Activities of Louis MICHEL related to 2014/2243(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Safe use of remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS) in the field of civil aviation (A8-0261/2015 - Jacqueline Foster) FR
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on safe use of remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS), commonly known as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), in the field of civil aviation
Amendments (17)
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the establishment of 28 national legislations regulating the use of RPAS for civil purposes would result in fragmentation of the rules in force in the EU and would hinder the development of the single European RPAS market and the establishment of common guarantees designed to protect the fundamental rights of citizens to privacy, the protection of personal data, security and safety.
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas solid, common European rules on RPAS for civil purposes will enable the necessary legal certainty for the economic development of a European RPAS industry to be safeguarded whilst ensuring the fundamental rights of European citizens.
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Recital B c (new)
Recital B c (new)
Bc. whereas the development of RPAS for civil purposes will have positive repercussions for European industry, SMEs, growth and jobs, and in civil protection missions, humanitarian interventions and the protection of vital infrastructures.
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Recital B d (new)
Recital B d (new)
Bd. whereas a distinction must be made between RPAS for recreational purposes and RPAS for professional purposes; whereas some particularly intrusive technologies must be prohibited in recreational use; whereas the high-power technology with which some RPAS for professional use are equipped must comply with the principles of proportionality and legitimacy.
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Recital B e (new)
Recital B e (new)
Be. whereas RPAS and their uses can be particularly intrusive in the area of privacy and the protection of personal data; whereas the loss of the direct link between the device and its user engenders a sense of exoneration from the responsibility of its operation.
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Recital B f (new)
Recital B f (new)
Bf. whereas the loss of control of an RPAS by its user might pose a considerable risk to people’s safety and security.
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Recital B g (new)
Recital B g (new)
Bg. whereas the danger of drones being hijacked poses a real threat to internal security and constitutes an extra risk to the protection of data and privacy.
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Reiterates that the right to privacy is guaranteed by Article 7 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights and that the use of RPAS must not compromise this guarantee.
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to ensure that, in the development of any EU policy on RPAS, privacy and data protection guarantees are embedded, by making, as a minimum requirement, impact assessments and privacy by design and by default compulsory; for all RPAS used in the EU; urges the Commission to take full account of the expertise of the European Data Protection Supervisor in this regard.
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Commission to ensure that RPAS used in the EU comply with strict standards in terms of the protection of citizens’ fundamental rights, security, safety, the protection of privacy and of personal data.
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Calls on the Member States to organise training courses for professional users of RPAS, which should include a section on data protection and privacy fully integrating the European and national laws in force.
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Calls on the Commission to set up a single European information system in the form of a handbook for all purchasers of RPAS for recreational purposes to make sure they are fully informed of the European and national rules on data protection and the right to privacy, safety and security.
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 d (new)
Paragraph 3 d (new)
3d. Calls on the Commission to examine the obligation to fit RPAS with a traceability and identification system enabling their real-time position during use and their owners to be identified; calls on the Commission to investigate the possibility of setting up a corresponding database.
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 e (new)
Paragraph 3 e (new)
3e. Calls on the Commission to enable mutual recognition among the Member States of professional RPAS users in order to prevent any market obstacles for services involving the use of RPAS.
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 f (new)
Paragraph 3 f (new)
3f. Calls on the Commission to keep Parliament fully informed of any action – including impact studies – it intends to take in the area of RPAS;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 g (new)
Paragraph 3 g (new)
3g. Calls on the Commission to finance research projects aimed at monitoring by technological means the use of RPAS (for example by geofencing) and projects aimed at reducing the risk of RPAS hijacking.
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the TRAN and LIBE committees to arrange a joint hearing with representatives of industry, national privacy protection organisations, the European Data Protection Supervisor, the Commission and NGOs working in the area of fundamental rights.