ensure synergies with the already designated renewables go-to areas and ensure that the functioning of the renewables go-to areas, including the permitting procedures applicable in the renewables go-to areas foreseen by Directive (EU) 2018/2001 remain unchanged.as defined in Directive xxx (need to adjust with RED regulation under negotiation)
Amendment 965 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 7 – point a a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 7 – point a a (new)
(a a) the socio economic impact assessment, taking into account the whole society from rural to urban areas;
Amendment 972 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 7 – point g a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 7 – point g a (new)
(g a) conservation, diversification and environmental measures adopted under the Common Agricultural policy, in line with the CAP National Strategic Plans and respecting local needs and farmers’ actual circumstances;
Amendment 974 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall put in place the restoration measures that are necessary to re-establish the habitat types listed in Annex II in areas not covered by those habitat types. Such measures shall be in place oin areas representing at least 30 % of the additional overall surface needed to reach the total favourable reference area of each group of habitat types, as quantified in the national restoration plan referred to in Article 12, by 2030, at least 60 % of that surface by 2040, and 100 % of that surface by 2050.necessary to ensure fulfilment of the goals laid down in paragraph 1 of this Article;
Amendment 975 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 7 – point g b (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 7 – point g b (new)
(g b) Synergies with national energy, climate, forest and bioeconomy plans;
Amendment 976 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 7 – point g c (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 7 – point g c (new)
(g c) implemented or planned projects funded through Horizon Europe 2021- 2027 to enhance the biodiversity;
Amendment 978 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 8
Article 11 – paragraph 8
8. Member States shallmay, when preparing the national restoration plans, make use ofconsider optionally the different examples of restoration measures listed in Annex VII, depending on specific national and local condition, best practices, and the latest scientific evidence.
Amendment 986 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall, within Natura 2000 sites and other strictly protected areas, put in place the restoration measures for the marine habitats of species listed in Annex III and in Annexes II, IV and V to Directive 92/43/EEC and for the marine habitats of wild birds covered under Directive 2009/147/EC, that are necessary in order to improve the quality and quantity of those habitats, including by re- establishing them, and to enhance connectivity, until sufficient quality and quantity of those habitats is achieved. When designing the measures referred to in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of this Article, Member States shall, to the largest extent possible, plan the measures so that current and future economic activity in the areas can take place and spatial planning is not disproportionately hampered, in order to address current and future challenges such as climate change, food security, affordable housing and infrastructure development.
Amendment 990 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 9
Article 11 – paragraph 9
9. Member States shall, when preparing the national restoration plans, aim at optimisbalancing the ecological, economic and social functions of ecosystems as well as their contribution to the sustainable development of the relevant regions and communities.
Amendment 993 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Article 5 – paragraph 4
4. The determination of the most suitable areas for restoration measures in accordance with paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 shall be based on the best available knowledge and the latest scientific evidence of the condition of the habitat types listed in Annex II, measured by the structure and functions which are necessary for their long-term maintenance, including their typical species, referred to in Article 1(e) of Directive 92/43/EEC, and of the quality and quantity of the habitats of the species referred to in paragraph 3. Areas where the habitat types listed in Annex II are in unknown condition shall be considered as not being in good conditionthe Member State concerned shall rectify that data gap in accordance with Article 11(1). When determining the most suitable areas referred to in paragraph 4, Member States shall take into account socio-economic aspects as well as ensure that future spatial planning will not be disproportionately hampered. Member States shall also utilise the full potential of coordination and synergies of designating those areas within Natura 2000 sites and other strictly protected areas.
Amendment 1001 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 11
Article 11 – paragraph 11
11. Member States shall ensure that the preparation of the restoration plan is open, inclusive and effective and that the public, especially relevant stakeholders at local and regional level, is given early and effective opportunities to participate in its elaboration. Consultations shall comply with the requirements set out in Articles 4 to 10 of Directive 2001/42/EC.
Amendment 1012 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 6
Article 5 – paragraph 6
6. Member States shall aim to ensure that the areas that are subject to restoration measures in accordance with paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 show a continuous improvement in the condition of the habitat types listed in Annex II until good condition is reached, and a continuous improvement of the quality of the habitats of the species referred to in paragraph 3 until the sufficient quality of those habitats is reached. Member States shall ensure that areas in which good condition has been reached and in which the sufficient quality of the habitats of the species has been reached do not deteriorattotal national area in good condition and the total amount of area with a sufficient quality of the habitats of the species referred to in paragraph 1, 2, and 3 do not decrease over time.
Amendment 1015 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the quantification of the areas to be restored to reach the restoration targets set out in Articles 4 to10 based on the preparatory work undertaken in accordance with Article 11 and geographically referenced maps of those areas;
Amendment 1018 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) a description of the restoration measures planned, or put in place before the entry into force of this regulation, for achieving the targets and obligations set out in Articles 4 to 10 and a specification regarding which of those restoration measures are planned, or put in place, within the Natura 2000 network established in accordance with Directive 92/43/EEC;
Amendment 1022 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) an indication of the measures that aim to ensure that the areas covered by the habitat types listed in Annexes I and II do not deteriorate in thetotal national areas in which good condition has been reached and that the habitats of the species referred to in Articles 4(3) and 5(3) do not deteriorate in the areas in which the sufficient quality of the habitats of the species has been reached, in accordance with Articles 4(6) and 5(6)and the total national share with a sufficient quality of the habitats of the species referred to 4(3), 4(6), 5(3) and 5(6) do not decrease over time;
Amendment 1028 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 7
Article 5 – paragraph 7
Amendment 1028 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) an indication of the measures to ensure that the areas covered by habitat types listed in Annexes I and II do not deteriorate, in accordance withaken and planned for the implementation of Article 4(7) and Article 5(7);
Amendment 1031 #
2022/0195(COD)
(e) the inventory of barriers and the barriers identified for removal in accordance with Article 7(1), the plan for their removal or when relevant apply alternative methods with the same effect in accordance with Article 7(2) and an estimate of the length of free- flowing rivers to be achieved by the removal of those barriers by 2030 and by 2050, and any other measures to re- establish the natural functions of floodplains in accordance with Article 7(3);
Amendment 1038 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point j
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point j
(j) the estimated co-benefits for climate change mitigation and food production associated with the restoration measures over time, as well as wider socio- economic benefits of those measures;
Amendment 1041 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point k
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point k
Amendment 1050 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 8 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 8 – introductory part
8. Outside Natura 2000 sites, the non- fulfilment of the obligations set out in paragraphs 61, 2, 3 and 76 is justified if caused by:
Amendment 1055 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point l
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point l
(l) the estimated financing and human resources needs for the implementation of the restoration measures, which shall include the description of the financial and other support to stakeholders affected by restoration measures or other new obligations arising from this Regulation, and the means of intended financing, public or private, including (co-) financing with Union funding instruments;
Amendment 1062 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 8 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 8 – point b
(b) unavoidable habitat transformations which are directlyfor example caused by climate change, third countries, non-preventable pests and diseases, natural disasters; or
Amendment 1065 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point n
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point n
(n) a summary of the process for preparing and establishing the national restoration plan, including information on public participation and of how the needs of local communities and stakeholders have been considered and how property rights have been respected;
Amendment 1067 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point o
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point o
Amendment 1071 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 8 – point c
Article 5 – paragraph 8 – point c
(c) a project of private or public overriding public interest for which no less damaging and beneficial social efficient alternative solutions are available, to be determas defined oin a case by case basis.the national restoration plan; or
Amendment 1077 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. The national restoration plans shall, where applicable, include the conservation measures that a Member State has adopted under the Common Agriculture policy, including conservation measures in ecoschemes and other relevant actions under rural development.
Amendment 1079 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 4
Article 12 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission shall adopt implementing acts to establish a uniform format for the national restoration plans within 12 months of the entry into force of the Regulation. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 21(2). The Commission shall be assisted by national experts from all Member States and the European Environmental Agency (EEA) when drawing up the uniform format.
Amendment 1095 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 2
2. When assessing the draft national restoration plan, the Commission shall evaluate its compliance with Article 12, as well as its adequacy for meeting the targets and obligations set out in Articles 4 to 10, as well as the Union’s overarching objectives referred to in Article 1, and appraise its contribution to the specific objectives referred to in Article 7(1) to restore at least 25 000 km of rivers into free-flowing rivers in the Union by 2030 and the 2030 objective of covering at least 10% of the Union’s agricultural area with high-diversity landscape features.
Amendment 1098 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 9 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 9 – introductory part
9. For Natura 2000 sites, the non- fulfilment of the obligation set out in paragraphs 61, 2, 3 and 76, is justified if caused by:
Amendment 1099 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3
Article 14 – paragraph 3
3. For the purpose of the assessment of the draft national restoration plans, the Commission shall be assisted by relevant experts or the EEA.
Amendment 1103 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 4
Article 14 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission may address duly motivated and detailed observations to Member States within six months of the date of receipt of the draft national restoration plan.
Amendment 1110 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 5
Article 14 – paragraph 5
5. Member States shall take due account of anycan consider the observations from the Commission in its final national restoration plan.
Amendment 1114 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 9 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 9 – point b
(b) unavoidable habitat transformations which are directlyfor example caused by climate change:, third countries, non-preventable pests and diseases, natural disasters; or
Amendment 1121 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 2
2. WhenIf it becomes apparent that the measures set out in the national restoration plan will not be sufficient to comply with the targets and obligations set out in Articles 4 to 10, based on the monitoring in accordance with Article 17, Member States shall revise the national restoration plan and include supplementary measures.
Amendment 1124 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3
Article 15 – paragraph 3
3. Based on the information referred to in Article 18(1) and (2) and the assessment referred to in Article 18(4) and (5), after having concluded an exchange with the Member State concerned, if the Commission considers that the progress made by athat Member State is insufficient to comply with the targets and obligations set out in Articles 4 to 10, the Commission may request the Member State concerned to submit an updated draft national restoration plan with supplementary measures. That updated national restoration plan with supplementary measures shall be published and submitted within six months from the date of receipt of the request from the Commission.
Amendment 1133 #
2022/0195(COD)
1. Member States shall ensure that members of the public, in accordance with national law, that have a sufficiendirect interest or that maintain the impairment of a right, have access to a review procedure before a court of law, or an independent and impartial body established by law, to challenge the substantive or procedural legality of the national restoration plans and any failures to act of the competent authorities, regardless of the role members of the public have played during the process for preparing and establishing the national restoration plan.
Amendment 1134 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 10
Article 5 – paragraph 10
Amendment 1136 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2
Article 16 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall determine what constitutes a sufficient interest and impairment of a right, consistently with the objective of providing the public with wide access to justice. For the purposes of paragraph 1, any non-governmental organisation promoting environmental protection and meeting any requirements under national law shall be deemed to have rights capable of being impaired and their interest shall be deemed sufficient.
Amendment 1148 #
2022/0195(COD)
Amendment 1156 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) the indicators of biodiversity in forest ecosystems listed in Annex VIthat the Member State consider appropriate;
Amendment 1158 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point g
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) the area and condition of the areas covered by the habitat types listed in Annexes I and II, across their territory within the Natura 2000 network;
Amendment 1159 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) the area and the quality of the habitat of the species referred to in Article 4(3), and Article 5(3), across their territory. within the Natura 2000 network.
Amendment 1164 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 5
Article 17 – paragraph 5
5. The monitoring in accordance with paragraph 1, points (a), (b) and (cb), of this Article, concerning the stock of organic carbon in cropland mineral soils and the share of agricultural land with high- diversity landscape features, and (e) concerning the standing deadwood, the lying deadwood, the share of forests with uneven-aged structure, the forest connectivity and the stock of organic carbon, shall be carried out at least every three years, and, where possible, every year. The monitoring in accordance with that paragraph, point (c) concerning the grassland butterfly index, that paragraph, points (d) and (e) concerning the common forest bird index, and that paragraph, point (f) concerning pollinator species shall be carried out every year. The monitoring in accordance with that paragraph, points (g) and (h), shall be carried out at least every six years and shall be coordinated with the reporting cycle under Article 17 of Directive 92/43/EEC.
Amendment 1168 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure, in close cooperation with regional authorities, aim to prevent that there is noa net loss of urban green space, at national level, and of urban tree canopy cover by 2030, compared to 2021, in all cities and in towns and suburbs.
Amendment 1171 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 8
Article 17 – paragraph 8
8. Member State monitoring systems shall operate on the basis of electronic databases and geographic information systems, and shall maximise the access and use of data and services from remote sensing technologies, earth observation (Copernicus services), in-situ sensors and devices, or citizen science data, leveraging the opportunities offered by artificial intelligence, advanced data analysis and processing. Member States can also use national plot inventories in order to collect the data
Amendment 1176 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 17 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Amendment 1179 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 17 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Amendment 1182 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 17 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Amendment 1184 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1
Article 18 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall electronically report to the Commission the area subject to restoration measures referred to in Articles 4 to 10 and the barriers referred to in Article 7 that have been removed or applied alternative methods with the same effect, on an annual basis starting from [OP please insert the date = the date of entry into force of this Regulation].
Amendment 1188 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Member States shall ensure that , in close cooperation withe re is angional authorities, aim to increase in the total national area and quality of urban green space in cities and in towns and suburbs of at least 3 % of the total area ofand urban tree canopy cover in cities and ofin towns and suburbs in 2021, by 2040, and at least 5 % by 2050. In addition Member States shall ensuraim to increase:
Amendment 1189 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Member States shall electronically report the following data and information to the Commission , assisted by the EEA, at least every threfive years:
Amendment 1192 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) the updated inventory of barriers or other relevant actions done referred to in Article 7(1);
Amendment 1193 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) a minimum of 10 %net gain of urban tree canopy cover in all cities and in towns and suburbs by 2050at national level; and
Amendment 1206 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19
Article 19
Amendment 1221 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The non-fulfilment of the obligations set out in paragraphs 1 to 2 is justified if caused by a) a project of overriding public interest for which no less damaging alternative solutions are available, to be determined on a case by case basis; b) large-scale force majeure, including natural disasters.
Amendment 1241 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20
Article 20
Amendment 1247 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 21
Article 21
Amendment 1249 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall remove the barriers to longitudinal and lateral connectivity of surface waters identified under paragraph 1 of this Article, in accordance with the plan for their removal referred to in Article 12(2), point (f). When removing barriers, Member States shall primarily address obsolete barriers, which are those that are no longer needed for renewable energy generation, inland naviga or of importance for fulfilling the national energy and climate plans (NECPs) and securing the energy system of a Member State, inland navigation, food production, water supply or other uses.
Amendment 1252 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2
Article 22 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall present a report on the main findings of the evaluation to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee, and the Committee of Regions. Where the Commission finds it appropriate, the report shall be accompanied by a legislative proposal for amendment of relevant provisions of this Regulation, taking into account the need to and when relevant duly detailed and justified possible establishment of additional restoration targets, based on common methods for assessing the condition of ecosystems not covered by Articles 4 and 5, and the most recent scientific evidence.
Amendment 1258 #
Amendment 1262 #
Amendment 1263 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VII – title
Annex VII – title
LIST OF OPTIONAL EXAMPLES OF RESTORATION MEASURES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 11(8)
Amendment 1319 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall put in place the restoration measures necessary to enhance biodiversity in agricultural ecosystems, in addition to the areas that are subject to restoration measures under Article 4(1), (2) and (3)while duly taking into account the effect on agricultural production and food security.
Amendment 1322 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Member States shallestablish measures with the aim of achieveing an increasing trend at national level of each of the following indicators in agricultural ecosystems, as further specified in Annex IV, measured in the period from the date of entry into force of this Regulation until 31 December 2030, and every three years thereafter, until the satisfactory levels, identified in accordance with Article 11(3), are reached:
Amendment 1339 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b
Amendment 1354 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) share of agricultural land with high- diversity landscape features, while optimising synergies with agricultural production.
Amendment 1374 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. Member States shall put in place restoration measures to ensurewith the aim that the common farmland bird index at national level based on the species specified in Annex V, indexed on … [OP please insert the date = the first day of the month following 12 months after the date of entry into force of this Regulation] = 100, reaches the following levels:
Amendment 1398 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
For organic soils in agricultural use constituting drained peatlands, Member States shall put in place restoration measures, while ensuring synergies with agricultural production. Those measures shall be in place on at least:
Amendment 1400 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
For organic soils in agricultural use constituting drained peatlands, Member States shall, after considerably considering food security, put in place restoration measures. Those measures shall be in place on at least:
Amendment 1412 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) 30 % of such areas by 2030, of which at least a quarter shall be rewetted;
Amendment 1427 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) 50 % of such areas by 2040, of which at least half shall be rewetted;
Amendment 1446 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point c
(c) 70 % of such areas by 2050, of which at least half shall be rewetted.;
Amendment 1462 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3
In addition, Member States may put in place restoration measures to rewet organic soils that constitute drained peatlands under land uses other than agricultural use and peat extraction and count those rewetted areas as contributing, up to a maximum of 20%, to the achievement of the targets referred to in the first subparagraph, points (a), (b) and (c).
Amendment 1468 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. the non-fulfilment of the obligations set out in this article is justified if it is caused by: (a) force majeure; (b) unavoidable habitat transformations which are for example caused by climate change, third countries, non-preventable pests and diseases; or (c) a project of overriding public interest, including those of a social or economic nature, for which no less damaging alternative solutions are available.
Amendment 1474 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Amendment 1486 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Amendment 1502 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point a
Amendment 1510 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b
Amendment 1516 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point c
Amendment 1523 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point d
Amendment 1528 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point e
Amendment 1538 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point f
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point f
Amendment 1582 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph -1 (new)
Article 11 – paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Member States shall do a thorough and broad socio economic impact assessment, analysing how the targets and goals in article 4 to 10 would affect society. The results of the impact assessment will thereafter be of importance when Member States draft their national restoration plan and set their targets. The results should also be of importance when deciding upon conflicting objectives. The impact assessment shall analyse the following, but not exclusively: a) the impact on food security and agricultural production, b) the impact on the renewable energy production, supply and storage, the possibility to fulfil the national energy and climate plans (NECPs) and the security of the Member States energy system, c) the impact on a Member States military and civil defence capability, d) the impact on planned urban expansion as well as on large infrastructure developments such as rail- and highway constructions, e) the impact on land use change, ownership- and tenure rights and reimbursement cost, f) the impact on the overall economy, development of workforce, the rural economy, especially on sectors such as agricultural, forestry, fisheries, construction and energy production, and g) historical changes in cultural geography.
Amendment 1589 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall prepare national restoration plans and carry out the preparatory monitoring and research needed to identify the restoration measures that are necessary to meet the targets and obligations set out in Articles 4 to 10, highly respecting the result of the socio economic impact assessment and taking into account the latest scientific evidence.
Amendment 1599 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Member states shall quantify the area that needs to be restored to reach the restoration targets set out in Articles 4 and 5 taking into account the condition of the habitat types referred to in Articles 4(1), 4(2), 5(1) and 5(2) and the quality and quantity of the habitats of the species referred to in Article 4(3) and Article 5(3) that are present on their territory. The quantification shall be based on the socio- economic impact assessment and, amongst others, on the following information:
Amendment 1609 #
2022/0195(COD)
(iii) the favourable reference area taking into account the documented losses over at least the last 70 years, gains and nature restoration efforts since the entry into force of the Habitats Directive 92/43/EEC and the projected changes to environmental conditions due to climate change;
Amendment 1653 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3
Article 11 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall, in collaboration with relevant actors, set, by 2030 at the latest, satisfactory levels for each of the indicators referred to in Articles 8(1), 9(2) and considered appropriate in 10(2), through an open and effective process and assessment, based on the latest scientific evidence and, if available, the framework referred to in Article 17(9) on the socio economic impact assessment.
Amendment 1659 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 4
Article 11 – paragraph 4
Amendment 1674 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
Article 11 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
5. Member States shall identify synergies and potential conflicts with food production and ensuring food security, as well as synergies and potential conflicts with climate change mitigation, climate change adaptation and disaster prevention and prioritise restoration measures accordingly. Member States shall also take into account:
Amendment 1692 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 6
Article 11 – paragraph 6
6. Member States shall coordinate the development of national restoration plans with the designation of the renewables go- to areas, as well as with existing and planned renewable energy production. During the preparation of the nature restoration plans, Member States shall ensure synergies with the already designated renewables go-to areas and ensure that the functioning of the renewables go-to areas, including the permitting procedures applicable in the renewables go-to areas foreseen by Directive (EU) 2018/2001 remain unchanged.
Amendment 1700 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 7 – point -a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 7 – point -a (new)
(-a) the socio economic impact assessment;
Amendment 1701 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 7 – point -a a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 7 – point -a a (new)
(-aa) national and regional food strategies, national and regional forest strategies and national industrial decarbonisation roadmaps;
Amendment 1732 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 8
Article 11 – paragraph 8
8. Member States shallmay, when preparing the national restoration plans, make use of the different examples of restoration measures listed in Annex VII, depending on specific national and local conditions, best practise and the latest scientific evidence.
Amendment 1743 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 9
Article 11 – paragraph 9
9. Member States shall, when preparing the national restoration plans, aim at optimisto balancing the ecological, economic and social functions of ecosystems as well as their contribution to the sustainable development of the relevant regions and communities, while fully respecting ownership rights.
Amendment 1757 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 11
Article 11 – paragraph 11
11. Member States shall ensure that the preparation of the restoration plan is open, inclusive and effective, that landowners are consulted and that their views and ownership rights is respected, and that local and regional political authorities are well represented in the process and that the public is given early and effective opportunities to participate in its elaboration. Consultations shall comply with the requirements set out in Articles 4 to 10 of Directive 2001/42/EC.
Amendment 1785 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the quantification of the areas to be restored to reach the restoration targets set out in Articles 4 to10 based on the preparatory work undertaken in accordance with Article 11 and geographically referenced maps of those areas;
Amendment 1794 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) a description of the restoration measures planned, or previously put in place, for achieving the targets and obligations set out in Articles 4 to 10 and a specification regarding which of those restoration measures are planned, or put in place, within the Natura 2000 network established in accordance with Directive 92/43/EEC;
Amendment 1800 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) an indication of the measures to ensurehat aim to prevent that the areas covered by the habitat types listed in Annexes I and II do not deteriorate in the areas in which good condition has been reached and that an indication of the measures aim to prevent that the habitats of the species referred to in Articles 4(3) and 5(3) do not deteriorate in the areas in which the sufficient quality of the habitats of the species has been reached, in accordance with Articles 4(6) and 5(6);
Amendment 1809 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) an indication of the measures to ensurehat aim to prevent that the areas covered by habitat types listed in Annexes I and II do not deteriorate, in accordance with Article 4(7) and Article 5(7) on a national level;
Amendment 1830 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point j
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point j
(j) the estimated co-benefits for climate change mitigation and food production associated with the restoration measures over time, as well as wider socio- economic benefits of those measures;
Amendment 1832 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point k – point -i (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point k – point -i (new)
(-i) the socio-economic impact assessment described in article 11;
Amendment 1849 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point l a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point l a (new)
(la) a description of existing and possible additional programmes which contribute to the development of business models that contribute to the goals of this regulation, including for the fisheries, aquaculture and agriculture sectors;
Amendment 1862 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point n
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point n
(n) a summary of the process for preparing and establishing the national restoration plan, including information on public participation and of how the needs of local communities, landowners and stakeholders have been considered and how property rights have been respected;
Amendment 1892 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Member States shall submit a draft of the national restoration plan referred to in Articles 11 and 12 to the Commission by… [OP please insert the date = the first day of the month following 24 months after the date of entry into force of this Regulation]. The Commission may grant, upon the request of a Member State, extension of the time limit for submission of the draft national restoration plan. Such a request shall duly justify the delay and clearly outline what the additional time is needed for. The approval of such a request shall neither hamper the effectiveness of the Commission to assess the synergies between different Member States' national restoration plans nor risk the achievement of the targets set in this Regulation.
Amendment 1920 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3
Article 14 – paragraph 3
3. For the purpose of the assessment of the draft national restoration plans, the Commission shall be assisted by relevant experts or the EEA.
Amendment 1923 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 4
Article 14 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission may address duly motivated and detailed observations to Member States within six months of the date of receipt of the draft national restoration plan.
Amendment 1944 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall review their national restoration plan at least once every 10 years, in accordance with Articles 11 and 12, taking into account progress made in the implementation of the plans, the best available scientific evidence as well as available knowledge of changes or expected changes in environmental conditions, including those due to climate change. The Member States shall in particular review the favourable reference areas needed to achieve the objectives of this Regulation, taking into account the best available scientific knowledge and challenges in spatial planning.
Amendment 1967 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3
Article 15 – paragraph 3
3. Based on the information referred to in Article 18(1) and (2) and the assessment referred to in Article 18(4) and (5), if the Commission, after having an extensive dialogue with the Member State concerned, considers that the progress made by athat Member State is insufficient to comply with the targets and obligations set out in Articles 4 to 10, the Commission may request the Member State concerned to submit an updated draft national restoration plan with supplementary measures. That updated national restoration plan with supplementary measures shall be published and submitted within six months from the date of receipt of the request from the Commission.
Amendment 1982 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that members of the public, affected businesses and landowners, in accordance with national law, that have a sufficientlegitimate interest or that maintain the impairment of a right, have access to a review procedure before a court of law, or an independent and impartial body established by law, to challenge the substantive or procedural legality of the national restoration plans and any failures to act of the competent authorities, regardless of the role members of the public have played during the process for preparing and establishing the national restoration plan.
Amendment 1987 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2
Article 16 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall determine what constitutes a sufficiendirect interest and impairment of a right, consistently with the objective of providing the public with wide access to justice. For the purposes of paragraph 1, any non-governmental organisation promoting environmental protection and meeting any requirements under national law shall be deemed to have rights capable of being impaired and their interest shall be deemed sufficient.
Amendment 2017 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) the indicators of biodiversity in forest ecosystems listed in Annex VIthat the Member States consider appropriate;
Amendment 2042 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 5
Article 17 – paragraph 5
5. The monitoring in accordance with paragraph 1, points (a), (b) and (c), of this Article, concerning the stock of organic carbon in cropland mineral soils and the share of agricultural land with high- diversity landscape features, and (e) concerning the standing deadwood, the lying deadwood, the share of forests with uneven-aged structuforest ecosystem indicators referre,d the forest connectivity and the stock of organic carbon,o in Article 10(2) shall be carried out at least every three years, and, where possible, every year. The monitoring in accordance with that paragraph, point (c) concerning the grassland butterfly index, that paragraph, points (d) and (e) concerning the common forest bird index, and that paragraph, point (f) concerning pollinator species shall be carried out every year. The monitoring in accordance with that paragraph, points (g) and (h), shall be carried out at least every six years and shall be coordinated with the reporting cycle under Article 17 of Directive 92/43/EEC.
Amendment 2050 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 6
Article 17 – paragraph 6
Amendment 2052 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 8
Article 17 – paragraph 8
8. Member State monitoring systems shall operate on the basis of electronic databases and geographic information systems, and shall maximise the access and use of data and services from remote sensing technologies, earth observation (Copernicus services), in-situ sensors and devices, or citizen science data, leveraging the opportunities offered by artificial intelligence, advanced data analysis and processing. Member States can also use national sample plot inventories in order to collect the data.
Amendment 2060 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 17 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
The Commission may adopt implementingdelegated acts to:
Amendment 2064 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 17 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Amendment 2068 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 17 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Amendment 2108 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19
Article 19
Amendment 2163 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20
Article 20
Amendment 2182 #
2022/0195(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 22 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The Commission shall, one year before Member States submission of their draft national restoration plan in accordance with Article 13 as well on year before the submission of their updated national restoration plan in accordance with article 15, update annex I and II in Directive 2009/147/EC and annex II, IV and V in Directive 92/43/EEC in order to regularly assess progress in achieving the conservation status for species.
Amendment 2287 #
Amendment 78 #
2022/0160(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 15c – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a – introductory part
Article 15c – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a – introductory part
(a) Designate sufficiently homogeneous land and sea areas where the deployment of a specific type or types of renewable energy is not expected to have significant environmental impactsly impact the environment or food production, in view of the particularities of the selected territory. In doing so, Member States shall:
Amendment 83 #
2022/0160(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
— give priority to artificial and built surfaces, such as rooftops, transport infrastructure areasparking areas, waste sites, industrial sites, on-farm sites, mines, artificial inland water bodies, lakes or reservoirs, and, where appropriate, urban waste water treatment sites, as well as degraded land not usable for agriculture;
Amendment 147 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
Amendment 168 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
Amendment 179 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
Amendment 220 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) Achieving Union objectives regarding a clean, circular and climate neutral economy by 2050 calls for a deep transformation of the Union economy. Consistently with the 8th Environmental Action Programme, operators of installations covered by Directive 2010/75/EU should therefore be required to include transformation plans in their environmental management systems. Such transformation plans will also complement the Corporate Sustainability Reporting requirements under Directive 2013/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council75 by providing a means for concrete implementation of these requirements at installation level. The first priority is the transformation of energy- intensive activities listed in Annex I. Therefore, the operators of energy- intensive installations should produce transformation plans at company level by 30 June 2030. Operators of installations carrying out other activities listed in Annex I should be required to produce transformation plans as part of the permit reconsideration and update following the publication of decisions on BAT conclusions published after 1 January 2030. Whilst the transformation plans at company level should remain indicative documents prepared under the responsibility of the operators, the audit organisation contracted by the operators as part of their environmental management systems should check that they contain the minimum information to be set by the European Commission in an implementing act, and the operators should make the transformation plans public. __________________ 75 Directive 2013/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on the annual financial statements, consolidated financial statements and related reports of certain types of undertakings, amending Directive 2006/43/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Directives 78/660/EEC and 83/349/EEC; OJ L 182, 29.6.2013, p. 19–76.
Amendment 336 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point e
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point e
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 23 b
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 23 b
Amendment 344 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point e
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point e
Amendment 415 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
‘By way of derogation from the first subparagraph, Member States may set a procedure for the registration of installations for the production of hydrogen from water-electrolysis and installations covered only by Chapter V or Chapter VIa.’.
Amendment 432 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Member States shall ensure that permits granted pursuant to this Article are made available on the Internet, free of charge and without restricting access to registered users but only to the extent that trade and business secrets are protected. In addition, a summary of each permit shall be made available to the public under the same conditions. That summary shall include at least the following:
Amendment 499 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Amendment 518 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point f a
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point f a
Amendment 527 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point f b
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point f b
Amendment 651 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point a – point iii
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point a – point iii
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a a
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a a
Amendment 661 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point a – point v
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point a – point v
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b b
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b b
Amendment 662 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point a – point vi
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point a – point vi
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b c
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b c
Amendment 757 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 14a – paragraph 2 – point f
Article 14a – paragraph 2 – point f
(f) a transformation plan at company level as referred to in Article 27d.
Amendment 807 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12
The competent authority shall set the strictest possible emission limit values that are consistent with the lowest emissions achievable by applying BAT in the installation, and that ensure that, under normal operating conditions, emissions do not exceed the emission levels associated with the best available techniques (BAT- AELs) as laid down in the decisions on BAT conclusions referred to in Article 13(5). The emission limit values shall be based on an assessment by the operator of the whole BAT-AEL range analysing the feasibility of meeting the strictest end of the BAT-AEL range and demonstrating the best performance the installation can achievelowest possible emission limit values that the installation can achieve under normal operating conditions by applying BAT as described in BAT conclusions. The emission limit values shall be set through either of the following:
Amendment 828 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 15 – paragraph 3 a
Article 15 – paragraph 3 a
Amendment 1100 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 27 d – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 27 d – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall require that by 30 June 2030 the operator includes in its environmental management system referred to in Article 14a a transformation plan for each installation carrying out anythe companies´ activity listed in points 1, 2, 3, 4, 6.1 a, and 6.1 b of Annex I. The transformation plan shall contain information on how the installationcompany will transform itself during the 2030-2050 period in order to contribute to the emergence of a sustainable, clean, circular and climate-neutral economy by 2050, using the format referred to in paragraph 4.
Amendment 1140 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 27 d – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 27 d – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall require that, as part of the review of the permit conditions pursuant to Article 21(3) following the publication of decisions on BAT conclusions after 1 January 2030, the operator includes in its environmental management system referred to in Article 14a a transformation plan for each installation carrying outat company level of any activity listed in Annex I that is not referred to in paragraph 1. The transformation plan shall contain information on how the installationcompany will transform itself during the 2030-2050 period in order to contribute to the emergence of a sustainable, clean, circular and climate-neutral economy by 2050, using the format referred to in paragraph 4.
Amendment 1162 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 27 d – paragraph 3
Article 27 d – paragraph 3
3. The operator shall make its transformation plan as well as the results of the assessment referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 public, taking into account the confidentiality of trade and business secrets, as part of the publication of its environmental management system.
Amendment 1237 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 24
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 24
Directive 2010/75/EU
Chapter VIa – title
Chapter VIa – title
SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR REARING POULTRY, PIGS AND CATTLE AND PIGS
Amendment 1265 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 70b – paragraph 1
Article 70b – paragraph 1
Amendment 1459 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 27
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 27
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 74 – Paragraph 2
Article 74 – Paragraph 2
Amendment 1475 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 27
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 27
Amendment 1549 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 32
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 32
Directive 2010/75/EU
Article 79a – Paragraph 4
Article 79a – Paragraph 4
Amendment 1577 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 34
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 34
Directive 2010/75/EU
Annex Ia
Annex Ia
Amendment 1611 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point c
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point c
Directive 2010/75/EU
Annex I – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point 2.7
Annex I – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point 2.7
Amendment 1620 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point e
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point e
Directive 2010/75/EU
Annex I – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3 – point 3.6
Annex I – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 3 – point 3.6
Amendment 1632 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point e b (new)
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point e b (new)
Directive 2010/75/EU
Annex I – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 4 – point 4.2 – point a
Annex I – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 4 – point 4.2 – point a
In Annex I, paragraph 3, subparagraph 4, point 4.2, point a is replaced as follows: (a) gases, such as ammonia, chlorine or hydrogen chloride, fluorine or hydrogen fluoride, carbon oxides, sulphur compounds, nitrogen oxides, hydrogen, except hydrogen from plants using water electrolysis technologies, sulphur dioxide, carbonyl chloride; Or. en (32010L0075)
Amendment 1649 #
2022/0104(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II
Annex II
Directive 2010/75/EU
Annex Ia
Annex Ia
Amendment 108 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) In the absence of legislation at Union level, diverging national approaches to improving the environmental sustainability of products have already emerged, ranging from information requirements on the duration of software compatibility of electronic devices to reporting obligations on handling unsold durable goods. This is an indication that further national efforts to achieve the aims pursued by this Regulation will likely lead to further fragmentation of the internal market. Therefore, in order to safeguard the functioning of the internal market while ensuring a high level of environmental protection, there is a need for a regulatory framework to progressively introduce ecodesign requirements for products, except for products for which such specific legislation is already in place. This Regulation will, by making the ecodesign approach initially set out in Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council29 applicable to the broadest possible range of products, provide such a framework. __________________ 29 Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 establishing a framework for the setting of ecodesign requirements for energy-related products (Text with EEA relevance) (OJ L 285, 31.10.2009, p. 10).
Amendment 126 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) In order to create an effective and future-proof regulatory framework, it is necessary to allow for the setting of ecodesign requirements on all physical goods placed on the market or put into service, including components and intermediate products. This should allow the Commissions to take into account the broadest range of products possible when prioritising the establishment of ecodesign requirements and thereby maximise their effectiveness. Where needed, specific exemptions should be made when setting ecodesign requirements, for example for products with a particular purpose that could not be fulfilled when complying with ecodesign requirements or for second- hand products and new or second-hand components, originally designed or manufactured before the entry into force of this Regulation or of the relevant delegated act. In addition, exemptions should be made at the level of the framework for those products for which it is already clear that ecodesign requirements would not be suitable or where other frameworks provide for the setting of such requirements, as is for example the case for batteries, toys and packaging. This should be the case for food and feed as defined in Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council44 , medicinal products for human use as defined in Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council45 , veterinary medicinal products as defined in Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of the European Parliament and of the Council46 , living plants, animals and micro-organisms, products of human origin, and products of plants and animals relating directly to their future reproduction. __________________ 44 Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety (OJ L 31, 1.2.2002, p. 1). 45 Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 November 2001 on the Community code relating to medicinal products for human use (OJ L 311, 28.11.2001, p. 67). 46 Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on veterinary medicinal products and repealing Directive 2001/82/EC (OJ L 4, 7.1.2019, p. 43).
Amendment 137 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) In order to allow the Commission to set requirements as appropriate to the product groups covered, ecodesign requirements should include performance and information requirements. Those requirements should be used to improve product aspects relevant for environmental sustainability, such as energy efficiency, durability, reparability and, reusability, refurbishment as well as carbon and environmental footprints. Ecodesign requirements should be transparent, objective, proportionate and in compliance with international trade rules.
Amendment 143 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) To avoid duplication of efforts and regulatory burden, consistency should be ensured between this Regulation and requirements set in or pursuant to other Union legislation, especially products, chemicals and waste legislation51 , including legislation on packaging and packaging waste. However, the existence of empowerments under other Union legislation to set requirements with the same or similar effects as requirements under this Regulation does not limit the empowerments included in this Regulation, unless specified in this Regulation. __________________ 51 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on the implementation of the circular economy package - options to address the interface between chemical, product and waste legislation (COM(2018) 32 final).
Amendment 173 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) To improve environmental sustainability of products, information requirements should relate to a selected product parameter relevant to the product aspect, such as the product’s environmental footprint or its durability. They may require manufacturer to make available information on the product’s performance in relation to a selected product parameter or other information that may influence the way the product is handled by parties other than the manufacturer in order to improve performance in relation to such a parameter. Such information requirements should be set either in addition to, or in place of, performance requirements on the same product parameter as appropriate. Where a delegated act includes information requirements, it should indicate the method for making the required information available and easily accessible, such as its inclusion on a free- access website, product passport or product label. Information requirements are necessary to lead to the behavioural change needed to ensure that the environmental sustainability objectives of this Regulation are achieved. By providing a solid basis for purchasers and public authorities to compare products on the basis of their environmental sustainability, information requirements are expected to drive consumers and public authorities towards more sustainable choices.
Amendment 187 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) Information on the presence of substances of concern in products is a key element to identify and promote products that are sustainable. The chemical composition of products determines largely their functionalities and impacts, as well as the possibilities for their re-use or for recovery once they become waste. The Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability64 calls for minimising the presence of substances of concern in products, and ensuring the availability of information on chemical content and safe use, by introducing information requirements and tracking the presence of substances of concern throughout the life cycle of materials and products. Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council65 and other existing chemicals legislation such as Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 already ensure communication on hazards to health or the environment posed by certain substances of concern on their own or in a mixture. Users of substances and mixtures should also be informed about pertinent sustainability- related information not primarily related to hazards to health or the environment. Furthermore, users of products other than substances or mixtures, and managers of waste from such products, should also receive relevant sustainability-related information, including information primarily related to chemicals’ hazards to health or the environment. Therefore, this Regulation should allow for the setting of requirements related to the tracking and communication of sustainability information, including the presence of substances of concern in products throughout their life cycle, including with a view to their decontamination and recovery when they become waste. Such a framework should aim to progressively cover all substances of concern in all products listed in working plans setting out the product groups the Commission intends to tackle. __________________ 64 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability Towards a Toxic-Free Environment COM(2020)667 final. 65 Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures, amending and repealing Directives 67/548/EEC and 1999/45/EC, and amending Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 (OJ L 353, 31.12.2008, p. 1).
Amendment 205 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 39
Recital 39
(39) To drive consumers towards more sustainable choices, labels should, when required by the delegated acts adopted pursuant to this Regulation, provide clear and understandable information allowing for the effective comparison of products, for instance by indicating classes of performance. Specifically for consumers, physical labels can be an additional source of information at the place of sale. They can provide a quick visual basis for consumers to distinguish between products based on their performance in relation to a specific product parameter or set of product parameters. They should, where appropriate, also allow for the accessing of additional information by bearing specific references like website addresses, dynamic QR codes, links to online labels or any appropriate consumer-oriented means. The Commission should set out in the relevant delegated act the most effective way of displaying such labels, including in the case of online distance selling, taking into account the implications for customers and economic operators and the characteristics of the products concerned. The Commission may also require the label to be printed on the packaging of the product.
Amendment 210 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 42
Recital 42
(42) To deliver in the most efficient way on the European Green Deal’s objectives and to address the most impactful products first, the Commission should carry out a prioritisation of products to be regulated under this Regulation and requirements that will apply to them. Based on the process followed for prioritisation under Directive 2009/125/EC, the Commission should adopt a working plan, covering at least 3 years, which should be publicly available and presented to the European Parliament. The working plan should laying down a list of product groups for which ithe Commission plans to adopt delegated acts as well as the product aspects for which it intends to adopt delegated acts of horizontal application. The Commission should base its prioritisation on a set of criteria pertaining in particular to the delegated acts’ potential contribution to the Union climate, environmental and energy objectives and their potential for improving the product aspects selected without disproportionate costs to the public and economic operators. Considering their importance for meeting the Union’s energy objectives, the working plans should include an adequate share of actions related to energy-related products. Member States and stakeholders should also be consulted through the Ecodesign Forum. Due to the complementarities between this Regulation and Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 for energy-related products, the timelines for the working plan under this Regulation and the one provided for under Article 15 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1369 should be aligned.
Amendment 215 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 44
Recital 44
(44) In order to encourageallow self- regulation as a valid alternative to regulatory approaches, this Regulation should, in continuation of Directive 2009/125/EC, include the possibility for industry to submit self-regulation measures that are aligned with and reflective of the objectives of this Regulation. The Commission should assess the self- regulation measures proposed by industry, along with the information and evidence submitted by the signatories, including in light of the international trade commitments of the Union and the need to ensure coherence with Union law. In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this Regulation, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission to adopt and update an act listing the self-regulation measures considered as valid alternatives to a delegated act setting ecodesign requirements. It is also appropriate, for instance in view of relevant market or technological developments within the product group concerned, that the Commission be able to request a revised version of the self-regulation measure whenever considered necessary. Once a self-regulation measure is listed in an implementing act, there is a legitimate expectation for economic operators that the Commission will not adopt a delegated act establishing ecodesign requirements for this specific product group. However, it is not excluded that the Commission may adopt horizontal ecodesign requirements also applying to the products covered by a recognised self-regulation measure for the product aspects not addressed by that self- regulation measure. Where the Commission considers that a self- regulation measure no longer fulfils the criteria set in this Regulation, it should remove that self-regulation from the implementing act listing the recognised self-regulation measures. Consequently, ecodesign requirements may then be established for the product groups previously addressed by the self-regulation measure, in accordance with this Regulation.
Amendment 219 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 45
Recital 45
(45) Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) could greatly benefit from an increase in the demand for sustainable products but could also face costs and difficulties with some of the requirements. The Member States and the Commission should, in their respective areas of responsibility, provide adequate information, ensure targeted and specialised training, and provide specific assistance and support, including financial, to SMEs active in the manufacturing of products for which ecodesign requirements are set, including existing funding and financing tools. Those actions should, for example, cover the calculation of a scientifically robust and verifiable life-cycle based standard, such as the product environmental footprint, and the technical implementation of the product passport, and could facilitate SMEs' access to relevant digital tools, software and databases. Member States actions should be taken in respect of applicable State aid rules.
Amendment 221 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 45
Recital 45
(45) Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) could greatly benefit from an increase in the demand for sustainable products but could also face costs and difficulties with some of the requirements. TIn order to ensure competitiveness of European SMEs, the Member States and the Commission should, in their respective areas of responsibility, provide adequate information, ensure targeted and specialised training, and provide specific assistance and support, including financial, to SMEs active in the manufacturing of products for which ecodesign requirements are set. Those actions should, for example, cover the calculation of the product environmental footprint and the technical implementation of the product passport. Member States actions should be taken in respect of applicable State aid rules.
Amendment 238 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 57 a (new)
Recital 57 a (new)
(57a) The second-hand sector plays a specific role in promoting sustainable consumption patterns and in the development of new circular business models. Due to the specifities of those sectors, the role of second-hand economic operators along the value chain and related obligations must be distinguished from those applying to manufacturers, authorized representatives, importers, distributers, or dealers of new products. Therefore, this Regulation should further lay down rules applicable to second hand- economic operators.
Amendment 246 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 66 a (new)
Recital 66 a (new)
(66a) To avoid premature obsolescence of products, which would be counter to the aims of this Regulation, software or firmware originally included in a product should not be able to worsen the products performance or functionality over time.
Amendment 249 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 86
Recital 86
(86) In order to incentivise consumers to make sustainable choices, in particular when the more sustainable products are not affordable enough, mechanisms such as eco-vouchers, which should be used to purchase only products and services respecting the environment, and green taxation should be provided for. When Member States decide to make use of incentives to reward the best-performing products among those for which classes of performance have been set by delegated acts pursuant to this Regulation, they should do so by targeting those incentives at the highest two populated classes of performance, unless otherwise indicated by the relevant delegated act. However, Member States should not be able to prohibit the placing on the market of a product based on its class of performance. For the same reason, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 TFEU should be delegated to the Commission to supplement this Regulation by further specifying which product parameters or related levels of performance Member States’ incentives concern in case no class of performance is determined in the applicable delegated act or where classes of performance are established in relation to more than one product parameter. The introduction of Member State incentives should be without prejudice to the application of the Union State aid rules.
Amendment 255 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 92
Recital 92
(92) Where problematic levels of non- compliance with ecodesign requirements are observed despite the enhanced planning, coordination and support laid down by this Regulation, the Commission should be able to intervene promptly and efficiently to ensure that market surveillance authorities perform checks on an adequate scale. Therefore, in order to safeguard the effective enforcement of ecodesign requirements, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 TFEU should be delegated to the Commission to lay down a minimum number of checks to be performed on specific products or requirements. This empowerment should be additional to the empowerment in Article 11(4) of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020.
Amendment 276 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point g
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point g
(g) product remanufacturing and recycling;
Amendment 279 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point g a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point g a (new)
(ga) product recycling;
Amendment 283 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point i a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point i a (new)
(ia) renewability of raw material content.
Amendment 317 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 18
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 18
(18) ‘refurbishment’ means preparing or modifyingtesting, and where necessary performing repair and maintenance, as well as deleting data connected to the previous use, including personal data, in case of electronic devices, by a professional, on an object that is waste or a second-hand product to restore its performance or functionality within the intended use, range of performance and maintenance originally conceived at the design stage, or to meet applicable technical standards or regulatory requirements, with before making it available on the market. Refurbishment may also include improving the raesult of making a fully functionalthetics of the product;
Amendment 326 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 20 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 20 a (new)
(20a) 'premature obsolescence' means the making available on the market of a product with a feature of which its presence limits the product's foreseeable lifetime;
Amendment 327 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 20 b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 20 b (new)
(20b) 'recyclability' means the ability of a product to be recycled when it reaches its end-of-life stage, by using recycling techniques commercially available within the EU;
Amendment 328 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 20 c (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 20 c (new)
(20c) 'recycled content' means the incorporation of secondary raw materials, derived from recycling, into intermediate or finished products;
Amendment 331 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 21 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 21 a (new)
(21a) 'renewability' means the ability of a natural resource to recover over time;
Amendment 342 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 23
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 23
(23) ‘environmental footprint’ means a quantification of a product’s environmental impacts, whether in relation to a single environmental impact category or an aggregated set of impact categories based on scientifically robust and verifiable lifecycle-based standards, such as the Product Environmental Footprint method;
Amendment 352 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 28 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 28 – point a
(a) meets the criteria laid down in Article 57 and is identifiimpedes the re-use and recycling of materials in the product in which it is present, based ion accordance with Article 59(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006commercially available recycling technologies; or
Amendment 380 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 28 – point c
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 28 – point c
(c) negatively affects the re-use and recycling of materials in the product in which it is presentmeets the criteria laid down in Article 57 and is identified in accordance with Article 59(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006;
Amendment 400 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 35
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 35
(35) ‘destruction’ means the intentional damaging or discarding of a product as waste with the exception of discarding for the only purpose of delivering a product for preparing for re-use, recycling, refurbishment or remanufacturing operations;
Amendment 407 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 37
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 37
(37) ‘unsold consumer product’ means any consumer product fit for consumption that has not been sold to or that has been returned by a consumer in view of their right of withdrawal in accordance with Article 9 of Directive (EU) 2011/83/EU;
Amendment 426 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 46 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 46 a (new)
(46a) 'second-hand economic operator' means any economic operator or undertaking who makes available on the market second-hand products or components, whether prepared for reuse, checked, cleaned, repaired, refurbished, or without any action undertaken on the product;
Amendment 449 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2
Article 2 – paragraph 2
In addition, the definitions of ‘packaging’ and ‘packaging waste’ in Article 3 points (1) and (20) of Regulation No 2022/0396(COD)82a, and the definitions of ‘waste’, ‘hazardous waste’, ‘re-use’, ‘recovery’, ‘preparing for re-use’ and ‘recycling’ in Article 3, points (1), (2), (13), (15), (16) and (17), of Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council83 shall apply. __________________ 82a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on packaging and packaging waste, amending Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 and Directive (EU) 2019/904, and repealing Directive 94/62/EC 83 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 453 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Amendment 470 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. In order to promote re-use and to stimulate circular business models in line with the waste hierarchy, second-hand goods placed on the market shall be exempted from the obligations as laid down in Article 3, point (1).
Amendment 477 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
When establishing ecodesign requirements in delegated acts referred to in the first subparagraph, the Commission shall provide economic operators with sufficient transition time, with special consideration for the needs of SMEs. The Commission shall also supplement this Regulation by specifying the applicable conformity assessment procedures from among the modules set out in Annex IV to this Regulation and Annex II to Decision No 768/2008/EC, with the adaptations necessary in view of the product or ecodesign requirements concerned, in accordance with Article 36.
Amendment 493 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point e
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point e
(e) requiring the use of verified online tools to calculate the performance of a product in relation to a product parameter referred to in Annex I, in accordance with Article 32(2);
Amendment 495 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point h
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – point h
(h) establishing relevant requirements applicable to public contracts, including implementation, monitoring and reporting of those requirements by Member States. Those requirements shall be based on the product parameters referred to in Annex I and established in accordance with Article 58.
Amendment 519 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point j
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point j
(j) recycled content, based on the availability of suitable recyclates;
Amendment 524 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point j a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point j a (new)
(ja) share of renewable content;
Amendment 526 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point k
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point k
(k) possibility of remanufacturing and recycling;
Amendment 529 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point k a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point k a (new)
(ka) possibility of recycling;
Amendment 536 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point n a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point n a (new)
(na) renewability of raw material content.
Amendment 549 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)
(ba) Following the 'repair as produced' principle as introduced in Directive No 2011/65/EU85a, the following products shall be exempted from ecodesign requirements to be set out in the Delegated Acts pursuant to Article 4: (a) spare parts for products that were placed on the market before the date of application of the delegated act; (b) products that are intended to be a part of more complex products that were placed on the market before the date of application of the delegated act. __________________ 85a Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2011 on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (recast)
Amendment 566 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – point a – point ii
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – point a – point ii
(ii) relevant Union legislation, including the extent to which it addresses the relevant product aspects listed in paragraph 1, with a view to ensure harmonisation and avoid conflicting or duplicating requirements in relation to existing legislation;
Amendment 578 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – point a – point v a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – point a – point v a (new)
(va) the outcomes of relevant consultations, including the views expressed in the Ecodesign Forum.
Amendment 592 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – point d a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 4 – point d a (new)
(da) take into consideration the interdependencies between different ecodesign requirements and provide accessible and transparent information in relation to any trade-offs between ecodesign parameters.
Amendment 604 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – point d
Article 5 – paragraph 5 – point d
(d) there shall be no disproportionate negative impact on the competitiveness of economic actors, at least ofin particular for SMEs;
Amendment 616 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. there shall be a transition time between the entering into force of an ecodesign requirement and its application, which shall be proportionate to the significance and complexity of the requirements set out.
Amendment 647 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) include, as a minimum, requirements related to the product passport referred to in Chapter III and requirements related to substances of concern referred to in paragraph 5 only when such substances are physically present within the product; and
Amendment 676 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
The information requirements referred to in paragraph 1 shall enable the tracking of allrelevant substances of concern throughout the life cycle ofincluded in products, unless such tracking is already enabled by another delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 4 covering the products concerned, and shall include at least the following:
Amendment 678 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
The information requirements referred to in paragraph 1 shall enable the tracking of all relevant substances of concern throughout the life cycle of products, unless such tracking is already enabled by another delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 4 covering the products concerned, and shall include at least the following:
Amendment 684 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) the location of the substances of concern within the product, where relevant;
Amendment 693 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) relevant instructions for the safe use and disposal of the product;
Amendment 715 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3
Exemptions referred to in the second subparagraph, point (c), may be provided based on the technical feasibility or relevance of tracking substances of concern, the technical feasibility to detect the substances of concern, based on existing methodologies, the need to protect confidential business information and in other duly justified cases.
Amendment 757 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point f
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point f
(f) the actors that shall have access to information in the product passport and to what information they shall have access on a need-to-know basis, including customers, end-users, manufacturers, importers and distributors, dealers, repairers, refurbishers, remanufacturers, recyclers, competent national authorities, public interest organisations and the Commission, or any organisation acting on their behalf;
Amendment 768 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point g
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point g
(g) the actors that may introduce or update the information in the product passport, including where needed the creation of a new product passport, and what information they may introduce or update, including manufacturers, repairers, refurbishers, maintenance professionals, remanufacturers, recyclers, competent national authorities, and the Commission, or any organisation acting on their behalf;
Amendment 782 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) ensure that actors along the value chain, in particular consumers, economic operators and competent national authorities, can access relevant product information relevant to themon a need-to-know basis;
Amendment 786 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) ensure that actors along the value chain, in particular consumers, economic operators and competent national authorities, can easily access product information relevant to them;
Amendment 795 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new)
(ca) be related to environmental sustainability and justified to significantly improve the environmental sustainability of products and to ensure free movement in the internal market.
Amendment 799 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – point c b (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – point c b (new)
(cb) where applicable, be included in existing EU databases in order to optimise the use and benefits of those databases;
Amendment 801 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – point c c (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – point c c (new)
(cc) where applicable, protect confidential business information and ensure information is shared in a secure way.
Amendment 807 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. The Commission shall ensure a sufficient transition time from the moment the information requirements to be adopted pursuant to Article 4 are finalised, in order for economic operators to gather, verify and upload any relevant information. Any changes to the information requirements to be adopted pursuant to Article 4 shall be accompanied by a sufficient transition time, with prolonged transition times for SMEs.
Amendment 818 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(d) all information included in the product passport shall be based on open, standards, developed with an inter-operable format and shall be machine-readable, structured, and searchable, in accordance with the essential requirements set out in Article 10 and in respect of confidential business information;
Amendment 823 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point f
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point f
(f) the access to information included in the product passport shall be regulated in accordance with the essential requirements set out in Article 10 and the specific access rights at product group level shall be identified in the applicable delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 4, in consideration of confidential business information.
Amendment 827 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point f a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point f a (new)
(fa) where relevant, it shall rely on existing EU databases, such as the SCIP and EPREL databases.
Amendment 841 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) product passports shall be fully interoperable with existing product databases, such as the SCIP and EPREL databases;
Amendment 845 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) consumers, economic operators and other relevant actors shall have free and easy access to the product passport based on their respective access rights set out in the applicable delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 4;
Amendment 861 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
Economic operators, in particular SMEs, shall be provided with sufficient transition time to gather, verify and upload the requested data into the applicable IT tool.
Amendment 884 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
The Commission shall adopt and regularly update a working plan, covering a period of at least 3 years, setting working plan and make it publicly available, as well as all relevant preparatory documents. The working plan shall set out a list of product groups for which it intends to establish ecodesign requirements in accordance with this Regulation. That list shall include products aspects referred to in Article 5(1) for which the Commission intends to adopt horizontal ecodesign requirements established pursuant to Article 5(2), second subparagraph. The working plan shall cover a period of at least 3 years, and shall be regularly updated.
Amendment 887 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
The Commission shall present the draft working plan to the European Parliament before its adoption.
Amendment 888 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 b (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 b (new)
For the period 2024-2027, the Commission shall consider prioritising product groups based on their potential contribution to achieving the Union's climate, environmental, resource security and energy efficiency objectives.
Amendment 902 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 1
The Commission shall ensure that when it conducts its activities, it observes a balanced participation of Member States’ representatives and all interested parties involved with the product or product group in question, such as industry, including SMEs and craft industry, trade unions, traders, retailers, importers, environmental protection groups and consumer organisations. These parties shall contribute in particular to preparing ecodesign requirements, developing appropriate testing, measurement and verification procedures, examining the effectiveness of the established market surveillance mechanisms ands well as assessing self-regulation measures and working plans.
Amendment 908 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2
Article 17 – paragraph 2
To that end, the Commission shall establish an expert group, in which those parties shall meet, referred to as the ‘Ecodesign Forum’. The Commission shall: (a) notify all relevant stakeholders at least 30 days before a consultation of the Ecodesign Forum takes place; (b) timely report conclusions from Ecodesign Forum consultations to all relevant stakeholders; (c) publish minutes of its meetings, as well as other relevant documents, on a designated website.
Amendment 917 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
The submitted self-regulation measure shall contain the following information:
Amendment 919 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 18 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
The Commission shall assess the propossubmitted self-regulation measure, and, where necessary, shall seek scientific advice from Union decentralised agencies. On the basis of that assessment, it shall establishthe Commission shall verify whether it is a valid alternative to a delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 4 where the following criteria are fulfilled:
Amendment 921 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 18 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) the self-regulation measure contributes to improving the environmental sustainability of products in line with the objectives of this Regulation and ensuring the free movement in the internal market quickly or at a lesser expense than a delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 4;
Amendment 927 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 18 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point b
(b) the market share in terms of volume of the signatories to the self-regulation measure in relation to the products covered by that measure is at least 80 % of units placed on the European market or put into service;
Amendment 928 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 18 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
The Commission shall adopt an implementing act containing a list of self- regulation measures established as valid alternatives to a delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 4 and that fulfil the requirements laid down in this paragraph. That implementing act shall be adopted in accordance with the advisory procedure referred to in Article 67(2).
Amendment 931 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 4
Article 18 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission may at any point in time request the signatories of a self- regulation measure to submit a revised and updated version of that measure in view of relevant market or technological developments within the product group concerned or where it has reason to believe, based on substantiated claims, that the criteria set out in paragraph 3 are no longer fulfilled. Signatories shall have the possibility to withdraw from or maintain part of the self-regulation measure in response to this request.
Amendment 936 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 6
Article 18 – paragraph 6
6. Where the Commission considers, based on information received pursuant to paragraphs 4 or 5, that a self-regulation measure no longer fulfils the criteria set out in paragraph 3, it shall provide its signatories with a reasonable timeframe within which to take corrective measures, before deciding whether to delete it from the list referred to in that paragraph. In such cases, the Commission may decide to adopt ecodesign requirements applicable to the product covered by that self-regulation measure.
Amendment 943 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 19 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Support measures should be put in place, such as the availability of digital tools to upload and maintain information on the Digital Product Passport, access to low- cost expertise and software to carry out Life Cycle Assessments, support through existing funding mechanisms, as well as possibilities for simplified reporting procedures.
Amendment 960 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Amendment 987 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
The Commission mayshall adopt implementing acts setting out the format for the disclosure of the information referred to in paragraph 1, including the type or category and how the information is to be verified.
Amendment 997 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point a
Article 20 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 – point a
(a) health, hygiene and safety concerns;
Amendment 1007 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 a (new)
Article 25 a (new)
Amendment 1010 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 b (new)
Article 25 b (new)
Article 25 b Obligations for supply chain actors 1. Any supplier of an article, a substance or a mixture shall provide economic operators responsible for compliance with Article 6 and 7 of this Regulation with sufficient information related to their supplies or services that are relevant to ensure that the products placed on the market by the operator concerned comply with the requirements as set out in Article 6 and 7 of this Regulation. 2. If the recipient of the article, substance or mixture is not the economic operator responsible for compliance with the information requirements as set out in Article 6 and 7 of this Regulation, the recipient of the article, substance or mixture shall ensure that the information referred to in the first sub-paragraph of this Article is communicated to the economic operator responsible for compliance with the requirements as set out in Article 6 and 7 of this Regulation. 3. Economic operators responsible for compliance with Article 6 and 6 shall not be held liable for inaccurate information received from a supplier of an article, a substance or a mixture, provided that they undertake reasonable efforts to verify the received information.
Amendment 1025 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
(2a) This article shall not apply to second-hand economic operators.
Amendment 1034 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 29 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Without prejudice to Article 29 (1), these rules shall not: (a) require online marketplaces to proactively ensure compliance with all products sold by third-party sellers on its marketplaces; (b) introduce monitoring obligations that go beyond existing EU framework legislation.
Amendment 1050 #
2022/0095(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 33 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Software or firmware originally included in products shall not worsen product performance over time in relation to any of the product parameters regulated in delegated acts adopted pursuant to Article 4 by which the products are covered or the functional performance from the perspective of the user when measured with the test method used for the conformity assessment.
Amendment 31 #
2022/0092(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) In order to tackle unfair commercial practices which prevent consumers from making sustainable consumption choices, such as practices associated with the early obsolescence of goods, misleading environmental claims (“greenwashing”), non-transparent and non-credible sustainability labels or sustainability information tools, specific rules should be introduced in Union consumer law. This would enable national competent bodies to address those practices effectively. By ensuring that environmental claims are fair, clear and understandable, consumers will be able to choose products that are genuinely better for the environment than competing products. This will encourage competition towards more environmentally sustainable products, thus reducing negative impact on the environment.
Amendment 35 #
2022/0092(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) Where manufacturers face challenges in providing accurate information on durability due to the sourcing of different parts from different sellers or supply chains, sufficient time for implementation is to be foreseen to allow accurate information to be gathered.
Amendment 36 #
2022/0092(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 b (new)
Recital 3 b (new)
(3b) In order to provide the correct amount of information to the consumers, the different degrees of information already provided to the consumers in each Member State should be taken into account.
Amendment 51 #
2022/0092(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) To support innovation and investment in sustainable practices and products, industry-led and private-label initiatives which meet high sustainability standards based on third-party certifications will continue to play a key role in the green transition.
Amendment 65 #
2022/0092(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) In order to improve the welfare of consumers, the amendments to Annex I to Directive 2005/29/EC should also address several practices associated with early obsolescence, including planned obsolescence practices, understood as a commercial policy involving deliberately planning or designing a product with a limited useful life so that it prematurely becomes obsolete or non-functional after a certain period of time. Purchasing products that are expected to last longer than they actually do causes consumer detriment. Furthermore, early obsolescence practices have an overall negative impact on the environment in the form of increased material waste. Therefore, addressing those practices are also likely to reduce the amount of waste and the unnecessary consumption of resources, contributing thereby to a more sustainable consumption.
Amendment 85 #
2022/0092(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) A good indicator of a good’s durability is the producer’s commercial guarantee of durability within the meaning of Article 17 of Directive (EU) 2019/771. Therefore, Directive 2011/83/EU should be amended to specifically require traders selling goods to inform consumers about the existence of the producer’s commercial guarantee of durability for all types of goods, where the producer makes this information available. This however should not apply to second-hand products.
Amendment 93 #
2022/0092(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 25 a (new)
Recital 25 a (new)
(25a) The second-hand market plays a contributory role in the green transition, therefore to facilitate its specificities the legal and commercial guarantees of durability should be attached to the products, not the sellers.
Amendment 109 #
2022/0092(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 31 a (new)
Recital 31 a (new)
(31a) To allow small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to manage the necessary administrative measures, additional guidelines and administrative support should be foreseen by the Commission and the national authorities and provided to the SMEs.
Amendment 147 #
2022/0092(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Directive 2005/29/EC
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point s
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point s
(s) ‘certification scheme’ means a third-party verification scheme related to a sustainability label that is open under transparent, fair and non- discriminatory terms to allthe participating traders willing and able to comply with the scheme’s requirements, which certifies that a product complies with certain requirements, and for which the monitoring of compliance is objective, based onand awarding of the certificate are objective, based on transparent and non- discriminatory procedures, as well as international, Union or national standards and procedures and carried out by a party independent from both the scheme owner and the trader;
Amendment 166 #
2022/0092(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(ya) "commercially sensitive information" means information that, if disclosed, could prejudice a supplier's commercial interest e.g. trade secrets, profit margins or new ideas as referred to in the Communication from the Commission1a __________________ 1a Communication from the Commission Communication on the protection of confidential information by national courts in proceedings for the private enforcement of EU competition law 2020/C 242/01 (OJ C 242, 22.7.2020, p. 1).
Amendment 175 #
2022/0092(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Directive 2005/29/EC
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the main characteristics of the product, such as its availability, benefits, risks, execution, composition, environmental or social impact, accessories, durability, reparability, reusability, recyclability, after- sale customer assistance and complaint handling, method and date of manufacture or provision, delivery, fitness for purpose, usage, quantity, specification, geographical or commercial origin or the results to be expected from its use, or the results and material features of tests or checks carried out on the product.;
Amendment 197 #
2022/0092(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
Directive 2011/83/EU
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 14 d
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 14 d
(14d) ‘reparability score’ means a score expressing the capacity of a good to be repaired, based on a harmonised method established in accordance with Union law;
Amendment 240 #
2022/0092(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Directive 2011/83/EU
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point v
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point v
(v) when point (u) is not applicable, information made available by the producer about the availability of spare parts, including the procedure of ordering them, and about the availability of a user and repair manual.; with regard to SMEs, there shall be additional support and guidance in order to enable them to provide this information;
Amendment 291 #
2022/0051(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) generated a net turnover of more than EUR 150 million in the Unionworldwide in the financial year preceding the last financial year;
Amendment 297 #
2022/0051(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) generated a net turnover of more than EUR 40 million but not more than EUR 150 million in the Unionworldwide in the financial year preceding the last financial year, provided that at least 50% of its net worldwide turnover was generated in one or more of the sectors listed in paragraph 1, point (b).
Amendment 320 #
2022/0051(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point e
Amendment 323 #
2022/0051(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point e – point i
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point e – point i
Amendment 324 #
2022/0051(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point e – point ii
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point e – point ii
Amendment 326 #
2022/0051(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f
Amendment 333 #
2022/0051(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
(fa) 'supply chain' means the network of organizations that cooperate to transform raw materials into finished goods and services for consumers.
Amendment 334 #
2022/0051(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point g
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point g
Amendment 343 #
2022/0051(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
(ga) 'direct supplier' means suppliers that sell a good directly to a company, without any intermediaries.
Amendment 401 #
2022/0051(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that companies take appropriate measures to identify and assess actual and potential adverse human rights impacts and adverseand environmental impacts arising from their own operations or those of their subsidiaries and, where related to their value chains, from their established business relationships,direct suppliers, in accordance with paragraph 2, 3 and 4. Where it is not feasible to identify and assess all adverse impacts simultaneously, companies shall prioritise in accordance with paragraph 2, 3 and 4Article 6a.
Amendment 412 #
2022/0051(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, companies referred to in Article 2(1), point (b), and Article 2(2), point (b), shall only be required to identify actual and potential severe adverse impacts relevant to the respective sector mentioned in Article 2(1), point (b). Member States shall ensure that, for the purpose of compliance with paragraph 1, companies shall take appropriate measures to: (a) carry out a broad scoping exercise of the company's operations, subsidiaries and direct suppliers in order to identify areas where the risk of severe adverse impacts is most likely to occur including mapping and prioritising individual higher risk operations, taking into account relevant risk factors; and (b) carry out in-depth assessments of prioritised operations, subsidiaries and direct suppliers in order to determine the nature and extent of specific actual and potential adverse impacts.
Amendment 425 #
2022/0051(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 4
Article 6 – paragraph 4
Amendment 426 #
2022/0051(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Member states shall ensure that companies take appropriate measures to: (a) keep risk assessments up-to-date and reassess impacts at yearly, as appropriate, including prior to major decisions or significant changes in the company's relevant activities, business practices, in response to or in anticipation of significant changes in the operating environment and in response to complaints submitted to the company or its subsidiaries under Article 9. (b) document and make available to relevant supervisory authorities, onto their reasoned request, such risk assessments.
Amendment 427 #
2022/0051(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 a (new)
Article 6 a (new)
Article 6a Prioritisation of identified actual and potential impacts 1. Member States shall ensure that companies are allowed to prioritise potential or actual adverse human rights and environmental impacts connected to their own operations or the operations of their subsidiaries and their direct suppliers, pursuant to Article 6, for fulfilling the obligations laid down in Articles 7 or 8. 2. The prioritisation of adverse impacts shall be based on the severity and likelihood of adverse impacts. The severity of an adverse impact shall be determined based on its gravity, the number of individuals that are or will be affected, or the extent of the environment that is or may be damaged or otherwise affected, its irreversibility and any limits on the ability to restore affected individual circumstances or the environment to the situation prior to the adverse impact. 3. The company's degree of influence over the subsidiaries or direct suppliers is not relevant to its prioritisation decisions under this Directive. 4. Once the most significant adverse impacts are addressed in accordance with Articles 7 or 8 in a reasonable time, the company shall be required to address all other adverse impacts.
Amendment 504 #
2022/0051(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) where necessary due to the fact that the adverse impact cannot be immediately brought to an end, develop and implement a corrective action plan with reasonable and clearly defined timelines for action and qualitative and quantitative indicators for measuring improvement. Where relevant, the corrective action plan shall be developed in consultation with affected stakeholders;
Amendment 543 #
2022/0051(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 a (new)
Article 8 a (new)
Article 8a Prioritisation 1. Member States shall ensure that, where Articles 6, 7 and 8 allow companies to prioritise potential or actual adverse impacts connected to their own operations or the operations of their subsidiaries, and operations carried out by entities with which the company has a business relationship, they shall do so solely on the basis of the severity and likelihood of harm and otherwise in accordance with those Articles and this Article 8a. 2. The severity of an adverse impact shall be based on its gravity, the number of individuals that are or will be affected, or the extent of the environment that is or may be damaged or otherwise affected, its irreversibility and any limits on the ability to restore affected individuals or the environment to a situation equivalent to their situation prior to the impact.
Amendment 547 #
2022/0051(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that companies provide the possibility for persons and organisations listed in paragraph 2 to submit complaints to them where they have legitimate concerindications regarding actual or potential adverse human rights impacts and adverse environmental impacts with respect to their own operations, the operations of their subsidiaries and their value chains. The complaint must be factually justified and reasonably documented.
Amendment 556 #
2022/0051(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) persons who are directly affected or have reasonable grounds to believe that they mightwill be affected by an adverse impact,
Amendment 561 #
2022/0051(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) trade unions and other workers’ representatives representing individuals working in the valuesupply chain concerned which have legitimate concern,
Amendment 563 #
2022/0051(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point c
Amendment 581 #
2022/0051(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – point b
Article 9 – paragraph 4 – point b
Amendment 635 #
2022/0051(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that companies referred to in Article 2(1), point (a), and Article 2(2), point (a), shall adopt a plan shall adopt a plan in line with Directive 2021/010414a to ensure that the business model and strategy of the company are compatible with the transition to a sustainable economy and with the limiting of global warming to 1.5 °C in line with the Paris Agreement. This plan shall, in particular, identify, on the basis of information reasonably available to the company, the extent to which climate change is a risk for, or an impact of, the company’s operations. __________________ 14a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Directive 2013/34/EU, Directive 2004/109/EC, Directive 2006/43/EC and Regulation (EU) No 537/2014, as regards corporate sustainability reporting
Amendment 12 #
2021/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas Regulation (EU) 2018/848 on organic production and labelling of organic products obliges farmers to comply with a conversion period during which they have to apply all rules on organic production; whereas this period may last up to 3 years; whereas farmers during this period have to bear higher costs of production without benefiting from higher market prices for organic products;
Amendment 25 #
2021/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas it is essential to ensure that consumers and food services are in a position to make informed choices when purchasing food;
Amendment 73 #
2021/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines that the development and growth of the organic sector must be accompanied by market-driven and accompanied by holistic supply chain developments as well as measures to stimulate further the demand for organic food and ensure consumer trust, in order to safeguard the future profitability of the organic market and organic farming in the EU;
Amendment 74 #
2021/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines that the development and growth of the organic sector must be accompanied by market-driven and accompanied by holistic supply chain developments as well as measures to stimulate furmeet ther demand for organic food and ensure consumer trust, in order to safeguard the future profitability of the organic market and organic farming in the EU;
Amendment 76 #
2021/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Highlights that stimulating agricultural sustainability and resilience of the EU foodsystem should be a priority; underlines that co-existence of different farming systems is important as diversity is key to food system security and resilience and benefits sustainable development; points out that there is no single farming model that fits all countries and regions and stresses that the benefits of the different sustainable farming models should be recognised;
Amendment 91 #
2021/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points out that for an EU action plan to succeed, it must stimulate and mobilise the Member States; expresses the view, therefore, that Member States should be encouraged to develop their own national OAPs with concrete, time-bound actions;
Amendment 105 #
2021/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that Member States should engage all stakeholders, especially organic farmers and associations, local and regional authorities, consumer and private sector representatives and, the hospitality and food industryies, in a consultative process when adopting their national OAPs to achieve the best possible synergies;
Amendment 128 #
2021/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Is of the opinion that legislation and OAPs must provide sufficient room for flexibility for Member States' different organic practices and prerequisites, such as climate zones and length of growing seasons;
Amendment 129 #
2021/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Stresses the need for modern and innovative methods when developing new organic seeds and agriculture practices, maintaining high level of protection of human health and the environment;
Amendment 130 #
2021/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6a. Expresses its concern about misleading labels, packaging and advertising that makes it difficult for consumers to distinguish conventional products from organic products; emphasizes that the terms 'locally produced' or 'regionally produced' should only be used if the main ingredients of the food product concerned are actually from that region, and that the terms 'authentic' or 'natural' should never be allowed for industrially processed foods;
Amendment 156 #
2021/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Points out that local, regional and regnational authorities play an important role in supporting the structuring of the organic sector in terms of production, logistics and trade, facilitating the creation of organised cooperation between producers and consumers, and raising awareness at local level and developing educational programmes for preschools and schools; highlights that all authorities continuously must work with easing the administrative burden and regulations in order to make the regulatory framework better;
Amendment 159 #
2021/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Points out that local and regional authorities play an important role in supporting the structuring of the organic sector in terms of production, logistics and trade, facilitating the creation of organised cooperation between producers, food services and consumers, as well as raising public awareness at local levelbout the differences between various sustainable farming methods and developing educational programmes for preschools and schools;
Amendment 166 #
2021/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Highlights that the success of the OAP will depend on stronger involvement of the private sector to stimulate demand, especially in countries with less developed organic markets and production; underlines that an increase in organic production must foremost come from higher private demand and not from political incentives;
Amendment 183 #
2021/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Considers that concrete action to promote exports of EU organic products is needed; acknowledge, in this regard, the potential of the existing EU promotion policy for organic production; underlines that any promotion policy should recognise the wide range of sustainable production methods, practises and products in the EU; requests that the Commission report regularly on forthcoming negotiations with the EU’s trading partners to inform Parliament about the potential for expansion of the organic market;
Amendment 206 #
2021/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Considers that an adequate common agricultural policy (CAP) budget should be provided to create incentives for farmers to convert to and maintainfurther develop organic farming practices at national level, through rural development measures or newly introduced eco-schemes, or a combination of the two; calls on the Member States to support generational renewal in organic farming;
Amendment 207 #
2021/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Amendment 245 #
2021/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Stresses the fundamental importance of expanding the structured exchange of knowledge and best practices on organic farming among Member States and farmers; believes in the benefits of growing collaboration between scientists, advisory services, the education sector, farmers and society in this respect; highlights the important role to be played by farm advisory services, which Member States mustcan include in their CAP strategic plans, in the development of the organic sector;
Amendment 264 #
2021/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Stresses the need for research and innovation to overcome restrictions in organic agriculture, such as the availability of organic protein feed, vitamins, plant protection products, fertilisers and genetic resources and to encourage meeting societal expectations on animal welfare and efficient resource use; reminds the importance of livestock manure as an organic fertilizer and encourages its sustainable use in the cultivation cycle; welcomes the Commission’s intention to earmark Horizon Europe funding in this respect; calls on the Commission to stimulate and foster cooperation between research communities working on organic and conventional food and farming;
Amendment 275 #
2021/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Underlines that bio-fertilizers and bio-based soil improvers are important components of organic farming practices; stresses therefore the need to incentivise innovation with regard to the production of bio-fertilizers and bio-based soil improvers from various types of biomass waste such as animal manure and food waste;
Amendment 282 #
2021/2239(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18b. Stresses the need to support the development of safe, effective and affordable alternative to plant protection products as an important element of the development of organic production;
Amendment 248 #
2021/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22 a. Stresses that algae is one of the future solutions for achieving the objectives of the Green Deal, as a carbon dioxide trap and a sustainable alternative in various economic sectors, but also as a nutritional product for human consumption, being a major source of protein and quality micronutrients
Amendment 250 #
2021/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)
Paragraph 22 b (new)
22 b. Calls on the Commission to act quickly to enable easier authorisation of algae as a new foodstuff, by reducing the associated application costs and allowing easier access to the market, all while ensuring product quality and safety;
Amendment 251 #
2021/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 c (new)
Paragraph 22 c (new)
22 c. Stresses that the European Union is responsible for 1% of global algae production, and therefore considers that sea algae production should be encouraged by Member States and the EMFAF; notes the initiatives included in the Commission’s strategy and invites the Commission to consider all of the solutions for developing possibilities for algae production and use, and also to consider the financing options for accelerating algae production
Amendment 288 #
2021/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 b (new)
Paragraph 29 b (new)
29b. Stresses the importance of innovation in fishing to improve its performance both environmentally and economically, and calls for a new approach to innovation: innovation does not mean increasing fishing capacities, as these are the result of modernity
Amendment 2 #
2021/2168(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
— having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 on the Common Fisheries Policy [CFP], amending Council Regulations (EC) No 1954/2003 and (EC) No 1224/2009 and repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 2371/2002 and (EC) No 639/2004 and Council Decision 2004/585/EC2 and specially Article 17
Amendment 4 #
2021/2168(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4
Citation 4
Amendment 16 #
2021/2168(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 a (new)
Citation 14 a (new)
— Having regard to the 2020 report of the Working Group on Electric Trawling, volume 2, number 37 of the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) and the ICES Special Advice of 20 May 2020, entitled 'Request from the Netherlands regarding the impacts of pulse trawling on the ecosystem and environment from the sole (Solea solea) fishery in the North Sea';
Amendment 19 #
2021/2168(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the CFP includes the objectives of minimising the ‘negative impacts of fishing activities on the marine ecosystem’, of ‘achievobjectives of the CFP are to ensure that fishing and aquaculture activities are environmentally sustainable in the long term and managed in a manner consistent with the objectives of generating economic, social and employment benefits’, of and contributing ‘to a fair standard of living for those who depend on fishing activities, bearing the availability of food products by applying the precautionary approach to fisheries management and seeking to ensure that the exploitation of living mind coastal fisheries and socio-economic aspects’ and of promoting ‘coastal fishing activities, taking into account socio- economic aspects’; arine biological resources restores and maintains populations of harvested species above levels that can produce the maximum sustainable yield;
Amendment 22 #
2021/2168(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the EU is responsible for setting the annual total allowable catches and total fishing efforts, which are then distributed among the Member States; whereas each Member State distributes these fishing opportunitiesCouncil allocates fishing opportunities to the Member States ensuring the relative stability of fishing activities of each Member State in relation to each stock or fishery and each Member State allocates them among its fishers and producer organisations with this goal;
Amendment 29 #
2021/2168(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas according to Article 17, it is an obligation for Member States to ‘shall use transparent and objective criteria’ to allocate fishing opportunities, ‘including those of an environmental, social and economic nature’, including those of an environmental, social and economic nature and may include other criteria such as the impact of fishing on the environment, the history of compliance, the contribution to the local economy and historical catch levels to allocate fishing opportunities;
Amendment 31 #
2021/2168(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
Amendment 34 #
2021/2168(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas Article 17 states that ‘Member States shall endeavour to provide incentives to fishing vessels deploying selective fishing gear or using fishing techniques with reduced environmental impact, such as reduced energy consumption or habitat damage’ which implies an obligation of means;
Amendment 35 #
2021/2168(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas electric pulse fishing, a proven selective and less environmentally harmful fishing technique, was initially proposed by the Commission but has nevertheless been banned;
Amendment 36 #
2021/2168(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas Article 16.6 obliges Member States to inform the Commission of the allocation method used, and thus how Article 17 is being implementedaccording to Article 16 Member States shall decide on the method of allocating the fishing opportunities allocated to them which are not subject to a system of transferable fishing concessions, and each Member State shall inform the Commission of the method of allocation;
Amendment 42 #
2021/2168(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
Amendment 46 #
2021/2168(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the EU has failed to achieve good environmental status of EU marine waters by 2020, as set out in Article 1(1) of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive, and to meet its legal deadline to end overfishing by 2020; report that the Commission adopted in 2020 on the first cycle of implementation of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive, taking into account its holistic nature, established that the EU system of protection is one of the most ambitious in the world and concluded that it needs to be improved to address problems such as overfishing in some seas and unsustainable fishing practices, plastic waste, excess nutrients, underwater noise, and other types of pollution;
Amendment 49 #
2021/2168(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas in its resolution on the Farm To Fork Strategy, Parliament called on the Commission and the Member States to ‘build on existing sustainable practices and to facilitate, encourage and provide adequate support for the transition to low- impact fisheries’ including ‘ and aquaculture and the sustainable development of the sectors, including small-scale coastal fisheries, such as through the application of selective fishing gear, environmentally friendly aquaculture, including organic aquaculture, and energy efficiency solutions and by increasing the percentage of the national quotas allocated to small- scale coastal fisheries’;
Amendment 52 #
2021/2168(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas EU fisheries greatly contribute to society by creating direct and indirect employment and are of critical importanceis a strategic sector of the Union, providing a significant number of direct and indirect jobs in fishing and coastal areas, maintaining a sustainable economy by linking employment to the territory, to people’'s livelihoods and to the cultural heritage of several EU coastal communmaintenance of cultural traditieons;
Amendment 58 #
2021/2168(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
Amendment 61 #
2021/2168(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
Amendment 68 #
2021/2168(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q
Recital Q
Amendment 72 #
2021/2168(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital R
Recital R
R. whereas the Commission is developing an action plan to conserve fishery resources and protect marine ecosystems, which must contribute to one of the main objectives of the European Green Deal by making fisheries more sustainable andensuring sustainability of fisheries and ensure adequate protectingon of marine ecosystems and their biodiversity;
Amendment 76 #
2021/2168(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that fish stocks are natural common goods that should not be considered commodities and should be managed in a way that guarantees the highest long-term benefits for society and minimises the impact on ecosystemsing activity is an asset in managing our natural common goods and it belongs to our common heritage and that the objectives are to preserve fish stocks, protect the marine environment, ensure the economic viability of the Union's fleets through environmentally, economically and socially sustainable exploitation and based on reliable scientific advice and the precautionary principle;
Amendment 87 #
2021/2168(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Deplores the fact that the Member States are notStresses that there is no European Commission study analysing the application of the criteria for the allocation of quotas under Articles 16 and 17 of the CFP, including the transparentcy and are not making public what criteria they apply when distributing fishing opportunitieobjectivity of the criteria, in the various Member States, the basis for the analysis being studies by various foundations or NGOs;
Amendment 93 #
2021/2168(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Commission to draw up a report on the application of the criteria of Articles 16 and 17 of the CFP by each of the Member States;
Amendment 95 #
2021/2168(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. EmphasiStresses that transparent allocation criteria provides stability and legal certainty for operatorshe criteria for the allocation of fishing opportunities based on past performance are those that provide greater stability and legal certainty for operators and also recognises the dependence of the resources of the different fleets, and that it is desirable to make progress on transparency at European level with regard to the criteria and their practical application;
Amendment 101 #
2021/2168(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Member States to make their respective methods of distributing fishing opportunities and the final quota allocation of each producer organisation and each vessel publicly available, in line with the applicable data protection legislation;
Amendment 109 #
2021/2168(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that producer organisations and fishers guilts play an essential role in the distributingon and management of fishing opportunities among the different vessels;
Amendment 113 #
2021/2168(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that the allocation methods should be developed in consultation with fishing communities and other relevant stakeholders, based on the best available scientific advice, and should include notice periods to allow fishers to adaptshared with regional authorities, fishing communities, fishers´ guilts and may be aimed at achieving economic, social and environmental sustainability but that it is the Member States that are responsible for developing and implementing these methods;
Amendment 121 #
2021/2168(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that the Member States have only marginally modified theirre is no report from the European Commission to know whether EU Member States have changed their methods of allocating fishing opportunity allocation methods since the reform of the CFP in 2013;
Amendment 122 #
2021/2168(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that historic catch levels are currently the most common criteria applied by Member States to distribute fishing opportunities, whereas vessel size (le since it has proven to be the most social criterion for recognising th, power and weight) is the second-most- applied criteriae dependence of the resource on the different fleets;
Amendment 125 #
2021/2168(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Recalls that the use of criteriatransparent and objective criteria including those of an environmental, social or economic nature is an obligation for Member States under Article 17 of the CFP;
Amendment 134 #
2021/2168(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Considers that the current allocation methods allow forMember States should ensure a certain level of economic stability in the fishingeries sector, but contribute to reinforcing trends such as economic concentration in the fishing sector and the difficulty of attracting new young fishers; considers, furthermore, that these methods do not provide incentives to fishers who implementy providing incentives for segments that use fishing practices with a reducedlower environmental impact, do not provide fair opportunities to small-scale fishers and threaten their existence by offering opportunities for social, economic and environmental sustainability;
Amendment 140 #
2021/2168(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Considers that using all three criteria of ain Article 17 of the CFP, namely criteria of a economic, social or environmental nature when allocating fishing opportunities is necessarydesirable in order to fully achieve the objectives set out in the CFP, as well as in the Marine Strategy Framework Directive and the Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 but that it is the Member States that are responsible for developing and implementing the allocation criteria;
Amendment 143 #
2021/2168(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Considers sustainability and selectivity to be the guiding principles of the European institutions when it comes to fisheries policy, irrespective of scale in the fisheries sector; recalls the low environmental impact of electric pulse fishing, which is also recognised by ICES;
Amendment 146 #
2021/2168(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission to ensure that each Member State allocates fishing opportunities using a combination of environmental, social and economic criteria, while making sure the criteria arin accordance with the CFP and specially Article 17, using transparent and objective criteria including those of an environmental, social and economic nature; considers that the criteria should aim to be balanced according to local specificities and challenges that need to be tackled in order to maintain its sustainability;
Amendment 152 #
2021/2168(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Considers that the re are no one- size-fits-all criteria of an environmentalality and type of fisheries at the European level is different so that there is no single economic or social naturecriterion that can be applied uniformly throughout the EUnion;
Amendment 156 #
2021/2168(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Recalls that Member States and producer organisations have in several countries created quota reserves which could be distributed to fishers based on environmental, economic and social criteria;
Amendment 160 #
2021/2168(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Member States to incentivise fishers to use the most innovative, sustainable and environmentally friendly fishing practices and to include climate and ecosystem considerations methods; considers that such incentives should also be considered while designing their allocation processes (e.g. the impact on the seabed and the carbon footprint of each fisher or producer organisation)method according to Article 17;
Amendment 165 #
2021/2168(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Emphasises that the allocation of fishing opportunities to operators withusing criteria such as a lower environmental impact and a betterconsidering an operators history of compliance will contribute to restoring fish populations to a sustainable level and improve biodiversity protection;
Amendment 170 #
2021/2168(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Members States, in line with Article 17 of the CFP, to use age criteria methodology when allocating the fishing opportunities available to them, in order to support the entry into the business of young fishersimprove transparency;
Amendment 172 #
2021/2168(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Encourage the incorporation of young people who can apply innovative and highly sustainable models and can benefit from the transparent application of quota allocation taking into account Article 17 and calls on Member States to use all the opportunities within the European Fisheries Fund to solve the problems of generational change;
Amendment 177 #
2021/2168(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission to engage in more proactive work with the Member States to investigate ways to distribute fishing opportunities in line with the recommendations laid down in Article 17 of the CFP, and to publish guidelines on the use of social and environmental criteria whenon the implementation of the provisions laid down in Article 17 of the CFP, notably ways to distribute fishing opportunities available to them and to publish guidelines on the use of different criteria, including economic, social and environmental when designing their allocation methodology for allocating fishing opportunities;
Amendment 181 #
2021/2168(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the Commission, in its upcoming action plan, to preserve fishery resources, and protect marine ecosystems and include a fishing opportunity target to be distributed according ton environmental criteriagrounds and to developed actions based on an impact assessment;
Amendment 186 #
2021/2168(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on the Commission, to take this resolution into account in its upcoming report on the functioning of the CFP, to and to further analyse the implementation of Article 17 by the Member States and where appropriate, make proposals on how to improve its implementation;
Amendment 14 #
Amendment 15 #
2021/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 b (new)
Citation 6 b (new)
— having regard to the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union on the one hand, and the Government of Greenland and the Government of Denmark
Amendment 16 #
2021/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 c (new)
Citation 6 c (new)
— having regard to the Agreement on fisheries between the European Economic Community and the Kingdom of Norway
Amendment 17 #
2021/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 d (new)
Citation 6 d (new)
— having regard to the Agreement on Fisheries and the Marine Environment between the European Economic Community and the Republic of Iceland
Amendment 18 #
2021/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 e (new)
Citation 6 e (new)
— having regard to the Agreement on fisheries between the European Economic Community and the Government of Denmark and the Home Government of the Faroe Islands
Amendment 19 #
2021/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 f (new)
Citation 6 f (new)
— having regard to the fact that the Agreement to Prevent Unregulated High Seas Fisheries in the Central Arctic Ocean entered into force on the 25th of June 2021
Amendment 20 #
2021/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 g (new)
Citation 6 g (new)
— having regard to the Joint Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, The European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on “A stronger EU engagement for a peaceful, sustainable and prosperous Arctic” of the 13thOctober 2021
Amendment 22 #
2021/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the importance of conserving and sustainably managing biological marine resources and marine ecosystems on the basis of the best available scientific knowledge and promoting responsible and sustainable aquaculture is recognised, as is the key role that trade will play in achieving these goals;
Amendment 29 #
2021/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
G a. whereas the shift in quota shares from the EU to the UK over the transition period as agreed in the Trade and Cooperation agreement will have major negative economic consequences for EU fishers, and the importance of limiting the negative economic impact of future agreements with the UK is recognised;
Amendment 31 #
2021/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the Specialised Committee on Fisheries as provided for in the Trade and Cooperation Agreement has been set up;
Amendment 44 #
2021/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that the full impact of Brexit is not yet known especially as the full implementation of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement in relation to fisheries is still lacking and that issues are still emerging which were not covered in the Trade and Cooperation Agreement, such as aspects relating to Aquaculture;
Amendment 48 #
2021/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points out that the impact of Brexit on the fisheries sector extends beyond the geographical area of the United Kingdom and has major implications on the Union fleet operating in other parts of the world under this third country’s jurisdiction, such as the Falkland Islands, Greenland and Svalbard;
Amendment 56 #
2021/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Points out that access to waters and resources for both fleetsEU and UK fleets must be considered within the full scope of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement and hence cannot be considered in isolation from issues such as market access;
Amendment 57 #
2021/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Calls on the Commission to ensure no further reductions of quotas for EU fishers after the end of the transition period;
Amendment 58 #
2021/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to keep all negotiation channels with the United Kingdom open, with a view to finding stable, lasting solutions that are beneficial to both Parties which provides stable and predictable conditions for fishers and the whole fishing sector and covers the time period beyond 2026; points out, however, that all legal instruments should be employed, including those related to market access;
Amendment 68 #
2021/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Member States to draw on the funds under the Brexit Adjustment Reserve to promote and support the sector and the coastal communities affected; emphasises the need for the Adjustment Reserve to earmark more funds for the fisheries sector and for these funds to be available for longer, until atMember States to use the funds for fisheries earmarked under the Reserve and where needed allocate further sums; considers that these funds should be used taking into account that the transition period for quotas will least until 30 June 2026;
Amendment 71 #
2021/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Calls on the Commission to assist Member States in using funds from the Brexit Adjustment Reserve to compensate fishers for their loss of quota to the full extend; urges the Commission therefore to provide guidance and provisions needed to use these funds without having State Aid rules hindering assistance to fishers;
Amendment 74 #
2021/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Points out that, aside from the direct effects, other adverse effects are being felt as a result of there beingNotes that Brexit has destabilised relations among North Atlantic costal states and emphasises that due to the presence of a another country involved in bilateral negotiations with other third countries in the region; highlights that the EU faces adverse effects aside from the direct effects of Brexit; stresses that third countries have already made unilateral decisions, withich significant adversely and negatively effects on the EU’s fishing fleet; have already been taken by third countriighlights that these and willdverse effects need to be taken into account; emphasises the need for other funds to be set up to supportsupport to be given to the sector andwhich addresses the adverse effects that are not directlif not already covered by othe Adjustment Reserver funds;
Amendment 78 #
2021/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Calls for further and deeper cooperation with other costal states in the area in order to achieve better and a more structured organisation of fisheries management in the region, including deeper cooperation and exchange on scientific studies and data collection;
Amendment 79 #
2021/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7 b. Calls on the Commission to facilite the development of additional economic opportunities for costal communities, especially those most affected by Brexit;
Amendment 86 #
2021/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Emphasises that the Marine Protected Areas should only be established with the aim of conservation, and should not be used as a tool to restrict foreign access to waters; regrets, in this regard the lack of cooperation from the UK side when designating new areas around the Doggerbank;
Amendment 87 #
2021/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9 b. Stresses that the Trade and Cooperation Agreement provides that technical measures should be proportionate, be based on best scientific advice, should not be discriminatory and apply equally to vessels from both parties and must be notified in advance; urges for better cooperation and coordination in relation to introduction of technical measures including developing clear and non-discriminatory criteria for these measures to ensure that they cannot be used to indirectly restrict access to fishing fleets where they have fishing rights;
Amendment 89 #
2021/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission to, while maintaining negotiations with all partners without, however, rul, to strengthen its position vis-à-vis the UK and to engage on all levels, including outn the use of measures, including market access measures, that are appropriate and tough enoughhighest political level, and to be ready to use all appropriate tools, including market access measures, that are tough enough, especially in relation to unilateral decisions by third counties, in order to demonstrate the importance of resolving any conflicts that may arise;
Amendment 93 #
2021/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Points out that both Parties are interested init is in the interest of both Parties to have a faithful cooperation in relation to exploiting not only the areas under the jurisdiction of the European Union, the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland but also adjacent international waters; points out, too, that existing resources know no borders, and so management of these resources has direct repercussions on the waters under the jurisdiction of each Party; highlight in this regard the importance of good cooperation and exchange in relation to science and data collection;
Amendment 105 #
2021/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission and, Member States and the UK to comply with and enforce the Trade and Cooperation Agreement without resorting to an interpretation of the rules that would be out of step with the spirit of good faith and good neighbourliness and close and peaceful relations based on cooperation and respect for the autonomy and sovereignty of the Parties; points out that the United Kingdom has already unlawfully construed terms of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement in an interpretation at odds with the spirit thereof; such as setting additional conditions for the acquisition of licences;
Amendment 109 #
2021/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. Is concerned by the situation in relation to licenses for EU-vessels in the waters of the Crown Dependencies and the lack of commitment by the UK to faithfully implement the TCA in this regard; urges the Commission to consider all options in order to ensure that the rights of EU-vessels are respected by the UK; points out that the Trade and Cooperation Agreement provides for provisions for the Partnership Council to consider different arrangements for cooperation in these waters; highlights in this regard that previous arrangements under the Granville Bay Treaty could provide a basis for future adaptations of the rules by the Partnership Council;
Amendment 115 #
2021/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Emphasises the need to ensure that the Specialised Committee on Fisheries, provided for in the Trade and Cooperation Agreement, which will be responsible for taking decisions that are fair for both Parties and ensuring that resources are managed sustainably in the long term, takes shape and starts work swiftly, including to prioritise work on urgent issues, such as the practical application of access to waters and the definition of “direct replacement” of a qualifying vessel to further facilitate a faithful implementation of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement;
Amendment 118 #
2021/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Highlights the need for transparency in the work of the Specialised Committee on Fisheries and that the European Parliament to be regularly updated on the decisions taken by this Committee and suggests that representatives from the Committee on Fisheries take part in its meetings as observers;
Amendment 119 #
2021/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16 a. Urges the Commission and the Council to ensure that all decisions taken in the framework of the TCA respect the prerogatives of the different institutions and follow the appropriate legislative process especially regarding technical measures;
Amendment 127 #
2021/2016(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and the Commission, as well as to the Member States and the Government and Parliaments of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Jersey, Guernsey, Isle of Man, Norway, Iceland, Greenland, Faroe Islands and Denmark.
Amendment 39 #
2021/2013(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas health is fundamental to the well-being of Europeans and equitable access to healthcare is a pillar of the EUand equitable access to healthcare are fundamental to the well-being of Europeans; whereas safe, affordable medicines are needed to combat all diseases; whereas patients should be at the centre of all health policies, alongside investment and research;
Amendment 46 #
2021/2013(INI)
B. whereas COVID-19 has had an impact on people’s health and on the economy; whereas it has highlighted both the EU’s strengths and weaknesses; whereas in order to strengthen the resilience of our national health systems to cross-border threats, more European integration is necessary; whereas a European Health Union, which should contributes to an increasingly social Union, is key in this procesd foster closer cooperation, coordination and knowledge sharing on health between Member States and relevant stakeholders;
Amendment 74 #
2021/2013(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the pharmaceutical strategy covers the full cycle of medicines, including research, testing, authorisation, consumption and disposal, and contributes to meeting the objectives of the European Green Deal, the digital transformation, the circular economy and climate neutrality;
Amendment 82 #
2021/2013(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas, to secure the Union's lead position in the pharmaceutical development, the strategy must focus on strengthening the innovative potential of European pharmaceutical research as well as acknowledging and reinforcing the link with the EU industrial strategy, the SME strategy and the European Health Data Space;
Amendment 101 #
2021/2013(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
C b. whereas there are variances and differences in health care systems, national regulation, implementation of EU-regulation, pricing and authorisation processes in the different Member States; whereas these differences are a result of Member States' legitimate competences on health; whereas the differences can lead to fragmentation and unpredictable circumstances for actors in the pharmaceutical sector that operate outside their own country;
Amendment 112 #
2021/2013(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C c (new)
Recital C c (new)
C c. whereas it is both in the interest of the individual patient and the society as such to have a competitive and resilient pharmaceutical industry with strong roots in research; whereas a thriving industry to a higher degree can identify and address patients' medical needs and contribute to advances in public health, economic growth, employment, trade relations and in science and technology;
Amendment 140 #
2021/2013(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that investment in research into and the development of innovative medicines, diagnostics and treatments, as well as access to safe, effective and high- quality medicines, are essential for making progress in the prevention and treatment of diseases;
Amendment 142 #
2021/2013(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Notes with concern that most new medicines are launched earlier in the US than in the EU; notes that this delay is partly due to longer timelines for authorisation procedures in the EU; requests the Commission to assess how the EU’s procedures for authorisation can be made more efficient and timely, in order to allow EU patients to benefit from medicines that can improve their conditions sooner; invites the Commission to propose adequate resources for the EMA to achieve this objective;
Amendment 165 #
2021/2013(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that investment in research has not been sufficient to meet the diagnostic and therapeutic needs of patients with rare diseases,or chronic diseases such as paediatric cancers and neurodegenerative diseases or to deal with antimicrobial resistance (AMR);
Amendment 182 #
2021/2013(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers it imperative that a common EU therapeutic guide for antimicrobials be introduced and that communication campaigns on AMR be coordinated through a single calendar at EU levelo create more awareness on antimicrobial resistance, its variants and its consequences at EU level; supports the Commission’s intentions of making the EU a ’best practice region’ and the introduction of interdisciplinary tools, as the future CAP, to tackle AMR;
Amendment 204 #
2021/2013(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to further strengthen the current system of incentives for research and the development of new medicines for unmet therapeutic needs and to incorporate new criteria into the system of incentives for research into and the development of new medicines for unmet diagnostic and therapeutic needs, while maintaining the overall stability and predictability of the system, and prioritising projects promoted by the pharmaceutical industry combating rare diseases,or chronic diseases such as paediatric cancers, neurodegenerative diseases and AMR, with the aim of finding more therapeutic options and meeting the needs of patients and health systems; calls on the Commission to promote the creation of an EU framework to guide and regularly evaluate the implementation of national plans to fight these diseases;
Amendment 248 #
2021/2013(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to promote dialogue with the Member States and stakeholders to assess newadditional criteria for national pricing, such as whether a product is ‘MadeDeveloped in Europe’, whether the EU invested in the product to support research, or whether prices should be adapted to the value of the therapeutic benefit of the medicine, and the primary and broader needs of the population;
Amendment 264 #
2021/2013(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to review the incentive system, increase price transparency, highlight the causes limiting affordability and patient access to medicinal products, and propose sustainable solutions that alsoto cooperate with relevant stakeholders and Member States to identify the root-causes of the unavailability of medicines and to find systematic, safe and sustainable solutions to address this long-standing issue of medicine shortages for patients while promoteing a competitive industrial market in the European Union;
Amendment 268 #
2021/2013(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to review the incentive system, increaseensuring price transparency, highlight the causes limiting affordability and patient access to medicinal products, and propose sustainable solutions that also promote competition; further calls on the Commission, especially DG Competition, to be alert of anti-competitive conduct and investigate anti-competitive practices in the pharmaceutical industry;
Amendment 277 #
2021/2013(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Underlines that shortages and unavailability of medicines are multi- factorial issues; believes it is necessary to find solutions to address barriers to timely and effective patient access; calls on the Commission to work with Member States, medicine marketing authorisation holders and other relevant actors to identify and address the root-causes of unavailability of medicines while respecting Member States competences;
Amendment 335 #
2021/2013(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Highlights the benefits of public- private partnership tenders for national health systems in funding research into and the production of innovative medicines; stresses that public-private partnership dialogues and academia-pharma cooperation are essential for the exchange of knowledge and information for the benefit of all patients across the Union;
Amendment 350 #
2021/2013(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses the importance of newHighlights the potential of joint EU public procurement contracts by the Commission and the Member States, especially for emergency medicines and unmet therapeutic needs;; considers that the EU joint procurement has potential as a tool for extraordinary cross-border health threats; suggests that joint public procurement be clearly defined in scope, time, continues to be used on the mandate of Member States on a case-by-case basis and it should not create barriers for patient access, medical innovation or fair competition
Amendment 364 #
2021/2013(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Believes it will be beneficial to have a common definition of unmet medical needs as the concept is a key criterion for medical prioritisation as well as a qualifier for adaptive and accelerated authorisation processes; therefore calls on the Commission to initiate talks to establish transparent criteria on how to define unmet needs;
Amendment 396 #
2021/2013(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Believes that facilitating faster access would be especially beneficial for patients with severe chronical diseases; suggests accordingly to allow patients to take part in the decisions on risk-benefit from early access to new and innovative medicines and treatment;
Amendment 411 #
2021/2013(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Insists that a competitive EU pharmaceutical industry is strategic and more responsive to patients’Welcomes the Commission's objective of improving the innovation capacity and competitiveness in the pharmaceutical industry; insists that a competitive EU pharmaceutical industry is strategic and more responsive to patients’ needs and that it is in the interest of patients that the industry is in the strongest possible position to meet their diagnostic and therapeutic needs; points out that the industry needs a stable, flexible and agile regulatory environment; believes that it can underlines that the marketing authorive globally with a clear, robust and efficient intellectual property system; welcomes the initiative to build interoperable digital infrastructure for the European Health Data Spacesation system should build on the existing legislative framework and prevent duplication and additional administrative burdens, believes that it can thrive globally with a clear, robust and efficient intellectual property system;
Amendment 429 #
2021/2013(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Welcomes the initiative to build interoperable digital infrastructure for the European Health Data Space; highlights the need to promote both primary and secondary use of aggregated health data and the need in this regard for a clearer definition of secondary data use vs. primary data collection; believes that awareness on fragmentation regarding the implementation of GDPR should be raised; further believes that it is of outmost importance to enable and promote trust and data innovation in digital health, which will be possible through education and capability building for regulators, industry and patients;
Amendment 498 #
2021/2013(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Encourages Member States to establish regional business hubs to promote biosolutions and green technology in the production of biosimilar medicines as well as other sustainable and innovative pharmaceutical products; underlines the importance of improving education on biosimilars for health care professionals on Member State level;
Amendment 500 #
2021/2013(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13 b. Calls on the Commission to develop a separate European Life Science strategy drawing on the lessons from the Industrial Strategy, Pharmaceutical strategy and a European Health Union; suggests that the new strategy should be horizontal and include a strategic approach including areas such as industry, research, health union, crisis preparedness and trade;
Amendment 507 #
2021/2013(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Stresses the importance of creating quality jobs in the EU along the entire pharmaceutical value chain, with the support of the NextGenerationEU instrument; calls on the Commission to propose measures to promote employment and skill-building in the pharmaceutical sector, facilitating talent retention and mobility at EU level;
Amendment 516 #
2021/2013(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Highlights the fact that gene and cell therapies, personalised medicine, nanotechnology, next-generation vaccines, e-health and the ‘Million plus genomes’ initiative can bring enormous benefits in relation to the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and post-treatment of all diseases; urges the Commission to develop appropriate regulatory frameworks, to guide new business models, and to run information campaigns to raise awareness and encourage the use of these innovations; urges the Commission to propose adequate resources for the EMA to meet these objectives effectively;
Amendment 550 #
2021/2013(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Urges the Commission, based on the experience with the authorisation of COVID-19 vaccines, to work with the EMA to consider extending the application of rolling reviews to other emergency medicineand to incorporate lessons learned from the extraordinary and accelerated authorisation process where it is relevant, safe and beneficial for patients and for innovative medicinal products for underserved areas; further calls on the Commission to work with the EMA to develop the use of electronic product information for all medicines in the EU;
Amendment 565 #
2021/2013(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Commission to reassess the system which leads from conditional marketing authorisation to standard marketing authorisation or to the exceptional renewal of the authorisation; calls on the EMA to thoroughly carry out the final evaluation and ensure the strict compliance by producers with all of the requirements for each medicine under conditional marketing authorisation in order to ensure the efficacy and safety of such medicine; asks for the time before the final evaluation to be reduced from five to three years; encourages the Commission in cooperation with the EMA to consider how already established tools like accelerated authorisation, early dialogue, expanded guidance and the PRIME scheme can be used to make medicine available to patients at a faster pace, especially medicine that has potential to address an urgent public health threat or an unmet medical need;
Amendment 586 #
2021/2013(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Recalls that the EU’s open strategic autonomy is linked to the constant and sufficient availability of medicines in all Member States; calls on the Commission to develop an early warning system for drug shortages, based on a European information network on supply problems, toimproved collection of digital information and digital shortages reporting, and an increased public-private collaboration and towhile monitoring the obligation on the part of industry to provide early and transparent information on the availability of medicines; calls on the Commission to develop a mechanism to safeguard transparency in production and supply chains in the event of emergencies;
Amendment 619 #
2021/2013(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Supports the Commission in its efforts to conduct a structured dialogue with players in the pharmaceutical value chain, public authorities, non-governmental patient and health organisations and the research community to address weaknesses and identify opportunities for innovation in the global medicines manufacturing and supply chain;
Amendment 627 #
2021/2013(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20 a. Welcomes the strong focus and several initiatives included in the pharmaceuticals strategy on the need to optimise and modernise the existing regulatory framework; urges the Commission to make the best use of existing digital tools at EU level; stresses the need to prioritise a structured dialogue on the manufacturing, the supply chain and the security of supply of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs), raw pharmaceutical materials and intermediates; underlines the need to bring all relevant stakeholders together to define a policy roadmap to tackle medicine shortages by enhancing the manufacturing resilience within the European Union;
Amendment 630 #
2021/2013(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20 a. Considers it important that the Internal Market for medicines is safeguarded and that unjustified import and export restrictions, that can cause harm to the internal market and decrease affordability, should be avoided and addressed by the Commission if they occur;
Amendment 635 #
2021/2013(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)
Paragraph 20 b (new)
20 b. W Welcomes the reference in the pharmaceutical strategy that actions in the area of public procurement can foster competition and improve access; emphasises the importance of diversified supplies and sustainable procurement practices for pharmaceuticals; urges the Commission, in the context of Directive2014/24/EU, to swiftly propose guidelines for the Member States on the implementation of the most economically advantageous tender (MEAT) criteria, looking beyond the lowest price criteria only; proposes that investments in the manufacturing of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) and medicinal end products in the EU should be considered, as well as the reliability of supply, the reinvestment of profits into R&D and the application of social, environmental, ethical and quality standards;
Amendment 646 #
2021/2013(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21 a. Welcomes HERA as a permanent structure that should help facilitate agile and quick decision-making, response and action for future European health crises; stresses that public-private partnerships are a key element in this regard; calls on HERA to facilitate a structured dialogue with industry with the aim of identifying vulnerabilities in the global supply chain of critical medicines and raw materials;
Amendment 656 #
2021/2013(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Stresses the need for the pharmaceutical industry to be environmentally friendly and climate- neutral throughout the life cycles of medicinal products; calls on the Commission to strengthen inspection and auditing throughout the production chain and the insurance of access to safe and effective pharmaceutical treatments for patients; calls on the Commission to develop a framework for environmental protection while manufacturing medicines; urges the Commission to ensure high-quality, safe and environmental sustainabilityle standards for active pharmaceutical ingredients imported from non-EU countries; calls on the Commission to address the problem of domestic pharmaceutical waste, with measures to reduce packaging and the size of containers to ensure they are no larger than necessary, and to bring medical prescriptions into line with real therapeutic needs;
Amendment 660 #
2021/2013(INI)
22. Stresses the need for the pharmaceutical industry to be environmentally friendly and climate- neutral throughout the life cycles and value chain of medicinal products; calls on the Commission to strengthen inspection and auditing throughout the production chain; encourages the Commission to consider the potential of e-leaflets to reduce use of paper in packaging while also maintaining equal access to important information; urges the Commission to ensure quality environmental sustainability standards for active pharmaceutical ingredients imported from non-EU countries; calls on the Commission to address the problem of domestic pharmaceutical waste, with measures to reduce packaging and the size of containers to ensure they are no larger than necessary, while ensuring convenient and safe handling for patients or consumers with limited mobility, and to bring medical prescriptions into line with real therapeutic needs;
Amendment 672 #
2021/2013(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22 a. Stresses that for pharmaceutical waste should be handled in a safe and hygienic matter with regard to the objections and targets of the circular economy and to protect the environment; believes that the pharmaceutical industry should have the same requirements and standards on packaging and waste management as other sectors; calls on the Commission to create a uniform framework for packaging that takes into account user-friendliness and the circumstances for industry;
Amendment 677 #
2021/2013(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22 a. Urges the Commission, without further delays, to implement the electronic product information leaflet notice (ePi), made available in all languages for all the member states where the medicine is marketed in order to mitigate shortages and to attain a swifter implementation of the e-leaflet;
Amendment 681 #
2021/2013(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)
Paragraph 22 b (new)
22 b. Calls on the Commission to set up a focused and action-oriented High Level Pharmaceutical Forum on Better Access to Health Innovation by bringing together multi-stakeholder solutions; Asks the Commission to share via this Forum lessons learned from the COVID-19 emergency situation and to establish an effective policy framework to prevent shortages in the long-term and enable access to medicines for patients and innovation;
Amendment 34 #
2021/2011(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Welcomes the European strategy for critical raw materials, underlines the need to urgently develop Horizon Europe R&I projects on waste processing, recycling, advanced materials and substitution, processes for exploitation and processing of critical raw materials in order to significantly reduce environmental impacts;
Amendment 41 #
2021/2011(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Reiterates the opportunities that lie in the optimised use of products and services, in addition to measures that extend life-cycles and material use; in this context, stresses in particular the opportunities to combine circular economy solutions and digitalisation; calls on the Commission and the Member States to develop policies to support new sustainable and circular business models, such as product-as-a-service (PaaS) approaches that save resources and reduce environmental impacts while ensuring protection for consumers; Invites the Commission to facilitate such PaaS approaches in the new Sustainable Products Initiative and calls on the Commission and Member States to remove undue regulatory and fiscal barriers to them and promote the development of infrastructures that enable circularity and a sustainable digital economy;
Amendment 46 #
2021/2011(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Reiterates the need to create economic incentives and the right regulatory environment for innovation in circular solutions, materials and business models, while at the same time eliminating market-distorting subsidies and environmentally harmful subsidies, and calls for support for this in the new industrial strategy for Europe and the SME Strategy; emphasises the specific role that first movers, SMEs and start-ups are playing in the transition to a circular economy; underlines that research in sustainable materials, processes, technologies and products, as well as their industrial scale-up, can provide European companies with a global competitive advantage; emphasises that policies are needed at the EU and national levels to support the frontrunners in circular economy and circular business models;
Amendment 56 #
2021/2011(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 g (new)
Paragraph 1 g (new)
1g. Believes that research and innovation must lie at the centre of a successful CRM strategy; Furthermore emphasizes that innovative recycling processes and the development of new substitution materials will help revitalize Europe’s raw material industries in line with the EU Industrial Strategy and also reduce dependence on CRM imports from third countries.
Amendment 57 #
2021/2011(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 h (new)
Paragraph 1 h (new)
1h. Suggests that different yet complementary options to overcome raw material criticality exist, such as increasing European supply, ensuring access to imports, circularity, diversification or substitution; notes however, that substitution is still rarely used in practice and thus requires consistent multidisciplinary research support and incentives.
Amendment 61 #
2021/2011(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 j (new)
Paragraph 1 j (new)
1j. Notes the need for a level-playing field for both primary and recycled materials both on EU and international level; Understands that in order to create this level playing field, the European Union needs to increase its domestic capacity of Critical Raw Materials, when possible, to a minimum of 20%.
Amendment 73 #
2021/2011(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Asks the Commission to set ambitious product design requirements for easy removal of parts or components containing CRMs; calls for ambitious minimum recycled CRM content targets; requests that the Commission propose new collection schemes to increase collection rates of waste products containing CRMs; asks the Commission to propose dedicated recycling targets for CRMs, byased on life- cycle assessments, and extending the approach suggested in the proposal for a regulation on batteries and waste batteries (COM(2020)0798) to other product groups;
Amendment 85 #
2021/2011(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Calls on the Commission to fully address illegal export of waste shipments to third countries containing CRMs in the review of the Waste Shipments Regulation; Therefore calls for overall requirements that waste products containing CRMs are only exported when treated under similar conditions to Europe in the country of destination.
Amendment 147 #
2021/2011(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Encourages a comprehensive assessment of the mining sector’ssteps of the extractive cycle that could be inclusionded in the scope of the Industrial Emissions Directive; furthermore, based on this assessment, invites the Commission to review Directive 2010/75/EU on industrial emissions (IED).
Amendment 167 #
2021/2011(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Believes that mining should be forbidden in nature conservation areasRecalls that according to international recommendations by the IUCN, environmentally damaging industrial activities and infrastructure development should be prohibited in all categories of protected area, therefore believes that mining should be prohibited in protected areas, which at the EU level corresponds to those areas comprised within the Natura 2000 Network; calls on the Commission to evaluate legislative optionshow to ensure that local communities are fully involved in the permit procedures for new industrial and new mining projects and that are compensated if necessary.
Amendment 13 #
2021/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Regrets the lack of a comprehensive EU monitoring framework for methane emissions; calls on the Commission, therefore, to improve the measurement, reporting and verification of methane emissions in the agricultural sector; encourages the Commission and Member States to support and apply available mitigation technologies and practices that have the potential to deliver emission reductions decoupled from production;
Amendment 24 #
2021/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Highlights that anthropogenic emissions make up 59% of all methane emissions; notes that agriculture accounts for 53% of the anthropogenic emissions, while 26% originates from waste and 19% from energy;
Amendment 29 #
2021/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Welcomes the Commission’s communication on an EU strategy to reduce methane emissions as a milestone in the governance of non-CO2 greenhouse gases in the Union; Points out that methane emissions from agricultural production are part of a closed cycle that does not increase global stock of methane in the atmosphere as opposed to methane emissions from fossil fuels; therefore, consider that these two should not be accounted for in the same way;
Amendment 72 #
2021/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights that research and investment in mitigation measures and technologies is of paramount importance; considers that there is great potential in adapting diet of and developing feed additives for ruminant and bovine species, which could reduce methane emissions without having negative effects on the livestock sector; Welcomes the plans of the Commission to revise the Feed Additives Regulation to streamline the current costly and unflexible authorisation process;
Amendment 81 #
2021/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas innovative and advanced technologies that can detect methane leaks in real time, including the type, size and direction of the plume, and that allow for immediate reaction and prevent large amounts of methane to be released in the air, already exist and can be immediately deployed;
Amendment 82 #
2021/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Welcomes the study on the status of new genomic techniques (NGT) from the European Commission and strongly supports the findings that NGTs have the potential to contribute to a more sustainable food system; highlights also that the study brings forward opportunities and benefits for the livestock sector: calls for the adapting the legal framework for these biotechnologies to the latest scientific and technological progress, and consider that targeted research within the Horizon Europe programme and the ERI-funds is needed in the this regard;
Amendment 104 #
2021/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Notes that the UNEP´s Global Methane Assessment (2021) monetized global benefits for all market and non- market impacts to be approximately $ 4 300 per tonne of methane reduced and that approximately 1 430 annual premature deaths could be prevented per tonne reduced; believes, therefore, that an impact assessment accompanying the legislative proposal should consider costs of the actions proposed as well as costs of inaction or delayed action;
Amendment 108 #
2021/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that value-added utilisation of agricultural residues and other by-products is an important driver of the circular economy and bio-economy; calls for the acceleration of European biogas production from agriculture waste, as an important tool for reducing methane emissions; and increase circularity in the agricultural sector; stresses the role of permanent grassland for carbon sequestration and points out that the rate of grassland in Europe is tightly linked to livestock numbers;
Amendment 121 #
2021/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Calls for better coordination and improved infrastructure between farmers and renewable energy producers in order to enable the uptake of locally connected production of biogas; furthermore highlights the importance of returning high quality natural fertilizer, which is the by-product of biogas production, to the farms again;
Amendment 122 #
2021/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Notes that measures to reduce methane emissions are not always beneficial for other aspects of sustainability; Calls on the Commission to take into account all aspects of sustainability when proposing best practises and promoting mitigation technologies;
Amendment 122 #
2021/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Underscores the need to revise EU climate and environmental legislation in a coherent manner; takes the view that the binding emissions reduction targets for Member States in the Effort Sharing Regulation5 should remain the main legislative tool to reduce methane emissions as part of overall greenhouse gas reductions, while the Industrial Emissions Directive6 and other legislation cshould serve as a complementary tool; taking into account the need to avoid unnecessary overlaps between the legislations; calls on the Commission to assess the consistency of the National Emission Reduction Commitments Directive with meeting the EU´s air quality objectives as well as the Union's 2030 climate goals and its objective of climate neutrality in 2050 at the latest, as enshrined in the European Climate Law, and to revise it accordingly as soon as possible; _________________ 5Regulation (EU) 2018/842 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on binding annual greenhouse gas emission reductions by Member States from 2021 to 2030 contributing to climate action to meet commitments under the Paris Agreement and amending Regulation (EU) No 525/2013. OJ L 156, 19.6.2018, p. 26. 6 Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 on industrial emissions (integrated pollution prevention and control). OJ L 334, 17.12.2010, p. 17.
Amendment 127 #
2021/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Finds that renewable energy obtained through agricultural residues have significant potential and should be explored with further research, Investment and a supportive policy framework;
Amendment 129 #
2021/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4 c. Notes that the development of the circular economy and bio-economy will create more jobs in the primary production and stresses that the bio economy requires new skills, new knowledge and new disciplines be developed and/or integrated further in training and education in this sector in order to tackle bio economy-related societal changes, promote competitiveness, growth and job creation, meet the needs of the sector and ensure that skills and jobs are better matched;
Amendment 135 #
2021/2006(INI)
4. Stresses the importance of developing an inventory of best practices and available technologies to promote the wider uptake of innovative mitigating actions across the EU and all relevant sectors;
Amendment 145 #
2021/2006(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers that farm level certification schemes for climate effective farming, including common measurement and verification data for methane reductions, will be an important tool for monitoring and incentivising methane reductions at farm level; calls on the Commission to submit a report on measures to support climate-efficient farming and food production by means of third party certification schemes by 30 September 2023;
Amendment 173 #
2021/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the upcoming legislative proposal on compulsory MRV and LDAR for all energy-related methane emissions; believes in this context that specific attention should be paid to principles of accuracy, regularity and independence; believes, furthermore, that leak detection should be followed by a sound recordkeeping and a requirement to repair potential leaks within a clear time frame;
Amendment 217 #
2021/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Supports the establishment of an independently audited and globally applicable certification system that would provide a credible assessment of the methane emissions performance of all natural gas production around the world; believes that the certification should be audited and verified by an independent third party and based on uniform approach for measurement based on detailed information at facility, asset and country level; believes that the performance assessment could be used for an establishment of a grading system to serve to inform buyers and regulators in an objective way;
Amendment 222 #
2021/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission to support the establishment of an independent international methane emissions observatory, in partnership with the United Nations Environmental Programme, the Climate and Clean Air Coalition and the International Energy Agency, tasked with collecting, reconciling, verifying and publishing anthropogenic methane emissions data at a global level; believes that independent, comparable, verifiable and transparent emissions data are key to gain knowledge about the size of the emission problem and to combat under- estimation of the size and amount of leaks;
Amendment 234 #
2021/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Welcomes the Commission’s initiatives on the utilisation and mitigation of methane from coal mines; expresses its strong support for mandatory MRV for coal mine methane emissions, including the requirement for companies that own closed sites or Member States (for abandoned mines where no existing owner is liable) to adopt the same MRV and LDAR measures as for operating sites; stresses that measures and activities to improve available datasets should follow the planned revision of E-PRTR;
Amendment 252 #
2021/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses that technologies and practices to limit methane emissions from agriculture are developing at a fast pace; calls on the Commission to ensure that proven effective and cost-efficient innovations are quickly implemented in the EU and integrated into EU agriculture policiethat have the potential to deliver emission reductions decoupled from production are quickly implemented in the EU and integrated into EU agriculture policies; stresses that farmers should receive financial incentives to adopt mitigation practices within the Horizon Europe programme and the ERI- funds;
Amendment 310 #
2021/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Underlines the key role that the EU should play in supporting research, innovation and development, as well as in scaling up new technologies to help address methane emissions from livestock agriculture, while protecting animal health and welfare; points especially to the need for multigenerational studies on feed additives and a revision of the Feed Additives Regulation to streamline the current costly and inflexible authorisation process;
Amendment 321 #
2021/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls for better coordination and improved infrastructure between farmers and renewable energy producers in order to enable the uptake of locally connected production of biogas; furthermore highlights the importance of returning high quality natural fertilizer, which is the by-product of biogas production, to the farms again;
Amendment 323 #
2021/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Notes that extensive livestock production might result in lower methane emissions on farm level, but increases the emissions per unit of product produced; Calls on the Commission and Member States to take into account the effects of mitigation strategies on global methane emissions;
Amendment 329 #
2021/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Amendment 332 #
2021/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Calls on the Commission, in accordance with the EU Climate Law, to explore the development of a regulatory framework for the certification of carbon removals on the basis of robust and transparent carbon accounting that takes into account the differences between the greenhouse gases, and to verify the authenticity of carbon removals and reward farmers for their mitigation efforts;
Amendment 356 #
2021/2006(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Recalls that the IED has successively contributed to reducing pollution from industrial activities; underlines that landfill disposal, at the bottom of the waste hierarchy, is the most polluting way to manage waste both in terms of GHG emissions and other pollutants to air, soil and water; highlights however that landfill disposal is not covered by any Best Available Techniques (BAT) Reference Documents (BREF); calls on the Commission to produce a BREF document for landfilling, which will include, among others, provisions on methane;
Amendment 112 #
2021/0426(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The “Fit for 55” legislative package announced in the European Commission 2021 Work Programme aims to implement those objectives. It covers a range of policy areas including energy efficiency, renewable energy, land use, land change and forestry, energy taxation, effort sharing, emissions trading and alternative fuels infrastructure. The revision of Directive 2010/31/EU is an integral part of that package. The revision of Directive 2003/87/EC (EU-ETS) to expand carbon emissions trading to road transport and buildings, with the view of aiming for a carbon price signal for the whole economy, has the potential to replace costly and ineffective regulatory requirements for energy efficiency in buildings in the long term.
Amendment 175 #
2021/0426(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) The Union-wide minimum energy performance standards should be based on harmonised energy performance classes. By defining the lowest energy performance class G as the worst-performing 15%buildings of each Member State’s national building stock, the harmonisation of energy performance classes ensures similar efforts by all Member States, while the definition of the best energy performance class A ensures the convergence of the harmonised energy performance class scale towards the common vision of zero-emission buildings.
Amendment 183 #
2021/0426(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 33
Recital 33
(33) The concept of ‘deep renovation’ has not yet been defined in Union legislation. With a view to achieving the long-term vision for buildings, deep renovation should be defined as a renovation that transforms buildings into zero-emission buildings; in a first step, as a renovation that transforms buildings into nearly zero-energy buildings. This definition serves the purpose of increasing the energy performance of buildings. A deep renovation for energy performance purposes is a prime opportunity to address other aspects such as living conditions of vulnerable households, increasing climate resilience, resilience against disaster risks including seismic resilience, fire safety, and the removal of hazardous substances including asbestos, and accessibility for persons with disabilities.
Amendment 194 #
2021/0426(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 40
Recital 40
Amendment 247 #
2021/0426(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 6
6. ‘technical building system’ means technical equipment for space heating, space cooling, ventilation, domestic hot water, built-in lighting, building automation and control, on-site renewable energy generation and storage , bidirectional charging infrastructure for electric vehicles, or a combination thereof, including those systems using energy from renewable sources, of a building or building unit;
Amendment 400 #
2021/0426(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 4
Article 7 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall address, in relation to new buildings, the issues of healthy indoor climate conditions, and adaptation to climate change, fire safety, risks related to intense seismic activity and accessibility for persons with disabilities. Member States shall also address carbon removals associated to carbon storage in or on buildings.
Amendment 413 #
2021/0426(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall encourage, in relation to buildings undergoing major renovation, high-efficiency alternative systems, in so far as that is technically, functionally and economically feasible. Member States shall address , in relation to buildings undergoing major renovation, the issues of healthy indoor climate conditions, adaptation to climate change, fire safety, risks related to intense seismic activity , and the removal of hazardous substances including asbestos and accessibility for persons with disabilities .
Amendment 483 #
2021/0426(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Member States may adjust the minimum energy performance standards or set alternative measures with at least the equivalent effect. Member States shall document the equivalence in their roadmap referred to in Article 3(1)(b).
Amendment 530 #
2021/0426(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Amendment 541 #
2021/0426(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. With regard to all non-residential buildings with more than twenty parking spaces, Member States shall ensure the installation of at least one recharging point for every ten parking spaces, and at least one bicycle parking space for every car parking space, by 1 January 2027. In case of buildings owned or occupied by public authorities, Member States shall ensure pre-cabling for at least one in two parking spaces by 1 January 2033.
Amendment 543 #
2021/0426(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 3
Article 12 – paragraph 3
Amendment 546 #
2021/0426(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 12 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Amendment 554 #
2021/0426(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Member States shall ensure that the pre- cabling is dimensioned to enable the simultaneous use of recharging points on all parking spaces. Where, in the case of major renovation, ensuring two bicycle parking spaces for every dwelling is not feasible, Member States shall ensure as many bicycle parking spaces as appropriate.
Amendment 555 #
2021/0426(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 5
Article 12 – paragraph 5
5. Member States may decide not to apply paragraphs 1, 2 and 4 to specific categories of buildings where the pre- cabling required would rely on micro isolated systems or the buildings are situated in the outermost regions within the meaning of Article 349 TFEU, if this would lead to substantial problems for the operation of the local energy system and would endanger the stability of the local grid. In this case, the regulatory authority shall conduct an assessment with relevant stakeholders, including distribution system operators, e-mobility operators, flexibility aggregators and local authorities, to determine whether the installation of an energy storage facility would mitigate potential substantial problems to the operation and stability of the local grid.
Amendment 557 #
2021/0426(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Existing private recharging points and recharging points referred to in paragraphs 1, 2 and 4 shall be subject to an assessment by the regulatory authority in consultation with relevant stakeholders, such as distribution system operators, e- mobility operators and flexibility aggregators, to determine if the installation of bidirectional recharging functionalities and supporting energy storage facilities are appropriate.
Amendment 597 #
2021/0426(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 10
Article 15 – paragraph 10
10. From 1 January 20274 at the latest, Member States shall not provide any financial incentives for the installation of boilers powered by fossil fuels, with the exception of those selected for investment, before 20274, in accordance with Article 7(1)(h)(i) third hyphen of Regulation (EU) 2021/1058 of the European Parliament and the Council45 on the European Regional Development Fund and on the Cohesion Fund and with Article 73 of Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 of the European Parliament and the Council46 on the CAP Strategic Plans. __________________ 45 Regulation (EU) 2021/1058 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 June 2021 on the European Regional Development Fund and on the Cohesion Fund (OJ L 231, 30.6.2021, p. 60). 46 Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 2 December 2021 establishing rules on support for strategic plans to be drawn up by Member States under the common agricultural policy (CAP Strategic Plans) and financed by the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) and by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and repealing Regulations (EU) No 1305/2013 and (EU) No 1307/2013 (OJ L 435, 6.12.2021, p. 1).
Amendment 609 #
2021/0426(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 13
Article 15 – paragraph 13
13. When providing financial incentives to owners of buildings or building units for the renovation of rented buildings or building units, Member States shall ensure that the financial incentives benefit both the owners and the tenants, in particular by providing rent support or by imposing caps on rent increases.
Amendment 621 #
2021/0426(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 2
Article 16 – paragraph 2
2. By 31 December 2025 at the latest, the energy performance certificate shall comply with the template in Annex V. It shall specify the energy performance class of the building, on a closed scale using only letters from A to G. The letter A shall correspond to zero-emission buildings as defined in Article 2, point (2) and the letter G shall correspond to the 15% worst- performing buildings in the national building stock at the time of the introduction of the scale. Member States shall ensure that the remaining classes (B to F) have an even bandwidth distribution of energy performance indicators among the energy performance classes. Member States shall ensure a common visual identity for energy performance certificates on their territory.
Amendment 635 #
2021/0426(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 10
Article 16 – paragraph 10
10. The validity of the energy performance certificate shall not exceed five years. However for buildings with an energy performance class A, B or C established pursuant to paragraph 2, the validity of the energy performance certificate shall not exceed 10 years.
Amendment 641 #
2021/0426(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point a
(a) buildings or building units which are constructed ,or have undergone a major renovation, are sold or rented out to a new tenant or for which a rental contract is renewed ; and.
Amendment 645 #
2021/0426(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 2
Article 17 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall require that, when buildings or building units are constructed, sold or rented out or when rental contracts are renewed or sold, the energy performance certificate is shown to the prospective tenant or buyer and handed over to the buyer or tenant.
Amendment 659 #
2021/0426(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 26 – paragraph 3
Article 26 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall ensure that guidance and training are made available for those responsible for implementing this Directive. Such guidance and training shall address the importance of improving energy performance, and shall enable consideration of the optimal combination of improvements in energy efficiency, reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, use of energy from renewable sources and use of district heating and cooling when planning, designing, building and renovating industrial or residential areas. Such guidance and training may also address structural improvements, adaptation to climate change, fire safety, risks related to intense seismic activity, and the removal of hazardous substances including asbestos, air pollutant emissions (including fine particulate matter) and accessibility for persons with disabilities.
Amendment 525 #
2021/0423(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
In the leak detection and repair programme, the operators provide a schedule for the survey for each component and grid segment according to a risk-based approach.Thus, the required frequency of the survey can vary for each component and grid segment depending on the potential hazard and emission rate of a leak.The priority of the components and grid segments are classified by the competent authorities on a national level considering the following criteria: - number of registered leaks in the past; - corrosion protection (material of the component); - operating pressure; - location of the component; The frequency of the survey can vary for different components and grid segments according to their priority between three months and several years.
Amendment 554 #
2021/0423(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Thereafter, leak detection and repair surveys shall be repeated every three months. shall be continued according to the schedule in the leak detection and repair programme referred to in paragraph 1.
Amendment 597 #
2021/0423(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
The repair or replacement of the components referred to in the first subparagraph shall take placebe prioritised according to the potential hazard and emission rate of the leak. High priority and hazardous methane leaks shall be repaired immediately after detection, or as soon as possible thereafter but no later than five days after detection, provided operators can demonstrate that safety or technical considerations do not allow immediate action and provided operators establish a repair and monitoring schedule.
Amendment 611 #
2021/0423(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3
Article 14 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3
Safety, administrative and technical considerations that do not allow immediate action, as referred to in the second subparagraph, shall be limited to taking into account safety to personnel and humanhumans and objects in proximity, environmental impacts, concentration of methane loss, accessibility to component, availability of replacparts necessary for the repair, impact on the gas supply, permitting requirements of the componentr required administrative authorization. Environmental impact considerations may include instances whereby repair could lead to a higher level of methane emissions than in the absence of the repair.
Amendment 615 #
2021/0423(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3
Article 14 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3
Safety and technical considerations that do not allow immediate action, as referred to in the second subparagraph, shall be limited to taking into account safety to personnel and humans in proximity, environmental impacts, concentration of methane loss, accessibility to component, availability of replacement of the component. Environmental impact considerations may include instances whereby repair could lead to a higher level of methanegreenhouse gas emissions than in the absence of the repair.
Amendment 631 #
2021/0423(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 4 a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 4 a (new)
Amendment 684 #
2021/0423(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) in case of an emergency or malfunction; and or where safety of the personnel or the system or security of supply would be endangered without the venting;
Amendment 689 #
2021/0423(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) where unavoidable and strictly necessary for the operation, construction, repair, maintenance, decommissioning or testing of components or equipment and subject to the reporting obligations set out in Article 16.
Amendment 692 #
2021/0423(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
(b a) in case it can be demonstrated to the national competent authority that the negative environmental or climate impact of mitigation measures is higher than the benefit.
Amendment 724 #
2021/0423(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – point e
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – point e
(e) during repair and, maintenance, test procedures and decommissioning including blowing down and depressurizing equipment to perform repair and maintenance;
Amendment 829 #
2021/0366(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1
Article 32 – paragraph 1
1. No later than two years after the entry into force, the Commission shall carry out a first review of this Regulation, and shall present a report to the European Parliament and the Council accompanied, if appropriate, by a legislative proposal. The report shall focus in particular on an evaluation of: (a) the need and the feasibility of extending the scope of this Regulation to other ecosystems, including land with high carbon stocks and land with a high biodiversity value such as grasslands, peatlands and wetlands and further commodities; (b) the impact of this Regulation on maintaining a level playing field for European farmers, producers and manufacturers using commodities and products listed in Annex I, who are subject to competition of third country imports of commodities and products other than, but strongly linked to, those listed in Annex I.
Amendment 1509 #
2021/0342(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 203
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 203
Regulation (EU) No 575/2013
Article 505
Article 505
By … [two years after the entry into force of this Regulation] and by 31 December 2030, EBA shall report to the Commission on the impact of the requirements of this Regulation on agricultural financing. The Commission shall submit a report thereon to the European Parliament and to the Council. Where appropriate, that report shall be accompanied by a legislative proposal to amend this Regulation in order to mitigate its negative effects on agricultural financing.
Amendment 26 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) The role and contribution of carbon capture and storage to the renewable energy market should be fully realised and supported. Carbon in biomass has the potential to be converted into biochar through pyrolysis, which can then be stored by land application, thereby making it a negative emissions technology;
Amendment 46 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) Recharging points where electric vehicles typically park for extended periods of time, such as where people park for reasons of residence or employment, are highly relevant to energy system integration, therefore smart charging functionalities need to be ensured. Stresses too the importance of increasing the number of recharging points in rural and sparsely populated areas so that the increased use of electric vehicles in the agricultural sector is not hindered by the lack of infrastructure. In this regard, the operation of non-publicly accessible normal charging infrastructure is particularly important for the integration of electric vehicles in the electricity system as it is located where electric vehicles are parked repeatedly for long periods of time, such as in buildings with restricted access, employee parking or parking facilities rented out to natural or legal persons.
Amendment 100 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) In order for flexibility and balancing services from the aggregation of distributed storage assets to be developed in a competitive manner, real-time access to basic battery information such as state of health, state of charge, capacity and power set point should be provided under non- discriminatory terms and free of charge to the owners or users of the batteries and the entities acting on their behalf, such as building energy system managers, mobility service providers and other electricity market participants such as electric vehicle users. It is therefore appropriate to introduce measures addressing the need of access to such data for facilitating the integration-related operations of domestic batteries and electric vehicles, complementing the provisions on access to battery data related to facilitating the repurposing of batteries in [the proposed Commission regulation concerning batteries and waste batteries, repealing Directive 2006/66/EC and amending Regulation (EU) No 2019/1020]. The provisions on access to battery data of electric vehicles should apply in addition to any laid down in Union law on type approval of vehicles.
Amendment 190 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a a (new)
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 37
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point 37
Amendment 324 #
2021/0218(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a
Directive (EU) 2018/2001
Annex V – part C – point 6
Annex V – part C – point 6
6. For the purposes of the calculation referred to in point 1(a), greenhouse gas emissions savings from improved agriculture management, esca, such as shifting to reduced or zero-tillage, storing carbon in soil with biochar, improved crop/rotation, the use of cover crops, including crop residue management, and the use of organic soil improver (e.g. compost, manure fermentation digestate), shall be taken into account only if they do not risk to negatively affect biodiversity. Carbon in biomasses can be converted into biochar through pyrolysis, which can be stored by land application, thereby making it a negative emissions technology. Here, the bonus for the improved agricultural and manure management is returned to the farmer responsible for the negative emissions when sustainability/environmental certificates are issued. Further, solid and verifiable evidence shall be provided that the soil carbon has increased or that it is reasonable to expect to have increased over the period in which the raw materials concerned were cultivated while taking into account the emissions where such practices lead to increased fertiliser and herbicide use37 .; __________________ 37 Measurements of soil carbon can constitute such evidence, e.g. by a first measurement in advance of the cultivation and subsequent ones at regular intervals several years apart. In such a case, before the second measurement is available, increase in soil carbon would be estimated on the basis of representative experiments or soil models. From the second measurement onwards, the measurements would constitute the basis for determining the existence of an increase in soil carbon and its magnitude.
Amendment 223 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) Installations under the EUETS facing a rising carbon price need long- term visibility, predictability and legal certainty to make their investment decisions. A clear pathway for the phase in of the remaining sectors and subsectors at risk of carbon leakage should therefore be established. This will strengthen the new legal framework to fight carbon leakage, provide the necessary time to ensure a smooth implementation of the CBAM and allow installations and companies to make the necessary investments in the decarbonisation of industrial processes in a stable and predictable legal context.
Amendment 228 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
Amendment 307 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) The GHG emissions to be regulated by the CBAM should correspond to those GHG emissions covered by Annex I to the EU ETS in Directive 2003/87/EC, namely carbon dioxide (‘CO2’) as well as, where relevant, nitrous oxide (‘N2O’) and perfluorocarbons (‘PFCs’). The CBAM should initially apply to direct emissions of those GHG from the production of goods up to the time of import into the customs territory of the Union, and after the end of a transition period and upon further assessment, as well to indirect emissions, mirroring the scope of the EU ETS.
Amendment 334 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22 b (new)
Recital 22 b (new)
(22b) In order to reach climate neutrality, the Union needs to close a significant investment gap as provided in the Communication on a “Strategy for Financing the Transition to a Sustainable Economy”. To attain our industry decarbonisation objective, breakthrough innovation, upscaling of already existing technologies and enhancement of natural and industrial carbon sinks are needed. To support the in-depth and economy- wide decarbonisation in the Union all those three pillars should be addressed by the EU ETS Innovation Fund, which should be rebranded as the Net-Zero fund.
Amendment 358 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) Whilst the ultimate objective of the CBAM is a broad product coverage, it would be prudent to start with a selected number of sectors with relatively homogeneous products where there is a risk of carbon leakage. Before the end of the transition period, the Commission should propose to extend the scope of this regulation to other products than those listed in Annex I, including but not limited to downstream products, as well as the components of finished products that use products covered by this Regulation. Union sectors deemed at risk of carbon leakage are listed in Commission Delegated Decision 2019/70842 . __________________ 42Commission Delegated Decision (EU) 2019/708 of 15 February 2019 supplementing Directive 2003/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the determination of sectors and subsectors deemed at risk of carbon leakage for the period 2021 to 2030 (OJ L 120, 8.5.2019, p. 2).
Amendment 500 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 54
Recital 54
(54) The Commission should strive to engage in an even handed manner and in line with the international obligations of the EU, with the third countries whose trade to the EU is affected by this Regulation, to explore possibilities for dialogue and cooperation with regard to the implementation of specific elements of the Mechanism set out this Regulation and related implementing acts. It should also explore possibilities for concluding agreements to take into account their carbon pricing mechanism, provided this mechanism is based on equivalent standards, reduction targets and carbon cost constraints.
Amendment 508 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 54 a (new)
Recital 54 a (new)
(54a) The Commission should actively pursue the establishment of an international “Carbon club” for ensuring continuous exchange in good faith with the Union’s trade partners. This should be an open non-exclusive international forum, which could be located under an appropriate multilateral organisation such as the WTO or the relevant and open body of the OECD for instance. Its objective should be to allow for the comparison and coordination of carbon pricing measures as well as non-carbon pricing measures with an impact on emission reduction. The Carbon club should also support the comparability of climate measures by ensuring the quality of climate monitoring, reporting and verification among its members. Membership of the club should be informal, open and on a voluntary basis for countries aiming at high climate ambition in line with the Paris Agreement. Given that the CBAM is a first-of-a-kind measure, which is meant to be a cooperative tool designed to fight carbon leakage, such a Carbon club will provide the means for engagement and transparency between the and its trade partners.
Amendment 530 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 61 a (new)
Recital 61 a (new)
(61a) It is crucial that a level playing field in internationally operating sectors such as aviation and the maritime industry is ensured. For aviation, this concerns routes with a high share of connecting passengers to destinations outside the EEA. For the maritime sector, ship hulls and other shipbuilding equipment built outside the Union are sensitive to a potential competitive disadvantage. Both sector’s specificities will need to be considered. Therefore, the Commission should explore mechanisms to mitigate potential competitive distortion between feeder flights from EU and non- EU hubs as well as between EU and third country shipbuilding players.
Amendment 573 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The CBAM helps meet Union objectives and international commitments, including in particular those under the Paris Agreement and the WTO.
Amendment 577 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. By 30 June 2025, the Commission shall adopt a delegated act in accordance with Article 28 supplementing this Regulation by amending Annex I to establish a timeline for the gradual inclusion of all goods at risk of carbon leakage for which the production is covered in the EU ETS, starting from 1 January 2026 and ending on 1 January 2030 at the latest, giving priority to the sectors most exposed to carbon leakage.
Amendment 632 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 12
Article 2 – paragraph 12
12. The Union, may conclude agreements with third countries with a view to take account of carbon pricing mechanisms in these countries in the application of Article 9, provided these mechanisms are based on equivalent standards, reduction targets and carbon cost constraints.
Amendment 672 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 28 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 28 a (new)
(28a) ‘downstream products' means products manufactured by using goods listed in Annex I .
Amendment 728 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. The authorised declarant shall ensure that the total embedded emissions declared in the CBAM declaration submitted pursuant to Article 6 and Article 35 are verified by a verifier accredited pursuant to Article 18, based on the verification principles set out in Annex V.
Amendment 729 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The CBAM report submitted by companies shall be verified according to this Article.
Amendment 754 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. The authorised declarants shall keep records of the documentation, certified by an independent person, verifier accredited pursuant to Article 18 of this Regulation. The accredited verifier shall be required to demonstrate that the declared embedded emissions were subject to a carbon price in the country of origin of the goods and keep evidence of the proof of the actual payment for that carbon price which should not have been subject to an export rebate or any other form of compensation on exportation.
Amendment 835 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3
Article 14 – paragraph 3
3. The information in the database referred to in paragraph 2 shall be confidentialmade available to the public, unless it is deemed as business confidential. Information equivalent to the one made publicly available for EU producers under the EU ETS central database shall be made public.
Amendment 878 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) the declarant has not been involved in practices of circumvention in accordance with Article 27.
Amendment 1110 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1
Article 30 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall collect the information necessary with a view to extending the scope of this Regulation to indirect emissions and goods other, transportation services such as air transport, manufacturing of transport equipment such as ship hulls and floating structures, and other goods than those listed in Annex I, and develop methods of calculating embedded emissions based on environmental footprint methods.
Amendment 1139 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 2
Article 30 – paragraph 2
2. Before the end of the transitional period, the Commission shall present a report, based on the information collected under paragraph 1, to the European Parliament and the Council on the application of this Regulation. The report shall contain, in particular, the assessment of the possibilities to further extend the scope of embedded emissions to indirect emissions and to other goods at risk of carbon leakage than those already covered by this Regulation, as well as an assessment of the governance system. It shall also contain the assessment of the possibility to further extend the scope to embedded emissions of transportation services as well asf the assessment shows that other sectors need to be included in the scope of this Regulation to goods further down the value chain and transportation services that may be subject to the risk of carbon leakage in the future, the report by the Commission shall be accompanied by a legislative proposal to extend the scope to these sectors.
Amendment 1156 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 30 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. By 1January 2028, the Commission shall present a report to the European Parliament and the Council on the application of this Regulation, based on the first years of effective application from the Regulation. That report shall highlight, in particular the impact of CBAM on CO2 cost equalisation and on carbon leakage mitigation and to what extent forms of circumventions are avoided
Amendment 1200 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 31 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Installations that produce goods covered by this Regulation shall, upon request, receive the amount of free allocations corresponding to the emissions resulting from the quantity of goods it exports to third countries, subject to a benchmark based on the 10% most efficient installations as laid down in Article 10a of Directive 2003/87/EC. The request for free allocations shall solely be honoured in compliance with WTO law and only with the purpose to prevent carbon leakage. The amount of free allocations of EU ETS allowances shall never exceed current levels in order to safeguard the EU's decarbonisation efforts.
Amendment 1265 #
2021/0214(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 2 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Annex III – point 2 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
For determining the specific actual embedded emissions of simple goods produced in a given installation, only direct emissions and indirect emissions shall be accounted for. For this purpose, the following equation is to be applied:
Amendment 20 #
2021/0213(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 20 a (new)
Recital 20 a (new)
(20 a) Removing the exemption for energy products supplied to fisheries would put Union enterprises at a competitive disadvantage vis-à-vis enterprises in third countries, which is why it is advisable to maintain it within the framework of existing international obligations.
Amendment 21 #
2021/0213(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 20 b (new)
Recital 20 b (new)
(20 b) The introduction of a new fuel tax would put the Union fisheries sector at a competitive disadvantage vis-à-vis other countries applying lower fuel prices and taxes which would also lead to higher prices paid by final consumers for fresh products. It could also lead to the bankruptcy of many fishing enterprises with the consequent loss of a large number of jobs with serious repercussions for local fishing communities.
Amendment 28 #
2021/0213(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) Fuel used for waterborne navigation, inexcluding fishing, should also be taxed, and the Member States party to international agreements providing for the exemption of that fuel, have to, by the date of the application of this Directive, ensure they eliminate the incompatibilities. It is necessary to allow for a different level of taxation to be applied to the use of energy products and electricity for intra-EU waterborne regular service navigation, fishing and freight transport and their respective at berth activities. Considering the specificity of those uses, the minimum levels of taxation should be lower than the ones applicable to general motor fuel use. In order to provide an incentive to the use of sustainable alternative fuels and electricity, such fuels and electricity should be exempted from taxation for ten years. Energy products and electricity used for the remaining intra-EU waterborne navigation should be subject to the standard levels of taxation applicable to motor fuels and electricity in the Member States.
Amendment 34 #
2021/0213(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) For extra-EU air navigation, without prejudice to international obligations, and for extra-EU waterborne navigation, inexcluding fishing, Member States may exempt or apply the same levels of intra-EU taxation, according to the type of activity.
Amendment 37 #
2021/0213(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) Targeted exemptions or reductions in the tax level may prove necessary to incentivise the achievement of environmental protection objectives and improvements in energy efficiency of the Union productive sector.
Amendment 38 #
2021/0213(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) Targeted exemptions or reductions in the tax level may prove necessary to tackle the social impact of energy taxes. An exemption from taxation may temporarily prove necessary to protect vulnerable households.
Amendment 45 #
2021/0213(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 a (new)
Article 13 a (new)
Article 13 a In addition to the general provisions set out in Directive 92/12/EEC on exempt uses of taxable products, and without prejudice to other Union provisions, Member States shall exempt energy products supplied for use as fuel for commercial fishing activity within Union waters, and electricity produced on board a fishing vessel, from taxation under conditions which they shall lay down for the purpose of ensuring the correct and straightforward application of such exemptions and of preventing any evasion, avoidance or abuse.
Amendment 48 #
2021/0213(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Without prejudice to Article 5, Member states shall apply, as a single use, under fiscal control not less than minimum levels of taxation as set out in Tables B and D of Annex I to energy products supplied for use as fuel to vessels, and to electricity used directly for charging electric vessels, for the purposes of intra-EU waterborne regular service navigation, fishing and freight transport.
Amendment 58 #
2021/0213(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(e a) energy products supplied for use as fuel for commercial fishing activity and electricity produced on board a fishing vessel.
Amendment 189 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) For as long as landfilling of untreated municipal waste is still permitted in parts of the Union, landfill emissions shall be included in the EU ETS as well, to level the playing field between waste management technologies.
Amendment 194 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) In 2013, the Commission adopted a strategy for progressively integrating maritime emissions into the Union's policy for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. As a first step in this approach, the Union established a system to monitor, report and verify emissions from maritime transport in Regulation (EU) 2015/757 of the European Parliament and of the Council47 , to be followed by the laying down of reduction targets for the maritime sector and the application of a market based measure. In line with the commitment of the co- legislators expressed in Directive (EU) 2018/410 of the European Parliament and of the Council48 , action by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) or the Union should start from 2023, including preparatory work on adoption and implementation of a measure ensuring that the sector duly contributes to the efforts needed to achieve the objectives agreed under the Paris Agreement and due consideration being given by all stakeholders. In order to increase the environmental effectiveness of EU measures and avoid unfair competition and incentives for circumvention, the scope of Regulation (EU) 2015/757 should be amended to cover ships with a gross tonnage above 400. The EU ETS should include such ships where they have annual emissions over 1 000 tonnes CO2 equivalents per year. The maritime emissions covered by the EU ETS should also include methane, which should therefore be part of the scope of Regulation (EU) 2015/757. _________________ 47Regulation (EU) 2015/757 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2015 on the monitoring, reporting and verification of carbon dioxide emissions from maritime transport, and amending Directive 2009/16/EC (OJ L 123, 19.5.2015, p. 55). 48Directive (EU) 2018/410 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2018 amending Directive 2003/87/EC to enhance cost-effective emission reductions and low-carbon investments, and Decision (EU) 2015/1814 (OJ L 76, 19.3.2018, p. 3).
Amendment 236 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 24 a (new)
Recital 24 a (new)
(24a) The EU ETS should as much as possible avoid undue exemptions and distortive measures. Municipal waste incineration is an important source of greenhouse gas emissions and should be included under the EU ETS. The inclusion would encourage waste prevention and recycling and contribute to the economy-wide decarbonisation. Since recycling and regeneration activities are already covered by the EU ETS, the inclusion would reinforce incentives for sustainable management of waste in line with the waste hierarchy. It would complement other elements of EU waste legislation. Moreover, integrating waste incineration into the EU ETS would create a level playing field between the regions that have included municipal waste incineration under the scope, reducing the risk of tax competition between regions.
Amendment 265 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) Achieving the increased climate ambition will require substantial public resources in the EU as well as national budgets to be dedicated to the climate transition. To complement and reinforce the substantial climate-related spending in the EU budget, all auction revenues that are not attributed to the Union budget should be used for climate-related purposes. This includes the use for financial support to address social aspects in lower- and middle-income households by reducing distortive taxes. Further, to address distributional and social effects of the transition in low-income Member Statessupport the transition to innovative decarbonised technologies and processes, and to the upscaling of relevant technologies across the Union in a way that contributes to mitigating climate change in line with the objectives set out in Regulation (EU) 2021/1119, an additional amount of 2,5 % of the Union- wide quantity of allowances from [year of entry into force of the Directive] to 2030 should be used to fund the energy transition of the Member States with a gross domestic product (GDP) per capita below 65 % of the Union average in 2016-2018, through the Modernisation Fund referred to in Article 10d of Directive 2003/87/ECfor the Innovation Fund, to be renamed the Net-Zero Fund.
Amendment 340 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 32 a (new)
Recital 32 a (new)
(32a) In order to achieve climate neutrality by 2050 at the latest as laid down in Regulation (EU) 2021/1119, the EU needs to close a significant investment gap as provided in the Communication 'Strategy for Financing the Transition to a Sustainable Economy'1a. To reach our decarbonisation objective, breakthrough innovation, upscaling of already existing relevant technologies and certified natural carbon removals are needed. To support the in-depth and economy-wide decarbonation in the EU all these three pillars should be addressed by the Innovation Fund, which should be renamed as the Net-Zero fund. _________________ 1aCOM(2021)390 final, Communication 'Strategy for Financing the Transition to a Sustainable Economy'
Amendment 348 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 33
Recital 33
(33) The scope of the Innovation Fund referred to in Article 10a(8) of Directive 2003/87/EC should be extended to support both innovation projects and measures that implement and scale up innovative technologies that contribute significantly to decarbonisation in line with the Union´s climate targets. To reflect this, the Fund should be renamed "Net-Zero Fund". The Fund should support innovation in low-carbon technologies and processes that concern the consumption of fuels in the sectors of buildings and road transport. In addition, the Innovation Fund should serve to support investments to decarbonise the maritime transport sector, including investments in sustainable alternative fuels, such as hydrogen and ammonia that are produced from renewables, as well as zero-emission propulsion technologies like wind technologies. Considering that revenues generated from penalties raised in Regulation xxxx/xxxx [FuelEU Maritime]52 are allocated to the InnovationNet-Zero Fund as external assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(5) of the Financial Regulation, the Commission should ensure that due consideration is given to support for innovative projects aimed at accelerating the development and deployment of renewable and low carbon fuels in the maritime sector, as specified in Article 21(1) of Regulation xxxx/xxxx [FuelEU Maritime]. To ensure sufficient funding is available for innovation within this extended scope, the InnovationNet-Zero Fund should be supplemented with 50 million allowances, stemming partly from the allowances that could otherwise be auctioned, and partly from the allowances that could otherwise be allocated for free, in accordance with the current proportion of funding provided from each source to the InnovationNet-Zero Fund. _________________ 52[add ref to the FuelEU Maritime Regulation].
Amendment 362 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 35
Recital 35
(35) Carbon Contracts for Difference (CCDs) are an important element to trigger emission reductions in industry, offering the opportunity to guarantee investors in innovative climate-friendly technologies a price that rewards CO2 emission reductions above those induced by the current price levels in the EU ETS. The range of measures that the InnovationNet-Zero Fund can support should be extended to provide support to projects through price- competitive tendering, such as CCDs. The Commission should be empowered to adopt delegated acts on the precise rules for this type of support. When implementing the CCDs, it should be ensured that they are compliant with state aid and world trade rules, and compatible with the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, and that they are designed in a way that does not distort the EU ETS market. It is crucial that they are based on market principles and transparency.
Amendment 377 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 38
Recital 38
(38) The scope of the Modernisation Fund should be aligned with the most recent climate objectives of the Union by requiring that investments are consistent with the objectives of the European Green Deal and Regulation (EU) 2021/1119, and eliminating the support to any investments related to fossil fuels. In addition, the percentage of the Modernisation Fund that needs to be devoted to priority investments should be increased to 8100 %; energy efficiency should be targeted as a priority area at the demand side; and support of households to address energy poverty, including in rural and remote areas, should be included within the scope of the priority investments.
Amendment 636 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 67 a (new)
Recital 67 a (new)
(67a) In line with Regulation (EU) 2021/1119, highest priority should be given to direct emissions reductions, which will have to be complemented by increased CO2 removals in order to achieve climate neutrality. Therefore, a future revision of the EU ETS and of the overall EU climate policy framework should also analyse how negative emissions could be included in emissions trading, including a clear scope and strict criteria and safeguards to ensure that such removals are not merely offsetting necessary emissions reductions but are genuine and permanent.
Amendment 638 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 67 b (new)
Recital 67 b (new)
(67b) The success of the European carbon market is critical from a global perspective, as it will encourage more countries to introduce market driven carbon pricing. The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism will extend carbon pricing to imported products sold on the EU market, but the EU should at the same time engage in international cooperation for the introduction of carbon pricing mechanisms. The Commission should further analyse how linkages with other carbon markets could be established while ensuring the achievement of the EU´s own economy-wide climate target. The Commission should actively pursue the establishment of an international “Carbon club” for ensuring continuous exchange in good faith with the EU’s trade partners. Its objective should be to allow for the comparison and coordination of carbon pricing measures as well as non-carbon pricing measures with an impact on emission reduction. The Carbon club should also support the comparability of climate measures by ensuring the quality of climate monitoring, reporting and verification among its members. Membership of the club should be informal, open and on a voluntary basis for countries aiming at high climate ambition in line with the Paris Agreement.
Amendment 644 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
1. This Directive shall apply to the activities listed in Annexes I and III, and to the of greenhouse gases listed in Annex II. Where an installation that is included in the scope of the EU ETS due to the operation of combustion units with a total rated thermal input exceeding 20 MW changes its production processes to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions and no longer meets that threshold, it shall remain in the scope of the EU ETS until the end of the relevant five year period referred to in Article 11(1), second subparagraph, follow or no longer emits greenhouse gases, it may decide to remain ing the change to its production processscope of the EU ETS.
Amendment 685 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 3a – paragraph 1
Article 3a – paragraph 1
Articles 3b to 3f shall apply to the allocation and issue of allowances in respect of the aviation activities listed in Annex I. Articles 3g to 3ge shall apply in respect of the maritime transport activities listed in Annex I, in respect of CO2 and methane emissions from ships with greenhouse gas emissions above 1 000 tonnes CO2eq per year.
Amendment 750 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 3ga a (new)
Article 3ga a (new)
Amendment 769 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 3ge – paragraph 1
Article 3ge – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall consider possible amendments in relation to the adoption by the International Maritime Organization of a global market-based measure to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from maritime transport. In the event of the adoption of such a measure, and in any event before the 2028 global stocktake and no later than 30 September 2028, the Commission shall present a report to the European Parliament and to the Council in which it shall examine any such measure. WThe re appropriate, the Commission may follow toport shall examine the ambition and overall environmental integrity of the measures decided upon by IMO, including their general ambition in relation to targets under the Paris Agreement, to the Union economy-wide greenhouse gas emissions reduction target for 2030 and to the climate- neutrality objective as defined in Regulation (EU) 2021/1119. Where appropriate, the Commission may accompany the report with a legislative proposal to the European Parliament and to the Council to amend this Directive as appropriate, including concerning its coverage of voyages to and from the EU, in a manner that is consistent with the aim of preserving the environmental integrity and effectiveness of Union climate action, in particular the Union economy-wide greenhouse emissions reduction target for 2030 and the climate-neutrality objective as defined in Regulation (EU) 2021/1119.
Amendment 784 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 3h – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 3h – paragraph 1 a (new)
From [the year of entry into force of this amendment], the provisions of this Chapter shall apply to greenhouse gas emissions permits in respect of municipal waste incineration installations. The obligation to surrender allowances in respect of emissions from these installations shall apply to emissions from the year 2025 onwards.
Amendment 838 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point a
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3a
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3a
In addition, 2,5 % of the total quantity of allowances between [year following the entry into force of the Directive] and 2030 shall be auctioned for the Modernisation Fund. The beneficiary Member States for this amount of allowances shall be the Member States with a GDP per capita at market prices below 65 % of the Union average during the period 2016 to 2018. The funds corresponding to this quantity of allowances shall be distributed in accordance with Part B of Annex IIbNet-Zero Fund established in accordance with Article 10a(8) to support to the transition to innovative decarbonised technologies and processes, and to the upscaling of relevant technologies across the Union, in a way that contributes to mitigating climate change in line with the objectives set out in Regulation (EU) 2021/1119.
Amendment 861 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point b a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11 – point b a (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point d
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point d
(ba) in paragraph 3, first subparagraph, point (d) is replaced by the following: "(d) forestry and soil sequestration in the Union; (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A02003L0087-20210101)" Or. en
Amendment 938 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point a – point i
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point a – point i
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2a
Article 10a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2a
Amendment 1065 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point b
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 1a – subparagraph 4
Article 10 – paragraph 1a – subparagraph 4
Allowances resulting from the reduction of free allocation shall be made available to support innovation and to scale up zero- and low-carbon technologies contributing significantly to climate neutrality in the Union in accordance with Article 10a(8).;
Amendment 1164 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point g
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point g
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1
Article 10a – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 1178 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point g
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point g
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 2
Article 10a – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 2
In addition, 50 million unallocated allowances from the market stability reserve shall supplement any remaining revenues from the 300 million allowances available in the period from 2013 to 2020 under Commission Decision 2010/670/EU(*), and shall be used in a timely manner for innovation and decarbonisation support as referred to in the first subparagraph. Furthermore, the external assigned revenues referred to in Article 21(2) of Regulation (EU) [FuelEU Maritime] shall be allocated to the InnovationOcean Fund as part of the Net-Zero Fund and implemented in line with this paragraph.
Amendment 1187 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point g
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point g
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 3
Article 10a – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 3
The InnovationNet-Zero Fund shall cover the sectors listed in Annex I and Annex III, including environmentally safe carbon capture and utilisation (“CCU”) that contributes substantially to mitigating climate change, as well as products substituting carbon intensive ones produced in sectors listed in Annex I, and to help stimulate the construction and operation of innovative renewable energy and energy storage technologies, and of projects aimed at the environmentally safe capture and geological storage (“CCS”) of CO2, as well as of innovative renewable energy and energy storage technologies; in geographically balanced locations. The Innovationincluding Direct Air Capture ("DAC"). The Net-Zero Fund mayshall also support break- through innovative technologies and infrastructure to decarbonise the maritime sector anddecarbonisation in the maritime sector, through the Ocean Fund, and provide support for the production of low- and zero-carbon fuels in aviation, rail and road transport. Special attention shall be given toupport from the Fund shall include projects in sectors covered by the [CBAM regulation] to support innovation inand implementation of low carbon technologies, CCU, CCS, renewable energy and, energy storage, as well as CCU and CCS, in a way that contributes to mitigating climate change in accordance with the objectives set out in Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 for 2030 and 2050.
Amendment 1197 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point g
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point g
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
Article 10a – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
The Net Zero Fund shall also support innovative projects that can achieve significant natural carbon removals certified through the carbon farming scheme and that are compliant with the objectives laid down in Regulation (EU) 2018/841.
Amendment 1200 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point g
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point g
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 4
Article 10a – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 4
Projects in the territory of all Member States, including small-scale projects, shall be eligible. Technologies receiving support shall be innovative and not yet commercially viable at a similar scale without support but shall represent breakthrough solutions or be sufficiently mature for application at pre-commercial scale, and/or contribute significantly to the objective of climate neutrality and could not be deployed at large scale without support.
Amendment 1208 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point g
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point g
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 5
Article 10a – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 5
The Commission shall ensure that the allowances destined for the InnovationNet-Zero Fund are auctioned in accordance with the principles and modalities laid down in Article 10(4). Proceeds from the auctioning shall constitute external assigned revenue in accordance with Article 21(5) of the Financial Regulation. Budgetary commitments for actions extending over more than one financial year may be broken down over several years into annual instalments.
Amendment 1211 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point g
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point g
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 6
Article 10a – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 6
Projects shall be selected on the basis of objective and transparent criteria, taking into account the extent to which projects provide a significant contribution to the Union´s climate targets, and, where relevant, the extent to which projects contribute to achieving emission reductions well below the benchmarks referred to in paragraph 2. Projects shall have the potential for widespread application or to significantly lower the costs of transitioning towards a low-carbonclimate neutral economy in the sectors concerned. Projects involving CCU shall deliver a net reduction in emissions and ensure avoidance or permanent storage of CO2. In the case of grants provided through calls for proposals, up to 60 % of the relevant costs of projects may be supported, out of which up to 40 % need not be dependent on verified avoidance of greenhouse gas emissions, provided that pre-determined milestones, taking into account the technology deployed, are attained. In the case of support provided through competitive bidding and in the case of technical assistance support, up to 100 % of the relevant costs of projects may be supported. Projects whose reduction in emissions benefit the decarbonisation of other actors in nearby geographical areas, such as the construction of relevant energy infrastructures, shall have a preferential treatment in the criteria used for the selection of projects.
Amendment 1217 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point g
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point g
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 7
Article 10a – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 7
The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 23 to supplement this Directive concerning rules on the operation of the InnovationNet-Zero Fund, including the selection procedure and criteria, and the eligible sectors and technological requirements for the different types of support. The Commission shall aim for a timetable that frontloads the support from the Fund to the beginning of the period.
Amendment 1219 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point g
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12 – point g
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10a – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 7 a (new)
Article 10a – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 7 a (new)
The Commission shall present every 2 years to the European Parliament and the Council a report outlining the consistency of the projects funded through the Net- Zero fund and the objective of climate neutrality set out in Regulation (EU) 2021/1119, the progress achieved towards the deployment of the investments described in the industrial decarbonization plans, and its action plan for the next 2-years period.
Amendment 1230 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10c
Article 10c
(13) in Article 10c, paragraph 7 is replaced by the following: “Member States shall require benefiting electricity generating installations and network operators to report, by 28 February of each year, on the implementation of their selected investments, including the balance of free allocation and investment expenditure incurred and the types of investments supported. Member States shall report on this to the Commission, and the Commission shall make such reports public.” is deleted;
Amendment 1256 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14 – point b
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10d – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 10d – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. At least 8100 % of the financial resources from the Modernisation Fund shall be used to support investments in the following:
Amendment 1401 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19 c (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19 c (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 30 – paragraph 3
Article 30 – paragraph 3
(19c) In Article 30, paragraph 3 is replaced by the following: "The Commission shall report to the European Parliament and to the Council in the context of each global stocktake agreed under the Paris Agreement, in particular with regard to the need for additional Union policies and measures in view of necessary greenhouse gas reductions by the Union and its Member States, including in relation to the linear factor referred to in Article 9. The Commission may make proposals to the European Parliament and to the Council to amend this Directive where appropriate. The proposals shall ensure compliance with Union climate targets as laid down in Regulation (EU) 2021/1119, and shall represent progression over time and reflect the highest possible ambition, in line with the Paris Agreement." Or. en (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=celex%3A32003L0087)
Amendment 1403 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 20 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 20 a (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 30 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 30 – paragraph 4 a (new)
(20a) In Article 30, the following paragraph is added: “4a. Before 31 December 2028, the Commission shall submit a report to the European Parliament and the Council analysing how negative emissions could be included in emissions trading in the Union, including a clear scope and strict criteria and safeguards to ensure that such removals are not merely offsetting necessary emissions reductions but are genuine and permanent. The report shall, where appropriate, be accompanied by a legislative proposal.”
Amendment 1404 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 20 b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 20 b (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 30 – paragraph 4 b (new)
Article 30 – paragraph 4 b (new)
(20b) In Article 30, the following paragraph is added: “4b. When reviewing this Directive in accordance with paragraphs 1 to 3, the Commission shall analyse how linkages with other carbon markets can be established, while ensuring the achievement of the Union´s economy- wide climate target.”
Amendment 1503 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 30 h – paragraph 1
Article 30 h – paragraph 1
1. Where, for more than three consecutive months, the average price of allowance in the auctions carried out in accordance with the act adopted under Article 10(4) is more than twice1.5 times the average price of allowance during the six preceding consecutive months in the auctions for the allowances covered by this Chapter, the Commission shall, as a matter of urgency, adopt a decision to release 750 million allowances covered by this Chapter from the Market Stability Reserve in accordance with Article 1a(7) of Decision (EU) 2015/1814.
Amendment 1512 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 30 h – paragraph 2
Article 30 h – paragraph 2
2. Where, for more than three consecutive months, the average price of allowance in the auctions carried out in accordance with the act adopted under Article 10(4) is more than three times the average price of allowance during the six preceding consecutive months in the auctions for the allowances covered by this Chapter, the Commission shall, as a matter of urgency, adopt a decision to release 1560 million allowances covered by this Chapter from the Market Stability Reserve in accordance with Article 1a(7) of Decision (EU) 2015/1814.
Amendment 1548 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c
Decision (EU) 2015/1814
Article 1 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
In any given year, if the total number of allowances in circulation is between 833700 million and 1 09600 million, a number of allowances equal to the difference between the total number of allowances in circulation, as set out in the most recent publication as referred to in paragraph 4 of this Article, and 833700 million, shall be deducted from the volume of allowances to be auctioned by the Member States under Article 10(2) of Directive 2003/87/EC and shall be placed in the reserve over a period of 12 months beginning on 1 September of that year. If the total number of allowances in circulation is above 1 09600 million allowances, the number of allowances to be deducted from the volume of allowances to be auctioned by the Member States under Article 10(2) of Directive 2003/87/EC and to be placed in the reserve over a period of 12 months beginning on 1 September of that year shall be equal to 1230 % of the total number of allowances in circulation. By way of derogation from the last sentence, until 31 December 2030, the percentage shall be doubledStarting in 2025, the thresholds of 700 million allowances and 1 000 million allowances shall decline each year in accordance with the reduction factor specified in Article 9.
Amendment 1593 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point -1 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point -1 a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2015/757
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
(-1a) in Article 2, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: "1. This Regulation applies to ships above 5 0400 gross tonnage in respect of CO2greenhouse gas emissions released during their voyages from their last port of call to a port of call under the jurisdiction of a Member State and from a port of call under the jurisdiction of a Member State to their next port of call, as well as within ports of call under the jurisdiction of a Member State. (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A02015R0757-20161216)”; Or. en
Amendment 1650 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Annex I – point 5
Annex I – point 5
(aa) point 5 is replaced by the following: "5. When the capacity threshold of any activity in this Annex is found to be exceeded in an installation, all units in which fuels are combusted, other than units for the incineration of hazardous or municipal waste, shall be included in the greenhouse gas emission permit. (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A02003L0087-20210101)” Or. en
Amendment 1653 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point b – point -i (new)
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point b – point -i (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Annex I – table – row 1 – column 1
Annex I – table – row 1 – column 1
(-i) in the first row, the first column is replaced by the following: "Combustion of fuels in installations with a total rated thermal input exceeding 20 MW (except in installations for the incineration of hazardous or municipal waste) (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A02003L0087-20210101)waste)” Or. en
Amendment 1670 #
2021/0211(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – point 1
Annex I – point 1
Directive 2003/87/EC
Annex II b – Part B
Annex II b – Part B
Amendment 82 #
2021/0207(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) The further greening of air travel is not possible without significant advances in technology and its uptake by the market, which requires earmarking, for the purpose of research and development (R&D) investment exclusively in the aviation sector, revenues generated from the purchase of EU ETS allowances by aircraft operators.
Amendment 98 #
2021/0207(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) The EU ETS Directive should also be a tool to incentivise solutions that facilitate decarbonisation. Therefore, 20 million allowances should be reserved and allocated for free to aircraft operators and for subsequent years up to 2030, to provide a guaranteed reward for uplifting sustainable aviation fuels. To ensure that the market for those fuels will find the investment necessary to flourish, 50% of the allowances should be allocated specifically for the uplifting of synthetic aviation fuels. The Commission should detail the methodology to allocate these allowances based on prices. In its methodology, the Commission should set out in particular how to cover the price difference between on the one hand the use of kerosene and on the other sustainable aviation fuels, in relation to reducing CO2 emissions by one tonne. Moreover, to further boost decarbonisation solutions and technologies, a zero-rating should apply to synthetic aviation fuels for the aircraft operators using such fuels, for a transitional period lasting until the implementing acts referred to in Article 14(1) enter into force.
Amendment 135 #
2021/0207(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) In order to ensure uniform conditions for exempting aircraft operators from surrender requirements as laid down in Article 12(8) of Directive 2003/87/EC in respect of emissions from flights to and from countries applying CORSIA in a less stringent manner in its domestic law, or failing to enforce CORSIA provisions in a manner equal to all aircraft operators pursuant to Article 25a(7) of that Directive, implementing powers s or when it is determined, on the basis of available facts, that a threat of injury which is detrimental to aircraft operators that hould be conferred on the Commissionan air operator certificate issued by a Member State or are registered in a Member State, including the outermost regions, dependencies and territories of that Member State, exists. The Commission should take measures of a temporary nature to exempt airlines based in the Union from surrender requirements in respect of emissions from flights where a significant distortion of competition to the detriment of airlines based in the Union occurs due to a less stringent implementation or enforcement of CORSIA in the third country. The distortion of competition could be caused by a less stringent approach to eligible offset credits or double counting provisions. Those powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and/or apply EU ETS to aircraft operators from a third country applying CORSIA in a less stringent manner in its domestic law, or failing to enforce CORSIA provisions in respect of emissions from flights to and from the EEA. The distortion of competition could be caused by a less stringent approach to eligible offset credits or double counting provisions. The measures of a temporary nature should apply until the Commission determines that the distortion of competition or threat of injury no longer exist or when a third country complies with CORSIA in a satisfactory manner or in the same manner equal for all aircraft operators. However, in any event, such measures should not apply longer than 9 months. After 9 months, the Commission should, by means of an implementing act, either extend the duration of the measures or modify them or revoke them. That implementing act should be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 22a(2).
Amendment 148 #
2021/0207(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 24 a (new)
Recital 24 a (new)
(24a) The EU ETS Directive provides for measures in the event of prices for allowances being excessive. However, the European Green Deal legislative reforms together with an unprecedented market rally have led to allowance prices increasing with a dramatic impact on EU ETS-related costs. The Commission should present a report to the European Parliament and Council assessing if the current measures are still effective and if they need to be amended.
Amendment 158 #
2021/0207(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 26 a (new)
Recital 26 a (new)
(26a) Pursuant to Article 30(4) of this Directive, the Commission presented an updated analysis of the non-CO2 effects of aviation. That analysis found that uncertainties remain with regard to those impacts, and how to assess them in terms of equivalent emissions metrics. Moreover the challenges of finding an appropriate multiplier to account for the climate effects of non-CO2 emissions as well as the uncertainty about the climate impact of NOX, and the potential unintended consequences, creates a political risk for the integrity of the EU ETS.
Amendment 179 #
2021/0207(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 3 c – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 3 c – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. 20 million of the total quantity of allowances referred to in paragraph 5 of this Article and for subsequent years up to 2030 shall be reserved to be allocated for free in respect of aircraft operators that uplift sustainable aviation fuels. 50% of these allowances shall be allocated specifically for the uplifting of synthetic aviation fuels.
Amendment 209 #
2021/0207(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 3 d – paragraph 1 c
Article 3 d – paragraph 1 c
1c. As from 1 January 2027, all of the quantity of allowances in respect of which free allocation would have taken place in that year shall be auctioned, except for the quantity of allowances referred to in Article 3c(5a). ’,
Amendment 229 #
2021/0207(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point e
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point e
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 3 d – paragraph 4
Article 3 d – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall determine the use of revenues generated from the auctioning of allowances covered by this Chapter, except for the revenues established as own resources in accordance with Article 311(3) of the Treaty and entered in the general budget of the Union. Member States shall use the revenues generated from the auctioning of allowances in accordance with Article 10(3). Revenues generated from the auctioning of allowances to aircraft operators shall be used to advance research and development in relation to aircraft efficiency, deployment of decarbonisation solutions and the environmental performance of the aviation sector.;
Amendment 244 #
2021/0207(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 3 f a (new)
Article 3 f a (new)
(3a) The following article is inserted: ‘Article 3fa Allocation and issue of allowances to aircraft operators for uplifting sustainable aviation fuels. 1. As from [the date of entry into force of this Directive], the total quantity of allowances referred to in Article 3c(5a) shall be allocated free of charge for the uplifting of sustainable aviation fuels. 2. Each aircraft operator may apply for an allocation of allowances that are to be allocated free of charge for each year until 2030 based on the uplifting of the fuels referred to in paragraph 1 from [the date of entry into force of this Directive]. (a) The quantity of allowances shall be proportionate to the total greenhouse gas emissions saved according to the treatment of those fuels under Directive (EU) 2018/2001 and the implementing acts referred to in Article 14(1) of the EU ETS Directive. (b) For a transitional period until the implementing acts referred to in Article 14(1) enter into force synthetic aviation fuels shall be rated with zero emissions for the aircraft operators using them. 3. The Commission shall publish the costs difference between the kerosene and SAF on a yearly basis. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 23 to supplement this Directive concerning the detailed arrangements for the allocation of aviation allowances for free for uplifting sustainable aviation fuels by covering the price difference per tonne of CO2 saved from using those fuels instead of kerosene. 4. The Commission shall evaluate by 2027 whether the reserve of 20 million of free allowances referred to in Article 3c (5a) should be maintained beyond 2030.’;
Amendment 249 #
2021/0207(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
(4a) In Article 10(3), the following subparagraph is inserted after the second subparagraph: ‘Revenues generated from the auctioning of allowances to aircraft operators shall be used to advance research and development in relation to aircraft efficiency, deployment of decarbonisation solutions, and the environmental performance of the aviation sector.’;
Amendment 288 #
2021/0207(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 a (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 14 – paragraph 1– subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 1– subparagraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 304 #
2021/0207(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8 – point a
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 23 – paragraph 3
Article 23 – paragraph 3
3. The delegation of power referred to in Articles 3d(3), 3e, 10(4), 10a(1) and (8), 10b(5), 12(7), third subparagraph, 19(3), Article 22, Articles 24(3), 24a(1), 25a(1) and Article 28c 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 308 #
2021/0207(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 25 a – paragraph 3
Article 25 a – paragraph 3
3. TAt least once a year, the Commission shall adopt an implementing act listing countries other than EEA countries, Switzerland and the United Kingdom, which are considered to be applying CORSIA for the purposes of this Directive, with a baseline of 2019 for 2021 to 2023 and a baseline 2019-2020 for each year thereafter. That implementing act shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 22a(2). From 2027, the Commission shall also publish a list of aircraft operators from countries which are not considered to be applying CORSIA for flights to or from other third countries for the purposes of this Directive.
Amendment 315 #
2021/0207(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 25 a – paragraph 7
Article 25 a – paragraph 7
7. Where the Commission determines that there is a significant distortion of competition which is detrimental to aircraft operators that hold an air operator certificate issued by a Member State or is registered in a Member State, including in the outermost regions, dependencies and territories of that Member State, the Commission shall be empoweFrom 2027, on a yearly basis or whenever evidence is presented, the Commission shall assess whether there is a significant distortion of competition due to a non-compliance with, or a less stringent application in its domestic law of, CORSIA by a third country, or when it is determined, on the basis of available facts, that a threat of injury which results from such non-compliance or such a less stringent application and is detrimental to aircraft operators that hold an air operator certificate issued by a Member State exist. The distortion of competition or threat of injury may be caused by a third country applying CORSIA in a less stringent manner in its domestic law, or failing to enforce CORSIA provisions in the same manner for all aircraft operators. Where the assessment confirms that distortion of competition or a threat of injury exist and result from non- compliance with or a less stringent application of CORSIA by a third country, the Commission shall take measures of a temporary natured to adopt implementing acts to exempt those aircraft operatorsexempt aircraft operators that hold an air operator certificate issued by a Member State or is registered in a Member State, including in the outermost regions, dependencies and territories of that Member State from surrender requirements as laid down in Article 12(8) and/or to apply EU ETS in respect of emissions from flights to and from such countries. The distortion of competition may be caused by a third country applying CORSIA in a less stringent manner in its domestic law, or failing to enforce CORSIA provisions in a manner equal to all aircraft operators. Those implementing acts shall be adoptedthe EEA operated by aircraft operators from a non-compliant third country. The measures of a temporary nature shall apply no longer than 9 months or until the determines that the distortion of competition or threat of injury no longer exist or when a third country complies with CORSIA in a satisfactory manner or CORSIA is enforced in the same manner for all aircraft operators. At the end of the nine- month period, the Commission shall either extend the duration of those measures, or modify or revoke them, by means of an implementing act adopted by the Commission in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 22a(2).
Amendment 327 #
2021/0207(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 a (new)
Directive 2003/87/EC
Article 29 a – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 29 a – paragraph 4 a (new)
(9a) In Article 29a, the following paragraph is added: ‘4a. In 2027 or whenever 100% of the quantity of allowances, with the exception of the allowances allocated for free as referred in to Article 3e, in respect of which free allocation would have taken place in that year are auctioned, the Commission shall present a report to the European Parliament and to the Council in which it should consider whether the measures in this Article are still effective, respond to the needs of the market or whether they need to be amended.’;
Amendment 81 #
Amendment 176 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) A Social Climate (‘the Fund’) should therefore be established to provide funds to the Member States to support their policies to address the social impacts of the emissions trading for buildings and road transport on vulnerable households, vulnerable micro-enterprises and vulnerable transport users. This should be achieved notably through temporary income support and measures and investments intended to reduce reliance on fossil fuels through increased energy efficiency of buildings, decarbonisation of heating and cooling of buildings, including the integration of energy from renewable sources, and granting improved access to zero- and low-emission mobility and transport to the benefit of vulnerable households, vulnerable micro-enterprises and vulnerable transport users.
Amendment 195 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) For that purpose, each Member State should submit to the Commission a Social Climate Plan (‘the Plan’). Those Plans should pursue two objectives. Firstly, they should provide vulnerable households, vulnerable micro-enterprises and vulnerable transport users the necessary resources to finance and carry out investments in energy efficiency, decarbonisation of heating and cooling, in zero- and low-emission vehicles and mobility. Secondly, they should mitigate the impact of the increase in the cost of fossil fuels on the most vulnerable and thereby prevent energy and transport poverty during the transition period until such investments have been implemented. The Plans should have an investment component promoting the long-term solution of reduce fossil fuels reliance and could envisage other measures, including temporary direct income support to mitigate adverse income effects in the shorter term.
Amendment 243 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) Ensuring that the measures and investments are particularexclusively targeted towards energy poor or vulnerable households, vulnerable micro-enterprises and vulnerable transport users is key for a just transition towards climate neutrality. Support measures to promote reductions in greenhouse gas emissions should help Member States to address the social impacts arising from the emissions trading for the sectors of buildings and road transport.
Amendment 251 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
Amendment 329 #
2021/0206(COD)
(23) The financial envelope of the Fund should, in principle, be commensurate to amounts corresponding to 25% of the expected revenues from the inclusion of buildings and road transport into the scope of Directive 2003/87/EC in the period 2026-2032. Pursuant to Council Decision (EU, Euratom) 2020/205341 , Member States should make those revenues available to the Union budget as own resourcesrequires a revision of the Own Resources Decision41 and the Multiannual Financial Framework41a. The financing of the Fund is subject to this revision and should therefore reflect the agreement on amending the Own Resources Decision and the Multiannual Financial Framework. Member States are to finance 750% of the total costs of their Plan themselves. For this purpose, as well as for investment and measures to accelerate and alleviate the required transition for citizens negatively affected, Member States should inter alia use their expected revenues from emissions trading for buildings and road transport under Directive 2003/87/EC for that purpose. _________________ 41 Council Decision (EU, Euratom) 2020/2053 of 14 December 2020 on the system of own resources of the European Union and repealing Decision 2014/335/EU, Euratom (OJ L 424, 15.12.2020, p. 1). 41a Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/2093 of 17 December 2020 laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2021 to 2027 (OJ L 433I, 22.12.2020, p. 11-22).
Amendment 333 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) The financial envelope of the Fund should, in principle, be commensurate to amounts corresponding to 25% of the expected revenues from the inclusion of buildings and road transport into the scope of Directive 2003/87/EC in the period 2026-2032. Pursuant to Council Decision (EU, Euratom) 2020/205341 , Member States should make those revenues available to the Union budget as own resources. Member States are to finance 750% of the total costs of their Plan themselves. For this purpose, as well as for investment and measures to accelerate and alleviate the required transition for citizens negatively affected, Member States should inter alia use their expected revenues from emissions trading for buildings and road transport under Directive 2003/87/EC for that purpose. _________________ 41 Council Decision (EU, Euratom) 2020/2053 of 14 December 2020 on the system of own resources of the European Union and repealing Decision 2014/335/EU, Euratom (OJ L 424, 15.12.2020, p. 1).
Amendment 338 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) The financial envelope of the Fund should, in principle, be commensurate to amounts corresponding to 25% of the expected revenues from the inclusion of buildings and road transport into the scope of Directive 2003/87/EC in the period 2026-2032. Pursuant to Council Decision (EU, Euratom) 2020/205341 , Member States should make those revenues available to the Union budget as own resources. Member States are to finance 50% of the total costs of their Plan themselves. For this purpose, as well as for investment and measures to accelerate and alleviate the required transition for citizens negatively affected, Member States should inter alia use their expected revenues from emissions trading for buildings and road transport under Directive 2003/87/EC for that purpose. If buildings and road transport are not included in the ETS, the Fund shall cease to exist. _________________ 41 Council Decision (EU, Euratom) 2020/2053 of 14 December 2020 on the system of own resources of the European Union and repealing Decision 2014/335/EU, Euratom (OJ L 424, 15.12.2020, p. 1).
Amendment 348 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) The Fund should support measures that respect the principle of additionality of Union funding. The Fund should not be a substitute for recurring national expenditures, except in duly justified cases.
Amendment 415 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 4
Article 1 – paragraph 4
The general objective of the Fund is to contribute to the transition towards climate neutrality by addressing the social impacts of the inclusion of greenhouse gas emissions from buildings and road transport into the scope of Directive 2003/87/EC. The specific objective of the Fund is to support vulnerable households, vulnerable micro-enterprises and vulnerable transport users through temporary direct income support and through measures and investments intended to increase energy efficiency of buildings, decarbonisation of heating and cooling of buildings, including the integration of energy from renewable sources, and granting improved access to zero- and low- emission mobility and transport.
Amendment 524 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Amendment 702 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Amendment 827 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Amendment 836 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
The financial envelope for the implementation of the Fund for the period 2025 -2032 shall be subject to the agreement on the revision of the Multiannual Financial Framework and Own Resources Decision.
Amendment 841 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Amendment 858 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. The amounts referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2financial envelope for the implementation of the Fund may also cover expenses pertaining to preparatory, monitoring, control, audit and evaluation activities which are required for the management of the Fund and the achievement of its objectives, in particular studies, meetings of experts, consultation of stakeholders, information and communication actions, including inclusive outreach actions, and corporate communication of the political priorities of the Union, insofar as they are related to the objectives of this Regulation, expenses linked to IT networks focusing on information processing and exchange, corporate information technology tools, and all other technical and administrative assistance expenses incurred by the Commission for the management of the Fund. Expenses may also cover the costs of other supporting activities such as quality control and monitoring of projects on the ground and the costs of peer counselling and experts for the assessment and implementation of the eligible actions.
Amendment 907 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall contribute at least to 750 percent of the total estimated costs of their Plans.
Amendment 1089 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 24 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. For every year that the fund is active, the Commission shall provide a rapport to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions of the C02 reduction arising from the investments in energy efficiency of building, integration of energy from renewable sources and granting improved access to zero- and low-emission mobility and transport.
Amendment 1107 #
2021/0206(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2
Article 26 – paragraph 2
It shall apply from the date by which the Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Directive (EU) [yyyy/nnn] of the European Parliament and the Council64 amending Directive 2003/87/EC as regards Chapter IVa of Directive 2003/87/EC. If buildings and road transport are not included in the ETS, the Fund shall cease to exist. _________________ 64 [Directive (EU) yyyy/nnn of the European Parliament and of the Council…. (OJ …..).] [Directive amending Directive 2003/87/EC]
Amendment 54 #
2021/0202(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) The analysis carried out in the context of the reserve’s review and the expected developments relevant to the carbon market demonstrate that a rate of 12 % of the total number of allowances in circulation to be placed in the reserve each year after 2023 is insufficient to prevent a significant increase of the surplus of allowances in the EU ETS. Therefore, after 2023 the percentage figure should continue to be at least 24 %, and the minimum number of allowances to be placed in the reserve should also continue to be at least 200 million.
Amendment 61 #
2021/0202(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) If the rate of the total number of allowances in circulation to be placed in the reserve each year reverts to 12 % after 2023, a potentially harmful surplus of allowances in the EU ETS may disturb market stability. In addition, the rate of 24 % after 2023 should be established separately from the general review of Directive 2003/87/EC and Decision (EU) 2015/1814 to strengthen the EU Emissions Trading System in line with the Union’s increased climate ambition for 2030 to ensure market predictability. its timely entry into force and thereby provide market predictability by eliminating the risk that the rate falls back below 24 %. This is without prejudice to further revisions of the reserve, including if appropriate of the rate of allowances to be placed in the reserve, as part of the general revision of Directive 2003/87/EC and Decision (EU) 2015/1814 taking place in 2022.
Amendment 194 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The land sector has the potential to become rapidly climate-neutral by 2035 in a cost-effective manner, and subsequently generate more greenhouse gas removals than emissions. A collective commitment aiming to achieve climate-neutrality in the land sector in 2035 at EU level, taking into account the local circumstances and starting points from different Member States, can provide the needed planning certainty to drive land- based mitigation action in the short term, considering that it can take many years for such action to deliver the desired mitigation outcomes. Moreover, the land sector is projected to become the largest sector in the EU greenhouse gas flux profile in 2050. It is therefore particularly important to anchor that sector to a trajectory that can effectively deliver net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. By mid-2024, the Member States should submit their updated integrated national energy and climate plans in accordance with Article 14 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council34 . The plans should include relevant measures by which each Member State best contributes to the collective target of climate neutrality in the land sector at EU level in 2035. On the basis of these plans, the Commission should propose national targets, ensuring that the Union-wide greenhouse gas emissions and removals in the land use, land use change and forestry sector and the emissions from the agriculture non-CO2 sectors are at least balanced by 2035. Contrary to the EU level target of climate neutrality for the land sector by 2035, such national targets will be binding and enforceable on each Member State, taking into account the different starting positions and local circumstances of different Member States. __________________ 34Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the Governance of the Energy Union and Climate Action, amending Regulations (EC) No 663/2009 and (EC) No 715/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Directives 94/22/EC, 98/70/EC, 2009/31/EC, 2009/73/EC, 2010/31/EU, 2012/27/EU and 2013/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Directives 2009/119/EC and (EU) 2015/652 and repealing Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 328, 21.12.2018, p.1).
Amendment 221 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) In order to enhance greenhouse gas removals, individual farmers or forest managers need a direct incentive to store more carbon on their land and their forests. New business models based on carbon farming incentives and on the certification of carbon removals need to be increasingly deployed in the period until 2030 and must be further developed thereafter. These business models can only develop if a robust and voluntary carbon certification system is established and funding is secured from both public and private sources to incentivise land users to uptake carbon. These carbon farming schemes should be the main tool to achieve the targets set out in this regulation. Such incentives and business models will enhance climate mitigation in the bio- economy, including through the use of durable harvested wood products, in full respect of ecological principles fostering biodiversity and the circular economy. Hence, new categories of carbon storage products should be introduced in addition to the harvested wood products. The emerging business models, farming and land management practices to enhance removals contribute to a balanced territorial development and economic growth in rural areas and are a tool to achieve the targets as set out in this regulation. They also create opportunities for new jobs and provide incentives for relevant training, reskilling and upskilling.
Amendment 249 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Considering the specificities of the land use, land use change and forestry sector in each Member State, as well as the fact that Member States need to increase their performance to achieve their national binding targets, a range of flexibilities should remain at the disposal of the Member States, including trading surpluses and, the extension of forest-specific flexibilities and the flexibility to achieve the targets without being restricted by land-use specific targets, while respecting the environmental integrity of the targets.
Amendment 386 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
2. The 2030 Union target for net greenhouse gas removals is 310 million tonnes CO2 equivalent as a sum of the Member States targets established in accordance with paragraph 3 of this Article, and shall be based on the average of its greenhouse gas inventory data for the years 2016, 2017 and 2018. Carbon removals achieved through carbon farming practises and voluntary carbon farming certification schemes shall be counted towards this target.
Amendment 448 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
4. The Union-wide greenhouse gas emissions in the sectors set out in Article 2(3), points (a) to (j), shall aim to be net zero by 2035 and the Union shall achieve negative emissions thereafter. The Union and the Member States shall take the necessary measures to, in particular the establishment of voluntary carbon certification schemes and securing appropriate funding for them to function to effectively enable the collective achievement of the target for 2035.
Amendment 460 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2a
Article 4 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2a
The Commission shall present in 2022 a regulatory framework with a market- based design for the certification of carbon removals through which land- users can receive direct incentives. By 31 December 2024 and every year thereafter, the Commission shall assess whether additional measures or funding is necessary to ensure the effectiveness of this framework in incentivising land-users to increase their carbon storage and to achieve the targets as set out in this regulation.
Amendment 637 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a a (new)
(aa) The implementation of voluntary carbon certification schemes and their contribution to the targets as set out in this regulation;
Amendment 650 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15 a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 14 a (new)
Article 14 a (new)
(15a) The following Article 14a is inserted: "Article 14a The Commission shall present in 2022 a legal framework with a market-based design for the certification of carbon removals through which land-users can receive direct incentives. By 31 December 2024 and every year thereafter, the Commission shall assess whether additional measures or funding is necessary to ensure the effectiveness of this framework in incentivising land-users to increase their carbon storage and to achieve the targets as set out in this regulation."
Amendment 666 #
2021/0201(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 18
Regulation (EU) 2018/841
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
2. The Commission shall submit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council, no later than six months after […] global stocktake agreed under Article 14 of the Paris Agreement, on the operation of this Regulation, including, where relevant, an assessment of the impacts of the flexibilities referred to in Article 11, as well as on the contribution of voluntary carbon certification schemes and this Regulation as a whole to the Union’s overall 2030 greenhouse gas emission reduction target and its contribution to the goals of the Paris Agreement, in particular with regard to the need for measures to ensure the functioning of voluntary carbon certification schemes and additional Union policies and measures, in view of the necessary increase in greenhouse gas emissions reductions and removals in the Union.
Amendment 46 #
2021/0200(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) In Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 of the European Parliament and of the Council32 ( ‘European Climate Law’), the Union has enshrined into legislation the target of economy-wide climate neutrality by 2050. That Regulation also establishes a binding Union domestic reduction commitment of net greenhouse gas emissions (emissions after deduction of removals) of at least 55% below 1990 levels by 2030. The Climate Law establishes that when implementing the target, swift and predictable emission reductions should be given priority and, at the same time, removals by natural sinks should be enhanced. The contribution of net removals to the 2030 target is limited to 225 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent, while the rest of the target has to be achieved through direct emissions reductions. __________________ 32Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 June 2021 establishing the framework for achieving climate neutrality and amending Regulations (EC) No 401/2009 and (EU) 2018/1999 (‘European Climate Law’) (OJ L 243, 9.7.2021, p. 1).
Amendment 71 #
2021/0200(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) For that purpose, the greenhouse gas emission reduction target for 2030 needs to be revised for each Member State. The revision of the greenhouse gas emission reduction target should useApplying the same methodology that was followed when Regulation (EU) 2018/842 was first adopted, where means that the national contributions weare determined in consideration of the different capacities and cost-efficiency opportunities in Member States so to ensure a fair and balanced distribution of the effort. The distribution of Member State targets nevertheless does not represent the most cost-effective emission reduction potential in each Member State, which should be taken into account in the rules which implement the targets laid down in this Regulation. The reduction of the maximum greenhouse gas emissions for each Member State in 2030 should thus be determined in relation to the level of its 2005 reviewed greenhouse gas emissions covered by this Regulation, excluding verified greenhouse gas emissions from installations that operated in 2005 and which were only included in the emission trading system of the Union after 2005.
Amendment 90 #
2021/0200(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the Union’s economy and its level of emissions to a degree that cannot yet be fully quantified. On the other hand, the Union is deploying its largest stimulus package ever, also having a potential impact on the level of emissions. Due to those uncertainties, it is appropriate to review theIt is important to maintain a stable, predictable and ambitious regulatory emissions dpata in 2025 and, if necessary, readjust the annual emission allocationshway throughout the ongoing decade in order to ensure both the necessary emissions reductions and planning security.
Amendment 95 #
2021/0200(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
Amendment 103 #
2021/0200(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) Under Regulation (EU) 2018/842, the cancellation of a limited quantity of emission allowances in the European Union emission trading system may be taken into account for some Member States’ compliance under Regulation (EU) 2018/842. Given the particular structure of Malta’s economy, the national reduction target of that Member State based on Gross Domestic Product per capita is significantly above its cost-effective reduction potential, ist is therefore appropriate to increase Malta’s access to that flexibility, without compromising the 2030 target of the Union on emission reductions. The Member States that are entitled to this flexibility but did not make use of it in the 2019 context of this Regulation, should be given the possibility to revise that decision to take account of the newly proposed national reduction targets. Member States concerned should also be allowed to revise their notified percentages more often than under the current regulation.
Amendment 111 #
2021/0200(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) In addition to that flexibility, a limited quantity of net removals and net emissions from land use, land-use change and forestry (‘LULUCF’) may be taken into account for Member States’ compliance under Regulation (EU) 2018/842 (‘the LULUCF flexibility’). In order to ensure that sufficient mitigation efforts are deployed until 2030, it is appropriate to limit the use of the LULUCF flexibility by separating the use of such flexibility into two separate time periods, each capped by a limit corresponding to half of the maximum amount of total net removals set out in Annex III to Regulation (EU) 2018/842. It is also appropriate to bring the title of Annex III in line with the amendment to Regulation (EU) 2018/841 carried out by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/268 of 28 October 202037 . As a consequence, there is no longer a need for Regulation (EU) 2018/842 to provide for a legal basis allowing the Commission to adopt delegated acts to amend the title of its Annex III. Article 7(2) of Regulation (EU) 2018/842 should therefore be deleted. It is important that the Commission starts preparing for the transition towards the planned new combined land sector approach under Regulation (EU) 2018/841 with supportive measures as soon as possible. __________________ 37Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/268 of 28 October 2020 amending Annex IV to Regulation (EU) 2018/841 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the forest reference levels to be applied by the Member States for the period 2021-2025 (OJ L 60, 22.2.2021, p. 21).
Amendment 184 #
2021/0200(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) 2018/842
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point (b)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point (b)
(b) do not exceed, in the years 2023, 2024 and 2025 to 2030, the limit defined by a linear trajectory starting ion 2022 at the annual emission allocation for that Member Statethe average of its greenhouse gas emissions during 2018, 2019 and 2020, as set out pursuant to paragraph 3 of this Article for that year, and ending in 2030 at the limit set for that Member State in column 2 of Annex I to this Regulation. The linear trajectory of a Member State shall start either at five- twelfths of the distance from 2019 to 2020 or in 2020, whichever results in a lower allocation for that Member State;
Amendment 193 #
2021/0200(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) 2018/842
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point (c)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point (c)
Amendment 260 #
2021/0200(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 m (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 m (new)
Regulation (EU) 2018/842
Article 5 – paragraph 6
Article 5 – paragraph 6
(3m) Article 5, paragraph 6 is replaced by the following: "6. Member States mayshall use revenues generated by transfers of annual emission allocations pursuant to paragraphs 4 and 5 to tackle climate change in the Union or in third countries. Member States shall inform the Commission of any actions taken pursuant to this paragraph. and shall make this information public. A Member State transferring annual emissions allocations to another Member state shall publish the record of the transfer and make public the remuneration received for the allocations. "
Amendment 271 #
2021/0200(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -4 b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -4 b (new)
Regulation (EU) 2018/842
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Article 6 – paragraph 3
(-4b) In Article 6, paragraph 3 is replaced by the following: "3. The Member States listed in Annex II shall notify the Commission by 31 December 2019 of any intention to make use of the limited cancellation of EU ETS allowances referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, up to the percentage listed in Annex II for each year of the period from 2021 to 2030 for each Member State concerned, for its compliance under Article 9. The Member States listed in Annex II may decide to revise their notification decision by 2023 and to revise the notified percentage downwards once in 2024 and once in 2027. In such case, the Member State concerned shall notify the Commission thereof by 31 December 2023, by 31 December 2024 or by 31 December 2027, respectively."
Amendment 275 #
2021/0200(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EU) 2018/842
Article 6 – paragraph 3a
Article 6 – paragraph 3a
3a. Malta shall notify the Commission by 31 December 2023 if it intends to make use of the limited cancellation of EU ETS allowances referred to in paragraph 1, up to the percentage listed in Annex II for each of the years 2025 to 2030 for its compliance under Article 9. The Member States listed in Annex II that have not notified the Commission by 31 December 2019 of their intention to make use of the limited cancellation of EU ETS allowances referred to in paragraph 1, may do so until 31 December 2023 up to the percentage listed in Annex II for each of the years 2024 to 2030 for its compliance under Article 9’.
Amendment 276 #
2021/0200(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2018/842
Article 6 – paragraph 5
Article 6 – paragraph 5
(4a) In Article 6, paragraph 5 is replaced by the following "5. Where a Member State, in accordance with paragraph 3 or 3a of this Article, has notified the Commission of its decision to revise the previously notified percentage downwards, a correspondingly loweradjusted quantity of EU ETS allowances shall be cancelled for that Member State in respect of each year from 20264 to 2030, from 2025 to 2030, from 2026 to 2030, from 2027 to 2030 or from 2028 to 2030, respectively. "
Amendment 296 #
2021/0200(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 b (new)
Regulation (EU) 2018/842
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
(5b) In Article 8, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: "1. If the Commission finds, in its annual assessment under Article 21 of Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 and taking into account the intended use of the flexibilities referred to in Articles 5, 6 and 7 of this Regulation, that a Member State is not making sufficient progress towards meeting its obligations under Article 4 of this Regulation, that Member State shall, within three months, submit to the Commission, and publish, a corrective action plan that includes: (a) a detailed explanation identifying the reasons why the Member State is failing to make sufficient progress towards meeting its obligations under Article 4 of this Regulation; (b) the total amount of Union funding the Member State has received for spending and investments related to climate and the green transition, how the use of these funds have contributed to its obligations under Article 4, and how it intends to use such funding for this purpose towards meeting these obligations; (c) additional actions that the Member State shall implement in order to meet its specific obligations under Article 4 of this Regulation, through domestic policies and measures and the implementation of Union action; (bwhere a Member State has established a national climate advisory body, it shall seek the advice of this body to identify necessary actions; (d) a strict timetable for implementing such actions, which enables the assessment of annual progress in implementation.; "
Amendment 309 #
2021/0200(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 d (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 d (new)
Regulation (EU) 2018/842
Article 8 – paragraph 3a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 3a (new)
(5d) In Article 8, the following paragraph is added: ‘3a. The corrective action plan, the opinion by the Commission and the updated action plan referred to in paragraph 1, 2 and 3 shall be accessible to the public. When updating their National Energy and Climate Plans under Article 14 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999, Member States shall make reference to their corrective plans and any opinions issued by the Commission under this Article and shall publish that advice as part of the action plan with an explanation of how it has been taken into account;’
Amendment 336 #
2021/0200(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 d (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 d (new)
Regulation (EU) 2018/842
Article 11
Article 11
(6d) Article 11 is deleted.
Amendment 340 #
2021/0200(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Regulation (EU) 2018/842
Article 11a
Article 11a
Amendment 2 #
2021/0037M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas Article 62 of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea provides that a coastal state should, through agreements or other arrangements, give other states access to the surplus of an allowable catch,
Amendment 3 #
2021/0037M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas Protocol 34 on special arrangements for Greenland links preferential tariffs on the European market for fisheries products from Greenland to European vessels' access to Greenland's fishing areas;
Amendment 4 #
2021/0037M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas the ex-post evaluation of the previous protocol and the ex-ante evaluation led to the negotiation of a new agreement and a new protocol that are more in line with fishing opportunities and scientific advice, provide more flexibility over catches and have a lower by-catch quota, and to the negotiation of a six-year validity period for the protocol;
Amendment 5 #
2021/0037M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)
Recital F b (new)
Fb. whereas an SFPA with Greenland is important for the EU vessels that fish in Greenland's waters and for the Member State fleets that benefit directly or indirectly from the agreement and the quota transfers it provides for;
Amendment 6 #
2021/0037M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the new agreement and protocol enable 12 EU vessels to make use of fishing opportunities in Greenland’s waters for eight species (cod, pelagic redfish, demersal redfish, Greenland halibut, northern prawn, grenadier, capelin and Atlantic mackerel) for a period of four years, renewable for two years, in return for annual financial compensation from the EU of EUR 16 521 754, of which EUR 2 931 000 has been earmarked for support for and the development of Greenland’s fisheries sector;
Amendment 9 #
2021/0037M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that fishing opportunities for Atlantic mackerel are dependent upon Greenland’s participation as a signatory to the coastal states agreement on the management of Atlantic mackerel and that fishing opportunities for redfish must be in line with the management agreement and with decisions taken at NEAFC level;
Amendment 13 #
2021/0037M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Recalls Greenland’s geostrategic position in the Arctic region; stresses the importance of relations with Greenland as part of an EU strategy on the Arctic and with a view to preventing unregulated high-sea fishing in the Central Arctic;
Amendment 22 #
2021/0037M(NLE)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 – point k a (new)
Paragraph 15 – point k a (new)
(ka) to establish a long-term discussion on the connection between the SFPA with Greenland and fisheries agreements with Norway, including their interdependence;
Amendment 57 #
2021/0020(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) A statistical knowledge base is necessary to design, implement, monitor, evaluate and review policies related to agriculture in the Union, in particular the common agricultural policy (‘CAP’), including rural development measures, as well as Union policies relating to, among other things, the environment, pesticide and veterinary medicinal usage, climate change, land use, regions, public health and the sustainable development goals of the United Nations.
Amendment 69 #
2021/0020(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) High quality harmonised, transparent and reliable statistical data are important to assess the state and trends of agricultural input and output in the Union, the functioning of markets, and food security and to assess the sustainability as well as the environmental, economic and social impacts of Union and national policies, as well as for the development of new business models, digital services and modern technology. Those data include, but are not limited to, livestock and meat statistics, the production and use of eggs, and the production and use of milk and milk products. Statistics on the area, yield and production of arable crops, vegetables, various permanent crops and grasslands and commodity balances are also important. Increasingly, statistics on the sales and use of plant protection products and fertilisers are needed.
Amendment 98 #
2021/0020(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) Member States or responsible national authorities should endeavour to modernise data collection modes insofar as possible. The use of digital solutions should be promoted. The methods for collection and the collection of the data shall aim to not impose extra cost or administrative burden on Members States or on farmers, especially for SME's.
Amendment 101 #
2021/0020(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) In order to ensure flexibility and to reduce the administrative burden on respondents, NSIs and other national authorities, Member States should be allowed to use statistical surveys, administrative records and any other sources, methods or innovative approaches, such as digital tools and remote sensors, as well as including scientifically based and well documented methods such as imputation, estimation and modelling. The quality, and in particular the accuracy, timeliness and comparability of statistics based on these sources, should always be ensured.
Amendment 103 #
2021/0020(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23 a (new)
Recital 23 a (new)
(23a) On 25 June 1998 the Community signed 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 (hereinafter the Aarhus Convention). The EU approved the Aarhus Convention on 17 February 2005. Provisions of EU law shall be consistent with that Convention. The Aarhus Convention calls for public access to environmental information either following a request or by active dissemination by the authorities covered by the Convention.
Amendment 126 #
2021/0020(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 5
Article 4 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission may adopt implementing acts further specifying the coverage requirements referred to in paragraphs 2, 3 and 4. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 15(2), and they shall not impose a significant additional burden or costs on farmers or on Member States.
Amendment 154 #
2021/0020(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 9 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 9 – introductory part
9. The Commission may adopt implementingdelegated acts to define the data sets to be transmitted to the Commission (Eurostat). Those implementingdelegated acts shall specify the following technical elements of the data to be provided, where appropriate:
Amendment 159 #
2021/0020(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1
Those implementingdelegated acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 15(2)4 not later than 9 months before the beginning of the reference year[insert 6 months following the entry into force of the regulation].
Amendment 160 #
2021/0020(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
When exercising its power to adopt delegated acts pursuant to paragraph 8 and 9, the Commission shall ensure that the following conditions are fulfilled: (a) the delegated acts aim to achieve cost and burden neutrality or reduction and do not, in any case, impose a significant additional cost or burden on the Member States or on the respondents; (b) the delegated acts are adopted at least 12 months before the start of the reference period of the data.
Amendment 167 #
2021/0020(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts referred to in paragraph 1 starting with the reference year [insert 2 years after entering into force of the regulation] and with a minimum of 24 years between each ad hoc data collection.
Amendment 168 #
2021/0020(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. The Commission mayust adopt implementingdelegated acts to provide:
Amendment 171 #
2021/0020(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Those implementingdelegated acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 154, not later than 126 months before the beginning of thefollowing the adoption of the related act referrence yeard to in paragraph 1.
Amendment 174 #
2021/0020(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. When exercising its power to adopt delegated acts pursuant to paragraph 1 and 3, the Commission shall ensure that the following conditions are fulfilled: (a) the delegated acts aim to achieve cost and burden neutrality or reduction and do not, in any case, impose a significant additional cost or burden on the Member States or on the respondents; (b) the delegated acts are adopted at least 12 months before the start of the reference period of the data.
Amendment 180 #
2021/0020(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) other sources, methods or innovative approaches, such as digital tools and remote sensors.
Amendment 201 #
2021/0020(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 9 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. The Commission (Eurostat) shall publish on Internet and free of cost, the quality report provided by Member States, other reports or information provided by Member States in application to this article, as well as any request of the Commission (Eurostat) for clarification.
Amendment 204 #
2021/0020(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 9 b (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. The data collected on the topics listed in Article 5(1), shall be actively disseminated by the Commission (Eurostat) via Internet, free of charge, excluding confidential data.
Amendment 215 #
2021/0020(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The relevant Member State shall submit a duly reasoned request for such a derogation to the Commission within three months of the date of the entry into force of the act concerned, explaining what major adaptations are needed to the national statistical system and an estimated timeline for such adaptations. This request shall be made public.
Amendment 217 #
2021/0020(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The Commission (Eurostat) shall review and assess whether the request fulfils the relevant conditions set out in paragraph 1 of this Article. Where the Commission considers that the derogation is not justified in accordance with the relevant conditions set out in paragraph 1 of this Article, it shall adopt a decision within 3 months from the date of receipt of the reasoned request, informing the Member State concerned that the derogation cannot be accepted and stating the reasons for that refusal. This decision shall be made public.
Amendment 218 #
2021/0020(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2
Article 13 – paragraph 2
2. The implementing acts referred to in paragraph 1, first subparagraphCommission may adopt delegated acts specifying the conditions set out in paragraph 1 of this article. Those acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred toprocedure set out in Article 15(2)4.
Amendment 222 #
2021/0020(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 4
Article 14 – paragraph 4
4. Before adopting a delegated act, the Commission shall consult experts designated by each Member State in accordance with the principles laid down in the Inter-institutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making. The European Parliament shall receive the planning for the following months and invitations for all experts meetings. The preparation and drawing-up of delegated acts under this regulation shall include written public consultations of a duration of minimum 6 weeks.
Amendment 223 #
2021/0020(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 a (new)
Article 14 a (new)
Article 14a Review 1. By December 31 [insert year following 30 months after the date of application of this Regulation] and every five years thereafter, the Commission shall review this Regulation and shall submit a report on its implementation to the European Parliament and the Council. 2. During the first review referred to in paragraph 1, the Commission shall assess in particular: (a) Whether and why there are data gaps and deficiencies in the data collected limiting the ability of public authorities to assess progress towards sustainable agriculture, including data relating to the use of plant protection, biocidal and veterinary medicinal products.
Amendment 234 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Expresses strong support for theTakes note of the proposed targets of protecting at least 30 % of the Union’s marine and terrestrial areas, and of strictly protecting at least 10 % of these areas, including primary and old-growth forests; stresses that these should be bindingforests based on internationally recognised definitions; stresses that before proposing relevant legislation, targets should be based on a holistic evaluation of the effectiveness of current protected areas and implemented by Member StatesUnion-wide in accordance with science- based criteria and biodiversity needs; underlines that in addition to increasing protected areas, the quality of protected areas should be ensured and clear conservation and management plans implemented; insists that those activities that are compatible with protection goals or even positively contribute to biodiversity protection must remain admissible in areas under strict protection; notes with concern that the Commission considers extractive activities such as fishing, hunting or forestry incompatible with strict protection, as expressed in a draft technical note on criteria and guidance for protected areas designations; echoes paragraph 10 of the Council Conclusions of 16 October 2020 on Biodiversity which highlights that stricter level of protection may allow for certain human activities, which are in line with the conservation objectives of the protected area;
Amendment 259 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Expresses strong support for than EU-wide targets of protecting at least 30 % of the Union’s marine and terrestrial areas, annatural areas, on the basis of a favourable impact assessment which also assesses the need of strictly protecting at least 10 % of these areas, including primary and old-growth forests; stresses that these should be binding and implemented by Member States in accordance with science-based criteria and biodiversity needwhich take into account biodiversity needs as well as cultural and socioeconomic aspects; underlines that in addition to increasing protected areas, the quality of protected areas should be ensured and clear conservation plans implemented;
Amendment 271 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Highlights that an effective implementation of the strategy depends on its acceptance in rural communities which are often economically and socially dependant on land- and forest-use; underlines in this regard the need to take into account economic and social aspects along with the environmental pillars of sustainability in a balanced way and to include local stakeholders in the process of protected area designation;
Amendment 339 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. WelcomesTakes note of the upcoming legislative proposal on the EU Nature Restoration Plan and reiterates its call for a restoration target of at least 30 % of the EU’s land and seas, which should be implemented by each Member State consistently throughout their territory; considers that in addition to an overall restoration target, ecosystem-specific targets should be set, with a particular emphasis on ecosystems forUnion-wide; considers that particular emphasis should be put on the dual purposes of biodiversity restoration and climate change mitigation and adaptation; stresses that after restoration, no ecosystem degradation should be allowed;
Amendment 351 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the upcoming legislative proposal on the EU Nature Restoration Plan and reiterates its call for a restor, subject to an impact assessment leading to a favourable conservation stargettus ofr at least 30 % of the EU’s land and seas, which should be implemented by each Member State consistently throughout their territorya positive trend of 30% for natural habitats and species; considers that in addition to an overall restoration target, ecosystem-specific targets shouldobjectives may be set, with a particular emphasis on ecosystems for the dual purposes of biodiversity restoration and climate change mitigation and adaptation; stresses that after restoration, no ecosystem degradation should be allowed;
Amendment 404 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Highlights the importance of taking a shared responsibility approach including all relevant sectors on tackling the main direct anthropogenic drivers that duly takes into account all relevant activities such as the significantly increasing land sealing in urban areas; stresses that focussing on agriculture and forestry alone would fall short of addressing the causes appropriately; underlines the importance of taking into account specific local circumstances and to include all relevant local stakeholders in decision making processes;
Amendment 420 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Highlights that soil biodiversity is the basis for key ecological processes and crucial to meet climate and biodiversity goals under the European Green Deal; notes with concern the increased soil degradation and the lack of specific EU legislation; ;calls on the Commission to submit a legislative proposal fexplore the establishmentusefulness of a common framework for the protection and sustainable use of soil that includes a specific decontamination targetwith regard to practicability, proportionality, costs, administrative burden and subsidiarity and to report back to the European Parliament and the Council; stresses the need to prioritise positive incentives and voluntary bottom-up participatory process in order to increase the acceptance, motivation and commitment of biodiversity protection;
Amendment 503 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Expresses its support forTakes note of the 2030 targets of bringing at least 25 % of agricultural land under organic farm management, which should become the norm in the long term, and ensuring that at least 10 % of agricultural land consists of high-diversity landscape features, which should be implemented at farm level, targets which should both; acknowledges the benefits of organic farming for biodiversity while stressing the need to consider trade-offs regarding different aspects of sustainability; thus calls for exploiting the strengths of different farming models and further improving them on their weaknesses; stresses, that an area target approach threatens profitability of organic farming and hence could increase dependency on subsidies which would be in corporated into EU legislation; considers it imperative that farmers receive support and trainingntradiction to the aim of the Farm to Fork Strategy to make sustainable farming a profitable business model for European farmers and calls for a market- driven uptake of organic farming instead; considers it imperative that farmers receive sufficient support and educational training as part of risk management- and advisory services offered by National Authorities in the transition towards agroecological and sustainable practices;
Amendment 506 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Expresses its support for theTakes note of the proposed 2030 targets of bringing at least 25 % of agricultural land under organic farm management, which should become the norm in the long term, and ensuringle pointing at the same time to the higher acreage needed for organic production, as well as the higher cost to the farmer, which is often not translated into a better price; therefore calls on the Commission to include other circular and sustainable farming methods in its 2030 target; supports the ambition to ensure through voluntary approach that at least 10 % of agricultural land at EU-level consists of high-diversity landscape features, which should be implemented at farm level, targets which should both be incorporated into EU legislation; considers it imperative that farmers receive financial and other support and training in the transition towards agroecological practices; underlines the importance of continued technological and biological innovation for the benefit of biodiversity and to enable farmers to maintain their production levels;
Amendment 606 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Insists that priority for protected areas must be environmental conservation and restoration and, but that no activity in these areas should undermine this goalin all cases it should take account of economic, social and cultural requirements as laid down in article 2(3) of the Habitats Directive as well as regional and local characteristics; calls on the Commission to avoid future marine renewable energy developments outside the scope of the existing legislation and bottom-trawling fishing within Marine Protected Areas;
Amendment 773 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. WelcomesTakes note of the Commission’s targets of reducing the use of more hazardous andand risk from chemical pesticides by 50 %, the use of fertilisers by at least 20 % and nutrient losses by at least 50 % by 2030, which should be made binding; considers that the derogation envisaged in Article 53(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 should be clarified andnutrient losses by at least 50 % - resulting in a reduction of the use of fertilisers by at least 20 % - by 2030; calls on the Commission to carry out a comprehensive impact assessment of all quantitative targets and their reciprocal influence brought forward in the Biodiversity and Farm-to-Fork Strategies before proposing relevant legislation; considers that while regulation by derogation should be avoided in general, Article 53(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 remains an important instrument to ensure farmers have access to effective means of plant protection; stresses, however, that it must only be applied founder thealth and environmental reasons; scrutiny of the Commission and in strict accordance with Article 1(3) and (4) of the Regulation;
Amendment 778 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Welcomes the Commission’s targets of reducing the use of more hazardous and chemical pesticides by 50 %, the use of fertilisers by at least 20 % and nutrient losses by at least 50 % by 2030, which should be made bindingand nutrient losses by at least 50 % by 2030 which may lead to a reduction in the use of fertilisers by of 20 %,which should be made binding on the condition that their effectiveness is established through impact assessments; supports the implementation of adjacent legislation, such as new breeding techniques, an efficient authorisation policy for low-risk products and the recognition of biostimulants to protect the EU food supply; considers that the derogation envisaged in Article 53(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 should be clarified and must only be applied for health and environmental reasons;
Amendment 798 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Underlines that in order to achieve substantial reductions in pesticide use and risk, not only safer alternatives must become available to ensure the availability of a functioning plant protection toolbox and more efficient use must be facilitated by innovative tools such as digital and precision farming, but there is also a need for more resistant varieties that require less input to secure stable yields; stresses the importance of new innovative breeding techniques for making such varieties and calls on the Commission to propose a regulatory framework in this regard;
Amendment 810 #
2020/2273(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18b. Welcomes the Commission´s proposal to reduce nutrient losses; stresses that a strategy to reduce nutrient losses should focus primarily on enabling farmers to increase efficiency of nutrient management and highlights the importance of innovative technologies and solutions in this regard; further calls for the strategy to consider the climate and environmental impact of different fertilisers;
Amendment 677 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Underlines that no single farming model can fulfil the various requirements for sustainable production as all models have their specific strengths and weaknesses with regard to the different pillars of sustainability, particularly climate and environmental performance including land-use; calls for a multi- model approach that focuses on exploiting the strengths of different farming models and further improving their weaknesses;
Amendment 681 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 d (new)
Paragraph 2 d (new)
2d. Calls on the Commission to set up a comprehensive governance framework that invites the participation of all stakeholder groups in the further development and implementation of the Strategy and its subsequent measures;
Amendment 843 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Recalls the importance of the One Health approach and of fighting antimicrobial resistance; welcomes the Commission’s initiative to tackle the irresponsible use of antibiotics; believes that the proper implementation of the Veterinary Medicines Regulation will further reduce the use of antibiotics use efficiently; calls on the Commission and Member States to focus on further measures of enabling and incentivising innovative solutions, particularly in prevention tools and alternative therapies and vaccines; stresses that progress made must be taken into account when considering reduction targets and insists that reductions can only be considered to a level that guarantees the availability of antibiotics, if needed to ensure animal health;
Amendment 871 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 e (new)
Paragraph 3 e (new)
3e. Acknowledges the substantial efforts made to reduce the use of antimicrobials for treating animals as highlighted in the 2019 European Court of Auditors report on AMR, further enhanced by the new EU Regulations on Veterinary Medicinal Products and Medicated Feed, contributing to the global effort to reduce antibiotic resistance; underlines that the EU must ensure the treatment of animals with antimicrobials remains possible when needed, in order to ensure that animal health and welfare is protected at all times;
Amendment 958 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Highlights that operators in the agricultural sector and the food chain should ensure the optimised utilisation and recycling of non-renewable resources in order to protect land, biodiversity and water; considers that the circular economy and bio-economy offer great potential for the transition towards a climate-neutral European economy through for example, advanced bio- refineries that produce bio-fertilisers, protein feed, bioenergy, renewable energy and biochemicals;
Amendment 1046 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Highlights that the diversity of European farming traditions and practices ensures and incentivises sustainable agricultural production in Europe; furthermore finds that this diversity of traditions and practices is and should remain a key component in the Union's and Member States' efforts to halt and reverse biodiversity loss and to advance climate-friendly production methods;
Amendment 1060 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Considers that EU initiatives within the farm to fork strategy should support a further development of food produced with a low environmental impact per unit in terms of e.g. the use of fertilisers, pesticides, biodiversity loss, antimicrobials and GHG-emissions;
Amendment 1079 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the notion of rewarding carbon sequestration in soils; stresses, however, that intensive and industrial agriculture and farming models with negative Highlights the enormous potential of agriculture and forestry to contribute to carbon sequestration and thus achieving climate neutrality; welcomes the notion of rewarding carbon sequestration in soils under a new carbon farming initiative; invites the Commission to present several options including carbon market approaches; stresses, that all practices that reduce the climate-impacts on biodiversity should not receive climate ff farming should be taken into account in a robust accoundting orframework and be incentivised; calls for the proposals to be in line with the environmental objectives and the ‘do no harm’ principle of the Green Deal;
Amendment 1847 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Highlights that better animal welfare practices used in farming, improve animal health; looks forward to the results of the REFIT of the EU animal welfare legislation and calls on the Commission to further advance animal welfare protection and labelling rules;
Amendment 1848 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19b. Welcomes the ongoing work in the special Committee for Animal Transports in the European Parliament; notes that an updated regulatory framework on driving and rest time rules will improve animal welfare during transports;
Amendment 2021 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. RHighlights that food waste has enormous environmental consequences, exacerbates climate change and represents a waste of limited resources such as land, energy and water; therefore reiterates its call to take the measures required to achieve a Union food waste reduction target of 30 % by 2025 and 50 % by 2030 compared to the 2014 baseline; underlines that binding targets are needed to achieve this;
Amendment 2046 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Stresses that, in order to reduce waste at the production stage, innovative techniques and technologies should be used to minimise losses in the fields and convert those crops and products, that do not meet market standards, into processed goods;
Amendment 2048 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 b (new)
Paragraph 23 b (new)
23b. Notes that digitalisation allows for better access to data and demand forecasts, and thereby helps developing advanced production programmes for farmers, enabling them to tailor their production to demand, better coordinate with other sectors of the food supply chain, and minimise waste; stresses that given the challenging nature of reducing food waste, effective use of food waste, including in the bio economy, should be promoted;
Amendment 2051 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 c (new)
Paragraph 23 c (new)
Amendment 2052 #
2020/2260(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 d (new)
Paragraph 23 d (new)
23d. Considers that the involvement of local stakeholders is paramount in order to reach the Union's food waste reduction targets; calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure adequate financing for research, innovation, engagement of stakeholders and information campaigns through the creation of National Food Waste Funds;
Amendment 24 #
2020/2117(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises the remarkable resilience of European agriculture and food production in ensuring food security and security of supply; underlines its socio- economic importance as well as the high number of companies and jobs involved; stresses the importance of Europe’s agri- food production for the vitality of its rural areas;
Amendment 36 #
2020/2117(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls, however, that some European agri-food markets are in a highly vulnerable situation after a significant loss in sales, threatening their long-term sustainability; notes that the pandemic has had a significant impact on agri-food and drink sector such as the wine, spirit and liqueur sectors, among other as well as fresh food, meat and ornamental plants, given the drop in exports in terms of both volume and value, increase in logistics costs and consumption habits; calls for further support to reactivate these exports and regain market share;
Amendment 47 #
2020/2117(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Reiterates that in many sectors, e.g. potatoes, veal and flowers, farmers and market gardeners have suffered severe financial losses because of the closure of shops and hospitality outlets; stresses that because of the specific nature of food production, and as a result of working with growth cycles and fresh products, primary producers are in a particularly vulnerable position in the event of unexpected extreme market conditions;
Amendment 57 #
2020/2117(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Voices deep concern at the reported increase in unfair commercial practices during the pandemic, including the imposition of penalties for abnormal deliveries resulting from force majeure, unilateral changes to contracts, and downward pressure on prices; calls on the Commission to monitor application of the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive by Member States;
Amendment 62 #
2020/2117(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that any EU economic stimulus plans and export support measures need to consider agriculture in view of the importance and diversity of the sector; also stresses that the review and overhaul of EU trade policy, as well as the announced reform of the World Trade Organization, must be an opportunity to better defend the European agricultural model and farmers’ interests and to foster international regulatory co-operation while seeking new export possibilities for EU´s high quality agri-food products; in this regard highlights that trade must be based on balanced, fair and transparent rules to avoid distortion of competition; reiterates firmly that agriculture and agri-food products entering the European market must fully comply with EU rules and standards;
Amendment 78 #
2020/2117(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Points out that the rapid establishment of ‘green lanes’ for agricultural products and supplies has proven to be of great value in ensuring food supplies in all parts of the Union; stresses the importance of smart and efficient chains for a stable food supply;
Amendment 212 #
2020/2085(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Notes that measures that improve animal welfare are not per se beneficial for climate and environment; stresses that animal welfare should be seen as an integral part of sustainability; calls on the Commission to ensure that animal welfare legislation is coherent with environmental legislation.
Amendment 222 #
2020/2085(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Points out that farmers need adequate timeframes to improve their housing systems due to the large investments that are often required;
Amendment 227 #
2020/2085(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Stresses the importance of a level- playing field for farmers; calls on the Commission to harmonize animal welfare legislation between Member States where possible.
Amendment 12 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 19 a (new)
Citation 19 a (new)
- having regard to the newly created platforms in light of the current COVID- 19 crisis, such as the European Medicines Agency (EMA) Industry Single Point of Contact (I-SPOC) system, which is streamlining the process of reporting potential medicine shortages in order to prevent them and to flag these shortages as early as possible; having regard that these platforms have enabled and facilitated a dialogue on shortages between stakeholders in the pharmaceutical supply chain and regulators,
Amendment 60 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A g (new)
Recital A g (new)
Ag. whereas the COVID-19 crisis has exacerbated the EU’s long-existing structural problems related to the supply of medicines, and the dependency on third-country import for medicines and medical materials;
Amendment 198 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses the geostrategic imperative that the Union regain its sovereignty and independence with regard to health care and secure its supply of medicines, diagnostic tools, vaccines, medical devices and medical equipment;
Amendment 246 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the need for health policies to focus on patients’ health and interests and for closer cooperation between Member States;
Amendment 264 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 e (new)
Paragraph 3 e (new)
3e. Calls for the launch of a Joint Action on the prevention of shortage of medicines which would be funded by the future Health Program; considers that this Joint Action would allow an exchange of good practices between the Member States and the development of common prevention measures;
Amendment 325 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. calls on the Commission to present a specific strategy for managing shortages of medicines and medical products in Europe;
Amendment 339 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Urges the Commission and the Member States to introduce tax and financial incentives in return for appropriate commitments and to authorise state aid to encourage producers to locate their operations in Europe, from compound manufacturing to packaging and distribution; emphasises the strategic significance of this sector and the importance of investing in European companies, in the interests of resource diversificationorder to diversify resources and encourage the development of innovative production technologies capable of enhancing the responsiveness of production lines, in particular the continuous manufacturing process;
Amendment 365 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses that the pharmaceutical sector remains an important industrial pillar as well as a driving force in terms of job creation;
Amendment 368 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Recalls that Articles 81 and 23a of Directive 2001/83/EC establishing a Community Code relating to medicinal products for human use have laid down general obligations for the supply of medicinal products to be borne by marketing authorization holders (MAHs) and distributors, as well as a notification obligation for MAHs in the event of a temporary or permanent supply interruption;
Amendment 455 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses the importance of research and innovation, and calls for the establishment of a genuine European network, given that the price of relocation must not be a deterioration in the quality of medical research; highlights the role of European projects and SMEs in improving access to medicines in the Union; underlines the crucial role of the Horizon Europe program in this respect;
Amendment 484 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 e (new)
Paragraph 11 e (new)
11e. Calls on the Member States to adopt a common position and start negotiations on the proposal for a Regulation of the Parliament and of the Council on health technology assessment and amending Directive 2011/24/EU;
Amendment 511 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Recalls that the EMA and the National Medicines Agencies have agreed on the following definition of a shortage: "a shortage of a medicinal product for human or veterinary use occurs when supply does not meet demand at a national level"; calls on the Commission, the EMA and the National Medicines Agencies, the Member States and the pharmaceutical supply chain actors to come up with a common definition of a shortage to better take into account patients' needs while avoiding different national definitions and approaches;
Amendment 514 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Welcomes the recent creation green lanes, set up to facilitate the transport of all goods, in order to allow the smooth running of the transport not only of medicines but also of raw materials, intermediate products and related materials, including packaging;
Amendment 519 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 d (new)
Paragraph 12 d (new)
12d. Encourages the development of shortage prevention and management plans across all Member States; believes that these plans could result from an analysis of manufacturing and distribution risks and include measures on building up stocks, diversifying sources of supply for raw materials and creating other manufacturing sites to ensure resilience from production;
Amendment 579 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls for the adoption of common definitions of 'supply disruption' and 'stock-out' of medicines as well as a grid of criteria for assessing the risk associated with each of these situations;
Amendment 633 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17b. Notes that the differences in the price of a medicine from one Member State to another have led to the development of parallel exports, which can increase the risk of supply stress and cause of shortages; recalls that the free movement of goods within the Union allows certain wholesaler-distributors called "short-liners" to buy medicines in one Member State and to resell them more expensive in neighbouring countries; calls for the adoption of preventive measures to limit the parallel trade of medicines within the Union;
Amendment 688 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Recalls that misinformation can lead to inappropriate use of medicines and the creation of unnecessary stockpiling;
Amendment 728 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 c (new)
Paragraph 21 c (new)
21c. Recalls that its resolution also calls for the competences, budget and staffing of EMA to be substantially increased in order to allow it to coordinate medical responses in times of crisis; considers it essential that EMA has solid governance to meet future challenges such as monitoring and responding to shortages in coordination with the Member States; underlines that, in the long term, EMA should be able to make conditional marketing authorizations upon guarantees of supply and accessibility from manufacturers; hopes that the reinforcement of the staff of EMA will enable it to carry out inspections of production sites established in third countries;
Amendment 730 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 e (new)
Paragraph 21 e (new)
21e. Considers that in the event of a health crisis the closure of borders and customs controls cannot constitute an obstacle to cross-border movement of medicinal products of major interest within the Union; calls on the Commission and the Member States to set up secure and rapid procedures for checking products at the border during a health crisis in compliance with EU law;
Amendment 736 #
2020/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Welcomes, following the onset of the COVID-19 crisis, the introduction of more flexible rules in a bid to mitigate shortages and facilitate the circulation of medicines between Member States: acceptance of different packaging formats, reuse procedure to enable marketing authorisation holders to obtain approval in another Member State, longer expiry periods, use of veterinary medicinal products, etc.; calls on the Commission to monitor strictly the use of these arrangements and to keep them available in the event of problems or shortages;
Amendment 37 #
2020/2070(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the Commission’s new Circular Economy Action Plan which highlights the role of construction and building materials in generating over 35 % of the EU’s total waste; notes that a streamlined approachcross-sectoral approach (heating and cooling, power, buildings, infrastructure) should be taken in EU legislation to recovery, recycling, life- cycle assessment and to taking the embodied energy in building materials into account;
Amendment 44 #
2020/2070(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Notes that many construction materials are energy intense and might have a high CO2 footprint;
Amendment 90 #
2020/2070(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Underlines the importance of a neutral view on technology options to allow the most competitive and cost- efficient technologies access to markets;
Amendment 16 #
2020/2023(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Reaffirms that no comprehensive trade agreement can be concluded between the EU and the UK if it does not include a complete, balanced and long-term fisheries agreement, allowing the continuation under optimal conditions of access to waters, resources and markets of the parties concerned;
Amendment 18 #
2020/2023(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Reaffirms that the fisheries agreement must have a direct link with the ongoing negotiations on an economic partnership, in particular on trade, and can therefore not be disconnected; stresses that the issue of free access to waters and ports cannot be separated from the issue of free trade and access of UK fisheries products to the EU market;
Amendment 20 #
2020/2023(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that the greatest mutual benefit will be obtained by maintainingupholding continued reciprocal access to water and resources, with the aim to uphold existing fishing activities, as well as by defining common, coherent and stable principles and rules, enabling open access of fishing and aquaculture products to markets without causing economic or social tensions through unbalanced competition; insists on having within the trade agreement a safe guard clause stating that any breaches on the reciprocal access to water and ressources clauses leads to a suspension of preferential tariffs for UK goods in EU market ;
Amendment 30 #
2020/2023(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for the maintenance of a stable and constant distribution of fishing rights that respect the principle of relative stability; and stresses the importance of long- term management of resources based on compliance with CFP principles such as maximum sustainable yield (MSY) as well as with the objectives of the Multiannual management plans (MAP) concerned namely North Sea and Western waters MAPs and the technical measures which have so far contributed to the improvement of the state of fish stocks for the benefit of the fleets of both EU Member States and the UK;
Amendment 41 #
2020/2023(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Insists that UK fisheries and aquaculture products that enter the Internal Market must comply with the same environmental, social, sanitary and phyto-sanitary standards than the EU fisheries and aquaculture products so as to ensure a level playing field between the UK and the EU fisheries and aquaculture products as well as to ensure European consumer protection ;
Amendment 38 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Following the end of the transition period, barriers to trade and to cross-border exchanges between the Union and the United Kingdom will bare present. Broad and far-reaching consequences for businesses, citizens and public administrations are expecthave followed. Those consequences arehave been unavoidable and stakeholders need to make sure that they are ready for themhave to adapt accordingly.
Amendment 41 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The Union is committed to mitigating the economic impact of the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union and to show solidarity with all Member States and affected communities, especially the most affected ones in suchthese exceptional circumstances.
Amendment 47 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4 a) These extraordinary times call for the financial means of a Brexit Adjustment Reserve and, where necessary, for the relaxation of State aid rules as to provide for direct funding to fishers to support them when countering the economic fallout of the definitive loss of 25% of the value of historic fishing rights and help them adjust to the changes and losses occurred due to the withdrawal of the United Kingdom.
Amendment 48 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 b (new)
Recital 4 b (new)
(4 b) The legal framework of a Brexit Adjustment Reserve must allow for a sufficient range of options for using the Reserve since the withdrawal of the United Kingdom constitutes an exceptional circumstance. This requires a specific legal basis outside the existing state aid regime and the rules governing the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF). The option of direct compensation of fishers for the losses directly linked to the loss of their fishing rights must be exempted from both state aid and EMFAF limits and regulations.
Amendment 50 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) For the purposes of contributing to economic, social and territorial cohesion, it is appropriate that Member States, when designing support measures, focus in particular on the regions, areas and local communities, including thosewith specific attention to those areas and communities dependent on fishing activities in the United Kingdom waters, that are likely to be most negatively impacted by the withdrawal of the United Kingdom. Member States may have to take specific measures notably to support businesses and economic sectors adversely affected by the withdrawal. It is therefore appropriate to provide a non-exhaustive list of the type of measures that are most likely to achieve this objective.
Amendment 53 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) At the same time, it is important to clearly specify any exclusions from support provided by the Reserve. The Reserve should exclude from support the value added tax as it constitutes a Member State revenue, which offsets the related cost for the Member State budget. In order to concentrate the use of limited resources in the most efficient way, technical assistance used by the bodies responsible for the implementation of the Reserve should not be eligible for support from the Reserve. In line with the general approach for cohesion policy, expenditure linked to relocations or contrary to any applicable Union or national law should not be supported under this instrument.
Amendment 64 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12 a) Member State should use the funds from the Reserve to support the most affected regions and communities and involve them in the design of measures supported by the Reserve.
Amendment 70 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) To ensure equal treatment of all Member States and consistency in the evaluation of the applications, the Commission should assess the applications in a package. It should look in particular into the eligibility and the accuracy of the expenditure declared, the direct link and connection of the expenditure with measures taken to address the consequences of the withdrawal and the measures put in place by the Member State concerned to avoid double funding. Upon assessment of the applications for a financial contribution from the Reserve, the Commission should clear the pre- financing paid, and recover the unused amount. In order to concentrate the support oensure support for the regions and communities in Member States most affected by the withdrawal, where the expenditure in the Member State concerned, accepted as eligible by the Commission, exceeds the amount paid as pre-financing and 0.06% of the nominal Gross National Income (GNI) for 2021 of the Member State concerned, it should be possible to allow for a further allocation from the Reserve to that Member State within the limits of the financial resources available. Given the extent of the expected economic shock, the possibility to use the amounts recovered from the pre-financing for the reimbursement of additional expenditure by Member States should be provided for.
Amendment 104 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
(g a) measures to compensate fishers for their loss of fishing rights, which are exempted from both State Aid and EMFAF limits and regulations.
Amendment 106 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. When designing support measures, Member States shall take into account the varied impact of the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union on different regions and local communities and focus support from the Reserve on those most affected, as appropriate. However, the amount of prefinancing given to a Member State on the basis of Annex I paragraphs 2 and 3 in relation to fisheries shall only be used to mitigate the negative effects on fishing activities and related activities, such as measures falling under paragraph 1 point (c). Member State shall also involve regional and local authorities, especially those worst affected when designing support measures.
Amendment 115 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 a (new)
Article 5 a (new)
Article 5 a Exemption from State Aid rules for support to fishers Falling within the scope of Article 42 of the Treaty of the Functioning of the European Union, payments made by Member States to compensate fishers for losses that are directly linked to their loss of fishing rights shall not be subject to State Aid rules.
Amendment 126 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) a justification of the eligibility of the expenditure incurred and paid and its direct link and connection to the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union;
Amendment 159 #
2020/0380(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b – introductory part
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b – introductory part
b) in order to provide support to the most affected regions and communities these shares are increased for Member States with fisheries that have an above average dependency on the fish caughts in the UK EEZ and decreased for the ones that have a below average dependency as following:
Amendment 119 #
2020/0321(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The unprecedented experience of the COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated that the Union should be more effective in managing the availability of medicinal products and medical devices and in developing medical countermeasures to address the threats posed to public health from an early stage and in coordination with the national authorities, the industry and other entities of the pharmaceutical supply chain. The Union’s ability to do so has been severely impeded by the absence of a clearly defined legal framework for managing its response to the pandemic, and also by the limited degree of Union preparedness in case of a public health emergency impacting a majority of Member States.
Amendment 133 #
2020/0321(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Dealing with tThe issue of shortages of medicinal products has been a long- standing and insufficiently addressed priority for the Member States and European Parliament as illustrated by several reports from the European Parliament11 as well as discussions under recent Presidencies of the Council of the European Union. _________________ 11European Parliament resolution of 17 September 2020 on the shortage of medicines – how to address an emerging problem (2020/2071(INI))
Amendment 153 #
2020/0321(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Uncertainty of supply and demand and the risk of shortages of essential medicinal products and medical devices during a public health emergency like the COVID-19 pandemic can trigger export restrictions amongst Member States and other national protective measures, which can seriously impact the functioning of the internal market. Furthermore, shortages of medicinal products can result in serious risks to the health of patients in the Union due to their lack of availability, which can cause, medication errors, increased duration of hospital stays, and adverse reactions caused by the administration of unsuitable products used as a substitute for unavailable ones. With respect to medical devices, shortages can lead to a lack of diagnostic resources with negative consequences for public health measures, a lack of treatment or deterioration of the disease and may also prevent health professionals from adequately carrying out their tasks. Those shortages can also have a significant impact on controlling the spread of a given pathogen caused by, for example, an insufficient supply of COVID- 19 test kits. It is therefore important to address the question of shortages and to reinforce and formalise monitoring of critical medicinal products and medical devices in the most efficient way and so as to avoid creating unnecessary burdens for stakeholders which may strain resources and cause additional delays.
Amendment 167 #
2020/0321(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) In order to ensure a better functioning of the internal market of those products and contribute to a high level of human health protection, it is therefore appropriate to approximate the rules on monitoring of shortages of medicinal products and medical devices, and to facilitate the research and development of medicinal products, which may have the potential to treat, prevent, or diagnose diseases that cause public health crises, with a view to strategically complement the efforts of the Commission and other existing Agencies to that end, as well as that of future key agencies such as the proposed European Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority (HERA).
Amendment 223 #
2020/0321(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) During a public health emergency or in relation to a major event, the Agency should ensure cooperation with the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control and other Union Agencies as appropriate. Such cooperation should include data sharing, including data on epidemiological forecasting, regular communication at an executive level, and invitations to representatives of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control and other Union Agencies to attend meetings of the Emergency Task Force, the Medicines Steering Group, and the Medical Devices Steering Group, as appropriate. This cooperation should also include strategic discussions with relevant entities of the Union in a position to boost the research and development of appropriate solutions and technologies to mitigate the effects of the public health emergency or major event, or prevent future similar public health emergencies or major events, such as the proposed European Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority (HERA).
Amendment 227 #
2020/0321(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) In order to ensure that sufficient resources, including appropriate staffing and adequate expertise, are available for the work provided for under this Regulation, expenditure of the Agency should be covered by the contribution from the Union to the Agency’s revenue.
Amendment 490 #
2020/0321(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point h
Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point h
Amendment 592 #
2020/0321(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Where a clinical trial reviewed as part of an accelerated scientific advice process is authorised, the developer of the clinical trial shall: (a) publish the study protocol at the start of the trial through the European Union clinical trials register; (b) publish the summary of the results of the trial through the European Union clinical trials register by a deadline set by the Agency shorter than that laid down in Article 37 of Regulation (EU) No 536/2014, taking into consideration the public interest and nature of the health emergency.
Amendment 389 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. With a view to improving working and living conditions in the Union, this Directive establishes a framework for the promotion of:
Amendment 409 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) access of workers to minimum wage protection, in the form of wages set out byby promoting access to collective agreementsbargaining or in the form of a statutory minimum wage in Member States where it exists.
Amendment 421 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 3
Article 1 – paragraph 3
3. Nothing in this Directive shall be construed as imposing an obligation on the Member States where wage setting is ensured exclusivemainly via collective agreements to introduce a statutory minimum wage nor to make the collective agreements universally applicable or affect the contractual freedom of the social partners to negotiate, monitor and set wages through collective agreements. This Directive does not oblige Member States to grant access to minimum wage protection to all workers, nor shall it create any obligation on the Member States as regards the level or conditions for the setting of wages.
Amendment 445 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
For the purposes of this Directive, the following definitions apply while respecting Member States national law and legal labour market practice:
Amendment 455 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 3
(3) ‘collective bargaining’ means all negotiations which take place in accordance to Member States national law and legal labour market practice: between an employer, a group of employers or one or more employers’ organisations, on the one hand, and one or more workers’ organisations, on the other, for determining working conditions and terms of employment; and/or regulating relations between employers and workers; and/or regulating relations between employers or their organisations and a worker organisation or worker organisations;
Amendment 573 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The national criteria referred to in paragraph 1 shall include at least the following elementwhose relevance and relative weight shall be decided by Member States in accordance with their prevailing national socio-economic conditions:
Amendment 863 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that, without prejudice to specific forms of redress and dispute resolution provided for, where applicable, in collective agreements, workers, including those whose employment relationship has ended, have access to effective and impartial dispute resolution and a right to redress, including adequate compensation, in the case of infringements of their rightsexisting national law or collective agreements provide for relating to statutory minimum wages or minimum wage protection provided by collective agreements and such rights have been infringed.
Amendment 880 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall take the measures necessary to protect workers, including those who are workers’ representatives, from any adverse treatment by the employer and from any adverse consequences resulting from a complaint lodged with the employer or resulting from any proceedings initiated with the aim of enforcing compliance with the rights relating to statutory minimum wages or minimum wage protection provided by collective agreements.provided for in existing national law or collective agreements relating to minimum wage protection
Amendment 902 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – title
Article 16 – title
Non-regression, derogation and more favourable provisions
Amendment 907 #
2020/0310(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 2
Article 16 – paragraph 2
2. TMember States where wage setting is ensured mainly via collective agreements shall be derogated from this Directive; while this Directive shall not affect Member States’ prerogative to apply or to introduce laws, regulations or administrative provisions which are more favourable to workers or to encourage or permit the application of collective agreements which are more favourable to workers.
Amendment 192 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) With a view to protect people in vulnerable situations, including those suffering from mental illnesses and chronic diseases, such as obesity, cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular disease and neurologic disorder, the Programme should also promote actions which address the collateral impacts of the health crisis on people belonging to such vulnerable groups.
Amendment 252 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) Non-communicable diseases are a result of a combination of genetic, physiological, environmental and behavioural factors. Such non- communicable diseases as cardiovascular diseases, cancer, obesity, chronic respiratory diseases, and diabetes, and neurologic disorder represent major causes of disability, ill-health, health- related retirement, and premature death in the Union, resulting in considerable social and economic impacts. To decrease the impact of non-communicable diseases on individuals and society in the Union and reach goal 3 of the Sustainable Development Goals, Target 3.4, to reduce premature mortality from non- communicable diseases by one third by 2030, it is key to provide an integrated response focusing on prevention across sectors and policy fields, combined with efforts to strengthen health systems.
Amendment 260 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17 a (new)
Recital 17 a (new)
(17a) Chronic diseases develop slowly, are long-lasting and often incurable. Chronic disease patients often live with several comorbidities, which makes it complex to treat and manage them. The Union and the Member States can greatly reduce the burden on Member States by working together to achieve a better and more effective management of diseases, and the Programme should support actions in this area. The Programme should support the development of specific European Diseases Management Guidelines, for diseases such as cardiovascular disease, neurodegenerative diseases, respiratory diseases, obesity and diabetes. In making these guidelines, special attention should be given to major risk factors such as tobacco use, alcohol consumption, unhealthy diet, physical inactivity and air quality.
Amendment 277 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) The Programme therefore should contribute to disease prevention throughout the lifetime of an individual and to health promotion by addressing health risk factors, such as the use of tobacco and related products and exposure to their emissions, the harmful use of alcohol, and the consumption of illicit drugs. The Programme should also contribute to the reduction of drugs-related health damage, obesity, unhealthy dietary habits and physical inactivity, and exposure to environmental pollution, and foster supportive environments for healthy lifestyles in order to complement Member States action in these areas. The Programme should also therefore contribute to the objectives of the European Green Deal, the Farm to Fork Strategy and, the Biodiversity Strategy and Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability.
Amendment 304 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) Cancer iscauses 26 % of all deaths in EU and is thereby the second leading cause of mortality in the Member States after cardiovascular diseases that represent 36 % of all deaths in the EU. It is also one of non-communicable diseases that share common risk factors such as obesity for 20 % of cancers and the prevention and control of which would benefit the majority of citizens. In 2020 the Commission announced the ‘Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan’ which would cover the entire cycle of the disease starting from prevention and early diagnosis to treatment and quality of life of patients and survivors. The measures should benefit from the Programme and from Horizon Europe’s Mission on Cancer.
Amendment 315 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19 a (new)
Recital 19 a (new)
(19a) The Programme should ensure that patients living with and suffering from any chronic disease such as cardiovascular disease, cancer, obesity, chronic respiratory disease, neurologic disorder, diabetes or mental health disorder benefit from it in a proportionate manner.
Amendment 565 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 6
(6) support action for the surveillance, prevention, diagnosis and treatment and care of non-communicable diseases, and notably of cancerincluding cancer, obesity, cardiovascular disease, chronic respiratory disease, diabetes, neurologic disorder and mental health conditions;
Amendment 847 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point h – introductory part
Annex I – point h – introductory part
(h) Actions on cancer and other major chronic diseases:
Amendment 853 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point h – point i
Annex I – point h – point i
(i) Support Member States and NGOs in the promotion and implementation of the recommendations of the European Code against Cancer as well as WHO recommendations on preventing and controlling chronic diseases;
Amendment 859 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point h – point ii
Annex I – point h – point ii
(ii) Support the establishment of quality assurance schemes for cancer centres and for other disease specific centres;
Amendment 861 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point h – point iii
Annex I – point h – point iii
(iii) Support prevention programmes on the main cancer risk factors for cancer and other chronic diseases;
Amendment 868 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point h – point iv
Annex I – point h – point iv
(iv) Actions to support secondary prevention of cancer as well as chronic diseases, such as early detection and diagnosis through screening;
Amendment 879 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point h – point v
Annex I – point h – point v
(v) Actions supporting access to cancer and chronic disease services and to innovative medicines for cancer and other major chronic diseases;
Amendment 894 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point h – point vii
Annex I – point h – point vii
(vii) Actions supporting quality in cancer prevention against cancer and chronic diseases and care including diagnosis and treatment;
Amendment 901 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point h – point viii
Annex I – point h – point viii
(viii) Actions supporting the quality of life of cancer survivors, chronic disease patients and care givers;
Amendment 908 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point h – point x
Annex I – point h – point x
(x) Establishment and support of a mechanisms for cross-specialty capacity building and continuous education in the area of cancer and chronic disease care.
Amendment 1067 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part B – point 7
Annex II – part B – point 7
7. Ratio of Cancer Registries (CRs) and number of Member States (MSs) reporting information on cervical, breast, and colorectal cancer stage at diagnosis as well as other major chronic diseases
Amendment 1074 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part 2 – point 8 a (new)
Annex II – part 2 – point 8 a (new)
8a. Prevalence of overweight and obesity
Amendment 1088 #
2020/0102(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part 2 – point 14 a (new)
Annex II – part 2 – point 14 a (new)
14a. Prevalence of major chronic diseases as defined by WHO
Amendment 68 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The Commission has, in its Communication of 11 December 2019 entitled ‘The European Green Deal’19 , set out a new growth strategy that aims to transform the Union into a fair and prosperous society, with a modern, resource-efficient and competitive economy, where there are no net emissions of greenhouse gases in 2050 and where economic growth is decoupled from resource use. It also aims to protect, conserve and enhance the Union’s natural capital, and protect the health and well- being of citizens from environment-related risks and impacts. At the same time, this transition must be just and inclusive, leaving no one behind, while also aiming at creating economic growth, jobs and a predictable environment for investment. _________________ 19 Commission Communication - The European Green Deal, COM(2019) 640 final of 11 December 2019.
Amendment 130 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Achieving climate neutrality should require a contribution from all economic sectors. In light of the importance of energy production and consumption on greenhouse gas emissions, the transition to a sustainable, affordable and secure energy system relying on a well-functioning internal energy market is essential. The contribution of the circular economy to climate neutrality should be expanded by increasing the use of low-carbon materials while promoting recycling and the efficient use of materials. The digital transformation, technological innovation, and research and development are also important drivers for achieving the climate- neutrality objective.
Amendment 139 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Achieving climate neutrality should require a contribution and cooperation from all economic sectors. In light of the importance of energy production and consumption on greenhouse gas emissions, the transition to a sustainable, affordable and secure energy system relying on a well-functioning internal energy market is essential. The digital transformation, and technological neutrality, innovation, and research and development are also important drivers for achieving the climate- neutrality objective.
Amendment 145 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) As it will be difficult to reach climate neutrality with reduction and streamlining measures and policies alone, it is necessary to utilise available technology. The role of technologies like carbon capture storage and utilisation should be explored and considered as contributors for the Union to meet its targets. The technologies should be developed further for upscaling through R&D funds.
Amendment 208 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12 a) Union-wide emissions and removals of greenhouse gases regulated in Union law should be balanced by 2050 at the latest, and as from that date, the Union and Member States greenhouse gas removals should exceed emissions in order to meet the Paris Agreement target of 1.5oC degrees above pre-industrial levels. Until that date a special focus should be directed to the enhancement of research, the development of sinks and carbon capture technology.
Amendment 247 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) In taking the relevant measures at Union and national level to achieve the climate-neutrality objective, Member States and the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission should take into account the contribution of the transition to climate neutrality to the well- being of citizens, the prosperity of society and the competitiveness of the economy; any red tape or other legislative barriers possibly hindering economic actors or the sectors of fulfilling the climate goals, energy and food security and affordability; fairness and solidarity across and within Member States considering their economic capability, national circumstances and the need for convergence over time; the need to make the transition just and socially fair; best available scientific evidence, in particular the findings reported by the IPCC; the need to integrate climate change related risks into investment and planning decisions; cost-effectiveness and technological neutrality in achieving greenhouse gas emissions reductions and removals and increasing resilience; the current infrastructure status and possible needs for updating of and investments in Union infrastructure ; progression over time in environmental integrity and level of ambition.
Amendment 273 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 b (new)
Recital 16 b (new)
(16b) Taking into account the risk of carbon leakage, the transition to and the continued work to maintain climate neutrality should be a true, green transition, lead to an actual decrease in emissions, and not create a false EU- based result, given that production and emissions have relocated to outside of the EU. To achieve this, Union policies should be designed to minimise the risk of carbon leakage and explore technological solutions.
Amendment 281 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) The Commission, in its Communication ‘The European Green Deal’, announced its intention to assess and make proposals for increasing the Union’s greenhouse gas emission reduction target for 2030 to ensure its consistency with the climate-neutrality objective for 2050. In that Communication, the Commission underlined that all Union policies should contribute to the climate-neutrality objective and that all sectors should play their part. By September 2020, the Commission should, based on a comprehensive impact assessment and taking into account its analysis of the integrated national energy and climate plans submitted to the Commission in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council36 , reviewGiven the Union goal of reaching climate neutrality by 2050 at the latest, it is essential that climate action is further strengthened and particularly that the Union’s 2030 target for climate and explore options for a new 2030 target of 50 to 55 % emission reductions compared with 1990 levels. Where it considers necessary to amend the Union’s 2030 target, it should make proposals to the European Parliament and to the Council to amend this Regulation as appropriate. In addition, the Commission should, by 30 June 2021, assess how the Union legislation implementing that target would need to be amended in order to achieve emission reductions of 50 to 55 % compared to 1990. _________________ 36 Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the Governance of the Energy Union and Climate Action, amending Regulations (EC) No 663/2009 and (EC) No 715/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Directives 94/22/EC, 98/70/EC, 2009/31/EC, 2009/73/EC, 2010/31/EU, 2012/27/EU and 2013/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Directives 2009/119/EC and (EU) 2015/652 and repealing Regulation (EU) No 525/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 328, 21.12.2018, p. 1)climate target is raised to a reduction in emissions of at least 55 % compared with 1990 levels. Consequently, the Commission should, by 30 June 2021, assess how the Union legislation implementing that increased target and other relevant Union legislation promoting the circular economy and contributing to reduce greenhouse gas emissions would need to be amended accordingly.
Amendment 323 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) TAs valid research should be at the core of the EU’s climate actions, the Commission should ensure a robust and objective assessment based on the most up to date scientific, technical and socio- economic findings, and representative of a broad range of independent expertise, and base its assessment on relevant information including information submitted and reported by Member States, reports of the European Environment Agency, best available scientific evidence, including the reports of the IPCC. Given that the Commission has committed to exploring how the EU taxonomy can be used in the context of the European Green Deal by the public sector, this should include information on environmentally sustainable investment, by the Union and Member States, consistent with Regulation (EU) 2020/… [Taxonomy Regulation] when such information becomes available. The Commission should use European statistics and data where available and seek expert scrutiny. The European Environment Agency should assist the Commission, as appropriate and in accordance with its annual work programme.
Amendment 473 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 3
Article 2 – paragraph 3
3. By September 2020, the Commission shall reviewIn light of the climate-neutrality objective set out in Article 2(1), the Union’s 2030 target for climate referred to in Article 2(11) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 in light of the climate-neutrality objective set out in Article 2(1), and explore options for a new 2030 target of 50 toshall be increased to at least 55 % emission reductions compared to 1990. Where the Commission considers that it is necessary to amend that target, it shall make proposals to the European Parliament and to the Council as appropriate.
Amendment 499 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 4
Article 2 – paragraph 4
4. By 30 June 2021, the Commission shall assess how the Union legislation implementing the Union’s 2030 targetclimate target and other relevant Union legislation promoting the circular economy and contributing to reduce greenhouse gas emissions would need to be amended in order to enable the achievement of 50 toat least 55 % emission reductions compared to 1990 and to achieve the climate-neutrality- objective set out in Article 2(1), and consider taking the necessary measures, including the adoption of legislative proposals, in accordance with the Treaties.
Amendment 513 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. In the impact assessment the Commission will complete when submitting any Union legislation, the effect the legislation will have on climate and environment and relevant EU- policies shall be equated with the considerations and conclusions on legal basis, proportionality and subsidiarity and the findings shall be presented in the explanatory memorandum.
Amendment 990 #
2020/0036(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
The Commission shall engage with all parts of society to enable and empower them to take action towards a climate- neutral and climate-resilient society. The Commission shall facilitate an inclusive and accessible process at all levels, including at national, regional and local level and with social and economic partners, citizens and, civil society and sector and industry representation, for the exchange of best practice and to identify actions to contribute to the achievement of the objectives of this Regulation. In addition, the Commission may also draw on the multilevel climate and energy dialogues as set up by Member States in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999.
Amendment 2 #
2019/2816(RSP)
Citation 1 a (new)
- having regard to Article 191 (2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Amendment 9 #
2019/2816(RSP)
Citation 8 a (new)
- having regard to the successive annual European Surveillance of Veterinary Antimicrobial Consumption (ESVAC) reports (since 2011),
Amendment 20 #
2019/2816(RSP)
Citation 17 a (new)
- having regard to the Commission Communication 'European Green Deal' (COM(2019) 640) of the 11 December 2019,
Amendment 29 #
2019/2816(RSP)
Citation 23 a (new)
- having regard to the OECD study 'Pharmaceutical Residues in Freshwater - Hazards and Policy Responses' of November 2019,
Amendment 34 #
2019/2816(RSP)
Recital B
B. whereas the wide use of pharmaceuticals in human and veterinary medicines, including antimicrobial agents, has increased their concentrations in many environmental reservoirs such as soils, sediments and waterbodies in the past 20 years; whereas the population grows and ages and the environmental concentrations are likely to increase, and the impact of climate change will affect both the quantity and the quality of water resources as at times of drought concentrations will be higher; whereas there is a need for more widespread gathering to measure this problem around the world; whereas the largest source of pharmaceuticals entering the environment is their use and disposal;
Amendment 45 #
2019/2816(RSP)
Recital D
D. whereas the excessive and incorrect use of antibiotics, particularly in livestock farming, and moreinappropriate use of antibiotics, and generally poor practices in both human and veterinary medicine, have progressively rendered antimicrobial resistance a massive threat to human and animal health;
Amendment 53 #
2019/2816(RSP)
Recital E
E. whereas pharmaceuticals authorised for human use and put on the market before 2006 were not subject to an environmental risk assessment as part of the authorisation process and might therefore still lack such an assessment;
Amendment 57 #
2019/2816(RSP)
Recital G
G. whereas there is sufficient evidence that action should be taken to reduce the risknegative environmental impact from some pharmaceuticals in the environment, especially their impact on the development and spread of antimicrobial resistance;
Amendment 64 #
2019/2816(RSP)
Recital H
H. whereas the environmental impact of pharmaceuticals has been recognised as an issue of concern by a large number of international organisations, third countries, European institutions, industry associations and Non-Governmental Organisations; whereas Germany, Sweden and the Netherlands have already taken action to address the growing presence of pharmaceuticals in the environment;
Amendment 66 #
2019/2816(RSP)
Recital K
K. whereas in its conclusions of June 2019, the Council called upon the Commission “to assess and define the most effective measures, including legislative measures, to mitigate the effects of pharmaceuticals in the environment and to combat the development of antimicrobial resistance and to reinforce the link with the health sector in this regard”; whereas the Council acknowledged that further research is required to better understand the extent of the emerging human health and environmental impact of pharmaceuticals and their residues;
Amendment 71 #
2019/2816(RSP)
Recital L a (new)
L a. whereas the AMR Industry Alliance has developed industry-driven principles of the Common Antibiotic Manufacturing Framework and determined targets for antibiotic discharge concentration in order to protect ecological resources and lower the potential risk of AMR development in the environment;
Amendment 74 #
2019/2816(RSP)
Recital L b (new)
L b. whereas the Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Initiative (PSCI) has been launched to define, implement and improve responsible supply chain practices, including to minimise negative impacts on the environment;
Amendment 75 #
2019/2816(RSP)
Recital L c (new)
L c. whereas a campaign was launched by several stakeholders to raise awareness on how to dispose of unused or expired medicines appropriately in Europe as part of the #MedsDisposal initiative;
Amendment 79 #
2019/2816(RSP)
Paragraph 3
3. Notes however with concern the veryTakes note of the soft nature of the measures included in the communication; considers that legislaeffective measures are needed in addition to non-legislative measuresorder to properly tackle pharmaceutical pollution and mitigate the negative impacts of pharmaceuticals in the environment;
Amendment 86 #
2019/2816(RSP)
Paragraph 5
5. Considers that a holisticmultistakeholder approach is needed to tackle pharmaceutical pollution, taking into account the entire life cycle of drugmedicines; stresses that regulatory actions have to be taken in line with the precautionary principle; highlights that the polluter pays principle should apply, primarily covering the manufacturing process, but also incentivising better prescription practices and consumer behaviour; Calls on the Commission to consider the use of extended producer responsibility to decrease the negative impacts of pharmaceuticals on the environment;
Amendment 92 #
2019/2816(RSP)
Paragraph 6
6. Highlights that emissions of pharmaceuticals into the environment may not only harm ecosystems, but may also undermine the effectiveness of these same pharmaceuticals, especially in the case of antibiotics, as they can cause the emergence of antibiotic resistance;
Amendment 99 #
2019/2816(RSP)
Paragraph 7
7. Recalls that studies have shown that pharmaceutical products and residues are especially present in water bodies, and that they are inot always effectively filterremoved by wastewater treatment plants;
Amendment 105 #
2019/2816(RSP)
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that due to generally low concentrations, risks are more related to possible cumulative effects of long-term low-dose exposure than to acute or immediate health effects; is particularly concerned by the endocrine disrupting properties of manycertain pharmaceuticals ending up in the environment;
Amendment 113 #
2019/2816(RSP)
Paragraph 9
9. Points to the need to regulate pharmaceuticals under water legislation; rRecalls that interinstitutional negotiations are on-going on a review of the Directive on the quality of water intended for human consumption and on a regulation on minimum requirements for water reuse;
Amendment 129 #
2019/2816(RSP)
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to facilitate the exchange of existing best practices among Member States and stakeholders, including initiatives such as iPiE, the Eco-pharmaco-Stewardship (EPS) and the #MedsDisposal campaign;
Amendment 133 #
2019/2816(RSP)
Subheading 2
Increase awareness and promote prevention measures and prudent use of pharmaceuticals;
Amendment 135 #
2019/2816(RSP)
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Member States to share best practices in the preventive use of antibiotics and to reinforcefully implement the ‘One Health Action Plan Against Antimicrobial Resistance’; reaffirms the positions expressed in its resolution of 13 September 2018 on a European One Health Action Plan against Antimicrobial Resistance;
Amendment 136 #
2019/2816(RSP)
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Member States and on the Commission to promote awareness- raising campaigns and training among veterinaries and physician, pharmacists, physicians, healthcare professionals and patients on the prudent use of pharmaceuticals, particularly of antimicrobials; calls on actors in the pharmaceutical supply chain to contribute to providing to patients with sufficient information on how incorrectly disposed medicines may negatively impact the environment; calls for on-pack labelling in the form of an appropriate pictogramme and a single unit dose barcoding to inform consumers how to properly use and dispose of unused medicines;
Amendment 145 #
2019/2816(RSP)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to promote vaccination as a disease prevention measure, to minimise the need of pharmaceuticals;
Amendment 154 #
2019/2816(RSP)
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on Member States and the Commission to support theresearch and development of pharmaceuticals intrinsically less harmful for the environment (‘greener pharmaceuticals’), which degrade more readily, into harmless substances, in wastewater treatment plants and theby reducing, as far as possible, the pharmaceutical characteristics that affect environmental risks;
Amendment 167 #
2019/2816(RSP)
Paragraph 16
16. Considers that the environmental impacts of pharmaceuticals could be an option to included into the benefit-risk assessment of human medicines, as is already the case for veterinary medicines;
Amendment 175 #
2019/2816(RSP)
Paragraph 20
20. Points to the important role of procurement policy in promoting greener pharmaceuticals that are intrinsically less harmful for the environment; calls on the Commission to develop clear guidance on this issue;
Amendment 191 #
2019/2816(RSP)
Paragraph 24
24. Considers it appropriate that pharmaceutical companies submitperform a joint environmental risk assessment per active substancfor similar products where appropriate so as to have coherent information, avoid duplication of work and reduce animal testing; Recalls the Commission is due to evaluate the feasibility of setting up an EU-wide active substance-based review system by 28 January 2022;
Amendment 204 #
2019/2816(RSP)
Paragraph 27
27. Considers that the overall per capita drug consumption should be reduced, without jeopardising patients’ health; is of the opinion that the overall per animal veterinary medicines consumption should also decrease without compromising animal health and welfare;
Amendment 209 #
2019/2816(RSP)
Paragraph 28
28. Considers that a review of Directive 86/278/EEC on sewage sludge is long overdue; calls on the Commission to make a legislative proposal to review and update Directive 86/278/EEC no later than by the end of 2020, not least so as to avoid that pharmaceutical residues are spread onto fieldsin order to update quality standards according to the latest scientific evidence to promote a true circular economy which does not harm human health and the environment;
Amendment 215 #
2019/2816(RSP)
Paragraph 29
29. Considers that pharmaceutical production plants should pre-treat their wastewater, according to the Best Available Techniques;
Amendment 222 #
2019/2816(RSP)
Paragraph 30
30. Calls foron the Member States to set up and fully enforcement of the existing provisions with regard to take- back schemes for unused medicines;
Amendment 229 #
2019/2816(RSP)
Paragraph 31 a (new)
31 a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to support research, innovation and development of more advanced waste water treatment technologies that can detect and improve the removal of pharmaceutical residues;
Amendment 233 #
2019/2816(RSP)
Paragraph 32
32. Is concerned that monitoring of pharmaceuticals in the environment is still very limited; stresses the need to strengthen post-marketing control mechanisms into comprehensive monitoring, also with regard to environmental effects, as the current surveillance system (pharmacovigilance) is noto adequately and systematically covering the environmental data deficit;
Amendment 59 #
2019/2182(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Insists that the transition toward a European Union free of asbestos should be socially fair and include support for private owners and SMEs;
Amendment 72 #
2019/2182(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Insists on the need to ensure the availability of adequate waste facilities for the safe and sustainable disposal of asbestos materials, located in the vicinity of construction sites; stresses that delivering asbestos waste to landfills is only a temporary solution and that risks of releasing asbestos fibres into the environment should be avoided;
Amendment 73 #
2019/2182(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 c (new)
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7c. Highlights that the waste management of asbestos is a challenge of strategic significance for the EU given the amount of asbestos still to be removed and already in landfills; calls on the Commission and Member States to consider all tools to support investment in sustainable treatment technologies, including channelling public spending through dedicated Important Projects of Common European Interest (IPCEIs); highlights that the treatments of asbestos should fully apply the precautionary principle;
Amendment 84 #
2019/2182(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Stresses that, as the demand for asbestos-related work is likely to grow significantly with the Renovation Wave, there is a crucial need to support research and development in order to strengthen the protection of workers and of the environment, and to improve the reliability and speed of asbestos screening, measurement, removal, and safe waste management;
Amendment 107 #
2019/2182(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. The establishment of centres and the promotion of research for the treatment and inerting of waste containing asbestos by providing for the phasing out of the disposal of such waste in landfills;
Amendment 120 #
2019/2182(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. A roadmap for asbestos-free workplaces and an asbestos-free environment, which could establish priority sectors, comprise support for safe removal, and be subject to periodic evaluation every five years of the progress made by the national and regional authorities;
Amendment 38 #
2019/2131(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Welcomes the study on agricultural interbranch organisations in the European Union
Amendment 92 #
2019/2131(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers that the public demand for more sustainable food systems needs to be addressed, and calls on the Commission to clarify the conditions under which sustainable agreements can be exempted from competition law, namely in the framework of the current review of the Horizontal Block Exemption Regulations and related guidelines; Reaffirms its view that the Commission should issue general guidelines to clarify under which conditions the private sector can come together to agree on collectively increasing sustainability in a sector without breaching competition law; considers that such guidelines are particularly relevant to the agricultural sector due to the environmental challenges it must face and the sustainability requirements it must meet;
Amendment 100 #
2019/2131(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers that the public demand for more sustainable food systems needs to be addressed, and calls on the Commission to clarify for producers and national authorities the conditions under which sustainable agreements can be exempted from competition law, namely in the framework of the current review of the Horizontal Block Exemption Regulations and related guidelines;
Amendment 119 #
2019/2131(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Welcomes the proposal for the Single Market Programme, and, more specifically, the food chain actions supported under the proposed Programme, such as veterinary and phytosanitary measures to address animal and plant health crises; urges the Council and the Parliament to swiftly conclude the negotiations and adopt the Regulation;
Amendment 8 #
2019/2055(DEC)
2. Notes that most rural development actions which were audited produced the expected results but regrets that the Court of Auditors identified weaknesses in the use of result indicators; asks the Commission and Member States to improve their performance framework where needed and to introduce further simplification measures, such as simplified cost options; regretnotes that the Court of Auditors identified weaknesses in the use of result indicatorsa common, measurable and fully developed set of result and output indicators and milestones will be the basis for the proposed new delivery model;
Amendment 22 #
2019/2055(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Is concerned by recent reports of alleged cases of high-level conflicts of interest and land- grabbing by oligarchs with possible facilitation by governmin some Member States; notes that with reference to land ownership, it is first and foremost for the relevant authorities of the Member States to act and to put the necessary systems in place to prevents and public authorities; calls on the Commission to increase efforts to prevent and detect fraud; urges the Commission to be extra vigilant on rule of law mattersavoid fraud; highlights that all allegations or suspicions concerning fraud and the misuse or mismanagement of Union funds should be addressed to OLAF; in this regard notes the importance of a transparent and strong governance system and further calls on the Commission to increase efforts to prevent and detect fraud;
Amendment 39 #
2019/2055(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Highlights that increased flexibility of Member States in allocating CAP subsidies risks further aggravating abuses, and urges therefore the Commission to avoid renationalisation of the CAPwithout a strong, measurable, fully developed and common set of output and result indicators and milestones, the increased flexibility of Member States in allocating CAP subsidies may lead to an increase in the error rate;
Amendment 40 #
2019/0101(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) In order to allow manufacturers to comply with the Euro 6 emission limits in the context of RDE test procedure, the compliance criteria for RDE should be introduced in two steps. During the first step, upon the request of the manufacturer, a temporary conformity factor should apply, while as a second step only the final conformity factor should be used. The Commission should keep under review the final conformity factors in lightwill apply the final conformity. The Commission should adjust downwards the margin of error used to calculate the final conformity factor every year as a result of the improved accuracy of the measuring procedure ofr technical progress of PEMS equipment.
Amendment 48 #
2019/0101(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9 a) The Commission should establish ambitious and robust requirements for PEMS measuring equipment that may be used for RDE tests. These requirements should ensure the use of the best available PEMS equipment to ensure accurate measurement of air pollutants, including NOx and number of particles (PN).
Amendment 53 #
2019/0101(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 b (new)
Recital 9 b (new)
(9 b) In order to reduce air pollution, the emission limits standards for NOx (and other particle) emissions need to be revised downwards in the post-Euro 6 legislative proposal. Therefore, it is of utmost importance that the Commission present the post-Euro-6 legislative proposal as soon as possible, and at the latest by June 2021, in line with the commitments made under the European Green Deal ensuring a pathway towards zero-emission mobility.
Amendment 74 #
2019/0101(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Regulation (EC) No 715/2007
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – point a a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – point a a (new)
(a a) amending this Regulation in order to establish ambitious requirements for PEMS measuring equipment, based on the best available techniques, to ensure accurate measurement of air pollutants. Results of those measurements shall be submitted in a unified form and shall be made publicly available online across the Union.
Amendment 81 #
2019/0101(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10
Regulation (EC) No 715/2007
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 14 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) amending this Regulation in order to adapt to technical progresreview annually downwards the pollutant-specific final conformity factors set out in Table 2a to Annex I.;
Amendment 92 #
2019/0101(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex – paragraph 1
Annex – paragraph 1
Regulation (EC) No 715/2007
Annex I – table 2a – row 2
Annex I – table 2a – row 2
CF 1,43 1 + margin 1,5+ - - - pollutant- final (2) of error margin of -final (2) (margin error =0,32*) (margin =0,5*) * To be revised downwards on the basis of the imminent assessment of the Joint Research Centre. (2) CF pollutant-final is the conformity factor used to determine compliance with the Euro 6 emission limits by taking into account the technical uncertainties linked with the use of the Portable Emission Measurement Systems (PEMS). It is therefore expressed as 1 + a margin of error.
Amendment 99 #
2019/0101(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex – paragraph 1
Annex – paragraph 1
Amendment 80 #
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 and direct air capture, that yet have to prove their feasibility. Underlines that carbon capture and storage takes a key position in the IPCC report and should therefore be seriously considered as an option for emission reduction in the EU; considers that the EU net-zero strategy should not overly rely on such 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 273 #
2018/2974(RSP)
Paragraph 23
23. Reiterates its call on the Commission to explore as soon as possible policy options for rapidly addressing methane emissions as part of a Union strategic plan for methane, and to present legislative proposals to the European Parliament and the Council to that effect; underlines thate potential of the agriculture wilal bsecome one of the main remaining sources of EU GHG emissions in 2050 due in particular to methane and nitrous oxide emissions;tor to tackle the challenges of climate change, for example by ecological and technological innovations as well as by carbon capture in soils.
Amendment 65 #
2018/2597(RSP)
Paragraph 13
13. Calls for further evidenceon the Commission to further monitor and report ofn the effectiveness and efficiency of the projects, especially with regard to costs and savings, as they are expected to provide value for moneyusing both qualitative and quantitative indicators, and carefully examining the possibilities for cost savings, with a focus on the delivery of value for money and environmental improvements as set out in Article 3 of the LIFE Regulation;
Amendment 69 #
2018/2597(RSP)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Supports an enhancement of the results-orientation including through a requirement to produce measurable effects on the environment and climate change in all projects under all priority areas; in this regard welcomes the changes included in the 2018-2020 multiannual work programme;
Amendment 3 #
2018/2110(INI)
Aa. whereas Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 on the protection of animals during transport operations applies to the transport of all live vertebrate animals carried out within the Community;
Amendment 25 #
2018/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas training and education of drivers to promote careful driving based on which types of animals are being transported would improve the welfare of animals during transport1a; _________________ 1a https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournal /pub/1966
Amendment 28 #
2018/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas proper animal handling may result in reduced time to load and unload animals, reduced weight loss, fewer injuries and wounds and better meat quality;
Amendment 31 #
2018/2110(INI)
D. whereas fitness for transportation is a major factor in ensuring animal welfare during transport, as welfare risks during transport are greater for animals which are injured, pregnant or sick;
Amendment 36 #
2018/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas the quality and the frequency of the Member States’ inspections has a direct impact on the level of compliance with the requirements;
Amendment 38 #
2018/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
Amendment 44 #
2018/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas Member States are responsible for ensuring correct implementation and enforcement of Regulation 1/2005 at national level, including official inspections while the Commission is responsible for ensuring that Member States implement EU legislation properly;
Amendment 88 #
2018/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Deplores the fact that the overall degree of progress in implementation of Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 by the Member States has been insufficient to meet the Regulation’s main objective, which is to improve animal welfare during transport; urges the Commission to pursue legal action against, and impose sanctions on, Member States which fail to apply the Regulation correctly;
Amendment 107 #
2018/2110(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Urges the Commission to offer incentives toexamine how farmers to, slaughter theihouses and the meat processing industry can be incentivised to slaughter animals at the nearest slaughter facility in order to prevent lengthy animal transportation times; calls on the Commission to present innovative solutions in this regard;
Amendment 111 #
2018/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Emphasises that non-compliance with the Regulation by Member States threatens the Regulation’s purpose to prevent the occurrence and spread of infectious animal diseases;
Amendment 127 #
2018/2110(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Notes that farmers, transporters and competent authorities across Member States may have different interpretations of Regulation 1/2005, especially regarding the fitness of animals for transport; calls on the Commission to revise the Regulation to specify the requirements for transport where needed;
Amendment 131 #
2018/2110(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Highlights the importance of proper training of drivers and farmers to improve animal welfare during transport; welcomes the Commissions initiatives to improve this so far, calls on the Commission to extend its efforts;
Amendment 133 #
2018/2110(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Calls on the Commission to develop reliable indicators and public data to measure the development of animal welfare during transport of live animals, to be able to make science-based policy changes in the future;
Amendment 137 #
2018/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that repeated infringements should lead to prosecution, penalties including the confiscation of vehicles, and compulsory retraining of those responsible for the welfare and transport of animals; considers that the penalties should reflect the damage, scope, duration and recurrence of the infringement;
Amendment 229 #
2018/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls on the Commission to approve innovative alternatives for export checks in accordance with Regulation 2016/4291a Article 133(2), such as platform inspections, which are an improvement for animal welfare through a lower stocking rate and does not require animals to be unloaded and thus shortens waiting times. _________________ 1a Regulation 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on transmissible animal diseases and amending and repealing certain acts in the area of animal health ('Animal Health Law')
Amendment 236 #
2018/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Notes that the requirement of animal health certificates for transport across Member States gives a negative incentive to choose domestic destinations over the closest possible destination; calls on the Commission to use their powers as stated in Regulation 2016/4291a Article 144(1) to adopt a delegated act to provide a derogation for movements that pose a low risk for the spread of disease;
Amendment 277 #
2018/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. UNotes that high standards of hygiene and other requirements have rendered small slaughterhouses economically unviable resulting in a total decline in their numbers; urges the Commission to support, where needed, the construction of economically viable slaughter facilities within Member States so that animals are slaughtered as close as possible to their place of rearing; Considers that mobile slaughterhouses should be available in all Member States;
Amendment 299 #
2018/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Commission to develop a strategy to shift from live transport to atransport of live animals for the sole purpose of being slaughtered to promote trade of meat- and- carcasses-only trade and replace transport of breeding animals with semen or embryos, given the environmental, animal welfare and food safety impact of live animal transport;
Amendment 323 #
2018/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Welcomes the Commission's commitment to develop animal-based welfare indicators, considers that the Commission should develop these indicators without delay to be used as a complement to current legislative requirements, the animal-based welfare indicators should promote better animal welfare outcomes of animals in transport;
Amendment 332 #
2018/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 c (new)
Paragraph 19 c (new)
19c. Recognizes that lower stocking densities and interrupting journeys to let animals rest have an adverse economic impact on transport operators which may affect the proper handling of transported animals; Calls on the Commission to encourage incentives for the proper handling of transported animals;
Amendment 339 #
2018/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the Commission to develop a full working definition of what constitutes fitness, and to provide robust training courses to farmers, drivers and veterinarianstransporters, traders, assembly centres, slaughterhouses, veterinarians or any operator involved in the transport of animals, in order to reduce the high levels of fitness infringement in Member States;
Amendment 347 #
2018/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Calls on the Commission to take action to prevent the spread of infectious diseases of animals in transport both within EU and coming from third countries by promoting biosecurity measures, increased animal welfare and give priority to direct transport that reduce the risk for direct or indirect contact with animals from other holdings, and avoid unloading at control posts if possible;
Amendment 361 #
2018/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls for the upcoming CAP reform to maintain and reinforce the link between increased CAP payments and improved animal welfare conditions which fully respect or go beyond the standards set out in Regulation 1/2005;
Amendment 394 #
2018/2110(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Deplores the fact that the standards practised by third countries are not as high as those within the EU; calls on the Commission to strengthen the existing requirements vis-à-vis the Union’s trading partners, especially regarding trade in and transport of animals;
Amendment 30 #
2018/2102(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Points out that, generally speaking, European competition policy is applied with the aim of systematically defending consumers at the expensefair competition between all actors on the internal market, with special emphasis on the interests of consumers; considers that interests of agricultural producers;, considumers that these two interestand European citizens should be placed on an equal footing;
Amendment 35 #
2018/2102(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Considers that interests of European citizens demanding a sustainable and environmental friendly society should be taken into account; recalls the cooperation of farmers and different entities on energy transition, animal welfare standards and climate mitigation and its friction with competition law; calls therefore on the Commission, taking into account the functioning of the single market and the benefits for the society as a whole, for exemptions from competition rules to facilitate cooperation, both horizontally and vertically, on sustainability initiatives;
Amendment 42 #
2018/2102(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Encourages Member States' competition authorities to take account of the demand from consumers for sustainable food production which requires increasing account to be taken of 'public goods' value in food pricing; in this regard asks that European competition policy looks deeper than the lowest common denominator of 'cheap food';
Amendment 59 #
2018/2102(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that the inter-branch organisations model is the mosta successful form of organisation, because it provides a structure for all the players in a sector; considers that different models of cooperation, such as this model should be promoted by the CAPfacilitated;
Amendment 87 #
2018/2102(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to ensure that the interests of farmers are protected followwhen assessing thean acquisition of Monsanto by the Bayer group, whichin relation to merger controls, which potentially could damage competition in the field of access to crop protection products and seedessential products for farmers.
Amendment 28 #
2018/2094(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Reflects the long term aim for a transition to a market-driven and sustainable European agriculture that increases competiveness and decreases the farmers needs for income support; calls for alignment of the CAP with other EU policies and underlines the need for a general budgetary discipline; when budgetary increases are necessary for certain priorities, at first and foremost cuts are needed elsewhere;
Amendment 31 #
2018/2094(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Underlines the need for true simplification of the CAP, aiming for a policy focusing on results and output rather than compliance; believes the CAP needs to be more market oriented, where farmers become less dependent on public support and where competitiveness in the sector is increased;
Amendment 18 #
2018/2046(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Recalls the accountability to taxpayers and consumers and therefore urges strong annual budget discipline in order to take into account the financial burden of citizens; stresses that the cost effectiveness of current policies, programmes and measures should be reviewed annually and, where necessary, appropriate measures taken.
Amendment 21 #
2018/2046(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Recalls the accountability to taxpayers and consumers and therefore urges strong annual budget discipline in order to take into account the financial burden of citizens; stresses that the cost effectiveness of current policies, programmes and measures should be reviewed annually and, where necessary, appropriate measures should be taken;
Amendment 34 #
2018/2037(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the Common Agriculture Policy (CAP) is the most integrated and successful EU policy, serving as basis for European integration, and should remain a common policy with an ambitiousdequate budget;
Amendment 63 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the changes of the current CAP must be based on strategic aims to strengthen competitiveness and ensure sound and safe food;
Amendment 104 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the new delivery model (NDM) is at the core of the Commission’s communication on the Future of Food and Farming, and is to be welcomed, provided that it ensures genuine simplification, not only at EU level but also at Member State and regional level, and flexibility for farmerand simplification for beneficiaries, without adding new constraints on Member States and thus a new layer of complexity, while safeguarding the functioning of the internal market and a level playing field;
Amendment 121 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the CAP must play an important role in strengthening the competitiveness of the sector and enable overcoming stagnation and volatility of farm incomes which, despite the concentration and intensification of production and increasing productivity, are still lower than in the rest of the economy;
Amendment 127 #
2018/2037(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls for a CAP that has its top priority the transition of each European farm towards an undertaking combining economic with environmental performance standarresult-based CAP that is aligned with other EU policies and has its top priority the transition to market-driven and sustainable European agriculture by enhancing competiveness and setting European environmental, sustainable and societal development performance targets for the delivery of public goods;
Amendment 167 #
2018/2037(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for the integrity of the first pillar to be currently maintained, built as it is on enhanced cross-compliance of support measures calibrated to maximise the results expected for each farmer, notwithstanding the long-term aim to decrease the farmers needs for income support;
Amendment 176 #
2018/2037(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for a first pillar, defined at EU level, that recognises the importance of direct aid and that includes, as a share of up to 30 % of the pillar budget, a contractual incitement scheme fora clear link between granting direct aid and the delivery of public goods which would facilitate a transition towards of European agriculture combining economic with environmentaltowards a genuinely sustainable and competitive model, combining economic with environmental, sustainable and societal development performance standards;
Amendment 195 #
2018/2037(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for a renovated second pillar that is less complex and more efficient, focused on truly incentive territorial and sector development policies that place agro-environmental initiatives, animal welfare, investment, training, research and innovation at the core of local issues;
Amendment 196 #
2018/2037(INI)
Ha. whereas the one-size-fits-all model does not work; whereas there is a need for an updated and fairer system of payments;
Amendment 213 #
2018/2037(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers that only with sucwith a complementary or merged model can the EU’s ambitious goals with regard to the environment and rural development can be reached;
Amendment 213 #
2018/2037(INI)
I. whereas the emergence of new challenges and opportunities, such as increasing global trade, is necessitating fair and sustainable conditions for the global exchange of goods and services, within the framework of the WTO and in accordance with existing EU social, economic and environmental, sanitary and phytosanitary as well as animal welfare standards, which should be promoted in order to create a genuine level playing field within and outside the EU;
Amendment 227 #
2018/2037(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. CEmphasizes that the CAP’s goals are focused on food production and considers that the CAP must includrecognize an ambitious European green energy strategy promoting highly sustainable biofuels based on the co- production of plant protein;
Amendment 237 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas while the focus on research and development for both product and process innovation is to be welcomed, more must be done to translate the results of research into farming practice, facilitated by EU-widpublic and private agricultural extension services all over the EU;
Amendment 260 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas the agriculture and food sector must be incentivised including through reducing hinders and regulatory and administrative burdens to continue to contribute to the environmental care and climate action objectives of the EU set out in international agreements such as the Paris Agreement and the UN SDGs;
Amendment 270 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas the European Union in the future CAP must strive for a significant limitation in the use of antibiotics in the agriculture and food sector to strengthen sustainable farming;
Amendment 280 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas the European Court of Auditors has underlined the fact that the green payments introduced as part of the 2013 reform create added complexity and bureaucracy, are difficult to understand, and fail to significantly enhance the CAP’s environmental and climate performance; which is important to bear in mind when designing the new green architecture for CAP
Amendment 314 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
N. whereas it is essential to ensure fair competition within the single market within the sector and to deal fairly and transparently with other players in the food chain , both up and downstream, and to further strengthen incentives to prevent crises with active management tools to be deployed at sectoral level and by public authorities;
Amendment 327 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
Recital O
O. whereas the new challenges for European agriculture within the EU’s political priorities, as stated in the Commission’s reflection paper on the future of EU finances, require the next multiannual financial framework (MFF) to provide sufficientadequate public funds to cover both existing and new challenges;
Amendment 363 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the intention to simplify and modernise the CAP, but emphasises that the integrity of the single market and, the position of the farmer and ensuring a truly common policy must be the overriding priorities of reform;
Amendment 373 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls for changes of the current CAP be based on strategic aims to strengthen competitiveness, sustainability and ensure sound and safe food;
Amendment 394 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses the importance of an equal playing field for farmers;
Amendment 420 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that subsidiarity for Member States should only be granted within a common setframework ofn rules and tools agreed at EU level as part of a uniform approach to all programming efforts and eligibility criteria, should cover both of the CAP’s pillars and ensure, in particular, a European approach in Pillar I and thus a level playing field;
Amendment 438 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Reminds the Commission of theHighlights that a future reform needs to fully respect the distribution of powers within each Member State, often set out in their constitutions, particularly in terms of respecting the legal competences of the EU’s regions when implementing policies;
Amendment 446 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the efforts of the Commission to establish programme design, implementation and control ofn an output-based approach for the CAP with less bureaucracy, simplified procedures and greater transparency of objectives and tools, in order to foster performance rather than compliance, while ensuring adequate and proportional risk based monitoring via clearly defined, solid and measurable indicators at EU level, including an appropriate system of quality control and penalties;
Amendment 482 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Reminds, that in the previous reform the definition of an “active farmer” was difficult to agree, therefore the output of a farm could be a better- targeted and measurable solution (e.g. keeping land in good agricultural state, implementing good animal husbandry, contributing to circular economy) to define an "active" farmer;
Amendment 487 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses that part-time farmers and farmers with income combination must not be excluded;
Amendment 500 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to grant more flexibility to Member States and regions as well as farmers within the framework of the agricultural de minimis rules;
Amendment 524 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Considers it necessaryappropriate to maintain the current two-pillared architecture, particularly Pillar I, which is dedicated to income support for farmers; considers it necessary, at the same time, to compensate for the provision of public goods on the basis of uniform criteria, while allowing Member States to take specific approaches to reflect local conditions, however for the long-term future of the agricultural sector in the EU the policies of the Union needs to drive better competitiveness with the aim to decrease the farmers needs for CAP- support;
Amendment 549 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Calls on the Commission for a CAP that achieves more innovation, contributes to advance the bio-economy and to solutions to biodiversity, environment and climate;
Amendment 555 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Considers that the current CAP architecture can onlyachieving the ambitions of a revised and efficient CAP after 2020 and deliver on its objectives if sufficiently funded; calls, therefore, for the CAP budget to be maintained in the next MFF at at least the current level in order to achieve the ambitions of a revised and efficient CAP beyond 2020can only be done if the CAP budget is adequately funded;
Amendment 576 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Believes that due to different challenges affecting the EU the opportunity must be seized to simplify and modernize the CAP by better targeting the use of CAP support and move towards a market driven agriculture;
Amendment 588 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Sees furthermore this as an opportunity to modernise the financing of the CAP and to ensure that it provides maximum EU added value for all citizens;
Amendment 649 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Underlines the necessity of identifying the key elements of a transparent and objective and predictable system of penalties and incentives for determining farmers’ eligibility for public funding, which should consist of simple voluntary and mandatory measures and reflects the targeted and result-based approach in order to foster performance rather than compliance;
Amendment 667 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls for the existing system for calculating direct payments in Pillar I, which is often based on historic entitlements, to be replaced by an EU-wide uniform method of calculating payments, taking in to account the differences in agricultural activities and structures in the member states and regions, in order to make the system simpler and more transparent;
Amendment 704 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Believes that the one-size-fits-all system does not function;
Amendment 710 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Calls to allow for flexibility to choose the policy design best suited for national circumstances;
Amendment 727 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses the need for a fairmore level playing field distribution of direct payments between Member States, which must take into account the fact that natural conditions, socio-economic differences, general living standards, different production costs and the amounts differenceived by Member States under Pillar IIs in purchasing power are not the same around Europe;
Amendment 762 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Stresses that an EU flat-rate payment system would not quite reflect EU agricultural diversity;
Amendment 768 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Believes that, providedunder the condition that a level playing field in the sSingle mMarket can beis guaranteed, voluntary coupled support (VCS) paymentsall kind of sector specific support should be maintained, as a tool to counteract specific difficulties, particularly those arising from the structural competitive disadvantage of less-favoured and mountainous regions, as well as those which are more temporary in nature and arise from a shift away from the old entitlement scheme, for exampleegrated into voluntary measures and strictly linked to the provision of goods and services as established in the dedicated development strategies elaborated in all MS within a common EU framework;
Amendment 840 #
2018/2037(INI)
15a. Recalls that the generation renewal and the installation of young farmers must be encouraged by measures of CAP keeping in mind that it is also highly dependent on the overall income perspective, the image of agriculture and the quality of life in rural areas that can be improved through rural development measures like easing their access to land, loans and credits as well as priority access to national reserve funds;
Amendment 1005 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Believes that a comprehensive catalogue of mandatory (regulatory, currently cross-compliance)and voluntary-based (current Greening and agri-environmental) measures would improve transparency and benefits regarding the CAP;
Amendment 1022 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission to foster innovation, research and modernisation in agriculture by supporting training and agriculturalby supporting a strong advisory system and training better adapted to needs of CAP beneficiaries; training and extension as a pre-condition in programme design and implementation in all Member States, while fostering the transfer of know-how and the exchange ofknow-how transfer and best practice models exchange between Members States;
Amendment 1056 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Reminds that access to advisory services that propose farm-tailored solutions are major drivers for innovation in agriculture and forestry and the rural economy;
Amendment 1060 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Underlines that the Commission should be regularly evaluating such a support and measuring innovation and modernisation wherever possible;
Amendment 1062 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Stresses that investment in innovation is the key for more competitiveness and empowerment of farmers;
Amendment 1075 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19b. Believes that investments in innovation, education and training are vital for the future of European agriculture;
Amendment 1081 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 d (new)
Paragraph 19 d (new)
19d. Notes that each farm is different and therefore individual solutions are needed;
Amendment 1091 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the Commission to maintain the current common market organisation (CMO) framework, and reminds on the already achieved changes within the Omnibus regulation including the individual sector plans (wine, and fruit and vegetables) and the EU, school fruit, vegetables and milk scheme,) with the ultimate aim of strengthening the sustainability and competiveness of each sector while enabling access for all farmers; ;
Amendment 1129 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Insists on the critical need for the future CAP to support farmersto create market conditions stimulating the development of private risk management schemes to farmers in order for them to more efficiently in orderbe able to cope with price and income volatility due to climate, health and market risks, by creating additional incentives for flexible risk management and stabilisation tools while ensuring broad access, the role of the CAP in this regards should be fully examined;
Amendment 1177 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Insists on the necessityimportance of strengthening the position of producers within the food supply chain, in particular by guaranteeing them a fair share of the added value, by fostering inter-sectoral cooperation, and strengthening transparency in the markets and crisis prevention;
Amendment 1200 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Commission to allow and indeed encourage – particularly in the dairy sector – active crisis management instruments, such as voluntary sector agreements to manage supply in quantitative terms among producers, producers organisations and processors, and to examine the possibility of extending such instruments to other sectors;
Amendment 1219 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Calls for an in-depth review of the current crisis reserve mechanism in order to create an independent financial instrument exempt from the budgetary principle of annuality, so as to permit budgetary transfers from one year to the next, thereby enabling quick andidentify the best way for effective responses to crisis situations, including those involving animal and plant health, disease-related issues and food safety;
Amendment 1239 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Believes that while trade agreements are beneficial to the EU agricultural sector overall, and necessary for strengthening the EU’s position on the global agricultural market, that sector specific sensibilities have to be taken in to account, and that they also pose a number of challenges that require reinforced safeguard mechanisms to ensure a level playing field between farmers in the EU and in the rest of the world;
Amendment 1263 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Reminds that products entering the EU should respect European animal welfare and environmental standards;
Amendment 1278 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Calls for clear and transparent initiatives to promote EU production, safety and environmental standards and quality production schemes, through both labelling and marketing activities on internal and third-country markets;
Amendment 1334 #
2018/2037(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Calls on the Commission to propose, before the application of the NDM, a transitional period long enough to ensure a soft landing and to avoid any delay in farmers’ annual payments and in the implementation of rural development programmmeasures;
Amendment 142 #
2018/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that joint actions by all stakeholders, including consumers, are necessary in order to succeed and achieve an outcome that is advantageous for both the economy and the environment; emphasises that converting general concern about plastic waste into public responsibility and behavioural change remains an equally important challenge;
Amendment 143 #
2018/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that joint actions by all stakeholders, including consumers, are necessary in order to succeed and achieve an outcome that is advantageous for both the economy and the environment; emphasises that converting general concern about plastic waste into public responsibility and behavioural change remains an equally important challenge;
Amendment 160 #
2018/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the competent authorities in the Member States to ensure that the entire waste acquis is fully and swiftly implemented;
Amendment 166 #
2018/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Reiterates that Member States shall make use of economic instruments and other measures to provide incentives for the application of the waste hierarchy;
Amendment 175 #
2018/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Stresses that the compliance with the obligation for separate collection of waste is key in order to avoid locking in resources at the lower levels of the waste hierarchy, and to enable high-quality recycling and boost the uptake of qualitative secondary raw materials; maintains that the 2030 recycling targets should be examined with a view to at least maintain and, if appropriate, increasing them, with attention being paid also to specific waste streams;
Amendment 205 #
2018/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to make ‘circularity first’ an overarching principle, also for non-packaging plastic items, by developing product standards and revifocusing on the eco-design legislative frameworkand resource efficiency of products;
Amendment 213 #
2018/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure that measures that stimulate the creation of an internal market for secondary raw materials and the uptake of these are implemented;
Amendment 227 #
2018/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Notes that low fossil fuel prices, low demand and lack of high-grade supply on the European market has contributed to the lack of uptake of recycled plastic; emphasises that a stable, domestic market for secondary raw materials is necessary to ensure the transition to a circular economy; calls on the Commission to identify and remove the barriers that face trade in secondary raw materials in order to create level playing field;
Amendment 231 #
2018/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Asks the Commission to learn from best practices with independent third-party certification and promote the certification of recycled plastics at the EU- level, as verification is essential in order to boost market confidence;
Amendment 338 #
2018/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Stresses that there are various pathways to achieving high collection and recycling rates and a reduction in litter, including dseposit-refund schemes orarate collection, extended producer responsibility (EPR) schemes deposit-refund schemes; underlines that the choice of a certain scheme remains within the remit of the competent authority in the Member State, which can take local specificities into account and ensure that any existing well-performing and cost- efficient systems are not jeopardised;
Amendment 344 #
2018/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Underlines that the reduction of plastic waste and recycling is not only the responsibility of producers, but equally of consumers, retailers, and competent authorities; believes consumers should be made aware of the polluting nature of plastic waste and should be stimulated to take their responsibility to recycle plastic waste as well as consider alternatives to conventional plastic products, such as bio-based plastics, in order to prevent the creation of unnecessary plastic waste;
Amendment 345 #
2018/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Underlines that the reduction of plastic waste and recycling is not only the responsibility of producers, but equally of consumers, retailers, and local governments. Believes consumers should be made aware of the polluting nature of plastic waste and should be stimulated to take their responsibility to recycle plastic waste as well as consider alternatives to conventional plastic products, such as bio-plastics, in order to prevent the creation of unnecessary plastic waste;
Amendment 374 #
2018/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Strongly supports the Commission in coming forward with clear harmonised rules on both bio-based content and, biodegradability and compostability in order to tackle existing misconceptions and misunderstandings about bio-plastics;
Amendment 394 #
2018/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Emphasises that bio-based plastics offer potential for partial feedstock differentiation and calls for further R&D investment in this regard; acknowledges the existence of innovative bio-based materials already on the market; stresses the need for neutral and equal treatment of substitute materials;
Amendment 399 #
2018/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Calls for an EU ban on oxo- degradable plastic, as this type of plastic does not safely biodegrade and therefore fails to deliver a proven environmental benefit;
Amendment 404 #
2018/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Calls on the Commission to introduce a ban on micro-plastics which are intentionally added to products, such as cosmetics and cleaning products, and for which viable alternatives are available; restrictions at EU level on micro-plastics (solid plastic particles smaller than 5mm in any dimension and insoluble in water) which are intentionally added to products, such as cosmetics and cleaning products, and asks at the same time the Commission to encourage relevant industries the replacement of all microplastics with viable and efficient alternatives;
Amendment 415 #
2018/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Calls on the Commission to set minimum requirements in product legislation to significantly reduce the release of micro-plastics at source, in particular for textiles, tyres, paints and cigarette butts; acknowledges the on-going research in these areas and calls on the Commission to support research in sewage sludge treatment technologies;
Amendment 425 #
2018/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Calls on the Commission to look into the sources, distribution, fate and effects of both macro- and micro-plastics in the context of wastewater treatment and storm water management in the ongoing fitness check on the Water Framework Directive and the Floods Directive; furthermore calls on Member States’ competent authorities and the Commission to ensure the full enforcement of the Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive;
Amendment 428 #
2018/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)
Paragraph 33 a (new)
33a. Calls on the Commission to link its Plastic Strategy with the aims of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive;
Amendment 442 #
2018/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 34 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Underlines the potential for the bioeconomy to develop sustainable alternatives for plastics;
Amendment 443 #
2018/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 34 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Amendment 454 #
2018/2035(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 a (new)
Paragraph 34 a (new)
34a. Underlines the need to address regulatory barriers to innovation and calls on the Commission to examine possible EU innovation deals in line with achieving the goals set out in the Plastics Strategy;
Amendment 10 #
2018/2024(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Advocates stability for than adequate agriculture budget, and hence opposes any cuts to it in the 2019 budget in 2019, especially in view of the serious crises and price volatility experienced by the agricultural sector in recent years;
Amendment 15 #
2018/2024(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Recalls the accountability to taxpayers and consumers and therefore urges for a strong budget discipline in order to take duly into account the financial burden of citizens; stresses that the cost effectiveness of current policies and programmes should be reviewed and, where necessary, take appropriate measures.
Amendment 126 #
2018/2008(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Acknowledges producer's rights to produce different products within the single market; stresses at the same time producer's obligation to inform consumers correctly by means of clear labelling. Demands, therefore, full compliance with the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive and the Food Information Regulation, especially article 7 of the latter Regulation: 'Fair information practices', in order to avoid misleading practices;
Amendment 9 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission communication on a balanced and progressive trade policy to harness globalisation1 ; underlines the importance of this communication for a European agriculture sector that is suffering from unbalanced competition on both the EU and foreign marketswhich needs a balanced trade policy to guarantee a fair global level playing field; _________________ 1 COM(2017)0492.
Amendment 16 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Reminds that EU's agricultural sector has a great export potential, which should be supported by balanced trade agreements with third countries;
Amendment 26 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that harnessing globalisation should involve both strengthening global discipline to prevent unfair competition and distortions of trade in agriculture, and avoiding undue exposure of sensitive EU agricultural sectors to competition from imports of products that are not subject to similar standards, costs and constraints as regards, for example, environmental protectionreminds that all the imports to the EU should comply with EU standards regarding food safety and animal welfare that complies with the European “from Farm to Fork” system;
Amendment 63 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Reminds of the importance of efficient implementation of the concluded trade agreements to guarantee that our farmers can benefit to the full extent from the export opportunities provided by these agreements, such as CETA;
Amendment 86 #
2018/2005(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Welcomes the EU trade agreement with Japan, EU’s fourth biggest agriculture export market, which will provide a good export opportunities for many European agri-products, such as dairy;
Amendment 57 #
2018/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 44
Recital 44
(44) A high level of health protection through the food supply chain is necessary to allow the internal market to operate efficiently. A safe and sustainable food supply chain is a prerequisite for society and for the internal market. Cross border health crises and food scares disrupt the functioning of the internal market by limiting the movements of persons and goods and disrupting production. Therefore prevention of new and unknown pests and diseases should be a key priority.
Amendment 78 #
2018/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) contributing to a high level of health for humans, animals and plants along the food chain and in related areas, including by preventing and eradicating diseases and pests, and to support the improvement of the welfare of animals as well as a sustainable food production and consumption; thereby focusing on stimulating research, innovation and the exchange of best practises between stakeholders in these fields;
Amendment 79 #
2018/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 44
Recital 44
(44) A high level of health protection through the food supply chain is necessary to allow the internal market to operate efficiently. A safe and sustainable food supply chain is a prerequisite for society and for the internal market. Cross border health crises and food scares disrupt the functioning of the internal market by limiting the movements of persons and goods and disrupting production. Therefore prevention of new and unknown pests and diseases should be a key priority.
Amendment 96 #
2018/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point 1.3 – point 1.3.4 a (new)
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point 1.3 – point 1.3.4 a (new)
1.3.4a. Measures to monitor the appearance of known as well as currently unknown pests and diseases.
Amendment 102 #
2018/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 11
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 11
11. Technical and scientific work, including studies and coordination activities, necessary to safeguard prevention of the appearance of new as well as unknown pests and diseases and to ensure the correct implementation of the legislation in the area related to the specific objective referred to in Article 3(2)(e) and the adaptation of that legislation to scientific, technological and societal developments.
Amendment 121 #
2018/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) contributing to a high level of health for humans, animals and plants along the food chain and in related areas, including by preventing and eradicating diseases and pests, and to support the improvement of the welfare of animals as well as a sustainable food production and consumption; thereby focusing on stimulating research, innovation and the exchange of best practices between stakeholders in these fields.
Amendment 152 #
2018/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point 1.3 – point 1.3.4 a (new)
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point 1.3 – point 1.3.4 a (new)
1.3.4 a. Measures to monitor the appearance of known as well as currently unknown pests and diseases.
Amendment 160 #
2018/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 11
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point 11
11. Technical and scientific work, including studies and coordination activities, necessary to safeguard prevention of the appearance of new as well as unknown pests and diseases and to ensure the correct implementation of the legislation in the area related to the specific objective referred to in Article 3(2)(e) and the adaptation of that legislation to scientific, technological and societal developments.
Amendment 57 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Reflecting the important contribution that research and innovation should make to address challenges in food, agriculture, rural development and the bioeconomy, and to seize the corresponding research and innovation opportunities in close synergy with Common Agricultural Policy, relevant actions under the Specific Programme will be supported with the dedicated EUR 10 billion for the cluster 'Food and Natural Resources' for the period 2021-2027.
Amendment 108 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.1 – paragraph 1
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.1 – paragraph 1
Human activities are exerting increasing pressure on soils, seas and oceans, water, air, biodiversity and other natural resources. Nourishing the planet's growing population is directly dependent on the health of natural systems and sustainable use of resources. However, combined with climate change, humanity's growing demand for natural resources creates environmental pressures that go far beyond sustainable levels, affecting ecosystems and their capacity to provide services for human well-being. The concepts of the circular economy, the bioeconomy and the blue economy provide an opportunity to balance environmental, social and economic goals and to set human activities on a path to sustainability.
Amendment 113 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.1 – paragraph 2
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.1 – paragraph 2
Meeting the goals of sustainable development, guaranteeing the production and consumption of safe and healthy food, promoting sustainable practices in agriculture, aquaculture, fisheries and forestry, ensuring access to clean water, soil and air for all, cleaning up the seas and oceans, preserving and restoring the planet’s vital natural systems and environment requires that we harness the potential of research and innovation. But the pathways for the transition to sustainability and ways to overcome resilient barriers are hardly understood. Making the transition to sustainable consumption and production and restoring planetary health requires investing in technologies, new business models, and socialo-economic and environmental innovation. This creates new opportunities for a sustainable, resilient, innovative and responsible European economy, boosting resource efficiency, productivity and competitiveness, and generating jobs and growth.
Amendment 116 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.1 – paragraph 3
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.1 – paragraph 3
Activities will build a knowledge base and deliver solutions to: ensuring that biodiversity is maintained in the face of growing demand on natural resources, sustainably manage and use natural resources from land and seaaquatic environments - and enhance the role of terrestrial and aquatic systems as carbon sinks; ensure food and nutrition security, providing safe, healthy and nutritious diets; accelerate the transition from a fossil-based linear economy to a resource efficient, resilient, low emission, low-carbon circular economy, and supporting the development of a sustainable bio-based economy and the blue economy; and develop resilient and vibrant rural, coastal and urban areas.
Amendment 124 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.1 – paragraph 4
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.1 – paragraph 4
They will help to maintain and enhance the provision of biodiversity and secure the long-term provision of ecosystem services, climate change adaptation and carbon sequestration (both on land and sea). They will help reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) and other emissions, waste and pollution from primary production (both terrestrial and aquatic), processing, consumption and other human activities. They will trigger investments, supporting the shift towards a circular economy, bioeconomy and blue economy, whilst protecting environmental health and integrity.
Amendment 128 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.1 – paragraph 5
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.1 – paragraph 5
They will also foster participatory approaches to research and innovation, including the multi-actor approach and develop knowledge and innovation systems and distribution of excellence at local, regional, national and European levels. Social innovation with citizens' engagement and trust in innovation will be crucial to encourage new governance, production and consumption patterns.
Amendment 141 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.1 – paragraph 2 – indent 4 a (new)
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.1 – paragraph 2 – indent 4 a (new)
- Strengthening the synergies between different policy sectors utilising the data on environment and natural resources.
Amendment 142 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.2 – paragraph 2 – indent 1
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.2 – paragraph 2 – indent 1
– The state and value of biodiversity, terrestrial and marine ecosystems, natural capital and ecosystem services and sustainability of primary production;
Amendment 154 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.3 – paragraph 2 – indent 1
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.3 – paragraph 2 – indent 1
– Methods, technologies and tools for sustainable and resilient production in farming and forestry and solutions for climate neutral agriculture;
Amendment 173 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.3 – paragraph 2 – indent 10
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.3 – paragraph 2 – indent 10
– Digital innovations in farming, smart farming solutions, forestry and across value chains and rural areas through the use of data and development of infrastructures, technologies and governance models to improve resource efficiency and environmental performance;
Amendment 181 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.3 – paragraph 2 – indent 11 a (new)
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.3 – paragraph 2 – indent 11 a (new)
- Developing new protein sources to improve EU's self-sufficiency in protein production.
Amendment 196 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.5 – paragraph 1
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.5 – paragraph 1
The combined effects of population growth, resource scarcity and overexploitation, environmental degradation, climate change and migration create unprecedented challenges which require food system transformation (FOOD 2030).20 Current food production and consumption are largely unsustainable while we are confronted with the double burden of malnutrition, characterised by the coexistence of undernutrition and obesity. Future food systems need to be carbon neutral and resilient and need to deliver sufficient safe, healthy and quality food for all, underpinned by resource efficiency, sustainability (including the reduction of GHG emissions, pollution and waste production), linking land and sea, reducing food waste, enhancing food production from the seas and oceans and encompassing the entire 'food value chain' from producers to consumers – and back again. This needs to go hand in hand with development of the food safety system of the future and the design, development and delivery of tools, technologies and digital solutions that provide significant benefits for consumers and improve the competitiveness and sustainability of the food value chain. Furthermore, there is a need to foster behavioural changes in food consumption and production patterns as well as to engage primary producers, industry (including SMEs), retailers, food service sectors, consumers, and public services. _________________ 20 SWD(2016) 319 final: European Research and Innovation for Food and Nutrition Security
Amendment 210 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.6 – paragraph 1
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.6 – paragraph 1
Bio-based innovation lays the foundations for the transition away from a fossil-based economy by encompassing the sustainable sourcing, industrial processing and conversion of biomass from land and sea into bio-based materials and products. It also capitalises on the potential of living resources, life sciences and industrial biotechnology for new discoveries, products and processes. Bio-based innovation, including technologies, can bring new economic activities and employment to regions and cities, contribute to revitalising rural and coastal economies and strengthen the circularity of the bioeconomy. Research in primary production is very important and should be strongly interlinked to industrial processing.
Amendment 219 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.7 – paragraph 1
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.7 – paragraph 1
Circular production and consumption systems will provide benefits to the European economy by reducing resource dependency and increasing the competitiveness of enterprises, and to European citizens by creating new job opportunities and reducing pressures on the environment and climate. Beyond industrial transformation, the transition to a low-emission, resource efficient and circular economy will also need a broader system shift that requires systemic eco- innovative solutions, new business models, markets and investments, enabling infrastructure, social innovation changes in consumer behaviour, and governance models stimulating multi-stakeholder collaboration to ensure that the intended system change achieves better economic, environmental and social outcomes22 , e.g. related sustainable and nutritious food systems, sustainable and healthy living and housing, and energy solutions, and new sustainable materials and products. Opening for international cooperation will be important for comparability, generating and sharing knowledge and avoiding duplication of efforts, e.g. through international initiatives such as the International Resource Panel. _________________ 22 The activities in Circular Systems Area of Intervention are complementary to those of Low-Carbon and Clean Industry in the Digital and Industry cluster.
Amendment 220 #
2018/0225(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.7 – paragraph 2 – indent 2
Annex I – part II – point 5 – point 5.2 – point 5.2.7 – paragraph 2 – indent 2
– Metrics and indicators for measuring the circular economy, its impact on SDG's, and life cycle performance; governance systems which accelerate expansion of the circular economy and resource efficiency while creating markets for secondary materials; multi-stakeholder and cross-value chain collaboration; instruments for investment in the circular economy;
Amendment 237 #
2018/0218(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point a
(3a) shall be open for common wheat, butter and skimmed milk powder; (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02013R1308-Article 13, paragraph 1, point a is amended as follows: "(a) may be opened by the Commission for common wheat, butter and skimmed milk powder; " Or. en 20180101&from=FR)
Amendment 507 #
2018/0218(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22 b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22 b (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 152 – paragraph 1 – letter c – point vii
Article 152 – paragraph 1 – letter c – point vii
(22b) Article 152, paragraph 1, point (c) (vii) is replaced by the following: “(vii) the management and valorisation of by-products and of waste in particular to protect the quality of water, soil and landscape and preserving or encouraging biodiversity; content/EN/TXT/?qid=1543422433726&uri=CELEX:02013R1308-20180101) and boosting circularity;” Or. en (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-
Amendment 517 #
2018/0218(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22 a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 157 – paragraph 1 – letter c – point vii
Article 157 – paragraph 1 – letter c – point vii
(22 a) Article 157 paragraph 1, point (c) (vii) is replaced by the following: “(vi) providing the information and carrying out the research necessary to adjust production in favour of products more suited to market requirements and consumer tastes and expectations, in particular with regard to product quality and protection of the environment; and animal welfare;” Or. en (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/TXT/?qid=1543422433726&uri=CELEX:02013R1308-20180101)
Amendment 521 #
2018/0218(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22 d (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22 d (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 157 – paragraph 1 – letter c – point xvi
Article 157 – paragraph 1 – letter c – point xvi
(22 d) In Article 157, paragraph 1, letter c, the point xvi is replaced by the following: “(xvi) implementing measures to prevent and manage animal health, plant-protection and environmental risks. , including by setting up and managing of mutual funds.” Or. en (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/TXT/?qid=1543422433726&uri=CELEX:02013R1308-20180101)
Amendment 522 #
2018/0218(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22 c (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22 c (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 157 – paragraph 1 – letter c – point xiv
Article 157 – paragraph 1 – letter c – point xiv
(22 c) In Article 157, paragraph 1, letter c, the point xiv is replaced by the following: “(xiv) contributing to the management and valorisation of by-products and the reduction and management of waste; ” Or. en (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/TXT/?qid=1543422433726&uri=CELEX:02013R1308-20180101)
Amendment 534 #
2018/0218(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22 g (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22 g (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 160
Article 160
(22 g) Article 160 is replaced by the following: “In the fruit and vegetables sector producer organisations shall pursue at least one of the objectives set out in points (c)(i), (ii) and (iii) of Article 152(1). The statutes of a producer organisation in the fruit and vegetables sector shall require its producer members to market their entire production concerned through the producer organisation. Producer organisations and associations of producer organisations in the fruit and vegetables sector shall be deemed to be acting in the name and on behalf of their members in economic matters within their terms of reference. ” Or. en (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/TXT/?qid=1543422433726&uri=CELEX:02013R1308-20180101)
Amendment 546 #
2018/0218(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22 e (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22 e (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 164 – paragraph 4 – letter m
Article 164 – paragraph 4 – letter m
(m) animal health, plant health or food safety; 22e) In Article 164, paragraph 4, the point m is replaced by the following: “(m) animal health, plant health or food safety, including by mutual funds;” Or. en (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/TXT/?qid=1543422433726&uri=CELEX:02013R1308-20180101)
Amendment 547 #
2018/0218(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22 f (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22 f (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 164 – paragraph 4 – letter n
Article 164 – paragraph 4 – letter n
(n) the management of by-products. 22 f) In Article 164, paragraph 4, the point n is replaced by the following: “(n) the management and valorisation of by-products.” Or. en (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/TXT/?qid=1543422433726&uri=CELEX:02013R1308-20180101)
Amendment 587 #
2018/0218(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 26 d (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 26 d (new)
Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013
Article 209 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 209 – paragraph 2 a (new)
(26d) In Article 209, paragraph 2a is added: 2a. Sustainability initiatives contributing to the objectives of the CAP as set out in Article 39 TFEU and, more specific, in Article 5 and 6 of the CAP Strategic Plan Regulation may be exempted from article 101(1) when conducted by recognised producer organisations or associations of producer organisations. The Commission shall set clear preconditions and assess sectorial sustainability initiatives in a clearance procedure on basis of criteria that measure benefits for society as a whole, taken into account the functioning of the single market. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 227 to supplementing this Regulation with further rules on sustainability initiatives.
Amendment 591 #
2018/0218(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 26 b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 26 b (new)
(26b) In Article 210 a new paragraph is inserted: 4a. Sustainability initiatives contributing to the objectives of the CAP as set out in Article 39 TFEU and, more specific, in Article 5 and 6 of the CAP Strategic Plan Regulation may be exempted from article 101(1) when conducted by recognised interbranch organisations. The Commission shall set clear preconditions and assess sustainability initiatives in a clearance procedure on basis of criteria that measure benefits for society as a whole, taken into account the functioning of the single market. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 227 to supplementing this Regulation with further rules on sustainability initiatives.
Amendment 431 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 3
Article 29 – paragraph 3
3. No aAdditional prefinancing shallmay be paid or recovered where a transfer to or from the EAFRD has taken place in accordance with Article 90 of Regulation (EU) …/… [CAP Strategic Plan Regulation].
Amendment 540 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 590 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 53 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
With regard to Article 57, paragraph 1, point (e), a decision of exclusion shall not require Member States to recover amounts from beneficiaries acting in good faith.
Amendment 604 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 54 – paragraph 1
Article 54 – paragraph 1
Sums recovered by the Member States following the occurrence of irregularities and other cases of non-compliance by beneficiaries with the conditions of the interventions referred to in the CAP Strategic Plan and the interest thereon shall be made over to the paying agency and booked by it as revenue assigned to the EAGF in the month in which the sums are actually receivedreallocated as a priority to interventions addressing climate and environmental objective as laid down in Article 28 and 65 and thereafter to interventions addressing boosting competitiveness as laid down in Article 28a of the CAP Strategic Plans regulation.
Amendment 653 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 63 – paragraph 2
Article 63 – paragraph 2
2. The integrated system shall apply to the area- and, animal-, or output-based interventions listed in Chapters II and IV of Title III of Regulation (EU) …/… [CAP Strategic Plan Regulation] and to the measures referred to in Chapter IV of Regulation (EU) No 228/201331 and in Chapter IV of Regulation (EU) 229/201332 respectively. _________________ 31 Regulation (EU) No 228/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 March 2013 laying down specific measures for agriculture in the outermost regions of the Union and repealing Council Regulation (EC) 247/2006 (OJ L 78, 20.3.2013, p. 23). 32 Regulation (EU) No 229/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 March 2013 laying down specific measures for agriculture in favour of the smaller Aegean islands and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1405/2006 (OJ L 78, 20.3.2013, p. 41).
Amendment 663 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
(g a) where applicable, a system of monitoring output-based interventions specifically for the interventions in their CAP Strategic Plan according to Regulation (EU) …/…[CAP Strategic Plan Regulation] established by the Member State.
Amendment 829 #
2018/0217(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 87 – paragraph 1
Article 87 – paragraph 1
Member States may retain 205 % of the amounts resulting from the application of the reductions and exclusions referred to in Article 86in respect of conditionality as referred to in section 2 of Chapter I of Title III of the CAP Strategic Plan Regulation. Member States may retain 100 % of abovementioned amounts under the condition of reallocation as a priority to interventions addressing climate and environmental objective as laid down in Article 28 and 65 and thereafter to interventions addressing boosting competitiveness as laid down article 28a of the CAP Strategic Plans regulation.
Amendment 98 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) In order to foster a smart and resilient agricultural sector, direct payments keep on constituting an essential part to guarantee a fair income support to farmers, with strong emphasis on targeted payments for the environment, climate and animal welfare as well as for boosting competitiveness. Likewise, investments into farm restructuring, modernisation, innovation, diversification and uptake of new technologies are necessary to improve farmers’ market reward.
Amendment 480 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Member States shall endeavour to ensure simplification for farmers for the system of conditionality pursuant to paragraph 1. Member States may remove GAECs as set out in Annex III from the system of conditionality under the condition that those removed GAECs will be effectuated through equivalent measures in eco-schemes pursuant to Article 28 or environmental and climate commitments pursuant to Article 65.
Amendment 553 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) A smarter, modernised and more sustainable CAP needs to embrace research and innovation, in order to serve the multi- functionality of Union agriculture, forestry and food systems, investing in technological development and digitalisation, as well as improving the access to impartial, sound, relevant and new knowledge and promoting the exchange of existing farmers' knowledge and expertise between farmers, including best practices to boost competitiveness and enhance the performance towards environmental and climate objectives.
Amendment 574 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) In order to foster a smart and resilient agricultural sector, direct payments keep on constituting an essential part to guarantee a fair income support to farmers, with strong emphasis on targeted payments for the environment, climate and animal welfare as well as for boosting competitiveness. Likewise, investments into farm restructuring, modernisation, innovation, diversification and uptake of new technologies are necessary to improve farmers’ market reward.
Amendment 768 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
5. Under this type of interventions, Member States shall only provide payments covering commitments which: do not provide double financing in respect of which payments are granted under this Regulation.
Amendment 771 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32
Recital 32
(32) Member States should be allowed to use part of their financial ceiling available for direct payments for coupled income support in order to improve competitiveness, sustainability, and/or quality in certain sectors and productions that are particularly important for social, economic or environmental reasons and undergo certain difficulties. The conditions set shall enable continued development of competitiveness in the sector and decrease dependency on this type of support. Furthermore, Member States should also be allowed to use an additional part of their financial ceiling available for direct payments to grant coupled income support specifically for the support of protein crop production in order to reduce the Union's deficit in this regard.
Amendment 772 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – point a
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – point a
Amendment 775 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – point b
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – point b
Amendment 782 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – point c
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – point c
Amendment 784 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – point d
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – point d
Amendment 795 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 6 – introductory part
Article 28 – paragraph 6 – introductory part
6. Support for eco-schemes shall take the form of an annual payment per eligible hectare and it shall be granted as either:
Amendment 798 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 6 – point b
Article 28 – paragraph 6 – point b
(b) payments compensating beneficiaries for all or part of the additional costs incurred and income foregone as a result of the commitments as set pursuant to Article 65in accordance with paragraph 5 of Article 65 . Where necessary, they may also cover transaction costs. In duly justified cases, Member States may grant support as a flat-rate or as a one- off payment per unit. Member States shall increase the compensation with an additional bonus for deliverance of public goods, based on non-discriminatory criteria and the indicators set up under this Regulation, in order to offer an effective incentive for participation.
Amendment 866 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 43 a (new)
Recital 43 a (new)
(43 a) The role and position of women in the agricultural sector must be empowered. To achieve more gender equality in the agricultural sector, female entrepreneurship and the participation of women must be encouraged. A framework must be created to improve and safeguard the legal and social status of women in the agricultural sector, both for female entrepreneurs as cooperating partners.
Amendment 909 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 48
Recital 48
(48) Support for direct payments under the CAP Strategic Plans should be granted within national allocations to be fixed by this Regulation. These national allocations should reflect a continuation of the changes whereby the allocations to Member States with the lowest support level per hectare are gradually increased to close 50% of the gap towards 90% of the Union average. In order to take into account the reduction of payments' mechanism and the use of its product in the Member State, the total indicative financial allocations per year in the CAP Strategic Plan of a Member State should be allowed to exceed the national allocation support shall be designed based on conditions that enables continued development of competitiveness in the sector and contributes to decrease dependency on this type of support over time.
Amendment 984 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 58
Recital 58
(58) The CAP Strategic Plans should aim to ensure enhanced coherence across the multiple tools of the CAP, since it should cover types of interventions in the form of direct payments, sectoral types of interventions and types of interventions for rural development. They should also ensure and demonstrate the alignment and appropriateness of the choices made by Member States to the Union priorities and objectives. It is therefore appropriate that they contain a result-oriented intervention strategy structured around the specific objectives of the CAP, including quantified targets in relation to these objectives. In order to allow their monitoring on an annual basis, it is appropriate that these targets are based on result indicators. It is necessary to have further clarification of the indicators set in guidelines by the Commission in order to strengthen their link to the achievement of general and specific objectives laid down in Article 5 and 6.
Amendment 1072 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
Article 65 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
5. Under this type of interventions, Member States shall only provide payments covering commitments which: do not result in double financing in respect of which payments are granted under this Regulation.
Amendment 1074 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 5 – point a
Article 65 – paragraph 5 – point a
Amendment 1075 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) types of interventions and common requirements for Member States to pursue these objectives, including ensuring an European level playing field, as well as the related financial arrangements;
Amendment 1076 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 5 – point b
Article 65 – paragraph 5 – point b
Amendment 1081 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) CAP Strategic Plans to be drawn up by Member States, setting targets, defining interventions and allocating financial resources, in line with the specific objectives and identified needs and in accordance with the EU internal market;
Amendment 1082 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 5 – point c
Article 65 – paragraph 5 – point c
Amendment 1084 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 5 – point d
Article 65 – paragraph 5 – point d
Amendment 1090 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 6
Article 65 – paragraph 6
6. Member States shall compensate beneficiaries for costs incurred and income foregone resulting from the commitments made. Where necessary, they may also cover transaction costs. In duly justified cases, Member States may grant support as a flat-rate or as a one- off payment per unit. Member States shall increase the compensation with an additional bonus for deliverance of public goods, based on non-discriminatory criteria and the indicators set up under this Regulation, in order to offer an effective incentive for participation. Payments shall be granted annually.
Amendment 1104 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point h – introductory part
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point h – introductory part
(h) In the case of types of intervention for rural development and in relation to Title III Chapter II, subsection 4 and 4a, 'beneficiary' means:
Amendment 1106 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point h – point i
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point h – point i
(i) a public or private law body, an entity with or without legal personality or a natural person, as well as collectives of the aforementioned, responsible for initiating or both initiating and implementing operations;
Amendment 1308 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) to foster a smart, resilient and diversified agricultural sector ensuring food security, independent, diversified and competitive agricultural sector;
Amendment 1314 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) to bolster environmental care and climate action and to contribute to the environmental- and climate-related objectives of the Union and to ensure future food security;
Amendment 1337 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Those objectives shall be complemented by the cross-cutting objective of enhancing competitiveness by modernising the sector bythrough fostering and sharing of knowledge, innovation and digitalisation in agriculture and rural areas, and encouraging their uptake.
Amendment 1356 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) support viable farm income and resilience across the Union to enhance food securitybusiness development;
Amendment 1378 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) enhance market orientation and increase competitiveness, including greater focus on research, innovation, technology and digitalisation;
Amendment 1397 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) contribute to climate change mitigation and adaptation, as well as sustainable energy to ensure food security for the future;
Amendment 1422 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) contribute to the protection of biodiversity, improve animal health and welfare, enhance ecosystem services and preserve habitats and landscapes;
Amendment 1434 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point g
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) attract young farmers, ensure gender equality and facilitate business development in rural areas;
Amendment 1461 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) promote employment, growth, social inclusion, gender equality and local development in rural areas, including bio- economy and sustainable forestry;
Amendment 1483 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point i
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point i
(i) improve the response of EU agriculture to societal demands on food and health, including safe, nutritious and sustainable food, food waste, as well as animal welfare.
Amendment 1497 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. When pursuing the specific objectives Member States and the European Commission shall ensure simplification and performance of the CAP support, taking into account evaluations of farmers' organizations.
Amendment 1529 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. The Commission shall, three years after the start of the period referred to in Article 1, paragraph 2, conduct a midterm review of the indicators referred to in paragraph 1 in order to assess the result- based elements of interventions under this regulation. The review shall be presented in a report and transmitted to the Council and European parliament.
Amendment 1530 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. In preparation of this review the Commission shall request the European Court of Auditors for their opinion. In case the Commission rejects a significant majority of the suggested adjustments by the European Court of Auditors to the indicators in its report, the Commission shall provide science-based justifications for its rejections.
Amendment 1541 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 138 amending Annex I to adaptdelete the common output, result and impact indicators to takeaking into account the demonstrated negative experience with their application and, where needed, to add new indicators.
Amendment 1576 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 1585 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensure that the iInterventions based on the crop- specific payment for cotton provided for in Subsection 2 of Section 3 of Chapter II of this Title shall respect the provisions of Article 6(5) of the WTO Agreement on Agriculture.
Amendment 1605 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Member States shall endeavour to ensure simplification for farmers for the system of conditionality pursuant to paragraph 1. Member States may remove GAECs as set out in Annex III from the system of conditionality under the condition that those removed GAECs will be effectuated through equivalent measures in eco-schemes pursuant to Article 28 or environmental and climate commitments pursuant to article 65.
Amendment 1652 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. In respect of the main objectives laid down in Annex III Member States may prescribe standards additional to those laid down in that Annex against those main objectives as well as risk management tools. However, Member States shall not define minimum standards for main objectives other than the main objectives laid down in Annex III and risk management, in accordance with Article 70.
Amendment 1674 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Member States shallmay establish a system for providing the Farm Sustainability Tool for Nutrients referred to in Annex III, with the minimum content and functionalities defined therein, to beneficiaries, who shall use the Tool.
Amendment 1710 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall include in the CAP Strategic Plan a system providing public or private services for advising farmers and other beneficiaries of CAP support on land management and farm management ('farm advisory services').
Amendment 1817 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
(d a) the schemes for boosting competitiveness
Amendment 1930 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Before applying paragraph 1, Member States shallmay subtract from the amount of direct payments to be granted to a farmer pursuant to this Chapter in a given calendar year:
Amendment 1974 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2 a (new)
Before applying paragraph 1, Member States shall subtract from the amount of direct payments to be granted to a farmer pursuant to this Chapter in a given calendar year: (c) Expenditure related to the schemes for the climate and the environment subsequent to Article 28 and environmental and climate commitments referred to Article 65 and linked to the objectives in Article 6 points (d), (e) and (f). (d) Expenditure related to boosting competitiveness subsequent to Article 28a and Article 64 points (d), (g) and (h) and linked to the objectives in article 6 points (b) and (c).
Amendment 2322 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 2
Article 28 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall support under this type of intervention genuine farmers or groups of farmers who make commitments to observe, on eligible hectares, agricultural practices beneficial for the climate and the environment.
Amendment 2366 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 4
Article 28 – paragraph 4
4. Those practices shall be designed to meet one or more of the specific animal welfare-, environmental- and climate- related objectives laid down in points (d), (e) and (f) of Article 6(1).
Amendment 2379 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
5. Under this type of interventions, Member States shall only provide payments covering commitments which: do not provide double financing in respect of which payments are granted under this Regulation.
Amendment 2384 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – point a
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – point a
Amendment 2392 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – point b
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – point b
Amendment 2405 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – point c
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – point c
Amendment 2413 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – point d
Article 28 – paragraph 5 – point d
Amendment 2443 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 6 – introductory part
Article 28 – paragraph 6 – introductory part
6. Support for eco-schemes shall take the form of an annual payment per eligible hectare and it shall be granted as either:
Amendment 2448 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 6 – point b
Article 28 – paragraph 6 – point b
(b) payments compensating beneficiaries for all or part of the additional costs incurred and income foregone as a result of the commitments as set pursuant to Article 65in accordance with Article 65, paragraph 5. Where necessary, they may also cover transaction costs. In duly justified cases, Member States may grant support as a flat-rate or as a one- off payment per unit. Member States shall increase the compensation with an additional bonus for deliverance of public goods, based on non-discriminatory criteria and the indicators set up under this Regulation, in order to offer an effective incentive for participation.
Amendment 2472 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 a (new)
Article 28 a (new)
Amendment 2628 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 42 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) concentration of supply and/or the placing on the market of the products of the fruit and vegetables sector, including through direct marketing; those objectives relate to the specific objectives set out in points (a) and (c) of Article 6(1);
Amendment 2656 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 42 – paragraph 1 – point h
Amendment 2713 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point m
Article 43 – paragraph 1 – point m
(m) implementation of Union and, national and private quality schemes;
Amendment 2736 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 43 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) setting up and/or refilling of mutual funds by producer organisations, interbranch organisations and by associations of producer organisations recognised under Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 in accordance with Article 70;
Amendment 2765 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 1
Article 44 – paragraph 1
1. The objectives referred to in Article 42 and the interventions in the fruit and vegetables sector set out by the Member States in their CAP Strategic Plans shall be implemented through approved operational programs of producer organisations and interbranch organisations and/or associations of producer organisations recognised under Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, under the conditions laid down in this Article.
Amendment 2771 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 4
Article 44 – paragraph 4
4. Operational programs shall be submitted by producer organisations and/or associations of producer organisations and interbranch organisations recognised under Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 to the Member States for their approval.
Amendment 2774 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 44 – paragraph 5
Article 44 – paragraph 5
5. Operational programs may be implemented only by producer organisations or by associations of producer organisations and interbranch organisations recognised under Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013.
Amendment 2808 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 45 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Producer organisations or interbranch organisations in the fruit and vegetables sector and/or their associations may set up an operational fund. The fund shall be financed by:
Amendment 2810 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
Article 45 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
(i) members of the producer organisation and/or the producer organisation and interbranch organisation itself; or
Amendment 2813 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 45 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) Union financial assistance, which may be granted to producer and interbranch organisations or to their associations where those associations present an operational program.
Amendment 3127 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 59 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
Article 59 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
(ha) prevention of tropical and zoonotic diseases as well as antimicrobial resistance, those objectives relate to the specific objectives set out in point (f) of Article 6(1);
Amendment 3184 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 60 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 60 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) setting up and/or refilling of mutual funds by producer organisations and/or interbranch organisations and associations thereof recognised under Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013;
Amendment 3210 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 61 – paragraph 1
Article 61 – paragraph 1
1. In each sector concerned, the objectives and the interventions set out by the Member States in their CAP Strategic Plans shall be implemented through approved operational programs of producer organisations, interbranch organisations and/or associations of producer organisations recognised under Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, under the conditions laid down in this Article.
Amendment 3218 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 61 – paragraph 4
Article 61 – paragraph 4
4. Operational programs shall be submitted by producer and interbranch organisations and/or associations of producer organisations recognised under Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 to the Member States for their approval.
Amendment 3224 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 61 – paragraph 5
Article 61 – paragraph 5
5. Operational programs may be implemented only by producer and interbranch organisations or by associations of producer and interbranch organisations recognised under Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013.
Amendment 3234 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 62 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 62 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Producer and/or interbranch organisations and/or their associations in the sectors referred to in point (f) of Article 39 may set up an operational fund. The fund shall be financed by:
Amendment 3235 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 62 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
Article 62 – paragraph 1 – point a – point i
(i) members of the producer or interbranch organisation and/or producer or interbranch organisation itself; or
Amendment 3238 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 62 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 62 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) Union financial assistance, which may be granted to producer and/ or interbranch organisations or to their associations where those associations present an operational program.
Amendment 3275 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 64 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) installation of young farmers and rural business start-up and development;
Amendment 3308 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 1
Article 65 – paragraph 1
1. Member States may grant payments for environmental, climate, animal health and welfare and other management commitments under the conditions set out in this Article and as further specified in their CAP Strategic Plans.
Amendment 3329 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 4
Article 65 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall only grant payments to farmers and groups of farmers and other beneficiaries who undertake, on a voluntary basis, management commitments which are considered to be beneficial to achieving the specific objectives set out in Article 6(1).
Amendment 3332 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
Article 65 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
5. Under this type of interventions, Member States shall only provide payments covering commitments which: do not result in double financing in respect of which payments are granted under this Regulation.
Amendment 3333 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 5 – point a
Article 65 – paragraph 5 – point a
Amendment 3335 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 5 – point b
Article 65 – paragraph 5 – point b
Amendment 3347 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 5 – point c
Article 65 – paragraph 5 – point c
Amendment 3348 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 5 – point d
Article 65 – paragraph 5 – point d
Amendment 3363 #
2018/0216(COD)
6. Member States shall compensate beneficiaries for costs incurred and income foregone resulting from the commitments made. Where necessary, they may also cover transaction costs. In duly justified cases, Member States may grant support as a flat-rate or as a one- off payment per unit. Member States shall increase the compensation with an additional bonus for deliverance of public goods, based on non-discriminatory criteria and the indicators set up under this Regulation, in order to offer an effective incentive for participation. Payments shall be granted annually.
Amendment 3388 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 65 – paragraph 7
Article 65 – paragraph 7
7. Member States may promote and support collective schemes and result- based payments schemes to encourage farmers or groups of farmers to deliver a significant enhancement of the quality of the environment at a larger scale and in a measurable way.
Amendment 3557 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 68 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall limit the support to the maximum rate of 785% of the eligible costs.
Amendment 3611 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 69 – title
Article 69 – title
69 Installation of young farmers and rural business start-up and development
Amendment 3619 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 69 – paragraph 1
Article 69 – paragraph 1
1. Member States may grant support for the installation of young farmers and rural business start-up and development activities under the conditions set out in this Article and as further specified in their CAP Strategic Plans with the view of contributing to the achievement of the specific objectives set out in Article 6.
Amendment 3648 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 69 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 69 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) the business start-up of non- agricultural activities in rural areas being part of local development strategies.
Amendment 3670 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 70 – paragraph 1
Article 70 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall grant support for risk management tools under the conditions set out in this Article and as further specified in their CAP Strategic Plans. Member States shall ensure that this obligation shall not be to the detriment of private risk management tools.
Amendment 3815 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 72 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 72 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
By way of derogation from the first subparagraph, in the case of setting-up of farm advisory services, or knowledge exchange on eco- and boost schemes, Member States may grant support in the form of a fixed amount of maximum EUR 200 000.
Amendment 4017 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 86 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
At least 30% of the total EAFRD and of the EAGF contribution to the CAP Strategic Plan as set out in Annex IX shall be reserved for interventions addressing the specific environmental- and, climate-related and animal welfare objectives set out in points (d), (e) and (f) of Article 6(1) of this Regulation, excluding interventions based on Article 66.
Amendment 4030 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 86 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
At least 30% of the total EAFRD and of the EAGF contribution to the CAP Strategic Plan shall be reserved for interventions addressing the cross-cutting objectives referred to in Article 5 and the specific objectives set out in points (a), (b) and (c) of Article 6(1) of this Regulation.
Amendment 4087 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Article 86 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
The indicative financial allocations for the coupled income support interventions referred to in Subsection 1 of Section 2 of Chapter II of Title III, shall be limited to a maximum of 105% of the amounts set out in Annex VII.
Amendment 4107 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Article 86 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
By way of derogation from the first sub- paragraph, Member States that in accordance with Article 53(4) of Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 used for the purpose of voluntary coupled support more than 13% of their annual national ceiling set out in Annex II to that Regulation, may decide to use for the purpose of coupled income support more than 105% of the amount set out in Annex VII. The resulting percentage shall not exceed the percentage approved by the Commission for voluntary coupled support in respect of claim year 2018.
Amendment 4126 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 86 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3
Article 86 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3
The percentage referred to in the first subparagraph, may be increased by a maximum of 25%, provided that the amount corresponding to the percentage exceeding the 105% is allocated to the support for protein crops under Subsection 1 of Section 2 of Chapter II of Title III.
Amendment 4174 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 87 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 87 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 (new)
The Commission shall, three years after the start of the period referred to in Article 1, paragraph 2, assess if the percentages set out in this Article show the respective interventions contributions to achieving the climate change objectives and provides for an accurate basis for the evaluation to be done according to paragraph 1 of this Article.
Amendment 4179 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 87 a (new)
Article 87 a (new)
Article 87a Tracking of competitiveness boosting expenditure 1. On the basis of the information provided by Member States the Commission shall evaluate the contribution of the policy to the boosting of competitiveness objectives using a simple and common methodology. 2. The contribution to the expenditure target shall be estimated through the application of specific weightings differentiated on the basis whether the support makes a significant or a moderate contribution towards boosting competitiveness as linked to the cross-cutting objective referred to in Article 5 and the economic objectives in points (a), (b) and (c) of Article 6(1). These weightings shall be based on a set of indicators measuring these objectives and shall be developed by the Commission by a delegated act in accordance with Article 138.
Amendment 4301 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 95 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 95 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) a description of the direct payments, eco-schemes, boost-schemes, sectoral and rural development interventions specified in the strategy;
Amendment 4314 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 95 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
Article 95 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new)
(ha) a description of national elements and/or initiatives that contributes to increased competitiveness of the sector and how the suggested actions in the Strategic Plan complements and interacts with the planned and/or existing national actions.
Amendment 4344 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 96 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 96 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Members States can, based on their SWOT-analysis, opt for an fast-track procedure for eco-scheme or boost- schemes that are part of another Member State’s approved CAP plan and have been proven effective in regards of their corresponding objectives as stated in Article 6.
Amendment 4472 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 106 – paragraph 2
Article 106 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall assess the proposed CAP Strategic Plans on the basis of the completeness of the plans, the consistency and coherence with the general principles of Union law, with this Regulation and the provisions adopted pursuant to it and with the Horizontal Regulation, their effective contribution to the specific objectives set out in Article 6(1), the impact on the proper functioning of the internal market and distortion of competition, the level of administrative burden on beneficiaries and administration. The assessment shall address, in particular, the adequacy of the strategy of the CAP Strategic Plan, the corresponding specific objectives, targets, interventions and the allocation of budgetary resources to meet the specific CAP Strategic Plan objectives through the proposed set of interventions on the basis of the SWOT analysis and the ex-ante evaluatio, EU targets, SDG commitments, the ex-ante evaluation and a statement from farmers' organizations regarding the performance and simplification of the plan.
Amendment 4584 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 110 – paragraph 2 – point k a (new)
Article 110 – paragraph 2 – point k a (new)
(ka) the CAP Strategic Plans are translated into English and published in a way that it ensures publicity and transparency at European level.
Amendment 4673 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 114 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part
Article 114 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2 – introductory part
EIP Operational Groups shall form part of the EIP and may be established by producer and interbranch organizations. They shall draw up a plan for innovative projects to be developed, tested, adapted or implemented shall be based on the interactive innovation model which has as key principles:
Amendment 4938 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – EU cross-cutting objective: Modernisation
Annex I – EU cross-cutting objective: Modernisation
Amendment 4942 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Result indicators – R.2
Annex I – Result indicators – R.2
Amendment 4944 #
2018/0216(COD)
Amendment 4949 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – EU Specific objectives – point 1
Annex I – EU Specific objectives – point 1
Support viable farm income and resilience across the Union to enhance food securitybusiness development
Amendment 4957 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Output indicators – O.5 a (new)
Annex I – Output indicators – O.5 a (new)
O.5a Number of beneficiaries for basic income support
Amendment 4958 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Output indicators – O.7 a (new)
Annex I – Output indicators – O.7 a (new)
O.7a Number of beneficiaries receiving funding through eco-schemes
Amendment 4959 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Output indicators – O.7 b (new)
Annex I – Output indicators – O.7 b (new)
O.7b Number of beneficiaries receiving an additional bonus through eco-schemes
Amendment 4960 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Output indicators – O.7 c (new)
Annex I – Output indicators – O.7 c (new)
O.7c Number of beneficiaries receiving funding through boost-schemes
Amendment 4965 #
2018/0216(COD)
Enhance market orientation and increase competitiveness, including greater focus on research, innovation, technology and digitalisation
Amendment 4967 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Impact indicators – I.6 a (new)
Annex I – Impact indicators – I.6 a (new)
I.6a Incentivising farmers to provide public goods and services: Value added for farmers through eco-schemes
Amendment 4969 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Result indicators – R.8 a (new)
Annex I – Result indicators – R.8 a (new)
R.8a Rewards for the production of public goods and services: Share of farmers benefitting from funding through eco-schemes
Amendment 4970 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Result indicators – R.8 b (new)
Annex I – Result indicators – R.8 b (new)
R.8b Independence from basic income support for sustainability: Share of farm income dependent on basic income support
Amendment 4975 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – EU Specific objectives – point 4
Annex I – EU Specific objectives – point 4
Contribute to climate change mitigation and adaptation, as well as sustainable energy to ensure food security for the future
Amendment 4978 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Impact indicators – I.10
Annex I – Impact indicators – I.10
I.10 Contribute to climate change mitigation: Reducing GHG emissions from agriculture per unit of agricultural output or amount of food produced
Amendment 4979 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Impact indicators – I.10
Annex I – Impact indicators – I.10
I.10 Contribute to climate change mitigation: Reducinged GHG emissions from agriculture per unit of agricultural output or amount of food produced
Amendment 4980 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Impact indicators – I.11
Annex I – Impact indicators – I.11
I.11 Enhancing carbon sequestration: Increase thed soil organic carbon
Amendment 4998 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Output indicators – O.13 a (new)
Annex I – Output indicators – O.13 a (new)
O.13a Number of units other than hectares covered by environment/climate commitments going beyond mandatory requirements
Amendment 5026 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – EU Specific objectives – point 6
Annex I – EU Specific objectives – point 6
Contribute to the protection of biodiversity, improve animal health and welfare, enhance ecosystem services and preserve habitats and landscapes
Amendment 5069 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Output indicators – O.31
Annex I – Output indicators – O.31
Amendment 5072 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – EU Specific objectives – point 9
Annex I – EU Specific objectives – point 9
Improve the response of EU agriculture to societal demands on food and health, including safe, nutritious and sustainable food, as well as animal welfare
Amendment 5093 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – Note subtitle (new)
Annex III – Note subtitle (new)
GAECs may also be removed from the system of conditionality under the condition that those GAECs will be effectuated through equivalent measures in eco-schemes pursuant to Article 28
Amendment 5190 #
2018/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – GAEC 10
Annex III – GAEC 10
Amendment 62 #
2018/0209(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26 a (new)
Recital 26 a (new)
(26a) Evaluation of this Regulation will provide the information needed for the decision-making process to, if necessary, improve the Programme. Besides evaluating the Programme’s fulfilment of the objective in Article 3 of this Regulation, special attention should be given to the application process in order to ensure that these funds are accessible to all relevant projects. Especially ensuring that participation for local communities and civil society is practical and easy is of importance.
Amendment 67 #
2018/0209(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. The general objective of the Programme is to contribute to the shift towards a clean, circular, energy-efficient, low-carbon and climate-resilient economy, including through the transition to clean energand renewable energy, the promotion of the bio-economy, to the protection and improvement of the quality of the environment and, to halting and reversing biodiversity loss, and ambitious climate actions, thereby contributing to sustainable development. The Program shall also contribute to better involvement of all relevant stakeholders in environment, energy and climate action.
Amendment 96 #
2018/0209(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) projects financed by the Programme shall avoid underminingcontribute to environmental, climate or relevant clean energy objectives of the Programme and, where possible, shall promote the use of green public procurement;
Amendment 101 #
2018/0209(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) where appropriate, special regard shall be given to projects, provided that the projects brings environmental benefits, in geographical areas with specific needs or vulnerabilities, such as areas with specific environmental challenges or natural constraints, trans- border areas or outermost regions.
Amendment 178 #
2018/0209(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. The general objective of the Programme is to contribute to the shift towards a clean, circular, energy-efficient, low-carbon and climate-resilient economy, including through the transition to clean energy, to the protection and improvement of the quality of the environment and to halting and reversing biodiversity loss, thereby contributing to sustainable development. The Programme shall also contribute to better involvement of all relevant stakeholders in environment, energy and climate action.
Amendment 183 #
2018/0209(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) to develop, demonstrate and promote innovative techniques and approaches for reaching the objectives of the Union legislation and policy on environment and climate action, including the transition to clean energy, and to contribute to the application of best practice in relation to nature and, biodiversity as well as the sustainable and efficient use of natural resources;
Amendment 56 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8 a) Notes that, in order to transition from a fossil based economy and from a climate perspective, bio-based plastic products are a more sustainable alternative to fossil-based plastics. This is also in line with the objectives of the Circular Economy, the Bioeconomy Strategy and the Plastic Strategy. Therefore, incentives that aim to substitute fossil-based materials with bio- based materials should be encouraged. The Commission should consider in future policy proposals to include incentives for substitution and, for example, in a revision of the public procurement directive (Directive 2014/24/EU), include criteria for plastics based on their composition, level of recyclability and hazardousness.
Amendment 185 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) In order to prevent littering and other inappropriate forms of disposal resulting in marine litter containing plastic, consumers need to be properly informed about the most appropriate waste disposal options available and/or waste disposal options to be avoided, best practices with regard to waste disposal and the environmental impact of bad disposal practices as well as about the plastic content in certain single-use plastic products and fishing gear, in order to incentivise responsible consumer behaviour in the correct disposal of waste. Therefore, Member States should be required to take awareness raising measures ensuring that such information is given to the consumers. The information should not contain any promotional content encouraging the use of the single-use plastic products. Member States should be able to choose the measures which are most appropriate based on the nature of the product or its use. Producers of single-use plastic products and fishing gear containing plastic should cover the costs of the awareness raising measures as part of their extended producer responsibility obligation.
Amendment 459 #
2018/0172(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Member States shall take measures to inform as well as incentivise responsible behaviour from consumers of the single- use plastic products listed in Part G of the Annex and fishing gear containing plastic about the following:
Amendment 69 #
2018/0169(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this Regulation, implementingdelegated powers should be conferred on the Commission for the adoption of detailed rules regarding the format and presentation of theregarding what information toshould be provided to the end users and the public by Member States, regarding the format and presentation of the information on monitoring of the implementation of this Regulation to be provided by the Member States and regarding the format and presentation ofand regarding the information as regards the Union-wide overview drawn up by the European Environmental Agency. Those powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council38 . _________________ 38 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 the Member States of the Commission's exercise of implementing powers (OJ L 55, 28.2.2011, p. 13).
Amendment 94 #
2018/0169(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 11 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 11 a (new)
11 a. 'Point of compliance' means the outlet of the reclamation plant.
Amendment 102 #
2018/0169(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
After the point of compliance, the quality of water is not the responsibility of the reclamation plant operator anymore, but becomes the responsilility of the end user.
Amendment 143 #
2018/0169(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3
Article 10 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission may, by means of implementingdelegated acts, lay down detailed rules regarding the format and presentation of the information to be provided under paragraph 1. Those implementingdelegated acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 15.
Amendment 145 #
2018/0169(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 4
Article 11 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission may, by means of implementingdelegated acts, lay down detailed rules regarding the format and presentation of the information to be provided in accordance with paragraph 1 as well as detailed rules regarding the format and presentation of the Union-wide overview referred to in paragraph 3. Those implementingdelegated acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 15.
Amendment 151 #
2018/0169(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2
Article 17 – paragraph 2
It shall apply from ... [onetwo years after the date of entry into force of this Regulation].
Amendment 198 #
2018/0169(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this Regulation, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission for the adoption of detailed rules regarding the format and presentation of the information to be provided to the public by Member States, regarding the format and presentation of the information on monitoring of the implementation of this Regulation to be provided by the Member States and regarding the format and presentation of the information as regards the Union-wide overview drawn up by the European Environmental Agency Those powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council38. __________________ 38 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 the Member States of the Commission’s exercise of implementing powers (OJ L 55, 28.2.2011, p. 13).
Amendment 222 #
2018/0169(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. The purpose of this Regulation is to guarantee that reclaimed water is safe for its intended use, thereby ensuring a high level of protection of human and animal health and the environment, addressing water scarcity and the resulting pressure on water resources in a coordinated way throughout the Union, thus also contributing to the efficient functioning of the internal market. However, contamination of water resources used for drinking water purposes shall be avoided.
Amendment 233 #
2018/0169(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
This Regulation shall apply to reclaimed water destined for a use specified in section 1 of Annex I. This regulation shall not apply to pilot projects focussing on water reuse in reclamation plants.
Amendment 286 #
2018/0169(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 11 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 11 a (new)
11a. ‘Point of compliance’ means the outlet of the reclamation plant.
Amendment 302 #
2018/0169(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
After the point of compliance, the quality of water is not the responsibility of the reclamation plant operator anymore, but becomes the responsibility of the end user and/or any relevant other actors involved. This also applies for the risk management tasks.
Amendment 354 #
2018/0169(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) a description of how the reclamation plant operator will comply at the point of compliance with the minimum requirements for water quality and monitoring set out in section 2 of Annex I;
Amendment 356 #
2018/0169(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) a description of how the reclamation plant operator will comply at the point of compliance with the additional requirements proposed in the Water Reuse Risk Management Plan.
Amendment 364 #
2018/0169(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7
Article 7
Amendment 405 #
2018/0169(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3
Article 10 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission may, by means of implementing acts, lay down detailed rules regarding the format and presentation of the information to be provided under paragraph 1. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 15.
Amendment 408 #
2018/0169(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 4
Article 11 – paragraph 4
4. The Commission may, by means of implementing acts, lay down detailed rules regarding the format and presentation of the information to be provided in accordance with paragraph 1 as well as detailed rules regarding the format and presentation of the Union-wide overview referred to in paragraph 3. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 15.
Amendment 420 #
2018/0169(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2
Article 17 – paragraph 2
It shall apply from ... [onetwo years after the date of entry into force of this Regulation].
Amendment 27 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Reiterates its call for the CAP budget to be maintainedadequate in the 2021-2027 MFF at least at the level of the 2014-2020 budget for the EU-27 in real terms, given the fundamental role of this policy; reaffirms its view that agriculture must not suffer any financial disadvantage as a result of political decisions such as the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the EU or the funding of new European policies;
Amendment 34 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Disagrees withRecognises the Commission’s proposal for the next MFF, which would entail substantial cuts to the CAP; highlights the fact that the extent of the cuts varies according to the parameters used for the comparisonunderlines that the CAP funds have to be aligned with other EU policies such as Research and Innovation and Cohesion funds; recalls the need for a general budgetary discipline; therefore when increases are necessary for certain priorities, at first and foremost cuts are needed elsewhere within the MFF; disagrees with the Commission’s approach of providing two calculation methods for the MFF (current vs constant);
Amendment 52 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses thecurrent importance of direct payments as well as second-pillar funds for farmers; deplores in particular the severe cuts envisaged for the second pillar of the CAP,proposes a EAGF that reflects the long term aim for a transition to a market-driven and sustainable European agriculture that increases competiveness and decreases the farmers needs for income support; emphasizes a proper funded EAFRD which makes a significant contribution to investment and employment in rural areas; stresses that it cannot be taken for granted that national co-funding will fill the budget gap;
Amendment 76 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Urges for strong budgetary discipline in public spending; requests a clear link between public finance and the achievement of public goals, based on relevant performance targets; stresses that accountability, cost effectiveness and performance based budgeting must underpin the MFF;
Amendment 99 #
2018/0166R(APP)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the Commission’s proposal to allow the carry-over of crisis reserve funds; regretemphasizes the fact that the initial amounts to be used to constitute the fund will not be sourced from outside the CAP budget but will instead be taken from direct payments in 2020 and will not be paid back to farmers.
Amendment 76 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) Food safety is a sensitive matter of prime interest for all Union citizens. While maintaining the principle that the burden is on the industry to prove compliance with Union requirements, it is important to establish an additional verification tool to address specific cases of high societal importance where there is a controversy on safety issues, namely the commissioning of additional studies with the objective of verifying evidence used in the context of risk assessment. Considering that it would be financed by the Union budget and that the use of this exceptional verification tool should remain proportionate, the CommissionThe Authority should be responsible for triggering the commissioning of such verification studies. Account should be taken of the fact that in some specific cases the studies commissioned may need to have a wider scope than the evidence at stake (for example new scientific developments becoming available).
Amendment 80 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) There is no definition of 'other legitimate factors' in the General Food Law in relation to its objective. This principle should always be applied on a case-by-case basis, but as there are no general guidelines on the application and interpretation of the principle, there is a lack of consistency in its application. The Commission should therefore draft general guidelines on the application of this principle.
Amendment 112 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) Authorisations procedures are based on the principle that it is for the applicant to prove that the subject matter of an authorisation procedure complies with Union safety requirements given the scientific knowledge in its possession. This principle is based on the premise that public health is better protected when the burden of proof is on the applicant since it has to prove that a particular subject matter is safe prior to its placing on the market, instead of the public authorities having to prove that a subject matter is unsafe in order to be able to ban it from the market. Moreover, public money should not be used to commission costly studies that will in the end help the industry to place a product on the market. According to this principle and in accordance with applicable regulatory requirements, in support of applications for an authorisation under Union sectoral food law applicants are required to submit relevant and validated studies, including tests that have been carried out in accordance with international standards and Good Laboratory Practices (GLP), to demonstrate the safety and in some cases the efficacy of a subject matter.
Amendment 124 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) There are certain public concerns about the Authority’s assessment in the area of authorisation being primarily based on industry studies. The Authority already makes searches in scientific literature to be able to consider other data and studies existing on the subject matter submitted to its assessment. In order to provide an additional level of guarantee ensuring that the Authority can have access to all relevant scientific data and studies available on a subject matter of an authorisation procedure, it is appropriate to provide for a consultation of third parties in order to identify whether other relevant scientific data or studies are available. To increase the effectiveness of the consultation, the consultation should take place when the studies submitted by industry included in an application for authorisation are made public, under the transparency rules of this Regulation. The scientific data and studies submitted within the consultation process should be taken into account provided that they are validated, relevant, in line with international standards and Good Laboratory Practices (GLP).
Amendment 135 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) Food safety is a sensitive matter of prime interest for all Union citizens. While maintaining the principle that the burden is on the industry to prove compliance with Union requirements, it is important to establish an additional verification tool to address specific cases of high societal importance where there is a controversy on safety issues, namely the commissioning of additional studies with the objective of verifying evidence used in the context of risk assessment. Considering that it would be financed by the Union budget and that the use of this exceptional verification tool should remain proportionate, the Commission shouldAuthority should in case of controversy on safety issues, data gaps and/or scientific uncertainty be responsible for triggering the commissioning of such verification studies. Account should be taken of the fact that in some specific cases the studies commissioned may need to have a wider scope than the evidence at stake (for example new scientific developments becoming available).
Amendment 135 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 32 b – paragraph 1
Article 32 b – paragraph 1
1. A Union register of studies commissioned by business operators to obtain an authorisation under Union food law is hereby established. Business operators shall notify, without delay, to the Authority the subject matter of any study commissioned within and outside the EU to support a future application for an authorisation under Union food law. The register shall be managed by the Authority.
Amendment 141 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 32 d
Article 32 d
The Commission experts shall perform controls, including audits, to obtain assurance that testing facilities comply with relevant standards for carrying out tests and studies submitted to the Authority as part of an application for an authorisation under Union food law. These controls shall be organised in cooperation with the competent authorities of the Member States. These controls shall be coordinated with OECD Good Laboratory Practices (GLP) auditing programmes, which currently audit each Member State monitoring authority every 10 years.
Amendment 146 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25 a (new)
Recital 25 a (new)
(25a) Using the Board of Appeal of the European Chemicals Agency as its model, as set out in Articles 89 to 93 of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), an EFSA Board of Appeal should be established by means of delegated acts.
Amendment 149 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 32 e
Article 32 e
Without prejudice to the obligation of applicants for authorisations under food law to demonstrate the safety of a subject matter submitted to a system of authorisation, the Commission, in exceptional circumstances, may request the Authority tomay commission scientific studies with the objective of verifying evidence used in its risk assessment process. The studies commissioned may have a wider scope than the evidence subject to verification.;
Amendment 159 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) Accordingly and with respect to the procedures governing requests for authorisation procedures provided in Union food law, experience gained so far has shown that certain information items are generally considered sensitive and should remain confidential across the different sectoral authorisation procedures. It is appropriate to lay down in Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 a horizontal list of information items whose disclosure may be considered to significantly harm the commercial interests concerned and should not therefore be disclosed to the public, (“general horizontal list of confidential items”). Only in very limited and exceptional circumstances relating to foreseeable health effects and urgent needs to protect human health, animal health and welfare or the environment, such information should be disclosed.
Amendment 173 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 37 a (new)
Recital 37 a (new)
(37a) The type of information that should be made public are without prejudice to Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of30 May 2001, regarding access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents, national or union law regarding public access to official documents.
Amendment 173 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 39 – paragraph 2 – point 3
Article 39 – paragraph 2 – point 3
(3) commercial information revealing sourcing, market shares or, business strategy of the applicant, or innovative product ideas; and,
Amendment 181 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 39 b – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 39 b – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) inform the applicant in writing of its intention to disclose information and the reasons for it, before the Authority formally takes a decision on the confidentiality request. If the applicant disagrees with the assessment of the Authority it may (1) state its views or, (2) withdraw its application, or (3) request a review within twofour weeks from the date on which it was notified of the Authority’s position.
Amendment 186 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 39 b – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 39 b – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) make public any additional data and information for which the confidentiality request has not been accepted as justified not earlier than twofour weeks after the notification of its decision to the applicant has taken place, pursuant to point (d).
Amendment 187 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 39 b – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Article 39 b – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(e a) The Authority shall not publish any information from the concerned application when the applicant has decided to withdraw it's application.
Amendment 209 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 8 b – point a
Article 8 b – point a
(a) ensure that accurate, appropriate, relevant and timely information is interactively exchanged, based on the principles of transparency, openness, and responsiveness;
Amendment 211 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 8 b – point c
Article 8 b – point c
(c) take into account risk address risk perceptions and misperceptions;
Amendment 217 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 8 b – point e a (new)
Article 8 b – point e a (new)
(ea) formulate approaches to better communicate the difference between hazard and risk.
Amendment 297 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 32 c – paragraph 1
Article 32 c – paragraph 1
1. Where Union food law provides that an authorisation may be renewed, the potential applicant for the renewal shall notify the Authority of the studies it intends to perform for that purpose. Following this notification, the Authority shall launch a consultation of stakeholders and the public on the intended studies for renewal and shall provide advice on the content of the intended renewal application taking into account the received comments which are relevant for the risk assessment of the intended renewal. The advice provided by the Authority shall be without prejudice and non-committal as to the subsequent assessment of the applications for renewal of authorisation by the Scientific Panels.
Amendment 299 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 32 c – paragraph 2
Article 32 c – paragraph 2
2. The Authority shall consult stakeholders and the public regarding the studies supporting applications for authorisation once they are made public by the Authority in accordance with Article 38 and Articles 39 to 39f in order to identify whether other relevant scientific data or studies that have been carried out in accordance with international guidelines and Good Laboratory Practices (GLP) are available on the subject matter concerned by the application for authorisation. This provision does not apply to the submission of any supplementary information by the applicants during the risk assessment process.
Amendment 311 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 32 e
Article 32 e
Without prejudice to the obligation of applicants for authorisations under food law to demonstrate the safety of a subject matter submitted to a system of authorisation, the CommissionAuthority may, in exceptional circumstances, may request the Authority towhen there are data gaps or scientific uncertainty, commission scientific studies with the objective of verifying evidence used in its risk assessment process. The studies commissioned may have a wider scope than the evidence subject to verification.
Amendment 335 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Those items referred to in the first subparagraph shall be made public on a dedicated section of the Authority’s website. That section shall be publicly available and easily accessible. The relevant items shall be available to download, print watermarked for tractability and search through in an electronic format. The dedicated section of the Authority’s website will include necessary measures to protect against non-permitted use, such as for commercial purposes. Measures and penalties which are effective and proportionate should be introduced in cases of non-permitted use of documents. Protective measures will be designed to protect effectively against commercial use both within in the Union and in third- countries.”,
Amendment 339 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 38 – paragraph 1 a – introductory part
Article 38 – paragraph 1 a – introductory part
The disclosure of the information mentioned in paragraph (1)(c), (d) and (i) to the public shall be without prejudice:
Amendment 350 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point b
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 38 – paragraph 1 a – subparagraph 2
Article 38 – paragraph 1 a – subparagraph 2
The disclosure to the public of the information mentioned in paragraph (1)(c), (d) and (i) shall not be considered as an explicit or implicit permission or license for the relevant data and information and their content to be used, reproduced, or otherwise exploited and its use by third parties shall not engage the responsibility of the European Union. Member States shall put in place necessary measures and penalties to address non-permitted use by those accessing the dedicated section of the Authority’s website. These measures and penalties shall be effective and proportionate.
Amendment 400 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 39 b – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 39 b – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) inform the applicant in writing of its intention to disclose information and the reasons for it, before the Authority formally takes a decision on the confidentiality request. If the applicant disagrees with the assessment of the Authority it may (1) state its views or, (2) withdraw its application, or (3) request a review to the EFSA Board of Appeal within twofour weeks from the date on which it was notified of the Authority’s position. The applicant may provide written notice to the Authority that he wishes to request a re-examination of the opinion to the EFSA Board of Appeal. In that case the applicant shall forward to the Authority the detailed grounds for the request within 60 days after receipt of the opinion. Within 60 days after receipt of the grounds for the request, the EFSA Board of Appeal shall re-examine its opinion.
Amendment 407 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 39 b – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 39 b – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Decisions taken by the Authority pursuant to this Article may be subject to an action before the Authority Board of Appeal, which will be established by means of delegated acts. Those delegated acts shall be adopted in accordance with Article 57a of this Regulation. A submission of an appeal pursuant to this paragraph shall have suspensive effect. The applicant may provide written notice to the Authority that he wishes to request a re-examination of the opinion to the EFSA Board of Appeal. In that case the applicant shall forward to the Authority the detailed grounds for the request within 60 days after receipt of the opinion. Within 60 days after receipt of the grounds for the request, the EFSA Board of Appeal shall re-examine its opinion. In case of a contesting decision taken by the EFSA Board of appeal, a case may be brought before the Court of Justice of the European Union, under the conditions laid down in Articles 263 and 278 of the Treaty respectively.
Amendment 411 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 39 d – paragraph 2
Article 39 d – paragraph 2
2. The Commission and the Member States shall take the necessary measures so that information received by them under Union food law for which confidential treatment has been requested is not made public until a decision on the confidentiality request has been taken by the Authority and has become definitive, except for when access to information is requested in accordance with directive 2003/4/EC or national law on access to documents. The Commission and the Member States shall also take the necessary measures so that information for which confidential treatment has been accepted by the Authority is not made public, except for when access to information is requested in accordance with directive 2003/4/EC or national law on access to documents.
Amendment 414 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 39 d – paragraph 3
Article 39 d – paragraph 3
3. If an applicant in the context of an authorisation procedure withdraws or has withdrawn an application, the Authority, the Commission and the Member States shall respect the confidentiality of commercial and industrial information as accepted by the Authority in accordance with Articles 39to 39f. The application shall be considered withdrawn as of the moment the written request is received by the competent body that had received the original application. Where the withdrawal of the application takes place before the Authority has decided on the relevant confidentiality request, the Authority, the Commission and the Member States shall not make public the information for which confidentiality has been requestedThe Authority shall not publish any information, confidential or non-confidential, should an applicant decide to withdraw its application.
Amendment 425 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9
Regulation (EC) No 178/2002
Article 41 – paragraph 1
Article 41 – paragraph 1
Where environmental information is concerned, Articles 6 and Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 1367/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council39, as well as the provisions of the Arhus convention, shall also apply.; __________________ 39 Regulation (EC) No 1367/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 September 2006 on the application of the provisions of the Aarhus Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters to Community institutions and bodies (OJ L 264, 25.9.2006, p. 13).
Amendment 510 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009
Article 63 – paragraph 1
Article 63 – paragraph 1
1. In accordance with the conditions and the procedures laid down in Article 39 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 and this article, the applicant may request certain information submitted under this Regulation to be kept confidential, accompanied by verifiable justification. The justification shall include verifiable evidence to show that the disclosure of the information might undermine his commercial interests, or the protection of privacy and the integrity of the individual.
Amendment 515 #
2018/0088(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009
Article 63 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 63 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. In addition to Article 39(2) of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 and pursuant to Article 39(3), confidential treatment may be accepted with respectthe Authority shall provide confidential treatment in relation to the following information, if the disclosure of which may beis deemed, upon verifiable justification, to significantly harm the interests concerned until proven otherwise:
Amendment 138 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) In order to ensure an effective enforcement of the prohibitions laid down in this Directive, Member States should designate an authority that is entrusted with their enforcement. The authority should be able to act either on its own initiative or by way of complaints by parties affected by unfair trading practices in the agriculture and food supply chain. Where a complainant requests that his identity remain confidential because of fear of retaliation, the enforcement authorities of the Member States should honour such a request in accordance with national law.
Amendment 142 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
(13 a) In order to ensure an effective enforcement of the prohibition of unfair trading practices, the designated enforcement authorities should dispose of all necessary resources, staff and expertise.
Amendment 163 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15 a (new)
Recital 15 a (new)
(15 a) The exercise of the powers conferred by this Directive on enforcement authorities should be subject to appropriate safeguards which meet the standards of general principles of Union law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, in accordance with the case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union;
Amendment 308 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Member States shall ensure that the following trading practices arconstitute prohibited trading arrangements:
Amendment 349 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) a buyer unilaterally and retroactively changes the terms of the supply agreement concerning the frequency, timing or volume of the supply or delivery, the quality standards or the prices of the agricultural and food products;
Amendment 468 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Member States shall ensure that the following trading practices arconstitue prohibited trading arrangements, if they are not agreed in clear and unambiguous terms at the conclusion of the supply agreement:
Amendment 512 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 4
Article 3 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall ensure that the prohibitions laid down in paragraphs 1 and 2 constitute overriding mandatory provisions of trading arrangements which are applicable to any situation falling within their scope, irrespective of the law otherwise applicable to the supply agreement between the parties.
Amendment 594 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) to proactively initiate and conduct investigations on its own initiative or based on a complaint;
Amendment 601 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) to take a decision, within the framework of applicable national law, establishing an infringement of the prohibitions laid down in Article 3 and require the buyer to terminate the prohibited trading practice. The authority may abstain from taking any such decision, if such decision would risk revealing the identity of a complainant or disclosing any other information in respect of which the complainant considers disclosure harmful to his interests, provided that the complainant has identified that information in accordance with Article 5(3);
Amendment 606 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) to impose a pecuniary fine or other sanctions on the author of the infringement. The fine in accordance with the national law. The fine and the other sanctions shall be effective, proportionate to the harm caused and dissuasive taking into account the nature, duration and gravity and possible repetition of the infringement;
Amendment 622 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)
(fa) Member states shall ensure that the exercise of those powers is subject to appropriate safeguards in respect of rights of defence, in accordance with the general principles of Union law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, including where the complainant requests confidential treatment of information pursuant to Article 5(3).
Amendment 625 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point f b (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point f b (new)
(fb) The Member States may decide that the fines or other sanction are initiated by the enforcement authority and imposed by competent national courts, while ensuring that those fines are effective and have an equivalent effect to administrative fines imposed by enforcement authorities. In any event, other sanctions imposed shall be effective, proportionate and dissuasive taking into account the nature, duration, gravity and possible repetition of the infringement.
Amendment 648 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
To ensure a higher level of protection, Member States may provide for rules designed to combat unfair trading practices going beyond those set out in Articles 3, 5, 6 and 7, which are stricter than those set out in this Directive, provided that such national rules are compatible with the rules on the functioning of the internal market.
Amendment 655 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Proceedings in relation to Article 6 (c-e) shall respect the administrative and legal proceedings and principles in the specific Member State.
Amendment 656 #
2018/0082(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 b (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 b (new)
This Directive shall be without prejudice to national rules aimed at combating unfair trading practices that are not within the scope of this Directive, provided that such rules are compatible with the rules on the functioning of the internal market.
Amendment 43 #
2018/0070(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1
Article 20 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall be assisted by the Committee established by Article 133 of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 for all matters under this Regulation , except for matters related to waste.
Amendment 45 #
2018/0070(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 20 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The Commission shall be assisted by the committee established by Article 39 of Directive 2008/98/EC1a of the European Parliament and of the Council, for matters relating to waste under this Regulation. _________________ 1a 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 7 #
2017/9999(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Points out that Australia has a very competitive, export-focused agricultural sector; emphasises, therefore, that securing increased access to the vast EU market through the removal or lowering of tariff and non-tariff barriers Believes that an ambitious, balanced and comprehensive free trade agreement (FTA) which respects vulnerable sectors of European agriculture, such as dairy and sheep meat, will be mutually beneficial, offering opportunities for both European and Australian producers and advancing the sector will undoubtedly be a priority for AustraliaEU’s position as a key player on the global market; points out that Australia has a competitive, export-focused agricultural sector;
Amendment 13 #
2017/9999(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that, by contrast, the Australian market offers European exporters of agricultural products relatively few outletsa new market area, whose importance has increased after the crisis European agricultural sector has had in the past years; reminds that Australia is already a significant importer of, for example, European cheese;
Amendment 17 #
2017/9999(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 45 #
2017/9999(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Takes the view that the EU must refrain from making any sort of commitment concStresses that enforceable measures to protect all intellectual property rights should be guaranteed; undernlinges the most sensitive agricultural products, such as beef and veal and shimportance of geographical indications for both partners of this future agreepmeat and special sugarsnt;
Amendment 56 #
2017/9999(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Reminds that the agreement shall diminish non-tariff barriers of trade, such as on unnecessary SPS regulation; underlines that human, animal and plant health protection standards cannot be lowered within the internal market;
Amendment 90 #
2017/9999(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Acknowledges the importance for the EU of an agreement with Australia which would reduce tariff barriers for some processed agricultural products, relax overly strict health checks and protect geographical indications effectively; whereas clear provisions safeguarding GIs should be a prerequisite for any agreement; reminds the Commission, however, that it would be unacceptable to sacrifice the interests of European agriculture and its sensitive sectors in order to secure an agreement; reminds the Commission that the Committee on Agriculture should be kept updated of all the agricultural aspects during the trade negotiations.
Amendment 10 #
2017/2284(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Regrets that in some Member States the training and certification requirements of the Directive are not fully met; underlines the importance of training of users to ensure the safe and sustainable use of PPPs; considers it fitting to distinguish between professional and amateur users, given that they are not subject to the same obligations; emphasises that professional and non- professional users of PPPs should receive adequate training; stresses that PPPs are not only used in agriculture, but also for weed and pest control in urban areas, including public parks and railways;
Amendment 17 #
2017/2284(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Highlights that sustainable and responsible use of pesticides is a precondition for the authorisation of plant protection products;
Amendment 26 #
2017/2284(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that many Member States have changed their initial targets, focusing more on reducing the risks that pesticide use entails, rather than on actual reductions in the quantities used; regrets the fact that in many Member States there is no real commitment tostresses the importance of commitment from Member States to apply integrated pest management (IPM) and thusto developing a more environmentally- sustainable agriculture with lower costs for farmers;
Amendment 29 #
2017/2284(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Encourages the focus on reducing risks that pesticides entail, as limited use of a high-risk plant protection products can be more harmful then extensive usage of a low-risk plant protection products; underlines that this risk reduction should go hand in hand with use reduction;
Amendment 31 #
2017/2284(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the directive is one of the Union’s most valuable tools to ensure that the environment, ecosystems and human health are well protected from hazarddangerous substances in pesticides; whereas the failure to fully implemention of the directive makes it all but impossible to achieve the highest degree of protection and to transition towards a sustainable agricultural sector and non-toxic environmentcould be improved;
Amendment 32 #
2017/2284(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Underlines that there is always a certain amount of risk involved when one interferes in nature, whether it is with chemical, biological or low-risk plant protection products. Risks can never be excluded, however, they can be managed. Therefore, legislation in the field of plant protection products should set up criteria and levels for acceptable risk;
Amendment 61 #
2017/2284(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. RegretNotes the fact that the overall degree of progress in implementation by the Member States is insufficientcould be improved to meet the directive’s main objectives and to unlock its full potential to reduce the overall risks deriving from pesticide use and achieve the environmental and health improvements the directive was specifically designed for;
Amendment 66 #
2017/2284(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Considers that a faster approvals process would stimulate industry research into the development of new low-risk active ingredients, including new, innovative low-risk substances, thus ensuring that farmers have sufficient plant-protection tools at their disposal and enabling them to switch more rapidly to sustainable plant protection products and increase Integrated Pest Management efficacy;
Amendment 77 #
2017/2284(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Stresses that farmers need to have a bigger toolbox of crop protection solutions, including a wide range of active substances, low risk substances and those of natural origin in order to ensure a comprehensive Integrated Pesticide Management (IPM) strategy that can be implemented by European farmers;
Amendment 78 #
2017/2284(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Underlines the central role IPM plays to reduce pesticide use; acknowledges the willingness of farmers to use IPM, but understands that farmers are reluctant to apply new methods for pest management, if they face an unacceptably high risk to their economic viability in case these methods do not work;
Amendment 82 #
2017/2284(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Stresses the importance of the availability of low-risk pesticides, adequate research and the sharing of best practices within and among Member States to fully utilise the potential of integrated pest management.
Amendment 88 #
2017/2284(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Regrets the fact that in many Member States there is no realt sufficient commitment to IPM practices, which are the cornerstone of the directive; underlines the fact that rigorous implementation of IPM is one of the key measures to reduce dependency on pesticide use in sustainable agriculture, which is environmentally friendly, economically viable and socially responsible and contributes to Europe’s food security while strengthening biodiversity and human and animal health, boosting the rural economy and reducing costs for farmers by facilitating the market uptake of low-risk and non-chemical alternatives; stresses that additional financial incentives are needed to strengthen the uptake of IPM practices by individual farms;
Amendment 91 #
2017/2284(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Stresses the importance of the availability of low-risk pesticides, adequate research and the sharing of best practices within and among Member States to fully utilise the potential of integrated pest management.
Amendment 95 #
2017/2284(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Acknowledges the willingness of farmers to use IPM, but understands that farmers are reluctant to apply new methods for pest management if they face an unacceptably high risk to their economic viability in case these methods do not work;
Amendment 103 #
2017/2284(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Is concerned that very little progress has been made in promoting the uptake of low-risk and non-chemicalby a lack of innovation and development of low-risk alternatives to conventional pesticides; notes that a mere handful of NAPs contain incentives for the registration of such alternative products;
Amendment 105 #
2017/2284(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Is concerned that very little progress has been made in promoting the uptake of low-risk and non-chemical alternatives to conventional pesticides; notes that a mere handful of NAPs contain incentives for the registration of such alternative products; emphasises that minor uses are particularly vulnerable owing to the scarcity of the relevant active substances;
Amendment 114 #
2017/2284(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 122 #
2017/2284(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that the common agriculture policy (CAP), in its current form, is not sufficiently capable of reducing farms’ dependency on pesticides; considers that specific policy instruments in the post- 2020 CAP are required in order to help change farmers’ behaviour as regards pesticide use, such as fiscal measures at national level, cross- compliance between IPM and CAP direct payments etc.;
Amendment 134 #
2017/2284(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Is deeply concerned at the gradual depletiondecline of biodiversity in Europe and at the particularly disconcerting demise of winged insects,; as evidenced by the findings of a recent scientific study26 that the population of flying insects in Germany has plummeted by more than 75 % in 27 years; considers that this collapse must be linked to the use of pesticides andcknowledges the Commission’s first ever EU Pollinators Initiative on 1 June 2018 that sets strategic objectives and a set of actions to be taken to address this decline; further underlines the need for Europe to switch to a more sustainable pesticide use and increase the number of non-chemical alternatives for farmers; _________________ 26 https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?i d=10.1371/journal.pone.0185809
Amendment 148 #
2017/2284(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Expresses particular concern at theRecalls that Regulation 1107/2009 already containued use of pesticides with actives adequate provisions to regulate the placing on the market of substances that armay be mutagenic, carcinogenic or toxic for reproduction, or active substances that have endocrine- disrupting characteristics and are damaging to humans or animals; emphasises that the use of such pesticides is incompatible withconsistency should be ensured between the objectives and purpose of the directive and Regulation 1107/2009;
Amendment 153 #
2017/2284(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Encourages more focus on risk reduction, as extensive use of low-risk substances might be more harmful than limited use of high-risk substances;
Amendment 156 #
2017/2284(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Regrets the fact thatcognises the importance of the improvlement of water quality has been insufficiently targeted, with mostation of the Water Framework Directive to improve water quality, and encourages Member States failing to establish targets and timetables for measures to protect the aquatic environment from pesticides, and those that did so noto specifying how the achievement of targets or objectives would be measured;
Amendment 157 #
2017/2284(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Regrets that in some Member States the training and certification requirements of the Directive are not fully met; underlines the importance of training of users to ensure the safe and sustainable use of PPPs; considers it fitting to distinguish between professional and amateur users, given that they are not subject to the same obligations; emphasises that professional and non- professional users of PPPs should receive adequate training; stresses that PPPs are not only used in agriculture, but also for weed and pest control in urban areas, including public parks and railways;
Amendment 164 #
2017/2284(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12 b. Highlights that sustainable and responsible use of pesticides is a precondition for the authorisation of plant protection products;
Amendment 172 #
2017/2284(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Calls on the Commission to facilitate the development and uptake of modern precision farming technologies for all farm types as part of IPM, which provide a clear advantage in lowering pesticide, fertiliser and water use, while improving soil fertility and optimising yields;
Amendment 180 #
2017/2284(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Member States to adhere to the established timelines for delivering revised NAPs; urges those Member States that have not yet delivered revised NAPs to do so without further delay, this time with the clear overall objective of an immediate and long-term reduction in pesticide use, measurable objectives and quantitative targets, expressed either through a quantity- or risk-based approach, including clearly defined annual reduction targets and with special attention for the possible effects on pollinators and the uptake ofthe uptake of digital and precision farming technologies and alternative techniques in the agricultural sector;
Amendment 196 #
2017/2284(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16 a. Recommends to give Member States the flexibility to apply IPM as part of the greening measures under the CAP;
Amendment 212 #
2017/2284(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to take all the requisite measures to promote low-risk pesticides and to prioritise non-chemical options and methods which cause the least harm to health and nature;
Amendment 217 #
2017/2284(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to take all the requisite measures to promote low-risk pesticides and to prioritise, precision and digital farming, and non- chemical options and methods which causemethods provided that they deliver efficient pest control with the least harm to health and nature;
Amendment 230 #
2017/2284(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to place greater emphasis on the promotion of the development, research and marketingregistration of low-risk and biological alternativsolutions; also calls for greater emphasis on the adoption of new, digital and precision farming technologies;
Amendment 236 #
2017/2284(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to place greater emphasis on the promotion of the development, research and marketing of low-risk biological alternatives;
Amendment 249 #
2017/2284(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20 a. Calls on the Commission to ensure consistency between the objectives and purpose of the Sustainable Use Directive and the Regulation 1107/2009;
Amendment 23 #
2017/2274(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Argues that China and the European Union will benefit from promoting sustainability in their economies and from developing a multi- sector sustainable and circular bioeconomy; stresses that increased trade in bioeconomy products made from renewable materials can be an important stimulant for positive environmental, social and economic impacts and help reduce the fossil-dependency of China’s and the European Union’s economies;
Amendment 25 #
2017/2274(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Points out that the Union and China are heavily dependent on fossil fuels and together account for around a third of total global consumption, which places China at the top of the World Health Organisation (WHO) ranking for deadly outdoor air pollution; underlines their mutual interest in promoting low-carbon development and addressing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in transparent, public and well- regulated energy markets; notes the adoption of the National Carbon Emissions Rights Trading Market Construction Plan by the State Council, marking the official launch of the Chinese National Emissions Trading System (ETS); welcomes the intention to expand the coverage and trading modalities of the system; stresses the importance of economy-wide action on climate change and the importance of continuing the cooperation between China and the Union on carbon markets;
Amendment 33 #
2017/2274(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Hopes that China will uncouple economic growth from ecological degradation, by incorporating biodiversity protection into its ongoing global strategies, facilitating the achievement of the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and implementing the ivory trade ban effectively.; acknowledges the work done by the EU-China Bilateral Coordination Mechanism (BCM) on Forest Law Enforcement and Governance (FLEG) to tackle illegal logging globally; urges, however, China to investigate the significant undocumented trade of timber between the FLEGT Voluntary Partnership Agreement signatory States and China;
Amendment 17 #
2017/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the excessive and inappropriatecorrect use of antibiotics and poor infection control practices in both human and veterinary medicine have progressively rendered antimicrobial resistance (AMR) a massive threat to humankind;
Amendment 20 #
2017/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to take an ambitious and leading approach to ensuring that the targets set out in their respective Action Plans are fully and effectively achieved, and to strictly monitor the results that have been achieved;
Amendment 35 #
2017/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the misincorrect use of antibiotics is eroding their efficacy and leading to the spread of highly resistant bacteria that are especially resistant to last- line antibiotics; whereas according to data provided by the OECD, an estimated 700 000 deaths worldwide may be caused by AMR every year;
Amendment 37 #
2017/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for legislative solutions that will assist farmers in reducing the use of antibiotics in livestock farming, with the aim of prudent and responsible use of antimicrobials; insists that such legislative solutions must address prophylactic and metaphylactic use; endeavours to keep the additional administrative burden as small as possible;
Amendment 58 #
2017/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for further research and development into new antimicrobials and encourages alternatives, such as vaccines, to be investigated, including the development of more sustainable farming systems based on less intensive farming modelsand animal friendly farming models to ensure adequate animal husbandry;
Amendment 68 #
2017/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
Eb. whereas action to reduce veterinary antimicrobial use has been uneven across EU countries as the latest data from the European Medicine Agency shows1a; whereas some Member States have achieved significant reductions in the use of veterinary antimicrobials over a short period of time thanks to ambitious national policies, as illustrated by a series of fact-finding missions carried out by the European Commission Health and Food Audits and Analysis Directorate1aa; _________________ 1a http://www.ema.europa.eu/ema/index.jsp? curl=pages/news_and_events/news/2017/1 0/news_detail_002827.jsp∣ =WC0b01ac05 8004d5c1antimicrobials 1aa http://ec.europa.eu/food/audits- analysis/audit_reports/index.cfm
Amendment 75 #
2017/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E c (new)
Recital E c (new)
Amendment 79 #
2017/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that disease prevention must be the first step for legislation tackling AMR in agriculture, both to ensure a high standard of animal welfare and reduce the need to resort to antibiotics; believedemands that antibiotics should never be used as compensation for poor hygiene or inadequate animal husbandry;
Amendment 87 #
2017/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure adequate funding for6. Believes that on-farm investments, such as in quality housing, ventilation, cleaning, disinfection, vaccination and bio-security, probiotics, prebiotics, gen- selection and bio-security must be encouraged and should not be undermined in the future CAP;
Amendment 98 #
2017/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Emphasises the crucial role of education and training programmes, based on the latest scientific developments, in raising awareness about antimicrobial resistance and the prudent use of antimicrobials in veterinary medicine for farmers and those involved in livestock farming;
Amendment 102 #
2017/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that the appropriatecorrect and prudent use of antimicrobials is essential to limiting the emergence of AMR in human healthcare, animal husbandry and aquaculture; stresses that there are considerable differences in the way Member States handle and address AMR; calls on the Commission to consider mandatory routine collection and submission of monitoring data at EU level and to establish indictors to measure progress in the fight against AMR;
Amendment 118 #
2017/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Underlines the need to change the business culture employed by veterinary medicine producers, which encourages the use and overuse of certain medicines in order to generate profitslosely cooperate with veterinary medicine producers in order to diminish the use of certain medicines with high AMR-Impact; emphasizes that public-private partnerships are essential for the One- Health approach;
Amendment 135 #
2017/2254(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Notes that the use of antibiotics as growth promoters in food-producing animals has been banned in the EU since 2006; calls on the Commission to enforce this ban as a conditionality to all food imports from third countries through Free Trade Agreements;
Amendment 225 #
2017/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to restrict or stop the sale of antibiotics by those, in line with the 1999 SSC report, eliminate inducements, especially financial, for doctors orand veterinarians whoen prescribe theming antibiotics;
Amendment 246 #
2017/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Calls on the Commission to take firm action against the illegal sale of antimicrobial products in the EU;
Amendment 258 #
2017/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Highlights the value of vaccines, probiotics and prebiotics in combating AMR; recommends integration of targets for life-long vaccination as a key element of national action plans on AMR;
Amendment 320 #
2017/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15 a. Urges the European Commission to consider a new legislative framework to stimulate the development of new antimicrobials for humans, as already requested by the European Parliament on 10 March 2016 on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on veterinary medicinal products and in the parliamentary resolution (2015) 0197 of19 May 2015; notes that the Commission “One Health” Action Plan against AMR also commits itself to “analyse EU regulatory tools and incentives - in particular orphan and paediatric legislation – to use them for novel antimicrobials".
Amendment 390 #
2017/2254(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Commission and Member States to work together with the industry to develop new incentive models that delink payment from prescribing volume;
Amendment 16 #
2017/2211(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Underlines that Member States are obliged to apply the EU waste hierarchy; recalls that in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Member States shall apply the waste hierarchy when allocating all Union funds and calls on Member States to prioritise prevention, re-use, preparation for re-use and recycling in the investments in the waste management infrastructure;
Amendment 18 #
2017/2211(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Highlights the need for a long- term perspective and clear investment signals for the transition to a circular economy; calls on the Commission to fully integrate the implementation of the waste hierarchy and promotion of a circular economy in its upcoming proposals for a new multiannual financial framework;
Amendment 22 #
2017/2211(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Recalls the new waste targets for 2025, 2030 and 2035 established in the review of EU waste legislation and underlines that the achievement of these targets requires political commitment at the national, regional and local levels as well as economic investments; calls on the Member States to make full use of available Union funds in support of such investments and underlines that these will generate significant returns in terms of economic growth and job creation;
Amendment 32 #
2017/2211(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Is concerned abouthat China’s new restrictive approach to imports of European waste, as this will could have a negative impact on EU waste management in terms of reduced recycling and increased levels of incineration and landfilling; therefore calls on the Member States to step up their efforts to reduce waste generation and establish a functioning European recycling infrastructure, which would boost the circular economy in the EU; welcomes in this context the Commission’s new plastic strategy;
Amendment 35 #
2017/2191(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that the collective activities of producer organisations and their associations (including production planning and the negotiation of sales and of the terms of contracts) are necessarypositive to achieve the CAP objectives as defined in Article 39 TFEU and should therefore benefit, in principle, from a presumption of compatibility with Article 101 TFEU as long as those joint activities also contribute in improving competitiveness and efficiency;
Amendment 37 #
2017/2191(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Believes that the Commission should assess under which conditions more room could be created within competition policy for collective arrangements of producers organisations, including cooperatives, their associations and inter-branch organisations, that are made for the purpose of sustainability (such as initiatives that favour biodiversity, improve animal welfare and/or health, combat antimicrobial resistance) under the condition that these arrangements favour consumers and society;
Amendment 55 #
2017/2191(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that farmers in all sectors of production should be guaranteed the right to collective bargaining, including the right to agree on minimum prices; believes that farmers should fully engage with and be equipped with the means to exploit the potential of producer organisations, including producer cooperatives, their associations and inter- branch bodies;
Amendment 7 #
2017/2128(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the evaluation of the implementation of the Regulation revealed that the health and environmental protection objectives are not being achievedshowed its objectives to be relevant while identifying areas for improvement;
Amendment 8 #
2017/2128(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the EU authorisation system for plant protection products is internationally recognised as one of the strictest systems in the world; whereas its elements, inter alia the thorough peer- review process as well as the strict separation between risk assessment and risk management, already ensure a high level of food safety;
Amendment 9 #
2017/2128(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the evaluation of the implementation of the Regulation should be considered in conjunction with the EU’s overarching pesticide policy including regulations: Sustainable Use Directive 2009/128/EC, Biocides Regulation EU 528/2012 Maximum Residue Level EC 396/2005, and General Food Law 178/2002;
Amendment 13 #
2017/2128(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the implementation of the Regulation is notshould be in line with related EU policies, including in the field of pesticides;
Amendment 14 #
2017/2128(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the implementation of the Regulation is notshould be in line with related EU policies, including in the field of pesticides;
Amendment 17 #
2017/2128(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the available evidence shows that the practical implementation of the three main instruments of the Regulation – approvals, authorisations and enforcement of regulatory decisions – is unsatisfactory and does not ensure the fulfilment of the purpose of the Regulationcould be improved;
Amendment 18 #
2017/2128(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the available evidence shows that the practical implementation of the three main instruments of the Regulation – approvals, authorisations and enforcement of regulatory decisions – is unsatisfactoryleaves room for improvement and does not ensure the complete fulfilment of the purposeobjectives of the Regulation;
Amendment 23 #
2017/2128(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
Amendment 27 #
2017/2128(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. Considers that the burden of proof should remain on the applicant, so as to ensure that public money is not spent on studies which can eventually benefit private interests; at the same time, stresses that transparency must be ensured at each step of the authorisation procedure fully in line with intellectual property rights while ensuring that good laboratory principles are consistently upheld throughout the Union;
Amendment 28 #
2017/2128(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas there are concerns associated with the practical implementation of the established evaluation approach; whereas in particular there are major concerns associated with the incomplete harmonisation of data requirements and methodologies used in some scientific fields that may hinder the evaluation process and thus may lead to direct negative effects on public health and the environment;
Amendment 29 #
2017/2128(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas there are concerns associated with the practical implementation of the establishedtwo-tier evaluation approach; whereas in particular there are major concerns associated with the incomplete harmonisation of data requirements and methodologies used in some scientific fieldduring evaluations of the products that may hinder the evaluation process and thus may lead to direct negative effects on public health and the environmentelays in the approval process;
Amendment 30 #
2017/2128(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the performance of national competent authorities was found to be a major factor influencing the evaluation of active substances; whereas there are substantial differences among Member States as regards available expertise and staff; whereas the Regulation and relevant supporting legal requirements are not uniformly implemented across Member States with relevant health and environment implications;
Amendment 31 #
2017/2128(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the performance of national competent authorities was found to be a major factor influencing the evaluation of active substances; whereas there are substantial differences among Member States as regards available expertise and staff; whereas the Regulation and relevant supporting legal requirements are not uniformly implemented across Member States with relevant health and environment implications;
Amendment 38 #
2017/2128(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas transparency in all stages of the approval procedure is insufficient and leads to negative effects on health and the environment and provokescould be improved, which would lead to increased public mistrust in the system regulating pesticide substances; whereas the transparency of the authorisation related activities of competent authorities iscould also unsatisfactorybe improved; welcomes the proposed changes to the General Food Law to address this problem;
Amendment 45 #
2017/2128(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Highlights the importance of a holistic approach that includes integrated pest management (IPM);
Amendment 46 #
2017/2128(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Highlights the potential efficiency gains in plant protection that could be realised through the use of precision farming technologies, which will allow farmers to apply plant protection products more targeted in regard to where and in what quantity exactly they are needed instead of a general application on the entire field, which would lead to a significant reduction of consumption quantity;
Amendment 52 #
2017/2128(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas the non-application of plant protection products in crop production can also lead to health consequences for example build-up of mycotoxins; whereas plant protection products play a role in food safety;
Amendment 55 #
2017/2128(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I b (new)
Recital I b (new)
Ib. Whereas a wide variety of safe and effective tools are needed to protect plant health;
Amendment 56 #
2017/2128(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I c (new)
Recital I c (new)
Ic. Whereas there has been no new active substances put forward for approval since May 31st 2016; whereas innovation and development of new products, particularly low-risk products, is important;
Amendment 57 #
2017/2128(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I d (new)
Recital I d (new)
Id. Whereas the availability of counterfeit pesticides on the market is of real concern; whereas counterfeit pesticides can be harmful to the environment and also damage the effectiveness of the Regulation;
Amendment 61 #
2017/2128(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that the EU is the appropriate level at which regulatory action in the field of pesticides should continue to take place; notes that the EU plant protection products approval process is one of the most stringent in the world;
Amendment 66 #
2017/2128(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses the importance of a regulatory framework on plant protection products at EU level, that protects the environment and human health, and also stimulates research and innovation in order to develop effective and safe plant protection products;
Amendment 69 #
2017/2128(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Highlights that special attention should be given to the role of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the development of new plant protection products, as SMEs often lack the significant resources that are necessary it develop new substance;
Amendment 71 #
2017/2128(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Expresses concerns about the low number of new active substances that have been approved, both conventional, low-risk and biological active substances; stresses the importance of a broad range of plant protection products to tackle plant health issues and to secure the EU's food supply;
Amendment 72 #
2017/2128(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Amendment 73 #
2017/2128(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 e (new)
Paragraph 1 e (new)
1e. Emphasises that special attention and support should be given to plant protection products for minor uses, as there is currently little economic incentive for companies to develop these products;
Amendment 77 #
2017/2128(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Is concerned by the fact that the Regulation has not been effectively implemented and that as a result its objectives are not being achieved in practicehas led to significant delays in the approval process;
Amendment 85 #
2017/2128(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that the objectives and instruments of the Regulation and its implementation are not in always sufficiently streamlined with EU policies in the fields of agriculture, food security, water quality, climate change, sustainable use of pesticides and maximum residue levels of pesticides in food and feed;
Amendment 97 #
2017/2128(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Is concerned by the steadily increasing use and identified cases of misuse of emergency authorisations granted under Article 53; notes that some member states use Article 53 significantly more than others; notes the Commission’s decision to mandate EFSA to investigate Member States' use of emergency authorisations in 2017 in light of the 2013 restrictions on the three neonicotinoids;
Amendment 99 #
2017/2128(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Is concerned by the steadily increasing use and identified cases of misuse of emergency authorisations granted under Article 53; Considers that further efforts are needed to ensure that both Union and national agencies have sufficient capacities to process applications for PPP authorisations in order to avoid frequent use of emergency authorisations; Is concerned that Article 53 has been misused for the authorisation of plant protection products;
Amendment 109 #
2017/2128(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Is concerned that the incomplete harmonisation of data and testing requirements in some scientific fields may lead to direct negative effects on health, the environment and agricultural producthe evaluation of plant protection products has not been fully achieved, leading to inefficient working methods, lack of trust among national authorities, and unnecessary delays of authorisations;
Amendment 112 #
2017/2128(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Is concerned that the incomplete harmonisation of data and testing requirements in some scientific fields may lead to direct negative effects on health, the environment and agricultural productionthe evaluation of products has not yet been fully implemented;
Amendment 114 #
2017/2128(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Regrets the limited public availability of information on the evaluation and authorisation procedure, as well as the limited access to information; regrets that the level of transparency of the rapporteur Member States is low (acting in the framework of the approval procedure), suggests that accessibility and user friendliness of information at the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) stage is problematiccould be improved, and that transparency at the risk management stage seems to be lacking and is also considered problematic by stakeholders; welcomes efforts by ECHA to increase transparency and user friendliness through its website and considers this could be a model employed in the future to improve transparency;
Amendment 120 #
2017/2128(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Is concerned that, in some cases, the PPPs available on the market and their application by users do not necessarily comply with the relevant authorisation conditions as regards their composition and usage; underlines the importance of training for professional users; emphasizes that non-professional use should be limited when possible in order to reduce misuse;
Amendment 121 #
2017/2128(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Highlights the importance of continuous training for users to ensure the proper and appropriate use of plant protection products; considers it fitting to distinguish between professional and amateur users; notes that plant protection products are used in private gardens, railways and public parks;
Amendment 125 #
2017/2128(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Emphasises that the Regulation should better reflect the need to promote agricultural practices based on integrated pest management as appropriate, including by stimulating the development of low- risk, high-efficacy, substances;
Amendment 129 #
2017/2128(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Stresses the added value of biological products to the market of plant protection products; acknowledges the need for more research into these products as their composition and functioning is radically different from conventional products; underlines this also includes the need for more expertise within EFSA to evaluate these biological active substances; and more expertise in the national competent authorities to evaluate these products;
Amendment 137 #
2017/2128(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Highlights that many authorised PPPs have not been evaluated against EU standards for more than 15 years, as a consequence of delays in the authorisation procedures;
Amendment 139 #
2017/2128(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Expresses concerns about the small amount of new substances that have been approved, while at the same time other substances have been taken of the market; stresses the importance of a suitable tool box of plant protection products for farmers to secure the EU's food supply;
Amendment 141 #
2017/2128(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Is concerned that the harmonisation of guidelines in fields like ecotoxicology or environmental fate and behaviour isare not yet complensolidated;
Amendment 145 #
2017/2128(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. 13. Welcomes the concept of the zonal system and its aim to facilitate the efficient authorisation of plant protection products; considers the mutual recognition procedure as vital for sharing the work load and to encourage compliance with deadlines;
Amendment 147 #
2017/2128(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Regrets the lack of trust between Member States in the zonal system leading to significant delays in the approval process; calls on the Commission to improve the functioning of the zonal system.
Amendment 150 #
2017/2128(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Stresses the importance of a regulatory framework that stimulates and facilitates research and innovation in order to develop better and safer plant protection products, while at the same time securing the availability of a broad range of plant protection products.
Amendment 157 #
2017/2128(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8 b. Highlights that special attention should be given to the role of small and medium entreprises (SMEs) in the development of new products, as SMEs often lack the extraordinary resources that are nessesary in the process of development and approval of new substances.
Amendment 159 #
2017/2128(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. CThe purpose of this Regulation is to ensure a high level of protection of both human and animal health and the environment and at the same time to safeguard the competitiveness of Community agriculture; calls on the Commission and the Member States to acknowledge that plant health and environmental protection objectives should take priority over the objective of improving plant protection; plays an important role in meeting our health and environmental protection objectives;
Amendment 166 #
2017/2128(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8 c. Stresses that more priority should be given to the authorisation process of low-risk substances
Amendment 180 #
2017/2128(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Calls on the Commission, the agencies and competent authorities to review and improve their communication on risk assessment procedures and risk management decisions in order to improve public trust in the authorisation system;
Amendment 191 #
2017/2128(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Member States to limit the authorisations granted under better implement the national authorisation procedures, in order to limit derogations usingnder Article 53 of the Regulation;
Amendment 200 #
2017/2128(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Is concerned about public perception of plant protection products of biological origin; notes that these substances are not automatically 'low- risk' and should be subject to the same rigorous evaluations as other substances;
Amendment 204 #
2017/2128(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission to limitconsider how to address concerns regarding the use of the confirmatory data procedure and notes that complete dossiers are important for active substance approvals;
Amendment 225 #
2017/2128(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Calls for an awareness campaign on the availability of counterfeit pesticides on the market and the damage they pose to the effective implementation of the Regulation, urges action to combat their use;
Amendment 20 #
2017/2118(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Acknowledges the socio-economic importance of aquaculture for coastal communities and islands;
Amendment 47 #
2017/2118(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Acknowledges the negative impact aquaculture can have on the local environment and water quality; encourages further innovation and initiatives to ensure a long term sustainable and profitable sector
Amendment 61 #
2017/2118(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 81 #
2017/2118(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Takes positive note of new initiatives with land based aquaculture, especially in EU areas with closed waters
Amendment 129 #
2017/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Endorses the majority of the recommendations published by the 2016 EU Sheepmeat Forum, held under the aegis of the Commission, in particular the need to compensate the sector for the environmental role it plays; takes the view that these recommendations are equally valid for the sectors of goatmeat and ewe’s and goat’s milk products;
Amendment 137 #
2017/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to step up support for innovationve production methods and technologies with the aim to strength sheep sector’s competitiveness and the promotion of sheep- and goatmeat in the internal market, emphasising not only traditional products, but also newer cuts marketed to younger consumersin order to offer products that correspond to consumer expectations and market demand;
Amendment 164 #
2017/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Commends the Commission on its intention to set up a dedicated budget line for those products in the next promotion campaigns co-financed by the Union, and advocates the need to include wool among the beneficiary products;
Amendment 262 #
2017/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Believes it necessary to improve the bargaining power of producers in the food chain, extending rules on contractual relations for the sheep-and goat-farming by establishing producer organisations similar to those existing in other crop and livestock sectors, in line with the agreement reached as part of the Omnibus Regulation, in order to improve the competitiveness and current low productivity of the sector;
Amendment 327 #
2017/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Highlights this harmonization may not lead to acceptance of a higher margin of error than is justified for preventive health care;
Amendment 349 #
2017/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Invites the Commission and Member States to consider rural development measures to protect herds from attack from predators, particularly wolves, and look into reviewing the Habitats Directive, with the aim of controlling the spread of predators in certain grazing areas;
Amendment 367 #
2017/2117(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls on the Commission to promote vaccination as a measure to reduce antimicrobial resistance, as there is little market incentive for farmers;
Amendment 27 #
2017/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas it is necessary to adopt a more comprehensive analysis of the protein issue in Europe so as to maximise the number of instruments at our disposal for boosting the effectiveness of action to reduce our dependence on imported vegetable proteins;
Amendment 68 #
2017/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the nitrogen needed to feed plants and manufacture vegetable proteins is today mainly provided by synthetic nitrogenous fertilisers, which are costly to produce and generate pollution of both water and airhave a high ecological footprint by using large amounts of fossil fuels during the production process; Highlights that this does not contribute to the goal of the circular economy and making more efficient use of our resources and waste streams; Therefore, the use and development of alternative organic nitrogen fertilisers needs to be stimulated, such as the recycling of nutrients from organic waste streams like animal manure;
Amendment 89 #
2017/2116(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recalls that the by-products of food and bio-fuel production and certain processed animal proteins represent important alternative sources of proteins for feed; Highlights that legislation on processed animal protein is often outdated and should be made fit for purpose in order to create more room within the regulatory framework to make the use of alternative protein sources easier, such as insect proteins;
Amendment 138 #
2017/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Welcomes the process that has been made in the development and validation of analytical methods for official controls on the presence of Processed Animal Protein (PAP) in feed; Is looking forward to further developments in this field, to re-authorise pig PAP in poultry feed or poultry PAP in pig feed, in order to both contribute to the circular economy and to become less depended on imported vegetable protein;
Amendment 142 #
2017/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Highlights that legislation on processed animal protein is often outdated and should be made fit for purpose in order to create more room within the regulatory framework to make the use of alternative protein sources easier, such as insect proteins;
Amendment 236 #
2017/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Considers it necessary to invest in new breeding techniques in order to develop firstly, protein crops that are more adapted to the European climate, and secondly, improve the protein value of our crops; stresses the importance of security of investments in order to foster research and investment in breeding better protein crops in the EU;
Amendment 270 #
2017/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Considers it important for the CAP to support protein crop cultivation by means of the voluntary coupled payment (which, if not restricted to crops and regions in difficulty, would give scope for more action) and the greening payment, and by means of the second pillar, particularly through agro-environmental measures on organic farming, investment quality, advice, training and of course innovation via the EIP;
Amendment 322 #
2017/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Takes the view that it is necessary to secure our soya supplies by cooperating more closely with our neighbourhood, in particularfor example with Ukraine, which has opted for Europe and which produces soya that could be brought into the EU via the Danube;
Amendment 34 #
2017/2115(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Deplores the fact that the widespreadincorrect use of chemical pesticides, particularly on melliferous plant species, threatens the survival of bees;
Amendment 56 #
2017/2115(INI)
5. Notes that the fight against fraud in the field of bee products calls for substantial fundingthe reinforcement of resources where possible in order to tackle the unfair competition represented by adulterated ‘honey’ in particular;
Amendment 66 #
2017/2115(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to include as one of thvestigate the possibility to include objectives ofwithin the common agricultural policy (CAP) limits on the objective of increasing productivity to circumscribe crop intensification, in order tothat provide sufficient and healthy living space for bees;
Amendment 84 #
2017/2115(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Considers it appropriate to support and enhance the development of biological and low risk pesticides harmless to bees; calls for a harmonised interpretation and faster approval and authorisation procedure for biological and low-risk pesticides.
Amendment 103 #
2017/2115(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 10 #
2017/2088(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Believes that it is crucial for the EU farming sector to support a new generation of environmentally conscious and global minded young farmers in tackling the many challenges ahead, such as climate change, preserving natural resources (soil, water and air), increasing biodiversity and promoting sustainable agricultural production;
Amendment 20 #
2017/2088(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights that current common agricultural policy (CAP) instruments for young farmers should be improved in the future; notes that these tools must be targeted to young farmers’ specific needs, including their economic and social needs, and promote projects with the highest added value for farmers and underlines that the administrative procedures for young farmers should be efficient and simple in order to minimize the administrative burden on applicants and public authorities; notes that these tools must be targeted to young farmers’ specific needs, including their economic and social needs, and promote projects with the highest added value for farmers; believes that the use of the environmentally-friendly and climate-smart innovative solutions and technologies in order to strengthen farming competitiveness and long-term food security is a key issue;
Amendment 37 #
2017/2088(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that generational renewal is key to maintaining vibrant rural areas across Europe that foster jobs and, sustainable business activity and innovation; notes that this requires access to infrastructure and services, including healthcare, social services, education, transport and high- speed broadband;
Amendment 50 #
2017/2088(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises that young farmers must be trained and skilled to enable them to find the ever-more complex solutions required to face current and future environmental challenges, including the use of the latest technological developments in farming; important for successful solutions and innovation is that the administrative burden should not increase;
Amendment 76 #
2017/2088(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recommends that the support to the ‘Young Farmer Scheme’ should continue and the maximum level of national funding allocation be increased beyond 2 % in order to encourage generational renewalbe reviewed within the framework of the CAP reform;
Amendment 105 #
2017/2088(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the creation of an agricultural guarantee instrument, proposed by the Commission and the European Investment Bank (EIB) in March 2015, which should make it easier for young farmers to access credit; recommends that access to finance be improved through subsidised interest rates on loans for new entrants; calls for improved cooperation with the EIB and the European Investment Fund (EIF) to foster the creation of financial instruments dedicated to young farmers across all Member States;
Amendment 146 #
2017/2088(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that most newly set-up farms are placed in a competitive environment with fast-changing conditions; recommends giving EU farmers more flexibility to respond to changing conditions on the markets in their business plans; urges a result-driven approach which stimulates the development of new innovations and better resource management thereby empowering motivated young farmers; believes that changes in the payment instalments should be considered;
Amendment 154 #
2017/2088(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Urges a result-driven approach which stimulates the development of new innovations and better resource management thereby empowering motivated young farmers;
Amendment 167 #
2017/2088(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that access to land is the largest barrier to new entrants to farming in Europe and is limited by the low supply of land for sale or rent in many regions, as well as by the competition from other farmers, investors and residential users; considers that the land access problem is exacerbated by the current direct payment structure, which requires minimal active use of the land and allocates subsidies largely on the basis of land ownership; believes that the existing farmers are incentivised to retain land access in order to retain subsidy access instead of ensuring the best use of the land; recommends increasing the activity levels required to receive payments and to target subsidy payments towards the achievement of particular outcomes (e.g. production of specific environmental or social goods);
Amendment 206 #
2017/2088(INI)
Amendment 42 #
2017/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas one of the priority objectives of the General Union Environmental Action Programme to 2020 (7th EAP) is to turn the Union into a resource-efficient, green and competitive low-carbon economy; whereas the EAP states that the Union policy framework should ensure that priority products placed on the Union market are ‘eco- designed’ with a view to optimising resource and material efficiency;
Amendment 43 #
2017/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H b (new)
Recital H b (new)
Hb. whereas the EU action plan for the Circular Economy includes the commitment to emphasise circular economy aspects in future product design requirements under the Ecodesign Directive by systematically analysing issues such as reparability, durability, upgradability, recyclability, or the identification of certain materials or substances;
Amendment 44 #
2017/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H c (new)
Recital H c (new)
Hc. whereas the Paris Agreement sets out a long-term goal in line with the objective to keep the global temperature increase well below 2°C above pre- industrial levels and to pursue efforts to keep it to 1,5°C above pre-industrial levels; whereas the EU is committed to contributing its fair share towards these goals through emissions reductions in all sectors;
Amendment 51 #
2017/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that the Ecodesign Directive has been a successful instrument for the improvement of energy efficiency and has resulted in a significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and in net economic gains for consumers;
Amendment 54 #
2017/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Underlines that the Ecodesign Directive improves the functioning of the EU internal market through the definition of common product standards in an area where otherwise diverging national standards would be inevitable; therefore calls on the Commission to maintain an ambitious approach to the setting of new standards and the update of existing standards in order to reap the full potential of the Directive’s scope and objectives;
Amendment 90 #
2017/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Emphasises the need to base the eco-design requirements on solid technical analysis and impact assessments taking the best-performing products or technologies on the market and the technological development in each sector as a reference;
Amendment 94 #
2017/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Is concerned that the resources devoted by the Commission to the implementation of the Directive does not fully correspond to its importance and its technical challenges; calls on the Commission to deploy sufficient resources, including staff in the relevant DGs, to the eco-design process given the significant EU added value of the legislation;
Amendment 111 #
2017/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Believes, therefore, that the implementation of the Ecodesign Directive – in addition to continued efforts to improve energy efficiency – must now address for each product group the full life cycle of the products within its scope, with the setting up of minimum resource criteria covering, inter alia, robustness, durability, repairability and upgradeability, but also sharing potential, reuse, scalability, recyclability and use of recycled materials and calls on the Commission to examine the potential of establishing a digital product factsheet based on those requirements;
Amendment 168 #
2017/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 – indent 2 a (new)
Paragraph 12 – indent 2 a (new)
– that national authorities be required to draw up specific plans for their market surveillance activities in the area of ecodesign, to be notified to other Member States and to the Commission as set up under Regulation (EC) 765/20081a; _________________ 1aRegulation (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.
Amendment 179 #
2017/2087(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 – indent 4 a (new)
Paragraph 12 – indent 4 a (new)
– that coherence is applied with the European Commission’s Goods Package proposal on enforcement and compliance in the EU single market, which scope includes ecodesigned products;
Amendment 1 #
2017/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
Amendment 7 #
2017/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the Commission to define clear and strict priorities as less money will be available as a result of Brexit; calls on the Commission to economise as well: an increase of funding for one policy area, should logically lead to a decrease of funding for another;
Amendment 11 #
2017/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that the report of the High Level Group on Own Resources (HLGOR) put forward new proposals, including reforming the VAT own resource and the EU emissions trading system, a CO2 levy, transport taxation, electricity taxation and revenues deriving from the digital single market; emphasises that the introduction of new ORs could lead to greater policy coherencedistortion between the revenue and expenditure sides of the budget, as the EU is not economizing while the budget is likely to decrease due to Brexit;
Amendment 24 #
2017/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Invites all parties to draw the appropriate conclusions from the HLGOR’s report and to analyse the feasibility of the recommendations to help make the Union budget more stable, simple, autonomous, fair and predictable;
Amendment 26 #
2017/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Points out that these new forms of ORs are postponing the urgency to economise and define the EU's priorities;
Amendment 53 #
2017/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 62 #
2017/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses the CAP's added value in supporting the agricultural sector, but acknowledges the need for a reform of the CAP to stimulate innovation, competitiveness and sustainability; Stresses that the CAP should not be seen as an instrument to support social policy as social policy is national competence;
Amendment 63 #
2017/2053(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Stresses the need to make better use of existing financial instruments such as the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) and the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD), instead of generating new resources;
Amendment 15 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that the common agricultural policy (CAP) is fundamental for food security, the preservation of rural populations and sustainable development; regretminds that the CAP, which once accounted for 75 % of the EU budget is now only 38 % as laid down in the current multiannual financial framework (MFF), while food requirements have increased, as has the need to develop environmentally friendly farming practices and to mitigate the effects of climate change; urges the Commission to increase, or at least to maintain at its current level, the CAP budget post-2020;
Amendment 20 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Highlights that the Union's budget will decrease as a consequence of Brexit, calls therefore on the Commission to define clear and strict priorities as less money will be available;
Amendment 39 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to continue defending farmers and to fund information campaigns on the CAP budget since the amount of aid publicised can be misleading, given that the public is unaware of the fact that the bulk of the CAP is financed at EU level and replaces national spendingtake further steps to simplify the funding system of CAP, continue defending farmers and to raise the awareness of EU´s important role in supporting European food production; stresses that the CAP delivers good quality products at affordable prices to Europeans;
Amendment 56 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls that Brexit will have a projected impact of between EUR 3.8 and EUR 4.1 billion a year on the CAP, and calls therefore on the Commission to defind alternative forms of financing, for example by increasing Member States’ contributions as a percentage of gross national income; stresses the need to increasee clear and strict priorities as less money will be available; asks the Commission to facilitate access for the agricultural sector to other financial instruments like EFSI, and the EAFRD; stresses to keep funding in line with responses to the various cyclical crises in sensitive sectors such as milk, pork, fruits and vegetables, and to create instruments that can mitigate price volatility in times of crisis;
Amendment 65 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls that Brexit will have a projected impact of between EUR 3.8 and EUR 4.1 billion a year on the CAP, and calls therefore on the Commission to find alternative forms of financing, for example by increasing Member States’ contributions as a percentage of gross national income; stresses the need to increase funding in line with responses to the various cyclical crises in sensitive sectors such as milk, pork, fruits and vegetables, and to create instruments that can mitigate price volatility; bearing in mind the increasing need to foster the competitiveness of European agriculture sector globally;
Amendment 69 #
2017/2052(INI)
3 a. Stresses the importance of improved budget control and calls on the Commission to develop a policy that will give better account of the destination and results of EU tax payer's money;
Amendment 89 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Calls on the Commission to help farmers to become less dependent on direct payments and make the largest share of payments dependent on climate change, environmental and sustainability measures (such as initiatives that favour biodiversity, improve animal welfare and/or health, combat antimicrobial resistance), innovation and the strengthening farmer's competition position;
Amendment 104 #
2017/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Recalls the accountability to taxpayers and consumers and therefore urges for a strong budget discipline in the upcoming MFF in order to take duly into account the financial burden of citizens; stresses that the cost effectiveness of current policies and programmes should be reviewed and, where necessary, take appropriate measures.
Amendment 110 #
2017/2052(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Calls on the Commission within the next MFF to support farmers' access to innovations such as modern breeding techniques and precision farming by increasing synergies in between different forms of funding programs and improving the role of agriculture in EU´s research programs;
Amendment 151 #
2017/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
Amendment 175 #
2017/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Is of the opinion that the decision on the duration of the MFF should strike the right balance between two seemingly conflicting requirements: on the one hand, the need for several EU policies – especially those under shared management, such as agriculture and cohesion – to operate on the basis of the stability and predictability of a commitment of at least seven years, and, on the other hand, the need for democratic legitimacy and accountability that results from the synchronisation of each financial framework with the five-year political cycle of the European Parliament and the European Commission;
Amendment 180 #
2017/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Underlines, therefore, the need for the MFF’s duration to move progressively towards a 5+5 period with a mandatory mid-term revision; calls on the Commission to elaborate a clear proposal setting out the methods of the practical implementation of a 5+5 financial framework;
Amendment 184 #
2017/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
Amendment 207 #
2017/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Calls, in particular, for a substantial increase in the financial envelope of the Flexibility Instrument of up to an annual allocation of at least EUR 2 billion; recalls that the Flexibility Instrument is not linked to any specific policy field and can thus be mobilised for any purpose that is deemed necessary; considers, therefore, that this instrument can be mobilised to cover any new financial needs as they occur during the MFF;
Amendment 230 #
2017/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 9
Subheading 9
Amendment 233 #
2017/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42
Paragraph 42
Amendment 255 #
2017/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46
Paragraph 46
46. Considers that better spending, i.e. the efficient use of every single euro of the EU budget based on critical assessment of current expenditure, can be achieved not only by directing EU resources towards actions with the highest European added value and the greatest increase in the performance of the EU’s policies and programmes, but also by achieving greater synergies between the EU budget and the national budgets, and by ensuring the tangible improvement of the spending architecture;
Amendment 258 #
2017/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46 a (new)
Paragraph 46 a (new)
46a. Reiterates that focus should equally be put on the relationship between spending and performance of the EU budget; supports the recommendations of the 2016 Annual Report of the European Court of Auditors, for an efficient measurement framework of indicators for the spending programmes, more streamlined and balanced reporting on performance, and an easier access to the assessment results.;
Amendment 263 #
2017/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48
Paragraph 48
48. Underlines that the ‘health check’ of EU spending cannotshould provide for a reduction in the level of EU ambition or a sectoralisation of EU policies and programmes, nor should it lead to a replacement of grants by financial instrumentsn opportunity to re-prioritize with a view to generating some savings, as the great majority of actions supported by the EU budget are not suitable to be funded by the latter;
Amendment 278 #
2017/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 52
Paragraph 52
52. Questions the justification and added value of establishing instruments outside the Union budget; considers that decisions to set up or maintain such instruments are in reality driven by attempts to conceal the real financial needs and to bypass the constraints of the MFF and own resources ceilings; deplores that they often also result in bypassing Parliament in its triple responsibility as legislative, budgetary and control authority and lead to less transparency towards the general public and beneficiaries;
Amendment 318 #
2017/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 65
Paragraph 65
65. Believes, therefore, that the current presentation of the headings requires some improvements, but is against any unjustified radical changes; proposes, as a result, the following structure for the MFF post-2020; Heading 1: A stronger and sustainable economy Including programmes and instruments supporting: under direct mcalls on the Commission to propose a new structure for the MFF post-2020; transport, digitalisation, energy environment and climate chanagement: - research and innovation - industry, entrepreneurship and small and medium-sized enterprises - large-infrastructure projects - - adaptation - - - supporting investments in Europe (possible umbrella agriculture and rural development maritime affairs and fisheries horizontal (financial) instrument at EU level, incl. EFSI) Heading 2: Stronger cohesion and solidarity in Europe Including programmes and instruments supporting: - cohesion (under shared management): investments in innovations economic, social and territorial education and life-long learning culture, citizenship and health and food safety asylum, dmigitalisation, reindustrialisation, SMEs, transport, climate change adaptation employment, social affairs and social inclusion - - communication - - justice and consumers - national administrations Heading 3: Stronger responsibility in the world Including programmes and instruments supporting: - development - - - - - external relations facilities Heading 4: Security, peace and stability for all Including programmes and instruments supporting: - - - policy - Heading 5: An efficient administration at the service of Europeans - - equipment of EU institutionsration and integration, support to and coordination with international cooperation and neighbourhood enlargement humanitarian aid trade contribution to EU trust funds and security crisis response and stability common foreign and security defence financing EU staff financing the buildings and
Amendment 333 #
2017/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 67
Paragraph 67
67. Highlights the importance of completing the European research area, the energy union, the Single European Transport Area and the digital single market as fundamental elements of the European single market and reiterates the need for appropriate funding of the Connecting Europe Facility as strategic tool to support the attainment of these objectives;
Amendment 452 #
2017/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 78
Paragraph 78
78. Expects the global amount of direct payments to be kept intact under the next MFF, as they generate clear EU added value and strengthen the single market by avoiding distortions of competition between Member States; opposes any total renationalisation and any national co- financing in that respect; stresses the need to increase funding in line with responses to the various cyclical crises in sensitive sectors, to create new instruments that can mitigate price volatility and to increase funding for Programmes of Options Specifically Relating to Remoteness and Insularity (POSEI); concludes, therefore, that the CAP budget in the next MFF should be at least maintained at its current level for the EU-27receive an adequate funding for the EU-27 based on an analysis of the needs and taking into account the evaluation of the implementation of the policy;
Amendment 518 #
2017/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 82 a (new)
Paragraph 82 a (new)
82a. Considers that the allocation of structural funds post-2020 for the EU-27 shall be conditional on the respect of the fundamental principles of the rule of law, the acceptance of the control by the European Public Prosecutor of the use made of these funds, the acceptance of an effective solidarity in the sharing of the burdens resulting from common European policies; considers, furthermore, that macroeconomic conditionality shall be maintained when allocating these funds.
Amendment 673 #
2017/2052(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 96
Paragraph 96
96. Welcomes initiatives by the institutions, bodies and agencies to further enhance efficiency through increased administrative cooperation and the pooling of certain functions, thereby generating savings to the Union budget; highlights that, for certain agencies, further efficiency gains could be made, especially through increased cooperation among agencies with similar tasks, such as in the field of the financial market supervision and of agencies with multiple locations; calls, in a more general way, for a thorough assessment of the strategic interest and tasks of all agencies and the possibilities of grouping agencies according to the strategic nature of their mission and their result;
Amendment 35 #
2017/2044(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 44 #
2017/2044(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses that it is essential that funds earmarked for research in the agri- food sector, in particular from the Horizon 2020 budget, remain fully available as such in order to stimulate and enhance innovation and smart solutions in the agricultural and rural development sectors;
Amendment 29 #
2017/2043(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Urges the Commission to incentivise the creation of producer organisations and stimulate the cooperation between producers and retailers to engage in existing and the set up of new voluntary schemes as one of several means of tackling unfair trading practices in the food supply chain, and recalls its repeated requests for EU legislation in this regard;
Amendment 41 #
2017/2043(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that opportunities offered by ‘'smart’ solutions' and innovative solutions f.e. smart farming and the use of digitisation should be further analysed and exploi, exploited and promoted;
Amendment 53 #
2017/2030(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Is concerned that specialised knowledge is not always fully usas well as scientific consensus is not always appropriately considered in policy-making or transferred to the parties responsible for implementation; highlights the examples of bioenergy, plant protection, endocrine disrupters and food production as areas where scientific evidence of risks to human health and the environment has been sidelinedlately been alarmingly sidelined in public and political debates; believes that broad scientific consensus as best available knowledge should guide responsible political decision making;
Amendment 87 #
2017/2030(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recognises that the common agricultural policy (CAP) presents challenges to the achievement of the EAP’s objectives, particularly as regards resource- intensive production and biodiversity; acknowledges that measures such as the greening instruments are already in place and that efforts have already been made by the farming sector; stresses that further initiatives need to consider agriculture and farmers as a part of the solution;
Amendment 186 #
2017/2030(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Urges further reform of the CAP to incentivise a food production system which is better aligned withConsiders the upcoming reform of the CAP as a starting point to better align food production and environmental needpolicy targets and whichto safeguards food security now and in the future; calls for smart farming systems and agricultural produce with low environmental impact and/or which provide environmental services not currently supplied by the market (e.g. protection of freshwater supplies and soil, natural flood defences and natural pollination) to be rewarded under a reformed CAP;
Amendment 6 #
2017/0336(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Any reallocation from the performance reserve should be subject to the fulfilment of commitments with respect to implementing reforms identified in the European Semester process. Priority should be given for the implementation of structural reforms which are expected to contribute most to the resilience of domestic economies and have positive spill-over effects on other Member States. These include reforms in product and labour markets, tax reforms, the development of capital markets, reforms to improve the business environment as well as investment in human capital and public administration reforms. The European Fiscal Board should assess structural reform proposals on the basis of reform commitments.
Amendment 9 #
2017/0336(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Support to reform commitments should take the form of financing not linked to cost referred to in Article 121(1)(e) of Regulation (EU) … [Revised Financial Regulation] under direct management. The amount allocated to the implementation of the structural reforms should be proportionate to the nature and importance of the reform and should complement existing Union support to national reforms. In order to establish commitment of Member States national co-financing is a prerequisite.
Amendment 9 #
2017/0336(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013
Article 22 – paragraph 8
Article 22 – paragraph 8
8. The decision of a Member State to use parts of or the full performance reserve to support structural reforms pursuant to paragraph (1a) shall be accompanied by a proposal to undertake reform commitments pursuant to Article 23a, and a proposal to re-allocate all or part of the performance reserve in submitting an amendment in accordance with Articles 16(4) and 30(3). As a precondition for the use of the performance reserve the milestones referred in article 22, paragraph 1a must be achieved. Consequentially, paragraphs 3,4,5,6 and 7 shall be applied by analogy.
Amendment 10 #
2017/0336(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013
Article 22 – paragraph 8 a (new)
Article 22 – paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Member States should be eligible for the EU funds only if they accept the jurisdiction of the EPPO to combat fraud and other crimes affecting the Union's financial interests, thereby contributing to a stronger and better-protected Union budget. Article 7 (1) TEU, which currently constitutes the legal mechanism for protecting the EU fundamental values enshrined in Article 2 TEU from breaches by the Member States, should be linked to the results of a regular and comprehensive assessment of the rule of law throughout the Union These conditionalities should be applied horizontally to all funds.
Amendment 11 #
2017/0336(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013
Article 23 a – paragraph 1
Article 23 a – paragraph 1
1. A Member State which opts for a partial or full allocation of the performance reserve under point (b) of Article 22(1a) shall propose to the Commission a detailed set of measures appropriate for the implementation of structural reforms in accordance with Union law. This proposal shall include reform commitments which shall contain milestones and targets for the implementation of the reform measures and a timetable which shall not be longer than three years, on the condition that the reform measures and performance reserve is coherent with the approach taken in the new Multi-annual Financial Framework Regulation for 2021-2027.
Amendment 12 #
2017/0336(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
4. Support to structural reforms by Member States under this Article shall take the form of a financing not linked to cost referred to in Article 121 (1)(e) of the Financial Regulation, shall be managed in line with the rules for direct management set out in that Regulation, and shall not require national co-financing. Chapter I of Title II, and Titles III to IX of Part Two of this Regulation do not apply.
Amendment 13 #
2017/0336(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – subparagraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – subparagraph 2
8. The decision of a Member State to use parts of or the full performance reserve to support structural reforms pursuant to paragraph (1a) shall be accompanied by a proposal to undertake reform commitments pursuant to Article 23a, and a proposal to re-allocate all or part of the performance reserve in submitting an amendment in accordance with Articles 16(4) and 30(3). As a precondition for the use of the performance reserve the milestones referred in Article 22, paragraph 1a must be achieved. Consequentially, paragraphs 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 shall be applied by analogy.
Amendment 14 #
2017/0336(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013
Article 23 a – paragraph 1
Article 23 a – paragraph 1
1. A Member State which opts for a partial or full allocation of the performance reserve under point (b) of Article 22(1a) shall propose to the CommissionEuropean Fiscal Board a detailed set of measures appropriate for the implementation of structural reforms in accordance with Union law. This proposal shall include reform commitments which shall contain milestones and targets for the implementation of the reform measures and a timetable which shall not be longer than three years.
Amendment 15 #
2017/0336(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013
Article 23 a – paragraph 2
Article 23 a – paragraph 2
2. The CommissionEuropean Fiscal Board shall assess the proposal. It may make observations or seek additional information. The Member State concerned shall provide the requested additional information and revise the reform commitments if requested to do so.
Amendment 16 #
2017/0336(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013
Article 23 a – paragraph 3
Article 23 a – paragraph 3
3. The CommissionEuropean Fiscal Board shall adopt a decision, by means of an implementing act, setting out the reform commitments to be implemented by the Member State and the amount allocated from the performance reserve for their support. This amount shall be proportionate to the nature and importance of the reform and complement other measures or operations supported from Union funds.
Amendment 17 #
2017/0336(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013
Article 23 a – paragraph 4
Article 23 a – paragraph 4
4. Support to structural reforms by Member States under this Article shall take the form of a financing not linked to cost referred to in Article 121 (1)(e) of the Financial Regulation, shall be managed in line with the rules for directshared management set out in that Regulation, and shall not require compulsory national co-financing. Chapter I of Title II, and Titles III to IX of Part Two of this Regulation do not apply.
Amendment 207 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) The Commission, in its reply to the European citizens’ initiative ‘Right2Water’ in 201483 , invited Member States to ensure access to a minimum water supply for all citizens, in accordance with the WHO recommendations. It also committed to continue to "improve access to safe drinking water […] for the whole population through environmental policies"84 . This is in line with UN Sustainable Development Goal 6 and the associated target to "achieve universal and equitable access to safe and affordable drinking water for all". The concept of equitable access covers a wide array of aspects such as availability (due for instance to geographic reasons, lack of infrastructure or the specific situation of certain parts of the populations), quality, acceptability, or financial affordability. Concerning affordability of water, it is important to recall that, when setting water tariffs in accordance with the principle of recovery of costs set out in Directive 2000/60/EC, Member States may have regard to the variation in the economic and social conditions of the population and may therefore adopt social tariffs or take measures safeguarding populations at a socio-economic disadvantage. This Directive deals, in particular, with the aspects of access to water which are related to quality and availability. To address those aspects, as part of the reply to the European citizens' initiative and to contribute to the implementation of Principle 20 of the European Pillar of Social Rights85 that states that "everyone has the right to access essential services of good quality, including water", Member States should be required to tackle the issue of access to water at national level whilst enjoying somenecessary discretion as to the exact type of measures to be implemented. This can be done through actions aimed, inter alia, at improving access to water intended for human consumption for all, for instance with freely accessible fountains in cities, and promoting its use by encouraging the free provision of water intended for human consumption in public buildings and restaurants. Member States should be free to determine the right mix of such instruments with regard to their specific national situation. _________________ 83 COM(2014)177 final 84 COM(2014)177 final, p. 12. 85 Interinstitutional Proclamation on the European Pillar of Social Rights (2017/C 428/09) of 17 November 2017 (OJ C 428, 13.12.2017, p. 10).
Amendment 230 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 21
Recital 21
Amendment 263 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
1 a. all water used in food production companies for the manufacture, processing, preservation or marketing of products or substances intended for human consumption, unless the competent national authorities are satisfied with a food operators demonstration that the water quality cannot affect the hygiene of the end food products, in line with Regulation (EC) No 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council1a. _________________ 1aRegulation (EU) No 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the on the hygiene of foodstuffs (OJ L 139, 30.4.2004, p. 1).
Amendment 377 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point d – point iv
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point d – point iv
(iv) other relevant pollutants, such as microplastics Beta-estradiol (50-28-2), BPA, Nonylphenol, or river basin specific pollutants established by Member States on the basis of the review of the impact of human activity undertaken in accordance with Article 5 of Directive 2000/60/EC and information on significant pressures collected in accordance with point 1.4 of Annex II to that Directive.
Amendment 433 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 443 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b
Amendment 457 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 a (new)
Article 10 a (new)
Article 10 a Minimum requirements for products and materials in contact with water 1. Member States shall take all necessary measures to ensure that substances and materials for the manufacture of new products in contact with water intended for human consumption used for abstraction, treatment or distribution, or the impurities associated with such substances: (a) do not directly or indirectly reduce the protection of human health provided for in this Directive; (b) do not affect the smell or taste of water intended for human consumption; (c) are not present in water at a concentration above the level necessary to achieve the purpose for which they are used; and (d) do not promote microbial growth. 2. For the purposes of paragraph 1, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt, by 5 years after the end-date for transposition of this Directive delegated acts in accordance with Article 19 in order to supplement this Directive by laying down the minimum hygiene requirements and the list of substances and materials in contact with water intended for human consumption approved in the EU. 3. Materials in contact with water intended for human consumption which are covered by other EU legislation, such as Regulation (EU) No 305/2011 of the European Parliament and of Council1a, shall comply with the requirements of paragraphs 1 and 2. _____________ 1a Regulation (EU) No 305/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2011 laying down harmonised conditions for the marketing of construction products and repealing Council Directive 89/106/EEC (OJ L 088, 4.4.2011, p. 5).
Amendment 464 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall take all measures necessary to ensure that regular monitoring of the quality of water intended for human consumption is carried out, in order to check that ithe water available to consumers meets the requirements of this Directive and in particular the parametric values set in accordance with Article 5. Samples shall be taken so that they are representative of the quality of the water consumed throughout the year. In addition, Member States shall take all measures necessary to ensure that, where disinfection forms part of the preparation or distribution of water intended for human consumption, the efficiency of the disinfection treatment applied is verified, and that any contamination from disinfection by- products is kept as low as possible without compromising the disinfection.
Amendment 493 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 a (new)
Article 12 a (new)
Article 12 a Derogations 1. Member States may provide for derogations from the parametric values set out in Annex I, Part B, or set in accordance with Article 5(2), up to a maximum value to be determined by them, provided no derogation constitutes a potential danger to human health and provided that the supply of water intended for human consumption in the area concerned cannot otherwise be maintained by any other reasonable means. Derogations shall be limited to as short a time as possible and shall not exceed three years, towards the end of which a review shall be conducted to determine whether sufficient progress has been made. Where a Member State intends to grant a second derogation, it shall communicate there view, along with the grounds for its decision on the second derogation, to the Commission. No such second derogation shall exceed three years. 2. In exceptional circumstances, a Member State may ask the Commission for a third derogation for a period not exceeding three years. The Commission shall take a decision on any such request within three months. 3. Any derogation granted in accordance with paragraph 1 or 2 shall specify the following: (a) the grounds for the derogation; (b) the parameter concerned, previous relevant monitoring results, and the maximum permissible value under the derogation; (c) the geographical area, the quantity of water supplied each day, the population concerned and whether or not any relevant food-production undertaking would be affected; (d) an appropriate monitoring scheme, with an increased monitoring frequency where necessary; (e) a summary of the plan for the necessary remedial action, including a timetable for the work and an estimate of the cost and provisions for reviewing; et (f) the required duration of the derogation. 4. If the competent authorities consider the non-compliance with the parametric value to be trivial, and if action taken in accordance with Article 12(2) is sufficient to remedy the problem within 30 days, the requirements of paragraph 3 need not be applied. In that event, only the maximum permissible value for the parameter concerned and the time allowed to remedy the problem shall be set by the competent authorities or other relevant bodies in the derogation. 5. Recourse may no longer be had to paragraph 4 if failure to comply with any one parametric value for a given water supply has occurred on more than 30 days on aggregate during the previous 12 months. 6. Any Member State which has recourse to the derogations provided for in this Article shall ensure that the population affected by any such derogation is promptly informed in an appropriate manner of the derogation and of the conditions governing it. In addition the Member State shall, where necessary, ensure that advice is given to particular population groups for which the derogation could present a special risk. These obligations shall not apply in the circumstances described in paragraph 4 unless the competent authorities decide otherwise. 7. With the exception of derogations granted in accordance with paragraph 4, a Member State shall inform the Commission within two months of any derogation concerning an individual supply of water exceeding 1 000 m3 a day as an average or serving more than 5 000 people, including the information specified in paragraph 3. 8. This Article shall not apply to water intended for human consumption offered for sale in bottles or containers.
Amendment 497 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13
Article 13
Amendment 514 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point a
Amendment 524 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 558 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 2
Article 13 – paragraph 2
Amendment 589 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a – introductory part
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a – introductory part
(a) information on the cost structure of the tariff charged per cubic metre of water intended for human consumption, including fixed and variable costs, presenting at least costs related to the following elements:;
Amendment 595 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a – point i
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a – point i
Amendment 602 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a – point ii
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a – point ii
Amendment 609 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a – point iii
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a – point iii
Amendment 618 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a – point iv
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a – point iv
Amendment 629 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a a (new)
(a a) treatment and distribution of water intended for human consumption;
Amendment 652 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point e
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point e
Amendment 711 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – part B – table – row 6
Annex I – part B – table – row 6
Amendment 712 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – part B – table – row 7
Annex I – part B – table – row 7
Amendment 714 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – part B – table – row 26
Annex I – part B – table – row 26
Amendment 721 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – part B – table – footnote 1 a (new) to row 29
Annex I – part B – table – footnote 1 a (new) to row 29
1a. This parametric value for individual PFAS substances and PFAS total will only apply to those PFAS substances for which the hazard assessment referred to in Art. 8 of this Directive has concluded that they are hazardous to human health.
Amendment 742 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II – part B – point 2 – table 1
Annex II – part B – point 2 – table 1
Amendment 836 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point a
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point a
Amendment 843 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point b
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point b
Amendment 852 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point d
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point d
Amendment 865 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point e
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point e
Amendment 873 #
2017/0332(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point g
Annex IV – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point g
Amendment 41 #
2017/0309(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Prevention is of key importance for protection against disasters and requires further action. To that effect, Member States should share risk assessments, on their national safety and security risks, on a regular basis as well as summaries of their disaster risk management planning in order to ensure an integrated approach to disaster management, linking risk prevention, preparedness and response actions. In addition, the Commission should be able to require Member States to provide specific prevention and preparedness plans in relation to specific disasters, notably with a view to maximising overall Union support to disaster risk management. Administrative burden should be reduced and prevention policies strengthened, including by ensuring necessary links to other key Union policies and instruments, notably the European Structural and Investment Funds as listed in recital 2 of Regulation (EU) No 1303/201313 . _________________ 13 Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 320).
Amendment 46 #
2017/0309(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) Prevention is about a culture of precaution before disasters strike. The Union Civil Protection Mechanism should encourage and help the Member States to plan prevention measures strategically and operationally. The Member states and their authorities work closest to the citizens. The national authorities are best prepared to design and implement the risk management plans. Ultimate responsibility on the deployment of the capacities should stay with the Member States.
Amendment 51 #
2017/0309(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 5 b (new)
Recital 5 b (new)
(5b) The most natural partners for deepening cooperation are neighbouring Member States who share the same expertise and structures and are most likely to be affected by the same disasters and risks.
Amendment 118 #
2017/0309(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a
Decision No 1313/2013/EU
Article 6 – point a
Article 6 – point a
(a) develop risk assessments of safety and security risks at national or appropriate sub-national level and make them available to the Commission by 22 December 2018 and every three years thereafter;
Amendment 133 #
2017/0309(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point c
Decision No 1313/2013/EU
Article 6 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
Article 6 – subparagraph 3 a (new)
(ea) The Commission may take appropriate measures when it has the view that a Member State's preventative efforts are insufficient in the light of the risks that the Member State in question is facing.
Amendment 137 #
2017/0309(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point b
Decision No 1313/2013/EU
Article 11 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. As national prevention should be the first priority of Member States to reduce safety and security risks, the Union Civil Protection Pool shall be complementary to existing national capacities.
Amendment 145 #
2017/0309(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6 – point c
Decision No 1313/2013/EU
Article 11 – paragraph 7
Article 11 – paragraph 7
7. Response capacities that Member States make available for the European Civil Protection Pool shall be available for response operations under the Union Mechanism following a request for assistance through the ERCC, unless Member States are faced with an exceptional situation substantially affecting the discharge of national tasks. The ultimate decision on their deployment shall be taken by the Member States which registered the response capacity concerned. When domestic emergencies, force majeure or, in exceptional cases, serious reasons prevent a Member State from making those response capacities available in a specific disaster, that Member State shall inform the Commission as soon as possible by referring to this Article.
Amendment 158 #
2017/0309(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Decision No 1313/2013/EU
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Amendment 160 #
2017/0309(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Decision No 1313/2013/EU
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Amendment 186 #
2017/0309(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Decision No 1313/2013/EU
Article 12 – paragraph 3
Article 12 – paragraph 3
Amendment 189 #
2017/0309(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Decision No 1313/2013/EU
Article 12 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 193 #
2017/0309(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Decision No 1313/2013/EU
Article 12 – paragraph 4 – second subparagraph
Article 12 – paragraph 4 – second subparagraph
Amendment 195 #
2017/0309(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Decision No 1313/2013/EU
Article 12 – paragraph 5
Article 12 – paragraph 5
Amendment 198 #
2017/0309(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Decision No 1313/2013/EU
Article 12 – paragraph 6
Article 12 – paragraph 6
Amendment 199 #
2017/0309(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Amendment 208 #
2017/0309(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Decision No 1313/2013/EU
Article 12 – paragraph 8
Article 12 – paragraph 8
Amendment 210 #
2017/0309(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Decision No 1313/2013/EU
Article 12 – paragraph 9
Article 12 – paragraph 9
Amendment 211 #
2017/0309(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Decision No 1313/2013/EU
Article 12 – paragraph 10
Article 12 – paragraph 10
Amendment 213 #
2017/0309(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Decision No 1313/2013/EU
Article 12 – paragraph 10 – point a
Article 12 – paragraph 10 – point a
Amendment 215 #
2017/0309(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 Decision No 1313/2013/EU
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 Decision No 1313/2013/EU
Amendment 217 #
2017/0309(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Decision No 1313/2013/EU
Article 12 – paragraph 11
Article 12 – paragraph 11
Amendment 85 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) In order to ensure the effectiveness of this Regulation, CO2 emission reductions should be delivered under conditions encountered in normal vehicle operation and use. It is therefore appropriate to include a strict prohibition of defeat devices in this Regulation and to provide authorities with the means to ensure compliance with this prohibition.
Amendment 86 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) However, in order to close the discrepancies between reported and actual emission levels, the need to develop and introduce real driving emission tests without conformity factors remains essential if the Union is to remain at the forefront of technological development and consumer trust. The Union has acquired significant experience with the Real Driving Emissions test procedure using portable emission measurement systems (PEMS) for ensuring compliance with pollutant emission standards. The Real Driving Emissions test procedure is more representative of real world emissions, while delivering repeatable and comparable test results. From 2022 onwards, the CO2 emission targets should therefore be based on the Real Driving Emissions test procedure using PEMS.
Amendment 89 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) It is important that tThe setting of CO2 emissions reduction requirements continues to provide Union -wide predictability and planning security for vehicle manufacturers across their new car and light commercial vehicle fleets in the Union.
Amendment 127 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
Amendment 140 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
Amendment 149 #
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 perio equal reduction effort of all manufacturers should be ensured.
Amendment 166 #
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, eExperience shows that niche manufacturers have the same potential as large manufacturers to meet the CO2 targets and with regard to the targets set from 2025 onwards it is not is therefore no longer considered appropriate to distinguish between those two categories of manufacturers.
Amendment 175 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 37
Recital 37
(37) The specific emissions of CO2 from new passenger cars and light commercial vehicles are measured on a harmonised basis in the Union according to the methodology laid down in Regulation (EC) No 715/2007. To minimise the administrative burden of this Regulation, compliance should be measured by reference to data on registrations of new cars and light commercial vehicles in the Union collected by Member States and reported to the Commission. To ensure the consistency of the data used to assess compliance, the rules for the collection and reporting of this data should be harmonised as far as possible. The competent authorities' responsibility to provide correct and complete data should therefore be clearly stated as well as the need for an effective cooperation between those authorities and the Commission in addressing data quality issues.
Amendment 183 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 41
Recital 41
(41) The effectiveness of the targets set out in this Regulation in reducing CO2 emissions in reality is strongly dependent on the representativeness of the official test procedure. In accordance with the Opinion of the Scientific Advice Mechanism (SAM)23 and the recommendation of the European Parliament, following its inquiry into emission measurements in the automotive sector24 , a mechanism should be put in place to assess the real world representativeness of vehicle CO2 emissions and energy consumption values determined in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2017/1151, and, from 2022 onwards, the Real Driving Emission test using PEMS. The Commission should have the powers to ensure the public availability of such data, and, where necessary, develop the procedures needed for identifying and collecting the data required for performing such assessments. __________________ 23 High Level Group of Scientific Advisors, Scientific Opinion 1/2016 "Closing the gap between light-duty vehicle real-world CO2 emissions and laboratory testing" 24 European Parliament recommendation of 4 April 2017 to the Council and the Commission following the inquiry into emission measurements in the automotive sector (2016/2908(RSP))
Amendment 185 #
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 thereforet is appropriate to assess the effectiveness of this Regulation in that same yea2022 in order to allow an early, coordinated and coherent assessment of the measures implemented under all these instrumenthis Regulation and other related legislative acts.
Amendment 194 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 46
Recital 46
(46) In order to amend or supplement non-essential elements of the provisions of this Regulation 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 amending Annexes II and III as regards data requirements and data parameters, establishing the methodology for recording life-cycle CO2 emissions as referred to in Article 7, supplementing the rules on the interpretation of the eligibility criteria for derogations from the specific emissions targets, on the content of applications for a derogation and on the content and assessment of programmes for the reduction of specific emissions of CO2, adjusting the figure of M0 and TM0, referred to in Article 13 , the 7 g CO2/km cap referred to in Article 11, the development of a Real Driving Emissions test as referred to in Article 1, the requirements to ensure compliance with the prohibition of defeat devices and the required content of the extended documentation package referred to in Article 4 and the adjustment of the formulae in Annex I referred to in Article 14(3) . It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level and that those consultations be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making26 . In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and the Council should receive all documents at the same time as Member States' experts, and their experts should systematically have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts. __________________ 26 OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p. 1. OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p. 1.
Amendment 200 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. This Regulation establishes CO2 emissions performance requirements for new passenger cars and for new light commercial vehicles in order to comply with the Union's climate commitments and to ensure the proper functioning of the internal market .
Amendment 201 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Amendment 221 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) for the average emissions of the new passenger car fleet, an EU fleet-wide target equal to a 125% reduction of the average of the specific emissions targets in 2021 determined in accordance with point 6.1.1 of Part A of Annex I;
Amendment 232 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 4 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) for the average emissions of the new light commercial vehicles fleet, an EU fleet-wide target equal to a 125% reduction of the average of the specific emissions targets in 2021 determined in accordance with point 6.1.1 of Part B of Annex I;
Amendment 244 #
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 350% 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 261 #
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 350% 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 276 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Amendment 295 #
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, as determined in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2017/1151 and, from 2022 onwards, as determined with the Real Driving Emission test using PEMS.
Amendment 296 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point n a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point n a (new)
(na) 'defeat device' means an element of design which senses temperature, vehicle speed, engine speed (RPM), transmission gear, manifold vacuum or any other parameter for the purpose of activating, modulating, delaying or deactivating the operation of any system or part of a system that increases CO2 emissions under conditions which may reasonably be expected to be encountered in normal vehicle operation and use.
Amendment 315 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The manufacturer shall equip vehicles so that the systems and components likely to affect emissions are designed, constructed and assembled so as to enable the passenger cars or the light commercial vehicles of the manufacturer, in normal use, to comply with the specific emission targets and other requirements pursuant to this Regulation and its implementing measures.
Amendment 316 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 b (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. The use of defeat devices shall be prohibited. The prohibition shall not apply where: (a) the need for the device is justified in terms of protecting the engine against damage or accident and for the safe operation of the vehicle; (b) the device does not function beyond the requirements of engine starting; or (c) the conditions are substantially included in the test procedures pursuant to Article 1.
Amendment 317 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 c (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. In order for the approval authorities to be able to assess compliance with paragraphs 3(a) to 3(b) of this Article, the manufacturer shall provide an extended documentation package. The Commission is empowered to adopt a delegated act to supplement this Regulation with requirements to ensure compliance with the prohibition of defeat devices and the required content of the extended documentation package.
Amendment 332 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. For each calendar year, each Member State shall record information for each new passenger car and each new light commercial vehicle registered in its territory in accordance with Parts A of Annexes II and III. This information shall be made available to the manufacturers and their designated importers or representatives in each Member State. Member States shall make every effort to ensure that reporting bodies operate in a transparent manner. Each Member State shall ensure that the specific emissions of CO2 of passenger cars which are not type- approved in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 are measured and recorded in the certificate of conformity.
Amendment 333 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Manufacturers mayshall, within three months of being notified of the provisional calculation under paragraph 4, notify the Commission of any errors in the data, specifying the Member State in which it considers that the error occurred.
Amendment 334 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 3 – introductory part
Article 7 – paragraph 8 – subparagraph 3 – introductory part
The Commission mayshall adopt detailed rules on the procedures for reporting such deviations and for taking them into account in the calculation of the average specific emissions. Those procedures shall be adopted by way of implementing acts in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 15(2).
Amendment 357 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point e
Amendment 360 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point f
Amendment 372 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 4
Article 10 – paragraph 4
Amendment 387 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall monitor and assess the real world representativeness of the CO2 emission and energy consumption values determined in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2017/1151 and, from 2022, the Real Driving Emissions test using PEMS. It shall ensure that the public is informed of how that e representativeness of these tests evolves over time for the total EU fleet, for each individual manufacturer or pool of manufacturers and for each vehicle type.
Amendment 404 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 410 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 415 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point d
Amendment 422 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall in 20242 submit a report to the European Parliament and the Council on the effectiveness of this Regulation, accompanied, where appropriate, accompanied by a proposal for amending the Regulation. This report wishall consider, inter alia, the real world representativeness of the CO2 emission and energy consumption values determined in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2017/1151, 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 430 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The Commission shall, by 31 December 2026, submit a report to the European Parliament and the Council with an analysis of the life-cycle CO2 emissions from new passenger cars and light commercial vehicles registered and sold in the Union, including an analysis of options for possible regulatory measures.
Amendment 432 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall take into account the assessments performed pursuant to Article 12 and may, where appropriate,shall review the procedures for measuring CO2 emissions as set out under Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 and, from 2022, the Real Driving Emissions test using PEMS. The Commission shall, in particular, make appropriate proposals to adapt those procedures to reflect adequately the real world CO2 emissions of cars and light commercial vehicles.
Amendment 438 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 1
1. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in paragraph [2a (new) of Article 1], the second subparagraph of Article 7(7), Article 7(78), Article 10(8), the fourth subparagraph of Article 11(1), Article 12 (1), Article 13(2) and the second subparagraph of Article 14(3) shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminate period of time from [the date of entry into force of this Regulation].
Amendment 440 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2
Article 16 – paragraph 2
2. The delegation of power referred to in paragraph [2a (new) of Article 1], the second subparagraph of Article 7(7), Article 7(8), Article 10(8), the fourth subparagraph of Article 11(1), Article 12(1), Article 13(2) and the second subparagraph of Article 14(3) 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 441 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 4
Article 16 – paragraph 4
4. A delegated act adopted pursuant to paragraph [2a (new) of Article 1] the second subparagraph of Article 7(7), Article 7(8), Article 10(8), the fourth subparagraph of Article 11(1), Article 12(1), Article 13(2) and the second subparagraph of Article 14(3) 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 by two months at the initiative of the European Parliament or of the Council.
Amendment 479 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part A – point 6 – point 6.2 – point 6.2.1 – paragraph 2
Annex I – part A – point 6 – point 6.2 – point 6.2.1 – paragraph 2
The specific emissions reference target = EU fleet-wide target2025 + a2025 · (TM-TM0)
Amendment 482 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part A – point 6 – point 6.2 – point 6.2.1 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Annex I – part A – point 6 – point 6.2 – point 6.2.1 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 484 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part A – point 6 – point 6.2 – point 6.2.1 – paragraph 4
Annex I – part A – point 6 – point 6.2 – point 6.2.1 – paragraph 4
Amendment 485 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part A – point 6 – point 6.2 – point 6.2.1 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Annex I – part A – point 6 – point 6.2 – point 6.2.1 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 486 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part A – point 6 – point 6.2 – point 6.2.1 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Annex I – part A – point 6 – point 6.2 – point 6.2.1 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 487 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part A – point 6 – point 6.2 – point 6.2.1 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3
Annex I – part A – point 6 – point 6.2 – point 6.2.1 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3
Amendment 488 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part A – point 6 – point 6.2 – point 6.2.1 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 4
Annex I – part A – point 6 – point 6.2 – point 6.2.1 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 4
Amendment 491 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part A – point 6 – point 6.2 – point 6.2.2 – paragraph 2
Annex I – part A – point 6 – point 6.2 – point 6.2.2 – paragraph 2
The specific emissions reference target = EU fleet-wide target2030 + a2030 · (TM-TM0)
Amendment 492 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part A – point 6 – point 6.2 – point 6.2.2 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Annex I – part A – point 6 – point 6.2 – point 6.2.2 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 493 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part A – point 6 – point 6.2 – point 6.2.2 – paragraph 4
Annex I – part A – point 6 – point 6.2 – point 6.2.2 – paragraph 4
Amendment 494 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part A – point 6 – point 6.2 – point 6.2.2 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Annex I – part A – point 6 – point 6.2 – point 6.2.2 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 495 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part A – point 6 – point 6.2 – point 6.2.2 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Annex I – part A – point 6 – point 6.2 – point 6.2.2 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 496 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part A – point 6 – point 6.2 – point 6.2.2 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3
Annex I – part A – point 6 – point 6.2 – point 6.2.2 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3
Amendment 497 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part A – point 6 – point 6.2 – point 6.2.2 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 4
Annex I – part A – point 6 – point 6.2 – point 6.2.2 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 4
Amendment 581 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part B – point 6 – point 6.2 – point 6.2.1 – paragraph 2
Annex I – part B – point 6 – point 6.2 – point 6.2.1 – paragraph 2
The specific emissions reference target = EU fleet-wide target2025 + α · (TM-TM0)
Amendment 583 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part B – point 6 – point 6.2 – point 6.2.1 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Annex I – part B – point 6 – point 6.2 – point 6.2.1 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 585 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part B – point 6 – point 6.2 – point 6.2.1 – paragraph 4
Annex I – part B – point 6 – point 6.2 – point 6.2.1 – paragraph 4
Amendment 589 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part B – point 6 – point 6.2 – point 6.2.2 – paragraph 2
Annex I – part B – point 6 – point 6.2 – point 6.2.2 – paragraph 2
The specific emissions reference target = EU fleet-wide target2030 + α · (TM-TM0)
Amendment 590 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part B – point 6 – point 6.2 – point 6.2.2 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Annex I – part B – point 6 – point 6.2 – point 6.2.2 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 591 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part B – point 6 – point 6.2 – point 6.2.2 – paragraph 4
Annex I – part B – point 6 – point 6.2 – point 6.2.2 – paragraph 4
Amendment 592 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part B – point 6 – point 6.2 – point 6.2.2 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Annex I – part B – point 6 – point 6.2 – point 6.2.2 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 593 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part B – point 6 – point 6.2 – point 6.2.2 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Annex I – part B – point 6 – point 6.2 – point 6.2.2 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 594 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part B – point 6 – point 6.2 – point 6.2.2 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3
Annex I – part B – point 6 – point 6.2 – point 6.2.2 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 3
Amendment 595 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part B – point 6 – point 6.2 – point 6.2.2 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 4
Annex I – part B – point 6 – point 6.2 – point 6.2.2 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 4
Amendment 596 #
2017/0293(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part B – point 6 – point 6.2 – point 6.2.2 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 5
Annex I – part B – point 6 – point 6.2 – point 6.2.2 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 5
Amendment 68 #
2017/0291(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Extending the scope of the Directive by including practices such as lease, rental and hire-purchase of vehicles, as well as contracts for public road transport services, special purpose road transport passenger services, non- scheduled passenger transport and hire of buses and coaches with drivers as well as specific postal and courier services and waste refusal services ensures that all relevant procurement practices are covered. However existing contracts should not be retroactively affected by this directive.
Amendment 75 #
2017/0291(COD)
(10) There is widespread support from key stakeholders for a definition of clean vehicles taking account of reduction requirements for greenhouse gases and air pollutant emissions from light- and heavy- duty vehicles. To ensure that there are adequate incentives to supporting market- uptake of low- and zero-emission vehicles in the Union, provisions for their public procurement under this amendment should be aligned with provisions of Union legislation on CO2 emission performance of cars and vans for the post-2020 period26. Action carried out under the amended Directive will contribute to compliance with the requirements of these standards. A more ambitious approach for public procurement can provide an important additional market stimulus. The accounting of CO2 emissions should be based on a well-to-wheel approach in order to do justice to the entire fuel supply chain from the extraction phase to the tailpipe. This will provide a more accurate account of the overall emissions of a particular vehicle. Therefore, the Commission should establish the methodology for recording well-to-wheel emissions by 1 January 2022 at the latest, and adjust tables 2 and 3 accordingly. _________________ 26 COM(2017) 676 final
Amendment 154 #
2017/0291(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 Directive 2009/33/EC
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 Directive 2009/33/EC
Directive 2009/33/EU on the promotion of clean road transport vehicles in public procurement, in support of low-emission mobility
Amendment 165 #
2017/0291(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Directive 2009/33/EC
Article 3 – introductory part
Article 3 – introductory part
This Directive shall apply to new contracts for the purchase, lease, rent or hire- purchase of road transport vehicles by:
Amendment 221 #
2017/0291(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 2009/33/EC
Article 4a – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 4a – paragraph 1 a (new)
The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 8a, no later than the end of 2022, in order to update Table 2 and 3 in order to introduce life-cycle CO2-emissions standards, based on a methodology introduced in Regulation (EC) NO 715/2007 (recast).
Amendment 288 #
2017/0291(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by XXXX [Please insert the date 2418 months following the date of entry into force] at the latest. They shall immediately communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions.
Amendment 314 #
2017/0291(COD)
Proposal for a directive
ANNEX 1
ANNEX 1
Directive 2009/33/EC
Annex – table 3
Annex – table 3
Table 3: Alternative fuel requirements for heavy-duty vehicles Vehicle categories Alternative fuels M3, N2, N3 vehicles Electricity*, hydrogen, natural gas including biomethane, in gaseous formand advanced (compressed natural gas (CNG)) and liquefied form (liquefied natural gasbiofuels in line with (the revised) (LNG)Directive 2009/28/EC. *For use in a vehicle as defined in Art. 2 (2) of Directive 2014/94/EU, provided that electricity is used for a relevant part of the operational use of the vehicle.
Amendment 322 #
2017/0291(COD)
Proposal for a directive
ANNEX 1
ANNEX 1
Directive 2009/33/EC
Annex – table 4
Annex – table 4
Table 4: Minimum target for the share of light-duty vehicles in accordance with Table 2 in the total public procurement of light-duty vehicles at Member State level* Member State XXXX**- 2025 2026 – 2030 2030 Luxembourg 35% 35% Sweden 35% 35% Denmark 34% 34% Finland 35% 35% Germany 35% 35% France 34% 34% United Kingdom 35% 35% Netherlands 35% 35% Austria 35% 35% Belgium 35% 35% Italy Italy 35% 35% Ireland 35% 35% Spain Spain 33% 33% Cyprus 29% 29% Malta 35% 35% Portugal 27% 27% Greece 23% 23% Slovenia 20% 20% Czech Republic 27% 27% Estonia 21% 21% Slovakia 20% 20% Lithuania 19% 19% Poland 20% 20% Croatia 17% 17% Hungary 21% 21% Latvia 20% 20% Romania 17% 17% Bulgaria 16% 16% *Vehicles with zero-emissions at tailpipe shall be counted as 1 vehicle contributing to the mandate. All other vehicles that meet the requirements of Table 2 in this annex shall be counted as 0.5 vehicle contributing to the mandate. ** 24 months following the date of entry into force in accordance with Article 2
Amendment 334 #
2017/0291(COD)
Proposal for a directive
ANNEX 1
ANNEX 1
Directive 2009/33/EC
Annex – table 5
Annex – table 5
Table 5: Minimum target for the share of heavy-duty vehicles in accordance with table 3 in the total public procurement of heavy-duty vehicles at Member State level* Member State Trucks Buses XXXX** – 2026 – XXXX**- 2025 2030 2025 203026 – 2030 Luxembourg 10% 15% 50% 75% Sweden 10% 15% 50% 75% Denmark 10% 15% 50% 75% Finland 9% 15% 46% 69% Germany 10% 15% 50% 75% France 10% 15% 48% 71% United Kingdom 10% 15% 50% 75% Netherlands 10% 15% 50% 75% Austria 10% 15% 50% 75% Belgium 10% 15% 50% 75% Italy 10% 15% 50% 75% Ireland 10% 15% 50% 75% Spain 10% 14% 50% 75% Cyprus 10% 13% 50% 75% Malta 10% 15% 50% 75% Portugal 8% 12% 40% 61% Greece 8% 10% 38% 57% Slovenia 7% 9% 33% 50% Czech Republic 9% 11% 46% 70% Estonia 7% 9% 36% 53% Slovakia 8% 9% 39% 58% Lithuania 9% 8% 47% 70% Poland 7% 9% 37% 56% Croatia 6% 7% 32% 48% Hungary 8% 9% 42% 63% Latvia 8% 9% 40% 60% Romania 6% 7% 29% 43% Bulgaria 8% 7% 39% 58% * Vehicles with zero-emissions at tailpipe or vehicles using natural gas provided they are fully operated on bio-methane, which should be demonstrated by a contract to procure bio-methane or other means of accessing bio-methane, shall be counted as 1 vehicle contributing to the mandate. This counting is abandoned in case of those Member States where the minimum procurement mandate exceeds 50% of the overall volume of public procurement, with a cut- off at the 50% mark. All other vehicles that meet the requirements of Table 2 in this annex shall be counted as 0.5 vehicle contributing. ** 24 months following the date of entry into force in accordance with Article 2
Amendment 46 #
2017/0290(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Reducing the negative impact of transport activities remains one of the main goals of the Union's transport policy. Council Directive 92/106/EEC21 which establishes measures to encourage the development of combined transport, is the only legislative act of the Union to directly incentivise the shift from road freight to lower emission transport modes such as inland waterways, maritime and rail. In order to further reduce the negative externalities of road freight, research into, and the sharing of best practices between Member States on solutions to better routing, network optimization, increases in load efficiency and the possibilities for the charging of external costs should be encouraged. _________________ 21 Council Directive 92/106/EEC of 7 December 1992 on the establishment of common rules for certain types of combined transport of goods between Member States (OJ L 368, 17.12.1992, p.38).
Amendment 49 #
2017/0290(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The goal of reaching 30% of road freight over 300 km shifted to other modes of transport such as rail or waterborne transport by 2030, and more than 50% by 2050, in order to optimise the performance of multimodal logistic chains, including by making greater use of more energy- efficient modes, has been slower than expected and according to the current projections, will not be reached. Therefore, incentives to shift to zero- and low- emission road freight modes will be needed.
Amendment 52 #
2017/0290(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Directive 92/106/EEC should be simplified and its implementation improved by reviewing the economic incentives to combined transport, with the aim of encouraging the shift of goods from road transport to modes which are more environmentally friendly, safer, more energy efficient and cause less congestion. In view of this, research on, and the sharing of, best practices on the shift from road to rail should be encouraged.
Amendment 66 #
2017/0290(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The main infrastructure bottleneck hampering the shift from road freight to other modes of transport is at the transhipment terminal level. The current distribution and coverage of transhipment terminals in the Union, at least along the existing TEN-T Core and Comprehensive network, is insufficient yet the capacity of existing transhipment terminals is reaching its limit and will need to develop in order to cope with overall freight traffic growth. Investing in transhipment terminal capacity, network optimisation and the development of new transhipment techniques may reduce overall transhipment costs, and hence produce a derived modal shift, as demonstrated in some Member States. Member States should therefore ensure, in coordination with the neighbouring Member States and with the Commission, that more efficient combined transport transhipment terminals and transhipment capacity are constructed or made available to transport operators. This would incentivise the use of freight transport alternatives and increase modal shift, thus making combined transport operations more competitive than road transport alone. The increased coverage and capacity of transhipment terminals should, at the very minimum, be established along the existing TEN-T Core and Comprehensive networks. There should be on average at least one suitable transhipment terminal for combined transport located no further than 150 km from any shipment location in the Union.
Amendment 70 #
2017/0290(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) Member States should implement additional economic support measures in addition to the existing ones, targeting the various legs of a combined transport operation, in order to reduce the road freight and to encourage the use of other modes of transport such as rail, inland waterways and maritime transport, thereby reducing air pollution, greenhouse gas emissions, road traffic accidents, noise and congestion. Such measures should aim to incentivise zero- and low-emission modes of transport and may include the reduction of certain taxes or transport fees, grants for intermodal load units effectively transported in combined transport operations, or the partial reimbursement of transhipments cost.
Amendment 98 #
2017/0290(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Directive 92/106/EEC
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) the constructiondevelopment of new transhipment techniques that reduce bottlenecks at the terminals and, where necessary, the construction and expansion of such transhipment terminals for combined transport;
Amendment 102 #
2017/0290(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Directive 92/106/EEC
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 2
Member States shall coordinate with neighbouring Member States and with the Commission and ensure that, when such measures are implemented, priority is given to ensuring a balanced and sufficient geographical distribution of suitable facilities in the Union, and notably on the TEN-T Core and Comprehensive networks, allowing that any location in the Union is not situated at a distance farther than 150 km from such terminal.
Amendment 15 #
2017/0035(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The system established by Regulation (EC) No 182/2011 has, overall, proven to work well in practice and struck an appropriate institutional balance as regards the roles of the Commission and the other actors involved. That system should therefore continue to function unchanged except for certain targeted amendments concerning specific aspects of procedure at the level of the appeal committee. These amendments are intended to ensure wider political accountability and ownership of politically sensitive implementing acts without, however, modifying the legal and institutional responsibilities for implementing acts as organised by Regulation (EU) No 182/2011. These amendments should make sure that the reliability of the scientific opinions of independent European scientific bodies is maintained in order to stimulate and assure a science-based approach in the decision making process.
Amendment 16 #
2017/0035(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The system established by Regulation (EC) No 182/2011 has, overall, proven to work well in practice and struck an appropriate institutional balance as regards the roles of the Commission and the other actors involved. That system should therefore continue to function unchanged except for certain targeted amendments concerning specific aspects of procedure at the level of the appeal committee. These amendments are intended to ensure wider political accountability and ownership of politically sensitive implementing acts without, however, modifying the legal and institutional responsibilities for implementing acts as organised by Regulation (EU) No 182/2011. These amendments should make sure that the reliability of the scientific opinions of independent European scientific bodies is maintained in order to stimulate and assure a science-based approach in the decision making process.
Amendment 26 #
2017/0035(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) A change of procedural rules may possibly lead to an alteration in the decision making process among Member States. Therefore, socio-economic consequences need to be taken into account with the implementation of the proposed amendments.
Amendment 48 #
2017/0035(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) A change of procedural rules may possibly lead to an alteration in the decision making process among Member States. Therefore, socio-economic consequences need to be taken into account with the implementation of the proposed amendments.
Amendment 9 #
2016/2903(RSP)
Recital A
A. whereas the use of conventional plant protection products is increasingly contentious, due to the risks that they pose for human health and the environmentand their potential risks for human health and the environment is increasingly subject to public debate; whereas the safety of biological pesticides is discussed far less;
Amendment 18 #
2016/2903(RSP)
Recital B
B. whereas the term “Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 defines criteria to identify low risk substances that apply independently of the origin of the substance and low-risk pesticides” covers bothuld be of biological and synthetic chemical pesticidess well as of synthetic origin;
Amendment 32 #
2016/2903(RSP)
Recital D
D. whereas biological low-risk pesticides may constitute a viable alternative to conventional plant protection products, both for conventional and for organic farmers, and contribute to a more sustainable agriculture; whereas some biological pesticides possess new modes of action, which iscould be beneficial with a view to evolving resistance to conventional pesticides and limitsing the impact on non- target organisms; whereas biological low- risk pesticides should be the preferred option for non-professional users and home gardening;
Amendment 39 #
2016/2903(RSP)
Recital E
E. whereas the long approval and registration process before commercialization of biological low-risk pesticides represents an important economic barrier to manufacturers;
Amendment 83 #
2016/2903(RSP)
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines the need to engage in a wider public debate about makingthe benefits and risks of both biological and synthetic pesticides and about making a wider choice of substances, i.e. biological low- risk alternatives to conventional pesticides, available to farmers and growers, and the necessity to educate and propagate knowledg to facilitate targeted plant protection in an efficient and sustainable way; further underlines the necessity to educate on the need to ensure sustainability of crop protection;
Amendment 96 #
2016/2903(RSP)
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to give priority toaccelerate the evaluation, authorisation and registration of biological low-risk plant protection products;
Amendment 119 #
2016/2903(RSP)
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission to submit a legislative proposal for the revision of Regulation 1107/2009 with a view to a fast-track evaluation, authorisation and registration process of biological low-risk pesticides; calls for open-ended approval of biological low-risk active substances as an important incentive for the development of biological low-risk pesticides;
Amendment 166 #
2016/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Points to the important role that space technologies can play in climate change monitoring, since half of the 'essential climate variables' can only be measured from space; calls on all relevant actors to make effective use of the Copernicus earth observation programme in climate change monitoring of the Arctic;
Amendment 337 #
2016/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Given that better knowledge of the Arctic is key to adequately meeting all challenges, encourages the promotion and facilitation of international scientific and research cooperation among all stakeholders active in the field of Arctic research and in establishing research infrastructures; calls on all stakeholders to make full use of the potential of the Copernicus earth observation programme in this respect; supports cooperation between leading Arctic research institutions to develop an integrated European polar research programme under the EU-PolarNet initiative;
Amendment 37 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas food is lost or wasted at all steps of the supply and consumption chain; whereas estimates from the FUSIONS project indicate that the sectors contributing the most to food waste within the EU are households (53%) and processing (19%)10 ; _________________ 10 FUSIONS, Estimates of European food waste levels, March 2016.
Amendment 104 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital N a (new)
Recital N a (new)
Na. whereas local and regional authorities have a key role to play in reducing food waste through their responsibilities and competences in waste collection, their capacities for initiating and running local campaigns as well as their direct contact and cooperation with civil society and charity organisations, considering their large share in public procurement and in many cases their authority over educational institutions;
Amendment 121 #
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 waste, food safety and information, but also aspects of economic, research and innovation, environment, agriculture, education, and social policy, consumer protection and public procurement; notes that businesses along the food supply chain are for the most part SMEs, which should not be burdened with unreasonable additional administration;
Amendment 150 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. UStresses the need for a common European terminology and definition of food waste to allow for accurate measurements in the application of a reduction target; further urges the Commission to swiftly adopt a corresponding common methodology to measure food waste without creating disproportionate administrative burden for businesses;
Amendment 174 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for the establishment in EU legislation ofof guidelines and the sharing of best practices regarding a hierarchy for the management of unsold food;
Amendment 203 #
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, inter alia by facilitating easier access to and provision of comprehensive and understandable product information; 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 236 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Encourages local authorities who provide basic school education and other education services to include the issue of food waste and related mitigation tools as part of the curriculum, for instance through theme days, study visits and by teaching students how food can best be managed;
Amendment 241 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote an exchange of successful practices of food waste reduction and resource conservation methods already used by local authorities and stakeholders;
Amendment 252 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Stresses that local and regional authorities and stakeholders have a key responsibility in implementing food waste reduction and prevention programmes and asks the Commission and the Member States to take this into account at all stages of the process;
Amendment 300 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Recommends promoting the use of voluntary codes of good practice in business developed by sectorial organisation in the food, catering and hotel sectors to aim to make optimal use of products and to promote donation to schemes aimed at collecting excess food for social purposes;
Amendment 313 #
2016/2223(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Stresses the positive contribution of packaging materials and solutions to the prevention of food loss and food waste along the supply chain, e.g. packaging that reduces food loss in transport and storage, that preserves the quality and hygiene of food for longer, or that extends shelf life; however, underlines the need of making packaging fit for purpose (i.e. no over- or under- packaging) while considering the life-cycle-perspective on the packaged product as a whole, including the design and use of packaging; therefore encourages the Commission and the Member States to support the development and deployment of innovative packaging materials and solutions with a positive contribution to resource efficiency and the circular economy;
Amendment 56 #
2016/2151(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Welcomes the Commission’s proposed new approach to error rate analysis; welcomes also the Commission’s new procedure, likely to be applied for the first time in 2016, for prior checks, while retaining the method for dealing with minor errors; stressing that more proportionality is needed for the penalty system;
Amendment 66 #
2016/2151(DEC)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 9 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Stresses the importance of reducing the bureaucratic burden for both the farmers and the administration caused by a duplicated measurement of areas that have been measured (already) earlier;
Amendment 62 #
2016/2100(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that the collective activities of producer organisations and their associations, such as production planning and sales negotiation, are necessary for achieving the aims of the CAP and that they should benefit from a presumption ofpositive for the agricultural sector when they aim at achieving the CAP objectives defined in Article 39 TFEU and calls on the Commission to assess under which conditions these activities could be presumed compatibilityle with Articles 39 and 101 TFEU;
Amendment 88 #
2016/2100(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Welcomes the recent publication of guidelines on the application of the specific rules set out in Articles 169, 170 and 171 of the CMO Regulation and calls on the Commission to examine whether the same approach could be extended to other agricultural sectors;
Amendment 98 #
2016/2100(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Believes that full and satisfactory implementation of the ‘Milk Package’ is essential in order to strengthen the dairy sector; asks the Commission to propose that the ‘Milk Package’ should continue to apply beyond mid-2020 and to examine whether its rules could be extended to other sectors of agriculture;
Amendment 117 #
2016/2100(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Emphasizes that the Agricultural Markets Task Force (AMTF) currently examines the possibilities within the legislative framework to strengthen the position of farmers in the food chain such as options for setting up contractual relations within the chain and legal possibilities for collective actions; Therefore finds it appropriate that the conclusions of the AMTF have to be taken into account, if applicable, together with the suggestions from this opinion concerning future discussions and measures to be taken;
Amendment 22 #
2016/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the estimated 7 million equidae in the EU perform hugely varied roles, from racing and competition animals to pets, working animals in transport, tourism, forestry and agriculture, sources of milk and meat, research animals, and wild and semi-feral animals, and whereas they may perform several of these roles during their lives;
Amendment 57 #
2016/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
K a. whereas most of these occasions can be assigned to private owners and are not representative for the major part of the professional horse sector in Europe;
Amendment 114 #
2016/2078(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Highlights that knowledge exchange between equidae (horse) owners, but also between Member States, should be an important tool in order to meet these needs;
Amendment 82 #
2016/2041(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Believes that biotic waste streams from feedstock such as wheat, maize and sugar beet could also be used as an energy resource in the production of biofuels and bioethanol in cases of market oversupply of such agricultural products, which would ensure stability of farmers’ incomes.
Amendment 85 #
2016/2041(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Believes that livestock manure can be a valuable source of biogas by using manure processing techniques like fermentation; Although highlights the importance of making this a economically viable option for farmers;
Amendment 5 #
2016/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas, since 2007, extreme price fluctuation has been a more common feature of world agricultural markets, with increasingly frequent and marked economic shocks;
Amendment 11 #
2016/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas price volatility is the measure of how substantially, how swiftly and how often the price of an agricultural product changes over a given period; highlights that price volatility also is part of the normal functioning of the market;
Amendment 31 #
2016/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
E a. Whereas every region in the world has its own production models as well as different measures in place with regards environment and animal welfare which can have serious implications for the cost- price of production and European farmers should be able to compete on the world market;
Amendment 80 #
2016/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
K a. Whereas tax-payers are worried about the spending of European funds and a more risk-based approach could enhance the legitimacy of agricultural spending and change the rationale of spending by making payments conditional, more based upon market developments and less structural;
Amendment 98 #
2016/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. highlights that the sector must be encouraged to set up initiatives to improve their management and entrepreneurial skills by foreseeing future liquidity flows and the impact of possible change in their business strategy in order to combat volatility and make themselves more competitive and strengthen their common bargaining power;
Amendment 194 #
2016/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. stresses however that (long-term) contracts can limit flexibility and hamper entrepreneurship at farm level as farmers will be limited in responding to market developments;
Amendment 222 #
2016/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. Farmers should be encouraged to increase their level of cooperation in order to limit market risks and to strengthen their negotiation position in the food supply chain vis-à-vis retailers; Notes that competition authorities should provide farmers enough room and encouragement to set up this type of private sector initiatives;
Amendment 253 #
2016/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Recommends that the tools for risk management, particularly the various types of insurance and mutual funds, be further developed;
Amendment 254 #
2016/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16 a. Highlights the low uptake of tools on risk management, like financial contributions to insurance premiums, mutual funds and income stabilization tools, which are available under the Regulation on support for rural development1a ; _________________ 1aREGULATION (EU) No 1305/2013 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 17 December 2013 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005
Amendment 268 #
2016/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16 b. Underlines that insurance tools could be an efficient measure to cope with volatility and will encourage forward looking farm management that will help reduce the need for ex-post crisis management;
Amendment 270 #
2016/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 c (new)
Paragraph 16 c (new)
16 c. Takes into account that the current risk management tools under regulation 1305/2013 are mainly focussed on a national/regional level and thus can cause differences between Member States regarding the implementation/financing of these tools;
Amendment 274 #
2016/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 d (new)
Paragraph 16 d (new)
16 d. Notes that setting-up insurance schemes is in first instance a Member State competency and encourages the European Commission to publish more relevant data that could help foster exchange of best practises and notes the possibility of setting targets or earmarking money for spending on schemes;
Amendment 277 #
2016/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 e (new)
Paragraph 16 e (new)
16 e. Stresses that Member States should be better informed on the criteria linked to these risk management tools knowing that these tools need to meet the WTO green box criteria;
Amendment 278 #
2016/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 f (new)
Paragraph 16 f (new)
16 f. Encourages better and more frequent communication between the Member States, the Commission and the private sector for the possible take up of these tools in the specific Rural Development programmes;
Amendment 280 #
2016/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 h (new)
Paragraph 16 h (new)
16 h. Notes that current implementation of the available risk management tools should be analysed in order to safeguard a European level playing field and the possible creation for instruments on a European level;
Amendment 285 #
2016/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Considers that extreme price volatility adversely affects the income of farmers who have made investments, and that CAP tools should be put in place to prevent the impetus for investment being lost;
Amendment 354 #
2016/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22 a. Notes that all participants in the market place can and will make use of price-information to improve their bargaining positions;
Amendment 360 #
2016/2034(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23 a. Recommends the analyses of asymmetric price transmissions along the food chain by the European Commission and welcomes possible policy recommendations;
Amendment 32 #
2016/2018(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Stresses the importance to avoid unnecessary bureaucracy and takes into account the correlation between company size and resources to implement the obligations required;
Amendment 35 #
2016/2018(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. OpposeWhile stressing the need to consider and improve the efficiency of existing interventions by reducing unnecessary regulatory costs, it considers the setting of a net target for reducing regulatory costs as not appropriate, as it unnecessarily reduces the range of instruments available for addressing new or unresolved issues, and ignores the corresponding benefits of regulation;
Amendment 172 #
2016/0382(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 57
Recital 57
(57) Several Member States have implemented measures in the heating and cooling sector to reach their 2020 renewable energy target. However, in the absence of binding national targets post- 2020, the remaining national incentives may not be sufficientIn order to be in line with and in order to reach the long- term decarbonisation goals for 2030 and 2050. In order to be in line with such goals, reinforce investor certainty and foster the development of a Union-wide renewable heating and cooling market, while respecting the energy efficiency first principle, it is appropriate to encourage the effort of Member States in the supply of renewable heating and cooling to contribute to the progressive increase of the share of renewable energy. Given the fragmented nature of some heating and cooling markets, it is of utmost importance to ensure flexibility in designing such an effort. It is also important to ensure that a potential uptake of renewable heating and cooling does not have detrimental environmental side-effects.
Amendment 36 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) As the agricultural and forest sectors have the unique ability to bind GHG-emissions, but less potential for abatement measures there should be a better understanding of the mitigation potential of individual farms and designated forest areas in the European Union in order to strengthen possible incentives for climate efficient farmers and improved forest management practices in particular at individual farm level or forest area.
Amendment 47 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) This Regulation, including the available flexibilities, should provide an incentive for emission reductions consistent with other Union climate and energy legislation for sectors that are covered by this Regulation, including in the area of energy efficiency. This Regulation shall also take into account the objective of contributing to the EU Forest Strategy, the EU Bioeconomy Strategy and the EU Circular Economy Strategy.
Amendment 116 #
2016/0231(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1
The Commission shall report to the European Parliament and to the Council by 28 February 2024 and every five years thereafter on the operation of this Regulation and the consistency with other legislative acts, its contribution to the EU’s overall 2030 greenhouse gas emission reduction target and its contribution to the goals of the Paris Agreement, and may make proposals if appropriate.
Amendment 81 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) Certain substances, mixtures and micro-organisms, commonly referred to as plant biostimulants, are not as such nutrients, but nevertheless stimulate plants’ nutrition processes. Where such products aim solely at improving the plants’ nutrient use efficiency, tolerance to abiotic stress, or crop quality traits, degradation of soil organic compounds, or increasing the availability of confined nutrients in soil and rhizosphere, they are by nature more similar to fertilising products than to most categories of plant protection products. Such products should therefore be eligible for CE marking under this Regulation and excluded from the scope of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council21 . Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 should therefore be amended accordingly. __________________ 21 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 87 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Title 1
Title 1
Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL laying down rules on the making available on the market of CE marked fertilising products and amending Regulations (EC) No 1069/2009 and, (EC) No 1107/2009, and Council Directive 91/676/EEC (Text with EEA relevance)
Amendment 88 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17 a (new)
Recital 17 a (new)
(17a) The traceability of products which are vulnerable to organic pollution from certain potentially problematic sources (or perceived as such) should be ensured back to the source of the organic material. This is necessary in order (a) to secure consumer confidence and (b) to limit damage if local contamination occurs. As a result, businesses which use fertiliser products containing organic material from these sources may be identified. This should be compulsory for products containing material from waste or from by-products which have not undergone any processing that destroys organic pollutants, pathogens and genetic material. The aim is not only to reduce risks to health and the environment but also to reassure public opinion and cater for the concerns of farmers regarding pathogens, organic pollutants and genetic material. In order to protect land owners against pollution for which they themselves are not to blame, Member States are called upon to establish appropriate liability rules.
Amendment 89 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17 b (new)
Recital 17 b (new)
(17b) Untreated by-products of animal production should not be subject to the Regulation.
Amendment 110 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The end point in the manufacturing chain should be determined for each relevant component material containing animal by-products in accordance with the procedures laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009. To take advantage of technical developments, create more opportunities for producers and businesses, and unlock the potential to make more use of nutrients from animal by-products such as animal manure, the setting of processing methods and recovery rules for animal by-products for which an end-point in the manufacturing chain has been determined should start immediately after the entry into force of this Regulation. Accordingly, 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 order to expand or add component material categories to include more animal by-products. Where a manufacturing process regulated under this Regulation starts already before that end point has been reached, the process requirements of both Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 and this Regulation should apply cumulatively to CE marked fertilising products, which means application of the stricter requirement in case both Regulations regulate the same parameter.
Amendment 112 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) For certain recovered wastes within the meaning of Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council20 , such as struvite, biochar, and ash-based products, a market demand for their use as fertilising products has been identified. Furthermore, certain requirements are necessary for the waste used as input in the recovery operation and for the treatment processes and techniques, as well as for fertilising products resulting from the recovery operation, in order to ensure that the use of those products does not lead to overall adverse environmental or human health impacts. For CE marked fertilising products, those requirements should be laid down in this Regulation. Therefore, as of the moment of compliance with all the requirements of this Regulation, such products should cease to be regarded as waste within the meaning of Directive 2008/98/EC, and accordingly it should be possible for products containing or consisting of such recovered waste materials to access the internal market. To ensure legal clarity, take advantage of technical developments, and further stimulate the incentive among producers to make more use of valuable waste streams, the scientific analyses and the setting of process requirements at Union level for such products should start immediately after the entry into force of this Regulation. Accordingly, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission in respect of defining, without unnecessary delay, larger or additional categories of component materials eligible for use in the production of CE marked fertilising products. _________________ 20 Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on waste and repealing certain Directives (OJ L 312, 22.11.2008, p. 3).
Amendment 124 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) Certain substances, mixtures and micro-organisms, commonly referred to as plant biostimulants, are not as such nutrients, but nevertheless stimulate plants' nutrition processes. Where such products aim solely at improving the plants' nutrient use efficiency, tolerance to abiotic stress, or crop quality traits, degradation of soil organic compounds, or increasing the availability of nutrients in the soil or rhizosphere, they are by nature more similar to fertilising products than to most categories of plant protection products. Such products should therefore be eligible for CE marking under this Regulation and excluded from the scope of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council21 . Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 should therefore be amended accordingly. _________________ 21 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 145 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Title 1
Title 1
Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL laying down rules on the making available on the market of CE marked fertilising products and amending Regulations (EC) No 1069/2009 and, (EC) No 1107/2009, (EC) No 1907/2006 and Directive 91/676/EEC (Text with EEA relevance)
Amendment 147 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The conditions for making fertilisers available on the internal market have been partially harmonised through Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council15 , which almost exclusively covers fertilisers from mined or chemically produced, inorganic materials. There is also a need to make use of recycled or organic materials for fertilising purposes. Harmonised conditions for making fertilisers made from such recycled or organic materials available on the entire internal market should be established in order to provide an important incentive for their further use. Promoting increased use of recycled nutrients would further contribute to the circular economy and allow a more resource efficient overall use of nutrients, while lowering EU dependency on nutrients from third countries. The scope of the harmonisation should therefore be extended in order to include recycled and organic materials. __________________ 15 Regulation (EC) No 2003/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 2003 relating to fertilisers (OJ L 304, 21.11.2003, p. 1).
Amendment 162 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The end point in the manufacturing chain should be determined for each relevant component material containing animal by-products in accordance with the procedures laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009. In order to take advantage of technical developments concerning potential use of animal by-products the relevant component material category should be added or expanded in order to include more animal by-products. The setting of the requirements above and rules on processing and recovery for animal by-products should start immediately after the entry into force of this Regulation. Accordingly, the power to adopt delegated 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 expanding or adding, without unnecessary delay, certain animal by- products to the specific component material categories in order to create more opportunities and legal certainty for producers and businesses by unlocking the potential to make better use of nutrients from animal by-products such as animal manure. Where a manufacturing process regulated under this Regulation starts already before that end point has been reached, the process requirements of both Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 and this Regulation should apply cumulatively to CE marked fertilising products, which means application of the stricter requirement in case both Regulations regulate the same parameter.
Amendment 168 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) For certain recovered wastes within the meaning of Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council20 , a market demand for their use as fertilising products has been identified. Furthermore, certain requirements are necessary for the waste used as input in the recovery operation and for the treatment processes and techniques, as well as for fertilising products resulting from the recovery operation, in order to ensure that the use of those products does not lead to overall adverse environmental or human health impacts. For CE marked fertilising products, those requirements should be laid down in this Regulation. Therefore, as of the moment of compliance with all the requirements of this Regulation, such products should cease to be regarded as waste within the meaning of Directive 2008/98/EC. In order to take advantage of the technical developments and to further incentivise innovation in the recovery of valuable waste streams the relevant component material categories should be added or expanded in order to include more recovered waste eligible for use in the production of CE marked fertilising products such as struvite, biochar and ash-based products. The proper assessment and setting of processing requirements should start immediately after the entry into force of this Regulation. The Commission should be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. __________________ 20 Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on waste and repealing certain Directives (OJ L 312, 22.11.2008, p. 3).
Amendment 171 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) Certain substances, mixtures and micro-organisms, commonly referred to as plant biostimulants, are not as such nutrients, but nevertheless stimulate plants' nutrition processes. Where such products aim solely at improving the plants' nutrient use efficiency, tolerance to abiotic stress, or crop quality traits, degradation of soil organic compounds, or increasing the availability of confined nutrients in soil and rhizosphere, they are by nature more similar to fertilising products than to most categories of plant protection products. Such products should therefore be eligible for CE marking under this Regulation and excluded from the scope of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council21 . Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 should therefore be amended accordingly. __________________ 21 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 176 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15 a (new)
Recital 15 a (new)
(15a) In order to take advantage of technical developments, enhance the innovative potential concerning the development and discovery of new microbial plant biostimulant products and give greater certainty for producers, the relevant component material categories should be added or expanded in order to include more micro-organisms. Accordingly, harmonised methods for the safety evaluation of new micro-organisms have to be clearly defined. The preparatory work for defining these safety evaluation methods should start immediately after the entry into force of this Regulation. The power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty should be delegated to the Commission to define, without any unnecessary delay, the requirements which producers have to comply with to demonstrate the safety of new micro- organisms in order to be use in the production of CE marked fertilising products.
Amendment 180 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17 a (new)
Recital 17 a (new)
(17a) Fertilising products which are CE marked in accordance with this Regulation should be equally treated and not unduly discriminated by rules laid down in other legislation. In order to incentivise the use of fertilising products from recycled and organic materials, technologically neutral rules should apply in order to provide legal clarity to producers who invest in the production of innovative fertilising products and to ensure a fair competition between the different categories of fertilising products. Under the condition that fertilising products containing or consisting of processed animal manure are sufficiently agronomically efficient in order to maintain the environmental objectives of Directive 91/676/EEC1a and that this efficiency is proven by technical documentation which is controlled by the mechanisms provided for in this Regulation, it would therefore be unjustified to restrict the application of such fertilising products below the application limits of nitrogen compounds from livestock manure established under Directive 91/676/EEC. Therefore, Directive 91/676/EEC should be amended so as to prevent discrimination of products containing or consisting of processed animal manure. __________________ 1aCouncil Directive 91/676/EEC of 12 December 1991 concerning the protection of waters against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources
Amendment 183 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18 a (new)
Recital 18 a (new)
(18a) It is important to ensure regulatory clarity for companies and businesses seeking to use digestates under this Regulation and to further foster the circular economy. Current implementation practices provides that digestates are not subject to registration pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, however this is not entirely clear from the wording of Annex V to that Regulation. Therefore that Annex should be amended in order to address this.
Amendment 196 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Article 46 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009
Article 3 – point 34 – point c a (new)
Article 3 – point 34 – point c a (new)
(ca) increase the availability of confined nutrients in soil and rhizosphere.
Amendment 198 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 55
Recital 55
(55) Promising technical progress is being made in the field of recycling of waste, such as phosphorus recycling from sewage sludge, andin particular struvite, fertilising product production from animal by-products, such as biochar and phosphorus recovery after incineration, in particular ash-based products, and considering that such products are already authorised in several Member States under national legislation. It should be possible for products containing or consisting of such materials to access the internal market without unnecessary delay when the manufacturing processes have been scientifically analysed and process requirements have been established at Union level. For that purpose, 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 defining larger or additional categories of CE marked fertilising products or component materials eligible for use in the production of such products. The first of those delegated acts should, in particular, add struvite, biochar and ash-based products to the categories of component materials and should be adopted as soon as possible after the entry into force of this Regulation. For animal by-products, component material categories should be expanded or added only to the extent an end point in the manufacturing chain has been determined in accordance with the procedures laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009, since animal by-products for which no such end point has been determined are in any event excluded from the scope of this Regulation.
Amendment 257 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 1
Article 18 – paragraph 1
Amendment 266 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 42 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 43 to amend Annexes I to IV for the purposes of adapting them to technical progress, in particular as regards the production of fertilisers from animal by-products and waste recovery materials taking in to account products and materials already authorised in Member States, and facilitating internal market access and free movement for CE marked fertilising products
Amendment 284 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 42 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The Commission shall come forward with a proposal for delegated acts, in accordance with the first subparagraph to amend the component material category set out in Annex II, to add animal by-products, struvite ash- based products and biochar to those component material categories, with specific focus on the technological progress which is being made in the recovery of nutrients. The first of those delegated acts shall be submitted no later than one year after the entry into force of this Regulation.
Amendment 292 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 42 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Within one year after the entry into force of this Regulation, the Commission shall adopt a delegated act, in accordance with the first subparagraph, to amend, for the first time, the component material categories set out in Annex II, in particular to add animal by-products, struvite, ash-based products and biochar to those component material categories. In adopting that delegated act, the Commission shall specifically focus on the technological progress which is being made in the recovery of nutrients.
Amendment 295 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 42 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 43 with regard to setting out requirements for the safety evaluation of new micro-organisms for the purpose of paragraph 2. The first of these delegated acts shall be submitted no later than one year after the entry into force of this Regulation.
Amendment 300 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 42 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) name of the micro-organism at strain level;
Amendment 312 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 46 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EC) 1107/2009
Article 3 – Point 34
Article 3 – Point 34
(3) "34. "plant biostimulant" means a product stimulating plant nutrition processes independently of the product's nutrient content with the sole aim of improving one or more of the following characteristics of the plant and the plant rhizosphere and phyllosphere:
Amendment 315 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Article 46 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Regulation (EC) 1107/2009
Article 3 – Point 34 – point c a (new)
Article 3 – Point 34 – point c a (new)
(ca) degradation of organic compounds in the soil.
Amendment 316 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 1 – point 2 b (new)
Article 46 – paragraph 1 – point 2 b (new)
Regulation (EC) 1107/2009
Article 3 – point 34 – point c b (new)
Article 3 – point 34 – point c b (new)
(cb) increase the availability of confined nutrients in soil and rhizosphere
Amendment 319 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 a (new)
Article 46 a (new)
Article 46a Amendments to Directive 91/676/EEC (1) Article 2 (g) is replaced by the following: " (g) 'livestock manure': means waste products excreted by livestock or a mixture of litter and waste products excreted by livestock, even in processed form, unless these products are CE marked in accordance with Regulation (EC) XXX1a and have a declared Nitrate Fertiliser Replacement Value of at least 80 % for the application made;" __________________ 1aProposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and the Council on laying down rules on the making available on the market of CE marked fertilising products and amending Regulations (EC) No 1069/2009 and (EC) No 1107/2009
Amendment 320 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 46 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EC) 1107/2009
Article 3 – point 34
Article 3 – point 34
(3) "34. "plant biostimulant" means a product stimulating plant nutrition processes independently of the product's nutrient content with the sole aim of improving one or more of the following characteristics of the plant and the plant rhizosphere or phyllosphere:
Amendment 322 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 a (new)
Article 46 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006
Annex V – point 12
Annex V – point 12
Article 46a Amendment to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 Point 12 in Annex V is replaced by the following: "12. Compost, biogas and digestate"
Amendment 326 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Article 46 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Regulation (EC) 1107/2009
Article 3 – point 34 – point c a (new)
Article 3 – point 34 – point c a (new)
Amendment 328 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 – paragraph 1 – point 2 b (new)
Article 46 – paragraph 1 – point 2 b (new)
Regulation (EC) 1107/2009
Article 3 – point 34 – point c b (new)
Article 3 – point 34 – point c b (new)
(cb) availability of nutrients in the soil and rhizosphere;
Amendment 329 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 46 a (new)
Article 46 a (new)
Amendment 329 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 6 – point 1 – point c a (new)
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 6 – point 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) increase the availability of confined nutrients in the soil and rhizosphere.
Amendment 346 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part II – PFC 1(A) – point 1 – paragraph 2
Annex I – part II – PFC 1(A) – point 1 – paragraph 2
of solely biological origin, including leonardite, lignite, and peat, but excluding other material which is fossilized or embedded in geological formations.
Amendment 360 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 3 – point 1 – introductory part
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 3 – point 1 – introductory part
1. A CE marked fertilising product may contain compost obtained through aerobic compostingand liquid and non- liquid extracts from compost, obtained through aerobic composting and the ensuing multiplication of the naturally occurring microbials of exclusively one or more of the following input materials:
Amendment 451 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(B) (I) – paragraph 3
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(B) (I) – paragraph 3
3. Organic carbon (C) shall be present in the CE marked fertilising product by at least 31 % by mass.
Amendment 455 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(B) (I) – paragraph 3 a (new)
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 1(B) (I) – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Where the CE marked fertilising product contains more than one nutrient the product shall contain the following declared nutrients in the minimum quantities stated below: - 1.0% by mass of total nitrogen, out of which 0.5% by mass of the CE marked fertilising product shall be organic (N), or - 1.0% by mass of total phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5), or - 1.0% by mass of total potassium oxide (K2O), and - 3.0% by mass of total sum of nutrients.
Amendment 458 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part II – PFC 3(A) – point 1
Annex I – part II – PFC 3(A) – point 1
1. An organic soil improver shall consist exclusively of material of solely biological origin, including leondardite, lignite, and peat, but excluding other material which is fossilized or embedded in geological formations.
Amendment 461 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part II – PFC 4 – point 1
Annex I – part II – PFC 4 – point 1
1. A growing medium shall be a material other than soil intended for use as a substrate for root developmentplants or fungi to grow in.
Amendment 463 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part II – PFC 6 – point 1 – introductory part
Annex I – part II – PFC 6 – point 1 – introductory part
1. A plant biostimulant shall be a CE marked fertilising product stimulating plant nutrition processes independently of the product's nutrient content with the sole aim of improving one or more of the following characteristics of the plant and the plant rhizophere or phyllosphere:
Amendment 465 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part II – PFC 6 – point 1 – point b
Annex I – part II – PFC 6 – point 1 – point b
(b) tolerance to abiotic stress, or
Amendment 466 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part II – PFC 6 – point 1 – point c a (new)
Annex I – part II – PFC 6 – point 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) degradation of organic compounds in the soil, or
Amendment 468 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part II – PFC 6 – point 1 – point c b (new)
Annex I – part II – PFC 6 – point 1 – point c b (new)
(cb) availability of nutrients in the soil and rhizosphere.
Amendment 469 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part II – PFC 6(A) – point 12 – paragraph 2
Annex I – part II – PFC 6(A) – point 12 – paragraph 2
Amendment 480 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – CMC 2 – point 1
Annex II – part II – CMC 2 – point 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- dryingsieving, milling, centrifugation, pressing, drying, freeze- drying, buffering, extrusion, frost- treatment, radiation, sanitation by using heat, or extraction with water.
Amendment 485 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – CMC 3 – point 2 – indent 1
Annex II – part II – CMC 3 – point 2 – indent 1
– in which onlyproduction lines for the processesing of input materials referred to in paragraph 1 above are clearly separated from production lines for the processing of input materials other than referred to in paragraph 1, and
Amendment 487 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – CMC 4 – point 2 – indent 1
Annex II – part II – CMC 4 – point 2 – indent 1
– in which onlyproduction lines for the processesing of input materials referred to in paragraph 1 above are clearly separated from production lines for the processing of input materials other than referred to in paragraph 1, and
Amendment 488 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – CMC 5 – point 2 – indent 1
Annex II – part II – CMC 5 – point 2 – indent 1
– in which onlyproduction lines for the processesing of input materials referred to in paragraph 1 above are clearly separated from production lines for the processing of input materials other than referred to in paragraph 1, and
Amendment 489 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – CMC 7 – paragraph 1 – indent 1
Annex II – part II – CMC 7 – paragraph 1 – indent 1
Amendment 569 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – part 3 – PFC 3
Annex III – part 3 – PFC 3
Forms of the declared nutrient and other Permissible tolerances for the declared declared quality criteria parameter pH pH ± 0,7 at the time of manufacture ± 1,0 at any time in the distributionmanufacturing chain Organic carbon (C) ± 10% relative deviation of the declared value up to a maximum of 1,0 percentage points in absolute terms Total nitrogen (N) ± 20% relative deviation up to a maximum of 1,0 percentage point in absolute terms Total phosphorus pentoxide (P2O5) ± 20% relative deviation up to a maximum of 1,0 percentage point in absolute terms Total potassium oxide (K2O) ± 20% relative deviation up to a maximum of 1,0 percentage point in absolute terms Dry matter ± 10% relative deviation of the declared value Quantity - 5% relative deviation of the declared value at the time of manufacture - 25% relative deviation of the declared value at any time in the distributionmanufacturing chain Carbon (C) org /Nitrogen (N) org ± 20% relative deviation of the declared value up to a maximum of 2,0 percentage points in absolute terms Granulometry ± 10 % relative deviation applicable to the declared percentage of material passing a specific sieve.
Amendment 572 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – part 3 – PFC 4
Annex III – part 3 – PFC 4
Forms of the declared nutrient and other Permissible tolerances for the declared declared quality criteria parameter Electric conductivity ± 50% relative deviation at the time of manufacture ± 75% relative deviation at any time in the distribution manufacturing chain pH ± 0,7 at the time of manufacture ± 1,0 at any time in the distributionmanufacturing chain Quantity by volume (litres or m³) - 5% relative deviation at the time of manufacture - 25% relative deviation at any time in the distribution manufacturing chain Quantity (volume) determination of - 5% relative deviation at the time of materials with particle size greater than 60 manufacture mm mm - 25% relative deviation at any time in the distribution manufacturing chain Quantity (volume) determination of pre- - 5% relative deviation at the time of shaped GM manufacture - 25% relative deviation at any time in the distribution manufacturing chain Water-soluble nitrogen (N) ± 50% relative deviation at the time of manufacture ± 75% relative deviation at any time in the distribution manufacturing chain Water-soluble phosphorus pentoxide ± 50% relative deviation at the time of (P2O5) manufacture ± 75% relative deviation at any time in the distributionmanufacturing chain Water-soluble potassium oxide (K2O) ± 50% relative deviation at the time of manufacture ± 75% relative deviation at any time in the distributionmanufacturing chain
Amendment 601 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 4 – paragraph 1
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 4 – paragraph 1
1. A growing medium shall be a material other than soil intended for use as a substrate for root developmentthe plant or fungi to grow in.
Amendment 631 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 6 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 6 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) degradation of organic compounds in the soil; or
Amendment 634 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 6 – paragraph 1 – point c b (new)
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 6 – paragraph 1 – point c b (new)
(cb) increase the availability of confined nutrients in the soil and rhizosphere
Amendment 649 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 6 (A) – paragraph 12 – subparagraph 2
Annex I – part 2 – PFC 6 (A) – paragraph 12 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 668 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 2 – paragraph 1
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 2 – 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, sieving, milling, pressing, drying, freeze- drying, buffering, extrusion, radiation, frost-treatment, sanitation by using heat or extraction with water.
Amendment 675 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – CMC 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Annex II – part II – CMC 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. A CE marked fertilising product may contain compost obtained through aerobic compostingand liquid and non- liquid extracts from compost, obtained through aerobic composting and the ensuing multiplication of the naturally occurring microbials of exclusively one or more of the following input materials:
Amendment 684 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part II – CMC 3 – paragraph 2 – indent 1
Annex II – part II – CMC 3 – paragraph 2 – indent 1
- which only processes input materials referred to in paragraph 1 above, in productions lines that are clearly separated from production lines processing other input materials than referred to in paragraph 1, and
Amendment 739 #
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 beCommission shall adopt delegated acts, pursuant to Article 42 (1) of this Regulation, introducing (a) a standard for the biodegradability by setting a timeframe in which at least 90% of the organic carbon is converted into CO2, after the claimed release time of the polymer has been fulfilled, and (b) a biodegradability test that complieds with the following criterion: Tthe polymer ishall 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 % of the organic carbon converted into CO2 in maximum 24 months, in a biodegradability test as specified points (a)-(c) below.
Amendment 747 #
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 752 #
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 756 #
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 761 #
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 766 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 10 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Annex II – part 2 – CMC 10 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Polymers that are solely used as binding material in a CE marked fertilising product and that are not in contact with the soil shall be exempted from the requirements set out in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3.
Amendment 778 #
2016/0084(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – part 1 – point 8 a (new)
Annex III – part 1 – point 8 a (new)
8a. The term “Nitrate Fertiliser Replacement Value” or similar may only be used if the fertilising products contains or consists of processed animal manure, and if the value indicates the product’s performance compared with calcium ammonium nitrate with regard to nitrate losses to water at the recommended use(s).
Amendment 35 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9 a) When setting targets for bycatch in this Regulation, the implementation of the landing obligation should seriously be taken into account, as well as the variability among fish species and fishing gears concerning bycatch percentages. A generic target applying for all fish species and fish stocks is unrealistic, especially when it concerns mixed fisheries.
Amendment 66 #
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 1380/2013as 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.
Amendment 88 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) electric current except forwhere the use of the electric pulse trawl as set out in Article 24 and Part E of Annex Vcurrent is allowed on the basis of this Regulation or when scientific evidence confirms that the use will have equivalent or less negative impacts on sensitive habitats and non- targeted species compared to existing legal fishing gears;
Amendment 123 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 3
Article 24 – paragraph 3
3. The use of innovative fishing gears shall not be permitted where those assessments indicate that their use will lead to substantial negative impacts on sensitive habitats and non-target species.
Amendment 540 #
2016/0074(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 3
Article 24 – paragraph 3
3. The use of innovative fishing gears shall not be permitted where those assessments indicate that their use will lead to significant negative impacts on sensitive habitats and non-target species, in comparison to the common fishing practices.
Amendment 129 #
2015/2227(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Encourages the Commission to come forward with solutions to stimulate the uptake of ICT-based management systems, real-time data monitoring, sensor technology and the use of detection systems for the optimisation of production systems or precision agriculture, which inter alia could mean adapting to changing production and market conditions leading to more efficient use of natural resources, increased crop performance, reduction of the environmental footprint, better understanding of animal behaviour, and improved animal health and welfare and which could contribute to more effective, less burdensome control systems;
Amendment 254 #
2015/2227(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls for a continuous development of innovative new breeding techniques for plants and animals, as this is of vital importance for the efficient development of new varieties, contributing to the development of plants with higher yields, greater nutritional value and better resistance to pests, diseases and adverse weather conditions; believes that many new breeding techniques provide unprecedented opportunities to reduce the environmental impact of conventional agriculture; disapproves of the current administrative and regulatory burdens; urges the Commission to encourage new techniques and ensure access to biological materials for SMEs in the breeding sector, and expects it to give primacy to innovation in this respect;
Amendment 81 #
2015/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Deplores the fact that nature and economic development are again seen as in opposition; is convinced of the need to embed nature more in society, the economy and enterprisebelieves that economic growth and sustainability can go hand-in-hand and the regulatory framework should enhance, rather than obstruct, this by leaving room for innovative solutions and setting out clear targets;
Amendment 138 #
2015/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Urges the Member States to complete the designation of Natura 2000 sites and draw up management plans and is concerned by the divergent levels of implementation and lack of legal guidance by the European Commission hereof, notes that in 2012 only 58% of the Natura2000 sites had management plans;
Amendment 184 #
2015/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Notes and regrets that there has not yet been a measurable improvement of the biodiversity status in agriculture; urges the Commission and Member States to monitor, assess andUrges the Commission to monitor, assess and come forward with simplification proposals in order to increase the effectiveness of greening measures and oreduce ther rural development measures of the CAP; calls on the Commission toegulatory burden; calls on the Commission to implement simplification measures as soon as possible and take into account its findings in the mid-term review of the CAP;
Amendment 216 #
2015/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Highlights the need to move from a means-based approach to a results-based approach;
Amendment 234 #
2015/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Emphasizes that the implementation of the landing obligation could lead to a significant change in fisheries practises and therefore can have negative impacts on the ecosystem; Calls upon the Commission to carry out an impact assessment to the possible negative effects of the landing obligation to the ecosystem (e.g. stock composition, survival rate and the aquatic food web);
Amendment 261 #
2015/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission and Member States to phase out environmentally harmful subsidies; urges the Commission and Member States to fully endorse and facilitate the transition to a circular economy and highlights the important role agriculture could play in this respect; calls on the Commission to submit an ambitious action plan for combating illegal trafficking in wild animals and plants;
Amendment 280 #
2015/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Stresses that the Nature Directives are milestones for nature policy, not only within the EU but also internationally; considers that, thanks to their concise, coherent and consistent form, these Nature Directives can, so to speak, be regarded as smart regulation avant la lettre, if they would have better taken into account possible synergies between different policy areas and provided room for innovation that could enhance sustainable solutions;
Amendment 297 #
2015/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Is convinced that the problem lies not with the legislation itself but primarily with its incomplete, divergent and inadequate implementation; opposes a possible revision of the Nature Directives as such because this would jeopardise the implementation of the biodiversity strategy, bring about a protracted period of legal uncertainty and possibly weaken the legislation, but calls for more legal clarity and guidance by the European Commission in order to ensure a European level playing field for businesses;
Amendment 358 #
2015/2137(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Strongly believes that the environment and innovation complement one another, and draws particular attention to nature- based solutions and technologies which provide both economically and environmentally smart solutions to address challenges such as climate change, scarcity of raw materials and pollution; calls on the Member States to take up these ‘calls’ under Horizon 2020; and calls upon the European Commission to develop assessments in the on-going and forthcoming reviews of legislation about if and how environmental and economic goals could support and supplement each other and be more effective in leaving regulatory room in order to enhance those smart solutions;
Amendment 15 #
2015/2132(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
Amendment 40 #
2015/2132(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Believes voluntary modulation between pillar I and pillar II of the agricultural budget could lead to competition distortion effects by uneven distribution of (in)direct subsidies by Members States. Urges the Commission to report on the possible side-effects of these measures in light of mid-term review of the CAP
Amendment 2 #
2015/2113(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission’s communication and underlines the importance of striking the right balance between its different goals: energy security and affordability, an ambitious climate policy and the transition towards a more sustainable and low carbon economy, while guaranteeing the EU’s competitiveness by dismantling monopoly networks that remain active in many Member States and limit the choice of consumers;
Amendment 48 #
2015/2113(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines the key role of the Emissions Trading System (ETS) as a cost-effective, market based 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 tangible and more harmonised measures on carbon leakage to safeguard EU industry, and competitiveness, by ensuring 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 and reliable benchmarks;
Amendment 143 #
2015/2113(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Member States - in order to trigger the much needed investments in the energy sector - to develop long term energy strategies and if possible among all stakeholders a ‘national energy pact’ in the light of the ‘Energy Roadmap 2050’ and the long-term target of 80-95% reduction of greenhouse gases by 2050, emphasises the role of innovative low-emissions technologies and solutions such as CCS, cogeneration and smartgrids;
Amendment 193 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital T a (new)
Recital T a (new)
Ta. whereas the EU energy retail market does not function properly at present; whereas in many member states monopoly networks remain active and many consumers have too little choice between energy suppliers;
Amendment 282 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to actively pursue themore sustainable and competitive energy prices for European citizens and businesses and diversification of supply (energy sources, suppliers and routes); to this end, calls on the Commission to promote the construction of the relevant energy infrastructure priority corridors, as specified in Annex I to the trans-European energy networks (TEN-E) regulation and Part II of the Annex I to the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) regulation, such as the Southern Gas Corridor;
Amendment 331 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that, in the context of the future Energy Union, security of energy supply isand European competitiveness are the most pressing issues and that Member States must coordinate and cooperate in this respect with their neighbours when developing their energy policies; calls on the Commission, in this respect, to examine how the current architecture of national preventive and emergency response measures could be streamlined at both regional and EU level;
Amendment 381 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 556 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Keeping in mind that an important goal of the EU internal energy market is achieving sustainable energy prices for citizens and competitive energy prices for enterprises; stresses, for that reason, that a better functioning of the EU energy retail market should be effectuated by ending existing energy monopolies and by providing for free choice between energy suppliers for consumers;
Amendment 569 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Reiterates the importance of ownership unbundling as put forward by the Third Energy Package; calls on the Commission to assess to which degree national regulatory authorities (NRAs) enforce the conditions described in the opinions given by the Commission on the certification of transmission system operators (TSOs);
Amendment 629 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)
Paragraph 24 b (new)
24b. Calls on the Commission and Member States to take investment in smaller scale gas and electricity interconnectors linking neighbouring regions equally serious as larger PCIs; calls on the Commission and Member States to work closely together with regional authorities when developing these interconnectors;
Amendment 1097 #
2015/2113(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46
Paragraph 46
46. Believes that greater effort in developing innovative low-emission technologies and solutions, such as CCS, micro-CHP and smart grids, can bring significant long-term benefits in terms of reduced generation costs and reduced energy demand;
Amendment 38 #
2015/2092(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas current innovations that improve the selectivity of fishing gear are frequently hindered by legislation;
Amendment 41 #
2015/2092(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the discard ban involves a radical change of approach to fisheries management, with special attention to demersal fisheries, and hence to technical measures in key areas such as catch composition;
Amendment 82 #
2015/2092(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q
Recital Q
Amendment 90 #
2015/2092(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital R
Recital R
Amendment 150 #
2015/2092(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that, in order to make CFP rules more acceptable to the fisheries sector and ensure compliance therewith, fishermen must be more involved in decision making, in particular within the RAC, given incentives such as more aid for innovation and encouraged to use more selective fishing gear;
Amendment 153 #
2015/2092(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Considers that the new legislative framework shall facilitate the further use of innovative fishing gears which have scientifically proven to increase the selectivity and simultaneously have a reduced impact on the environment;
Amendment 203 #
2015/2092(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Maintains that, notwithstanding the discard ban, provisions regarding technical measures in areas such as catch composition must be sufficiently flexible to adapt in real time to progress in the fisheries and more selective fishing techniquesin order to provide more opportunities for the fisheries sector to implement innovations regarding selective fishing methods into practice;
Amendment 15 #
2015/2074(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 20 #
2015/2065(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 1 – point 1 (new)
(1) Calls on the Commission to support the market to make better use of the opportunities provided in the Single CMO Regulation, with a view to enable the establishment of producer organisations, associations of producer organisations and interbranch organisations;
Amendment 126 #
2015/2065(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that several Member States have initiated actions in national law to address the concerns of primary producers regarding the negative impact of UTPs; welcomes the Commission's report on the efficiency of existing national legislation and measures; asks the Commission to assess these national efforts with a view to selecting best practices for application at EU level; notes in particular the Groceries Code Adjudicator in the UK as a potential model for adaptation at EU level;
Amendment 175 #
2015/2065(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Argues that such legislationan EU framework would complement the SCI and protect stakeholders who are fully engaged with the Initiative, while ensuring that UTPs are eradicated from the food supply chain and providing primary producers with the necessary legal certainty to address their concerns, preventing market distortions and ensuring a level playing field at EU level.
Amendment 358 #
2015/2065(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission and the Member States fully and consistently to enforce competition law, rules on unfair competition and anti-trust rules; points out, nonetheless, that competition law can go only a limited way towards resolving the problem of unfair practices; points to the rules in the CAP and calls on the Commission to support the market to make better use of the opportunities provided under the Single CMO Regulation, with a view to enable the establishment of producer organisations, associations of producers organisations and inter-branch organisations;
Amendment 72 #
2015/0276(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The targets laid down in Directive 94/62/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council13 for the recovery and recycling of packaging and packaging waste should be amended by increasing the preparing for re-use and recycling of packaging waste in order to betterto reflect the Union’s ambition to move towards a circular economy. __________________ 13 Directive 94/62/EC of European Parliament and Council of 20 December 1994 on packaging and packaging waste (OJ L 365, 31.12.1994, p. 10).
Amendment 88 #
2015/0276(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) Waste prevention is the most efficient way to improve resource efficiency and reduce the environmental impact of waste. For those reasons, Member States should achieve a significant and sustained reduction in the use of non-recyclable packaging and of excess packaging items and phase out non-recyclable packaging when that packaging is not re-usable.
Amendment 96 #
2015/0276(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4 c (new)
Recital 4 c (new)
(4c) Fostering a sustainable bio- economy can contribute to decreasing Europe's dependence on imported raw materials. Improving market conditions for sustainable bio-based packaging from renewable sources and reviewing existing legislation hampering the use of those materials may offer the opportunity to substitute fossil sources for packaging with renewable ones when environmentally beneficial from a lifecycle perspective.
Amendment 102 #
2015/0276(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Through a progressive increase of the existing targets on preparing for re-use and recycling of packaging waste, it should be ensured that economically valuable waste materials are progressively and effectively recovered through proper waste management and in line with the waste hierarchy. That way it should be ensured that valuable materials found in waste are returned into the European economy, thus making progress in the implementation of the Raw Materials Initiative15 and the creation of a circular economy. __________________ 15 and, in the case of packaging material, without prejudice to food safety, consumer health and food contact materials legislation. __________________ 15 COM(2013) 442. COM(2013) 442.
Amendment 108 #
2015/0276(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) In order to help achieve the targets of this Directive and to boost the transition to a circular economy, the Commission should promote the coordination and exchange of information and best practices between Member States and between different sectors of the economy. This exchange could be facilitated through communication platforms that could help raise awareness of new industrial solutions and allow for a better overview of available capacities and would contribute to connecting the waste industry and other sectors and to support industrial symbiosis.
Amendment 110 #
2015/0276(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) This Directive sets long-term objectives for the Union’s waste management and gives the economic operators and the Member States a clear direction for the necessary investments to attain the objectives of this Directive. In developing their national waste management strategies and planning investments in waste management infrastructure and the circular economy by large, Member States should make a sound use of the European Structural and Investment Funds in line with the waste hierarchy byand devise these strategies and investment plans so that they are geared primarily to promoting waste prevention, and re-use and recycling, followed by recycling, in line with the waste hierarchy.
Amendment 121 #
2015/0276(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) In order to ensure the reliability of the data gathered on preparation for re-use it is essential to establish common rules for reporting. Similarly, it is important to lay down more precisely the rules according to which Member States should report what is effectively recycled and can be counted towards the attainment of the recycling targets. To that effect, as a general ruleCalculation of the attainment of the targets should be based on one solid and harmonised method that prevents reporting of discarded waste as recycled waste. To that end, the reporting on the attainment of the recycling targets must be based on the input to the final recycling process. In order to limit administrative burdens, Member States should be allowed,add to the reliability of the data gathered and to better under strict conditions, to report recycling rates on the basisand the different waste streams, Member States should also gather data ofn the output of sorting facilities and ensure that waste streams are tracked. Losses in weight of materials or substances due to physical and/or chemical transformation processes inherent to the final recycling process should not be deducted from the weight of the waste reported as recycled.
Amendment 127 #
2015/0276(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) Statistical dataData and information reported by Member States are essential for the Commission to assess compliance with waste legislation across the Member States. The quality, reliability and comparability of statisticsreported data should be improved by establishing a common methodology for collection and processing of data based reliable sources and by introducing a single entry point for all waste data, deleting obsolete reporting requirements, benchmarking national reporting methodologies and introducing a data quality check report.
Amendment 129 #
2015/0276(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) Reliable reporting of statistical data concerning waste management is paramount to efficient implementation and to ensuring comparability of data among Member States. Therefore, when preparorting on the reports on compliance withachievements of the targets set out in Directive 94/62/EC, Member States should be required to use the most recentall use the common methodology developed by the Commission andin cooperation with the national statistical offices of the Member States and the national authorities responsible for waste management.
Amendment 163 #
2015/0276(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Directive 94/62/EC
Article 4 – paragraph 3
Article 4 – paragraph 3
(2a) In Article 4, paragraph 3 is replaced by the following: "3. The Commission shall, as appropriate, present proposals for measures to strengthen and complement the enforcement of the essential requirements and to ensure that new packaging is put on the market only if the producer has taken all necessary measures to minimise its environmental impact without compromising the essential functions of the packaging." The Commission shall in particular propose measures concerning non-recyclable packaging, packaging containing hazardous substances, disposable and excess packaging, as well as evaluating new packaging material, and assess their impact at Union level. "
Amendment 169 #
2015/0276(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Directive 94/62/EC
Article 4 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 3 a (new)
(2a) In Article 4, the following paragraph 3a is inserted: '3a. Member States shall, where appropriate and environmentally beneficial from a lifecycle perspective, encourage the use of sustainable bio- based packaging from renewable sources.
Amendment 187 #
2015/0276(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 b (new)
Directive 94/62/EC
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
(2b) In Article 5, the following paragraph 1a is inserted: (1a) In order to achieve the objectives of this Directive and the waste hierarchy, the Commission shall, no later than 31 December 2018, assess the possibilities for encouraging the re-use of packaging, and the appropriateness of specific measures for the re-use of packaging, especially in relation to the targets referred to in Article 6 (f) to (i). This assessment shall, if appropriate, be accompanied by proposals to be sent to the European Parliament and the Council.
Amendment 269 #
2015/0276(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point c a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point c a (new)
Directive 94/62/EC
Article 6 – paragraph 4
Article 6 – paragraph 4
Amendment 273 #
2015/0276(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point d
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point d
Directive 94/62/EC
Article 6
Article 6
(d) paragraphs 5, 8, and 9 are deleted;
Amendment 277 #
2015/0276(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point d a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point d a (new)
Directive 94/62/EC
Article 6 – paragraph 8
Article 6 – paragraph 8
Amendment 300 #
2015/0276(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 94/62/EC
Article 6a – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 6a – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) Waste materials entering the final recycling process shall uphold quality standards. The Commission shall promote the development of European Standards on the quality of materials entering the final recycling process.
Amendment 309 #
2015/0276(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 94/62/EC
Article 6a – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 6a – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The Commission shall examine the possibilities of and, if appropriate, propose measures for streamlining the reporting of composite packaging with the obligations laid down in this Directive
Amendment 312 #
2015/0276(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 94/62/EC
Article 6a – paragraph 3
Article 6a – paragraph 3
3. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the weight of the output of any sorting operation may be reported as the weight of the packaging waste recycled provided that: (a) final recycling process; (b) substances that are not subject to a final recycling process and that arTo monitor recycling collection efficiency in line with the provisions of paragraph 1, Member States shall report on the levels of contaminants to recycling rates. The Commission shall develop a guidance document for the reporting on contaminants in recycling. such output waste disposed or subject to energy recovery remains below 10% of the total weight to be reported as recycled. sent into a the weight of materials or
Amendment 321 #
2015/0276(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Directive 94/62/EC
Article 6a – paragraph 4
Article 6a – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall name or establish an effective system of quality control and traceability of the packaging waste to ensure that condithe obligations laid down in paragraph 3(a) and (b) are met. The this Directive are met. The sharing of best practices shall be encouraged in developing measures and systems to trace packaging waste streams from sorting to final recycling process, which is of key importance in controlling quality of waste and measure the losses in waste streams and recycling processes. The system may consist of either electronic registries set up pursuant to Article 35(4) of Directive 2008/98/EC, technical specifications for the quality requirements of sorted waste or any equivalent measure to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the data gathered on recycled waste.
Amendment 329 #
2015/0276(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Directive 94/62/EC
Article 6b – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
Article 6b – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
(ba) examples of best practices that are used throughout the Union and that could provide guidance for progressing towards achieving the targets laid down in Article 6.
Amendment 370 #
2015/0276(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14 a (new)
Directive 94/62/EC
Annex IV a (new)
Annex IV a (new)
(14a) Annex IVa is added to Directive 94/62/EC on packaging and packaging waste as set out in the Annex to this Directive.
Amendment 390 #
2015/0276(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex – paragraph 2 a (new)
Annex – paragraph 2 a (new)
Directive 94/62/EC
Annex IV a (new)
Annex IV a (new)
Amendment 184 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The targets laid down in Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council14 for preparing for re- use and recycling of waste should be amended to make them better reflect the Union's ambition to move to a circular economy. __________________ 14 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 188 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Municipal waste constitutes approximately between 7 and 10% of the total waste generated in the Union; however, this waste stream is amongst the most complex ones to manage, and the way it is managed generally gives a good indication of the quality of the overall waste management system in a country. The challenges of municipal waste management result from its highly complex and mixed composition, direct proximity of the generated waste to citizens, and a very high public visibility. As a result, its management involves a need for a highly complex waste management system including an efficient collection scheme, an effective sorting system, tracing of waste streams, a need to actively engage citizens and businesses, a need for infrastructure adjusted to the specific waste composition, and an elaborate financing system. Countries which have developed efficient municipal waste management systems generally perform better in overall waste management. However, proper management of municipal waste alone is not enough to boost the transition to a circular economy where waste is considered a resource; a lifecycle approach to products and waste is necessary to ignite this boost.
Amendment 225 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) Extended producer responsibility provisions in this Directive aim to support the design and production of goods which take fully into account and facilitate the efficient use of resources during the whole life cycle of the product including the repair, re-use, disassembly and recycling. Extended producer responsibility is an individual obligation on producers who should be accountable for the end-of-life management of products that they place on the market. Producers should be able, however, to shift their individual responsibility to a collective one by establishing and steering producer responsibility organisations and by entering into agreements with these.
Amendment 237 #
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, by measures such as facilitating better implementation of separate collection and sorting, ensuring better quality recycling, help secure cost- efficient access to secondary raw materials 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 recyclthe principle of the waste hierarchy, including recyclability, reusability and reusparability when designing their product, based on a harmonised EU- approach, when designing their products. The implementation of the minimum requirements for extended producer responsibility schemes should be without disproportionate burden to public bodies, other economic entities 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 257 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Member States should take measures to promote prevention 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 wasteper capita global food waste at the retail and consumer levels by 2030. These measures should aim to prevent food waste in primary production, in processing and manufacturing, in retail and other distribution of food, inand at restaurants and food services as well as in householdil and consumer levels. Having regard to the environmental and economic benefits of preventing food waste, Member States should establish specific food waste prevention measures and should measure progress in food waste reduction. To facilitate exchange of good practice across the EU both between Member States and between food business operators, uniform methodologies for such measurement should be established. Reporting on food waste levels should take place on a biennial basis.
Amendment 270 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Industrial, certain parts of commercial waste and extractive waste are extremely diversified in terms of composition and volume, and very different depending on the economic structure of a Member State, the structure of the industry or commerce sector that generates the waste and the industrial or commercial density in a given geographical area. Henceowever, for most industrial and extractive waste, an industry-oriented approach using Best Available Techniques reference documents and similar instruments to address the specific issues related to the management of a given type of waste is a suitable solution16 . However,not a long term effective solution to reach the objectives of a circular economy. As industrial waste and commercial packaging waste should continue to bwaste are covered by the requirements of Directive 94/62/EC and Directive 2008/98/EC, including their respective improvementsthese types of waste should also be covered by recycling obligations similar to those which apply to municipal waste. For this reason, the Commission should propose by 31 December 2018 definitions and recycling targets for commercial wastes and industrial wastes to be met by 2025 and 2030. __________________ 16 Industrial activities are covered by Best Available Techniques (BAT) reference documents (BREFs) drawn up under the Industrial Emissions Directive 2010/75/EU (OJ L 334, 17.12.2010, p. 17) that include information on the prevention of resource use and waste generation, re-use, recycling and recovery. The on-going revision of the BREFs and the adoption by the Commission of BAT Conclusions will strengthen the impact of these BREFs on industrial practices leading to further resource efficiency gains and increased waste recycling and recovery.
Amendment 274 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) In order to help achieve the targets of this Directive and to boost the transition to a circular economy, the Commission should promote the coordination and exchange of information and best practices between Member States and between different sectors of the economy. This exchange could be facilitated through communications platforms that could help raise awareness of new industrial solutions and allow for a better overview of available capacities and would contribute to connecting the waste industry and other sectors and to support industrial symbiosis.
Amendment 306 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) In order to ensure the reliability of the data gathered on preparation for re-use it is essential to establish common rules for reporting. Similarly, it is important to lay down more precise rules on how Member States should report what is effectively recycled and can be counted towards the attainment of the recycling targets. To that effect, as a general ruleCalculation of recycled municipal waste should be based on one solid harmonised method which will prevent Member States from reporting discarded waste as recycled waste. To that end, the reporting on the attainment of the recycling targets must be based on the input to the final recycling process. In order to limit administrative burdens, Member States should be allowed,add to the reliability of the data gathered and to better under strict conditions, to report recycling rates on the basisand the different waste streams, Member States should also gather data ofn the output of sorting facilities and ensure that waste streams are tracked. Losses in weight of materials or substances due to physical and/or chemical transformation processes inherent to the final recycling process should not be deducted from the weight of the waste reported as recycled.
Amendment 322 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) Compliance with the obligation to set up separate collection systems for paper, metal, plastic and glass is essential in order to increase preparing for re-use and recycling rates in Member States. In addition bio-Bio- waste should be collected separately to contribute to an increase in preparing for re-use and recycling rates and the prevention of contamination of dry recyclable materials. In addition, research into possible collection and recycling systems for also other streams and new materials should be encouraged and intensified.
Amendment 335 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) This Directive sets long-term objectives for the Union’s waste management and gives economic operators and Member States a clear direction for the investments needed to attain the objectives of this Directive. In developing their national waste management strategies and planning investments in waste management infrastructure and the circular economy by large, Member States should make a sound use of the European Structural and Investment Funds byand devise their national strategies and investment plans so that they are geared primarily to promoting waste prevention, and re-use and, followed by recycling, in line with the waste hierarchy.
Amendment 340 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) Certain raw materials are of a high importance to the economy of the Union and their supply is associated with a high risk. In order to ensure security of supply of those raw materials and in line with the Raw Materials Initiative and the objectives and targets of the European Innovation Partnership on Raw Materials, Member States should take measures to achieve the best possiblpromote the re-use management of wasted recycling of products containing significant amounts of thosecritical raw materials and to ensure that they are managed efficiently, taking economic and technological feasibility and environmental benefits into account. The Commission has established a list of critical raw materials for the EU18. This list is subject to regular review by the Commission. __________________ 18 COM(2014) 297. COM(2014) 297.
Amendment 353 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) Statistical dataData and information reported by Member States are essential for the Commission to assess compliance with waste legislation across the Member States. The quality, reliability and comparability of statisticsreported data should be improved by establishing a common methodology for collection and processing of data based on reliable sources and by introducing a single entry point for all waste data, deleting obsolete reporting requirements, benchmarking national reporting methodologies and introducing a data quality check report. Therefore, when reporting on the achievement of the targets set out in waste legislation, Member States shall use the most recentcommon methodology developed by the Commission andin cooperation with the national statistical offices of the Member States and the national authorities responsible for waste management.
Amendment 414 #
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 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 3 – point 1a – paragraph 2 a (new)
The definition of municipal waste in this Directive is neutral with the regard to the public or private status of the operator managing waste.
Amendment 421 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a a (new)
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 3 – point 1 b (new)
Article 3 – point 1 b (new)
(aa) The following point is inserted: "1b. "commercial waste" means mixed wastes and separately collected wastes from commercial activities and/or premises. Commercial waste does not include municipal waste, construction and demolition waste and waste from sewage network and treatment, including sewage sludge;";
Amendment 422 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a b (new)
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 3 – point 1 b (new)
Article 3 – point 1 b (new)
(ab) The following point is inserted: "1c. "industrial waste" means mixed wastes and separately collected wastes from industrial activities and/or premises. Industrial waste does not include municipal waste, construction and demolition waste and waste from sewage network and treatment, including sewage sludge;"
Amendment 431 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
4. "bio-waste" means biodegradable garden and park waste, food and kitchen waste from households, restaurants, caterers and retail premises, comparable waste from food processing plants and other waste with similar biodegradability properties that is comparable in nature, composition and quantity;
Amendment 466 #
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 17a
Article 3 – point 17a
17a. "final recycling process" means the recycling process which begins when no further mechanical sorting operation is needed and waste materialssorting operation in the recycling process chain is needed in order for waste materials and the waste considered to have ceased to be waste in accordance with Article 6 to enter a production process and be effectively reprocessed into products, materials or substances and when waste materials and the waste considered to have ceased to be waste enter a production process andin which they are effectively reprocessed into products, materials or substances;
Amendment 529 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
3. Member States shall make use of adequate economic instruments and other measures to provide incentives for the application of the waste hierarchy in order to contribute to the objectives laid down in this Directive. Annex IVa provides examples of such instruments and measures.
Amendment 538 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 a (new)
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 4 – paragraph 3a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 3a (new)
(3a) In article 4, the following paragraph 3a is inserted: ‘3a. Member States shall encourage the exchange of information and sharing of best practices with regard to the instruments and incentives used in accordance paragraph 3 in order to boost the achievement of the objectives laid down in Article 4.’
Amendment 618 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point a
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Such measures mayshall also include the establishment of extended producer responsibility schemes defining specific operational and financial obligations for producers of products in which the producer's responsibility is extended to the post-consumer state of a product's life cycle for at least packaging as defined in point (1) of Article 3 of Directive 94/62/EC, electrical and electronic equipment as defined in point (a) of Article 3(1) of Directive 2012/19/EU, and batteries and accumulators as defined in point (1) of Article 3 of Directive 2006/66/EC.
Amendment 642 #
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 easily repairable and that are, after having become waste, suitable for and been preparationed for re- use andor recyclinged, suitable to be placed on the market in order to facilitate proper implementation of the waste hierarchy. The measures shouldall take into account the impact of products throughout their life cycle and the waste hierarchy.
Amendment 647 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point b a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point b a (new)
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 8 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 2 a (new)
(ba) the following paragraph is inserted: "2a. Member States shall encourage the exchange of information and sharing of best practices in order to boost the achievement of the objectives laid down in paragraphs 1 and 2.";
Amendment 655 #
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 regular exchange of information between Member States, local authorities 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, the selection of waste management operators and the prevention of littering. The Commission shall publish the results of the exchange of information and promote and facilitate an exchange of best practices between Member States, for example through a dedicated platform on extended producer responsibility.
Amendment 808 #
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 5 – subparagraph 2
Article 8a – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 819 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Directive 008/98/EC
Article 8a – paragraph 6
Article 8a – paragraph 6
6. Member States shall name or establish a platform tor by other means ensure a regular dialogue between the stakeholders involved in the implementation of extended producer responsibility, including producers and distributors, private or public waste operators, local authorities and, where applicable, repair and re-use networks and recognised preparation for re-use operators.'
Amendment 836 #
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 – introductory wording
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – introductory wording
1. Member States shall take measures to prevent waste generation. These, including measures shallto:
Amendment 847 #
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
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – indent 1
- encourage the use of products that are resource efficient, durable, reparable, re-usable and recyclable;
Amendment 906 #
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)
- identify the products that are the main sources of littering in the natural, including the marine environment, and take measures to reduce littering from these sources;
Amendment 954 #
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 4 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Member States shall monitor and assess the implementation of their land- based marine litter prevention measures by measuring the levels of land-based marine litter on the basis of a common methodology. By 31 December 2017, the Commission shall adopt a delegated act in accordance with Article 38a to establish the methodology, including minimum quality requirements, for the uniform measurement of land-based marine litter.
Amendment 961 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 a (new)
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 9 a (new)
Article 9 a (new)
(9a) The following Article is inserted: “Article 9a Reuse 1. Member States shall support the setting up of systems promoting re-use activities, including in particular for electrical and electronic equipment, textiles and furniture, and for packaging as defined in Article 5 of Directive 94/62/EC. 2. Member States shall take measures to promote the re-use of products, in particular by encouraging the establishment and support of recognised re-use networks and deposit-refund schemes. To that end, Member States shall use economic instruments, green public procurement criteria or other equivalent measures.”
Amendment 984 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point a
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Member States shall take measures to promote high quality recycling and, to this end, shall set up separate collection of waste where technically, environmentally and economically practicable and appropriateand sorting systems of waste and to meet the necessary quality standards for the relevant recycling sectors and to attain the targets set out in paragraph 2.
Amendment 1010 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point b a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point b a (new)
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 a (new)
(ba) in paragraph 1, the following subparagraph 4a is inserted: "Member States shall make use of adequate economic instruments and other measures in order to incentivise the uptake of secondary raw materials."
Amendment 1014 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point b a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point b a (new)
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Amendment 1062 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point e
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point e
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 1070 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point e
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point e
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
The notificationrequest shall be accompanied by a report presenting the reasons for failure to achieve the targets as well as an implementation plan presenting the measures neededto be taken to ensure compliance with the targets before the new deadline. The plan shall be drafted on the basis of an evaluation of the existing waste management plans and shall also include a detailed timetable for the implementation of the proposed measures and an assessment of their expected impacts. The Commission shall assess the request based on the accompanying report and implementation plan and base its decision on criteria including, but not limited to, at least the following: - measures undertaken to meet the relevant targets by the date for the request, in particular in the development of the waste management infrastructure; - efficient and effective use of the European Structural, Cohesion and Investment Funds and national strategies and investment plans geared in line with the waste hierarchy; - quality of statistics and forecasts of waste management capacities; - setting of waste prevention programmes as referred to in Article 29 of this Directive.
Amendment 1073 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point e
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point e
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 11 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The Member States referred to in paragraph 3, which prepare for re-use and recycle at least 60% of their municipal waste by 2030, may obtain an additional five years for the attainment of the target referred to in point (d) of paragraph 2. In order to request such an extension, the Member State shall submit its request to the Commission in accordance with paragraph 3.
Amendment 1078 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point e
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – point e
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 11 – paragraph 4
Article 11 – paragraph 4
4. By 31 December 2024 at the latest, the Commission shall examine the target laid down in paragraph 2(d) and the progress towards achieving it with a view to increasing it, and considering the setting of targets for other waste streamsbest practices and the measures used by Member States to reach this target. To this end, a report of the Commission, accompanied by a proposal, if appropriate, shall be sent to the European Parliament and the Council.
Amendment 1097 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 11a – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 11a – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the weight of the municipal waste recycled shall be understood as the weight of the input waste entering the final recycling process; , excluding the combined weight of contaminants in the input waste;
Amendment 1118 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 11a – paragraph 3
Article 11a – paragraph 3
Amendment 1134 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 11a – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 11a – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. To monitor recycling collection efficiency in line with the provisions of paragraph 1, Member States shall report on the levels of contaminants in recycling. The Commission shall develop a guidance document for the reporting on contaminants in recycling.
Amendment 1136 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 11a – paragraph 4
Article 11a – paragraph 4
Amendment 1142 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 11a – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 11a – paragraph 4 a (new)
Amendment 1168 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 11b – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
Article 11b – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)
(ba) examples of best practices referred to in Article 11(4) that are used throughout the Union and that could provide guidance for progressing towards achieving the targets laid down in points (c) and (d) of Article 11(2) and in point (c) of Article 11(3).
Amendment 1169 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 11b – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 11b – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Where necessary, the reports referred to in paragraph 1 may address the implementation of other requirements of this Directive.
Amendment 1209 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 22 – paragraph 1
Article 22 – paragraph 1
Member States shall ensure the separate collection of bio-waste where technically, environmentally and economically practicable and appropriate to ensure the relevant quality standards for compost and to attain the targets set out in Article 11(2)(a), (c) and (d) and 11(3)(c). By way of derogation from the first subparagraph, Member States may exclude sparsely populated areas or other areas where it is demonstrated that separate collection does not deliver the best overall environmental outcome taking into account life-cycle thinking and the overall impacts of the generation and management of bio-waste. Member States shall notify the Commission of the intention to make use of this derogation. The Commission shall review and assess whether the derogation is justified, taking into account the objectives of this Directive. Where the Commission has raised no objections within nine months, the derogation shall be considered to be accepted. Where the Commission objects it shall adopt a decision and inform the Member State of this.
Amendment 1261 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 19 – point b
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 35 – paragraph 4
Article 35 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall name or set up an electronic registry or coordinated registries to record the data on hazardous waste referred to in paragraph 1 covering the entire geographical territory of the Member State concerned. Member States may establish such registries for other waste streams, in particular those waste streams for which targets are set in Union legislation. Member States shall use the data on waste reported by industrial operators in the European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register set up under Regulation (EC) No 166/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council (*).
Amendment 1265 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21
1. Member States shall report the data concerning the implementation of Article 11(2)(a) to (d) and Article 11(3) for each calendar year to the Commission. They shall report this data electronically within 182 months of the end of the reporting year for which the data are collected. The data shall be reported in the format established by the Commission in accordance with paragraph 6. The first reporting shall cover the data for the period from 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2020.
Amendment 1271 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 21
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 37 – paragraph 5
Article 37 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission shall review the data reported in accordance with this Article and publish a report on the results of its review. The report shall assess the organisation of the data collection, the sources of data and the methodology used in Member States as well as the completeness, reliability, timeliness and consistency of that data. The assessment may include specific recommendations for improvement. The report shall be drawn up nine months after the first reporting of the data by the Member States and every three years thereafter.
Amendment 1282 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 38 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. The Commission may, in consultation with Member States, develop guidelines for the interpretation of the definitions of waste, prevention, re-use, preparing for re-use, recovery and disposal.
Amendment 1285 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 22
Directive 2008/98/EC
Article 38 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 38 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. In order to ensure adequate governance, enforcement, cross-border cooperation and the exchange of best practices, the Commission shall organise a regular exchange of information between Member States on the practical implementation of the requirements laid down in this Directive.
Amendment 1297 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 24 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 24 a (new)
Directive 2008/98/EC
Annex IV a (new)
Annex IV a (new)
(24a) Annex IVa is inserted in accordance with the Annex to this Directive.
Amendment 1304 #
2015/0275(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex -I (new)
Annex -I (new)
Directive 2008/98/EC
Annex IV a (new)
Annex IV a (new)
Amendment 41 #
2015/0274(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The targets laid down in Council Directive 1999/31/EC14 setting landfill restrictions should be amended to make them better reflect the Union's ambition to move to a circular economy and make progress in the implementation of the Raw Materials Initiative15 by reducing landfilling of waste destined for landfills for non-hazardous waste. __________________ 14 Council Directive 1999/31/EC of 26 April 1999 on the landfill of waste (OJ L 182, 16.07.1999, p. 1). 15 COM(2008) 699 and COM(2014) 297.
Amendment 46 #
2015/0274(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Clear environmental, economic and social benefits would be derived from further restricting landfilling, starting with waste streams that are subject to separate collection (e.g. plastics, metals, glass, paper, bio-waste). Technical, environmental or economical feasibility of recycling or other recovery of residual waste resulting from separately collected waste should be taken into account in the implementation of these landfill restrictions. Long-term investments in infrastructure, research and innovation should play a crucial role in reducing the amount of residual waste resulting from separately collected waste, the recycling or other recovery of which is not technically, environmentally or economically feasible at the moment.
Amendment 55 #
2015/0274(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Many Member States have not yet completely developed the necessary waste management infrastructure. The setting of landfill reduction targets will furtherrequire investments to facilitate separate collection, sorting and recycling of waste and avoid locking potentially recyclable materials at the bottom of the waste hierarchy.
Amendment 60 #
2015/0274(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) A progressive reduction of landfilling is necessary to prevent detrimental impacts on human health and the environment and to ensure that economically valuable waste materials are gradually and effectively recovered through proper waste management and in line with the waste hierarchy. This reduction should as laid down in Directive 2008/98/EC. This progressive reduction of landfilling will require major change in waste management in Many Member States. With improved statistics on waste collection and treatment and improved traceability of waste streams it should be possible to avoid the development of excessive capacity for the treatment of residual waste facilities, such as through energy recovery or low grade mechanical biological treatment of untreated municipal waste, as this could result in undermining the achievement of the Union's long-term preparation for reuse and recycling targets for municipal waste as laid down in Article 11 of Directive 2008/98/EC. Similarly, and to prevent detrimental impacts on human health and the environment, while Member States should take all necessary measures to ensure that only waste that has been subject to treatment is landfilled, compliance with such obligation should not lead to the creation of overcapacities for the treatment of residual municipal waste. In addition, in order to ensure consistency between the targets laid down in Article 11 of Directive 2008/98/EC and the landfill reduction target defined in Article 5 of this Directive and to ensure a coordinated planning of the infrastructures and investments needed to meet those targets, Member States which may obtain additional time for the attainment of the municipal waste recycling targets should also be given additional time to attain the landfill reduction target for 2030 as laid down in this Directive.
Amendment 65 #
2015/0274(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) In order to help achieve the objectives of this Directive, and to boost the transition to a circular economy, the Commission should promote the coordination and exchange of information and best practices between Member States and between different sectors of the economy. This exchange could be facilitated through communication platforms that could help raise awareness of new industrial solutions and allow for a better overview of available capacities and would contribute to connecting the waste industry and other sectors and to support industrial symbiosis.
Amendment 77 #
2015/0274(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Statistical dataData and information reported by Member States are essential for the Commission to assess compliance with waste legislation across the Member States. The quality, reliability and comparability of statisticsreported data should be improved by establishing a common methodology for collection and processing of data based on reliable sources and by introducing a single entry point for all waste data, deleting obsolete reporting requirements, benchmarking national reporting methodologies and introducing a data quality check report. Reliable reporting of statistical data concerning waste management is paramount to efficient implementation and to ensuring comparability of data among Member States. Therefore, when preparing the reports on compliance with the targets set out in Directive 19991/31/EC, Member States should be required to use the most recentall use the common methodology developed by the Commission andin cooperation with the national statistical offices of the Member States and the national authorities responsible for waste management.
Amendment 119 #
2015/0274(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
Directive 1999/31/EC
Article 5 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1
6. Estonia, Greece, Croatia, Latvia, Malta, Romania and Slovakia may obtain fiveMember States which landfilled more than 65% of their municipal waste in 2013 may request an additional five years for the attainment of the target referred to in paragraph 5. The Member State shall notifysubmit a request to the Commission of its intention to make use of this provision at the latest 24 months before the deadline laid down in paragraph 5. In the event of an extension, the Member State shall take the necessary measures to reduce by 2030 the amount of municipal waste landfilled to 20% of the total amount of municipal waste generated.
Amendment 142 #
2015/0274(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 1999/31/EC
Article 5 a – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
Article 5 a – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
(ca) examples of best practices that are used throughout the Union and that could provide guidance for progressing towards achieving the target laid down in Article 5.
Amendment 154 #
2015/0274(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)
Directive 1999/31/EC
Article 14 a (new)
Article 14 a (new)
(5a) After Article 14, the following Article is inserted: “Article 14a Instruments to promote a shift to a circular economy In order to contribute to the objectives laid down in this Directive, Member States shall make use of adequate economic instruments and other measures. Annex IIIa provides examples of such instruments and measures.”
Amendment 161 #
2015/0274(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 a (new)
Directive 1999/31/EC
Annex IIIa (new)
Annex IIIa (new)
(10a) After Annex III, the following Annex is inserted: 'Annex IIIa Instruments to promote a shift to a more circular economy. 1. Economic instruments: 1.1 progressive increase of landfill taxes and/or fees for all categories of waste (municipal, inert, others); 1.2 introduction or increase of incineration taxes and/or fees or specific bans for incineration of recyclable waste; 1.3 progressive extension to the whole territory of Member States of 'pay-as-you- throw' systems incentivising municipal waste producers to reduce, re-use and recycle their waste; 1.4 measures to improve the cost efficiency of existing and forthcoming producer responsibility schemes; 1.5 extension of the scope of the producer responsibility schemes to new waste streams; 1.6 economic incentives for local authorities to promote prevention, develop and intensify separate collection schemes; 1.7 measures to support the development of the re-use sector; 1.8 measures to suppress subsidies not consistent with the waste hierarchy. 2. Further measures: 2.1 public procurement; 2.2 technical and fiscal measures to support the development of markets for re-used products and recycled (including composted) materials as well as to improve the quality of recycled materials; 2.3 measures to increase public awareness of proper waste management and litter reduction, including ad hoc campaigns to ensure waste reduction at source and a high level of participation in the separate collection schemes; 2.4 measures to ensure an appropriate coordination, including by digital means, between all competent public authorities involved in waste management, and the involvement of other key stakeholders; 2.5 use of the European Structural and Investment Funds in order to finance the development of waste management infrastructure needed to meet the relevant targets; 2.6 creation of communication platforms to foster exchange of best practices between industries and Member States; 2.7 any relevant alternative or additional measures aiming at meeting the same purpose.'
Amendment 31 #
2015/0272(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Statistical dataData and information reported by Member States are essential for the Commission to assess compliance with waste legislation across the Member States. The quality, reliability and comparability of statisticsreported data should be improved by establishing a common methodology for collection and processing of data based on reliable sources and by introducing a single entry point for all waste data, deleting obsolete reporting requirements, benchmarking national reporting methodologies and introducing a data quality check report. Reliable reporting of data concerning waste management is paramount to efficient implementation and to ensuring comparability of data among Member States. Therefore, when reporting on the achievement of the targets set out in these Directives, Member States shall use the common methodology developed by the Commission in cooperation with the national statistical offices of Member States and the national authorities responsible for waste management.
Amendment 33 #
2015/0272(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) Member States should ensure that the separate collection of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) is followed by proper treatment. To ensure a level playing field and compliance with waste legislation and the concept of the circular economy, the Commission should develop common standards for the treatment of WEEE, as mandated in Directive 2012/19/EU.
Amendment 34 #
2015/0272(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
Amendment 37 #
2015/0272(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) In order to help achieve the targets laid down in this Directive and to help boost the transition to a circular economy, the Commission should promote the coordination and exchange of information and best practices between Member States and between different sectors of the economy. This exchange could be facilitated through communication platforms that could help raise awareness of new industrial solutions and allow for a better overview of available capacities and would contribute to connecting the waste industry and other sectors and to support industrial symbiosis.
Amendment 43 #
2015/0272(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph -1 (new)
Article 1 – paragraph -1 (new)
Directive 2000/53/EC
Article 8 a (new)
Article 8 a (new)
(-1) After Article 8, the following Article is inserted: "Article 8a Instruments to promote a shift to a more circular economy In order to contribute to the objectives laid down in this Directive, Member States shall make use of adequate economic instruments and other measures. Annex IIa provides examples of such instruments and measures."
Amendment 54 #
2015/0272(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Directive 2000/53/EC
Annex II a (new)
Annex II a (new)
Amendment 62 #
2015/0272(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph -1 (new)
Article 2 – paragraph -1 (new)
Directive 2006/66/EC
Article 21 a (new)
Article 21 a (new)
(-1) After Article 21, the following Article is inserted: “Article 21a Instruments to promote a shift to a more circular economy In order to contribute to the objectives laid down in this Directive, Member States shall make use of adequate economic instruments and other measures. Annex IVa provides examples of such instruments and measures.”
Amendment 68 #
2015/0272(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Directive 2006/66/EC
Annex IV a (new)
Annex IV a (new)
(2a) After Annex IV, the following Annex is added: Annex IVa Instruments to promote a shift to a more circular economy. 1. Economic instruments: 1.1 progressive increase of landfill taxes and/or fees for all categories of waste (municipal, inert, others); 1.2 introduction or increase of incineration taxes and/or fees or specific bans for incineration of recyclable waste; 1.3 progressive extension to the whole territory of Member States of 'pay-as-you- throw' systems incentivising municipal waste producers to reduce, re-use and recycle their waste; 1.4 measures to improve the cost efficiency of existing and forthcoming producer responsibility schemes; 1.5 extension of the scope of the producer responsibility schemes to new waste streams; 1.6 economic incentives for local authorities to promote prevention, develop and intensify separate collection schemes; 1.7 measures to support the development of the re-use sector; 1.8 measures to supress subsidies not consistent with the waste hierarchy. 2. Further measures: 2.1 public procurement; 2.2 technical and fiscal measures to support the development of markets for re-used products and recycled (including composted) materials as well as to improve the quality of recycled materials; 2.3 measures to increase public awareness of proper waste management and litter reduction, including ad hoc campaigns to ensure waste reduction at source and a high level of participation in the separate collection schemes; 2.4 measures to ensure an appropriate coordination, including by digital means, between all competent public authorities involved in waste management, and the involvement of other key stakeholders; 2.5 use of the European Structural and Investment Funds in order to finance the development of the waste management infrastructure needed to meet the relevant targets; 2.6 creation of communication platforms to foster exchange of best practices between industries and Member States; 2.7 any relevant alternative or additional measures aiming at meeting the same purpose.
Amendment 77 #
2015/0272(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Directive 2012/19/EU
Article 8 – paragraph 5
Article 8 – paragraph 5
(-1) In Article 8 paragraph 5, subparagraph 1 is replaced by the following: “5. For the purposes of environmental protection, Member States mayshall set up minimum quality standards for the treatment of the WEEE that has been collected.”
Amendment 78 #
2015/0272(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point -1 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point -1 a (new)
Directive 2012/19/EU
Article 8 – paragraph 5
Article 8 – paragraph 5
Amendment 79 #
2015/0272(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Directive 2012/19/EU
Article 8 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 4
Article 8 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 4
Amendment 94 #
2015/0272(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1 c (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1 c (new)
Directive 2012/19/EU
Article 17 a (new)
Article 17 a (new)
(1c) After Article 17, the following Article is inserted: “Article 17a Instruments to promote a shift to a more circular economy In order to contribute to the objectives laid down in this Directive, Member States shall make use of adequate economic instruments and other measures. Annex Xa provides examples of such instruments and measures.”
Amendment 58 #
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, while ensuring that these other aspects, such as those related to energy efficiency and renewable energy sources, enhance the goals of the EU ETS and do not undermine its market effectiveness. Implementing the ambition decided in the 2030 framework 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 105 #
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 , while ensuring that such other aspects, such as those related to energy efficiency and renewable energy sources, enhance the goals of the EU ETS and do not undermine its market effectiveness. Implementing the ambition decided in the 2030 framework 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 7 #
2014/2253(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Notes that late transposition, incorrect transposition and bad application of EU law can result in differentiation between Member States and distort a level playing field across the EU;
Amendment 28 #
2014/2253(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Expresses its concern that the Commission’s communication policy regarding the Regulatory Fitness and Performance Programme (REFIT) overstates the difficulty of implementing environmental and health legislation; acknowledges the need for better regulation and urges the Commission to reduce red tape;
Amendment 7 #
2014/2234(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the cost of controls is currently estimated at an annual EUR 4 billion at Member State level, and are probably still rising, particularly with the introduction of ‘greening’;
Amendment 37 #
2014/2234(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for a less bureaucratic CAP with a view to reducing the error rate and expects strong measures from the better regulation programme in this respect;
Amendment 63 #
2014/2234(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Advocates an single annual audit so that farmers are not subjected to controls by both the Commission and the European Court of Auditors in the same year; also calls for the bundling of the audit tasks of certifying bodies , Member State controls , the Commission and the European Court of Auditors;
Amendment 4 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the TTIP is above all about regulation10 , abou proposed trade agreement that aims at reducmoving or eliminating non-tariff barriers11 , and as such about the level of protection of human health and the environment; __________________ 10See speech by EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström of 11 December 2014.http://trade.ec.europa. eu/doclib/docs/2014/december/tradoc_152 942.pdf 11 See 2014 Report on Technical Barriers to Trade by the US Trade Representative, p. 45.unnecessary tariff and non-tariff barriers between the two largest economic blocs of the world, which together make up fifty per cent of the world's economy and currently trade 2 billion euros worth of goods and services every day, whilst safeguarding a high level of protection of human health and the environment; __________________
Amendment 11 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the consequences of the Russian embargo have clearly demonstrated the continuous geopolitical relevance of agriculture, the importance of having access to a range of different agricultural markets and the need for strong and strategic trade partnerships with reliable trade partners;
Amendment 16 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas the TTIP is an opportunity to ease reciprocal regulatory burdens that unnecessarily hamper trade, by providing more and transparent information such as which information should be on a label, clarify administrative and custom procedures and align and simplify regulatory regimes where feasible;
Amendment 20 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the degree of divre are differgences between the regulatory systems of the EU and the US is very wide in key areas foralso in terms of the protection of health and the environment, including food safety and consumer information, owing to different legal and political cultures (epitomised by the controversy over the precautionary principle);
Amendment 31 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas TTIP is an opportunity to set high standards globally and supplement standards from both continents, especially at times when new economic actors are gaining scale, who do not share the EU or the US commitment to rule based trade, high levels of consumer protection, environmental standards and animal welfare;
Amendment 33 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas the almost ratified CETA agreement has already shown the opportunities for trade in agricultural sensitive areas such as beef that adheres strictly to European SPS standards1 a; __________________ 1a http://www.globalmeatnews.com/Industry- Markets/Canada-to-develop-hormone- free-beef-for-EU
Amendment 50 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
Amendment 76 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Amendment 84 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
D b. Whereas the almost ratified CETA agreement has already shown the opportunities for trade in agricultural sensitive areas such as beef whilst adhering strictly to European SPS standards and methods1 a; __________________ 1a http://www.globalmeatnews.com/Industry- Markets/Canada-to-develop-hormone- free-beef-for-EUn
Amendment 88 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
Amendment 104 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Emphasises that the European Parliament must be kept fully informed of the negotiating process;
Amendment 109 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Recognises TTIP as an opportunity to set high standards globally, especially at times when new economic actors are gaining scale, but which do not share the EU or the US commitment to rules based trade, and high levels of consumer protection, environmental standards, health and human rights;
Amendment 111 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1 c. Recalls that TTIP negotiations cannot in and of themselves change the implementation or proposals of other legislation in any area, including in food safety and climate protection fields;
Amendment 112 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 122 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
ba. recalls that the TTIP negotiations cannot in themselves change the implementation or proposal of legislation in any area, including European food safety, SPS standards, animal welfare and environmental measures;
Amendment 126 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Recognises the importance of regulatory cooperation, including the creation of a Regulatory Cooperation Body, to look for ways in which future legislation in the EU and the US could be made compatible, and that could help ease reciprocal regulatory burdens. Underlines however that regulatory cooperation must not affect the European or American legislative procedures and that all legislators and all stakeholders must be involved in any body that may be created to explore future regulatory cooperation;
Amendment 128 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 160 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point d
Paragraph 1 – point d
d. secure a level playing field, treating as sensitive those products for which direct competition would expose EU agricultural producers to excessive pressure, for example in cases where regulatory conditions and related costs of production, such as animal housing requirements, in the EU diverge from those in the US;
Amendment 165 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Agrees with Commissioner Malmström that allNotes that there may be areas where the EU and the US have verysuch different rules or approaches shouldthat they may be excluded from the negotiations12 ; __________________ 12See speech by EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström of 11 December 2014. at some point during the process;
Amendment 190 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – introductory part
Paragraph 5 – introductory part
5. Calls onNotes that the Commission to exclude any termhas stated that the EU and US positions ion all the horizontal chapters and chemicals are too far apart to create a harmonised system13 a; recalls the sectoral annexes of the TTIP that would tatements by the Commission that EU legislation regarding Genetically Modified Organisms will not be affected by TTIP;13 b __________________ 13 a http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/docs/2014 /may/tradoc_152468.pdf 13 bhttp://europa.eu/rapid/press- release_SPEECH-14-1921_en.htm, http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/docs/2013 /july/tradoc_151605.pdf
Amendment 194 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – indent 1
Paragraph 5 – indent 1
Amendment 204 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – indent 2
Paragraph 5 – indent 2
Amendment 214 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – indent 3
Paragraph 5 – indent 3
Amendment 278 #
2014/2228(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a – point iii a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point a – point iii a (new)
(iiia) to take into account the effects of the Russian embargo, especially on the agricultural sector and, keeping in mind the continuous geopolitical relevance of agriculture; emphasise the importance of access to a range of different markets and the need for strong and strategic trade partnerships with reliable partners;
Amendment 279 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Is deeply concerned about the lack of transparency in the negotiations, and urges the Commission toWelcomes the new transparency initiative of the European Commission which has made available to the public a large number of texts and given all Members of the European Parliament access to the negotiation texts, in particular the consolidated ones.EPs access to a EU textual proposals and position papers, stresses however that more is needed to involve all stakeholders, such as more access to texts and more public meetings; Notes also, that access to American text proposals would increase transparency;
Amendment 301 #
2014/2228(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Recalls the Commission's intention to set up a formal dialogue on animal welfare with US government regulators1 a, urges the Commission in particular to pay attention to housing requirements of animals in order to ensure a genuine level playing field. __________________ 1a http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/docs/2015 /january/tradoc_153004.3%20Food%20sa fety,%20a+p%20health%20%28SPS%29. pdf
Amendment 416 #
2014/2208(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Points out that the EU is highly dependent on the import of nutrients from third countries and stresses that the production of chemical fertilizers requires large amounts of fossil fuels; urges the Commission to stimulate innovation in manure processing techniques to produce mineral concentrates from livestock manure and to establish a legal base for the use of mineral concentrates as a replacement of chemical fertilizers above the specific amount of livestock manure as mentioned in annex III of Directive 91/676/EEC;
Amendment 268 #
2014/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 – point f a (new)
Paragraph 22 – point f a (new)
fa) increase the incentive for research and development of new antimicrobials;
Amendment 314 #
2014/2207(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – indent 2 a (new)
Paragraph 25 – indent 2 a (new)
- to create an EU database with information on when, where, how and on which animals antimicrobials are used;
Amendment 27 #
2014/2153(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that increased energy security is inseparable fromtertwined with the need to move to a low-carbon economy and stresses that Member States should decide on their own energy mix in order to be as effective and efficient as possible; strongly calls, therefore, for a comprehensive strategy that builds on existing policy instruments, with the long-term objective of decarbonising the EU economy by 2050;
Amendment 96 #
2014/2153(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to step up the development and deployment of low- carbon technologies and to strengthen the role of renewable energy sources in order to save on fuel imports; welcomes the Commission’s view of renewable energy as a no-regrets option and stresses the importance of developing smarter energy grids and new energy storage solutions;
Amendment 126 #
2014/2153(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to abolish all indirect subsidies for fossil fuels and to make full use of funds for financing renewables, based on binding renewable targets; when the benefits outweigh costs and has a positive overall impact on climate change
Amendment 11 #
2014/2150(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Agrees in principle with the aim of cutting red tape and removing unnecessary regulatory burdens; expresses, however, its concern about potential deregulation, in particular in the fields of the environment, food safety and health, under the guise of ‘cutting red tape’supports the idea of smart regulation;
Amendment 51 #
2014/2150(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses that the ongoing fitness check of the Birds Directive (2009/147/EC) and the Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC) should take socio-economic activities around Nature 2000 areas into account as economic activities are disproportionately hampered, which might prevent new innovations that could contribute towards a more sustainable co-existence of economic activities and address ecological concerns; moreover, differences in national implementation lead to detrimental economic, social and environmental outcomes and distort an European level playing field;
Amendment 70 #
2014/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q
Recital Q
Q. whereas the Commission’s report identifies complexity of rules and lack of legal certainty as weaknesses of the current F&V regime; whereas Commissioner Hogan has committed himself to simplifying the regime in the first year of his term, taking into account cultural differences and contrasts in market realities between different Member States and the need to boost competitiveness and the innovative strength of the sector;
Amendment 72 #
2014/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Ra (new)
Recital Ra (new)
R a. whereas clear and predictable audit procedures are essential for the functioning of the F&V regime; whereas overlap in consecutive audits should be avoided and that follow-up audits should not be carried out before clearance of accounts has given a definite decision on a previous audit, in order to prevent that Member states are confronted with larger corrections than would have been necessary;
Amendment 74 #
2014/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital Rb (new)
Recital Rb (new)
R b. whereas proportionality should be an essential part in reducing legal uncertainty within the F&V regime, ensuring that a PO should not be prejudiced as a whole based on infringements of single offenders;
Amendment 117 #
2014/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses in this context that it is important to further encourage producers to organize themselves and to increase the overall level of support to POs and to provide stronger incentives both for the merging of existing POs and the creation of new ones; in this sense it is important to address cultural differences and the contrast in market realities between Member states which desires different approaches;
Amendment 170 #
2014/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Considers that associations of producer organisations (AOPOs) could play an important role in increasing the bargaining power of farmers and urges the Commission to reinforce incentives for setting up APOs and envisage a greater role for them in the future; urges that legislation for transnational APOs should be clarified taking into account the burden of responsibility accounted to the Member States in which the transnational APOs are situated;
Amendment 203 #
2014/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Emphasises that, through their operational programmes, POs can make important contributions to achieving environmental goals and improving food safety standards; asks the Commission to consider how these effects can be maximised, for example through the strengthening of integrated pest management and provide more flexibility for producers in achieving environmental goals;
Amendment 209 #
2014/2147(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. Urges the Commission to establish guidelines or policy rules clarifying the conditions under which POs can be temporarily granted a derogation from Article 101 (1) TFEU based on Article 2221a which provides POs the opportunity to take measures in order to stabilize the sector during periods of severe imbalanced markets; ––––––––––––––––––––– 1a Regulation 1308/2013
Amendment 385 #
2014/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Stresses the need for the sector to move away fromat the sector‘s greatest potential for creating value does not lie in the production of unprocessed bulk production;s, considers that full use should be made of research measures to develop innovative high-value dairy products in high growth markets such as medicinal nutritional products and nutritional products for infants and athletes; (genauere Formulierung)
Amendment 389 #
2014/2146(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Notes that the European Innovation Partnership for Agricultural productivity and sustainability (EIP-AGRI) as part of the Horizon 2020 program can support innovative projects contributing to a sustainable and highly productive dairy sector in order to meet the global demand in high value dairy products;
Amendment 4 #
2014/2040(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls the recent agreement on the 2014-2020 multiannual financial framework (MFF) including new flexibility instruments, which defines the main parameters for the annual budgets until 2020; expects that the Council will not attempt to impose restricted interpretations of specific provisions;, underlines the fact that each annual budget must be in line with Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1311/20131 and with the Interinstitutional Agreement of 2 December 2013 on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management2 and should not be considered an excuse to re- negotiate the MFF; is convinced that a high level of environmental protection in the European Union, health as a precondition for economic prosperity, food and feed safety and mechanisms to help protect against natural and man-made disasters are of core value to all European citizens; ______________________ 1 Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 1311/2013 of 2 December 2013 laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2014 - 2020 (OJ L 347, 20.12.2013, p. 884). 2 OJ C 373, 20.12.2013, p. 1. OJ C 373, 20.12.2013, p. 1.
Amendment 9 #
2014/2040(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Points out that, the management of grants, a major part of the LIFE programme, will be delegated to the Executive Agency for Small and Medium- sized Enterprises (EASME), notes that the externalisation of this part of the LIFE programme (+/- EUR 206 million) is the object of a Memorandum of Understanding with EASME which is in the final stage of negotiation; welcomes this contribution increase of 61.36% from LIFE to the EASME that promotes entrepreneurship and innovation in environment related fields; underlines that once the Memorandum will be signed the corresponding operational appropriations will be delegated to the Agency;
Amendment 10 #
2014/2040(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Is aware that the 2015 Draft Budget indicates a Commission subsidy of 5,5 million to European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) for activities in the area of biocides and PIC (legislation on import and export of dangerous chemicals) based on an assumption of 3.25 million of fees received from the industry by the Agency. Invites the Commission to ensure that sufficient resources are made available in case of shortage in fees appropriations for 2015; asks the interinstitutional working group on agencies to look into clear and transparent rules on the financing of agencies;
Amendment 67 #
2014/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 a (new)
Recital 16 a (new)
(16a) Where appropriate, synergies should be sought between reduction of gaseous and particulate emissions in engines installed in non-road mobile machinery and emission standards as deployed in heavy duty vehicles (HDVs) as technologies are interlinked. Such future harmonisation could help improve economies of scale.
Amendment 87 #
2014/0268(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) the propulsion or auxiliary purposes of inland waterway vessels of net power less than 37 kW;
Amendment 187 #
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 12-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 5100 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 172 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 40
Recital 40
(40) There is still a lack of sufficiently detailed and comparable data at Union level to determine the trends and identify possible risk factors that could lead to the development of measures to limit the risk from antimicrobial resistance and to monitor the effect of measures already introduced. Therefore it is important to collect data on the sales and use of antimicrobials in animals, data on the use of antimicrobials in humans and data on antimicrobial resistant organisms found in animals, humans and food. In particular, better data is needed on how, when, where and why antimicrobials, in particular antibiotics, are being used. To ensure that the information collected can be used effectively, appropriate rules should be laid down concerning the collection and the exchange of data. The Member States should be responsible for collecting data on the use of antimicrobials under the coordination of the Agency.
Amendment 260 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 27 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 27 a (new)
(27a) "good animal husbandry" means the management and care of animals by humans for profit whilst assuring the health and welfare of these animals by respecting and ensuring the specific needs of each species and by minimising as much as possible the need to use veterinary pharmaceutical products;
Amendment 367 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 22 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) a requirement to conductprovide further data based on either post- authorisation studies. or on data collected on the performance of the product in the field, where data from the field is identified as more appropriate based on benefit-risk assessment.
Amendment 488 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 54 – paragraph 1
Article 54 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall collect relevant and, comparable and sufficiently detailed data on the volume of sales and the use of veterinary antimicrobialbiotic medicinal products.
Amendment 492 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 54 – paragraph 2
Article 54 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall send data on the volume of sales and the use of veterinary antimicrobialbiotic medicinal products to the Agency. The Agency shall analyse the data and publish an annual report which should contain guidelines and recommendations as appropriate.
Amendment 660 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 83 – paragraph 4
Article 83 – paragraph 4
4. The competent authority or the Commission may at any time grant a marketing authorisation valid for an unlimited period of time, provided that the marketing authorisation holder submits the missing comprehensive safety and efficacy data or post authorization data referred to in Article 22(1).
Amendment 780 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 111 – paragraph 1
Article 111 – paragraph 1
1. Veterinary medicinal products shall be used responsibly in accordance with the principle of good animal husbandry and with the terms of the marketing authorisation.
Amendment 794 #
2014/0257(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 111 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 111 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Antibiotic veterinary medicinal products must not be used for prophylactic purposes, unless there is a high risk of infection for the individual animal concerned due to trauma, surgery or similar incidents. They must not under any circumstances be used to improve performance or compensate for poor animal husbandry.
Amendment 212 #
2014/0255(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 4
Article 16 – paragraph 4
4. Feed business operators feeding food- producing animals with medicated feed shall keep records in accordance with Article 69 of Directive 2001/82/EC. Those records shall be kept for five years after the date of administration of medicated feed, including when the animal is slaughtered during the five-year period. Member States shall ensure that the data in those records is collected and transferred to the Union database on veterinary medicinal products (referring to Article 51 and 54 in the Regulation on veterinary medicinal products 2014/0257 (COD)).
Amendment 218 #
2014/0255(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 2
2. The prescription shall contain the information set out in Annex V. The original prescription shall be kept by the manufacturer or, where appropriate, the distributor. The personveterinarian or another professional person qualified to do so in accordance with applicable national law issuing the prescription and the animal holder shall keep a copy of the prescription. The original and copies shall be kept for three years from the date of issuance. (N.B. horizontal amendment to replace relevant wording throughout the proposal)
Amendment 279 #
2014/0255(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 4
Article 16 – paragraph 4
4. Feed business operators feeding food- producing animals with medicated feed shall keep records in accordance with Article 69 of Directive 2001/82/EC. Those records shall be kept for five years after the date of administration of medicated feed, including when the animal is slaughtered during the five-year period. Member States shall ensure that the data in those records is collected and transferred to the Union database on veterinary medicinal products as provided in Articles51 and 54 of Regulation (EU) 2015/…(Veterinary Medicinal Products )
Amendment 458 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 58 a (new)
Recital 58 a (new)
(58a) For reasons of efficiency and cost savings, controls should be conducted on a risk-based approach. Furthermore, a risk-based approach will reduce the administrative burden on businesses and control bodies and ensures a level playing field among organic producers.
Amendment 632 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. By way of derogation from paragraph 1 (a), a holding may be split into clearly and effectively separated units or aquaculture production sites which are not all managed under organic production, provided that: (i) as regards livestock, different species shall be involved; (ii) as regards plants, different varieties that can be easily differentiated shall be involved. As regards aquaculture, the same species may be involved, provided that there is a clear and effective separation between the production sites. In case of research and educational centres, nurseries, seed multipliers, hatcheries in the framework of aquaculture and algae production and breeding operations, the requirements concerning different species and varieties referred to in points (i) and (ii) shall not apply. 1b. In the case referred to in paragraph 1a, the operator shall keep the organic production and the products used for this organic production separate from the non-organic production and the products used for the non-organic production. The operator shall keep adequate records to show the effective separation."
Amendment 860 #
2014/0100(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 24 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. 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 9 #
2014/0096(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point a – introductory part
Article 2 – point a – introductory part
(a) ‘caseins’ means the principal protein constituent of milk, washed and dried, insoluble in water and obtained from skimmed milk and/or other products obtained from milk by precipitation:
Amendment 62 #
2014/0032(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) ‘animal breeding’ means the improvement of the genetic value of animals by selection of the best parents for the next generation through a combination of activities such as: (i) pedigree registration (ii) defining breeding goals (iii) performance testing (iv) establishing breeding indexes (v) evaluation of genetic values of which all activities may be carried out by a breeding society or breeding operation, but of which certain activities may also be carried out by independently recognized organisations under the condition that they comply with internationally standardization rules;
Amendment 159 #
2014/0032(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The breeding of domestic animals of the bovine, porcine, ovine, caprine and equine species, and to a lesser extent the breeding of animals of other species, occupyies an important place in Union agriculture and is a source of income for the agricultural community. The breeding of animals of those species is best encouraged if purebred breeding animals or hybrid breeding pigs of recorded high genetic quality are used. The importance of crossbreeding in bovine, ovine and caprine species should also be taken into account.
Amendment 168 #
2014/0032(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Accordingly, the rules on purebred and crossbred breeding animals laid down in this Regulation should aim at granting access to trade based on agreed principles applicable to the recognition of breed societies managing breeds and the approval of their respective breeding programmes. This Regulation should also lay down criteria governing the entry of purebred breeding animals in the different classes of the main section of breeding books, the entry of crossbred breeding animals in supplementary sections of breeding books, rules for performance testing and genetic evaluation and criteria for the acceptance of breeding animals for breeding as well as the content of the zootechnical certificates.
Amendment 193 #
2014/0032(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) ‘breeding animal’ means a purebred or crossbred breeding animal or a hybrid breeding pig;
Amendment 221 #
2014/0032(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5
Article 5
Amendment 234 #
2014/0032(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) the approval of a further breeding programme would fragment the population of purebred breeding animals available in that Member State to an extendt that would compromjeopardise the preservation or the genetic diversity of that rare and/or endangered breed.
Amendment 254 #
2014/0032(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 17 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. Breed societies may, in addition to the main section provided for in paragraph 1 of this Article, establish one or more supplementary sections of the breeding book for animals of the same species or crossbred animals that are not eligible for entry in the main section, provided the animals meet the requirements of Article 20(1), and the rules of the breed society allow the progeny of those animals to be entered in the main section in accordance with the rules set up in:
Amendment 274 #
2014/0032(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 23 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. In the case of rare or endangered breeds, the competent authority of a Member State shall be authorised to prohibit the use of a purebred breeding animal and its germinal products in order to guarantee the preservation and genetic diversity of the breed concerned.
Amendment 297 #
2014/0032(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 33 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Breed societies and breeding operations that carry out performance testing and genetic evaluation in accordance with their breeding programme approved in accordance with Article 8(1) or Article 9, or that have at their disposal the results of performance testing and/or genetic evaluation carried out by an institution authorised in accordance with point (b) of Article 29(2), shall state in the zootechnical certificate issued for a breeding animal or its germinal products:
Amendment 334 #
2014/0032(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 5 – section 2 – title
Annex 5 – section 2 – title
Zootechnical certificates for purebred and crossbred breeding animals, their semen, oocytes and embryos
Amendment 11 #
2014/0012(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
Amendment 19 #
2014/0012(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) In order to facilitate the introduction of natural gas vehicles the current total hydrocarbons (THC) emission limit should be increased and the effect of methane emissions should be taken into account and expressed as a CO2 equivalent for regulatory and consumer information purposes.
Amendment 53 #
2014/0012(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 715/2007
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 56 #
2014/0012(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 715/2007
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 71 #
2014/0012(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 –point 5 – point a
Article 1 –point 5 – point a
Regulation (EC) No 715/2007
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Amendment 80 #
2014/0012(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 5 – point a
Article 1 – point 5 – point a
Amendment 87 #
2014/0012(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 –point 5 – point b
Article 1 –point 5 – point b
Regulation (EC) No 715/2007
Article 14 – paragraph 4
Article 14 – paragraph 4
Amendment 98 #
2014/0012(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – point 5 – point c
Article 1 – point 5 – point c
Regulation (EC) No 715/2007
Article 14 – paragraph 5
Article 14 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 14apresent a proposal to the European Parliament and the Council to amend and supplement table 4 of Annex I in order to set out limits for tailpipe emissions at cold temperatures for vehicles approved as complying with the Euro 6 emission limits set out in table 2 of Annex I. TheNew limits for emissions of diesel NOx and NO2new limits for petrol CO and HC shall be set on the basis of an impact assessment that shall take into consideration the technical feasibility and shall reflect the air quality objectives set out in Directive (EC) No 2008/50 of the European Parliament and of the Council and based on a known test and measurement procedure.
Amendment 113 #
2014/0012(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 –point 1 a (new)
Article 2 –point 1 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 595/2009
Article 2 – paragraph 4
Article 2 – paragraph 4
(1a) In Article 2, the fourth paragraph is replaced by the following: "At the request of the manufacturer, the type-approval of a vehicle granted under this Regulation and its implementing measures shall be extended to its variants and versions with a reference massmaximum vehicle mass equal to or exceeding 2 383 000 kg provided that it also meets the requirements relating to the measurement of greenhouse gas emissions and fuel consumption established in Regulation (EC) No 715/2007 and its implementing measures.".
Amendment 23 #
2014/0011(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the state of the European carbon market in 21027 identified the need for measures in order to tackle structural supply-demand imbalances. The impact assessment on the 2030 climate and energy policy framework8 indicates that this imbalance is expected to continue, and would not be sufficiently addressed by adapting the linear trajectory to a more stringent target within this framework. A change in the linear factor only changes gradually the cap. Accordingly, the surplus would also only gradually decline, such that the market would have to continue to operate for more than a decade with a surplus of around 2 billion allowances or more. In order to address this problem and to make the European Emission Trading System more resilient to imbalances, a market stability reserve should be established. To ensure regulatory certainty as regards auction supply in phase 3 and allow for some lead-time adjusting to the introduction of the design change, the market stability reserve should be established as of phase 4 starting inJanuary 20217. In order to preserve a maximum degree of predictability, clear rules should be set for placing allowances into the reserve and releasing them from the reserve. Where the conditions are met, beginning in 2021, allowances corresponding to 12% of the number of allowances in circulation in year x-21 should be put into the reserve. A corresponding number of allowances should be released from the reserve when the total number of allowances in circulation is lower than 400 million. __________________ 7 87 COM(2012)652 final. COM(2012)652 final. 8 Insert reference. Insert reference.
Amendment 76 #
2014/0011(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) The European Parliament resolution of 4 February 2014 (2013/2177(INI) stresses "that the Commission should address more concretely and in detail the issue of carbon leakage". The European Council conclusions of 23 and 24 October 2014 on the Climate and Energy Policy Framework give clear guidance on the continuation of free allocations and carbon leakage provisions stating that "the most efficient installations in the sectors at risk of losing international competitiveness should not face undue carbon costs leading to carbon leakage". The Commission should review Directive 2003/87/EC and in particular Article 10a in this respect and ensure that the best performing industries at risk get 100% free allowances on the basis of realistic benchmarks and actual production.
Amendment 88 #
2014/0011(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. A market stability reserve is established, and shall operate from 1 January 20217.
Amendment 120 #
2014/0011(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 3
Article 1 – paragraph 3
3. In each year beginning in 20217, a number of allowances equal to 12% of the total number of allowances in circulation in year x-21, 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 125 #
2014/0011(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 3
Article 1 – paragraph 3
3. In each year beginning in 20217, a number of allowances equal to 12% of the total number of allowances in circulation in year x-21, 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 213 #
2014/0011(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Amendment 79 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) Since 1990 ammonia emissions in the EU have been reduced by almost 30 %20a. When determining emission ceilings for NH3, previous efforts made by Member States to reduce NH3 in the agricultural sector should therefore be acknowledged. Trade-offs with animal welfare should also be taken into account. ––––––––––––––––––––––– 20a See Eurostat leaflet about Agriculture, forestry and fishery statistics from 2013, p. 115 - 121.
Amendment 82 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9 b (new)
Recital 9 b (new)
(9b) In order to ensure a European level playing field, reductions of atmospheric NH3 which have been achieved by different EU policy measures such as the Nitrates Directive (91/676/EEC) and the implementation of national policies to reduce the deposition of ammonia in Natura 2000 areas, concerning the Birds and habitat Directive (92/43/EEC), should be taken into account in the context of the national control programmes set out in this Directive.
Amendment 91 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) In order to promote cost-effective achievement of the national emission reduction commitments and of the intermediate emission levels, Member States should be entitled to account for emission reductions from international maritime traffic if emissions from that sector are lower than the levels of emissions that would result from compliance with Union law standards, including the sulphur limits for fuels set in Directive 1999/32/EC of the Council.21 Member States should also have the possibility to jointly meet their commitments and intermediate emission levels regarding methane (CH4) and of making use of Decision n°406/2009/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council for so doing.22 For the purpose of checking compliance with their national emission ceilings, emission reduction commitments and intermediate emission levels, Member States could adjust their national emission inventories in view of improved scientific understanding and methodologies regarding emissions. The Commission could object to the use of any of these flexibilities by a Member State, should the conditions set out in this Directive not be met. __________________ 21 Council Directive 1999/32/EC of 26 April 1999 relating to a reduction in the sulphur content of certain liquid fuels and amending Directive 93/12/EEC (OJ L 121, 11.5.1999, p. 13). 22 Decision n°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 103 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) In order to reduce atmospheric NH3 and PM2,5 emissions from the main contributors, national air pollution control programmes should include measures applicable to the agricultural sector. These measures should be based on specific information and data, taking account of scientific progress and previous measures undertaken by Member States, and should be cost-effective. Member States should be entitled to implement measures other than those set out in this Directive with an equivalent level of environmental performance owning to specific national circumstances.
Amendment 143 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall, as a minimum, limit their annual anthropogenic emissions of sulphur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen oxides (NOx), volatile organic compounds other than methane (NMVOC), ammonia (NH3), and particulate matter (PM2,5) and methane (CH4) in accordance with the national emission reduction commitments applicable from 2020 and 2030, as laid down in Annex II.
Amendment 170 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Without prejudice to paragraph 1, Member States shall take all the necessary measures not entailing disproportionate costs to limit their 2025 anthropogenic emissions of SO2, NOx, NMVOC, NH3, and PM2,5 and CH4. The levels of those emissions shall be determined on the basis of fuels sold, by a linear reduction trajectory established between their emission levels for 2020 and the emission levels defined by the emission reduction commitments for 2030.
Amendment 203 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Amendment 322 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Amendment 371 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – table A– row 4
Annex I – table A– row 4
Amendment 376 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex I – table C – row 5
Annex I – table C – row 5
Amendment 387 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II –table b – heading
Annex II –table b – heading
Table (b): Emission reduction commitments for ammonia (NH3), and fine particulate matter (PM2,5) and methane (CH4). Fuels sold, base year 2005.
Amendment 401 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex II table b – CH4 reduction
Annex II table b – CH4 reduction
Member NH3 reduction PM2,5 reduction compared CH4 reduction deleted State compared with 2005 with 2005 compared with 2005 For For any For For any For any any year anyany any any year year year year from year from from from 2030 from 2030 2020 2030 2020 2030 2020 2020 to to to2029 2029 2029 Belgium 2% 16% 20% 47% 47% 26% Bulgaria 3% 10% 20% 64% 53% Czech Republic 7% 35% 17% 51% 31% Denmark 24% 37% 33% 64% 64% 24% Germany 5% 39% 26% 43% 43% 39% Estonia 1% 8% 15% 52% 52% 23% Greece 7% 26% 35% 72% 40% Spain 3% 29% 15% 61% 34% France 4% 29% 27% 48% 25% Croatia 1% 24% 18% 66% 66% 31% Ireland 1% 7% 18% 35% 7% Italy 5% 26% 10% 45% 40% Cyprus 10% 18% 46% 72% 18% Latvia 1% 1% 16% 45% 37% Lithuania 10% 10% 20% 54% 54% 42% Luxemburg 1% 24% 15% 48% 48% 27% Hungary 10% 34% 13% 63% 55% Malta 4% 24% 25% 80% 32% Netherlands 13% 25% 37% 38% 33% Austria 1% 19% 20% 55% 55% 20% Poland 1% 26% 16% 40% 34%40% Portugal 7% 16% 15% 70% 29 70% Romania 13% 24% 284% 28% 65% 265% Slovenia 1% 24% 25% 70% 2870% Slovakia 15% 37% 36% 64% 37% 36% 641% Finland 20% 20% 30% 20% 39% 30% 1539% Sweden 15% 17% 19% 30% 1830% United Kingdom 8% 21% 30% 47% 417% EU 28 6% 27% 22% 51% 33% 51%
Amendment 415 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex III – section 1 – paragraph 1
Annex III – section 1 – paragraph 1
Where relevant, Member States shallmay make use of the UNECE Guidance Document for Preventing and Abating Ammonia Emissions (Ammonia Guidance Document),33 and best available techniques set out in Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council34 when implementing the measures set out in Part 1. __________________ 33 Decision 2012/11, ECE/EB/AIR/113/Add. 1 34 Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 on industrial emissions (integrated pollution prevention and control) (OJ L 334, 17.12.2010, p. 17).
Amendment 515 #
2013/0443(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex IV – paragraph 1
Annex IV – paragraph 1
For the pollutants referred to in Annex I, other than CH4, Member States shall establish emission inventories, adjusted emission inventories, projections and informative inventory reports using the methodologies adopted by Parties to the LRTAP Convention (EMEP Reporting Guidelines) and are requested to use the EMEP/EEA Guidebook referred to therein. In addition, supplementary information, in particular the activity data, needed for the assessment of the inventories and projections shall be prepared in accordance with the same guidelines.
Amendment 61 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
Amendment 76 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11 c (new)
Recital 11 c (new)
(11 c) When audits and inspections are already in place to verify compliance with other environmental legislation competent authorities should use these existing mechanisms for compliance with this Directive as much as possible, this could for example include audits monitoring for the European Emissions Trading Scheme (Directive 2003/87/EC) or audits undertaken in the framework of the Energy Efficiency Directive (Directive 2012/27/EU).
Amendment 122 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point f a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point f a (new)
(f a) internal combustion plants covered by Directive 97/68/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council to be installed in non-road mobile machinery as defined by that Directive;
Amendment 153 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 16
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 16
(16) ‘operating hours’ means the time, expressed in hours, during which a combustion plant is discharging emissions into the air including start up and shut- down periods;
Amendment 176 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. TMember States shall specify the procedure for permitting or registration which shall include at least a notification to the competent authority by the operator of the operation or the intention to operate a medium combustion plant.
Amendment 180 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Article 4 – paragraph 4
4. TIn case of a registration, the competent authority shall register the medium combustion plant within one month following the notification by the operator and shall inform the operator thereof.
Amendment 187 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Any permit or registration produced pursuant to other national or Union legislation may be combined with the permit or registration required under paragraph 1 to form a single permit or registration provided that it ensures the appropriate information.
Amendment 194 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Member States may exempt medium combustion plants which are part of an installation covered by chapter II of Directive 2010/75/EU from compliance with the emission limit values set out in Annex II of this Directive and Article 6 for those pollutants for which emission limit values apply pursuant to the provisions of Article 13(5) and Article 15(3) of Directive 2010/75/EU for those plants only when those emission limit values do not exceed the limits set out in Annex II of this Directive.
Amendment 204 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
From 1 January 20252 emissions into air of sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxides and particulate matter from an existing medium combustion plant with a rated thermal input above 5 MW shall not exceed the emission limit values set out in Part 1 of Annex II.
Amendment 206 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
From 1 January 20252 emissions into air of sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxides and particulate matter from an existing medium combustion plant with a rated thermal input above 5 MW shall not exceed the emission limit values set out in Part 1 of Annex II.
Amendment 215 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
From 1 January 203025 emissions into air of sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxides and particulate matter from an existing medium combustion plant with a rated thermal input of 5 MW or less shall not exceed the emission limit values set out in Part 1 of Annex II.
Amendment 216 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
From 1 January 203025 emissions into air of sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxides and particulate matter from an existing medium combustion plant with a rated thermal input of 5 MW or less shall not exceed the emission limit values set out in Part 1 of Annex II.
Amendment 232 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3
Member States may exempt existing medium combustion plants which do not operate more than 500 operating hours peron a rolling average of 5 years from compliance with the emission limit values set out in Part 1 of Annex II in cases of emergency or if extraordinary conditions apply that make the use of those medium combustion plants necessary. In that case, for plants firing solid fuels, an emission limit value for particulate matter of 200 mg/Nm³ shall apply.
Amendment 243 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
From [1 year6 months after the date of transposition] emissions into air of sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxides and particulate matter from a new medium combustion plant shall not exceed the emission limit values set out in Part 2 of Annex II.
Amendment 257 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Member States may exempt new medium combustion plants which do not operate more than 500 operating hours peron a rolling average of 5 years from compliance with the emission limit values set out in Part 2 of Annex II in cases of emergency. In that case, for plants firing solid fuels, an emission limit value for particulate matter of 100 mg/Nm³ shall apply.
Amendment 286 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 2
Member States shall immediately inform the Commission of any derogation granted under the first subparagraph without undue delay.
Amendment 291 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 7 – subparagraph 2
Member States shall inform the Commission immediately of any derogation granted under the first subparagraph without undue delay.
Amendment 306 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 4
Article 6 – paragraph 4
4. For medium combustion plants applying secondary abatement equipment in order to meet the emission limit values, the effective continuous operation of that equipment shall be demonitored continuously and the results thereofstrated and recorded.
Amendment 310 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall set up a system of environmental inspections of medium combustion plants, or implement other measuresn effective system to check compliance with the requirements of this Directive.
Amendment 313 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that the periods of start-up and shut-down of the medium combustion plants and of any malfunctions are kept as short as possible. In case of a malfunction or a breakdown of secondary abatement equipment, the operator shall immediately inform the competent authority.
Amendment 317 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 7 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
In the event of non-compliance, Member States shall ensure that: compliance with this Directive, measures shall be taken without undue delay in order to ensure compliance with this Directive. Events of non-compliance shall be communicated by the operator to the competent authority as soon as possible and in a format decided by the Member States. Member States shall ensure that the competent authority requires the operator to take any appropriate complementary measures to ensure compliance with this Directive.
Amendment 318 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Article 7 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point a
Amendment 320 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Article 7 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point b
Amendment 323 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Article 7 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 – point c
Amendment 363 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 5
Article 12 – paragraph 5
5. The second summary report of the Commission shall review the implementation of this Directive, with special regard to the need to establish the benchmark values laid down in Annex III as Union-wide emission limit valu and shall be accompanied by a legislative proposal that updates this Directive where appropriate. The review will take into account bes,t and shall be accompanied by a legislative proposal where appropriatevailable techniques and the latest technological developments.
Amendment 369 #
2013/0442(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 12 a (new)
Article 12 a (new)
Article 12 a Review The limit emission values for new plants shall be reviewed by the Commission in 2025, and for both new and existing plants in 2035. Thereafter, a review shall take place every 10 years. The review shall take into account the best available technologies and preferably take place in relation to the [Directive (EU) .../...*]. _____________ *OJ: Please insert the number, title and reference contained in COD 2013/0443
Amendment 77 #
2013/0435(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18 a (new)
Recital 18 a (new)
(18a) New technologies and innovations like biotechnology and nanotechnology in food production should be fostered as this could reduce the environmental impact of food production, enhance food security and bring benefits to consumers. Developments in food production should therefore always be judged according to the latest available scientific evidence in order to ensure sound scientific confirmation of European food safety.
Amendment 149 #
2013/0435(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18 a (new)
Recital 18 a (new)
(18a) New technologies and innovations like biotechnology and nanotechnology in food production should be fostered as this could reduce the environmental impact of food production, enhance food security and bring benefits to consumers. Developments in food production should therefore always be judged according to the latest available scientific evidence in order to ensure sound scientific confirmation of European food safety.
Amendment 85 #
2012/0288(COD)
Council position
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) As stressed by the European Council conclusions of 24 October 2014 there is the need to enhance the 'coherence between the EU's food security and climate change objectives' by encouraging the sustainable intensification of food production. Biofuels represent a great opportunity to make the most efficient and effective use of land and raw materials. By duly taking into account the latest scientific developments and innovations possible synergies should be stimulated.
Amendment 42 #
2010/0208(COD)
Council position
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) The Union GMO authorisation system needs to take due account of the risks and possibilities offered by innovations in science and technology. In particular, new developments in plant breeding techniques call into question the risks that should be taken into account. Some techniques such as cisgenisis have been found to be as safe as conventional plantbreeding techniques and could therefore be exempted from the scope of this legislation. A focussed regulatory system for GMOs is a precondition in order to foster cutting-edge innovations in this area.
Amendment 70 #
2010/0208(COD)
Council position
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) In accordance with Article 2(2) TFEU, Member States are therefore 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. 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 e.g. for those who wish to use crops that are deemed safe as concluded by the European Food Safety Authority 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.
Amendment 138 #
2010/0208(COD)
Council position
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) When new and objective circumstances justify an adjustment of the geographical scope of the consent/authorisation of a GMO, and in any case no earlier than two years after the date when the consent/authorisation is granted, a Member State should be able to request, via the Commission, the consent/authorisation holder to adjust its geographical scope. If the consent/authorisation holder does not explicitly or tacitly agree, the Member State should be given the possibility to adopt reasoned measures restricting or prohibiting the cultivation of that GMO. The Member State concerned should publicly communicate a draft of those reasoned measures to the Commission at least 75 days prior to their adoption, in order to give the opportunity to the Commission to comment, and should refrain from adopting and implementing those measures during that period. On the expiry of the established standstill period, the Member State should be able to adopt the measures as originally proposed or amended to take into account the Commission's comments.
Amendment 314 #
2010/0208(COD)
Council position
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
(1a) In Annex I A Part 2, paragraph 1shall be replaced by the following: Techniques referred to in Article 2(2)(b) which are not considered to result in genetic modification, on condition that they do not involve the use of recombinant nucleic acid molecules or genetically modified organisms made by techniques/methods other than those excluded by Annex I B: (1) in vitro fertilisation (2) natural processes such as: conjugation, transduction, transformation, (3) polyploidy induction. (4) cisgenesis