6 Amendments of Marita ULVSKOG related to 2010/0220(NLE)
Amendment 50 #
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) The social purpose of the transition period preceding the closure of undertakings is to guarantee Member States enough time to address fundamental challenges to the social fabric resulting from closures such as unemployment, poverty, re-skilling of workers and the creation of new jobs.
Amendment 59 #
Recital 8
(8) In order to mitigate the negative environmental impact of aid to coal, the Member State should provide a plan of appropriate measures, for example in the field of energy efficiency, renewable energy or carbon capture and storage. , since such actions would also serve the purpose of aligning this Regulation with the overarching legislative commitments agreed upon in the climate and energy package.
Amendment 81 #
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the operation of the production units concerned must form part of a closure plan the deadline of which does not extend beyond 31 OctoDecember 2014 ;
Amendment 88 #
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) the production units concerned must have been in activity and have been considered to be uncompetitive on 31 December 2009;
Amendment 104 #
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. As closure aid is granted in the context of an irrevocable closure of uncompetitive coal mines, it cannot be granted with the objective of rendering the concerned mines competitive at a later stage.
Amendment 105 #
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. The categories of costs covered by paragraph 1 are defined in the Annex. Paragraph 1 shall not apply to costs resulting from non-compliance with social, environmental and other applicable regulations.