10 Amendments of Nessa CHILDERS related to 2015/2117(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)
Citation 7 a (new)
- having regard to Directive 2004/35/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 on environmental liability with regard to the prevention and remedying of environmental damage,
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)
Citation 10 a (new)
- having regard to COM(2015) 614 from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions "Closing the loop - An EU action plan for the Circular Economy",
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the Commission has not yet adopted the guidelines on inspections as required by Article 22(1)(c) of the Directive, and the Directive does not explicitly define the concept of an inspection, nor set out in detail how an inspection should be carried out;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
D a. whereas ten Member States reported having no Category A facilities within their national boundaries;
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the limitations of the current three-year reporting system and the, evidenced by the disparities between the information provided by Member States and the probable misinterpretation of some of the provisions of the Directive, have meant that the unsatisfactory quality of available data didhas not makde it possible to outline and assess the implementation of the Directive in practice;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
G a. whereas COM(2015) 614 "Closing the loop - An EU action plan for the Circular Economy" adopted by the Commission has not provided any legislative review for the Directive;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Underlines that some figures provided by Member States regarding the number of facilities on their territories identified as being subject to the Directive do not seem plausible because in some cases they are relatively low when compared to data on the total generation of extractive waste at national level coming from other information sources;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Is concerned that, based on the national reports submitted under Article 18(1) of the Directive, a significant number of EU Member States appear not to have correctly identified the facilities falling under the scope of the Directive, in particular as regards facilities that should be classified as falling under Category A;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses the importance of already involving the local communities concerned in the planning phase of extractive waste management projects using hazardous substances, and of guaranteeing transparency and the real involvement of citizens throughout the authorisation procedure and when updating a granted permit or permit conditions;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Commission to use the opportunity of the ongoing Best Available Techniques Reference Document (BREF) review in the context of the ‘circular economy’' concept, to give priority to higher environmental standards and resource efficiency when defining best practices on mining wasteto be included in the mining waste management plans;