18 Amendments of Carolina PUNSET related to 2017/0309(COD)
Amendment 31 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Recent experience has shown that reliance on voluntary offers of mutual assistance, coordinated and facilitated by the Union Mechanism, does not always ensure that sufficient capacities are made available to address the basic needs of people affected by disasters in a satisfactory manner, nor that the environment and property are properly safeguarded. This is particularly so where Member States are simultaneously affected by recurrent disasters and collective capacity is insufficient. To overcome these insufficiencies and emerging hazards, all Union instruments should be made use of in a fully flexible manner, including the promotion of active participation of the civil society.
Amendment 46 #
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 #
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 133 #
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 134 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point c a (new) Decision No 1313/2013/EU
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point c a (new) Decision No 1313/2013/EU
"(ca) In keeping with Article 3(1)(d), part of that effective and coherent approach to prevention of and preparedness for disasters relies on an effective policy on information and training and on effective participation by EU citizens in their self-protection. To that end, such information and the risk assessments submitted by the Member States under the subparagraphs above shall also be used under the Union Mechanism to draw up and disseminate a European Union Risk Register of Civil Emergencies, which will provide all European citizens with an up-to-date and reliable assessment of the likelihood and potential impact of a range of different civil emergency risks (including natural and accidental hazards and malicious threats) that may be of direct concern to the European Union for the coming 5 years, along with self- protection guidelines."
Amendment 135 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 – point a (new)
Decision No 1313/2013/EU
Article 10 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 1 a (new)
"(a) The Commission and Member States shall also cooperate, in particular, on active policies to improve resilience against emergencies as a precondition for all the above, in keeping with Articles 3(1)(a) and (b)."
Amendment 137 #
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 142 #
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 2 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 2 a (new)
"2a. Given the particular difficulties involved in interventions in outermost, remote and insular areas, and with a view to facilitating and ensuring a genuinely effective response under the European Mechanism for Civil Protection in such areas, special consideration shall be given, in cooperation with the respective Member States, to the articulation and permanent presence of capacities from the new dedicated reserve of response capacities, so as to guarantee an optimal initial response on the ground."
Amendment 145 #
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 #
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 178 #
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 – point d a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
"(da) Specific capacities for the emergency restoration of electricity services in 'zero voltage' scenarios (extensive blackout) affecting one or more Member States, including 'black start' capabilities for electricity generating facilities;
Amendment 179 #
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 – point d b (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point d b (new)
(db) Specific capacities for restoring communications in the event of cascade outages of infrastructure;
Amendment 180 #
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 – point d c (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point d c (new)
(dc) Capacities for the large scale provision of drinking water to meet the emergency needs of the civilian population in the event of cascade outages of infrastructure over wide areas;
Amendment 181 #
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 – point d d (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point d d (new)
(dd) Special CBRN capacities for intervention at nuclear facilities in the EU and especially capacities for the swift restoration in an emergency of a facility's electrical systems, reactor cooling systems and spent fuel pools;
Amendment 182 #
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 – point d e (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point d e (new)
(de) Special CBRN capacities for intervention in potential pandemic scenarios;
Amendment 183 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
(df) Special CBRN capacities for intervention in particularly serious industrial accidents, and in the event of a use of chemical weapons;
Amendment 184 #
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 – point d g (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point d g (new)
(dg) Specific capacities for maintaining the long-term operational autonomy of RescEU, and for the autonomous long- term maintenance of its communications."
Amendment 201 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Decision No 1313/2013/EU
Article 12 – paragraph 7
Article 12 – paragraph 7
7. rescEU capacities shall be available for response operations under the Union Mechanism following a request for assistance through the ERCC. The decision on their deployment shall be taken by the Commission, which shall retain command and control of rescEU capacities. Particular attention shall be paid to ensure that the rescEU capacities shall not be used to replace Member States' own capacities and relevant responsibilities.