6 Amendments of João FERREIRA related to 2010/0303(COD)
Amendment 15 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The Agency should act in the interest of the Union. This should include that the Agency may act outside the territory of the EU in its fields of competenceconservation of the marine environment, in particular by seeking to prevent and control the pollution caused by offshore oil and natural gas exploration. To that end it should coordinate its activities with those of appropriate national and international bodies responsible for relevant fields.
Amendment 26 #
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 1406/2002
Article 1 - paragraph 2
Article 1 - paragraph 2
2. The Agency shall provide the Member States and the Commission with the technical and scientific assistance needed and with a high level of expertise, in order to help them to apply the Unionrelevant legislation properly in the field of maritime safety, maritime security, prevention of pollution caused by shipmarine protection of the environment in particular ensuring the prevention of pollution caused by ships, by offshore oil and gas installations including both oil and gas drilling platforms and pipeline terminals, to monitor its implementation and to evaluate the effectiveness of the measures in place.
Amendment 27 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 1406/2002
Article 1 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The Agency shall also support existing cross-border coastal coordination networks with a view to developing cooperation, focusing more explicitly on disaster prevention, thereby enabling the networks to benefit both from technical and scientific assistance from the Agency and from the detailed knowledge that regional and local authorities have of specific features and local conditions.
Amendment 29 #
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 1406/2002
Article 2 - paragraph 1
Article 2 - paragraph 1
1. In order to ensure that the objectives set out in Article 1 are met in the appropriate manner, the Agency shall perform the tasks listed in paragraph 2 of this Article in the fields of maritime safety and maritime security, the prevention of pollution caused by ships, by offshore oil and gas installations including pipeline terminals and response to marine pollution.
Amendment 34 #
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 – point 2
Article 1 – point 2
Regulation (EC) No 1406/2002
Article 5 - paragraph 3
Article 5 - paragraph 3
3. At the request of the Commission, the Administrative Board may decide, with the agreement and cooperation of the Member States concerned, to establish the regional centres necessary in order to carry out the Agency's tasks in the most efficient and effective way, enhancing cooperation with existing regional and national networks already engaged in prevention measures.
Amendment 37 #
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Article 1 – point 5
Article 1 – point 5
Regulation (EC) No 1406/2002
Article 16 - paragraph 1
Article 16 - paragraph 1
1. The Executive Director shall be appointed and dismissed by the Administrative Board. The appointment shall be made from a list of candidates proposed by the Commission for a period of five years on grounds of merit and documented administrative and managerial skills, as well as competence and experience relevant for maritime safety, maritime security, prevention of pollution caused by ships, by offshore oil and gas installations including pipeline terminals and response to marine pollution. Before appointment, the candidate selected by the Administrative Board may be invited to make a statement before the competent committee of the European Parliament and answer questions put by its members. The Administrative Board shall take its decision by a four- fifths majority of all members with the right to vote.